Kevin E Behrns

Kevin E Behrns,

Professor

Department: MD-SURGERY-SURGONC-PBS
Business Phone: (352) 265-0622
Business Email: behrns@ufl.edu

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2013-2016
MDT7600 Elect Top/Surgery
2010-2013
MEL7951 Elect Top/Surgery

Clinical Profile

Areas of Interest
  • Cancer
  • Gallstones
  • Pancreatic islet cell tumor
  • Pancreatitis

Publications

2024
Leading a surgical department: Chairs’ thoughts.
Surgery. 175(4) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2024.01.035. [PMID] 38383243.
2024
Quality Outcomes.
Surgery. 176(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2024.06.020. [PMID] 39004455.
2024
Residents Making a Global Impact.
Surgery. 175(6) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2024.04.028. [PMID] 38724172.
2024
Revising a Manuscript.
Surgery. 175(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2023.12.011. [PMID] 38163677.
2024
SURGERY: Advancing Science and Extending Reach.
Surgery. 175(5) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2024.03.016. [PMID] 38589195.
2024
What is next for social media for Surgery?
Surgery. 175(4):1257-1258 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2023.11.015. [PMID] 38103988.
2023
“Measuring the impact of Surgery”.
Surgery. 174(3):433-434 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2023.07.025. [PMID] 37544711.
2023
Advances in Research.
Surgery. 174(1) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2023.05.005. [PMID] 37316117.
2023
But can the Bot Write?
Surgery. 174(4):751-752 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2023.08.028. [PMID] 37709485.
2023
Diversity in Publications.
Surgery. 173(4) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2023.02.019. [PMID] 36907645.
2023
The Benefits to Reviewers of Manuscripts.
Surgery. 173(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2022.12.017. [PMID] 36710043.
2023
The evolution of abstracts in surgery.
Surgery. 174(5):1099-1101 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2023.09.026. [PMID] 37805260.
2023
The Operating Room and Surgeon Well-being.
Surgery. 174(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2023.06.001. [PMID] 37482403.
2022
“To meet or not to meet? That is not the question”.
Surgery. 171(4) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2022.03.004. [PMID] 35341559.
2022
Advancing Surgical Innovation: An Introduction to a Special Series on Fluorescence Imaging.
Surgery. 172(6S) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2022.10.029. [PMID] 36427923.
2022
Arts and Scalpels: Exploring the Role of Art in Surgery.
Surgery. 172(6):1595-1597 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2022.10.027. [PMID] 36410941.
2022
Communication and Collaboration.
Surgery. 172(5) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2022.09.021. [PMID] 36208876.
2022
Editors-in-Chief July 2022 Note.
Surgery. 172(1) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2022.05.025. [PMID] 35717095.
2022
Executive summary of the artificial intelligence in surgery series.
Surgery. 171(5):1435-1439 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2021.10.047. [PMID] 34815097.
2022
Fair Play.
Surgery. 171(5) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2022.03.028. [PMID] 35483867.
2022
Grateful Patient Fundraising: Perspectives from a Development Professional and Physician.
Narrative inquiry in bioethics. 12(1):27-31 [DOI] 10.1353/nib.2022.0013. [PMID] 35912605.
2022
New Frontiers in Surgery.
Surgery. 172(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2022.06.029. [PMID] 35835520.
2022
Surgery’s Strategy: Content and a Discerning Reader.
Surgery. 172(3) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2022.07.018. [PMID] 35970593.
2022
The Evolution of Scientific Inquiry.
Surgery. 171(6) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2022.05.006. [PMID] 35623668.
2022
Why say “statistically significant” rather than just “significant”? a plea to rid the medical literature of linguistic ambiguity.
Surgery. 172(4):1039-1040 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2022.08.019. [PMID] 36150773.
2021
A Note from the Editors-in-Chief.
Surgery. 170(3) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2021.07.024. [PMID] 34455993.
2021
Artificial intelligence: Not an oxymoron in surgery.
Surgery. 169(4) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2020.09.030. [PMID] 33759781.
2021
Critical Roles of Calpastatin in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Aged Livers.
Cells. 10(8) [DOI] 10.3390/cells10081863. [PMID] 34440632.
2021
Editors’ introduction.
Surgery. 169(5) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2020.11.001. [PMID] 33250200.
2021
Introduction of new editor.
Surgery. 170(1) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2021.05.042. [PMID] 34144735.
2021
NEW FEATURES IN SURGERY.
Surgery. 169(4) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2021.01.001. [PMID] 33608151.
2021
Postoperative acute pancreatitis after a pancreatic resection: A new entity?
Surgery. 169(4) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2020.10.015. [PMID] 33276976.
2021
Surgical research journals – Under review: An assessment of diversity among editorial boards and outcomes of peer review.
American journal of surgery. 222(6):1104-1111 [DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.09.027. [PMID] 34625204.
2021
Technology and Behavior, or the Art and Science of Surgery.
Surgery. 170(4) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2021.08.036. [PMID] 34602184.
2021
What’s new? addressing novelty in manuscripts.
Surgery. 170(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2021.05.041. [PMID] 34238430.
2021
Words Matter.
Surgery. 170(5) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2021.09.014. [PMID] 34696867.
2020
A TRIBUTE TO OUR LONG-TIME CO-EDITOR AND FRIEND, MICHAEL G. SARR, MD.
Surgery. 168(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2020.06.026. [PMID] 32718665.
2020
Editors Introduction to Education Series.
Surgery. 167(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2019.09.014. [PMID] 31785824.
2020
Editors’ introduction to: Toward a unified theory of occurrence and recurrence of hiatal hernia.
Surgery. 168(6) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2020.09.001. [PMID] 33004217.
2020
Editors’ Introduction.
Surgery. 167(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2019.08.008. [PMID] 31564488.
2020
Editors’ introduction.
Surgery. 167(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2019.09.004. [PMID] 31732127.
2020
Neoadjuvant therapy versus upfront resection for clinically “resectable” pancreatic cancer: The debate continues.
Surgery. 168(6) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2020.09.031. [PMID] 33066983.
2020
The importance of social media to Surgery.
Surgery. 168(5) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2020.07.002. [PMID] 32778412.
2019
A challenge to the world of health sciences research and others.
Surgery. 165(2):286-287 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2018.10.010. [PMID] 30392859.
2019
Editors’ note.
Surgery. 166(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2019.02.006. [PMID] 30824288.
2019
Editors’ Note.
Surgery. 165(5) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2018.08.008. [PMID] 30245127.
2019
Introduction to innovation series.
Surgery. 166(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2018.07.034. [PMID] 30253871.
2019
Potential benefit and harm of social media and predatory publishing: a commentary on “Antibiotic-treated acute appendicitis-reception in social media”.
Langenbeck's archives of surgery. 404(3):351-352 [DOI] 10.1007/s00423-019-01778-x. [PMID] 30929062.
2019
Strengthen Your Core.
The American surgeon. 85(7):678-684 [PMID] 31405407.
2018
Loss of sirtuin 1 and mitofusin 2 contributes to enhanced ischemia/reperfusion injury in aged livers.
Aging cell. 17(4) [DOI] 10.1111/acel.12761. [PMID] 29774638.
2018
Reviewing the review: a qualitative assessment of the peer review process in surgical journals.
Research integrity and peer review. 3 [DOI] 10.1186/s41073-018-0048-0. [PMID] 29850109.
2018
This is the way we should do research.
Surgery. 164(4) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2018.07.001. [PMID] 30082136.
2018
Transforming Excellence in Academic Medicine.
Missouri medicine. 115(3):203-205 [PMID] 30228721.
2017
A clinically applicable muscular index predicts long-term survival in resectable pancreatic cancer.
Surgery. 161(4):930-938 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2016.09.038. [PMID] 27932030.
2017
A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial of Distal Pancreatectomy With and Without Routine Intraperitoneal Drainage.
Annals of surgery. 266(3):421-431 [DOI] 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002375. [PMID] 28692468.
2017
Advanced GI Surgery Training-a Roadmap for the Future: the White Paper from the SSAT Task Force on Advanced GI Surgery Training.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 21(4):755-760 [DOI] 10.1007/s11605-016-3331-8. [PMID] 28120274.
2017
Analysis of the Cost Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Pancreatoduodenectomy.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 21(9):1404-1410 [DOI] 10.1007/s11605-017-3466-2. [PMID] 28567575.
2017
COPY AND PASTING -NO!!!!!
Surgery. 161(2) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2016.12.012. [PMID] 28328442.
2017
How to review a paper: suggestions from the editors of Surgery and the Journal of Surgical Research.
The Journal of surgical research. 215:264-268 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2017.05.007. [PMID] 28622935.
2017
How to review a Paper: Suggestions from the Editors of Surgery and the Journal of Surgical Research.
Surgery. 162(1):1-6 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2017.05.001. [PMID] 28545655.
2017
Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells Induce a MyD88-Dependent Stromal Response to Promote a Tumor-Tolerant Immune Microenvironment.
Cancer research. 77(3):672-683 [DOI] 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-1765. [PMID] 27864347.
2017
Human pancreatic cancer xenografts recapitulate key aspects of cancer cachexia.
Oncotarget. 8(1):1177-1189 [DOI] 10.18632/oncotarget.13593. [PMID] 27901481.
2017
Orthotopic Patient-Derived Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts Engraft Into the Pancreatic Parenchyma, Metastasize, and Induce Muscle Wasting to Recapitulate the Human Disease.
Pancreas. 46(6):813-819 [DOI] 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000843. [PMID] 28609371.
2017
The pancreatic tumor microenvironment drives changes in miRNA expression that promote cytokine production and inhibit migration by the tumor associated stroma.
Oncotarget. 8(33):54054-54067 [DOI] 10.18632/oncotarget.10722. [PMID] 28903323.
2016
Autophagy in Ischemic Livers: A Critical Role of Sirtuin 1/Mitofusin 2 Axis in Autophagy Induction.
Toxicological research. 32(1):35-46 [DOI] 10.5487/TR.2016.32.1.035. [PMID] 26977257.
2016
Editors’ note on future series of papers in INNOVATION.
Surgery. 160(3) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2016.07.021. [PMID] 27460930.
2016
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition).
Autophagy. 12(1):1-222 [DOI] 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356. [PMID] 26799652.
2016
How we handle submissions to SURGERY: Timeline, peer review, delays, and more.
Surgery. 160(1):1-2 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2016.03.018. [PMID] 27161571.
2016
Isolation of Pancreatic Cancer Cells from a Patient-Derived Xenograft Model Allows for Practical Expansion and Preserved Heterogeneity in Culture.
The American journal of pathology. 186(6):1537-46 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.02.009. [PMID] 27102771.
2016
Nicotine Reduces Survival via Augmentation of Paracrine HGF-MET Signaling in the Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. 22(7):1787-99 [DOI] 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-1256. [PMID] 26667487.
2016
Oncologic and Perioperative Outcomes Following Selective Application of Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Periampullary Malignancies.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 20(7):1343-9 [DOI] 10.1007/s11605-016-3136-9. [PMID] 27142633.
2016
Preface.
Surgery. 160(1):3-4 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2016.03.024. [PMID] 27117945.
2016
Sirtuin 1 suppresses mitochondrial dysfunction of ischemic mouse livers in a mitofusin 2-dependent manner.
Cell death and differentiation. 23(2):279-90 [DOI] 10.1038/cdd.2015.96. [PMID] 26184910.
2016
Standardization of surgical care in a high-volume center improves survival in resected pancreatic head cancer.
American journal of surgery. 212(2):195-201.e1 [DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.03.001. [PMID] 27260793.
2015
Autophagy: self-preservation through cannibalism of proteins and organelles.
Surgery. 157(1):1-5 [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2014.07.014. [PMID] 25482459.
2015
Design and experimental evaluation of an anti-leak feeding tube.
The Journal of surgical research. 195(1):10-5 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2015.01.029. [PMID] 25687960.
2015
Downstream mediators of the intratumoral interferon response suppress antitumor immunity, induce gemcitabine resistance and associate with poor survival in human pancreatic cancer.
Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII. 64(12):1553-63 [DOI] 10.1007/s00262-015-1760-y. [PMID] 26423423.
2015
Duodenal gangliocytic paraganglioma: A case report and literature review.
International journal of surgery case reports. 8C:5-8 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.01.003. [PMID] 25600615.
2015
Lancet Commission. Editor’s note.
Surgery. 157(5) [DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.001. [PMID] 25934018.
2015
Local pancreatic head resection: the search for optimal indications through quality of life assessments.
American journal of surgery. 210(3):417-23 [DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.12.049. [PMID] 26003202.
2015
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Autophagy in Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury.
BioMed research international. 2015 [DOI] 10.1155/2015/183469. [PMID] 26770970.
2015
Patient-derived xenograft models for pancreatic adenocarcinoma demonstrate retention of tumor morphology through incorporation of murine stromal elements.
The American journal of pathology. 185(5):1297-303 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.01.016. [PMID] 25770474.
2015
Primary outgrowth cultures are a reliable source of human pancreatic stellate cells.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology. 95(11):1331-40 [DOI] 10.1038/labinvest.2015.117. [PMID] 26322418.
2015
The inflammatory milieu within the pancreatic cancer microenvironment correlates with clinicopathologic parameters, chemoresistance and survival.
BMC cancer. 15 [DOI] 10.1186/s12885-015-1820-x. [PMID] 26498838.
2015
TRIF-dependent innate immune activation is critical for survival to neonatal gram-negative sepsis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 194(3):1169-77 [DOI] 10.4049/jimmunol.1302676. [PMID] 25548220.
2014
A randomized prospective multicenter trial of pancreaticoduodenectomy with and without routine intraperitoneal drainage.
Annals of surgery. 259(4):605-12 [DOI] 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000460. [PMID] 24374513.
2014
c-Met signaling in the development of tumorigenesis and chemoresistance: potential applications in pancreatic cancer.
World journal of gastroenterology. 20(26):8458-70 [DOI] 10.3748/wjg.v20.i26.8458. [PMID] 25024602.
2014
Disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome: disease classification and management strategies.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 219(4):704-12 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.03.055. [PMID] 25065360.
2014
Esophageal perforation management using a multidisciplinary minimally invasive treatment algorithm.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 218(4):768-74 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.12.033. [PMID] 24529810.
2014
Laparoscopic intussuscepting pancreaticojejunostomy.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 18(1):208-12 [DOI] 10.1007/s11605-013-2308-0. [PMID] 23929187.
2014
Role of autophagy in differential sensitivity of hepatocarcinoma cells to sorafenib.
World journal of hepatology. 6(10):752-8 [DOI] 10.4254/wjh.v6.i10.752. [PMID] 25349646.
2014
Sirtuin 1 Induces Autophagy To Suppress Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Mice
The FASEB's Journal. 28(1, S)
2014
The impact of interhospital transfers on surgical quality metrics for academic medical centers.
The American surgeon. 80(7):690-5 [PMID] 24987902.
2014
Training outcomes of preliminary surgical residents in a university and Veterans Affairs surgical residency.
JAMA surgery. 149(11):1127-32 [DOI] 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.2054. [PMID] 25207827.
2013
A primer on standards setting as it applies to surgical education and credentialing.
Surgical endoscopy. 27(7):2631-7 [DOI] 10.1007/s00464-012-2771-9. [PMID] 23355165.
2013
Carbamazepine suppresses calpain-mediated autophagy impairment after ischemia/reperfusion in mouse livers.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology. 273(3):600-10 [DOI] 10.1016/j.taap.2013.10.006. [PMID] 24126417.
2013
Failure to follow evidence-based best practice guidelines in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis.
HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association. 15(10):822-7 [DOI] 10.1111/hpb.12140. [PMID] 24028271.
2013
Hepatobiliary cancer and pyogenic liver abscess: when poking the skunk is not enough: invited commentary on Chen, et al. Am J Surg 2013;205:52-7.
American journal of surgery. 205(4):479-80 [DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.06.008. [PMID] 23375754.
2013
Images of the month: A rare extrapancreatic manifestation of acute pancreatitis, and a rare presentation of a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.
The American journal of gastroenterology. 108(11) [DOI] 10.1038/ajg.2013.367. [PMID] 24192943.
2013
Surgical care and career opportunities in a changing practice paradigm.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 217(4):711-717.e1 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.05.031. [PMID] 24054411.
2013
Using a relational database to improve mortality and length of stay for a department of surgery: a comparative review of 5200 patients.
The American surgeon. 79(7):706-10 [PMID] 23816004.
2012
Activation of Autophagy Protein, Rubicon, Causes Resistance To Transforming Growth Factor Beta (Tgf Beta)-Induced Apoptosis in Cirrhotic Livers
Higher Education Policy. 56
2012
Critical role of autophage in ischemia/reperfusion injury to aged livers.
Autophagy. 8(1):140-1 [DOI] 10.4161/auto.8.1.18391. [PMID] 22170150.
2012
Faculty clinical quality goals drive improvement in University HealthSystem Consortium outcome measures.
The American surgeon. 78(7):749-54 [PMID] 22748532.
2012
Sirtuin 1-Induced Autophagy Suppresses Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury To Mouse Liver
Higher Education Policy. 56
2012
The University of Florida Department of Surgery: building a stronger tomorrow on yesterday’s foundation.
The American surgeon. 78(1):12-9 [PMID] 22273289.
2011
Autophagy suppresses age-dependent ischemia and reperfusion injury in livers of mice.
Gastroenterology. 141(6):2188-2199.e6 [DOI] 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.08.005. [PMID] 21854730.
2011
Critical role for CXC ligand 10/CXC receptor 3 signaling in the murine neonatal response to sepsis.
Infection and immunity. 79(7):2746-54 [DOI] 10.1128/IAI.01291-10. [PMID] 21518789.
2010
Braun enteroenterostomy is associated with reduced delayed gastric emptying and early resumption of oral feeding following pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Journal of surgical oncology. 101(5):351-5 [DOI] 10.1002/jso.21490. [PMID] 20112274.
2010
Gastric remnant cancer: Is elimination of the bug the answer?: Comment on “Screening of Helicobacter pylori infection after gastrectomy for cancer or peptic ulcer”.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960). 145(10) [PMID] 20968122.
2010
Overexpression of Atg4B and Beclin-1 Enhances Liver Mitochondrial-Autophagy and Prevents the Age-Associated Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury To Mouse Liver
Higher Education Policy. 52
2010
Pancreatic necrosis: when to scope, poke, or cut?
Gastrointestinal endoscopy. 72(6):1326-7; author reply 1327 [DOI] 10.1016/j.gie.2010.03.1072. [PMID] 21111881.
2009
A pilot prospective randomized trial of postoperative epoetin alfa in patients undergoing major operation for upper gastrointestinal malignancy.
American journal of clinical oncology. 32(6):570-3 [DOI] 10.1097/COC.0b013e31819790a8. [PMID] 19675446.
2009
Autoimmune pancreatitis: making progress step by step.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 7(10):1026-7 [DOI] 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.07.006. [PMID] 19607936.
2009
Heat shock protein 90 inhibition abrogates hepatocellular cancer growth through cdc2-mediated G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology. 64(3):433-43 [DOI] 10.1007/s00280-008-0888-2. [PMID] 19082595.
2009
Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery: what now and what next?
Current gastroenterology reports. 11(2):128-33 [PMID] 19281700.
2009
Pancreatic stent placement is associated with resolution of refractory grade C pancreatic fistula after left-sided pancreatectomy.
The American surgeon. 75(8):654-7; discussion 657 [PMID] 19725286.
2008
Are health related outcomes in acute pancreatitis improving? An analysis of national trends in the U.S. from 1997 to 2003.
JOP : Journal of the pancreas. 9(4):408-14 [PMID] 18648131.
2008
Early ERCP for gallstone pancreatitis: for whom and when?
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 12(4):629-33 [PMID] 17846851.
2008
Hsp90 Inhibition Decreases Human Hepatocellular Cancer Xenograft Growth
Higher Education Policy. 48
2008
Impaired Autophagy Contributes To Resistance of Cirrhotic Liver-Derived Hepatocytes To Transforming Growth Factor Beta (Tgf Beta)-Induced Apoptosis
Higher Education Policy. 48
2008
Impaired autophagy: A mechanism of mitochondrial dysfunction in anoxic rat hepatocytes.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 47(5):1725-36 [DOI] 10.1002/hep.22187. [PMID] 18311843.
2008
Liver regeneration and the atrophy-hypertrophy complex.
Seminars in interventional radiology. 25(2):92-103 [DOI] 10.1055/s-2008-1076679. [PMID] 21326550.
2008
Local resection of the pancreatitic head for pancreatic pseudocysts.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 12(12):2227-30 [DOI] 10.1007/s11605-008-0552-5. [PMID] 18521692.
2008
Murine cirrhosis induces hepatocyte epithelial mesenchymal transition and alterations in survival signaling pathways.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 48(3):909-19 [DOI] 10.1002/hep.22397. [PMID] 18712785.
2008
Surgical management of failed endoscopic treatment of pancreatic disease.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 12(11):1924-9 [DOI] 10.1007/s11605-008-0644-2. [PMID] 18709421.
2008
Surgical therapy of pancreatic pseudocysts.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 12(12):2231-9 [DOI] 10.1007/s11605-008-0525-8. [PMID] 18461418.
2007
A multidisciplinary systems-based practice learning experience and its impact on surgical residency education.
Journal of surgical education. 64(6):328-32 [PMID] 18063264.
2007
Associated neoplastic disease in inflammatory bowel disease.
The Surgical clinics of North America. 87(3):659-72 [PMID] 17560418.
2007
Ski promotes tumor growth through abrogation of transforming growth factor-beta signaling in pancreatic cancer.
Annals of surgery. 246(1):61-8 [PMID] 17592292.
2007
Transforming growth factor beta mediates hepatocyte apoptosis through Smad3 generation of reactive oxygen species.
Biochimie. 89(12):1464-73 [PMID] 17936489.
2006
Basal reactive oxygen species determine the susceptibility to apoptosis in cirrhotic hepatocytes.
Free radical biology & medicine. 41(11):1645-54 [PMID] 17145552.
2006
Endoscopic sphincterotomy permits interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with moderately severe gallstone pancreatitis.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 10(1):1-5 [PMID] 16368484.
2006
Metastatic hepatic paraganglioma 6 years after carotid body tumor resection.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 4(10) [PMID] 16697274.
2005
A national comparison of surgical versus percutaneous drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts: 1997-2001.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 9(1):15-20; discussion 20 [PMID] 15623440.
2005
Patient satisfaction after laparoscopic antireflux surgery: community achievement.
Southern medical journal. 98(4):403-4 [PMID] 15898511.
2005
Psychologic well-being of surgery residents after inception of the 80-hour workweek: a multi-institutional study.
Surgery. 138(2):150-7 [PMID] 16153421.
2004
Acute vagotomy does not augment the systemic inflammatory response in patients with peptic ulcer disease.
The American surgeon. 70(4):342-6 [PMID] 15098789.
2004
Cirrhotic hepatocytes exhibit decreased TGFbeta growth inhibition associated with downregulated Smad protein expression.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications. 313(3):546-51 [PMID] 14697224.
2004
Meckel diverticulum: “Too” much chatter?
Southern medical journal. 97(11) [PMID] 15586588.
2004
Molecular and cellular features of hepatic regeneration.
The Journal of surgical research. 117(2):306-15 [PMID] 15047136.
2004
Primary cirrhotic hepatocytes resist TGFbeta-induced apoptosis through a ROS-dependent mechanism.
Journal of hepatology. 40(6):942-51 [PMID] 15158334.
2004
Psychological well-being of surgery residents before the 80-hour work week: a multiinstitutional study.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 198(4):633-40 [PMID] 15051017.
2004
The natural history of pancreatitis-induced splenic vein thrombosis.
Annals of surgery. 239(6):876-80; discussion 880 [PMID] 15166967.
2004
TNF alpha-induced hepatocyte apoptosis is associated with alterations of the cell cycle and decreased stem loop binding protein.
Surgery. 135(6):619-28 [PMID] 15179368.
2004
What do surgery residents do on their call nights?
American journal of surgery. 188(3):225-9 [PMID] 15450824.
2003
A phase I study of gemcitabine and docetaxel for advanced stage solid tumors.
Cancer investigation. 21(3):350-4 [PMID] 12901280.
2003
Fundoplication improves disordered esophageal motility.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 7(2):159-63 [PMID] 12600439.
2003
NFkappaB inhibition decreases hepatocyte proliferation but does not alter apoptosis in obstructive jaundice.
The Journal of surgical research. 114(2):110-7 [PMID] 14559434.
2002
A scientist revisits the atrophy-hypertrophy complex: hepatic apoptosis and regeneration.
Surgical oncology clinics of North America. 11(4):849-64 [PMID] 12607575.
2002
Cholestasis induces murine hepatocyte apoptosis and DNA synthesis with preservation of the immediate-early gene response.
Surgery. 131(5):556-63 [PMID] 12019410.
2002
Gallbladder function before and after fundoplication.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 6(6):806-10; discussion 810 [PMID] 12504218.
2002
Primary splenic lymphoma complicated by hematemesis and gastric erosion.
Southern medical journal. 95(8):941-2 [PMID] 12190240.
2002
Transforming growth factor-beta1 induces hepatocyte apoptosis by a c-Jun independent mechanism.
Surgery. 132(3):441-9 [PMID] 12324757.
2001
Autocrine expression of activated transforming growth factor-beta(1) induces apoptosis in normal rat liver.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology. 280(1):G139-48 [PMID] 11123207.
2001
Complete fundoplication is not associated with increased dysphagia in patients with abnormal esophageal motility.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 5(1):36-41 [PMID] 11309646.
2001
Pancreatic pseudocysts complicated by splenic parenchymal involvement: results of operative and percutaneous management.
Pancreas. 23(1):20-5 [PMID] 11451143.
2000
c-Jun does not mediate hepatocyte apoptosis following NFkappaB inhibition and partial hepatectomy.
The Journal of surgical research. 88(2):142-9 [PMID] 10644480.
2000
Inverted Meckel’s diverticulum as a source of chronic gastrointestinal blood loss.
Surgery. 128(1):107-8 [PMID] 10876194.
2000
Prospective randomized trial of early initiation and hospital discharge on a liquid diet following elective intestinal surgery.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 4(2):217-21 [PMID] 10675246.
2000
Secondary causes of intestinal obstruction: rigorous preoperative evaluation is required.
The American surgeon. 66(7):662-6 [PMID] 10917478.
1999
Apoptosis: cell death by proteolytic scalpel.
Surgery. 126(3):463-8 [PMID] 10486596.
1999
Molecular and cellular biology of the small intestine.
Current opinion in gastroenterology. 15(2):103-7 [PMID] 17023928.
1999
Percutaneous drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts is associated with a higher failure rate than surgical treatment in unselected patients.
Annals of surgery. 229(6):781-7; discussion 787 [PMID] 10363891.
1998
Canine small bowel motor patterns and contractions are not neurally regulated during enteric nutrient infusion.
The American journal of physiology. 274(5):G912-22 [DOI] 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.274.5.G912. [PMID] 9612273.
1998
Hepatic steatosis as a potential risk factor for major hepatic resection.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 2(3):292-8 [PMID] 9841987.
1998
NFkappaB prevents apoptosis and liver dysfunction during liver regeneration.
The Journal of clinical investigation. 101(4):802-11 [PMID] 9466975.
1998
Type I choledochal cyst in association with familial adenomatous polyposis.
The American journal of gastroenterology. 93(8):1377-9 [PMID] 9707074.
1997
Gastroesophageal reflux disease. Pill, blade, or laparoscope?
North Carolina medical journal. 58(6):436-8 [PMID] 9392957.
1996
Jejunoileal transplantation. Effects on characteristics of canine jejunal motor activity in vivo.
Digestive diseases and sciences. 41(5):884-93 [PMID] 8625759.
1996
Laparoscopic management of paraesophageal hernia: early results.
Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery. 6(5):311-7 [PMID] 8897241.
1996
Neural control of canine small intestinal motility during nonnutrient infusion.
The American journal of physiology. 271(3 Pt 1):G423-32 [PMID] 8843765.
1995
Effect of enteric nonnutrient infusions on motor patterns in neurally intact and neurally isolated canine jejunum.
The Journal of surgical research. 59(3):405-14 [PMID] 7643601.
1994
Diagnosis and management of gastric emptying disorders.
Advances in surgery. 27:233-55 [PMID] 8140975.
1994
Duodenal nutrients inhibit canine jejunal fasting motor patterns through a hormonal mechanism.
Digestive diseases and sciences. 39(8):1665-71 [PMID] 8050314.
1994
Pancreatic lymphoma: is it a surgical disease?
Pancreas. 9(5):662-7 [PMID] 7809023.
1994
Prospective evaluation of gastric acid secretion and cobalamin absorption following gastric bypass for clinically severe obesity.
Digestive diseases and sciences. 39(2):315-20 [PMID] 8313814.
1994
Radical pancreatoduodenectomy for misdiagnosed pancreatic mass.
The British journal of surgery. 81(4):585-9 [PMID] 7911387.
1993
Chronic bile diversion does not alter canine interdigestive myoelectric activity.
Digestive diseases and sciences. 38(6):1055-61 [PMID] 8508700.
1993
Gastric acid secretion and vitamin B12 absorption after vertical Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity.
Annals of surgery. 218(1):91-6 [PMID] 8328834.
1993
Reoperative bariatric surgery. Lessons learned to improve patient selection and results.
Annals of surgery. 218(5):646-53 [PMID] 8239779.
1993
Total pancreatectomy. An objective analysis of its use in pancreatic cancer.
Hepato-gastroenterology. 40(5):418-21 [PMID] 7903658.
1992
Extended lymph node dissection for gastric cancer. Is it of value?
The Surgical clinics of North America. 72(2):433-43 [PMID] 1549802.
1991
Surgical management of hepatic hydatid disease.
Mayo Clinic proceedings. 66(12):1193-7 [PMID] 1749287.
1989
Anatomic, motor, and clinical assessment of vertical banded gastroplasty.
Gastroenterology. 97(1):91-7 [PMID] 2721882.

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