Selected recent publications:

• Bryce CL, Angus DC, Arnold RM, Chang CCH, Farrell M, Manzarbeitia C, Mario I, Campbell M, Roberts MS.  Sociodemographic differences in early access to liver transplantation services.   American Journal of Transplantation.  In Press.
• Nayak S, Roberts MS, Chang CH, Greenspan SL.  Health beliefs about osteoporosis and osteoporosis screening in older women and men.  Archives of Internal Medicine.  In Press.
• Barnato AE, Farrell MH, Chang CH, Lave JR, Roberts MS, Angus DC.  Development and Validation of Hospital "End-of-Life" Treatment Intensity Measures.  Medical Care.  In Press.
• Kapoor A, Kraemer K, Smith K, Roberts MS, Saitz R.  Cost-effectiveness of screening for unhealthy alcohol use with the serum % carbohydrate deficient transferrin (%CDTest) in the primary care setting: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.  Epub 2009 May 4.
• Smith KJ, Zimmerman RK, Nowalk MP, Roberts MS.  Age, revaccination, and tolerance effects on pneumococcal vaccination strategies in the elderly: a cost-effectiveness analysis.  Vaccine.  2009 May 21;27(24):3159-64.  Epub 2009 Apr 9.
• Nayak S, Roberts MS, Greenspan SL.  Factors Associated with Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Older Adults.  Osteoporosis International.  2009 May;24(5):585-91.  Epub 2009 Mar 10.
• Saitz R, Palfai TP, Cheng DM, Horton NJ, Dukes K, Kraemer KL, Roberts MS, Guerriero RT, Samet JH.  Some Medical Inpatients with Unhealthy Alcohol Use May Benefit From Brief Intervention.  Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.  2009 May;70(3):426-35.
• Braithwaite RS, Roberts MS, Goetz MB, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Nucifora K, Justice AC.  Do benefits of earlier antiretroviral treatment initiation outweigh harms for individuals at risk for poor adherence?  Clinical Infectious Diseases.  2009 Mar 15;48(6):822-6.
• King JT Jr, Tsevat J, Roberts MS.  Impact of the scale upper anchor on health state preferences.  Medical Decision Making.  2009 Mar-Apr;29(2):257-66.  Epub 2008 Dec 1.
• Lee BL, Bedford VL, Roberts MS, Carley KM. Virtual epidemic in a virtual city: simulation the spread of influenza in a United States metropolitan area.  Translational Research. 2008 Jun;151(6):275-87.  Epub 2008 Apr 3.
• King JT, Brandt CA, Tsevat J, Roberts MS.  A national internet-based survey of cerebral aneurysm preference-based quality of life.  Neurosurgery.  2009 Feb;64(2):249-54; discussion 254-5.
• King JT, Tsevat J, Roberts MS.   Cognitive impairment and preferences for current health.  Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.  2009 Jan 9;7:1.
• Byrne MM, Weissfeld J, Roberts MS.  Anxiety, Fear of Cancer and Perceived Risk of Cancer Following Lung Cancer Screening.  Medical Decision Making.  2008 Nov-Dec;28(6):917-25. Epub 2008 Aug 25.
• Kreke J, Bailey M, Schaefer AJ, Angus DC, Roberts MS.  Modeling hospital discharge policies for patients with pneumonia-related sepsis.  IIE Transactions.  2008; 40; 853-860.
• Sandikci B, Maillart LM, Schaefer AJ, Alagoz O, Roberts MS.  Estimating the patient’s price of privacy in liver transplantation.  Operations Research.  2008; 56; 1393-1410.
• Braithwaite RS, Meltzer D, King J, Paltiel D, Leslie D, Roberts MS.  What does the value of modern medicine say about the $50,000-per-quality-adjusted life-year decision rule?  Medical Care.  2008 Apr;46(4):349-56.
• Middleton DB, Chyongchiou JL, Smith KJ, Zimmerman RK, Nowalk MP, Roberts MS, Fox DE.   Economic Evaluation of Standing Order Programs to Increase Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Hospitalized Elderly.  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.  2008 May;29(5):385-94.
• Smith KJ, Tsevat J, Ness RB, Wiesenfeld HC, Roberts MS.  Quality of life utilities for pelvic inflammatory disease health states.  Sexually Transmitted Diseases.  2008 Mar;35(3):307-11.
• Smith KJ, Zimmerman RK, Lin CJ, Nowalk MP, Ko FS, McEllistrem C, Roberts MS. Alternative strategies for adult pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination:  A cost-effectiveness analysis.  Vaccine.  2008 Mar 10;26(11):1420-31. Epub 2008 Jan 29.
• Shechter SM, Bailey MD, Schaefer AJ, Roberts MS.  The optimal time to initiate HIV therapy under ordered health states. Operations Research. 2008; 56: 20-33
• Dickinson DM, Arrington CJ, Fant G, Levine G, Schaubel DE, Pruett TL, Roberts MS, Wolfe RA.  SRTR Program-Specific Reports on Outcomes: A Guide for the New Reader.  American Journal of Transplantation.  2008 Apr;8(4 Pt 2):1012-26.
• Braithwaite RS, Roberts MS, Chang CCH, Goetz MB, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Shechter S, Schaefer AJ, Nucifora K, Koppenhaver R, Justice AC. The influence of alternative thresholds for initiating HIV treatment on life expectancy and quality-adjusted life expectancy: A decision model. Annals of Internal Medicine.  2008 Feb 5;148(3):178-85.
• Kahn JM, Linde-Zwirble WT, Wunsch H, Barnato AE, Iwashyna TJ, Roberts MS, Lave JR, Angus DC.  Potential value of regionalized intensive care for mechanically ventilated medical patients.  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.  2008 Feb 1;177(3):285-91.  Epub 2007 Nov 15.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Mark S. Roberts
Phone: (412) 383-7049
Email: robertsm@upmc.edu