Congratulations to all Department of Surgery members who were published in September!
Published faculty were Doctors Mohammad Aladaileh, Martin Back, Thomas Beaver, Thiago Beduschi, Mark Bleiweis, Dejana Braithwaite, Philip Efron, Kirsten Freeman, Thomas Huber, Benjamin Jacobs, Jeffrey Jacobs, Tyler Loftus, Robert Maile, Lyle Moldawer, Alicia Mohr, Ibrahim Nassour, Giles Peek, Mindaugas Rackauskas, Steven Raymond, Jaimar Rincon, George Sarosi, Salvatore Scali, Samir Shah, Zain Shahid, Daiki Soma, John Spratt, Yuriy Stukov, Ryan Thomas, Jae Jeong Yang, Alex Yoon, and Erin Vanzant.
Read on for the list of publications.
- Annals of Surgery
Adler RR, Chunga RE, Centracchio JA, Ahmad ZN, Sepucha KR, Sheu C, Boyers S, Shah SK, Clark C, Kim D, Mitchell SL, Finlayson E, Cooper Z, Hsu J, Weissman JS, Traeger L. Patient and caregiver experiences with surgical decision-making in the context of dementia. Ann Surg. 2025 Sep 12. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006936. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40938742.
- Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Lopez E, Shehata D, Varghese TK Jr, Doty AA, Erkmen CP, Cooke DT, Odell DD, Freeman K, Servais EL, Holler E, Hu YY, Bilimoria K, Ceppa DP, Watkins AA. Parenthood and family building challenges amongst cardiothoracic surgery trainees. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Sep 12:S0003-4975(25)00873-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.08.043. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40946884.
Ribeiro ER, Co-Vu J, Quartermain MD, Bonnell LN, Goldberg DJ, Brinkley LM, Husain SA, Peek GJ, Habib RH, Nelson JS, Bleiweis MS, Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP. Variation of prenatal detection of congenital heart disease in infants: updated analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Aug 19:S0003-4975(25)00658-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.06.049. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40892004.
- ASAIO Journal
Thobani H, Khan MO, Tirrell TF, Khan FA, Islam S. Outcomes of a second run of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonates: a propensity score matched analysis of a nationwide registry. ASAIO J. 2025 Sep 9. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002546. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40923597.
- BMJ Open
Braithwaite D, Karanth SD, Bian J, Meza R, Jeon J, Tammemagi M, Wheeler M, Cao P, Rackauskas M, Shrestha P, Yoon HA, Borondy Kitts A, Verma H, Blair MC, Chen A, Das D, Lou X, Wu Y, Han S, Hochhegger B, Guo Y, Gould MK. Protocol for an observational cohort study integrating real-world data and microsimulation to assess imaging surveillance strategies in stage I-IIIA NSCLC patients in OneFlorida. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 28;15(9):e101324. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101324. PMID: 41022445.
- Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
Davis EW, Park MA, Basinski TL, Arnoletti JP, Bloomston M, Carson TL, Biachi De Castria T, Chen DT, Cortizas EM, Crowder SL, Genilo-Delgado M, Douglas WG, Huguet KL, Jiang K, Hodul PJ, Karolak A, Kim DW, Koomen JM, Menon AA, Mo Q, Mok SR, Molina-Vega MA, Moreno-Urazan L, Ahmed S, Parker NH, Pimiento JM, Rasool G, Sparks LM, Stewart PA, Tassielli AF, Teer JK, Trevino JG, Velanovich V, Wang X, Whelan CJ, Judge SM, Judge AR, Fleming JB, Malafa MP, Jeong D, Permuth JB; Florida Pancreas Collaborative. The impact of edema on skeletal muscle changes among patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Sep 2;34(9):1609-1617. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-25-0237. PMID: 40553455.
- Cancers
Yang D, Yoon HS, Hashemian T, Hong YR, Karanth SD, Zhang S, El-Ahmad H, Wallet SM, Cai Q, Shu XO, Lee JH, Yang JJ. Poor oral health and risk of respiratory tract cancer: a prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Sep 16;17(18):3028. doi: 10.3390/cancers17183028. PMID: 41008872.
- Critical Care Explorations
Hernández-Ríos M, Wu R, Polcz VA, Burnside RD, Yonker LM, Irimia D, Xiao F, Rincon JC, Loftus TJ, Moldawer LL, Maile R, Efron PA, Liang M. Monocyte anisocytosis can discriminate between sepsis and sterile inflammation, but not mortality, in critically ill surgical/trauma patients: a secondary prospective analysis. Crit Care Explor. 2025 Sep 9;7(9):e1309. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000001309. PMID: 40924914.
- Pediatrics
Coppola JA, Gupta D, Rackley J, Bleiweis MS, Shih RL. Bacterial endocarditis in the postoperative period in a pediatric heart transplant recipient. Pediatrics. 2025 Oct 1;156(4):e2025071349. doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-071349. PMID: 40987464.
Soni M, Fan AL, Micolisin E, Elborki M, Olan J, D’Anna RK, Gray KP, Arce JE, Bailey B, Calaman S, Cray S, Fleischer A, Haskell H, Jagadeesh T, Kendall E, McDermott M, McDonald S, Melton KT, Nabower AM, Serra T, Schord S, Shaughnessy EE, Texler C, Vara T, Vasylyeva TL, Baird JD, Khan A. “Listening neglect”: a mixed-methods study of how families feel unheard in hospitals. Pediatrics. 2025 Oct 1;156(4):e2024070332. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-070332. PMID: 40889788.
- Innovations
Stinson GP, Valdes CA, Bilgili A, Kugler L, Jimenez Contreras F, Bobba C, Purlee M, Patterson S, Jones TE, Shahid Z, Beaver TM, Scali S, Spratt JR. Endovascular arch and thoracoabdominal aortic intervention in patients with connective tissue diseases: a case series spanning 17 years. Innovations (Phila). 2025 Jul-Aug;20(4):383-390. doi: 10.1177/15569845251346161. Epub 2025 Jun 19. PMID: 40538000.
- International Journal of Surgical Pathology
Mahadik JD, Middleton CE, Saulino D, Feely M, Chua T, Hong A, Nassour I, Assarzadegan N. Revisiting the role of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) in gastric cancer: a case study of EBV in normal, dysplastic, and malignant gastric epithelium. Int J Surg Pathol. 2025 Dec;33(8):1824-1828. doi: 10.1177/10668969251343218. Epub 2025 May 30. PMID: 40448325.
- JACC Case Reports
Coppola JA, Lo Yau Y, Vyas HV, Peek GJ, Jacobs JP, Bleiweis MS, Fudge JC Jr. Pediatric transcatheter atrial septal stent removal following ECMO support including use of novel retrieval device.f JACC Case Rep. 2025 Sep 3;30(26):104928. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104928. PMID: 40912853; PMCID: PMC12426638.
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Shah SK, Xiang L, Adler RR, Clark CJ, Cooper Z, Finlayson E, Mitchell SL, Kim DH, Lin KJ, Lipsitz SR, Weissman JS. Patients With dementia undergoing high-risk inpatient surgery have poor outcomes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Sep 16. doi: 10.1111/jgs.70091. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40955726.
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
Sancio JB, Ponte RV, Beduschi T, Soma D. Portal vein thrombosis, management and approaches in liver transplantation: a narrative review. J Clin Med. 2025 Aug 28;14(17):6100. doi: 10.3390/jcm14176100. PMID: 40943862; PMCID.
- Journal of Hand Surgery
Shekouhi R, Holohan MM, Ahmed SH, Piascik PN, Morrow L, Chim H. Management and outcomes of brachial plexus injuries after shoulder dislocation: a systematic review. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol. 2025 Sep 25. doi: 10.1142/S2424835525500638. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40988532.
- Journal of Pediatrics
Thobani H, Mathew R, Ehsan AN, Moturu A, Khan MO, Bio L, Sankar M, Tirrell TF, Shah AA, Thorson CM, Raymond SL, Islam S, Sylvester KG, Khan FA. Antibiotic prophylaxis for gastrointestinal surgery among neonates and very young infants: national patterns, outcomes, and opportunities for precision stewardship. J Pediatr. 2025 Sep 26;288:114839. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114839. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41016460.
- Journal of Surgical Education
Kasmirski JA, Jones MP, Swaminathan N, Song Z, McLeod MC, Brasel K, Sarosi G, Corey B, Lindeman B. Does PGY level equate entrustment level? Variability in faculty entrustment ratings. J Surg Educ. 2025 Sep 1:103679. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103679. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40897573.
- Journal of Vascular Surgery
Fassler MJ, Scali ST, Stinson G, Fazzone B, Jacobs CR, Jacobs BN, Neal D, Back MR, Huber TS. Outcomes of open bypass and superior mesenteric artery endarterectomy for patients with chronic mesenteric ischemia resulting from long-segment superior mesenteric artery occlusive disease. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Sep 24:S0741-5214(25)01768-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.08.053. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41005514.
Paraskevas KI, AbuRahma AF, Moore WS, Gloviczki P, Perler BA, Clair DG, White CJ, Setacci C, Secemsky EA, Schneider PA, Zeebregts CJAM, Mansilha A, Saba L, Loftus IM, Jim J, Liapis CD, Di Lazzaro V, Dardik A, Poredos P, Thapar A, Scali ST, D’Oria M, Blinc A, Svetlikov A, Stone DH, Sultan SAH, Bulja D, Stoner MC, Myrcha P, Uyttenboogaart M, Farber MA, Faggioli G, Crupi D, Csobay-Novak C, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Lanza G, de Borst GJ, Stilo F, Dermody M, Silvestrini M, Abularrage CJ, Goudot G, Proczka RM, Roubin GS, Spinelli F, Menyhei G, Shahidi SH, Leal Lorenzo JI, Jawien A, Reiff T, Capoccia L, Fernandes E Fernandes J, Musiałek P, Gurevich VS, Blecha M, Hicks CW, Erben YM, Conrad MF, Malas MB, Lyden SP, Chaturvedi S, Schermerhorn ML, Nicolaides AN. An international, expert-based, multispecialty Delphi consensus document on stroke risk stratification and the optimal management of patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid stenosis. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Sep 24:S0741-5214(25)01773-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.09.039. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41005511.
- Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Thomas RM. Multifaceted effects of the microbiome in pancreatic cancer: from association to modulation. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Sep 22. doi: 10.1038/s41575-025-01119-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40983683.
- Pediatric Transplantation
Stukov Y, Jacobs JP, Bleiweis MS, Aladaileh M, Peek GJ, Kugler L, Bilgili A, Schecter MG, Rackauskas M. First Pediatric lung transplant using the paragonix baroguard preservation system. Pediatr Transplant. 2025 Nov;29(7):e70179. doi: 10.1111/petr.70179. PMID: 40965263.
- Perfusion
Heinsar S, Labib A, Cespedes M, Riera J, White N, Zaaqoq A, Jacobs JP, Buscher H, Alexander PMA, Ciullo A, Aftab M, Suen JY, Bassi GL, Lorusso R, Fraser JF, Peek G; COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium (COVID Critical). Level of sedation in patients with COVID-19 supported with ECMO: A comparative analysis of the critical care consortium international database. Perfusion. 2025 Oct;40(7):1689-1700. doi: 10.1177/02676591251324136. Epub 2025 Feb 26. PMID: 40009712.
Baeza J, Stammers AH, Beckman SR, Tesdahl EA, Chores J, Patel KP, Petterson CM, Thompson T, Baginski A, Wilkins C, Choi S, Sharaf OM, Firstenberg MS, Jacobs JP. The influence of cardiopulmonary bypass residual volume processing technique on blood management in cardiac surgical patients. Perfusion. 2025 Oct;40(7):1633-1641. doi: 10.1177/02676591251317678. Epub 2025 Jan 29. PMID: 39879663.
- Surgical Infections
Shoulders BR, Fassler AM, Maguigan KL, Loftus TJ, Efron PA, Mohr AM, Vanzant E. Short-course antibiotic agent therapy for early ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with trauma. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2025 Sep 10. doi: 10.1177/10962964251376956. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40931784.
- World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
Purlee MS, Jacobs JP, Philip J, Fudge JC, Vyas HV, Narasimhulu SS, Beltran SC, Pitkin AD, Janelle GM, Sullivan KJ, Peek GJ, Bleiweis MS. A learning curve is associated with combined hybrid procedure and single ventricle-ventricular assist device insertion in neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Sep 24:21501351251360691. doi: 10.1177/21501351251360691. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40990805.
Sharaf OM, Bilgili A, Brinkley LM, Kwak S,Brennan Z, Peek GJ, Bleiweis MS, Jacobs JP. Analysis of UNOS: trends in heart transplantation for adults with congenital heart disease in the United States over 35 years – a comparison of two eras. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Sep 10:21501351251345797. doi: 10.1177/21501351251345797. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40928794.
Bilgili A, Sharaf OM, Kugler L, Kashuv T, Brennan Z, Peek GJ, Bleiweis MS, Jacobs JP. Analysis of united network for organ sharing: neurodevelopmental outcomes of mechanical circulatory support as a bridge-to-transplantation in pediatric heart transplant recipients. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Sep 9:21501351251341194. doi: 10.1177/21501351251341194. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40924647.