Research in Pediatric Surgery

Farmer DL, Stain SC, Ellison EC, Flynn TC, Freischlag JA, Matthews JB, Newman RW, Chen X, Stefanidis D, Britt LD, Buyske J, Fisher K, Sachdeva AK, Turner PL; Blue Ribbon Committee II. Ann Surg. The Blue Ribbon Committee II Report and Recommendations on Surgical Education and Training in the United States: 2024. 2024 Oct 1;280(4):535-546. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006360. Epub 2024 May 29.

Brown EG, AlKhazal A, Chohan S, Ross DJ, Kim J.  Front Oncol. 2025 Mar; 15:1-17. Emerging clinical and research approaches in targeted therapies for high-risk neuroblastoma.  Pediatric Trauma Transfer Patients Have Low Rates of Additional Traumatic Injuries. Lee SY, ***, Brown EG. Amer J Surg, accepted Feb 2025.

Brown EG, Nofi, C, Roberts, B, et al.  J Pediatr Surg. Social Determinants of Health Influence on Survival in Wilms Tumor, Neuroblastoma, and Hepatoblastoma. 2025 Jan 30;60(4):162216. 

Brown EG, Balis F, Green DM, Armstrong A, Aye J, Benedetti D, Brown B, Cook S, Desai A, Dhillon J, Fair D, Geynisman DM, Hiniker S, Jasty-Rao R, Just M, Kieran K, Lin C, MacEwan I, Martinez-Agosto J, Mullen E, Murphy ES, Ranalli M, Rhee D, Rokitka D, Tracy E, Vern-Gross T, Walsh MF, Walz A, Wickiser J, Yoon J, Zapala M, Montgomery S, Kumar R, Sliker B. Accessed 7/15/24.  NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Wilms Tumor V.1.2024.  To view the most recent and complete version of the guideline, go online to NCCN.org.

Brown EG, ES Adkins, P Mattei, et al J Pediatr Surg. Evaluation of Image-Defined Risk Factor (IDRF) Assessment in Patients with Intermediate-Risk Neuroblastoma: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group study ANBL0531.  2024 Sep 6:161896.

Brown EG, Doyle, K; Sutter, M; Rodriguez, M; Hassan, AE; Kumar, P.J Pediatr Surg. A Comparison of in vivo Tumor-Homing Abilities of Placental-Derived and Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in High-Risk Neuroblastoma.  2024 Sep 21:161954.

Brown EG, Teke, M. J Pediatr Surg. A Comparison of Commonly Utilized Diagnostic Biopsy Techniques for Pediatric Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review by the APSA Cancer Committee. 2024 Aug;59(8):1427-1443.

Anderson JE, Zern NK, Calhoun KE, Wood DE, Smith CA. Assessment of potential gender bias in general surgery resident milestone evaluations. JAMA Surg. 2022 Oct 12;e223929. Doi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36223104/ 

Anderson JE, Galganski LA, Pivetti CD, Ma B, Farmer DL, Hirose S. Fetal repair of surgically-created gastroschisis in a lamb model may improve postnatal feeding tolerance and intestinal motility: a pilot study. J Peds Surg. 2019 Oct:54(10):P2061-2068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.11.021 

Anderson JE, Galganski LA, Cheng Y, Stark RA, Saadai P, Stephenson JT, Hirose S.  Epidemiology of gastroschisis: a population-based study in California from 1995-2012.  J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Dec;53(12):2399-2403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.08.035 

Anderson JE, Stark RA, Saadai P, Hirose S.  Association of procedures and patient factors with 30-day readmission rates after pediatric surgery.  JAMA Surg.  2017 Oct 1;152(10):980-981.

Anderson JE, Bickler SW, Chang DC, Talamini MA.  Examining a Common Surgical Disease with Unknown Etiology: Trends in Epidemiology and Surgical Management of Appendicitis in California, 1995-2009.  World Journal of Surgery. 2012 Dec;36(12):2787-94.

Wieck MM, Hassan M. Disparities in the Expansion of Telemedicine in Pediatric Specialty Care Through the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond. Surgery in Practice and Science 

Wieck MM, Khader J, de Lozoiga E, Johns A. Pediatric Magnet Ingestion Persists Worldwide Despite Increasing Regulatory Policies. Injury Prevention. 2025 Feb

Wieck MM, Gaeta ED, Gilbert M, Johns A, Jurkovich GJ. Effects of Mentorship on Surgery Residents' Burnout and Well-Being: A Scoping Review. J Surg Educ. 2024 Nov;81(11):1592-1601. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.08.001. Epub 2024 Sep 10. PMID: 39260037.

Wieck MM, Fall F, Hu YY, Walker S, Baertschiger R, Gaffar I, Saltzman D, Stylianos S, Shapiro J, Buchmiller T, Brandt ML, Tracy T, Heiss K, Berman L. Peer Support to Promote Surgeon Well-being: The APSA Program Experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jan 6:S0022-3468(23)00792-3

Wieck MM, Doyle K, Murray T, Fong IC, Chavez A, Rounds G, Linenberger M. Building a Culture of Support at a Pediatric Surgery Center Through Multidisciplinary Peer Support. J Surg Res. 2023 Nov;291:90-96.

Saadai P, Lee SY, Jackson JE, Hassan AS, Kurzrock EA, McLennan A, Hirose S, Fetal Diagn Ther. Prenatal Rupture of Hydrocolpos in a Cloacal Malformation. 2023;50(3):158-164. doi: 10.1159/000530438. Epub 2023 Apr 21.PMID: 37088075

Saadai P, Jackson JE, Rajasekar G, Vukcevich O, Coakley BA, Nuño M, J Surg Res. Association Between Race, Gender, and Pediatric Postoperative Outcomes: An Updated Retrospective Review. 2023 Jan;281:112-121. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.08.027. Epub 2022 Sep 22.PMID: 36155268 

Saadai P, Trappey AF, Langer JL.Eur J Pediatr Surg. Surgical Management of Rectal Prolapse in Infants and Children. 2020 Oct;30(5):401-405. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1716725. Epub 2020 Sep 13.PMID: 32920799 

Saadai P, Galganski LA, Hirose S, J Pediatr Surg Case Rep. 2019 Jan;40:47-49. Resection of a thoracoabdominal ganglioneuroma via a retroperitoneal minimally invasive approach. doi: 10.1016/j.epsc.2018.10.012. Epub 2018 Oct 25.PMID: 31745453 

Saadai P, Trappey AF, Goldstein AM, Cowles RA, De La Torre L, Durham MM, Huang EY, Levitt MA, Rialon K, Rollins M, Rothstein DH, Langer JC; American Pediatric Surgical Association Hirschsprung Disease Interest Group.Pediatr Surg Int. Guidelines for the management of postoperative soiling in children with Hirschsprung disease. 2019 Aug;35(8):829-834. doi: 10.1007/s00383-019-04497-y. Epub 2019 Jun 14.PMID: 31201486

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