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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 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 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

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 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 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, 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.

Sagori Mukhopadhyay

Dr Mukhopadhyay is a neonatologist and provides critical care to high-risk infants with a variety of conditions including infection, respiratory distress and complications of prematurity.

Mukhopadhyay S, Puopolo KM, Hansen NI, Lorch SA, DeMauro SB, Greenberg RG, Cotton CM, Sanchez PJ, Bell EF, Eichenwald EC, Stoll BJ.: Impact of Early-Onset Sepsis and Antibiotic Use on Death or Survival with Neurodevelopmental Impairment at 2 Years of Age among Extremely Preterm Infants. J Pediatr 221: 39-46, Jun 2020.

Underwood MA, Mukhopadhyay S, Lakshminrusimha S, Bevins CL.: Neonatal intestinal dysbiosis. J Perinatol 40(11): 1597-1608, Nov 2020.

Rub DM, Dhudasia MB, Healy T, Mukhopadhyay S: Role of microbiological tests and biomarkers in antibiotic stewardship. Semin Perinatol 44(8): 151328, Oct 2020.

Garber SJ, Dhudasia MB, Flannery DD, Passarella MR, Puopolo KM, Mukhopadhyay S.: Delivery-based criteria for empiric antibiotic administration among preterm infants. J Perinatol 41(2): 255-262, Feb 2021.

Kuzniewicz MW, Mukhopadhyay S, Li S, Walsh E, Puopolo KM.: Time to Positivity of Neonatal Blood Cultures for Early-Onset Sepsis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 39(7): 634-640, Jul 2020.

Flannery DD, Gouma S, Dhudasia MB, Mukhopadhyay S, Pfeifer MR, Woodford EC, Gerber JS, Arevalo CP, Bolton MJ, Weirick ME, Goodwin EC, Anderson EM, Greenplate AR, Kim J, Han N, Pattekar A, Dougherty J, Kuthuru O, Mathew D, Baxter AE, Vella LA, Weaver J, Verma A, Leite R, Morris JS, Rader DJ, Elovitz MA, Wherry EJ, Puopolo KM, Hensley SE.: SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among parturient women in Philadelphia. Sci Immunol 5(49): eabd5709, Jul 2020.

Flannery DD, Mukhopadhyay S, Jensen EA, Gerber JS, Passarella MR, Dysart K, Aghai ZH, Greenspan J, Puopolo KM.: Influence of Patient Characteristics on Antibiotic Use Rates Among Preterm Infants. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 10(2): 97-103, Mar 2020.

Mukhopadhyay S, Wade KC, Dhudasia MB, Skerritt L, Chou JH, Dukhovny D, Puopolo KM.: Clinical impact of neonatal hypoglycemia screening in the well-baby care. J Perinatol 40(9): 1331-1338, Sep 2020.

Sabrina A. Gmuca, MD MSCE

Description of Clinical Expertise

I am a board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Rheumatology.
I have trained expertise in the treatment and management of pediatric chronic, non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain, including amplified musuculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS), juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). I serve as Director of the Center for Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome at CHOP. In addition, I routinely care for children and young adults with systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile dermatomyositis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and enthesitis.

Description of Research Expertise

I am Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and am a pediatric rheumatologist. I received my Master of Science in clinical epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. I am an attending physician and medical director of the Center for Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome at CHOP and a core faculty member in both the PolicyLab and Center for Clinical Pediatric Effectiveness at CHOP. I seek to promote, conduct and disseminate research aimed at improving our understanding of the etiologic factors important in the development of chronic non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain syndromes as well as advance the interdisciplinary treatment strategies to positively impact the lives of youth with chronic pain and their families.

Selected Publications

Gmuca S, Weiss PF, McGill M, Xiao R, Ward M, Nelson M, Sherry DD, Cronholm PF, Gerber JS, Palermo TM, Young JF, Rosenberg AR: The Feasibility and Acceptability of Resilience Coaching for Adolescent Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Single-Arm Pilot Trial. Children 9(10): 1432, Sept 2022.

Sherry DD, Gmuca S, Christian CW: Recognizing medical child abuse in children presenting with chronic pain. Br J Pain 16(4): 433-438, Aug 2022.

Gmuca S, Sonagra M, Xiao R, Mendoza E, Miller KS, Thomas NH, Young JF, Weiss PF, Sherry DD, Gerber JS: Characterizing Neurocognitive Impairment in Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Subjective and Objective Measures of Dyscognition. Frontiers in Pediatrics Feb 2022.

Sonagra M, Jones J, McGill M, Gmuca S.: Exploring the Intersection of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Pediatric Chronic Pain, and Rheumatic Disease. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J Feb 2022.

Waqar-Cowles LN, Chuo J, Weiss PF, Gmuca S, LaNoue M, Burnham JM: Evaluation of pediatric rheumatology telehealth satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 19(170), December 2021.

Rutstein BH, Gmuca S, Gerber JS, Lim T, Argraves M, Ogdie A. : Validation of coding algorithms for the identification of herpes zoster among children. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. May 2021.

Pianucci L, Sonagra M, Greenberg B, Priestley D, Gmuca S. : Disordered Eating Among Adolescents with Chronic Pain: The Experience of a Pediatric Rheumatology Subspecialty Pain Clinic. Pediatr Rheumatology Online J. Feb 2021.

Gmuca S, Sonagra M, Xiao R, Miller KS, Thomas NH, Young JF, Weiss PF, Sherry DD, Gerber JS. : Suicidal Risk and Resilience in Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study. Pediatr Rheumatology Online J. Jan 2021.

Rosenberg AR, Steiner J, Lau N, Fladeboe K, Toprak D, Gmuca S, O'Donnell M, Smith K, Brown C, Yi-Frazier JP. : From Theory to Patient Care: a model for the development, adaptation, and testing of psychosocial interventions for patients with serious illness (Special Report). J Pain Symptom Management. 2021.

Rutstein B, Gmuca S, Gerber JS, Ogdie A. : Validation of Healthcare Claims Algorithms for Identification of Herpes Zoster Among Children with Autoimmune/Autoinflammatory Disease. ACR Convergence November 2020.

Lauren Dutcher, MD, MSCE

General infectious diseases

Selected Publications:

Harrigan JJ, Hamilton KW, Cressman L, Bilker WB, Degnan K, Tran D, David MZ, Pegues DA, Dutcher, L: Analysis of Prescribing Patterns for Respiratory Tract Illnesses Following the Conclusion of an Education and Feedback Intervention. Oral presentation at IDWeek 2022 October 2022.

Uzoma J, Patel S, Athans V, Binkley S, Degnan K, Dutcher L, Hamilton KW, Lee T, Saw S: Evaluating the Impact of Reported Beta-Lactam Allergies on Clinical Outcomes in Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Poster Presentation at IDWeek 2022 October 2022.

Maguire C, Terico A, Patel H, Anesi GL, Degnan K, Dutcher L, Hamilton KW, Meyer NJ, MD, Talati NJ, Saw S: Real-World Experience Highlighting Tocilizumab Use in the Treatment of COVID-19. Poster presentation at IDWeek 2022 October 2022.

Serletti LM, Dutcher L, Degnan K, Cressman L, David MZ, Szymczak JE, Glassman LW, Cluzet V, Hamilton KW: Analysis of Seasonal Variation of Antibiotic Prescribing for Respiratory Tract Diagnoses in Primary Care Practices. Poster presentation at IDWeek 2022 October 2022.

Burke E, Croteau D, Dutcher L, Hamilton KW, Degnan K, Lee T, Saw S, Patel S, Binkley S, Athans V: Risk Factors for OPAT-Related Adverse Drug Events: A Case-Control Study. Poster presentation at IDWeek 2022 October 2022.

Degnan K, Saw S, Lee T, Athans V, Patel S, Binkley S, Uzoma J, Hamilton KW, Do D, Dutcher L: Impact of a Real-Time Electronic Alert on Antibiotic Treatment Duration for Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients. Poster presentation at IDWeek 2022 October 2022.

Dutcher L, Degnan K, Adu-Gyamfi A, Lautenbach E, Cressman L, David MZ, Cluzet V, Szymczak JE, Pegues D, Bilker W, Tolomeo P, Hamilton KW; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program: Improving Outpatient Antimicrobial Prescribing for Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care; a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases 74(6): 947-956, March 2022.

Dutcher L, Li Y, Lee G, Grundmeier R, Hamilton KW, Gerber JS; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. : COVID-19 and Antibiotic Prescribing in Pediatric Primary Care. Pediatrics 149(2): e2021053079, February 2022.

Degnan KO, Cluzet V, David MZ, Dutcher L, Cressman L, Lautenbach E, Hamilton KW; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program: Development and validation of antibiotic stewardship metrics for outpatient respiratory tract diagnoses and association of provider characteristics with inappropriate prescribing. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 43(1): 56-63, January 2022.

Dutcher L, Li Y, Lee G, Grundmeier R, Hamilton KW, Gerber JS: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Antibiotic Prescribing in Pediatric Primary Care. Oral presentation at IDWeek 2021 October 2021.

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