The UAB Department of Surgery is proud to highlight the outstanding research achievements of faculty, trainees, and researchers over the past quarter. Investigators in the department published on a wide range of topics, including surgical education, testing methodologies for bile duct stones, clinical trial participation, and expanding access in trauma care.
“It’s an honor to spotlight our researchers and their commitment to advancing the science of surgery,” said Karin Hardiman, M.D., Ph.D., associate vice chair of basic research and assistant program director for resident research within the department. “Their work exemplifies the mission of our department to improve patient care through rigorous science, meaningful collaboration, and innovation.”
Recently published research from UAB Department of Surgery faculty and trainees include:
1. Advancing trauma systems in the United States: Bridging disparities through state-level legislation and a health systems approach
Published in Health Services Research by Bilal Irfan, M.D., Zain Hashmi, M.D., Tatiana Ramos, M.D., and Molly Jarman, M.D.
2. Healthcare access and utilization: Understanding racial disparities in primary hyperparathyroidism
Published in Journal of Surgical Research by Isha Chaudhary, M.D., Ramsha Akhund, M.D., Zhixing Song, M.D., Niranjna Swaminathan, M.D., Julia Kasmirski, M.D., Neil Chaudhary, M.D., Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, Jessica Fazendin, M.D., Andrea Gillis, M.D., MSPH, and Herbert Chen, M.D.
3. Paradox of simplicity: Branched endograft to infected endograft to open explant
Published in JACC: Case Reports by Sasha A. Still, M.D., and James E. Davies, M.D.
4. “Why I said no”: Trial-eligible patient perspectives on declining breast cancer clinical trial participation
Published in JCO Oncology Practice by Nicole Reh, M.D., Mandy Chen, M.D., Sindhu R. Dwarampudi, M.D., Courtney P. Williams, M.D., Nicole Henderson, M.D., Gabrielle B. Rocque, M.D., and Lily A. Gutnik, M.D.
5. How I do it: Avoiding the cognitive trap — Fundamentals of surgery curriculum
Published in Journal of Surgical Education by Kimberly E. Kopecky, M.D., Mihir R. Kapadia, M.D., Christopher Sobol, M.D., and Margaret Schwarze, M.D., MPH
6. Molecular predictors of treatment resistance and recurrence following neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer
Published in BMC Cancer by Fengyuan Huang, Ph.D., M. Chandler McLeod, M.D., Regina K. Irwin, M.D., Mary Smithson, M.D., Min Gao, Ph.D., Karin M. Hardiman, M.D., Ph.D., and Zechen Chong, Ph.D.
7. Pilot study assessing stigma in Kenyan women with breast cancer
Published in JCO Global Oncology by Mansoor N. Saleh, M.D., Kevin Owuor, M.D., Anna Helova, Ph.D., Sehrish Rupani, M.D., Karishma Sharma, M.D., Noureen Karimi, M.D., Isaiah Omedeo, M.D., Stacey Gondi, M.D., Divya Annamalai, M.D., Lily Gutnik, M.D., Innocent Abayo, Ph.D., and Janet M. Turan, Ph.D.
8. Double-barrel Norwood procedure for complex systemic outflow tract obstruction
Published in World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery by W. Hampton Gray, M.D., Leopold N. Nkengbeza, M.D., C. Mason Berry, M.D., Luz A. Padilla, M.D., Carlisle O’Meara, M.D., Robert J. Dabal, M.D., and Robert A. Sorabella, M.D.
9. Addressing medical students’ negative perceptions of surgical training
Published in Journal of Surgical Education by Sophia Dittrich, M.D., Parnika Telagi, M.D., Robert Treat, Ph.D., Andrew Kastenmeier, M.D., and Sophie Dream, M.D., MPH
10. The eastern pediatric surgery network: Creation and implementation of a comprehensive clinical research collaborative in pediatric surgery
Published in Journal of Clinical and Translational Science by Cornelia L. Griggs, M.D., Alyssa Stetson, M.D., Aaron M. Lipskar, M.D., Mark B. Slidell, M.D., Nicole M. Chandler, M.D., Christine Finck, M.D., William Middlesworth, M.D., Shawn J. Rangel, M.D., Jason O. Robertson, M.D., Hanna Alemayehu, M.D., Myron Allukian, M.D., Jennifer R. DeFazio, M.D., Christina Feng, Ph.D., Matthew A. Hornick, M.D., J. Leslie Knod, M.D., Afif N. Kulaylat, M.D., Sean E. McLean, M.D., Jose M. Prince, M.D., Mark Puder, M.D., Jamie R. Robinson, M.D., Robert T. Russell, M.D.,MPH, Stefan Scholz, M.D., Anne M. Sescleifer, M.D., David J. Hackam, M.D., Ph.D., and Shaun M. Kunisaki, M.D.
11. Arteriolar angiogenesis: Implications in anti-angiogenic immunotherapy for pancreatic cancers
Published in Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews by Adam W. Beck, M.D., Herbert Chen, M.D., and Bin Ren, M.D., Ph.D.
12. Esophageal perforation following explosive injury: A case report
Published in Journal of Special Operations Medicine by Stevan C. Fairburn, M.D., Emily W. Baird, M.D., Michelle Mangold, M.D., Michael F. Gleason, M.D.,MSPH, James M. Donahue, M.D., Ali M. Ahmed, M.D., and John B. Holcomb, M.D.
13. Suspected common bile duct stones: Which test is best?
Published in Surgical Endoscopy by Andrew Varone, M.D., April Mendoza, M.D., Rondi Gelbard, M.D., Brett Tracy, M.D., and Benjamin Poulose, M.D.
14. Topography of the HLA-A protein enforces shared and convergent immunodominant B cell and antibody alloresponses in transplant recipients
Published in Immunity by John T. Killian Jr. M.D., R. Glenn King, Ph.D., Aaron C.K. Lucander, Ph.D., James L. Kizziah, Ph.D., Christopher F. Fucile, Ph.D., Ruben Diaz-Avalos, Ph.D., Shihong Qiu, Ph.D., Aaron Silva-Sanchez, Ph.D., Betty J. Mousseau, Ph.D., Kevin J. Macon, Ph.D., Amanda R. Callahan, Ph.D., Guang Yang, Ph.D., M. Emon Hossain, Ph.D., Jobaida Akther, Ph.D., Daryl B. Good, Ph.D., Susan Kelso, Ph.D., Julie A. Houp, M.D., Frida Rosenblum, M.D., Paige M. Porrett, M.D., Song C. Ong, M.D., Vineeta Kumar, M.D., Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., John F. Kearney, Ph.D., Troy D. Randall, Ph.D., Alexander F. Rosenberg, Ph.D., Todd J. Green, Ph.D., and Frances E. Lund, Ph.D.
15. The impact of body mass and posterior adiposity indices in robotic adrenalectomy
Published in Surgical Endoscopy by Alexa Lisevick Kumar, M.D., Arantxa Sanchez, M.D., Kara Doffek, M.D., George Taylor, M.D., Tina W.F. Yen, M.D., Tracy S. Wang, M.D., and Sophie Dream, M.D., MPH
16. Awake thoracoscopic mediastinal biopsy in a teenager: A case report
Published in Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports by Morgan L. Brown, M.D., Samantha M. Koenig, M.D., Vincent Mortellaro, M.D., Mike K. Chen, M.D., MBA, and Elizabeth A. Beierle, M.D.
17. Management of stenotrophomonas mediastinitis after heart transplantation for persistent driveline infection: A case report
Published in Journal of Surgical Case Reports by James Lee West, M.D., Charles W. Hoopes, M.D., Jeremy Walker, M.D., Anoma Nellore, M.D., and Erik J. Orozco-Hernandez, M.D.
18. ASO visual abstract: Defining the surgical oncology experience during general surgery residency — A multi-institutional study from the US ROPE Consortium
Published in Annals of Surgical Oncology by Anna M. Reagan, M.D., Kelsey B. Montgomery, M.D., Matthew R. Woeste, M.D., Jeffrey M. Sutton, M.D., Savannah R. Smith, M.D., Lauren M. Postlewait, M.D., Deborah Farr, M.D., Jonathan S. Abelson, M.D., Nancy L. Cho, M.D., Darci C. Foote, M.D., Katherine M. Meister, M.D., Brenessa Lindeman, M.D.,MEHP, Mary K. Kimbrough, M.D., Jeffry Nahmias, M.D., Zachary M. Callahan, M.D., Joshua A. Marks, M.D., Ali Elsaadi, M.D., Erin Burton, M.D., Robyn Richmond, M.D., Shah-Jahan M. Dodwad, M.D., Sasha D. Adams, M.D., Christie L. Buonpane, M.D., Purvi Patel, M.D., Michael J. Anstadt, M.D., Bilal Waqar Nasim, M.D., Desmond Layne, M.D., Sarah Jung, M.D., Catherine G. Pratt, M.D., Ralph C. Quillin III, M.D., Joseph Kim, M.D., Jitesh A. Patel, M.D., Alexander R. Cortez, M.D., and Leah K. Winer, M.D.
19. Is there a discrepancy in general surgery recertification rates between genders? — Perhaps not!
Published in American Journal of Surgery by Erin M. White, M.D.,MBS, MHS, and Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP.
20. Intraoperative hemodynamics of hyperthyroidism: Controlled versus uncontrolled graves disease
Published in Journal of Surgical Research by Niranjna Swaminathan, M.D., Daniel Gomez Carrillo, M.D., James Stallworth, M.D., Andrea Gillis, M.D.,MSPH, Jessica Fazendin, M.D., Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, Herbert Chen, M.D., and Polina Zmijewski, M.D., M.A.
21. Beyond the golden ticket: Unveiling the challenges for international medical graduates
Published in Annals of Surgery by Hina Inam, M.D., Abiha Khurram, M.D., Lily Gutnik, M.D., and Daniel I. Chu, M.D., MSPH
22. Second chances or setbacks: The impact of parathyroidectomy on graft failure post-kidney transplantation
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons by Julia A. Kasmirski, M.D., Niranjna Swaminathan, M.D., Raj Roy, M.D., Andrea Gillis, M.D., MSPH, Sophie Dream, M.D., MPH, Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., MEHP, and Herbert Chen, M.D.
23. Shaping tomorrow’s leaders: Society of Asian Academic Surgeons’ role in Asian American and Pacific Islander surgeon leadership
Published in Annals of Surgery by Sanjana Balachandra, M.D., Niranjna Swaminathan, M.D., Julia Kasmirski, M.D., Raj Roy, M.D., Zhixing Song, M.D., Grace Kennedy, M.D., Herbert Chen, M.D., and Jessica Fazendin, M.D.
24. Performance of molecular testing for indeterminate thyroid nodules in Black patients
Published in The American Journal of Surgery by Zhixing Song, M.D., Ramsha Akhund, M.D., Christopher Wu, M.D., Jessica Fazendin, M.D., Brenessa Lindeman, M.D.,MEHP, Herbert Chen, M.D., and Andrea Gillis, M.D.,MSPH
25. A call to action to formally incorporate SDOH training in surgery residency curricula
Published in The American Journal of Surgery by Lamario Williams, Ph.D., Toluwani Akinpelu, B.S., Ariana Naaseh, M.D., MPHS, Cameron Comrie, M.D., and Alizeh Abbas, M.D.; on behalf of the American Journal of Surgery Students and Residents Scholars (STARS) Delegation.
26. An ecologic analysis of the association of regional cancer center presence with cancer mortality for the continuous United States Published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention by Nataki Duncan, M.P.H., Chimaraije Amu-Nnadi, M.P.H., Kelsey B. Montgomery, M.D., Nicole Rademacher, M.D., Changzhen Wang, Ph.D., Joshua S. Richman, M.D., Ph.D., Smita Bhatia, M.D., MPH, and Kristy K. Broman, M.D., MPH
27. Current state of autofluorescence technology in parathyroid identification
Published in The American Journal of Surgery by Daniel Gomez-Carrillo, M.D., and C. Corbin Frye, M.D.
28. Diagnostic value of molecular testing for evaluating thyroid nodules greater than 4 centimeters Published in The American Journal of Surgery by Niranjna Swaminathan, M.D., Zhixing Song, M.D., Christopher Wu, M.D., Ramsha Akhund, M.D., Jessica Fazendin, M.D., Brenessa Lindeman, M.D.,MEHP, Herbert Chen, M.D., and Andrea Gillis, M.D., MSPH
29. Cause-specific long-term mortality after physician-modified branched/fenestrated endovascular aortic repair Published in Journal of Vascular Surgery by Jennifer Blakeslee-Carter, M.D.,MPH, Sarah Robinson, M.D., Salvatore T. Scali, M.D., Zachary Novak, M.D., Zohaib Shahid, M.D., Thomas S. Huber, M.D., Ph.D., and Adam W. Beck, M.D.
30. Intersection of race and poverty for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A public health crisis
Published in The American Journal of Surgery by Christopher Wu, M.D., Michelle Holland, M.D., Khadijah K. Akinola, M.D., Carrie McLeod, M.D., Herbert Chen, M.D., Bart J. Rose, M.D.,MAS, Smita Bhatia, M.D., MPH, and Andrea Gillis, M.D., MSPH
31. Critically important cancer outcomes to report in kidney transplant trials
Published in Kidney International Reports by Ellen Dobrijevic, Ph.D., Anita van Zwieten, Ph.D., Allison Jaure, Ph.D., Amy von Huben, M.D., Martin Howell, Ph.D., Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Ph.D., Sergio A. Acuna, M.D., Ph.D., Curie Ahn, M.D., Christopher D. Blosser, M.D., Jonathan C. Craig, M.D., Ph.D., Bianca Davidson, M.D., Anna Francis, M.D., Kenar D. Jhaveri, M.D., Jolanta Malyszko, M.D., Ph.D., Kenneth A. Newell, M.D., Ph.D., Alejandra Mena-Gutierrez, M.D., Naoka Murakami, M.D., Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Ph.D., Helio Tedesco Silva, M.D., Ph.D., and Germaine Wong, M.D., Ph.D.
32. A ferret model demonstrates sustained fibrosis, restrictive physiology, and airway proximalization
Published in NPJ Regenerative Medicine by J.E. Peabody Lever, Ph.D., Q. Li, Ph.D., N. Pavelkova, Ph.D., S.S. Hussain, Ph.D., S. Bakshi, Ph.D., J.Q. Ren, Ph.D., L.I. Jones, Ph.D., K. Jadhav, Ph.D., J.P. Kennemur, Ph.D., M. Weupe, Ph.D., J. Campos-Gomez, Ph.D., L. Tang, Ph.D., Jeremie M. Peabody Lever, M.D., Ph.D., D. Wang, Ph.D., D.D. Stanford, Ph.D., J.B. Foote, Ph.D., K.S. Harrod, Ph.D., H. Kim, Ph.D., S.E. Phillips, Ph.D., and S.M. Rowe, M.D., M.S.
33. Parathyroid hormone guided protocols for hypocalcemia management after thyroidectomy: A systematic review Published in The American Journal of Surgery by Raj Roy, M.D., Niranjna Swaminathan, M.D., Julia Kasmirski, M.D., Zhixing Song, M.D., Abhirami Babu, M.D., M.D., Andrea Gillis, M.D.,MSPH, Brenessa Lindeman, M.D.,MEHP, Sophie Dream, M.D., MPH, and Herbert Chen, M.D.