Edgar Pierluissi

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Edgar Pierluissi is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Edgar Pierluissi has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Edgar Pierluissi's work include Frailty in Older Adults (7 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (6 papers) and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (5 papers). Edgar Pierluissi is often cited by papers focused on Frailty in Older Adults (7 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (6 papers) and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (5 papers). Edgar Pierluissi collaborates with scholars based in United States and Vietnam. Edgar Pierluissi's co-authors include C. Bree Johnston, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Urmimala Sarkar, Eric Kessell, Margot Kushel, Ian R. McNicholl, C. Bradley Hare, Meredith Greene, Monica Gandhi and Jeff Critchfield and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

In The Last Decade

Edgar Pierluissi

20 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Hospitalization-Associated Disability

2011 633 citations Kenneth E. Covinsky, Edgar Pierluissi et al. JAMA profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edgar Pierluissi United States	12	558	483	251	224	220	20	1.4k
Scott T. Wilber United States	24	296 0.5×	358 0.7×	345 1.4×	220 1.0×	764 3.5×	62	1.6k
Harriet Aronow United States	19	510 0.9×	619 1.3×	81 0.3×	93 0.4×	155 0.7×	52	1.5k
Alison Mudge Australia	30	788 1.4×	715 1.5×	336 1.3×	490 2.2×	158 0.7×	106	2.4k
Lillian Min United States	27	608 1.1×	575 1.2×	149 0.6×	252 1.1×	229 1.0×	83	2.1k
Bruce J. Naughton United States	20	258 0.5×	500 1.0×	419 1.7×	78 0.3×	273 1.2×	40	1.5k
William Claiborne Dunagan United States	18	276 0.5×	458 0.9×	190 0.8×	180 0.8×	280 1.3×	22	2.1k
Deborah Tregunno Canada	22	236 0.4×	594 1.2×	83 0.3×	79 0.4×	148 0.7×	58	1.5k
Shoshana J. Herzig United States	26	328 0.6×	440 0.9×	445 1.8×	376 1.7×	489 2.2×	90	2.6k
David Dosa United States	25	346 0.6×	1.2k 2.5×	163 0.6×	55 0.2×	189 0.9×	92	2.3k
Sabine Ruths Norway	25	760 1.4×	515 1.1×	88 0.4×	187 0.8×	65 0.3×	79	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edgar Pierluissi

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20 of 20 papers shown

OʼBrien, Bridget C., et al.. (2022). Bridging medical education goals and health system outcomes: An instrumental case study of pre-clerkship students’ improvement projects. Perspectives on Medical Education. 11(4). 179–186. 3 indexed citations

Chang, Anna, Edgar Pierluissi, Susannah Cornes, et al.. (2022). The Clinical Microsystems Clerkship at University of California, San Francisco: Integrating Clinical Skills and Health Systems Improvement for Early Medical Students. Academic Medicine. 98(1). 57–61. 2 indexed citations

Pierluissi, Edgar, et al.. (2020). Assessing contributions of value-added medical student roles. Medical Teacher. 43(2). 232–233. 2 indexed citations

Harbell, Monica W., et al.. (2019). Teaching Systems Improvement to Early Medical Students: Strategies and Lessons Learned. Academic Medicine. 95(1). 136–144. 6 indexed citations

Gupta, Neha, et al.. (2018). A Discharge Time-Out: A Case Study on Physician–Nurse Discharge Communication and the Challenge of Sustainability in Resident-Led Quality Improvement. American Journal of Medical Quality. 34(4). 381–388. 5 indexed citations

Makaroun, Lena K., et al.. (2017). Specialty Care Access in the Safety Net—the Role of Public Hospitals and Health Systems. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 28(1). 566–581. 9 indexed citations

McNicholl, Ian R., Monica Gandhi, C. Bradley Hare, Meredith Greene, & Edgar Pierluissi. (2017). A Pharmacist‐Led Program to Evaluate and Reduce Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older HIV‐Positive Patients. Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 37(12). 1498–1506. 75 indexed citations

Chodos, Anna, Margot Kushel, S. Ryan Greysen, et al.. (2015). Hospitalization-Associated Disability in Adults Admitted to a Safety-Net Hospital. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 30(12). 1765–1772. 39 indexed citations

Brown, Rebecca T., Edgar Pierluissi, David Guzman, et al.. (2014). Functional Disability in Late‐Middle‐Aged and Older Adults Admitted to a Safety‐Net Hospital. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 62(11). 2056–2063. 10 indexed citations

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Goldman, Lee, Urmimala Sarkar, Eric Kessell, et al.. (2014). Support From Hospital to Home for Elders. Annals of Internal Medicine. 161(7). 472–481. 57 indexed citations

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Greysen, S. Ryan, Verónica Vázquez García, Eric Kessell, et al.. (2014). “Missing Pieces”—Functional, Social, and Environmental Barriers to Recovery for Vulnerable Older Adults Transitioning from Hospital to Home. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 62(8). 1556–1561. 80 indexed citations

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Lee, Sei J., et al.. (2014). Development and Sustainability of an Inpatient-to-Outpatient Discharge Handoff Tool: A Quality Improvement Project. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 40(5). 219–227. 18 indexed citations

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Pierluissi, Edgar. (2012). Morbidity and Mortality Conferences: Change You Can Believe In?. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 4(4). 543–544. 6 indexed citations

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Pierluissi, Edgar, et al.. (2012). Attitudes and Expectations Regarding Exercise in the Hospital of Hospitalized Older Adults: A Qualitative Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 60(4). 713–718. 65 indexed citations

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Pierluissi, Edgar, Kala M. Mehta, Katharine A. Kirby, et al.. (2012). Depressive Symptoms After Hospitalization in Older Adults: Function and Mortality Outcomes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 60(12). 2254–2262. 22 indexed citations

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Covinsky, Kenneth E., Edgar Pierluissi, & C. Bree Johnston. (2011). Hospitalization-Associated Disability. JAMA. 306(16). 1782–93. 633 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mehta, Kala M., Edgar Pierluissi, W. John Boscardin, et al.. (2011). A Clinical Index to Stratify Hospitalized Older Adults According to Risk for New‐Onset Disability. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 59(7). 1206–1216. 50 indexed citations

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Covinsky, Kenneth E., Edgar Pierluissi, & C. Bree Johnston. (2011). Hospitalization-Associated Disability. 36 indexed citations

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Pierluissi, Edgar, Melissa A. Fischer, Andre R. Campbell, & C. Seth Landefeld. (2004). Discussion of Medical Errors in Morbidity and Mortality Conferences. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 59(5). 338–340. 14 indexed citations

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Pierluissi, Edgar. (2003). Discussion of Medical Errors in Morbidity and Mortality Conferences. JAMA. 290(21). 2838–2838. 218 indexed citations

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