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Freelance Health Policy Researcher & Systematic Reviewer | 20+ years of experience

Profile Summary

I am a health policy researcher with expertise in comparative effectiveness research, evidence based medicine, health technology assessment, clinical practice guideline development, physician performance measurement, and quality improvement. I have a proven record of project leadership, team-building, grant writing, budget administration, publication, teaching, and comprehensive management of health services research initiatives.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Health Policy
• ★ Healthcare
• ★ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Medicine
• ☆ Health Technology Assessment
• ☆ Medical Device Literature Reviews

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research, Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Associate Director

ECRI-Penn Evidence-based Practice Center

January 2019 - Present

Director

Cochrane US Network Affiliate Center at Penn

January 2019 - Present

Senior Research Analyst

University of Pennsylvania Health System

2009 - Present

Project Manager

Thomas Jefferson University

2005 - 2009

Project Analyst

American Board of Internal Medicine

1999 - 2005

Education

MS (Health Policy)

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

2001 - 2007

MA (Political Science)

Temple University

1995 - 1998

BA (Political Science)

Georgetown University

1991 - 1995

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Brian Leas, M. Hassan Murad, Stephanie M. Chang, Celia V. Fiordalisi, Jennifer S. Lin, Timothy J. Wilt, Amy Y. Tsou, Shazia Siddique, Andrew R. Zullo, Ethan M. Balk, et al.(2021). Improving the utility of evidence synthesis for decision makers in the face of insufficient evidence . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 135. p. 170--175. Elsevier {BV}

Leas, B.F., D'Anci, K.E., Apter, A.J., Bryant-Stephens, T., Lynch, M.P., Kaczmarek, J.L., Umscheid, C.A.(2018). Effectiveness of indoor allergen reduction in asthma management: A systematic review . Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 141. (5). p. 1854-1869.

Berriós-Torres, S.I., Umscheid, C.A., Bratzler, D.W., Leas, B., Stone, E.C., Kelz, R.R., Reinke, C.E., Morgan, S., Solomkin, J.S., Mazuski, J.E., et al.(2017). Centers for disease control and prevention guideline for the prevention of surgical site infection, 2017 . JAMA Surgery. 152. (8). p. 784-791.

Sawinski, D., Trofe-Clark, J., Leas, B., Uhl, S., Tuteja, S., Kaczmarek, J.L., French, B., Umscheid, C.A.(2016). Calcineurin Inhibitor Minimization, Conversion, Withdrawal, and Avoidance Strategies in Renal Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis . American Journal of Transplantation. 16. (7). p. 2117-2138.

Jayakumar, K.L., Lavenberg, J.A., Mitchell, M.D., Doshi, J.A., Leas, B., Goldmann, D.R., Williams, K., Brennan, P.J., Umscheid, C.A.(2016). Evidence synthesis activities of a hospital evidence-based practice center and impact on hospital decision making . Journal of Hospital Medicine. 11. (3). p. 185-192.

Leas, B.F., Umscheid, C.A.(2016). To the editor . Annals of Internal Medicine. 164. (10). p. 701.

Tuteja, S., Uhl, S., Leas, B.F., Sawinski, D., Trofe-Clark, J., Kaczmarek, J.L., Umscheid, C.A.(2016). Systematic review of calcineurin inhibitor monitoring and dosing strategies in renal transplantation: Notice of a new report funded by the agency for healthcare research and quality . Clinical Chemistry. 62. (6). p. 900-901.

Jayakumar KL, Lavenberg JA, Mitchell MD, Doshi JA, Leas B, Goldmann DR, Williams K, Brennan PJ, Umscheid CA. Evidence synthesis activities of a hospital evidence‐based practice center and impact on hospital decision making. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2015.

Leas BF and Umscheid CA. Neonatal herpes simplex virus type 1 infection and Jewish ritual circumcision with oral suction: a systematic review. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2015; 4(2):126-131 .

Leas, B.F., Umscheid, C.A.(2015). Neonatal herpes simplex virus type 1 infection and jewish ritual circumcision with oral suction: A systematic review . Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 4. (2). p. 126-131.

Han, J.H., Sullivan, N., Leas, B.F., Pegues, D.A., Kaczmarek, J.L., Umscheid, C.A.(2015). Cleaning hospital room surfaces to prevent health care-associated infections: A technical brief . Annals of Internal Medicine. 163. (8). p. 598-607.

Lavenberg, J.G., Leas, B., Umscheid, C.A., Williams, K., Goldmann, D.R., Kripalani, S.(2014). Assessing preventability in the quest to reduce hospital readmissions . Journal of Hospital Medicine. 9. (9). p. 598-603.

Baillie, C.A., Vanzandbergen, C., Tait, G., Hanish, A., Leas, B., French, B., William Hanson, C., Behta, M., Umscheid, C.A.(2013). The readmission risk flag: Using the electronic health record to automatically identify patients at risk for 30-day readmission . Journal of Hospital Medicine. 8. (12). p. 689-695.

Toner, R.W., Pizzi, L., Leas, B., Ballas, S.K., Quigley, A., Goldfarb, N.I.(2011). Costs to hospitals of acquiring and processing blood in the US: A survey of hospital-based blood banks and transfusion services . Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 9. (1). p. 29-37.

Kash, K.M., Leas, B.F., Clough, J., Dodick, D.W., Capobianco, D.J., Nash, D.B., Bance, L.(2009). ACGME competencies in neurology: Web-based objective simulated computerized clinical encounters . Neurology. 72. (10). p. 893-898.

Dodick, D.W., Capobianco, D., Kash, K., Clough, J., Nash, D., Leas, B., Bance, L.(2009). ACGME, test thyself! . Neurology. 73. (21). p. 1811.

Leas, B.F., Berman, B., Kash, K.M., Crawford, A.G., Toner, R.W., Goldfarb, N.I., Nash, D.B.(2009). Quality measurement in diabetes care . Population health management. 12. (5). p. 265-271.

Leas, B.F., Goldfarb, N.I., Browne, R.C., Keroack, M., Nash, D.B.(2009). Ambulatory quality improvement in academic medical centers: A changing landscape . American Journal of Medical Quality. 24. (4). p. 287-294.

Wolfson, D., Bernabeo, E., Leas, B., Sofaer, S., Pawlson, G., Pillittere, D.(2009). Quality improvement in small office settings: An examination of successful practices . BMC Family Practice. 10.

Leas, B.F., Gagne, J.J., Goldfarb, N.I., Rupnow, M.F., Silberstein, S.(2008). Assessing quality of care for migraineurs: a model health plan measurement set . Population health management. 11. (4). p. 203-208.

Gagne, J.J., Leas, B., Lofland, J.H., Goldfarb, N., Freitag, F., Silberstein, S.(2007). Quality of care measures for migraine: A comprehensive review . Disease Management. 10. (3). p. 138-146.

Lipner, R.S., Blank, L.L., Leas, B.F., Fortna, G.S.(2002). The value of patient and peer ratings in recertification . Academic Medicine. 77. (10 SUPPL.).

BOOK

Umscheid, C.A., Mitchell, M.D., Leas, B.F., Lavenberg, J.G., Williams, K., Brennan, P.J.(2017). The penn medicine center for evidence-based practice: Supporting the quality, safety, and value of patient care through evidence-based practice at the systems level (USA) . Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment: The Next Frontier for Health Technology Assessment. p. 213-226.

OTHER

Thier, S.L., Yu-Isenberg, K.S., Leas, B.F., Cantrell, C.R., DeBussey, S., Goldfarb, N.I., Nash, D.B.(2008). In chronic disease, nationwide data show poor adherence by patients to medication and by physicians to guidelines . Managed Care. 17. (2). p. 48-57.