Liliana E. Pezzin, PhD, JD | Medical College of Wisconsin

Lilianna E. Pezzin, PhD, JD

Professor

Locations

General Internal Medicine

Contact Information

lpezzin@mcw.edu

Biography

Dr. Pezzin is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and in the Center for Advancing Population Science at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is an economist specializing in applied econometrics and public finance.

Research Interests

Much of Dr. Pezzin’s research effort focuses on issues related to long-term care, aging and disability, with special emphasis on the interplay between public policy and family behavior. She recently concluded work as principal investigator on an NIA-funded grant examining the relationship between state long-term care policies and living and care arrangements of elderly persons, and as the co-principal investigator on another NIA-funded study developing game theoretical models of family long-term care decisions.

Her outcomes research portfolio includes analyses of the effects of patterns of breast cancer care on disease recurrence, mortality, quality of life and economic well-being; analyses of the relationship between guideline adherence, processes of care and outcomes in electrodiagnostic medicine; and two randomized controlled trials of behavioral interventions designed to (i) improve blood pressure control and (ii) self-management and reduce adverse events secondary to complex medication regimens among home health patients. Dr. Pezzin's research projects are funded by NCI, VA-HSR&D, NHLBI and AHRQ, respectively.

Temporal trends and regional variation in the utilization of low-value breast cancer care: has the Choosing Wisely campaign made a difference?

(Neuner JM, Nattinger AB, Yen T, McGinley E, Nattinger M, Pezzin LE.) Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Apr 10.
Patient Satisfaction and Perceived Quality of Care Among Younger Medicare Beneficiaries According to Activity Limitation Stages.

(Bernal OA, McClintock HF, Kurichi JE, Kwong PL, Xie D, Streim JE, Pezzin LE, Bogner HR.) Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Feb;100(2):289-299.
Music-instruction intervention for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized pilot study.

(Pezzin LE, Larson ER, Lorber W, McGinley EL, Dillingham TR.) BMC Psychol. 2018 Dec 19;6(1):60.
Functional Impairments Associated With Patient Activation Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

(Na L, Kwong PL, Xie D, Pezzin LE, Kurichi JE, Streim JE.) Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Nov;97(11):839-847.
Investigating the Association Between Advanced Practice Providers and Chemotherapy-Related Adverse Events in Women With Breast Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study.

(Yen TWF, Nattinger AB, McGinley EL, Fergestrom N, Pezzin LE, Laud PW.) J Oncol Pract. 2018 Oct 10:JOP1800277.
The relationship between patient and tumor characteristics, patterns of breast cancer care, and 5-year survival among elderly women with incident breast cancer.

(Kong AL, Nattinger AB, McGinley E, Pezzin LE.) Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2018 Sep;171(2):477-488.
Preventable hospitalizations, barriers to care, and disability.

(Pezzin LE, Bogner HR, Kurichi JE, Kwong PL, Streim JE, Xie D, Na L, Hennessy S.) Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 May;97(19):e0691.
Prevalence and Consequences of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in the Era of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer.

(Yen TWF, Laud PW, Pezzin LE, McGinley EL, Wozniak E, Sparapani R, Nattinger AB.) Med Care. 2018 01;56(1):78-84.
Socioeconomic status and breast cancer treatment.

(Dreyer MS, Nattinger AB, McGinley EL, Pezzin LE.) Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2018 01;167(1):1-8.
Geographic Variation of Adjuvant Breast Cancer Therapy Initiation in the United States: Lessons From Medicare Part D.

(Charlson JA, McGinley EL, Nattinger AB, Neuner JM, Pezzin LE.) J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2017 12;15(12):1509-1517.
Perceived barriers to healthcare and receipt of recommended medical care among elderly Medicare beneficiaries.

(Kurichi JE, Pezzin L, Streim JE, Kwong PL, Na L, Bogner HR, Xie D, Hennessy S.) Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2017 Sep;72:45-51.
Disparities in receipt of recommended care among younger versus older medicare beneficiaries: a cohort study.

(Na L, Streim JE, Pezzin LE, Kurichi JE, Xie D, Bogner HR, Kwong PL, Asch SM, Hennessy S.) BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 03 29;17(1):241.

Liliana Pezzin, PhD, JD