Peer-Reviewed Publications & Conference Proceedings

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Paul Brassard, Jennifer W Wu, Pierre Ernst, Sophie Dell’Aniello, Brielan Smiechowski, Samy Suissa. The effect of statins on influenza-like illness morbidity and mortality. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 2017;26(1):63–70.

Maria-Cecilia Vieira, Samuel H. Zwillich, Jeroen P. Jansen, Brielan Smiechowski, Dean Spurden, Gene V. Wallenstein. Tofacitinib versus biologic treatments in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors: results from a network meta-analysis. Clinical Therapeutics. 2016;38(12):2628-41.

Shannon Cope, Jie Zhang, Stephen Saletan, Brielan Smiechowski, Jeroen P Jansen, Peter Schmid. A process for assessing the feasibility of a network meta-analysis: a case study of everolimus in combination with hormonal therapy versus chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer. BMC Medicine 2014;12:93.

Brielan Smiechowski, Laurent Azoulay, Hui Yin, Michael N. Pollak, Samy Suissa. The use of metformin and colorectal cancer incidence in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2013;22(10):1877-83.

Brielan Smiechowski, Laurent Azoulay, Hui Yin, Michael N. Pollak, Samy Suissa. The use of metformin and the incidence of lung cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2013;36(1):124-9.

Daniel Suissa, Paul Brassard, Brielan Smiechowski, Samy Suissa. Number needed to treat is incorrect without proper time-related considerations. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2012;65(1):42-6.

Conference Proceedings

Jeanne C. Latourelle, Jing Tu, Rahul K. Das, Leon Furchtgott, Birgit Schoeberl, Brielan Smiechowski, Bruce W. Church, Iya G. Khalil, Boris Hayete, C. Stephen Djedjos, Tuan Nguyen, Yuanyuan Xiao, Raul Aguilar, Guang Chen, G. Mani Subramanian, Robert P. Myers, Vlad Ratziu, Nezam Afdhal, Jaime Bosch, Zachary Goodman, Stephen A. Harrison, Arun J. Sanyal. Accurate prediction of clinical disease progression in patients with advanced fibrosis due to NASH using a Bayesian machine learning approach. EASL The Liver Congress (2018).

A. Shrestha, J.R. Penrod, Martin Reck, D.R. Spigel, B. Smiechowski, K. Bognar, E. van Eijndhoven, C. Makris, D. Healey, N. Hertel, B. Korytowsky, S. Cope, J. Vanderpuye-Orgle. Comparative efficacy and safety of nivolumab vs relevant treatments in pretreated non-squamous advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Results from a systematic literature review and indirect treatment comparisons of randomized controlled trials. European Journal of Cancer. 2017;72(S136).

W.E.E. Eberhardt, J. Vanderpuye-Orgle, M. Reck, D. Waterhouse, B. Smiechowski, K. Bognar, E. van Eijndhoven, C. Makris, A. Blackwood-Chirchir, N. Hertel, B. Korytowsky, S. Cope, J.R. Penrod. Comparative efficacy and safety of nivolumab vs relevant treatments in pretreated squamous advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Results from a systematic literature review and indirect treatment comparisons of randomized controlled trials. European Journal of Cancer. 2017;72(S136).

Brielan Smiechowski, Shannon Cope. Assessing the relationship between treatment effect and baseline risk in network meta-analysis of moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis trials. International Society For Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 17th Annual European Congress (2014).

Brielan Smiechowski, Megan Chen, Maria Cecila Vieira. Comparability of trial populations in network meta-analyses assessing biologic treatments in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. ISPOR 19th Annual International Meeting (2014).

S Cope, J Zhang, B Smiechowski, S Gurunath, S Saletan, JP Jansen, P Schmid. Comparative efficacy of everolimus in combination with exemestane and chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer in terms of progression-free survival. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (2013).

Paul Brassard, Jennifer Wu, Brielan Smiechowski, Sophie Dellaniello, Pierre Ernst, and Samy Suissa. The Effect of Statins on Influenza Morbidity and Mortality. International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management (2013).

Roger Buchanan, Edgar Garcia-Rill, Katherine Huber, Paula Williamson, Brielan Smiechowski, KC Blackwood, Kelly McKinney, Emily Weiss, Ali Syed. Effects of Maternal Cigarette Smoke Exposure and Methamphetamine Challenge on Brain Monoamine Concentrations in Rat Pups. Southeast IDeA Regional Meeting (2009).

Roger Buchanan, Edgar Garcia-Rill, Paula Williamson, Brielan Smiechowski, Courtney Middleton, Jamie Adams, Marisa Wawryzniak, Maureen Dolan, Giuliana Medrano. Effects of Maternal Smoke Exposure on nAChR Subunit mRNA Expression in Brains of Peripubertal Mice. Southeast IDeA Regional Meeting (2009)

Other Project Involvement

Quesnel-Vallée A, Renahy E, Jenkins T, Cerigo H. Assessing barriers to health insurance and threats to equity in comparative perspective: the Health Insurance Access Database. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012 Jul 10;12:107. [Research Assistant - aggregating information and evidence to build the Health Insurance Access Database]

Harling G, Subramanian SV. The perils of conducting meta-analyses of observational data. J Int AIDS Soc. 2014 Jun 9;17(1):19112. [Draft input and feedback]

Undergraduate Research Projects

Collaborations with Arkansas State University, Arkansas Bioscience Institute, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Rhodes College, Radiance Technologies, and the US Space Missile Defense Command.

  • Maternal Smoking and Neuroimmune Modulation Involving Altered Expression of Nicotine Sensitive Acetylcholine Receptors in the Developing Brain and Immune System

  • Carbon Nanotube Exposure by Inhalation and the Absorption, Accumulation and Excretion of Nanoparticles by Living Animals

  • Novel Treatment for Smoking Dependence and Relapse

  • SHADES (Standoff Hazardous Agent Detection Equipment System)

Speaking Engagements & Media Contributions

Courses

Healthcare Literature Analysis and Applications (HCDA 525)
University of Southern California School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Graduate seminar (3 credits), Course Coordinator & Instructor: F16, F18, F19, F21, F23, S25

Biopharma Marketing Analysis and Strategy (BPSI 411)
University of Southern California School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Advanced undergraduate (3 credits), Guest Lecturer: S22-25

Comparative Intl Healthcare Systems (HCDA 502)
University of Southern California School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Graduate seminar (3 credits), Guest Lecturer: F18

Podcasts, Panels & Talks

It’s Bigger than Biotech Podcast - (2025)
Guest: Season 1, Episode 10 - How to Build a Career in Pharmaceutical Consulting: Brielan Smiechowski’s Journey from Epidemiology to Strategy.

New Technology Venture Accelerator (NETVA), Consulate General of France & UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator (2022)
Speaker: Healthcare Fundraising in the United States

BioscienceLA & Netherlands Business Delegation Life Sciences & Health (2022)
Roundtable Leader: Healthcare Investors & Accelerators in the United States

Microsoft Canada (2022)
Speaker: Data-Driven Decision-Making for Health Equity & Impact

Canadian Institute of Health Research (2021)
Panelist: DSECT Symposium Alumni Panel

AnitaB.org LA Women in Tech (2019)
Panelist: Career Management Panel Discussion. The Importance of Sponsorship & Mentoring with Tech Leaders

University of Southern California (2017)
Panelist: Future of Healthcare – How Machine Learning is Shaping the Future of Healthcare

Published Articles (non-peer reviewed)

17 Asset Management Place-Based Briefs
Editor: The Case for Intentional Investment in Los Angeles (2022)

GNS Healthcare Blog (2018)
Author: Real World Evidence: How It’s Changing the Way Drugs are Developed and Valued

Thrillist Health (2016)
Contributor: Secrets that get you the cheapest prescription drugs every time