A5023526348- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Abdominal Trauma and Injuries
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
University of Utah
2020-2025
Phoenix Children's Hospital
2025
Primary Children's Hospital
2020-2024
Orthopedic Center
2018-2023
Intermountain Healthcare
2022
Rush University Medical Center
2015-2020
Saint Louis Zoo
2020
University of Utah Hospital
2020
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
2014-2018
Orthopaedic Center
2014-2016
Historically, cholecystectomy was infrequently performed in children. Lifestyle changes, delays health care access, and increases childhood obesity occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of these shifts on need for are poorly understood. We evaluate trends case volume among children A multi-institutional retrospective cohort study conducted ages 18 years younger who underwent from January 1, 2016, to July 31, 2022, at 10 children's hospitals. Differences mix before pandemic were...
Study Design. Retrospective study of data collected prospectively by the American College Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Objective. To determine incidence and risk factors for development pneumonia after posterior lumbar fusion (PLF). Summary Background Data. Postoperative has important clinical consequences patients health care system. Few studies have examined spinal procedures. Methods. Patients in Program database who underwent PLF during 2005 to 2013 were...
Study Design. Retrospective cohort analysis. Objective. The aim of the study was to identify medications that may potentially contribute developing postoperative urinary retention (POUR) after lumbar spinal fusion procedures. Summary Background Data. POUR is a concerning event occur routine orthopedic surgery. relation between intraoperative and spine surgery has not been well characterized. Methods. A prospectively maintained database patients who underwent primary single-level, minimally...
This cohort study uses administrative health data to evaluate trends in pediatric firearm injuries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from making employment decisions based on sex, race, color, religion, or national origin. Questions regarding these topics during a residency interview are therefore prohibited.A questionnaire was sent to all female orthopaedic surgeons who had an e-mail address in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons directory. Participants were asked describe what, if any, inappropriate questions they interviews.Four hundred eighty-eight 997 invited...
BACKGROUND Emergency general surgery (EGS) diseases are time-sensitive conditions that require urgent surgical evaluation, yet the effect of geographic access to care on outcomes remains unclear. We examined association spatial with for common EGS conditions. METHODS A retrospective analysis twelve 2014 State Inpatient Databases, identifying adults admitted eight conditions, was performed. assessed using ratio (SPAR)—an advanced model accounts travel distance, hospital capacity, and...
Efficient and accurate evaluation of the pediatric cervical spine (c-spine) for both injury identification posttraumatic clearance remains a challenge. We aimed to determine sensitivity multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) injuries (CSIs) in blunt trauma patients.A retrospective cohort study was conducted at level 1 center from 2012 2021. All patients age younger than 18 years who underwent c-spine imaging (plain radiograph, MDCT, and/or magnetic resonance [MRI]) were included. with...
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BACKGROUND Differential access to specialty surgical care can drive health disparities, and interhospital transfer (IHT) is one mechanism through which barriers be realized for vulnerable populations. The association between race/ethnicity IHT patients presenting with complex emergency general surgery (EGS) disease understudied. METHODS Using the 2019 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, we identified 18 years older 1 of 13 EGS diseases based on International Classification Diseases,...
Objective: Our objective was to determine the utility of enteral contrast-based protocols in diagnosis and management adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) for children. Background: Enteral adults with ASBO are associated decreased need surgery shorter hospitalization. Pediatric-specific data limited. Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study between October 2020 December 2022 at nine children’s hospitals who members Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Inclusion...
Traumatic injury is associated with significant mental health morbidity. To evaluate the need for implementation of active-post screening at a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma center, we aimed to characterize all new diagnoses after and evaluated patient or factors that may aid in targeting future screening.