Biostatistics Consulting Service

Alexis (Dye) Visotcky, MS

Alexis Visotcky came to the Medical College of Wisconsin in Feb of 2008. Alexis is a Biostatistician II within the Biostatistics Consulting Service.

Recent Publications:

• Kassab, M.M., Radmer, T. W., Glore, J.W., Visotcky, A., Robertson, J., & Degroot, B. (2011). A retrospective review of clinical international normalized ratio results and their implications. Journal of the American Dental Association, 2011 Nov; 142(11), 1252-1257.

• Nichols, B.G., Visotcky, A., Aberger, M., Braun, N.M., Shah, R., Tarima, S., & Brown, D.J. (2011). Pediatric exposure to choking hazards is associated with parental knowledge of choking hazards. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 76(2), 169-173. [Epub ahead of print]

• Okunseri, C., Okunseri, E., Gonzalez, C., Visotcky, A., & Szabo, A. (2011). Erosive tooth wear and consumption of beverages among children in the United States. Caries Research, 2011; 45(2), 130-135.

• Sitton, M., Arvedson, J., Visotcky, A., Braun, N., Kerschner, J., Tarima, S., & Brown, D. (2011). Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in children: Feeding outcomes related to diagnostic groups and endoscopic findings. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2011 Aug; 75(8), 1024-1031.

Recent Presentations/Abstracts:

• Fletcher, K., Singh, S., Ratkalkar, V., Schapira, M., Whittle, J., Visotcky, A., Laud, P., & Goodman, S. How much discontinuity does a hospitalized patient experience?  SGIM 34th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, May 2011.

• Fletcher, K., Visotcky, A., Slagle, J., Tarima, S., & Schapira, M. Predictors of subjective workload in on-call interns. HSR&D/QUERI National Conference 2012, July 2012.

• Ratkalkar, V., Wesson, J., Visotcky, A., Laud, P., Kallio, C., Framberg, S., Kolbach, A., & Fletcher, K. Elevated creatinine-an independent predictor of adverse events in the hospitalized patients. 2011 Nephrology Fellows Research Day, October 19, 2011.

• Turagam, M., Szabo, A., & Visotcky, A. African Americans have the highest risk of stroke-events and in-hospital mortality with atrial fibrillation related hospitalizations among all racial/ethnic groups: A nationwide analysis. American Heart Association EPI|NPAM 2012 Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2012.

• Woods, T., Wang, K., Harmann, L., Visotcky, A., & Tarima, S. Left atrial volume-modified measurement tool. The American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session & Expo, Chicago, IL, March 2012.