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Dhimal TColugnati FHilty Chu BKLoria ACupertino PMulkerin DFleming FJ Mismatch Repair and Microsatellite Testing for Individuals With Colorectal Cancer.; JAMA oncology. 2024 Oct 03.

Hilty Chu BKLoria ADhimal TLi YColugnati FYousefi Nooraie RCupertino PAquina CTRamsdale EEFleming FJ ASO Visual Abstract: The Rise of Patients Declining Rectal Cancer Surgery in the Era of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy.; Annals of surgical oncology. 2024 Sep 12.

Hilty Chu BKLoria ADhimal TCupertino PFleming FJ ASO Author Reflections: Improving Shared-Decision Making in Rectal Cancer.; Annals of surgical oncology. 2024 Aug 28.

Hilty Chu BLoria ACai XGao SDhimal TLi YCupertino PTemple LKFleming FJ Comparative analysis of short-term outcomes after semielective and elective surgery for sigmoid volvulus.; Surgery. 2024 Aug 26.

Hilty Chu BKLoria ADhimal TLi YColugnati FYousefi Nooraie RCupertino PAquina CTRamsdale EEFleming FJ The Rise of Patients Declining Rectal Cancer Surgery in the Era of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy.; Annals of surgical oncology. 2024 Aug 15.

Fish RBlackwell SKnight SRDaniels SWest MAPearson IMoug SJ Defining standards and core outcomes for clinical trials in prehabilitation for colorectal surgery (DiSCO): modified Delphi methodology to achieve patient and healthcare professional consensus.; The British journal of surgery; Vol 111(6). 2024 Jun 12.

Dhimal TLoria AJuviler PHilty BKLevatino ESchiralli MPFleming FJ Quality improvement in surgical collaboratives: Characterizing resources and care variation to facilitate implementation and dissemination.; Surgery. 2024 May 09.

Dhimal TCupertino PGhaffar ALi YCai XSoto CRamaswamy MHerdman BWFleming FJLoria A Systematic Review of Surgical Care in the Incarcerated Population: Identifying Knowledge Gaps for Future Research.; Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches; Vol 5(2), pp. e434. 2024 May 02.

The empty pelvis syndrome: a core data set from the PelvEx collaborative.; The British journal of surgery; Vol 111(3). 2024 Mar 02.

Loria ARamsdale EEAquina CTCupertino PMohile SGFleming FJ From Clinical Trials to Practice: Anticipating and Overcoming Challenges in Implementing Watch-and-Wait for Rectal Cancer.; Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 2024 Feb 05.

Beating the empty pelvis syndrome: the PelvEx Collaborative core outcome set study protocol.; BMJ open; Vol 14(2), pp. e076538. 2024 Feb 05.

Melucci AD, Lynch OF, Loria A, Mustian KM, Dunne RF, Temple LK, Fleming FJ. A Novel Use for Pelvic MRI Scans to Estimate Lean Body Mass and Screen for Sarcopenia in Patients With Rectal Cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023 Mar 1;66(3):e122-e126. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002597. Epub 2022 Dec 22. PMID: 36649180.

Niziolek G, Keating J, Bailey J, Klingensmith NJ, Moren AM, Skarupa DJ, Loria A, Vella MA, Maher Z, Moore SA, Smith MC, Leung A, Shuster KM, Seamon MJ. Rethinking Protocolized Completion Angiography Following Extremity Vascular Trauma: A Prospective Observational Multicenter Trial Angiography Following Extremity Vascular Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Apr 11. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003925. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37038254.

Keating JJ, Klingensmith N, Moren AM, Skarupa DJ, Loria A, Maher Z, Moore SA, Smith MC, Seamon MJ; Fasciotomy Group Investigators. Dispelling Dogma: American Association for Surgery of Trauma Prospective, Multicenter Trial of Index vs Delayed Fasciotomy after Extremity Trauma. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 May 1;236(5):1037-1044. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000612. Epub 2023 Feb 3. PMID: 36735489.

Loria A, Fleming FJ. Restoration of Quality of Life and Functional Recovery After Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Older Adults. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Jun 30:JCO2301066. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.01066. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37390379

Melucci AD, Erlick MR, Loria A, Russell MM, Temple LK, Poles GC. Surgical Informed Consent: A Scoping Review of Physician-facing Decision Support Tools. Annals of Surgery Open 4(1):p e259, March 2023. DOI: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000259

Melucci AD, Loria A, Swanson H, White Q, Moalem J, Fleming FJ, Temple LK. Are postoperative opioid stewardship protocols sustainable? Results from a 2-year quality improvement project. Surgery. 2023 Jul 3:S0039-6060(23)00332-X. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.05.036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37407396.

Loria A, Glance LG, Melucci AD, Boodry C, Justiniano CF, Dunne RF, Mustian KM, Becerra AZ, Jusko TA, Temple LK, Fleming FJ. Low Preoperative Serum Creatinine is Common and Associated With Poor Outcomes After Nonemergent Inpatient Surgery. Ann Surg. 2023 Feb 1;277(2):246-251. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005760. Epub 2022 Nov 28. PMID: 36448909.

Loria A, Melucci AD, Burchard PR, Ghaffar A, Levatino E, Temple LK, Fleming FJ. Implementation of a new definition for acute kidney injury in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project: What is the impact? Surgery. 2023 Jul;174(1):2-9. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.11.035. Epub 2023 Jan 6. PMID: 36610895.

Loria A, Z Becerra A, D Melucci A, Ghaffar A, Croft A, A Hanchett V, K Temple L, J Fleming F. Major renal morbidity following elective rectal cancer resection by the type of diverting ostomy. Colorectal Dis. 2023 Mar;25(3):404-412. doi: 10.1111/codi.16375. Epub 2022 Nov 13. PMID: 36237178.

Leeds IL, Xu Z, Loria A, Pantel HJ, Mongiu AK, Longo WL, Reddy V. How Far Is Too Far? Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Regionalized Rectal Cancer Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023 Mar 1;66(3):467-476. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002636. Epub 2022 Nov 28. PMID: 36538713.

Empty pelvis syndrome: PelvEx Collaborative guideline proposal.; The British journal of surgery; Vol 110(12), pp. 1730-1731. 2023 Nov 09.

Flum DR Factors associated with recurrent appendicitis after successful treatment with antibiotics.; The British journal of surgery; Vol 110(11), pp. 1482-1489. 2023 Oct 10.

Uccello TPLesch MLKintzel SAGradzewicz LBLamrous LMurphy SPFleming FJMills BNMurphy JDHughson AHannon GGarrett-Larsen JQiu HDrage MGYe JGavras NWKeeley DCLove TMTRepasky EALord EMLinehan DCGerber SA New insights into the responder/nonresponder divide in rectal cancer: Damage-induced Type I IFNs dictate treatment efficacy and can be targeted to enhance radiotherapy.; Cell death & disease; Vol 14(7), pp. 470. 2023 Jul 26.

Geiger JTFleming FIannuzzi JCStoner MDoyle A Guideline Compliant Minimum Asymptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Surgeon and Hospital Volume Cutoffs.; Annals of vascular surgery. 2023 Jul 14.

Melucci ADLoria ASwanson HWhite QMoalem JFleming FJTemple LK Are postoperative opioid stewardship protocols sustainable? Results from a 2-year quality improvement project.; Surgery. 2023 Jul 03.

Loria AFleming FJ Restoration of Quality of Life and Functional Recovery After Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Older Adults.; Journal of clinical oncology: official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 2023 Jun 30.

Rivera MPGudina ATCartujano-Barrera FCupertino P Disparities Across the Continuum of Lung Cancer Care.; Clinics in chest medicine; Vol 44(3), pp. 531-542. 2023 May 09.

Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries.; The British journal of surgery. 2023 Apr 20.

Bowen AGómez-Trillos SCurran GGraves KDSheppard VBSchwartz MDPeshkin BNCampos CGarcés NDash CAburto LValencia-Rojas NHernández GVilla ACupertino PCarrera PHurtado-de-Mendoza A Advancing health equity: A qualitative study assessing barriers and facilitators of implementing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk screening tools in community-based organizations.; Journal of genetic counseling. 2023 Apr 16.

Gerber SUccello TLesch MKintzel SGradzewicz LLamrous LMurphy SFleming FMills BMurphy JHughson AGarrett-Larsen JQiu HDrage MYe JGavras NKeeley DLove TRepasky ELord ELinehan D New insights into the responder/nonresponder divide in rectal cancer: Damage-induced Type I IFNs dictate treatment efficacy and can be targeted to enhance radiotherapy.; Research square. 2023 Apr 13.

Brady JTBingmer KBliggenstorfer JXu ZFleming FJRemzi FHMonson JRTWexner SDDietz DW Could Meeting the Standards of the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database Improve Patient Outcomes?; Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. 2023 Feb 02.

Loria ACai XGao SZhao TJuviler PLi YCupertino PFleming FJ Development and validation of multivariable predictive models for recurrence and mortality following nonoperative management of sigmoid volvulus.; Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. 2023 Jan 27.

Melucci ADFlodman KLoria ASwanson HLRobinson MKHasselberg MJEvans LTemple LKFleming FJ Is there an outcome benefit? Patient engagement technology in addition to the electronic medical record patient portal following elective colorectal surgery.; Surgical endoscopy. 2023 Jan 25.

Jacob EAMelucci ADTalbot EAFleming FSchiralli MFoster CFoster LDonovan KSimran KJohn VJHellenthal NJ The Upstate New York Surgical Quality Improvement Opioid Reduction Project.; The American surgeon. 2023 Jan 08.

Loria AMelucci ADBurchard PRGhaffar ALevatino ETemple LKFleming FJ Implementation of a new definition for acute kidney injury in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project: What is the impact?; Surgery. 2023 Jan 06.

Melucci ADLoria AAquina CTMcDonald GSchymura MJSchiralli MPCupertino ATemple LKRamsdale EFleming FJ New Onset Geriatric Syndromes and One-year Outcomes Following Elective Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery.; Annals of surgery. 2023 Jan 02.

Norris PGow JArthur TConway AFleming FJRalph N Metabolic syndrome and surgical complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 million individuals.; International journal of surgery (London, England). 2023 Jan 02.

Gudina ATKamen CCheruvu VKCupertino PRivera MP Understanding Factors Associated with Uptake of Lung Cancer Screening among Individuals at High Risk.; Journal of health care for the poor and underserved; Vol 34(2), pp. 719-730. 2023.

LaGuardia JSMilek DLebens RSChen DRMoghadam SLoria ALangstein HNFleming FJLeckenby JI A Scoping Review of Quality-of-Life Assessments Employed in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.; The Journal of surgical research; Vol 295, pp. 240-252. 2023 Jan 01.

Loria A, Marianetti I, Cook CA, Melucci AD, Ghaffar A, Juviler P, Temple LK, Jones CMC, Fleming FJ. Epidemiology and healthcare utilization for rectal foreign bodies in United States adults, 2012-. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Mar 30;69:76-82. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.03.041. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37060632.

Loria ATejani MATemple LKJustiniano CFMelucci ADBecerra AZMonson JRTAquina CTFleming FJ Practice Patterns for Organ Preservation in US Patients With Rectal Cancer, 2006-2020.; JAMA oncology. 2023 Jan 09.

Loria AMarianetti ICook CAMelucci ADGhaffar AJuviler PTemple LKJones CMCFleming FJ Epidemiology and healthcare utilization for rectal foreign bodies in United States adults, 2012-2021.; The American journal of emergency medicine; Vol 69, pp. 76-82. 2023 Mar 30.

Katragadda C, Fung C, Yousefi-Nooraie R, Cupertino P, Joseph J, Kim Y, Li Y. Medicare Accountable Care Organizations: Post-acute Care Use and Post-surgical Outcomes in Urologic Cancer Surgery. Urology. 2022 Sep;167:102-108. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.06.018. Epub 2022 Jun 28. PMID: 35772480.

Justiniano CF, Becerra AZ, Loria A, Xu Z, Aquina CT, Temple LK, Fleming FJ. Is robotic utilization associated with increased minimally invasive colorectal surgery rates? Surgeon-level evidence. Surg Endosc. 2022 Aug;36(8):5618-5626. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09023-1. Epub 2022 Jan 13. PMID: 35024928; PMCID: PMC8757409.

Melucci AD, Liu JB, Brajcich BC, Collins CE, Kazaure HS, Ko CY, Pusic AL, Temple LK. Scaling and spreading the electronic capture of patient-reported outcomes using a national surgical quality improvement programme: a feasibility study protocol. BMJ Open Qual. 2022 Nov;11(4):e001909. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-001909. PMID: 36375858; PMCID: PMC9664302.

Melucci AD, Loria A, Ramsdale E, Temple LK, Fleming FJ, Aquina CT. An assessment of left-digit bias in the treatment of older patients with potentially curable rectal cancer. Surgery. 2022 Sep;172(3):851-858. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.04.038. Epub 2022 Jul 15. PMID: 35843744.

Melucci AD, Lynch OF, Wright MJ, Baran A, Temple LK, Poles GC, Moalem J. Evaluating Age as a Predictor of Postoperative Opioid Use and Prescribing Habits in Older Adults With Cancer. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 Apr;23(4):678-683.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.081. PMID: 35247360. 

Burchard PR, Melucci AD, Lynch O, Loria A, Dave YA, Strawderman M, Schoeniger LO, Galka E, Moalem J, Linehan DC. Intrathecal Morphine and Effect on Opioid Consumption and Functional Recovery after Pancreaticoduodenectomy. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Sep 1;235(3):392-400. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000261. Epub 2022 May 4. PMID: 35758927; PMCID: PMC9371061. 

Poles G, Kaur R, Ramsdale E, Schymura M, Temple L, Fleming F, Aquina C. Factors affecting short-term survival in patients older than 85 treated with resection for stage II and III colon cancer.  Surgery, 2022; 171(5): 1200-1208.

Hsu S, Melucci AD, Dave YA, et al. Outpatient endocrine surgery practice patterns are highly variable among US endocrine surgery fellowship programs [published online ahead of print, 2022 Sep 30]. Surgery. 2022;S0039-6060(22)00322-1. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2022.05.004

Melucci AD, Dave YA, Lynch OF, Hsu S, Erlick MR, Linehan DC, Moalem J; University of Rochester's Efforts to Decrease Unnecessary Controlled substances in Surgery (UReduces) Initiative. Predictors of opioid-free discharge after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Am J Surg. 2022 Aug 3:S0002-9610(22)00492-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.07.027. PMID: 35948514. 

Burchard PR, Dave YA, Loria AP, Parikh NB, Pineda-Solis K, Ruffolo LI, Strawderman M, Schoeniger LO, Galka E, Tomiyama K, Orloff MS, Carpizo DR, Linehan DC, Hernandez-Alejandro R. Early postoperative ERAS compliance predicts decreased length of stay and complications following liver resection. HPB (Oxford). 2022 Sep;24(9):1425-1432. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.01.008. Epub 2022 Jan 25. PMID: 35135723.

Loria A, Fleming FJ. Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Colorectal Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2022 Mar 1;65(3):308-312. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002390. PMID: 35138283.

Loria A, Melucci A, Speranza J, Cellini C, Salloum R, Temple LK, Fleming FJ, Justiniano CF. Acute kidney injury is a common and significant complication following ileostomy formation. Colorectal Dis. 2022 Jan;24(1):102-110. doi: 10.1111/codi.15917.  PMID: 34536959. 

Loria A, Jacobson T, Melucci AD, Bartell N, Nabozny MJ, Temple LK, Fleming FJ. Sigmoid volvulus: Evaluating identification strategies and contemporary multicenter outcomes. Am J Surg. 2022 Aug 1:S0002-9610(22)00491-3. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.07.025. PMID: 35934559.

 

Hsu S, Rosen KJ, Cupertino A, Temple L, Fleming F. Generalizability of Randomized Controlled Trials in Rectal Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Feb;26(2):453-465. doi: 10.1007/s11605-021-05192-x. PMID: 34755313. 

Loria A, Jacobson T, Melucci AD, Bartell N, Nabozny MJ, Temple LK, Fleming FJ. Sigmoid volvulus: Evaluating identification strategies and contemporary multicenter outcomes. Am J Surg. 2022 Aug 1:S0002-9610(22)00491-3. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.07.025. PMID: 35934559. 

Casabianca AS, Tsagkalidis V, Burchard PR, Chacon A, Melucci A, Reitz A, Swift DA, McCook AA, Switchenko JM, Shah MM, Carpizo DR. Surgery in combination with systemic chemotherapy is associated with improved survival in stage IV gallbladder cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2022 Jun 22:S0748-7983(22)00534-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.06.029. PMID: 35773092.

Minimum standards of pelvic exenterative practice: PelvEx Collaborative guideline.; The British journal of surgery. 2022 Sep 28.

Xie ZCartujano-Barrera FCupertino PLi D Cross-Sectional Associations of Self-Reported Social/Emotional Support and Life Satisfaction with Smoking and Vaping Status in Adults.; International journal of environmental research and public health; Vol 19(17). 2022 Aug 28.

Loria AJacobson TMelucci ADBartell NNabozny MJTemple LKFleming FJ Sigmoid volvulus: Evaluating identification strategies and contemporary multicenter outcomes.; American journal of surgery. 2022 Aug 01.

Melucci ADLoria ARamsdale ETemple LKFleming FJAquina CT An assessment of left-digit bias in the treatment of older patients with potentially curable rectal cancer.; Surgery. 2022 Jul 14.

Cartujano-Barrera FHernández-Torres ROrfin RHChávez-Iñiguez AAlvarez LOAzogini CBermudez DArana-Chicas ECai XMcIntosh SOssip DJCupertino AP Proactive and reactive recruitment of Black and Latino adolescents in a vaping prevention randomized controlled trial; Children; Vol 9(7). 2022 Jan 01.

Jiang NRogers ESCupertino PZhao XCartujano-Barrera FLyu JCHu LSherman SE Development of a WeChat-based Mobile Messaging Smoking Cessation Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Smokers: Qualitative Interview Study.; JMIR formative research; Vol 6(6). 2022 Jun 30.

Glance LGBenesch CGHolloway RGThirukumaran CPNadler JWEaton MPFleming FJDick AW Association of Time Elapsed Since Ischemic Stroke With Risk of Recurrent Stroke in Older Patients Undergoing Elective Nonneurologic, Noncardiac Surgery.; JAMA surgery. 2022 Jun 29.

Katragadda CFung CYousefi-Nooraie RCupertino PJoseph JKim YLi Y Medicare accountable care organizations: post-acute care use and post-surgical outcomes in urologic cancer surgery.; Urology. 2022 Jun 27.

Rivera MPCupertino PHenderson LM Complementary Approaches to Lung Cancer Detection in High-Risk Populations.; Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 2022 May 23.

Cartujano-Barrera FCox LSCastro EMLara DQuiñones ZMcIntosh SOssip DJCupertino AP Cigarro or cigarrillo? The pressing need to use culturally and linguistically appropriate terminology for tobacco control among Spanish-speaking Latinos.; Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2022 May 10.

Impact of microsatellite status in early-onset colonic cancer.; The British journal of surgery. 2022 May 06.

Noyes KZapf ALDepner RMFlores THuston ARashid HHMcNeal DConstine LSFleming FJWilding GESahler OJZ Problem-solving skills training in adult cancer survivors: Bright IDEAS-AC pilot study.; Cancer treatment and research communications; Vol 31. 2022 Mar 25.

Crabtree-Ide CSevdalis NBellohusen PConstine LSFleming FHolub DRizvi IRodriguez JShayne MTermer NTomaszewski KNoyes K Strategies for Improving Access to Cancer Services in Rural Communities: A Pre-implementation Study.; Frontiers in health services; Vol 2, pp. 818519. 2022 Mar 14.

Loria AFleming FJ Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Colorectal Surgery.; Diseases of the colon and rectum; Vol 65(3). 2022 Mar 01.

Contemporary Management of Locally Advanced and Recurrent Rectal Cancer: Views from the PelvEx Collaborative.; Cancers; Vol 14(5). 2022 Feb 24.

Loria AGlance LGMelucci ADBoodry CJustiniano CFDunne RFMustian KMBecerra AZJusko TATemple LKFleming FJ Low Preoperative Serum Creatinine is Common and Associated with Poor outcomes following Non-emergent Inpatient Surgery.; Annals of surgery. 2022 Jan 28.

Melucci ADLynch OFLoria AMustian KMDunne RFTemple LKFleming FJ A Novel Use for Pelvic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans to Estimate Lean Body Mass and Screen for Sarcopenia in Patients with Rectal Cancer.; Diseases of the colon and rectum. 2022 Jan 22.

Microsatellite instability in young patients with rectal cancer: molecular findings and treatment response.; The British journal of surgery. 2022 Jan 14.

Justiniano CFBecerra AZLoria AXu ZAquina CTTemple LKFleming FJ Is robotic utilization associated with increased minimally invasive colorectal surgery rates? Surgeon-level evidence.; Surgical endoscopy. 2022 Jan 13.

Loria ABecerra AZMelucci ADGhaffar ACroft AHanchett VATemple LKFleming FJ Major renal morbidity following elective rectal cancer resection by the type of diverting ostomy.; Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. 2022 Jan 13.

Monsell SEVoldal ECDavidson GHFischkoff KColeman NBizzell BPrice TNarayan MSiparsky NThompson CMAyoung-Chee POdom SRSanchez SDrake FTJohnson JCuschieri JEvans HLLiang MKMcGrane KHatch QVictory JWisler JSalzberg MFerrigno LKaji ADeUgarte DAGibbons MMAlam HBScott JKao LSSelf WHWinchell RJVillegas CMTalan DAKessler LGLavallee DCKrishnadasan ALawrence SOComstock BFannon EFlum DRHeagerty PJ Patient Factors Associated With Appendectomy Within 30 Days of Initiating Antibiotic Treatment for Appendicitis.; JAMA surgery. 2022 Jan 12.

Uccello TPLecsh MLUllman NAKintzel SAGradzewicz LBVelagaleti TFleming FJMills BNMurphy JDGarrett-Larsen JQiu HDrage MGYe JGavras NWJohnston CJLove TMTRepasky EALinehan DCLord EMGerber SA Radiotherapy exacerbates tumor-promoting innervation and nerve signaling in rectal cancer.; International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics. 2022 Jan 03.

Speiser EPinto Zipp GDeLuca DAPaula Cupertino AArana-Chicas EGourna Paleoudis EBethea TNKligler BCartujano-Barrera F Environmental Health Needs Among Latinas in Cleaning Occupations: A Mixed Methods Approach.; Environmental health insights; Vol 16. 2022.

Post-Operative Functional Outcomes in Early Age Onset Rectal Cancer.; Frontiers in oncology; Vol 12. 2022.

Enumah SJ, Sundt TM, Chang DC. Association of measured quality and future financial performance among hospitals performing cardiac surgery. J Healthc Manag. 2022;67(5):367-379.

Enumah SJ, Resnick AS, Chang DC. Association of measured quality with financial health among U.S. hospitals. PLoS One. 2022;17(4):e0266696.

Holloway MR, Cai X, Simning A, Cheng Z, Li Y. Changes in Income and Household Spending During Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic Reveal Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Older Adults. Harv Public Health Rev (Camb). 2021 Oct 13;48:https://hphr.org/48-article-holloway/. Epub 2022 Jan 13. PMID: 35935036; PMCID: PMC9351986.

Hsu S, Cupertino AP, Fleming F, Linehan DC, Patel A, Reagan P, Rosen KJ, Snyder E, Strawderman M, Temple L, Barr P. Assessing Barriers to Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment: A Potential Application of a Clinical Decision-Support Tool. Clin Oncol. 2021; 6: 1880. 

Hsu S, Rosen KJ, Temple L, Fleming FJ. The Association between Pathologic Complete Response after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Postoperative Complications. Dig Surg. 2021;38(4):300-306. doi: 10.1159/000515725. Epub 2021 Jun 1. PMID: 34062543. 

 Justiniano CF, Loria A, Hellenthal NJ, Schiralli MP, Soto FC, Albright JB, Giangreco L, Temple LK, Fleming FJ; UNYSQI Collaborative. The accumulation of ERAS (enhanced recovery after surgery) components reduces post-colectomy length of stay at small and low volume hospitals. Am J Surg. 2022 Apr;223(4):744-752. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.07.004. Jul 7. PMID: 34311949. 

Speiser EPinto ZGDeLuca DACupertino APArana-Chicas EGourna PEKligler BCartujano-Barrera F Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of Latinas in cleaning occupations in northern New Jersey: a cross-sectional mixed methods study; Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology. 2021 Jan 01.

Poles GKaur RRamsdale ESchymura MJTemple LKFleming FJAquina CT Factors affecting short-term survival in patients older than 85 treated with resection for stage II and III colon cancer.; Surgery. 2021 Nov 24.

Cartujano-Barrera FAzogini CMcIntosh SBansal-Travers MOssip DJCupertino AP Developing Graphic Messages for Vaping Prevention Among Black and Latino Adolescents: Participatory Research Approach.; Journal of participatory medicine; Vol 13(3). 2021 Nov 23.

Hsu SRosen KJCupertino ATemple LFleming F Generalizability of Randomized Controlled Trials in Rectal Cancer.; Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 2021 Nov 09.

Gudina ATCheruvu VKGilmore NJKleckner ASArana-Chicas EKehoe LABelcher EKCupertino AP Health related quality of life in adult cancer survivors: Importance of social and emotional support; Cancer Epidemiology; Vol 74. 2021 Jan 01.

Arana-Chicas ECartujano-Barrera FOgedegbe CEllerbeck EFSanderson CLGraves KDiaz FJCatley DCupertino AP Feasibility and effectiveness of recruiting Latinos in Decídetexto – a smoking cessation clinical trial – from an Emergency Department patient registry; Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health; Vol 18(20). 2021 Jan 01.

Geiger JTFleming FJStoner MDoyle A Surgeon Volume and Established Hospital Perioperative Mortality Rate Together Predict Superior Outcomes After Open AAA Repair.; Journal of vascular surgery. 2021 Sep 21.

Loria AMelucci ASperanza JCellini CSalloum RTemple LKFleming FJJustiniano CF Acute Kidney Injury is a Common and Significant Complication Following Ileostomy Formation.; Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. 2021 Sep 18.

Dormanesh AWang JMishori RCupertino APLongcoy JKassaye SKaljee LSmith C Adherence to Clinical Follow-Up Recommendations: A Cross-sectional Study of HCV-Infected Patients and their Associated Risk Behaviors; Preventive Medicine Reports; Vol 23. 2021 Jan 01.

Dormanesh AWang JHMishori RCupertino PLongcoy JKassaye SKaljee LSmith CLoffredo CA Adherence to clinical follow-up recommendations for liver function tests: A cross-sectional study of patients with HCV and their associated risk behaviors.; Preventive medicine reports; Vol 23. 2021 Sep.

Gudina ATCheruvu VKGilmore NJKleckner ASArana-Chicas EKehoe LABelcher EKCupertino AP Health related quality of life in adult cancer survivors: Importance of social and emotional support.; Cancer epidemiology; Vol 74. 2021 Jul 28.

Aquina CTBecerra AZFleming FJCloyd JMTsung APawlik TMEjaz A Variation in outcomes across surgeons meeting the Leapfrog volume standard for complex oncologic surgery.; Cancer. 2021 Jul 22.

Cartujano-Barrera FRodríguez-Bolaños RArana-Chicas EAllaham FSandoval LRubado MGallegos-Carrillo KColugnati FABGalil AGMejia RMCupertino AP Smoking Cessation Mobile Interventions in Latin America: A Systematic Review.; Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. 2021 Jul 15.

Justiniano CFLoria AHellenthal NJSchiralli MPSoto FCAlbright JBGiangreco LTemple LKFleming FJ The accumulation of ERAS (enhanced recovery after surgery) components reduces post-colectomy length of stay at small and low volume hospitals.; American journal of surgery. 2021 Jul 07.

Cartujano-Barrera FMcIntosh SSanderson CLArana-Chicas ECatley DEllerbeck EFOssip DJCupertino AP Translation and examination of the reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the Smoking Self-Efficacy Questionnaire among Latino smokers; Tob Use Insights; Vol 14. 2021 Jan 01.

Zaborowski AMAbdile AAdamina MAigner Fd'Allens LAllmer CÁlvarez AAnula RAndric MAtallah SBach SBala MBarussaud MBausys ABebington BBeggs ABellolio FBennett MRBerdinskikh ABevan VBiondo SBislenghi GBludau MBoutall ABrouwer NBrown CBruns CBuchanan DDBuchwald PBurger JWABurlov NCampanelli MCapdepont MCarvello MChew HHChristoforidis DClark DCliment MCologne KGContreras TCroner RDaniels IRDapri GDavies JDelrio PDenost QDeutsch MDias AD'Hoore ADrozdov EDuek DDunlop MDziki AEdmundson AEfetov SEl-Hussuna AElliot BEmile SEspin EEvans MFaes SFaiz OFleming FFoppa CFowler GFrasson MFigueiredo NForgan TFrizelle FGadaev SGellona JGlyn TGong JGoran BGreenwood EGuren MGGuillon SGutlic IHahnloser DHampel HHanly AHasegawa HIversen LHHill AHill JHoch JHoffmeister MHompes RHurtado LIaquinandi FImbrasaite UIslam RJafari MDKanemitsu YKarachun AKarimuddin AAKeller DSKelly JKennelly RKhrykov GKocian PKoh CKok NKnight KAKnol JKontovounisios CKorner HKrivokapic ZKronberger IKroon HMKryzauskas MKural SKusters MLakkis ZLankov TLarson DLázár GLee KYLee SHLefèvre JHLepisto ALieu CLoi LLynch CMaillou-Martinaud HMaroli AMartin SMartling AMatzel KEMayol JMcDermott FMeurette GMillan MMitteregger MMoiseenko AMonson JRTMorarasu SMoritani KMöslein GMunini MNahas CNahas SNegoi INovikova AOcares MOkabayashi KOlkina AOñate-Ocaña LOtero JOzen CPace USão Julião GPPanaiotti LPanis YPapamichael DPark JPatel SPatrón Uriburu JCPera MPerez ROPetrov APfeffer FPhang PTPoskus TPringle HProud DRaguz IRama NRasheed SRaval MJRega DReissfelder CReyes Meneses JCRis FRiss SRodriguez-Zentner HRoxburgh CSSaklani ASalido AJSammour TSaraste DSchneider MSeishima RSekulic ASeppala TSheahan KShine RShlomina ASica GSSingnomklao TSiragusa LSmart NSolis ASpinelli AStaiger RDStamos MJSteele SSunderland MTan KKTanis PJTekkis PTeklay BTengku SJiménez-Toscano MTsarkov PTurina MUlrich AVailati BBvan Harten MVerhoef KWarrier SWexner Sde Wilt HWeinberg BAWells CWolthuis AXynos EYou NZakharenko AZeballos JWinter DC Characteristics of Early-Onset vs Late-Onset Colorectal Cancer: A Review.; JAMA surgery. 2021 Jun 30.

Pérez-Rubio GLópez-Flores LACupertino APCartujano-Barrera FReynales-Shigematsu LMRamírez MEllerbeck EFRodríguez-Bolaños RFalfan-Valencia R Genetic Variants in Smoking-Related Genes in Two Smoking Cessation Programs: A Cross-Sectional Study.; International journal of environmental research and public health; Vol 18(12). 2021 Jun 19.

Arana-Chicas ECupertino APGoggin KRichter KPHarris KJCatley D Stress, Depression and Quit Attempt Outcomes among Unmotivated Smokers.; Substance use & misuse. 2021 Jun 15.

Hsu SRosen KJTemple LFleming FJ The Association between Pathologic Complete Response after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Postoperative Complications.; Digestive surgery. 2021 Jun 01.

Induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy alone as neoadjuvant treatment for locally recurrent rectal cancer: study protocol of a multicentre, open-label, parallel-arms, randomized controlled study (PelvEx II).; BJS open; Vol 5(3). 2021 May 07.

Cartujano-Barrera FLee D'Abundo MArana-Chicas EChock SValera PKamen CSCupertino AP Barriers and Facilitators of Smoking Cessation among Latinos Living with HIV: Perspectives from Key Leaders of Community-Based Organizations and Clinics.; International journal of environmental research and public health; Vol 18(7). 2021 Mar 26.

Cartujano-Barrera FLee DMArana-Chicas EChock SValera PKamen CSCupertino AP Barriers and Facilitators of Smoking Cessation among Latinos Living with HIV: Perspectives from Key Leaders of Community-Based Organizations and Clinics; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Vol 18(7). 2021 Jan 01.

Botelho RBAGinani VCCupertino AP Health Conditions and Dietary Intake Among Brazilian Immigrants in the United States of America.; Journal of immigrant and minority health. 2021 Jan 23.

Perioperative management and anaesthetic considerations in pelvic exenterations using Delphi methodology: results from the PelvEx Collaborative.; BJS open; Vol 5(1). 2021 Jan 08.

Valera PAcuna NAlzate-Duque LLiang LECupertino PMerulla J The Development and Prototype Feedback of Digital Cancer 101 Videos to Enhance Cancer Education for Marginalized Communities With Limited Health Literacy.; Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center; Vol 28. 2021 Jan.

Botelho RGinani VCCupertino AP Health Conditions and Dietary Intake Among Brazilian Immigrants in the United States of America; J Immigr Minor Health. 2021 Jan 01.

Cartujano-Barrera FSanderson CLCatley DShah ZAlpert ABCupertino AP "I'm a transgender man... I have to quit smoking for treatment and surgery": Describing the experience of a Latino transgender man during his attempt to quit smoking.; EXPLORE. 2021 Jan 01.

Li Y, Cai X, Mao Y, Cheng Z, Temkin-Greener H. Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes among nursing home residents. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Aug;43(8):997-1003. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.246. Epub 2021 Jun 16. PMID: 34130766; PMCID: PMC8220019.

Enumah SJ, Chang DC. Predictors of financial distress among private U.S. hospitals. J Surg Res. 2021;267:251-259.

Purrman KC, Ziazadeh D, Loria A, Jones C. Pectus Bar Displacement Causing Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Oct;112(4):e267-e270. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.10.059. Epub 2021 Jan 4. PMID: 33412139. 

Xu Z, Aquina CT, Justiniano CF, Becerra AZ, Boscoe FP, Schymura MJ, Temple LK, Fleming FJ. Centralizing Rectal Cancer Surgery: What Is the Impact of Travel on Patients? Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Mar;63(3):319-325. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001581. PMID: 32045397.

Li Y, Cen X, Cai X, Temkin-Greener H. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Infections and Deaths Across U.S. Nursing Homes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Nov;68(11):2454-2461. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16847. Epub 2020 Sep 28. PMID: 32955105; PMCID: PMC7537079.

Katherine Rosen, Larissa K. Temple. Patient-reported outcomes in colon and rectal surgery: The best is yet to come, Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Volume 31, Issue 4, 2020.

Aquina CT, Truong M, Justiniano CF, Kaur R, Xu Z, Boscoe FP, Schymura MJ, Becerra AZ. Variation in Adequate Lymph Node Yield for Gastric, Lung, and Bladder Cancer: Attributable to the Surgeon, Pathologist, or Hospital? Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Oct;27(11):4093-4106. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-08509-3. Epub 2020 May 6. PMID: 32378089. 

Xu Z, Fleming FJ. Quality Assurance, Metrics, and Improving Standards in Rectal Cancer Surgery in the United States. Front Oncol. 2020 Apr 29;10:655. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00655. PMID: 32411608; PMCID: PMC7202129. 

Xu Z, Fleming FJ. The treatment-travel tradeoff of colorectal cancer care. Surgery. 2021 Apr;169(4):989-990. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.10.010. Epub 2020 Nov 19. PMID: 33220976. 

Tercyak KPPhan LGallegos-Carrillo KMays DAudrain-McGovern JRehberg KLi YCartujano-Barrera FCupertino AP Prevalence and correlates of lifetime e-cigarette use among adolescents attending public schools in a low income community in the US.; Addictive behaviors; Vol 114. 2020 Nov 24.

Hurtado-de-Mendoza AGómez-Trillos SGraves KDCarrera PCampos CAnderson LGronda AOrellana HPeshkin BNSchwartz MDCupertino POstrove NLuta GGonzalez NSheppard VB Process evaluation of a culturally targeted video for Latinas at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.; Journal of genetic counseling. 2020 Nov 22.

The global cost of pelvic exenteration: in-hospital perioperative costs.; The British journal of surgery; Vol 107(11), pp. e470-e471. 2020 Aug 15.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Management of Locally Advanced Primary/Recurrent Rectal Cancer.; The British journal of surgery; Vol 107(11), pp. e547-e548. 2020 Aug 10.

Predicting outcomes of pelvic exenteration using machine learning.; Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland; Vol 22(12), pp. 1933-1940. 2020 Jul 29.

Becerra AZXu ZFleming FJTemkin SM Response Letter to the Editor: Retiring Usage of "Debulking Surgery".; The Journal of surgical research. 2020 Jun 16.

Geiger JTAquina CTEsce AZhao PGlocker RFleming FIannuzzi JStoner MDoyle A 1-Year Patient Survival Correlates with Surgeon Volume following Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Surgery.; Journal of vascular surgery. 2020 May 19.

Simultaneous pelvic exenteration and liver resection for primary rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases: results from the PelvEx Collaborative.; Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland; Vol 22(10), pp. 1258-1262. 2020 May 12.

Li FNielsen GBaran AHu JWallace DPreslar MFleming FTemple LDunne RFNoel MHezel AFTejani MA Adjuvant Chemotherapy Use in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Single-Institution Experience.; Clinical colorectal cancer. 2020 Apr 14.

Zhang DAdvani SWaller JCupertino APHurtado-de-Mendoza AChicaiza ARohloff PAkinyemiju TGharzouzi EHuchko MBarnoya JBraithwaite D Mobile technologies and uptake of cervical cancer screening in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC): A systematic review; Journal of Global Oncology; Vol 6, pp. 617-627. 2020 Jan 01.

Management strategies for patients with advanced rectal cancer and liver metastases using modified Delphi methodology: results from the PelvEx Collaborative.; Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland; Vol 22(9), pp. 1184-1188. 2020 Mar 02.

Xu ZAquina CTJustiniano CFBecerra AZBoscoe FPSchymura MJTemple LKFleming FJ Centralizing Rectal Cancer Surgery: What Is the Impact of Travel on Patients?; Diseases of the colon and rectum; Vol 63(3). 2020 Mar.

Flum DRDavidson GHMonsell SEShapiro NIOdom SRSanchez SEDrake FTFischkoff KJohnson JPatton JHEvans HCuschieri JSabbatini AKFaine BASkeete DALiang MKSohn VMcGrane KKutcher MEChung BCarter DWAyoung-Chee PChiang WRushing ASteinberg SFoster CSSchaetzel SMPrice TPMandell KAFerrigno LSalzberg MDeUgarte DAKaji AHMoran GJSaltzman DAlam HBPark PKKao LSThompson CMSelf WHYu JTWiebusch AWinchell RJClark SKrishnadasan AFannon ELavallee DCComstock BABizzell BHeagerty PJKessler LGTalan DA A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis.; The New England journal of medicine; Vol 383(20). 2020 Jan 12.

Xu ZFleming FJ Quality Assurance, Metrics, and Improving Standards in Rectal Cancer Surgery in the United States.; Frontiers in oncology; Vol 10. 2020.

Cupertino APCartujano-Barrera FBasile CFFormagini TGalil AGFerrerira EFerreira MARichter KP Web-based decision-making tool for smoking cessation (Pare de fumar conosco) among patients with chronic conditions in Brazil : one-arm feasibility study; BMJ Health & Care Informatics; Vol 27(1). 2020 Jan 01.

Aquina CT, Fleming FJ, Hall J, Hyman N. Do All Patients Require Resection After Successful Drainage of Diverticular Abscesses? J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 Jan;24(1):219-220. doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04396-6. Epub 2019 Sep 16. PMID: 31529197.

Deeb AP, Aquina CT, Monson JRT, Blumberg N, Becerra AZ, Fleming FJ. Allogeneic Leukocyte-Reduced Red Blood Cell Transfusion Is Associated with Postoperative Infectious Complications and Cancer Recurrence after Colon Cancer Resection. Dig Surg. 2020;37(2):163-170. doi: 10.1159/000498865. Epub 2019 Mar 5. PMID: 30836367.

Justiniano CF, Becerra AZ, Xu Z, Aquina CT, Boodry CI, Schymura MJ, Boscoe FP, Noyes K, Temple LK, Fleming FJ. A Population-Based Study of 90-Day Hospital Cost and Utilization Associated with Robotic Surgery in Colon and Rectal Cancer. J Surg Res. 2020 Jan;245:136-144. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.07.052. Epub 2019 Aug 13. PMID: 31419638. 

Xu Z, Becerra AZ, Justiniano CF, Aquina CT, Fleming FJ, Boscoe FP, Schymura MJ, Sinno AK, Chaoul J, Morrow GR, Minasian L, Temkin SM. Complications and Survivorship Trends After Primary Debulking Surgery for Ovarian Cancer. J Surg Res. 2020 Feb;246:34-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.08.027. Epub 2019 Sep 24. PMID: 31561176; PMCID: PMC6917987. 

 

 

Aquina CT, Becerra AZ, Justiniano CF, Xu Z, Boscoe FP, Schymura MJ, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Temple LK, Fleming FJ. Surgeon, Hospital, and Geographic Variation in Minimally Invasive Colectomy. Ann Surg. 2019 Jun;269(6):1109-1116. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002694. PMID: 31082909. 

Justiniano CF, Aquina CT, Fleming FJ, Xu Z, Boscoe FP, Schymura MJ, Temple LK, Becerra AZ. Hospital and surgeon variation in positive circumferential resection margin among rectal cancer patients. Am J Surg. 2019 Nov;218(5):881-886. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.02.029. Epub 2019 Feb 28. PMID: 30853095.

Justiniano CF, Aquina CT, Fleming FJ, Xu Z, Boscoe FP, Schymura MJ, Temple LK, Becerra AZ. Hospital and surgeon variation in positive circumferential resection margin among rectal cancer patients. Am J Surg. 2019 Nov;218(5):881-886. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.02.029. Epub 2019 Feb 28. PMID: 30853095. 

Justiniano CF, Aquina CT, Becerra AZ, Xu Z, Boodry CI, Swanger AA, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ. Postoperative Mortality After Nonelective Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in the Era of Biologics. Ann Surg. 2019 Apr;269(4):686-691. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002628. PMID: 29232213. 

Justiniano CF, Xu Z, Becerra AZ, Aquina CT, Boodry CI, Temple LK, Fleming FJ. Effect of care continuity on mortality of patients readmitted after colorectal surgery. Br J Surg. 2019 Apr;106(5):636-644. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11078. Epub 2019 Feb 1. PMID: 30706462.

Ellerbeck EFCox LSHui SAKeighley JHutcheson TDFitzgerald SACupertino APGreiner KARigotti NAMiller NHRabius VRichter KP Impact of Adding Telephone-Based Care Coordination to Standard Telephone-Based Smoking Cessation Counseling Post-hospital Discharge: a Randomized Controlled Trial.; Journal of general internal medicine; Vol 34(12). 2019 Dec.

Justiniano CFAquina CTFleming FJXu ZBoscoe FPSchymura MJTemple LKBecerra AZ Hospital and surgeon variation in positive circumferential resection margin among rectal cancer patients.; American journal of surgery; Vol 218(5). 2019 Nov.

Aquina CT, Becerra AZ, Xu Z, Justiniano CF, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ. Population-based study of outcomes following an initial acute diverticular abscess. Br J Surg. 2019 Mar;106(4):467-476. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10982. Epub 2018 Oct 18. PMID: 30335195.

 

Xu Z, Fleming FJ, Justiniano CF, Becerra AZ, Boodry CI, Aquina CT, Temple LK, Speranza JR. Trends in Surgeon-Level Utilization of Sacral Nerve Stimulator Implantation for Fecal Incontinence in New York State. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018 Jan;61(1):107-114. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000941. PMID: 29215481.

Brady JT, Xu Z, Scarberry KB, Saad A, Fleming FJ, Remzi FH, Wexner SD, Winchester DP, Monson JRT, Lee L, Dietz DW; Consortium for Optimizing the Treatment of Rectal Cancer (OSTRiCh). Evaluating the Current Status of Rectal Cancer Care in the US: Where We Stand at the Start of the Commission on Cancer's National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2018 May;226(5):881-890. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.01.057. Epub 2018 Mar 23. Erratum in: J Am Coll Surg. 2018 Oct;227(4):484-487. PMID: 29580675.

Justiniano CF, Temple LK, Swanger AA, Xu Z, Speranza JR, Cellini C, Salloum RM, Fleming FJ. Readmissions With Dehydration After Ileostomy Creation: Rethinking Risk Factors. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018 Nov;61(11):1297-1305. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001137. PMID: 30239391; PMCID: PMC6172143.

Aquina CT, Fleming FJ, Becerra AZ, Hensley BJ, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Temple LK, Cellini C. Who gets a pouch after colectomy in New York state and why? Surgery. 2018 Feb;163(2):305-310. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.07.024. Epub 2017 Oct 13. PMID: 29033223.

Becerra AZ, Probst CP, Fleming FJ, Xu Z, Aquina CT, Justiniano CF, Boodry CI, Swanger AA, Noyes K, Katz AW, Monson JR, Jusko TA. Patterns and Yearly Time Trends in the Use of Radiation Therapy During the Last 30 Days of Life Among Patients With Metastatic Rectal Cancer in the United States From 2004 to 2012. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Feb;35(2):336-342. doi: 10.1177/1049909117706959. Epub 2017 May 11. PMID: 28494653.

Medhekar AN, Mix DS, Aquina CT, Trakimas LE, Noyes K, Fleming FJ, Glocker RJ, Stoner MC. Outcomes for critical limb ischemia are driven by lower extremity revascularization volume, not distance to hospital. J Vasc Surg. 2017 Aug;66(2):476-487.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.01.062. Epub 2017 Apr 10. PMID: 28408154.

Boodry CI, Fleming FJ, Temple LK. “PROs and Postoperative Recovery.” In the Practice Quality Improvement Manual of the NSQIP Quality in Training Initiative, 2017.

Aquina CT, Mohile SG, Tejani MA, Becerra AZ, Xu Z, Hensley BJ, Arsalanizadeh R, Boscoe FP, Schymur, Becerra AZ, Aquina CT, Hensley BJ, Justiniano CF, Boodry C, Swanger AA, Arsalanizadeh R, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Emergent Colectomy Is Independently Associated with Decreased Long-Term Overall Survival in Colon Cancer Patients. J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Mar;21(3):543-553. PMI a MJ, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Br J Cancer. 2017 Jan;116(3):389-397. PMID: 28056465.

Justiniano CF, Xu Z, Becerra AZ, Aquina CT, Boodry CI, Swanger A, Temple LK, Fleming FJ. Long-term Deleterious Impact of Surgeon Care Fragmentation After Colorectal Surgery on Survival: Continuity of Care Continues to Count. Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Nov;60(11):1147-1154. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000919. PMID: 28991078.

Becerra AZ, Aquina CT, Berho M, Boscoe FP, Schymura MJ, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Surgeon-, pathologist-, and hospital-level variation in suboptimal lymph node examination after colectomy: Compartmentalizing quality improvement strategies. Surgery. 2017 Jan. PMID: 28088321.

Aquina CT, Blumberg N, Becerra AZ, Boscoe FP, Schymura MJ, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ. Association Among Blood Transfusion, Sepsis, and Decreased Long-term Survival After Colon Cancer Resection. Ann Surg. 2017 Aug;266(2):311-317. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001990. PMID: 27631770.

Xu Z, Becerra AZ, Justiniano CF, Boodry CI, Aquina CT, Swanger AA, Temple LK, Fleming FJ. Is the Distance Worth It? Patients With Rectal Cancer Traveling to High-Volume Centers Experience Improved Outcomes. Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Dec;60(12):1250-1259. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000924. PMID: 29112560.

Aquina CT, Becerra AZ, Xu Z, Boscoe FP, Schymura MJ, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Nonelective colon cancer resection: A continued public health concern. Surgery. 2017 Feb. PMID: 28237645.

Al-Khyatt W, Mytton J, Tan BH, Aquina CT, Evison F, Fleming FJ, Pasquali S, Griffiths EA, Vohra RS. A Population-Based Cohort Study of Emergency Appendectomy Performed in England and New York State. World J Surg. 2017 Mar. PMID: 28299474.

Aquina CT, Fleming FJ, Becerra AZ, Xu Z, Hensley BJ, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Jusko TA. Explaining variation in ventral and inguinal hernia repair outcomes: A population-based analysis. Surgery. 2017 Sep;162(3):628-639. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.03.013. Epub 2017 May 18. PMID: 28528663.

Xu Z, Berho ME, Becerra AZ, Aquina CT, Hensley BJ, Arsalanizadeh R, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ. Lymph node yield is an independent predictor of survival in rectal cancer regardless of receipt of neoadjuvant therapy. J Clin Pathol. 2017 Jul;70(7):584-592. doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2016-203995. Epub 2016 Dec 8. PMID: 27932667.

Xu Z, Mohile SG, Tejani MA, Becerra AZ, Probst CP, Aquina CT, Hensley BJ, Arsalanizadeh R, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Poor compliance with adjuvant chemotherapy use associated with poorer survival in patients with rectal cancer: An NCDB analysis. Cancer. 2017 Jan 1;123(1):52-61. doi: 10.1002/cncr.30261. Epub 2016 Aug 25. PMID: 27560162.

Aquina CT, Mohile SG, Tejani MA, Becerra AZ, Xu Z, Hensley BJ, Arsalani-Zadeh R, Boscoe FP, Schymura MJ, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. The impact of age on complications, survival, and cause of death following colon cancer surgery. Br J Cancer. 2017 Jan;116(3):389-397. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2016.421. Epub 2017 Jan 5. PMID: 28056465; PMCID: PMC5294480.

Aquina CT, Probst CP, Becerra AZ, Hensley BJ, Xu Z, Iannuzzi JC, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ. Patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction should be primarily managed by a surgical team. Annals of Surgery. 2016 Sep;264(3):437-47. PMID: 27433901.

Becerra AZ, Berho ME, Probst CP, Aquina CT, Tejani MA, Gonzalez MG, Xu Z, Swanger AA, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Variation in Hospital-Specific Rates of Suboptimal Lymphadenectomy and Survival in Colon Cancer: Evidence from the National Cancer Data Base. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016. PMID: 27613558.

Aquina CT, Probst CP, Becerra AZ, Hensley BJ, Iannuzzi JC, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. The impact of surgeon volume on colostomy reversal outcomes after Hartmann’s procedure for diverticulitis. Surgery. 2016 Nov;160(5):1309-1317. PMID:27395762.

Aquina CT, Probst CP, Becerra AZ, Iannuzzi JC, Hensley BJ, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Missed Opportunity: Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection Is Associated With Lower Incidence of Small Bowel Obstruction Compared to an Open Approach. Ann Surg. 2016 Jul;264(1):127-34. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001389. PMID: 26421688.

Kelly KN, Noyes K, Dolan J, Fleming FJ, Monson JR, Gonzalez M, Sevdalis N, Dozier A. Patient perspective on care transitions after colorectal surgery. J Surg Res. 2016 Jun. 203(1):103-12. PMID: 27395762.

Becerra AZ, Probst CP, Tejani MA, Aquina CT, Gonzalez MG, Hensley BJ, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ. Evaluating the prognostic role of elevated preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen levels in colon cancer patients: Results from the National Cancer Data Base. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2016; 23(5): 1554-1461.

Becerra AZ, Aquina CT, Mohile SG, Tejani MA, Schymura MJ, Boscoe FP, Xu Z, Justiniano CF, Boodry CI, Swanger AA, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Variation in Delayed Time to Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Disease-Specific Survival in Stage III Colon Cancer Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016. PMID: 27738848.

Noyes K, Baack-Kukreja J, Messing EM, Schoeniger L, Galka E, Pan W, Xueya C, Fleming FJ, Monson JR, Mohile SG, Francone T. Surgical readmissions: results of integrating pre-, peri- and postsurgical care. Nurs Open. 2016 May 10;3(3):168-178. doi: 10.1002/nop2.52. PMID: 27708827; PMCID: PMC5047346.

Iannuzzi JC, Aquina CT, Rickles AS, Hensley BJ, Probst CP, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ. Risk factors for post-discharge venothromboembolism following colorectal resection. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 2016; 59(3): 224-229. PMID: 26855397

Aquina CT, Probst CP, Becerra AZ, Hensley BJ, Iannuzzi JC, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ. High variability in nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection rates across hospitals following colorectal resection. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 2016; 59(4): 323-331. PMID: 26953991

Aquina CT, Blumberg N, Probst CP, Becerra AZ, Hensley BJ, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ. Large variation in blood transfusion utilization following colorectal resection: A call to action. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 2016; 59(5): 411-418. PMID: 27050603.

Aquina CT, Probst CP, Becerra AZ, Iannuzzi JC, Kelly KN, Hensley BJ, Rickles AS, Noyes K, Fleming FJ, Monson JRT. High volume improves outcomes: The argument for centralization of rectal cancer surgery. Surgery. 2016; 159(3): 736-748. PMID: 26576696

Tan BH, Mytton J, Al-Khyatt W, Aquina CT, Evison F, Fleming FJ, Griffiths E, Vohra RS. A comparison of mortality following emergency laparotomy between populations from New York State and England. Annals of Surgery. 2016 Aug. PMID: 27548571.

Hensley BJ, Cooney RN, Hellenthal NJ, Aquina CT, Noyes K, Monson JR, Kelly KN, Fleming FJ; Upstate New York Surgical Quality Initiative Collaborative. Readmissions After Colectomy: The Upstate New York Surgical Quality Initiative Experience. Dis Colon Rectum. 2016 May;59(5):419-25. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000566. PMID: 27050604.

Aquina CT, Probst CP, Kelly KN, Iannuzzi JC, Noyes K, Fleming FJ, Monson JR. The pitfalls of inguinal herniorrhaphy: Surgeon volume matters. Surgery. 2015 Sep;158(3):736-46. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.058. Epub 2015 May 30. PMID: 26036880.

Probst CP, Becerra AZ, Aquina CT, Tejani MA, Hensley BJ, González MG, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Watch and Wait?--Elevated Pretreatment CEA Is Associated with Decreased Pathological Complete Response in Rectal Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Jan;20(1):43-52; discussion 52. doi: 10.1007/s11605-015-2987-9. Epub 2015 Nov 6. PMID: 26546119.

Rickles, A. S., D. W. Dietz, G. J. Chang, S. D. Wexner, M. E. Berho, F. H. Remzi, F. L. Greene, J. W. Fleshman, M. A. Abbas, W. Peters, K. Noyes, J. R. Monson and F. J. Fleming (2015). "High Rate of Positive Circumferential Resection Margins Following Rectal Cancer Surgery: A Call to Action." Ann Surg 262(6): 891-898.

Iannuzzi JC; Kahn SA; Zhang L; Gestring ML; Noyes K; Monson JR.  Getting satisfaction: drivers of surgical Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health care Providers and Systems survey scores. The Journal of surgical research..2015;Epub 2015 Mar 24.   

Aquina CT, Rickles AS, Probst CP, Kelly KN, Deeb AP, Iannuzzi JC, Noyes K, Langstein HN, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ. Visceral obesity, not elevated BMI, is strongly associated with incisional hernia after colorectal surgery. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 2015; 58(2): 220-227. PMID: 25585081

Kelly KN, Iannuzzi JC, Aquina CT, Probst CP, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ. Timing of discharge: a key to understanding the reason for readmission after colorectal surgery. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2015; 19(3): 418-428. PMID: 25519081

Aquina CT, Blumberg N, Probst CP, Becerra AZ, Hensley BJ, Iannuzzi JC, Gonzalez MG, Deeb AP, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Significant Variation in Blood Transfusion Practice Persists following Upper GI Cancer Resection. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Nov;19(11):1927-37. doi: 10.1007/s11605-015-2903-3. Epub 2015 Aug 12. PMID: 26264360.

Aquina CT, Kelly KN, Probst CP, Iannuzzi JC, Noyes K, Langstein HN, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ. Surgeon volume plays a significant role in outcomes and cost following open incisional hernia repair. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2015; 19(1): 100-110. PMID: 25118644

Ternent CA, Fleming F, Welton ML, Buie WD, Steele S, Rafferty J; American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Clinical Practice Guideline for Ambulatory Anorectal Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2015 Oct;58(10):915-22. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000451. PMID: 26347962.

Kelly, K. N., Iannuzzi, J. C., Rickles, A. S., Garimella, V., Monson, J. R., & Fleming, F. J. (2014). Laparotomy for small-bowel obstruction: first choice or last resort for adhesiolysis? A laparoscopic approach for small-bowel obstruction reduces 30-day complications. Surgical Endoscopy, 28(1), 65-73. doi: 10.1007/s00464-013-3162-6

Kelly KN, Fleming FJ, Aquina CT, Probst CP, Noyes K, Pegoli W, Monson JR. Disease Severity, Not Operative Approach, Drives Organ Space Infection after Pediatric Appendectomy. Annals of Surgery. 2014; 260(3):466-471. PMID: 25115422

Kelly, K. N., Iannuzzi, J. C., Rickles, A. S., Monson, J. R., & Fleming, F. J. (2014). Risk factors associated with 30-day postoperative readmissions in major gastrointestinal resections. J Gastrointest Surg, 18(1), 35-44. doi: 10.1007/s11605-013-2354-7

Iannuzzi JC, Rickles AS, Kelly KN, Fleming FJ, Dolan JG, Monson JR, Noyes K. Defining high risk: cost-effectiveness of extended-duration thromboprophylaxis following major oncologic abdominal surgery. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Jan;18(1):60-8. doi: 10.1007/s11605-013-2373-4. Epub 2013 Oct 8. PMID: 24101450; PMCID: PMC4652588.

Cellini C, Deeb AP, Sharma A, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Association between operative approach and complications in patients undergoing Hartmann's reversal. Br J Surg. 2013 Jul;100(8):1094-9. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9153. Epub 2013 May 21. PMID: 23696424.

Iannuzzi JC, Deeb AP, Rickles AS, Sharma A, Fleming FJ, Monson JR. Recognizing risk: bowel resection in the chronic renal failure population. J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Jan;17(1):188-94. doi: 10.1007/s11605-012-2027-y. Epub 2012 Sep 13. PMID: 22972012.

Sharma A, Deeb AP, Iannuzzi JC, Rickles AS, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Tobacco smoking and postoperative outcomes after colorectal surgery. Ann Surg. 2013 Aug;258(2):296-300. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182708cc5. PMID: 23059503.

Sharma A, Deeb AP, Rickles AS, Iannuzzi JC, Monson JR, Fleming FJ. Closure of defunctioning loop ileostomy is associated with considerable morbidity. Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. 2013;15(4):458-62.

Rickles AS, Iannuzzi JC, Kelly KN, Cooney RN, Brown DA, Davidson M, Hellenthal N, Max C, Johnson J, DeTraglia J, McGurrin M, Kimball R, DiBenedetto A, Galyon D, Esposito SL, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ; UNYSQI Collaborative. Anastomotic leak or organ space surgical site infection: What are we missing in our quality improvement programs? Surgery. 2013 Oct;154(4):680-7; discussion 687-9. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.06.035. PMID: 24074406.

Deeb AP, Kim MJ, Fleming FJ, Messing S, Gunzler D, Monson JR, Salloum RM. The impact of operative approach in elective splenectomy: a multivariate analysis of outcomes from the NSQIP database. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2012 Oct;22(5):415-9. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31825cba10. PMID: 23047384.

Fleming FJ, Kim MJ, Gunzler D, Messing S, Monson JR, Speranza JR. It's the procedure not the patient: the operative approach is independently associated with an increased risk of complications after rectal prolapse repair. Colorectal Dis. 2012 Mar;14(3):362-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02616.x. PMID: 21692964.

Lee Y, Fleming FJ, Deeb AP, Gunzler D, Messing S, Monson JR. A laparoscopic approach reduces short-term complications and length of stay following ileocolic resection in Crohn's disease: an analysis of outcomes from the NSQIP database. Colorectal Dis. 2012 May;14(5):572-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02756.x. PMID: 21831174.

Srinivasaiah N, Arsalani-Zadeh R, Monson JR. Thrombo-prophylaxis in colorectal surgery: a National Questionnaire Survey of the members of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. Colorectal Dis. 2012 Jul;14(7):e390-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.02974.x. PMID: 22321914.

 

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