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Reza J. Mehran, CD, MDCM, MSc, FRCSC, FACS

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Surgery

Meet Reza Mehran, MDCM

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Endowed Distinguished Professor Erbrick Family Distinguished Professorship for Cancer Research, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Professor, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Professor, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1990	McGill University, Montreal, CA, Experimental Surgery, M.S
1986	McGill University, Montreal, CA, MD

Postgraduate Training

1992-1995	Resident, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Montreal, Montreal
1986-1991	Resident, General Surgery, McGill University, Montreal

Licenses & Certifications

2015	Texas Medical Board
2007	Medical Board of California
2007	Hawaii Medical Board
2006	Arizona Medical Board
2001	New Mexico Medical Board
1996	Ontario
1995	Florida Board of Medicine
1995	Fellow, American College of Surgeons
1995	Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, Thoracic Surg
1992	American Board of Surgery
1991	Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, General Surgery
1991	Certificat de Specialiste de la Province de Quebec
1991	Medical Council of Canada
1991	National Board of Medical Examiners
1987	Quebec

Experience & Service

Faculty Academic Appointments

Erbrick Family Distinguished Professorship for Cancer Research, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023

Associate Professor, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2004 - 2008

Associate Professor (tenure track), Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2001 - 2004

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, 2001 - 2001

Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Ottawa, Ontario, 1996 - 2001

General Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Montreal, 1991 - 1992

Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, The University of Montreal, Montreal, 1991 - 1995

Emergency Room Physician, Reddy Memorial Hospital, Montreal, 1987 - 1991

Emergency Room Consultant, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, 1987 - 1988

Anatomy Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, The University of Montreal, Montreal, 1986 - 1995

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Member, MDAPN Board of Directors, Houston, TX, 2017 - Present

Co-Associate Medical Director - Thoracic Center, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2012 - Present

Co-Director - Multidisciplinary Mesothelioma Program, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2019

Leader - Thoracic Multidisciplinary Conference, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2007 - Present

Medical Co-Director - Thoracic Surgery & Thoracic Medical Oncology Outpatient Clinic, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2006 - Present

Program Director for Medical Students rotating through Thoracic Surgery, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, UTHSC, Houston, TX, 2005 - Present

Quality Officer, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2004 - Present

Program Director (authorized GSBS program), Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2004 - Present

Vice Chair, Department of Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ontario, 1996 - 2001

Other Professional Positions

Leader, AATS Jack A. Roth Fellowship in Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Beverly, MA, 2018 - Present

Laboratory Director - Division of Thoracic Surgery and Lovelace Research Laboratories, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2003 - 2004

Member - Selection Committee, Chairmanship, Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2003

Member - Ethic Committee, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2002

Program Director for Research - Division of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2001 - 2004

Examiner - Thoracic Surgery Board, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, 2000 - 2002

Member - Restructuring Committee on Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, 1999 - 2001

Member - Restructuring Committee on Trauma, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, 1998 - 2001

Commanding Officer, 1995

Chief of Surgical Services, 1995 - 1996

Commanding Officer Advanced Surgical Team, 1993

Major, 1987 - 2006

Medical Officer, 1987 - 1996

Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

Committee member, Faculty Appeals Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - Present

Committee Member, Faculty Achievement Awards Committee 2019, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019

Member, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff (CCMS), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016 - Present

Board of Directors, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Physicians Network, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016 - Present

Chair, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Search Committee Department of Anesthesia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016

Senator, Faculty Senate Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 - Present

Member, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Clinical Faculty Review Committee (CFRC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 - Present

Member, Percutaneous Tracheostomy Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 - Present

Committee Member, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Faculty Senate - Clinical Affairs Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 - 2018

Committee Member, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Perioperative VAT Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - Present

Committee Member, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Faculty Senate - Faculty Appeals Committee (FAC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - Present

Member, Perc Trach Work Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - Present

Member, Enhanced Recovery after Thoracic Surgery (ERATS) Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - Present

Member, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Division of Surgery Continuous Quality Improvement Committee (DoSCQI), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013 - Present

Member, Perioperative Enterprise Safety Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013 - Present

Instructor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center MINTOS in Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2010 - Present

Chair, Dr. Carmen Behrens Progress Review Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2010

Member, Multimodality Executive Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2010 - Present

Member, Division of Surgery - Grand Rounds Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2009 - 2013

Member - Consultant, Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Physicians Network, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2009 - Present

Member, POE Safety Council Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2009 - Present

Member, Promotion and Mid Tenure Review Committee - Thoracic Head & Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2007 - Present

Quality Officer -Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Surgery Surgical Safety Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2004 - Present

Honors & Awards

2023 - 2024	Top Doctor of Houston, Castle Connolly
2022 - 2024	Texas Top Doctor, TXTopDoc
2022	Top Doctors, Who's Who in America
2018	Top Performer 2018, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
2013 - 2024	Best Doctors in America, Selected by peer physicians
2013 - 2014	2013 Faculty Achievement Award in Patient Care, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
2006	The Surgery Chief Resident Surgical Teaching Award, The University of Texas - Houston Medical School
2003	Resident Teaching Award, University of New Mexico
2000	The Canadian Peacekeeping Medal, Governor General of Canada, Mrs. Adrian Clark
1999	The Canadian Decoration (CD)
1997 - 2024	Serving Brother, Most Venerable Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
1996	Commander's Commendation Award
1996	NATO Service Medal, former Yugoslavia
1994	Chief of Defense Staff Commendation Award
1993	United Nation Protection Force Service Medal, former Yugoslavia
1990	Research Prize, Quebec Society of Plastic Surgery
1989	Davis and Geck Research Award
1986	Lange Medical Publication Award

Professional Memberships

AATS Foundation

2019 - 2021

Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

2018 - 2020

Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons

2015 - Present

American Association for Thoracic Surgery

2009 - Present

American Radium Society

2006 - Present

Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

2006 - Present

American Thoracic Association

2005 - Present

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

2005 - Present

Local Chapter of American College of Surgeons

2004 - Present

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

1999 - Present

General Thoracic Surgical Club

1999 - Present

American College of Surgeons

1999 - Present

Selected Presentations & Talks

Local Presentations

2020. MD Anderson Multidisciplinary Care Discussion Panel - Surgery. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2020. Thoracic Surgery Q & A Session. Conference. Network Education in Radiation Oncology (NERO). Houston, TX, US.
2019. Local therapy of oligo-metastatic NSCLC: surgery vs. SABR vs. RFA. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2019. Chest Wall Resections. Conference. Shriners Children's Hospital. Houston, TX, US.
2019. Minimally invasive esophagectomy. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2019. Trachea Bronchial Resections. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2018. Opioid Sparing Strategies in Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2018. Local Failure after Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) or Wedge Resection for Colorectal Pulmonary Metastases Author Block. Conference. UTH McGovern Medical School. Houston, TX, US.
2018. Close Surgical Margins and Risks of Local Treatment Failure after Wedge Resection of Colorectal Pulmonary Metastases Author Block. Conference. UTH McGovern Medical School. Houston, TX, US.
2018. Enhanced Recovery Pathways in Thoracic Surgery. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Tumor Board & Case Studies. Conference. The University of MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2017. VATS vs RATS: A comparative analyses. Conference. The University of MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Esophagectomy and surgical management of esophageal cancer. Conference. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Mediastinal Staging Approaches: Minimally Invasive to Invasive. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Mediastinal Staging Approaches: Minimally Invasive to Invasive. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2016. Enhanced Recovery Pathways in Thoracic Surgery (ERATS). Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2016. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Multidisciplinary Treatment - Stage I, II, and III. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2016. Case Study: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2016. Esophagectomy and surgical management of esophageal cancer. Conference. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, TX, US.
2016. Case studies with NCCN guidelines. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2016. Overview of NSCLC: Early stage disease: Surgical approaches, VATS, SBRT. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2015. VATS vs RATS: A comparative Analyses. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2015. Update on the role of Endobronchial Ultrasound in the Management of Lung Cancer. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2015. Outcomes, Patterns of Failures and Toxicity for patients diagnosed with Pulmonary Metastases treated with Stereotactic Body Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR). Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2015. SVC Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2014. Robotic Surgery for Thoracic Malignancies. Conference. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2014. Enhanced Recovery After Major Oncologic Surgery. Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2014. Workshop in Lung Cancer Management - Surgery. Conference. MDACC Global Academic Programs. Houston, TX, US.
2014. Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Chest: Fashion or Necessity?. Conference. The University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston. Houston, TX, US.
2009. Current Status of Robotic Oncology: Where are we and where are we going? - Thoracic Oncology. Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2008. Thoracic Oncology - Indications & Developments of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in the Treatment of Lung Cancer. Conference. Complete Conference Management. Houston, TX, US.
2007. Thoracic Update in Minimally Invasive Surgery. Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2007. IVC Thrombectomy. Conference. Baylor College of Medicine - 5th Annual Current Trends in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Houston, TX, US.
2006. Does Multi-Modality Therapy Add to Esophagectomy? Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery. Conference. Baylor College of Medicine -4th Annual Current Trends in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Houston, TX, US.
2006. Is Aggressive Surgery for Mesothelioma Needed? Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery. Conference. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, TX, US.
2005. Palliative stenting for esophageal carcinoma. Conference. Baylor College of Medicine -3rd Annual Current Trends in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Houston, TX, US.

Regional Presentations

2017. VATS or RATS? The optimal surgical approach for a patient with early stage Lung Cancer. Conference. The University of MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, US.
2017. Patient-Reported Symptoms: Differences Between Men and Women Following Pulomnary Resection. Conference. ASTRO - 2017 Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium. San Francisco, CA, US.
2011. Lung Cancer - Practice Principles. Conference. Cancer Center of Southeast Texas. Beaumont, TX, US.
2010. Surgical Management of Esophageal Cancer. Conference. Texas Radiological Society 97th Annual Scientific Meeting. The Woodlands, TX, US.

National Presentations

2022. How I do it – Surgical Video Seminar Featuring the German Chapter. Conference. Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Beverly, MA, US.
2021. Debate: We Should Give Our Cell Phone # To Our Patients. Conference. GTSC, US.
2019. Thoracic ERAS: Beyond the Basics. Invited. ACS Clinical Congress 2019. San Francisco, CA, US.
2019. Location Therapy of Oligo-Metastatic Disease of the Lung: Surgery vs. SABR vs. RFA. Invited. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2019. Esophageal Cancer: A Surgeon’s Perspective. Invited. Mountain Area Health Education Center. Asheville, NC, US.
2019. Panelist - Tumor Board: Esophageal Cancer. Conference. 15th Oncologic Imaging: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Asheville, NC, US.
2019. Q & A: Meet the Professors. Invited. Mountain Area Health Education Center. Asheville, NC, US.
2019. Analgesic Strategies: Liposomal Bupivacaine, Narcotic Minimization, and Treating Pain from Multiple Pathways. Invited. 2019 ISMICS Thoracic Masters Day. New York, NY, US.
2019. Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy. Invited. Global Academic Programs (GAP) Conference "Global Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery Video Session". Houston, TX, US.
2019. Pulmonary Metastasectomy-Margins, Radiation vs. Resection vs. Ablation. Invited. GTSC. Naples, FL, US.
2019. Noteworthy non-NCI Trials: JOLT Trial. Invited. GTSC Robert J. Ginsberg Clinical Trials. Naples, FL, US.
2019. Welcome and Introduction. Invited. GTSC Robert J. Ginsberg Clinical Trials. Naples, FL, US.
2019. Focused Review of Cooperative Group Trials: SWOG. Invited. GTSC Robert J. Ginsberg Clinical Trials. Naples, FL, US.
2019. Concepts in Development: Others-Use of Patient Report Outcomes. Invited. GTSC Robert J. Ginsberg Clinical Trials. Naples, FL, US.
2019. Combined Resection of Synchronous Lung Metastasis. Invited. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2019. State of the Art in Chest Wall and Diaphragm Resonstruction: Current Materials and Techniques. Invited. STS 2019. San Diego, CA, US.
2018. Re-defining Neuraxial Anesthesia for an ERAS Program. Invited. AATS. San Diego, CA, US.
2018. Close Surgical Margins and Risks of Local Treatment Failure after Wedge Resection of Colorectal Pulmonary Metastases. Invited. AATS. San Diego, CA, US.
2017. Surgical Management of lung cancer. Invited. Covenant Cancer Care Center - Advances in Oncology - Focus on Lung Cancer. Frankenmuth, MI, US.
2017. Surgical Advances to Improve Outcomes in Esophageal cancer. Conference. ARS 99th Annual Meeting. Colorado Springs, CO, US.
2017. Plenary Sessions: "Honoring Our Mentors Program". Invited. American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Centennial. Boston, MA, US.
2017. Graham Reception Awards presentation. Invited. American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Centennial. Boston, MA, US.
2017. Mediastinal Staging Approaches: Minimally Invasive to Invasive. Invited. 2017 Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium. San Francisco, CA, US.
2017. Accuracy of Intraoperative Lymph Node Sampling for Predicting Final N Stage in Patients Undergoing Cytoreduction for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Invited. STS 53rd Annual Meeting. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Poster: Polytetrafluoroethylene or Acellular Dermal Matrix for Diaphragmatic Reconstruction?. Conference. STS 53rd Annual Meeting. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Advances in the Multi-modality Treatement of Mesothelioma: Any Progress being made?. Invited. 15th Oncology Update: Advances and Controversies. Streamboat Springs, CO, US.
2016. STARS/Rosel. Invited. 29th Annual GTSC Meeting. Tucson, AZ, US.
2016. Enhanced Recovery after Thoracic Surgery. Invited. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Steamboat Springs, CO, US.
2015. Robotic vs VATS vs Open Operation for Lung Cancer: A Trial Proposal. Invited. American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2015. Chicago, IL, US.
2015. Oligometastases. Invited. ARS 97th Annual Meeting "Integrating High-Tech with High-Touch in Radiation Oncology". Kauai, HI, US.
2015. Video assisted thoracic surgery, robotic assisted thoracic surgery or muscle sparing thoracotomy, does it really matter?. Invited. UNM School of Medicine. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2014. Challenging Thoracic Case Presentations and Stump the Experts with Interactive Audience Participation. Invited. MD Anderson Cancer Center and MD Anderson Physicians Network Symposium. Boston, MA, US.
2014. Video-based New Technology in Oncologic Surgery: Esophagus. Invited. MD Anderson Cancer Center and MD Anderson Physicians Network Symposium. Boston, MA, US.
2014. Video-based New Technology in Oncologic Surgery: Lung. Invited. MD Anderson Cancer Center and MD Anderson Physicians Network Symposium. Boston, MA, US.
2014. Challenging Gastric and Esophageal Case Presentations and Stump the Experts with Interactive Audience Participation. Invited. MD Anderson Cancer Center and MD Anderson Physicians Network Symposium. Boston, MA, US.
2014. Analgesic Management of Thoracic Surgery: The Concepts of Enhanced Recovery in Thoracic Surgery. Invited. MD Anderson Cancer Center and MD Anderson Physicians Network Symposium. Boston, MA, US.
2014. The effect of surgery on the levels of Circulating Tumor Endothelial Cells in patients with thoracic Malignancies. Invited. MDACC Global Academic Programs - 2014 Conference. Seoul.
2014. Case-Based Lung Cancer Review. Invited. American Radium Society 96th Annual Meeting. St Thomas.
2014. Neurogenic Tumors. Invited. STS Annual Meeting 2014. Orlando, FL, US.
2014. Parallel Surgical Symposium: General Thoracic. Invited. Society of Thoracic Surgeons 50th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
2014. General Thoracic Session: Lung Cancer I. Invited. Society of Thoracic Surgeons 50th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
2014. Surgical Motion Pictures Matinees: Adult Cardiac, Congenital and General Thoracic. Invited. Society of Thoracic Surgeons 50th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
2014. General Thoracic Session: New Techniques. Invited. Society of Thoracic Surgeons 50th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
2013. Vascular Surgery - Minimally Invasive Treatment of the Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome Using Robotic Assistance. Invited. American College of Surgeons. Washington, DC, US.
2012. Surgical Management of Borderline Resectable Cases. Invited. 10th Annual Mid-South Cancer Symposium: Curing the Incurable: Risk Stratification and Targeted Therapy. Memphis, TN, US.
2011. Surgical Motion Picture: Construction of an Intrathoracic Anastomosis in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy. Invited. STSA 58th Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
2010. Surgical Motion Picture: Esophageal Carcinoma after Esophagectomy. Conference. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, 57th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
2007. Leukemia then and now, experiences of a physician patient. Conference. Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Fundraiser Meeting. Houston, TX, US.
2007. Palliative Surgical Options for Esophageal Cancer. Invited. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and MD Anderson Physicians Network Third Annual Symposium. Santa Barbara, CA, US.
2007. Extended Resections for Lung Cancer. Invited. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and M. D. Anderson Physicians Network Third Annual Symposium. Santa Barbara, CA, US.
2006. Proposed Modification of Nodal Status in AJCC Esophageal Cancer Staging System. Conference. Presented at the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. Tucson, AZ, US.
2006. Propensity Matched Analysis of Three Techniques for Intrathoracic Esophagogastric Anastomosis. Conference. Presented at the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. Tucson, AZ, US.
2006. Survival and Recurrence Patterns Following Extrapleural Pneumonectomy and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Conference. Presented at the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. Tucson, AZ, US.
2006. Can PET/CT do for the Surgical Oncologist? Algorithms in Surgical Oncology. Invited. The Society of Nuclear Medicine 53rd Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
2006. The Effect of Radiotherapy and Surgery for Head and Neck Malignancies on the Postoperative Outcome of Patients with Metachronus Lung Carcinoma. Invited. American Radium Society, 88th Annual Meeting. Maui, HI, US.
2006. Increased Risk of Aspiration and Pulmonary Complications after Lung Resection in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Conference. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 42nd Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
2005. New Therapies in the Management of Barrett's Esophagus. Invited. Current Concepts in General Surgery and Trauma Update. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2004. Chest Wall Tumors. Invited. Current Concept in Surgery. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2003. New Concepts in the Surgical Management of Lung Cancer. Invited. Department of Pathology Grand Rounds. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2003. Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for the Management of Pulmonary Coin Lesions. Invited. Current Concept in Surgery. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2002. Surgery Metastatic Disease of the Lung. Invited. Current Concept in Surgery. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2002. Management of Complications of Esophageal Surgery. Invited. Current Concept in Surgery. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2002. Management of Lung Cancer for the Family Practitioner. Invited. Annual Meeting of the Department of Family Medicine. Ruidoso, NM, US.
2001. Adjuvant therapy of the carcinoma of the esophagus. Invited. Current Concept in Surgery. Albuquerque, NM, US.
1993. Survival related to nodal status after sleeve resection for primary lung cancer. Conference. American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 73rd Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
1990. The vascular anatomy of the rectus abdominis and the lateral thigh in swine, its use in flap surgery and its correlation to human anatomy. Conference. Sixth annual meeting of the Academy for Surgical Research. Los Angeles, CA, US.
1990. The treatment of infected prosthetic vascular grafts. Conference. Vermont University. Burlington, VT, US.
1990. Etude de l'utilisation des sangsues sur lambeaux épigastriques de rat dont le retour veineux est compromise. Conference. Assemblée Annuelle de la Societé Quebécoise de Chirurgie Plastique. St. Anne de Beaupré, US.
1989. The use of the rectus abdominis island flap in the treatment of abdominal aortic graft infections. Conference. Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. San Francisco, CA, US.
1989. Successful treatment of abdominal aortic graft infection using vascularized tissue flaps. Conference. 75th Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons. Atlanta, GA, US.
1989. Species differences in the clearance of staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Conference. Fifth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Surgical Research. Atlanta, GA, US.
1989. Finite difference solution of steady flow in the aorto-iliac bifurcation. Conference. Canadian Vascular Society, US.
1989. A porcine model to vascular graft infection. Conference. Fifth Annual Scientific session of the Academy of Surgical Research. Atlanta, GA, US.
1989. Carotid restenosis, risk factors and clinical significance. Conference. 59th Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, US.
1987. The etiology of chronic impingement syndrome of the shoulder reevaluated. Conference. Third open meeting of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. San Francisco, CA, US.
1984. An attempt towards systematization of the venous branches afferent from the liver to the retrohepatic vena cava, known as accessory hepatic veins. Conference. First Annual Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomies. Rochester, MI, US.

International Presentations

2020. Staging and Resectability: The impact of the surgeons' intervention on a Multidisciplinary treatment approach for Stage III NSCLC patients. Invited. IMFINZIO, MX.
2019. Pulmonary Metastases, Surgery Margin, SABR Thermal Ablation. Invited. Stikeman Annual Meeting. Montreal, CA.
2018. Implementing a Lung Cancer Resection ERAS Program. Invited. AATS International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit. New York, US.
2018. Current trends in Esophageal Surgery: East Meets West. Invited. BDMS Academic Annual Meeting 2018. Bangkok, TH.
2017. Clinical Surgical Mediastinal Staging for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer. Invited. IASLC. Manila, PH.
2017. Multidisciplinary Tumor Board and Interactive Case Discussion. Invited. IASLC. Manila, PH.
2017. The Role of Surgery in Early Lung Cancer: Outcomes and Challenges. Invited. IASLC. Manila, PH.
2017. Surgical Staging in Lung Cancer, Minimally Invasive to Invasive. Invited. 1st Vietnam Multidisciplinary Oncology Conference. Hanoi, VN.
2017. Enhanced Recovery after Thoracic Surgery (ERATS). Invited. 1st Vietnam Multidisciplinary Oncology Conference. Hanoi, VN.
2017. ERATS - Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery. Invited. XXXII Colombian Congress of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation. Barranquilla, CO.
2016. Posterior Intercostal Nerve Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine: An Alternative to Thoracic Epidural Analgesia. Invited. GAP (Global Academic Program) Related Meeting Between Hiroshima University and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Hiroshima, JP.
2016. What Would You Do First in Early Stage MPM Surgery or Chemotherapy?. Conference. iMig 2016. Birmingham, GB.
2016. SI Discussant: Current Status on Robotic VATS Lobectomy. Conference. Barretos Cancer Hospital. Sao Paulo, BR.
2015. Enhancing the Therapeutic Ratio in Cancer Treatment. Invited. The 2015 Xiangya - MD Anderson Int'l Oncology Forum. Changsha, CN.
2015. Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery or Muscle Sparing Thoractomy, Does it Really Matter?. Conference. Stikeman Annual Meeting. Montreal, CA.
2015. Lung Cancer Surgery: Challenging clinical scenarios and related management issues. Invited. Clinicas Oncolgicas Integradas (COI) / America's Gap Analysis Conference. Rio de Janero, BR.
2014. Surgical Treatment of NSCLC Oligometastatic Disease. Invited. Mexican Society of Oncology - 32nd National Oncology Congress. Ixatapa Zihuatanejo, MX.
2014. Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Early Lung Cancer. Invited. XIV Course of the ACCP Community Service Committee for Central America and The Caribbean. Punta Canta, DO.
2014. Surgical Treatment for Pulmonary Metastases. Current Status. Invited. 31a Reunion Anual Medica del Instituto Nacional de Cancerolgia 2014. Monterrey, MX.
2013. Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Chest. Invited. 2013 Hangzhou International Symposium of Oncology (HISO). Hangzhou, CN.
2013. Robotics Workshop. Invited. National Cancer Institute. Mexico City, MX.
2013. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Esophageal Cancer. Invited. National Cancer Institute. Mexico City, MX.
2013. The Role of VATS in Advanced Lung Cancer. Invited. Mexican Society of General Thoracic Surgeons. Mexico City, MX.
2013. Surgery for Metastasas. Invited. Mexican Society of Thoracic Surgeons General. Mexico City, MX.
2013. Lung Resections by VATS in Cancer. Invited. Mexican Society of Thoracic Surgeons General. Mexico City, MX.
2013. Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Invited. XXVII Central American Congress and Caribbean of Pneumology and Thorax Surgery. Antigua, GT.
2013. Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery. Invited. XXVII Central American Congress and Caribbean of Pneumology and Thorax Surgery. Antigua, GT.
2013. Chest Wall Resections. Invited. XXVII Central American Congress and Caribbean of Pneumology and Thorax Surgery. Antiqua, GT.
2013. Mediastinal Tumors. Invited. XXVII Central American Congress and Caribbean of Pneumology and Thorax Surgery. Antigua, GT.
2013. Reconstruction of the Chest Wall - President of the Session. Invited. XXVII Central American Congress and Caribbean of Pneumology and Thorax Surgery. Antigua, GT.
2012. Hands-On Session: EBUS/Image Guided Procedures - Robotic Simulator, Staplers and VATS - Safety Guidance. Invited. 1st Einstein - Thoracic Oncology Summit. Sao Paulo, BR.
2012. Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Staging for NSCLC. Invited. 1st Einstein - Thoracic Oncology Summit. Sao Paulo, BR.
2012. Intra-operative image assistance (video and endoscopy). Invited. 1st Einstein - Thoracic Oncology Summit. Sao Paulo, BR.
2012. Video Session /Case Presentation - Lung Cancer. Invited. 1st Einstein - Thoracic Oncology Summit. Sao Paulo, BR.
2010. Surgery for T4 Lung Cancer. Invited. Sociedad Mexicana De Neumologia Y Cirugia De Torax A.C. Guadalajara, MX.
2010. Teaching Surgery in USA. Invited. Sociedad Mexicana De Neumologia Y Cirugia De Torax A.C. Guadalajara, MX.
2010. MIE for the treatment of esophageal carcinoma. Invited. Sociedad Mexicana De Neumologia Y Cirugia De Torax A.C. Guadalajara, MX.
2010. Surgical Management in Lung Cancer Stage IV. Invited. Sociedad Mexicana De Neumologia Y Cirugia De Torax A.C. Guadalajara, MX.
2010. VATS for the treatment of lung cancer. Invited. Sociedad Mexicana De Neumologia Y Cirugia De Torax A.C. Guadalajara, MX.
2010. Surgical Management in Lung Cancer Stage II and III. Invited. Sociedad Mexicana De Neumologia Y Cirugia De Torax A.C. Guadalajara, MX.
2010. Surgery for Tracheal Tumors. Invited. Sociedad Mexicana De Neumologia Y Cirugia De Torax A.C. Guadalajara, MX.
2008. Modern approaches in treatment of Lung Cancer. Invited. First Inaugural Meeting of the DRIMS Medical Association, SI.
2008. Esophageal cancer and cancer of EG Junction - combined treatment. Invited. First Inaugural Meeting of the DRIMS Medical Association, SI.
2008. Pulmonary Metastatectomy in Sarcoma Patients with Extra-Thoracic Metastases. Conference. 18th World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons World Congress, GR.
2008. Minimally Invasive Surgery of Esophagus. Conference. 18th World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons World Congress, GR.
2008. Approach to Diabetic Patient with Multivessel Disease: Stent vs Surgery vs Freedom Trial Enrolment. Conference. 18th World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons World Congress, GR.
2007. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lung Cancer. Conference. Stikeman Visiting Professorship 2007. Montreal, CA.
2007. Antibiotics in the ICU. Conference. LXVI Congreso Nacional de Neumologia y Cirugia de Guanajuato, MX.
2007. Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery. Invited. Minimally Invasive Surgery Course. Mexican Association for Thoracic Surgery. Veracruz, MX.
2007. Minimally Esophageal Surgery. Minimally Invasive Surgery Course. Invited. Mexican Association for Thoracic Surgery. Veracruz, MX.
2007. Management of Enobronchial tumors. Invited. Annual meeting of the Latin American Association for Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery. Guanajuato, MX.
2007. Surgical approaches to mediastinal tumors. Conference. Annual Meeting of the Latin American Association for Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery. Guanajuato, MX.
2007. Antiobiotherapy in Thoracic Surgery. Invited. Annual meeting of the Latin American Association for Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery. Guanajuato, MX.
2007. Mediastinum: Surgical Approach. Invited. Guanajuato, LXVI Congreso Nacional de Neumologia y Cirugia de Thorax, MX.
2007. Endobronchial Tumors Resection. Invited. Guanajuato, LXVI Congreso Nacional de Neumologia y Cirugia de Thorax, MX.
2006. La bursographie sous-acromiale dans l'investigation des troubles fonctionnelles de l'épaule. Conference. Journee de Recherche du Département de Chirurgie. Montreal, CA.
2001. Esophageal palliative stenting, comparison between self expandable and conventional plastic stents. Conference. Annual meeting of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons. Quebec City, CA.
2000. Self expandable oesophageal stents in the treatment of malignant dysphagia. Conference. Canadian Association of Surgical Oncology, 9th annual meeting. Toronto, CA.
2000. Thymoma, long term outcome of surgical therapy. Conference. Canadian Association of Surgical Oncology, 9th annual meeting. Toronto, CA.
1998. Lung volume reduction surgery. Invited. Canadian Association of Respiratory Therapist annual meeting. Ottawa, CA.
1997. War surgery in Former Yugoslavia. Invited. Ontario Association of General Surgeons. Hamilton, CA.
1997. New concepts in the management of thoracic trauma. Invited. Canadian Association of Military Medicine annual meeting. Vancouver, CA.
1994. The medical aspect of United Nations peace missions. Invited. Annual Meeting of Canadian Military Physicians. Quebec City, CA.
1993. Outcome of patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Polyposis managed by restorative ileonal reservoirs. Conference. Canadian Association of General Surgeons Annual meeting. Vancouver, CA.
1993. Thoracoscopy, the first 100 cases. Conference. Royal College of Surgeons of Canada Annual meeting. Vancouver, CA.
1990. Anatomy and classification of the accessory hepatic veins. Conference. Congres d'Eurochirurgie. Paris, FR.
1990. Computer generated flow characteristics of the aorto-iliac bifurcation. Conference. International Society of Cardiovascular Surgery. Manchester, US.
1989. A computer-generated numerical solution to flow in the aorto-iliac segment. Conference. 58th Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Edmonton, CA.
1988. Biliary endoprosthesis. Conference. 57th Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Toronto, CA.
1986. The etiology of chronic impingement syndrome reevaluated. Conference. Japan Third International Conference on Shoulder Surgery. Fukuoma, JP.
1985. Impingement syndrome of the shoulder: investigation and operative findings. Conference. Annual Symposium of the Quebec Orthopedic Association. Montreal, CA.
1984. La bursotomographie sous-acromiale dans le syndrome d'accrochage de l'épaule. Conference. 22ieme Congres des Stagiaires D'ete. Montreal, CA.
1983. Etude en vue de la systématisation de branches veineuses afférentes la veine cave inferieure en provenance du parenchyme hépatique et désignée jusqu'ici sous des noms divers tels que veines hépatiques accessoires ou veines du lobe caudé. Conference. 21ieme Congres des Stagiaires D'ete. Montreal, CA.

Formal Peers

2022. Resection of stage 4 colorectal metastases, and what is the evidence?. Visiting. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2020. ERATS. Visiting. Memphis, TN, US.
2019. Pulmonary Metastases, Surgery Margin, SABR, Thermal Ablation. Visiting. Montreal, CA.
2018. Enhanced Recovery Pathways in Thoracic Surgery. Visiting. San Diego, CA, US.
2018. The Management of Mesothelioma from Richard Alan Stikeman and Dag Munro to now, what has changed?. Visiting. Montreal, CA.
2017. Surgical management of lung cancer. Invited. Frankenmuth, MI, US.
2017. Surgical Management of Esophageal Cancer. Visiting. Houston, TX, US.
2016. Care Maps in Surgery. Visiting. Charlottesville, VA, US.
2015. Video assisted thoracic surgery, robotic assisted thoracic surgery or muscle sparing thoracotomy, does it really matter?. Visiting. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2015. Video-assisted Thorascopic Surgery versus Thoracotomy; Is there a difference?. Visiting. Hue, VN.
2015. Minimally Invasive Resection of Esophagus. Visiting. Hue, VN.
2015. Case Presentations with active audience participation. Visiting. Hue, VN.
2015. Extended resection for T3 & T4 tumors. Visiting. Hue, VN.
2015. Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Visiting. Hue, VN.
2015. Modern Management of Gastric Cancer. Visiting. Hue, VN.
2012. Surgical Management of Borderline Resectable Cases: Resection of T3 and T4 Lung Cancers. Invited. Memphis, TN, US.
2012. Update on New Surgical Modalities in the Treatment of Thoracic Malignancies. Invited. Chicago, IL, US.
2012. Lung Cancer: An Update of Current Surgical Strategies. Invited. Austin, TX, US.
2012. Complications in Thoracic Surgery. Invited. Vieux-Montreal, CA.
2011. Wartime medicine from a soldier and surgeon's perspective. Visiting. Montreal, CA.
2011. Difficult Case. Visiting. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2011. Difficult Case. Visiting. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2011. Difficult Case. Visiting. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2011. Resection of Pancoast Tumors through the anterior approach. Visiting. Quebec City, CA.
2011. Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Lung and Esophagus: Does it make a difference?. Visiting. Montreal, CA.
2001. Thoracic Surgery for the Medical Students. Invited, US.
2001. General Thoracic Surgery for Residents in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery. Invited, US.
1996. Problems in Thoracic Surgery. Invited, US.
1996. Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery. Visiting, US.

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Grant & Contract Support

Date:	2019 - 2020
Title:	PeriOperative Ischemic Evaluation-3 (POISE-3) Trial
Funding Source:	Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Role:	Collaborator
ID:	2018-0797

Date:	2014 - 2019
Title:	Single Arm Study of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) for Patients with Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Funding Source:	Varian Medical System
Role:	Co-I

Date:	2014 - 2023
Title:	Phase I/II Clinical Trial combining FUS-1-Nanoparticles and Erlotinib in Stage IV Lung Cancer
Funding Source:	Genprex, Inc
Role:	PI
ID:	2011-0432

Date:	2011 - 2015
Title:	Randomized phase II study of adjuvant WT-1 analog peptide vaccine in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) after completion of combined modality therapy
Funding Source:	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Role:	Co-I
ID:	W81XWH-09-PRMRP-CTA

Date:	2010 - 2019
Title:	Development of a Novel Nanoparticle Gene-Delivery Vector for Treatment of Patients with Lung Cancer
Funding Source:	Convergen LifeSciences, Inc
Role:	PI
ID:	CNVN202 MDACC# 08-01

Date:	2007 - 2012
Title:	PROSPECT (Profiling of Resistance Patterns & Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in Evaluation of Cancers of the Thorax and Therapeutics Target Identification. Project 4 - Target modulation following induction
Funding Source:	Department of Defense (DOD)
Role:	Co-I
ID:	W81XWH-07-1-0306 03(PP-4)

Date:	2007 - 2008
Title:	Perioperative Endothelial Kinetics - A Predictor of Outcome Following Major Surgery
Funding Source:	International Anesthesia Research Society Clinical Scholar Research Award
Role:	Co-PI

Date:	2005 - 2013
Title:	Quantification of circulating tumor cells at four separate time points using genomic specific probes pre and post resection for non-small cell lung cancer: A validation and prognostic study
Funding Source:	AstraZeneca
Role:	Co-I

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Hooda, Z, Ries, S, Eisenberg, M, Werner, R, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Opitz, I, Mitchell, KG, Antonoff, MB. Local Consolidative Surgery for Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Bone Metastasis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports 4(1):196-200, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
Hooda, Z, Ries, S, Fabian, T, Freeman, KA, Hofstetter, WL, Hudson, J, Mehran, RJ, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Mitchell, KG, Zaku, B, Antonoff, MB. Training left-handed cardiothoracic surgeons in a right-handed world. JTCVS Open 29, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
Hooda, Z, Werner, R, Ries, S, Eisenberg, M, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Opitz, I, Mitchell, KG, Antonoff, MB. Role of genetic alterations on outcomes for pulmonary resection in oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Disease 17(12):10636-10647, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41522142.
Marincola Smith P, Tomita K, Cass S, Hirata Y, Pan C, Shen SE, Wang X, Wang XS, Williams LA, Arvide M, To C, Rajaram R, Rice D, Hofstetter W, Antonoff M, Mehran R, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Maxwell J, Snyder R, Kim M, Tzeng CD, Badgwell B, Mansfield P, Katz M, Swisher S, Lee J, Ikoma N. Psychometric Validation of a new module of MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) for Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers: MDASI-UGI-Surg. Ann Surg Oncol 33(2):1332-1342, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41057745.
Ozirmak Lermi N, Molina Ayala M, Hernandez S, Lu W, Khan K, Serrano A, Lubo I, Hamana L, Tomczak K, Barnes S, Dou J, Liang Q, Raso MG, Tang X, Jiang M, Sanchez-Espiridion B, Weissferdt A, Heymach J, Zhang J, Sepesi B, Cascone T, Tsao A, Altan M, Mehran R, Gibbons D, Wistuba I, Haymaker C, Chen K, Solis Soto LM. Comparison of imaging based single-cell resolution spatial transcriptomics profiling platforms using formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor samples. Nat Commun 16(1):8499, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41006245.
Reuss JE, Lee PK, Mehran RJ, Hu C, Ke S, Jamali A, Najjar M, Niknafs N, Wehr J, Oner E, Meng Q, Pereira G, Hosseini-Nami S, Sausen M, Zahurak M, Battafarano RJ, Hales RK, Friedberg J, Sepesi B, Deutsch JS, Cottrell T, Taube J, Illei PB, Smith KN, Pardoll DM, Tsao AS, Brahmer JR, Anagnostou V, Forde PM. Perioperative nivolumab or nivolumab plus ipilimumab in resectable diffuse pleural mesothelioma: a phase 2 trial and ctDNA analyses. Nat Med 31(12):4097-4108, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40921804.
Goertzen SM, Boster J, Eapen G, Casal R, Grosu H, Sarkiss M, Durand JB, Ali Z, Celestina M, Rice D, Mehran RJ. Pulmonary artery pressure via endobronchial ultrasound: A feasibility and safety study. JTCVS Techniques, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
Hooda Z, Eisenberg M, Werner R, Hofstetter W, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Opitz I, Mitchell K, Antonoff MB. Local Consolidative Surgery for Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Bony Metastases. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. e-Pub 2025.
Eisenberg, M, Werner, R, Ries, S, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Papasotiropoulos, T, Rice, DC, Rajaram, R, Steinmann, N, Swisher, SG, Walsh, GL, Vaporciyan, AA, Opitz, I, Antonoff, MB. Extent of resection in surgically resected stage IV non−small cell lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 170(2):359-368.e3, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40280541.
Hooda, Z, Duan, Z, Ries, S, Antonoff, MB, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Mitchel, KG, Rice, DC, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Rajaram, R. Association of Medicaid Expansion With Timely Treatment and Access to High-Volume Hospitals in Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 120(2):401-410, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40222577.
Hooda, Z, Lu, Y, Mehran, RJ, Moran, C, Barcenas, CH. Rosai-Dorfman Disease Mimicking Metastasis to the Spleen From Breast Cancer. Clinical nuclear medicine 50(5):450-451, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40179297.
Deboever, N, Eisenberg, M, Niu, J, Graber, WJ, Antonoff, MB, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Giordano, SH, Rajaram, R, Rice, DC. Conditional Survival of Patients With Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Undergo Lobectomy, Segmentectomy, or Wedge Resection Using the NCDB. Journal of surgical oncology 131(5):793-803, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39635913.
Deboever N, Al-Tashi Q, Eisenberg M, Saad MB, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth J, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Wu J, Rajaram R. Machine Learning Prediction of Financial Toxicity in Patients with Resected Lung Cancer. J Am Coll Surg 241(2):107-116, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40028915.
Eisenberg M, Deboever N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Pulmonary Surgical Margins for Metastatic Osteosarcoma: Is Negative Margin Enough?. Ann Thorac Surg 119(3):616-624, 2025. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38839027.
Lermi NO, Ayala MM, Ruiz SH, Lu W, Khan K, Serrano A, Lubo I, Hamana L, Tomczak K, Barnes S, Dou J, Liang Q, Raso MG, Tang X, Jiang M, Sanchez-Espiridion B, Weissferdt A, Heymach J, Zhang J, Sepesi B, Cascone T, Tsao A, Altan M, Mehran R, Gibbons D, Wistuba I, Haymaker C, Chen K, Solis Soto LM. Comparison of imaging-based single-cell resolution spatial transcriptomics profiling platforms using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor samples. Res Sq, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39877088.
Zhou N, Leung CH, William WN Jr, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, Godoy MCB, Carter BW, Fossella FV, Tsao AS, Blumenschein GR, Le X, Zhang J, Skoulidis F, Kurie JM, Altan M, Lu C, Glisson BS, Byers LA, Elamin YY, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL, Roth JA, Tran HT, Wu J, Solis Soto LM, Kadara H, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Gibbons DL, Lin HY, Lee JJ, Heymach JV, Negrao MV, Sepesi B, Cascone T. Impact of select actionable genomic alterations on efficacy of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in resectable non-small cell lung cancer. J Immunother Cancer 12(10), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39448200.
Deboever N, Eisenberg MA, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rajaram R. Relationship of Surgical Approach With Financial Toxicity in Patients With Resected Lung Cancer. J Surg Oncol, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39257253.
Antonoff MB, Kui N, Sun R, Deboever N, Hofstetter W, Mehran RJ, Morris VK, Rice DC, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rajaram R. Factors associated with receipt of pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with lung-limited metastatic colorectal cancer: Disparities in care and impact on overall survival. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 168(1):263-271, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37690624.
Deboever N, Correa AM, Feldman H, Eisenberg M, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL. Early Interventional Treatment of High Output Chyle Leak After Esophagectomy is Associated With Improved Survival. Ann Surg 280(1):91-97, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38568206.
Deboever N, Mitchell KG, Farooqi A, Ludmir EB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Heymach JV, Gomez DR, Gandhi SJ, Antonoff MB. Perioperative and oncologic outcomes of pulmonary resection for synchronous oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer: Evidence for surgery in advanced disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(6):1929-1935.e2, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37619884.
Sepesi B, Mehran R, Spicer J, Cascone T. Neostar Trial and The Current Status of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(6):1936-1942, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37923289.
Deboever N, Feldman H, Eisenberg M, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL. Octreotide's role in the management of post-esophagectomy chylothorax. Dis Esophagus 37(6), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38391198.
Eisenberg MA, Deboever N, Mills AC, Egyud MR, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Vaporciyan AA, Antonoff MB. Impact of travel distance on receipt of indicated adjuvant therapy in resected non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(5):1617-1627, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37696428.
Feldman H, Sepesi B, Leung CH, Lin H, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, William WN, Walsh GL, Rice DC, Roth JA, Mehran RJ, Hofstetter WL, Antonoff MB, Rajaram R, Gibbons DL, Lee JJ, Heymach JV, Vaporciyan AA, Swisher SG, Cascone T. Surgical outcomes after chemotherapy plus nivolumab and chemotherapy plus nivolumab and ipilimumab in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(4):1444-1453.e4, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37816395.
Deboever N, Bayley EM, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Lung surveillance following colorectal cancer pulmonary metastasectomy: Utilization of clinicopathologic risk factors to guide strategy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(3):814-819.e2, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37495170.
Sewastjanow-Silva M, Xiao L, Gonzalez GN, Wang X, Hofstetter W, Swisher S, Mehran R, Sepesi B, Bhutani MS, Weston B, Coronel E, Waters RE, Rogers JE, Smith J, Lyons L, Reilly N, Yao JC, Ajani JA, Murphy MB. Chemotherapy Plus Atezolizumab Pre- and Post-Resection in Localized Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinomas: A Phase I/II Single-Arm Study. Cancers (Basel) 16(7), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38611056.
Mitchell KG, Bayley EM, Ikoma N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Maru DM, Erasmus JJ, Weston BR, Ajani JA, Badgwell BD, Hofstetter WL. Gastric Extent of Tumor Predicts Peritoneal Metastasis in Siewert II Adenocarcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg 117(2):320-326, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37080372.
Deboever N, Eisenberg MA, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rajaram R. Perspectives, risk factors, and coping mechanisms in patients with self-reported financial burden following lung cancer surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(2):478-487.e2, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37356476.
Deboever N, Bayley EM, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Do resected colorectal cancer patients need early chest imaging? Impact of clinicopathologic characteristics on time to development of pulmonary metastases. J Surg Oncol 129(2):331-337, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37876311.
Deboever N, Eapen GA, Casal RF, Durand JB, Eisenberg MA, Feldman H, May C, Ali Z, Rice DC, Mehran RJ. Endobronchial ultrasound: A novel screening test for pulmonary hypertension prior to major pulmonary surgery. JTCVS Tech 23:146-153, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38352000.
Fujisaki T, Sueta D, Yamamoto E, Buckley C, Sacchi de Camargo Correia G, Aronson J, Tallón de Lara P, Fujisue K, Usuku H, Matsushita K, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Tsujita K. Comparing Anticoagulation Strategies for Venous Thromboembolism Associated With Active Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC CardioOncol 6(1):99-113, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38510285.
Deboever N, Correa AM, Feldman H, Mathur U, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Vaporciyan AA, Antonoff MB, Rajaram R. Disparities in early-stage lung cancer outcomes at minority serving hospitals compared to non-minority serving hospitals. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(1):329-337.e4, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37116780.
Deboever N, Eisenberg M, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth J, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB, Rajaram R. Financial Toxicity in Patients with Resected Lung Cancer. Ann Surg 278(6):1038-1044, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37249193.
Conen, D, Ke Wang, M, Popova, E, Chan, MT, Landoni, G, Cata, JP, Reimer, C, McLean, SR, Srinathan, S, Reyes, JT, Grande, AM, Tallada, AG, Sessler, DI, Fleischmann, E, Kabon, B, Voltolini, L, Cruz, P, Maziak, D, Gutiérrez-Soriano, L, McIntyre, WF, Tandon, V, Martínez-Téllez, E, Guerra-Londono, JJ, DuMerton, D, Wong, RH, McGuire, AL, Kidane, B, Roux, DP, Shargall, Y, Wells, JR, Ofori, SN, Vincent, J, Xu, L, Li, Z, Eikelboom, JW, Jolly, SS, Healey, JS, Devereaux, PJ, Wang, MK, Wells, JR, Healey, JS, McIntyre, WF, Sessler, DI, Rajaram, R, Vaporciyan, AA, Mehran, RJ, Sepesi, B, Walsh, GL, Rice, DC, Swisher, SG. Effect of colchicine on perioperative atrial fibrillation and myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery in patients undergoing major thoracic surgery (COP-AF). The Lancet 402(10413):1627-1635, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37640035.
Zhou N, Niu J, Nelson D, Feldman HA, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Giordano SH, Rajaram R. Surgical Approach and Persistent Opioid Use in Medicare Patients undergoing Lung Cancer Resection. Ann Thorac Surg 116(5):1020-1027, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36801207.
Deboever N, Eisenberg M, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth J, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Circulomic variables predict pathologic staging preoperatively in treatment-naïve non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Dis 15(10):5507-5516, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37969292.
Chang JY, Lin SH, Dong W, Liao Z, Gandhi SJ, Gay CM, Zhang J, Chun SG, Elamin YY, Fossella FV, Blumenschein G, Cascone T, Le X, Pozadzides JV, Tsao A, Verma V, Welsh JW, Chen AB, Altan M, Mehran RJ, Vaporciyan AA, Swisher SG, Balter PA, Fujimoto J, Wistuba II, Feng L, Lee JJ, Heymach JV. Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy with or without immunotherapy for early-stage or isolated lung parenchymal recurrent node-negative non-small-cell lung cancer: an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial. Lancet 402(10405):871-881, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37478883.
Zhou N, Bell CS, Feldman HA, Haymaker CL, Hofstetter WL, Tsao AS, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Genomic Group MI. Tumor thickness in mesothelioma predicts differential response to neoadjuvant therapy and survival. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 166(2):362-371.e9, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36737380.
Bayley EM, Ivy ML, Shewale JB, Ge PS, Antonoff MB, Francis AM, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Lee JJ, Louie BE, Swisher SG. High-Risk Features of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation: Patients for whom Surgery Should Not Be Delayed. Ann Surg 277(5):721-726, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36052678.
Conen, D, Popova, E, Wang, MK, Chan, MT, Landoni, G, Reimer, C, Srinathan, SK, Cata, JP, McLean, SR, Reyes, JT, Grande, AM, Tallada, AG, Sessler, DI, Fleischmann, E, Maziak, D, Kabon, B, Voltolini, L, Gutiérrez-Soriano, L, Tandon, V, DuMerton, D, Kidane, B, Rajaram, R, Shargall, Y, Neary, JD, Wells, JR, McIntyre, WF, Blum, S, Ofori, SN, Vincent, J, Xu, L, Li, Z, Healey, JS, Garg, AX, Devereaux, PJ, Reiterer, C, Taschner, A, Horvath, K, Adamowitsch, N, Zotti, O, Hantáková, N, Hochreiter, B, Schmartz, D, Huybrechts, I, Cappeliez, S, Finley, C, Agzarian, J, Mehran, RJ, Sepesi, B, Walsh, GL, Rice, DC. Rationale and design of the colchicine for the prevention of perioperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing major noncardiac thoracic noncardiac thoracic surgery (COP-AF) trial. American Heart Journal 259:87-96, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36754105.
Nelson DB, Mehran RJ, Mena GE, Hofstetter WL, Vaporciyan AA, Antonoff MB, Rice DC. Enhanced recovery after surgery improves postdischarge recovery after pulmonary lobectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 165(5):1731-1740.e5, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36404141.
Mills AC, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Repeated Pulmonary Metastasectomy: Third Operations and Beyond. Ann Thorac Surg 115(3):679-685, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35926641.
Shenson JA, Zafereo ME, Lee M, Contrera KJ, Feng L, Boonsripitayanon M, Gross N, Goepfert R, Maniakas A, Wang JR, Grubbs L, Vaporciyan A, Hofstetter W, Swisher S, Mehran R, Rice D, Sepesi B, Antonoff M, Cabanillas M, Busaidy N, Dadu R, Silver NL. Clinical outcomes of combined cervical and transthoracic surgical approaches in patients with advanced thyroid cancer. Head Neck 45(3):547-554, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36524701.
Cascone T, Leung CH, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, Carter BW, Godoy MCB, Feldman H, William WN, Xi Y, Basu S, Sun JJ, Yadav SS, Rojas Alvarez FR, Lee Y, Mishra AK, Chen L, Pradhan M, Guo H, Sinjab A, Zhou N, Negrao MV, Le X, Gay CM, Tsao AS, Byers LA, Altan M, Glisson BS, Fossella FV, Elamin YY, Blumenschein G, Zhang J, Skoulidis F, Wu J, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL, Rajaram R, Antonoff MB, Fujimoto J, Solis LM, Parra ER, Haymaker C, Wistuba II, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Lin HY, Wang J, Gibbons DL, Jack Lee J, Ajami NJ, Wargo JA, Allison JP, Sharma P, Kadara H, Heymach JV, Sepesi B. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus nivolumab with or without ipilimumab in operable non-small cell lung cancer: the phase 2 platform NEOSTAR trial. Nat Med 29(3):593-604, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36928818.
Deboever N, Zhou N, McGrail DJ, Tomczak K, Oliva JL, Feldman HA, Parra E, Zhang J, Lee PP, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Swisher SS, Vaporciyan AA, Altan M, Weissferdt A, Tsao AS, Haymaker CL, Sepesi B. Radiographic response to neoadjuvant therapy in pleural mesothelioma should serve as a guide for patient selection for cytoreductive operations. Front Oncol 13:1216999, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37637041.
Zhou N, Hofstetter WL, Working Group ESCC, Mitchell KG, Bayley EM, Ajani JA, Antonoff MB, Betancourt SL, Blum-Murphy M, Feldman HA, Lin SH, Maru DM, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Weston BR. Salvage Esophagectomy Definition Influences Comparative Outcomes in Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancers. Ann Thorac Surg 114(6):2032-2040, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34883083.
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Cata JP, Brown JK, Mehran RJ, Rice D, Mena GE. Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy Does Not Have an Impact on Renal Outcomes in an Enhanced Recovery Program. Ann Thorac Surg 114(6):2059-2065, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35452665.
Feldman HA, Zhou N, Deboever N, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Godoy M, Strange C, Antonoff MB. Intraoperative challenges after induction therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: Effect of nodal disease on technical complexity. JTCVS Open 12:372-384, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36590745.
Sepesi B, Zhou N, William WN, Lin HY, Leung CH, Weissferdt A, Mitchell KG, Pataer A, Walsh GL, Rice DC, Roth JA, Mehran RJ, Hofstetter WL, Antonoff MB, Rajaram R, Negrao MV, Tsao AS, Gibbons DL, Lee JJ, Heymach JV, Vaporciyan AA, Swisher SG, Cascone T. Surgical outcomes after nivolumab or nivolumab with ipilimumab treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 164(5):1327-1337, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35190177.
Bhutani MS, Ejaz S, Cazacu IM, Singh BS, Shafi M, Stroehlein JR, Mehran RJ, Walsh G, Vaporciyan A, Swisher SG, Hofstetter W. Endoscopic Intrapyloric Botulinum Toxin Injection with Pyloric Balloon Dilation for Symptoms of Delayed Gastric Emptying after Distal Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A 10-Year Experience. Cancers (Basel) 14(23), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36497224.
Feldman HA, Erasmus JJ, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL, Betancourt Cuellar SL. Clinical Significance of FDG-PET/CT Avid Hilar Lymph Nodes in Esophageal Carcinoma Patients. Ann Thorac Surg 114(4):1183-1188, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34634240.
Deboever N, Feldman HA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. The Role of Surgery in the Treatment of Melanoma Pulmonary Metastases in the Modern Era. J Surg Res 277:125-130, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35489217.
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Feldman H, Antonoff M, Sepesi B, Hofstetter W, Rajaram R, Swisher S, Mena G, Vaporciya A, Mehran R, Rice D. Single Chest Drain Practice Reduces Discharge Opioid Prescriptions in Thoracic Surgery. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 70(5):422-429, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34894636.
Bayley EM, Zhou N, Mitchell KG, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Cinciripini PM, Karam-Hage M, Roth JA, Hofstetter WL. Modern Perioperative Practices May Mitigate Effects of Continued Smoking Among Lung Cancer Patients. Ann Thorac Surg 114(1):286-292, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34358522.
Blumenthaler AN, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Strange CD, Antonoff MB. Preoperative Maximum Standardized Uptake Value Associated with Recurrence Risk In Early Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 113(6):1835-1844, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34252403.
Mena GE, Zorrilla-Vaca A, Vaporciyan A, Mehran R, Lasala JD, Williams W, Patel C, Woodward T, Kruse B, Joshi G, Rice D. Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine Infusions in an Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery Program: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 36(4):1064-1072, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34690059.
Bostock IC, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Murphy MB, Lin S, Maru D, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Hofstetter W. Prolonged neutrophilia is associated with worse outcomes after Esophagectomy. Dis Esophagus 35(4), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34897440.
Olive JK, Zhou N, Mitchell KG, Corsini EM, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Surgical Outcomes for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 113(3):1008-1014, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 33774003.
Zhou N, Corsini EM, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rice DC. Robotic Surgery and Anatomic Segmentectomy: An Analysis of Trends, Patient Selection, and Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg 113(3):975-983, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 33838123.
Antonoff MB, Feldman HA, Mitchell KG, Farooqi A, Ludmir EB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Gandhi S, Gomez DR, Vaporciyan AA. Surgical Complexity of Pulmonary Resections Performed for Oligometastatic NSCLC. JTO Clin Res Rep 3(3):100288, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35252897.
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Rice D, Brown JK, Antonoff M, Sepesi B, Hofstetter W, Swisher S, Walsh G, Vaporciyan A, Mehran R, Hagberg C, Mena GE. Sustained reduction of discharge opioid prescriptions in an enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery program: A multilevel generalized linear model. Surgery 171(2):504-510, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34740455.
Deboever N, McGrail DJ, Lee Y, Tran HT, Mitchell KG, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bernatchez C, Vailati Negrao M, Zhang J, Wistuba II, Heymach JV, Cascone T, Gibbons DL, Haymaker CL, Sepesi B. Surgical approach does not influence changes in circulating immune cell populations following lung cancer resection. Lung Cancer 164:69-75, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35038676.
Zhou N, Rice DC, Tsao AS, Lee PP, Haymaker CL, Corsini EM, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Mehran RJ, Sepesi B. Extrapleural Pneumonectomy versus Pleurectomy/Decortication for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Ann Thorac Surg 113(1):200-208, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 33971174.
Rice D, Rodriguez-Restrepo A, Mena G, Cata J, Thall P, Milton D, Correa A, Woodard T, Antonoff M, Hofstetter W, Roth J, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Walsh G, Vaporciyan A, Mehran R. Matched Pairs Comparison of an Enhanced Recovery Pathway Versus Conventional Management on Opioid Exposure and Pain Control in Patients Undergoing Lung Surgery. Ann Surg 274(6):1099-1106, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32229762.
Bostock IC, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Antonoff MB. Barriers to surveillance imaging adherence in early-staged lung cancer. J Thorac Dis 13(12):6848-6854, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 35070369.
Corsini EM, Foo WC, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Maru DM, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL, Working Group EA, Correa AM, Antonoff MB, Lin SH, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL. Esophageal adenocarcinoma with any component of signet ring cells portends poor prognosis and response to neoadjuvant therapy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 162(5):1404-1412.e2, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33010880.
Blumenthaler AN, Zhou N, Parikh K, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Optimizing Discharge After Shorter Hospitalizations: Lessons Learned Through After-Hours Calls with Thoracic Surgical Patients. Innovations (Phila) 16(6):15569845211041343, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34494925.
Zhou N, Mitchell KG, Corsini EM, Truong VTT, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL. Analysis of trimodal and bimodal therapy in a selective-surgery paradigm for locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Br J Surg 108(10):1207-1215, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34095952.
Chang JY, Mehran RJ, Feng L, Verma V, Liao Z, Welsh JW, Lin SH, O'Reilly MS, Jeter MD, Balter PA, McRae SE, Berry D, Heymach JV, Roth JA, Trials Group SLC. Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for operable stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (revised STARS): long-term results of a single-arm, prospective trial with prespecified comparison to surgery. Lancet Oncol 22(10):1448-1457, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34529930.
Corsini EM, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL. Intestinal Metaplasia in the Esophageal Remnant Is Rare After Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy. J Gastrointest Surg 25(9):2185-2191, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33555525.
Corsini EM, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Bernatchez C, Forget MA, Haymaker CL, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Amaria RN, Jazaeri AA, Antonoff MB. Pulmonary resection for tissue harvest in adoptive tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy: Safety and feasibility. J Surg Oncol 124(4):699-703, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34057733.
Arango NP, Nishioka Y, Velasco J, Mahvash A, Mehran RJ, Wang LS, Taggart MW, Vauthey JN, Odisio BC. Involution of Hepatocellular Neoplasm after Embolization of a Portosystemic Vascular Shunt in an Adult with Abernethy Type II Malformation. J Vasc Interv Radiol 32(9):1391-1393, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34462084.
Corsini EM, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Mena GE, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rice DC, Hofstetter WL. Liposomal Bupivacaine Intercostal Block is Important for Reduction of Pulmonary Complications. Ann Thorac Surg 112(2):423-429, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33129774.
Corsini, EM, Mitchell, KG, Correa, AM, Morris, VK, Antonoff, MB, Zhou, N, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Rice, DC, Roth, JA, Sepesi, B, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL. Effect of primary colorectal cancer tumor location on survival after pulmonary metastasectomy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 162(1):296-305, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32713636.
Feldman HA, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Vaporciyan AA, Zorrilla-Vaca A, Mehran RJ. Simultaneous versus staged resections for bilateral pulmonary metastases. J Surg Oncol 123(7):1633-1639, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33684226.
Zuckerman SL, Lee SH, Chang GJ, Walsh GL, Mehran RJ, Gokaslan ZL, Rao G, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD. Outcomes of Surgery for Sacral Chordoma and Impact of Complications: A Report of 50 Consecutive Patients With Long-Term Follow-Up. Global Spine J 11(5):740-750, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34047643.
Chapman BV, Ning MS, Farnia B, Mesko S, Lin SH, Tang C, Allen PK, Liao Z, Chang JY, Komaki R, Mehran RJ, Gandhi SJ, Gomez DR. Postoperative Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced NSCLC: Implications for Shifting to Conformal, High-Risk Fields. Clin Lung Cancer 22(3):225-233.e7, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32727706.
Corsini EM, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Maru DM, Lin SH, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL. Modified En bloc Esophagectomy Compared to Standard Resection after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation. Ann Thorac Surg 111(4):1133-1140, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32857997.
Corsini EM, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL. Postoperative Bleeding and Acute Kidney Injury in Esophageal Cancer Patients Receiving Ketorolac. Ann Thorac Surg 111(4):1111-1117, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32980327.
Zhou, N, Bott, M, Park, B, Vallieres, E, Wilshire, CL, Yasufuku, K, Spicer, JD, Jones, DR, Sepesi, B, Mitchell, KG, Corsini, EM, Antonoff, MB, Hofstetter, WL, Mehran, RJ, Rice, DC, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL, Huynh, C, Fiset, PO, Chun, SG, Gay, CM. Predictors of survival following surgical resection of limited-stage small cell lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 161(3):760-771.e2, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33349449.
Rajaram R, Abreu JA, Mehran R, Nguyen TC, Antonoff MB, Vaporciyan A. Using Quality Improvement Principles to Redesign a Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Program Website. Ann Thorac Surg 111(3):1079-1085, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32745517.
De Bellis M, Kawaguchi Y, Duwe G, Tran Cao HS, Mehran RJ, Vauthey JN. Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of a Transdiaphragmatic Approach for Simultaneous Resection of Colorectal Liver and Lung Metastases. J Gastrointest Surg 25(3):641-649, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33123875.
Cascone T, William WN, Weissferdt A, Leung CH, Lin HY, Pataer A, Godoy MCB, Carter BW, Federico L, Reuben A, Khan MAW, Dejima H, Francisco-Cruz A, Parra ER, Solis LM, Fujimoto J, Tran HT, Kalhor N, Fossella FV, Mott FE, Tsao AS, Blumenschein G, Le X, Zhang J, Skoulidis F, Kurie JM, Altan M, Lu C, Glisson BS, Byers LA, Elamin YY, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL, Roth JA, Antonoff MB, Kadara H, Haymaker C, Bernatchez C, Ajami NJ, Jenq RR, Sharma P, Allison JP, Futreal A, Wargo JA, Wistuba II, Swisher SG, Lee JJ, Gibbons DL, Vaporciyan AA, Heymach JV, Sepesi B. Neoadjuvant nivolumab or nivolumab plus ipilimumab in operable non-small cell lung cancer: the phase 2 randomized NEOSTAR trial. Nat Med 27(3):504-514, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33603241.
Corsini, EM, Hofstetter, WL, Mitchell, KG, Zhou, N, Antonoff, MB, Mehran, RJ, Mena, GE, Rice, DC, Roth, JA, Sepesi, B, Swisher, SG, Vaporciyan, AA, Walsh, GL. Ketorolac use and anastomotic leak in patients with esophageal cancer. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 161(2):448-454, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32340809.
De Bellis M, Vega EA, Kawaguchi Y, Panettieri E, Velasco JD, Vreeland TJ, You YN, Holmes AA, Mehran RJ, Vauthey JN. Simultaneous Sigmoid Colectomy, Bilobar Liver Resection and Lung Metastasectomy via a Transdiaphragmatic Approach for Stage IV Colonic Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol 28(2):863-864, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32813205.

Abstracts

Hooda Z, McCracken A, Carbone G, Hofstetter W, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Mitchell KG, Antonoff MB. Are Bone Metastases A Contraindication? Role of Surgical Consolidation in EGFR-Mutated Stage IV NSCLC Patients Receiving Osimertinib. IASLC ASCO 2025 North American Conference on Lung Cancer, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
Deboever N, Eisenberg M, Ries S, Antonoff M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rice D, Roth J, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Rajaram R. Financial Toxicity in patients with Resected Esophageal Cancer. AATS 105th Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
Ries S, Shahid A, Pedroza C, Hooda Z, Mitchell KG, Antonoff M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Swisher S, Walsh G, Vaporciyan A, Rice D. Perioperative Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Surgery After Systemic Neoadjuvant Therapy in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. AATS 105th Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
Hooda Z, Ries S, Fabian T, Freeman K, Hofstetter W, Hudson J, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Mitchell K, Zaku B, Antonoff M. Training Left-Handed Cardiothoracic Surgeons in a Right-Handed World: Perspectives and Experiences of Academic Cardiothoracic Surgeons. AATS 105th Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
Hooda Z, Werner R, Ries S, Eisenberg M, Hofstetter W, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Optiz I, Mitchell K, Antonoff M. Role of Genetic Alterations on Outcomes for Pulmonary Resection in Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. AATS 105th Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
Hooda Z, Langburt D, Ries S, Antonoff M, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Mitchell K, Ferri L, Hofstetter W. Surgery Alone Versus Neoadjuvant Therapy Followed by Surgery for Clinical T1N1 Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Can Less Be More for Patients?. South Texas American College of Surgeons Chapter Annual Meeting 2025, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
Hooda Z, Ries S, Eisenberg M, Werner R, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Opitz I, Mitchell KG, Antonoff MB. Bony Metastasis in Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Don’t Give Up On Comprehensive Local Consolidation. STSA 2024, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
Hooda Z, Zhigang D, Ries S, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter W, Mehran RJ, Mitchell KG, Rice D, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Rajaram R. Association of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act With Timely Treatment and Access to High-Volume Centers in Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients. STSA 2024, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
Ries SA, Qing Y, Sun R, Mitchell J, Eisenberg M, Mitchell K, Mehran R, Rice D, Roth J, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Swisher S, Hofstetter W, Rajaram R, Antonoff M. Closing the Gap: Moving Toward Equitable Care in Surgical Management of Stage IV Lung Disease. WCLC 2024, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
Mitchell KG, Kassab C, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL. Textbook oncologic outcome following trimodality therapy for esophageal adenocarcinoma. ISDE 20th World Congress for Esophageal Diseases, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
Eisenberg M, Werner R, Ries S, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Papasotiropoulous T, Rajaram R, Rice D, Steinmann N, Swisher S, Walsh G, Vaporciyan A, Opitz I, Antonoff M. Extent of Resection in Surgically Resected Stage IV Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Multi-institutional Experience. AATS International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
Ries S, Eisenberg M, Mehran RJ, Mitchell K, Rice D, Swisher S, Walsh G, Vaporciyan A, Hofstetter W, Rajaram R, Antonoff M. Subjectivity in Decisions for Offering Surgery: The Unseen Obstacle in Mitigating Disparities in SmallCell Lung Cancer. AATS International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit 2024, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
Ries S, Eisenberg M, Kassab C, Correa A, Mitchell K, Antonoff M, Mehran R, Rice D, Rajaram R, Swisher S, Walsh G, Vaporciyan A, Hofstetter W. Endoscopy suite or operating room? A comparative study of treatment approaches for anastomotic leaks after esophagectomy. AATS International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit 2024, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
Eisenberg MA, Werner R, Ries S, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Papasotiropoulos T, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Steinmann N, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Vaporciyan AA, Opitz I, Antonoff MA. Extent of resection in surgically resected stage IV non−small cell lung cancer: Results from two tertiary referral centers. AATS ITSOS 2024, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
Eisenberg MA, Deboever N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL. A Propensity Matched Analysis. STSA 2023, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
Eisenberg MA, Deboever N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Pulmonary Surgical Margins for Metastatic Osteosarcoma: Is Negative Margin Enough. STSA 2023, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
Deboever N, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Extent of Resection in Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Does it Even Matter?. International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
Graber W, Deboever N, Niu J, Eisenberg M, Antonoff M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Roth J, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Walsh G, Vaporciyan A, Giordano S, Rajaram R, Rice D. Evaluating The Conditional Survival Benefit Of Minimally Invasive Lobectomy In Early-stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. 2023 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
Antonoff MB, Kui N, Sun R, Deboever N, Hofstetter W, Mehran RJ, Morris VK, Rice DC, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rajaram R. Factors associated with receipt of pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with lung-limited metastatic colorectal cancer: Disparities in care and impact on overall survival. AATS 2023, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
Eisenberg MA, Deboever N, Mills AC, Egyud MR, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Vaporciyan AA, Antonoff MB. Impact of travel distance on receipt of indicated adjuvant therapy in resected non–small cell lung cancer. AATS 2023, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
Deboever N, Eisenberg MA, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rajaram R. Perspectives, Risk Factors, and Coping Mechanisms in Patients with Self-Reported Financial Burden following Surgical Management of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. AATS 2023, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
Feldman H, Sepesi B, Leung CH, Lin H, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, William WN, Walsh GL, Rice DC, Roth JA, Mehran RJ, Hofstetter WL, Antonoff MB, Rajaram R, Gibbons DL, Lee JJ, Heymach JV, Vaporciyan AA, Swisher SG, Cascone T. Surgical outcomes after chemotherapy plus nivolumab and chemotherapy plus nivolumab and ipilimumab in patients with non–small cell lung cancer. AATS 2023, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
Deboever N, Bayley EM, Feldman HA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Do Resected Colorectal Cancer Patients Need Early Chest Imaging? Impact of Clinicopathologic Characteristics on Time to Development of Pulmonary Metastases. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Deboever N, Bayley EM, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Lung surveillance following colorectal cancer pulmonary metastasectomy: Utilization of clinicopathologic risk factors to guide strategy. ITSOS 2022, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Deboever N, Bayley EM, Feldman HA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Lymph Node Ratio is Associated with Time to Pulmonary Metastasis in Patients with Resected Colorectal Cancer. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Deboever N, Bayley, EM, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Optimal Timing for Surveillance Imaging in Colorectal Pulmonary Metastatic Disease: Evidence for a Clinicopathologic-driven Algorithm. International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Deboever N, Eisenberg M, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Roth J, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Antonoff M. Circulomic Variables may Predict Pathologic Staging Preoperatively in Treatment-Naïve Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. 2022 North America Conference on Lung Cancer, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Deboever N, Correa AM, Feldman H, Mathur U, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Walsh GL, Vaporciyan AA, Antonoff MB, Rajaram R. Disparities in early-stage lung cancer outcomes at minority-serving hospitals compared with nonminority serving hospitals. AATS 2022, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Nelson DB, Mehran RJ, Mena GE, Hofstetter WL, Vaporciyan AA, Antonoff MB, Rice DC. Enhanced recovery after surgery improves postdischarge recovery after pulmonary lobectomy. AATS 2022, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Mitchell KG, Bayley EM, Ikoma N, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL Maru DM Erasmus JJ, Weston BR, Ajami JA, Badgwell BD, Hofstetter WL. Gastric Extent of Tumor Predicts Peritoneal Metastasis in Siewert II Adenocarcinoma. AATS 2022, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Bayley EM, Ivy ML, Ge PS, Shewale JB, Antonoff MB, Francis AM, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Lee JJ, Louie BE, Swisher SG. High-Risk Features of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation: Patients for whom Surgery Should Not Be Delayed. Digestive Diseases Week Annual Meeting 2022, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Feldman HA, Zhou N, Deboever N, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Godoy M, Strange C, Antonoff MB. Intraoperative challenges after induction therapy for non–small cell lung cancer: Effect of nodal disease on technical complexity. AATS 2022, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Mills AC, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Repeated Pulmonary Metastasectomy: Third Operations and Beyond. STS 2022, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Zhou N, Niu J, Nelson D, Feldman HA, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, RJ|| M, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SW, Walsh GL, Giordano SH, Rajaram R. Surgical Approach and Persistent Opioid Use in Medicare Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Resection. STS 2022, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Feldman H, Niu J, Zhou N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Giordano S, Rajaram R. Conditional Survival after Trimodality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Re-evaluation of Prognostic Factors Over Time. Clinical Congress 2021, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Feldman H, Antonoff MB, Brown JK, Correa AM, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Vaporciyan AA, Mena GE. Single Chest Tube Practice Reduces Discharge Opioid Prescriptions Without Increasing Pulmonary Complications after Thoracic Surgery. Clinical Congress 2021, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
Antonoff M, Feldman H, Mitchell K, Farooqi A, Ludmir E, Hofstetter W, Mehran R, Rajaram R, Rice D, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh G, Gandhai S, Gomez D. Surgical Complexity of Pulmonary Resections Performed for Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. WCLC 2021, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
Chapman LO, Overman MJ, Willett A, Knaft M, Fu SC, Malpica A, Scally C, Mansfield PF, Matamoros AA, Morani A, Woodman SE, Sepesi B, Mehran RJ, Heymaker CL, Varadhachary GR, Tsao AS, Fournier K, Singh Raghav KP. Comprehensive genomic profiling of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPeM) reveals key genomic alterations (GAs) distinct from malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). ASCO 2021, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
Chang JY, Mehran RJ, Feng L, Balter P, McRae S, Berry DA, Roth JA, Trials Group SC. Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in operable stage I NSCLC patients: Long-term results of the expanded STARS clinical trial. ASCO 2021, 2021. e-Pub 2021.

Book Chapters

Ahuja, J, Strange, CD, Chang, JY, Mehran, RJ, Truong, M. Pleural Tumors, 94-108, 2022.
Mehran, RJ, Feldman, HA. Approach to Synchronous Lung and Liver Metastases and Single-Incision Combined Resection, 193-195, 2022.
Huynh TTT, Pisimisis GT, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ. Management of Vascular Complications. In: Principles of Gynecologic Oncology Surgery. Elsevier, 303-317, 2019.
Mehran RJ, Deslauriers J. Left-sided pulmonary resections. In: Operative Thoracic Surgery. 6th. CRC Press, 155-169, 2018.
Shroff GS, Kalhor N, Mehran RJ, de Groot PM, Carter BW. Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer. In: Diagnostic Imaging for Thoracic Surgery - A Manual for Surgeons and Radiologists. 1st. Springer, 175-188, 2018.
Huynh TTT, Pisimisis GT, Broadbent KC, Mehran RJ. Carotid artery disease in patients with cancer. In: Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease: A Concise Clinical Atlas. 1st. Springer, 117-134, 2018.
Mehran RJ. The Role of Surgery in Patients with Clinical N2 Disease. In: Thorac Surg Clin. 3. Elsevier, 327-35, 2013.
Mehran R, Roth JA. Resection of pulmonary metastases. In: Atlas of Advanced Operative Surgery. 1st. Elsevier Inc, 43-49, 2013.
Truong M, Gomez D, Chang J, Mehran R. Pleural Diseases. In: Oncologic Imaging for the Practicing Radiologist, Medical Oncologist and Surgeon. Elsevier, 79-94, 2012.
Komaki R, Tsao A, Mehran R. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. In: 60 Years of Survival Outcomes at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Chapter 6. Springer, 45-62, 2012.
Hematti H, Mehran RJ. Anatomy of the Thoracic Duct. In: Thorac Surg Clin. 2. Elsevier, 229-238, 2011.
McAleer MR, Mehran RJ, Tsao A. Mesothelioma. In: Lung Cancer Prevention, Management, and Emerging Therapies. Humana Press, a part of Springer Science+Business Media, 435-465, 2011.
Mehran R, Roth JA. Resection of pulmonary metastases (open/thorascopic). In: Atlas of Advanced Operative Surgery. Elsevier, Inc, 2007.
Mehran RJ. Left-sided pulmonary resections. In: Operative Thoracic Surgery. 5th. Hodder Arnold, 137-151, 2006.
Mehran RJ. Multidisciplinary care of the thoracic surgical patient. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 1-7, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Perioperative assessment. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 9-43, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Specific perioperative assessment. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 45-138, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Rehabilitation and preparation for a general thoracic surgical procedure. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 139-148, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Intraoperative care. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 149-268, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Bronchoscopy by surgeons. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 149-158, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Principles of anesthesia for pulmonary resection. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 159-168, 2005.
Deslauries J, Mehran RJ. Anesthesia for the patient with an anterior mediastinal mass. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 168-178, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Airway management during tracheal resection. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 178-188, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Thoracic anatomy. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 188-206, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Positioning and Incisions. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 206-227, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Principles of videothoracoscopy. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 227-238, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Prevention of postoperative complications after pulmonary surgery. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 238-249, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Prevention of postoperative complications after esophageal surgery. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 250-259, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Pleural drainage after thoracic procedures. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 259-268, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Principles of postoperative care. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 269, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Monitoring of the thoracic surgical patient. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby Inc, 269-273, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Pain control. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 273-283, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Fluid management. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 283-291, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Pharmacologic interventions in the thoracic surgical patient. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 291-302, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of postoperative complications after pulmonary surgery: atelectasis and pneumonia. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 303-309, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Respiratory failure. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 309-321, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Mechanical ventilation for the surgeon. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 322-337, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Arrhythmias. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 337-344, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Prolonged air leaks and space problems. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 334-355, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Empyema and bronchopleural fistula. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 356-365, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Delirium. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 356-365, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 372-381, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Other common and less common complications of pulmonary surgery. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 381-391, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Chylothorax. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 391-399, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of anastomotic leak after esophageal resection. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 401-405, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Follow-up and late surgical complications. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 407-414, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Closed drainage and suction system. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 415-427, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Principles of open drainage. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosy, Inc, 428-434, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of the Patient with Massive Hemoptysis. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 435-444, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of the patient with parapneumonic effusion or empyema. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 444-454, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of the patient with primary or secondary pneumothorax. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 454-463, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of the patient with superior vena cava obstruction. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 463-475, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of the patient with a pancoast tumor. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 475-483, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of patient with supporative lung disease. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 483-495, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of the patient with malignant pleural effusion. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 495-506, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of the patient with chronic intercostal meuralgia. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 506-513, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of the patient with esophageal rupture. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 513-529, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of the adult patient with a tracheoesophageal fistula. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 529-538, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of the patient with emphysema. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 539-552, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Initial management of the patient with blunt trauma to the chest. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 553-563, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Initial management of the patient with penetrating trauma. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 564-574, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of rib fractures and flail chest. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc.,, 574-587, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Management of the patient with airway trauma. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 587-598, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Palliation for lung carcinoma. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 599-610, 2005.
Mehran RJ. Palliation for esophageal carcinoma. In: Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 611-621, 2005.
Deslauriers J, Mehran RJ, Desmeules M. Anatomy and physiology of the normal pleural space. In: Thoracic Surgery. Churchill Livingstone Inc. Medical Publishers, 1133-1139, 2002.
Mehran RJ. Late sequalae of thoracic trauma. In: Thoracic Surgery. 2nd. Churchill Livingstone Inc. Medical Publishers, 1883-1901, 2002.
Mehran RJ, Deslauriers J. Tuberculosis. In: Thoracic Surgery. 2nd. Churchill Livingstone Inc. Medical Publishers, 547-576, 2002.
Deslauriers J, Mehran RJ, Jacques L. Therapeutic thoracoscopy for pleural diseases. In: Thoracic Surgery. Churchill Livingstone Inc. Medical Publishers, 1995.

Books (edited and written)

Mehran R. Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery (Chinese Edition). People's Health Publishing House; 1 edition, 2007.
Deslauriers J, Mehran R. Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery. Ed(s) 1. Elsevier Mosby, Inc, 2005.

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