Department of Surgery
General Surgery Residency Program
Scholarly Activities
Graduate Education:
Love, Timothy – pursuing a MPH, expected graduation date May 2013
Fisher, Sarah – obtained MSCR, August 2013
Martin, Benjamin – Global Health Residency Scholar, 2013-2014
Publications:
1. Srinivasan S, Miller, Weston P, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, Singh K, Sen S, Hamby K,
Deane et. al. GVHD after haploidentical transplantation: a novel, MHC-defined rhesus
macaque model identifies CD28- CD8+ T cells as a reservoir of breakthrough T-cell
proliferation
during
costimulation
blockade
and
sirolimus-based
immunosuppression. Blood 2010, 116(24): 5403-5418.
2.
Kooby DA, Egnatashvili V, Srinivasan S, Chamsuddin A, Delman KA, Kauh J, Staley CA
3rd, Kim HS. Comparison of yttrium-90 radioembolization and transcatheter arterial
chemoembolization for the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. J
Vasc Interventional Radiology 2010, 21(2): 224-230.
3.
Zarroug AE, Srinivasan SK, Wulkan ML. Incidental chylous fluid during hernia repair
may be a harbinger of malrotation. J Pediat Surg 2010, 45(1): E17-18.
4.
Love TP, Delman KA. Management of Regional Lymph Node Basins in Melanoma.
Ochsner Journal. Summer 2010, 10(2): 99-107.
5.
Bamboat ZM, Ocuin LM, Balachandran VB, Obaid H, Plitas G, DeMatteo RP.
Conventional DCs reduce liver ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice via IL-10
secretion. J Clin Invest 2010, 120(2):559-569.
6.
Bamboat ZM, Balachandran VB, Ocuin LM, Obaid H, Plitas G, DeMatteo RP. Toll-like
receptor 9 inhibition confers protection from liver ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Hepatology 2010, 51(2):621-632.
7.
Balachandran VP, Cavnar MJ, Zeng S, Bamboat ZM, Ocuin LM, Obaid H, Sorenson EC,
et. al. Imatinib mesylate potentiates anti-tumor T cell responses in gastrointestinal
stromal tumor through the inhibition of indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase. Nat Med
2011,17(9):1094
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8.
Hill SJ, Pandya S, Clifton MS, Bhatia A, Wulkan ML. Cardiaplication: A Novel Surgical
Technique for Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux in the Pediatric Population. J
Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2011, 21(9):873-5.
9.
Hill SJ, Koontz CS, Langness SM, Wulkan ML. Laparoscopic vs Open Repair of
Congenital Duodenal Obstruction in Infants. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech. 2011,
21(10): 961-3.
10. Thompson P, Badell IR, Lowe M, Cano J, Song M, Leopardi F, et al. Islet
Xenotransplantation Using Gal-Deficient Neonatal Donors Improves Engraftment and
Function. Am J Transplant. 2011, 11(12): 2593-2602.
11. Lam G, Clifton M, Bhatia A. Right paraduodenal hernia leading to bowel
strangulation. Accepted for publication to Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2011, 46:
2032-2034.
12. BA Sayed, ME Walker, MA Brown. Cutting edge: Mast cells regulate disease severity in
a relapsing-remitting model of multiple sclerosis. J Immunol. 2011, 186(6): 32943298.
13. Thompson P, Cardona K, Russell M, Badell IR, Shaffer V, et al. CD40-specific
costimulation blockade enhances neonatal porcine islet survival in nonhuman
primates. Am J Transplant. 2011,11(5): 947-957
14. Ocuin LM, Bamboat ZM, Balachandran VB, Cavnar MJ, Obaid H, Plitas G, DeMatteo RP.
Neutrophil IL-10 suppresses peritoneal inflammatory monocytes during
polymicrobial sepsis. J Leukoc Biol 2011, 89(3): 423-432.
15. Gonzalez RS, Carlson G, Page AJ, Cohen C. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor markers in
cutaneous melanomas: relationship to prognostic factors and outcome. Am J Clin
Pathol. 2011, 136(1): 74-80.
16. Williams DJ, Cohen C, Darrow M, Page AJ, Chastain B, Adams AL. Proliferation (Ki-67
and Phosphohistone H3) and Oncotype DX Recurrence Score in Estrogen Receptorpositive Breast Cancer. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2011,19(5): 431-436.
17. Hill SJ, Durham MM. Management of Cryptorchidism and Gastroschisis. J Pedia Surg.
2011, 46(9): 1798-1803.
18. Langness SM, Hill SJ, Wulkan ML. Single-site Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A
Comparison to Traditional Laparoscopic Technique in Children. Am Surg. 2011, 77(7):
961-964.
19. St Peter SD, Valusek PA, Hill SJ, Wulkan ML et al. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy in
Children: A Multicenter Experience. J Lapar Adv Surg Techn. 2011, 21(7): 1-3.
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20. Gonzalez R, Hill SJ, Matter SG, Lin E, Ramshaw BJ, Smith CD, Wulkan ML. Absorbable
Vs Nonabsorbable Mesh Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias in a Growing
Animal Model. J Lapar Adv Surg Techn. 2011:, 21(5): 449-454.
21. Patel SH, Kooby DA, Staley III CA, Sarmiento JM, Maithel SK. The Prognostic
Importance of Lymphovascular Invasion in Cholangiocarcinoma above the Cystic
Duct: A New Selection Criterion for Adjuvant Therapy? HPB (Oxford). 2011, 13(9):
605-611.
22. Patel SH, Kooby DA. Gastric Adenocarcinoma Surgery and Adjuvant Therapy." Surg
Clin North Am. 2011, 91(5): 1039-1077.
23. Subhedar PD, Patel SH, Kneuertz PJ, Maithel SK, et al.: Risk Factors for Pancreatic
Fistula after Stapled Gland Transection. American Surgeon. 2011, 77(8): 965-970.
24. Lowe M, Hill N, Page A, Chen S, Delman KA. The Impact of Shave Biopsy on the
Management of Patients with Thin Melanomas. American Surgeon, 2011, 77(8): 10501053.
25. Fisher SB, Clifton MS, Bhatia AM. Pencils and Pens: An Under-Recognized Sourse of
Penetrating Injuries in Children. American Surgeon, 2011, 77 (8): 1076-1080.
26. Jackson JA, Kim EJ, Begley B, Cheeseman J, et al.: Urinary Chemokines CXCL9 and
CXCL10 Are Noninvasive Markers of Renal Allograft Rejection and BK Viral Infection.
Am J Transplant. 2011, 11(10): 2228-2234.
27. Pollock JD, Love TP, Steffes BC, Thompson DC, Mellinger J, Haisch C. Is It Possible to
Train Surgeons for Rural Africa? A Report of a Successful International Training
Program. World Journal of Surgery. 2011, 35(3): 493-499.
28. Jain AK, Velazquez-Ramirez G, Goodney PP, Edwards MS, Corriere MA. Gender-based
Analysis of Perioperative Outcomes Associated with Lower Extremity Bypass.". Am
Surg. 2011, 77(7): 844-849.
29. Pollock JD, Love TP, Steffes BC, Thompson DC, Mellinger J, Haisch C. Is It Possible to
Train Surgeons for Rural Africa? A Report of a Successful International Program:
Reply. World J Surg, 2011, 35: 2175-6.
30. Jackson JA, Kim EJ, Begley B, Cheeseman J, Harden T, Perez SD, Thomas S, Warshaw B,
Kirk AD. Urinary chemokines CXCL9 and CXCL10 are noninvasive markers of renal
allograft rejection and BK viral infection. Am J Transplant. 2011; 11(10):2228-34.
31. Kwun J, Bulut P, Kim E, Dar W, Oh B, Ruhil R, Iwakoshi N, Knechtle SJ. The role of B
cells in solid organ transplantation. Semin Immunol. 2011 Nov 30
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32. Fisher SB, Maithel SK. Pancreas Exocrine Neoplasms. SCORE Curriculum, May 2012.
33. Fisher SB, Maithel SK. Pancreas Cystic Neoplasms. SCORE Curriculum, May 2012.
34. Fisher SB, Maithel SK. Gallbladder Cancer. SCORE Curriculum, May 2012.
35. Fisher SB, Maithel SK. Cancer of the Bile Ducts. SCORE Curriculum, May 2012.
36. Fisher SB, Maithel SK. Choledochal Cysts. SCORE Curriculum, May 2012.
37. Page A, Srinivasan S, Singh K, Russell M, Hamby K, Deane T, et al.: CD40 Blockade
Combines with CTLA4Ig and Sirolimus to Produce Mixed Chimerism in an MHCDefined Rhesus Macaque Transplant Model. Am J Transplant. 2012, 12(1): 115-125.
38. Badell IR, Thompson PW, Turner AP, Russell MC, Avila JG, Cano JA, et al.
Nondepleting Anti-CD40-Based Therapy Prolongs Allograft Survival in Nonhuman
Primates. Am J Transplant. 2012, 12(1): 126-135.
39. Owen R, Perez S, Sweeney J. Impact of Operative Duration on Postoperative
Pulmonary Complications among Patients Undergoing Complex Gastrointestinal
Procedures. Gastroenterology. 2012, 142(5): S-1071.
40. Comas GM, McIver BV, Thourani VH. Innovations in aortic valve therapy for elderly
patients. Aging Health. 2012, 8(2): 179-189.
41. Page EK, Dar W, Knechtle SJ. Biologics in organ transplantation. Transplant
International 2012, 25(7):707-719.
42. Fisher SB, Patel SH, Kooby DA, Weber S, Bloomston M, Cho C, Hatzaras I, Schmidt C,
et. al. Lymphovascular and perineural invasion as selection criteria for adjuvant
therapy in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: A multi-institutional analysis. HPB 2012,
14(8): 514–522.
43. Kneuertz PJ, Patel SH, Chu CK, Fisher SB, Maithel SK, Sarmiento JM, Weber SM, et. al.
“Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy: Trends and Lessons Learned Through an 11
Year Experience.” J Am Coll Surg, 2012, 215(2): 167-176.
44. Fisher SB, Fisher KE, Patel SH, Lim MG, Kooby DA, El-Rayes BF, Staley CA, Adsay NV,
et. al. “ERCC1, RRM1, RRM2, and hENT1 expression and prognostic value in biliary
tract malignancy.” Cancer 2013, 119(2): 445-453.
45. Fisher SB, Patel SH, Bagci P, Kooby DA, El-Rayes BF, Staley CA 3rd, Adsay NV, Maithel
SK. An analysis of human equilibrative nucleoside transporter-1, ribonucleoside
reductase subunit M1, ribonucleoside reductase subunit M2, and excision repair
cross-complementing gene-1 expression in patients with resected pancreas
adenocarcinoma: Implications for adjuvant treatment. Cancer 2013, 119(2): 454-462.
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46. Owen R, Perez S, Bornstein W, Sweeney J. Impact of SCIP Inf-9 on Postoperative
Urinary Tract Infections: Do Exemptions Interfere with Quality Patient Care? Archives
of Surgery, 2012, 142(5):S-1071.
47. Johnston FM, Kneuertz PJ, Cameron JL, Sanford D, Fisher S, Turley R, Groeschl R,
Hyder O, et. al. Presentation and Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors of
the Duodenum: A multi-institutional analysis. Ann Surg Oncol 2012, 19(11):33513360.
48. Lowe M, Badell I, Thompson P, Martin B, Leopardia F, Strobert E, Price A,
Abdulkerim H, et. al. A Novel Non-Depleting Monoclonal Antibody to CD40 Prolongs
Islet Allograft Survival. Am J Transplant 2012, 12(8):2079-2087.
49. MA Brown, JK Hatfield, ME Walker, BA Sayed. A game of kit and mouse: the kit is still
in the bag. Immunity 2012, 36(6):381-892.
50. Kwun J, Oh BC, Gibby AC, Ruhil R, Lu VT, Kim DW, Page EK, Bulut OP, Song MQ, Farris
AB, et. al. Patterns of de novo allo B cells and antibody formation in chronic cardiac
allograft rejection after alemtuzumab treatment. Am J Transplant 2012, 12(10):26412651.
51. Page EK, Page AJ, Kwun J, Gibby AC, Leopardi F, Strobert E, Jenkins JB, Song M,
Hennigar RA, et. al. Enhanced de novo alloantibody and antibody-mediated injury in
rhesus macaques. Am J Transplant 2012, 12(9):2395-2405.
52. Nundy S, Surati M, Nwadei I, Bishop K, Gaurav S, Peek M. A Web-Based Patient Tool
for Preventive Health: Preliminary Report. J Prim Care Community Health 2012,
3(4):289-294.
53. Lowe M, Badell IR, Thompson P, Martin B, Leopardi F, Strobert E, Price AA,
Abdulkerim HS, et. al. A novel monoclonal antibody to CD40 prolongs islet allograft
survival. Am J Transplant 2012, 12(8):2079-2087.
54. Fisher SB, Fisher KE, and SK Maithel. Molecular Targeted Therapy for Biliary Tract
Malignancy: Defining the Target. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr 2012, 1(1):53-54.
55. Ocuin LM, Zeng S, Cavnar MJ, Sorenson EC, Bamboat ZM, Greer JB, Kim TS, Popow R,
DeMatteo RP. Nilotinib protects the murine liver from ischemia/reperfusion injury. J
Hepatol 2012, 57(4):766-773.
56. McCall MD, Maciver AM, Kin T, Emamaullee J, Pawlick R, Edgar R, Shapiro AM.
Caspase inhibitor IDN6556 facilitates marginal mass islet engraftment in a procine
islet autotransplant model. Transplantation 2012, 94(1):30-35.
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57. Emamaullee JA, Lyons MV, Berdan E, Bazzarelli A. Women leaders in surgery: past,
present, and future. Bull Am Coll Surg 2012, 97(8):24-29.
58. Page EK, Daw WA, Knechtle SJ. Tolerogenic therapies in transplantation. Front
Immunol 2012, 3:198(1-14).
59. Ramakrishnan SK, Page A, Farris AB 3rd, Singh K, Leopardi F, Hamby K, Sen S,
Polnett A, et. al. Evidence for kidney rejection after combined bone marrow and renal
transplantation despite ongoing whole-blood chimerism in rhesus macaques. Am J
Transplant 2012, 12(7):1755-1764.
60. Thompson P, Badell IR, Lowe M, Turner A, Cano J, Avila J, Azimzadeh A, Cheng X, et.
al. Alternative immunomodulatory strategies for xenotransplantation: CD40/154
pathway-sparing regimens promote xenograft survival. Am J Transplant 2012,
12(7):1765-1775.
61. Tsilimparis N, Perez S, Dayama A, Ricotta JJ 2nd. Age-Stratified Results from 20,095
Aortoiliac Aneurysm Repairs: Should We Approach Octogenarians and Nonagenarians
Differently? J Am Coll Surg 2012, 215(5):690-701.
62. Kasirajan K, Dayama A. Incidental findings in patients evaluated for thoracic aortic
pathology using computed tomography angiography. Ann Vasc Surg 2012, 26(3): 306311.
63. Dayama A, Riesenman PJ, Cheek RA, Kasirajan K. Endovascular Management of Aortic
Arch Vessel Occlusion Successful Revascularization of Innominate and Left Subclavian
Arteries. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2012, 46(3):273-276.
64. Hill SJ, Delman KA. Pediatric Melanomas and the Atypical Spitzoid Melanocytic
Neoplasms. Am J Surg 2012, 203 (6): 761-767.
65. Iqbal CW, Levy SM, Tsao K, Petrosyan M, Kane TD, Pontarelli EM, Upperman JS, Malek
M, Burns RC, Hill SJ, Wulkan ML, St Peter SD. Laparoscopic vs Open Distal
pancreatectomy in the Management of Traumatic Pancreatic Disruption. J
Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2012, 22(6):595-598.
66. deFreitas DJ, Love TP, Kasirajan K, Haskins NC, Mixon R, Brewster LP, Duwayri Y,
Corriere MA. CTA-based evaluation of great saphenous vein conduit for lower
extremity bypass. J Vasc Surg 2013, 57(1):50-55.
67. Owen RM, Love TP, Perez SD, Srinivasan JK, Sharma J, Pollock JD, Haack CI, Sweeney
JF, et. al. Definitive Surgical Treatment of Enterocutaneous Fistula: Outcomes of a 23year Experience. JAMA Surg 2013, 148(2):118-26.
68. Owen R, Force S, Pickens A, Mansour K, Miller D, Fernandez F. Pneumonectomy for
Benign Disease: Analysis of Early and Late Outcomes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013,
43(2):312-317.
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69. Patzer RE, Sayed BA, Kutner N, McClellan WM, Amaral S. Racial and ethnic differences
in pediatric access to preemptive kidney transplantation in the United States. Am J
Transplant 2013, 13(7): 1769-1781.
70. Fisher J, Mittal R, Hill S, Wulkan ML, Clifton MS. Yield of chest radiography after
removal of esophageal foreign bodies. Pediatrics 2013, 131(5):e1497-1501.
71. Brewer BL, Diehl AH 3rd, Johnson LS, Salomone JP, Wilson KL, Atallah HY, Feliciano
DV, Rozycki GS. Choice of motorcycle helmet makes a difference: a prospective
observational study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013, 75(1):88-91.
72. Nijagal A, Derderian C, Le T, Jarvis E, Nguyen L, Tang Q, Mackenzie TC. Direct and
indirect antigen presentation lead to deletion of donor-specific T cells after in utero
hematopoietic cell transplantation in mice. Blood 2013, 121(22):4595-4602.
73. Hamrick MC, Davis SS, Chiruvella A, Coefield RL, Waring JP, Sweeney JF, Lin E.
Incidence of delayed gastric emptying associated with revisional laparoscopic
paraesophageal hernia repair. J Gastrointest Surg 2013, 17(2):213-217.
74. Badell IR, Hanish SI, Hughes CB, Hewitt WR, Chung RT, Spivey JR, Knechtle SJ. Domino
liver transplantation in maple syrup urine disease: A case report and review of the
literature. Transplant Proc 2013, (45(2): 806-809.
75. Lo DJ, Anderson DJ, Weaver TA, Leopardi F, Song M, Farris AB, Strobert E, Jenkins J,
Turgeon NA, et. al. Belatacept and sirolimus prolong nonhuman primate renal
allograft survival without a requirement for memory T-cell depletion. Am J Transplant
2013, 13(2): 320-328
76. Lowe MC, Badell IR, Turner AP, Thompson PW, Leopardi FV, Strobert EA, Larsen CP,
Kirk AD. Belatacept and sirolimus prolong nonhuman primate islet allograft survival:
Adverse consequences of concomitant alefacept therapy. Am J Transplant 2013,
13(2): 312-319.
77. Fisher SB, Fisher KE, Patel SH, Lim MG, Kooby DA, El-Rayes BF, Staley CA 3rd, Adsay
NV, et. al. Excision repair cross-complementing gene-1, ribonucleotide reductase
subunit M1, ribonucleotide reductase subunit M2, and human equilibrative
nucleoside transporter-1 expression and prognostic value in biliary tract malignancy.
Cancer 2013, 119(2):454-62.
78. Hill SJ, Wulkan ML. Cardiaplication as a novel antireflux procedure for infants: a proof
of concept in an infant porcine model. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2013,
23(1):74-77.
79. Hill SJ, Wulkan ML. Minimally invasive surgery in children with a history of congenital
abdominal wall defects. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2013, 23(1):71-73.
80. Lyons JD, Feliciano DV, Wyrzykowski AD, Rozycki GS. Modern management of
penetrating tracheal injuries. Am Surg 2013, 79(2):188-193.
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81. Owen R, Force S, Feingold P, Pickens A, Miller D, Fernandez F. Routine Intraoperative
Frozen Section Analysis Of Bronchial Margins Is Of Limited Utility In Lung Cancer
Resection. Ann Thorac Surg 2013, 95(6):1859-1865.
82. McDonald KM, Page AJ, Jordan SW, Chu C, Delman KA, et al.: Analysis of Regional
Recurrence after Negative Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Head and Neck
Melanoma. Head Neck 2013, 35(5):667-671.
83. Tsilimparis N, Reeves JG, Dayama A, Perez SD, Debus ES, Ricotta JJ 2nd. Endovascular
vs open repair of renal artery aneurysms: outcomes of repair and long-term renal
function. J Am Coll Surg 2013, 217(2):263-269.
84. Tsilimparis N, Dayama A, Perez SD, Ricotta JJ 2nd. Iliac conduits for endovascular
repair of aortic pathologies. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2013, 45(5):443-448.
85. Tsilimparis N, Dayama A, Ricotta JJ 2nd. Open and endovascular repair of popliteal
artery aneurysms: tabular review of the literature. Ann Vasc Surg 2013, 27(2):259265.
86. Tsilimparis N, Perez S, Dayama A, Ricotta JJ 2nd. Endovascular repair with
fenestrated-branched stent grafts improves 30-day outcomes for complex aortic
aneurysms compared with open repair. Ann Vasc Surg 2013, 27(2):267-273.
87. Dayama A, Tsilimparis N, Kasirajan K, Reeves JG. Late Gore Excluder endoprosthesis
fabric tear leading to abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture 5 years after initial implant.
J Vasc Surg 2013, 57(1):221-224.
88. Losken A, Duggal CS, Desai KA, McCullough MC, Gruszynski MA, Carlson GW. Time to
completion of nipple reconstruction: what factors are involved? Ann Plast Surg 2013,
70(5):530-532.
89. Fisher SB, Kim SC, Kooby DA, Cardona KC, Russell MC, Delman KA, Staley CA 3rd,
Maithel SK. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Single Institution Experience of 176
Surgical Patients. Am Surg 2013, 79(7):657-665.
90. Mehta VV, Fisher SB, Maithel SK, Sarmiento JM, Staley CA, Kooby DA. Is Time to
Abandon Routine Operative Drain Use? A Single Institution Assessment of 709
Consecutive Pancreaticoduodenectomies. J Am Coll Surg 2013, 216(4):635-642.
91. Fisher SB, David A. Kooby. Laparoscopic Pancreatectomy for Malignancy: A Review. J
Surg Oncol 2013, 107(1):39-50.
92. Desai KA, Carlson GW. Inferolateral glandular flap for management of recurrent
subareolar breast abscess. Breast Case 2013, 2(1):21-25.
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93. Fakhry SM, Leon S, Derderian C, Al-Harakeh H, Ferguson PL. Intensive care unit
bounce back in trauma patients: An analysis of unplanned returns to the intensive
care unit. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013, 74: 1528-1533.
94. Nijagal A, Derderian C, Le T, Jarvis E, Nguyen L, Tang Q, Mackenzie TC. Direct and
indirect antigen presentation lead to deletion of donor-specific T cells after in utero
hematopoietic cell transplantation in mice. Blood 2013, 121: 4595-4602.
95. Hill SJ, Koontz CS, Langness SM, Wulkan ML. Laparoscopic vs Open Reduction of
Intussusception in Children: Experience Over a Decade. Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech
A. 2013, 23(2):166-169.
96. Tsilimparis N, Ricotta JJ, Dayama A, Reeves JG, Perez S, Sweeney JF. The effect of
recent chemotherapy in aorto-iliac aneurysm repair. Vascular 2013 (Epub ahead of
print)
97. Fisher SB, Kneuertz PJ, Dodson RM, Patel SH, Maithel SK, Sarmiento JM, Russell MC,
et al. A comparison of right posterior sectorectomy with formal right hepatectomy: a
dual-institution study. HPB 2013 (Epub ahead of print)
98. Ocuin LM, Baqci P, Fisher SB, Patel SH, Kooby DA, Sarmiento JM, Cardona K, et. al.
Discordance Between Conventional and Detailed Lymph Node Analysis in Resected
Biliary Carcinoma at or Above the Cystic Duct: Are We Understaging Patients? Ann
Surg Oncol 2013 (Epub ahead of print)
99. Marcus DM, Lowe M, Khan MK, Lawson DH, Crocker IR, Shelton JW, Melton A, et. al.
Prognostic factors for overall survival after radiosurgery for brain metastases from
melanoma. Am J Clin Oncol 2013 (Epub ahead of print)
100. Owen RM, Perez SD, Lytle N, Patel A, Davis SS, Lin E, Sweeney JF. Impact of operative
duration on postoperative pulmonary complications in laparoscopic versus open
colectomy. Surg Endosc 2013 (Epub ahead of print)
101. Lad NL, Squires MH, Maithel SK, Fisher SB, Mehta VV, Cardona K, Russell MC, et. al. Is
it
time to
stop
checking
frozen
section
neck
margins during
pancreaticoduodenectomy? Ann Surg Oncol 2013 (Epub ahead of print)
102. Squires MH 3rd, Fisher SB, Fisher KE, Patel SH, Kooby Da, El-Rayes BF, Staley CA 3rd,
et. al. Differential expression and prognostic value of ERCC1 and thymidylate synthase
in resected gastric adenocarcinoma. Cancer 2013 (Epub ahead of print)
103. Colbert LE, Fisher SB, Hardy CW, Hall WA, Saka B, Shelton JW, Petrova AV, Warren
MD, et. al. Pro-necrotic Mixed Lineage Kinase Domain-Like (MLKL) Protein Expression
is a Prognostic Biomarker in Patients with Early-Stage Resected Pancreatic
Adenocarcinoma. Cancer 2013 (Epub ahead of print)
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104. Fisher KE, Jani JC, Fisher SB, Foulks C, Hill CE, Weber CJ, Cohen C, Sharma J. Epidermal
Growth Factor Receptor Overexpression is a Marker for Adverse Pathologic Features
in Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas. Journal of Surgical Research 2013 (Epub ahead of
print)
105. Fisher SB, Maithel SK. Reply to an analysis of human equilibrative nucleoside
transporter-1, ribonucleoside reductase subunit M1, ribonucleoside reductase
subunit M2, and excision repair cross-complementing gene-1 expression in patients
with resected pancreas adenocarcinoma: Implications for adjuvant treatment. Cancer
2013 (Epub ahead of print)
106. Owen RM, Perez SD, Lytle N, Patel A, Davis SS, Lin E, Sweeney JF. Impact of Operative
Duration on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Laparoscopic vs. Open
Colectomy. Surgical Endoscopy 2013 [Epub ahead of print]
107. BA Sayed, AL Christy, J Hatfield and MA Brown. c-kitW/Wv dendritic cells are
functionally competent for antigen presentation and activation in EAE. (manuscript
submitted).
108. Owen R, Perez S, Sweeney J. Impact of Operative Duration on Postoperative
Pulmonary Complications Following Complex Gastrointestinal Procedures. Journal of
GI Surgery June 2012 [manuscript submitted]
109. Rosenblum JM, D Ishii, T Nozki, et al. CD8 T cells Reject Single Class II-MHC
Disparate Kidney and Heart Allografts Through Indirect Presentation of Class II MHC
beta Chain Peptides by Endothelial Cells. 2013 (manuscript submitted)
110. Kassin M, Owen R (co-first author), Perez S, Leeds I, Cox J, Schnier K, Sadiraj V,
Sweeney J. Identification of Risk Factors for 30-Day Hospital Readmission among
General Surgery Patients. J Am Coll Surg May 2012 [manuscript accepted]
111. Fisher SB, Baxter KJ, Staley CA, Monson DK, Murray DR, Oskouei SV, Weiss SW, Kooby
DA, et. al. The General Surgeon’s Quandary: Atypical Lipomatous Tumor vs. Lipoma,
Who Needs a Surgical Oncologist? J Am Coll Surg (manuscript accepted)
112. Ramakrishnan SK, Winship B, Evans J, Lurie C, Martin D, Pearson T, Turgeon N. A
Single Center Analysis of Abdominal Imaging in the Evaluation of Kidney Transplant
Recipients. Clinical Transplantation (manuscript accepted)
113. Kelz RR, Sellers BA, Reinke CE, Medbery RL, Morris J, Ko C. The Quality In Training
Initiative a Solution to the Need for Education in Quality Improvement: Results from
a Survey of Program Directors. J Am Coll Surg July 2013 (manuscript accepted)
114. Martin B, Master V, Delman K. Videoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy for metastatic
melanoma. Cancer Control (manuscript accepted)
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115. Martin B, Love TP, Srinivasan J, Sharma J, Pettitt B, Sullivan C, Pattaras J, Master VA,
Brewster LP. Designing an ethics curriculum to support global health experiences in
surgery. Journal of Surgical Research (manuscript accepted)
116. Martin B, Master VA, Delman KA. Minimizing Morbidity in Melanoma Surgery.
Oncology (manuscript accepted)
117. Derderian SC, Iqbal CW, Ganzalez JM, MacKenzie TC, Miniati D, Hirose S.
Thoracoamniotic shunt placement for a right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia
complicated by hydrops. J Pediatr Surg 2013 (In press)
118. Derderian SC, Iqbal CW, Goldstein R, Lee H, Hirose S.
amniotic band syndrome. J Pediatr Surg 2013 (In press)
Fetoscopic approach to
119. Hill SJ, Clifton MS, Derderian SC, Wulkan ML, Ricketts RR. Cystic Biliary Atresia: A
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing. Am Surg 2013 (In press)
120. Hill SJ, KF Heiss, R Mittal, ML Clabby, MM Durham, RR Ricketts, ML Wulkan.
Heterotaxy Syndrome and Malrotation: Does Isomerism Influence Risk and Decision
to Treat. J Ped Surg (in press)
121. Hill SJ, ML Wulkan, PM Parker, TK Jones, KF Heiss, MS Clifton. Management of the
Pediatric Patient with Choledocholithiasis in an Era of Advanced Minimally Invasive
Techniques. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg (in press)
122. R. Sun, A. Kulaylat, S. Grantt, J.A. Emamaullee. Improved communication techniques
enable residents to provide better care now and in the future. Bull Am Coll Surg 2013
(In press)
123. Martin B. Ethics Module: Competence. SCORE Curriculum (publication pending)
Poster presentations:
1. McDonald KM, Page AJ, Jordan S, Chu C, Delman KA, et al.: Analysis of Regional
Recurrence after Negative Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Head and Neck
Melanoma. 90th Annual Meeting and Symposium of the American Association of
Plastic Surgeons, Boca Raton, FL, April 2011.
2.
Srinivasan SK, Miller WP, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, Singh K, Sen S, Hamby K, Deane T,
et. al. A Novel MHC-defined Rhesus Macaque Model of GvHD Identifies CD28 as a
Reservoir of Breakthrough T Cell Proliferation During Costimulation Blockade and
Sirolimus Based Immunosuppression. 1st Annual Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Pediatric Research Retreat. January 2011. Atlanta, GA
3.
Kim, EJ. A Non-human Primate Model for Alloantibody Production after T Cell
Depletion. American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, April 2011.
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4.
Kim, EJ. Alefacept Overcomes Memory T cell Barrier After T cell Depletion with a
Novel Recombinant CD3-Immunotoxin (A-dmDT390-scfbDb) in a Non-Human
Primate Renal Transplantation Model. American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia,
PA, April 2011.
5.
Lam G, Vercruysse G, Miller D, Feliciano D. A Rare Case of Pulmonary Artery Bullet
Embolus Necessitating Operative Removal. Western Trauma Association Annual
Meeting, Big Sky, Montana, March 2011.
6.
Subhedar PD, Patel SH, Kneuertz PJ, Maithel SK, et al.: Risk Factors for Pancreatic
Fistula after Stapled Gland Transection. Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate
Course Program, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Chattanooga, TN, February 2011.
7.
Lowe M, Hill N, Page A, Chen S, Delman KA. The Impact of Shave Biopsy on the
Management of Patients with Thin Melanomas. Annual Scientific Meeting and
Postgraduate Course Program, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Chattanooga, TN,
February 2011.
8.
Fisher SB, Clifton MS, Bhatia AM. Pencils and Pens: An Under-Recognized Source of
Penetrating Injuries in Children. Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course
Program, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Chattanooga, TN, February 2011.
9.
Hill, SJ. Single Site Appendectomies in Children. Annual Scientific Meeting and
Postgraduate Course Program, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Chattanooga, TN,
February 2011.
10. Love TP, Leed IL, Srinivasan JK, Master VA, Brewster LP. Is This a Good Idea? The
Medical Students Perspective on Ethical Considerations During Short-Term Surgical
Volunteerism. 4th Annual Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence (ASAP)
Meeting: San Diego, CA, 2011.
11. Srinivasan SK, Page AJ, Hamby K, Sen S, Singh K, Deane T, Stempora L, Kirk AD, et. al.
Identifying a Signature of Transplant Rejection in Non-human Primates: Up regulation
of CD95 is a Site-Specific Marker that Strongly Correlates with Transplant Rejection.
11th Joint Annual Meeting of the American Transplant Congress. May 2011.
Philadelphia, PA.
12. Srinivasan SK, Hamby K, Sen S, Deane T, Singh K, Stempora L, Larsen CP, Kean LS. TCell Chimerism and Tolerance: Proof-in-Principle from a Novel Rhesus Macaque
Model. 11th Joint Annual Meeting of the American Transplant Congress. May 2011.
Philadelphia, PA
13. Lowe M, Thompson P, Badell IR, Reimann K, Strobert E, Iwakoshi N, Kirk A, Larsen
C. In Vivo Characterization of Novel Non-Depleting Anti-CD40 Monoclonal Antibodies
in Nonhuman Primates. Poster Presentation (P101-Session IV). American Transplant
Congress, Philadelphia, PA. May 3, 2011. Am J Transplant. 2011, 11(S2):474.
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14. Owen R, Perez S, Bornstein W, Sweeney J. SCIP Inf-9: Impact on Postoperative Urinary
Tract Infections. Emory University Healthcare Annual Quality Conference. Atlanta, GA,
October 2011
15. Ramakrishnan SK, Page AJ, Song M, Farris AB, Leopardi F, Kirk AD, Larsen CP, Kean
LS. T-Cell Poor, Transient Donor Chimerism is Not Sufficient to Prolong Renal
Allograft Survival in Rhesus Macaques. Association of Women Surgeons 30th
Anniversary Conference. October 2011. San Francisco, CA.
16. Owen RM, Perez S, Sweeney J. Impact of Operative Duration on Postoperative
Pulmonary Complications Following Complex Gastrointestinal Surgery. Society for
Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 53rd Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA, May 2012
17. Owen R, Perez S, Bornstein W, Sweeney J. Impact of SCIP Inf-9 on Postoperative
Urinary Tract Infections: Do Exemptions Interfere with Quality Patient Care? 11th
Annual Emory University Department of Surgery Annual Research Symposium.
Atlanta, GA, May 2012
18. BA Sayed, A Bhatia. Esophogeal atresia and TEF: Spectrum of genetic, congenital and
spinal anomalies in the era of microarray analysis. European Paediatric Surgeons’
Association (EUPSA)/British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS) Joint
Congress, 2012
19. Ocuin LM, Bagci P, Fisher SB, Patel SH, Cardona K, Russell MC, Kooby DA, Staley CA,
et. al. Discordance between conventional and detailed lymph node analysis in
resected biliary carcinoma at or above the cystic duct: are we understaging patients?
12th Annual Department of Surgery Research Symposium, June 13, 2012, Atlanta,
Georgia
20. BA Sayed, K Schnier, N Turgeon, RE Patzer. The impact of race and candidate related
organ refusal on access to kidney transplantation. American Transplant Congress,
2012.
21. Anderson DJ, Lo DJ, Leopardi F, Turgeon N, Strobert E, Jenkins JB, Larsen CP, Kirk AD.
Methotrexate Prolongs Renal Allograft Survival Beyond Costimulation Blockade
Alone. Emory Department of Surgery Research Day; May 2012.
22. Anderson DJ, Lo DJ, Leopardi F, Turgeon N, Strobert E, Jenkins JB, Larsen CP, Kirk AD.
Methotrexate Prolongs Renal Allograft Survival Beyond Costimulation Blockade
Alone. American Transplant Congress. Boston, Massachusetts; June 2012.
23. Lo DJ, Anderson DJ, Weaver T, Leopardi F, Song M, Farris AB, Strobert E, Jenkins J,
Turgeon NA, et. al. Belatacept and Sirolimus Promote Renal Allograft Survival in a
Calcineurin Inhibitor-Free, Steroid-Sparing Regimen in Nonhuman Primates.
American Transplant Congress. Boston, Massachusetts; June, 2012.
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24. Martin, BM. Novel Dual Transplant Model: In Vivo Evaluation of Gal-Deficient and
Wild-Type Xenoislet Preparations Within a Single Non-Human Primate Recipient.
American Transplant Congress, June 2012.
25. Martin, BM. Novel Dual Transplant Model: In Vivo Evaluation of Gal-Deficient and
Wild-Type Xenoislet Preparations Within a Single Recipient. American Transplant
Congress, June 2012.
26. Fisher SB, Patel SH, Bagci P, Kooby DA, El-Rayes B, Staley CA, Adsay V, and Maithel
SK. An Analysis of ERCC1, hENT1, RRM1, and RRM2 Expression in Resected Pancreas
Adenocarcinoma: Implications for Adjuvant Treatment" presented at ASCO GI:
American Society of Clinical Oncology - The Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
Meeting, January 2012, San Francisco, CA
27. SJ Hill, MS Clifton, S Derderian, RR Ricketts. Cystic Biliary Atresia: A Wolf in Sheep’s
Clothing. Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Surgical
Congress. February 9-12, 2012, Jacksonville, Florida.
28. Fisher SB, Patel SH, Fisher KE, Kooby DA, El-Rayes B, Staley CA, Farris AB, Adsay V,
et. al. An Analysis of ERCC1, hENT1, RRM1, and RRM2 Expression in Intrahepatic vs
Extrahepatic Biliary Tract Malignancy: Implications for Treatment? presented at
Society of Surgical Oncology’s 65th Annual Cancer Symposium, March 2012, Orlando,
FL
29. Owen RM, Perez S, Bornstein W, Sweeney J. Impact of SCIP Inf-9 on Postoperative
Urinary Tract Infections: Do Exemptions Interfere with Quality Patient Care? Plenary
Presentation, Georgia Society of the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting.
August 2012, Savannah, GA.
30. Fakhry FM, Leon S, Derderian C, AlHarakeh H, Ferguson P. ICU Bounce Back: An
Analysis of Unplanned Returns to the Intensive Care Unit. Poster presentation at the
Seventy First Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery. September 12-15, 2012, Kauai, Hawaii.
31. Fakhry SM, Derderian SC, Ferguson PL, Couillard D, Liddy CT, Norcross ED. Current
Trauma Patient Reimbursement Fails to Meet the Cost of Inpatient Care. Poster
Presentation at the Sixty Ninth Scientific Assembly of the American Association for the
Surgery of Trauma. September 22, 2010, Boston, Massachusetts.
32. Owen RM, Force S, Gal A, Feingold P, Pickens A, Miller D, Fernandez FG. Routine
Intraoperative Frozen Section Analysis Of Bronchial Margins Is Of Limited Utility In
Lung Cancer Resection. Plenary Presentation at the 59th Annual Meeting of the
Southern Thoracic Surgery Association. November 2012, Naples, FL.
33. Mehta V, Fisher SB, Staley CA, Maithel SK, and Kooby DA. Need for Postoperative
(Secondary) Drain Placement is not Influenced by use of an Operative (Primary)
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Drain: an Assessment of 438 Consecutive Pancreaticoduodenectomies. Presented at
the Southern Surgical Association Annual Meeting, December 2012, Palm Beach, FL
34. Kozyr N, Ramakrishnan S, Polnett, Hamby K, Tiwari D, Deane T, Stempora L, et. al.
Synergistic Control of Acute GvHD: Effectively Down-Regulating T Cell Proliferation
and Cytotoxicity with Combined mTOR Inhibition and CD28:CD80/86 Costimulation.
54th Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting. December 2012. Atlanta, GA.
35. Kozyr N, Ziegler CGK, Ramakrishnan S, Polnett A, Hamby K, Deane T, Stempora L, et.
al. Defining the Primate GvHD Transcriptome: Network Analysis Identifies the Key
Pathways Responsible for GvHD Pathogenesis and the Mechanisms of Partial GvHD
Control with Sirolimus. 54th Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting.
December 2012. Atlanta, GA.
36. Fisher SB, Patel SH, Fisher KE, Bagci P, Kooby DA, El-Rayes B, Farris AB, Adsay V, et.
al. Biomarkers in Pancreatobiliary Malignancies. Association of Women Surgeons
Annual Meeting, September 30, 2012, Chicago, Illinois
37. Squires MH, Fisher SB, Fisher KE, Patel SH, Kooby DA, El-Rayes BF, Staley CA, Farris
AB, Maithel SK. Differential Expression and Prognostic Value of ERCC1 and
Thymidylate Synthase in Resected Gastric Adenocarcinoma. ASCO GI: American
Society of Clinical Oncology-The Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Meeting
January 24-27, 2013, San Francisco, California
38. Martin, BM. Defining the Effects of Transgenic Modification in Islet
Xenotransplantation using the Dual Transplant Model. Emory University/University
of Alabama-Birmingham Joint Symposium in Transplant Immunology, 2013
39. Fisher SB, Squires MH, Patel SH, Kooby DA, Cardona K, Russell MC, Staley CA,
Maithel SK. A Novel Simplified Approach to Incorporating Lymph Node Ratio Into
Gastric Cancer Staging. ASCO GI: American Society of Clinical Oncology-The
Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Meeting January 24-27, 2013, San Francisco,
California
40. Fisher SB, Fisher KE, Squires MH, Patel SH, Cardona K, Russell MC, Kooby DA, Staley
CA, et. al. Differential HER2 Expression in Resected Gastric Cancer: Is There
Prognostic Value? ASCO GI: American Society of Clinical Oncology-The
Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Meeting January 24-27, 2013, San Francisco,
California
41. Hill SJ, S Derderian, M Wulkan, R Ricketts. Cystic Biliary Atresia, a Wolf in Sheep’s
Clothing. Southeast Surgical Clinical Congress. Jacksonville, FL. February 2013
42. Fisher SB, Fisher KE, Squires MH, Patel SH, Cardona K, Russell MC, Kooby DA, Staley
CA, et. al. Differential HER2 Expression in Resected Gastric Cancer: Is There
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Prognostic Value? Society of Surgical Oncology’s 66th Annual Cancer Symposium,
March 7-9, 2013, National Harbor, Maryland
43. Martin, BM. Defining the effects of transgenic modification in islet
xenotransplantation using the dual transplant model. American Transplant Congress,
Seattle, WA, 2013
44. Martin, BM. Designing an Ethics Curriculum to Support Global Health Experiences in
Surgery. Emory 4th Annual 'Science of GME' Projects Day, 2013
45. Colbert LE, Hall WA, Hardy CW, Fisher SB, Yu DS, Maithel SK, El-Rayes BF, Saka B, et.
al. A Pilot Clinical Trial ofChromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding protein 7 (CHD7)
expression as a prognostic and predictive biomarker in patients with early stage
pancreatic adenocarcinoma. American Association for Cancer Research, April 6-10,
2013. Washington, D.C.
46. Owen RM, Perez SD, Davis SS, Lin E, Lytle N, Patel A, and Sweeney JF. Impact of
Operative Duration on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Laparoscopic vs.
Open Colectomy. Plenary Presentation at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Society of
American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). April 2013, Baltimore,
MD.
47. Owen RM, Sellers M, Gupta M, Aggarwal R, Delman KA, Kelz RR, Ko C. The Educational
Toolbox: Generating Data to Bring the Core Competencies to Life and Develop a
Culture of Continuous Quality Improvement. Workshop Presentation at 2013 Surgical
Education Week; Association of Program Directors in Surgery. April 2013, Orlando,
FL.
48. Squires MH, Mehta VV, Fisher SB, Lad NL, Kooby DA, Sarmiento JM, Cardona K, et. al.
The Effect of Preoperative Renal Insufficiency on Postoperative Outcomes Following
Pancreatectomy: A Single Institution Experience of 1061 Consecutive Patients. Society
for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, May 17-21, 2013. Orlando, Florida
49. Squires MH, Mehta VV, Fisher SB, Lad NL, Kooby DA, Sarmiento JM, Cardona K, et. al.
The Effect of Preoperative Renal Insufficiency on Postoperative Outcomes Following
Pancreatectomy: A Single Institution Experience of 1061 Consecutive Patients.
Pancreas Club, May 18, 2013, Orlando, Florida
50. Owen RM, Sellers MM, Reinke CE, Sweeney JF, Delman KA, Ko CY, Kelz RR. The
Quality in Training Initiative (QITI): A Framework for Creating a Generation of
Surgeons Inspired by Optimal Patient Outcomes. Panel Presentation 2013 AAMC
Integrating Quality Meeting, June 2013, Chicago, IL
51. Hill SJ, S Pandya, ML Wulkan. Impact of Laparoscopy on Postoperative Bowel
Obstructions in Children. International Pediatric Endosurgery Group. Beijing, China.
June 2013
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52. Medbery RL, Sweeney JF, Kelz RR. Using the Data: Implementing Quality
Improvement Education (part of Quality in Training Initiative (QITI): Integrating
Quality Improvement into Graduate Surgical Education). Pre-Conference Workshop
Presentation at the 9th Annual National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
(NSQIP) Meeting, July 2013, San Diego, CA.
53. Colbert L, Fisher SB*, Hardy CW, Hall WA, Saka B, Adsay NV, Landry JC, Shelton JW, et.
al. Pro-Necrotic Mixed Lineage Kinase Domain-Like (MLKL) Protein Expression is a
Prognostic Biomarker in Patients with Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.
American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting, September 22-25, 2013.
Atlanta, Georgia (*Presenting author)
Oral presentations:
1. Srinivasan SK, Page AJ, Singh K, Larsen CP, Kean LS. The Pitfalls of Myeloid Only
Mixed-Chimerism: Lack of T cell chimerism correlates with transplant rejection after
immunosuppression withdrawal in a novel, MHC-defined primate model. XXIII
International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2010, Vancouver,
Canada.
2.
Fisher, SJ. Thoracoscopic Ligation of Thoracic Duct for Plastic Bronchitis. American
College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, October 2011.
3.
Kim, EJ. A Non-human Primate Model for Alloantibody Production after T Cell
Depletion. 12th Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation, Seoul, Korea,
September 2011.
4.
Sayed B. Mast cell – T cell interactions in autoimmune disease: Lessons from multiple
sclerosis. First International GRK Workshop, University of Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany,
September 2011.
5.
Fisher, SJ. Laparoscopic Repair of Duodenal Atresia. International Pediatric
Endosurgery Group, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2011.
6.
Fisher, SJ. Cardiaplication as a Novel Fundoplication for Infants with Reflux.
International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2011.
7.
Srinivasan SK, Page AJ, Singh K, Hamby K, Kirk AD, Larsen CP, Kean LS. New
Evidence for Synergy between Combined Blockade of the CD40 and CD28/mTOR
pathways in a Rhesus Macaque Transplant Model. 11th Joint Annual Meeting of the
American Transplant Congress. May 2011. Philadelphia, PA
8.
Lowe M, Badell IR, Turner A, Thompson P, Weaver T, Leopardi F, Strobert E, Larsen
C, Kirk A. Alefacept Improves Efficacy of Costimulation Blockade in Nonhuman
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Primate Islet Allograft Survival. Oral Presentation (Concurrent Session 41). American
Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA. May 2, 2011. Am J Transplant 2011,
11(S2):116.
9.
Thompson P, Badell IR, Lowe M, Azimzadeh A, Cano J, Strobert E, Song M, Rajotte R,
Larsen C, Kirk A. Clinically Applicable Immunosuppression with LFA3-Ig and AntiLFA-1 Prolongs Xenoislet Survival. Oral Presentation (Concurrent Session 36).
American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA. May 2, 2011. Am J Transplant. 2011,
11(S2):107.
10. Thompson P, Badell IR, Lowe M, Cano J, Song M, Ruhil R, Strobert E, Iwakoshi N,
Larsen C, Kirk A. Islet Xenotransplantation Using Gal-Deficient Neonatal Porcine
Donors Improves Engraftment and Function. Oral Presentation (Joint Plenary Session
II). American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA. May 2, 2011. Am J Transplant.
2011,11(S2):80
11. Safley SA, Kenyon NS, Berman DM, Pileggi A, Kenyon N, Cui H, Badell IR, Kirk AD,
Holdcraft RW, et. al. Function of microencapsulated adult porcine islet xenografts in
streptozotocin-diabetic non-human primates. Oral Presentation (Parallel Session 5).
Cell Transplant Society-International Xenotransplantation Association 2011 Joint
Congress, Miami, FL. October 24, 2011.
12. Thompson PW, Badell IR, Lowe M, Cano J, Wiseman B, Logan J, Leopardi F, Song M,
Ruhil R, et. al. Islet xenotransplantation using gal-deficient neonatal porcine donors
improves engraftment and function. Oral Presentation (Plenary Session 6). 13th World
Congress of the International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (IPITA),
Prague, Czech Republic. June 3, 2011.
13. Fisher SB, Patel SH, Kooby DA, Weber S, Bloomston M, Cho C, Hatzaras I, Schmidt C,
Winslow E, Staley CA III, and Maithel SK. “A Multi-Institutional Study of the Prognostic
Importance of Lymphovascular or Perineural Invasion in Intrahepatic
Cholangiocarcinoma: A New Selection Criterion for Adjuvant Therapy?” AHPBA:
Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting, March 7-11, 2012,
Miami, Florida
14. Fisher SB, Patel SH, Bagci P, Kooby DA, El-Rayes B, Staley CA, Adsay V, and Maithel
SK. Prognostic Markers in Resected Pancreas Adenocarcinoma: An Analysis of hENT1,
RRM1, RRM2, and ERCC1” presented at 11th Annual Department of Surgery Research
Symposium, May 2012, Atlanta, GA
15. Sayed, B. The impact of race and candidate related organ refusal on access to kidney
transplantation. American Transplant Congress, June 2012, Boston, MA
16. Fisher SB, Patel SH, Kooby DA, Weber S, Bloomston M, Cho C, Hatzaras I, Schmidt C,
Winslow E, et. al. A Multi-Institutional Study of the Prognostic Importance of
Lymphovascular or Perineural Invasion in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A New
Selection Criterion for Adjuvant Therapy? presented at AHPBA: Americas HepatoScholarly Activities
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Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting, March, 2012, Miami, FL and at IHPBA:
International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting, July 2012, Paris,
France
17. Owen R, Force S, Feingold P, Pickens A, Miller D, Fernandez F. Routine Intraoperative
Frozen Section Analysis Of Bronchial Margins Is Of Limited Utility In Lung Cancer
Resection. 59th Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgery Association. Naples,
FL, Nov 2012.
18. Fisher SB, Patel SH, Bagci P, Kooby DA, El-Rayes B, Staley CA, Adsay V, and Maithel
SK. Prognostic Markers in Resected Pancreas Adenocarcinoma: An Analysis of hENT1,
RRM1, RRM2, and ERCC1 presented at 11th Annual Department of Surgery Research
Symposium, May 2012, Atlanta, Georgia
19. Fisher SB, Patel SH, Fisher KE, Bagci P, Kooby DA, El-Rayes B, Farris AB, Adsay V,
Staley CA, et. al. “Biomarkers in Pancreaticobiliary Malignancy” presented at
Residents’ Conference, Georgia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, August
26, 2012, Savannah, Georgia
20. Martin BM. Oral presentation, Novel Dual Transplant Model of Islet
Xenotransplantation, Department of Surgery Research Symposium, Emory University
School of Medicine, 2012
21. Martin BM. Oral presentation, Neonatal Porcine Islet Xenografts for the Treatment of
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Immunobiology of Xenotransplantation Steering Committee
Meeting, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 2012
22. Martin BM. Oral presentation, Emory Medishare – A Resident's Perspective,
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Emory University School of Medicine, 2012
23. Squires MH, Hanish S, Fisher SB, Garrett C, Kooby DA, Sarmiento JM, Cardona K, et.
al. Transplant versus Resection for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in
the Post-2006 MELD Exception Era at a Single Institution in the Southeast UNOS
Region. 12th Annual Department of Surgery Research Symposium, June 13, 2012,
Atlanta, Georgia
24. Lad NL, Squires MH, Maithel SK, Fisher SB, Mehta VV, Cardona K, Russell MC, et. al. Is
It Time To Stop Checking Frozen Section Neck Margins During
Pancreaticoduodenectomy? 12th Annual Department of Surgery Research Symposium,
June 13, 2012, Atlanta, Georgia
25. Hill SJ, B Middlebrooks, ML Wulkan, KF Heiss. Accountable Post-Surgical Care:
Reducing Defects in Postoperative Gastrostomy Tube Care. Institute for Healthcare
Improvement. Orlando Florida, December 2012
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26. Fisher SB, Fisher KE, Squires MH, Patel SH, Cardona K, Russell MC, Kooby DA, Staley
CA, et. al. Differential HER2 Expression in Resected Gastric Cancer: Is There
Prognostic Value? 12th Annual Department of Surgery Research Symposium, June 13,
2013, Atlanta, Georgia
27. Mehta VV, Fisher SB, Maithel SK, Sarmiento JM, Staley CA, Kooby DA. “Is it Time to
Abandon Routine Operative Drain Use? A Single Institution Assessment of 709
Consecutive Pancreaticoduodenectomies” Southern Surgical Association, December 25, 2012, Palm Beach, Florida
28. Fisher SB, Kneuertz PJ, Dodson RM, Patel SH, Maithel SK, Sarmiento JM, Russell MC,
et. al. Right Posterior Sectorectomy Versus Formal Right Hepatectomy: A DualInstitution Study. Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting,
February 23, 2013, Miami Beach, Florida
29. Fisher SB, Kim SC, Kooby DA, Cardona KC, Russell MC, Delman KA, Staley CA, Maithel
SK. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Single Institution Experience of 176 Surgical
Patients. Southeastern Surgical Congress, February 10, 2013, Jacksonville, Florida
30. Fisher SB, Baxter KJ, Staley CA, Monson DK, Murray DR, Oskouei SV, Weiss SW,
Kooby DA, et. al. The General Surgeon’s Quandary: Atypical Lipomatous Tumor vs.
Lipoma, Who Needs a Surgical Oncologist? Academic Surgical Congress, February 7,
2013, New Orleans, Louisiana
31. Martin BM. Oral presentation, Post-Discharge Complications and Follow-Up During
Short-Term Surgical Volunteerism in Rural Haiti, Academic Surgical Congress, 2013,
New Orleans, LA
32. Martin BM. Oral presentation, Designing an Ethics Curriculum to Support Student
Volunteerism in Global Surgery, Academic Surgical Congress, 2013, New Orleans, LA
33. Ocuin LM, Bagci P, Fisher SB, Patel SH, Cardona K, Russell MC, Kooby DA, Staley CA
et. al. Discordance between conventional and detailed lymph node analysis in
resected biliary carcinoma at or above the cystic duct: are we understaging patients?
Plenary Presentation, Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual
Meeting, February 22, 2013, Miami Beach, Florida
34. Kozyr N, Ramakrishnan S, Polnett A, Hamby K, Tiwari D, Deane T, et. al. Synergistic
Control of Acute GvHD: Effectively Down-Regulating T Cell Proliferation and
Cytotoxicity with Combined mTOR Inhibition and CD28:CD80/86 Costimulation.
2013 BMT Tandem Scientific Meetings. February 2013, Salt Lake City, UT.
35. Bagci P, Maithel S, Fisher S, Saka B, Ocuin L, Patel S, Kooby D, Staley C, Sarmiento J,
et. al. Detailed Evaluation of the Lymph Nodes in N0 Cases with Additional Levels
Ought To Be Considered for the Accurate Staging of Proximal Biliary Tract Cancers.
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United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, March 2-8, 2013, Baltimore,
Maryland
36. Lad NL, Squires MH, Maithel SK, Fisher SB, Mehta VV, Cardona K, Russell MC, et. al. Is
It Time To Stop Checking Frozen Section Neck Margins During
Pancreaticoduodenectomy? Society of Surgical Oncology’s 66th Annual Cancer
Symposium, March 7-9, 2013, National Harbor, Maryland
37. Squires MH, Hanish S, Fisher SB, Garrett C, Kooby DA, Sarmiento JM, Cardona K, et.
al. Transplant versus Resection for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in
the Post-2006 MELD Exception Era at a Single Institution in the Southeast UNOS
Region. Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, May 17-21, 2013. Orlando, Florida
38. Derderian SC, Iqbal CW, Goldstein R, Lee H, Hirose S. Fetoscopic approach to
amniotic band syndrome. Oral Presentation at the 32nd Annual Meeting for
International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society. May 19-24, 2013. Jerusalem, Israel.
39. Iqbal CW, Derderian SC, Lee H, Cheng Y, Hirose S. Characteristics and outcomes for
prenatally diagnosed amniotic band syndrome: A single institution experience. Oral
Presentation at the 32nd Annual Meeting for International Fetal Medicine and Surgery
Society. May 19-24, 2013. Jerusalem, Israel.
40. Owen RM, Perez SD, Davis SS, Lin E, Lytle N, Patel A, and Sweeney JF. Impact of
Operative Duration on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Laparoscopic vs.
Open Colectomy. Oral Presentation at the 12th Annual Emory University Department
of Surgery Research Symposium. June 2013, Atlanta, GA.
41. Martin BM. Oral presentation, Defining the Instant Blood Mediated Inflammatory
Reaction in a Novel Dual Transplant Model of Non-Human Primate Islet
Xenotransplantation, Department of Surgery Research Symposium, Emory University
School of Medicine, June 2013
42. Hill SJ, ML Wulkan, PM Parker, TK Jones, KF Heiss, MS Clifton. Management of the
Pediatric Patient with Choledocholithiasis in an Era of Advanced Minimally Invasive
Techniques. International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, Beijing, China. June 2013
43. Colbert L, Hardy, CW, Hall, WA, Fisher SB, Saka B, Adsay NV, Shelton JW, Landry JC, et.
al. Chromodomain-Helicase-DNA-Binding Protein 7 (CHD7), a Novel Gemcitabine
Sensitivity Gene, is a Prognostic Biomarker in Patients with Early-Stage Resected
Adenocarcinoma. American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting,
September 22-25, 2013. Atlanta, Georgia
44. Medbery RL, Sellers MM, Ko CY, Kelz RR. The American College of Surgeons National
Surgical Quality Improvement Program Quality in Training Initiative (ACS-NSQIP
QITI): The Results of a Systematic Review for a National Surgical Quality
Improvement Curriculum. Accepted for Oral Presentation at the 2013 Surgical Forum
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during the American College of Surgeons 99th Annual Clinical Congress, October 2013,
Washington, DC.
45. Derderian SC, Jayme CM, Cheng LS, Keller RL, Moon-Grady AJ, MacKenzie TC.
Prenatal Pulmonary Vascular Changes Associated With Severe Congenital
Diaphragmatic Hernias. Oral Presentation at the Annual Meeting for the American
Association of Pediatrics. October 26-29, 2013 Orlando, Florida.
46. Derderian, SC, Trivedi S, Farrell J, Keller RL, Rand L, Goldstein R, Feldstein V, Hirose
S, MacKenzie TC. Prenatal Management and Predictors of Outcome for Fetuses With
Primary Hydrothorax. Oral Presentation at the Annual Meeting for the American
Association of Pediatrics. October 26-29, 2013 Orlando, Florida.
47. Iqbal CW, Derderian SC, Lee H, Hirose S. Outcomes for Prenatally Diagnosed RightSided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting
for the American Association of Pediatrics. October 26-29, 2013 Orlando, Florida.
48. Medbery RL, Perez SD, Force SD, Gillespie TW, Pickens A, Miller D, Fernandez FG.
VATS Lobectomy Cost Variability: Implications for a Bundled Payment Era. Accepted
for Oral Presentation at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgery
Association, November 2013, Scottsdale, AZ.
Abstracts:
1. Cavnar MJ, Ocuin LM, Sorenson EC, Balachandran VP, Popow R, Zeng S, DeMatteo RP.
Imatinib modulates tumor associated macrophages in gastrointestinal stromal tumor
(GIST). Presented at the American College of Surgeons, October 2011.
2.
Ocuin LM, Zeng S, Cavnar MJ, Sorenson EC, Bamboat ZM, Greer JB, Kim TS, Popow R,
DeMatteo RP. Nilotinib protects the murine liver from ischemia/reperfusion injury.
Presented at the Emory University Department of Surgery Research Symposium, June
2011.
3.
Dayama A, Tsilimparis T, Perez S, Reeves JG. Predictive Model for Access Site Wound
Complications in Endovascular Aortic Repair. American College of Surgeons’ 2012
Clinical Congress. October 2012.
4.
Tsilimparis N, Ricotta JJ 2nd, de Freitas DJ, Dayama A, et. al. A Comparison of
Endovascular and Hybrid Strategies to Treat High-Risk Patients with Complex Aortic
Aneurysms Journal of vascular surgery Volume: 54, Issue: 6, Pages: 1858 to 1858.
5.
Ricotta JJ 2nd, Tsilimparis N, Reeves J, Dayama A, et. al. Surgeon modified fenestratedbranched stent grafts to treat complex aortic emergencies in high risk patients.
Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) Las Vegas, March 14-17th 2012.
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6.
Tsilimparis N, Dayama A, Ricotta JJ. Remodeling of Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic
Neck
on Mid-and Long-term Follow-up after Endovascular Repair with Suprarenal
Fixation. Journal of Vascular Surgery 55 (6), 96S.
7.
Fisher JF, Srinivasan J, McClusky III D, Delman K: Residency Communication in the
Smartphone Era – There’s an App for that. American College of Surgeons 2013 Clinical
Congress.
8.
Fisher SB, Kooby DA. Laparoscopic pancreatectomy for malignancy. J Surg Oncol
2013, 107(1) 39-50.
9.
Page EK, Courtney CL, Sharma P, Cheeseman J, Jenkins JB, Strobert E, Knechtle SJ.
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder associated with immunosppressive
therapy for renal transplantation in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Exp Toxicol
Pathol 2013, S0940-2993.
10. Dayama A, Brewster LP, Tsilimparis N, Duwaryi Y, Rajani R, Veeraswamy R, Dodson
TF, et. al. Early Outcomes and Perioperative Risk Assessment in Elective Open
Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair an Analysis of National Data Over a 5 Year
Period. American College of Surgeon, October 2013.
11. Dayama A, Pimple P, Badrinathan B, Reeves J. Preoperative Ability to Perform Basic
Daily Activities Independently Predicts Perioperative Outcomes after Elective Carotid
Endarterectomy in Asymptomatic Patients. American College of Surgeon, October
2013.
12. Ocuin LM, Bağci P, Fisher SB, Patel SH, Kooby DA, Sarmiento JM, Cardona K, Russell
MC, et. al. Discordance between conventional and detailed lymph node analysis in
resected biliary carcinoma at or above the cystic duct: Are we understaging patients?
Presented at the Presidential Plenary Session at the Americas Hepatopancreatobiliary
Association, February 2013
Book Chapters:
1. Srinivasan SK, Triemer HL, Kirk AD. Chapter: Combination and Adjuvant Therapies
to Facilitate the Efficacy of Costimulation Blockade. In Immunotherapy in
Transplantation: Principles and Practice. Kaplan B, Burckart G and Lakkis F, eds.
Wiley-Blackwell. 2010.
2.
Magliocca JF, Hanish SI, Page EK, Knechtle SJ. Liver Transplantation: The Procedure
and Surgical Techniques. Textbook of Organ Transplantation. 2011. Editors Kirk,
Knechtle, Larsen, Madsen, Pearson, Webber.
3.
Fisher SB and Carla A. Haack. “The Surgical Abdomen.” Chapter. Emergency
Department Critical Care. Cambridge University Press. 2012
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4.
Derderian SC. Fetal Surgery for Congenital High Airway Obstruction. Medscape.
2013; 15 Aug. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2109555
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