JAMA Author Interviews

Interview with Anurag N. Malani, MD, author of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Screening to Identify Spinal and Paraspinal Infections Associated With Injections of Contaminated Methylprednisolone Acetate

Interview with Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, author of Effect of an Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention on Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Prescribing by Primary Care Pediatricians: A Randomized Trial

Interview with Jonas Rutishauser, MD, author of Short-term vs Conventional Glucocorticoid Therapy in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The REDUCE Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, author of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Intensive Medical Management for the Control of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia: The Diabetes Surgery Study Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Christopher O'Connor, MD, author of Effect of Escitalopram on Mental Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia: Results of the REMIT Trial

Interview with Linda Brubaker, MD, author of Long-term Outcomes Following Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Interview with Emily Y. Chew, MD, author of Lutein + Zeaxanthin and Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2) Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Jeffrey Ecker, MD, author of Elective Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request

Interview with Hope Weiler, RD, PhD, author of Effect of Different Dosages of Oral Vitamin D Supplementation on Vitamin D Status in Healthy, Breastfed Infants: A Randomized Trial

Interview with Simon R. M. Dobson, MD, author of Immunogenicity of 2 Doses of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Younger Adolescents Versus 3 Doses in Young Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Jakob Christensen, PhD, author of Prenatal Valproate Exposure and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Childhood Autism

Interview with Koon Teo, MB, PhD, author of Prevalence of a Healthy Lifestyle Among Individuals With Cardiovascular Disease in High-, Middle- and Low-Income Countries: The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study

Interview with Atul A. Gawande, MD, MPH, author of Relationship Between Occurrence of Surgical Complications and Hospital Finances, and Uwe E. Reinhardt, PhD, author of Making Surgical Complications Pay

Interview with Atul A. Gawande, MD, MPH, author of Relationship Between Occurrence of Surgical Complications and Hospital Finances, and Uwe E. Reinhardt, PhD, author of Making Surgical Complications Pay

Interview with Richard Mayeux, MD, MSc, author of Variants in the ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter (ABCA7), Apolipoprotein E ε4, and the Risk of Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease in African Americans

Interview with Ciaran J. McMullan, MD, author of Melatonin Secretion and the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes

Interview with Ellen M. Lavoie Smith, PhD, author of Effect of Duloxetine on Pain, Function, and Quality of Life Among Patients With Chemotherapy-Induced Painful Peripheral Neuropathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Gervasio A. Lamas, MD, author of Effect of Disodium EDTA Chelation Regimen on Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Previous Myocardial Infarction: The TACT Randomized Trial

Interview with Frank-Erik de Leeuw, MD, PhD and Loes C. A. Rutten-Jacobs, MSc, authors of Long-term Mortality After Stroke Among Adults Aged 18 to 50 Years

Interview with Maria C. Raven, MD, MPH, MSc, author of Comparison of Presenting Complaint vs Discharge Diagnosis for Identifying "Nonemergency" Emergency Department Visits

Interview with James B. Meigs, MD, MPH, author of Association of Smoking Cessation and Weight Change With Cardiovascular Disease Among People With and Without Diabetes

Interview with Jeffrey H. Coben, MD, author of Keeping an Eye on Distracted Driving

Interview with Kevin L Winthrop, MD, MPH, author of Association Between the Initiation of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy and the Risk of Herpes Zoster

Interview with Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH, author of Bariatric Surgery Complications Before vs After Implementation of a National Policy Restricting Coverage to Centers of Excellence

Interview with Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, author of Reengineering US Health Care

Interview with Jason D. Wright, MD, author of Robotically Assisted vs Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Among Women With Benign Gynecologic Disease

Interview with Pål Surén, author of Association Between Maternal Use of Folic Acid Supplements and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children

Interview with Joan M. Teno, MD, MS, author of Change in End-of-Life Care for Medicare Beneficiaries: Site of Death, Place of Care, and Health Care Transitions in 2000, 2005, and 2009

Interview with Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, author of Diagnoses and Timing of 30-Day Readmissions After Hospitalization for Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, or Pneumonia

Interview with Daniel S. Chertow, MD, MPH, author of Bacterial Coinfection in Influenza: A Grand Rounds Review

Interview with William H. Shrank, MD, MSHS, author of Association Between Medicare Advantage Plan Star Ratings and Enrollment

Interview with Timothy McAlindon, DM, MPH, author of Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Progression of Knee Pain and Cartilage Volume Loss in Patients With Symptomatic Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Interview with Victor R. Fuchs, PhD, author of How and Why US Health Care Differs From That in Other OECD Countries

Interview with Katherine M. Flegal, PhD, author of Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Interview with Bryant J. Webber, MD, author of Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Autopsy-Determined Atherosclerosis Among US Service Members, 2001-2011

Interview with Gilles Montalescot, MD, PhD, author of Association of Clopidogrel Pretreatment With Mortality, Cardiovascular Events, and Major Bleeding Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Interview with Steven D. Stellman, PhD, MPH, author of Association Between World Trade Center Exposure and Excess Cancer Risk

Interview with David S. Friedman, MD, MPH, PhD, author of Prevalence of Nonrefractive Visual Impairment in US Adults and Associated Risk Factors, 1999-2002 and 2005-2008

Interview with Colin P. West, MD, PhD, author of General Medicine vs Subspecialty Career Plans Among Internal Medicine Residents

Interview with Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD, author of Effect of a Protected Sleep Period on Hours Slept During Extended Overnight In-hospital Duty Hours Among Medical Interns: A Randomized Trial

Interview with Lara K. Misegades, PhD, MS, author of Association of Childhood Pertussis With Receipt of 5 Doses of Pertussis Vaccine by Time Since Last Vaccine Dose, California, 2010

Interview with Sangeeta Mehta, MD, author of Daily Sedation Interruption in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients Cared for With a Sedation Protocol

Interview with Ted E. Palen, MD, PhD, MSPH, author of Association of Online Patient Access to Clinicians and Medical Records With Use of Clinical Services

Interview with Lenore J. Launer, PhD, author of Structural Brain Changes in Migraine

Interview with Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, author of Lifetime Risk and Years Lived Free of Total Cardiovascular Disease

Interview with J. Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH, author of Multivitamins in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Men: The Physicians' Health Study II Randomized Controlled Trial

Interview with Tarak K. Trivedi, BS, author of Hospitalizations and Mortality Associated With Norovirus Outbreaks in Nursing Homes, 2009-2010

Interview with Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc and Scott A Flanders, MD, authors of The Problem With Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters

Interview with Margaret D. Carroll, MSPH, author of Trends in Lipids and Lipoproteins in US Adults, 1988-2010

Interview with Karen E. Joynt, MD, MPH, author of Association of Public Reporting for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Utilization and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Acute Myocardial Infarction