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Anatomy

2025

Integrating cultural awareness practices into medical school nutrition education with a virtual global elective course. Yee MJ, McWatt SC, Brassett C, Stearns DA, Sagoo MG, Sakurai T, Bittman M, Deckelbaum RJ, Guzman CF, Karmally W, Noel G, Wu A. Med Sci Educ. 2025 Feb 1;35(2):675-681. doi: 10.1007/s40670-025-02290-2. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40353023. 

The state of mental health in medical students in 2023 from 18 Countries. Luong J, Prasad J, Huang ES, Hutter J, McWatt S, Brassett C, Stearns D, Sagoo MG, Bhugra D, Noel G, Molodynski A, Wu A. Acad Psychiatry. 2025 May 1. doi: 10.1007/s40596-025-02143-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40312584. 

The importance of multiculturalism in medical education: a global comparison of perspectives from medical and health professions students at 21 universities. Wu A, Patel R, Luong J, McWatt S, Goel R, Brassett C, Dutton J, Sagoo MG, Kunzel C, Green A, Noel G. JRSM Open. 2025 Apr 10;16(4):20542704251322244. doi: 10.1177/20542704251322244. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40291461 

Evaluating group dynamics through peer assessment during a global student collaboration of interprofessional healthcare education: A longitudinal study across 33 universities. Sagoo MG, Lam PY, Sharma T, Arora A, Siddiqui M, Adeniyi AM, Brassett C, Noel G, Wingate R, McWatt S, Stearns D, Garcia Souto P, Wu A. Anat Sci Educ. 2025 Mar 27. doi: 10.1002/ase.70026. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40145343.

Exploring artificial intelligence readiness in medical students: Analysis of a global survey. Luong J, Tzang CC, McWatt S, Brassett C, Stearns D, Sagoo MG, Kunzel C, Sakurai T, Chien CL, Noel G, Wu A. Med Sci Educ. 2024 Oct 23;35(1):331-341. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02190-x. eCollection 2025 Feb. PMID: 40144085.

The role of internationalization of medical education via international exchange programs in professional identity formation. Luong J, Hui J, Noel G, Wu A. Med Teach. 2025 Mar 18:1. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2025.2478873. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40099696. 

Who is teaching anatomy? An examination of the demographic characteristics, academic backgrounds, and professional responsibilities of US anatomy teachers. Hall TR, Mosley CF, Vakil JB, Lambert CK, Savelli DM, Balta JY.Anat Sci Educ. 2025 Feb 16. doi: 10.1002/ase.70005. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39956756.  

2024

Giving a voice to our silent teachers: Whole body donation from the donor perspective at one donation program in the United States.  Bagian LK, Davis DC, Parker RC, Mosley CF, Balta JY. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Jun;17(4):893-908. doi: 10.1002/ase.2410. Epub 2024 Mar 22. PMID: 38520129. 

Investigating the status of whole-body donation across the United States of America. Bagian LK, Wyatt TB, Mosley CF, Balta JY. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Apr-May;17(3):646-659. doi: 10.1002/ase.2387. Epub 2024 Feb 2. PMID: 38308395.

The road to best practices in body donation. Balta JY, Champney TH, Ferrigno C, Johnson LE, Ross CF, Schmitt B, Smith HF. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Dec 18. doi: 10.1002/ase.2539. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39690933.

Human body donation programs best practices and recommended standards: A task force report from the American Association for Anatomy. Balta JY, Champney TH, Ferrigno C, Johnson LE, Ross CF, Schmitt B, Smith HF. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Dec 18. doi: 10.1002/ase.2520. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39690928.

Minimally invasive denervation of the wrist: A cadaveric feasibility study for a single injection that targets both anterior and posterior interosseous nerves under ultrasound-guidance.  Noel GP, St-Onge T, Boucher LM, Mutch J. Ann Anat. 2024 Dec 2:152365. doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2024.152365. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39631568.

Using soft-preserved body donors to improve the anatomy learning experience for orthopedic residents. Arce JE, Contreras ES, Vaghani P, Goyal K, Balta JY. J Surg Educ. 2025 Jan;82(1):103321. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.103321. Epub 2024 Nov 21. PMID: 39577130.

Luong, J., Tzang, CC., McWatt, S. et al. Exploring Artificial Intelligence Readiness in Medical Students: Analysis of a Global Survey. Med.Sci.Educ. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-024-02190-x 

The intersection of anatomy and spirituality. Balta JY. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Nov;17(8):1523-1525. doi: 10.1002/ase.2528. Epub 2024 Oct 30. PMID: 39474838.

Genomic mosaicism reveals developmental organization of trunk neural crest-derived ganglia. Vong KI, Alvarez YD, Noel G, Barton ST, Chung C, Howarth R, Meave N, Zhang Q, Jiwani F, Barrows C, Patel A, Wang JX, Chi N, Kingsmore SF, White MD, Yang X, Gleeson JG. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Sep 26:2024.09.25.615004. doi: 10.1101/2024.09.25.615004. PMID: 39386543.

Cancer care in post-Roe America: How do we move forward? Smith ER, Sadler GR. J Cancer Educ. 2024 Oct 8. doi: 10.1007/s13187-024-02512-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39375257.  

Investigating the status of whole-body donation across the United States of America. Bagian LK, Wyatt TB, Mosley CF, Balta JY. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Apr-May;17(3):646-659. doi: 10.1002/ase.2387. Epub 2024 Feb 2. PMID: 38308395.

Cell-type-resolved mosaicism reveals clonal dynamics of the human forebrain. Chung C, Yang X, Hevner RF, Kennedy K, Vong KI, Liu Y, Patel A, Nedunuri R, Barton ST, Noel G, Barrows C, Stanley V, Mittal S, Breuss MW, Schlachetzki JCM, Kingsmore SF, Gleeson JG. Nature. 2024 Apr 10. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07292-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38600385.

Giving a voice to our silent teachers: Whole body donation from the donor perspective at one donation program in the United States. Bagian LK, Davis DC, Parker RC, Mosley CF, Balta JY. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Jun;17(4):893-908. doi: 10.1002/ase.2410. Epub 2024 Mar 22. PMID: 38520129. 

A comparison of student perspectives on body donation across healthcare professional programs: From prosection- to dissection-based curricula.   Claveria A, Bachour D, Balta JY, Antonacci R, Ventura NM, Noel GPJC.Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Feb 1. doi: 10.1002/ase.2383. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38299426.   

Investigating the status of whole-body donation across the United States of America.  Bagian LK, Wyatt TB, Mosley CF, Balta JY. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Feb 2. doi: 10.1002/ase.2387. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38308395.   

2023

Graduate anatomy education: How are we training the future generations of anatomy educators? Hall TR, Mosley CF, Balta JY. Anat Sci Educ. 2023 Dec 17. doi: 10.1002/ase.2365. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38105618. 

Comparison between pre-mortem and post-mortem cadaveric images for use with augmented reality headsets during dissection. Jabbary Aslany F, McBain K, Chen L, O'Brien J, Noel GPJC. Surg Radiol Anat. 2023 Sep 12. doi: 10.1007/s00276-023-03239-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37698598.

Evaluating AI-powered text-to-image generators for anatomical illustration: A comparative study. Noel GPJC. Anat Sci Educ. 2023 Sep 11. doi: 10.1002/ase.2336. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37694692. 

Health profession students' outlooks on the medical profession during the COVID-19 pandemic: a global perspective. Utomo R, McWatt SC, Talis A, Xiao QY, Saraci K, Waschke J, Sigmund AM, Gill Sagoo M, Wingate R, Brassett C, Chien CL, Traxler H, Sakurai T, Zeroual M, Olsen J, El-Batti S, Viranta-Kovanen S, Yamada Y, Keay KA, Kitahara S, Stewart W, Mao Y, Lang A, Kunzel C, Bernd P, Patel S, Buehler L, Kielstein H, Preker A, Hardy MA, Noël GPJC, Wu A. J Commun Healthc. 2023 May 22:1-15. doi: 10.1080/17538068.2023.2214391. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37213185.

Human body donors at academic institutions in the United States of America: An investigative study. Wyatt TB, Bagian LK, Balta JY. Clin Anat. 2023 May 18. doi: 10.1002/ca.24060. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37199183.

Personal autonomy and self-determination are crucial for professionalism in healthcare. Organ JM, Smith HF, Trainor PA, Allen K, Balta JY, Beresheim AC, Brewer-Deluce D, Brown KM, Burrows AM, Byers KT, Byram JN, Cale AS, Carroll MA, Champney T, Cornwall J, Dayal MR, DeLeon VB, Dunnwald M, Ferrigno C, Finn GM, Fox GM, Geller PL, Guttmann GD, Harper N, Harrell KM, Hartstone-Rose A, Hildebrandt S, Hortsch M, Jackson J, Johnson LE, Lohman Bonfiglio CM, McCumber TL, Menegaz RA, Mussell JC, O'Loughlin VD, Otobo TM, Oyedele O, Pascoe MA, Person D, Reidenberg JS, Robinson RE, Rogers KA, Ros MA, Ross CF, Sanders KA, Schmitt B, Schoenwolf GC, Smith TC, Smith TD, Sumner DR, Taylor AB, Taylor MJ, Teaford MF, Topp KS, Willmore KE, Wisco JJ, Yang J, Zumwalt AC. Anat Sci Educ. 2023 Apr 4. doi: 10.1002/ase.2278. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37014284.

A thematic analysis of students' discussions on death and body donation in international online focus groups. Wu A, McWatt SC, Utomo R, Talis A, Xiao QY, Saraci K, Brassett C, Sagoo MG, Wingate R, Chien CL, Traxler H, Waschke J, Vielmuth F, Sigmund A, Yamada Y, Sakurai T, Zeroual M, Olsen J, El-Batti S, Viranta-Kovanen S, Keay K, Stewart W, Mao Y, Lang A, Kunzel C, Bernd P, Kielstein H, Noël GPJC. Anat Sci Educ. 2023 Mar 7. doi: 10.1002/ase.2265. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36883007.

2022

Human body donation and surgical training: a narrative review with global perspectives. Zdilla MJ, Balta JY. Anat Sci Int. 2023 Jan;98(1):1-11. doi: 10.1007/s12565-022-00689-0. Epub 2022 Oct 13. PMID: 36227535.

The Anatomy Course During COVID-19: The Impact of Cadaver-Based Learning on the Initiation of Reflection on Death. Wu A, Xiao QY, McWatt S, Utomo R, Talis A, Saraci K, Brassett C, Sagoo MG, Wingate R, Chien CL, Traxler H, Waschke J, Vielmuth F, Yamada Y, Sakurai T, Zeroual M, Olsen J, El-Batti S, Viranta-Kovanen S, Keay K, Stewart W, Kunzel C, Bernd P, Kielstein H, Noël GPJC. Med Sci Educ. 2022 Sep 8:1-12. doi: 10.1007/s40670-022-01609-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36097588. Free PMC article.

Breast Surgery

2025

Insights from a multi-institutional registry show duration of endocrine treatment for DCIS impacts second events. O'Keefe TJ, Yau C, Iaconetti E, Jeong E, Brabham C, Kim P, McGuire J, Griffin A, Wallace AM, Esserman LJ, Harismendy O, Hirst GL. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;11(1):63. doi: 10.1038/s41523-025-00774-3. PMID: 40593866.

Adenoviruses encapsulated in PEGylated DOTAP-folate liposomes are protected from the pre-existing humoral immune response. Phung AT, Shah JR, Dong T, Aisagbonhi O, Trogler WC, Kummel AC, Blair SL. Pharmaceutics. 2025 Jun 11;17(6):769. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17060769. PMID: 40574080.

Adhesion strength of tumor cells predicts metastatic disease in vivo. Kane MA, Birmingham KG, Yeoman B, Patel N, Sperinde H, Molley TG, Beri P, Tuler J, Kumar A, Klein S, Zare S, Wallace A, Katira P, Engler AJ. Cell Rep. 2025 Feb 28:115359. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115359. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40049163.

Oncologic outcomes with de-escalation of axillary surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: Results from > 1500 patients on the I-SPY2 clinical trial. Boughey JC, Yu H, Switalla K, Velle L, Lopes A, Wallace AM, Lancaster RB, Reyna CR, Tuttle TM, Jaskowiak N, Tchou J, Rao R, Lee MC, Naik AM, Golshan M, Arciero CA, Sauder CAM, Matsen CB, Yau C, Esserman L, Mukhtar RA; I-SPY2 Locoregional Working Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Feb 13. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-16973-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39946078.

2024

Pexidartinib and standard neoadjuvant therapy in the adaptively randomized I-SPY2 trial for early breast cancer.   Rugo HS, Campbell M, Yau C, Jo Chien A, Wallace AM, Isaacs C, Boughey JC, Han HS, Buxton M, Clennell JL, Asare SM, Steeg K, Wilson A, Singhrao R, Matthews JB, Perlmutter J, Fraser Symmans W, Hylton NM, DeMichele AM, Yee D, Van't Veer LJ, Berry DA, Esserman LJ. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Dec 3. doi: 10.1007/s10549-024-07555-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39625569. 

25nd annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons: Our silver jubilee.  Gass J, Teshome M, Blair SL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct;31(11):7245-7246. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16002-4. Epub 2024 Aug 20. PMID: 39164603.

Datopotamab-deruxtecan plus durvalumab in early-stage breast cancer: the sequential multiple assignment randomized I-SPY2.2 phase 2 trial.  Shatsky RA, Trivedi MS, Yau C, Nanda R, Rugo HS, Davidian M, Tsiatis B, Wallace AM, Chien AJ, Stringer-Reasor E, Boughey JC, Omene C, Rozenblit M, Kalinsky K, Elias AD, Vaklavas C, Beckwith H, Williams N, Arora M, Nangia C, Roussos Torres ET, Thomas B, Albain KS, Clark AS, Falkson C, Hershman DL, Isaacs C, Thomas A, Tseng J, Sanford A, Yeung K, Boles S, Chen YY, Huppert L, Jahan N, Parker C, Giridhar K, Howard FM, Blackwood MM, Sanft T, Li W, Onishi N, Asare AL, Beineke P, Norwood P, Brown-Swigart L, Hirst GL, Matthews JB, Moore B, Symmans WF, Price E, Heditsian D, LeStage B, Perlmutter J, Pohlmann P, DeMichele A, Yee D, van 't Veer LJ, Hylton NM, Esserman LJ. Nat Med. 2024 Sep 14. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03267-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39277672.

Datopotamab-deruxtecan in early-stage breast cancer: the sequential multiple assignment randomized I-SPY2.2 phase 2 trial.  Khoury K, Meisel JL, Yau C, Rugo HS, Nanda R, Davidian M, Tsiatis B, Chien AJ, Wallace AM, Arora M, Rozenblit M, Hershman DL, Zimmer A, Clark AS, Beckwith H, Elias AD, Stringer-Reasor E, Boughey JC, Nangia C, Vaklavas C, Omene C, Albain KS, Kalinsky KM, Isaacs C, Tseng J, Roussos Torres ET, Thomas B, Thomas A, Sanford A, Balassanian R, Ewing C, Yeung K, Sauder C, Sanft T, Pusztai L, Trivedi MS, Outhaythip A, Li W, Onishi N, Asare AL, Beineke P, Norwood P, Brown-Swigart L, Hirst GL, Matthews JB, Moore B, Fraser Symmans W, Price E, Beedle C, Perlmutter J, Pohlmann P, Shatsky RA, DeMichele A, Yee D, van 't Veer LJ, Hylton NM, Esserman LJ. Nat Med. 2024 Sep 14. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03266-2. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39277671. 

CAR expression in invasive breast carcinoma and its effect on adenovirus transduction efficiency.  Phung AT, Shah JR, Dong T, Reid T, Larson C, Sanchez AB, Oronsky B, Trogler WC, Kummel AC, Aisagbonhi O, Blair SL. Breast Cancer Res. 2024 Sep 10;26(1):131. doi: 10.1186/s13058-024-01880-z. PMID: 39256827.

Mentorship of junior surgical faculty across academic programs in surgery. Yu J, Ruhi-Williams P, de Virgilio C, Bazargan-Hejazi S, Ovsepyan HE, Wexner SD, Kirby KA, Tajik F, Lo A, Fattah A, Amersi FF, Calhoun KE, Cunningham LA, Denoya PI, Govekar HR, Grossi SM, Namm JP, Poola VP, Richmond RE, Rohde CH, Roy M, Russell TA, Sequeira N, Siletz AE, Tanner TN, Valerian BT, Senthil M. JAMA Surg. 2024 Sep 4. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.3390. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39230925. 

Paravertebral versus pectoralis-II (interpectoral and pectoserratus) nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia after non-mastectomy breast surgery: A randomized, controlled, observer-masked noninferiority trial.  Gabriel RA, Curran BP, Swisher MW, Sztain JF, Tsuda PS, Said ET, Alexander B, Finneran JJ 4th, Abramson WB, Black JR, Wallace AM, Blair S, Donohue MC, Abdullah B, Xu NY, Cha BJ, Ilfeld BM. Anesthesiology. 2024 Aug 26. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005207. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39186671. 

25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons: Our silver jubilee. Gass J, Teshome M, Blair SL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug 20. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16002-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39164603.   

ASO visual abstract: Clipping the positive lymph node in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Impact on axillary surgery in the ISPY-2 clinical trial.  Switalla KM, Boughey JC, Dimitroff K, Yau C, Ladores V, Yu H, Tchou J, Golshan M, Ahrendt G, Postlewait LM, Piltin M, Reyna CR, Matsen CB, Tuttle T, Wallace AM, Arciero CA, Lee MC, Tseng J, Son J, Rao R, Sauder C, Naik A, Howard-McNatt M, Lancaster R, Norwood P, Esserman LJ, Mukhtar RA. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug 13. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15965-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39138776. No abstract available.  

 ASO visual abstract: Presentation and management of granulomatous mastitis in the United States-results of an American Society of Breast Surgeons registry study. Kapoor NS, Ryu H, Smith L, Zou J, Mitchell K, Blair SL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 27. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15916-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39068327. 

 ASO author reflections: A symptom-based algorithm for management of granulomatous mastitis in the United States. Kapoor NS, Blair SL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 10. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15807-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38987372.   

Presentation and management of granulomatous mastitis in the United States: Results of an American Society of Breast Surgeons registry study. Kapoor NS, Ryu H, Smith L, Zou J, Mitchell K, Blair SL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 5. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15714-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38969857

Clipping the positive lymph node in patients with clinically node positive breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Impact on axillary surgery in the ISPY-2 clinical trial. Switalla KM, Boughey JC, Dimitroff K, Yau C, Ladores V, Yu H, Tchou J, Golshan M, Ahrendt G, Postlewait LM, Piltin M, Reyna CR, Matsen CB, Tuttle TM, Wallace AM, Arciero CA, Lee MC, Tseng J, Son J, Rao R, Sauder C, Naik A, Howard-McNatt M, Lancaster R, Norwood P, Esserman LJ, Mukhtar RA. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 12. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15792-x. Online ahead of print. PMID:  

Distance of biopsy-confirmed high-risk breast lesion from concurrently identified breast malignancy associated with risk of carcinoma at the high-risk lesion site.  Le J, O'Keefe TJ, Khan S, Grossi SM, Choi HY, Ojeda-Fournier H, Armani A, Wallace AM, Blair SL. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jun 19;16(12):2268. doi: 10.3390/cancers16122268. PMID: 38927976. 

Factors influencing implementation of the Commission on Cancer's Breast Synoptic Operative Report (Alliance A20_Pilot9). Park KU, Padamsee TJ, Birken SA, Lee S, Niles K, Blair SL, Grignol V, Dickson-Witmer D, Nowell K, Neuman H, King T, Mittendorf E, Paskett ED, Brindle M. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun 11. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15515-2. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38862840. 

Clinical impact of semi-annual mammography in patients undergoing breast conserving surgery following neoadjuvant therapy. Wang T, Weed C, Tseng J, Chung A, Moody A, Grossi S, Boyle MK, Giuliano AE, Amersi F. Surg Oncol Insight. 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soi.2024.100037. No PMID or PMCID.

Duration of endocrine treatment for DCIS impacts second events: Insights from a large cohort of cases at two academic medical centers.  O'Keefe T, Yau C, Iaconetti E, Jeong E, Brabham C, Kim P, McGuire J, Griffin A, Wallace A, Esserman L, Harismendy O, Hirst G. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2024 Jan 11:rs.3.rs-3403438. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3403438/v1. PMID: 38260526.   

2023

Neoadjuvant trebananib plus paclitaxel-based chemotherapy for stage II/III breast cancer in the adaptively randomized I-SPY2 trial—Efficacy and biomarker discovery.  Albain KS, Yau C, Petricoin EF, Wolf DM, Lang JE, Chien AJ, Haddad T, Forero-Torres A, Wallace AM, Kaplan H, Pusztai L, Euhus D, Nanda R, Elias AD, Clark AS, Godellas C, Boughey JC, Isaacs C, Tripathy D, Lu J, Yung RL, Gallagher RI, Wulfkuhle JD, Brown Swigart L, Krings G, Chen YY, Potter DA, Stringer-Reasor E, Blair S, Asare SM, Wilson A, Hirst GL, Singhrao R, Buxton M, Clennell JL, Sanil A, Berry S, Asare AL, Matthews JB, DeMichele AM, Hylton NM, Melisko M, Perlmutter J, Rugo HS, Symmans WF, van 't Veer LJ, Yee D, Berry DA, Esserman LJ. Clin Cancer Res. 2023 Dec 18. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-22-2256. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38109213.

Race, gene expression signatures, and clinical outcomes of patients with high-risk early breast cancer. Kyalwazi B, Yau C, Campbell MJ, Yoshimatsu TF, Chien AJ, Wallace AM, Forero-Torres A, Pusztai L, Ellis ED, Albain KS, Blaes AH, Haley BB, Boughey JC, Elias AD, Clark AS, Isaacs CJ, Nanda R, Han HS, Yung RL, Tripathy D, Edmiston KK, Viscusi RK, Northfelt DW, Khan QJ, Asare SM, Wilson A, Hirst GL, Lu R, Symmans WF, Yee D, DeMichele AM, van 't Veer LJ, Esserman LJ, Olopade OI. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Dec 1;6(12):e2349646. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49646. PMID: 38153734.

Glucocorticoid receptor regulates the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process through GR/ZEB1/E-cad and is involved in breast cancer endocrine drug resistance-a bioinformatics analysis.  Tang Y, Ma J, Zhang H, Ma W, Ma W, O'Keefe TJ, Pratap A, Yamada A, Wang L, Gao Y, Zhang Q, Zhao W. Transl Cancer Res. 2023 Nov 30;12(11):3129-3146. doi: 10.21037/tcr-23-1628. Epub 2023 Nov 24. PMID: 38130302.    

Masculinizing hormone therapy effect on breast tissue: Changes in estrogen and androgen receptors in transgender female-to-male mastectomies.  Chaum M, Grossi S, Chen J, Hu V, Ray E, Giuliano A, Bose S. Breast. 2023 Nov 3;72:103596. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2023.103596. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37951051.

ASO Visual Abstract: Is choosing wisely wise for lobular carcinoma in patients over 70 years of age? A National Cancer Database analysis of sentinel node practice patterns. Goldhaber NH, O'Keefe T, Kang J, Douglas S, Blair SL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(10):6033. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13992-5. PMID: 37626253.

Restriction spectrum imaging with elastic image registration for automated evaluation of response to neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer. Andreassen MMS, Loubrie S, Tong MW, Fang L, Seibert TM, Wallace AM, Zare S, Ojeda-Fournier H, Kuperman J, Hahn M, Jerome NP, Bathen TF, Rodríguez-Soto AE, Dale AM, Rakow-Penner R. Front Oncol. 2023 Sep 15;13:1237720. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1237720. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37781199.

24th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBRS): One if by land, two if by sea: ASBRS rides into Boston. Brigid KB, Teshome M, Blair SL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Aug 19. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-14100-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37598117.

Is choosing wisely wise for lobular carcinoma in patients over 70 years of age? A National Cancer Database analysis of sentinel node practice patterns. Goldhaber NH, O'Keefe T, Kang J, Douglas S, Blair SL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13886-6. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37490163.

De-escalation of breast cancer surgery. Blair SL. Surgery. 2023 Jul;174(1):123-124. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.04.026. Epub 2023 May 12. PMID: 37183128.

Omitting axillary staging in selected patients: Rationale of Choosing Wisely in breast cancer treatment. Grossi S, Le J, Armani A. Surgery. 2023 May 10:S0039-6060(23)00169-1. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.03.023. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37169614.

Prognostic Significance of Residual Ductal Carcinoma In Situ After Complete Response of Invasive Breast Cancer to Neoadjuvant Therapy. O'Keefe TJ 5th, Wallace AM. JAMA Surg. 2023 Feb 22. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.8238. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36811893.

Bilateral mastectomy associated with higher breast cancer mortality among patients with estrogen receptor positive progesterone receptor negative localized breast cancer. O'Keefe TJ, Harismendy O, Wallace AM. Chin Clin Oncol. 2023 Feb;12(1):3. doi: 10.21037/cco-22-87. PMID: 36922359.

Outcomes and clinicopathologic characteristics associated with disseminated tumor cells in bone marrow after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in high-risk early stage breast cancer: the I-SPY SURMOUNT study. Magbanua MJM, van 't Veer L, Clark AS, Chien AJ, Boughey JC, Han HS, Wallace A, Beckwith H, Liu MC, Yau C, Wileyto EP, Ordonez A, Solanki TI, Hsiao F, Lee JC, Basu A, Brown Swigart L, Perlmutter J, Delson AL, Bayne L, Deluca S, Yee SS, Carpenter EL, Esserman LJ, Park JW, Chodosh LA, DeMichele A. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2023 Jan 23. doi: 10.1007/s10549-022-06803-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36689092.

2022

Risk factors for breast cancer mortality after ductal carcinoma in situ diagnosis differ from those for invasive recurrence. O'Keefe TJ, Chau H, Harismendy O, Wallace AM. Surgery. 2022 Nov 23:S0039-6060(22)00876-5. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.10.009. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36435650.      

Localizing Positive Axillary Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer Patients Post Neoadjuvant Therapy. Taj R, Chung SH, Goldhaber NH, Louie BH, Marganski JG, Grewal NS, Rane ZS, Ojeda-Fournier H, Armani A, Wallace A, Blair SL. J Surg Res. 2022 Nov 21;283:288-295. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.10.023. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36423478.

Association of Residual Ductal Carcinoma In Situ With Breast Cancer Recurrence in the Neoadjuvant I-SPY2 Trial. Osdoit M, Yau C, Symmans WF, Boughey JC, Ewing CA, Balassanian R, Chen YY, Krings G, Wallace AM, Zare S, Fadare O, Lancaster R, Wei S, Godellas CV, Tang P, Tuttle TM, Klein M, Sahoo S, Hieken TJ, Carter JM, Chen B, Ahrendt G, Tchou J, Feldman M, Tousimis E, Zeck J, Jaskowiak N, Sattar H, Naik AM, Lee MC, Rosa M, Khazai L, Rendi MH, Lang JE, Lu J, Tawfik O, Asare SM, Esserman LJ, Mukhtar RA. JAMA Surg. 2022 Sep 7. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.4118. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36069821.

Preoperative Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis for the Treatment of Pain following Mastectomy: A Randomized, Participant- and Observer-Masked, Sham-Controlled Study. Ilfeld BM, Finneran JJ, Swisher MW, Said ET, Gabriel RA, Sztain JF, Khatibi B, Armani A, Trescot A, Donohue MC, Schaar A, Wallace AM. Anesthesiology. 2022 Aug 5. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004334. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35929983.

23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons: Back to In-Person Scientific Exploration. Fisher CS, Teshome M, Blair SL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Jul 28. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12263-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35902494. No abstract available. 

Tri-Compartmental Restriction Spectrum Imaging Breast Model Distinguishes Malignant Lesions from Benign Lesions and Healthy Tissue on Diffusion-Weighted Imaging. Besser AH, Fang LK, Tong MW, Sjaastad Andreassen MM, Ojeda-Fournier H, Conlin CC, Loubrie S, Seibert TM, Hahn ME, Kuperman JM, Wallace AM, Dale AM, Rodríguez-Soto AE, Rakow-Penner RA. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Jun 30;14(13):3200. doi: 10.3390/cancers14133200. PMID: 35804972. Free PMC article.

The EA2108 Clinical Trial and Real-World Data: A Cautionary Tale in Stage IV Breast Cancer. Boughey JC, Blair SL, Subhedar PD, Edge SB, White JR, Hunt KK. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Aug;29(8):4663-4666. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-11899-1. Epub 2022 May 16. PMID: 35578060. No abstract available.       

Retrospective review of three-fractioned accelerated partial breast irradiation. Simon LE, Scanderbeg D, Einck J, Mayadev J, Brown D, Wallace A, Blair S, Yashar C, Huynh-Le MP. Brachytherapy. 2022 Jul-Aug;21(4):487-493. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2022.02.002. Epub 2022 Apr 13. PMID: 35428569.

Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery

2025

Safety and immediate efficacy of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic disease. Bird EM, Yang JZ, Mims EW, Kerr KM, Papamatheakis DG, Poch DS, Fedullo PF, Malhotra A, Daniels LB, McDivit-Mizzell A, Phreaner N, Kim NH, Pretorius VG, Madani MM, Fernandes TM. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Jun 17:S0003-4975(25)00529-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.05.037. Online ahead of print.  PMID: 40553695.

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Results of an international multicenter prospective registry. Lang IM, Brenot P, Bouvaist H, Fadel E, Jaïs X, Madani MM, Guth S, Kurzyna M, Simonneau G, Wiedenroth CB, Mahmud E, Shimokawahara H, Bashir R, Delcroix M, Frantz R, Gerges C, Godinas L, Heresi GA, Jansa P, Jenkins DP, Hoole SP, Ogo T, Pepke-Zaba J, Satoh T, Vonk-Noordegraaf A, Witkin A, Bowers D, Kim NH, Matsubara H. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Jun 17;85(23):2270-2284. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.021. PMID: 40499982.

Left ventricular ejection fraction and previous cardiac revascularization: Impact on patient survival, graft survival, and complications in kidney transplant recipients. Amara D, Nunez M, Parekh J, Greenstein S, Foley D, Stock P, Hirose R. Transplant Direct. 2025 Jun 12;11(7):e1802. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001802. eCollection 2025 Jul. PMID: 40519671.

Optimal approach to performing and reporting computed tomography angiography for suspected acute pulmonary embolism: A clinical consensus statement of the ESC working group on pulmonary circulation & right ventricular function, the Fleischner Society, the Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care (ACVC) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the ESC, endorsed by European Respiratory Society (ERS), Asian Society of Thoracic Radiology (ASTR), European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI), and Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR). Klok FA, Barco S, Bertoletti L, Bhalla S, Dubois S, Le Gal G, Haramati LB, van Hooidonk E, Humbert M, Konstantinides SV, Lang IM, Murphy WS, Ohno Y, Price S, Prokop M, Pruszczyk P, Rossi A, Thistlethwaite PA, West C, Remy-Jardin M. Radiology. 2025 Jun;315(3):e243833. doi: 10.1148/radiol.243833. PMID: 40459417.

Multidisciplinary tumor boards in pediatric surgical oncology: a systematic review of approaches in low- and middle-income countries. Puerta C, Chidiac C, Besse CE, Klipstein A, Brown L, Fierro JC, Phan P, Thistlethwaite PA, Rhee DS, Shalkow-Klincovstein J. Pediatr Surg Int. 2025 May 30;41(1):152. doi: 10.1007/s00383-025-06050-6. PMID: 40445327. 

Multidisciplinary management and staged surgical treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and subclavian vein thrombosis caused by venous thoracic outlet syndrome.  Zeeshan M, Pearl GJ, Chakinala MM, Kotkar KD, Blinder MA, Kavali PK, Madani MM, Thompson RW. Cureus. 2025 May 28;17(5):e84953. doi: 10.7759/cureus.84953. eCollection 2025 May. PMID: 40438878.

Rapid closure and hemostasis of ruptured soft tissues using a modified human tropoelastin-based sealant in preclinical models. Ghovvati M, Jain S, Cheng GZ, Kaneko N, Boys JA, Imahori T, De Maeseneer T, Haghniaz R, Cameron RB, Weiss AS, Annabi N. Sci Transl Med. 2025 May 14;17(798):eadr6458. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adr6458. Epub 2025 May 14. PMID: 40367193. 

Store-operated Ca2+ entry is involved in endothelium-to-mesenchymal transition in lung vascular endothelial cells. Babicheva A, Elmadbouh I, Song S, Thompson M, Powers R, Jain PP, Izadi A, Chen J, Yung L, Parmisano S, Paquin C, Wang WT, Chen Y, Wang T, Alotaibi M, Shyy JY, Thistlethwaite PA, Wang J, Makino A, Prakash YS, Pabelick CM, Yuan JX. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2025 May 7. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00400.2024. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40331589. 

One-year lung transplantation outcomes for engineered stone countertop workers with silicosis at a single center in Southern California, 2019 to 2023. Robinson R, Hua JT, Lee B, Villegas K, Gaboyan S, Rose CS, Lin CM, Golts E, Yung G, Akins T, Gaissert C, Malles C, Gloria AM, Afshar K. JHLT Open. 2025 May 5;9:100280. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100280. eCollection 2025 Aug. PMID: 40510598.

Single-center perioperative management and 1-year heart transplantation outcomes for patients with adult congenital heart disease. Robinson R, Gaboyan S, Alshawabkeh L, Reeves R, Golts E, Pretorius V, Nigro J, Kearns M, El-Said H, Carazo M, Hong K, Adler E, Kim PJ, Topik A, Raleigh D, Meier A, Ellis S, Sanchez R, Afshar K, Kafi A, Lin C, Yung G, Brubaker A, Schnickel G, Mekeel K, Berumen J, Parekh J, Barman P, Ajmera V, Kono Y, Vodkin I, Urey MA. JHLT Open. 2025 Mar 7;8:100243. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100243. eCollection 2025 May. PMID: 40486113.

Temporal trends in the utilization, costs, and outcomes of concomitant left atrial appendage closure across a statewide collaborative. Sanaiha Y, Kiaii B, Sun JC, Madani M, Nguyen TC, Shemin RJ, Benharash P; University of California Cardiac Surgery Consortium. JTCVS Open. 2024 Nov 14;23:176-189. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2024.10.030. eCollection 2025 Feb. PMID: 40061534. 

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: The potentially curative treatment of choice for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Madani MM, Wiedenroth CB, Jenkins DP, Fadel E, de Perrot M. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Apr;119(4):756-767. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.07.052. Epub 2024 Sep 10. PMID: 39265713.

Clinical outcomes with normothermic pulsatile organ perfusion in heart transplantation: A report from the OCS Heart Perfusion Registry. Stehlik J, Farr MA, Mehra MR, Schroder JN, D'Alessandro DA, Pal JD, Villavicencio MA, Gruber PJ, Couper GS, Shudo Y, Patel PC, Daneshmand MA, Klein L, Shah AS, Skipper ER, Esmailian F, Goldstein D, Ohira S, Lozonschi L, Kaczorowski DJ, Takeda K, Malyala RSR, Haft JW, Meyer DM, Sun BC, Pretorius V, Kilic A, Anyanwu AC, Williams CT, Pham DT, Kai M, Sulemanjee NZ, Itoh A, Funamoto M, Salerno CT, Ikonomidis JS, Durham LA, Shaffer A, Zhou X, Zafar F, Pinney SP, Milano CA. Circulation. 2025 Mar 7. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.071743. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40052272

Surveillance donor-specific antibody and pathologic antibody mediated rejection testing in heart transplant patients in the contemporary era. Cusi V, Cardenas A, Tada Y, Vaida F, Wettersten N, Chak J, Pretorius V, Urey MA, Morris GP, Lin G, Kim PJ. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Feb 4:S1053-2498(25)00061-0. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.01.019. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39914762.

Lobectomy versus sublobar resection in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database: Importance of patient factors and lymph node evaluation. Woodard GA, Grau-Sepulveda M, Onaitis MW, Udelsman BV, David EA, Jacobs JP, Kosinski AS, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Jan 21:S0003-4975(25)00068-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.01.004. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39864772.

NCCN Guidelines® insights: Lung cancer screening, version 1.2025. Wood DE, Kazerooni EA, Aberle DR, Argento C, Baines J, Boer B, Brown LM, Donington J, Eapen GA, Ferguson JS, Hou L, Klippenstein D, Kolansky AS, Kumar R, Leard LE, Leung ANC, Mazzone P, Merritt RE, Norris K, Onaitis M, Pipavath S, Puri V, Raz D, Reddy C, Reid ME, Sandler KL, Sands J, Schabath MB, Sears CR, Studts JL, Tanoue L, Thacker AL, Tong BC, Travis WD, Wei B, Westover K, McCullough B, Ramakrishnan S. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 Jan;23(1):e250002. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2025.0002. PMID: 39819601.

Surgical repair of double outlet right ventricle infants guided by three dimensional-computed tomography cardiac modeling and printing.  Ganta S, Ryan JR, Lewis MJ, Nigro JJ. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Jan 22:21501351241305129. doi: 10.1177/21501351241305129. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39840424.

2024

Current approaches to optimize donor heart for transplantation.  Alam AH, Lee CY, Kanwar MK, Moayedi Y, Bernhardt AM, Takeda K, Pham DT, Salerno C, Zuckermann A, D'Alessandro D, Pretorius VG, Louca JO, Large S, Bowles DE, Silvestry SC, Moazami N. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Dec 25:S1053-2498(24)02012-6. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.12.001. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39730081

Lung transplant success in COVID-19 patients requiring V-V ECMO: One-year follow-up.  Odish MF, Pollema T, Lin CM, Owens RL, Yi C, LeBlanc S, Roche C, Gaissert C, Yung G, Kafi A, Golts EM, Afshar K. Ann Transplant. 2024 Dec 24;29:e946088. doi: 10.12659/AOT.946088. PMID: 39716460. 

Delta-like ligand 4 inhibitor drug treatment induces pulmonary hypertension in cancer clinical trials.  Besse CE, Winicki NM, Puerta C, Hernandez M, Yuan JX, Thistlethwaite PA. Pulm Circ. 2024 Nov 8;14(4):e12450. doi: 10.1002/pul2.12450. eCollection 2024 Oct. PMID: 39525948.   

Integrated multiomic analysis identifies TRIP13 as a mediator of alveolar epithelial type II cell dysfunction in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.  St Pierre L, Berhan A, Sung EK, Alvarez JR, Wang H, Ji Y, Liu Y, Yu H, Meier A, Afshar K, Golts EM, Lin GY, Castaldi A, Calvert BA, Ryan A, Zhou B, Offringa IA, Marconett CN, Borok Z. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2024 Nov 13:167572. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2024.167572. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39547519.

Delta-like ligand 4 inhibitor drug treatment induces pulmonary hypertension in cancer clinical trials.  Besse CE, Winicki NM, Puerta C, Hernandez M, Yuan JX, Thistlethwaite PA. Pulm Circ. 2024 Nov 8;14(4):e12450. doi: 10.1002/pul2.12450. eCollection 2024 Oct. PMID: 39525948.

Traditional and non-traditional lead extraction techniques.  Ho G, Birgersdotter-Green U, Pollema T. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2024 Dec;16(4):411-419. doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2024.06.005. Epub 2024 Sep 20. PMID: 39461832. 

Genetic testing practices and pathological assessments in end stage heart failure patients undergoing heart transplantation and left ventricular assist device.  Silver E, Argiro A, Murray SS, Korty L, Lin G, Pretorius V, Urey M, Hong KN, Adler ED, Bui QM. J Card Fail. 2024 Oct 23:S1071-9164(24)00885-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.09.015. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39454940. 

Nursing roles in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Parrett M, Yi C, Weaver B, Jones M, Almachar MB, Davidson J, Odish M, Pollema T. Am J Nurs. 2024 Nov 1;124(11):30-37. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0001081100.87718.df. Epub 2024 Oct 24.PMID: 39446511.

Catheter ablation versus advanced therapy for patients with severe heart failure and ventricular electrical storm.  Lin AY, Begur M, Margolin E, Brann A, Ho G, Han F, Hoffmayer K, Krummen DE, Raissi F, Urey M, Pretorius V, Adler ED, Feld GK, Hong KN, Hsu JC. Heart Rhythm. 2024 Sep 25:S1547-5271(24)03373-3. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.09.045. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39332754.  

Efficacy and safety of selexipag in patients with inoperable or persistent/recurrent CTEPH (SELECT randomised trial). Kim NH, Channick R, Delcroix M, Madani M, Pepke-Zaba J, Borissoff JI, Easton V, Gesang S, Richard D, Ghofrani HA. Eur Respir J. 2024 Oct 3;64(4):2400193. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00193-2024. Print 2024 Oct. PMID: 39326918.  

Worldwide CTEPH Registry: Long-term outcomes with pulmonary endarterectomy, balloon pulmonary angioplasty, and medical therapy. Delcroix M, Pepke-Zaba J, D'Armini AM, Fadel E, Guth S, Hoole SP, Jenkins DP, Kiely DG, Kim NH, Madani MM, Matsubara H, Nakayama K, Ogawa A, Ota-Arakaki JS, Quarck R, Sadushi-Kolici R, Simonneau G, Wiedenroth CB, Yildizeli B, Mayer E, Lang IM. Circulation. 2024 Sep 17. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.068610. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39286890. 

Indications and outcomes of elective open chest lead extractions. Gupta AR, Power JR, Yang Y, Pollema T, Arghami A, Birgersdotter-Green U, Cha YM. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 Sep 5. doi: 10.1111/jce.16412. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39238168. 

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: The potentially curative treatment of choice for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.  Madani MM, Wiedenroth CB, Jenkins DP, Fadel E, de Perrot M. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Sep 10:S0003-4975(24)00763-X. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.07.052. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39265713. 

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease. Kim NH, D'Armini AM, Delcroix M, Jaïs X, Jevnikar M, Madani MM, Matsubara H, Palazzini M, Wiedenroth CB, Simonneau G, Jenkins DP. Eur Respir J. 2024 Aug 29:2401294. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01294-2024. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39209473.  

Context-dependent roles of mitochondrial LONP1 in orchestrating the balance between airway progenitor versus progeny cells. Xu L, Tan C, Barr J, Talaba N, Verheyden J, Chin JS, Gaboyan S, Kasaraneni N, Elgamal RM, Gaulton KJ, Lin G, Afshar K, Golts E, Meier A, Alexander LEC, Borok Z, Shen Y, Chung WK, McCulley DJ, Sun X. Cell Stem Cell. 2024 Aug 16:S1934-5909(24)00287-X. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.08.001. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39181129.

Consensus statement: Technical standards for thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion. Hoffman JRH, Hartwig MG, Cain MT, Rove JY, Siddique A, Urban M, Mulligan MS, Bush EL, Balsara K, Demarest CT, Silvestry SC, Wilkey B, Trahanas JM, Pretorius VG, Shah AS, Moazami N, Pomfret EA, Catarino PA; American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS); International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT); Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS); American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS). Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Jul 18:S0003-4975(24)00567-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.07.002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39023462.

Apelin modulates inflammation and leukocyte recruitment in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Park H, Song J, Jeong HW, Grönloh MLB, Koh BI, Bovay E, Kim KP, Klotz L, Thistlethwaite PA, van Buul JD, Sorokin L, Adams RH. Nat Commun. 2024 Jul 25;15(1):6282. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50540-5. PMID: 39060233. 

COVID-19 related tracheal stenosis requiring tracheal resection: A case series. Yousef A, Solomon I, Cheng G, Makani S, Boys J, Weissbrod PA. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2024 Aug 10:34894241266489. doi: 10.1177/00034894241266489. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39127881. 

Computed tomography predictors of increased transvenous lead extraction difficulty. Patel K, Toomu S, Lee E, Darden D, Jacobs K, Pollema T, Ho G, Birgersdotter-Green U. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2024 Jul 5. doi: 10.1111/pace.15034. Online ahead of print. PMID:

Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes disease: A rare cardiac presentation.  Smith E, O'Brien O, Woo M, Pretorius V, Cronin B. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Jun 4:S1053-0770(24)00369-0. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.05.037. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38926004. 

Clinician prediction of survival vs calculated prediction scores in patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Martin LA, Bojorquez GR, Yi C, Ignatyev A, Pollema T, Davidson JE, Odish M. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2024 Jul-Aug 01;43(4):194-201. doi: 10.1097/DCC.0000000000000643. PMID: 38787774. 

Fentanyl levels may be unchanged with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Chou JW, Mueller M, Tainter C, Pollema T, Yi C, Odish M, O'Brien EO. Ann Pharmacother. 2024 May 20:10600280241249501. doi: 10.1177/10600280241249501. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38767278. 

NOTCH3 and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Winicki NM, Puerta C, Besse CE, Zhang Y, Thistlethwaite PA. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jun 6;25(11):6248. doi: 10.3390/ijms25116248. PMID: 38892440. 

BRCC3 regulation of ALK2 in vascular smooth muscle cells: Implication in pulmonary hypertension. Shen H, Gao Y, Ge D, Tan M, Yin Q, Wei TW, He F, Lee TY, Li Z, Chen Y, Yang Q, Liu Z, Li X, Chen Z, Yang Y, Zhang Z, Thistlethwaite PA, Wang J, Malhotra A, Yuan JX, Shyy JY, Gong K. Circulation. 2024 Apr 1. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.066430. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38557054. 

NT-pro-BNP is predictive of morbidity and mortality after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy and is independent of preoperative hemodynamics. Keiler EA, Kerr KM, Poch DS, Yang JZ, Papamatheakis DG, Alotaibi M, Bautista A, Pretorius VG, Madani MM, Kim NH, Fernandes TM. Pulm Circ. 2024 Apr 19;14(2):e12367. doi: 10.1002/pul2.12367. eCollection 2024 Apr. PMID: 38646413. 

Inflammatory biomarkers as predictors of systemic vs isolated pocket infection in patients undergoing transvenous lead extraction.  Lacharite-Roberge AS, Toomu S, Aldaas O, Ho G, Pollema TL, Birgersdotter-Green U. Heart Rhythm O2. 2024 Apr 15;5(5):289-293. doi: 10.1016/j.hroo.2024.04.007. eCollection 2024 May. PMID: 38840769.

Open chest approach lead extraction in a patient with a large vegetation: The importance of multidisciplinary approach, advanced imaging, and procedural planning.  Lacharite-Roberge AS, Patel K, Yang Y, Birgersdotter-Green U, Pollema TL. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2024 Jun;16(2):143-147. doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2023.10.014. Epub 2023 Nov 22. PMID: 38749633.

Status and future directions for balloon pulmonary angioplasty in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease with and without pulmonary hypertension: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association.Aggarwal V, Giri J, Visovatti SH, Mahmud E, Matsubara H, Madani M, Rogers F, Gopalan D, Rosenfield K, McLaughlin VV; American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation; and Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing. Circulation. 2024 Apr 9;149(15):e1090-e1107. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001197. Epub 2024 Mar 7. PMID: 38450477.

Macitentan for the treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (MERIT-1): results from the multicentre, phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.   Ghofrani HA, Simonneau G, D'Armini AM, Fedullo P, Howard LS, Jaïs X, Jenkins DP, Jing ZC, Madani MM, Martin N, Mayer E, Papadakis K, Richard D, Kim NH; MERIT study investigators. Lancet Respir Med. 2024 Apr;12(4):e21-e30. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(24)00027-4. PMID: 38548406.

Utilizing cell salvage devices to return blood post extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit decannulation, a letter to the editor.  Odish MF, Najmaii S, Yi C, Pollema TL. Perfusion. 2024 Mar 14:2676591241238859. doi: 10.1177/02676591241238859. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38482847.

Initiation of ECMO in patients with COVID-19- related ARDS does not increase blood markers of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) or IL-8.   Odish MF, Masso-Silva JA, Pollema TL, Owens RL, Alexander LEC, Meier A.  J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Feb 10:S1053-0770(24)00100-9. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.02.007. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38461035c.

Automated electronic alert for the detection of infected cardiovascular implantable electronic devices in patients with bacteremia. Lin AY, Torriani F, Sung K, Trefethen E, Near N, Ho G, Pollema T, Birgersdotter-Green U. Heart Rhythm. 2024 Feb 28:S1547-5271(24)00223-6. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.02.051. Online ahead of print.

Using HCV-viremic organs for lung transplantation does not confer higher rejection rates compared to HCV-negative organs. Afshar K, Schonhoft E, Kozuch J, Kafi A, Yung G, Pollema T, Golts E, Aslam S. Clin Transplant. 2024 Feb;38(2):e15260. doi: 10.1111/ctr.15260. PMID: 38369851.   

Stage 1 and 2 palliation: comparing ductal stenting and aorto-pulmonary shunts in single ventricles with duct-dependent pulmonary blood flow. Ganta S, Haley J, El-Said H, Lane B, Haldeman S, Karamlou T, Moore J, Rao R, Nigro JJ. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Jan 24. doi: 10.1007/s00246-023-03386-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38265483.

2023

The etiology and outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients who are on V-V ECMO, a letter to the editor. Odish M, Roberts E, Pollema T, Pentony E, Yi C, Owens RL, Wardi G, Sell RE. Resusc Plus. 2023 Dec 22;17:100536. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100536. eCollection 2024 Mar. PMID: 38205147. 

Antibody mediated rejection is not associated with worse survival in adherent heart transplant patients in the contemporary era. Kim PJ, Cusi V, Cardenas A, Tada Y, Vaida F, Wettersten N, Chak J, Bijlani P, Pretorius V, Urey MA, Morris GP, Lin G. medRxiv. 2023 Dec 8:2023.12.01.23299311. doi: 10.1101/2023.12.01.23299311. Preprint. PMID: 38106112.

Difference in immunosuppressant dose requirement when transitioning to isavuconazole from other azoles in thoracic transplant recipients. Kozuch JM, Burt C, Afshar K, Aslam S, Yung G, Mariski M, Golts E, Feist A. Transpl Infect Dis. 2023 Dec 7:e14209. doi: 10.1111/tid.14209. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38059638.   

Activation of KrasG12D in subset of alveolar type II cells enhances cellular plasticity in lung adenocarcinoma.  Chaudhary P, Xu X, Wang G, Hoj JP, Rampersad RR, Asselin-Labat ML, Ting S, Kim W, Tamayo P, Pendergast AM, Onaitis MW. Cancer Res Commun. 2023 Nov 24;3(11):2400-2411. doi: 10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-22-0408. PMID: 37882674.

Outcomes following lung transplantation for American Indians/Alaska Natives in the United States.  Bremer MN, Gama GJ, Golts S, Lin CM, Kafi A, Yung G, Golts E, Afshar K. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Nov 14:S1053-2498(23)02126-5. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.11.007. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37972827.

Transcriptomes and metabolism define mouse and human MAIT cell populations. Chandra S, Ascui G, Riffelmacher T, Chawla A, Ramírez-Suástegui C, Castelan VC, Seumois G, Simon H, Murray MP, Seo GY, Premlal ALR, Schmiedel B, Verstichel G, Li Y, Lin CH, Greenbaum J, Lamberti J, Murthy R, Nigro J, Cheroutre H, Ottensmeier CH, Hedrick SM, Lu LF, Vijayanand P, Kronenberg M. Sci Immunol. 2023 Nov 10;8(89):eabn8531. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abn8531. Epub 2023 Nov 10. PMID: 37948512.

Recurrent Candidemia Due to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Circuit Seeding in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome From COVID-19.  Hogan NT, Odish MF, Law N, Yi C, Owens RL, Pollema T. ASAIO J. 2023 Apr 1;69(4):e163-e164. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001840. Epub 2022 Oct 27. PMID: 36730944.

Sirolimus long-term tolerability and impact on kidney function in lung transplantation: A single-center experience. Feist AA, Mariski M, Awdishu L, Bremer M, Yung G, Jung C, Golts E, Afshar K. Transplant Proc. 2023 Oct 25:S0041-1345(23)00647-4. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.09.027. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37891020.

An unexpected cause of lung disease identified after lung transplantation. Self A, Afshar K, Kafi A, Yung G, Golts E, Lin CM. Chest. 2023 Oct;164(4):e111-e115. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.04.041. PMID: 37805248.

Pre-arterialization of coronary veins prior to retroperfusion of ischemic myocardium: percutaneous closure device. Choy JS, Hubbard T, Golts EM, Bhatt DL, Navia JA, Kassab GS. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Sep 18;10:1208903. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1208903. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37790598.

Brief report: Evaluation of molecular profiling strategies for neoadjuvant osimertinib in stage IIIA EGFR-mutant NSCLC.  Lu K, Woodward BD, Boys J, Onaitis M, Husain H. Clin Lung Cancer. 2023 Aug 30:S1525-7304(23)00174-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2023.08.012. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37852849.

Mapping the spatial extent of hypoperfusion in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension using multienergy CT. Bird E, Hasenstab K, Kim N, Madani M, Malhotra A, Hahn L, Kligerman S, Hsiao A, Contijoch F. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2023 Aug 10;5(4):e220221. doi: 10.1148/ryct.220221. eCollection 2023 Aug. PMID: 37693197.

Surgical management of left bundle branch pacing lead causing septal and left ventricular perforation. Hernandez M, Puerta C, Thareja N, Zhang Y, Pollema T, Thistlethwaite P.HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2023 May 11;9(8):520-523. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2023.05.001. eCollection 2023 Aug. PMID: 37614392.

Using Cardiohelp, Quadrox, and Nautilus extracorporeal membrane oxygenators as vascular access for hemodialysis, continuous renal replacement therapy, and plasmapheresis: A brief technical report. Odish MF, Garimella PS, Crisostomo H, Yi C, Owens RL, Pollema T. ASAIO J. 2023 Nov 1;69(11):e455-e459. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002005. Epub 2023 Jul 2.PMID: 37399278.

Highlights from the International Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Congress 2021. Simonneau G, Fadel E, Vonk Noordegraaf A, Toshner M, Lang IM, Klok FA, McInnis MC, Screaton N, Madani MM, Martinez G, Salaunkey K, Jenkins DP, Matsubara H, Brénot P, Hoeper MM, Ghofrani HA, Jaïs X, Wiedenroth CB, Guth S, Kim NH, Pepke-Zaba J, Delcroix M, Mayer E. Eur Respir Rev. 2023 Feb 7;32(167):220132. doi: 10.1183/16000617.0132-2022. Print 2023 Mar 31. PMID: 36754432.

Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement Using a Catheter-Based MelodyTM Valve in a Landing Zone Constructed With a PTFE-Covered Expandable Cheatham-PlatinumTM Stent. El-Said H, Hussein A, Ganta S, Ryan J, Nigro J. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2023 May;14(3):368-370. doi: 10.1177/21501351231154213. Epub 2023 Mar 5. PMID: 36872629.

Distal vessel pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: Results from a single institution. Fernandes TM, Kim NH, Kerr KM, Auger WR, Fedullo PF, Poch DS, Yang J, Papamatheakis DG, Alotaibi M, Bautista MA, Pretorius VG, Madani MM. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Aug;42(8):1112-1119. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1500. Epub 2023 Mar 2. PMID: 37024310.

Multidisciplinary Approach to Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Role of Radiologists. Hahn LD, Papamatheakis DG, Fernandes TM, Poch DS, Yang J, Shen J, Hoh CK, Hsiao A, Kerr KM, Pretorius V, Madani MM, Kim NH, Kligerman SJ. Radiographics. 2023 Feb;43(2):e220078. doi: 10.1148/rg.220078. PMID: 36525366.

Surgical management of symptomatic coronary artery fistulae in the adult. Howe S, Telesz B, Parekh N. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Jan 30;2023. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.050. PMID: 36718720.

2022

Fractured right atrial-pulmonary artery cannula (ProtekDuo) in a 164-day extracorporeal membrane oxygenation bridge to lung transplant. Odish MF, Owens RL, Yi C, Golts E, Pollema T. ASAIO J. 2023 Aug 1;69(8):e401-e402. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001879. Epub 2022 Dec 20. PMID: 36538927.

Heart and Lung Transplant for Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: A Case Report and Implications for Pretransplant Testing. Keyt LK, Afshar K, Yung G, Kafi A, Golts E, Adler ED, Pretorius GV, Lin G, Urey MA. Transplant Proc. 2022 Nov 9:S0041-1345(22)00706-0. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.10.028. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36371275.

Airway Hemorrhage Complicating Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy: Risk Factors and Outcomes. Kabadi AA, Fernandes TM, Papamatheakis DG, Poch DS, Kim NH, Yang JZ, Bautista A, Pretorius VG, Madani MM, Kerr KM. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov 8:S0003-4975(22)01419-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.11.003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36368350.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2022 Update on Outcomes and Research. Servais EL, Blasberg JD, Brown LM, Towe CW, Seder CW, Onaitis MW, Block MI, David EA. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Oct 29:S0003-4975(22)01388-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.10.025. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36404445.

AKI post PTE: Is it a valid concern? A word of caution. Madani MM. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Sep 6:S0003-4975(22)01188-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.08.034. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36084695 No abstract available. 

Direct oral anticoagulants in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and the presence of recent thrombus during pulmonary endarterectomy. Jeong I, Alotaibi M, Fernandes TM, Kim S, Kerr KM, Yang J, Pretorius V, Madani M, Kim NH. Pulm Circ. 2022 Jul 1;12(3):e12110. doi: 10.1002/pul2.12110. eCollection 2022 Jul. PMID: 35874854. Free PMC article.

Colon & Rectal Surgery

2025

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis practice patterns, outcomes, and risk stratification after surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: A national surgical quality improvement program IBD collaborative study. Holubar SD, Eisenstein S, Bordeianou L, Chapman W, Crowell K, Davids JS, Hrabe J, Justiniano C, Kapadia MR, Kin C, Krane M, Lee E, Olortegui K, Poylin V, Saraidaridis JT, Scow JS, Plietz M; NSQIP IBD Collaborative. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Jun 13. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003833. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40511773.

Anorectal friction force is reduced in fecal incontinence.  Gregersen H, Patel B, Guo X, Barron Del Solar G, Eisenstein S, Kassab G. Gastro Hep Adv. 2024 Oct 23;4(3):100580. doi: 10.1016/j.gastha.2024.10.020. eCollection 2025. PMID: 39926207.

2024

Association of race and postoperative outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.  Newland JJ, Sundel MH, Blackburn KW, Vessilenov R, Eisenstein S, Bafford AC. Dig Dis Sci. 2024 Sep 11. doi: 10.1007/s10620-024-08594-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39261381.

Autologous fat grafting for perianal fistula in Behçet's disease: A case report. Sadiq KO, Dobke MK, Boland BS, Lopez N, Eisenstein S. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 Jul 20:izae157. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izae157. Online ahead of print. PMID:

Surgery in Crohn's disease: Past performance does predict future results.  Eisenstein S. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 Jun 6:izae110. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izae110. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38842579.

Challenges in IBD research 2024: Pragmatic clinical research. Allegretti JR, Bordeianou LG, Damas OM, Eisenstein S, Greywoode R, Minar P, Singh S, Harmon S, Lisansky E, Malone-King M, Litwin NS, Weaver A, Heller CA, Moss AC, Adler J. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 May 23;30(Supplement_2):S55-S66. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izae083. PMID: 38778623.

Increased pathologic downstaging with induction versus consolidation chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with total neoadjuvant therapy-A National Cancer Database analysis. Fan A, Zhao B, Vu P, Abbadessa B, Lopez N, Eisenstein S, Ramamoorthy S, Liu S. J Clin Med. 2024 Jan 29;13(3):781. doi: 10.3390/jcm13030781. PMID: 38337475.

More is more: Addition of ligation anopexy to stapled hemorrhoidopexy improves durability.Matson J, Cosman BC. Dis Colon Rectum. 2024 Feb 21. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003299. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38380804. 

Cancer in anal fistulas. Perez S, Eisenstein S. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2023 Mar 29;37(1):41-45. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1762928. eCollection 2024 Jan. PMID: 38188072. 

2023

Management of locally advanced rectal cancer-building the plane as we fly. Liu S, Ramamoorthy S. JAMA Surg. 2023 Sep 1;158(9):919. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2529. PMID: 37436744.

Risk factors associated with postoperative outcomes in diverticular disease undergoing elective colectomy-A retrospective cohort study from the ACS-NSQIP database.Hu WH, Eisenstein S, Parry L, Ramamoorthy S. J Clin Med. 2023 Nov 27;12(23):7338. doi: 10.3390/jcm12237338. PMID: 38068390.

AGA clinical practice guideline on the management of pouchitis and inflammatory pouch disorders.Barnes EL, Agrawal M, Syal G, Ananthakrishnan AN, Cohen BL, Haydek JP, Al Kazzi ES, Eisenstein S, Hashash JG, Sultan SS, Raffals LE, Singh S; AGA Clinical Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalpractice@gastro.org. Gastroenterology. 2024 Jan;166(1):59-85. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.10.015. PMID: 38128971. 

Guarding the continent: Anatomy and consequences of internal anal sphincterotomy. Cosman BC. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023 Dec 1;66(12):1523-1524. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003031. Epub 2023 Aug 17. PMID: 37606614. 

Sex-based differences in inflammatory bowel disease surgical outcomes. Sundel MH, Newland JJ, Blackburn KW, Vesselinov RM, Eisenstein S, Bafford AC; NSQIP IBD Collaborative. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023 Oct 23. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002984. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37878462.

Temporary faecal diversion for refractory perianal and/or distal colonic Crohn's disease in the biologic era: An updated systematic review with meta-analysis. Jew M, Meserve J, Eisenstein S, Jairath V, McCurdy J, Singh S. J Crohns Colitis. 2023 Sep 14:jjad159. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad159. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37707480.  

2022

Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Biologic Therapy for Crohn's Disease: A CA-IBD Cohort Study. Singh S, Kim J, Luo J, Paul P, Rudrapatna V, Park S, Zheng K, Syal G, Ha C, Fleshner P, McGovern D, Sauk JS, Limketkai B, Dulai PS, Boland BS, Eisenstein S, Ramamoorthy S, Melmed G, Mahadevan U, Sandborn WJ, Ohno-Machado L. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Nov 4:S1542-3565(22)01018-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.10.029. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36343846.

Factors associated with refusing surgery versus planned nonoperative management for rectal cancer. Pianka K, Zhao B, Lee K, Liu S, Eisenstein S, Ramamoorthy S, Lopez N. Surgery. 2022 Aug 25:S0039-6060(22)00421-4. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.05.035. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36031444.

Impact of Obesity on Risk of Hospitalization, Surgery and Serious Infection in Biologic-treated Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A CA-IBD Cohort Study. Gu P, Luo J, Kim J, Paul P, Limketkai B, Sauk JS, Park S, Parekh N, Zheng K, Rudrapatna V, Syal G, Ha C, McGovern DP, Melmed GY, Fleshner P, Eisenstein S, Ramamoorthy S, Dulai PS, Boland BS, Grunvald E, Mahadevan U, Ohno-Machado L, Sandborn WJ, Singh S. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 Jun 7. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001855. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35973139.

Transplantation & Hepatobiliary Surgery

2025

Clinical and histologic risk factors for the development of early allograft dysfunction in donation after circulatory death kidney transplantation. Loza J, Alghannam K, Howard B, De Leon F, Fine J, Wang AX, Jen KY, Goussous N, Sageshima J, Perez RV, Than PA. Transplant Proc. 2025 Apr 29:S0041-1345(25)00215-5. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2025.03.022. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40307129. 

A prospective multicenter validation of RETREAT for post-transplantation hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence prediction. Li PJ, Tabrizian P, Daher D, Gaviria F, Ajmera V, Montalvan-Sanchez EE, Gutierrez JA, Zhou K, Delebecque F, Garcia N, Barrick B, Wong C, Nephew L, Holden J, Dave S, Schnickel GT, Rich NE, Florman SS, Sapisochin G, Yao F, Singal AG, Mehta N. Hepatology. 2025 Mar 11. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000001297. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40067686.

Outcomes of kidney transplantation from donors on renal replacement therapy. Goussous N, Alghannam K, Than PA, Wang AX, Chen LX, Alexopoulos SP, Sageshima J, Perez RV. Transplant Direct. 2025 Feb 28;11(3):e1771. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001771. eCollection 2025 Mar. PMID: 40034161. 

Determining safe washout period for immune checkpoint inhibitors prior to liver transplantation: An international retrospective cohort study. Moeckli B, Wassmer CH, El Hajji S, Kumar R, Rodrigues Ribeiro J, Tabrizian P, Feng H, Schnickel G, Kulkarni AV, Allaire M, Asthana S, Karvellas CJ, Meeberg G, Wei L, Chouik Y, Kumar P, Gartrell R, Martinez M, Kang E, Sogbe M, Sangro B, Schwacha-Eipper B, Schmiderer A, Krendl FJ, Goossens N, Lacotte S, Compagnon P, Toso C. Hepatology. 2025 Mar 5. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000001289. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40042053.

Breaking barriers: Successful outcomes of HCV D+/R- transplants in HIV+ recipients.  Aslam S, Hussain S, Haydel B, Florman SS, Gilbert AJ, Pereira MR, Elias N, Hand J, Mekeel K, Schnickel G, Shah M, Ajmera V, Tobian AAR, Odim J, Massie A, Segev DL, Durand CM, Rana M. Am J Transplant. 2025 Feb 14:S1600-6135(25)00090-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.02.007. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39956322.

2024

Safety of kidney transplantation from donors with HIV. Durand CM, Massie A, Florman S, Liang T, Rana MM, Friedman-Moraco R, Gilbert A, Stock P, Mehta SA, Mehta S, Stosor V, Pereira MR, Morris MI, Hand J, Aslam S, Malinis M, Haidar G, Small CB, Santos CAQ, Schaenman J, Baddley J, Wojciechowski D, Blumberg EA, Ranganna K, Adebiyi O, Elias N, Castillo-Lugo JA, Giorgakis E, Apewokin S, Brown D, Ostrander D, Eby Y, Desai N, Naqvi F, Bagnasco S, Watson N, Brittain E, Odim J, Redd AD, Tobian AAR, Segev DL; HOPE in Action Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 17;391(15):1390-1401. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2403733. PMID: 39413376. 

Keep the engine running: Maintaining transplant registry utility in liver transplant. Wisel SA, Steggerda JA, Brubaker AL, Wall A, Kim IK. Am J Transplant. 2024 Nov 7:S1600-6135(24)00685-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2024.11.001. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39521059. 

Outcomes using high KDPI kidneys in recipients over 65 y of age.  Goussous N, De Leon F, Alghannam K, Howard BC, Than PA, Wang AX, Sageshima J, Perez RV. Transplant Direct. 2024 Nov 15;10(12):e1738. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001738. eCollection 2024 Dec. PMID: 39563722.

Practice patterns of liver allograft acceptance from donors after circulatory death at US transplant centers. Taj R, Olaso D, Schnickel GT, Brubaker AL. Transplant Proc. 2023 Oct 27:S0041-1345(23)00579-1. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.08.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39492063.

Normothermic regional perfusion experience of organ procurement organizations in the US.  Sellers MT, Philip JL, Brubaker AL, Cauwels RL, Croome KP, Hoffman JR, Neidlinger NA, Reynolds AM, Wall AE, Edwards JM. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 1;7(10):e2440130. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40130.PMID: 39446328.

Intention-to-treat outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma receiving immunotherapy before liver transplant: the multicenter VITALITY study.  Tabrizian P, Holzner M, Ajmera V, Kim AK, Zhou K, Schnickel GT, Torosian K, Hoteit M, Marino R, Li M, Yao F, Florman SS, Schwartz ME, Mehta N. J Hepatol. 2024 Sep 8:S0168-8278(24)02541-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2024.09.003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39255928.

A survey of United States transplant center donation after circulatory death kidney transplant practices in the modern era. Alghannam K, Howard B, Loza J, Goussous N, Sageshima J, Mineyev NM, Wang A, Perez RV, Than PA. Transplant Proc. 2024 Aug 27:S0041-1345(24)00430-5. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2024.07.010. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39198066.

Impact of warm ischemia time on donation after circulatory death kidney transplant outcomes. Alghannam K, Fine J, Howard B, Loza J, Goussous NM, Sageshima J, Mineyev NM, Wang AX, Perez RV, Than PA. Clin Transplant. 2024 Aug;38(8):e15436. doi: 10.1111/ctr.15436. PMID: 39158959.  

Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among patients listed for solid organ transplants.  Kalavacherla S, Goldhaber NH, Chen KY, Li VM, Mou Z, Taj R, Mekeel KL.  Transplant Proc. 2024 Aug 2:S0041-1345(24)00342-7. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2024.05.031. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39097516.  

American Society of Transplant Surgeons Normothermic Regional Perfusion Standards: Abdominal. Croome K, Bababekov Y, Brubaker A, Montenovo M, Mao S, Sellers M, Foley D, Pomfret E, Abt P. 2024 Aug 1;108(8):1660-1668. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005114. Epub 2024 Jul 17. PMID: 39012956.

Segment 3 bypass: A long-forgotten option for hilar strictures. Harrison JM, Berumen J, Schnickel G, Clary B. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Jul 12:S1091-255X(24)00536-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.07.006. Online ahead of print. PMID:

American Society of Transplant Surgeons Normothermic Regional Perfusion Standards: Ethical, legal, and operational conformance. Wall AE, Merani S, Batten J, Lonze B, Mekeel K, Nurok M, Prinz J, Gil J, Pomfret EA, Guarrera JV. Transplantation. 2024 Jul 17. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005115. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39012935

Voxel-based tumor dose correlates to complete pathologic necrosis after transarterial radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma.  Pianka KT, Barahman M, Minocha J, Redmond JW, Schnickel GT, Rose SC, Fowler KJ, Berman ZT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2024 Jun 24. doi: 10.1007/s00259-024-06813-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38913189. 

Public opinion of DDR and public trust. Cederquist L, Schnickel G. Am J Bioeth. 2024 Jun;24(6):89-91. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2024.2337395. Epub 2024 Jun 3. PMID: 38829599. 

Protocol to generate human liver spheroids to study liver fibrosis induced by metabolic stress.  Kim HY, Lee W, Liu X, Jang H, Sakane S, Carvalho-Gontijo Weber R, Diggle K, Kerk SA, Metallo CM, Kisseleva T, Brenner DA. STAR Protoc. 2024 Jun 3;5(2):103111. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103111. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38833372.

US liver transplant outcomes after normothermic regional perfusion vs. standard super rapid recovery.  Brubaker AL, Sellers MT, Abt PL, Croome KP, Merani S, Wall A, Abreu P, Alebrahim M, Baskin R, Bohorquez H, Cannon RM, Cederquist K, Edwards J, Huerter BG, Hobeika MJ, Kautzman L, Langnas AN, Lee DD, Manzi J, Nassar A, Neidlinger N, Nydam TL, Schnickel GT, Siddiqui F, Suah A, Taj R, Taner CB, Testa G, Vianna R, Vyas F, Montenovo MI. JAMA Surg. 2024 Apr 3. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.0520. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38568597. 

Utilization of normothermic machine perfusion to rescue liver allografts in unallocated unstable donors. Covarrubias K, Trageser J, Nethercot D, Schnickel GT, Brubaker AL. Transplant Direct. 2024 Mar 12;10(4):e1608. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001608. eCollection 2024 Apr. PMID: 38481966.

The American Society of Transplant Surgeons Consensus Statement on normothermic regional perfusion.  Wall AE, Adams BL, Brubaker A, Chang CWJ, Croome KP, Frontera J, Gordon E, Hoffman J, Kaplan LJ, Kumar D, Levisky J, Miñambres E, Parent B, Watson C, Zemmar A, Pomfret EA. Transplantation. 2024 Feb 1;108(2):312-318. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004894. Epub 2024 Jan 19. PMID: 38254280.

2023

SREBP regulation of lipid metabolism in liver disease, and therapeutic strategies. Li N, Li X, Ding Y, Liu X, Diggle K, Kisseleva T, Brenner DA. Biomedicines. 2023 Dec 12;11(12):3280. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11123280. PMID: 38137501.

Wait time advantage for transplant candidates with HIV who accept kidneys from donors with HIV under the HOPE Act. Motter JD, Hussain S, Brown DM, Florman S, Rana MM, Friedman-Moraco R, Gilbert AJ, Stock P, Mehta S, Mehta SA, Stosor V, Elias N, Pereira MR, Haidar G, Malinis M, Morris MI, Hand J, Aslam S, Schaenman JM, Baddley J, Small CB, Wojciechowski D, Santos CAQ, Blumberg EA, Odim J, Apewokin SK, Giorgakis E, Bowring MG, Werbel WA, Desai NM, Tobian AAR, Segev DL, Massie AB, Durand CM; HOPE in Action Investigators. Transplantation. 2023 Nov 28. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004857. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38012862.

Practice patterns of liver allograft acceptance from donors after circulatory death at US transplant centers. Taj R, Olaso D, Schnickel GT, Brubaker AL. Transplantation Proc. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.08.006.

The origin and fate of liver myofibroblasts. Kim HY, Sakane S, Eguileor A, Weber RCG, Lee W, Liu X, Lam K, Ishizuka K, Rosenthal SB, Diggle K, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Sep 22:S2352-345X(23)00170-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2023.09.008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37743012.  

Early patient and liver allograft outcomes from donation after circulatory death donors using thoracoabdominal normothermic regional: a multi-center observational experience. Brubaker AL, Taj R, Jackson B, Lee A, Tsai C, Berumen J, Parekh JR, Mekeel KL, Gupta AR, Gardner JM, Chaly T, Mathur AK, Jadlowiec C, Reddy S, Nunez R, Bellingham J, Thomas EM, Wellen JR, Pan JH, Kearns M, Pretorius V, Schnickel GT. Front. Transplant., 11 September 2023, Sec. Organ and Tissue Preservation, Volume 2 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/frtra.2023.1184620

Risk factors for breakthrough COVID-19 infections in solid organ transplant recipients receiving tixagevimab/cilgavimab for pre-exposure prophylaxis.  Abraham DL, Lichvar AB, Brubaker AL, Haste N, Chen V, Abeles S, Aslam S, Yam N, Horton L, Chen B, Binkin N, Law N. Transpl Infect Dis. 2023 Aug 18:e14125. doi: 10.1111/tid.14125. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37594213.

Extended duration of machine perfusion: Maximizing organ utilization. Brubaker AL, Bensard C, MacConmara M, Elbetanony A, Attia M, Sanchez R, Schnickel G. Liver Transpl. 2023 Nov 1;29(11):1242-1244. doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000212. Epub 2023 Jul 12. PMID: 37432896.

Isolation of primary human liver cells from normal and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis livers. Liu X,Lam K, Zhao H, Sakane S, Kim HY, Eguileor A, Diggle K, Wu S, Gontijo Weber RC, Soroosh P, Hosseini M, Mekeel K, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T. STAR Protoc. 2023 Jul 4;4(3):102391. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102391. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37405925.

Human hepatic stellate cells: Isolation and characterization. Liu X, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T. Methods Mol Biol. 2023;2669:221-232. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3207-9_13. PMID: 37247063.

Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase is a nonenzymatic safety valve that curtails AKT activation to prevent insulin hyperresponsiveness. Gu L, Zhu Y, Watari K, Lee M, Liu J, Perez S, Thai M, Mayfield JE, Zhang B, Cunha E Rocha K, Li F, Kim LC, Jones AC, Wierzbicki IH, Liu X, Newton AC, Kisseleva T, Lee JH, Ying W, Gonzalez DJ, Saltiel AR, Simon MC, Karin M. Cell Metab. 2023 Jun 6;35(6):1009-1021.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.03.021. Epub 2023 Apr 20. PMID: 37084733.

Candida albicans-specific Th17 cell-mediated response contributes to alcohol-associated liver disease. Zeng S, Rosati E, Saggau C, Messner B, Chu H, Duan Y, Hartmann P, Wang Y, Ma S, Huang WJM, Lee J, Lee SM, Carvalho-Gontijo R, Zhang V, Hoffmann JP, Kolls JK, Raz E, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T, LeibundGut-Landmann S, Bacher P, Stärkel P, Schnabl B. Cell Host Microbe. 2023 Mar 8;31(3):389-404.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.02.001. PMID: 36893735.

IgY antibodies against cytolysin reduce ethanol-induced liver disease in mice. Cabré N, Hartmann P, Llorente C, Kouno T, Wang Y, Zeng S, Kim HY, Zhang X, Kisseleva T, Iyer S, Kudumala S, Schnabl B. Hepatology. 2023 Jul 1;78(1):295-306. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000000324. Epub 2023 Feb 23. PMID: 36811393.

Immunoglobulin Y antibodies against cytolysin reduce ethanol-induced liver disease in mice. Cabré N, Hartmann P, Llorente C, Kouno T, Wang Y, Zeng S, Kim HY, Zhang X, Kisseleva T, Iyer S, Kudumala S, Schnabl B. Hepatology. 2023 Feb 23. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000000324. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36811393.

Heart-liver-kidney transplantation for AL amyloidosis using normothermic recovery and storage from a donor following circulatory death: Short-term outcome in a first-in-world experience. Brubaker AL, Urey MA, Taj R, Parekh JR, Berumen J, Kearns M, Shah M, Khan A, Kono Y, Ajmera V, Barman P, Tran H, Adler ED, Silva Enciso J, Asimakopoulos F, Costello C, Bower R, Sanchez R, Pretorius V, Schnickel GT. Am J Transplant. 2023 Feb;23(2):291-293. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2022.11.003. Epub 2023 Jan 12. PMID: 36804136.

An autocrine signaling circuit in hepatic stellate cells underlies advanced fibrosis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Wang S, Li K, Pickholz E, Dobie R, Matchett KP, Henderson NC, Carrico C, Driver I, Borch Jensen M, Chen L, Petitjean M, Bhattacharya D, Fiel MI, Liu X, Kisseleva T, Alon U, Adler M, Medzhitov R, Friedman SL. Sci Transl Med. 2023 Jan 4;15(677):eadd3949. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.add3949. Epub 2023 Jan 4. PMID: 36599008.

2022

Single-center Experience on Nonlung Solid Organ Transplantation From SARS-CoV-2-positive Donors. Covarrubias K, Brubaker AL, Mekeel K, Pretorius V, Shah M, Adler E, Ajmera V, Schnickel GT, Aslam S. Transplantation. 2022 Oct 13. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004400. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36240442 No abstract available.     

Aberrant iron distribution via hepatocyte-stellate cell axis drives liver lipogenesis and fibrosis. Gao H, Jin Z, Bandyopadhyay G, Wang G, Zhang D, Rocha KCE, Liu X, Zhao H, Kisseleva T, Brenner DA, Karin M, Ying W. Cell Metab. 2022 Aug 2;34(8):1201-1213.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.07.006. PMID: 35921818.

Tailored order set in the electronic health record decreases postoperative opioid prescriptions. Mou Z, Chau H, Kalavacherla S, Radgoudarzi N, Soliman SI, Zhao B, Mekeel K. Surgery. 2022 Aug;172(2):677-682. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.03.018. Epub 2022 Apr 13. PMID: 35430051.

Minimally Invasive Surgery

2025

First use of augmented reality headset in minimally invasive general surgery: Seeing is believing. Broderick RC, Spurzem GJ, Jeffery Reeves J, Hollandsworth HM, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Longhurst CA, Horgan S. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jul 10. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11985-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40640628. 

Laparoscopic fenestration of a symptomatic giant splenic cyst in a young adult: A case report. Fontaine-Nicola A, Ruiz-Cota P, Broderick R. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2025 Jul 9;133:111632. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2025.111632. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40639093.

The new bridge to hernia surgery: Achieving preoperative weight optimization with GLP-1 receptor agonists for abdominal wall hernia repair. Spurzem GJ, Broderick RC, Ruiz-Cota P, Rocha A, Reyes E, Fontaine-Nicola A, Altolaguirre A, Hollandsworth HM, Sandler BJ, Grunvald E, Jacobsen GR. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jul 2. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11921-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40603614.

Solo surgeon ambulatory magnetic-assisted robotic surgery (MARS): initial 51 cases with high patient satisfaction. Spurzem GJ, Jimenez J, Paravic N, Robles I, Yañez M, Escalona G, Carmona C, Mendez I, Hidalgo M, Broderick RC, Horgan S. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jun 11. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11879-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40500543.

Getting more than what you pay for? Managing complications of bariatric tourism at an academic center near the US-Mexico border. Spurzem GJ, Ruiz-Cota P, Rocha A, Fontaine-Nicola A, Reyes E, Gabaldon K, Altolaguirre A, Hollandsworth HM, Sandler BJ, Horgan S, Jacobsen GR, Broderick RC. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jun 5. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11850-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40473949. 

International multispecialty consensus statement and expert opinion of best practices in telesurgery. Patel V, Collins JW, Marescaux J, Dohler M, Saikali S, Dasgupta P, Reddy S, Gamal A, Patel E, Rogers T, Siddiqui A, Breda A, Mottrie A, Hassan A, Hung A, Secord A, Rocco B, Pugh C, Sundaram C, Sighinolfi MC, Ellison EC, Davila EP, Wilson E, Balkhy H, Kaouk J, Liang C, Kavoussi LR, Roche M, Martino M, Anvari M, Sylla P, Coelho RF, Thomas R, Clayman R, Leveillee R, Estape R, Goldberg R, Madder R, Horgan S, Magnuson JS, Nathan S, Ross S, Costello A, Xu Z, Chauhan S, Redan J, Satava R, Miles B, Sachdeva AK, Moschovas MC. J Robot Surg. 2025 Apr 1;19(1):135. doi: 10.1007/s11701-025-02298-1. PMID: 40167848.  

Proton density fat fraction for diagnosis of metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease. Panagiotopoulos N, Wolfson T, Harris DT, Batakis D, Agni R, Ceriani L, Covarrubias Y, Hamilton G, Middleton MS, Martins VF, Gamst AC, Oechtering TH, Sappenfield R, Horgan S, Grunvald E, Funk LM, Jacobsen GR, Lidor AO, Goodman JA, Khoury SB, Sirlin CB, Reeder SB. Hepatology. 2025 Mar 25. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000001318. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40132140.

Pulsed shortwave (radiofrequency) therapy with a noninvasive, wearable, disposable device: A randomized, participant- and assessor-masked, sham-controlled pilot study. Ilfeld BM, Finneran JJ 4th, Said ET, Ball ST, Sandler BJ, Broderick RC, Gonzales FB, Lau NJ, Schaar A, Abdullah B. Neuromodulation. 2025 Feb 20:S1094-7159(25)00021-2. doi: 10.1016/j.neurom.2025.01.008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39985539.

2024

Robotic sleeve gastrectomy has higher complication rates compared to laparoscopic: 8-year analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic primary bariatric surgery.  Spurzem GJ, Broderick RC, Kunkel EK, Hollandsworth HM, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Horgan S. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Dec 5:S1550-7289(24)00947-X. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.11.014. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39732583. 

A team-based American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) competition improves exam performance. Spurzem GJ, Reeves JJ, Berumen JA, Jacobsen GR, Berndtson AE. J Surg Educ. 2024 Sep 19;81(11):1691-1698. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.08.021. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39303659.

Paravertebral versus pectoralis-II (interpectoral and pectoserratus) nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia after non-mastectomy breast surgery: A randomized, controlled, observer-masked noninferiority trial.  Gabriel RA, Curran BP, Swisher MW, Sztain JF, Tsuda PS, Said ET, Alexander B, Finneran JJ 4th, Abramson WB, Black JR, Wallace AM, Blair S, Donohue MC, Abdullah B, Xu NY, Cha BJ, Ilfeld BM. Anesthesiology. 2024 Aug 26. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005207. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39186671. 

Robotic bariatric surgery reduces morbidity for revisional gastric bypass when compared to laparoscopic: outcome of 8-year MBSAQIP analysis of over 40,000 cases. Spurzem GJ, Broderick RC, Kunkel EK, Hollandsworth HM, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Horgan S.Surg Endosc. 2024 Aug 23. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-11192-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39179689.

Gastrointestinal malignancy: Genetic implications to clinical applications. Trembath HE, Yeh JJ, Lopez NE. Cancer Treat Res. 2024;192:305-418. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-61238-1_15. PMID: 39212927.

Endoscopic approach for the management of a gastrogastric fistula, eroded band, and outlet stenosis after a vertical banded gastroplasty.Ruiz-Cota P, Galvao M, Ortiz-Gomez E, Márquez-González SM, Principe J, Horgan S. VideoGIE. 2024 Apr 20;9(8):362-364. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2024.04.001. eCollection 2024 Aug. PMID: 39233833.

Early experience with a novel super-hydrophilic laparoscopic scope cleaning device and narrative review of available cleaning strategies.Spurzem GJ, Broderick RC, Cota PR, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Horgan S. Surg Innov. 2024 Sep 1:15533506241281316. doi: 10.1177/15533506241281316. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39218621. 

Robotic technology in surgery; A classification system of soft tissue surgical robotic devices.  Cowan B, Gomes C, Morris P, Fryrear R 2nd, Petraiuolo W, Walton M, Alseidi A, Horgan S, Hagen M. Surg Endosc. 2024 May 21. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-10861-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38772960. 

Stronger control of eating 3 months after sleeve gastrectomy predicts successful weight loss outcomes at one year.  Lytvyak E, Zarrinpar A, Ore CD, Lee E, Yazdani-Boset K, Horgan S, Grunvald E. Obes Pillars. 2024 May 6;11:100111. doi: 10.1016/j.obpill.2024.100111. eCollection 2024 Sep. PMID: 38770521.

Long-term outcomes of PGA-TMC absorbable synthetic scaffold in both clean and contaminated ventral hernia repairs. Huang EY, Broderick RC, Spurzem GJ, Li JZ, Blitzer RR, Cheverie JN, Sandler BJ, Horgan S, Jacobsen GR. Surg Endosc. 2024 Mar 18. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-10777-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38498213.

Control of eating attributes and weight loss outcomes over one year after sleeve gastrectomy. Lytvyak E, Zarrinpar A, Dalle Ore C, Lee E, Yazdani-Boset K, Horgan S, Grunvald E. Obes Surg. 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.1007/s11695-024-07158-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38502520.

Demonstrating the utility of fluorescence cholangiography with indocyanine green during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Spurzem GJ, Broderick RC, Horgan S. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Feb 9:S1091-255X(24)00157-4. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.02.009. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38458910.

Maximizing mesh mileage: Evaluating the long-term performance of a novel hybrid mesh for ventral hernia repair. Spurzem GJ, Broderick RC, Li JZ, Sandler BJ, Horgan S, Jacobsen GR. Hernia. 2024 Mar 1. doi: 10.1007/s10029-024-02995-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38429399.  

2023

What are essential laparoscopic skills these days? Results of the SAGES Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) Committee technical skills survey.  Seymour NE, Nepomnayshy D, De S, Banks E, Breitkopf DM, Campagna R, Gomez-Garibello C, Green I, Jacobsen G, Korndorffer JR Jr, Minasi J, Okrainec A, Matthew Ritter E, Sankaranarayanan G, Schwaitzberg S, Soper NJ, Vassiliou M, Wagner M, Zevin B. Surg Endosc. 2023 Oct;37(10):7676-7685. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10238-z. Epub 2023 Jul 30. PMID: 37517042.

Bite by byte: can fitness wearables help bariatric patients lose more weight after surgery? Huang EY, Chung D, Hollandsworth HM, Goldhaber NH, Robles L, Horgan M, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Broderick RC, Grunvald E, Horgan S. Surg Endosc. 2023 Jun 7. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10157-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37286749.

The physiology of intraoperative error: using electrokardiograms to understand operator performance during robot-assisted surgery simulations. D'Ambrosia C, Aronoff-Spencer E, Huang EY, Goldhaber NH, Jacobsen GR, Sandler B, Horgan S, Appelbaum LG, Christensen H, Broderick RC. Surg Endosc. 2023 Jun;37(6):4641-4650. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-09957-0. Epub 2023 Mar 2. PMID: 36862171.

2022

Erratum to: Point-of-care magnetic resonance technology to measure liver fat: Phantom and first-in-human pilot study (Magn Reson Med. 2022;88:1794-1805). Barahman M, Grunvald E, Prado PJ, Bussandri A, Henderson WC, Wolfson T, Fowler KJ, Sirlin CB. Magn Reson Med. 2022 Dec 9. doi: 10.1002/mrm.29555. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36484224. No abstract available.       

Post Sleeve Reflux: indicators and impact on outcomes.  Li JZ, Broderick RC, Huang EY, Serra J, Wu S, Genz M, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Horgan S. Surg Endosc. 2022 Aug 10. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09454-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35948805.

Point-of-care magnetic resonance technology to measure liver fat: Phantom and first-in-human pilot study. Barahman M, Grunvald E, Prado PJ, Bussandri A, Henderson WC, Wolfson T, Fowler KJ, Sirlin CB. Magn Reson Med. 2022 Oct;88(4):1794-1805. doi: 10.1002/mrm.29304. Epub 2022 May 25. PMID: 35611691.

A steady stream of knowledge: decreased urinary retention after implementation of ERAS protocols in ambulatory minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair.  Broderick RC, Li JZ, Blitzer RR, Ahuja P, Race A, Yang G, Sandler BJ, Horgan S, Jacobsen GR. Surg Endosc. 2022 Sep;36(9):6742-6750. doi: 10.1007/s00464-021-08950-9. Epub 2022 Jan 4. PMID: 34982228.

Pediatric General Surgery

2025

Intraoperative imaging of the common bile duct: A systematic review. Hong J, Kumar S, Akram I, Khan SR, Cetrulo LN, Ignacio R, Chiu J, Davis B, McDonald M, Ayloo S, Kchaou A, Overby D, Shehata DG, Moreno-Paquentin E, Slater BJ, Miraflor E. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jul 9. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11898-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40634727. 

Preface. Ricca R, Neff L, Ignacio R. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jul 1;34:151492. doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2025.151492. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40618558.  

Preoperative evaluation of biliary disease in children. Lee JJ, Ignacio RC Jr. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jul 1;34:151494. doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2025.151494. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40638966.

Loop catalog: A comprehensive HiChIP database of human and mouse samples. Reyna J, Fetter K, Ignacio R, Marandi CCA, Ma A, Rao N, Jiang Z, Figueroa DS, Bhattacharyya S, Ay F. Genome Biol. 2025 Jun 20;26(1):175. doi: 10.1186/s13059-025-03615-5. PMID: 40542429.

Aspartate is a determinant of TNF-α biogenesis in sub-Saharan Africa: Insight into the pathogenesis of noncommunicable diseases. Bickler SW, Cauvi DM, Gilbert JA, Ignacio RC, Ameh EA, Schooley RT, Noormahomed EV. FASEB J. 2025 Jun 15;39(11):e70703. doi: 10.1096/fj.202500738R. PMID: 40489164.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) findings in pediatric patients with choledocholithiasis justify a surgery-first approach: A multi-center study. Lehane A, Rauh JL, Dantes G, Alemayehu H, Wallace M, Zamora IJ, Callier K, Slater BJ, Krinock D, Vandewalle R, Witte A, Flynn-O-Brien K, Patwardhan UM, Ignacio R, Neff L; CARES Working Group. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 May 27;60(8):162388. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162388. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40441418. 

Transthoracic intracardiac line use and complications in the paediatric single ventricle population. Zook N, Kochanski J, Vellore Govardhan S, Nigro J, Ray M, Anton-Martin P. Cardiol Young. 2025 Apr 28:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1047951125001623. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40289743. 

Cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis in people from Mocuba district, Zambézia province: A Mozambican community-based study. Mucavele J, Nhancupe N, Monteiro GER, Miambo RD, Gouveia L, Pondja A, Sousa IM, Bickler SW, Benson CA, Schooley RT, Schmidt V, Ruether C, Stelzle D, Prazeres da Costa C, Suade L, Wainberg ML, Oquendo MA, Winkler AS, Noormahomed EV; Zambézia cysticercosis working Group. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 May 13;19(5):e0013083. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013083. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40359426. 

The fate of the jailed branch: Challenging the dogma of PDA stenting in cases with a pulmonary artery branch originating from the PDA. Ng'eno M, Gordon BM, Rao R, Ryan JR, Haley J, Ganta S, Nigro J, El-Said H. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 May 2. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03874-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40316854. 

Stress and strain: Ergonomic practices and associated injuries among pediatric surgeons. Tan SF, Stellon M, Joshi D, Hellner J, Ignacio RC, Van Arendonk KJ, Rich BS, Raval MV, Perrone EE, Moriarty KP, Walsh DS, Fisher JC, Buchmiller TL, Gow KW, Le HD. J Surg Res. 2025 Apr 21;310:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.03.037. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40262229.

Knowledge, attitudes, and perception of dog owners on the transmission, control and prevention of cystic echinococcosis and other gastrointestinal parasites in dogs of Southern provinces of Mozambique. Miambo RD, Afonso SMS, Noormahomed EV, Tamponi C, Varcasia A, Dessì G, Benson C, Bickler SW, Schooley RT, Mukaratirwa S. BMC Vet Res. 2025 Mar 19;21(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12917-025-04639-6. PMID: 40108683.

Pediatric cholecystectomy case volume and complexity following the COVID-19 pandemic. Keane OA, Ourshalimian S, Ignacio R, Acker S, Jensen A, Lofberg K, Mueller C, Padilla BE, Pandya S, Rothstein DH, Russell KW, Smith C, O'Guinn M, Ing M, Floan Sachs G, Highet A, Iantorno SE, Templeton LR, Ochoa B, Patwardhan UM, Peace A, Schwab ME, Tran TH, Kelley-Quon LI. Pediatrics. 2025 Feb 21:e2024068065. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068065. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39978405. 

Factors associated with delay to care in pediatric and adolescent adnexal torsion. Rich BS, Roberts B, Nofi C, Glick RD, Fisher JC, Durkin E, Ignacio R, Garcia C, Alexander A, Short S, Krinock D, Wolf LL, Weiss R, Ryan E, Robertson DJ, Abebrese E, Van Arendonk KJ, Hwang R, Nace G, Cerise J, Rothstein DH. Pediatrics. 2025 Feb 19:e2024068204. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068204. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39965647.

SAGES guidelines update to laparoscopy in the era of COVID-19. Kumar SS, Calabrese EC, Slater BJ, Lin C, Hong J, Dort J, Lim R, Tsuda S, Awad Z, Babidge W, Maddern G, Nepal P, Vosburg RW, Ignacio R, Bavishi D, Kchaou A, Ayloo S, Hanna NM, Kohn GP. Surg Endosc. 2025 Feb 10. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11526-6. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39930124. 

Recurrence following operative vs. non-operative management of adhesive small bowel obstruction in children: A multi-center prospective observational study.  Patwardhan UM, Ignacio RC, Pickett-Nairne K, Russell KW, Lee J, Padilla B, Melhado C, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Thangarajah H, Ibarra-Meraz A, Barq RM, Larsen KE, Fowler KL, Hunteman Z, Valencia-Bradd M, Lofberg K, Jensen A, Pandya S, Acker SN; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Ann Surg. 2025 Feb 10. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006653. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39925301. 

A novel approach for tetralogy of fallot-absent pulmonary valve using bioresorbable airway splints. Vossler JD, Green GE, Les AS, Ohye RG. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Sep 26. doi: 10.1007/s00246-024-03659-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39325158. 

Impact of atrioventricular valve intervention at each stage of single ventricle palliation. Vossler JD, Eckhauser AW, Griffiths ER, Hobbs RD, Lambert LM, Tani LY, Parsons N, Habib RH, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Husain SA.World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 Nov;15(6):724-730. doi: 10.1177/21501351241269924. Epub 2024 Sep 5. PMID: 39238284. 

Surgical repair of double outlet right ventricle infants guided by three dimensional-computed tomography cardiac modeling and printing.  Ganta S, Ryan JR, Lewis MJ, Nigro JJ. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Jan 22:21501351241305129. doi: 10.1177/21501351241305129. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39840424.

Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, an evolving strategy in the era of PDA stenting: Single center experience.  Shibbani K, Nigro J, Rao R, Gordon BM, Justino H, AlShawabkeh L, El-Said H. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Jan 22. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03769-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39843713.

Comparison of postoperative antibiotic protocols for pediatric complicated appendicitis: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium study.  Patwardhan UM, Kahan A, Eldredge RS, Russell KW, Lee J, Short SS, Padilla B, Cairo SB, Acker SN, Jensen AR, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Fialkowski EA, Chao SD, Gillory L, Pandya S, Diaz-Miron J, Ignacio RC Jr. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jan 9;60(4):162165. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162165. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39827485.  

2024

Impact of locum tenens providers on delivery of pediatric surgical care.  Wolf LL, Skarda DE, Fisher JC, Short SS, Ignacio RC, Le HD, Van Arendonk KJ, Gow KW, Glick RD, Guner YS, Ahmad H, Danko ME, Downard C, Raval MV, Robertson DJ, Weiss RG, Rich BS; American Association of Pediatrics Section on Surgery Delivery of Surgical Care Committee. J Surg Res. 2025 Jan 7;306:137-143. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.12.014. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39778232.  

Transforming the health research workforce in Mozambique: Achievements of the Mozambique Institute for Health Education and Research (MIHER) over a 13‑year journey. Noormahomed EV, Noormahomed S, Cossa M, Joyce N, Miambo RD, Sousa IM, Nhacupe N, Mussá T, Sacarlal J, Gouveia L, Ferrão LJ, Carrilho C, Ismail M, Smith D, Martin NK, Goyal R, Barrett KE, Afonso SS, Mandane A, Saíde A, Vintuar P, Singo B, Aleixo B, Injage L, Winzeler EA, Correia-de-Sá P, Martins MDRO, Ferrinho P, Patel S, Mocumbi AO, Bickler SW, Benson CA, Badaró R, Schooley RT. Ann Glob Health. 2024 Dec 9;90(1):78. doi: 10.5334/aogh.4528. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39678200.

Surgery and the first 8000 days of life: a review.  Seyi-Olajide J, Ali A, Powell WF Jr, Samad L, Banu T, Abdelhafeez H, Maswime S, Abbas A, Ademuyiwa A, Ameh EA, Abib S, Aziz T, Bickler S, Bundy D, Chowdhury TK, Echeto MA, Evans F, Gathuya Z, Gray R, Hodges S, Jamison D, Klazura G, Lakhoo K, Martin B, Meara J, Nabukenya M, Newton M, Ozgediz D, Rai E, Philipo GS, Sykes A, Yap A. Int Health. 2024 Nov 18:ihae078. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihae078. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39552326. 

Antibiotic management after neonatal enteric operations in US children's hospitals. Jadhav P, Choi PM, Ignacio R, Keller B, Gollin G.J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov 5;60(3):162052. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.162052. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39549682.

Scoping it out: The use of laparoscopy after penetrating trauma in stable children. Patwardhan UM, Erwin CR, Rooney AS, Campbell B, Keller B, Krzyzaniak A, Bansal V, Sise MJ, Krzyzaniak MJ, Ignacio RC Jr. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Oct 11:161983. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.161983. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39490348.   

Airway events and critical care requirements in patients with Robin Sequence after palatoplasty. Cohen SM, Kanack M, Nussbaum L, Nguyen TT, Resnick CM, Park R, Evans F, Rogers-Vizena CR, Ganske IM. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Aug 22;12(8):e6080. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006080. eCollection 2024 Aug. PMID: 39175513. 

"Surgery first" vs. "endoscopy first" for pediatric choledocholithiasis presenting at the end of the week - A CARES working group study.  Reid G, Rauh JL, Wood E, Dantes G, Santore MT, Wallace MW, Zamora IJ, Collings A, Callier K, Slater BJ, Krinock D, Siddiqui S, Vandewalle R, Witte A, Flynn-O-Brien K, Patwardhan UM, Ignacio RC, Knod JL, Dukleska K, Livingston MH, Scholz S, Bosley M, Neff L, Alemayehu H. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Sep 24:161959. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.161959. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39370383.

Evaluating the benefits of ventriculostomy compared to intracranial pressure monitoring for severe pediatric traumatic brain injury.  Patwardhan UM, Calvo R, Jackson L, Erwin CR, Havko B, Krzyzaniak A, Sise MJ, Bansal V, Keller B, Ravindra VM, Thangarajah H, Ignacio RC Jr. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Sep 6:161895. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.161895. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39349344.  

Myocardial infarction in a seven-year-old girl with left atrial myxoma.  Ganta S, Strah D, Ellington N, Mueller D, Nigro JJ, Grossfeld P. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 Sep 13:21501351241274711. doi: 10.1177/21501351241274711. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39268551. 

Multi-institutional analysis of choledocholithiasis in pediatric vs adult patients. Dantes G, Rauh JL, Smith S, Aworanti E, Wallace MW, Zamora IJ, Krinock D, Siddiqui S, Witte A, Flynn-O-Brien K, Patwardhan UM, Ignacio RC, Knauer E, Neff L, Alemayehu H. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Aug 13:161661. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.08.001. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39289121. 

Worth the wait? The impact of timing of repair of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula on outcomes.  Patwardhan U, West E, Ignacio RC, Gollin G. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Aug 16:161680. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.08.020. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39261185. 

Outpatient factors implicated in timing of delayed elective inguinal hernia repair in premature neonates: Single center analysis brings up a touchy issue and balancing metric. Kus N, Dumitru AM, Hwang R, Nace G, Allukian M. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jul 31:161658. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.07.043. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39179499 . 

Preexisting maternal immunity to AAV but not Cas9 impairs in utero gene editing in mice. Riley JS, Luks VL, Berkowitz CL, Dumitru AM, Kus NJ, Dave A, Menon P, De Paepe ME, Jain R, Li L, Dugoff L, Teefey CP, Alameh MG, Zoltick PW, Peranteau WH. J Clin Invest. 2024 May 9;134(12):e179848. doi: 10.1172/JCI179848. PMID: 38950310.

Reducing MRCP utilization through a "surgery first" approach for pediatric choledocholithiasis: A CARES working group retrospective study.Rauh JL, Dantes G, Alemayehu H, Wallace M, Zamora IJ, Callier K, Slater BJ, Krinock D, Siddiqui S, Witte A, Flynn-O-Brien K, Patwardhan UM, Ignacio R, Gomez MK, Neff LP; CARES Working Group. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Aug 8:161668. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.08.008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39232947.

Patient safety and radiation exposure in transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: A CARES working group multicenter study.Rauh JL, Wood EC, Dantes G, Alemayehu H, Wallace M, Zamora IJ, Callier K, Slater BJ, Witte A, Flynn-O-Brien K, Patwardhan UM, Neff L, Ignacio R; CARES Working Group Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Aug 6:161669. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.08.009. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39232946

Loop Catalog: a comprehensive HiChIP database of human and mouse samples. Reyna J, Fetter K, Ignacio R, Marandi CCA, Rao N, Jiang Z, Figueroa DS, Bhattacharyya S, Ay F. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Apr 29:2024.04.26.591349. doi: 10.1101/2024.04.26.591349. PMID: 38746164. 

Airway events and critical care requirements in patients with robin sequence after palatoplasty. Cohen SM, Kanack M, Nussbaum L, Nguyen TT, Resnick CM, Park R, Evans F, Rogers-Vizena CR, Ganske IM. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Aug 22;12(8):e6080. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006080. eCollection 2024 Aug. PMID: 39175513. 

Effect of early vs. late inguinal hernia repair on serious adverse event rates in preterm infants: A randomized clinical trial. HIP Trial Investigators; Blakely ML, Krzyzaniak A, Dassinger MS, Pedroza C, Weitkamp JH, Gosain A, Cotten M, Hintz SR, Rice H, Courtney SE, Lally KP, Ambalavanan N, Bendel CM, Bui KCT, Calkins C, Chandler NM, Dasgupta R, Davis JM, Deans K, DeUgarte DA, Gander J, Jackson CA, Keszler M, Kling K, Fenton SJ, Fisher KA, Hartman T, Huang EY, Islam S, Koch F, Lainwala S, Lesher A, Lopez M, Misra M, Overbey J, Poindexter B, Russell R, Stylianos S, Tamura DY, Yoder BA, Lucas D, Shaul D, Ham PB 3rd, Fitzpatrick C, Calkins K, Garrison A, de la Cruz D, Abdessalam S, Kvasnovsky C, Segura BJ, Shilyansky J, Smith LM, Tyson JE. JAMA. 2024 Mar 26;331(12):1035-1044. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.2302. PMID: 38530261. 

Maximizing patient satisfaction in facial feminizing rhinoplasty.Kalavacherla S, Kalavacherla S, Cordero J, Becker M, Straus S, Sheahan L, Gosman A. Eplasty. 2024 May 7;24:e26. eCollection 2024.PMID: 38846499. 

Identification and evaluation of non-accidental trauma in the pediatric population: A clinical review. Schermerhorn SMV, Muensterer OJ, Ignacio RC Jr. Children (Basel). 2024 Mar 30;11(4):413. doi: 10.3390/children11040413. PMID: 38671630.

The performance of artificial intelligence large language model-linked chatbots in surgical decision-making for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Huo B, Calabrese E, Sylla P, Kumar S, Ignacio RC, Oviedo R, Hassan I, Slater BJ, Kaiser A, Walsh DS, Vosburg W. Surg Endosc. 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-10807-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38630178. 

The sensitivity of limited-sequence MRI in identifying pediatric cervical spine injury: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium multicenter retrospective cohort study. Melhado C, Durand R, Russell KW, Polukoff NE, Rampton J, Iyer RR, Acker SN, Koehler R, Prendergast C, Stence N, O'Neill B, Padilla BE, Jamshidi R, Vaughn JA, Ronecker JS, Selesner L, Lofberg K, Regner M, Thiessen J, Sayama C, Spurrier RG, Ross EE, Liu CJ, Chu J, McNevin K, Beni C, Robinson BRH, Linnau K, Buckley RT, Chao SD, Sabapaty A, Tong E, Prolo LM, Ignacio R, Floan Sachs G, Kruk P, Gonda D, Ryan M, Pandya S, Koral K, Braga BP, Auguste K, Jensen AR; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Cervical Spine Injury Study Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Mar 25. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004271. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38523120.   

Evaluating outcomes of non-accidental trauma in military children.Joskowitz K, Patwardhan UM, Floan GM, Heflinger M, Cruz S, David M, Jadhav P, Nienow S, Thangarajah H, Ignacio RC. J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Feb 19. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001048. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38372360.

Decision-making in pleural drainage following lung resection in children: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium survey.Schnuck JK, Acker SN, Kelley-Quon LI, Lee JH, Shew SB, Fialkowski E, Ignacio RC, Melhado C, Qureshi FG, Russell KW, Rothstein DH; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jan 17:S0022-3468(24)00009-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38355336.

Inspirational women in surgery-Professor Barbara Barlow: A trailblazer in pediatric injury prevention.West E, Ignacio RC, Bickler SW. World J Surg. 2024 Feb 14. doi: 10.1002/wjs.12081. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38353368. 

Transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for pediatric patients with Choledocholithiasis: A multi-center study.Rauh J, Dantes G, Wallace M, Collings A, Sanin GD, Cambronero GE, Bosley ME, Ganapathy AS, Patterson JW, Ignacio R, Knod JL, Slater B, Callier K, Livingston MH, Alemayehu H, Dukleska K, Scholz S, Santore MT, Zamora IJ, Neff LP. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Mar;59(3):389-392. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.10.046. Epub 2023 Oct 21. PMID: 37957103.

Utility of enteral contrast protocols in pediatric adhesive small bowel obstruction: a prospective multicenter observational study.Acker SN, Ignacio R, Russell KW, Kelley-Quon L, Lofberg K, Lee J, Jensen AR, Pickett-Nairne K, Prendergast C, Iantorno SE, Thangarajah H, Patwardhan U, Melhado C, Zhong A, Padilla B, Rothstein DH, Nicassio L, Pandya S, Valencia M, Wang K, Inge TH; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium. Ann Surg. 2024 Jan 23. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006207. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38258558.

2023

Increases in pediatric cholecystectomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: An interrupted time series analysis. Keane OA, Ourshalimian S, O'Guinn M, Ing M, Odegard M, Ignacio R, Kelley-Quon LI. Surgery. 2023 Nov 29:S0039-6060(23)00821-8. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.10.027. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38036396.

Factors associated with postoperative opioid use in adolescents. Odegard M, Ourshalimian S, Hijaz D, Goldstein RY, Ignacio RC, Chen SY, Kim E, Kim ES, Kelley-Quon LI. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Nov 25:S0022-3468(23)00694-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.11.010. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38097461.

Cervical collar-associated pressure injury in pediatric trauma patients: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium study. Melhado C, Russell KW, Acker SN, Padilla BE, Lofberg K, Spurrier RG, Robinson B, Chao S, Ignacio RC, Ryan M, Jensen AR; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Cervical Spine Injury Study Group. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Oct 29:S0022-3468(23)00631-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.10.021. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38030530.

A comparative study of laparoscopic versusopen management of index small bowel obstruction in children.  Patwardhan UM, Floan GM, Calvo RY, Acker SN, Choi PM, Prieto JM, Bansal V, Sise MJ, Thangarajah H, Fairbanks TJ, Lazar DA, Ignacio RC. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Oct 21:S0022-3468(23)00653-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.10.043. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37978001.

Transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for pediatric patients with choledocholithiasis: A multi-center study. Rauh J, Dantes G, Wallace M, Collings A, Sanin GD, Cambronero GE, Bosley ME, Ganapathy AS, Patterson JW, Ignacio R, Knod JL, Slater B, Callier K, Livingston MH, Alemayehu H, Dukleska K, Scholz S, Santore MT, Zamora IJ, Neff LP. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Oct 21:S0022-3468(23)00657-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.10.046. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37957103.

A window of opportunity: Understanding pediatric falls using area deprivation index. de Cos V, Galvez A, Rooney AS, Sykes A, Krzyzaniak A, Lazar D, Thangarajah H, Bansal V, Sise M, Ignacio RC. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Oct 20:S0022-3468(23)00636-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.10.026. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37953160.   

Application of a machine learning algorithm in prediction of abusive head trauma in children. Jadhav P, Sears T, Floan G, Joskowitz K, Nienow S, Cruz S, David M, de Cos V, Choi P, Ignacio RC. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jan;59(1):80-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.09.027. Epub 2023 Sep 26. PMID: 37858394.

Trends in management of index adhesive small bowel obstruction in children. Patwardhan UM, Floan GM, Calvo RY, Acker SN, Prieto JM, Thangarajah H, Bansal V, Sise MJ, Fairbanks TJ, Lazar DA, Ignacio RC. J Surg Res. 2023 Sep 1;292:258-263. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.07.043. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37660549.

Machine learning to predict pediatric choledocholithiasis: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium retrospective study. Floan Sachs G, Ourshalimian S, Jensen AR, Kelley-Quon LI, Padilla BE, Shew SB, Lofberg KM, Smith CA, Roach JP, Pandya SR, Russell KW, Ignacio RC Jr; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Choledocholithiasis Investigative Group. Surgery. 2023 Oct;174(4):934-939. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.07.008. Epub 2023 Aug 12. PMID: 37580219.

Percutaneous pigtail catheter drainage of spontaneous intestinal perforation in premature infants. Jadhav P, Choi PM, Gollin G. J Surg Res. 2023 Nov;291:265-269. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.06.010. Epub 2023 Jul 20. PMID: 37480754.

Routine pediatric surgical emergencies: Incidence, morbidity, and mortality during the 1st 8000 days of life—A narrative review.Abbas A, Laverde R, Yap A, Stephens CQ, Samad L, Seyi-Olajide JO, Ameh EA, Ozgediz D, Lakhoo K, Bickler SW, Meara JG, Bundy D, Jamison DT, Klazura G, Sykes A, Philipo GS; GICS. World J Surg. 2023 Dec;47(12):3419-3428. doi: 10.1007/s00268-023-07097-z. Epub 2023 Jun 21. PMID: 37341797.

Pediatric emergency resuscitative thoracotomy: A Western Trauma Association, Pediatric Trauma Society, and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Collaborative Critical Decisions Algorithm. Martin MJ, Brasel KJ, Brown CVR, Hartwell JL, de Moya M, Inaba K, Ley EJ, Moore EE, Peck KA, Rizzo AG, Rosen NG, Weinberg JA, Coimbra R, Crandall M, Mukherjee K, Ignacio R, Longshore S, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Ng G, Selesner L, Jafri M. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jun 20. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004055. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37337331.

Surgically correctable congenital anomalies: Reducing morbidity and mortality in the first 8000 days of life.Banu T, Sharma S, Chowdhury TK, Aziz TT, Martin B, Seyi-Olajide JO, Ameh E, Ozgediz D, Lakhoo K, Bickler SW, Meara JG, Bundy D, Jamison DT, Klazura G, Sykes A, Yap A, Philipo GS; GICS. World J Surg. 2023 Dec;47(12):3408-3418. doi: 10.1007/s00268-023-07087-1. Epub 2023 Jun 13. PMID: 37311874. 

Pain management and emergency care in adolescent patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a cross-sectional hospital-based study. Park HH, Vuong CL, Phan K, Nyun K, Kleinman E, Ignacio RC Jr, Hightower GK. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2023 May 3;9(2):e086. doi: 10.1097/JW9.0000000000000086. eCollection 2023 Jun. PMID: 37152610.

Diagnosis and management of pediatric chronic hand eczema: The PeDRA CACHES survey. Haft MA, Park HH, Lee SS, Sprague JM, Paller AS, Cotton CH, Thyssen JP, Eichenfield LF. Paediatr Drugs. 2023 May 24. doi: 10.1007/s40272-023-00574-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37225932.

A thoracoscopic cadaveric teaching model for needle decompression of a tension pneumothorax. Parra KT, Gower JR, Floan GM, Heflinger MV, Sisson WB, Halbach JL, Ignacio RC. Global Surg Educ 2, 54 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44186-023-00134-4.

Multi-disciplinary care in patients with complex pediatric general and thoracic surgical pathology: lessons learned from a 20-year experience. Keller BA, Saenz NC. Pediatr Surg Int. 2023 Apr 20;39(1):184. doi: 10.1007/s00383-023-05456-4. PMID: 37079147.

Up and over: Consequences of raising the US-Mexico border wall height. Marshall WA, Bansal V, Krzyzaniak A, Haines LN, Berndtson AE, Ignacio R, Keller BA, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Mar 27. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003970. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36972427.

Pediatric DUCT Score: A Highly Specific Predictive Model for Choledocholithiasis in Children. Ignacio RC Jr, Kelley-Quon LI, Ourshalimian S, Padilla BE, Jensen AR, Shew SB, Lofberg KM, Smith CA, Roach JP, Pandya SR, Russell KW, Wang K; Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Choledocholithiasis Investigative Group. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Feb 14. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000650. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36786471.

2022

Postoperative respiratory complications in SARS-CoV-2 positive pediatric patients across 20 United States hospitals: A Cohort Study. Reiter AJ, Ingram ME, Raval MV, Garcia E, Hill M, Aranda A, Chandler NM, Gonzalez R, Born K, Mack S, Lamoshi A, Lipskar AM, Han XY, Fialkowski E, Spencer B, Kulaylat AN, Barde A, Shah AN, Adoumie M, Gross E, Mehl SC, Lopez ME, Polcz V, Mustafa MM, Gander JW, Sullivan TM, Sulkowski JP, Ghani O, Huang EY, Rothstein D, Muenks EP, St Peter SD, Fisher JC, Levy-Lambert D, Reichl A, Ignacio RC, Slater BJ, Tsao K, Berman L. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Nov 3:S0022-3468(22)00716-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.10.048. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36428183.

Pediatric penetrating thoracic trauma: Examining the impact of trauma center designation and penetrating trauma volume on outcomes. Floan GM, Calvo RY, Prieto JM, Krzyzaniak A, Patwardhan U, Checchi KD, Beth Sise C, Sise MJ, Bansal V, Ignacio RC, Martin MJ. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 25:S0022-3468(22)00710-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.10.040. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36402592.

Evaluating pediatric car safety compliance in motor vehicle collisions: Identifying high-risk groups for improper restraint usage. Ghetti CB, Rooney AS, de Cos V, Henry OS, Sykes AG, Krzyzaniak A, Bansal V, Sise M, Bickler SW, Keller B, Ignacio RC. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan;58(1):125-129. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.09.031. Epub 2022 Sep 27. PMID: 36280464.

Standardized perioperative care reduces colorectal surgical site infection in children: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium multicenter analysis. Tobias J, Padilla BE, Lee J, Chen S, Wang KS, Kelley-Quon LI, Mueller C, Shew SB, Joskowitz K, Ignacio RC Jr, Evans LL, Jensen AR, Acker SN, Mason A, Johnson A, McConahey J, Hansen E, Pandya SR, Short SS, Russell KW, Nicassio L, Smith CA, Fialkowski E. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan;58(1):45-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.09.026. Epub 2022 Sep 26. PMID: 36289033.

Right Atrial Lines as Primary Access for Postoperative Pediatric Cardiac Patients. Anton-Martin P, Zook N, Kochanski J, Ray M, Nigro JJ, Vellore S. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Sep 12. doi: 10.1007/s00246-022-03000-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36094531. 

International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) consensus recommendations: Evaluation and management of congenital tracheal stenosis. Sidell DR, Meister KD, de Alarcon A, Boudewyns A, Brigger M, Chun R, Fayoux P, Goudy S, Hart CK, Hewitt R, Hsu WC, Javia LR, Johnson RF, Messner AH, Moreddu E, Nicollas R, Prager JD, Rahbar R, Rickert S, Rossi ME, Russell J, Rutter M, Sandu K, Smith RJH, Soma M, Thierry B, Trozzi M, White DR, Balakrishnan K. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Oct;161:111251. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111251. Epub 2022 Aug 17. PMID: 35988373 Review.    

Fostering Sustainable Biomedical Research Training in Mozambique: A Spin-Off of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative. Noormahomed EV, Noormahomed S, Hlashwayo D, Martins E, Ismail M, Bickler SW, Nachega J, Mahoche M, Barrett KE, Benson CA, Schooley RT. Ann Glob Health. 2022 Aug 2;88(1):65. doi: 10.5334/aogh.3684. eCollection 2022. PMID: 35974986. Free PMC article.

Trial and Error: Learning From Malpractice Claims in Childhood Surgery. Prieto JM, Falcone B, Greenberg P, Sykes AG, Sisson WB, Gow KW, Ignacio RC. J Surg Res. 2022 Nov;279:84-88. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.05.033. Epub 2022 Jun 18. PMID: 35728277.

Bike Helmet Usage in the Most Disadvantaged Neighborhoods: A Focused Area for Trauma Prevention. Henry OS, Rooney AS, Heflinger MV, Sykes AG, Ghetti CB, de Cos V, Kling KM, Lazar DA, Martin MJ, Bansal V, Ignacio RC. J Surg Res. 2022 Oct;278:7-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.04.033. Epub 2022 May 16. PMID: 35588574.

Integrating traffic safety data with area deprivation index: A method to better understand the causes of pediatric pedestrian versus automobile collisions. de Cos V, Rooney AS, Sykes AG, Ghetti CB, Henry OS, Krzyzaniak A, Thangarajah H, Bickler SW, Bansal V, Martin M, Lazar D, Ignacio RC Jr. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Nov 1;93(5):650-655. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003666. Epub 2022 May 12. PMID: 35545801.

Plastic Surgery

2025

The TRANS-SAFE patient safety learning laboratory: A protocol for systems improvement for psychosocial safety in transgender care. Cohen TN, Anger JT, Barton H, Blumenthal J, Gosman A, Kanji F, Khamisa R, Koola J, Lewis P, Marinkovic M, Marino-Kibbee B, Moore M, Okamuro K, Sidhu S, Trasvina V, Vaida F, Card AJ. J Patient Saf. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001383. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40557941. 

An assessment of the longitudinal impact of gender-affirming care in an adolescent and young adult transmasculine and nonbinary patient population. Ewing E, Sendek G, Becker M, Montes E, Nguyen R, Jenkins R, Lee C, Richardson A, Marino-Kibbee B, Inwards-Breland D, Gosman A. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Jun 24;13(6):e6911. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006911. eCollection 2025 Jun. PMID: 40557300.

Quality of life in craniofacial microsomia: Resilience through young adulthood. Romeo DJ, Friedman L, Banala M, Barrero CE, Massenburg BB, Ng JJ, Wu M, Magee L, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2025 Jun 16:10556656251347171. doi: 10.1177/10556656251347171. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40518866. 

Young adult and adolescent gender-affirming care: Defining perioperative protocols. Belza CC, Sendek G, Becker M, Lopes K, Kohan J, Ewing E, Montes E, Nguyen R, Richardson A, Marino-Kibbee B, Kanack M, Inwards-Breland DJ, Gosman AA. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Jun 13;13(6):e6884. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006884. eCollection 2025 Jun. PMID: 40520494.

Periostin: A promising biomarker in nonspecific orbital inflammation and orbit-involving IgG4 disease.Zuraski C, Yoon JS, Lieu AC, Topilow N, Pizzo D, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO, Ferguson C, Liu CY. Orbit. 2025 Jun 11:1-8. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2025.2505510. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40497932. 

Penetrating transorbital intracranial injury due to ballpoint pen: A systematic review. Shoji MK, Wali AR, Solbes MM, Al-Sharif E, Dib El Jalbout N, Bansal R, Santiago-Dieppa D, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO, Liu CY. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Jun 6. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002974. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40479608.

Orbital causes of ostiomeatal complex occlusion. Shoji MK, Al-Sharif E, Dib El Jalbout N, Legala AR, Yan CH, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Jun 6. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002965. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40478163.

Building upon the train-the-trainer model to advance surgical capacity in low- and middle-income countries.Hinson C, Alkhatib J, Williams L, Zope M, Gosman A, Pusic A. Am J Surg. 2025 May 20:116422. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116422. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40442010. 

Use of antibiotic-impregnated discs in breast reconstruction among the obese population: A retrospective propensity score-matched analysis. Palacios C, Salingaros S, Lakhlani D, Silverstein M, Riaz T, Kamperman K, Thornton B, Reid CM, Nazerali R. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 May 16;106:246-253. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.05.020. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40449321.

Clarifying the relationship between orbito-zygomatic and mandibular dysmorphology in Treacher Collins Syndrome. Wu M, Barnett SL, Massenburg BB, Friedman LM, Ng JJ, Romeo DJ, Barrero CE, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. J Craniofac Surg. 2025 May 1;36(3):887-891. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010881. Epub 2024 Nov 22. PMID: 40558009. 

Single stage management of recalcitrant eyelid festoons. Gur Z, Burkat CN, Liu C, Kikkawa DO, Korn BS. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Apr 29. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012170. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40327813. 

A national ambulatory surgery sample cost analysis of outpatient facial feminization surgery.  Kalavacherla S, Camacho JM, Cordero J, Kalavacherla S, Sheahan L, Gosman A. Cureus. 2025 Apr 23;17(4):e82849. doi: 10.7759/cureus.82849. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40416183.

Newly identified developmental delays in a large population of children with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate. Arora JS, Khoshab N, Kanack M, Chase L, Kadakia N, Vargas S, Zadeh T, Vyas RM. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Apr 2;13(4):e6655. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006655. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40182299. 

The mirrored arterial dilemma. Jean-Charles S, Shoji MK, Kikkawa DO, Bhatti MT. Surv Ophthalmol. 2025 Feb 28:S0039-6257(25)00036-0. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2025.02.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40024549. 

Long-term outcomes of infant ear molding: A 10-year single-surgeon experience. Wu M, Chang AE, Platukus AM, Massenburg BB, Byrns CN, Romeo DJ, Ng JJ, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Apr 15;13(4):e6673. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006673. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40237007.

Vascular steal phenomenon in lower extremity reconstruction: A review of literature and case report. Patel RA, Ghosh K, Shakir A, Koesters E, Rastogi P, Cripps C.Ann Plast Surg. 2025 Apr 1;94(4):487-491. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000004230. PMID: 40117513. 

Reducing the learning curve of color doppler ultrasound for perforator flap design. Dean R, Becker M, Lopes K, Clark R, Leach G, Gosman A, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Apr 10;13(4):e6684. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006684. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40212091. 

Conservative management of macroglossia in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. Romeo DJ, Wagner CS, Banala M, George AM, Massenburg BB, Wu M, Ng JJ, Cielo CM, Kalish JM, Taylor JA. Pediatrics. 2025 Apr 1;155(4):e2024068618. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068618. PMID: 40068827.

Intrathecal morphine versus paravertebral nerve blocks for analgesia after breast reconstruction with abdominally based free flaps. Swisher MW, Nguyen AT, Becker M, Sztain JF, Abramson WB, Tsuda PS, Alexander BS, Reid CM, Said ET. Aesthet Surg J. 2025 Mar 19:sjaf043. doi: Online ahead of print. PMID: 40024549.

The co-surgeon model for microsurgical free flaps: A survey of perspectives and utility. Giannas E, Alba B, Harmon KA, Fritsch A, Kurlander D, Shenaq D, Kaoutzanis C, Reid C, Matros E, Mehrara B, Kokosis G. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2025 Feb 24. doi: 10.1055/a-2540-0835. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39993427. 

Minimally invasive versus open cranial vault remodeling procedures for single-suture craniosynostosis: What do we know? Massenburg BB, Swanson JW. Clin Plast Surg. 2025 Apr;52(2):193-207. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2024.09.001. Epub 2025 Jan 9. PMID: 39986882.

How low can we go: Achieving postoperative day 1 discharge after deep inferior epigastric perforator, a safe and feasible goal. Nguyen AT, Hu VJ, Clark RC, Gosman AA, Reid CM. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 Jan 29;102:152-158. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.01.059. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39923286.

Primary rhinoplasty for unilateral cleft lip: A long-term cohort assessment of aesthetic and anthropometric outcomes. Ng JJ, Banala M, Sussman JH, Massenburg BB, Wu M, Romeo DJ, Jackson OA, Low DW, Taylor JA, Swanson JW. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2025 Jan 9:10556656241309810. doi: 10.1177/10556656241309810. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39782695.

The efficacy of single-application NPWTi-d for the salvage of infected breast prostheses: A multi-center study. Llaneras JC, Clark RC, Antognoli L, Finkelstein E, Hulsman L, Holton L, Singh D, VonderHaar RJ, Djohan R, Hassanein AH, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Jan 17;13(1):e6467. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006467. eCollection 2025 Jan.PMID: 39830445.  

Shifting paradigms: A deep dive into public perceptions of gender-affirming surgery.  Camacho JM, Alfertshofer M, Patel HS, Najafali D, Thompson N, Stoffel V, Reid CM, Alperovich M, Knoedler S, Knoedler L. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025 Jan 21;13(1):e6472. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006472. eCollection 2025 Jan. PMID: 39839450.  

The utility of preoperative phenylephrine testing in Müller muscle conjunctival resection surgery for involutional ptosis.  Saffari PS, Dallalzadeh LO, Kikkawa DO, Korn BS, Ramesh S, Shinder R, Rootman DB. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Jan-Feb 01;41(1):90-93. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002746. Epub 2024 Aug 19. PMID: 39752473.  

Benefit finding in craniofacial conditions: A qualitative analysis of patient and parent perspectives.  Choi AK, Korhummel M, Belza CC, Herrera Eguizabal J, Olfus S, Rapoport CS, Blum J, Tapia VJ, Drizin JH, Gosman A, Malcarne VL. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2025 Jan 9:10556656241305889. doi: 10.1177/10556656241305889. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39782699.  

2024

Shortened fornix syndrome after posterior-approach ptosis repair.  Shoji MK, Al-Sharif E, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Dec 20. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002866. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39704285.

The orbitomalar ligament: A cleavage plane in oculofacial trauma.  Kryshtalskyj MT, Mina M, Schell CD, Madjedi KM, Nugent R, Kikkawa DO, Ashenhurst ME, Punja KG. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Dec 19. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002865. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39701575.

Progressive eyelid lesions in a woman with essential Thrombocythemia. Legala AR, Shoji MK, Kikkawa DO. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Dec 12. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.5304. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39666325.

Successful treatment of severe, poorly controlled benign essential blepharospasm with DaxibotulinumtoxinA. Shoji MK, Sargsyan S, Al-Sharif E, Dib El Jalbout N, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO, Liu CY. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Dec 10. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002817. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39656054. 

Factors associated with attrition among otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residents: A 10-year analysis.  Ezeh UC, Charles-Obi K, Green C, Nicolli E, Gurayah AA, Willey BC, Balumuka D, Yarholar LM, Gosman A, Sargi Z. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Nov 14. doi: 10.1002/ohn.1059. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39543783.  

All-cause and cardiovascular mortality in dual sensory impairment patients: A meta-analysis of cohort studies.  Liu S, Qin T, Kikkawa DO, Lu W. J Glob Health. 2024 Nov 29;14:04258. doi: 10.7189/jogh.14.04258. PMID: 39611786.  

Surgical capacity assessment and leverage in the Palestinian land (SCALPEL-I) study: The first nationwide plastic surgery capacity evaluation in Palestine.  Alser O, Ayasa L, Alhabil M, Idais S, Almzayyen A, MohammedAli M, Younes R, Alghoul H, Alser M, Stash B, Khundkar R, Goodacre T, Gosman A, Pusic A, Bharadia D. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Nov 20;12(11):e6265. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006265. eCollection 2024 Nov. PMID: 39568682. 

Parameningeal rhabdomyosarcoma: Results of the European Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group RMS 2005 study.  Schoot RA, Taselaar P, Scarzello G, Kolb F, Coppadoro B, Horst ST, Mandeville H, Ferrari A, Hladun R, Helfre S, Ferman S, Kelsey A, Hol MLF, Devalck C, Ben-Arush M, Orbach D, Chisholm J, Jenney M, Minard-Colin V, Bisogno G, Merks JHM. Head Neck. 2024 Nov 15. doi: 10.1002/hed.27994. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39545397.  

The impact of complication timing on the outcomes of implant-based breast reconstruction.  Alnaseri T, Prabhu S, Anderson L, Kwan L, Demirjian M, Kwok A, Reid C, Hollenbeck S, DeLong MR. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Nov 11;12(11):e6293. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006293. eCollection 2024 Nov.PMID: 39529872. 

Factors associated with attrition among otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residents: A 10-year analysis.  Ezeh UC, Charles-Obi K, Green C, Nicolli E, Gurayah AA, Willey BC, Balumuka D, Yarholar LM, Gosman A, Sargi Z. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Nov 14. doi: 10.1002/ohn.1059. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39543783. 

Insights into facial surgery trends in the United States in the setting of gender dysphoria: A national analysis from 2012 to 2019. Hinson C, Palacios C, Camacho JM, Stoffel V, Patel H, Kohan J, Brandel MG, Reid CM, Gosman AA. J Craniofac Surg. 2024 Nov 6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010841. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39504406. 

Chronic dacryocystitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus. Solbes-Gochicoa MM, Shoji MK, Chen JS, Al-Sharif E, Kikkawa DO, Korn BS, Liu CY. Orbit. 2024 Oct 15:1-6. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2024.2412121. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39405041. 

Principles of photography and videography: Lessons from orthoplastic sarcoma surgery. Blum JD, Clark RC, Berk AN, Leach G, Dean RA, Villavisanis DF, Chiarappa FE, Reid CM. HSS J. 2024 Nov;20(4):606-615. doi: 10.1177/15563316231183380. Epub 2023 Jul 20. PMID: 39494429.  

Prophylactic local antibiotics for tissue expansion (PLATE) improve breast reconstruction outcomes.  Clark RC, Cevallos P, Dadpey B, Yessaillian A, Turner E, Kang A, Thornton B, Nazerali R, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Oct 18. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000011832. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39451154.

Management of plastic surgery complications at a tertiary medical center after aesthetic procedures.  Belza CC, Lopes K, Benyamein P, Harfouche C, Dean R, Geter S, Lee CJ, Neubauer D, Reid CM, Suliman A, Gosman AA. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Oct 23;12(10):e6250. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006250. eCollection 2024 Oct. PMID: 39444536.

Exploring the 6-year trend in dedicated research years among integrated plastic and reconstructive surgery residents.  Gursky AK, Camacho JM, Patel HS, Reghunathan M, Gosman AA, Hinchcliff K. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Oct 3;12(10):e6208. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006208. eCollection 2024 Oct. PMID: 39364283.

To operate or not to operate? Reconstructive surgical burden and quality of life of pediatric patients with facial differences.  Modi RN, Blum JD, Ataseven B, Belza CC, Montes E, Leung KL, Zaldana-Flynn M, Rapoport CS, Choi AK, Ewing E, Malcarne VL, Gosman AA. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2024 Oct;61(10):1632-1638. doi: 10.1177/10556656231176879. Epub 2023 May 29. PMID: 37248562.

Therapeutic role of histone deacetylase inhibition in an in vitro model of Graves' orbitopathy.  Byeon HJ, Choi SH, Kikkawa DO, Ko J, Yoon JS. Mol Med Rep. 2024 Dec;30(6):218. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2024.13342. Epub 2024 Sep 27. PMID: 39329199.  

Discussion: Aesthetic outcomes in cleft care: Exploring patterns in patient-reported outcomes across adolescence. Massenburg BB, Taylor JA. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):854-855. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000011507. Epub 2024 Sep 20. PMID: 39314103.  

Cu/Gd co-doped hydroxyapatite/poly lactic-co-glycolic acid composites enhance MRI imaging and bone defect regeneration. Lu W, Xia X, Ma Y, He H, Kikkawa DO, Zhang L, Zhang B, Liu X. J Biomater Appl. 2024 Sep 8:8853282241276064. doi: 10.1177/08853282241276064. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39244656.

"Academic influence and industry funding in nerve allograft research: A co-authorship network analysis".  Reese M, Mehta YA, Haupt MR, Dennis D, Becker M, Clark RC, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg.2024 Sep 17. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000011759. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39287958.

A quantitative evaluation of the effects of radiation therapy on the post-surgical breast.  Becker M, Reese M, Yessaillian A, Lopes K, Harfouche C, Leach G, Blair S, Yashar C, Ojeda-Fournier H, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Sep 4. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000011732. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39250322. 

Medical, environmental, and social determinants associated with periocular cutaneous malignancies in the United States using the All of Us National Database. Radgoudarzi N, Dallalzadeh L, Saseendrakumar BR, Guo J, Halfpenny W, Kikkawa DO, Baxter S. Cureus. 2024 Jul 31;16(7):e65831. doi: 10.7759/cureus.65831. eCollection 2024 Jul. PMID: 39219888. 

The utility of orbital imaging in the evaluation of orbital disease. Lee MJ, Verma R, Hamilton BE, Pettersson D, Choi D, Kim ES, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO, Rosenbaum JT. PLoS One. 2024 Aug 30;19(8):e0308528. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308528. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39213291. 

The utility of preoperative phenylephrine testing in Müller muscle conjunctival resection surgery for involutional ptosis. Saffari PS, Dallalzadeh LO, Kikkawa DO, Korn BS, Ramesh S, Shinder R, Rootman DB. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Aug 19. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002746. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39159273.  

Immediate and delayed flap reconstruction have equivalent outcomes and associated costs following soft tissue sarcoma surgery. Haldeman PB, Harfouche C, Rosales R, Trimm C, Chun L, Reid C, Flint JH, Chiarappa F. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug 19. doi: 10.1002/jso.27770. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39155702. 

Hearing abnormalities in patients treated with teprotumumab. Brant JA, Kikkawa DO, Smith TJ. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2024 Jul;20(7):381-382. doi: 10.1038/s41574-024-00995-9. PMID: 38740893.  

Leveraging the outcome of a frontal bone tumor facial reconstruction case by a multimodal approach. Dobke M, Kolb FJ, Arm DM. Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2024 Jul 5;11(1):2365174. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2024.2365174. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38978691.  

Does preservation of metacarpophalangeal joint vascularity protect against physeal arrest in index finger pollicization? Reghunathan M, Hinchcliff K, Schneidau C, Stutz C, Ezaki M, Oishi SN. J Hand Surg Am. 2024 Jul 6:S0363-5023(24)00237-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2024.05.010. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38970601. 

Orbital decompression following treatment with teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease.  Topilow NJ, Penteado RC, Ting M, Al-Sharif E, Villatoro GA, Yoon JS, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. Can J Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul 23:S0008-4182(24)00174-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2024.06.003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39059786. 

A systematic review of morphine equivalent conversions in plastic surgery: Current methods and future directions. Yessaillian A, Reese M, Clark RC, Becker M, Lopes K, Alving-Trinh A, Llaneras J, McPherson M, Gosman A, Reid CM. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 Jun 14;95:142-151. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.06.001. Online ahead of print. PMID:

Jejunum free flap for head and neck reconstruction, a step-by-step surgical technique videos. Haddad A, Elaldi R, Kolb F, Honart JF, Benmoussa N. Head Neck. 2024 Jul 5. doi: 10.1002/hed.27851. Online ahead of print. PMID:

Teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease-related strabismus. Dallalzadeh LO, Villatoro GA, Chen L, Sim MS, Movaghar M, Robbins SL, Karlin JN, Khitri MR, Velez FG, Korn BS, Demer JL, Rootman DB, Granet DB, Kikkawa DO. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Jul-Aug 01;40(4):434-439. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002611. Epub 2024 Feb 2. PMID: 

A work in progress: Women's status in the plastic surgery workforce and recommendations for success.  Benyamein P, Sheahan L, Becker M, Ewing E, Bajaj A, Gallus K, Gosman A. Aesthet Surg J. 2024 Jun 24:sjae121. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjae121. Online ahead of print. PMID: 3891335. 

The state of surgical research in Sub-Saharan Africa: An urgent call for surgical research trainers. Nthumba PM, Odhiambo M, Pusic A, Kamau S, Rohde C, Onyango O, Gosman A, Vyas R, Nthumba MN. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Jun 14;12(6):e5903. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005903. eCollection 2024 Jun. PMID: 38881962.   

Hearing abnormalities in patients treated with teprotumumab. Brant JA, Kikkawa DO, Smith TJ. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2024 Jul;20(7):381-382. doi: 10.1038/s41574-024-00995-9. PMID: 38740893. 

Utility of a neuromuscular activation exercise protocol on surgeon posture.Yessaillian AL, Clark RC, Segal RM, Angers K, Gosman AA, Reid CM. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Jun 1;92(6):614-620. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003939. PMID: 38768021.

Geospatial and socioeconomic disparities influencing the management of craniosynostosis.  Belza CC, Sheahan L, Blum J, Becker M, Oca M, Lopes K, Gosman AA. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 May 1;92(5S Suppl 3):S345-S351. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003800. PMID: 38689417.

Unveiling the hidden discrepancies between Medicare physician reimbursement rates and inflation across different surgical specialties.  Stoffel V, Camacho JM, Heeb C, Cui S, Shim JY, Pacella SJ, Gosman AA, Reid CM. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 May 1;92(5S Suppl 3):S340-S344. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003806. PMID: 38689416.

We are not speaking the same language: Current procedural terminology coding and provision of care in lymphatic reconstruction.  Attalla P, Becker M, Clark RC, Reid CM, Brazio PS. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 May 1;92(5S Suppl 3):S310-S314. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003823. PMID: 38689411.

13th dedicated California Society of Plastic Surgeons Annals of Plastic Surgery supplement.  Reid CM. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 May 1;92(5S Suppl 3):S309. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003979. PMID: 38689410.

The holy grail of tracheal replacement. Mercier O, Kolb F, Fadel E. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Apr 11:ezae156. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezae156. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38603620.

An interdisciplinary, comprehensive recovery pathway improves microsurgical breast reconstruction delivery. Clark RC, Segal R, Kordahi A, Sendek G, Alving-Trinh A, Abramson W, Sztain J, Swisher M, Gabriel RA, Gosman A, Said ET, Reid CM. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Mar 27. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003833. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38563567. 

Reported variability in general surgery training across integrated plastic surgery residency programs.  Chopra CS, Abdirahman HJ, Mullikin AM, Abramov D, Aref Y, Lee CJ, Al-Hamad Daubs M, Reid CM. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Apr 1;92(4):457-462. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003837. PMID: 38527353.

Results of a pilot virtual microsurgery course for plastic surgeons in LMICs.  Davis GL, Abebe MW, Vyas RM, Rohde CH, Coriddi MR, Pusic AL, Gosman AA. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Feb 12;12(2):e5582. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005582. eCollection 2024 Feb. PMID: 38348462.  

2023

Deconstructing the excellent plastic surgeon: A survey of key attributes. Sendek G, Blum JD, Reghunathan M, Chen S, Luong TT, Gosman AA, Butler PD. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Dec 14;11(12):e5460. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005460. eCollection 2023 Dec. PMID: 38098952.

A practical guide to implementing holistic review during surgery resident selection.  Reghunathan M, Thompson N, Sendek G, Butler PD, Reid CM, Gosman AA.Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Dec 14;11(12):e5459. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005459. eCollection 2023 Dec. PMID: 38098951.

Strength in numbers: A SWOT analysis of plastic surgery.  Blum JD, Reghunathan M, Bradford PS, Camacho J, Sendek G, Jeffers L, Cash C, Mackay D, Butler PD, Gosman AA. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Dec 14;11(12):e5462. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005462. eCollection 2023 Dec. PMID: 38098947.

A SWOT analysis of hot topics in plastic surgery resident education: Consensus from the ACAPS 10th Annual Winter Meeting. Reghunathan M, Camacho JM, Blum J, Sendek G, Luong TT, Chen S, Bradford P, Llaneras J, Butler PD, Gosman AA. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Dec 14;11(12):e5461. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005461. eCollection 2023 Dec. PMID: 38098955.

Impact of ACAPS Coordinated Interview Release Policy: Applicant and Program Attitudes, Adherence, and Interview Trends. Davis GL, Reghunathan M, Dean RA, Cronin BJ, Weber RA, Gosman AA. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Apr 1;151(4):908-915. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010017. Epub 2022 Dec 13. PMID: 36729728.

The effect of 3rd carpometacarpal arthrodesis in the outcomes of total wrist fusion using modern plate technology. Rioux-Forker D, Patel RS, Hinchcliff KM, Shin AY. J Wrist Surg. 2023 May 2;12(5):400-406. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1768945. eCollection 2023 Oct. PMID: 37841357.

A retrospective review of arthroscopic shaver utilization in adolescent gynecomastia.  Belza CC, Blum JD, Neubauer D, Reid CM, Ortiz-Pomales YT, Lance SH. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Oct 11;11(10):e5336. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005336. eCollection 2023 Oct. PMID: 37829108.

The cost of plastic surgery conferences for medical students. Stoffel V, Patel H, Camacho JM, Reid CM. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2023 Sep 15;86:246-247. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.09.045. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37782998. 

Custom 3D-printed external cranial orthotic for prevention and treatment of syndrome of the trephined. Leach GA, Dean RA, Cleary DR, Steinberg JA, Gosman AA. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 Oct 1;34(7):e682-e684. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009658. Epub 2023 Aug 28. PMID: 37639663.

Management of craniosynostosis in lethal perinatal hypophosphatasia. Kim EN, Leung KL, Wong A, McGregor J, Skolnick GB, Patel KB, Gosman AA. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 Aug 23. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009641. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37610006. 

Game changers: Plastic and reconstructive surgery innovations of the last 100 years. Asghari A, O'Connor MJ, Attalla P, Ewing E, Lee CJ, Greene A, Lee CN, Lifchez S, Sacks JM, Gosman A.Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Aug 16;11(8):e5209. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005209. eCollection 2023 Aug. PMID: 37593701.

Racial and ethnic disparities in selected speakers at plastic surgery conferences. Ha G, Benyamein P, Reghunathan M, Vatsia S, Blum J, Gosman AA. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Jul 25;11(7):e5157. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005157. eCollection 2023 Jul. PMID: 37496979.

Moving the needle: A narrative review of enhanced recovery protocols in breast reconstruction. Clark RC, Alving-Trinh A, Becker M, Leach GA, Gosman A, Reid CM. Ann Transl Med. 2023 Dec 20;11(12):414. doi: 10.21037/atm-23-1509. Epub 2023 Jul 24. PMID: 38213812.  

Regenerative peripheral interface surgery: Anatomic and technical guide. Leach GA, Dean RA, Kumar NG, Tsai C, Chiarappa FE, Cederna PS, Kung TA, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Jul 17;11(7):e5127. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005127. eCollection 2023 Jul. PMID: 37465283. 

Recent training trends in independent plastic surgery graduates: American Board of Surgery certification and academic priorities. Lee CJ, Azimi R, Willey B, Gosman A, Reid CM. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Jun 1;90(6):611-615. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003568. PMID: 37311317.

To operate or not to operate? Reconstructive surgical burden and quality of life of pediatric patients with facial differences. Modi RN, Blum JD, Ataseven B, Belza CC, Montes E, Leung KL, Zaldana-Flynn M, Rapoport CS, Choi AK, Ewing E, Malcarne VL, Gosman AA. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2023 May 29:10556656231176879. doi: 10.1177/10556656231176879. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37248562.

Comparing trends in Medicare reimbursement and inflation within plastic surgery subspecialties". Stoffel V, Shim JY, Pacella SJ, Gosman AA, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 May 16. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010697. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37189227.

"PREPPED: Plastic Surgery Research, Education, and Preparation Promoting Equity and Diversity". Reghunathan M, Blum J, Davis GL, Ayyala HS, Leis A, Butler PD, Gosman A. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 May 10. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010278. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37163483.

Orbital exenteration reconstruction using a superficial temporalis muscle flap: The "Carpaccio flap", an innovative approach.  Sounthakith V, Kolb F, Bennedjai A, Orbach D, Picard A, Belhous K, Brémond-Gignac D, Kadlub N. J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2023 Dec;124(6):101490. doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2023.101490. Epub 2023 May 4. PMID: 37146792.

Twelfth Dedicated California Society of Plastic Surgeons Annals of Plastic Surgery Supplement. Reid CM. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 May 1;90(5S Suppl 3):S235. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003548. PMID: 37227404.

Case report: treatment of a lower leg defect in the course of sarcoma with microvascular tissue. Dobke MK. Wounds. 2023 May;35(5):E154-E159. PMID: 37256691.

Journeying Through the Hurdles of Gender-Affirming Care Insurance: A Literature Analysis.  Patel H, Camacho JM, Salehi N, Garakani R, Friedman L, Reid CM. Cureus. 2023 Mar 29;15(3):e36849. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36849. PMID: 37123806; PMCID: PMC10142323.

Virtual Subinternships in the COVID Era: Lessons Learned from Three Institutional Experiences. Reghunathan M, Dekker PK, Belza CC, Kim KG, Phillips BT, Fan KL, Brown DA, Gosman AA, Lance SH. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Mar 24;11(3):e4935. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004935. eCollection 2023 Mar. PMID: 36993904.

Perioperative comparison between open cranial vault remodeling and distraction osteogenesis for unilateral lambdoid craniosynostosis. Belza CC, Modi RN, Kamel GN, McKee RM, Carbullido MK, Kim E, Gosman AA. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 Jun 1;34(4):1222-1225. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009227. Epub 2023 Mar 13. PMID: 36913558.

Psychosocial burden of pediatric and adult patients with congenital versus traumatic facial differences: Assessment of psychiatric distress and healthcare utilization in the United States from 2004 to 2012. Leung KL, Yang JJ, Chen FR, Kim E, Gosman AA. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 May 1;90(5S Suppl 3):S305-S311. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003401. Epub 2023 Mar 4. PMID: 36921336.

The West Coast Plastic Surgery Mentorship Program: Successes, Failures, and Future Growth. Reghunathan M, Llaneras J, Segal R, Gosman A. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Feb 20. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003400. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37115939.

Reducing Risks in Facial Plastic Surgery.  Hom DB, Watson D. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2023 May;31(2):xv-xvi. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2023.01.001. Epub 2023 Feb 15. PMID: 37001938.

"The Cost of Doing Business: An Appraisal of Relative Value Units in Plastic Surgery and Other Surgical Subspecialties". Shim JY, Stoffel V, Neubauer D, Gosman AA, Matros E, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Feb 15. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010306. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36790785.

Rise of acellular dermal matrix: Cost consciousness, industry payment, and publication productivity. Hirpara MM, Clark RC, Hogan E, Dean R, Reid CM. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Jun 1;236(6):1189-1197. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000648. Epub 2023 Feb 9. PMID: 36757115.

Socioeconomic disparities in research participation: Bias in plastic surgery residency match.  Lin LO, Huttinger AL, Butler P, Gosman AA, Janis JE. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Feb 2;12(2):e5565. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005565. eCollection 2024 Feb. PMID: 38313590.

Racial/Ethnic and Gender Disparities Over the Last Decade Within Microsurgery and Craniofacial Fellowship Training. Oberoi MK, Reghunathan M, Aref Y, Dinis JJ, Balumuka D, Gosman A. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Jan 31. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003403. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36752557.

Virtual and In-Person Day Camps for the Craniofacial Community.  Modi RN, Bryan JL, Liu A, Gosman AA. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Jan 31. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003402. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36752521.

Ballistic Facial Trauma Reconstruction: Incidence and Practice Patterns in the Civilian Population. Lee CJ, Calvo R, Rosales R, Akhter M, Sise MJ, Krzyzaniak A, Lance S. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Jan 18. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003413. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36752402.

Analysis of 5-year Mortality following Lower Extremity Amputation due to Vascular Disease. Beeson SA, Neubauer D, Calvo R, Sise M, Martin M, Kauvar DS, Reid CM. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Jan 11;11(1):e4727. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004727. eCollection 2023 Jan. PMID: 36699221.

2022

Elemental, fatty acid, and protein composition of appendicoliths. Prieto JM, Wang AW, Halbach J, Cauvi DM, Day JMD, Gembicky M, Ghassemian M, Quehenberger O, Kling K, Ignacio R, DeMaio A, Bickler SW. Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 17;12(1):19764. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21397-9. PMID: 36396724.

Topical Dimethyl Sulfoxide for Congested Nipple-areolar Complexes in Breast Surgery: A Pilot Study. Silverstein ML, McLean P, Crowley JS, Gosman AA. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 Oct 28;10(10):e4595. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004595. eCollection 2022 Oct. PMID: 36320619. Free PMC article.

Plastic Surgery Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Mentorship Program and Workshop: A Single Institution's Experience. Reghunathan M, Crowley JS, Segal R, Aguilar Diaz MA, Gosman AA. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Oct 20. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009763. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36269620.

Commentary on "Tri-Vector Gracilis Microneurovascular Free Tissue Transfer with Periocular Component to Achieve a Duchenne Smile in Patients with Facial Paralysis" by Byrne et al. Davis ME, Greene J. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2022 Oct 19. doi: 10.1089/fpsam.2022.0322. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36264588.

Surgical Management of Invasive Atypical Fibroxanthomas/Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcomas of the Scalp: A Systematic Review Comparing Outer Table Resection to Full-Thickness Craniectomy. Granger PM, Mathew D, Leach G, Holcombe T. J Craniofac Surg. 2022 Sep 22. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008832. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36136912.

Differences in Applicant Perceptions of Virtual Interviews Between Integrated Plastic Surgery and Subspecialty Fellowship Applicants. Yoon J, Major M, Khoo K, Gosman AA, Liang F, Steinberg JP, Lifchez SD. J Surg Educ. 2022 Aug 29:S1931-7204(22)00188-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.08.001. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36050268.

Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Applicant Perceptions of Virtual Interviews. Yoon JS, Kim J, Puthumana J, Ha M, Liang Y, Rasko Y, Grant MP, Nam AJ, Steinberg JP, Gosman AA, Lifchez SD, Liang F. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 Nov 1;89(5):552-559. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003242. Epub 2022 Aug 9. PMID: 36279582.

Free Flap Reconstruction of Posterior Trunk Soft-Tissue Defects: Single-Institution Experience and Systematic Literature Review. Leach GA, Dean RA, Reid CM, Rechnic M. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Jul 12. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009417. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35816085. No abstract available.

The Role of Resection of the Outer Table of the Cranium in Locally Invasive Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Scalp. Leach GA, Pflibsen LR, Mathew DP, Sharma AD, Reid CM, Holcombe TC. J Craniofac Surg. 2022 Jul 11. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008696. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35816753.

Analysis of readmission and complications after repair of orbital fractures using California's Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development database. Chopra CS, Neubauer DC, Hornacek M, Calvo RY, Segal R, Reid CM, Martin MJ, Gosman AA. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 May 1;88(4 Suppl 4):S361-S365. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003139. PMID: 37740469.

Eleventh Dedicated California Society of Plastic Surgeons Annals of Plastic Surgery Supplement. Nazerali RS, Reid C. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 May 1;88(4 Suppl 4):S315. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003225. PMID: 37740464.

Tissue expander-assisted component separation for pediatric abdominal wall reconstruction. Segal RM, Wong A, Zaldana-Flynn M, Englar K, Ewing E, Lance SH, Gosman AA. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 May 1;88(4 Suppl 4):S320-S324. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003138. PMID: 37740465.

Using the disruptive score to identify publications that changed plastic surgery practice. Neubauer DC, Blum JD, Labou SG, Heskett KM, Calvo RY, Reid CM, Martin MJ, Gosman AA. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 May 1;88(4 Suppl 4):S385-S390. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003144. PMID: 37740472.

Treatment of unicoronal craniosynostosis by rotational flap technique preserves blood supply to the frontal bone flap. Wong A, Lance SH, Gosman AA. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 May 1;88(4 Suppl 4):S348-S350. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003080. Epub 2022 Feb 21. PMID: 35180749.

Surgical Oncology

2025

A novel adjuvant chemoradiotherapy/immunotherapy for resected biliary cancer. Ben-Josef E, Lowy AM. JAMA Oncol. 2025 Jul 10. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.1912. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40638103.

Intraoperative nerve-specific fluorescence visualization in head and neck surgery: A phase 1 trial. Lee YJ, Orosco RK, Bouvet M, Richmon JD, Berman BJ, Crawford KL, Hom M, Nguyen QT, Rosenthal EL. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 2;16(1):6060. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-60737-x. PMID: 40595556. 

UPF1 deficiency enhances mitochondrial ROS which promotes an immunosuppressive microenvironment in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Su W, Kochen Rossi J, Nuevo-Tapioles C, Chen T, Kawaler E, Branco C, Wong KK, Simeone DM, Gardner LB, Philips MR. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Aug 13;121(33):e2401996121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2401996121. Epub 2024 Aug 6.PMID: 40591563.

Self-amplifying NRF2-EZH2 epigenetic loop converts KRAS-initiated progenitors to invasive pancreatic cancer. Antonucci L, Li N, Duran A, Cobo I, Nicoletti C, Watari K, Nandi SP, Zhu F, Zhao Y, Riahi I, Tsuda M, Shah VM, Morgan T, Waugh T, Caputo L, Liu Y, Rundberg Nilsson A, Xian H, Todoric J, Gu L, Sanchez-Lopez E, Eibl G, Vucic EA, Krawczyk M, Xu Q, Lowy AM, Hatzivassiliou G, Roose-Girma M, Skowronska-Krawczyk D, Scott DA, Bar-Sagi D, Tamayo P, Wu Y, Sears RC, Glass CK, Alexandrov LB, Puri PL, Dawson DW, Hu Y, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J, Karin M. Nat Cancer. 2025 Jun 30. doi: 10.1038/s43018-025-01003-3. Online ahead of print.

Consensus guideline for the management of peritoneal mesothelioma. Brown LM, Wilkins SG, Bansal VV, Su DG, Gomez-Mayorga J, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, Lee B, Nash GM, Hays JL, Raghav KP, Husain AL, Kluger MD, Zauderer MG, Kindler HL, Alexander HR; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;131(13):e35868. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35868. PMID: 40558081. 

Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 2: Appendiceal tumors with peritoneal involvement. Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Setia N, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Misdraji J, Foote MB, Luo W; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;131(13):e35874. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35874. PMID: 40558065.

Consensus guideline for the management of colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases. Schultz KS, Bansal VV, Wach MM, Bhutiani N, Godley FA 4th, Wang JJ, Waheed MT, Buchheit JT, Papai E, Campbell S, Schleimer LE, Su DG, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, White MG, Uppal A, Raghav KPS, Labow DM, Sarpel U, Shergill AP, Shen JP, Eng C, Foote MB, Baumgartner JM; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group.Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;131(13):e35869. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35869.PMID: 40558054.

Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 1: Appendiceal tumors without peritoneal involvement. Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB, Cusack J, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Misdraji J, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Foote MB; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;131(13):e35867. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35867. PMID: 40558045.

The combination of the autophagy inhibitor chloroquine and recombinant methioninase has selective synergistic efficacy on human colon cancer cells but not on normal human fibroblasts. Asano Y, Han Q, Li S, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Kim JS, Miyashi Y, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jul;45(7):2825-2831. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17651. PMID: 40578964. 

The triple combination of recombinant methioninase, rapamycin, and chloroquine synergistically eradicates HCT116 colon cancer cells. Kim J, Han Q, Kang BM, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jul;45(7):2773-2779. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17646. PMID: 40578963. 

The conditions of non-rescuability of methioninase-treated cancer cells by methionine replenishment: The point of no return. Kang BM, Han Q, Li S, Mizuta K, Kim JS, Asano Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jul;45(7):2817-2823. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17650. PMID: 40578943.

Consensus guideline for the management of malignant gastrointestinal obstruction in patients with peritoneal surface malignancies. Bansal VV, Godfrey EL, Sadjadi J, Bello RJ, Kwakman R, Abreu AA, Vudatha V, Sparkman BK, Freudenberger DC, Su DG, Turaga KK, Micic D, Malec M, Tun S, Polite B, Lambert LA, Greenbaum A, Gunderson CG, Smith TJ, Kopecky KE, Powers BD, Maduekwe UN, Ward EP; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17362-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560502.

Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 2: Appendiceal tumors with peritoneal involvement. Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Setia N, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Misdraji J, Foote MB, Luo W; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group.  Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17364-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560501.

Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 1: Appendiceal tumors without peritoneal involvement. Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Cusack J, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Misdraji J, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Foote MB; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17359-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560498. 

Consensus guideline for the management of peritoneal mesothelioma. Brown LM, Wilkins SG, Bansal VV, Su DG, Gomez-Mayorga J, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, Lee B, Nash GM, Hays JL, Raghav KP, Husain AL, Kluger MD, Zauderer MG, Kindler HL, Alexander HR; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17358-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560500.

Consensus guideline for the management of gastric cancer with synchronous peritoneal metastases. Butensky SD, Bansal VV, Su DG, Waheed MT, Nikiforchin A, Gomez-Mayorga JL, Olecki E, Radomski SN, Sun B, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, Lacy J, Badgwell BD, In H, Kennedy T, Yoon HH, Greer JB, Sundar R, Woo Y; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17361-2. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560499.

Consensus guideline for the management of colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases. Schultz KS, Bansal VV, Wach MM, Bhutiani N, Godley FA 4th, Wang JJ, Waheed MT, Buchheit JT, Papai E, Campbell S, Schleimer LE, Su DG, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, White MG, Uppal A, Raghav KPS, Labow DM, Sarpel U, Shergill AP, Shen JP, Eng C, Foote MB, Baumgartner JM; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17363-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560497.

Consensus guideline for the management of peritoneal metastases from neuroendocrine neoplasms. Su DG, Brown LM, Bansal VV, Bakkila B, Concors SJ, Turaga KK, Gunderson C, Bergsland E, Strosberg JR, Halfdanarson TR, Metz DC, Kunstman JW, Kunz PL, Gangi A; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17360-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40560496. 

Mucin4 (MUC4) antibody labeled with an NIR dye brightly targets pancreatic cancer liver metastases and peritoneal carcinomatosis. Jaiswal S, Amirfakhri S, Bravo J, Kobayashi K, Aithal A, Talib S, Mallya K, Jain M, Mohs AM, Hoffman RM, Batra SK, Bouvet M. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Jun 18;17(12):2031. doi: 10.3390/cancers17122031. PMID: 40563681. 

Global variations in patterns of care for retroperitoneal sarcoma. Snow H, Fiore M, Xie J, Strauss D, Tzanis D, Raut CP, Rutkowski P, Ford S, Swallow C, van Houdt WJ, Albertsmeier M, Cananzi F, Sicklick J, Cardona K, Grignol V, Nessim C, Nizri E, Novak M, Pennacchioli E, Valeri S, Callegaro D, Wilkinson M, Bonvalot S, Fairweather M, Skoczylas J, Tirotta F, Shapiro J, Angele MK, Gronchi A, Gyorki DE; Transatlantic Australasian Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group. Ann Surg. 2025 Jun 16. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006791. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40519020.

Enhanced visualization of colonic polyps using a fluorophore-conjugated claudin-1 antibody in a CPC-APC mouse model. Liu S, Cox KE, Amirfakhri S, Jaiswal S, Talib S, Primeaux M, Jih LJ, Singh SK, Pisegna JR, Mohs AM, Hoffman RM, Batra SK, Dhawan P, Bouvet M.J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Jun 13:102103. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2025.102103. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40517099. 

A perspective on patient-derived orthotopic xenograft (PDOX) mouse models for identification of novel and individualized treatment for sarcoma. Higuchi T, Igarashi K, Miwa S, Kimura H, Hayashi K, Demura S, Morinaga S, Asano Y, Yamamoto N, Hornicek FJ, Tsuchiya H, Hoffman RM. Int J Clin Oncol. 2025 Jun 10. doi: 10.1007/s10147-025-02801-6. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40493147.

Payment source shift for surgical care among veterans enrolled in medicare advantage Plans. Mehtsun WT, Ma Y, Latsko E, Zheng J, Phelan J, Orav EJ, Tsai TC, Frakt AB, Pizer SD, Garrido MM, Figueroa JF. JAMA Health Forum. 2025 Jun 7;6(6):e250827. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.0827. PMID: 40489967.

Leveraging autophagy and pyrimidine metabolism to target pancreatic cancer. Dufresne S, Kuna RS, Wong K, Komarla A, Rock A, Rosada-Encarnación J, Shen C, Mondal P, Parham LR, Layng FI, Peck KL, Fowler A, Lowy AM, Engle D, Tiriac H, Shaw R, Cosford N, Metallo C, Towers C. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jun 5:2025.05.29.656904.

Defining benchmark values for outcomes of comprehensive resection of primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma: a retrospective multicenter study. Tirotta F, Fiore M, Bonvalot S, Strauss D, Rutkowski P, Gyorki DE, van Houdt WJ, Callegaro D, Albertsmeier M, Tzanis D, Cananzi F, Sicklick JK, Mullinax J, Wilkinson M, Grignol VP, Cardona K, Bouhadiba T, Novak M, Valeri S, Fairweather M, Ford SJ, Skoczylas J, Snow H, Hayes AJ, Hodson J, Raut CP, Gronchi A; Transatlantic Australasian Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group. EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Jun 3;84:103280. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103280. eCollection 2025 Jun.PMID: 40521170.

A high performing biomarker signature for detecting early-stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in high-risk individuals. Palma NA, Lucas AL, Katona BW, Athanasiou A, Kureshi NM, Ford L, Keller T, Weber S, Schiess R, King T, Simeone DM, Brand R. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Jun 2;17(11):1866. doi: 10.3390/cancers17111866. PMID: 40507347.

Selective synergy of ivermectin combined with recombinant methioninase against colon-cancer cells in contrast to normal fibroblasts. Asano Y, Han Q, Li S, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Kim JS, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jun;45(6):2257-2263. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17600. PMID: 40425329.

Tumor immunology visualized in realtime in in-vivo-like 3-D Gelfoam® histoculture by color-coded imaging.Mizuta K, Reynoso J, Asano Y, Kang BM, Kim JS, Bouvet M, Tome Y, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jun;45(6):2279-2283. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17602. PMID: 40425333.

Peritonectomy procedures for peritoneal surface malignancies: PSOGI-ESGO-ISSPP Lyon consensus. Bhatt A, Stepanyan A, Moran BJ, Chi D, Fotopoulou C, Baumgartner JM, Bakrin N, Deraco M, Ferron G, Kepenekian V, Kusamura S, Lavoue V, Al Niaimi A, Arjona-Sanchez A, Sehouli J, Sukumar V, Turaga K, Villeneuve L, Planchamp F, Zapardiel Gutiérrez I, Brennan DJ, Glehen O; PSOGI-ESGO-ISSPP Collaborators. Br J Surg. 2025 May 31;112(6):znaf112. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf112. PMID: 40560098.

Peritonectomy to enhance adequate cytoreductive surgery in peritoneal surface malignancy: Review of nomenclature and boundaries. Bhatt A, Fotopoulou C, Moran BJ, Chi D, Stepanyan A, Baumgartner JM, Bakrin N, Deraco M, Ferron G, Kepenekian V, Kusamura S, Lavoue V, Al Niami A, Arjona-Sanchez A, Sehouli J, Sukumar V, Turaga K, Villeneuve L, Planchamp F, Brennan DJ, Gutiérrez IZ, Glehen O. Br J Surg. 2025 May 31;112(6):znaf099. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaf099. PMID: 40560096.

Potential higher malignancy of nonfunctional parathyroid carcinoma: A case series study. Yu Z, Zhou J, Xie X, Li X, Gié MM, Bouvet M, Manyalich-Blasi M, Wu Y. Gland Surg. 2025 May 30;14(5):947-957. doi: 10.21037/gs-2025-187. Epub 2025 May 27. PMID: 40546837. 

Navigating ongoing challenges in GI stromal tumors. Joensuu H, Miyashita H, George S, Sicklick J. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2025 Jun;45(3):e473224. doi: 10.1200/EDBK-25-473224. Epub 2025 May 20. PMID: 40393024.

Racial and ethnic disparities in perceived healthcare discrimination and health outcomes. Sabater Minarim D, Morgan KM, Buckley K, Riviere P, Ochoa C, Deshler LN, Duran EA, Mehtsun WT, Rose BS, Banegas MP. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 May 30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09627-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40447985.

Hair-follicle-associated pluripotent (HAP) stem-cell-sheet implantation accelerates cutaneous wound closure and suppresses scar formation in a mouse model.  Obara K, Baba K, Shirai K, Hamada Y, Arakawa N, Hasegawa A, Takaoka N, Aki R, Hoffman RM. Cell Cycle. 2025 May 27:1-14. doi: 10.1080/15384101.2025.2508112. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40432248.

Cancer treatment paradigms in the precision medicine era. Subbiah V, Curigliano G, Sicklick JK, Kato S, Tasken K, Medford A, Rieke DT, Chen HZ, Wahida A, Buschhorn L, Horgan D, Kurzrock R. Nat Med. 2025 May 20. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-03711-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40394190.

Liposomal oncolytic adenovirus as a neoadjuvant therapy for triple-negative breast cancer. Shah JR, Dong T, Phung AT, Khan S, Aisagbonhi O, Blair SL, Bouvet M, Trogler WC, Kummel AC. Sci Rep. 2025 May 14;15(1):16737. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-00211-2. PMID: 40368934. 

Value of neuroradiology second reads of CT scans for hyperparathyroidism. Bravo Quintana J, Bouvet M, Chang J, Bykowski J. J Clin Med. 2025 Apr 22;14(9):2865. doi: 10.3390/jcm14092865. PMID: 40363896. 

Combination of recombinant methioninase with rapamycin or chloroquine is synergistic to highly inhibit triple-negative breast cancer cells in vitro. Kim J, Han Q, Kang BM, Mizuta K, Asano Y, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 May;45(5):1853-1859. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17564. PMID: 40295059.

HT1080 human fibrosarcoma cells selected for super-eribulin resistance in vitro become more malignant and are arrested synergistically by methionine restriction in combination with eribulin in nude mice.Morinaga S, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Han Q, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2025 May-Jun;39(3):1275-1282. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13931. PMID: 40295012.

Perspective on an innovative curative strategy for peritoneal metastasis involving peritonectomy, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and adjuvant chemotherapy identified as effective in the Histoculture Drug Response Assay (HDRA). Asano Y, Yonemura Y, Hozumi C, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Kim JS, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2025 May 3;5(3):280-284. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10440. eCollection 2025 May-Jun. PMID: 40322213.

Recombinant methioninase and cisplatinum act synergistically to inhibit Lewis lung carcinoma cells but not normal fibroblasts. Asano Y, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Kim JS, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Morinaga S, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 May;45(5):1871-1876. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17566. PMID: 40295053.

Spatial mapping of transcriptomic plasticity in metastatic pancreatic cancer. Pei G, Min J, Rajapakshe KI, Branchi V, Liu Y, Selvanesan BC, Thege F, Sadeghian D, Zhang D, Cho KS, Chu Y, Dai E, Han G, Li M, Yee C, Takahashi K, Garg B, Tiriac H, Bernard V, Semaan A, Grem JL, Caffrey TC, Burks JK, Lowy AM, Aguirre AJ, Grandgenett PM, Hollingsworth MA, Guerrero PA, Wang L, Maitra A. Nature. 2025 Apr 23. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-08927-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40269162.

Histamine H1 receptor: A potential therapeutic target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Salmerón C, Tomás Bort E, Sriram K, Javadi-Paydar M, Smitham JE, Pham K, Grose RP, McCormick PJ, DiNardo A, Weitz J, Tiriac H, Lowy AM, Insel PA. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2025 Apr 4;392(5):103573. doi: 10.1016/j.jpet.2025.103573. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40288207. 

Regulation of lung cancer initiation and progression by the stem cell determinant Musashi. Barber AG, Quintero CM, Hamilton M, Rajbhandari N, Sasik R, Zhang Y, Kim C, Husain H, Sun X, Reya T. Elife. 2025 Mar 6;13:RP97021. doi: 10.7554/eLife.97021. PMID: 40047406.

Identification of patients at risk for pancreatic cancer in a 3-year timeframe based on machine learning algorithms. Zhu W, Chen L, Aphinyanaphongs Y, Kastrinos F, Simeone DM, Pochapin M, Stender C, Razavian N, Gonda TA. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 5;15(1):11697. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-89607-8. PMID: 40188106.

Efficacy of methionine restriction and the PARP-inhibitor olaparib and their combination on BRCA1 mutant and wild-type triple-negative breast cancer cell lines. Miki M, Inubushi S, Han Q, Inoue S, Kunihisa T, Tanino H, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Apr;45(4):1367-1372. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17522.PMID: 40155022. 

Circulating tumor DNA methylation Is a biomarker of poor recurrence-free survival in locally-advanced rectal cancer. Sugimoto K, Irie T, Momose H, Kochi S, Toake M, Tsuchiya Y, Tsukamoto R, Honjo K, Ishiyama S, Takahashi M, Hoffman RM, Sakamoto K. Anticancer Res. 2025 Apr;45(4):1559-1573. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17537. PMID: 40155013. 

Extracellular vesicles from the lung pro-thrombotic niche drive cancer-associated thrombosis and metastasis via integrin beta 2. Lucotti S, Ogitani Y, Kenific CM, Geri J, Kim YH, Gu J, Balaji U, Bojmar L, Shaashua L, Song Y, Cioffi M, Lauritzen P, Joseph OM, Asao T, Grandgenett PM, Hollingsworth MA, Peralta C, Pagano AE, Molina H, Lengel HB, Dunne EG, Jing X, Schmitter M, Borriello L, Miller T, Zhang H, Romin Y, Manova K, Paul D, Remmel HL, O'Reilly EM, Jarnagin WR, Kelsen D, Castellino SM, Giulino-Roth L, Jones DR, Condeelis JS, Pascual V, Bussel JB, Boudreau N, Matei I, Entenberg D, Bromberg JF, Simeone DM, Lyden D. Cell. 2025 Mar 20;188(6):1642-1661.e24. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.01.025. Epub 2025 Feb 11. PMID: 39938515.

ASO visual abstract: Bright and specific targeting of metastatic lymph nodes in orthotopic mouse models of gastric cancer with a fluorescent anti-CEA antibody. Cox KE, Amirfakhri S, Lwin TM, Hosseini M, Ghosh P, Obonyo M, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Mar 10. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17097-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40063238.

Clonal heterogeneity in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and its impact on tumor progression. Kalfakakou D, Cameron DC, Kawaler EA, Tsuda M, Wang L, Jing X, Hajdu C, Tamayo DL, Shim Y, Ackermann A, Weissinger D, Zimny H, Hernandez R, Beier M, Dimartino D, Meyn P, Rice K, Selvaraj S, Loomis C, Heguy A, Lund AW, Sears RC, Welling TH, Dolgalev I, Tsirigos A, Simeone DM. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Feb 15:2025.02.11.637729. doi: 10.1101/2025.02.11.637729.PMID: 39990481.

Incorporating circulating tumor DNA testing into clinical trials: A position paper by the National Cancer Institute GI Oncology Circulating Tumor DNA Working Group. Rajdev L, King GG, Lieu CH, Cohen SA, Pant S, Uboha NV, Deming D, Malla M, Kasi A, Klute K, Spencer KR, Dasari A, Morris VK, Botta G, Lowy AM, O'Hara MH, Eads J, King D, Shah MA, Hong TS, Parikh A, Klempner SJ, Jabbour SK, Chawla A, Molena D, George TJ, Gibson MK, Allegra C, Goodman K, Eng C, Philip PA. JCO Precis Oncol. 2025 Mar;9:e2400489. doi: 10.1200/PO-24-00489. Epub 2025 Mar 6. PMID: 40048671.

A new locoregional mouse model of gastric cancer for identifying probes for fluorescence guided surgery.Cox KE, Amirfakhri S, Lwin TM, Hosseini M, Ghosh P, Obonyo M, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. Surgery. 2025 Mar 4;181:109270. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.109270. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40043513. 

Super methotrexate-resistant osteosarcoma cells retain their sensitivity to recombinant methioninase: Targeting methionine addiction to overcome extreme cancer-chemotherapy resistance. Aoki Y, Han Q, Kubota Y, Masaki N, Tome Y, Bouvet M, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Mar;45(3):929-934. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17480. PMID: 40037887. 

Highly synergistic eradication of 143B osteosarcoma cells in vitro by the combination of recombinant methioninase, chloroquine, and rapamycin targeting methionine addiction, autophagy, and mTOR, respectively. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Mar;45(3):935-941. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17481. PMID: 40037880. 

ASO visual abstract: Defining textbook outcomes for minimally invasive surgical resection of small gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) of the stomach. Spurzem GJ, Jadhav PS, Nordan T, Raut CP, Horgan S, Wang J, Sicklick JK. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Mar 5. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-16992-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40042575. 

Clonal heterogeneity in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and its impact on tumor progression.Kalfakakou D, Cameron DC, Kawaler EA, Tsuda M, Wang L, Jing X, Hajdu C, Tamayo DL, Shim Y, Ackermann A, Weissinger D, Zimny H, Hernandez R, Beier M, Dimartino D, Meyn P, Rice K, Selvaraj S, Loomis C, Heguy A, Lund AW, Sears RC, Welling TH, Dolgalev I, Tsirigos A, Simeone DM. bioRxiv[Preprint]. 2025 Feb 15:2025.02.11.637729. doi: 10.1101/2025.02.11.637729. PMID: 39990481. 

Bone marrow origin of mammary phagocytic intraductal macrophages (foam cells). Barsky SH, Mcphail K, Wang J, Hoffman RM, Ye Y. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Feb 17;26(4):1699. doi: 10.3390/ijms26041699. PMID: 40004162.

A systematic review with a demonstrative case of KIT and DOG-1 expressing gastrointestinal stromal tumors harboring ETV6-NTRK3 fusions. Ranjbarian T, Antkowiak M, Mallory RJ, Doherty TM, Hosseini M, Mesirov JP, Fanta PT, Sicklick JK. Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Feb 24. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-3203. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39992648.

HT1080 fibrosarcoma with acquired trabectedin resistance: Increased malignancy but sustained sensitivity to methionine restriction. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2025 Mar-Apr;39(2):683-690. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13872. PMID: 40010975.

Dynamic fluorescence imaging of orally-administered tumor-targeting salmonella typhimurium A1-R expressing green fluorescent protein trafficking through the gastrointestinal system to target fibrosarcomas in nude mice. Morinaga S, Zhao M, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2025 Mar-Apr;39(2):640-647. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13869. PMID: 40010967.

Engineered methioninase-expressing tumor-targeting salmonella typhimurium A1-R inhibits syngeneic-cancer mouse models by depleting tumor methionine. Kubota Y, Zhao M, Han Q, Aoki Y, Masaki N, Obara K, Morinaga S, Mizuta K, Sato M, Bouvet M, Kubota K, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2025 Mar-Apr;22(2):247-257. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20499. PMID: 39993809. 

Defining a 'cells to society' research framework for appendiceal tumours. Holowatyj AN, Overman MJ, Votanopoulos KI, Lowy AM, Wagner P, Washington MK, Eng C, Foo WC, Goldberg RM, Hosseini M, Idrees K, Johnson DB, Shergill A, Ward E, Zachos NC, Shelton D; Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation. Nat Rev Cancer. 2025 Feb 20. doi: 10.1038/s41568-024-00788-2. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39979656.  

Survival outcomes between minimally invasive and open gastrectomy in early and locally advanced gastric adenocarcinoma in a western center. Kalavacherla S, Neel N, Jagadeesh V, Bouvet M, Lowy A, Horgan S, Kelly KJ, Mehtsun WT. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2025 Feb 20;56(1):68. doi: 10.1007/s12029-024-01163-y. PMID: 39979489.

Chemotherapy dose density is prognostic for overall survival in patients with resectable pancreas cancer: A landmark analysis of SWOG 1505. Patel SH, Colby S, Sohal D, Guthrie KA, Kachnic LA, Chiorean EG, Lowy AM, Rocha FG, Hochster HS, Philip PA, Ahmad SA. Cancer. 2025 Feb 15;131(4):e35759. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35759. PMID: 39932777. 

Extracellular vesicles from the lung pro-thrombotic niche drive cancer-associated thrombosis and metastasis via integrin beta 2.  Lucotti S, Ogitani Y, Kenific CM, Geri J, Kim YH, Gu J, Balaji U, Bojmar L, Shaashua L, Song Y, Cioffi M, Lauritzen P, Joseph OM, Asao T, Grandgenett PM, Hollingsworth MA, Peralta C, Pagano AE, Molina H, Lengel HB, Dunne EG, Jing X, Schmitter M, Borriello L, Miller T, Zhang H, Romin Y, Manova K, Paul D, Remmel HL, O'Reilly EM, Jarnagin WR, Kelsen D, Castellino SM, Giulino-Roth L, Jones DR, Condeelis JS, Pascual V, Bussel JB, Boudreau N, Matei I, Entenberg D, Bromberg JF, Simeone DM, Lyden D. Cell. 2025 Feb 10:S0092-8674(25)00094-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.01.025. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39938515. 

Targeting methionine addiction of osteosarcoma with methionine restriction to overcome drug resistance: A new paradigm for a recalcitrant disease. Aoki Y, Kubota Y, Masaki N, Tome Y, Bouvet M, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Feb 3;17(3):506. doi: 10.3390/cancers17030506. PMID: 39941872.

Local ablation-our next hope for pancreatic cancer immunotherapy? White RR. Cancer Lett. 2025 Jan 20:217445. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2025.217445. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39842497. SURG ONC 

Preclinical development of tuspetinib for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. Sonowal H, Rice WG, Bejar R, Byun JY, Jung SH, Sinha R, Howell SB. Cancer Res Commun. 2025 Jan 1;5(1):74-83. doi: 10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-24-0258. PMID: 39665627.

Recombinant methioninase (rMETase) synergistically sensitizes ivermectin-resistant MCF-7 breast cancer cells 9.9 fold to low-dose ivermectin. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Hozumi C, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Feb;45(2):451-455. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17434. PMID: 39890170.

Bright and specific targeting of metastatic lymph nodes in orthotopic mouse models of gastric cancer with a fluorescent Anti-CEA antibody. Cox KE, Amirfakhri S, Lwin TM, Hosseini M, Ghosh P, Obonyo M, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan 29. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-16919-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39878844. 

Novel clinical trial designs emerging from the molecular reclassification of cancer.  Nikanjam M, Kato S, Allen T, Sicklick JK, Kurzrock R. CA Cancer J Clin. 2025 Jan 22. doi: 10.3322/caac.21880. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39841128 Review. 

Long term outcomes associated with the use of perioperative systemic chemotherapy on low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms with pseudomyxoma peritonei treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.  Ruff SM, Kasumova G, Palavalli M, Eng OS, Lambert L, Clarke C, Patel S, Veerapong J, Fournier K, Abbott D, Staley C, Grotz T, Johnston F, Raoof M, Dineen S, Cloyd JM, Kim AC. Front Oncol. 2025 Jan 9;14:1456920. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1456920. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39850813.  

Prostate cancer patient with lymph-node metastasis treated only with methionine restriction has stable disease for two years demonstrated with PET/CT and PSMA-PET scanning and PSA testing. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2025 Jan 3;5(1):27-31. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10408. eCollection 2025 Jan-Feb. PMID: 39758238.  

Elevated-c-MYC-expressing fibrosarcoma cells with acquired gemcitabine resistance remain sensitive to recombinant methioninase: A potential clinical strategy for a recalcitrant disease. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2025 Jan 3;5(1):8-14. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10405. eCollection 2025 Jan-Feb.PMID: 39758233.  

Complete response (CR) in a previously-progressing chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patient treated with methionine restriction in combination with first-line chemotherapy. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2025 Jan 3;5(1):21-26. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10407. eCollection 2025 Jan-Feb.PMID: 39758229. 

MICAL2 promotes pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis. Garg B, Khan S, Courelli AS, Panneerpandian P, Sheik Pran Babu D, Mose ES, Gulay KCM, Sharma S, Sood D, Wenzel AT, Martsinkovskiy A, Rajbhandari N, Patel J, Jaquish D, Esparza E, Jaque K, Aggarwal N, Lambies G, D'Ippolito A, Austgen K, Johnston B, Orlando DA, Jang GH, Gallinger S, Goodfellow E, Brodt P, Commisso C, Tamayo P, Mesirov JP, Tiriac H, Lowy AM. Cancer Res. 2025 Jan 2. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-24-0744. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39745352. 

Synergistic eradication of fibrosarcoma with acquired ifosfamide resistance using methionine restriction combined with ifosfamide in nude-mouse models.  Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2025 Jan-Feb;39(1):120-126. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13809. PMID: 39740911.

The combination of tumor-targeting Salmonella typhimurium A1-R plus the autophagy-inhibitor chloroquine synergistically eradicates HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells in vitro and in vivo.  Morinaga S, Zhao M, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM.In Vivo. 2025 Jan-Feb;39(1):102-109. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13807. PMID: 39740880.

Alternating oxaliplatin and irinotecan chemotherapy combined with capecitabine and bevacizumab for microsatellite-stable stage IV metastatic colon cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation: Two case reports indicating survival improvement over standard therapy.  Zhang Y, Li X, Li S, Yang Z, Hoffman RM, Yu C. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jan;45(1):399-404. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17428. PMID: 39740847.

Comparison of cell-death kinetics of recombinant methioninase (rMETase)-treated cancer and normal cells: Only cancer cells undergo methionine-depletion catastrophe at low rMETase concentrations. Kang BM, Han Q, Mizuta K, Morinaga S, Bouvet M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jan;45(1):105-111. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17397.PMID: 39740830.

Ivermectin combined with recombinant methioninase (rMETase) synergistically eradicates MiaPaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2025 Jan;45(1):97-103. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17396. PMID: 39740811.

Defining textbook outcomes for minimally invasive surgical resection of small gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) of the stomach. Spurzem GJ, Jadhav PS, Nordan T, Raut CP, Horgan S, Wang J, Sicklick JK. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan 3. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16714-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39751981. 

Immune stress-induced tumor mutation burden and neoantigen expression in 4T1 mammary cancer cells: A potential mechanism for long-term survival in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Ishiguro T, Takeda K, Takayanagi D, Mura E, Suzuki R, Tsurui T, Iriguchi N, Hirasawa Y, Ohkuma R, Shimokawa M, Ariizumi H, Kubota Y, Horiike A, Izumizaki M, Wada S, Yoshimura K, Hoffman RM, Tsunoda T. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2025 Jan-Feb;22(1):1-12. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20481. PMID: 39730175. 

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Sub-toxic cisplatin concentrations induce extensive chromosomal, nuclear and nucleolar abnormalities associated with high malignancy before acquired resistance develops: Implications for clinical caution. Delinassios JG, Hoffman RM, Koumakis G, Palitskaris D, Poulatsidou KN, Delinasios GJ. PLoS One. 2024 Dec 26;19(12):e0311976. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311976. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39724069.

The potential of hair-follicle-associated pluripotent (HAP) stem cells for regenerative medicine. Obara K, Baba K, Hamada Y, Hoffman RM. Methods Mol Biol. 2024 Dec 21. doi: 10.1007/7651_2024_583. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39702862. 

Effectiveness and safety of irreversible electroporation when used for the ablation of stage 3 pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Initial results from the DIRECT registry study.  Martin RCG 2nd, White RR, Bilimoria MM, Kluger MD, Iannitti DA, Polanco PM, Hammil CW, Cleary SP, Heithaus RE, Welling T, Chan CHF. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Nov 21;16(23):3894. doi: 10.3390/cancers16233894. PMID: 39682087. 

Quantification of PD-L1 expression and tumor mutational burden in biologically distinct advanced pancreatic cancers responding to pembrolizumab: case reports. Li KY, Lowy AM, Fanta P. Front Immunol. 2024 Dec 2;15:1452543. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1452543. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39687619 Free PMC article.

The potential of hair-follicle-associated pluripotent (HAP) stem cells for regenerative medicine.  Obara K, Baba K, Hamada Y, Hoffman RM. Methods Mol Biol. 2024 Dec 21. doi: 10.1007/7651_2024_583. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39702862.

Longitudinal assessment of disparities in pancreatic cancer care: A retrospective analysis of the National Cancer Database.  Grewal M, Kroon VJ, Kaslow SR, Sorrentino AM, Winner MD, Allendorf JD, Shah PC, Simeone DM, Welling TH, Berman RS, Cohen SM, Wolfgang CL, Sacks GD, Javed AA. World J Surg. 2024 Dec 9. doi: 10.1002/wjs.12431. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39653505. 

Lymphovascular tumoral emboli in inflammatory breast cancer result from haptotaxis-mediated encircling lymphangiogenesis. Wang J, Hoffman RM, Ye Y, Dillard J, Barsky SH. Lymphatics. 2024 Dec;2(4):195-211. doi: 10.3390/lymphatics2040016. Epub 2024 Oct 8. PMID: 39669476.  

When benchmarks fail us: A case study in cytoreductive surgery.  Bansal VV, Witmer HDD, Childers CP, Su DG, Turaga KK; RVU Writing Group; PSM Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct 26. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16191-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39460818 

GIST Quiz: TesNt your knowledge.  Munter S, Sharma A, Antkowiak M, Ranjbarian T, Hosseini M, Sicklick JK. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Oct 23:S1091-255X(24)00675-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.10.014. Online ahead offprint. PMID: 39455050. 

Serum exosomes expressing CD9, CD63 and HER2 from breast-cancer patients decreased after surgery of the primary tumor: A potential biomarker of tumor burden.  Inubushi S, Kunihisa T, Kuniyasu M, Inoue S, Yamamoto M, Yamashita Y, Miki M, Mizumoto S, Baba M, Hoffman RM, Tanino H.Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2024 Nov-Dec;21(6):580-584. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20474. PMID: 39467625. 

Targeting human pancreatic cancer with a fluorophore-conjugated mucin 4 (MUC4) antibody: Initial characterization in orthotopic cell line mouse models.  Jaiswal S, Cox KE, Amirfakhri S, Din Parast Saleh A, Kobayashi K, Lwin TM, Talib S, Aithal A, Mallya K, Jain M, Mohs AM, Hoffman RM, Batra SK, Bouvet M. J Clin Med. 2024 Oct 18;13(20):6211. doi: 10.3390/jcm13206211. PMID: 39458160.

Extensive DNA damage and loss of cell viability occur synergistically with the combination of recombinant methioninase and paclitaxel on pancreatic cancer cells which report DNA-damage response in real time.  Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Sato M, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2024 Nov-Dec;21(6):585-590. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20475. PMID: 39467627.

Recombinant methioninase synergistically reverses high-docetaxel resistance developed in osteosarcoma cells.  Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Nov;44(11):4773-4778. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17303. PMID: 39477291.

Accurate and safe tumor targeting of orally-administered Salmonella typhimurium A1-R leads to regression of an aggressive fibrosarcoma in nude mice.   Morinaga S, Zhao M, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Sato M, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2024 Nov-Dec;38(6):2601-2609. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13736. PMID: 39477429. 

Cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibition as a novel therapy for peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis with GNAS mutations.  Weitz J, Nishizaki D, Liau J, Patel J, Ng I, Sun S, Ramms D, Zou J, Wishart B, Rull J, Baumgartner J, Kelly K, White R, Veerapong J, Hosseini M, Patel H, Botta G, Gutkind JS, Tiriac H, Kato S, Lowy AM. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Oct 16:JCO2400511. doi: 10.1200/JCO.24.00511. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39413348.  

Accurate co-localization of luciferase expression and fluorescent Anti-CEA antibody targeting of liver metastases in an orthotopic mouse model of colon cancer.  Lee KH, Cox KE, Amirfakhri S, Jaiswal S, Liu S, Hosseini M, Lwin TM, Yazaki PJ, Hoffman RM, Bouvet M. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Sep 29;16(19):3341. doi: 10.3390/cancers16193341. PMID: 39409961.  

Computational analysis suggests that AsnGTT 3'-tRNA-derived fragments are potential biomarkers in papillary thyroid carcinoma.  Do AN, Magesh S, Uzelac M, Chen T, Li WT, Bouvet M, Brumund KT, Wang-Rodriguez J, Ongkeko WM. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Oct 2;25(19):10631. doi: 10.3390/ijms251910631. PMID: 39408960.

Loss of malignancy of super-methotrexate-resistant osteosarcoma cells is associated with an increase of methylated histone marks H3K9me3 and H3K27me3. Aoki Y, Kubota Y, Masaki N, Obara K, Tome Y, Bouvet M, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Oct;44(10):4213-4218. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17251. PMID: 39348992. 

First-line chemotherapy in combination with oral recombinant methioninase and a low-methionine diet for a stage IV inoperable pancreatic-cancer patient resulted in 40% tumor reduction and an 86% CA19-9 biomarker decrease. Sato M, Han Q, Hozumi C, Kujiraoka H, Mizuta K, Morinaga S, Kang BM, Kobayashi N, Ichikawa Y, Nakajima A, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Sep;44(9):3885-3889. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17215. PMID: 39197890.   

Methionine PET vs. fluorodeoxyglucose PET whole-body imaging to determine the extent of methionine-addiction compared to glucose-addiction of primary and metastatic cancer of the trunk in patients. Sato M, Sato T, Hozumi C, Han Q, Mizuta K, Morinaga S, Kang BM, Kobayashi N, Ichikawa Y, Nakajima A, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Sep;44(9):3891-3898. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17216.PMID: 39197923.  

The role of microsurgery and fluorescent-reporter genes in establishing mouse models for real-time imaging of metastatic cancer-cell trafficking and colony formation: A revolutionary and disruptive technology for metastasis research. Morinaga S, Yamamoto N, Yamauchi K, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2024 Sep 1;4(5):544-557. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10362. eCollection 2024 Sep-Oct. PMID: 39238629. 

Recombinant methioninase increases eribulin efficacy 16-fold in highly eribulin-resistant HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells, demonstrating potential to overcome the clinical challenge of drug-resistant soft-tissue sarcoma. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Sato M, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Sep;44(9):3777-3783. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17202. PMID: 39197933.

Imaging transgenic nude mice expressing spectrally-distinct fluorescent reporters emitting from blue to far red light with one instrument with single-nanometer-tuning of laser-excitation fluorescence.  Mizuta K, Reynoso J, Gallagher S, Wang A, Chang N, Morinaga S, Sato M, Kang BM, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2024 Sep 1;4(5):563-566. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10364. eCollection 2024 Sep-Oct. PMID: 39238628.

Overcoming high trabectedin resistance of soft-tissue sarcoma with recombinant methioninase: A potential solution of a recalcitrant clinical problem. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Sato M, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Sep;44(9):3785-3791. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17203. PMID: 39197928. 

EL4 murine-lymphoma-stromal-cell fusion hybrids observed with multiple distinct morphologies in the primary tumor and metastatic organs of a syngeneic mouse model. Yamashita K, Suetsugu A, Hayashi S, Shimizu M, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2024 Sep-Oct;38(5):2115-2121. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13673. PMID: 39187323. 

Non-invasive direct visualization of luciferase-luciferin emitted light producing true images from an orthotopic lung cancer xenograft model in nude mice using an ultra-sensitive low-light camera and optics. Mizuta K, Gallagher S, Wang A, Chang N, Morinaga S, Sato M, Kang BM, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2024 Sep-Oct;38(5):2122-2125. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13674. PMID: 39187316. 

Goblet cell adenocarcinoma. Veerapong J, Hosseini M. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2024 Aug 15:S0740-2570(24)00069-8. doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2024.08.003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39181727.

Detecting HLA loss of heterozygosity within a standard diagnostic sequencing workflow for prognostic and therapeutic opportunities.Lozac'hmeur A, Danek T, Yang Q, Rosasco MG, Welch JS, Go WY, Ng EW, Mardiros A, Maloney DG, Garon EB, Kirtane K, Simeone DM, Molina JR, Salahudeen AA, Stein MM, Hecht JR. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2024 Aug 5;8(1):174. doi: 10.1038/s41698-024-00665-z. PMID: 39103508.

Blockade of IL-1β and PD-1 with combination chemotherapy reduces systemic myeloid suppression in metastatic pancreatic cancer with heterogeneous effects in the tumor. Oberstein PE, Dias Costa A, Kawaler EA, Cardot-Ruffino V, Rahma OE, Beri N, Singh H, Abrams TA, Biller LH, Cleary J, Enzinger P, Huffman BM, McCleary NJ, Perez KJ, Rubinson DA, Schlechter BL, Surana R, Yurgelun MB, Wang SJ, Remland J, Brais LK, Bollenrucher N, Chang E, Ali LR, Lenehan PJ, Dolgalev I, Werba G, Lima C, Keheler CE, Sullivan KM, Dougan M, Hajdu C, Dajee M, Pelletier MR, Nazeer S, Squires M, Bar-Sagi D, Wolpin BM, Nowak JA, Simeone DM, Dougan SK. Cancer Immunol Res. 2024 Jul 11. doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-23-1073. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38990554. 

Molecular Tumor Board for Unicorns: Outcomes for rare and ultra-rare cancers using an N-of-One personalized treatment strategy.  Louie BH, Kato S, Lim JS, Kim KH, Lim HJ, Okamura R, Lee S, Kim L, Sicklick JK, Lippman SM, Kurzrock R. iScience. 2024 Jul 5;27(8):110465. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110465. eCollection 2024 Aug 16. PMID: 39148716. 

Expression of PD-L1 is increased by methionine restriction using recombinant methioninase in human colorectal cancer cells. Mizuta K, Kang BM, Han Q, Kubota Y, Morinaga S, Sato M, Bouvet M, Tome Y, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2024 Jul-Aug;21(4):395-398. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20457. PMID: 38944421.  

Reduced malignancy of super methotrexate-resistant osteosarcoma cells with dihydrofolate reductase amplification despite paradoxical gain of oncogenic PI3K/AKT/mTOR and c-MYC expression. Aoki Y, Kubota Y, Masaki N, Obara K, Tome Y, Bouvet M, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Jul;44(7):2787-2792. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17090. PMID: 38925854. 

Inhibition of SUMOylation induces adaptive antitumor immunity against pancreatic cancer through multiple effects on the tumor microenvironment.  Erdem S, Lee HJ, Shankara Narayanan JSN, Tharuka MDN, De la Torre J, Ren T, Kuang Y, Abeywardana T, Li K, Berger AJ, Lowy AM, White RR, Chen Y. Mol Cancer Ther. 2024 Aug 16:OF1-OF16. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-23-0572. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39150446. 

4-1BB transcriptomic expression patterns across malignancies: Implications for clinical trials of 4-1BB agonists.  Uehara Y, Kato S, Nishizaki D, Miyashita H, Lee S, Nesline MK, Pabla S, Conroy JM, DePietro P, Ko H, Sicklick JK, Kurzrock R. Cancer Commun (Lond). 2024 Aug 4. doi: 10.1002/cac2.12592. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39097973 No abstract available.

Development of 3D-iNET ORION: a novel, pre-clinical, three-dimensional in vitro cell model for modeling human metastatic neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas.  Strnadel J, Valasek MA, Lin GY, Lin H, Tipps AMP, Woo SM, Fujimura K, Wang H, Choi S, Bui J, Hermosillo C, Jepsen K, Navarro MR, Kelber JA, Klemke RL, Bouvet M. Hum Cell. 2024 Aug 5. doi: 10.1007/s13577-024-01113-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39103560. 

Orbital decompression following treatment with teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease.  Topilow NJ, Penteado RC, Ting M, Al-Sharif E, Villatoro GA, Yoon JS, Liu CY, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO. Can J Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul 23:S0008-4182(24)00174-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2024.06.003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39059786.

Maximum efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors occurs in esophageal cancer patients with a low neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and good performance status prior to treatment. Hirasawa Y, Kubota Y, Mura E, Suzuki R, Tsurui T, Iriguchi N, Ishiguro T, Ohkuma R, Shimokawa M, Ariizumi H, Horiike A, Wada S, Ariyoshi T, Goto S, Otsuka K, Murakami M, Kiuchi Y, Yoshimura K, Hoffman RM, Tsunoda T. Anticancer Res. 2024 Aug;44(8):3397-3407. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17160. PMID: 39060084.

Exosome transfer between different co-implanted human pancreatic cancer cell lines occurs in the primary tumor and multiple metastatic sites of nude mice but not in co-culture In Vitro. Yamashita K, Suetsugu A, Hayashi S, Shimizu M, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Aug;44(8):3307-3315. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17149. PMID: 39060068.

Recombinant methioninase is selectively synergistic with doxorubicin against wild-type fibrosarcoma cells compared to normal cells and overcomes highly-doxorubicin-resistant fibrosarcoma. Morinaga S, Han Q, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Sato M, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Aug;44(8):3261-3268. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17144. PMID: 39060039.

Progression of site-specific recurrence of pancreatic cancer and implications for treatment.  Rompen IF, Levine J, Habib JR, Sereni E, Mughal N, Hewitt DB, Sacks GD, Welling TH, Simeone DM, Kaplan B, Berman RS, Cohen SM, Wolfgang CL, Javed AA. Ann Surg. 2024 Aug 1;280(2):317-324. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006142. Epub 2023 Oct 23. PMID: 37870253.

Synergy of rapamycin and methioninase on colorectal cancer cells requires simultaneous and not sequential administration: Implications for mTOR inhibition.  Ardjmand D, Sato M, Han Q, Kubota Y, Mizuta K, Morinaga S, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2024 Jul 3;4(4):396-401. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10338. eCollection 2024 Jul-Aug. PMID: 38962555.

The combination of methionine restriction and docetaxel synergistically arrests androgen-independent prostate cancer but not normal cells. Mizuta K, Mori R, Han Q, Morinaga S, Sato M, Kang BM, Bouvet M, Tome Y, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2024 Jul 3;4(4):402-407. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10339. eCollection 2024 Jul-Aug. PMID: 38962551. 

Induction of the DNA-repair gene POLQ only in BRCA1-mutant breast-cancer cells by methionine restriction.  Kunihisa T, Inubushi S, Tanino H, Hoffman RM. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2024 Jul-Aug;21(4):399-404. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20458. PMID: 38944428.  

Expression of PD-L1 is increased by methionine restriction using recombinant methioninase in human colorectal cancer cells.  Mizuta K, Kang BM, Han Q, Kubota Y, Morinaga S, Sato M, Bouvet M, Tome Y, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2024 Jul-Aug;21(4):395-398. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20457. PMID: 38944421.

Reduced malignancy of super methotrexate-resistant osteosarcoma cells with dihydrofolate reductase amplification despite paradoxical gain of oncogenic PI3K/AKT/mTOR and c-MYC expression. Aoki Y, Kubota Y, Masaki N, Obara K, Tome Y, Bouvet M, Nishida K, Hoffman RM.Anticancer Res. 2024 Jul;44(7):2787-2792. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17090. PMID: 38925854.

Head-to-head comparison of green fluorescent protein (GFP) imaging with luciferase-luciferin imaging in vivo using single-nanometer laser-excitation tuning and an ultra-low-light-detection camera and optics demonstrates the superiority of GFP. Mizuta K, Gallagher S, Wang A, Chang N, Morinaga S, Sato M, Kang BM, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Jul;44(7):2823-2826. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17094. PMID: 38925805.

Integrin αvβ3 upregulation in response to nutrient stress promotes lung cancer cell metabolic plasticity. Nam A, Jain S, Wu C, Campos A, Shepard RM, Yu Z, Reddy JP, Von Schalscha T, Weis SM, Onaitis M, Wettersten HI, Cheresh DA. Cancer Res. 2024 May 15;84(10):1630-1642. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-23-2700. PMID: 38588407. 

The impact of the California state lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on management of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.  Oviedo P, Burns S, Chen WP, Mandl HK, Rosso C, Radgoudarzi N, Crosetti A, Zamora S, Perry LM, Bold RJ, Labora AN, Donahue TR, Maker A, Valerin JB, Zell JA, White RR. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun 18. doi: 10.1002/jso.27695. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38894577. 

Targeting patient-derived orthotopic gastric cancers with a fluorescent humanized anti-CEA antibody. Cox KE, Turner MA, Lwin TM, Amirfakhri S, Kelly KJ, Hosseini M, Ghosh P, Obonyo M, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun 18. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15570-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38888861. 

The transcriptomic expression pattern of immune checkpoints shows heterogeneity between and within cancer types.   Miyashita H, Bevins NJ, Thangathurai K, Lee S, Pabla S, Nesline MK, Glenn ST, Conroy JM, DePietro P, Rubin E, Sicklick JK, Kato S, Kurzrock R. Am J Cancer Res. 2024 May 15;14(5):2240-2252. doi: 10.62347/JRJP7877. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38859855.

TIM-3 transcriptomic landscape with clinical and immunomic correlates in cancer.  Ahmed J, Nishizaki D,Miyashita H, Lee S, Nesline MK, Pabla S, Conroy JM, DePietro P, Sicklick JK, Kato S, Kurzrock R. Am J Cancer Res. 2024 May 15;14(5):2493-2506. doi: 10.62347/MQFF6404. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38859842.

Hair-follicle associated pluripotent (HAP)-cell-sheet implantation enhanced wound healing in diabetic db/db mice.  Hasegawa-Haruki A, Obara K, Takaoka N, Shirai K, Hamada Y, Arakawa N, Aki R, Hoffman RM, Amoh Y. PLoS One. 2024 Jun 14;19(6):e0304676. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304676. eCollection 2024.PMID: 38875234. 

ZBTB11 depletion targets metabolic vulnerabilities in K-Ras Inhibitor resistant PDAC.  Tran NL, Jiang J, Ma M, Gadbois GE, Gulay KCM, Verano A, Zhou H, Huang CT, Scott DA, Bang AG, Tiriac H, Lowy AM, Wang ES, Ferguson FM. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 May 21:2024.05.19.594824. doi: 10.1101/2024.05.19.594824. PMID: 38826238. 

DNA-binding agent trabectedin combined with recombinant methioninase is synergistic to decrease fibrosarcoma cell viability and induce nuclear fragmentation but not synergistic on normal fibroblasts. Morinaga S, Han Q, Kubota Y, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Sato M, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Demura S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Jun;44(6):2359-2367. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17043. PMID: 38821601. 

The potential of methioninase for cancer treatment. Abo Qoura L, Balakin KV, Hoffman RM, Pokrovsky VS. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer. 2024 May 23;1879(4):189122. doi: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2024.189122. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38796027.

Transcriptomic analysis of GITR and GITR ligand reveals cancer immune heterogeneity with  implications for GITR targeting.  Moussa P, Kurzrock R, Nishizaki D, Miyashita H, Lee S, Nikanjam M, Pabla S, Nesline MK, Ko H, Conroy JM, DePietro P, Sicklick JK, Kato S.  Am J Cancer Res. 2024 Apr 15;14(4):1634-1648. doi: 10.62347/ECED5481. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38726288.

Efficacy of recombinant methioninase on late-stage patient cancer in the histoculture drug response assay (HDRA) as a potential functional biomarker of sensitivity to methionine-restriction therapy in the clinic.Kubota Y, Sasaki M, Han Q, Hozumi C, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2024 May 3;4(3):239-243. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10314. eCollection 2024 May-Jun. PMID: 38707720.

Methionine dependence of hair maintenance in C57BL/6 mice. Kubota Y, Varshney N, Kobayashi K, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2024 May-Jun;38(3):1199-1202. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13555. PMID: 38688645.

Targeting methionine addiction combined with low-dose Irinotecan arrested colon cancer in contrast to high-dose Irinotecan alone, which was ineffective, in a nude-mouse model. Sato M, Mizuta K, Han Q, Morinaga S, Kang BM, Kubota Y, Mori R, Baranov A, Kobayashi K, Ardjmand D, Kobayashi N, Bouvet M, Ichikawa Y, Nakajima A, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2024 May-Jun;38(3):1058-1063. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13539. PMID: 38688611.

Extensive shrinkage and long-term stable disease in a teenage female patient with high-grade glioma treated with temozolomide and radiation in combination with oral recombinant methioninase and a low-methionine diet.Sato M, Han Q, Mizuta K, Mori R, Kang BM, Morinaga S, Kobayashi N, Ichikawa Y, Nakajima A, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2024 May-Jun;38(3):1459-1464. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13591. PMID: 38688589.

TRIF-IFN-I pathway in Helicobacter-induced gastric cancer in an accelerated murine disease model and patient biopsies.  Bali P, Lozano-Pope I, Hernandez J, Estrada MV, Corr M, Turner MA, Bouvet M, Benner C, Obonyo M. iScience. 2024 Mar 8;27(4):109457. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109457. eCollection 2024 Apr 19. PMID: 38558931.

A human serum albumin-indocyanine green complex offers improved tumor identification in fluorescence-guided surgery.  Li Y, Dai C, Hua Z, Xia L, Ding Y, Wang Q, Gié MM, Bouvet M, Cai H. Transl Cancer Res. 2024 Jan 31;13(1):437-452. doi: 10.21037/tcr-23-2338. Epub 2024 Jan 29. PMID: 38410209.

Colorectal cancer murine models: Initiation to metastasis.  Pothuraju R, Khan I, Jain M, Bouvet M, Malafa M, Roy HK, Kumar S, Batra SK. Cancer Lett. 2024 Apr 10;587:216704. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2024.216704. Epub 2024 Feb 14. PMID: 38360138.

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in colorectal cancer.  Fisher OM, Brown C, Esquivel J, Larsen SG, Liauw W, Alzahrani NA, Morris DL, Kepenekian V, Sourrouille I, Dumont F, Tuech JJ, Ceribelli C, Doussot B, Sgarbura O, Alhosni M, Quenet F, Glehen O, Cashin PH; Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI), Nordic Peritoneal Oncology Group (NPOG), American Society for Peritoneal Surface Malignancy (ASPSM) and BIG-RENAPE Groups. BJS Open. 2024 May 8;8(3):zrae017. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae017. PMID: 38722737.

The Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection (PRECEDE) study is a global effort to drive early detection: Baseline imaging findings in high-risk individuals.  Zogopoulos G, Haimi I, Sanoba SA, Everett JN, Wang Y, Katona BW, Farrell JJ, Grossberg AJ, Paiella S, Klute KA, Bi Y, Wallace MB, Kwon RS, Stoffel EM, Wadlow RC, Sussman DA, Merchant NB, Permuth JB, Golan T, Raitses-Gurevich M, Lowy AM, Liau J, Jeter JM, Lindberg JM, Chung DC, Earl J, Brentnall TA, Schrader KA, Kaul V, Huang C, Chandarana H, Smerdon C, Graff JJ, Kastrinos F, Kupfer SS, Lucas AL, Sears RC, Brand RE, Parmigiani G, Simeone DM; PRECEDE Consortium. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2024 Apr;22(3):158-166. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2023.7097. PMID: 38626807.

Local ablation in pancreatic cancer: Some answers and more questions.  Berman ZT, White RR.  Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 May;9(5):398-400. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(24)00046-3. Epub 2024 Mar 19. PMID: 38513682. 

Multi-omic analysis in carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP): Therapeutic impact of knowing the unknown.  Kato S, Gumas S, Adashek JJ, Okamura R, Lee S, Sicklick JK, Kurzrock R. Mol Oncol. 2024 Apr;18(4):956-968. doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.13293. Epub 2023 Nov 16. PMID: 35866362.

Anlotinib inhibits ovarian cancer and enhances cisplatinum sensitivity viasuppressing NOTCH2 expression and stemness.   Xu X, Wang Q, Shen L, Shen Y, Liu H, Liu Y, Yang Z, Hoffman RM, Feng W. Anticancer Res. 2024 Apr;44(4):1399-1407. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16936. PMID: 38538004. 

Reduction of tumor biomarkers from very high to normal and extensive metastatic lesions to undetectability in a patient with stage IV HER2-positive breast cancer treated with low-dose trastuzumab deruxtecan in combination with oral recombinant methioninase and a low-methionine diet.  Sato M, Han Q, Mori R, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Morinaga S, Kobayashi N, Ichikawa Y, Nakajima A, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Apr;44(4):1499-1504. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16946. PMID: 38538002.

If it's a target, it's a pan-cancer target: Tissue is not the issue.  Adashek JJ, Kato S, Sicklick JK, Lippman SM, Kurzrock R. Cancer Treat Rev. 2024 Mar 21;125:102721. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2024.102721. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38522181.   

Viewing the immune checkpoint VISTA: landscape and outcomes across cancers. Nishizaki D, Kurzrock R, Miyashita H, Adashek JJ, Lee S, Nikanjam M, Eskander RN, Patel H, Botta GP, Nesline MK, Pabla S, Conroy JM, DePietro P, Sicklick JK, Kato S. ESMO Open. 2024 Mar 18;9(4):102942. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.102942. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38503143.

The novel drug candidate S2/IAPinh improves survival in models of pancreatic and ovarian cancer. Hagi T, Vangveravong S, Takchi R, Gong Q, Goedegebuure SP, Tiriac H, Van Tine BA, Powell MA, Hawkins WG, Spitzer D. Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 16;14(1):6373. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-56928-z.PMID: 38493257. 

Racial disparities in receipt of guideline-concordant care for early-onset colorectal cancer-We must do better. Mehtsun WT, Gupta S. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Mar 15:JCO2302186. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.02186. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38489553.

Development of a predictive model for risk stratification of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.  Krause M, Mehdipour S, Veerapong J, Baumgartner JM, Lowy AM, Gabriel RA. Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 19;14(1):6630. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54979-w. PMID: 38503776.

KIT ATP-binding pocket/activation loop mutations in GI stromal tumor: Emerging mechanisms of kinase inhibitor escape.   Mühlenberg T, Falkenhorst J, Schulz T, Fletcher BS, Teuber A, Krzeciesa D, Klooster I, Lundberg M, Wilson L, Lategahn J, von Mehren M, Grunewald S, Tüns AI, Wardelmann E, Sicklick JK, Brahmi M, Serrano C, Schildhaus HU, Sievers S, Treckmann J, Heinrich MC, Raut CP, Ou WB, Marino-Enriquez A, George S, Rauh D, Fletcher JA, Bauer S. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Feb 26:JCO2301197. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.01197. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38408285.

Precision oncology and cancer surgery.   Sicklick JK. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2024 Apr;33(2):xv-xvi. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2023.12.005. Epub 2024 Jan 16. PMID: 38401920.

Body composition measurements and clinical outcomes in patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma - analysis from SWOG S1505.Sohal DPS, Boutin RD, Lenchik L, Kim J, Beg MS, Wang-Gillam A, Wade JL 3rd, Guthrie KA, Chiorean EG, Ahmad SA, Lowy AM, Philip PA, Chang VT.  J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Mar;28(3):232-235. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2023.12.022. Epub 2024 Jan 19. PMID: 38445914.

A randomized trial of two remote health care delivery models on the uptake of genetic testing and impact on patient-reported psychological outcomes in families with pancreatic cancer: The Genetic Education, Risk Assessment, and Testing (GENERATE) Study.  Rodriguez NJ, Furniss CS, Yurgelun MB, Ukaegbu C, Constantinou PE, Fortes I, Caruso A, Schwartz AN, Stopfer JE, Underhill-Blazey M, Kenner B, Nelson SH, Okumura S, Zhou AY, Coffin TB, Uno H, Horiguchi M, Ocean AJ, McAllister F, Lowy AM, Klein AP, Madlensky L, Petersen GM, Garber JE, Lippman SM, Goggins MG, Maitra A, Syngal S. Gastroenterology. 2024 Feb 5:S0016-5085(24)00129-X. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.01.042. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38320723.

Selective synergy of rapamycin combined with methioninase on cancer cells compared to normal cells.   Ardjmand D, Kubota Y, Sato M, Han Q, Mizuta K, Morinaga S, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Mar;44(3):929-933. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16887. PMID: 38423628.

KIT ATP-binding pocket/activation loop mutations in GI stromal tumor: Emerging mechanisms of kinase inhibitor escape.  Mühlenberg T, Falkenhorst J, Schulz T, Fletcher BS, Teuber A, Krzeciesa D, Klooster I, Lundberg M, Wilson L, Lategahn J, von Mehren M, Grunewald S, Tüns AI, Wardelmann E, Sicklick JK, Brahmi M, Serrano C, Schildhaus HU, Sievers S, Treckmann J, Heinrich MC, Raut CP, Ou WB, Marino-Enriquez A, George S, Rauh D, Fletcher JA, Bauer S. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Feb 26:JCO2301197. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.01197. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38408285.

Precision oncology and cancer surgery.  Sicklick JK. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2024 Apr;33(2):xv-xvi. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2023.12.005. Epub 2024 Jan 16.PMID: 38401920. 

Extensive synergy between recombinant methioninase and eribulin against fibrosarcoma cells but not normal fibroblasts.  Morinaga S, Han Q, Kubota Y, Mizuta K, Kang BM, Sato M, Bouvet M, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Higuchi T, Tsuchiya H, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Mar;44(3):921-928. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16886. PMID: 38423656.

Preoperative CA 19-9 predicts disease progression in colorectal peritoneal metastases treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: An analysis from the US HIPEC Collaborative.  Fackche NT, Schmocker RK, Nudotor R, Kubi B, Cloyd JM, Grotz TE, Fournier KF, Dineen SP, Veerapong J, Baumgartner JM, Clarke CN, Patel SH, Wilson GC, Lambert LA, Pokrzywa C, Abbott DE, Lee B, Staley CA, Zaidi MY, Johnston FM, Greer JB. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Feb 3. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-14890-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38310181.

Rat hair-follicle-associated pluripotent (HAP) stem cells can differentiate into atrial or ventricular cardiomyocytes in culture controlled by specific supplementation.Takaoka N, Yamane M, Hasegawa A, Obara K, Shirai K, Aki R, Hatakeyama H, Hamada Y, Arakawa N, Tanaka M, Hoffman RM, Amoh Y. PLoS One. 2024 Jan 26;19(1):e0297443. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297443. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38277391.

Intra-tumoral cell neighborhoods coordinate outcomes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Wattenberg MM, Colby S, Garrido-Laguna I, Xue Y, Chang R, Delman D, Lee J, Affolter K, Mulvihill SJ, Beg MS, Wang-Gillam A, Wade JL 3rd, Guthrie KA, Chiorean EG, Ahmad SA, Lowy AM, Philip PA, Sohal DPS, Beatty GL. Gastroenterology. 2024 Jan 18:S0016-5085(24)00049-0. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.01.013. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38244727.

The effect of extracellular matrix on the precision medicine utility of pancreatic cancer patient-derived organoids. Lumibao JC, Okhovat SR, Peck KL, Lin X, Lande K, Yomtoubian S, Ng I, Tiriac H, Lowy AM, Zou J, Engle DD. JCI Insight. 2024 Jan 9;9(1):e172419. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.172419. PMID: 38051586.

Syk inhibition reprograms tumor-associated macrophages and overcomes gemcitabine-induced immunosuppression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Rohila D, Park IH, Pham TV, Weitz J, Hurtado de Mendoza T, Madheswaran S, Ishfaq M, Beaman C, Tapia E, Sun S, Patel J, Tamayo P, Lowy AM, Joshi S. Cancer Res. 2023 Aug 15;83(16):2675-2689. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-22-3645. PMID: 37306759. 

Novel trial designs for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Serrano C, Rothschild S, Villacampa G, Heinrich MC, George S, Blay JY, Sicklick JK, Schwartz GK, Rastogi S, Jones RL, Rutkowski P, Somaiah N, Navarro V, Evans D, Trent JC. ESMO Open. 2024 Jan 8;9(1):102218. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.102218. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38194880.

Local ablative therapies and the effect on antitumor immune responses in pancreatic cancer - A review. Erdem S, Narayanan JS, Worni M, Bolli M, White RR. Heliyon. 2023 Dec 12;10(1):e23551. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23551. eCollection 2024 Jan 15. PMID: 38187292.

[11C] methionine-PET imaging as a cancer biomarker for methionine addiction and sensitivity to methionine-restriction-based combination chemotherapy. Kubota Y, Sato T, Han Q, Hozumi C, Morinaga S, Mizuta K, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2024 Jan-Feb;38(1):253-258. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13432. PMID: 38148095. 

Non-invasive fluorescence imaging of breast cancer metastasis to the brain in an orthotopic nude-mouse model with very-narrow-band-width laser excitation of red fluorescent protein resulting in an ultra-bright signal without skin autofluorescence. Kubota Y, Aoki Y, Wang A, Chang N, Tarantino S, Gallagher S, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2024 Jan-Feb;38(1):69-72. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13411. PMID: 38148053. 

Precise non-invasive imaging mouse model of pancreatic cancer: Very narrow band-width laser fluorescence excitation of green fluorescent protein provides ultra-bright tumor images with no skin autofluorescence.  Kubota Y, Wang A, Chang N, Tarantino S, Gallagher S, Aoki Y, Masaki N, Obara K, Morinaga S, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2024 Jan 3;4(1):30-33. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10281. eCollection 2024 Jan-Feb. PMID: 38173656.  

2023

Methionine restriction of glioma does not induce MGMT and greatly improves temozolomide efficacy in an orthotopic nude-mouse model: A potential curable approach to a clinically-incurable disease. Kubota Y, Aoki Y, Masaki N, Obara K, Hamada K, Han Q, Bouvet M, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2023 Dec 25;695:149418. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.149418. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38176171.

Asymmetric and symmetric protein arginine methylation in methionine-addicted human cancer cells. Holtz AG, Lowe TL, Aoki Y, Kubota Y, Hoffman RM, Clarke SG. PLoS One. 2023 Dec 22;18(12):e0296291. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296291. eCollection 2023. PMID: 38134182. 

The combination of methioninase and ethionine exploits methionine addiction to selectively eradicate osteosarcoma cells and not normal cells and synergistically down-regulates the expression of C-MYC Aoki Y, Kubota Y, Han Q, Masaki N, Obara K, Bouvet M, Chawla SP, Tome Y, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2023 Dec;20(6suppl):679-685. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20415. PMID: 38035708.

Inhibiting stromal class I HDACs curbs pancreatic cancer progression. Liang G, Oh TG, Hah N, Tiriac H, Shi Y, Truitt ML, Antal CE, Atkins AR, Li Y, Fraser C, Ng S, Pinto AFM, Nelson DC, Estepa G, Bashi S, Banayo E, Dai Y, Liddle C, Yu RT, Hunter T, Engle DD, Han H, Von Hoff DD, Downes M, Evans RM. Nat Commun. 2023 Dec 6;14(1):7791. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42178-6. PMID: 38057326.

Considering molecular alterations as pan-cancer tissue-agnostic targets.  Adashek JJ, Kato S, Sicklick JK, Lippman SM, Kurzrock R. Nat Cancer. 2023 Dec;4(12):1622-1626. doi: 10.1038/s43018-023-00676-y. PMID: 38102355.

Adopting a circular economy for surgical care to address supply chain shocks and climate change. Mehtsun WT, Hyland CJ, Offodile AC 2nd. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 Nov 3;4(11):e233497. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3497. PMID: 37921743. 

Recombinant methioninase lowers the effective dose of regorafenib against colon-cancer cells: A strategy for widespread clinical use of a toxic drug.  Choobin BB, Kubota Y, Han Q, Ardjmand D, Morinaga S, Mizuta K, Bouvet M, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2023 Nov 3;3(6):655-659. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10268. eCollection 2023 Nov-Dec. PMID: 37927805.

Recombinant-methioninase-producing Escherichia coli instilled in the microbiome inhibits triple-negative breast cancer in an orthotopic cell-line mouse model.  Kubota Y, Han Q, Morinaga S, Mizuta K, Bouvet M, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. Cancer Diagn Progn. 2023 Nov 3;3(6):649-654. doi: 10.21873/cdp.10267. eCollection 2023 Nov-Dec. PMID: 37927811.

Non-invasive omics analysis delineates molecular changes in water-only fasting and its sex-discriminating features in metabolic syndrome patients.  Jiang Y, Tang Z, Zhu X, Xiao B, Tian H, Lei X, Peng H, Qin J, Zhang Y, Hoffman RM, Hu X, Chen Q, Ji G, Jia L. MedComm (2020). 2023 Nov 2;4(6):e393. doi: 10.1002/mco2.393. eCollection 2023 Dec. PMID: 37929015.

Transforming the future of surgeon-scientists.  Ladner DP, Goldstein AM, Billiar TR, Cameron AM, Carpizo DR, Chu DI, Coopersmith CM, DeMatteo RP, Feng SH, Gallagher KA, Gillanders WE, Lal BK, Lipshutz GS, Liu A, Maier RV, Mittendorf EA, Morris AM, Sicklick JK, Velazquez OC, Whitson BA, Wilke LG, Yoon SS, Zeiger MA, Farmer DL, Hwang ES; ASA Task Force for Research Sustainability. Ann Surg. 2023 Nov 2. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006148. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37916404.

ATR inhibition sensitizes liposarcoma to doxorubicin by increasing DNA damage. Cui J, Dean D, Hornicek FJ, Pollock RE, Hoffman RM, Duan Z. Am J Cancer Res. 2023 Oct 15;13(10):5021-5023. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37970365.

Humanized anti-carcinoembryonic antigen antibodies brightly target and label gastric cancer in orthotopic mouse models. Cox KE, Turner MA, Amirfakhri S, Lwin TM, Hosseini M, Ghosh P, Obonyo M, Murakami T, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. J Surg Res. 2023 Oct 13;293:701-708. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.08.038. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37839102.

Gastric cancer in orthotopic mouse models.  Cox KE, Turner MA, Amirfakhri S, Lwin TM, Hosseini M, Ghosh P, Obonyo M, Murakami T, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. J Surg Res. 2023 Oct 13;293:701-708. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.08.038. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37839102.

Rethinking placebos: embracing synthetic control arms in clinical trials for rare tumors. Serrano C, Rothschild S, Villacampa G, Heinrich MC, George S, Blay JY, Sicklick JK, Schwartz GK, Rastogi S, Jones RL, Rutkowski P, Somaiah N, Navarro V, Evans D, Trent JC. Nat Med. 2023 Oct 12. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02578-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37828359.

Integrated molecular characterization of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms: An NCI Cancer Moonshot Precancer Atlas pilot project. Semaan A, Bernard V, Wong J, Makino Y, Swartzlander DB, Rajapakshe KI, Lee JJ, Officer A, Schmidt CM, Wu HH, Scaife CL, Affolter KE, Nachmanson D, Firpo MA, Yip-Schneider M, Lowy AM, Harismendy O, Sen S, Maitra A, Jakubek YA, Guerrero PA. Cancer Res Commun. 2023 Oct 10;3(10):2062-2073. doi: 10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-22-0419.PMID: 37721516.

Weekend discharge is not associated with increased readmission after hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Florissi I, Radomski SN, Shou B, Cloyd JM, Kim A, Grotz T, Fournier K, Baumgartner JM, Lambert L, Abbott DE, Schwartz P, Staley CA, Clarke C, Dineen S, Patel SH, Wilson GC, Raoof M, Johnston FM, Greer JB. J Surg Res. 2024 Jan;293:403-412. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.08.026. Epub 2023 Oct 6. PMID: 37806228.

High clinical concordance of drug resistance in patient-derived orthotopic xenograft (PDOX) mouse models: First step to validated precise individualized cancer chemotherapy.  Higuchi T, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Miwa S, Igarashi K, Tsuchiya H, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2023 Oct;43(10):4277-4284. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16622. PMID: 37772554.

ASO Visual Abstract: Neighborhood level socioeconomic disadvantage predicts outcomes in cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal malignancy.  Winicki NM, Radomski SN, Florissi IS, Cloyd JM, Gutta G, Grotz TE, Scally CP, Fournier KF, Dineen SP, Powers BD, Veerapong J, Baumgartner JM, Clarke CN, Kothari AN, Maduekwe UN, Patel SH, Wilson GC, Schwartz P, Varley PR, Raoof M, Lee B, Malik I, Johnston FM, Greer JB. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep 28. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-14282-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37768415.

Single-cell mapping identifies MSI+ cells as a common origin for diverse subtypes of pancreatic cancer. Rajbhandari N, Hamilton M, Quintero CM, Ferguson LP, Fox R, Schürch CM, Wang J, Nakamura M, Lytle NK, McDermott M, Diaz E, Pettit H, Kritzik M, Han H, Cridebring D, Wen KW, Tsai S, Goggins MG, Lowy AM, Wechsler-Reya RJ, Von Hoff DD, Newman AM, Reya T. Cancer Cell. 2023 Sep 25:S1535-6108(23)00324-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.09.008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37802055.

Dual inhibition of KRASG12D and pan-ERBB is synergistic in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Gulay KCM, Zhang X, Pantazopoulou V, Patel J, Esparza E, Pran Babu DS, Ogawa S, Weitz J, Ng I, Mose ES, Pu M, Engle DD, Lowy AM, Tiriac H. Cancer Res. 2023 Sep 15;83(18):3001-3012. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-23-1313. PMID: 37378556.

At the right dose: personalised (N-of-1) dosing for precision oncology.  Nikanjam M, Kato S, Sicklick JK, Kurzrock R. Eur J Cancer. 2023 Sep 24;194:113359. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113359. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37832506.

A super-enhancer-regulated RNA-binding protein cascade drives pancreatic cancer. Antal CE, Oh TG, Aigner S, Luo EC, Yee BA, Campos T, Tiriac H, Rothamel KL, Cheng Z, Jiao H, Wang A, Hah N, Lenkiewicz E, Lumibao JC, Truitt ML, Estepa G, Banayo E, Bashi S, Esparza E, Munoz RM, Diedrich JK, Sodir NM, Mueller JR, Fraser CR, Borazanci E, Propper D, Von Hoff DD, Liddle C, Yu RT, Atkins AR, Han H, Lowy AM, Barrett MT, Engle DD, Evan GI, Yeo GW, Downes M, Evans RM.Nat Commun. 2023 Sep 6;14(1):5195. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40798-6. PMID: 37673892.

Prediction of early recurrence following CRS/HIPEC in patients with disseminated appendiceal cancer. SenthilKumar G, Merrill J, Maduekwe UN, Cloyd JM, Fournier K, Abbott DE, Zafar N, Patel S, Johnston F, Dineen S, Baumgartner J, Grotz TE, Maithel SK, Raoof M, Lambert L, Hendrix R, Kothari AN. J Surg Res. 2023 Dec;292:275-288. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.06.054. Epub 2023 Sep 2. PMID: 37666090.

ASO visual abstract: Validation of the AJCC 8th Edition Staging System for Disseminated Appendiceal Cancer Patients treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy-A multi-institutional analysis. SenthilKumar G, Kothari AN, Maduekwe UN, Fournier K, Abbott DE, Wilson GC, Patel SH, Greer J, Johnston F, Dineen SP, Powers BD, Baumgartner J, Veerapong J, Leiting J, Grotz TE, Maithel SK, Staley C, Raoof M, Lambert L, Lee A, Kim A, Cloyd JM, Mogal H. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5756-5757. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13829-1. PMID: 37423927.

Methionine restriction increases exosome production and secretion in breast cancer cells. Inubushi S, Kunihisa T, Mizumoto S, Inoue S, Miki M, Suetsugu A, Tanino H, Hoffman RM. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2023 Sep-Oct;20(5):412-416. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20393. PMID: 37643781.

Rapid reduction of CEA and stable metastasis in an NRAS-mutant rectal-cancer patient treated with FOLFIRI and bevacizumab combined with oral recombinant methioninase and a low-methionine diet upon metastatic recurrence after FOLFIRI and bevacizumab treatment alone.  Kubota Y, Han Q, Morinaga S, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2023 Sep-Oct;37(5):2134-2138. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13310. PMID: 37652473.

Neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage predicts outcomes in cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal malignancy.  Winicki NM, Radomski SN, Florissi IS, Cloyd JM, Gutta G, Grotz TE, Scally CP, Fournier KF, Dineen SP, Powers BD, Veerapong J, Baumgartner JM, Clarke CN, Kothari AN, Maduekwe UN, Patel SH, Wilson GC, Schwartz P, Varley PR, Raoof M, Lee B, Malik I, Johnston FM, Greer JB. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Nov;30(12):7840-7847. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-14074-2. Epub 2023 Aug 24. PMID: 37620532.

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SLC26A3/NHERF2-IκB/NFκB/p65 feedback loop suppresses tumorigenesis and metastasis in colorectal cancer.  Lin C, Lin P, Lin H, Yao H, Liu S, He R, Chen H, Teng Z, Hoffman RM, Ye J, Zhu G. Oncogenesis. 2023 Aug 12;12(1):41. doi: 10.1038/s41389-023-00488-w. PMID: 37573425.

T-cell priming transcriptomic markers: implications of immunome heterogeneity for precision immunotherapy.  Miyashita H, Kurzrock R, Bevins NJ, Thangathurai K, Lee S, Pabla S, Nesline M, Glenn ST, Conroy JM, DePietro P, Rubin E, Sicklick JK, Kato S. NPJ Genom Med. 2023 Aug 8;8(1):19. doi: 10.1038/s41525-023-00359-8. PMID: 37553332.

PEGylated fluorescent anti-carcinoembryonic antigen antibody labels colorectal cancer tumors in orthotopic mouse models. Turner MA, Amirfakhri S, Nishino H, Neel NC, Hosseini M, Cox KE, Lwin TM, Li L, Hong T, Sherman A, Shively JE, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. J Surg Res. 2023 Aug 2;291:596-602. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.06.013. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37540977.

Retrospective analysis of retroperitoneal-abdominal-pelvic ganglioneuromas: An international study by the Transatlantic Australasian Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group (TARPSWG). Noh S, Nessim C, Keung EZ, Roland CL, Strauss D, Sivarajah G, Fiore M, Biasoni D, Cioffi SPB, Mehtsun W, Cananzi FCM, Sicoli F, Quagliuolo V, Chen J, Luo C, Gladdy RA, Swallow C, Johnston W, Ford SJ, Evenden C, Tirotta F, Almond M, Nguyen L, Rutkowski P, Krotewicz M, Pennacchioli E, Cardona K, Gamboa A, Hompes D, Renard M, Kollár A, Ryser CO, Vassos N, Raut CP, Fairweather M, Krakorova DA, Quildrian S, Perhavec A, Nizri E, Farma JM, Greco SH, Vincenzi B, Lopez JAG, Solerdecoll MS, Iwata S, Fukushima S, Kim T, Tolomeo F, Snow H, Howlett-Jansen Y, Tzanis D, Nikulin M, Gronchi A, Sicklick JK; Transatlantic Australasian Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group. Ann Surg. 2023 Aug 1;278(2):267-273. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005625. Epub 2022 Jul 22. PMID: 35866666.

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma induces neural injury that promotes a transcriptomic and functional repair signature by peripheral neuroglia. Weitz J, Garg B, Martsinkovskiy A, Patel S, Tiriac H, Lowy AM. Oncogene. 2023 Aug;42(34):2536-2546. doi: 10.1038/s41388-023-02775-7. Epub 2023 Jul 11. PMID: 37433986.

Positive circumferential resection margin in rectal cancer is a robust predictor of poor long-term prognosis with clinicopathological bias between groups compensated by propensity-score matching analysis.  Sugimoto K, Takahashi H, Yuki 2nd, Irie T, Kawaguchi M, Kobari A, Amemiya K, Tsuchiya Y, Motegi S, Tsukamoto R, Honjo K, Okazawa YU, Kawai M, Ishiyama S, Takahashi M, Hoffman RM, Sakamoto K. Anticancer Res. 2023 Aug;43(8):3623-3630. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16542.PMID: 37500146.

Creation and implementation of a monthly international tumor board: Experience of the Transatlantic Australasian Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group (TARPSWG). Sicklick JK, Swallow CJ, Raut CP, Callegaro D, Fiore M, Strauss DC, Gronchi A. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul 24. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13978-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37488393.

Challenges and prospects of CSF1R targeting for advanced malignancies.  Moeller A, Kurzrock R, Botta GP, Adashek JJ, Patel H, Lee S, Pabla S, Nesline MK, Conroy J, Sicklick JK, Kato S. Am J Cancer Res. 2023 Jul 15;13(7):3257-3265. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37560003.

Role of circulating tumor DNA among patients with colorectal peritoneal metastases. Baumgartner JM, Botta GP. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2023 Jul 12. doi: 10.1007/s12029-023-00959-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37436640. 

Targeting methionine addiction of cancer cells with methioninase.  Pokrovsky VS, Qoura LA, Demidova EA, Han Q, Hoffman RM. Biochemistry (Mosc). 2023 Jul;88(7):944-952. doi: 10.1134/S0006297923070076. PMID: 37751865.

Pressure-Enabled Drug Delivery (PEDD) of a class C TLR9 agonist in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy in a murine pancreatic cancer model. Capacio BA, Shankara Narayanan JS, Vicente DA, Liu Y, LaPorte JP, Cox BF, Jaroch DB, Katz SC, White RR. Surgery. 2023 Sep;174(3):666-673. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.05.011. Epub 2023 Jun 28. PMID: 37391328.

Highly selective targeting of pancreatic cancer in the liver with a near-infrared anti-MUC5AC probe in a PDOX mouse model: A proof-of-concept study. Turner MA, Cox KE, Neel N, Amirfakhri S, Nishino H, Clary BM, Hosseini M, Natarajan G, Mallya K, Mohs AM, Hoffman RM, Batra SK, Bouvet M. J Pers Med. 2023 May 20;13(5):857. doi: 10.3390/jpm13050857. PMID: 37241027.

Specific targeting and labeling of colonic polyps in CPC-APC mice with mucin 5AC fluorescent antibodies: A model for detection of early colon cancer. Turner MA, Cox KE, Liu S, Neel N, Amirfakhri S, Nishino H, Hosseini M, Alcantara JA, Abd El-Hafeez AA, Lwin TM, Mallya K, Pisegna JR, Singh SK, Ghosh P, Hoffman RM, Batra SK, Bouvet M. Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2023 Apr 11;45(4):3347-3358. doi: 10.3390/cimb45040219. PMID: 37185743.

Oncogenes and Methionine Addiction of Cancer: Role of c-MYC. Aoki Y, Han Q, Kubota Y, Masaki N, Obara K, Tome Y, Bouvet M, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2023 Mar-Apr;20(2):165-170. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20371. PMID: 36870694.

Personalized matched targeted therapy in advanced pancreatic cancer: a pilot cohort analysis. Shaya J, Kato S, Adashek JJ, Patel H, Fanta PT, Botta GP, Sicklick JK, Kurzrock R. NPJ Genom Med. 2023 Jan 20;8(1):1. doi: 10.1038/s41525-022-00346-5. PMID: 36670111. Free PMC article.

Smarcd3 is an epigenetic modulator of the metabolic landscape in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Ferguson LP, Gatchalian J, McDermott ML, Nakamura M, Chambers K, Rajbhandari N, Lytle NK, Rosenthal SB, Hamilton M, Albini S, Wartenberg M, Zlobec I, Galván JA, Karamitopoulou E, Vavinskaya V, Wascher A, Lowy AM, Schürch CM, Puri PL, Bruneau BG, Hargreaves DC, Reya T. Nat Commun. 2023 Jan 18;14(1):292. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-35796-7. PMID: 36653361.

Pancreatic cancer cells upregulate LPAR4 in response to isolation stress to promote an ECM-enriched niche and support tumour initiation. Wu C, Rakhshandehroo T, Wettersten HI, Campos A, von Schalscha T, Jain S, Yu Z, Tan J, Mose E, Childers BG, Lowy AM, Weis SM, Cheresh DA. Nat Cell Biol. 2023 Jan 16. doi: 10.1038/s41556-022-01055-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36646789.

Direct implantation of hair-follicle-associated pluripotent (HAP) stem cells repairs intracerebral hemorrhage and reduces neuroinflammation in mouse model. Obara K, Shirai K, Hamada Y, Arakawa N, Hasegawa A, Takaoka N, Aki R, Hoffman RM, Amoh Y. PLoS One. 2023 Jan 13;18(1):e0280304. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280304. eCollection 2023. PMID: 36638123. Free PMC article.

Treatment of pancreatic cancer with irreversible electroporation and intratumoral CD40 antibody stimulates systemic immune responses that inhibit liver metastasis in an orthotopic model. Shankara Narayanan JS, Hayashi T, Erdem S, McArdle S, Tiriac H, Ray P, Pu M, Mikulski Z, Miller A, Messer K, Carson D, Schoenberger S, White RR. J Immunother Cancer. 2023 Jan;11(1):e006133. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2022-006133. PMID: 36634919.

Non-classical monocytes enhance the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors on colon cancer in a syngeneic mouse model. Goshima T, Ieguchi K, Onishi N, Shimizu T, Takayanagi D, Watanabe M, Fujimoto Y, Ohkuma R, Suzuki R, Tsurui T, Mura E, Iriguchi N, Ishiguro T, Shimokawa M, Hirasawa Y, Kubota Y, Ariizumi H, Horiike A, Yoshimura K, Tsuji M, Kiuchi Y, Kobayashi S, Fujishiro J, Hoffman RM, Tsunoda T, Wada S. Anticancer Res. 2024 Jan;44(1):23-29. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16784. PMID: 38159965.

Recombinant methioninase decreased the effective dose of irinotecan by 15-fold against colon cancer cells: A strategy for effective low-toxicity treatment of colon cancer. Sato M, Han Q, Kubota Y, Baranov A, Ardjmand D, Mizuta K, Morinaga S, Kang BM, Kobayashi N, Bouvet M, Ichikawa Y, Nakajima A, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2024 Jan;44(1):31-35. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16785. PMID: 38159986.

2022

A high CMV-specific T cell response associates with SARS-CoV-2-specific IL-17 T cell production. Frozza FTB, Fazolo T, de Souza PO, Lima K, da Fontoura JC, Borba TS, Polese-Bonatto M, Kern LB, Stein RT, Pawelec G, Bonorino C. Med Microbiol Immunol. 2022 Dec 13:1-17. doi: 10.1007/s00430-022-00758-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36512097. Free PMC article.

Newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: making sense of the menu.  Costello CL. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2022 Dec 9;2022(1):539-550. doi: 10.1182/hematology.2022000404. PMID: 36485145.

Hair follicle associated pluripotent (HAP) stem cells jump from transplanted whiskers to pelage follicles and stimulate hair growth. Obara K, Reynoso J, Hamada Y, Aoki Y, Kubota Y, Masaki N, Amoh Y, Hoffman RM. Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 7;12(1):21174. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25383-z. PMID: 36476963.

Intraoperative fluorescence imaging in different surgical fields: Consensus among 140 intercontinental experts. Dip F, Lo Menzo E, Bouvet M, Schols RM, Sherwinter D, Wexner SD, White KP, Rosenthal RJ. Surgery. 2022 Dec;172(6S):S54-S59. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.07.025. PMID: 36427931.

Use of fluorescence imaging and indocyanine green during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Results of an international Delphi survey. Dip F, Aleman J, DeBoer E, Boni L, Bouvet M, Buchs N, Carus T, Diana M, Elli EF, Hutteman M, Ishizawa T, Kokudo N, Lo Menzo E, Ludwig K, Phillips E, Regimbeau JM, Rodriguez-Zentner H, Roy MD, Schneider-Koriath S, Schols RM, Sherwinter D, Simpfendorfer C, Stassen L, Szomstein S, Vahrmeijer A, Verbeek FPR, Walsh M, White KP, Rosenthal RJ. Surgery. 2022 Dec;172(6S):S21-S28. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.07.012. PMID: 36427926.

Use of fluorescence imaging and indocyanine green during thyroid and parathyroid surgery: Results of an intercontinental, multidisciplinary Delphi survey. Dip F, Alesina PF, Anuwong A, Arora E, Berber E, Bonnin-Pascual J, Bouvy ND, Demarchi MS, Falco J, Hallfeldt K, Lee KD, Lyden ML, Maser C, Moore E, Papavramidis T, Phay J, Rodriguez JM, Seeliger B, Solórzano CC, Triponez F, Vahrmeijer A, Rosenthal RJ, White KP, Bouvet M. Surgery. 2022 Dec;172(6S):S6-S13. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.09.004. PMID: 36427932 

Use of fluorescence imaging and indocyanine green for sentinel node mapping during gastric cancer surgery: Results of an intercontinental Delphi survey. Sherwinter DA, Boni L, Bouvet M, Ferri L, Hyung WJ, Ishizawa T, Kaleya RN, Kelly K, Kokudo N, Lanzarini E, Luyer MDP, Mitsumori N, Mueller C, Park DJ, Ribero D, Rosati R, Ruurda JP, Sosef M, Schneider-Koraith S, Spinoglio G, Strong V, Takahashi N, Takeuchi H, Wijnhoven BPL, Yang HK, Dip F, Lo Menzo E, White KP, Rosenthal RJ. Surgery. 2022 Dec;172(6S):S29-S37. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.06.036. PMID: 36427927 

Anti-KIT DNA aptamer-conjugated porous silicon nanoparticles for the targeted detection of gastrointestinal stromal tumors.  Vijayakumar S, Nasr SH, Davis JE, Wang E, Zuidema JM, Lu YS, Lo YH, Sicklick JK, Sailor MJ, Ray P. Nanoscale. 2022 Nov 23. doi: 10.1039/d2nr03905b. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36416809.

ASO Visual Abstract: Conditional Survival After Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Surface Malignancies: An Analysis from the US HIPEC Collaborative. Beal EW, Srinivas S, Shen C, Kim A, Johnston FM, Greer J, Abbott DE, Pokrzywa C, Raoof M, Grotz TE, Leiting JL, Fournier K, Dineen S, Powers B, Veerapong J, Kothari A, Maduekew U, Maithel S, Wilson GC, Patel SH, Lambert L, Abdel-Misih S, Cloyd JM. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Nov 23. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12852-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36418799. No abstract available.

ASO Author Reflections: Routine Omentectomy During Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC. Khan S, Baumgartner JM. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Nov 11. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12775-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36367628. No abstract available.

ASO Visual Abstract: Is Routine Omentectomy a Necessary Component of Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC? Khan S, Doan NH, Hosseini M, Kelly K, Veerapong J, Lowy AM, Baumgartner J. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Nov 11. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12781-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36369408. No abstract available.

Assessing the development status of intraoperative fluorescence imaging for anatomy visualisation, using the IDEAL framework. Ishizawa T, McCulloch P, Stassen L, van den Bos J, Regimbeau JM, Dembinski J, Schneider-Koriath S, Boni L, Aoki T, Nishino H, Hasegawa K, Sekine Y, Chen-Yoshikawa T, Yeung T, Berber E, Kahramangil B, Bouvet M, Diana M, Kokudo N, Dip F, White K, Rosenthal RJ. BMJ Surg Interv Health Technol. 2022 Nov 4;4(1):e000156. doi: 10.1136/bmjsit-2022-000156. eCollection 2022. PMID: 36353184. Free PMC article.

Reversion of methionine addiction of osteosarcoma cells to methionine independence results in loss of malignancy, modulation of the epithelial-mesenchymal phenotype and alteration of histone-H3 lysine-methylation. Aoki Y, Han Q, Tome Y, Yamamoto J, Kubota Y, Masaki N, Obara K, Hamada K, Wang JD, Inubushi S, Bouvet M, Clarke SG, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. Front Oncol. 2022 Nov 3;12:1009548. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1009548. eCollection 2022. PMID: 36408173. Free PMC article.

An Ex Vivo Organotypic Culture Platform for Functional Interrogation of Human Appendiceal Cancer Reveals a Prominent and Heterogenous Immunological Landscape. Weitz J, Hurtado de Mendoza T, Tiriac H, Lee J, Sun S, Garg B, Patel J, Li K, Baumgartner J, Kelly KJ, Veerapong J, Hosseini M, Chen Y, Lowy AM. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 Nov 1;28(21):4793-4806. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-22-0980. PMID: 36067351.

Targeting the FGF/FGFR axis and its co-alteration allies. Uehara Y, Ikeda S, Kim KH, Lim HJ, Adashek JJ, Persha HE, Okamura R, Lee S, Sicklick JK, Kato S, Kurzrock R. ESMO Open. 2022 Nov 28;7(6):100647. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100647. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36455506.

Conditional Survival Following Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Surface Malignancies: An Analysis from the US HIPEC Collaborative. Beal EW, Srinivas S, Shen C, Kim A, Johnston FM, Greer J, Abbott DE, Pokrzywa C, Raoof M, Grotz TE, Leiting JL, Fournier K, Dineen S, Powers B, Veerapong J, Kothari A, Maduekew U, Maithel S, Wilson GC, Patel SH, Lambert L, Abdel-Misih S, Cloyd JM. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct 30. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12753-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36310315.

Is Routine Omentectomy a Necessary Component of Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC? Khan S, Doan NH, Hosseini M, Kelly K, Veerapong J, Lowy AM, Baumgartner J. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct 28. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12714-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36305990

Collagenolysis-dependent DDR1 signalling dictates pancreatic cancer outcome. Su H, Yang F, Fu R, Trinh B, Sun N, Liu J, Kumar A, Baglieri J, Siruno J, Le M, Li Y, Dozier S, Nair A, Filliol A, Sinchai N, Rosenthal SB, Santini J, Metallo CM, Molina A, Schwabe RF, Lowy AM, Brenner D, Sun B, Karin M. Nature. 2022 Oct 5. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05169-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36198801.

Micro RNA miR-1303 Promotion of Proliferation, Migration and Invasion of Human Liver Cancer Cells Is Enhanced by Low Talin 1 (TLN1) Expression. Huang J, Xi Q, Xiong J, Peng H, Yang H, Sun YU, Hoffman RM. Anticancer Res. 2022 Oct;42(10):4715-4725. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15976. PMID: 36192016.

Pan-cancer molecular tumor board experience with biomarker-driven precision immunotherapy. Louie BH, Kato S, Kim KH, Lim HJ, Okamura R, Eskander RN, Botta G, Patel H, Lee S, Lippman SM, Sicklick JK, Kurzrock R. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2022 Sep 22;6(1):67. doi: 10.1038/s41698-022-00309-0. PMID: 36138116 .

Proof of Principle of Combining Fluorescence-Guided Surgery with Photoimmunotherapy to Improve the Outcome of Pancreatic Cancer Therapy in an Orthotopic Mouse Model. Nishino H, Turner MA, Amirfakhri S, Lwin TM, Hosseini M, Singer BB, Hoffman RM, Bouvet M. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Sep 4. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12466-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36057899

ASO Visual Abstract: Proof of Principle of Combining Fluorescence-Guided Surgery with Photoimmunotherapy to Improve the Outcome of Pancreatic Cancer Therapy in an Orthotopic Mouse Model. Nishino H, Turner MA, Amirfakhri S, Lwin TM, Hosseini M, Singer BB, Hoffman RM, Bouvet M. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Sep 2. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12503-2. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36056196. No abstract available.

Osteosarcoma with cell-cycle and fibroblast growth factor genomic alterations: case report of Molecular Tumor Board combination strategy resulting in long-term exceptional response. Persha HE, Kato S, De P, Adashek JJ, Sicklick JK, Subbiah V, Kurzrock R. J Hematol Oncol. 2022 Aug 28;15(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s13045-022-01344-x. PMID: 36031605. Free PMC article.

Carcinoma of unknown primary: Molecular tumor board-based therapy. Shreenivas AV, Kato S, Hu J, Skefos C, Sicklick J, Kurzrock R. CA Cancer J Clin. 2022 Aug 25. doi: 10.3322/caac.21748. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36006378. No abstract available.

Review: Precise sarcoma patient-derived orthotopic xenograft (PDOX) mouse models enable identification of novel effective combination therapies with the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor palbociclib: A strategy for clinical application. Higuchi T, Igarashi K, Yamamoto N, Hayashi K, Kimura H, Miwa S, Bouvet M, Tsuchiya H, Hoffman RM. Front Oncol. 2022 Aug 8;12:957844. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.957844. eCollection 2022. PMID: 36003796. Free PMC article. Review.

ASO Author Reflections: Co-Localization of Synchronous Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) and Peritoneal Mesothelioma (PM): A Case Series. Courelli AS, Sharma AK, Sicklick JK. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Aug 5. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12339-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35930107. No abstract available. 

Proof of concept of improved fluorescence-guided surgery of colon cancer liver metastasis using color-coded imaging of a tumor-labeling fluorescent antibody and indocyanine green restricted to the adjacent liver segment. Nishino H, Turner MA, Amirfakhri S, Hollandsworth HM, Lwin TM, Hosseini M, Framery B, Cailler F, Pèlegrin A, Hoffman RM, Bouvet M. Surgery. 2022 Aug 1:S0039-6060(22)00412-3. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.05.029. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35927078.

Multi-omic analysis in carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP): therapeutic impact of knowing the unknown. Kato S, Gumas S, Adashek JJ, Okamura R, Lee S, Sicklick JK, Kurzrock R. Mol Oncol. 2022 Jul 22. doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.13293. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35866362.

Retrospective Analysis of Retroperitoneal-Abdominal-Pelvic Ganglioneuromas: An International Study by the Transatlantic Australasian Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group. Noh S, Nessim C, Keung EZ, Roland CL, Strauss D, Sivarajah G, Fiore M, Biasoni D, Cioffi SPB, Mehtsun W, Cananzi FCM, Sicoli F, Quagliuolo V, Chen J, Luo C, Gladdy RA, Swallow C, Johnston W, Ford SJ, Evenden C, Tirotta F, Almond M, Nguyen L, Rutkowski P, Krotewicz M, Pennacchioli E, Cardona K, Gamboa A, Hompes D, Renard M, Kollár A, Ryser CO, Vassos N, Raut CP, Fairweather M, Krakorova DA, Quildrian S, Perhavec A, Nizri E, Farma JM, Greco SH, Vincenzi B, Lopez JAG, Solerdecoll MS, Iwata S, Fukushima S, Kim T, Tolomeo F, Snow H, Howlett-Jansen Y, Tzanis D, Nikulin M, Gronchi A, Sicklick JK; Transatlantic Australasian Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group. Ann Surg. 2022 Jul 22. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005625. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35866666.

Weight loss outcomes are not compromised in bariatric patients using cannabis.  Huang EY, Broderick RC, Li JZ, Serra JL, Ahuja P, Wu S, Genz M, Grunvald E, Kunkel DC, Sandler BJ, Horgan S, Jacobsen GR. Surg Endosc. 2022 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09453-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35861881.

Current management of benign retroperitoneal tumors. Tirotta F, Napolitano A, Noh S, Schmitz E, Nessim C, Patel D, Sicklick JK, Smith M, Thway K, van der Hage J, Ford SJ, Tseng WW. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2022 Jul 19:S0748-7983(22)00548-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.07.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35879135.

Patient-Derived Sarcoma Organoids Offer a Novel Platform for Personalized Precision Medicine. Sanchez-Fdez A, Sharma AK, Tiriac H, Sicklick JK. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Jul 13. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12152-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35831519. No abstract available.

Genomically Silent Refractory Gastric Cancer in a Young Patient Exhibits Overexpression of CXCL5. Hernandez J, Turner MA, Bali P, Hosseini M, Bouvet M, Kelly K, Obonyo M. Curr Oncol. 2022 Jul 6;29(7):4725-4733. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29070375. PMID: 35877235. Free PMC article.

Non-invasively Imageable Tibia-tumor-fragment Implantation Experimental-bone-metastasis Mouse Model of GFP-expressing Prostate Cancer. Aoki Y, Masaki N, Tome Y, Kubota Y, Aoki Y, Bouvet M, Nishida K, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2022 Jul-Aug;36(4):1647-1650. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12876. PMID: 35738622.

The First Mouse Model of Meckel's Diverticulum Carcinoma. Masaki N, Yonemura Y, Wu NF, Samonte C, Hozumi C, Kubota Y, Aoki Y, Bouvet M, Miyazaki J, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2022 Jul-Aug;36(4):1603-1607. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12870. PMID: 35738609.

Obesity Strongly Promotes Growth of Mouse MC38 Colon Cancer in an Orthotopic-syngeneic C57BL/6 Mouse Model. Hamada K, Kubota Y, Aoki Y, Sugisawa N, Yamamoto J, Tashiro Y, Bouvet M, Tsunoda T, Hoffman RM. In Vivo. 2022 Jul-Aug;36(4):1643-1646. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12875. PMID: 35738603.

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: New Insights for a Multimodal Approach. Sharma AK, Kim TS, Bauer S, Sicklick JK. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2022 Jul;31(3):431-446. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2022.03.007. Epub 2022 May 31. PMID: 35715143. Review.

Hair-follicle-associated pluripotent (HAP) stem cells differentiate into mature beating cardiomyocyte sheets on flexible substrates in vitro. Takaoka N, Yamane M, Obara K, Shirai K, Aki R, Hamada Y, Arakawa N, Hoffman RM, Amoh Y. Med Mol Morphol. 2022 Sep;55(3):248-257. doi: 10.1007/s00795-022-00322-z. Epub 2022 May 10. PMID: 35536435.

Surgical Sciences

2025

Cholesterol within phosphatidylcholine liposomes attenuates the expression of cytokines. Cauvi DM, Hawisher D, Derunes J, Aniegbuna I, De Maio A. FASEB J. 2025 Jul 15;39(13):e70812. doi: 10.1096/fj.202501458R. PMID: 40630023. 

Aging and aging-related senescence in liver. Ganguly S, Sakane S, Hokutan K, Zhang V, Miciano C, Wang A, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T. Semin Liver Dis. 2025 Jul 4. doi: 10.1055/a-2637-2549. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40614770.

Disabling PSGL-1 abrogates immune suppression and resistance to PD-1 blockade in pancreatic cancer. Hope JL, Zhang Y, Hetrick HAF, Sanchez-Hernandez ES, Silvestri B, Smith BJ, Nakil SH, Roy S, Lin M, Palete AB, Maganti S, Ling L, Otero DC, Byrne KT, Romano G, Wang YX, Commisso C, Bradley LM. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 May 27:2025.05.22.655365. doi: 10.1101/2025.05.22.655365. PMID: 40501664. 

Single cell multiomics reveals drivers of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. Elison W, Chang L, Xie Y, Miciano C, Yang Q, Mummey H, Lancione R, Corban S, Sakane S, Lucero J, Mamde S, Kim HY, Kim MJ, Melton R, Tucciarone L, Lie A, Loe T, Vashist T, Dang K, Elgamal R, Li D, Vu M, Farah EN, Seng C, Djulamsah J, Yang B, Buchanan J, Miller M, Tran M, Birrueta JO, Chi NC, Wang T, D'Antonio-Chronowska A, Wang A, Kisseleva T, Brenner D, Ren B, Gaulton KJ. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 May 11:2025.05.09.25327043. doi: 10.1101/2025.05.09.25327043. PMID: 40385416.

Extracellular vesicle-based point-of-care testing for diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease.  Li X, Chen J, Yang Y, Cai H, Ao Z, Xing Y, Li K, Yang K, Guan W, Friend J, Lee LP, Wang N, Guo F. Microsyst Nanoeng. 2025 Apr 17;11(1):65. doi: 10.1038/s41378-025-00916-4. PMID: 40246821.

Membrane phospholipids activate the inflammatory response in macrophages by various mechanisms. Cauvi DM, Hawisher D, Derunes J, Rodriguez E, De Maio A. FASEB J. 2024 Apr 30;38(8):e23619. doi: 10.1096/fj.202302471R.PMID: 38661031.

MASH adipose tissue macrophages secrete extracellular vesicles that activate liver fibrosis in obese male mice. Rohm TV, Gomes Dos Reis FC, Cunha E Rocha K, Isaac R, Strayer S, Murphy C, Bandyopadhyay G, Gao H, Ganguly S, Nguyen T, Wang J, Youhanna JE, Pack D, Liu X, Kim HY, Jeelani I, Dhar D, Kisseleva T, Ying W, Olefsky JM.  Gastroenterology. 2025 Apr 7:S0016-5085(25)00604-3. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.03.033. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40204101.

DHCR7 inhibition ameliorates MetALD and HCC in mice and human 3D liver spheroids. Yamamoto G, Carvalho-Gontijo Weber R, Lee W, Zhang V, Jang H, Sakane S, Liu X, Kim HY, Brenner DA, Li N, Kisseleva T. JHEP Rep. 2025 Apr 5;7(7):101415. doi: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2025.101415. eCollection 2025 Jul. PMID: 40529212. 

Regulation of hepatic stellate cell phenotypes in MASH. Kisseleva T, Ganguly S, Murad R, Wang A, Brenner DA.Gastroenterology. 2025 Mar 20:S0016-5085(25)00528-1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.03.010. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40120772.

Towards more consistent models and consensual terminology in preclinical research for steatotic liver disease. Meijnikman AS, Fondevila MF, Arrese M, Kisseleva T, Bataller R, Schnabl B. J Hepatol. 2025 Apr;82(4):760-766. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2024.11.025. Epub 2024 Nov 22. PMID: 39581500.  

Fluid flow measurements in nanoslits Using holographic microscopy. Yu S, Orosco J, Friend J. Langmuir. 2025 Feb 26. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c04244. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40009168.

Clinical trial to assess the safety and tolerability of Anti-IL 23 monoclonal antibody guselkumab in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease.  Diaz LA, Morris S, Dave S, Kim SM, Sarik W, Richards L, Madamba E, Bettencourt R, Fulinara C, Pham T, Miller G, Carvalho-Gontijo Weber R, Momper JD, He F, Jain S, Jamieson C, Kisseleva T, Brenner D, Loomba R. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Feb 14. doi: 10.1111/apt.70026. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39949265

CDK1-loaded extracellular vesicles promote cell cycle to reverse impaired wound healing in diabetic obese mice.  Choi W, Park DJ, Dorschner RA, Nakatsutsumi K, Yi M, Eliceiri BP. Mol Ther. 2025 Jan 25:S1525-0016(25)00044-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2025.01.039. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39865653.

LARP6 regulates the mRNA translation of fibrogenic genes in liver fibrosis. Kim HY, Mizrahi O, Lee W, Rosenthal SB, Han C, Yee BA, Blue SM, Diaz J, Jonnalagadda J, Hokutan K, Jang H, Ma CT, Bobkov A, Sergienko E, Jackson MR, Stefanovic B, Kisseleva T, Yeo GW, Brenner DA. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jan 18:2025.01.16.633226. doi: 10.1101/2025.01.16.633226. PMID: 39868246. 

Adenosine accumulation in the blood of newborn mice weakens antimicrobial host defenses. Ledderose C, Valsami EA, Elevado M, Stevenson A, Abutabikh R, Curatolo J, Junger WG. J Leukoc Biol. 2025 Jan 18:qiaf003. doi: 10.1093/jleuko/qiaf003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39824218.  

FBP1 controls liver cancer evolution from senescent MASH hepatocytes. Gu L, Zhu Y, Nandi SP, Lee M, Watari K, Bareng B, Ohira M, Liu Y, Sakane S, Carlessi R, Sauceda C, Dhar D, Ganguly S, Hosseini M, Teneche MG, Adams PD, Gonzalez DJ, Kisseleva T; Liver Cancer Collaborative; Tirnitz-Parker JEE, Simon MC, Alexandrov LB, Karin M.Nature. 2025 Jan 1. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08317-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39743585. 

2024

Induction of MASH in three-dimensional bioprinted human liver tissue. Joshi V, Carter D, Chen AE, Murphy K, Higgins JW, Gurel M, Chilin Fuentes D, Rosenthal SB, Fisch KM, Kisseleva T, Brenner DA. PLoS One. 2024 Dec 30;19(12):e0312615. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312615. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39775546.  

Serum amyloid P (PTX2) attenuates hepatic fibrosis in mice by inhibiting the activation of fibrocytes and HSCs. Cong M, Carvalho Gontijo Weber R, Sakane S, Zhang V, Jiang C, Taura K, Kodama Y, DeMinicis S, Ganguly S, Brafman D, Chien S, Kramer M, Lupher M, Brenner DA, Xu J, Kisseleva T. Hepatol Commun. 2024 Oct 17;8(11):e0557. doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000557. eCollection 2024 Nov 1. PMID: 39761005.  

A hormetic response model for glutamine stress in cancer. Grenier SF, Commisso C. Trends Cancer. 2024 Dec 16:S2405-8033(24)00274-7. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.11.008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39681506.

Cell polarity proteins promote macropinocytosis in response to metabolic stress. Lambies G, Lee SW, Duong-Polk K, Aza-Blanc P, Maganti S, Galapate CM, Deshpande A, Deshpande AJ, Scott DA, Dawson DW, Commisso C. Nat Commun. 2024 Dec 3;15(1):10541. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54788-9. PMID: 39627191.

A therapy for suppressing canonical and noncanonical SARS-CoV-2 viral entry and an intrinsic intrapulmonary inflammatory response. Leibel SL, McVicar RN, Murad R, Kwong EM, Clark AE, Alvarado A, Grimmig BA, Nuryyev R, Young RE, Lee JC, Peng W, Zhu YP, Griffis E, Nowell CJ, James B, Alarcon S, Malhotra A, Gearing LJ, Hertzog PJ, Galapate CM, Galenkamp KMO, Commisso C, Smith DM, Sun X, Carlin AF, Sidman RL, Croker BA, Snyder EY.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jul 23;121(30):e2408109121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2408109121. Epub 2024 Jul 19.PMID: 39028694.

Validation of a 3D-printed silicone-based laryngeal model for resident education. Yousef A, Ostrander BT, Lin JT, Nichol AA, Vahabzadeh-Hagh AM, Cates D, Morimoto TK, Weissbrod PA. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Oct 1. doi: 10.1002/ohn.1000. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39353145. 

Cell polarity proteins promote macropinocytosis in response to metabolic stress.  Lambies G, Lee SW, Duong-Polk K, Aza-Blanc P, Maganti S, Galapate CM, Deshpande A, Deshpande AJ, Scott DA, Dawson DW, Commisso C. Nat Commun. 2024 Dec 3;15(1):10541. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54788-9. PMID: 39627191.  

Multi-modal analysis of human hepatic stellate cells identifies novel therapeutic targets for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.  Kim HY, Rosenthal SB, Liu X, Miciano C, Hou X, Miller M, Buchanan J, Poirion OB, Chilin-Fuentes D, Han C, Housseini M, Carvalho-Gontijo Weber R, Sakane S, Lee W, Zhao H, Diggle K, Preissl S, Glass CK, Ren B, Wang A, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T. J Hepatol. 2024 Nov 8:S0168-8278(24)02667-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2024.10.044. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39522884.  

Towards more consistent models and consensual terminology in preclinical research for steatotic liver disease.  Meijnikman AS, Fondevila MF, Arrese M, Kisseleva T, Bataller R, Schnabl B. J Hepatol. 2024 Nov 22:S0168-8278(24)02725-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2024.11.025. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39581500.  

A label-free optical biosensor-based point-of-care test for the rapid detection of Monkeypox virus.  Aslan M, Seymour E, Brickner H, Clark AE, Celebi I, Townsend MB, Satheshkumar PS, Riley M, Carlin AF, Ünlü MS, Ray P. Biosens Bioelectron. 2024 Nov 14;269:116932. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116932. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39550778. 

Multi-modal analysis of human hepatic stellate cells identifies novel therapeutic targets for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.  Kim HY, Rosenthal SB, Liu X, Miciano C, Hou X, Miller M, Buchanan J, Poirion OB, Chilin-Fuentes D, Han C, Housseini M, Carvalho-Gontijo Weber R, Sakane S, Lee W, Zhao H, Diggle K, Preissl S, Glass CK, Ren B, Wang A, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T. J Hepatol. 2024 Nov 8:S0168-8278(24)02667-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2024.10.044. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39522884. 

Diversity of human salivary heparan sulfate.  Spliid CB, Mehta S, Fuster MM, Martino C, Morris CL, Lee N, Florentino I, Tong K, Liu L, Ackermann G, Knight R, Esko JD, De Mendoza TH. Glycobiology. 2024 Oct 3:cwae084. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwae084. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39361890.

HIF-2α drives hepatic Kupffer cell death and proinflammatory recruited macrophage activation in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Jeelani I, Moon JS, da Cunha FF, Nasamran CA, Jeon S, Zhang X, Bandyopadhyay GK, Dobaczewska K, Mikulski Z, Hosseini M, Liu X, Kisseleva T, Brenner DA, Singh S, Loomba R, Kim M, Lee YS. Sci Transl Med. 2024 Sep 11;16(764):eadi0284. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adi0284. Epub 2024 Sep 11. PMID: 39259813.

Closing the loop on concentric tube robot design: A case study on micro-laryngeal surgery. Lin JT, Girerd C, Ostrander BT, Molaei P, Gilbert HB, Weissbrod PA, Hwang JT, Morimoto TK. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2024 Sep 2;PP. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2024.3426489. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39222458.

Lipid-associated macrophages' promotion of fibrosis resolution during MASH regression requires TREM2. Ganguly S, Rosenthal SB, Ishizuka K, Troutman TD, Rohm TV, Khader N, Aleman-Muench G, Sano Y, Archilei S, Soroosh P, Olefsky JM, Feldstein AE, Kisseleva T, Loomba R, Glass CK, Brenner DA, Dhar D. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Aug 27;121(35):e2405746121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2405746121. Epub 2024 Aug 22. PMID: 39172787. 

Adenosine triphosphate release from influenza-infected lungs enhances neutrophil activation and promotes disease progression. Ledderose C, Valsami EA, Elevado M, Junger WG. J Infect Dis. 2024 Jul 25;230(1):120-130. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiad442. PMID: 39052721. 

A therapy for suppressing canonical and noncanonical SARS-CoV-2 viral entry and an intrinsic intrapulmonary inflammatory response.  Leibel SL, McVicar RN, Murad R, Kwong EM, Clark AE, Alvarado A, Grimmig BA, Nuryyev R, Young RE, Lee JC, Peng W, Zhu YP, Griffis E, Nowell CJ, James B, Alarcon S, Malhotra A, Gearing LJ, Hertzog PJ, Galapate CM, Galenkamp KMO, Commisso C, Smith DM, Sun X, Carlin AF, Sidman RL, Croker BA, Snyder EY. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jul 23;121(30):e2408109121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2408109121. Epub 2024 Jul 19. PMID: 39028694.

Effects of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid on the inflammatory response to experimental sleep restriction in healthy humans.  Engert LC, Ledderose C, Biniamin C, Birriel P, Buraks O, Chatterton B, Dang R, Daniel S, Eske A, Reed T, Tang A, Bertisch SM, Mullington JM, Junger WG, Haack M. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Jul 21:S0889-1591(24)00500-2. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.07.023. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39043348.

Impaired ATP hydrolysis in blood plasma contributes to age-related neutrophil dysfunction.  Ledderose C, Valsami EA, Elevado M, Liu Q, Giva B, Curatolo J, Delfin J, Abutabikh R, Junger WG. Immun Ageing. 2024 Jul 3;21(1):45. doi: 10.1186/s12979-024-00441-4. PMID: 38961477.

A flow cytometry-based assay to measure neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 virus.  Pscheidt VM, de Souza PO, Fazolo T, Modena JLP, Simeoni C, Teixeira D, Silva NB, Dos Santos KB, Júnior LR, Bonorino C. Cytometry A. 2024 Jun;105(6):446-457. doi: 10.1002/cyto.a.24838. Epub 2024 Apr 16. PMID: 38624015.  

Material scrunching enables working channels in miniaturized vine-inspired robots. Girerd C, Alvarez A, Hawkes EW, Morimoto TK. IEEE Trans Robot. 2024;40:2166-2180. doi: 10.1109/tro.2024.3370088. Epub 2024 Feb 27. PMID: 38799790. 

Application of statistical analysis and machine learning to identify infants' abnormal suckling behavior.Truong P, Walsh E, Scott VP, Leff M, Chen A, Friend J. IEEE J Transl Eng Health Med. 2024 Apr 17;12:435-447. doi: 10.1109/JTEHM.2024.3390589. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38765888.

Surface acoustic wave-driven enhancement of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays: ELISAW. Zhang L, Zhang S, Floer C, Kantubuktha SAR, Velasco MJGR, Friend J. Anal Chem. 2024 Jun 11;96(23):9676-9683. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c01615. Epub 2024 May 30. PMID: 38813952.   

Protocol to generate human liver spheroids to study liver fibrosis induced by metabolic stress.  Kim HY, Lee W, Liu X, Jang H, Sakane S, Carvalho-Gontijo Weber R, Diggle K, Kerk SA, Metallo CM, Kisseleva T, Brenner DA. STAR Protoc. 2024 Jun 3;5(2):103111. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103111. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38833372.

Breast cancer cell-secreted miR-199b-5p hijacks neurometabolic coupling to promote brain metastasis.  Ruan X, Yan W, Cao M, Daza RAM, Fong MY, Yang K, Wu J, Liu X, Palomares M, Wu X, Li A, Chen Y, Jandial R, Spitzer NC, Hevner RF, Wang SE. Nat Commun. 2024 May 29;15(1):4549. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-48740-0. PMID: 38811525.

Defining tropism and activity of natural and engineered extracellular vesicles.  Choi W, Park DJ, Eliceiri BP. Front Immunol. 2024 Apr 10;15:1363185. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1363185. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38660297.

Alcohol-associated liver disease outcomes: Critical mechanisms of liver injury progression.  Osna NA, Tikhanovich I, Ortega-Ribera M, Mueller S, Zheng C, Mueller J, Li S, Sakane S, Weber RCG, Kim HY, Lee W, Ganguly S, Kimura Y, Liu X, Dhar D, Diggle K, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T, Attal N, McKillop IH, Chokshi S, Mahato R, Rasineni K, Szabo G, Kharbanda KK. Biomolecules. 2024 Mar 27;14(4):404. doi: 10.3390/biom14040404. PMID: 38672422.

TM7SF3 controls TEAD1 splicing to prevent MASH-induced liver fibrosis.  Isaac R, Bandyopadhyay G, Rohm TV, Kang S, Wang J, Pokhrel N, Sakane S, Zapata R, Libster AM, Vinik Y, Berhan A, Kisseleva T, Borok Z, Zick Y, Telese F, Webster NJG, Olefsky JM. Cell Metab. 2024 Apr 22:S1550-4131(24)00123-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.04.003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38670107. 

Membrane phospholipids activate the inflammatory response in macrophages by various mechanisms.  Cauvi DM, Hawisher D, Derunes J, Rodriguez E, De Maio A. FASEB J. 2024 Apr 30;38(8):e23619. doi: 10.1096/fj.202302471R. PMID: 38661031.

An executive summary of the National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP).  Bulger EM, Bixby PJ, Price MA, Villarreal CL, Moreno AN, Herrera-Escobar JP, Bailey JA, Brasel KJ, Cooper ZR, Costantini TW, Gibran NS, Groner JI, Joseph BA, Newgard CD, Stein DM. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Mar 25. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004279. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38523118.

Defining the activity of pro-reparative extracellular vesicles in wound healing based on miRNA payloads and cell type-specific lineage mapping.Park DJ, Choi W, Sayeed S, Dorschner RA, Rainaldi J, Ho K, Kezios J, Nolan JP, Mali P, Costantini T, Eliceiri BP. Mol Ther. 2024 Feb 19:S1525-0016(24)00088-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.02.019. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38379282.   

Cell polarity proteins promote macropinocytosis in response to metabolic stress.  Lambies G, Lee SW, Duong-Polk K, Aza-Blanc P, Maganti S, Dawson DW, Commisso C. bioRxiv. 2024 Jan 30:2024.01.16.575943. doi: 10.1101/2024.01.16.575943. Preprint. PMID: 38293142. 

Editorial overview: "Purinergic immune cell regulation reveals novel pharmacological targets".  Junger W, Ledderose C. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2024 Jan 25;75:102435. doi: 10.1016/j.coph.2024.102435. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38277943. 

2023

SREBP regulation of lipid metabolism in liver disease, and therapeutic strategies. Li N, Li X, Ding Y, Liu X, Diggle K, Kisseleva T, Brenner DA. Biomedicines. 2023 Dec 12;11(12):3280. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11123280. PMID: 38137501.

Human HSP70-escort protein 1 (hHep1) interacts with negatively charged lipid bilayers and cell membranes.  Moritz MNO, Dores-Silva PR, Coto ALS, Selistre-de-Araújo HS, Leitão A, Cauvi DM, De Maio A, Carra S, Borges JC. Cell Stress Chaperones. 2023 Nov 25. doi: 10.1007/s12192-023-01394-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38001371.

Glycocalyx transduces membrane leak in brain tumor cells exposed to sharp magnetic pulsing. Johns SC, Gupta P, Lee YH, Friend J, Fuster MM. Biophys J. 2023 Nov 21;122(22):4425-4439. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.10.020. PMID: 37992690. 

A heterogenous population of extracellular vesicles mobilize to the alveoli post-injury. Costantini TW, Park DJ, Johnston W, Nakatsutsumi K, Kezios J, Weaver JL, Coimbra R, Eliceiri BP. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Oct 26. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004176. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37880828.

Glutamine mimicry suppresses tumor progression through asparagine metabolism in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Recouvreux MV, Grenier SF, Zhang Y, Esparza E, Lambies G, Galapate CM, Maganti S, Duong-Polk K, Bhullar D, Naeem R, Scott DA, Lowy AM, Tiriac H, Commisso C. Nat Cancer. 2023 Oct 9. doi: 10.1038/s43018-023-00649-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37814011.

ATP release from influenza-infected lungs enhances neutrophil activation and promotes disease progression. Ledderose C, Valsami EA, Elevado M, Junger WG. J Infect Dis. 2023 Oct 6:jiad442. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiad442. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37804120.

The origin and fate of liver myofibroblasts. Kim HY, Sakane S, Eguileor A, Weber RCG, Lee W, Liu X, Lam K, Ishizuka K, Rosenthal SB, Diggle K, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Sep 22:S2352-345X(23)00170-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2023.09.008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37743012. 

Mitochondria are secreted in extracellular vesicles when lysosomal function is impaired. Liang W, Sagar S, Ravindran R, Najor RH, Quiles JM, Chi L, Diao RY, Woodall BP, Leon LJ, Zumaya E, Duran J, Cauvi DM, De Maio A, Adler ED, Gustafsson ÅB. Nat Commun. 2023 Aug 18;14(1):5031. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40680-5. PMID: 37596294.  

Isolation of primary human liver cells from normal and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis livers. Liu X,Lam K, Zhao H, Sakane S, Kim HY, Eguileor A, Diggle K, Wu S, Gontijo Weber RC, Soroosh P, Hosseini M, Mekeel K, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T. STAR Protoc. 2023 Jul 4;4(3):102391. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102391. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37405925.

IgY antibodies against cytolysin reduce ethanol-induced liver disease in mice. Cabré N, Hartmann P, Llorente C, Kouno T, Wang Y, Zeng S, Kim HY, Zhang X, Kisseleva T, Iyer S, Kudumala S, Schnabl B. Hepatology. 2023 Jul 1;78(1):295-306. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000000324. Epub 2023 Feb 23. PMID: 36811393. 

Human hepatic stellate cells: Isolation and characterization.Liu X, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T. Methods Mol Biol. 2023;2669:221-232. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3207-9_13. PMID: 37247063. 

Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase is a nonenzymatic safety valve that curtails AKT activation to prevent insulin hyperresponsiveness. Gu L, Zhu Y, Watari K, Lee M, Liu J, Perez S, Thai M, Mayfield JE, Zhang B, Cunha E Rocha K, Li F, Kim LC, Jones AC, Wierzbicki IH, Liu X, Newton AC, Kisseleva T, Lee JH, Ying W, Gonzalez DJ, Saltiel AR, Simon MC, Karin M. Cell Metab. 2023 Jun 6;35(6):1009-1021.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.03.021. Epub 2023 Apr 20. PMID: 37084733. 

Candida albicans-specific Th17 cell-mediated response contributes to alcohol-associated liver disease. Zeng S, Rosati E, Saggau C, Messner B, Chu H, Duan Y, Hartmann P, Wang Y, Ma S, Huang WJM, Lee J, Lee SM, Carvalho-Gontijo R, Zhang V, Hoffmann JP, Kolls JK, Raz E, Brenner DA, Kisseleva T, LeibundGut-Landmann S, Bacher P, Stärkel P, Schnabl B. Cell Host Microbe. 2023 Mar 8;31(3):389-404.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.02.001. PMID: 36893735.

Mechanism of SUMOylation-Mediated Regulation of Type I IFN Expression. Du L, Liu W, Rosen ST, Chen Y. J Mol Biol. 2023 Jan 18:167968. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2023.167968. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36681180.

An autocrine signaling circuit in hepatic stellate cells underlies advanced fibrosis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Wang S, Li K, Pickholz E, Dobie R, Matchett KP, Henderson NC, Carrico C, Driver I, Borch Jensen M, Chen L, Petitjean M, Bhattacharya D, Fiel MI, Liu X, Kisseleva T, Alon U, Adler M, Medzhitov R, Friedman SL. Sci Transl Med. 2023 Jan 4;15(677):eadd3949. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.add3949. Epub 2023 Jan 4. PMID: 36599008.  

2022

Acousto-Photolithography for Programmable Shape Deformation of Composite Hydrogel Sheets. Li M, Mei J, Friend J, Bae J. Small. 2022 Oct 10:e2204288. doi: 10.1002/smll.202204288. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36216774.

Modeling fast acoustic streaming: Steady-state and transient flow solutions.  Orosco J, Friend J. Phys Rev E. 2022 Oct;106(4-2):045101. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.106.045101. PMID: 36397528.

 Nebulization of siRNA for inhalation therapy based on a microfluidic surface acoustic wave platform. Cortez-Jugo C, Masoumi S, Chan PPY, Friend J, Yeo L. Ultrason Sonochem. 2022 Aug;88:106088. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.106088. Epub 2022 Jun 30. PMID: 35797825. Free PMC article.

Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns, and Acute Care Surgery

2025

A nomenclature for surgical knots and the principles of knot security. O'Keefe TJ, Cosman BC, Perkins LA, Guajardo I, Adams LM, Ardill WD, Potenza BM. Am Surg. 2025 Jul 3:31348251358436. doi: 10.1177/00031348251358436. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40608797.

The unhoused state, not area deprivation index, is an independent risk factor for resistant infections in burn patients. Stopenski S, Perkins L, Santorelli JE, Haines LN, Lee JG, Strait E, Costantini TW, Doucet JJ, Berndtson AE. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2025 Jun 17. doi: 10.1089/sur.2024.273. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40526454. 

Cannabis use in California following legalization of recreational use. Hill L, Ageze D, Dell'Acqua R, Gold A, Lanin-Kettering I, Rybar J, Shaughnessy T, Baird S, Marcotte TD. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2025 Jun 9. doi: 10.1089/can.2024.0179. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40489356. 

It's all in your head: Safety of weight-based, targeted enoxaparin prophylaxis in intracranial hemorrhage patients. Kurth LM, Marshall WA, Stone LE, Hirshman BR, Box K, Haines LN, Smith AM, Costantini TW, Berndtson AE. Surgery. 2025 Jun 5;184:109476. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.109476. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40479846.

Impact of anxiety and anxiolytic medication on driving outcomes in older adults: A LongROAD Study. Yousif Z, Rodriguez DN, Koreal MZ, Isom C, Hill L, Lee KC. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 May 24:7334648251344660. doi: 10.1177/07334648251344660. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40411378.

Lung contusion drives lung injury by modifying miRNA cargo in alveolar small extracellular vesicles. Nakatsutsumi K, Park DJ, Choi W, Johnston W, Pool K, Kezios J, Coimbra R, Eliceiri BP, Costantini TW. Inflamm Res. 2025 May 24;74(1):83. doi: 10.1007/s00011-025-02051-2. PMID: 40413349.  

Using half-hitch knots to uncouple surgical knot security and loop tautness.  O'Keefe TJ, Perkins LA, Guajardo I, Adams LM, Cosman BC, Ardill WD, Potenza BM. Ann Transl Med. 2025 Apr 30;13(2):15. doi: 10.21037/atm-25-2. Epub 2025 Apr 29. PMID: 40438513. 

Using millimeter measurements and force gauges to test the security of knots tied by residents before and after watching online didactic videos. O'Keefe TJ, Perkins LA, Austin J, Oviedo P, Khan S, Guajardo I, Adams LM, Cosman BC, Ardill WD, Potenza BM. Am Surg. 2025 Apr 25:31348251338736. doi: 10.1177/00031348251338736. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40280114

The underutilization of national diabetes prevention program among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus: An in-depth focus group analysis. Narayanan P, Kothapalli SR, Strohl HB, Hill LL. AJPM Focus. 2024 Oct 5;4(1):100279. doi: 10.1016/j.focus.2024.100279. eCollection 2025 Feb. PMID: 40225960.

The US-Mexico border wall height extension Is associated with increased incidence and severity of facial trauma. Tenorio A, Produturi GR, Faraji F, de Cos V, McCann CP, Gosman AA, Hom DB, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Khalessi AA, Ciacci JD. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2025 Apr 2;10(2):e70129. doi: 10.1002/lio2.70129. eCollection 2025 Apr. PMID: 40177256.  

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryoneurolysis for the treatment of pain after traumatic rib fracture: A randomized, active-controlled, participant- and observer-masked study. Finneran JJ 4th, Kobayashi L, Costantini TW, Weaver JL, Berndtson AE, Haines L, Doucet JJ, Adams L, Santorelli JE, Lee J, Trescot AM, Donohue MC, Schaar A, Ilfeld BM. Anesthesiology. 2025 Mar 1;142(3):532-545. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005328. Epub 2024 Dec 19. PMID: 39723886.

Predictors of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies in older adults with TBI and a modified frailty index score. Francis JJ, Kashkoush AI, Ho VP, Roach MJ, Kelly ML; American Association for the Surgery of Trauma GERI-TBI Study Group. J Clin Neurosci. 2025 Mar 18;135:111191. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2025.111191. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40107005.

From peril to protection: An evaluation of regulations impacting eScooter injuries. Black KM, Santorelli JE, Costantini TW, Kobayashi LM, Doucet JJ, Haines LN. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2025 Feb 10;10(1):e001440. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001440. eCollection 2025. PMID: 39944560.

Non-operative management of cholecystitis in pregnant patients remains common.  Weaver JL, Smith A, Costantini TW, Haines L. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2025 Jan 16. doi: 10.1089/sur.2024.209. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39817423.

Prevalence of depression in older adults and the potential protective role of volunteering: Findings from the LongROAD Study. Xi Y, Mielenz TJ, Andrews HF, Hill LL, Strogatz D, DiGuiseppi C, Betz ME, Jones V, Eby DW, Molnar LJ, Lang BH, Li G. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jan 8. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19349. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39776414.

Response to letter to the editor: "Lung ultrasonography underdiagnoses clinically significant pneumothorax". Santorelli JE, Marshall A, Perkins L, Adams LM, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW. Surgery. 2025 Jan 2:109017. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.109017. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39753449. 

Automating excellence: A breakthrough in emergency general surgery quality benchmarking. Perkins LA, Mou Z, Masch J, Harris B, Liepert AE, Costantini TW, Haines LN, Berndtson A, Adams L, Doucet JJ, Santorelli JE. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Jan 6. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004532. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39760784.  

2024

A nomenclature for surgical knots and the principles of knot security. O'Keefe TJ, Cosman BC, Perkins LA, Guajardo I, Adams LM, Ardill WD, Potenza BM. Am Surg. 2025 Jul 3:31348251358436. doi: 10.1177/00031348251358436. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40608797.

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryoneurolysis for the treatment of pain following traumatic rib fracture: A randomized, active-controlled, participant- and observer-masked study.  Finneran JJ 4th, Kobayashi L, Costantini TW, Weaver JL, Berndtson AE, Haines L, Doucet JJ, Adams L, Santorelli JE, Lee J, Trescot AM, Donohue MC, Schaar A, Ilfeld BM. Anesthesiology. 2024 Dec 19. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005328. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39723886.

An online driving decision aid for older drivers reduces ambivalence and regret about driving decisions: Randomized trial. DiGuiseppi CG, Hill LL, Fowler NR, Johnson RL, Peterson RA, Han SD, Josewski B, Knoepke CE, Matlock DD, Omeragic F, Betz ME. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Dec 4. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19293. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39630631. 

Lung contusion complicated by pneumonia worsens lung injury via the inflammatory effect of alveolar small extracellular vesicles on macrophages and epithelial cells.  Nakatsutsumi K, Choi W, Johnston W, Pool K, Park DJ, Weaver JL, Coimbra R, Eliceiri B, Costantini TW. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Nov 29. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004499. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39621452.  

Mortality in a clostridium sordellii case series.  Kurth L, Johnston W, Black K, Doucet J, Weaver J. J Surg Res. 2024 Nov 20;304:259-263. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.10.028. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39571464.

We do it the same way every time! Eliminating disparities in trauma care.  Haines LN, Harris BM. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024 Nov 14;9(1):e001639. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001639. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39563659.

In-hospital drug use affects a broad patient population and the health care system.  Black KM, Kurth LM, Hynes AM, Doucet JJ, Weaver JL. J Surg Res. 2024 Oct 23;303:679-684. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.09.077. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39447476.

Incidence and outcomes of pregnant trauma patients with positive urine toxicology: A Southern California multicenter study.  Clark I, Nahmias J, Jebbia M, Aryan N, Lucas AN, Fierro N, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Smith J, Burruss S, Dahan A, Johnson A, Ganske W, Biffl WL, Bayat D, Castelo M, Wintz D, Schaffer KB, Zheng DJ, Tillou A, Coimbra R, Tuli R, Santorelli JE, Emigh B, Schellenberg M, Inaba K, Duncan TK, Diaz G, Tay-Lasso E, Zezoff DC, Grigorian A. Am Surg. 2024 Oct 11:31348241290612. doi: 10.1177/00031348241290612. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39392904.

Characterizing prehospital wall fall injuries at the US-Mexico Border.  Tenorio A, Schecter A, Greenblatt DY, Young J, Hill LL, Doucet JJ, Levy M. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 1;7(10):e2437244. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.37244. PMID: 39365585.  

Friction burns: Defining the rub of road rash after motorcycle trauma.  Perkins LA, Munter S, Johnston W, Lee JG, Haines LN, Doucet JJ, Smith A, Santorelli JE. J Burn Care Res. 2024 Sep 17:irae181. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irae181. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39288192. 

Lung ultrasonography underdiagnoses clinically significant pneumothorax. Santorelli JE, Marshall A, Perkins L, Adams L, Kurth L, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW. Surgery. 2024 Sep 20:S0039-6060(24)00593-2. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.08.013. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39304444. 

The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery: Emergency general surgery algorithms article series.  Coimbra R, Salim A, Diaz J Jr, Biffl WL, Winchell R, Napolitano L, Costantini T, Livingston DH, Inaba K. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Sep 5. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004475. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39233333. 

Percutaneous auricular neuromodulation (nerve stimulation) for the treatment of pain following cholecystectomy and hernia repair: a randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled pilot study.  Ilfeld BM, Abramson WB, Alexander B, Sztain JF, Said ET, Broderick RC, Sandler BJ, Doucet JJ, Adams LM, Abdullah B, Cha BJ, Finneran JJ 4th. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Sep 2;49(9):628-634. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2024-105283. PMID: 38388014. 

Defining the activity of pro-reparative extracellular vesicles in wound healing based on miRNA payloads and cell type-specific lineage mapping. Park DJ, Choi W, Sayeed S, Dorschner RA, Rainaldi J, Ho K, Kezios J, Nolan JP, Mali P, Costantini T, Eliceiri BP. Mol Ther. 2024 Sep 4;32(9):3059-3079. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.02.019. Epub 2024 Feb 19. PMID: 38379282.  

Increased traumatic brain injury severity and mortality in undocumented immigrants. Tenorio A, Brandel MG, McCann CP, Real M, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Santiago-Dieppa DR, Levy M, Ciacci JD. Neurosurgery. 2024 Aug 30. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003158. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39212417.

NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Melanoma: Cutaneous, version 2. 2024. Swetter SM, Johnson D, Albertini MR, Barker CA, Bateni S, Baumgartner J, Bhatia S, Bichakjian C, Boland G, Chandra S, Chmielowski B, DiMaio D, Dronca R, Fields RC, Fleming MD, Galan A, Guild S, Hyngstrom J, Karakousis G, Kendra K, Kiuru M, Lange JR, Lanning R, Logan T, Olson D, Olszanski AJ, Ott PA, Ross MI, Rothermel L, Salama AK, Sharma R, Skitzki J, Smith E, Tsai K, Wuthrick E, Xing Y, McMillian N, Espinosa S. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2024 Jul;22(5):290-298. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2024.0036. PMID: 39019054. 

Lineage mapping of extracellular vesicles: What cells do they come from and where do they go? Park DJ, Choi W, Zhang H, Eliceiri B. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2024 Aug 5. doi: 10.1089/wound.2024.0068. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39099339.  

The association of the US-Mexico border wall extension on deaths from harsh land conditions. Tenorio A, McCann CP, Young J, Hill LL, Doucet JJ, Levy M. J Travel Med. 2024 Aug 2:taae102. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae102. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39095061.   

Modernizing surgical quality: A novel approach to improving detection of surgical site infections in the veteran population. Perkins L, O'Keefe T, Ardill W, Potenza B. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2024 Jul 8. doi: 10.1089/sur.2024.013. Online ahead of print. PMID:

Defining tropism and activity of natural and engineered extracellular vesicles.  Choi W, Park DJ, Eliceiri BP. Front Immunol. 2024 Apr 10;15:1363185. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1363185. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38660297.

The scalding truth: Geospatial analysis identifies communities at risk for pediatric scald burns.  Perkins LA, Lee JG, Santorelli JE, Strait E, Smith A, Costantini TW, Doucet JJ, Haines LN. J Surg Res. 2024 Jun 5;300:336-344. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.05.005. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38843720. 

Unmasking the impact: Exploring the role of masks in trauma-informed care communication.  Perkins L, Munter S, Adams L, Black K, Guajardo I, Costantini T, Doucet J, Santorelli J. J Surg Res. 2024 May 25;300:87-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.04.069. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38796905.

An abdominal seat belt sign is associated with similar incidence of hollow viscus injury but increased in-hospital mortality in older adult trauma patients: A PCSA multicenter study.  Sullivan BG, Delaplain PT, Manasa M, Tay-Lasso E, Biffl WL, Schaffer KB, Sundel M, Behdin S, Ghneim M, Costantini TW, Santorelli JE, Switzer E, Schellenberg M, Keeley JA, Kim DY, Wang A, Dhillon NK, Patel D, Campion EM, Robinson CK, Kartiko S, Quintana MT, Estroff JM, Kirby KA, Nahmias J. Am Surg. 2024 May 22:31348241256084. doi: 10.1177/00031348241256084. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38775262.

Thoracic irrigation for prevention of secondary intervention after thoracostomy tube drainage for hemothorax: A Western Trauma Association multi-center study.  Carver TW, Berndtson AE, McNickle AG, Boyle KA, Haan JM, Campion EM, Biffl WL, Carroll AN, Sise MJ, Berndt KS, Burris JM, Kopelman TR, Blank JJ, Seamon MJ, Peschman JR, Morris RS, Kugler NW, Conrardy RD, Szabo A, de Moya MA. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 May 20. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004364. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38764139.

The need for speed: time to first venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma patients matters. Berndtson AE, Costantini TW. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024 Apr 30;9(1):e001476. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001476. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38737810.

Research priorities in tranexamic acid after trauma: Secondary analysis of the National Trauma Research Action Plan.  Brito A, Meizoso J, Costantini T. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 May 1. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004358. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38689399.

Deaths after readmissions are mostly attributable to failure-to-rescue in EGS patients.  Coimbra R, Kim M, Allison-Aipa T, Zakhary B, Kwon J, Firek M, Coimbra BC, Costantini TW, Haynes LN, Edwards SB. Am Surg. 2024 Apr 24:31348241248796. doi: 10.1177/00031348241248796. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38656140.

Ethics in disaster, mass casualty care, and critical care.  Egodage T, Doucet J, Patel PP, Martin MJ. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024 Apr 15;9(Suppl 2):e001389. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001389. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38646029.

Traumatic brain injuries after falls from height vs. falls at the US-Mexico border wall.  Tenorio A, Brandel MG, McCann CP, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Khalessi AA, Ciacci JD. JAMA Surg. 2024 Apr 10:e240008. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.0008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38598245. 

Ethics in disaster, mass casualty care, and critical care.  Egodage T, Doucet J, Patel PP, Martin MJ. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024 Apr 15;9(Suppl 2):e001389. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001389. eCollection 2024.PMID: 38646029.

Two-center analysis of cannabis on venous thromboembolism risk after traumatic injury: A matched analysis. Erwin CR, Costantini TW, Krzyzaniak A, Martin MJ, Badiee J, Rooney AS, Haines LN, Berndtson AE, Bansal V, Sise CB, Calvo RY, Sise MJ. Am J Surg. 2024 Mar 26:S0002-9610(24)00192-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.03.023. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38582739.

An executive summary of the National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP).  Bulger EM, Bixby PJ, Price MA, Villarreal CL, Moreno AN, Herrera-Escobar JP, Bailey JA, Brasel KJ, Cooper ZR, Costantini TW, Gibran NS, Groner JI, Joseph BA, Newgard CD, Stein DM. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Mar 25. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004279. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38523118.

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons Committee on trauma clinical protocol for post-discharge venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after trauma.  Berndtson AE, Cross A, Yorkgitis BK, Kennedy R, Kochuba MP, Tignanelli C, Tominaga GT, Jacobs DG, Ashley DW, Ley EJ, Napolitano L, Costantini TW. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Mar 25. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004307. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38523134. 

Identification and management of low risk isolated traumatic brain injury patients initially treated at a rural level IV trauma center.  Nene RV, Corbett B, Lambert G, Smith AM, LaFree A, Steinberg JA, Costantini TW. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Apr;78:127-131. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.01.014. Epub 2024 Jan 12. PMID: 38266433.   

Fraudulent feelings: Imposter syndrome in surgery. Weaver JL. Am J Surg. 2024 Mar 3:S0002-9610(24)00160-0. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.02.047. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38453552.

A border health crisis at the United States-Mexico border: an urgent call to action.  Tenorio A, Hill LL, Doucet JJ. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2024 Jan 17;31:100676. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100676. eCollection 2024 Mar.PMID: 38304757.

It is not all black and white: The effect of increasing severity of frailty on outcomes of geriatric trauma patients.  Alizai Q, Colosimo C, Hosseinpour H, Stewart C, Bhogadi SK, Nelson A, Spencer AL, Ditillo M, Magnotti LJ, Joseph B; AAST Frailty MIT Study Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Mar 1;96(3):434-442. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004217. Epub 2023 Nov 22. PMID: 37994092.

Defining the activity of pro-reparative extracellular vesicles in wound healing based on miRNA payloads and cell type-specific lineage mapping.Park DJ, Choi W, Sayeed S, Dorschner RA, Rainaldi J, Ho K, Kezios J, Nolan JP, Mali P, Costantini T, Eliceiri BP. Mol Ther. 2024 Feb 19:S1525-0016(24)00088-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.02.019. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38379282.   

Predictors of direct oral anticoagulant concentrations in the trauma population.  Perkins L, Adams L, Lerner D, Santorelli J, Smith AM, Kobayashi L. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024 Jan 22;9(1):e001208. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001208. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38274020.

Identification and management of low-risk isolated traumatic brain injury patients initially treated at a rural level IV trauma center. Nene RV, Corbett B, Lambert G, Smith AM, LaFree A, Steinberg JA, Costantini TW. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Jan 12;78:127-131. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.01.014. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38266433.

Does frailty impact failure-to-rescue in geriatric trauma patients? Kojima M, Morishita K, Shoko T, Zakhary B, Costantini T, Haines L, Coimbra R. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Jan 10. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004256. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38196096. 

2023

Significant variation in computed tomography imaging of pregnant trauma patients: a retrospective multicenter study. Lucas AN, Tay-Lasso E, Zezoff DC, Fierro N, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Smith J, Burruss S, Dahan A, Johnson A, Ganske W, Biffl WL, Bayat D, Castelo M, Wintz D, Schaffer KB, Zheng DJ, Tillou A, Coimbra R, Tuli R, Santorelli JE, Emigh B, Schellenberg M, Inaba K, Duncan TK, Diaz G, Kirby KA, Nahmias J. Emerg Radiol. 2023 Dec 27. doi: 10.1007/s10140-023-02195-w. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38150084.

Analysis of lipid metabolites derived from gut microbiota in ischemia-reperfusion model. Nakatsutsumi K, Morishita K, Costantini TW, Adachi T, Suekane A, Suzuki K, Kojima M, Arita M, Otomo Y. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Dec 8. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004230. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38079251.

Human HSP70-escort protein 1 (hHep1) interacts with negatively charged lipid bilayers and cell membranes.  Moritz MNO, Dores-Silva PR, Coto ALS, Selistre-de-Araújo HS, Leitão A, Cauvi DM, De Maio A, Carra S, Borges JC. Cell Stress Chaperones. 2023 Nov 25. doi: 10.1007/s12192-023-01394-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38001371.

The intersection of coagulation activation and inflammation after injury: What you need to know. Costantini TW, Kornblith LZ, Pritts T, Coimbra R. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Nov 13. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004190. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37962222.

Disaster planning for a surgical surge: when mass trauma threatens to overwhelm your operating rooms.  Kelley KM, Toscano N, Gestring ML, Capella J, Newton C, Bukur M, Shatz DV, Winfield RD, Fox A, Fallat ME, Kuhls DA, Glinik G, Doucet J, Gates J, Remick KN. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2023 Nov 9;8(1):e001224. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001224. eCollection 2023.PMID: 38020853.

Intracolon cooling increases survival rate in the rat model of lethal hemorrhage. Arya AK, Hu K, Chen A, Olivas-Garcia Y, Coyne C, Tanaka H, Liu C, Doucet J, Chan T, Hu B. Shock. 2023 Dec 1;60(6):762-770. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002234. Epub 2023 Oct 5. PMID: 37878475.

Mitochondria are secreted in extracellular vesicles when lysosomal function is impaired. Liang W, Sagar S, Ravindran R, Najor RH, Quiles JM, Chi L, Diao RY, Woodall BP, Leon LJ, Zumaya E, Duran J, Cauvi DM, De Maio A, Adler ED, Gustafsson ÅB. Nat Commun. 2023 Aug 18;14(1):5031. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40680-5. PMID: 37596294.  

Predictors of fetal delivery in pregnant trauma patients: A multicenter study.  Santos JW, Grigorian A, Lucas AN, Fierro N, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Smith J, Burruss S, Dahan A, Johnson A, Ganske W, Biffl WL, Bayat D, Castelo M, Wintz D, Schaffer KB, Zheng DJ, Tillou A, Coimbra R, Tuli R, Santorelli JE, Emigh B, Schellenberg M, Inaba K, Duncan TK, Diaz G, Tay-Lasso E, Zezoff DC, Nahmias J. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Jan 1;96(1):109-115. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003964. Epub 2023 Aug 15. PMID: 37580875.

A heterogenous population of extracellular vesicles mobilize to the alveoli post-injury. Costantini TW, Park DJ, Johnston W, Nakatsutsumi K, Kezios J, Weaver JL, Coimbra R, Eliceiri BP. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Oct 26. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004176. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37880828.

When is it safe to start VTE prophylaxis after blunt solid organ injury? A prospective AAST multi-institutional trial. Schellenberg M, Owattanapanich N, Emigh B, Van Gent JM, Egodage T, Murphy PB, Ball CG, Spencer AL, Vogt KN, Keeley JA, Doris S, Beiling M, Donnelly M, Ghneim M, Schroeppel T, Bradford J, Breinholt CS, Coimbra R, Berndtson AE, Anding C, Charles MS, Rieger W, Inaba K; AAST VTE Prophylaxis Study Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Oct 24. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004163. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37872669.

The things we carry: The scope and impact of second victim syndrome. Nosanov L, Elseth AJ, Maxwell J, Alimi YR, Giri O, Millar JK, Cannada L, Sulciner ML, Weaver JL; AWS Publications Committee. Am J Surg. 2023 Nov;226(5):726-728. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.06.035. Epub 2023 Jul 3. PMID: 37451938.

Intra-colon cooling increases survival rate in the rat model of lethal hemorrhage. Arya AK, Hu K, Chen A, Olivas-Garcia Y, Coyne C, Tanaka H, Liu C, Doucet J, Chan T, Hu B. Shock. 2023 Oct 6. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002234. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37878475.

Development and validation of a novel hollow viscus injury prediction score for abdominal seatbelt sign: A Pacific Coast Surgical Association multicenter study. Santos J, Delaplain PT, Tay-Lasso E, Biffl WL, Schaffer KB, Sundel M, Ghneim M, Costantini TW, Santorelli JE, Switzer E, Schellenberg M, Keeley JA, Kim DY, Wang A, Dhillon NK, Patel D, Campion EM, Robinson CK, Kartiko S, Quintana MT, Estroff JM, Kirby KA, Grigorian A, Nahmias J. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Sep 13. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000863. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37703489. 

Time-saving effect of real-time ultrasound-guided cannulation for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.Nakatsutsumi K, Endo A, Costantini TW, Takayama W, Morishita K, Otomo Y, Inoue A, Hifumi T, Sakamoto T, Kuroda Y; SAVE-J II study group. Resuscitation. 2023 Oct;191:109927. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109927. Epub 2023 Aug 6. PMID: 37544499.

A majority of trauma-related deep venous thromboses resolve prior to discharge. Marshall WA, Dumitru AG, Chung SH, Johnston WA, Black KM, Adams LM, Berndtson AE, Costantini TW, Weaver JL. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2023 Jul 15. doi: 10.1007/s11239-023-02863-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37452907. 

Inhalation injury: Which providers can assess the need for intubation?  Perkins L, Horita H, Adams L, Marshall W, Lee J, Doucet J, Smith A, Santorelli JE. J Burn Care Res. 2023 Jul 5;44(4):785-790. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irad053. PMID: 37208913.

Novel association of blunt cerebrovascular injuries with the San Diego-Mexico border wall height extension.  Tenorio A, Brandel MG, Produturi GR, McCann CP, Wali AR, Bravo Quintana J, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Ciacci JD. World Neurosurg. 2023 Jul 5:S1878-8750(23)00908-7. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.06.127. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37419313.

The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery position on the issue of disclosure of conflict of interests by authors of scientific manuscripts.Biffl WL, Stein DM, Livingston DH, Winchell RJ, Diaz JJ, Albrecht R, Brasel KJ, Burlew CC, Costantini TW, Dicker RA, Inaba K, Kozar RA, Nance ML, Napolitano LM, Salim A, Santry HP, Valadka AB, Wolinsky P, Zarzaur B, Coimbra R. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jul 1;95(1):1-3. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004024. PMID: 37246300.

The effect of 2019 coronavirus stay-at-home order on geriatric trauma patients in southern California. Manasa M, Yeates EO, Grigorian A, Barrios C, Schellenberg M, Owattanapanich N, Barmparas G, Margulies D, Juillard C, Garber K, Cryer H, Tillou A, Burruss S, Penaloza-Villalobos L, Lin A, Figueras RA, Coimbra R, Brenner M, Costantini T, Santorelli J, Curry T, Wintz D, Biffl WL, Schaffer KB, Duncan TK, Barbaro C, Diaz G, Johnson A, Tay-Lasso E, Chinn J, Naaseh A, Leung A, Grabar C, Nahmias J. Am Surg. 2023 Jun 22:31348221124329. doi: 10.1177/00031348221124329. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37347234 

Research priorities in venous thromboembolism after trauma: Secondary analysis of the National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP).Costantini TW, Bulger E, Price MA, Haut ER. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jun 16. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004074. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37322589

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Clinical Protocol for Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Severe Hypoxemia. Fawley J, Tignanelli CJ, Werner N, Kasotakis G, Mandell SP, Glass NE, Dries DJ, Costantini TW, Napolitano LM. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jun 12. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004046. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37314843.

Not all traumatic brain injury patients on preinjury anticoagulation are the same. Bhogadi SK, Alizai Q, Colosimo C, Spencer AL, Stewart C, Nelson A, Ditillo M, Castanon L, Magnotti LJ, Joseph B; BIG Multi-institutional Study Group; American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Brain Injury Guidelines Multi-institutional Study Group; Dultz L, Black G, Campbell M, Berndtson AE, Costantini T, Kerwin A, Skarupa D, Burruss S, Delgado L, Gomez M, Mederos DR, Winfield R, Cullinane D, Hosseinpour H. Am J Surg. 2023 Jun 3:S0002-9610(23)00220-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.05.034. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37301645.

Outcomes for advanced aged (35 and older) versus younger aged pregnant trauma patients: A multicenter study.   Aryan N, Grigorian A, Lucas AN, Tay-Lasso E, Zezoff DC, Fierro N, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Smith J, Dahan A, Johnson A, Ganske W, Biffl WL, Bayat D, Castelo M, Wintz D, Schaffer KB, Zheng DJ, Tillou A, Coimbra R, Santorelli JE, Schellenberg M, Inaba K, Emigh B, Duncan TK, Diaz G, Burruss S, Tuli R, Nahmias J. Am J Surg. 2023 Dec;226(6):798-802. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.06.004. Epub 2023 Jun 2. PMID: 37355376.

Survey of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma patients: current prescribing practices and concordance with clinical practice guidelines. Alexander KM, Butts CC, Lee YL, Kutcher ME, Polite N, Haut ER, Spain D, Berndtson AE, Costantini TW, Simmons JD. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2023 May 12;8(1):e001070. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001070. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37205274.

Falling from new heights: Traumatic fracture burden and resource utilization after border wall height increase. Williams EE, Haaland CB, Haines LN, Dwight KD, Gonzalez AGV, Doucet JJ, Schwartz AK, Kent WT, Costantini TW. Surgery. 2023 May 12:S0039-6060(23)00180-0. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.04.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37183129.

Cross-border antibiotic resistance patterns in burn patients. Dunbar C, Santorelli JE, Marshall WA, Haines LN, Box K, Lee JG, Strait E, Costantini TW, Smith AM, Doucet JJ, Berndtson AE. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2023 May;24(4):327-334. doi: 10.1089/sur.2022.313. Epub 2023 Apr 10. PMID: 37036781.

Understanding the Burden of Traumatic Injuries at the United States-Mexico Border: A Scoping Review of the Literature. Keller BA, Skubic J, Betancourt-Garcia M, Ignacio RC, Radowsky JS, Tyroch AH, Lascano CP, Joseph B, Stewart C, Moore FO, Costantini TW, Rizzo JA, Paul JS, Galindo RM, Silva A, Coimbra R, Berndtson AE. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Mar 6. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003920. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36872517.

Characterizing the frequency, morbidity, and types of traumatic brain injuries after the Mexico-San Diego border wall extension: a retrospective cohort review. Tenorio A, Brandel MG, Produturi GR, McCann CP, Wali AR, Bravo J, Godat LN, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Santiago-Dieppa DR, Ciacci JD. J Neurosurg. 2023 Feb 17:1-6. doi: 10.3171/2023.1.JNS221859. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36806495.

Reducing Systemic Risks in a Traumatic Panfacial Injury Patient.  Black K, Doucet J. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2023 May;31(2):315-324. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2023.01.015. Epub 2023 Feb 26. PMID: 37001934.

Phosphatidylcholine Liposomes Reprogram Macrophages toward an Inflammatory Phenotype. Cauvi DM, Hawisher D, Derunes J, De Maio A. Membranes (Basel). 2023 Jan 21;13(2):141. doi: 10.3390/membranes13020141. PMID: 36837644. Free PMC article.

Post-Traumatic Liver Pseudoaneurysms: Rare but Serious Sequela. Ventro GJ, Adams LM, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Weaver JL. J Surg Res. 2023 Jan 16;285:85-89. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.12.008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36652772.

2022

Decreasing use of pancreatic necrosectomy and NSQIP predictors of complications and mortality. Liepert AE, Ventro G, Weaver JL, Berndtson AE, Godat LN, Adams LM, Santorelli J, Costantini TW, Doucet JJ. World J Emerg Surg. 2022 Dec 12;17(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s13017-022-00462-8. PMID: 36503680. Free PMC article.

Robotic repair of traumatic bronchial disruption: A minimally invasive and multi-disciplinary approach to a complex constellation of injuries. Marshall WA, Robles JN, Adams LM, Potenza BM, Kobayashi LM. Trauma Case Rep. 2022 Oct 4;42:100711. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2022.100711. eCollection 2022 Dec. PMID: 36210921 Free PMC article.

Serpin-loaded extracellular vesicles promote tissue repair in a mouse model of impaired wound healing. Park DJ, Duggan E, Ho K, Dorschner RA, Dobke M, Nolan JP, Eliceiri BP. J Nanobiotechnology. 2022 Nov 5;20(1):474. doi: 10.1186/s12951-022-01656-7. PMID: 36335351 Free PMC article.

The importance of allyship in Academic Surgery. Weaver JL, Cannada L, Anand T, Dream S, Park PK, Altieri MS, Tasnim S, Reyna C; Association of Women Surgeons Publications Committee. Am J Surg. 2022 Nov 1:S0002-9610(22)00705-X. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.10.058. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36376112 No abstract available.

Prospective Validation and Application of the Trauma Specific Frailty Index (TSFI): Results of an AAST Multi-Institutional Observational Trial. Joseph B, Saljuqi AT, Amos JD, Teichman A, Whitmill ML, Anand T, Hosseinpour H, Burruss SK, Dunn JA, Najafi K, Godat LN, Enniss TM, Shoultz TH, Egodage T, Bongiovanni T, Hazelton JP, Colling KP, Costantini TW, Stein DM, Schroeppel TJ, Nahmias J; AAST Frailty MIT Study Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Oct 17. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003817. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36279368.

Who's Informed of Trauma Informed Care? Patients' Primary Language and Comprehensiveness of Initial Trauma Assessment. Kundu S, Costantini TW, Doucet JJ, Berndtson AE. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Oct 17. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003815. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36279324.

VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM RISK AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY: A SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF THE CLOTT STUDY. Godat LN, Haut ER, Moore EE, Knudson MM, Costantini TW. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Oct 7. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003807. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36203245.

Role of sentinel lymph node biopsy for oral squamous cell carcinoma: Current evidence and future challenges. Jang SS, Davis ME, Vera DR, Lai SY, Guo TW. Head Neck. 2022 Oct 4. doi: 10.1002/hed.27207. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36193862 Review.

You're never too old for optimal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: Re-thinking current trauma guidelines. Borst JM, Modi RN, Kirchberg TN, Box K, Smith AM, Godat LN, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Berndtson AE. Thromb Res. 2022 Sep 1;218:186-188. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2022.08.026. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36081242. No abstract available.

Response to Letter to the Editor Original article: Not So FAST- Chest Ultrasound Underdiagnoses Traumatic Pneumothorax. Santorelli JE, Chau H, Godat L, Casola G, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Aug 24. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003761. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35999658 No abstract available.

Management of choledocholithiasis in the elderly: Same-admission cholecystectomy remains the standard of care. Berndtson AE, Costantini TW, Smith AM, Edwards SB, Kobayashi L, Doucet JJ, Godat LN. Surgery. 2022 Aug 18:S0039-6060(22)00434-2. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.06.008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35989133.

Small bowel obstruction in older patients: challenges in surgical management. Hwang F, Crandall M, Smith A, Parry N, Liepert AE. Surg Endosc. 2022 Aug 2. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09428-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35918548.

Excluding Hollow Viscus Injury for Abdominal Seat Belt Sign Using Computed Tomography. Delaplain PT, Tay-Lasso E, Biffl WL, Schaffer KB, Sundel M, Behdin S, Ghneim M, Costantini TW, Santorelli JE, Switzer E, Schellenberg M, Keeley JA, Kim DY, Wang A, Dhillon NK, Patel D, Campion EM, Robinson CK, Kartiko S, Quintana MT, Estroff JM, Kirby KA, Nahmias J. JAMA Surg. 2022 Jul 13. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.2770. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35830194.

One Size Does Not Fit All - Sex Bias in Pharmacologic Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis. Modi RN, Borst JM, Kirchberg TN, Box K, Smith AM, Godat LN, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Berndtson AE. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Jul 5. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003738. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35787601.

Predictors of Readmission Following Treatment for Traumatic Hemothorax. Kirchberg TN, Costantini TW, Santorelli J, Doucet JJ, Godat LN. J Surg Res. 2022 Sep;277:365-371. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.04.031. Epub 2022 May 12. PMID: 35569214.

Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan: Results from the acute resuscitation, initial patient evaluation, imaging, and management research gap Delphi survey.  Costantini TW, Galante JM, Braverman MA, Phuong J, Price MA, Cuschieri J, Godat LN, Holcomb JB, Coimbra R, Bulger EM; NTRAP Acute Resuscitation Panel. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Aug 1;93(2):200-208. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003648. Epub 2022 Apr 21. PMID: 35444148.

Fluoxetine reduces organ injury and improves motor function after traumatic brain injury in mice. Weaver JL, Eliceiri B, Costantini TW. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Jul 1;93(1):38-42. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003646. Epub 2022 Apr 12. PMID: 35727591.

Validating the Brain Injury Guidelines: Results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma prospective multi-institutional trial. Joseph B, Obaid O, Dultz L, Black G, Campbell M, Berndtson AE, Costantini T, Kerwin A, Skarupa D, Burruss S, Delgado L, Gomez M, Mederos DR, Winfield R, Cullinane D; AAST BIG Multi-institutional Study Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Aug 1;93(2):157-165. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003554. Epub 2022 Mar 28.

Development and implementation of an automated electronic health record-linked registry for emergency general surgery. Mou Z, Sitapati AM, Ramachandran M, Doucet JJ, Liepert AE. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Aug 1;93(2):273-279. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003582. Epub 2022 Feb 22. PMID: 35195091.

Vascular & Endovascular Surgery

2025

Bypass versus endovascular therapy for elective infrapopliteal interventions in chronic limb-threatening ischemia: Propensity score-matched analyses of vascular quality initiative registry. Zarrintan S, Hamouda M, Mills JL, Conte MS, Farber A, Malas MB. Ann Surg. 2025 Jul 3. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006827. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40607710.

Transcarotid artery revascularization versus carotid endarterectomy with and without high-risk criteria: A National Target Trial.Sakowitz S, Vadlakonda A, Bakhtiyar SS, Sanaiha Y, Coaston T, deVirgilio C, Malas M, Benharash P. Ann Surg. 2025 Jul 3. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006825. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40607703

Long-term beta blocker use lowers postoperative mortality while initiating beta blockers preoperatively does not improve outcomes in thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Straus S, Farah M, Yin K, Gaffey A, Schermerhorn M, Malas M. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jun 27:S0741-5214(25)01380-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.06.035. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40582427.

Postoperative direct oral anticoagulants are associated with improved amputation-free survival in infra-geniculate bypasses performed by prosthetic grafts in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia.Zarrintan S, Abdelkarim A, Powell JJ, Patel RJ, Quatromoni JG, Malas MB, Gaffey AC.Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 May 29:S0890-5096(25)00387-5. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.05.037. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40449885.

Reply to "More than open versus endovascular: Rethinking chronic limb-threatening ischemia care for patients with end-stage kidney disease."  Malas MB, Hamouda M, Farber A. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jun;81(6):1531-1532. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.02.022. PMID: 40414650. 

Peripheral arterial disease associated with elevated lipoprotein(a): a review of the evidence and treatment approaches. Bhatia HS, Dalal S, Ross E. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2025 May 26. doi: 10.1097/MOL.0000000000000999. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40511686. 

Safety and efficacy of spontaneous carotid artery dissection management with transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TFCAS) and transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR): A multi-institutional study.  Abdelkarim A, Kricfalusi M, Arhuidese IJ, Azizzadeh A, Motaganahalli R, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 May 26:S0890-5096(25)00362-0. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.05.018. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40436135.  

The effect of smoking cessation on outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Farah M, Straus S, Wang G, Gaffey A, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 May 9:S0890-5096(25)00341-3. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.05.005. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40349832. 

Impact of aortic visceral branch vessel interventions on the postoperative outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for type B aortic dissection complicated with visceral malperfusion. Veranyan N, Kang Sim DE, Magee GA, Siracuse JJ, Gaffey A, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2025 May 8:S0741-5214(25)01030-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.05.003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40348289.

Research priorities for peripheral artery disease: A statement from the Society for Vascular Medicine.McDermott MM, Kadian-Dodov D, Aronow HA, Beckman JA, Bolden DM, Castro-Dominguez YS, Creager MA, Criqui MH, Goodney PP, Gornik HL, Hamburg NM, Leeper NJ, Olin JW, Ross E, Bonaca MP. Vasc Med. 2025 May 1:1358863X251330583. doi: 10.1177/1358863X251330583. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40310104.

The future in the management of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Paraskevas KI, Sultan SA, Aburahma AF, Moore WS, Blecha M, Myrcha P, Zeebregts CJ, Blinc A, Davies AH, D'Oria M, Gargiulo M, Poredos P, Svetlikov A, Perler BA, Chaturvedi S, Sufali G, Saba L, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Lyden SP, Setacci C, DI Lazzaro V, Reiff T, Sawicka A, Liapis CD, Lanza G, Spinetti G, Bruno A, Nicolaides AN, Thapar A, Uyttenboogaart M, Jawien A, Mikhailidis DP, Spinelli F, Stilo F, Musialek P, Gurevich V, Silvestrini M, Erben YM, Schneider PA, Lip GY, White CJ, Dardik A, Meschia JF, Malas MB, Gloviczki P, Schermerhorn ML, Mansilha A. Int Angiol. 2025 Apr 7. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.25.05401-X. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40192320.

The impact of postoperative dual antiplatelet therapy on outcomes of endovascular therapies in patients with chronic-limb threatening ischemia in the Vascular Quality Initiative-Medicare-Linked Database.Zarrintan S, Hamouda M, Moacdieh MP, Malas MB, Gaffey AC. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar 18:S0741-5214(25)00607-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.03.177. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40113185.

Positive preoperative stress test is associated with increased risk of postoperative myocardial infarction in patients undergoing aortoiliac reconstruction for chronic limb threatening ischemia. Zarrintan S, Fuson O, Jagadeesh V, Gaffey A, Hicks CW, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar 8:S0890-5096(25)00128-1. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.02.025. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40064291.

Outcomes of aortobiiliac versus aortobifemoral bypass in patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease: A national multi-institutional study. Zarrintan S, Hamouda M, Real M, Manoharan S, Patel RJ, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar 8:S0890-5096(25)00130-X. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.02.029. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40064290.

The impact of completion angiography on outcomes of infrainguinal lower extremity bypass for chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Zarrintan S, Moacdieh MP, Malas MB, Gaffey AC. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar 5:S0890-5096(25)00103-7. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.01.048. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40054607.

Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome after carotid revascularization; Predictors and complications. Abdelkarim A, Hamouda M, Real M, Zarrintan S, Magee GA, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar 3:S0890-5096(25)00087-1. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.02.001. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40044075. 

Identifying peripheral artery disease in persons with and without chronic kidney disease from electronic health records. Parsons GR, Parvathinathan G, Etemadi A, Liu S, Ross E, Jones WS, Stedman MR, Chang TI. Vasc Med. 2025 Mar 3:1358863X251322182. doi: 10.1177/1358863X251322182. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40028756. 

Impact of embolic protection methods versus access types on outcomes of carotid artery stenting.Hamouda M, Sim DEK, Vootukuru NR, Vielma-Garcia J, Gaffey AC, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Feb 28:S0741-5214(25)00351-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.02.026. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40024379.

An assessment of the BEST-CLI trial demonstrates that infrainguinal bypass offers a potential advantage in smokers with chronic limb threatening ischemia. Barleben AR, Patel RJ, Farber A, Menard MT, Venermo M, Creager MA, Reitz KM, Strong M, Rosenfield K, Doros G, Dake M, Chaer RA. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Feb 19:S0741-5214(25)00340-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.02.015. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39984143. 

Outcomes of retroperitoneal vs transperitoneal approach for open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair stratified by aortic cross-clamping site. Hamouda M, Abdelkarim A, Kricfalusi M, Brooke BS, Malas MB. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Feb 17. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001359. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39960179.  

Evaluating the management of intermittent claudication before and after publication of the Society of Vascular Surgery's appropriate use criteria. Alonso A, Kobzeva-Herzog A, Dalton-Petillo S, Haqqani M, Farber A, King EG, Hicks CW, Malas M, Garg K, Osborne N, Simons JP, Siracuse JJ. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jan 27:S0741-5214(25)00234-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.12.133. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39880293.

Midterm outcomes of aortobifemoral bypass, axillobifemoral bypass and covered endovascular reconstruction of aortic bifurcation.  Zarrintan S, Jagadeesh V, Patel RJ, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Feb 4:S0741-5214(25)00257-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.01.211. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39914759.

Outcomes for Hispanic patients undergoing open bypass in the BEST-CLI Trial.  Ulloa JG, Alabi O, McGinigle K, Lane J, Doros G, Menard M, Moreira CC, Judelson DR, Farber A, Conte MS, Rosenfeld K, Hamouda M, Kirksey L, Strong MB, Malas M, Kernodle A, Rowe VL. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Feb 4:S0741-5214(25)00258-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.01.212. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39914761.

Evaluating the management of intermittent claudication before and after publication of the Society of Vascular Surgery's appropriate use criteria. Alonso A, Kobzeva-Herzog A, Dalton-Petillo S, Haqqani M, Farber A, King EG, Hicks CW, Malas M, Garg K, Osborne N, Simons JP, Siracuse JJ. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jan 27:S0741-5214(25)00234-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.12.133. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39880293.

Outcomes of chronic limb-threatening ischemia revascularization in patients with chronic kidney disease in the BEST-CLI trial.  Malas MB, Hamouda M, Farber A, Menard MT, Conte MS, Rosenfield K, Strong MB, Doros G, Powell RJ, Mena-Hurtado C, Gasper W, Schermerhorn ML, Allievi S, Smolderen KG, Dake MD, Rymer JA, Tuttle KR. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jan 22:S0741-5214(25)00003-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.12.128. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39846933.

Repair of symptomatic superior mesenteric artery pseudoaneurysm with arteriovenous fistula using physician-modified endograft. Fuson O, Janssen C, Barleben A, Gaffey A. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2024 Oct 22;11(1):101646. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101646. eCollection 2025 Feb. PMID: 39697800.  

Carotid artery stenting. Li J, Feldman DN, Klein AJ, Malas MB, Metzger DC, Parikh SA, Roubin GS, Soukas PA, Tsai S, Gray WA; Members of the SCAI 2024 Think Tank Peripheral Consortium; Bliss C, Brounstein K, Canorea-Vega F, Dean R, Donnelly G, Farrel L, Gleason S, Hughes C, Kohler M, McGonigle J, Minor DJ, Newell A, O'Hara J, Perez O, Rangwala N, Sachar R, Williams J. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2024 Dec 19;3(12):102435. doi: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102435. eCollection 2024 Dec. PMID: 39807228. 

Practical guide to image-based big data research. Ross EG, Arya S, Melcher ML. JAMA Surg. 2025 Jan 8. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.6012. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39775677.  

Realizing the promise of artificial intelligence-enabled cardio-oncology care. Ross EG, Hess PL. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 Jan 8:e011581. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011581. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39772765.

2024

Carotid artery stenting. Li J, Feldman DN, Klein AJ, Malas MB, Metzger DC, Parikh SA, Roubin GS, Soukas PA, Tsai S, Gray WA; Members of the SCAI 2024 Think Tank Peripheral Consortium; Bliss C, Brounstein K, Canorea-Vega F, Dean R, Donnelly G, Farrel L, Gleason S, Hughes C, Kohler M, McGonigle J, Minor DJ, Newell A, O'Hara J, Perez O, Rangwala N, Sachar R, Williams J. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2024 Dec 19;3(12):102435. doi: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102435. eCollection 2024 Dec. PMID: 39807228. 

Sex-based differences of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for Stanford Type B aortic dissections.  Moacdieh MP, Zarrintan S, Janssen CB, Yei KS, Patel RJ, Gaffey AC, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Dec 27:S0890-5096(24)00863-X. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.12.043. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39733995.

Physicians' preference for carotid revascularization impacts postoperative stroke and death outcomes.  Aridi HD, Frank G, Gutwein AR, Madison M, Schermerhorn ML, Kashyap VS, Wang G, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Malas M, Motaganahalli R. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Dec 27:S0741-5214(24)02321-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.12.125. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39733781.

US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services policy shift. Malas MB. JAMA Surg. 2024 Dec 18. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.4797. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39693098. 

Medicare patients with symptomatic carotid disease requiring carotid revascularization are likely to have delayed access: An analysis of a multi-center surgical data. Willie-Permor D, Straus S, Sendek G, Moghaddam M, Zarrintan S, Ross EG, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Dec 11:S0890-5096(24)00809-4. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.11.096. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39672267.

The effect of preoperative smoking status on carotid endarterectomy outcomes in asymptomatic patients.  Straus S, Vootukuru N, Willie-Permor D, Elsayed N, Ross E, Malas M. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Nov 29:S0741-5214(24)02117-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.11.031. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39617080.  

Uncontrolled hypertension is associated with higher perioperative mortality, prolonged ICU stay, and increased cardiac complications versus controlled hypertension after endovascular aneurysm repair.  Straus S, Farah M, Pillai K, Siracuse J, Alsaigh T, Malas M. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Nov 29:S0741-5214(24)02116-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.11.030. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39617079. 

Impact of skin closure with staples versus sutures on perioperative outcomes following lower extremity bypass surgery.  Hamouda M, Rogers UH, Farber A, Rowe VL, Conte MS, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Nov 26:S0741-5214(24)02108-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.11.023. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39608414.  

Five year survival in Medicare patients undergoing interventions for peripheral arterial disease:  A retrospective cohort analysis of linked registry claims data.  Levin SR, Farber A, Goodney PP, King EG, Eslami MH, Malas MB, Patel VI, Kiang SC, Siracuse JJ; VQI VISION. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2023 Oct;66(4):541-549. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.07.055. Epub 2023 Aug 4. PMID: 37543356.  

Single or dual antiplatelet therapy improves one-year arteriovenous graft patency and overall survival.  Ebertz DP, Bose S, De Valle A, Locham S, Malas MB, Smeds MR. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Nov 28:S0890-5096(24)00695-2. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.11.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39615620.  

Bioengineered human arteries for the repair of vascular injuries. Moore EE, Curi M, Namias N, Kundi R, Lum YW, Fox CJ, Rajani RR, Rasmussen TE, Sokolov O, Niklason LE, Khondker Z, Parikh SJ; CLN-PRO-V005 Investigators and the CLN-PRO-V017 Investigators. JAMA Surg. 2024 Nov 20:e244893. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.4893. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39565635. 

The effect of neuraxial versus general anesthesia on outcomes of infrainguinal bypasses in Vascular Quality Initiative-Medicare-Linked database. Zarrintan S, Nakhaei P, Patel RJ, Gaffey AC, Al-Nouri O, Malas MB.Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Oct 28:S0890-5096(23)00722-7. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.08.045. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39492506.  

Outcomes of prosthetic and biological grafts compared to arm vein grafts in patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia. Hamouda M, Zarrintan S, Vootukuru N, Thandra S, Quatromoni JG, Malas MB, Gaffey AC. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Oct 26:S0741-5214(24)02026-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.10.069. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39490459.  

Laser fenestration for complex aortic repair: Versatile option in difficult anatomy, emergencies and bailouts. Layman PF, Gupta JD, Barleben A. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Oct 18:S0890-5096(24)00619-8. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.08.025. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39427981. 

Clinical outcomes of celiac artery coverage vs preservation during thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Veranyan N, Willie-Permor D, Zarrintan S, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Nov;80(5):1371-1383.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.07.006. Epub 2024 Jul 8. PMID: 38986961. 

CCL2-mediated endothelial injury drives cardiac dysfunction in long COVID.  Thomas D, Noishiki C, Gaddam S, Wu D, Manhas A, Liu Y, Tripathi D, Kathale N, Adkar SS, Garhyan J, Liu C, Xu B, Ross EG, Dalman RL, Wang KC, Oro AE, Sallam K, Lee JT, Wu JC, Sayed N. Nat Cardiovasc Res. 2024 Oct;3(10):1249-1265. doi: 10.1038/s44161-024-00543-8. Epub 2024 Oct 14. PMID: 39402206.

An international, expert-based delphi consensus document on controversial issues about transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR).  Paraskevas KI, AbuRahma AF, Abularrage CJ, Clair DG, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Kashyap VS, Dardik A, de Borst GJ, Dermody M, Faggioli G, Hicks CW, Kwolek CJ, Lyden SP, Mansilha A, Van Herzeele I, Myrcha P, Leal Lorenzo JI, Jim J, Pini R, Secemsky EA, Spinelli F, Capoccia L, Stone DH, Stoner MC, Zeebregts CJ, Lal BK, Schneider PA, Malas MB, Schermerhorn ML. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Oct 14:S0890-5096(24)00624-1. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.09.048. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39413993.  

Women experience higher rates of mortality following thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair.  Elsayed N, Hamouda M, Rahgozar S, Ross E, Schermerhorn M, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Oct 10:S0890-5096(24)00614-9. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.08.020. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39395587.

The impact of diabetes mellitus on the outcomes of revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in the BEST-CLI trial. Ochoa Chaar CI, Malas M, Doros G, Schermerhorn M, Conte MS, Alameddine D, Siracuse JJ, Yadavalli SD, Dake MD, Creager MA, Tan TW, Rosenfield K, Menard MT, Farber A, Hamdan A. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Sep 25:S0741-5214(24)01907-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.09.026. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39332785.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers are associated with improved amputation free survival in chronic limb-threatening ischemia.  Elsayed N, Straus SL, Clouse D, Motaganahalli RL, Malas M. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Sep 18:S0741-5214(24)01887-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.09.008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39303862. 

Fast non-contrast MR angiography using a zigzag centric ky - kz k-space trajectory and exponential refocusing flip angles with restoration of longitudinal magnetization. Malis V, Vucevic D, Bae WC, Yamamoto A, Kassai Y, Lane J, Hsiao A, Nakamura K, Miyazaki M. Magn Reson Med Sci. 2024 Sep 5. doi: 10.2463/mrms.mp.2023-0158. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39231732.

The double burden: Deciphering chronic limb-threatening ischemia in end-stage renal disease. Nakhaei P, Hamouda M, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Oct;107:105-121. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.12.102. Epub 2024 Apr 9. PMID: 38599491.  

Postoperative outcomes in anemic patients undergoing carotid revascularization.  Abdelkarim A, Straus SL, Moghaddam M, Nakhaei P, Clary B, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Aug 21:S0741-5214(24)01777-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.08.027. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39179005.   

Outcomes following carotid revascularization in patients with prior ipsilateral carotid artery stenting in the Vascular Quality Initiative.  Jabbour G, Yadavalli SD, Rastogi V, Caron E, Mandigers T, Wang GJ, Nolan BW, Malas M, Lee JT, Davis RB, Stangenberg L, Schermerhorn ML. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Aug 21:S0741-5214(24)01774-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.08.024. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39179002

Transcarotid artery revascularization outperforms transfemoral carotid artery stenting regardless of aortic arch type or degree of atherosclerosis. Hamouda M, Alqrain S, Zarrintan S, Yei K, Barleben A, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Aug 10:S0741-5214(24)01680-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.07.101. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39134214. 

An international, expert-based, delphi consensus document on controversial issues in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysms.  Paraskevas KI, Schermerhorn ML, Haulon S, Beck AW, Verhagen HJM, Lee JT, Verhoeven ELG, Blankensteijn JD, Kölbel T, Lyden SP, Clair DG, Faggioli G, Bisdas T, D'Oria M, Mani K, Sörelius K, Gallitto E, Fernandes E Fernandes J, Katsargyris A, Lepidi S, Vacirca A, Myrcha P, Koelemay MJW, Mansilha A, Zeebregts CJ, Pini R, Dias NV, Karelis A, Bosiers MJ, Stone DH, Venermo M, Farber MA, Blecha M, Melissano G, Riambau V, Eagleton MJ, Gargiulo M, Scali ST, Torsello GB, Eskandari MK, Perler BA, Gloviczki P, Malas M, Dalman RL. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Aug 13:S0741-5214(24)01712-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.08.012. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39147288.

What is the best technique for treating carotid disease?  Abdelkarim A, Hamouda M, Malas MB. Adv Surg. 2024 Sep;58(1):161-189. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2024.04.010. Epub 2024 May 8. PMID: 39089775.

Outcomes of thoracic and complex endovascular aortic repair in patients with renal insufficiency.  Elsayed N, Perez S, Straus SL, Unkart J, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Jul 17:S0890-5096(24)00448-5. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.06.028. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39029897.

30-day risk score for mortality and stroke in patients with carotid artery stenosis using artificial intelligence based carotid plaque morphology. Patel RJ, Willie-Permor D, Fan A, Zarrintan S, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Jul 13:S0890-5096(24)00397-2. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.05.016. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39009122.

Analysis of surgeon and center case volume and stroke or death after transcarotid artery revascularization. Elsayed N, Khan MA, Janssen CB, Lane J, Beckerman WE, Malas MB. J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Jul 12. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001145. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38994840.

Temporary mesenteric venous shunting for portal vein reconstruction: A novel technical adjunct.  Quatromoni JG, Roses R, Lee MK, Jackson OA, Jackson BM, Gaffey AC. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2024 May 18;10(4):101540. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101540. eCollection 2024 Aug. PMID: 38989262.

Hyperabduction during balloon inflation in the subclavian vein as a test for thoracic outlet syndrome.  Shibbani K, Malas M, Justino H. JACC Case Rep. 2024 May 13;29(12):102338. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102338. eCollection 2024 Jun 19. PMID: 38984204.

Multicenter study on physician-modified endografts for thoracoabdominal and complex abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.  Tsilimparis N, Gouveia E Melo R, Tenorio ER, Scali S, Mendes B, Han S, Schermerhorn M, Adam DJ, B Malas M, Farber M, Kölbel T, Starnes B, Joseph G, Branzan D, Cochennec F, Timaran C, Bertoglio L, Cieri E, Pedro LM, Verzini F, Beck AW, Chait J, Pyun A, Magee GA, Swerdlow N, Juszczak M, Barleben A, Patel R, Gomes VC, Panuccio G, Sweet MP, Zettervall SL, Becquemin JP, Canonge J, Porras-Colón J, Dias-Neto M, Giordano A, Oderich GS. Circulation. 2024 Jul 11. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.068587. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38989565.

Non-contrast MRI of micro-vascularity of the feet and toes.  Bae WC, Malis V, Vucevic D, Yamamoto A, Nakamura K, Lane J, Miyazaki M. Jpn J Radiol. 2024 Jul;42(7):785-797. doi: 10.1007/s11604-024-01553-z. Epub 2024 Mar 27. PMID: 38536557.

Investigation of the weekend effect on peri-operative complications and mortality following carotid revascularization.  Ramachandran M, Hamouda M, Cui CL, Moghaddam M, Zarrintan S, Lane JS, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Jun 26:S0741-5214(24)01480-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.06.163. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38942398. 

Long-term patency between brachiocephalic and brachiobasilic fistulas: A single institution review.  Patel RJ, Hamouda M, Straus S, Zarrintan S, Janssen C, Malas MB, Al-Nouri O. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Jul 1:S0890-5096(24)00307-8. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.06.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38960096.

A contemporary evaluation of the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services high-risk indicators for carotid endarterectomy. Straus S, Barodi B, Zarrintan S, Willie-Permor D, Vootukuru N, Malas M. Ann Surg. 2024 Jun 18. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006397. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38887941. 

Surface acoustic wave-driven enhancement of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays: ELISAW. Zhang L, Zhang S, Floer C, Kantubuktha SAR, Velasco MJGR, Friend J. Anal Chem. 2024 Jun 11;96(23):9676-9683. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c01615. Epub 2024 May 30. PMID: 38813952.   

Transcarotid artery revascularization versus carotid endarterectomy.  Paraskevas KI, Malas MB, Schermerhorn ML. Angiology. 2024 Jun 12:33197241261453. doi: 10.1177/00033197241261453. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38864386.

Seven years of the transcarotid artery revascularization surveillance project, comparison to transfemoral stenting and endarterectomy.  Straus S, Yadavalli SD, Allievi S, Sanders A, Davis RB, Malas MB, Wang GJ, Kashyap VS, Cronenwett J, Motaganahalli RL, Nolan B, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Schermerhorn M. J Vasc Surg. 2024 May 29:S0741-5214(24)01227-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.05.048. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38821431.

Non-white patients have a higher risk of stroke following transcarotid artery revascularization. Patel RJ, Dodo-Williams TS, Sendek G, Elsayed N, Malas MB. J Surg Res. 2024 May 25;300:71-78. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.04.062. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38796903.

Predictors of prolonged length of stay after elective carotid revascularization.  Aridi H, Leon B, Murphy MP, Malas M, Schermerhorn M, Kashyap VS, Wang G, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Gonzalez A, Motaganahalli R. J Vasc Surg. 2024 May 17:S0741-5214(24)01201-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.05.022. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38763455.

Clinical use of polygenic risk scores for detection of peripheral artery disease and cardiovascular events.  Omiye JA, Ghanzouri I, Lopez I, Wang F, Cabot J, Amal S, Ye J, Lopez NG, Adebayo-Tijani F, Ross EG. PLoS One. 2024 May 17;19(5):e0303610. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303610. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38758931.

The effect of controlled versus uncontrolled hypertension on outcomes of carotid revascularization procedures. Farah M, Moghaddam M, Zarrintan S, Willie-Permor D, Schermerhorn M, Malas M. J Vasc Surg. 2024 May 17:S0741-5214(24)01200-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.05.021. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38763456.

Endovascular therapy versus bypass for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in a real-world practice. Zarrintan S, Rahgozar S, Ross EG, Farber A, Menard MT, Conte MS, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2024 May 6:S0741-5214(24)01093-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.04.067. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38718850.

The obesity paradox exists for perioperative complications and mortality following lower extremity arterial bypass surgery.Ramachandran M, Unkart JT, Willie-Permor D, Hamouda M, Elsayed N, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Apr 18:S0741-5214(24)01067-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.04.044. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38642672.

Transparency in our VISION: Author commentary on our Medicare-matched study.  Yei KS, Goodney PP, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Apr;79(4):835-836. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.10.047. PMID: 38519213.

The double burden: Deciphering chronic limb-threatening Ischemia in end-stage renal disease. Nakhaei P, Hamouda M, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Apr 8:S0890-5096(24)00151-1. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.12.102. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38599491.

Long-term outcomes of carotid endarterectomy vs transfemoral carotid stenting in a Medicare-matched database.  Yei KS, Janssen C, Elsayed N, Naazie I, Sedrakyan A, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Apr;79(4):826-834.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.08.118. Epub 2023 Aug 25. PMID: 37634620.

Long-term outcomes in the smoking claudicant after peripheral vascular interventions. Patel RJ, Zarrintan S, Vootukuru NR, Allah SH, Gaffey A, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Mar 1:S0741-5214(24)00410-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.02.033. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38432487.

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryoneurolysis for perioperative analgesia following major lower extremity amputation: A randomized, participant- and observer-masked, sham-controlled pilot study. Finneran JJ, Schwartz AK, Girard PJ, Kent WT, Al-Nouri O, Trescot A, Ilfeld BM. Cureus. 2024 Feb 4;16(2):e53563. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53563. eCollection 2024 Feb. PMID: 38445120.  

2022

Perioperative blood transfusion is associated with worse 30-day mortality and complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Willie-Permor D, Real M, Zarrintan S, Gaffey AC, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Dec 26:S0890-5096(23)00858-0. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.10.030. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38154494.

Use of surgical augmented intelligence maps can reduce radiation and improve safety in the endovascular treatment of complex aortic aneurysms. Patel RJ, Lee AM, Hallsten J, Lane JS, Barleben AR, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Apr;77(4):982-990.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.12.033. Epub 2022 Dec 26. PMID: 3658101.

Renal Functional Outcomes in Patients With Angiomyolipomas: Surveillance vs Embolization vs Nephrectomy. Mora S, Derweesh I, Meagher M, Javier-Desloges J, Noyes SL, Lane BR. Urology. 2023 Mar;173:119-126. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.12.010. Epub 2022 Dec 23. PMID: 36572219.

Endovascular versus surgical lower extremity revascularization among patients with chronic kidney disease. Chen Q, Han J, Parvathinathan G, Ross E, Stedman MR, Chang TI. Int J Nephrol. 2023 Dec 16;2023:5586060. doi: 10.1155/2023/5586060. eCollection 2023. PMID: 38144229.

Changes in treatment patterns of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in the United States. Mohnot J, Wang YG, Yin K, Malas MB, Edwards NM, Dobrilovic N, Zhan Y. JTCVS Open. 2023 Sep 11;16:48-65. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.08.019. eCollection 2023 Dec. PMID: 38204709. 

Small arteriovenous anastomosis in fistula creation: Establishing a functional vascular access while minimizing steal syndrome.  Turner MA, Mathlouthi A, Patel RJ, Perreault M, Malas MB, Al-Nouri O. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Nov 3:S0890-5096(23)00760-4. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.10.002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37926140. 

Association of stroke or death with severity of carotid lesion calcification in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting. Mota L, Wang SX, Cronenwett JL, Nolan BW, Malas MB, Schermerhorn ML, Liang P. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Oct 30:S0741-5214(23)02178-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.10.046. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37913944.

Outcomes following carotid revascularization for stroke stratified by Modified Rankin Scale and time of intervention. Solomon Y, Conroy PD, Rastogi V, Yadavalli SD, Schneider PA, Wang GJ, Malas MB, de Borst GJ, Schermerhorn ML. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Oct 28:S0741-5214(23)02173-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.10.041. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38179993.

Patients with prior exposure to a combination of statins & angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is)/Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) have better outcomes after carotid revascularization than patients with prior exposure to statins alone: A multi-center analysis.  Willie-Permor D, Rahgozar S, Zarrintan S, Alsaigh T, Gaffey AC, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Oct 16:S0890-5096(23)00693-3. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.08.036. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37852362.

A single institution case series of total endovascular relining for type 3 endoleaks in traditional EVAR grafts with raised bifurcations.  Patel RJ, Sibona A, Malas MB, Al-Nouri O, Lane JS, Barleben AR. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Oct 13:S0890-5096(23)00695-7. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.08.038. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37839654.

Postoperative outcomes and one-year mortality of patients on chronic anticoagulation medications undergoing infrainguinal bypass. Chow CY, Zarrintan S, Willie-Permor D, Elsayed N, Baril RDT, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Oct 4:S0890-5096(23)00662-3. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.07.110. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37802142.

Modality-specific outcomes of patients undergoing carotid revascularization in the setting of recent myocardial infarction. Straus S, Moghaddam M, Zarrintan S, Willie-Permor D, Jagadeesh CV, Malas M. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Sep 22:S0741-5214(23)02051-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.09.024. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37742732.

The use of robot-assisted surgery for the unstable traumatic spine: A retrospective cohort study. Diaz-Aguilar LD, Brown NJ, Bui N, Alvandi B, Pennington Z, Gendreau J, Jeswani SP, Pham MH, Santiago-Dieppa DR, Nguyen AD. N Am Spine Soc J. 2023 Jun 12;15:100234. doi: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2023.100234. eCollection 2023 Sep. PMID: 37564913.

Upper extremity access has worse outcomes in F/BEVAR using the VQI dataset. Patel RJ, Sibona A, Malas MB, Lane JS, Al-Nouri O, Barleben AR. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Aug 11:S0890-5096(23)00558-7. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.08.002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37574045.

Association between conduit type and outcomes after open repair of popliteal artery aneurysms. Naazie IN, Willie-Permor D, Haykal T, Harris LM, Hughes K, Malas MB. J Surg Res. 2023 Aug 8;291:670-676. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.06.021. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37562228.

Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors are associated with favorable outcomes compared to beta blockers in reducing mortality following abdominal aneurysm repair.  Elsayed N, Gaffey AC, Abou-Zamzam A, Malas MB. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jul 14:e029761. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.029761. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37449564.

Propensity-score matched analysis of three years survival of transcarotid artery revascularization versus carotid endarterectomy in the Vascular Quality Initiative Medicare linked database. Zarrintan S, Elsayed N, Patel RJ, Clary B, Goodney PP, Malas MB. Ann Surg. 2023 Jul 13. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006009. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37436847.

The impact of neighborhood social disadvantage on presentation and management of first-time hemodialysis access surgery patients.  Zhu M, Mota L, Farber A, Schermerhorn ML, King E, Alonso A, Kobzeva-Herzog A, Morrissey N, Malas M, Siracuse JJ. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Oct;78(4):1041-1047.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.05.044. Epub 2023 Jun 16. PMID: 37331447.

Long-term outcomes after lower extremity bypass in the actively smoking claudicant. Patel RJ, Zarrintan S, Jagadeesh V, Vootukuru NR, Gaffey A, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Oct;78(4):1003-1011. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.05.047. Epub 2023 Jun 14. PMID: 37327952.

What Is the role of transcarotid artery revascularization? Zarrintan S, Malas MB. Adv Surg. 2023 Sep;57(1):115-140. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2023.04.010. Epub 2023 May 26. PMID: 37536848.

Regional variation in patient selection, practice patterns and outcomes based on techniques for carotid artery revascularization in the Vascular Quality Initiative. Dakour-Aridi H, Vyas PK, Schermerhorn M, Malas M, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Cronenwett J, Wang G, Kashyap VS, Motaganahalli R. J Vasc Surg. 2023 May 22:S0741-5214(23)01258-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.05.029. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37224893.

The effect of immediate microsurgical resection of vestibular schwannoma on hearing preservation. Moshtaghi O, Dixon PR, Claussen AD, La Monte O, Tadano A, Gillette D, Tawfik K, Schwartz MS, Friedman RA. Otol Neurotol. 2023 May 19. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003893. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37205868.

Attenuation of age-related hearing impairment in senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8 (SAMP8) mice treated with fatty acid synthase inhibitor CMS121. Pham TB, Boussaty EC, Currais A, Maher P, Schubert DR, Manor U, Friedman RA. J Mol Neurosci. 2023 May;73(4-5):307-315. doi: 10.1007/s12031-023-02119-w. Epub 2023 Apr 25. PMID: 37097512.

An Alternate Explanation.  Alsaigh T, Dhaliwal G, Fukaya E, Leeper NJ, Sayed N. N Engl J Med. 2023 Apr 6;388(14):1318-1324. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcps2210419. PMID: 37018496.

Hemodynamic Instability Predicts In-Hospital and One-Year Mortality After TransCarotid Artery Revascularization and TransFemoral Carotid Stenting.  Elsayed N, Chow C, Ramachandran M, Al-Nouri O, Motaganahalli RL, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Apr 3:S0741-5214(23)00548-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.03.035. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37019157

Two-stage offers no advantages over single-stage arteriovenous creation: An analysis of multicenter national data. Patel RJ, Willie-Permor D, Zarrintan S, Elsayed N, Al-Nouri O, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Oct;96:308-315. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.03.020. Epub 2023 Mar 31. PMID: 37004922.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of open versus endovascular revascularization for chronic mesenteric ischemia. Patel RJ, Cui C, Khan MA, Willie-Permor D, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Aug; 94:347-355. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.02.013. Epub 2023 Mar 4. PMID: 36878356.

Novel risk score calculator for perioperative mortality after EVAR with incorporation of anatomical factors. Mathlouthi A, Abdelkarim A, Elsayed N, Ramakrishnan G, Naazie I, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Aug;94:289-295. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.02.020. Epub 2023 Mar 1. PMID: 36863488.

The Impact of Completion and Follow-up Endoleaks on Survival, Reintervention, and Rupture. Li C, de Guerre LEVM, Dansey K, Lu J, Patel PB, Yao M, Malas MB, Jones DW, chermerhorn ML. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Feb 23:S0741-5214(23)00401-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.02.009. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36841312.

Comparing outcomes of transfemoral versus transbrachial or transradial approach in carotid artery stenting (CAS).  Khan MA, Dodo-Williams TS, Janssen C, Patel RJ, Mahmud E, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Jul;93:261-267. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.01.039. Epub 2023 Feb 7. PMID: 36758939.

The impact of endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms on vascular surgery training in open aneurysm repair. Elsayed N, Zarrintan S, Khan MA, Naazie I, DeMartino R, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 May;92:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.01.017. Epub 2023 Feb 6. PMID: 36754163.

Outcomes of elective peripheral endovascular interventions for peripheral arterial disease performed in hospital outpatient departments, ambulatory surgical centers and office-based labs. Chow CY, Mathlouthi A, Zarrintan S, Swafford EP, Siracuse JJ, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Jun;77(6):1732-1740. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.01.191. Epub 2023 Feb 3. PMID: 36738852.

TransCarotid Artery Revascularization Can Be Safely Performed in Patients Undergoing Dialysis. Elsayed N, Vasudevan RS, Zarrintan S, Barleben A, Kashyap VS, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 May;92:57-64. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.01.008. Epub 2023 Jan 20. PMID: 36690251.

Operative- and Long-Term Outcomes of Combined and Staged Carotid Endarterectomy and Coronary Bypass. Haywood NS, Ratcliffe SJ, Zheng X, Mao J, Farivar BS, Tracci MC, Malas MB, Goodney PP, Clouse WD. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Jan 18:S0741-5214(23)00077-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.01.015. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36681256.

2022

Effect of Postoperative Stroke Timing on Perioperative Mortality After Carotid Revascularization. Yei KS, Cui CL, Ramachandran M, Malas MB, Al-Nouri O. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 May;92:124-130. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.12.080. Epub 2022 Dec 27. PMID: 36584965.

Multi-institutional patterns of clopidogrel response among patients undergoing transcarotid artery revascularization. Rokosh RS, Rockman C, Garg K, Wang SK, Motaganahalli RL, Schroeder AC, Sobraske PJ, Stoner MC, Tarbunou YA, Marmor RA, Malas MB, Maldonado TS. Vascular. 2022 Nov 25:17085381221142219. doi: 10.1177/17085381221142219. Online ahead of print.PMID: 36428145.

Preoperative Spinal Drain Placement Is Associated With Reduced Risk Of Spinal Cord Ischemia In Patients Undergoing Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair For Aortic Dissection. Zarrintan S, Yei KS, Moacdieh MP, Schermerhorn M, Clouse WD, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Nov 25:S0890-5096(22)00756-7. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.11.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36442708 

In-hospital Outcomes Following Carotid Endarterectomy for Stroke Stratified by Modified Rankin Scale and Time of Intervention. Solomon Y, Marcaccio CL, Rastogi V, Lu JJ, Malas MB, Wang GJ, Schneider PA, de Borst GJ, Schermerhorn ML. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Nov 14:S0741-5214(22)02319-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.09.018. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36395901.

Surgery or Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. Farber A, Menard MT, Conte MS, Kaufman JA, Powell RJ, Choudhry NK, Hamza TH, Assmann SF, Creager MA, Cziraky MJ, Dake MD, Jaff MR, Reid D, Siami FS, Sopko G, White CJ, van Over M, Strong MB, Villarreal MF, McKean M, Azene E, Azarbal A, Barleben A, Chew DK, Clavijo LC, Douville Y, Findeiss L, Garg N, Gasper W, Giles KA, Goodney PP, Hawkins BM, Herman CR, Kalish JA, Koopmann MC, Laskowski IA, Mena-Hurtado C, Motaganahalli R, Rowe VL, Schanzer A, Schneider PA, Siracuse JJ, Venermo M, Rosenfield K; BEST-CLI Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2022 Nov 7. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2207899. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36342173.

Impact of Flow Reversal Duration on Neurological Outcomes of Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR). Naazie IN, Dodo-Williams T, Janssen C, Lane J, Smeds MR, Malas M. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Oct 28:S0890-5096(22)00643-4. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.09.066. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36404449.

Use of linked registry claims data for long term surveillance of devices after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: observational surveillance study. Goodney P, Mao J, Columbo J, Suckow B, Schermerhorn M, Malas M, Brooke B, Hoel A, Scali S, Arya S, Spangler E, Alabi O, Beck A, Gladders B, Moore K, Zheng X, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Sedrakyan A; Society for Vascular Surgery’s Patient Safety Organization. BMJ. 2022 Oct 25;379:e071452. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-071452. PMID: 36283705. Free PMC article.

Immediate and Delayed Complications of IVC Filters. Ramakrishnan G, Willie-Permor D, Yei K, Nejim B, Enuma Z, Gasparis AP, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2022 Oct 4:S2213-333X(22)00410-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2022.08.011. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36206894.

Loss of Follow Up After Carotid Revascularization is Associated with Worse Long-Term Stroke and Death. Elsayed N, Patel R, Naazie I, Hicks CW, Siracuse JJ, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Sep 29:S0741-5214(22)02324-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.09.023. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36183990.

Revision of Aneurysmal Arteriovenous Access with Immediate Use Graft Is Safe and Avoids Prolonged Use of Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheters. Naazie IN, Janssen C, Perez S, Mathlouthi A, Cajas-Monson L, Malas M, Al-Nouri O. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Sep 23:S0890-5096(22)00569-6. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.09.035. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36162627.

TransCarotid Revascularization With Dynamic Flow Reversal Versus Carotid Endarterectomy in the Vascular Quality Initiative Surveillance Project. Malas MB, Dakour-Aridi H, Kashyap VS, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Wang GJ, Motaganahalli RL, Cronenwett JL, Schermerhorn ML. Ann Surg. 2022 Aug 1;276(2):398-403. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004496. Epub 2020 Sep 15. PMID: 32941280.

Anemia is Associated with Higher Mortality and Morbidity After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair. Yin K, Willie-Permor D, Zarrintan S, Dakour-Aridi H, Ramirez JL, Iannuzzi JC, Naazie I, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Sep 7:S0741-5214(22)02227-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.08.037. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36087831.

Evaluating Postoperative Outcomes In Patients with Hostile Neck Anatomy Undergoing Transcarotid Artery Revascularization Versus Transfemoral Carotid Artery Stenting. Khan MA, Abdelkarim A, Elsayed N, Chow CY, Cajas-Monson L, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Aug 29:S0741-5214(22)02220-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.08.030. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36049585.

Role of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibition in Patients Undergoing Carotid Revascularization. Elsayed N, Unkart J, Abdelgawwad M, Naazie I, Lawrence PF, Malas MB.J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Aug 24:e025034. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.025034. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36000412.

Association of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitor Usage Patterns with Mid-Term Amputation Free Survival After Lower Extremity Bypass for Peripheral Arterial Disease.  Naazie IN, Arhuidese I, Abdelgawwad MS, Unkart J, Conte MS, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Aug 23:S0890-5096(22)00491-5. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.07.022. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36028182.

One year safety and effectiveness of the Alto Abdominal Stent Graft in the ELEVATE IDE Trial. Lyden SP, Metzger DC, Henao S, Noor S, Barleben A, Henretta JP, Kirksey L. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Aug 23:S0741-5214(22)02205-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.08.016. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36028158.

Outcomes of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Uncomplicated Type B Dissections Based Upon Chronicity. Gupta JD, Naazie IN, Zarrintan S, Beck AW, Magee GA, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Aug 6:S0741-5214(22)02105-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.05.031. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35944731.

Perioperative and Long-term Outcomes after Open Conversion of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair versus Primary Open Aortic Repair.  Elsayed N, Alhakim R, Al Nouri O, Baril D, Weaver F, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Aug 4:S0741-5214(22)02103-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.07.172. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35934217.

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Is Associated with Increased Risk of Bleeding and Decreased Risk of Stroke Following Carotid Endarterectomy. Patel RJ, Marmor R, Dakour H, Elsayed N, Ramachandran M, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Jul 31:S0890-5096(22)00452-6. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.07.010. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35921978.

Association of Intraoperative and Perioperative Transfusions with Postoperative Cardiovascular Events and Mortality after Infrainguinal Revascularization. Matthay ZA, Smith EJ, Flanagan CP, Wu B, Malas MB, Hiramoto JS, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Jul 21:S0890-5096(22)00446-0. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.07.004. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35872210.

Open Repair versus Endovascular Repair in The Treatment of Symptomatic Popliteal Artery Aneurysms. Naazie IN, Khan MA, Gupta JD, Patel R, AbuRahma A, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Jul 20:S0890-5096(22)00436-8. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.06.096. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35870674 PMID: 35343931.

Carotid Lesion Length Independently Predicts Stroke and Death After TransCarotid Artery Revascularization and TransFemoral Carotid Artery Stenting. Elsayed N, Khan MA, Moacdieh MP, Gaffey AC, Abou-Zamzam A, Malas MB. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Jul 11:S0741-5214(22)01838-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.06.099. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35835322.

Outcomes after Transcarotid Artery Revascularization Stratified by Pre-procedural Symptom Status. Solomon Y, Rastogi V, Marcaccio CL, Patel PB, Wang GJ, Malas MB, Motaganahalli RL, Nolan BW, Verhagen HJM, de Borst GJ, Schermerhorn ML. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Jul 4:S0741-5214(22)01818-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.05.024. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35798281.

A Single Center Review of a Total Transfemoral Approach to Upper Extremity Access in Branched and Fenestrated Physician Modified Endografts. Patel RJ, Mathlouthi A, Al-Nouri O, Lane JS, Malas MB, Barleben AR. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Jul 6:S0890-5096(22)00314-4. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.05.041. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35809740.

"Aortic Balloon-Molding" (ABM) During Ovation Endograft Implantation Expands Graft Use for Hostile Neck Anatomy. Jensen R, Mathlouthi A, Al-Nouri O, Malas MB, Barleben A. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Jul 5:S0890-5096(22)00315-6. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.05.042. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35803461.

Vascular trainee perceptions of diversity, equity, and inclusion within United States vascular surgery training programs. Gaffey AC, Chou EL, Shames ML, Humphries M, Velazquez GA, Sachdev-Ost U, Robinson WP, Singh N. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Aug;76(2):572-578.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.03.871. Epub 2022 Apr 2. PMID: 35378246.

Impact of high-risk features and timing of repair for acute type B aortic dissections. Potter HA, Ding L, Han SM, Weaver FA, Beck AW, Malas MB, Magee GA. J Vasc Surg. 2022. Aug;76(2):364-371.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.03.030. Epub 2022 Mar 29. PMID: 35364121.

Cross Divisional and UC San Diego Residents at Other Institutions

2025

Higher BMI increases risk of stoma-site incisional hernia and other complications following diverting loop ileostomy and reversal: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sadiq KO, Lakshminarayanan S, Ruiz Cota P, Marquez Castillo E. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jun 26. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11887-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40571794.

The curated treatment of a young woman with Marfan syndrome: Elective open ascending repair to emergent thoracoabdominal endovascular repair. Patel RJ, Golts E, Barleben AR. J Endovasc Ther. 2025 May 29:15266028251344802. doi: 10.1177/15266028251344802. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40443129.

Immunomodulation of pancreatic cancer via inhibition of SUMOylation and CD155/TIGIT pathway. de la Torre Medina J, Joshi U, Sonowal H, Kuang Y, Ren T, Chen DH, Tharuka MDN, Nguyen-Ta K, Gros H, Mikulski Z, Chen Y, White RR. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Feb 7:2025.02.06.636475. doi: 10.1101/2025.02.06.636475. PMID: 39975177.

Wearable, noninvasive, pulsed shortwave (radiofrequency) therapy for postoperative analgesia: A randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled pilot study.  Ilfeld BM, Finneran JJ 4th, Said ET, Ball ST, Wallace AM, Broderick RC, Sandler BJ, Doucet JJ, Hu SR, Cha BJ, Murthy AN, Abdullah B. Pain Pract. 2025 Feb;25(2):e70007. doi: 10.1111/papr.70007. PMID: 39829429.

2024

Repair of symptomatic superior mesenteric artery pseudoaneurysm with arteriovenous fistula using physician-modified endograft. Fuson O, Janssen C, Barleben A, Gaffey A. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2024 Oct 22;11(1):101646. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101646. eCollection 2025 Feb. PMID: 39697800.

Macropinocytosis controls metabolic stress-driven CAF subtype identity in pancreatic cancer. Zhang Y, Ling L, Maganti S, Hope JL, Galapate CM, Carrette F, Duong-Polk K, Bagchi A, Scott DA, Lowy AM, Bradley LM, Commisso C. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Dec 5:2024.11.29.625709. doi: 10.1101/2024.11.29.625709. PMID: 39677772 Free PMC article. Preprint.

Upper-extremity injuries in a level 1 trauma center following border wall height increase.  Williams E, Hu V, Haaland C, Reghunathan M, Haines LN, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Hinchcliff KM. J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2024 Aug 30;6(6):830-835. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2024.07.002. eCollection 2024 Nov. PMID: 39703575.

Leveraging lean methodology to improve compliance with work-hour restrictions. Reeves JJ, Goldhaber N, Hollandsworth H, Cox K, Dumitru AM, Zhao B, Longhurst CA, Berumen J, Berndtson AE, Jacobsen G, Clary B. JAMA Surg. 2024 Dec 18. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.5518. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39693087.

Reduction mammaplasty relieves depression in women with macromastia: A systematic review.  Sadiq KO, Ruiz Cota P, Creamer R, Mahedia M, Dobke MK. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 Dec;99:502-505. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.10.011. Epub 2024 Oct 23. PMID: 39488175.  

"The Gordian knot of it he will unloose": Lessons learned from studies of half-hitch surgical knots and implications for practicing surgeons: A systematic review.  O'Keefe TJ, Lake C, Perkins LA, Perez SA, Guajardo I, Carlson Hyman S, Adams LM, Cosman BC, Ardill WD, Potenza BM. Surgery. 2024 Nov 25:108932. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.10.023. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39592332.  

Machine learning in vascular medicine: Optimizing clinical strategies for peripheral artery disease.  Perez S, Thandra S, Mellah I, Kraemer L, Ross E. Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep. 2024;18(12):187-195. doi: 10.1007/s12170-024-00752-7. Epub 2024 Nov 4. PMID: 39552745. 

The effects of mindfulness-focused mental performance coaching on a general surgery residency program. Perez S, Alexander B, Berndtson AE, Blair S, Jacobsen G, Goldhaber N, Clary B, Berumen J. Am J Surg. 2024 Oct 22;244:116041. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.116041. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39500236.

Surgeon factors and their association with operating room turnover time.  Pandit K, Wang L, Rosenberg J, Goldhaber N, Buckley JC, Ramamoorthy S, Mekeel KL, Bagrodia A. Br J Surg. 2024 Oct 30;111(11):znae273. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znae273. PMID: 39479773.  

Continuous peripheral nerve blocks for burn management: A retrospective study of outcomes and complications in 281 burn patients.  Perkins L, Pedroza G, Soghikian M, Santorelli JE, Haines LN, Box K, Lee JG, Gabriel R, Finneran JJ. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Oct 31:rapm-2024-105930. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2024-105930. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39481877.

Factors associated with surgical management in gallbladder cancer-A surveillance, epidemiology, and end results Medicare-based study.  Romatoski KS, Chung SH, Sawhney V, Papageorge MV, de Geus SWL, Ng SC, Kenzik K, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. J Surg Res. 2024 Oct 30;304:9-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.09.084. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39481161.

Choledochal cysts. Chung SH, Sachs TE. Curr Probl Surg. 2024 Nov;61(11):101594. doi: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2024.101594. Epub 2024 Aug 12. PMID: 39477655. 

In brief. Chung SH, Sachs TE. Curr Probl Surg. 2024 Nov;61(11):101593. doi: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2024.101593. Epub 2024 Aug 12. PMID: 39477678.  

Robotic availability, not payor status, determines access to robotic emergency general surgery hernia repair in California and Florida.  Perkins LA, Santorelli JE, Black KM, Adams LM, Jacobsen G, Liepert AE, Doucet JJ. Surg Endosc. 2024 Oct 10. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-11283-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39390233. 

GLP-1 receptor agonists are a transformative prehabilitation tool for weight loss in obese patients undergoing elective hernia repair.  Spurzem GJ, Broderick RC, Ruiz-Cota P, Hollandsworth HM, Sandler BJ, Horgan S, Grunvald E, Jacobsen GR. Surg Endosc. 2024 Oct 5. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-11308-6. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39369100. 

The long haul to surgery: Long COVID has minimal burden on surgical departments.  Goldhaber NH, Ramesh K, Horton LE, Longhurst CA, Huang E, Horgan S, Jacobsen GR, Sandler BJ, Broderick RC. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Sep 12;21(9):1205. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21091205. PMID: 39338088.

Providing red blood cells to facilitate organ transplant via normothermic perfusion techniques: A single-center experience.  Allen ES, Stephens LD, Weber N, Brubaker AL, Hudson K, Pretorius V, Schnickel G, Kopko PM. Transfusion. 2024 Aug 24. doi: 10.1111/trf.17994. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39180488.

MICAL2 Is a super enhancer associated gene that promotes pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis. Garg B, Khan S, Babu DS, Mose E, Gulay K, Sharma S, Sood D, Wenzel AT, Martsinkovskiy A, Patel J, Jaquish D, Lambies G, D'Ippolito A, Austgen K, Johnston B, Orlando D, Jang GH, Gallinger S, Goodfellow E, Brodt P, Commisso C, Tamayo P, Mesirov JP, Tiriac H, Lowy AM. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Jun 30:2024.06.26.600548. doi: 10.1101/2024.06.26.600548. PMID: 38979336 Free PMC article.

ASO Visual Abstract: Association of race, ethnicity, language and insurance and time to treatment initiation among women with breast cancer at an urban, academic, safety-net hospital. Beaulieu-Jones BR, Ha EJ, Fefferman A, Wang J, Chung SH, Tseng JF, Merrill A, Sachs TE, Ko NY, Cassidy MR. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 3. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15647-5. Online ahead of print. PMID:  

ASO visual abstract: Targeting patient-derived orthotopic gastric cancers with a fluorescent humanized anti-CEA antibody. Cox KE, Turner MA, Lwin TM, Amirfakhri S, Kelly KJ, Hosseini M, Ghosh P, Obonyo M, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 16. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15742-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 

Gastrointestinal malignancy: Genetic implications to clinical applications. Trembath HE, Yeh JJ, Lopez NE. Cancer Treat Res. 2024;192:305-418. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-61238-1_15. PMID: 39212927.

Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among patients listed for solid organ transplants.  Kalavacherla S, Goldhaber NH, Chen KY, Li VM, Mou Z, Taj R, Mekeel KL.  Transplant Proc. 2024 Aug 2:S0041-1345(24)00342-7. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2024.05.031. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39097516.  

ASO visual abstract: Overall volume of upper gastrointestinal surgery positively impacts gastric cancer outcomes at centers with low gastrectomy volume.  Romatoski KS, de Geus SWL, Miriyam B, Chung SH, Kenzik K, Papageorge MV, Rasic G, Ng SC, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun 6. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15495-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38842677.  

Overall volume of upper gastrointestinal surgery positively impacts gastric cancer outcomes at centers with low gastrectomy volume.  Romatoski KS, de Geus SWL, Miriyam B, Chung SH, Kenzik K, Papageorge MV, Rasic G, Ng SC, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 May 22. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15381-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38777899. 

Call me Ishmael: Addressing the white whale of team communication in the operating room with labelled surgical caps at an academic medical centre. Goldhaber NH, Mehta S, Longhurst CA, Malachowski E, Jones M, Clary BM, Schaefer RL, McHale M, Rhodes LP, Mekeel KL, Reeves JJ. BMJ Open Qual. 2024 Apr 8;13(2):e002453. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002453. PMID: 38589054. 

Disparate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delays in colorectal cancer treatment: A National Cancer Database study.  Chung SH, Rasic G, Romatoski KS, Kenzik K, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Surgery. 2024 Apr;175(4):1013-1020. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.12.016. Epub 2024 Jan 19. PMID: 38245445. 

Association of race, ethnicity, language, and insurance with time to treatment initiation among women with breast cancer at an urban, academic, safety-net hospital.  Beaulieu-Jones BR, Ha EJ, Fefferman A, Wang J, Chung SH, Tseng JF, Merrill A, Sachs TE, Ko NY, Cassidy MR.Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Mar;31(3):1608-1614. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-14612-y. Epub 2023 Nov 28. PMID: 38017122. 

Perioperative blood transfusion is associated with worse 30-day mortality and complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair.  Willie-Permor D, Real M, Zarrintan S, Gaffey AC, Malas MB. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Apr;101:15-22. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.10.030. Epub 2023 Dec 26. PMID: 38154494. 

The expression of the claudin family of proteins in colorectal cancer.  Cox KE, Liu S, Hoffman RM, Batra SK, Dhawan P, Bouvet M. Biomolecules. 2024 Feb 24;14(3):272. doi: 10.3390/biom14030272. PMID: 38540693.

A multidisciplinary minimally invasive approach Is necessary for the contemporary management of esophageal diverticula.  Broderick RC, Spurzem GJ, Huang EY, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Weisman RA, Onaitis MW, Weissbrod PA, Horgan S. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2024 Feb 26. doi: 10.1089/lap.2023.0491. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38407920. 

Percutaneous auricular neuromodulation (nerve stimulation) for the treatment of pain following cholecystectomy and hernia repair: a randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled pilot study. Ilfeld BM, Abramson WB, Alexander B, Sztain JF, Said ET, Broderick RC, Sandler BJ, Doucet JJ, Adams LM, Abdullah B, Cha BJ, Finneran JJ 4th. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Feb 21:rapm-2024-105283. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2024-105283. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38388014.   

2023

Reply to: "Is choosing wisely wise for lobular carcinoma in patients over 70 years of age? A national cancer database analysis of sentinel node practice patterns. Goldhaber N, O'Keefe T, Blair S. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Nov 28. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-14563-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38017123.

Case bias case basis: Expanding morbidity and mortality conference to examine the impact of disparities in surgical care.  Goldhaber NH, Matson J, Luo W, Thareja N, Lopez N, Clary BM, Mekeel KL. J Surg Educ. 2023 Dec;80(12):1755-1761. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.10.002. Epub 2023 Nov 15. PMID: 37978011.

Distinguishing characteristics of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis and gallbladder adenocarcinoma: a persistent diagnostic dilemma. Huang EY, Reeves JJ, Broderick RC, Serra JL, Goldhaber NH, An JY, Fowler KJ, Hosseini M, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Horgan S, Clary BM. Surg Endosc. 2023 Oct 2. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10461-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37783778.

Surgery and anesthesia preoperative "virtual huddle": A pilot trial to enhance communication across the drape. Goldhaber NH, Reeves JJ, Puri D, Berumen JA, Tran M, Clay BJ, Longhurst CA, Fergerson B. Appl Clin Inform. 2023 Aug;14(4):772-778. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1772687. Epub 2023 Sep 27. PMID: 37758227. 

A lasting impact. Chung SH. Annals of Surgery 278(3):p e466-e467, September 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005932.

ASO visual abstract: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delays to breast cancer surgery—Ripples or waves? Chung SH, Romatoski KS, Rasic G, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Kenzik K, Merrill AL, Tseng JF, Cassidy MR, Sachs TE. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Aug 3. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13986-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37535273.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delays to breast cancer surgery: Ripples or waves? Chung SH, Romatoski KS, Rasic G, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Kenzik K, Merrill AL, Tseng JF, Cassidy MR, Sachs TE. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Aug 1. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13878-6. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37526751.

ASO author reflections: Delays in breast cancer treatment during the COVID pandemic—Disparities in delay and a call to action. Chung SH, Sachs TE. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul 11. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13879-5. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37434072.

Autologous fat grafting: An emerging treatment option for complex anal fistulas. Huang EY, Zhao B, Llaneras J, Liu S, Stringfield SB, Abbadessa B, Lopez NE, Ramamoorthy SL, Parry LA, Gosman AA, Dobke M, Eisenstein S. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Jun 2. doi: 10.1007/s11605-023-05719-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37268827.

Tracheal transection after prolonged intubation and tracheostomy: A case report. Yousef A, Boys JA, Makani S, Kolb F, Weissbrod PA. Ear Nose Throat J. 2023 May 28:1455613231178111. doi: 10.1177/01455613231178111. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37246415.

The intercostal artery perforator flap: Expanding breast-conserving therapy with a modified oncoplastic approach. Leach GA, Clark RC, Tong S, Dean RA, Segal RM, Blair SL, Reid CM. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 May 1;90(5S Suppl 3):S236-S241. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003405. Epub 2023 Jan 18. PMID: 36752509.

The Effects of Chronic Steroid Use on Postoperative Complications Following Thyroidectomy. Koh ES, Chen FR, Chen S, Quan T, Leung KL, Yang J. World J Surg. 2023 Jan 9. doi: 10.1007/s00268-023-06903-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36622436.

2022

Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant pertuzumab plus trastuzumab in combination with chemotherapy regimen in Chinese patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer: a real-world retrospective multi-center cohort study. Zhou M, Wang S, Wan N, Yuan S, Hu X, Zhou W, Qing B, Liu M, Sun W, Fan P, Wang J, Cao H, Xu H, Dai B, Tang P, Qian L, Zhao X, Xiao J, Zhou H, Hu J, Ding L, Tripodi D, Zdenkowski N, O'Keefe TJ, Sanchez AM, Chen L, Zhang P, Xu F. Ann Transl Med. 2022 Dec;10(24):1387. doi: 10.21037/atm-22-6054. PMID: 36660637.

Wearable, Noninvasive, Pulsed Shortwave (Radiofrequency) Therapy for Analgesia and Opioid Sparing following Outpatient Surgery: A Proof-of-Concept Case Series. Ilfeld BM, Said ET, Gabriel RA, Curran BP, Swisher MW, Jacobsen GR, Wallace AM, Doucet J, Adams LM, Ventro GJ, Abdullah B, Finneran JJ 4th. Pain Pract. 2022 Dec 4. doi: 10.1111/papr.13188. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36463434.

Virtual interviewing for graduate medical education recruitment and selection: A BEME systematic review: BEME Guide No. 80. Daniel M, Gottlieb M, Wooten D, Stojan J, Haas MRC, Bailey J, Evans S, Lee D, Goldberg C, Fernandez J, Jassal SK, Rudolf F, Guluma K, Lander L, Pott E, Goldhaber NH, Thammasitboon S, Uraiby H, Grafton-Clarke C, Gordon M, Pawlikowska T, Corral J, Partha I, Kolman KB, Westrick J, Dolmans D. Med Teach. 2022 Nov 12:1-19. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2022.2130038. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36369939.

SARS-CoV-2 infected children form early immune memory responses dominated by nucleocapsid-specific CD8+ T cells and antibodies. Lima K, Fontoura JC, de Souza PO, Fazolo T, Hilario G, Zorzetto R, Rodrigues Junior LC, Coimbra LD, Borin A, Bispo-Dos-Santos K, Granja F, Marques RE, Zavaglia GO, Fernandes IR, Varela FH, Polese-Bonatto M, Tonini ML, Ikeda do Carmo GM, de Almeida WAF, Borges TJ, Nakaya HI, Proenca-Modena JL, Callegari-Jacques SM, Scotta MC, Stein RT, Bonorino C. Front Immunol. 2022 Nov 2;13:1033364. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1033364. eCollection 2022. PMID: 36405692. Free PMC article.

A Pilot Trial for Prevention of Hepatitis C Virus Transmission From Donor to Organ Transplant Recipient With Short-Course Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir. Ramirez-Sanchez C, Kozuch J, Shah MM, Berumen J, Mekeel K, Schnickel G, Taremi M, Golts E, Afshar K, Adler E, Pretorius V, Aslam S. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Oct 27;9(11):ofac550. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac550. eCollection 2022 Nov. PMID: 36420058. Free PMC article.

ASO Visual Abstract: Co-localization of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) and Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Case Series. Courelli AS, Sharma AK, Madlensky L, Choi YY, Li S, Sarno S, Kelly K, Mehtsun W, Horgan S, Harismendy O, Baumgartner JM, Sicklick JK. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Sep 5. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12476-2. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36064993. No abstract available.

Completion of postoperative polysomnography for children with severe obstructive sleep apnea: A quality improvement project. Jiang W, Bhattacharjee R, Nation J, Brigger MT. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2022 Aug 12;7(5):1667-1674. doi: 10.1002/lio2.892. eCollection 2022 Oct. PMID: 36258867. Free PMC article.

The ECRG4 cleavage product augurin binds the endotoxin receptor and influences the innate immune response during otitis media. Kurabi A, Hur DG, Pak K, Gibson M, Webster NJG, Baird A, Eliceiri BP, Ryan AF. Front Genet. 2022 Aug 26;13:932555. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.932555. eCollection 2022. PMID: 36092940. Free PMC article.

Pediatric basilar skull fractures from multi-level falls: A systematic review and retrospective analysis. Barba P, Stramiello JA, Nardone Z, Walsh-Blackmore S, Nation J, Ignacio R, Magit A. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Aug 22;162:111291. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111291. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36030630.

Prevalence and Severity of Burn Scars in Rural Mozambique. Barba P, Neubauer DC, Cossa M, Sieker J, Hornacek MW, Lance SH, Ewing E, Tsai C, Funzamo C, Amado V, Adamo F, Rose J, Bendix P, Vaz F, Noormahomed E, Bickler SW, Gosman A. World J Surg. 2022 Aug 10. doi: 10.1007/s00268-022-06682-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35947179.

Co-Localization of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) and Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Case Series. Courelli AS, Sharma AK, Madlensky L, Choi YY, Li S, Sarno S, Kelly K, Mehtsun W, Horgan S, Harismendy O, Baumgartner JM, Sicklick JK. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Jul 18. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12211-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35849291.

 Lighting the Way with Fluorescent Cholangiography in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Reviewing 7 Years of Experience. Broderick RC, Li JZ, Huang EY, Blitzer RR, Lee AM, Serra JL, Bouvet M, Sandler BJ, Jacobsen GR, Horgan S. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Jul 12. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000314. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36102574.

Feasibility and accuracy of laryngeal ultrasound for the assessment of vocal cord mobility in children. Friesen TL, Cahill GL, Brigger MT, Naheedy J, Zhang X, Jiang W. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Aug;159:111193. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111193. Epub 2022 Jun 2. PMID: 35724492.

Aortopulmonary collaterals: An etiology for pediatric tracheostomy hemorrhage. Stramiello JA, Friesen TL, Rao A, Ratnayaka K, Moore J, El-Said H, Brigger MT. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Jul;158:111123. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111123. Epub 2022 Mar 30. PMID: 35483154.