Elena Graetz, PhD
Senior Biostatistical AnalystCards
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Senior Biostatistical Analyst
Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Statistics
- BSc
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Mathematics (2016)
- ND
- Freie Universitaet Berlin, Mathematics (2014)
Research
Publications
2026
In Reply to the Letter to the Editor in Response to “Palliative care in patients admitted with primary burn injury”
Miller S, D’Aquila M, Graetz E, Schneider E, Gibbs K, Savetamal A. In Reply to the Letter to the Editor in Response to “Palliative care in patients admitted with primary burn injury”. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2026, 47: 1271-1271. PMID: 42084281, DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irag060.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersReal-world Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Trends in Patients Undergoing Obesity Treatment: Insights From the All of Us Research Program
Butensky S, Hamid S, Graetz E, Ying L, Schwartz J, Schneider E, Ghiassi S, Gibbs K. Real-world Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Trends in Patients Undergoing Obesity Treatment: Insights From the All of Us Research Program. Obesity Surgery 2026, 36: 2448-2457. PMID: 41912836, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-026-08645-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell Phone Measured Population Mobility and Interactions as a Predictor of Trauma Volume and Trauma Center Need
Mathew P, Graetz E, Maung A, Keating J, Moutinho M, Schneider E, Davis K, Schuster K. Cell Phone Measured Population Mobility and Interactions as a Predictor of Trauma Volume and Trauma Center Need. The American Surgeon 2026, 92: 2190-2197. PMID: 41723595, DOI: 10.1177/00031348261429438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how smartphone-based population mobility data predicts trauma admissions, showing a significant correlation that could improve trauma center planning during dynamic population shifts.
2025
Palliative Care in Patients Admitted with Primary Burn Injury
Miller S, Graetz E, D’Aquila M, Sharan M, Schneider E, Gibbs K, Savetamal A. Palliative Care in Patients Admitted with Primary Burn Injury. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2025, 47: 661-668. PMID: 41288581, DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/iraf218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell Phone Activity and Trauma Patient Volume in New England Through the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma Study.
Mathew P, Graetz E, Alouidor R, Pinto F, Aunchman A, Kaafarani H, Proaño-Zamudio J, Keating J, Lueckel S, Moutinho M, Schneider E, Schuster K. Cell Phone Activity and Trauma Patient Volume in New England Through the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma Study. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2025, 241: 896-903. PMID: 40568984, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000001486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how smartphone-based mobility data, measured as device proximity, correlates with trauma patient volumes, highlighting its potential for improving trauma system planning and resource allocation.Metabolic and bariatric surgery outcomes in patients with gastroparesis: a retrospective analysis of the 2016 to 2022 Nationwide Readmissions Database
Hamid S, Graetz E, Schneider E, Schwartz J, Ghiassi S, Gibbs K. Metabolic and bariatric surgery outcomes in patients with gastroparesis: a retrospective analysis of the 2016 to 2022 Nationwide Readmissions Database. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2025, 29: 102107. PMID: 40466804, DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2025.102107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors Associated with Preoperative Attrition from a Large, Racially and Ethnically Representative Bariatric Program in the USA: A Single-Center Retrospective, Cohort Study
Hamid S, Butensky S, Graetz E, Olivares M, Schwartz J, Schneider E, Ghiassi S, Gibbs K. Factors Associated with Preoperative Attrition from a Large, Racially and Ethnically Representative Bariatric Program in the USA: A Single-Center Retrospective, Cohort Study. Obesity Surgery 2025, 35: 2390-2394. PMID: 40295326, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-025-07884-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSimultaneous Symmetrizing Surgery on the Contralateral Breast in Unilateral Autologous Breast Reconstruction Is Cost-Effective
Zhao K, Kammien A, Graetz E, Moore M, Evans B, Schneider E, Ayyala H. Simultaneous Symmetrizing Surgery on the Contralateral Breast in Unilateral Autologous Breast Reconstruction Is Cost-Effective. Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2025, 41: 787-793. PMID: 39821138, DOI: 10.1055/a-2517-0803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacterization of trends in preoperative hemoglobin A1c testing prior to metabolic and bariatric surgery: a retrospective, observational study
Hamid S, Graetz E, Zolfaghari E, Schultz K, Schneider E, Gibbs K. Characterization of trends in preoperative hemoglobin A1c testing prior to metabolic and bariatric surgery: a retrospective, observational study. Perioperative Medicine 2025, 14: 3. PMID: 39789653, PMCID: PMC11720298, DOI: 10.1186/s13741-024-00483-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Local Infrastructure and Economy Predicts Traffic Related Fatalities in Children
Hellmann Z, Graetz E, Rehman S, Moore M, Schneider E, Christison-Lagay E, Solomon D. Local Infrastructure and Economy Predicts Traffic Related Fatalities in Children. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2024, 60: 162109. PMID: 39753412, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.162109.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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