2023
Identifying Gender and Racial Bias in Pediatric Fellowship Letters of Recommendation: Do Word Choices Influence Interview Decisions?
Boolchandani H, Chen L, Elder R, Osborn R, Phatak U, Puthenpura V, Sheares B, Tiyyagura G, Amster L, Lee S, Langhan M. Identifying Gender and Racial Bias in Pediatric Fellowship Letters of Recommendation: Do Word Choices Influence Interview Decisions? The Journal Of Pediatrics 2023, 265: 113843. PMID: 37995931, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWords Used in Letters of Recommendation for Pediatric Residency Applicants: Demographic Differences and Impact on Interviews
Boolchandani H, Osborn R, Tiyyagura G, Sheares B, Chen L, Phatak U, Puthenpura V, Elder R, Lee S, Amster L, Langhan M. Words Used in Letters of Recommendation for Pediatric Residency Applicants: Demographic Differences and Impact on Interviews. Academic Pediatrics 2023, 23: 1614-1619. PMID: 36889506, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLetters of recommendationLetter writersCommunal termsNatural language processing applicationsLanguage processing applicationsApplicant genderInterview statusCommunal wordsWritersLanguageAgentic termsWordsGenderLetterSenior academic ranksRaceTextAgenciesEquitable approachResidency candidatesWomenSignificant associationEthnicitySignificant differencesInterviews
2021
Association of Medicare and Medicaid Insurance Status with Increased Spine Surgery Utilization Rates
Benton J, Weiss B, Mowrey W, Yassari N, Wang B, De La Garza Ramos R, Gelfand Y, Castro-Rivas E, Puthenpura V, Yassari R, Yanamadala V. Association of Medicare and Medicaid Insurance Status with Increased Spine Surgery Utilization Rates. Spine 2021, 46: e939-e944. PMID: 33496542, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsurance statusSpine surgeryMedicaid patientsSpine careRetrospective single-institution studyPrivate insuranceLogistic regressionMedicaid insurance statusMultivariable logistic regressionSingle-institution studyMultivariate logistic regressionPatient insurance statusConsecutive outpatientsTreatment recommendationsUninsured patientsWorse outcomesBACKGROUND DATAInclusion criteriaPatient's conditionPatientsSurgerySpine surgeonsNeurosurgical clinicSignificant associationSpine interventions