Darius Rastegar

Research output

Research output per year 1992 1999 2002 2007 2009 2012 2013 2018 2020 2021 2022 2024 2024

• 49 Article
• 15 Letter
• 14 Comment/debate
• 7 Review article
• 5 More
  • 4 Chapter
  • 1 Short survey

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  Closing the Gaps in Hepatitis C Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Residents in the United States

  Li, L. X., Lin, J. S., Tackett, S., Bertram, A., Sisson, S. D., Rastegar, D. & Buresh, M. E., Dec 2024, In: American Journal of Medicine Open. 12, 100077.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Hepatitis C Virus 100%
  • United States 100%
  • Internal Medicine Residents 100%
  • Closing the Gap 100%
  • Hepatitis C Knowledge 100%

• KNOWLEDGE OF PRE-AND POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS FOR HIV PREVENTION AMONG INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES

  Li, L. X., Lin, J. S., Tackett, S., Bertram, A., Sisson, S. D., Rastegar, D. & Berkenblit, G., Feb 2024, In: AIDS Education and Prevention. 36, 1, p. 48-59 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • United States 100%
  • HIV Prevention 100%
  • Internal Medicine Residents 100%
  • Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) 100%
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus 100%

• Management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease

  Ratner, J. A., Blaney, H. & Rastegar, D. A., Jan 22 2024, In: Hepatology Communications. 8, 2, e0372.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Alcohol Use Disorder 100%
  • Alcoholic Liver Disease 100%
  • Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome 100%
  • Benzodiazepines 33%
  • Inpatient Admission 33%

• The American Society of Addiction Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline Development Methodology

  Weimer, M. B., Devoto, A., Kansagara, D., Safarian, T., Brunner, E., Stock, A., Rastegar, D. A., Nelson, L. S., Tirado, C. F., Korthuis, P. T. & Boyle, M. P., Jul 1 2024, In: Journal of addiction medicine. 18, 4, p. 366-372 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines 100%
  • American Society 100%
  • Addiction Medicine 100%
  • Development Methodology 100%
  • Clinical Practice Guideline Development 100%
• 2023

  Infective endocarditis in people who inject drugs: A scoping review of clinical guidelines

  Selitsky, L., Racha, S., Rastegar, D. & Olsen, Y. K., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Hospital Medicine. 18, 2, p. 169-176 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines 100%
  • People Who Inject Drugs 100%
  • Scoping Review 100%
  • Infective Endocarditis 100%
  • Practice Guideline 100%

• Le traitement de l’hépatite C réduit la cirrhose et la mortalité chez les personnes qui s’injectent des substances

  Translated title of the contribution: Hepatitis C treatment reduces cirrhosis and mortality in people who inject substancesKaraloulis, S., McBrayer, C. & Rastegar, D. A., Jun 21 2023, In: Revue medicale suisse. 19, 832, p. 1251 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
• 2022

  La concentration de THC dans le cannabis a augmenté dans le monde entre 1970 et 2017

  Translated title of the contribution: THC concentration in cannabis has increased worldwide between 1970 and 2017Thakrar, A. & Rastegar, D. A., Jun 22 2022, In: Revue medicale suisse. 18, 787, p. 1282 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• L’incarcération est associée à un risque accru de mort consécutive par overdose

  Translated title of the contribution: Incarceration is associated with an increased risk of consecutive death from overdoseDory, E. & Rastegar, D. A., Mar 9 2022, In: Revue medicale suisse. 18, 772, p. 455 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  Open Access

• Micro-dosing Intravenous Buprenorphine to Rapidly Transition from Full Opioid Agonists

  Thakrar, A. P., Jablonski, L., Ratner, J. & Rastegar, D. A., Jan 1 2022, In: Journal of addiction medicine. 16, 1, p. 122-124 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Opiate 100%
  • Opiate Agonist 100%
  • Buprenorphine 100%
  • Disease 50%
  • Methadone 50%

• Traitement agoniste opioïde: meilleure observance dans le traitement de l'endocardite et de l'ostéomyélite

  Translated title of the contribution: Opioid agonist therapy: Improved compliance in the treatment of endocarditis and osteomyelitisFiras, R. & Rastegar, D. A., Jun 8 2022, In: Revue medicale suisse. 18, 785, p. 1179 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

• “I’m a Survivor”: Perceptions of Chronic Disease and Survivorship Among Individuals in Long-Term Remission from Opioid Use Disorder

  Pytell, J. D., Sklar, M. D., Carrese, J., Rastegar, D. A., Gunn, C. & Chander, G., Feb 2022, In: Journal of general internal medicine. 37, 3, p. 593-600 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Disease 100%
  • Opiate 100%
  • Remission 100%
  • Chronic Disease 100%
  • Survivorship in Cancer Care 100%
• 2021

  Down the drain: Reconsidering routine urine drug testing during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Pytell, J. D. & Rastegar, D. A., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 120, 108155.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Opiate 100%
  • Clinical Reasoning 100%
  • Down the Drain 100%
  • Drug Screening 100%
  1 Scopus citations

• Implementation of a Protocol Using the 5-Item Brief Alcohol Withdrawal Scale for Treatment of Severe Alcohol Withdrawal in Intensive Care Units

  Rastegar, D. A., Jarrell, A. S. & Chen, E. S., Oct 2021, In: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 36, 11, p. 1361-1365 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Intensive Care Unit 100%
  • Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome 100%
  • Severe Alcohol Withdrawal 100%
  • Benzodiazepine 50%
  • Symptom 25%
  1 Scopus citations

• Les benzodiazépines et l'alcool sont souvent impliqués dans les décès par surdose d'opioïdes

  Translated title of the contribution: Benzodiazepines and alcohol are often involved in opioid overdose deathsWenk, P. & Rastegar, D. A., Aug 4 2021, In: Revue medicale suisse. 17, 746, p. 1378 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  Open Access

• Patient-Centered Care in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

  Rastegar, D. A., Jan 1 2021, Treating Opioid Use Disorder in General Medical Settings. Springer International Publishing, p. 1-7 7 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Patient-centered Care 100%
  • Patient-centered Approach 100%
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment 100%
  • Physical Dependence 100%
  • Opioid Abuse 100%

• Research needs for inpatient management of severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome. an official american thoracic society research statement

  Clark, B. J., Steel, T. L., Burnham, E. L., Afshar, M., Clark, B. J., Douglas, I. S., Dzierba, A. L., Edwards, S., Gershengorn, H. B., Gilpin, N. W., Godwin, D. W., Hough, C. L., Jolley, S. E., Maldonado, J. R., Mehta, A. B., Nelson, L. S., Patel, M. B., Rastegar, D. A., Stollings, J. L. & Tabakoff, B. & 3 others, Tate, J. A., Timko, C. & Wong, A., Oct 1 2021, In: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 204, 7, p. E61-E87

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • American Thoracic Society 100%
  • Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome 100%
  • Inpatient Management 100%
  • Hospitalized Patients 40%
  • Translating (Language) 27%

• Treatment of opioid use disorder in primary care

  Buresh, M., Stern, R. & Rastegar, D., May 19 2021, In: The BMJ. 373, en784.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Primary Care 100%
  • Opioid Use Disorder 100%
  • Primary Health Care 100%
  • Opioid Abuse 100%
  • Disease 100%
• 2020

  Consommation d’opioïdes aux Etats-Unis

  Translated title of the contribution: Opioid use in the United StatesLasserre, A. & Rastegar, D. A., Aug 5 2020, In: Revue medicale suisse. 16, 701, p. 1468 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  Open Access

• De plus en plus de preuves de méfaits associés aux gabapentinoïdes, en particulier à la SM prégabaline (HTT

  Translated title of the contribution: Increasing evidence of harm associated with gabapentinoids, particularly pregabalinCremasco, A. & Rastegar, D. A., May 6 2020, In: Revue medicale suisse. 16, 692, p. 967 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• Psychometric Properties of the Revised Clinical Institute Withdrawal Alcohol Assessment and the Brief Alcohol Withdrawal Scale in a Psychiatric Population

  Elefante, R. J., Batkis, M., Nelliot, A., Abernathy, K., Rocha, K., Jenkins, F., Rastegar, D. A. & Neufeld, K. J., Dec 1 2020, In: Journal of addiction medicine. 14, 6, p. e355-e358

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Psychometric Properties 100%
  • Alcohol Assessment 100%
  • Alcohol Withdrawal 100%
  • Psychiatric Population 100%
  • Psychometry 100%
  2 Scopus citations

• Transition From Methadone to Buprenorphine Using a Short-acting Agonist Bridge in the Inpatient Setting: A Case Study

  Callan, J., Pytell, J., Ross, J. & Rastegar, D. A., Sep 1 2020, In: Journal of addiction medicine. 14, 5, p. E274-E276

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Inpatient Setting 100%
  • Methadone 100%
  • Buprenorphine 100%
  • Short-acting 100%
  • Opiate 22%
  2 Scopus citations
• 2019

  Evaluation of the Brief Alcohol Withdrawal Scale Protocol at an Academic Medical Center

  Lindner, B. K., Gilmore, V. T., Kruer, R. M., Alvanzo, A. A. H., Chen, E. S., Murray, P., Niessen, T., Perrin, K., Rastegar, D. A., Young, S. & Jarrell, A. S., Sep 1 2019, In: Journal of addiction medicine. 13, 5, p. 379-384 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Academic Medical Centers 100%
  • Alcohol Withdrawal 100%
  • University Hospital 100%
  • Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome 100%
  • Benzodiazepines 50%
  3 Scopus citations

• Fumer de la marijuana entraîne de la toux, des sibilances et de la dyspnée

  Translated title of the contribution: Smoking marijuana causes coughing, wheezing and dyspneaRastegar, D. A., Nov 20 2019, In: Revue medicale suisse. 15, 672, p. 2176 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2018

  Change in Medical Student Attitudes Toward Patients with Substance Use Disorders After Course Exposure

  Koyi, M., Nelliot, A., MacKinnon, D., Rastegar, D. A., Fingerhood, M., Alvanzo, A. A. H., Feldman, L. & Neufeld, K. J., Apr 1 2018, In: Academic Psychiatry. 42, 2, p. 283-287 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Medical Student 100%
  • Substance Use Disorder 100%
  • Student Attitude 100%
  • Substance Abuse 100%
  • Moralism 50%
  10 Scopus citations

• New and Emerging Illicit Psychoactive Substances

  Graddy, R., Buresh, M. E. & Rastegar, D. A., Jul 2018, In: Medical Clinics of North America. 102, 4, p. 697-714 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Benzodiazepine 100%
  • Opiate 50%
  • Toxic Injury 50%
  • Sodium Chloride 50%
  • Cathinone 50%
  20 Scopus citations

• Risk factors for opioid overdose among hospitalized patients

  Vu, Q., Beselman, A., Monolakis, J., Wang, A. & Rastegar, D. A., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Risk Factors 100%
  • Hospitalized Patients 100%
  • Opioid Overdose 100%
  • Toxic Injury 100%
  • CNS Depressant 37%
  2 Scopus citations

• Who leaves early? Factors associated with against medical advice discharge during alcohol withdrawal treatment

  Pytell, J. D. & Rastegar, D. A., 2018, In: Journal of addiction medicine. 12, 6, p. 447-452 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Against Medical Advice Discharge 100%
  • Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment 100%
  • Against Medical Advice 100%
  • Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome 100%
  • Disease 27%
  6 Scopus citations
• 2017

  Development and implementation of an alcohol withdrawal protocol using a 5-item scale, the Brief Alcohol Withdrawal Scale (BAWS)

  Rastegar, D. A., Applewhite, D., Alvanzo, A. A. H., Welsh, C., Niessen, T. & Chen, E. S., Oct 2 2017, In: Substance Abuse. 38, 4, p. 394-400 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome 100%
  • Alcohol Withdrawal 100%
  • Alcohol Withdrawal Protocol 100%
  • Withdrawal Symptom 22%
  • Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol 14%
  4 Scopus citations

• Impact of a Mandated Change in Buprenorphine Formulation

  Graddy, R. & Rastegar, D. A., Jan 1 2017, In: Journal of Addiction Medicine. 11, 6, p. 435-439 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Buprenorphine 100%
  • Buprenorphine Plus Naloxone 100%
  • Opiate 22%
  • Disease 11%
  • Epileptic Absence 11%
  1 Scopus citations
• 2016

  AST: A simplified 3-item tool for managing alcohol withdrawal

  Holzman, S. B. & Rastegar, D. A., 2016, In: Journal of Addiction Medicine. 10, 3, p. 190-195 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome 100%
  • Sweat 100%
  • CIWA-Ar 75%
  • Internal Consistency 44%
  • Confidence Interval 22%
  3 Scopus citations

• Criminal Charges Prior to and After Enrollment in Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Comparison of Methadone Maintenance and Office-based Buprenorphine

  Rastegar, D. A., Sharfstein Kawasaki, S., King, V. L., Harris, E. E. & Brooner, R. K., Jun 6 2016, In: Substance Use and Misuse. 51, 7, p. 803-811 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Office-based 100%
  • Methadone Maintenance Treatment 100%
  • Buprenorphine 100%
  • Opioid Agonist Treatment 100%
  • Criminal Charges 100%
  4 Scopus citations

• The Effect of a Payer-Mandated Decrease in Buprenorphine Dose on Aberrant Drug Tests and Treatment Retention Among Patients with Opioid Dependence

  Accurso, A. J. & Rastegar, D. A., Feb 1 2016, In: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 61, p. 74-79 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Urine Drug Test 100%
  • Retention in Treatment 50%
  • Payer Policy 25%
  • Dose Limits 25%
  • Test Rates 25%
  11 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Impact of hepatitis C status on 20-year mortality of patients with substance use disorders

  Accurso, A. J., Rastegar, D. A., Ghazarian, S. R. & Fingerhood, M. I., Nov 19 2015, In: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice. 10, 1, 20.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Hepatitis C 100%
  • Drug Dependence 100%
  • Substance Use Disorder 100%
  • Detoxication 20%
  • Chemical Detoxification 11%
  4 Scopus citations
• 2014

  A comparison of characteristics and outcomes of opioid-dependent patients initiating office-based buprenorphine or methadone maintenance treatment

  Fingerhood, M. I., King, V. L., Brooner, R. K. & Rastegar, D. A., Apr 3 2014, In: Substance Abuse. 35, 2, p. 122-126 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Opioids 100%
  • Office-based 100%
  • Methadone Maintenance Treatment 100%
  • Methadone 100%
  • Buprenorphine 100%
  23 Scopus citations

• Capsule Commentary on Fuster et al., No Detectable Association Between Frequency of Marijuana Use and Health or Healthcare Utilization Among Patients Who Screen Positive for Drug Use

  Rastegar, D. A., Jan 1 2014, In: Journal of general internal medicine. 29, 1, p. 182 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2013

  2012 Update in addiction medicine for the generalist

  Rastegar, D. A., Kunins, H. V., Tetrault, J. M., Walley, A. Y. & Gordon, A. J., Dec 16 2013, In: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice. 8, 1, 6.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Pharmacotherapy 100%
  • Comorbidity 100%
  • Chronic Pain 100%
  • Prescription Drug Misuse 100%
  • Addictive Behavior 100%
  3 Scopus citations

• Making effective referrals to specialty care

  Rastegar, D. A., Jan 1 2013, Addressing Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care. Springer New York, p. 63-71 9 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Referral to Specialist 100%
  • Clinician's Role 100%
  • Cardiologist 60%
  1 Scopus citations

• Preventing prescription opioid overdose deaths

  Rastegar, D. A. & Walley, A. Y., Oct 2013, In: Journal of general internal medicine. 28, 10, p. 1258-1259 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  2 Scopus citations

• To the editor

  Rastegar, D. A. & Fingerhood, M. I., Mar 21 2013, In: New England Journal of Medicine. 368, 12, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations
• 2012

  A collaborative approach to teaching medical students how to screen, intervene, and treat substance use disorders

  Neufeld, K. J., Alvanzo, A., King, V., Feldman, L., Hsu, J. H., Rastegar, D. A., Colbert, J. M. & MacKinnon, D. F., Jul 1 2012, In: Substance Abuse. 33, 3, p. 286-291 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Medical Student 100%
  • Substance Use Disorder 100%
  • Drug Dependence 100%
  • Substance Abuse 100%
  • Substance Use 100%
  14 Scopus citations

• Criminal charges prior to and after initiation of office-based buprenorphine treatment

  Harris, E. E., Jacapraro, J. S. & Rastegar, D. A., Mar 19 2012, In: Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 7, 10.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Criminal Charges 100%
  • Office-based Buprenorphine Treatment 100%
  • Buprenorphine 100%
  • Crime 100%
  • Opiate 40%
  6 Scopus citations

• Entry into primary care-based buprenorphine treatment is associated with identification and treatment of other chronic medical problems

  Rowe, T. A., Jacapraro, J. S. & Rastegar, D. A., Aug 28 2012, In: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice. 7, 1, 22.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Primary Care 100%
  • Medical Problems 100%
  • Chronic Conditions 100%
  • Buprenorphine Treatment 100%
  • Disease 100%
  13 Scopus citations

• Human immunodeficiency virus infection

  Rastegar, D. A. & Fingerhood, M. I., Mar 27 2012, Principles of Ambulatory Medicine: Seventh Edition. Wolters Kluwer Health, p. 571-596 26 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Learner feedback and educational outcomes with an internet-based ambulatory curriculum: A qualitative and quantitative analysis

  Sisson, S. D., Rastegar, D. A., Hughes, M. T., Bertram, A. K. & Yeh, H. C., 2012, In: BMC medical education. 12, 1, 55.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Qualitative Method 100%
  • Learner Feedback 100%
  • Medical Education 50%
  • Educational Content 50%
  • Electronic Learning 50%
  6 Scopus citations

• Long-term opioid therapy, aberrant behaviors, and substance misuse: Comparison of patients treated by resident and attending physicians in a general medical clinic

  Colburn, J. L., Jasinski, D. R. & Rastegar, D. A., May 2012, In: Journal of opioid management. 8, 3, p. 153-160 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hospital 100%
  • Opiate 100%
  • Behavior Disorder 100%
  • Drug Abuse 100%
  • Cognition 100%
  24 Scopus citations

• Practicing evidence-based medicine

  Rastegar, D. A., Mar 27 2012, Principles of Ambulatory Medicine: Seventh Edition. Wolters Kluwer Health, p. 13-25 13 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Safety and effectiveness of a fixed-dose phenobarbital protocol for inpatient benzodiazepine detoxification

  Kawasaki, S. S., Jacapraro, J. S. & Rastegar, D. A., Oct 2012, In: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 43, 3, p. 331-334 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Fixed-dose Combination 100%
  • Phenobarbital 100%
  • Readmission 100%
  • Benzodiazepine Intoxication 100%
  • Benzodiazepine Dependence 100%
  16 Scopus citations
• 2011

  Buprenorphine implants and opioid dependence [1]

  Rastegar, D. A., Jan 19 2011, In: JAMA. 305, 3, p. 253 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  3 Scopus citations

• Safety of opioids in older adults

  Rastegar, D. A., Jun 27 2011, In: Archives of internal medicine. 171, 12, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations

• Update in addiction medicine for the generalist

  Gordon, A. J., Kunins, H. V., Rastegar, D. A., Tetrault, J. M. & Walley, A. Y., Jan 2011, In: Journal of general internal medicine. 26, 1, p. 77-82 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  7 Scopus citations