SURGERY AT ACS
What an impressive showing from the Department of Surgery at this year’s ACS Clinical Congress! We had great representation from our faculty and residents, including research presentations from Drs. Christine Alvarado (PGY3), Avanti Badrinathan (PGY2 Allen Scholar), Aria Bassiri (PGY2 Allen Scholar), David Ebertz (PGY4), Shreya Gupta (PGY5). Faculty presentations

panels included:
Dr. Mujjahid Abbas “Gastric Bypass Reversal, The Patient’s Journey: An Analysis of Pre Reversal Interventions and Post Reversal Outcomes”
Dr. Amy Rushing “Controversies in Treatment of Appendicitis CODA Update and Challenges Cases”
Dr. Joseph Sabik “Making Sense of the Recent Coronary Artery Disease Trials and Guidelines” / “The John H. Gibbon Jr Lecture Professionalism in Surgery: Resilience, Burnout, and the Role of M&M Conference”

Dr. Sharon Stein “Security, I Think We Have a Problem: Danger in the Safest Places” / “The Olga M. Jonasson Lecture: The Authentic Endorsement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Surgery: A Second Renaissance in its Inception”
Dr. Scott Wilhelm “Tips and Tricks of Adrenal Surgery: What the Patient Needs to Know About Sequelae”







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Implementation of a Coaching Program by a National Surgical Association. SL Stein, JT Chu, A Merrill, SA McKinley, S Parengi, K Donelan, K Palamara. Journal of Surgical Education. 2022 Aug. PMID: 35995676.
Trends in Prescriptions of Cardioprotective Diabetic Agents After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among US Veterans. S Deo, DA McAllister, S Al Kindl, Y Elgudin, D Chu, J Pell, N Sattar. Diabetes Care. 2022 Oct. PMID: 36256925.
Standardized Letter of Recommendation: Can Everyone Be Awesome? D Jodeh, JL Miller-Ocuin, M Ginesi, JS Abelson, JT Saraidaridis, SL Stein, E Steinhagen. Journal of Surgical Education. 2022 Sep. PMID: 36085114.
Lymph node yield after rectal resection is a predictor of survival among patients with node negative rectal adenocarcinoma. JT Bliggenstorfer, M Ginesi, E Steinhagen, SL Stein. Surgery. 2022 Nov. PMID: 32560248.
Evolution of intra operative parathyroid hormone and its application in parathyroid surgery. N Machado, SM Wilhelm. Vitamins and Hormones. PMID: 35953113.
Enhanced gastric decompression for palliation of malignant bowel obstruction. JM Cole, SZ Khan, JM Marks, AJ Armstrong, KM Zanotti, RM Juza. Surgical Endoscopy. 2022 Sep. PMID: 36071261.
Observation Study of Early Diaphragm Pacing in Cervical Spinal Cord Injured Patients to Decrease Mechanical Ventilation during the COVID 19 Pandemic. Onders RP, Elmo MJ, Young B, Tinkoff G Surgery. 2022 Sep.
Amniotic Membrane Scaffolds Support Organized Muscle Regeneration in a Murine Volumetric Muscle Defect Model. M Awad, DE Kurlander, VS Kotha, K Malone, EH Davidson, AR Kumar. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 2022 Sep. PMID: 36119379.
Follicular Thyroid Cancer With Ocular Metastasis in a Patient with a Pathogenic Germline Variant in the Checkpoint Kinase 2 (CHEK2) Gene. SL Asa, SM Wilhelm, R Farrell. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2022 Aug. PMID: 35933130.
Prodromal depression and anxiety are associated with worse treatment compliance and survival among patients with pancreatic cancer. NE Davis, JJ Hue, RK Kyasaram, M Elshami, HJ Graor, M Zarei, K Ji, ES Katayama, O Hajihassani, AW Loftus, J Shanahan, A Vaziri-Gohar, LD Rothermel, JM Winter. Psychooncology 2022 Aug. PMID: 3547012.
Surgical techniques and tips for a reliable murine model of primary and metastatic pancreatic cancer. JJ Hue, M Zarei, HJ Graor, O Hajihassani, ES Katayama, AW Loftus, A Vaziri Gohar, JM Winter. bioRxiv 2022 Aug.
Guideline Consistent Treatment for Inflammatory Breast Cancer Provides Associated Survival Benefit Independent of Age. LM Drapalik, JJ Hue, A Simpson, M Freyvogel, L Rock, RR Shenk, AL Amin, ME Miller Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2022 Aug. PMID: 35939169.
Management of adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic tail in the elderly. CS Boutros, JJ Hue, M Elshami, LD Rothermel, RS Hoehn, JB Ammori, LM Ocuin, JM Hardacre Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2022 Oct. PMID: 35976622.
Trends in Surgery and Survival for T1 T2 Male Breast Cancer: A Study from the National Cancer Database. R Singh, L Cao, AL Sarode, M Kharouta, R Shenk, ME Miller The American Journal of Surgery. 2022 Sep. PMID: 63208958.
IDO1 is a therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer associated depression. JJ Hue, H Graor, M Zarei, ES Katayama, K Ji, O Hajihassani, AW Loftus, A Vaziri Gohar, JM Winter Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2022 Oct. PMID: 36190971.
The Impact of Diabetes on Pathologic Response to Multi Modality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer. SG Worrell, CE Alvarado, CW Towe, J Mitchell, A Vekstein, D Thibault, A Kosinski, PA Linden Annals of Thoracic Surgery. PMID: 35970230.
How Long is Long Enough? A Closer Look at Proximal Margin Length for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. CE Alvarado, X Luo, PA Linden, CW Towe, AL Sarode, LM Argote Greene, Y Perry, S Worrell. Foregut. 2022 Aug.
Morbidity Following Esophagectomy is Higher for Benign than Malignant Disease. SG Worrell, S Gupta, CW Alvarado, A Sarode, X Luo, CW Towe, PA Linden. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Sep. PMID: 36126720.
Are trauma surgical societies adequately addressing mental health after injury? SK Kishawi, A Badrinathan, AP Thai, SE Bensuka, MA Breslin, SB Hendrickson, VP Ho. Surgery. PMID: 35981920.
Challenges in Closing the Gap between Evidence and Practice: International Survey of Institutional Stabilization of Rib Fractures Guidelines. Choi J, Badrinathan A, Shine R…Kirsch J. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2022 Sep. PMID: 36149855
CTSC 2023 Annual Pilot Award Program
Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC)
Award Amount: $50,000
Application Deadline: 10/31/2022 (LOI)
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ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Award Amount: $80,000/year, 2 years
Application Deadline: 11/1/2022
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