2022
Stroke care in Armenia: Recent developments
Yeghiazaryan N, Isahakyan A, Zubalova L, Hovhannisyan Y, Sahakyan G, Chekijian S, Khachatryan S, Muratoglu M, Aghasaryan M, Babikian V. Stroke care in Armenia: Recent developments. European Stroke Journal 2022, 8: 28-34. PMID: 36793742, PMCID: PMC9923127, DOI: 10.1177/23969873221108739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stroke careStroke careMajor public health problemModern stroke careComprehensive stroke centerSixth leading causePublic health problemStroke teamStroke centersRevascularization proceduresLeading causeStroke expertsActive educational programsHealth problemsCareIncome countriesStrokeUnderserved partsMedical infrastructureEducational programsSubstantial advancesMortalityNursesPhysiciansCrisis leadership: a case for inclusion in accredited Master of Public Health program curricula
Hertelendy A, Chekijian S, McNulty E, Mitchell C, Grimes J, Durneva P, Ranse J, Voskanyan A, Nazarian V, Rawaf S, Tabche C, Ciottone G. Crisis leadership: a case for inclusion in accredited Master of Public Health program curricula. Public Health 2022, 209: 14-18. PMID: 35749926, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2022.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Advanced practice providers in academic emergency medicine: A national survey of chairs and program directors
Carpenter CR, Abrams S, Courtney DM, Dorner SC, Dyne P, Elia T, Jourdan DN, Kaji AH, Martin IBK, Mills AM, Nagasawa K, Pillow M, Reznek M, Starnes A, Temin E, Wolfe R, Chekijian S. Advanced practice providers in academic emergency medicine: A national survey of chairs and program directors. Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 29: 184-192. PMID: 34860436, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunication in the Time of COVID-19
Chekijian S. Communication in the Time of COVID-19. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 61: 789-791. PMID: 34551877, PMCID: PMC8346334, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.07.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Awards and Female Emergency Physicians in the United States: Is the "Recognition Gap" Closing?
Fang AC, Chekijian SA, Zeidan AJ, Choo EK, Sethuraman KN. National Awards and Female Emergency Physicians in the United States: Is the "Recognition Gap" Closing? Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 61: 540-549. PMID: 34364703, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency systems in the Republic of Armenia: country in crisis or land of opportunity
Chekijian SA. Emergency systems in the Republic of Armenia: country in crisis or land of opportunity. European Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 337-338. PMID: 33899774, DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchViolation of the Global Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabagh: A Viral Amplification of Aggression
Chekijian S, Bazarchyan A. Violation of the Global Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabagh: A Viral Amplification of Aggression. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2021, 36: 129-130. PMID: 33509320, PMCID: PMC7889838, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x21000121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency
Tsyrulnik A, Goldflam K, Coughlin R, Wong AH, Ray JM, Bod J, Chekijian S, Della-Giustina D. Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 45-48. PMID: 33439803, PMCID: PMC7806319, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.11.49052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician assistantsEmergency medicine physician assistantsPostgraduate trainingEM residency trainingEmergency medicine residentsEM resident physiciansPhysician residency programsPhysician counterpartsHealthcare deliveryMedicine residentsResident physiciansTrainee cohortResidency programsDidactic curriculumResidency trainingPhysiciansDidactic programUltrasound experiencePilot studyFaculty evaluationsTrainingProgramPostgraduate programsInnovation reportAssistanceResponse to "Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency"
Tsyrulnik A, Goldflam K, Coughlin R, Bod J, Chekijian S, Della-Giustina D. Response to "Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency". Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 49-49. PMID: 33439804, PMCID: PMC7806315, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.12.51312.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Association between patient-physician gender concordance and patient experience scores. Is there gender bias?
Chekijian S, Kinsman J, Taylor RA, Ravi S, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Venkatesh A, Agrawal P. Association between patient-physician gender concordance and patient experience scores. Is there gender bias? The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 45: 476-482. PMID: 33069544, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfaction surveyFemale patientsProvider scoresOverall assessment scoreEmergency departmentPatient satisfactionPhysician genderPatient-physician gender concordanceFemale physiciansAssessment scoresGender concordancePatient satisfaction survey dataSatisfaction surveyEffect of patientFemale emergency physiciansPatient experience scoresLogistic regression modelsCross-sectional analysisElectronic health recordsPatients' oddsAdult patientsPatient genderEmergency physiciansLower oddsEmergency care
2018
Emergency physician empathy does not explain variation in admission rates
Parwani V, Ashkenasi D, Rothenberg C, Ulrich A, Chekijian S, Shapiro M, Melnick E, Venkatesh A. Emergency physician empathy does not explain variation in admission rates. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 37: 767-768. PMID: 30220643, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApplying advanced analytics to guide emergency department operational decisions: A proof-of-concept study examining the effects of boarding
Taylor R, Venkatesh A, Parwani V, Chekijian S, Shapiro M, Oh A, Harriman D, Tarabar A, Ulrich A. Applying advanced analytics to guide emergency department operational decisions: A proof-of-concept study examining the effects of boarding. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 36: 1534-1539. PMID: 29310983, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Patient Ethnicity Predicts Poor Health Access and Gaps in Perception of Personal Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Kim Y, Hogan K, D’Onofrio G, Chekijian S, Safdar B. Patient Ethnicity Predicts Poor Health Access and Gaps in Perception of Personal Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2017, 16: 147-157. PMID: 29135623, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0000000000000132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsOwn cardiovascular riskCardiovascular risk factorsRisk factorsConsecutive patientsPersonal cardiovascular risk factorsHealth literacy campaignsPoor health accessCoronary risk factorsTertiary care hospitalPrimary care physiciansPersonal risk factorsIndividual risk factorsCross-sectional surveyChest painCardiovascular riskSecondary outcomesCare hospitalPrimary outcomeCare physiciansPatient misperceptionsPatient ethnicityHealth accessPatients
2012
Practices, attitudes and perceptions toward road safety in yerevan, republic of armenia.
Chekijian SA, Truzyan N. Practices, attitudes and perceptions toward road safety in yerevan, republic of armenia. AAAM Annual Conference 2012, 56: 191-200. PMID: 23169129, PMCID: PMC3503422.Peer-Reviewed Original Research