Rachel Carmen Ceasar

Title(s)Assistant Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
Address1845 N. Soto Street
Health Sciences Campus
Los Angeles CA 90032
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    1. Disparities in the Clinical Provision of Deep Brain Stimulation: A Systematic Scoping Review and Grounded-Theory Qualitative Analysis. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2025 May 23. Chang W, Ganz T, Kang S, Hu K, Mark C, Frank A, Lee B, Lee D, Coley RB, Ceasar RC, Mason X. PMID: 40410926.
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    2. "You don't have the right resources to let it hurt": How structural vulnerabilities shape opioid withdrawal experiences among a community sample of people who inject drugs in Los Angeles, California. Harm Reduct J. 2025 May 19; 22(1):82. Ganesh SS, Gould EE, Smeltzer RP, Goldshear JL, Huh J, Ceasar RC, Bluthenthal RN. PMID: 40389990; PMCID: PMC12087061.
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    3. Age Restricted Location Policies: A Potential Strategy for Advancing the Tobacco Endgame. Am J Public Health. 2025 May; 115(5):673-677. Roberts ME, Lee JG, Morean ME, Kong G, Ferketich AK, Craigmile PF, Ceasar RC, Spinola VB, Berman ML. PMID: 40203261; PMCID: PMC11983069.
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    4. Adolescent and Parent Perceptions of the American College of Surgeons Safe and Effective Pain Control Brochure. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Apr 15; 60(7):162331. Odegard MN, Ceasar RC, Obinelo AU, Hijaz DN, Rosales A, Bhanvadia SK, Kirkpatrick M, Kim E, Kelley-Quon LI. PMID: 40246064.
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    5. "You take care of people, people will take care of you": Moral Economies and an Unpredictable Drug Market. PLoS One. 2025; 20(4):e0320423. Gould EE, Ganesh SS, DiMario AJ, Huh J, Bluthenthal RN, Ceasar RC. PMID: 40173207; PMCID: PMC11964208.
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    6. Behind closed doors: a qualitative study exploring the content of fertility discussions between oncologists and their adolescent and young adult cancer patients from the perspective of oncologists at an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Mar 21; 33(4):308. Stal J, Roche CI, Yi SY, Freyer DR, Ceasar RC, Kim SE, Milam JE, Miller KA. PMID: 40113637; PMCID: PMC11925993.
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    7. Risk Factors for Infective Endocarditis and Serious Injection Related Infections Among People Who Inject Drugs in Los Angeles, CA and Denver, CO. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Apr 01; 269:112588. Ganesh SS, Goldshear JL, Wilkins P, Kovalsky E, Simpson KA, Page CJ, Corsi K, Ceasar RC, Barocas JA, Bluthenthal RN. PMID: 39954415; PMCID: PMC11955157.
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    8. Sleep Health among Community-Recruited Opioid-Using People Who Inject Drugs in Los Angeles, CA and Denver, CO. J Urban Health. 2024 Oct; 101(5):1058-1067. Ruth A, Ganesh SS, Shah P, Gould EE, Ninh K, Ceasar RC, Duncan DT, Bluthenthal RN. PMID: 39298086; PMCID: PMC11461715.
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    9. "I don't need my kid to be high": prioritizing harm reduction when using cannabis during pregnancy. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Sep 09; 21(1):166. Gould EE, Ganesh SS, Ceasar RC. PMID: 39252036; PMCID: PMC11382473.
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    10. Housing and Displacement as Risk Factors for Negative Health Outcomes Among People Who Inject Drugs in Los Angeles, CA, and Denver, CO, USA. Res Sq. 2024 Aug 17. Goldshear JL, Corsi KF, Ceasar RC, Ganesh SS, Simpson KA, Kral AH, Bluthenthal RN. PMID: 39184086; PMCID: PMC11343175.
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    11. "Smoking weed it gets you over the hump": Cannabis co-use as a facilitator of decreased opioid use among people who inject drugs in Los Angeles, California. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2024 Sep; 12:100257. Ganesh SS, Gould EE, Conner BT, Huh J, Ceasar RC, Bluthenthal RN. PMID: 39829942; PMCID: PMC11740802.
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    12. "I think my vagina is still there?": Women's perspectives on sexual function and dysfunction following radical cystectomy for bladder cancer, a qualitative study. J Sex Med. 2024 Apr 30; 21(5):464-470. Ceasar RC, Ladi-Seyedian SS, Escobar D, Han J, Koh K, Porten S, Chu C, Gould EE, Bhanvadia S. PMID: 38491395.
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    13. The unseen patient: competing priorities between patients and providers when cannabis is used in pregnancy, a qualitative study. Front Glob Womens Health. 2024; 5:1355375. Gould EE, Ganesh SS, Nguyen RM, Breton CV, Bastain TM, Dunton GF, Ceasar RC. PMID: 38699460; PMCID: PMC11063236.
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    14. Physician Leadership and Burnout: The Need for Agency; a Qualitative Study of an Academic Institution. J Healthc Leadersh. 2024; 16:121-130. Hu JS, Pangaro LN, Gloria Andrada BM, Ceasar RC, Phillips JL. PMID: 38449510; PMCID: PMC10914963.
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    15. Perceiving E-Cigarettes as Safe and Safer Alternative to Cigarettes Among Young Adults. Subst Use Addctn J. 2024 Apr; 45(2):181-190. Ceasar RC, Braymiller JL, Kechter A, Simpson KA, Schiff SJ, Yamaguchi N, Barrington-Trimis JL. PMID: 38281133.
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    16. Cannabis Use and Perinatal Health. JAMA. 2024 01 16; 331(3):256-257. Ceasar RC, Terplan M, Rewegan A. PMID: 38227040.
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    17. Adolescent and Parent Perceptions of Postoperative Opioid Use: A Qualitative, Thematic Analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Apr; 59(4):718-724. Odegard MN, Ceasar RC, Hijaz D, Obinelo A, Rosales A, Bhanvadia S, Kirkpatrick M, Kim E, Kelley-Quon LI. PMID: 38184435.
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    18. "They might take my baby away:" Black and Latina peoples' experiences of using cannabis during pregnancy in California while engaged in perinatal care. J Perinatol. 2023 12; 43(12):1497-1499. Ceasar RC, Gould E, Laughter J, Granacki J, Kirsch K, Chauca E, Santos JJ, Becerra L, Cazares L, Habre R, Farzan S, Tamatam S, Nguyen RM, Breton CV, Bastain TM. PMID: 37731045; PMCID: PMC10716035.
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    19. Legislation has Changed But Issues Remain: Provider Perceptions of Caring for People Who Use Cannabis During Pregnancy in Safety Net Health Settings, a Qualitative Pilot Study. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2023; 4(1):400-408. Ceasar RC, Gould E, Stal J, Laughter J, Tran M, Wang SD, Granacki J, Ziltzer RS, Santos JJ. PMID: 37529758; PMCID: PMC10389248.
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    20. Trajectories of Nicotine Use Leading to Dual and Cyclical Tobacco Product Use in Young Adults. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 06 15; 24(7):986-993. Kechter A, Simpson KA, Ceasar RC, Schiff SJ, Yamaguchi N, Bluthenthal RN, Smiley SL, Barrington-Trimis JL. PMID: 34850184; PMCID: PMC9199940.
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    21. A chocolate cake or a chocolate vape? Young adults describe their relationship with food and weight in the context of nicotine vaping. Appetite. 2022 Aug 01; 175:106075. Kechter A, Ceasar RC, Simpson KA, Schiff SJ, Dunton GF, Bluthenthal RN, Barrington-Trimis JL. PMID: 35525332.
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    22. Associations of cannabis product source and subsequent cannabis use among adolescents. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 04 01; 233:109374. Kelleghan AR, Sofis MJ, Budney A, Ceasar R, Leventhal AM. PMID: 35272186; PMCID: PMC8999876.
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    23. Critical Challenges and Creative Solutions for Quantifying Nicotine Vaping: Qualitative Reports From Young Adults. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 02 14; 24(3):416-420. Yamaguchi N, Kechter A, Schiff SJ, Braymiller JL, Ceasar RC, Simpson KA, Bluthenthal RN, Barrington-Trimis JL. PMID: 33846743; PMCID: PMC8842405.
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    24. Factors associated with injury and blood-borne infection risk when providing assisted injection among people who inject drugs. Int J Drug Policy. 2021 11; 97:103297. Ceasar RC, Goldshear JL, Brothers S, Wenger LD, Kral AH, Bluthenthal RN. PMID: 34077825; PMCID: PMC9844096.
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    25. Characterizing symptoms of e-cigarette dependence: a qualitative study of young adults. BMC Public Health. 2021 05 20; 21(1):959. Simpson KA, Kechter A, Schiff SJ, Braymiller JL, Yamaguchi N, Ceasar RC, Bluthenthal RN, Barrington-Trimis JL. PMID: 34016066; PMCID: PMC8138971.
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    26. Accessing Vaping Products When Underage: A Qualitative Study of Young Adults in Southern California. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 05 04; 23(5):836-841. Schiff SJ, Kechter A, Simpson KA, Ceasar RC, Braymiller JL, Barrington-Trimis JL. PMID: 33135743; PMCID: PMC8628866.
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    27. Factors associated with methamphetamine withdrawal symptoms among people who inject drugs. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 06 01; 223:108702. Zhao J, Kral AH, Simpson KA, Ceasar RC, Wenger LD, Kirkpatrick M, Bluthenthal RN. PMID: 33894459.
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    28. Young adult perspectives on their respiratory health symptoms since vaping. Subst Abus. 2021; 42(4):428-432. Kechter A, Schiff SJ, Simpson KA, Ceasar RC, Braymiller JL, McConnell R, Leventhal AM, Barrington-Trimis JL. PMID: 33320789; PMCID: PMC8259897.
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    29. Factors associated with health-related cannabis use intentions among a community sample of people who inject drugs in Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA 2016 to 2018. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 02 01; 219:108421. Ceasar RC, Kral AH, Simpson K, Wenger L, Goldshear JL, Bluthenthal RN. PMID: 33301996; PMCID: PMC7856255.
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    30. Opioid withdrawal symptoms, frequency, and pain characteristics as correlates of health risk among people who inject drugs. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 06 01; 211:107932. Bluthenthal RN, Simpson K, Ceasar RC, Zhao J, Wenger L, Kral AH. PMID: 32199668; PMCID: PMC7259345.
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    31. Sources and Impact of Time Pressure on Opioid Management in the Safety-Net. J Am Board Fam Med. 2019 May-Jun; 32(3):375-382. Satterwhite S, Knight KR, Miaskowski C, Chang JS, Ceasar R, Zamora K, Kushel M. PMID: 31068401; PMCID: PMC6988512.
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    32. Opioid pharmacovigilance: A clinical-social history of the changes in opioid prescribing for patients with co-occurring chronic non-cancer pain and substance use. Soc Sci Med. 2017 08; 186:87-95. Knight KR, Kushel M, Chang JS, Zamora K, Ceasar R, Hurstak E, Miaskowski C. PMID: 28599142; PMCID: PMC5551446.
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    33. The risks of opioid treatment: Perspectives of primary care practitioners and patients from safety-net clinics. Subst Abus. 2017 Apr-Jun; 38(2):213-221. Hurstak EE, Kushel M, Chang J, Ceasar R, Zamora K, Miaskowski C, Knight K. PMID: 28394752; PMCID: PMC5568522.
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    34. Provider Experiences With the Identification, Management, and Treatment of Co-occurring Chronic Noncancer Pain and Substance Use in the Safety Net. Subst Use Misuse. 2017 01 28; 52(2):251-255. Chang JS, Kushel M, Miaskowski C, Ceasar R, Zamora K, Hurstak E, Knight KR. PMID: 27754719; PMCID: PMC5345572.
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    35. Primary care providers' experiences with urine toxicology tests to manage prescription opioid misuse and substance use among chronic noncancer pain patients in safety net health care settings. Subst Abus. 2016; 37(1):154-60. Ceasar R, Chang J, Zamora K, Hurstak E, Kushel M, Miaskowski C, Knight K. PMID: 26682471; PMCID: PMC4823143.
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