Background
Titles
- Joint Appointment in Oncology
- Joint Appointment in Surgery
- Joint Appointment in Oncology
Research Interests
Surgery; end-of-life care.
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ResearchersLauren H. Nicholas, Ph.D.
Education
Degrees
- Ph.D.; Columbia University in the City of New York (New York) (2008)
- B.A.; Cornell University (New York) (2002)
Research & Publications
Clinical Trials
Learn more about clinical trials at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Selected Publications
Nicholas LH, Langa KM, Iwashyna TJ, Weir DR (2011). Regional Variation in the Association Between Advance Directives and End-of-Life Medicare Expenditures, JAMA, 306(13): 1447 - 1453.
Nicholas LH, Osborne NH, Birkmeyer JD, Dimick JB (2010). Hospital Process Compliance and Surgical Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries, Archives of Surgery, 145(10): 999 – 1004.
Dimick JB, Nicholas LH, Thumma, J, Ryan AR, Birkmeyer JD (2013). Complications Following Bariatric Procedures Before vs. After Implementation of National Policy Restricting Coverage to Centers of Excellence, JAMA, 309(8): 792 - 799.
McInerney M, Mellor J, Nicholas LH. (2013). Recession Depression? Mental Health Effects of the 2008 Stock Market Crash. Journal of Health Economics, 32(6): 1090–1104.
Nicholas LH, Dimick JB, Iwashyna TJ (2011). Do Hospitals Alter Patient Care Effort Allocations Under Pay-for-Performance? Health Services Research. 46(1 part I): 61–81.