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CURRICULUM VITAE

Jeffrey Whittle MD
Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine

OFFICE ADDRESS:
VA Medical Center
5000 W National Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53295

EDUCATION:
08/1977 - 06/1980 BS, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
08/1980 - 05/1984 MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
06/1988 - 05/1990 MPH, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene & Public Health, Baltimore, MD

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
06/1984 - 06/1985 Intern, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
07/1985 - 06/1987 Resident, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
06/1988 - 06/1991 Fellow, Division of Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
06/1987 - 06/1988 Chief Medical Resident & Instructor in Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama Hospitals, Birmingham, AL
07/1991 - 06/1998 Assistant Professor, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh VAMC, Pittsburgh, PA
07/1998 - 08/2001 Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, University of Pittsburgh VAMC, Pittsburgh, PA
09/2001 - 03/2005 Associate Professor, Division of General & Geriatric Medicine, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
03/2005 - 06/2009 Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
06/2009 - Present Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
09/2001 - 01/2004 Division Director, Division of General & Geriatric Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
2010 - Present Director, Health Services Research and Development, Zablocki VA Medical Center
2012 - Present Director, Southeast Wisconsin Alliance for Translating Research into Practice, Community based research network affiliated with the Clinical Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
1998 - 2001 Course Director, Health Information Systems: Large Database Techniques, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
1998 - 2001 Course Director, Clinical Epi/Biostats, Freshman Series, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2001 - 2004 Course Director, Ambul Med and Geriatrics, 3rd year clerkship, Kansas University, Lawrence, KS
2002 - 2003 Co-Course Director, Physical Diagnosis, 2nd year course, Kansas University, Lawrence, KS
2004 Course Director, Evaluating Healthcare Outcomes, School of Allied Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Kansas University, Lawrence, KS

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
1999 - 08/2001 Director of Health Services Research, Geriatric Research, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Education and Clinical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15240
2010 - Present Director, Health Services Research and Development, Zablocki VA Medical Center
2012 - Present Director, Southeast Wisconsin Alliance for Translating Research into Practice, Community based research network affiliated with the Clinical Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin
2013 - Present Founder and chair, nonCOIN affiliated VA HSR Investigator Group

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
03/2005 - Present Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 W National Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53295
03/2005 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Internal Medicine
09/1998
None
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Alabama License
08/1985
12/1988
Maryland License
09/1988
09/1991
Pennsylvania License
05/1991
12/2002
Illinois License
02/1996
07/1996
Kansas License
06/2001
06/2005
Wisconsin License
05/2005
10/2020
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1979 Phi Beta Kappa
1983 Alpha Omega Alpha
1984 Mosby Times Mirror Award , Medical College of Wisconsin
1984 Hiram Benjamin Award , Medical College of Wisconsin
1987 Outstanding Resident Teacher
1993 Outstanding Faculty Presentation , Midwest Regional SGIM meeting
2004 Student Voice Award , Best Teacher, Ambulatory Medicine
2013 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher-Bench to Bedside, Medical College of Wisconsin
2014 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher – Bench to Bedside
2014 Inaugural recipient - G. Richard Olds Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
2016 Laureate Award, American College of Physicians – Wisconsin Chapter
2016 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher – Community and Urban Health Pathway
2017 Outstanding patient care in Palliative Care survey of Veteran families

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
1980 - 1984 American Medical Student Association (Member)
1981 - 1991 American Medical Association (Member)
1983 - Present American College of Physicians (Member)
1987 - Present Society for General Internal Medicine (Member)
1992 - 2005 Association for Health Services Research (Member)
2002 - 2006 Association of Chiefs of General Internal Medicine (Member)
2006 - 2009 Milwaukee Academy of Medicine (Member)
2006 - 2013 Community Campus Partnerships for Health (Member)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Editorship
2005 - 2009 Journal of General Internal Medicine
2007 Managing Complexity in Chronic Care, special supplement to the Journal of General Internal Medicine
2008 Connecting Research and Patient Care, special supplement to the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Editorial Board
2002 - 2006 Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine
Journal Review
1990 - 1997 American Journal of Medicine
1991 ACP Journal Club
1993 - Present Journal of General Internal Medicine
1995 - Present Annals of Internal Medicine
1995 New England Journal of Medicine
1996 Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly
1998 - 2005 Medical Care
1999 - 2000 Effective Clinical Practice
2002 Journal of the National Medical Association
2003 American Heart Journal
2003 American Journal of Public Health
2005 Arthritis and Rheumatism
2006 Circulation
2006 Canadian Medical Association Journal
2006 Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved
2008 American Heart Journal
2009 - Present Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS)
2011 - Present Wisconsin Medical Journal
2013 - Present American Journal of Hypertension
2013 - Present JAMA: Internal Medicine
2014 - Present BMJ: British Medical Journal
2015 Health Expectations
2016 Hypertension

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2001 - Present Near Annual Participant, Abstract and/or Workshop Review Committees, Society of General Internal Medicine Midwest Region Meeting
2006 Chair, Workshops Committee, Planning Committee for Midwest Regional Meeting
2007 - 2013 Member, Controlling High Blood Pressure in Wisconsin, Heart Disease and Stroke Alliance – Ad Hoc HBP Workgroup
2007 - 2010 President – elect -> President -> Past President, Society of General Internal Medicine, Midwestern Region

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
1981 - 1982 National Coordinator, Task Force on Aging, American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
1982 Chairman, Reference Committee on Internal Policies, AMSA National Convention
1992 - Present Member, abstract and/or workshop review committees for the Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting
1996 Co-Chair, Evaluations Committee, SGIM Planning Committee for National Meeting
1997 Chair, Evaluations Committee, SGIM Planning Committee for National Meeting
01/2003 - 09/2006 Member, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Healthcare Research Training Grants Study Section
08/2004 Member, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Special Emphasis Panel: Transforming Healthcare Quality through Information Technology (Planning Grant)
10/2004 Member, U.S. Medical Licensure Examination Standard Setting Panel (Step 2: Clinical Skills Exam)
2004 - 2005 Leader, Health Policy Committee, SGIM, VA core
2005 - 2015 Member, VA Task Force, Society of General Internal Medicine
2005 Member, Evaluations Committee, SGIM Planning Committee for National Meeting
2006 - 2010 Chairperson, Society for General Internal Medicine (SGIM)’s Working Group to enhance VA/SGIM partnership
2006 Chair for Student, Resident and Fellow activities, SGIM Planning Committee for National Meeting
07/2007 Member, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Special Emphasis Panel: Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program: Improving Quality through Clinician Use of Health IT (R18)
2007 - 2008 Vice-Chair, Research Subcommittee, SGIM Health Policy Committee
05/2008 Ad hoc external reviewer, Assessing the Value of the Primary Care Information Project, proposal to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
08/19/2008 - 08/20/2008 Ad Hoc Member, VA Health Services Research and Development, Panel D, Scientific Merit Review Board
2008 - 2013 Ad Hoc Member, Scientific Merit Review Board; Health Services R & D, Veterans Administration
01/2009 - Present Member, VA Health Services Research and Development, Panel D, Scientific Merit Review Board
02/2009 first stage reviewer, Recovery Act Limited Competition: NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RC1)
2009 - 2010 Member, Board of Regional Leaders, Society of General Internal Medicine
2009 - 2010 Member, Society of General Internal Medicine, Board of Regional Leaders
02/2010 first stage reviewer, Recovery Act Limited Competition: Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research (RC4)
2010 - 2011 Member, Membership Committee, Society of General Internal Medicine
2010 - 2013 Chair, VA Task Force, Society of General Internal Medicine
2011 - 2015 Member, Scientific Merit Review Board; VA HSRD QUERI Service Directed Projects
02/2013 Reviewer, VA HSR&D Center of Innovations (COIN) Scientific Merit Review
05/2013 Member, NIH Special Emphasis Panel for Institutional Clinical & Translational Science Award (U54)
2013 - Present Member, , Scientific Merit Review Board: VA HSRD, HSR-5 Health Care System Organization and Delivery section
2014 - 2015 Co-Chair, Scientific Merit Review Board: VA HSRD, HSR-5 Health Care System Organization and Delivery section
2016 - 2018 Chair, Scientific Merit Review Board: VA HSRD, HSR-5 Health Care System Organization and Delivery section
2017 Paid Consultant (Declined payment), Veterans Engagement, Madison VA Office of Research
2017 - Present Represent, PCORI funded Cardiovascular Health Collaborative Research Group, 12 institution Greater Plains Collaborative
2017 Moderator, Scientific Abstract Session, SGIM National Meeting
2018 Selection Committee Member, VA HSRD Best Paper of Year award

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Million Veteran Program (MVP): A Partnership with Veterans
Source:
VHA CSP
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
09/01/2011 - 09/30/2019
Direct Funds:
$1,100,000
  
Title:
Institutional Clinical Translational Science Award
Source:
NIH
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
09/01/2015 - 08/03/2020
Direct Funds:
$2,398,403
  
Title:
Academic Fellowship in Primary Care Research
Source:
DHHS: Health Resources & Services Administration, Institution National Research Service Award
Role & Effort:
Research Faculty (contributed effort)
PI:
Linda Meurer, MD, MPH
Dates:
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2021
Direct Funds:
$400,000
  
Title:
Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-Centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-term Effectiveness (ADAPTABLE)
Source:
PCORI PCORI/ASP
Role & Effort:
Site PI
PI:
Whittle
Dates:
11/01/2016 - 12/01/2020
Direct Funds:
$65,000
  
Title:
Medical Student Training in Aging and Injury Research
Source:
NIH-NIA
Role & Effort:
Research Faculty
PI:
Linda N. Meuer, MD
Dates:
05/01/2017 - 04/30/2022
Direct Funds:
$372,276
  
Title:
Influenza vaccine to effectively stop cardiothoracic events and decompensated heart failure trial (INVESTED)
Source:
NHLBI
Role & Effort:
Site PI
PI:
Whittle
Dates:
06/01/2017 - 09/30/2020
Direct Funds:
$120,000
  
Title:
The ICAN Discussion Aid to Optimize Treatment for People Living with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Source:
AHRQ
Role & Effort:
Site Principal Investigator
PI:
Boehmer
Dates:
07/10/2017 - 06/30/2019
Direct Funds:
$3,968
  
Title:
Working with Veterans to Optimize Implementation of Cancer Screening Programs
Source:
PCORI
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Asan
Dates:
03/01/2018 - 02/28/2020
Direct Funds:
$250,000
  
Title:
Intra-dialytic cerebral oximetry and cognitive decline in adults on hemodialysis
Source:
NIDDK
Role & Effort:
Primary mentor (5% contributed effort)
PI:
Wolfgram
Dates:
04/01/2018 - 03/31/2023
Direct Funds:
$400,000
  
Title:
All of Us – Wisconsin (OT2OD025286)
Source:
NIH
Role & Effort:
Co-PI
PI:
Brilliant, Marshfield Clinic
Dates:
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2023
Direct Funds:
$13,581,240
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Nursing Home Falls/Fractures on Competing Antipsychotics
Source:
NIA
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
06/2006 - 06/2009
Direct Funds:
$600,000
  
Title:
Empowering Individuals to Improve Their Hypertension Control through Peer Support
Source:
Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
07/01/2006 - 06/30/2009
Direct Funds:
$450,000
  
Title:
Electrodiagnostic Services: Guidelines, Compliance and Outcome (IIR 04-200-3)
Source:
VA HSRD
Role & Effort:
Co–Investigator
Dates:
09/2006 - 09/2009
Direct Funds:
$406,250
  
Title:
Community Connections to Promote Independent Living
Source:
Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
01/01/2007 - 12/31/2009
Direct Funds:
$450,000
  
Title:
Enhancing Self Efficacy for Managing Exercise & Diet in Diabetes
Source:
VA - HSRD
Role & Effort:
Co- Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2007 - 06/30/2010
Direct Funds:
$850,300
  
Title:
Enhancing self-management of T2DM with an Automated Reminder and Feedback System (R18 HS017276-01)
Source:
AHRQ
Role & Effort:
Co - Investigator
Dates:
08/01/2007 - 07/31/2010
Direct Funds:
$951,574
  
Title:
Web-Based Informational Materials for Informal Caregivers of Veterans Post Stroke
Source:
VA HSRD (SDP 06-327, PI Uphold)
Role & Effort:
Co-investigator
Dates:
10/01/2007 - 09/30/2010
Direct Funds:
$11,506
  
Title:
Move Out: A Partnership with Veterans Groups to Enhance Weight Management in VHA (IIR-10-327-2)
Source:
VA Health Services Research and Development (HSRD)
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
01/01/2008 - 01/31/2011
Direct Funds:
$1,098,655
  
Title:
Working with Veterans’ Service Organizations to Improve Blood Pressure; (IAB 06-086-2)
Source:
VA Health Services Research and Development (HSRD)
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
02/01/2008 - 01/31/2011
Direct Funds:
$865,900 ((physician salaries excluded); Supplemental funding request for $122,595 approved on 9/2009 for period 10/1/09 to 9/30/10)
  
Title:
An RCT of a Peer Support Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control (IAB 06-086-2)
Source:
VA Health Services Research and Development (HSRD)
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
02/01/2008 - 01/31/2011
Direct Funds:
$865,900
  
Title:
Institutional National Research Service Award/ Academic
Source:
Health Resources and Services Administration
Role & Effort:
Research Faculty (as needed), 2% time donated
PI:
Linda N. Meurer, MD, MPH
Dates:
07/01/2008 - 06/30/2011
Direct Funds:
$1,191,581
  
Title:
The Impact of Discontinuity of Care on Hospitalized Patients (IIR 07-201-2, Fletcher PI)
Source:
VA HSRD
Role & Effort:
Co–Investigator
Dates:
07/2008 - 06/2011
Direct Funds:
$722,000
  
Title:
Better hypertension and lipid care in racially diverse veterans at risk (RRP 09-123)
Source:
VA HSRD QUERI program
Role & Effort:
Principal investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
07/01/2009 - 06/30/2010
Direct Funds:
$100,000
  
Title:
DryHootch: Veterans Using Peer Support to Make Sure Their Comrades Get The Care They Need
Source:
Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
07/01/2009 - 06/30/2010
Direct Funds:
$40,000
  
Title:
Clinical and Translational Sciences Award U54 RR025221-02
Source:
National Institutes of Health
Role & Effort:
Other Significant Contributor (PBRN Comm. Engagement)
PI:
Shaker
Dates:
07/01/2010 - 03/31/2015
Direct Funds:
$13,496,085
  
Title:
Develop and Evaluate Mechanisms to Increase Use of CERSG’s pertinent to joint symptoms in older individuals
Source:
ARRA Comparative Effectiveness Research, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Role & Effort:
Principal investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
07/01/2010 - 09/30/2012
Direct Funds:
$1,700,000
  
Title:
SPRINT: Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial
Source:
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Role & Effort:
Site Principal Investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
09/01/2010 - 09/2016
Direct Funds:
$47,700 (Per capita funding)
  
Title:
Is facility variation in electrodiagnostic service use a quality concern? (PPO-10-083)
Source:
VA HSRD program
Role & Effort:
Principal investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
10/01/2010 - 09/30/2011
Direct Funds:
$100,000
  
Title:
Academic Fellowship in Primary Care Research
Source:
DHHS
Role & Effort:
Research Facility
Dates:
07/01/2011 - 06/30/2016
Direct Funds:
$399,876
  
Title:
MOVE OUT: A partnership with veterans groups to enhance weight management in VHA
Source:
IIR 10-327-2
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Self
Dates:
07/2011 - 06/2015
Direct Funds:
$1,100,000
  
Title:
Working with Veterans Organizations to Encourage Use of My HealtheVet
Source:
VA HSRD
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
11/01/2011 - 10/31/2012
Direct Funds:
$100,000
  
Title:
Visit-to-visit variability in blood preassure and CVD and renal outcomes
Source:
NHLBI
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
12/01/2011 - 11/30/2014
Direct Funds:
$79,183
  
Title:
Implementing My HealtheVet Among Patient Aligned Care Team Members, RRP 11-437
Source:
VA-HSR&D
Role & Effort:
Site Principal Investigator
PI:
Hogan
Dates:
02/01/2014 - 01/31/2015
Direct Funds:
$9,720 (physician salaries excluded)
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
The Continuing Costs of Cancer Care on American Families, National Cancer Institute Workshop, 04/23/1992 - 04/24/1992
Developing Indicators of Defensive Medicine Using Hospital Discharge Abstract Data, Office of Technology Assessment Workshop, 06/02/1993
Databases: A Resource for Research and Decision-making, Department of Veterans Affairs State of the Art (SOTA) II, 11/08/1993 - 11/10/1993
Linkage of Central Cancer Registries with Secondary Databases, NCI/Virginia Commonwealth University Workshop, 11/12/1993 - 11/13/1993
Use of Claims Data for Clinical Research, SGIM National Meeting, 04/1994
The Use of Large Secondary Databases in Technology Assessment, AHSR National Meeting, sponsored by the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, 1994
Racial Variation in Cardiac Procedure Use, U.S. Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Brain Trust: Panel on Aging African American Veterans, 09/17/1999
Challenges in Conducting Research on Racial Variations in Healthcare, Department of Veterans Affairs National HSRD meeting, 03/23/2000
VA Career Development Opportunities, SGIM National Meeting, 2005
What Division Chiefs Want when Recruiting a Clinician Educator, SGIM National Meeting, 2006
How to be an Outstanding Reviewer for JGIM, SGIM National Meeting, 2006
Challenges in Implementing Evidence-based Care Models, SGIM National Meeting, 2006
VA Career Development Opportunities, SGIM National Meeting, 2006
Jobs for Internists Outside the Ivory Tower, SGIM National Meeting, 2006
What Division Chiefs Want when Recruiting a Clinical Investigator, SGIM National Meeting, 2006
VA Career Development Opportunities, SGIM National Meeting, 2007
VA Career Development Opportunities, SGIM National Meeting, 2008
Applying for a VA Career Development Award, SGIM National Meeting, 2009
Applying for a VA Career Development Award, SGIM National Meeting, 2010
Lunch with VA Leadership, SGIM National Meeting, 2011
Working with veterans service organizations to improve veterans health, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) teleconference, University of Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh VAMC, 03/09/2012
Working with veterans service organizations to improve veterans’ health, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) teleconference, University of Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh VAMC Conference call originated in Pittsburgh, with participants from Philadelphia, 03/19/2012
Bridging the Quality Improvement and Research Divide, SGIM National Meeting, 2012
Doing Research in a Learning Healthcare System, SGIM National Meeting, 2012
Working with Veterans Groups to Encourage MHV Use, eHealth QUERI All Hands Teleconference Research update, Conference call originated in Boston; with participants from Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Washington, DC, 06/24/2013
Integrating Peer Support into Chronic Disease Management, SGIM National Meeting, 2013
eHealth and mHealth: State of the Science, SGIM National Meeting, 2013
Incorporating Patient Perspectives in Research, AcademyHealth National Meeting Precourse, Minneapolis, MN, 06/11/2015
 
Regional
Underuse of Heparin for DVT Prophylaxis, School of Health Sciences, University of Arkansas, 1997
Why Do African Americans Undergo Fewer Coronary Revascularizations then Whites?, University of Kansas, School of Medicine, 2001
Why Do African Americans Undergo Fewer Coronary Revascularizations then Whites?, University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine, 2002
Why Are African Americans Less Likely to Have Coronary Revascularization When They Are More Likely to Die of Cardiovascular Disease?, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2006
How low should we go? Is optimal blood pressure better?, Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2011
Understanding the VA Genomics Medicine Program, Grand Rounds, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, 2012
 
Local
Posts Working to Improve Veterans Health (POWER), Poster presentation, Madison, WI, 06/2007
Working with Veteran’s Service Organizations to Improve Self Management Skills, Office on Aging, Division of Long term Care, Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Evidence Based Prevention Program Advisory Committee Meeting, Madison, WI, 04/13/2010
DryHootch: A Community Based Outreach Program for Veterans - Some Preliminary Findings & Reflections on the CBPR Process, Presentation at the Clinical and Translational Science Institute Seminar, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2010
Working with Veterans Service Organization So Far…, Access, Quality, and Outcomes Research Network (AQORN) Seminar, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 03/30/2012
Keynote Speaker, AMVETS - Department of Wisconsin, Second District’s Pearl Harbor Memorial Observance, Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, Milwaukee, WI, 12/06/2012
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Use of Claims Data for Clinical Research, SGIM National Meeting, 04/1994
Challenges in Conducting Research on Racial Variations in Healthcare, Department of Veterans Affairs National HSRD meeting, 03/23/2000
How to be an Outstanding Reviewer for JGIM, SGIM National Meeting, 04/2006
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
2006 Member, Strategic Plan Task Force, Public and Community Health, Medical College of Wisconsin
2006 - 2007 Member, Curriculum Task Force, joint doctoral program in public and community health, MCW and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2006 - Present Intern selection committee, internal medicine residency program
2007 - Present Member, Council on Public and Community Health, Medical College of Wisconsin
2007 Member, Education and Research Design Team, Primary Care Strategic Planning Process, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital and MCW
11/2008 - Present Member, Search Committee, Chairperson, Department of Population Health
2012 - Present Member, Department of Medicine Research Committee
2012 - Present Member, Rank and Tenure Committee
2014 - 2016 Member, Search Committee for section director and faculty, Department of Population Health Sciences, MCW Cancer Center
2017 - Present Co-Chair, Research Committee, Department of Medicine, MCW
2018 - Present Member, Fam and Comm Medicine Chair Search Committee
2018 - Present Co-Chair, Search committee for Endowed Chair of Women’s Health
 
Hospital
2007 - 2010 Member, National Thiazide Performance Indicator Development and Implementation committee, Veterans Health Administration
2007 - 2009 Member, Steering committee, Hypertension initiative, Zablocki VA Medical Center
2007 - 2008 Member, Steering committee, Primary care lipid initiative, Zablocki VA Medical Center
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
2005 - Present Ward attending, with 2-3 junior and 0-1 senior medical students for 1.5 months per academic year
2006 - 2008 Preceptor, Clinical Examination and Reasoning (Julie Mitchell, Course Director)
2008 - Present Preceptor for students on Internal Medicine Ambulatory month
2008 - 2009 Faculty member of GURU program, student run effort to ensure that all students have a personal relationship with at least one faculty member
 
Resident and Fellow Education
04/2005 - Present Commentator at Morbidity and Mortality conference (1x/2 months on average)
05/2005 - 06/2006 Substitute Preceptor, Resident Clinic (2x/month on average)
08/2005 - Present Ward Attending, VA Medical Center (1/2 month blocks, 3 annually)
10/2005 - 01/2006 Faculty Facilitator, Intern Report (2-3 times/month)
12/2005 - Present Lecturer, Stroke Prevention, presented bi-monthly as part of the Ambulatory Immersion Academic Half Day
07/2006 - Present Substitute Preceptor, Resident Clinic (1x/ 3 months on average)
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Medical Student Education
1987 - 1988 University of Alabama, Instructor, didactic portion of Junior Medical Student Clerkship
1992 - 1993 University of Pittsburgh, Physical Diagnosis
1993 - 2001 University of Pittsburgh, Preceptor, Clinical Epidemiology
1993 - 2001 University of Pittsburgh, Facilitator, Clinical Epi/Biostats, Freshman Series
1995 - 1998 University of Pittsburgh, Lecturer/Director, CEB “Prostate Cancer Screening Module”
1996 - 2001 University of Pittsburgh, Lecturer, Clinical Epi/Biostats, Freshman Series
1997 - 1998 University of Pittsburgh, External Advisor, Clinical Epi/Biostats, Freshman Series
2001 - 2005 Kansas University, Student Preceptor, Physical Diagnosis course
2002 - 2005 Kansas University, Student Advisor, Orr Society
2010 - 2016 Facilitator for Clinical Examination and Reasoning which became Bench to Bedside
2012 - 2016 Clinical Apprenticeship Preceptor for medical student Mitchell Guenther (2012-2013), Gareth Hattersly (2013-2014), Nick Placone (2014-2015), James Reneau (2015-2016)
 
Graduate Student Education
1995 University of Pittsburgh, Lecturer, Graduate School of Public Health
 
Resident and Fellow Education
1987 - 1988 University of Alabama, Attending Physician, ward team (6 mos. of the year)
1987 - 1988 University of Alabama, Supervisor, resident activities (throughout the year)
1988 - 1991 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Supervisor, Housestaff Continuity Clinic
1991 - 2001 University of Pittsburgh, Preceptor, Resident Continuity Clinic
1991 - 2001 University of Pittsburgh, Ward Attending
1991 - 1997 University of Pittsburgh, Consult Service Attending (annually)
1991 - 2001 University of Pittsburgh, Lecturer, Resident/Intern Pre-Clinic Conferences (30-40 lectures/year)
1991 - 2001 University of Pittsburgh, Preceptor, Intern Continuity Clinic
1992 - 1995 University of Pittsburgh, Facilitator, Resident Research Consortium
2001 - 2005 Kansas University, Preceptor, Resident Continuity Clinic (as needed)
2001 Kansas University, Core Curriculum Lecturer for Internal Medicine residents, including Immunizations for Pneumococcus and Influenza
2001 - 2005 Kansas University, Morning Report, Kansas City VA Medical Center (weekly)
2002 - 2005 Kansas University, Facilitator, Resident Journal Club
2002 Kansas University, Treatment of Hypertension
2003 Kansas University, Discussant, Clinical Pathologic Correlation
2003 Kansas University, Hypertensive Urgencies
2003 - 2005 Kansas University, Morning Report, Kansas University Medical Center (weekly)
2004 Kansas University, Hypertension on the Wards
2004 Kansas University, Ambulatory Hypertension
04/2005 - Present Commentator at Morbidity and Mortality conference (1x/2 months, on average)
12/2005 - Present Lecturer, Stroke Prevention, presented bi-monthly as part of the Ambulatory Immersion Academic Half Day
 
Postdoctoral Fellow Education
1991 - 1994 University of Pittsburgh, Speaker, GIM Fellow Research Series
 
Continuing Medical Education
11/2002 Kansas City Society of Internists, Hypertension Management
10/2005 Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Harbor, WI, Primary and Secondary Stroke Prevention
09/2006 Geriatric Board Review Course, Waukesha, WI, Hypertension in Persons over 80 years of Age
10/2006 Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Harbor, WI, Treatment of Hypertension in the Very Elderly
10/2007 Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Harbor, WI, Racial Profiling in Primary Care
10/2010 Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Harbor, WI, How can we get people with chronic disease to improve self management?
10/2011 Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Harbor, WI, How low should we go? Goal blood pressure in 2011
10/2012 Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Harbor, WI, What’s up with Hypertension
10/2014 Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Harbor, WI, What’s new in Hypertension: JNC8 and Resistant BP
10/2015 Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Harbor, WI, Is Less Really More?
10/2016 Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Harbor, WI, Interpreting SPRINT: How and Why the SPRINT Results Should Influence Your Practice
 
Community/Lay Public
11/2005 “Flu Hotline,” aired on Today’s TMJ 4, a local NBC affiliate
04/2006 - 2009 Series of articles on self management of chronic diseases directed towards a lay audience in the VFW News, the newspaper of the US Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Wisconsin
04/2006 “Medicine Cabinet Make-Over,” aired on WITI-6, a local Fox affiliate
05/2006 “Bird Flu,” aired on Today’s TMJ 4, a local NBC affiliate
05/2006 “Drugged Drivers,” aired on Today’s TMJ 4, a local NBC affiliate
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
1994 - 1995 Aaron Mendelsohn, Research mentor: “Accuracy of Coding for Cardiac Catheterization and Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, VA Medical Center
 
Postdoctoral Students
2006 - Present Kim Stoner, MD, MPH, “Panic Disorder in the Veteran Population.” I provide methodologic mentoring, with Marilyn Schapira as primary mentor. This mentoring continues now that Dr. Stoner is a faculty member
2007 - Present Melanie Hinojosa, PhD, Focus: "Using MyHealtheVet (MHV) to improve the care of veterans."
 
Clinical/Research Fellows
1992 - 1993 Joseph Conigliaro, Research mentor: “Racial Differences in Cardiovascular Procedure Use”
1998 - 2000 Hyasmine Charles, Research mentor: “Racial Variation in Adherence to Cardiac Medications”
2000 - 2001 B. Bean-Mayberry, Research mentor: “Organizational Models for Women’s Health Clinics”
2002 - 2005 Bachir Younes, Research mentor: “Predictors of VRE Bacteremia”
2003 - 2004 Marco Mazello, Research mentor: “Racial Variation in Predictive Value of Exercise Stress Testing”
2003 - 2005 Andrea Yang, Research mentor: “Patient Beliefs about the Benefits of Coronary Revascularization”
 
Residents
1998 - 2001 Steve Weisbord, Research mentor: “Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation”
1999 - 2000 Sharon Maynard, Research mentor: “Quality of Life in Survivors of Acute Renal Failure Requiring Dialysis in an ICU”
2007 - Present Jennifer Everton, MD, Cholesterol management
2007 - Present Samir Nangia, MD, Cholesterol management
 
Faculty
1998 - 2000 Satish Muluk, Research mentor: “Management of Intermittent Claudication”
1998 - 2000 Judith Mickelson, Research mentor: “Process and Outcomes of Chronic Heart Failure Care in Diverse Populations”
1999 - 2001 Bruce Ling, Research mentor: “Colorectal Cancer Screening”
1999 - 2001 Jaye Hefner, Research mentor: “Predictors of Osteoporosis”
2000 - 2001 Ali Sonel, Research mentor: “Utility of Newer Markers of Thrombosis or Ischemia in Emergency Department Triage of Patients with Symptoms of Cardiac Ischemia”
2000 - 2001 Mark Thompson, Research mentor: “Effectiveness of Computer-Implemented Expert Systems for Lipid Lowering”
2001 - 2005 Sally Rigler, Research mentor: “Administrative Data Analysis: Psychotropic Medication Use in the Elderly”
2003 - 2005 Andrea Charbonneau, Research mentor, various projects
2005 - 2008 Kathy Fletcher, MD, MA, Assisted her with preparing R01 type grants
2006 - 2007 Edith Burns, MD, Assisted her in focusing her grant, now funded, on the use of an automated self monitoring system to improve glycemic control in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2006 Toshiko Uchida, MD, I worked with her to encourage academic productivity as part of the SGIM mentorship program at the Midwest regional meeting., Rush Medical School
2007 - Present Avery Hayes, MD, Provided funded time on research projects
2007 - Present Cheryl Clark, MD, I began to work with her as part of the SGIM mentorship program at the 2007 National SGIM meeting., Harvard Medical School
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
1982 - 1983 Instructor, Junior Academy of Medicine
1986 - 1988 Volunteer Physician, Birmingham Area Health Care for the Homeless
09/1994 Operation Standdown – Providing Respite for Homeless Veterans
09/1995 Operation Standdown – Providing Respite for Homeless Veterans
12/1996 - 09/2001 UPMC Program for underserved populations, Birmingham Clinic
2003 - 03/2005 JayDoc Free Clinic, Kansas City, KS
2006 - Present Service as attending for Saturday Morning Free Clinic (student run and operated), Medical College of Wisconsin
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Steinberg EP, WHITTLE J, Anderson GF. Impact of claims data research on clinical practice. Int J Tech Assessment Health Care 1990;6:282-287. PMC n/a
2. Anderson GF, Steinberg EP, WHITTLE J, Powe NR, Entebbe S, Lupu D, Herbert R. Development of clinical and economic prognoses from Medicare claims data. JAMA 1990;263:967-972. PMC n/a
3. Anderson GF, Steinberg EP, Powe NR, Entebbe S, WHITTLE J, Horn S, Herbert R. Setting payment rates for capitated systems: A comparison of various alternatives. Inquiry 1990;27:225-233.PMC n/a
4. WHITTLE J, Whelton PK, Seidler AJ, Klag MJ. Does racial variation in risk factors explain black/white differences in the incidence of hypertensive end stage renal disease? Arch Int Med 1991;151:1359-1364, . PMC n/a
5. WHITTLE J, Steinberg EP, Anderson GF, Herbert R. Use of Medicare claims data to evaluate outcomes in elderly patients undergoing lung resection for lung cancer. Chest 1991;100:729-734. PMC n/a
6. WHITTLE J, Steinberg EP, Anderson GF, Herbert R. Accuracy of Medicare claims data for estimation of cancer incidence and resection rates among elderly Americans. Med Care 29:1226-1236, 1991. PMC n/a
7. WHITTLE J, Steinberg EP, Anderson GF, Herbert R. Outcomes following colectomy in elderly patients with colon cancer derived from Medicare claims data. Am J Surg 1992;163:572-576. PMC n/a
8. Brancati FL, WHITTLE J, Whelton PK, Seidler AJ, Klag MJ. The excess incidence of diabetic end-stage renal disease among blacks: A population-based study of potential explanatory factors. JAMA 1992 268:3079-3084. PMC n/a
9. Brancati FL, Whelton PK, WHITTLE J, Klag MJ. Epidemiologic analysis of existing data to investigate hypertensive renal disease: An example from the Maryland end-stage renal disease registry. Am J Kidney Dis 1993;21:15-24. PMC n/a
10. WHITTLE J, Steinberg EP, Anderson GF, Herbert R, Hochberg MC. Use of Medicare claims data to analyze the relationship of age, sex and indication to outcome in patients undergoing total hip replacement. Clin Ortho 1993;295:119-126. PMC n/a
11. WHITTLE J, Conigliaro J, Good CB, Lofgren RP. Racial differences in the use of invasive cardiovascular procedures in the Department of Veterans Affairs medical system. N Engl J Med 1993;329:621-627. PMC n/a
12. The Internal Medicine Clinic Research Consortium. Effect of digital rectal examination on serum prostate-specific antigen in a primary care setting. Arch Intern Med 1995;155:389-392. (Corresponding author, faculty chair of writing committee). PMC n/a
13. The Internal Medicine Clinic Research Consortium Faculty: Housestaff team research in the ambulatory setting: It can be done. J Gen Int Med 1995;10:119-222. PMC n/a
14. Mendelsohn AB, WHITTLE J. Accuracy of coding for cardiac catheterization and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty at a Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. J AHIMA 67:64-70, 1996. PMC n/a
15. WHITTLE J, Wickenheiser L, Venditti LN. Is warfarin underused in the treatment of elderly persons with atrial fibrillation? Arch Int Med 1997;157:441-445. PMC n/a
16. WHITTLE J, Conigliaro JC, Good CB, Joswiak M. Do patient preferences contribute to racial differences in cardiovascular procedure use? J Gen Intern Med 1997;12:267-273. PMC n/a
17. WHITTLE J, Fine MJ, Joyce DZ, et al. Community-acquired pneumonia: Can it be defined with claims data? Am J Med Qual 1997;12:187-193. PMC n/a
18. Oddone EZ, Horner RD, Diers T, Lipscomb J, McIntyre L, Sloane R, WHITTLE J, Passman L, Peterson L, Heaney R, Matchar D. Understanding racial variation in the utilization of carotid endarterectomy: Role of patient preferences. J Natl Med Assoc 1998;90:25-33. PMC n/a
19. WHITTLE J, Lin CJ, Lave JR, Fine MJ, Delaney KM, Joyce DZ, Young WW, Kapoor WN. Relationship of provider characteristics to outcomes, process and costs of care for community-acquired pneumonia. Med Care 1998;36:977-987. PMC n/a
20. WHITTLE J, Johnson P, Localio AR. Anticoagulation therapy in patients with venous thromboembolic disease. J Gen Int Med 1998;13:373-378. PMC n/a
21. Oddone EZ, Horner R, Sloane R, McIntyre L, Ward A, WHITTLE J, Passman LJ, Kroupa L, Heaney R, Diem S, Matchar D. Race, presenting signs and symptoms, use of carotid artery imaging and appropriateness of carotid endarterectomy. Stroke 1999;30:1350-1356. PMC n/a
22. Conigliaro J, WHITTLE J, Good CB, Hanusa BH, Passman LJ, Lofgren RP, Allman R, Ubel PA, O'Connor M, Macpherson DS. Understanding racial variation in the use of coronary revascularization procedures: The role of clinical factors. Arch Int Med 2000;160:1329-1335. PMC n/a
23. Muluk SC, Muluk VS, Kelley ME, WHITTLE J, Tierney JA, Webster MW, Makaroun MS. Outcome events in claudicants: A 15-year study in 2777 patients. J Vas Surg 2001;33:251-258. PMC n/a
24. Weisbord SD, WHITTLE J, Brooks RC. Is warfarin really underused in patients with atrial fibrillation? J Gen Int Med 2001;16:743-749. PMC n/a
25. Lin CJ, WHITTLE J, Lave JR, Macpherson DS, Brucker N, Kelley ME. Physician satisfaction with medical practice in VISN 4. VHSJ 2001;6(5):47-52. PMC n/a
26. Aquino R, Johnnides C, Makaroun M, WHITTLE J, Muluk VS, Kelley ME, Muluk SC. Natural history of claudication: Long-term serial follow-up study of 1244 claudicants. J Vasc Surg 2001;34:962-70. PMC n/a
27. Kressin NR, Clark JA, WHITTLE J, East M, Peterson ED, Chang BH, Rosen AK, Ren XS, Alley LG. Racial differences in health-related beliefs, attitudes and experiences of VA cardiac patients: Scale development and application. Med Care 2002;40(Supp 1):72-85. PMC n/a
28. Conigliaro J, WHITTLE J, Good CB, Skanderson M, Kelley M, Goldberg K. Delay in presentation for cardiac care by race, age and site of care. Med Care 2002;40(Supp 1):97-105. PMC n/a
29. Newman AB, Naydeck BL, WHITTLE J, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Edmundowicz D, Kuller LH. Racial differences in coronary artery calcification in older adults. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2002;22:424-30. PMC n/a
30. Kilbourne AM, Justice AC, Rollman BL, McGinnis KA, Rabeneck L, Weissman S, Smola S, Schultz R, WHITTLE J, Rodriguez-Barradas M. Clinical importance of HIV and depressive symptoms among veterans with HIV infection. J Gen Intern Med 2002;17:512-520. PMC n/a
31. Aspinall MB, WHITTLE J, Aspinall SL, Maher RL, Good CB. Improving adverse-drug-reaction reporting in ambulatory care clinics at a Veterans Affairs hospital. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2002;59:841-5. PMC n/a
32. WHITTLE J, Conigliaro JC, Good CB, Hanusa BH, Macpherson DM. Black/white differences in severity of coronary artery disease among individuals with acute coronary syndromes. J Gen Intern Med 2002;17:867-873. PMC n/a
33. Oddone EZ, Horner RD, Johnston DCC, Stechuchak K, McIntyre L, Ward A, Alley LG, WHITTLE J, Kroupa L, Taylor J. Carotid endarterectomy and race: Do clinical indications and patient preferences cccount for differences? Stroke 2002;33:2936-2943. PMC n/a
34. Charles H, Good CB, Hanusa BH, Chang CCH, WHITTLE J. Racial differences in adherence to cardiac medications. J Natl Med Assoc 2003;95:17-27. PMC n/a
35. Bean-Mayberry BA, Chang CH, McNeil MA, WHITTLE J, Hayes PM, Scholle SH. Patient satisfaction in women's clinics versus traditional primary care clinics in the Veteran's Administration. J Gen Intern Med 2003;18:175-181. PMC n/a
36. Maynard SE, WHITTLE J, Chelluri L, Arnold R. Quality of life and dialysis decisions in critically ill patients with acute renal failure. Intensive Care Med 2003;29:1589-93. PMC n/a
37. Ibrahim SA, WHITTLE J, Bean-Mayberry B, Kelley ME, Good CB, Conigliaro J. Racial/ethnic variations in physician recommendations for cardiac revascularization. Am J Public Health 2003;93:1689-1693. PMC n/a
38. Bertjes DJ, Muluk V, WHITTLE J, Kelley M, Macpherson D, Muluk SC. Relevance of carotid stenosis progression as a predictor of ischemic neurological outcomes. Arch Intern Med 2003;163:2285-2289. PMC n/a
39. Jachna CM, WHITTLE J, Lukert B, Graves L, Bhargava T. Effect of hospitalist consultation on treatment of osteoporosis in hip fracture patients. Osteoporosis Int 2003;14:665-671. PMC n/a
40. Mortensen EM, Cornell J, WHITTLE J. Racial variations in processes of care for patients with community-acquired pneumonia. BMC Health Serv Res 2004 Aug 10;4(1):20, 2004. PMC514714
41. Charbonneau A, Parker V, Meterko M, Rosen AK, Kader B, Owen RR, Ash AS, WHITTLE J, Berlowitz DR. The relationship of system-level quality improvement with depression care quality. Am J Managed Care 2004;10:846-851. PMC n/a
42. Kressin NR, Chang BH, WHITTLE J, Peterson ED, Clark JA, Rosen AK, Orner M, Collins TC, Alley LG, Petersen LA. Racial differences in cardiac catheterization are not a function of patient beliefs: Results from the Cardiac Decision Making Study. Am J Pub Health 94:2091-2097, 2004.
43. Charbonneau C, Bruning W, Titus-Howard T, Ellerbeck E, WHITTLE J, Hall S, Campbell J, Crain-Lewis S, Munro S. The Community Initiative on Depression: Report from a multiphase worksite depression intervention. J Occup Env Med 47:60-67, 2005. PMC n/a
44. Zahid M, Sonel AF, Kelley ME, Wall L, WHITTLE J, Fine MJ, Good CB. A deadly combination? Elevated troponin I and peripheral white blood cell count imply poor prognosis in patients with suspected myocardial injury. Am J Cardio 2005;95:970-972. PMC n/a
45. Jachna CM, Shireman TI, WHITTLE J, Ellerbeck EF, Rigler SK. Differing patterns of antiresorptive pharmacotherapy in nursing facility residents and community dwellers. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005;3:1275-1281. PMC n/a
46. Yealy DM, Auble TE, Stone RA, Lave JR, Meehan TP, Graff LG, Fine JM, Obrosky DS, Mor MK, WHITTLE J, Fine MJ. Effect of increasing the intensity of implementing pneumonia guidelines: A randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med 2005;143:881-894. PMC n/a
47. WHITTLE J, Kressin NR, Peterson ED, Orner MB, Glickman M, Mazzella M, Petersen LA. Racial differences in prevalence of coronary obstructions among men with positive nuclear imaging studies. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006;47:2034-2041.
48. Hravnak M, WHITTLE J, Kelley ME, Sereika S, Good CB, Ibrahim SA, Conigliaro J. Symptom expression in coronary heart disease and revascularization recommendations for black and white patients. Am J Pub Health 2007;97:1701-8. PMC n/a
49. Kressin NR, Glickman ME, Peterson ED, WHITTLE J, Orner MB, Petersen LA. Functional status outcomes among white and African American cardiac patients in an equal access system. Am Heart J 2007;153:418-425. PMC n/a
50. Thibodeau N, Evans JH, Natarajan NJ, WHITTLE J. Value creation in public enterprises: An empirical analysis of coordinated organizational changes in the VA hospital system. Account Rev 2007;82(March):483-520. PMC n/a
51. Rouf E, WHITTLE J, Lu N, Schwartz MD. Computers in the exam room: Differences in physician-patient interaction may be due to physician experience. J Gen Intern Med 2007;22:43-8. PMC n/a
52. WHITTLE J, Conigliaro J, Good CB, Kelley ME, Skanderson M. Understanding of the benefits of coronary revascularization procedures among patients who are offered such procedures Am Heart J 2007;154:662-8. PMC n/a
53. Simmons A, Rouf E, WHITTLE J. Not your typical pneumonia. J Gen Intern Med 2007;22:1613-6. PMC n/a
54. Chonchol M, WHITTLE J, Desbien A, Orner MB, Petersen LA, Kressin NR. Chronic kidney disease is associated with angiographic coronary artery disease Am J. Nephrol 2008;28:354-60.PMC n/a
55. Ling BS, Trauth JM, Fine MJ, Mor MK, Resnick A, Braddock CH, Bereknyei S, Weissfeld JL, Schoen RE, Ricci EM, WHITTLE J. Informed decision-making and colorectal cancer screening: Is it occurring in primary care? Med Care 2008;46(9 Suppl 1)S23-9. PMC n/a
56. WHITTLE J, Schectman G, Lu N, Baar B, Mayo-Smith MF. Relationship of scheduling interval to missed and cancelled clinic appointments. J Ambulatory Care Manage 2008;31:290-302. PMC n/a
57. Aujesky D, McCausland JB, WHITTLE J, Obrosky DS, Yealy DM, Fine MJ. Reasons why emergency department providers do not rely on the pneumonia severity index to determine the initial site of treatment for patients with pneumonia. Clin Infect Dis 2009;49(10):e100-8. PMC n/a
58. Zebrack JR, Fletcher KE, Beasley BW, WHITTLE J. Ambulatory training since duty hour regulations: a survey of program directors Am J Med 2010;123(1):89-94. PMC n/a
59. Hayes A, Morzinski J, Ertl K, Wurm C, Patterson L, Wilke N, WHITTLE J. Preliminary description of the feasibility of using peer leaders to encourage hypertension self-management. Wis Med J 2010;109(2):85-90.
60. Uphold CR, Findley F, Wing KL, Freytes IM, Knauff L. Shorr RI, Rodriguez W, WHITTLE JC, Beyth RJ. Culturally sensitive, senior-friendly health information for caregivers of veterans with stroke. Fed Pract 2010;27(9):33-36. PMC n/a
61. WHITTLE J, Fletcher KE, Morzinski J, Ertl K, Patterson L, Jensen W, Schapira MM. Ethical challenges in a randomized controlled trial of peer education among veterans service organizations. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2010 Dec;5(4):43-51. PMC n/a
62. Rigler SK, Ellerbeck E, WHITTLE J, Mahnken J, Cook-Wiens G, Shireman TI. Comparing methods to identify hip fracture in a nursing home population using Medicare claims. Osteoporos Int 2011 Jan;22(1):57-61 PMC2990808
63. Singh S, Fletcher KE, Pandl GJ, Schapira MM, Nattinger AB, Biblo LA, WHITTLE J. It's the writing on the wall: Whiteboards improve inpatient satisfaction with provider communication. Am J Med Qual 2011 Mar-Apr;26(2):127-31. PMC n/a
64. Singh S, Fletcher KE, Schapira MM, Conti M, Tarima S, Biblo LA, WHITTLE J. A comparison of outcomes of general medical inpatient care provided by a hospitalist-physician assistant model vs a traditional resident-based model. J Hosp Med 2011 Mar;6(3):122-30. PMC n/a
65. Sohn MW, WHITTLE J, Pezzin LE, Miao H, Dillingham TR. Electrodiagnostic consultation and identification of neuromuscular conditions in persons with diabetes. Muscle Nerve 2011 Jun;43(6):812-7. PMC n/a
66. Kumar G, Kumar N, Taneja A, Kaleekal T, Tarima S, McGinley E, Jimenez E, Mohan A, Khan RA, WHITTLE J, Jacobs E, Nanchal R, Milwaukee Initiative in Critical Care Outcomes Research Group of Investigators Nationwide trends of severe sepsis in the 21st century (2000-2007). Chest. 2011 Nov;140(5):1223-31. PMC n/a
67. Patterson L, Morzinski J, Ertl K, Wurm C, Hayes A, WHITTLE J. Engaging community-based veterans' organizations in health promotion programs. Fam Community Health. 2011 Oct-Dec;34(4):311-8. PMC n/a
68. Fletcher K, Nickoloff S, WHITTLE J, Jackson J, Frank M, Schapira M. Why residents consider working beyond the duty hour limits: Implications of the ACGME 2011 Duty Hour Standards. J Grad Med Educ 2011;3(4):571-573. PMC 3244329
69. Mosack K, Wendorf A, Brouwer A, Patterson L, Ertl K, WHITTLE J, Morzinski J, Fletcher K. Veterans service organization engagement in “POWER,” a peer-led hypertension intervention. Chronic Illn 2012 2012 Dec;8(4)252-64. PMC n/a
70. Nanchal R, Kumar G, Taneja A, Patel J, Deshmukh A, Tarima S, Jacobs ER, WHITTLE J, Milwaukee Initiative in Critical Care Outcomes Research (MICCOR) Group of Investigators Pulmonary embolism: The weekend effect. Chest. 2012 Sep;142(3):690-6 PMCID: PMC4694190
71. Patterson L, McGinley E, Ertl K, Morzinski J, Fyfe R, WHITTLE J. Location and organizational features: What type of veteran communities participate in health programs. Prog Community Health Partnersh 2012 Summer;6(2):141-52. PMC n/a
72. Schapira M, Fletcher K, Eastwood D, Hayes A, Patterson L, Ertl K, WHITTLE J. The development and validation of the Hypertension Evaluation of Lifestyle and Management (HELM) Knowledge Scale. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2012 Jul;14(7):461-6. PMC4415151
73. Ayotte BJ, Hausmann LR, WHITTLE J, Kressin NR. The relationship between perceived discrimination and coronary artery obstruction. Am Heart J 2012; 163(4):677-83. PMC n/a
74. Mosack KE, Patterson L, Brouwer AM, Wendorf AR, Ertl K, Eastwood D, Morzinski J, Fletcher K, WHITTLE J. Evaluation of a peer-led hypertension intervention for veterans: impact on peer leaders. Health Educ Res. 2013 Jun;28(3):426-36 PMCID: PMC3716214
75. Kumar G, Sakhuja A, Taneja A, Majumdar T, Patel J, Whittle J, Nanchal R, Milwaukee Initiative in Critical Care Outcomes Research (MICCOR) Group of Investigators. Pulmonary embolism in patients with CKD and ESRD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2012 Oct;7(10):1584-90. PMCID: PMC3463201
76. Rigler SK, Shireman TI, Cook-Wiens GJ, Ellerbeck EF, Whittle JC, Mehr DR, Mahnken JD. Fracture risk in nursing home residents initiating antipsychotic medications. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 May;61(5):715-22. PMCID: PMC3656141
77. Rosenwald K, Ertl K, Fletcher KE, WHITTLE J. Patterns of arthritis medication use in a community sample. J Prim Care Community Health. 2012 Oct 1;3(4):272-7. PMC n/a
78. Mackinney T, Visotcky AM, Tarima S, WHITTLE J. Does providing care for uninsured patients decrease emergency room visits and hospitalizations? J Prim Care Community Health. 2013 Apr 1;4(2):135-42 PMC4818592
79. Nanchal R, Kumar G, Majumdar T, Taneja A, Patel J, Dagar G, Jacobs ER, WHITTLE J. Utilization of mechanical ventilation for asthma exacerbations: analysis of a national database. Respir Care. 2014 May;59(5):644-53. PMC4580276
80. Phillips W, Piller LB, Williamson JD, WHITTLE J, Jafri SZ, Ford CE, Einhorn PT, Oparil S, Furberg CD, Grimm RH Jr, Alderman MH, Davis BR, Probstfield JL, ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group. Risk of hospitalized gastrointestinal bleeding in persons randomized to diuretic, ACE-inhibitor, or calcium-channel blocker in ALLHAT. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2013 Nov;15(11):825-32 PMC3844932
81. Kumar G, Taneja A, Majumdar T, Jacobs ER, WHITTLE J, Nanchal R, Milwaukee Initiative in Critical Care Outcomes Research (MICCOR) Group of Investigators. The association of lacking insurance with outcomes of severe sepsis: retrospective analysis of an administrative database. Crit Care Med. 2014 Mar;42(3):583-91. PMC n/a
82. Fletcher KE, Visotcky AM, Slagle JM, Tarima S, WHITTLE J, Weinger MB, Schapira MM. Self-reported subjective workload of on-call interns. J Grad Med Educ 2013 Sep;5(3):427-32.PMC3771172
83. Santana-Davila R, Szabo A, Arce-Lara C, Williams CD, Kelley MJ, Whittle J. Cisplatin versus carboplatin-based regimens for the treatment of patients with metastatic lung cancer. An analysis of Veterans Health Administration data. J Thorac Oncol 2014 May;9(5):702-9. PMC n/a
84. Wolfgram DF, Sunio L, Vogt E, Smith HM, Visotcky A, Laud P, WHITTLE J Haemodynamics during dialysis and cognitive performance. Nephrology (Carlton) 2014 Dec;19(12):771-6. PMC4452995
85. WHITTLE J, Schapira MM, Fletcher KE, Hayes A, Morzinski J, Laud P, Eastwood D, Ertl K, Patterson L, Mosack KE A randomized trial of peer-delivered self-management support for hypertension. Am J Hypertens. 2014 Nov;27(11):1416-23 PMCID: PMC4263938
86. Muntner P, Levitan EB, Lynch AI, Simpson LM, WHITTLE J, Davis BR, Kostis JB, Whelton PK, Oparil S. Effect of chlorthalidone, amlodipine, and lisinopril on visit-to-visit variability of blood pressure: results from the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2014 May;16(5):323-30. PMC4141643
87. Ahmed SM, Nelson D, Kissack A, Franco Z, Whittle J, Kotchen T, Meurer JR, Morzinski J, Brandenburg T. Towards Building a Bridge between Community Engagement in Research (CEnR) and Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER). Clin Transl Sci 2015 Apr;8(2):160-5. PMC4405400
88. Santana-Davila R, Devisetty K, Szabo A, Sparapani R, Arce-Lara C, Gore EM, Moran A, Williams CD, Kelley MJ, WHITTLE J. Cisplatin and etoposide versus carboplatin and paclitaxel with concurrent radiotherapy for stage III non-small-cell lung cancer: an analysis of Veterans Health Administration data. J Clin Oncol 2015 Feb 20;33(6):567-74. PMC4322259
89. Miller DM, Schapira MM, Visotcky AM, Laud P, Arora VM, Kordus A, Whittle J, Singh S, Fletcher KE. Changes in written sign-out composition across hospitalization. J Hosp Med. 2015 Aug;10(8):534-6. PMC n/a
90. Muntner P, WHITTLE J, Lynch AI, Colantonio LD, Simpson LM, Einhorn PT, Levitan EB, Whelton PK, Cushman WC, Louis GT, Davis BR, Oparil S. Visit-to-Visit Variability of Blood Pressure and Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, Heart Failure, and Mortality: A Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med 2015 Sep 1;163(5):329-38. PMC pending
91. Fletcher KE, Singh S, Schapira MM, Ratkalkar V, Visotcky AM, Laud P, Kallio C, Framberg S, Li J, Kordus A, WHITTLE J. Inpatient Housestaff Discontinuity of Care and Patient Adverse Events. Am J Med 2016 Mar;129(3):341-347.e21. PMC n/a
92. Fletcher KE, Singh S, WHITTLE J, Ratkalkar V, Visotcky AM, Laud P, Kordus A, Schapira MM. Multisite Study to Examine the Amount of Inpatient Physician Continuity Experienced by Hospitalized Patients. J Grad Med Educ 2015 Dec;7(4):624-9. PMC4675421
93. WHITTLE J. Correction: Article on diagnosis in jaundice. Ann Intern Med 1983 Oct;99(4):547. PMC n/a
94. WHITTLE J. KePRO project sheds light on anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation. Pa Med 1995 Dec;98(12):30-1. PMC n/a
95. Whittle J, Lynch AI, Tanner RM, Simpson LM, Davis BR, Rahman M, Whelton PK, Oparil S, Muntner P. Visit-to-Visit Variability of BP and CKD Outcomes: Results from the ALLHAT. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Mar 07;11(3):471-80. PMCID: PMC4791814
96. Franco ZE, Logan C, Flower M, Curry B, Ruffalo L, Brazauskas R, WHITTLE J. Community veterans' decision to use VA Services: A multimethod veteran health partnership study. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2016;10(1):31-44.
97. Daniels S, Wilke N, Ertl K, Fletcher K, WHITTLE J. Group cohesion in a formal exercise program composed of predominantly older men. J Gerontol Nurs 2016 Apr 11:1-8. PMC pending
98. Funk LM, Jolles SA, Greenberg CC, Schwarze ML, Safdar N, McVay MA, WHITTLE JC, Maciejewski ML, Voils CI. Primary care physician decision making regarding severe obesity treatment and bariatric surgery: A qualitative study. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2015 Dec 2;pii S1550-7289(15)01081-3. PMC pending.
99. Williamson JD, Supiano MA, Applegate WB, Berlowitz DR, Campbell RC, Chertow GM, Fine LJ, Haley WE, Hawfield AT, Ix JH, Kitzman DW, Kostis JB, Krousel-Wood MA, Launer LJ, Oparil S, Rodriguez CJ, Roumie CL, Shorr RI, Sink KM, Wadley VG, Whelton PK, WHITTLE J, Woolard NF, Wright JT Jr, Pajewski NM, SPRINT Research Group. Intensive vs standard blood pressure control and cardiovascular disease outcomes in adults aged ≥75 years: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2016 May 19:doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.7050. [Epub ahead of print] PMC pending.
100. WHITTLE J, José-Miguel Y, Williamson J, Ford C, Probstfield J, Beard B, Marginean H, Hamilton B, Suhan P, Davis B, on behalf of the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group. Clinical and demographic correlates of medication and visit adherernce in a large randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res 2016 Jul 8;16(1):236. PMC4938977.
101. Whittle J, Yamal JM, Williamson JD, Ford CE, Probstfield JL, Beard BL, Marginean H, Hamilton BP, Suhan PS, Davis BR, ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group. Clinical and demographic correlates of medication and visit adherence in a large randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Jul 08;16:236. PMCID: PMC4938977
102. Levine JC, Burns E, WHITTLE J, Fleming R, Knudson P, Flax S, Leventhal H. Randomized trial of technology-assisted self-monitoring of blood glucose by low-income seniors: improved glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Behav Med 2016 Jul 1 [epub ahead of print].
103. Morris MS, Graham LA, Richman JS, Hollis RH, Jones CE, Wahl T, Itani KM, Mull HJ, Rosen AK, Copeland L, Burns E, Telford G, WHITTLE J, Wilson M, Knight SJ, Hawn MT. Postoperative 30-day Readmission: Time to focus on what happens outside the hospital. Ann Surg 2016 Jun 28. [epub ahead of print]. PMC n/a.
104. Kronish IM, Lynch AI, Oparil S, WHITTLE J, Davis BR, Simpson LM, Krousel-Wood M, Cushman WC, Chang TI, Muntner P. The association between antihypertensive medication nonadherence and visit-to-visit variability of blood ressure: Findings rom the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial. Hypertension 2016 Jul;68(1):39-45. PMCID: PMC4900942
105. Zhang K, Eastwood D, Ertl K, WHITTLE J. Educational attainment does not modify the effect of educational interventions on blood pressure control: a secondary analysis of data from a randomised trial. JRSM Open 2016 Aug;78):2054270416654359. PMC4973411
106. Haley WE, Gilbert ON, Riley RF, Newman JC, Roumie CL, WHITTLE J, Kronish IM, Tamariz L, Wiggers A, Morisky DE, Conroy MB, Kovalik E, Kressin NR, Muntner P, Goff DC Jr, SPRINT Study Research Group. The association between Self-Reported Medication Adherence scores and systolic blood pressure control: a SPRINT baseline data study. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2016 Sep 7;doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2016.08.009. (Epub ahead of print. PMC pending
107. Hollis RH, Graham LA, Richman JS, Morris MS, Mull HJ, Wahl TS, Burns E, Copeland LA, Telford GL, Rosen AK, Itani KF, WHITTLE J, Wagner TH, Hawn MT. Hospital readmissions after surgery: How important are hospital and specialty factors? J Am Coll Surg 2017 Jan 11. PMC pending
108. Wolfgram DF, Lathara Z, Szabo A, Whittle J. Dialytic hemodynamics are associated with changes in gait speed. Hemodial Int. 2017 Oct;21(4):566-574. PMCID: PMC5440226
109. Croix M, Miller D, WHITTLE J, Singh S, Schapira MM, Carnahan J, Kuester J, Kallio C, Framberg S, Fletcher KE. The missing record of mental status in written sign-outs. J Patient Saf 2017 Jan 16. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000280. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28098585.
110. Wolfgram DF, Garcia K, Evans G, Zamanian S, Tang R, Wiegmann T, Sharma R, Campbell R, WHITTLE J. SPRINT Study Research Group. Association of Albuminuria and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate with Functional Performance Measures in Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease. Am J Nephrol 2017 Jan 21;45(2):172-9. PMC pending.
111. Odden MC, Peralta CA, Berlowitz DR, Johnson KC, WHITTLE J, Kitzman DW, Beddhu S, Nord JW, Papademetriou V, Williamson JD, Pajewski NM. Effect of intensive blood pressure control on gait speed and mobility limitation in adults 75 years or older: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med 2017 Feb 6. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9104. [Epub ahead of print]
112. Copeland LA, Graham LA, Richman JS, Rosen AK, Mull HJ, Burns EA, Whittle J, Itani KM, Hawn MT. A study to reduce readmissions after surgery in the Veterans Health Administration: design and methodology. BMC Health Serv Res 2017 Mar 14;17(1):198. PMC5348767
113. Whittle J. Blood Pressure Variability Predicts Clinical Outcomes: Now What? Hypertension. 2017 Apr;69(4):584-586. PMCID: PMC5344726
114. Titan A, Graham L, Rosen A, Itani K, Copeland LA, Mull HJ, Burns E, Richman J, Kertesz S, Wahl T, Morris M, Whittle J, Telford G, Wilson M, Hawn M. Homeless Status, Postdischarge Health Care Utilization, and Readmission After Surgery. Med Care. 2018 Jun;56(6):460-469.
115. Mull HJ, Graham LA, Morris MS, Rosen AK, Richman JS, Whittle J, Burns E, Wagner TH, Copeland LA, Wahl T, Jones C, Hollis RH, Itani KMF, Hawn MT. Association of Postoperative Readmissions With Surgical Quality Using a Delphi Consensus Process to Identify Relevant Diagnosis Codes. JAMA Surg. 2018 Aug 01;153(8):728-737. PMCID: PMC6142960
116. Sink KM, Evans GW, Shorr RI, Bates JT, Berlowitz D, Conroy MB, Felton DM, Gure T, Johnson KC, Kitzman D, Lyles MF, Servilla K, Supiano MA, Whittle J, Wiggers A, Fine LJ. Syncope, Hypotension, and Falls in the Treatment of Hypertension: Results from the Randomized Clinical Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 Apr;66(4):679-686. PMCID: PMC8045467
117. Fletcher KE, Ertl K, Ruffalo L, Harris L, Whittle J. Empirically Derived Lessons Learned about What Makes Peer-Led Exercise Groups Flourish. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2017;11(4):379-386.
118. Wolfgram D, Vogt E, Jahn AL, Smith HM, Sussman J, Visotcky A, Laud P, Whittle J. Hemodynamics During Dialysis and Changes in Cognitive Performance. WMJ. 2016 Dec;115(6):311-6.
119. Dungan K, Craven TE, Soe K, Wright JT Jr, Basile J, Haley WE, Kressin NR, Rani U, Tamariz L, Whittle J, Wiggers A, Osei K. Influence of metabolic syndrome and race on the relationship between intensive blood pressure control and cardiovascular outcomes in the SPRINT cohort. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2018 Mar;20(3):629-637. PMCID: PMC5812782
120. Beddhu S, Chertow GM, Cheung AK, Cushman WC, Rahman M, Greene T, Wei G, Campbell RC, Conroy M, Freedman BI, Haley W, Horwitz E, Kitzman D, Lash J, Papademetriou V, Pisoni R, Riessen E, Rosendorff C, Watnick SG, Whittle J, Whelton PK, SPRINT Research Group. Influence of Baseline Diastolic Blood Pressure on Effects of Intensive Compared With Standard Blood Pressure Control. Circulation. 2018 Jan 09;137(2):134-143. PMCID: PMC5760457
121. Still CH, Rodriguez CJ, Wright JT Jr, Craven TE, Bress AP, Chertow GM, Whelton PK, Whittle JC, Freedman BI, Johnson KC, Foy CG, He J, Kostis JB, Lash JP, Pedley CF, Pisoni R, Powell JR, Wall BM, SPRINT Writing Group. Clinical Outcomes by Race and Ethnicity in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT): A Randomized Clinical Trial. Am J Hypertens. 2017 Dec 08;31(1):97-107. PMCID: PMC5861531
122. Berlowitz DR, Foy CG, Kazis LE, Bolin LP, Conroy MB, Fitzpatrick P, Gure TR, Kimmel PL, Kirchner K, Morisky DE, Newman J, Olney C, Oparil S, Pajewski NM, Powell J, Ramsey T, Simmons DL, Snyder J, Supiano MA, Weiner DE, Whittle J, SPRINT Research Group. Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 24;377(8):733-744. PMCID: PMC5706112
123. Bress AP, Bellows BK, King JB, Hess R, Beddhu S, Zhang Z, Berlowitz DR, Conroy MB, Fine L, Oparil S, Morisky DE, Kazis LE, Ruiz-Negrón N, Powell J, Tamariz L, Whittle J, Wright JT Jr, Supiano MA, Cheung AK, Weintraub WS, Moran AE, SPRINT Research Group. Cost-Effectiveness of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 24;377(8):745-755. PMCID: PMC5708850
124. Chang TI, Reboussin DM, Chertow GM, Cheung AK, Cushman WC, Kostis WJ, Parati G, Raj D, Riessen E, Shapiro B, Stergiou GS, Townsend RR, Tsioufis K, Whelton PK, Whittle J, Wright JT, Papademetriou V, SPRINT Research Group*. Visit-to-Visit Office Blood Pressure Variability and Cardiovascular Outcomes in SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial). Hypertension. 2017 Oct;70(4):751-758. PMCID: PMC6209591
125. Wahl TS, Graham LA, Morris MS, Richman JS, Hollis RH, Jones CE, Itani KM, Wagner TH, Mull HJ, Whittle JC, Telford GL, Rosen AK, Copeland LA, Burns EA, Hawn MT. Association Between Preoperative Proteinuria and Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury and Readmission. JAMA Surg. 2018 Sep 01;153(9):e182009. PMCID: PMC6233648
126. Brys NA, Whittle J, Safdar N. Development of a veteran engagement toolkit for researchers. J Comp Eff Res. 2018 Jun;7(6):595-602. PMCID: PMC6615406
127. WHITTLE J. Correction: Article on diagnosis in jaundice. Ann Intern Med 1983 Oct;99(4):574.PMC n/a
128. Graham LA, Mull HJ, Wagner TH, Morris MS, Rosen AK, Richman JS, Whittle J, Burns E, Copeland LA, Itani KMF, Hawn MT. Comparison of a Potential Hospital Quality Metric With Existing Metrics for Surgical Quality-Associated Readmission. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Apr 05;2(4):e191313. PMCID: PMC6481441
129. Dasinger EA, Graham LA, Wahl TS, Richman JS, Baker SJ, Hawn MT, Hernandez-Boussard T, Rosen AK, Mull HJ, Copeland LA, Whittle JC, Burns EA, Morris MS. Preoperative opioid use and postoperative pain associated with surgical readmissions. Am J Surg. 2019 Nov;218(5):828-835.
130. Tamariz L, Gajardo M, Still CH, Gren LH, Clark E, Walsh S, Whittle J, Nord J, Ramsey T, Contreras G, SPRINT Research Group. The impact of central IRB's on informed consent readability and trial adherence in SPRINT. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2019 Sep;15:100407. PMCID: PMC6627564
131. Meurer JR, Whittle JC, Lamb KM, Kosasih MA, Dwinell MR, Urrutia RA. Precision Medicine and Precision Public Health: Academic Education and Community Engagement. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Aug;57(2):286-289.
132. Gehring MB, Lerret S, Johnson J, Rieder J, Nelson D, Copeland L, Titan A, Hawn M, Morris M, Whittle J, Burns E. Patient expectations for recovery after elective surgery: a common-sense model approach. J Behav Med. 2020 Apr;43(2):185-197.
133. Juraschek SP, Taylor AA, Wright JT Jr, Evans GW, Miller ER 3rd, Plante TB, Cushman WC, Gure TR, Haley WE, Moinuddin I, Nord J, Oparil S, Pedley C, Roumie CL, Whittle J, Wiggers A, Finucane C, Anne Kenny R, Appel LJ, Townsend RR, SPRINT Research Group. Orthostatic Hypotension, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Adverse Events: Results From SPRINT. Hypertension. 2020 Mar;75(3):660-667. PMCID: PMC7261502
134. Marquis-Gravel G, Roe MT, Robertson HR, Harrington RA, Pencina MJ, Berdan LG, Hammill BG, Faulkner M, Muñoz D, Fonarow GC, Nallamothu BK, Fintel DJ, Ford DE, Zhou L, Daugherty SE, Nauman E, Kraschnewski J, Ahmad FS, Benziger CP, Haynes K, Merritt JG, Metkus T, Kripalani S, Gupta K, Shah RC, McClay JC, Re RN, Geary C, Lampert BC, Bradley SM, Jain SK, Seifein H, Whittle J, Roger VL, Effron MB, Alvarado G, Goldberg YH, VanWormer JL, Girotra S, Farrehi P, McTigue KM, Rothman R, Hernandez AF, Jones WS. Rationale and Design of the Aspirin Dosing-A Patient-Centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-term Effectiveness (ADAPTABLE) Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 May 01;5(5):598-607.
135. Baker S, Malone E, Graham L, Dasinger E, Wahl T, Titan A, Richman J, Copeland L, Burns E, Whittle J, Hawn M, Morris M. Patient-reported health literacy scores are associated with readmissions following surgery. Am J Surg. 2020 Nov;220(5):1138-1144.
136. Whittle J. New Statin Use and Mortality in Older Veterans. JAMA. 2020 Nov 10;324(18):1907.
137. Rapp SR, Gaussoin SA, Sachs BC, Chelune G, Supiano MA, Lerner AJ, Wadley VG, Wilson VM, Fine LJ, Whittle JC, Auchus AP, Beddhu S, Berlowitz DR, Bress AP, Johnson KC, Krousel-Wood M, Martindale-Adams J, Miller EC, Rifkin DE, Snyder JK, Tamariz L, Wolfgram DF, Cleveland ML, Yang M, Nichols LO, Bryan RN, Reboussin DM, Williamson JD, Pajewski NM, SPRINT Research Group. Effects of intensive versus standard blood pressure control on domain-specific cognitive function: a substudy of the SPRINT randomised controlled trial. Lancet Neurol. 2020 Nov;19(11):899-907. PMCID: PMC7714000
138. Cotter A, Kim J, Semons-Booker K, Sherman K, Sparapani R, Whittle J. Influence of mid-life cognitive activity on cognitive function among men aged 68 years or older. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2021 Oct;33(10):2689-2694. PMCID: PMC8463627
139. Grabenstetter D, Rashid R, Whittle J. Using a process improvement approach to identifying barriers to research in a CTSA hub environment. J Clin Transl Sci. 2020 Aug 19;5(1):e30. PMCID: PMC8057493
140. Jones WS, Mulder H, Wruck LM, Pencina MJ, Kripalani S, Muñoz D, Crenshaw DL, Effron MB, Re RN, Gupta K, Anderson RD, Pepine CJ, Handberg EM, Manning BR, Jain SK, Girotra S, Riley D, DeWalt DA, Whittle J, Goldberg YH, Roger VL, Hess R, Benziger CP, Farrehi P, Zhou L, Ford DE, Haynes K, VanWormer JJ, Knowlton KU, Kraschnewski JL, Polonsky TS, Fintel DJ, Ahmad FS, McClay JC, Campbell JR, Bell DS, Fonarow GC, Bradley SM, Paranjape A, Roe MT, Robertson HR, Curtis LH, Sharlow AG, Berdan LG, Hammill BG, Harris DF, Qualls LG, Marquis-Gravel G, Modrow MF, Marcus GM, Carton TW, Nauman E, Waitman LR, Kho AN, Shenkman EA, McTigue KM, Kaushal R, Masoudi FA, Antman EM, Davidson DR, Edgley K, Merritt JG, Brown LS, Zemon DN, McCormick TE 3rd, Alikhaani JD, Gregoire KC, Rothman RL, Harrington RA, Hernandez AF, ADAPTABLE Team. Comparative Effectiveness of Aspirin Dosing in Cardiovascular Disease. N Engl J Med. 2021 May 27;384(21):1981-1990. PMCID: PMC9908069
141. Graham LA, Hawn MT, Dasinger EA, Baker SJ, Oriel BS, Wahl TS, Richman JS, Copeland LA, Itani KMF, Burns EA, Whittle J, Morris MS. Psychosocial Determinants of Readmission After Surgery. Med Care. 2021 Oct 01;59(10):864-871. PMCID: PMC8425630
142. Franco ZE, Logan C, Flower M, Curry B, Ruffalo L, Brazauskas R, Whittle J. Community veterans’ decision to use VA services: A multimethod veteran health partnership study Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. Spring 2016;10(1):5.
143. Patterson L, McGinley E, Ertl K, Morzinski J, Fyfe R, Whittle J. Location and organizational features: What type of veteran communities participate in health programs? Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 2012;6(2):115.
144. Nanchal R, Kumar G, Whittle J. Response Chest. October 2012;142(4):1074.
145. Thibodeau N, Evans JH, Nagarajan NJ, Whittle J. Value creation in public enterprises: An empirical analysis of coordinated organizational changes in the veterans health administration Accounting Review. March 2007;82(2):483-520.
146. Kressin NR, Chang BH, Whittle J, Peterson ED, Clark JA, Rosen AK, Orner M, Collins TC, Alley LG, Petersen LA. Racial differences in cardiac catheterization as a function of patients' beliefs American Journal of Public Health. December 2004;94(12):2091-2097.
147. Franco ZE, Logan C, Flower M, Curry B, Ruffalo L, Brazauskas R, Whittle J. Community Veterans' Decision to Use VA Services: A Multimethod Veteran Health Partnership Study. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2016;10(1):31-44.
148. Meline J, Prigge JM, Dye D, Rieder J, Asan O, Chhatre S, Fraenkel L, Kravetz JD, Rodriguez KL, Whittle J, Kaminstein D, Schapira MM. Adapting the design of a Web-based decision support clinical trial during the COVID-19 pandemic Trials. December 2021;22(1).
149. Yan A, Hooyer K, Asan O, Flower M, Whittle J. Engaging veteran stakeholders to identify patient-centred research priorities for optimizing implementation of lung cancer screening. Health Expect. 2022 Feb;25(1):408-418. PMCID: PMC8849265
150. Schapira MM, Chhatre S, Prigge JM, Meline J, Kaminstein D, Rodriguez KL, Fraenkel L, Kravetz JD, Whittle J, Bastian LA, Vachani A, Akers S, Schrand S, Ibarra JV, Asan O. A Veteran-Centric Web-Based Decision Aid for Lung Cancer Screening: Usability Analysis JMIR Formative Research. 1 April 2022;6(4).
151. Knight SJ, Haibach JP, Hamilton AB, Whittle J, Ono SS, Butler J, Flower M, Ray CD, Pugh MJ, Zickmund SL. Veteran Engagement in Health Services Research: a Conceptual Model. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Apr;37(Suppl 1):94-98. PMCID: PMC8993964
152. Hung AM, Shah SC, Bick AG, Yu Z, Chen HC, Hunt CM, Wendt F, Wilson O, Greevy RA, Chung CP, Suzuki A, Ho YL, Akwo E, Polimanti R, Zhou J, Reaven P, Tsao PS, Gaziano JM, Huffman JE, Joseph J, Luoh SW, Iyengar S, Chang KM, Casas JP, Matheny ME, O'Donnell CJ, Cho K, Tao R, Susztak K, Robinson-Cohen C, Tuteja S, Siew ED, VA Million Veteran Program COVID-19 Science Initiative. APOL1 Risk Variants, Acute Kidney Injury, and Death in Participants With African Ancestry Hospitalized With COVID-19 From the Million Veteran Program. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Apr 01;182(4):386-395. PMCID: PMC8980930
153. Kim M, Huffman JE, Justice A, Goethert I, Agasthya G, VA Million Veteran Program, Danciu I. Identifying intragenic functional modules of genomic variations associated with cancer phenotypes by learning representation of association networks. BMC Med Genomics. 2022 Jul 06;15(1):151. PMCID: PMC9258200
154. Cushman WC, Ringer RJ, Rodriguez CJ, Evans GW, Bates JT, Cutler JA, Hawfield A, Kitzman DW, Nasrallah IM, Oparil S, Nord J, Papademetriou V, Servilla K, Van Buren P, Whelton PK, Whittle J, Wright JT Jr, SPRINT Research Group. Blood Pressure Intervention and Control in SPRINT. Hypertension. 2022 Sep;79(9):2071-2080.
155. Schapira MM, Chhatre S, Prigge JM, Meline J, Kaminstein D, Rodriguez KL, Fraenkel L, Kravetz JD, Whittle J, Bastian LA, Vachani A, Akers S, Schrand S, Ibarra JV, Asan O. A Veteran-Centric Web-Based Decision Aid for Lung Cancer Screening: Usability Analysis. JMIR Form Res. 2022 Apr 08;6(4):e29039. PMCID: PMC9034418
156. Parra PNB, Atanasov V, Whittle J, Meurer J, Luo QE, Zhang R, Black B. The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Elderly: Population Fatality Rates, COVID Mortality Percentage, and Life Expectancy Loss. Elder Law J. 2022;30:33-80. PMCID: PMC9351604
157. Rabbani M, Tian S, Anik AA, Luo J, Park MS, Whittle J, Ahamed SI, Oh H. Towards Developing a Voice-activated Self-monitoring Application (VoiS) for Adults with Diabetes and Hypertension Proceedings - 2022 IEEE 46th Annual Computers, Software, and Applications Conference, COMPSAC 2022. 2022:512-519.
158. Maddula R, MacLeod J, McLeish T, Painter S, Steward A, Berman G, Hamid A, Abdelrahim M, Whittle J, Brown SA. The role of digital health in the cardiovascular learning healthcare system. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022;9:1008575. PMCID: PMC9668874
159. Joseph J, Pajewski NM, Dolor RJ, Sellers MA, Perdue LH, Peeples SR, Henrie AM, Woolard N, Jones WS, Benziger CP, Orkaby AR, Mixon AS, VanWormer JJ, Shapiro MD, Kistler CE, Polonsky TS, Chatterjee R, Chamberlain AM, Forman DE, Knowlton KU, Gill TM, Newby LK, Hammill BG, Cicek MS, Williams NA, Decker JE, Ou J, Rubinstein J, Choudhary G, Gazmuri RJ, Schmader KE, Roumie CL, Vaughan CP, Effron MB, Cooper-DeHoff RM, Supiano MA, Shah RC, Whittle JC, Hernandez AF, Ambrosius WT, Williamson JD, Alexander KP, PREVENTABLE Trial Research Group. Pragmatic evaluation of events and benefits of lipid lowering in older adults (PREVENTABLE): Trial design and rationale. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Jun;71(6):1701-1713. PMCID: PMC10258159
160. Weissler EH, Stebbins A, Wruck L, Muñoz D, Gupta K, Girotra S, Whittle J, Benziger CP, Polonsky TS, Bradley SM, Hammill BG, Merritt JG, Zemon DN, Hernandez AF, Jones WS. Outcomes among patients with peripheral artery disease in the Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-Centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-Term Effectiveness (ADAPTABLE) study. Vasc Med. 2023 Apr;28(2):122-130. PMCID: PMC10795754
161. Atanasov V, Barreto N, Whittle J, Meurer J, Weston BW, Luo QE, Franchi L, Yuan AY, Zhang R, Black B. Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness against Death Using a Novel Measure: COVID Excess Mortality Percentage. Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Feb 07;11(2). PMCID: PMC9959409
162. Rabbani M, Tian S, Anik AA, Luo J, Park MS, Whittle J, Ahamed SI, Oh H. Towards Developing a Voice-activated Self-monitoring Application (VoiS) for Adults with Diabetes and Hypertension. Proc COMPSAC. 2022;2022:512-519. PMCID: PMC9805835
163. Yuan A, Atanasov V, Parra PNB, Whittle J, Meurer J, Weston B, Luo QE, Franchi L, Zhang R, Black B. Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against Death Using a Novel Measure: COVID Excess Mortality Percentage. Res Sq. 2022 Dec 16. PMCID: PMC9774224
164. Shen R, Mulder H, Wruck L, Weissler EH, Robertson HR, Sharlow AG, Kripalani S, Muñoz D, Effron MB, Gupta K, Girotra S, Whittle J, Benziger CP, VanWormer JJ, Polonsky TS, Rothman RL, Harrington RA, Hernandez AF, Jones WS. Internet Versus Noninternet Participation in a Decentralized Clinical Trial: Lessons From the ADAPTABLE Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jul 04;12(13):e027899. PMCID: PMC10356087
165. Gupta K, Mehta H, Kim H, Stebbins A, Wruck LM, Muñoz D, Effron MB, Anderson RD, Pepine CJ, Jain SK, Girotra S, DeWalt DA, Whittle J, Benziger CP, Farrehi P, Zhou L, Knowlton KU, Polonsky TS, Bradley SM, Harrington RA, Rothman RL, Jones WS, Hernandez AF. Comparison of the effectiveness and safety of 2 aspirin doses in secondary prevention of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease: A subgroup analysis of ADAPTABLE. Am Heart J. 2023 Oct;264:31-39. PMCID: PMC10765407
166. Aschebrook-Kilfoy B, Zakin P, Craver A, Shah S, Kibriya MG, Stepniak E, Ramirez A, Clark C, Cohn E, Ohno-Machado L, Cicek M, Boerwinkle E, Schully SD, Mockrin S, Gebo K, Mayo K, Ratsimbazafy F, Sanders A, Shah RC, Argos M, Ho J, Kim K, Daviglus M, Greenland P, Ahsan H, All of Us Research Program Investigators. An Overview of Cancer in the First 315,000 All of Us Participants. PLoS One. 2022;17(9):e0272522. PMCID: PMC9436122
167. Ramirez AH, Sulieman L, Schlueter DJ, Halvorson A, Qian J, Ratsimbazafy F, Loperena R, Mayo K, Basford M, Deflaux N, Muthuraman KN, Natarajan K, Kho A, Xu H, Wilkins C, Anton-Culver H, Boerwinkle E, Cicek M, Clark CR, Cohn E, Ohno-Machado L, Schully SD, Ahmedani BK, Argos M, Cronin RM, O'Donnell C, Fouad M, Goldstein DB, Greenland P, Hebbring SJ, Karlson EW, Khatri P, Korf B, Smoller JW, Sodeke S, Wilbanks J, Hentges J, Mockrin S, Lunt C, Devaney SA, Gebo K, Denny JC, Carroll RJ, Glazer D, Harris PA, Hripcsak G, Philippakis A, Roden DM, All of Us Research Program. The <i>All of Us</i> Research Program: Data quality, utility, and diversity. Patterns (N Y). 2022 Aug 12;3(8):100570. PMCID: PMC9403360
168. Bone WP, Siewert KM, Jha A, Klarin D, Damrauer SM, VA Million Veteran Program, Chang KM, Tsao PS, Assimes TL, Ritchie MD, Voight BF. Multi-trait association studies discover pleiotropic loci between Alzheimer's disease and cardiometabolic traits. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2021 Feb 04;13(1):34. PMCID: PMC7860582
169. Mullins N, Kang J, Campos AI, Coleman JRI, Edwards AC, Galfalvy H, Levey DF, Lori A, Shabalin A, Starnawska A, Su MH, Watson HJ, Adams M, Awasthi S, Gandal M, Hafferty JD, Hishimoto A, Kim M, Okazaki S, Otsuka I, Ripke S, Ware EB, Bergen AW, Berrettini WH, Bohus M, Brandt H, Chang X, Chen WJ, Chen HC, Crawford S, Crow S, DiBlasi E, Duriez P, Fernández-Aranda F, Fichter MM, Gallinger S, Glatt SJ, Gorwood P, Guo Y, Hakonarson H, Halmi KA, Hwu HG, Jain S, Jamain S, Jiménez-Murcia S, Johnson C, Kaplan AS, Kaye WH, Keel PK, Kennedy JL, Klump KL, Li D, Liao SC, Lieb K, Lilenfeld L, Liu CM, Magistretti PJ, Marshall CR, Mitchell JE, Monson ET, Myers RM, Pinto D, Powers A, Ramoz N, Roepke S, Rozanov V, Scherer SW, Schmahl C, Sokolowski M, Strober M, Thornton LM, Treasure J, Tsuang MT, Witt SH, Woodside DB, Yilmaz Z, Zillich L, Adolfsson R, Agartz I, Air TM, Alda M, Alfredsson L, Andreassen OA, Anjorin A, Appadurai V, Soler Artigas M, Van der Auwera S, Azevedo MH, Bass N, Bau CHD, Baune BT, Bellivier F, Berger K, Biernacka JM, Bigdeli TB, Binder EB, Boehnke M, Boks MP, Bosch R, Braff DL, Bryant R, Budde M, Byrne EM, Cahn W, Casas M, Castelao E, Cervilla JA, Chaumette B, Cichon S, Corvin A, Craddock N, Craig D, Degenhardt F, Djurovic S, Edenberg HJ, Fanous AH, Foo JC, Forstner AJ, Frye M, Fullerton JM, Gatt JM, Gejman PV, Giegling I, Grabe HJ, Green MJ, Grevet EH, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Gutierrez B, Guzman-Parra J, Hamilton SP, Hamshere ML, Hartmann A, Hauser J, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Hoffmann P, Ising M, Jones I, Jones LA, Jonsson L, Kahn RS, Kelsoe JR, Kendler KS, Kloiber S, Koenen KC, Kogevinas M, Konte B, Krebs MO, Landén M, Lawrence J, Leboyer M, Lee PH, Levinson DF, Liao C, Lissowska J, Lucae S, Mayoral F, McElroy SL, McGrath P, McGuffin P, McQuillin A, Medland SE, Mehta D, Melle I, Milaneschi Y, Mitchell PB, Molina E, Morken G, Mortensen PB, Müller-Myhsok B, Nievergelt C, Nimgaonkar V, Nöthen MM, O'Donovan MC, Ophoff RA, Owen MJ, Pato C, Pato MT, Penninx BWJH, Pimm J, Pistis G, Potash JB, Power RA, Preisig M, Quested D, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Reif A, Ribasés M, Richarte V, Rietschel M, Rivera M, Roberts A, Roberts G, Rouleau GA, Rovaris DL, Rujescu D, Sánchez-Mora C, Sanders AR, Schofield PR, Schulze TG, Scott LJ, Serretti A, Shi J, Shyn SI, Sirignano L, Sklar P, Smeland OB, Smoller JW, Sonuga-Barke EJS, Spalletta G, Strauss JS, Świątkowska B, Trzaskowski M, Turecki G, Vilar-Ribó L, Vincent JB, Völzke H, Walters JTR, Shannon Weickert C, Weickert TW, Weissman MM, Williams LM, Wray NR, Zai CC, Ashley-Koch AE, Beckham JC, Hauser ER, Hauser MA, Kimbrel NA, Lindquist JH, McMahon B, Oslin DW, Qin X, Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, German Borderline Genomics Consortium, MVP Suicide Exemplar Workgroup, VA Million Veteran Program, Agerbo E, Børglu. Dissecting the Shared Genetic Architecture of Suicide Attempt, Psychiatric Disorders, and Known Risk Factors. Biol Psychiatry. 2022 Feb 01;91(3):313-327. PMCID: PMC8851871
170. Atanasov V, Barreto N, Whittle J, Meurer J, Weston BW, Luo QE, Yuan AY, Franchi L, Zhang R, Black B. Selection Effects and COVID-19 Mortality Risk after Pfizer vs. Moderna Vaccination: Evidence from Linked Mortality and Vaccination Records. Vaccines (Basel). 2023 May 11;11(5). PMCID: PMC10221876
171. Schapira MM, Hubbard RA, Whittle J, Vachani A, Kaminstein D, Chhatre S, Rodriguez KL, Bastian LA, Kravetz JD, Asan O, Prigge JM, Meline J, Schrand S, Ibarra JV, Dye DA, Rieder JB, Frempong JO, Fraenkel L. Lung Cancer Screening Decision Aid Designed for a Primary Care Setting: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 01;6(8):e2330452. PMCID: PMC10469267
172. Sleem A, Effron MB, Stebbins A, Wruck LM, Marquis-Gravel G, Muñoz D, Re RN, Gupta K, Pepine CJ, Jain SK, Girotra S, Whittle J, Benziger CP, Farrehi PM, Knowlton KU, Polonsky TS, Roe MT, Rothman RL, Harrington RA, Jones WS, Hernandez AF. Effectiveness and Safety of Enteric-Coated vs Uncoated Aspirin in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the ADAPTABLE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2023 Nov 01;8(11):1061-1069. PMCID: PMC10551818
173. Narcisse DI, Kim H, Wruck LM, Stebbins AL, Muñoz D, Kripalani S, Effron MB, Gupta K, Anderson RD, Jain SK, Girotra S, Whittle J, Benziger CP, Farrehi P, Zhou L, Polonsky TS, Ahmad FS, Roe MT, Rothman RL, Harrington RA, Hernandez AF, Jones WS. Comparative Effectiveness of Aspirin Dosing in Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Mellitus: A Subgroup Analysis of the ADAPTABLE Trial. Diabetes Care. 2024 Jan 01;47(1):81-88. PMCID: PMC10733644
174. Franco Z, Hooyer K, Ruffalo L, Fung RAFH, Flower M, Whittle J. Foreword to the Second Volume of the Special Issue on Veteran Community Engagement Journal of Humanistic Psychology. 2023.
175. Girotra S, Stebbins A, Wruck L, Marquis-Gravel G, Gupta K, Farrehi P, Benziger CP, Effron MB, Whittle J, Muñoz D, Kripalani S, Anderson RD, Jain SK, Polonsky TS, Ahmad FS, Roe MT, Rothman RL, Harrington RA, Hernandez AF, Jones WS. Aspirin Dosing for Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Patients Treated With P2Y12 Inhibitors. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Oct 17;12(20):e030385. PMCID: PMC10757508
176. Marquis-Gravel G, Stebbins A, Wruck LM, Roe MT, Effron MB, Hammill BG, Whittle J, VanWormer JJ, Robertson HR, Alikhaani JD, Kripalani S, Farrehi PM, Girotra S, Benziger CP, Polonsky TS, Merritt JG, Gupta K, McCormick TE 3rd, Knowlton KU, Jain SK, Kochar A, Rothman RL, Harrington RA, Hernandez AF, Jones WS. Age and Aspirin Dosing in Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Feb 20;13(4):e026921. PMCID: PMC11010083
177. Clifford R, Munro D, Dochtermann D, Devineni P, Pyarajan S, Million Veteran Program, Telese F, Palmer AA, Mohammadi P, Friedman R. Genome-Wide Association Study of Chronic Dizziness in the Elderly Identifies Loci Implicating MLLT10, BPTF, LINC01224, and ROS1. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2023 Dec;24(6):575-591. PMCID: PMC10752854
178. Yuan AY, Atanasov V, Barreto N, Franchi L, Whittle J, Weston B, Meurer J, Luo QE, Black B. Understanding racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 mortality using a novel metric: COVID excess mortality percentage. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Jun 03;193(6):853-862. PMCID: PMC11145910
179. Davis KE, Bennett MM, Hillard CJ, Whittle J, Franco Z, Bollaert RE, Fitzgerald JM. Effect of trauma type and trauma burden on self-efficacy for physical exercise in military veterans Trauma (United Kingdom). 2024.
180. Franco Z, Ruffalo L, Curry B, Gollin-Graves M, Ahamed SI, Winstead O, Hooyer K, Pazdera M, Rein L, Lizarraga Mazaba J, Hossain MF, Stoffel V, Flower M, Madiraju P, Melka S, Berte K, Whittle J. Impact of veteran-led peer mentorship on posttraumatic stress disorder. J Trauma Stress. 2024 Aug;37(4):617-630.
181. Benziger CP, Stebbins A, Wruck LM, Effron MB, Marquis-Gravel G, Farrehi PM, Girotra S, Gupta K, Kripalani S, Munoz D, Polonsky TS, Sharlow A, Whittle J, Harrington RA, Rothman RL, Hernandez AF, Jones WS. Aspirin Dosing for Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Male and Female Patients: A Secondary Analysis of the ADAPTABLE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Sep 01;9(9):808-816. PMCID: PMC11238071
182. Ganshert C, Thompson M, Whittle J, Davis-Maxwell A, Demchuk C, Jackson JL. The Use of Beer's Restricted Medications Among US Older Patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Oct;39(13):2612-2614. PMCID: PMC11436609
183. Bollaert RE, Bennett MM, Davis KE, Hillard CJ, Whittle J, Franco Z, Broadwell S, Fitzgerald J. Yoga for Veterans with PTSD: Intervention Feasibility, Changes in PTSD Symptom Severity, and Psychological and Physiological Health-Related Fitness Outcomes. Int J Yoga Therap. 2024 Sep 01;34(2024).
184. Marquis-Gravel G, Mulder H, Wruck LM, Benziger CP, Effron MB, Farrehi PM, Girotra S, Gupta K, Kripalani S, Muñoz D, Polonsky TS, Whittle J, Harrington R, Rothman R, Hernandez AF, Jones WS. Impact of aspirin dose according to race in secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a secondary analysis of the ADAPTABLE randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Aug 07;14(8):e078197. PMCID: PMC11407226
185. Rymer JA, Mulder H, Wruck LM, Muñoz D, Kripalani S, Effron MB, Gupta K, Handberg E, Jain S, Girotra S, Whittle J, Hess R, Benziger CP, Knowlton KU, Curtis LH, Roe MT, Hammill BG, Rothman RL, Harrington R, Hernandez A, Jones WS. Contribution of Clinical Trial Event Data by Data Source: A Prespecified Analysis of the ADAPTABLE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Sep 01;9(9):852-857. PMCID: PMC11270247
186. Neale ZE, Fonda JR, Miller MW, Wolf EJ, Zhang R, Sherva R, Harrington KM, Merritt V, Panizzon MS, Hauger RL, Gaziano JM, VA Million Veteran Program, Logue MW. Subjective cognitive concerns, APOE ε4, PTSD symptoms, and risk for dementia among older veterans. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2024 Jun 29;16(1):143. PMCID: PMC11218206
187. Venner E, Patterson K, Kalra D, Wheeler MM, Chen YJ, Kalla SE, Yuan B, Karnes JH, Walker K, Smith JD, McGee S, Radhakrishnan A, Haddad A, Empey PE, Wang Q, Lichtenstein L, Toledo D, Jarvik G, Musick A, Gibbs RA, All of Us Research Program Investigators. The frequency of pathogenic variation in the All of Us cohort reveals ancestry-driven disparities. Commun Biol. 2024 Feb 19;7(1):174. PMCID: PMC10876563
188. Farkas AH, Bopp K, Ndakuya-Fitzgerald F, Lopez AA, Haeger KO, Whittle J, Mu Q. Understanding VA Maternity Care Coordinators Interactions and Collaboration With Primary Care Providers. Mil Med. 2024 Aug 30.
189. Thareja SK, Yang X, Upama PB, Abdullah A, Torres SP, Cocroft LJ, Bubolz M, McGaughey K, Lou X, Kamaraju S, Ahamed SI, Madiraju P, Kwitek AE, Whittle J, Franco Z. Equitable community-based participatory research engagement with communities of color drives All of Us Wisconsin genomic research priorities. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024 Oct 23.
190. Ndakuya-Fitzgerald F, Farkas A, Lopez AA, Whittle J, Haeger KO, Mu Q. Maternity care coordinator's experiences at the department of Veteran Affairs. Transl Behav Med. 2024 Nov 16;14(11):684-691.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. WHITTLE J. Large administrative database analysis. U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment (Ed). Tools for evaluating health technologies: Five background papers, BP-H-142 Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 27-65, 1995.
2. WHITTLE J. Hypertension in Kochar's Clinical Medicine for Students. 5th Ed. Torre DM, Lamb GC, Van Ruizwik, J, Schapira RM, Kochar MS. (Eds.). Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 761-77, 2008.
3. WHITTLE J. Lifestyle Medicine by Rippe J.M. Ed. Blackwell Science 1999; ISBN 0-86542-249-X. (Book Review) N Engl J Med 342:1927-8, 2000.
4. Woosley D., WHITTLE J. Resource Directory for Older People. Eds. National Institute on Aging and the Administration on Aging. (Book Review) J Natl Med Assoc 95:493-4, 2003.
5. Franco Z, Flower M, Curry B, WHITTLE J, Berte K. Surviving the peace: Redefining community based veteran services through the DryHootch partnership. In: Friedman H, Johnson C, Diaz J, Franco Z, Nastasi B, Johnson C, Friedman, H (eds.). The Praeger Handbook of Social Justice and Psychology: Well-Being and Professional Issues, Vol. 2. Praeger: Santa Barbara, CA, pp.127-42.
6. Franco ZE, Flower M, WHITTLE J, Sandy M. Professional Ethics and Virtue Ethics in Community-Engaged Healthcare Training. In: Professional Responsibility: The Fundamental Issue in Education and Health Care Reform. Mitchell MD Ream, RK, (eds). In: Advances in Medical Education, Lajoie S & Steinert Y (series eds). Springer International Publishing, Switzerland 2015.
7. WHITTLE J. Commentary in Cardiology PracticeUpdate (Elsevier) on: EO Gosmanova, MK Mikkelsen, MZ Molnar, JL Lu, LT Yessayan, K Kalantar-Zadeh, CP Kovesdy. Association of systolic blood pressure variability with mortality, coronary heart disease, stroke, and renal disease. (Invited commentary) J Am Coll Cardiol 2016 Sep 27;68(13):1375-1386.
 
Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other
1. WHITTLE J, Bosworth H. Studying complexity is complex. J Gen Intern Med 2007;22(Supp 3): 379-81.
2. WHITTLE J, Good CB. Prescription drug samples: Making decisions with imperfect data. J Gen Intern Med 2008;23(6); 890 - 892.
3. WHITTLE J, Segal JB. What can the VA teach us about implementing proven advances into routine clinical practice? J Gen Intern Med 2009;25(Supp 1):77-78.
4. WHITTLE J. Dietary supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in patients with stable coronary heart disease (Letter). Am J Med 84:1095, 1987.
5. WHITTLE J. Screening for pheochromocytoma (Letter). J Gen Intern Med 5:93, 1990.
6. WHITTLE J. Statistical power and polyvalent immunoglobulin (Letter). Arch of Intern Med 150:2733, 1990.
7. WHITTLE J, Conigliaro J, Good CB. Heart disease and race (Letter). N Engl J Med 330:216-218, 1994. PMC n/a
8. WHITTLE J. Conflicts of interest need to be reported reliably (Letter). Arch Intern Med 2009; 169(11):1078
9. WHITTLE J.: Physician certification and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (Letter). JAMA 2009; 302(9):942. PMID: 19724038
10. WHITTLE J, Zablocki CJ How can rates of prostate-specific antigen screening be reduced in men aged 80 and older? (Commentary on article "Variation in prostate-specific antigen screening in men aged 80 and older in fee-for-service Medicare"). Am Geriatr Soc 2010 Apr;58(4):757-9
11. Nanchal R, Kumar G, WHITTLE J. From the Milwaukee Initiative in Critical Care Outcomes Research (MICCOR) Group of Investigators (Response). Chest.2012 Oct 1;142(4):1074. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-1408. No abstract available. PMID: 23032468.
12. Nanchal R, WHTTLE J, Kumar . Response. Chest 2013 Jan;143(1):276. PMC4694077
13. WHITTLE J. Implementing programs to improve hypertension management in typical practice settings: not as easy as it sounds. Am J Hypertens 2014 Mar;27(3):291-3. PMC4375411
14. WHITTLE J. When does peer support improve glycemic control in persons with diabetes mellitus? (Invited commentary)JAMA Intern Med 2014 Jun;174(6):982-3. PMC n/a
15. WHITTLE J. Author's reply to Farebrother. BMJ. 2014;349:g6629. PMC n/a
16. WHITTLE J, Fyfe R, Iles RD, Wildfong J. Patients are overoptimistic about PCI. BMJ. 2014;348:g5613. PMC n/a
17. Santana-Davila R, Devisetty K, WHITTLE J. Reply to D.A. Palma et al and A. Addeo et al. J Clin Oncol 2015 Sep 10;33(26):2929. PMC n/a
18. WHITTLE J. Capsule Commentary on Baig et al., Picture good health: A church-based self-management intervention among Latino adults with diabetes. J Gen Intern Med 2015 Oct;30(10):1534. PMC4579243
19. WHITTLE J. Blood pressure variability and cardiovascular risk. BMJ. 2016;354:i4190. PMC n/a
20. WHITTLE J. Association of Systolic Blood Pressure Variability With Mortality, Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Renal Disease. Cardiology 2016 Sep;PracticeUpdate website. Available at: http://www.practiceupdate.com/content/association-of-systolic-blood-pressure-variability-with-mortality-coronaryheartdisease-stroke-andrenaldisease/44455/65/2/1. Accessed October 18, 2016
21. Chang TI, Reboussin DM, Chertow GM, Cheung AK, Cushman WC, Kostis WJ, Parati G, Riessen E, Shapiro B, Stergiou GS, Tsioufis K, Whelton PK, Whittle J, Wright JT, Papademetriou V. Prognostic relevance of visit-to-visit office blood pressure variability in Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial: Same data, different conclusions? J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2018 Nov;20(11):1644-1645. PMCID: PMC8031282
 
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. WHITTLE J., Wofford J.: The evaluation process for the national meeting. Forum (The Newsletter for the Society of General Internal Medicine) 1996.
2. WHITTLE J.: Use of warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation. Counter Details (A publication of the Educational and Scientific Trust of the Pennsylvania Medical Society), 1997:pp. 2-3.
3. WHITTLE J., Queenan E.: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci: An emerging health problem. Penn Med 1997:100:30-32.
4. WHITTLE J., Queenan E.: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Improving treatments. Penn Med 1997;100:24-26.
5. WHITTLE J.: Hypertension Update. Counter Details (A publication of the Educational and Scientific Trust of the Pennsylvania Medical Society) 1998:4;1,2,7,8.
6. WHITTLE J., Johnson P.: An alternative approach to controlling vancomycin utilization in Pennsylvania. Current Issues in Antibiotics (A newsletter developed by the members of the HCFA Northeast Consortium of Peer Review Organizations) 1999:1;3-5.
7. WHITTLE J.: Treatment for atrial fibrillation complications. Pa Med 2000:103;16.
8. WHITTLE J., Yee E.: VA Sponsors Symposium on Implementing Health Services Research Findings in Practice Settings SGIM Forum 2004:27;7,13.
9. Key N.A., Al-Hihi E., WHITTLE J.: To buy or build: Deciding on an ambulatory residents' curriculum. SGIM Forum 2005:28;6,13-14.
10. Yee E.F.T., Rubenstein L., WHITTLE J., Rosenthal G., McGlynn G.: SGIM VA Workgroup offerings at the 2005 annual meeting. SGIM Forum 2005:28; 5,12.
11. WHITTLE J.: VA events at the 2005 National Meeting. SGIM Forum, 2005:28; 6,14.
12. WHITTLE J. Rebuttal to "The Bundling Nemesis". SGIM Forum August 2009: 32(8); pp. 7-8.
 
Abstracts
1. Schapira M, Fletcher K, Eastwood D, Hayes A, Patterson L, Ertl K, WHITTLE J. Development and validation of the Hypertension Evaluation of Lifestyle and Management (HELM) knowledge scale. Presentation (poster) presented at Society of General Internal Medicine: 34th Annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, May 4-7 2011. J Gen Intern Med 26 (supplement 1):327,2011.
2. Morzinski J, Patterson L, Eldredge C, Ertl K, Lawrence S, WHITTLE J. Training community health workers to teach peers about chronic disease self-management: Outcomes and implications. Presentation (poster) for the 44th Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans LA, April 28, 2011.
3. Logan C, Curry B, Flower M, Franco ZE, WHITTLE J. Veterans Affairs Hospital Use Among Veterans Using DryHootch - A Community Outreach Program for Milwaukee Veterans. Poster presented at the Medical Student Research Day Poster Session, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, September 2010.
4. Cogbill EA, Schapira M, WHITTLE J. Racial and ethnic variations in dementia incidence and medication use in the Veterans Health Administration. (VHA) Presented orally September 23, 2010, Annual Meeting, Midwest Society of General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL
5. Cogbill EA, Schapira M, WHITTLE J. Prevalence of antipsychotic use and racial/ethnic variation in antipsychotic use for behaviors in dementia in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Presented orally September 23, 2010, Annual Meeting, Midwest Society of General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL
6. WHITTLE J, Hayes A, Eastwood D, Morzinski J, Ertl K, Wurm C. Effect on health behaviors of a health promotion intervention delivered through veterans service organizations. J Gen Intern Med 2010; 25 (supplement 3): S264
7. Shirk J, Fletcher K, Patterson L, Grippen A, Eastwood D, WHITTLE J. Peer leader characteristics do not predict their ability to deliver a peer support intervention. J Gen Intern Med 2010; 25 (supplement 3): S347
8. Patterson L, Morzinski J, WHITTLE J. Engaging Community-based Veterans in Healthy Partnerships: Exploring Organizational Factors, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Spring Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, April, 2010.
9. Rigler SK, Mahnken J, Cook-Wiens G, Ellerbeck E, WHITTLE J, Shireman T. Predictors of non-hospital care for nursing home patients with hip fracture. Presented at the 2010 American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting May 12 - 15, 2010
10. Rigler SK, Mahnken J, Cook-Wiens G, Shireman T, Ellerbeck E, WHITTLE J. How much do nursing home characteristics predict the propensity for antipsychotic initiation. Presented at the 2010 American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting May 12 - 15, 2010
11. WHITTLE J, Hayes A, Morzinski JA, Ertl K, Wurm C, Jackson S. Effect on health behaviors of a health promotion intervention delivered through veterans service organizations. Presented orally September 18, 2009, Annual Meeting, Midwest Society of General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL
12. Patterson L, Morzinski J, WHITTLE J, Ertl K, Hayes A, Wurm C, Guerrero L. Community-based Veterans' Organizations: How do their Environments Influence a Healthy Partnership?, Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum, Milwaukee, WI, June 2009.
13. Singh S, Fletcher KE, Schapira M, Tarima S, Biblo L, Conti M, WHITTLE J. A comparison of general medical inpatient care provided by a hospitalist-physician assistant model with a traditional resident based model. J Gen Intern Med 2009; 24 (supplement 1): S1
14. Singh S, Fletcher KE, Pandl G, WHITTLE J, Schapira M, Biblo LA. It's the writing on the wall: Whiteboards improve inpatients satisfaction with provider communication. J Gen Intern Med 2009; 24 (supplement 1): S113
15. M. Hinojosa., WHITTLE J. "Internet Use and Self Management of Health." Department of Family and Community Medicine 17th Annual Research Forum. June 2, 2008
16. Ling B, Trauth JM, Fine MJ, Mor MK, Abby R, Braddock CH, Bereknyei S, Weissfeld J, Schoen R, WHITTLE J. communications on colorectal and prostate cancer screening: Are patient perceptions consistent with actual information exchanged. J Gen Intern Med 2008; 23 (supplement 2): S269
17. WHITTLE J, Morzinski J, Ertl K, Guerrero L. Mobilizing a Veterans Service Organization to promote health. Presented at Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, September 2007.
18. WHITTLE J, Guerrero L, Morzinski J, Ertl K. Empowering individuals to improve hypertension control through peer support. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of Community Campus Partnerships for Health. Toronto, Ontario, April 2007.
19. WHITTLE J, Schectman G, Baar B, Lu N, Mayo-Smith MF. Relationship of Scheduling Interval to Missed and Cancelled Clinic Appointments. Poster presented at the National Meeting of the VA Health Services Research and Development Service. Washington DC. February, 2007.
20. Ling B, Trauth JM, Fine MJ, Mor MK, Abby R, Braddock CH, Bereknyei S, Weissfeld J,Schoen R, WHITTLE J. Informed decision making and colorectal cancer screening: Is it occurring in primary care and what is the impact on screening rates? J Gen Intern Med 2007; 22 (supplement 1): S40
21. Stoner K, WHITTLE J, Lu N, Schapira MM. Panic disorder in the veteran population. J Gen Intern Med 21 (supplement 1), 2007: S55
22. WHITTLE J, Barnas GP, Voigt L, Kulp J, Lu N, Schectman G. Does physician audit and feedback with or without enhanced physician education improve hypertension control? J Gen Intern Med 21 (supplement 1), 2006: S42
23. Ling B, Trauth J, Weissfeld J, Jernigan J, WHITTLE J, Schoen R, Arndt D, Mor M, Fine MJ. Patient-provider communication toward colorectal cancer screening: A review of audiotaped clinical visits. J Gen Intern Med 2005;20 (supplement 1):278.
24. McCausland JB, Auble TE, WHITTLE J, Obrosky DS, Yealy DM, Fine MJ. Reasons for the admission of low risk and the discharge of higher risk pneumonia patients from the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2005.
25. McCausland JB, Auble TE, WHITTLE J, Obrosky DS, Yealy DM, Fine MJ. Clinician-reported barriers for admission of low risk and discharge of higher risk patients with pneumonia. J Gen Intern Med 2005;20 (supplement 1):197.
26. Charbonneau A, Born W, Greiner A, Kempf A, Hall S, WHITTLE J, Ahluwalia JS. Assessing obesity in rural Kansas primary care practices. Obesity Research 12:A579, 2004.
27. Younes B, WHITTLE J, et al. Risk factors and outcomes of blood stream infections (BSI) with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) compared to vancomycin-susceptible enterococci (VSE) (Poster). Presented at the IDSA National Meeting, October 2003.
28. WHITTLE J, Kressin N., Petersen LA, Orner MB. Are African Americans as likely as whites to have coronary obstruction if a stress test is positive? Presented at the VA National HSRD Meeting, Washington D.C., 2003.
29. Ibrahim SA, WHITTLE J, Kelley ME, Good CB, Conigliaro J. Racial/ethnic variations in physician recommendations for cardiac revascularization. Presented at the VA National HSRD Meeting, Washington D.C., 2003.
30. Sonel AF, Good CB, Kelley ME, Wall L, WHITTLE J, Fine MJ. What is the meaning of high-risk? A prospective comparison of three risk stratification models recommended in non-ST elevation MI and unstable angina. Submitted to ACC, 2003.
31. Sonel AF, Good CB, Kelley ME, Wall L, WHITTLE J, Fine MJ. A deadly combination? Elevated troponin I and peripheral white blood cell count imply poor prognosis in patients with suspected myocardial injury. Submitted to ACC, 2003.
32. Sonel AF, Good CB, Kelley ME, Wall L, WHITTLE J, Fine MJ. Racial disparities in the treatment of MI with IV GP iib/iiia inhibitors and heparin. Submitted to VA HSRD, 2003.
33. Sonel AF, Good CB, Kelley M, Wall L, WHITTLE J.: What do borderline troponin elevations imply and do we listen? Circulation 106:762, 2002.
34. Sonel AF, WHITTLE J, Good CB, Kelley M. Prediction of risk in patients with unstable angina and non-ST-elevation MI: A prospective comparison of the new ACC/AHA guidelines and physician predicted risk. J Am Coll Cardiol 39:457A, 2002.
35. Sonel AF, WHITTLE J, Kelley M, Wilensky R.L. Is there still a role for physician assessment in the emergency department in the era of novel cardiac markers? J Am Coll Cardiol 39:316A, 2002.
36. Jachna C, WHITTLE J, Graves L. The effect of hospitalist consultation on treatment of osteoporosis in hip fracture patients. J Investigative Med 50(5), 2002.
37. Ling B, Kelley M, WHITTLE J. Trust in physician scale and the use of preventative services. J Gen Intern Med 17:145S, 2002.
38. Mortensen EM, Cornell J, Pederson T, WHITTLE J. Racial variations in processes of care for patients with community-acquired pneumonia. J Gen Intern Med 17:164S, 2002.
39. WHITTLE J, Kelley M. Poor hypertension control is common - or uncommon, depending on your definition. J Gen Intern Med 17:217S, 2002.
40. McNeil M, Lin C, WHITTLE J. Gender differences in the professional satisfaction of full-time primary care physicians. J Gen Intern Med 17:242S, 2002.
41. Kressin NR, Chang BH, Petersen ED, WHITTLE J, Orner MB, Clark JA, Rosen AK, Ren XS, East M, Kroupa L, Alley L, Petersen LA. Racial differences in physician perceptions of and communication with cardiac patients. Presented at the VA National HSRD Meeting, Washington D.C., 2002.
42. Bean-Mayberry BA, Chang CH, McNeil MA, WHITTLE J, Hayes PM, Scholle SH. Quality of primary care delivery in general and women's health clinics. J Gen Intern Med 16:187S, 2001.
43. Kressin NR, Clark JA, WHITTLE ., East M, Peterson ED, Chang BH, Rosen AK, Ren XS, Alley L, Kroupa L, Collins TC, Petersen LA. Racial differences in health beliefs among VA cardiac patients. Presented at the VA National HSRD Meeting, Washington DC, 2001.
44. Weisbord S, WHITTLE J, Brooks R. Why don't patients with atrial fibrillation receive warfarin? J Gen Intern Med 15:154S, 2000.
45. WHITTLE J, Conigliaro J, Good CB, Goldberg KC, Sankar P, Skanderson M, Kelley M. Doctor/patient agreement regarding benefits of coronary revascularization? J Gen Intern Med 2000;15:154S. PMC n/a
46. Conigliaro J, WHITTLE J, Good C, Goldberg K, Skanderson M, Kelley M, Sankar P. Differences in the duration of symptoms and delay in presentation for cardiac care by race, age and site of care. Presented at the VA National HSR&D Meeting, Washington, DC, 2000.
47. WHITTLE J, Conigliaro J, Good CB, Goldberg KC, Sankar P, Skanderson M, Kelley M. What is important to patients deciding whether to undergo coronary revascularization? Presented at the VA National HSR&D Meeting, Washington, DC, 2000.
48. Lin CJ, Lave JR, WHITTLE J, Macpherson DS, Deneselya JA, Brucker N. Satisfaction with medical practice: VA and private sector physicians. J Gen Intern Med 14:106S, 1999.
49. Charles H, WHITTLE J, Hanusa B. Racial differences in adherence to cardiac medications. J Gen Intern Med 14:18S, 1999.
50. Good C, Luchs C, Conigliaro J, Macpherson D, Hanusa B, WHITTLE J. Influence of clinical factors on the use of aspirin and beta blockers in patients admitted with unstable angina and myocardial infarction. J Gen Intern Med 13:26S, 1998.
51. Conigliaro J, WHITTLE J, Good C, Macpherson D, Hanusa B. Do patients with a diagnosis of alcohol abuse receive fewer invasive cardiac procedures? J Gen Intern Med 13:57S, 1998.
52. Neal-Ferguson D, Conigliaro J, WHITTLE J, Good C, O'Connor MJ, Jefferson D, Sabbar S, Macpherson D. Focus groups exploring factors contributing to acceptance or refusal of invasive cardiac procedures among African American men. J Gen Intern Med 13:92S, 1998.
53. WHITTLE J, Conigliaro J, Good CB, et al. Do black men have less coronary obstruction than whites? J Gen Intern Med 12:58S, 1997.
54. Conigliaro J, WHITTLE J, Good C, et al. Utilization and appropriateness of angioplasty and bypass among black and white veterans. J Gen Intern Med 12:68S, 1997.
55. Diers T, Horner R, Lipscomb J, et al. Understanding racial variation in utilization of carotid endarterectomy: Role of aversion to surgery. J Gen Intern Med 12:119S, 1997.
56. Good CB, WHITTLE J, Conigliaro J, Delaney K, Macpherson DS. Influence of loss of spouse or never married on procedures and mortality for heart disease. J Gen Intern Med 12:120S, 1997.
57. Oddone EZ, Horner R, Diem S, et al. Understanding racial variation in utilization of carotid endarterectomy: Role of clinical factors. J Gen Intern Med 12:122S, 1997.
58. WHITTLE J, Joyce D, Fine MJ, et al. Community acquired pneumonia: Can it be defined with claims data? J Gen Intern Med 11S, 1996.
59. O'Donnell PH, WHITTLE J. A study of awareness among patients having the prostate specific antigen cancer screening test. J Gen Intern Med 11, 1996.
60. WHITTLE J, Johnson P, Localio AR, Steiner W. Dosing and monitoring of heparin in deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. J Gen Intern Med 11, 1996.
61. WHITTLE J, Conigliaro J, Chernoff A. Do patient preferences explain racial differences in cardiac procedure use? J Gen Intern Med 10:126S, 1995.
62. Mendelsohn AB, WHITTLE J. Cardiac catheterization coding accuracy at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital. J Gen Intern Med 9:61S, 1994.
63. WHITTLE J, Macpherson DS, Gibson JE, Lofgren RP. Do separate ICU rotations for medical housestaff alter length of stay and mortality? J Gen Intern Med 9:70S, 1994.
64. Macpherson DS, Conigliaro J, Gibson JE, et al. Collaborative clinical research in the housestaff clinic: It can be done. Clin Res 41:560A, 1993.
65. WHITTLE J, Conigliaro J, Good CB, Lofgren RP. Outcome and procedure use after acute myocardial infarction in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals. Clin Res 41:553A, 1993.
66. Good CB, WHITTLE J, Conigliaro J, Lofgren RP. Marital status influences invasive procedure use in the management of cardiovascular disease. Clin Res 41:551A, 1993.
67. Wachman J, Tsao L, Andruss C, and the Internal Medicine Resident Clinic Research Consortium. The effect of digital rectal exam on serum prostate specific antigen in a primary care setting. Clin Res 41:524A, 1993.
68. Conigliaro J, WHITTLE J, Good CB, Lofgren RP. Relationship of invasive cardiovascular (CV) procedure use to race in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals. Clin Res 40:768A, 1992.
69. WHITTLE J, Steinberg EP, Anderson GF, Herbert R, Hochberg MC: Incidence of and indications for total hip replacement (THR) among elderly Americans. Arthritis Rheum 33:S139, 1990.
70. WHITTLE J., Steinberg E.P., Anderson G.F., Herbert R., Hochberg M.C.: Incidence of and indications for total hip replacement (THR) among elderly Americans. Clin Res 38:773A, 1990.
71. WHITTLE J, Steinberg EP, Anderson GF, Herbert R, Hochberg MC. Perioperative mortality (PM) following total hip replacement (THR) in elderly Americans. Clin Res 38:774A, 1990.
72. WHITTLE J, Whelton PK, Klag MJ, Seidler AJ, Kriger FL, Salaita K, Sadler JH. Does racial variation in risk factors explain black-white differences in hypertensive end stage renal disease (HT-ESRD)? Am J Hypertension 3(5) Part 2:66A, 1990.
73. WHITTLE J, Steinberg EP, Anderson GF, Herbert R. Analysis of incidence of and surgery for cancer using Medicare claims data. Clin Res 38:724A, 1990.
74. WHITTLE J, Steinberg EP, Anderson GF, Herbert R. Thirty day mortality of lung resection in elderly lung cancer patients. Clin Res 38:724A, 1990.
75. WHITTLE J, Steinberg EP, Anderson GF, Herbert R. Perioperative mortality of colectomy in elderly colon cancer patients by Medicare claims data. Clin Res 38:724A, 1990.
76. WHITTLE J, Steinberg EP, Anderson GF, Herbert R. Use of Medicare claims data to analyze the relationship of breast cancer mortality to age. Clin Res 38:724A, 1990.
77. WHITTLE J, Steinberg EP, Anderson GF, Herbert R. Analysis of incidence and stage of cancer using Medicare claims data. Presented at the Ninth Mid-Atlantic Regional SGIM Conference, Febraury 2, 1990.
78. WHITTLE J, Whelton PK, Klag MJ, Seidler AJ, Kriger FL, Salaita K, Sadler JH.: Can black-white differences in hypertensive ESRD be explained by racial variations in ESRD risk factors? (Poster). Presented at the 30th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology, March 29-31, 1990.
79. WHITTLE J., Whelton P.K., Klag M.J., Seidler A.J., Kriger F.L., Salaita K., Sadler J.H.: Can the black-white disparity in incidence of hypertensive end stage renal disease (HT-ESRD) be explained by racial variation in risk factors? (Poster). Presented at the Thirteenth Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension, Montreal, Quebeck, June 1990.