Ram Duriseti, M.D.

Doctoral Candidate in Decision and Risk Analysis with Dissertation in Progress

Academic Focus or Interests

Construction of computational models that analyze complex clinical decision scenarios. Particular interest in Bayesian Decision Networks and utility optimization.

Publications

Duriseti, R.; Shachter R. “Implications of a Sequential Decision Model on the Use of Quantitative D-Dimer Assays in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism” (manuscript in progress, to be submitted to Medical Decision Making)

Duriseti, R., Shachter R. “Impact of Model Scope on Quantitative Analysis of a Decision Network: Chest Pain in the Emergency Department and the Use of the ELISA Ddimer Assay” (manuscript in progress, to be submitted to Medical Decision Making)

Duriseti, R.; “Closure and Crowding in an Academic Emergency Department. Use of Cotinuous Time Markov Chains to Model the Impact of Different Staffing Strategies” (manuscript in progress)

Duriseti, R., Shachter R., Brandeau M. "Implications of a Sequential Decision Model on the Use of Quantitative D-Dimer Assays in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism", Academic Emergency Medicine; July, 2006

Duriseti, R. "Using Influence Diagrams in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Medical Decisions" in Optimization in Medicine  (chapter in progress)

Duriseti, R., Hollander, J. "Chest Pain in the Emergency Department:  Use of Asymmetric Penalties in Sequential Minimal Optimization with Feature Selection to Improve Clinical Decision Making Accuracy" (manuscript in progress)

B.H. Johnston, L. Raskin, R.H. Jensen, R. Duriseti;  Reduced Mutation Levels Associated with Dietary and Lifestyle Factors as Measured by the Frequency of Glycophorin A Variants on Erythrocytes.   Radiobiological Consequences of Chernobyl; Nova Science Publications: Commack, NY September, 1995

Duriseti R.  Cost Effective Management of Common Infections in the Emergency Department.   Resident Reporter.  Wyeth Ayerst Resident Scholars Program.  March, 2000

Contributing Editor for Trauma Reports for the topic, "Trauma in Pregnancy"; published 2/2001

Duriseti R, VanderVlugt T.  Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is not associated with clinically significant coronary ischemia.   ACEP Abstracts.  ACEP Scientific Assembly 10/2001

VanderVlugt T., Duriseti R.  Electrolyte findings in patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.   ACEP Abstracts. ACEP Scientific Assembly 10/2001

Book Chapter

Duriseti R. Cost Effective Management of Common Infections in the Emergency Department. Wyeth Ayerst Resident Reporter for 2000 ACEP Scientific Assembly. March, 2000

Internet

• Duriseti R. Cesarean Sections. E-Medicine Online Textbook. November, 2001
• Duriseti R. Lupus. E-Medicine Online Textbook. November, 2001
• Duriseti R. Herpes Zoster. Micromedex Clinical Review. 1997
• Duriseti R. Preterm Labor. Micromedex Clinical Review. 1998
• Duriseti R. Abruptio Placenta. Micromedex Clinical Review. 1998

Presentations

Duriseti R, VanderVlugt T. Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is not associated with clinically significant coronary ischemia. ACEP Abstracts. ACEP Scientific Assembly 10/2001

VanderVlugt T., Duriseti R. Electrolyte findings in patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. ACEP Abstracts. ACEP Scientific Assembly 10/2001

Awards and Society Memberships

• Veterans Administration Medical Informatics Fellowship
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
• Award for "Excellence in Teaching" 6/2000, Stanford Emergency Residency Program

Current Research Activities

Construction of decision networks aimed at analyzing the use of quantitative D-dimer assays and a separate decision network dealing the problem with of chest pain in general.