Description of Research Expertise
health services research, patient safety, surgical endocrinology, disparities of care, outcomes research, intersection of education and outcomes
Selected Publications
Zubizarreta J, Reinke C, Kelz R, Silber J, Rosenbaum P: Matching for several sparse nominal variables in a case-control study of readmission following surgery The American Statistician (TAS) 65 (4): 229-238,2011.
Mills AM, Holena DN, Kallan MJ, Carr BG, Reinke CE, Kelz RR: Effect of insurance status on patients admitted for acute diverticulitis Colorectal Diseases 15 (5): 613-620,2013.
Holena, DN; Hadler, R; Wirtalla, C; Carr, B; Morris, JB; Kelz, RR: Teaching status: The impact on emergency and elective surgical care in the U.S. Annals of Surgery 253 (5): 1017-1023,2011.
Mittal MK, Morris JB, Kelz RR: Germ simulation: A novel approach for raising medical students awareness toward asepsis Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare 6 (2): 65-70,2011.
Silber JH, Rosenbaum PR, Kelz RR, Reinke CE, Neuman MD, Ross RN, Even-Shoshan O, David G, Saynisch PA, Kyle FA, Bratzler DW, Fleisher LA: Medical and financial risks associated with surgery in the elderly obese Annals of Surgery 256 (1): 79-86,2012.
Reinke CE, Hadler RA, Karakousis GC, Fraker DL, Kelz RR: Does the presence of thyroid cancer increase the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing thyroidectomy? Surgery 150 (6): 1275-1285,2011.
Reinke CE, Drebin J, Kreider S, Kean C, Resnick A, Raper S, Kelz RR: Timing of pre-operative pharmacoprophylaxis for pancreatic surgery patients: A venous thromboembolism reduction initiative Annals of Surgical Oncology 19 (1): 19-25,2012.
Holena D, Mills A, Carr B, Wirtalla C, Sarani, B, Kim P, Braslow B, Kelz RR: Transfer status: A risk factor for mortality in patients with necrotizing fasciitis Surgery 150 (3): 363-370,2011.
Shah PK, Shah KK, Karakousis GC, Reinke CE, Kelz RR, Fraker DL: Regional recurrence after lymphadenectomy for clinically evident lymph node metastases from papillary thyroid cancer: A cohort study Annals of Surgical Oncology 19 (5): 1453-1459,2012.
Academic Contact Information
Department of Surgery
3400 Spruce Street, 4 Silverstein
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
Phone: 215-662-2030
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366