Publications
Dr. Chidinma Chima-Melton, M.D. has been published extensively in PubMed
Treatment of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with Remdesivir is associated with lower likelihood of 30-day readmission: a retrospective observational study
Mozaffari E, Chandak A, Gottlieb RL, Chidinma Chima-Melton, Kalil AC, Sarda V, Der-Torossian C, Oppelt T, Berry, M, Amin AN. 2024 Feb 29.
Remdesivir is Associated with Reduced Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Not Requiring Supplemental Oxygen
Mozaffari E, Chandak A, Chidinma Chima-Melton, Kalil AC, Jiang H, Lee E, Der-Torossian C, Thrun M, Berry M, Haubrich R, Gottlieb RL. 2024 April 16.
Remdesivir is Associated with Reduced Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Not Requiring Supplemental Oxygen
Mozaffari E, Chandak A, Chidinma Chima-Melton, Kalil AC, Jiang H, Lee E, Der-Torossian C, Thrun M, Berry M, Haubrich R, Gottlieb RL. 2024 April 16.
Lower mortality risk associated with remdesivir + dexamethasone versus dexamethasone alone for the treatment of patients hospitalized for COVID-19
Mozaffari E, Chandak A, Gottlieb RL, Chidinma Chima-Melton, Berry M, Oppelt T, Okulicz J, Amin AN, Welte T, Sax PE, Kalil AC. 2024 April 16.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Treatments in the United States
Mozaffari E, Chandak A, Amin AN, Gottlieb RL, Kalil AC, Sarda V, Berry M, Brown G, Okulicz JF, Chima-Melton C. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Treatments in the United States. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 Feb 26
Treatment of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with remdesivir is associated with lower likelihood of 30-day readmission: a retrospective observational study
Mozaffari E, Chandak A, Gottlieb RL, Chima-Melton C, Kalil AC, Sarda V, Der-Torossian C, Oppelt T, Berry M, Amin AN. Treatment of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with remdesivir is associated with lower likelihood of 30-day readmission: a retrospective observational study. J Comp Eff Res. 2024 Feb 29
A Multisite Electronic Health Record Integrated Remote Monitoring Intervention for Hypertension Improvement: Protocol for a Randomized Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial
Lee DR, Chenoweth M, Chuong LH, Villaflores CW, Cuevas M, Vangala S, Borenstein J, Kwak H, Chima-Melton C, Han M, Skootsky SA, Chan Tack T, Branagan L, Martin H, Gupta R, Phan L, Sanchez MA, Malaak MM, Dermenchyan A, Pearson KN, Altunyan M, Barakat PF, Pablo R, Sarkisian C. A Multisite Electronic Health Record Integrated Remote Monitoring Intervention for Hypertension Improvement: Protocol for a Randomized Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Oct 30
Remdesivir Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in COVID-19 Patients Requiring Supplemental Oxygen Including Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Across SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Mozaffari E, Chandak A, Gottlieb RL, Chima-Melton C, Read SH, Lee E, Der-Torossian C, Gupta R, Berry M, Hollemeersch S, Kalil AC. Remdesivir Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in COVID-19 Patients Requiring Supplemental Oxygen Including Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Across SARS-CoV-2 Variants. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Sep 22
Remdesivir Reduced Mortality in Immunocompromised Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Across Variant Waves: Findings From Routine Clinical Practice
Mozaffari E, Chandak A, Gottlieb RL, Chima-Melton C, Read SH, Jiang H, Chiang M, Lee E, Gupta R, Berry M, Kalil AC. Remdesivir Reduced Mortality in Immunocompromised Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Across Variant Waves: Findings From Routine Clinical Practice. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Dec 15
Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome presenting with chronic progressive dyspnea
Reilly D, Pourzand L, Chima-Melton C. Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome presenting with chronic progressive dyspnea. Respir Med Case Rep. 2021 Mar 27
The Care of the Adult Burn Patient
Chima-Melton C, Kim C, Merchant M. The Care of the Adult Burn Patient. Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare. Volume 23 (2019)
The Decade in Review: 10 Years of Advancements and Moderation
Chima-Melton C. The Decade in Review: 10 Years of Advancements and Moderation. CHEST Thought Leaders. Updated December 13, 2019.
Tobacco Through the Ages: From Chewing to Juuling and Marijuana
Chima-Melton C, Stewart N. Tobacco Through the Ages: From Chewing to Juuling and Marijuana. CHEST Thought Leaders. Updated May 31, 2019.
“Good for you!”: Reflections on Being a Black Female Physician
Chima-Melton C. “Good for you!”: Reflections on Being a Black Female Physician. CHEST Thought Leaders. Updated February 20, 2019.
Blastomycosis
Chima-Melton C, Steele RW. Blastomycosis. Medscape Reference. Updated January 09, 2019.
Symptomatic Glomangioma of the Trachea in a 33-Year-Old Man Initially Managed by Minimally Invasive Bronchoscopic Interventions
Chima-Melton C. Symptomatic Glomangioma of the Trachea in a 33-Year-Old Man Managed by Minimally Invasive Bronchoscopic Interventions. Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare. Volume 22 (2018).
Understanding Pain in Burn Victims
Servano G, Chima-Melton C, Merchant, M. Understanding Pain in Burn Victims. Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare. Volume 22 (2018).
Diagnosis of spinal epidural abscess: a case report and literature review
Chima-Melton C, Pearl M, Scheiner M. Diagnosis of Spinal Epidural Abscess: A case report and literature review. Nature Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2017 Apr 6;3:17013.
The impact of race on intensity of care provided to older adults in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
Chima-Melton C, Murphy T, Araujo K, Pisani M. The impact of race on intensity of care provided to older adults in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. September 2015.
Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit
Chima-Okereke C, Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit – Chapter Yale ICU Textbook 2012.
My Needle Stick
Chima-Okereke C, “My Needle Stick” – Yale University Literary Magazine Capsules. 2012.