A5102835222- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Disaster Response and Management
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
City University of New York
2022-2025
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
2017-2022
Northwell Health
2017-2022
Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
2019-2022
Development Fund
2022
Creative Commons
2022
Hofstra University
2019-2022
Museum of Heilongjiang Province
2021
New York Proton Center
2020
Stony Brook University
2019-2020
BackgroundEighty percent of global cardiovascular disease (CVD) is projected to occur in low- and middle -income countries (LMICs), yet local epidemiological data are scarce. We provide the first population-based, adjudicated CVD prevalence estimates Port-au-Prince, Haiti describe spectrum heart investigate associated risk factors.MethodsDemographic, medical history, clinical, imaging laboratory were collected among adults recruited using multistage random sampling from 2019 2021. Prevalent...
Background Multimorbidity is increasingly prevalent in lower‐ and middle‐income countries. Health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) has been inversely associated with multimorbidity but understudied We report cardiovascular disease (CVD) Haiti its association HRQOL. Methods Results used data from the CVD Cohort, a population‐based longitudinal cohort adults. was 2+ risk factors/diseases at enrollment. HRQOL measured using Short Form‐12, yielding physical component summary/mental summary scores...
Background: Cooking with polluting fuels is common in low- and middle-income countries may impact blood pressure, yet data on this association urban Haiti limited. This study describes the prevalence of fuel use indoor cooking, evaluates their associations whether effects are heterogeneous by sex Haiti. Methods: Using cross-sectional from Cardiovascular Disease Cohort study, cooking was estimated. The between systolic pressure (SBP), diastolic (DBP) hypertension (HTN) (mean SBP ≥140 mmHg or...
Importance Social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with outcomes. Thus, providing referrals for unmet social needs within clinical settings may improve the children. Objective To examine prevalence and demographic characteristics pediatric families their association accepting help from a practice. Design, Setting, Participants This cross-sectional study examined data comprehensive SDOH screening referral program at large academic practice in US. were caregivers patients younger...
Objective: To assess the effect of displacement due to Hurricane Sandy on mental health outcomes among residents greater New York City (NYC) area.Design: Prospective, cross sectional.Setting: NYC area residents, including Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island.Participants: In a 4.25 year period (June 2012 September 2016), convenience sample 1,615 adult from completed validated measures hurricane exposure (including displacement), perceived stress, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress...
Hurricane Sandy continues to affect the mental health of New York residents. This study examined associations between Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) and difficulties (MHD) including symptoms anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Participants (N = 1,356) recruited from metropolitan area completed questionnaires regarding their PTG, demographics, MHD, hurricane experiences. A weighted least squares regression assessed association MHD PTG. post hoc analysis determined whether...
Abstract Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can have increased risk of mortality shortly after intubation. The aim this study is to develop a model using predictors early intubation from COVID-19. A retrospective 1945 intubated patients COVID-19 admitted 12 Northwell hospitals in the greater New York City area was performed. Logistic regression backward selection applied. This evaluated 14-day for patients. within 14 days included older age, history chronic kidney disease,...
Rationale: During the first wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York City, number mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients rapidly surpassed capacity traditional intensive care units (ICUs), resulting health systems utilizing other areas as expanded ICUs to provide critical care. Objectives: To evaluate mortality admitted compared with those ICUs. Methods: Multicenter, retrospective, cohort study at 11 Northwell Health hospitals greater City area between March 1, 2020 and...
Abstract Exposure to 2012's Hurricane Sandy differed by community across New York City and nearby Long Island, the differential impact of exposure on mental health concerns must be studied enhance resilience in vulnerable communities. We assessed association between self‐reported subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, obtained through validated questionnaires completed residents lower Manhattan ( n = 1,134), Queens/Long Island (LI)/Staten (SI; 622), Rockaways 1,011); mean...
ABSTRACT Objective: Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017 and resulted in widespread flooding Houston the surrounding areas. This study aimed to explore associations between exposure various mental health symptoms. Methods: Self-reported demographics, hurricane exposure, symptomatology were obtained from residents of greater area through convenience sampling for a pilot study, 5 months after storm January 25-29, 2018 (N = 161). Results: Increased score was significantly...
In the past decade, prostate cancer screening decreased, raising concern of delays in diagnosis and leading to an increase new cases metastatic cancer. This study evaluated whether these changes may have impacted trends incidence survival.Metastatic diagnoses from 2008-2016 were identified Surveillance, Epidemiology, End Results (SEER) 18 registries. Age-adjusted rates per 100 000 calculated by time periods demographic variables. Two-year all-cause cancer-specific mortality for patients...
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated significant psychological distress among health care workers worldwide. New York State, particularly City and surrounding counties, were especially affected, experienced over 430,000 cases 25,000 deaths by mid-August 2020. We hypothesized that physicians trainees (residents/fellows) who redeployed outside of their specialty to treat inpatients would have higher burnout.We conducted a cross-sectional survey assess burnout attending trainee provided patient...
OBJECTIVES: Cardiac arrest and subsequent resuscitation have been shown to deplete plasma phospholipids. This depletion of phospholipids in circulating may contribute organ damage postresuscitation. Our aim was identify the diminishment essential postresuscitation develop a novel therapeutic approach supplementing these depleted that are required prevent dysfunction postcardiac arrest, which lead improved survival. DESIGN: Clinical case control study followed by translational laboratory...
Introduction Obesity is associated with increased risk of non-communicable diseases and death increasing rapidly in low- middle-income countries, including Haiti. There limited population-based data on body mass index (BMI) waist circumference (WC) factors This study describes BMI WC, obesity using a cohort from Port-au-Prince. Methods Baseline sociodemographic clinical were collected participants the Haiti CVD Cohort Study between March 2019 August 2021. Weight was categorized by (kg/m 2 )...
Haiti is one of the most food-insecure (FIS) nations in world, with increasing rates overweight and obesity. This study aimed to characterize FIS among households urban assess relationship between body mass index (BMI) using enrollment data from Cardiovascular Disease Cohort Study. was characterized as no/low, moderate/high, extreme based on Household Food Security Scale. Multinomial logistic generalized estimating equations were used evaluate association categories BMI, obesity defined BMI...
Objectives To evaluate whether the association between Hurricane Sandy exposures and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity was greater for exposed community members compared with responders. Methods Data were analysed from three existing studies similar methodologies (N=1648): two studies, Leaders in Gathering Hope Together (n=531) Project Restoration (n=763); Sandy/World Trade Center Responders Study (n=354). Sandy-related PTSD symptoms measured using checklist-specific...
Objectives To examine whether hurricane exposure, lack of access to medical care (LAMC), and displacement during Hurricane Sandy were associated with PTSD other mental health (MH) symptoms among older adult New York residents. Methods Participants ( N = 411) ≥60 years old at the time survey data collection (1–4 post-Sandy). Outcomes included PTSD, depression, anxiety stress. displacement, LAMC primary predictors. Results Older adults greater exposure had increased anxiety, stress symptoms. a...
COVID-19 in-hospital morbidity and mortality in people living with HIV (PLWH) were compared to HIV-negative patients within a New York City metropolitan health system, the hardest hit region United States early pandemic. A total of 10,202 inpatients diagnosed COVID-19, which 99 PLWH. PLWH younger (58.3 years (SD = 12.42) versus 64.32 16.77), p < 0.001) had higher prevalence men (73.7% 57.9%, 0.002) Blacks (43.4% 21.7%, than population. malignancies (18% 7%, 0.001), chronic liver disease...
Introduction: Informed decision-making in localized prostate cancer must consider the natural history of disease, risks treatment, and competing from other causes. Other-cause mortality has often been associated with comorbidity or treatment-related side effects. We aimed to examine association between aggressiveness cause mortality.
 Methods: Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, End Results’ (SEER)18 registries, patients diagnosed 2004 2015 were identified. Patients categorized into low-,...
Aim: To compare patterns and rates of recurrence in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma by human papilloma virus (HPV) status. Patients & methods: Retrospective chart review 155 diagnosed between 2012 2014 at a single center. Results: Two-year recurrence-free survival was higher HPV-positive tumors compared negative (85.2% [standard error = 0.03] versus 59.3% 0.09]; p < .001) the former proportionally less likely to have locoregional recurrence. had incidence second primary...
Most studies associating circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) with outcome in lung cancer treatment were either cross-sectional or, if longitudinal, only analyzed a limited number of genes. This study evaluated the potential utilizing ctDNA profiled by panel common genes to monitor burden and reveal molecular characteristics along course.Twenty Chinese non-small cell (NSCLC) patients serial plasma samples collected (I) before starting on first- or second-line treatment, (II) at stable disease (III)...