My research focus is on firearm and lethal means safety, with the goal of decreasing firearm injuries in children and adolescents. My overall research objective is to identify the ideal means by which to deliver effective firearm storage and lethal means safety education in the Emergency Department.
Publications
Haasz M, Dulchavsky A, Stevens J, Nolan M, Leonard J, Phillips R, Knoepke C, Schroeppel T, Zuk J, Abbey W, Ambroggio L. Long-term physical and mental health outcomes of pediatric firearm-injured victims: A prospective cohort study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Oct 1;95(4):e31-e35. PubMed PMID: 37335171
Haasz M, Myers MG, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Zimmerman MA, Seewald L, Sokol RL, Cunningham RM, Carter PM. Firearms Availability Among High-School Age Youth With Recent Depression or Suicidality. Pediatrics. 2023 Jun 1;151(6). PubMed PMID: 37212021
Haasz M, Sigel E, Betz ME, Leonard J, Brooks-Russell A, Ambroggio L. Acceptability of Long Versus Short Firearm Safety Education Videos in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 Oct;82(4):482-493. PubMed PMID: 37140494
Sokol RL, Haasz M, Zimmerman MA, Cunningham RM, Carter PM. The association between witnessing firearm violence and firearm carriage: Results from a national study of teens. Prev Med. 2023 Jun;171:107516. PubMed PMID: 37086861
McCarthy V, Wright-Kelly E, Steinhart B, Haasz M, Ma M, Brooks-Russell A. Assessment of Reported Time to Access a Loaded Gun Among Colorado Adolescents. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 May 1;177(5):543-545. PubMed PMID: 36972035
Stevens J, Pickett K, Kaar J, Nolan MM, Reppucci ML, Corkum K, Hills-Dunlap J, Haasz M, Acker S. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric firearm injuries in Colorado. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Feb;58(2):344-349. PubMed PMID: 36411111
Behrens D, Haasz M, Dodington J, Lee LK. Firearm Injury Prevention Advocacy: Lessons Learned and Future Directions. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Feb;70(1):67-82. PubMed PMID: 36402472
Hoffmann JA, Carter CP, Olsen CS, Chaudhari PP, Chaudhary S, Duffy S, Glomb N, Goyal MK, Grupp-Phelan J, Haasz M, Ketabchi B, Kravitz-Wirtz N, Lerner EB, Shihabuddin B, Wendt W, Cook LJ, Alpern ER. Pediatric Firearm Injury Emergency Department Visits From 2017 to 2022: A Multicenter Study. Pediatrics. 2023 Nov 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37927086
Middelberg LK, Leonard JC, Shi J, Aranda A, Brown JC, Cochran CL, Eastep K, Gonzalez R, Haasz M, Herskovitz S, Hoffmann JA, Koral A, Lamoshi A, Levitte S, Lo YHJ, Montminy T, Novak I, Ng K, Novotny NM, Parrado RH, Ruan W, Shapiro J, Sinclair EM, Stewart AM, Talathi S, Tavarez MM, Townsend P, Zaytsev J, Rudolph B. High-Powered Magnet Exposures in Children: A Multi-Center Cohort Study. Pediatrics. 2022 Mar 1;149(3). PubMed PMID: 35112127
Middelberg LK, Leonard JC, Shi J, Aranda A, Brown JC, Cochran CL, Eastep K, Gonzalez R, Haasz M, Herskovitz S, Hoffmann JA, Koral A, Lamoshi A, Levitte S, Lo YHJ, Montminy T, Novak I, Ng K, Novotny NM, Parrado RH, Ruan W, Shapiro J, Sinclair EM, Stewart AM, Talathi S, Tavarez MM, Townsend P, Zaytsev J, Rudolph B. High-Powered Magnet Exposures in Children: A Multi-Center Cohort Study. Pediatrics. 2022 Mar 1;149(3). PubMed PMID: 35112127
Haasz M, Boggs JM, Beidas RS, Betz ME. Firearms, Physicians, Families, and Kids: Finding Words that Work. J Pediatr. 2022 Aug;247:133-137. PubMed PMID: 35605644
Cafferty R, Ambroggio L, Leonard J, Schmidt S, Haasz M. Evaluating Provider Documentation of Suicide Risk Factors Among Youth Screening Positive for Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Jul 1;38(7):317-320. PubMed PMID: 35608523
Stevens J, Leonard J, Reppucci ML, Schroeppel T, Bensard D, Haasz M. Individual and neighborhood level characteristics of pediatric firearm injuries presenting at trauma centers in Colorado. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Sep 1;93(3):385-393. PubMed PMID: 35998288
Seewald LA, Myers M, Zimmerman MA, Walton MA, Cunningham RM, Rupp LA, Haasz M, Carter PM. Firearm safety counseling among caregivers of high-school age teens: Results from a National Survey. Prev Med. 2022 Sep 29;:107285. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36183798
Middelberg LK, Leonard JC, Shi J, Aranda A, Brown JC, Cochran CL, Eastep K, Haasz M, Hoffmann JA, Koral A, Lamoshi A, Levitte S, Lo YHJ, Montminy T, Myer S, Novotny NM, Parrado RH, Ruan W, Stewart AM, Talathi S, Tavarez MM, Townsend P, Zaytsev J, Rudolph B. Warning Labels and High-Powered Magnet Exposures. Pediatrics. 2022 Nov 1;150(5). PubMed PMID: 36189482
Stevens J, Pickett K, Kaar J, Nolan M, Reppucci M, Corkum K, Hills-Dunlap J, Haasz M, Acker S. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric firearm injuries in Colorado. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 23. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.10.043. Epub ahead of print. PMCID: PMC9595415.
Behrens D, Haasz M, Dodington J, Lee LK,
Firearm Injury Prevention Advocacy: Lessons Learned and Future Directions,
Pediatric Clinics of North America, Volume 70, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 67-82, ISSN 0031-3955, ISBN 9780323938457,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2022.09.002.
Wong S, Sudanagunta S, Gilchrist E, Haasz M. Policy pathways to address American youth firearm injury and death. Ann Fam Med. 2022 Apr 1;20(20 Suppl 1). PubMed PMID: 36944041
Middelberg LK, Leonard JC, Shi J, Aranda A, Brown JC, Cochran CL, Eastep K, Haasz M, Hoffmann JA, Koral A, Lamoshi A, Levitte S, Lo YHJ, Montminy T, Myer S, Novotny NM, Parrado RH, Ruan W, Stewart AM, Talathi S, Tavarez MM, Townsend P, Zaytsev J, Rudolph B. Warning Labels and High-Powered Magnet Exposures. Pediatrics. 2022 Nov 1;150(5). PubMed PMID: 36189482
Middelberg LK, Leonard JC, Shi J, Aranda A, Brown JC, Cochran CL, Eastep K, Gonzalez R, Haasz M, Herskovitz S, Hoffmann JA, Koral A, Lamoshi A, Levitte S, Lo YHJ, Montminy T, Novak I, Ng K, Novotny NM, Parrado RH, Ruan W, Shapiro J, Sinclair EM, Stewart AM, Talathi S, Tavarez MM, Townsend P, Zaytsev J, Rudolph B. High-Powered Magnet Exposures in Children: A Multi-Center Cohort Study. Pediatrics. 2022 Mar 1;149(3). PubMed PMID: 35112127
Haasz M, Boggs JM, Beidas RS, Betz ME. Firearms, Physicians, Families, and Kids: Finding Words that Work. J Pediatr. 2022 Aug;247:133-137. PubMed PMID: 35605644
Cafferty R, Ambroggio L, Leonard J, Schmidt S, Haasz M. Evaluating Provider Documentation of Suicide Risk Factors Among Youth Screening Positive for Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Jul 1;38(7):317-320. PubMed PMID: 35608523
Stevens J, Leonard J, Reppucci ML, Schroeppel T, Bensard D, Haasz M. Individual and neighborhood level characteristics of pediatric firearm injuries presenting at trauma centers in Colorado. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Sep 1;93(3):385-393. PubMed PMID: 35998288
Seewald LA, Myers M, Zimmerman MA, Walton MA, Cunningham RM, Rupp LA, Haasz M, Carter PM. Firearm safety counseling among caregivers of high-school age teens: Results from a National Survey. Prev Med. 2022 Dec;165(Pt A):107285. PubMed PMID: 36183798
Betz ME, Haasz M. Divergent and Unified: A Path Forward for Firearm Injury Prevention. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Oct;233(4):576-577. PubMed PMID: 34563330
Betz ME, Haasz M. Divergent and Unified: A Path Forward for Firearm Injury Prevention. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Oct;233(4):576-577. PubMed PMID: 34563330
Policy Pathways to Address American Youth Firearm Injury and Death. Sindhu P. Sudanagunta, MD, Emma C. Gilchrist, MPH, Maya Haasz, MD and Shale L. Wong, MD, MSPH. Eugene S. Farley, Jr Health Policy Center. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Brief #17 March 2021.
Phillips R, Shahi N, Bensard D, Meier M, Shirek G, Goldsmith A, Recicar J, Haasz M, Schroeppel T, Moulton S. Guns, scalpels, and sutures: The cost of gunshot wounds in children and adolescents. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Sep;89(3):558-564. PubMed PMID: 32833412
Chui H, Caldwell J, Yordanova M, Cockovski V, Fredric D, Harel-Sterling M, Haasz M, Al-Ismaili Z, Pizzi M, Ma Q, Devarajan P, Goldstein SL, Zappitelli M. Tubular injury and cell-cycle arrest biomarkers to predict acute kidney injury in noncritically ill children receiving aminoglycosides. Biomark Med. 2020 Jul;14(10):879-894. PubMed PMID: 32808826
Haasz M, Ostro D, Scolnik D. Examining the Appropriateness and Motivations Behind Low-Acuity Pediatric Emergency Department Visits. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Sep;34(9):647-649. PubMed PMID: 30180100
Cafferty R, Ambroggio L, Leonard J, Schmidt S, Haasz M. Evaluating Provider Documentation of Suicide Risk Factors Among Youth Screening Positive for Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care.