Keck School Faculty

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Wound Classification is Prognostic of 30-Day Readmission Following Surgery World J Surg. 2023 Oct; 47(10):2392-2400. . View in PubMed

Estimating revenue, costs, and operating margin of any hospital-based thoracic surgery practice using a novel financial modelJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Sep; 166(3):690-698. e1. . View in PubMed

Early outcomes of lung transplantation with lung allografts from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-positive donors J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Aug 23. . View in PubMed

Implementation planning for equitable tobacco treatment services: a mixed methods assessment of contextual facilitators and barriers in a large comprehensive cancer center Transl Behav Med. 2023 Aug 11; 13(8):539-550. . View in PubMed

Don't Stop Believing Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Jul; 116(1):119-120. . View in PubMed

Adjuvant chemotherapy, not radiotherapy, prolongs survival for node-negative non-small cell lung cancer with positive surgical margins JTCVS Open. 2023 Jun; 14:472-482. . View in PubMed

Longer hospitalizations, more complications, and greater readmissions for patients with comorbid psychiatric disorders undergoing pulmonary lobectomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 May 26. . View in PubMed

The evolving landscape of thoracic surgical oncology J Surg Oncol. 2023 Feb; 127(2):217-220. . View in PubMed

Heart transplantation for pediatric foreign nationals in the United States Clin Transplant. 2023 02; 37(2):e14900. . View in PubMed

A Narrative Review: Phentermine and Topiramate for the Treatment of Pediatric Obesity Adolesc Health Med Ther. 2023; 14:125-140. . View in PubMed

Brace yourself… there may be a better option than surgery first! Ann Thorac Surg 2022 Dec 10. . View in PubMed

Benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for resected pathologic N1 non-small cell lung cancer is unrecognized: A subgroup analysis of the JBR10 trial Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Oct 20. . View in PubMed

Surgical decision-making in advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer is influenced by more than just guidelines JTCVS Open. 2022 Sep; 11:286-299. . View in PubMed

Adhering to guideline concordant care improves survival among the different subtypes of T3 N2 non-small cell lung cancer JTCVS Open. 2022 Jun; 10:384-392. . View in PubMed

Lobectomy offers improved survival outcomes relative to segmentectomy for >2 but =4 cm non-small cell lung cancer tumors JTCVS Open. 2022 Jun; 10:356-367. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Exploring new directions using radiofrequency identification JTCVS Tech. 2022 Apr; 12:196-197. . View in PubMed

Primary signet ring cell histology does not portend worse survival for early stage lung cancer following lobectomy Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2022 Feb; 30(2):185-189. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Extended thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis for thoracic oncologic surgery: To discharge and beyond! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 12; 164(6):1612-1613. . View in PubMed

Commentary: To whom much is given much will be required J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 11; 164(5):1338-1339. . View in PubMed

Consensus for Thoracoscopic Lower Lobectomy: Essential Components and Targets for Simulation Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 11; 114(5):1895-1901. . View in PubMed

Commentary: The tip of the disparity knife still seems to be cutting 1 way J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 09; 164(3):658-659. . View in PubMed

Esophagectomy for Permanent Mesh Migration After Transthoracic Hiatal Hernia Repair Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 08; 114(2):e89-e91. . View in PubMed

Possibly Two Birds or One Squirrel J Thorac Oncol. 2022 06; 17(6):737-738. . View in PubMed

Invited Commentary: The Association Between Tobacco Use and Postoperative Delirium is Not Blowing Smoke… Or Is It? World J Surg. 2022 05; 46(5):1207-1208.. View in PubMed

Regional Variation in Treatment for Highest-Risk Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 04; 113(4):1282-1290. . View in PubMed

Adjuvant chemotherapy for visceral pleural invasion in 3-4-cm non-small-cell lung cancer improves survival Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 06 15; 62(1). . View in PubMed

Patterns of Use of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Compared With Surgery for Definitive Treatment of Primary Early-stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Am J Clin Oncol. 2022 04 01; 45(4):146-154. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Perception is reality, but reality is how you make them feel JTCVS Open. 2021 Dec; 8:522-523. . View in PubMed

Important Surgical and Clinical End Points in Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Trials in Resectable NSCLC JTO Clin Res Rep. 2021 Oct; 2(10):100221. . View in PubMed

Training residents in robotic thoracic surgery J Thorac Dis. 2021 Oct; 13(10):6169-6178. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Peeking into the personalized poking future JTCVS Tech. 2021 Oct; 9:163-164. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Until now, sternal elevation was sort of up in the air JTCVS Tech. 2021 Oct; 9:178-179. . View in PubMed

Exploring the Potential Different Outcomes Associated With the Different Phenotypes Under the Shared Pathologic T3N0 Designation JTO Clin Res Rep. 2021 Jun; 2(6):100186. . View in PubMed

Comorbid depression in surgical cancer patients associated with non-routine discharge and readmission Surg Oncol. 2021 Jun; 37:101533. . View in PubMed

Differential outcomes of residual disease in surgically-resected non-small cell lung cancer and the importance of guideline-concordant adjuvant therapy J Thorac Dis. 2021 May; 13(5):2896-2909. . View in PubMed

Commentary: A new PORT in the stage IIIA N2 non-small cell lung cancer storm JTCVS Open. 2021 Mar; 5:131-132. . View in PubMed

Gender representation among leadership at national and regional cardiothoracic surgery organizational annual meetings J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar; 161(3):733-744. . View in PubMed

Understanding thoracic surgeons' perceptions of administrative database analyses and guidelines in clinical decision-makingJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar; 161(3):807-816. e1. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Lowering the threshold rings in a new harbinger J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 11; 162(5):1414-1415. . View in PubMed

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol Minimizes Intensive Care Unit Utilization and Improves Outcomes Following Pulmonary Resection World J Surg. 2021 10; 45(10):2955-2963. . View in PubMed

Commentary: The esophagectomy cake finally may be ready for its icing J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 09; 162(3):698-699. . View in PubMed

Adjuvant Chemotherapy Improves Survival in pN-positive Clinical Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer After Neoadjuvant Therapy and Resection Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 07; 112(1):197-205. . View in PubMed

Commentary: When less is more for lung cancers J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 05; 161(5):1650-1651. . View in PubMed

Readmission with venous thromboembolism after surgical treatment by primary cancer site Surg Oncol. 2020 Dec; 35:268-275. . View in PubMed

Trends in pneumonectomy for treatment of small-cell lung cancer Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2020 Nov; 28(9):583-591. . View in PubMed

Sequence of biologic therapies and surgery affects survival in non-small cell lung cancer J Surg Oncol. 2020 Aug; 122(2):320-327. . View in PubMed

COVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug; 160(2):601-605. . View in PubMed

A systematic review of paraneoplastic syndromes associated with thymoma: Treatment modalities, recurrence, and outcomes in resected casesJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jul; 160(1):306-314. e14. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Chasing solutions versus chasing windmills J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jan 08. . View in PubMed

Patterns of Care in Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Node-Positive Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 12; 110(6):1832-1839. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Go small or go home J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 09; 160(3):e173-e174. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Standing on similar, but different, shoulders J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 08; 160(2):e81-e82. . View in PubMed

COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 08; 110(2):692-696. . View in PubMed

Hepatic Compartment Syndrome After a Right-sided Diaphragm Plication Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 06; 109(6):e425-e427. . View in PubMed

The influence of adjuvant therapy on survival in patients with indeterminate margins following surgery for non-small cell lung cancerJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 05; 159(5):2030-2040. e4. . View in PubMed

Disparities in Guideline-Concordant Treatment for Pathologic N1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 05; 109(5):1512-1520. . View in PubMed

Commentary: TiME may actually tell good from bad J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 04; 159(4):1613-1614. . View in PubMed

The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Treatment and Mortality in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 01; 109(1):225-232. . View in PubMed

Commentary: This Story About Three Pigs Is No Fable Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020; 32(2):367-368. . View in PubMed

Trimodality vs Chemoradiation and Salvage Resection in cN2 Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020; 32(1):153-159. . View in PubMed

Not Just Your Ordinary Tumor: A Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Esophagus Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020; 32(1):176-178. . View in PubMed

Driving the discussion about the greater propensity for doing better with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer J Thorac Dis. 2019 Oct; 11(10):E174-E177. . View in PubMed

Disparities in the surgical management of early stage non-small cell lung cancer: how far have we come? J Thorac Dis. 2019 Mar; 11(Suppl 4):S596-S611.. View in PubMed

Thoracic surgery research on a "larger" scale J Thorac Dis. 2019 Mar; 11(Suppl 4):S485-S486. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Don't sweat the compensatory sweating J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 11; 158(5):1490-1491. . View in PubMed

Commentary: Simple math is not so straightforward with stereotactic body radiotherapy for colorectal carcinoma metastases J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 10; 158(4):1242-1243. . View in PubMed

A Modern Reaffirmation of Surgery as the Optimal Treatment for Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 03; 107(3):941-946. . View in PubMed

Defining the learning curve in robot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy Surgery. 2019 02; 165(2):450-454. . View in PubMed

Sublobar or Suboptimal: Does Tumor Spread through Air Spaces Signify the End of Sublobar Resections for T1N0 Adenocarcinomas? J Thorac Oncol. 2019 01; 14(1):11-12.. View in PubMed

Randomized Trial of Medical versus Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn N Engl J Med. 2019 10 17; 381(16):1513-1523. . View in PubMed

Refocusing the quality lens to examine real-life value J Thorac Dis. 2018 Sep; 10(Suppl 26):S3276-S3277. . View in PubMed

Validating guideline concordant care in lung cancer also validates good surgical judgement and skill J Thorac Dis. 2018 Mar; 10(3):1190-1192. . View in PubMed

Time for the science of pneumonectomyology J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 10; 156(4):1715-1716. . View in PubMed

Eating well at your first job J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 10; 156(4):1585-1586. . View in PubMed

Optimal Approach for Repair of Left Atrial-Esophageal Fistula Complicating Radiofrequency Ablation Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 05; 105(5):e229-e231. . View in PubMed

Thinking outside the duct J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 02; 155(2):820-821. . View in PubMed

Viewing the big picture on small cell lung cancer J Thorac Dis. 2017 Oct; 9(10):3613-3615. . View in PubMed

Response Chest. 2017 04; 151(4):942-943. . View in PubMed

Compromise Not Required Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017; 29(3):426-427. . View in PubMed

The Eighth Edition Lung Cancer Stage Classification Chest. 2017 Jan; 151(1):193-203. . View in PubMed

Lobectomy versus stereotactic body radiotherapy in healthy patients with stage I lung cancerJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Jul; 152(1):44-54. e9. . View in PubMed

Something old, something new: Marrying 2 approaches to resect an ectopic parathyroid adenoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Feb; 151(2):e33-4. . View in PubMed

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 09; 152(3):e63. . View in PubMed

Pioneers paying it forward J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Dec; 150(6):1422-3. . View in PubMed

Readmissions and the law of unintended consequences J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Nov; 150(5):1030-1. . View in PubMed

Recognizing immense potential and iterating toward greatness J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Apr; 149(4):980-1. . View in PubMed

Delayed gratification is better than no gratification J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Mar; 149(3):751. . View in PubMed

Invited commentary Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jan; 99(1):263-4. . View in PubMed

Now or later: evaluating the importance of chemotherapy timing in resectable stage III (N2) lung cancer in the National Cancer Database Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jan; 99(1):200-8. . View in PubMed

Fewer complications result from a video-assisted approach to anatomic resection of clinical stage I lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Aug; 148(2):637-43. . View in PubMed

Editorial commentary: Endoscopically closing doors Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014; 26(4):285-6. . View in PubMed

Outcomes for lung transplantation for lung cancer in the United Network for Organ Sharing Registry Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Sep; 94(3):935-40; discussion 940-1. . View in PubMed

The lung cancer stage page: there when you need it--staginglungcancerorg. Chest. 2012 Mar; 141(3):581-586. . View in PubMed

An analysis, systematic review, and meta-analysis of the perioperative mortality after neoadjuvant therapy and pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jan; 143(1):55-63. . View in PubMed

Long-term survival after lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer with circulatory bypass: a systematic review J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Nov; 142(5):1137-42. . View in PubMed

"Back to the future": recruiting the best and brightest into cardiothoracic surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Sep; 140(3):503-4. . View in PubMed

Bilobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: a search for clinical factors that may affect perioperative morbidity and long-term survival J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Mar; 139(3):606-11. . View in PubMed

Pediatric shunt malfunction without ventricular dilatation Pediatr Neurosurg. 2008; 44(2):128-32. . View in PubMed

Giant cavernous hemangioma of the distal esophagus treated with esophagectomy J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Jun; 133(6):1665-7. . View in PubMed