Kaiser Permanente Biostatistical Consulting Unit

Dana Clutter, MD, and team: Zahra Samiezade-Yazd, MPH, Jamila H. Champsi, MD, Jeffrey Schapiro, MD, and Michael Silverberg, PhD, MPH, collaborated with the Community Health Program and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research to answer this important public health question.  Article: https://lnkd.in/gRH6at4V Citation: Clutter DS, Samiezade-Yazd Z, Champsi JH, Schapiro J, Silverberg MJ. Antibiotic duration and route for treatment of adults with uncomplicated streptococcal bloodstream infections: a retrospective study in a large healthcare system. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 Aug 7;68(8):e0022024. doi: 10.1128/aac.00220-24. Epub 2024 Jul 8. PMID: 38975753; PMCID: PMC11304718.

Dr. Eve Zaritsky’s (LinkedIn: eve zaritsky) contribution to public health and clinical research is prolific. Dr. Zaritsky is a respected educator and serves as the Assistant Program Director for the Kaiser Oakland Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program (https://lnkd.in/g9mmdWGk), where she directs resident research, and as the Co-Director of the KPNC SCORE (https://lnkd.in/gAE3P25q), where she mentors medical students conducting OB/GYN research. This work contributes to the development of scholarly oriented physicians, widening the body of knowledge of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and transgender health care, benefitting both Kaiser Permanente members and the wider community. Learn more about her background here: https://lnkd.in/gJe_7kU3

Last weekend the BSCU held its 2nd annual team picnic! We had an amazing afternoon enjoying the perfect weather and delicious food with colleagues and family, as well as a sizeable pack of BSCU four-legged friends. Special shout out to Dr. Tracy Lieu, who joined us with her husband Jim and sweet Labradoodle, Leo. We celebrated her esteemed 12-year tenure as our Kaiser Permanente Division of Research Director, and we are excited to collaborate with her in her next career chapter, as she provides vital support to Kaiser Permanente Northern California Residency and Fellowship Programs!

Amir H. Sabouri, MD, PhD, (LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/gqwfBs9R) and team: Brian Yurgionas, MD, MS, Sara Khorasani, MD, Edward J. Durant, MD, MPH, Jafar Kafaie, MD, PhD, Yun-Yi Hung, PhD, Jeffery G. Klingman, MD, and Siamack Nemazie, MD,  collaborated with the Community Health Program and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research to answer this important public health question.  Article: https://lnkd.in/gXSi_tgW Citation: Sabouri AH, Yurgionas B, Khorasani S, Durant EJ, Kafaie J, Hung YY, Klingman JG, Nemazie S. Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Patients With Exertional Rhabdomyolysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Aug 1;7(8):e2427464. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.27464. PMID: 39136944; PMCID: PMC11322840.

GME Alumni Spotlight: Jennifer W. H. Wong, MD Dr. Jennifer W. H. Wong (LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/gdruYCZn) was a Fellow in the Kaiser Permanente Graduate Medical Education (GME) Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship Program from 2020-2023, where her work has expanded the body of knowledge in urogynecology and transgender care, benefitting both Kaiser Permanente members and the wider community. Dr. Wong currently serves as the first gender-affirming pelvic surgeon in Hawaii at the Queen’s University Medical Group. Learn more about her background here: https://lnkd.in/gxFdvq5v

**ATTN: KPNC Graduate Medical Education (GME) Community** We have partnered with GME research stakeholders to develop and launch a new online portal for our approved GME trainees to request research support from the Division of Research Biostatistical Consulting Unit (DOR-BSCU).  This portal is officially live, and we are now offering multiple consultation types to better accommodate your needs! Please use this new link to the DOR-BSCU Consultation Request Form - GME (https://lnkd.in/gKYeWeHE) to request research support! See the BSCU-GME Consultation Types Guide (https://lnkd.in/gn7cCcY9) for consultation type definitions and further detail. Please note that the links must be accessed on a KP device. Please contact us at bscu@kp.org if you have any questions. We look forward to partnering with you on your next project!

Nikolas R. Block-Wheeler, MD, and team: Jeanne Darbinian, MS, MPH, Ghedak Ansari, MD, MPH, and Megan Durr, MD, collaborated with the Oakland Head and Neck Surgery Residency Program, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Residency and Fellowship Programs and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research to answer this important public health question.  Article: https://lnkd.in/gTCQah2Z Citation: Block-Wheeler NR, Darbinian J, Ansari G, Durr M. Association of Pain Disorder and Psychiatric Disease With Surgical Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Jun;168(6):1557-1566. doi: 10.1002/ohn.223. Epub 2023 Feb 5. PMID: 36939590.

Patrick J. Van Winkle, MD, and team: Samantha N. Lee, Qiaoling Chen, MS, Aileen S. Baecker, PhD, Dustin W. Ballard, MD, David R. Vinson, MD, Tara L. Greenhow, MD, Tran H. P. Nguyen, MD, Beverly R. Young, MD, Amy L. Alabaster, MPH, Jie Huang, PhD, Stacy Park, PhD, and Adam L. Sharp, MD, collaborated with the Garfield Memorial Fund and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research to answer this important public health question.  Article: https://lnkd.in/g9VB4uMN Citation: Van Winkle PJ, Lee SN, Chen Q, Baecker AS, Ballard DW, Vinson DR, Greenhow TL, Nguyen THP, Young BR, Alabaster AL, Huang J, Park S, Sharp AL. Clinical management and outcomes for febrile infants 29-60 days evaluated in community emergency departments. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2022 Jun 17;3(3):e12754. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12754. PMID: 35765310; PMCID: PMC9206108.

Mark T. Dillon, MD, and team: Makdine Dontsi, MS, Amy Alabaster, MPH, and Michael C. Vance, MD, collaborated with the Community Health Program and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research to answer this important public health question.  Article: https://lnkd.in/exxFRGQG Citation: Dillon MT, Dontsi M, Alabaster A, Vance MC. Patient- and Procedure-Specific Variables Associated With Removal or Revision of Radial Head Arthroplasty. Perm J. 2022 Jun 29;26(2):69-76. doi: 10.7812/TPP/21.191. Epub 2022 Jun 20. PMID: 35933675; PMCID: PMC9662258.

Jennifer W. H. Wong, MD, and team: Douglas A. Stram, MS, and Minita S. Patel, MD, collaborated with the Urogynecology – Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Residency and Fellowship Programs and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research to answer this important public health question.  Article: https://lnkd.in/gkX9JcM8 Citation: Wong JWH, Stram DA, Patel MS. Retropubic Versus Transobturator Midurethral Slings at Time of Colpocleisis. Urogynecology (Phila). 2024 May 15. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001509. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38747626.