Caitlin B. Finn

ORCID: 0000-0002-1699-8114
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Research Areas
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Hip and Femur Fractures
  • Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Healthcare Systems and Technology
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Medical Coding and Health Information
  • Medical Education and Admissions
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare

Cornell University
2016-2025

University of Pennsylvania
2021-2025

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2023-2024

Weill Cornell Medicine
2018-2024

Presbyterian Hospital
2019-2024

New York Hospital Queens
2019-2024

NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
2019-2024

University of Pennsylvania Health System
2022-2023

Baylor College of Medicine
2023

American College of Medical Genetics
2023

The aim of this study was to develop and validate an instrument measure Belonging in Surgery among surgical residents.

10.1097/sla.0000000000006234 article EN Annals of Surgery 2024-02-13

Large tumor size is associated with poorer outcomes in well-differentiated thyroid cancer, yet it remains unclear whether >4 cm alone confers increased risk, independent of other markers aggressive disease. The goal this study was to assess the relationship between size, high-risk histopathological features, and survival cancer evaluate significance 4 as a cutoff for management decisions.

10.1089/thy.2023.0327 article EN Thyroid 2024-06-15

Sixty-five million individuals in the US live primary care shortage areas with nearly one-third of Medicare patients need a health professional. Periodic examinations and preventive visits have demonstrated benefit for surgical patients; however, impact professional shortages on adverse outcomes from surgery is largely unknown.

10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2742 article EN JAMA Surgery 2023-07-19

Abstract Neuronal activity sculpts brain development by inducing the transcription of genes such as brain‐derived neurotrophic factor ( Bdnf ) that modulate function synapses. Sensory experience is transduced into changes in gene via activation calcium signaling pathways downstream both L‐type voltage‐gated channels (L‐ VGCC s) and NMDA ‐type glutamate receptors NMDAR s). These converge on regulation factors including calcium‐response (Ca RF ). Although Ca dispensable for transcriptional...

10.1111/jnc.13556 article EN Journal of Neurochemistry 2016-01-30

Importance Adverse patient events are inevitable in surgical practice. Objectives To characterize the impact of adverse on surgeons and trainees, identify coping mechanisms, assess whether current forms support sufficient. Design, Setting, Participants In this mixed-methods study, a validated survey instrument was adapted distributed to trainees from 7 programs, qualitative interviews were conducted with faculty 4 departments an urban academic health system. Main Outcomes Measures The...

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.14329 article EN cc-by-nc-nd JAMA Network Open 2024-06-03

Background and Purpose— Most cryptogenic strokes are thought to have an embolic source. We sought determine whether associated with visceral infarcts, which usually embolic. Methods— Among patients prospectively enrolled in CAESAR (Cornell Acute Stroke Academic Registry), we selected those a contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomographic scan within 1 year of admission. Our exposure variable was adjudicated stroke subtype per the Trial ORG 10172 Treatment classification. outcome renal or...

10.1161/strokeaha.117.020035 article EN Stroke 2018-01-25

Background: The United States is in the midst of an opioid crisis. Injection drug use a major risk factor for necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI) by introducing bacteria into tissues. Repetitive infection and atypical pathogens may be tangible manifestations Methods: We describe recidivism two cases NSTI involving abuse at single institution review pertinent international literature. Results: rare. Patients with chronic injection use, however, particular repetitive organisms....

10.1089/sur.2019.187 article EN Surgical Infections 2020-01-07

Introduction: Kidney transplant candidates are occasionally found during the pre-transplant evaluation to have a suspicious mass in native kidney. Further work-up and management of such may delay transplantation for several months, which create logistic barriers transplant, particularly if there timing constraints donor. In this study, we report our experience with simultaneous living donor kidney laparoscopic nephrectomy, where indication nephrectomy was lesion. Methods: We performed...

10.1089/end.2020.0841 article EN Journal of Endourology 2020-11-26

Variation in outcomes across hospitals adversely affects surgical patients. The use of high-quality varies by population, which may contribute to disparities.To simulate the implications data-driven hospital selection for social welfare among patients who underwent colorectal cancer surgery.This economic evaluation used inpatient file from Florida Agency Health Care Administration. Surgical were treated between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2018 (training cohort), estimate performance....

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.55999 article EN cc-by-nc-nd JAMA Network Open 2023-02-15

PURPOSE Staging information is essential for colorectal cancer research. Medicare claims are an important source of population-level data but currently lack oncologic stage. We aimed to develop a claims-based model identify stage at diagnosis in patients with cancer. METHODS included age 66 years or older the SEER-Medicare registry. Using diagnosed from 2014 2016, we developed models (multinomial logistic regression, elastic net and random forest) classify into I-II, III, IV on basis...

10.1200/cci.23.00003 article EN JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 2023-05-01

This qualitative study examines how incentive-based and salary-only compensation models affect academic surgeons.

10.1001/jamasurg.2023.4669 article EN JAMA Surgery 2023-10-25
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