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Brooks Van Udelsman

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Department Specialty Advisor - Surgery

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Publications

  • Scoping Review of Operative Management of Thoracic Malignancies in Patients With Psychiatric Comorbidities. J Surg Res. 2025 Sep 06; 314:671-689.. View in PubMed
  • Safety of Minimally Invasive Sublobar Pulmonary Metastasectomy in the Frail Patient. J Surg Oncol. 2025 Sep 05.. View in PubMed
  • Social contributions as risk factors for readmissions after lung transplantation: Clinical and financial implications. JHLT Open. 2025 Aug; 9:100300.. View in PubMed
  • Performance of the Charlson and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index Varies With the Type of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery. World J Surg. 2025 06; 49(6):1418-1431.. View in PubMed
  • Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network (ThORN) Consensus Document on Defining a High-Quality Wedge Resection for Early-Stage Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 May; 119(5):944-956.. View in PubMed
  • Outcomes of single-lung retransplantation after double-lung transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May; 169(5):1398-1406.e2.. View in PubMed
  • Lobectomy vs Sublobar Resection in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database: Importance of Patient Factors and Lymph Node Evaluation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 May; 119(5):1071-1081.. View in PubMed
  • Living on the edge: Role of adjuvant therapy after resection of primary lung cancer within 2 millimeters of a T-stage cutoff. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May; 169(5):1338-1345.e15.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion on Inpatient Cost: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of the US Nationwide Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database. Clin Transplant. 2025 Feb; 39(2):e70096.. View in PubMed
  • Intraoperative FiO2 and risk of impaired postoperative oxygenation in lung resection: A propensity score-weighted analysis. J Clin Anesth. 2025 Feb; 101:111739.. View in PubMed
  • Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With EGFR-Mutated Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer After Progression on Osimertinib. Clin Lung Cancer. 2025 Jan; 26(1):9-17.e3.. View in PubMed
  • Thrombolysis and Surgical Decompression for Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. J Surg Res. 2024 Nov; 303:134-140.. View in PubMed
  • Esophageal perforation secondary to esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor. JTCVS Tech. 2024 Oct; 27:172-175.. View in PubMed
  • Initial management and outcomes of nonmalignant esophageal perforations: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample analysis. Surgery. 2024 10; 176(4):1115-1122.. View in PubMed
  • The Scenic Route: Lingular Metastasectomy Through the Right Chest. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2024 Sep; 2(3):506-508.. View in PubMed
  • Salvage lung resection after immunotherapy is feasible and safe. JTCVS Open. 2024 Aug; 20:141-150.. View in PubMed
  • So Now We Know-Reflections on the Extent of Resection for Stage I Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer. 2024 May; 25(3):e113-e123.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Lung Cancer Screening Processes in a Northeast Tertiary Health Care Network. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2024 Mar-Apr 01; 48(2):222-225.. View in PubMed
  • Chest Wall Anomaly Presenting as Pulmonary Nodule. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2024 Mar; 2(1):88-90.. View in PubMed
  • Overall survival in low-comorbidity patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer who chose stereotactic body radiotherapy compared to surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 03; 167(3):822-833.e7.. View in PubMed
  • Perioperative morbidity and 3-year survival in non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery: a propensity matched analysis. J Thorac Dis. 2024 Feb 29; 16(2):1180-1190.. View in PubMed
  • The Small But Mighty Middle Lobe in a Larger-Lobe World. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 01; 117(1):171-172.. View in PubMed
  • Brief Report: Increasing Prevalence of Ground-Glass Nodules and Semisolid Lung Lesions on Outpatient Chest Computed Tomography Scans. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2023 Dec; 4(12):100583.. View in PubMed
  • Assessment of a collaborative treatment model for trimodal management of esophageal cancer. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Sep 28; 15(9):4668-4680.. View in PubMed
  • Association Between Metastatic Pattern and Prognosis in Stage IV Gastric Cancer: Potential for Stage Classification Reform. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul; 30(7):4180-4191.. View in PubMed
  • Expanding the scope of preoperative localization. J Surg Oncol. 2023 06; 127(7):1225.. View in PubMed
  • Advances in Surgical Techniques for Lung Cancer. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2023 06; 37(3):489-497.. View in PubMed
  • Unexpected Successes: Can We Identify Positive Deviance in Surgery? Ann Surg Open. 2023 Mar; 4(1):e233.. View in PubMed
  • Off-Pump Methacrylate Cement Pulmonary Embolectomy. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2023 Mar; 1(1):49-51.. View in PubMed
  • Lung cancer with air lucency: a systematic review and clinical management guide. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Feb 28; 15(2):731-746.. View in PubMed
  • Using the robotic platform in the therapy of multifocal ground glass opacities. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Feb; 127(2):262-268.. View in PubMed
  • Association of Lymph Node Sampling and Clinical Volume in Lobectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 01; 115(1):166-173.. View in PubMed
  • Immunotherapy After Chemotherapy and Radiation for Clinical Stage III Lung Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 08 01; 5(8):e2224478.. View in PubMed
  • Revisiting Indications for Brain Imaging During the Clinical Staging Evaluation of Lung Cancer. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2022 May; 3(5):100318.. View in PubMed
  • Risk factors for recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax: A population level analysis. Am J Surg. 2022 Feb; 223(2):404-409.. View in PubMed
  • The Paradoxical Protective Effect of Immigration on Colorectal Cancer Survivals. J Surg Res. 2021 11; 267:586-592.. View in PubMed
  • Management of Pneumoperitoneum: Role and Limits of Nonoperative Treatment. Ann Surg. 2021 07 01; 274(1):146-154.. View in PubMed
  • Concordance of Clinical and Pathologic Nodal Staging in Resectable Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 04; 111(4):1125-1132.. View in PubMed
  • In Response. Anesth Analg. 2021 02 01; 132(2):e26-e27.. View in PubMed
  • Successful Virtual Interviews: Perspectives From Recent Surgical Fellowship Applicants and Advice for Both Applicants and Programs. Ann Surg. 2021 02 01; 273(2):e55-e59.. View in PubMed
  • Use of noninvasive scores for advanced liver fibrosis can guide the need for hepatic biopsy during bariatric procedures. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Feb; 17(2):292-298.. View in PubMed
  • Variation in Patient-Reported Advance Care Preferences in the Preoperative Setting. Anesth Analg. 2021 01; 132(1):210-216.. View in PubMed
  • Deep Natural Language Processing Identifies Variation in Care Preference Documentation. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 06; 59(6):1186-1194.e3.. View in PubMed
  • DNR, DNI, and DNO? J Palliat Med. 2020 06; 23(6):829-831.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of Postoperative Complication and Completion of Multimodality Therapy on Survival in Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy for Advanced Gastric Cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 06; 230(6):912-924.. View in PubMed
  • Population Level Analysis of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: Sustained Advantage of a Laparoscopic Approach. Ann Surg. 2020 05; 271(5):898-905.. View in PubMed
  • Natural Language Processing to Assess Palliative Care and End-of-Life Process Measures in Patients With Breast Cancer With Leptomeningeal Disease. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 May; 37(5):371-376.. View in PubMed
  • Variation in Serious Illness Communication among Surgical Patients Receiving Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2020 03; 23(3):411-414.. View in PubMed
  • Incidence, aetiology and outcomes of major postoperative haemorrhage after pulmonary lobectomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 03 01; 57(3):462-470.. View in PubMed
  • Natural Language Processing Accurately Measures Adherence to Best Practice Guidelines for Palliative Care in Trauma. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 02; 59(2):225-232.e2.. View in PubMed
  • Concordance in advance care preferences among high-risk surgical patients and surrogate health care decision makers in the perioperative setting. Surgery. 2020 02; 167(2):396-403.. View in PubMed
  • Deficits in the Palliative Care Process Measures in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Operative and Invasive Nonoperative Palliative Procedures. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Dec; 26(13):4204-4212.. View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Predicting Inpatient Length of Stay After Brain Tumor Surgery: Developing Machine Learning Ensembles to Improve Predictive Performance. Neurosurgery. 2019 09 01; 85(3):E444-E445.. View in PubMed
  • Is the Power Threshold of 0.8 Applicable to Surgical Science?-Empowering the Underpowered Study. J Surg Res. 2019 09; 241:235-239.. View in PubMed
  • In-hospital mortality in older patients after ventricular assist device implantation: A national cohort study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 08; 158(2):466-475.e4.. View in PubMed
  • Differential outcomes of venous and arterial tissue engineered vascular grafts highlight the importance of coupling long-term implantation studies with computational modeling. Acta Biomater. 2019 08; 94:183-194.. View in PubMed
  • Clinician-to-Clinician Communication of Patient Goals of Care Within a Surgical Intensive Care Unit. J Surg Res. 2019 08; 240:80-88.. View in PubMed
  • Risk factors and prevalence of liver disease in review of 2557 routine liver biopsies performed during bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Jun; 15(6):843-849.. View in PubMed
  • Surgeon factors are strongly correlated with who receives a sleeve gastrectomy versus a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Jun; 15(6):856-863.. View in PubMed
  • Natural Language Processing to Assess End-of-Life Quality Indicators in Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Surgery. J Palliat Med. 2019 02; 22(2):183-187.. View in PubMed
  • Needle in a Haystack: Natural Language Processing to Identify Serious Illness. J Palliat Med. 2019 02; 22(2):179-182.. View in PubMed
  • All Surgical Readmissions Are Not Created Equal. JAMA Surg. 2018 08 01; 153(8):737.. View in PubMed
  • Bioprosthetics and repair of complex aerodigestive defects. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Mar; 7(2):284-292.. View in PubMed
  • A reassessment of tracheal substitutes-a systematic review. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Mar; 7(2):175-182.. View in PubMed
  • Repair of large airway defects with bioprosthetic materials. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 11; 152(5):1388-1397.. View in PubMed
  • Biaxial Stretch Improves Elastic Fiber Maturation, Collagen Arrangement, and Mechanical Properties in Engineered Arteries. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2016 06; 22(6):524-33.. View in PubMed
  • Tissue-Engineered Small Diameter Arterial Vascular Grafts from Cell-Free Nanofiber PCL/Chitosan Scaffolds in a Sheep Model. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0158555.. View in PubMed
  • Comparison of the biological equivalence of two methods for isolating bone marrow mononuclear cells for fabricating tissue-engineered vascular grafts. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2015 Jun; 21(6):597-604.. View in PubMed
  • Development of small diameter nanofiber tissue engineered arterial grafts. PLoS One. 2015; 10(4):e0120328.. View in PubMed
  • Characterization of evolving biomechanical properties of tissue engineered vascular grafts in the arterial circulation. J Biomech. 2014 Jun 27; 47(9):2070-9.. View in PubMed
  • Tissue engineering of blood vessels in cardiovascular disease: moving towards clinical translation. Heart. 2013 Apr; 99(7):454-60.. View in PubMed
  • Current advances in the translation of vascular tissue engineering to the treatment of pediatric congenital heart disease. Yale J Biol Med. 2012 Jun; 85(2):229-38.. View in PubMed
  • Development of an operator-independent method for seeding tissue-engineered vascular grafts. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2011 Jul; 17(7):731-6.. View in PubMed
  • Cell-seeding techniques in vascular tissue engineering. Tissue Eng Part B Rev. 2010 Jun; 16(3):341-50.. View in PubMed
  • Tissue-engineered vascular grafts transform into mature blood vessels via an inflammation-mediated process of vascular remodeling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Mar 09; 107(10):4669-74.. View in PubMed
  • Centrifugal seeding increases seeding efficiency and cellular distribution of bone marrow stromal cells in porous biodegradable scaffolds. Tissue Eng. 2007 Nov; 13(11):2743-9.. View in PubMed

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