Laura Cassidy, PhD 

Title
Investigator, Children's Research Institute; associate professor, Pediatric Surgery, director, Surgical, Clinical and Outcomes Research, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Surgery

Research interests
Biostatistics, clinical effectiveness and outcomes, trauma, injury and violence

Study interests
National database development, outcomes, surgery, pediatric trauma.

Education
Doctorate, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, 2000.

Honors
Co-author Pediatric Specialty Award (awarded for best scientific abstract), 2004; co-author Best-in-Training Award (awarded for best abstract and presentation) section on Transport Medicine, AAP National Conference, 2004.

Representative publications

• Schall LC, Potoka DA, Ford HR. A New Method for Estimating Probability of Survival in Pediatric Patients Using Revised TRISS Methodology Based on Age-adjusted Weights. Journal of Trauma. 2001 Feb.; 52(2):235-41.
• Cassidy LD, Marsh GM, Holleran MK, Ruhl LS. Methodology to Improve Data Quality from Chart Review in the Managed Care Setting. The American Journal of Managed Care. 2002 Sept.; 9(9):787093.
• Cassidy LD, Potoka DA, Ford HR. Development of a Novel Method to Predict Disability Following Head Trauma in Children. Journal Pediatric Surgery. 2003 Mar.; 38(3):482-485.
• Cassidy LD, Buchanich JB, Guice KG. Comparison of Injury Severity Scoring Systems to Identify Most Relevant Uniform Data Elements for Inclusion in a National Trauma Registry for Children. Journal of Registry Management. 2005; 32(10):4-10.
• Cassidy LD. Basic Concepts of Statistical Analysis for Surgical Research. Journal of Surgical Research. 2005; 128:199-206.
• Guice KF, Cassidy LD, Mann NC. State Trauma Registries: Survey and Update-2004. Journal Trauma. 2007; 62(2):424-435.
• Guice KG, Cassidy LD, Oldham KT. Traumatic Injury and Children: A National Assessment. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection and Critical Care. 2007; 63(6) Supplement:S68-S80.

Contact
Children's Research Institute
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 266-6552
Fax: (414) 337-7765
E-mail: lcassidy@chw.org