Above: Department of Surgery faculty members, Drs. Olivia DeLozier (left), David Shibata and Paxton Dickson (right) with Dr. Kelly Hunt, the Harwell Surgical Society Distinguished Visiting Professor on June 12, 2025 at the SAC Building. Read more on page 7. (B. Young/ UTHSC).
Left: Dr. Kelly Hunt, Professor and Chair, Department of Breast Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX and immediate past-President of the Society of Surgical Oncology.
TOP DOCTORS MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
BY MEMPHIS THE CITY MAGAZINE
Welcome to the Summer 2025 edition of the UT Health Science Center Surgery News.
With the transition to the new academic year, it is with pride that we celebrated the graduation of our most recent class of accomplished chief residents. As usual, our residents, students and fellows showcased their outstanding achievements at the annual Department of Surgery/Harwell Wilson Surgical Society Research Symposium. We were grateful to Dr. Kelly Hunt, Chair of the Department of Breast Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson and UTHSC Alumna for serving graciously as our Distinguished Visiting Professor.
As we look forward to the success of our graduates during the next steps of their careers, we simultaneously welcomed our new superb class of incoming PGY1 residents. Thanks to Ms. Brandi Lewis for arranging our annual new resident welcome event at Top Golf. It is with great pleasure that we announce the successful recruitment of Dr. Jason Frischer of the University of Cincinnati, a leading national expert in pediatric colorectal surgery, as the new UTHSC Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. We will provide a more detailed introduction in a future edition of the newsletter.
We are equally excited to welcome “home” Dr. Jessica Staszak (Residency Class of 2020) as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care. She most recently served in the Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Staszak is featured in this issue’s Faculty Spotlight.
As usual, I remain extremely grateful to our staff, residents, fellows and faculty for your daily efforts to continuously further the success of our department. We look forward to another fantastic year!
Sincerely,
David Shibata, MD, FACS, FSSO, FASCRS Harwell Wilson Alumni Endowed Chair in Surgery Professor and Chair
SONIA ALVAREZ, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
VASANTHI BALARAMAN, MD Transplantation
DEVRA BECKER, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
SASKYA BYERLY, MD Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
ANDREW DAVIDOFF, MD Pediatric Surgery
CORY EVANS, MD Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
JAMES W. EUBANKS, III MD Pediatric Surgery
DINA FILIBERTO, MD Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
MARTIN FLEMING, MD Surgical Oncology
HARVEY E. GARRETT, MD Vascular Surgery
EVAN S. GLAZER, MD Surgical Oncology
ASHLEY HENDRIX, MD Surgical Oncology - Breast Surgery
TIM JANCELEWICZ, MD Pediatric Surgery
JUSTIN MONROE, MD Surgical Oncology - Colorectal Surgery
SATHEESH P. NAIR, MD Transplantation
NOSRATOLLAH NEZAKATGOO, MD Transplantation
DAVID SHIBATA, MD Surgical Oncology
REGAN WILLIAMS, MD Pediatric Surgery
DEPARTMENT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
FACULTY ANNOUCEMENTS
VASANTHI BALARAMAN, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Transplantation, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Transplantation.
ASHLEY HENDRIX, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Medical Staff at Regional One Health.
NEW FACULTY
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
JASON FRISCHER, MD
Dr. Jason Frischer will join the UT Health Science Center Department of Surgery as Chief and Professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery. He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY and then completed his general and chief residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, NY, where he focused on colorectal surgery. His surgical training includes a pediatric surgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of New York at Columbia University. He has been the Director of the Colorectal Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for the past six years.
PLASTIC SURGERY
SAUNDERS LIN, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatrics, was appointed the Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program.
MUNTAZIM MUKIT, MD
Dr. Muntazim Mukit will join the UT Health Science Center Department of Surgery as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic/ Reconstructive Surgery. He graduated from the Stony Brook School of Medicine in Stony Brook, NY and then completed a general surgery residency at Stony Brook University. His surgical training includes both an integrated Plastic Surgery residency and a burn fellowship at the UT Health Science Center in Memphis, TN as well as an orthopedics hand fellowship at the University of Massachusetts in Worchester, MA.
DEPARTMENT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW FELLOWS
PLASTIC SURGERY
PAUL CHOI, MD
Fellow in Pediatric Plastic Surgery. Dr. Choi graduated from the University of Galway School of Medicine in Galway, Ireland. He received his general surgery residency training at the University of Colorado in Aurora, CO (PGY1) and the BronxCare Health System in Bronx, NY (PGY2).
MAHNOUSH MOMENI, MD
Fellow in Adult Burn Plastic Surgery. Dr. Momeni attended Tehran University of Medical Sciences where she also received her general surgery residency training. She was an Assistant Professor in General Surgery at Iran University of Medical Sciences and a Burns Researcher at Motahari Hospital in Tehran, Iran.
NEW RESIDENTS
CATEGORICAL (PGY 2)
Andrei N. Gurau, MD, PGY2
MD: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Residency: Valley Health System, Las Vegas, NV
Research Fellowship: John Hopkins School of Medicine
VASCULAR SURGERY
MUHAMMAD GHANI, MBBS
Fellow in Vascular Surgery. Dr. Ghani graduated from Aga Khan University Medical College in Pakistan, India and received his general surgery residency training at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY.
ADAM SPINNER, DO
Fellow in Vascular Surgery. Dr. Spinner obtained his medical degree from Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, FL and completed an American Osteopathic Association (AOA) residency in general surgery at Stony Brook University Southampton in Southampton, NY.
NEW RESIDENTS SOCIAL
A welcome social outing for new residents, faculty and staff was hosted by Dr. Alexander Feliz and Dr. David Shibata at Top Golf Memphis in June. (B. Young/UTHSC).
SURGERY NEWS
NEW RESIDENTS
CATEGORICAL (PGY 1)
PRELIMINARY (PGY 1)
Benjamin Allen UT Health Science Center
Alexis Harris University of Louisville
Andrew Kerwin Florida International University
Hason Khan Kansas City University
Sarah Lang UT Health Science Center
Joshua Moore Mercer University
Matthew Romine Mercer University
Erika Wilt University of Toledo
Ross Clarke Brown University
Kaci Cunningham University of Illinois- Peoria
Crystal Nichelle Dye University of Louisville
Boris Kuyeb University of Mississippi
Virginia Claire Saux LSU- New Orleans
HARWELL WILSON SURGICAL SOCIETY GRADUATION BANQUET
The Department of Surgery held its Annual Harwell Wilson Surgical Society Research Symposium in June. Following a day of lectures and research presentations, the Department celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2025 chief residents.
Left to Right: Joesph Slaughter, MD, Megan Lehrman, MD, Aubrey Schacter, MD, Devanshi Patel, MD, Maddison Porter, MD, Floyd Wilks, Jr., MD, Maria Knaus, MD and Michael Wright, MD. (Photo/B. Brown, Jr.).
WHAT’S NEXT?
MEGAN LEHRMAN, MD
Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN
MARIA KNAUS, MD
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Indianapolis, IN
Trauma Critical Care Fellowship University of Alabama Birmingham, AL
JOSEPH SLAUGHTER, MD
General Surgery
Concord Hopsital Laconia, NH
FLOYD WILKS, JR., MD
General Surgery
Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City, AZ
MICHAEL WRIGHT, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
University of South Florida Tampa, FL
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT CONT.
commitment to excellence in trauma care, surgical critical care, surgical education, and research. One of her interests is the use of ECMO for the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Her addition to the division enhances our ability to provide high-quality, comprehensive care to critically injured patients and strengthens our role in training the next generation of surgeons,”
In her spare time, Dr. Staszak enjoys fly fishing, golf, tennis, and time with her husband Bryant, and five children (Jericho, Hadley, Albany, Lane & Henry), ages 13 to nine months old.
TNACS MEETINGS
The Oscar Guillamondegui Trauma Symposium and Tennessee Chapter of American College of Surgeons (TNACS) annual meeting were held August 7-10 at the Lodge at Paris Landing in Buchanan, TN.
The UT Health Science Center Department of Surgery faculty will hold various positions on the 2025-2026 TNACS Board of Directors:
• David Shibata, MD, Immediate Past President, ACS Governor, At Large
• Regan Williams, MD, COT Chair
• Ashley Hendrix, MD, Andy Kerwin, MD, Dina Filiberto, MD, At-Large West Directors
• Yasmin Ali, MD, Young Fellows Representative
• Jane Zhao, MD, Associate Fellows Representative
• James “Trey” Eubanks, MD, Advocacy insider
• Julia Pedo-Freitas, MD, Resident, Resident Representative
TN TRAUMA SYMPOSIUM
Regan Williams, MD, FACS delivered the welcome during the TN Statewide Trauma Symposium on Thursday, Aug. 7.
Presenting faculty included:
• “Pediatric Trauma, Initial Management Strategies and Insights for Transfer” - Saunders Lin, MD, Division of Pediatric Surgery
• “Updates in Burn Surgery” - Yasmin Ali, MD, Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
• “The Long Trail of Trauma: Longitudinal Outcomes and Predictors of Recovery” - Emily Lenart, MD, Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
TNACS
David Shibata, MD, FACS, FASCRS, delivered the welcome address during the TN ACS annual meeting on Friday, Aug. 8.
Presenting faculty included:
• Jane Zhao, MD, Division of Thoracic Surgery, and Richard Johnson, MD, Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, speakers and panelists, “Commission on Cancer & CLP Update Session”
• Regan Williams, MD, Division of Pediatric Surgery, panelist, “Trauma Care Advisory Council (TCAC) & TN Committee on Trauma Meeting”
• James “Trey” Eubanks, MD, speaker, “Navigating the C Suite”
• Nabajit Choudhury, MD, Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, speaker and panelist, “Community Surgeon Panel”
• Nia Zalamea, MD, Division of General Surgery, speaker, “Physician/Resident Unionization”
• Ian Solsky, MD, Division of Surgical Oncology, moderator, Resident Quick Shot Session
• Ashley Hendrix, MD, Division of Surgical Oncology, moderator, Disparities in Surgical Critical Care and Surgical Education Paper Competition
David Shibata, MD was recognized by incoming president, Dr. Carmen Solorzano, Vanderbilt University during the Tennessee Chapter of American College of Surgeons annual meeting at the Lodge at Paris Landing in Buchanan, TN.
TNACS CONTINUED
RESIDENT PRESENTATIONS
The UT Health Science Center had several resident presentations during the the TNACS event.
Trauma Podium Presentations
• Seal The Bleed or Wait to Proceed? Resuscitation and Early vs. Delayed Timing for Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury Injury - Ladd Caballero, MD (PGY5)
• Closing The Loop: Understanding Ostomy Reversal Rates And Risks In Trauma Patients - Kevin Lang, MD (PGY2)
Cancer Podium Presentations
• CTNNB1 Exon 3 Mutations in Metastatic Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the PancreasAndrew Fleming, MD (PGY5)
• Universal Risk Stratification in Stage I-III Cutaneous Melanoma Using 31-Gene Expression Profiling: A Prospective Single-Center Study- Daniel Gehle, MD (PGY3)
• Patterns and Outcomes of Surgical Management for Primary Colorectal Lymphoma: An Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) - Julia PedoFreitas, MD (PGY2)
Clinical Science and Basic Science Podium
• Epigenetic Reprogramming and Non-Homologous Chromosomal Contact in Chemotherapy-Resistant Favorable-Histology Wilms Tumor - Andrew Fleming, MD (PGY5)
• Dual Targeting of Oncogenic Microtubules and Mitochondria in PDAC - Michael Spinrad, MD, MPH (PGY2)
Disparities in Surgical Care and Surgical Education Podium Presentations
• An Alarming Rise in Adolescent Gun ViolenceExamining Trends at Regional Level 1 Trauma Centers - Kevin Lang, MD (PGY2)
• Cross-sectional multinational study evaluating the social determinants of health in patients seeking elective surgical care – Jennifer Schadt, MD, MA (PGY4)
• Opportunities and Challenges in Using Smartphone Sensor Data to Capture Surgeon Behavior and Wellbeing: A Qualitative Analysis of Surgical Residents’ Perspectives – Joseph Tarquine, BS (M3)
Resident Quick Shot Presentations - Session 1
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Trauma ICU PatientsMaici Craig, BS (M3)
• Short and Long-Term Outcomes after Surgical Management of Zenker’s Diverticulum - Theresa Dinh, MD (PGY3)
• Assessing the Performance of Updated Prehospital Triage Guidelines with the Need for Trauma Inervention (NFTI) Metric - Tyler Johnston, BA (M4)
• Trans-oral Circular Stapler for Cervical Anastomosis During Esophagectomy – Eric Koffman, MD (PGY3)
Resident Quick Shot Presentations – Session 2
• Patient centered outcomes after surgical stabilization of rib fractures: A prospective observational trail –Jonathan Laredo, BS (M4)
• Adherence of Impulse Control in Primary Management of Grade I and II Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury – Jessica Tran, BA (M4)
AWARDS LIST
PRESENTATION AWARDS
Basic/Clinical Science Category
First - Andrew Fleming, MD (PGY5)
“Epigenetic Reprogramming and NonHomologous Chromosomal Contact in Chemotherapy-Resistant Favorable-Histology Wilms Tumor”
Philip Burns Cancer Paper Competition
First - Andrew Fleming, MD (PGY5)
“CTNNB1 Exon 3 Mutations in Metastatic Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas”
Trauma Podium Competiton
First - Kevin Lang, MD (PGY4)
“Closing The Loop: Understanding Ostomy Reversal Rates And Risks In Trauma Patients”
SURGERY
TNACS HIGHLIGHTS
The Tennessee Chapter of American College of Surgeons (TNACS) annual meeting and Trauma Symposium was held August 7-10 at the Lodge at Paris Landing in Buchanan, TN. Dr. David Shibata, Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery served as this year’s President. (Photo provided).
SURGERY NEWS
VISITING PROFESSORS SERIES
TYLER HUGHES, MD, FACS
On April 30, Dr. Hughes, Professor and Dean, University of Kansas, School of MedicineSalina, Vice-President Elect of the Association College of Surgeons and inaugural chair of the ACS Advisory Council for Rural Surgery, was welcomed as the 2025 UT Health Science Center Global Surgery Institute Visiting Professor. He lectured on the topic, “Lessons from American Rural Surgery for the Whole World.”
CASEY CALKINS, MD
On May 21, Dr. Calkins, Professor of Pediatric Surgery at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI, served as the 2025 UT Health Science Center Visiting Professor in Pediatric Surgery. He lectured on the topic, “Congenital Pulmonary Lesions: Past and Future.”
KELLY HUNT, MD, FACS, FSSO
On June 13, Dr. Hunt, Professor and Chair, Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX and immediate past-President of the Society of Surgical Oncology, served as the 2025 Harwell Wilson Surgical Society Distinguished Visiting Professor . She presented on the topic, “Foundations and Frontiers in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials.”
MATTHEW A. STELIGA, MD
On June 13, Dr. Steliga, Kent C. Westbrook Distinguished Chair in Surgical Oncology and Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in Little Rock, AR served as the 2025 Harwell Wilson Surgical Society Alumni Speaker. He delivered a lecture titled, “Grow Where You Are Planted: Adaptation, Flexibility, Resilience.”
UPCOMING VISITING LECTURERS
ROBERT E. MERRITT, MD, MBA
Oct. 22, 2025 | Dr. Robert E. Merritt, Professor and Director in the Divison of Thoracic Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, OH, will be featured as the 2025 UT Health Science Center Visiting Professor in Thoracic Surgery.
HENRI FORD, MD, MHA
June 12, 2026 | Dr. Henri Ford, Dean and Chief Academic Officer of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, FL and the immediate past-President of the American College of Surgeons, will be featured as the 2026 Harwell Wilson Surgical Society Distinguished Visiting Professor.
(L-R) Dr. Matthew Steliga and Dr. Kelly Hunt at the 2025 Harwell Wilson Surgical Society Research Symposium at the SAC Buidling on the UT Health Science Center campus in June. (B. Young/UTHSC).
GRADUATION CELEBRATIONS
PEDIATRIC SURGERY FELLOWSHIP
The faculty and staff of the UT Health Science Center Division of Pediatric Surgery celebrated the graduation of fellow, Dr. Brian Hosfield at an event held at Loflin Yard on July 26.
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY FELLOWSHIP
Dr. Chelsea Olson was honored at the home of Dr. Ashley Hendrix. Dr. Olson graduated from the UT Health Science Center Complex General Surgical Oncology fellowship program on Aug. 2. She will join the faculty at the UT Health Science Center in the Division of Surgical Oncology.
VASCULAR SURGERY FELLOWSHIP
On July 23, Erica L. Mitchell, MD, Division Chief, Vascular Surgery, Fellowship Director, hosted a celebration for the graduating Vascular Surgery fellows, Drs. Peter Ali and Angelle Hogan. Additionally, graduating fellows in Trauma/ Surgical Critical Care, Drs. William Hudson, Benjamin Lehrman and Joel Braverman were honored at the event.
SAVE THE DATES
PLASTIC SURGERY GRAND ROUNDS
2ND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH
The Division of Plastic Surgery holds a monthly lecture conference for medical students, residents, fellows and faculty. It has been approved for up to 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit for each session. The zoom meetings are held every Thursday at 4 p.m. CST. Please contact Eva Hutton at 901.448.9790 for more details.
COM ALUMNI EVENT
SEPT 19-20, 2025 | MEMPHIS, TN
The UT Health Science Center College of Medicine Alumni Weekend features lectures on campus and an awards celebration at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Learn more at alumni.uthsc.edu/events/
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS ANNUAL CONGRESS 2025
OCT. 4-7, 2025 | CHICAGO, IL
System-wide reception for all four UT Departments of Surgery is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5 at the Marriott Marquis Chicago hotel. Faculty, current students, staff and alumni are invited to the combined reception.
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY HOLIDAY RECEPTION
DEC. 5 | MEMPHIS, TN
Department of Surgery’s annual holiday reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. CST at the University Club of Memphis.
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY’S
HARWELL WILSON SURGICAL SOCIETY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
JUNE 11-13, 2026| MEMPHIS, TN
The annual event will include the visiting professor lecture, scientific symposium, alumni reception, graduation/awards banquet and golf outing. Please visit harwellwilson.org for more details.
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY CHIEF RESIDENTS FEATURE
MAKING THE ROUNDS
Meet our Surgical Chief Residents!
Over the course of the upcoming academic year, each newsletter will include brief questions and answers with our Chief Residents.
Linnea Cripe, MD, PGY5
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
College: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Temple University
Residency: UT Health Science Center
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology-Breast, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
QUESTIONS
Other than being a physician, what previous jobs have you held? I worked at California Pizza Kitchen while completing my post baccalaureate program prior to medical school. I worked in a lab overnight and was a teaching assistant in college for a civil engineering analysis course. I worked at a summer camp for six years.
What advice do you have for the incoming surgical interns? Be prepared to work hard but have fun with your co-residents and team. You may feel overwhelmed but when in doubt, treat your patients how you would want your family to be treated. Take pride in yourself and your work.
What is a fun or little-known fact or talent about yourself? I biked from Baltimore, MD to San Francisco, CA in 2014 and raised money for young adults affected by cancer to benefit the Ulman Cancer Fund. The journey was 70 days and anywhere from 50-120 miles per day. I loved Virginia, Colorado, and California the most.
Andrew Fleming, MD, PGY5
Hometown: Memphis, TN
College: The University of Tennessee (Knoxville)
Medical School: UT Health Science Center
Residency: UT Health Science Center
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology, Moffit Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
QUESTIONS
Other than being a physician, what previous jobs have you held? When I was 15, I worked as a jazz pianist four nights a week at a bar in downtown Memphis. (My dad, Dr. Martin Fleming had to drive me to work).
What attracted you to the UTHSC general surgery residency program? The Department of Surgery in Memphis has a strong emphasis on clinical volume, case complexity, and graduated autonomy. As a medical student, I saw the Memphis surgery paradigm firsthand and consider myself fortunate to have stayed on for my surgical training.
What advice do you have for the incoming surgical interns? The patients come first. Always.
SURGERY NEWS
GRADUATION BANQUET HIGHLIGHTS
The Department of Surgery gathered for the annual Harwell Wilson Surgical Society Research Symposium and Awards Ceremony and Banquet in June. The Symposium was held at the SAC Building and the Awards Ceremony and Banquet took place at The Peabody Hotel. The festivities started with the Alumni Reception on Thursday night at Old Dominick Distillery. (Photo/B. Brown, Jr.).
SURGERY NEWS
GENERAL SURGERY
Invited Editorial About: Tailored Surgery for Medullary Thyroid Cancer (MTC) Based on Pretherapeutic Basal Calcitonin and Intraoperative Diagnosis of Desmoplastic Stroma Reaction: A Proposal for a New Surgical Concept Aitken GL, DeLozier OM, Dickson PV. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul;32(7):4575-4577. doi: 10.1245/ s10434-025-17283-z. Epub 2025 Apr 18. PMID: 40251366.
PEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGERY
Epicardial Mapping and Ablation of Focal Atrial Tachycardia from the Crista Terminalis During Cardiac Surgery. Liskov S, Milstein JA, Barth AS, Cedars A, Mettler BA , Gottlieb Sen D, Aronis KN. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2025 May;11(5):10741079. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2024.12.021. Epub 2025 Feb 19. PMID: 39985524.
Methylprednisolone for Infant Heart Surgery: Subpopulation Analyses of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Sunthankar SD, Hill KD, Jacobs JP, Baldwin HS, Jacobs ML, Li JS, Graham EM, Blasiole B, Husain SA, Bleiweis MS, Mettler B , Benscoter A, Wald E, Karamlou T, Van Bergen AH, Eghtesady P, Scott JP, Anderson BR, Alfieris G, Vener DF, Kannankeril PJ. Crit Care Med. 2025 May 21. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006721. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40396812.
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
A Modified Delphi Study to Build Consensus on Pediatric-specific Trauma Quality Indicators. Roberts BK, Campbell BT, Jensen AR, Escobar MA, Williams RF, Nathens A, Burd RS, Streck CJ, Falcone R, Letton RW, Maxson RT, Miller M, Hsu BS, Albert GW, Renaud E, Garcia N, Holmes J, Hoeft C, Sathya C. J Pediatr Surg. 2025
May 10;60(8):162363. doi: 10.1016/j. jpedsurg.2025.162363. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40354976.
Multicenter external validation of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network rule to identify children at very low risk for intraabdominal injury requiring acute intervention. Frederick AB, Vogel AM, Williams RF, Zhang J, Huang EY, Savoie KB, Santore MT, Tsao K, Falcone RA, Dassinger MS, Haynes JH, Russell RT, Naik-Mathuria BJ, St Peter SD, Mooney DP, Onwubiko C, Blakely ML, Streck CJ. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Jun 1;98(6):966-972. doi: 10.1097/ TA.0000000000004597. Epub 2025 Apr 2. PMID: 40170217.
Characterizing Sensitivity to Vincristine, Irinotecan, and Telomerase-targeted Therapy in Diffuse Anaplastic Wilms Tumor Patient-derived Xenografts . Gehle DB, Jablonowski CM, Pichavaram P, Singh S, Woolard MA, Morton CL, Billups CA, Davidoff AM , Yang J, Murphy AJ. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jun;60(6):162122. doi: 10.1016/j. jpedsurg.2024.162122. Epub 2024 Dec 26. PMID: 39753413; PMCID: PMC12119233.
Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Patients With Wilms Tumor, a Surgical Delphi Study Consensus Statement. Fitski M, Bökkerink GMJ, Davidoff AM , Murphy AJ, Abdelhafeez AH, Krauel L, Fuchs J, Pachl M, Abib SCV, Fernandez-Pineda I, Sarnacki S, van de Ven CP, Wijnen MHWA, Klijn AJ, Godziński J, van der Steeg AFW. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Jun;72(6):e31636. doi: 10.1002/ pbc.31636. Epub 2025 Mar 9. PMID: 40059283.
Specific Congenital Heart Disease Diagnoses Impact Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Outcomes: The Heart of the Matter. Holden KI, Ebanks AH, Stark RA, Guner YS, Buchmiller TL, Jancelewicz T, Khan AM, Johnson A, Lally KP, LaPar DJ, Harting MT; CDH Study Group Ann Surg. 2025 May 20. doi: 10.1097/ SLA.0000000000006757. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40391440.
The context-dependent epigenetic and organogenesis programs determine 3D vs. 2D cellular fitness of MYC-driven murine liver cancer cells. Fang J, Singh S, Wells B, Wu Q, Jin H, Janke LJ, Wan S, Steele JA, Connelly JP, Murphy AJ, Wang R, Davidoff A , Ashcroft M, Pruett-Miller SM, Yang J. Elife. 2025 May 6;14:RP101299. doi: 10.7554/ eLife.101299. PMID: 40326560; PMCID: PMC12055005.
Contemporary Biology, Management, and Outcomes of Renal Medullary Carcinoma in Children and Adults: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative Study. Beckhorn CB, Malek MM, Lovvorn HN, Leraas HJ, McKay KG, Kontchou NT, Kastenberg ZJ, Hoyt DW, Roach JP, Myers EK, Cost NG, Mullapudi B, Marchese CR, Jensen AR, Lautz TB, Carter M, Dasgupta R, Lundstedt J, Brungardt JG, Talbot LJ, Davidoff AM , Murphy AJ, Aldrink JH, Mansfield SA, Piché N, Lal DR, Craig BT, Schuh JM, Cromeens BP, Mannava SV, Castle SL, Lopez A, Mello K, Short J, Petroze RT, Rajaval S, Thompson GR, Mattei P, Rothstein DH, Fialkowski E, Fowler KL, Martchenke N, Rich BS, Glick RD, Brown EG, Doyle K, Abril P, Rinehardt HN, Seemann NM, Davidson J, Wilson CA, Le HD, Joshi D, Stellon M, Ahmed T, Dimmer AM, Newman EA, Hammoud M, Williams K, Grant CN, Gorgy M, Polites SF, Debertin J, Cameron DB, Stetson A, Kim ES, Lee WG, Barkhordar A, Austin MT, Coakley BA, Kahan A, Murphy JT, Pitonak M, Boehmer C, Tracy ET. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 May 20:e31774. doi: 10.1002/pbc.31774. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40394815.
Vascular surgery in children. Rothstein DH, White JV, Williams RF, Coleman DM. J Vasc Surg. 2025 May 22:S07415214(25)00637-8. doi: 10.1016/j. jvs.2025.03.204. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40455180.
Vascular Surgery in Children. Rothstein DH, White JV, Williams RF, Coleman DM. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jun 2:162308. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162308. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40461369.
SURGERY NEWS
Blunt Brachial Arterial Injury in Pediatric Patients .Hafeez MS, Notrica DM, Sheahan C, Williams RF, Eslami MH. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jun 2:162200. doi: 10.1016/j. jpedsurg.2025.162200. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40461368.
Readiness Costs for a Statewide Trauma System. Howk AA, Seesholtz R, Story J, Burns JB, Dennis BM, Fischer PE, Hunt DL, Maxwell RA, Williams RF, Daley BJ. Am Surg. 2025 May 13:31348251341957. doi: 10.1177/00031348251341957. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40359572.
The A+ criteria for pediatric blunt cerebrovascular injury: An ATOMAC+ multicenter study. Nickoles TA, Eubanks JW 3rd , Lewit RA, Siddique R, Notrica DM, Stottlemyre RL, Ryan M, Johnson J, Maxson RT, Naiditch JA, Lawson KA, Williams R. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Jun 13. doi: 10.1097/ TA.0000000000004686. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40506814.
Improving Pediatric Surgery Quality by Widely Adopting an Evidence-based Protocol: An Effort of the Pediatric Surgery Quality Collaborative. Joly JM, Lopez ME, Grethel EJ, Kim S, Fisher T, Sutyak KM, Blakely ML, Green C, Burford JM, Chandler NM, Danko K, Gonzalez R, Jorg L, Nuibe A, Robie DK, Skaggs A, Williams RF, Lally KP. Ann Surg. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1097/ SLA.0000000000006820. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40560661.
Differences in Care Practices and Outcomes for Adolescents With Severe TBI: Adult vs Pediatric Trauma Centers. Lang KJ, Filiberto DM, Landisch RM , Williams RF, Byerly SE. Am Surg. 2025 Jul 3:31348251358438. doi: 10.1177/00031348251358438. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40608010.
Trauma Quality Improvement Program mortality reporting system case reports: Unanticipated mortality because of imagingrelated delays in care. Scott JW,
Groner JI, Jensen AR; ACS TQIP Mortality Reporting System Writing Group ( Williams RF). J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Jul 3. doi: 10.1097/ TA.0000000000004691. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40604363.
Impact of Neonatal Ventilation Mode on Outcomes in Patients With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Treated With Extracorporeal Life Support: A Propensity Score Analysis. Gowda SH, Hagan J, Almaazmi A, Niemyjski E, Di Nardo M, Jancelewicz T, Harting MT, Fernandes CJ, Nguyen DV, Guner YS. ASAIO J. 2025 Jun 18. doi: 10.1097/ MAT.0000000000002476. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40530712.
Sustained Clinical Benefit of AAV Gene Therapy in Severe Hemophilia B. Reiss UM, Davidoff AM , Tuddenham EGD, Chowdary P, McIntosh J, Muczynski V, Journou M, Simini G, Ireland L, Mohamed S, Riddell A, Pie AJ, Hall A, Quaglia A, Mangles S, Mahlangu J, Haley K, Recht M, Shen YM, Halka KG, Fortner G, Morton CL, Gu Z, Hayden RT, Neufeld EJ, Okhomina VI, Kang G, Nathwani AC. N Engl J Med. 2025 Jun 12;392(22):2226-2234. doi: 10.1056/ NEJMoa2414783. PMID: 40499172; PMCID: PMC7617823.
An eating disorder disguised as superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Hundman C, Bowden M, Landisch R , Edwards P, Rogers N. J Natl Med Assoc. 2025 Aug;117(4):281-284. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2025.06.005. Epub 2025 Jun 13. PMID: 40581557.
Pediatric ICU Management. Landisch RM , Walker S. Pediatric Trauma: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment, 3e, ed. By David Wesson.
In search of “optimal care”: where should congenital diaphragmatic hernia be managed? Pollack JC, Jancelewicz T, Guner YS. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2025 Jul 15:101655. doi: 10.1016/j. siny.2025.101655. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40701860.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
A retrospective, non-inferiority study of a Treat-at-Home strategy utilizing a surfactant-based dressing for partialthickness burn wounds. Todor LA, Sanders M, Lyle E, Knight D, Tucci M, Jarreau J, Hassouba M , Hill DM . J Burn Care Res. 2025 May 20:iraf088. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/iraf088. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40392780.
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Correction: D2 Lymphadenectomy for Gastric Cancer: Advancements and Technical Considerations. Dehal A, Woo Y, Glazer ES , Davis JL, Strong VE; Society of Surgical Oncology Gastrointestinal Disease Site Workgroup. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 May 21. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17552-x. Epub ahead of print. Erratum for: Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Mar;32(3):2129-2140. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16545-6. PMID: 40397344.
HKDC1 promotes liver cancer stemness under hypoxia through stabilizing β-catenin. Fan L, Tian C, Yang W, Liu X, Dhungana Y, Yang W, Tan H, Glazer ES , Yu J, Peng J, Ma L, Ni M, Zhu L. Hepatology. 2025 Jun 1;81(6):1685-1699. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000001085. Epub 2024 Sep 6. PMID: 39250463; PMCID: PMC12077336.
Convergent Genetic Adaptation in Human Tumors Developed Under Systemic Hypoxia and in Populations Living at High Altitudes. Arenillas C, Celada L, Ruiz-Cantador J, Calsina B, Datta D, García-Galea E, Fasani R, Moreno-Cárdenas AB, Alba-Linares JJ, Miranda-Barrio B, Martínez-Montes ÁM, Alvarez-Escola C, Lecumberri B, González García A, K Flores S, Esquivel E, Ding Y, Peitzsch M, RoblesGuirado JÁ, Regojo Zapata RM, PozoKreilinger JJ, Iglesias C, Dwight T, Muir CA, Oleaga A, Garrido-Lestache Rodríguez-Monte ME, Del Cerro MJ, Martínez-Bendayán I, Álvarez-González E, Cubiella T, Lourenço DM Jr, A Pereira
MA, Burnichon N, Buffet A, Broberg C, Dickson PV, Fraga MF, Llorente Pendás JL, Rueda Soriano J, Buendía Fuentes F, Toledo SPA, CliftonBligh R, Dienstmann R, Villanueva J, Capdevila J, Gimenez-Roqueplo AP, Favier J, Nuciforo P, Young WF Jr, Bechmann N, Opotowsky AR, Vaidya A, Bancos I, Weghorn D, Robledo M, Casteràs A, Dos-Subirà L, Adameyko I, Chiara MD, Dahia PLM, Toledo RA. Cancer Discov. 2025 May 2;15(5):1037-1062. doi: 10.1158/21598290.CD-24-0943. PMID: 40199338; PMCID: PMC12046333.
Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Events Among Patients With Colorectal Cancer. Levy JA, Kazemian E, Ramin C, Loroña NC, Nadri M, Gasho JO, Silos KD, Nikolova AP, Dey D, Siegel EM, Gigic B, Hardikar S, Byrd DA, Toriola AT, Ose J, Li CI, Shibata D, Ulrich CM, Tamarappoo BK, Atkins KM, Figueiredo JC. Cancer Med. 2025 May;14(10):e70938. doi: 10.1002/ cam4.70938. PMID: 40365909; PMCID: PMC12076194.
The gut microbiome is associated with disease-free survival in stage I-III colorectal cancer patients. Byrd DA, Damerell V, Gomez Morales MF, Hogue SR, Lin T, Ose J, Himbert C, Ilozumba MN, Kahlert C, Shibata D, Toriola AT, Li CI, Figueiredo J, Stephens WZ, Warby CA, Hardikar S, Siegel EM, Round J, Ulrich CM, Gigic B. Int J Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;157(1):6473. doi: 10.1002/ijc.35342. Epub 2025 Jan 31. PMID: 39887373.
Comparison of volumetric and single-slice computed tomography body composition metrics for colorectal cancer survival. Jeong D, Richards AR, Jean-Baptiste E, Gomez MF, Thomas KL, Mo Q, Gigic B, Figueiredo JC, Li CI, Shibata D, Toriola AT, Byrd DA, Ulrich CM, Stewart PA, Siegel EM, Kresovich JK. Eur J Radiol. 2025 Jun 14;190:112241. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112241. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40532592.
Iterative Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC for Peritoneal Metastases
from Primary Appendiceal and Colorectal Cancers: An Observational Study. Fleming AM, Clark OM, Lee JJ, Dougherty K, Hendrick LE, Raine J, Solsky I , Dickson PV, Glazer ES , Shibata D, Gleeson E, Munene G, Deneve JL. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Jun 17;17(12):2014. doi: 10.3390/ cancers17122014. PMID: 40563664; PMCID: PMC12191129.
An Open-label, Randomized Study of Melphalan/Hepatic Delivery System Versus Best Alternative Care in Patients with Unresectable Metastatic Uveal Melanoma. Zager JS, Orloff M, Ferrucci PF, Choi J, Eschelman DJ, Glazer ES , Ejaz A, Howard JH, Richtig E, Ochsenreither S, Reddy SA, Lowe MC, Beasley GM, Gesierich A, Bender A, Gschnell M, Dummer R, Rivoire M, Arance A, Fenwick SW, Sacco JJ, Haferkamp S, Weishaupt C, John J, Wheater M, Ottensmeier CH. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul;32(7):4976-4988. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17231-x. Epub 2025 Apr 7. PMID: 40192993; PMCID: PMC12130151.
Invited Editorial About: Tailored Surgery for Medullary Thyroid Cancer (MTC) Based on Pretherapeutic Basal Calcitonin and Intraoperative Diagnosis of Desmoplastic Stroma Reaction: A Proposal for a New Surgical Concept. Aitken GL , DeLozier OM, Dickson PV Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul;32(7):45754577. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17283-z. Epub 2025 Apr 18. PMID: 40251366.
Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 1: Appendiceal tumors without peritoneal involvement. Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, LopezRamirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB, Cusack J, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Misdraji J, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I , Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Foote MB; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;131(13):e35867. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35867. PMID: 40558045.
Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 2:
Appendiceal tumors with peritoneal involvement. Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, LopezRamirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Setia N, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I , Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Misdraji J, Foote MB, Luo W; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;131(13):e35874. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35874. PMID: 40558065.
Consensus Guideline for the Management of Patients with Appendiceal Tumors, Part 1: Appendiceal Tumors Without Peritoneal Involvement . Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Cusack J, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Misdraji J, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I , Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Foote MB; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-02517359-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40560498.
Consensus Guideline for the Management of Patients with Appendiceal Tumors, Part 2: Appendiceal Tumors with Peritoneal Involvement. Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, LopezRamirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Setia N, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I , Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Misdraji J, Foote MB, Luo W; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17364-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40560501.
THORACIC SURGERY
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Version 4.2024. Riely GJ, Wood DE, Ettinger DS, Aisner DL, Akerley W, Bauman JR, Bharat A, Bruno DS, Chang JY, Chirieac LR, DeCamp M, Desai AP, Dilling TJ, Dowell J, Durm GA, Gettinger S, Grotz TE, Gubens MA, Juloori A, Lackner RP, Lanuti M, Lin J, Loo BW, Lovly CM, Maldonado F, Massarelli E, Morgensztern D, Mullikin TC, Ng T, Owen D, Owen DH,
SURGERY NEWS
PUBLICATIONS CONTINUED
Patel SP, Patil T, Polanco PM, Riess J, Shapiro TA, Singh AP, Stevenson J, Tam A, Tanvetyanon T, Yanagawa J, Yang SC, Yau E, Gregory KM, Hang L. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2024 May;22(4):249-274. doi: 10.6004/ jnccn.2204.0023. PMID: 38754467.
TRANSPLANTATION
Successful Liver Transplantation from a Deceased Donor With Gilbert’s Syndrome. Shenvi S, Rao PS, Panchwagh A, Shah M, Zaidi SN, Mohanka R. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2025 May-Jun;15(3):102470. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2024.102470. Epub 2024 Dec 4. PMID: 39816455; PMCID: PMC11732426.
Crystalline Nephropathy Due to 2,8-Dihydroxyadeninuria in a Transplanted Kidney: 2 Case Reports Raza HMA, Ibrahim A, Talwar M, Balaraman V, Bhalla A, Wall BM, Cossey LN.. Am J Case Rep. 2025 Jun 6;26:e946972. doi: 10.12659/ AJCR.946972. PMID: 40478787; PMCID: PMC12150807.
Practices in the management of kidney transplant candidates and recipients with obesity: A survey of United States transplant programs. Puttarajappa CM, Urbanski M, Fallahzadeh MK, Budhiraja P, Balaraman V, Butsch WS, Morford H, Anand PM, Woodside KJ, Orandi BJ; co-authors. Am J Transplant. 2025 May 31:S1600-6135(25)00290-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.05.033. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40456410.
Orai channel pharmacological manipulation reduces metabolic flexibility in cardiac fibroblasts. Pantoja Newman PDS, Bajwa A, De Mario A, Mammucari C, Mancarella S. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2025 Jun 1;328(6):C1880-C1892. doi: 10.1152/ ajpcell.00822.2024. Epub 2025 Apr 29. PMID: 40298968.
Guidance Statements for Determining Futility in Liver Transplantation. Arora A, Sharma P, Kumar A, Acharya
SK, Sarin SK, Duseja A, Puri P, Shah S, Chawla YK, Rao PN, Saraya A, Mohanka R, Singh S, Saighal S, Rela M, Vij V, Asthana S, Shukla A, Bhangui P, Saraf N, Maiwall R, Mandot A, Saraswat V, Madan K, Shalimar, Kapoor D, Anand AC, Gupta S, Varghese J, Mehta N. Indian National Association for the Study of Liver (INASL) J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2025 Sep- Oct;15(5):102539. doi: 10.1016/j. jceh.2025.102539. Epub 2025 Mar 28. PMID: 40343081; PMCID: PMC12056968.
ISOT swap collaboration. Analysis of kidney and liver exchange transplantation in India (2000-2025): a multicentre, retrospective cohort study. Kute VB, Patel HV, Banerjee S, Aziz F, Godara SM, Bansal SB, Bhalla AK, Modi P, Sharma A, Billa V, Narayanan S, Ranjan P, Singla M, Soin AS, Gupta S, Guleria S, Bhangui P, Gupta A, Ray DS, Engineer DP, Rizvi J, Parmar V, Bahadur MM, Singh S, Shingare AP, Shah BV, Hafeeq B, Aboobacker IN, Barnela S, Chauhan M, Varughese S, Khullar D, Rela M, Kothari J, Bichu S, Kumar D, Das P, Gopinathan JC, Eapen JJ, Das SS, Prakash S, Kumar Bt A, Ambike S, Angral R, Saxena S, Bavikar S, Tripathi V, Srinivasa S, Hegde U, Siddini V, Mohanty N, Mammen KJ, Abraham M A, Bajpai D, Chauhan S, Kumar A, Balwani MR, Meshram HS, Mohanka R, Sudhindran S, Chaubal G, Srinivasan T, Rammohan A Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2025 May 22;37:100597. doi: 10.1016/j. lansea.2025.100597. PMID: 40502860; PMCID: PMC12152598.
ISOT position statement on the feasibility of an organ for transplantation from brain-dead deceased donors: a Delphi consensus. Balwani MR, Kute VB, Shrimali J, Jagiasi BG, Bhattacharya PK, Pasari A, Gumber M, Gulati S, Yadav RK, Nagaraju SP, Narasimhan G, Gopalkrishnan N, Engineer D, Dighe T, Rizvi J, Kolte SP, Ramteke VV, Deshpande NS, Tolani P, Abraham G, Patil A, Gupta A, Agarwal D, Khullar D, Prasad N, Das P, Patil RK, Mohanka R, Mahajan S, Sharma S, Banerjee S, Bhargava V, Patodia J, Chaudhury AR, Srivastava
A Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2025 Jul 16;39:100628. doi: 10.1016/j. lansea.2025.100628. PMID: 40697564;
PMCID: PMC12282266.
TRAUMA/SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE
Effects of Perioperative Fluid Resuscitation on the Need for Renal Replacement Therapy in the Damage Control Laparotomy for Trauma. DePhillips PB, Howley IW, Easterday TS, Fischer PE, Soule S, Tran JN, Kerwin AJ, Byerly S, Filiberto DM. Am Surg. 2025 May 26:31348251346542. doi: 10.1177/00031348251346542. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40420399.
Estimating measured creatinine clearance for critically ill trauma patients with presumed normal kidney function. Dickerson RN, Adams DS, Farrar JE, Swanson JM, Soule S, Byerly S, Filiberto DM, Hudson JQ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2025 May 23;82(11):e498-e506. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/ zxaf028. PMID: 39910967.
Filling the tank: A multicenter investigation of trauma survival after ultramassive transfusion. Grady ZJ, Nguyen J, Meyer CH, Moran TP, Rowh M, Zhang A, Harfouche MN, Greiffenstein P, Trinh S, Inaba K, Nekooei N, Filiberto DM, Jones Sayyid CE, Gutierrez A, Meizoso JP, Risinger WB, Smith JW, Jacovides CL, Trausch ED, McNickle AG, Kumar A, Choron RL, Ross SW, Sanderfer VC, Sciarretta J, Smith RN. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 May 13. doi: 10.1097/ TA.0000000000004657. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40358603.
Ileocecectomy as an Acceptable Alternative to Right Hemicolectomy in Trauma: A Propensity Score Matched TQIP Analysis. Patel DD, Fleming AM, Kerwin AJ, Evans C, Lenart EK, Filiberto DM, Byerly S. Am Surg. 2025 Aug;91(8):1310-1315. doi: 10.1177/00031348251323699. Epub 2025 Mar 1. PMID: 40022578.
Resuscitation at a cost: Excessive perioperative crystalloid administration is associated with increased fascial complications following damage
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PUBLICATIONS CONTINUED
control laparotomy for trauma. DePhillips PB, Byerly S, Fischer PE, Kerwin AJ, Easterday TS, Choudhury N, Soule S, Fasbinder S, Filiberto DM, Howley IW. Injury. 2025 Jun 17:112521. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.112521. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40571541.
Timing is Everything: Early Initiation of VTE Prophylaxis Following Major Trauma is Effective and Safe. Kerwin AJ, Byerly S, Filiberto DM, Lenart EK, Croce MA, Moore EE, Knudson MM; CLOTT Study Group. Ann Surg. 2025 Jun 10. doi: 10.1097/ SLA.0000000000006784. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40492307.
Comparison of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms Causing Early VentilatorAssociated Pneumonia in Three Geographically Distinct Trauma Intensive Care Units. Swanson JM, Cole PC, Farrar JE, Smith KL, Kerwin AJ, Wood GC, Filiberto DM. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2025 Jun;26(5):324-330. doi: 10.1089/sur.2024.149. Epub 2025 Jan 16. PMID: 39815822.
Differences in Care Practices and Outcomes for Adolescents With Severe TBI: Adult vs Pediatric Trauma Centers Lang KJ, Filiberto DM, Landisch RM, Williams RF, Byerly SE Am Surg. 2025 Jul 3:31348251358438. doi: 10.1177/00031348251358438. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40608010.
VASCULAR/ ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY
Assessment in the era of competency-based surgical education. Mitchell EL. Semin Vasc Surg. 2025 Jun;38(2):122-131. doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2025.04.006. Epub 2025 Apr 20. PMID: 40523700.
Racial diversity and Black vascular surgeons in vascular surgery workforce. Kirksey L, Sorour AA, Duson S, Osman MF, Downing LJ, Ayman A, Rowe V. J Vasc Surg. 2023 May;77(5):1322-1329. doi: 10.1016/j. jvs.2023.01.211. Epub 2023 Feb 13. PMID: 36791895.
Society for Vascular Surgery
Compensation Study of Vascular Surgeons in the United States. Calligaro KD, Lombardi JV, Aulivola B, Azizzadeh A, Brahmanandam S, Duson S, Gupta A, Guzman R, Haurani M, Hunter K, Jeyabalan G, Lin JC, McDevitt D, Powell RJ, Schermerhorn M, Smeds M. J Vasc Surg. 2025 May;81(5):1208-1220. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.11.042. Epub 2025 Jan 10. PMID: 39800122.
Drs. Andrew Fleming, Andrew Murphy and Daniel Gehle attend the 2025 Harwell Wilson Surgical Society Research Symposium at the SAC Building in Memphis, TN. (B. Young/UTHSC).
Kevin Lang, PGY2 presented his research at the 2025 Harwell Wilson Surgical Society Research Symposium at the SAC Building in Memphis, TN. (B. Young/UTHSC).
HARWELL WILSON SURGICAL
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