Gina Kruse, MD

Publications

• Malpeddi T, Poongulali S, Shuter J, Rigotti NA, An LC, Kumarasamy N, Reddy KP, Shergina E, Colborn K, Faith B, Sierra YL, Kruse GR. Protocol for the Mobile behavioral support plus varenicline for tobacco cessation among people living with HIV in India (MoVIe): A hybrid implementation-effectiveness randomized trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Jan;160:108179. PubMed PMID: 41352530
• Steeger CM, Tandukar P, Hoth KF, Aloia M, Wamboldt F, Castaldi P, Sharma S, Lorenzon N, Crotty Alexander LE, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Kinney GL, Althoff MD, Kruse GR, Bowler RP. Frequency of cannabis use and symptoms of anxiety and depression: a cross-sectional analysis of the Colorado cannabis users health cohort. J Cannabis Res. 2025 Oct 17;7(1):78. PubMed PMID: 41107903
• Bernstein EY, Lebin JA, Hoppe J, Clinton I, Gritz RM, Kruse GR, Edelman EJ. Variation in initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder during alcohol withdrawal hospitalizations in a large health system: A retrospective cohort study. J Hosp Med. 2025 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 41060248
• Chadwick G, Kruse GR, Stover M, Reitan CA, Mendez VL, Kahl HM, Levy DE. Minimum legal sales age for e-cigarettes: A qualitative study on the implementation of model policy components. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Sep 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 41014184
• Thielking A, Qian Y, Olivier S, Sewpaul R, Levy DE, Ngubane H, Kruse GR, Zulu T, Rigotti NA, Siedner MJ, Wong EB, Reddy K. Changes in tobacco use in rural South Africa during the 2020 tobacco sales ban: an analysis of current and previous behaviours using cross-sectional data. Tob Control. 2025 Sep 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 40912916
• Higashi RT, Quirk L, Kruse G, Chen PM, Dang TH, Haas JS, Atlas SJ, Feldman S, Kobrin SC, Lee SC, Santini N, Tiro JA. Process Mapping to Compare and Improve Management of Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Results in Two US Healthcare Systems within the PROSPR Consortium. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Nov 3;34(11):1989-1999. PubMed PMID: 40879504
• Cheng D, Lee B, Jeffers AM, Stover M, Kephart L, Chadwick G, Kruse GR, Evins AE, Rigotti NA, Levy DE. State E-Cigarette Flavor Restrictions and Tobacco Product Use in Youths and Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jul 1;8(7):e2524184. PubMed PMID: 40736731
• Kruse GR, Bertolini A, Gilliam B, Girard H, Huebner-Tores C, Vaillancourt T, Rigotti NA, Aschbrenner KA, Studts JL, Martinez S, Yoguez N, Gundersen D, Baggett T. Collaborative Selection of Implementation Strategies for Improving Smoking Cessation Treatment and Lung Cancer Screening in Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Pilot Study. Public Health Rep. 2025 Jul-Aug;140(4):325-333. PubMed PMID: 40626383
• Pace LE, Davies M, Martinez S, Salas Karnes L, Pelton-Cairns L, Dargon-Hart S, Holguin M, Daly JG, Lee RM, Kruse GR, Emmons KM. Evaluating the success of community engagement in the Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control Equity. J Clin Transl Sci. 2025;9(1):e122. PubMed PMID: 40599177
• Kruse GR, Chadwick G, Stover M, Reitan CA, Lopez Mendez V, Lee B, Meaney M, Chien HY, Goldberg SL, Evins AE, Rigotti NA, Levy DE. US state implementation of policies restricting sales of flavoured E-cigarettes: a qualitative analysis. Tob Control. 2025 Jul 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 40588348
• Bernstein EY, Calcaterra SL, Chopra V, Edelman EJ, Kruse GR. Prevalence of Hospitalizations Among a National Sample of U.S. Adults With Substance Use Disorders. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Jun;178(6):900-903. PubMed PMID: 40163870
• Wieneke KC, Berkland BE, Kruse GC, Priestley MR, Teal DM, West CP. Charting a New Path Forward in Addressing Employee Well-being in Health Care. Mayo Clin Proc. 2025 Mar;100(3):501-513. PubMed PMID: 40044362
• Fine DR, Critchley N, Hart K, Regan S, Sporn N, Gaeta J, Wright J, Kruse G, Baggett TP. Buprenorphine adherence among a prospective cohort of homeless-experienced adults with opioid use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 May 1;270:112598. PubMed PMID: 40010041
• Sewpaul R, Olivier S, Ngubane H, Zulu T, Sithole M, Hanekom WA, Kruse G, Rigotti NA, Siedner MJ, Wong EB, Reddy KP. Initiation, cessation and relapse of tobacco smoking over a 3-year period among participants aged =15 years in a large longitudinal cohort in rural South Africa. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5(2):e0004126. PubMed PMID: 39999138
• Anyane-Yeboa A, Bermudez H, Fredericks M, Yoguez N, Ibekwe-Agunanna L, Daly J, Hildebrant E, Kuckreja M, Hindin R, Pelton-Cairns L, Karnes LS, Kruse GR, Gundersen DA, Emmons KM. The revised colorectal cancer screening guideline and screening burden at community health centers. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 2;15(1):336. PubMed PMID: 39747176
• Sheridan L, Pocobelli G, Anderson M, Li CI, Kruse GR, Tiro JA, Kamineni A. Cervical cancer screening rates in females living with HIV at three healthcare settings in the United States, 2010-2019. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Mar;36(3):275-284. PubMed PMID: 39537980
• Gina R. Kruse, Jordan Neil, Yuchiao Chang PhD, Reid Anctil BA, Catherine S. Nagawa PhD, Ruosi Shao PhD, Ivan Flores MPH, Natalie Durieux BS, Bingjing Mao PhD, Elyse Park PhD. Predictors and latent class associations with lung cancer screening intentions. BMC Primary Care. 2025. Accepted.
• Bernstein EY, Wilson LM, Kruse GR, Edelman EJ, Herzig SJ, Anderson TS. Alcohol-Related Hospitalizations From 2016 to 2022. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(12):e2550589. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.50589.
• Anyane-Yeboa A, Bermudez H, Fredericks M, Yoguez N, Ibekwe-Agunanna L, Daly J, Hildebrant E, Kuckreja M, Hindin R, Pelton-Cairns L, Karnes LS, Kruse GR, Gundersen DA, Emmons KM. The revised colorectal cancer screening guideline and screening burden at community health centers. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 2;15(1):336. PubMed PMID: 39747176
• Nagawa CS, Selvamuthu P, Kumarasamy N, Balakrishnan FB, Rigotti NA, Kruse GR. Patterns and Correlates of Multiple tobacco Product use Among people With HIV in India. Tob Use Insights. 2024;17:1179173X241303587. PubMed PMID: 39659298
• Chidumwa G, Olivier S, Ngubane H, Zulu T, Sithole M, Gunda R, Sewpaul R, Kruse G, Rigotti NA, Hanekom WA, Siedner MJ, Reddy KP, Wong EB. Association between tobacco smoking and prevalence of HIV, tuberculosis, hypertension and diabetes in rural South Africa: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2024 Nov 27;24(1):3306. PubMed PMID: 39605009
• Sheridan L, Pocobelli G, Anderson M, Li CI, Kruse GR, Tiro JA, Kamineni A. Cervical cancer screening rates in females living with HIV at three healthcare settings in the United States, 2010-2019. Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39537980
• Gupte HA, Kruse GR, Chang Y, Jagiasi D, Pradhan S, Rigotti NA. Post-discharge tobacco abstinence in a Mumbai hospital after implementation of tobacco cessation counseling: A pragmatic evaluation of the LifeFirst program. PLoS One. 2024;19(11):e0312319. PubMed PMID: 39531416
• Aschbrenner KA, Haines ER, Kruse GR, Olugbenga AO, Thomas AN, Khan T, Martinez S, Emmons KM, Bartels SJ. Applying cognitive walkthrough methodology to improve the usability of an equity-focused implementation strategy. Implement Sci Commun. 2024 Sep 3;5(1):95. PubMed PMID: 39227912
• Fine DR, Hart K, Critchley N, Chang Y, Regan S, Joyce A, Tixier E, Sporn N, Gaeta J, Wright J, Kruse G, Baggett TP. Outpatient-Based Opioid Treatment Engagement and Attendance: A Prospective Cohort Study of Homeless-Experienced Adults. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Nov;39(15):2927-2934. PubMed PMID: 38987479
• Boratyn VM, Pocobelli G, Atlas SJ, Clark CR, Feldman S, Kruse G, Marie McCarthy A, Rieu-Werden M, Silver MI, Santini NO, Tiro JA, Haas JS. Clinician-perceived barriers to cervical cancer screening before and during the COVID-19 pandemic at three US healthcare systems. Prev Med Rep. 2024 Jul;43:102783. PubMed PMID: 38883925
• Emmons KM, Pelton-Cairns L, Gundersen DA, Cruz JL, Mascioli L, Kruse GR. Do no harm: the impact of implementing cancer prevention strategies on other preventive health measures. Implement Sci Commun. 2024 May 22;5(1):58. PubMed PMID: 38778390
• Kruse G, Samet J, Barnoya J. Electronic cigarettes: beneficial for smoking cessation but harmful to public health?. Emerg Med J. 2024 Apr 22;41(5):283-284. PubMed PMID: 38531657
• Kruse GR, Percac-Lima S, Barber-Dubois M, Davies ME, Gundersen DA, Ho O, Mascioli L, Munshi M, Perry S, Singh D, Thomas A, Emmons KM, Haas JS. Bundling Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach with Screening for Social Risk in Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Stepped-Wedge Implementation-Effectiveness Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 May;39(7):1188-1195. PubMed PMID: 38332440
• Fine DR, Critchley N, Hart K, Joyce A, Sporn N, Gaeta J, Wright J, Baggett TP, Kruse G. "I'm on the Right Path": Exploring 1-Month Retention in a Homeless-Tailored Outpatient-Based Opioid Treatment Program. Subst Use Addctn J. 2024 Apr;45(2):268-277. PubMed PMID: 38258838
• Wadhwani SI, Kruse G, Squires J, Ebel N, Gupta N, Campbell K, Hsu E, Zielsdorf S, Vittorio J, Desai DM, Bucuvalas JC, Gottlieb LM, Lai JC. Caregiver Perceptions of Social Risk Screening in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: From the Multicenter SOCIAL-Tx Study. Transplantation. 2024 Apr 1;108(4):940-946. PubMed PMID: 37831642
• Aschbrenner KA, Cruz JL, Kruse GR, Nguyen H, Huebner Torres C, Celli M, Sarcione C, Singh D, Emmons KM. Leveraging an implementation science partnership network to understand how Federally Qualified Health Centers operationalize and address health equity. Transl Behav Med. 2024 Jan 11;14(1):23-33. PubMed PMID: 37542519
• Aschbrenner KA, Kruse G, Emmons KM, Singh D, Barber-Dubois ME, Miller AM, Thomas AN, Bartels SJ. Stakeholder and Equity Data-Driven Implementation: a Mixed Methods Pilot Feasibility Study. Prev Sci. 2024 Apr;25(Suppl 1):136-146. PubMed PMID: 36194312
• Aschbrenner KA, Cruz JL, Kruse GR, Nguyen H, Huebner Torres C, Celli M, Sarcione C, Singh D, Emmons KM. Leveraging an implementation science partnership network to understand how Federally Qualified Health Centers operationalize and address health equity. Transl Behav Med. 2024 Jan 11;14(1):23-33. PubMed PMID: 37542519
• 1. Fine DR, Critchley N, Hart K, et al. “I’m on the Right Path”: Exploring 1-Month Retention in a Homeless-Tailored Outpatient-Based Opioid Treatment Program. Substance Use & Addiction Journal. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/29767342231218529
• Wadhwani SI, Kruse G, Squires J, Ebel N, Gupta N, Campbell K, Hsu E, Zielsdorf S, Vittorio J, Desai DM, Bucuvalas JC, Gottlieb LM, Lai JC. Caregiver Perceptions of Social Risk Screening in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: From the Multicenter SOCIAL-Tx Study. Transplantation. 2023 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37831642
• Levy DE, Singh D, Aschbrenner KA, Davies ME, Pelton-Cairns L, Kruse GR. Challenges and recommendations for measuring time devoted to implementation and intervention activities in health equity-focused, resource-constrained settings: a qualitative analysis. Implement Sci Commun. 2023 Sep 1;4(1):108. PubMed PMID: 37658387
• Kruse GR, Lee RM, Aschbrenner KA, Daly JG, Dargon-Hart S, Davies ME, Gundersen DA, Pelton-Cairns L, Winickoff JP, Taveras E, Emmons KM. Embedding community-engaged research principles in implementation science: The implementation science center for cancer control equity. J Clin Transl Sci. 2023;7(1):e82. PubMed PMID: 37125054
• Chidumwa G, Olivier S, Ngubane H, Zulu T, Sewpaul R, Kruse G, Rigotti NA, Siedner MJ, Reddy KP, Wong EB. Tobacco smoking and prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases in rural South Africa: A cross-sectional study. Res Sq. 2023 Apr 7. PubMed PMID: 37066285
• Kruse GR, Joyce A, Yu L, Park ER, Neil J, Chang Y, Rigotti NA. A pilot adaptive trial of text messages, mailed nicotine replacement therapy, and telephone coaching among primary care patients who smoke. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023 Feb;145:208930. PubMed PMID: 36880910
• Kruse GR, Hale E, Bekelman JE, DeVoe JE, Gold R, Hannon PA, Houston TK, James AS, Johnson A, Klesges LM, Nederveld AL. Creating research-ready partnerships: the initial development of seven implementation laboratories to advance cancer control. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Feb 21;23(1):174. PubMed PMID: 36810066
• Weinstein AR, Onate A, Kruse G, Cohen M. Opportunities and challenges for a standardized curriculum in a student-run clinic network. Med Teach. 2023 Jul;45(7):778-783. PubMed PMID: 36657452
• Berkowitz SA, Kruse GR, Ball Ricks KA, Burch J, Ouimet E, Kitzis B, Forrest C, Terranova J, Stewart PW, Buse JB, Keyserling TC, Wexler DJ, Delahanty LM. Medically tailored meals for food insecurity and type 2 diabetes: Protocol for the Food as Medicine for Diabetes (FAME-D) trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Jan;124:107039. PubMed PMID: 36470556
• Kruse GR, Lykken JM, Kim EJ, Haas JS, Higashi RT, Atlas SJ, McCarthy AM, Tiro JA, Silver MI, Skinner CS, Kamineni A. Provider beliefs in effectiveness and recommendations for primary HPV testing in 3 health-care systems. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2023 Jan 3;7(1). PubMed PMID: 36469348
• Abdelwahab R, Abdelwahab S, Hallman M, Kruse G, Chu JT, Cohen MJ. Student Faculty Collaborative Clinics Influence on Emergency Department Use. J Community Health. 2023 Feb;48(1):18-23. PubMed PMID: 36050616
• Higashi, R. T., Kruse, G., Richards, J., Sood, A., Chen, P. M., Quirk, L., Kramer, J., Tiro, J. A., Tuzzio, L., Haas, J. S., Figueroa Gray, M., & Lee, S. C. (2023). Harmonizing Qualitative Data Across Multiple Health Systems to Identify Quality Improvement Interventions: A Methodological Framework Using PROSPR II Cervical Research Center Data as Exemplar. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231157345

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