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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Tor D. Tosteson is affiliated with Dartmouth College in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine with extensive contributions in Oncology. Their work spans various subfields including Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's research addresses multiple key topics such as Neutropenia and Cancer Infections, Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations and Quality of Life, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare, Meta-analysis and systematic reviews, and COVID-19 and its impacts on healthcare.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Tor D. Tosteson include Anna N.A. Tosteson, Wenyan Zhao, Gabriel A. Brooks, Dylan B. Ness, and Matthew Mackwood.

The scientist has published multiple recent papers, with some notable ones listed below:

  • PathogenicDPYDVariants and Treatment-Related Mortality in Patients Receiving Fluoropyrimidine Chemotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2021, The Oncologist
  • Kynurenine-Induced Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling in Mice Causes Body Mass Gain, Liver Steatosis, and Hyperglycemia, 2021, Obesity
  • Effectiveness of a Self-Management Program to Improve Cognition and Quality of Life in Epilepsy, 2022, Neurology
  • Adoption of Telemedicine in a Rural US Cancer Center Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Study, 2022, JMIR Cancer
  • Integration of Registries with EHRs to Accelerate Generation of Real-World Evidence for Clinical Practice and Learning Health Systems Research, 2020, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

The main publication venues where Tor D. Tosteson frequently publishes include the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, JCO Oncology Practice, Journal of Surgical Research, and The Oncologist.

In recognition of contributions to their field, they were awarded the status of Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Effects of a Palliative Care Intervention on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Cancer: The Project ENABLE II Randomized Controlled Trial

    Marie Bakitas;Kathleen Doyle Lyons;Mark T. Hegel;Stefan Balan

  • Surgical vs Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disk Herniation: The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): A Randomized Trial

    James Neil Weinstein;Tor D. Tosteson;Jon D. Lurie;Anna N.A. Tosteson

  • Surgical versus Nonsurgical Therapy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

    James N Weinstein;Tor D Tosteson;Jon D Lurie;Anna N A Tosteson

  • Early Versus Delayed Initiation of Concurrent Palliative Oncology Care: Patient Outcomes in the ENABLE III Randomized Controlled Trial

    Marie A. Bakitas;Tor D. Tosteson;Zhigang Li;Kathleen D. Lyons

  • Report of the NIH task force on research standards for chronic low back pain

    Richard A. Deyo;Samuel F. Dworkin;Dagmar Amtmann;Gunnar Andersson

  • Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

    James Neil Weinstein;Jon D. Lurie;Tor D. Tosteson;Brett Hanscom

  • Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) observational cohort

    James Neil Weinstein;Jon D. Lurie;Tor D. Tosteson;Jonathan S. Skinner

  • A Clinical Trial of Antioxidant Vitamins to Prevent Colorectal Adenoma

    E. Robert Greenberg;John A. Baron;Tor D. Tosteson;Daniel H. Freeman

  • Rotating shift work, sleep, and accidents related to sleepiness in hospital nurses.

    Diane R. Gold;Suzanne Rogacz;Naomi Bock;Tor D. Tosteson

  • Surgical compared with nonoperative treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. four-year results in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) randomized and observational cohorts.

    James Neil Weinstein;Jon D. Lurie;Tor D. Tosteson;Wenyan Zhao

  • Racial differences in sleep-disordered breathing in African-Americans and Caucasians

    S. Redline;P. V. Tishler;M. G. Hans;T. D. Tosteson

  • The effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on early infant lung function.

    John P. Hanrahan;Ira B. Tager;Mark R. Segal;Tor D. Tosteson

  • Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar disc herniation: four-year results for the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT).

    James Neil Weinstein;Jon D. Lurie;Tor D. Tosteson;Anna N.A. Tosteson

  • Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis four-year results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial.

    James Neil Weinstein;Tor D. Tosteson;Jon D. Lurie;Anna Tosteson

  • The increasing incidence of thyroid cancer: the influence of access to care.

    Luc G.T. Morris;Andrew G. Sikora;Tor D. Tosteson;Louise Davies;Louise Davies

  • The familial aggregation of obstructive sleep apnea

    Susan Redline;Peter V. Tishler;Tor D. Tosteson;John Williamson

  • Digital breast tomosynthesis: initial experience in 98 women with abnormal digital screening mammography.

    Steven P Poplack;Tor D Tosteson;Christine A Kogel;Helene M Nagy

  • Benefits of Early Versus Delayed Palliative Care to Informal Family Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer: Outcomes From the ENABLE III Randomized Controlled Trial

    J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom;Andres Azuero;Kathleen D. Lyons;Jay G. Hull

  • Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation

    James Weinstein;Jon Lurie;Tor Tosteson;Anna Tosteson

  • Effects of a Palliative Care Intervention on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Cancer

    Kathleen Doyle Lyons;Mark T. Hegel;Stefan Balan;Frances C. Brokaw

Frequent Co-Authors

James Neil Weinstein
James Neil Weinstein Microsoft (United States)
Anna N. A. Tosteson
Anna N. A. Tosteson Dartmouth College
Keith D. Paulsen
Keith D. Paulsen Dartmouth College
Todd J. Albert
Todd J. Albert Hospital for Special Surgery
Alan S. Hilibrand
Alan S. Hilibrand Thomas Jefferson University
Laura A. Flashman
Laura A. Flashman Dartmouth College
Jay G. Hull
Jay G. Hull Dartmouth College
Richard A. Deyo
Richard A. Deyo Oregon Health & Science University
Margaret R. Karagas
Margaret R. Karagas Dartmouth College
Eugene J. Carragee
Eugene J. Carragee Stanford University

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