Nicolas Zhou, DO, MSc
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Surgery, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2021 | UT Health Mc Govern Medical School, Houston, Texas, US, Clinical Research, Master of Science |
| 2017 | Midwestern University AZCOM, Glendale, Arizona, US, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine |
| 2013 | Regis University, Denver, Colorado, US, Master of Biomedical Sciences |
| 2011 | University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, US, Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology, Bachelor of Arts |
| 2011 | University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, US, Neuroscience, Bachelor of Arts |
Postgraduate Training
| 2025-2025 | Trainee Leadership Certificate Program, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2023-2026 | Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2021-2024 | General Surgery Residency, UT Health Mc Govern Medical School, Houston, Texas |
| 2020-2021 | Physician Educator Certificate Program, UT Health Mc Govern Medical School, Houston, Texas |
| 2019-2021 | Clinical Research Fellow, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2017-2019 | General Surgery Residency, UT Health Mc Govern Medical School, Houston, Texas |
| 2014-2014 | Research Fellow, Trauma, Honor Health - John C. Lincoln Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona |
| 2012-2013 | Research Fellow, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2025 | American Board of Surgery |
| 2023 | Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery |
| 2021 | Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery |
| 2019 | Texas Medical License |
| 2017 | National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Thoracic & Cardiovasc Surgery, Surgery, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023 - 2026
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Immunogenomic Profiling of NSCLC (ICON), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2025
Member, Esophago-gastric Translational Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2024
Member, Esophageal Tumor Board, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - Present
Member, Research Conference, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - Present
Member, Multidisciplinary Thoracic Tumor Board, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - Present
Member, Mesothelioma Immune-Genomic Group (MIGG), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - 2025
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice (C-STEP), UT Health McGovern Medical School, 2019 - 2021
President, Class Council, Midwestern University, 2014 - 2016
Treasurer, Class Council, Midwestern University, 2013 - 2014
Honors & Awards
| 2026 - Present | Cockrell Innovation Grant - $25,000, The University of Texas System |
| 2026 - Present | Proof-of-Concept Award - $25,000, The University of Texas System |
| 2026 - Present | MedTech Fund - $15,000, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2025 - Present | Proof of Concept Grant - $5,000, Texas Innovation Center, Univeristy of Texas Austin |
| 2024 - Present | Lazarus Award, UT Health General Surgery |
| 2024 - Present | Fastest Gallbladder Award, UT Health General Surgery |
| 2020 - Present | James W. Brooks Resident Scholarship, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association |
| 2015 - Present | Spirit of Service Scholarship, Midwestern University AZCOM |
| 2015 - 2017 | Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation Scholar, Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation |
| 2014 - Present | Dr. and Mrs. Devinder Singh Endowment, Dr. and Mrs. Devinder Singh Endowment |
| 2013 - Present | Best Research Poster Award, Regis University Scientific Symposium |
| 2007 - 2011 | First Generation Scholarship, First Generation Scholarship |
| 2007 - 2011 | Gold Scholarship, University of Colorado Boulder |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2026. Clinical Biodesign Year End Event. Panelist. Austin, Texas, US.
- 2025. Biodesign Demo Day. Panelist. Austin, Texas, US.
- 2024. Forgive and Remember, The Evolution of M&M in Surgery. Invited. Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Deboever N, Eisenberg M, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Mitchell KG, Rice DC, Roth J, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Rajaram R. Financial Toxicity in Patients with Resected Esophageal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. e-Pub 2026.
- Zhou N, Leung CH, William Jr W, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, Godoy M, Carter BW, Fossella FV, Tsao AS, Blumenschein GR, Le X, Zhang J, Skoulidis F, Kurie JM, Altan M, Lu C, Blisson BS, Byers LA, Elamin YY, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL, Roth JA, Tran HT, Wu J, 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):e009677, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39448200.
- 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, 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 eCollection 2023, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37637041.
- 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.
- Cascone T, Leung CH, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, Carter BW, Godoy M, Feldman H, William JR WN, Xi Y, Basu S, Sun JJ, Yadav SS, Alvarez FRR, Lee Y, Mishra A, Chen L, Pradhan M, Guo H, Sinjab A, Zhou N, Negrao MV, Le X, Gay CM, Tsao A, Byers LA, Altan M, Glisson BS, Fossella FV, Alamin YY, Blumenschein Jr 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, Lee JJ, 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.
- Zhou N, Hofstetter WL, Working Group ESCC, Mitchell KG, Bayley EM, Ajani JA, Antonoff MB, Betancourt, 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 Survival Outcomes in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg 114(6):2032-2040, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34883083.
- Sepesi B, Zhou N*, William Jr 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 NV, 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.
- 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 NSCLC: impact of nodal disease on technical complexity. JTCVS Open 12:372-384, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36590745.
- 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.
- Khaitan PG, Holliday T, Carroll A, Hofstetter WL, Bayley EM, Zhou N, Desale S, Watson TJ. Can Clinical Complete Response Predict Pathologic Complete Response Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Esophageal Cancer?. J Gastrointest Surg 26(7):1345-1351, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35414141.
- 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.
- 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):doab081, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34897440.
- Zhou N, Corsini EM, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan A, 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.
- 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, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tomczak K, Oliva JL, Zhou N, Ramos C, Deboever N, Feldman H, Lee P, Strange C, Weissferdt A, Rice D, Mehran R, Zhang J, Tsao A, Sepesi B, Haymaker C. The impact of radiographic tumor thickness on the complexity of the tumor immune microenvironment in malignant pleural mesothelioma. J Immunother Cancer 9(Suppl 2):A1-A1054, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Feldman H, Niu J, Zhou N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran R, 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. J Am Coll Surg 233(5, Suppl 1):S258, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- 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):529-535, 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.
- Corsini EM, Mitchel 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.
- 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, 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 A, Morris V, Antonoff MB, Zhou N, Hofstetter WL Mehran RJ, Rice DV, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL. Effect of primary colorectal cancer tumor location on survival after pulmonary metastasectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Zhou N, Bott M, Park BJ, Vallieres E, Wilshire CL, Yasafuku K, Spicer JD, Jones DR, Sepesi B, Working Group SCLC. Predictors of Survival Following Surgical Resection of Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 161(3):760-771.e2, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33349449.
- Parra ER, Zhai J, Temegnon A, Zhou N, Pandurengan RK, Barreto C, Jiang M, Rice DC, Creasy C, Vaporciyan AA, Hofstetter WL, Tsao A, Wistuba II, Sepesi B, Haymaker C. Identification of Distinct Immune Landscapes Using an Automated Nine-Color Multiplex Immunofluorescence Staining Panel in Paraffin Tumor Tissues. Sci Rep 11(1):4530, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33633208.
- 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. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 161(2):448-454, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32340809.
- Corsini EM, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Cascone T, Heymach JV, Swisher SG, Sepesi B. Pathological nodal disease defines survival outcomes in patients with lung cancer with tumour major pathological response following neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 59(1):100-108, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32864702.
- Zhou N, Sepesi B, Leung CH, Hy L, William WN, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, Godoy M, Fossella FV, Blumenschein G, Le X, Tsao AS, Zhang J, Hofstetter WL, Swisher S, Vaporciyan AA, Lee JJ, Gibbons DL, Heymach J, Cascone T. Impact of Genomic Aberrations and Additional Therapies on Survival Outcomes of Patients with Operable NSCLC from the NEOSTAR Study. J Clin Oncol 39(15):Suppl, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Tanaka A, Al-Rstum Z, Zhou N, Hassan M, Sandhu HK, Miller CC, Safi HJ, Estrera A. Feasibility and Durability of the Modified Cabrol Coronary Artery Reattachment Technique. Ann Thorac Surg 110(6):1847-1853, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32561313.
- Zhou N, Rajaram R, Hofstetter WL. Management of Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 29(4):631-646, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32883463.
- Corsini EM, Datar SS, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Blackmon SH, Loree JM, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. High Mutational Concordance between Primary Colorectal Tumors and Associated Pulmonary Metastases. J Surg Oncol 121(6):984-989, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32077113.
- Zhou N, Hofstetter WL. Prognostic and Therapeutic Molecular Markers in the Clinical Management of Esophageal Cancer. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 20(4):401-411, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32067548.
- Zhou N, Corsini EM, Jin S, Barbosa GR, Kell T, Antonoff MH, Antonoff MB. Advanced Data Analytics for Clinical Research Part II: Applications to Cardiothoracic Surgery. Innovations (Phila) 15(2):155-162, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32107960.
- Zhou N, Corsini EM, Jin S, Barbosa GR, Kell T, Antonoff MH, Antonoff MB. Advanced Data Analytics for Clinical Research Part I: What are the Tools?. Innovations (Phila) 15(2):114-119, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32107958.
- Mangram AJ, Zhou N, Sohn J, Moeser P, Sucher JF, Hollingworth A, Ali-Osman F, Moyer M, Johnson Jr VA, Dzandu JK. Pleural Effusion Following Rib Fractures in the Elderly: Are We Being Aggressive Enough?. J Gerontol Geriatr Res 5(5):341, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Mangram A, Dzandu J, Harootunian G, Zhou N, Sohn J, Corneille M, Neill PO, Petersen S, Oguntodu OF, Johnson WG. Why Elderly Patients with Ground Level Falls Die Within 30 Days And Beyond?. J Gerontol Geriatr Res 5(2):289, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Mangram AJ, Sohn J, Zhou N, Hollingworth A, Ali-Osman FR, Sucher JF, Moyer M, Dzandu JK. Trauma Associated Pneumonia: Time to Redefine Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Trauma Patients. Am J Surg 210(6):1056-1061, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26477792.
- Mangram A, Moeser P, Corneille MG, Zhou N, Sohn J, Chaliki S, Oguntodu OF, Dzandu JK. Geriatric Trauma Hip Fractures: Is There a Difference in Outcomes Based on Fracture Patterns?. World J Emerg Surg 9(1):59, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25584064.
- Lauber CL, Zhou N, Gordon JI, Knight R, Fierer N. Effect of storage conditions on the assessment of bacterial community structure in soil and human-associated samples. FEMS Microbiol Lett 307(1):80-86, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20412303.
- Fierer N, Lauber CL, Zhou N, McDonald D, Costello EK, Knight R. Forensic identification using skin bacterial communities. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107(14):6477-6481, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Zhou N, Vlahos I, Hooda Z, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Mitchell KG, Antonoff MB. Imaging Predictors of Pleural Response in Stage IV Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. JTCVS Open. PMID: 42079910.
Editorials
- Zhou N, Lee KH, Pedroza C, Hofstetter WL. Bayesian Post-hoc Analysis of Chemoradiation with and without Surgery in Patients with Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 164(3):688-693.e.1, 2022. PMID: 34933771.
- Zhou N, Antonoff MB. Commentary: The End of One Journey is the Beginning of the Next. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 162:1170-1171, 2021.
- Zhou N, Antonoff MB. Commentary: The end of one journey is the beginning of the next. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 162(4):1170-1171, 2021. PMID: 32763038.
- Zhou N, Antonoff MB. Commentary: Primary Tumor Resection in Stage M1a-IVA NSCLC — Promising Signal, Persistent Questions. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. PMID: 42107636.
Abstracts
- Zhou N, Betancourt S, Gladish G, Antonoff MB, Hostetter WL, Mehran R, Rice DC, Swisher SG, Walsh G, Vaporciyan AA, Rajaram R. Association between Arterial Calcification and Clinically Significant Anastomotic Leaks Following Esophagectomy. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Zhou N, Hooda Z, Vlahos I, Mitchell KG, Antonoff MB. From Contraindication to Consolidation: Surgery After Pleural Response in Stage IV NSCLC. International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Bavishi D, Zhou N, Wood M, Kao LS. Blunt Cardiac Trauma Following a Low-Speed Collision in a Patient with Becker Muscular Dystrophy. South Texas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Reuss J, Leung CH, Rosner S, Zhou N, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, Jr WW, Taube J, Broderick S, Spicer JD, Jones DR, Gibbons D, Heymach JV, Anagnostou V, Lin H, Lee JJ, Sepesi B, Chaft J, Forde P, Cascone T. Neoadjuvant nivolumab and nivolumab+ipilimumab in resectable NSCLC: Combined analysis of 5-year outcomes from NEOSTAR and CA209-159. European Society for Medical Oncology, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Tomczak K, Ramos C, Deboever N, Zhou N, Oliva JL, Wu CJ, Strange CD, Weissferdt A, Rice DC, Mehran RJ, Zhang J, Altan M, Tsao A, Sepesi B, Haymaker C. Single Cell transcriptome and epigenome profiling of TILs from malignant pleural mesothelioma. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting 2022, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Deboever N, McGrail DJ, Zhou N, Altan M, Olivia JL, Parra E, Zhang J, Lee PP, Rajaram R, Hofstetter WL, Vaporciyan AA, Meyran RJ, Rice DC, Tomczak K, Weissferdt A, Tsao AS, Haymaker CL, Sepesi B. Clinical and Environment Factors Impacting Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Prognosis. European Lung Cancer Congress, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Zhou N, Sepesi B, Leung CH, Lin HY, William Jr WN, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, Godoy M, Fossella FV, Blumenschein Jr G, Le X, Tsao AS, Zhang J, Hofstetter WL, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Lee JJ, Gibbons DL, Heymach J, Cascone T. Impact of Genomic Aberrations and Additional Therapies on Survival Outcomes of Patients with Operable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer From The NEOSTAR Study. Leading Edge of Cancer Research Symposium 2021, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Holliday TL, Khaitan PG, Carroll AH, Hofstetter WL, Corsini EM, Zhou N, Sameer D, Lazar JF, Magolis M, Henderson HR, Malouf SC, Hamm ME, Watson TJ. Can Clinical Complete Response Predict Pathologic Complete Response Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Esophageal Cancer?. American College of Gastroenterology 2021, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Zhou N, Sepesi B, Leung CH, Lin HY, William Jr WN, Weissferdt A, Pataer A, Godoy M, Fossella FV, Blumenschein Jr G, Le X, Tsao AS, Zhang J, Hofstetter WL, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Lee JJ, Gibbons DL, Heymach J, Cascone T. Impact of Genomic Aberrations and Additional Therapies on Survival Outcomes of Patients with Operable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer From The NEOSTAR Study. American Society of Clinical Oncology 2021, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Bostock IC, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Blum Murphy M, Lin S, Maru D, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher S, Vaporciyan A, Walsh GL, Hofstetter WL. Prolonged Neutrophilia is associated with worse outcomes after Esophagectomy. Society of Thoracic Surgeons 57th Annual Meeting, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Zhou N, Rice DC, Mehran RJ, Feldman HA, Tomczak K, Hofstetter WL, Vaporciyan AA, Correa AM, Zhang J, Haymaker CL, Tsao AS, Sepesi B. Association between Baseline Tumor Thickness and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. IASLC 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Zhou N, Niu J, Feldman H, Antonoff MB, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Fiordano S, Rajaram R. Impact of Minimally-Invasive Surgery on Persistent Opioid Use after Lung Surgery. Society of Thoracic Surgeons 57th Annual Meeting, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Zhou N, Feldman HA, Corsini EM, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL. Definition of Salvage Esophagectomy Influences Survival for Trimodality and Bimodality Therapy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Society of Thoracic Surgeons 57th Annual Meeting, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Parikh K, Zhou N, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rajaram R, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL. After Hours Phone Calls from Postoperative Patients: Addressing Common Issues to Improve Early Discharge Planning. Society of Thoracic Surgeons 57th Annual Meeting, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Zhou N, Mitchell KG, Corsini EM, Jones DR, Bott M, Wilshire CL, Swisher SG, Antonoff MB, Rice DC, Walsh GL, Mehran RJ, Hofstetter WL, Roth JA, Vaporciyan AA, Vallieres E, Park BJ, Sepesi B. Predictors of Survival Following Surgical Resection of Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer. University of Texas McGovern Medical School Resident Research Symposium, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Corsini EM, Foo WC, Mitchell KG, Correa A, Zhou N, Rajaram R, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Roth JA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB, Vaporciyan AA, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Lin SH, Maru DM, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL. Even Scant Signet Ring Cell Component Portends Poor Prognosis after Resection of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Research Symposium, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Zhou N, Mitchell KG, Corsini EM, Jones DR, Bott M, Wilshire CL, Swiser SG, Antonoff MB, Rice DC, Walsh GL, Mehran RJ, Hofstetter WL, Roth JA, Vaporciyan AA, Vallieres E, Park BJ, Sepesi B. Predictors of Survival Following Surgical Resection of Small Cell Lung Cancer. American Association for Thoracic Surgery 100th Annual Meeting; A Virtual Learning Experience - Thoracic Breakout Session, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Corsini EM, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Sepesi B, Antonoff MB Walsh GL, Swisher SG, Mehran RJ, Vaporciyan AA, Karam-Hage M, Roth JA, Rice DC, Hofstetter WL. Ongoing Tobacco Use in the Setting of ERAS Does Not Affect Postoperative Pulmonary Complications. American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Corsini EM, Foo WC, Mitchell KG, Correa A, Zhou N, Rajaram R, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Roth JA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB, Vaporciyan AA, Mehran RJ Rice DC, Lin SH, Maru DM, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL. Even Scant Signet Ring Cell Component Portends Poor Prognosis after Resection of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Zhou N, Mitchell KG, Corsini EM, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Antonoff MB. Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Surgical Outcomes for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. General Thoracic Surgery Club 33rd Annual Meeting, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Corsini EM, Shroff G, Betancourt SL, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Pan T, Rauch G, Antonoff MB, Wu CC. Improved Clinical Staging Using Multiplanar Measurements for Lung Cancer. American College of Surgeons South Texas Chapter Annual Meeting, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Corsini EM, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Antonoff MB, Rice DC, Sepesi B, Walsh GL, Roth JA, Mehran RJ, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Maru DM, Lin SH, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL. En-bloc esophagectomy demonstrates superior locoregional control with equivalent morbidity in era of neoadjuvant therapy. Society of Thoracic Surgeons 56th Annual Meeting, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Tanaka A, Al Rstum Z, Zhou N, Rommens K, Sandhu H, Miller C, Safi H, Estrera A. Coronary Ostia Management During Aortic Root Replacement: Is the Modified Cabrol Reattachment Inferior to the Carrel Button?. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Corsini EM, Shroff G, Betancourt SL, Mitchell KG, Zhou N, Pan T, Rauch G, Antonoff MB, Wu CC. Three-dimensional lung cancer measurements provide improved accuracy in clinical staging. International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2019 North American Conference on Lung Cancer, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Zhou N, Mangram AJ, Sohn J, Moeser P, Sucher JF, Hollingworth A, Ali-Osman FR, Moyer M, Dzandu JK. Delayed Pleural Effusion Following Rib Fractures in the Elderly: Are We Being Aggressive Enough?. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Zhou N. Pleural Effusion Following Rib Fractures in the Elderly: Are we being Aggressive Enough?. Southwestern Surgical Congress 67th Annual Meeting, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Zhou N. Anatomy and Surgical Treatment of EPL Tendon Rupture. Advanced Anatomy Dissection Symposium, Midwestern University, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Ekman S, Zhou N, Chan D, Wynes M, Zhang Z, Hege K, Xu S, Pei L, Rozeboom L, Hirsch FR. The mTOR Inhibitor CC-223 Acts in Synergy With Erlotinib in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells Resistant to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition. 24th EORTC- NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
Book Chapters
- Zhou N, Mitchell KG, Hostetter WL. The North American Experience in the Treatment of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. In: The North American Experiences. Springer, 2026.
- Zhou N, Antonoff MB. Pleural Metastasectomy for Regionally Disseminated Recurrence of Thymoma. In: Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery. Springer, Cham, 2025.
- Zhou N, Hofstetter WL. Salvage Esophagectomy: Why it Makes Sense to Selectively Resect Squamous Cell Carcinoma. In: Foregut: The Journal of the American Foregut Society. 2, 2024.
- Zhou N, Hofstetter WL. Prognostic and therapeutic molecular markers in the clinical management of esophageal cancer. In: Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 2020.
- Zhou N, Corsini EM, Hofstetter WL. Salvage Esophagectomy for Persistent or Recurrent Disease after Chemoradiation. In: Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery, 387-399, 2020.
Letters to the Editor
- Zhou N, Vlahos I, Antonoff MB. Reply: Radiologic-pathologic correlation as a meaningful tool in predicting disease state. JTCVS Open 32: 101919, 2026.
Patient Reviews
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