Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Chief Resident-Pediatric Surgery, Surgery, Boston University 2013 - 2014
  • Associate Chief Resident-Pediatric Surgery, Surgery, Boston University 2012 - 2013
  • Chief Resident-General Surgery, Surgery, Duke University 2011 - 2012
  • Senior Resident-General Surgery, Surgery, Duke University 2009 - 2011
  • Research Fellow-Surgery & Pediatric Blood & Marror Tx Program, Surgery, Duke University 2007 - 2009
  • Junior Resident-General Surgery, Surgery, Duke University 2006 - 2007
  • Intern-General Surgery, Surgery, Duke University 2005 - 2006
  • M.D., Harvard Medical School 2005
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Pediatric General Surgery, Surgery 2014 - 2020
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • ENhancing Recovery In CHildren Undergoing Surgery (ENRICH-US) for Inflammatory Bowel Disease awarded by Northwestern University 2019 - 2023
  • Perioperative Tissue Penetration of Antimicrobials in Infants awarded by Thrasher Research Fund 2020 - 2022
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Marcelo Cerullo, Neha Arjunji, Harold J. Leraas, Steven Thornton, Kadiyala Ravindra, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Improved survival and higher rates of surgical resection associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in children as compared to young adults.” Int J Cancer 151, no. 12 (December 15, 2022): 2206–14. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.34215.
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    • Harris, Courtney J., Irene Helenowski, Andrew J. Murphy, Sara A. Mansfield, Michael P. LaQuaglia, Todd E. Heaton, Michele Cavalli, et al. “Implications of Tumor Characteristics and Treatment Modality on Local Recurrence and Functional Outcomes in Children With Chest Wall Sarcoma: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative Study.” Ann Surg 276, no. 6 (December 1, 2022): e969–75. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000004579.
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    • Al-Hadidi, Ameer, Hannah N. Rinehardt, Pattamon Sutthatarn, Lindsay J. Talbot, Andrew J. Murphy, Richard Whitlock, Sienna Condon, et al. “Incidence and management of pleural effusions in patients with Wilms tumor: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study.” Int J Cancer 151, no. 10 (November 15, 2022): 1696–1702. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.34188.
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    • Farrow, Norma E., Jina Kim, Steven Wolf, Samantha M. Thomas, Lindsay Olson, Paul J. Mosca, Georgia M. Beasley, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Examining the role of wide excision margins in pediatric melanoma: A National Cancer Database analysis.” Pediatr Blood Cancer 69, no. 11 (November 2022): e29884. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.29884.
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    • Rich, Barrie S., Joanna Fishbein, Timothy Lautz, Nathan S. Rubalcava, Tanvi Kartal, Erika Newman, Pei En Wok, et al. “Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: A multi-institutional study from the Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative.” Int J Cancer 151, no. 7 (October 1, 2022): 1059–67. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.34132.
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    • Thornton, Steven W., Harold J. Leraas, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Taking Steps to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Surgical Workforce: Rejecting Credit Scores for Evaluation of Residency and Fellowship Applicants.” Jama Surg 157, no. 9 (September 1, 2022): 755–56. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1065.
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    • Cramm, Shannon L., Aaron M. Lipskar, Dionne A. Graham, Shaun M. Kunisaki, Cornelia L. Griggs, Myron Allukian, Robert T. Russell, et al. “Association of Gangrenous, Suppurative, and Exudative Findings With Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Children With Nonperforated Appendicitis.” Jama Surg 157, no. 8 (August 1, 2022): 685–92. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1928.
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    • McDaniel, Charles Griffin, Sarah J. Commander, Isabel DeLaura, Sarah Cantrell, Harold J. Leraas, Carrie B. Moore, Christopher R. Reed, Kristy S. Pahl, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Coagulation Abnormalities and Clinical Complications in Children With SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review of 48,322 Patients.” J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 44, no. 6 (August 1, 2022): 323–35. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0000000000002321.
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    • Morgan, Katrina M., K Tinsley Anderson, Michael E. Johnston, Roshni Dasgupta, John J. Crowley, Aodhnait S. Fahy, Eveline Lapidus-Krol, et al. “Interhospital variability in localization techniques for small pulmonary nodules in children: A pediatric surgical oncology research collaborative study.” J Pediatr Surg 57, no. 6 (June 2022): 1013–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.01.061.
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    • Aldrink, Jennifer H., Richard D. Glick, Reto M. Baertschiger, Afif N. Kulaylat, Timothy B. Lautz, Emily Christison-Lagay, Christa N. Grant, et al. “Update on pediatric testicular germ cell tumors.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery 57, no. 4 (April 2022): 690–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.04.001.
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    • Schaps, Diego, Harold J. Leraas, Henry E. Rice, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Surgical Site Infection in Children with Neuromuscular Disorders after Laparoscopic Gastrostomy: A Propensity-Matched National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatrics Database Analysis.” Surg Infect (Larchmt) 23, no. 3 (April 2022): 226–31. https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2021.281.
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    • Reed, Christopher R., Desiree Bonadonna, James C. Otto, Charles Griffin McDaniel, Charlene Vongai Chabata, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, James Frederiksen, et al. “Aptamer-based factor IXa inhibition preserves hemostasis and prevents thrombosis in a piglet model of ECMO.” Mol Ther Nucleic Acids 27 (March 8, 2022): 524–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omtn.2021.12.011.
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    • Grant, Christa N., Daniel Rhee, Elisabeth T. Tracy, Jennifer H. Aldrink, Reto M. Baertschiger, Timothy B. Lautz, Richard D. Glick, David A. Rodeberg, Peter F. Ehrlich, and Emily Christison-Lagay. “Pediatric solid tumors and associated cancer predisposition syndromes: Workup, management, and surveillance. A summary from the APSA Cancer Committee.” J Pediatr Surg 57, no. 3 (March 2022): 430–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.08.008.
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    • Thornton, Steven W., Diego Schaps, Harold J. Leraas, David C. Gordon, Zachary Ginsberg, Cory J. Vatsaas, Emily Greenwald, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Use of a Structured Observation Tool to Promote Medical Student Engagement in Trauma Resuscitations.” J Surg Educ 79, no. 6 (2022): 1422–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.05.017.
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    • Tarnasky, Aaron M., Meredith A. Achey, Luke P. Wachsmuth, Hannah Williamson, Samantha M. Thomas, Sarah Jane Commander, Harold Leraas, Tim Driscoll, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Non-inferiority of fragmented care for high-risk pediatric neuroblastoma patients: a single institution analysis.” Pediatr Hematol Oncol 38, no. 8 (November 2021): 731–44. https://doi.org/10.1080/08880018.2021.1922557.
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    • Simmons, Kirsten L., Jason C. Chandrapal, Steven Wolf, Henry E. Rice, Elisabeth E. Tracy, Tamara Fitzgerald, Gina-Maria Pomann, and Jonathan C. Routh. “Open versus minimally-invasive surgical techniques in pediatric renal tumors: A population-level analysis of in-hospital outcomes.” J Pediatr Urol 17, no. 4 (August 2021): 534.e1-534.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.03.010.
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    • Tarnasky, Aaron M., Lindsey A. Olivere, Leila Ledbetter, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Examining the Effect of Travel Distance to Pediatric Cancer Centers and Rurality on Survival and Treatment Experiences: A Systematic Review.” J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 43, no. 5 (July 1, 2021): 159–71. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0000000000002095.
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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Marcelo Cerullo, Harold J. Leraas, Christopher R. Reed, Meredith A. Achey, Lucas P. Wachsmuth, Gary R. Schooler, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Hepatic vascular malignancies in children are associated with increased rates of surgical resection and improved overall survival compared with adults.” Pediatr Blood Cancer 68, no. 5 (May 2021): e28864. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.28864.
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    • Grant, Christa N., Jennifer Aldrink, Timothy B. Lautz, Elisabeth T. Tracy, Daniel S. Rhee, Reto M. Baertschiger, Roshni Dasgupta, Peter F. Ehrlich, and David A. Rodeberg. “Lymphadenopathy in children: A streamlined approach for the surgeon - A report from the APSA Cancer Committee.” J Pediatr Surg 56, no. 2 (February 2021): 274–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.09.058.
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    • Robinson, Victoria, Meredith A. Achey, Uttara P. Nag, Christopher R. Reed, Kristy S. Pahl, Rachel G. Greenberg, Reese H. Clark, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Thrombosis in infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: Analysis of a large national database.” J Thromb Haemost 19, no. 2 (February 2021): 400–407. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.15144.
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    • Many, Benjamin T., Timothy B. Lautz, Sarah Dobrozsi, Katheryn Hope Wilkinson, Jenna Rossoff, Annie Le-Nguyen, Nawar Dakhallah, et al. “Appendectomy Versus Observation for Appendicitis in Neutropenic Children With Cancer.” Pediatrics 147, no. 2 (February 2021). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-027797.
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    • Gurria, Juan P., Marcus M. Malek, Todd E. Heaton, Alison Gehred, Timothy B. Lautz, Daniel S. Rhee, Elisabeth T. Tracy, et al. “Minimally invasive surgery for abdominal and thoracic neuroblastic tumors: A systematic review by the APSA Cancer committee.” J Pediatr Surg 55, no. 11 (November 2020): 2260–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.02.019.
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    • Malek, Marcus M., Christopher A. Behr, Jennifer H. Aldrink, Roshni Dasgupta, Todd E. Heaton, Alison Gehred, Timothy B. Lautz, et al. “Minimally invasive surgery for pediatric renal tumors: A systematic review by the APSA Cancer Committee.” J Pediatr Surg 55, no. 11 (November 2020): 2251–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.03.019.
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    • Rhee, Daniel S., David A. Rodeberg, Reto M. Baertschiger, Jennifer H. Aldrink, Timothy B. Lautz, Christa Grant, Rebecka L. Meyers, et al. “Update on pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: A report from the APSA Cancer Committee.” J Pediatr Surg 55, no. 10 (October 2020): 1987–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.06.015.
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    • Aldrink, Jennifer H., Stephanie Polites, Timothy B. Lautz, Marcus M. Malek, Daniel Rhee, Jennifer Bruny, Emily R. Christison-Lagay, et al. “What's new in pediatric melanoma: An update from the APSA cancer committee.” J Pediatr Surg 55, no. 9 (September 2020): 1714–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.09.036.
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    • Harris, Courtney J., Alicia M. Waters, Elisabeth T. Tracy, Emily Christison-Lagay, Reto M. Baertshiger, Peter Ehrlich, Shahab Abdessalam, et al. “Precision oncology: A primer for pediatric surgeons from the APSA cancer committee.” J Pediatr Surg 55, no. 9 (September 2020): 1706–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.10.017.
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    • Vasudevan, Sanjeev A., Tu-Anh N. Ha, Huirong Zhu, Todd E. Heaton, Michael P. LaQuaglia, Joseph T. Murphy, Wesley E. Barry, et al. “Pancreaticoduodenectomy for the treatment of pancreatic neoplasms in children: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study.” Pediatr Blood Cancer 67, no. 9 (September 2020): e28425. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.28425.
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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Jamie Gao, Erin K. Zinkhan, Gloria Heresi, Sherry E. Courtney, Adrian P. Lavery, Paula Delmore, et al. “Safety of Metronidazole in Late Pre-term and Term Infants with Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections.” Pediatr Infect Dis J 39, no. 9 (September 2020): e245–48. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000002698.
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    • Reed, Christopher R., Desiree Bonadonna, Jeffrey Everitt, Victoria Robinson, James Otto, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Coagulopathy Characterized by Rotational Thromboelastometry in a Porcine Pediatric ECMO Model.” J Extra Corpor Technol 52, no. 3 (September 2020): 203–11. https://doi.org/10.1182/ject-2000011.
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    • Reed, Christopher Robert, Christopher Cameron McCoy, Uttara Nag, Andrew B. Nixon, James Otto, Jeffrey Harold Lawson, Andrew J. Lodge, Joseph W. Turek, and Elisabeth Tomlinson Tracy. “Proteomic Analysis of Infants Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass Using Contemporary Ontological Tools.” J Surg Res 246 (February 2020): 83–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.08.019.
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    • Achey, Meredith A., Uttara P. Nag, Victoria L. Robinson, Christopher R. Reed, Gowthami M. Arepally, Jerrold H. Levy, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “The Developing Balance of Thrombosis and Hemorrhage in Pediatric Surgery: Clinical Implications of Age-Related Changes in Hemostasis.” Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 26 (2020): 1076029620929092. https://doi.org/10.1177/1076029620929092.
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    • Alkazemi, M Hassan, Zachary R. Dionise, Ruiyang Jiang, Steven Wolf, Gina-Maria Pomann, Elisabeth T. Tracy, Henry E. Rice, and Jonathan C. Routh. “Partial and radical nephrectomy in children, adolescents, and young adults: Equivalent readmissions and postoperative complications.” J Pediatr Surg 54, no. 11 (November 2019): 2343–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.05.018.
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    • Holl, E. K., J. C. Routh, A. W. Johnston, V. Frazier, H. E. Rice, E. T. Tracy, and S. K. Nair. “Immune expression in children with Wilms tumor: a pilot study.” J Pediatr Urol 15, no. 5 (October 2019): 441.e1-441.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpurol.2019.03.011.
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    • Dieffenbach, B. V., B. D. Nath, E. T. Tracy, and H. B. Kim. “Management of symptomatic neonatal aortic thrombosis: When is surgery indicated?” Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 47 (August 1, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2019.101247.
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    • Leraas, Harold J., Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Uttara P. Nag, Jina Kim, Brian Ezekian, Christopher R. Reed, Henry E. Rice, Elisabeth T. Tracy, and Obinna O. Adibe. “Cervical seatbelt sign is not associated with blunt cerebrovascular injury in children: A review of the national trauma databank.” Am J Surg 218, no. 1 (July 2019): 100–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.10.006.
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    • Reed, Christopher R., Hannah Williamson, Cory Vatsaas, Reed Kamyszek, Harold J. Leraas, Candice Ray, James Otto, Tamara Fitzgerald, Suresh Agarwal, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Higher mortality in pediatric and adult trauma patients with traumatic coagulopathy, using age-adjusted diagnostic criteria.” Surgery 165, no. 6 (June 2019): 1108–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2019.03.003.
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    • Kamyszek, Reed W., Harold J. Leraas, Christopher Reed, Candice M. Ray, Uttara P. Nag, Jessica L. Poisson, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Massive transfusion in the pediatric population: A systematic review and summary of best-evidence practice strategies.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 86, no. 4 (April 2019): 744–54. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002188.
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    • Ezekian, Brian, Harold J. Leraas, Brian R. Englum, Brian F. Gilmore, Christopher Reed, Tamara N. Fitzgerald, Henry E. Rice, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Outcomes of laparoscopic resection of Meckel's diverticulum are equivalent to open laparotomy.” J Pediatr Surg 54, no. 3 (March 2019): 507–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.03.010.
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    • Kamyszek, Reed W., Harold J. Leraas, Uttara P. Nag, Lindsey A. Olivere, Amanda L. Nash, Hanna R. Kemeny, Jina Kim, et al. “Routine postprocedure ultrasound increases rate of detection of femoral arterial thrombosis in infants after cardiac catheterization.” Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 93, no. 4 (March 1, 2019): 652–59. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.28009.
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    • Freischlag, Kyle, Keven Ji, Reed W. Kamyszek, Harold J. Leraas, Lindsey A. Olivere, Liana Gefter, Barry Mann, John Migaly, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Health Career Academy: Addition of a Surgical Case-Based Learning Curriculum Captures the Interest of High School Students.” J Surg Educ 76, no. 2 (2019): 401–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2018.07.016.
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    • Ezekian, Brian, Michael S. Mulvihill, Paul M. Schroder, Brian F. Gilmore, Harold J. Leraas, Brian C. Gulack, Sarah Jane Commander, et al. “Improved contemporary outcomes of liver transplantation for pediatric hepatoblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma.” Pediatr Transplant 22, no. 8 (December 2018): e13305. https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.13305.
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    • Jammeh, Momodou L., Obinna O. Adibe, Elisabeth T. Tracy, Henry E. Rice, Reese H. Clark, P Brian Smith, and Rachel G. Greenberg. “Racial/ethnic differences in necrotizing enterocolitis incidence and outcomes in premature very low birth weight infants.” J Perinatol 38, no. 10 (October 2018): 1386–90. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-018-0184-x.
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    • Leraas, Harold J., Laura H. Rosenberger, Yi Ren, Brian Ezekian, Uttara P. Nag, Christopher R. Reed, Samantha M. Thomas, Eun-Sil Shelley Hwang, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Pediatric phyllodes tumors: A review of the National Cancer Data Base and adherence to NCCN guidelines for phyllodes tumor treatment.” J Pediatr Surg 53, no. 6 (June 2018): 1123–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.02.070.
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    • Leraas, Harold J., Jina Kim, Zhifei Sun, Brian Ezekian, Brian C. Gulack, Christopher R. Reed, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Children and Adults: A National Study of 369 Patients.” J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 40, no. 4 (May 2018): e233–36. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0000000000001049.
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    • Gulack, Brian C., Rachel Greenberg, Reese H. Clark, Marie Lynn Miranda, Martin L. Blakely, Henry E. Rice, Obinna O. Adibe, Elisabeth T. Tracy, and P Brian Smith. “A multi-institution analysis of predictors of timing of inguinal hernia repair among premature infants.” J Pediatr Surg 53, no. 4 (April 2018): 784–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.09.009.
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    • Ezekian, Brian, Brian R. Englum, Brian C. Gulack, Kristy L. Rialon, Jina Kim, Lindsay J. Talbot, Obinna O. Adibe, Jonathan C. Routh, Elisabeth T. Tracy, and Henry E. Rice. “Comparing oncologic outcomes after minimally invasive and open surgery for pediatric neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor.” Pediatr Blood Cancer 65, no. 1 (January 2018). https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.26755.
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    • Leraas, Harold J., Morgan L. Cox, Victoria A. Bendersky, Shanna S. Sprinkle, Brian F. Gilmore, Rathnayaka M. Gunasingha, Elisabeth T. Tracy, and Ranjan Sudan. “Instituting a Surgical Skills Competition Increases Technical Performance of Surgical Clerkship Students Over Time.” J Surg Educ 75, no. 3 (2018): 644–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.09.007.
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    • Einhorn, Lisa M., Brian J. Young, Jonathan C. Routh, Alexander C. Allori, Elisabeth T. Tracy, and Nathaniel H. Greene. “Epidemiologic Analysis of Elective Operative Procedures in Infants Less Than 6 Months of Age in the United States.” Anesth Analg 125, no. 5 (November 2017): 1588–96. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000002185.
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    • Ezekian, Brian, Brian Englum, Brian F. Gilmore, Uttara P. Nag, Jina Kim, Harold J. Leraas, Jonathan C. Routh, Henry E. Rice, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Renal medullary carcinoma: A national analysis of 159 patients.” Pediatr Blood Cancer 64, no. 11 (November 2017). https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.26609.
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    • Gulack, Brian C., Harold J. Leraas, Brian Ezekian, Jina Kim, Christopher Reed, Obinna O. Adibe, Henry E. Rice, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Outcomes following elective resection of congenital pulmonary airway malformations are equivalent after 3 months of age and a weight of 5 kg.” J Pediatr Surg, October 9, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.017.
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    • Ezekian, Brian, Brian R. Englum, Brian F. Gilmore, Jina Kim, Harold J. Leraas, Timothy A. Driscoll, Elisabeth T. Tracy, and Henry E. Rice. “Children Receiving Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation are at Increased Risk of Onychocryptosis Requiring Surgical Management.” J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 39, no. 7 (October 2017): e353–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0000000000000912.
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    • Konstantinidis, Agathoklis, Elizabeth Tracy, Julie Ann Sosa, and Sanziana A. Roman. “Risk prediction in children and adults less than 45 years old with papillary thyroid cancer.” Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 12, no. 5 (September 2017): 355–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/17446651.2017.1365597.
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    • Newcomb, Laura K., Eleanor H. J. Rhee, Sarah M. Bean, Jina Kim, Elisabeth T. Tracy, and Jeffrey A. Kuller. “Pregnancy complicated by foetal abdominal mass: Fetiform teratoma versus foetus-in-fetu.” J Obstet Gynaecol 37, no. 6 (August 2017): 815–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443615.2017.1287686.
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    • Kim, Jina, Zhifei Sun, Ehsan Benrashid, Kevin W. Southerland, Jeffrey H. Lawson, Gregory A. Fleming, Kevin D. Hill, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “The impact of femoral arterial thrombosis in paediatric cardiac catheterisation: a national study.” Cardiol Young 27, no. 5 (July 2017): 912–17. https://doi.org/10.1017/S104795111600161X.
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    • Cheng, Jeffrey, Matthew Cooper, and Elisabeth Tracy. “Clinical considerations for blunt laryngotracheal trauma in children.” J Pediatr Surg 52, no. 5 (May 2017): 874–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.12.019.
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    • Kim, Jina, Megan C. Turner, Zhifei Sun, Kristy L. Rialon, Robert D. Sinyard, Gary R. Schooler, Elisabeth T. Tracy, Henry E. Rice, and Obinna O. Adibe. “Vascular Complications in Pediatric Port Removal.” Am Surg 83, no. 4 (April 1, 2017): e143–45.
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    • Kim, Jina, Zhifei Sun, Brian Ezekian, Gary R. Schooler, Vinod K. Prasad, Joanne Kurtzberg, Henry E. Rice, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Gallbladder abnormalities in children with metachromatic leukodystrophy.” J Surg Res 208 (February 2017): 187–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2016.08.081.
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    • Kim, Jina, Zhifei Sun, Harold J. Leraas, Uttara P. Nag, Ehsan Benrashid, Alexander C. Allori, Waleska M. Pabon-Ramos, Henry E. Rice, Cynthia K. Shortell, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Morbidity and healthcare costs of vascular anomalies: a national study.” Pediatric Surgery International 33, no. 2 (February 2017): 149–54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-016-4007-x.
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    • Englum, Brian R., Kristy L. Rialon, Jina Kim, Mark L. Shapiro, John E. Scarborough, Henry E. Rice, Obinna O. Adibe, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Current use and outcomes of helicopter transport in pediatric trauma: a review of 18,291 transports.” J Pediatr Surg 52, no. 1 (January 2017): 140–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.10.030.
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    • Kim, Jina, Zhifei Sun, Mohamed A. Adam, Obinna O. Adibe, Henry E. Rice, Sanziana A. Roman, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Predictors of nodal metastasis in pediatric differentiated thyroid cancer.” J Pediatr Surg 52, no. 1 (January 2017): 120–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.10.033.
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    • Talbot, Lindsay J., Robert D. Sinyard, Kristy L. Rialon, Brian R. Englum, Elizabeth T. Tracy, Henry E. Rice, and Obinna O. Adibe. “Influence of weight at enterostomy reversal on surgical outcomes in infants after emergent neonatal stoma creation.” J Pediatr Surg 52, no. 1 (January 2017): 35–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.10.015.
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    • Watson, Joshua A., Brian R. Englum, Jina Kim, Obinna O. Adibe, Henry E. Rice, Mark L. Shapiro, Mani A. Daneshmand, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Extracorporeal life support use in pediatric trauma: a review of the National Trauma Data Bank.” J Pediatr Surg 52, no. 1 (January 2017): 136–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.10.042.
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    • Cone, Eugene B., Stewart S. Dalton, Megan Van Noord, Elizabeth T. Tracy, Henry E. Rice, and Jonathan C. Routh. “Biomarkers for Wilms Tumor: A Systematic Review.” J Urol 196, no. 5 (November 2016): 1530–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2016.05.100.
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    • Kim, Jina, Zhifei Sun, Brian R. Englum, Alexander C. Allori, Obinna O. Adibe, Henry E. Rice, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Laparoscopy Is Safe in Infants and Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease: A National Study of 3684 Patients.” J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 26, no. 10 (October 2016): 836–39. https://doi.org/10.1089/lap.2016.0232.
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    • Tracy, Elisabeth T., and Jennifer H. Aldrink. “Pediatric melanoma.” Semin Pediatr Surg 25, no. 5 (October 2016): 290–98. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2016.09.010.
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    • Brinkley, Michael F., Elisabeth T. Tracy, and Charles M. Maxfield. “Congenital duodenal obstruction: causes and imaging approach.” Pediatr Radiol 46, no. 8 (July 2016): 1084–95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-016-3603-1.
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    • Kim, Jina, Zhifei Sun, Brian C. Gulack, Mohamed A. Adam, Paul J. Mosca, Henry E. Rice, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Sentinel lymph node biopsy is a prognostic measure in pediatric melanoma.” J Pediatr Surg 51, no. 6 (June 2016): 986–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.02.067.
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    • Gulack, Brian C., Kristy L. Rialon, Brian R. Englum, Jina Kim, Lindsay J. Talbot, Obinna O. Adibe, Henry E. Rice, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Factors associated with survival in pediatric adrenocortical carcinoma: An analysis of the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB).” J Pediatr Surg 51, no. 1 (January 2016): 172–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.10.039.
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    • Tracy, Elisabeth T., and Sanziana A. Roman. “Current management of pediatric thyroid disease and differentiated thyroid cancer.” Curr Opin Oncol 28, no. 1 (January 2016): 37–42. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCO.0000000000000250.
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    • Rice, Henry E., Brian R. Englum, Brian C. Gulack, Obinna O. Adibe, Elizabeth T. Tracy, Susan G. Kreissman, and Jonathan C. Routh. “Use of patient registries and administrative datasets for the study of pediatric cancer.” Pediatr Blood Cancer 62, no. 9 (September 2015): 1495–1500. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.25506.
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    • Drobyshevsky, Alexander, C Michael Cotten, Zhongjie Shi, Kehuan Luo, Rugang Jiang, Matthew Derrick, Elizabeth T. Tracy, et al. “Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Ameliorate Motor Deficits in Rabbits in a Cerebral Palsy Model.” Dev Neurosci 37, no. 4–5 (2015): 349–62. https://doi.org/10.1159/000374107.
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    • Tracy, Elisabeth T., Brian R. Englum, Andrew S. Barbas, Carolyn Foley, Henry E. Rice, and Mark L. Shapiro. “Pediatric injury patterns by year of age.” J Pediatr Surg 48, no. 6 (June 2013): 1384–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.03.041.
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    • Rialon, Kristy L., Michael E. Barfield, Dawn M. Elfenbein, Keri E. Lunsford, Elisabeth T. Tracy, and John Migaly. “Resident designed intern orientation to address the new ACGME Common Program Requirements for resident supervision.” J Surg Educ 70, no. 3 (2013): 350–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2012.11.015.
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    • Tracy, Elisabeth T., Karen M. Haas, Tracy Gentry, Melissa Danko, Joseph L. Roberts, Joanne Kurtzberg, and Henry E. Rice. “Partial splenectomy but not total splenectomy preserves immunoglobulin M memory B cells in mice.” J Pediatr Surg 46, no. 9 (September 2011): 1706–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.04.020.
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    • Reddy, Adarsh S., Joong H. Kim, Jacqueline A. Hawkins-Salsbury, Shannon L. Macauley, Elisabeth T. Tracy, Carole A. Vogler, Xialin Han, et al. “Bone marrow transplantation augments the effect of brain- and spinal cord-directed adeno-associated virus 2/5 gene therapy by altering inflammation in the murine model of globoid-cell leukodystrophy.” J Neurosci 31, no. 27 (July 6, 2011): 9945–57. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1802-11.2011.
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    • Tracy, Elisabeth T., Claire Y. Zhang, Tracy Gentry, Kevin W. Shoulars, and Joanne Kurtzberg. “Isolation and expansion of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from cryopreserved human umbilical cord blood.” Cytotherapy 13, no. 6 (July 2011): 722–29. https://doi.org/10.3109/14653249.2011.553592.
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    • Buesing, Keely L., Elisabeth T. Tracy, Colleen Kiernan, Aimee C. Pastor, Laura D. Cassidy, J Paul Scott, Russell E. Ware, et al. “Partial splenectomy for hereditary spherocytosis: a multi-institutional review.” J Pediatr Surg 46, no. 1 (January 2011): 178–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.09.090.
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    • Tracy, Elisabeth T., Sarah E. Mears, P Brian Smith, Melissa E. Danko, Diana L. Diesen, Kimberley A. Fisher, Jeff C. Hoehner, Ronald N. Goldberg, C Michael Cotten, and Henry E. Rice. “Protocolized approach to the management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: benefits of reducing variability in care.” J Pediatr Surg 45, no. 6 (June 2010): 1343–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.104.
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    • Tracy, Elisabeth T., Lindsay J. Talbot, Joanne Kurtzberg, and Henry E. Rice. “Splenectomy and partial splenectomy improve hematopoietic stem cell engraftment in hypersplenic mice.” J Pediatr Surg 45, no. 6 (June 2010): 1365–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.114.
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    • Kuluz, Michael A., P Brian Smith, Sarah P. Mears, Jennifer R. Benjamin, Elisabeth T. Tracy, W Lee Williford, Ronald N. Goldberg, Henry E. Rice, and C Michael Cotten. “Preliminary observations of the use of high-frequency jet ventilation as rescue therapy in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.” J Pediatr Surg 45, no. 4 (April 2010): 698–702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.07.025.
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    • Scarborough, John E., Kyla M. Bennett, Robert D. Davis, Shu S. Lin, Elizabeth T. Tracy, Paul C. Kuo, and Theodore N. Pappas. “Temporal trends in lung transplant center volume and outcomes in the United States.” Transplantation 89, no. 6 (March 27, 2010): 639–43. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0b013e3181ceecf7.
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    • Tracy, Elisabeth T., Kyla M. Bennett, Melissa E. Danko, Diana L. Diesen, Tammy J. Westmoreland, Paul C. Kuo, Theodore N. Pappas, Henry E. Rice, and John E. Scarborough. “Low volume is associated with worse patient outcomes for pediatric liver transplant centers.” J Pediatr Surg 45, no. 1 (January 2010): 108–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.10.018.
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    • Tracy, Elisabeth T., Kyla M. Bennett, Emeline M. Aviki, Theodore N. Pappas, Bradley H. Collins, Janet E. Tuttle-Newhall, Carlos E. Marroquin, Paul C. Kuo, and John E. Scarborough. “Temporal trends in liver transplant centre volume in the USA.” Hpb (Oxford) 11, no. 5 (August 2009): 414–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-2574.2009.00075.x.
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    • Tracy, Elisabeth T., and Henry E. Rice. “Partial splenectomy for hereditary spherocytosis.” Pediatr Clin North Am 55, no. 2 (April 2008): 503–x. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2008.02.001.
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    • Tracy, E., J. Aldrink, J. Panosian, D. Beam, J. Thacker, M. Reese, and J. Kurtzberg. “Isolation of oligodendrocyte-like cells from human umbilical cord blood.” Cytotherapy 10, no. 5 (2008): 518–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/14653240802154586.
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  • Book Sections

    • Tracy, E. T., and H. E. Rice. “Surgical disorders of the spleen.” In Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Second Edition, 687–94, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27443-0_86.
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    • Tracy, E., and T. N. Pappas. “Surgical techniques: Enucleation procedures and central pancreatectomy.” In Contemporary Surgical Management of Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreatic Disease, 621–30, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814293068_0048.
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    • Tracy, E., and J. Tuttle-Newhall. “Management of unusual sources of upper GI bleeding.” In Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management, 65–77, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1693-8_6.
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    • Tracy, E., and M. A. Skinner. “Reoperative thyroid and parathyroid surgery.” In Reoperative Pediatric Surgery, 103–18, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-071-7_4.
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  Recent Courses

  • SURGERY 409C: Surgical Technique and Review Course (STAR) 2023
  • SURGERY 409C: Surgical Technique and Review Course (STAR) 2022
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