Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD, FACS, DFSVS

Journal Article

1. Wallace AS, Bristol AA, Johnson EP, Elmore CE, Raaum SE, Presson A, Eppich K, Elliott M, Park S, Brooke BS, Park S, Weiss ME (2024). Impact of Social Risk Screening on Discharge Care Processes and Postdischarge Outcomes: A Pragmatic Mixed-Methods Clinical Trial During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Med Care, 62(10), 639-649. (Read full article)
2. Brooke BS, Rosenfeld E, Horns JJ, Sarfati MR, Kraiss LW, Griffin CL, Das R, Longwolf KJ, Johnson CE (2024). Increased Risk of Acute Aortic Events Following COVID-19 and Influenza Respiratory Viral Infections. Ann Vasc Surg. (Read full article)
3. Sroka O, Featherall J, Bayless K, Anderson Z, Da Silva A, Brooke BS, Buys MJ, Chalmers PN, Tashjian RZ (2024). A Transitional Pain Management Program Is Associated with Reduced Opioid Dependence after Major Shoulder Surgery. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. (Read full article)
4. Findley BL, Holeman TA, Brooke BS (2024). Sex Differences in Patient-Reported Depression Following Vascular Surgery Procedures. J Surg Res, 301, 54-61. (Read full article)
5. Buys MJ, Anderson Z, Bayless K, Zhang C, Presson AP, Hales J, Brooke BS (2024). Postsurgical opioid prescribing among veterans using community care for orthopedic surgery at non-VA hospitals compared to a VA hospital with a transitional pain service: a retrospective cohort study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. (Read full article)
6. Holeman TA, Chester C, Hales JB, Zhang Y, Johnson CE, Brooke BS (2024). Long-term patient-reported outcomes among patients undergoing revascularization vs medical therapy for intermittent claudication. J Vasc Surg, 80(2), 466-477.e4. (Read full article)
7. Leonard ME, Horns JJ, Allen-Brady K, Ozanne EM, Wallace AS, Brooke BS, Supiano MA, Cohan JN (2024). Recurrence of severe diverticulitis is associated with age and birth decade. J Gastrointest Surg, 28(4), 507-512. (Read full article)
8. Smith BK, Yamazaki K, Tekian A, Brooke BS, Mitchell EL, Park YS, Holmboe ES, Hamstra SJ (2024). Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Milestone Training Ratings and Surgeons' Early Outcomes. JAMA Surg. (Read full article)
9. Yoo M, Buys MJ, Nelson RE, Patel S, Bayless KM, Anderson Z, Hales JB, Brooke BS (2023). Effect of Multidisciplinary Transitional Pain Service on Health Care Use and Costs Following Orthopedic Surgery. Fed Pract, 40(12), 418-425. (Read full article)
10. Brooke BS, Bayless K, Anderson Z, Holeman TA, Zhang C, Hales J, Buys MJ (2023). Opioid tapering after surgery and its association with patient-reported outcomes and behavioral changes: a mixed-methods analysis. Reg Anesth Pain Med. (Read full article)
11. Huang LC, Bleicher J, Torre M, Johnson JE, Presson A, Millar MM, Gordon AJ, Brooke BS, Kaphingst KA, Harris AHS (2023). Evaluating a health system-wide opioid disposal intervention distributing home-disposal bags. Health Serv Res, 58(6), 1256-1265. (Read full article)
12. Longwolf K, Johnson CE, Horns JJ, Hotaling JM, Brooke BS (2023). Exogenous Testosterone Replacement Therapy is Associated with Increased Risk for Vascular Graft Infections Among Hypogonadal Men. Ann Vasc Surg, 97, 113-120. (Read full article)
13. Anderson L, Kraiss LW, Sarfati MR, Hales JB, Brooke BS (2023). Predictors of Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation among Patients with Severe Obesity. Ann Vasc Surg. (Read full article)
14. Fender Z, Bleicher J, Johnson JE, Phan K, Powers D, Stoddard G, Brooke BS, Huang LC (2023). Improving pain management and safe opioid use after surgery: A DMAIC-based quality intervention. Surg Open Sci, 13, 27-34. (Read full article)
15. Marcaccio CL, AbuRahma AF, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Brooke BS, Schermerhorn ML (2023). Vascular Quality Initiative assessment of compliance with Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guidelines on the management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease. J Vasc Surg. (Read full article)
16. Johnson CE, Brooke BS (2023). Preoperative functional performance is the best predictor for loss of independence after major surgery among older adults. Evid Based Nurs. (Read full article)
17. Buys MJ, Anderson Z, Bayless K, Zhang C, Presson AP, Hales J, Brooke BS (2022). Postsurgical Opioid Use Among Veterans Discharged to Skilled Care Facilities Compared to Veterans Discharged to Home After Orthopedic Surgery. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 24, 258-262.e1. (Read full article)
18. Weaver ML, Sorber RA, Holscher CM, Cox ML, Henry BV, Brooke BS, Cooper MA (2022). The measurable impact of a diversity, equity, and inclusion editor on diversifying content, authorship, and peer review participation in the Journal of Vascular Surgery. J Vasc Surg, 77(2), 330-337. (Read full article)
19. Kraiss LW, Al-Dulaimi R, Allen CM, Mell MW, Arya S, Presson AP, Brooke BS (2022). A Vascular Quality Initiative frailty assessment predicts postdischarge mortality in patients undergoing arterial reconstruction. J Vasc Surg, 76(5), 1325-1334.e3. (Read full article)
20. Smith BK, Hamstra SJ, Yamazaki K, Tekian A, Brooke BS, Holmboe E, Mitchell EL, Park YS (2022). Expert consensus on the conceptual alignment of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education competencies with patient outcomes after common vascular surgical procedures. J Vasc Surg, 76(5), 1388-1397. (Read full article)
21. Goodney P, Mao J, Columbo J, Suckow B, Schermerhorn M, Malas M, Brooke B, Hoel A, Scali S, Arya S, Spangler E, Alabi O, Beck A, Gladders B, Moore K, Zheng X, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Sedrakyan A, Society for Vascular Surgerys Patient Safety Organization (2022). Use of linked registry claims data for long term surveillance of devices after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: observational surveillance study. BMJ, 379, e071452. (Read full article)
22. He JJ, Horns JJ, Kraiss LW, Smith BK, Griffin CL, DeMartino RR, Sarfati MR, Brooke BS (2022). High-intensity statin therapy reduces risk of amputation and reintervention among patients undergoing lower extremity bypass for chronic limb-threatening ischemia. J Vasc Surg, 77, 497-505. (Read full article)
23. Holeman TA, Buys MJ, Bayless K, Anderson Z, Hales J, Brooke BS (2022). Complete opioid cessation after surgery improves patient-reported pain measures among chronic opioid users. Surgery, 172(3), 943-948. (Read full article)
24. DeAngelo MM, Holeman TA, Peacock JB, Smith BK, Kraiss LW, Hales JB, Maloney M, Brooke BS (2022). Impact of frailty on risk of long-term functional decline following vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg, 77, 515-522. (Read full article)
25. Bleicher J, Brooke BS, Bayless K, Anderson Z, Beckstrom J, Zhang C, Presson AP, Huang LC, Buys MJ (2022). Postoperative opioid prescribing, use and pain trends following general surgery procedures: a retrospective cohort study among veterans comparing non-opioid versus chronic opioid users. Reg Anesth Pain Med. (Read full article)
26. Kelz RR, Brooke B, Dossett L (2022). Leveraging the Health Services Research Toolbox for Surgical Education Research. JAMA Surg, 157, 649-650. (Read full article)
27. Smith BK, Wilson TW, Perler BA, Allen CM, Presson AP, Brooke BS (2022). Does training paradigm matter? A comparison of outcomes of frail patients treated by integrated vascular surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship-trained surgeons. Am J Surg, 224, 881-887. (Read full article)
28. Holeman TA, Groberg J, Beckstrom JL, Brooke BS (2022). Patient Reported Physical Function as a Preoperative Predictor of Recovery After Vascular Surgery. J Vasc Surg, 76, 564-571.e1. (Read full article)
29. Hakim AJ, Brooke BS, Beckstrom JL, Sarfati MR, Kraiss LW (2022). Rules of 6 Criteria Predict Dialysis Fistula Maturation but Not All Rules are Equal. J Vasc Surg, 76, 232-238.e2. (Read full article)
30. Featherall J, Anderson JT, Anderson LA, Bayless K, Anderson Z, Brooke BS, Gililland JM, Buys MJ (2022). A Multidisciplinary Transitional Pain Management Program Is Associated with Reduced Opioid Dependence after Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 37, 1048-1053. (Read full article)
31. Neuberger K, McCrary H, Beckstrom J, Darelli-Anderson AM, Farrell TW, Brooke BS, Smith BK, Brownson KE (2022). Improving healthcare transitions of surgical care through an interprofessional education elective. J Am Geriatr Soc, 70(3), E11-E14. (Read full article)
32. Cohan JN, Horns JJ, Hanson HA, Allen-Brady K, Kieffer M, Huang LC, Brooke BS (2021). The Association between Family History and Diverticulitis Recurrence: A Population-Based Study. Dis Colon Rectum, 66(2), 269-277. (Read full article)
33. Cohan JN, Horns JJ, Hanson HA, Allen-Brady K, Kieffer M, Huang LC, Brooke BS (2021). The Association between Family History and Diverticulitis Recurrence: A Population-Based Study. Dis Colon Rectum.
34. OBanion LA, Dirks R, Saldana-Ruiz N, Farooqui E, Yoon WJ, Pozolo C, Fox CJ, Crally A, Siada S, Nehler MR, Brooke BS, Beckstrom JL, Kiang S, Boggs HK, Chandra V, Ho VT, Zhou W, Lee A, Bowens N, Cho Y, Woo K, Ulloa J, Magee GA (2021). Contemporary outcomes of traumatic popliteal artery injury repair from the popliteal scoring assessment for vascular extremity injury in trauma study. J Vasc Surg, 74(5), 1573-1580.e2. (Read full article)
35. DeAngelo MM, Peacock JB, Holeman TA, Maloney M, Beckstrom J, Brooke BS (2021). Long-Term Functional Decline Following Vascular Surgery Among Vulnerable Adults. Ann Vasc Surg, 76, 87-94. (Read full article)
36. Brooke BS, Griffin CL, Glotzbach JP, Horns JJ, Patel S, Kraiss LW (2021). Predictors of Adherence to Anti-Impulse Therapy among Patients Treated for Acute Type-B Aortic Dissections. Ann Vasc Surg, 76, 95-103. (Read full article)
37. OBanion LA, Dirks R, Farooqui E, Saldana-Ruiz N, Yoon WJ, Pozolo C, Fox C, Crally A, Siada S, Nehler MR, Brooke BS, Beckstrom JL, Kiang S, Boggs HK, Chandra V, Ho VT, Zhou W, Lee A, Bowens N, Cho Y, Woo K, Ulloa J, Magee GA (2021). Popliteal scoring assessment for vascular extremity injuries in trauma study. J Vasc Surg, 74(3), 804-813.e3. (Read full article)
38. Kraiss LW, Brooke BS (2021). Frailty Assessment and Shared Decision-making. JAMA Surg, 156(9), 889-890. (Read full article)
39. Brooke BS (2021). Thoracic endovascular aortic repair in octogenarians: Palliative or curative? J Vasc Surg, 74(3), 893-894. (Read full article)
40. Bleicher J, Stokes SM, Brooke BS, Glasgow RE, Huang LC (2021). Patient-centered Opioid Prescribing: Breaking Away From One-Size-Fits-All Prescribing Guidelines. J Surg Res, 264, 1-7. (Read full article)
41. Brooke BS, Schwartz TA, Pawlik TM (2021). MOOSE Reporting Guidelines for Meta-analyses of Observational Studies. JAMA Surg, 156(8), 787-788. (Read full article)
42. Kawamoto K, Kukhareva PV, Weir C, Flynn MC, Nanjo CJ, Martin DK, Warner PB, Shields DE, Rodriguez-Loya S, Bradshaw RL, Cornia RC, Reese TJ, Kramer HS, Taft T, Curran RL, Morgan KL, Borbolla D, Hightower M, Turnbull WJ, Strong MB, Chapman WW, Gregory T, Stipelman CH, Shakib JH, Hess R, Boltax JP, Habboushe JP, Sakaguchi F, Turner KM, Narus SP, Tarumi S, Takeuchi W, Ban H, Wetter DW, Lam C, Caverly TJ, Fagerlin A, Norlin C, Malone DC, Kaphingst KA, Kohlmann WK, Brooke BS, Del Fiol G (2021). Establishing a multidisciplinary initiative for interoperable electronic health record innovations at an academic medical center. JAMIA Open, 4(3), ooab041. (Read full article)
43. Brown-Taylor L, Beckner A, Scaff KE, Fritz JM, Buys MJ, Patel S, Bayless K, Brooke BS (2021). Relationships between physical therapy intervention and opioid use: A scoping review. PM R, 14(7), 837-854. (Read full article)
44. Sarfati MR, Griffin CL, Kraiss LW, Smith BK, Brooke BS (2020). Vascular surgery triage during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. J Vasc Surg, 73(6), 1858-1868. (Read full article)
45. Brooke BS, Ghaferi AA, Kibbe MR (2021). Effective Use of Reporting Guidelines to Improve the Quality of Surgical Research. JAMA Surg, 156(6), 515-516. (Read full article)
46. Gilbertson EA, Bailey TR, Kraiss LW, Griffin CL, Smith BK, Sarfati M, Beckstrom J, Brooke BS (2020). Long-Term Impact of Vascular Surgery Stress on Frail Older Patients. Ann Vasc Surg, 70, 9-19. (Read full article)
47. Smith BK, Finlayson SRG, Perler BA, Presson AP, Allen CM, Brooke BS (2020). Comparison of Patient Outcomes Among Integrated Residency Versus Fellowship-Trained Vascular Surgeons. Ann Surg, Publish Ahead of Print, e1044-e1051. (Read full article)
48. Tonna JE, Hanson HA, Cohan JN, McCrum ML, Horns JJ, Brooke BS, Das R, Kelly BC, Campbell AJ, Hotaling J (2020). Balancing revenue generation with capacity generation: case distribution, financial impact and hospital capacity changes from cancelling or resuming elective surgeries in the US during COVID-19. BMC Health Serv Res, 20(1), 1119. (Read full article)
49. Holeman TA, Peacock J, Beckstrom JL, Brooke BS (2020). Patient-Surgeon Agreement in Assessment of Frailty, Physical Function, & Social Activity. J Surg Res, 256, 368-373. (Read full article)
50. Kraiss LW, Al-Dulaimi R, Cronenwett JL, Goodney PP, Clair DG, Hallett JJ, Rhodes R, Mills JL, Presson AP, Brooke BS (2020). Failure on a Vascular Surgery Board-American Board of Surgery Examination does not predict cardiovascular outcomes in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative. J Vasc Surg, 72(5), 1753-1760. (Read full article)
51. Buys MJ, Bayless K, Romesser J, Anderson Z, Patel S, Zhang C, Presson AP, Brooke BS (2020). Opioid use among veterans undergoing major joint surgery managed by a multidisciplinary transitional pain service. Reg Anesth Pain Med, 45(11), 847-852. (Read full article)
52. Stokes SM, Scaife CL, Brooke BS, Glasgow RE, Mulvihill SJ, Finlayson SRG, Varghese TK Jr (2020). Hospital Costs Following Surgical Complications: A Value-driven Outcomes Analysis of Cost Savings Due to Complication Prevention. Ann Surg, 275, e375-e381. (Read full article)
53. Buys MJ, Bayless K, Romesser J, Anderson Z, Patel S, Zhang C, Presson AP, Beckstrom J, Brooke BS (2020). Multidisciplinary Transitional Pain Service for the Veteran Population. Fed Pract, 37(10), 472-478. (Read full article)
54. McCrum ML, Cannon AR, Allen CM, Presson AP, Huang LC, Brooke BS (2020). Contributors to Increased Mortality Associated With Care Fragmentation After Emergency General Surgery. JAMA Surg, 155(9), 841-848. (Read full article)
55. Johnson JK, Fritz JM, Brooke BS, LaStayo PC, Thackeray A, Stoddard G, Marcus RL (2019). Physical Function in the Hospital Is Associated With Patient-Centered Outcomes in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility. Phys Ther, 100(8), 1237-1248. (Read full article)
56. Brooke BS (2019). Treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in the endovascular-first era. J Vasc Surg, 72(2), 518-519. (Read full article)
57. Columbo JA, Kang R, Spangler EL, Newhall K, Brooke BS, Dosluoglu H, Lee ES, Raffetto JD, Henke PK, Tang GS, Mureebe L, Kougias P, Johanning J, Arya S, Scali ST, Stone DH, Suckow BD, Orion K, Halpern V, OConnell J, Inhat D, Nelson P, Tzeng E, Zhou W, Barry M, Sirovich B, Goodney PP, PROVE-AAA Study Team (2019). Design of the PReferences for Open Versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (PROVE-AAA) Trial. Ann Vasc Surg, 65, 247-253. (Read full article)
58. Dua A, Gologorsky R, Savage D, Rens N, Gandhi N, Brooke B, Corriere M, Jackson E, Aalami O (2019). National assessment of availability, awareness, and utilization of supervised exercise therapy for peripheral artery disease patients with intermittent claudication. J Vasc Surg, 71(5), 1702-1707. (Read full article)
59. Morrow E, Chang JW, Biber J, Miller M, McGarrity L, Glasgow R, Volckmann E, Ibele A, Brooke B (2020). Prospective Collection of PROMIS Physical Function Measure Demonstrates Significant Improvement After Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg, 30(5), 1898-1903. (Read full article)
60. Brooke BS, Kaji AH, Itani KMF (2020). Practical Guide to Cost-effectiveness Analysis. JAMA Surg, 155(3), 250-251. (Read full article)
61. Anderson PB, Wanken ZJ, Perri JL, Columbo JA, Kang R, Spangler EL, Newhall K, Brooke BS, Dosluoglu H, Lee ES, Raffetto JD, Henke PK, Tang GL, Mureebe L, Kougias P, Johanning J, Arya S, Scali ST, Stone DH, Suckow BD, Orion K, Halpern V, OConnell J, Inhat D, Nelson P, Tzeng E, Zhou W, Barry M, Sirovich B, Goodney PP, PROVE-AAA Study Team (2019). Patient information sources when facing repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg, 71(2), 497-504. (Read full article)
62. Swords DS, Mulvihill SJ, Brooke BS, Firpo MA, Scaife CL (2019). Size and Importance of Socioeconomic Status-Based Disparities in Use of Surgery in Nonadvanced Stage Gastrointestinal Cancers. Ann Surg Oncol, 27(2), 333-341. (Read full article)
63. George EL, Chen R, Trickey AW, Brooke BS, Kraiss L, Mell MW, Goodney PP, Johanning J, Hockenberry J, Arya S (2019). Variation in center-level frailty burden and the impact of frailty on long-term survival in patients undergoing elective repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg, 71(1), 46-55.e4. (Read full article)
64. Stokes SM, Kim RY, Jacobs A, Esplin J, Kwok AC, Varghese TK Jr, Glasgow RE, Brooke BS, Finlayson SRG, Huang LC (2019). Home Disposal Kits for Leftover Opioid Medications After Surgery: Do They Work? J Surg Res, 245, 396-402. (Read full article)
65. Brooke BS, Beckstrom J, Slager SL, Weir CR, Del Fiol G (2019). Discordance in Information Exchange Between Providers During Care Transitions for Surgical Patients. J Surg Res, 244, 174-180. (Read full article)
66. Brooke BS, Griffin CL, Kraiss LW, Kim J, Nelson R (2019). Cost-effectiveness of repeated interventions on failing arteriovenous fistulas. J Vasc Surg, 70(5), 1620-1628. (Read full article)
67. Smith AB, Brooke BS (2019). How Implementation Science in Surgery Is Done. JAMA Surg, 154(10), 891-892. (Read full article)
68. Bartline PB, Suckow BD, Brooke BS, Kraiss LW, Mueller MT (2016). Outcomes in Critical Limb Ischemia Compared by Distance from Referral Center. Ann Vasc Surg, 38, 122-129. (Read full article)

Review

1. Fereydooni A, Johnson CE, Brooke BS, Arya S (2024). Decision making in the frail vascular surgery patient: A scoping review. [Review]. Semin Vasc Surg, 37(2), 224-239. (Read full article)

Book Chapter

1. Brooke BS, Finlayson SRG (2021). Chapter 8: Critical Assessment of Surgical Outcomes and Health Services Research. In Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, & Mattox KL (Eds.), Townsend-Sabiston Textbook of Surgery (21st Edition, 21, pp. 159-169). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.

Editorial

1. Griffin CL, Sharma V, Sarfati MR, Smith BK, Kraiss LW, McKellar SH, Koliopoulou A, Brooke BS, Selzman CH, Glotzbach JP (2020). Aortic disease in the time of COVID-19 and repercussions on patient care at an academic aortic center. J Vasc Surg, 72(2), 408-413. (Read full article)

Other

1. Tonna JE, Hanson HA, Cohan JN, McCrum ML, Horns JJ, Brooke BS, Das R, Kelly BC, Campbell AJ, Hotaling J (2020). Balancing revenue generation with capacity generation: Case distribution, financial impact and hospital capacity changes from cancelling or resuming elective surgeries in the US during COVID-19. medRxiv. United States. (Read full article)

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