Adjunct Professor
M_MED-VAMC-DGIM
Publications
Declining Opioid and Rising Nonopioid Analgesic Prescriptions Among 364,000 Veterans With Cirrhosis, 2010-2021.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
Mortality and Generalizability of the National Lung Screening Trial.
JAMA network open
Perceived Safety of Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Changes in Perception over Time (2017-2021): A National Survey of US Adults.
Journal of general internal medicine
Service Outcomes for Germline Test Delivery for Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer.
JAMA network open
The impact of cannabis co-use and cannabis use disorder on interest in and barriers to tobacco cessation.
Addictive behaviors
Social determinants of health associated with receipt of psychotherapy for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
Journal of psychiatric research
Health-Related Social Needs and Outpatient and Emergency Department Use Among US Women Veterans: NHIS 2015-2018.
Journal of general internal medicine
Annual Variant-Targeted Vaccination to Prevent Severe COVID-19 in Cohorts With Vaccine-Derived and Hybrid Immunity.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Does Cannabis Use Reduce Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Pain, and Insomnia Among Older Adults? A Systematic Review.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Association of Smoking Cannabis With Cardiovascular Events Among Veterans With Coronary Artery Disease.
Circulation
COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Disruptions in Routine Cirrhosis Care and Associated Clinical Outcomes among San Francisco Bay Area Veterans.
Gastro hep advances
Substance use and use disorders among Veterans on long-term opioid therapy.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Cannabis Use Among Older Adults.
JAMA network open
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Rates Among U.S. Military Veteran Females and Males and Non-Veterans in the National Health Interview Survey.
Military medicine
Improving diagnosis-based quality measures: an application of machine learning to the prediction of substance use disorder among outpatients.
BMJ open quality
Women and men veterans' initiation, engagement, and retention in treatment for substance use disorders: A cross-sectional investigation using VHA administrative data.
Journal of substance use and addiction treatment
Mainstreaming improved adoption of germline testing for Veterans Affairs patients with metastatic prostate cancer without exacerbating disparities.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics
Management of patients at risk of harms from both continuing and discontinuing their long-term opioid therapy: A qualitative study to inform the gap in clinical practice guidelines.
Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain
Receipt of Smoking Cessation Medications and Smoking Abstinence Among Veterans Prescribed Opioid Analgesics With and Without Cannabis Use.
Journal of general internal medicine
Cannabis legalization and changes in cannabis and tobacco/nicotine use and co-use in a national cohort of U.S. adults during 2017-2021.
The International journal on drug policy
Average Daily Dose Trajectories for Episodes of Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.
Substance use & addiction journal
Development and validation of machine-learning algorithms predicting retention, overdoses, and all-cause mortality among US military veterans treated with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.
Journal of addictive diseases
Re-thinking all-cause COVID-19 hospitalizations as a surrogate measure for severe illness in observational surveillance studies.
Scientific reports
Application of a comprehensive disability measure: Disability prevalence among US Veterans and non-veterans from the National Health Interview Survey Data from 2015 to 2018.
Preventive medicine
Behavioral weight management use in the Veterans Health Administration: Sociodemographic and health correlates.
Eating behaviors
AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION INJECTION FREQUENCY: Effects of Distance Traveled and Travel Support.
Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Cigarette Smoking Among Veterans at High Risk for Suicide: Challenges and Opportunities for Intervention.
Military medicine
Abnormal cervical cancer screening results among US Veteran and non-Veteran participants in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
Preventive medicine reports
Differing time trends for alcohol misuse and alcohol use disorder among Veteran men: A comparison of population surveillance and clinical data.
Addictive behaviors
Tobacco Cessation Prescription Utilization Rates Among Veterans with Cancer Who Smoke.
Journal of general internal medicine
Perceptions of Safety of Daily Cannabis vs Tobacco Smoking and Secondhand Smoke Exposure, 2017-2021.
JAMA network open
Comparative mRNA booster effectiveness against death or hospitalization with COVID-19 pneumonia across at-risk US Veteran populations.
Nature communications
Veterans Health Administration Healthcare Coverage and Medical Financial Hardship in Low-Income Veterans.
American journal of preventive medicine
Trends in substance use disorder diagnoses among Veterans, 2009-2019.
The American journal on addictions
Patient and Provider Perspectives on Benefits and Harms of Continuing, Tapering, and Discontinuing Long-Term Opioid Therapy.
Journal of general internal medicine
Genetics professionals are key to the integration of genetic testing within the practice of frontline clinicians.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics
National prevalence of IC/BPS in women and men utilizing veterans health administration data.
Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use and Discontinuation Among Patients in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration.
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
Self-reported Changes in Cannabis Use Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic among US Adults.
Journal of psychoactive drugs
Provider perceptions of challenges to identifying women Veterans with hazardous substance use.
BMC health services research
Long-Term Opioid Use Among Veterans with Cirrhosis: High-Dose Prescriptions in an Exceedingly High-Risk Population.
Journal of general internal medicine
The Heart and Cannabis (THC) Cohort: Differences in Baseline Health and Behaviors by Cannabis Use.
Journal of general internal medicine
Depression complexity prevalence and outcomes among veterans affairs patients in integrated primary care.
Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare
Association of Social Determinants of Health and Their Cumulative Impact on Hospitalization Among a National Sample of Community-Dwelling US Adults.
Journal of general internal medicine
Author reply.
General hospital psychiatry
Prevalence of substance use and substance-related disorders among US Veterans Health Administration patients.
Drug and alcohol dependence
Preventive Care Delivery After the Veterans Choice Program.
American journal of preventive medicine
Mental disorder prevalence among populations impacted by coronavirus pandemics: A multilevel meta-analytic study of COVID-19, MERS & SARS.
General hospital psychiatry
Addressing the mental health impact of COVID-19 through population health.
Clinical psychology review
Correction to "Relationship of neighborhood social determinants of health on racial/ethnic mortality disparities in US veterans-Mediation and moderating effects".
Health services research
Comparative Effectiveness of Carotid Endarterectomy vs Initial Medical Therapy in Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis.
JAMA neurology
Relationship of neighborhood social determinants of health on racial/ethnic mortality disparities in US veterans-Mediation and moderating effects.
Health services research
Race Differences in Patient Experience by Hispanic Ethnicity Among Veteran Health Administration Users.
Journal of general internal medicine
Dynamic waitlisted design for evaluating a randomized trial of evidence-based quality improvement of comprehensive women's health care implementation in low-performing VA facilities.
Implementation science communications
Commentary on Gibson et al. (2020): Medications for opioid use disorder- access, retention, and safety.
Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Weight Perceptions and Weight Loss Attempts: Military Service Matters.
Military medicine
Use of alcohol as a sleep aid, unhealthy drinking behaviors, and sleeping pill use among women veterans.
Sleep health
Accelerating the Growth of Evidence-Based Care for Women and Men Veterans.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Obesity and Health Care Experiences among Women and Men Veterans.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Complementary and Integrated Health Approaches: What Do Veterans Use and Want.
Journal of general internal medicine
National Rate of Tobacco and Substance Use Disorders Among Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients.
The American journal of medicine
Rates and Impact of Adherence to Recommended Care for Unhealthy Alcohol Use.
Journal of general internal medicine
Substance Use Disorders Among Veterans in a Nationally Representative Sample: Prevalence and Associated Functioning and Treatment Utilization.
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
Assessing Brief Intervention for Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Comparison of Electronic Health Record Documentation and Patient Self-Report.
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
Identifying women veterans with unhealthy alcohol use using gender-tailored screening.
The American journal on addictions
Does Documented Brief Intervention Predict Decreases in Alcohol Use in Primary Care?
Substance use & misuse
Differences by Veteran/civilian status and gender in associations between childhood adversity and alcohol and drug use disorders.
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services for Women in the Veterans Health Administration.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Racial And Ethnic Disparities Persist At Veterans Health Administration Patient-Centered Medical Homes.
Health affairs (Project Hope)
The Obesity Epidemic in the Veterans Health Administration: Prevalence Among Key Populations of Women and Men Veterans.
Journal of general internal medicine
Prevalence of substance misuse among US veterans in the general population.
The American journal on addictions
Receptivity to alcohol-related care among U.S. women Veterans with alcohol misuse.
Journal of addictive diseases
Are Improvements in Measured Performance Driven by Better Treatment or "Denominator Management"?
Journal of general internal medicine
Alcohol Consumption Levels and All-Cause Mortality Among Women Veterans and Non-Veterans Enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative.
The Gerontologist
Factors Affecting Women's Disclosure of Alcohol Misuse in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study with U.S. Military Veterans.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Possible Alternatives to Diagnosis-Based Denominators for Addiction Treatment Quality Measures.
Journal of substance abuse treatment
Reproductive health diagnoses of women veterans using department of Veterans Affairs health care.
Medical care
Alcohol and drug misuse, abuse, and dependence in women veterans.
Epidemiologic reviews
National prevalence and correlates of alcohol misuse in women veterans.
Journal of substance abuse treatment
The prevalence and correlates of risky driving behavior among National Guard soldiers.
Traffic injury prevention
Commentary: extending organizational schema for causal effects.
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
Childbearing is not associated with young women's long-term obesity risk.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
Substance use among women veterans: epidemiology to evidence-based treatment.
Journal of addictive diseases
The "Latina epidemiologic paradox" revisited: the role of birthplace and acculturation in predicting infant low birth weight for Latinas in Los Angeles, CA.
Journal of immigrant and minority health
Bhavnani et Al. respond to "assessing mechanistic interaction".
American journal of epidemiology
Antidepressant agents and suicide death among US Department of Veterans Affairs patients in depression treatment.
Journal of clinical psychopharmacology
Air pollutant exposure and preterm and term small-for-gestational-age births in Detroit, Michigan: long-term trends and associations.
Environment international
Emergent anxiety after antidepressant initiation: a retrospective cohort study of Veterans Affairs Health System patients with depression.
Clinical therapeutics
Estimated deaths attributable to social factors in the United States.
American journal of public health
The impact of different causal models on estimated effects of disinfection by-products on preterm birth.
Environmental research
Electroconvulsive therapy for major depression within the Veterans Health Administration.
Journal of affective disorders
Examining the relationship between clinical monitoring and suicide risk among patients with depression: matched case-control study and instrumental variable approaches.
Health services research
Predictors of alternative antidepressant agent initiation among U. S. veterans diagnosed with depression.
Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety
Re: Promoting healthy skepticism in the news: helping journalists get it right.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Adjustment for response bias via two-phase analysis: an application.
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
Exploratory data mining analysis identifying subgroups of patients with depression who are at high risk for suicide.
The Journal of clinical psychiatry
Methodological issues in studies of air pollution and reproductive health.
Environmental research
Higher-risk periods for suicide among VA patients receiving depression treatment: prioritizing suicide prevention efforts.
Journal of affective disorders
Meeting report: atmospheric pollution and human reproduction.
Environmental health perspectives
Suicide mortality among individuals receiving treatment for depression in the Veterans Affairs health system: associations with patient and treatment setting characteristics.
American journal of public health
Ambient air pollution and preterm birth in the environment and pregnancy outcomes study at the University of California, Los Angeles.
American journal of epidemiology
Estimated effects of disinfection by-products on preterm birth in a population served by a single water utility.
Environmental health perspectives
Preterm birth: the interaction of traffic-related air pollution with economic hardship in Los Angeles neighborhoods.
American journal of epidemiology
Correlates of active and passive smoking in the California Teachers Study cohort.
Journal of women's health (2002)
Comparison of methods for identifying a population-based sample of Filipina women for a health survey.
Ethnicity & disease
Commentary: Vitamin supplement use and confounding by lifestyle.
International journal of epidemiology
Correlates of vitamin supplement use in the United States: data from the California Teachers Study cohort.
Cancer causes & control : CCC
Recent diet and breast cancer risk: the California Teachers Study (USA).
Cancer causes & control : CCC
Phytoestrogens and thyroid cancer risk: the San Francisco Bay Area thyroid cancer study.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology