Below is a list of my publications organized by research area. A complete list of my indexed peer-reviewed articles can be found in PubMed.
Economic evaluation of public health and healthcare interventions
Peer-reviewed articles
Avanceña ALV, Hutton DW, Lee J†, Schumacher KR, Si M-S, Peng DM. Cost-effectiveness of implantable ventricular assist devices in older children with stable, inotrope-dependent dilated cardiomyopathy. Pediatr Transplant 2021;25:e13975.
Avanceña ALV, Miller N†, Uttal S, Hutton DW, Mellinger J. Cost-effectiveness of alcohol use treatments among patients with compensated cirrhosis. J Hepatol 2021;74(6):1286-1294.
Avanceña ALV, Tejano KPS, Hutton DW. Cost-effectiveness of deploying physicians to underserved and rural areas in the Philippines, BMJ Open 2019;9(12):e033455.
Shretta R, Silal SP, Celhay OJ, Mercado CEG, Kyaw SS, Avancena A, Fox K, Zelman B, Ranju B, White LJ, Maude RJ. Malaria elimination transmission and costing in the Asia-Pacific: developing an investment case. Wellcome Open Res 2019, 4:60.
Shretta R, Baral R, Avanceña ALV, Fox K, Dannoruwa A, Jayanetti R, Jeyakumaran A, Hasantha R, Peris L, Premaratne R. An investment case to prevent the reintroduction of malaria in Sri Lanka. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017;96(3):602-615.
Reports
Avanceña ALV, Parr W, Makita L, Escobar K, Baral R, Silal S, White L, Shretta R. An investment case for malaria elimination in Papua New Guinea. San Francisco: The Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco; 2017.
Shretta R, Silal S, Avanceña ALV, Zelman B, Fox K, Baral R, White L. An investment case for eliminating malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion. San Francisco: The Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco; 2017.
Shretta R, Silal S, Avanceña ALV, Zelman B, Fox K, Baral R, White L. An investment case for eliminating malaria in the Asia Pacific Region. San Francisco: The Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco; 2017.
Fox K, Avanceña ALV, Bautista A, Angluben R, Trudeau M, Deray R, Shretta R. An investment case for eliminating malaria in the Philippines. San Francisco: Malaria Elimination Initiative, The Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco; 2017.
Shretta R, Baral R, Avanceña ALV. An investment case for preventing the reintroduction of malaria in Sri Lanka. San Francisco: Malaria Elimination Initiative, The Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco; 2016.
Qualitative and quantitative research on improving global health delivery and financing
Peer-reviewed articles
Barton I, Avanceña ALV, Gounden N, Anupindi R. Unintended consequences and hidden obstacles in medicine access in Sub-Saharan Africa. Front Public Health 2019;7:342.
Sekhri Feachem N, Afshar A, Pruett C, Avanceña ALV. Mapping healthcare systems: a policy relevant analytic tool. Int Health 2017;9:252–262.
Bennett A*, Avanceña ALV*, Wegbreit J, Cotter C, Roberts K, Gosling RD. Engaging the private sector in malaria surveillance: a review of strategies and recommendations for elimination settings. Malaria J 2017;16:252.
Reports
Avanceña ALV, Larson E, Shretta R. Resource mobilization for malaria elimination: Papua New Guinea. San Francisco: The Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco; 2017.
Avanceña ALV, Shretta R. Efficiency analysis report for Papua New Guinea. San Francisco: The Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco; 2017.
Malaria Elimination Initiative‡. Malaria elimination toolkit: Malaria Program Efficiency Analysis Tool (MPEAT). San Francisco: The Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco; 2017.
Bennett A, Avanceña ALV, Wegbreit J, Cotter C, Roberts K, Gosling RD. The private sector’s role in malaria surveillance. San Francisco: Malaria Elimination Initiative, The Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco; 2015.
Viswanathan R, Avanceña ALV. Social franchises: the bridge between healthcare providers and national health insurance programs. Lessons learned from two initiatives in the Philippines. San Francisco: Private Sector Healthcare Initiative, The Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco; 2015.
Malaria Elimination Initiative‡. A survey of innovative financing mechanisms: exploring opportunities for financing malaria elimination. San Francisco: The Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco; 2017.
Collating existing evidence through systematic reviews to promote efficiency and value in health
Cliff BQ, Avanceña ALV, Hirth R, Lee S-YD. The impact of Choosing Wisely interventions on unnecessary medical services: a systematic review. Milbank Q, online ahead of print.
Avanceña ALV, Hutton DW. Optimization models for HIV/AIDS resource allocation: a systematic review. Value Health 2020;23(11):1509-1521.
Shretta R*, Avanceña ALV*, Hatefi A. The economics of malaria control and elimination: a systematic review. Malaria J 2016;15:593.
Advancing health equity through research on the social determinants of health and novel application of decision science tools
Avanceña ALV‡, Kim DeLuca E, Iott B, Mauri A, Miller N†, Eisenberg D, Hutton DW. Income and income inequality are a matter of life and death. What can policymakers do about it? Am J Public Health 2021;111(8):1409-1412.
Avanceña ALV, Prosser LA. Examining equity effects of health interventions in cost-effectiveness analysis: a systematic review. Value Health 2021;24(1):136-143.
*denotes equal contribution authorship †graduate or undergraduate mentee ‡lead author in group