Sameer D. Saini, MD, MSc

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December 8th 2021

Endoscopist-Directed Sedation Rarely Fails: Implications for the Value of Anesthesia Assistance for Routine GI Endoscopy

Megan A. Adams, MD, JD, MSc Sameer D. Saini, MD, MSc Yuqing Gao, MS Wyndy L. Wiitala, PhD Joel H. Rubenstein, MD, MSc

Failed sedation for routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is extremely rare, warranting a return to endoscopist-directed sedation, rather than costly anesthesia-assisted sedation, as the default sedation standard.

December 6th 2018

Adalimumab Persistence for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Veteran and Insured Cohorts

Shail M. Govani, MD, MSc Rachel Lipson, MSc Mohamed Noureldin, MBBS, MSc Wyndy Wiitala, PhD Peter D.R. Higgins, MD, PhD, MSc Sameer D. Saini, MD, MSc Jacqueline A. Pugh, MD Dawn I. Velligan, PhD Ryan W. Stidham, MD, MSc Akbar K. Waljee, MD, MSc

Veterans with inflammatory bowel disease taking adalimumab appear to be more likely to remain on the drug 1 year after initiation than patients who are privately insured.