Valerie A. Smith | Scholars@Duke

Valerie A. Smith
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences

Valerie A. Smith, DrPH, is a biostatistician, Assistant Professor in the Duke University Department of Population Health Sciences, and investigator at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center's Center of Innovation. Her methodological research interests include: methods for semicontinuous and zero-inflated data, economic modeling methods, causal inference methods, observational study design, and longitudinal data analysis. Her current methodological research has focused on the development of marginalized models for semicontinuous data.

Dr. Smith works largely in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, with a focus on health policy interventions, health care utilization and expenditure patterns, program and policy evaluation, obesity and weight loss, bariatric surgery evaluation, and family caregiver supportive services.

Areas of expertise: Biostatistics, Health Services Research, Health Economics, and Health Policy

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2017
Assistant Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2018

Contact Information

valerie.a.smith@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- DrPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2015
- M.S., Stanford University 2008
- B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2007
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2016 - 2017
Recognition
Awards & Honors
Research
Selected Grants
- A nurse-led intervention to extend the HIV treatment cascade for cardiovascular disease prevention (EXTRA-CVD) awarded by Case Western Reserve University 2018 - 2022
- Long-term Mental Health Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
- Impact of Primary Care Clinician Interdependence and Coordination on Quality of Care Delivered to Complex Older Patients with Diabetes awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
- Caregivers' Reactions and Experience: Imaging Dementia-Evidence for Amyloid Scanning-CARE IDEAS awarded by Brown University 2017 - 2019
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Everett, Christine M., Perri Morgan, Valerie A. Smith, Sandra Woolson, David Edelman, Cristina C. Hendrix, Theodore Berkowitz, Brandolyn White, and George L. Jackson. “Primary care provider type: Are there differences in patients' intermediate diabetes outcomes?.” Jaapa 32, no. 6 (June 2019): 36–42. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000558239.06875.0b.
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  - Morgan, Perri A., Valerie A. Smith, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, David Edelman, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Sandra L. Woolson, Cristina C. Hendrix, Christine M. Everett, Brandolyn S. White, and George L. Jackson. “Impact Of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, And Physician Assistants On Utilization And Costs For Complex Patients..” Health Aff (Millwood) 38, no. 6 (June 2019): 1028–36. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00014.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., and John S. Preisser. “A marginalized two-part model with heterogeneous variance for semicontinuous data..” Stat Methods Med Res 28, no. 5 (May 2019): 1412–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/0962280218758358.
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  - Miller, Katherine E. M., Jennifer H. Lindquist, Maren K. Olsen, Valerie Smith, Corrine I. Voils, Eugene Z. Oddone, Nina R. Sperber, et al. “Invisible partners in care: Snapshot of well-being among caregivers receiving comprehensive support from Veterans Affairs..” Health Sci Rep 2, no. 3 (March 2019). https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.112.
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  - Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, Valerie A. Smith, Karen M. Stechuchak, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Susan Nicole Hastings, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Gilbert Darryl Wieland, et al. “Comprehensive Support for Family Caregivers: Impact on Veteran Health Care Utilization and Costs..” Med Care Res Rev 76, no. 1 (February 2019): 89–114. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558717697015.
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  - Alexopoulos, Anastasia-Stefania, George L. Jackson, David Edelman, Valerie A. Smith, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Sandra L. Woolson, Hayden B. Bosworth, and Matthew J. Crowley. “Clinical factors associated with persistently poor diabetes control in the Veterans Health Administration: A nationwide cohort study..” Plos One 14, no. 3 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214679.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., David E. Arterburn, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Hollis J. Weidenbacher, Chuan-Fen Liu, Maren K. Olsen, Luke M. Funk, James E. Mitchell, and Valerie A. Smith. “Geographic Variation in Obesity, Behavioral Treatment, and Bariatric Surgery for Veterans..” Obesity (Silver Spring) 27, no. 1 (January 2019): 161–65. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22350.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Jennifer Lindquist, Katherine E. M. Miller, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Maren Olsen, Margaret Campbell-Kotler, Jennifer Henius, Margaret Kabat, and Courtney Harold Van Houtven. “Comprehensive Family Caregiver Support and Caregiver Well-Being: Preliminary Evidence From a Pre-post-survey Study With a Non-equivalent Control Group..” Front Public Health 7 (2019). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00122.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Gretchen Kimmick, Valerie Smith, Katie Little, Hayden B. Bosworth, Sarah Gonzales, Megan M. Oakes, Rebecca A. Shelby, Lynda Owen, and Ivy P. Altomare. “Using a geriatric oncology assessment to link with services (GOAL)..” J Geriatr Oncol 10, no. 1 (January 2019): 164–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2018.06.004.
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  - Jackson, George L., Valerie A. Smith, David Edelman, Sandra L. Woolson, Cristina C. Hendrix, Christine M. Everett, Theodore S. Berkowitz, Brandolyn S. White, and Perri A. Morgan. “Intermediate Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants: A Cohort Study..” Ann Intern Med 169, no. 12 (December 18, 2018): 825–35. https://doi.org/10.7326/M17-1987.
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  - Dawson, Geraldine, Kathleen Campbell, Jordan Hashemi, Steven J. Lippmann, Valerie Smith, Kimberly Carpenter, Helen Egger, et al. “Atypical postural control can be detected via computer vision analysis in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder..” Sci Rep 8, no. 1 (November 19, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35215-8.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Matthew L. Maciejewski, and Maren K. Olsen. “Modeling Semicontinuous Longitudinal Expenditures: A Practical Guide..” Health Serv Res 53 Suppl 1 (August 2018): 3125–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12815.
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  - Everett, Christine M., Perri Morgan, Valerie A. Smith, Sandra Woolson, David Edelman, Cristina C. Hendrix, Theodore Berkowitz, Brandolyn White, and George L. Jackson. “Interpersonal continuity of primary care of veterans with diabetes: a cohort study using electronic health record data..” Bmc Fam Pract 19, no. 1 (July 30, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0823-5.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Valerie A. Smith, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Karen M. Stechuchak, Susan Nicole Hastings, G Darryl Wieland, Katherine E. M. Miller, et al. “The Effect of Support and Training for Family Members on Access to Outpatient Services for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)..” Adm Policy Ment Health 45, no. 4 (July 2018): 550–64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-017-0844-8.
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Valerie A. Smith, Karen M. Stechuchak, Katherine E. M. Miller, Susan Nicole Hastings, Gilbert Darryl Wieland, Maren K. Olsen, et al. “Comprehensive Support for Family Caregivers of Post-9/11 Veterans Increases Veteran Utilization of Long-term Services and Supports: A Propensity Score Analysis..” Inquiry 55 (January 2018). https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958018762914.
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  - Smith, V. A., B. Neelon, M. L. Maciejewski, and J. S. Preisser. “Two parts are better than one: modeling marginal means of semicontinuous data.” Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology 17, no. 3–4 (December 1, 2017): 198–218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10742-017-0169-9.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., and John S. Preisser. “Direct and flexible marginal inference for semicontinuous data..” Stat Methods Med Res 26, no. 6 (December 2017): 2962–65. https://doi.org/10.1177/0962280215602290.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Brian Neelon, John S. Preisser, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “A marginalized two-part model for longitudinal semicontinuous data..” Stat Methods Med Res 26, no. 4 (August 2017): 1949–68. https://doi.org/10.1177/0962280215592908.
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  - Teusner, Dana, Valerie Smith, Emmanuel Gnanamanickam, and David Brennan. “Examining dental expenditure and dental insurance accounting for probability of incurring expenses..” Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 45, no. 2 (April 2017): 101–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12264.
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  - Morgan, Perri, Christine M. Everett, Valerie A. Smith, Sandra Woolson, David Edelman, Cristina C. Hendrix, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Brandolyn White, and George L. Jackson. “Factors Associated With Having a Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant as Primary Care Provider for Veterans With Diabetes Mellitus..” Inquiry 54 (January 1, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958017712762.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Valerie A. Smith, George L. Jackson, Susanne Danus, Merritt Schnell, Jennifer Lindquist, Dawn Provenzale, Morris Weinberger, Michael J. Kelley, and Hayden B. Bosworth. “Colorectal Cancer Statistics From the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry..” Clin Colorectal Cancer 15, no. 4 (December 2016): e199–204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clcc.2016.04.005.
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  - Neelon, Brian, A James O’Malley, and Valerie A. Smith. “Modeling zero-modified count and semicontinuous data in health services research part 2: case studies..” Stat Med 35, no. 27 (November 30, 2016): 5094–5112. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.7063.
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  - Neelon, Brian, A James O’Malley, and Valerie A. Smith. “Modeling zero-modified count and semicontinuous data in health services research Part 1: background and overview..” Stat Med 35, no. 27 (November 30, 2016): 5070–93. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.7050.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., David E. Arterburn, Lynn Van Scoyoc, Valerie A. Smith, William S. Yancy, Hollis J. Weidenbacher, Edward H. Livingston, and Maren K. Olsen. “Bariatric Surgery and Long-term Durability of Weight Loss..” Jama Surg 151, no. 11 (November 1, 2016): 1046–55. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2317.
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  - Calhoun, Patrick S., Santanu Datta, Maren Olsen, Valerie A. Smith, Scott D. Moore, Lauren P. Hair, Eric A. Dedert, et al. “Comparative Effectiveness of an Internet-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention Versus Clinic-Based Specialty Care for Veterans..” J Subst Abuse Treat 69 (October 2016): 19–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2016.06.004.
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  - McVay, Megan A., Corrine I. Voils, Paula J. Geiselman, Valerie A. Smith, Cynthia J. Coffman, Stephanie Mayer, and William S. Yancy. “Food preferences and weight change during low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets..” Appetite 103 (August 1, 2016): 336–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.04.035.
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  - Yancy, W. S., S. B. Mayer, C. J. Coffman, V. A. Smith, R. L. Kolotkin, P. J. Geiselman, M. A. McVay, E. Z. Oddone, and C. I. Voils. “Effect of allowing choice of diet on weight loss: A randomized trial.” Annals of Internal Medicine 162, no. 12 (June 16, 2015): 805–14. https://doi.org/10.7326/M14-2358.
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  - Yancy, William S., Stephanie B. Mayer, Cynthia J. Coffman, Valerie A. Smith, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Paula J. Geiselman, Megan A. McVay, Eugene Z. Oddone, and Corrine I. Voils. “Effect of Allowing Choice of Diet on Weight Loss: A Randomized Trial..” Ann Intern Med 162, no. 12 (June 16, 2015): 805–14. https://doi.org/10.7326/M14-2358.
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  - Arterburn, David E., Maren K. Olsen, Valerie A. Smith, Edward H. Livingston, Lynn Van Scoyoc, William S. Yancy, George Eid, Hollis Weidenbacher, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “Association between bariatric surgery and long-term survival..” Jama 313, no. 1 (January 6, 2015): 62–70. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.16968.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., John S. Preisser, Brian Neelon, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “A marginalized two-part model for semicontinuous data..” Stat Med 33, no. 28 (December 10, 2014): 4891–4903. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.6263.
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  - McVay, Megan A., Corrine I. Voils, Cynthia J. Coffman, Paula J. Geiselman, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Stephanie B. Mayer, Valerie A. Smith, Leslie Gaillard, Marsha J. Turner, and William S. Yancy. “Factors associated with choice of a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet during a behavioral weight loss intervention..” Appetite 83 (December 2014): 117–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2014.08.023.
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  - Fusco, William G., Neelima R. Choudhary, Patty A. Routh, Melissa S. Ventevogel, Valerie A. Smith, Gary G. Koch, Glen W. Almond, Paul E. Orndorff, Gregory D. Sempowski, and Isabelle Leduc. “The Haemophilus ducreyi trimeric autotransporter adhesin DsrA protects against an experimental infection in the swine model of chancroid..” Vaccine 32, no. 30 (June 24, 2014): 3752–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.05.031.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., Hayden B. Bosworth, Maren K. Olsen, Valerie A. Smith, David Edelman, Benjamin J. Powers, Miriam A. Kaufman, Eugene Z. Oddone, and George L. Jackson. “Do the benefits of participation in a hypertension self-management trial persist after patients resume usual care?.” Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 7, no. 2 (March 2014): 269–75. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000309.
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  - Fusco, W. G., N. R. Choudhary, P. A. Routh, M. S. Ventevogel, V. A. Smith, G. G. Koch, G. W. Almond, P. E. Orndorff, G. D. Sempowski, and I. Leduc. “The Haemophilus ducreyi trimeric autotransporter adhesin DsrA protects against an experimental infection in the swine model of chancroid.” Vaccine 32, no. 30 (January 1, 2014): 3752–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.05.031.
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  - Smith, V. A., J. S. Preisser, B. Neelon, and M. L. Maciejewski. “A marginalized two-part model for semicontinuous data.” Statistics in Medicine 33, no. 28 (January 1, 2014): 4891–4903. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.6263.
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  - Arterburn, David, Edward H. Livingston, Maren K. Olsen, Valerie A. Smith, Andrew L. Kavee, Leila C. Kahwati, William G. Henderson, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “Predictors of initial weight loss after gastric bypass surgery in twelve Veterans Affairs Medical Centers..” Obes Res Clin Pract 7, no. 5 (September 2013): e367–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2012.02.009.
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  - Hastings, Susan Nicole, Valerie A. Smith, Morris Weinberger, Eugene Z. Oddone, Maren K. Olsen, and Kenneth E. Schmader. “Health services use of older veterans treated and released from veterans affairs medical center emergency departments..” J Am Geriatr Soc 61, no. 9 (September 2013): 1515–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12417.
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  - McGurk, Ross J., Valerie A. Smith, James Bowsher, John A. Lee, and Shiva K. Das. “Influence of filter choice on 18F-FDG PET segmentation accuracy determined using generalized estimating equations..” Phys Med Biol 58, no. 11 (June 7, 2013): 3517–34. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/58/11/3517.
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  - McGurk, R., V. Smith, J. Bowsher, J. Lee, and S. Das. “TH-C-WAB-08: Modeling of the Dice Coefficient for PET Segmentation Studies..” Med Phys 40, no. 6Part32 (June 2013). https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4815765.
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  - Yancy, William S., Cynthia J. Coffman, Paula J. Geiselman, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Daniel Almirall, Eugene Z. Oddone, Stephanie B. Mayer, et al. “Considering patient diet preference to optimize weight loss: design considerations of a randomized trial investigating the impact of choice..” Contemp Clin Trials 35, no. 1 (May 2013): 106–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2013.03.002.
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  - Jackson, George L., David Edelman, Maren K. Olsen, Valerie A. Smith, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “Benefits of participation in diabetes group visits after trial completion..” Jama Intern Med 173, no. 7 (April 8, 2013): 590–92. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.2803.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., Roy B. Sessions, and Eric J. Lentsch. “Cervical lymph node metastasis and papillary thyroid carcinoma: does the compartment involved affect survival? Experience from the SEER database..” J Surg Oncol 106, no. 4 (September 15, 2012): 357–62. https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.23090.
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  - Oyer, Samuel L., Valerie A. Smith, and Eric J. Lentsch. “Reevaluating the prognostic significance of age in differentiated thyroid cancer..” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 147, no. 2 (August 2012): 221–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599812441587.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., Edward H. Livingston, Valerie A. Smith, Leila C. Kahwati, William G. Henderson, and David E. Arterburn. “Health expenditures among high-risk patients after gastric bypass and matched controls..” Arch Surg 147, no. 7 (July 2012): 633–40. https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2012.818.
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  - Wang, Virginia, Valerie A. Smith, Hayden B. Bosworth, Eugene Z. Oddone, Maren K. Olsen, Felicia McCant, Benjamin J. Powers, and Courtney Harold Van Houtven. “Economic evaluation of telephone self-management interventions for blood pressure control..” Am Heart J 163, no. 6 (June 2012): 980–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2012.03.016.
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  - Crowley, Matthew J., Valerie A. Smith, Maren K. Olsen, Susanne Danus, Eugene Z. Oddone, Hayden B. Bosworth, and Benjamin J. Powers. “Treatment intensification in a hypertension telemanagement trial: clinical inertia or good clinical judgment?.” Hypertension 58, no. 4 (October 2011): 552–58. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.174367.
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  - Bosworth, Hayden B., Benjamin J. Powers, Maren K. Olsen, Felicia McCant, Janet Grubber, Valerie Smith, Pamela W. Gentry, et al. “Home blood pressure management and improved blood pressure control: results from a randomized controlled trial..” Arch Intern Med 171, no. 13 (July 11, 2011): 1173–80. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.276.
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  - Powers, Benjamin J., Maren K. Olsen, Valerie A. Smith, Robert F. Woolson, Hayden B. Bosworth, and Eugene Z. Oddone. “Measuring blood pressure for decision making and quality reporting: where and how many measures?.” Ann Intern Med 154, no. 12 (June 21, 2011): 781–88. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-154-12-201106210-00005.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., Edward H. Livingston, Valerie A. Smith, Andrew L. Kavee, Leila C. Kahwati, William G. Henderson, and David E. Arterburn. “Survival among high-risk patients after bariatric surgery..” Jama 305, no. 23 (June 15, 2011): 2419–26. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.817.
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  - Hastings, S Nicole, Valerie A. Smith, Morris Weinberger, Kenneth E. Schmader, Maren K. Olsen, and Eugene Z. Oddone. “Emergency department visits in Veterans Affairs medical facilities..” Am J Manag Care 17, no. 6 Spec No. (June 1, 2011): e215–23.
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  - Hastings, S. N., V. A. Smith, M. Weinberger, K. E. Schmader, M. K. Olsen, and E. Z. Oddone. “Emergency department visits in veterans affairs medical facilities.” American Journal of Managed Care 17, no. 6 (June 1, 2011).
  - Powers, Benjamin, Maren Olsen, Valerie Smith, Robert Woolson, Hayden Bosworth, and Eugene Oddone. “MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE FOR DECISION MAKING AND QUALITY REPORTING: WHERE AND HOW MANY MEASURES?.” Journal of General Internal Medicine 26 (May 1, 2011): S21–22.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., Valerie A. Smith, Edward H. Livingston, Andrew L. Kavee, Leila C. Kahwati, William G. Henderson, and David E. Arterburn. “Health care utilization and expenditure changes associated with bariatric surgery..” Med Care 48, no. 11 (November 2010): 989–98. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181ef9cf7.
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  - Bosworth, Hayden B., Daniel Almirall, Bryan J. Weiner, Mathew Maciejewski, Miriam A. Kaufman, Benjamin J. Powers, Eugene Z. Oddone, et al. “The implementation of a translational study involving a primary care based behavioral program to improve blood pressure control: The HTN-IMPROVE study protocol (01295)..” Implement Sci 5 (July 16, 2010). https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-5-54.
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- Conference Papers
  - Zullig, Leah L., Valerie Smith, Jennifer Lindquist, Christina D. Williams, Morris Weinberger, Dawn Provenzale, George L. Jackson, Michael J. Kelley, Susanne Danus, and Hayden B. Bosworth. “Cardiovascular disease-related chronic conditions among Veterans Affairs colorectal cancer survivors: A matched case-control analysis..” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36:4–4. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.7_suppl.4.
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  - Razouki, Zayd A., Chris Beadles, Sandra Woolson, Valerie Smith, George L. Jackson, and Susan N. Hastings. “DO PRIMARY CARE CLINICS WITH HIGHER ADOPTION LEVELS OF PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME FEATURES HAVE LOWER ED RETURN VISITS?.” In Journal of General Internal Medicine, 31:S197–99. SPRINGER, 2016.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Valerie Smith, Susanne Danus, Merritt Schnell, Jennifer Lindquist, Dawn T. Provenzale, George L. Jackson, Morris Weinberger, Michael J. Kelley, and Hayden B. Bosworth. “Colorectal cancer survivorship statistics: A Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry analysis..” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 34:e267–e267. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2016. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2016.34.3_suppl.e267.
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  - Yancy, William S., Cynthia Coffman, Valerie Smith, Stephanie B. Mayer, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Paula J. Geiselman, Megan McVay, Eugene Z. Oddone, and Corrine Voils. “ALLOWING PATIENT CHOICE BETWEEN TWO DIVERSE DIETS DID NO IMPROVE WEIGHT LOSS.” In Journal of General Internal Medicine, 29:S18–19. SPRINGER, 2014.
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  - McGurk, R., J. Bowsher, V. Smith, J. Lee, and S. Das. “Optimal Image Filtration Strategies for PET Segmentation.” In Medical Physics, 39:3881–3881. AMER ASSOC PHYSICISTS MEDICINE AMER INST PHYSICS, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4735846.
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  - Smith, Valerie A., E Ramsay Camp, and Eric J. Lentsch. “Merkel cell carcinoma: identification of prognostic factors unique to tumors located in the head and neck based on analysis of SEER data..” In Laryngoscope, 122:1283–90, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.23222.
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  - Mcgurk, R., J. Bowsher, V. Smith, J. Lee, and S. Das. “MO‐G‐BRA‐01: Optimal Image Filtration Strategies for PET Segmentation.” In Medical Physics, Vol. 39, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4735846.
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  - Hastings, S. N., V. A. Smith, M. Weinberger, K. E. Schmader, M. K. Olsen, and E. Z. Oddone. “Older Veterans Treated and Released from VAMC Emergency Departments..” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59:S3–S3. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew, Maren Olsen, Valerie Smith, Andrew Kavee, David Arterburn, Leila Kahwati, William Henderson, and Edward Livingston. “POST-SURGICAL HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES AND WEIGHT CHANGE FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY.” In Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25:354–55. SPRINGER, 2010.
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