Andrzej Kosinski, Ph.D.

Department:
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Email Address:
andrzej.kosinski@duke.edu

Address:
Box 3850
DUMC
Durham, NC 27710

Telephone:
9196688990

Fax Telephone:
9196687049

Research Interests:
Statistical methodology for evaluation of diagnostic tests
Adjustment for misclassification
Missing data
Clinical trials
Analysis of cardiovascular and stroke data

Publications:
2009 -- Pubmed # 19303634 -- Hlatky MA, Boothroyd DB, Bravata DM, Boersma E, Booth J, Brooks MM, Carrié D, Clayton TC, Danchin N, Flather M, Hamm CW, Hueb WA, Kähler J, Kelsey SF, King SB, Kosinski AS, Lopes N, McDonald KM, Rodriguez A, Serruys P, Sigwart U, Stables RH, Owens DK, Pocock SJ. Coronary artery bypass surgery compared with percutaneous coronary interventions for multivessel disease: a collaborative analysis of individual patient data from ten randomised trials. Lancet. 2009 Apr 4;373(9670):1190-7.

2009 -- Pubmed # 19202155 -- Majidi M, Kosinski AS, Al-Khatib SM, Lemmert ME, Smolders L, van Weert A, Reiber JH, Tzivoni D, Bär FW, Wellens HJ, Gorgels AP, Krucoff MW. Reperfusion ventricular arrhythmia 'bursts' predict larger infarct size despite TIMI 3 flow restoration with primary angioplasty for anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J. 2009 Apr;30(7):757-64.

2009 -- Pubmed # 19853689 -- Melloni C, Fier I, Roach J, Kosinski AS, Broderick S, Sigmon K, Myles S, Becker RC, Rao SV, . Design and rationale of the Evaluation of M118 IN pErcutaNeous Coronary intErvention (EMINENCE) trial. Am Heart J. 2009 Nov;158(5):726-33.

2009 -- Pubmed # 19910216 -- Stout JE, Kosinski AS, Hamilton CD, Goodman PC, Mosher A, Menzies D, Schluger N, Khan A, Johnson JL, . Effect of Improving the Quality of Radiographic Interpretation on the Ability to Predict Pulmonary Tuberculosis Relapse(1). Acad Radiol. 2009 Nov 10.

2008 -- Pubmed # 18483000 -- Majidi M, Kosinski AS, Al-Khatib SM, Lemmert ME, Smolders L, van Weert A, Reiber JH, Tzivoni D, Bär FW, Wellens HJ, Gorgels AP, Krucoff MW. Reperfusion ventricular arrhythmia 'bursts' in TIMI 3 flow restoration with primary angioplasty for anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a more precise definition of reperfusion arrhythmias. Europace. 2008 Aug;10(8):988-97.

2007 -- Pubmed # 18018762 -- Anderson AM, Kosinski AS, Bartlett JA. Decreasing CD4+ T-cell count during suppressed or low-level viraemia in patients with HIV infection. Antivir Ther. 2007;12(7):1041-8.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17613649 -- Barnhart HX, Kosinski AS, Haber MJ. Assessing individual agreement. J Biopharm Stat. 2007;17(4):697-719.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17613650 -- Barnhart HX, Lokhnygina Y, Kosinski AS, Haber M. Comparison of concordance correlation coefficient and coefficient of individual agreement in assessing agreement. J Biopharm Stat. 2007;17(4):721-38.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17709153 -- Crawford SB, Kosinski AS, Lin HM, Williamson JM, Barnhart HX. Computer programs for the concordance correlation coefficient. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2007 Oct;88(1):62-74.

2006 -- Pubmed # 17094341 -- Lin CY, Barnhart HX, Kosinski AS. The weighted generalized estimating equations approach for the evaluation of medical diagnostic test at subunit level. Biom J. 2006 Aug;48(5):758-71.

2003 -- Pubmed # 12820281 -- Barnhart HX, Kosinski AS. Evaluating medical diagnostic tests at the subunit level in the presence of verification bias. Stat Med. 2003 Jul 15;22(13):2161-76.

2003 -- Pubmed # 12939781 -- Kosinski AS, Barnhart HX. A global sensitivity analysis of performance of a medical diagnostic test when verification bias is present. Stat Med. 2003 Sep 15;22(17):2711-21.

2003 -- Pubmed # 12762453 -- Kosinski AS, Barnhart HX. Accounting for nonignorable verification bias in assessment of diagnostic tests. Biometrics. 2003 Mar;59(1):163-71.

2003 -- Pubmed # 12601286 -- Zhao XQ, Kosinski AS, Barnhart HX, Superko HR, King SB 3rd. Prediction of native coronary artery disease progression following PTCA or CABG in the Emory Angioplasty Versus Surgery Trial. Med Sci Monit. 2003 Feb;9(2):CR48-54.

2002 -- Pubmed # 12377083 -- Mahoney EM, Jurkovitz CT, Chu H, Becker ER, Culler S, Kosinski AS, Robertson DH, Alexander C, Nag S, Cook JR, Demopoulos LA, DiBattiste PM, Cannon CP, Weintraub WS, . Cost and cost-effectiveness of an early invasive vs conservative strategy for the treatment of unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. JAMA. 2002 Oct 16;288(15):1851-8.

2001 -- Pubmed # 11487671 -- Waksman R, Laird JR, Jurkovitz CT, Lansky AJ, Gerrits F, Kosinski AS, Murrah N, Weintraub WS, . Intravascular radiation therapy after balloon angioplasty of narrowed femoropopliteal arteries to prevent restenosis: results of the PARIS feasibility clinical trial. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2001 Aug;12(8):915-21.

2000 -- Pubmed # 12004793 -- Becker ER, Mauldin PD, Culler SD, Kosinski AS, Weintraub WS, King SB. Applying the resource-based relative value scale to the Emory angioplasty versus surgery trial. Am J Cardiol. 2000 Mar 15;85(6):685-91.

2000 -- Pubmed # 10758949 -- King SB 3rd, Kosinski AS, Guyton RA, Lembo NJ, Weintraub WS. Eight-year mortality in the Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial (EAST) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000 Apr;35(5):1116-21.

2000 -- Pubmed # 11018194 -- Weintraub WS, Becker ER, Mauldin PD, Culler S, Kosinski AS, King SB 3rd. Costs of revascularization over eight years in the randomized and eligible patients in the Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial (EAST). Am J Cardiol. 2000 Oct 1;86(7):747-52.

2000 -- Pubmed # 10908210 -- Weintraub WS, Thompson TD, Culler S, Boccuzzi SJ, Becker ER, Kosinski AS, Mahoney E. Targeting patients undergoing angioplasty for thrombus inhibition: a cost-effectiveness and decision support model. Circulation. 2000 Jul 25;102(4):392-8.

1999 -- Pubmed # 10606106 -- Alazraki NP, Krawczynska EG, Kosinski AS, DePuey EG 3rd, Ziffer JA, Taylor AT Jr, Pettigrew RI, Vansant JP, Shaw LJ, Weintraub WS, King SB 3rd. Prognostic value of thallium-201 single-photon emission computed tomography for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease after revascularization (the Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial [EAST]). Am J Cardiol. 1999 Dec 15;84(12):1369-74.

1999 -- Pubmed # 10028140 -- Barnhart HX, Kosinski AS, Sampson AR. A regression model for multivariate random length data. Stat Med. 1999 Jan 30;18(2):199-211.

1999 -- Pubmed # 10201654 -- Kieszak SM, Flanders WD, Kosinski AS, Shipp CC, Karp H. A comparison of the Charlson comorbidity index derived from medical record data and administrative billing data. J Clin Epidemiol. 1999 Feb;52(2):137-42.

1999 -- Pubmed # 10521867 -- Kosinski AS, Flanders WD. Evaluating the exposure and disease relationship with adjustment for different types of exposure misclassification: a regression approach. Stat Med. 1999 Oct 30;18(20):2795-808.

1999 -- Pubmed # 10520791 -- Weintraub WS, Culler S, Boccuzzi SJ, Cook JR, Kosinski AS, Cohen DJ, Burnette J. Economic impact of GPIIB/IIIA blockade after high-risk angioplasty: results from the RESTORE trial. Randomized Efficacy Study of Tirofiban for Outcomes and Restenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1999 Oct;34(4):1061-6.

1998 -- Pubmed # 9514463 -- Boccuzzi SJ, Weintraub WS, Kosinski AS, Roehm JB, Klein JL. Aggressive lipid lowering in postcoronary angioplasty patients with elevated cholesterol (the Lovastatin Restenosis Trial). Am J Cardiol. 1998 Mar 1;81(5):632-6.

1998 -- Pubmed # 9598427 -- Deyi BA, Kosinski AS, Snapinn SM. Power considerations when a continuous outcome variable is dichotomized. J Biopharm Stat. 1998 May;8(2):337-52.

1998 -- Pubmed # 9535454 -- Duarte IG, Bufkin BL, Pennington MF, Gal AA, Cohen C, Kosinski AS, Mansour KA, Miller JI. Angiogenesis as a predictor of survival after surgical resection for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 Mar;115(3):652-8; discussion 658-9.

1998 -- Pubmed # 9588515 -- Kulbaski MJ, Kosinski AS, Smith RB 3rd, Salam AA, Dodson TF, Lumsden AB, Chaikof EL. Concomitant aortic and renal artery reconstruction in patients on an intensive antihypertensive medical regimen: long-term outcome. Ann Vasc Surg. 1998 May;12(3):270-7.

1998 -- Pubmed # 9605087 -- Shanewise JS, Kosinski AS, Coto JA, Jones EL. Prospective, randomized trial comparing blood and oxygenated crystalloid cardioplegia in reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 May;115(5):1166-71.

1997 -- Pubmed # 9354533 -- Duarte IG, Murphy CO, Kosinski AS, Jones EL, Craver JM, Gott JP, Guyton RA. Late survival after valve operation in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. Ann Thorac Surg. 1997 Oct;64(4):1089-95.

1997 -- Pubmed # 9185632 -- King SB 3rd, Barnhart HX, Kosinski AS, Weintraub WS, Lembo NJ, Petersen JY, Douglas JS Jr, Jones EL, Craver JM, Guyton RA, Morris DC, Liberman HA. Angioplasty or surgery for multivessel coronary artery disease: comparison of eligible registry and randomized patients in the EAST trial and influence of treatment selection on outcomes. Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial Investigators. Am J Cardiol. 1997 Jun 1;79(11):1453-9.

1997 -- Pubmed # 9054239 -- Miracle-McMahill HL, Calle EE, Kosinski AS, Rodriguez C, Wingo PA, Thun MJ, Heath CW Jr. Tubal ligation and fatal ovarian cancer in a large prospective cohort study. Am J Epidemiol. 1997 Feb 15;145(4):349-57.

1996 -- Pubmed # 8691222 -- Cecil MP, Kosinski AS, Jones MT, Taylor A, Alazraki NP, Pettigrew RI, Weintraub WS. The importance of work-up (verification) bias correction in assessing the accuracy of SPECT thallium-201 testing for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. J Clin Epidemiol. 1996 Jul;49(7):735-42.

1996 -- Pubmed # 8808962 -- Chaikof EL, Smith RB 3rd, Salam AA, Dodson TF, Lumsden AB, Chapman R, Kosinski AS. Empirical reconstruction of the renal artery: long-term outcome. J Vasc Surg. 1996 Sep;24(3):406-14.

1996 -- Pubmed # 8712148 -- Waksman R, Kosinski AS, Klein L, Boccuzzi SJ, King SB 3rd, Ghazzal ZM, Weintraub WS. Relation of lumen size to restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary balloon angioplasty. Lovastatin Restenosis Trial Group. Am J Cardiol. 1996 Jul 15;78(2):221-4.

1996 -- Pubmed # 8914882 -- Weintraub WS, Kosinski AS, Wenger NK. Is there a bias against performing coronary revascularization in women? Am J Cardiol. 1996 Nov 15;78(10):1154-60.

1996 -- Pubmed # 8640968 -- Zhao XQ, Brown BG, Stewart DK, Hillger LA, Barnhart HX, Kosinski AS, Weintraub WS, King SB 3rd. Effectiveness of revascularization in the Emory angioplasty versus surgery trial. A randomized comparison of coronary angioplasty with bypass surgery. Circulation. 1996 Jun 1;93(11):1954-62.

1995 -- Pubmed # 7742401 -- Flanders WD, Drews CD, Kosinski AS. Methodology to correct for differential misclassification. Epidemiology. 1995 Mar;6(2):152-6.

1995 -- Pubmed # 7892822 -- King SB 3rd, Lembo NJ, Weintraub WS, Kosinski AS, Barnhart HX, Kutner MH. Emory Angioplasty Versus Surgery Trial (EAST): design, recruitment, and baseline description of patients. Am J Cardiol. 1995 Mar 23;75(9):42C-59C.

1995 -- Pubmed # 7830728 -- Treasure CB, Klein JL, Weintraub WS, Talley JD, Stillabower ME, Kosinski AS, Zhang J, Boccuzzi SJ, Cedarholm JC, Alexander RW. Beneficial effects of cholesterol-lowering therapy on the coronary endothelium in patients with coronary artery disease. N Engl J Med. 1995 Feb 23;332(8):481-7.

1995 -- Pubmed # 7797743 -- Weintraub WS, King SB 3rd, Douglas JS Jr, Kosinski AS. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty as a first revascularization procedure in single-, double- and triple-vessel coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1995 Jul;26(1):142-51.

1995 -- Pubmed # 7586249 -- Weintraub WS, Mauldin PD, Becker E, Kosinski AS, King SB 3rd. A comparison of the costs of and quality of life after coronary angioplasty or coronary surgery for multivessel coronary artery disease. Results from the Emory Angioplasty Versus Surgery Trial (EAST). Circulation. 1995 Nov 15;92(10):2831-40.

1994 -- Pubmed # 8301725 -- Chaikof EL, Smith RB 3rd, Salam AA, Dodson TF, Lumsden AB, Kosinski AS, Coyle KA, Allen RC. Ischemic nephropathy and concomitant aortic disease: a ten-year experience. J Vasc Surg. 1994 Jan;19(1):135-46; discussion 146-8.

1994 -- Pubmed # 8090163 -- King SB 3rd, Lembo NJ, Weintraub WS, Kosinski AS, Barnhart HX, Kutner MH, Alazraki NP, Guyton RA, Zhao XQ. A randomized trial comparing coronary angioplasty with coronary bypass surgery. Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial (EAST) N Engl J Med. 1994 Oct 20;331(16):1044-50.

1994 -- Pubmed # 8304645 -- Lumsden AB, Miller JM, Kosinski AS, Allen RC, Dodson TF, Salam AA, Smith RB 3rd. A prospective evaluation of surgically treated groin complications following percutaneous cardiac procedures. Am Surg. 1994 Feb;60(2):132-7.

1994 -- Pubmed # 7935702 -- Weintraub WS, Boccuzzi SJ, Klein JL, Kosinski AS, King SB 3rd, Ivanhoe R, Cedarholm JC, Stillabower ME, Talley JD, DeMaio SJ. Lack of effect of lovastatin on restenosis after coronary angioplasty. Lovastatin Restenosis Trial Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1994 Nov 17;331(20):1331-7.

1994 -- Pubmed # 8006286 -- Weintraub WS, Wenger NK, Kosinski AS, Douglas JS Jr, Liberman HA, Morris DC, King SB 3rd. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in women compared with men. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1994 Jul;24(1):81-90.

1993 -- Pubmed # 8352402 -- Allen RC, Schneider J, Longenecker L, Kosinski AS, Smith RB 3rd, Lumsden AB. Acute lower extremity ischemia after cardiac surgery. Am J Surg. 1993 Aug;166(2):124-9; discussion 129.

1993 -- Pubmed # 8347743 -- Drews CD, Flanders WD, Kosinski AS. Use of two data sources to estimate odds ratios in case-control studies. Epidemiology. 1993 Jul;4(4):327-35.

1993 -- Pubmed # 8417077 -- Weintraub WS, Kosinski AS, Brown CL 3rd, King SB 3rd. Can restenosis after coronary angioplasty be predicted from clinical variables? J Am Coll Cardiol. 1993 Jan;21(1):6-14.

1992 -- Pubmed # 1594817 -- Cain KC, Kronmal RA, Kosinski AS. Analysing the relationship between change in a risk factor and risk of disease. Stat Med. 1992 Apr;11(6):783-97.

1992 -- Pubmed # 1591829 -- Davis KB, Alderman EL, Kosinski AS, Passamani E, Kennedy JW. Early mortality of acute myocardial infarction in patients with and without prior coronary revascularization surgery. A Coronary Artery Surgery Study Registry Study. Circulation. 1992 Jun;85(6):2100-9.

1992 -- Pubmed # 1342254 -- Kronmal RA, Kosinski AS, Mock MB. The relationship between cholesterol level and myocardial infarction or mortality risk in patients with coronary artery disease. A report from the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS) registry. Ann Epidemiol. 1992 Jan-Mar;2(1-2):129-36.

1989 -- Pubmed # 2918156 -- Click RL, Holmes DR Jr, Vlietstra RE, Kosinski AS, Kronmal RA. Anomalous coronary arteries: location, degree of atherosclerosis and effect on survival--a report from the Coronary Artery Surgery Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1989 Mar 1;13(3):531-7.

1989 -- Pubmed # 2648078 -- Myers WO, Schaff HV, Gersh BJ, Fisher LD, Kosinski AS, Mock MB, Holmes DR, Ryan TJ, Kaiser GC. Improved survival of surgically treated patients with triple vessel coronary artery disease and severe angina pectoris. A report from the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS) registry. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1989 Apr;97(4):487-95.

1988 -- Pubmed # 3258467 -- Cameron A, Schwartz MJ, Kronmal RA, Kosinski AS. Prevalence and significance of atrial fibrillation in coronary artery disease (CASS Registry). Am J Cardiol. 1988 Apr 1;61(10):714-7.