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Thursday, May 18, 2023
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Thursday, May 11, 2023
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Vishnu Potluri, MD, MPH

Vishnu Potluri, MD, MPH

 

 

Vishnu Potluri, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Renal Division and a Senior Scholar at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Potluri’s research focuses on improving health care outcomes for patients with end stage kidney disease by improving access to kidney transplantation, reducing health care disparities, and improving outcomes and utilization of donated organs. His research efforts are supported by a career development grant (K08) from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Dr. Potluri’s methodological interests includes geospatial epidemiology, multivariable matching methods, and big data analytics.

 

 

 

 

Selected Publications:

Schaubel DE, Tran AH, Abt PL, Potluri VS, Goldberg DS, Reese PP.: Five-Year Allograft Survival for Recipients of Kidney Transplants From Hepatitis C Virus Infected vs Uninfected Deceased Donors in the Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy Era JAMA 328 : 1102-1104,2022.

Saine ME, Schnellinger EM, Liu M, Diamond JM, Crespo MM, Prenner S, Potluri V, Bermudez C, Mentch H, Moore M, Besharatian B, Goldberg DS, Barg FK, Reese PP.: Decision-making Among Hepatitis C Virus-negative Transplant Candidates Offered Organs from Donors with HCV Infection Transplant Direct 8 : e1341,2022.

V. Potluri, P. Reese, S. Prenner, H. Mentch, D. Goldberg, T. Claridge, J. Smith, C. Gentile, V. Van Deerlin, R. Reddy, T. Fallah, C. Bermudez, M. Crespo, J. Diamond: Oral Presentation: The SHELTER Trial Of Transplanting Donor Hepatitis C Virus RNA+ Lungs Into Uninfected Recipients American Transplant Congress : 2022.

Molnar MZ, Potluri VS, Schaubel DE, Sise ME, Concepcion BP, Forbes RC, Blumberg E, Bloom RD, Shaffer D, Chung RT, Strohbehn IA, Elias N, Azhar A, Shah M, Sawinski D, Binari LA, Talwar M, Balaraman V, Bhalla A, Eason JD, Besharatian B, Trofe-Clark J, Goldberg DS, Reese PP: Association of donor hepatitis C virus infection status and risk of BK polyomavirus viremia after kidney transplantation American Journal of Transplantation 22 (2): 599-609,2022.

Potluri VS, Bloom RD: Induction Therapy in Immunologically Well-Matched Recipients: Less May Be More Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 17 : 173-175,2022.

Potluri, VS, Bloom, RD: Effect of Policy on Geographic Inequities in Kidney Transplantation American Journal of Kidney Disease : 2021.

Reese PP, Mohan S, King KL, Williams WW, Potluri VS, Harhay MN, Eneanya ND.: Racial disparities in preemptive waitlisting and deceased donor kidney transplantation: Ethics and solutions Am J Transplant 21 (3): 958-967,2021.

Potluri V, Schaubel D, Sise M, Concepcion B, Forbes R, Blumberg E, Goldberg D, Reese P, Bloom R, Shaffer D, Chung R, Sawinski D, Strohben I, Elias N, Azhar A, Shah M, Eason J, Binari L, Talwar M, Balaraman V, Bhalla A, Besharatian B, Molnar M.: Oral Presentation: Association of Donor Hepatitis C Virus Infection Status and Risk of Bk Polyomavirus Viremia After Kidney Transplantation American Transplant Congress : 2021.

Reese PP, Aubert O, Naesens M, Huang E, Potluri V, Kuypers D, Bouquegneau A, Divard G, Raynaud M, Bouatou Y, Vo A, Glotz D, Legendre C, Lefaucheur C, Jordan S, Empana JP, Jouven X, Loupy A.: Assessment of the Utility of Kidney Histology as a Basis for Discarding Organs in the United States: A Comparison of International Transplant Practices and Outcomes J Am Soc Nephrol : 2021.

Potluri VS, Sawinski D, Tam V, Shults J, Cohen JB, Wiebe DJ, Shah SP, Berns JS, Reese PP.: Effect of Neighborhood Food Environment and Socioeconomic Status on Serum Phosphorus Level for Patients on Chronic Dialysis J Am Soc Nephrol 31 (11): 2622-2630,2020.

Ali G. Hamedani, MD, MHS

Ali G. Hamedani, MD, MHS

Ali Hamedani, MD, MHS is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. His research is focused around the role of visual dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative disease outcomes (especially hallucinations and other neurocognitive sequelae) using national health surveys and administrative claims data. He has also examined the prevalence and health care utilization patterns associated with visual impairment in the older adult population. He obtained his MD at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He also holds a Master’s degree in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. After completing his neurology residency at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Hamedani obtained fellowship training in both neuro-ophthalmology and movement disorders.

 

 

Contact information:

423 Guardian Drive
Blockley Hall 829
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Education:

B.S. (Biology)
Yale University, 2008.
M.H.S. (Epidemiology)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2012.
M.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2013.

Post-Graduate Training:

Internal Medicine Internship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2013-2014.
Neurology Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2014-2017.
Samantha and Michael Jordan Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania / Scheie Eye Institute / Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2017-2018.
Neuroepidemiology Post-Doctoral Training Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2018-2020.
NeuroNEXT Clinical Research Fellows Training Program, University of Pennnsylvania, 2019-2020.

Certifications:

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2017.

Selected Publications:

Xu A, Hamedani AG: Cataract surgery utilization in Parkinson’s disease: the English Longitudinal Survey on Ageing. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology April 2023.

Hamedani AG, Willis AW, Ying GS: Visual impairment, age-related eye disease, and neuropsychiatric outcomes in older adults. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology April 2023.

Li M, Hamedani AG: Association of visual impairment with neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology April 2023 Notes: Platform presentation, ARVO Travel Award for mentee.

Xue K, Feng Y, Tam V, Lin CC, De Lott LB, Hamedani AG: Sociodemographic and geographic variation in access to neuro-ophthalmologists in the United States. North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society March 2023.

Markowitz D, Aamodt W, Hamedani AG: Social Determinants of Health in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society March 2023.

Feng Y, Lin CC, Hamedani AG, De Lott LB: A Validated Method to Identify Neuro-Ophthalmologists in a Large Administrative Claims Database Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Jan 2023.

Lin SC, Giang A, Pistilli M, Liu GT, Avery RA, Shindler KS, Hamedani AG, Ross AG, Tamhankar MA: Frequency and etiologies of visual disturbance after cataract surgery identified in neuro-ophthalmology clinic. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology January 2023.

Xue K, Feng Y, Tam V, Lin CC, De Lott LB, Hamedani AG: Sociodemographic and geographic variation in access to neuro-ophthalmologists in the United States. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology in press 2023.

Hamedani AG, McPherson TO, Aban I, Lee I, Kupersmith MJ, Wolf GI, Kaminski HJ: Attitudes and beliefs towards thymectomy in the Myasthenia Gravis Patient Registry. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease in press 2023.

Morrison AH, Liu GT, Hamedani AG: Ocular myasthenia gravis. Current Treatment Opinions in Neurology in press 2023.

 

Jessie Torgersen, MD

Jessie Torgersen, MD

Epidemiology and clinical impact of liver disease in HIV, specifically hepatic steatosis, viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma in HIV.

 

Selected Publications

Mehta SJ, Torgersen J, Small DS, Mallozzi CP, McGreevey III JD, Rareshide CAL, Evans CN, Epps M, Stabile D, Snider CK, Patel MS.: Effect of a Default Order vs an Alert in the Electronic Health Record on Hepatitis C Virus Screening Among Hospitalized Patients: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open 5(3): e222427, March 2022.

Torgersen J, Taddei TH, Lo Re V 3rd.: Reply to: "Is it safe to treat chronic hepatitis C patients with decompensated cirrhosis with PI-based DAA?" Journal of Hepatology March 2022.

Torgersen J, Newcomb CW, Carbonari DM, Rentsch CT, Park LS, Mezochow A, Mehta RL, Buchwalder L, Tate JP, Bräu N, Bhattacharya D, Lim JK, Taddei TH, Justice AC, Lo Re III V: Protease inhibitor-based direct-acting antivirals are associated with increased risk of aminotransferase elevations but not hepatic dysfunction or decompensation. Journal of Hepatology 75(6): 1312-1322, December 2021.

Kim HN, Newcomb CW, Carbonari DM, Roy JA, Torgersen J, Althoff KN, Kitahata MM, Reddy KR, Lim JK, Silverberg MJ, Mayor AM, Horberg MA, Cachay ER, Kirk GD, Sun J, Hull M, Gill MJ, Sterling TR, Kostman JR, Peters MG, Moore RD, Klein MB, Lo Re V 3rd; North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research, Design of IeDEA.: Risk of HCC With Hepatitis B Viremia Among HIV/HBV-Coinfected Persons in North America. Hepatology 74(3): 1190-1202, September 2021.

Anand P, Wilson J, Carter B, Bronstein A, Schwartz A, Harrington B, Adams T, Saine ME, Norris A, Metzger D, Short WR, Torgersen J.: Clinic screening for adverse childhood experiences in people living with HIV to Improve Care Delivery. AIDS Care 22(1): 1-9, July 2021.

Torgersen J, Kallan MJ, Carbonari DM, Park LS, Mehta RL, D'Addeo K, Tate JP, Lim JK, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Bräu N, Brown ST, Taddei TH, Justice AC, Lo Re V 3rd.: Brief Report: Accuracy of FIB-4 for Cirrhosis in People Living With HIV and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 85(5): 530-534, December 2020.

Beigel JH, Tomashek KM, Dodd LE, Mehta AK, Zingman BS, Kalil AC, Hohmann E, Chu HY, Luetkemeyer A, Kline S, de Castilla DL, Finberg KW, Dierberg K, Tapson V, Hsieh L, Patterson TF, Paredes R, Sweeney DA, Short WR, Touloumi G, Lye DC, Ohmagari N, Oh M, Ruiz-Palacios GM, Benfield T, Fätkenheuer G, Kortepeter MG, Atmar RL, Creech CB, Lundgren J, Babiker AG, Pett S, Neaton JD, Burgess TH, Bonnett T, Green M, Makowski M, Osinusi A, Nayak S, Lane HC, ACTT-1 Study Group : Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 - Final Report. N Engl J Med 383(19): 1813-1826, November 2020.

Torgersen J, Kallan MJ, Carbonari DM, Park LS, Mehta RL, D'Addeo K, Tate JP, Lim JK, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Gibert CL, Bräu N, Brown ST, Roy JA, Taddei TH, Justice AC, Lo Re III V: HIV RNA, CD4+ Percentage, and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Cirrhosis Status. J Natl Cancer Inst 112(7): 747-755, July 2020.

Torgersen J, Taddei TH, Park LS, Carbonari DM, Kallan MJ, Mitchell Richards K, Zhang X, Jhala D, Bräu N, Homer R, D'Addeo K, Mehta R, Skanderson M, Kidwai-Khan F, Justice AC, Lo Re V 3rd.: Differences in Pathology, Staging, and Treatment between HIV(+) and Uninfected Patients with Microscopically Confirmed Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 29(1): 71-78, January 2020.

Torgersen J, So-Armah K, Freiberg MS, Goetz MB, Budoff MJ, Lim JK, Taddei T, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC, Kostman JR, Lo Re V 3rd.: Comparison of the prevalence, severity, and risk factors for hepatic steatosis in HIV-infected and uninfected people. BMC Gastroenterol 19(1): 52, April 2019.

Torgersen J, Bellamy SL, Ratshaa B, Han X, Mosepele M, Zuppa AF, Vujkovic M, Steenhoff AP, Bisson GP, Gross R: Impact of Efavirenz Metabolism on Loss to Care in Older HIV+ Africans. European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics 44(2): 179-187, April 2019.

Shazia Siddique, MD, MSHP

Shazia Siddique, MD, MSHP

Shazia M. Siddique, MD MSHP is a gastroenterologist and health services researcher at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Siddique has expertise in evidence synthesis and guideline development, quality improvement, and advocacy and policy.

Dr. Siddique’s research, clinical expertise, and quality efforts aim to promote the integration of evidence-based practices into clinical care. She is the Associate Director of Scientific Research for the Center for Evidence-Based Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, and serves on the Clinical Guidelines Committee for the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). As a graduate of Penn’s Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety (CHIPS) program, she incorporates her work on evidence-based practices into quality improvement and patient safety. She currently serves as the Director of Quality and Safety for the Inpatient GI Gut Consult service at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.


Dr. Siddique also has over 10 years of experience in advocacy, as the former National Policy Chair, National Legislative Director, and National Vice President for Leadership Development for the American Medical Student Association. She also previously interned with the Patient Safety Programme at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and at ABC News Medical Unit in NY, where she explored the intersections of global health and journalism with policy. She is the founding Director of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Congressional Advocates Program, which is a grassroots policy program aimed to empower providers to serve as patient advocates.

Dr. Siddique graduated from Robert Wood Johnson Medical school, completed her internal medicine residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, gastroenterology fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and Masters in Health Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania.

Beth Leong Pineles, MD, PhD

Beth Leong Pineles, MD, PhD

Beth Pineles, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Her research focuses on exercise during pregnancy, especially in pregnancies at high risk for preterm delivery who are often advised not to exercise. She completed fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and residency at the University of Maryland.

Pineles BL, Goodman KE, Pineles L: In-hospital mortality in a cohort of hospitalized pregnant and nonpregnant patients with COVID-19. Ann Internal Med 174(8):1186-1188, Aug 2021.

Pineles BL, Stephens A, M. Narendran L, Tigner A, Leidlein C, Pedroza C, Mendez-Figueroa H, Sibai BM: The relationship between delivery and the PaO 2 /FiO 2 ratio in COVID-19: a cohort study. BJOG 129(3):493-499, Feb 2021.

Pineles B, Mani A, Sura L, Rossignol C, Weiss MD, Goetzl L: Neuronal exosome proteins: novel biomarkers for predicting neonatal response to therapeutic hypothermia. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 107(1): 60-64, Jan 2022.

Pineles BL, Alamo IC, Farooq N, Green J, Blackwell SC, Sibai BM, Parchem JG: Racial-ethnic disparities and pregnancy outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 infection in a universally-tested cohort in Houston, Texas. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 254:329-330, Nov 2020.

Pineles BL, Harris AD, Goodman KE.: Adverse Maternal and Delivery Outcomes in Children and Very Young (Age ≤13 Years) US Adolescents Compared With Older Adolescents and Adults. JAMA 328: 1766-1768, Nov 2022.

Firoz T, Pineles B, Navrange N, Grimshaw A, Oladapo O, Chou D.: Non-communicable diseases and maternal health: a scoping review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 22: 787, Oct 2022.

Pineles BL, Sibai BM, Sentilhes L.: Is conservative management of placenta accreta spectrum disorders practical in the United States? Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM Sep 2022.

Pineles BL, Coselli J, Ghorayeb T, Fishel Bartal M, Zvavanjanja RC, Blackwell SC, Papanna R, Sibai BM.: Leaving the Placenta In Situ in Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorders: A Single-Center Case Series. Am J Perinatol Sep 2022.

Pineles BL, Mendez-Figueroa H, Chauhan SP.: Diagnosis of fetal growth restriction in a cohort of small-for-gestational-age neonates at term: neonatal and maternal outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 4(5): 100672, Sept 2022.

Pineles BL, Stephens A, Narendran LM, Tigner MA, Leidlein C, Pedroza C, Mendez-Figueroa H, Sibai BM.: The relationship between delivery and the PaO(2) /FiO(2) ratio in COVID-19: a cohort study. BJOG 129(3): 493-499, Feb 2022.

Elizabeth D. Nesoff, PhD MPH

Elizabeth D. Nesoff, PhD MPH

Elizabeth D. Nesoff, PhD MPH, is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. She is also a Senior Scholar in the Penn Injury Science Center and a Senior Fellow with the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at Penn. She is a social epidemiologist focused on the intersection of substance use, the neighborhood environment, injury prevention, and health disparities. Her current research uses spatial analysis methods to investigate the relationship between modifiable neighborhood features and opioid overdose risk. Her research has been funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 

Dr. Nesoff completed postdoctoral training in substance use epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in the Department of Epidemiology. She earned a PhD from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Health, Behavior and Society, an MPH from Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, and a BA from Wellesley College.  

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