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Michael Steinberg, MD, MPH 

  1. Steinberg MB, Foulds J, Richardson DL, Burke MV, Shah P; Pharmacotherapy and Smoking Cessation at a Tobacco Dependence Clinic; Prev Med; 42(2); 114-9; 2006. 
  2. Steinberg MB, Akincigil A, Delnevo CD, Crystal S, Carson JL; Gender and age disparities for tobacco dependence treatment: Results of the 2001-2002 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; Am J Prev Med; 30(5); 405-12; 2006. 
  3. Steinberg MB, Nanavati K, Delnevo CD, Abatemarco DJ; Predictors of Self-reported Discussion of Cessation Medications by Physicians in New Jersey; Addictive Behaviors; 32(12); 3045-53; 2007. 
  4. Steinberg MB, Delnevo CD; Physician Beliefs Regarding Effectiveness of Tobacco Dependence Treatments; Journal of General Internal Medicine; 22(10): 1459-62; 2007 
  5. Steinberg MB, Schmelzer AC, Richardson DL, Foulds J; The case for treating tobacco dependence as a chronic disease; Ann Int Med;148(7):554-7; 2008. 
  6. Steinberg MB, Greenhaus S, Schmelzer AC, Bover MT, Foulds J, Hoover DR, Carson JL; Triple Combination Pharmacotherapy for Medically-Ill Smokers; Ann Int Med; 150(7); 447-54; 2009 
  7. Williams JM, Steinberg MB, Steinberg ML, Gandhi KK, Ulpe R, Foulds J. Review of Varenicline for Tobacco Dependence: Panacea or Plight. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy 2011; 12(11):1799-812. 
  8. Steinberg MB, Randall J, Greenhaus S, Schmelzer AC, Richardson DL, Carson JL; Tobacco Dependence Treatment for Hospitalized Smokers: A Randomized, Controlled, Pilot Trial Using Varenicline; Addictive Behaviors; 2011; 36:1127-32. 
  9. Delnevo CD, Gundersen DA, Hrywna M, Echeverria SE, Steinberg MB; Smoking-Cessation Prevalence Among U.S. Smokers of Menthol Versus Non-Menthol Cigarettes, Am J Prev Med; 2011; 41(4):357-65. 
  10. Steinberg MB, Zimmermann MH, Gundersen DA, Hart C, Delnevo CD; Physicians’ Perceptions Regarding Effectiveness of Tobacco Cessation Medications; Preventive Medicine; 2011; 53(6):433-4. 
  11. Comparing the Perceptions and Experiences of Inhaled Nicotine Devices: E-cigarette vs. Nicotine Inhaler; 2014; J Gen Int Med; 29(11); 1444-50; PMID: 24830741 
  12. Zimmermann MH, Richardson DL, Manderski MT, Delnevo CD, Steinberg MB. Relighting behaviour among cigarette smokers seeking treatment: implications for tobacco treatment and policy. Int J Clin Pract. 2014; 68(11):1358-63. 
  13. Steinberg MB, Akincigil A, Kim EJ, Shallis R, Delnevo CD. Tobacco Smoking as a Risk Factor for Increased Antibiotic Prescription. Am J Prev Med. 2015. pii: S0749-3797(15)00749-7. 
  14.  Steinberg MB, Giovenco DP, Delnevo CD. Patient-physician communication regarding electronic cigarettes. Prev Med Rep. 2015: 2:96-8. PMID: 26844056 
  15. Steinberg MB, Bover Manderski MT, Wackowski OA, Singh B, Strasser AA, Delnevo CD. Nicotine Risk Misperception Among US Physicians. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Sep 1. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06172-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32875504. 
  16. Patel MS, Hogshire LC, Noveck H, Steinberg MB, Hoover DR, Rosenfeld J, Arya A, Carson JL; A Retrospective Cohort Study of the Impact of Nurse Practitioners on Hospitalized Patient Outcomes; Nursing Reports; 2021; in press. 
  17. Heckman CJ, Wackowski OA, Mukherjee R, Hatsukami DK, Stepanov I, Delnevo CD, Steinberg MB. Cigarette Relighting: A Series of Pilot Studies Investigating a Common Yet Understudied Smoking Behavior. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(12):6494. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126494 
  18. Schaer DA, Singh B, Steinberg MB, Delnevo CD. Tobacco Treatment Guideline Use and Predictors Among U.S. Physicians by Specialty. Am J Prev Med. Aug 4 2021;doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2021.05.014 
  19. Kota KJ, Ji S, Bover-Manderski MT, Delnevo CD, Steinberg MB. Lung Cancer Screening Knowledge and Perceived Barriers Among Physicians in the United States. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2022 Apr 22;3(7):100331. doi: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2022.100331. PMID: 35769389; PMCID: PMC9234709. 
  20. Young WJ, Delnevo CD, Singh B, Steinberg ML, Williams JM, Steinberg MB. Tobacco Treatment Knowledge and Practices Among US Psychiatrists. Community Ment Health J. 2022 Jun 29. doi: 10.1007/s10597-022-00997-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35768703  
  
Jeffrey Carson, MD 
  1. Carson JL, Kleinman S. Indications for red cell transfusion in the adult. In: UpToDate, Basow DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. 
  2. Carson JL, Duff A, Poses RM, Berlin JA, Spence RK, Trout R, Noveck H, Strom BL. Effect of anemia and cardiovascular disease on surgical mortality and morbidity. Lancet 1996;348:1055-1060. 
  3. Carson JL, Duff A, Berlin JA, Lawrence VA, Poses RM, Huber EC, O’Hara DA, Noveck H, Strom BL. Influence of perioperative blood transfusion on postoperative mortality. JAMA.1998;279:199-295. 
  4. Carson JL, Terrin ML, Noveck H, Sanders DW, et al. Liberal or Restrictive Transfusion in High Risk Patients After Hip Surgery. N Engl J Med 2011; 365: 2453-62. 
  5. Willett, LR, Carson JL. Red blood cell transfusion in the elderly: the search for transfusion triggers. Aging Health 2012;8:387-392. 
  6. Carson JL, Carless PA, Hebert PC. Outcomes using Lower vs. Higher Hemoglobin Thresholds For Red Blood Cell Transfusion. JAMA 2013;309:83-84. 
  7. Carson JL, Sieber F, Cook DR, Hoover DR, Noveck H, Chaitman BR, Fleisher, L, Beaupre L, Macaulay W, Rhoads GG, Paris B, Zagorin A, Sanders DW, Zakriya KJ, Magaziner J, Liberal versus restrictive blood transfusion strategy: 3-year survival and cause of death results from the FOCUS randomized controlled trial. Lancet 2015: 385:1183-9. 
  8. Steiner ME, Ness PM, Assmann SF, Triulzi, DJ, Sloan SR, Delaney M, Granger S, Bennett-Guerrero E, Blajchman MA, Scavo V, Carson JL , et al. Effects of red-cell storage duration on patients undergoing cardiac Surgery. N Engl J Med. 2015;372:1419-1429. 
  9. Carson, JL, Guyatt G, Heddle NM, Grossman BJ etal. Clinical Practice Guidelines from the: AABB*: Red Blood Cell Transfusion Thresholds and Storage. JAMA 2016;316:20125-2035 (on line October 12, 2016) 
  10. Carson JL, Triulzi DJ and Ness PM. Indications for and Adverse Effects of Red-Cell Transfusion. N Engl J Med. 2017;377:1261-1272. 
  11. Roubinian NH, Murphy EL, Mark DG, Triulzi DJ, Carson JL, Lee C, et al. Long-Term Outcomes Among Patients Discharged From the Hospital With Moderate Anemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2019; 170: 81-89. 
  12. Carson JL, Ness PM, Pagano MB, Philipp CS, Bracey AW, Jr., Brooks MM, et al. Plasma trial: Pilot randomized clinical trial to determine safety and efficacy of plasma transfusions. Transfusion. 2021;61(7):2025-34. 
  13. Neuman MD, Feng R, Carson JL, Gaskins LJ, et al. Spinal Anesthesia versus General Anesthesia for Hip Surgery in Older Adults. N Engl J Med 2021;385: 2025-35. 
  14. Carson JL, Stanworth SJ, Dennis JA, Trivella M, Roubinian N, Fergusson DA, Triulzi D, Doree C, Hebert PC. Transfusion thresholds for guiding red blood cell transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021;12:CD002042. 
  15. Dave CV, Brittenham GM, Carson JL, Setoguchi S. Risks of Anaphylaxis with Intravenous Iron Formulations. Annals Internal Medicine 2022;175:656-664. 
  16. Neuman MD, Feng R, Ellenberg SS et al Carson JL (last author). Pain, Analgesic Use, and Patient Satisfaction With Spinal VersusGeneral Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery. A Randomized Clinical Trial Ann Intern Med.2022: doi:10.7326/M22-0320 
Catherine Chen, MD 
  1. Rao, S, Marwaha, M, Bhalla, R, Chen, C; (2022, April). Assessing Minimum Standard for Informed Consent for Internal Medicine Transition to Residency Program. Oral Presentation at SGIM 2022 Annual Meeting – Orlando FL 
  2. Darcy, T, Chen, C; (2022, April). A Case of IVC Syndrome as a Mimic of PE – Society of Critical Care Medicine 2022 – Virtual Oral presentation 51st critical Care Congress 
  3. Chen, C, Parikh, P, Coppola, K, Weber, P;  (2020, October).  Interactive Integration of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement EPA 13 During a Fourth-Year Medical Student Bootcamp – Solidifying a Culture of Safety.  Oral Presentation at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Quality Fair – New Brunswick NJ  
  4. Chen, C, Tahan, S. (2014, March).  A Sweet Rash – A Case of Idiopathic Sweet Syndrome - Oral Presentation at Virginia ACP – Richmond, VA 
  5. Drobner, J, Garyantes, D, Glassman, G, Marx, J, Tyagi, A, Chen, C; (2022, May).  Climate Change, Medicine, and Sustainable Healthcare: Finding the Space Within a Medical School Curriculum. Poster Presentation at Rutgers University - Mobilizing the University for Climate Transformation – Piscataway, NJ  
  6. Lee, A, Sukhdeo, S, Kwak, M, Traba, C, Wong, K, Chen, S, Freeman, C, Chen, C; (2022, April). A Snapshot Assessment of Telehealth Competencies Across Four Years of Medical School.  Poster Presentation at SGIM 2022 Annual Meeting – Orlando FL. (NJ ACP Student Poster Presentations March 2022 by A. Lee 1st place for Research & QI)  
  7. Chen, C, Gohil, A, Kane, I, Zheng, C, Patti, L, Kota, K, Morris, K, Bhalla, R, Amorosa, J; Reinforcing Image Interpretation Skills Using a Flipped Classroom Model. – Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine 2022 – Virtual Poster Presentation March 2022 presented by C. Chen (NJ ACP Student Poster Presentations March 2022 by C. Zhang 2nd place for Research & QI)  
  8. Darcy, T, Chen, C; (2021, Oct). When a PE isn’t a PE: A Case of IVC Syndrome as a Mimic of PE – Society of General Internal Medicine 2021 MidAtlantic Regional Meeting – Virtual Poster Presented Oct 2021  
  9. Danila, M, Zheng, C, Chen, C, Pinhal-Enfield, G; (2021, Sept). Using Team-Based Learning as A Method to Acquire Cardiac Ultrasound Skills During Preclinical Medical Education: A Pilot Study – 2021 AMA Research Challenge – Virtual Poster Presentation presented October 21, 2021  
  10. Hong, C, Chen, C; (2021, April). The Ketamine Conundrum: Anesthetic or Cardiac Adversary? – Society of General Internal Medicine 2021 – Virtual Poster Presentation.  Abstract published in Journal of General Internal Medicine 36(suppl 1) July 2021; pp. S276  
  11. Hajela, N, Parker, L, Chen, C. (2021, April). A Tale of Two Endocrinopathies: The Simultaneous Presentation of Grave’s and Addison’s Disease - Society of Hospital Medicine Converge 2021– Virtual Poster Presentation. Abstract published at SHM Converge 2021. Abstract 465 Journal of Hospital Medicine. https://shmabstracts.org/abstract/a-tale-of-two-endocrinopathies/. May 25, 2021.  
  12. Chen, C, Parikh, P, Coppola, K, Weber, P. (2021, March).  An Interactive Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Workshop – Integrating EPA 13 into a Fourth-Year Medical Student Transition to Residency Bootcamp - Virtual Poster Presented at Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Online 2021  
  13. Patel, G, Chen, C.  (2021, February).  A Case of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome with Pulmonary Fibrosis – Society of Critical Care Medicine 2021– Virtual Poster Presentation. Abstract published in Critical Care Medicine 49(1) January 2021; p. 509.  
  14. Chen, C, Parikh, P, Coppola, K, Weber, P. (2020, October).  Interactive Integration of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement EPA 13 During a Fourth-Year Medical Student Bootcamp – A Health Systems Science Curricular Capstone - Virtual Poster Presented at Transition to Residency Symposium  
  15. Chen, C, Parikh, P, Coppola, K, Weber, P.  (2020, April - Cancelled due to Coronavirus).  Novel Implementation of an Interactive Health Systems Science Curriculum Capstone within a Fouth-Year Medical Student Boot Camp.  Poster Accepted for Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGA) AAMC – Burlington, VT 
  16. Chen, C, Sil, J.  (2015, October).  Vanishing Cancer: A Case of Spontaneous Resolution of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - Poster Presented at CHEST Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.  Abstract published in CHEST 148(4) 2015; p. 578A  
  17. Weber, AM, Dua, A, Chang, K, Jupalli, H, Rizwan, F, Chouthai, A and Chen, C. (2021). An Outpatient Telehealth Elective for Displaced Clinical Learners during the Coronavirus Pandemic. BMC Med Educ 21, 174. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02604-z  
  18. Marik, PE, Chen, C. (2016). The Clinical Characteristics and Hospital and Post-hospital survival of patients with the Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome; Obesity Science & Practice; Web DOI 10.1002/osp4.27  
  19. NJ Spotlight News; Chen, C, Berliner, H; “Op-Ed: The other killer in the air — air pollution still plagues NJ”; https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2021/11/op-ed-the-other-killer-in-the-air-air-pollution-still-plagues-nj/; 11/11/2021. 11/30/2021.  
  20. NJPIRG.org; Horst-Martz, E; “New Trouble in the Air Report Shows NJ Metro Regions Average 46 Days of Unhealthy Air in 2020”; https://njpirg.org/news/njf/new-trouble-air-report-shows-nj-metro-regions-average-46-days-unhealthy-air-2020; 10/5/2021. 10/28/2021.   
  21. NJ PIRG & Environment New Jersey; “Trouble in the Air Report” Virtual Press Conference; 10/5/2021.  
Payal Parikh, MD 
  1. Cohen, David A. MD,∗; Greenberg, Patricia MSb; Formanowski, Brielle MSb; Parikh, Payal D. MD, FACP Are COVID-19 mRNA vaccine side effects severe enough to cause missed work? Cross-sectional study of health care-associated workers, Medicine: February 18, 2022 - Volume 101 - Issue 7 - p e28839 doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028839. PMID 35363178 
  2. Mehta, C. Jaisinghani, P, Cohen, D, Parikh, PD. Internal Medicine Resident Adherence to Evidence-Based Practices in Management of Diabetes Mellitus. Journal Of Medical Education and Curricular Development (February 2022). Volume 9: 1–6 doi: 10.1177/23821205221076659. PMID: 35128060 
  3. Cohen DA, Ricotta DN, Parikh PD. Things We Do For No Reason™: Routinely Holding Metformin in the Hospital. J Hosp Med. 2021 Aug 18. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3644. PMID: 34424186. 
  4. Parikh, Payal, (March 2021). ‘Chapter 22: Quality, Safety, and Ethics in the COVID-19 Pandemic’. Rajaram, Sujanthy. COVID-19 By Cases: A Pandemic Review. United States. Nova Science Publishers. ISBN:978-1-53619-238-4 
  5. Yesha H. Parekh, Nicole J. Altomare, Erin P. McDonnel, Martin J. Blaser, Payal D. Parikh. Recurrence of Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis Secondary to Covid-19. Viruses. 2021. 13, 878; doi:10.3390/v13050878 PMID: 34064763 
  6. Erin P. McDonnel, Nicole J. Altomare, Yesha H. Parekh, Ram C. Gowda, Payal D. Parikh, Mark H. Lazar, and Martin J. Blaser. COVID-19 as a Trigger of Recurrent Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Pathogens. 2020. 9, 965; doi:10.3390/pathogens9110965 PMID: 33228253 
  7. Reja, M, Naik, J, Parikh, PD.  COVID-19: Implications for Advanced Care Planning and End of Life Care. Letter to the Editor.  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. June 2020. PMID: 32970552 DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.6.48049 
  8. Graduate Medical Education within the Complex Adaptive System of Medical Critical Care:  The Effect of A Learning Health System Champion on the Clinical Learning Environment and Patient Care. 2019. Innovation Grant. American Medical Association. Coinvestigator Parikh, P. 
  9. Nikhil Yegya-Raman, Tabitha Copeland, Payal Parikh. Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis in an Intravenous Drug User with a Preexisting Goiter, Case Reports in Medicine, vol. 2018, Article ID 5098712, 4 pages, 2018. doi:10.1155/2018/5098712. PMID: 29780423 
  10. Melroy D’Souza, Jack Xu, Elizabeth John, Payal Parikh. Broedie Abscess of the Jaw. An unusual presentation of a rare complication of subacute osteomyelitis. 2017. Case Reports of Internal Medicine. 3(4):75-78. 
  11. Ward, C., Verga, S., Lynch, K, Parikh, P.  “Adult presentation of diffuse osteopetrosis masquerading as right hip osteoarthritis”. 2017. J Case Rep Images, Ortho Rheum. 2017:2:20-22. 
  12. Rehman, H., John, E., Parikh, P. Pulmonary Embolism Presenting as Abdominal Pain: An atypical presentation for a common diagnosis. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. Vol. 2016, Article ID 7832895, PMID: 27642528 
  13. Thakker-Varia S, Jean YY, Parikh P, Sizer CF, Jernstedt Ayer J, Parikh A, Hyde TM, Buyske S, Alder J. (2010). The neuropeptide VGF is reduced in human bipolar postmortem brain and contributes to some of the behavior and molecular effects of lithium. J. Neurosci. 30(28):9368-80.  PMID: 20631166. 
Benjamin Bates, MD 
  1. Bates BA, Akhabue E, Nahass M., et al. Validity of ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes To Identify Acute Heart Failure Hospitalizations and Ejection Fraction Subtypes in National Medical Data. Circ Cardiovascular Qual Outcomes. In Press. 
  2. Song Q, Bates BA, Shao YR, Liu F, Madhira V, Kuma A, Bergquist T, et al. Risk and outcome of breakthrough COVID-19 infections in vaccinated patients with cancer: real-world evidence from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C). J Clin Oncol. 2022;40(13):1414-1427. 
  3. Sharafeldin N, Bates BA, Vachhani P. How the Covid-19 Pandemic Reshaped the Management of Leukemia and Affected Patient Outcomes. Current Treatment Options in Oncology. 2022;23(5):688-702 
  4. Andersen KM, Bates BA, Rashidi ES, Olex AL, Mannon RB, Patel RC, et al. Long-term use of immunosuppressive medicines and in-hospital COVID-19 outcomes: a retrospective cohort study using data from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative. Lancet Rheumaol 2022;4(1):e33-e41. 
  5. Sharafeldin N, Bates BA, Song Q, Madhira V, Yan Y, Dong S, et al. Outcomes of COVID-19 in Patients With Cancer: Report From the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C). J Clin Oncol. 2021;39(20):2232-46. 
  6. Mehta HB, An H, Andersen KM, Mansour O, Madhira V, Rashidi ES, Bates BA, Setoguchi S, et al Use of Hydroxychloroquine, Remdesivir, and Dexamethasone Among Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the United States: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2021;174(10):1395-403. 
  7. Bates BA, Richards C, Hall M, Kerut EK, Campbell W, McMullan MR. Evaluation of athletes with complex congenital heart disease. Echocardiography. 2017;34:934–936. 

Research Grants: 

Jeffrey Carson, MD 

  1. MINT- Study Chair and Principal Investigator 
    Dates 9/1/2016 to 8/ 31/ 2023.  

Michael Steinberg, MD 

  1. Evaluating Cigarette Relighting Behavior: Prevalence, Correlates, Toxicant Exposure, and Implications for Cessation; Goals: 1) describe the prevalence, frequency of, and reasons for cigarette relighting behaviors among smokers, 2) characterize effects of relighting on smoke toxicant deliveries and subjective smoking measures, and 3) investigate the potential impact of relighting on tobacco treatment delivery and cessation; 
    R01CA260831-01-A1; 
    Steinberg, M.B./Heckman, C./Stepanov, I. (MPI); 
    NIH/NCI; 02/2022 – 01/2026; $2,609,402 

  2. Enhancement and Expansion of the C3I Program to develop tobacco cessation treatment capacity and infrastructure for cancer patients;
    Goal: Improve tobacco treatment at comprehensive cancer centers; 
    Admin Suppl P30CA072720; 
    Role: Project Lead; Libutti, S. (PI); 
    NIH/NCI; 09/2020-08/2022; $390,587 

  3. NJ Quitcenter Technical Assistance; 
    Goal - Provide support for the 10 specialty tobacco treatment programs in NJ; 
    Steinberg, M.B. (PI); 
    NJ Department of Health; 10/2019 – 06/2023; $200,000 

        Benjamin Bates, MD 

    1. Ongoing Funded Research
            Cancer Survivorship research Centers Pilot Award Program
            3/1/2023-2/29/2024
            Bates (PI)

            Novel Cancer Therapies and The Changing Landscape of Cancer Survivorship: What is the              Role for Primary Care During Cancer Treatment

         2. Robert E. Leet and Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust Mentored Research Award 
             1/31/2021-1/30/2023 
             Bates (PI) 

             Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Use and Health Outcomes Among Patients with Melanoma                 and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 

         3. Recently Completed Funded Research

             New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 

             1/1/2020-6/31/2022

              Bates (PI)

              Air Pollution on Outcomes and Cancer Treatment Effectiveness Among Breast Cancer                      Survivors