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Amber Brandolino

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Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin - CTSI
Department: CTSI


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Publications (28)

  • Identifying Outpatient Social Determinants of Health Concerns Among Firearm Injury Survivors. (Biesboer EA, Johnson IR, Brandolino A, Subramanian M, Herbst L, Schroeder ME, Tomas CW, Srivastava P, Morris RS, deRoon-Cassini T, Trevino CM) J Trauma Nurs 2026 Jan-Feb 01;33(1):6-14 PMID: 41202208 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105027196366 11/07/2025    
  • Shared genetic architecture of posttraumatic stress disorder with cardiovascular imaging, risk, and diagnoses. (Shen J, Valentim W, Friligkou E, Overstreet C, Choi KW, Koller D, O'Donnell CJ, Stein MB, Gelernter J, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Lv H, Sun L, Falcone GJ, Polimanti R, Pathak GA) Nat Commun 2025 Jul 01;16(1):5631 PMID: 40595462 PMCID: PMC12217169 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105010289456 07/02/2025    
  • Whole blood use in patients with traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock is not associated with decreased mortality. (Eng NL, Shen C, Pradhan S, Hazelton JP, Martin MJ, Nguyen U, Armen SB, Oh JS, EAST Whole Blood Multicenter Collaborative) J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2025 Aug 01;99(3S Suppl 1):S39-S44 PMID: 40587336 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105009708348 07/01/2025    
  • Firearm injury survivors report extreme high risk for poor physical and mental health outcomes early after hospital discharge necessitating multidisciplinary care. (Biesboer EA, Brandolino A, Tomas CW, Johnson IR, deRoon-Cassini T, Timmer-Murillo S, Schroeder ME, DeMoya M, Trevino C) Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2025;10(1):e001336 PMID: 39845993 PMCID: PMC11749528 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85216416602 01/23/2025       2 Citations
  • Limited Awareness and Persistent Barriers To Crime Victims Compensation in Violently Injured Patients (Labott AT, Cooper E, Tatakis A, Biesboer EA, Berry AF, Hamadeh Y, Anderson Q, Brandolino A, deRoon-Cassini TA, Schroeder ME) Journal of Community Health 2025 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105023160692 01/01/2025    
  • Pandemic-Related Stress Increases PTSD and Depression Risk in Traumatic Injury Patients: A Comparative Study of Pre- and Peri-Pandemic Trauma Cases. (Zapata JP, Tomas CW, Timmer-Murillo S, deRoon Cassini TA, Larson C, Torres L, Brandolino A, Geier T, Khan H, Schramm AT) Stress Health 2025 Apr;41(2):e3513 PMID: 39624980 PMCID: PMC11987568 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85211163033 12/03/2024    
  • The Fragmentation of Specialty Care. The Role of Referral Location, Type of Referral, and Demographic Factors in Determining Completion Rates for Uninsured Patients in a Student-Run Free Clinic. (Prom JL, Rogers CC, Brandolino A, Lundh RC, Labott A, Nair A, Schroeder ME) J Community Health 2025 Apr;50(2):211-217 PMID: 39397198 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105001079694 10/14/2024    
  • Mapping Milwaukee's Blueprint for Peace: Evaluating the Geospatial Reach of a Cure Violence Implementation, 414LIFE. (Brandolino A, deRoon-Cassini TA, Nguyen P, Mann R, Timmer-Murillo S, de Moya M, Karam B, Schramm A, Moore R, Williams K, Pilarski A, McIntosh B, Milia DJ) WMJ 2024 Jul;123(3):166-171 PMID: 39024141 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85199126435 07/18/2024    
  • Analysis of social determinants of health on emergency department utilization by gunshot wound survivors after level 1 trauma center discharge. (Campbell JT, Brandolino A, Prom JL, Karra H, Danso N, Biesboer EA, Trevino CM, Cronn SE, deRoon-Cassini TA, Schroeder ME) Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2024;9(1):e001283 PMID: 38952838 PMCID: PMC11216043 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197799522 07/02/2024       6 Citations
  • A comparison of the psychometric properties of a person-administered vs. automated screening tool for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in traumatically injured patients (Brandolino A, Biesboer EA, Leissring M, Weber R, Timmer-Murillo S, deRoon-Cassini TA, Schroeder ME) Injury May 2024;55(5) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85188951370 05/01/2024       2 Citations
  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder. (Nievergelt CM, Maihofer AX, Atkinson EG, Chen CY, Choi KW, Coleman JRI, Daskalakis NP, Duncan LE, Polimanti R, Aaronson C, Amstadter AB, Andersen SB, Andreassen OA, Arbisi PA, Ashley-Koch AE, Austin SB, Avdibegoviç E, Babić D, Bacanu SA, Baker DG, Batzler A, Beckham JC, Belangero S, Benjet C, Bergner C, Bierer LM, Biernacka JM, Bierut LJ, Bisson JI, Boks MP, Bolger EA, Brandolino A, Breen G, Bressan RA, Bryant RA, Bustamante AC, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Bækvad-Hansen M, Børglum AD, Børte S, Cahn L, Calabrese JR, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Chatzinakos C, Cheema S, Clouston SAP, Colodro-Conde L, Coombes BJ, Cruz-Fuentes CS, Dale AM, Dalvie S, Davis LK, Deckert J, Delahanty DL, Dennis MF, Desarnaud F, DiPietro CP, Disner SG, Docherty AR, Domschke K, Dyb G, Kulenović AD, Edenberg HJ, Evans A, Fabbri C, Fani N, Farrer LA, Feder A, Feeny NC, Flory JD, Forbes D, Franz CE, Galea S, Garrett ME, Gelaye B, Gelernter J, Geuze E, Gillespie CF, Goleva SB, Gordon SD, Goçi A, Grasser LR, Guindalini C, Haas M, Hagenaars S, Hauser MA, Heath AC, Hemmings SMJ, Hesselbrock V, Hickie IB, Hogan K, Hougaard DM, Huang H, Huckins LM, Hveem K, Jakovljević M, Javanbakht A, Jenkins GD, Johnson J, Jones I, Jovanovic T, Karstoft KI, Kaufman ML, Kennedy JL, Kessler RC, Khan A, Kimbrel NA, King AP, Koen N, Kotov R, Kranzler HR, Krebs K, Kremen WS, Kuan PF, Lawford BR, Lebois LAM, Lehto K, Levey DF, Lewis C, Liberzon I, Linnstaedt SD, Logue MW, Lori A, Lu Y, Luft BJ, Lupton MK, Luykx JJ, Makotkine I, Maples-Keller JL, Marchese S, Marmar C, Martin NG, Martínez-Levy GA, McAloney K, McFarlane A, McLaughlin KA, McLean SA, Medland SE, Mehta D, Meyers J, Michopoulos V, Mikita EA, Milani L, Milberg W, Miller MW, Morey RA, Morris CP, Mors O, Mortensen PB, Mufford MS, Nelson EC, Nordentoft M, Norman SB, Nugent NR, O'Donnell M, Orcutt HK, Pan PM, Panizzon MS, Pathak GA, Peters ES, Peterson AL, Peverill M, Pietrzak RH, Polusny MA, Porjesz B, Powers A, Qin XJ, Ratanatharathorn A, Risbrough VB, Roberts AL, Rothbaum AO, Rothbaum BO, Roy-Byrne P, Ruggiero KJ, Rung A, Runz H, Rutten BPF, de Viteri SS, Salum GA, Sampson L, Sanchez SE, Santoro M, Seah C, Seedat S, Seng JS, Shabalin A, Sheerin CM, Silove D, Smith AK, Smoller JW, Sponheim SR, Stein DJ, Stensland S, Stevens JS, Sumner JA, Teicher MH, Thompson WK, Tiwari AK, Trapido E, Uddin M, Ursano RJ, Valdimarsdóttir U, Van Hooff M, Vermetten E, Vinkers CH, Voisey J, Wang Y, Wang Z, Waszczuk M, Weber H, Wendt FR, Werge T, Williams MA, Williamson DE, Winsvold BS, Winternitz S, Wolf C, Wolf EJ, Xia Y, Xiong Y, Yehuda R, Young KA, Young RM, Zai CC, Zai GC, Zervas M, Zhao H, Zoellner LA, Zwart JA, deRoon-Cassini T, van Rooij SJH, van den Heuvel LL, AURORA Study, Estonian Biobank Research Team, FinnGen Investigators, HUNT All-In Psychiatry, Stein MB, Ressler KJ, Koenen KC) Nat Genet 2024 May;56(5):792-808 PMID: 38637617 PMCID: PMC11396662 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85190650468 04/19/2024       79 Citations
  • A comparison of the psychometric properties of a person-administered vs. automated screening tool for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in traumatically injured patients. (Brandolino A, Biesboer EA, Leissring M, Weber R, Timmer-Murillo S, deRoon-Cassini TA, Schroeder ME) Injury 2024 May;55(5):111507 PMID: 38531719 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85188951370 03/27/2024       2 Citations
  • A pilot project of a Post Discharge Care Team for firearm injury survivors decreases emergency department utilization, hospital readmission days, and cost. (Biesboer EA, Brandolino A, Servi A, Laszkiewicz R, Herbst L, Cronn S, Cadman J, Trevino C, deRoon-Cassini T, Schroeder ME) J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024 Jul 01;97(1):134-141 PMID: 38497907 PMCID: PMC11486976 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197949750 03/18/2024       2 Citations
  • Improved follow-up care for gun violence survivors in the Trauma Quality of Life Clinic. (Brandolino A, deRoon-Cassini TA, Biesboer EA, Tomas CW, Woolfolk M, Wakinekona NA, Subramanian M, Cheruvalath H, Schroeder ME, Trevino CM) Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2024;9(1):e001199 PMID: 38390473 PMCID: PMC10882323 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85183036845 02/23/2024       12 Citations
  • Suicide Data in Trauma Centers: Implications of Imprecision. (Cronn SE, Kant JM, Brandolino A, Kohlbeck S, deRoon-Cassini T, Emerson N, Schramm A) J Trauma Nurs 2023 Sep-Oct 01;30(5):255-260 PMID: 37702726 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85171119677 09/13/2023       1 Citation
  • Discovery of 95 PTSD loci provides insight into genetic architecture and neurobiology of trauma and stress-related disorders. (Nievergelt CM, Maihofer AX, Atkinson EG, Chen CY, Choi KW, Coleman JR, Daskalakis NP, Duncan LE, Polimanti R, Aaronson C, Amstadter AB, Andersen SB, Andreassen OA, Arbisi PA, Ashley-Koch AE, Austin SB, Avdibegoviç E, Babic D, Bacanu SA, Baker DG, Batzler A, Beckham JC, Belangero S, Benjet C, Bergner C, Bierer LM, Biernacka JM, Bierut LJ, Bisson JI, Boks MP, Bolger EA, Brandolino A, Breen G, Bressan RA, Bryant RA, Bustamante AC, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Bækvad-Hansen M, Børglum AD, Børte S, Cahn L, Calabrese JR, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Chatzinakos C, Cheema S, Clouston SAP, Colodro-Conde L, Coombes BJ, Cruz-Fuentes CS, Dale AM, Dalvie S, Davis LK, Deckert J, Delahanty DL, Dennis MF, deRoon-Cassini T, Desarnaud F, DiPietro CP, Disner SG, Docherty AR, Domschke K, Dyb G, Kulenovic AD, Edenberg HJ, Evans A, Fabbri C, Fani N, Farrer LA, Feder A, Feeny NC, Flory JD, Forbes D, Franz CE, Galea S, Garrett ME, Gelaye B, Gelernter J, Geuze E, Gillespie CF, Goci A, Goleva SB, Gordon SD, Grasser LR, Guindalini C, Haas M, Hagenaars S, Hauser MA, Heath AC, Hemmings SM, Hesselbrock V, Hickie IB, Hogan K, Hougaard DM, Huang H, Huckins LM, Hveem K, Jakovljevic M, Javanbakht A, Jenkins GD, Johnson J, Jones I, Jovanovic T, Karstoft KI, Kaufman ML, Kennedy JL, Kessler RC, Khan A, Kimbrel NA, King AP, Koen N, Kotov R, Kranzler HR, Krebs K, Kremen WS, Kuan PF, Lawford BR, Lebois LAM, Lehto K, Levey DF, Lewis C, Liberzon I, Linnstaedt SD, Logue MW, Lori A, Lu Y, Luft BJ, Lupton MK, Luykx JJ, Makotkine I, Maples-Keller JL, Marchese S, Marmar C, Martin NG, MartÍnez-Levy GA, McAloney K, McFarlane A, McLaughlin KA, McLean SA, Medland SE, Mehta D, Meyers J, Michopoulos V, Mikita EA, Milani L, Milberg W, Miller MW, Morey RA, Morris CP, Mors O, Mortensen PB, Mufford MS, Nelson EC, Nordentoft M, Norman SB, Nugent NR, O'Donnell M, Orcutt HK, Pan PM, Panizzon MS, Pathak GA, Peters ES, Peterson AL, Peverill M, Pietrzak RH, Polusny MA, Porjesz B, Powers A, Qin XJ, Ratanatharathorn A, Risbrough VB, Roberts AL, Rothbaum BO, Rothbaum AO, Roy-Byrne P, Ruggiero KJ, Rung A, Runz H, Rutten BPF, de Viteri SS, Salum GA, Sampson L, Sanchez SE, Santoro M, Seah C, Seedat S, Seng JS, Shabalin A, Sheerin CM, Silove D, Smith AK, Smoller JW, Sponheim SR, Stein DJ, Stensland S, Stevens JS, Sumner JA, Teicher MH, Thompson WK, Tiwari AK, Trapido E, Uddin M, Ursano RJ, Valdimarsdóttir U, van den Heuvel LL, Van Hooff M, van Rooij SJ, Vermetten E, Vinkers CH, Voisey J, Wang Z, Wang Y, Waszczuk M, Weber H, Wendt FR, Werge T, Williams MA, Williamson DE, Winsvold BS, Winternitz S, Wolf EJ, Wolf C, Xia Y, Xiong Y, Yehuda R, Young RM, Young KA, Zai CC, Zai GC, Zervas M, Zhao H, Zoellner LA, Zwart JA, Stein MB, Ressler KJ, Koenen KC) medRxiv 2023 Sep 02 PMID: 37693460 PMCID: PMC10491375 09/11/2023    
  • Psychiatric comorbidity in emergency general surgery patients: a prospective observational study. (Geier TJ, Simske N, Melin S, Trevino C, Murphy P, Schroeder ME, Brandolino A, deRoon-Cassini T, Schramm AT) Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2023;8(1):e001117 PMID: 37622160 PMCID: PMC10445363 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85169922072 08/25/2023       9 Citations
  • History of Racial Discrimination by Police Contributes to Worse Physical and Emotional Quality of Life in Black Americans After Traumatic Injury. (Geier TJ, Timmer-Murillo SC, Brandolino AM, Piña I, Harb F, deRoon-Cassini TA) J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2024 Jun;11(3):1774-1782 PMID: 37249827 PMCID: PMC10228454 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160614189 05/30/2023       11 Citations
  • Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life After Firearm Injury: A Preliminary Descriptive Study. (Timmer-Murillo SC, Melin SJH, Tomas CW, Geier TJ, Brandolino A, Schramm AT, Larson CL, deRoon-Cassini TA) Ann Intern Med 2023 Jul;176(7):1010-1012 PMID: 37216663 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165222285 05/22/2023       5 Citations
  • Predictive Factors for the Application of Pelvic Binders in the Prehospital Setting. (Nguyen P, Pokrzywa C, Figueroa J, Jocoy KA, Brandolino A, Karam BS, Schramm AT, Deshpande D, Lawton J, Milia D, Lenz T) Prehosp Emerg Care 2024;28(2):425-430 PMID: 37171847 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159919033 05/12/2023       1 Citation
  • Comprehensive Framework of Firearm Violence Survivor Care: A Review. (Timmer-Murillo SC, Schroeder ME, Trevino C, Geier TJ, Schramm AT, Brandolino AM, Hargarten S, Holena D, de Moya M, Milia D, deRoon-Cassini TA) JAMA Surg 2023 May 01;158(5):541-547 PMID: 36947025 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159344888 03/23/2023       14 Citations
  • Disparities in disposition from trauma centers to inpatient psychiatric treatment in a national sample of patients with self-inflicted injury. (Schramm AT, Libby Schroeder ME, Brandolino AM, Kant JM, Kohlbeck SA, Bergner C, Milia DJ, deRoon-Cassini TA) Surgery 2023 Mar;173(3):799-803 PMID: 36357230 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142720802 11/11/2022    
  • Addressing the educational gap in the role of law enforcement personnel in the resuscitation bay. (Schroeder ME, Brandolino A, Williams K, McIntosh B, Pilarski AM, Milia DJ, deRoon-Cassini T) Surgery 2023 Mar;173(3):804-811 PMID: 36272772 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140344782 10/23/2022       2 Citations
  • Association of Gender, Race, Mechanism of Injury on Alcohol Use, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Depression in Trauma. (Trevino CM, Shorey RC, Bergner C, Brandolino A, deRoon-Cassini T, France CR) J Trauma Nurs 2022 Sep-Oct 01;29(5):228-234 PMID: 36095267 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137713571 09/13/2022    
  • Use of Cold-Stored Whole Blood is Associated With Improved Mortality in Hemostatic Resuscitation of Major Bleeding: A Multicenter Study. (Hazelton JP, Ssentongo AE, Oh JS, Ssentongo P, Seamon MJ, Byrne JP, Armento IG, Jenkins DH, Braverman MA, Mentzer C, Leonard GC, Perea LL, Docherty CK, Dunn JA, Smoot B, Martin MJ, Badiee J, Luis AJ, Murray JL, Noorbakhsh MR, Babowice JE, Mains C, Madayag RM, Kaafarani HMA, Mokhtari AK, Moore SA, Madden K, Tanner A 2nd, Redmond D, Millia DJ, Brandolino A, Nguyen U, Chinchilli V, Armen SB, Porter JM) Ann Surg 2022 Oct 01;276(4):579-588 PMID: 35848743 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138125816 07/19/2022       114 Citations
  • Lost in Follow-Up: Predictors of Patient No-Shows to Clinic Follow-Up After Abdominal Injury. (Hope Wilkinson K, Brandolino A, McCormick A, Deshpande D, Bergner C, Carver T, de Moya M, Milia D) J Surg Res 2022 Jul;275:10-15 PMID: 35219246 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85126124259 02/27/2022       4 Citations
  • Validation of the Injured Trauma Survivor Screen: An American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional trial. (Hunt JC, Herrera-Hernandez E, Brandolino A, Jazinski-Chambers K, Maher K, Jackson B, Smith RN, Lape D, Cook M, Bergner C, Schramm AT, Brasel KJ, de Moya MA, deRoon-Cassini TA) J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021 May 01;90(5):797-806 PMID: 33797497 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105712241 04/03/2021       16 Citations
  • A Randomized Trial of Modified Prolonged Exposure to Prevent the Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients Hospitalized With Traumatic Injuries. (Larsen SE, Hunt JC, Geier T, Heyrman K, Schumann N, Brandolino A, Timmer-Murillo S, Bergner C, Larson C, deRoon-Cassini TA) J Trauma Stress 2021 Feb;34(1):104-115 PMID: 33269808 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089460797 12/04/2020       8 Citations
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