Current Research Interests:
Dr. Salz joined the department at the end of 2008. Her primary interest is in identifying the gaps between recommended and actual care, and understanding the role of patient and physician decision making in creating and resolving these gaps. Dr. Salz has conducted research on patient decision making in cancer screening, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care. Her recent work at the University of North Carolina addressed the underuse and overuse of surveillance colonoscopy among survivors of colorectal cancer. At MSKCC, Dr. Salz is working to understand whether treatment summaries and plans for recommended care can resolve shortcomings in the ongoing post-treatment care of colorectal cancer survivors. Dr. Salz is also interested in understanding whether patient factors, such as the perceived likelihood of cancer and receiving false positive cancer screening results, affect well-being and future preventive behaviors.
Selected Bibliography:
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Temple E, Poldrack RA, Protopapas A, Nagarajan S, Salz T, Tallal P, Merzenich MM, and Gabrieli JD. Disruption of the neural response to rapid acoustic stimuli in dyslexia: evidence from functional MRI. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA 2000 Dec 5;97(25):13907-12.
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Keller EL, McPeek RM, and Salz T. Evidence against direct connections to paramedian pontine reticular formation excitatory burst neurons from superior colliculus in the monkey. Journal of Neurophysiology 2000; 84:1303-1313.
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Chireau MV, Salz T, Brown H, and Bastian LA. Pregnant veterans' outcomes, cost, and utilization of care. Federal Practitioner 2006; 23(9):20-21, 25, 29-30.
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Brewer NT, Salz T, and Lillie SE. Systematic review: the long-term effects of false-positive mammograms. Annals of Internal Medicine 2007; 146(7): 502-510.
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Salz T and Sandler RS. The effect of hospital and surgeon volume on outcomes for rectal cancer surgery. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2008; 6(11): 1185-1193.
