Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Fellow, Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 2017 - 2018
  • Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellow, Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 2016 - 2018
  • General Surgery Resident, Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine 2009 - 2016
  • M.D., Georgetown University School of Medicine 2009
  • B.S., University of California at San Diego 2004
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Adam, MA, Moris, D, Behren, S, Nussbaum, DP, Jawitz, O, Turner, M, Lidsky, M, and Blazer, D. "Hospital Volume Threshold for the Treatment of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma." Anticancer Research 39, no. 4 (April 2019): 2007-2014.  Full Text
    • McDonald, SR, Heflin, MT, Whitson, HE, Dalton, TO, Lidsky, ME, Liu, P, Poer, CM, Sloane, R, Thacker, JK, White, HK, Yanamadala, M, and Lagoo-Deenadayalan, SA. "Association of Integrated Care Coordination With Postsurgical Outcomes in High-Risk Older Adults: The Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) Initiative." JAMA surgery (January 3, 2018).  Full Text
    • Lidsky, ME, Speicher, PJ, Ezekian, B, Holt, EW, Nussbaum, DP, Castleberry, AW, Perez, A, and Pappas, TN. "Subtotal cholecystectomy for the hostile gallbladder: failure to control the cystic duct results in significant morbidity." HPB : The Official Journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association 19, no. 6 (June 2017): 547-556.  Full Text
    • Lidsky, ME, and D'Angelica, MI. "An outlook on precision surgery." European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology 43, no. 5 (May 2017): 853-855.  Full Text
    • Turley, RS, Tokuhisa, Y, Toshimitsu, H, Lidsky, ME, Padussis, JC, Fontanella, A, Deng, W, Augustine, CK, Beasley, GM, Davies, MA, Dewhirst, MW, and Tyler, DS. "Targeting N-cadherin increases vascular permeability and differentially activates AKT in melanoma." Annals of Surgery 261, no. 2 (February 2015): 368-377.  Full Text
    • Turley, RS, Tokuhisa, Y, Toshimitsu, H, Lidsky, ME, Padussis, JC, Fontanella, A, Deng, W, Augustine, CK, Beasley, GM, Davies, MA, Dewhirst, MW, and Tyler, DS. "Targeting n-cadherin increases vascular permeability and differentially activates akt in melanoma." Annals of Surgery 261, no. 2 (January 1, 2015): 368-377.  Full Text
    • Lidsky, M, Antoun, G, Speicher, P, Adams, B, Turley, R, Augustine, C, Tyler, D, and Ali-Osman, F. "Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) hyperactivation and enhanced NRAS expression drive acquired vemurafenib resistance in V600E BRAF melanoma cells." The Journal of Biological Chemistry 289, no. 40 (October 2014): 27714-27726.  Full Text
    • Turley, RS, Lidsky, ME, Markovic, JN, and Shortell, CK. "Emerging role of contrast-enhanced MRI in diagnosing vascular malformations." Future cardiology 10, no. 4 (July 2014): 479-486. (Review)  Full Text
    • Li, GZ, Speicher, PJ, Lidsky, ME, Darrabie, MD, Scarborough, JE, White, RR, Turley, RS, and Clary, BM. "Hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: do contemporary morbidity and mortality rates demand a transition to ablation as first-line treatment?." Journal of the American College of Surgeons 218, no. 4 (April 2014): 827-834.  Full Text
    • Lidsky, ME, Speicher, PJ, Turley, RS, Barbas, AS, and Clary, BM. "Does the presence of coronary artery disease impact perioperative outcomes following partial hepatectomy?." Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 18, no. 4 (April 2014): 709-718.  Full Text
    • Jiang, B, Tsutsui, M, and Tyler, DS. "Isolated limb infusion as a model to test new agents to treat metastatic melanoma." Journal of Surgical Oncology 109, no. 4 (March 1, 2014): 357-365. (Review)  Full Text
    • Tokuhisa, Y, Lidsky, ME, Toshimitsu, H, Turley, RS, Beasley, GM, Ueno, T, Sharma, K, Augustine, CK, and Tyler, DS. "Src family kinase inhibition as a novel strategy to augment melphalan-based regional chemotherapy of advanced extremity melanoma." Annals of Surgical Oncology 21, no. 3 (March 1, 2014): 1024-1030.  Full Text
    • "Does the Presence of Coronary Artery Disease Impact Perioperative Outcomes Following Partial Hepatectomy?." Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 18, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 709-718.  Full Text
    • Speicher, PJ, Beasley, GM, Jiang, B, Lidsky, ME, Palmer, GM, Scarbrough, PM, Mosca, PJ, Dewhirst, MW, and Tyler, DS. "Hypoxia in melanoma: Using optical spectroscopy and EF5 to assess tumor oxygenation before and during regional chemotherapy for melanoma." Annals of Surgical Oncology 21, no. 5 (January 1, 2014): 1435-1440.  Full Text
    • Lidsky, ME, Turley, RS, Beasley, GM, Sharma, K, and Tyler, DS. "Predicting disease progression after regional therapy for in-transit melanoma." JAMA surgery 148, no. 6 (June 2013): 493-498.  Full Text
    • Barbas, AS, Turley, RS, Mallipeddi, MK, Lidsky, ME, Reddy, SK, White, RR, and Clary, BM. "Examining reoperation and readmission after hepatic surgery." Journal of the American College of Surgeons 216, no. 5 (May 2013): 915-923.  Full Text
    • Li, GZ, Sloane, JL, Lidsky, ME, Beasley, GM, Reddy, SK, Scarborough, JE, Tyler, DS, Turley, RS, and Clary, BM. "Simultaneous diaphragm and liver resection: a propensity-matched analysis of postoperative morbidity." Journal of the American College of Surgeons 216, no. 3 (March 2013): 402-411.  Full Text
    • Turley, RS, Barbas, AS, Lidsky, ME, Mantyh, CR, Migaly, J, and Scarborough, JE. "Laparoscopic versus open Hartmann procedure for the emergency treatment of diverticulitis: a propensity-matched analysis." Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 56, no. 1 (January 2013): 72-82.  Full Text
    • Beasley, GM, Sharma, K, Wong, J, Miller, M, Turley, RS, Lidsky, M, Masoud, M, Dewhirst, MW, Mosca, PJ, Zager, JS, and Tyler, DS. "A multi-institution experience comparing the clinical and physiologic differences between upper extremity and lower extremity melphalan-based isolated limb infusion." Cancer 118, no. 24 (December 15, 2012): 6136-6143.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Peng, PD, Hyder, O, Mavros, MN, Turley, R, Groeschl, R, Firoozmand, A, Lidsky, M, Herman, JM, Choti, M, Ahuja, N, Anders, R, Blazer, DG, Gamblin, TC, and Pawlik, TM. "Management and recurrence patterns of desmoids tumors: a multi-institutional analysis of 211 patients." Annals of surgical oncology 19, no. 13 (December 2012): 4036-4042.  Full Text
    • Lidsky, ME, Markovic, JN, Miller, MJ, and Shortell, CK. "Analysis of the treatment of congenital vascular malformations using a multidisciplinary approach." J Vasc Surg 56, no. 5 (November 2012): 1355-1362.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Neville, RF, Capone, A, Amdur, R, Lidsky, M, Babrowicz, J, and Sidawy, AN. "A comparison of tibial artery bypass performed with heparin-bonded expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and great saphenous vein to treat critical limb ischemia." Journal of Vascular Surgery 56, no. 4 (October 2012): 1008-1014.  Full Text
    • Lidsky, ME, Spritzer, CE, and Shortell, CK. "The role of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and management of patients with vascular malformations." J Vasc Surg 56, no. 3 (September 2012): 757-64.e1.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Lidsky, ME, Thacker, JKM, Lagoo-Deenadayalan, SA, and Scarborough, JE. "Advanced age is an independent predictor for increased morbidity and mortality after emergent surgery for diverticulitis." Surgery 152, no. 3 (September 2012): 465-472.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Li, GZ, Turley, RS, Lidsky, ME, Barbas, AS, Reddy, SK, and Clary, BM. "Impact of simultaneous diaphragm resection during hepatectomy for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer." J Gastrointest Surg 16, no. 8 (August 2012): 1508-1515.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Neville, RF, Lidsky, M, Capone, A, Babrowicz, J, Rahbar, R, and Sidawy, AN. "An expanded series of distal bypass using the distal vein patch technique to improve prosthetic graft performance in critical limb ischemia." European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery : the Official Journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery 44, no. 2 (August 2012): 177-182.  Full Text
    • Markovic, JN, Kim, CY, Lidsky, ME, and Shortell, CK. "A 6-year experience treating vascular malformations with foam sclerotherapy." Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther 24, no. 2 (June 2012): 70-79.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Meyer, AC, Lidsky, ME, Sampson, DE, Lander, TA, Liu, M, and Sidman, JD. "Airway interventions in children with Pierre Robin Sequence." Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 138, no. 6 (June 2008): 782-787.  Full Text
    • Lidsky, ME, Lander, TA, and Sidman, JD. "Resolving feeding difficulties with early airway intervention in Pierre Robin Sequence." The Laryngoscope 118, no. 1 (January 2008): 120-123.  Full Text

  • Book Sections

    • Lidsky, ME, Bruno, DA, and Kirk, AD. "Chapter 111 - Liver and pancreas transplantation immunobiology." In Blumgart's Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas: Sixth Edition, 1726-1736.e3. December 2, 2016.  Full Text

  • Conference Papers

    • Lidsky, ME, Sun, Z, Nussbaum, DP, Adam, MA, Speicher, PJ, and Blazer, DG. "Going the Extra Mile: Improved Survival for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Traveling to High-volume Centers." August 2017.  Full Text

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