Randall D. Cebul, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Director, Center for Health Care Research & Policy
TEL: (216) 778-3901
PAGE: (216) 690-5908
FAX:
[email protected]
Biosketch

Research Interest
Dr. Cebul studies and applies methods in epidemiology and the decision sciences to examine and improve health care delivery. Areas of special emphasis include screening, preventive services, and chronic illnesses, with a focus on cerebrovascular disease.

Selected References
Katzan IL, Cebul RD, Baker DW, et.al. The effect of pneumonia on mortality among patients hospitalized for acute stroke. Neurology. 2003; 60:620-625.

Baker DW, Einstadter D, Thomas CL, Husak SS, Gordon NH, Cebul RD. Mortality trends during a program that publicly reported hospital performance. Med Care. 2002; 40: 879-890.

Cebul RD, Solti I, Gordon NH, Singer ME, Payne SMC, Gharrity KA. Managed care for the Medicaid disabled: Effect on utilization and costs. J Urban Health 2000;77:603-623

Cebul RD, Snow R, Pine R, Norris D, Hertzer N. Carotid endarterectomy: indications, volume, and outcomes. JAMA. 1998; 279: 861-865.

Alfred F. Connors, Jr., M.D.
Chair, Department of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University at
MetroHealth Medicial Center
TEL: (216) 778-8266
PAGE: (216) 690-6044
FAX: (216) 778-5823
[email protected]
Narrative Biosketch

Research Interest
Evaluation & measurement of patient outcomes, determining effectiveness of therapy, devices & processes of care, medical decision making, management of the seriously ill, and cost-effectiveness analysis.

Neal V. Dawson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
MetroHealth Medical Center Staff Since 1982
Center for Health Care Research and Policy
TEL: (216) 778-3909
FAX:
[email protected]
Biosketch

Research Interest
Dr. Dawson is a specialist in general internal medicine and works in the MetroHealth Primary Care Internal Medicine Clinic (Firms). He has published on the use of Firms for research, especially in health services. He is currently completing a Firm trial on alcohol screening and management in a primary care setting. In addition he has considerable experience in the conduct of large studies and in multvariable analyses of large databases.

Selected References
Dawson NV, Jaagosild P, Thomas C, Wenger N, Tsevat J, Knaus WA, Califf RM, Goldman L, Vidaillet H, Connors AF. Quality-of-life outcomes for patients with severe CHF. Cardiology Review 1999;16:14-19.

Dawson NV, Thomas C, Rose JH, O'Toole E, Connors Af, Cohen HJ, Hamel MB, Desbiens NA, Wenger N. The effect of confidence on the accuracy of prognostic estimates for cancer patients by generalists and oncologists. J Gen Intern Med 1999; 14(Supplement):94

Dawson NV, Thomas C, Arkes H, Speroff T, Harrell F. The effect of confidence on the accuracy of physicians' judgments of survival. J/DM Newsletter 1999;18:29.

Douglas Einstadter, M.D, M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Member, Center for Health Care Research and Policy
Staff Physician, Department of Medicine
TEL:
FAX:
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Biosketch

Research Interest
Use of large databases in health services research; Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to health services research; Use of informatics to improve quality of care.

Selected References
Yuan Z, Cooper GS, Einstadter D, Cebul RD, Rimm AA. The Association Between Hospital Type and Mortality and Length of Stay. Medical Care 2000;38:231-245

Yuan Z, Dawson N, Cooper GS, Einstadter D, Cebul R, Rimm AA. Effect of Alcohol-related Disease on Hip Fracture and Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 876,337 Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries. Am J Public Health 2001;91:1089-1093

Hoffman RM, Einstadter D, Kroenke K. Evaluating Dizziness. Am J. Med. 1999;107:468-478.

Irene L. Katzan, M.D., M.S.c
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Senior Researcher
TEL: (216) 778-7498
FAX:
[email protected]

Research Interest
Outcomes of Stroke and other Neurologic Diseases. Special areas of interest include: effectiveness of stroke therapies in community setting, effect of medical complications on outcomes after stroke, healthcare utilization for stroke

Selected References
Katzan IL, Furlan AJ, Lloyd LE, Frank JI, Harper DL, Hinchey JA, Sila CA. Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke - The Cleveland Area Experience. JAMA, 2000; 283:1151-1158

Katzan IL, Sila CA, Furlan AJ. Community Use of IV tPA for Acute Stroke: Results of the Brain Matters Stroke Management Workshops Survey. Stroke 2001;32:861-5

Katzan IL, Masaryk TJ, Furlan AJ, Sila CA, et al. Intra-arterial Thrombolysis for Perioperative Stroke After Open Heart Surgery. Neurology, 1999; 52:1081-1084

Thomas E. Love, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, CWRU School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Operations, Weatherhead School of Management
Director, Biostatistics and Evaluation Unit, Center for Health Care Research and Policy
TEL (216) 778-1265
FAX
[email protected]
Curriculum Vitae
Web Site

Research Interest
Statistics, Observational Studies, Quality Improvement, Psychometrics, Statistics Education

Selected References
Linderman, Kevin and Love, Thomas E. (2000) Economic and economic-statistical designs for multivariate exponentially weighted moving average control charts. Journal of Quality Technology, 32, 410-417

Love, Thomas E. (1997) Distractor selection ratios. Psychometrika, 62, 51-62.

Love, Thomas E. (2000) A different approach to project assessment. Journal of Statistics Education, 8(1). Online at: www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v8n1_abstracts.html

Elizabeth D. McKinley, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Ethics
Member, Center for Health Care Research and Policy,
Staff Physician, Department of Medicine
TEL: 216-778-1263
FAX: 216-778-5935
[email protected]
Biosketch

Research interest
Improving the process and outcomes of breast cancer care, uncertainty in breast cancer, breast cancer survivorship

Selected References
McKinley ED, Thompson JW, Briefer-French J. Performance Indicators in Women’s Health: Incorporating Women’s Health in the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS). Women’s Health Issues, 11/01.ley ED, Thompson JT, Briefer-Frien

Tierney WM, McKinley ED. When the Researcher Gets Cancer: Understanding Cancer, Its Treatment, and Quality of Life from the Patient’s Perspective. Medical Care, In Press

McKinley ED, Headrick LA, Stange KC. Using Process Diagrams with Patients to Improve Breast Cancer Care. Under review, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement, 10/01.

Patrick K. Murray, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Division of General Medical Sciences, Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
TEL: 778-8529
FAX: 778-3945
[email protected]
Biosketch

Research Interest
Outcomes of rehabilitation services in stroke and spinal cord injury. Preferences for health status in persons with spinal cord injury. Shared decision making in chronic disability settings.

Selected References
Jain N, Layton BS, Murray PK. Are aphasic patients who fail the GOAT in PTA? A modified Galveston orientation and amnesia test for persons with aphasia. Clinical Neuropsychologist 14:13-17 (2000)

Murray PK, Singer ME, Fortinsky R, Russo L, Cebul RD: Rapid Growth of Rehabilitation Services in Traditional Nursing Homes, Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 90:372-378, (1999).

Julia H. Rose, Ph.D., M.A.
Associate Professor of Medicine-Geriatrics and Bioethics
Director, Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center
Center for Health Care Research and Policy (CHRP)
Case Western Reserve University
MetroHealth Medical Center
TEL: (VA) 368-5433, (CHRP) 778-2303, 778-1749
FAX: (VA) 368-3118, (CHRP) 778-5935
[email protected]

Biosketch

Selected References
Rose, J. H., Bowman, K. F., & Kresevic, D. (2000) Nurse versus family caregiver perspectives on hospitalized older patients: An exploratory study of agreement at admission and discharge. Health Communication, 12 (1). 63-80.

Rose, J. H., O'Toole, E. E., Dawson, N. V., Thomas, C. Connors, A. F., Wenger, N., Phillips, R. S., Hamel, M. B.,Cohen, H. J., & Lynn, J. (2000). Age differences in care practices and outcomes for hospitalized patients with cancer. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 48, S25-S32.

Rose, J. H., O'Toole, E. E., Dawson, N. V., Thomas, C., Conners, A. F., Wenger, N., Phillips, R. S., Hamel, M. B., Reding, D. T., Cohen, H. J., Lynn, J. (2000). Generalists and oncologists show similar care practices and outcomes with hospitalized late stage adult cancer patients. Medical Care, 28, 1103-1118.

Ashwini R. Sehgal, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Ethics, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Physician, Division of Nephrology
TEL: (216) 778-7728
FAX:
[email protected]
Biosketch

Research Interest
Identifying and overcoming barriers to quality of care, Complex health interventions, Adequacy of hemodialysis, Nutrition in renal failure, Access to kidney transplantation, Medical activism

Selected References
Sehgal AR, Leon JB, Siminoff LA, Singer ME, Bunosky LM, Cebul RD. Improving the quality of hemodialysis treatment: A community-based randomized controlled trial to overcome patient-specific barriers. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002;287:1961-1967.

Goyal M, Mehta RL, Schneiderman LJ, Sehgal AR. Economic and health consequences of selling a kidney in India. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002;288:1589-1593.

Sehgal AR. Do quality improvement efforts reduce race and gender disparities in health outcomes? Journal of the American Medical Association. 2003;289:996-1000.

Mendel E. Singer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center
TEL: 216-368-1951 (CWRU Office)
TEL: 216-778-3903 (Metro Office)
FAX: 216-368-3036 (CWRU Office)
FAX: 216-778-3945 (Metro Office)
[email protected]
http://www.metrohealthresearch.org/chrpfacultybios.html#
Biosketch

Research Interest
Cost effectiveness in health care, antibiotic resistance in respiratory tract infections, Hepatitis C, impact of poor compliance with medication, risk attitude in health, quality of life, decision making of BRCA carriers.

Selected References
Singer ME, Younossi ZM. Cost-Effectiveness of screening for Hepatitis C Virus in Asymptomatic, Average Risk Adults: Has the Time Come? Am J Med. In Press

Singer Me, Applegate KE. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Radiology. Radiology. 2001;219:611-620.

Younossi SM, Singer ME, McHutchison JG, Shermock K. Cost-Effectiveness of interferon-a2b Combined with Ribavirin for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C. Hepatology. 1999;30:1318-1324

Ethel Smith, M.D.
Senior Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Practice
Director, Quality Resource Unit
Center for Health Care Research and Policy
TEL: (216) 778-1951
FAX:

Biosketch

Research Interest
Quality Improvement, Education in Quality Improvement and Systems Learning, Preventative Health in Primary Care

Selected References
Improved Patient Access in a Family Practice Clinic at an Academic Medical Center, Seventh International Scientific Symposium at the Thirteenth National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care Dec 2001.

Joseph J. Sudano, Jr., Ph.D.

Research Interest
Healthcare Access, Utilization, and Outcomes for Vulnerable Populations (Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups, Uninsured, Low SES); Health Status Measurement Methodology

Selected References
Sudano JJ, Baker DW. 2003. "Intermittent lack of health insurance and use of preventive services." American Journal of Public Health 93(1):130-137.

Sudano, JJ, Baker, DW. 2001. "Antihypertensive Medication Use in Hispanic Adults: A Comparison with Blacks Adults and White Adults." Medical Care 39:(575-587).

Baker DW, Sudano JJ, Albert JA, Borawski EA, Dor A,. 2001. “Lack of Insurance and the Risk of a Decline in Self-Reported Health and Physical Functioning." New England Journal of Medicine 345(15):1106-1112.

Mark E. Votruba, Ph.D.

Research Interest
Health economics: allocation of scarce medical resources, determinants of health, diffusion of medical technology.