EDUCATION

• M.S. (Statistics) 2001, University of Chicago
• B.S. (Mathematics and Statistics) 2000, University of Chicago

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Survival Analysis
• Longitudinal Data Analysis
• Cancer Clinical Trials

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Michelassi F, Lee J, Rubin M, Fichera A, Kasza K, Karrison T, Hurst RD. Long-term functional results after ileal pouch anal restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: a prospective observational study. Ann Surg. 2003 Sep;238(3):433-41; discussion 442-5.
• Winegarden JD, Mauer AM, Otterson GA, Rudin CM, Villalona-Calero MA,  Lanzotti VJ, Szeto L, Kasza K, Hoffman PC and EE Vokes. A phase II study of oxaliplatin and paclitaxel in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Annals of Oncology. 2004 Jun;15(6):915-20.
• Yuan CS, Wei G, Dey L, Karrison T, Nahlik L, Maleckar S, Kasza K, Ang-Lee M, Moss J. Brief communication: American ginseng reduces warfarin's effect in healthy patients: a randomized, controlled Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2004 Jul 6;141(1):23-7.
• Fishel ML, Newell DR, Griffin RJ, Davison R, Wang LZ, Curtin NJ, Zuhowski EG, Kasza K, Egorin MJ, Moschel RC, Dolan ME. Effect of cell cycle inhibition on Cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2005 Jan;312(1):206-13.
• Decara JM, Kirkpatrick JN, Spencer KT, Ward RP, Kasza K, Furlong K, Lang RM. Use of hand-carried ultrasound devices to augment the accuracy of medical student bedside cardiac diagnoses. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2005 Mar;18(3):257-63.
• Kebriaei P, Kline J, Stock W, Kasza K, Le Beau MM, Larson RA, van Besien K. Impact of disease burden at time of allogeneic stem cell transplantation in adults with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2005 May;35(10):965-70.
• Pickett KE, Rathouz PJ, Kasza K, Wakschlag LS, Wright R. Self-reported smoking, cotinine levels, and patterns of smoking in pregnancy. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2005 Sep;19(5): 368-76.
• Ehrmann DA, Liljenquist DR, Kasza K, Azziz R, Legro RS, Ghazzi MN; PCOS/Troglitazone Study Group. Prevalence and predictors of the metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jan;91(1): 48-53.
• Wakschlag LS, Pickett KE, Kasza KE, Loeber R. Is prenatal smoking associated with a developmental pattern of conduct problems in young boys? J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2006 Apr;45(4): 461-7.
• McLeod R, Boyer K, Karrison T, Kasza K, Swisher C, Roizen N, Jalbrzikowski J, Remington J, Heydemann P, Noble AG, Mets M, Holfels E, Withers S, Latkany P, Meier P; Toxoplasmosis Study Group. Outcome of treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis, 1981-2004: the national collaborative chicago-based, congenital toxoplasmosis study. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 May;42(10): 1383-94.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Member, Association of General Clinical Research Center Statisticians (AGS)