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Jane R. Schubart, MBA, MS, PhD

Jane R. Schubart, MBA, MS, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of Outcomes, Research and Quality
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
JRS46@psu.edu
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Dr. Jane Schubart’s research interests focus on the investigation of health outcomes after surgery. Dr. Schubart is especially interested in complex or chronic illness and, since 2015, has worked on worked on research projects related to the heritable disorders of connective tissue, including the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes. She has published a number of manuscripts related to recent work utilizing a data repository resulting from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) cohort study “Clinical and Molecular Manifestations of Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue”, 2001-2013.

Funding for her work has come from NIH, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), American Cancer Society, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Penn State College of Medicine's Grace Woodward Grant, University of Indiana School of Medicine, Bruhn-Morris Family Foundation, American Society of Breast Surgeons, American Spinal Injury Association, Paralyzed Veterans Association, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia, National Board of Medical Examiners, and various philanthropic sources. 

  • Advance Care Planning
  • Health
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
  • Tonsillectomy
  • Child
  • Neoplasms
  • Hemorrhage
  • Prescriptions
  • Learning
  • Population
  • Decision Making
  • Pediatrics
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Recent Publications

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2024

Henderson, FC, Schubart, JR, Narayanan, MV, Tuchman, K, Mills, SE, Poppe, DJ, Koby, MB, Rowe, PC & Francomano, CA 2024, 'Craniocervical instability in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes: outcomes analysis following occipito-cervical fusion', Neurosurgical Review, vol. 47, no. 1, 27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-023-02249-0
Schubart, JR, Schaefer, EW, Knight, DRT, Mills, SE & Francomano, CA 2024, 'Estimates of the excess cost burden of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes: a United States MarketScan&amp;#x00AE; claims database analysis', Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 12, 1365712. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1365712

2023

Schubart, JR, Mills, SE, Francomano, CA & Stuckey-Peyrot, H 2023, 'A qualitative study of pain and related symptoms experienced by people with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes', Frontiers in Medicine, vol. 10, 1291189. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1291189
Doolan, BJ, Lavallee, ME, Hausser, I, Schubart, JR, Michael Pope, F, Seneviratne, SL, Winship, IM & Burrows, NP 2023, 'Extracutaneous features and complications of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes: A systematic review', Frontiers in Medicine, vol. 10, 1053466. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1053466
Schubart, JR, Zare, A, Fernandez-de-Castro, RM, Figueroa, HR, Sarel, I, Tuchman, K, Esposito, K, Henderson, FC & von Schwarz, E 2023, 'Safety and outcomes analysis: transcatheter implantation of autologous angiogenic cell precursors for the treatment of cardiomyopathy', Stem Cell Research and Therapy, vol. 14, no. 1, 308. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-023-03539-6
Apfeld, JC, Schubart, JR, Gulack, BC, Kulaylat, A & Kulaylat, AN 2023, Sample size. in Handbook for Designing and Conducting Clinical and Translational Surgery. Elsevier, pp. 411-417. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90300-4.00066-5

2022

Schubart, JR, Mills, SE, Schaefer, EW, Bascom, R & Francomano, CA 2022, 'Longitudinal analysis of symptoms in the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes', American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A, vol. 188, no. 4, pp. 1204-1213. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.62640
Dhingra, R, Hakim, A, Bascom, R, Francomano, CA & Schubart, JR 2023, 'Prescription Claims for Immunomodulator and Antiinflammatory Drugs Among Persons With Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes', Arthritis Care and Research, vol. 75, no. 5, pp. 1183-1188. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24819

2021

Bascom, R, Dhingra, R, Francomano, CA & Schubart, JR 2021, 'A case–control study of respiratory medication and co-occurring gastrointestinal prescription burden among persons with Ehlers–Danlos syndromes', American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, vol. 187, no. 4, pp. 549-560. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.c.31947
Dhingra, R, Bascom, R, Thompson, E, Francomano, CA & Schubart, JR 2021, 'Gastrointestinal medication burden among persons with the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes', Neurogastroenterology and Motility, vol. 33, no. 7, e14077. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14077
Schubart, JR, Bascom, R, Francomano, CA, Bloom, L & Hakim, AJ 2021, 'Initial description and evaluation of EDS ECHO: An international effort to improve care for people with the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders', American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, vol. 187, no. 4, pp. 609-615. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.c.31960
Schubart, JR, Eliassen, AH, Schilling, A & Goldenberg, D 2021, 'Reproductive Factors and Risk of Thyroid Cancer in Women: An Analysis in the Nurses’ Health Study II', Women's Health Issues, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 494-502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2021.03.008
Bloom, L, Schubart, J, Bascom, R, Hakim, A & Francomano, CA 2021, 'The power of patient-led global collaboration', American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, vol. 187, no. 4, pp. 425-428. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.c.31942

2020

Toth, S, Flohr, TR, Schubart, J, Knehans, A, Castello, MC & Aziz, F 2020, 'A meta-analysis and systematic review of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in patients undergoing vascular surgery procedures', Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 869-881.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.03.017
Miller, AJ, Schubart, JR, Sheehan, T, Bascom, R & Francomano, CA 2020, 'Arterial elasticity in ehlers-danlos syndromes', Genes, vol. 11, no. 1, 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11010055
Stokes, WA, Schubart, J & Carr, MM 2020, 'Response to a Letter on Postoperative Bleeding Associated with Ibuprofen Use After Tonsillectomy', Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States), vol. 162, no. 2, pp. 265-266. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599819892656
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