Working Papers:
"Does Firm Size Matter in Promoting Speed of New Drug Application Approvals." (pdf version)
“What Determines the Duration of Biologics License Application Approvals.” (AEA meeting abstract)
"Racial Disparities in the Incidence of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients," with Young Erben, et. al. accepted at Journal of Vascular Surgery.
"A systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Racial Disparities in the Incidence of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients," with Shivang Bhakta, et. al. R&R at Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders.
"Virulence of Staphylococcus Infection in Surgically Treated Patients with Endocarditis - A Multi-center Analysis," with Maximilian Luehr, et al. R&R at Annals of Surgery.
"KIF6719Arg Genetic Variant Increases Risk for Thoracic Aortic Dissection," with Juan Velasco, et al. Submitted to The New England Journal of Medicine.
"Fate of the unoperated ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm: Three-decade experience from the Aortic Institute at Yale University," with Jinlin Wu, et al. Submitted to European Heart Journal.
"Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis Comparing Second- and Third-Degree Burn Healing Between Silver Sulfadiazine and Aloe Vera," with Nicole Levin, et al. Submitted to Cureus.
Work in Progress:
"Does Exchange Labor Discourage Moral Hazard? Examination of the Parma System on Labor Productivity," with Kul Kapri.
"Bicuspid Aortopathy does not Require Earlier Surgical Intervention," with Mohammad Zafer, et. al.
"Examining Impact of Diabetes Condition on Aortic Aneurysms," with Abdel Dajani, et. al.
"Impact of Meteorological Condition on the Occurrence of Dissections - A Study based on Germany's Historical Weather Data" with Maximilian Luehr, et al.
Grant Activities:
NSF I-Corps Program, PI, "Automatic Aortic Aneurysm Screening using Deep-Learning Models," $50,000; award number: 2227224.
South Jersey Institute of Population Health, Co-PI, "South New Jersey Longitudinal Data Project to Advance Health Equity," $20,000; 2022-2023.
IRB pending
Camden Health Research Initiative, PI, "Improving Intervention Decision of Aortic Aneurysm through Statistical & Deep-Learning Approach," $149,983; 2020-2023.
IRB approved
Patent pending USPTO approval
NSF I-Corps Program, Co-EL, "Noninvasive Detection System for Skin Disease," $50,000; award number: 1935518; 2019-2021.
Publications:
"Impact of Economic Factors and Policy Interventions on the COVID-19 Pandemic," with Kul Kapri. Sustainability (2021); 13(22), 12874.
"Root Dilatation Is More Malignant Than Ascending Aortic Dilation," with Paris Kalogerakos, et al. Journal of the American Heart Association (2021); 10(14), e020645.
"Proximal Fixation of Endovascular Aortic Device May Not Be Associated with Renal Function Decline After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair," with Young Erben, et al. Journal of Vascular Surgery (2021); 74(6), 1861-1866.
"Impact of Operative Timing in Infective Endocarditis with Cerebral Embolism—The Risk of Intermediate Deterioration," with Alexey Dashkevich, et al. Journal of Clinical Medicine (2021); 10(10), 2136.
"Women Have Similar Mortality But Higher Morbidity Than Men After Elective Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair," with Young Erben, et al. Journal of Vascular Surgery (2021); 74(2), 451-458.
"Is Aortic Z-Score an Appropriate Index of Beneficial Drug Effect in Clinical Trials in Aortic Aneurysm Disease?" with Sherif Elkinany, et al. The American Journal of Cardiology (2021); 143, 145-153
"Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Among Hospitalized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Positive Patients Predict Higher Mortality, Prolonged Intensive Care Unit and Hospital Stays in A multi-Site Healthcare System," with Young Erben, et al. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders (2021); 9(6), 1361-1370.
"Natural history of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms," with Mohammad Zafar, et al. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2021); 161(2), 498-511.
"Timing and Payoff of Patent Purchases: the Role of Firm Size and Composition," with John Rizzo, Applied Economics (2020); 52(54), 5894-5908. (pdf version)
"Higher Risk for Reintervention In Patients After Stenting For Radiation Induced Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Single Center Analysis And Systematic Review," with Young Erben, et. al. Annals of Vascular Surgery (2021); 73, 1-14.
"Evaluation of the GERAADA score for prediction of 30-day mortality in patients with acute type A aortic dissection," with Maximilian Luehr, et al. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (2020); 59(5), 1109-1114.
"A Multi-Institutional Review of Endovenous Thermal Ablation of the Saphenous Vein Finds Male Sex and Use of Anticoagulation Are Predictors of Long-Term Failure," with Young Erben, et al. Phlebology (2020); 36(4), 283-289.
"Higher Long-Term Mortality with Carotid Artery Stenting in Asymptomatic Male Compared with Female Patients in the Southeastern Vascular Study Group," with Young Erben, et al. Annals of Vascular Surgery (2020); 66, 390-399.
"Non-Usefulness of Antithrombotic Therapy After Surgical Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement," with Anton Gryaznov, et al. The American Journal of Cardiology (2020); 129, 71-78.
"Asymptomatic Females are at Higher Risk for Peri-operative TIA/stroke and Males are at Higher Risk for Long-Term Mortality After Carotid Artery Stenting: A Vascular Quality Initiative Analysis," with Young Erben, et al. Accepted, International Journal of Angiology (2020).
"Natural History and Management of Kommerell Diverticulum in a Single Tertiary Referral Center," with Young Erben, et al. Journal of Vascular Surgery (2020); 71(6), 2004-2011.
"Incidence and surgical outcomes of patients with native and prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis," with Maximilian Luehr, et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2019); 110(1), 93-101.
"Ascending Aortic Length and Risk of Aortic Adverse Events: The Neglected Dimension," with Jinlin Wu, et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2019); 74(15), 1883-1894.
"Haemadsorption improves intraoperative haemodynamics and metabolic changes during aortic surgery with hypothermic circulatory arrest," with Thomas Saller, et al. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (2019); 56(4), 731-737.
"Decision-Making Algorithm for Ascending Aortic Aneurysm – Effectiveness in Clinical Application,'' with Ayman Saeyeldin, et al. Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2019); 157(5), 1733-1745.
"Natural history of aneurysmal aortic arch branch vessels in a single tertiary referral center," with Adam Brownstein, et al. Journal of vascular surgery (2018); 68(6), 1631-1639.
"Natural history and management of splanchnic artery aneurysms in a single tertiary referral center," with Young Erben, et al. Journal of vascular surgery (2018); 68(4), 1079-1087.
"Natural History and Management of Renal Artery Aneurysms in a Single Tertiary Referral Center," with Adam Brownstein, et al. Journal of vascular surgery (2018); 68(1), 137-144.
"Simple Renal Cysts and Bovine Aortic Arch: Markers for Aortic Disease," with Adam Brownstein, et al. Open Heart (2019); 6(1), e000862.
"Height Alone (Rather than BSA) Suffices for Risk Estimation in Ascending Aortic Aneurysm," with Mohammad A. Zafar, et al. Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2018); 155(5), 1938-1950.
''Natural history of aortic root aneurysms in Marfan syndrome,'' with Ayman Saeyeldin, et al. Annals of cardiothoracic surgery (2017); 6(6), 625
"Aortic Valve Disease with Ascending Aortic Aneurysm: Impact of Concomitant Root-sparing (supracoronary) Aortic Replacement in Nonsyndromic Patients," with Sven Peterss, et al., Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2016); 152(3), 791-798.