Health Services Research

Surgical Outcomes and Applied Research (SOAR)

 

The goal of this collaboration is to facilitate the development of health services and outcomes research by Department of Surgery faculty, including active efforts to secure grant funding for surgical health services and outcomes research.

The Surgical Outcomes and Applied Research (SOAR) program began in 2012 and is an ongoing collaboration between the Department of Surgery and the Adult & Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research & Delivery Science (ACCORDS). The goals of this collaboration are to facilitate the development of health services research (HSR) and surgical outcomes research by Department of Surgery faculty to develop preliminary date to be used in securing intramural and extramural funding through:

  • Biostatistics support for study design, analysis, and manuscript assistance (Methods, Results), and
  • Assistance identifying grants and guiding process and submission through OGC.

Our group includes support for biostatistics, geospatial analysis and qualitative/mixed methods research.

Leadership

Catherine G
Catherine G. Velopulos MD, MHS
Professor of Surgery
Associate Vice Chair of Health Equity and Health Services Research Director, SOAR
Virginia
Virginia McCarthy DrPH, MPH, MDiv
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Community Engagement for Responsible Research - SOAR
Curriculum Lead, Training Community Health Workers as Researchers
Quintin
Quintin W.O. Myers PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery & Community and Behavioral Health
Research Director, SOAR

Biostatisticians

Sara Byers
Sara Byers, MS
Yaxu Zhang
Yaxu Zhang, PhD

Surgical Outcomes and Applied Research (SOAR) supports the design and analysis of health services and surgical outcomes research by University of Colorado Department of Surgery faculty, residents and fellows. Please use the following link to request assistance with your research project, including grant applications, study design, and data analysis. Please note that you will be expected to have potential funding identified that you will be using this data to apply for (this can be intramural, or extramural such as foundation funding or federal funding).

Collaborate with SOAR


Current Funded Projects

Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS)
Automated Surveillance of Postoperative Infections (ASPIN)
Modifiable factors in emergent presentation of potentially elective general surgical disease for patients who are insured or insurance-eligible

Surgery

CU Anschutz

Academic Office One

12631 East 17th Avenue

Room: 6111

Aurora, CO 80045


Administration: 303-724-2750 Appointments: 720-848-2700

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