Heidi D Nelson

ORCID: 0000-0003-2308-8167
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Research Areas
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • AI in cancer detection
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Hip and Femur Fractures
  • Urinary Tract Infections Management

Kaiser Permanente
2021-2024

American College of Surgeons
2023

Kaiser Permanente Tysons Corner Medical Center
2023

Weatherford College
2023

Oregon Health & Science University
2012-2021

WinnMed
2005-2021

Mayo Clinic in Arizona
1990-2020

Mayo Clinic
1999-2020

Providence Health & Services
2008-2018

Institute for Medical Informatics and Biostatistics
1993-2018

A breast pathology diagnosis provides the basis for clinical treatment and management decisions; however, its accuracy is inadequately understood.To quantify magnitude of diagnostic disagreement among pathologists compared with a consensus panel reference to evaluate associated patient pathologist characteristics.Study who interpret biopsies in practices 8 US states.Participants independently interpreted slides between November 2011 May 2014 from test sets 60 (240 total cases, 1 slide per...

10.1001/jama.2015.1405 article EN JAMA 2015-03-17

<b>Objective</b>&nbsp;To quantify the accuracy and reproducibility of pathologists' diagnoses melanocytic skin lesions. <b>Design</b>&nbsp;Observer study. <b>Setting</b>&nbsp;10 US states. <b>Participants</b>&nbsp;Skin biopsy cases (n=240), grouped into sets 36 or 48. Pathologists from 10 states were randomized to independently interpret same set on two occasions (phases 1 2), at least eight months apart. <b>Main outcome measures</b>&nbsp;Pathologists' interpretations condensed five classes:...

10.1136/bmj.j2813 article EN cc-by-nc BMJ 2017-06-28

Background: Women screened with digital mammography may receive false-positive and false-negative results subsequent imaging biopsies. How these outcomes vary by age, time since the last screening, individual risk factors is unclear. Objective: To determine associated results, additional imaging, biopsies among a general population of women for breast cancer. Design: Analysis registry data. Setting: Participating facilities at 5 U.S. Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium registries linkages...

10.7326/m15-0971 article EN cc-by Annals of Internal Medicine 2016-01-12

Since the Oregon Death with Dignity Act was passed in November 1994, physicians have faced prospect of legalized physician-assisted suicide. We studied attitudes and current practices relation to assisted

10.1056/nejm199602013340507 article EN New England Journal of Medicine 1996-02-01
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