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Department of Surgery: Surgical Research

Recent Publications

2021-2022 FY

July 1, 2021 – present

Surgery faculty noted in bold. Student, resident, fellow co-authors noted in bold/italics

  1. Abu-Rmaileh M, Osborn T, Gonzalez SR, Yuen JC. The use of live streaming technologies in surgery: A review of the literature. Ann Plast Surg. 2021 Jul 13. PMID: 34270473.
  2. Al-Alawi AZ, Henry KR, Crimmins LD, Bonasso PC, Hayat MA, Dassinger MS, Burford JM, Jensen HK, Sanford J, Wu J, Sexton KW, Jensen MO. Anesthetics affect peripheral venous pressure waveforms and the cross-talk with arterial pressure. J Clin Monit Comput. 2022 Feb;36(1):147-159. Epub 2021 Feb 19. PMID: 33606187.
  3. Alfanek Z, Herzog A, Taylor N, Jensen H, Bhavaraju A, Meek M, Kalkwarf K, Radvany MG. Evaluating the routine use of head computed tomography angiography in blunt cerebrovascular trauma. J Surg Res. 2022, Jan;269:129-133. PMID: 34560313.
  4. Alhallak I, Wolter KG, Castro Munoz A, Simmen FA, Ward RJ, Petty SA, Li LX, Simmen RCM. Breast adipose regulation of premenopausal breast epithelial phenotype involves interleukin 10. J Mol Endocrinol. 2021 Sep 9;67(4):173-188. PMID: 34382943.
  5. Bhama JK. Commentary: Good information is the best medicine. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Aug;162(2):549-550. PMID: 32014327
  6. Caldwell KE, Pei KY, Dickinson KJ. Learner engagement when utilizing the virtual platform for education. Resources in Surgical Education (RISE) by the American College of Surgeons Division of Education, https://www.facs.org/education/division-of-education/publications/rise/articles/virtual-learner-engagement#viewport
  7. Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network and COVIDSurg Collaborative*. (*Giorgakis E (site-PI), Laryea J, Bhavaraju A, Sexton K, Roberts M, Kost M, Kimbrough M, Burdine L, Kalkwarf K, Robertson R). Early outcomes and complications following cardiac surgery in patients testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019: An international cohort study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Aug;162(2):e355-e372. Epub 2021 Apr 3. PMID: 33933259
  8. Choi YK, Mehta ST, Luo J, Siddiqi F, Gociman B. Management of large pediatric wound defects using a continuous external tissue expander. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Aug 5;9(8):e3723. PMID: 34476148
  9. Cook MD, Karim SA, Jensen HK, Bennett JL, Burdine LJ, Bhavaraju A, Sexton KW, Kalkwarf KJ. Percutaneous cholecystostomy tubes versus medical management for acute cholecystitis. Am Surg. 2021 Nov 8:31348211054567. PMID: 34747221.
  10. CovidSurg Collaborative* (*Giorgakis E (site-PI), Bhavaraju A, Burdine L, Kalkwarf K, Kost M, Kimbrough MK, Laryea J, Sexton K, Roberts M, Robertson R). Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score. Br J Surg. 2021 Jul 06. PMID: 34227657
  11. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative.* (*Giorgakis E (site PI), Bhavaraju A, Bruce N, Burdine L, Kalkwarf K, Kimbrough M, Klutts G, Margolick J, Osborn T, Privratsky A, Roberts M.) Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: An international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 Aug 9. PMID: 34371522.
  12. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative.* (*Giorgakis E (site PI), Bhavaraju A, Bruce N, Burdine L, Kalkwarf K, Kimbrough M, Klutts G, Margolick J, Osborn T, Privratsky A, Roberts M.) SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan;77(1):28-39. PMID: 34428858.
  13. COVIDSurg Collaborative*. *Giorgakis E (site-PI), Laryea J, A Bhavaraju A, Sexton K, Roberts M, Kost M, Kimbrough MK, Burdine L, Kalkwarf K, Robertson R. Outcomes and their state-level variation in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection in the USA: A prospective multicenter study. Ann Surg. 2022 Feb 1;275(2):247-251. PMID: 34793350.
  14. Crimmins-Pierce LD, Bonvillain GP, Henry KR, Hayat MA, Villafranca AA, Stephens SE, Jensen HK, Sanford JA, Wu J, Sexton KW, Jensen MO. Critical information from high fidelity arterial and venous pressure waveforms during anesthesia and hemorrhage. Cardiovasc Eng Technol. 2022 May 11. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35545752.
  15. Dalby ST, Mitchell WM, Greiten LE, Reemtsen B, Eisenring C, Zakaria D. Coronary sinus ostial obstruction in single ventricle congenital heart disease: Two patients with different outcomes. JACC Case Rep. 2021 Sep 15;3(12):1459-1462. PMID: 34557693.
  16. Diaz JJ, Zielinski MD, Chipman AM, O’Meara L, Schroeppel T, Cullinane D, Shoultz T, Barnes SL, May AK, Maung AA…Kalkwarf KJ, et al, MERIDIAN Study Consortium. Effect of antibiotic duration in emergency general surgery patients with intra-abdominal infection managed with open vs closed abdomen. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Apr 1;234(4):419-427. PMID: 35290260.
  17. Dickinson KJ, Caldwell KE, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Awad MM, Olasky J, Tan S, Winer JH, Pei KY, on behalf of the ASE Educational Technology Committee. Perceptions and behaviors of learner engagement with virtual educational platforms.  Am J Surg. February 16, 2022, in press, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.02.043
  18. Dickinson KJ, Caldwell KE, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Awad MM, Tan S, WinerJH, Pei KY, on behalf of the ASE Educational Technology Committee. Assessing learner engagement with virtual educational events: Development of the virtual in-class engagement measure (VIEM). Am J Surg 2021;Sep 28:S0002-9610(21)00547-X. PMID: 34602277
  19. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Pei KY. Independent operating by general surgery residents: An ACS-NSQIP analysis. J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec;78(6):2001-2010. Epub 2021 Apr 18. PMID: 33879397.
  20. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Pei KY. Medical students’ perception of what embodies an effective surgeon educator. Am J Surg. 2022 Jan 223(1):64-70. Epub 2021 Jul 24. PMID: 34325912.
  21. Dickinson K, Young A, Goddard C, Kimbrough MK, Bhavaraju A, Kalkwarf K, Margolick J.  An educational module to teach interprofessional learner feedback skills for trauma simulation events.  World J Surg. 2022 Apr 10. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35397676
  22. Dickinson K, Young A, Goddard C, Kimbrough MK, Bhavaraju A, Kalkwarf K, Margolick J.  The community of inquiry framework for virtual team-to-team debriefings during inter-professional trauma simulations. Global Surg Educ 1, 11 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44186-022-00013-4
  23. Drolshagen H, Bhavaraju A, Kalkwarf KJ, Karim SA, Reif R, Sexton KW, Jensen HK. Surgical and non-surgical treatment of inguinal hernia during non-elective admissions in the nationwide readmissions database. Hernia. 2021 Jul 3. Erratum in: Hernia. 2021 Jul 27; PMID: 34218347.
  24. Elmer KM, Bean MJ, Uretsky BF, Stephens SE, Jensen HK, Jensen MO. Customizable angioplasty balloon-forming machine: Towards precision medicine in coronary bifurcation lesion interventions. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2022 Mar 21. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35312960.
  25. Gal DB, Lechich KM, Jensen HK, Millett PC, Bolin E, Daily J, Jack JT, Stephens S, Jensen MO, Collins RT. The Sinotubular Junction-to-Aortic Annulus Ratio as a determinant of supravalvar aortic stenosis severity. Am J Cardiol. 2021 Nov 20:S0002-9149(21)01063-8. PMID: 34815057.
  26. Gathright MM, Hankins J, Siddiqui MZ, Thrush CR, Atkinson T.  A transitional year residency program provides innovative solutions for unmatched medical students.  J Grad Med Educ. 2021, Aug;13(4):561–568. PMID: 34434517
  27. Giorgakis E, Khorsandi SE, Burdine L, Singer A, Hewitt W, Heaton N, Mathur AK. Centre volume impact on graft survival and waiting list time in donation after circulatory death liver transplantation in the USA. Br J Surg. 2021 Oct 21:znab348. PMID: 34672324.
  28. Giorgakis E, Khorsandi SE, Burdine L, Singer A, Hewitt W, Heaton N, Mathur AK. Corrigendum to: Center volume impact on graft survival and waitlist time in donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplantation in the United States. Br J Surg. 2021 Dec 17;109(1):e20. Erratum for: Br J Surg. 2021 Dec 1;108(12):e404-e406. PMID: 34878524.
  29. Gongola MA, Reif RJ, Cosgrove PC, Sexton KW, Marino KA, Steliga MA, Muesse JL. Preoperative nutritional counseling in patients undergoing oesophagectomy. Journal of Perioperative Practice. 2021. 2021 Jul 1:17504589211006026. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34197238
  30. Goodman EM, Wells A, Jensen HK, Kalkwarf KJ. Opioid prescribing behaviors among surgical intensive care unit attending physicians. Am Surg. 2022 Mar 25:31348221082280. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35337200.
  31. Greiten LE, Zhang B, Roos CM, Hagler M, Jahns FP, Miller JD. Sirtuin 6 Protects against oxidative stress and vascular dysfunction in mice. Front Physiol. 2021 Oct 20;12:753501. PMID: 34744793.
  32. Gupta VS, Harting MT, Lally PA, Miller CC, Hirschl RB, Davis CF, Dassinger MS 3rd, Buchmiller TL, Van Meurs KP, Yoder BA, Stewart MJ, Lally KP; Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group. Mortality in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A multicenter registry study of over 5000 patients over 25 years. Ann Surg. 2021 Jul 29. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34334632.
  33. Haines C, Jensen HK, Karim SA, McGhee L. Analysis of injuries in competitive equestrian events. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2021 Dec 27. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001004.
  34. Hardgrave H, Osborn T, Bhusal S, Rude MK, Sharma A, Gonzalez M, Khan N, Deneke M, Thandassery R, Patel R, Dare R, Rico JC, Burdine L, Giorgakis E. The impact of transplant type, age, and immunosuppression on post COVID-19 infection survival:  A single center United States prospective cohort study. Transplant International. 2021;34:349.
  35. Hasan L, Hardgrave H, Osborn T, Dare R, Burdine L, Giorgakis E, Rico J. Monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19 in patients with solid organ transplant recipients. American Journal of Transplantation. 2021;21(SUPPL 4):860.
  36. Hasan L, Hardgrave H, Dare R, Osborn T, Burdine L, Giorgakis E, Rico JC. Risk factors for hospital admissions after monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19 infection in solid organ transplant recipients Transplant International. 2021:265-6.
  37. Hollaway MN, Ramos P, Reif R, Urban K, Jensen H, Bhavaraju A, Kimbrough MK, McBain S. Impact of alcohol screening training in a level 1 trauma center. Am Surg. 2022 Apr 15:31348221086168. doi: 10.1177/00031348221086168. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35428401.
  38. House JS, Hyde CR, Corwin HL, Harrington SE, Sexton KW, Karim SA, Kalkwarf KJ, Jensen HK. The impact of palliative medicine consultation on readmission rates and hospital costs in surgical patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2022 Jan 17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.01.006
  39. Johann DJ, Shin I, Peterson E, Steliga M, Muesse J, Marino K, Laun S, Roberge A, Weigman R, Emmert-Buck M, Tangrea M. Advancing precision oncology by synergizing ddPCR with microdissection. Cancer Res July 1 2021 (81) (13 Supplement) 373; DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2021-37  
  40. Johann DJ Jr, Laun S, Shin IJ, Weigman R, Stephens O, Roberge A, Liu M, Greisman V, Steliga M, Muesse J, Peterson E, Emmert-Buck MR, Tangrea MA. Microdissection methods utilizing single-cell subtype analysis and the impact on precision medicine. Methods Mol Biol. 2022;2394:93-107. PMID: 35094324.
  41. Kaufmann Y, Byrum SD, Acott AA, Siegel ER, Washam CL, Mancino AT. Proteomic profiling of tear fluid as a promising non-invasive screening test for colon cancer. Am J Surg. 2022 Mar 25:S0002-9610(22)00207-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35354531.
  42. Keshinro A, Butler P, Fayanju O, Khabele D, Newman E, Greene W, Ude Welcome A, Joseph KA, Stallion A, Backhus L, Frangos S, DiMaggio C, Berman R, Hasson R, Rodriguez LM, Stain S, Bukur M, Klein MJ, Henry-Tillman R, Barry L, Oseni T, Martin C, Johnson-Mann C, Smith R, Karpeh M, White C, Turner P, Pugh C, Hayes-Jordan A, Berry C. Examination of Intersectionality and the Pipeline for Black Academic Surgeons. JAMA Surg. 2022 Feb 9. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.7430. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35138327.
  43. Ketha B, Stephenson KJ, Dassinger MS 3rd, Smith SD, Burford JM. Eliminating use of home oral antibiotics in pediatric complicated appendicitis. J Surg Res. 2021 Jul;263:151-154. Epub 2021 Feb 27. PMID: 33652177
  44. Khorsandi SE, Hardgrave HJ, Osborn T, Klutts G, Nigh J, Spencer-Cole RT, Kakos CD, Anastasiou I, Mavros MN, Giorgakis E. Artificial intelligence in liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2021 Nov 2:S0041-1345(21)00741-7. PMID: 34740449.
  45. Klutts GN, Deloach J, McBain SA, Jensen H, Sexton KW, Kalkwarf KJ, Karim S, Bhavaraju A. Increases in violence and changes in trauma admissions during the COVID quarantine. Am Surg. 2021 Nov 3:31348211050824. PMID: 34732066.
  46. Klutts GN, Squires A, Bowman SM, Bhavaraju A, Kalkwarf KJ. Increased lengths of stay, ICU, and ventilator days in trauma patients with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. Am Surg. 2022 Apr 13:31348221082290. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35416700.
  47. Klutts G, Kalkwarf K, Meyer D, Yang Y, Wolf DA, Bhavaraju A, Margolick J, Marino K, Robertson R, Drake SA. An analysis of traumatic and non-traumatic hemopericardium using autopsy data from a county medical examiner. Am Surg. 2022 Apr 17:31348221086805. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35430907.
  48. Koprowski MA, Dickinson KJ, Johnson-Mann CN, Godfrey M, Diego EJ, Crandall M, Pei KY. Cross-mentorship: A unique lens into the realities and challenges of diversity in surgery. Ann Surg. 2021 Sep 13. PMID: 34520426.
  49. Landes SJ, Jegley SM, Kirchner JE, Areno JP, Pitcock JA, Abraham TH, McBain SA, Singh RS, Bollinger MJ, Painter J, Woods JA, Curtis ND, Jones DE Jr, Matarazzo BB, Reger MA, Comtois KA. Adapting caring contacts for veterans in a Department of Veterans Affairs emergency department: Results from a Type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation pilot study. Front Psychiatry. 2021 Oct 13;12:746805. PMID: 34721114
  50. Ma L, Peterson EA, Shin IJ, Muesse J, Marino K, Steliga MA, Johann DJ Jr. NPARS- A novel approach to address accuracy and reproducibility in genomic data science. Front Big Data. 2021 Sep 27;4:725095. PMID: 34647017
  51. Mashayekhi, A, Quiroga, EF, Margolick, JF, Post, GR. Intestinal T-cell lymphoma: A rare entity presenting with severe acute upper quadrant pain. Clin Case Rep. 2022; 10:e05546. doi:10.1002/ccr3.5546.
  52. Massanelli J, Sexton KW, Lesher CT, Jensen HK, Kimbrough MK, Privratsky A, Taylor JR, Bhavaraju A. Integration of web analytics into graduate medical education: Usability study. JMIR Form Res. 2021 Dec 13;5(12):e29748. doi: 10.2196/29748. PMID: 34898459.
  53. Mavros MN, Moris D, Karanicolas PJ, Katz MHG, O’Reilly EM, Pawlik TM. Clinical trials of systemic chemotherapy for resectable pancreatic cancer: A review. JAMA Surg. 2021 Jul 1;156(7):663-672. PMID: 33787841.
  54. McBain SA, Garneau-Fournier J, Turchik JA. The relationship between provider gender preferences and perceptions of providers among veterans who experienced military sexual trauma. J Interpers Violence. 2022 Mar;37(5-6):NP2868-NP2890. Epub 2020 Aug 1. PMID: 32741237.
  55. Mehl SC, Cunningham ME, Streck CJ, Pettit R, Huang EY, Santore MT, Tsao K, Falcone RA, Dassinger MS, Haynes JH, Russell RT, Naik-Mathuria BJ, St Peter SD, Mooney D, Upperman J, Blakely ML, Vogel AM. Characteristics and predictors of intensive care unit admission in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Apr;38(4):589-597. Epub 2022 Feb 6. PMID: 35124723.
  56. Mohan M, Meek JC, Meek ME, Broadwater R, Alapat D, van Rhee F. Combinatorial treatment for unresectable unicentric Castleman disease. Eur J Haematol. 2021 Oct;107(4):484-488. Epub 2021 Jul 18. PMID: 34242421.
  57. Nissen TE, Zaniletti I, Collins RT 2nd, Greiten LE, Prodhan P, Seib PM, Bolin EH. Comparison of postoperative, in-hospital outcomes after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot between 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and trisomy 21. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Jul 30. PMID: 34331082.
  58. Ochoa D, Jean-Louis C, Stephenson K, Woods M, Kelsey J, Henry-Tillman R. What happens after referral? Completion rates of genetic counseling evaluations in breast cancer patients. J Natl Med Assoc. 2022 Jan 14:S0027-9684(21)00227-3. PMID: 35039176.
  59. Osborn T, Hardgrave H, Spencer-Cole R, Klutts G, Nigh J, Giorgakis E. Horseshoe kidney transplantation. ANZ J Surg. 2021 Nov 18. PMID: 34792276.
  60. Pilkington CW, Simmons CD, Klutts G, Jensen HK, Kalkwarf KJ. Recognition of laceration of an aberrant superficial ulnar artery with intraoperative allen test and primary repair. Am Surg. 2022 Mar 25:31348221084942. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35337202.
  61. Purdy AC, de Virgilio C, Kaji AH, Shields Frey E, Lee-Kong S, Inaba K, Gauvin JM, Neville AL, Donahue TR, Smith BR, Salcedo ES, Calhoun KE, Poola VP, Namm JP, Spain DA, Dickinson KJ, Tanner T, Wolfe M, Amersi F. Factors associated with general surgery residents’ operative experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Surg. 2021 Aug 1;156(8):767-774. Epub 2021 Apr 30. PMID: 33929493
  62. Rao S, Marino K, Steliga M, Muesse J. COVID-19 and spontaneous esophageal perforation: a case report. Annals of the Esophagus. 2021. doi: 10.21037/aoe-20-60. https://aoe.amegroups.com/article/view/6340
  63. Ray JJ, Bowers KD, King-Mullins E, Dykes S, Fabrizio A, Friel C, Hayden D, Jenkins C, Justiniano CF, Laryea J, O’Connor L, Stapleton S, Tuckson W. Consensus statement from a group of colorectal surgeons for health equity and justice. Endosc Int Open. 2022 Mar 14;10(3):E227-E228. PMID: 35295240
  64. Rose RH, Cherney SM, Jensen HK, Karim SA, Mears SC. Variations in cost and readmissions of patients in the bundled payment for care improvement bundle for hip and femur fractures. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2021 Oct 12;12:21514593211049664. PMID: 34671508.
  65. Savarese JA, Moursi MM. A case of a common iliac – to – mesenteric bypass for chronic mesenteric ischemia with coral reef aorta after common iliac endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. In press. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428722000442
  66. Schottel PC, Haimes MA, Sexton KW, Burgess AR, Breidenstein MW, Tsai MH. Using performance frontiers differentiates orthopaedic subspecialties. J Clin Anesth. 2021 Aug 22;75:110485. PMID: 34433108.
  67. Shewmake CN, Stephenson KJ, Bonasso PC, Odiase E, Richter GT, Bhavaraju AV, Dassinger MS. Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome: A rare case of gastrointestinal hemorrhage necessitating bowel resection. Am Surg. 2022 Apr 17:31348221084949. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35435006.
  68. Sifford MC, Dailey R, Reif R, Hutchinson M, Mason C, Kimbrough K, Davis B, Bhavaraju A, Jensen HK, Robertson R, Taylor JR, Beck WC, Sexton K. CDC field triage criteria accurately predicts outcomes in high impact trauma. Journal of Injury and Violence Research, 2022;14(1). https://jivresearch.org/jivr/index.php/jivr/article/view/1650
  69. Slater BJ, Corvin CG, Heiss K, Vandewalle R, Shah SR, Cunningham M, Huang E, Lipskar AM, Denning NL, Dassinger M, Cina RA, Rothstein DH, Kauffman J, Gonzalez R, Ingram MC, Raval MV. Provider education leads to sustained reduction in pediatric opioid prescribing after surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Mar;57(3):474-478. Epub 2021 Aug 8. PMID: 34456039.
  70. Sobash P, Vedala K, Muesse J, Desikan R. A rare case of Chordoma presenting as a Pancoast Tumor. Rare Tumors. 2021. Jul 2;13:20363613211029493. PMID: 34276922
  71. Steliga MA. Health hazards of electronic cigarettes and their utility in smoking cessation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jan;163(1):307-310. Epub 2021 Jan 13. PMID: 33640126.
  72. Steliga MA. Commentary: Preoperative tobacco burden-a risk factor, but not a roadblock for safe resection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Nov;162(5):1386-1387. Epub 2020 Dec 3.
  73. Stephenson KJ, Bonasso PC, Vasquez IL, Burford JM, Wyrick DL, Bhavaraju A, Dassinger MS. An evaluation of pediatric gastrocutaneous fistula closure through the punch excision of epithelized tract procedure. Am Surg. 2022 Apr 14:31348221084945. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35420922.
  74. Waldrip ZJ, Burdine L, Harrison DK, Azevedo-Pouly AC, Storey AJ, Moffett OG, Mackintosh SG, Burdine MS. DNA-PKcs kinase activity stabilizes the transcription factor Egr1 in activated immune cells. J Biol Chem. 2021 Sep 22:101209. PMID: 34562454.

2020-2021 FY 

July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021

Surgery faculty noted in bold. Student, resident, fellow co-authors noted in bold/italics

  1. Abraham TH, McBain SA, Goudie A, Hudson T, Thompson JW. “It’s been like a miracle”: Low-income Arkansans and access to health care services following Medicaid reform. Inquiry. 2020 Jan-Dec;57:46958020981169. PMID: 33342325
  2. Al-Alawi AZ, Henry KR, Crimmins LD, Bonasso PC, Hayat MA, Dassinger MS, Burford JM, Jensen HK, Sanford J, Wu J, Sexton KW, Jensen MO. Anesthetics affect peripheral venous pressure waveforms and the cross-talk with arterial pressure. J Clin Monit Comput. epub 2021 Feb 19. PMID: 33606187
  3. Abu-Rmaileh M, Jensen H, Kimbrough MK. Traumatic bilateral ureteral tear in a pregnant woman after a motor vehicle crash: a case report. J Surg Case Rep. 2020 Sep 30;2020(9):rjaa331. PMID: 33024530
  4. Abu-Rmaileh M, Ramseyer AM, Burdine L, Dajani NK. Fetal intracranial hemorrhage associated with maternal coagulopathy and vitamin K deficiency after biliary drain placement: A case report and literature review. Case Rep Women’s Health. 2021 May 20;31:e00329. PMID: 34041000
  5. Berry C, Khabele D, Johnson-Mann C, Henry-Tillman R, Joseph KA, Turner P, Pugh C, Fayanju OM, Backhus L, Sweeting R, Newman EA, Oseni T, Hasson RM, White C, Cobb A, Johnston FM, Stallion A, Karpeh M, Nwariaku F, Rodriguez LM, Jordan AH. A call to action: Black/African American women surgeon scientists, where are they? Ann Surg. 2020 Jul;272(1):24-29. PMID: 32209893
  6. Bhama JK. Commentary: A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jan 20. PMID: 33894994
  7. Bhama JK. Commentary: MANTAstic! JTCVS Tech. 2020 Dec 25;6:84. PMID: 34318151.
  8. Bhaskar P, Rettiganti M, Sadot E, Paul T, Garros D, Frankel LR, Reemtsen B, Butt W, Gupta P. An international survey comparing different physician models for health care delivery to critically ill children with heart disease. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 May;21(5):415-422. PMID: 32365284.
  9. Brochhausen M, Ball JW, Sanddal ND, Dodd J, Braun N, Bost S, Utecht J, Winchell RJ, Sexton KW. Collecting data on organizational structures of trauma centers: the CAFE web service. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2020; 5(1):e000473. PMID: 32789188
  10. Calderon E, Chang YH, Chang JM, Velazco C, Giorgakis E, et al. Outcomes and health care utilization after early hospital dismissal in kidney transplantation: An analysis of 1001 consecutive cases [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 9]. Ann Surg. 2020. PMID: 32516231
  11. Chatterjee K, Harrington S, Sexton K, Goyal A, Robertson RD, Corwin HL. Impact of palliative care utilization for surgical patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation: National trends (2009–2013). Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020 Sep;46(9), 493-500. PMID: 3241457
  12. Contributors to the C4 article, includes: Giorgakis E. C4 article: Implications of COVID-19 in transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2020 Oct 11:10.1111/ajt.16346. PMID: 33040483
  13. Contributors to the C4 Article, includes: Giorgakis E. C4 article: Challenges and solutions to appropriate and timely medication access in transplantation in the United States. Am J Transplant. 2020 Feb;20(2):362-376. PMID: 31814278
  14. Corwin GS, Sexton KW, Beck WC, Taylor JR, Bhavaraju A, Davis B, Kimbrough MK, Jensen JC, Privratsky A, Robertson RD. Characterization of acidosis in trauma patient. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2020 Jul-Sep;13(3):213-218. PMID: 33304072
  15. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative (Includes:  Giorgakis E, site PI; Bhavaraju A, Bruce N, Burdine L, Kalkwarf K, Kimbrough MK, Klutts G, Margolick J, Osborn T, Privratsky A, Roberts M). Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: An international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 Jun;76(6):748-758. PMID: 33690889
  16. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. (Includes: Giorgakis E, site PI;  Bhavaraju A, Bruce N, Burdine L, E, Kalkwarf K, Kimbrough MK, Klutts G, Margolick J, Osborn T, Privratsky A, Roberts M).   SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. Br J Surg. 2021 Mar 24. PMID: 33761533
  17. COVIDSurg Collaborative (includes: Giorgakis E* site PI; Bhavaraju A, Kalkwarf K, Roberts M, Robertson R.) Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study. Lancet. 2020 Jul 4;396(10243):27-38. PMID: 32479829
  18. Crown A, Berry C, Khabele D, Fayanju OM, Cobb A, Backhus L, Smith R, Sweeting R, Hasson R, Johnson-Mann C, Oseni T, Newman EA, Turner P, Karpeh M, Pugh C, Jordan AH, Henry-Tillman R, Joseph KA. The role of race and gender in the career experiences of Black/African-American academic surgeons: A survey of the society of black academic surgeons and a call to action. Ann Surg. 2020 Sep 15. PMID: 32941287
  19. Dalby ST, Daily JA, Greiten LE. Circumaortic double left innominate vein: a rare echocardiographic diagnosis confirmed during congenital heart surgery. Cardiol Young. 2021 Mar;31(3):460-461. PMID: 33504402
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  26. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Pei KY. The current evidence for defining and assessing effectiveness of surgical educators: A systematic review. World J Surg. 2020 Oct;44(10):3214-3223. PMID: 32500278
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  28. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Pei KY.  How learning preferences and teaching styles influence effectiveness of surgical educators. Am J Surg. 2021 Feb;221(2):256-260. PMID: 32921405
  29. Dickinson KJ, Dunkin BJ, Bass BL, Ali AB, Nguyen-Lee JJ, Zajac S.  A template for curriculum development to teach complex surgical or endoscopic techniques with logistical challenges. J Surg Educ. 2020 Nov-Dec;77(6):1511-1521. PMID: 32709567
  30. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Pei KY. What embodies an effective surgical educator? A grounded theory analysis of resident opinion. Surgery. 2020 Oct;168(4):730-736. PMID: 32622473
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  33. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL.  A systematic review of educational mobile-applications (Apps) for surgery residents: Simulation and beyond. J Surg Educ. 2020 Sep-Oct;77(5):1244-1256. PMID: 3230724
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2019-2020 FY

July 1, 2019 – June 31, 2020 

  1. Ahmed AM, Greiten LE, Pislaru SV, Maalouf JF, Tweet MS. Mitral valve prosthesis dehiscence with severe regurgitation and pseudoaneurysm in a young woman with recurrent nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis. CASE (Phila). 2019 Nov 1;4(2):66-68. PMID: 32337392
  2. Apelt N, Greenwell C, Tweed J, Notrica DM, Maxson RT, Garcia NM, Lawson K, Eubanks JW, Letton RW Jr, Schindel D. Air guns: A contemporary review of injuries at six pediatric level I trauma centers. J Surg Res. 2020 Apr;248:1-6. PMID: 31837505
  3. Bansal A, Chan J, Bansal A, Carter-Thompson WP, Akhtar F, Parrino PE, Bhama JK. Preoperative vitamin K reduces blood transfusions at time of left ventricular assist device implant.  Ann Thoracic Surg. 2020 Mar 1;109(3):787-93. PMID: 31470010
  4. Bansal A, Schexnayder D, Akhtar F, Bansal A, Velasco-Gonzalez C, Verma A, Bates M, Parrino PE, Desai S, Bhama JK. Right heart failure in different left ventricular assist devices: Single-center experience. Ochsner J. 2019 Sep 21;19(3):194-8. PMID: 31528128
  5. Bettis J, Thrush CR, Slotcavage R, Stephenson K, Petersen E, Kimbrough MK. What makes them different? An exploration of mentoring for female faculty, residents, and medical students pursuing a career in surgery. Am J Surg. 2019 Oct (4):767-771. PMID: 31383348
  6. Bhama AR, Melnitchouk N, Mizell JS, Sherman KL, Zaghiyan K. Evaluation of practice patterns of chemodenervation for anal fissure of the ASCRS young surgeons. Tech Coloproctol. 2020 Jun;24(6):611-612. PMID: 32232595
  7. Bhama JK. Commentary: Good information is the best medicine. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jan 3. S0022-5223(19)43492-2. PMID:
  8. Bhama JK. Commentary: Not everything that matters can be measured…  Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jun 29:S1043-0679(20)30219-7. PMID: 32610190
  9. Bhaskar P, Rettiganti M, Sadot E, Paul T, Garros D, Frankel LR, Reemtsen B, Butt W, Gupta P. An international survey comparing different physician models for health care delivery to critically ill children with heart disease.Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 May;21(5):415-422. PMID: 32365284
  10. Bonasso PC, Dassinger MS, Mehl SC, Gokun Y, Gowen MS, Burford JM, Smith SD. Timing of enterostomy closure for neonatal isolated intestinal perforation. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan 7;S0022-3468(19)30874-7. PMID: 3195455
  11. Clemmons KR, Tariq SG, Graham J, Mizell JS, Glass-Hicks AT, Thapa PB. What do medical students actually want from learning communities? A comprehensive needs assessment. MedEdPublish. 2020 Jan 9;9.   
  12. Daily J, Teo E, Thrush CR, Mizell J. Lessons learned from the creation of a business of medicine course, MedEdPublish. 2019 July; 8, [3], 5, https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2019.000154.1 No PMID
  13. DeLoach JP, Jambhekar K, Mizell JS. Protecting your buns: Description of a new teaching tool for total mesorectal excision. Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 Nov 62(11), 1273-1275. PMID: 31596757
  14. Eastin C, Karim S, Hawthorn C, Webb MH, Waheed MA, Buford A, Hutchison M, Mason C, Sexton KW. Mandated 30-minute scene time interval correlates with improved return of spontaneous circulation at emergency department arrival: A before and after study. J Emerg Med. 2019 Oct 57(4), 527-534. PMID: 31472942
  15. Fang B, Kannan A, Zhao S, Nguyen QH, Ejadi S, Yamamoto M, Barreto JC, Zhao H, Gao L. Inhibition of PI3K by copanlisib exerts potent antitumor effects on Merkel cell carcinoma cell lines and mouse xenografts. Sci Rep.2020 Jun 1;10(1):1-3. PMID: 32483262
  16. Giorgakis E, Chong B, Oklu R, Jaroszewski DE, Knuttinen G, Mathur AK. Successful treatment of visceral pseudoaneurysm after pancreatectomy using flow-diverting stent device. Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 2020 Feb;24(1):114-118. PMID: 32181440
  17. Gonzalez SR, Yuen JC. IntegraⓇ dermal regeneration template as the nidus of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome: A case report. JPRAS Open. 2020 May 29;25:24-29. PMID: 32613072
  18. Greiten LE, Laan D, Joyce LD, Greason KL, Daly RC, Schaff HV, King KS, Joyce DL. Management of coronary artery aneurysms at the time of surgical revascularization. J Surg Res. 2020 May 8;253:288-293. PMID: 32402854
  19. Gurien LA, Smith SD, Dassinger MS, Burford JM, Tepas JJ, Crandall M. Suspected appendicitis pathway continues to lower CT rates in children two years after implementation. Am J Surg. 2019 Oct;218(4):716-721. PMID: 31350004
  20. Harvin JA, Truong VTT, Green CE, Allen L, Murry J, Radosevich JJ, Bogert JN, Murphy PB, Padilla-Jones BB, Zarzaur BL, Taylor JR, Sexton KW, Decker C, Schroeppel TJ, Wade CE, Kao LS. Opioid exposure after injury in United States trauma centers: A prospective, multicenter observational study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Jun;88(6):816-824. PMID: 32459447
  21. Hereford T, Thrush CR, Kimbrough MK. Using injury severity score and abbreviated injury score to determine venous thromboembolism risk. 2019 Oct 11(10), e5977. PMID: 31803559
  22. Herington DM, Tang X, Spray BJ, Reemtsen BL, Prodhan P, Richter GT, Kyle WB, Bolin EH. Gastrostomy and tracheostomy after complete repair of tetralogy of fallot in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 Mar 10. PMID: 32168301
  23. Hill EL, Ochoa DA, Denham F, Merrill A, Lin-Duffy MF, Wilson AB., . . . Henry-Tillman RS. The angel wings incision: A novel solution for mastectomy patients with increased lateral adiposity. Breast J. 2019 Jul 25(4), 687-690. PMID: 31111601
  24. Johann DJ, Laun S, Stephens O, Weigman R, Shin I, Roberge A, Greisman V, Steliga MV, Muesse J, Peterson E, Emmert-Buck M. Utilizing single-cell-subtype analysis via advanced microdissection methods and the impact on precision medicine. Journal of Clinical Oncology May 2020 38:15_suppl, e15571-e15571   DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.e15571    
  25. Kalkwarf KJ. Commentary on “A dose-response analysis of crystalloid administration during esophageal resection.” Southern Med J. 2019 Jul 112(7), 419. PMID: 31282974
  26. Krajcer Z, Ramaiah VG, Henao EA, Nelson WK, Moursi MM, Rajasinghe HA, Anderson LH, Miller LE. Comparison of perioperative costs with fast-track vs standard endovascular aneurysm repair. Vasc Risk Health Manag. 2019 Sep;15:385. PMID: 31564888
  27. Landes SJ, McBain SA, Curran GM. Reprint of: An introduction to effectiveness-implementation hybrid designs. Psychiatry Res. 2020 Jan;283:112630. PMID: 31722790
  28. Locker C, Greiten LE, Bell MR, Frye RL, Lerman A, Daly RC, Greason KL, Said SM, Lahr BD, Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Schaff HV. Repeat coronary bypass surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention after previous surgical revascularization. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Sep; 94(9):1743-52. PMID: 31486379
  29. McBain SA, Sexton KW, Palmer BE, Landes SJ. Barriers to and facilitators of a screening procedure for PTSD risk in a level I trauma center. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2019 Aug 4(1), e000345. PMID: 31467988
  30. McBain SA, Woodward E, Palmer BE, Landes SJ, Wilson MP. Patients accept screening for mental health and substance use disorders while ED clinicians support only if able to refer. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Apr 8:S0735-6757(20)30242-4. PMID: 32307294
  31. McElfish P, Su LJ, Lee JY, Runnells G, Henry-Tillman R, Kadlubar SA. Mobile mammography screening as an opportunity to increase access of rural women to breast cancer research studies. Breast Cancer (Auckl). 2019 Sep13, 1178223419876296. PMID: 31579384
  32. Nassour I, Balentine C, Boland GM, Chu D, Habermann E, Holscher C, Idrees K, In H, Kimbrough MK, Mitchem J, Warner SG, Karakousis G; Committee on Academic Advancement of the Association for Academic Surgery. Successful mentor-mentee relationship. J Surg Res. 2020 Mar;247:332-334. PMID: 31733816
  33. Ochoa DA. Axillary lymphatic evaluation: A solution to a complex problem. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Oct 1;26(11):3413-4. PMID: 31240589
  34. Parrado R, Notrica DM, Garcia NM, Alder AC, Eubanks JW, Maxson RT, Letton RW, Ponsky TA, St Peter SD, Leys C, Bhatia A, Tuggle DW, Lawson KA, Ostlie DJ. Use of laparoscopy in pediatric blunt and spleen injury: An unexpectedly common procedure after cessation of bleeding. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech. 2019 Oct;29(10):1281-1284. PMID:31397620.
  35. Roden-Foreman JW, Rapier NR, Foreman ML, Zagel AL, Sexton KW, Beck WC, . . . Schroeppel TJ. Rethinking the definition of major trauma: The need for trauma intervention outperforms injury severity score and revised trauma score in 38 adult and pediatric trauma centers. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Sep 87(3), 658-665. PMID: 31205214
  36. Rosenfeld DM, Smith ML, Seamans DP, Giorgakis E, Gaitan BD, Khurmi N, Aqel BA, Reddy KS. Fatal diffuse pulmonary fat microemboli following reperfusion in liver transplantation with the use of marginal steatotic allografts. Am J Transplantation. 2019 Sep;19(9):2640-5. PMID: 31012531
  37. Smeds MR, Janko MR, Allen S, Amankwah K, Arnell T, Ansari P, Kimbrough MK. . . Yoo P. Burnout and its relationship with perceived stress, self-efficacy, depression, social support, and programmatic factors in general surgery residents. Am J Surg. 2020 Jun 219(6):907-912. PMID: 31307660
  38. Steliga M, Franklin P, Barone C, Meek M, Muesse J, Tingquist N, Pagteilan J. Outcomes of integrating individualized tobacco cessation counseling in a lung cancer screening program. J Thoracic Oncology. 2019 Nov 1;14(11):S1127-8. No PMID
  39. Steliga MA. Tobacco Use Assessment and Cessation Support: More Important Now Than Ever.  IASLC News by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.  https://www.iaslc.org/iaslc-news/ilcn/tobacco-use-assessment-and-cessation-support-more-important-now-ever  06/23/2020  
  40. Steliga MA. Smoking Increases Risk for COVID-19 Complications–So It’s a Great Time to Quit. In- The patient guide to heart, lung, and esophageal surgery. By the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.  https://ctsurgerypatients.org/smoking-increases-risk-for-covid-19-complications-so-it’s-a-great-time-to-quit  04/10/2020
  41. Thrush CR, Clemmons KR, Steelman, SC, Osborn T, Kimbrough MK. Mobile spaced education in surgical education settings and specialties: A scoping review. Curr Surg Rep. 2020 March, 8 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40137-020-00250-w.  No PMID
  42. Thrush CR, Gathright MM, Atkinson T, Messias EL, Guise JB. Psychometric properties of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory in an academic healthcare institution sample in the U.S. Eval Health Prof. 2020 Jun 15:163278720934165. PMID: 32539552
  43. Thrush CR, Guise JB, Gathright MM, Messias E, Flynn V, Belknap T, Thapa PB, Williams DK, Nada EM, Clardy JA. A one-year institutional view of resident physician burnout.  Acad Psych.2019 Aug;43(4):361-368. PMID: 30820845.
  44. Utecht J, Ball J, Bowman SM, Dodd J, Judkins, J, Maxson RT, . . . Brochhausen M. Development and validation of a controlled vocabulary: An OWL representation of organizational structures of trauma centers and trauma systems.Studies Health Technol Inform. 2019 Aug 264, 403-407. PMID: 31437954

2018-19 FY

July 1, 2018 – June 31, 2019

  1. Adelmann D, Roll GR, Kothari R, Syed S, Burdine LJ, Tavakol M, Niemann CU. The impact of deceased donor liver extraction time on early allograft function in adult liver transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2018 Nov 1;102(11):e466-71.
  2. Atkinson TA, Gathright MM, Clardy JA, Thrush CR, Messias EM. Perspectives of meaningful work in a high-burnout academic medical center: A discourse analysis. Qual Res Med Healthcare. 2018 Aug 2:7572, 73-83.
  3. Bonasso PC, Dassinger MS. Fatal hyperammonemic encephalopathy in a pediatric patient after roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obesity Surg. 2018 Aug 28(8), 2530-2532.
  4. Bonasso PC, Dassinger MS, Jensen MO, Smith SD, Burford JM, Sexton KW. Optimizing peripheral venous pressure waveforms in an awake pediatric patient by decreasing signal interference. J Clin Monitoring Comput. 2018 Dec 32(6), 1149-1153.
  5. Bonasso PC, Dassinger MS, McLaughlin B, Burford JM, Sexton KW. Fast fourier transformation of peripheral venous pressure changes more than vital signs with hemorrhage. Military Med. 2019 Mar 184(Suppl 1), 318-321.
  6. Bonasso PC, Dassinger MS, Ryan, ML, Gowen MS, Burford JM, Smith SD. 24-hour and 30-day perioperative mortality in pediatric surgery. J Pediatric Surg. 2019 Apr 54(4), 628-630.
  7. Bonasso PC, Dassinger MS, Smeds MR, Moursi MM. Pediatric vascular surgical practice patterns. Ann Vasc Surg. 2019 Jan 1;54:103-9.
  8. Bonasso PC, Dassinger MS, Wyrick DL, Smith SD, Burford, JM. Evaluation of white blood cell count at time of discharge is associated with limited oral antibiotic therapy in children with complicated appendicitis. Am J Surg. 2019 Jun 217(6), 1099-1101.
  9. Bonasso PC, Gurien LA, Staszak J, Gowen ME, Troendle DM, Odiase E, . . . Dassinger MS. In-hospital pediatric endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is associated with shorter hospitalization for children with choledocholithiasis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Jan 68(1), 64-67.
  10. Bonasso PC, Sexton KW, Hayat MA, Wu J, Jensen HK, Jensen MO, . . . Dassinger MS. Venous physiology predicts dehydration in the pediatric population.  J Surgical Res. 2019 Jun 238, 232-239.
  11. Bradney L, Thrush CR, Williams DK, Mizell J. Benefits and early outcomes of a new mock oral examination for colorectal surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018; Oct;61(10):1130-1134.
  12. Bruce NR, Tilley ZW, Carlson JT, Barreto Andrade JC. Management of T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia and concurrent retroperitoneal liposarcoma. J Surg Case Rep. 2018 Jul (7), rjy142.
  13. Carlson J, Laryea J. Electronic health record-based registries: Clinical research using registries in colon and rectal surgery. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2019 Jan 32(1), 82-90.
  14. Corwin GS, Reif R, Sexton KW. Direct admission to a surgical service reduces hospital length of stay for patients with biliary disease. J Hospital Administration. 2019 June;8(3).
  15. Dresler C, Warren GW, Arenberg D, Yang P, Steliga MA, Cummings KM, . . . Jassem J. Indeed, nuance matters. J Thoracic Oncol. 2019 Jan 14(1), e16-e17.
  16. Duke JM, Porter A, Karim S, Sexton K, Smeds MR. Effects of the affordable care act on vascular patient amputation rates in Arkansas. Ann Vasc Surg.2019 Jan; 54, 48-53.
  17. Elswick CM, Wyrick D, Gurien LA, Rettiganti M, Gowen M, Pownall A, Bahgat D, Maxson RT, Albert GW. Resource utilization and indications for helicopter transport of head-injured children. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep53(9), 1795-1799.
  18. Gardner J, Sexton KW, Taylor J, Beck W, Kimbrough MK, Davis B, Bhavaraju A, Karim S, Porter, A. Defining severe traumatic brain injury readmission rates and reasons in a rural state. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2018 Sep 3(1), e000186.
  19. Giorgakis E, Mathur AK, Chakkera HA, Reddy KS, Moss AA, Singer AL. Solid pancreas transplant: pushing forward. World J Transplant. 2018 Nov 30;8(7):237.
  20. Giorgakis E, Singer AL, Khorsandi SE, Prachalias A. Transplantation crisis at the time of economic recession in Greece. Public Health. 2018 Jul 1;160:125-8.
  21. Giorgakis E, Khorsandi SE, Jassem W, Heaton N. DCD consensus and futility in liver transplantation. J Hepatol. 2018 Jul 1;69(1):255-6.
  22. Golinko MS, Pemberton JD, Phillips J, Johnson A, Hartzell LD. The Arkansas Tessier number 3 cleft experience: Soft tissue and skeletal findings with primary surgical management: Four-step approach. J Craniofacial Surg. 2018 Oct 29(7), 1834-1841.
  23. Greer JW, Beck WC, Bhavaraju A, Davis B, Kimbrough MK, Jensen J, Privratsky A, Robertson R, Taylor JR, Sexton KW. Dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to acute pancreatitis caused by hypertriglyceridemia. J Surg Case Rep. 2018 May 18;2018(5):rjy104. PMID: 29876048
  24. Greer JW, Flanagan C, Bhavaraju A, Davis B, Kimbrough MK, Privratsky A, Robertson R, Taylor J, Beck WC. Right external iliac artery thrombus following the use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta for placenta accreta. J Surg Case Rep. 2018 Nov 2018(11), rjy313.
  25. Greer JW, Reif R, Karim S, Beck WC, Bhavaraju A, Davis B, Taylor J, Sexton KW. Is it safe to fly patients with penetrating trauma in a rural state? J Surg Res. 2019 Mar 2 35, 16-21.
  26. Ghobrial J, Reemtsen B, Levi DS, Aboulhosn J. Trans-apical systemic tricuspid valve-in-ring replacement. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 May 1; 93(6):1165-9.
  27. Harris TJ, Fair LC, Jensen HK, Karim S, Imus TL, Beck WC, Bhavaraju A, Davis B, Kimbrough MK,Robertson RD, Taylor JR, Sexton KW. Use of a statewide trauma image repository decreases the rate of unnecessary transfers to a level 1 trauma center. Clin Surg. 2019; March; 4: 2374.
  28. Khurmi N, Seman M, Gaitan B, Young S, Rosenfeld D, Giorgakis E, et al. Nontraditional use of TEE to evaluate hepatic vasculature and guide surgical management in orthotopic liver transplantation. Case Rep Transplant. 2019 Jun; https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5293069
  29. Hill E, Merrill A, Korourian S, Bryant-Smith G, Henry-Tillman R, Ochoa D. Silicone breast implant associated fibromatosis. J Surg Case Rep. 2018 Sep 2018(9), rjy249.
  30. Hyson P, Macauley R, Sexton K, Sanford J. Surgical overlap: An ethical approach to empirical ambiguity. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2019 Jan 57(1), 18-31.
  31. Kamel M, Eltahawy EA, Warford R, Thrush CR, Noureldin YA. Simulation-based training in urology residency programmes in the USA: Results of a nationwide survey. Arab J Urol. 2018 Jul 17 16(4), 446-452.
  32. Kimbrough MK, Thrush CR, Smeds MR, Cobos R, Harris TJ, Bentley FR. National landscape of general surgery mock oral examination practices: Survey of residency program directors. J Surg Educ. 2018 Nov 75(6):e54-e60.
  33. Keller DS, Zaghiyan K, Mizell JS. Use of robotic technology: A survey of practice patterns of the ASCRS young surgeons committee. Tech Coloproctol. 2018 Sep 22(9), 715-717.
  34. LeCompte, M, Stewart M, Harris T, Rives G, Guth C, Ehrenfeld J…Sexton K, Terhune K. See one, do one, teach one: A randomized controlled study evaluating the benefit of autonomy in surgical education. Am J Surg. 2019 Feb217(2), 281-287.
  35. Ising MS, Marino K, Trivedi JR, Rojan AA, Dunlap NE, van Berkel V, Fox MP. Influence of neoadjuvant radiation dose on patients undergoing esophagectomy and survival in locally advanced esophageal cancer. J Gastrointestinal Surg. 2019 Apr 15;23(4):670-8.
  36. McCarty TR, Abramo TJ, Maxson RT, Albert G, Rettiganti MR, Saylors ME., . . . Hollingsworth A. Hypothermia as an outcome predictor tool in pediatric trauma: A propensity-matched analysis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Aug.
  37. Mehl SC, Bonasso PC, Dassinger MS. Gallbladder varices in a pediatric patient after roux-en-Y gastric bypass. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Dec 53(12), 2511-2513.
  38. Mehta ST, Agarwal C, Siddiqi F, Rockwell WB, Gociman BR. The benefit of a formal plastic surgery in-service conference. J Surg Educ. 2018 Jul 1;75(4):1058-61.
  39. Merrill AY, Ochoa D, Klimberg VS, Hill EL, Preston M, Neisler K, Henry-Tillman RS. Cutting healthcare costs with hematoma-directed ultrasound-guided breast lumpectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Oct;25(10), 3076-3081.
  40. Messias E, Gathright MM, Freeman ES, Flynn V, Atkinson T, Thrush CR, Clardy JA, Thapa P. Differences in burnout prevalence between clinical professionals and biomedical scientists in an academic medical centre: A cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 9(2), 2019 Feb e023506-2018-023506.
  41. Migally K, Rettiganti M, Gossett JM, Reemtsen B, Gupta P. Impact of regional cerebral perfusion on outcomes among neonates undergoing Norwood operation. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2019 May; 10(3):261-7.
  42. Mizell J, Thrush CR, Steelman S. The business of medicine: A course to address the deficit in financial knowledge of fourth-year medical students. J Medical Practice Manag. 2019, May/Jun 2019; 34(6): 344-350.
  43. Migally K, Rettiganti M, Gossett JM Reemtsen B, Gupta P. Impact of regional cerebral perfusion on outcomes among neonates undergoing norwood operation. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2019 May 10(3), 261-267.
  44. Perri JL, Powell RJ, Goodney PP, Mabry CD, Gurien LA, Smith S, Zwolak R. Disparity in Medicaid physician payments for vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg. 2018 Dec 1;68(6):1946-53.
  45. Preston MA, Glover-Collins K, Ross L, Porter A, Bursac Z, Woods D, . . . Henry-Tillman, R. Colorectal cancer screening in rural and poor-resourced communities. Am J Surg. 2018 Aug 216(2), 245-250.
  46. Sherman KL, Steinhagen E, Brady JT, Mizell JS, Stein SL. Landing your first colorectal surgery job: How to find it and what to expect. Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 May 62(5), 529-536.
  47. Simpson AM, Mehta ST, Siddiqi F, Yamashiro D, Gociman B. Modified Lefort distraction osteogenesis for the treatment of Nager syndrome-associated midface hypoplasia: Technique and review. J Craniofacial Surg. 2018 Sep;29(6):e621.
  48. Smeds MR, Thrush CR, Kimbrough MK, Moursi MM. Use of mock oral examinations in vascular surgery training programs: A nationwide survey. J Surg Res. 2018 Dec 232, 94-98.
  49. Smith S, Platt JM, Clifford D, Preston M, Satterwhite C, Kelly PJ, Ramaswamy M. A state-level examination of school nurses’ perceptions of condom availability accompanied by sex education. J Sch Nurs. 2019 Jan 1059840518824728.
  50. Starlard-Davenport A, Allman R, Dite, GS, Hopper JL, Spaeth Tuff E, Macleod S., . . . Henry-Tillman RS.Validation of a genetic risk score for Arkansas women of color. PloS One. 2018 Oct 13(10), e0204834.
  51. Steliga MA, Yang P. Integration of smoking cessation and lung cancer screening. Translational Lung Cancer Res. 2019 May 8(Suppl 1), S88-S94.
  52. Stephens M, Gunasekaran A, Elswick C, Laryea J, Pait TG, Kazemi N. Neurosurgical management of sacral tumors: Review of the literature and operative nuances. World Neurosurg. 2018 Aug 116, 362-369.
  53. Tripod M, Tait M, Bracey J, Sexton K, Beck W, Wyrick TO. The use of telemedicine decreases unnecessary hand trauma transfers. Hand. 2018 Nov 12:1558944718810877.
  54. Wolfe JD, Gardner JR, Beck WC, Taylor JR, Bhavaraju A, Davis B, Kimbrough MK, Robertson R, Karim SA, Sexton KW. Morning report decreases length of stay in trauma patients. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2018 Sep 3(1), e000185.
  55. Wadia SK, Lluri G, Aboulhosn JA, Shivkumar K, Reemtsen BL, Laks H, Biniwale RM, Levi DS, Salem M, Moore JP. Ventricular arrhythmia burden after transcatheter versus surgical pulmonary valve replacement. Heart. 2018 Nov; 104(21):1791-96.
  56. Wyrick DL, Roberts M, Young ZT, Mancino AT. Changing practices: The addition of a novel surgical approach to gynecomastia. Am J Surg. 2018 Sep 216(3), 547-550.