Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • A Pilot Study of a Digitally-Enhanced Community Health Worker-led Intervention to Facilitate Early Palliative Care in Hispanic Pancreatic Cancer Patients, Role: PD/PI, Department of the Army, (08/2024 - 07/2026) Status: Awarded
  • To elicit patient and caregiver perceptions of the disease course of PDAC, values and preferences regarding treatment and the role of palliative care, Role: PI, Department of Defense, (05/2024) Status: Approved
  • To test the feasibility of a digitally enhanced CHW-led intervention focusing on patient and caregiver education, clarifying patient and caregiver goals, advanced care planning, and early palliative care engagement in a pilot study of Hispanic patients with PDAC, Role: PI, Department of Defense, (12/2024) Status: Approved

Internal

  • Prediction of common bile duct stones in patients with suspected choledocholithiasis using dynamic analysis of liver function tests and imaging parameters, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (04/2024) Status: Approved
  • Utilization and Timeliness of Healthcare for Patient with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (10/2023) Status: Approved
  • Comparative Evaluation of Spyglass Cholangioscopy and Conventional Endoscopic Procedures for the Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Bile Duct Strictures, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (09/2023) Status: Approved
  • Is gallstone the only risk factor to blame? Evaluation of Risk factors and etiologies in pancreatitis readmission rate, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (08/2023) Status: Approved
  • Validation of a Cholangioscopy Convolutional Neural Network for Classification of Biliary Strictures, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (06/2023) Status: Approved
  • Retrospective Study Comparing Plastic Stents to Metal Stents for the Management of OLT Biliary Complications, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (07/2022) Status: Approved
  • A Prospective Cohort Study Evaluating PAN-PROMISE, a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure To Capture Morbidity related to Post-EUS Pancreatitis Symptoms, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (04/2022) Status: Approved
  • A Prospective Study Evaluating the Correlation Between Acute Pancreatitis and Encephalopathy in Hospitalized Patients, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (02/2022) Status: Approved
  • A Prospective Study Evaluating Post-Endoscopic Sphincterotomy Bleeding Rates After ERCP, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (02/2022) Status: Approved
  • Financial Toxicity in Patients receiving treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gastroenterology, (04/2025) Status: Approved