Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.H.S., Johns Hopkins University 2009
  • M.D., Duke University 1999
  • M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology 1995
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery 2010 - 2015
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery 2008 - 2009
  • Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery 2008
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Esophagus--Cancer--Surgery
  • Lungs--Cancer--Patients
  • Lungs--Cancer--Surgery
  • Mesothelioma
  • Small cell lung cancer
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Access to screening facilities for U.S. populations at risk for lung cancer: A geospatial analysis of access to CT facilities for individuals eligible for lung cancer screening 2017 - 2020
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  Industry Relationships

  • Medtronic (Covidien)
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Raman, Vignesh, Oliver K. Jawitz, Chi-Fu J. Yang, Betty C. Tong, Thomas A. D’Amico, Mark F. Berry, and David H. Harpole. “Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Early Large Cell Lung Neuroendocrine Cancer: A National Analysis..” Ann Thorac Surg 108, no. 2 (August 2019): 377–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.053.
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    • Tailor, Tina D., Betty C. Tong, Junheng Gao, Kingshuk Roy Choudhury, and Geoffrey D. Rubin. “A Geospatial Analysis of Factors Affecting Access to CT Facilities: Implications for Lung Cancer Screening..” J Am Coll Radiol, July 11, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2019.06.020.
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    • Ferket, Bart S., Vinod H. Thourani, Pierre Voisine, Samuel F. Hohmann, Helena L. Chang, Peter K. Smith, Robert E. Michler, et al. “Cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting plus mitral valve repair versus coronary artery bypass grafting alone for moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, July 2, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.06.040.
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    • Klinger, Rebecca Y., Mary Cooter, Tiffany Bisanar, Niccolò Terrando, Miles Berger, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Mark Stafford-Smith, Mark F. Newman, Joseph P. Mathew, and Joseph P. Neurologic Outcomes Research Group of the Duke Heart Center. “Intravenous Lidocaine Does Not Improve Neurologic Outcomes after Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial..” Anesthesiology 130, no. 6 (June 2019): 958–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000002668.
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    • Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging:, Jeffrey P., Patricia M. de Groot, Jonathan H. Chung, Jeanne B. Ackman, Mark F. Berry, Brett W. Carter, Patrick M. Colletti, et al. “ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Noninvasive Clinical Staging of Primary Lung Cancer..” J Am Coll Radiol 16, no. 5S (May 2019): S184–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2019.02.008.
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    • Tong, Betty C., Christina L. Costantino, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Cameron D. Wright, Alain Chapelier, and Shaf Keshavjee. “Carinal surgery: A single-institution experience spanning 2 decades Discussion.” Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 157, no. 5 (May 1, 2019): 2081–83.
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    • Berger, Miles, Deborah Oyeyemi, Mobolaji O. Olurinde, Heather E. Whitson, Kent J. Weinhold, Marty G. Woldorff, Lewis A. Lipsitz, et al. “The INTUIT Study: Investigating Neuroinflammation Underlying Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction..” J Am Geriatr Soc 67, no. 4 (April 2019): 794–98. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15770.
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    • Fernandez, Felix G., Andrzej S. Kosinski, Betty C. Tong, Anthony P. Furnary, Liqi Feng, Mark Onaitis, Daniel Boffa, et al. “Lack of correlation between short- and long-term performance after lung cancer surgery..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 157, no. 4 (April 2019): 1633-1643.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.09.141.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu Jeffrey, Shivani A. Shah, Belle K. Lin, Keith W. VanDusen, Derek Y. Chan, Wendy D. Tan, David N. Ranney, Morgan L. Cox, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Mark F. Berry. “Right-Sided Versus Left-Sided Pneumonectomy After Induction Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..” Ann Thorac Surg 107, no. 4 (April 2019): 1074–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.10.009.
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    • Tong, Betty C., Sunghee Kim, Andrzej Kosinski, Mark W. Onaitis, Daniel J. Boffa, Robert H. Habib, Joe B. Putnam, et al. “Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database for Lobectomy..” Ann Thorac Surg 107, no. 3 (March 2019): 897–902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.07.059.
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    • Crowson, Matthew G., Betty C. Tong, Hui-Jie Lee, Yao Song, Stephanie Misono, Harrison N. Jones, and Seth Cohen. “Vocal Fold Paralysis/Paresis as a Marker for Poor Swallowing Outcomes After Thoracic Surgery Procedures..” Dysphagia, February 23, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-019-09987-8.
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    • Hong, Julian C., Matthew J. Boyer, Daphna Y. Spiegel, Christina D. Williams, Betty C. Tong, Scott L. Shofer, Michael J. Moravan, Michael J. Kelley, and Joseph K. Salama. “Increasing PET Use in Small Cell Lung Cancer: Survival Improvement and Stage Migration in the VA Central Cancer Registry..” J Natl Compr Canc Netw 17, no. 2 (February 2019): 127–39. https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2018.7090.
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    • Tailor, Tina D., Kingshuk R. Choudhury, Betty C. Tong, Jared D. Christensen, Julie A. Sosa, and Geoffrey D. Rubin. “Geographic Access to CT for Lung Cancer Screening: A Census Tract-Level Analysis of Cigarette Smoking in the United States and Driving Distance to a CT Facility..” J Am Coll Radiol 16, no. 1 (January 2019): 15–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2018.07.007.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu Jeffrey, Arvind Kumar, Jacob A. Klapper, Matthew G. Hartwig, Betty C. Tong, David H. Harpole, Mark F. Berry, and Thomas A. D’Amico. “A National Analysis of Long-term Survival Following Thoracoscopic Versus Open Lobectomy for Stage I Non-small-cell Lung Cancer..” Ann Surg 269, no. 1 (January 2019): 163–71. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000002342.
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    • Crowson, Matthew G., Betty C. Tong, Hui-Jie Lee, Yao Song, David H. Harpole, Harrison N. Jones, and Seth Cohen. “Prevalence and resource utilization for vocal fold paralysis/paresis after esophagectomy..” Laryngoscope 128, no. 12 (December 2018): 2815–22. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.27252.
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    • Ackerson, Bradley G., Betty C. Tong, Julian C. Hong, Lin Gu, Junzo Chino, Jacob W. Trotter, Thomas A. D’Amico, et al. “Stereotactic body radiation therapy versus sublobar resection for stage I NSCLC..” Lung Cancer 125 (November 2018): 185–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2018.09.020.
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    • Mulvihill, Michael S., Morgan L. Cox, David C. Becerra, Joshua A. Watson, Soraya L. Voigt, Babatunde A. Yerokun, Paul J. Speicher, Thomas A. D’Amico, Betty Tong, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Higher Use of Surgery Confers Superior Survival in Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..” Ann Thorac Surg 106, no. 5 (November 2018): 1533–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.066.
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    • Boffa, Daniel J., Andrzej S. Kosinski, Anthony P. Furnary, Sunghee Kim, Mark W. Onaitis, Betty C. Tong, Patricia A. Cowper, et al. “Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery Performed by Thoracic Surgeons as Effective as Thoracotomy..” J Clin Oncol 36, no. 23 (August 10, 2018): 2378–85. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2018.77.8977.
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    • Hussaini, Syed Mohammed Qasim, Deng Madut, Betty C. Tong, Elizabeth N. Pavlisko, Wiley A. Schell, John R. Perfect, and Nathan M. Thielman. “Pulmonary blastomycosis presenting as primary lung cancer..” Bmc Infect Dis 18, no. 1 (July 18, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3244-0.
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    • Shammas, Ronnie L., Nathan Mela, Scott Wallace, Betty C. Tong, Joel Huber, and Suhail K. Mithani. “Conjoint Analysis of Treatment Preferences for Nondisplaced Scaphoid Fractures..” J Hand Surg Am 43, no. 7 (July 2018): 678.e1-678.e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.12.021.
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    • Donington, Jessica S., Young Tae Kim, Betty Tong, Andre L. Moreira, Jamie Bessich, Kathleen D. Weiss, Yolonda L. Colson, et al. “Progress in the Management of Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in 2017..” J Thorac Oncol 13, no. 6 (June 2018): 767–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2018.04.002.
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    • Gulack, Brian C., Katherine A. Kirkwood, Wei Shi, Peter K. Smith, John H. Alexander, Sandra G. Burks, Annetine C. Gelijns, et al. “Secondary surgical-site infection after coronary artery bypass grafting: A multi-institutional prospective cohort study..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 155, no. 4 (April 2018): 1555-1562.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.10.078.
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    • Klinger, Rebecca Y., Olga G. James, Salvador Borges-Neto, Tiffany Bisanar, Yi-Ju Li, Wenjing Qi, Miles Berger, et al. “18F-florbetapir Positron Emission Tomography-determined Cerebral β-Amyloid Deposition and Neurocognitive Performance after Cardiac Surgery..” Anesthesiology 128, no. 4 (April 2018): 728–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000002103.
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    • Wood, Douglas E., Ella A. Kazerooni, Scott L. Baum, George A. Eapen, David S. Ettinger, Lifang Hou, David M. Jackman, et al. “Lung Cancer Screening, Version 3.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology..” J Natl Compr Canc Netw 16, no. 4 (April 2018): 412–41. https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2018.0020.
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    • Fernandez, Felix G., Andrzej S. Kosinski, Anthony P. Furnary, Mark Onaitis, Sunghee Kim, Robert H. Habib, Betty C. Tong, et al. “Differential effects of operative complications on survival after surgery for primary lung cancer..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 155, no. 3 (March 2018): 1254-1264.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.09.149.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu Jeffrey, Frances McSherry, Nicholas R. Mayne, Xiaofei Wang, Mark F. Berry, Betty Tong, David H. Harpole, et al. “Surgical Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Ipilimumab for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..” Ann Thorac Surg 105, no. 3 (March 2018): 924–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.09.030.
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    • Tandberg, Daniel J., Betty C. Tong, Bradley G. Ackerson, and Chris R. Kelsey. “Surgery versus stereotactic body radiation therapy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer: A comprehensive review..” Cancer 124, no. 4 (February 15, 2018): 667–78. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.31196.
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    • Onaitis, Mark W., Anthony P. Furnary, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Sunghee Kim, Daniel Boffa, Betty C. Tong, Patricia Cowper, et al. “Prediction of Long-Term Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery for Elderly Patients in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database..” Ann Thorac Surg 105, no. 1 (January 2018): 309–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.06.071.
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    • Tong, Betty C. “Lung cancer screening: No more excuses..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 155, no. 1 (January 2018): 369–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.08.090.
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    • Yi, John S., Neal Ready, Patrick Healy, Chelsae Dumbauld, Robyn Osborne, Mark Berry, Debra Shoemaker, et al. “Immune Activation in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Plus Ipilimumab..” Clin Cancer Res 23, no. 24 (December 15, 2017): 7474–82. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-2005.
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    • Karhausen, Jörn A., Alan M. Smeltz, Igor Akushevich, Mary Cooter, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Mark Stafford-Smith, Susan M. Martinelli, Manuel L. Fontes, and Miklos D. Kertai. “Platelet Counts and Postoperative Stroke After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery..” Anesth Analg 125, no. 4 (October 2017): 1129–39. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000002187.
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    • Miranda, Leah S., Santanu Datta, Anne C. Melzer, Renda Soylemez Wiener, James M. Davis, Betty C. Tong, Sara E. Golden, and Christopher G. Slatore. “Rationale and Design of the Lung Cancer Screening Implementation. Evaluation of Patient-Centered Care Study..” Ann Am Thorac Soc 14, no. 10 (October 2017): 1581–90. https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201705-378SD.
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    • Anderson, Kevin L., Michael S. Mulvihill, Babatunde A. Yerokun, Paul J. Speicher, Thomas A. D’Amico, Betty C. Tong, Mark F. Berry, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Induction chemotherapy for T3N0M0 non-small-cell lung cancer increases the rate of complete resection but does not confer improved survival..” Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 52, no. 2 (August 1, 2017): 370–77. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezx091.
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    • Tong, Betty C. “In the eye of the beholder..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 154, no. 2 (August 2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.03.135.
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    • Tandberg, Daniel J., Chris R. Kelsey, Thomas A. D’Amico, Jeffrey Crawford, Junzo P. Chino, Betty C. Tong, Neal E. Ready, and Ato Wright. “Patterns of Failure After Surgery for Non-Small-cell Lung Cancer Invading the Chest Wall..” Clin Lung Cancer 18, no. 4 (July 2017): e259–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cllc.2016.11.008.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu Jeffrey, Derek Y. Chan, Paul J. Speicher, Brian C. Gulack, Betty C. Tong, Matthew G. Hartwig, Christopher R. Kelsey, Thomas A. D’Amico, Mark F. Berry, and David H. Harpole. “Surgery Versus Optimal Medical Management for N1 Small Cell Lung Cancer..” Ann Thorac Surg 103, no. 6 (June 2017): 1767–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.043.
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    • Giattino, Charles M., Jacob E. Gardner, Faris M. Sbahi, Kenneth C. Roberts, Mary Cooter, Eugene Moretti, Jeffrey N. Browndyke, et al. “Intraoperative Frontal Alpha-Band Power Correlates with Preoperative Neurocognitive Function in Older Adults..” Front Syst Neurosci 11 (2017). https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2017.00024.
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    • Tong, Betty C. “Less is more..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 153, no. 1 (January 2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.10.020.
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    • Gulack, Brian C., Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Paul J. Speicher, Babatunde A. Yerokun, Betty C. Tong, Mark W. Onaitis, Thomas A. D’Amico, David H. Harpole, Matthew G. Hartwig, and Mark F. Berry. “A Risk Score to Assist Selecting Lobectomy Versus Sublobar Resection for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..” Ann Thorac Surg 102, no. 6 (December 2016): 1814–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.032.
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    • Tong, Betty C., Scott Wallace, Matthew G. Hartwig, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Joel C. Huber. “Patient Preferences in Treatment Choices for Early-Stage Lung Cancer..” Ann Thorac Surg 102, no. 6 (December 2016): 1837–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.031.
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    • Speicher, Paul J., Zachary W. Fitch, Brian C. Gulack, Chi-Fu J. Yang, Betty C. Tong, David H. Harpole, Thomas A. D’Amico, Mark F. Berry, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Induction Chemotherapy is Not Superior to a Surgery-First Strategy for Clinical N1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..” Ann Thorac Surg 102, no. 3 (September 2016): 884–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.065.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu Jeffrey, Nicholas R. Mayne, Hanghang Wang, Ryan R. Meyerhoff, Sameer Hirji, Betty C. Tong, Matthew Hartwig, David Harpole, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Mark Berry. “Outcomes of Major Lung Resection After Induction Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Elderly Patients..” Ann Thorac Surg 102, no. 3 (September 2016): 962–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.088.
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    • Tong, Betty Caroline. “TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 152, no. 2 (August 2016): 317–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.04.080.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu Jeffrey, Robert Ryan Meyerhoff, Nicholas Ryan Mayne, Terry Singhapricha, Christopher B. Toomey, Paul J. Speicher, Matthew G. Hartwig, et al. “Long-term survival following open versus thoracoscopic lobectomy after preoperative chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer..” Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 49, no. 6 (June 2016): 1615–23. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv428.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu Jeffrey, Syed M. Adil, Kevin L. Anderson, Robert Ryan Meyerhoff, Ryan S. Turley, Matthew G. Hartwig, David H. Harpole, et al. “Impact of patient selection and treatment strategies on outcomes after lobectomy for biopsy-proven stage IIIA pN2 non-small cell lung cancer..” Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 49, no. 6 (June 2016): 1607–13. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv431.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu Jeffrey, Derek Y. Chan, Paul J. Speicher, Brian C. Gulack, Xiaofei Wang, Matthew G. Hartwig, Mark W. Onaitis, et al. “Role of Adjuvant Therapy in a Population-Based Cohort of Patients With Early-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer..” J Clin Oncol 34, no. 10 (April 1, 2016): 1057–64. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2015.63.8171.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu Jeffrey, Zhifei Sun, Paul J. Speicher, Shakir M. Saud, Brian C. Gulack, Matthew G. Hartwig, David H. Harpole, et al. “Use and Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Lobectomy for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Data Base..” Ann Thorac Surg 101, no. 3 (March 2016): 1037–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.11.018.
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    • Erhunmwunsee, Loretta, and Betty C. Tong. “Preoperative Evaluation and Indications for Pulmonary Metastasectomy..” Thorac Surg Clin 26, no. 1 (February 2016): 7–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thorsurg.2015.09.002.
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    • Kara, H Volkan, Stafford S. Balderson, Betty C. Tong, and Thomas A. D’Amico. “Video assisted transaxillary first rib resection in treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)..” Ann Cardiothorac Surg 5, no. 1 (January 2016): 67–69. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2015.08.09.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu J., Derek Y. Chan, Brian C. Gulack, Paul J. Speicher, Mark W. Onaitis, Betty C. Tong, Thomas A. D’Amico, David Harpole, Mark F. Berry, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Wedge Resection vs Segmentectomy for Patients with T1A N0 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.” Journal of Thoracic Oncology 10, no. 9 (September 1, 2015): S242–S242.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu J., Derek Y. Chan, Brian C. Gulack, Paul J. Speicher, Matthew G. Hartwig, Mark F. Berry, Betty C. Tong, Mark W. Onaitis, Thomas A. D’Amico, and David Harpole. “Survival after Surgery for pN1 and pN2 Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Comparison with Surgical Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.” Journal of Thoracic Oncology 10, no. 9 (September 1, 2015): S399–400.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu J., Derek Y. Chan, Paul J. Speicher, Brian C. Gulack, Mark W. Onaitis, Matthew G. Hartwig, Betty C. Tong, Mark F. Berry, Thomas A. D’Amico, and David Harpole. “Long-Term Survival after Surgery for Pathologic N1 and N2 Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Comparison with Nonoperative Management.” Journal of Thoracic Oncology 10, no. 9 (September 1, 2015): S193–94.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu J., Syed M. Adil, Robert R. Meyerhoff, Kevin L. Anderson, Sameer A. Hirji, David Harpole, Betty C. Tong, et al. “Impact of Radiation on Recurrence Patterns and Survival for Patients Undergoing Lobectomy for Stage IIIA-pN2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.” Journal of Thoracic Oncology 10, no. 9 (September 1, 2015): S573–S573.
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    • Berry, Mark F., Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Matthew G. Hartwig, Betty C. Tong, David H. Harpole, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Mark W. Onaitis. “Impact of Pulmonary Function Measurements on Long-Term Survival After Lobectomy for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..” Ann Thorac Surg 100, no. 1 (July 2015): 271–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.076.
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    • Stevenson, Marvaretta, Jared Christensen, Debra Shoemaker, Traci Foster, William T. Barry, Betty C. Tong, Momen Wahidi, et al. “Tumor acquisition for biomarker research in lung cancer..” Cancer Invest 32, no. 6 (July 2014): 291–98. https://doi.org/10.3109/07357907.2014.911880.
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    • Moremen, Jacob R., Betty C. Tong, and Duykhanh P. Ceppa. “Thoracoscopic superior segmentectomy..” Ann Cardiothorac Surg 3, no. 2 (March 2014): 202–3. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2014.02.02.
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    • Christensen, Jared D., and Betty C. Tong. “Computed tomography screening for lung cancer: where are we now?.” N C Med J 74, no. 5 (September 2013): 406–10.
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    • Tong, Betty C., Joel C. Huber, Deborah D. Ascheim, John D. Puskas, T Bruce Ferguson, Eugene H. Blackstone, and Peter K. Smith. “Weighting composite endpoints in clinical trials: essential evidence for the heart team..” Ann Thorac Surg 94, no. 6 (December 2012): 1908–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.027.
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    • Ceppa, DuyKhanh P., Andrzej S. Kosinski, Mark F. Berry, Betty C. Tong, David H. Harpole, John D. Mitchell, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Mark W. Onaitis. “Thoracoscopic lobectomy has increasing benefit in patients with poor pulmonary function: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database analysis..” Ann Surg 256, no. 3 (September 2012): 487–93. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0b013e318265819c.
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    • Meyerson, Shari L., Betty C. Tong, Stafford S. Balderson, Thomas A. D’Amico, Joseph D. Phillips, Malcolm M. DeCamp, and Debra A. DaRosa. “Needs assessment for an errors-based curriculum on thoracoscopic lobectomy..” Ann Thorac Surg 94, no. 2 (August 2012): 368–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.023.
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    • Tong, Betty C., Monica R. Gustafson, Stafford S. Balderson, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Shari L. Meyerson. “Validation of a thoracoscopic lobectomy simulator..” Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 42, no. 2 (August 2012): 364–69. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs012.
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    • Berry, Mark F., Mark W. Onaitis, Betty C. Tong, Stafford S. Balderson, David H. Harpole, and Thomas A. D’Amico. “Feasibility of hybrid thoracoscopic lobectomy and en-bloc chest wall resection..” Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 41, no. 4 (April 2012): 888–92. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezr150.
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    • Shah, Asad A., Michael E. Barfield, Chris R. Kelsey, Mark W. Onaitis, Betty Tong, David Harpole, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Mark F. Berry. “Outcomes after surgical management of synchronous bilateral primary lung cancers..” Ann Thorac Surg 93, no. 4 (April 2012): 1055–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.12.070.
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    • Klapper, J. A., and B. C. Tong. “The Role of Thoracic Surgery in Palliative Care: A Review.” Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine 02, no. 07 (2012): 133–133. https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7386.1000133.
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    • Tong, Betty C., and David H. Harpole. “Molecular markers for incidence, prognosis, and response to therapy..” Surg Oncol Clin N Am 21, no. 1 (January 2012): 161–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soc.2011.09.007.
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    • Ceppa, Duykhanh P., Ian J. Welsby, Tracy Y. Wang, Mark W. Onaitis, Betty C. Tong, David H. Harpole, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Mark F. Berry. “Perioperative management of patients on clopidogrel (Plavix) undergoing major lung resection..” Ann Thorac Surg 92, no. 6 (December 2011): 1971–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.07.052.
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    • D’Amico, Thomas A., Betty C. Tong, Mark F. Berry, William R. Burfeind, and Mark W. Onaitis. “Incorporating research into thoracic surgery practice..” Thorac Surg Clin 21, no. 3 (August 2011): 369–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thorsurg.2011.04.004.
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    • Berry, Mark F., Mark W. Onaitis, Betty C. Tong, David H. Harpole, and Thomas A. D’Amico. “A model for morbidity after lung resection in octogenarians..” Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 39, no. 6 (June 2011): 989–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.09.038.
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    • Swaminathan, Madhav, Alina Nicoara, Barbara G. Phillips-Bute, Nicolas Aeschlimann, Carmelo A. Milano, G Burkhard Mackensen, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, et al. “Utility of a simple algorithm to grade diastolic dysfunction and predict outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery..” Ann Thorac Surg 91, no. 6 (June 2011): 1844–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.008.
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    • Berry, Mark F., B Zane Atkins, Betty C. Tong, David H. Harpole, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Mark W. Onaitis. “A comprehensive evaluation for aspiration after esophagectomy reduces the incidence of postoperative pneumonia..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 140, no. 6 (December 2010): 1266–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.08.038.
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    • Person, A. K., S. M. Chudgar, B. L. Norton, B. C. Tong, and J. E. Stout. “Aspergillus niger: an unusual cause of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis..” J Med Microbiol 59, no. Pt 7 (July 2010): 834–38. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.018309-0.
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    • Berry, Mark F., Nestor R. Villamizar-Ortiz, Betty C. Tong, William R. Burfeind, David H. Harpole, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Mark W. Onaitis. “Pulmonary function tests do not predict pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic lobectomy..” Ann Thorac Surg 89, no. 4 (April 2010): 1044–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.12.065.
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    • Tong, Betty C., Jennifer Hanna, Eric M. Toloza, Mark W. Onaitis, Thomas A. D’Amico, David H. Harpole, and William R. Burfeind. “Outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication..” Ann Thorac Surg 89, no. 1 (January 2010): 220–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.021.
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    • Berry, Mark F., Jennifer Hanna, Betty C. Tong, William R. Burfeind, David H. Harpole, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Mark W. Onaitis. “Risk factors for morbidity after lobectomy for lung cancer in elderly patients..” Ann Thorac Surg 88, no. 4 (October 2009): 1093–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.012.
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    • Burfeind, William R., Betty C. Tong, Erin O’Branski, James E. Herndon, Eric M. Toloza, Thomas A. D’Amico, Linda H. Harpole, and David H. Harpole. “Quality of life outcomes are equivalent after lobectomy in the elderly..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 136, no. 3 (September 2008): 597–604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.093.
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    • Tong, Betty C., and David H. Harpole. “Audit, quality control, and performance in thoracic surgery: a North American perspective..” Thorac Surg Clin 17, no. 3 (August 2007): 379–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thorsurg.2007.08.003.
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    • Masasyesva, Brett G., Betty C. Tong, Malcolm V. Brock, Thomas Pilkington, David Goldenberg, David Sidransky, Susan Harden, William H. Westra, and Joseph Califano. “Molecular margin analysis predicts local recurrence after sublobar resection of lung cancer..” Int J Cancer 113, no. 6 (March 1, 2005): 1022–25. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.20683.
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    • Tong, Betty C., and Adrian Barbul. “Cellular and physiological effects of arginine..” Mini Rev Med Chem 4, no. 8 (October 2004): 823–32. https://doi.org/10.2174/1389557043403305.
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    • Tong, Betty C., Karan Dhir, Patrick K. Ha, William H. Westra, Blanche P. Alter, David Sidransky, Wayne M. Koch, and Joseph A. Califano. “Use of single nucleotide polymorphism arrays to identify a novel region of loss on chromosome 6q in squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity..” Head Neck 26, no. 4 (April 2004): 345–52. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.10391.
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    • Xing, Mingzhao, Henning Usadel, Yoram Cohen, Yutaka Tokumaru, Zhongmin Guo, William B. Westra, Betty C. Tong, et al. “Methylation of the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor gene in epithelial thyroid tumors: a marker of malignancy and a cause of gene silencing..” Cancer Res 63, no. 9 (May 1, 2003): 2316–21.
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    • Tong, Betty C., Patrick K. Ha, Karan Dhir, Mingzhao Xing, William H. Westra, David Sidransky, and Joseph A. Califano. “Mitochondrial DNA alterations in thyroid cancer..” J Surg Oncol 82, no. 3 (March 2003): 170–73. https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.10202.
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    • Ha, Patrick K., Betty C. Tong, William H. Westra, Montserrat Sanchez-Cespedes, Paola Parrella, Marianna Zahurak, David Sidransky, and Joseph A. Califano. “Mitochondrial C-tract alteration in premalignant lesions of the head and neck: a marker for progression and clonal proliferation..” Clin Cancer Res 8, no. 7 (July 2002): 2260–65.
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    • Geetha, Duvuru, Betty C. Tong, Lorraine Racusen, Jay S. Markowitz, and William H. Westra. “Bladder carcinoma in a transplant recipient: evidence to implicate the BK human polyomavirus as a causal transforming agent..” Transplantation 73, no. 12 (June 27, 2002): 1933–36. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007890-200206270-00015.
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    • Ha, Patrick K., Sara I. Pai, William H. Westra, Maura L. Gillison, Betty C. Tong, David Sidransky, and Joseph A. Califano. “Real-time quantitative PCR demonstrates low prevalence of human papillomavirus type 16 in premalignant and malignant lesions of the oral cavity..” Clin Cancer Res 8, no. 5 (May 2002): 1203–9.
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    • Maxwell, G. L., J. I. Risinger, B. Tong, H. Shaw, J. C. Barrett, A. Berchuck, and P. A. Futreal. “Mutation of the PTEN tumor suppressor gene is not a feature of ovarian cancers..” Gynecol Oncol 70, no. 1 (July 1998): 13–16. https://doi.org/10.1006/gyno.1998.5039.
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    • Matsumoto, T., P. Delafontaine, K. J. Schnetzer, B. C. Tong, and R. M. Nerem. “Effect of uniaxial, cyclic stretch on the morphology of monocytes/macrophages in culture..” J Biomech Eng 118, no. 3 (August 1996): 420–22. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2796026.
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    • Zimber, M. P., B. Tong, N. Dunkelman, R. Pavelec, D. Grande, L. New, and A. F. Purchio. “TGF-β Promotes the Growth of Bovine Chondrocytes in Monolayer Culture and the Formation of Cartilage Tissue on Three-Dimensional Scaffolds.” Tissue Engineering 1, no. 3 (September 1, 1995): 289–300. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.1995.1.289.
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  • Book Sections

    • Tong, B. C., and D. H. Harpole. “Molecular prognostication of lung cancer.” In Principles and Practice of Lung Cancer: The Official Reference Text of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC): Fourth Edition, 147–62, 2012.

  • Other Articles

    • Zwischenberger, Brittany A., Thomas A. D’Amico, and Betty C. Tong. “How I Teach a Thoracoscopic Lobectomy..” Ann Thorac Surg, March 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.12.033.
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    • Tong, Betty C. “A stitch (or scan) in time saves nine..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, September 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.07.029.
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    • Tong, Betty C. “Imagine all the people.....” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, June 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.03.030.
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    • Tong, Betty C. “Invited commentary..” Ann Thorac Surg, November 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.018.
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    • Berry, M. F., Z. Atkins, B. C. Tong, D. H. Harpole, T. A. D’Amico, and M. W. Onaitis. “A comprehensive evaluation for aspiration after esophagectomy reduces the incidence of postoperative pneumonia.” Dysphagia, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-011-9343-3.
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    • Tong, Betty C. “Invited commentary..” Ann Thorac Surg, November 2010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.07.027.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Hong, Julian C., Matthew Boyer, Daphna Spiegel, Christina D. Williams, Betty Caroline Tong, Scott Shofer, Michael James Moravan, Michael J. Kelley, and Joseph Kamel Salama. “Improved survival of small cell lung cancer in the veterans health administration from 2000-2010: Association with increasing utilization of PET staging..” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36:e20571–e20571. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e20571.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu Jeffrey, Derek Y. Chan, Babatunde Yerokun, Xiaofei F. Wang, Betty Caroline Tong, Thomas A. D’Amico, Mark W. Onaitis, Matthew G. Hartwig, Mark F. Berry, and David Harpole. “Surgery versus optimal medical management of early-stage small cell lung cancer..” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 34:8511–8511. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2016. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.8511.
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