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• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • 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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    • 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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    • 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, December 3, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0000000000002321.
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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.” Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 38, no. 8 (November 2021): 731–44. https://doi.org/10.1080/08880018.2021.1922557.
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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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    • 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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    • Leraas, Harold J., Morgan L. Cox, Kristen E. Rhodin, Kyle Freischlag, Brian F. Gilmore, Doreen Chang, Ranjan Sudan, John Haney, and John Migaly. “Medical Student Involvement and Learning Objectives in Morbidity and Mortality Conferences: A National Survey of the Association for Surgical Education's Committee of Clerkship Directors.” J Surg Educ 77, no. 1 (January 2020): 138–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.07.010.
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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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    • 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 (March 2019): 401–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2018.07.016.
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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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    • 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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    • Ezekian, Brian, Mohamad A. Adam, Megan C. Turner, Brian F. Gilmore, Kyle Freischlag, Harold J. Leraas, Christopher R. Mantyh, and John Migaly. “Local excision results in comparable survival to radical resection for early-stage rectal carcinoid.” J Surg Res 230 (October 2018): 28–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2018.04.038.
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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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    • 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 (May 2018): 644–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.09.007.
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    • Adkar, Shaunak S., Megan C. Turner, Harold J. Leraas, Brian F. Gilmore, Uttara Nag, Ryan S. Turley, Cynthia K. Shortell, and Leila Mureebe. “Low mortality rates after endovascular aortic repair expand use to high-risk patients.” J Vasc Surg 67, no. 2 (February 2018): 424-432.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2017.06.107.
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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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    • Leraas, Harold J., Cecilia T. Ong, Zhifei Sun, Mohamed A. Adam, Jina Kim, Brian F. Gilmore, Brian Ezekian, Uttara S. Nag, Christopher R. Mantyh, and John Migaly. “Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Colectomy Improves Perioperative Outcomes Without Increasing Operative Time Compared to the Open Approach: a National Analysis of 8791 Patients.” J Gastrointest Surg 21, no. 4 (April 2017): 684–91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-016-3350-5.
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    • Ezekian, Brian, Brian R. Englum, Brian F. Gilmore, Jina Kim, Harold J. Leraas, and Henry E. Rice. “Onychocryptosis in the Pediatric Patient.” Clin Pediatr (Phila) 56, no. 2 (February 2017): 109–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922816678180.
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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.” Pediatr Surg Int 33, no. 2 (February 2017): 149–54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-016-4007-x.
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    • Rege, Aparna, Harold Leraas, Deepak Vikraman, Kadiyala Ravindra, Todd Brennan, Tim Miller, Julie Thacker, and Debra Sudan. “Could the Use of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol in Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy be an Incentive for Live Kidney Donation?” Cureus 8, no. 11 (November 22, 2016): e889. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.889.
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    • J. Leraas, Harold, Brian F. Gilmore, Uttara P. Nag, Megan C. Turner, Ryan S. Turley, and Mitchell W. Cox. “Development of Multiple Visceral Artery Pseudoaneurysms Following Pancreatic Injury from Penetrating Trauma.” Global Surgery 3, no. 3 (n.d.). https://doi.org/10.15761/gos.1000161.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Nag, Uttara P., Harold J. Leraas, Jina Kim, Brian Ezekian, Christopher Reed, Jeffrey H. Lawson, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “PC178 Age Associated With Mortality and Outcomes in Pediatric Vascular Trauma.” In Journal of Vascular Surgery, 65:187S-188S. Elsevier BV, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2017.03.354.
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    • Turner, Megan C., Shaunak Adkar, Harold J. Leraas, Uttara Nag, Brian F. Gilmore, Ryan S. Turley, Cynthia Shortell, and Leila Mureebe. “PC012 Contemporary Mortality Rates After Endovascular Aortic Repair in Patients Unfit for Open Aortic Surgery: Is It Time to Revisit Endovascular Aortic Repair-2 Trial?” In Journal of Vascular Surgery, 65:144S-144S. Elsevier BV, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2017.03.270.
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    • Sprinkle, Shanna R., Harold Leraas, Elisabeth T. Tracy, and John Migaly. “Residency Programs with Non-physician Educators Are More Likely to Perform Baseline Competency Testing.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 223:S130–31. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.06.274.
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    • Ibrahim, Mohamed, Vrad Levering, Eileen Lanham, James Parra, Harold Leraas, Gabriel Lopez, Bruce Klitzman, Andrew Peterson, and Howard Levinson. “MP24-17 PERVASIVE BIOFILM COVERAGE: AN ANALYSIS OF BIOFILM FORMATION IN INDWELLING URINARY CATHETERS.” In Journal of Urology, Vol. 195. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2016.02.773.
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  Recent Courses

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

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