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. Velopulos MD, MHS Professor of Surgery Associate Vice Chair of Health Equity and Health Services Research Director, SOAR |
 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 W.O. Myers PhD Assistant Professor of Surgery & Community and Behavioral Health Research Director, SOAR |
Biostatisticians
 Sara Byers, MS |
 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