Health Services Research – Recent Publications

ECU Department of Surgery
Health Services Research Publications
1 January – 31 December 2019

Irish, William, PhD

  1. Mosquera C, Johnson HM, Mitsakos AT, Neill NE, Bellamy N, Irish W, Zervos EE, Laks S. Predictive Value of Preoperative Serum CA19-9 on Margin Status. Am Surg. 2019 Sep 1;85(9):965-972.
  2. Walsh DS, Gantt NL, Irish W, Sanfey HA, Stein SL. Policies and practice regarding pregnancy and maternity leave: An international survey. Am J Surg. 2019 Oct;218(4):798-802.
  3. Johnson HM, Irish W, Muzaffar M, Vohra NA, Wong JH. Quantifying the relationship between age at diagnosis and breast cancer-specific mortality. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Oct;177(3):713-722.
  4. Brandman D, Lin H, McManus A, Agarwal S, Gache LM, Irish W, Gollob J, Živković SA. Evaluating Prognostic Factors for Liver Transplantation Among United States Patients With Hereditary Transthyretin-Mediated (hATTR) Amyloidosis Using National Registry Data. Prog Transplant. 2019 Sep;29(3):213-219.
  5. Johnson HM, Irish W, Vohra NA, Wong JH. The effect of local therapy on breast cancer-specific mortality of women with occult breast cancer and advanced nodal disease (N2/N3): a population analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Aug;177(1):155-164.
  6. Schwartz JJ, Lee E, Butler AP, Facklam DP, Franks B, Spalding JR, Vassilakis ME, Thal GD, Irish WD. The Association of Tacrolimus Formulation Switching with Trough Concentration Variability: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Tacrolimus Use Post-Kidney Transplantation Based on National Drug Code (NDC) Numbers. Adv Ther. 2019 Jun;36(6):1358-1369.
  7. Ravindra KV, Sanoff S, Vikraman D, Zaaroura A, Nanavati A, Sudan D, Irish W. Lymphocyte depletion and risk of acute rejection in renal transplant recipients at increased risk for delayed graft function. Am J Transplant. 2019 Mar;19(3):781-789.
  8. Axelrod DA, Schnitzler MA, Xiao H, Irish W, Tuttle-Newhall E, Chang SH, Kasiske BL, Alhamad T, Lentine KL. An economic assessment of contemporary kidney transplant practice. Am J Transplant. 2018 May;18(5):1168-1176.
  9. Ryan M, Donato BMK, Irish W, Gasteyger C, L’Italien G, Laurence J. Economic Impact of Early-in-Hospital Diagnosis and Initiation of Eculizumab in Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome. Pharmacoeconomics. 2019 Dec 12.

    Vohra, Nasreen, MD

    1. Schreier AM, Johnson LA, Vohra NA, Muzaffar M, Kyle B. Post-Treatment Symptoms of Pain, Anxiety, Sleep Disturbance, and Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors. Pain Manag Nurs. 2019 Apr;20(2):146-151.
    2. Johnson HM, Irish W, Vohra NA, Wong JH. The effect of local therapy on breast cancer-specific mortality of women with occult breast cancer and advanced nodal disease (N2/N3): a population analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Aug;177(1):155-164.
    3. Johnson HM, Irish W, Muzaffar M, Vohra NA, Wong JH. Quantifying the relationship between age at diagnosis and breast cancer-specific mortality. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Oct;177(3):713-722.
    4. Byun JS, Park S, Yi DI, Shin JH, Hernandez SG, Hewitt SM, Nicklaus MC, Peach ML, Guasch L, Tang B, Wakefield LM, Yan T, Caban A, Jones A, Kabbout M, Vohra N, Nápoles AM, Singhal S, Yancey R, De Siervi A, Gardner K. Epigenetic re-wiring of breast cancer by pharmacological targeting of C-terminal binding protein. Cell Death Dis. 2019 Sep 18;10(10):689
    5. Torres E, Richman AR, Schreier AM, Vohra N, Verbanac K. An Evaluation of a Rural Community-Based Breast Education and Navigation Program: Highlights and Lessons Learned. J Cancer Educ. 2019 Apr;34(2):277-284.
    6. Vohra NA, Brinkley J, Kachare S, Muzaffar M. Reply to “Letter to the Editor” intent of surgery of the primary tumor in metastatic breast cancer remains palliative. Breast J. 2019 Mar;25(2):354-355.

    Wong, Jan, MD

    1. Johnson HM, Irish W, Vohra NA, Wong JH. The effect of local therapy on breast cancer-specific mortality of women with occult breast cancer and advanced nodal disease (N2/N3): a population analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Aug;177(1):155-164.
    2. Johnson HM, Irish W, Muzaffar M, Vohra NA, Wong JH. Quantifying the relationship between age at diagnosis and breast cancer-specific mortality. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Oct;177(3):713-722.