Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Alameddine A, Rousou J. Entrapment of an arterial pressure catheter by a previously deployed Starclose device. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2011;77:54-55.
• Alameddine AK, Alimov VK, Flack JE, Rousou JA. Is there a role for surgery in the management of giant B-cell right atrial lymphoma?. J Card Surg 2011;26:166-168.
• Alameddine AK, Alimov VK, Flack JE. Repair of intervalvular fibrous body rupture during aortic valve replacement. J Card Surg 2011;26:372-374.
• Alameddine AK, Alimov VK, Turner GS, Jr Deaton DW. Surgical pitfalls of excising an intramyocardial lipoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011;141:592-594.
• Amaral MH, Dao H, Shin JH. Racial and socioeconomic disparities in reduction mammoplasty: an analysis of nationwide inpatient sample database. Ann Plast Surg 2011;66:476-478.
• Dalyai RT, Schirmer CM, Malek AM. Transvenous balloon-protected embolization of a scalp arteriovenous fistula using Onyx liquid embolic. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2011;153:1285-1290.
• Diaz JJ, Jr Dutton WD, Ott MM, Cullinane DC, Alouidor R, Armen SB, Bilanuik JW, Collier BR, Gunter OL, Jawa R, Jerome R, Kerwin AJ, Kirby JP, Lambert AL, Riordan WP, Wohltmann CD. Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma: A Review of the Management of the Open Abdomen-Part 2 "Management of the Open Abdomen". J Trauma 2011;71:502-512.
• Fernandez GL, Lee PC, Page DW, D'Amour EM, Wait RB, Seymour NE. Implementation of full patient simulation training in surgical residency. J Surg Educ 2010;67:393-399.
• Francescone RA, Scully S, Faibish M, Taylor SL, Oh D, Moral L, Yan W, Bentley B, Shao R. Role of YKL-40 in the angiogenesis, radioresistance, and progression of glioblastoma. J Biol Chem 2011;286:15332-15343.
• Gallagher AG, Boyle E, Toner P, Neary PC, Andersen DK, Satava RM, Seymour NE. Persistent next-day effects of excessive alcohol consumption on laparoscopic surgical performance. Arch Surg 2011;146:419-426.
• Ganai S, Arenas RB, Sauer JP, Bentley B, Forbes NS. In tumors Salmonella migrate away from vasculature toward the transition zone and induce apoptosis. Cancer Gene Ther 2011;18:457-466.
• Henneman PL, Garb JL, Capraro GA, Li H, Smithline HA, Wait RB. Geography and travel distance impact emergency department visits. J Emerg Med 2011;40:333-339.
• Lin N, Schirmer CM, Proctor MR. Presentation and progression of a disc cyst in a pediatric patient. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2011;7:209-212.
• Minshall CT, Eriksson EA, Leon SM, Doben AR, McKinzie BP, Fakhry SM. Safety and efficacy of heparin or enoxaparin prophylaxis in blunt trauma patients with a head abbreviated injury severity score >2. J Trauma 2011;71:396-400.
• Navaravong L, Saab F, Cook JR, Peterman M, Flack J. Ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm, a ticking bomb after cardiac surgery. Cardiovasc Revasc M 2011;12:177-180.
• Nigriny JF, Wu P, Butler CE. Perineal reconstruction with an extrapelvic vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2010;20:1609-1612.
• Page D. Are surgeons capable of introspection?. Surg Clin North Am 2011;91:293-304.
• Page D. Are surgeons capable of introspection?. Thorac Surg Clin 2011;21:431-439.
• Page D. Surgical competence today: What have we gained? What have we lost?. South Med J 2010;103:1232-1234.
• Pallapothu R, Earle DB, Desilets DJ, Romanelli JR. NOTES(®) stapled cystgastrostomy: a novel approach for surgical management of pancreatic pseudocysts. Surg Endosc 2011;25:883-889.
• Romanelli JR, Desilets DJ, Chapman CN, Surti VC, Lovewell C, Earle DB. Loop-anchor purse-string closure of gastrotomy in NOTES(R) Procedures: Survival studies in a porcine model. Surg Innov 2010;17:312-317.
• Rossini CJ, Moriarty KP, Tashjian DB, Garb JL, Wait RB. Geographic distribution of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus soft tissue infections. J Pediatr Surg 2011;46:1089-1092.
• Rubinstein E, Lalani T, Corey GR, Kanafani ZA, Nannini EC, Rocha MG, Rahav G, Niederman MS, Kollef MH, Shorr AF, Lee PC, Lentnek AL, Luna CM, Fagon JY, Torres A, Kitt MM, Genter FC, Barriere SL, Friedland HD, Stryjewski ME, ATTAIN, Study Group. Telavancin versus vancomycin for hospital-acquired pneumonia due to gram-positive pathogens. Clin Infect Dis 2011;52:31-40.
• Schirmer C, Atalay B, Malek A. Endovascular recanalization of symptomatic flow-limiting cervical carotid dissection in an isolated hemisphere. Neurosurg Focus 2011;30:E16.
• Schirmer C, Bisson E. Management of distraction injury of the lumbosacral junction with unilateral perched facet. Surg Neurol Int 2011;3:26.
• Schirmer C, Heilman C. Complete endoscopic removal of colloid cyst using a nitinol basket retriever. Neurosurg Focus 2011;30:E8.
• Schirmer C, Malek A. Critical influence of framing coil orientation on intra-aneurysmal and neck region hemodynamics in a sidewall aneurysm model. Neurosurgery 2010;67:1692-1702.
• Schirmer CM, Heilman CB. Hemangiopericytomas of the skull base. Neurosurg Focus 2011;30:E10.
• Schirmer CM, Shils JL, Arle JE, Cosgrove GR, Dempsey PK, Tarlov E, Kim S, Martin CJ, Feltz C, Moul M, Magge S. Heuristic map of myotomal innervation in humans using direct intraoperative nerve root stimulation. J Neurosurg Spine 2011;15:64-70.
• Stefan M, Inglesia Lino L, Fernandez G. Medical consultation and best practices for preoperative evaluation of elderly patients. Hosp Pract 2011;39:41-51.
• Welch G, Wesolowski C, Zagarins S, Kuhn J, Romanelli J, Garb J, Allen N. Evaluation of clinical outcomes for gastric bypass surgery: results from a comprehensive follow-up study. Obes Surg 2011;21:18-28.
• Wu PS, Beres A, Tashjian DB, Moriarty KP. Primary repair of facial dog bite injuries in children. Pediatr Emerg Care 2011;27:801-803.

Book Chapters

• Bennett E, Blanchard R, Fernandez G. Knowledge sharing in academic medical centers: Examining the nexus of higher education and workforce development. In Wang V (editor). Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012.
• Page D. Teams and Professionalism. In Bhugra D, Malik A (editors). Professionalism in Mental Healthcare. Cambridge, U.K: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
• Schirmer C, Goumnerova L. Brainstem Glioma. In Winn H, Youmans J (editors). Youmans Neurological Surgery, 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders, 2011.
• Stefan M, Fernandez G. Inter-Professional Management of the Complex Acute Surgical Patient. In Hirth V, Wieland D, Dever-Bumba M (editors). Case Based Geriatrics: A Global Approach. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2010.

Research Presentations

• 15th Annual New England Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Conference. Goodman I, Langlois G, Spirko B, Smithline H, Blank F, Fernandez G. Teaching pediatric code leadership skills: Integrated vs. stand alone curriculum. Hartford, CT. Apr 6, 2011.
• 21st Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference. Flynn G, Tipton C, Hubbard S, Mason H, Makari-Judson G. Fast track. Las Vegas, NV. , 2011.
• 23rd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Society of Pediatric Research. Goodman I, Langlois G, Spirko B, Smithline H, Blank F, Fernandez G. Teaching pediatric code leadership skills: Integrated vs. stand alone curriculum. Philadelphia, PA. Mar 25-Mar 27, 2011.
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Schirmer C, David C. Attempted formulation of a guideline to assess the need for coil extraction during clipping of previously coiled aneurysms. Denver, CO. Apr 9-Apr 13, 2011.
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Schirmer C, Malek A. Virtual coil embolization in a model side-wall aneurysm: influence of the hematocrit. Denver, CO. Apr 9-Apr 13, 2011.
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Schirmer C, David C. Superficial temporal artery dissection – a technical note. . 2011-Denver, CO, 2011.
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Cerebrovascular Section Annual Meeting. Schirmer C, David C. Clipping of previously coiled aneurysms - Attempted formulation of a guideline to assess the need for coil extraction. Los Angeles, CA. Feb 5-Feb 8, 2011.
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Cerebrovascular Section Annual Meeting. Schirmer C, Malek A. Hematocrit-dependent response to virtual coil embolization in a model side-wall aneurysm. Los Angeles, CA. Feb 5-Feb 8, 2011.
• American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. Fernandez G, McGee W, Higgins T, Mailloux P, Page D, D'Amour E, Wait R, Seymour N. Helping students "Get it". Vancouver, BC, Canada. , 2010. Poster presentation.
• American Society for Clinical Oncology. Swayze-Quinn H, Kuperman M, Chapman C, Rosenblum F, Garb J, Bentley B, Cao QJ, Shao R, Arenas R. Correlation of stromal expression of YKL-40 with recurrence of colorectal cancer. Chicago, IL. Jun 3-Jun 7, 2011.
• Annual Meeting of the New England Neurosurgical Society. Malek A, Heller R, Schirmer C, Hoit D, Baharoglu M, Gao B. Evaluation of a combined strategy favoring endovasuclar therapy for aneurysms of the anterior communicating artery. Chatham, MA. Jun 9-Jun 11, 2011.
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Baharoglu M, Schirmer C, Hoit D, Gao B, Malek A. Aneurysm inflow-angle as a discriminant for rupture in sidewall cerebral aneurysms: Morphometric and computational fluid dynamic analysis. San Francisco, CA. Oct 16-Oct 21, 2010.
• Global Obesity Summit. Liu X, , Braden G, , Romanelli J, Kuhn J, Lewis E, Papineau G, Discenza I, Lagoy A, Braun B, Silva , J. Energy homeostasis following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB). Jackson, MS. , 2010. Oral presentation.
• Joint meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research. Goodman I, Langlois G, Spirko B, Smithline H, Blank F, Fernandez G. Teaching pediatric code leadership skills: Integrated vs. stand alone curriculum. Denver, Co. Apr 30-May 3, 2011. Published abstract online at http://www.abstracts2view.com/pas/view.php?nu=PAS11L1_541.
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting. Goodman I, Langlois G, Spirko B, Smithline H, Blank F, Fernandez G. Teaching pediatric code leadership skills: Integrated vs. stand alone curriculum. Boston, MA. Jun1-Jun 5, 2011. Published abstract in Acad Emerg Med 2011 18(5) Suppl 1:Sxxx.