Jennifer Bjazevic

Dr. Jennifer Bjazevic


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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9 May 2023 in Nature Reviews Urology
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JCJohn Antonio Chmiel
John Antonio Chmiel
GSGerrit A. Stuivenberg
Gerrit A. Stuivenberg
KAKait F. Al
Kait F. Al
Polycronis Paul AkourisPolycronis Paul Akouris
Polycronis Paul Akouris
HRHassan Razvi
Hassan Razvi
JBJennifer Bjazevic
Jennifer Bjazevic

1 August 2024 in Journal of Endourology
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JCJohn Antonio Chmiel
John Antonio Chmiel
GSGerrit Alojzi Stuivenberg
Gerrit Alojzi Stuivenberg
JWJennifer F.W. Wong
Jennifer F.W. Wong
LNLinda Nott
Linda Nott
JBJeremy Burton
Jeremy Burton
JBJennifer Bjazevic
Jennifer Bjazevic
Purpose: Preventative strategies and surgical treatments for urolithiasis depend on stone composition. However, stone composition is often unknown until the stone is passed or surgically managed. Given that stone composition likely reflects the physiological parameters during its formation, we used clinical data from stone formers to predict stone composition. Materials and Methods: Data on stone composition, 24-hour urine, serum biochemistry, patient demographics, and medical history were prospectively collected from 777 kidney stone patients. Data were used to train gradient boosted machine and logistic regression models to distinguish calcium vs noncalcium, calcium oxalate monohydrate vs dihydrate, and calcium oxalate vs calcium phosphate vs uric acid stone types. Model performance was evaluated using the kappa score, and the influence of each predictor variable was assessed. Results: The calcium vs noncalcium model differentiated stone types with a kappa of 0.5231. The most influential predictors were 24-hour urine calcium, blood urate, and phosphate. The calcium oxalate monohydrate vs dihydrate model is the first of its kind and could discriminate stone types with a kappa of 0.2042. The key predictors were 24-hour urine urea, calcium, and oxalate. The multiclass model had a kappa of 0.3023 and the top predictors were age and 24-hour urine calcium and creatinine. Conclusions: Clinical data can be leveraged with machine learning algorithms to predict stone composition, which may help urologists determine stone type and guide their management plan before stone treatment. Investigating the most influential predictors of each classifier may improve the understanding of key clinical features of urolithiasis and shed light on pathophysiology.

9 September 2023 in Journal of Pediatric Urology
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FBFernanda Gabrigna Berto
Fernanda Gabrigna Berto
PWPeter Wang
Peter Wang
JMJ Andrew McClure
J Andrew McClure
JBJennifer Bjazevic
Jennifer Bjazevic
DGDor Golomb
Dor Golomb
SDSumit Dave
Sumit Dave

1 October 2021 in Journal of Pediatric Urology
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JDJacob Davidson
Jacob Davidson
YDYoushan Ding
Youshan Ding
ECErnest Chan
Ernest Chan
SDSumit Dave
Sumit Dave
JBJennifer Bjazevic
Jennifer Bjazevic
PWPeter Zhan Tao Wang
Peter Zhan Tao Wang

22 June 2021 in Canadian Urological Association Journal
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JBJennifer Bjazevic
Jennifer Bjazevic

31 January 2022 in Journal of Surgical Education
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PWPeter (Zhan Tao) Wang
Peter (Zhan Tao) Wang
CWClaire A. Wilson
Claire A. Wilson
SNShiva Nair
Shiva Nair
JBJennifer Bjazevic
Jennifer Bjazevic
SDSumit Dave
Sumit Dave
SCSaad Chahine
Saad Chahine