Portfolio of Research


Infectious Disease 

A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Remdesivir in Participants with Severely Reduced Kidney Function who are Hospitalized for COVID-19.”

Burton, Mary J., MD

Delivering Skills for Psychological Recovery through Telemedicine to Veterans with newly diagnosed COVID-19 Infection
Burton, Mary J., MD

“A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, study evaluation the efficacy and safety of otilimab IV in patients with severe pulmonary COVID-19 related disease.”
Burton, Mary J., MD

A Phase 3b, Multi-Center, Open-Label Study to Evaluate Switching From a Regimen of Two Nucleos(t)ide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTI) plus a Third Agent to a Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) of Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide (B/F/TAF), in Virologically-Suppressed, HIV-1 Infected African American Participants”
Burton, Mary J., MD

Evaluation of 3 Grams Daily Valacyclovir in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and HSV-2 Infection (GMT)
Burton, Mary J., MD

HSV-1 suppression in HCV infected veterans who are seronegative for HSV-2 (GTM)
Burton, Mary J., MD
 

Factors associated with adherence to boceprevir in combination with pegylated interferon and ribavarin in veterans with genotype 1 hepatitis C (MIN)
Burton, Mary J., MD
 

“Evaluating values-based motivational interviewing to increase treatment completion with fixed dose combination MK-5172/MK-8742 among Veterans with active substance use disorders and treatment-naïve genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C”
Burton, Mary J., MD


“Examining the intestinal microbiota in genotype 1 HCV infected patients receiving direct acting antivirals” (MIN)
Burton, Mary J., MD


Neuro-Science / Spinal Cord Injury

XPro 1595 to inhibit soluble TNF and modulate inflammation-induced pathology in SCI
Tansey, Keith, MD

Translational Development of FDA-approved COX and LOX inhibitors to treat spinal cord injury-induced neuropathic pain
Gonzalez-Fernandez, Federico, MD, PhD
Lee, Hyun Joon, PhD


Ophthalmology

Retinal Development in Health and Disease
Gonzalez-Fernandez, Federico, MD, PhD
 

Use of Xenopus a System to Study the Trafficking, Function and Structure of IRBP
Gonzalez-Fernandez, Federico, MD, PhD

 
Function of the Interphotoreceptor Matrix
Gonzalez-Fernandez, Federico, MD, PhD


Molecular Basis of Retinal Adhesion and Detachment
Tieu, Brian, MD, PhD


Behavioral Health

Implementing Clinical Video Telehealth Into The Home (CVT-H) For The Treatment Of Mental Health Conditions: An Evaluation Of The Jackson VAMC Clinical Demonstration Project
Baillie, Lauren
 

“Stakeholder Opinions of Suicide” (MIN)
Barnes, Daniel, PhD


Using RE-AIM model to evaluate psychotherapy dissemination
Gabriele, Jeanne, PhD
 

Understanding PTSD Recovery among Veterans in a Residential Treatment Setting
Nosen, Elizabeth, PhD
 

Evaluation of the Morse Scale to Assess Fall Risk and the Impact of Medications on Assessing Fall Risk Categories (MIN)
Rossilli, Susan, PharmD


Does the Psychological Intervention, Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation (STAR), reduce PTSD related symptoms and lower risk of suicide among Veterans with PTSD
Shepherd, Brenda

 
Emotion Profile Study
Voluse, Andrew PhD

 
Treatment Engagement for Alcohol use following Motivational Interviewing: A study of Veterans discharged from inpatient detoxification (TEAM-Vet) (MIN)
Voluse, Andrew, PhD


Cardiovascular

Humanitarian Use Device - GraftMaster Coronary Stent Graft (GTM)
Baker III, Howard A., MD


Humanitarian Use Device - PK Papyrus Coronary Stent Graft System
Baker III, Howard A., MD

A Stress Inducible Protein Sestrin2 in Heart Failure

Li, Ji, PhD


A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Effect of Inclisiran on Preventing Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk Without Prior Myocardial Infarction or Stroke (VICTORION-1 PREVENT)

Joiner, Sarah K., MD

Impact of Inclisiran on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Participants with Established Cardiovascular Disease (VICTORION-2 PREVENT)

Joiner, Sarah K., MD


Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Discharge Education Initiative for Veterans with Heart Failure
Lewis, Kimberly PharmD


Pemafibrates To Reduce Cardiovascular Outcomes By Reducing Triglycerides in Patients With Diabetes (PROMINENT)
Kirchner, Kent, MD


Pragmatic Evaluation of Events and Benefits of Lipid-lowering in older Adults (PREVENTABLE)
Kirchner, Kent, MD


Hybrid Effectiveness-Implantation Study to Improve Clopidogrel Adherence
Woody, Walter, MD


Endocrinology

Veterans post deployment with lung problems (CHART) (MIN) Bhagat, Rajesh, MD


Role of Mineralocorticoid Receptor in Paraquat-Induced Rat Lung Fibrosis

Bhagat, Rajesh, MD


Oncology

A Phase III, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab, with or without Tiragolumab, in Patients with Untreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Thomas Amonkonah, MD


Multifunctional Nanoplatforms based captured and identification of Circulating Tumor Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
Gonzalez-Fernandez, Federico, MD, PhD


SWOG S9808:  Long-Term Follow-Up Protocol (MIN)
Khansur, Tawfiq, MD
 

S0702: A Prospective Observational Multicenter Cohort Study to Assess the Incidence of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) in Cancer Patients with Bone Metastases Starting Zoledronic Acid Treatment (MIN)
Khansur, Tawfiq, MD
 

E1505: A Phase III Randomized Trial of Adjuvant Chemotherapy with or without Bevacizumab for Patients with Completely Resected Stage IB (>4cm) – IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) GTM
Khansur, Tawfiq, MD 


Internal Medicine

“The adverse cognitive impact of poor Type II diabetes management among Veterans.” (MIN)
Bennett, Ted G., PhD


The Effects of q (SOFA) on Antibiotic Administration in the ED
Bolton, LaTonia, BSN, RN

Regulation of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Action
Gomez-Sanchez, Celso, MD
 

Development of Monoclonal Antibodies
Gomez-Sanchez, Celso, MD
 

Role of Mineralocorticoids in Hypertension
Gomez-Sanchez, Celso, MD

Adrenal cell ATP1A1 mutations and mechanisms of aldosterone biosynthesis Gomez-Sanchez, Celso, MD

 

Incidence of Steroid-Induced Hyperglycemia in Non-Diabetic Veterans Admitted to the ICU
Hamilton, Angela

Activated Protein C in Acute Injury

Li, Ji, PhD
 

New Environmental Public Health Indicator Linking Organochlorine Compounds and Type 2 Diabetes (EPA) (MIN)
Jones, Dana Dale, MD
 

Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) (GTM)
Kirchner, Kent A., MD
 

Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) Registry (MIN)
Majithia, Vikas, MD
 

Program to Understand the Long-term Outcomes in Spondyloarthritis (PULSAR) Registry (MIN)
Majithia, Vikas, MD
 

Evaluation of Empiric Outpatient Antibiotic Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections at G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (MIN)
Otting, Kristin, PharmD
 

Retrospective Chart Review of Osteoporosis in Hip Fractures (MIN)
Sanders, Suzanne, MD
 

Interventions to Improve osteoporosis screening and treatment in male Veterans with hip fracture (MIN)
Sanders, Suzanne, MD
 

Role of SHP In Retinoic and Action
Subauste, Jose, MD
 

Effect of CPAP on PTSD symptoms among patients with OSA and PTSD (MIN)
Tamanna, Sadeka, MD