University of Kentucky Department of Surgery

Zhou X, Wang D, Sumpter R, Pattison G, Ballard-Croft C, Zwischenberger JB. Long-term support with an ambulatory percutaneous paracorporeal artificial lung. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Mar 21. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22445194

Hayes D Jr, Zwischenberger JB, Zhou X, Liu X, Lynch JE, Ballard-Croft C, Wang D. Complete Respiratory Support with AVCO2R and CPAP-Mimic Ventilation for Total Gas Exchange in Sheep. ASAIO J. 2012 Mar;58(2):155-9. PMID: 22370686

Ballard-Croft C, Wang D, Sumpter LR, Zhou X, Zwischenberger JB. Large-animal models of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan 12. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 22244649

Wang D, Plunkett M, Lynch J, Zhou X, Ballard-Croft C, Zwischenberger JB. Wang-Zwische double-lumen cannula leads to total cavopulmonary support in a failing Fontan sheep model. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jun;91(6):1956-60. PMID: 21531379

Ballard-Croft C, Sumpter LR, Broaddus R, Alexander J, Wang D, Zwischenberger JB. Ovine smoke/burn ARDS model: a new ventilator-controlled smoke delivery system. J Surg Res. 2010 Nov;164(1):e155-62. Epub 2010 Jun 12. PMID: 20828741 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Zhou X, Wang D, Ballard-Croft C, Simon SR, Lee HM, Zwischenberger JB. A tetracycline analog improves acute respiratory distress syndrome survival in an ovine model. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Aug;90(2):419-26. PMID: 20667323

Ballard-Croft C, Locklar AC, Keith BJ, Mentzer RM Jr, Lasley RD. Oxidative stress and adenosine A1 receptor activation differentially modulate subcellular cardiomyocyte MAPKs. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008 Jan;294(1):H263-71. PMID: 17965278

Victor A. Ferraris, MD, PhD

Ferraris VA, Saha SP, Davenport DL, Zwischenberger JB. Thoracic surgery in the real world: does surgical specialty affect outcomes in patients having general thoracic operations? Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Apr;93(4)1041-8. Epub 2012 Mar 3. PMID: 22386087

Ferraris VA, Davenport DL, Saha SP, Austin PC, Zwischenberger JB. Surgical outcomes and transfusion of minimal amounts of blood in the operating room. Arch Surg. 2012 Jan;147(1):49-55. PMID: 22250113

Ferraris VA. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan;93(1):154-5. PMID: 22186437

Ferraris VA, Davenport DL, Saha SP, Bernard A, Austin PC, Zwischenberger JB. Intraoperative transfusion of small amounts of blood heralds worse postoperative outcome in patients having non-cardiac thoracic operations. Ann Thor Surg. 2011 June;91(6):1674-80. PMID: 21514923

Society of Thoracic Surgeons Blood Conservation Guideline Task Force, Ferraris VA, Brown JR, Despotis GJ, Hammon JW, Reece TB, Saha SP, Song HK, Clough ER; Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Special Task Force on Blood Transfusion, Shore-Lesserson LJ, Goodnough LT, Mazer CD, Shander A, Stafford-Smith M, Waters J; International Consortium for Evidence Based Perfusion, Baker RA, Dickinson TA, FitzGerald DJ, Likosky DS, Shann KG. 2011 update to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists blood conservation clinical practice guidelines. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Mar;91(3):944-82. PMID: 21353044

Ferraris VA, Ferraris SP, Saha SP. The relationship between mortality and preexisting cardiac disease in 5,971 trauma patients. J Trauma. 2010 Sep; 69(3):645-52. PMID: 20526211

Charles W. Hoopes, MD

Diaz-Guzman E, Lynch J, Hoopes CW. Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in acute respiratory failure: Do we need a new configuration? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Apr;143(4):993-4.PMID: 22424528

Hayes D Jr, Diaz-Guzman E, Davenport DL, Zwischenberger JB, Khosravi M, Absher KJ, Hoopes CW. Lung transplantation in patients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis. Clin Transplant. 2012 Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22360577

Diaz-Guzman E, Neltner JM, Hoopes CW. .Organ donation and Moyamoya Disease. Am J Transplant. 2012 Feb 2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22299659

Watkins KD, Boettger RF, Hanger KM, Leard LE, Golden JA, Hoopes CW, Singer JP. Use of sublingual tacrolimus in lung transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Dec 16 [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 22177691

Hong TT, Smyth JW, Chu KY, Vogan JM, Fong S, Jensen BC, Fang K, Halushka NK, Russell SD, Colecraft H, Hoopes CW, Ocorr K, Chi NC, Shaw RM. BIN1 is reduced and Cav1.2 trafficking is impaired in human falling cardiomyocytes. Heart Rhythm 2011 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22138472

Hayes D Jr, Golden JA, Hoopes CW.Refractory bilateral pneumothoraces in end-stage cystic fibrosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Nov;92(5):1905. Epub 2011 Oct 31. PMID: 22051296

Diaz-Guzman E, Zwischenberger JB, Hoopes CW. Lung transplantation in coal workers pneumoconiosis. Chest. 2011 Nov;140(5):1387-8. PMID: 22045888

Hayes D Jr, Kukreja J, Tobias JD, Ballard HO, Hoopes CW. Ambulatory venovenous extracorporeal respiratory support as a bridge for cystic fibrosis patients to emergent lung transplantation. J Cyst Fibros. 2011 Oct 26. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 22035707

Singer JP, Blanc PKD, Hoopes C, Golden JA, Koff JL, Leard LE, Cheng S, Chen H. The impact of pretransplant mechanical ventilation on short- and long-term survival after lung transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2011 Oct;11(10):2197-2204. PMID: 21831157

Marmai C, Sutherland RE, Kim KK, Dolganov GM, Fang X, Kim SS, Jiang S, Golden JA, Hoopes CW, Matthay MA, Chapman HA, Wolters PJ. Alveolar epithelial cells express mesenchymal proteins in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2011 Jul;301(1):L71-8.PMID: 21498628

Hayes D, Diaz-Guzman E, Hoopes CW. Rhodococcus equi infection after lung transplantation. Respir Care. 2011 Apr 19 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21513607

Azadani PN, Kumar UN, Yang Y, Scheinman MM, Hoopes CW, Marcus GM, Rifkin C, Olgin JE, Lee BK. Frequency of atrial flutter after adult lung transplantation. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Mar 15;107(6):922-6. PMID: 21247524

Brannon R. Hyde, MD

Hyde BR, Woodside KJ. Postoperative acute respiratory distress syndrome development in the thoracic surgery patient. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Spring;18(1):28-34. PMID: 16766250

Loran DB, Hyde BR, Zwischenberger JB. Perioperative management of special populations: the geriatric patient. Surg Clin North Am. 2005 Dec;85(6):1259-66, xi. PMID: 16326206

Zhou X, Loran DB, Wang D, Hyde BR, Lick SD, Zwischenberger JB. Seventy-two hour gas exchange performance and hemodynamic properties of NOVALUNG iLA as a gas exchanger for arteriovenous carbon dioxide removal. Perfusion. 2005 Oct;20(6):303-8. PMID: 16363314

Zwischenberger JB, Hyde BR, Escalon JC. What's new in general thoracic surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2005 Jul;201(1):90-9. PMID:15978449

Deborah J. Kozik, DO

Kozik DJ, Plunkett MD. Mechanical circulatory support. Organogenesis. 2011 Jan-Mar;7(1):50-63. PMID: 21289482

Baker JE, Kozik D, Hsu AK, Fu X, Tweddell JS, Gross GJ. Darbopoetin alfa protects the rat heart against infarction: dose response, phase of action, and mechanisms. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2007 Jun;49(6):337-45. PMID: 17577097

Kozik DJ, Tweddell JS. Characterizing the inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass in children. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Jun;81(6):S2347-54. PMID: 16731102

Malangoni MA, Times ML, Kozik D, Merlino JI. Admitting service influences the outcomes of patients with small bowel obstruction. Surgery. 2001. Oct;130 (4):706-13. PMID: 11602902

Piskun G, Kozik D, Rajpal S, Shaftan G, Fogler R. Comparison of laparoscopic, open, and converted appendectomy for perforated appendicitis. Surg Endosc. 2001 Jul;15(7):660-2. PMID: 11591963

Timothy Wm. Mullett, MD

Grider JAS, Mullett TW, Saha SP, Harned ME, Sloan PA. A randomized, double-blind trial comparing continuous thoracic epidural bupivacaine with and without opioid in contrast to a continuous paravertebral infusion of bupivacaine for post-thoracotomy pain. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2012 Feb;26(1):83-9. Epub 2011 Nov 17.PMID: 221002213

Luftman V, Martin CA, Guenthner G, Arnold SM, Mullett TW, Jhaveri M. The power of videotaped personal statements of patients with lung cancer: a recruitment strategy for smoking prevention and cessation programs. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2011 Jan 1;38(1):11-4. PMID: 21186155

Hayes D Jr, Hatton KW, Feola DJ, Murphy BS, Mullett TW Airway dehiscence after lung transplantation in a patient with cystic fibrosis. Respir Care. 2010 Dec;55(12):1746-50. PMID: 21122182

Lemon SJ Jr, Hatton KW, Ramaiah C, Mullett TW, Reda H, Flynn JD. Evaluation of atrial arrhythmias following noncardiac thoracic surgery. Int Surg. 2010 Jul-Sep;95(3):205-210. PMID: 21066997

Hayes D Jr, Murphy BS, Mullett TW, Feola DJ. Aerosolized vancomycin for the treatment of MRSA after lung transplantation. Respirology. 2010 Jan 1;15(1): 184-6. PMID: 19895389

Mark D. Plunkett, MD

Moriguchi J, Davis S, Jocson R, Esmailian F, Ardehali A, Laks H, Kwon M, Kittleson M, Kobashigawa J, Patel J, Marelli D, Plunkett M, Beygui R, Shemin R. Successful use of a pneumatic biventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation in cardiogenic shock. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Oct;30(10):1143-7. Epub 2011 Jun 2.PMID: 21640618

National Lung Screening Trial Research Team, Aberle DR, Adams AM, Berg CD, Black WC, Clapp JD, Fagerstrom RM,Gbareen IF,Gbatsonis C, Marcus PM, Sicks JD. Reduced lung-cancer mortality with low-dose computing tomographic screening. N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 4;365(5)395-409. Epub 2011 June 29.PMID: 21714641

Kozik DJ, Plunkett MD. Mechanical circulatory support. Organogenesis. 2011 Jan 1;7(1):50-63.PMCID: PMC3082034

Mitropoulos FA, Kanakis MA, Plunkett MD, Davlouros PA, Laks H. Repair of anomalous origin of right pulmonary artery from ascending aorta without cardiopulmonary bypass. Heart Surg Forum. 2010 Oct 1;13(5):E339-41.PMID: 20961839

Chandrashekar Ramaiah, MD

Angiolillo DJ, Firstenberg MS, Price MJ, Tummala PE, Hutyra M, Welsby IJ, Voeltz MD, Chandna H, Ramaiah C, Brtko M, Cannon L, Dyke C, Liu T, Montalescot G, Manoukian SV, Prats J, Topol EJ; BRIDGE Investigators. Bridging antiplatelet therapy with cangrelor in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2012 Jan 18;307(3):265-74.PMID: 22253393

Lemon SJ Jr, Hatton KW, Ramaiah C, Mullett TW, Reda H, Flynn JD. Evaluation of atrial arrhythmias following noncardiac thoracic surgery. Int Surg. 2010 Jul-Sep;95(3)-205-9.PMID: 21066997

Jahangiri A, deBeer MC, Noffsinger V, Tannock LR, Ramaiah C, Web NR. van der Westhuyzen DR, de Beer FC. HDL remodeling during the acute phase response. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2009 Feb; 29 (2):261-7. PMID: 19008529 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Hatton KW, Kilinski LC, Ramaiah C, Schell RM. Multiple failed external defibrillation attempts during robot-assisted internal mammary harvest for myocardial revascularization. Anesth Analg. 2006 Nov; 103(5):1113-4. PMID: 17056941

Yam FK, Akers WS, Ferraris VA, Smith K, Ramaiah C, Camp P, Flynn JD. Interventions to improve guideline compliance following coronary artery bypass grafting. Surgery. 2006 Oct;140(4):541-52. PMID: 17011901

Hassan K. Reda, MD

Martin JT, Cibull ML, Zwischenberger JB, Reda HK. Infection of an esophageal cyst following fine-needle aspiration. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2011;2(6):144-146. Epub 2011 Aug 3. PMCID: PMC3199709

Martin JT, Reda H, Dority JS, Zwischenberger JB, Hassan ZU. Surgical resident training using real-time simulation of cardiopulmonary bypass physiology with echocardiography. J Surg Educ. 2011 Nov;68(6):542-6. Epub 2011 Aug 3.PMID: 22000542

Lemon SJ Jr, Hatton KW, Ramaiah C, Mullett TW, Reda H, Flynn JD. Evaluation of atrial arrhythmias following noncardiac thoracic surgery. Int Surg. 2010 Jul-Sep;95(03):205-209. PMID: 21066997

Wilson J, Reda H, Gurley JC. Anomalous right coronary artery originating from the left anterior descending artery: case report and review of the literature. Int J Cardiol. 2009 Nov 12;137(3):195-8. PMID: 19427707

Bilfinger TV, Reda H, Giron F, Seifert FC, Ricotta JJ. Coronary and carotid operations under prospective standardized conditions: incidence and outcome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 June; 69(6):1792-8.PMID: 10892925

Sibu P. Saha, MD, MBA

Ferraris VA, Davenport DL, Saha SP, Austin PC, Zwischenberger JB. Surgical outcomes and transfusion of minimal amounts of blood in the operating room. Arch Surg. 2012 Jan;147(1):49-55. PMID: 22250113

Saha SP, Whaye TF Jr, Mukherjee D. Current evidence for antithrombotic therapy after peripheral vascular interventions. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2012 Jan 20. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22272907

Whayne TF Jr, Saha SP, Quevedo K, Mukherjee D. Optimal medical therapy for coronary artery disease in 2011 – perspectives from the STICH trial. Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem. 2011 Sep 9 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21902655

Saha SP, Muluk S, Schenk W 3rd, Burks SG, Grigorian A, Poder B, Presch I, Pavlova BG, Hantak E. Use of fibrin sealant as a hemostatic agent in expanded polytetrafluorethylene graft placement surgery. Ann Vasc Surg. 2011 Aug;25(6):813-22. PMID: 21514114

Shang Y, Cheng R, Dong L, Ryan SJ, Saha SP, Yu G. Cerebral monitoring during carotid endarterectomy using near-infrared diffuse optical spectroscopies and electroencephalogram. Phys Med Biol. 2011 May 21;56(10):3015-32. Epub 2011 Apr 20.PMID: 21508444

Saha SP, Whayne TF Jr, Mukherjee DP. Current management of peripheral vascular disease: where is the evidence? Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem. 2011 Apr 1;9(2):128-36.PMID: 21434864

Yu G, Shang Y, Zhao Y, Cheng R, Dong L, Saha SP. Intraoperative evaluation of revascularization effect on ischemic muscle hemodynamics using near-infrared diffuse optical spectroscopies. J Biomed Opt. 2011 Feb;16(2):027004.PMID: 21361707

Dongfang Wang, MD, PhD

Hayes D Jr, Zwischenberger JB, Zhou X, Liu X Lynch JE, Ballard-Croft C, Wang D. Long-term support with an ambulatory percutaneous paracorporeal artificial lung. ASAIO J. 2012 Mar-Apr;58(2):155-100. PMID: 22370686 [PubMed - in process].

Ballard-Croft C, Wang D, Sumpter LR, Zhou X, Zwischenberger JB. Large-animal models of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan 12. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22244649

Zhou X, Wang D, Castro CY, Hawkins H, Lynch JE, Liu X, Zwischenberger JB. A pulmonary hypertension model induced by continuous pulmonary air embolization. J Surg Res. 2011 Sep;170(1):e11-6.PMID: 21696769

De Bartolo C, Nigro A, Fragomeni G, Colacino FM, Wang D, Jones CC, Zwischenberger J. Numerical and experimental flow analysis of the Wang-Zwische double-lumen cannula. ASAIO J. 2011 Jul-Aug;57(4):318-27.PMID: 21654494

Bacchetta M, Javidfar J, Sonett J, Kim H, Zwischenberger J, Wang D. Ease of conversion from venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to cardiopulmonary bypass and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with a bicaval dual lumen catheter. ASAIO J. 2011 Jul-Aug;57(4):283-285.PMID: 21705860

Javidfar J, Brodie D, Wang D, Ibrahimiye AN, Yang J, Zwischenberger JB, Sonett J, Bacchetta M. Use of bicaval dual-lumen catheter for adult venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jun;91(6):1763-8; discussion 1769.PMID: 21619973

Javidfar J, Wang D, Zwischenberger JB, Costa J, Mongero L, Sonett J, Bacchetta M. Insertion of bicaval dual lumen extracorporeal membrane oxygenation catheter with image guidance. ASAIO J. 2011 May-Jun;57(3)203-5.PMID: 21499077

Nolan H, Wang D, Zwischenberger JB. Artificial lung basics: fundamental challenges, alternative designs and future innovations. Organogenesis. 2011 Jan-Mar;7(1):23-7.PMCID: PMC3082030

Xiaoqin Zhou, MD

Ballard-Croft C, Wang D, Sumpter LR, Zhou X, Zwischenberger JB. Large-animal models of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan 12. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22244649

Zhou X, Wang D, Ballard-Croft CK, Simon SR, Lee HM, Zwischenberger JB. A tetracycline analog improves acute respiratory distress syndrome survival in an ovine model. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Aug;90(2):419-26.PMID: 20667323

Wang D, Zhou X, Liu X, Sidor B, Lynch J, Zwischenberger JB. Wang-Zwische double lumen cannula-toward a percutaneous and ambulatory paracorporeal artificial lung. ASAIO J. 2008 Nov-Dec;54(6):606-11.PMID: 19033774

Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD

Ballard-Croft C, Pattison G, Sumpter R, Wang D, Zhou X, Zwischenberger JB. Long-term support with an ambulatory percutaneous paracorporeal artificial lung. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Mar 21. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22445195.

Ferraris VA, Davenport DL, Saha SP, Austin PC, Zwischenberger JB. Surgical outcomes and transfusion of minimal amounts of blood in the operating room. Arch Surg. 2012 Jan;147(1):49-55.PMID: 22250113

Ballard-Croft C, Wang D, Sumpter LR, Zhou X, Zwischenberger JB. Large-animal models of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan 12. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22244649

Skinner SC, Iocono JA, Ballard HO, Turner MD, Ward AN, Davenport DL, Paden ML, Zwischenberger JB. Improved survival in venovenous vs venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pediatric noncardiac sepsis patients: a study of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry. J Pedatric Surg. 2012 Jan;47(1);63-7. PMID: 22244394

Martin JT, Cibull ML, Zwischenberger JB, Reda HK. Infection of an esophageal cyst following fine-needle aspiration. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2011;2(6): 144-146. PMCID: PMC3199709

Diaz-Guzman E, Zwischenberger JB, Hoopes CW. Lung transplantation in coal workers pneumoconiosis. Chest. 2011 Nov;140(5):1387-8; author reply 1388-9. PMID: 22045888

Javidfar J, Brodie D, Takayama H, Mongero L, Zwischenberger J, Sonett J, Bacchetta M. Safe transport of critically ill adult patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support to a regional extracorporeal membrane oxygenation center. ASAIO J. 2011 Sep-Oct;57(5):421-425. PMID: 21869618

Park CW, Rhee YS, Vogt FG, Hayes D Jr, Zwischenberger J, Deluca PP, Mansour HM. Advances in microscopy and complementary imaging techniques to assess the fate of drugs ex vivo in respiratory drug delivery: an invited paper. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2011 Sept 3 [Epub ahead of print].PMID: 21920394

Bacchetta M, Javidfar J, Sonett J, Kim H, Zwischenberger J, Wang D. Ease of conversion from venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to cardiopulmonary bypass and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with a bicaval dual lument catheter. ASAIO J. 2011 Jul-Aug;57(4):283-285. PMID: 21705860

Lynch JE, Hayes D Jr, Zwischenberger JB. Extracorporeal CO(2) removal in ARDS. Crit Care Clin. 2011 Jul;27(3):609-25. PMID: 21742219

Combs LC, Zwischenberger JB. Fred W Rankin, MD: a man of medicine during a time of war and change. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Apr;212(4):e13-23. PMID: 21463763

Lynch JE, Zwischenberger JB. Is a smaller resection a smaller operation? Chest. 2011 Mar;139(3):481-2. PMID: 21362645

Nolan H, Wang D, Zwischenberger JB. Artifical lung basics: fundamental challenges, alternative designs and future innovations. Organogenesis. 2011 Jan-Mar;7(1):23-7. PMCID: PMC3082030

Lynch JE, Zwischenberger JB. Turning the dial to futility. Chest. 2011 Jan;139(1):230-1; author reply 231-2. PMID: 21208891

Hayes D Jr, Lynch JE, Zwischenberger JB. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jan;91(1):255-6. PMID: 21172524

DERMATOLOGY: RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Jennifer Hundley, MD

Moore P, Hundley J, Hundley J, Levine EA, Williford P, Sangueza O, McCoy T, Sheng P. Does shave biopsy accurately predict the final Breslow depth of primary cutaneous melanoma? Am Surg. 2009;75(5):369-74. PMID: 19445285

Hundley JL, Carroll CL, Lang W, Snively B, Yosipovitch G, Feldman SR, Jorizzo JL. Cutaneous symptoms of dermatomyositis significantly impact patients’ quality of life. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Feb;54(2):217-20.PMID: 16443050

Yosipovitch G, Hundley JL. Practical guidelines for relief of itch. Dermatol Nurs. 2004 Aug;16(4):325-8. PMID: 15471044

Hundley JL, Yosipovitch G. Mirtazapine for reducing nocturnal itch in patients with chronic pruritus: a pilot study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 Jun;50(6):889-91. PMID: 15153889

General Surgery Division

ACUTE CARE SURGERY, TRAUMA AND SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE: RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Andrew C. Bernard, MD

Hasenboehler EA, Bernard AC, Bottiggi AJ, Moghadamian ES, Wright RD, Chang PK, Boulanger BR, Kearney PA. Treatment of traumatic flail chest with muscular sparing open reduction and internal fixation: description of a surgical technique. J Trauma. 2011 Aug;71(2):494-501. PMID: 21825950

Ferraris VA, Davenport DL, Saha SP, Bernard A, Austin PC, Zwischenberger JB. Intraoperative transfusion of small amounts of blood heralds worse postoperative outcome in patients having noncardiac thoracic operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jun;91(6):1674-80; discussion 1680. Epub 2011 Apr 23. PMID: 21514923

Bernard AC, Moore EE, Moore FA, Hides GA, Guthrie BJ, Omert LA, Gould SA, Rodman GH Jr; PolyHeme Study Group. Postinjury resuscitation with human polymerized hemoglobin prolongs early survival: a post hoc analysis. J Trauma. 2011 May;70(5 Suppl):S34-7. PMID: 21841568

Stanley MD, Davenport DL, Procter LD, Perry JE, Kearney PA, Bernard AC. An acute care surgery rotation contributes significant general surgical operative volume to residency training compared with other rotations. J Trauma. 2011 Mar;70(3):590-4. PMID: 21610347

Procter L, Bernard A, Ginn G, Kearney P, Pienkowski D. Plank fence penetration into automobiles-implications for prevention initiatives. J Forensic Sci. 2011 Jan;56 Suppl 1:S105-8. PMID: 20950318

Anthony J. Bottiggi, MD

Anderson TM, Ray CW, Nwogu CE, Bottiggi AJ, Lenox JM, Driscoll DL, Urschel JD. Pericardial catheter sclerosis versus surgical procedures for pericardial effusions in cancer patients. J Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Jun;42(3):415-9. PMID: 11398043

Bernard R. Boulanger, MD

Erickson DR, Boulanger B. Patient safety: above and beyond the checklist. J Urol. 2011 Apr;185(4):1177-8. PMID: 21334690

Lee CY, Bernard AC, Fryman L, Coughenour J, Costich J, Boulanger B, Chang P, Kearney PA. Imaging may delay transfer of rural trauma victims: a survey of referring physicians. J Trauma. 2008 Dec;65(6)1359-63. PMID: 19077627

Bernard A, Kasten M, Meier C, Manning E, Freeman S, Adams W, Chang P, Boulanger B, Kearney P. Red blood cell arginase suppresses Jurkat (T cell) proliferation by depleting argine. Surgery. 2008 Feb;143(2):286-01.PMID: 18242346

Bernard A, Meier C, Lopez N, May J, Chang P, Boulanger B, Kearney P. Packed red blood cell-associated arginine depletion is mediated by arginase. J Trauma. 2007 Nov;63(5):1108-12. PMID: 17993958

Phillip K. Chang, MD

Bernard AC, Davenport DL, Chang PK, Vaughan TB, Zwischenberger JB. Intraoperative transfusion of 1 U to 2 U packed red blood cells is associated with increased 30-day mortality, surgical-site infection, pneumonia, and sepsis in general surgery patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2009 May;208(5):931-9. PMID: 19476865

Bernard A, Kasten M, Meier C, Manning E, Freeman S, Adams W, Chang P, Boulanger B, Kearney P. Red blood cell arginase suppresses Jurkat (T cell) proliferation by depleting arginine. Surgery. 2008 Feb;143(2):286-91. PMID: 18242346

Bernard A, Meier C, Lopez N, May J, Chang P, Boulanger B, Kearney P. Packed red blood cell-associated arginine depletion is mediated by arginase. J Trauma. 2007 Nov;63(5):1108-12. PMID: 17993958

Paul A. Kearney, MC, FACS

Procter L, Bernard A, Ginn G, Kearney P, Pienkowsi D. Plank fence penetration into automobiles-implications for prevention initiatives. J Forensic Sci. 2011 Jan;56 Suppl 1:S105-8. PMID: 20950318

Procter LD, Bernard A, Kearney P. Strangulated appendix after transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2010 Feb;20(1):e42-3. PMID: 20173610

Brian Tucker, DO

Nagarsheth K, Tucker B, Taylor D. Non-traumatic splenic rupture disguised as fall injury. Internet J Surg. 2010;24(1).

Cotton BA, Jerome R, Collier BR, Khetarpal S, Holevar M, Tucker B, Kurek S, Mowery NT, Shah K, Bromberg W, Gunter OL, Riordan WP Jr; Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Practice Parameter Workgroup for Prehospital Fluid Resuscitation. Guidelines for prehospital fluid resuscitation in the injured patient. J Trauma. 2009 Aug;67(2):389-402. PMID: 19667896

COLORECTAL SURGERY: RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Sandra J. Beck, MD (FKA Sandra M. Jones, MD)

Beck SJ. Stoma issues in the obese patient. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2011;24(4):259-62.

Perera AD, Akbari RP, Cowher MS, Read TE, McCormick JT, Medich DS, Celebrezze JP Jr, Beck SJ, Fischer PE, Caushaj PF. Colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis: predictors of mortality. Am Surg. 2010 Apr;76(4):418-21. PMID: 20420254

Colonias A, Farinash L, Miller L, Jones S, Medich DS, Greenberg L, Miller R, Parda DS. Multidisciplinary treatment of synchronous primary rectal and prostate cancers. Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2005 May;2(5):271-4. PMID: 116264963

Brown HG, Luckasevic TM, Medich DS, Celebrezze JP, Jones SM. Efficacy of manual dissection of lymph nodes in colon cancer resections. Mod Pathol. 2004 Apr;17(4):402-6. PMID: 14976530

Garofalo TE, Delaney CP, Jones SM, Remzi FH, Fazio VW. Rectal advancement flap repair of rectourethral fistula: a 20-year experience. Dis Colon Rectum. 2003 Jun;46(6):762-9. PMID: 12794578

Jon Hourigan, MD

Mustain WC, Davenport DL, Hourigan JS, Vargas HD. Obesity and laparoscopic colectomy: outcomes from the ACS-NSQIP database. Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 April;55(4):429-35. PMID: 2242627 [PubMed - in process]

Hourigan JS. Impact of obesity on surgical site infection in colon and rectal surgery. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2011;24(4):283-289.

Stults DM, Killen MW, Williamson EP, Hourigan JS, Vargas HD, Arnold SM, Moscow JA, Pierce AJ. Human rRNA gene clusters are recombinational hotspots in cancer. Cancer Res. 2009 Dec 1;69(23):9096-104. PMID: 19920195

Hourigan, JS. My surgical mentor. Curr Surg. 2006 Jan-Feb;63(1):64-5. PMID: 16373164

Hourigan JS, Carr MG, Burton EM, Ledbetter JC. Congenital bronchobiliary fistula: MRI appearance. Pediatr Radiol. 2004 Apr;34(4):348-50. PMID: 14605784

H. David Vargas, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Mustain WC, Davenport DL, Hourigan JS,,Vargas HD. Obesity and laparoscopic colectomy: outcomes from the ACS-NSQIP database. Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 April;55(4):429-35. PMID: 2242627 [PubMed - in process]

Davenport DL, Vargas HD, Kasten MW, Xenos ES. Timing and perioperative risk factors for in-hospital and post-discharge venous thromboembolism after colorectal cancer resection. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2012 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 22345485

Bishu S, Arsenescu V, Lee EY, Vargas HD, de Villiers WJ, Arsenescu R. Autoimmune enteropathy with a CD8+ CD7- T-cell small bowel intraepithelial lymphocytosis: case report and literature review. BMC Gastroenterol. 2011 Nov 29;11(1):131. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22126605

Xenos ES, Vargas HD, Davenport DL. Association of blood transfusion and venous thromboembolism after colorectal cancer resection. Thromb Res. 2011 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21872295

Leblanc F, Senagore AJ, Ellis CN, Champagne BJ, Augestad KM, Neary PC, Delaney CP; Colorectal Surgery Training Group. Hand-assisted laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy skills acquisition: augmented reality simulator versus human cadaver training models. J Surg Educ. 2010 Jul-Aug;67(4):200-204. PMID: 20816353

Leblanc F, Delaney CP, Neary PC, Rose J, Augestad KM, Senagore AJ, Ellis CN, Champagne BJ; Colorectal Surgery Training Group. Assessment of comparative skills between hand-assisted and straight laparoscopic colorectal training on an augmented reality simulator. Dis Colon Rectum. 2010 Sep;53(9):1323-1327. PMID: 20706077

Leblanc F, Champagne BJ, Augestad KM, Neary PC, Senagore AJ, Ellis CN, Delaney CP; Colorectal Surgery Training Group. A comparison of human cadaver and augmented reality simulator models for straight laparoscopic colorectal skills acquisition training. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Aug;211(2):250-255. PMID: 20670864

ENDOCRINE SURGERY: RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Cortney Y. Lee, MD

Bernard AC, Lee C, Hoskins J, Lee J, Patel S, Ginn G, Maley B. Sciatic hernia: laparoscopic transabdominal extraperitoneal repair with plug and patch. Hernia. 2010 Feb;14(1):97-100. PMID: 19418010

David A. Sloan, MD

Alapat DV, Ain KB, Sloan DA, Monaghan KG, Karabakhtsian RG. Disparity between tissue and serum calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen in a patient with medullary thyroid carcinoma. Endocrine. 2011 Apr;39(2):148-52. PMID: 21243446

Atallah J, Wainscott J, Sloan D, Moore K, Fahy BG. Squamous cell carcinoma occurring within incision of recently implanted spinal cord stimulator. Pain Physician. 2007 Nov;10(6):771-4. PMID: 17987100

Thornton BP, Sloan D, Rinker B. Squamous cell carcinoma arising from an arteriovenous malformation of the scalp. J Craniofac Surg. 2006 Jul;17(4):805-9. PMID: 16877939

Spring PM, Valentino J, Arnold SM, Sloan D, Kenady D, Kudrimoto M, Haydon RC 3rd, Lee C, Given C, Mohiuddin M, Regine WF. Long-term results of hyperfractionated radiation and high-dose intraarterial cisplatin for unresectable oropharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer. 2005 Oct 15;104(8):1765-71. PMID: 16149090

Sloan PA, Plymale M, LaFountain P, Johnson M, Snapp J, Sloan DA. Equipping medical students to manage cancer pain: a comparison of three educational methods. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2004 Apr;27(4):333-42. PMID: 15050661

GASTROINTESTINAL & MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY: RECENT PUBLICATIONS

William Cavatassi, MD

Endean ED, Cavatassi W, Hansler J, Sorial E. Deglutition syncope: a manifestation of vagal hyperactivity following carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg. 2010 Sep;52(3):720-2. PMID: 20576395

J. Scott Roth, MD, FACS

Albright EL, Davenport DL, Roth JS. Preoperative functional health status impacts outcomes after ventral hernia repair. AM Surg. 2012 Feb;78(2):230-4. PMID: 22369835 [PubMed - in process]

Giurgius M, Bendure L, Davenport DL, Roth JS. The endoscopic component separation technique for hernia repair results in reduced morbidity compared to the open component separation technique. Hernia. 2012 Feb;16(1):47-51. Epub 2011 Aug 11. PMID: 21833851 [PubMed - in process]

Diaz DF, Roth JS. Laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair with acellular dermal matrix cruroplasty. JSLS. 2011 Jul-Sep;15(3):355-60. PMCID: PMC3183546

Albright E, Diaz D, Davenport D, Roth JS. The component separation technique for hernia repair: a comparison of open and endoscopic techniques. Am Surg. 2011 Jul;77(7):839-43. PMID: 21944344

Falco EE, Coates EE, Li E, Roth JS, Fisher JP. Fabrication and characterization of porous EH scaffolds and EH-PEG bilayers. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2011 Jun 1;97(3):264-71. PMID: 21442727

Falco EE, Wang MO, Thompson JA, Chetta JM, Yoon DM, Li EZ, Kulkami MM, Shah S, Pandit A, Roth JS, Fisher JP. Porous EH and EH-PEG scaffolds as gene delivery vehicles to skeletal muscle. Pharm Res. 2011 Jun;28(6):1306-16. PMID: 21246395

SURGICAL ONCOLOGY: RECENT PUBLICATIONS

B. Mark Evers, MD, FACS

Dong C, Wu Y, Yao J, Wang Y, Yu Y, Richahou PG, Evers BM, Zhou BP. J Clin Invest. 2012 April 2;1222(4):1469-86. doi: 10:1172/JC157349. Epub 2012 Mar 12. PMID: 22406531 [PubMed - in process]

Li X, Stevens PD, Yang H, Gulhati P, Wang W, Evers BM , Gao T. The deubiquitination enzyme USP46 functions as a tumor suppressor by controlling PHLPP-dependent attentuation of Akt signaling in colon cancer. Oncogene. 2012 Mar 5. doi: 10.10138/onc.2012.66 [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22391563 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Xiong G, Wang C, Evers BM , Zhou BP, Xu R. RORα suppresses breast tumor invasion by inducing SEMA3F expression. Cancer Res. 2012 Apr 1;72(7):1728-39. Epub 2012 Feb 20. PMID: 22350413 [PubMed - in process]

Guo Z, Zhou Y, Evers BM, Wang Q. Rictor regulates FBXW7-dependent c-Myc and cyclin E degradation in colorectal cancer cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2012 Jan 20. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22285861

Zaytseva YY, Rychahou PG, Gulhati P, Elliot VA, Mustain WC, O'Connor KL, Morris AJ, Sunkara M, Weiss HL, Lee EY, Evers BM. Inhibition of fatty acid synthase attenuates CD44-associated signaling and reduces metatasis in colorectal cancer. Cancer Res. 2012 Jan 19. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22266115

Takahahi H, Okammura D, Starr ME, Saito H, Evers BM. Age-dependent reduction of the PI3K regulatory subunit p85a suppresses pancreatic acinar cell proliferation. Aging Cell. 2011 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22212451

Yu T, Chen X, Zhang W, Colon D, Shi J, Napier D, Rychahou P, Lu W, Lee EY, Weiss HL, Evers BM, Liu C. Regulation of the potential marker for intestinal cells, Bmi1, by beta-catenin and the zinc finger protein KLF4: implications for colon cancer. J Biol Chem. 2011 Dec 14. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22170051

Gedaly R, Angulo P, Hundley J, Daily MF, Chen C, Evers BM. PKI-587 and sorafenib targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR and Ras/Raf/MAPK pathways synergistically inhibit HCC cell proliferation. J Surg Res. 2011 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22261591

Baregamian N, Song J, Papaconstantinou J, Hawkins HK, Evers BM, Chung DH. Intestinal mitochondrial apoptotic signaling is activated during oxidative stress. Pediatr Surg Int. 2011 Aug;27(8):871-7. PMID: 21400030

Tammali R, Reddy AB, Saxena A, Rychahou PG, Evers BM, Qiu S, Awasthi S, Ramana KV, Srivastava SK. Inhibition of aldose reductase prevents colon cancer metastasis. Carcinogenesis. 2011 Aug;32(8):1259-67. PMID: 21642355

Li J, Liu J, Song J, Wang X, Weiss HL, Townsend CM Jr, Gao T, Evers BM. mTORC1 inhibition increases neurotensin secretion and gene expression through activation of the MEK/ERK/c-Jun pathway in the human endocrine cell line BON. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2011 Jul;301(1):C213-26. PMID: 21508335

Wang Q, Zhou Y, Weiss HL, Chow CW, Evers BM. NFATc1 regulation of TRAIL expression in human intestinal cells. PLoS One. 2011;6(5):e19882. PMCID: PMC3095616

Gulhati P, Bowen KA, Liu J, Stevens PD, Rychahou PG, Chen M, Lee EY, Weiss HL, O’Connor KL, Gao T, Evers BM. mTORC1 and mTORC2 regulate EMT, motility, and metastasis of colorectal cancer via RhoA and Rac1 signaling pathways. Cancer Res. 2011 May 1;71(9):3246-56. PMID: 21430067

Silva SR, Zaytseva YY, Jackson LN, Lee EY, Weiss HL, Bowen KA, Townsend CM Jr, Evers BM. The effect of PTEN on serotonin synthesis and secretion from the carcinoid cell line BON. Anticancer Res. 2011 Apr;31(4):1153-60. PMCID: PMC3160779

Silva SR, Bowen KA, Rychahou PG, Jackson LN, Weiss HL, Lee EY, Townsend CM Jr, Evers BM. VEGFR-2 expression in carcinoid cancer cells and its role in tumor growth and metastasis. Int J Cancer. 2011 Mar 1;128(5):1045-1056. PMID: 20473929

Zhang W, Sviripa V, Kril LM, Chen X, Yu T, Shi J, Rychahou P, Evers BM, Watt DS, Liu C. Fluorinated N,N-dialkylaminostilbenes for Wnt pathway inhibition and colon cancer repression. J Med Chem. 2011 Mar 10;54(5):1288-97. PMCID: PMC3073490

Valentino J, Evers BM. Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal carcinoids. Adv Surg. 2011;45:285-300. PMID: 21954695

Wang Q, Zhou Y, Jackson LN, Johnson SM, Chow CW, Evers BM. Nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) signaling regulates PTEN expression and intestinal cell differentiation. Mol Biol Cell. 2011 Feb 1;22(3):412-20. Epub 2010 Dec 9. PMCID: PMC3031470

Mustain WC, Rychahou PG, Evers BM. The role of neurotensin in physiologic and pathologic processes. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2011 Feb;18(1):75-82. PMID: 21124211

Daniel E. Kenady, MD

Wolf GT, Fee WE Jr, Dolan RW, Moyer JS, Kaplan MJ, Spring PM, Suen J, Kenady DE, Newman JG, Carroll WR, Gillespie MB, Freeman SM, Baltzer L, Kirkley TD, Brandwein HJ, Hadden JW. Novel neoadjuvant immunotherapy regimen safety and survival in head and neck squamous cell cancer. Head Neck. 2011 Dec;33(12):1666-74. 2011 Jan 31 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21284052

Kobraei EM, Kenady DE, Roers WB 3rd, Rinker BD. Cancer recurrence involving a TRAM flap and abdominal donor site following mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction: a case report. Ann Plast Surg. 2011 May 16. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21587038

Freeman SM, Franco JL, Kenady DE, Baltzer L, Roth Z, Brandwein HJ, Hadden JW. A phase 1 safety study of an IRX-2 regimen in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Am J Clin Oncol. 2011 Apr;34(2):173-8. PMID: 20539208

Poeta ML, Manola J, Goldenberg D, Forastiere A, Califano JA, Ridge JA, Goodwin J, Kenady D, Saunders J, Westra W, Sidransky D, Koch WM. The ligamp TP53 assay for detection of minimal residual disease in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma surgical margins. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Dec 15;15(24):7658-7665. PMCID: PMC2842212.

Poeta ML, Manola J, Goldwasser MA, Forastiere A, Benoit N, Califano JA, Ridge JA, Goodwin J, Kenady D, Saunders J, Westra W, Sidransky D, Koch WM. TP53 mutations and survival in squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck. N Engl J Med. 2007 Dec 20;357(25):2552-61. PMCID: PMC2263014

Patrick C. McGrath, MD

Purdom M, Cibull ML, Stratton TD, Samayoa LM, Romond EH, McGrath PC, Karabakhtsian RG. Should histologic grade be incorporated into the TNM Classification System for small (T1, T2) node-negative breast adenocarcinomas? Patholog Res Int. 2010 Oct 26;2011:825627. PMCID: PMC2989652

Moore A, Hester M, Nam MW, Brill YM, McGrath P, Wright H, Weisinger K, Romond E, Samayoa LM. Distinct lymph nodal sonographic characteristics in breast cancer patients at high risk for axillary metastases correlate with the final axillary stage. Br J Radiol. 2008 Aug;81(968):630-6. PMID: 18628332

Hinson JL, McGrath P, Moore A, Davis JT, Brill YM, Samoilova E, Cibull M, Hester M, Romond E, Weisinger K, Samayoa LM. The critical role of axillary ultrasound and aspiration biopsy in the management of breast cancer patients with clinically negative axilla. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 Jan;15(1):250-5. PMID: 17680314

Samoilova E, Davis JT, Hinson J, Brill YN, Cibull ML, McGrath P, Romond E, Moore A, Samayoa LM. Size of sentinel node tumor deposits and extent of axillary lymph node involvement: which breast cancer patients may benefit from less aggressive axillary dissections? Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Aug;14(8):2221-7. PMID: 17549569

Davis JT, Brill YM, Simmons S, Sachleben BC, Cibull ML, McGrath P, Wright H, Romond E, Hester M, Moore A, Samayoa LM. Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of clinically negative lymph nodes versus sentinel node mapping in patients at high risk for axillary metastasis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2006 Dec;13(12):1545-52. PMID: 17009156

Shaun McKenzie, MD

Akmal Y, Baek JH, McKenzie S, Garcia-Aguillar J, Pigazzi A. Robot-assisted total mesorectoral excision: is there a learning curve? Surg Endosc. 2012 Mar 22. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22437950 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

McKenzie S, Nelson R, Mailey B, Lee W, Chung V, Shibata S, Garcia-Aguilar J, Kim J. Adjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer stage II colon cancer. Cancer. 2011 Dec 15;117(24):5493-5499. PMID: 21692068

Lee W, Nelson R, Akmal Y, Mailey B, McKenzie S, Arinyan A, Ashing-Giwa KT, Chen YJ, Garcia-Aguilar J, Kim J. Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes with radiation therapy for rectal adenocarcinoma. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2011 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22159751

Artinyan A, Anaya DA, McKenzie S, Ellenhorn JD, Kim J. Neoadjuvant therapy is associated with improved survival in resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Cancer. 2011 May 15;117(10)2044-9. PMID: 2153715

McKenzie S, Artinyan A, Holt AD, Garcia-Aguilar J, Ellenhorn J, Morgan R, Paz B. Selection criteria for complete cytoreduction after cytoreductive surgery for peritoneal surface malignancy: lessons learned from our first series of patients. Am Surg. 2011 Apr;77(4):430-7. PMID: 21679551

Kim J, Artinyan A, Mailey B, Christopher S, Lee W, McKenzie S, Chen SL, Bhatia S, Pigazzi A, Garcia-Aguilar J. An interaction of race and ethnicity with socioeconomic status in rectal cancer outcomes. Ann Surg. 2011 Apr;253(4):647-54. PMID: 21475002

McKenzie S, Mailey B, Artinyan A, Metchikian M, Shibata S, Kernstine K, Kim J. Improved outcomes in the management of esophageal cancer with the addition of surgical resection to chemoradiation therapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Feb;18(2):551-8. PMID: 20839062

Heather R. Wright, MD

Steffens RF, Wright HR, Hester MY, Andrykowski MA. Clinical, demographic, and situational factors linked to distress associated with benign breast biopsy. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2011 Jan;29(1):35-50. PMID: 21240724

Wright H, Listinsky J, Rim A, Chellman-Jeffers M, Patrick R, Rybicki L, Kim J, Crowe J. Magnetic resonance imaging as a diagnostic tool for breast cancer in premenopausal women. Am J Surg. 2005;190(4):572-5. PMID: 16164923

Wright H, Listinsky J, Quinn C, Rim A, Crowe J, Kim J. Increased ipsilateral whole breast vascularity as measured by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in patients with breast cancer. Am J Surg. 2005 Oct;190(4):576-9. PMID: 16164924

VASCULAR & ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY: RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Gabriel J. Bietz, MD

Xenos ES, Bietz GJ, Davenport DL. Endoluminal versus open repair of descending thoracic aortic rupture: a review of the National Trauma Databank. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 Oct;5(5):221-5. PMID: 21844134

McHugh PP, Bietz GJ, Jeon H, Johnston TD, Gedaly R, Ranjan D. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt to keep vein open. Liver Transpl. 2009 May;15(5):558-60. PMID: 19399733

Nath RK, Lyons AB, Bietz G. Microneurolysis and decompression of long thoracic nerve injury are effective in reversing scapular winging: long-term results in 50 cases. MBC Musculoskelet Disord. 2007 Mar 7(8):25. PMCID: PMC1831472

Nath RK, Lyons AB, Bietz G. Physiological and clinical advantages of median nerve fascicle transfer to the musculocutaneous nerve following brachial plexus root avulsion injury. J Neurosurg. 2006 Dec;105(6):830-4. PMID: 17405252

Smyth GP, Bietz G, Eng MP, Gibbons N, Hickey DP, Little DM. Long-term outcome of cadaveric renal transplant after treatment of symptomatic lymphocele. J Urol. 2006 Sep;176(3):1069-72. PMID: 16890692

Eric D. Endean, MD

Davenport DL, Shivazad A, Endean ED. Short-term outcomes for open revascularization of chronic mesenteric ischemia. Ann Vasc Surg. 2012 Jan 25. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22284770

Rubinstein C, Endean ED, Minion DJ, Sorial EE, O’Keeffe SD, Xenos ES. Thrombin injection for the treatment of mycotic gluteal aneurysm. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2011 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21890561

Carter R, O’Keeffe S, Minion DJ, Sorial EE, Endean ED, Xenos ES. Spontaneous superior mesenteric artery dissection: report of 2 patients and review of management recommendations. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2011 Apr;45(3):295-8. PMID: 21278174

Endean ED, Cavatassi W, Hansler J, Sorial E. Deglutition syncope: a manifestation of vagal hyperactivity following carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg. 2010 Sep;52(3):720-2. PMID: 20576395

O’Keeffe SD, Davenport DL, Minion DJ, Sorial EE, Endean ED, Xenos ES. Blood transfusion is associated with increased morbidity and mortality after lower extremity revascularization. J Vasc Surg. 2010 Mar;51(3):616-21, 621.31-3. PMID: 20110154

David J. Minion, MD

Minion DJ, Xenos ES. The femoral-based endowedge technique to increase juxatarenal seal and correct graft tilt. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Dec 9. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22169664

Minion DJ. Invited commentary. J Vasc Surg. 2011 May;53(5):1390. PMID: 21575756

Carter RR, Orr NT, Minion DJ, Xenos ES. Aortic injury from posterior rib fracture. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Jan;39(1):138. PMID: 20627607

Shane D. O’Keeffe, MD

O’Keeffe SD, Davenport D, Endean ED, Xenos ES, Sorial EE, Minion DJ. Variations in early outcomes of endovascular aneurysm repair with alternate endograft configurations. Ann Vasc Surg. 2010 Jan;24(1):28-33. PMID: 20122462

Davenport DL, O’Keeffe SD, Minion DJ, Sorial EE, Endean ED, Xenos ES. Thirty-day NSQIP database outcomes of open versus endoluminal repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2010 Feb;51(2):305-9.e1. PMID: 19939609

Chen Rubinstein, MD

Rubinstein C, Endean ED, Minion DJ, Sorial EE, O’Keeffe SD, Xenos ES. Thrombin injection for the treatment of mycotic gluteal aneurysm. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2012 Jan;46(1):77-9. Epub 2011 Sep 2. PMID: 21890561 [PubMed - in process]

Gavish L, Rubinstein C, Bulut A, Berlatzky Y, Beeri R, Gilon D, Gavish L, Harlev M, Reissman P, Gertz SD. Low-level laser irradiation inhibits abdominal aortic aneurysm progression in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Cardiovasc Res. 2009 Sept 1;83(4):785-92. PMID: 19443426

Elazary R, Maly A, Khalaileh A, Rubinstein C, Olstain-Pops K, Almogy G, Rivkind AI, Mintz Y. Schistosomiasis and acute appendicitis. Isr Med Assoc J. 2005 Aug;7(8):533-4. PMID: 16106784

Paltiel O, Rubinstein C, Or R, Nagler A, Gordon L, Deutsch L, Polliack A, Naparstek E. Factors associated with survival in patients with progressive disease following autologous transplant for lymphoma. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2003 Apr;31(7):565-9. PMID: 12692622

Ehab E. Sorial, MD

Rubinstein C, Endean ED, Minion DJ, Sorial EE, O’Keeffe SD, Xenos ES. Thrombin injection for the treatment of mycotic gluteal aneurysm. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2012 Jan; 46(1):77-9. Epub 2011 Sep 2. PMID: 21890561 [PubMed - in process]

Eleftherios S. Xenos, MD, PhD

Davenport DL, Ritchie JD, Xenos ES. Incidence and risk factors for 30-day postdischarge mortality in patients with vascular disease undergoing major lower extremity amputation. Ann Vasc Surg. 2012 Feb;26(2):219-24. Epub 2011 Jun 25. PMID: 21705190

Minion DJ, Xenos ES. The femoral-based endowedge technique to increase juxatarenal seal and correct graft tilt. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Dec 9. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22169664

Xenos ES, Vargas HD, Davenport DL. Association of blood transfusion and venous thromboembolism after colorectal cancer resection. Thromb Res 2011 Aug 26 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21872295

Xenos ES. Traumatic inferior vena cava thrombosis. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2011 May;45(4):359-60. PMID: 21444350

Davenport DL, Xenos ES. Early outcomes and risk factors in venous thrombectomy: an analysis of the American College of Surgeons NSQIP dataset. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2011 May;45(4):325-8. PMID: 21444346

Carter RR, Orr NT, Minion DJ, Xenos ES. Aortic injury from posterior rib fracture. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Jan;39(1):138. PMID: 20627607

GENERAL SURGERY RESEARCH: RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Jing Li, PhD

Li J, Liu J, Song J, Wang X, Weiss HL, Townsend CM Jr, Gao T, Evers BM. mTORC1 inhibition increases neurotensin secretion and gene expression through activiation of the MEK/ERK/c-Jun Pathway in the human endocrine cell line BON. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2011 Jul;301(1):C213-26. PMID: 21508335

Wang X, Gulhati P, Li J, Dobner PR, Weiss H, Townsend CM Jr, Evers BM. Characterization of promoter elements regulating the expression of the human neurotensin/neuromedin N gene. J Biol Chem. 2011 Jan 7;286(1):542-54. PMID: 21030593

Larson Y, Liu J, Stevens PD, Li X, Li J, Evers BM, GaCo T. Tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (TSC2) regulates cell migration and polarity through activation of CDC42 and RAC1. J Biol Chem. 2010 Aug 6;285(32):24987-98. PMID: PMC2915734

Lin Y, Wu Y, Li J, Dong C, Ye X, Chi YI, Evers BM, Zhou BP. The SNAG domain of Snail1 functions as a molecular hook for recruiting lysine-specific demethylase 1. EMBO J. 2010 Jun 2;29(11):1803-16. PMCID: PMC2885925

Gulhati P, Cai Q, Li J, Liu J, Rychahou PG, Qiu S, Lee EY, Silva SR, Bowen KA, Gao T, Evers BM. Targeted inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin signaling inhibits tumorigenesis of colorectal cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Dec 1;15(23):7207-16. PMCID: PMC2898570

Piotr G. Rychahou MD, MMS

Dong C, Wu Y, Yao J, Wang Y, Yu Y, Rychahou PG, Evers BM, Zhou BP. G9a interacts with Snail and is critical for Snail-mediated E-cadherin repression in human breast cancer. J Clin Invest. 2012 Apr 2:122(4):1469-86. doi: 10.1172/JC157349. Epub 2012 Mar 12. PMID: 22406531 [PubMed - in process]

Zaytseva YY, Rychahou PG, Gulhati P, Elliott VA, Mustain WC, O'Connor KL, Morris AJ, Sunkara M, Weiss HL, Lee EY, Evers BM. Inhibiton of fatty acid synthase attenuates CD44-associated signaling and reduces metastasis in colorectal cancer. Cancer Res. 2012 Mar 15;72(6):1504-17. Epub 2012 Jan 19. PMID: 22266115 [PubMed - in process]

Tammali R, Reddy AB, Saxena A, Rychahou PG, Evers, BM, Qiu S, Awasthi S, Ramana KV, Srivastava SK. Inhibition of aldose reductase prevents colon cancer metastasis. Carcinogenesis. 2011 Aug;32(8):1259-67. PMID: 21642355

Mustain WC, Rychahou PG, Evers BM. The role of neurotensin in physiologic and pathologic processes. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2011 Feb;18(1):75-82. PMID: 21124211

Hiroshi Saito, PhD

Takahashi H, Okamura D, Starr ME, Saito H, Evers BM. Age-dependent reduction of the PI3K regulatory subunit p85α suppresses pancreatic acinar cell proliferation. Aging Cell. 2012 Apr;11(2):305-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2011. 00787.x. Epub 2012 Feb 1. PMID: 2221451 [PubMed in process]

Starr ME, Saito H. Age-related increase in food spilling by laboratory mice may lead to significant overestimation of actual food consumption: implications for studies on dietary restriction, metabolism, and dose calculations. J. Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2012 Mar 26. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22451471 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Starr ME, Ueda J, Yamamoto S, Evers BM, Saito H. The effects of aging on pulmonary oxidative damage, protein nitration, and extracellular superoxide dismutase down-regulation during systemic inflammation. Free Radic Biol Med. 2011 Jan 15;50(2):371-80. PMID: 21092756

Starr ME, Ueda J, Takahashi H, Weiler H, Esmon CT, Evers BM, Saito H. Age-dependent vulnerability to endotoxemia is associated with reduction of anticoagulant factors activated protein C and thrombomodulin. Blood. 2010 Jun 10;115(23):4886-93. PMCID: PMC2890181

Starr ME, Evers BM, Saito H. Age-associated increase in cytokine production during systemic inflammation: adipose tissue as a major source of IL-6. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009 Jul;64(7):723-30. PMCID: PMC2844135

Ueda J, Starr ME, Takahashi H, Du J, Chang LY, Crapo JD, Evers BM, Saito H. Decreased pulmonary extracellular superoxide dismutase during systemic inflammation. Free Radic Biol Med. 2008 Sep 15;45(6)897-904. PMCID: PMD2953464

Qingding Wang, MD, PhD

Wang Q, Zhou Y, Weiss HL, Chow CW, Evers BM. NFATc1 regulation of TRAIL expression in human intestinal cells. PLoS One. 2011;6(5):e19882. PCMID: PMD30956162

Wang X, Jackson LN, Johnson SM, Wang Q, Evers BM. Suppression of neurotensin receptor type 1 expression and function by histone deacetylase inhibitors in human colorectal cancers. Mol Cancer Ther. 2010 Aug;9(8):2389-98. PMCID: PMC2932703

Bowen KA, Doan HQ, Zhou BP, Wang Q, Zhou Y, Rychahou PG, Evers BM. PTEN loss induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human colon cancer cells. Anticancer Res. 2009 Nov;29(11):4439-49. PCMID: PMC2932708

PEDIATRIC SURGERY: RECENT PUBLICATIONS

John Draus, MD

Draus JM Jr, Kamel S, Seims A, Rescorla FJ. The role of laparoscopic evaluation to detect a contralateral defect at initial presentation for inguinal hernia repair. Am Surg. 2011 Nov;77(11):1463-6. PMID: 22196658

Foley DS, Draus JM Jr, Santos AP, Franklin GA. An analysis of risk-taking behavior among adolescent blunt trauma patients. J Ky Med Assoc. 2009 May;107(5):170-5. PMID: 19548520

Draus JM Jr, Hauck MA, Goetsch M, Austin EH 3rd, Tomita-Mitchell A, Mitchell ME. Investigation of somatic NKX2-5 mutations in congenital heart disease. J Med Genet. 2009 Feb;46(2):115-22. PMCID: PMC2628540

Draus JM Jr, Shelgikar CS, Buchino JJ, Bond SJ. Lipoma as a pathological lead point in a child with ileocolic intussusception. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2008 Sep;47(3):372-4. PMID: 18728538

Draus JM Jr, Santos AP, Franklin GA, Foley DS. Drug and alcohol use among adolescent blunt trauma patients: dying to get high? J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jan;43(1):208-11. PMID: 18206484

Joseph A. Iocono, MD

McDonald JM, Karabakhtsian RG, Pierce HH, Iocono JA, Desimone CP, Bayliff SL, Ueland FR. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Mar;47(3):588-92. PMID: 22424359 [PubMed - in process]

Ballard HO, Shook LA, Iocono J, Bernard P, Hayes D Jr. Parents’ understanding and recall of informed consent information for neonatal research. IRB. 2011 May-Jun;33(3):12-19. PMID: 21736138

Plymale M, Ruzic A, Hoskins J, French J, Skinner SC, Yuhas M, Davenport D, Iocono JA. A middle fidelity model is effective in teaching and retaining skill set needed to perform a laparoscopic pyloromyotomy. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2010 Jul-Aug;20(6):569-73. PMID: 20687820

Hayes D Jr, Iocono JA, Bennett JS, Lachman DC, Ballard HO. Epistaxis due to Wegener’s granulomatosis in a pediatric patient. Am J Otolaryngol. 2010 Sep-Oct;31(5):368-71. PMID: 20015782

Plymale MA, French J, Donnelly MB, Iocono J, Pulito AR. Variation in faculty evaluations of clerkship students attributable to surgical service. J Surg Educ. 2010 May-Jun;67(3):179-83. PMID: 20630430

Andrew R. Pulito, MD

Plymale MA, French J, Donnelly MB, Iocono J, Pulito AR. Variation in faculty evaluations of clerkship students attributable to surgical service. J Surg Educ. 2010 May-Jun;67(3):179-83. PMID: 20630430

Casey BR, Cooper JG, Monnig WB, Neel DR, Nunnelley PP, Pulito AR, Scott BA, Stephens DR, Swikert DJ, Zaring RA. Message from your AMA delegation. J Ky Med Assoc. 2009 Aug;107(8):285-6. PMID: 19777936

Pulito AR, Donnelly MB, Plymale M. Factors in faculty evaluation of medical students’ performance. Med Educ. 2007 Jul;41(7):667-75. PMID: 17614887

Pulito AR, Donnelly MB, Plymale M, Mentzer RM Jr. What do faculty observe of medical students’ clinical performance? Teach Learn Med. 2006 Spring;18(2):99-104. PMID: 16626266

Pulito AR. The obligation of the professional, the opportunity of the physician. J Ky Med Assoc. 2004 Sep;102(9):417-8. PMID: 15481900

Sean C. Skinner, MD

Yates JL, Makhoul FR, Skinner SC, Shashidhar H. Laparoscopic imaging of pancreatic agenesis with congenital absence of the gallbladder. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Jan 19. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22270042

Hayes D Jr, Kesler MV, Skinner SC, Attili AK. A 19-year-old woman with progressive dyspnea and multiple pulmonary nodules. Chest. 2011 Jul;140(1):253-7. PMID: 21729898

Tuggle DW, Kuhn MA, Jones SK, Garza JJ, Skinner S. Hyperglycemia and infections in pediatric trauma patients. Am Surg. 2008 Mar;74(3):195-8. PMID: 18376680

PLASTIC SURGERY: RECENT PUBLICATIONS

James Liau, MD

Liau JY, Woodlief J, van Aalst JA. Pediatric nasoorbitoethmoid fractures. J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Sep;22(5):1834-8. PMID: 21959446

Rinker B, Liau JY. A prospective randomized study comparing woven polyglycolic acid and autogenous vein conduits for reconstruction of digital nerve gaps. J Hand Surg Am. 2011 May;36(5):775-81. PMID: 21489720

Liau JY, Sadove AM, van Aalst JA. An evidence-based approach to cleft palate repair. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Dec;126(6);2216-21. PMID: 21124164

Stewart D, Liau J, Vasconez H. Flap pedicle vena comitant as a vein graft donor source. Microsurgery. 2009;29(2):115-18. PMID: 18946884

Liau JE, Pu LL. Reconstruction of a large upper tibial wound extending to the knee with a free lastissium dorsi flap: optimizing the outcomes. Microsurgery. 2007;27(6):548-52. PMID: 17828785

Brian D. Rinker, MD

Rinker B, Fink BJ, Stoker AR, Milan ME, Nelson PT. Calcium channel blockers reduce the effects of cigarette smoking on peripheral nerve ischemia/reperfusion injury. Ann Plast Surg. 2012 Mar 6. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22395053 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Kobraei EM, Nimtz J, Wong L, Buseman J, Kemper P, Wright H, Rinker BD. Risk factors for adverse outcome following skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate prosthetic reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Feb;129(2):234e-241e. PMID: 22286439

Chung MT, Wilson P, Rinker B. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aurea hand infections in the pediatric population. J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Feb;37(2):326-31. Epub 2011 Dec 21. PMID: 22192163 [PubMed - in process]

Brooks DN, Weber RV, Chao JJ, Rinker BD, Zoldos J, Robichaux MR, Ruggeri SB, Anderson KA, Bonatz EE, Wisotsky SM, Cho MS, Wilson C, Coper EO, Ingari JV, Safa B, Parrett BM, Buncke GM. Processed nerve allografts for peripheral nerve reconstruction: a multicenter study of utilization and outcomes in sensory, mixed, and motor nerve reconstructions. Microsurgery. 2012 Jan;32(1):1-14, doi: 10.10002/micr.20975. Epub 2011 Nov 28. PMID: 22121093 [PubMed - -n process]

Kirby EJ, Oldham JS, Rinker BD. “Babysitting” the flap: a novel approach to chimeric flap transfer. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2011 Jul;27(6):265-72. PMID: 21717395

Kobraei EM, Kenady DE, Rogers WB 3rd, Rinker BD. Cancer recurrence involving a TRAMP Flap and abdominal donor site following mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction: a case report. Ann Plast Surg. 2011 May 16. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21587038

Walter CM, Kirby EJ, Vasconez HC, Rinker BD. Hepatocellular carcinoma metastatic to the scalp. J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Mar;22(2):720-1. PMID: 21415643

Rinker B, Fink BF, Barry NG, Fife JA, Milan ME, Stoker AR, Nelson PT. The effect of cigarette smoking on functional recovery following peripheral nerve ischemia/reperfusion injury. Microsurgery. 2011 Jan;31(1):59-65. PMID: 21207501

Rinker B. Extensor tendon injury during cesarean delivery. J Hand Surg Am. 2011 Jan;36(1):125-8. PMID: 21131138

Daniel H. Stewart, MD

Pollock RA, Olges JR, Stewart DH. “Oxytocin hand”: extravasation and vascular compromise after obstetrical pitocin. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Jul;124(1):177e-9e. PMID: 19568068

Stewart D, Liau J, Vasconez H. Flap pedicle vena comitant as a vein graft donor source. Microsurgery. 2009;29(2):115-8. PMID: 18946884

Pollock RA, Donnelly MB, Plymale MA, Stewart DH, Vasconez HC. 360-degree evaluations of plastic surgery resident accreditation council for graduate medical education competencies: experience using a short form. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Aug;122(2):639-49. PMID: 18626387

Rinker BD, Stewart DH, Pu LL, Vasconez HC. Role of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in free flap salvage. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2007 Feb;23(2):69-73. PMID: 17330201

Thornton BP, Marek C, Stewart DH, Vasconez HC. Doppler signal interpretation in free tissue transfer: a computer simulator for resident and nursing education. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2007 Feb;23(2):75-8. PMID: 17330202

Henry C. Vasconez, MD, FAAP

Hill JL, Wong L, Kemper P, Buseman J, Davenport DL, Vasconez HC. Infectious complications associated with the use of acellular dermal matrix in implant-based bilateral breast reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2012 May;68(5):432-4. PMID: 22531395 [PubMed - in process]

Vasconez HC, Buseman JL, Cunningham LL. Management of facial soft tissue injuries in children. J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Jul;22(4):1320-6. PMID: 21772187

Wong L, Vasconez HC. Patient satisfaction after Nd:YAG laser-assisted lipolysis. Ann Plast Surg. 2011 May;66(5):561-3. PMID: 21451378

Walter CM, Kirby EJ, Vasconez HC, Rinker BD. Hepatocellular carcinoma metastatic to the scalp. J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Mar;22(2):720-1. PMID: 21415643

Kirby EJ, Turner JB, Davenport DL, Vasconez HC. Orbital floor fractures: outcomes of reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2011 May;66(55):508-12. PMID: 21346525

Lesley Wong, MD

Hill JL, Wong L, Kemper P, Buseman J, Davenport DL, Vasconez HC. Infectious complications associated with the use of acelllular dermal matrix in implant-based bilateral breast reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2012 May;68(5):432-4. PMID: 22531395 [PubMed - in process]

Wong L, Vasconez HC. Patient satisfaction after Nd:YAG laser-assisted lipolysis. Ann Plast Surg. 2011 May;66(5):561-3. PMID: 21451378

Lackey PL, Sargent LA, Wong L, Brzezienski M, Kennedy JW. Giant basal cell carcinoma surgical management and reconstructive challenges. Ann Plast Surg. 2007 Mar;58(3):250-54. PMID: 17471127

Sholar AD, Wong LK, Culpepper JW, Sargent LA. The specialized wound care center: a 7-year experience at a tertiary care hospital. Ann Plast Surg. 2007 Mar;58(3):279-84. PMID: 17471132

Kennedy JW, Wong LK, Lalantarian B, Turner L, Hayes CW. An unusual presentation of methotrexate-induced B-cell lymphoma of the metacarpophalanageal joint: a case report and literature review. J Hand Surg Am. 2006 Sep;31(7):1193-96. PMID: 16945726

SURGICAL RESEARCH CORE GROUP

Linda C. Combs

Combs LC, Zwischenberger JB. Fred W Rankin, MD: a man of medicine during a time of war and change. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Apr;212(4):e13-23. PMID: 21463763

Daniel L. Davenport, PhD

Xenos ES, Vargas HD, Davenport DL. Association of blood transfusion and venous thromboembolism after colorectal resection. Thromb Res. 2012 May;129(5):568-72. Epub 2011 Aug 27. PMID: 21872295 [PubMed - in process]

Davenport DL, Shivazad A, Endean ED. Short-term outcomes for open revascularization of chronic mesenteric ischemia. Ann Vasc Surg. 2012 May;26A(4):447-53. Epub 2012 Jan 23. PMIDD: 22284770 [PubMed - in process]

Procter LD, Meier CF, Hamilton C, Gerughty AR, Overall P, Santapuram P, Davenport DL, McNamara P, Woodward J, Bernard AC. y+ cationic amino acid transport of arginine in packed red blood cells. J Surg Res. 2012 Apri 1. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22482768 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Mustain WC, Davenport DL Hourigan JS, Vargas HD. Obesity and laparoscopic colectomy: outcomes from the ACS-NSQIP database. Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Apr;55(4):429-35. PMID: 22426267 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Diaz-Guzman E, Colbert CY, Mannino DM, Davenport DL, Arroliga AC. 24/7 in-house intensivist coverage and fellowship education: a cross-sectional survey of academic medical centers in the United States. Chest. 2012 Apr;141(4):959-66. Epub 2011 Dec 29. PMID 22207677 [PubMed - in process]

Albright EL, Davenport DL, Roth JS. Preoperative functional health status impacts outcomes after ventral hernia repair. Am Surg. 2012 Feb;78(2):230-4. PMID: 22369835 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Moreno Elola-Olaso A, Davenport DL, Hundley JC, Daily MF, Gedaly R. Predictors of surgical site infection after liver resection: a multicentre analysis using National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. HPB (Oxford). 2012 Feb;14(2):136-41. Epub 2011 Dec 13. PMID: 22221576

Hayes D Jr, Diaz-Guzman E, Davenport DL Zwischenberger JB, Khosravi M, Absher KJ, Hoopes CW. Lung transplantation in patients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis. Clin Transplant. 2012 Feb 23. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2011.01.590.x. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22360577 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Ferraris VA, Davenport DL, Saha SP, Austin PC, Zwischenberger JB. Surgical outcomes and transfusion of minimal amounts of blood in the operating room. Arch Surg. 2012 Jan;147(1):49-55. PMID: 22250113

Diaz-Guzman E, Colbert CY, Mannino DM, Davenport DL, Arroliga AC. 24/7 in-house intensivist coverage and fellowship education: a cross section survey of academic medical centers in the United States. Chest. 2011 Dec 29.[Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22207677

Xenos ES, Vargas HD, Davenport DL. Association of blood transfusion and venous thromboembolism after colorectal cancer resection. Thromb Res. 2011 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21872295

Giurgius M, Bendure L, Davenport DL, Roth JS. The endoscopic component separation technique for hernia repair resutls in reduced morbidity compared to the open component separation technique. Hernia. 2011 Aug 11. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21833851

Gedaly R, Daily MF, Davenport D, McHugh PP, Koch A, Angulo P, Hundley JC. Liver transplantation for the treatment of liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumors: an analysis of the UNOS Database. Arch Surg. 2011 Aug;146(8):953-8. PMID: 21844436

Albright E, Diaz D, Davenport D, Roth JS. The component separation technique for hernia repair: a comparision of open and endoscopic techniques. Am Surg. 2011 Jul;77(7):839-43. PMID: 21944344

Davenport DL, Xenos ES. Early outcomes and risk factors in venous thrombectomy: an analysis of the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Dataset. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2011 May;45(4):325-328. PMID: 21444346

Kirby EJ, Turner JB, Davenport DL, Vasconez HC. Orbital floor fractures: outcomes of reconstruction. Ann Plastic Surg. 2011 May;66(5):508-12. PMID: 21346525

Stanley MD, Davenport DL, Procter LD, Perry JE, Kearney PA, Bernard AC. An acute care surgery rotation contributes significant general surgical operative volume to residency training compared to other rotations. J Trauma. 2011 Mar;70(3):590-4. PMID: 21610347

Page JB, Davenport DL, Unnikrishnan R, Crispen PL, Venkatesh R, Strup SE. Temporal relationship between positive margin rate after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and surgical training. Urology. 2011 Mar;77(3):626-30. PMID: 21146859

Page JB, Humphreys S, Davenport D, Crispen P, Venkatesh R. Second prize: In-vivo physiological impact of alpha blockade on the procine ureter with distal ureteral obstruction. J Endourol. 2011 Mar;25(3):391-6. PMID: 21401393

TRANSPLANT SURGERY: RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Michael F. Daily, MD, MS

Williams AM, Hundley JC, Daily MF, Shah M, Lee JT, Gedaly R. Thrombectomy and cavo-cavostomy for inferior vena cava thrombosis and torsion after piggyback liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2012 Apri 14. doi: 10:1002/it.23448. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22505347 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Sutter ME, Daily MF, Owen KP, Daubert GP, Albertson TE. Multiple organ transplantation after suicide by acetaminophen and gunshot wound. West J Emerg Med. 2010 Dec;11(5):506-9. PMCID: PMC3027447

Gedaly R, Angulo P, Hundley J, Daily MF, Chen C, Koch A, Evers BM. PI-103 and sorafenib inhibit hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation by blocking Ras/Raf/MAPK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways. Anticancer Res. 2010 Dec;30(12):4951-8. PMCID: PMC3141822

Roberto Gedaly, MD

McHugh PP, Shah SH, Johnston TD, Gedaly R, Ranjan D. Predicting dry weight in patients with ascites and liver cirrhosis using computer tomography imaging. Hepatogastroenterology. 2010 May-Jun;57(99-100):591-7. PMID: 20698233

Jonathan C. Hundley, MD

Fisher RA, Heuman DM, Harper AM, Behnke MK, Smith AD, Russo MW, Zacks S, McGillicuddy JW, Eason J, Porayko MK, Northup P, Marvin MR, Hundley J, Nair S. Region 11 MELD Na exception prospective study. Ann Hepatol. 2012 Jan;11(1):62-7. PMID: 22166562

Slater RR, Jabbour N, Abbass AA, Patil V, Hundley J, Kazimi M, Kim D, Yoshida A, Abouljoud M. Left renal vein ligation: a technique to mitigate low portal flow from splenic vein siphon during liver transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2011 Aug;11(8):1743-7. PMID: 21668639

Malay Shah, MD

Bittner JG 4th, Wilson M, Shah MB, Albo D, Feig BW, Wang TN. Fibroblast-conditioned media promote human sarcoma cell invasion. Surgery. 2009;145(1):42-47. PMID: 19081474

Cannon R, Shah M, Suydam E, Gucwa A, Bowden T, Holsten SB Jr. Early thrombosis of the superior vena cava in a patient with a central venous catheter and carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. Am Surg. 2008 Dec;74(12):1195-7. PMID: 19097536

Bittner JG 4th, Edwards MA, Shah MB, MacFadyen BV Jr, Mellinger JD. Mesh-free laparoscopic spigelian hernia repair. Am Surg. 2008 Aug;74(8):713-20; discussion 720. PMID: 18705572

Edwards MA, Beatty JS, Shah MB, Bittner JG 4th. An unusual presentation of rectal leiomyoma. Am Surg. 2008 May;74(5):448-50. PMID: 18481508

Shah MB, Bittner JG 4th, Edwards MA. Rett syndrome and gastric perforation. Am Surg. 2008 Apr;74(4):315-7. PMID: 18453295

UROLOGY: RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Katie N. Ballert, MD

Ballert KN. Under treatment of overactive bladder. J Urol. 2010 Apr;183(4):1282-3. PMID: 20171673

Ballert KN, Rose AE, Biggs GY, Rosenblum N, Nitti VW. Outcomes of patients lost to followup after mid urethral synthetic slings — successes or failures? J Urol. 2010 Apr;183(4):1455-8. PMID: 20171698

Ballert KN, Nitti VW. Association between detrusor overactivity and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing male bone anchored perineal sling. J Urol. 2010 Feb;183(2):641-5. PMID: 20018325

Mufarrij PW, Ballert KN, Nitti VW. Fistulization between ectopic ureteral stump and uterus following nephroureterectomy: case report. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2009 Dec;20(12):1505-7. PMID: 19444370

Kumar A, Litt ER, Ballert KN, Nitti VW. Artificial urinary sphincter versus male sling for post-prostatectomy incontinence — what do patients choose? J Urol. 2009 Mar;181(3):1231-5. PMID: 19152937

Jason R. Bylund, MD

Bylund JR, Clark CJ, Crispen PL, Lagrange CA, Strup SE. Hand-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy without formal collecting system closure: perioperative outcomes in 104 consecutive patients. J Endourol. 2011 Dec;25(12):1853-7. Epub 2011 Aug 24. PMID: 21864024

Clark C, Bylund J, Paszek M, Lagrange C, Pais VM Jr. Novel approach for removal of heavily encrusted ureteral stent. Can J Urol. 2009 Oct;16(5):4831-5. PMID: 19796459

Bylund J, Pais VM Jr. A case of acute renal failure caused by bilateral, multifocal malacoplakia lesions of the bladder and ureters. Nat Clin Pract Urol. 2008 Sep;5(9):516-9. PMID: 18679396

Paul L. Crispen, MD

Arora R, Eble JN, Pierce HH, Crispen PL, Desimone CP, Lee EY, Karabakhtsian RG. Bilateral ovarian steroid cell tumours and massive macronodular adrenocortical disease in a patient with hereditary leomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome. Pathology. 2012 May 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22565324 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Weight CJ, Crispen PL, Breau RH, Kim SP, Lohse CM, Boorjian SA, Thompson RH, Leibovich BC. Practice-setting and surgeon characteristics heavily influence the decision to perform partial nephrectormy among American Urologic Association surgeons. BJU Int. 2012 Apr 13. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.111112.x [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22502641 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Crispen PL, Blute ML. Role of cytoreductive nephrectomy in the era of targeted therapy for renal cell carcinoma. Curr Urol Rep. 2012 Feb;13(1):38-46. doi: 10.1007/s11934-011-0225-x. PMID: 22105577 [PubMed - in process]

Shuch B, Crispen PL, Leibovich BC, Larochelle JC, Pouliot F, Pantuck AJ, Liu W, Crepel M, Schuckman A, Rigaud J, Bouchot O, Patard JJ, Skinner D, Belldegrun AS, Blute ML. Cardiopulmonary bypass and renal cell carcinoma with level IV tumour thrombus: can deep hypothermic circulatory arrest limit perioperative mortality? BJU Int. 2011 Mar;107(5):724-8. PMID: 20626391

Page JB, Humphreys S, Davenport D, Crispen P, Venkatesh R. Second prize: in-vivo physiological impact of alpha blockade on the porcine ureter with distal ureteral obstruction. J Endourol. 2011 Mar;25(3):391-6. PMID: 21401393

Breau RH, Crispen PL, Jenkins SM, Blute ML, Leibovich BC. Treatment of patients with small renal masses: a survey of the American Urological Association. J Urol. 2011 Feb;185(2):407-13. PMID: 21168170

Crispen PL, Breau RH, Allmer C, Lohse CM, Cheville JC, Leibovich BC, Blute ML. Lymph node dissection at the time of radical nephrectomy for high-risk clear cell renal cell carcinoma: indications and recommendations for surgical templates. Eur Urol. 2011 Jan;59(1):18-23. PMID: 20933322

Deborah R. Erickson, MD

Erickson DR. Identifying biomarkers for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. J Urol. 2012 Apr 11. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22498217 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Blalock EM, Korrect GS, Stromberg AJ, Erickson DR. Gene expression analysis of urine sediment: evaluation for potential noninvasive markers of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. J Urol. 2012 Feb;198(2):725-32. Epub 2011 Dec 16. PMID: 22177197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Rogers WB, Erickson DR. Early adoption of new devices: flying on untested wings. J Urol. 2012 Jan 14. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 22248513

Erickson DR. Safety and errors: a lesson from the airlines. J Urol. 2011 Oct;186(4):1177-8. PMID: 21849195

Hanno PM, Burks DA, Clemens JQ, Dmochowski RR, Erickson D, Fitzgerald MP, Forrest JB, Gordon B, Gray M, Mayer RD, Newman D, Nyberg L Jr, Payne CK, Wesselmann U, Faraday MM; Interstitial Cystitis Guidelines Panel of the American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. AUA guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. J Urol. 2011 Jun;185(6):2162-70. PMID: 21497847

Erickson DR, Boulanger B. Patient safety: above and beyond the checklist. J Urol. 2011 Apr;185(4):1177-8. PMID: 21334690

Natasha Kyprianou, PhD

Desiniotis A, Kyprianou N. Advances in the design and synthesis of prazosin derivatives over the last ten years. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2011 Dec;15(12):1405-18. Epub 2011 Dec 13. PMID: 22148952

Desiniotis A, Kyprianou N. Significance of talin in cancer progression and metastasis. Int Rev Cell Mol Biol. 2011;289:117-47. PMID: 21749900

Tang X, Tang X, Gal J, Kyprianou N, Zhu H, Tang G. Detection of microRNAs in prostate cancer cells by microRNA array. Methods Mol Biol. 2011;732:69-88. PMID: 21431706

Hensley PJ, Kyprianou N. Modeling prostate cancer in mice: limitations and opportunities. J Androl. 2011 Jun 16. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21680808

Zhu H, Zhao J, Zhu B, Collazo J, Gal J, Shi P, Liu L, Ström AL, Lu X, McCann RO, Toborek M, Kyprianou N. EMMPRIN regulates cytoskeleton reorganization and cell adhesion in prostate cancer. Prostate. 2011 May 11. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21563192

Sakamoto S, Schwarze S, Kyprianou N. Anoikis disruption of focal adhesion-Akt signaling impairs renal cell carcinoma. Eur Urol. 2011 May;59(5):734-44. PMID: 21269758

Martin SK, Kyprianou N. Gene fusions find an ERG-way to tumor inflammation. Cancer Biol Ther. 2011 Feb 15;11(4):418-20. PMID: 21248480

Randall G. Rowland, MD, PhD

Whittam BM, Cookson MS, Rowland RG. Routine use of nasogastric tubes after radical cystectomy. J Urol. 2011 May;185(5):1568-70. PMID: 21419435

Rowland RG. Patient or cancer sparing urological surgery — too much or too little? J Urol. 2010 Apr;183(4):1278-9. PMID: 20171680

Gedaly R, Jeon H, Johnston TD, McHugh PP, Rowland RG, Ranjan D. Surgical treatment of a rare primary renal carcinoid tumor with liver metastasis. World J Surg Oncol. 2008 Apr 22;6:41. PMCID: PMC2386474

Martin FM, Harris AM, Rowland RG, Conner W, Lane M, Durbin E, Baron AT, Kyprianou N. Decreased risk of bladder cancer in men treated with quinazoline-based alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonists. Gene Ther Mol Biol. 2008;12(2):253-258. PMCID: PMC2921713

Harris AM, Warner BW, Wilson JM, Becker A, Rowland RG, Conner W, Lane M, Kimbler K, Durbin EB, Baron AT, Kyprianou N. Effect of alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonist exposure on prostate cancer incidence: an observational cohort study. J Urol. 2007 Nov;178(5):2176-80. PMCID: PMC2084470

Stephen E. Strup, MD, FACS

Korrect GS, Kesler MV, Strup SE. Aggressive angiomyxoma presenting as urinary retention in a male: a case report and literature review. Can J Urol. 2011 Oct;18(5):5908-10. PMID: 22018154

Carswell CM, Lio CH, Grant R, Klein MI, Clarke D, Seales WB, Strup S. Hands-free administration of subjective workload scales: acceptability in a surgical training environment. Appl Ergon. 2010 Dec;42(1):138-45. PMID: 20630495

Strup SE, Ziada AM, Rogers WB. Adult considerations of pediatric urologic care. Int J Disabil Hum Dev. 2010 Nov;9(2-3):203-215.

Ramakrishna Venkatesh, MD

Okeke Z, Smith A, Labate G, D'Addessi A, Venkatesh R, Assimos DG, Strijbos W, De La Rosette J. Prospective comparison of outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in elderly patients versus younger patients. J Endourol. 2012 Apr 11. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22494028 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Venkatesh R. Editorial comment for Magheli et al. J Endourol. 2012 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22192117

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