Ruta Brazauskas, PhD

Associate Professor, Biostatistics

Locations

Biostatistics

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2003
MS, Statistics, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 1999
BS, Applied Mathematics, Vilnius University, Lithuania, 1992

Research Experience

Survival Analysis

Research Interests

Dr. Ruta Brazauskas joined the Division of Biostatistics in June 2008. Dr. Brazauskas’ research interests include survival analysis and competing risks. Most recent methodological work on the issues of paired studies in survival analysis was funded by the CTSA supplemental grant awarded to a group of faculty members at the Division. Her collaborative work is mostly focused on the outcomes of bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and in particular long-tern effects of the BMT. Dr. Brazauskas is the lead statistician of the Late Effects Working Committee and Health Policy Working Committee at the Center for International Bone Marrow Transplant Research. Her other collaborators include MCW physicians from various departments as well as researchers in the area of public health. In 2012, Dr. Brazauskas received the Graduate Student Association's Teacher of the Year Award for her exceptional teaching in Biostatistics.

Curriculum Vitae

Late effects after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation in children and adolescents with non-malignant disorders: a retrospective cohort study.

(Kahn J, Brazauskas R, Bo-Subait S, Buchbinder D, Hamilton BK, Schoemans H, Abraham AA, Agrawal V, Auletta JJ, Badawy SM, Beitinjaneh A, Bhatt NS, Broglie L, Diaz Perez MA, Farhadfar N, Freytes CO, Gale RP, Ganguly S, Hayashi RJ, Hematti P, Hildebrandt GC, Inamoto Y, Kamble RT, Koo J, Lazarus HM, Mayo SJ, Mehta PA, Myers KC, Nishihori T, Prestidge T, Rotz SJ, Savani BN, Schears RM, Sharma A, Stenger E, Ustun C, Williams KM, Vrooman LM, Satwani P, Phelan R.) Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 Oct;8(10):740-750 PMID: 39217999 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85203761894 09/02/2024
Epidemiology of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients.

(Cheng G, Smith MA, Phelan R, Brazauskas R, Strom J, Ahn KW, Hamilton B, Peterson A, Savani B, Schoemans H, Schoettler M, Sorror M, Higham C, Kharbanda S, Dvorak CC, Zinter MS.) Transplant Cell Ther. 2024 Oct;30(10):1017.e1-1017.e12 PMID: 39089527 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85202479318 08/02/2024
The Impact of a Breast Cancer Risk Assessment on the Decision for Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization Surgery in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals: A Pilot Single-Arm Educational Intervention Trial.

(Cortina CS, Purdy A, Brazauskas R, Stachowiak SM, Fodrocy J, Klement KA, Sasor SE, Krucoff KB, Robertson K, Buth J, Lakatos AEB, Petroll AE, Doren EL.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct;31(11):7474-7482 PMID: 38940898 PMCID: PMC11452287 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197404335 06/28/2024
Use of Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Hematologic Cancers by Race, Ethnicity, and Age.

(Hahn T, Herr MM, Brazauskas R, Patel J, Ailawadhi S, Saber W, Khera N.) JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 03;7(9):e2433145 PMID: 39292462 PMCID: PMC11411389 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204511958 09/18/2024
ASO Visual Abstract: The Impact of a Breast Cancer Risk Assessment on the Decision for Gender-Affirming Chest Masculinization Surgery in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals-A Pilot Single-Arm Educational Intervention Trial.

(Cortina CS, Purdy A, Brazauskas R, Stachowiak SM, Fodrocy J, Klement K, Sasor S, Krucoff K, Robertson K, Buth J, Lakatos AEB, Petroll AE, Doren EL.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug 30 PMID: 39214939 08/31/2024
Trends in volumes and survival after hematopoietic cell transplantation in racial/ethnic minorities.

(Khera N, Ailawadhi S, Brazauskas R, Patel J, Jacobs B, Ustun C, Ballen K, Abid MB, Diaz Perez MA, Al-Homsi AS, Hashem H, Hong S, Munker R, Schears RM, Lazarus HM, Ciurea S, Badawy SM, Savani BN, Wirk B, LeMaistre CF, Bhatt NS, Beitinjaneh A, Aljurf M, Sharma A, Cerny J, Knight JM, Kelkar AH, Yared JA, Kindwall-Keller T, Winestone LE, Steinberg A, Arnold SD, Seo S, Preussler JM, Hossain NM, Fingrut WB, Agrawal V, Hashmi S, Lehmann LE, Wood WA, Rangarajan HG, Saber W, Hahn T.) Blood Adv. 2024 Jul 09;8(13):3497-3506 PMID: 38661372 PMCID: PMC11260842 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85198087831 04/25/2024
Spinal cord injury etiology, severity, and care in East Asia: a cross-sectional analysis of the International Spinal Cord Society Database Project.

(Holmes BD, Brazauskas R, Chhabra HS.) Spinal Cord. 2024 Jul;62(7):421-427 PMID: 38914754 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196750085 06/25/2024
Corrigendum to Endpoint selection and evaluation in hematology studies [Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 36 (2023) 101479].

(Brazauskas R, Eapen M, Wang T.) Best Pract Res Clin Haematol. 2024 Mar;37(1):101540 PMID: 38490768 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85185562266 03/16/2024
Black women and the preemie prep for parents (P3) program: Exploratory analysis of a clinical trial

(McDonnell SM, Flynn KE, Barnekow K, Kim UO, Brazauskas R, Ahamed SI, McIntosh JJ, Pitt MB, Leuthner SR, Kruper A, Basir MA.) PEC Innovation. 15 December 2024;5 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85205455964 12/15/2024
Retrospective Evaluation of Inpatient Warfarin Management Practices in Patients Immediately Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

(Feih J, Weierstahl K, Juul J, Brazauskas R, Held-Godgluck B, Rinka J.) Journal of Pharmacy Technology. October 2024;40(5):215-222 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201256037 10/01/2024
Pulmonary hypertension in the intensive care unit after pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant: incidence, risk factors, and outcomes.

(Smith MA, Cheng G, Phelan R, Brazauskas R, Strom J, Ahn KW, Hamilton BK, Peterson A, Savani B, Schoemans H, Schoettler ML, Sorror M, Keller RL, Higham CS, Dvorak CC, Fineman JR, Zinter MS.) Front Oncol. 2024;14:1415984 PMID: 38868534 PMCID: PMC11167102 06/13/2024
Corrigendum to “Endpoint selection and evaluation in hematology studies” [Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 36 (2023) 101479] (Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology (2023) 36(3), (S1521692623000403), (10.1016/j.beha.2023.101479))

(Brazauskas R, Eapen M, Wang T.) Best Practice and Research: Clinical Haematology. March 2024;37(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85185562266 03/01/2024