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Reza Yaesoubi, PhD

Associate Professor of Public Health (Health Policy); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

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Yield of Head Computed Tomography Examinations for Common Psychiatric Presentations and Implications for Medical Clearance From a 6-Year Analysis of Acute Hospital VisitsTu LH, Malhotra A, Sheth KN, Yaesoubi R, Forman HP, Venkatesh AK. Yield of Head Computed Tomography Examinations for Common Psychiatric Presentations and Implications for Medical Clearance From a 6-Year Analysis of Acute Hospital Visits JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 879-881. PMID: 35727595, PMCID: PMC9214629, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.2198.
Predicting resistance to fluoroquinolones among patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis using machine learning methodsYou S, Chitwood MH, Gunasekera KS, Crudu V, Codreanu A, Ciobanu N, Furin J, Cohen T, Warren JL, Yaesoubi R. Predicting resistance to fluoroquinolones among patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis using machine learning methods PLOS Digital Health 2022, 1: e0000059. PMID: 36177394, PMCID: PMC9518704, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000059.
Estimation of the Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) Lost Due to Syphilis Acquired in the United States in 2018Lee K, You S, Li Y, Chesson H, Gift TL, Berruti AA, Hsu K, Yaesoubi R, Salomon JA, Rönn M. Estimation of the Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) Lost Due to Syphilis Acquired in the United States in 2018 Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, ciac427. PMID: 35684943, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac427.
Evaluating spatially adaptive guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhea to reduce the incidence of gonococcal infection and increase the effective lifespan of antibioticsYaesoubi R, Cohen T, Hsu K, Gift TL, St. Cyr SB, Salomon JA, Grad YH. Evaluating spatially adaptive guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhea to reduce the incidence of gonococcal infection and increase the effective lifespan of antibiotics PLOS Computational Biology 2022, 18: e1009842. PMID: 35139073, PMCID: PMC8863219, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009842.
Spatially targeted digital chest radiography to reduce tuberculosis in high-burden settings: A study of adaptive decision makingde Villiers AK, Dye C, Yaesoubi R, Cohen T, Marx FM. Spatially targeted digital chest radiography to reduce tuberculosis in high-burden settings: A study of adaptive decision making Epidemics 2022, 38: 100540. PMID: 35093849, PMCID: PMC8983993, DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100540.
Simple decision rules to predict local surges in COVID-19 hospitalizations during the winter and spring of 2022.Yaesoubi R, You S, Xi Q, Menzies NA, Tuite A, Grad YH, Salomon JA. Simple decision rules to predict local surges in COVID-19 hospitalizations during the winter and spring of 2022. MedRxiv : The Preprint Server For Health Sciences 2021 PMID: 34931196, PMCID: PMC8687467, DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.13.21267657.
Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reportingTu LH, Venkatesh AK, Malhotra A, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reporting Emergency Radiology 2021, 29: 81-88. PMID: 34617133, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-021-01947-w.
Head and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations.Tu LH, Malhotra A, Venkatesh AK, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Head and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2021, 218: 544-551. PMID: 34585611, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.21.26543.
Reducing the Prevalence of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies in the United States: A Simulation Modeling StudyYaesoubi R, Mahin M, Martin G, Paltiel AD, Sharifi M. Reducing the Prevalence of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies in the United States: A Simulation Modeling Study Medical Decision Making 2021, 42: 217-227. PMID: 34166146, PMCID: PMC8702569, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x211023203.
Su076 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF SCREENING STRATEGIES FOR LYNCH SYNDROME UNDER DIFFERENT SYSTEMS APPROACHESZhu J, Singh V, Gershkovich P, Ganzak A, Gibson J, Yaesoubi R, Llor X. Su076 COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF SCREENING STRATEGIES FOR LYNCH SYNDROME UNDER DIFFERENT SYSTEMS APPROACHES Gastroenterology 2021, 160: s-606-s-607. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(21)02152-1.
Adaptive Policies to Balance Health Benefits and Economic Costs of Physical Distancing Interventions during the COVID-19 PandemicYaesoubi R, Havumaki J, Chitwood MH, Menzies NA, Gonsalves G, Salomon JA, Paltiel AD, Cohen T. Adaptive Policies to Balance Health Benefits and Economic Costs of Physical Distancing Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic Medical Decision Making 2021, 41: 386-392. PMID: 33504258, PMCID: PMC8084913, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x21990371.
Evaluation of 6-Month Versus Continuous Isoniazid Preventive Therapy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Adults Living With HIV/AIDS in Malawi.Hsieh YL, Jahn A, Menzies NA, Yaesoubi R, Salomon JA, Girma B, Gunde L, Eaton JW, Auld A, Odo M, Kiyiika CN, Kalua T, Chiwandira B, Mpunga JU, Mbendra K, Corbett L, Hosseinipour MC, Cohen T, Kunkel A. Evaluation of 6-Month Versus Continuous Isoniazid Preventive Therapy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Adults Living With HIV/AIDS in Malawi. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2020, 85: 643-650. PMID: 33177475, PMCID: PMC8564780, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002497.
Tracking and predicting U.S. influenza activity with a real-time surveillance networkLeuba SI, Yaesoubi R, Antillon M, Cohen T, Zimmer C. Tracking and predicting U.S. influenza activity with a real-time surveillance network PLOS Computational Biology 2020, 16: e1008180. PMID: 33137088, PMCID: PMC7707518, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008180.
An evaluation of 6-month versus continuous isoniazid preventive therapy for M. tuberculosis in adults living with HIV/AIDS in Malawi.Hsieh YL, Jahn A, Menzies NA, Yaesoubi R, Salomon JA, Girma B, Gunde L, Eaton JW, Auld A, Odo M, Kiyiika CN, Kalua T, Chiwandira B, Mpunga JU, Mbendra K, Corbett L, Hosseinipour MC, Cohen T, Kunkel A. An evaluation of 6-month versus continuous isoniazid preventive therapy for M. tuberculosis in adults living with HIV/AIDS in Malawi. Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999) 2020 PMID: 32925361, DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002497.
Cost-effectiveness of post-treatment follow-up examinations and secondary prevention of tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting: a model-based analysisMarx FM, Cohen T, Menzies NA, Salomon JA, Theron G, Yaesoubi R. Cost-effectiveness of post-treatment follow-up examinations and secondary prevention of tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting: a model-based analysis The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: e1223-e1233. PMID: 32827484, PMCID: PMC7549318, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30227-8.
Adaptive guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhea to increase the effective life span of antibiotics among men who have sex with men in the United States: A mathematical modeling studyYaesoubi R, Cohen T, Hsu K, Gift TL, Chesson H, Salomon JA, Grad YH. Adaptive guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhea to increase the effective life span of antibiotics among men who have sex with men in the United States: A mathematical modeling study PLOS Medicine 2020, 17: e1003077. PMID: 32243443, PMCID: PMC7122693, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003077.
Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Uses of Polyvalent Meningococcal Vaccines in Niger: An Agent-Based Transmission Modeling StudyArifin SMN, Zimmer C, Trotter C, Colombini A, Sidikou F, LaForce FM, Cohen T, Yaesoubi R. Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Uses of Polyvalent Meningococcal Vaccines in Niger: An Agent-Based Transmission Modeling Study Medical Decision Making 2019, 39: 553-567. PMID: 31268405, PMCID: PMC6786941, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x19859899.
Best Buy in Public Health or Luxury Expense?Yap A, Cheung M, Muzira A, Healy J, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Cunningham D, Youngson G, Sekabira J, Yaesoubi R, Ozgediz D. Best Buy in Public Health or Luxury Expense? Annals Of Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30907755, PMCID: PMC6752983, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003263.
Predicting the Impact of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccines on Antimicrobial ResistanceKaufhold S, Yaesoubi R, Pitzer VE. Predicting the Impact of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccines on Antimicrobial Resistance Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019, 68: s96-s104. PMID: 30845324, PMCID: PMC6405272, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy1108.
Accurate quantification of uncertainty in epidemic parameter estimates and predictions using stochastic compartmental modelsZimmer C, Leuba SI, Cohen T, Yaesoubi R. Accurate quantification of uncertainty in epidemic parameter estimates and predictions using stochastic compartmental models Statistical Methods In Medical Research 2018, 28: 3591-3608. PMID: 30428780, PMCID: PMC6517086, DOI: 10.1177/0962280218805780.
Use of daily Internet search query data improves real-time projections of influenza epidemicsZimmer C, Leuba SI, Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. Use of daily Internet search query data improves real-time projections of influenza epidemics Journal Of The Royal Society Interface 2018, 15: 20180220. PMID: 30305417, PMCID: PMC6228485, DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0220.
A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pediatric Operating Room in UgandaYap A, Muzira A, Cheung M, Healy J, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Cunningham D, Youngson G, Sekabira J, Yaesoubi R, Ozgediz D. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pediatric Operating Room in Uganda Surgery 2018, 164: 953-959. PMID: 29801729, PMCID: PMC6399742, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.03.023.
Prospects for Tuberculosis Elimination in the United States: Results of a Transmission Dynamic Model.Menzies NA, Cohen T, Hill AN, Yaesoubi R, Galer K, Wolf E, Marks SM, Salomon JA. Prospects for Tuberculosis Elimination in the United States: Results of a Transmission Dynamic Model. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2018, 187: 2011-2020. PMID: 29762657, PMCID: PMC6119121, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwy094.
Progression from latent infection to active disease in dynamic tuberculosis transmission models: a systematic review of the validity of modelling assumptionsMenzies NA, Wolf E, Connors D, Bellerose M, Sbarra AN, Cohen T, Hill AN, Yaesoubi R, Galer K, White PJ, Abubakar I, Salomon JA. Progression from latent infection to active disease in dynamic tuberculosis transmission models: a systematic review of the validity of modelling assumptions The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2018, 18: e228-e238. PMID: 29653698, PMCID: PMC6070419, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30134-8.
Tuberculosis control interventions targeted to previously treated people in a high-incidence setting: a modelling studyMarx FM, Yaesoubi R, Menzies NA, Salomon JA, Bilinski A, Beyers N, Cohen T. Tuberculosis control interventions targeted to previously treated people in a high-incidence setting: a modelling study The Lancet Global Health 2018, 6: e426-e435. PMID: 29472018, PMCID: PMC5849574, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30022-6.
ADAPTIVE DECISION‐MAKING DURING EPIDEMICSYaesoubi R, Cohen T. ADAPTIVE DECISION‐MAKING DURING EPIDEMICS 2018, 59-79. DOI: 10.1002/9781118960158.ch3.
The cost-effectiveness of alternative vaccination strategies for polyvalent meningococcal vaccines in Burkina Faso: A transmission dynamic modeling studyYaesoubi R, Trotter C, Colijn C, Yaesoubi M, Colombini A, Resch S, Kristiansen PA, LaForce FM, Cohen T. The cost-effectiveness of alternative vaccination strategies for polyvalent meningococcal vaccines in Burkina Faso: A transmission dynamic modeling study PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002495. PMID: 29364884, PMCID: PMC5783340, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002495.
Cost of Saving a Child’s Life: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pediatric Operating Room in UgandaYap A, Nakanwagi A, Cheung M, Healy J, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Cunningham D, Sekabira J, Yaesoubi R, Ozgediz D. Cost of Saving a Child’s Life: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pediatric Operating Room in Uganda Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2017, 225: s108. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.07.239.
A Likelihood Approach for Real-Time Calibration of Stochastic Compartmental Epidemic ModelsZimmer C, Yaesoubi R, Cohen T. A Likelihood Approach for Real-Time Calibration of Stochastic Compartmental Epidemic Models PLOS Computational Biology 2017, 13: e1005257. PMID: 28095403, PMCID: PMC5240920, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005257.
Identifying cost‐effective dynamic policies to control epidemicsYaesoubi R, Cohen T. Identifying cost‐effective dynamic policies to control epidemics Statistics In Medicine 2016, 35: 5189-5209. PMID: 27449759, PMCID: PMC5096998, DOI: 10.1002/sim.7047.
Identifying dynamic tuberculosis case-finding policies for HIV/TB coepidemicsYaesoubi R, Cohen T. Identifying dynamic tuberculosis case-finding policies for HIV/TB coepidemics Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 9457-9462. PMID: 23690585, PMCID: PMC3677479, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1218770110.
Dynamic Health Policies for Controlling the Spread of Emerging Infections: Influenza as an ExampleYaesoubi R, Cohen T. Dynamic Health Policies for Controlling the Spread of Emerging Infections: Influenza as an Example PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e24043. PMID: 21915279, PMCID: PMC3167826, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024043.
Payment contracts in a preventive health care system: A perspective from Operations ManagementYaesoubi R, Roberts SD. Payment contracts in a preventive health care system: A perspective from Operations Management Journal Of Health Economics 2011, 30: 1188-1196. PMID: 21978522, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.08.009.
Generalized Markov models of infectious disease spread: A novel framework for developing dynamic health policiesYaesoubi R, Cohen T. Generalized Markov models of infectious disease spread: A novel framework for developing dynamic health policies European Journal Of Operational Research 2011, 215: 679-687. PMID: 21966083, PMCID: PMC3182455, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.07.016.
A MODIFICATION OF CHENG'S METHOD: AN ALTERNATIVE FACTOR SCREENING METHOD FOR STOCHASTIC SIMULATION MODELSYaesoubi R, Roberts S, Klein R. A MODIFICATION OF CHENG'S METHOD: AN ALTERNATIVE FACTOR SCREENING METHOD FOR STOCHASTIC SIMULATION MODELS 2010, 1034-1047. DOI: 10.1109/wsc.2010.5679088.
A game-theoretic framework for estimating a health purchaser’s willingness-to-pay for health and for expansionYaesoubi R, Roberts SD. A game-theoretic framework for estimating a health purchaser’s willingness-to-pay for health and for expansion Health Care Management Science 2010, 13: 358-377. PMID: 20703814, DOI: 10.1007/s10729-010-9135-6.
How much is a health insurer willing to pay for Colorectal Cancer screening tests?Yaesoubi R, Roberts S. How much is a health insurer willing to pay for Colorectal Cancer screening tests? 2008 Winter Simulation Conference 2008, 1624-1631. DOI: 10.1109/wsc.2008.4736246.
IMPORTANT FACTORS IN SCREENING FOR COLORECTAL CANCERYaesoubi R, Roberts S. IMPORTANT FACTORS IN SCREENING FOR COLORECTAL CANCER 2007, 1-8. DOI: 10.1109/wsc.2007.4419759.

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