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Dr. James Crispo

Dr. Crispo’s research interests include:

  • use of electronic health information to study public and population health, health services, drug utilization and safety, health outcomes, and barriers to health care;
  • food security in northern Canada;
  • Indigenous health issues.

 

 

 

Relevant Publications:

Crispo, J. A. G., Lam, M., Le, B., Shariff, S. Z., Ansell, D. R., Squarzolo, M., Ouellette, D., Thibault, D. P., Marras, C., Willis, A. W., & Seitz, D. (2020). Survival and Health Care Use After Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease.Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques, 1–28. http://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2020.1872.

Crispo, J., Lam, M., Le, B., Richard, L., Shariff, S. Z., Ansell, D. R., Squarzolo, M., Marras, C., Willis, A. W., & Seitz, D. (2020). Disparities in Deep Brain Stimulation Use for Parkinson’s Disease in Ontario, Canada. The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques, 1–14. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2020.79 3.

Liu, L., Bach, P., Crispo, J., Kramer, J., & Cragg, J. J. (2020). A Population Study of Prescribed Opioid-based Pain Reliever Use among Individuals with Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Canada.Drug and alcohol dependence,216, 108229. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.1082294.

Mendizabal, A., Thibault, D. P., Crispo, J. A., Paley, A., & Willis, A. W. (2020). Comorbid disease drives short-term hospitalization outcomes in patients with multiple sclerosis. Neurology. Clinical practice,10(3), 255–264. https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.00000000000008385.

Fullard, M., Thibault, D., Zisling, H., Crispo, J. A., & Willis, A. (2020). Parkinson Disease Associated Differences in Elective Orthopedic Surgery Outcomes: A National Readmissions Database Analysis.Journal of Parkinson’s disease, 10.3233/JPD-201992. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3233/JPD-2019926.

Kessler, S. K., Blank, L. J., Glusman, J., Thibault, D., Massey, S., Abend, N. S., Szperka, C. L., Crispo, J., & Willis, A. W. (2020). Unplanned Readmissions of Children With Epilepsy in the United States. Pediatric neurology, S0887-8994(20)30036-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.01.0107.

Zheng, R., Rios-Diaz, A. J., Thibault, D. P., Crispo, J., Willis, A. W., & Willis, A. I. (2020). A contemporary analysis of goiters undergoing surgery in the United States. American journal of surgery, S0002-9610(20)30006-4. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.01.005

Schneider, R. B., Jimenez-Shahed, J., Abraham, D. S., Thibault, D. P., Mantri, S., Fullard, M., Burack, M. A., Chou, K. L., Spindler, M., Jermakowicz, W. J., D’Haese, P. F., York, M. K., Kirk, J. C., Schwalb, J. M., Espay, A. J., Shih, L. C., Simon, D. K., Hunter, C., Crispo, J., Willis, A. W., … of the Parkinson Study Group Health Care Outcomes and Disparities Working Group (HCODWG) and the Registry to Advance DBS for PD (RAD-PD) (2020). Acute readmission following deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s disease: A nationwide analysis. Parkinsonism & related disorders, 70, 96–102.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.11.023

 

Funded Projects:

2019: Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association Clinical Innovation Opportunity Award;
$50,000; Co-Director of project titled “Using Real-World Emergency Department Data to Inform Care:
A Pilot Study to Improve Patient Health Outcomes in Northern Ontario”

2017: Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association Clinical Innovation Opportunity Award;
$50,000; Co-Director of project titled “Differences in the advanced treatment of Parkinson’s disease in
Ontario: examining the use and long- term safety of deep brain stimulation”

Research