Faculty Publications

Bao, G.C., Gabbay, E. Patient Care as Sacred Rite: Applying Viktor Frankl’s Concept of Meaning and Confucian Li to Address Physician Burnout. J Relig Health (2024)

S. Katz. How to reduce harm at discharge: what I wish I learned Sooner. SGIM Forum Vol. 47 Number 12 Dec 2024

Kulkarni A, Ahsan MD, LaRosa T, Webster E, Ma X, Cantillo E, Frey MK, Holcomb KM, Safford MM, Chapman-Davis E. Bridging Gaps in Cervical Cancer Care: A Web-Based Intervention to Improve Knowledge and Follow-up. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2024 Dec 3

Patel P, Wells MT, Wethington E, Shapiro M, Parvez Y, Kapadia SN, Talal AH. United States Provider Experiences With Telemedicine for Hepatitis C Treatment: A Nationwide Survey. J Viral Hepat. 2024 Dec

Gonzalez CJ, Hernandez N, Perez-Mejia CN, Flaxman H, Stephenson-Hunter C, Shapiro MF. 'I didn't expect to be so close to being diabetic': beliefs of prediabetes and diabetes prevention among Hispanic men at a federally qualified health center. Ethn Health. 2024 Nov 19 

Hossain F, Gabbay E, Fins JJ. Clinical Ethics and the Observant Jewish and Muslim Patient: Shared Theocentric Perspectives in Practice. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2024 Nov 22

Iris Navarro-Millán, The Cause is Worse than the Effect: Inequities in the United States Health System; How Could We Change Them?, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2024

Rajan M, Baer BR, Scheinfeld A, Abramson EL, Kern L, Pinheiro L. Importance of medical home domains on emergency visits using a cross-sectional national survey of US children. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 2

Madeline R. Sterling, Erin P. Ferranti, Beverly B. Green, Nathalie Moise, Randi Foraker, Soohyun Nam, Stephen P. Juraschek, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, Paul St. Laurent, Jeremy Sussman, The Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life's Essential 8: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart, AHA|ASA Journals. Nov 2024

Jacobs JA, Ayodele I, Bress AP, Sterling MR, Pandey A, Derington CG, Zheutlin AR, Shah KS, Greene SJ, Alhanti B, Blanco R, Fonarow GC. Social Determinants of Health and Disparities in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Optimization for Heart Failure. Circ Heart Fail. 2024 Nov 11

Sarah B. Lieber, Sarah R. Young, Yvonne Shea, Sarah P. Gottesman, Robyn Lipschultz, Dongmei Sun, M. Carrington Reid, Lisa A. Mandl, Iris Navarro-Millán, The Lived Experiences of Older Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Patient Perspectives,The Journal of Rheumatology. Nov 2024

Gibbons JAB, Mannstadt I, Amen T, Rajan M, Young SR, Parks ML, Figgie M, Bass A, Russell L, Mehta B, Navarro-Millán I, Goodman SM. Barriers to Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Comparison of High-Poverty and Low-Poverty Communities. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024 Nov 14.

Bera S, Yang AB, Chung D, Arnesen R, Smetana R, Bloom-Feshbach K, Lopez LV. Duffy-null associated neutrophil count and antipsychotic use. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Oct

Carey LB, Koenig HG, Gabbay E, Hill T, Paal P, Cohen J, Aiken C, Drummond D, Carey JR. Nutrition, Chronic Care, Measurement Scales and COVID-19. J Relig Health. 2024 Oct 2.

Flaxman HR, Hernandez NG, Critelli B, Chong BK, Sadowska K, Pain K, Gonzalez CJ. Behavioral Weight Management Interventions for Hispanic Men in the United States: A Systematic Review. Am J Mens Health. 2024 Sep-Oct

Belfi LM, Starikov A, Lo G, Leppert BC, Merianos DJ, Penziner K, Verzani Z, Chan JM. Collaborative approach to the integration of radiology teaching into clinical clerkships. Clin Imaging. 2024 Oct 29

Loy MH, Audet A-M. Testing the Feasibility of a Newly Developed Lifestyle Practice Targeting Social Connections: Narrative Healing Circle Shared Medical Appointments. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2024

Loy MH (2024) From plate to planet: culturally responsive culinary practices for health system innovation. Front. 

Robert Spandorfer, Kevin Kane, Dimitrios A. Pappas, Joel Kremer, George Reed, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Iris Navarro-Millán, New Onset Work Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis Is an Underrecognized Cardiovascular Risk Factor: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using the CorEvitas Registry. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2024

Azam S, Peng C, Rosner BA, Goncalves MD, Phillips E, Eliassen H, Heine J, Hankinson SE, Tamimi RM. Plasma C-peptide mammographic features and risk of breast cancer. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2024 Oct 17

Rajan, M., Pinheiro, L. C., Abramson, E. L., & Kern, L. M. (2024). Adverse Social Determinants of Health and Gaps in Care Coordination Among Children. The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Bhimani, P., Scheinfeld, A., & Rajan, M. (2024). Emergency department utilization among children with Long COVID symptoms: a COVID-19 research consortium study. BMC Pediatrics

Varadarajan J, Edgar A, O'Beirne R, Paul TK, Krishnan JK, Kaner R, Safford MM, Aronson K. Patient perspectives on knowledge gaps in hypersensitivity pneumonitis. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2024 Oct 22

Zhang Y, An J, Xia M, Zhou H, Sun Y, Chung J, Zhou M, Choi SK, Morrissette KL, Muntner P, Safford MM, Isasi CR, Kanaya AM, Bellows BK, Colantonio LD, Reynolds K, Moran AE. Risk-enhancing factors and social determinants of health in risk assessment for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. PLoS One. 2024 Oct 25

Sterling MR, Espinosa CG, Spertus D, Shum M, McDonald MV, Ryvicker MB, Barrón Y, Tobin JN, Kern LM, Safford MM, Banerjee S, Goyal P, Ringel JB, Rajan M, Arbaje AI, Jones CD, Dodson JA, Cené C, Bowles KH. Improving TRansitions ANd outcomeS for heart FailurE patients in home health CaRe (I-TRANSFER-HF): a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial: study protocol. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Oct 1

Sterling MR, Grabowski DC. Covering Long-Term Care at Home? Implications of a New Proposal for Expanding Medicare. N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 30

Gonzalez CJ, Kapadia SN, Niederdeppe J, Dharia A, Talal AH, Lloyd AR, Franco R, Labossiere S, Shapiro MF, Wethington E. The State of Hepatitis C Elimination from the Front Lines: A Qualitative Study of Provider-Perceived Gaps to Treatment Initiation. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Sep

Kern, L.M., Lau, J.D., Rajan, M. et al. Associations among claims-based care fragmentation, self-reported gaps in care coordination, and self-reported adverse events. BMC Health Serv Res 24, 2024 Sept 10

Loy M, Tatham L. Implementation of Virtual Yoga Shared Medical Appointment (VYSMA) Pilot at an Academic Medical Center Within a Mixed-Diagnosis Oncology Population. Int J Yoga Therap. 2024 Sep 1

Loy MH, Fatato T. Exploring the Feasibility and Acceptability of Telehealth Qi Gong Shared Medical Appointments: A Novel Approach to Expand Access. Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health. 2024 Sep 11

Páez YD, Brown M, Jabri A, Lui G, Hui WK, Hernandez N, Parks M, Della-Valle AG, Goodman S, Mandl LA, Safford MM, Navarro-Millán I. Training of Peer Coaches to Assist Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis Prepare and Recover From Total Knee Replacement. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2024 Sep 10.

Pinheiro LC. Optimizing Health Care Utilization for Patients With Complex Medical Needs—Should We Be Targeting Social Risks? JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 3

Kern LM, Lau JD, Rajan M, Rhodes JD, Casalino LP, Colantonio LD, Pinheiro LC, Safford MM. Associations among claims-based care fragmentation, self-reported gaps in care coordination, and self-reported adverse events. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Sep 10

Páez YD, Brown M, Jabri A, Lui G, Hui WK, Hernandez N, Parks M, Della-Valle AG, Goodman S, Mandl LA, Safford MM, Navarro-Millán I. Training of Peer Coaches to Assist Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis Prepare and Recover From Total Knee Replacement. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2024 Sep 10

King JB, Sakhuja S, Derington CG, Kolm P, Herrick JS, Berchie RO, Shen J, Greene T, Tajeu GS, Howard G, Levitan EB, Muntner P, Safford MM, Ying J, Weintraub WS, Moran AE, Bress AP, Bellows BK. Annual Cost of Implementing Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Goals in the United States. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Sep 17

Sterling MR, Ringel JB, Safford MM, Goyal P, Khodneva Y, McClure LA, Durant RW, Jacob AE, Levitan EB. Trajectory of Cognitive Decline After Incident Heart Failure Hospitalization: Findings From the REGARDS Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Sep 3

Nowell WB, Gavigan K, Garza K, O'Beirne R, Safford M, George M, Ogdie A, Walsh JA, Danila MI, Venkatachalam S, Stradford L, Rivera E, Curtis JR. Which Educational Topics and Smartphone App Functions Are Prioritized by US Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases? A Mixed-Methods Study. J Rheumatol. 2024 Sep 1

Abraham-Aggarwal K, Spertus D, Avgar A, Hickner A, Spak J, Weaver R, Jang H, Sterling M. The Impact of Unions on US Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Care Settings: A Systematic Review. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Sep 3

Gad L, Keenan OJ, Ancker JS, Unruh MA, Jung HY, Demetres MR, Ghosh AK. Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Health Outcomes of Nursing Home Residents Receiving Post-Acute Care and Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Aug 26

Makovkina E, Ringel JB, Pinheiro LC, Safford MM, Kern L.M. Ambulatory Care Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Depression. Popul Health Manag. 2024 Aug 14. 

Ramsdell AK, Hupert N, Abramson E, Safdieh JE, Katz S. Bringing a Structural Competency Framework to the (Simulated) Bedside: The Premature Discharge Objective Structured Clinical Exam. Acad Med. 2024 Aug 1

Enogela EM, Goyal P, Jackson EA, Safford MM, Clarkson S, Buford TW, Brown TM, Long DL, Durant RW, Levitan EB. Race, Social Determinants of Health, and Comorbidity Patterns Among Participants with Heart Failure in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study. Discov Soc Sci Health. 2024

Onyebeke C, Zhang D, Musse M, Unlu O, Nahid M, Ambrosy AP, Levitan EB, Safford MM, Goyal P. Polypharmacy and Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Initiation Among Adults Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JACC Adv. 2024 Aug 5

Mangal S, Hyder M, Zarzuela K, McDonald W, Creber RMM, Kronish IM, Konigorski S, Maurer MS, Safford MM, Lachs MS, Goyal P. "It attracts your eyes and brain": Refining visualizations for shared decision-making with heart failure patients. Appl Clin Inform. 2024 Aug 23

Mangal S, Hyder M, Mancini J, Zarzuela K, McDonald W, Safford M, Lachs M, Goyal P. Physician-Reported Facilitators and Barriers for Side Effect Management of Heart Failure Medications. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Aug 20

Aronson KI, Rajan M, Varadarajan J, Paul TK, Swigris JJ, Krishnan JK, Kaner RJ, Martinez FJ, Safford MM, Pinheiro LC. Development and initial validation of a disease-specific instrument to measure health-related quality of life in hypersensitivity pneumonitis. ERJ Open Res. 2024 Aug 5

Gobourne A, Ringel JB, King A, Safford M, Riffin C, Adelman R, Bress A, Paul TK, Durant RW, Roth DL, Sterling MR. Association Between Caregiver Strain and Self-Care Among Caregivers With Hypertension: Findings From the REGARDS Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Aug 6

Roberts NLS, Sufra R, Yan LD, St Sauveur R, Inddy J, Macius Y, Théard M, Lee MH, Mourra N, Rasul R, Nash D, Deschamps MM, Safford MM, Pape JW, Rouzier V, McNairy ML. Neighborhood Social Vulnerability and Premature Cardiovascular Disease in Haiti. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Aug 1

Espinosa CG, Vergez S, McDonald MV, Safford MM, Cho J, Tobin JN, Mourad O, Marcus R, Joanna Bryan Ringel J, Banerjee S, Dell N, Feldman P, Sterling MR. Leveraging home health aides to improve outcomes in heart failure: A pilot study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Aug

Cho J, Higgason N, Rothman J, Safford M, Pinheiro LC. "Should I Prioritize My Cancer or My Diabetes?": Patient-Perceived Barriers to Co-Managing Cancer and Diabetes Mellitus. J Cancer Educ. 2024 Aug

Creasman MW, Hargrove MB, Domínguez Páez Y, Demetres M, Lieber SB, Kasturi S, Safford MM, Navarro-Millán I. Lay Health Worker Interventions in Rheumatology: A Scoping Review. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024 Aug

Balmuth EA, Iyer S, Scales DA, Avery J. Perspectives and Recommendations from Hospitalized Patients with Substance Use Disorders: A Qualitative Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Aug

Gobourne A, Ringel JB, King A, Safford M, Riffin C, Adelman R, Bress A, Paul TK, Durant RW, Roth DL, Sterling MR. Association Between Caregiver Strain and Self-Care Among Caregivers With Hypertension: Findings From the REGARDS Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Aug 6

Espinosa CG, Lucas T, Kern LM, Jones CD, Mroz T, Arbaje AI, Ankuda C, Taveras YH, Feldman P, Thompson MP, Sterling MR. Understanding the Perspectives of Key Stakeholders toward Medicare's Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) in the US. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Aug 11

Bayly JE, Schonberg MA, Castro MC, Mukamal KJ. Individual and geospatial factors associated with receipt of colorectal cancer screening: a state-wide mixed-level analysis. Fam Med Community Health. 2024 Jul 18

Kumar M, Pettinato A, Ladha F, Earp JE, Jain V, Patil S, Engelman DT, Robinson PF, Moumneh MB, Goyal P, Damluji AA. Sarcopenia and aortic valve disease. Heart. 2024 Jul 10

Katz S. Surviving Infertility: The patient experience through a physician's lens. Patient Educ Couns. 2024 Jul

Venkatraman, S., Salinero, J. M. G., Scheinfeld, A., Houghton, S., Redmond, D., Safford, M., & Rajan, M. (2024). Clusters of long COVID among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in New York City. BMC Public Health

Venkatraman S, Salinero JMG, Scheinfeld A, Houghton S, Redmond D, Safford M, Rajan M. Clusters of long COVID among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in New York City. BMC Public Health. 2024 Jul 25

Zhang L, Reshetnyak E, Ringel JB, Pinheiro LC, Carson A, Cummings DM, Durant RW, Malla G, Safford MM. Social Determinants of Health and Cardiovascular Risk among Adults with Diabetes: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study. Diabetes Metab J. 2024 Jul 22

Muntner P, Jaeger BC, Foti K, Ghazi L, Bundy JD, Chen L, Safford MM. Predicted Cardiovascular Risk by the PREVENT Equations in US Adults With Stage 1 Hypertension. Hypertension. 2024 Sep;81(9):1976-1985. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.124.22998. Epub 2024 Jul 15. PMID: 39005226.

Fahoum K, Ringel JB, Hirsch JA, Rundle A, Levitan EB, Reshetnyak E, Sterling MR, Ezeoma C, Goyal P, Safford MM. Development and validation of mortality prediction models based on the social determinants of health. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2024 Jul 10

Thompson MP, Hou H, Likosky DS, Pagani FD, Falvey JR, Bowles KH, Wadhera RK, Sterling MR. Home Health Care Use and Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2024 Jul

Mannstadt I, Goodman SM, Rajan M, Young SR, Wang F, Navarro-Millán I, Mehta B. A Novel Approach for Mixed-Methods Research Using Large Language Models: A Report Using Patients' Perspectives on Barriers to Arthroplasty. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2024 June