Publications

"Addressing Mental Health Needs for Deaf Patients Through an Integrated Health Care Model" was published in vol. 23, issue 3 of The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. Authors include: Kathleen Diehl, MSW; Michael McKee, M.D., MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine; Leslie Pertz, LMSW, advanced clinical social worker; Missy Plegue, a statistician in the Department of Family Medicine; and Philip Zazove, M.D., the George A. Dean, M.D., Chair of the Department of Family Medicine.

 

Kimberly Hoskins, an NP in the U-M Breast Care Center; Kathleen Welch, adjunct lecturer in the Department of Biostatistics; and Suzanne Winter, a research specialist in the Department of Internal Medicine, contributed to "Pain Control with Continuous Infusion Preperitoneal Wound Catheters Versus Continuous Epidural Analgesia in Colon and Rectal Surgery: A randomized Controlled Trial," published in vol. 215, issue 4 of The American Journal of Surgery.

 

Angela M. Johnson, Ph.D., senior outreach coordinator in the Michigan Medicine Program for Multicultural Health, co-authored "Sex Differences in the Social Ecology of Breastfeeding: A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Breastfeeding Views of Expectant Mothers and Fathers Exposed to Adversity."

 

Sawsan As-Sanie, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, wrote "A Pathway to Personalised Pain Care?," published online in the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists. As-Sanie also contributed to "Definition Development and Prevalence of New Persistent Opioid Use Following Hysterectomy," published online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Carolyn Weaver Swenson, M.D. (Fellowship 2015), assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology; and Daniel M. Morgan, M.D. (Residency 2002, Fellowship 2005), professor of obstetrics and gynecology, also contributed. 

 

Vanessa K. Dalton, M.D. (Residency 2001), professor of obstetrics and gynecology, co-authored "The Impact of Cost Sharing on Women's Use of Annual Examinations and Effective Contraception," published in vol. 219, issue 1 of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dalton also contributed to "Effective Contraception Use by Usual Source of Care: An Opportunity for Prevention," published in vol. 28, issue 4 of Women's Health Issues; "Discontinuation of Long‐Acting Reversible Contraception Versus Short‐term Hormonal Methods in Urban Ghana: A Pilot Longitudinal Study," in vol. 142, issue 2 of the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics; and "Intrauterine Device Insertion Before and After Mandated Health Care Coverage: The Importance of Baseline Costs," in vol. 131, issue 5 of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

 

Hope K. Haefner (M.D. 1985, Residency 1990), professor of obstetrics and gynecology, co-wrote "The Management of Vacuum-assisted Closure Following Vulvectomy with Skin Grafting," published online in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open. Haefner also co-wrote "Nerve Growth Factor and Selected Cytokines in Women With and Without Vulvodynia," published in vol. 22, issue 2 of the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. Barbara Reed, M.D., professor emeritus in the Department of Family Medicine; Missy Plegue, a statistician in the Department of Family Medicine; Ananda Sen, Ph.D., the Lee A. Green Collegiate Research Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and research professor in the Department of Family Medicine; and Javed Siddiqui, technical director of the Molecular Testing Lab in the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, also contributed.

 

Okeoma Mmeje (M.D. and MPH 2006), assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, co-wrote both "Consensus Statement: Supporting Safer Conception and Pregnancy for Men and Women Living with and Affected by HIV," in vol. 22, issue 6 of AIDS and Behavior, and "Improving PrEP Implementation Through Multilevel Interventions: A Synthesis of the Literature," published online in AIDS and Behavior.

 

Daniel M. Morgan, M.D. (Residency 2002, Fellowship 2005), professor of obstetrics and gynecology; and Carolyn Weaver Swenson, M.D. (Fellowship 2015), assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, co-authored "Evaluation of the Methods Used by Medicare's Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program to Identify Outlier Hospitals for Surgical Site Infection," published in vol. 227, vol. 3 of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

 

Carolyn Weaver Swenson, M.D. (Fellowship 2015), assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology; and Daniel M. Morgan, M.D. (Residency 2002, Fellowship 2005), professor of obstetrics and gynecology, also contributed to "Documenting Pessary Offer Prior to Hysterectomy for Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse," published online in the International Urogynecology Journal.

 

Mark D. Pearlman, M.D., the S. Jan Behrman Professor of Reproductive Medicine, co-wrote with Dana M. Scott, M.D., a fellow in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "How Does Oral Contraceptive Use Affect One's Risk of Ovarian, Endometrial, Breast, and Colorectal Cancers?," published in vol. 30, no. 5 of OBG Management. Scott and Pearlman also co-wrote "Should Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Be Tailored to a Patient's Race and Ethnicity?," published in vol. 30, no. 6 of OBG Management.

 

Elisabeth Quint, M.D. (Residency 1991), assistant dean for clinical faculty and professor of obstetrics and gynecology, co-wrote "Complications of Delivery Among Mothers with Spina Bifida," published online (and forthcoming in print) in Urology. Quint also contributed to "Transvaginal Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography for the Evaluation of Benign Uterine Pathologies," published online (and forthcoming in print) in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

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