(2009) Member, University of Pittsburgh Academy of Master Educators..
(2009) Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh.
(2003) Cross-Program Faculty Mentoring Award, Association of Clinical Research Training Program Directors (awarded for mentorship of Michael A. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Utah)..
(2002) Award for Outstanding Short Course, "Advanced Decision Analysis", Society of Medical Decision Making, 24th Annual Meeting, 2002.
(1993 - 1997) Teacher of the Year for 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997, UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA..
(1989) First Prize, Lee Lusted Postdoctoral Student Competition, "Simulating Complex Disease: Monte Carlo Models with Memory," annual meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making, Minneapolis.
(1984 - 1985) Dr. Elmer E. Hinton Prize for "Outstanding Physician in Patient Relationships," New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston..
(1981 - 1982) John F. Kennedy Fellow in Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge..
AB, Economics, Harvard College, 1972 - 1977
MD, Medicine, Tufts University, School of Medicine, 1980 - 1984
MPP, Public Policy and Health Policy, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 1981 - 1984
Puttarajappa, C.M., Mehta, R.B., Roberts, M.S., Smith, K.J., & Hariharan, S. (2021). Economic analysis of screening for subclinical rejection in kidney transplantation using protocol biopsies and noninvasive biomarkers. Am J Transplant, 21(1), 186-197.Elsevier. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16150.
Jalal, H., Buchanich, J.M., Sinclair, D.R., Roberts, M.S., & Burke, D.S. (2020). Age and generational patterns of overdose death risk from opioids and other drugs. Nat Med, 26(5), 699-704.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0855-y.
Malone, D.C., Ramsey, S.D., Patrick, D.L., Johnson, F.R., Mullins, C.D., Roberts, M.S., Willke, R.J., & Marshall, D.A. (2020). Criteria and Process for Initiating and Developing an ISPOR Good Practices Task Force Report. Value Health, 23(4), 409-415.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2020.03.001.
Bethea, E.D., Samur, S., Kanwal, F., Ayer, T., Hur, C., Roberts, M.S., Terrault, N., Chung, R.T., & Chhatwal, J. (2019). Cost Effectiveness of Transplanting HCV-Infected Livers Into Uninfected Recipients With Preemptive Antiviral Therapy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 17(4), 739-747.e8.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.08.042.
Chen, Q., Ayer, T., Bethea, E., Kanwal, F., Wang, X., Roberts, M., Zhuo, Y., Fagiuoli, S., Petersen, J., & Chhatwal, J. (2019). Changes in hepatitis C burden and treatment trends in Europe during the era of direct-acting antivirals: a modelling study. BMJ Open, 9(6), e026726.BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026726.
Dalgic, O.O., Samur, S., Spaulding, A.C., Llerena, S., Cobo, C., Ayer, T., Roberts, M.S., Crespo, J., & Chhatwal, J. (2019). Improved Health Outcomes from Hepatitis C Treatment Scale-Up in Spain's Prisons: A Cost-Effectiveness Study. Sci Rep, 9(1), 16849.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-52564-0.
Dewitt, B., Fischhoff, B., Davis, A.L., Broomell, S.B., Roberts, M.S., & Hanmer, J. (2019). Exclusion Criteria as Measurements II: Effects on Utility Functions. Med Decis Making, 39(6), 704-716.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X19862542.
Dewitt, B., Fischhoff, B., Davis, A.L., Broomell, S.B., Roberts, M.S., & Hanmer, J. (2019). Exclusion Criteria as Measurements I: Identifying Invalid Responses. Med Decis Making, 39(6), 693-703.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X19856617.
Feldstein, J., Schwander, B., Roberts, M., & Coussons, H. (2019). Cost of ownership assessment for a da Vinci robot based on US real-world data. Int J Med Robot, 15(5), e2023.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/rcs.2023.
Nicholson, K.J., Roberts, M.S., McCoy, K.L., Carty, S.E., & Yip, L. (2019). Molecular Testing Versus Diagnostic Lobectomy in Bethesda III/IV Thyroid Nodules: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Thyroid, 29(9), 1237-1243.Mary Ann Liebert. doi: 10.1089/thy.2018.0779.
Sinclair, D.R., Grefenstette, J.J., Krauland, M.G., Galloway, D.D., Frankeny, R.J., Travis, C., Burke, D.S., & Roberts, M.S. (2019). Forecasted Size of Measles Outbreaks Associated With Vaccination Exemptions for Schoolchildren. JAMA Netw Open, 2(8), e199768.American Medical Association (AMA). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9768.
Bryce, C.L., Chang, C.C.H., Ren, Y., Yabes, J., Zenarosa, G., Iyer, A., Tomko, H., Squires, R.H., & Roberts, M.S. (2018). Using time-varying models to estimate post-transplant survival in pediatric liver transplant recipients. In Alpini, G.D. (Ed.). PLoS One, 13(5), e0198132.Public Library of Science (PLoS). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198132.
Chang, C.C.H., Bryce, C.L., Shneider, B.L., Yabes, J.G., Ren, Y., Zenarosa, G.L., Tomko, H., Donnell, D.M., Squires, R.H., & Roberts, M.S. (2018). Accuracy of the Pediatric End-stage Liver Disease Score in Estimating Pretransplant Mortality Among Pediatric Liver Transplant Candidates. JAMA Pediatr, 172(11), 1070-1077.American Medical Association (AMA). doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2541.
Chhatwal, J., Chen, Q., Ayer, T., Bethea, E.D., Kanwal, F., Kowdley, K.V., Wang, X., Roberts, M.S., & Gordon, S.C. (2018). Hepatitis C virus re-treatment in the era of direct-acting antivirals: projections in the USA. Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 47(7), 1023-1031.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/apt.14527.
Daniel, P., Bewick, T., McKeever, T.M., Roberts, M., Ashton, D., Smith, D., Latip, L., & Lim, W.S. (2018). Healthcare reconsultation in working-age adults following hospitalisation for community-acquired pneumonia. Clin Med (Lond), 18(1), 41-46.Elsevier. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-41.
Dewitt, B., Feeny, D., Fischhoff, B., Cella, D., Hays, R.D., Hess, R., Pilkonis, P.A., Revicki, D.A., Roberts, M.S., Tsevat, J., Yu, L., & Hanmer, J. (2018). Estimation of a Preference-Based Summary Score for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: The PROMIS®-Preference (PROPr) Scoring System. Med Decis Making, 38(6), 683-698.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X18776637.
Glaser, S.M., Kalash, R., Bongiorni, D.R., Roberts, M.S., Balasubramani, G.K., Jacobs, B.L., Beriwal, S., Heron, D.E., & Greenberger, J.S. (2018). Challenges in the Analysis of Outcomes for Surgical Compared to Radiotherapy Treatment of Prostate Cancer. In Vivo, 32(1), 113-120.Anticancer Research USA. doi: 10.21873/invivo.11212.
Hanmer, J., Cella, D., Feeny, D., Fischhoff, B., Hays, R.D., Hess, R., Pilkonis, P.A., Revicki, D., Roberts, M., Tsevat, J., & Yu, L. (2018). Evaluation of options for presenting health-states from PROMIS® item banks for valuation exercises. Qual Life Res, 27(7), 1835-1843.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s11136-018-1852-1.
Hanmer, J., Dewitt, B., Yu, L., Tsevat, J., Roberts, M., Revicki, D., Pilkonis, P.A., Hess, R., Hays, R.D., Fischhoff, B., Feeny, D., Condon, D., & Cella, D. (2018). Cross-sectional validation of the PROMIS-Preference scoring system. In Luo, N. (Ed.). PLoS One, 13(7), e0201093.Public Library of Science (PLoS). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201093.
Jalal, H., Buchanich, J.M., Roberts, M.S., Balmert, L.C., Zhang, K., & Burke, D.S. (2018). Changing dynamics of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States from 1979 through 2016. Science, 361(6408), 1218-+.American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). doi: 10.1126/science.aau1184.
Khojandi, A., Maillart, L.M., Prokopyev, O.A., Roberts, M.S., & Saba, S.F. (2018). Dynamic Abandon/Extract Decisions for Failed Cardiac Leads. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 64(2), 633-651.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2016.2621.
Paternina-Caicedo, A., Driessen, J., Roberts, M., & van Panhuis, W.G. (2018). Heterogeneity Between States in the Health and Economic Impact of Measles Immunization in the United States. Open Forum Infect Dis, 5(7), ofy137.Oxford University Press (OUP). doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy137.
Primack, B.A., Shensa, A., Sidani, J.E., Tulikangas, M.C., Roberts, M.S., Colditz, J.B., Mor, M.K., James, A.E., & Fine, M.J. (2018). Comparison of toxicant load from waterpipe and cigarette tobacco smoking among young adults in the USA. Tob Control, 28(1), 60-66.BMJ. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054226.
Samur, S., Kues, B., Ayer, T., Roberts, M.S., Kanwal, F., Hur, C., Donnell, D.M.S., Chung, R.T., & Chhatwal, J. (2018). Cost Effectiveness of Pre- vs Post-Liver Transplant Hepatitis C Treatment With Direct-Acting Antivirals. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 16(1), 115-122.e10.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.06.024.
Shaw, Y., Chang, C.C.H., Levesque, M.C., Donohue, J.M., Michaud, K., & Roberts, M.S. (2018). Timing and Impact of Decisions to Adjust Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With Active Disease. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 70(6), 834-841.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/acr.23418.
Shaw, Y., Metes, I.D., Michaud, K., Donohue, J.M., Roberts, M.S., Levesque, M.C., & Chang, J.C. (2018). Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients' Motivations for Accepting or Resisting Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Treatment Regimens. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 70(4), 533-541.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/acr.23301.
Wallace, D.J., Mohan, D., Angus, D.C., Driessen, J.R., Seymour, C.M., Yealy, D.M., Roberts, M.M., Kurland, K.S., & Kahn, J.M. (2018). Referral Regions for Time-Sensitive Acute Care Conditions in the United States. Ann Emerg Med, 72(2), 147-155.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.02.018.
Capan, M., Khojandi, A., Denton, B.T., Williams, K.D., Ayer, T., Chhatwal, J., Kurt, M., Lobo, J.M., Roberts, M.S., Zaric, G., Zhang, S., & Schwartz, J.S. (2017). From Data to Improved Decisions: Operations Research in Healthcare Delivery. Med Decis Making, 37(8), 849-859.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X17705636.
Chhatwal, J., Samur, S., Kues, B., Ayer, T., Roberts, M.S., Kanwal, F., Hur, C., Donnell, D.M.S., & Chung, R.T. (2017). Optimal timing of hepatitis C treatment for patients on the liver transplant waiting list. Hepatology, 65(3), 777-788.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1002/hep.28926.
Feng, H. (2017). Cost effectiveness analysis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest management strategies. University of Pittsburgh.
Garfield, J. (2017). Optimization of electronic screening in clinical research practice. University of Pittsburgh.
Hanmer, J., Cella, D., Feeny, D., Fischhoff, B., Hays, R.D., Hess, R., Pilkonis, P.A., Revicki, D., Roberts, M., Tsevat, J., & Yu, L. (2017). Selection of key health domains from PROMIS® for a generic preference-based scoring system. Qual Life Res, 26(12), 3377-3385.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s11136-017-1686-2.
Kabiri, M., Chhatwal, J., Donohue, J.M., Roberts, M.S., James, A.E., Dunn, M.A., & Gellad, W.F. (2017). Long-term disease and economic outcomes of prior authorization criteria for Hepatitis C treatment in Pennsylvania Medicaid. Healthc (Amst), 5(3), 105-111.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2016.11.001.
Rief, J.J., Hamm, M.E., Zickmund, S.L., Nikolajski, C., Lesky, D., Hess, R., Fischer, G.S., Weimer, M., Clark, S., Zieth, C., & Roberts, M.S. (2017). Using Health Information Technology to Foster Engagement: Patients' Experiences with an Active Patient Health Record. Health Commun, 32(3), 310-319.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2016.1138378.
Roberts, M.S., Smith, K.J., & Chhatwal, J. (2017). Methods in Comparative Effectiveness Research. In Methods in Comparative Effectiveness Research, Gatsonis, C., & Morton, S.C. (Eds.). (pp. 409-446).Chapman and Hall/CRC. doi: 10.1201/9781315159409.
Singh, A., Brooks, M.M., Voorhees, R.E., Potter, M.A., Roberts, M.S., Luther, J.F., & Wisniewski, S.R. (2017). Cost-Effective Drug Switch Options After Unsuccessful Treatment With an SSRI for Depression. Psychiatr Serv, 68(1), 81-87.American Psychiatric Association Publishing. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500448.
Chhatwal, J., Wang, X., Ayer, T., Kabiri, M., Chung, R.T., Hur, C., Donohue, J.M., Roberts, M.S., & Kanwal, F. (2016). Hepatitis C Disease Burden in the United States in the era of oral direct-acting antivirals. Hepatology, 64(5), 1442-1450.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1002/hep.28571.
Colkitt, C. (2016). Development and implementation of clinical pathways: reducing variation to improve patient outcomes. University of Pittsburgh.
He, T., Li, K., Roberts, M.S., Spaulding, A.C., Ayer, T., Grefenstette, J.J., & Chhatwal, J. (2016). Prevention of Hepatitis C by Screening and Treatment in U.S. Prisons. Ann Intern Med, 164(2), 84-92.American College of Physicians. doi: 10.7326/M15-0617.
Kapoor, A., Shaffer, N., Hanchate, A., Roberts, M., & Smith, K. (2016). Massachusetts Health Reform Cost Less and Was More Effective for Uninsured Individuals With Venous Thromboembolism: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Med Care, 54(5), 474-482.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000506.
Kim, H., Gill, B., Beriwal, S., Huq, M.S., Roberts, M.S., & Smith, K.J. (2016). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Compared With Radiofrequency Ablation for Inoperable Colorectal Liver Metastases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 95(4), 1175-1183.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.02.045.
Roberts, M.S. (2016). Stories of MDM: It Only Takes One. Med Decis Making, 36(7), E446-E447.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X16662010.
Roberts, M.S. (2016). The Next Chapter in Cost-effectiveness Analysis. JAMA, 316(10), 1049-1050.American Medical Association (AMA). doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.12844.
Roberts, M.S., & Smith, K.J. (2016). Decision modeling techniques. In Pharmacoeconomics: From Theory to Practice. (pp. 17-36).
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2016). Cost-effectiveness analysis. In Pharmacoeconomics: From Theory to Practice. (pp. 95-108).
Braithwaite, R.S., & Roberts, M.S. (2015). Validation Is Necessary but Insufficient. Med Decis Making, 35(7), 815-816.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X15598742.
Chhatwal, J., Kanwal, F., Roberts, M.S., & Dunn, M.A. (2015). Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of hepatitis C virus treatment with sofosbuvir and ledipasvir in the United States. Ann Intern Med, 162(6), 397-406.American College of Physicians. doi: 10.7326/M14-1336.
Hanmer, J., Feeny, D., Fischhoff, B., Hays, R.D., Hess, R., Pilkonis, P.A., Revicki, D.A., Roberts, M.S., Tsevat, J., & Yu, L. (2015). The PROMIS of QALYs. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 13(1), 122.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1186/s12955-015-0321-6.
Kessler, J., Ruggles, K., Patel, A., Nucifora, K., Li, L., Roberts, M.S., Bryant, K., & Braithwaite, R.S. (2015). Targeting an alcohol intervention cost-effectively to persons living with HIV/AIDS in East Africa. Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 39(11), 2179-2188.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/acer.12890.
Khademi, A., Saure, D., Schaefer, A., Nucifora, K., Braithwaite, R.S., & Roberts, M.S. (2015). HIV Treatment in Resource-Limited Environments: Treatment Coverage and Insights. Value Health, 18(8), 1113-1119.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2015.10.003.
Khademi, A., Saure, D.R., Schaefer, A.J., Braithwaite, R.S., & Roberts, M.S. (2015). The Price of Nonabandonment: HIV in Resource-Limited Settings. M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, 17(4), 554-570.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/msom.2015.0545.
Roberts, M.S. (2015). Dynamic simulation in health care comes of age. Value Health, 18(2), 143-144.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2015.02.006.
Varier, R.U., Biltaji, E., Smith, K.J., Roberts, M.S., Kyle Jensen, M., LaFleur, J., & Nelson, R.E. (2015). Cost-effectiveness analysis of fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 36(4), 438-444.Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi: 10.1017/ice.2014.80.
Blasko, R. (2014). Care coordination: changing nursing care models to stay ahead of the game. University of Pittsburgh.
Braithwaite, R.S., Nucifora, K.A., Kessler, J., Toohey, C., Li, L., Mentor, S.M., Uhler, L.M., Roberts, M.S., Galvani, A., & Bryant, K. (2014). How inexpensive does an alcohol intervention in Kenya need to be in order to deliver favorable value by reducing HIV-related morbidity and mortality?. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 66(2), e54-e58.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000140.
Braithwaite, R.S., Nucifora, K.A., Kessler, J., Toohey, C., Mentor, S.M., Uhler, L.M., Roberts, M.S., & Bryant, K. (2014). Impact of interventions targeting unhealthy alcohol use in Kenya on HIV transmission and AIDS-related deaths. Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 38(4), 1059-1067.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/acer.12332.
Donohue, J.M., Belnap, B.H., Men, A., He, F., Roberts, M.S., Schulberg, H.C., Reynolds, C.F., & Rollman, B.L. (2014). Twelve-month cost-effectiveness of telephone-delivered collaborative care for treating depression following CABG surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 36(5), 453-459.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.05.012.
Hess, R., Fischer, G.S., Sullivan, S.M., Dong, X., Weimer, M., Zeith, C., Clark, S., & Roberts, M.S. (2014). Patterns of response to patient-centered decision support through a personal health record. Telemed J E Health, 20(11), 984-989.Mary Ann Liebert. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0332.
Kabiri, M., Jazwinski, A.B., Roberts, M.S., Schaefer, A.J., & Chhatwal, J. (2014). The changing burden of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States: model-based predictions. Ann Intern Med, 161(3), 170-180.American College of Physicians. doi: 10.7326/M14-0095.
Kapoor, S. (2014). Electronic health records: critique and solutions. University of Pittsburgh.
Khademi, A., Braithwaite, R.S., Saure, D., Schaefer, A.J., Nucifora, K., & Roberts, M.S. (2014). Should expectations about the rate of new antiretroviral drug development impact the timing of HIV treatment initiation and expectations about treatment benefits?. In Winston, A. (Ed.). PLoS One, 9(6), e98354.Public Library of Science (PLoS). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098354.
Khojandi, A., Maillart, L.M., Prokopyev, O.A., Roberts, M.S., Brown, T., & Barrington, W.W. (2014). Optimal Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Generator Replacement. INFORMS JOURNAL ON COMPUTING, 26(3), 599-615.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/ijoc.2013.0586.
Marin, J.R., Weaver, M.D., Barnato, A.E., Yabes, J.G., Yealy, D.M., & Roberts, M.S. (2014). Variation in emergency department head computed tomography use for pediatric head trauma. In Stevenson, M. (Ed.). Acad Emerg Med, 21(9), 987-995.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/acem.12458.
Varier, R.U., Biltaji, E., Smith, K.J., Roberts, M.S., Jensen, M.K., LaFleur, J., & Nelson, R.E. (2014). Cost-effectiveness analysis of treatment strategies for initial Clostridium difficile infection. Clin Microbiol Infect, 20(12), 1343-1351.Elsevier. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12805.
Zieth, C.R., Chia, L.R., Roberts, M.S., Fischer, G.S., Clark, S., Weimer, M., & Hess, R. (2014). The evolution, use, and effects of integrated personal health records: A narrative review. Electronic Journal of Health Informatics, 8(2).
Fischer, G.S., Hess, R., Landeen, B.M., Weimer, M., Zieth, C.R., Dong, X., Clark, S., & Roberts, M.S. (2013). Electronic reminders to patients within an interactive patient health record. Telemed J E Health, 19(6), 497-500.Mary Ann Liebert. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2012.0116.
Lodi, S., Phillips, A., Fidler, S., Hawkins, D., Gilson, R., McLean, K., Fisher, M., Post, F., Johnson, A.M., Walker-Nthenda, L., Dunn, D., Porter, K., & UK Register of HIV. (2013). Role of HIV infection duration and CD4 cell level at initiation of combination anti-retroviral therapy on risk of failure. In Wilkinson, R.J. (Ed.). PLoS One, 8(9), e75608.Public Library of Science (PLoS). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075608.
Ren, Y., Chang, C.C.H., Zenarosa, G.L., Tomko, H.E., Donnell, D.M.S., Kang, H.J., Roberts, M.S., & Bryce, C.L. (2013). Gray's time-varying coefficients model for posttransplant survival of pediatric liver transplant recipients with a diagnosis of cancer. Comput Math Methods Med, 2013(1), 719389.Hindawi. doi: 10.1155/2013/719389.
Sandikci, B., Maillart, L.M., Schaefer, A.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2013). Alleviating the Patient's Price of Privacy Through a Partially Observable Waiting List. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 59(8), 1836-1854.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/mnsc.1120.1671.
Wood, M.S., Oakes, N.D., Roberts, M., & Grassmann, C. (2013). Accidental underdosing of intrathecal diamorphine. Anaesthesia, 68(9), 977-978.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/anae.12404.
Yuo, T.H., Roberts, M.S., Braithwaite, R.S., Chang, C.C.H., & Kraemer, K.L. (2013). Applying the payoff time framework to carotid artery disease management. Med Decis Making, 33(8), 1039-1050.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X13491462.
Demirci, M.C., Schaefer, A.J., Romeijn, H.E., & Roberts, M.S. (2012). An Exact Method for Balancing Efficiency and Equity in the Liver Allocation Hierarchy. INFORMS JOURNAL ON COMPUTING, 24(2), 260-275.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/ijoc.1110.0445.
Furlan, A., Aghayev, A., Chang, C.C.H., Patil, A., Jeon, K.N., Park, B., Fetzer, D.T., Saul, M., Roberts, M.S., & Bae, K.T. (2012). Short-term mortality in acute pulmonary embolism: clot burden and signs of right heart dysfunction at CT pulmonary angiography. Radiology, 265(1), 283-293.Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). doi: 10.1148/radiol.12110802.
Heilbrun, M.E., Yu, J., Smith, K.J., Dechet, C.B., Zagoria, R.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2012). The cost-effectiveness of immediate treatment, percutaneous biopsy and active surveillance for the diagnosis of the small solid renal mass: evidence from a Markov model. J Urol, 187(1), 39-43.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.09.055.
Huang, Y. (2012). Aggregate level association between prenatal care and infant mortality rate. University of Pittsburgh.
Marin, S.J., Roberts, M., Wood, M., & McMillin, G.A. (2012). Sensitive UPLC-MS-MS assay for 21 benzodiazepine drugs and metabolites, zolpidem and zopiclone in serum or plasma. J Anal Toxicol, 36(7), 472-476.Oxford University Press (OUP). doi: 10.1093/jat/bks059.
Nayak, S., Roberts, M.S., & Greenspan, S.L. (2012). Impact of generic alendronate cost on the cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening and treatment. In Ross, J.S. (Ed.). PLoS One, 7(3), e32879.Public Library of Science (PLoS). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032879.
Roberts, M., Russell, L.B., Paltiel, A.D., Chambers, M., McEwan, P., Krahn, M., & ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force. (2012). Conceptualizing a model: a report of the ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force--2. Value Health, 15(6), 804-811.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2012.06.016.
Roberts, M., Russell, L.B., Paltiel, A.D., Chambers, M., McEwan, P., Krahn, M., & ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force. (2012). Conceptualizing a model: a report of the ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force-2. Med Decis Making, 32(5), 678-689.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X12454941.
Clermont, G., Kong, L., Weissfeld, L.A., Lave, J.R., Rubenfeld, G.D., Roberts, M.S., Connors, A.F., Bernard, G.R., Thompson, B.T., Wheeler, A.P., Angus, D.C., & NHLBI ARDS Clinical Trials Network. (2011). The effect of pulmonary artery catheter use on costs and long-term outcomes of acute lung injury. In Malaga, G. (Ed.). PLoS One, 6(7), e22512.Public Library of Science (PLoS). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022512.
Dedhia, R.C., Smith, K.J., Johnson, J.T., & Roberts, M. (2011). The cost-effectiveness of community-based screening for oral cancer in high-risk males in the United States: a Markov decision analysis approach. Laryngoscope, 121(5), 952-960.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/lary.21412.
Dedhia, R.C., Smith, K.J., Johnson, J.T., & Roberts, M.S. (2011). The cost-effectiveness of community-based screening for oral cancer in high-risk males in the United States: a Markov decision analysis approach. Laryngoscope, 121, 952-960.
Furlan, A., Patil, A., Park, B., Chang, C.C.H., Roberts, M.S., & Bae, K.T. (2011). Accuracy and reproducibility of blood clot burden quantification with pulmonary CT angiography. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 196(3), 516-523.American Roentgen Ray Society. doi: 10.2214/AJR.10.4603.
Kuo, S., Bryce, C.L., Zgibor, J.C., Wolf, D.L., Roberts, M.S., & Smith, K.J. (2011). Cost-effectiveness of implementing the chronic care model for diabetes care in a military population. J Diabetes Sci Technol, 5(3), 501-513.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/193229681100500305.
Kuo, S., Smith, K.J., Piatt, G.A., Seidel, M.C., Zgibor, J.C., Roberts, M.S., & Bryce, C.L. (2011). Cost-effectiveness of multiple modalities of lifestyle intervention in the community - projections from the Rethinking Eating and ACTivity Study. 60, (p. A67).
Kuo, S., Smith, K.J., pittsburgh Piatt, G.A., Seidel, M.C., Zgibor, J.C., Roberts, M.S., & Bryce, C.L. (2011). Cost-effectiveness of multiple modalities of lifestyle intervention in the community - projections from the Rethinking Eating and ACTivity Study. 60, (p. A67).
Nayak, S., Roberts, M.S., & Greenspan, S.L. (2011). Cost-effectiveness of different screening strategies for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Ann Intern Med, 155(11), 751-761.American College of Physicians. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-11-201112060-00007.
Oezaltin, O.Y., Prokopyev, O.A., Schaefer, A.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2011). Optimizing the Societal Benefits of the Annual Influenza Vaccine: A Stochastic Programming Approach. OPERATIONS RESEARCH, 59(5), 1131-1143.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/opre.1110.0988.
Alagoz, O., Hsu, H., Schaefer, A.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2010). Markov decision processes: a tool for sequential decision making under uncertainty. Med Decis Making, 30(4), 474-483.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X09353194.
Barnato, A.E., Chang, C.C.H., Farrell, M.H., Lave, J.R., Roberts, M.S., & Angus, D.C. (2010). Is survival better at hospitals with higher "end-of-life" treatment intensity?. Med Care, 48(2), 125-132.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181c161e4.
Braithwaite, R.S., Fiellin, D.A., Nucifora, K., Bryant, K., Roberts, M., Kim, N., & Justice, A.C. (2010). Evaluating interventions to improve antiretroviral adherence: how much of an effect is required for favorable value?. Value Health, 13(5), 535-542.Elsevier. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00714.x.
Braithwaite, R.S., Omokaro, C., Justice, A.C., Nucifora, K., & Roberts, M.S. (2010). Can broader diffusion of value-based insurance design increase benefits from US health care without increasing costs? Evidence from a computer simulation model. In Salomon, J.A. (Ed.). PLoS Med, 7(2), e1000234.Public Library of Science (PLoS). doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000234.
Byrne, M.M., Koru-Sengul, T., Zhao, W., Weissfeld, J.L., & Roberts, M.S. (2010). Healthcare use after screening for lung cancer. Cancer, 116(20), 4793-4799.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25466.
Erkin, Z., Bailey, M.D., Maillart, L.M., Schaefer, A.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2010). Eliciting Patients' Revealed Preferences: An Inverse Markov Decision Process Approach. DECISION ANALYSIS, 7(4), 358-365.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/deca.1100.0185.
Justice, A.C., McGinnis, K.A., Skanderson, M., Chang, C.C., Gibert, C.L., Goetz, M.B., Rimland, D., Rodriguez-Barradas, M.C., Oursler, K.K., Brown, S.T., Braithwaite, R.S., May, M., Covinsky, K.E., Roberts, M.S., Fultz, S.L., Bryant, K.J., & VACS Project Team. (2010). Towards a combined prognostic index for survival in HIV infection: the role of 'non-HIV' biomarkers. HIV Med, 11(2), 143-151.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2009.00757.x.
Kong, N., Schaefer, A.J., Hunsaker, B., & Roberts, M.S. (2010). Maximizing the Efficiency of the U.S. Liver Allocation System Through Region Design. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 56(12), 2111-2122.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/mnsc.1100.1249.
Kuo, S.S., Bryce, C.L., Zgibor, J.C., Wolf, D.L., Moreno, A., Chen, H.Y., Roberts, M.S., & Smith, K.J. (2010). Cost-Effectiveness of Implementing the Chronic Care Model for Diabetes Care in a Military Population. DIABETES, 59, (p. A71).
Kuo, S.S., Bryce, C.L., Zgibor, J.C., Wolf, D.L., True, M.W., Chen, H.Y., Roberts, M.S., & Smith, K.J. (2010). Cost-Effectiveness of Implementing a Diabetes Primary Prevention Program in a Military Setting. DIABETES, 59, (p. A53).
Nayak, S., Roberts, M.S., Chang, C.C.H., & Greenspan, S.L. (2010). Health Beliefs about Osteoporosis and Osteoporosis Screening in Older Women and Men. Health Educ J, 69(3), 267-276.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0017896910364570.
Resnick, J., Gupta, N., Wagner, J., Costa, G., Cruz, R.J., Martin, L., Koritsky, D.A., Perera, S., Matarese, L., Eid, K., Schuster, B., Roberts, M., Greenspan, S., & Abu-Elmagd, K. (2010). Skeletal integrity and visceral transplantation. Am J Transplant, 10(10), 2331-2340.Elsevier. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03245.x.
Roberts, M.S. (2010). Improving the supply of donor organs: being careful with the gift of life. JAMA, 304(23), 2643-2644.American Medical Association (AMA). doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1846.
Roberts, M.S., Nucifora, K.A., & Braithwaite, R.S. (2010). Using mechanistic models to simulate comparative effectiveness trials of therapy and to estimate long-term outcomes in HIV care. Med Care, 48(6 Suppl), S90-S95.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181e2b744.
Schaefer, A.J., Erkin, Z.E., Bailey, M.D., Maillart, L.M., & Roberts, M.S. (2010). Eliciting Patients' Revealed Preferences: An Inverse MDP Approach. Decision Analysis, 7(4), 358-365.
Shechter, S.M., Alagoz, O., & Roberts, M.S. (2010). Irreversible treatment decisions under consideration of the research and development pipeline for new therapies. IIE TRANSACTIONS, 42(9), 632-642.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/07408170903468589.
Shneider, B.L., Roberts, M.S., & Soltys, K. (2010). The HMS Birkenhead docks in Brazil: pediatric end-stage liver disease times three. Liver Transpl, 16(4), 415-419.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1002/lt.22060.
Smith, K.J., Hsu, H.E., Roberts, M.S., Kramer, M.K., Orchard, T.J., Piatt, G.A., Seidel, M.C., Zgibor, J.C., & Bryce, C.L. (2010). Cost-effectiveness analysis of efforts to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in southwestern Pennsylvania, 2005-2007. Prev Chronic Dis, 7(5), A109.
Smith, K.J., Raymund, M., Nowalk, M.P., Roberts, M.S., & Zimmerman, R.K. (2010). Cost-effectiveness of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine among healthcare workers during an influenza pandemic. Am J Manag Care, 16(3), 200-206.
Zgibor, J.C., Ruppert, K., Orchard, T.J., Soedamah-Muthu, S.S., Fuller, J., Chaturvedi, N., & Roberts, M.S. (2010). Development of a coronary heart disease risk prediction model for type 1 diabetes: the Pittsburgh CHD in Type 1 Diabetes Risk Model. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 88(3), 314-321.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.02.009.
Alagoz, O., Schaefer, A.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2009). Optimizing Organ Allocation and Acceptance. In Handbook of Optimization in Medicine. 26, (pp. 1-24).Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-09770-1_1.
Barnato, A.E., Farrell, M.H., Chang, C.C.H., Lave, J.R., Roberts, M.S., & Angus, D.C. (2009). Development and validation of hospital "end-of-life" treatment intensity measures. Med Care, 47(10), 1098-1105.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181993191.
Braithwaite, R.S., Roberts, M.S., Goetz, M.B., Gibert, C.L., Rodriguez-Barradas, M.C., Nucifora, K., & Justice, A.C. (2009). Do benefits of earlier antiretroviral treatment initiation outweigh harms for individuals at risk for poor adherence?. Clin Infect Dis, 48(6), 822-826.Oxford University Press (OUP). doi: 10.1086/596768.
Bryce, C.L., Angus, D.C., Arnold, R.M., Chang, C.C.H., Farrell, M.H., Manzarbeitia, C., Marino, I.R., & Roberts, M.S. (2009). Sociodemographic differences in early access to liver transplantation services. Am J Transplant, 9(9), 2092-2101.Elsevier. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02737.x.
Kapoor, A., Kraemer, K.L., Smith, K.J., Roberts, M.S., & Saitz, R. (2009). Cost-effectiveness of screening for unhealthy alcohol use with % carbohydrate deficient transferrin: results from a literature-based decision analytic computer model. Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 33(8), 1440-1449.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.00974.x.
King, J.T., Brandt, C.A., Tsevat, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2009). A national internet-based survey of cerebral aneurysm preference-based quality of life. Neurosurgery, 64(2), 249-254.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000333266.18738.BE.
King, J.T., Tsevat, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2009). Measuring preference-based quality of life using the EuroQol EQ-5D in patients with cerebral aneurysms. Neurosurgery, 65(3), 565-572.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000350980.01519.D8.
King, J.T., Tsevat, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2009). Impact of the scale upper anchor on health state preferences. Med Decis Making, 29(2), 257-266.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X08326148.
King, J.T., Tsevat, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2009). Cognitive impairment and preferences for current health. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 7(1), 1.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-1.
Nayak, S., Roberts, M.S., & Greenspan, S.L. (2009). Factors associated with diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in older adults. Osteoporos Int, 20(11), 1963-1967.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00198-008-0831-8.
Nayak, S., Roberts, M.S., & Greenspan, S.L. (2009). Osteoporosis screening preferences of older adults. J Clin Densitom, 12(3), 279-286.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2009.03.100.
Nayak, S., Roberts, M.S., & Greenspan, S.L. (2009). Factors associated with osteoporosis screening and recommendations for osteoporosis screening in older adults. J Gen Intern Med, 24(5), 585-591.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s11606-009-0936-6.
Saitz, R., Palfai, T.P., Cheng, D.M., Horton, N.J., Dukes, K., Kraemer, K.L., Roberts, M.S., Guerriero, R.T., & Samet, J.H. (2009). Some medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use may benefit from brief intervention. J Stud Alcohol Drugs, 70(3), 426-435.Alcohol Research Documentation. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2009.70.426.
Smith, K.J., Zimmerman, R.K., Nowalk, M.P., & Roberts, M.S. (2009). Age, revaccination, and tolerance effects on pneumococcal vaccination strategies in the elderly: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Vaccine, 27(24), 3159-3164.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.03.059.
Braithwaite, B., Chang, C.C., & Roberts, M.S. (2008). The Next Frontier: Quantifying Risks for Interventions With No End in Sight—Reply. JAMA Internal Medicine, 168(11), 1230-1231.American Medical Association (AMA). doi: 10.1001/archinte.168.11.1231.
Braithwaite, R.S., Meltzer, D.O., King, J.T., Leslie, D., & Roberts, M.S. (2008). What does the value of modern medicine say about the $50,000 per quality-adjusted life-year decision rule?. Med Care, 46(4), 349-356.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31815c31a7.
Braithwaite, R.S., Roberts, M.S., Chang, C.C.H., Goetz, M.B., Gibert, C.L., Rodriguez-Barradas, M.C., Shechter, S., Schaefer, A., Nucifora, K., Koppenhaver, R., & Justice, A.C. (2008). Influence of alternative thresholds for initiating HIV treatment on quality-adjusted life expectancy: a decision model. Ann Intern Med, 148(3), 178-185.American College of Physicians. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-148-3-200802050-00004.
Byrne, M.M., Weissfeld, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2008). Anxiety, fear of cancer, and perceived risk of cancer following lung cancer screening. Med Decis Making, 28(6), 917-925.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X08322013.
Dickinson, D.M., Arrington, C.J., Fant, G., Levine, G.N., Schaubel, D.E., Pruett, T.L., Roberts, M.S., & Wolfe, R.A. (2008). SRTR program-specific reports on outcomes: a guide for the new reader. Am J Transplant, 8(4 Pt 2), 1012-1026.Elsevier. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02178.x.
Kahn, J.M., Linde-Zwirble, W.T., Wunsch, H., Barnato, A.E., Iwashyna, T.J., Roberts, M.S., Lave, J.R., & Angus, D.C. (2008). Potential value of regionalized intensive care for mechanically ventilated medical patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 177(3), 285-291.American Thoracic Society. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200708-1214OC.
Kreke, J.E., Bailey, M.D., Schaefer, A.J., Angus, D.C., & Roberts, M.S. (2008). Modeling hospital discharge policies for patients with pneumonia-related sepsis. IIE TRANSACTIONS, 40(9), 853-860.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/07408170802165872.
Lee, B.Y., Bedford, V.L., Roberts, M.S., & Carley, K.M. (2008). Virtual epidemic in a virtual city: simulating the spread of influenza in a US metropolitan area. Transl Res, 151(6), 275-287.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2008.02.004.
Maillart, L., Sandikci, B., Schaefer, A.J., Alagoz, O., & Roberts, M.S. (2008). Estimating the Patient's Price of Privacy in Liver Transplantation. Operations Research, 56(5), 1393-1410.
Middleton, D.B., Lin, C.J., Smith, K.J., Zimmerman, R.K., Nowalk, M.P., Roberts, M.S., & Fox, D.E. (2008). Economic evaluation of standing order programs for pneumococcal vaccination of hospitalized elderly patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 29(5), 385-394.Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi: 10.1086/587155.
Sandikci, B., Maillart, L.M., Schaefer, A.J., Alagoz, O., & Roberts, M.S. (2008). Estimating the Patient's Price of Privacy in Liver Transplantation. OPERATIONS RESEARCH, 56(6), 1393-1410.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/opre.1080.0648.
Shechter, S.M., Bailey, M.D., Schaefer, A.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2008). The optimal time to initiate HIV therapy under ordered health states. OPERATIONS RESEARCH, 56(1), 20-33.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/opre.1070.0480.
Smith, K.J., Tsevat, J., Ness, R.B., Wiesenfeld, H.C., & Roberts, M.S. (2008). Quality of life utilities for pelvic inflammatory disease health states. Sex Transm Dis, 35(3), 307-311.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31815b07dd.
Smith, K.J., Zimmerman, R.K., Lin, C.J., Nowalk, M.P., Ko, F.S., McEllistrem, M.C., & Roberts, M.S. (2008). Alternative strategies for adult pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Vaccine, 26(11), 1420-1431.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.01.007.
Smith, K.J., Zimmerman, R.K., Lin, C.J., Nowalk, M.P., Mcellistrem, M.C., & Roberts, M.S. (2008). Age-based vs. comorbidity-based adult pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination: A cost-effectiveness analysis. JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 23, (p. 245).
Ahmad, J., Bryce, C.L., Cacciarelli, T., & Roberts, M.S. (2007). Differences in access to liver transplantation: disease severity, waiting time, and transplantation center volume. Ann Intern Med, 146(10), 707-713.American College of Physicians. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-146-10-200705150-00004.
Alagoz, O., Maillart, L.M., Schaefer, A.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2007). Determining the acceptance of cadaveric livers using an implicit model of the waiting list. OPERATIONS RESEARCH, 55(1), 24-36.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/opre.1060.0329.
Alagoz, O., Maillart, L.M., Schaefer, A.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2007). Choosing among living-donor and cadaveric livers. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 53(11), 1702-1715.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/mnsc.1070.0726.
Braithwaite, R.S., Concato, J., Chang, C.C., Roberts, M.S., & Justice, A.C. (2007). A framework for tailoring clinical guidelines to comorbidity at the point of care. Arch Intern Med, 167(21), 2361-2365.American Medical Association (AMA). doi: 10.1001/archinte.167.21.2361.
Braithwaite, R.S., Conigliaro, J., Roberts, M.S., Shechter, S., Schaefer, A., McGinnis, K., Rodriguez, M.C., Rabeneck, L., Bryant, K., & Justice, A.C. (2007). Estimating the impact of alcohol consumption on survival for HIV+ individuals. AIDS Care, 19(4), 459-466.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/09540120601095734.
Braithwaite, R.S., Kozal, M.J., Chang, C.C.H., Roberts, M.S., Fultz, S.L., Goetz, M.B., Gibert, C., Rodriguez-Barradas, M., Mole, L., & Justice, A.C. (2007). Adherence, virological and immunological outcomes for HIV-infected veterans starting combination antiretroviral therapies. AIDS, 21(12), 1579-1589.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3281532b31.
Braithwaite, R.S., Roberts, M.S., & Justice, A.C. (2007). Incorporating quality of evidence into decision analytic modeling. Ann Intern Med, 146(2), 133-141.American College of Physicians. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-146-2-200701160-00008.
Braithwaite, R.S., Shechter, S., Chang, C.C.H., Schaefer, A., & Roberts, M.S. (2007). Estimating the rate of accumulating drug resistance mutations in the HIV genome. Value Health, 10(3), 204-213.Elsevier. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2007.00170.x.
Braithwaite, R.S., Shechter, S., Roberts, M.S., Schaefer, A., Bangsberg, D.R., Harrigan, P.R., & Justice, A.C. (2007). Explaining variability in the relationship between antiretroviral adherence and HIV mutation accumulation (vol 58, pg 1036, 2006). JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY, 59(4), 821.Oxford University Press (OUP). doi: 10.1093/jac/dkm027.
Campbell, K.A., Berger, R.P., Ettaro, L., & Roberts, M.S. (2007). Cost-effectiveness of head computed tomography in infants with possible inflicted traumatic brain injury. Pediatrics, 120(2), 295-304.American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-0437.
Kraemer, K.L., Roberts, M.S., Dang, O., Gordon, A.J., Cornelius, J., Salloum, I., Saitz, R., Conigliaro, J., Lancet, M., & Settles, L. (2007). Patient and societal utilities for the spectrum of unhealthy alcohol use. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, 31, (p. 182A).
Ness, R.B., Koopman, J.S., & Roberts, M.S. (2007). Causal system modeling in chronic disease epidemiology: a proposal. Ann Epidemiol, 17(7), 564-568.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2006.10.014.
Palfai, T.P., Cheng, D.M., Samet, J.H., Kraemer, K.L., Roberts, M.S., & Saitz, R. (2007). Depressive symptoms and subsequent alcohol use and problems: a prospective study of medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use. J Stud Alcohol Drugs, 68(5), 673-680.Alcohol Research Documentation. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2007.68.673.
Ruppert, K., Roberts, M.S., Orchard, T.J., & Zgibor, J.C. (2007). Cardiovascular disease risk prediction in type 1 diabetes: accounting for the differences. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 78(2), 234-237.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2007.03.008.
Saitz, R., Palfai, T.P., Cheng, D.M., Horton, N.J., Freedner, N., Dukes, K., Kraemer, K.L., Roberts, M.S., Guerriero, R.T., & Samet, J.H. (2007). Brief intervention for medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med, 146(3), 167-176.American College of Physicians. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-146-3-200702060-00005.
Saka, G., Kreke, J.E., Schaefer, A.J., Chang, C.C.H., Roberts, M.S., Angus, D.C., & GenIMS Investigators. (2007). Use of dynamic microsimulation to predict disease progression in patients with pneumonia-related sepsis. Crit Care, 11(3), R65. doi: 10.1186/cc5942.
Saka, G., Kreke, J.E., Schaefer, A.J., Chang, C.C.H., Roberts, M.S., Angus, D.C., & the GenIMS Investigators. (2007). Use of dynamic microsimulation to predict disease progression in patients with pneumonia-related sepsis. Critical Care, 11(3), r65.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1186/cc5942.
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2007). Sequential medication strategies for postherpetic neuralgia: a cost-effectiveness analysis. J Pain, 8(5), 396-404.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2006.11.005.
Smith, K.J., Cook, R.L., & Roberts, M.S. (2007). Time from sexually transmitted infection acquisition to pelvic inflammatory disease development: influence on the cost-effectiveness of different screening intervals. Value Health, 10(5), 358-366.Elsevier. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2007.00189.x.
Smith, K.J., Ness, R.B., & Roberts, M.S. (2007). Hospitalization for pelvic inflammatory disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Sex Transm Dis, 34(2), 108-112.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/01.olq.0000225321.61049.13.
Smith, K.J., Ness, R.B., Wiesenfeld, H.C., & Roberts, M.S. (2007). Cost-effectiveness of alternative outpatient pelvic inflammatory disease treatment strategies. Sex Transm Dis, 34(12), 960-966.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181161d47.
Strom, T., Haschke, M., Boyd, J., Roberts, M., Arabshahi, L., Marbach, P., & Christians, U. (2007). Crossreactivity of isolated everolimus metabolites with the Innofluor Certican immunoassay for therapeutic drug monitoring of everolimus. Ther Drug Monit, 29(6), 743-749.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e31815b3cbf.
Strom, T., Haschke, M., Zhang, Y.L., Bendrick-Peart, J., Boyd, J., Roberts, M., Arabshahi, L., Marbach, P., & Christians, U. (2007). Identification of everolimus metabolite patterns in trough blood samples of kidney transplant patients. Ther Drug Monit, 29(5), 592-599.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e3181570830.
Braithwaite, R.S., & Roberts, M.S. (2006). The value of medical spending in the United States. N Engl J Med, 355(23), 2492.
Braithwaite, R.S., & Roberts, M.S. (2006). To the editor [20]. New England Journal of Medicine, 355(23), 2492.
Braithwaite, R.S., Fridsma, D., & Roberts, M.S. (2006). The cost-effectiveness of strategies to reduce mortality from an intentional release of aerosolized anthrax spores. Med Decis Making, 26(2), 182-193.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X06286794.
Braithwaite, R.S., Shechter, S., Roberts, M.S., Schaefer, A., Bangsberg, D.R., Harrigan, P.R., & Justice, A.C. (2006). Explaining variability in the relationship between antiretroviral adherence and HIV mutation accumulation. J Antimicrob Chemother, 58(5), 1036-1043.Oxford University Press (OUP). doi: 10.1093/jac/dkl386.
King, J.T., DiLuna, M.L., Cicchetti, D.V., Tsevat, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2006). Cognitive functioning in patients with cerebral aneurysms measured with the mini mental state examination and the telephone interview for cognitive status. Neurosurgery, 59(4), 803-810.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000232666.67779.41.
King, J.T., Horowitz, M.B., Bissonette, D.J., Tsevat, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2006). What do patients with cerebral aneurysms know about their condition?. Neurosurgery, 58(5), 824-830.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000209610.25882.54.
King, J.T., Tsevat, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2006). The physical performance test and the evaluation of functional status in patients with cerebral aneurysms. J Neurosurg, 104(4), 525-530.Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG). doi: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.4.525.
Samoy, L.J., Zed, P.J., Wilbur, K., Balen, R.M., Abu-Laban, R.B., & Roberts, M. (2006). Drug-related hospitalizations in a tertiary care internal medicine service of a Canadian hospital: a prospective study. Pharmacotherapy, 26(11), 1578-1586.Wiley. doi: 10.1592/phco.26.11.1578.
Shechter, S.M., Schaefer, A.J., Braithwaite, R.S., & Roberts, M.S. (2006). Increasing the efficiency of Monte Carlo cohort simulations with variance reduction techniques. Med Decis Making, 26(5), 550-553.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X06290489.
Smith, K.J., Barnato, A.E., & Roberts, M.S. (2006). Teaching medical decision modeling: a qualitative description of student errors and curriculum responses. Med Decis Making, 26(6), 583-588.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X06295360.
Smith, K.J., Ness, R.B., & Roberts, M.S. (2006). Hospitalization vs. outpatient therapy for PID: an exploratory cost-effectiveness analysis. 26, (p. E5).
Smith, K.J., Ness, R.B., Wiesenfeld, H.C., & Roberts, M.S. (2006). A little bit means a lot: cost-effectiveness of alternative outpatient PID treatment strategies. 26, (p. E29).
Zgibor, J.C., Piatt, G.A., Ruppert, K., Orchard, T.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2006). Deficiencies of cardiovascular risk prediction models for type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 29(8), 1860-1865.American Diabetes Association. doi: 10.2337/dc06-0290.
Ahmad, J., Bryce, C., Roberts, M., & Cacciarelli, T.V. (2005). Disparity in the model for end stage liver disease (MELD) scores and waiting times of liver transplant recipients in the united states according to the size of the transplant center. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, 5, (p. 264).
Ahmad, J., Bryce, C., Roberts, M., & Cacciarelli, T.V. (2005). Racial differences in waiting time and model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) scores of liver transplant recipients in the united states. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, 5, (p. 265).
Alagoz, O., Bryce, C.L., Shechter, S., Schaefer, A., Chang, C.C.H., Angus, D.C., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Incorporating biological natural history in simulation models: empirical estimates of the progression of end-stage liver disease. Med Decis Making, 25(6), 620-632.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X05282719.
Aujesky, D., Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Oral anticoagulation strategies after a first idiopathic venous thromboembolic event. Am J Med, 118(6), 625-635.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.02.018.
Aujesky, D., Smith, K.J., Cornuz, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Cost-effectiveness of low-molecular-weight heparin for treatment of pulmonary embolism. Chest, 128(3), 1601-1610.Elsevier. doi: 10.1378/chest.128.3.1601.
Aujesky, D., Smith, K.J., Cornuz, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Cost-effectiveness of low-molecular-weight heparin for secondary prophylaxis of cancer-related venous thromboembolism. Thromb Haemost, 93(3), 592-599.Thieme. doi: 10.1160/TH04-11-0767.
Aujesky, D.A., Smith, K.J., Cornuz, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Cost-effectiveness of dalteparin versus warfarin for acute venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer. 25, (p. E46).
Braithwaite, R.S., Justice, A.C., Chang, C.C.H., Fusco, J.S., Raffanti, S.R., Wong, J.B., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Estimating the proportion of patients infected with HIV who will die of comorbid diseases. Am J Med, 118(8), 890-898.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.12.034.
Fitzner, K., Fox, K., Schmidt, J., Roberts, M., Rindress, D., & Hay, J. (2005). Implementation and outcomes of commercial disease management programs in the United States: the disease management outcomes consolidation survey. Dis Manag, 8(4), 253-264.Mary Ann Liebert. doi: 10.1089/dis.2005.8.253.
King, J.T., Horowitz, M.B., Kassam, A.B., Yonas, H., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). The short form-12 and the measurement of health status in patients with cerebral aneurysms: performance, validity, and reliability. J Neurosurg, 102(3), 489-494.Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG). doi: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.3.0489.
King, J.T., Kassam, A.B., Yonas, H., Horowitz, M.B., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Mental health, anxiety, and depression in patients with cerebral aneurysms. J Neurosurg, 103(4), 636-641.Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG). doi: 10.3171/jns.2005.103.4.0636.
King, J.T., Moossy, J.J., Tsevat, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Multimodal assessment after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. J Neurosurg Spine, 2(5), 526-534.Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG). doi: 10.3171/spi.2005.2.5.0526.
King, J.T., Tsevat, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Preference-based quality of life in patients with cerebral aneurysms. Stroke, 36(2), 303-309.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000152950.46598.f1.
King, J.T., Tsevat, J., Lave, J.R., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Willingness to pay for a quality-adjusted life year: Implications for societal health care resource allocation. MEDICAL DECISION MAKING, 25(6), 667-677.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X05282640.
King, J.T., Tsevat, J., Lave, J.R., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Willingness to pay for a quality-adjusted life year: implications for societal health care resource allocation. Med Decis Making, 25(6), 667-677. doi: 10.1177/0272989X05282640.
King, J.T., Yonas, H., Horowitz, M.B., Kassam, A.B., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). A failure to communicate: patients with cerebral aneurysms and vascular neurosurgeons. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 76(4), 550-554.BMJ. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.051649.
Kraemer, K.L., Roberts, M.S., Horton, N.J., Palfai, T., Samet, J.H., Freedner, N., Tibbetts, N., & Saitz, R. (2005). Health utility ratings for a spectrum of alcohol-related health states. Med Care, 43(6), 541-550.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000163644.97251.14.
Shechter, S.M., Bryce, C.L., Alagoz, O., Kreke, J.E., Stahl, J.E., Schaefer, A.J., Angus, D.C., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). A clinically based discrete-event simulation of end-stage liver disease and the organ allocation process. Med Decis Making, 25(2), 199-209.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X04268956.
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Quality-of-Life Utility Values for Erectile Function and Sildenafil Treatment. Clin Drug Investig, 25(2), 99-105.Springer Nature. doi: 10.2165/00044011-200525020-00002.
Smith, K.J., Cook, R.L., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Does lead-time from infection to PID development matter in choosing an STD screening interval? A cost-effectiveness analysis. 25, (p. E20).
Stahl, J.E., Kong, N., Shechter, S.M., Schaefer, A.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). A methodological framework for optimally reorganizing liver transplant regions. Med Decis Making, 25(1), 35-46.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X04273137.
Stoffman, M.R., Roberts, M.S., & King, J.T. (2005). Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, depression, and anxiety: a cohort analysis of 89 patients. Neurosurgery, 57(2), 307-313.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000166664.19662.43.
Tabas, G., Rubin, F., Hanusa, B.H., & Roberts, M.S. (2005). Expectations of groups versus pairs of attendings and residents about phone communications and bedside evaluation of hospitalized patients. Teach Learn Med, 17(3), 217-227.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1207/s15328015tlm1703_4.
Alagoz, O., Maillart, L.M., Schaefer, A.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2004). The optimal timing of living-donor liver transplantation. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 50(10), 1420-1430.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/mnsc.1040.0287.
Aujesky, D.A., Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2004). Oral anticoagulation strategies after a first idiopathic venous thromboembolic event: A decision and cost-effectiveness analysis. JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 19, (p. 185).
Bryce, C.L., Angus, D.C., Switala, J., Roberts, M.S., & Tsevat, J. (2004). Health status versus utilities of patients with end-stage liver disease. Qual Life Res, 13(4), 773-782.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000021685.83961.88.
King, J.T., Tsevat, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2004). Positive association between current health and health values for hypothetical disease states. Med Decis Making, 24(4), 367-378.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X04267692.
King, J.T., Tsevat, J., Moossy, J.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2004). Preference-based quality of life measurement in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 29(11), 1271-1280.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200406010-00018.
Kreke, J.E., Schaefer, A.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2004). Simulation and critical care modeling. Curr Opin Crit Care, 10(5), 395-398.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/01.ccx.0000139361.30327.20.
Mendeloff, J., Ko, K., Roberts, M.S., Byrne, M., & Dew, M.A. (2004). Procuring organ donors as a health investment: how much should we be willing to spend?. Transplantation, 78(12), 1704-1710.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/01.tp.0000149787.97288.a2.
Nairn, S., Whotton, E., Marshal, C., Roberts, M., & Swann, G. (2004). The patient experience in emergency departments: a review of the literature. Accid Emerg Nurs, 12(3), 159-165.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aaen.2004.04.001.
Roberts, M.S., Angus, D.C., Bryce, C.L., Valenta, Z., & Weissfeld, L. (2004). Survival after liver transplantation in the United States: a disease-specific analysis of the UNOS database. Liver Transpl, 10(7), 886-897.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1002/lt.20137.
Williams, B.A., Kentor, M.L., Vogt, M.T., Vogt, W.B., Coley, K.C., Williams, J.P., Roberts, M.S., Chelly, J.E., Harner, C.D., & Fu, F.H. (2004). Economics of nerve block pain management after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: potential hospital cost savings via associated postanesthesia care unit bypass and same-day discharge. Anesthesiology, 100(3), 697-706.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200403000-00034.
Alagoz, O., Bryce, C.L., Schaefer, A., & Roberts, M.S. (2003). Modeling the progression of liver disease over time: a comparison of level- and direction-based algorithms. 23, (p. 556).
Angus, D.C., Clermont, G., Watson, R.S., Linde-Zwirble, W.T., Clark, R.H., & Roberts, M.S. (2003). Cost-effectiveness of inhaled nitric oxide in the treatment of neonatal respiratory failure in the United States. Pediatrics, 112(6 Pt 1), 1351-1360.American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). doi: 10.1542/peds.112.6.1351.
Angus, D.C., Clermont, G., Watson, R.S., Linde-Zwirble, W.T., Clark, R.H., & Roberts, M.S. (2003). Cost-effectiveness of inhaled nitric oxide in the treatment of neonatal respiratory failure in the United States. PEDIATRICS, 112(6), 1351-1360.American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). doi: 10.1542/peds.112.6.1351.
Barnato, A.E., Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2003). What teaching decision analysis teaches us about decision analysis. 23, (p. 558).
Beddhu, S., Samore, M.H., Roberts, M.S., Stoddard, G.J., Pappas, L.M., & Cheung, A.K. (2003). Creatinine production, nutrition, and glomerular filtration rate estimation. J Am Soc Nephrol, 14(4), 1000-1005.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/01.asn.0000057856.88335.dd.
Beddhu, S., Samore, M.H., Roberts, M.S., Stoddard, G.J., Ramkumar, N., Pappas, L.M., & Cheung, A.K. (2003). Impact of timing of initiation of dialysis on mortality. J Am Soc Nephrol, 14(9), 2305-2312.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/01.asn.0000080184.67406.11.
Calabrese, A.T., Cholka, K., Lenhart, S.E., McCarty, B., Zewe, G., Sunseri, D., Roberts, M., & Kapoor, W. (2003). Pharmacist involvement in a multidisciplinary inpatient medication education program. Am J Health Syst Pharm, 60(10), 1012-1018.Oxford University Press (OUP). doi: 10.1093/ajhp/60.10.1012.
Counsel, C., Dennis, M.S., Lewis, S., Warlow, C., & FOOD Trial Collaboration. Feed Or Ordinary Diet. (2003). Performance of a statistical model to predict stroke outcome in the context of a large, simple, randomized, controlled trial of feeding. Stroke, 34(1), 127-133.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1161/01.str.0000044165.41303.50.
King, J.T., Justice, A.C., Roberts, M.S., Chang, C.C.H., Fusco, J.S., & Collaboration in HIV Outcomes Research-US Program Team. (2003). Long-term HIV/AIDS survival estimation in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era. Med Decis Making, 23(1), 9-20.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X02239652.
King, J.T., McGinnis, K.A., & Roberts, M.S. (2003). Quality of Life Assessment with the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 among Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Neurosurgery, 52(1), 113-121.Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi: 10.1097/00006123-200301000-00014.
King, J.T., Styn, M.A., Tsevat, J., & Roberts, M.S. (2003). "Perfect health" versus "disease free": the impact of anchor point choice on the measurement of preferences and the calculation of disease-specific disutilities. Med Decis Making, 23(3), 212-225.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X03023003003.
Roberts, M.S., Bryce, C.L., & Shechter, S. (2003). Counterintuitive results when discounting lives: the doomsday paradox. 23, (p. 585).
Roberts, M.S., Bryce, C.L., Schaefer, A., Shechter, S., Alagoz, O., & Angus, D. (2003). Optimal organ allocation policy: a biologically based simulation model. 23, (p. 575).
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2003). Effect of sildenafil on quality of life in erectile dysfunction. 23, (p. 556).
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, S. (2003). Effect of sildenafil on quality of life in erectile dysfunction. 23, (p. 556).
Smith, K.J., Freeman, R., & Roberts, M.S. (2003). Does effective postherpetic neuralgia therapy decrease the cost effectiveness of antivirals for zoster?. VALUE IN HEALTH, 6, (p. 265).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S1098-3015(10)64014-4.
Smith, K.J., Freeman, R., & Roberts, M.S. (2003). Cost-effectiveness of drug therapy for postherpetic neuralgia. VALUE IN HEALTH, 6, (p. 280).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S1098-3015(10)64051-X.
Stahl, J.E., Roberts, M.S., & Gazelle, S. (2003). Optimizing management and financial performance of the teaching ambulatory care clinic. J Gen Intern Med, 18(4), 266-274.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20726.x.
Swann, G., Roberts, M., Whotton, E., & Hewitt, S. (2003). Minor and major patients--what can be done?. Emerg Nurse, 11(1), 33-36.RCN Publishing. doi: 10.7748/en2003.04.11.1.33.c1111.
Alagoz, O., Bryce, C., Chang, C.H., Schaefer, A., Angus, D.C., & Roberts, M.S. (2002). Predicting the future health status of liver disease patients using empiric stochastic models. 22, (p. 541).
Angus, D.C., Rubenfeld, G.D., Roberts, M.S., Curtis, J.R., Connors, A.F.J., Cook, D.J., Lave, J.R., Pinsky, M.R., Cohen, I.L., Edbrooke, D.L., Jacobs, P., Lambrinos, J., Miranda, D., Hibbert, C., Cook, D.J., Linde-Zwirble, W.T., Moreno, R., Tsevat, J., Chalfin, D.B., Hlatky, M., Kamlet, M.S., Roberts, M.S., Sonnenberg, F.A., Asch, D., Morreim, E.H., Lave, J.R., Rie, M., Rubenfeld, G.D. (2002). Understanding costs and cost-effectiveness in critical care: report from the second American Thoracic Society workshop on outcomes research. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 165(4), 540-550.American Thoracic Society. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.4.16541.
Angus, D.C., Rubenfield, G.D., Roberts, M.S., Curtis, J.R., Connors, A.F., Cook, D.J., Lave, J.R., & Pinsky, M.R. (2002). Understanding cost and cost-effectiveness in critical care: Report from the Second American Thoracic Society Workshop on Outcomes Research. Amer J Respir Crit Care, 165(0), 540-550.
King, J., Styn, M., Tsevat, J., & Roberts, M. (2002). "Perfect health" versus "disease-free": the impact of anchor point choice on preference measurement and the calculation of disease-specific disutilities. 22, (p. 556).
King, J.T., & Roberts, M.S. (2002). Validity and reliability of the Short Form-36 in cervical spondylotic myelopathy. J Neurosurg, 97(2 Suppl), 180-185.Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG). doi: 10.3171/spi.2002.97.2.0180.
Penland, S.K., Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2002). The Flexner Report: Still relevant in the 21st century?. JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 17, (p. 175).
Roberts, M.S., Bryce, C., & Angus, D. (2002). Predict natural history by survival or disease progression, but not both: inconsistencies in Monte Carlo simulation. 22, (p. 560).
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2002). Pharmacoeconomics of antiviral therapies for Herpes zoster infections. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res, 2(6), 527-534.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1586/14737167.2.6.527.
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2002). Cost-effectiveness of newer treatment strategies for influenza. Am J Med, 113(4), 300-307.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(02)01222-6.
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2002). Utility measurement in men with and without erectile dysfunction. 22, (p. 561).
Beaird, J. (2001). Cost-effectiveness of sildenafil. Ann Intern Med, 134(3), 249.American College of Physicians. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-134-3-200102060-00018.
King, J., Lave, J., Styn, M., & Roberts, M. (2001). Relationship between willingness to pay, utilities, and disease severity in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. 21, (p. 522).
King, J., Lave, J., Styn, M., & Roberts, M. (2001). Willingness to pay in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. 21, (p. 537).
Roberts, M.S. (2001). Industrial engineering and the practice of medicine. Med Decis Making, 21(3), 248-249.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X0102100310.
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2000). Antiviral therapies for herpes zoster infections. Are they economically justifiable?. Pharmacoeconomics, 18(2), 95-104.Springer Nature. doi: 10.2165/00019053-200018020-00001.
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2000). Cost effectiveness of vaccination strategies in adults without a history of chickenpox. Am J Med, 108(9), 723-729.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(00)00445-9.
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2000). The cost-effectiveness of sildenafil. Ann Intern Med, 132(12), 933-937.American College of Physicians. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-132-12-200006200-00002.
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (2000). Are current recommendations for antiviral therapy of herpes zoster cost-effective?. JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 15, (p. 4).Springer Nature. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.15200-15.x.
Smith, K.J., Cook, R.L., Downs, J.S., & Roberts, M.S. (2000). Cost-effectiveness of management strategies for chronic recurrent genital herpes: A pilot analysis. JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 15, (p. 4).Springer Nature. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.15200-16.x.
Stahl, J.E., Bryce, C.L., Sefcik, T., & Roberts, M.S. (2000). National or regional: which is the best strategy for allocating livers?. 20, (p. 494).
Weissfeld, L., Valenta, Z., Bryce, C.L., Angus, D.C., & Roberts, M.S. (2000). Alternative models for estimating patient survival. 20, (p. 500).
Bryce, C.L., Angus, D., Stahl, J.E., Switala, J., & Roberts, M.S. (1999). Using health status measures to predict utilities in patients with end-stage liver disease. 19, (p. 534).
Bryce, C.L., Stahl, J.E., Clermont, G., Sefcik, T., Angus, D.C., & Roberts, M.S. (1999). Differences in waiting time for liver transplantation according to disease, race, and gender. 14, (p. 15).
Clermont, G., Bryce, C.L., Stahl, J.E., Sefcik, T., Roberts, M.S., & Angus, D.C. (1999). Outpatient resource use in patients awaiting liver transplantation. 14, (p. 19).
Merryman, T., Sharbaugh, D., & Roberts, M.S. (1999). Informatics and process improvement. The clinical design unit. J Nurs Adm, 29(6), 55-61.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/00005110-199906000-00010.
Roberts, M., & Towey, R. (1999). Anaesthesia and the liver. Update in Anaesthesia, (10), 18-21.
Bryce, C.L., Switala, J., & Roberts, M. (1998). Utility assessments of patients with chronic liver disease vary as a function of the time horizon studied. MEDICAL DECISION MAKING, 18, (p. 479).
Smith, K.J., & Roberts, M.S. (1998). Cost effectiveness of newer antiviral agents for herpes zoster: is the evidence spotty?. J Infect Dis, 178 Suppl 1(Supplement_1), S85-S90.Oxford University Press (OUP). doi: 10.1086/514270.
Taylor, B., & Roberts, M. (1998). Sobering effect. Nursing times, 94(16), 30-31.
Williams, H., Dratcu, L., Taylor, R., Roberts, M., & Oyefeso, A. (1998). "Saturday night fever": ecstasy related problems in a London accident and emergency department. J Accid Emerg Med, 15(5), 322-326.BMJ. doi: 10.1136/emj.15.5.322.
Roberts, M. (1997). The mental health service user movement. Nursing times, 93(44), 22.
Roberts, M., & Taylor, B. (1997). Emergency action. Nursing times, 93(30), 30-32.
Roberts, M.S. (1997). The power and pitfalls of simplifying assumptions. Med Decis Making, 17(4), 496-497.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0272989X9701700416.
Ryrie, I., Roberts, M., & Taylor, R. (1997). Liaison psychiatric nursing in an inner city accident and emergency department. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs, 4(2), 131-136.Wiley. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.1997.00031.x.
Bode, R.H., Lewis, K.P., Zarich, S.W., Pierce, E.T., Roberts, M., Kowalchuk, G.J., Satwicz, P.R., Gibbons, G.W., Hunter, J.A., & Espanola, C.C. (1996). Cardiac outcome after peripheral vascular surgery. Comparison of general and regional anesthesia. Anesthesiology, 84(1), 3-13.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/00000542-199601000-00002.
Freeman, R., Weiss, S.T., Roberts, M., Zbikowski, S.M., & Sparrow, D. (1995). The relationship between heart rate variability and measures of body habitus. Clin Auton Res, 5(5), 261-266.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/BF01818890.
Bardes, C.L., & Charlson, M.E. (1994). Gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill patients. N Engl J Med, 331(1), 51.Massachusetts Medical Society. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199407073310114.
Brett, A.S., & Roberts, M.S. (1994). Screening for vitamin B12 deficiency in psychiatric patients. J Gen Intern Med, 9(9), 522-524.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/BF02599226.
Collins, L.A., Samore, M.H., Roberts, M.S., Luzzati, R., Jenkins, R.L., Lewis, W.D., & Karchmer, A.W. (1994). Risk factors for invasive fungal infections complicating orthotopic liver transplantation. J Infect Dis, 170(3), 644-652.Oxford University Press (OUP). doi: 10.1093/infdis/170.3.644.
Saitz, R., Mayo-Smith, M.F., Roberts, M.S., Redmond, H.A., Bernard, D.R., & Calkins, D.R. (1994). Individualized treatment for alcohol withdrawal. A randomized double-blind controlled trial. JAMA, 272(7), 519-523.American Medical Association (AMA). doi: 10.1001/jama.1994.03520070039035.
Sonnenberg, F.A., Roberts, M.S., Tsevat, J., Wong, J.B., Barry, M., & Kent, D.L. (1994). Toward a peer review process for medical decision analysis models. Med Care, 32(7 Suppl), JS52-JS64.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/00005650-199407001-00005.
Ahluwalia, J.S., Roberts, M.S., & Calkins, D.R. (1993). Housestaff knowledge of prevention guidelines. Am J Health Promot, 8(2), 101-104.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-8.2.101.
Schulte, L., Roberts, M.S., Zimmerman, C., Ketler, J., & Simon, L.S. (1993). A quantitative assessment of limited joint mobility in patients with diabetes. Goniometric analysis of upper extremity passive range of motion. Arthritis Rheum, 36(10), 1429-1443.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/art.1780361016.
Friedman, L.S., Samet, J.H., Roberts, M.S., Hudlin, M., & Hans, P. (1992). Inquiry about victimization experiences. A survey of patient preferences and physician practices. Arch Intern Med, 152(6), 1186-1190.American Medical Association (AMA). doi: 10.1001/archinte.152.6.1186.
Saitz, R., Friedmann, P.D., & Roberts, M.S. (1992). Continued zidovudine or didanosine for human immunodeficiency virus infection. N Engl J Med, 327(22), 1598.Massachusetts Medical Society. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199211263272214.
Cleary, P.D., Edgman-Levitan, S., Roberts, M., Moloney, T.W., McMullen, W., Walker, J.D., & Delbanco, T.L. (1991). Patients evaluate their hospital care: a national survey. Health Aff (Millwood), 10(4), 254-267.Health Affairs. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.10.4.254.
Cox, G., Roberts, M.S., Özsoylu, S., & Beutler, E. (1991). Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. N Engl J Med, 324(24), 1742-1743.Massachusetts Medical Society. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199106133242414.
Freeman, R., Saul, J.P., Roberts, M.S., Berger, R.D., Broadbridge, C., & Cohen, R.J. (1991). Spectral analysis of heart rate in diabetic autonomic neuropathy. A comparison with standard tests of autonomic function. Arch Neurol, 48(2), 185-190.American Medical Association (AMA). doi: 10.1001/archneur.1991.00530140079020.
Jacobs, M.B. (1991). Clinical prediction of pneumonia. Ann Intern Med, 114(5), 428-429.American College of Physicians. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-114-5-428.
Klawansky, S., Antczak-Bouckoms, A., Barr, J., Burdick, E., Roberts, M.S., Wyshak, G., & Mosteller, F. (1991). Using medical registries and data sets for technology assessment. An overview of seven case studies. Int J Technol Assess Health Care, 7(2), 194-199.Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi: 10.1017/s0266462300005080.
Nesto, R.W., Phillips, R.T., Kett, K.G., McAuliffe, L.S., Roberts, M., & Hegarty, P. (1991). Effect of nifedipine on total ischemic activity and circadian distribution of myocardial ischemic episodes in angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol, 67(2), 128-132.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(91)90433-l.
Roberts, M.S., Dreese, E.M., Hurley, N., Zullo, N., & Peterson, M. (1991). Blending administrative and clinical needs: the development of a referring physician database and automatic referral letter. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care, 559-563.
Freeman, R., Roberts, M.S., Friedman, L.S., & Broadbridge, C. (1990). Autonomic function and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Neurology, 40(4), 575-580.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1212/wnl.40.4.575.
Roberts, M.S., & Brett, A.S. (1990). What Matters Magnesium?. JAMA, 264(19), 2502.American Medical Association (AMA). doi: 10.1001/jama.1990.03450190031014.
Pinson, C.W., Roberts, M.S., Gallik-Karlson, C.A., Stone, M.D., Rohrer, R.J., & Jenkins, R.L. (1989). Reoperative procedures following liver transplantation. Transplant Proc, 21(1 Pt 2), 2334-2336.
Roberts, M.S., Pinson, C.W., Karlson, C., Stone, M., Rohrer, R., & Jenkins, R.L. (1989). Predictors of intraoperative death and long-term survival in liver transplantation: a multistage analysis. Transplant Proc, 21(1 Pt 2), 2439-2442.
Friedman, L.S., Roberts, M.S., Brett, A.S., & Marton, K.I. (1988). Management of asymptomatic gallstones in the diabetic patient. A decision analysis. Ann Intern Med, 109(11), 913-919.American College of Physicians. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-109-11-913.
Rosner, R., Magee, W.E., & Bard, J.W. (1988). Does hospital mortality predict quality?. N Engl J Med, 318(24), 1622-1624.Massachusetts Medical Society. doi: 10.1056/nejm198806163182418.
Zarich, S.W., Arbuckle, B.E., Cohen, L.R., Roberts, M., & Nesto, R.W. (1988). Diastolic abnormalities in young asymptomatic diabetic patients assessed by pulsed Doppler echocardiography. J Am Coll Cardiol, 12(1), 114-120.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/0735-1097(88)90364-6.
Chen, T. The use of computer modeling to simulate randomized control trials as a means to lower pharmaceutical costs. University of Pittsburgh.
Gosto, M. Current allocation policies and disparities within liver and kidney transplantation. University of Pittsburgh.
Miller, S. History and evaluation of outpatient antimicrobial parenteral antibiotic therapy. University of Pittsburgh.
Chhatwal, J., Samur, S., Bethea, E.D., Ayer, T., Kanwal, F., Hur, C., Roberts, M.S., Terrault, N., & Chung, R.T. (2018). Transplanting hepatitis C virus-positive livers into hepatitis C virus-negative patients with preemptive antiviral treatment: A modeling study. In Hepatology, 67(6), (pp. 2085-2095).Wolters Kluwer.United States. doi: 10.1002/hep.29723.
Iyer, A.K., Zenarosa, G.L., Schaefer, A.J., Chang, C.C.H., Bryce, C.L., & Roberts, M.S. (2011). A Biologically Based Discrete-Event Simulation Model of Liver Transplantation in the United States for Pediatric and Adult Patients. In Proceedings of the 2011 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), (pp. 1275-1282).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).Phoenix, AZ. doi: 10.1109/wsc.2011.6147848.
Bryce, C.L., Angus, D.C., Arnold, R.M., Chang, C.C.H., Farrell, M.H., Manzarbeitia, C., Marino, I.R., Kozin, E., & Roberts, M.S. (2009). Sociodemographic Differences in Early Access to Liver Transplantation Services. American Transplant Congress.Boston, MA.
Koppenhaver, R.T., Schaefer, A., Braithwaite, R.S., & Roberts, M. (2009). A Simulation Model of HIV Treatment under Drug Scarcity Constraints. In Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), (pp. 2090-2095).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/wsc.2009.5429643.
Alagoz, O., Roberts, M.S., Schaefer, A.J., & Maillart, L.M. (2004). When to accept a living-donor liver. In IIE Annual Conference and Exhibition 2004, (p. 1127).
Shechter, S.M., Schaefer, A.J., Braithwaite, R.S., & Roberts, M.S. (2004). Modeling the progression and treatment of HIV. In Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference, 2, (pp. 2039-2044).
Kreke, J., Angus, D.C., Schaefer, A.J., Bryce, C.L., & Roberts, M.S. (2002). Incorporating Biology into Discrete Event Simulation Models of Organ Allocation. In Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, 1, (pp. 532-536).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/wsc.2002.1172927.
Rubenfeld, G.D., Angus, D.C., Pinsky, M.R., Curtis, J.R., Connors, A.F., & Bernard, G.R. (1999). Outcomes research in critical care - Results of the American Thoracic Society Critical Care Assembly Workshop on Outcomes Research. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 160(1), (pp. 358-367). doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.1.9807118.
Stahl, J., Bryce, C., Clermont, G., Roberts, M., Angus, D., & Sefcik, T. (1999). Disease specific changes in total bilirubin in patients on the waiting list for liver transplant. Annual meeting of the American Society of Transplantation.Chicago, IL. doi: 10.1097/00007890-199904150-00793.
Stahl, J.E., Clermont, G., Angus, D.C., Bryce, C.L., Sefcik, T., & Roberts, M.S. (1999). Stability of hospital utilization rates while awaiting liver transplantation. Annual meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.Chicago, IL. doi: 10.1097/00007890-199905150-00070.
Williams, H., Taylor, R., & Roberts, M. (1998). Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB): a new drug of misuse. In Ir Med J, 91(2), (pp. 56-57).Ireland.
Angel, J.E. (1993). Publication of sponsored symposiums in medical journals. In N Engl J Med, 328(16), (p. 1196).Massachusetts Medical Society.United States. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199304223281612.
Roberts, M.S. (1992). Markov process-based Monte Carlo simulation: a tool for modeling complex disease and its application to the timing of liver transplantation. In Proceedings of the 24th conference on Winter simulation - WSC '92, (pp. 1034-1040).Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi: 10.1145/167293.167816.
Roberts, M.S., Zibrak, J.D., Siders, A., Zullo, N., & Peterson, M. (1989). Development of an on-line, partially automated discharge summary and core clinical data-base in an existing hospital information system. In Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care, (pp. 649-653).