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  • 2014 - The Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America

Overview

G. Ralph Corey is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has an active research profile primarily focused on medicine with particular attention to cardiology, infectious diseases, and economic evaluations related to healthcare. Their work spans interdisciplinary subfields including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, infectious diseases, clinical biochemistry, and economics and econometrics.

The research topics covered by G. Ralph Corey include cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, health systems, economic evaluations and quality of life, infective endocarditis diagnosis and management, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, healthcare costs and practices, and mechanical circulatory support devices.

They have authored research published in several notable venues, including:

  • Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology (2 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation (1 publication)
  • JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology (1 publication)
  • EP Europace (1 publication)

The recent papers authored or co-authored by G. Ralph Corey include:

  • "Exebacase for patients with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection and endocarditis," 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Impact of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection," 2020, Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
  • "Cost-Effectiveness of an Antibacterial Envelope for Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection Prevention in the US Healthcare System From the WRAP-IT Trial," 2020, Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
  • "Clinical Presentation, Timing, and Microbiology of CIED Infections," 2020, JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology
  • "1261Geographical variations in the incidence of CIED infection and infection prevention strategies: Update from the global WRAP-IT study," 2020, EP Europace

Frequent collaborators include Bruce L. Wilkoff, Charles Kennergren, Khaldoun G. Tarakji, Suneet Mittal, and Daniel R. Lexcen.

In 2014, G. Ralph Corey received The Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Proposed Modifications to the Duke Criteria for the Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis

    Li Js;Sexton Dj;Mick N;Nettles R

  • Clinical Presentation, Etiology, and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis in the 21st Century: The International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Prospective Cohort Study

    David R. Murdoch;G. Ralph Corey;Bruno Hoen;José M. Miró

  • Daptomycin versus Standard Therapy for Bacteremia and Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus

    Vance G. Fowler;Helen W. Boucher;G. Ralph Corey;Elias Abrutyn

  • Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis A Consequence of Medical Progress

    Vance G. Fowler;Jose M. Miro;Bruno Hoen;Christopher H. Cabell

  • Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Helen W. Boucher;G. Ralph Corey

  • Clinical identifiers of complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

    Vance G. Fowler;Maren K. Olsen;G. Ralph Corey;Christopher W. Woods

  • Contemporary Clinical Profile and Outcome of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

    Andrew Wang;Eugene Athan;Paul A. Pappas;Vance G. Fowler

  • Catheter-Related Bacteremia and Outcome of Attempted Catheter Salvage in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

    K A Marr;D J Sexton;P J Conlon;G R Corey

  • Changing patient characteristics and the effect on mortality in endocarditis.

    Christopher H. Cabell;James G. Jollis;Gail E. Peterson;Gail E. Peterson;G. Ralph Corey

  • Outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia according to compliance with recommendations of infectious diseases specialists: experience with 244 patients.

    Vance G. Fowler;Linda L. Sanders;Daniel J. Sexton;Likuo Kong

  • Early Predictors of In-Hospital Death in Infective Endocarditis

    Vivian H. Chu;Christopher H. Cabell;Daniel K. Benjamin;Erin F. Kuniholm

  • An Integrated Clinico-Metabolomic Model Improves Prediction of Death in Sepsis

    Raymond J. Langley;Raymond J. Langley;Ephraim L. Tsalik;Ephraim L. Tsalik;Jennifer C. Van Velkinburgh;Seth W. Glickman;Seth W. Glickman

  • Role of echocardiography in evaluation of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: experience in 103 patients.

    Vance G Fowler;Jennifer Li;G.Ralph Corey;Jerry Boley

  • Clinical Predictors of Major Infections After Cardiac Surgery

    Vance G. Fowler;Sean M. O’Brien;Lawrence H. Muhlbaier;G. Ralph Corey

  • Persistent bacteremia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection is associated with agr dysfunction and low-level in vitro resistance to thrombin-induced platelet microbicidal protein.

    Vance G. Fowler;George Sakoulas;Lauren M. McIntyre;Lauren M. McIntyre;Venkata G. Meka

  • Increasing rates of cardiac device infections among Medicare beneficiaries: 1990-1999.

    Christopher H Cabell;Paul A Heidenreich;Vivian H Chu;Christopher M Moore

  • Use of Vancomycin or First-Generation Cephalosporins for the Treatment of Hemodialysis-Dependent Patients with Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

    Martin E. Stryjewski;Lynda A. Szczech;Daniel K. Benjamin;Jula K. Inrig

  • Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Patients With Permanent Pacemakers or Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

    Anna Lisa Chamis;Gail E. Peterson;Christopher H. Cabell;G. Ralph Corey

  • Initial Low-Dose Gentamicin for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and Endocarditis Is Nephrotoxic

    Sara E. Cosgrove;Gloria A. Vigliani;Marilyn Campion;Vance G. Fowler

  • Analysis of the impact of early surgery on in-hospital mortality of native valve endocarditis: use of propensity score and instrumental variable methods to adjust for treatment-selection bias.

    Tahaniyat Lalani;Christopher H. Cabell;Daniel K. Benjamin;Ovidiu Lasca

Frequent Co-Authors

Vance G. Fowler
Vance G. Fowler Duke University
Daniel J. Sexton
Daniel J. Sexton Duke University
José M. Miró
José M. Miró University of Barcelona
Christopher W. Woods
Christopher W. Woods Duke University
L. Barth Reller
L. Barth Reller Duke University
Ethan Rubinstein
Ethan Rubinstein University of Manitoba
Jennifer S. Li
Jennifer S. Li Duke University
Mark H. Wilcox
Mark H. Wilcox University of Leeds
Arnold S. Bayer
Arnold S. Bayer University of California, Los Angeles
Antoni Torres
Antoni Torres University of Barcelona

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