Alexander C Allori | Scholars@Duke

Alexander C Allori
Assistant Professor of Surgery

My research interests cover the gamut of health-services research and include traditional clinical outcomes research, patient-reported outcomes, comparative effectiveness review, economic analysis, health-technology assessment, and management and policy studies. I have a particular interest in informatics, data analytics and visualization, and dissemination and implementation.

My goal is to develop “metrics that matter” — standardized methods to assess outcomes that are meaningful to patients. I focus especially on improving integration of these data into the clinical workflow of multidisciplinary teams, where communication and coordination of care are critical for success.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Surgery 2014

Contact Information

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Pediatric Plastic & Craniofacial, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School 2013 - 2014
- Plastic Surgery Resident, Duke University 2010 - 2013
- Chief Resident, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York University 2009 - 2010
- Surgical Residency, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York University 2008 - 2009
- Clinical and basic Science Research, New York University Medicalcenter, Institute Of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery L, New York University 2006 - 2008
- Surgical Residency, Beth Israel Medical Center 2004 - 2006
- Surgical Internship, Beth Israel Medical Center 2003 - 2004
- M.D., University of Texas Medical School at Houston 2003
Duke Appointment History
- Consulting Associate in the Department of Surgery, Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Surgery 2013 - 2014
Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Featured Researcher. Plastic Surgery News. 2015
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Short and Long Term Outcomes Among Children with Clefts awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2011 - 2015
- Standardization of Cleft Outcomes for Quality Improvement and Clinical Research awarded by The Plastic Surgery Foundation 2013 - 2014
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Green, JL, Suresh, V, Bittar, P, Ledbetter, L, Mithani, SK, & Allori, A. (2019, March 1). The Utilization of Video Technology in Surgical Education: A Systematic Review(Accepted). Journal of Surgical Research , 235 , 171-180. Full Text
  - Bittar, PG, Carlson, AR, Mabie-DeRuyter, A, Marcus, JR, & Allori, AC. (2018, November). Implementation of a Standardized Data-Collection System for Comprehensive Appraisal of Cleft Care. The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal : Official Publication of the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association , 55 (10), 1382-1390. Full Text
  - Sergesketter, AR, Elsamadicy, AA, Lubkin, DT, Kemeny, H, Harward, SC, Krucoff, KB, Krucoff, MO, Fuchs, H, Thompson, EM, Allori, AC, Marcus, JR, & Muh, CR. (2018, October). Socioeconomic Factors, Perioperative Complications, and 30-Day Readmission Rates Associated With Delayed Cranial Vault Reconstruction for Craniosynostosis. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery , 29 (7), 1767-1771. Full Text
  - Sharif-Askary, B, Bittar, PG, Farjat, AE, Liu, B, Vissoci, JRN, & Allori, AC. (2018, September 14). Geospatial Analysis of Risk Factors Contributing to Loss to Follow-up in Cleft Lip/Palate Care. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open , 6 (9), e1910-null. Full Text
  - Sitzman, TJ, Allori, AC, Matic, DB, Beals, SP, Fisher, DM, Samson, TD, Marcus, JR, Tse, RW, & Americleft Task Force Surgeon Subgroup, . (2018, July). Reliability of Oronasal Fistula Classification. The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal : Official Publication of the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association , 55 (6), 871-875. Full Text
  - Gandolfi, BM, Hirji, SA, Sobol, DL, Allori, AC, & Marcus, JR. (2018, May). Power-Assisted Particulate Bone Grafting Effectively Prevents Osseous Defects After Cranial Vault Reconstruction. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery , 29 (3), 547-552. Full Text
  - Mercan, E, Oestreich, M, Fisher, DM, Allori, AC, Beals, SP, Samson, TD, Sitzman, TJ, Matic, DB, Siebold, BS, & Tse, RW. (2018, April). Objective Assessment of the Unilateral Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity Using Three-Dimensional Stereophotogrammetry: Severity and Outcome. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , 141 (4), 547e-558e. Full Text
  - Watkins, SE, Meyer, RE, Aylsworth, AS, Marcus, JR, Allori, AC, Pimenta, L, Lipinski, RJ, & Strauss, RP. (2018, January 1). Academic achievement among children with nonsyndromic orofacial clefts: A population-based study. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal , 55 (1), 12-20. Full Text
  - Einhorn, LM, Young, BJ, Routh, JC, Allori, AC, Tracy, ET, & Greene, NH. (2017, November). Epidemiologic Analysis of Elective Operative Procedures in Infants Less Than 6 Months of Age in the United States. Anesthesia and analgesia , 125 (5), 1588-1596. Full Text
  - Carlson, AR, Shammas, RL, Allori, AC, & Powers, DB. (2017, September 5). A Technique for Reduction of Edentulous Fractures Using Dentures and SMARTLock Hybrid Fixation System. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open , 5 (9), e1473-null. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Kelley, T, Meara, JG, Albert, A, Bonanthaya, K, Chapman, K, Cunningham, M, Daskalogiannakis, J, de Gier, H, Heggie, AA, Hernandez, C, Jackson, O, Jones, Y, Kangesu, L, Koudstaal, MJ, Kuchhal, R, Lohmander, A, Long, RE, Magee, L, Monson, L, Rose, E, Sitzman, TJ, Taylor, JA, Thorburn, G, van Eeden, S, Williams, C, Wirthlin, JO, & Wong, KW. (2017, September). A Standard Set of Outcome Measures for the Comprehensive Appraisal of Cleft Care. The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal : Official Publication of the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association , 54 (5), 540-554. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, & Mulliken, JB. (2017, July). Evidence-Based Medicine: Secondary Correction of Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity. Plastic and reconstructive surgery , 140 (1), 166e-176e. Full Text
  - Gandolfi, BM, Sobol, DL, Farjat, AE, Allori, AC, Muh, CR, & Marcus, JR. (2017, July). Risk Factors for Delayed Referral to a Craniofacial Specialist for Treatment of Craniosynostosis. The Journal of pediatrics , 186 , 165-171.e2. Full Text
  - Glener, AD, Allori, AC, Shammas, RL, Farjat, AE, & Marcus, JR. (2017, July). Post-Surgical Relapse in Metopic Synostosis and Limitations of the Interfrontal Angle as an Outcome Measure. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery , 28 (5), e494-e500. Full Text
  - Glener, AD, Allori, AC, Shammas, RL, Carlson, AR, Pien, IJ, Aylsworth, AS, Meyer, R, Pimenta, L, Strauss, R, Watkins, S, & Marcus, JR. (2017, June 29). A Population-Based Exploration of the Social Implications Associated with Cleft Lip and/or Palate. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open , 5 (6), e1373-null. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Mulliken, JB, Meara, JG, Shusterman, S, & Marcus, JR. (2017, March). Classification of Cleft Lip/Palate: Then and Now. The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal : Official Publication of the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association , 54 (2), 175-188. Full Text
  - Marcus, JR, Allori, AC, & Santiago, PE. (2017, March). Principles of Cleft Lip Repair: Conventions, Commonalities, and Controversies. Plastic and reconstructive surgery , 139 (3), 764e-780e. Full Text
  - Kim, J, Sun, Z, Leraas, HJ, Nag, UP, Benrashid, E, Allori, AC, Pabon-Ramos, WM, Rice, HE, Shortell, CK, & Tracy, ET. (2017, February). Morbidity and healthcare costs of vascular anomalies: a national study. Pediatric surgery international , 33 (2), 149-154. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Cragan, JD, Della Porta, GC, Mulliken, JB, Meara, JG, Bruun, R, Shusterman, S, Cassell, CH, Raynor, E, Santiago, P, & Marcus, JR. (2017, January). Clinician's Primer to ICD-10-CM Coding for Cleft Lip/Palate Care. The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal : Official Publication of the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association , 54 (1), e7-e13. Full Text
  - Sobol, DL, Allori, AC, Carlson, AR, Pien, IJ, Watkins, SE, Aylsworth, AS, Meyer, RE, Pimenta, LA, Strauss, RP, Ramsey, BL, Raynor, E, & Marcus, JR. (2016, December). Nasal Airway Dysfunction in Children with Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate: Results of a Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study, with Anatomical and Surgical Considerations. Plastic and reconstructive surgery , 138 (6), 1275-1285. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Cragan, JD, Cassell, CH, & Marcus, JR. (2016, November). ICD-10-based expanded code set for use in cleft lip/palate research and surveillance. Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology , 106 (11), 905-914. (Review) Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Davidson, EH, Reformat, DD, Sailon, AM, Freeman, J, Vaughan, A, Wootton, D, Clark, E, Ricci, JL, & Warren, SM. (2016, October). Design and validation of a dynamic cell-culture system for bone biology research and exogenous tissue-engineering applications. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine , 10 (10), E327-E336. Full Text
  - Kim, J, Sun, Z, Englum, BR, Allori, AC, Adibe, OO, Rice, HE, & Tracy, ET. (2016, October). Laparoscopy Is Safe in Infants and Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease: A National Study of 3684 Patients. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A , 26 (10), 836-839. Full Text
  - Anolik, RA, Allori, AC, Pourtaheri, N, Rogers, GF, & Marcus, JR. (2016, May). Objective Assessment of the Interfrontal Angle for Severity Grading and Operative Decision-Making in Metopic Synostosis. Plastic and reconstructive surgery , 137 (5), 1548-1555. Full Text
  - Atisha, DM, Burr, TVR, Allori, AC, Puscas, L, Erdmann, D, & Marcus, JR. (2016, February). Facial Fractures in the Aging Population. Plastic and reconstructive surgery , 137 (2), 587-593. Full Text
  - Aylsworth, AS, Allori, AC, Pimenta, LA, Marcus, JR, Harmsen, KG, Watkins, SE, Ramsey, BL, Strauss, RP, & Meyer, RE. (2015, November). Issues involved in the phenotypic classification of orofacial clefts ascertained through a state birth defects registry for the North Carolina Cleft Outcomes Study. Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology , 103 (11), 899-903. Full Text
  - Cahill, TJ, Gandhi, R, Allori, AC, Marcus, JR, Powers, D, Erdmann, D, Hollenbeck, ST, & Levinson, H. (2015, November). Hardware Removal in Craniomaxillofacial Trauma: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Management Algorithm. Annals of Plastic Surgery , 75 (5), 572-578. (Review) Full Text
  - Pien, IJ, Sobol, DL, Carlson, AR, Allori, AC, Watkins, S, Aylsworth, AS, Meyer, R, Pimenta, L, Strauss, R, Ramsey, B, & Marcus, JR. (2015, October). Long-Term Clinical and Holistic Outcomes in Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Multidisciplinary, Mixed-Methods Approach. Plastic and reconstructive surgery , 136 (4 Suppl), 2-3. Full Text
  - Razzaghi, H, Dawson, A, Grosse, SD, Allori, AC, Kirby, RS, Olney, RS, Correia, J, & Cassell, CH. (2015, February). Factors associated with high hospital resource use in a population-based study of children with orofacial clefts. Birth Defects Research. Part A, Clinical and Molecular Teratology , 103 (2), 127-143. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Marcus, JR, Daluvoy, S, & Bond, J. (2014, September). Video-assisted palatopharyngeal surgery: a model for improved education and training. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association , 51 (5), 605-612. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, & Marcus, JR. (2014, April). Modern tenets for repair of bilateral cleft lip. Clinics in plastic surgery , 41 (2), 179-188. (Review) Full Text
  - Sitzman, TJ, Allori, AC, & Thorburn, G. (2014, April). Measuring outcomes in cleft lip and palate treatment. Clinics in plastic surgery , 41 (2), 311-319. (Review) Full Text
  - Valenzuela, CD, Allori, AC, Reformat, DD, Sailon, AM, Allen, RJ, Davidson, EH, Alikhani, M, Bromage, TG, Ricci, JL, & Warren, SM. (2013, June). Characterization of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell combinations for vascularized bone engineering. Tissue Engineering. Part A , 19 (11-12), 1373-1385. Full Text
  - Davidson, EH, Reformat, DD, Allori, A, Canizares, O, Janelle Wagner, I, Saadeh, PB, & Warren, SM. (2012, November). Flow perfusion maintains ex vivo bone viability: a novel model for bone biology research. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine , 6 (10), 769-776. Full Text
  - Kellogg, R, Allori, AC, Rogers, GF, & Marcus, JR. (2012, May). Interfrontal angle for characterization of trigonocephaly: part 1: development and validation of a tool for diagnosis of metopic synostosis. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery , 23 (3), 799-804. Full Text
  - Chang, CC, Allori, AC, Wang, E, Fariña, R, Warren, SM, Grayson, BH, & McCarthy, JG. (2012, February). A quantitative three-dimensional analysis of coronoid hypertrophy in pediatric craniofacial malformations. Plastic and reconstructive surgery , 129 (2), 312e-318e. Full Text
  - Wang, XX, Allen, RJ, Tutela, JP, Sailon, A, Allori, AC, Davidson, EH, Paek, GK, Saadeh, PB, McCarthy, JG, & Warren, SM. (2011, August). Progenitor cell mobilization enhances bone healing by means of improved neovascularization and osteogenesis. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , 128 (2), 395-405. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Chang, CC, Fariña, R, Grayson, BH, Warren, SM, & McCarthy, JG. (2010, October). Current concepts in pediatric temporomandibular joint disorders: Part 1. Etiology, epidemiology, and classification. Plastic and reconstructive surgery , 126 (4), 1263-1275. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Leitman, IM, & Heitman, E. (2010, September). Delayed assessment and eager adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: implications for developing surgical technologies. World journal of gastroenterology , 16 (33), 4115-4122. (Review) Full Text
  - Nguyen, PD, Lin, CD, Allori, AC, Schachar, JS, Ricci, JL, Saadeh, PB, & Warren, SM. (2009, December). Scaffold-based rhBMP-2 therapy in a rat alveolar defect model: implications for human gingivoperiosteoplasty. Plastic and reconstructive surgery , 124 (6), 1829-1839. Full Text
  - Cheng, M-H, Brey, EM, Allori, AC, Gassman, A, Chang, DW, Patrick, CW, & Miller, MJ. (2009, September). Periosteum-guided prefabrication of vascularized bone of clinical shape and volume. Plastic and reconstructive surgery , 124 (3), 787-795. Full Text
  - Nguyen, PD, Lin, CD, Allori, AC, Ricci, JL, Saadeh, PB, & Warren, SM. (2009, March). Establishment of a critical-sized alveolar defect in the rat: a model for human gingivoperiosteoplasty. Plastic and reconstructive surgery , 123 (3), 817-825. Full Text
  - Sailon, AM, Allori, AC, Davidson, EH, Reformat, DD, Allen, RJ, & Warren, SM. (2009, January). A novel flow-perfusion bioreactor supports 3D dynamic cell culture. Journal of Biomedicine & Biotechnology , 2009 , 873816-null. Full Text
  - Lin, CD, Allori, AC, Macklin, JE, Sailon, AM, Tanaka, R, Levine, JP, Saadeh, PB, & Warren, SM. (2008, November). Topical lineage-negative progenitor-cell therapy for diabetic wounds. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , 122 (5), 1341-1351. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Sailon, AM, & Warren, SM. (2008, September). Biological basis of bone formation, remodeling, and repair-part II: extracellular matrix. Tissue engineering. Part B, Reviews , 14 (3), 275-283. (Review) Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Sailon, AM, & Warren, SM. (2008, September). Biological basis of bone formation, remodeling, and repair-part I: biochemical signaling molecules. Tissue engineering. Part B, Reviews , 14 (3), 259-273. (Review) Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Sailon, AM, Pan, JH, & Warren, SM. (2008, September). Biological basis of bone formation, remodeling, and repair-part III: biomechanical forces. Tissue engineering. Part B, Reviews , 14 (3), 285-293. (Review) Full Text
  - Most, MD, Allori, AC, Hu, K, Urken, ML, Persky, MS, Sessions, RB, Nussbaum, M, Harrison, LB, Frank, DK, & Smith, ML. (2008, January). Feasibility of flap reconstruction in conjunction with intraoperative radiation therapy for advanced and recurrent head and neck cancer. The Laryngoscope , 118 (1), 69-74. Full Text
  - Brey, EM, Cheng, M-H, Allori, A, Satterfield, W, Chang, DW, Patrick, CW, & Miller, MJ. (2007, April). Comparison of guided bone formation from periosteum and muscle fascia. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , 119 (4), 1216-1222. Full Text
  - Allori, A, Chang, C, Farina, R, Grayson, B, Warren, S, & McCarthy, J. (2007). Classification of pediatric TMJ disorders. CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY: PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY , 95-98. Link to Item
  - Chang, C, Allori, A, Wang, E, Farina, R, Warren, S, Grayson, B, & Mccarthy, J. (2007). Quantitative 3D-Analysis of pediatric coronoid process hypertrophy. CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY: PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY , 99-104. Link to Item
  - Cheng, M-H, Brey, EM, Allori, A, Satterfield, WC, Chang, DW, Patrick, CW, & Miller, MJ. (2005, January). Ovine model for engineering bone segments. Tissue Engineering , 11 (1-2), 214-225. Full Text
- Other Articles
  - Allori, AC, Leitman, IM, & Heitman, E. (2008, April). Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: lessons learned from the laparoscopic revolution. Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) , 143 (4), 333-334. Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Sergesketter, AR, Elsamadicy, AA, Lubkin, DT, Harward, SC, Krucoff, KB, Krucoff, MO, Allori, AC, Marcus, JR, & Muh, CR. (2018, October 1). Delayed Cranial Vault Reconstruction for Craniosynostosis: Do Sociodemographic Barriers to Care Have Implications for Outcomes?. Owen Wangensteen Scientific Forum / Annual Clinical Congress of the American-College-of-Surgeons (ACS). Boston, MA. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. Full Text Link to Item
  - Allori, AC, Pien, IJ, Sobol, DL, Carlson, AR, Watkins, S, Aylsworth, AS, Meyer, RE, Pimenta, L, Strauss, R, & Marcus, JR. (2015, October). Long-Term Clinical and Holistic Outcomes in Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Multidisciplinary, Mixed-Methods Approach. Full Text
  - Watkins, S, Meyer, R, Strauss, R, Marcus, JR, Allori, A, Pimenta, L, Harmsen, K, Lipinski, RJ, & Aylsworth, AS. (2015, August). SCHOOL PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN WITH OROFACIAL CLEFTS. Link to Item
  - Maiga, AW, Atisha, D, Nolen, D, Kellogg, R, Christie, B, Ruane, E, Sharma, K, Allori, A, Erdmann, D, & Marcus, J. (2012, September). Factors associated with noncompliance with follow-up care after maxillofacial fractures. Full Text Link to Item
  - Allori, AC, Reformat, DD, Davidson, EH, Allen, RJ, Sailon, AM, Valenzuela, CD, Saadeh, PB, Levine, JP, Ricci, JL, & Warren, SM. (2009, September). Functional analysis of simultaneous dual-differentiation vs multilineage cell coculture for vascularized bone engineering. Full Text
  - Davidson, EH, Reformat, DD, Allori, AC, Clark, E, Allen, RJ, Sailon, AM, Valenzuela, C, Saadeh, PB, & Warren, SM. (2009, September). Flow-perfusion coculture for vascularized bone engineering. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Lin, CD, Sailon, AM, Clark, E, Cretiu-Vasiliu, C, Smay, JE, Ricci, JL, & Warren, SM. (2008, September). Endogenous bone engineering using solid scaffolds with time-released porosity. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Sailon, AM, Clark, E, Cretiu-Vasiliu, C, Smay, J, Ricci, JL, & Warren, SM. (2008, September). Dynamic cell culture for vascularized bone engineering. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Sailon, AM, Karande, T, Smay, JE, Ricci, JL, & Warren, SM. (2008, September). Recreating the native bony environment in vitro. Full Text
  - Allori, AC, Bromage, TG, Ricci, JL, & Warren, SM. (2008, May). Multi-tiered sequential processing and analysis of 3D tissue-engineered constructs. Link to Item
  - Allori, AC, Nguyen, PD, Lin, CD, Sailon, AM, Clark, E, Cretiu-Vasiliu, C, Smay, J, Ricci, JL, & Warren, SM. (2008, May). Carrier-filled solid scaffolds with time-released porosity for endogenous bone engineering. Link to Item
  - Allori, AC, Sailon, AM, Clark, E, Cretiu-Vasiliu, C, Smay, J, Ricci, JL, & Warren, SM. (2008, May). Dynamic cell culture prevents core necrosis and creates meaningful osteoblastic networks in thick 3D tissue-engineered constructs. Link to Item
  - Allori, AC, Sailon, AM, Ricci, JL, & Warren, SM. (2008, May). Home, sweet home: Recreating the native bony environment in vitro using a novel dynamic cell-culture system for bone-biology research. Link to Item
  - Nguyen, PD, Lin, CD, Allori, AC, Reisler, T, Levine, JP, Saadeh, PB, & Warren, SM. (2008, May). Alveolar bone regeneration in a gingivoperiosteoplasty model. Link to Item
  - Nguyen, PD, Lin, CD, Allori, AC, Reisler, T, Schachar, JS, Levine, JP, Saadeh, PB, & Warren, SM. (2008). Interventions for alveolar bone regeneration in a gingivoperiosteoplasty model. Link to Item

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