Ronald E. Gangnon

Associate Professor
Department of Population Health Sciences
Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
University of Wisconsin - Madison

Phone:

(608) 265-0688

Fax:

(608) 263-0415

Address:

603 WARF Office Building
610 N Walnut St
Madison, WI 53726
U.S.A.

ronald@biostat.wisc.edu


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Education:

Ph.D Biostatistics:University of Wisconsin, August 1998
Advisor: Murray Clayton
Thesis: Disease Rate Mapping via Cluster Models. Postscript. PDF.

M.S. Statistics:University of Wisconsin, May 1994

B.A. Mathematics and Economics:University of Minnesota-Duluth, May 1992


Publications:

2012

Klein R, Myers CE, Knudtsen MD, Lee KE, Gangnon R, Wong TY and Klein BEK.  The Relationship of Blood Pressure and Other Factors to Serial Retinal Arteriolar Diameter Measurements Over Time: the Beaver Dam Eye Study.  Archives of Ophthlamology.  In Press.

 

Klein R, Myers CE, Lee KE, Gangnon R and Klein BEK. Changes in Retinal Vessel Diameter and Incidence and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy.  Archives of Ophthalmology.  In Press.

 

O’Brian AL, Lemanske RF, Evans MD, Gangnon RE, Gern JE and Jackson DJ. (2012) Recurrent Severe Exacerbations in Early Life and Reduced Lung Function at School Age. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.  DOI:10.1016/jaci.2011.11.046.

 

Sprague BL, Trentham-Dietz A, Gangnon RE, Buist DSM, Burnside ES, Aiello Bowles EJ, Stanczyk FZ, Sisney GS and Skinner HG. (2012)  The Vitamin D Pathway and Mammographic Breast Density Among Postmenopausal Women.  Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 131(1): 255-265.  Full Text.

2011

Jackson DJ, Evans MD, Gangnon RE, Tisler CJ, Pappas TE, Lee W-M, Gern JE and Lemanske RF. (2011) Evidence for a Causal Relationship Between Allergic Sensitization and Rhinovirus Wheezing in Early Life.  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.  DOI:10.1164/rccm.201104-0660OC. Full Text.

 

Gangnon RE. (2011) Local Multiplicity Adjustment for the Spatial Scan Statistic using the Gumbel Distribution.  Biometrics. DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2011.01643.x.  Full Text.

 

Malandraki GA, Hind J, Gangnon R, Logemann J and Robbins J. (2011) The Utility of Pitch Elevation in the Evaluation of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: Preliminary Findings.  American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.  20(4): 262-268. Full Text.

 

Zhan W, Cruickshanks KJ, Klein BEK, Klein R, Huang G, Pankow JS, Gangnon RE and Tweed TS. (2011)  Modifiable Determinants of Hearing Impairment in Adults.  Preventive Medicine. 53(4-5): 338-342. Full Text.

 

Litzelman K, Catrine K, Gangnon R and Witt WP. (2011) Quality of Life in Parents of Children with Cancer or Brain Tumors: The Role of Child Clinical Characteristics and Parental Psychosocial Factors. Quality of Life Research. 20(8): 1261-1269.  Full Text. 

 

Gulbert TW, Singh AM, Danov Z, Evans MD, Jackson D, Burton R, Roberg KA, Anderson EL, Pappas TE, Gangnon R, Gern J and Lemanske RF. (2011) Decreased Lung Function After Preschool Wheezing Rhinovirus Illnesses in Children At Risk to Develop Asthma.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 128(3): 532-538.e10. Full Text.

 

Loisel DA, Tan Z, Tisler CJ, Evans MD, Gangnon RE, Jackson DJ, Gern JE, Lemanske RF and Ober C. (2011)  IFNG Genotype and Sex Interact to Influence Risk of Childhood Asthma.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 128(3): 524-531.  Full Text.

 

O’Connor ES, Greenblatt DY, LoConte N, Gangnon R, Liou J,  Heise CP and Smith M. (2011) Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage II Colon Cancer with Poor Prognostic Features. Journal of Clinical Oncology.  29(25): 3381-3388.  Full Text.

 

Cronk CE, Gangnon R, Cossette S, McElroy JA and Pelech AN. (2011) Modeling Geographic Risk of Complex Congenital Heart Defects in Eastern Wisconsin. Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 91(7): 631-641. Full Text.

 

Tattersall M, Karmali KN, Gangnon RE and Keevil JG. (2011) The Population Effects of the Global Cardiovascular Risk Model in United States Adults:  Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Surveys 2005-2006.  Journal of Clinical Lipidology.  5(3): 168-172. Abstract.

 

Witt WP, Litzelman K, Mandic CG, Wisk LE, Hampton JM, Creswell PD, Gottlieb CA and Gangnon R.  (2011) Healthcare-Related Financial Burden among Families in the U.S.: The Role of Childhood Activity Limitations and Income. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. 32(2): 308-326. Abstract.

 

Binkley N, Gemar D, Engleke J, Gangnon R, Ramamurthy R, Krueger D and Drezner MK. (2011) Evaluation of Ergocalciferol or Cholecalciferol Dosing, 1,6000 IU Daily or 50,000 IU Monthly in Older Adults. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 96(4): 981-988. Full Text.

 

Sprague BL, Trentham-Dietz A, Ramchandani R, Gangnon R, Hampton JM, Remington PL and Newcomb P. (2011) Socioeconomic Status and Survival After an Invasive Breast Cancer Diagnosis.  Cancer.  117(7): 1542-1551. Full Text.

 

Muehrer RJ, Schatell D, Witten B, Gangnon R, Becker BN and Hofmann RM. (2011) Factors Affecting Employment at Initiation of Dialysis.  Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.  6(3): 489-496. Abstract.

 

Bellazzini MA, Repplinger MD and Gangnon RE. (2011) Web-Based Media for Landing Zone Safety Instruction.  Air Medical Journal. 30(2): 93-96. Full Text.

 

Sprague BL, Trentham-Dietz A, Gangnon RE, Buist DSM, Burnside ES, Aiello Bowles EJ, Stanczyk FZ and Sisney GS. (2011) Circulating Sex Hormones and Mammographic Breast Density Among Postmenopausal Women.  Hormones and Cancer. 2(1): 67-72.  Full Text.

 

2010

 

Zhang Z, Lai H, Roberg KA, Gangnon RE, Evans MD, Anderson EL, Pappas TE, DaSilva DF, Tisler CJ, Salazar LP, Gern JE and Lemanske RF.  (2010) Early Childhood Weight Status in Relation to Asthma Development in High-Risk Children.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.  126(6): 1157-1162. Abstract.

 

Possin M, Morgan S, DaSilva DF, Tisler C, Pappas TE, Roberg KA, Anderson E, Evans MD, Gangnon R, Lemanske RF and Gern JE.  (2010) The Relationships Among Immunoglobulin Levels, Allergic Sensitization and Viral Respiratory Illnesses in Early Childhood.  Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 21(6): 895-996.  Full Text.

 

Gangnon RE. (2010) A Model for Space-Time Clustering Using Spatial Clusters with Flexible Temporal Risk Patterns.  Statistics in Medicine. 29: 2325-2337.  Abstract.

 

Teodorescu M, Polomis DA, Hall SV, Teodorescu MC, Gangnon RE, Peterson AG, Xie A, Sorkness CA and Jarjour NN. (2010)  Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk with Asthma Control in Adults.  CHEST.  138: 551-558.  Full Text.

 

Kays SA, Hind JA, Gangnon RE and Robbins J. (2010) Effects of Dining on Tongue Endurance and Swallowing-Related Outcomes.  Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research.  53(4): 898-907.  Full Text.

 

Kramm HE, Gangnon RE, Jones AN, Linzer M and Hansen KE. (2010) The Effect of Physician Workload on an Educational Intervention to Increase Vitamin D Screening.  Wisconsin Medical Journal.  109(3): 136-141.  Full Text.

 

Olson SH, Gangnon R, Silveria G and Patz JA.  (2010) Deforestation Links to Malaria in the Amazon.  Emerging Infectious Diseases. 16(7): 1108-1115. Full Text.

 

Gangnon RE. (2010) Local Multiplicity Adjustments for Spatial Cluster Detection.  Environmental and Ecological Statistics.  17: 55-71.  Full Text.

 

Hanmer J, Vanness D, Gangnon R, Palta M and Fryback DG. (2010) Three Methods Tested to Model SF-6D Health Utilities for Health States Involving Multiple Health Conditions.  Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.  63(3): 331-341.  Abstract.

 

Singh AM, Evans MD, Gangnon R, Roberg KA, Tisler C, DaSilva D, Pappas T, Salazar L, Gern JE, Lemanske RF and Seroogy CM. (2010)  Expression Patterns of Atopic Eczema During the First 6 Years of Life in a High Risk Birth Cohort.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.  125(2): 491-493. Full Text.

 

Zhan W, Cruickshanks KJ, Klein BEK, Klein R, Huang G-H, Pankow JS, Gangnon R and Tweed TS. (2010) Generational Differences in the Prevalence of Hearing Impairment in Older Adults.  American Journal of Epidemiology.  171(2): 260-266.  Full Text.

 

Klein R, Lee KE, Gangnon R and Klein BEK. (2010) The 25-year Incidence of Visual Impairment in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus:  The Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy. Ophthalmology.  117: 63-70.  Full Text.

 

2009

 

Jou J, Radowsky J, Gangnon R, Sadowski E, Kays S, Hind J, Gaumnitz E, Taylor AJ and Robbins J. (2009) Esophageal Clearance Patterns in Normal Older Adults as Documented with Videofluoroscopic Esophagram.  Gastroenterology Research and Practice.  Volume 2009, Article ID 965062, 6 pages. DOI: 10.1155/2009/965062.  Full Text.

 

Jackson DJ, Virnig CM, Gangnon RE, Evans MD, Roberg KA, Anderson EL, Burton RM, Salazar LP, DaSilva DF, Shanovich KM, Tisler CJ, Gern JE and Lemanske RF. (2009) Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) Measurements are Most Closely Associated with Allergic Sensitization in School Ages Children.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.  124(5): 949-953.  Full Text.

 

Klein R, Knudtson MD, Lee KE, Gangnon R and Klein BEK. (2009) Changes in Visual Impairment Prevalence by Period of Diagnosis of Diabetes: The Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy.  Ophthalmology.  116(10): 1937-1942.  Full Text.

 

Skinner HG, Gangnon R and Boardman LA.  (2009) Using Biomarkers of Aging to Identify Modifiable Mechanisms Underlying Age-Related Risk for Cancer.  Wisconsin Medical Journal 108(5): 280-281.  Full Text.

 

Gangnon R, Bellazzini M, Minor K and Johnson M.  (2009) Syndromic Surveillance: Early Results from the MARISSA Project.  Wisconsin Medical Journal.  108(5): 256-258.  Full Text.

 

Gleason CE, Gangnon RE, Fisher BL and Mahoney JE. (2009) Increased Risk of Falling Associated with Subtle Cognitive Impairment: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.  Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders.  27(6): 557-563.  Full Text.

 

Bellazzini MA, Rankin P, Gangnon R and Bjoernsen LP. (2009) Ultrasound Validation of Maneuvers to Decrease Internal Jugular Vein Compressibility.  American Journal of Emergency Medicine.  27(4): 454-459.  Abstract.

 

Olson SH, Gangnon R, Elguero E, Durieux L, Guégan J-F, Foley JA and Patz JA. (2009) Links Between Climate, Malaria and Wetlands in the Amazon Basin.  Emerging Infectious Diseases.  14(4): 659-62.  Full Text.

 

Klein R, Knudtson MD, Lee KE, Gangnon R and Klein BEK.  (2009) The Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy XXII.  The Twenty-Five-Year Incidence of Macular Edema in Persons with Type 1 Diabetes.  Ophthalmology.  116(3): 497-503.  Full Text.

 

Bolek-Berquist J, Elliot M, Gangnon R, Gernar D, Engelke J, Lawrence S and Hansen K. (2009) Use of a Questionnaire to Assess Vitamin D Status in Young Adults.  Public Health Nutrition.  12(2): 236-43.  Full Text.

 

2008

 

Gangnon RE, Davis MD, Hubbard LD, Aiello LM, Chew EY, Ferris FL, Fisher M and the ETDRS Research Group. (2008) A Severity Scale for Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) Developed from ETDRS Data.  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.  49(11): 5041-7.  Full Text.

 

Klein R, Knudtson MD, Lee KE, Gangnon R and Klein BEK.  (2008) The Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy XXII.  The Twenty-Five-Year Progression of Retinopathy in Persons with Type 1 Diabetes.  Ophthalmology.  115(11): 1859-68.  Full Text.

 

Jackson DJ, Gangnon RE, Evans MD, Roberg KA, Anderson EL, Pappas TE, Printz MC, Lee WM, Shult PA, Reisdorf E, Carlson-Dakes KT, Salazar LP, DaSilva DF, Tisler CJ, Gern JE and Lemanske RF. (2008)  Wheezing Rhinovirus Illnesses in Early Life Predict Asthma Development in High Risk Children.  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.  178(7): 667-672.  Full Text.

 

Bufford JD, Reardon CL, Li Z, Roberg KA, DaSilva D, Eggleston PA, Liu AH, Milton D, Alwis U, Gangnon R, Lemanske RF and Gern JE. (2008) Effects of Dog Ownership in Early Childhood on Immune Development and Atopic Diseases.  Clinical and Experimental Allergy.  38(10): 1635-43.  Full Text.

 

McElroy JA, Shafer MM, Gangnon RE, Crouch LA and Newcomb PA. (2008) Urinary Lead Exposure and Breast Cancer Risk in a Population-Based Case-Control Study.  Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. 17(9): 2311-2317.  Full Text.

 

McElroy JA, Trentham-Dietz A, Gangnon RE, Hampton JM, Bersch AJ, Kanarek MS and Newcomb PA. (2008) Nitrogen-nitrate exposure from drinking water and colorectal cancer risk for rural women in Wisconsin, USA.  Journal of Water and Health.  6(3): 399-409.  Abstract.

 

Klein R, Knudtson MD, Lee KE, Gangnon RE and Klein BEK. (2008)  Age-Period-Cohort Effect on the Incidence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The Beaver Dam Eye Study. Ophthalmology. 115(9): 1460-1467.  Full Text.

 

Cullen MW, Stein JH, Gangnon RE, McBride PE and Keevil JG.  (2008) National Improvements in Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Management of Individuals at High Coronary Risk: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002.  American Heart Journal.  156(2): 284-291.  Abstract.

 

Schilling RF, Gangnon RE and Traver MI. (2008) Delayed Adverse Vascular Events after Splenectomy in Hereditary Spherocytosis.  Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.  6(8): 1289-95.  Full Text.

 

Chang JE, Juckett MB, Callander NS, Kahl BS, Gangnon RE, Mitchell TL and Longo WL.  (2008) Thalidomide Maintenance After High-Dose Melphalan with Autologous Stem Cell Support in Myeloma.  Clinical Lymphoma and Myeloma.  8(3): 153-158.  Full Text.

 

Albert DM, Gangnon RE, Grossniklaus HE, Green WG, Darjatmoko S and Kulkarni AD. (2008) A Study of Histopathologic Features of Latanoprost-Treated Irides With or Without Darkening as Compared to Non-Latanoprost-Treated Irides.  Archives of Ophthalmology.  126(5): 626-631.  Full Text.

 

Bellazinni MA, Rankin PM, Quisling J, Gangnon R and Kohrs M. (2008) Formal Testing and Utilization of Streaming Media to Improve Flight Crew Safety Knowledge.  Air Medical Journal.  27(2): 84-98.  Abstract.

 

Hewitt A, Hind J, Kays S, Nicosia M, Doyle J, Tompkins W, Gangnon R and Robbins J. (2008) Standardized Instrument for Lingual Pressure Measurement.  Dysphagia. 23(1): 16-25.  Full Text.

 

Klein BEK, Klein R, Lee KE and Gangnon R. (2008) Incidence of Age-Related Cataract over a 15-Year Interval: The Beaver Dam Eye Study.  Ophthalmology.  115(3): 477-482.  Abstract.

 

Sullivan Dillie KT, Tisler CJ, DaSilva DF, Pappas TE, Roberg KA, Carlson-Dakes KT, Evans MD, Rosenthal LA, Gangnon RE, Gern JE and Lemanske RF. (2008) The Influences of Processing Factors and Non-Atopy-Related Maternal and Neonate Characteristics on Yield and Cytokine Responses of Cord Blood Mononuclear Cells.  Clinical and Experimental Allergy.  38(2): 298-304.  Full Text.

 

2007

 

Guttormsen B, Stein JH, McBride PE, Cullen MW, Gangnon R and Keevil JE. (2007) Rationale for Targeted Rather Than Population Based Screening with C-Reactive Protein Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2002). American Journal of Cardiology. 100(7): 1130-1133.  Abstract.

 

McElroy JA and Gangnon RE. (2007) Self-reported Habitual Sleep Duration and Breast Cancer Risk.  Current Medical Literature. 19(3): 61-69.

 

Stolzmann KL, Bautista LE, Gangnon RE, McElroy JA, Becker BN and Remington PL. (2007) Trends in Kidney Transplantation Rates and Disparities in Wisconsin. Journal of the National Medical Association. 99: 923-932.  Full Text.

 

Jartti T, Burmeister KA, Seroogy CM, Jennens-Clough ML, Tisler CJ, Salazar LP, DaSilva DF, Evans MD, Virtis RF, Wallace PK, Ruiz-Perez B, Gangnon RE, Lemanske RF and Gern JE.  (2007) Association between CD4+/CD25high Cells and Atopy in Children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 120(1): 177-183.  Full Text.

 

Bradfield YS, France TD, Verhoeve J and Gangnon RE. (2007) Sweep Visual Evoked Potential Testing as a Predictor of Recognition Acuity in Albinism.  Archives of Ophthalmology.  125: 628-633.  Full Text.

 

Golestanian E, Scruggs JE, Gangnon RE, Mak RP and Wood KE. (2007) Effect of Interhospital Transfer on Resource Utilization and Outcomes at a Tertiary Care Referral Center. Critical Care Medicine. 35(6): 1470-1476.  Abstract.

 

Mahoney JE, Shea TA, Przybelski R, Jaros L, Gangnon R, Coch S and Schwalbe A. (2007)  Kenosha County Falls Prevention Study: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of an Intermediate-Intensity, Community-Based Multifactorial Falls Intervention.  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55: 489-498.  Full Text.

 

Keevil JG, Cullen MW, Gangnon R, McBride PE and Stein JH. (2007) Implications of the United States’ Cardiac Risk and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Distributions for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dyslipidemia: Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002.  Circulation.  115(11): 1363-1370.  Full Text.

 

Gangnon RE and Clayton MK. (2007) Cluster Detection Using Bayes Factors from Overparameterized Cluster Models.  Environmental and Ecological Statistics.  14: 69-82.  Abstract.

 

McElroy JA, Gangnon RE, Newcomb PA, Kanarek MS, Anderson HA, Brook JV, Trentham-Dietz AM and Remington PL. (2007) Risk of breast cancer for women living in rural areas from adult exposure to atrazine from well water in Wisconsin. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 17: 207-214.  Abstract.

 

Robbins J, Kays SA, Gangnon RE, Hind JA, Hewitt AL, Gentry LR and Taylor AJ. (2007) The Effects of Lingual Exercise in Stroke Patients with Dysphagia.  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabiliation. 88: 150-158.  Abstract.

 

Klein R, Klein BEK, Knudston M, Meuer SM, Swift M and Gangnon RE. (2007) The Fifteen-Year Cumulative Incidence of Age-related Macular Degeneration:  The Beaver Dam Eye Study.  Ophthalmology.  114(2): 253-262.  Abstract.

 

2006

 

Uekert SJ, Akan G, Evans MD, Li Z, Roberg K, Tisler C, DaSilva D, Anderson E, Gangnon R, Allen DB, Gern JE, Lemanske Jr. R. (2006) Sex-related Differences in Immune Development and the Expression of Atopy in Early Childhood.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 188(6): 1375-1381. Full Text.

 

Klein R, Klein BEK, Lee KE, Cruickshanks K and Gangnon RE. (2006) Changes in Visual Acuity in a Population Over a 15 Year Period:  The Beaver Dam Eye Study.  American Journal of Ophthalmology.  142(4): 539-549.  Abstract.

 

Schilling RF, Gangnon RE and Traver M. (2006)  Arteriosclerotic events are less frequent in persons with chronic anemia: Evidence from families with hereditary spherocytosis. American Journal of Hematology. 81(5):315-7.  Abstract.

 

Steele AL, Bradfield YS, Kushner BJ, France TD, Struck MC and Gangnon RE. (2006) Successful treatment of anisometropic amblyopia with spectacles alone. Journal of AAPOS: American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus. 10: 37-43.  Abstract.

 

Gern JE, Brooks GD, Meyer P, Chang A, Shen K, Evans MD, Tisler C, DaSilva D, Roberg KA, Mikus LD, Rosenthal LA, Kirk CJ, Shult PA, Bhattacharya A, Li Z, Gangnon R and Lemanske RF.  (2006) Bidirectional Interactions Between Viral Respiratory Illnesses and Cytokine Responses in the First Year of Life.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 117: 72-78.  Full Text.

 

Kosorok MK and Gangnon RE. (2006) Resolving the Tail Instability in Weighted Log-Rank Statistics for Clustered Survival Data.  Statistics and Probability Letters. 76: 304-309.

 

Gangnon RE. (2006) Impact of Prior Choice on Local Bayes Factors for Cluster Detection.  Statistics in Medicine. 25: 883-895.  Full Text.

 

McElroy JA, Remington PL, Gangnon RE, Hariharan L and Anderson LD. (2006) Identifying Geographic Disparities in the Early Detection of Breast Cancer Using GIS.  Preventing Chronic Disease. Full Text.

 

2005

 

Binkley N, Krueger D, Gangnon R, Genant HK and Drezner MK. (2005) Lateral Vertebral Assessment: A Valuable Technique to Detect Clinically Significant Vertebral Fractures. Osteoporosis International. 16(12):1513-1518.  Full Text.

 

Davis MD, Gangnon RE, Lee LY, Hubbard LD, Klein BE, Klein R, Ferris FL, Bressler SB, Milton RC and the Age-Related Eye Disease Study Group. (2005) The Age-Related Eye Disease Study severity scale for age-related macular degeneration: AREDS Report No. 17. Archives of Ophthalmology. 123(11):1484-98.  Full Text.

 

Friedlander SL, Jackson DJ, Gangnon RE, Evans MD, Li Z, Roberg KA, Anderson EL, Carlson-Dakes KT, Adler KJ, Gilbertson-White S, Pappas TE, Dasilva DF, Tisler CJ, Pleiss LE, Mikus LD, Rosenthal LA, Shult PA, Kirk CJ, Reisdorf E, Hoffjan S, Gern JE and Lemanske RF. (2005) Viral infections, cytokine dysregulation and the origins of childhood asthma and allergic diseases. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 24(11 Suppl):S170-6. Abstract.

 

Hind J, Nicosia M, Gangnon R and Robbins JA (2005) The effects of intra-oral pressure sensors on normal young and old swallowing patterns. Dysphagia. 20: 249-253.  Full Text.

 

Bradfield YS, Kushner BJ and Gangnon RE. (2005) Ocular complications after organ and bone marrow transplantation in children. Journal of AAPOS: American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus. 9(5):426-432.  Abstract.

 

Enloe M, Wells T, Mahoney J, Pak M, Gangnon R, Pellino T, Hughes S and Leahy-Gross K. (2005) Falls in Acute Care: An Academic Medical Center Six-Year Review.  Journal of Patient Safety.1(4): 208-214.  Abstract.

 

Lemanske RF, Jackson DJ, Gangnon RE, Evans M, Li Z, Shult PA, Kirk CJ, Roberg KA, Anderson EL, Carlson-Dakes K, Adler K, Gilbertson-White S, Pappas T, DaSilva DF, Tisler C and Gern JE. (2005) Rhinovirus Illnesses During Infancy Predict Subsequent Childhood Wheezing.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 116 (3): 571-577.  Full Text.

 

Robbins J, Gangnon RE, Theis SM, Kays SA, Hewitt AL and Hind JA. (2005) The Effects of Lingual Exercise on Swallowing in Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53(9):1483-1489.  Full Text.

 

Safdar N, Slattery WR, Knasinski V, Gangnon RE, Li ZH, Pirsch JD and Andes D. (2005)  Predictors and Outcomes of Candiduria in Renal Transplant Patients.  Clinical Infectious Diseases.  40(10): 1413-1421.  Full Text.

 

Hoffjan S, Nicolae D, Ostrovnaya I, Roberg K, Grave PE, Evans M, Mirel DB, Steiner L, Walker K, Shult P, Gangnon RE, Gern JE, Martinez FD, Lemanske RF and Ober C. (2005) Gene-Environment Interaction Effects on the Development of Immune Responses in the First Year.  American Journal of Human Genetics.  76(4): 696-704. Full Text.

 

Binkley N, Kiebzak GM, Lewiecki EM, Krueger D, Gangnon RE, Miller PD, Shepherd JA and Drezner MK. (2005)  Recalculation of the NHANES Database Standard Deviation Improves T-score Agreement and Reduces Osteoporosis Prevalence.  Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.  20(2): 195-201.  Full Text.

 

McMurray JE, Heilgers PJM, Shugerman R, Douglas J, Gangnon R, Voss C, Costa ST and Linzer M. (2005)  Part-time Medical Practice:  Where Is It Headed?  American Journal of Medicine. 118(1): 87-92.  Full Text.

 

2004

 

Hansen KE, Vallarta-Ast N, Krueger D, Gangnon R, Drezner MK and Binkley N. (2004) Use of the Lowest Lumbar Vertebral T-score to Diagnose Osteoporosis in Men: Is “Cherry Picking” Appropriate?  Journal of Clinical Densitometry.  7(4): 376-381.  Abstract.

 

Gangnon RE and Clayton MK. (2004) Likelihood-based Tests for Detecting Spatial Clustering of Disease. Environmetrics. 15: 797-810.  Abstract.

 

Albert DM, Gangnon RE, Zimbric ML, Damico CM, Fisher MR, Gleiser J, Grossniklaus HE and Green WR. (2004) A Study of Iridectomy Histopathologic Features of Latanoprost and Non-Latanoprost Treated Patients. Archives of Ophthalmology.  122(11): 1680-1685.  Abstract.

 

Ip MS, Gottlieb JL, Kahana A, Scott IU, Altaweel MM, Blodi BA, Gangnon RE and Puliafito CA. (2004) Treatment of Macular Edema from Central Retinal Vein Occlusion with Triamcinolone Acetonide.  Archives of Ophthalmology. 122(8): 1131-1136.  Abstract.

 

Gangnon RE and Kosorok MK. (2004) Sample Size Formula for Clustered Survival Data Using Weighted Log-rank Statistics. Biometrika. 91: 263-275.  Full Text. 

 

Copenhaver CC, Gern JE, Li Z, Shult PA, Rosenthal LA, Mikus LD, Kirk CJ, Roberg KA, Anderson EL, Tisler CJ, DaSilva DF, Hiemke HJ, Gentile K, Gangnon RE and Lemanske RF. (2004)  Cytokine Response Patterns, Exposure to Viruses, and Respiratory Infections in the First Year of Life.  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(2): 175-180.  Full Text.

 

Kokotailo PK, Egan J, Gangnon R, Brown D, Mundt M and Fleming M. (2004) Validity of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test in College Students.  Alcoholism:  Clinical and Experimental Research.  28(6): 914-920.  Abstract.

 

Hansen KE, Hildebrand JP, Genovese MC, Cush JJ, Patel SR, Cooley DA, Cohen SB, Gangnon R and Schiff MH. (2004) The Efficacy of Switching from Etanercept to Infliximab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.  Journal of Rheumatology. 31(6): 1098-1102.  Full Text. 

 

Said A, Williams J, Holden J, Remington P, Gangnon R, Musat A and Lucey MR. (2004) Model for End Stage Liver Disease Score Predicts Mortality Across a Broad Spectrum of Liver Disease. Journal of Hepatology. 40(6): 897-903.  Abstract.

 

Hoffjan S, Ostrovnaja I, Nicolae D, Newman DL, Nicolae R, Gangnon R, Steiner L, Walker K, Reynolds R, Greene D, Mirel D, Gern JE, Lemanske RF and Ober C. (2004) Genetic Variation in Immunoregulatory Pathways and Atopic Phenotypes in Infancy.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 113(2): 511-518. Full Text.

 

Gern JE, Reardon CL, Hoffjan S, Li ZH, Roberg KA, Neaville WA, Carlson-Dakes K, Adler K, Hamilton R, Anderson E, Gilberston-White S, Tisler C, DaSilva D, Anklam K, Mikus LD, Rosenthal LA, Ober C, Gangnon R and Lemanske RF. (2004) Effects of Dog Ownership and Genotype on Immune Development and Atopy in Infancy.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 113(2): 307-314.  Full Text.

 

McCoy AG, Smith EP, Atkinson ME, Baranski B, Kahl BS, Juckett M, Mitchell T, Gangnon R and Longo W. (2004) A Novel Preparative Regimen for Autologous Transplant in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma:  Long-Term Experience with Etoposide and Thiotepa. Bone Marrow Transplant.  33(1): 19-24.  Full Text.

 

2003

 

Gangnon RE and Clayton MK. (2003) A Hierarchical Model for Spatial Clustering of Disease. Statistics in Medicine. 22: 3213-3228.  Abstract.

 

Albert DM, Green WR, Zimbric ML, Lo C, Gangnon R, Hope KL and Gleiser J. (2003) Iris Melanocyte Numbers in Asian, African-American and Caucasion Irides. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. 101:217-221.  Full Text.

 

Neaville WA, Tisler C, Anklam K, Gilbertson-White S, Hamilton R, Adler K, DaSilva DF, Roberg KA, Carlson-Dakes KT, Anderson E, Yoshihara D, Bhattacharya A, Gangnon R, Mikus L, Rosenthal L, Gern JE and Lemanske RF. (2003)  Developmental Cytokine Response Profiles And The Clinical And Immunologic Expression Of Atopy In Infancy.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 112(4): 740-746.  Full Text.

 

Binkley N, Krueger D, Li Z, Gangnon RE and Drezner MK. (2003) Are Wisconsin Physicians Knowledgeable about Male Osteoporosis?  Wisconsin Medical Journal. 102(2): 51-57.  Full Text.

 

2002

 

Taglia DP, Perkins TW, Gangnon R, Heatley GA and Kaufman PL. (2002) Comparison of the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve, the Krupin Eye Valve with Disk, and the Double-Plate Molteno Implant.  Journal of Glaucoma. 11(4): 347-353.  Abstract.

 

Gangnon RE and King WN. (2002) Minimum Distance Estimation of the Distribution Functions of Stochastically Ordered Random Variables. Applied Statistics. 51(4): 485-492.

 

Safdar N, Said A, Gangnon R and Maki D. (2002) Risk of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome after Antibiotic Treatment of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Enteritis: A Meta-analysis.  JAMA. 288(8): 996-1001.  Full Text.

 

Ip MS, Baker BJ, Duker JS, Reichel E, Baumal CR, Gangnon R and Puliafito CA.  (2002) Anatomic Outcomes of Surgery for Idiopathic Macular Hole as Determined by Optical Coherence Tomography.  Archives of Ophthalmology. 120: 29-35.  Abstract.

 

2001

 

Gangnon RE and Clayton MK. (2001) A Weighted Average Likelihood Ratio Test for Spatial Disease Clustering. Statistics in Medicine. 20: 2977-2987.  Abstract.

 

2000

 

Gangnon RE and Clayton MK. (2000) Bayesian Detection and Modeling of Spatial Disease Clustering. Biometrics. 56(3): 922-935.  Abstract.

 

1999

 

Ethier CR, Croft MA, Coloma FM, Gangnon R, Ladd B and Kaufman PL. (1999). Ethacrynic Acid Effects on Inner Wall Pores in Living Monkeys. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 40(7): 1382-1391.  Full Text.

 

Peterson JA, Tian B, Bershadsky AD, Volberg T, Gangnon RE, Spector I, Geiger B and Kaufman PL. (1999). Latrunculin-A Increases Outflow Facility in the Monkey. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 40(5): 931-941.  Full Text.

 

Pratt L, Waschbusch L, Ladd W, Gangnon R and Hendricks SK. (1999). Multiple v. Single Betamethasone Therapy: Neonatal and Maternal Effects. The Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 44 (3): 257-264.  Abstract.

 

1998

 

Lewis R, Perkins TW, Gangnon R, Kaufman PL and Heatley GA. (1998). The Rarity of Clinically Significant Rise in Intraocular Pressure after Laser Peripheral Iridotomy with Apraclonidine. Opthalmology. 105 (12): 2256-2259.  Abstract.

 

Perkins TW, Gangnon R, Ladd W, Kaufman PL and Heatley GA. (1998). Trabeculectomy with Mitomycin C: Intermediate Term Results. Journal of Glaucoma. 7 (4): 230-236.  Abstract.

 

Perkins TW, Libby CM, Kaufman PL, Gangnon R and Ladd W. (1998). Molteno Implant with Mitomycin C: Intermediate Term Results. Journal of Glaucoma. 7 (2): 86-92.  Abstract.

 

Davis MD, Fisher MR, Gangnon RE, Barton F, Aiello LM, Chew EY, Ferris FL and Knatterud GL for the ETDRS Research Group (1998). Risk Factors for High-Risk Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy and Severe Visual Loss – Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study Report 18. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 39 (2): 233-252.  Full Text.

 

1996

 

Imesch PD, Bindley CD, Khademian Z, Ladd B, Gangnon R, Albert DM and Wallow IH. (1996). Melanocytes and Iris Color: Electron Microscopic Findings. Archives of Ophthalmology. 114 (4): 443-447.  Full Text.


Conference Abstracts:

2011

 

Krueger D, Vallarta-Ast N, Libber J, Checovich M, Gangnon R and Binkley N.  Forearm BMD Measurement Variability Using DXA.  American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, September 2011.

 

Gangnon RE, Rajamanickam VP, Lu D, Anderson EL, Tisler CJ, Jackson DJ, Gern JE and Lemanske RF.  Identification of Wheezing Phenotypes in Early Childhood Using Latent Class Analysis and Recursive Partitioning. 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology, Montreal QC, June 2011.

 

Manthei DM, Lemanske RF, Jackson DJ, Evans MD, Gangnon RE, Tisler CJ, Gern JE and Denlinger LC.  Attenuated P2X7 Pore Function and Protection from Asthma Development in Early Childhood.  American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Denver CO, May 2011.

 

Lee W-M, Vang F, Pappas T, Evans MD, Gangnon R, Lemanske RF and Gern JE.  Association of Specific Human Rhinovirus Strains and Species with Severe Respiratory Illnesses.  American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Denver CO, May 2011.

 

Fischer B, Gangnon R, Gleason C and Mahoney J.  Cognitive Impairment Predisposes Older Adults to Risky Behavior and Falls.  American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, National Harbor MD, May 2011.

 

Gangnon RE, Lee KE, Klein BEK, Iyengar SK, Sivakumaran TA and Klein R. The Y402H Variant in the Complement Factor H Gene Affects Incidence and Early Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Results from Multi-state Markov Models Applied to the Beaver Dam Eye Study. ARVO Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale FL, May 2011.

 

Gangnon RE.  Estimating the Minimum Rate and Identifying the Best Region.  ENAR Spring Meeting, Miami FL, March 2011.

 

Pappas TE, Evans MD, Gangnon RE, Lee WM, Jackson DJ, Gern JE and Lemanske RF.  Allergic Sensitization Demonstrable Between 3 to 5 Years of Age is Associated with the Development of Viral-Induced Illnesses that Increasingly Require More Intensive Corticosteroid Treatment.  AAAAI Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, March 2011.

 

Durrani SR, Montville DJ, Rajamanickam V, Levinsky NC, Tisler CJ, Gangnon RE, Gill MA and Jackson DJ. Cross-Linking FceRI Alters Interferon Responses to Rhinovirus Infection. AAAAI Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, March 2011.

 

Kloepfer KM, Olenec JP, Lee W, Pappas TE, Liu G, Vrtis RF, Evans MD, Gangnon RE and Gern JE.  Increased H1N1 Infection Rate in Asthmatic Children. AAAAI Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, March 2011.

 

Anderson EL, Evans MD, Salazar LP, Tisler CJ, Roberg KA, Gangnon R, Jackson DJ, Gern JE, Lemanske RF and Fain SB.  Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Techinque Detects Differences in Lung Function in Boys and Girls Who Are At Risk For Asthma.  AAAAI Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, March 2011.

 

Jackson DJ, Durrani SR, Evans MD, Anderson EL, Tisler CJ, Gangnon RE, Jackson DJ, Gern JE and Lemanske RF. Multiple Oral Corticosteroid Courses for Wheezing Illnesses in Infancy Are Associated with Reduced Subsequent Lung Function.  AAAAI Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, March 2011.

 

Salazar LEP, Rajamanickam VP, Anderson EL, Tisler CJ, Gangnon RE, Jackson DJ, Gern JE and Lemanske RF.  Quality of Life Differences Between Children with and without Atopic Dermatitis. AAAAI Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, March 2011.

 

Montville DJ, Pratt AS, Rajamanickam VP, Levinsky NC, Tisler CJ, Gangnon RE, Gill MA and Jackson DJ.  Relationships Among Total IgE and Rhinovirus-Induced Interferons in Peripheral Blood.  AAAAI Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, March 2011.

 

Hind J, Ganngon R, Diyyak E, Zelinski J and Robbins J. Dose Response-Driven Fluid Implementation to Assess and Treat Dysphagia. Nineteenth Annual Dysphagia Research Society Meeting, San Antonio TX, March 2011.

 

2010

 

Boardman LA, Johnson RA, Skinner H, Seo S, Gangnon R, Litzelman K, Thibodeau S, Cunningham J, Petersen G and Rider D.  Long Constitutional Telomere Length and Colorectal Cancer.  AACR Special Conference on Colorectal Cancer: Biology to Therapy, Philadelphia PA, October 2010.

 

Gangnon RE.  Estimation of Minimum Mortality Rates and Excess Mortality from Regional Data.  Joint Statistical Meetings, Vancouver BC, August 2010.

 

Gangnon RE, Trentham-Dietz A, Remington P, McElroy JA, Hampton JM and Newcomb P. Geographic Location and Breast Cancer Risk. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting, Seattle WA, June 2010.

 

Teodorescu MC, Gangnon RE, Polomis D, Peterson AG, Fedie JE, Consens FB, Chervin RD and Teodorescu M.  Relationship of Sleep-Disordered Breathing with Asthma Control in the Elderly. Integrative Neural Systems Underlying Vital Aerodigestive Tract Functions Conference, Madison WI, June 2010.

 

Gangnon RE.  Adjustments for Secondary Multiplicity Problems with Scan Statistics.  ENAR Spring Meeting, New Orleans LA, March 2010.

 

Skinner H, Gangnon R, Chari S, Johnson R and Boardman L.  Associations of Telomere Length and Diabetes with Pancreatic Cancer.  ASPO Annual Meeting, Bethesda MD, March 2010.

 

Sprague BL, Trentham-Dietz A, Skinner HG, Buist DSM, Burnside ES, Aiello Bowles EJ, Gangnon RE and Sisney GS.  The Vitamin D Pathway and Mammographic Breast Density.  ASPO Annual Meeting, Bethesda MD, March 2010.

 

Sprague BL, Ramchandani R, Trentham-Dietz A, Newcomb P, Gangnon R, Remington PL and Hampton JM.  Socioeconomic Status and Survival After an Invasive Breast Cancer Diagnosis.  ASPO Annual Meeting, Bethesda MD, March 2010.

 

Cronk C, Gangnon R, Cossette S, McElroy J and Pelech A.  Modeling Geographic Risk of Severe Congenital Heart Defects in Eastern Wisconsin.  National Birth Defects Prevention Network Annual Meeting, National Harbor MD, March 2010.

 

Stoltz DJ, Jackson DJ, Tisler CJ, DaSilva DF, Roberg KA, Anderson EL, Evans MD, Gangnon RE, Gern JE and Lemanske RF.  Sensitization to Specific Allergens in Early Childhood Alters Asthma Risk.  AAAAI Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, March 2010.  Abstract.

 

Montville DJ, Jackson DJ, DaSilva DF, Tisler CJ, Roberg KA, Anderson EL, Evans MD, Gangnon RE, Gern JE and Lemanske RF.  The Relationships Among IL-13, Total IgE, Peripheral Eosinophils and Asthma in Childhood.  AAAAI Annual Meeting, March 2010. Abstract.

 

Nieto A, Evans M, Gangnon R, Anderson E, Roberg K, Gern JE and Lemanske RF.  Wheeze and Diarrhea in the Course of a Viral Respiratory Infection during the First Two Years of Like are Predictors of Development of Asthma at Ages 6 and 8.  AAAAI Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, March 2010.  Abstract.

 

Jackson DJ, Evans MD, Roberg KA, Anderson EL, DaSilva DF, Pappas TE, Tisler CJ, Gangnon RE, Gern JE and Lemanske RF.  Allergic Sensitization is a Risk Factor for Rhinovirus Wheezing Illnesses During Early Childhood.  AAAAI Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, February 2010.  Abstract.

 

Singh A, Burmeister K, Evans M, Gangnon R, Roberg K, Tisler C, DaSilva D, Pappas T, Pleiss L, Lemanske RF, Gern JE and Seroogy CM.  Characteristics of Regulatory T Cell Subsets in Atopic Eczema.  AAAAI Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, February 2010.  Abstract.

 

Okupa AY, Matsui EC, Gern JE, Jackson DJ, Evans MD, Gangnon RE, Roberg KA, Tisler CJ and Lemanske RF.  Relationships among Folate, Allergic Sensitization, Wheezing and Asthma.  AAAAI Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, February 2010.  Abstract.

 

Sachs JF, Gangnon RE, Fischer BL, Gleason CE and Mahoney JE.  Increased Risk for Utilizations Associated with Subtle Cognitive Impairment.  The 3rd International Congress on Gait and Mental Function.  Washington DC, February 2010.

 

2009

 

Almenas M and Gangnon RE.  Measuring County Level Excess Deaths.  2009 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Phoenix AZ, November 2009.

 

Gangnon RE.  A Model for Space-Time Cluster Detection Using Spatial Clusters with Flexible Temporal Risk Patterns.  GEOMED/SAMSI 2009, Charleston SC, November 2009.

 

Tattersall M, Gangnon R and Keevil JE.  Women Up, Men Down: The Clinical Impact of Replacing the Framingham Risk Score with the Reynolds Risk Score in the United States Population. American Heart Association Annual Meeting, Orlando FL, November 2009.

 

Batina NG, Alagoz O, Trentham-Dietz A, Rosenberg MA, Gangnon RE and Fryback DG.  Using Computer Simulation to Investigate Racial Disparities in the Natural History of Breast Cancer.  31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making, Hollywood CA, October 2009.

 

Schussler-Fiorenza CM, Gangnon RE and Wald A.  Using an Electronic Pelvic Floor Questionnaire to Increase Discussion Rates of Urinary Incontinence (UI) in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  International Continence Society Meeting. San Francisco CA, October 2009.

 

Loisel DA, Tan Z, Du G, Tisler C, Roberg KA, Gangnon RE, Evans MD, Gern JE, Lemanske RF and Ober C.  Polymorphisms in IFNG Show Sex-Specific Associations with IFN-g Response and Asthma in Early Childhood.  American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting, Honolulu HI, October 2009.

 

Teodorescu M, Peterson G, Toedorescu MC, Gangnon R, Sorkness R, Kelly E and Jarjour N.  Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Asthma.  European Respiratory Society Annual Congress, Vienna AT, September 2009.

 

Gangnon R.  Significance Testing with the Pareto Set in Cluster Detection Problems.  Joint Statistical Meetings, Washington DC, August 2009.

 

Gangnon RE and Trentham-Dietz A. From Case-Control to Cohort.  Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting, Anaheim CA, June 2009.

 

Klein R, Lee KE, Gangnon RE, Knudtson MD and Klein BEK.  The 25-Year Cumulative Incidence of Visual Impairment and Associated Risk Factors in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM):  The Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy.  ARVO Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale FL, May 2009.  Abstract.

 

Jackson DJ, Evans MD, Gangnon RE, Roberg KA, Anderson EL, Tisler CJ, Gern JE and Lemanske RF.  Diminished Cord Blood Interferon-g Responses Predict Lung Function at Age 6 Years.  ATS International Conference, San Diego CA, May 2009.

 

Teodorescu M, Peterson G, Toedorescu MC, Gangnon R, Kelly E, Sorkness R and Jarjour N.  Airway Inflammation in Asthma Patients with Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing (oSDB).  ATS International Conference, San Diego CA, May 2009.

 

Gangnon R.  Adjustments for Local Multiplicity with Scan Statistics.  ENAR Spring Meeting, San Antonio TX, March 2009.

 

Singh A, Burmeister K, Gangnon R, Evans M, Roberg K, Tisler C, DaSilva D, Pappas T, Pleiss L, Lemanske RF, Gern JE and Seroogy CM.  Characterization of Regulatory T Cells in the Persistence of Atopic Dermatitis.  AAAAI Annual Meeting, Washington DC, March 2009.