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Edwin Acevedo, MD

Research Endeavors

  • PI: Evangelia Bellas, PhD, Andrew A. Gassman, MD
  • Characterized regional fat graft harvest sites using techniques in 3D cell culture, qPCR, immunohistochemistry, histology, and confocal microscopy with the purpose of finding novel ways to improve fat graft retention. Generated an adipose tissue bio-bank for future research

Publications/Presentations

  • Acevedo E Jr, Kuo LE. The Economics of Patient Surgical Safety. Surg Clin North Am. 2021 Feb;101(1):135-148. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2020.09.005. Epub 2020 Nov 2. PMID: 33212074.
  • Bakhos CT, Acevedo E Jr, Petrov RV, Abbas AE.  Surveillance Following Treatment of Esophageal Cancer.  Surg Clin North Am. 2021 Jun;101(3):499-509. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2021.03.011.  PMID: 34048769
  • Acevedo E Jr, Lu X, Zhao H, Mazzei M, Sarvepalli S, Edwards MA.  Outcomes in racial minorities after robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective review of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program database.  Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Mar;17(3):595-605. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.10.019. Epub 2020 Oct 21. PMID: 33257274 
  • Acevedo E, Kuo LE. “The Economics of Patient Surgical Safety.” Surgical Clinics of North America. 2021 Feb;101(1):135-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.suc.2020.09.005
  • Acevedo E, Lu X, Zhao H, Mazzei M, Sarvepalli S, Edwards MA. “Outcomes in Racial Minorities after Robotic  Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Retrospective Review of the MBSAQIP Database.” SOARD. 2020 Oct 21. doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2020.10.019
  • Edwards MA, Sarvepalli S, Mazzei M, Acevedo E, Lu X, Zhao H. “Outcomes in racial and ethnic minorities after revisional robotic-assisted metabolic and bariatric surgery: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database.” Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2020 Aug 26; S1550-7289(20)30484-6. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.08.019
  • Acevedo E, Mazzei M, Zhao H, Lu X, Soans R, Edwards MA. “Outcomes in Conventional Laparoscopic Versus Robotic-Assisted Primary Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective, Case-Controlled Study of the MBSAQIP Database.” Surgical Endoscopy. 2020 Mar;34(3):1353-1365. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-06915-7
  • Acevedo E, Mazzei M, Zhao H, Lu X, Soans R, Edwards MA. “Outcomes in Conventional Laparoscopic Versus Robotic-Assisted Revisional and Conversional Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective, Case-Controlled Study of the MBSAQIP Database.” Surgical Endoscopy. 2020 Apr;34(4):1573-1584. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-06917-5.
  • Gassman A, Pan J, Acevedo E, Haddock N, Teotia S. “The Superficial and Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Composite Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction: A Case Report.” Microsurgery. 2018 Oct;38(7):799-803. doi: 10.1002/micr.30362.
  • Acevedo E, Mazzei M, Roth S, Brann S, Toyoda Y. “Comparing disparities before and after the implementation of the lung allocation score: a systematic review.” PROSPERO: International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews. 2018. CRD42018093615
  • Acevedo E, Nadhan KS, Everett M, Moya A, Bradley JP. “Corset Trunkplasty: Recommended with Abdominal Skin Laxity and Open Cholecystectomy Scar”. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2018 Jan; 141(1):60-69. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003988
  • Acevedo E, Sjoholm LO, Santora T, Goldberg AJ. “A Review of the Role and Utility of Computed Chest Tomography in Penetrating Chest Trauma.” Current Trauma Reports. 2018 Mar; 4(1):56-63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40719-018-0115-5
  • Tyrell R, Kilmartin C, Acevedo E, Keshavamurthy S, Gassman AA. “Is non-invasive indocyanine green angiography a useful adjunct for the debridement of infected sternal wounds?” JPRAS Open; 2018 Apr 6;16:117-121. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2017.12.002.

Eddie Blay, MD 

  • Blay E Jr, Nooromid MJ, Bilimoria KY, et al. Variation in post-discharge opioid prescriptions among members of a surgical team. Am J Surg. 2018;216(1):25‐30. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.10.035
  • Nooromid MJ, Blay E Jr, Holl JL, et al. Discharge prescription patterns of opioid and nonopioid analgesics after common surgical procedures. Pain Rep. 2018;3(1):e637. Published 2018 Feb 6. doi:10.1097/PR9.0000000000000637
  • DeLancey JO, Blay E Jr, Hewitt DB, et al. The effect of smoking on 30-day outcomes in elective hernia repair. Am J Surg. 2018;216(3):471‐474. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.03.004
  • Blay E Jr, Barnard C, Bilimoria KY. Oversedation of a Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prior to Imaging. JAMA. 2018;319(5):495‐496. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.22004
  • Blay E Jr, Engelhardt KE, Hewitt DB, Dahlke AR, Yang AD, Bilimoria KY. Evaluation of Reasons Why Surgical Residents Exceeded 2011 Duty Hour Requirements When Offered Flexibility: A FIRST Trial Analysis. JAMA Surg. 2018;153(9):860‐862. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.1047
  • Hekman KE, Michel E, Blay E Jr, Helenowski IB, Hoel AW. Evidence-Based Bundled Quality Improvement Intervention for Reducing Surgical Site Infection in Lower Extremity Vascular Bypass Procedures. J Am Coll Surg. 2019;228(1):44‐53. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.10.002
  • Blay E Jr, Balogun Y, Nooromid MJ, Eskandari MK. Early Carotid Endarterectomy after Acute Stroke Yields Excellent Outcomes: An Analysis of the Procedure-Targeted ACS-NSQIP. Ann Vasc Surg. 2019;57:194‐200. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2018.10.023
  • Blay E Jr, Huang R, Chung JW, et al. Evaluating the Impact of the Venous Thromboembolism Outcome Measure on the PSI 90 Composite Quality Metric. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019;45(3):148‐155. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.08.009
  • Yang AD, Hewitt DB, Blay E Jr, et al. Multi-institution Evaluation of Adherence to Comprehensive Postoperative VTE Chemoprophylaxis. Ann Surg. 2020;271(6):1072‐1079. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000003124
  • Engelhardt KE, Bilimoria KY, Johnson JK, Hewitt DB, Ellis RJ, Hu YY, Chung JW, Kreutzer L, Love R, Blay E Jr, Odell DD. A National Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Preparedness for General Surgery Residency and the Association With Resident Burnout. JAMA Surg. 2020 Sep 1;155(9):851-859. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2420. PMID: 32804992; PMCID: PMC7424543.

Allison Bruff, MD

  • Edwards MA, Mazzei M, Agarwal S, Rhodes L, Bruff A.  Exploring perioperative outcomes in metabolic and bariatric surgery amongst the elderly: an analysis of the 2015-2017 MBSAQIP database.  Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Jun;17(6):1096-1106. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.02.026. Epub 2021 Mar 1.  PMID: 33785272 
  • Edwards MA, Bruff A, Mazzei M, Lu X, Zhao H. Racial disparities in perioperative outcomes after metabolic and bariatric surgery: a case-control matched study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 Aug;16(8):1111-1123. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.04.035. Epub 2020 May 6. PMID: 32507658.
  • Agarwal S, Bruff A, Mazzei M, Zhao H, Edwards MA. Exploring racial disparity in perioperative outcomes following revisional bariatric surgery: A case-control matched analysis [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 3]. Am J Surg. 2020;S0002-9610(20)30186-0. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.03.030

Michael Cline, MD

Research Endeavors

Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care (HATRICC), 2020-present
Temple University Hospital
Elizabeth D. Dauer, M.D.

Outcomes of Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy – Experience of a Tertiary Referral Center, 2020-present
Temple University Hospital
Roman V. Petrov, M.D.

Philadelphia Immediate Transport in Penetrating Trauma (PIPT), 2016-2017
Temple University Hospital
Zoe Maher, M.D.

Publications/Presentations

  • Harfouch, M., Cline, M., et. al. Syncope workup: greater yield in select trauma population. Int J Surg. 2017 Aug; 44:210-214.

Deirdre Dulak, MD

Research Endeavors

2014-2018: Depression in Older-Adult Cancer Survivors
Location/Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Principle Investigators: Drs. Yesne Alici & Christian Nelson

2011-2013: Safety of Long-term Intrathecal Methotrexate Therapy in Progressive Forms of Multiple Sclerosis
Location/Institution: Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New
Principle Investigator: Drs. Saud Sadiq & James Stark

2009-2011: Effects of Social Stimuli on Testosterone, Aggression, and Fighting Behavior in Male Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)
Location/Institution: Cornell University
Principle Investigator: Dr. Robert E. Johnston

Publications

  • Stark JW, Josephs L, Dulak D, Clague M, Sadiq SA. (2019) Safety of long-term intrathecal methotrexate in progressive forms of MS. Ther Adv Neurol Disord, 12:1-8.
  • Williamson J, Dulak D, Scantling D, Fancher T. (2019) Case Report: Three Synchronous Colorectal Cancer Primary Lesions in a 60-Year-Old Female. Connecticut Medicine, 83(4):155-8.
  • Bevilacqua LA, Dulak D, Schofield E, Starr TD, Nelson CJ, Roth AJ, Holland JC, Alici Y. (2018) Prevalence and predictors of depression, pain, and fatigue in older- versus younger-adult cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology, 27(3):900-907.

Oral Presentations

  • Dulak DA. (2020) Safety of Long-Term Intrathecal Methotrexate in Progressive Forms of MS. Harwick Resident Research Symposium, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, February 26, 2020.
  • Dulak DA. (2020) Case Presentation: 36 Year Old Female with High Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma. The Pennsylvania Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, January 24, 2020.
  • Dulak DA, Bevilacqua LA, Camilleri A, Starr TD, Schofield E, Nelson CJ, Roth AJ, Holland JC, Alici Y. (2016) Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Depression Rates of Cancer Survivors. American Psychosocial Oncology Society 13th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, March 3-5, 2016.

Abstracts

  • Dulak DA, Williamson J, Scantling D, Fancher T. (2018) Three Synchronous Colorectal Cancer Primary Lesions in a 60 Year Old Female: Case Report. Drexel Discovery Day, Philadelphia, PA, October 23, 2018.
  • Bevilacqua LA, Camilleri A, Starr TD, Schofield E, Dulak D, Nelson CJ, Roth AJ, Holland JC, Alici Y. (2016) Depression in older- versus younger-adult cancer survivors. American Psychosocial Oncology Society 13th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, March 3-5, 2016.
  • Dulak DA, Bevilacqua LA, Camilleri A, Starr TD, Schofield E, Nelson CJ, Roth AJ, Holland JC, Alici Y. (2016) Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Depression Rates of Cancer Survivors. American Psychosocial Oncology Society 13th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, March 3-5, 2016.
  • Bevilacqua LA, Camilleri A, Starr TD, Schofield E, Dulak D, Nelson CJ, Roth AJ, Holland JC, Alici Y. (2015) Depression in older- versus younger-adult cancer survivors. Biennial Survivorship Research Symposium, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, November 23, 2015.
  • Bevilacqua LA, Camilleri A, Starr TD, Schofield E, Dulak D, Nelson CJ, Roth AJ, Holland JC, Alici Y. (2015) Depression in older- versus younger-adult cancer survivors. NIH Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship Poster Presentation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, August 14, 2015.
  • Dulak DA, Starr TD, Alici Y, Corcoran S, McCabe M, Nelson CJ, Roth AJ, Holland JC. (2014) A comparison of depression rates between older- and younger-adult cancer survivors. NIH Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship Poster Presentation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, August 8, 2014.
  • Stark JW, Dulak DA, Sadiq SA. (2012) Safety of Long-Term Intrathecal Methotrexate Therapy in Progressive Forms of Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology, 78(Meeting Abstracts1): P04.139.
  • Dulak DA, Fernandez-Vargas M, Johnston RE. (2011) Effects of Social Stimuli on Testosterone, Aggression, and Fighting Behavior in Male Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). 2011 Honors Neurobiology and Behavior Biology Seminar, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 5, 2011.
  • Fernandez-Vargas M, Dulak DA, Johnston RE. (2010) Effect of male-female interaction on the outcome of male fights in golden hamsters. 47th Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, July 25-29, 2010.

Andrew Hurwich, MD

Publications

  • Hurwich A, Pennell C, Prasad R. Actinmycosis: Case report of an unusual cause of diagphragmatic herniation. Int J Surg Case Reports Aug 2021 doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106227

Parth Patel, MD

Publications

  • Williams, E. A., Montesion, M., Sharaf, R., Corines, J., Patel, P. J., Gillespie, B. J.,...Mochel, M. C. (2020). CYLD-mutant cylindroma-like basaloid carcinoma of the anus: A genetically and morphologically distinct class of HPV-related anal carcinoma. Modern Pathology, 33(12), 2614-2625. doi:10.1038/s41379-020-0584-2
  • Massoth, L. R., Hung, Y. P., Nardi, V., Nielsen, G. P., Hasserjian, R. P., Louissaint, A.,Williams, E. A. (2020). Pan-sarcoma genomic analysis of KMT2A rearrangements reveals distinct subtypes defined by YAP1–KMT2A–YAP1 and VIM–KMT2A fusions. Modern Pathology, 33(11), 2307-2317. doi:10.1038/s41379-020-0582-4
  • Vega, S. L., Dhaliwal, A., Arvind, V., Patel, P. J., Beijer, N. R., Boer, J. D.,...Moghe, P. V. (2015). Organizational metrics of interchromatin speckle factor domains: Integrative classifier for stem cell adhesion & lineage signaling. Integrative Biology, 7(4), 435-446. doi:10.1039/c4ib00281d
  • Flowers, S., Patel, P. J., Gleicher, S., Amer, K., Himelman, E., Goel, S., & Moran, E. (2014). P107-Dependent recruitment of SWI/SNF to the alkaline phosphatase promoter during osteoblast differentiation. Bone, 69, 47-54. doi:10.1016/j.bone.2014.08.009
  • Lee, Y. J., Vega, S. L., Patel, P. J., Aamer, K. A., Moghe, P. V., & Cicerone, M. T. (2014). Quantitative, Label-Free Characterization of Stem Cell Differentiation at the Single-Cell Level by Broadband Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Microscopy. Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods, 20(7), 562-569. doi:10.1089/ten.tec.2013.0472
  • Vega, S. L., Liu, E., Patel, P. J., Kulesa, A. B., Carlson, A. L., Ma, Y.,...Moghe, P. V. (2012). High-Content Imaging-Based Screening of Microenvironment-Induced Changes to Stem Cells. Journal of Biomolecular Screening, 17(9), 1151-1162. doi:10.1177/1087057112453853

Presentations

  • P.J Patel, S. Flowers, E. Moran. “Regulation of Adipogenesis by pRB Tumor Suppressor Family.” Poster presented at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Cancer Summer Student Research Program Concluding Symposium, Newark, NJ, July 2013.
  • S.L. Vega, P.J Patel, A. Freitag, N.S. Murthy, P.V. Moghe, J. Kohn. "Modulating the Cellular Response by Controlling Substrate Topography via Demixing". Poster presented at the NJ Symposium on Biomaterials Science, New Brunswick, NJ, October 2012.
  • P.J Patel. "Quantification of SC35 Nuclear Speckle Organization in hMSCs to Profile Stem Cell Response to Biomaterial Properties." Undergraduate thesis and oral presentation for the Rutgers School of Engineering Slade Scholar Program, Piscataway, NJ, May 2012.
  • P.J Patel, A. Shahin, R. Shultz, D.K. Winters. "Design of Bioactive Scaffolds for Neural Tissue Regeneration." Presented at Rutgers BME Senior Design Conference. Piscataway, NJ, April 2012.
  • Y.J. Lee, S.L. Vega, P.J Patel, K.H. Aamer, P.V. Moghe, M.T. Cicerone. “Label-free Optical Classification of Differentiation Lineages of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Broadband Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Microscopy”. Poster presented at the Annual Metropolitan Biophotonics Symposium. Baltimore, MD, March 2012.
  • S.L. Vega, P.J Patel, M. Qadri, P.V. Moghe. “Topographic Modulation of Stem Cell Nuclear Proteins on Fibrous Scaffolds via High-Content Imaging and Modeling”. Poster presented at the IGERT on Science & Engineering of Stem Cells Annual Symposium. Piscataway, NJ, November 2011. Awarded Best Poster.
  • P.J Patel, S. Vega, J. Kim, J. Kohn, P. Moghe. "Correlating Early Nuclear Features to Long-Term Stem Cell Differentiation in Electrospun Fiber Mats." Poster presented at the Rutgers Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Conference 2011, Piscataway, NJ, April 2011. Also presented at the Aresty Research Symposium, Piscataway, NJ, April 2011.
  • S. Vega, P. Patel, S. Gordonov, J. Kim, J. Kohn, P. Moghe. "Utilizing Early High-Content Nuclear Features to Elucidate Downstream Stem Cell Behaviors". Poster presented at the New Jersey Stem Cell Research Symposium 2010, Bridgewater, NJ, September 2010.
  • P.J Patel. "Correlating Cytoskeletal and Nuclear Morphology to Stem Cell Behaviors." Presented at the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials Summer Research Symposium. Piscataway, NJ, August 2010.

Lori Rhodes, MD

  • Edwards MA, Mazzei M, Agarwal S, Rhodes L, Bruff A.  Exploring perioperative outcomes in metabolic and bariatric surgery amongst the elderly: an analysis of the 2015-2017 MBSAQIP database. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Jun;17(6):1096-1106. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.02.026. Epub 2021 Mar 1.  PMID: 33785272 
  • Dalton EC, Johns MS, Rhodes L, Merritt WT 3rd, Petrelli NJ, Tiesi GJ. Meta-Analysis on the Effect of Pasireotide for Prevention of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula. Am Surg. 2020 Dec;86(12):1728-1735. doi: 10.1177/0003134820947371. Epub 2020 Sep 1. PMID: 32870029.

Shravan Sarvepalli, MD 

  • Acevedo E Jr, Lu X, Zhao H, Mazzei M, Sarvepalli S, Edwards MA.  Outcomes in racial minorities after robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective review of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program database. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Mar;17(3):595-605. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.10.019. Epub 2020 Oct 21.  PMID: 33257274 
  • Edwards MA, Sarvepalli S, Mazzei M, Acevedo E Jr, Lu X, Zhao H. Outcomes in racial and ethnic minorities after revisional robotic-assisted metabolic and bariatric surgery: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 Dec;16(12):1929-1937. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.08.019. Epub 2020 Aug 26. PMID: 33036945.
  • Sarvepalli S, Mazzei M, Edwards MA. Variations in bariatric surgical practice patterns between general and bariatric surgeons: a matched analysis of the 2017 MBSAQIP database. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 Dec;16(12):2038-2049. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.07.014. Epub 2020 Jul 24. PMID: 32826186.

Robert Weiss, MD

Publications