Department of Internal Medicine

General Internal Medicine Faculty

David A. Katz, M.D., M.Sc.

Additional Publications

Katz, D.A., Littenberg, B., Cronenwett, J.L. Management of small abdominal aortic aneurysms: early repair versus watchful waiting. JAMA 1992; 268(19):2678-86.
Katz, D.A., Welch, H.G. Discounting in cost-effectiveness analysis. PharmacoEconomics 1993; 3(4):276-85.
Katz, D.A., Cronenwett, J.L. The cost-effectiveness of early surgery versus watchful waiting in the management of small abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg 1994; 19:980-91.
Katz, D.A., Griffith, J.L., Beshansky, J.R., Selker, H.P. The need for an empiric basis in formulating medical practice guidelines. JAMA 1996; 276:1568-74.
Katz, D.A., Lynch, M.E., Littenberg, B. Clinical predictors of Clostridium difficile stool cytotoxin results in hospitalized patients with diarrhea. Am J Med 1996; 100:487-95.
Katz, D.A., Bates, D.W., Rittenberg, E., Onderdonk, A., Sands, K., Barefoot, L., Snydman, D. Predicting clostridium difficile stool cytotoxin results in hospitalized patients with diarrhea. J Gen Intern Med 1997; 12:57-62.
Swan, J.S., Fryback, D.G., Lawrence, W.F., Katz, D.A., Heisey, D.M., Hagenauer, M.E., Selzer, P.M., Jacobson, B.K. MR and conventional angiography: Work in progress toward assessing utility in radiology. Acad Radiol 1997; 4:475-82.
Katz, D.A., Rothstein, R.I., Dunn, J., Schned, A.S., Antonioli, D. The incidence of high grade dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in patients with Barrett's esophagus undergoing periodic endoscopic surveillance. Am J Gastroenterol 1998; 93:536-41.
Katz, D.A., McHorney, C.A. Clinical correlates of insomnia in patients with chronic illness. Arch Intern Med 1998; 158:1099-07.
Katz, D.A. Barriers between guidelines and improved patient care: An analysis of AHCPR's Unstable Angina Clinical Practice Guideline. Health Serv Res 1999; 34(1, Part 2):377-89.
Katz, D.A. A primer on measures of treatment effectiveness and diagnostic test performance. Wisc Med J 1999; 98(2):37-43.
Katz, D.A., Payne, D., Pauker, S.G. Early surgery versus conservative management of dissecting aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta. Med Dec Making, 2000; 20: 377-93.
Katz, D.A., McHorney, C.A., Atkinson, R.L. The impact of obesity on health-related quality (HRQOL) in patients with chronic illness. J Gen Intern Med 2000; 15: 789-96.
Rosenberg, M.A., Fryback, D.G., Katz, D.A. A statistical model to detect DRG upcoding. Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology 2000; 1:233-52.
Schapira, M.M., Lawrence, W.F., Katz, D.A., McAuliffe, T.L., Nattinger, A.B. The effect of treatment on quality of life among men with clinically localized prostate cancer. Med Care 2001; 39:243-53.
Katz, D.A., McHorney, C.A. The relationship between insomnia and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic illness. J Fam Pract 2002; 51:229-35.
Katz, D., Muehlenbruch, D., Brown, R., Fiore, M., Baker, T. Effectiveness of a nurse-based strategy for implementing the AHRQ Smoking Cessation Guideline in primary care. Prev Med 2002; 35:293-302.
Katz, D., Muehlenbruch, D., Brown, R., Fiore, M., Baker, T. Effectiveness of implementing the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Smoking Cessation Clinical Practice Guideline: A randomized controlled trial. J Nat Cancer Inst 2004; 96(8): 594-603.
Katz, D., Muehlenbruch, D., Brown, R., Fiore, M., Baker, T. Implementing guidelines for smoking cessation: Comparing the efforts of nurses and medical assistants. Am J Prev Med 2004; 27(5): 411-6.
Cram, P., Vijan, S., Fendrick, A.M., Katz, D. Cost-effectiveness of In-home Automated External Defibrillators for Individuals at Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death. J Gen Int Med 2005; 20(3): 251-9.
Katz, D.A., Williams, G., Brown, R.L., Aufderheide, T., Bogner, M., Rahko, P.R., Selker, H.P. Emergency physicians' fear of malpractice in evaluating patients with possible acute cardiac ischemia. Ann Emerg Med 2005; 46(6): 525-33.
Cram, P., Vijan, S., Fendrick, A.M., Katz, D. Cost-effectiveness of in-home automated external defibrillators for individuals at increased risk of sudden cardiac death. Value in Health 2006; 9(5):292-302.