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2012-2015 Selected Projects

Impact of Post-Procedural Emergent and Inpatient Encounters in the Management of Urinary Lithiasis

Principal Investigator:	Charles Scales, MD University of California, Los Angeles
Co-Investigators:	Mark Litwin, MD, MPH, FACS, University of California, Los Angeles

Epidemiologic Trends in Pediatric Nephrolithiasis: Defining Incidence of Disease and the Prevalence, Efficacy, and Determinants of Alternative Management Strategies

Principal Investigator:	Gregory E. Tasian, MD, MSc Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Investigators:	Ron Keren, MD, MPH, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

The comparative effectiveness of treatments for ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Principal Investigator:	Bruce Jacobs, MD, MPH University of Michigan
Co-Investigators:	Brent K. Hollenbeck, MD, MS, University of Michigan John M. Hollingsworth, MD, MS, University of Michigan James Stuart Wolf, Jr, MD, University of Michigan

A Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Management Strategies for Febrile Urinary Tract Infection in Children

Principal Investigator:	Kara N. Saperston, MD University of California, San Francisco
Co-Investigators:	Hillary L. Copp, MD, MS, University of California, San Francisco Jenny H. Yiee, MD, Kaiser Permanente Southern California

Quality of care in community dwelling women with recurrent urinary tract infections

Principal Investigator:	Anne M. Suskind, MD University of Michigan
Co-Investigators:	J. Quentin Clemens, MD, MS, FACS, University of Michigan John T. Wei, MD, MSc, University of Michigan

Comparative Outcome Measures in Surgical Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Principal Investigator:

Tatiana Sanses, MD

Comparative Effectiveness of Aggressive versus Non-Aggressive Treatment in Men with Early-Stage Prostate Cancer: The Impact of Comorbid Disease at Diagnosis

Principal Investigator:	Timothy J. Daskivich, MD University of California, Los Angeles
Co-Investigators:	Mark Litwin, MD, MPH, FACS, University of California, Los Angeles

Renal Cell Carcinoma Surveillance: Economic Excess?

Principal Investigator:	Jennifer E. Mason, PhD University Of Virginia
Co-Investigators:	Tracey L. Krupski, MD, MPH, University of Virginia

2011-2012 Selected Projects

Timing of Pediatric Orchiopexy in the United States: A Quality of Care Indicator

Principal Investigator:	Jenny Yiee, MD University of California, Los Angeles
Co-Investigators:	Bernard M. Churchill, MD University of California, Los Angeles

Ambulatory Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections

Principal Investigator:	Hillary Copp, MD, MS University of California, San Francisco
Co-Investigators:	Jenny Yiee, MD, University of California, Los Angeles

Patterns of Urodynamics Utilization in Women in the U.S.

Principal Investigator:	William Stuart Reynolds, MD Vanderbilt University
Co-Investigators:	Roger Dmochowski, MD, Vanderbilt University David Penson, MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University

Utilization and Comparative Effectiveness of Secondary Prevention with Medical Therapy for Urinary Lithiasis

Principal Investigator:	Charles Scales, MD University of California, Los Angeles
Co-Investigators:	Glenn Preminger, MD, Duke University Lesley Curits, PhD, Duke University Brian Matlaga, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University Margaret Pearle, MD, PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Bladder Management Method, Medical Complications, and Urologic Surveillance after Spinal Cord Injury in the United States

Principal Investigator:	Anne Pelletier Cameron, MD University of Michigan
Co-Investigators:	J Quentin Clemens, MD, MS, University of Michigan

Adverse Health Outcomes Associated with Aggressive Surgical Management of the Small Renal Mass: A Case Control SEER-Medicare Analysis

Principal Investigator:	Brian Shuch, MD National Cancer Institute
Co-Investigators:	Wong-Ho Chow, PhD, National Cancer Institute

2008-2010 Selected Projects

Climate-Related Increase in Urolithiasis in the United States

Principal Investigator:	Margaret S. Pearle, MD, PhD University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
Co-Investigators:	Yair Lotan, MD, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center Tom H. Brikowski, PhD, University of Texas at Dallas

Compliance with Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux

Principal Investigator:	Hillary L. Copp, MD Stanford University School of Medicine
Co-Investigators:	Linda M. Shortliffe, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine William A. Kennedy, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine

Downstream Consequences of Urinary Diversion

Principal Investigator:	Scott Gilbert, MD, MS University of Florida
Co-Investigator:	John L. Gore, MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Nationwide Assessment of Currently Performed Diagnostic and Follow-up Strategies in Patients with Non-invasive and Invasive Bladder Cancer

Principal Investigator:	Badrinath R. Konety, MD, MBA University of California, San Francisco
Co-Investigator:	Alexander Karl, MD, University of California, San Francisco

Practice Variations and Outcomes in the Surgical Management of Urinary Lithiasis

Principal Investigator:	Charles D. Scales, Jr., MD Duke University Medical Center
Co-Investigators:	Lesley H. Curtis, PhD, Duke University Medical Center Brian R. Matlaga, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University Yair Lotan, MD, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center Margaret S. Pearle, MD, PhD, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center Kevin A. Schulman, MD, MBA, Duke University Medical Center
Local Mentors:	Tracey L. Krupski, MD, MPH, Duke University Medical Center Glenn M. Preminger, MD, Duke University Medical Center

Resource Utilization for Localized Prostate Cancer: Time Trends and Predictors of Local Variation

Principal Investigator:	Matthew R. Cooperberg, MD University of California, San Francisco
Co-Investigators:	Anobel Y. Odisho, University of California, San Francisco David S. Aaronson, MD, University of California, San Francisco Badrinath R. Konety, MD, MBA, University of California, San Francisco Peter R. Carroll, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco

The Cost of Diabetes Associated Erectile Dysfunction

Principal Investigator:	Hunter B. Wessells, MD Harborview Medical Center
Co-Investigators:	Aruna V. Sarma, PhD, University of Michigan Medical School Mathew D. Sorensen, MD, MS, University of Washington Medical Center Michael H. Johnson, BA, University of Washington School of Medicine Geoffrey F. Joyce, PhD, RAND Health

The Impact of Endoscopic Therapy on Contemporary Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux in Children

Principal Investigator:

Caleb P. Nelson, MD, MPH Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School

Trends in the Use of Sacral Neuromodulation in the United States

Principal Investigator:	Anne K. Pelletier Cameron, MD University of Michigan Medical School
Co-Investigators:	J. Quentin Clemens, MD, MSCI, University of Michigan Medical School Jennifer T. Anger, MD, MPH, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Larissa V. Rodriguez, MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Understanding Physician-Level Determinants of BPH Surgical Therapy

Principal Investigator:	Seth A. Strope, MD, MPH University of Michigan Medical School
Co-Investigators:	Sean P. Elliott, MD, University of Minnesota John T. Wei, MD, MS, University of Michigan Timothy J. Wilt, MD, MPH, University of Minnesota

Urologist Ownership of Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Principal Investigator:	Brent K. Hollenbeck, MD, MS University of Michigan Medical School
Co-Investigators:	David C. Miller, MD, MPH, University of Michigan Medical School Seth A. Strope, MD, MPH, University of Michigan Medical School John M. Hollingsworth, MD, MS, University of Michigan Medical School

Utilization and Annual Costs of PSA Screening Among Men without a Prior Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

Principal Investigator:	Steven B. Zeliadt, PhD VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Co-Investigators:	Ruth Etzioni, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center