CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME:
Joe B. Putnam, Jr., M.D.
OFFICE ADDRESS:
Department of Thoracic Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
609 Oxford House
1313 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232–4682
Phone: (615) 343-9202
Fax:
(615) 322-3079
E - mail: bill.putnam@vanderbilt.edu
Thoracic Surgery
c/o Surgical Services
Nashville VA Medical Center
VA Tennessee Valley Health Care System (TVHS)
1310 24th Avenue South
Nashville, Tennessee 37212 - 2637
Phone: (615) 327 - 5356 x 5615
Hospital: (615) 327 - 4751
Fax:
(615) 321 - 6342
Date/Place of Birth: September 26, 1953 / Franklin, NC
HOME ADDRESS:
515 Westview Avenue
Nashville, TN 37205-3283
(615) 298 - 4272
Spouse: Jacqueline
CITIZENSHIP:
USA
Military or Other Governmental Service
Director of Surgical Services, Naval Reserve Combat Zone Fleet Hospital 21,
Dallas, TX
Head, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Naval Hospital - San Diego, CA
OPERATION DESERT STORM
Navy Commendation Medal
Captain (O-6, retired) , Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve
PRESENT TITLE AND AFFILIATION:
Primary Appointment
Professor of Surgery and Chairman
Ingram Professor of Cancer Research
Department of Thoracic Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Secondary Appointment
Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Department of Biomedical Informatics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
1997 - 1998
1990 - 1991
1991
1985 - 2011
Joe B. Putnam, Jr., M.D.
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EDUCATION:
Postgraduate Education and Training
Resident in Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Chief Resident in Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine
and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
Senior Assistant Resident in Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine
and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
Medical Staff Fellow, Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, MD
Junior Assistant Resident in Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Surgical Internship, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
1986 - 1988
1985 - 1986
1984 - 1985
1981 - 1984
1980 - 1981
1979 - 1980
Degree-Granting Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Doctor of Medicine,
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, A.B. with Honors in Chemistry
1975 - 1979
1971 - 1975
Additional Education
“Understanding the New World of Health Care”. John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University,
November 15 - 23, 1997.
Rice Program for Managers, Rice University, School of Business, Houston, TX, January 16, 1999 - March 27,
1999.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network, NCCN Practice Guidelines for Esophageal Cancer, 2000
Finance and Budgeting for Non - Financial Healthcare Professionals, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, TX - - October 24, 2002.
American College Surgeons, Clinical Trials Methods Course – December, 2002.
IRB Human Subjects Protections Training Program, Vanderbilt University Institutional Review Board, March,
2004.
Clinical Trials Program, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL - - June 16 - 19, 2004.
Clinical Trials Research Methods, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the University of Colorado; Denver CO
- - August, 2004
Keck School of Public Health, Center for Continuing Professional Education, Program for Chiefs of Clinical
Services, Harvard University, Boston, MA - - January 16 - 28, 2005.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Academic Leadership Program, Nashville, TN - - March – December,
2005
CREDENTIALS:
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
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4870
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1987
1989 - 1999,
Recertified 1998 - 2009
Recertified 2008 - 2019
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Licensures
Expiration Dates
North Carolina Medical Board
DEA Registration
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners
24983
BP8620571
38176
9/26/13
3/31/13
9/30/13
EXPERIENCE/SERVICE:
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,
University of Texas School of Medicine, Houston, TX
Assistant Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery,
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Associate Surgeon, Associate Professor of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery,
Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery,
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Deputy Chairman, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Professor of Surgery, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Chief, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nashville VA Medical Center,
VA Tennessee Valley Health Care System (TVHS), Nashville, TN
Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Department of Thoracic Surgery,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
1988 - 1994
1988 - 1994
1994 - 2000
1995 - 2004
2000 - 2004
2004 - 2005
2004 - present
Academic Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Deputy Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Search Committee for Chairman of the Dept. of Anesthesiology
Member - Division of Surgery and Anesthesiology Promotions Committee
Deputy Chair, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Director, Surgical Education and Training, Department of
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Member, Division of Surgery Promotions Committee
Member, Operating Room Committee
Program Director, Clinical and Resident Education,
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Chairman, Division of Surgery Faculty Promotions Committee
Chairman, Operating Room Subcommittee on “Correct Site/Side” Surgery
Chairman, Revenue Cycle Advisory Committee
Chairman, ad hoc Clinical Faculty Recognition Committee
1991 - 1992
1992 - 1992
1995 - 1997
1995 - 2004
1992 - 2004
1996 - 1998
1997 - 2004
1997 - 2004
1998 - 2004
2002 - 2004
2002 - 2004
2002 - 2003
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Program Director, Residency Program in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Member, Section of Surgical Sciences Promotion Committee
Member, Section of Surgical Sciences Quality Control Committee
2004 - present
2005 - present
2006 - present
Institutional Committee Activities
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Alternate, Research Committee
Member, Conduct of Care Subcommittee
1989 - 1994
1989 - 1994
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Institutional Committee Activities (cont.)
Thoracotomy Videotape Task Force
Member, Institutional Clinical Research Committee
Member, Faculty Senate By - Laws Committee
Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee
Member, Medical Practice Subcommittee of the Medical Staff
Member, GI Tumor Group
Chairman, Faculty Senate Finance Committee
Member, Task Force on Incentive - based Compensation for Faculty
Member, Disaster Subcommittee of the Medical Staff
Member, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff (CCMS)
Member, Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate
Member, Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, (ECMS)
Member, Conflict of Interest Committee
Participant, Telemedicine Conferences, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando
Member, Clinical/Technical Team - Second Opinion at a Distance/Telemedicine
Member, Roster of Services Committee
Network Development/Contracting Team
Managed Care Operations Committee
Member, Guidelines & Pathways Committee
Member, Cancer Manager Project Leaders
Member, Audit Committee
Member, 1997 Faculty Achievement Award Parent Committee
Member, PET Program Steering Committee
Member, Cancer Consultant Operations Committee
Co - Chairman, Committee on Faculty Peer and Grievance Review
Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee
Co - Chairman, Diagnostic Imaging Users Group Committee
Member, Physicians Referral Service Executive Committee
Elected Representative – Division of Surgery
Member, Diagnostic Imaging Search Committee
Conflict Management Advisory Committee
Chairman, Conflict Management Advisory Committee
Ombudsman Selection Committee
Member, Charles LeMaistre Outstanding Achievement Award Committee
Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee
Chairman, GME Internal Review Sub - Committee for Pathology
Member, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff
Member, Conflict of Interest Committee
Member, ad hoc Committee for Review of Non - Tenured Clinical Faculty
1991 - 1992
1991 - 1992
1992 - 1994
1992 - 1995
1992 - 1995
1993 - 1993
1993 - 1995
1994 - 1995
1995 - 1995
1995 - 1996
1995 - 1997
1995 - 1997
1995 - 1998
1995 - 2000
1997 - 1998
1997 - 1997
1997 - 1999
1997 - 1999
1997 - 1998
1997 - 1999
1997 - 2001
1997 - 2001
1998 - 2000
1998 - 1999
1998 - 2000
1999 - 2004
1999 - 2000
1999 - 2004
2000 - 2001
2000 - 2003
2001 - 2002
2000 - 2001
2000 - 2000
2000 - 2004
2002 - 2002
2002 - 2004
2002 - 2004
2003 - 2004
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Member, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center
Member, Medical Center Medical Board
2004 - Present
2004 - Present
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/ACTIVITIES
Professional Society Activities, with Offices Held
American Association for Thoracic Surgery:
Member, Scientific Advisory and Government Relations Committee
Member, Council on Cardiothoracic Surgery
Member, Thoracic Surgery Joint Workforce
Member, Tech - Con Workforce
Co - Chair, Tech - Con Workforce
AHRQ/CMS Subcommittee
Member, Ad Hoc Program Review Committee
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2009 - 2012
2007 – 2008
2007 – 2008
2004 – 2007
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Professional Society Activities, with Offices Held (cont.)
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Director
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, guest examiner
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Surgeons:
Web Portal Committee
Board of Governors (representing Southern Thoracic Surgical Association)
Advisory Council for Cardiothoracic Surgery
American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
Chair, Thoracic Organ Site Committee,
Member, Executive Committee
American Society for Clinical Oncology
Member, Scientific Program Committee
Member, Cancer Communications Committee
American Surgical Association, Fellow
Bayer Fellowships in Blood Conservation Selection Committee
European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery
General Thoracic Surgical Club
Houston Surgical Society
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Chair, Consensus Conference Committee on Adjuvant Therapy
Member, Education Committee
Chair, Bylaws Committee
Member, Bylaws Committee
Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education, Assessment Committee
Nashville Surgical Society
Sigma Xi (Life Member)
Society of Thoracic Surgeons:
Member, National Database Task Force
Chair, Workforce on Research and Clinical Trials
Member, Workforce on Annual Meeting
Co-Chair, Tech-Con Workforce
Member, Workforce on Media Relations and Communications
Member, Workforce on Access and Publications
Society of Surgical Oncology
Southern Surgical Association
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
Texas Surgical Association
The John Alexander Society
UT MD Anderson Associates
American Radium Society
National Quality Forum Perioperative Steering Committee
Technical Advisory Panel
Thoracic Surgery Directors Association
Nominating Committee
2013 – 2018
2004 - present
2004 - present
2007 – present
2011 – present
2002 - 2010
2002 - 2010
2008 – 2011
2012 – 2013
2011 - 2012
2005 - 2008
1996 - 2004
1993
2003
2006 - 2007
2005 – 2009
2012
2005 - present
1977 - present
2002 - 2003
2003 - 2016
2007 - 2008
2007 - 2008
2007 - 2013
2008 - 2011
1995 - 2005
2008 - 2010
2010 - 2012
2004 - 2010
Local/State
Planning Committee, Thoracic Surgery Lecture Series, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Houston, TX
1996 - 2004.
Member, Advisory/Operations Committee for the Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Surgery at
Hermann Hospital, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
1993 - 1994
Co - Chair, Esophageal Cancer Session. Multidisciplinary G.I. Cancer Retreat, University of Texas M. D.
Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
1992
Coordinating Committee Interdisciplinary Oncology Conference, University of Texas Medical School, Houston,
TX
1990 - 1991
Tennessee Chapter, American College of Surgeons
2009-Present
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Professional Society Activities, with Offices Held (cont.)
Charter Member, Institute for Responsible Dispute Resolution, Houston, TX
2001
National and International:
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Chair, Surgery Committee, 11th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Barcelona, Spain
July 2005
Chair, Bylaws Committee
2005 - present
NCI Thoracic / Lung Intergroup
2003 - 2010
NCI GI Intergroup Esophagogastric Disease Site Working Group
2004 - present
Program Committee, American Association of Thoracic Surgery
2004 - 2006
American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG)
2002 - present
Committee Member, American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer Disease Site Team 2002 - present
Committee Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, National Databases Resource Group,
2002 - present
Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Nomenclature and Coding
2001 - 2005
Member, Intergroup Lung Cancer Working Council, Randomized Trial Neoadjuvant
Chemotherapy and Surgery versus Surgery Alone for Early Stage Lung Cancer “S9900”
1998
Member, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Thoracic Surgery Subcommittee
1989 - 2001
Member, National Database Committee, National Thoracic Surgery Database,
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, IL
1995 - 1997
Chairman, Video Thoracoscopic Surgery Session, 4th European Congress of Video Surgery,
Istanbul, Turkey
1994
Member, Original Investigators Committee, 58th Annual Scientific Assembly,
American College of Chest Physicians
1991
National Cancer Institute, Thoracic Malignancies Steering Committee
2008 - 2010
TEACHING
Courses Taught
Instructor Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Course, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer
Center, 1994 - 1998.
Training Programs
Video - Assisted Thoracoscopy Training Course, Department of Thoracic Surgery, 1992
Coordinator, Third Year Students (Two week rotation) in Thoracic Surgery, 1988 - 2000
Other Educational Programs
Teaching Assistant - General Chemistry, Department of Chemistry,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1974 - 1975.
Student Project Director, Student Originated Studies, National Science Foundation, Department of Zoology,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1988 - 1994
Surgical Lecture Series, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester,
New York
1985 - 1986
Thoracic Surgery Lecture Series, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer
Center
1988 - 1994
Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support Provider Courses, Southeast Trauma Educ Foundation 1994 - 1998
Director, Clinical Education and Training, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of
Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1996 - 2004
Moderator, Institutional Grand Rounds Pearls - The Art and Science of Medicine, University of Texas M. D.
Anderson Cancer Center,
Sep, 1999
Moderator, Institutional Grand Rounds Pearls - The Art and Science of Medicine, University of Texas M. D.
Anderson Cancer Center
Jun, 2001
Moderator, Institutional Grand Rounds Pearls - The Art and Science of Medicine, University of Texas M. D.
Anderson Cancer Center
Sep, 2002
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Other Educational Programs (cont.)
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Contributor, 2010 NSCLC education.org on-demand webinar, “The New (2010) AJCC
Lung Cancer Staging System”
2004 - present
Oct, 2010
Supervisory Teaching
Direct Supervision
Undergraduate, Medical, and Allied Health Students
Graduate and Postgraduate Students
Suk - Joo Rha, M.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Imran Mohiuddin, M.D., Researcher
Freddy Angulo, M.D., Observer
Jin - Sun Kim, M.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Lori Ferranti, PhD Candidate
Mentoring:
Faculty:
Residents:
Pre-Doctoral Trainee:
1/98 - 12/99
1/99 - 12/01
2/99 - 9/00
7/05 - 3/08
2006 – 2009
Eric S. Lambright, M.D.
Eric L. Grogan, M.D.
Gary Hochheiser, M.D.
Tarek Absi, M.D.
Robert DuBose, M.D.
Tammy Baxter, M.D.
Jared Antevil, M.D.
Alex Karavas, M.D.
Daniel Cuadrado, M.D.
James Mykytenko, M.D.
Nikhil Jaik, MB.,B.S.
Aaron Hoffman, M.D.
Aundrea Oliver, M.D.
Elena Ziarnik, M.D.
Lori Ferranti
Stephen Deppen .
2004 - present
2008 - present
2004
2004 - 2005
2005 - 2007
2006 - 2008
2007 - 2009
2008 - 2010
2008 - 2012
2009 - 2011
2010 - 2012
2011 - 2014
2011 – 2014
2012 - 2015
2005 - 2009
2008 - present
Outside of Current Institution:
Organization of National or International Conferences/Symposia
The Society of Surgical Oncology’s 49th Cancer, Thoracic Oncology Session;
Symposium, Atlanta, GA, Moderator,
American Radium Society 80th Annual Meeting, Lung Cancer,
Monte Carlo, Monaco, Discussion Panel
American Radium Society 80th Annual Meeting, Esophageal Cancer
Monte Carlo, Monaco, Moderator
American Radium Society Program Committee,
American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Program Review Committee
Chair, Surgery Abstract Committee, International Association for the Study of Lung
Cancer; World Congress, Barcelona, Spain
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1998
1998
2003
2003 - present
2005
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RESEARCH
Grants and Contracts
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Principal Investigator, A Prospective Randomized Study of Pleural Drainage vs. Tube Thoracostomy and
Pleurodesis for Treatment of Pleural Effusions, Denver Biomaterials, Inc., Golden CO,
4/4/94 - 4/4/96, $33,750 ($16,875/year)
Principal Investigator, Ethicon Endosurgery, Residents and Fellows Training and Development, Cincinnati, OH,
5/1/94 - 4/30/96, $12,811 ($6,400/year)
Institutional Principal Investigator, Co - Investigator for National Study, A Multicenter Phase III Trial to Evaluate
the Efficacy of Recombinant Human GM - CSF (rhu GM - CSF) for Prophylaxis of Postoperative Infection,
Immunex Corporation, Seattle, WA,
4/95 - 4/96, $250,000 ($250,000/year)
Principal Investigator, In Vitro and in Vivo Studies to Enhance Isolated Single Lung Perfusion For the Treatment
of Sarcomatous Pulmonary Metastases In a Rodent Model, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, TX, Physician Referral Service Research
2/1/98 - 1/31/99, Award $22,178 ($22,178/year)
Co - Investigator, University of Texas SPORE in Lung Cancer, NCI
9/1/98 - 8/31/99, $3,828,945 ($3,828,945/year)
Co - Investigator, University of Texas SPORE in Lung Cancer, NIH
9/01/99 - 8/31/01, $24,960 ($12,480/year)
Co - Investigator, Restoration of Apoptosis in Cancer, NIH/NCI
5/01/00 - 4/30/01, $690,030 ($690,030/year)
Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Malignant Lung Tumors, Rita Medical
Services, Mountain View, CA
8/10/00 - 8/31/01, $17,090 ($17,090/year)
Co-Investigator, Using a novel system to assess and manage post - operative pain and other symptoms in patients
with lung cancer, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
12/01/01 - 11/30/03, $299,884 ($149,942/year)
Institutional Principal-Investigator, A Randomized Phase III Trial Surgery Alone or Surgery Plus Preoperative
Paclitaxel/Carboplatin in Clinical Stage IB (T2NO), II (T2 - 2N1, T3NO) and Selected IIIA (T3N1) Non - Small
Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG), San Antonio, TX
1/10/01 - 12/31/04, $256,950 ($85,650/year)
Co - Investigator, 5 U10 CA076001 05, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, Duke University,
Durham, NC 5/01/02 - 4/30/10, ($128,000).
Database Administrator, University of Texas SPORE in Lung Cancer, NIH
9/01/02 - 4/30/03, ($100,000) Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator, “A Multi - Center, Randomized, Double - Blind, Placebo - Controlled, Parallel Design, 2 Arm Study to Investigate the Effect of Aprotinin on Transfusion Requirements in Patients Undergoing Surgical
Procedures for Lung Cancer or Esophageal Cancer” Bayer – BAY Number BAY a 0128; Study Number 11800
January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2008
Patents
#6,699,231 March 2, 2004; Sterman WD, Stevens JH, Gifford III HS, Siegel LC, Putnam, JB Jr.. Assignee:
Heartport, Inc. (Redwood City, CA (appl. No, 223229; Filed December 30, 1998). “Methods and apparatus for
perfusion of isolated tissue structure”.
Protocols
Collaborator, A Prospective Randomized Three - Arm Phase III Trial Comparing Trimodality Therapy Cisplatin, 5 - FU,
Radiotherapy and Surgery, Adjuvant Chemotherapy (Cisplatin and 5 - FU) and Surgery Alone For Esophageal Cancer,
CALGB 9X9L, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1995
Co - Investigator, A Phase I Study of E1A Gene Therapy for Patients with Metastatic Breast or Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
that Overexpress HER - 2/neu, DM 94 - 129, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1996 - 1998 (Closed
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Collaborator, A Phase II Study of  - Difluoromethyl ornithine (DFMO) in Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus with
Dysplasia, DM 98 - 204, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Medicine, 1999 - 5/02
Collaborator, Phase II Study of Preoperative CPT - 11/Cisplatin followed by Concurrent 5 - FU/Taxol and Radiotherapy
in Patients with Potentially Resectable Carcinoma of the Esophagus or GE Junction DM98 - 349, University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1999 - 11/00
Collaborator, An Efficacy Study of Adenoviral Vector Expressing Wild type p53 (AD - p53) Administered Intralesionally
as an Adjunct to Radiation Therapy in Patients with Non - Small Cell Cancer, GS 97 - 183, University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center, 1998 - 6/00
Principal Investigator, Lung Transplantation for End Stage Pulmonary Diseases, HSC - MD - 90 - 061, University of
Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1990 - 1993 (Closed)
Principal Investigator, Acute and Chronic Studies on Radioablation of Porcine Lung Parenchyma, IACUC 02 - 99 - 0112,
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1999 - 2002
Study Co - Chairman, Measurement and Prediction of Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Requirement, ID00 - 370,
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2001
Collaborator, Preoperative Cardiopulmonary Limit Reached (Closed) Function Testing to Predict Postoperative
Morbidity and Mortality in the High Risk Patient with Resectable Lung Cancer, ID 89 - 009, University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center, 1989 - 1993
Principal Investigator, A Study of Lung Transplantation for the Cancer Patients: Treatment of Patients with Pulmonary
Metastases from Osteogenic and Soft Tissue Sarcomas, ID89 - 030, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, 1987 - 1988(Closed)
Collaborator, Phase III Double - Blind Randomized Trial of 13 - cis Retinoic Acid (13 - cRA) to Prevent Second Primary
Tumors (SPTs) in Stage I Non - small Cell Lung Cancer, ID 91 - 025, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, 1992 - 9/98
Collaborator, Early Detection of Second Primary Lung Cancers By Sputum Cytology Immunostaining, ID 91 - 029,
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1992 - 6/00
Co - Chairman, Phase II study of combined modality treatment for resectable non - small cell superior sulcus tumor
(SST), ID 92 - 038, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1993 – 2004
Co - Investigator, An open study to assess concentration of CP - 99219 in whole lung tissue and serum after
administration of multiple doses to patients undergoing thoracotomy, ID 94 - 046, University of Texas M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center, 1994 - 1997
Collaborator, A phase I study of continuous infusion low dose paclitaxel and concurrent radiotherapy for unresectable
esophageal cancer,. ID 95 - 071, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1995 - 8/01
Principal Investigator, Phase I evaluation of single pass pulmonary perfusion with Adriamycin for sarcomatous
(pulmonary) metastases, ID 95 - 219, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 1995 - 2004
Collaborator, A multi - center study of the correlation between the findings of atypical/malignant cells in sputum and
fluorescence bronchoscopy using the LIFE Imaging System, and white light bronchoscopy, ID 95 - 230, University of
Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1996 - 10/98
Collaborator, Phase II Trial of Induction Paclitaxel/Carboplatin in Clinical Stage Ib (T2NO), Stage II (T1 - 2N1), and
Selected Stage IIIa (T3NO - 1) Non - small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), ID 96 - 038, University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center, 1996 - 1999 (Closed)
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Collaborator, Phase I Study of Intratumoral E1A Gene Therapy for Patients with Unresectable or Metastatic Solid Tumors
that Overexpress HER - 2/new, ID 96 - 117, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1996 - 1999 (Closed)
Study Chairperson, A Randomized Phase III Trial Surgery Alone or Surgery Plus Preoperative Paclitaxel/Carboplatin in
Clinical Stage IB (T2N0), II (T1 - 2N1, T3N0) and Selected IIIA (T#N1) Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), ID
99 - 400, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1999 - 2004
Collaborator, A Phase II Study of Preoperative 5 - FU, Taxol and Cisplatin Followed by Concurrent 5 - FU/Cisplatin and
Radiotherapy in Patients with Potentially Resectable Carcinoma of the Esophagus or GE Junction, ID 96 - 189,
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1996 - 1998 (Closed)
Collaborator, Phase II Study of Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Completely Resected Stage II and stage
IIIa Non - small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), RTOG 97 - 05, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1997
- 7/98
Collaborator, A Phase III Intergroup Trial: A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Combined Modality Therapy for
Carcinoma of the Esophagus: Chemotherapy Plus Surgery Versus Surgery Alone for Patients with Local Regional
Disease, RTOG 89 - 11, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1990 - 1995, (Closed)
Co - Principal Investigator, Pilot Study of Combined Approach with Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Surgery for
Advanced Thymoma,. RTOG 90 - 17, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1990 - 1992 (Study Closed)
Collaborator, Prospective Randomized Trial of Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy in Patients with Completely Resected
Stage II and Stage IIIa Non - small Cell Lung Cancer, RTOG 91 - 05, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, 1993 - 1996 (Study Closed)
Collaborator, Randomized Phase II Study of Chemotherapy/Radiation Therapy Combination for Favorable Patients with
Locally Advanced Inoperable Non - small Cell Lung Cancer, RTOG 92 - 04, University of Texas M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center, 1992 - 1994 (Study Closed)
Collaborator, A Phase III Comparison Between Concurrent Chemotherapy Plus Radiotherapy, and Concurrent
Chemotherapy Plus Radiotherapy Followed by Surgical Resection for Stage IIIa (N2) Non - small Cell Lung Cancer,
RTOG 93 - 09, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1994 - 6/02.
Collaborator, A Phase III Intergroup Randomized Comparison of Combined Modality Therapy for Carcinoma of the
Esophagus: High Dose vs. Conventional Dose Radiation Therapy, RTOG 94 - 05, University of Texas M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center, 1996 - 4/00
Collaborator, A Three Arm Phase III Study of Concomitant vs. Sequential Chemotherapy and Thoracic Radiotherapy for
Patients with Locally Advanced Inoperable Non - small Cell Lung Cancer, RTOG 94 - 10, University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center, 1994 - 8/98
Study Co - Chairman, A Phase III Study of Adjuvant Chemotherapy after Resection for Patients with T 2N0 Stage I Non Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung, RTOG 96 - 16, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1997 - 2004
Collaborator, Phase II Study of Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Completely Resected Stage II and stage
IIIa Non - small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), RTOG 97 - 05, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1997
- 7/98
Collaborator, Clinical Protocol for Modification on Oncogene and Tumor Suppressor Gene Expression in Non - small
Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), THS 92 - 001, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1992 - 1992 (Closed)
Principal Investigator, A Prospective Evaluation of Video - assisted (Teaching Study) Thoracoscopy (VAT) Techniques
in Thoracic Surgery”, THS 92 - 002, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1992 - 1992 (Closed)
Collaborator, Clinical protocol for modification of mutant K - ras gene expression in non - small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC), THS 94 - 001, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1995 - 1997 (Closed)
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Protocols (cont.)
Collaborator, Clinical Protocol for Modification of Tumor Suppressor Gene Expression and Induction of Apoptosis in
Non - small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) with an Adenovirus Vector Expressing Wild - type p53 and Cisplatin, THS
94 - 002, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1995 - 1998 (Closed)
Principal Investigator, A Prospective Randomized Study of Pleural Drainage vs. Tube Thoracoscopy and Pleurodesis for
Treatment of Pleural Effusions, THS 94 - 003, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1994 - 1997
(Closed)
Principal Investigator, A Multicenter Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Recombinant Human GM - CSF (rhu
GM-CSF) for Prophylaxis of Postoperative Infection, THS 94 - 004, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,
1994 - 1996 (Closed)
Co-Investigator. Prevention of Death from Adenocarcinoma of the Lung by Low Dose Aspirin, Vanderbilt University
Medical Center, 2012.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
1970
A. B. with Honors in Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1975
Sigma Xi Prize for Undergraduate Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1975
Finalist - The Paul C. Samson Award for Outstanding Resident Manuscript
The Samson Thoracic Surgical Society
1983
Outstanding Resident - Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine,
Class of 1986
1986
Physician’s Recognition Award - American Medical Association
1997 - 2000
The Best Doctors in America - Woodward/White, Inc, “Elected by his peers
for inclusion in Best Doctors in America from 1996 to 2011”
1996 - Present
Nations’ Top Cancer Specialist for Women
1999
Who’s Who in America - Science and Engineering 5th Edition
2000
Alley-Sheridan Fellow, “Understanding the New World of Health Care”
Harvard University, Boston, MA.; Awarded by The Thoracic Surgery
Foundation for Research and Education
2002
Houston’s Best Doctors, Inside Houston
2002
Teaching Award – The University of Texas – Houston Medical School
“The Surgery Chief Resident Award”
2002
Who’s Who in America
2003
Margaret W. Elkins Endowment for Research in Thoracic Surgical Oncology
2002 - 2004
The Charles and Beverly Adams Fund for Thoracic Surgical Oncology
1998 - 2004
America’s Top Doctors – Castle Connolly
2006 - present
2007 Top Scoring Physician – Vanderbilt Medical Group – Surgical Specialty Services,
Overall Quality of Doctor Care (100%)
2007
[Based on the Professional Research Consultants, Inc, 2006 National Database]
2008 Top Scoring Clinic [Thoracic Surgery] – Vanderbilt Medical Group – Surgical Specialty Services,
Overall Quality of Care (100th percentile)
2008
Likelihood to Recommend (100th percentile)
2008
[Based on the Professional Research Consultants, Inc., 2007 National Database]
2009 Top Scoring Physician – Vanderbilt Medical Group – Surgical Specialty Services,
Overall Quality of Doctor Care (100%)
2009
[Based on the Professional Research Consultants, Inc, 2008 National Database]
Five-Star Award for Excellence in Healthcare - Professional Research Consultants Inc. 2010
The Charles Adams Fund for Thoracic Surgical Oncology
2008-present
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Putnam, JB Jr., and Pedersen, L.G. Discovery of a 3’, 5’ - guanosine monophosphate simulating factor in
amoebae of Dictyostelium discoideum. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 411:168 - 170, 1975. PMID:170997
Peacock, L.A., Putnam, JB Jr., and Pedersen, LG. Massive body collisions with the solar system.
Astronomy Quarterly, 1:16 - 18, 1977.
Eslava, L.A., Putnam, JB Jr., and Pedersen, L.G. An ab initio investigation of molecules with a disulfide
bond: (HS)2 , (CH3S)2 and cystine. Intl J Peptide Protein Res., 11:149 - 153, 1978. PMID:640773
Roth, J.A., Grimm, E.A., Osborne, B.A., Putnam, JB Jr., Davidson, D.D., and Ames, R.S. Suppressive
immunoregulatory factors produced by tumors. Lyphokine Res., 2:67 - 73, 1983. PMID:6332246
Putnam, JB Jr., Roth, J.A., Wesley, M.N., Johnston, M.R., and Rosenberg, S.A. Survival following
aggressive resection of pulmonary metastases form osteogenic sarcoma: analysis of prognostic factors. Ann
Thor Surg, 38:516 - 523, 1983. PMID:6579887
Putnam, JB Jr., Roth, J.A., Wesley, M.N., Johnston, M.R., and Rosenberg, S.A. Analysis of prognostic
factors in patients undergoing resection of pulmonary metastases from soft tissue sarcomas. J Thor
Cardiovasc Surg, 87:260 - 267, 1984. PMID:6694417
Roth, J.A., Putnam, JB Jr., Wesley, M.N., and Rosenberg, S.A. Differing determinants of prognosis
following resection of pulmonary metastases from osteogenic and soft tissue sarcoma patients. Cancer,
55:1361 - 1366, 1985. PMID:3855684
Davidson, D.D., Carney, D.N., Putnam, JB Jr., Sugarbaker, P.H., and Roth, J.A. Suppression of murine
immunologic functions by fresh and cultured human tumor extracts. J. Surg. Res., 38:289 - 297, 1985.
PMID:2984465
Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Identification and characterization of a tumor - derived immunosuppressive
factor from murine melanoma K-1735. Cancer Immunol. Immunother., 19: 90-100, 1985. PMID:3157440
Roth, J.A., Pass, H.I., Wesley, M.N., White, D., Putnam, JB Jr., and Seipp, C. Comparison of median
sternotomy and thoracotomy for resection of pulmonary metastases in patients with adult soft tissue
sarcomas. Ann Thor Surg, 42:134 - 138, 1986. PMID:3741009
Putnam, JB Jr., Lemmer, J.H., Rocchini, A., and Bove, E.L. Embolectomy for acute pulmonary artery
occlusion following Fontan procedure. Ann Thor Surg, 45:335 - 336, 1988. PMID:3348707
Putnam, JB Jr., Schantz, S.P., Pugh, W.C., Hickey, R.C., Samaan, N.A., Garza, R., and Suda, R.W.
Extended en bloc resection of a primary mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma. Ann Thor Surg, 50:138 - 140,
1990. PMID:2369217
Murphy, M.C., Sweeney, M.S., Putnam, JB Jr., Walker, W.E., Frazier, O.H., Ott, D.A., and Cooley, D.A.
Surgical treatment of cardiac tumors: A 25 - year experience. Ann Thor Surg, 49:612 - 617, 1990.
PMID:2322057
Putnam, JB Jr., Lammermeier, D.E., Colon, R., McMurtrey, M.J., Ali, M.K., and Roth, J.A. Predicted
pulmonary function and survival after pneumonectomy for primary lung carcinoma. Ann Thor Surg, 49:909 914, 1990. PMID:2369189
Bolling, S.F., Putnam, JB Jr., Abrams, G.D., McKay, A.M., and Deeb, G.M. Hemodynamics versus biopsy
during cardiac transplant rejection. Ann Thor Surg, 51:52 - 55, 1991. PMID:1985575
Lanza, L.A. *, Putnam, JB Jr., Benjamin, R.S., and Roth, J.A. Response to chemotherapy does not predict
survival after resection of sarcomatous pulmonary metastases. Ann Thor Surg, 51:219 - 224, 1991.
PMID:1989534
Putnam, JB Jr., Bolling, S.F., and Kirsh, M.M. Procainamide-induced respiratory insufficiency following
cardiopulmonary bypass. Ann Thor Surg, 51:482 - 483, 1991. PMID:1998432
Casson, A.G. *, Putnam, JB Jr., Natarajan, G., Johnston, D.A., Mountain, C., McMurtrey, M., and Roth J.A.
Efficacy of pulmonary metastasectomy for recurrent soft - tissue sarcoma. J Surg Oncol 47:1 - 4, May, 1991.
PMID: 2023414
Putnam, JB Jr., Sweeney, M.S., Colon, R., Lanza, LA, Frazier, O.H., and Cooley, D.A. Primary cardiac
sarcomas. Ann Thor Surg, 51:906 - 910, 1991. PMID:2039319
Myers, S.I., Harward, T.R., Putnam, JB Jr., and Frazier, O.H. Vascular trauma as a result of therapeutic
procedures for the treatment of malignancy. J. Vasc. Surg., 14:314 - 319, 1991. PMID:1880839
Resident / Fellow: Dr. Putnam served as mentor/faculty advisor
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21. Gorenstein, L.A., Putnam, JB Jr., Natarajan, G., Balch, C.A., and Roth, J.A. Improved survival after
resection of pulmonary metastases from malignant melanoma. Ann Thor Surg, 52:204 - 210, 1991.
PMID:1863140
22. Casson, A.G.*, Putnam, JB Jr., Natarajan, G., Johnston, D.A., Mountain, C., McMurtrey, M., et al. Fiveyear survival after pulmonary metastasectomy for adult soft tissue sarcoma. Cancer, 69: 661 - 668, 1992.
PMID: PMID:1730117
23. Morice, R.C., Peters, E.J., Ryan, M.B., Putnam, JB Jr., Ali, M.K., and Roth, J.A. Exercise testing in the
evaluation of patients at high risk for complications from lung resection. Chest, 101:356 - 361, 1992. PMID:
8418237
24. Gorenstein, L.A.*, and Putnam, JB Jr., Resection of pulmonary metastasis to the azygous lobe from a
malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Chest, 101:863 - 865, 1992. PMID:1311667
25. Gauwitz, M., Ellerbroek, N., Komaki, R., Putnam, JB Jr., Ryan, M., and Cundiff, B.S., High dose
endobronchial irradiation in recurrent bronchogenic carcinoma. Int. J. Rad. Oncol. Biol. Phys., 23:397 - 400,
1992. PMID:1587762
26. Lanza, L.A.*, Natarajan, G., Roth, J.A., and Putnam, JB Jr., Long - term survival after resection of
pulmonary metastases from carcinoma of the breast. Ann Thor Surg, 54:244 - 248, 1992. PMID:1637212
27. Cybulsky, I.J., Lanza, L.A., Ryan, M.B., Putnam, JB Jr., McMurtrey, M.J., and Roth, J.A. Prognostic
significance of computed tomography in resected N2 lung cancer. Ann Thor Surg, 54:533 - 537, 1992.
PMID:1324657
28. Shin, D.M., El - Naggar, A.K., Putnam, JB Jr., Komaki, R., and Hong, W.K. Pathologic remission of
invasive thymoma after induction chemotherapy. Case Report, Cancer Bull., 44:346 - 348, 1992.
29. Pollack, A., Komaki, R., Cox, J.D., Ro, J.Y., Oswald, M.J., Shin, D.M., and Putnam, JB Jr., Thymoma:
Treatment and prognosis. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys., 23:1037 - 1043, 1992. PMID:1639638
30. Ajani, J.A., Roth, J.A., Ryan, M.B., Putnam, JB Jr., Pazdur, R., Levin, B., Gutterman, J.U., and McMurtrey,
M. Intensive preoperative chemotherapy with colony stimulating factor for resectable adenocarcinoma of the
esophagus or gastroesophageal junction. J. Clin. Oncol. 11:22 - 28, 1993. PMID: 8418237
31. Putnam, JB Jr., Suell, D.M., Roth, J.A., and Natarajan, G. Extended resection of pulmonary metastases: Is
the risk justified? Ann Thor Surg, 55:1440 - 1446, 1993. PMID:8512393
32. Sella, A., Swanson, D.A., Ro, J.Y., Putnam, JB Jr., Amato, R.J., Markowitz, A.V., and Logothetis, C.J.
Surgery following response to interferon - based therapy for residual renal cell carcinoma. J. Urol., 149:19 21, 1993. PMID:8417208
33. Putnam, JB Jr., Suell, D.A., McMurtrey, M.J., Ryan, M.B., Walsh, G.L., Natarajan, G., and Roth, J.A.
Comparison of three techniques of esophagectomy within a residency training program. Ann Thor Surg,
57:319 - 325, 1994. PMID:8311591
34. Park, H.S., Shin, D.M., Komaki, R., Lee, J.S., Pollack, A., and Putnam, JB Jr., Thymoma: A retrospective
study of 87 cases. Cancer, 73:2491 - 2498, 1994. PMID: 8174044
35. Putnam, JB Jr., Dignani, C., Mehra, R.C., Anaissie, E.J., and Morice, R.C. Acute airway obstruction and
necrotizing tracheobronchitis form invasive mycosis. Chest, 106:1265 - 1267, 1994. PMID:7924508
Walsh, G.L., Morice, R.C., Putnam, JB Jr., Nesbitt, J.C., McMurtrey, M.J., Ryan, M.B., Reising, J., Willis,
K.M., Morton, J.D., and Roth, J.A. Resection of lung cancer is justified in high risk patients selected by exercise
oxygen consumption. Lung Cancer: 12: 301, 1995. PMID:7944692
36. Roth, J.A., Fossella, F., Komaki, R., Ryan, M.B., Putnam, JB Jr., Lee, J.S., Dhingra, H., DeCaro, L.,
Chason, M., McGavran, M., Atkinson, E.N., and Hong, W.K. A randomized trial comparing perioperative
chemotherapy and surgery with surgery alone in resectable stage IIIA non - small cell lung cancer. J. Natl.
Cancer Inst., 86:673 - 680, 1994. PMID:8158698
37. Ajani, J.A., Roth, J.A., Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G.L., Lynch, P.M., Roubein, L.D., Ryan, M.B., Natarajan,
G., and Gould, P. Feasibility of five courses of preoperative chemotherapy in patients with resectable
adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction. Euro. J. Cancer, 31A:665 - 670, 1995.
PMID: 7640036
38. Nesbitt, J.C., Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G.L., Roth, J.A., and Mountain, C.F. Survival in early stage non small cell lung cancer. Ann Thor Surg, 60:466 - 472, 1995. PMID:7646126
39. Soysal, O. *, Walsh, G.L., Nesbitt, J.C., McMurtrey, M.J., Roth, J.A., and Putnam, JB Jr., Resection of
sternal tumors: extent, reconstruction, and survival. Ann Thor Surg, 60:1353 - 1359, 1995. PMID:8526626
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40. Walsh, G.L., O’Conner, M., Willis, K.M., Milas, M., Wong, R.S., Nesbitt, J.C., Putnam, JB Jr., Lee, J., and
Roth, J.A. Is follow-up of lung cancer patients after resection medically indicated and cost-effective? Ann
Thor Surg, 60:1563 - 1570, 1995. PMID:8787445
41. Roth, J.A., Nguyen, D., Lawrence, D.D., Kemp, B.L., Carrasco, C.H., Ferson, D.Z., Hong, W.K., Komaki, R.,
Lee, J.J., Nesbitt, J.C., Pisters, K.M.W., Putnam, JB Jr., Shea, R., Shin, D.M., Walsh, G.L., Dolormente,
N.N., Han, C - I., Martin, F.D., Yen, N., Stephens, L.C., McDonnell, T.J., Mukhopadhyay, T., and Cai, D.
Retrovirus-mediated wild-type p53 gene transfer to tumors of patients with lung cancer. Nat. Med., 2:985 991, 1996. PMID: 8782455
42. Tanguay S.* Swanson, D.A., and Putnam, JB Jr.. Renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the lung: potential
benefit of the combination of biological therapy and surgery. J. Urol. 156:1586 - 1589, 1996.
PMID:8863544
43. Roth, J.A., Beech, D.J., Putnam, JB Jr., Pollock, R.E., Pate, S.R., Fidler, I.J., and Benjamin, R.S. Treatment
of the patient with lung metastases, Curr. Probl. Surg., 33:881-952, 1996. PMID: 8909328
44. Perkins, P., Kemp, B.L., Putnam, JB Jr., and Cox, J.D.. Pretreatment characterization of carcinoid tumors of
the lung which predict aggressive behavior. Am. J. Clin. Oncol., 20:285 - 88, 1997. PMID:9167755
45. Pastorino, U., Buyse, M., Friedel, G., Ginsberg, R.J., Goldstraw, P., Johnston, M., McCormack, P., Pass, H.,
and Putnam, JB Jr. Long-term results of lung metastasectomy: prognostic analyses based on 5,206 cases. J
Thor Cardiovasc Surg, 113:37 - 49, 1997. PMID:9011700
46. Ferson, D.Z., Nesbitt, J.C., Nesbitt, K.K., Walsh, G.L., Putnam, JB Jr., Schrump, D.S., Johansen, M.J.,
Jones, R.L., and Roth, J.A. The laryngeal mask airway: A new standard for airway evaluation in thoracic
surgery. Ann Thor Surg, 63:768 - 772, 1997. PMID:9066399
47. Walsh, G.L., Gokaslan, Z.L., McCutheon, I.E., Mineo, M.T., Yosko, A., Swisher, S.G., Schrump, D.S.,
Nesbitt, J.C., Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Anterior approaches to the thoracic spine in patients with
cancer: Indications and results. Ann Thor Surg, 64:1611 - 1618, 1997. PMID:9436544
48. Nesbitt, J.C., Soltero, E.R., Dinney, C.P.N., Walsh, G.L., Schrump, D.S., Swanson, D.A., Pisters, L.L.,
Willis, K.D., and Putnam, JB Jr.. Surgical management of renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava
tumor thrombus. Ann Thor Surg, 63:1592 - 1600, 1997. PMID:9205155
49. Perry, M.C., Deslauriers, J., Albain, K.S., Choi, N.C., Depierre, A., Johnston, M.R., et al. Induction
treatment for resectable non-small-cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 17: Suppl - 8: S15 - S18, 1997. PMID:
9213297
50. Leukine Surgical Prophylaxis Research Group [Putnam, JB Jr., (P.I., UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center].
Randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor as
infection prophylaxis in oncologic surgery. J. Clin. Oncol. 16:1167 - 1173, 1998. PMID: 9508204
51. Shin, D.M., Walsh, G.L., Komaki, R., Putnam, JB Jr., Nesbitt, J., Ro, J.Y., Shin, H.J., Ki, K.H., Wimberly,
A., Pisters, K.M., Schrump, D., Gregurich, M.A., Cox, J.D., Roth, J.A., and Hong, W.K. A multidisciplinary
approach to therapy for unresectable malignant thymoma. Ann. Intern. Med., 129:100 - 4, 1998. PMID:
9669967
52. Gokaslan, Z.L., York, J.E., Walsh, G.L., McCutcheon, I.E., Lang, F.F., Putnam, JB Jr., Wildrick, D.M.,
Swisher, S.G., Abi - Said, D., Sawaya, R. Transthoracic vertebrectomy for metastatic spinal tumors. J.
Neurosurg., 89: 599 - 609, 1998. PMID:9761054
53. Roth, J.A., Atkinson, E.N., Fossella, F., Komaki, R., Ryan, M.B., Putnam, JB Jr., Lee, J.S., Dhingra, H., De
Caro, L., Chasen, M., and Hong, W.K. Long-term follow-up of patients enrolled in a randomized trial
comparing perioperative chemotherapy and surgery with surgery alone in resectable stage IIIa non-small cell
lung cancer. Lung Cancer, 21:1 - 6, 1998. PMID:9792048
54. Swisher, S.G., Nemunaitis, J., Timmons, T., Connors, D., Mack, M., Doerksen, L., Savin, M., Weill, D.,
Shulkin, A., Wait, J., Ognoskie, N., Lawrence, D.D., Kemp, B.L., Fossella, F., Glisson, B.S., Hong, W.K.,
Khuri, F.R., Kurie, J.M., Lee, J.J., Lee, J.S., Nguyen, D.M., Nesbitt, J.C., Perez - Soler, R., Pisters, K.M.W.,
Putnam, JB Jr., Richli, W.R., Shin, M.D.M., Walsh, G., Merritt, J., and Roth, J.A. Adenovirus-mediated
p53 gene transfer in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. J. Natl. Cancer Inst., 91: 763 - 771, 1999.
PMID:10328106
55. Putnam, JB Jr., Light R.W., Rodriguez, R.M., Ponn, R., Olak, J., Pollak, J.S., and Lee, R.B. A randomized
comparison of indwelling pleural catheter and doxycycline pleurodesis in the management of malignant
pleural effusions. Cancer, 86:1992 - 9, 1999. PMID:10570423
56. Gandhi, S., Walsh, G.L., Komaki, R., Gokaslan, Z.L., Nesbitt, J.C., Putnam, JB Jr., Roth, J.A., Merriman,
K.W., McCutcheon, I.E., Munden, R.F., and Swisher, S.G. A multidisciplinary surgical approach to superior
sulcus tumors with vertebral invasion. Ann Thor Surg, 68:1778 - 84; discussion 1784-5, 1999.
PMID:10585058
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57. Swisher SG, Roth JA, Nemunaitis J, Lawrence DD, Kemp BL, Carrasco CH, Connors DG, El-Naggar AK,
Fossella F, Glisson BS, Hong WK, Khuri FR, Kurie JM, Lee JJ, Lee JS, Mack M, Merritt JA, Nguyen DM,
Nesbitt JC, Perez-Soler R, Pisters KM, Putnam JB Jr, Richli WR, Savin M, Schrump DS, Shin DM, Shulkin
A, Walsh GL, Wait J, Weill D, Waugh MK. Adenovirus-mediated p53 gene transfer in advanced non-smallcell lung cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1999 May 5;91(9):763-71. PMID:10328106
58. York, J.E., Walsh, G.L., Lang, F.F., Putnam, JB Jr., McCutcheon, I.E., Swisher, S.G., Komaki, R., and
Gokaslan, Z.L. Combined chest wall resection with vertebrectomy and spinal reconstruction for the treatment
of Pancoast tumors. J Neurosurg 91:74 - 80, 1999. PMID: 10419372
59. Zebrowski, B.K. *, Yano, S., Liu, W., Hicklin, D.J., Putnam, JB Jr., and Ellis, L.M. Vascular endothelial
growth factor levels and induction of permeability in malignant pleural effusions. Clin. Cancer Res., 5:3364 68, 1999. PMID:10589746
60. Friedel G., Pastorino, U., Buyse, M., Ginsberg, R.J., Girard P., Goldstraw P. Putnam, JB Jr., et al.
Resection of lung metastases: long - term results and prognostic analysis based on 5206 cases – the
International Registry of Lung Metastases. (German). Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie, 124: 96 - 103, 1999. PMID:
10419372
61. Medgyesy, D.C., Wolff, R.A., Putnam, JB Jr., and Ajani, J.A. Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: The
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Experience and Literature Review. Cancer, 88:262 - 267,
2000. PMID:10640955
62. Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G.L., Swisher, S.G., Roth, J.A., Suell, D., Vaporciyan, A.A., Smythe, W.R.,
Merriman, K.W., and DeFord, L.L. Outpatient management of malignant pleural effusion by a chronic
indwelling pleural catheter. Ann Thor Surg, 69: :369 - 75, 2000. PMID:10735665
63. Pisters, K., Ginsberg, R., Giroux, D., Kris, M., Putnam, JB Jr., Roberts, J. R., Johnson, D. H., Crowley, J.,
and Bunn, P. Induction chemotherapy before surgery for early stage lung cancer - A novel approach.
Bimodality Lung Oncology Team, J Thor Cardiovasc Surg, 119:429 - 39, 2000. PMID:10694600
64. Nemunaitis, J., Swisher, S.G., Timmons, T., Connors, D., Mack, M., Doerksen, L., Weill, D., Wait, J.,
Lawrence, D.D., Kemp, B.L., Fossella, F., Glisson, B.S., Hong, W.K., Khuri, F.R., Kurie, J.M., Lee, J.J., Lee,
J.S., Nguyen, D.M., Nesbitt, J.C., Perez - Soler, R., Pisters, K.M.W., Putnam, JB Jr., Richli, W.R., Shin,
D.M., Walsh, G.L., Merritt, J., and Roth, J.A. Adenovirus-mediated p53 gene transfer in sequence with
cisplatin to tumors of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. J. Clin. Oncol., 18:609-622, 2000.
PMID:10653876
65. Yen, N., Ioannides, C.G., Xu, K., Swisher, S.G., Lawrence, D.D., Kemp, B.L., El - Naggar, A.K., Cristiano,
R.J., Fang, B., Glisson, B.S., Hong, W.K., Khuri, F.R., Kurie, J.M., Lee, J.J., Lee, J.S., Merritt, J.A.,
Mukhopadhyay, T., Nesbitt, J.C., Nguyen, D., Perez - Soler, R., Pisters, K.M.W., Putnam, JB Jr., Schrump,
D.S., Shin, D.M., Walsh, G.L., and Roth J.A. Cellular and humoral immune responses to adenovirus and p53
protein antigens in patients following intratumoral injection of an adenovirus vector expressing wild - type
p53 (Ad - p53). Cancer Gene Therapy, 7: 530-536, 2000. PMID:10811470
66. Swisher, S.G., DeFord, L., Merriman, K.W., Walsh, G.L., Smythe, W.R., Vaporciyan, A.A., Ajani J.A.,
Brown, T., Komaki, R., Roth, J.A., and Putnam, JB Jr.. Effect of operative volume on morbidity, mortality,
and hospital use after esophagectomy for cancer. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg, 119:1126 - 1132, 2000. PMID:
10838528
67. Komaki, R., Roth, JA Walsh, G.L., Putnam, JB Jr., Vaporciyan A, Lee JS, Fossella FV, Chasen M, Delclos
ME, Cox JD. Outcome predictors for 143 patients with superior sulcus tumors treated by multidisciplinary
approach at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys., 2000
Sep 1; 48(2): 347-54. PMID: 10974447
68. Putnam, JB Jr., Thomsen, S.L., and Siegenthaler, M. Therapeutic implications of heat-induced lung injury:
matching the energy source to the clinical need: Critical Review, 75:139 - 160, 2000.
69. Walsh, G.L., Davis, B.M., Swisher, S.G., Vaporciyan, A.A., Smythe, W.R., Merriman, K.W., Roth, J.A., and
Putnam, JB Jr. A single-institutional multidisciplinary approach to primary sarcomas involving the chest
wall requiring full thickness resections. J. Thorac. Cardio. Surg., 121:48 - 60, 2001. PMID:11135159
70. Schnirer, I.I., Komaki, R., Yao, J.C., Swisher, S.G., Putnam, JB Jr., Pisters, P.W.T., Roth, J.A., and Ajani,
J.A. A pilot study of concurrent 5-fluorouracil/paclitaxel plus radiotherapy in patients with carcinoma of the
esophagus and gastroesophageal junction. Am. J. Clinic. Oncol., 24:91 - 95, 2001. PMID:11232959
71. Smythe, W.R., Estrera, A.L., Swisher, S.G., Roth, J.A., Merriman, K.W., Walsh, G.L., Putnam, JB Jr.,
Vaporciyan, A.A., and Roth, J.A. Surgical resection of non - small cell carcinoma following treatment for
small cell carcinoma. Ann Thor Surg, 71:962 - 966, 2001. PMID:11269481
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72. Siegenthaler, M.P. *, Pisters, K.M., Merriman, K.W., Swisher, S.G., Roth, J.A., Walsh, G.L., Vaporciyan,
A.A., Smythe, W.R., and Putnam, JB Jr.. Preoperative chemotherapy for lung cancer does not increase
surgical morbidity. Ann Thor Surg, 71:1105 - 1112, 2001. PMID:11308144
73. Walsh G.L., Davis, B.M., Swisher, S.G., Vaporciyan A.A., Smyth W.R., Willis - Merriman K., Roth J.A.,
Putnam, JB Jr.. A single-institutional, multidisciplinary approach to primary sarcomas involving the chest
wall requiring full-thickness resections. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 121: 48 - 60, January 2001.
PMID:11135159
74. Ajani, J.A., Komaki, R., Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G., Nesbitt, J., Pisters, P.W., Lynch, P.M., Vaporciyan, A.,
Smythe, R., Lahoti, S., Raijman I., Swisher, S., Martin, F.D., and Roth, J.A. A three-step strategy of
induction chemotherapy then chemoradiation followed by surgery in patients with potentially resectable
carcinoma of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction. Cancer, 92:279 - 286, 2001. PMID: 11466680
75. Hortobagyi, G.N., Ueno, N.T., Xia, W., Zhang, S., Wolf, J.K., Putnam, JB Jr., Weiden, P.L., Willey, J.S.,
Carey, M., Branham, D.L., Payne, J.Y., Tucker, S.D., Bartholomeusz, C., Kilbourn, R.G., DeJager, R.L.,
Sneige, N., Katz, R.L., Anklesaria, P., Ibrahim, N.K., Murray, J.L., Theriault, R.L., Valero, V., Gershenson,
D.M., Bevers, M.W., Huang, L., Lopez - Berestein, G., and Hung, M.C. Cationic Liposome - mediated E1A
gene transfer to human breast and ovarian cancer cells and its biological effects: A phase I clinical trial. J.
Clin. Oncol., 19:3422 - 3433, 2001. PMID: 11454891
76. Lewin, J.S., Hebert, T.M., Putnam, JB Jr., and DuBrow, R.A. Experience with the maneuver in post
esophagectomy aspirators. Dysphagia, 16:216 - 219, 2001. PMID:11453570
77. Komaki, R., Chasen, M.H., Travis, W.D., Putnam, JB Jr., Fossella, F.V., Byhardt, R.W., and Ro, J.Y.
Oncodiagnosis panel: 1999, Cancer of the lung: Oncodiagnosis. Radiographics, 21:1573 - 1596, 2001. PMID:
11706227
78. Wang, X., Wang. L., Callister, M.D., Putnam, JB Jr., Mao, L., and Li, L. Human Rad17 is phosphorylated
upon DNA damage and also overexpressed in primary non - small cell lung cancer tissues. Cancer Res.,
61:7417 - 7421, 2001. PMID: 11606373
79. Vaporciyan, A.A., Merriman, K.W., Ece, F., Roth, J.A., Smythe, W.R., Swisher, S.G., Walsh, G.L., Nesbitt,
J.C., and Putnam, JB Jr. Incidence of major pulmonary morbidity after pneumonectomy: association with
timing of smoking cessation. Ann Thor Surg 73: 420 - 425, 2002. PMID:11845853
80. Rice, D.C., and Putnam, JB Jr. Recurrent bronchogenic cyst causing recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. Eur. J.
Cardiothorac. Surg., 21:561 - 563, 2002. PMID:11888786
81. Swisher, S.G., Wynn, P., Putnam, JB Jr., Mosheim, M.B., Correa, A.M., Komaki, R.R., Ajani, J.A.,
Smythe, W.R., Vaporciyan, A.A., Roth, J.A., and Walsh, G.L. Salvage esophagectomy for recurrent tumors
after definitive chemotherapy and radiotherapy. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg, 123:175 - 183, 2002. PMID:
11782772
82. Vaporciyan, A.A., Rice, D.D., Correa, A.M., Walsh, G.L., Putnam, JB Jr., Swisher, S.G., Smythe, W.R.,
and Roth, J.A. Resection of advanced thoracic malignancies requiring cardiopulmonary bypass. Eur. J.
Cardiothorac. Surg., 22:47 - 52, 2002. PMID: 12103372
83. Bubb, R.S., Komaki, R., Hachiya, T., Milas, I., Ro, J.Y., Langford, L., Sawaya, R., Putnam, JB Jr., Allen,
P., Cox, J.D., McDonnell, T.J., Brock, W., Hong, W.K., Roth, J.A., and Milas, L. Association of Ki-67, p53,
and bcl-2 expression of the primary non-small cell lung cancer lesion with brain metastatic lesion. Int. J.
Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys., 53: 1216 - 1224, 2002. PMID: 12128123
84. Friedel, G., Pastorino, U., Ginsberg, R. J., Goldstraw, P., Johnston, M., Pass, H., Putnam, J. B., Toomes, H.,
and International Registry of Lung Metastases, London England. Results of lung metastasectomy from breast
cancer: prognostic criteria on the basis of 467 cases of the International Registry of Lung Metastases.
European Journal of Cardio - Thoracic Surgery. 22:335 - 344. 2002. PMID: 12204720
85. Hofstetter, W., Swisher, S.G., Correa, A.M., Hess, K., Putnam, JB Jr., Ajani, J.A., Dolormente, M.,
Francisco, R., Komaki, R.R., Martin, L.A., Rice, D.C., Sarabia, A.J., Smythe, W.R., Vaporciyan, A.A.,
Walsh, G.L., and Roth, J.A. Treatment outcomes of resected esophageal cancer. Ann. Surg., 236:376 - 384;
discussion 384-385, 2002. PMID:12192324
86. Swisher, S. G., Roth, J. A., Komaki, R., Gu, J., Lee, J. J., Hicks, M., RO, J. Y., Hong, W. K., Merritt, J. A.,
Ahrar, K., Atkinson, N. E., Correa, A. M., Dolormente, M., Dreiling, L., el Naggar, A. K., Fossella, F.,
Francisco, R., Glisson, B., Grammer, S., Herbst, R., Huaringa, A., Kemp, B., Khuri, F. R., Kurie, J. M., Liao,
Z., McDonnell, T. J., Morice, R., Morello, F., Munden, R., Papadimitrakopoulou, V., Pisters, K. M., Putnam,
J. B., Jr., Sarabia, A. J., Shelton, T., Stevens, C., Shin, D. M., Smythe, W. R., Vaporciyan, A. A., Walsh, G.
L., and Yin, M. Induction of p53 - regulated genes and tumor regression in lung cancer patients after
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Intra-tumoral delivery of adenoviral p53 (INGN 201) and radiation therapy. Clinical Cancer Research. 9[1],
93 - 101. 2003. PMID:12538456
Swisher, S. G., Ajani, J. A., Komaki, R., Nesbitt, J. C., Correa, A. M., Cox, J. D., Lahoti, S., Martin, F.,
Putnam, J. B., Smythe, W. R., Vaporciyan, A. A., Walsh, G. L., and Roth, J. A. Long-term outcome of phase
II trial evaluating chemotherapy, chemoradiotherapy, and surgery for loco-regionally advanced esophageal
cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics. 57: 120 - 127, 2003. PMID:
12909224
Sabloff B, Munden RF, Melhem AI, el Naggar AK, Putnam, JB Jr., Jr. Radiologic-pathologic conferences
of University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center: Extraskeletal osteosarcoma of the pleura. American
Journal of Roentgenology, 180:972, 2003. PMID:12646438
Rice, D., Kim, H. W., Sabichi, A., Lippman, S., Lee, J. J., Williams, B., Vaporciyan, A., Smythe, W. R.,
Swisher, S., Walsh, G., Putnam, J. B., Jr., Hong, W. K., and Roth, J. The risk of second primary tumors
after resection of stage I non - small cell lung cancer. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 76:1001 - 1007, 2003.
PMID:14529975
Milas, I., Komaki, R., Hachiya, T., Bubb, R. S., Ro, J. Y., Langford, L., Sawaya, R., Putnam, J. B., Allen, P.,
Cox, J. D., McDonnell, T. J., Brock, W., Hong, W. K., Roth, J. A., and Milas, L. Epidermal growth factor
receptor, cyclooxygenase - 2, and BAX expression in the primary non - small cell lung cancer and brain
metastases. Clinical Cancer Research 9:1070 - 1076, 2003. PMID: 12631609
Sweeney, P., Wood, C.G., Pisters, L.L., Slaton, J.W., Vaporciyan A., Munsell, M., Putnam, J.B. Jr.
Surgical management of renal cell carcinoma associated with complex inferior vena caval thrombi. Urologic
Oncology 21: 327 - 33, 2003. PMID:14670538
Lee, H. K., Vaporciyan, A. A., Cox, J. D., Tucker, S. L., Putnam, J. B., Jr., Ajani, J. A., Liao, Z., Swisher,
S. G., Roth, J. A., Smythe, W. R., Walsh, G. L., Mohan, R., Liu, H. H., Mooring, D., and Komaki, R.
Postoperative pulmonary complications after preoperative chemoradiation for esophageal carcinoma:
correlation with pulmonary dose - volume histogram parameters. International Journal of Radiation
Oncology, Biology, Physics 57:1317 - 1322, 2003. PMID:14630268
Sabloff B, Munden RF, Melhem AI, El-Naggar AK, Putnam JB Jr. Radiologic-pathologic conferences of
the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center: Extraskeletal osteosarcoma of the pleura. AJR Am J
Roentgenol. 2003 Apr;180(4):972. PMID:12646438
Tsao AS, McDonnell T, Lam S, Putnam, JB Jr., Bekele N, Hong WK, Kurie JM. Increased phospho-AKT
(Ser 473) expression in bronchial dysplasia: implications for lung cancer prevention studies. Cancer
Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. Jul; 12:660 - 4, 2003. PMID: 12869408
Taylor NA, Liao ZX, Stevens C, Walsh G, Roth J, Putnam JB Jr, Fossella F, Allen P, Cox JD, Komaki R.
Postoperative radiotherapy increases locoregional control of patients with stage IIIA non-small cell lung
cancer treated with induction chemotherapy followed by surgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 56:616 - 25,
2003. PMID:12788166
Sweeney P, Wood CG, Pisters LL, Slaton JW, Vaporciyan A, Munsell M, Carpenter S, Putnam, JB Jr.,
Swisher SG, Walsh G, Swanson D, Dinney CP. Surgical management of renal cell carcinoma associated with
complex inferior vena caval thrombi. Urol Oncol. 21:327 - 33, 2003. PMID: 14670538
Eberhardt WE, Albain KS, Pass H, Putnam, JB Jr., Gregor A, Asamura H, Mornex F, Senan S, Belderbos J,
Westeel V, Thomas M, Van Schil P, Vansteenkiste J, Manegold C, Mirimanoff RO, Stuschke M, Pignon J,
Rocmans P, Shepard FA. Induction treatment before surgery for non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer.
2003 Dec; 42 Suppl 1: S9 – 14 Review. PMID:14708516
Taylor NA, Liao ZX, Cox JD, Stevens C, Roth J, Walsh G, Chang JY, Guerrero T, Jeter M, Putnam J Jr.,
Fossella FV, Allen P, Komaki R. Equivalent outcome of patients with clinical stage IIIA non - small - cell
lung cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiation compared with induction chemotherapy followed by
surgical resection. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 58: 204 - 12, 2004. PMID:14697440
Onn A, Correa Am, Gilcrease M, Isobe T, Massarelli E, Bucanna CD, O’Reilly MS, Hong WK, Fidler IJ,
Putnam, JB Jr., Herbst RS. Synchronous overexpression of epidermal growth factor receptor and HER2 neu protein is a predictor of poor outcome in patients with state I non - small cell lung cancer. Clin Cancer
Res. 10: 136 - 43, 2004. PMID: 14734462
Vaporciyan AA, Putnam, JB Jr., Smythe WR. The potential role of aprotinin in the perioperative
management of malignant tumors. J Am Coll Surg. 198: 266 - 78, 2004. PMID:14759785
Vaporciyan AA, Correa AM, Rice DC, Roth JA, Smythe WR, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Putnam, JB Jr., Risk
factors associated with atrial fibrillation after noncardiac thoracic surgery: analysis of 2588 patients. J Thorac
Cardiovasc Surg. 127:779 - 86, 2004. PMID:15001907
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103. Ajani JA, Walsh G, Komaki R, Morris J, Swisher SG, Putnam, JB Jr., Lynch PM, Wu TT, Smythe WR,
Vaporciyan A, Faust J, Cohen DS, Nivers R, Roth JA. Preoperative induction of CPT-11 and cisplatin
chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy in patients with loco-regional carcinoma of the esophagus or
gastroesophageal junction. Cancer 100:2347-54, 2004. PMID:15160337
104. Agarwal B, Swisher S, Ajani J, Kelly K, Fanning C, Komaki RR, Putnam, JB Jr., Abu - Hamda E, Molke
KL, Walsh GL, Correa AM, Ho L, Liao Z, Lynch PM, Rice DC, Smythe WR, Stevens CW, Vaporciyan AA,
Yao J, Roth JA. Endoscopic ultrasound after preoperative chemoradiation can help identify patients who
benefit maximally after surgical esophageal resection. Am J Gastroenterol. 99:1258 - 66, 2004.
PMID:15233663
105. Jin J, Liao Z, Zhang Z, Ajani J, Swisher S, Chang JY, Jeter M, Guerrero T, Stevens CW, Vaporciyan A,
Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh G, Smythe R, Roth J, Yao J, Allen P, Cox JD, Komaki R. Induction chemotherapy
improved outcomes of patients with resectable esophageal cancer who received chemoradiotherapy followed
by surgery. Int. J Radiat Oncol Biol Phy 60: 427 - 36, 2004. PMID:15380576
106. Swisher SG, Eramus J, Maish M, Correa AM, Macapinlac H, Ajani JA, Cox JD, Komaki RR, Hong D, Lee
HK, Putnam, JB Jr., Rice DC, Smythe WR, Thai L, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Wu TT, Roth JA. 2-Fluoro2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography imaging is predictive of pathologic response and survival
after preoperative chemoradiation in patients with esophageal carcinoma. Cancer. 101:1776 - 85, 2004.
PMID:15386332
107. Vaporciyan, A.A., Merriman, K.W., Ece, F., Roth, J.A., Smythe, W.R., Swisher, S.G., Walsh, G.L., Nesbitt,
J.C., and Putnam, JB Jr. Utility of PET, CT and EUS to identify pathologic responders in esophageal
cancer. Ann Thor Surg, 78:1152 - 60, 2004. PMID: 15464463
108. Liao Z, Zhang Z, Jin J, Ajani JA, Swisher SG, Steven SW, Ho L, Smythe R, Vaporciyan AA, Putnam, JB
Jr., Walsh GL, Roth JA, Yao JC, Allen PK, Cox JD, Komaki R. Esophagectomy after concurrent
chemoradiotherapy improves locoregional control in clinical stage II or III esophageal cancer patients. Int J
Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 60:1484 - 93, 2004. PMID:15590179
109. Ajani JA, Walsh G, Komaki R, Morris J, Swisher SG, Putnam JB Jr, Lynch PM, Wu TT, Smythe R,
Vaporciyan A, Faust J, Cohen DS, Nivers R, Roth JA.Preoperative induction of CPT-11 and cisplatin
chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy in patients with locoregional carcinoma of the esophagus or
gastroesophageal junction. Cancer. 2004 Jun 1;100(11):2347-54. PMID:15160337
110. Newman, L.A., Hurd, T., Leitch, M., Kuerer, H.M., Diehl, K., Lucci, A., Putnam, JB Jr., et al. A report on
accrual rates for elderly and minority-ethnicity cancer patients to clinical trials of the American College of
Surgeons Oncology Group. J Am Coll Surgeons 4: 644 - 51, 2004. PMID:15454152
111. Swisher, S.G., Maish, M., Erasmus, J.J., Correa, A.M., Ajani, J.A., Bresalier, R., Putnam, JB Jr. Utility of
PET, CT and EUS to identify pathologic responders in esophageal cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 78: 1152 - 60,
2004. PMID:15464463
112. Swisher SG, Erasmus J, Maish M, Correa AM, Macapinlac H, Ajani JA, Cox JD, Komaki RR, Hong D, Lee
HK, Putnam JB Jr, Rice DC, Smythe WR, Thai L, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Wu TT, Roth JA. 2-Fluoro-2deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography imaging is predictive of pathologic response and survival
after preoperative chemoradiation in patients with esophageal carcinoma. Cancer. 2004 Oct 15;101(8):177685. PMID:15386332
113. Kim ES, Putnam, JB Jr., Jr., Komaki R, Walsh GL, Ro JY, Shin HJ, Truong M, Moon H, Swisher SG,
Fossella FV, Khuri FR, Hong WK, Shin DM. Phase II study of a multidisciplinary approach with induction
chemotherapy, followed by surgical resection, radiation therapy and consolidation chemotherapy for
unresectable malignant thymomas: final report. Lung Cancer. 44:369 - 79, 2005. PMID: 15140551
114. Rice DC, Correa AM, Vaporciyan AA, Sodhi N, Smythe WR, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Putnam, JB Jr.,
Komaki R, Ajani JA, Roth JA. Preoperative chemoradiotherapy prior to esophagectomy in elderly patients is
not associated with increased morbidity. Ann Thor Surg; 79:391 - 7, 2005. PMID:15680801
115. Sasaki R, Komaki R, Macapinlac H, Erasmus J, Allen P, Forster K, Putnam, JB Jr., Herbst RS, Moran CA,
Podoloff DA, Roth JA, Cox JD. [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose uptake by positron emission tomography predicts
outcome of non-small cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 23:1136 - 43, 2005. PMID: 15718309
116. Shaw AD, Vaporciyan AA, Wu X, King TM, Spitz MR, Putnam, JB Jr., Dickey BF. Inflammatory gene
polymorphisms influence risk of postoperative morbidity after lung resection. Ann Thor Surg. 2005 May; 79:
1704 - 10. PMID: 15854959
117. Gaspar, LE, Gay EG, Crawford J, Putnam JB Jr, Herbst RS, Bonner JA. Limited-stage small-cell lung
cancer (Stages (I - III): Observations from the National Cancer Database. Clin Lung Cancer. 2005 May; 6:
355-60. PMID: 15943896
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118. Ascioti AJ, Hofstetter WL, Miller MJ, Rice DC, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Roth JA, Putnam, JB Jr,
Smythe WR, Feig BW, Mansfield PF, Pisters PW, Torres MT, Walsh GL. Long-segment, supercharged,
pedicled jejunal flap for total esophageal reconstruction. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg 2005 Nov; 130:1391-8.
PMID:16256794
119. Martin LW, Correa AM, Hofstetter W, Hong WK, Komaki R, Putnam JB, Jr., Rice DC, Smythe WR,
Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Roth JA. The evolution of treatment outcomes for resected stage
IIIA non - small cell lung cancer over 16 years at a single institution. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg 130:1601 - 10,
2005. PMID:16308005
120. Allen MS, Darling GE, Pechet TT, Mitchell JD, Herndon JE, Landreneau RJ, Inculet RI, Jones DR, Meyers
BF, Harpole DH, Putnam JB, Jr., Rusch VW, and ACOSOG Z0030 Study Group. Morbidity and mortality
of major pulmonary resections in patients with early - stage lung cancer: initial results of the randomized,
prospective ACOSOG Z0030 trial. Ann Thor Surg; 81: 1013 - 1020, 2006. PMID:16488712
121. Posther, K.E., McCall, L.M., Harpole, D.H., Jr., Reed, C.E., Putnam JB Jr., Rusch, V.W., et al. Yield of
brain 18F - FDG PET in evaluating patients with potentially operable non - small cell lung cancer. Journal of
Nuclear Medicine 47: 1607 - 11, 2006. PMID:17015895
122. Albert, JM, Gonzalez, A, Massion, PP, Chen, H, Olson, SJ, Shyr, Y, Diaz, R, Lambright, ES, Sandler, A,
Carbone, DP, Putnam, JB Jr., Johnson, DH, Lu, B. Cytoplasmic Clusterin Expression is Associated with
Longer Survival in Patients with Resected Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers
Prev 2007; 16, 1845 - 51, 2007. PMID:17855704
123. Horn, L., Sandler, A.B., Putnam, J.B., Jr., Johnson, D.H. The rationale for adjuvant chemotherapy in stage I
non - small cell lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology: Official Publication of the International
Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2: 377 - 383, 2007. PMID:17473651
124. Bakaeen F, Rice D, Correa AM, Walsh GL, Vaporciyan AA, Putnam JB, Swisher SG, Roth JA, Huh J, Chu
D, Smythe WR. Use of aprotinin in extrapleural pneumonectomy: effect on hemostasis and incidence of
complications. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Sep;84(3):982-6. PMID:17720413.
125. Meyers, BF, Downey, RJ, Decker, PA, Keenan, RJ, Siegel, BA, Cerfolio, RJ, Landreneau, RJ, Reed, CE,
Balfe, DM, Dehdashti, F, Ballman, KV, Rusch, VW, Putnam, JB Jr. The utility of positron emission
tomography in staging of potentially operable carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus: results of the American
College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0060 trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 133: 738 - 745, 2007.
PMID:17320575
126. Kozower BD, Meyers CG, Reed CE, Jones DR, Decker PA, Putnam JB Jr. Does positron emission
tomography prevent Nontherapeutic pulmonary resections for clinical stage IA lung cancer? Ann Thorac
Surg; 85: 1166 – 1169 (discussion 1169 – 1170), 2008. PMID:18355490
127. Veeramachaneni NK, Zoole JB, Decker PA, Putnam JB, Jr., Meyers BF, American College of Surgeons
Oncology Group. Lymph node analysis in esophageal resection: American College of Surgeons Oncology
Group Z0060 trial. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 421 20; 86(2):418-21. PMID:18640307
128. Wakelee H. Kernstine K. Vokes E. Schiller J. Baas P. Saijo N. Adjei A. Goss G. Gaspar L. Gandara DR.
Choy H. Putnam JB Jr. Cooperative group research efforts in lung cancer 2008: focus on advanced-stage
non-small-cell lung cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 2008 Nov; 9(6):346-51. PMID:19073517
129. Blackmon SH. Rice DC. Correa AM. Mehran R. Putnam JB Jr. Smythe WR. Walkes JC. Walsh GL. Moran
C. Singh H. Vaporciyan AA. Reardon M. Management of primary pulmonary artery sarcomas. Annals of
Thoracic Surgery 2009 Mar; 87(3):977-84. PMID:19231448
130. Wakelee H, Loo BW Jr, Kernstine KH, Putnam JB Jr., Edelman MJ, Vokes EE, Schiller JH, Baas P, Saijo
N, Adjei A, Goss G, Choy H, Gandara DR. Cooperative Group Research Efforts in Thoracic Malignancies
2009: A Review from the 10th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress. Clinical Lung Cancer 2009 Nov;
395-404. PMID:19900856
131. Moretti L, Yu DS, Chen H, Carbone DP, Johnson DH, Keedy VL, Putnam JB Jr, Sandler AB, Shyr Y, Lu B.
Prognostic factors for resected non-small cell lung cancer with pN2 status: implications for use of
postoperative radiotherapy. Oncologist. 2009 Nov;14(11):1106-15. PMID:19897534
132. Pisters KMW, Vallieres E, Crowley JJ, Franklin WA, Bunn PA, Ginsberg RJ; Putnam JB Jr, Chansky K,
Gandara DR. Surgery With or Without Preoperative Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Early-Stage Non-Small
Cell Lung Cancer: Southwest Oncology Group Trial S9900, an Intergroup, Randomized, Phase III Trial.
Journal of Clinical Oncology, April 10, 2010: 1843-1849. PMID:20231678
133. Scott WJ, Allen MS, Darling G, Meyers B, Decker PA, Putnam JB Jr., McKenna RW, Landrenau RJ, Jones
DR, Inculet RI, Malthaner RA. Video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open lobectomy for lung cancer: a
secondary analysis of data from the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0030 randomized
clinical trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Apr; 139(4): 976-81. PMID:20172539
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134. Grogan EL, Deppen S, Pecot CV, Putnam JB Jr., Nesbitt JC, Shyr Y, Rajanbabu R, Ory B, Lambright ES,
Massion PP. Diagnostic characteristics of a serum biomarker in patients with positron emission tomography
scans. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jun; 89(6): 1724-8. PMID:20494018
135. Isbell, JM Deppen S, Putnam JB Jr., Nesbitt JC, Lambright ES, Dawes A, Massion PP, Speroff T, Jones
DR, Grogan EL. Existing general population models inaccurately predict lung cancer risk in patients referred
for surgical evaluation. Ann Thorac Surg, 2011 Jan; 91(1):227-33. PMID:21172518
136. St. Julien J, Putnam JB Jr., Nesbitt JC, Lambright ES, Petracek MR, Grogan EL. Successful treatment of
atrioesophageal fistula via cervical esophageal ligation and decompression. Annals of Thoracic Surgery,
June 2011, 91: e85-e86. PMID:21619954
137. Darling GE, Allen MS, Decker PA, Ballman K, Malthaner RA, Inculet RI, Jones DR, McKenna R,
Landreneau R, Rusch VW, Putnam JB Jr. Randomized Trial of Mediastinal Lymph Node Sampling Versus
Complete Lymphadenectomy During Pulmonary Resection in the Patient with N0 or N1 (Less Than Hilar)
Non-Small Cell Carcinoma: Results of the ACOSOG Z0030 Trial. J. Thorac Cardiovas. Surg., March 2011,
141: 662-670. PMID:21335122
138. Rahman SM, Gonzalez AL, Ming Li, Seeley EH, Zimmerman LJ, Zhang XJ, Manier ML, Olson SJ, Shah
RN, Miller AN, Putnam JB Jr., et. al. Lung Cancer Diagnosis from Proteomic Analysis of Preinvasive
Lesions. Cancer Res, April 15, 2011; 3009. PMID:21487035
139. Cleeland CS, Wang XS, Shi Q, Mendoza TR, Wright SL, Berry MD, Malveaux D, Shah PK, Gning I,
Hofstetter WL, Putnam JB Jr., Vaporciyan AA. Automated symptom alerts reduce postoperative symptom
severity after cancer surgery: a randomized controlled clinical trial. J Clin Oncol 2011 Mar 10;29(8): 9941000. PMID:21282546
140. Darling GE, Allen MS, Decker PA, Ballman K, Malthaner RA, Inculet RI, Jones DR, McKenna RJ,
Landreneau RJ, Putnam JB Jr. Number of lymph nodes harvested from a mediastinal lymphadenectomy:
results of the randomized, prospective American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0030 trial. Chest.
2011 May; 139(5): 1124-1129. PMID:20829340
141. Deppen S, Putnam JB Jr., Andrade G, Speroff T, Nesbitt JC, Lambright ES, Massion PP, Walker R, Grogan
EL. Accuracy of FDG-PET to diagnose lung cancer in a region of endemic granulomatous disease. Ann
Thorac Surg., 2011 Aug; 92(2): 428-32. PMID:21592456
142. Fernando HC, Landreneau RJ, Mandrekar SJ, Hillman SL, Nichols FC, Meyers B, DiPetrillo TA, Heron D,
Jones DR, Daly BD, Starnes SL, Hatter JE, Putnam JB Jr. The impact of adjuvant brachytherapy with
sublobar resection on pulmonary function and dyspnea in high-risk patients with operable disease:
preliminary results from the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z4032 trial. J Thorac
Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Sep; 142(3):554-62. PMID:21724195
143. Grogan EL. Weinstein JJ. Deppen SA. Putnam JB Jr. Nesbitt JC. Lambright ES. Walker RC. Dittus RS.
Massion PP. Thoracic operations for pulmonary nodules are frequently not futile in patients with benign
disease. Journal of Thoracic Oncology: Official Publication of the International Association for the Study of
Lung Cancer. 6(10):1720-5, 2011 Oct.
144. Rusch VW, Hawes D, Decker PA, Martin SE, Abati A, Landreneau RJ, Patterson GA, Inculet RI, Jones DR,
Malthaner RA, Cohen RG, Ballman K, Putnam JB Jr., Cote RJ. Occult Metastases in Lymph Nodes Predict
Survival in Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2011 Nov
10:29(32):4313-9. PMID:21990404
145. Fernando HC, Landreneau RJ, Mandrekar SJ, Hillman SL, Nichols FC, Meyers B, DiPetrillo TA, Heron DE,
Jones DR, Daly BD, Starnes SL, Tan A, Putnam JB Jr. Thirty- and ninety-day outcomes after sublobar
resection with and without brachytherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: results from a multicenter phase III
study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Nov; 142(5): 1143-51. PMID:21872277
146. Pecot C, Li M, Zhang X, Rajanbabu R, Calitri C, Bungum A, Jett J, Putnam,. JB, Callaway-Lane C, Deppen
S, Grogan E, Carbone D, Worrell J, Moons K, Shyr Y, Massion P. Added value of a serum proteomic
signature in the diagnostic evaluation of lung nodules. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
21(5):786-92, 2012 May. PMID:22374995
147. Gaspar LE. McNamara EJ. Gay EG. Putnam JB. Crawford J. Herbst RS. Bonner JA. . Small-cell lung
cancer: prognostic factors and changing treatment over 15 years. Clinical Lung Cancer. 13(2):115-22, 2012
Mar. PMID:22000695
148. St Julien JB, Pinkerman R, Aldrich MC, Chen H, Deppen SA, Callaway-Lane C, Massion P, Putnam JB,
Lambright ES, Nesbitt JC, Grogan EL. Poor survival for veterans with pathologic stage I non-small-cell lung
cancer. Am J Surg. 2012 Aug 17. PMID:22906246
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Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals (cont.)
149. Nesbitt JC, St. Julien J, Absi TS, Ahmad RM, Grogan EL, Balaguer JM, Lambright ES, Deppen S, Wu H,
Putnam JB Jr. Tissue-based coronary simulation: Medical student deliberate practice can achieve
equivalency to senior surgery residents. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg, submitted, October, 2012.
Invited Articles:
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Putnam JB Jr., and Roth, JA. Prognostic indicators in patients with pulmonary metastases. N. Martini (ed.),
Semin. Surg. Oncol., 6:291 - 296, 1990. PMID:2237089
Putnam JB Jr., Akiyama, H. Surgery for cancer of the esophagus. Publishers Williams and Wilkins; reviewed for
Cancer Bulletin 43:283, 1991.
Putnam JB Jr, Sanders, R.J., and Haug, CE. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Lippincott, reviewed for Mil. Med.,
157:A7, 1992.
Putnam, JB Jr., Richter, J.E. (ed.), Ambulatory Esophageal Ph Monitoring: Practical Approach and Clinical
Applications, reviewed for Mil. Med., 158:A9, 1992.
Lanza, L.A., Natarajan, G., Roth, J.A., and Putnam, JB Jr., Long-term survival following pulmonary metastases
from carcinoma of the breast. Clinical Digest Series Respir Diseases Digest, 2:16, 1993. PMID:1637212
Putnam, JB Jr., Surgery for stage N2 lung cancer. Semin. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., 5:249 - 257, 1993.
PMID:8353152
Putnam, JB Jr., Suell, D.M., Natarajan, G., Roth, J.A. Extended resection of pulmonary metastases: Is the risk
justified? Ann Thorac Surg 55: 1440 - 6, 1993. PMID:8512393
Gorenstein, L.A., Putnam, JB Jr., Balch, C.A., and Roth, J.A. Improved survival following resection of pulmonary
metastases from malignant melanoma. Sel. Read Gen. Surg., 1993.
Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Resection of sarcomatous pulmonary metastases. Surg Oncol Clin N Am., 2:673 691, 1993.
Putnam, JB Jr., Prakash, U.B.S. (ed.), Bronchoscopy, Reviewed for Cancer Bulletin, 1994.
Roth, J.A., and Putnam, JB Jr., Surgery for cancer of the esophagus. Semin. Oncol. 21:453 - 461, 1994.
PMID:7518967
Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Surgical treatment for pulmonary metastases from sarcoma. Hematol Oncol Clin North
Am, 9:869 - 887, 1995. PMID:7490246
Swisher, S.G., Roth, J.A., and Putnam, JB Jr., Diagnosis and Management of Benign Esophageal Tumors. Cancer
Bull., 47:396 - 401, 1995.
Walsh, G.L., Morice, R.C., Putnam, JB Jr., Nesbitt, J.C., McMurtrey, M.J., Reising, J., Willis, K.M., Morton, J.D.,
and Roth, J.A. Resection of lung cancer is justified in high - risk patients selected by exercise oxygen consumption.
In: R.J. Ginsberg, A.S. Wechsler, and W.G. Williams (eds.), The Year Book of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,
pp 5 - 7, Chicago, IL., Mosby - Year Book, Inc., 1996. PMID:7944692
Lanza, L.A., Natarajan, G., Roth, J.A., and Putnam, JB Jr., Long-term survival following pulmonary metastases
from carcinoma of the breast. Sel. Read Gen. Surg., 1996.
Komaki, R., Putnam, JB Jr., Shin, D.M., and Cox, J.D. Thymic neoplasms. Curr. Opin. Oncol., 9:156 - 160, 1997.
PMID:9161794
Roth, J.A., Nguyen, D., Lawrence, D.D., Kemp, B.L., Carrasco, C.H., Ferson, D.Z., Hong, W.K., Komaki, R., Lee,
J.J, Nesbitt, J.C., Pisters, K.M.W., Putnam, JB Jr., Shea, R., Shin, D.M., Walsh, G.L., Dolormente, M.M., Han, C I., Martin, F.D., Yen, N., Stephens, L.C., McDonnell, T.J., Mukhopadhyay, T., and Cai, D. Retrovirus - mediated
wild - type p53 gene transfer to tumors of patients with lung cancer. Medical Briefs in Cancer, 2:4 - 5, 1997. PMID:
8782455
Roth, J.A., Swisher, S.G., Merritt, J.A., Lawrence, D.D., Kemp, B.L., Cesar H.C., El - Naggar, A.K., Fossella, F.V.,
Glisson, B.S., Hong, W.K., Khuri, F.R., Kurie, J.M., Nesbitt, J.C., Pisters, K., Putnam, JB Jr., Schrump, D.S., Shin,
D.M., and Walsh, G.L. Gene therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: A preliminary report of a phase I trial of
adenoviral p53 gene replacement. Semin. Oncol. 25:33 - 37, 1998. PMID: 9704675
Putnam, JB Jr., Complications of multimodality therapy. Chest Surg Clin N Am, 8: 663 - 680, 1998.
PMID:9742342
Putnam, JB Jr. , Soft part sarcomas – metastases. Chest Surg Clin N Amer., 8:97-118, 1998. PMID:9515175
Komaki, R., Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G., Lee, J.S., and Cox, J.D. The management of superior sulcus tumors. Sem.
Surg. Oncol., 18(2):152 - 164, 2000. PMID:10657917
Putnam, JB Jr., Lung cancer. Semin. Surg. Oncol., 18:89 - 90, 2000. PMID:10657909
Komaki, R., Cox, J.D., Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G., Vaporciyan, A., Liao, Z., Stevens, C., Fossella, F.V., Lee, J.S.,
Hong, W.K., and Roth, J.A. The management of superior sulcus tumors, J Japanese Soc Ther Radiol Oncol, 13:131 138, 2001.
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Putnam, JB Jr., The anatomic basis for lung cancer staging: the end of the beginning? Ann Thorac. Surg., 71:1757 1758, 2001. PMID:11426743
Putnam, JB Jr., New and evolving treatment methods for pulmonary metastases. Semin. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.,
14:49 - 56, 2002. PMID:11977017
Putnam, Jr., J. B., Malignant pleural effusions. Surgical Clinics of North America. 82:867 - 883, 2002.
PMID:12472134
Ajani, J. A., Faust, J., Yao, J., Komaki, R., Stevens, C., Swisher, S., Putnam, Jr., J. B., Vaporciyan, A., Smythe, R.,
Walsh, G., Rice, D., and Roth, J. Irinotecan/cisplatin followed by 5-FU/paclitaxel/radiotherapy and surgery in
esophageal cancer. Oncology (Williston Park). 17(9: Suppl 8), 2003. PMID:14569843
Eberhardt WE, Albain KS, Pass H, Putnam, JB Jr., Gregor A, Asamura H, Mornex F, Senan S, Belderbos J,
Westeel V, Thomas M, Van Schil P, Vansteenkiste J, Manegold C, Mirimanoff RO, Stuschke M, Pignon J, Rocmans
P, Shepherd FA. Induction treatment before surgery for non - small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 42, Suppl. 1:S9 S14, 2003. PMID:14708516
Putnam, JB Jr., Royston D, Chambers AF, Dunbar S, Lemmer JH, Norman P, Travis E, Vaporciyan AA, Yang S,
Zacharski LR. Evaluating the role of serine protease inhibition in the management of tumor micrometastases.
Oncology (Williston Park) 17 (10 Suppl 10): Suppl - 30. PMID:14606367
Ajani JA, Faust J, Yao J, Komaki R, Stevens C, Swisher S, Putnam, JB Jr., Vaporciyan A, Smythe R, Walsh G,
Rice D, Roth J. Irinotecan/cisplatin followed by 5 - FU/paclitaxel/radiotherapy and surgery in esophageal cancer.
Oncology (Williston Park). 2003 Sep; 17(9 Suppl 8):20 - 2. PMID:14569843
Putnam, JB Jr. Quality Improvement in Thoracic Surgery. Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer, Vol. 44, October
2004.
Putnam, JB Jr. Is Resection Necessary for Esophageal Carcinoma? Semin Oncol, 32(6 Suppl 9), S21 - 4, 2005.
PMID:16399425
Oh Y, Mohiuddin I, Sun Y, Putnam JB, Jr., Hong WK, Arap W, Pasqualini R. Phenotypic diversity of the lung
vasculature in experimental models of metastases. . Chest 2005 Dec; 128(6: Suppl):Suppl - 600S. PMID:16373855
Putnam, JB Jr., Invited commentary: Ann Thorac Surg 83: 424, 2007. PMID:17257964
Antevil, JL, Putnam, JB Jr., Talc Pleurodesis for Malignant Effusions is Preferred over the PleurX Catheter (Pro
Position). Annals of Surgical Oncology; 14: 2698 - 2699, 2007. PMID:17657544
Putnam JB Jr. Resection of pulmonary metastases: a mechanical solution for a biological problem. Oncology
(Williston Park). 25(12):1206-7, 2011 Nov 15. PMID:22229213
Editorials and Other Articles
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Putnam, JB Jr., Palliation of central airway stenoses with the Dumon silicone stent. Editorial on Bolliger CT,Probst
R, Tschopp K, Soler M, Perruchoud AP: Silicone stents in the management of inoperable tracheobronchial stenoses:
Indications, limitations. Chest, 104:1651 - 1652, 1993. PMID:7504607
Benjamin, R.S., and Putnam, JB Jr., Another half step. Ann Thor Surg, 1995.
Putnam, JB Jr., The anatomic basis for lung cancer staging: the end of the beginning?, Ann Thor Surg, 71:1757 58, 2001. PMID:11426743
Gaissert HA, Casale AS, Creswell LL, Ferguson TB Jr., Fullerton DA, Kernstine KH, McMullan DM, Ring WS,
Putnam, JB Jr., (Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce on Clinical Trials). Mentoring clinical trials in thoracic
and cardiovascular surgery: a new role for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Ann Thor Surg. 77: 1874 - 5, 2004.
PMID:15111218
You YN, Hunt KK, Posner MC, Putnam, JB Jr., Nelson H, Ota DM, Pisters PWT. Operative Trials: The
Opportunity Beckons-An Update of the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group. Surgery 2006 139:455-9.
PMID:16627052
Putnam, JB Jr., Results of chest wall resection and reconstruction with and without rigid prosthesis (Invited
Commentary). Ann. Thorac Surg, 2006; 81: 285. PMID:16368381
Putnam, JB Jr. Preoperative Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level is a Prognostic Factor in Females with Early
Non - small Cell Lung Cancer (Invited Commentary), Ann of Thorac Surg, 2007; 83:424. PMID:17257964
Putnam, JB Jr. “Resection of Pulmonary Metastases: a Mechanical Solution for a Biological Problem” (Invited
Commentary on article by Martin and Kon on surgery for pulmonary metastases of sarcoma), Oncology (Williston
Park), 2011 Nov 15;25(12):1206-7. PMID:22229213
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Ferson, D.Z., Nesbitt, J.C., Walsh, G.L., Putnam, JB Jr., Schrump, D.S., Nesbitt, K.K., Jones, R.L., Johansen, M.J.,
Jones, R.L., and Roth, J.A. The laryngeal mask airway: A new standard for airway evaluation in thoracic surgery.
Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, Proc. Soc. Thorac. Surg., 1997. PMID:9066399
Gokaslan, Z.L., McCutcheon, I.E., Walsh, G.L., Putnam, JB Jr., and Nesbitt, J.C. Transthoracic vertebrectomy in
cancer patients. Association’s Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Denver,
Colorado, 1997. PMID:9761054
Benjamin, R.S., Putnam, JB Jr., Tran, H.T., Hager, H.K., and Madden, T. High levels of doxorubicin in human
lung and pulmonary metastases following single-pass isolated-single-lung perfusion. American Association Cancer
Research Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, Pro. Am. Assoc. Cancer Res., 1997.
Swisher, S.G., Roth, J.A., Lawrence, D., Kemp, B., Carrasco, C., Fossella, F., Glisson, B., Hong, W.K., Khuri, F.,
Kurie, J., Nesbitt, J.C., Pisters, K., Putnam, JB Jr., Schrump, D., Shin, D., and Walsh, G.L. Adenoviral mediated
p53 gene transfer in patients with advanced non- small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Proc. Am. Soc. Clin Oncol.,
Denver, Colorado, 1997.
Shin, D.M., Komaki, R., Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G.L., Nesbitt, J.C., Ro, Y., Schea, D., Schrump, D.S., Cox, J.D.,
Roth, J.A., and Hong, W.K. Induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by surgical resection (SR), stages of unresectable
invasive thymoma. Proc. Am. Soc. Clin. Oncol., Denver, Colorado, 1997.
Putnam, JB Jr., Madden, T., Tran, H.T, Benjamin, R.S. Isolated single lung perfusion (ISLP) with adriamycin for
unresectable sarcomatous metastases. Proc ASCO 16 [#1799], 500a. 1997.
Shin, D.M., Komaki, R., Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G.L., Nesbitt, J.C., Ro, Y., Schea, R.A., Pisters, K.M.W.,
Schrump, D., Gregurich, M.A., Cox, J.D., Roth, J.A., and Hong, W.K. Multidisciplinary approach of therapy for
advanced stages of unresectable invasive thymoma. 1st International Meeting on Advances in the Knowledge of
Cancer Management, UICC, Vienna, Austria, 1997.
Roth, J.A., Swisher, S.G., Lawrence, D.D., Kemp, B.L., Carrasco, C.H., El - Naggar, A.K., Fossella, F.V., Glisson,
B.S., Hong, W.K., Khuri, F.R., Kurie, J.C., Nesbitt, J.C., Pisters, K., Putnam, JB Jr., Schrump, D.S., Shin, D.M.,
and Walsh, G.L. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, Texas, USA, Gene Replacement for Lung Cancer. 8 th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Journal
of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, 18:76, Dublin, Ireland, 1997.
Roth, J.A., Swisher, S.G., Lawrence, D.D., Kemp, B.L., Carrasco, C.H., El - Naggar, A.K., Fossella, F.V,, Glisson,
B.S., Hong, W.K., Khuri, F.R., Kurie, J.C., Nesbitt, J.C., Pisters, K., Putnam, JB Jr., Schrump, D.S., Shin, D.M.,
and Walsh, G.L. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, Texas, USA, Gene Therapy Strategies for Lung Cancer. 8 th World Conference on Lung Cancer,
Journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, 18:141, Dublin, Ireland, 1997.
Shin, D.M., Komaki, R., Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G.L., Nesbitt, J.C., Ro, J.Y., Schea, R.A., Pisters, K.W.M.,
Schrump, D.S., Gregurich, M.A., Cox, J.D., Roth, J.A., and Hong, W.K. Induction chemotherapy (C) followed by
surgical resection (SR), radiotherapy (RT), and consolidative chemotherapy (CC) may cure the advanced stages of
unresectable thymoma. American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, Proc. Am. Soc. Clin.
Oncol., 1997.
Nesbitt, J.C., Ferson, D.Z., Walsh, G.L., Schrump, D.S., Swisher, S.G., Nesbitt, K.K., and Putnam, JB Jr., The
laryngeal mask airway and laser bronchoscopy for tumors of the tracheobronchial tree. Southern Thoracic Surgical
Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1997.
Nesbitt, J.C., Whitehead, W.E., Darwish, A.A., Walsh, G.L., Schrump, D.S., Swisher, S.G., Willis, K.D., Roth, J.A.,
and Putnam, JB. Survival and operative risk following pneumonectomy. American College of Chest Physicians
Chest ’97 Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1997.
Nesbitt, J.C., Ferson, D.Z., Walsh, G.L., Schrump, D.S., Swisher, S.G., Nesbitt, K.K., and Putnam, JB Jr., The
laryngeal mask airway: A valuable adjunct for laser bronchoscopy of obstructive tumors. American College of Chest
Physicians Chest ’97 Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1997.
Putnam, JB Jr., Ponn, R., Olak, J., Pollak, J., Lee, R.B., Light, R., Alonso, A., Payne, D.K., Graeber, G., Kovitz,
K., Brown, B., and Rodriguez, M. Pleural Catheter Study Group: A phase III trial of treatment for malignant pleural
effusions: Pleurx® pleural catheter (PC) versus chest tube + doxycycline sclerosis (CT-S). American College of
Chest Physicians Chest ’97 Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1997.
Putnam, JB Jr., Madden, T., Tran, H.T., and Benjamin, R.S. Isolated single lung perfusion (ISLPP) with
Adriamycin for unresectable sarcomatous metastases. Connective Tissue Oncology Society, Milan, Italy, 1997.
Swisher, S.G., Hu, M., Holmes, E.C., Hunt, K., Ajani, J., McFadden, D., Nelson, S., Nesbitt, J., Putnam, JB Jr.,
Vaporciyan, A.A., Walsh, G.L., Sinner, M., and Roth, J.A. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston Texas and University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Impact of Number of Involved
Lymph Nodes on Long-Term Survival in Esophageal Cancer. Society of Surgical Oncology 51 st Annual Cancer
Symposium, San Diego, California, 1998.
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Ueno, N.T., Hung, M.C., Zhang, S., Xia, W., Willey, J.S., Warner, D.L., Payne, J.Y., Nandagiri, R., Aldridge, R., De
Jager, RL., Tucker, S., Putnam, JB Jr., Sneige, N., Katz, R.L., Spohn, W.H., Bast, R.C., Holmes, F.A., Ibrahim,
N.K., Theriault, R.L., Rahman, Z.U., Valero, V., Kudelka, A.P., Kavanagh, J.J., Freedman, R.S., Wolf, J.K.,
Gershenson, D.M., Bevers, M.W., Huang, L., Lopez - Berestein, G., and Hortobagyi, G.N. Phase I E1A gene therapy
in patients with advanced breast and ovarian cancers. American Association for Cancer Research, New Orleans, LA,
1998.
Shin, D.M., Walsh, G.L., Putnam, JB Jr., Komaki, R., Cox, J.D., Roth, J.A., and Hong, W.K. Recent Advances in
the Management of Malignant Thymoma. 41st Annual Clinical Conference, “New Frontiers in Research and
Treatment of Aerodigestive Tract Cancers”, Houston, Texas, 1998.
Swisher, S.G., Roth, J.A., Neumanitis, J., Lawrence, D.D., Kemp, B.L., Carrasco, C.H., Connors, D.G., El - Naggar,
A.K., Fossela, F.V., Glisson, B.S., Hong, W.K., Khuri, F.R., Kurie, J.M., Lee, J.J., Lee, J.S., Merritt, J.A., Nesbitt,
J.C., Nguyen, D., Pisters, K.M.W., Putnam, JB Jr., Schrump, D.S., Shin, D.M., Perez - Soler, R., and Walsh, G.L.
Adenoviral mediated p53 gene transfer in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). American
Society of Clinical Oncology, Los Angeles, CA, 1998.
Nesbitt, J.C., Ajani, J.A., Komaki, R., Walsh, G.L., Putnam, JB Jr., Swisher, S.G., Pisters, P., Lynch, P., Raijman,
I., Pazdur, R., Delclos, M., and Martin, F. Preoperative taxol - based chemotherapy (CT) followed by chemoradiation
therapy (CTRT) in patients (PTS) with potentially resectable esophageal carcinoma (EC). American Society of
Clinical Oncology, Los Angeles, CA, 1998.
Putnam, JB Jr., Roth, J.A., Walsh, G.L., Swisher, S.G., Merriman, K.W., and DeFord, L.L. The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. Early Cost Comparison between Tube Thoracostomy vs.
Chronic Indwelling Pleural Catheter (Pleurx) for Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusion. Southern Thoracic
Surgical Association, Orlando, Florida, 1998.
Gandhi, S., Gokaslan, Z., Komaki, R., Putnam, JB Jr., Roth, J.A., Smythe, W.R., Walsh, G.L., Willis, K.M.,
Vaporciyan, A.A., and Swisher, S.G. An Aggressive Multidisciplinary Surgical Approach to Superior Sulcus
Tumors with Vertebral Invasion can lead to Long-Term Survival. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Antonio,
Texas, 1998.
Swisher, S.G., Nemunaitis, J., Roth, J.A., Lawrence, D., Kemp, B., El - Naggar, A., Hong, W.K., Mack, M., Weill,
D., Merritt, J., Putnam, JB Jr., and Walsh, G.L. Outcome of Intralesional Adenoviral p53 Gene replacement with
or without Cisplatin in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Proceedings of the American
Association of Thoracic Surgery, 1999.
Smythe, W.R., Consorti, E., Walsh, G.L., Putnam, JB Jr., Swisher, S.G., Vaporciyan, A.A., and Roth, J.A.
Surgical Therapy for Metastatic Thyroid Carcinoma to the Mediastinum and Lung. Society of Thoracic Surgeons,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2000.
Walsh, G.W., Davis, B.M., Swisher, S.G., Vaporciyan, A.A., Smythe, W.R., Roth, J.A., and Putnam, JB Jr., A
Single - Institution, Multidisciplinary Approach to Primary Sarcomas Involving the Chest Wall Requiring Full
Thickness Resections, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2000.
Putnam, JB Jr., Benjamin, R.S., Rha, S.J., Tran, H.T., Walsh, G.L., Swisher, S.G., et al. Early results of isolated
single lung perfusion for treatment of unresectable sarcomatous metastases. American Association for Thoracic
Surgery 80th Annual Meeting (Toronto, Canada), April 30–May 3, 2000.
Putnam, JB Jr., Thomsen, S.L., and Siegenthaler, M. Therapeutic Implications of Heat-Induced Lung Injury.
SPIE’s BiOS 2000 The International Symposium on Biomedical Optics, San Jose, California, 2000.
Siegenthaler, M., Pisters, K.M., Merriman, K.W., Swisher, S.G., Roth, J.A., Walsh, G.L., Vaporciyan, A.A., Smythe,
W.R., and Putnam, JB Jr.. Preoperative Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer Does Not Increase Surgical Morbidity. 36th
Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2000. PMID:11308144
Lewin, J.S., Hebert, T.M., DuBrow, R.A., and Putnam, JB Jr., Experience with the Chin Tuck Maneuver in Post Esophagectomy Aspirators. Dysphagia Research Society 9th Annual Scientific Meeting, Savannah, Georgia, 2000.
Walsh, G.L., Bryan, M.D., Swisher, S.G., Vaporciyan, A.A., Smythe, W.R., Willis - Merriman, K., Roth, J.A., and
Putnam, JB Jr., A Single-Institutional, Multidisciplinary Approach to Primary Sarcomas Involving the Chest Wall
requiring Full Thickness Resections. AATS 80th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2000.
Vaporciyan, A.A., Merriman, K.W., Ece, F., Roth, J.A., Smythe, W.R., Swisher, S.G., Walsh, G.L., and Putnam, JB
Jr., Impact of Timing of Smoking Cessation on Pulmonary Morbidity after Pneumonectomy, Southern Thoracic
Surgical Association, Marco Island, Florida, 2000.
Schnirer, I., Komaki, R., Yao, J., Swisher, S.G., Putnam, JB Jr., Pisters, P., Roth, J.A., Yan, M., Janjan, N.,
Mansfield, P., Feig, B., and Ajani, J. A Study of Concurrent 5FU/Paclitaxel and Radiotherapy in Patients with
Carcinoma of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract. Immunobiol and Biologic Ther., 2000.
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Swisher, S.G., Roth, J.A., Komaki, R., Hicks, M., Dreiling, L., Yver, A., Ahrar, K., Morello, F., Shelton, T.,
Dolormente, M., Francisco, R., Vaporciyan, A.A., Smythe, W.R., Putnam, JB Jr., Steven, C., Kelly, J., Liao, Z.,
Kemp, B., Hong, W.K., Munden, R., Ro, J., Morice, R., Huaringa, A., Mosheim, M., and Walsh, G.L. A Phase II
Trial of Adenoviral Mediated P53 Gene Transfer (RPR.INGN 201) in Conjunction with Radiation therapy in Patients
with Localized Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), American Society of Clinical Oncology 19, 461a - 461a,
2000.
Komaki, R., Roth, J.A., Putnam, JB Jr., Swisher, S., Vaporciyan, A., Lee, J.S., Fossella, F., Chasen, M., and Cox,
J.D. Multidisciplinary approach for 143 patients with superior sulcus tumors treated at University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center. J ASTRO 12:110, 2000.
Mohiuddin, I.*, Sharma, C., Burnett, M., Putnam, JB Jr., Vaporciyan, A. Characterization of acute lung injury after
isolated lung perfusion with doxorubicin, Am. College of Chest Phys., 118:1535, 2000.
Swisher, S.G., Ajani, J.A., Komaki, R.R., Walsh, G.L., Nesbitt, J.C., Martin, F.D., Lahotie, S., Smythe, W.R.,
Vaporciyan, A.A., Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Improved long-term survival in esophageal cancer following
the novel strategy of induction chemotherapy prior to concurrent chemoradiation and surgery, Western Thoracic
Surgical Association Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2001.
Ajani, J., Komaki, r., Walsh, G.L., Putnam, JB Jr., Swisher, S.G., Lahoti, S., Ho, L., Faust, J., Roe, J., Smythe,
W.R., Vaporciyan, A. a., Pisters, P., Kelly, J., Stevens, C., and Roth, J.A. CPT-11 plus cisplatin as induction
chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy in resectable carcinoma of the esophagus and GE junction (EC GEJC). Proc. Am. Soc. Clin. Oncol., 20 430a, 2001.
Xiong, Q., Yao, J.C., Phan, A., Giacco, G., Hess, K., Roth, J. A., Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G.L., Swisher, S.G.,
Mansfield, P.F., Pisters, P.W., Feig, B.W., and Ajani, J.A. Frequency of esophagogastric junction involvement
among upper gastrointestinal cancers. Proc. Am. Soc. Clin. Oncol., 20, 430a, 2001.
Swisher, S.G., Roth, J.A., Komaki, R., Hicks, M., Ro, J., Hong, W.K., Ahrar, K., Atkinson, N., Correa, A. M.,
Dolormente, M., Dreiling, L., Fossella, F., Francisco, R., Glisson, B., Grammer, S., Herbst, R., Huaringa, A., Gu, J.,
Kelly, J., Kemp, B., Khuri, F.R., Kurie, J. M., Lee, J. J., Lee, J. S., Liao, Z., McDonnell, T. J., Merritt, J. A., Morice,
R., Morello, F., Mosheim, M., Munden, R., Papadimitrakopoulou, V., Pisters, K. M. W., Putnam, JB Jr., Sarabia,
A. J., Shelton, T., Stevens, C., Shin, D.M., Smythe, W. R., Vaporciyan, A., Walsh, G. L., Yin, M., and
Yver, A. Induction of p53 regulated genes and tumor regression in lung cancer following intratumoral delivery of
adenoviral p53 (RPR/INGN 201) and radiation therapy. Proc. Am. Soc. Clin. Oncol., 20, 257a, 2001.
Reinmuth, N., Ahmad. S. A., Curley, S. A., Vauthey, J. N., Putnam, JB Jr., and Ellis, L. M. Resection of hepatic
and pulmonary metastases in patients with colorectal carcinoma. Proc. Am. Soc. Clin. Oncol., 20, 105b, 2001.
Pisters, K., Ginsberg, R., Giroux, D., Kris, M., Putnam, JB Jr., Roberts, J. R., Johnson, D. H., Crowley, J., and
Bunn, P. Phase II bimodality lung oncology team (BLOT) trial of induction paclitaxel/carboplatin (PC) in early stage
non - small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): effect of number of induction cycles, sites of relapse and survival. Proc. Am.
Soc. Clin. Oncol., 20, 323a, 2001.
Kim, E.S., Putnam, JB Jr., Komaki, R., Walsh, G.L., Ro, J. Y., Shin, H.J., Lee, J.J., Swisher, S. G., Fossela, F. V.,
Khuri, F. R., Hong, W. K., and Shin, D. M. A phase II study of a multidisciplinary approach with induction
chemotherapy (IC), followed by surgical resection (SR), radiation therapy (RT) and consolidation chemotherapy
(CC) for unresectable malignant thymomas: final report. Proc. Am. Soc. Clin. Oncol., 20, 310a, 2001.
Swisher, S., Wynn, P., Mosheim, M., Putnam, JB Jr., Komaki, R., Ajani, J., Smythe, W.R., Vaporciyan, A., Roth,
J., and Walsh, G. Is surgical salvage indicated for recurrent esophageal tumors following definitive chemoradiation?
Proc. Am. Soc. Clin. Oncol., 146:46, 2001.
Yang, S. C., Whyte, R. I., Askin, F., Thomsen, S. L., Tamboli, P, Berry, G., Roig, C., and Putnam JB, Jr.,
Radiofrequency Ablation of Primary and Metastatic Lung Tumors: Analysis of an Ablate and Resection Study.
American Association for Thoracic Surgery 82nd Annual Meeting, 210. 2002.
Putnam, JB Jr., Roberson, S. L., Lewin, J. S., Correa, A. M., Swisher, S. G., Walsh, G. L., Rice, D. C., Vaporciyan,
A. A., Roth, J. A., and Smythe, W. R. Risk Analysis For Pneumonia Following Esophagectomy. The Society of
Thoracic Surgeons 39th Annual Meeting 39, 258 - 259. 2003.
Rice, D. C., Kim, H. W., Smythe, W. R., Swisher, S. G., Vaporciyan, A. A., Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G. L., Lippman,
S. M., Roth, J. A., Sabichi, A., and Lee, J. J. The Risk Of Second Primary Lung Cancer After Resection Of Stage I
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 39th Annual Meeting 39, 108. 2003.
Meyers, B.F., Downey, R.J., Kenan, R.J., Siegel, B.A., Cerfolio, R.J., Landreneau, R.J., Putnam, JB Jr., et al. The
utility of positron emission tomography in staging of patients with potentially operable carcinoma of the thoracic
esophagus. American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2006. PMID:17320575
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Toloza, E.M., Meyers, B.F., Mackie - McCall, L., Reed, C.E., Putnam, JB Jr. Prevalence of mediastinal metastases
and sensitivity of mediastinoscopy in potentially operable non-small cell lung cancer screened by computerized
tomography and positron emission tomography. American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting,
Abstract # 19; Philadelphia, PA, 2006.
Allen, M.S., Darling, G.E., Decker, P.A., Putnam, JB Jr., Malthaner, R.A., Inculet, R.I., Jones, D.R., McKenna,
R.J., Landreneau, R.J. Number of lymph nodes harvested from a mediastinal lymphadenectomy; results of the
randomized, prospective ACOSOG Z0030 trial. ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, July 2007.
Deppen, SA, Andrade GM, Lambright ES, Nesbitt JC, Massion PP, Putnam JB Jr, Grogan EL. FDG-PET does not
accurately diagnose early stage lung cancer in an area of endemic histoplasmosis and other granulomatous disease.
Cancer Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Retreat – Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN;
December 4, 2009.
Fibla JJ, Putnam JB Jr, Ota D. Validation of the lung cancer staging system revisions using a large prospective
clinical trial database (ACOSOG Z0030). American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2010.
Hillman SL, Landreneau RJ; Meyers B, Nichols FC, Dipetrillo T, Jones D, Benedict D, Putnam JB Jr. The Impact
of Adjuvant Brachytherapy with Sublobar Resection on Pulmonary Function and Dyspnea in High-risk Operable
Patients; Preliminary results from the ACOSOG Z4032 Trial. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2011.
Kent M, Landreneau RJ, Mandrekar SJ, Hillman SL, Nichols FC, Jones DR, Starnes SL, Tan A, Putnam JB Jr.,
Meyers B, Daly BDT, Fernando HC. Segmentectomy is superior to wedge resection for non-small cell lung cancer in
high-risk operable patients. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, submitted, 2012.
Fernando H, Landreneau R, Mandrekar S, Hillman S, Nichols F, DiPetrillo T, Heron D, Meyers B, Jones D, Starnes
S, Putnam JB Jr. Thirty- and Ninety-Day Outcomes After Sublobar Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(NSCLC); Results from a Multicenter Phase III Study. AATS Annual Meeting, May 2011.
Cuadrado DG, Nesbitt JC, Putnam JB Jr. Application of Live-Tissue Cardiac and Thoracic Simulation for Junior
General Surgical Residents. Submitted, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, October, 2011.
Deppen S, Putnam JB Jr., Speroff T, Nesbitt J, Lambright E, Aldrich M, and Grogan E. Multiple Imputation in a
Clinical Prediction Model for Lung Cancer. North American Congress of Epidemiology, June, 2011.
Grogan EL, Weinstein JJ, Deppen SA, Putnam JB Jr., Nesbitt JC, Lambright ES, Walker RC, Dittus RS, Massion
PP. Thoracic operations for pulmonary nodules are frequently not futile in patients with benign disease. J Thorac
Oncol, 2011 Oct; 6(10): 1720-5. PMID:21760552
Grogan EL, Deppen S, Ballman K, Andrade GM, Verdail FC, Aldrich MC, Chen H, Decker PA, Harpole D, Cerfolio
R, Keenan R, Jones DR, D’Amico TA, Shrager JB, Meyers BF, Putnam JB Jr. Accuracy of FDG-PET to diagnose
lung cancer in the ACOSOG Z4031 trial. American Society of Clinical Oncology, accepted, 2012.
Reed CE, Decker PA, Schefter TE, Meyers BF, Ferguson MK, Oeltjen AR, Putnam, JB Jr., Cassivi SD, Lockhart
AC. A Phase II study of neoadjuvant therapy with cisplatin, docetaxel, panitumumab plus radiation therapy followed
by surgery in patients with locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus (ACOSOG Z4051). American
Society of Clinical Oncology, submitted, 2012.
Pezzi C, Gay G, Kulkarni N, Putnam JB Jr. Survival in 55,122 patients with resected Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung
Cancer. Society of Surgical Oncology, submitted, 2012.
Deppen SA, Aldrich MC, Walker R, Necessary CA, Chen C, Wu H, Blume J, Massion P, Speroff T, Dittus R,
Putnam JB Jr, Grogan EL. “A new model improves lung cancer prediction in the preoperative evaluation of
patients with suspicious lung lesions.” American Association for Clinic Research, submitted, November 2012.
Book Chapters
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Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Resection of pulmonary metastases. In: J.E. Niederhuber (ed.), Current Therapy in
Oncology, pp. 197 - 201, Philadelphia, B.C. Decker, Inc., 1992.
Putnam, JB Jr., Ryan, M.B., Walsh, G.L., and Roth, J.A. Malignant disease of the lung. In: E.M. Copeland, III,
and B.A. Levine (eds.), Current Practices of Surgery, pp. 1 - 44, New York, Churchill Livingstone, Inc., 1993.
Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Resection of sarcomatous pulmonary metastases. soft tissue Sarcomas of the limbs,
In: W. Lawrence, Jr. (ed.), Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, pp. 673 - 691, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders
Co., 1993.
Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Neoplastic Diseases of the Esophagus. In: R.H. Bell, L.F. Rikkers, and M.W.
Mulholland (eds.), Digestive Tract Surgery: A Text and Atlas, pp. 43 - 75, Philadelphia: J.B., Lippincott, 1993.
Roth, J.A., and Putnam, JB Jr., Cancer of the esophagus. In: V.T. DeVita, Jr., S. Hellman, and S.A. Rosenberg
(eds.), Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, pp. 776 - 817, Philadelphia: J.B., Lippincott Co., 1993.
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Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Surgical resection of pulmonary metastases. In: R.J. McKenna, and G.P. Murphy
(eds.), Cancer Surgery, Philadelphia, pp. 337 - 350, J.B., Lippincott Co., 1994.
Putnam, JB Jr., Esophagectomy for carcinoma of the esophagus. In: M. Roh (ed.), Atlas of Advanced Oncologic
Surgery, pp. 704 - 711, New York, Gower Med Publishing, 1994.
Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Secondary tumors in the lung. In: T. W. Shields (ed.), General Thoracic Surgery, pp.
1334 - 1352, Philadelphia, Lea and Feibiger Publishers, 1994.
Roth, J.A., and Putnam, JB Jr., New insights into selecting patients likely to benefit from resection of pulmonary
metastases. In: G. Motta and L.P. Grafica (ed.), Lung Cancer Frontiers in Science and Treatment, pp. 473 - 482,
Genoa, Italy, 1994.
Roth, J.A., and Putnam, JB Jr. Surgery for carcinoma of the esophagus. In: J.R. Ruckdeschel, and T. Weisenberger
(eds.), Thoracic Oncology, pp. 397 - 432, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1995.
Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Neoplasms of the esophagus. In: R.H. Bell, L.F. Rikkers, and M.W. Mulholland
(eds.), Digestive Tract Surgery: A Text & Atlas, pp. 43 - 76, Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1995.
Nesbitt, J.C., Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G.L., Ryan, M.B., and Roth, J.A. Malignant diseases of the lung. In: B.A.
Levine, E.M. Copeland III, R.F. Howard, H.J. Sugerman, and A.L. Warshaw (eds.), Current Practice of Surgery, pp.
1 - 54, New York, Churchill Livingstone Inc., 1995.
Lanza, L.A., and Putnam, JB Jr., Resection of pulmonary metastases. In: J.A. Roth, J.R. Ruckdeschel, and T.H.
Weisenberger (eds.), Thoracic Oncology 2nd Edition, pp. 569 - 589, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1996.
Putnam, JB Jr., Exploratory Thoracoscopy. In: B. MacFadyen, and J. Ponsky (eds.), Operative Laparoscopy and
Thoracoscopy, pp. 829 - 848, New York, Raven Press, 1996.
Roth, J.A., Putnam, JB Jr., Rich, T., and Forestiere, A. Cancer of the esophagus. In: V.T. DeVita, S. Hellman, and
S.A. Rosenberg (eds.), CANCER: Principles and Practices of Oncology, pp. 980 - 1010, Philadelphia, J.B.,
Lippincott - Raven, 1996.
Roth, J.A., and Putnam, JB Jr., Pulmonary resection for metastatic disease. In: H. Silberman, and A.W. Silberman
(eds.), Difficult Problems in Surgical Oncology, New York, Chapman and Hill, 1996.
Roth, J.A., Beech, D.J., Putnam, JB Jr., and Pollock, R.E., Patel, S.R., Fidler, I.J., and Benjamin, R.S. Treatment
of the patient with lung metastases, Curr. Probl. Surg., 33:881 - 952, 1996. PMID:8909328
Putnam, JB Jr., The mediastinum: overview and diagnostic approach. In: J. Fishman, M.A. Grippi, L.R. Kaiser, and
R.M. Senior (eds.), Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, pp. 1469 - 1484, Ontario, Canada, B.C. Decker Inc.
Publisher, 1997.
Putnam, JB Jr., Morris, P.*, and Roth, J.A. Esophageal Carcinoma. In: A.W. Silberman, and H. Silberman (eds.),
Difficult Problems in Surgical Oncology, New York, Chapman & Hill, 1997.
Putnam, JB Jr., Surgery for pulmonary metastases. In: Advanced Therapy in Thoracic Surgery. K.L. Franco, and
Putnam, JB Jr. (eds.), Ontario, Canada, B.C. Decker Inc., Publisher, 1997.
Swisher, S.G., and Roth, J.A. Role of gene therapy in lung cancer. In: L.L. Franco, and Putnam, JB Jr. (eds.),
Advanced Therapy in Thoracic Surgery, pp. 139 - 145, Ontario, Canada, B.C. Decker, Inc., 1998.
Putnam, JB Jr., Pulmonary resection for metastatic diseases. In: H. Silberman, and A.W. Silberman (eds.),
Problems in Surgical Oncology, New York, Chapman & Hill, 1999.
Putnam, JB Jr., Secondary tumors of the lungs. In: T.W. Shields (Hon.), J. LoCicero, III, and R.B. Ponn (eds.),
General Thoracic Surgery, Fifth Edition, pp. 1555 - 1576 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
1999.
Putnam, JB Jr. Lung (Including Pulmonary Embolism and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome). In: Sabiston Textbook of
Surgery: The biological basis of modern surgical practice, 16 th Edition. C.M. Townsend, Jr., R.D. Beauchamp, B.M.
Evers, and K.L. Mattox (eds.), pp. 1205 - 1242, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, W.B. Saunders Company, 2000.
Putnam, JB Jr., Metastatic cancer to the lung. In: Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, Sixth Edition. V.T.
DeVita, Jr., S. Hellman, and S.A. Rosenberg (eds.), pp. 2670 - 2686, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lippincott Williams
& Wilkins, 2001.
Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Pulmonary metastases. Surgical Oncology. H. Silberman and A.W. Silberman
(eds.), pp. 742 - 764, London, Arnold Publishers, 2002.
Putnam, JB Jr., Post - resection Follow - Up for Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer. Thoracic Surgery 2nd Edition. F.G.
Pearson, J.D. Cooper, J. Deslauriers, R.J. Ginsberg, C.A. Hiebert, G.A. Patterson, and H.C. Urschel, Jr. (eds.), pp.
918 - 924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Churchill Livingstone, 2002.
Putnam, JB Jr., Implementation of multidisciplinary care in the treatment of patients with lung cancer. M. D.
Anderson Cancer Care Series: Lung Cancer, F.V. Fossella, and R. Komaki (eds.), pp. 1 - 24, New York, Springer Verlag, 2003.
Putnam, JB Jr., Palliative care in patients with lung cancer. M. D. Anderson Cancer Care Series: Lung Cancer,
F.V. Fossella, and R. Komaki (eds.), pp. 220 - 240, New York, Springer - Verlag, 2003.
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Putnam JB Jr., Lung, Chest Wall, Pleura, and Mediastinum, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 19 th Edition, pp. 15641610, 2012.
Ajani, J., Burak, W. E., D'Amico, T. A., Douglas, H. O., Eisenberg, B. L., Fuchs, C., Goldberg, M., Hayman, J. A.,
Javie, M., Karl, R. C., Koczywas, M., Kurtz, R. C., Locker, G. Y., Meropol, N. J., Minsky, B., Orringer, M. B.,
Posey, J. A., Putnam, JB Jr., Roth, J. A., Sasson, A. R, and Wood, D. E. Esophageal Cancer. Winn, R. J. NCCN
Practice Guidelines in Oncology (http://www.nccn.org) V.1.2003, 1 - 22. 2003. Rockledge, PA, National
Comprehensive Cancer Network.
Putnam, JB Jr., Lung (including pulmonary embolism and thoracic outlet syndrome). In Sabiston Textbook of
Surgery (17th edition), pp 1763–1812. Townsend CM Jr., Beauchamp RD, Evers, BM, Mattox, KL (Eds.). Elsevier
Saunders, Philadelphia, 2004.
Antevil JL*, Putnam JB Jr., Evaluation of the Patient with a diagnosis of non-small cell lung carcinoma. In New
Treatment Paradigms in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Sandler AB (Ed), pp. 95–120, CMP Medica, New York, 2006.
Karamichalis JM*, Putnam, JB Jr., Lambright ES. Cardiovascular Complications after Lung Surgery. Thorac Surg
Clin 16: 253 - 260, 2006. PMID:17004553
Putnam, JB Jr., Lung and Bronchus. In Textbook of Surgical Oncology, pp. 77–92. Poston GJ, Beauchamp RD,
Ruers R (eds.); Informa Healthcare, London, 2007.
Smythe WR, Reznik SI, Putnam, JB Jr., Lung (including pulmonary embolism and thoracic outlet syndrome). In
Sabiston Textbook of Surgery (18th edition), pp. 1698–1748. Townsend CM Jr., Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox
KL (Eds.). Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, 2008.
Putnam, JB Jr., Postresection Follow-up for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. In Pearson’s Thoracic and Esophageal
Surgery (3rd edition), pp. 790-795. Patterson GA, Cooper JD, Deslauriers J, Lerut AEMR, Luketich JD, Rice TW.
Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2008.
Putnam JB Jr. Outcomes of surgery for chest wall sarcomas. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Nov; 20(4): 535-542.
PMID:20974437
Putnam JB Jr. Lung (including pulmonary embolism and thoracic outlet syndrome). In Sabiston Textbook of
Surgery (19th edition, In Press, 2012) Townsend CM Jr., Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL (Eds.). Elsevier
Saunders, Philadelphia.
Putnam, JB Jr. “Cancer of the Lung: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Small Cell Lung Cancer”. In Abeloff’s
Clinical Oncology, Elsevier, Philadelphia, (Fifth Edition, In Press, 2012).
Books (edited and written)
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Franco, K.L., and Putnam, JB Jr., (eds.), Advanced Therapy in Thoracic Surgery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, B.C.
Decker, Inc., 1998.
Toledano A.Y., Olak, J., Statistical Techniques and Analysis in Thoracic Surgery. Franco, K.L., Putnam, JB Jr.,
editors, 1st ed. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: B.C. Decker, p. 146, 1998.
Nesbitt, J.C. Walsh, G.L. Surgical Management of Esophageal Perforation; Advanced Therapy in Thoracic Surgery,
Franco, K.L., Putnam, JB Jr., editors. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: B. C. Decker, pp. 500-11, 2001.
Nesbitt, J.C., and Wind, G.G. (Eds.). Thoracic Surgical Oncology: Exposures and Techniques. Lippincott Williams
and Wilkins, New York, 2003. Consulting Editors: Deslauriers, J., Faber, L.P., Ginsberg, R.J., Moores, D.W.O.,
Orringer, M.B., Paterson, G. A., Putnam, JB Jr., Rice, T.W., Rusch, V.W., Stewart, J.R., Walsh, and G.L.
Fossella, F.V., Komaki, R., and Putnam, JB Jr., Lung Cancer: M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Series. 2003. Series
Editors Buzdar, A.U., and Freedman, R.S.
Franco, K.L. and Putnam, JB Jr., Advanced Therapy in Thoracic Surgery 2/e. May 2005. BC Decker Publishers.
Letters to the Editor
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Baciewicz, F.N., Putnam, JB Jr., Naunheim, KS, and Kaiser, LR. Isolated lung perfusion with melphalan for the
treatment of metastatic pulmonary sarcoma - Discussion. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg, 112:1547 - 1548, 1996.
PMID:8975846
Mathisen, D.J., Landreneau, R., Putnam, JB Jr., and Trastek, V.F. Acute and chronic morbidity differences
between muscle-sparing and standard lateral thoracotomies - Discussion. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg, 112:1350 - 1351,
1996. PMID:8911333
Miller, J.I., Wright, and Putnam, JB Jr., Post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula after sutured bronchial closure
- incidence, risk factors, and management - Discussion. J Thor Cardiovasc Surg, 112:1371, 1996.
Swisher, S.G., and Putnam, JB Jr., Influence of lymph node dissection on survival in esophageal cancer. J Surg
Oncol, 69:117 - 8, 1998. PMID:9808517
Putnam, JB Jr., Lung Cancer. Semin. Surg. Oncol., 18: 89-90, 2000. PMID:10657909
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Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Publications
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Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Resection of pulmonary metastases from patients with osteogenic and soft tissue
sarcomas. Medical Portfolio for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, Vol. A, No. 2, 1983.
Putnam, JB Jr., Sweeney, M.S., Papadapolous, N.E.J., Melissinos, E.M., and Williams, J.P. En bloc resection of a
mediastinal malignant fibrous histiocytoma with aortic arch reconstruction. Am Col Surg, Symposium on
Spectacular Problems in Surgery, San Francisco, CA, 1990.
Putnam, JB Jr., Sweeney, M.S., Papadapolous, N.E.J., Melissinos, E.M., and Williams, J.P. En bloc resection of a
mediastinal malignant fibrous histiocytoma with aortic arch reconstruction. Surgical Motion Pictures, Soc Thorac
Surg, Orlando, FL, 1992.
Putnam, JB Jr., and Roth, J.A. Resection of pulmonary metastases from patients with osteogenic and soft tissue
sarcomas. Medical Portfolio for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, Vol. A, No 2, 1983.
Putnam, JB Jr., Soysal, O., Roth, J.A., Walsh, G.L., Nesbitt, J.C., and Schrump, D.S. Results of esophagectomy for
severe dysplasia in Barrett’s esophagus. International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE) Video - Library,
Milan, Italy, 1996.
Putnam, JB Jr., “Managing Cancer”, video-based educational program outline for the public on breast, cervical,
colorectal and lung cancer; FYI/Now, in conjunction with Society of Surgical Oncology, 2006.
Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, G.L., Nesbitt, J.C., McMurtrey, M.J., Roth, J.A., Suell, A., Schrump, D.S., Ohnmacht, G.A.
and Willis, K.M. The technique of esophagectomy does not influence survival after resection of esophageal
carcinoma. 6th World Congress of the International Society of Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE), Video - Library,
Milan, Italy, 1996.
Putnam, JB Jr., Prospective Database for Thoracic Surgical Oncology, 1998.
Putnam, JB Jr., Walsh, GL, Swisher SG, Roth JA, Suell DM, Vaporciyan AA, Smythe WR, Merriman KW, DeFord
LL. Outpatient management of malignant pleural effusion by a chronic indwelling pleural catheter. Center for
Reviews and Dissemination, National Health Service, Economic Evaluation Database. 2004. Document number
289876.
Dellinger, EP, Gordon, SM, Blackshear, RH, Putnam, JB Jr., Crosby CT, Foor, JS, Botte, MJ, Culligan P. Special
Report: Surgical- ssociated Infection in Today’s Operating Room. Medi-Flex. McMahan Publishing Group, July,
2006.
Altorki N, Bunn PA Jr, Langer CUJ, Ota D, Putnam JB Jr. Tailoring the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(NSCLC): From the surgeon to the Oncologist. Medical Education Resources, Inc., Curry Rockefeller
Group/Oncology. (CME program content/education material development), 2007.
Other
National Comprehensive Cancer Network, NCCN Practice Guidelines for Esophageal Cancer, 2000.
EDITORIAL AND REVIEW ACTIVITIES:
Editorial Board
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Journal Reviewer
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Annals of Surgical Oncology
Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (AIRC)
Cancer
Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy
Cancer Bulletin
Chest
Circulation
Clinical Cancer Research
Head and Neck
International Journal of Radiation Oncology
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Journal Reviewer (cont.)
Journal of Surgical Research
Journal Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Military Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
Surgery
Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques
Other
Bayer Fellowship Selection Committee – 2007
STUDY SECTION
Member, F - 10 Study Section (diverse pre - , post - and senior post - doctoral applications, including those from
respiratory, cardiovascular, nephrology, gastroenterology, bone biology, bioengineering, genetics, signaling, etc.)
(2006)
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center - Thoracic Rounds, Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Gastroesophageal
Reflux and its Complications, 9/89.
National Naval Medical Center, General Surgery Grand Rounds, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Bethesda, MD, 9/98.
General Surgery Conference - Results of Pulmonary Surgery for Metastatic Sarcomas, 2/90.
Department of General Surgery Grand Rounds - Pulmonary Resection for Metastases, 2/90.
Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center Cancer Seminar, Limits of Surgical Resection for Primary Carcinoma of the Lung,
4/90.
The University of Iowa Surgery Grand Rounds, The Limits of Surgical Resection for Carcinoma of the Lung. 6/90.
United States Naval Hospital Family Practice Grand Rounds, The Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal
Reflux, Twenty - Nine Palms, CA, 7/90.
Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds - Prognostic Indicators for Survival Following Resection of Pulmonary
Metastases, 7/90.
University of Tennessee at Memphis, Surgical Grand Rounds, Management of Pulmonary Metastases, 9/91.
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Back - fill Experiences During Operation Desert Storm, San
Antonio, TX, 11/91.
The Society of Surgical Oncology Laparoscopic/Thoracoscopic Symposium, 46 th Annual Meeting, Thoracoscopic
Resection of Pulmonary Tumors, Los Angeles, CA, 3/93.
North Florida Hematology and Oncology Associates, St. Vincent’s Medical Center Cancer Education Seminary,
Cancer of the Esophagus, Jacksonville, FL, 5/93.
Congress on Laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy, and Pelvioscopy, Video - assisted Thoracoscopy Istanbul, Turkey, 11/93.
Congress on Laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy, and Pelvioscopy, Surgical Management of Esophageal Cancer, Istanbul,
Turkey, 11/93.
Bethesda Memorial Center, Annual Cancer Conference of The Center for Radiation Oncology, Surgical
Management of Esophageal Cancer, West Palm Beach, FL, 11/93.
Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas Cancer Symposium, Video - assisted Thoracic Surgery, Beaumont, TX, 11/93.
Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas Cancer Symposium, Current Management of Esophageal Carcinoma,
Beaumont, TX, 11/93.
Society of Surgical Oncology 47th Annual Cancer, Symposium Surgery for Metastatic Disease - Resection of
Pulmonary Metastases, 3/94.
81st Annual Meeting of the Texas Radiologic Society, Carcinoma of the Esophagus, Austin, TX, 4/94.
4th European Congress of Video Surgery, Application of V.A.T.S. Techniques in Thoracic Oncology, Istanbul,
Turkey, 6/94.
4th European Congress of Video Surgery, Thoracic Resection of Pulmonary Metastases, Istanbul, Turkey, 6/94.
th
4 European Congress of Video Surgery, Thoracoscopy in the Staging and Treatment of Esophageal Carcinoma:
Comment and Controversies, Istanbul, Turkey, 6/94.
4th European Congress of Video Surgery, Risks and Complications in Video Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey, 6/94.
3rd United States/Japan Clinical Trial Summit, Southwest Oncology Group, Treatment of Pulmonary Metastases,
Seattle, WA, 8/94.
Balboa Alumni of General Surgery Conference, Naval Medical Center. The Surgical Management of Esophageal
Carcinoma: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Experience, San Diego, CA, 10/94.
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St. Thomas Regional Hospital, Perioperative Chemotherapy and Surgery in Stage III, Non - small Cell Lung Cancer,
Norman, OK, 10/94.
Current Management of Pulmonary Disease: Pleural Disorders Symposium Management of Malignant Pleural
Effusion, St. Thomas Medical Center at Vanderbilt, Health Education Services, Laurence A. Grossman Medical
Learning Center, Nashville, TN, 10/94.
Bethesda Memorial Hospital 9 th Annual Clinical Cancer Conference, Current Trends in the Treatment of Carcinoma of
the Lung, Surgical Management of Carcinoma of the Lung, Boynton Beach, FL, 11/94.
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Management Update in Resectable Non - small Cell Lung Cancer,
Baton Rouge, LA, 11/94.
Bay Area Tumor Institute, Lung Conference, Current Therapies in the Treatment of Non - small Cell Lung Cancer,
Oakland, CA, 2/95.
Baptist Hospital Cancer Conference, Pensacola, FL., 2/95.
General Thoracic Surgical Club 1995 Meeting, Resection of Pulmonary Metastases, South Seas Plantation Resort &
Yacht Harbor, Captiva Island, FL, 3/95.
St. John’s Hospital, Oncology Symposium, Combined Modality Treatment of Non - small Cell Lung Cancer, Detroit,
MI, 9/95.
International Workshop of Lung Metastases, National Heart and Lung Institute, Role of VATS, London, England,
10/95.
International Workshop of Lung Metastases, Soft Tissue Sarcomas, National Heart and Lung Institute, London,
England, 10/95.
International Workshop of Lung Metastases, VATS, Panel Discussion, National Heart and Lung Institute, London,
England, 10/95.
Invited Speaker, Argentine Congress of Pneumology, Lung Cancer and VATS, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10/95.
Invited Speaker, Argentine Congress of Pneumology, Present Indications and Future Projections of VATS, Buenos
Aires, Argentina, 10/95.
Invited Speaker, Argentine Congress of Pneumology, VATS in Lung Cancer, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10/95.
International Society of Diseases of the Esophagus, Results of Esophagectomy for Severe Dysplasia in Barrett’s
Esophagus, Milan, Italy, 1995.
International Society Diseases of The Esophagus, The Technique of Esophagectomy Does Not Influence Survival
After Resection of Esophageal Carcinoma, Milan, Italy, 1995.
Society of Thoracic Surgeons 32nd Annual Meeting, Resecting the Unresectable Thoracic Neoplasm, Orlando, FL,
1/96.
Wayne State University, Harper Hospital Oncology Grand Rounds, The Role of Surgery in the Management of
Esophageal Carcinoma, Detroit, MI, 3/96.
Wayne State University, Harper Hospital Lung Cancer Academic Conference, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Plus
Surgery in the Treatment of Potentially Resectable Non - small Cell Lung Cancer, Detroit, MI, 3/96.
IASLC Workshop, Limits of a Surgical Resection for Stage III Non - small Cell Lung Cancer, Brussels, Belgium,
6/96.
Harvard Medical School, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Interest Group International Symposium, Role of
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Sub - lobar Pulmonary Resection of Peripheral Lung Cancer, Boston, MA, 9/96.
Henry Ford Hospital Oncology Grand Rounds, Multimodality Treatment of Advanced Stage Lung Cancer: Surgery
and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Detroit, MI, 9/96.
East Texas Lung Symposium, Neoadjuvant Therapy of Lung Cancer, Tyler, TX, 9/96.
Memorial Regional Cancer Center, 12th Annual Symposium, Perspectives in Cancer, Diagnosis and Treatment,
Modesto, CA, 9/96.
Invited Discussant for Burt, M. and Gold, J. American College of Surgeons, Pulmonary Metastatectomy with Removal
of Tumor Invading the Left Atrium: Sequential Approach, Thoracic Surgery Cline Clinics, San Francisco, CA, 10/96.
The Royal Academy of Surgery and Medicine of Galacia, Video - assisted Thoracic Surgery: University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Experience, LaCoruna, Spain, 10/96.
Metástasis Pulmonares. III Reunión del Area de Oncologia de la Sociedad Espanola de Neumologia y Cirugia
Torácica (SEPAR), Surgical Management of Pulmonary Metastases, LaCoruna, Spain, 10/96.
John Alexander Society Meeting, Changing Roles in Thoracic Surgery, Ann Arbor, MI, 11/96.
Caraway Cancer Center Cancer Symposium, The Surgical Treatment of Non - small Cell Lung Cancer During the
Multimodality of Treatment of Non - small Cell Lung Cancer, Birmingham, AL, 12/96.
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2nd Andorran Congress on Lung Cancer, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Non - small Cell Lung Cancer, Andorra,
Spain, 2/97.
Society of Thoracic Surgery Meeting, U - 10 Steering, MDACC ID91 - 025 - Phase III Double - blind Randomized
Trial of 13 - cis Retinoic Acid to Prevent Second Primary Tumors in Stage I Non - small Cell Lung Cancer, San
Diego, CA, 2/97
Neurosciences/Oncology Symposium, Into the 21st Century: The Treatment of Advanced Stage Lung Cancer:
Surgery/Chemotherapy/Gene Therapy, California Cancer Center, Monterey, CA, 3/97.
New Mexico Society Clinical Society, Multimodality Treatment of Small - cell Lung Cancer, Albuquerque, NM, 4/97.
American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Surgery for Pulmonary Metastases, Washington DC, 5/97.
American Association Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Symposium, Surgery for Metastatic Disease to
the Lung, Washington DC, 5/97.
Chest South Africa 1997 Conference, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery in the Treatment of Lung Cancer,
Windhoek Namibia, South Africa, 9/97.
Chest South Africa 1997 Conference, The Surgical Management of Esophageal Carcinoma, Windhoek Namibia, South
Africa, 9/97.
Chest South Africa 1997 Conference, Pulmonary Metastases: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Windhoek Namibia,
South Africa, 9/97.
Pulmonology Society Congress, Current Management of Advanced Stage Lung Cancer Windhoek Namibia, South
Africa, 9/97.
‘8th World Conference on Lung Cancer. The Role of Thoracoscopy in the Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer,
Dublin, Ireland, 10/97.
1st International Symposium in Current Concepts in Lung Cancer and Future Considerations for the XXI Century,
Surgical Treatment of Advanced Lung Carcinoma: Into the 21st Century, Madrid, Spain, 11/97.
3rd Annual Scientific Meeting Connective Tissue Oncology Society, Isolated Single Lung Perfusion with Adriamycin
for Unresectable Sarcomatous Metastases, Milan, Italy, 11/97.
Austin Surgical Society, Esophageal Cancer: What is the Right Operation? Austin, TX, 1/98.
Pittsburgh Thoracic Surgical Society, Evolving Management of Pulmonary Metastases, Pittsburgh, PA, 3/98.
Facing the Challenges of NSCLC: Innovations in Combined - Modality Treatment Strategies, Non - Small Cell Lung
Cancer: Defining the Problem, Staging, and Surgical Management, San Diego, CA, 4/98.
Facing the Challenges of NSCLC: Innovations in Combined - Modality Treatment Strategies, Non - Small Cell Lung
Cancer: Defining the Problem, Staging, and Surgical Management, Los Angeles, CA, 4/98.
Facing the Challenges of NSCLC: Innovations in Combined - Modality Treatment Strategies, Non - Small Cell Lung
Cancer: Defining the Problem, Staging, and Surgical Management, Birmingham, AL, 4/98.
Cancer Initiative 2000, Surgical Options in Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer, Dallas, TX, 4/98.
American Radium Society Annual Meeting, New Approaches for a New Millennium, Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer
Case Panel, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 5/98.
Visiting Professor Lectureship Series, Allegheny General Hospital, Edward M. Kent, M.D., Pittsburgh, PA, 5/98.
Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education: Facing the Challenges of NSCLC: Innovations in combined Modality Treatment Strategies, Non - Small - Cell Lung Cancer: Defining the Problem, Staging, and Surgical
Management, Washington DC, 6/98.
Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education: Facing the Challenges of NSCLC: Innovations in combined Modality Treatment Strategies, Non - Small - Cell Lung Cancer: Defining the Problem, Staging, and Surgical
Management, Atlanta, GA, 6/98.
Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education: Facing the Challenges of NSCLC, Non - Small - Cell Lung Cancer:
Defining the Problem, Staging, and Surgical Management, Oklahoma City, OK, 6/98.
Lorain County Physicians/Community College Continuing Medical Education Consortium, Annual
Pulmonary/Critical Care Seminar: Multi - Modality Treatment of Lung Cancer, Cleveland, OH, 9/98.
Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education: Facing the Challenges of NSCLC, Non - Small - Cell Lung Cancer:
Defining the Problem, Staging, and Surgical Management Buffalo, New York, 9/98.
Logical Communications, Inc.: Multimodality Approach to the Management of Malignancies of the Thorax, Non Small - Cell Lung Cancer: Defining the Problem, Staging, and Surgical Management Role of Surgery in NSCLC and
the Revised Staging System, San Antonio, TX, 10/98.
5th National Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Conference, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery in the
Multimodality Treatment of Lung Cancer, Antalya, Turkey, 10/98.
American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, Optimal Management of Malignant Effusions, Orlando, FL,
10/98.
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American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, Massive Mediastinal Tumors - A Surgical Dilemma,
Orlando, FL. 10/98
XXXI World Congress of the International College of Surgeons, Mediastinal Tumors, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11/98.
XXXI World Congress of the International College of Surgeons, Treatment of Pulmonary Metastases, Buenos Aires,
Argentina, 11/98.
XXXI World Congress of the International College of Surgeons, Adjuvant Therapy in Advanced Pulmonary Cancer,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11/98.
XXXI World Congress of the International College of Surgeons, Pleural Mesothelioma, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
11/98.
XXXI World Congress of the International College of Surgeons, Indications in Thoracic Pathology, Buenos Aires,
Argentina, 11/98.
XXXI World Congress of the International College of Surgeons, Current State in the Surgical Treatment in Pulmonary
Cancer, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11/98.
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Early Cost Comparison between Tube Thoracostomy vs. Chronic Indwelling
Pleural Catheter (Pleurx) For Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusion, Orlando, FL, 11/98.
Emory University Conference, The Role of Surgery and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in the Management of Advanced
Stage Lung Cancer, Atlanta, GA, 11/98.
RSNA 1998 84th Scientific Assembly & Annual Meeting, Management Lung Cancer, Chicago, Ill, 12/98.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 35th Annual Meeting, An Aggressive Multidisciplinary Surgical Approach to
Superior Sulcus Tumors with Vertebral Invasion Can Lead to Long - Term Survival, San Antonio, TX, 1/99.
11th Annual MASCC International Symposium Meeting, Chronic Indwelling Pleural Catheter (Pleurx®) for Cost
Effective Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions, Nice, France, 2/99.
WellStar Promina Northwest Professional Cancer Education Program, Multimodality Approach in the Treatment of
Lung Cancer, Marietta, GA, 3/99.
Madigan Army Medical Center Grand Rounds and Chest Conference, The Multimodality Approach to Lung Cancer
Tacoma, WA, 3/99.
Visiting Professor, University of Toronto/Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Thoracic Oncology
Tumour Conference, Evolving Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 4/99.
American Radium Society 81st Annual Meeting Esophagus Panel: Current Multidisciplinary Management for Cancer
of the Esophagus, Role of Surgery for Esophageal Cancer, Big Island of Hawaii, 4/99.
Japan/U.S. Cancer Therapy Symposium Post American Radium Society Meeting, Surgical Management for
Carcinoma of the Esophagus: University of M.D. Anderson Cancer Experience, Hiroshima, Japan, 4/99.
The Multidisciplinary Management of Thoracic Malignancies, Evolving Role of Surgery in the Management of
Carcinoma of the Lung, Istanbul, Turkey, 6/99.
The Multidisciplinary Management of Thoracic Malignancies, Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions, Istanbul,
Turkey, 6/99.
85th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Pulmonary Metastases San Francisco, CA 10/99.
1999 Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists, Multimodality Treatment of Lung Cancer, Seattle, WA,
10/99.American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 41 st Annual Meeting, New Surgical Approaches in
NSCLC, San Antonio, TX, 10/99.
46th Annual Meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Thoracoscopy has a Limited role in Lung Surgery
Especially in Malignant Disease, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 11/99.
RSNA 85th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Approach for Lung Cancer,
Chicago, ILL, 12/99.
Chest Disease Management Conference, Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion, Nashville, TN, 12/99.
SPIE’s BiOS 2000 The International Symposium on Biomedical Optics, Therapeutic Considerations of Heat - Induced
Lung Injury, San Jose, CA 1/00.
General Thoracic Surgical Club 13th Annual Meeting, Super Bowl of X - Rays, Tucson, AZ, 3/00.
American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, Malignant Pleural Effusion, Toronto, Canada, 4/00.
25th Year Lung Days, General Thoracic Surgery Course, Pulmonary Metastasectomy, Istanbul, Turkey, 5/00.
25th Year Lung Days, General Thoracic Surgery Course, How To Do Research in Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey,
5/00.
25th Year Lung Days, General Thoracic Surgery Course, Management of Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions
Istanbul, Turkey, 5/00.
25th Year Lung Days, General Thoracic Surgery Course, Pre - and Intra - operative Evaluation of Patients Undergoing
Lung Resection Following Neo - adjuvant Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer, Istanbul, Turkey, 5/00.
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Presentations at National or International Conferences (cont.)
114. 36th Annual ASCO Educational Symposia Meeting, Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Soft - Tissue
Sarcomas, New Orleans, LA, 5/00.
115. Scientific Advisory Board Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, 7/00
116. 2nd Annual Lung Outing, Neo Adjuvant Therapy NSCLC Multi - Modality Treatment of Lung Cancer, Oregon, OH,
8/00.
117. Illinois Thoracic Society Meeting, Induction Chemotherapy and Surgery for NSCLC, Chicago, IL, 9/00.
118. MedSourceOne Continuing Education Program, Multimodality Treatment of Lung Cancer, Joplin, MO, 10/00.
119. 6th Turkish Thoracic and Cardiovascular Association Congress, The Clinical Basis for Surgery and Multidisciplinary
Care in the Patient with Lung Cancer, Antalya, Turkey, 10/00.
120. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association 47th Annual Meeting, Marco Island, FL, 11/00.
121. Columbus Community Clinical Oncology Program, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery for Early Stage Lung
Cancer, Dublin, OH, 11/00.
122. Tumor Conference, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery for Early Stage Lung Cancer, Wheeling, WV, 12/00.
123. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting, National Database for Thoracic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, 1/01.
124. International Workshop for Lung Cancer Database Meeting, London, 2/01.
125. General Thoracic Surgical Club, Clinical Trials Meeting, Captiva Island, FL, 3/01.
126. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Conversations about Cancer Research, Naples, FL, 3/01.
127. Japan/US Cancer Therapy Symposium, the Evolution of Neoadjuvant Therapy for Esophageal Carcinoma: University
of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Experience, La Jolla, California, 4/01.
128. American Radium Society Meeting, Moderate session on Chest, Coronado, CA, 4/01.
129. The American Association for Thoracic Surgeons 81st Annual Meeting, Vertebrectomy and Reconstruction for Tumors
Invading the Spine, San Diego, CA, 5/01.
130. STS Coding Workshop Meeting, Reimbursement for Thoracic surgeons: A “Political” Process, New Orleans, LA,
5/01.
131. SCO Annual Meeting, PET Scanning in Resectable NSCLC, San Francisco, CA, 5/01.
132. Bristol - Myers Squibb International Oncology Visiting Faculty Program, A Role for Pre - and Post - Adjuvant
Chemotherapy in early Stage NSCLC, Yokohama, Japan, 7/01.
133. Tenth G. Rainey Williams Surgical Symposium, Management of Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer: Neoadjuvant,
Adjuvant or Neoadjuvant Support of Surgery, Oklahoma City, OK, 9/01.
134. Mayo Clinic Grand Rounds, The Evolution of Multidisciplinary Therapy for Lung Cancer: University of Texas M. D.
Anderson Cancer Center Experience, Rochester, MN, 9/01.
135. 87th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Surgical Techniques and Results of
Multimodality Therapy for Advanced Thymoma, New Orleans, LA, 10/01.
136. 6th Annual Perspectives in Thoracic Cancer, Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions, New York, NY, 10/01.
137. Thoracic Oncology Conference, Discussion of common and difficult lung cancer clinical scenarios, San Francisco,
CA, 11/01.
138. Chest 2001 67th Annual International Scientific Assembly, Technical Challenges Pancoast, Carinal Resections and
Patient Selection for and Techniques of Metastasectomy, Philadelphia, PA, 11/01.
139. STSA Annual Meeting, Coding and Reimbursement Workshop, San Antonio, TX, 11/01.
140. Riverside Methodist Hospital Grand Rounds, Lung Cancer Management, Columbus, OH, 11/01.
141. 1st SMCCC - MDACC International Joint Symposium, Advances in the Surgical Management of Lung Cancer, Seoul,
Korea, 12/01.
142. 38th Annual STS Meeting, Thoracic Database, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 01/02.
143. Expanded Faculty Speaker Training Meeting, Inside Cancer: The Impact of EGFR - TK Inhibition on the Most
Common Solid Tumors, Boca Raton, FL, 2/02.
144. IRESSA NSCL Advisory Board Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2/02.
145. General Thoracic Surgical Club 15th Annual Meeting, Lung Cancer with Satellite Nodules: Staging and Management,
Tucson, AZ, 3/02.
146. XXXIII Peruvian International Congress of Surgery Meeting, Massive Mediastinal Tumors, Neoadjuvant Therapy in
Cancer of the Lung, and Multimodality Treatment in Cancer of the Esophagus, Lima, Peru, 3/02.
147. Round Table Discussion/Tumor Board Meeting, S9900 Clinical Trial and Current Staging from the ATSERS
Guidelines, Amarillo/Lubbock, TX, 4/02.
148. NATCH Study Meeting, Ongoing US and EU Trials in Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Chemotherapy in NSCLC, Madrid,
Spain, 4/02.
149. ERS Research Seminar Isolated Lung Perfusion, ILP for Sarcomatous Metastases, Edegem, Belgium, 4/02.
150. American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Managing Data: Thoracic Surgical Database Management, and Current
Role of Induction Therapy, Washington, DC, 5/02.
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Presentations at National or International Conferences (cont.)
151. ACOSOG Semi - Annual Meeting, Audit Committee, Toronto, Canada, 6/02.
152. IASLC Workshop Progress and Guidelines in the Management of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Induction Treatment
before Surgery for Stage I and II, Bruges, Belgium, 9/02.
153. Duke UNC Lecture, Biology Basis for Multidisciplinary Management in Early and Locally Advanced Non Small Cell
Lung Cancer, Chapel Hill, NC, 9/02.
154. 7th Annual Perspectives in Thoracic Cancer, The Management of Malignant Effusion, and Palliative Surgery for
Specific Situations: Pancoast Tumors, Carinal Resections, Vertebral Invasion, New York, NY, 10/02.
155. 1st International Lung Cancer Conference, Surgical Advances for Locally Advanced Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer,
Beijing, China, 11/02.
156. ACOSOG/DSMC Annual Meeting, Executive Committee, Chicago, IL, June 2004.
157. International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Esophageal Cancer - Is Surgery Necessary for Cancer of the
Esophagus? Arlington, VA, July 2004.
158. 17th Japan Chapter Congress of International Society of CT Surgery, The Surgical Management of Pulmonary
Metastasis, Tokyo, Japan, July, 2004.
159. ACOSOG Mock Site Visit, Durham, NC, September 2004
160. NCI Lung Cancer Intergroup Meeting, Committee Updates, Bethesda, MD, September 2004.
161. Moderator, General Thoracic Track: Thoracic Surgery: 2010 & Beyond, STS/AATS Tech - Con Annual Meeting,
San Diego, CA, January 2007.
162. American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Consultants Committee, Washington, DC, September 2004
163. ACOSOG Site Visit, Durham, NC, October 2004.
164. American College of Surgeons, Workforce meetings; Moderator - Postgraduate Course: Emerging Procedures in
General Thoracic Surgery; Presenter - Radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors, New Orleans, LA, October 2004.
165. Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database Event, The Past, Present and the Future of the General Thoracic
Surgery Database, Chicago, IL, October 2004.
166. 45th Annual Meeting of Japan Lung Cancer Society, IASLC Workshop, Surgical Problems after induction
chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy; Overview of resectable NSCLC - Evolving role of induction therapy;
Perioperative evaluation of early stage NSCLC, Tokyo, Japan, October 2004.
167. 51st Annual Meeting Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Surgical Approaches to Esophageal Carcinoma; Update
on Coding, Cancun, Mexico, November 2004.
168. ACOSOG Executive Steering Committee, Chicago, IL, November 2004. 41st Annual Meeting of the Society of
Thoracic Surgeons, Morbidity and Mortality of Major Pulmonary Resections in Patients with Early - Stage Lung
Cancer: Initial Results of the Randomized, Prospective ACOSOG Z0030 Trial, Tampa, FL, January 2005.
169. ACOSOG Semiannual Meeting, Executive Committee; Thoracic Organ Site Committee, San Antonio, TX, January
2005.
170. Harvard School of Public Health Center for Continuing Professional Education, Programs for Chiefs of Clinical
Services, Group Discussion Leader, Boston, MA, January 2005.
171. American Society of Clinical Oncology, Innovations in Mediastinal Staging & Response in Lung Cancer, Orlando,
FL, May 13 and 15, 2005.
172. American Society of Clinical Oncology, Operable Esophageal Cancer: Therapeutic Strategies, Orlando, FL. May 16,
2005.
173. IASLC 11th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Discussant in Oral Sessions of Surgery Papers, Barcelona, Spain, July
2005.
174. IASLC 11th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Plenary Session - The Robert Ginsberg Lecture: Surgical Approaches
to Lung Cancer, Barcelona, Spain, July 2005.
175. 4th Annual Symposium on Gastrointestinal Cancers: An update on advances in diagnosis and management.
176. “Chemoradiation in esophageal cancer: Before/after/instead of surgery” St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, October
1, 2005.
177. Society of Thoracic Surgery 42nd Annual Meeting: Panel Moderator, “Frontiers in Diagnosis and Management”;
Presenter: “Endobronchial Ultrasound in Stating of Thoracic Malignancy”; Panel Moderator: “Advances in
Management of Barrett’s Epithelium and Esophageal Cancer”, Chicago, IL, January, 2006.
178. Identification and Prevention of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Roundtable, Medi - Flex, Inc., Dallas, TX, January,
2006.
179. General Thoracic Surgery Club, “Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions” Tucson, AZ, March 11, 2006
180. Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Symposium. “Resection for Lung Cancer” San Diego, CA,
January 28, 2007
181. American Association for Thoracic Surgery General Thoracic Surgery Symposium, "Indwelling Pleural Catheters."
Philadelphia, PA, April 30, 2006.
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Presentations at National or International Conferences (cont.)
182. West Japan Thoracic Oncology Group (WJTOG) 2nd International Symposium on Lung Cancer Clinical Trial”, Nara Ken, Japan, July 7, 2006.
183. Kent Trinkle Lecture, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, “History of Residency Education At Vanderbilt
University”, Tucson, AZ, November 2006.
184. American Association of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting. “Controversies in Cardiothoracic Surgery”,
Washington, DC, May, 2007.
185. IASLC World Congress on Lung Cancer, “M19 - 01 Treatment of IIIA Overview”, Seoul, Korea, September, 2007.
186. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, General Thoracic Surgery Symposium: “Revising the Staging System”; Ft.
Lauderdale, FL, January, 2008.
187. Japanese Association for Chest Surgery, “Beyond Mechanical Therapy: The Role of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Non
- Small Cell Lung Carcinoma”; Utsunomiya, Japan, May, 2008.
188. 2008 Evidence to Outcomes Conference, What’s Right in Healthcare; “Teaching Physician - Patient Communication
(AIDETSM) for Results in All Pillars”; The Studer Group, Atlanta, GA; June, 2008.
189. 79th Argentine Congress on Surgery; Buenos Aires, Argentina; “Thymoma”, “Esophageal Cancer Treatment”, “Open
Thoracotomy v. VATS Resection for Lung Cancer. Are they the same from an oncological point of view?”, “Stage III
Lung Cancer”, November 11 - 13, 2008.
190. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, “Lung Cancer Staging: What’s Up?”, San Francisco, CA, January 2328, 2009.
191. Sixth Annual Winter Lung Cancer Conference, “New Tools in Surgical Management of Lung Cancer”; Sunny Isles
Beach, FL, March, 2009.
192. American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, “Non-small Cell Lung Cancer”, Boston, MA, May 9-11,
2009.
193. International Association of Lung Cancer Annual Meeting, “Adjuvant Chemotherapy: Stage Specific Discussion”,
“Indications for and Outcomes of Surgery for Metastatic Disease, Primary Lung Cancer, and Mediastinal Nodal
Involvement”, “Surgery for NSCLC: Node Dissections, outcome Analysis and VATS Surgery”, San Francisco, CA,
July 31 – Aug 4, 2009.
194. International Lung Cancer Symposium, “Surgery in Locally-Advanced Disease”, “From Theory to Practice:
Premature Disease”, “Surgical Controversies”, “State of the Art: Mesothelioma”, Sirio Libanes Hospital, Sao Paulo,
Brazil, Sept 9-13, 2009.
195. ESTS School of Thoracic Surgery, Covidien European Training Center, “Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery and
Associated Treatments Session: “Neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatments for resected NSCLC: Complications and
Results, Elancourt, France; October 2009.
196. ESTS School of Thoracic Surgery, Covidien European Training Center, “Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) and
Cryotherapy (CR) for Pulmonary Session: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and Cryotherapy (CR) for pulmonary
lesions: Indications of RFA”, “Techniques, complications and results of RFA”, Elancourt, France; October 2009.
197. American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting: “Current Therapeutics for High-Risk Patients; Non-Small Cell Lung
Cancer: “Standard of Care is Lobectomy: Why not Wedge Resection?”, Chicago, IL; October 2009.
198. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Discussant, “J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for General
Thoracic Surgery: Predictors of Mortality and Major Morbidity After Resection for Lung Cancer – A Society of
Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database Risk Model.; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; January 26, 2010.
199. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, “Separating the wheat from the chaff: Is it time for a model that
predicts benign disease in patients with pulmonary nodules?”; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; January 26, 2010.
200. European Lung Cancer Conference: “Controversy Session: Stage IIIA N2 NSCLC: Surgery has no role to play in
Stage III NSCLC”, Geneva, Switzerland, April 28, 2010.
201. Yale Cancer Center “Novel Agents in the Treatment of Lung Cancer” CME Program; New Haven, CT, September, 2010.
202. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting. Discussant: “Oncologic Efficacy of Anatomic Segmentectomy in
Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with T1a Tumors”, Orlando, FL, November, 2010.
203. American Association of Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, “Completeness of Intra-operative Oncologic Staging and
Outcomes at the Time of Primary Lung Cancer Resection Varies by Surgeon Specialty”, San Diego, CA, January,
2011.
204. World Conference on Lung Cancer, “Surgery After Induction: When and How?”, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July,
2011.
205. Fourth International Forum on Multidisciplinary Management of Lung Cancer, “Lung Cancer Management”, Beijing,
China, December 2011.
206. American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Meeting, “Surgical Indications for Pulmonary
Metastatectomy”, Chicago, IL, October, 2012.
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Presentations at National or International Conferences (cont.)
207. American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Focus on Thoracic Surgery: Lung Cancer Symposium, “Pneumonectomy
Post-Induction Therapy”, “Complications: Best Ways to Avoid and How to Handle Difficult Ones”, Boston, MA,
November, 2012.
208. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting, “Open, VATS and Robotic Lobectomy: review of a
National Database”, “A Propensity Matched Comparison of Pleurodesis or Tunneled Pleural Catheter in Patients
Undergoing Diagnostic Thoracoscopy for Malignancy”, Naples, FL, November, 2012.
Seminar Invitations from Other Institutions
Lectureships and Visiting Professorships
1.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
University of Tennessee Medical School, Memphis, TN , 1995
University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1995
Visiting Professor Lectureship Series, Allegheny General Hospital, Edward M. Kent, M.D., Pittsburgh, PA, 1998.
University of Toronto/Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 4/99.
The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2001
The Carolinas Heart Institute, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, 2002
General Thoracic Surgery Visiting Professor, Rush Medical Center Grand Rounds, Chicago, IL, December, 2004
Scott & White Hospital, Temple, TX, April, 2005.
The 2nd Annual Evelyn Grollman Glick Lectureship in Thoracic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
MD, May 5, 2005
10. Craighead Visiting Professor, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, May 10, 2005
11. Sommer Memorial Lectureship, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR, May 11 - 12th, 2006
12. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Oct 2 – 3, 2008
Lectureships and Visiting Professorships (cont.)
13. Memorial Medical Center Grand Rounds, “Advancing Surgery: The Role of Quality Improvement and Clinical
Trials”; Savannah, GA; October, 2009.
14. University of Chicago, “Creating Quality in Thoracic Surgery”, April, 2011.
15. Mid-America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO, April, 2011.
Other Presentations (state, local) Conferences
1. University of Texas Health Science Center, Limits of Surgical Resectability of Carcinoma of the Lung, Houston,
TX, 10/89.
2. Critical Care Conference, Surgical Resection for Primary Carcinoma of the Lung, University of Texas MD
Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 4/90.
3. General Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Hermann Hospital Diagnostic and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux, 6/91.
4. Surgical Grand Rounds, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - Management of Pulmonary
Metastases, 9/91
5. Pathophysiology Conference, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Lung Carcinoma, 5/92
6. ATLS Provider Course, The University of Texas Medical School, Airway Management, 6/92
7. University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Surgery Symposium, Minimally Invasive Surgery in
Oncology, Thoracoscopic Resection of Mediastinal Tumors, Houston, TX, 12/92.
8. Supportive Care Forum, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Management of Pleural Effusion and
Ascites in Cancer Patients, 12/92
9. Minimal Access Surgery in Cancer Management Symposium, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,
Video Assisted Thoracoscopy, 12/92.
10. Freshmen Medical Student Conference, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Thoracic Surgical
Oncology, 7/93.
11. Houston Cancer Institute 9th Annual Cancer Conference, Role of Surgery and its Operative Stages in the
Treatment of Non - Oat Cell Lung Cancer, Spring Branch Memorial Hospital, Houston, TX, 10/93.
12. American Society of Abdominal Surgeons, 35th Clinical Congress of Abdominal Surgeons, Barrett’s Esophagus,
Houston, TX, 4/94.
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Other Presentations (state, local) Conferences (cont.)
13. American Society of Abdominal Surgeons, 35th Clinical Congress of Abdominal Surgeons, Surgical Management
of Esophageal Carcinoma, Houston, TX, 4/94.
14. Thoracic Surgery Journal Club Meeting, Veterans Hospital, Houston, TX, Esophageal Carcinoma, 5/94.
15. ATLS Provider Course, Southeast Trauma Educational Foundation, Houston, TX, June 14 - 25, 1994.
16. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider Course, Acid - Base Balance. University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 7/94.
17. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider Course, Airway Adjuncts and Intubation, University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 7/94.
18. Houston Northwest Medical Center, Neo - adjuvant Chemotherapy plus Surgery in the Treatment of Potentially
Resectable Non - small Cell Lung Cancer, Houston, TX, 9/94.
19. Texas Thoracic Society, Texas Pulmonary Medicine: A Comprehensive Review and Update, South Shore Harbor
Resort and Conference Center, League City, TX, 3/95.
20. Thoracic Basis Science Lecture Series, Lung Cancer III, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 7/95.
21. Thoracic Basis Science Lecture Series,” Esophageal Cancer II, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 9/95.
22. Surgery Grand Rounds, Current Management of Esophageal Cancer, University of Texas Medical School and
Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, 11/95.
23. Surgery Grand Rounds, Evolving Surgical Management of Pulmonary Metastases, University of Texas Medical
School and Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, 11/96.
24. Thoracic Basic Science Lecture Series, Pulmonary Metastases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2/97.
25. Thoracic Basic Science Lecture Series, Malignant Pleural Effusions, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX,
3/97.
26. 3rd Advanced Closed Circuit Endoscopy, Approach to Gastroesophageal Tumors, Houston, TX, 11/97.
27. 3rd Advanced Closed Circuit Endoscopy (ACE), Surgeon’s Point of View, University of Texas M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 11/97.
28. Journal Club Conference, The Use of the Denver Catheter to Manage Pleural Effusion, The Department of
Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX,
1/98.
29. Lung Cancer Therapy Retreat, Pulmonary Perfusion, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, TX, 2/98.
30. 41st Annual Clinical Conference, New Frontiers in Research and Treatment of Aerodigestive Tract Cancers, What
is the Right Operation for Cancer of the Esophagus?, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, TX, 4/98.
31. Grand Rounds, UT Medical Health Science Center, Indications and Results of Lung Resection for Metastases,
Houston, TX, 9/98.
32. The Third Houston Pulmonary and Critical Care Update, Multimodality Modality Treatment of Advanced Stage
Carcinoma of the Lung, Houston, TX, 9/98.
33. Thoracic Basic Science Lecture Series, Malignant Pleural Effusions, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX,
9/98.
34. Grand Rounds, Evolving Role of the Surgeon in the Management of Advanced Stage Lung Cancer, Baylor
College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 9/99.
35. Cancer Care, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Approach, Surgical Approach to Lung Cancer, University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 10/99
36. Houston Surgical Society Lecture, Carcinoma of the Esophagus, Houston, TX, 10/00.
37. Cancer Advisory Committee, Tumor Board: Emphasis on Thoracic Tumors, Houston, TX, 4/01.
38. Grand Rounds Session Pearls - The Art and Science of Medicine, “Outpatient Management of Malignant Pleural
Effusions”, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 6/01.
39. AstraZeneca Preceptorship Program, Surgical Approaches to NSCLC, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX,
2/02
40. Spring Branch Medical Center 19th Annual Cancer Conference, Update on the Management of Lung Cancer, Houston,
TX, 10/02.
41. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Student Surgical Association Lecture Series, Houston, TX,
11/02.
42. Nashville Surgical Society, Clinical Data Collection at the Point of Decision: A Model for Quality Improvement,
Nashville, TN, 09/04.
43. Vanderbilt - Ingram Cancer Center, 2006 Spring Scientific Conference, Resection of Thoracic Neoplasms:
Implications for Multimodality Therapy, 04/06.
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Other Presentations (state, local) Conferences (cont.)
44. 2nd Annual Advanced Lung Disease and Critical Care Conference, “New Treatment for Lung Cancer – the Cutting
Edge”, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, December, 2006.
45. Grand Rounds Presentation, Aultman Cancer Center, Dayton, OH, April 2006
46. Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center Fall Oncology Conference, “The Role of Adjuvant Therapy Following
Resection of Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Surgeon’s Perspective.” Braselton, GA, October, 2006.
47. Riverside Hospital Grand Rounds, “Lung Cancer: Proposed Revisions in Lung Cancer Staging and Implications for
Multi - Modality Therapy”; Columbus, OH, November 2007.
48. 32nd Matthew Walker Surgical Symposium, “Multidisciplinary Management Strategies for Esophageal
Carcinoma”; Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, May, 2008.
49. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Thoracic Surgery: Advances in the Treatment of Thoracic
Diseases: Lung Cancer Management Strategies and Practice. Speaker, “Update on Staging for Lung Cancer” ,
Moderator, Panel Discussion and Case Presentation, Nashville, TN, May 16, 2009.
50. Medical Center of Bowling Green (KY) CME Program, “American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging
of Lung Cancer”, August, 2009.
51. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting, “Accuracy of Surgeon and Trainee Estimates of Lung
Resection Risk”, “Role of a Serum Proteomic Signature in the Management of Pulmonary Nodules” Marco
Island, FL; November, 2009.
52. CME Symposium, St. Mary’s Hospital, Knoxville, TN: “American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging
of Lung Cancer”; November, 2009.
53. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Thoracic Surgery: Advances in the Management of
Thoracic Diseases 2010: Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Therapy, Program Director, Nashville, TN, April 24,
2010.
54. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Thoracic Surgery: Advances in the Management of
Thoracic Diseases 2011: Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Therapy, Program Director, Nashville, TN, April 30,
2011.
55. Indiana University School of Medicine/The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning. “Management of Early
Stage NSCLC”, Town Hall on the Multidisciplinary Management of NSCLC: A Community Perspective,
Nashville, TN, March 7, 2012.
56. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Thoracic Surgery: Advances in the Management of
Thoracic Diseases 2012: Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Therapy, Program Director, Nashville, TN, April 21,
2012.
57. North Texas Multi-Disciplinary Lung Cancer Symposium, “Stage II Lung Cancer : Surgery vs. Chemotherapy
and Radiation Therapy”, Dallas, TX, October 12, 2012.
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