Publications

2024

  1. Racial differences in treatment and survival among older patients with multiple myeloma.  Wang R, Neparidze N, Ma X, Colditz GA, Chang S-H, Wang S-Y. Cancer Med. 2024 Jan 17; 13:e6915. doi:10.1002/cam4.6915. [Link]
  2. Liu LW, Wang M, Grandhi N, Schroeder MA, Thomas T, Vargo K, Gao F, Sanfilippo KM, Chang SH. The Association of Agent Orange (AO) Exposure with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) to Multiple Myeloma (MM) Progression: A Population-based Study of Vietnam War Era Veterans. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 Oct 9:rs.3.rs-3396573. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3396573/v1. Update in: J Hematol Oncol. 2024 Jan 8;17(1):3. PMID: 37886452; PMCID: PMC10602142.[Link]

2023

  1. Development and validation of the VA lung cancer mortality (VALCAN-M) score for 90-day mortality following surgical treatment of clinical stage I lung cancer. Heiden BT, Eaton DB Jr, Brandt WS, Chang S-H, Yan Y, Schoen MW, Patel MR, Kreisel D, Nava RG, Meyers BF, Kozower BD, Puri V. Annals of Surgery. 2023 Sep 1;278(3):e634-e640. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005725. PubMed PMID: 36250678; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10106524. [Link]
  2. Approaches to developing de novo cancer population models to examine questions about cancer and race in bladder, gastric, and endometrial cancer and multiple myeloma: The CISNET Incubator Program. Sereda Y, Alarid-Escudero F, Bickell N, Chang S-H, Colditz G, Hur C, Jalal H, Myers E, Layne T, Wang S-Y, Yeh J, Trikalinos T. The journal of National Cancer Institute. In press.
  3. Post-diagnostic metformin and statin use and risk of biochemical recurrence in Veterans diagnosed with prostate cancer.
    Khan S, Chang S-H, Seyerle AA, Wang M, Hicks V, Drake BF.
    Prostate. 2023 Sep;83(12):1150-1157. doi: 10.1002/pros.24557. 
    PubMed PMID: 37191401. [Link]
  4. Hospitalization among Veterans treated for metastatic prostate cancer with abiraterone or enzalutamide. Riekhof F, Yan Y, Bennett CL, Sanfilippo KM, Carson KR, Chang S-H, Georgantopoulos P, Luo S, Govindan S, Cheranda N, Afzal A, Schoen MW. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 2023 Jul 11;S1558-7673(23)00173-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2023.07.006 PubMed PMID: 37495480. [Link]
  5. Financial burden of men with localized prostate cancer: a process paper.   Housten AJ, Rice HE, Chang S-H, L’Hotta AJ, Kim EH, Drake BF, Wright-Jones R, Politi MC. Frontiers in Psychology. 2023 Jul 5;14:1176843. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1176843. PubMed PMID: 37476084. [Link]
  6. Mortality in US populations with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. Ji M, Huber J, Schoen MW, Sanfilippo K, Colditz G, Wang S-Y, Chang S-H. JAMA Oncology. 2023 Jul 27;e232278. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.2278. PubMed PMID: 37498610; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10375386. [ Link]
  7. A moment kernel machine for clinical data mining to inform medical decision making. Yu Y-C, Zhang W, O’Gara D, Li J-S, Chang S-H. Scientific reports.2023 Jun 28;13(1):10459. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-36752-7. PubMed PMID: 37380721; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10307844. [Link]
  8. Patterns in use and transplant outcomes among adult recipients of kidneys from deceased donors with COVID-19.
    Ji M, Vinson AJ, Chang S-H, Merzkani M, Lentine KL, Caliskan Y, Progar K, Nesselhauf N, Dubrawka C, Alhamad T.
    JAMA Network Open. 2023 May 1;6(5):e2315908. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.15908.
    PubMed PMID: 37252739; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10230314. [Link]
  9. Human papillomavirus vaccination prevalence and disproportionate cancer burden among US Veterans. Chidambaram S, Chang S-H, Sandulache V, Mazul AL†, Zevallos JP†. †Co-corresponding authors. JAMA Oncology. 2023 May 1;9(5):712-714. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.7944. PubMed PMID: 36862390; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9982736. [Link]
  10. The association of donor Hepatitis C virus infection with three-year kidney transplant outcomes in the era of direct-acting antiviral medications.
    Sutcliffe S†, Ji M†, Chang S-H, Stewart D, Axelrod DA, Lentine KL, Wellen J, Alrata L, Gupta G, Alhamad T. †Authors contributed equally.
    American Journal of Transplantation.2023 May;23(5):629-635. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2022.11.005. PubMed PMID: 37130619. [Link]
  11. Development and validation of the lung donor (LUNDON) acceptability score for pulmonary transplantation. Heiden B, Yang J, Bai L, Yan Y, Chang S-H, Park Y, Colditz G, Dart H, Hachem R, Witt C, Vazquez Guillamet R, Byers D, Marklin G, Pasque M, Kreisel D, Nava R, Meyers B, Kozower B, Puri V. American Journal of Transplantation. 2023 Apr;23(4):540-548. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2022.12.014. PubMed PMID: 36764887; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10234600. [Link]
  12. Assessment of duration of smoking cessation prior to surgical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
    Heiden BT, Eaton DB, Chang SH, Yan Y, Schoen MW, Chen L-S, Smock N, Patel MR, Kreisel D, Nava RG, Meyers BF, Kozower BD, Puri V.
    Annals of Surgery. 2023 Apr 1;277(4):e933-e940. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005312.
    PubMed PMID: 34793352; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9114169. [Link]
  13. The association of center volume with transplant outcomes in selected high-risk groups in kidney transplantation.
    Merzkani M, Chang S-H, Murad H, Lentine KL, Mattu M, Wang M, Hu V, Wang B, Al-Hosni Y, Alzahabi O, Alomar O, Wellen J, Alhamad T.
    BMC Nephrology. 2023 Mar 20;24(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s12882-023-03099-0.
    PubMed PMID: 36941609; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10029277. [Link]
  14. Definitive treatment and risk of death among men diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer at the Veterans heath administration.
    Drake BF, Khan S, Wang M, Hicks V, Nichols K, Taylor M, Kim EH, Chang S-H.
    Annals of Epidemiology. 2023 Mar;79:24-31. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.01.004.
    PubMed PMID: 36640917. [Link]
  15. Association between imaging surveillance frequency and outcomes following surgical treatment of early-stage lung cancer. Heiden BT, Eaton DB, Chang S-H, Yan Y, Schoen MW, Thomas TS, Patel MR, Kreisel D, Nava RG, Meyers BF, Kozower BD, Puri V. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2023 Mar 9;115(3):303-310. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djac208. PubMed PMID: 36442509; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9996218. [Link]
  16. Association between surgical quality metric adherence and overall survival among US Veterans with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.
    Heiden BT, Eaton Jr. DB, Chang S-H, Yan Y, Baumann AA, Schoen MW, Tohmasi S, Rossetti N, Patel MR, Kreisel D, Nava RG, Meyers BF, Kozower BD, Puri V.
    JAMA Surgery. 2023 Mar 1;158(3):293-301. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.6826.
    PubMed PMID: 36652269; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9857796. [Link]
  17. Intraoperative quality metrics are associated with improved survival following lung cancer resection.
    Heiden BT, Eaton DB, Chang S-H, Yan Y, Schoen MW, Meyers BF, Kozower BD, Puri V. JAMA Surgery. 2023 Mar 1;158(3):293-301. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.6826. PubMed PMID: 36652269; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9857796. [Link]
  18. Comparison between veteran and non-veteran populations with clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer undergoing surgery.
    Heiden BT, Eaton DB, Chang S-H, Yan Y, Schoen MW, Patel MR, Kreisel D, Nava RG, Meyers BF, Kozower BD, Puri V.
    Annals of Surgery. 2023 Mar 1;277(3):e664-e669. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004928.
    PubMed PMID: 34550662; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8581073. [Link]
  19. Wang M, Yu YC, Liu L, Schoen MW, Kumar A, Vargo K, Colditz G, Thomas T, Chang SH. Natural Language Processing-Assisted Classification Models to Confirm Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance and Progression in Veterans’ Electronic Health Records. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2023 Sep;7:e2300081. doi: 10.1200/CCI.23.00081. PMID: 38048516; PMCID: PMC10703129. [Link]

2022

  1. One-year experience with the new kidney allocation policy at a single center and an OPO in the Midwestern United States.
    Alhamad T, Marklin G, Ji M, Rothweiler R, Chang S-H, Wellen J.
    Transplant International. 2022 Dec 7;35:10798. doi: 10.3389/ti.2022.10798. eCollection 2022.
    PubMed PMID: 36568140; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9767943. [Link]
  2. A comparison of outcomes after Lung transplantation between European and North American centers.
    Yang Z, Takahashi T, Terada Y, Meyers BF, Kozower BD, Patterson GA, Nava RG, Hachem RR, Witt CA, Byers DE, Kulkarni HS, Guillamet RV, Yan Y, Chang S-H, Kreisel D, Puri V.
    The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2022 Dec;41(12):1729-1735. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.07.014.
    PubMed PMID: 35970646; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10305841. [Link]
  3. Access to care metrics in stage I lung cancer: improved access is associated with improved survival.
    Heiden BT, Eaton DB, Chang S-H, Yan Y, Schoen MW, Patel MR, Kreisel D, Nava RG, Samson P, Meyers BF, Kozower BD, Puri V.
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Nov;114(5):1810-1815. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.05.047.
    PubMed PMID: 35724700. [Link]
  4. Racial disparities in the surgical treatment of clinical stage i non-small cell lung cancer among Veterans.
    Heiden B, Eaton D, Chang S-H, Yan Y, Baumann A, Schoen M, Patel M, Kreisel D, Nava RG, Meyers B, Kozower BD, Puri V.
    CHEST.2022 Oct;162(4):920-929. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.03.045. 
    PubMed PMID: 35405111; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9562435. [Link]
  5. Survival after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation in type 1 diabetes: The critical role of early pancreas allograft function.
    Ji M, Wang M, Hu W, Ibrahim M, Lentine K, Merzkani M, Murad H, Al-Hosni Y, Parsons R, Wellen J, Chang S-H, Alhamad T.
    Transplant International. 2022 Sep 12;35:10618. doi: 10.3389/ti.2022.10618.
    PubMed PMID: 36171743; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9510367. [Link]
  6. The effectiveness and the minimum effective dose of application-based mobile health interventions for anxiety and depression symptom reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Lu S-C, Xu M, Wang M, Hardi A, Cheng A, Chang S-H†, Yen P-Y†. †Co-senior authors.
    JMIR Ment Health 2022 Sep 7;9(9):e39454. doi:10.2196/39454. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/39454.
    PubMed PMID: 36069841; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9494214. [Link]
  7. Self-esteem and weight status of young adults: Findings from a pilot study.
    Liu E, Chang S-H.
    Journal of Education and Health Promotion. 2022 Aug 25;11:263. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1195_21.
    PubMed PMID: 36325221; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9621350. [Link]
  8. National trends and outcomes in adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery.
    Vuong L, Chang S-H, Wan F, Wu N, Eagon JC, Eckhouse SR, Dimou FM.
    Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Aug 1;235(2):186-194. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000234.
    PubMed PMID: 35839393. [Link]
  9. Domino liver transplants: Where do we stand after a quarter-century? A US national analysis. Ahmed O, Vachharajani N, Chang S-H, Park Y, Khan AS, Chapman WC, Doyle M. HPB. 2022 Jul;24(7):1026-1034. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2021.11.013. PubMed PMID: 34924293. [Link]
  10. Cost-effectiveness Analysis of robot-assisted lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer.
    Heiden BT, Mitchell JD, Rome E, Puri V, Meyers BF, Chang SH, Kozower BD.
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Jul;114(1):265-272. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.090. 
    PubMed PMID: 34389311. [Link]
  11. The impact of persistent smoking after surgery on long-term outcomes following stage I non-small cell lung cancer resection.
    Heiden BT, Eaton DB, Chang S-H, Yan Y, Schoen MW, Chen L-S, Smock N, Patel MR, Kreisel D, Nava RG, Meyers BF, Kozower BD, Puri V.
    CHEST. 2022 Jun;161(6):1687-1696. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.12.634.
    PubMed PMID: 34919892; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9248074. [Link]
  12. The clinical and economic benefit of cmv matching in kidney transplant a decision analysis.
    Axelrod D, Chang S-H, Lentine KL, Schnitzler M, Norman D, Olyaei A, Malinowski D, Dharnidharka V, Segev D, Istre GR, Lockridge JB.
    Transplantation. 2022 Jun 1;106(6):1227-1232. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003887.
    PubMed PMID: 34310099. [Link]
  13. The EVO study protocol for a randomized controlled evaluation trial of an optimized weight management intervention.
    Pfammatter AF, Battalio S, Olvera C, DeZelar M, Moore D, Scanlan L, Siddique J, Spring B, Chang S-H.
    Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2022 May;116:106750. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106750.
    PubMed PMID: 35378301; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9133162. [Link]
  14. Improved survival with post-diagnostic metformin and statin use in a racially-diverse cohort of U.S. Veterans with advanced prostate cancer. Khan S, Chang S-H, Hicks V, Wang M, Grubb R, Drake B. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2022 Apr;25(4):707-712. doi: 10.1038/s41391-021-00475-5. PubMed PMID: 34811499. [Link]
  15. 10-year weight loss outcomes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and attendance at follow-up visits: A single-center study.
    Chang S-H†, Gasoyan H†, Wang M, Ackermann N, Liu X, Herrick C, Eckhouse S, Dimou F, Vuong L, Colditz G, Eagon JC. †Co-first authors.
    Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.2022 Apr;18(4):538-545. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.11.017. 
    PubMed PMID: 34953743. [Link]
  16. Are current national review board downstaging protocols for hepatocellular carcinoma too restrictive?
    Ahmed O, Vachharajani N, Chang S-H, Croome KP, Tabrizian P, Agopian V, Halazun K, Hong J, Maynard E, Park Y, Khan AS, Dageforde LA, Chapman WC, Doyle M.
    Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2022 Apr 1;234(4):579-588. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000140.
    PubMed PMID: 35290278. [Link]
  17. Cost-effectiveness of total neoadjuvant therapy with short-course radiotherapy for resectable locally advanced rectal cancer.
    Chin R-I, Otegbeye EE, Kang KH, Chang S-H, McHenry S, Roy A, Chapman Jr WC, Henke LE, Badiyan S, Pedersen K, Tan BR, Glasgow SC, Mutch MG, Samson P, Kim H.
    JAMA Network Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2146312. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46312.
    PubMed PMID: 35103791; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8808328. [Link]

2021

  1. Association of ambient fine particulate matter air pollution with kidney transplant outcomes.
    Chang S-H, Merzkani M, Murad H, Wang M, Bowe B, Lentine KL, Al-Aly Z, Alhamad T.
    JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Oct 1;4(10):e2128190. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28190.
    PubMed PMID: 34618038; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8498852. [Link]
  2. Association of Bw4/Bw6 mismatch across class I HLA loci with renal graft outcomes in first time transplants.
    Tang MS, Wang M, Chang S-H, Alhamad T, Liu C.
    Human Immunology. 2021 Oct;82(10):767-774. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2021.07.008.
    PubMed PMID: 34362574. [Link]
  3. Kidney recipients with allograft failure, transition of kidney care (KRAFT): A survey of contemporary practices of transplant providers.
    Alhamad T, Lubetzky M, Lentine KL, Edusei E, Parsons R, Pavlakis M, Woodside KJ, Adey D, Blosser CD, Concepcion BP, Friedewald J, Wiseman A, Singh N, Chang S-H, Gupta G, Molnar MZ, Basu A, Kraus E, Ong S, Faravardeh A, Tantisattamo E, Riella L, Rice J, Dadhania DM.
    American Journal of Transplantation. 2021 Sep;21(9):3034-3042. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16523. 
    PubMed PMID: 33559315. [Link]
  4. Relative risks of COVID-19 fatality between the first and second waves of the pandemic in Ontario, Canada.
    Hsu S, Chang S-H, Gross C, Wang S-Y.
    International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2021 Aug;109:189-191. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.06.059.
    PubMed PMID: 34216734; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8245301. [Link]
  5. Understanding the current role of robotic-assisted bariatric surgery.
    Dimou FM, Ackermann N, Chang S-H, Freeman D, Eagon JC, Eckhouse SR.
    Obes Surg. 2021 Jul;31(7):3130-3137. doi: 10.1007/s11695-021-05375-0.
    PubMed PMID: 33783678. [Link]
  6. Medication Adherence and Characteristics of Patients Who Spend Less on Basic Needs to Afford Medications.
    Rohatgi KW, Humble S, McQueen A, Hunleth JM, Chang S-H, Herrick CJ, James AS.
    J Am Board Fam Med.  2021 May-Jun;34(3):561-570. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200361. PubMed PMID: 34088816; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8824724. [Link]
  7. Analysis of delayed surgical treatment and oncologic outcomes in clinical stage I non–small cell lung cancer.
    Heiden BT, Eaton DB, Engelhardt KE, Chang S-H, Yan Y, Patel MR, Kreisel D, Nava RG, Meyers BF, Kozower BD, Puri V.
    JAMA Network Open. 2021 May 3;4(5):e2111613. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11613.
    PubMed PMID: 34042991; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8160592. [Link]
  8. One year survival worse for lung retransplants relative to primary lung transplants.
    Randhawa KS, Yang Z, Morkan DB, Yan Y, Chang S-H, Hachem RR, Witt CA, Byers DE, Kulkarni HS, Guillamet RV, Kozower BD, Nava RG, Meyers BF, Patterson GA, Kreisel D, Puri V.
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Apr;113(4):1265-1273. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.03.112. PubMed PMID: 33964255; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8568742. [Link]
  9. Access to liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: does candidate age matter?
    Ahmed O, Vachharajani N, Chang S-H, Park Y, Khan AS, Chapman WC, Doyle MB.
    J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Feb 27:S1072-7515(21)00159-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.01.018.
    PubMed PMID: 33652155. [Link] [Altmetric]
  10. Kidney recipients with allograft failure, transition of kidney care (KRAFT): A survey of contemporary practices of transplant providers.
    Alhamad T, Lubetzky M, Lentine KL, Edusei E, Parsons R, Pavlakis M, Woodside KJ, Adey D, Blosser CD, Concepcion BP, Friedewald J, Wiseman A, Singh N, Chang S-H, Gupta G, Molnar MZ, Basu A, Kraus E, Ong S, Faravardeh A, Tantisattamo E, Riella L, Rice J, Dadhania DM.
    Am J Transplant. 2021 Feb 8. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16523.
    PubMed PMID: 33559315. [Link] [Altmetric]
  11. Trends in discard for kidneys from hepatitis C positive donors in the United States.
    Chang S-H, Merzkani M, Lentine KL, Wang M, Axelrod DA, Anwar S, Schnitzler MA, Wellen J, Chapman WC, Alhamad T.
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Feb 8;16(2):251-261. doi: 10.2215/CJN.10960720. PubMed PMID: 33451990; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7863640. [Link] [Altmetric]
  12. Racial/ethnic differences in the risk of surgical complications and posthysterectomy hospitalization among women undergoing hysterectomy for benign conditions.
    Pollack LM, Lowder JL, Keller M, Chang S-H, Gehlert SJ, Olsen MA.
    J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2021 Jan 1:S1553-4650(20)31206-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2020.12.032. PubMed PMID: 33395578; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8211024. [Link] [Altmetric]

2020

  1. Hydroxychloroquine and maintenance immunosuppression use in kidney transplant recipients: Analysis of linked US registry and claims data. Lentine KL, Lam NN, Caliskan Y, Alhamad T, Xiao H, Schnitzler MA, Chang S-H, Axelrod D, Segev DL, McAdams-DeMarco M, Kasiske BL, Hess GP, Brennan DC. Clin Transplant. 2020 Dec;34(12):e14118. doi: 10.1111/ctr.14118. PubMed PMID: 33048372. [Link] [Altmetric]
  2. Regionalization for thoracic surgery: Economic implications of regionalization in the United States.
    Subramanian MP, Yang Z, Chang S-H, Puri V.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Nov 19:S0022-5223(20)33058-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.10.132. PubMed PMID: 33323196; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8691896. [Link]
  3. Financial evaluation of kidney transplant with hepatitis C viremic donors to uninfected recipients. Axelrod DA, Lentine KL, Balakrishnan R, Chang S-H, Alhamad T, Xiao H, Kasiske BL, Bloom RD, Schnitzler MA. Transplant Direct. 2020 Nov 10;6(12):e627. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001056. PubMed PMID: 33204825; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7665247. [Link] [Altmetric]
  4. Survey of clinician opinions on kidney transplantation from Hepatitis C virus positive donors: identifying and overcoming Barriers.
    Lentine KL, Peipert JD, Alhamad T, Caliskan Y, Concepcion BP, Forbes R, Schnitzler M, Chang S-H, Cooper M, Bloom RD, Mannon RB, Axelrod DA.
    Kidney360. 2020 Nov;1(11):1291-1299. doi: 10.34067/KID.0004592020.
    PubMed PMID: 33251523; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7695231. [Link] [Altmetric]
  5. Obesity-related multimorbidity and risk of cardiovascular disease in the middle-aged population in the United States. Pollack LM, Wang M, Leung MYM, Colditz G, Herrick C, Chang S-H. Prev Med. 2020 Oct;139:106225. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106225. PubMed PMID: 32768511; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8008707. [Link]
  6. Economic evaluation of the specialized donor care facility for thoracic organ donor management.
    Gauthier JM, Doyle MBM, Chapman WC, Marklin G, Witt CA, Trulock EP, Byers DE, Hachem RR, Pasque MK, Meyers BF, Patterson GA, Nava RG, Kozower BD, Kreisel D, Chang S-H, Puri V.
    J Thorac Dis. 2020 Oct;12(10):5709-5717. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-1575.
    PubMed PMID: 33209403; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7656378. [Link] [Altmetric].
  7. Cost-effectiveness analyses demonstrate that observation is superior to sentinel lymph node biopsy for postmenopausal women with HR + breast cancer and negative axillary ultrasound. McEvoy AM, Poplack S, Nickel K, Olsen MA, Ademuyiwa F, Zoberi I, Odom E, Yu J, Chang S-H, Gillanders WE. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2020 Sep;183(2):251-262. doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-05768-2. PubMed PMID: 32651755; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7607839. [Link]
  8. Cost-related medication non-adherence, cost coping behaviors, and cost conversations among individuals with and without diabetes.Herrick CJ, Humble S, Hollar L, Chang S-H, Hunleth J, McQueen A, James AS.J. Gen Intern Med. 2020 Sep 1. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06176-4. PubMed PMID: 32875495; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8390723. [Link] [Altmetric]
  9. Impact of functional status on outcomes of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation: risks and opportunities for patient benefits.
    Lentine KL, Alhamad T, Cheungpasitporn W, Tan JC, Chang S-H, Cooper M, Dadhania DM, Axelrod DA, Schnitzler MA, Ouseph R, Cabeza Rivera FH, Kasiske BL, Woodside KJ, Parsons RF.
    Transplant Direct. 2020 Aug 21;6(9):e599. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001043.
    PubMed PMID: 32903964; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7447442. [Link] [Altmetric]
  10. Racial/ethnic disparities/differences in hysterectomy route in women likely eligible for minimally invasive surgery. Pollack LM, Olsen MA, Gehlert SJ, Chang S-H†, Lowder JL†. †Co-senior authors. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2020 Jul-Aug;27(5):1167-1177.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.09.003. PubMed PMID: 31518712; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7062558. [Link] [Altmetric]
  11. Estimating the impact of increasing cervical cancer screening in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program among low-income women in the USA.
    Pollack LM, Ekwueme DU, Hung MC, Miller JW, Chang S-H.
    Cancer Causes Control. 2020 Jul;31(7):691-702. doi: 10.1007/s10552-020-01314-z. Epub 2020 May 20.
    PubMed PMID: 32436037. [Link] [Altmetric]
  12. Antenatal corticosteroid administration in late-preterm gestations: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Rosenbloom JI, Lewkowitz AK, Sondgeroth KE, Hudson JL, Macones GA, Cahill AG, Tuuli MG, Chang S-H. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020 Jun;33(12):2109-2115. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1540582. PubMed PMID: 30353764; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6520203. [Link]
  13. Three-month pancreas graft function significantly influences survival following simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation in type 2 diabetes patients.
    Alhamad T, Kunjal R, Wellen J, Brennan DC, Wiseman A, Ruano K, Hicks V, Wang M, Schnitzler MA, Chang S-H, Lentine KL.
    Am J Transplant. 2020 Mar;20(3):788-796. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15615.
    PubMed PMID: 31553823. [Link] [Altmetric]
  14. Organ procurement organization run department of motor vehicle registration and drivers licensing offices leads to increased organ donor first person authorization registrations.
    Dageforde LA, Muren W, Chang S-H, Vachharajani N, Brockmeier D, Yu J, Anderson B, Shenoy S, Lin Y, Khan A, Wellen J, Chapman W, Doyle M.
    Transplantation. 2020 Feb;104(2):343-348. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002842.
    PubMed PMID: 31283685. [Link]
  15. Metformin use and pancreatic cancer survival among Non-Hispanic White and African American U.S. Veterans with diabetes mellitus.
    Toriola AT, Luo S, Thomas TS, Drake BF, Chang S-H, Sanfilippo KM, Carson KR.
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 Jan;29(1):169-175. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-19-0781.
    PubMed PMID: 31685560; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7274897. [Link] [Altmetric]

2019

  1. Post-MGUS diagnosis serum M-protein velocity and the progression of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance to multiple myeloma. Chang S-H, Gumbel J, Luo S, Thomas TS, Sanfilippo KM, Luo J, Colditz GA, Carson KR. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2019 Dec;28(12):2055-2061. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-19-0132. PubMed PMID: 31501149; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6891192. [Link] [Altmetric]
  2. Racial/ethnic disparities in access and outcomes of simultaneous liver-kidney transplant among liver transplant candidates with renal dysfunction in the United States.
    Chang S-H, Wang M, Liu X, Alhamad T, Lentine KL, Schnitzler MA, Colditz GA, Park Y, Chapman WC.
    Transplantation. 2019 Aug;103(8):1663-1674. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002574.
    PubMed PMID: 30720678; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6779036. [Link]

2018

  1. An economic assessment of contemporary kidney transplant practice.
    Axelrod DA, Schnitzler MA, Xiao H, Irish W, Tuttle-Newhall E, Chang S-H, Kasiske BL, Alhamad T, Lentine KL.
    Am J Transplant. 2018 May;18(5):1168-1176. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14702.
    PubMed PMID: 29451350. [Link] [Altmetric]
  2. Comparative effectiveness of upfront esophagectomy versus induction chemoradiation in clinical stage T2N0 esophageal cancer: A decision analysis.
    Semenkovich TR, Panni RZ, Hudson JL, Thomas T, Elmore LC, Chang S-H, Meyers BF, Kozower BD, Puri V.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 May;155(5):2221-2230.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.01.006.
    PubMed PMID: 29428700; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5914532. [Link] [Altmetric]
  3. Estimating health benefits and cost-savings for achieving the Healthy People 2020 objective of reducing invasive colorectal cancer.
    Hung MC, Ekwueme DU, White A, Rim SH, King JB, Wang JD, Chang S-H.
    Prev Med. 2018 Jan;106:38-44. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.09.022.
    PubMed PMID: 28964854; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5874792. [Link] [Altmetric]

2017

  1. Transplant center volume and the risk of pancreas allograft failure. Alhamad T, Malone AF, Brennan DC, Stratta RJ, Chang S-H, Wellen JR, Horwedel TA, Lentine KL. Transplantation. 2017 Nov;101(11):2757-2764. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001628. PubMed PMID: 28099402; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6319571. [Link] [Altmetric]
  2. Selected mildly obese donors can be used safely in simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation. Alhamad T, Malone AF, Lentine KL, Brennan DC, Wellen J, Chang S-H, Chakkera HA. Transplantation. 2017 Jun;101(6):1159-1166. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001303. PubMed PMID: 27428713. [Link] [Altmetric]
  3. Reexamining the association of body mass index with overall survival outcomes after liver transplantation.
    Chang S-H, Liu X, Carlsson NP, Park Y, Colditz GA, Garonzik-Wang JM, Chapman WC, Wellen JR, Doyle MB, Alhamad T.
    Transplant Direct. 2017 Jun 12;3(7):e172. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000000681.
    PubMed PMID: 28706975; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5498013. [Link] [Altmetric]
  4. Racial disparity in life expectancies and life years lost associated with multiple obesity-related chronic conditions.
    Chang S-H, Yu YC, Carlsson NP, Liu X, Colditz GA.
    Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 May;25(5):950-957. doi: 10.1002/oby.21822.
    PubMed PMID: 28329429; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5404943. [Link] [Altmetric]
  5. The burden of obesity on diabetes in the United States: medical expenditure panel survey, 2008 to 2012.
    Leung MY, Carlsson NP, Colditz GA, Chang S-H.
    Value Health. 2017 Jan;20(1):77-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.08.735.
    PubMed PMID: 28212973; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5319814. [Link] [Altmetric]

2016

  1. Obesity and the transformation of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance to multiple myeloma: a population-based cohort study.
    Chang S-H, Luo S, Thomas TS, O’Brian KK, Colditz GA, Carlsson NP, Carson KR.
    J Natl Cancer Inst. 2016 Dec 31;109(5):djw264. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djw264. Print 2017 May.
    PubMed PMID: 28040690; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5203718. [Link] [Altmetric]
  2. Maternal exposure to di-2-ethylhexylphthalate and adverse delivery outcomes: a systematic review.
    Yaghjyan L, Ghita GL, Dumont-Driscoll M, Yost RA, Chang S-H.
    Reprod Toxicol. 2016 Oct;65:76-86. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.07.002.
    PubMed PMID: 27412369. [Link] [Altmetric]
  3. Associations of individual characteristics and lifestyle factors with metabolism of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate in NHANES 2001-2012.
    Yaghjyan L, Carlsson NP, Ghita GL, Chang S-H.
    Environ Res. 2016 Aug;149:23-31. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.05.002.
    PubMed PMID: 27174780; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5536839. [Link]

2015

  1. The role of surgical resection in stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer: a decision and cost-effectiveness analysis.
    Samson P, Patel A, Robinson CG, Morgensztern D, Chang S-H, Colditz GA, Waqar S, Crabtree TD, Krupnick AS, Kreisel D, Patterson GA, Meyers BF, Puri V.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Dec;100(6):2026-32; discussion 2032. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.05.091.
    PubMed PMID: 26319488; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4847712. [Link] [Altmetric]
  2. Life years lost and lifetime health care expenditures associated with diabetes in the U.S., National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2000. Leung MY, Pollack LM, Colditz GA, Chang S-H. Diabetes Care. 2015 Mar;38(3):460-8. doi: 10.2337/dc14-1453. PubMed PMID: 25552420; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4338508. [Link] [Altmetric]
  3. Mammograms on-the-go-predictors of repeat visits to mobile mammography vans in St Louis, Missouri, USA: a case-control study. Drake BF, Abadin SS, Lyons S, Chang S-H, Steward LT, Kraenzle S, Goodman MS. BMJ Open. 2015 Mar 20;5(3):e006960. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006960. PubMed PMID: 25795693; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4368932. [Link] [Altmetric]
  4. Association between metformin use and progression of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance to multiple myeloma in US veterans with diabetes mellitus: a population-based retrospective cohort study.
    Chang S-H, Luo S, O’Brian KK, Thomas TS, Colditz GA, Carlsson NP, Carson KR.
    Lancet Haematol. 2015 Jan;2(1):e30-6. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(14)00037-4.
    PubMed PMID: 26034780; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4448731. [Link] [Altmetric]

2014

  1. Racial disparities in healthy behaviors and cancer screening among breast cancer survivors and women without cancer: National Health Interview Survey 2005.
    Yaghjyan L, Wolin K, Chang S-H, Colditz G.
    Cancer Causes Control. 2014 May;25(5):605-14. doi: 10.1007/s10552-014-0365-7.
    PubMed PMID: 24634091; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4097016. [Link]
  2. The effectiveness and risks of bariatric surgery: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis, 2003-2012.
    Chang S-H, Stoll CR, Song J, Varela JE, Eagon CJ, Colditz GA.
    JAMA Surg. 2014 Mar;149(3):275-87. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3654.
    PubMed PMID: 24352617; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3962512. [Link] [Altmetric]

2013

  1. Obesity, mortality, and life years lost associated with breast cancer in nonsmoking US Women, National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2000.
    Chang S-H, Pollack LM, Colditz GA.
    Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 Nov 14;10:E186. doi: 10.5888/pcd10.130112.
    PubMed PMID: 24229569; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3830922. [Link] [Altmetric]
  2. Survival impact of followup care after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. Strope SA, Chang S-H, Chen L, Sandhu G, Piccirillo JF, Schootman M. J Urol. 2013 Nov;190(5):1698-703. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.05.051. PubMed PMID: 23727308; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3896325. [Link] [Altmetric]
  3. Life years lost associated with obesity-related diseases for U.S. non-smoking adults.
    Chang S-H, Pollack LM, Colditz GA.
    PLoS One. 2013 Jun 18;8(6):e66550. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066550. Print 2013.
    PubMed PMID: 23823705; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3688902. [Link] [Altmetric]
  4. Influence of body mass index on survival in veterans with multiple myeloma.
    Beason TS, Chang S-H, Sanfilippo KM, Luo S, Colditz GA, Vij R, Tomasson MH, Dipersio JF, Stockerl-Goldstein K, Ganti A, Wildes T, Carson KR.
    Oncologist. 2013;18(10):1074-9. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0015.
    PubMed PMID: 24048366; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3805147. [Link] [Altmetric]

2012

  1. Increased body mass index is associated with improved survival in United States veterans with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
    Carson KR, Bartlett NL, McDonald JR, Luo S, Zeringue A, Liu J, Fu Q, Chang S-H, Colditz GA.
    J Clin Oncol. 2012 Sep 10;30(26):3217-22. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.39.2100.
    PubMed PMID: 22649138; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3434980. [Link] [Altmetric]
  2. A systematic review of body fat distribution and mortality in older people.
    Chang S-H, Beason TS, Hunleth JM, Colditz GA.
    Maturitas. 2012 Jul;72(3):175-91. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.04.004.
    PubMed PMID: 22595204; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3367099. [Link] [Altmetric]
  3. Cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery: should it be universally available?
    Chang S-H, Stoll CR, Colditz GA.
    Maturitas. 2011 Jul;69(3):230-8. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.04.007.
    PubMed PMID: 21570782. [Link] [Altmetric]