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Bruce Fireman is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente in the United States and has made substantial contributions to the field of medicine, with a strong focus on infectious diseases and epidemiology. Their research portfolio includes work in health, statistics and probability, and obstetrics and gynecology, reflecting a broad interest in medical sciences.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, influenza virus studies, respiratory viral infections, and pneumonia and respiratory infections. Specific attention has been given to the COVID-19 impact on reproduction and clinical research studies, which informs ongoing public health responses.

Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Vaccine
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • JAMA Network Open
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among their recent papers are:

  • Surveillance for Adverse Events After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination, 2021, JAMA
  • Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines in Ambulatory and Inpatient Care Settings, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Waning 2-Dose and 3-Dose Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19-Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Predominance - VISION Network, 10 States, August 2021-January 2022, 2022, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Effectiveness of a Third Dose of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19-Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Predominance - VISION Network, 10 States, August 2021-January 2022, 2022, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Waning of vaccine effectiveness against moderate and severe covid-19 among adults in the US from the VISION network: test negative, case-control study, 2022, BMJ

Bruce Fireman has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including Nicola P. Klein, Ousseny Zerbo, Kristin Goddard, Allison L. Naleway, and Ned Lewis. These frequent coauthors suggest participation in multi-disciplinary teams addressing vaccine safety and effectiveness.

Best Publications

  • Efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children

    Steven Black;Henry Shinefield;Bruce Fireman;Edwin Lewis

  • Adenoma Detection Rate and Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Death

    Douglas A. Corley;Christopher D. Jensen;Amy R. Marks;Wei K. Zhao

  • Encounters with unjust authority

    Bruce Fireman;William A. Gamson;Steve Rytina;Bruce Taylor

  • Utilitarian Logic in the Resource Mobilization Perspective

    Bruce Fireman;William A. Gamson

  • Effectiveness of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children younger than five years of age for prevention of pneumonia.

    Steven B Black;Henry R Shinefield;Stella Ling;John Hansen

  • Comorbid depression, chronic pain, and disability in primary care.

    Bruce A Arnow;Enid M Hunkeler;Christine M Blasey;Janelle Lee

  • Suicide risk in bipolar disorder during treatment with lithium and divalproex.

    Frederick K. Goodwin;Bruce Fireman;Gregory E. Simon;Enid M. Hunkeler

  • Waning Protection after Fifth Dose of Acellular Pertussis Vaccine in Children

    Nicola P. Klein;Joan Bartlett;Ali Rowhani-Rahbar;Bruce Fireman

  • Use of a Staphylococcus aureus Conjugate Vaccine in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis

    Henry Shinefield;Steven Black;Ali Fattom;Gary Horwith

  • Surveillance for Adverse Events After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination.

    Nicola P Klein;Ned Lewis;Kristin Goddard;Bruce Fireman

  • Efficacy of nurse telehealth care and peer support in augmenting treatment of depression in primary care.

    Enid M. Hunkeler;Joel F. Meresman;William A. Hargreaves;Bruce Fireman

  • Impact of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on otitis media.

    Bruce Fireman;Steven B Black;Henry R Shinefield;Janelle Lee

  • Maternal and Paternal Age and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Lisa A. Croen;Daniel V. Najjar;Bruce Fireman;Judith K. Grether

  • Mental disorders and disability among patients in a primary care group practice.

    Mark Olfson;Bruce Fireman;Myrna M. Weissman;Andrew C. Leon

  • ADHD Drugs and Serious Cardiovascular Events in Children and Young Adults

    William O. Cooper;Laurel A. Habel;Colin M. Sox;K. Arnold Chan

  • Discontinuation of use and switching of antidepressants: influence of patient-physician communication.

    Scott A. Bull;X. Henry Hu;Enid M. Hunkeler;Janelle Y. Lee

  • Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines in Ambulatory and Inpatient Care Settings.

    Mark G Thompson;Edward Stenehjem;Shaun Grannis;Sarah W Ball

  • Unintended Consequences of Caps on Medicare Drug Benefits

    John Hsu;Mary Price;Jie Huang;Richard Brand

  • Postlicensure surveillance for pneumococcal invasive disease after use of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Northern California Kaiser Permanente.

    Steven Black;Henry Shinefield;Roger Baxter;Robert Austrian

  • Effects of Organized Colorectal Cancer Screening on Cancer Incidence and Mortality in a Large Community-Based Population

    Theodore R. Levin;Douglas A. Corley;Christopher D. Jensen;Joanne E. Schottinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola P. Klein
Nicola P. Klein Kaiser Permanente
Roger Baxter
Roger Baxter Kaiser Permanente
Edwin Lewis
Edwin Lewis University of Idaho
John Hsu
John Hsu Harvard University
Steven Black
Steven Black Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Henry R. Shinefield
Henry R. Shinefield University of California, San Francisco
Charles P. Quesenberry
Charles P. Quesenberry Kaiser Permanente
Joseph P. Newhouse
Joseph P. Newhouse Harvard University
Joseph V. Selby
Joseph V. Selby Kaiser Permanente
Robert A. Hiatt
Robert A. Hiatt University of California, San Francisco

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