Faculty Directory - Health Systems and Population Health

Larry Kessler

Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Adjunct Professor, Pharmacy

Office HRC 458
Box 351621
University of Washington, 3980 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195

Research Interests

Cost-effectiveness and diagnostic value of medical technology in screening for cancer and other diseases

Bio

Larry Kessler is a former Chair of the Department of Health Services. He served as Director of the Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA until 2008. From 1984 to 1995, he headed and developed the Applied Research Branch at NCI. In 2001, he spent a year as a visiting scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and served on the faculty of the Department of Health Services.

Education

ScD Health Services Admin, Johns Hopkins University, 1978
BS Mathematics, Boston University, 1973

Academic Programs and Affiliations

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Early pregnancy loss in the emergency department, 2006-2016.

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Benson LS, Magnusson SL, Gray KE, Quinley K, Kessler L, Callegari LS. Early pregnancy loss in the emergency department, 2006-2016. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2021 Nov 5;2(6):e12549. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12549. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Pediatric Conditions Requiring Minimal Intervention or Observation After Interfacility Transfer.

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McDaniel CE, Leyenaar J, Sullivan E, Desai S, Kessler L. Pediatric Conditions Requiring Minimal Intervention or Observation After Interfacility Transfer. J Hosp Med. 2021 Jul;16(7):412-415. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3656.

Expected Organizational Costs for Inserting Prevalence Information Into Lumbar Spine Imaging Reports.

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Bresnahan BW, Jarvik JG, Meier EN, James KT, Gold LS, Rundell SD, Turner JA, Suri P, Luetmer PH, Friedly JL, Sherman KJ, Heagerty PJ, Kallmes DF, Avins AL, Griffith BD, Kessler LG. Expected Organizational Costs for Inserting Prevalence Information Into Lu

Health care costs related to home spirometry in the eICE randomized trial.

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Franz N, Rapp H, Hansen RN, Gold LS, Goss CH, Lechtzin N, Kessler LG. Health care costs related to home spirometry in the eICE randomized trial. J Cyst Fibros. 2021 Mar 11. pii: S1569-1993(21)00049-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2021.02.014. [Epub ahead of print]

A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis. Reply.

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Bizzell B, Kessler LG; CODA Collaborative. A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2021 Mar 4;384(9):881. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2035865.

Modifying laboratory testing via home brew during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Moran JH, Kessler L, Moylan J, Forrest C, Boehme K, Kennedy J, Greninger A, Baird G, Olgaard E, James L. Modifying laboratory testing via home brew during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Clin Transl Sci. 2021 Jan 25;5(1):e93. doi: 10.1017/cts.2021.5.

A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis.

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CODA Collaborative, Flum DR, Davidson GH, Monsell SE, Shapiro NI, Odom SR, Sanchez SE, Drake FT, Fischkoff K, Johnson J, Patton JH, Evans H, Cuschieri J, Sabbatini AK, Faine BA, Skeete DA, Liang MK, Sohn V, McGrane K, Kutcher ME, Chung B, Carter DW, Ayoun

The Effect of Including Benchmark Prevalence Data of Common Imaging Findings in Spine Image Reports on Health Care Utilization Among Adults Undergoing Spine Imaging: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Clinical Trial.

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Jarvik JG, Meier EN, James KT, Gold LS, Tan KW, Kessler LG, Suri P, Kallmes DF, Cherkin DC, Deyo RA, Sherman KJ, Halabi SS, Comstock BA, Luetmer PH, Avins AL, Rundell SD, Griffith B, Friedly JL, Lavallee DC, Stephens KA, Turner JA, Bresnahan BW, Heagerty

Human factors considerations in designing a personalized mobile dialysis device: An interview study.

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Kim JE, Kessler L, McCauley Z, Niiyama I, Boyle LN. Human factors considerations in designing a personalized mobile dialysis device: An interview study. Appl Ergon. 2020 May;85:103003. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2019.103003. Epub 2020 Jan 7.

Correspondence between lung function and symptom measures from the Cystic Fibrosis Respiratory Symptom Diary-Chronic Respiratory Infection Symptom Score (CFRSD-CRISS).

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Gold LS, Patrick DL, Hansen RN, Goss CH, Kessler L. Correspondence between lung function and symptom measures from the Cystic Fibrosis Respiratory Symptom Diary-Chronic Respiratory Infection Symptom Score (CFRSD-CRISS). J Cyst Fibros. 2019 May 21. pii: S1

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