Research Overview

Faculty Research

Adeline M Deladisma M.D., M.P.H.

Courtesy Research Assistant Professor

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Publications:

2024
Axillary Surgery for Chemoresidual (ypN-Positive) Nodal Disease.
JAMA oncology
2022
Indocyanine green perfusion assessment of the gastric conduit in minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy.
Surgical endoscopy
2019
Use of a hybrid-abdominal wound simulated patient in the ACS/ASE medical student simulation skills curriculum.
American journal of surgery
2009
A pilot study to integrate an immersive virtual patient with a breast complaint and breast examination simulator into a surgery clerkship.
American journal of surgery
2009
Mixed reality humans: evaluating behavior, usability, and acceptability.
IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics
2008
Do increased training requirements in gastrointestinal endoscopy and advanced laparoscopy necessitate a paradigm shift? A survey of program directors in surgery.
Journal of surgical education
2008
Medical student satisfaction using a virtual patient system to learn history-taking communication skills.
Studies in health technology and informatics
2008
All-terrain vehicle trauma in the elderly: an analysis of a national database.
The American surgeon
2007
Survey of student education in surgery.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2007
Do medical students respond empathetically to a virtual patient?
American journal of surgery
2004
Adolescent immunizations. are we ready for a new wave?
American journal of preventive medicine
2004
Population immunity to measles in the United States, 1999.
The Journal of infectious diseases
2002
Occupational exposures and risk of hepatitis B virus infection among public safety workers.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
2001
Control of hepatitis A through routine vaccination of children.
JAMA

Erin M Mobley Ph.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor

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Publications:

2026
Fertility Preservation Services for Adolescents and Young Adults: 2022 National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program Landscape Assessment
JCO Oncology Practice
2025
Evaluating Scholastic Achievement in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors Compared With Healthy Controls.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
2025
Cancer recurrence and survival among patients who underwent neoadjuvant treatment and surgery for esophageal cancer: A single-institution 10-year experience.
Surgery
2025
Predicting Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in Individuals Below Screening Age Using Machine Learning and Real-World Data: Case Control Study
JMIR Cancer
2025
Association of County-level Social Determinants and Pancreatic Cancer Incidence in the United States.
Anticancer research
2025
Definitive, urgent repair of acutely incarcerated paraesophageal hernias is comparable to an elective repair.
Surgical endoscopy
2025
Study of Insurance Type on Operative Approach and Time to Operation of Elective Inguinal Hernia Repairs.
The Journal of surgical research
2025
Risk factors associated with failure to rescue after minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy.
Surgical endoscopy
2025
Learning curve of Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy (RAMIE): initial experience.
Surgical endoscopy
2025
Survivorship Care After Childhood Cancer: A Systematic Review of Reported Barriers and Facilitators
Cancer Control
2025
Association Between Brain Substructure Dose and Scholastic Performance in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors Who Received Radiation Therapy.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
2024
A point-of-care pilot randomized intervention to connect patients with cancer-induced financial toxicity to telehealth financial counseling.
Cancer causes & control : CCC
2024
Utility of gastrostomy tube placement at the time of pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Surgical endoscopy
2024
Axillary Surgery for Chemoresidual (ypN-Positive) Nodal Disease.
JAMA oncology
2024
Understanding the 2020 pediatric cancer deficit: Insights from the National Childhood Cancer Registry
Pediatric Blood & Cancer
2024
The anastomotic leak triad: preoperative patient characteristics, intraoperative risk factors, and postoperative outcomes.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
2024
Major coronary artery calcifications as predictors of postoperative complications in Ivor Lewis esophagectomies: a five-year retrospective analysis.
Surgical endoscopy
2023
Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Stage at Diagnosis for US Adults with Pancreatic Cancer: a Population-Based Study
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
2023
A Comparison of Clinical and Cost Outcomes After Pancreatectomies at a Safety-net Hospital using a National Registry.
Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
2023
Mixed methods evaluation of vaping and tobacco product use prevention interventions among youth in the Florida 4-H program.
Addictive behaviors
2023
Disparities in pediatric cancer survivorship care: A systematic review
Cancer Medicine
2023
A Comparison of Whipple Outcomes Between a Safety-Net Hospital and American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) in African Americans.
Cureus
2023
Association of Medicaid expansion with 2‐year survival and time to treatment initiation in gastrointestinal cancer patients: A National Cancer Database study
Journal of Surgical Oncology
2023
Does Fixation of the Gastric Conduit Reduce the Incidence of Gastric Volvulus After Esophagectomy?
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
2022
Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Pancreatic Cancer: An Examination of Sociodemographic Disparity in 1-Year Survival.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2022
Long-term survival outcomes of esophageal cancer after minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy.
World journal of surgical oncology
2022
Frailty and risk of mortality in older cancer survivors and adults without a cancer history: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999‐2014
Cancer
2022
Palliative care among adult cancer survivors: Knowledge, attitudes, and correlates.
Palliative & supportive care
2022
Clinical Trial Participation: A Qualitative Study of Adolescents and Younger Adults Recently Diagnosed with Cancer
Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
2021
Disparities and Barriers to Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Care
Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Technical Briefs
2021
Interventions to address disparities and barriers to pediatric cancer survivorship care: a scoping review
Journal of Cancer Survivorship
2021
Insurance coverage change and survivorship care among young adult survivors of childhood cancer
Health Services Research
2020
A Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Trial Accrual of Patients Presented in a Multidisciplinary Tumor Board at a Tertiary Health Care Center and Associated Barriers.
Oncology research and treatment
2020
Factors Impacting Fertility Preservation in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: A Retrospective Study.
Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology
2019
The Impact of Consolidating AAA on the Delivery of HCBS: Evidence From Iowa
Journal of Applied Gerontology
2019
Nonmetropolitan residence and other factors affecting clinical trial enrollment for adolescents and young adults with cancer in a US population–based study
Cancer
2019
Differences in Advance Care Planning and Circumstances of Death for Pediatric Patients Who Do and Do Not Receive Palliative Care Consults: A Single-Center Retrospective Review of All Pediatric Deaths from 2012 to 2016.
Journal of palliative medicine
2018
Identifying and Understanding the Gaps in Care Experienced by Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology
2017
Distribution of Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments to Rural and Critical Access Hospitals.
Rural policy brief

John D Murray MD

Professor; Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery

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Publications:

2025
Nipple Sensation After Superomedial Breast Reduction: A Single Surgeon Study Evaluating Prognostic Factors.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open
2025
Fluorescent intraoperative tissue angiography during breast reduction: a single institution, single surgeon study evaluating decrease in complication rates with acquired proficiency.
Gland surgery
2025
Learning decouples accuracy and reaction time for rapid decisions in a transitive inference task.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
2024
Individual differences in spatial working memory strategies differentially reflected in the engagement of control and default brain networks.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
2024
Specialized Infrared Camera-Computer System (SPY) Imaging for Monitoring the Restoration of Nipple Sensation in Patients Undergoing Breast Reduction.
Cureus
2022
Correction: Mapping brain-behavior space relationships along the psychosis spectrum.
eLife
2020
Breast lidocaine priming for improved mastectomy survival.
The breast journal
2017
Superomedial pedicle reduction mammaplasty: increased resection weight does not increase nipple necrosis.
The Journal of surgical research
2013
Connectivity, pharmacology, and computation: toward a mechanistic understanding of neural system dysfunction in schizophrenia.
Frontiers in psychiatry
2012
Laser angiography as a predictor of mastectomy flap necrosis after breast reconstruction.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
2012
NMDA receptor function in large-scale anticorrelated neural systems with implications for cognition and schizophrenia.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2012
The role of default network deactivation in cognition and disease.
Trends in cognitive sciences
2011
What Can Tracking Fluctuations in Dozens of Sensory Neurons Tell about Selective Attention?
Frontiers in systems neuroscience
2010
Cranial vena caval thrombosis associated with endocardial pacing leads in three dogs.
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
2010
Precision genetics for complex objectives in animal agriculture.
Journal of animal science
2010
Fluorescent intraoperative tissue angiography with indocyanine green: evaluation of nipple-areola vascularity during breast reduction surgery.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
2009
Decreasing expander breast infection: A new drain care protocol.
The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique
2009
An arteriovenous malformation of the external ear in the pediatric population: A case report and review of the literature.
The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique
2008
Predicting breast reduction weight using the mass of breast ptosis.
The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique
2007
Periorbital necrotizing fasciitis.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
2005
Belief in a just world and social perception: evidence for automatic activation.
The Journal of social psychology
2005
Isolated xanthoma of the frontal bone.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery
2005
Accessing situation model information: memory-based processing versus here-and-now accounts.
The Journal of psychology
2003
Activation of the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus predicts the anorectic actions of ciliary neurotrophic factor and leptin in intact and gold thioglucose-lesioned mice.
Journal of neuroendocrinology
2002
Achieving symmetry of the reconstructed breast.
Breast disease
2002
Superficial peroneal nerve preservation during elevation of peroneal fasciocutaneous flaps.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
2001
Ciliary neurotrophic factor activates leptin-like pathways and reduces body fat, without cachexia or rebound weight gain, even in leptin-resistant obesity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
1997
Connectives and narrative text: the role of continuity.
Memory & cognition

Leigh Neumayer MD, MS, MBA, FACS, DABS, MAMSE

Professor & Chair, Department of Surgery

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Publications:

2025
Study of Insurance Type on Operative Approach and Time to Operation of Elective Inguinal Hernia Repairs.
The Journal of surgical research
2024
Axillary Surgery for Chemoresidual (ypN-Positive) Nodal Disease.
JAMA oncology
2023
Quality and Outcome Assessment for Surgery.
Annals of surgery
2022
Career Advancement for Surgeon-Educators:Findings from a Modified Delphi Process.
Journal of surgical education
2022
Are We There Yet?
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2022
The Role of Implicit Bias in Surgical Resident Evaluations.
Journal of surgical education
2020
Association Between Hormone-Modulating Breast Cancer Therapies and Incidence of Neurodegenerative Outcomes for Women With Breast Cancer.
JAMA network open
2020
Epigenetic Regulation and Dietary Control of Triple Negative Breast Cancer.
Frontiers in nutrition
2020
Do Olive and Fish Oils of the Mediterranean Diet Have a Role in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy? An Exploration of Evidence in Cells and Animal Models.
Frontiers in nutrition
2020
Bisphenols and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review of the Impact of Diet and Bioactive Food Components.
Frontiers in nutrition
2019
Characteristics of Effective Mentorship for Academic Surgeons: A Grounded Theory Model.
Annals of surgery
2019
Population-based relative risks for specific family history constellations of breast cancer.
Cancer causes & control : CCC
2019
The Hidden Burden of Mental Health Outcomes Following Firearm-related Injures.
Annals of surgery
2019
Barriers to careers identified by women in academic surgery: A grounded theory model.
American journal of surgery
2018
Pancreatic cancer as a sentinel for hereditary cancer predisposition.
BMC cancer
2018
X-Ray of Excised Cancerous Breast Tissue Does Not Affect Clinical Biomarker Expression.
Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM
2017
The BREASTrial Stage II: ADM Breast Reconstruction Outcomes from Definitive Reconstruction to 3 Months Postoperative.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open
2017
POWERPIINC (PreOperative Window of Endocrine TheRapy Provides Information to Increase Compliance) trial: Changes in tumor proliferation index and quality of life with 7 days of preoperative tamoxifen.
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland)
2017
Window-of-Opportunity Study of Valproic Acid in Breast Cancer Testing a Gene Expression Biomarker.
JCO precision oncology
2017
The Role of Genetic Testing in Patients With Breast Cancer: A Review.
JAMA surgery
2017
Prospective evaluation of surgical palliative care immersion training for general surgery residents.
American journal of surgery
2017
The role of same-sex mentorship and organizational support in encouraging women to pursue surgery.
American journal of surgery
2017
Fall risk and function in older women after gynecologic surgery.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
2017
A Phase I Study of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With Nab-Paclitaxel, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide in Patients With Stage II to III Breast Cancer.
Clinical breast cancer
2016
Seasonal Variation in Emergency General Surgery.
Annals of surgery
2016
The Effect of Previsit Education in Breast Cancer Patients: A Study of a Shared-decision-making Tool.
The American surgeon
2016
Phase aberration simulation study of MRgFUS breast treatments.
Medical physics
2016
Integrative analyses reveal signaling pathways underlying familial breast cancer susceptibility.
Molecular systems biology
2015
The BREASTrial: stage I. Outcomes from the time of tissue expander and acellular dermal matrix placement to definitive reconstruction.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
2015
The breast reconstruction evaluation of acellular dermal matrix as a sling trial (BREASTrial): design and methods of a prospective randomized trial.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
2015
Breast cancer recurrence after nipple-sparing mastectomy: one institution's experience.
American journal of surgery
2015
Risk of marrow neoplasms after adjuvant breast cancer therapy: the national comprehensive cancer network experience.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
2015
The Effect of Radiation on Complication Rates and Patient Satisfaction in Breast Reconstruction using Temporary Tissue Expanders and Permanent Implants.
The breast journal
2015
Axillary lymph node FNA in women with breast cancer is a highly accurate procedure, so why are core biopsies being done?
Diagnostic cytopathology
2015
Acceptability of the decision support for safer surgery tool.
American journal of surgery
2014
Reply: To PMID 23628224.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2014
Comparison of prospective risk estimates for postoperative complications: human vs computer model.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2014
Effect of breast conservation therapy vs mastectomy on disease-specific survival for early-stage breast cancer.
JAMA surgery
2014
Abstract 6: The BREASTrial: Breast Reconstruction Evaluation of Acellular Dermal Matrix as a Sling Trial, Design and Stage I Outcomes of a Randomized Trial.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
2014
Therapeutic nipple-sparing mastectomy: trends based on a national cancer database.
American journal of surgery
2014
Optimal utilization of a breast care advanced practice clinician.
American journal of surgery
2013
A strong argument for improving access without delay: Comment on "Delay in surgical treatment and survival after breast cancer diagnosis in young women by race/ethnicity".
JAMA surgery
2013
Timing may not be everything.
JAMA surgery
2013
The use of breast-conserving surgery for women treated for breast cancer in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
American journal of surgery
2013
In vivo evaluation of a breast-specific magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound system in a goat udder model.
Medical physics
2013
Development and validation of a necrotizing soft-tissue infection mortality risk calculator using NSQIP.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2013
Perceived gender-based barriers to careers in academic surgery.
American journal of surgery
2013
Breast cancer: a review for the general surgeon.
JAMA surgery
2013
Barriers to advancement in academic surgery: views of senior residents and early career faculty.
American journal of surgery
2012
William H. Harridge Memorial Lecture. Changing the surgical education paradigm for the 21st century.
American journal of surgery
2012
Design and characterization of a laterally mounted phased-array transducer breast-specific MRgHIFU device with integrated 11-channel receiver array.
Medical physics
2012
A population-based study of breast cancer-specific survival following mastectomy and immediate or early-delayed breast reconstruction.
The breast journal
2012
To block or not to block?: comment on "β-blocker continuation after noncardiac surgery".
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
2012
Leadership skills in the OR: Part II: Recognizing disruptive behavior.
Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
2012
A match made in heaven? Trying to combine ACS-NSQIP and NCDB databases.
The Journal of surgical research
2012
Toward prospective identification of high-risk surgical patients.
The American surgeon
2011
Large breast masses in young patients: a multi-disciplinary approach to an uncommon clinical scenario.
The breast journal
2011
Improving outcomes: the importance of data monitoring and ongoing educational interventions.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
2011
An analysis of immediate postmastectomy breast reconstruction frequency using the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database.
The breast journal
2011
Short-Form Ron Promotes Spontaneous Breast Cancer Metastasis through Interaction with Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase.
Genes & cancer
2011
Tumor grafts derived from women with breast cancer authentically reflect tumor pathology, growth, metastasis and disease outcomes.
Nature medicine
2011
High-frequency ultrasound for intraoperative margin assessments in breast conservation surgery: a feasibility study.
BMC cancer
2011
Breaking down the walls: removing structural barriers for women in academic surgery.
The American surgeon
2010
CAGS and ACS evidence based reviews in surgery. 32: Use of a surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality.
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
2010
Management of biliary tract disease during pregnancy.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2010
Comparison of laparoscopic and open repair with mesh for the treatment of ventral incisional hernia: a randomized trial.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
2010
Pharmacokinetic mapping for lesion classification in dynamic breast MRI.
Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
2010
Trends, outcomes, and predictors of open and conversion to open cholecystectomy in Veterans Health Administration hospitals.
American journal of surgery
2009
Recent trends and predictors in immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy in the United States.
American journal of surgery
2009
CAGS and ACS Evidence-based reviews in surgery. 30: Prophylactic antibiotics for mesh inguinal hernioplasty.
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
2009
How do (and why should) I use the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program?
American journal of surgery
2009
Possibility of sepsis prevention with common genotype.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
2008
Open repair of inguinal hernia: an evidence-based review.
The Surgical clinics of North America
2008
Umbilical herniorrhapy in cirrhosis: improved outcomes with elective repair.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
2008
Inguinal hernia in the 21st century: an evidence-based review. In brief.
Current problems in surgery
2008
Inguinal hernia in the 21st century: an evidence-based review.
Current problems in surgery
2008
Risk of complications from enterotomy or unplanned bowel resection during elective hernia repair.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
2008
Variation in mesh placement for ventral hernia repair: an opportunity for process improvement?
American journal of surgery
2008
Successful implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in the private sector: the Patient Safety in Surgery study.
Annals of surgery
2008
Surgical site infection prevention: the importance of operative duration and blood transfusion–results of the first American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Best Practices Initiative.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2007
Trends and predictors for vagotomy when performing oversew of acute bleeding duodenal ulcer in the United States.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
2007
Morbidity and mortality following breast cancer surgery in women: national benchmarks for standards of care.
Annals of surgery
2007
Pancreatic resection in Veterans Affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery study.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2007
Multivariable predictors of postoperative surgical site infection after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2007
Multivariable predictors of postoperative respiratory failure after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2007
Comparison of risk-adjusted 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and selected university medical centers: general surgical operations in men.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2007
Breast cancer surgery in Veterans Affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery study.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2007
Adrenalectomy in Veterans Affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery study.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2007
Utility of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of parathyroid adenomas for localization before minimally invasive parathyroidectomy.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
2007
Factors associated with postoperative complications and hernia recurrence for patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: a report from the VA Cooperative Hernia Study Group.
American journal of surgery
2007
Comparing outcomes after transthoracic and transhiatal esophagectomy: a 5-year prospective cohort of 17,395 patients.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2007
Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 23. ASCO recommended guidelines for sentinel lymph node biopsy for early-stage breast cancer. Evidence-based medicine. A new approach to teaching the practice of medicine.
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
2006
Watchful waiting vs repair of inguinal hernia in minimally symptomatic men: a randomized clinical trial.
JAMA
2006
Surgical management of inguinal hernia.
Advances in surgery
2006
Overnight activities of medical students on call: is it really educational?
American journal of surgery
2006
Laparoscopic hernia in the light of the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study 456; more rigorous studies are needed.
Surgical endoscopy
2006
Patient-reported outcomes after inguinal herniorrhaphy.
Surgery
2006
Is the presence of an inguinal hernia enough to justify repair?
Annals of surgery
2006
Clinical research.
American journal of surgery
2006
Impact of inguinal hernia repair on family and other informal caregivers.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
2006
Cost effectiveness of laparoscopic versus open mesh hernia operation: results of a Department of Veterans Affairs randomized clinical trial.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2006
Variations reported in surgical practice for bleeding duodenal ulcers.
American journal of surgery
2005
Does surgeon frustration and satisfaction with the operation predict outcomes of open or laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair?
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2005
Does resident post graduate year influence the outcomes of inguinal hernia repair?
Annals of surgery
2005
An Internet-based survey of factors influencing medical student selection of a general surgery career.
American journal of surgery
2005
Visual analog scales for assessing surgical pain.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2005
Assessment of patient functional status after surgery.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2005
Proficiency of surgeons in inguinal hernia repair: effect of experience and age.
Annals of surgery
2005
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2005
Variation in Institutional Review processes for a multisite observational study.
American journal of surgery
2005
The role of the Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in patient care, surgical education, research and faculty development.
American journal of surgery
2005
Predictors of wound infection in ventral hernia repair.
American journal of surgery
2004
Open mesh versus laparoscopic mesh repair of inguinal hernia.
The New England journal of medicine
2004
How medical students define surgical mentors.
American journal of surgery
2004
Does the National Board of Medical Examiners' Surgery Subtest level the playing field?
American journal of surgery
2004
Repair of ventral incisional hernia: the design of a randomized trial to compare open and laparoscopic surgical techniques.
American journal of surgery
2004
Design and conduct issues in surgical clinical trials.
American journal of surgery
2003
Outcomes after esophagectomy: a ten-year prospective cohort.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
2003
Prognostic models of abdominal wound dehiscence after laparotomy.
The Journal of surgical research
2003
Transthoracic versus transhiatal esophagectomy: a prospective study of 945 patients.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
2003
Tension-free inguinal hernia repair: the design of a trial to compare open and laparoscopic surgical techniques.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2003
Honor, respect, and passion.
American journal of surgery
2003
Does a general surgery clerkship influence student perceptions of surgeons and surgical careers?
Surgery
2003
Mentoring: the VA experience.
American journal of surgery
2003
Imaging in appendicitis: a review with special emphasis on the treatment of women.
Obstetrics and gynecology
2002
Perceptions of women medical students and their influence on career choice.
American journal of surgery
2002
Impact of journal articles and grand rounds on practice: CT scanning in appendicitis.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
2002
The state of general surgery residency in the United States: program director perspectives, 2001.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
2001
Early and sufficient feeding reduces length of stay and charges in surgical patients.
The Journal of surgical research
2001
Coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass versus off-pump cardiopulmonary bypass grafting: does eliminating the pump reduce morbidity and cost?
The Annals of thoracic surgery
2001
Effect of a resident self-study and presentation program on performance on the thoracic surgery in-training examination.
American journal of surgery
2001
Comparison of surgical outcomes between teaching and nonteaching hospitals in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Annals of surgery
2000
Using the Veterans Administration National Surgical Quality Improvement Program to improve patient outcomes.
The Journal of surgical research
2000
Performance standards: piece of cake or pie in the sky?
The Journal of surgical research
2000
Aprotinin preserves myocardial biochemical function during cold storage through suppression of tumor necrosis factor.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
1999
A new model for recognizing and rewarding the educational accomplishments of surgery faculty.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
1998
Does volume of patients seen in an outpatient setting impact test scores?
American journal of surgery
1998
Characteristics of women surgeons in the United States.
American journal of surgery
1997
Who should teach medical students surgery?
American journal of surgery
1996
Long-term results of cardiac transplantation in patients older than sixty years. UTAH Cardiac Transplant Program.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
1994
Demographics of today's woman surgeon.
Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
1994
The effects of improved hemodynamics on aortic dimensions in patients undergoing heart transplantation.
Journal of vascular surgery
1993
Risk factors for stroke in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
Cardiovascular surgery (London, England)
1993
Cytomegalovirus appendicitis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Case report and review of the literature.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
1993
Female surgeons in the 1990s. Academic role models.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
1992
Improved sterile technique diminishes the incidence of positive line cultures in cardiovascular patients.
The Journal of surgical research
1992
Influence of spousal opinions on residency selection.
American journal of surgery
1992
Atherosclerotic aneurysms of the axillary artery. A report of two cases and a review of the literature.
The Journal of cardiovascular surgery
1991
Immunophenotyping in the management of gastric lymphoma.
American journal of surgery
1991
Prolactin-provoked alterations of cytosolic, membrane, and nuclear protein kinase C following partial hepatectomy.
Digestive diseases and sciences
1990
The acutely affected abdomen in paraplegic spinal cord injury patients.
Annals of surgery
1985
Clinical restoration of voice function after loss of the vagus nerve.
Head & neck surgery

Fern J Webb Ph.D.

Professor

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Publications:

2025
Naloxone Prescribing Among Long-Term Opioid-Prescribed Patients: Disparities and Opportunities.
Cureus
2025
Firearm Injury Prevention and Survivor Interventions: A Scoping Review.
Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services
2025
Urine Drug Testing Among Long-term Opioid Prescribed Patients: Disparities and Opportunities.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
2025
Comparative analysis of work-related factors associated with burnout and its dimensions among nursing faculty in Canada and the United States
Nurse Education in Practice
2025
Engaging with Social Media: Implications for COVID-19 Research Participation Among Adults Living in the State of Florida.
Journal of community health
2025
Impact of a Hospital-Based Food Pharmacy Program on Health Outcomes of Vulnerable Patients.
Community health equity research & policy
2025
A brief online tool to increase behavioral weight loss treatment initiation: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial.
Contemporary clinical trials
2025
Correction: Engaging with Social Media: Implications for COVID-19 Research Participation among Adults Living in the State of Florida.
Journal of community health
2025
Variations in interest to participate in health research: Insights from the Florida Statewide Registry for Aging Studies (FSRAS)
Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health
2025
Using Multi-Method Insights to Develop a Novel Chronic Pain Self-Management Intervention for Black Older Adults
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
2024
Intergenerational Influence of African American, Caribbean and Hispanic/Latino Adults Regarding Decision to Participate in Health-Related Research.
Research on aging
2024
Providing telemedicine services to persons living with HIV in an urban community: a demonstration project.
AIDS care
2024
Health care workers' risk behaviors and health status: Hidden realities or new paradigms?
Journal of medicine, surgery, and public health
2024
Community engagement strategies for population health research with culturally diverse adults.
Journal of medicine, surgery, and public health
2024
Using Community Engagement to Move Upstream to Address Social Determinants of Health
Academic Medicine
2024
Provider perspectives on healthcare provision via telemedicine to persons with HIV living in an urban community.
Health policy and technology
2024
Acculturation, readiness to change, and body mass index among African American women: a community-based study from Florida, United States
The Evidence
2024
Anxiety and depression among individuals with long COVID: Associations with social vulnerabilities.
Journal of affective disorders
2023
Willingness of Older Adults From Culturally Diverse Populations to Participate in COVID-19 Related Treatment Trials and Associated Factors
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
2023
Intergenerational perceptions of health and health research among African American, Caribbean, and Hispanic/Latinx American older and younger adults
Journal of Healthcare Administration
2023
Training Community African American and Hispanic/Latino/a Advocates on Prostate Cancer (PCa): a Multicultural and Bicoastal Approach.
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
2023
Florida-California Cancer Health Equity Center (CaRE2) Community Scientist Research Advocacy Program.
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
2023
Smart Meds: Using Pharmacists to Address Health Literacy Disparities Among Medically- and Socially-Vulnerable Populations.
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
2023
Florida-California Cancer Research, Education and Engagement (CaRE2) Health Equity Center: Structure, Innovations, and Initial Outcomes.
Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
2022
Striking a Balance between Work and Play: The Effects of Work-Life Interference and Burnout on Faculty Turnover Intentions and Career Satisfaction.
International journal of environmental research and public health
2022
COVID-19 pandemic and weight gain in American adults: A nationwide population-based study.
Diabetes & metabolic syndrome
2022
COVID-19 infection survivors and the risk of depression and anxiety symptoms: A nationwide study of adults in the United States.
European journal of internal medicine
2022
COVID-19 Infection among Family and Friends: The Psychological Impact on Non-Infected Persons.
Brain sciences
2022
Engaging primary care patients with existing online tools for weight loss: A pilot trial.
Obesity science & practice
2022
Promoting weight-loss maintenance among Black women primary care patients: A cluster RCT of a culturally sensitive versus standard behavioural approach.
Clinical obesity
2021
COVID-19 related information and psychological distress: Too much or too bad?
Brain, behavior, & immunity – health
2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy in the United States: A Rapid National Assessment.
Journal of community health
2021
Post-lockdown depression and anxiety in the USA during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
2021
COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality in Social Networks: Does It Influence Vaccine Hesitancy?
International journal of environmental research and public health
2021
Knowledge, preferences and willingness to use at-home prostate and colorectal cancer screening tests in African American and Haitian men.
Ecancermedicalscience
2020
Continuous Engagement in a Weight-Loss Program Promotes Sustained Significant Weight Loss.
WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin
2019
Correction to: Black-White Differences in Willingness to Participate and Perceptions About Health Research: Results from the Population-Based HealthStreet Study.
Journal of immigrant and minority health
2019
Black-White Differences in Willingness to Participate and Perceptions About Health Research: Results from the Population-Based HealthStreet Study.
Journal of immigrant and minority health
2019
Prevalence of epithelial abnormalities and high-risk human papilloma virus in cervicovaginal Pap smears of population subgroups as a guide toward evidence-based best practice.
Diagnostic cytopathology
2018
Poverty and Health Disparities: What Can Public Health Professionals Do?
Health promotion practice
2018
The Association Between Religiosity and Substance Use Patterns Among Women Involved in the Criminal Justice System.
Journal of drug issues
2016
The Perceived and Actual Physical Activity Behaviors of African American Women.
Journal of community health
2016
Exploring Barriers Among Primary Care Providers in Referring Patients to Hospice
Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing
2016
Community-Engaged Strategies to Increase Diversity of Participants in Health Education Research.
Health promotion practice
2016
Community-engaged strategies to promote hepatitis B testing and linkage to care in immigrants of Florida.
Journal of epidemiology and global health
2015
Marijuana Use and Its Association with Participation, Navigation, and Enrollment in Health Research among African Americans.
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
2015
Teacher and Friend Social Support: Association with Body Weight in African-American Adolescent Females.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
2015
Diabetes registries in patient-centered medical homes.
Journal of registry management
2014
What's inside a medical home? Providers and staff give insight.
The Journal of ambulatory care management
2014
Differences in patient ratings of medical home domains among adults with diabetes: comparisons across primary care sites.
Journal of primary care & community health
2013
Facilitators of and Barriers To Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Black Women: a Focus Group Study in Florida, Usa
Critical Public Health
2013
Capillary haemangioma in a 13-year-old boy.
BMJ case reports
2012
Delayed Complication From a Tattoo
2012
Delayed complication from a tattoo.
American family physician
2011
Undiagnosed cognitive impairment in nursing home residents.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
2007
Family physicians' proficiency in urine drug test interpretation.
Journal of opioid management
2007
Urine drug test interpretation: what do physicians know?
Journal of opioid management
2006
Survival in cancer patients undergoing in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a meta-analysis.
Resuscitation

Brian K Yorkgitis D.O., FACS

Associate Professor; Associate Chair, Community Outreach; Associate Director, TraumaOne Flight Services; Medical Director, PICU/Pediatric Trauma

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Publications:

2025
Emergency department pediatric readiness of United States trauma centers in 2021: Trauma center facility characteristics and opportunities for improvement.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2025
Predictors of Mortality for Upper Extremity Penetrating Vascular Injuries.
Annals of vascular surgery
2025
Pediatric Readiness and Trauma Center Access for Children.
JAMA pediatrics
2025
Urine Drug Testing Among Long-term Opioid Prescribed Patients: Disparities and Opportunities
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
2025
Cost Effectiveness of Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Screening: A Decision Tree Analysis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
2025
Trauma in pregnancy: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2025
From guideline to bedside, improving evidenced-base care
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
2025
Concomitant antithrombotic therapy and substance use in older adult trauma patients: a secondary evaluation of an EAST Multicenter Trial
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
2024
Social determinants of health in pediatric trauma: Associations with injury mechanisms and outcomes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
The American Journal of Surgery
2024
Prospective validation of a hospital triage predictive model to decrease undertriage: an EAST multicenter study.
Trauma surgery & acute care open
2024
Golf cart injuries have similar severity to all-terrain vehicle injuries in children: a multicenter comparison over a 5-year period.
Trauma surgery & acute care open
2024
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma clinical protocol for postdischarge venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after trauma.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2024
Advancing the practice of trauma: utilizing advanced practice providers to improve patient outcomes through a collaborative team approach
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
2024
Prevalence and outcomes of high versus low ratio plasma to red blood cell resuscitation in a multi-institutional cohort of severely injured children.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2024
Firearm Injuries in Young Children: Surgical Resource Utilization and Implications for Prevention.
The Journal of surgical research
2024
The Association Between Pediatric Readiness and Mortality for Injured Children Treated at US Trauma Centers.
Annals of surgery
2023
Invited Commentary: More Is Less: Restrictive Firearm Laws and Firearm-Related Suicide.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2023
Efficacy and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of acute pain after orthopedic trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the Orthopedic Trauma Association.
Trauma surgery & acute care open
2023
Nonfatal Injuries Sustained in Mass Shootings in the US, 2012-2019: Injury Diagnosis Matrix, Incident Context, and Public Health Considerations.
The western journal of emergency medicine
2023
Multi-Center Validation of the McGovern Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Screening Score.
Journal of neurotrauma
2023
Crystalloid volume is associated with short-term morbidity in children with severe traumatic brain injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial post hoc analysis.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2023
Emergency department thoracotomy in children: A Pediatric Trauma Society, Western Trauma Association, and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma systematic review and practice management guideline.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2023
Retention of Knowledge After Opioid Education in Surgical Interns.
The American surgeon
2022
Evaluation of an Expedited Trauma Transfer Protocol: Right Place, Right Time
Journal of Surgical Research
2022
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Trial: Comparison of pre-injury antithrombotic use and reversal strategies among severe traumatic brain injury patients.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2022
Charges, length of stay, and complication associations with trauma center ownership in adult patients with mild to moderate trauma.
American journal of surgery
2022
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma Clinical Protocol for inpatient venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after trauma.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2022
Injury Characteristics, Outcomes, and Health Care Services Use Associated With Nonfatal Injuries Sustained in Mass Shootings in the US, 2012-2019.
JAMA network open
2022
Impact of time to surgery on mortality in hypotensive patients with noncompressible torso hemorrhage: An AAST multicenter, prospective study.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2022
Disparities in Demographics and Outcomes Based on Trauma Center Ownership
Journal of Surgical Research
2022
Association of Postsurgical Opioid Refills for Patients With Risk of Opioid Misuse and Chronic Opioid Use Among Family Members.
JAMA network open
2022
Establishing national stakeholder priorities for quality improvement in pediatric trauma care: Consensus results using a modified Delphi process.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2022
Antibiotic prophylaxis for tube thoracostomy placement in trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
2022
Vaccination after spleen embolization: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Injury
2021
Pediatric Safety Restraint Use in Motor Vehicle Crashes at a Level I Safety-Net Trauma Center.
The Journal of surgical research
2021
Pain Management in Trauma: Maximizing Multimodals to Minimize Opioids.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2021
Authors response to reader's letter: Creating an evidence-based pathway for assessing and managing cervical spine and BCV injury in pediatric trauma population (Ref AJEM26745).
The American journal of emergency medicine
2021
Implementation of a dual cervical spine and blunt cerebrovascular injury assessment pathway for pediatric trauma patients.
The American journal of emergency medicine
2020
Controlled substance prescribing and education in orthopedic residencies: A program director survey.
American journal of surgery
2020
Serial hemoglobin monitoring in adult patients with blunt solid organ injury: less is more.
Trauma surgery & acute care open
2020
Partnering With Patients to Reduce Firearm-Related Death and Injury.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
2020
Evaluation and management of blunt cerebrovascular injury: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2020
Timing and volume of crystalloid and blood products in pediatric trauma: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter prospective observational study.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2020
Effect of Opioid Prescribing Education for Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents in a Safety-Net Hospital.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
2020
An evidence-based algorithm decreases computed tomography use in hemodynamically stable pediatric blunt abdominal trauma patients.
American journal of surgery
2020
Diaphragm pacing improves respiratory mechanics in acute cervical spinal cord injury.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2020
Managing Meckel diverticulum: To resect or not resect?
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
2020
Applying Pediatric Brain Injury Guidelines at a Level I Adult/Pediatric Safety-Net Trauma Center.
The Journal of surgical research
2020
Thromboelastography and rotational thromboelastometry in bleeding patients with coagulopathy: Practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2020
Diaphragm pacing decreases hospital charges for patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury.
Trauma surgery & acute care open
2019
Cervical spine clearance in adult trauma patients.
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
2019
Opioid Prescribing Education for Physician Assistant Students: A Physician Assistant Educator Survey.
The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association
2019
Trends in civilian penetrating brain injury: A review of 26,871 patients.
American journal of surgery
2019
Altered monocyte and NK cell phenotypes correlate with posttrauma infection.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2019
Effect of Surgery-Specific Opioid-Prescribing Education in a Safety-Net Hospital
Journal of Surgical Research
2018
Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective cohort study.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
2018
Reassessing the utility of CT angiograms in penetrating injuries to the extremities.
Surgery
2018
Postoperative opioid prescribing: Getting it RIGHTT
The American Journal of Surgery
2018
Laboratory Tests and X-ray Imaging in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Checking the Checklist.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
2018
Surgery program directors' knowledge of opioid prescribing regulations: a survey study.
The Journal of surgical research
2018
Opioid Prescribing Education in Surgical Residencies: A Program Director Survey.
Journal of surgical education
2018
Gallbladder Rupture and Acute Thoracic Aortic Disruption after Blunt Trauma.
The American surgeon
2018
Use of diaphragm pacing in the management of acute cervical spinal cord injury.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2018
Risk factors for prolonged need for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes in adult trauma patients: Experience of a level 1 trauma
Surgery
2017
Primary Care of the Blunt Splenic Injured Adult
The American Journal of Medicine
2017
Phenotyping the Immune Response to Trauma: A Multiparametric Systems Immunology Approach.
Critical care medicine
2017
Ultrasonography training and utilization in surgical critical care fellowships: a program director's survey
Journal of Surgical Research
2017
Do Transferred Patients Increase the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Trauma Centers?
The American surgeon
2016
Whatever happens to trauma patients who leave against medical advice?
American journal of surgery
2016
The truth about trauma readmissions.
American journal of surgery
2016
Non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant reversal: hope is on the horizon
The American Journal of Surgery
2016
How long should we fear? Long-term risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with traumatic brain injury.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
2016
Direct oral anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism treatment and prophylaxis.
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
2016
Erratum to "Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant reversal: hope is on the horizon" [The American Journal of Surgery 212 (1) 160-164].
American journal of surgery
2016
Geographic Distribution of Trauma Burden, Mortality, and Services in the United States: Does Availability Correspond to Patient Need?
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2015
Pertussis vaccination in adult trauma patients: Are we missing an opportunity?
Surgery
2015
Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants: The Clinician's New Challenge.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
2014
Antiplatelet and anticoagulation medications and the surgical patient.
American journal of surgery
2012
Surgical considerations in invasive breast cancer: a clinician's update.
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants