Ongoing Studies

  • Proctectomy in high versus low volume hospitals
  • Comparative effectiveness of robotic vs. conventional proctectomy
  • Alvimopan in intestinal and non-intestinal surgery
  • Readmission, Survival, LOS comparison of patients undergoing mitral valve repair and replacement: Retrospective analysis of Medicare Fee for Service Beneficiaries
  • Comorbidities and Economic Burden of Heart Failure in the US Medicare Population
  • Health Care Resource Utilization and Costs among Patients diagnosed with sporadic inclusion body myositis in Medicare Population
  • Treatment Patterns and Adverse Events for patients newly diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma
  • Treatment Patterns and Burden of Alzheimer Disease’s Disease in the US Medicare Population
  • Proton Pump Inhibitor Utilization among Medicaid Patients with Hepatitis C
  • Ongoing project of short and long-term outcomes of mechanical circulatory support (multiple projects assessing complications, organ function, impact of tricuspid valve repair, impact of aortic valve repair, etc.)
  • Role of mechanical circulatory support for the treatment of post-myocardial infarction cardiogenic shock
  • Multi-center registry of mechanical circulatory support for cardiogenic shock
  • Impact of blood product utilization and anemia on outcome of aortic valve replacement
  • Cross-cultural comparative evaluation of cardiac surgical risk models
  • Readmission, Survival, LOS comparison of patients undergoing mitral valve repair and replacement: Retrospective analysis of Medicare Fee for Service Beneficiaries