JessieTorgersenMDMHS, MSCE, FACP

PubMed

• The importance of triple panel testing for hepatitis B and the burden of isolated anti-hepatitis B core antibodies within a community sample.
  Freeland, C., Hass, R., Rothstein, K., Cohen, C., Gish, R., Sreepathi, V., Fenkel, J., Torgersen, J.> ;Journal of Virus Eradication. 2023 Dec 1
• Performance of an automated deep learning algorithm to identify hepatic steatosis within noncontrast computed tomography scans among people with and without HIV.
  Jessie Torgersen, Scott Akers, Yuankai Huo, James G Terry, J Jeffrey Carr, Alexander T Ruutiainen, Melissa Skanderson, Woody Levin, Joseph K Lim, Tamar H Taddei, Kaku ...> ;Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2023 Oct 1
• Hepatitis B care cascade among people with HIV/HBV coinfection in the North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design, 2012-2016.
  Jessica Kim, Craig W Newcomb, Dena M Carbonari, Jessie Torgersen, Keri N Althoff, Mari M Kitahata, Marina B Klein, Richard D Moore, K Rajender Reddy, Michael J Silverb...> ;Plos One. 2023 Jan 1
• 9 citations
  The Hepatitis C Care Cascade During the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era in a United States Commercially Insured Population.
  Nicole D Ferrante, Craig W Newcomb, Kimberly A Forde, Charles E Leonard, Jessie Torgersen, Benjamin P Linas, Sarah E Rowan, David L Wyles, Jay Kostman, Stacey B Troosk...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2022 Sep 1
• Reply to: "Is it safe to treat chronic hepatitis C patients with decompensated cirrhosis with PI-based DAAs?"
  Jessie Torgersen, Tamar H Taddei, Vincent Lo Re 3rd> ;Journal of Hepatology. 2022 Jul 1
• 5 citations
  Effect of a Default Order vs an Alert in the Electronic Health Record on Hepatitis C Virus Screening Among Hospitalized Patients: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Clinical T...
  Shivan J Mehta, Jessie Torgersen, Dylan S Small, Colleen P Mallozzi, John D McGreevey 3rd, Charles A L Rareshide, Chalanda N Evans, Mika Epps, David Stabile, Christoph...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2022 Mar 1
• 7 citations
  Protease inhibitor-based direct-acting antivirals are associated with increased risk of aminotransferase elevations but not hepatic dysfunction or decompensation
  Jessie Torgersen, Craig Newcomb, Dena M. Carbonari, Christopher T Rentsch, Lesley S. Park, Alyssa Mezochow, Rajni Mehta, Lynn Buchwalder, Janet P. Tate, Norbert Bräu, ...> ;Journal of Hepatology. 2021 Jul 29
• 2 citations
  Clinic screening for adverse childhood experiences in people living with HIV to Improve Care Delivery.
  Priyanka Anand, Jennifer Wilson, Bryce Carter, Abby Bronstein, Alexis Schwartz, Brittney Harrington, Tracey Adams, M. Elle Saine, Anne Norris, David S. Metzger, Willia...> ;AIDS Care. 2021 Jul 22
• 27 citations
  Risk of HCC With Hepatitis B Viremia Among HIV/HBV-Coinfected Persons in North America.
  H. Nina Kim, Craig Newcomb, Dena M. Carbonari, Jason Roy, Jessie Torgersen, Keri N. Althoff, Mari M. Kitahata, K. Rajender Reddy, Joseph K. Lim, Michael J. Silverberg,...> ;Hepatology. 2021 Sep 1
• Brief Report: Accuracy of FIB-4 for Cirrhosis in People Living With HIV and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
  Jessie Torgersen, Michael J. Kallan, Dena M. Carbonari, Lesley S. Park, Rajni Mehta, Kathryn D'Addeo, Janet P. Tate, Joseph K. Lim, Matthew Bidwell Goetz, Maria C. Rod...> ;Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2020 Dec 15
• Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 - Final Report.
  Beigel JH, Tomashek KM, Dodd LE, Mehta AK, Zingman BS, Kalil AC, Hohmann E, Chu HY, Luetkemeyer A, Kline S, Lopez de Castilla D, Finberg RW, Dierberg K, Tapson V, Hsie...> ;The New England journal of medicine. 2020-10-08
• 14 citations
  HIV RNA, CD4+ Percentage, and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Cirrhosis Status.
  Jessie Torgersen, Michael J. Kallan, Dena M. Carbonari, Lesley S. Park, Rajni Mehta, Kathryn D'Addeo, Janet P. Tate, Joseph K. Lim, Matthew Bidwell Goetz, Maria C. Rod...> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2020 Jul 1
• 4 citations
  Differences in Pathology, Staging, and Treatment between HIV+ and Uninfected Patients with Microscopically Confirmed Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
  Jessie Torgersen, Tamar H. Taddei, Lesley S. Park, Dena M. Carbonari, Michael J. Kallan, Kisha Mitchell Richards, Xuchen Zhang, Darshana Jhala, Norbert Bräu, Robert J....> ;Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2020 Jan 1
• 5 citations
  Comparison of the prevalence, severity, and risk factors for hepatic steatosis in HIV-infected and uninfected people
  Jessie Torgersen, Kaku So-Armah, Matthew S. Freiberg, Matthew Bidwell Goetz, Matthew J. Budoff, Joseph K. Lim, Tamar H. Taddei, Adeel A. Butt, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barra...> ;BMC Gastroenterology. 2019 Apr 15
• 5 citations
  Impact of Efavirenz Metabolism on Loss to Care in Older HIV+ Africans.
  Jessie Torgersen, Scarlett L. Bellamy, Bakgaki Ratshaa, Xiaoyan Han, Mosepele Mosepele, Athena F. Zuppa, Marijana Vujkovic, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Gregory P. Bisson, Rob...> ;European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 2019 Apr 1
• 12 citations
  Molecular epidemiology of pleural and other extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a Maryland state review.
  Jessie Torgersen, Susan E. Dorman, Nancy G. Baruch, Nancy Hooper, Wendy A. Cronin> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2006 May 15
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Journal Articles

• Enhancing Hepatitis B Care Competency through Project ECHO: A Program Evaluation  
  Freeland C, Bruckbauer J, Qureshi A, Huynh K, Rutland M, Fenkel JM, Torgersen J, Rothstein K, Gish R, Cohen C, J Dig Dis Hepatol, 12/27/2023

Books/Book Chapters

• Infections in the Immunosuppressed Patient 
  Chapter: The Perils of Processed Foods 
  Torgersen J, Barton TEditors: Chandrasekar P.Oxford University Press2016

Abstracts/Posters

• Clinic Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences among Persons with HIV: a Pilot Project. IDWeek 2019
  Anand P, Carter B, Bronstein A, Schwartz A, Harrington B, Wilson J, Metzger D, Short W, Torgersen J, ID Week, Washington, DC, 10/3/2019
• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Screening and Referral to Care in an HIV Primary Care Clinic: A Pilot Project in Quality Improvement
  Anand P, Harrington B, Carter B, Bronstein A, Schwartz A, Metzger D, Short W, Torgersen J, 2019 End AIDS: The HIV Prevention and Education Summit, Philadelphia, PA, 6/11/2019
• Elimination of Hepatitis C Virus in HIV-Coinfected Patients in a Viral Hepatitis Center: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach
  Binkley A, Torgersen J, Gilmore J, O’Neal J, Saine ME, Russell R, Short W, Lo Re III V, American Conference for the Treatment of HIV, Miami, FL, 4/11/2019
• Assessing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in an HIV Primary Care Clinic: A Pilot Project in Quality Improvement
  Anand P, Harrington B, Sayikanmi C, Carter B, Bronstein A, Schwartz A, Metzger D, Short W, Torgersen J, American Conference for the Treatment of HIV, Miami, FL, 4/11/2019
• Tissue Collection to Examine HIV and HCV Mechanisms for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  Park L, Mehta R, D’Addeo K Taddei T, Torgersen J, Carbonari DM, Lo Re V III, Justice AC, International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Observational Databases, Fuengirola, Spain, 3/22/2018
• Presentation and Outcome of Biopsy-Proven Hepatocellular Carcinoma by HIV Status
  Torgersen J, Park L, Taddei T, Carbonari DM, Kallan MJ, Mitchell-Richards K, Zhang X, D'Addeo K, Mehta R, Kidwai-Khan F, Justice AC, Lo Re V III, Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Boston, MA, 3/3/2018
• Advanced Stage of Hepatocellular Carcinoma is Less Common Among HCV Infected in Both HIV-Infected and Uninfected US Veterans
  Torgersen J, Carbonari D, Kallan M, Mitchell-Richards K, Zhang X, D’Addeo K, Mehta R, Park L, Kidwai-Khan F, Taddei T, Justice A, Lo Re III V, International Conference on Malignancies in HIV/AIDS, Bethesda, MD, 10/23/2017
• Impact of HIV and Chronic HCV Status on Advanced HCC Stage in Veterans
  Torgersen J, Carbonari D, Kallan M, Mitchell-Richards K, Zhang X, D’Addeo K, Mehta R, Park L, Kidwai-Khan F, Taddei T, Justice A, Lo Re V, The Liver Meeting, Washington, DC, 10/20/2017
• Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatic Steatosis in HIV+
  Torgersen J, So-Armah K, Freiberg M, Budoff M, Lim J, Butt A, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Justice A, Kostman J, Lo Re V, Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Seattle, WA, 2/13/2017
• Does Slow Efavirenz Metabolism Have Greater Impact on Outcomes of Older HIV+ Africans?
  Torgersen J, Zuppa A, Bellamy S, Han X, Bisson G, Gross R, ID Week, New Orleans, LA, 10/26/2016
• Infectious Diseases Consultation and Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Outcomes: a Systematic Review
  Mazo DS, Torgersen J, Lautenbach E, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Orlando, FL, 5/14/2016
• Descriptive Review of Rotavirus in Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
  Torgersen J, Chopra T, Ditah I, Alangaden G, Michigan Epidemiology Conference, East Lansing, MI, 5/2010
• Practical Applications of Universal Genotyping in Tuberculosis Control
  Torgersen J, Hooper N, Armstrong D, Baruch N, Cronin W, National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, 6/12/2006
• Molecular Epidemiology of Pleural and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: Maryland
  Torgersen J, Dorman S, Baruch N, Hooper N, Cronin W, National TB Controllers Workshop, Atlanta, GA, 6/12/2006
• Mycobacterium bovis in Maryland Youth
  Miner M, Federline L, Adelakun A, Torgersen J, Cronin W, Blythe D, Walsh T, American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, 5/19/2006
• Epidemiology of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
  Torgersen J, Dorman S, Baruch N, Hooper N, Cronin W, American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, 5/20/2005
• TB in Baltimore City Homeless
  Miner M, Johnson B, Fisher J, White R, Gillis L, Torgersen J, Dorman S, Cronin W, American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, 5/20/2005
• Investigation of a Cluster of Patients With Active TB Reveals Large Multi-state Pseudo-outbreak Due to Contamination in a Commercial Laboratory
  Cronin W, Tipple M, Torgersen J, Ijaz K, Hooper N, Baruch N, Blythe D, Cowan L, Diem L, American Thoracic Society, Orlando, FL, 5/21/2004
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Lectures

• Hepatitis C Diagnosis and Treatment 
  Penn Medicine Infectious Disease Update for Primary Care Providers - 5/20/2022
• Hepatocellular Risk in HIV 
  Yale Virus and Other Infection-Related Cancers Summit. Yale University School of Medicine - 4/30/2019
• HIV Viremia and Low CD4+ Cell Count Predict Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Early But Not Advanced Liver Fibrosis 
  Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections - 3/6/2019
• HIV in the Elderly: ART Selection in a Medically Complex Population 
  ViralEd HIV Grand Rounds, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine - 2/4/2016
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