Surgeons

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • "Idealized" vs. "True" learning curves: the case of laparoscopic liver resection. 
  • A Call to Action: Black/African American Women Surgeon Scientists, Where are They? 
  • A Decade of Change: Training and Career Paths of Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents 2003 to 2014. 
  • A Study of Practice Behavior for Endotracheal Intubation Site for Children With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Surgery: Impact of Endotracheal Intubation Site on Perioperative Outcomes-An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Database. 
  • Adult Scoliosis Deformity Surgery: Comparison of Outcomes Between One Versus Two Attending Surgeons. 
  • Ambient operating room temperature: mother, baby or surgeon? 
  • American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Advocacy Efforts in Response to the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. 
  • An evidence-based intraoperative communication tool for emergency general surgery: a pilot study. 
  • Anesthesia for awake craniotomy: a how-to guide for the occasional practitioner. 
  • Assessment of Impact of Long-Cassette Standing X-Rays on Surgical Planning for Cervical Pathology: An International Survey of Spine Surgeons. 
  • Association of Surgeon Age and Experience With Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes. 
  • Awareness of racial/ethnic disparities in surgical outcomes and care: factors affecting acknowledgment and action. 
  • Bayard Holmes (1852-1924) and Henry Cotton (1869-1933): Surgeon-psychiatrists and their tragic quest to cure schizophrenia. 
  • Becoming a surgeon-scientist: my transition from fellowship to faculty. 
  • Benchmarking the American Society of Breast Surgeon Member Performance for More Than a Million Quality Measure-Patient Encounters. 
  • Biomechanical studies: science (f)or common sense? 
  • Borrowing from Adult Cardiac Surgeons-Bringing Congenital Heart Surgery Up to Speed in the Minimally Invasive Era. 
  • Can 360-Degree Reviews Help Surgeons? Evaluation of Multisource Feedback for Surgeons in a Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement Project. 
  • Can a Surgeon Refuse to Operate When an Advance Directive Limits Postoperative Care? 
  • Clinical Utility of the 12-Gene DCIS Score Assay: Impact on Radiotherapy Recommendations for Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. 
  • Commentary: Central venous access in congenital heart surgery: Is it time for surgeons to toe (and place) the line? 
  • Commentary: Universal surgical risk models: The answer you receive depends on the question you ask. 
  • Cost effectiveness of a short-term pediatric neurosurgical brigade to Guatemala. 
  • Decision-Making in Middle Vault Reconstruction following Dorsal Hump Reduction in Primary Rhinoplasty. 
  • Defining Proficiency for The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Participants Performing Thoracoscopic Lobectomy. 
  • Development and Feasibility Testing of a Device Briefing Tool and Training to Improve Patient Safety During Introduction of New Devices in Operating Rooms: Best Practices and Lessons Learned. 
  • Disparities in surgical care for children across Brazil: Use of geospatial analysis. 
  • Dr Robert Loh Choo Kiat, JP, BBM, PJG (1925 - 2017). 
  • Early Extubation After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot and the Fontan Procedure: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. 
  • Echocardiographic Assessment of Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defects: A Balancing Act. 
  • Effect of Obesity and Underweight Status on Perioperative Outcomes of Congenital Heart Operations in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: An Analysis of Data From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. 
  • Establishing Benchmarks For Minimum Competence With Dry Lab Robotic Surgery Drills. 
  • Ethical Standards for Cardiothoracic Surgeons' Participation in Social Media. 
  • Ethical standards for cardiothoracic surgeons' participation in social media. 
  • Factors Associated with Reoperation in Breast-Conserving Surgery for Cancer: A Prospective Study of American Society of Breast Surgeon Members. 
  • Generating the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Score Using Multivariable Predictive Models and Computer Adaptive Testing to Reduce Survey Burden. 
  • Geographic Access to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Centers in the United States: Insights From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry. 
  • Germline Genetic Testing: What the Breast Surgeon Needs to Know. 
  • Global Surgery Pro-Con Debate: A Pathway to Bilateral Academic Success or the Bold New Face of Colonialism? 
  • How are we currently training and maintaining clinical readiness of US and UK military surgeons responsible for managing head, face and neck wounds on deployment? 
  • Incidence of perioperative medical complications and mortality among elderly patients undergoing surgery for spinal deformity: analysis of 3519 patients. 
  • Individual, Area, and Provider Characteristics Associated With Care Received for Stages I to III Breast Cancer in a Multistate Region of Appalachia. 
  • Isolated Mitral Valve Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis. 
  • It's not you, It's me: The influence of patient and surgeon gender on patient satisfaction scores. 
  • Measuring Patterns of Surgeon Confidence Using a Novel Assessment Tool. 
  • Molecular Genomic Testing for Breast Cancer: Utility for Surgeons. 
  • Multisource Evaluation of Surgeon Behavior Is Associated With Malpractice Claims. 
  • Outcomes in the Randomized CoreValve US Pivotal High Risk Trial in Patients With a Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Score of 7% or Less. 
  • Outcomes of Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty From Free Vascularized Fibular Grafting. 
  • Patient Age and Tumor Subtype Predict the Extent of Axillary Surgery Among Breast Cancer Patients Eligible for the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Trial Z0011. 
  • Patient selection and outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal versus posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy among surgeons in the Collaborative Endocrine Surgery Quality Improvement Program (CESQIP). 
  • Patterns of Performance of Oncologic Surgery by North American Pediatric Urologists: A Report from the Pediatric Urologic Oncology Working Group of the Society for Pediatric Urology. 
  • Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database for Lobectomy. 
  • Perioperative Practice Patterns for Rhinoplasty: Faculty Speakers from the First International Meeting of Rhinoplasty Societies. 
  • Perspectives on the Costs of Cancer Care: A Survey of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. 
  • Practice Management Strategies Among Current Members of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. 
  • Precision oncology: A primer for pediatric surgeons from the APSA cancer committee. 
  • Predictors of Burnout and Depression in Surgeons Practicing in East, Central, and Southern Africa. 
  • Provision of Surgical Care for Children Across Somaliland: Challenges and Policy Guidance. 
  • Quality Versus Costs Related to Gastrointestinal Surgery: Disentangling the Value Proposition. 
  • Relationship Between Operating Room Teamwork, Contextual Factors, and Safety Checklist Performance. 
  • Reply to: "Surgeon Volume Threshold for Total Thyroidectomy". 
  • Reply: Each procedure matters: threshold for surgeon volume to minimize complications and decrease cost associated with adrenalectomy. 
  • Report of the 2015 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Practice Survey. 
  • Self-Directed Interactive Video-Based Instruction Versus Instructor-Led Teaching for Myanmar House Surgeons: A Randomized, Noninferiority Trial. 
  • Significant variation in P2Y12 inhibitor use after peripheral vascular intervention in Medicare beneficiaries. 
  • Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) correlates with American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score and Western Ontario Rotator Cuff index in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. 
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Score and EuroSCORE-2 Appropriately Assess 30-Day Postoperative Mortality in the STICH Trial and a Contemporary Cohort of Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Surgical Revascularization. 
  • Surgeon case volume and 30-day mortality after carotid endarterectomy among contemporary medicare beneficiaries: before and after national coverage determination for carotid artery stenting. 
  • Surgeon volume and adequacy of thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid cancer. 
  • Surgeon-Performed High-Dose Bupivacaine Periarticular Injection With Intra-Articular Saphenous Nerve Block Is Not Inferior to Adductor Canal Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty. 
  • Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical Need (SOSAS) Uganda: Update for Household Survey. 
  • Surgeons, plague, and leadership: A historical mantle to carry forward. 
  • Talking the talk: The keys to effective workplace communication. 
  • The "Nouvelle Vague" of surgeons in pancreatic surgery: can they rise to the legacy of current surgeons? 
  • The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk Calculator Has a Role in Predicting Discharge to Post-Acute Care in Total Joint Arthroplasty. 
  • The American Society of Breast Surgeons and Quality Payment Programs: Ranking, Defining, and Benchmarking More Than 1 Million Patient Quality Measure Encounters. 
  • The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Hemorrhoids. 
  • The Authors Reply. 
  • The College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa: Successes and Challenges in Standardizing Neurosurgical Training. 
  • The Education of American Surgeons and the Rise of Surgical Residencies, 1930-1960. 
  • The Perioperative Use of Dexmedetomidine in Pediatric Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis from the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society-Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Disease Database. 
  • The Preservation and Handling of Vein Grafts in Current Surgical Practice: Findings of a Survey Among Cardiovascular Surgeons of Top-Ranked US Hospitals. 
  • The Removal of Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty From the Inpatient-Only List Increases the Administrative Burden of Surgeons and Continues to Cause Confusion. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research. 
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2019 Update on Research. 
  • The Surgical Personality: Does Surgery Resident Motivation Predict Attrition? 
  • The association for surgical education CESERT grant program: the first 15 years. 
  • The business of educating the next generation of surgeons. 
  • The impact of surgeon volume on perioperative adverse events in women undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy for the large uterus. 
  • The international experience of single-incision pediatric endosurgery: current state of the art. 
  • The necessity of self-promotion: A key component to early practice building. 
  • Towards defining the surgical workforce for children: a geospatial analysis in Brazil. 
  • Use of Automated Performance Metrics to Measure Surgeon Performance during Robotic Vesicourethral Anastomosis and Methodical Development of a Training Tutorial. 
  • Variability in Assessing Spinopelvic Parameters with Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae: Inter- and Intra-observer Reliability among Spine Surgeons. 
  • Variation in Physician-Specific Episode Payments for Major Cancer Surgery and Implications for the Merit-Based Incentive Program. 
  • Virtual Surgery for the Nasal Airway: A Preliminary Report on Decision Support and Technology Acceptance. 
  • Volume Pledge is Not Associated with Better Short-Term Outcomes After Lung Cancer Resection. 
  • Volume-outcome relationship in adrenal surgery: A review of existing literature. 
  • What Is the Value of Component Loosening Assessment of a Preoperatively Obtained Bone Scan Prior to Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty? 
  • Which Surgical Specialties Provide Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Services at American College of Surgeons Level I Trauma Centers. 
  • Worldwide Trends in Multi-arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery 2004-2014: A Tale of 2 Continents.