Scholars@Duke

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  Selected Grants

  • Perioperative Tissue Penetration of Antimicrobials in Infants awarded by Thrasher Research Fund 2020 - 2022
  • Mobile Health Program to Revolutionize Pediatric Surgical Care in Uganda awarded by Association for Academic Surgery 2019 - 2020
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Cramm, Shannon L., Dionne A. Graham, Martin L. Blakely, Nicole M. Chandler, Robert A. Cowles, Shaun M. Kunisaki, Robert T. Russell, et al. “Outcomes and Resource Utilization Associated with Use of Routine Pre-Discharge White Blood Cell Count for Clinical Decision-Making in Children with Complicated Appendicitis: A Multicenter Hospital-Level Analysis.” J Pediatr Surg 58, no. 6 (June 2023): 1178–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.02.039.
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    • Oyania, Felix, Sarah Jane Commander, Robert Mugarura, and Martin Situma. “3-year-old with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome and anorectal malformation: A case report.” International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 106 (May 2023): 108120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108120.
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    • Oyania, F., R. Mugarura, C. Newton odongo, S. J. Commander, and M. Situma. “Esophageal foreign body retrieved by cervical esophagotomy four years after ingestion.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 90 (March 1, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2023.102580.
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    • Voit, Antanina, Sarah Jane Commander, Aderike C. Anjorin, and Zachary Williams. “Outcomes Following in Situ Reconstruction for Aortic Infection with the Neo-Aortoiliac System and Aortic Homograft.” Annals of Vascular Surgery 90 (March 2023): 93–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2022.10.006.
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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Daniel Gonzalez, Karan R. Kumar, Tracy Spears, Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez, Kanecia O. Zimmerman, Jan Hau Lee, and Christoph P. Hornik. “Association between simulated ketamine exposures and oxygen saturations in children.” International Journal of Pharmacokinetics 6, no. 1 (February 2023): IPK03. https://doi.org/10.4155/ipk-2022-0003.
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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Daniel K. Benjamin, Huali Wu, Elizabeth J. Thompson, Morgan Lane, Reese H. Clark, Rachel G. Greenberg, and Christoph P. Hornik. “Exposure-response Relationships of Metronidazole in Infants: Integration of Electronic Health Record Data With Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling-derived Exposure Simulation.” Pediatr Infect Dis J 42, no. 1 (January 1, 2023): 27–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003726.
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    • Voit, Antanina, Sarah Jane Commander, and Zachary Williams. “Partial Inferior Vena Cava Reconstruction with Cryopreserved Aortic Homograft Following Resection for Malignancy.” Vasc Endovascular Surg 57, no. 1 (January 2023): 79–82. https://doi.org/10.1177/15385744221124297.
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    • Weissler, E Hope, Mitchell W. Cox, Sarah Jane Commander, and Zachary F. Williams. “Restoring Venous Patency with the ClotTriever Following Deep Vein Thrombosis.” Ann Vasc Surg 88 (January 2023): 268–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2022.07.031.
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    • 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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    • Cramm, Shannon L., Nicole M. Chandler, Dionne A. Graham, Shaun M. Kunisaki, Robert T. Russell, Martin L. Blakely, Aaron M. Lipskar, et al. “Association between Antibiotic Redosing Prior to Incision and Risk of Incisional Site Infection in Children with Appendicitis.” Annals of Surgery, November 2022. https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000005747.
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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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    • 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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    • Whitlock, Richard S., Jorge I. Portuondo, Sarah J. Commander, Tu-Anh Ha, Huirong Zhu, John A. Goss, Kamlesh U. Kukreja, et al. “Integration of a dedicated management protocol in the care of pediatric liver cancer: From specialized providers to complication reduction.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery 57, no. 8 (August 2022): 1544–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.07.012.
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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Daniel Gonzalez, Karan R. Kumar, Tracy Spears, Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez, Kanecia O. Zimmerman, Stephen J. Balevic, and Christoph P. Hornik. “The relationship between simulated milrinone exposure and hypotension in children.” Cardiol Young 32, no. 5 (May 2022): 782–88. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951121003103.
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    • Farrow, Norma E., Sarah J. Commander, Christopher R. Reed, Jenna L. Mueller, Aryaman Gupta, Amos H. P. Loh, John Sekabira, and Tamara N. Fitzgerald. “Laparoscopic experience and attitudes toward a low-cost laparoscopic system among surgeons in East, Central, and Southern Africa: a survey study.” Surg Endosc 35, no. 12 (December 2021): 6539–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-020-08151-w.
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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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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, and Tamara N. Fitzgerald. “Invited Commentary: "Familial Non-Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in Pediatric Age: Our Surgical Experience.".” World J Surg 45, no. 8 (August 2021): 2480–81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06153-w.
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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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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Huali Wu, Felix Boakye-Agyeman, Chiara Melloni, Chi Dang Hornik, Kanecia Zimmerman, Amira Al-Uzri, et al. “Pharmacokinetics of Hydrochlorothiazide in Children: A Potential Surrogate for Renal Secretion Maturation.” J Clin Pharmacol 61, no. 3 (March 2021): 368–77. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcph.1739.
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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Danielle Ellis, Hannah Williamson, Felix Oyania, Comfart Ruhigwa, Martin Situma, and Tamara N. Fitzgerald. “Social and financial barriers may contribute to a "hidden mortality" in Uganda for children with congenital anomalies.” Surgery 169, no. 2 (February 2021): 311–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2020.09.018.
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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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    • Wilson, Harper L., Ralph B. D’Agostino, Nuwan Meegalla, Robin Petro, Sara Commander, Umit Topaloglu, Wei Zhang, and Mercedes Porosnicu. “The Prognostic and Therapeutic Value of the Mutational Profile of Blood and Tumor Tissue in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.” The Oncologist 26, no. 2 (February 2021): e279–89. https://doi.org/10.1002/onco.13573.
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    • Commander, S. J., D. Gonzalez, K. R. Kumar, T. Spears, M. Cohen-Wolkowiez, K. O. Zimmerman, S. J. Balevic, and C. P. Hornik. “The relationship between simulated milrinone exposure and hypotension in children.” Cardiology in the Young, January 1, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951121003103.
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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Danielle Ellis, Hannah Williamson, Dave Grabski, Aminata Yandeh Sallah, Milliard Derbew, and Tamara N. Fitzgerald. “Predictors of Burnout and Depression in Surgeons Practicing in East, Central, and Southern Africa.” J Surg Res 255 (November 2020): 536–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.04.038.
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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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    • Yang, Chi-Fu Jeffrey, Shivani A. Shah, Divya Ramakrishnan, Vignesh Raman, Kevin Diao, Hanghang Wang, Sarah J. Commander, Thomas A. D’Amico, and Mark F. Berry. “Impact of Positive Margins and Radiation After Tracheal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Resection on Survival.” Ann Thorac Surg 109, no. 4 (April 2020): 1026–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.08.094.
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    • Reed, Christopher R., Sarah J. Commander, John Sekabira, Phyllis Kisa, Nasser Kakembo, Anne Wesonga, Monica Langer, Gustavo A. Villanova, Doruk Ozgediz, and Tamara N. Fitzgerald. “Comparison of Ugandan and North American Pediatric Surgery Fellows' Operative Experience: Opportunities for Global Training Exchange.” J Surg Educ 77, no. 3 (2020): 606–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.12.001.
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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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    • Campagna, Giovanni, Eric Rosenfeld, Jennifer Foster, Sanjeev Vasudevan, Jed Nuchtern, Eugene Kim, Sarah Commander, and Bindi Naik-Mathuria. “Evolving biopsy techniques for the diagnosis of neuroblastoma in children.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery 53, no. 11 (November 2018): 2235–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.04.012.
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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Brian Shaw, Laura Washburn, Dor Yoeli, Abbas Rana, and John A. Goss. “A long-term experience with expansion of Milan criteria for liver transplant recipients.” Clinical Transplantation 32, no. 6 (June 2018): e13254. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.13254.
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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Samantha J. Jacques, Mark S. Lloyd, Audra Rushing, Helena Karlberg, and Edward P. Buchanan. “Bioinformatics Associated With Conjoined Twin Separation.” The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 29, no. 1 (January 2018): 109–11. https://doi.org/10.1097/scs.0000000000004067.
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    • Shi, Yan, Sarah J. Commander, Prakash M. Masand, Andras Heczey, John A. Goss, and Sanjeev A. Vasudevan. “Vascular invasion is a prognostic indicator in hepatoblastoma.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery 52, no. 6 (June 2017): 956–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.03.017.
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    • Commander, S. J., M. Goss, Y. Shi, M. Finegold, A. Heczey, K. Kukreja, P. Masand, and S. Vasudevan. “Liver abscesses secondary to Escherichia coli infection mimicking multifocal hepatoblastoma: A case report.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 18 (March 1, 2017): 42–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2017.01.009.
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    • Trost, Jeffrey G., Lawrence O. Lin, Sarah Jane Clark, David Y. Khechoyan, Larry H. Hollier, and Edward P. Buchanan. “Separation of Thoraco-Omphalo-Ischiopagus Conjoined Twins: Surgical Planning, Management, and Outcomes.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 138, no. 5 (November 2016): 1064–72. https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000002660.
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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Daniel Chang, Abdulla Fakhro, Marjory G. Nigro, and Edward I. Lee. “Noninvasive Facial Rejuvenation. Part 1: Patient-Directed.” Seminars in Plastic Surgery 30, no. 3 (August 2016): 129–33. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1584820.
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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Edward Chamata, Joshua Cox, Ryan M. Dickey, and Edward I. Lee. “Update on Postsurgical Scar Management.” Seminars in Plastic Surgery 30, no. 3 (August 2016): 122–28. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1584824.
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    • Sheikh, Fariha, Adesola Akinkuotu, Sarah Jane Clark, Irving J. Zamora, Darrell L. Cass, Oluyinka Olutoye, and Timothy C. Lee. “Assessment of quality of life outcomes using the pediatric quality of life inventory survey in prenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia patients.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery 51, no. 4 (April 2016): 545–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.11.006.
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    • Clark, S. J., B. B. Pickrell, and L. H. Hollier. “Review of “Effect of the World Health Organization Checklist on Patient Outcomes: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial” by Haugen AS, Softeland E, Almeland SK, Sevdalis N, Vonen B, Eide GE, Nortvedt MW, Harthug S in Ann Surg 261:821–828, 2015.” Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 26, no. 8 (November 1, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000002000.
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    • Clark, S. J., J. D. Meaike, and L. H. Hollier. “Review of “Survey of the American College of Surgeons Scholarship Recipients: A Story of Generating Academic Leaders” by Upchurch G, Freischlag J, Novicoff W, Early K, Turner PL, Zinner MJ, American College of Surgeons Scholarships Committee in J Am Coll Surg 220:1122-1127, 2015.” Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 26, no. 8 (November 1, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000002151.
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    • Clark, S. J., and L. H. Hollier. “Review of “Impact of Trainees on Length of Stay in the Emergency Department at an Academic Medical Center” by Dehon E, McLemore G, McKenzie LK in South Med J 108: 245-248, 2015.” Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 26, no. 8 (November 1, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000002061.
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    • Clark, S. J., and L. H. Hollier. “Review of “Procedure Delegation by Attending Surgeons Performing Concurrent Operations in Academic Medical Centers: Balancing Safety and Efficiency” by Beasley GM, Pappas TN, Kirk AD in Ann Surg 261:1044–1045, 2015.” Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 26, no. 8 (November 1, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000002060.
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    • Clark, S. J., and L. H. Hollier. “Review of “An Analysis of the Citation Climate in Neurosurgical Literature and Description of an Interfield Citation Metric” by Madhugiri VS, Sasidharan GM, Subeikshanan V, Dutt A, Ambekar S, Strom SF in Neurosurgery 76: 505–513, 2015.” Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 26, no. 8 (November 1, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000002059.
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    • Meaike, J. D., S. J. Clark, and L. H. Hollier. “Review of “Go With Your Gut—Reflections on Selecting a Surgical Subspeciality” by Graffeo C in Ann Surg 262: 18–19, 2015.” Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 26, no. 8 (November 1, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000002163.
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  • Book Sections

    • Commander, S. J., E. T. Tracy, and H. E. Rice. “Surgical Disorders of the Spleen.” In Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Third Edition, 909–16, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07524-7_99.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Voit, Antanina, Sarah Jane Commander, Zachary Williams, and Mitchell Cox. “Outcomes of Excimer Laser Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval in Conjunction With Other Advanced Techniques.” In Journal of Vascular Surgery, 76:E19–20, 2022.
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    • Rich, Barrie S., Joanna Stein Fishbein, Timothy Lautz, Nathan S. Rubalcava, Rodrigo L. P. Romao, Bindi Naik-Mathuria, Stephanie F. Polites, et al. “Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: A multi-institutional study from the pediatric surgical oncology research collaborative.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 39:10024–10024. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2021. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.10024.
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    • Commander, Sarah Jane, Felix Oyania, Laura Ajidiru, Danielle Ellis, Martin S. Situma, and Tamara N. Fitzgerald. “Delays in Pediatric Colorectal Care Lead to Unnecessary Healthcare Expenditure: A Standard of Care Phase for the Implementation of a Mobile Health Program.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 233:S114–S114, 2021.
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    • Farrow, Norma E., Sarah Jane Commander, Christopher R. Reed, Jenna Mueller, Joao Vissoci, John Sekabira, and Tamara N. Fitzgerald. “Laparoscopic Experience and Attitudes Toward a Low-Cost Laparoscopic System among Surgeons in East, Central, and Southern Africa.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 231:S126–S126, 2020.
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    • Malik, Tahir, Ha Tu-Anh, Sarah Jane Commander, Richard Whitlock, Huirong Zhu, Rakesh K. Sindhi, Stephanie Kim, et al. “METASTATIC DISEASE DOES NOT HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON PATIENT SURVIVAL AFTER ORTHOTOPIC LIVER TRANSPLANTATION- A HEPATOBLASTOMA TRANSPLANT CONSORTIUM STUDY.” In Hepatology, 70:94A-94A. WILEY, 2019.
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    • Malik, Tahir, Tu-Anh Ha, Sarah Jane Commander, Huirong Zhu, Richard Whitlock, Rakesh K. Sindhi, Stephanie Kim, et al. “RESCUE TRANSPLANT OUTCOMES IN HEPATOBLASTOMA - A TRANSPLANT CONSORTIUM STUDY.” In Hepatology, 70:480A-481A. WILEY, 2019.
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    • Commander, S., B. Shaw, L. Washburn, D. Yoeli, A. Rana, and J. Goss. “A Long-Term Experience with Expansion of Milan Criteria for Liver Transplant Recipients.” In American Journal of Transplantation, 18:725–26. WILEY, 2018.
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    • Commander, Sarah, Brian Shaw, Laura Washburn, Dor Yoeli, Abbas Rana, and John Goss. “A Long-Term Experience with Expansion of Milan Criteria for Liver Transplant Recipients.” In American Journal of Transplantation, 18:67–67. WILEY, 2018.
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