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Jennifer F. Waljee

Medicine · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2006
Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentPain Management and Opioid UseAnesthesia and Pain ManagementCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesPediatric Pain Management Techniques

Publications

300

Citations

11,158

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

21

Publishing since 2006

Research summary
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Jennifer F. Waljee studies how opioids and other pain medications are prescribed to surgical patients, with a focus on reducing unnecessary opioid use after operations. Her work examines prescribing patterns across hospitals, protocols to limit opioid reliance, and the risks of patients developing prolonged or persistent opioid use following surgery. She also investigates broader surgical outcomes, screening practices, and access to surgical care.

Postoperative opioid prescribing and reductionPersistent and prolonged opioid useSurgical outcomes and quality improvementPain management protocolsHealth policy and access to surgical care

Publication activity rose to a peak around 2019-2020 and has been gradually declining in the years since, averaging about 19 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through April 2027 — about under a year of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNIH R01DA057284through Apr 2027 · $465k awarded

    Evaluating Policy Interventions to Decrease Excessive and Risky Perioperative Opioid Prescribing

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 4,618 mid career Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 11,158cohort median 616
h-index: 50cohort median 11
Publications / year (recent): 19.4cohort median 3.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 11% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 84 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 19.4/year recently
2017: 16 publications172018: 27 publications182019: 45 publications45192020: 43 publications202021: 39 publications212022: 32 publications222023: 29 publications232024: 19 publications242025: 14 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Annals of Surgery×50
  • JAMA Surgery×15
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery×15
  • JAMA Network Open×15
  • Journal of the American College of Surgeons×14
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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