Papers

Peer-reviewed papers I’ve led or co-authored:

• Pappas MA, Herzig SJ, Auerbach AD, Deshpande A, Blanchard E, Rothberg MB. Impact of empiric antibiotics on risk of Clostridioides difficile—a causal inference observational analysis. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol 2025. doi: 10.1017/ash.2025.10.
• Pappas MA, Feldman LS, Auerbach AD. Coronary Disease Risk Prediction, Risk Reduction, and Postoperative Myocardial Injury. Med Clin North Am. 2024 Nov;108(6):1039-1051. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2024.06.003. Epub 2024 Jul 16. PMID: 39341612; PMCID: PMC11439086.
• Sigmund A, Pappas MA, Shiffermiller JF. Preoperative Testing. Med Clin North Am. 2024 Nov;108(6):1005-1016. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2024.04.010. Epub 2024 Jun 8. PMID: 39341610.
• Mittman BG, Sheehan M, Kojima L, Casacchia NJ, Lisheba O, Hu B, Pappas MA, Rothberg MB. Development and internal validation of the Cleveland Clinic Bleeding Model to predict major bleeding risk at admission in medical inpatients. J Thromb Haemost. 2024 Oct;22(10):2855-2863. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2024.06.025. Epub 2024 Jul 11. PMID: 39002732.
• Pappas MA, Sun KJ, Auron M. In search of evidence-based intraoperative red blood cell transfusion. J Clin Anesth. 2024 Oct;97:111527. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111527. Epub 2024 Jul 4. PMID: 38969524; PMCID: PMC11530136.
• Rothberg MB, Hamilton A, Hu B, Sheehan M, Fox J, Milinovich A, Lisheba O, Goto T, Speaker SL, Pappas MA. Impact of Embedding a Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment Model in the Electronic Health Record vs. Usual Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2024 Feb 6:e010359. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.123.010359. PMID: 38318703.
• Hasegawa S, Harris CM, Gupta V, Pappas M, et al. Clinicians’ Interpretation of Thresholds in Hospital Antibiograms for Gram-negative Rod Infections: A Survey and Contingent Valuation Study of Hospitalists. J Hosp Med. 2024; 19: 297-301. doi:10.1002/jhm.13303.
• Pappas MA, Auerbach AD, Kattan MW, et al. Diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiac stress testing before major noncardiac surgery—A cohort study. J Clin Anesth. 2023;90:111193. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111193. PMID: 37441833; PMCID: PMC10529226.
• Pappas MA, Auerbach AD, Kattan MW, et al. Consequences of preoperative cardiac stress testing—A cohort study. J Clin Anesth. 2023;90:111158. doi:10.1016/J.JCLINANE.2023.111158. PMID: 37418830; PMCID: PMC10530324.
• Pappas MA, Jenkins AM, Horstman MJ, Rohatgi N, Press VG, Prochaska MT, Michtalik HJ, Sigmund A, Pavon JM, Bhandari S, Gupta V, Taylor SP; Society of Hospital Medicine Research Committee. State of research in adult Hospital Medicine: Updated results of a national survey and longitudinal analysis of national data. J Hosp Med. 2023 Jun;18(6):519-523. doi:10.1002/jhm.13096. Epub 2023 Apr 5. PMID: 37020348; PMCID: PMC10247482.
• Speaker SL, Pfoh ER, Pappas MA, Schulte R, Hu B, Gautier TN, Rothberg MB. Relationship Between Oral Temperature and Bacteremia in Hospitalized Patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Sep;38(12):2742-2748. doi:10.1007/s11606-023-08168-6. Epub 2023 Mar 30. PMID: 36997793; PMCID: PMC10506973.
• Pappas MA, Stoller JK, Shaker V, Houser J, Misra-Hebert AD, Rothberg MB. Estimating the costs of physician turnover in hospital medicine. J Hosp Med. 2022 Oct;17(10):803-808. doi:10.1002/jhm.12942. Epub 2022 Aug 17. PMID: 35977052; PMCID: PMC9547978.
• Pappas MA, Spindler KP, Hu B, Higuera-Rueda CA, Rothberg MB. Volume and Outcomes of Joint Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Nov;37(11):2128-2133. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2022.05.011. Epub 2022 May 11. PMID: 35568138; PMCID: PMC10448867.
• Martinez KA, Eckman MH, Pappas MA, Rothberg MB. Prescribing of anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation in primary care. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2022 Nov;54(4):616-624. doi:10.1007/s11239-022-02655-z. Epub 2022 Apr 21. PMID: 35449383; PMCID: PMC10481404.
• Pappas MA, Sessler DI, Auerbach AD, Kattan MW, Milinovich A, Blackstone EH, Rothberg MB. Variation in preoperative stress testing by patient, physician and surgical type: a cohort study. BMJ Open. 2021 Sep 27;11(9):e048052. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048052. PMID: 34580093; PMCID: PMC8477322.
• Speaker SL, Pfoh ER, Pappas MA, Hu B, Rothberg MB. Oral Temperature of Noninfected Hospitalized Patients. JAMA. 2021 May 11;325(18):1899-1901. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.1541. PMID: 33974027; PMCID: PMC8114137.
• Parks AL, Auerbach AD, Schnipper JL, Anstey JE, Sterken DG, Hecht TEH, Fang MC; Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN). COVID-19 coagulopathy and thrombosis: Analysis of hospital protocols in response to the rapidly evolving pandemic. Thromb Res. 2020 Dec;196:355-358. doi:10.1016/j.thromres.2020.09.018. Epub 2020 Sep 16. PMID: 32977136; PMCID: PMC7492800.
• Lan RH, Yu J, Samuel LT, Pappas MA, Brooks PJ, Kamath AF. How Are We Measuring Cost-Effectiveness in Total Joint Arthroplasty Studies? Systematic Review of the Literature. J Arthroplasty. 2020 Nov;35(11):3364-3374. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2020.06.046. Epub 2020 Jun 26. PMID: 32680755.
• Rothman RD, Whinney CM, Pappas MA, Zoller DM, Rosencrance JG, Peter DJ. The relationship between the follow-up to discharge ratio and length of stay. Am J Manag Care. 2020 Sep;26(9):396-399. doi:10.37765/ajmc.2020.88490. PMID: 32930552.
• Pappas MA, Burke JF. Net clinical benefit of anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation following intracerebral hemorrhage. Vasc Med. 2020 Feb;25(1):55-59. doi:10.1177/1358863X19883027. Epub 2020 Jan 13. PMID: 31928394.
• Pappas MA, Evans N, Rizk MK, Rothberg MB. Resuming Anticoagulation following Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding among Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation-A Microsimulation Analysis. J Hosp Med. 2019 Jul 1;14(7):394-400. doi:10.12788/jhm.3189. Epub 2019 Apr 8. PMID: 30986369.
• Pappas MA, Barnes GD, Vijan S. Cost-Effectiveness of Bridging Anticoagulation Among Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Apr;34(4):583-590. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4796-9. Epub 2019 Jan 8. PMID: 30623388; PMCID: PMC6445930.
• Pappas MA, Sessler DI, Rothberg MB. Anticipated Rates and Costs of Guideline-Concordant Preoperative Stress Testing. Anesth Analg. 2019 Feb;128(2):241-246. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000003754. PMID: 30169411.
• Pappas MA, Auerbach AD. Estimating the Accuracy of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography among Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. J Hosp Med. 2018 Nov 1;13(11):783-786. doi:10.12788/jhm.3064. Epub 2018 Aug 29. PMID: 30156575.
• Pappas MA, Vijan S, Rothberg MB, Singer DE. Reducing age bias in decision analyses of anticoagulation for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation - A microsimulation study. PLoS One. 2018 Jul 11;13(7):e0199593. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0199593. PMID: 29995900; PMCID: PMC6040745.
• Le P, Martinez KA, Pappas MA, Rothberg MB. A decision model to estimate a risk threshold for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients. J Thromb Haemost. 2017 Jun;15(6):1132-1141. doi:10.1111/jth.13687. Epub 2017 May 3. PMID: 28371250; PMCID: PMC5712445.
• Pappas MA, Barnes GD, Vijan S. Personalizing Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation-a Microsimulation Analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Apr;32(4):464-470. doi:10.1007/s11606-016-3932-7. Epub 2017 Jan 24. PMID: 28120297; PMCID: PMC5377884.
• Pappas M, Jolly S, Vijan S. Defining Appropriate Use of Proton-Pump Inhibitors Among Medical Inpatients. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Apr;31(4):364-71. doi:10.1007/s11606-015-3536-7. Epub 2015 Nov 9. PMID: 26553337; PMCID: PMC4803704.
• Shen Y, Leatherbury L, Rosenthal J, Yu Q, Pappas MA, Wessels A, Lucas J, Siegfried B, Chatterjee B, Svenson K, Lo CW. Cardiovascular phenotyping of fetal mice by noninvasive high-frequency ultrasound facilitates recovery of ENU-induced mutations causing congenital cardiac and extracardiac defects. Physiol Genomics. 2005 Dec 14;24(1):23-36. doi:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00129.2005. Epub 2005 Sep 20. PMID: 16174781.