Publications

  1. Munipalli B, Chauhan M, Morris AM, Ahmad R, Fatima M, Allman ME, Niazi SK, Bruce BK. Recognizing and Treating Major Depression in Fibromyalgia: A Narrative Primer for the Non-Psychiatrist. J Prim Care Community Health. 2024 Jan-Dec; 15:21501319241281221.
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  2. Knight DR, Aakre CA, Anstine CV, Munipalli B, Biazar P, Mitri G, Valery JR, Brigham T, Niazi S, Perlman AI, Halamka JD, Abu AM. Artificial intelligence for patient scheduling in the real-world health care setting: A metanarrative review Health Policy and Technology. 2023; 12(4).
  3. Clapp AD, Pujalte GGA, Nishi LM, Benitah Bulbarelli EM, Yazeji J, Shahsamand A, Niazi SK, Ismaeel O, Chauhan M. Relationship between Baseline Physical Activity and Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder Treatment Outcomes. South Med J. 2023 Dec; 116 (12):915-922
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  4. Deshpande AJ, Bhandarkar A, Bobo WV, Bydon M, Niazi S, McLaughlin S. Examining the relationship between severe persistent mental illness and surgical outcomes in women undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer. Am J Surg 2023 Jul; 226 (1):4-10 Epub 2022 Dec 28
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  5. Prabhakaran D, Day GS, Munipalli B, Rush BK, Pudalov L, Niazi SK, Brennan E, Powers HR, Durvasula R, Athreya A, Blackmon K. Neurophenotypes of COVID-19: Risk factors and recovery outcomes. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2023 Jul; 30:100648 Epub 2023 June 04
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  6. Zimbrean PC, Andrews SR, Hussain F, Fireman M, Kuntz K, Niazi SK, Simpson SA, Soeprono T, Winder GS, Jowsey-Gregoire SG. ACLP Best Practice Guidance: Evaluation and Treatment of Depression in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2023 Jul-Aug; 64 (4):357-370 Epub 2023 Mar 30
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  7. Riba MB, Donovan KA, Ahmed K, Andersen B, Braun I, Breitbart WS, Brewer BW, Corbett C, Fann J, Fleishman S, Garcia S, Greenberg DB, Handzo GF, Hoofring LH, Huang CH, Hutchinson S, Johns S, Keller J, Kumar P, Lahijani S, Martin S, Niazi SK, Pailler M, Parnes F, Rao VA, Salman J, Scher E, Schuster J, Teply M, Usher A, Valentine AD, Vanderlan J, Lyons MS, McMillian NR, Darlow SD. Distress management, version 2.2023. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2023 May; 21 (5):450-7
  8. Riba MB, Donovan KA, Ahmed K, Andersen B, Braun I, Breitbart WS, Brewer BW, Corbett C, Fann J, Fleishman S, Garcia S, Greenberg DB, Handzo GF, Hoofring LH, Huang CH, Hutchinson S, Johns S, Keller J, Kumar P, Lahijani S, Martin S, Niazi SK, Pailler M, Parnes F, Rao V, Salman J, Scher E, Schuster J, Teply M, Usher A, Valentine AD, Vanderlan J, Lyons MS, McMillian NR, Darlow SD. NCCN Guidelines(R) Insights: Distress Management, Version 2.2023. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2023 May; 21 (5):450-457
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  9. McFarland D, Merchant D, Khandai A, Mojtahedzadeh M, Ghosn O, Hirst J, Amonoo H, Chopra D, Niazi S, Brandstetter J, Gleason A, Key G, di Ciccone BL. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Bleeding Risk: Considerations for the Consult-Liaison Psychiatrist. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2023 Mar; 25 (3):113-124 Epub 2023 Jan 28
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  10. Niazi SK, Brennan E, Spaulding A, Crook J, Borkar S, Keaveny A, Vasquez A, Gentry MT, Schneekloth T, Taner CB. Impact of Recipient Age at Liver Transplant on Long-term Outcomes. Transplantation. 2023 Mar 1; 107 (3):654-663 Epub 2022 Nov 10
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  11. Niazi SK, Iqbal M, Spaulding AC, Wood C, Manochakian R, Paulus A, Ailawadhi S, Brennan E, Kharfan Dabaja MA, Sher T. Impact of Benzodiazepine Use on Length of Stay and 30-Day ED Visits among Hospitalized Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients. South Med J. 2022 Dec; 115 (12):936-943
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  12. Hwang J, Baird BA, Taylor T, Borkar S, Brennan E, Myers A, Anderson A, Boorjian SA, Niazi SK, Colibaseanu DT, Spaulding AC, Lyon TD. The Association Between Mood and Anxiety Disorders With Perioperative Outcomes Following Radical Cystectomy. Urology. 2022 Oct; 168:143-149 Epub 2022 July 10
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  13. Niazi SK, Greenberg-Worisek AJ, Smith J, Matthews A, Boyum PP, Nordan L, Brennan E, Spaulding A, Cheville A. Exploring the Patient Experience with Patient-Reported Outcomes: A Qualitative, Multistakeholder Study. South Med J. 2022 Sep; 115 (9):653-657
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  14. Hamadi HY, Niazi SK, Zhao M, Spaulding A. Single-Vendor Electronic Health Record Use Is Associated With Greater Opportunities for Organizational and Clinical Care Improvements. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2022 Jun; 6 (3):269-278 Epub 2022 May 31
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  15. Kroenke K, Miksch TA, Spaulding AC, Mazza GL, DeStephano CC, Niazi SK, Illies AJC, Bydon M, Novotny PJ, Goyal A, Lee MK. Choosing and Using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Clinical Practice. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 May; 103 (5S):S108-S117 Epub 2021 Mar 10
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  16. Hamadi HY, Wadei HM, Xu J, Martinez D, Spaulding A, Niazi SK, Jarmi T. Impact of Change in Allocation Score Methodology on Post Kidney Transplant Average Length of Stay. J Clin Med Res. 2022 Mar; 14 (3):111-118 Epub 2022 Mar 25
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  17. Munipalli B, Allman ME, Chauhan M, Niazi SK, Rivera F, Abril A, Wang B, Wieczorek MA, Hodge DO, Knight D, Perlman A, Abu Dabrh AM, Dudenkov D, Bruce BK. Depression: A Modifiable Risk Factor for Poor Outcomes in Fibromyalgia. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec; 13:21501319221120738.
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  18. Schneekloth TD, Arab JP, Simonetto DA, Petterson TM, Niazi SK, Hall-Flavin DK, Karpyak VM, Kolla BP, Roth JE, Kremers WK, Rosen CB. Factors Having an Impact on Relapse and Survival in Transplant Recipients With Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2021 Dec; 5 (6):1153-1164 Epub 2021 Dec 08
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  19. Bruce BK, Allman ME, Rivera FA, Wang B, Berianu F, Butendieck RR, Calamia KT, Hines SL, Rummans TA, Niazi SK, Abril A. Intensive Multicomponent Fibromyalgia Treatment: A Translational Study to Evaluate Effectiveness in Routine Care Delivery. J Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Dec 1; 27 (8):e496-e500
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  20. Niazi SK, Vargas E, Spaulding A, Crook J, Keaveny AP, Schneekloth T, Rummans T, Taner CB. Impact of County Health Rankings on Nationwide Liver Transplant Outcomes. Transplantation. 2021 Nov 1; 105 (11):2411-2419
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  21. Simpson SA, Bienvenu OJ, Andrews SR, Close JS, Adler Cohen MA, Fernandez-Robles C, Francis BA, Gandhi J, Gangopadhyay M, Gershengoren L, Grimaldi JA, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Key RG, Kiong T, Kontos N, Loh RM, Luchsinger W, Munjal S, Niazi SK, Nichols NA, Pathare A, Pereira LF, Shim JJ, Tobin MB, Zimbrean PC. Identifying the Most Important Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Publications in 2020 Using a Novel Literature Assessment Instrument. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 Sep-Oct; 62 (5):493-500 Epub 2021 May 26
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  22. Bruce BK, Allman ME, Rivera FA, Abril A, Gehin JM, Oliphant LM, Nordan LM, White LJ, Martinez D, Niazi SK. Opioid Use in Fibromyalgia Continues Despite Guidelines That Do Not Support Its Efficacy or Risk. J Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Aug 1; 27 (5):187-193
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  23. Niazi SK, Memon SH, Lesser ER, Brennan E, Aslam N. Assessment of psychiatric comorbidities and serotonergic or noradrenergic medication use on blood pressure using 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2021 Aug; 23 (8):1599-1607 Epub 2021 June 29
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  24. Aslam N, Memon SH, Wadei H, Lesser ER, Niazi SK. Utility of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in potential living kidney donors. Clin Hypertens. 2021 Jul 1; 27 (1):13 Epub 2021 July 01
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  25. Pai T, Cornell L, Seneviratne D, Niazi S, Mussallem D, Vallow L. Pre-diagnosis major life stressors and breast cancer outcomes. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Jul; 188 (2):459-464 Epub 2021 Apr 12
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  26. Niazi SK, Spaulding A, Brennan E, Meier SK, Crook JE, Cornell LF, Ailawadhi S, Clark MM, Rummans TA. Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Services at US Cancer Centers. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 Mar 4; 19 (7):829-838 Epub 2021 Mar 04
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  27. Khokhar A, Spaulding A, Niazi Z, Ailawadhi S, Manochakian R, Chanan-Khan A, Niazi S, Sher T. A Panel Evaluation of the Changes in the General Public's Social-Media-Following of United States' Public Health Departments during COVID-19 Pandemic. J Prim Care Community Health. 2021 Jan-Dec; 12:2150132721995450
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  28. Iqbal M, Spaulding A, Niazi S, Wood C, Ahmed S, Jani P, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Ayala E, Manochakian R, Ames S, Paulus A, Ailawadhi S, Roy V, Chanan-Khan A, Sher T. Impact of Depression and Anxiety on Opioid Use in Hospitalized Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients. Psychosomatics. 2020 Jul - Aug; 61 (4):363-370 Epub 2020 Mar 26
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  29. Niazi S, Vargas E, Spaulding A, Gustetic E, Ford N, Paly D, Tatum K, Clark MM, Rummans T. Barriers to accepting mental health care in cancer patients with depression. Soc Work Health Care. 2020 Jul; 59 (6):351-364 Epub 2020 June 14
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  30. Gentry MT, Atherton PJ, Lapid M, Rosen PS, Kung S, Richardson J, Niazi SK, Bobo WV, Clark MM, Rummans TA. Effects of a multidisciplinary quality of life intervention on sleep quality in patients with advanced cancer receiving radiation therapy. Palliat Support Care. 2020 Jun; 18 (3):307-313
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  31. Niazi SK, Vargas E, Spaulding A, Sareyyupoglu B, Shah SZ, Schneekloth T, Crook J, Vasquez AR, Taner C. Nationwide Study of County Health Rankings and Lung Transplant Outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39 (4S):S365 Epub 2020 Mar 30
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  32. Niazi SK, Spaulding A, Vargas E, Schneekloth T, Crook J, Rummans T, Taner CB. Mental health and chemical dependency services at US transplant centers. Am J Transplant. 2020 Apr; 20 (4):1152-1161 Epub 2019 Dec 01
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  33. Niazi SK, Naessens JM, White L, Borah B, Vargas ER, Richards J, Cabral S, Clark MM, Rummans T. Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Health Care Costs Among Patients With Cancer. Psychosomatics. 2020 Mar - Apr; 61 (2):145-153 Epub 2019 Nov 06
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  34. Niazi SK, Spaulding A, Vargas E, Chauhan M, Nordan L, Vizzini M, Puspitasari AJ, Uitti RJ, Rummans T. Feasibility Study of Three-Phase Implementation of International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Depression and Anxiety Standard Set in an Outpatient Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Practice. Psychosomatics. 2020 Jan - Feb; 61 (1):8-18 Epub 2019 Aug 28
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  35. Ferman TJ, Keaveny AP, Schneekloth T, Heckman MG, Vargas E, Vasquez A, Rummans T, Taner CB, Niazi SK. Liver Transplant Recipients Older Than 60 Years Show Executive and Memory Function Improvement Comparable to Younger Recipients. Psychosomatics. 2019 Sep - Oct; 60 (5):488-498 Epub 2019 Jan 23
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  36. Waddle MR, Niazi S, Aljabri D, White L, White L, Kaleem T, Naessens J, Spaulding A, Habboush J, Rummans T, Miller R. Cost of Acute and Follow-Up Care in Patients With Pre-Existing Psychiatric Diagnoses Undergoing Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 Jul 15; 104 (4):748-755 Epub 2019 Mar 21
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  37. Spaulding A, Nordan L, Blanchfield L, Asiedu GB, Saltivan J, Pecenka S, Uitti R, Naessens J, Niazi S. Qualitative study of implementation of patient self-reported measures in a consultation-liaison psychiatry practice. J Eval Clin Pract. 2019 Jun; 25 (3):482-490 Epub 2019 Apr 30
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  38. Spaulding A, Stallings-Smith S, Hamadi H, Park S, Niazi S, Apatu E. A community health case for psychiatric care: A cross-sectional study of county health rankings. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2019 Mar - Apr; 57:1-6 Epub 2018 Nov 02
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  39. Schneekloth TD, Hitschfeld MJ, Petterson TM, Narayanan P, Niazi SK, Jowsey-Gregoire SG, Thusius NJ, Vasquez AR, Kremers WK, Watt KD, Rummans TA. Psychosocial Risk Impacts Mortality in Women After Liver Transplantation. Psychosomatics. 2019 Jan - Feb; 60 (1):56-65 Epub 2018 June 27
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  40. Schneekloth TD, Hitschfeld MJ, Jowsey-Gregoire SG, Petterson TM, Dunlay SM, Niazi SK, Vasquez AR, Rummans TA. Psychosocial Risk Predicts New Episode Depression After Heart Transplant. Psychosomatics. 2019 Jan - Feb; 60 (1):47-55 Epub 2018 June 14
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  41. Nordan L, Blanchfield L, Niazi S, Sattar J, Coakes CE, Uitti R, Vizzini M, Naessens JM, Spaulding A. Implementing electronic patient-reported outcomes measurements: challenges and success factors. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Oct; 27 (10):852-856 Epub 2018 July 18
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  42. Niazi SK, Schneekloth TD, Vasquez AR, Keaveny AP, Davis S, Picco M, Heckman MG, Diehl NN, Jowsey-Gregoire SG, Rummans TA, Burcin Taner C. Impact of psychiatric comorbidities on outcomes of elderly liver transplant recipients. J Psychosom Res. 2018 Aug; 111:27-35 Epub 2018 May 17
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  43. Niazi S, Frank RD, Sharma M, Roy V, Ames S, Rummans T, Spaulding A, Sher T, Ailawadhi M, Bhatia K, Ahmed S, Tan W, Chanan-Khan A, Ailawadhi S. Impact of psychiatric comorbidities on health care utilization and cost of care in multiple myeloma. Blood Adv. 2018 May 22; 2 (10):1120-1128
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  44. Potts S, Vitinius F, Erim Y, Gazdag G, Gribble R, Ismail SYS, Massey EK, Maldonado J, Mucsi I, Novak M, Niazi SK, Schneekloth TD, Syngelakis M, Zimbrean P. Mental health assessment of altruistic non-directed kidney donors: An EAPM consensus statement. J Psychosom Res. 2018 Apr; 107:26-32 Epub 2017 Dec 14
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  45. Shreders AJ, Niazi SK, Hodge DO, Chimato NT, Kureti M, Kirla N, Agrawal A, Swaika A, Gustetic E, Foster R, Nelson KA, Jani P, Chanan-Khan AA, Ailawadhi S. Correlation of sociodemographic and clinical parameters with depression and distress in patients with hematologic malignancies. Ann Hematol. 2018 Mar; 97 (3):519-528 Epub 2017 Dec 07
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  46. Niazi S, Schneekloth T, Taner CB. Elderly recipients of liver transplantation: impact of age and psychosocial variables on outcome. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2017 Dec; 22 (6):588-592
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  47. Schneekloth TD, Niazi SK, Simonetto DA. Alcoholic hepatitis: appropriate indication for liver transplantation? Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2017 Dec; 22 (6):578-583
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  48. Chauhan M, Niazi SK. Caring for Patients With Chronic Physical and Mental Health Conditions: Lessons From TEAMcare and COMPASS. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2017 Jul; 15 (3):279-283 Epub 2017 July 12
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  49. Habboush Y, Shannon RP, Niazi SK, Hollant L, Single M, Gaines K, Smart B, Chimato NT, Heckman MG, Buskirk SJ, Vallow LA, Tzou KS, Ko SJ, Peterson JL, Biers HA, Day AB, Nelson KA, Sloan JA, Halyard MY, Miller RC. Patient-reported distress and survival among patients receiving definitive radiation therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2017 Apr-Jun; 2 (2):211-219 Epub 2017 Mar 20
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  50. Hitschfeld MJ, Schneekloth TD, Kennedy CC, Rummans TA, Niazi SK, Vasquez AR, Geske JR, Petterson TM, Kremers WK, Jowsey-Gregoire SG. The Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation: A Cohort Study of its Association With Survival Among Lung Transplant Recipients. Psychosomatics. 2016 Sep-Oct; 57 (5):489-97 Epub 2016 May 11
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  51. Freudenreich O, Huffman JC, Sharpe M, Beach SR, Celano CM, Chwastiak LA, Cohen MA, Dickerman A, Fitz-Gerald MJ, Kontos N, Mittal L, Nejad SH, Niazi S, Novak M, Philbrick K, Rasimas JJ, Shim J, Simpson SA, Walker A, Walker J, Wichman CL, Zimbrean P, Sollner W, Stern TA. Updates in Psychosomatic Medicine: 2014. Psychosomatics. 2015 Sep-Oct; 56: (5)445-59.
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  52. Niazi S, Auger RR, Hurwitz TD. An overview of restless leg syndrome for the mental health professional. Psychiatr Ann. 2015; 45(1):35-40.
  53. Huffman JC, Niazi SK, Rundell JR, Sharpe M, Katon WJ. Essential articles on collaborative care models for the treatment of psychiatric disorders in medical settings: a publication by the academy of psychosomatic medicine research and evidence-based practice committee. Psychosomatics. 2014 Mar-Apr; 55 (2):109-22 Epub 2013 Dec 25
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  54. Imran Khawaja, MD, Muhammad Waqar Azeem, MD, Ayesha Ebrahim, Shehzad Niazi, MD (2014). Non-Pharmacological Management of Chronic Insomnia in Clinical Practice. Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society.2014;11:(1):31-35.
  55. Krall E, Niazi S, Miller M. The Status of Physician Health Programs in Wisconsin and North Central States: A Look at Statewide and Health System Programs. Wisconsin Medical Journal. 2012 Oct; III(5):220-256.
  56. Marangell LB, Martinez JM, Niazi SK. Vagus nerve stimulation as a potential option for treatment-resistant depression. Clinical Neuroscience Research. 2004 Jul; 4(1-2):89-94.