All Sponsors Studies

Addiction Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Characterizing and examining substance use disorder (SUD) treatment utilization patterns in patients referred for residential treatment before and after the COVID 19 pandemic.	Athale, Ninad	N/A	Vallejo	CH
AAAP minority fellowship. Disparities, barriers, and facilitators in substance use disorder treatment initiation and engagement among emerging adults at Kaiser Napa-Solano Addiction Medicine and Recovery Services	Wunsch, Martha	Kim, Danny	Hayward	GME

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Allergy

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Clinical outcomes after 5 years of early peanut introduction guidelines	Ko, Jimmy	N/A	Oakland	CH
SABA reduction program and its effect on asthma care	Strub, Peg	N/A	San Francisco	CH

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Anesthesiology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Characterizing the relationship between food insecurity and healthy living patterns and participation in lifestyle medicine programs	Muelly, Emilie	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Postoperative acute kidney injury in surgical inpatients: incidence and predictors across three major surgical groups—a retrospective cohort study	Tith, Solina	N/A	San Leandro	CH
Risk of postoperative complications after general anesthesia in the Venezuelan adult population: A multicentered retrospective analysis	Yap, Edward	Muranaka, Mehana	South San Francisco	KPSOM
Comparing peripheral nerve blocks to systemic analgesia for immediate and delayed pain outcomes after rotator cuff repair	Yap, Edward	N/A	South San Francisco	CH
Comparative analysis of regional anesthetic techniques for breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy surgery	Yap, Edward	N/A	South San Francisco	CH
The impact of brachial plexus nerve catheters on the rate of return to care for distal radius fracture repairs	Yap, Edward	N/A	South San Francisco	CH

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Bariatric Surgery

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Long-term outcomes after regionalization of gastric cancer care within an integrated health care system	Li, Robert	N/A	South San Francisco	CH
Re-evaluating the need for peri-operative antibiotic prophylaxis in elective bariatric surgery	Yenumula, Panduranga	Dalvin, Mark	South Sacramento	GME

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Cardiology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
The application of natural language processing-based algorithms to adjudicate hospitalizations for de novo compared to worsening chronic heart failure	Ambrosy, Andrew	Hamilton, Steven	San Francisco	GME
Associations between BMI in young adulthood and coronary artery calcification	Bhatt, Ankeet	Tai, Andrew	San Francisco	GME
Bedside rapid integrated dementia and gait evaluation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (BRIDGE-TAVR)	Edward McNulty	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Pre-Implementation of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after acute pulmonary embolism (2017 CB Goh)	Goh, Anne	Kong, Jeremy	San Francisco	GME
Risk factors for longer time from symptom onset to diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension and its impact on disease severity and outcomes in an integrated health system	Goh, Anne	N/A	San Francisco	CH
The incidence of amiodarone toxicity in a large contemporary community-based cohort	Hayward, Robert	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Significant impact on GLP-1 receptor agonists in reducing atrial fibrillation incidence and healthcare burden	Kang, Woosun	N/A	Santa Rosa	CH
CH2027: Can ideal baseline cardiometabolic health in older adults after acute coronary syndromes optimize long-term brain-heart health outcomes?	Krishnaswami, Ashok	N/A	San Jose	CH
Comparative assessment of coronary revascularization strategies on dementia incidence in older adults with an acute coronary syndrome	Krishnaswami, Ashok	N/A	San Jose	CH
Comparative assessment of dementia incidence on structural heart disease therapies for severe aortic stenosis in older adults	Krishnaswami, Ashok	N/A	San Jose	CH
Adults with congenital heart disease in a large integrated health system: understanding predictors of guideline-based referral to and follow up with specialty care	Meadows, Alison	N/A	San Francisco	CH
The International Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Registry – Aims 1 and 2	Naderi, Sahar	Fairman, Alix	San Francisco	GME
Coronary heart disease risk prediction in South Asians: How well does the ASCVD risk calculator fare at estimation of risk in South Asians?	Pursnani, Seema	Mantri, Neha	San Francisco	GME
Familial hypercholesterolemia registry	Pursnani, Seema	Lee, Emily	San Francisco	GME
Peripartum cardiomyopathy: Long term outcomes from a Kaiser Permanente Northern California cohort – Aim 3	Pursnani, Seema	Fairman, Alix	San Francisco	GME
Assessing glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) thresholds for pre-implementation of cardiology by racial-ethnic groups	Pursnani, Seema	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Evaluating the relationship between coronary artery calcium score and cardiovascular events by race/ethnicity in a large, diverse integrated healthcare system	Pursnani, Seema	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Pregnancy outcomes in women with cardiology: A retrospective cohort study from Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Pursnani, Seema	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel in acute coronary syndromes: A real-world, community-based comparison of ischemic and bleeding outcomes	Sachdeva, Amit	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Cost effectiveness of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided versus angiography guided percutaneous coronary intervention within a large integrated health system like KPNC	Shah, Ahmed	N/A	Oakland	CH
Comparison of high risk elective percutaneous coronary intervention(ePCI) in bypass surgery back-up sites versus non-surgical site	Shah, Ahmed	N/A	Oakland	CH
Development of a predictive risk model for 1-year major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and days alive and out of hospital (DAOH) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	Shah, Ahmed	N/A	Oakland	CH
Pre-implementation of a predictive risk model for 1-year major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and days alive and out of hospital (DAOH) in patients undergoing PCI	Shah, Ahmed	N/A	Oakland	CH
Impact of positive airway pressure adherence on right ventricular–pulmonary artery coupling and risk profile in pulmonary arterial hypertension	Svetlichnaya, Jana	N/A	San Francisco	CH
KP-HEALTH-HF: Kaiser Permanente helping expand access to lifestyle therapy for heart failure	Thadani, Samir	N/A	South San Francisco	CH
Pregnancy in patients with pulmonary hypertension	Zaroff, Jonathan	Shah, Lochan	San Francisco	GME
Prevalence of Chagas disease in a large integrated health care system	Zaroff, Jonathan	Hernandez, Salvador	San Francisco	GME

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Community Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
​​Assessing the immunological effects of stimulant vs non-stimulant medication treatment for ADHD​	Braun, Armand	Cody, Harry	Santa Rosa	GME
Limited English proficiency and kidney disease outcomes in Hispanic adults in Kaiser Permanente Northern California members	Gonzalez, Ruben	Larez, Raymond	Vallejo	GME

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Dermatology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
The burden of Mohs surgery utilization in the last 1, 3, and 5 years of life among Kaiser Permanente members with a diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma	Bendeck-Rydell, Sandra	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Comparison of depression, anxiety, and suicidality in hidradenitis suppurativa and psoriasis and the effect of mental health comorbidity on care utilization	Garcia, Barbara	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Case report of a dermatology pediatric patient in Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Hwang, Linda	Probst, Maxwell	San Francisco	KPSOM
Home and office narrowband ultraviolet B (NBUVB) treatment for atopic dermatitis in adults	Katz, Kenneth	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Risk factors associated with presentation with cutaneous melanoma with regional or distant metastases	Katz, Kenneth	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Test doses of oral methotrexate among patients with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis: Effects on safety and drug survival	Katz, Kenneth	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Community health grant research project on patch testing and prescribing rate of immunomodulators	Lee, Gun Ho	Dong, Elisa	Union City	KPSOM
Quantifying the effect of patch testing on systemic treatments for eczematous dermatitis	Lee, Gun Ho	N/A	Union CIty	CH
Timeliness of surgical management of early-stage melanoma: health system and diagnostic factors affecting quality of care	McClesky, Patrick	N/A	Oakland	CH
Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a large integrated healthcare system	Mirmirani, Paradi	Gomez-Lara, Alexander	Vallejo	KPSOM
Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a large integrated healthcare system – comparative prevalence profiles	Mirmirani, Paradi	Masehi-Lano, Jacqueline	Vallejo	KPSOM
Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a large integrated healthcare system – comparative prevalence profiles & rosacea	Mirmirani, Paradi	Chang, Ivy	Vallejo	KPSOM
Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a large integrated healthcare system – group comparisons	Mirmirani, Paradi	Acosta, Andrea	Vallejo	KPSOM
Through the (virtual) looking glass: A novel comparative analysis of asynchronous vs synchronous acne care within Kaiser Permanente Northern California – equity and prevalence	Vanchinathan, Veena	Probst, Maxwell	San Jose	KPSOM
Through the (virtual) looking glass: A novel comparative analysis of asynchronous vs synchronous acne care within Kaiser Permanente Northern California.	Vanchinathan, Veena	N/A	San Jose	CH
Efficacy of staged carbon dioxide laser assisted marsupialization for hidradenitis suppurativa	Wadhera, Akhil	Acosta, Andrea	Fremont	KPSOM
Determining efficacy of laser hair reduction in the management of hidradenitis suppurativa.	Wadhera, Akhil	N/A	Fremont	CH
Skin cancer diagnostic accuracy by attending assistants and dermatologists in a large multi-center health system before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	Young, Peter	N/A	Sacramento	CH

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Early Start

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
The Early Start Program experience: Cigarette smoking during pregnancy and links to other substance use and maternal and neonatal outcomes	Tucker, Lue-Yen	N/A	KPNC	Additional Research Sponsor

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Emergency Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Computed tomography use reduction in ostensive ureteral stone – hydronephrosis severity	Durant, Edward	Zhang, Rayven	Modesto	GME
Effects of a new emergency medicine training program on radiology utilization	Durant, Edward	Lakireddy, Jayakala	Modesto	GME
Emergency department ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for hip fracture analgesia	Durant, Edward	Yang, Nhia	Modesto	GME
Risk of short-term vital sign deterioration in low-risk pulmonary embolism patients presenting to the emergency department with normal vital signs	Hofmann, Erik	Yusvirazi, Liga	Modesto	GME
Baseline evaluation of endometrial biopsies variables that lead to insufficient pathology and increase operating room utilization – Aim 1	Howe, Margaret	Marquez, Diego	Modesto	GME
Baseline evaluation of endometrial biopsies variables that Lead to insufficient pathology and increase operating room utilization – hyperplasia & cancer subgroup	Howe, Margaret	Khetani, Sukaynah	Modesto	GME
The effects of nitrous oxide on pain, anxiety, and patient satisfaction during office endometrial biopsy	Howe, Margaret	Khetani, Sukaynah	Modesto	GME
The effects of nitrous oxide on pain, anxiety, and patient satisfaction during office endometrial biopsy – chronic pain subgroup	Howe, Margaret	Khetani, Sukaynah	Modesto	GME
Risk factors for delay in diagnosis of spinal epidural abscess	Kene, Mamata	Maciey, Sarabeth	Fremont	GME
Patterns and impact of chemical restraint use for patients in the emergency department presenting with acute psychiatric distress	Lippert, Suzanne	N/A	Oakland	CH
Utility of fluid resuscitation in low-risk patients with severe sepsis	Seigel, Todd	N/A	Oakland	CH
Effects of implementing resident run emergency medicine pod on resident learning and experience	Stuempfig, Nathan	Rahman, Hanna	Modesto	GME
Reducing low-value procedures in a large medical group setting	Wilkins, Kip	Bhagat, Nina	Modesto	GME
Clinical outcome of acute pulmonary embolism after the implementation of pulmonary embolism response team	Yang, Jun	Aghaei, Reza	Modesto	GME
​Polypropylene versus nylon for closure of traumatic skin lacerations: A retrospective cohort analysis	Zitek, Tony	Feifel, Ariel	Modesto	GME
Complications and disposition of patients with rib fractures in community hospitals – Aim 1	Zitek, Tony	Marquez, Diego	Modesto	GME
Complications and disposition of patients with rib fractures in community hospitals – Aim 2	Zitek, Tony	Shah, Anisha	Modesto	GME
Incidence and characteristics of cervical spine injuries in young children in community hospitals	Zitek, Tony	Alazawi, Zaid	Modesto	GME
Polypropylene versus nylon for closure of traumatic skin lacerations: Primary outcome	Zitek, Tony	Feifel, Ariel	Modesto	GME
Polypropylene versus nylon for closure of traumatic skin lacerations: Secondary outcomes	Zitek, Tony	Karimi, Ehsan	Modesto	GME
The benefits of serial influenza vaccination in children – influenza infections	Zitek, Tony	Al-Najjar, Laith	Modesto	GME
The benefits of serial influenza vaccination in children – oseltamivir	Zitek, Tony	Yu, Alexander	Modesto	GME
Utility of routine acetaminophen and salicylate levels in patients presenting to the emergency department on a psychiatric hold	Zitek, Tony	Mahmoudi Hamidabad, Negin	Modesto	GME
Polypropylene versus nylon for closure of traumatic skin lacerations in the emergency department: A retrospective cohort analysis	Zitek, Tony	N/A	Modesto	CH

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Endocrinology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Diabetes dare and outcomes in ethnically diverse populations	Arzumanyan, Hasmik	N/A	Oakland	CH

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Family Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
From headlines to health: the effect of celebrity colorectal cancer coverage on screening rates	Antognini, Tad	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Best initial intervention in patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes with a HGBA1c greater than or equal to 8 and less than or equal to 10	Carter, Crystal	Ma, Andy	Sacramento	GME
Effectiveness of a mobile health clinic in addressing health barriers in Rio Vista, CA	Dorado, Francisco	Bogen, Hannah	Vallejo	GME
Assessing the association between postpartum depression screening rates, timing, and severity of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic	Erickson-Ridout, Kathryn	Rubin, Sean	San Jose	GME
Co-occurrence of adverse childhood experiences: A meta-analysis	Erickson-Ridout, Kathryn	Rubin, Sean	San Jose	GME
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prenatal mental health and adverse pregnancy outcomes	Erickson-Ridout, Kathryn	Hower, Kimberly	Santa Rosa	GME
Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences in Family Medicine Environments – abbreviated questionnaire and referrals to resilience-building resources	Erickson-Ridout, Kathryn	Chen, Eugenia	San Jose	GME
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic sheltering-in-place order on the incidence and type of sports-related fractures, strain, and sprain	Evans, Jacob	Serrano, Sabrina	San Jose	GME
Centering Pregnancy Research Project	Flaxman, Gabe	Salow, Arturo	Vallejo	GME
Association between BMI and cancer screenings in an integrated health setting	Friedman, Rachel	Githere-Thande, Nancy	Santa Rosa	GME
Evaluating the impact of ambient AI scribes on clinical documentation burden among primary care residents in Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Friedman, Rachel	Magan Mendoza, Yimdriuska	Santa Rosa	GME
Impact of BMI on care delivery: A retrospective analysis of treatment patterns in knee osteoarthritis	Friedman, Rachel	N/A	Santa Rosa	CH
​​Does advanced care planning have an impact on quality of life and overall health care costs in elderly patients with dementia at Kaiser Permanente Northern California?	Gonzales, Ruben	Tabernik, Leah	Vallejo	GME
The differences in the rates of advanced care directives completion among married and single men and women across Asian, Latinx, and African American adults	Gonzalez, Ruben	Rabanales, Maria	Vallejo	GME
The effect of long-acting reversible contraception on sexually transmitted infection incidence in teens	Goodwin, Kelsey	Dutton-Kneaves, Clara	Vallejo	GME
Operative vs non-operative management of distal bicep tendon ruptures: Patient-reported outcomes	Gray, Katherine	Clough, Stephanie	San Jose	GME
Evaluating the impact of secure messaging and teledermatology on timely diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous melanoma: addressing disparities and enhancing patient outcomes	Lau, Cindy	N/A	Fremont	CH
Health Outcomes after implementation of a standard pediatric metabolic screening workflow	Lee, Nolan	Fomenko, Vira	San Jose	GME
FASTAG – Factors Affecting Sustained Target A1c Goals in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM): Factors contributing to sustained T2DM glycemic control amongst a Latino vs non-Latino population	Liu, Melissa	Luu, Jennifer	San Jose	GME
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on glycemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 enrolled in the Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes Everyday program	Liu, Melissa	Juan, Justin	San Jose	GME
The effect of culinary interventions (cooking classes) on risk factors for cardiac and metabolic disease – impact of session attendance on outcomes	Muelly, Emilie	Ostrea, Geraldine	San Jose	GME
Access, adherence, and durability of GLP-1 obesity treatment	Muelly, Emilie	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Improving healthcare gollow-up for transgender patients in primary care: A quality improvement initiative	Poon, Jin	Kim, Lisa	Vallejo	GME
Effects of cessation vs. continuation of antidepressants on maternal outcomes in pregnant patients with pre-existing depression	Ridout, Samuel	Eswarappa, Chethana	San Jose	GME
Geospatial mapping analysis of hypertension patients with persistently poor blood pressure control in an integrated health care system	Shaver, Julia	Kim, Timothy	Santa Rosa	GME
Telemedicine vs in-person appointment for initial assessment of low back pain in primary care: impact on utilization and outcomes (Aim 1)	Shaver, Julia	Funez-Castro, Esther	Santa Rosa	GME
Telemedicine vs in-person appointment for initial assessment of low back pain in primary care: impact on utilization and outcomes (Aim 2)	Shaver, Julia	Dowlearn, Thomas	Santa Rosa	GME
The AFFIRM California study (Assessing Family Friendly care In Realizing self-Management): Statewide survey of self-management support for families of children with special health care needs	Silver, Adrienne	Kay, Molly	Santa Rosa	GME
Assessing the association between prenatal substance use and healthcare utilization	Steuerle, Kristin	Baer, Michelle	Santa Rosa	GME
Antenatal hand expression pilot project	Steuerle, Kristin	Kwong, Jane	Santa Rosa	GME
Strategic hyponatremia risk stratification in outpatient care: a retrospective study characterizing associated clinical profiles, reducing admissions and optimizing healthcare utilization	Sun, Michelle	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Nasal decontamination with povidone iodine as a strategy to reduce surgical site infection.	Tran, Chinh	N/A	San Francisco	CH
The impact of doula care on Cesarean rates in first time mothers with singleton term live births	Whitaker, Aljanee	Zai, Tiffany	Vallejo	GME

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Gastroenterology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Comparative effectiveness of Ustekinumab vs. Vedolizumab in patients who have failed tumor necrotic factor inhibitors	Baldawala, Tanaaz	N/A	San Leandro	CH
Surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus. The rationale for considering change in timing and frequency of surveillance endoscopy with Barrett’s esophagus without dysplasia	Baldawala, Tanaaz	N/A	San Leandro	CH
Assessment of the risks of biologic therapy in elderly patients with inflammatory bowel disease	Chan, Jennifer	N/A	Fremont	CH
Risks of immunosuppressive therapy in inflammatory bowel disease patients with a history of cancer	Chan, Jennifer	N/A	Redwood City	CH
Evaluation of the impact of a novel pharmacy program on clinical outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease patients on biologic medications	Chan, Jennifer	N/A	Redwood City	CH
Risks of immunosuppressive therapy in inflammatory bowel disease patients with a history of cancer	Chan, Jennifer	N/A	Redwood City	CH
Evaluating the diagnostic yield of invasive endoscopy among stable patients with iron deficiency anemia: are malignancy diagnoses less common among younger patients?	Garuda, Sanjay	N/A	Fremont	CH
Combined versus separate endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO) – clinical outcomes	Hamerski, Christopher	Davis, Brenton	San Francisco	GME
Combined versus separate endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for malignant distal biliary obstruction – clinical outcomes	Hamerski, Christopher	Davis, Brenton	San Francisco	GME
Morbidity and mortality in elderly patients with inflammatory bowel disease	Hassid, Benjamin	N/A	Oakland	CH
Preventative healthcare utilization patterns in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	Hassid, Benjamin	N/A	Oakland	CH
The incidence and etiology of esophageal food impactions in a large, community-based healthcare system in Northern California	Lam, Angela	N/A	San Francisco	CH
A prospective evaluation of a 5-aminosalicylic-acid de-Implementation intervention among patients with inflammatory bowel disease on biologic or immunomodulator therapy	Lee, Jeffrey	Goldman, Max	San Francisco	GME
Association of oral antibiotics and risk of early-onset colorectal cancer	Lee, Jeffrey	Kane, Kevin	San Francisco	GME
Risk of thromboembolic events following Reinitiation of direct oral anticoagulants after elective colonoscopy	Lee, Jeffrey	Leung, Lawrence	San Francisco	GME
Systematic review and meta-analysis of gut-directed hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome	Lee, Jeffrey	Adler, Elizabeth	San Francisco	GME
Non-endoscopic management of acute esophageal food impaction	Lee, Linda	N/A	Sacramento	CH
Non-alcoholic fatty liver and cirrhosis in Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Levin, Theodore	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare costs in individuals with helicobacter pylori infection in a large, community-based population – risk factors of esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s esophagus after H. Pylori treatment among Kaiser Permanente Northern California adult members	Li, Dan	Medina, Sheyla	San Francisco	GME
Comparison of risk factors, clinical characteristics and survival of microsatellite stable vs. unstable colorectal cancers in a large U.S. population	Li, Dan	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Risk of colorectal cancer in individuals with serrated polyposis	Li, Dan	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Risk of colorectal cancer in patients with diverticulitis: Is routine colonoscopy warranted?	Li, Dan	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
The incidence of gastric adenocarcinoma after helicobacter pylori eradication therapy in a large U.S. population	Li, Dan	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Comparative analysis of response rate and time to progression among non-transplant treatment options for early- to intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma across a large, integrated healthcare system in Northern California	Mukhtar, Nizar	Bal, Amanat	San Francisco	GME
Validation of the Baveno VII criteria for identification of clinically significant portal hypertension among a large, diverse cohort of patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease in the United States -Aims 1 and 2	Mukhtar, Nizar	Leung, Marcia	San Francisco	GME
Comparative analysis of safety and effectiveness of non-transplant treatment options for early- to intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma across a large, integrated health care system.	Mukhtar, Nizar	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Comparative analysis of the efficacy of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists versus bariatric surgery for patients with metabolic-dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease in a large, integrated health care system in Northern California	Mukhtar, Nizar	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma management practices and patient survival within the Kaiser Permanente Northern California health care system to identify disparities in disease severity and outcomes based on sex, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location.	Mukhtar, Nizar	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Identifying baseline risk factors for advanced disease at diagnosis and treatment-resistant subtypes of autoimmune hepatitis in a Contemporary, multi-ethnic and aging cohort	Radhakrishnan, Kavita	N/A	Oakland	CH
Incidence and predictors of hospital readmission for ulcerative colitis	Roy, Abhik	N/A	San Leandro	CH
Travel for liver transplantation: Is there a quantifiable benefit for our patients?	Saxena, Varun	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Evaluation of prevalence of chronic hepatitis B-hepatitis delta co-infections and comparison of natural history between chronic hepatitis B-hepatitis delta co-infections vs. chronic hepatitis B mono-infected: Evaluation in the large Kaiser Permanente Northern California chronic hepatitis B population	Saxena, Varun	N/A	San Francisco	Additional Research Sponsor
Tenofovir Disoproxil vs. Entecavir on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, all-cause mortality and liver transplantation in Kaiser Permanente Northern California members with chronic hepatitis B viru.	Seo, Suk	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Decreasing length of stay and assessing complications for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography & laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients	Suryaprasad, Arun	Tesfamariam, Selama	Antioch	KPSOM
The prevalence of malnutrition in a community based population of patient’s with inflammatory bowel disease	Velayos, Fernando	Fine (Gutin), Liat	San Francisco	GME
Unanswered questions for the modern management of colorectal dysplasia in inflammatory bowel disease	Velayos, Fernando	Boparai, Eshandeep	San Francisco	GME
Colonoscopist yield in inflammatory bowel disease	Velayos, Fernando	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Effect of race and ethnicity of pregnancy outcomes in women with inflammatory bowel disease	Velayos, Fernando	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Incidence and mortality of colorectal carcinoma in persons with inflammatory bowel dDisease	Velayos, Fernando	N/A	San Francisco	CH

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General Surgery

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Multimodal treatment of radiation associated sarcoma	Chakedis, Jeffrey	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Current Outcomes and Management of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (COMACAS) – PRP aneurysm surveillance?	Chang, Robert	N/A	South San Francisco	Additional Research Sponsor
Reducing margin re-excision rates after lumpectomy for breast cancer in a large, integrated health care system	Chang, Sharon	Tang, Annie	Oakland	GME
Improving care for hospitalized adults with gallstone disease using an algorithm to reduce unnecessary magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography	Goodstein, Monica	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Efficacy of preoperative breast MRI in women with newly diagnosed invasive lobular cancer	Kuehner, Gillian	N/A	Vallejo	CH
Standardizing risk stratification of patients with brain injury to assist with enhanced patient flow through emergency Departments	Liao, George	N/A	Vacaville	CH
Screening in men with a history of breast cancer	Linehan, Elizabeth	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma management practices and patient survival within the Kaiser Permanente Northern California health care system to identify disparities in disease severity and outcomes based on sex, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location	Mukhtar, Nizar	Yilma, Mignote	Oakland	GME
Pilonidal disease risk factors and surgical outcomes	Pontarelli, Elizabeth	N/A	South Sacramento	CH
Outcomes of intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) in early breast cancer	Shim, Veronica	Tang, Annie	Oakland	GME
Assessing management and outcomes of fibroepithelial lesions at a large, integrated health care system	Shim, Veronica	Dzubnar, Jessica	Oakland	GME
Genetic testing in ductal carcinoma In situ	Shim, Veronica	Dzubnar, Jessica	Oakland	GME
Multigene germline testing in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ vs invasive breast cancer in a large integrated health care system	Shim, Veronica	Dzubnar, Jessica	Oakland	GME
Does exparel intercostal nerve block reduce length of hospitalization in postoperative thoracic surgery patients	Velotta, Jeffrey	Banks, Kian	Oakland	GME
Is chest radiograph (CXR) necessary after thoracostomy tube removal following minimally invasive (VATS) lobectomy?	Velotta, Jeffrey	Hsu, Diana	Oakland	GME
Utilization of conservative management of spontaneous pneumothorax	Velotta, Jeffrey	Banks, Kian	Oakland	GME
Effects of pneumothorax with or without required intervention in COVID patients	Velotta, Jeffrey	Susai, Cynthia	Oakland	GME
Race/ethnicity disparities among video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery patients	Velotta, Jeffrey	Banks, Kian	Oakland	GME
Real world outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer stage II and III patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy	Velotta, Jeffrey	Vasic, Ivana	Oakland	GME
Stage 3a non-small cell lung cancer: Outcomes by treatment strategy	Velotta, Jeffrey	Carroway, Preston William	Oakland	GME
The prevalence of primary lung cancer among women with prior personal and/or family history of cancer in an integrated healthcare delivery system	Velotta, Jeffrey	Villanueva, Carissa	Oakland	GME
The prevalence of primary lung cancer among women with prior personal and/or family history of cancer in an integrated healthcare delivery system – Aim 2	Velotta, Jeffrey	Villanueva, Carissa	Oakland	GME
The prevalence of primary lung cancer among women with prior personal and/or family history of cancer in an integrated healthcare delivery system – Aim 3	Velotta, Jeffrey	Villanueva, Carissa	Oakland	GME
Are routine, daily chest radiographs necessary after following minimally invasive video-assisted thoracic surgery and robotic-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy?	Velotta, Jeffrey	Alcasid, Nathan	Oakland	GME
Minimally-invasive esophagectomy operative time: Evaluating post-operative outcomes	Velotta, Jeffrey	Hsu, Diana	Oakland	GME
Outcomes and predictive value of anastomotic evaluation using indocyanine green fluorescence during minimally invasive esophagectomy: Does mediastinal envelope closure affect outcomes?	Velotta, Jeffrey	Susai, Cynthia	Oakland	GME
Role of diagnostic laparoscopy in Siewert II gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma	Velotta, Jeffrey	Alcasid, Nathan	Oakland	GME
Predictors of recurrence and survival in a contemporary cohort of young patients with breast cancer	Vuong, Brooke	N/A	Elk Grove	CH

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Geriatric Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Are there race-based disparities in the delivery of memory care for cognitively impaired geriatric patients that present to the emergency department in Kaiser Permanente Northern California?	Chen, Sophia	N/A	Oakland	CH

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Gynecologic Oncology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Pregnancy in women with gynecologic precancer or cancer	Garcia, Christine	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Cervical cancer outcomes	Littell, Ramey	Kay, Allison	San Francisco	GME
Clinical significance of mismatch repair status in endometrial cancer	Suh-Burgmann, Betty	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Optimal schedule and duration of follow-up imaging for abnormal adnexal masses	Suh-Burgmann, Betty	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH

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Head & Neck Surgery

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Antibiotic use in otologic surgery for chronic ear disease	Balough, Ben	N/A	South Sacramento	CH
Clinical and demographic characteristics of adults undergoing surgery for obstructive sleep apnea: Identification of potential barriers to care	Durr, Megan	Block, Nikolas	Oakland	GME
Demographic differences between patients presenting with Zenker’s diverticulum and cricopharyngeal bar	Jiang, Nancy	Pacheco, Caitlin	Oakland	GME
Effects of tlemedicine on evaluation and management of septal deviation	Jiang, Nancy	Hoerter, Jacob	Oakland	GME
The role of flexible laryngoscopy in the evaluation of globus pharyngeus	Jiang, Nancy	Huwyler, Camille	Oakland	GME
Clinical course of cricopharyngeal bar and Zenker’s diverticulum	Jiang, Nancy	Pacheco, Caitlin	Oakland	GME
The role of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists in the medical management of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leaks	Liang, Jonathan	Collazo Melendez, Samuel	Oakland	GME
Association between dupilumab therapy and weight gain in adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: A retrospective cohort study	Liang, Jonathan	Fong, Justin	Oakland	GME
The association of epistaxis after SARS-CoV-2 RT PCR nasopharyngeal diagnostic swab	Liang, Jonathan	Block, Nikolas	Oakland	GME
Risk of thyroid cancer with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists	Liang, Jonathan	Del Mundo, Nicholas	Oakland	GME
Impact of air pollution on otolaryngologic health: Investigating air pollutant exposure and disease burden in California	Liang, Jonathan	Bowyer, Kasey	Oakland	KPSOM
​​Outcomes of dupilumab for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: a matched cohort analysis	Liang, Jonathan	N/A	Oakland	CH
CH2027: The GLP-1 thyroid paradox: Risk signal or surveillance artifact?	Liang, Jonathan	N/A	Oakland	CH
Risk factors for olfactory dysfunction in patients with SARS-CoV2 infection	Liang, Jonathan	N/A	Oakland	CH
Socioeconomic factors in allergic fungal rhinosinusitis	Liang, Jonathan	N/A	Oakland	CH
The eyes don’t always have it: Widening the lens of idiopathic intracranial hypertension	Mutchnick, Sean	N/A	Modesto	CH
Exploring the overlap between Meniere’s disease and idiopathic intracranial hypertension	Rivero, Alexander	Melendez, Samuel Collazo	Oakland	GME
Demographics of adults with obstructive sleep apnea who undergo nasal surgery	Rivero, Alexander	Collazo Melendez, Samuel	Oakland	GME
Age-stratified analysis of imaging utility in suspected retrocochlear pathology	Rivero, Alexander	Saba, Elias	Oakland	GME
Aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease: Challenges in diagnosis and treatment	Rivero, Alexander	Debbaneh, Peter	Oakland	GME
Pain medication usage associated with surgical procedures to treat obstructive sleep apnea	Rivero, Alexander	Collazo, Samuel	Oakland	GME
Is a screening MRI always indicated for suspected vestibular schwannoma? An age-stratified analysis of imaging findings and effect on treatment course	Schloegel, Luke	Saba, Elias	Oakland	GME
Incidence of inflammatory reactions to dermal fillers after COVID-19 vaccination	Shih, Charles	Huynh, Pauline	Oakland	GME
The natural history of hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis	Tsai Do, Betty	Saba, Elias	Oakland	GME
Factors affecting time to diagnosis in malignant neck masses	Wang, Kevin	Debbaneh, Peter	Oakland	GME
Improving diagnostic efficiency of the adult neck-mass workup	Wang, Kevin	Haupt, Thomas	Oakland	GME
Unraveling an epidemic: Diagnostic trends of indolent and aggressive melanomas	Wang, Kevin	Basrai, Sanah	Oakland	KPSOM
Melanoma in situ: comparing outcomes by treatment type	Wang, Kevin	N/A	Oakland	CH

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Hematology/Oncology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Community based experiences with pembrolizumab with and without Lenvatinib in patients with advanced endometrial cancer in Northern California	Bookman, Michael	Jang, Allyson	San Francisco	GME
Direct oral anticoagulants in low-risk antiphospholipid syndrome	Cheng, Ce	N/A	Stockton	CH
Factors associated with lymphedema pre-implementation in patients receiving radiation after surgery for cutaneous Merkel cell carcinoma	Jones, Maris	Seto, Tiffany	San Francisco	GME
Improving time to molecular testing results in patients with newly diagnosed, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)	Liu, Raymond	Ossowski, Stephanie	San Francisco	GME
Increasing sdvanced directives completion in breast cancer patients in an integrated health care system	Liu, Raymond	Ossowski, Stephanie	San Francisco	GME
Predictors associated with death in cancer patients receiving active treatment	Liu, Raymond	Lee, Michael	San Francisco	GME
Adherence to extended endocrine therapy in early-stage breast cancer patients within an integrated health system	Liu, Raymond	Wei, Jenny	San Francisco	GME
End of life outcomes of advanced cancer patients at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Sub-aim: Outpatient pal care improves outcomes in advanced cancer patients	Liu, Raymond	Lynch, Andrew	San Francisco	GME
Immunomodulatory drug use and the incidence of secondary primary malignancies in patients with multiple myeloma: A retrospective cohort analysis	Liu, Raymond	Lynch, Andrew	San Francisco	GME
Oncology telehealth utilization in the era of the novel coronavirus pandemic	Liu, Raymond	Lee, Michael	San Francisco	GME
Patient characteristics associated with oncotype diagnosis in an integrated health system	Liu, Raymond	Aller, Ashley	San Francisco	GME
Risk factors for ibrutinib related cardiotoxicity	Lopez, Alfredo	Kumar, Deepika	San Francisco	GME
Infection risk in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients	Stevenson, Ryan	N/A	Sacramento	CH
Validation of early complications in HCC immunoOncology (ECHO) score within Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Sundaresan, Tilak	N/A	San Francisco	CH

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HIV Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Start up funds – HIV studies	Lam, Jennifer	N/A	DOR	Additional Research Sponsor

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Hospital Based Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Clinical effects of an electronic health record based integrated smoking cessation intervention at hospital discharge	Banerjee, Somalee	N/A	Oakland	CH
Impact of evidence-based, multidisciplinary inpatient heart failure care order set on the overall hospital utilization, 30 days all cause readmissions and guideline directed medical therapy prescriptions in patients with acute decompensated heart failure	Dhaliwal, Jasmine	N/A	San Jose	CH
Climate-related hospital utilization patterns and organizational resilience initiative	Soti, Subada	N/A	Fremont	CH
Association of primary care telemedicine follow-up on post hospital discharge readmission risk	Yoo, Michael	N/A	Santa Rosa	CH

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Infectious Disease

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Optimal route and duration of antibacterial therapy for streptococcal bacteremia	Clutter, Dana	N/A	South San Francisco	CH
Evaluation of step-down oral antibiotic therapy for gram-negative bloodstream infection and the risk factors for treatment failure	Luo, Ruihong	N/A	Sacramento	CH
Evaluation of step-down oral antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and the risk factors for treatment failure	Luo, Ruihong	N/A	Sacramento	CH
Risk factors for treatment failure in patients with uncomplicated streptococcus bloodstream infection.	Luo, Ruihong	N/A	Sacramento	CH
Influenza severity reduction study	Miller, David	N/A	San Rafael	CH
The impact of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on the pain and healthcare utilization among patients with obstructive sleep apnea​	Namiranian, Khodadad	N/A	Fresno	CH

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Internal Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
A natural language processing-based approach to characterize the relationship between atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter and worsening heart failure events	Ambrosy, Andrew	Chang, Alex	San Francisco	GME
BMI differences by race/ethnicity and Asian ethnicity among adults with diabetes	Arzumanyan, Hasmik	Chu, Clarence	Oakland	GME
Diabetes care and outcomes in Asian subpopulations	Arzumanyan, Hasmik	Zeng, Billy	Oakland	GME
Predictors and characteristics of adult patients with diabetes mellitus hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar coma	Arzumanyan, Hasmik	Marquez, Alexandro	Oakland	GME
Racial/ethnic differences in pharmacotherapy among adults with diabetes	Arzumanyan, Hasmik	Yin, Chelsea	Oakland	GME
Contemporary descriptions of heart failure with improved ejection fraction in an integrated healthcare delivery system	Bhatt, Ankeet	Min, Kyung Hoon	San Francisco	GME
Differences in the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes in heart failure with improved ejection fraction by age	Bhatt, Ankeet	Srikanth, Kishan	San Francisco	GME
Differences in the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes in heart failure with improved ejection fraction by race	Bhatt, Ankeet	Chang, Alex	San Francisco	GME
Differences in the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes in heart failure with improved ejection fraction by sex	Bhatt, Ankeet	Liang, Yilin	San Francisco	GME
Role of lipoprotein alpha as a risk factor in subclinical heart failure	Bhatt, Ankeet	Butte, Zara	San Francisco	GME
Volumetric laser endomicroscopy in patients with Barrett’s esophagus and dysplasia	Chang, Howard	Ho, Samantha	Oakland	GME
A demographic comparison of outpatient dementia evaluation in older adults with pre-existing dementia presented for emergency department care (2022 CH)	Chen, Sophia	Tom, Nicholas	Oakland	GME
Impact of an inpatient​ heart failure order set​	Dhaliwal, Jasmine	Xu, Lily	Oakland	GME
PE RV Strain Study	Durant, Edward	Chang, Joshua	Oakland	GME
Evaluating trends and outcomes in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma in an integrated healthcare system	Dutia, Mrinal	Stover, Jack	Santa Clara	GME
Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists efficacy for weight loss in cancer survivors	Feliciano, Elizabeth	Song, Janet	Santa Clara	GME
The initial care of younger adults with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes: Examining associations between patient-reported factors and inadequate early disease control	Gopalan, Anjali	Yin, Chelsea	Oakland	GME
PSMA positron emission tomography utility in staging patients with prostate cancer and a high prostate-specific antigen (>30 ng/mL)	Harzstark, Andrea	Chee, Bryant	San Francisco	GME
Preventative health care utilization in high risk patients with inflammatory bowel disease	Hassid, Benjamin	Nguyen, Emily	Oakland	GME
Cancer screening in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis	Hassid, Benjamin	Murphy, Ryan	Oakland	GME
Cancer screening in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis – cancer-related screening and outcomes	Hassid, Benjamin	Murphy, Ryan	Oakland	GME
Cancer screening in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis – disease progression and complications	Hassid, Benjamin	Murphy, Ryan	Oakland	GME
Preventative health care utilization in high risk patients with inflammatory bowel disease	Hassid, Benjamin	Kapoor, Chandni	Oakland	GME
Preventative health care utilization in high risk patients with inflammatory bowel disease	Hassid, Benjamin	Meltzer, Orr	Santa Clara	GME
Characteristics of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome patients at Kaiser Permanente	Hoffman, Bryce	Phan, Christina	San Francisco	GME
Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis: A retrospective study of patients within an integrated healthcare system	Inkeles, Megan	Shan, Judy	Santa Clara	GME
Comparing efficacy of treatment for granulomatous mastitis	Knueppel, Ryan	Dharmadhikari, Apoorva	Santa Clara	GME
Septic arthritis and concomitant crystallography	Knueppel, Ryan	Dharmadhikari, Apoorva	Santa Clara	GME
Association of kidney function with mortality and incident dementia among patients with acute coronary syndrome or stable coronary artery disease	Krishnaswami, Ashok	Kim, Bryan	Santa Clara	GME
Comparative assessment of coronary revascularization strategies on dementia incidence in older adults with an acute coronary syndrome – dementia by race/ethnicity	Krishnaswami, Ashok	Singh, Ryan	Santa Clara	GME
Frailty, mortality, and dementia: Implications for cardiologist referral decision-making in older adults	Krishnaswami, Ashok	Patel, Soham	San Francisco	GME
Comparative assessment of coronary revascularization strategies on dementia incidence in older adults with an acute coronary syndrome	Krishnaswami, Ashok	Yang, Janine	Santa Clara	GME
Evaluating a standardized proton pump inhibitor (PPI) hold protocol prior to EGD in GERD/dysphagia at KPNC: Pre-post changes in PPI use and diagnostic yield	Ku, Lawrence	Murphy, Ryan	Oakland	GME
Evaluating a standardized proton pump inhibitor hold protocol prior to esophagogastroduodenoscopy in gastroesophageal reflux disease/dysphagia at Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Ku, Lawrence	Murphy, Ryan	Oakland	GME
The incidence and etiology of esophageal food impactions in a large, community-based healthcare system in Northern California: survival analysis and subgroup analysis by endoscopic confirmation status	Lam, Angela	Xie, Willa	San Francisco	GME
Variable phenotypes of eosinophilic esophagitis: Does gender, age and race play a role?	Lam, Angela	Song, Janet	Santa Clara	GME
Variable phenotypes of eosinophilic esophagitis: Does gender, age and race play a role? – Deospatial distribution of eosinophilic esophagitis	Lam, Angela	Song, Janet	Santa Clara	GME
Variable phenotypes of eosinophilic esophagitis: Does gender, age and race play a role? – Eosinophilic esophagitis symptoms and eating disorder risk factors	Lam, Angela	Sandhu, Janteshpreet (Jana)	Santa Clara	GME
Adherence to the post-polypectomy surveillance guidelines after removal of non-advanced adenomas	Lee, Jeffrey	Hendel, Jeffrey	San Francisco	GME
Antibiotic use in young adults and risk of colorectal adenomas	Lee, Jeffrey	Bal, Amanat	San Francisco	GME
Long-term outcomes following resection of large and complex colorectal polyps	Lee, Jeffrey	Billett, Nathan M	San Francisco	GME
Oral antibiotic use in early adulthood and risk of early-onset colorectal adenomas: Case-control study	Lee, Jeffrey	Bal, Amanat	San Francisco	GME
Risk of colorectal cancer after sessile serrated polyp removal	Lee, Jeffrey	Xie, Willa	San Francisco	GME
Risk of colorectal cancer after traditional serrated adenoma removal	Lee, Jeffrey	Oh, Aaron	San Francisco	GME
The incidence of gastric adenocarcinoma after Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy in a large U.S. population (2019 Li CB)	Li, Dan	Nan, Lei	Santa Clara	GME
Improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare costs in individuals with helicobacter pylori infection in a large, community-based population – potential adverse effects of H. pylori treatment on risk of autoimmune disease	Li, Dan	Song, Janet	Santa Clara	GME
Incidence and predictors of upper gastrointestinal cancer in patients with Lynch syndrome	Li, Dan	Lin, Christina	Santa Clara	GME
Incidence and risk factors of desmoid tumors in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis	Li, Dan	Thomas, Prakash	Santa Clara	GME
Risk of colorectal cancer in individuals with serrated polyposis	Li, Dan	Meltzer, Orr	Santa Clara	GME
Identifying risk factors of acute maternal cardiovascular events in pregnancies with systemic lupus erythematosus	Liu, Lucy	Liu, Emily	San Francisco	GME
Identifying risk factors of acute maternal cardiovascular events in pregnancies with systemic lupus erythematosus – medication adherence	Liu, Lucy	Liu, Emily	San Francisco	GME
Association between pre-established cardiovascular risk scores and cardiovascular mortality in breast cancer patients	Liu, Raymond	Wabl, Chiara	San Francisco	GME
Can the omega score be used to stratify women with early stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancer to better understand competing mortality and who would benefit from hormone replacement therapy?	Liu, Raymond	Wabl, Chiara	San Francisco	GME
Characteristics of pain related emergency department visits in patients with cancer receiving treatment within an integrated health system	Liu, Raymond	Wei, Jenny	San Francisco	GME
Correlation between nurse-assessed performance status and clinical outcomes in various groups of cancer patients	Liu, Raymond	Wei, Jenny	San Francisco	GME
End of life outcomes of advanced cancer patients at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Original project aim: Emergency department utilization and hospitalization among cancer patients in Kaiser Permanente Northern California over a 5-year period	Liu, Raymond	Nortey, Joel	Oakland	GME
Endocrine therapy uptake in estrogen receptor-positive node-negative breast cancer: A comparative analysis	Liu, Raymond	Cho, Hye	Oakland	GME
Evaluating the feasibility of a trauma-focused support group for patients with mixed cancer diagnoses	Liu, Raymond	Anderson, Brandon	San Francisco	GME
Oncology secure messaging in the era of the novel coronavirus pandemic	Liu, Raymond	Anderson, Brandon	San Francisco	GME
Preventing emergency department presentations of lung cancer in an integrated health system – Aim 1	Liu, Raymond	Dang, Arun	Santa Clara	GME
Preventing emergency department presentations of lung cancer in an integrated health system – Aim 2	Liu, Raymond	Zang, Mike	San Francisco	GME
Real-world implementation of survivorship needs assessment in breast cancer survivors	Liu, Raymond	Wei, Jenny	San Francisco	GME
Time toxicity for cancer patients at end-of-life	Liu, Raymond	Duffens, Ali	San Francisco	GME
Time toxicity in malignant glioma patients within an integrated healthcare system	Liu, Raymond	Wabl, Chiara	San Francisco	GME
Trends of lung cancer in those eligible for screening according to standardized screening guideline	Liu, Raymond	Song, Janet	Santa Clara	GME
Unveiling the hidden burden: Prevalence and characteristics of symptomatic cancer diagnosed in emergency and hospital settings – Aim 1	Liu, Raymond	Anderson, Brandon	San Francisco	GME
Unveiling the hidden burden: Prevalence and characteristics of symptomatic cancer diagnosed in emergency and hospital settings – Aim 2	Liu, Raymond	Tamima, Sabiha	Oakland	GME
When targeted therapy targets the heart: Osimertinib-related cardiotoxicity in epidermal growth factor receptor mutated non-small-cell lung cancer	Liu, Raymond	Huang, Tina	Santa Clara	GME
Clinical and demographic Characteristics of adults undergoing surgery for obstructive sleep apnea: Identification of potential barriers to access to care	Lo, Joan	Sumner, Eric	Oakland	GME
Elevated ALT in Filipino children and adolescents with obesity (pediatric obesity and weight tracking in the GHAP population)	Lo, Joan	Carrillo, Nika	Oakland	GME
Bone density in Chinese women with and without limited English proficiency	Lo, Joan	Yang, Betsy	Oakland	GME
Diagnostic delay in head and neck lymphoma	Lo, Joan	Lynch, Andrew	Oakland	GME
Hypertension prevalence and associated outcomes among adolescent girls with and without polycystic ovary syndrome	Lo, Joan	Zhang, Sherry	Oakland	GME
Pediatric obesity and weight tracking in the Get Healthy Action Plan population – alopecia outcome	Lo, Joan	Dani, Advika	Oakland	GME
Pediatric obesity and weight tracking in the Get Healthy Action Plan population – hypertension outcome	Lo, Joan	Njuguna, Veronica Joy	Oakland	GME
Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome among adolescent females in pediatric primary care 2021-2023	Lo, Joan	Naidu, Anika	Oakland	GME
Buprenorphine use in outpatient palliative care clinic	Luo, Esther	Magee, Kiran	Santa Clara	GME
Outcomes of immediate versus standard HIV antiretroviral therapy initiation in a large, integrated health system	Luu, Mitchell	N/A	Oakland	CH
Preventing hospital readmissions using the stroke transitions program	Lynch, Meaghan	Jaberizadeh, Amir	San Francisco	GME
Risk of metachronous advanced neoplasia after colonoscopic polypectomy in younger patients	Ma, Gene	Pillai, Priyanka	Santa Clara	GME
Predictive risk assessment tool for postoperative urinary retention (POUR) using KPNC EMR (electronic medical records) data for same-day elective total joint arthroplasty (TJA) surgery	Master, Constantina	Govande, Mukul	San Francisco	GME
Benefits of stenting low gradient arch obstruction in coarctation of the aorta	Meadows, Alison	Srikanth, Kishan	San Francisco	GME
Benefits of stenting low gradient arch obstruction in coarctation of the aorta – comparative outcomes with no stent group	Meadows, Alison	Srikanth, Kishan	San Francisco	GME
Adults with congenital heart disease in a large integrated health system: Understanding the epidemiology, social determinants of health and referral patterns	Meadows, Alison	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Immunosuppressive therapy-related adverse outcomes in patients with glomerular disorders – Aim 1/A	Mehr, Ali Poyan	Chalk, Cynthia	San Francisco	GME
Immunosuppressive therapy-related adverse outcomes in patients with glomerular disorders – Aim 2/B	Mehr, Ali Poyan	Chalk, Cynthia	San Francisco	GME
Renal disease in pregnancy and associated maternal and neonatal outcomes	Mehr, Ali Poyan	Chalk, Cynthia	San Francisco	GME
Etiology and natural history of patients developing synchronic primary lung cancers – Feasibility only	Mohanasundaram, Uma	Ting, Caleb	Santa Clara	GME
Outcomes of nonsmoker lung adenocarcinoma with lepidic pattern	Mohanasundaram, Uma	Zhao, Jenny	Santa Clara	GME
A comparison of patient outcome between teaching and nonteaching services in a large urban integrated health care system	Mok, Kenny	Andemel, Naissem	San Francisco	GME
Risk factors for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea among Asian patients having a home sleep test	Muelly, Emilie	Sullivan, Sammir	Oakland	GME
The effects of consistent continuous positive airway pressure (“CPAP”) use on weigh in patient with obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis within Kaiser Permanent Northern California population	Muelly, Emilie	Lee, Steven	Santa Clara	GME
Early metformin prescription among patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes	Muelly, Emilie	Saba, Dina	Santa Clara	GME
Effect of lifestyle medicine interventions on asthma management	Muelly, Emilie	Albert, Andria	Santa Clara	GME
The effect of culinary interventions (cooking classes) on risk factors for cardiac and metabolic disease	Muelly, Emilie	Hammack, Lilly	Santa Clara	GME
The effect of exercise on young, obese adults and their risk for developing depression during the COVID-19 pandemic	Muelly, Emilie	Shing, Joshua	Santa Clara	GME
The factors associated with and clinical impact of utilization of the Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System among Kaiser Permanente members presented at Westbay Liver Tumor Board	Mukhtar, Nizar	Lam, Steven	San Francisco	GME
Validation and comparative assessment of a hepatocellular carcinoma risk factor score in chronic hepatitis B infection	Mukhtar, Nizar	Li, Xiaoran	San Francisco	GME
Clinical scoring system: Improving time to diagnosis in a large community health system	Mutneja, Rahul	Ting, Caleb	Santa Clara	GME
Preventing hospitalizations due to air pollution from wildfire smoke	Myers, Laura	Yao, Jimmy	Oakland	GME
The International Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Registry – Aim 3	Naderi, Sahar	Liang, Yilin	San Francisco	GME
Racial and ethnic differences in patients presenting with spontaneous coronary dissection	Naderi, Sahar	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Reducing hospital-acquired debility by increased resident engagement with holistic institutional patient care model	Patel, Vishal	Fink, Emily	San Francisco	GME
Long-term echocardiographic and clinical outcomes of patients receiving transcatheter aortic valve replacement within Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Perdoncin, Emiy	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Challenges in diagnosing new acute heart failure in patients presenting to the emergency department: A retrospective review	Prakash, Bhavana	Pruzansky, Alix	Santa Clara	GME
Assessing glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) thresholds for Pre-Implementation of Cardiology by racial-ethnic groups (2020 CB Pursnani)	Pursnani, Seema	Low, Christopher	Santa Clara	GME
Association between race/ethnicity and gender in attaining cholesterol goals post coronary artery bypass grafting	Pursnani, Seema	Yang, Janine	Santa Clara	GME
Association between race/ethnicity and gender in attaining cholesterol goals post coronary artery bypass grafting: Extended follow-up	Pursnani, Seema	Yang, Janine	Santa Clara	GME
Effect of shelter-in-place and the COVID-19 pandemic on diabetics	Pursnani, Seema	Bommireddi, Akshay	Santa Clara	GME
Understanding the impact of race-ethnicity and gender on cardiovascular outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting	Pursnani, Seema	Yang, Janine	Santa Clara	GME
Comparing early with late autoimmune hepatitis related hospitalization and assessing clinical and demographic predictors of autoimmune hepatitis related hospitalization	Radhakrishnan, Kavita	Kapoor, Chandni	Oakland	GME
Identify the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with multiple AIH related admissions versus those with a single admission	Radhakrishnan, Kavita	Kapoor, Chandni	Oakland	GME
Positive antimitochondrial antibodies in patients with or without primary biliary cholangitis: A thirteen-year experience in a large hospital network	Radhakrishnan, Kavita	Mangla, Ananya Majumdar	Oakland	GME
Predictors in cirrhosis at time of autoimmune hepatitis diagnosis and delays in diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis patients with baseline cirrhosis	Radhakrishnan, Kavita	Murphy, Ryan	Oakland	GME
Prevalence of cirrhosis at autoimmune hepatitis diagnosis among patients with or without concurrent extra-hepatic autoimmune diseases	Radhakrishnan, Kavita	Murphy, Ryan	Oakland	GME
The prevalence and characteristics of sutoimmune hepatitis	Radhakrishnan, Kavita	Yao, Jimmy	Oakland	GME
Identification of social risks for patients with cancer seen in the oncology infusion center	Ragavan, Meera	Shieh, Christine	Oakland	GME
Evaluation of antimicrobial prophylaxis prescribing in post-operative neurosurgical procedures	Reber, Jasmine	N/A	Redwood City	CH
The incidence of acute kidney injury in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy	Sabouri, Amir	Dahabreh, Dante	Oakland	GME
Exploring the intersection of depression and diabetes: prevalence and impact on outcomes	Sampath, Suneetha	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Evolving incidence of severe alcohol-associated hepatitis	Saxena, Varun	Sandhu, Janteshpreet (Jana)	Santa Clara	GME
Can delta serum bicarbonate be used to differentiate whether patients who present with normal blood pressures and elevated lactates are a maker of occult shock versus other etiologies of hyperlactatemia?	Seigel, Todd	Deng, Aaron	Oakland	GME
Can delta serum bicarbonate be used to differentiate whether patients who present with normal blood pressures and elevated lactates are a maker of occult shock versus other etiologies of hyperlactatemia? – Additional analyses	Seigel, Todd	Chang, Amanda	Oakland	GME
Utility of fluid resuscitation in low-risk patients with severe sepsis	Seigel, Todd	Macko, Christopher	Oakland	GME
Utility of fluid resuscitation in low-risk patients with severe sepsis – stratified by BMI	Seigel, Todd	Shieh, Christine	Oakland	GME
Frailty and days alive and out of hospital (DAOH) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in older adults	Shah, Ahmed	Chen, Daniel	Oakland	GME
Multivessel cardiology and incident dementia	Shah, Ahmed	Shin, Ed	Oakland	GME
Seasonal and regional variation in systemic reactions to subcutaneous immunotherapy for environmental allergies at Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Stephen, Ellen	Bhatnagar, Saheba	San Francisco	GME
Outcomes and long-term toxicities of checkpoint inhibitor therapy in Hodgkin lymphoma: A retrospective cohort study	Stevenson, Ryan	Albert, Andria	Santa Clara	GME
Patient characteristics and outcomes in low-risk myelodysplastic syndrome	Stevenson, Ryan	Yang, Mike	San Francisco	GME
Utilization of a novel rubric to predict how algorithm based insulin dosing would perform compared to usual clinical practice for patients admitted to the hospital with type 2 diabetes	Svetlana, Katsnelson	Green, Stuart	Santa Clara	GME
Outcomes in renal transplant candidates undergoing pre-renal transplant coronary angiography ​	Tan, Christina	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Food allergy outcomes of patients on biologics who have comorbid food allergies	Tan, Jessica	Bhatnagar, Saheba	San Francisco	GME
Multigated acquisition scan to echocardiogram project	Thadani, Samir	Huang, Tina	Santa Clara	GME
Efficacy and safety of dual biologic therapy in inflammatory bowel disease: A retrospective study	Truta, Brindusa	Meltzer, Orr	Santa Clara	GME
Long term outcomes in patients with HFrEF and central sleep apnea using adaptive servo-ventilation therapy	Tyler, Chris	Gilani, Morgan	San Francisco	GME
​Using electronic medical record to identify patients at-risk for underlying cardiac amyloidosis	Vaidya, Gaurang	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Clinical course of severe colitis in a community based health plan	Velayos, Fernando	Sedki, Mai	San Francisco	GME
Incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease by race and ethnicity in a Northern California integrated health system – trend and subgroup analyses	Velayos, Fernando	Mulanax, Catalina	San Francisco	GME
Does surgery improve outcomes for stage IV non-small cell lung cancer in a large integrated health system? – Survival outcomes by treatment strategy (Aim 2)	Velotta, Jeff	Burke, Jackson	Oakland	GME
Does surgery improve outcomes for stage IV non-small cell lung cancer in a large integrated health system? – Treatment patterns (Aim 1)	Velotta, Jeff	Chang, Amanda	Oakland	GME
Racial disparities in lung cancer screening in an integrated healthcare system	Velotta, Jeffrey	Javier, Carmen	San Francisco	GME
Comparative effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists and alternative medical obesity treatments on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steato-hepatitis outcomes	Vu, Joseph	Li, Sophie	Santa Clara	GME
Glucagon-like peptide-1 effects on hypoglycemia rates in type 1 diabetics	Vu, Joseph	Tranton, Henry	Santa Clara	GME
Entresto utilization and prescribing patterns in Northern California	Weisshaar, Dana	Bommireddi, Akshay	Santa Clara	GME
Advancing research into the effectiveness of a serogroup B outer membrane vesicle meningococcal vaccine against gonorrhea	Zerbo, Ousseny	Pelliccione, Alex	Oakland	GME
Clinicopathologic studies of kidney disease	Zheng, Sijie	Miramontes, Emily	Oakland	GME
Death in the first 90 days: Comparison between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis – demographic and clinical characteristics	Zheng, Sijie	McElhiney, Elizabeth	Oakland	GME
Death in the first 90 days: Comparison between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis – early mortality rates and causes of death	Zheng, Sijie	McElhiney, Elizabeth	Oakland	GME
Death in the first 90 days: Comparison between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis – risk factors	Zheng, Sijie	McElhiney, Elizabeth	Oakland	GME
The role of terlipressin in treatment of hepatorenal syndrome	Zheng, Sijie	Lu, Jasmine	Oakland	GME

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Nephrology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Comparison of advanced image-guided percutaneous technique vs advanced laparoscopic surgical technique for placement of peritoneal dialysis catheters	Bhalla, Neelam	N/A	Hayward	CH
Frequency of chronic kidney disease patient referrals to nephrology clinics using kidney failure risk equation at Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Lapasia, Jessica	Contreras, Jessenia	San Francisco	GME
Assessment of racial variations among patients with proteinuric non-diabetic kidney disease	Mehr, Ali Poyan	Lamothe, Eunice	San Francisco	KPSOM
Peritoneal dialysis outcomes in patients with BMI>35	Reddy, Chitra	Alam, Mahza	San Francisco	GME
Comparison of effect of direct oral anticoagulation and vitamin K antagonist with no anticoagulation in dialysis dependent patients in Kaiser Permanente Northern California cohort – CODEX VKA NCAL Study	Zheng, Sijie	Shaheed, Tariq	San Francisco	GME
Comparison of effect of direct oral anticoagulation and Vitamin K antagonist with no anticoagulation in dialysis dependent patients in Kaiser Permanente Northern California cohort – CODEX VKA NCAL Study – Thrombosis Risk	Zheng, Sijie	Shaheed, Tariq	San Francisco	GME
Outcomes of arterio-venous fistula and aterio-venous graft for hemodialysis access in diabetic patients – Aims 2 & 4	Zheng, Sijie	Ukponmwan, Esosa	San Francisco	GME
Outcomes of arterio-venous fistula and aterio-venous graft for hemodialysis access in diabetic patients – Aims 1 & 3	Zheng, Sijie	Huang, Jin	San Francisco	GME
Outcome of dialysis with arteriovenous fistula and arteriovenous graft in end-stage renal disease patients	Zheng, Sijie	N/A	Oakland	CH

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Neurology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders following mild traumatic brain injury in the pediatric population	Delmonico, Richard	N/A	Vallejo	CH
Population trends in intracerebral hemorrhage incidence, etiology, risk factors, and outcomes	Edwards, Nancy	N/A	Redwood City	CH
Concussions in youth: Differentiating the symptom presentation and outcomes following sports-related versus non-sports-related concussions in Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Filanosky, Charles	N/A	Vacaville	CH
Neuroscience quality studies	Flint, Alex	N/A	Redwood City	Additional Research Sponsor
Safety and efficacy of outpatient neck dissection in head and neck oncology	Ledgerwood, Levi	N/A	Sacramento	CH
Cancer and idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: A longitudinal case-control outcome evaluation	Sabouri, Amir	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Evaluation of clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with exertional rhabdomyolysis	Sabouri, Amir	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Thromboembolic events and acute kidney injury outcomes following intravenous immunoglobulin infusion across a large, integrated health care system in Northern California	Sabouri, Amir	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Opioid exposure prior to inpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitation: Relationship to ongoing pain, psychologic status, healthcare utilization, and chronic opioid utilization	Schmidt, Stephen	N/A	Vallejo	CH

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Nuclear Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Fracture risk assessment in United States South Asians	Ramaswamy, Mohan	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Best imaging practices for the diagnosis and staging of clinical T1 non-small cell lung cancer	Yohannan, Thomas	N/A	Richmond	CH

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Nursing

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Experience of Healing Circle facilitators across NCAL	Anderson, Erica	N/A	Pleasanton	Nurse Scholars Academy & Community Benefit
Utilizing Tim Porter O Grady’s foundational theory and practical model of nursing professional (shared) governance and defining its impact amongst nursing governance councils in KPNC	Bindra, Ann	N/A	Regional	Nurse Scholars Academy & Community Benefit
New nurse leader perceptions of confidence and competence	Fuller, Ryan	N/A	Regional	Nurse Scholars Academy & Community Benefit
Trends in mobility and continence among acute care patients using an external urinary collection device	Jappy, Colette	N/A	San Francisco	Nurse Scholars Academy & Community Benefit

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Nursing Research

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Prediction model for successful use of home phototheralapy for psoriasis	Katz, Kenneth	N/A	San Francisco	CH

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Obstetrics & Gynecology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disclosure of intimate partner violence among women of reproductive age within a large integrated healthcare system	Adler, Naomi	Banta, Kelly	Oakland	GME
Assessing the association between neighborhood deprivation index (NDI) and perinatal depressive disorders overall and according to race/ethnicity	Avalos, Lyndsay	Onyewuenyi, Ticara	Oakland	GME
The impact of racial residential segregation on the mental health of pregnant women	Avalos, Lyndsay	Gritten, Rozalyna	Oakland	GME
Sexual activity and contraception use in reproductive age women who have undergone liver transplantation	Balasubramanian, Sreepriya	Hen, Eden	Oakland	GME
Interpreters on labor & delivery: Hospital childbirth experiences of patients with limited english proficiency	Barres, Lauren	Edber, Simon	San Francisco	GME
Prenatal iron deficiency anemia: Examining trends and racial Disparities within a large integrated healthcare system before and after standardized clinical interventions	Barres, Lauren	Rachuri, Supraja	San Francisco	GME
Evaluating neonatal outcomes after fetomaternal hemorrhage	Boller, Marie	Pettway, Bria	Oakland	GME
Exploring the association between treatment with PARP inhibitors for epithelial ovarian cancer and response to subsequent platinum-based chemotherapy	Bookman, Michael	Connelly, Elizabeth	San Francisco	GME
Clinical outcomes after diagnosis of uterine isthmocele – Feasibility only	Bowen, Andrea	Quintos Day, Jessica	Santa Clara	GME
Outcomes of an accelerated schedule for cervical cancer brachytherapy	Chapman, Christopher	Aryasomayajula, Chinmayi	Santa Clara	GME
Re-evaluating strategies for the optimal reproductive evaluation (RESTORE)	Christ, Jacob	N/A	San Francisco	CH
​​Impact of language on pregnancy of unknown location (PUL) management and outcomes​: Covariate-adjusted associations	Danovitch, Yael	Rojasova, Sofia	Santa Clara	GME
​​Impact of language on pregnancy of unknown location management and outcomes​	Danovitch, Yael	Rojasova, Sofia	Santa Clara	GME
​​Medication abortion in twin gestations​	Dethier, Divya	Phan, Jessica	San Francisco	GME
Hysteroscopy for retained or fractured IUDs: A retrospective cohort study	Dethier, Divya	TBD	San Francisco	GME
Early Start: New database with SPG	Ettenger, Allison	N/A	KPNC	Additional Research Sponsor
​​​Impact of osmotic dilators on cervical dilation and subsequent procedural outcomes​​	Fernandes, Samantha	Chau, Kelly	Santa Clara	GME
Anesthetic practices and outcomes in operating room procedural abortions	Fernandes, Samantha	Walsh, Allison	Santa Clara	GME
Impact of osmotic dilators on cervical dilation and subsequent procedural outcomes – by antibiotic status	Fernandes, Samantha	Gasacao, Sofia Jo	Santa Clara	GME
Impact of osmotic dilators on cervical dilation and subsequent procedural outcomes – by anticoagulation status	Fernandes, Samantha	Chau, Kelly	Santa Clara	GME
Impact of osmotic dilators on cervical dilation and subsequent procedural outcomes – by indication	Fernandes, Samantha	Bresnitz, Wyanet	Santa Clara	GME
The role for perinatal palliative care: A descriptive analysis and needs assessment among pregnancies impacted by fetal life-limiting conditions in Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Fracchia, Carla	Ladenheim, Maya	San Francisco	GME
​​Performance of transvaginal ultrasound for the diagnosis of uterine cancer in patients with postmenopausal bleeding​	Garcia, Christine	Wallis-Lang, Kendahl	San Francisco	GME
Fertility preservation in women with hereditary risk for gynecologic malignancies	Garcia, Christine	Lowry, Christina	San Francisco	GME
Management of cancer risks in patients with Lynch syndrome	Garcia, Christine	Lowry, Christina	San Francisco	GME
Non-surgical management of lower urinary tract symptoms in cervical cancer survivors undergoing primary radiation therapy, 2010-2020	Garcia, Christine	Lowe, Christian	San Francisco	GME
Pregnancy in women with gynecologic precancer or cancer	Garcia, Christine	Gbordzoe, Laureen	San Francisco	GME
Somatic tumor testing for patients with newly diagnosed epithelial ovarian cancer	Garcia, Christine	Ostiller, Kayla	San Francisco	GME
Survival in HPV and non-HPV related cervical cancer	Garcia, Christine	Williams, Grace	Oakland	GME
​​Bilateral salpingectomy for permanent sterilization and subsequent pregnancy rates​	Goldsmith, Crystal	Gritten, Rozalyna	Oakland	GME
Difference in time to delivery between D and E vs induction of labor for medical indications during the periviable period	Goldsmith, Crystal	Navarrete, Emily	Oakland	GME
Postpartum IUD insertion after peripartum infection	Goldsmith, Crystal	Osei-bonsu, Kate	Oakland	GME
Risks factors associated with presenting for abortion in the second trimester in a community integrated health care system	Goldsmith, Crystal	Rounds, Kacie	Oakland	GME
Time from phone call to abortion appointment within an integrated healthcare system in Northern California	Goldsmith, Crystal	Yanez, Mia	Oakland	GME
Time from phone call to abortion appointment within an integrated healthcare system in Northern California – LMP Subgroup	Goldsmith, Crystal	Yanez, Mia	Oakland	GME
Uterine procedures after medication abortion: Prevalence and associated risk factors	Goldsmith, Crystal	Ahlbach, Christopher	Oakland	GME
Venous thromboembolism risk in patients with an elevated body mass index using combined hormonal contraception	Goldsmith, Crystal	Ford, Jordanne	Oakland	GME
Comparing the efficacy of perinatal mental health care models within KPNC	Granat, Anna	N/A	San Ramon	CH
Comparing the efficacy of perinatal mental health care models within Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Granat, Anna	N/A	San Ramon	CH
Standardized prenatal intake (BUMP): Impact on early prenatal care receipt overall and by race/ethnicity	Greenberg, Mara	Pettway, Bria	Oakland	GME
Maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with inductions of labor and medically-indicated vs. elective induction of labor in a large integrated health delivery system	Greenberg, Mara	Mvemba, Audrey	Oakland	GME
Microscopic accreta and risk of adverse delivery outcomes in subsequent pregnancy	Greenberg, Mara	Le, Gianna	Oakland	GME
Incidence rate of and risk factors associated with neonatal herpes simplex virus infection – characteristics of the infant herpes simplex virus cases	Greenhow, Tara	Batiste, Kierra	Oakland	GME
Perinatal outcomes among obese pregnant women with inadequate weight gain	Gunderson, Erica	Wilkins, Emilia	Oakland	GME
Severe maternal morbidity rates and risk factors among native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ethnic groups	Gunderson, Erica	De Bourmont, Shalila	Oakland	GME
Healthcare utilization due to complications associated with immediate vs 6-week postpartum IUD placement	Howe, Margaret	Swisher, Talis	San Francisco	GME
Pathology outcomes of insufficient endometrial biopsies	Howe, Margaret	Janis, Krysta	Modesto	KPSOM
Vaginal cuff outcomes before and after Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s 2025 transition to STRATAFIX™ barbed suture for minimally invasive hysterectomy	Howe, Margaret	N/A	Modesto	CH
Evaluating the use of nitrous oxide analgesia to improve endometrial sampling	Howe, Margaret	N/A	Modesto	CH
Association of limited English proficiency (LEP) and interpreter use with infertility workup completion, treatment uptake, and follow-up in REI care	Joshi, Nikhil	Chan-Sanchez, Michelle	Santa Clara	GME
Comparison of preimplantation and prenatal genetic testing	Joshi, Nikhil	Chen, Sally	Santa Clara	GME
Does in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer increase the likelihood of live birth in women with diminished ovarian reserve when compared to lower-cost options like intrauterine insemination?	Joshi, Nikhil	Gritten, Rozalyna	Oakland	GME
Incidence and risk factors in development of intrauterine synechiae in reproductive age women after dilation and curettage	Joshi, Nikhil	Chen, Sally	Santa Clara	GME
Risk factors for intrauterine synechiae	Joshi, Nikhil	Han, Sophia J	Santa Clara	GME
The utility of bishop scores: Comparing outcomes of late term inductions	Joshi, Nikhil	Tsai, Rebecca	Santa Clara	GME
Impact of SB600 on fertility preservation in patients seeking gender affirming care	Kaskowitz, Alexa	Mickelsen, Riley	Santa Clara	GME
Continuity of care for gender diverse pediatric patients	Kaskowitz, Alexa	Archibald, Abigail	Santa Clara	GME
Active management of abnormal uterine bleeding and prevention of uterine cancer	Kay, Allison	Ramanan, Prianca	San Francisco	GME
Active management of abnormal uterine bleeding and prevention of uterine cancer – anovulatory abnormal uterine bleeding	Kay, Allison	Ramanan, Prianca	San Francisco	GME
Active management of AUB (abnormal uterine bleeding) and prevention of uterine cancer – Hormone therapy dose–response and adherence	Kay, Allison	Ramanan, Prianca	San Francisco	GME
Missed opportunities for ovarian cancer prevention with salpingectomy	Kay, Allison	Gbordzoe, Laureen	San Francisco	GME
Delivery of contraception to adolescents: How are we doing with long-acting reversible contraception	Lau, Josephine	Mickelsen, Riley	Santa Clara	GME
Pregnancy outcomes after prenatal diagnosis of vasa previa	Lin, Carol	Gonzalez, Lynette	Santa Clara	GME
​​Effect of post-oophorectomy hormone replacement therapy on risk of recurrence of borderline tumors​	Littell, Ramey	Ho, Lyndie	San Francisco	GME
Impact of screening history on cervical cancer diagnosed in women > 65 years	Littell, Ramey	Reim (Zimmermann), Katherine	San Francisco	GME
Association of National Comprehensive Cancer Network-recommended posttreatment surveillance with outcomes in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ	Liu, Raymond	Waites, Bethany	San Francisco	GME
Neonatal outcomes for prolonged cervical ripening requiring 2 or more balloons	Livingston, Julie	Calderon, Alexandra	Santa Clara	GME
Obstetric and neonatal outcomes of prolonged cervical ripening requiring two or more balloons	Livingston, Julie	Calderon, Alexandra	Santa Clara	GME
Efficacy of MARA endometrial ablation system – Aim 3	Longinotti, Mindyn	Rojasova, Sofia	Santa Clara	GME
Efficacy of MARA endometrial ablation system – Aims 1 & 2	Longinotti, Mindyn	Mickelsen, Riley	Santa Clara	GME
Fluorescein colposcopy – a more specific diagnostic method for detection of high grade cervical precancer lesions than acetic acid	Moein, Sudabeh	Kusisto, Vanessa	Santa Clara	GME
Trichloroacetic acid therapy – a novel topical treatment for HPV infection and intraepithelial neoplasia of the cervix	Moein, Sudabeh	Kusisto, Vanessa	Santa Clara	GME
Exploring the use of trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER2 1+ ovarian and endometrial cancers	Mori, Kristina	Fitzsimmons, Kasey	Santa Clara	GME
Effects of mode of delivery on treatment of patients with preexisting bladder pain syndrome	Morrill, Michelle	Kent, Ariel	San Francisco	GME
Impact of COVID-19 on the utilization of long-acting reversible contraception	Murphy, Karrie	Claypoole, Lauren	Santa Clara	GME
Pregnancy and contraceptive outcomes in women that desired elective sterilization in the setting of increased access to postpartum long-acting reversible conception	Murphy, Karrie	Tsai, Rebecca	Santa Clara	GME
Postpartum contraceptive use among South Asian patients within Kaiser Permanente Northern California – gestational diabetes and dietary preference	Nguyen, Anh	Vyas, Prema	Santa Clara	GME
Comparison of piperacillin/tazobactam (Zosyn) versus standard antibiotic regimens for the treatment of intrapartum chorioamnionitis	Niemasik, Erin	Boehler-Tatman, Mattie	San Francisco	GME
Cerclage outcomes – cervical shortening in singleton pregnancy without a history of preterm delivery	O’Malley, Katharine	Couret, Michelle	Santa Clara	GME
Applying national standards for indicated nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex cesarean delivery	Palacios, Janelle	Craft, Morgan	Oakland	GME
Induced nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex cesarean delivery rate over time	Palacios, Janelle	Craft, Morgan	Oakland	GME
Morphine sleep therapeutic rest in prodromal labor Aim 1: Safety profile	Palacios, Janelle	Barnhart, Caroline	Oakland	GME
Morphine sleep therapeutic rest in prodromal labor Aim 2: Clinical efficacy	Palacios, Janelle	Hen, Eden	Oakland	GME
Morphine sleep therapeutic rest in prodromal labor Aim 3: Patient education	Palacios, Janelle	Craft, Morgan	Oakland	GME
Unexpected cesarean delivery among low-risk induced nulliparous pregnant people	Palacios, Janelle	Craft, Morgan	Oakland	GME
Peripartum cardiomyopathy: Long term outcomes from a Kaiser Permanente Northern California cohort – Aim 1 and 2	Pursnani, Seema	Choo, Monica	Santa Clara	GME
Pregnancy outcomes in women with cardiovascular disease: A cohort study from Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Pursnani, Seema	Vyas, Prema	Santa Clara	GME
Hepatitis B viremia in pregnancy: A retrospective cohort study	Regenstein, Anne	Ye, Clara	San Francisco	GME
Uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives and incidence of abortion prior to and during the first 6-months of the COVID-19 pandemic	Sackeim, Maryl	Termulo, Kara	San Francisco	GME
Is in vitro fertilization a risk factor for failed induction of labor: a retrospective cohort study	Salmeen, Kirsten	Murphy, Hana	San Francisco	GME
Does centering pregnancy impact hospital utilization and postpartum contraception?	Stark, Joanna	Shi, Carol	Santa Clara	GME
Exploring the intersection of obstetrical outcomes and language concordant care	Stark, Joanna	Posadas Rivas, Mercedes	Santa Clara	GME
Optimal time of delivery for PPROM: A retrospective study	Stephenson, Megan	Farrimond, Francis	Santa Clara	GME
Before and after study on the effect of a multi-disciplinary surgical checklist to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality from placenta accreta	Stephenson, Megan	Neville, Roselyn	Santa Clara	GME
Impact of hemorrhage packs on postpartum hemorrhage	Stephenson, Megan	Partani, Ekta	Santa Clara	GME
Massive transfusion protocol in obstetrics	Stephenson, Megan	Tsai, Rebecca	Santa Clara	GME
Placenta accreta spectrum outcomes with termination versus continuation of pregnancy	Stephenson, Megan	Mattson, Anna	Santa Clara	GME
Improving Kaiser Permanente Northern California health care provider experience with microaggressions using the Interrupting Microaggressions Workshop and VITALS (Validate, Inquire, Take time, Assume, Leave opportunities, Speak up) tool	Sudol, Neha	Khalfay, Nuha	San Francisco	GME
EMoTIC (Evaluating Mobile Technology to Improve Cancer Care): A pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of use of an interactive “Cancer Navigator” mobile app for women with ovarian cancer	Suh-Burgmann, Betty	Tierney, Cassidy	Oakland	GME
HPV self-collection strategies for cervical cancer screening	Suh-Burgmann, Betty	N/A	Walnut Creek	Additional Research Sponsor
Postpartum antibiotics usage to prevent endometritis readmission in patients who have had a vaginal delivery complicated by chorioamnionitis	Tai, Judy	Tong, Wenting	Santa Clara	GME
Trends and factors contributing to racial disparities cesarean birth rate among low-risk, first-time industry/institutionals nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex	Torrente, Sandra	Swain, Celeste	San Francisco	GME
Oncologic outcomes of mininimally-invasive hysterectomy vs open in Stage IA1 cervical cancer	Tran, Arthur-Quan	Aryasomayajula, Chinmayi	Santa Clara	GME
Outcomes following National Comprehensive Cancer Network screening guidelines for endometrial cancer	Tran, Arthur-Quan	Khosravian, Kiana	Santa Clara	GME
Outcomes following National Comprehensive Cancer Network screening guidelines for endometrial cancer – recurrent and non-recurrent cases	Tran, Arthur-Quan	Khosravian, Kiana	Santa Clara	GME
Primary surgery or chemoradiation for vulvar squamous cell cancer	Tran, Arthur-Quan	Bruce, Kelly	Santa Clara	GME
Posttreatment surveillance: Abnormal cytology and cervical cancer recurrence rates in a large integrated healthcare system in Northern California	Vay, Agnieszka	Nguyen, Nhi	Oakland	GME
Adverse childhood experiences, resilience, and mental health support in obstetric care	Watson, Carey	N/A	Deer Valley	CH
Characterizing the development of cardiology in women after adverse pregnancy outcomes: Evaluation of the association between medication used to manage blood pressure and high cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease acquisition	Woo, Victoria	Ramanan, Prianca	San Francisco	GME
Characterizing the pre-implementation of cardiology in women after adverse pregnancy outcomes – pattern and type of antihypertensive medication use and development of cardiovascular disease	Woo, Victoria	Ramanan, Prianca	San Francisco	GME
Hormonal IUD as a risk factor for uterine scarring	Woo, Victoria	Boehler-Tatman, Mattie	San Francisco	GME
Paratubal cysts and risk of polycystic ovary syndrome	Woo, Victoria	Boehler-Tatman, Mattie	San Francisco	GME
Characterizing the pre-implementation of cardiology in women after adverse pregnancy outcomes	Woo, Victoria	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Examining outcomes of pregnancies with resolved vasa previa	Wu, Danny	Rachuri, Supraja	San Francisco	GME
The impact of first trimester ultrasound on gestational age at diagnosis of fetal anomalies	Wu, Danny	Boehler-Tatman, Mattie	San Francisco	GME
Impact of nitrous oxide on patient pain, anxiety and satisfaction level with office urogynecology procedures	Yip, Sallis	Kusisto, Vanessa	Santa Clara	GME
Postpartum contraceptive use among South Asian patients within Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Zaid, Eisha	Partani, Ekta	Santa Clara	GME
Exploring referral and treatment patterns for patients with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain	Zaritsky, Eve	Bourgan, Leah	San Francisco	GME
Fertility and obstetric outcomes following laparoscopic resection for ASRM stage III/IV endometriosis: A retrospective cohort study within Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Zaritsky, Eve	Lara, Grace	Oakland	GME
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients undergoing surgical and medical interventions for management of endometriosis and industry/institutional related pelvic pain diagnoses within Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Zaritsky, Eve	Hen, Eden	Oakland	GME
General breast cancer screening and hereditary breast and ovarian genetic risk: Variations in screening and treatment in transgender and non-binary patients, an updated study	Zaritsky, Eve	Archibald, Abigail	Oakland	GME
General breast cancer screening and hereditary breast and ovarian genetic risk: Variations in screening and treatment in transgender and non-binary patients, an updated study – low risk group	Zaritsky, Eve	Archibald, Abigail	Oakland	GME
How surgeon volume predicts rates of minimally invasive myomectomy	Zaritsky, Eve	Tierney, Cassidy	Oakland	GME
Hysterectomy with concurrent bilateral oophorectomy vs. ovarian conservation in transgender men and gender diverse persons	Zaritsky, Eve	Radoc, Jeannie	Santa Clara	GME
Menstrual duppression and management in adolescents on anticoagulation	Zaritsky, Eve	Dillard, Victoria	Oakland	GME
Myomectomy rates and trends: Demographic, clinical and healthcare variations within a large integrated health care system- myomectomy trends over time according to fibroid count and surgical route	Zaritsky, Eve	Okai, Shammah	Oakland	GME
Myomectomy rates and trends: Demographic, clinical and healthcare variations within a large integrated health care system- surgeon volume over time by surgical route	Zaritsky, Eve	White, Briana	Oakland	GME
Post-operative pain management in gynecologic oncology: Patient-controlled anesthesia vs transversus abdominus plane blocks vs continuous epidural infusion	Zaritsky, Eve	Lee, Jaimie	Oakland	GME
Salpingo-oophorectomy rates at time of benign hysterectomy for premenopausal women: Demographic variations within a large integrated health care system	Zaritsky, Eve	Guerra, Tiffany	Oakland	GME
Temporal trends in myomectomy procedure in adult patients under 35 years of age with fibroids	Zaritsky, Eve	N/A	Oakland	CH
Minimally invasive myomectomy	Zaritsky, Eve	N/A	Oakland	CH
Pelvic pain disorder and endometriosis: Patient demographic and healthcare system predictors of diagnosis and management within Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Zaritsky, Eve	N/A	Oakland	CH
Understanding fibroid growth and implications for interventions in reproductive-aged women under 35 years of age	Zaritsky, Eve	N/A	Oakland	CH

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Occupational Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Early symptom-based prediction of return to work in traumatic brain injury patients	Chaudry, Aisha	N/A	Stockton	CH
Return to work after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in patients with workers’ compensation	Chen, Zhiqiang	N/A	Manteca	CH

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Oncology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Improving risk stratification of patients with advanced stage colorectal cancer	Cheema, Faisal	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
A novel method of analysis that uses standard of care prostate-specific antigen values to help guide optimal treatment decisions in the management of metastatic prostate cancer	Huang, Hui	N/A	Vacaville	CH
Health disparities in head and neck cancer	Katzel, Jed	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Melanoma survivorship: Planning beyond remission	Kavecansky, Juraj	N/A	Antioch	CH
Determination of the risk of progression of an asymptomatic microspike on serum protein electrophoresis to multiple myeloma	Pai, Ashok	N/A	Oakland	CH

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Ophthalmology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Epidemiology and outcomes of glaucoma patients with myopic visual field defects	Cui, Ricky	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Rate of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic	Gohari, Ali Reza	N/A	Roseville	CH
Do newer antidiabetic medications increase the risk of pre-implementation and progression of diabetic retinopathy?	Keshavamurthy, Ravi	N/A	Modesto	CH
The risk and risk factors of incident hydroxychloroquine retinopathy among long-term users	Melles, Ron	N/A	Redwood City	Additional Research Sponsor
Non-infectious childhood uveitis – recurrence and persistence into adulthood	Qian, Ying	N/A	Oakland	CH
Incidence and predictors of remission of childhood uveitis in a large community cohort	Qian, Ying	N/A	Oakland	CH
Optimization and personalization of diabetic retinopathy screening in the eye care monitoring program	Tarasewicz, Dariusz	N/A	Daly City	CH
Kaiser Permanente Northern California fundus camera project in the emergency department	Vora, Robin	N/A	Oakland	CH
Prone sleep posture, a risk factor for normal tension glaucoma?	Zhang, Xiaoyan	N/A	San Francisco	CH

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Optometry

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in the prevention and progression of glaucoma in type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study	Chen, Karen	N/A	San Francisco	CH
The effect of eyelid surgery on spectacle prescription in post-cataract surgery eyes	Choi, Catherine	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Rate of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic	Gohari, Ali	Campbell, Lindsay	Santa Rosa	GME
Rate of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Long-term outcomes	Gohari, Ali	Campbell, Lyndsey	Santa Rosa	GME
Impact of Asian race on treatment outcomes of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema	Khan, Mohammed	N/A	Roseville	CH
Real world safety and efficacy of conversion of intravitreal aflibercept from reference medication to biosimilar	Lee, Brian	N/A	South Sacramento	CH
Effectiveness and degree of implementation of a myopia control program in an integrated health care system in Northern California	Muminovic, Irma	N/A	Roseville	CH
​Risk of herpes zoster ophthalmicus reactivation following zoster vaccine	Qian, Ying	N/A	Oakland	CH
Natural history of macular telangiectasia type 2	Vora, Robin	Banoub, Noah	Oakland	KPSOM

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Orthopedics

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Carpal tunnel syndrome and life-threatening amyloidosis	Yamaguchi, Kent	N/A	Santa Rosa	CH

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Pain Management

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Impact of pharmacist outreach on pediatric asthma	Ramos, Andre	N/A	Hayward	CH
The impact of the continous positive airway pressure treatment on the patients with obstructive sleep apnea in the peri-operative period and after COVID-19 infection	Tucker, Lue-Yen	N/A	DOR	CH

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Pathology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Optimizing blood bank operations and patient outcomes through pre-surgical type and screen orders: A multidisciplinary approach at Kaiser Permanente – Sacramento medical center	Zhao, Xiangrong	N/A	Sacramento	CH

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Patient Safety

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Connecting survivors to support: Community referral patterns for intimate partner violence and sexual assault at Kaiser Permanente Northern California East Bay	Adler, Naomi	Solomon, Chloe	Oakland	GME
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disclosure of intimate partner violence among adult women within a large integrated healthcare system: Late and post COVID groups	Adler, Naomi	Vega, Shayna	Oakland	GME
Impact of a PICU early mobility protocol on functional status	Rogers, Tim	Fort, Victoria	Oakland	GME
Ensuring equity in acute pain management in the emergency department among adult patients presenting with abdominal pain	Sax, Dana	Khan, Zeenat	Oakland	GME
Investigation of correlations between maternal and child Adverse Childhood Experience scores	Young-Wolff, Kelly	Fort, Victoria	Oakland	GME
Surgical complications of hysterectomy in transgender men	Zaritsky, Eve	Vega, Shayna	Oakland	GME

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Pediatric Endocrinology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Risk of diabetes in youth with prediabetes	Hoe, Francis	N/A	Roseville	CH

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Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Appropriate activation of pediatric rapid response with Pediatric Early Warning Score	Cassidy, Brian	Maleknia, Lydia	Oakland	GME
Bad to the bone: Pediatric osteomyelitis in the Northern California region	Glaser, Carol	Wang, Xiao	Oakland	GME
A retrospective review of children with E.Coli or Shiga 1 or 2 toxin diarrhea with subsequent development of hemolytic uremic syndrome	Greenhow, Tara	Maleknia, Lydia	Oakland	GME
Outcomes of children with bacteriuria without inflammation/pyuria	Kane, Miranda	Maleknia, Lydia	Oakland	GME
Frequency of urine testing and urinary tract infection treatment in neonates with and without significant hyperbilirubinemia	Kane, Miranda	Nayak, Krisha	Oakland	GME
Let’s pARC: assessing pediatric appendicitis risk calculator-guided approach to ultrasound utilization in the assessment of pediatric appendicitis.	Mohan, Suniti	N/A	Roseville	CH
Incidence and risk factors for serious infection in young infants with mild hypotheralmia	Nguyen, Tran	N/A	Roseville	CH
Care optimization during vaso-occlusive pain crisis in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease	Shah, Rina	Ali, Murtaza	Oakland	GME
Safety and effectiveness of antenatal hand expression: a regional implementation study	Steuerle, Kristin	N/A	Santa Rosa	CH
The impact of adverse childhood experiences on hospitalization outcomes in children with respiratory illness	Young-Wolff, Kelly	Rivkin, Lauren	Oakland	GME

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Pediatric Neurosurgery

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Does intraoperative neuromonitoring improve outcomes in lumbar decompression surgeries?	Kim, Howard	N/A	Oakland	CH

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Pediatrics

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Socio-demographic determinants of childhood vaccine acceptance or refusal in the Northern California Kaiser service region	Abye, Minaleshoa	N/A	Stockton	CH
The effect of COVID-19 on pediatric DKA admissions	Adams, Eloa	Chen, Shelby	Oakland	GME
Patterns of occult spinal dysraphism in infants: Cutaneous indicators, diagnostic imaging outcomes, and the role of demographics in diagnosis	Afshar, Maryam	N/A	San Jose	CH
Establishing Neonatal weight loss percentiles by age and creating a risk prediction model for weight loss in the neonatal period.	Backus, Samuel	N/A	Oakland	CH
The role of steroids in the management of pediatric orbital cellulitis	Bornstein, Lea	Cooper, Amanda	Oakland	GME
The impact of treating pediatric obstructive sleep apnea on health care utilization	Bseikri, Mustafa	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
The effect of adverse childhood experiences on mental health outcomes in children	Coleman, Melissa	N/A	Santa Rosa	CH
Rapid blood culture identification clinical impact evaluation	Cooch, Peter	Cooper, Amanda	Oakland	GME
Rapid blood culture identification clinical impact evaluation – safety outcomes	Cooch, Peter	Cooper, Amanda	Oakland	GME
Rapid blood culture identification clinical impact evaluation – utilization outcomes	Cooch, Peter	Cooper, Amanda	Oakland	GME
Integrating the pediatric medical home with early education: Assessing the value of Kaiser Permanente partnership with The Primary School	Espinas, Paul	N/A	Hayward	CH
​​A case series of scurvy in pediatric patients with autism​	Fuentebella, Judy	Laurence-Diaz, Wendy	Oakland	GME
Epidemiology of and risk factors for nontyphoidal salmonella bacteremia in children (2018 CB Greenhow)	Greenhow, Tara	Stephenson, Kathryn	Oakland	GME
Incidence rate of and risk factors associated with neonatal herpes simplex virus infection: Maternal HSV antiviral use for prophylactic versus treatment purposes	Greenhow, Tara	Khera, Jaibir	Oakland	GME
Patterns in pediatric urinary tract infection diagnosis, imaging practices and outcomes: Aim 1-infant populations	Greenhow, Tara	Skladman, Rachel	Oakland	GME
Patterns in pediatric urinary tract infection diagnosis, imaging practices and outcomes: Aim 1-seasonal trends	Greenhow, Tara	Barnes, Robertha	Oakland	GME
Patterns in pediatric urinary tract infection diagnosis, imaging practices and outcomes: Aim 3	Greenhow, Tara	Perry, Ross	Oakland	GME
Use of oral antibiotics in neonates with bacteremic urinary tract infections	Greenhow, Tara	Caro, Diana	Oakland	GME
Epidemiology of and risk factors for nontyphoidal salmonella bacteremia in children	Greenhow, Tara	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Risk factors associated with neonatal herpes simplex virus infection	Greenhow, Tara	N/A	San Francisco	CH
GERBER: Patterns in pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosis, imaging practices and outcomes – imaging trends	Greenhow, Tara	N/A	San Francisco	Additional Research Sponsor
GERBER: Patterns in pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosis, imaging practices and outcomes – seasonal trends	Greenhow, Tara	N/A	San Francisco	Additional Research Sponsor
GERBER: Patterns in pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosis, imaging practices and outcomes – temporal trends	Greenhow, Tara	N/A	San Francisco	Additional Research Sponsor
GERBER: Patterns in pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosis, imaging practices and outcomes -febrile UTI	Greenhow, Tara	N/A	San Francisco	Additional Research Sponsor
MCHRI: Patterns in pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosis, imaging practices and outcomes	Greenhow, Tara	N/A	San Francisco	Additional Research Sponsor
Predictors of successful pediatric vision screening within Kaiser Permanente	Greninger, Daniel	N/A	Antioch	CH
Conduct a patient safety quality improvement project within Kaiser Permanente Northern California focusing on pediatric patients diagnosed with autism, ages 4–17, between 2015 and 2025	Hayes, Elizabeth	Lee, Young	Oakland	GME
Demographic and clinical description of children who tested positive for COVID-19: A comparison of those with confirmed MIS-C, partial MIS-C and without post-COVID inflammation	Herz, Arnd	Kraeber, Shawnice	Oakland	GME
Pediatric patients with neutropenic fever: A comparison of treatment and clinical outcomes according to body temperature thresholds for hospital admission	Hu, Caroline	Bhattacharjee, Saptati Priya	Oakland	GME
Respiratory and neurologic complications of pediatric patients with acute flaccid myelitis	Kane, Miranda	Kragel, Emily	Oakland	GME
The Simultaneously Implementing Pathways for Improving Asthma, Pneumonia, and Bronchiolitis Care for Hospitalized Children study: Differences in length of stay among hospitalized asthma pediatric patients	Kane, Miranda	Cooper, Amanda	Oakland	GME
The SIP study: Simultaneously Implementing Pathways for Improving Asthma, Pneumonia, and Bronchiolitis Care for Hospitalized Children	Kane, Miranda	Cooper, Amanda	Oakland	GME
Health care utilization outcomes related to food allergy emergencies during COVID-19	Ko, Jimmy	Bowers, Keegan	Oakland	GME
Utilization and outcomes of less invasive surfactant administration in preterm infants treated with surfactant in Kaiser Permanente Northern California.	Kuzniewicz, Michael	N/A	Santa Clara	Additional Research Sponsor
Delivery of contraception to adolescents: How are we doing with long-acting reversible contraception	Lau, Josephine	N/A	Hayward	CH
Accuracy of bone age read based on Greulich and Pyle atlas in diverse pediatric population	Lee, Yvonne	Sujit, Shweta	Oakland	GME
Protective effect of prior flu vaccinations against COVID-19 infection	Lowe, Stephanie	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Genetic testing in the neonatal intensive care unit	Mendelsohn, Bryce	Morgan, Kelly	Oakland	GME
Risk factors for serious infection and the management of young infants with hypotheralmia	Nguyen, Tran	N/A	Roseville	CH
Moderating effects of receiving gender affirming care of adverse childhood experiences on gender diverse adolescents	Parmar, Deepika	Jain, Chandni	Oakland	GME
Improving rooming times in resident clinic	Phu, Phan	Chu, Geoffrey	Oakland	GME
The link between number of blood transfusions and severity of iron overload in pediatric patients undergoing chemotheralapy	Rao, Aarati	Kajani, Natasha	Oakland	GME
Retrospective analysis of association between timing of physical therapy intervention and length of hospital stay among mechanically ventilated patients in the pediatric intensive care unit	Rogers, Tim	Boshuizen, Vanessa	Oakland	GME
Assessing disparities in emergency department triage among pediatric patients	Sax, Dana	Nguyen, Pearl	Oakland	GME
Comparison of automatic and discretionary pediatric intensive care specialist consultation for pediatric rapid response	Shah, Rina	Bowers, Keegan	Oakland	GME
Social determinants of health and pediatric appendicitis	Shah, Rina	Kragel, Emily	Oakland	GME
​​Real-world experience with predictrPK-guided infliximab induction dosing on pediatric inflammatory bowel disease outcomes​	Stephenson, Katie	Cooper, Amanda	Oakland	GME
Evaluating the impact of a SmartPhrase tool on pediatric constipation management and referral patterns in primary care	Stephenson, Katie	Hovatar, Whitney	Oakland	GME
Isolated subconjunctival hemorrhages in infants and young children	Tayama, Tricia	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Unveiling perspectives: Exploring Kaiser Permanente East Bay resident feedback on the utility and framework of a Peer Support Outreach Team for residents	Tolins, Molly	Roberts, Krista	Oakland	GME
Inpatient HEADSS exam improvement	Turman, Lisa	Chen, Shelby	Oakland	GME
Incidence of infantile/pediatric glaucoma in patients with port wine stain/Sturge Weber syndrome	Verkuil, Lana	Morgan, Kelly	Oakland	GME
Trends in vitamin K administration during newborn admission	Webb, Nicole	Jahanmir, Yasamin	Oakland	GME

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Perinatology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Comparing the effectiveness of centralized versus individual provider-based management of antepartum iron-deficiency anemia	Chang, Justine	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Will standardized treatment of iron-deficiency anemia in pregnancy decrease rates of anemia at delivery and/or rates of post-partum small volume blood transfusions?	Chang, Justine	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Evaluation of an oxytocin checklist to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes within Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Mohta, Vanitha	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH

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Physical Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Engagement of patients and family caregivers through the use of mHealth	Frantz, Megan	N/A	Vallejo	CH

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Plastic Surgery

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
The impact of race on rate of postmastectomy immediate breast reconstruction in an integrated healthcare model	Gold, Chris	N/A	Vacaville	CH
Closing the surgical blind spot: AI-powered remote recovery monitoring	Kobraei, Edward	Wang, Helen	Redwood City	KPSOM
A study on the effect of nerve block on transgender patients undergoing top surgery	Tong, Winnie	N/A	San Francisco	CH

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Podiatric Surgery

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Does weight bearing status play a role in the incidence of a symptomatic deep vein thrombosis in patients treated surgically and conservatively for an acute Achilles tendon rupture?	Babu, Nina	Kim, Jae Yoon	Vallejo	GME
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous needling with prolIndustry/institutionalapy for treatment of chronic achilles tendinopathy	Bailowitz, Zachary	Mariano, Chanelle	Santa Clara	GME
Has the implementation of a podiatric surgery wound care clinic, further reduced the rate of emergency department visits and higher-level complications related to adult diabetic foot ulcerations?	Balani, Ekta	To, Andrew	Santa Clara	GME
Outcomes following non-operative treatment of acute Jones fractures	Bowlby, Melinda	Hooshivar, Lili	Santa Clara	GME
Ankle open reduction with internal fixation infection rates and sssociated risk factors	Bowlby, Melinda	Zhang, Huaitao	Santa Clara	GME
Impacts of vitamin K antagonist Warfarin on ankle fracture healing	Bowlby, Melinda	Hoque, Tamanna	Santa Clara	GME
Outcomes following operative versus non-operative treatment of acute Jones fractures	Bowlby, Melinda	Hooshivar, Lili	Santa Clara	GME
Outcomes of microfracturing for osteochondral lesions based on size and location	Carter, Ryan	Kim, Brandon	Santa Clara	GME
Outcomes of talar microfracture surgery and predictors of failure	Carter, Ryan	Huynh, Sophia	Santa Clara	GME
The impact of diabetes mellitus on postoperative outcomes following open reduction and internal fixation to treat open ankle fractures	Castellucci-Garza, Francesca	Mitchell, Logan	Oakland	GME
The effect of deltoid release in varus ankle deformity on total ankle arthroplasty	Choung, Dan	Svidler, Frances	Vallejo	GME
Correlation between isolated fibular fracture displacement and deep deltoid injury: A comparative analysis of arthroscopic and radiographic assessments	Collman, David	Ramirez, Fernando	Oakland	GME
Comparison of repair versus meniscectomy for bucket handle meniscal tears	Ding, David	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries and risk of subsequent operations	Ding, David	N/A	San Francisco	CH
The effectiveness of bucket handle meniscus repair versus debridement on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction	Ding, David	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Ultrasound imaging of Achilles tendon ruptures treated non-surgically to determine the impact of tendon gap size on patient outcomes	Hayano, Todd	Herman, Camray	Santa Clara	GME
Does plate vs. screw fixation affect non union rate in 2nd and 3rd tarsometatarsal joint fusions among patients in an integrated health system? A retrospective study	Kernbach, Klaus	Hang, Sambo	Vallejo	GME
Assessing tibial tray coverage of distal anterior tibial’s impact 3-10 year survival rate of the total ankle arthroplasty implant	Kim, Jae Yoon	Cao, Autumn	Vallejo	GME
Assessing tibial tray coverage of distal anterior tibial’s impact upon 10 year survival rate of the total ankle arthroplasty implant	Kim, Jae Yoon	Cao, Autumn	Vallejo	GME
Evaluation of current practices in pain management in foot and ankle surgery	King, Christy	Ishibashi, Megan	Oakland	GME
Pediatric osteomyelitis of the foot and ankle	King, Christy	Nijjar, Sukhranjan	Oakland	GME
People who underwent tarsal tunnel release surgery within Kaiser Permanente Northern California between January 2010 and December 2022 with a minimum of 1 year of follow-up (Feasibility Only)	King, Christy	Chung, Denny	Oakland	GME
Revision surgery following lapidus bunionectomy​	King, Christy	Caldera, Airam	Oakland	GME
Treatment options for neglected achilles tendon ruptures	King, Christy	Marinos, Paul	Oakland	GME
The effect of ankle angular deformity on total ankle arthroplasty failure rate	Ko, Caroline	Svidler, Frances	Vallejo	GME
A retrospective study on synovial fluid analysis of the native foot and ankle joint – Aim 3	Lickiss, Jessica	Xu, Lucy	Santa Clara	GME
A retrospective study on synovial fluid analysis of the native foot and ankle joint – Aims 1 & 2	Lickiss, Jessica	Ivanova, Varsha	Santa Clara	GME
Bedside diabetic foot ulcer tissue biopsy	Neagu, Cristian	Tran, Tiffany	Santa Clara	GME
Bedside diabetic foot ulcer tissue biopsy: Treatment and biopsy technique factors	Neagu, Cristian	Tran, Tiffany	Santa Clara	GME
Early weight-bearing and Jones fractures	Omlin, Ninveh	Mita, Stephanie	Vallejo	GME
Quantifying the amount of blood flow needed to heal a transmetatarsal amputation	Patel, Sumer	Herman, Camray	Santa Clara	GME
Comparison of outcomes of traditional ORIF vs intramedullary nail fixation of unstable distal fibula fractures in the geriatric patient population: A matched cohort comparison of __ cases	Pollard, Jason	Jones, Miriam	Oakland	GME
Early weight bearing in the vantage total ankle: an analysis of the tibial tray interface	Pollard, Jason	Kennedy, Matthew	Oakland	GME
Incidence of midfoot arthritis and maintenance of correction following open reduction internal fixation of Lisfranc’s injuries comparing trans-articular screw versus K-wire fixation	Pollard, Jason	Medina, Aaron	Oakland	GME
Loss of correction in lisfranc injury: A comparative analysis of postoperative hardware removal timing—within 4 months vs after 4 months open reduction internal fixation	Pollard, Jason	Sehgal, Ashita	Oakland	GME
Mortality of geriatric patients with surgically managed ankle fractures: A retrospective study	Pollard, Jason	Abjelina, Koby	San Francisco	GME
What proportion of patients require revision surgery following Lapidus?	Pollard, Jason	Kane, Lewis	Oakland	GME
The effect of changes in tibial sesamoid position on patient outcome scores after distal chevron osteotomies for bunion correction	Schneider, Matthew	Tran, Tiffany	Santa Clara	GME
Long term survivorship and follow up of revision total ankle replacement	Schuberth, John	Jones, Miriam	Oakland	GME
Evaluating the efficacy of regional liposomal bupivicaine blocks versus popliteal blocks using bupivicaine plain in perioperative pain management in foot and ankle surgery	Sellenriek, Steven	Sibal, Jessica	Vallejo	GME
Comparison of distal metatarsal osteotomy for mild bunion deformity with or without lateral soft tissue release	Weinraub, Glenn	Chen, Zhiqic	Santa Clara	GME
​​Outcomes of early weightbearing versus non-weightbearing treatment in acute, nonoperative Jones fractures in adults: A multicenter study	Williams, Gray	Bodempudi, Vishnupriya	Vallejo	GME
A comparison of hospital-based complications following partial ray amputation vs initial transmetatarsal smputations in diabetics	Williams, Gray	Loitz, Jake	Vallejo	GME
Tarsal coalitions: Outcomes following surgical resection	Williams, Mitzi	Sanker, Jeffrey	Oakland	GME
Impact of peri-operative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist on bone healing in foot and ankle surgery	Williams, Samantha	Ismail, Abdulla	Santa Clara	GME
The effect of cortisone injections on COVID-19 risk, morbidity, and mortality in lower extremity musculoskeletal conditions	Yin, Amy	Limcaoco, Patricia	Santa Clara	GME
Radiographic analysis of Evans-assisted subtalar joint fusion with talonavicular joint preservation: A case series	Pollard, Jason	Brennan, Noah	Oakland	GME

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Psychiatry

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Identifying the clinical characteristics of patients with posttraumatic stress disorder within Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Altman, Alexander	Abeldt, Brittany	Oakland	GME
Response and remission rates of patients with bipolar depression treated with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation at community-based outpatient clinics in Northern California	Bongale, Rajshree	Constant, Allison	San Jose	GME
Trends in prevalence and incidence of psychotic disorders among different racial and ethnic groups	Chung, Winston	N/A	San Francisco	CH
Impact of adverse childhood experiences on suicidality and healthcare utilization	Erickson-Ridout, Kathryn	Kanja, Kassidy	San Jose	GME
Associations among consumption of self-reported dietary quality and anxiety severity in early pregnancy	Ferrara, Assiamira	Sedaghati, Shawyon	Oakland	GME
Associations among consumption of self-reported dietary quality and depression severity in early pregnancy	Ferrara, Assiamira	Abeldt, Brittany	Oakland	GME
Preventative healthcare utilization patterns in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (2020 CB Hassid -MS)	Hassid, Benjamin	He, Jimmy	Oakland	GME
A retrospective cohort analysis of the relationship between neighborhood deprivation index, early psychosis, and healthcare utilization patterns in Kaiser Permanente Northern California members	Hirschtritt, Matthew	Waraich, Asees	San Jose	GME
​Changes in clozapine prescribing patterns, laboratory monitoring, and medication adherence associated with elimination of the clozapine Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies program	Hirschtritt, Matthew	Allee-Munoz, Alec	Oakland	GME
Antidepressant and anxiolytic prescribing patterns among US youth	Hirschtritt, Matthew	Avila, Samantha	Oakland	GME
Characterizing alcohol use among transgender adults using the STRONG and AVS cohorts – Aim 1.3	Hirschtritt, Matthew	He, Shannon	Oakland	GME
Characterizing alcohol use among transgender adults using the STRONG and AVS cohorts – Aim 1.4	Hirschtritt, Matthew	Shu, Alan	Oakland	GME
Characterizing alcohol use among transgender adults using the STRONG and AVS cohorts – Aims 1.1 and 1.2	Hirschtritt, Matthew	Darby-McClure, Riley	Oakland	GME
Characterizing patterns of benzodiazepine prescribing and deprescribing among older adults at Kaiser Permanente Northern California: Prescriber-level factors	Hirschtritt, Matthew	Annam, Jay	Oakland	GME
Characterizing patterns of benzodiazepine prescribing and deprescribing among older adults at Kaiser Permanente Northern California: Setting-level factors	Hirschtritt, Matthew	Annam, Jay	Oakland	GME
Characterizing patterns of benzodiazepine prescribing and deprescribing among older adults at KPNC	Hirschtritt, Matthew	Annam, Jay	Oakland	GME
Lithium-associated nephrotoxicity, reversibility and the utility of a lithium rechallenge	Hirschtritt, Matthew	Kalladanthyil, Abyson	Oakland	GME
Psychiatric comorbidity, behavioral health service use and psychotropic medication use among various demographic groups with Parkinson’s disease	Hirschtritt, Matthew	Shvartsur, Anna	Oakland	GME
Youth antidepressant prescribing patterns by prescriber-type during the COVID-19 pandemic	Hirschtritt, Matthew	Alexander, Jagger	Oakland	KPSOM
Comparative analysis of mental health versus diabetes service access across Latinx and Asian primary care patients	Hsin, Honor	Phan, Kevin	San Jose	GME
Geospatial and temporal associations between Google search queries for depression and outpatient utilization for depression at Kaiser Permanente – Aims 1a.i and 2a.i	Hsin, Honor	Houk-Syau, Sharon	San Jose	GME
Geospatial and temporal associations between Google search queries for depression and outpatient utilization for depression at Kaiser Permanente – Aims 1a.ii and 2a.ii	Hsin, Honor	Constant, Allison	San Jose	GME
Behavioral health education class use among elderly patients	Maygren, Drew	Sosa, Eliana	Oakland	GME
CH2027: Using advanced AI methods to improve suicide and self-harm risk prediction tools at KPNC	Rabbani, Juleon	N/A	Pleasanton	CH
Evaluation of the efficacy of ketamine treatment for treatment resistant depression in a managed health care population	Rajan, Rajani	Carroll, Mariah	San Jose	GME
An analysis of predictors of chronic benzodiazepine and non-benzodiazepine sedative (z-drug) use	Saal, Daniel	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Large data set analysis of the impact of GLP-1 receptor agonist medication on alcohol consumption	Saal, Daniel	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Characterizing depression and anxiety diagnoses and mental health service use among adult patients prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV	Shim, Jewel	Nease, Cecilia	Oakland	GME
Valproic acid usage for management of delirium in non-intensive care unit medicine patients	Shim, Jewel	Chen, Ingrid	Oakland	GME
Examining the clinical location and sociodemographic characteristics associated with a first diagnosis of a psychotic disorder	Stavers-Sosa, Icelini	Haigler, Christyn	Oakland	GME
The Impact of COVID-19 on post-injury psychiatric disorders following mild traumatic brain injuries in the pediatric population	Theodore, Brian	N/A	Vallejo	CH
Impact of language barriers on psychiatry inpatient treatment	Yang, Zhongshu	Lih-chiao, Hsu	San Jose	GME
Integrated EMR-based risk stratification model for mood recurrence in bipolar spectrum disorders	Ye, Chuanzhong	N/A	Manteca	CH

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Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Optimal timing of inotrope initiation in initially hemodynamically stable patients with Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention stage B cardiogenic shock being admitted to the hospital from the emergency department: A retrospective cohort study – mortality outcome	Villar, Julian	Maehara, Curtis	Oakland	GME
Optimal timing of inotrope initiation in initially hemodynamically stable patients with Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention stage B cardiogenic shock being admitted to the hospital from the emergency department: A retrospective cohort study – lactate thresholds	Villar, Julian	Hannon, Connor	Oakland	GME

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Pulmonology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Identifying underrecognized frailty and supportive care gaps among older adults admitted to the ICU early in hospitalization using an electronic frailty index	Garimella, Bhaskara	N/A	San Jose	CH

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Radiology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Grasshopper: A novel clinical dashboard for radiologists	Balkman, Jason	Lam, Allison	San Leandro	KPSOM
Predictors of positive angiography in patients with bleeding following image guided random renal cortical biopsy	Drasin, Todd	Tesfaye, Roza	Walnut Creek	KPSOM
Image guided renal cortical biopsy: Identification of risk factors that impact complication rate, diagnostic yield, and operational efficiency in a large population	Drasin, Todd	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH
Evaluating safety and efficacy of current imaging guidelines for gallbladder polyps	Liao, George	N/A	Vacaville	CH
Is isolated non-displaced ulnar fracture a marker of intimate partner violence?	Sung, Tammy	N/A	Walnut Creek	CH

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Rehabilitation

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Promoting family-integrated care in Kaiser Permanente Northern California through assessing and addressing the needs of family caregivers	Camicia, Michelle	N/A	Vallejo	CH

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Rheumatology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Retrospective analysis of the association between solid tumors or lymphoid malignancies and autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease in a Kaiser Permanente Northern California patient population	Anderson-Williams, Eleanor	N/A	Hayward	CH
Medication adherence to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatologic diseases during SARS-CoV2 Pandemic and association with susceptibility and adverse outcome to SARS-CoV2 infection	Liu, Lucy	N/A	Richmond	CH

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Spine Surgery

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Opioid utilization after lumbar endoscopic spine surgery: A data-only cohort study within Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Tabaraee, Ehsan	Best, Shawn	Oakland	GME

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Thoracic Surgery

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Improving outcomes in malignant pleural mesothelioma	Velotta, Jeffrey	Liang, Elaine	Oakland	KPSOM
Real world outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer stage II and III patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy	Velotta, Jeffrey	Liang, Elaine	Oakland	KPSOM
Are outcomes improved with standardized tagging of chest CT scans with suspicious lung nodules in an integrated health system?	Velotta, Jeffrey	N/A	Oakland	CH
Prevalence and outcomes of lung cancer in never smoking female patients within an integrated healthcare system	Velotta, Jeffrey	N/A	Oakland	CH
Risk of primary lung cancer among women with a prior history of breast cancer in an integrated health system	Velotta, Jeffrey	N/A	Oakland	CH
Real world outcomes of esophageal and gastroesophageal cancer patients receiving adjuvant nivolumab (MNICNRA Esophagus CA)	Velotta, Jeffrey	N/A	Oakland	Additional Research Sponsor
Strattice TM mesh. Improving outcomes in malignant pleural mesothelioma – extended study period	Velotta, Jeffrey	N/A	Oakland	Additional Research Sponsor

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Urogynecology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Association between connective tissue disease diagnosis and the prevalence and surgical outcomes of pelvic organ prolapse in a healthcare maintenance organization	Alagh, Amy	Cheng, Wenjin	Oakland	GME
Urinary tract infections, antibiotic exposure, and early-onset colorectal cancer: A multisite case-control analysis	Alagh, Amy	Cheng, Wenjin	Oakland	GME
Adverse childhood experiences and urogenital pain disorders study	Deraleau, Erika	Saad, Jaber	Oakland	GME
Pelvic floor symptoms, sexual function, and psychological well-being in women during the immediate postpartum period	Deraleau, Erika	Saad, Jaber	Oakland	GME
The implication of neighborhood deprivation index on referral patterns and management of female pelvic organ prolapse in a health maintenance organization model	Deraleau, Erika	Toro, Marcela	Oakland	GME
Examining the prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse after hysterectomy and disparities in management among individuals with a history of endometriosis	Ha, Barbara	N/A	Santa Clara	CH
Dementia in women with overactive bladder treated with anti-muscarinics	Margulies, Rebecca	Saad, Jaber	Oakland	GME
Efficacy of home transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for overactive bladder	Patel, Minita	Wong, Jennifer	Oakland	GME
Long term use of intradetrusor botox for treatment of overactive bladder	Patel, Minita	Wong, Jennifer	Oakland	GME
Retropubic versus transobturator midurethral sling in women undergoing concomitant colpoclesis	Patel, Minita	Wong, Jennifer	Oakland	GME
Does salpingectomy in perimenopausal women increase cardiovascular morbidity?	Patel, Minita	N/A	Roseville	CH
The effect of post-operative weight changes on outcomes of mid-urethral sling for stress urinary incontinence	Patel, Minita	N/A	Roseville	CH
Pelvic floor symptoms, sexual function, and psychological well-being in women following obstetric anal sphincter injury: The first year postpartum	Ramm, Olga	Painter, Caitlyn	Oakland	GME
Lower urinary tract injury and the role of cystoscopy at the time of hysterectomy for gynecologic cancer	Ramm, Olga	Painter, Caitlyn	Oakland	GME
Urinary tract infections in transgender men and nonbinary people	Ramm, Olga	Wong, Jennifer	Oakland	GME
Assessing health inequities in overactive bladder medication prescribing within Kaiser Permanente Northern California	Sudol, Neha	N/A	Redwood City	CH
Impact of nitrous oxide on operating room utilization and patient pain, anxiety and satisfaction levels with office urogynecology procedures	Yip, Sallis	N/A	Modesto	CH
Impact of nitrous oxide on operating room utilization and patient pain, anxiety and satisfaction levels with office urogynecology procedures	Yip, Sallis	N/A	Modesto	CH

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Urology

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Feasibility and safety of same-day discharge after robotic partial nephrectomy	Asghar, Aeen	N/A	Vacaville	CH
Relationship of social and environmental factors and genitourinary malignancies	Belani, Jay	N/A	San Rafael	CH
Relationship of socio-environmental determinants of health and urothelial carcinoma	Belani, Jay	N/A	San Rafael	CH
Impact of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor exposure on incident total cardiology events in a general population of men without a history of cardiology	Shulman, Michael	N/A	Roseville	CH

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Vascular Surgery

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Natural history of acute aortic syndromes in Northern California Kaiser Permanente	Baker, Aaron	N/A	San Francisco	CH
A comparative effectiveness study of carotid intervention for long-term stroke prevention in patients with severe asymptomatic stenosis from a large integrated health	Chang, Robert	Rothenberg, Kara	Oakland	GME
Contralateral carotid artery surveillance following carotid endarterectomy: Long-term results from a large integrated regional health system	Chang, Robert	Flanagan, Colleen	Oakland	GME
Re-evaluating current post-carotid endarterectomy surveillance: Long-term results from a large integrated regional health system	Chang, Robert	Flanagan, Colleen	San Francisco	GME
The natural history and stroke risk of carotid artery occlusion	Chang, Robert	Mangipudi, Sowmya	San Francisco	GME
CAPTAIN: Carotid artery plaque on computed tomography analysis and patient outcomes (COMACAS)	Chang, Robert	N/A	South San Francisco	Additional Research Sponsor
Assessing the efficacy of a multidisciplinary limb salvage program on wound-healing and amputation risk for critical limb threatening ischemia in an integrated care system	Ho, Vy	N/A	San Leandro	CH

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Women’s Health

Study Title	Principal Investigator	Lead Trainee/Student	Medical Center	Research Sponsor
Bayer consultancy II agreement	Armstrong, Mary Anne	N/A	DOR	Additional Research Sponsor
BAYER APEX IUD: Study on the association of uterine perforation and IUD expulsion with breastfeeding status at the time of IUD insertion and postpartum timing of IUD insertion in electronic medical record databases – a postmarketing requirement (PMR) for Mirena	Rabbani, Juleon	N/A	DOR	Additional Research Sponsor
Incidence and trends of ectopic pregnancy 2008-2017 – a population-based study – (additional analyses)	Rabbani, Juleon	N/A	DOR	Additional Research Sponsor
Understanding the risk of ectopic pregnancy among people seeking medical abortion	Rabbani, Juleon	N/A	DOR	Additional Research Sponsor
HPV self testing – validation (WHR – Women’s Health Research)	Suh-Burgmann, Betty	N/A	Walnut Creek	Additional Research Sponsor
PRP-HPV self-testing	Suh-Burgmann, Betty	N/A	Walnut Creek	Additional Research Sponsor

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