Craig Gunderson, MD, SFHM
Associate Professor; Section Chief, Hospital Medicine; Director, Medical Step Down; Associate Firm Chief, Department of Medicine, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Internal Medicine
Research & Publications
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Research Interests
Bacteremia; Meta-Analysis; Patient Safety; Hospital Medicine
Selected Publications
- Racial Differences in Adherence to Lung Cancer Screening Follow-up: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Kunitomo Y, Bade B, Gunderson CG, Akgün KM, Brackett A, Cain H, Tanoue L, Bastian LA. Racial Differences in Adherence to Lung Cancer Screening Follow-up: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Chest 2022, 161: 266-275. PMID: 34390706, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.2172.
- Internal Medicine Residents' Perceptions of Morning Report: a Multicenter Survey.Albert TJ, Redinger J, Starks H, Bradley J, Gunderson CG, Heppe D, Kent K, Krug M, Kwan B, Laudate J, Pensiero A, Raymond G, Sladek E, Sweigart JR, Cornia PB. Internal Medicine Residents' Perceptions of Morning Report: a Multicenter Survey. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 36: 647-653. PMID: 33443704, PMCID: PMC7947099, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06351-7.
- Internal Medicine Residents' Perceptions of Virtual Morning Report: a Multicenter Survey.Albert TJ, Bradley J, Starks H, Redinger J, Arundel C, Beard A, Caputo L, Chun J, Gunderson CG, Heppe D, Jagannath A, Kent K, Krug M, Laudate J, Palaniappan V, Pensiero A, Sargsyan Z, Sladek E, Tuck M, Cornia PB. Internal Medicine Residents' Perceptions of Virtual Morning Report: a Multicenter Survey. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021 PMID: 34173198, PMCID: PMC8231750, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06963-7.
- Evaluation of diagnostic yield of EUS among patients with asymptomatic common bile duct dilation: systematic review and meta-analysis.Chhoda A, Dawod S, Grimshaw A, Gunderson C, Mahadev S. Evaluation of diagnostic yield of EUS among patients with asymptomatic common bile duct dilation: systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2021, 94: 890-901.e8. PMID: 34245751, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2021.07.002.
- Risk of Intestinal Necrosis With Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Holleck JL, Roberts AE, Marhoffer EA, Grimshaw AA, Gunderson CG. Risk of Intestinal Necrosis With Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2021, 16: 489-494. PMID: 34328838, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3655.
- Improving the Quality of Inpatient Discharge Instructions: An Evaluation and Implementation of Best Practices.Rodwin BA, Bilan VP, Gunderson CG, Merchant NB. Improving the Quality of Inpatient Discharge Instructions: An Evaluation and Implementation of Best Practices. Southern Medical Journal 2021, 114: 445-449. PMID: 34345921, DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001284.
- Late-Stage Pancreatic Cancer Detected During High-Risk Individual Surveillance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Chhoda A, Vodusek Z, Wattamwar K, Mukherjee E, Gunderson C, Grimshaw A, Sharma A, Ahuja N, Kastrinos F, Farrell JJ. Late-Stage Pancreatic Cancer Detected During High-Risk Individual Surveillance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Gastroenterology 2022, 162: 786-798. PMID: 34813861, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.11.021.
- Association Between Chiropractic Use and Opioid Receipt Among Patients with Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Corcoran KL, Bastian LA, Gunderson CG, Steffens C, Brackett A, Lisi AJ. Association Between Chiropractic Use and Opioid Receipt Among Patients with Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2020, 21: e139-e145. PMID: 31560777, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnz219.
- Eating Disorder Screening: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Characteristics of the SCOFF.Kutz AM, Marsh AG, Gunderson CG, Maguen S, Masheb RM. Eating Disorder Screening: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Characteristics of the SCOFF. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 885-893. PMID: 31705473, PMCID: PMC7080881, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05478-6.
- Rate of Preventable Mortality in Hospitalized Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Rodwin BA, Bilan VP, Merchant NB, Steffens CG, Grimshaw AA, Bastian LA, Gunderson CG. Rate of Preventable Mortality in Hospitalized Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 2099-2106. PMID: 31965525, PMCID: PMC7351940, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05592-5.
- Prevalence of harmful diagnostic errors in hospitalised adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Gunderson CG, Bilan VP, Holleck JL, Nickerson P, Cherry BM, Chui P, Bastian LA, Grimshaw AA, Rodwin BA. Prevalence of harmful diagnostic errors in hospitalised adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Quality & Safety 2020, 29: 1008-1018. PMID: 32269070, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010822.
- The Impact of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder on Hepatitis C Incidence Among Incarcerated Persons: A Systematic Review.Seval N, Wurcel A, Gunderson CG, Grimshaw A, Springer SA. The Impact of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder on Hepatitis C Incidence Among Incarcerated Persons: A Systematic Review. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 2020, 34: 559-584. PMID: 32782102, PMCID: PMC7437982, DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.06.011.
- A Multicenter VA Study of the Format and Content of Internal Medicine Morning Report.Heppe DB, Beard AS, Cornia PB, Albert TJ, Lankarani-Fard A, Bradley JM, Guidry MM, Kwan B, Jagannath A, Tuck M, Fletcher KE, Gromisch ES, Gunderson CG. A Multicenter VA Study of the Format and Content of Internal Medicine Morning Report. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 3591-3596. PMID: 32779143, PMCID: PMC7728907, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06069-6.
- The Association Between Prescribed Opioid Receipt and Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Steffens C, Sung M, Bastian LA, Edelman EJ, Brackett A, Gunderson CG. The Association Between Prescribed Opioid Receipt and Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 3315-3322. PMID: 32885375, PMCID: PMC7661588, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06155-9.
- Things We Do for No Reason: Intermittent Pneumatic Compression for Medical Ward Patients?Holleck JL, Gunderson CG. Things We Do for No Reason: Intermittent Pneumatic Compression for Medical Ward Patients? Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2019, 14: 47-50. PMID: 30667410, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3114.
- Symptom-Triggered Therapy for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Holleck JL, Merchant N, Gunderson CG. Symptom-Triggered Therapy for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1018-1024. PMID: 30937668, PMCID: PMC6544709, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04899-7.
- Derivation of a Clinical Model to Predict Unchanged Inpatient Echocardiograms.Gunderson CG, Gromisch ES, Chang JJ, Malm BJ. Derivation of a Clinical Model to Predict Unchanged Inpatient Echocardiograms. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2018, 13: 164-169. PMID: 29073315, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2866.
- The Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pain Outcomes in Adults: A Systematic Review.Charokopos A, Card ME, Gunderson C, Steffens C, Bastian LA. The Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pain Outcomes in Adults: A Systematic Review. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2018, 19: S69-S75. PMID: 30203008, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny140.
- Do Patients with Cellulitis Need to be Hospitalized? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mortality Rates of Inpatients with Cellulitis.Gunderson CG, Cherry BM, Fisher A. Do Patients with Cellulitis Need to be Hospitalized? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mortality Rates of Inpatients with Cellulitis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 1553-1560. PMID: 30022408, PMCID: PMC6108983, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4546-z.
- The "Hand-in" Project: Jump-starting Communication Between Inpatient and Outpatient Providers.Holleck JL, Gunderson CG, Antony SM, Gupta S, Chang JJ, Merchant N, Lin S, Federman DG. The "Hand-in" Project: Jump-starting Communication Between Inpatient and Outpatient Providers. Southern Medical Journal 2017, 110: 694-698. PMID: 29100218, DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000724.
- Battlefield Acupuncture: Is It Ready for Widespread Dissemination?Federman DG, Gunderson CG. Battlefield Acupuncture: Is It Ready for Widespread Dissemination? Southern Medical Journal 2017, 110: 55-57. PMID: 28052177, DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000584.
- Number of Consults and Response Times to ED: Effects on Patient Flow and Outcomes.Perez MF, Holleck JL, Sfondrini M, Nemergut E, Gunderson CG, Federman DG. Number of Consults and Response Times to ED: Effects on Patient Flow and Outcomes. Connecticut Medicine 2017, 81: 69-73. PMID: 29738148.
- Overtreatment of nonpurulent cellulitis.Gunderson CG. Overtreatment of nonpurulent cellulitis. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2016, 11: 587-90. PMID: 27480889, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2593.
- Clinical characteristics and outcomes of veterans hospitalised with purulent soft tissue infections with and without systemic signs of infection.Gunderson CG, Holleck J, Chang JJ, Lin S, Merchant N, Gupta S. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of veterans hospitalised with purulent soft tissue infections with and without systemic signs of infection. Infectious Diseases (London, England) 2016, 48: 503-8. PMID: 26950290, DOI: 10.3109/23744235.2016.1154599.
- Diagnostic accuracy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization to predict methicillin-resistant S aureus soft tissue infections.Gunderson CG, Holleck JL, Chang JJ, Merchant N, Lin S, Gupta S. Diagnostic accuracy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization to predict methicillin-resistant S aureus soft tissue infections. American Journal Of Infection Control 2016, 44: 1176-1177. PMID: 27311510, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.039.
- Overuse of compression ultrasound for patients with lower extremity cellulitis.Gunderson CG, Chang JJ. Overuse of compression ultrasound for patients with lower extremity cellulitis. Thrombosis Research 2014, 134: 846-50. PMID: 25179516, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2014.08.002.
- Risk of deep vein thrombosis in patients with cellulitis and erysipelas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Gunderson CG, Chang JJ. Risk of deep vein thrombosis in patients with cellulitis and erysipelas: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Thrombosis Research 2013, 132: 336-40. PMID: 23948644, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2013.07.021.
- A systematic review of bacteremias in cellulitis and erysipelas.Gunderson CG, Martinello RA. A systematic review of bacteremias in cellulitis and erysipelas. The Journal Of Infection 2012, 64: 148-55. PMID: 22101078, DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.11.004.
- Cellulitis: definition, etiology, and clinical features.Gunderson CG. Cellulitis: definition, etiology, and clinical features. The American Journal Of Medicine 2011, 124: 1113-22. PMID: 22014791, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.06.028.
- Web of confusion.Gunderson CG, Federman DG. Web of confusion. The American Journal Of Medicine 2011, 124: 501-4. PMID: 21605725, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.02.001.
- Psoriasis: an opportunity to identify cardiovascular risk.Federman DG, Shelling M, Prodanovich S, Gunderson CG, Kirsner RS. Psoriasis: an opportunity to identify cardiovascular risk. The British Journal Of Dermatology 2009, 160: 1-7. PMID: 19016698, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08874.x.
- Cardiovascular health for patients with psoriasis: a précis for front-line clinicians.Federman DG, Shelling ML, Prodanovich S, Gunderson CG, Kirsner RS. Cardiovascular health for patients with psoriasis: a précis for front-line clinicians. Ostomy/wound Management 2009, 55: 38-47. PMID: 19471047.