Elizabeth Matzkin, MD is an orthopedic surgeon and the Chief of Women’s Sports Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Matzkin currently serves as a team physician for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, the U.S. Paralympics Soccer Team, the U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team, and is the head team physician at Stonehill College. Antonia Chen, MD, MBA is also…
Read Brigham on a Mission's interview with Dr. Losina on our OAPol analysis of the cost effectiveness of TKA in patients with a BMI of 40 or greater. Read the original study here to learn more about our findings.
Emma Williams (EW), Kaetlyn Arant (KA), Mike Zarra (MZ), Val Leifer (VL) and Peter Bensen (PB) joined OrACORe as research assistants during the summer of 2019 and are now in the final days of their second year with us. We are extremely grateful for their hard work, dedication, and good spirits and will miss their presence in the office (virtual…
Dr. Jamie Collins, OrACORe faculty member and senior statistician, was recently named the inaugural recipient of the Rising Star Clinical Research Award at OARSI Connect 2021! The Rising Star Award was created to recognize contributions from mid career researchers. Congratulations to Dr. Collins!
A recent OAPol study found that performing total knee replacement (TKR) in patients with a BMI greater than or equal to 40 is cost effective. These patients are sometimes denied surgery due to an increased risk of complications, however our analysis found that TKR can offer good value, even for those with multiple co-morbid conditions. Read the Brigham press release…
A recent OAPol analysis published in Arthritis Care & Research found that the total societal cost of lifetime opioid use in American patients with knee osteoarthritis is approximately $14 billion. Only 53% of this total societal cost is due to direct medical costs. Read the article by Healio Rheumatology here.
A modeling study led by Dr. Losina and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that a mandatory mask-wearing policy with extensive social distancing could prevent 87 percent of infections among students and faculty on college campuses. Click here to read the Brigham's press release on the study and its findings.
This is the first in a series of profiles we are doing to highlight the work of our collaborating physicians. Photo courtesy of Dr. Schoenfeld Dr. Andrew Schoenfeld is an orthopedic surgeon, specializing in spinal surgery, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He has been doing research at OrACORe since joining the Brigham as a clinician scientist in 2015. The STrIDeS…
An OAPol analysis published earlier this month in Arthritis Care & Research found that adding duloxetine to usual care for knee OA patients with moderate pain, regardless of depressive symptoms, is cost‐effective. Click here for the coverage of these findings by Healio Rheumatology.