A5041024308- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Renal cell carcinoma treatment
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Renal and related cancers
- Family Support in Illness
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Potassium and Related Disorders
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Hepatitis C virus research
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
University of Arizona
2022-2024
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2020-2022
Arizona State University
2020-2022
Health Solutions (Sweden)
2022
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the most prevalent type of kidney cancer, is a significant cause cancer morbidity and mortality worldwide. Antiangiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), in combination with immune checkpoint (ICIs), are among first-line treatment options for patients advanced RCC. These therapies target vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) pathway other kinases crucial to proliferation, survival, metastasis. TKIs have yielded substantial improvements...
Multiple studies have confirmed a high prevalence of prognostic germline mutations in prostate cancer. In recognition, the NCCN guidelines and recommendations for genetic counselling (GC) cancer patients were expanded. Data on at single tertiary center from January 2019 – June queried. The cohort queried list evaluated their eligibility testing. From that eligible testing, rate referrals was ascertained. A 10-item questionnaire concurrently sent to providers understand testing patterns...
: Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection endemic to the southwestern United States. Musculoskeletal manifestations are uncommon and seen in disseminated disease. While involvement of axial skeleton has been well described, literature limited on diseases involving lower extremity.
Abstract Background Given the dearth of data regarding time to treatment initiation (TTI) in palliative setting, and its impact on survival outcomes, we sought determine TTI a real‐world cohort metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) pancreatic (mPC) patients evaluate outcomes. Methods We collected for mCRC mPC from Flatiron Health electronic health records (EHR) derived database. divided into 3 categories: < 2 weeks, 2–< 4 4–8 diagnosis first‐line therapy. Outcome measures were median...
344 Background: IROC is an expanding multi-institution collaborative database which includes socioeconomic, genomic, pathologic, clinical and laboratory data in metastatic RCC patients (pts), primarily the modern setting. Elevated baseline NLR now established poor prognostic factor renal cell carcinoma (RCC) but currently has limited practical use. We hypothesized that increase of 3 or more (NLR Failure) at 2 months on therapy could be a predictor eventual treatment failure shorter overall...
Category: Ankle Arthritis; Introduction/Purpose: Subtalar arthrodesis is commonly used to treat both primary subtalar arthritis and that develops secondary the altered biomechanics present after ankle arthrodesis. Biomechanical studies have shown fusion increases motion in joint which may cause increased difficulty healing A recent clinical study of ipsilateral fusion2 found a higher non-union rate post-arthrodesis group, but certainty their conclusion was limited by relatively small size...
43 Background: Recent studies have recognized the high prevalence of germline mutations in genes affecting DNA repair patients with prostate cancer. In recognition their growing clinical significance, NCCN guidelines recommend genetic counselling cancer pts certain risk factors. The application these practice were evaluated. Methods: All new clinic visits at UAB from January 2019 – June identified and analyzed. We constructed a flow diagram two-step referral model, performed chart review...
<h3>Background</h3> Elevated baseline neutrophil lymphocyte ratios (NLR) are now well established as a poor predictor of survival in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and other cancers. Platelet Lymphocyte Ratios (PLR) have also recently shown similar effects. Despite these findings, the practical use is still somewhat limited. We previously that higher NLRs may be associated with increased concentrations myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSC). hypothesized increases NLR or PLR (NLR/PLR failure)...
Workforce development is essential for the dissemination of team-based integrated behavioral healthcare. There limited literature on training family medicine residents to function within an health (IBH) system. The purpose this pilot study was assess feasibility and value IBH competency-based curriculum across multiple programs.Residency programs were recruited using professional listservs networks test a competency-based, multi-modal preparing practice in primary care. Faculty instructors...
Case management is an ideal service for patients with health complexity. However, most case models do not integrate medical and behavioral training interventions, there are little data evaluating these in privately insured populations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate impact integrated (ICM) at the payor level.Health care insurance company.A multimethod observational conducted a company Pacific Northwest United States. We focus groups managers, leaders, administrators statistical...
Abstract Background: Starting in November 2017, 3 liver transplant centers a single health care system tested and implemented new protocol to begin accepting livers from hepatitis C virus–seropositive donors for seronegative recipients. Although reports show an increase after implementation, there are no details regarding uptake at each center. Literature is limited on implementation that developed disseminated by the same producers. The purpose of this study was evaluate adopted system....
Category: Ankle Introduction/Purpose: The indications for total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) have greatly expanded over the past decade. This rapid growth has been made possible with evidence-based medicine. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) primary outcome measure in many of these studies. To evaluate quality evidence underlying TAA, we must first understand what PROs used evaluation TAA. Methods: goal this study was to conduct a systematic review literature from 2010 2021 capturing all studies...