Research Summary
Dr. Boss's research focus is on patient experience, health disparities, and surgical outcomes and utilization. She is a K08 Grantee of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for patient-centered outcomes research evaluating quality of care and decision-making for elective pediatric surgery.
Selected Publications
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Puttgen KB, Summerer B, Schneider J, Cohen BA, Boss EF, Bauman N. Cardiovascular and Blood Glucose Parameters in Infants During Propranolol Initiation for Treatment of Symptomatic Infantile Hemangiomas. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, accepted 2/2012, in press.
Smith DF, Benke JR, Yaster S, Boss EF, Ishman SL. A pilot staging system to predict persistent OSA in children following adenotonsillectomy. Laryngoscope, 2013 Mar 27.
Cassamasima M, Osuna JS, Fackler J, Rousher CH, Boss EF, Abdullah F. Use of risk stratification indices to predict mortality in critically ill children. Eur J Pediatr. 2013 Mar 23.
Boss EF, Shah RK. An Overview of Administrative and National Survey Databases for Use in Otolaryngology Research. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Feb 27.
Smith DW, Vikani AR, Benke JR, Boss EF, Ishman SL. Weight gain after adenotonsillectomy is more common in young children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2013 Mar; 148(3):488-93.
Lin SY, Melvin TA, Boss EF, Ishman SL. The association between allergic rhinitis and sleep-disordered breathing in children: a systematic review. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Jan 10.
Elliott R, Vallera C, Heitmiller ES, Isaac G, Lee M, Crino J, Boss EF, Ishman SL. Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment Procedure for Management of Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome in a Vertex/Breech Twin Gestation. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 2013 Mar; 77(3):439-42.
Boss EF, Thompson RE. Patient experience in the pediatric otolaryngology clinic: Does the teaching setting influence parent satisfaction? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 2013 Jan;77(1):59-64. Epub 2012 Oct 23.
Boss EF. Tonsillectomy variation in the U.S.: The evidence is catching up, but are the payers aware of the evidence? J Pediatr, 2012 Sep 10. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds 2012.07.065.
Boss EF, Thompson RE. Patient Experience in Outpatient Pediatric Otolaryngology. Laryngoscope, 2012 May 30. doi: 10.1002/lary.23364. [Epub ahead of print]
Boss EF, Marsteller J, Simon AE. Outpatient Tonsillectomy in Children: Sociodemographic and Geographic Variation in the United States, 2006. J Pediatr 2012 May;160(5):814-9. Epub 2011 Dec 17.
Boss EF, Thompson RE. Patient Satisfaction in Otolaryngology: Can Academic Institutions Compete? Laryngoscope. 2012 May;122(5):1000-9. Epub 2012 Mar 27
Rajan R, Benke JR, Kline AD, Levy HP, Kimball A, Mettel TL, Boss EF, Ishman SL. Insomnia in Cornelia De Lange Syndrome. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Apr 13 [Epub ahead of print]
Chen EY, Lim J, Boss EF, Inglis AF, Ou H, Sie KC, Manning SC, Perkins JA. Transoral approach for direct and complete excision of vallecular cysts in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2011 Sep;75(9):1147-51.
Kovell LA, Wang, J, Ishman SL, Zeitlin PL, Boss EF. Cystic Fibrosis and Sinusitis in Children: Outcomes and Socioeconomic Status. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011 Jul;145(1):146-53.
Boss EF, Gaskin DJ, Niparko JK, Levinson KL. Socioeconomic Disparities for Hearing-Impaired Children in the United States. Laryngoscope, 2011 Apr;121(4):860-6
Boss EF, Ishman SL, Smith DF. Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in the evaluation and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2011 Mar;75(3):299-307.
Patient Ratings & Comments
The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
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