University of California San Francisco

Kim Rhoads, MD, MPH

Kim Rhoads
Kim Rhoads, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Cancer Prevention Institute of California

Address

3333 California Street, #553
San Francisco, CA 94118
United States

    Grants and Funding

    • Research Coordinating Center to Reduce Disparities in Multiple Chronic Diseases (RCC RD-MCD) | NIH | 2021-09-24 - 2026-06-30 | Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    • The quality of care in minority serving hospitals explains cancer disparities | NIH | 2012-04-01 - 2014-03-31 | Role: Principal Investigator

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 56
    1. Operationalizing Meaningful Community Engagement to Reduce the Burden of Multiple Chronic Conditions.
      AuYoung M, Fagan P, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    2. The Health Equity Action Network Research Coordinating Center Facilitates Meaningful Community Engagement to Promote Health Equity.
      Pardo EN, Joseph G, Rojo EM, Beyene S, Taylor KD, Charlebois ED, Gansky SA, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    3. Remedying Black cancer disparities with clinical research prioritization.
      Ashing K, Barrett N, Rhoads KF, Odedina F, Thompson H, Ragin C, Nolan TS, Sheppard VB| | PubMed
    4. The state of cancer-focused community outreach and engagement (COE): reflections of Black COE directors.
      Thompson HS, Ashing KT, Barrett NJ, Baskin ML, Carter-Bawa L, Nolan TS, Odedina FT, Rhoads KF, Sheppard VB, Zeigler-Johnson C| | PubMed
    5. Engaging communities to inform the development of a diverse cohort of cancer survivors: formative research for the eat move sleep study (EMOVES).
      Andemeskel G, Palmer NR, Pasick R, Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA, Graff RE, Shaw M, Yu W, Sanchez M, Hernandez R, Washington SL, Shariff-Marco S, Rhoads KF, Chan JM| | PubMed
    6. Risk Factors for a Higher Symptom Burden in Patients With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
      Hun Kwak J, Mackin LA, Block A, Paul SM, Cooper BA, Abbott M, Chang SM, Hammer MJ, Kober KM, Levine JD, Pozzar R, Rhoads KF, Snowberg KE, Tsai KK, Van Blarigan EL, Van Loon K, Miaskowski C| | PubMed
    7. Racial Disparities in Pulse Oximeter Device Inaccuracy and Estimated Clinical Impact on COVID-19 Treatment Course.
      Sudat SEK, Wesson P, Rhoads KF, Brown S, Aboelata N, Pressman AR, Mani A, Azar KMJ| | PubMed
    8. Exploring the complexity and spectrum of racial/ethnic disparities in colon cancer management.
      Greenberg AL, Brand NR, Zambeli-Ljepovic A, Barnes KE, Chiou SH, Rhoads KF, Adam MA, Sarin A| | PubMed
    9. Implementation of a Multisite Financial Reimbursement Program in Cancer Clinical Trials Integrated With Patient Navigation: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.
      Borno HT, Zhang L, Zhang S, Lin TK, Skafel A, Nieves E, Dornsife D, Johnson R, Rhoads K, Small E, Spicer D| | PubMed
    10. Accelerating cancer clinical trial recruitment through a financial reimbursement program integrated with patient navigation: an interrupted time series analysis.
      Borno HT, Lin TK, Zhang S, Skafel A, Lalanne A, Dornsife D, Johnson R, Spicer D, Small EJ, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    11. Loneliness and symptom burden in oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
      Miaskowski C, Paul SM, Snowberg K, Abbott M, Borno HT, Chang SM, Chen LM, Cohen B, Cooper BA, Hammer MJ, Kenfield SA, Kober KM, Laffan A, Levine JD, Pozzar R, Rhoads K, Tsai KK, Van Blarigan EL, Van Loon K| | PubMed
    12. Stress and Symptom Burden in Oncology Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
      Miaskowski C, Paul SM, Snowberg K, Abbott M, Borno H, Chang S, Chen LM, Cohen B, Hammer MJ, Kenfield SA, Kober KM, Levine JD, Pozzar R, Rhoads KF, Van Blarigan EL, Van Loon K| | PubMed
    13. Quality Improvement at the Health System Level: Measurement, Risk Stratification, Disparity Populations, and Governance.
      Rocque GB, Lennes IT, Rhoads KF, Yu PP| | PubMed
    14. Measuring Institutional Quality in Head and Neck Surgery Using Hospital-Level Data: Negative Margin Rates and Neck Dissection Yield.
      Schoppy DW, Rhoads KF, Ma Y, Chen MM, Nussenbaum B, Orosco RK, Rosenthal EL, Divi V| | PubMed
    15. Inappropriate oophorectomy at time of benign premenopausal hysterectomy.
      Mahal AS, Rhoads KF, Elliott CS, Sokol ER| | PubMed
    16. Lymph Node Count From Neck Dissection Predicts Mortality in Head and Neck Cancer.
      Divi V, Chen MM, Nussenbaum B, Rhoads KF, Sirjani DB, Holsinger FC, Shah JL, Hara W| | PubMed
    17. Predictors of readmission to non-index hospitals after colorectal surgery.
      Cloyd JM, Huang L, Ma Y, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    18. Risks of adverse events in colorectal patients: population-based study.
      Hernandez-Boussard TM, McDonald KM, Morrison DE, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    19. Regional variation in head and neck cancer mortality: Role of patient and hospital characteristics.
      Divi V, Ma Y, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    20. Knowing it When You See it: The Need for Continuing Innovation in Research on Healthcare Discrimination.
      Rhoads K, Dohan D| | PubMed
    21. Association Between Weekend Discharge and Hospital Readmission Rates Following Major Surgery.
      Cloyd JM, Chen J, Ma Y, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    22. Reply to M.H. Kanter et al.
      Rhoads KF, Patel MI, Ma Y, Schmidt LA| | PubMed
    23. The role of the hospital and health care system characteristics in readmissions after major surgery in California.
      Chen JC, Shaw JD, Ma Y, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    24. Is weekend discharge associated with hospital readmission?
      Cloyd JM, Chen JC, Ma Y, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    25. Factors that influence minority use of high-volume hospitals for colorectal cancer care.
      Huang LC, Tran TB, Ma Y, Ngo JV, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    26. Patient safety in plastic surgery: identifying areas for quality improvement efforts.
      Hernandez-Boussard T, McDonald KM, Rhoads KF, Curtin CM| | PubMed
    27. Age and genetics: how do prognostic factors at diagnosis explain disparities in acute myeloid leukemia?
      Patel MI, Ma Y, Mitchell BS, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    28. Compliance with gastric cancer guidelines is associated with improved outcomes.
      Worhunsky DJ, Ma Y, Zak Y, Poultsides GA, Norton JA, Rhoads KF, Visser BC| | PubMed
    29. Collateral damage: taxane-induced colonic perforation.
      Erdrich J, Kastenberg ZJ, DiMaio MA, Longacre TA, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    30. How do differences in treatment impact racial and ethnic disparities in acute myeloid leukemia?
      Patel MI, Ma Y, Mitchell B, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    31. How do integrated health care systems address racial and ethnic disparities in colon cancer?
      Rhoads KF, Patel MI, Ma Y, Schmidt LA| | PubMed
    32. Integrated health systems and evidence-based care: standardizing treatment to eliminate cancer disparities.
      Patel MI, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    33. Capsule commentary on Anderson et al., quality of care and racial disparities in medicare among potential ACOs.
      Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    34. Understanding the reliability of American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program as a quality comparator.
      Rhoads KF, Wren SM| | PubMed
    35. Adequacy of lymph node examination in colorectal surgery: contribution of the hospital versus the surgeon.
      Rhoads KF, Ackerson LK, Ngo JV, Gray-Hazard FK, Subramanian SV, Dudley RA| | PubMed
    36. What factors influence minority use of National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers?
      Huang LC, Ma Y, Ngo JV, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    37. Surgical site infection: is it time to change our expectations?
      Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    38. Do hospitals that serve a high percentage of Medicaid patients perform well on evidence-based guidelines for colon cancer care?
      Rhoads KF, Ngo JV, Ma Y, Huang L, Welton ML, Dudley RA| | PubMed
    39. Predictors of postoperative urinary retention after colorectal surgery.
      Kin C, Rhoads KF, Jalali M, Shelton AA, Welton ML| | PubMed
    40. Improving the accuracy of prolapse and incontinence procedure epidemiology by utilizing both inpatient and outpatient data.
      Elliott CS, Rhoads KF, Comiter CV, Chen B, Sokol ER| | PubMed
    41. The influence of intern home call on objectively measured perioperative outcomes.
      Kastenberg ZJ, Rhoads KF, Melcher ML, Wren SM| | PubMed
    42. Seventh edition (2010) of the AJCC/UICC staging system for gastric adenocarcinoma: is there room for improvement?
      Patel MI, Rhoads KF, Ma Y, Ford JM, Visser BC, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Chang DT, Koong A, Norton JA, Poultsides GA| | PubMed
    43. Understanding disparities in leukemia: a national study.
      Patel MI, Ma Y, Mitchell BS, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    44. Failure to comply with NCCN guidelines for the management of pancreatic cancer compromises outcomes.
      Visser BC, Ma Y, Zak Y, Poultsides GA, Norton JA, Rhoads KF| | PubMed
    45. Racial and ethnic differences in lymph node examination after colon cancer resection do not completely explain disparities in mortality.
      Rhoads KF, Cullen J, Ngo JV, Wren SM| | PubMed
    46. Predictors of surgical intervention for hepatocellular carcinoma: race, socioeconomic status, and hospital type.
      Zak Y, Rhoads KF, Visser BC| | PubMed
    47. Variation in the quality of surgical care for uterovaginal prolapse.
      Rhoads KF, Sokol ER| | PubMed
    48. Understanding racial disparities in cancer treatment and outcomes.
      Morris AM, Rhoads KF, Stain SC, Birkmeyer JD| | PubMed
    49. Performance measurement, public reporting, and pay-for-performance.
      Rhoads KF, Konety BM, Dudley RA| | PubMed
    50. Quality of colon cancer outcomes in hospitals with a high percentage of Medicaid patients.
      Rhoads KF, Ackerson LK, Jha AK, Dudley RA| | PubMed
    51. Differential modulation of plasma beta-amyloid by insulin in patients with Alzheimer disease.
      Kulstad JJ, Green PS, Cook DG, Watson GS, Reger MA, Baker LD, Plymate SR, Asthana S, Rhoads K, Mehta PD, Craft S| | PubMed
    52. A role for Hox A5 in regulating angiogenesis and vascular patterning.
      Rhoads K, Arderiu G, Charboneau A, Hansen SL, Hoffman W, Boudreau N| | PubMed
    53. Cholelithiasis and perforated gallbladder in an infant.
      Rhoads K, Snyder J, Lee H| | PubMed
    54. Breast Cancer Beliefs and Behaviors at the San Francisco General Hospital.
      Rhoads KF, Luce JA, Knudson MM| | PubMed
    55. Five-year follow-up for adverse outcomes in males with at least minimally positive angiograms: importance of "denial" in assessing psychosocial risk factors.
      Ketterer MW, Huffman J, Lumley MA, Wassef S, Gray L, Kenyon L, Kraft P, Brymer J, Rhoads K, Lovallo WR, Goldberg AD| | PubMed
    56. Is aspirin, as used for antithrombosis, an emotion-modulating agent?
      Ketterer MW, Brymer J, Rhoads K, Kraft P, Lovallo WR| | PubMed