Kathleen Akgün, MD, MS
Hospice & Palliative Care, Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care
Titles
- Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
- Associate Section Chief, VA Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System
- Co-Director, Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (NODES) Program, VA-Connecticut, Research, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System
- Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, VA CT Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, VA-Connecticut
Education & Training
- MSYale Graduate School of Public Health, Chronic Diseases and Epidemiology (2014)
- MDUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (2001)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Chair, ATS Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Committee: American Thoracic Society (2020)
- Fellow (ATSF): American Thoracic Society (2020)
Professional Service
- American Thoracic Society (2020 - Present): Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee
Publications
- Feder S, Han L, Zhan Y, Abel E, Akgün K. Pain Outcomes Among Medical Centers With High vs Low Specialist Palliative Care Reach Among People With Heart Failure. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2024, 10499091241304695. PMID: 39631749, DOI: 10.1177/10499091241304695.
- Feder S, Han L, Zhan Y, Abel E, Akgün K, Fried T, Ersek M, Redeker N. Use of Hospice and End-of-Life Care Quality Among Medical Centers with High Versus Lower Specialist Palliative Care Reach Among People with Heart Failure: An Observational Study. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024, 27: 1583-1590. PMID: 39515377, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0182.
- Chen A, Farmer M, Han L, Runels T, Bade B, Crothers K, Bastian L, Bazan I, Bean-Mayberry B, Brandt C, Akgün K. Factors Associated With Influenza Vaccination in a National Veteran Cohort. AJPM Focus 2024, 4: 100290. PMID: 39611140, PMCID: PMC11602634, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2024.100290.
- Baugh A, Akgün K, Rusk A, Adelson V, Afolabi F, Crowder S, Ferreira J, Gurubhagavatula I, Lovinsky-Desir S, Lawrence K, Myers L, Niranjan S, Schotland H, Sheares B, Sullivan D, Wisnivesky J, Sweet S. Keeping Race and Diversity Relevant in Medical Education. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2024, 21: 1365-1371. PMID: 39078251, PMCID: PMC11451892, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202403-322ps.
- Bade B, Akgün K. Adapting the Tools of Our Trade Shared Decision-Making Aids for Lung Cancer Screening in People With HIV. CHEST Pulmonary 2024, 2: 100048. DOI: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2024.100048.
- Holleck J, Han L, Skanderson M, Bastian L, Gunderson C, Brandt C, Perkal M, Chang J, Akgün K. Risk of Serious Adverse Gastrointestinal Events with Potassium Binders in Hospitalized Patients: A National Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39103605, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08979-1.
- Feder S, Iannone L, Lendvai D, Zhan Y, Akgün K, Ersek M, Luhrs C, Allen L, Bekelman D, Goldstein N, Kavalieratos D. Clinician Insights into Effective Components, Delivery Characteristics, and Implementation Strategies of Ambulatory Palliative Care for People with Heart Failure: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2024 PMID: 39098653, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.07.009.
- Zhan Y, Han L, Abel E, Akgun K, Redeker N, Feder S. Variation in Uptake of Specialist Palliative Care Among People with Advanced Heart Failure Across VA Medical Centers. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e551-e552. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.339.
- Murphy I, Akgun K, Burk M, Jiang R, Bryan K, Sutherland A, Morneau K, Rightnour E, Providence S, Zavala S, Rosen A, Franck A, Wong M, Davids B, Lee J, Schmitt T, Exline T, Guilbeault T, Drumright K, Klenosky B, Pisani M, Witcher P. How Much Is Too Much? An Assessment of Intensive Care Unit Sedative Use Across the Veterans Healthcare System During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2024, a5032-a5032. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a5032.
- Murphy I, Akgun K, Burk M, Jiang R, Bryan K, Morneau K, Sutherland A, Rightnour E, Rosen A, Zavala S, Franck A, Davids B, Lee J, Wong M, Providence S, Schmitt T, Exline T, Guilbeault T, Drumright K, Klenosky B, Pisani M, Witcher P. Chaos and Confusion: Antipsychotic Use in the ICU Within the Veterans Healthcare System During the COVID Pandemic. 2024, a2717-a2717. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a2717.
- Abdo M, Cheung K, Brandt C, Crothers K, Justice A, Akgun K. Do Pulmonary Function Measures Added to the Veterans Aging Index Improve All-cause Mortality Prediction? 2024, a1464-a1464. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a1464.
- Feder S, Han L, Zhan Y, Abel E, Akgün K, Fried T, Ersek M, Redeker N. Variation in Specialist Palliative Care Reach and Associated Factors Among People With Advanced Heart Failure in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 68: 22-31.e1. PMID: 38561132, PMCID: PMC11168897, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.03.022.
- Leeds I, Park L, Akgun K, Weintrob A, Justice A, King J. Postoperative Outcomes Associated with the Timing of Surgery After SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Annals Of Surgery 2024, 280: 241-247. PMID: 38323413, PMCID: PMC11236522, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006227.
- Han L, Abel E, Zhan Y, Akgün K, Feder S. USING MULTI-LEVEL MODELING TO EXAMINE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN PALLIATIVE CARE AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH HEART FAILURE. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 1149-1150. PMCID: PMC10736640, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.3689.
- Weinstein E, Re V, Stephens-Shields A, Newcomb C, Silibovsky R, Nelson C, O’Donnell J, Glaser L, Hsieh E, Hanberg J, Akgün K, Tate J, King J. 1313. Determinants of Prosthetic Joint Infection According to Time Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among US Veterans. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1152. PMCID: PMC10679182, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1152.
- Weinstein E, Re V, Stephens-Shields A, Newcomb C, Silibovsky R, Nelson C, O’Donnell J, Glaser L, Hsieh E, Hanberg J, Akgün K, Tate J, King J. 1312. Incidence and Microbiology of Prosthetic Joint Infection According to Time Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among US Veterans. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1151. PMCID: PMC10678406, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1151.
- Doherty C, Feder S, Gillespie-Heyman S, Akgün K. Easing Suffering for ICU Patients and Their Families: Evidence and Opportunities for Primary and Specialty Palliative Care in the ICU. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2023, 39: 715-732. PMID: 37822226, DOI: 10.1177/08850666231204305.
- Weinstein E, Stephens-Shields A, Newcomb C, Silibovsky R, Nelson C, O’Donnell J, Glaser L, Hsieh E, Hanberg J, Tate J, Akgün K, King J, Re V. Incidence, Microbiological Studies, and Factors Associated With Prosthetic Joint Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2340457. PMID: 37906194, PMCID: PMC10618849, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.40457.
- MURPHY I, BRYAN K, BURK M, CUNNINGHAM F, BUKOWSKI K, WONG M, PROVIDENCE S, EXLINE T, RIGHTNOUR E, MORNEAU K, RICE S, WITCHER P, SCHMITT T, LEE J, DAVIDS B, KLENOSKY B, ROSEN A, ZAVALA S, SUTHERLAND A, RATLIFF L, AKGUN K. SEDATION STEWARDSHIP: DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL MEDICATION USE EVALUATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF INTENSIVE CARE UNIT SEDATION PRACTICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CHEST Journal 2023, 164: a3781-a3782. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.07.2460.
- Sonntag E, Akgün K, Bag R, Rosensweig E, Bernardo R, Burnetti C, Chybowski A, de Jesus Perez V, Diwan J, Guthrie K, Halscott T, Lahm T, Vaught J, Ventetuolo C, Hemnes A. Access to Medically Necessary Reproductive Care for Individuals with Pulmonary Hypertension. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 208: 234-237. PMID: 37311249, PMCID: PMC10395720, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202302-0230vp.
- Ives J, Bagchi S, Soo S, Barrow C, Akgün K, Erlandson K, Goetz M, Griffith M, Gross R, Hulgan T, Moanna A, Soo Hoo G, Weintrob A, Wongtrakool C, Adams S, Sayre G, Helfrich C, Au D, Crothers K. Design and methods of a randomized trial testing "Advancing care for COPD in people living with HIV by implementing evidence-based management through proactive E-consults (ACHIEVE)". Contemporary Clinical Trials 2023, 132: 107303. PMID: 37481201, PMCID: PMC10528346, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107303.
- Feder S, Zhan Y, Abel E, Smith D, Ersek M, Fried T, Redeker N, Akgün K. Validation of Electronic Health Record-Based Algorithms to Identify Specialist Palliative Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 66: e475-e483. PMID: 37364737, PMCID: PMC10527602, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.06.023.
- Lee A, Maley J, Hibbert K, Akgün K, Hauschildt K, Law A, Kaminski N, Hayes M, Gesthalter Y, Bosslet G, Santhosh L, Witkin A, Hills-Dunlap K, Çoruh B, Gershengorn H, Hardin C. Medical Societies Must Choose Professional Meeting Locations Responsibly in a Post-Roe World. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2023, 20: 781-784. PMID: 36812378, PMCID: PMC10257035, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202211-928ip.
- Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Bastian L, Bade B, Lerz K, Kravetz J, Carino M, Rose M, Akgun K, Cain H. Time to Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Screening. 2023, a2734-a2734. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2734.
- Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Bastian L, Bade B, Lerz K, Kravetz J, Carino M, Rose M, Cain H, Akgun K. Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening in a Sample of Veterans. 2023, a2733-a2733. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2733.
- Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Bastian L, Bade B, Lerz K, Kravetz J, Carino M, Akgun K, Cain H, Rose M. Multiple Annual Low Dose CT Scans Needed to Detect Malignancy: Number Needed to Scan 蠅4. 2023, a2732-a2732. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2732.
- Walenczyk K, Cavanagh C, Skanderson M, Feder S, Soliman A, Justice A, Burg M, Akgün K. Advance directive screening among veterans with incident heart failure: Comparisons among people aging with and without HIV. Heart & Lung 2023, 61: 1-7. PMID: 37023581, PMCID: PMC10524135, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.03.018.
- Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Farmer M, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Bade B, Brandt C, Crothers K, Skanderson M, Ruser C, Spelman J, Bazan I, Justice A, Rentsch C, Akgün K. Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates. AJPM Focus 2023, 2: 100094. PMID: 37362395, PMCID: PMC10038675, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100094.
- Goulet J, Warren A, Workman T, Skanderson M, Farmer M, Gordon K, Abel E, Akgün K, Bean‐Mayberry B, Zeng‐Treitler Q, Haderlein T, Haskell S, Bastian L, Womack J, Post L, Hwang U, Brandt C. Variation in firearm screening and access by LGBT status. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 420-423. PMID: 36661348, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14664.
- Akgün K, Krishnan S, Tate J, Bryant K, Pisani M, Re V, Rentsch C, Crothers K, Gordon K, Justice A, team F. Delirium among people aging with and without HIV: Role of alcohol and Neurocognitively active medications. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 1861-1872. PMID: 36786300, PMCID: PMC10258127, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18265.
- Mcginnis K, Skanderson M, Akgun K, Justice A, Tindle H, Wrona A, Farah K, Shahrir S, Freiberg M, Goetz M, Pisani M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Crothers K, Veterans Aging Cohort Study. Comparison of Current Smoking Status Based on the Biomarker Cotinine, Two Types of Self-Report, and ICD-10 Codes in the Veterans Health Administration. 2022, a5362-a5362. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a5362.
- Chen A, Runels T, DeRycke E, Bade B, Crothers K, Bastian L, Bazan I, Farmer M, Bean-Mayberry B, Bernstein E, Brandt C, Akgun K. Factors Associated with Influenza Vaccination Non-Adherence in a National Veteran Cohort. 2022, a5370-a5370. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a5370.
- Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Bade B, Brandt C, Farmer M, Crothers K, Skanderson M, Ruser C, Spelman J, Bazan I, Justice A, Rentsch C, Akgun K. Racial and Rural Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in a National Sample of Veterans. 2022, a3695-a3695. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a3695.
- Schwartz A, Tate J, Justice A, Lehmann L, King Jr. J, Harris K, Levin W, Feder S, Akgun K. Utilization of Advance Directives Among Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19. 2022, a2667-a2667. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a2667.
- Soliman A, Akgün K, Coffee J, Kapo J, Morrison L, Blatt L, Schulman-Green D, Feder S. The Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Palliative Care During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge (S530). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 921-922. PMCID: PMC9001042, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.153.
- McGinnis K, Skanderson M, Justice A, Tindle H, Akgün K, Wrona A, Freiberg M, Goetz M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Brown S, Crothers K. Using the biomarker cotinine and survey self-report to validate smoking data from United States Veterans Health Administration electronic health records. JAMIA Open 2022, 5: ooac040. PMID: 37252267, PMCID: PMC9154288, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooac040.
- Feder S, Schulman-Green D, Akgün K. Palliative Care During a Pandemic. Respiratory Medicine 2021, 345-372. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81788-6_18.
- Kunitomo Y, Bade B, Gunderson C, Akgun K, Brackett A, Tanoue L, Cain H, Bastian L. A Systematic Review of Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening Adherence. 2021, a1737-a1737. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2021.203.1_meetingabstracts.a1737.
- Bade B, DeRycke E, Kunitomo Y, Lerz K, Skanderson M, Rose M, DiDomenico P, Conti M, Taylor C, Crothers K, Federman D, Haskell S, Bean-Mayberry B, Brandt C, Bastian L, Akgun K, Cain H. "Lost to Follow-Up?" Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening Adherence in US Veterans. 2021, a4775-a4775. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2021.203.1_meetingabstracts.a4775.
- Wenger D, Triplette M, Shahrir S, Akgun K, Wongtrakool C, Brown, Kim J, Hoo G, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Huang L, Feemster L, Zifodya J, Crothers K. Associations of marijuana with markers of chronic lung disease in people living with HIV. HIV Medicine 2020, 22: 92-101. PMID: 33022830, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12966.
- Hanberg JS, Akgün K, Hsieh E, Fraenkel L, Justice A. Incidence and Presentation of Sarcoidosis With and Without HIV Infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: ofaa441. PMID: 33123611, PMCID: PMC7576681, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa441.
- Feder S, Ersek M, Kutney-Lee A, Redeker N, Bastian L, Akgun K. National Variation in Palliative Care and Associated Outcomes Among Decedents with Heart Failure in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (RP503). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 60: 230. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.04.095.
- Feder S, Ersek M, Kutney-Lee A, Luhrs C, Bastian L, Akgun K. End-of-Life Care Quality Varies Among Facilities in the Department of Veterans Affairs for Patients with Heart Failure (S732). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 59: 546-547. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.12.294.
- McKellar MS, Kuchibhatla MN, Oursler KAK, Crystal S, Akgün K, Crothers K, Gibert CL, Nieves-Lugo K, Womack J, Tate J, Fillenbaum GG. Racial Differences in Change in Physical Functioning in Older Male Veterans with HIV. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2019, 35: 1034-1043. PMID: 30963773, PMCID: PMC6862951, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2018.0296.
- Possick J, Akgün K. Teaching Communication Skills. Respiratory Medicine 2019, 195-212. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-10680-5_11.
- Clark B, Roeder N, Akgün K. Pulmonary Health and Healthy Aging. 2019, 81-92. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-06200-2_8.
- Triplette M, Attia E, Akgün K, Campo M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Pipavath S, Shahrir S, Wongtrakool C, Goetz M, Kim J, Soo Hoo G, Brown ST, Crothers K. The Differential Impact of Emphysema on Respiratory Symptoms and 6-Minute Walk Distance in HIV Infection. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 74: e23-e29. PMID: 27716727, PMCID: PMC5140705, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001133.
- Barakat LA, Juthani-Mehta M, Allore H, Trentalange M, Tate J, Rimland D, Pisani M, Akgün KM, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Duggal M, Crothers K, Justice AC, Quagliarello VJ. Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 421-430. PMID: 25959543, PMCID: PMC5015437, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12244.
- Federman DG, Kravetz JD, Lerz KA, Akgǖn K, Ruser C, Cain H, Anderson EF, Taylor C. Implementation of an Electronic Clinical Reminder to Improve Rates of Lung Cancer Screening. The American Journal Of Medicine 2014, 127: 813-816. PMID: 24769298, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.010.
- Akgün K, Crothers K. Lung Disease in Older Patients with HIV. Respiratory Medicine 2011, 227-252. PMCID: PMC7120014, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-727-3_12.
- Akgun K, Roux F. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy. Respiratory Medicine 2009, 123-133. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-445-2_9.
Departments and Programs
Titles
- Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
- Associate Section Chief, VA Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System
- Co-Director, Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (NODES) Program, VA-Connecticut, Research, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System
- Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, VA CT Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, VA-Connecticut
Education & Training
- MSYale Graduate School of Public Health, Chronic Diseases and Epidemiology (2014)
- MDUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (2001)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Chair, ATS Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Committee: American Thoracic Society (2020)
- Fellow (ATSF): American Thoracic Society (2020)
Professional Service
- American Thoracic Society (2020 - Present): Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee
Publications
- Feder S, Han L, Zhan Y, Abel E, Akgün K. Pain Outcomes Among Medical Centers With High vs Low Specialist Palliative Care Reach Among People With Heart Failure. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2024, 10499091241304695. PMID: 39631749, DOI: 10.1177/10499091241304695.
- Feder S, Han L, Zhan Y, Abel E, Akgün K, Fried T, Ersek M, Redeker N. Use of Hospice and End-of-Life Care Quality Among Medical Centers with High Versus Lower Specialist Palliative Care Reach Among People with Heart Failure: An Observational Study. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024, 27: 1583-1590. PMID: 39515377, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0182.
- Chen A, Farmer M, Han L, Runels T, Bade B, Crothers K, Bastian L, Bazan I, Bean-Mayberry B, Brandt C, Akgün K. Factors Associated With Influenza Vaccination in a National Veteran Cohort. AJPM Focus 2024, 4: 100290. PMID: 39611140, PMCID: PMC11602634, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2024.100290.
- Baugh A, Akgün K, Rusk A, Adelson V, Afolabi F, Crowder S, Ferreira J, Gurubhagavatula I, Lovinsky-Desir S, Lawrence K, Myers L, Niranjan S, Schotland H, Sheares B, Sullivan D, Wisnivesky J, Sweet S. Keeping Race and Diversity Relevant in Medical Education. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2024, 21: 1365-1371. PMID: 39078251, PMCID: PMC11451892, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202403-322ps.
- Bade B, Akgün K. Adapting the Tools of Our Trade Shared Decision-Making Aids for Lung Cancer Screening in People With HIV. CHEST Pulmonary 2024, 2: 100048. DOI: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2024.100048.
- Holleck J, Han L, Skanderson M, Bastian L, Gunderson C, Brandt C, Perkal M, Chang J, Akgün K. Risk of Serious Adverse Gastrointestinal Events with Potassium Binders in Hospitalized Patients: A National Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39103605, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08979-1.
- Feder S, Iannone L, Lendvai D, Zhan Y, Akgün K, Ersek M, Luhrs C, Allen L, Bekelman D, Goldstein N, Kavalieratos D. Clinician Insights into Effective Components, Delivery Characteristics, and Implementation Strategies of Ambulatory Palliative Care for People with Heart Failure: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2024 PMID: 39098653, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.07.009.
- Zhan Y, Han L, Abel E, Akgun K, Redeker N, Feder S. Variation in Uptake of Specialist Palliative Care Among People with Advanced Heart Failure Across VA Medical Centers. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e551-e552. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.339.
- Murphy I, Akgun K, Burk M, Jiang R, Bryan K, Sutherland A, Morneau K, Rightnour E, Providence S, Zavala S, Rosen A, Franck A, Wong M, Davids B, Lee J, Schmitt T, Exline T, Guilbeault T, Drumright K, Klenosky B, Pisani M, Witcher P. How Much Is Too Much? An Assessment of Intensive Care Unit Sedative Use Across the Veterans Healthcare System During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2024, a5032-a5032. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a5032.
- Murphy I, Akgun K, Burk M, Jiang R, Bryan K, Morneau K, Sutherland A, Rightnour E, Rosen A, Zavala S, Franck A, Davids B, Lee J, Wong M, Providence S, Schmitt T, Exline T, Guilbeault T, Drumright K, Klenosky B, Pisani M, Witcher P. Chaos and Confusion: Antipsychotic Use in the ICU Within the Veterans Healthcare System During the COVID Pandemic. 2024, a2717-a2717. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a2717.
- Abdo M, Cheung K, Brandt C, Crothers K, Justice A, Akgun K. Do Pulmonary Function Measures Added to the Veterans Aging Index Improve All-cause Mortality Prediction? 2024, a1464-a1464. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a1464.
- Feder S, Han L, Zhan Y, Abel E, Akgün K, Fried T, Ersek M, Redeker N. Variation in Specialist Palliative Care Reach and Associated Factors Among People With Advanced Heart Failure in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 68: 22-31.e1. PMID: 38561132, PMCID: PMC11168897, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.03.022.
- Leeds I, Park L, Akgun K, Weintrob A, Justice A, King J. Postoperative Outcomes Associated with the Timing of Surgery After SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Annals Of Surgery 2024, 280: 241-247. PMID: 38323413, PMCID: PMC11236522, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006227.
- Han L, Abel E, Zhan Y, Akgün K, Feder S. USING MULTI-LEVEL MODELING TO EXAMINE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN PALLIATIVE CARE AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH HEART FAILURE. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 1149-1150. PMCID: PMC10736640, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.3689.
- Weinstein E, Re V, Stephens-Shields A, Newcomb C, Silibovsky R, Nelson C, O’Donnell J, Glaser L, Hsieh E, Hanberg J, Akgün K, Tate J, King J. 1313. Determinants of Prosthetic Joint Infection According to Time Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among US Veterans. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1152. PMCID: PMC10679182, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1152.
- Weinstein E, Re V, Stephens-Shields A, Newcomb C, Silibovsky R, Nelson C, O’Donnell J, Glaser L, Hsieh E, Hanberg J, Akgün K, Tate J, King J. 1312. Incidence and Microbiology of Prosthetic Joint Infection According to Time Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among US Veterans. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1151. PMCID: PMC10678406, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1151.
- Doherty C, Feder S, Gillespie-Heyman S, Akgün K. Easing Suffering for ICU Patients and Their Families: Evidence and Opportunities for Primary and Specialty Palliative Care in the ICU. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2023, 39: 715-732. PMID: 37822226, DOI: 10.1177/08850666231204305.
- Weinstein E, Stephens-Shields A, Newcomb C, Silibovsky R, Nelson C, O’Donnell J, Glaser L, Hsieh E, Hanberg J, Tate J, Akgün K, King J, Re V. Incidence, Microbiological Studies, and Factors Associated With Prosthetic Joint Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2340457. PMID: 37906194, PMCID: PMC10618849, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.40457.
- MURPHY I, BRYAN K, BURK M, CUNNINGHAM F, BUKOWSKI K, WONG M, PROVIDENCE S, EXLINE T, RIGHTNOUR E, MORNEAU K, RICE S, WITCHER P, SCHMITT T, LEE J, DAVIDS B, KLENOSKY B, ROSEN A, ZAVALA S, SUTHERLAND A, RATLIFF L, AKGUN K. SEDATION STEWARDSHIP: DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL MEDICATION USE EVALUATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF INTENSIVE CARE UNIT SEDATION PRACTICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CHEST Journal 2023, 164: a3781-a3782. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.07.2460.
- Sonntag E, Akgün K, Bag R, Rosensweig E, Bernardo R, Burnetti C, Chybowski A, de Jesus Perez V, Diwan J, Guthrie K, Halscott T, Lahm T, Vaught J, Ventetuolo C, Hemnes A. Access to Medically Necessary Reproductive Care for Individuals with Pulmonary Hypertension. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 208: 234-237. PMID: 37311249, PMCID: PMC10395720, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202302-0230vp.
- Ives J, Bagchi S, Soo S, Barrow C, Akgün K, Erlandson K, Goetz M, Griffith M, Gross R, Hulgan T, Moanna A, Soo Hoo G, Weintrob A, Wongtrakool C, Adams S, Sayre G, Helfrich C, Au D, Crothers K. Design and methods of a randomized trial testing "Advancing care for COPD in people living with HIV by implementing evidence-based management through proactive E-consults (ACHIEVE)". Contemporary Clinical Trials 2023, 132: 107303. PMID: 37481201, PMCID: PMC10528346, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107303.
- Feder S, Zhan Y, Abel E, Smith D, Ersek M, Fried T, Redeker N, Akgün K. Validation of Electronic Health Record-Based Algorithms to Identify Specialist Palliative Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 66: e475-e483. PMID: 37364737, PMCID: PMC10527602, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.06.023.
- Lee A, Maley J, Hibbert K, Akgün K, Hauschildt K, Law A, Kaminski N, Hayes M, Gesthalter Y, Bosslet G, Santhosh L, Witkin A, Hills-Dunlap K, Çoruh B, Gershengorn H, Hardin C. Medical Societies Must Choose Professional Meeting Locations Responsibly in a Post-Roe World. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2023, 20: 781-784. PMID: 36812378, PMCID: PMC10257035, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202211-928ip.
- Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Bastian L, Bade B, Lerz K, Kravetz J, Carino M, Rose M, Akgun K, Cain H. Time to Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Screening. 2023, a2734-a2734. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2734.
- Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Bastian L, Bade B, Lerz K, Kravetz J, Carino M, Rose M, Cain H, Akgun K. Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening in a Sample of Veterans. 2023, a2733-a2733. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2733.
- Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Bastian L, Bade B, Lerz K, Kravetz J, Carino M, Akgun K, Cain H, Rose M. Multiple Annual Low Dose CT Scans Needed to Detect Malignancy: Number Needed to Scan 蠅4. 2023, a2732-a2732. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2732.
- Walenczyk K, Cavanagh C, Skanderson M, Feder S, Soliman A, Justice A, Burg M, Akgün K. Advance directive screening among veterans with incident heart failure: Comparisons among people aging with and without HIV. Heart & Lung 2023, 61: 1-7. PMID: 37023581, PMCID: PMC10524135, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.03.018.
- Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Farmer M, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Bade B, Brandt C, Crothers K, Skanderson M, Ruser C, Spelman J, Bazan I, Justice A, Rentsch C, Akgün K. Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates. AJPM Focus 2023, 2: 100094. PMID: 37362395, PMCID: PMC10038675, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100094.
- Goulet J, Warren A, Workman T, Skanderson M, Farmer M, Gordon K, Abel E, Akgün K, Bean‐Mayberry B, Zeng‐Treitler Q, Haderlein T, Haskell S, Bastian L, Womack J, Post L, Hwang U, Brandt C. Variation in firearm screening and access by LGBT status. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 420-423. PMID: 36661348, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14664.
- Akgün K, Krishnan S, Tate J, Bryant K, Pisani M, Re V, Rentsch C, Crothers K, Gordon K, Justice A, team F. Delirium among people aging with and without HIV: Role of alcohol and Neurocognitively active medications. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 1861-1872. PMID: 36786300, PMCID: PMC10258127, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18265.
- Mcginnis K, Skanderson M, Akgun K, Justice A, Tindle H, Wrona A, Farah K, Shahrir S, Freiberg M, Goetz M, Pisani M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Crothers K, Veterans Aging Cohort Study. Comparison of Current Smoking Status Based on the Biomarker Cotinine, Two Types of Self-Report, and ICD-10 Codes in the Veterans Health Administration. 2022, a5362-a5362. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a5362.
- Chen A, Runels T, DeRycke E, Bade B, Crothers K, Bastian L, Bazan I, Farmer M, Bean-Mayberry B, Bernstein E, Brandt C, Akgun K. Factors Associated with Influenza Vaccination Non-Adherence in a National Veteran Cohort. 2022, a5370-a5370. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a5370.
- Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Bade B, Brandt C, Farmer M, Crothers K, Skanderson M, Ruser C, Spelman J, Bazan I, Justice A, Rentsch C, Akgun K. Racial and Rural Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in a National Sample of Veterans. 2022, a3695-a3695. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a3695.
- Schwartz A, Tate J, Justice A, Lehmann L, King Jr. J, Harris K, Levin W, Feder S, Akgun K. Utilization of Advance Directives Among Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19. 2022, a2667-a2667. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a2667.
- Soliman A, Akgün K, Coffee J, Kapo J, Morrison L, Blatt L, Schulman-Green D, Feder S. The Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Palliative Care During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge (S530). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 921-922. PMCID: PMC9001042, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.153.
- McGinnis K, Skanderson M, Justice A, Tindle H, Akgün K, Wrona A, Freiberg M, Goetz M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Brown S, Crothers K. Using the biomarker cotinine and survey self-report to validate smoking data from United States Veterans Health Administration electronic health records. JAMIA Open 2022, 5: ooac040. PMID: 37252267, PMCID: PMC9154288, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooac040.
- Feder S, Schulman-Green D, Akgün K. Palliative Care During a Pandemic. Respiratory Medicine 2021, 345-372. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81788-6_18.
- Kunitomo Y, Bade B, Gunderson C, Akgun K, Brackett A, Tanoue L, Cain H, Bastian L. A Systematic Review of Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening Adherence. 2021, a1737-a1737. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2021.203.1_meetingabstracts.a1737.
- Bade B, DeRycke E, Kunitomo Y, Lerz K, Skanderson M, Rose M, DiDomenico P, Conti M, Taylor C, Crothers K, Federman D, Haskell S, Bean-Mayberry B, Brandt C, Bastian L, Akgun K, Cain H. "Lost to Follow-Up?" Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening Adherence in US Veterans. 2021, a4775-a4775. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2021.203.1_meetingabstracts.a4775.
- Wenger D, Triplette M, Shahrir S, Akgun K, Wongtrakool C, Brown, Kim J, Hoo G, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Huang L, Feemster L, Zifodya J, Crothers K. Associations of marijuana with markers of chronic lung disease in people living with HIV. HIV Medicine 2020, 22: 92-101. PMID: 33022830, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12966.
- Hanberg JS, Akgün K, Hsieh E, Fraenkel L, Justice A. Incidence and Presentation of Sarcoidosis With and Without HIV Infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: ofaa441. PMID: 33123611, PMCID: PMC7576681, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa441.
- Feder S, Ersek M, Kutney-Lee A, Redeker N, Bastian L, Akgun K. National Variation in Palliative Care and Associated Outcomes Among Decedents with Heart Failure in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (RP503). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 60: 230. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.04.095.
- Feder S, Ersek M, Kutney-Lee A, Luhrs C, Bastian L, Akgun K. End-of-Life Care Quality Varies Among Facilities in the Department of Veterans Affairs for Patients with Heart Failure (S732). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 59: 546-547. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.12.294.
- McKellar MS, Kuchibhatla MN, Oursler KAK, Crystal S, Akgün K, Crothers K, Gibert CL, Nieves-Lugo K, Womack J, Tate J, Fillenbaum GG. Racial Differences in Change in Physical Functioning in Older Male Veterans with HIV. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2019, 35: 1034-1043. PMID: 30963773, PMCID: PMC6862951, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2018.0296.
- Possick J, Akgün K. Teaching Communication Skills. Respiratory Medicine 2019, 195-212. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-10680-5_11.
- Clark B, Roeder N, Akgün K. Pulmonary Health and Healthy Aging. 2019, 81-92. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-06200-2_8.
- Triplette M, Attia E, Akgün K, Campo M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Pipavath S, Shahrir S, Wongtrakool C, Goetz M, Kim J, Soo Hoo G, Brown ST, Crothers K. The Differential Impact of Emphysema on Respiratory Symptoms and 6-Minute Walk Distance in HIV Infection. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 74: e23-e29. PMID: 27716727, PMCID: PMC5140705, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001133.
- Barakat LA, Juthani-Mehta M, Allore H, Trentalange M, Tate J, Rimland D, Pisani M, Akgün KM, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Duggal M, Crothers K, Justice AC, Quagliarello VJ. Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 421-430. PMID: 25959543, PMCID: PMC5015437, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12244.
- Federman DG, Kravetz JD, Lerz KA, Akgǖn K, Ruser C, Cain H, Anderson EF, Taylor C. Implementation of an Electronic Clinical Reminder to Improve Rates of Lung Cancer Screening. The American Journal Of Medicine 2014, 127: 813-816. PMID: 24769298, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.010.
- Akgün K, Crothers K. Lung Disease in Older Patients with HIV. Respiratory Medicine 2011, 227-252. PMCID: PMC7120014, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-727-3_12.
- Akgun K, Roux F. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy. Respiratory Medicine 2009, 123-133. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-445-2_9.
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