Nabil Wasif, M.D.

  1. General Surgeon
  1. Cheung DC, Deshpande AJ, Wasif N, Butterfield RJ 3rd, Korfiatis P, Klug JR, Sandrasegaran K, Fong ZV, Stucky CH. The Neoadjuvant Window: Serial Assessment of Sarcopenia During Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer. Am Surg. 2026 Oct 9; 31348261495994 Epub 2026 Oct 09
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  2. Cheung DC, Yu S, Stucky CC, Egbert L, Jenkins JA, Yang CJ, Potter AL, Linderman GC, Bold RJ, Wasif N, Chang YH, Habermann EB, Fong ZV. Correction: Do Postoperative Complications Impact Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients Undergoing Left-Side Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer? Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Oct; 33 (10):9385
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  3. Cheung DC, Yu S, Stucky CC, Egbert L, Jenkins JA, Yang CJ, Potter AL, Linderman GC, Bold RJ, Wasif N, Chang YH, Habermann EB, Fong ZV. Do Postoperative Complications Impact Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients Undergoing Left-Side Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer? Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Oct; 33 (10):9335-9343 Epub 2026 May 02
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  4. Jorge IA, Saleeb A, Al Harakeh H, Mundell B, Chang YH, Tan PH, Stucky CH, Wasif N, Fong ZV. Association between endoscopic sphincterotomy and the development of hepatopancreatobiliary cancer. Surg Endosc. 2026 Oct; 40 (10):8442-8450 Epub 2026 July 14
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  5. Cheung DC, Yu S, Stucky CC, Egbert L, Jenkins JA, Yang CJ, Potter AL, Linderman GC, Bold RJ, Wasif N, Chang YH, Habermann EB, Fong ZV. ASO Visual Abstract: Do Postoperative Complications Impact Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Patients Undergoing Left-Side Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer? Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Oct; 33 (10):9379-9380
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  6. Yu S, Cheung D, Stucky CC, Li X, Deshpande A, Wasif N, Chang YH, Sanford DE, Lim PW, Fong ZV. Bailout Procedures, Downstream Outcomes, and Cost After Robotic vs Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Sep 28 Epub 2026 Sept 28
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  7. Armstrong VL, Chang YH, Stucky CH, Kartik A, Borad M, Bekaii-Saab TS, Bold R, Wasif N, Fong ZV. Adjuvant Chemotherapy Is Not Associated With Improved Overall Survival in Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma With Persistent Lymphovascular Invasion or Lymph Node Involvement After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. J Surg Oncol. 2026 Sep 27 Epub 2026 Sept 27
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  8. Egbert LK, Cheung D, Yu S, Tan PH, Jorge IA, Wasif N, Madura JA 2nd, Chang YH, Lim PW, Fong ZV. Longitudinal Incidence and Outcomes of Remnant Cholecystitis after Subtotal Cholecystectomy: An Analysis of 2,682 Patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Sep 1; 243 (3):642-649 Epub 2026 Aug 14
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  9. Lu PG, Chang YH, Stucky CC, Potter A, Linderman GC, Yang CJ, Pannala R, Wasif N, Anderson MA, Fong ZV. The Financial Burden of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Patients With Resected Pancreatic Cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2026 Aug 12 [Epub ahead of print]
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  10. Miller RM, Tan PH, Saleeb A, Thompson ER, Fong ZV, Stucky CC, Bagaria SP, Gabriel EM, Grotz TE, Wasif N. De-Escalating Surgery for 1-2 cm Appendiceal Neuroendocrine Tumors: A North American Multi-Center Analysis. J Surg Oncol. 2026 Jul; 134 (1):91-100 Epub 2026 Apr 29
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  11. Eslinger C, Sahwan O, Jamal F, Dias E Silva D, Buckner-Petty S, Bauernfeind J, Ahn D, Borad MJ, Wu C, Zhu M, Wasif N, Starr J, Majeed U, Bekaii-Saab T, Uson PLS Jr, Sonbol MB. Efficacy and safety of modified FLOT chemotherapy in gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: a retrospective cohort study. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2026 Jun 30; 17 (3):141 Epub 2026 June 22
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  12. Su DG, Brown LM, Bansal VV, Bakkila B, Concors SJ, Turaga KK, Gunderson C, Bergsland E, Strosberg JR, Halfdanarson TR, Metz DC, Kunstman JW, Kunz PL, Gangi A, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Peritoneal Metastases from Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jun; 33 (6):5204-5221 Epub 2025 June 25
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  13. Butensky SD, Bansal VV, Su DG, Waheed MT, Nikiforchin A, Gomez-Mayorga JL, Olecki E, Radomski SN, Sun B, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, Lacy J, Badgwell BD, In H, Kennedy T, Yoon HH, Greer JB, Sundar R, Woo Y, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Gastric Cancer with Synchronous Peritoneal Metastases. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jun; 33 (6):5222-5239 Epub 2025 June 25
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  14. Schultz KS, Bansal VV, Wach MM, Bhutiani N, Godley FA 4th, Wang JJ, Waheed MT, Buchheit JT, Papai E, Campbell S, Schleimer LE, Su DG, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, White MG, Uppal A, Raghav KPS, Labow DM, Sarpel U, Shergill AP, Shen JP, Eng C, Foote MB, Baumgartner JM, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Colorectal Cancer with Peritoneal Metastases. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jun; 33 (6):5260-5282 Epub 2025 June 25
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  15. Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Setia N, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Misdraji J, Foote MB, Luo W, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Patients with Appendiceal Tumors, Part 2: Appendiceal Tumors with Peritoneal Involvement. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jun; 33 (6):5176-5203 Epub 2025 June 25
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  16. Bansal VV, Godfrey EL, Sadjadi J, Bello RJ, Kwakman R, Abreu AA, Vudatha V, Sparkman BK, Freudenberger DC, Su DG, Turaga KK, Micic D, Malec M, Tun S, Polite B, Lambert LA, Greenbaum A, Gunderson CG, Smith TJ, Kopecky KE, Powers BD, Maduekwe UN, Ward EP, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Malignant Gastrointestinal Obstruction in Patients with Peritoneal Surface Malignancies. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jun; 33 (6):5240-5259 Epub 2025 June 25
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  17. Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Cusack J, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Misdraji J, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Foote MB, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Patients with Appendiceal Tumors, Part 1: Appendiceal Tumors Without Peritoneal Involvement. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jun; 33 (6):5142-5175 Epub 2025 June 25
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  18. Lee FG, Sample JW, Fan C, Vierkant RA, Daniel SK, Bowers S, Wasif N, Truty MJ, Kendrick ML, Thiels CA, Grotz TE. Long-term quality of life, financial toxicity, and decision regret following therapeutic and prophylactic gastrectomy for cancer. Gastric Cancer. 2026 May; 29 (3):635-649 Epub 2026 Mar 07
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  19. Tu MPY, Hor HY, Wasif N. Robotic-assisted resection of a retroperitoneal arteriovenous malformation. J Gastrointest Surg. 2026 Apr; 30 (4):102371 Epub 2026 Feb 13
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  20. Fong ZV, Stucky CC, Tan PH, Cheung D, Yu S, Moyer AM, Hildebrand JL, Hor HY, Tu M, Bold R, Chang YH, Wasif N. Implementation of a robotic pancreatoduodenectomy program: Navigating the learning curve with a liberal patient selection and conversion strategy. Surgery. 2026 Apr; 192:110070 Epub 2026 Jan 27
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  21. Fong ZV, Tan PH, Lillemoe KD, Stucky CC, Brady JT, Pockaj B, Cronin P, Linderman GC, Potter A, Yang CJ, Mavros MN, Fagenholz PJ, Kastrinakis WV, Poruk K, Thiels CA, Habermann EB, Wasif N, Chang YH, Qadan M. The Association of Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Venous Thromboembolism After Cancer Surgery. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 Mar 19; 24 (4)
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  22. Tu MPY, Hor HY, Wasif N. WITHDRAWN: Robotic-assisted resection of a retroperitoneal arteriovenous malformation. J Gastrointest Surg. 2026 Feb 12; 102373 [Epub ahead of print]
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  23. Kartik A, Armstrong V, Stucky CC, Wasif N, Fong ZV. ASO Author Reflections: Robotic Approach to Vascular Resection and Reconstruction in Pancreatic Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Feb; 33 (2):1650-1651 Epub 2025 Nov 17
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  24. Chung K, Schwengber WK, Shah S, Wasif N, Samadder J, Zhu M, Wu C. Immunotherapy in Synchronous Gastric and Colonic Deficient Mismatch Repair Malignancies in a Case Series of Patients With Lynch Syndrome. JCO Precis Oncol. 2026 Feb; 10:e2500433 Epub 2026 Feb 19
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  25. Tan PH, Thiels CA, Poruk K, Miller RM, Hor HY, Tu MPY, Huyser MR, Stucky CC, Wasif N, Bold RJ, Smoot RL, Starlinger PP, Warner SG, Kendrick ML, Stauffer JA, Truty MJ, Fong ZV, Mayo Clinic Enterprise HPB Disease Group. Redefining Upfront Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Should Vein Abutment Matter? J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 Feb; 24 (2):27-33
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  26. Kartik A, Ven Fong Z, Stucky CC, Cronin PA, Etzioni D, Chang YH, Bold R, Wasif N. Revisiting Minimum Case Volume Recommendations for Complex Surgery in Contemporary Practice. JAMA. 2025 Dec 2; 334 (21):1945-1948
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  27. Fong ZV, Wasif N, Kartik A, Armstrong V, Stucky CC. Robotic Pancreatoduodenectomy with Segmental Portomesenteric Venous Resection and Primary End-to-End Reconstruction: Approach to a Tension-Free Anastomosis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Dec; 32 (13):10038 Epub 2025 Sept 29
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  28. Hieken TJ, Egger ME, Angeles CV, Hyngstrom JR, Burke EE, Lowe MC, Beasley GM, Bartlett EK, Bresler SC, Harms KL, Zager JS, Lehman JS, Wasif N, Bagaria SP, McMasters KM, Wada DA, Pandalai P, Delman KA, Lee J, Busam KJ, Messina JL, Sondak VK. Gene Expression Profile-Based Test to Predict Melanoma Sentinel Node Status: The MERLIN_001 Study. JAMA Surg. 2025 Dec 1; 160 (12):1358-1366
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  29. Christenson RV, Muaddi H, Siegler E, Teel A, Sonik R, Wasif N, Halfdanarson TR, Poruk K, Schupack D, Ebner D, Vierkant RA, Grotz TE. Incidence and risk of gastric neuroendocrine tumors and adenocarcinoma in patients with atrophic gastritis/pernicious anemia. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Dec; 29 (12):102253 Epub 2025 Oct 14
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  30. Egbert LK, Kartik A, Wasif N, Poruk K, Halfdanarson TR, Grotz TE. Gastric neuroendocrine tumors arising from chronic proton pump inhibitor use: characteristics and outcomes of a fourth subtype. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Nov; 29 (11):102207 Epub 2025 Sept 16
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  31. Hor HY, Yin Tu MP, Pessaran A, Tan PH, Miller RM, Thompson ER, Grotz TE, Gabriel EM, Bagaria SP, Fong ZV, Wasif N. Effectiveness of treatment modalities for signet ring cell adenocarcinoma of the appendix. Am J Surg. 2025 Nov; 249:116549 Epub 2025 Aug 09
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  32. Sahwan O, Jamal F, Pai R, Eslinger C, McCue S, Borad M, Zhu M, Pai P, Xie H, McWilliams R, Tran N, Grotz TE, Ou FS, Wasif N, Starr J, Bekaii-Saab T, Wu C, Yoon H, Ahn D, Sonbol MB. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Mismatch Repair-Deficient Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma: Outcomes and Feasibility of Nonoperative Management at Mayo Clinic. JCO Precis Oncol. 2025 Nov; 9:e2500492. Epub 2025 Nov 20.
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  33. Jorge I, Weismann M, Brady J, Zhang C, Haydon KL, Etzioni D, Chang YH, Fong ZV, Wasif N. Are Safety Net Hospitals Reimbursed Fairly Under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing-Prioritizing Satisfaction Over Outcomes? J Healthc Qual. 2025 Oct-Dec 01; 47(4). Epub 2025 Sep 25.
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  34. Lim PW, Tan PH, Lillemoe KD, Nelson MH, Johnston PF, Jorge IA, Motamed M, Chang YH, Stucky CC, Wasif N, Madura JA 2nd, Fong ZV. A 10-Year Real-world Assessment of Longitudinal Outcomes Following Bailout Procedures for Severe Cholecystitis. Ann Surg. 2025 Oct 1; 282 (4):553-562 Epub 2025 June 18
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  35. Aly M, Chang YH, Stucky CC, Fong ZV, Etzioni D, Wasif N. Long-Term Survival After Surgical Resection for Rectal Cancer Is Associated With Textbook Outcome but Not Surgical Case Volume. Ann Surg Open. 2025 Sep; 6 (3):e601 Epub 2025 Aug 18
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  36. Sugumar K, Lie JJ, Stucky CC, Chang YH, Brady J, Wasif N, Sonbol MB, Etzioni D, Mamon H, Bekaii-Saab T, Fong ZV. Pathologic Complete Response and Survival in Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jul 1; 8 (7):e2521197 Epub 2025 July 01
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  37. Schultz KS, Bansal VV, Wach MM, Bhutiani N, Godley FA 4th, Wang JJ, Waheed MT, Buchheit JT, Papai E, Campbell S, Schleimer LE, Su DG, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, White MG, Uppal A, Raghav KPS, Labow DM, Sarpel U, Shergill AP, Shen JP, Eng C, Foote MB, Baumgartner JM, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Consensus guideline for the management of colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1; 131 (13):e35869
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  38. Butensky SD, Bansal VV, Su DG, Waheed MT, Nikiforchin A, Gomez-Mayorga JL, Olecki E, Radomski SN, Sun B, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, Lacy J, Badgwell BD, In H, Kennedy T, Yoon HH, Greer JB, Sundar R, Woo Y, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Consensus guideline for the management of gastric cancer with synchronous peritoneal metastases. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1; 131 (13):e35870
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  39. Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Setia N, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Misdraji J, Foote MB, Luo W, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 2: Appendiceal tumors with peritoneal involvement. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1; 131 (13):e35874
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  40. Su DG, Brown LM, Bansal VV, Bakkila B, Concors SJ, Turaga KK, Gunderson C, Bergsland E, Strosberg JR, Halfdanarson TR, Metz DC, Kunstman JW, Kunz PL, Gangi A, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group. Consensus guideline for the management of peritoneal metastases from neuroendocrine neoplasms. Cancer. 2025 Jul 1; 131 (13):e35871
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  41. Wasif N. Invited Commentary: Navigating the Fog: Practical Use of Imaging to Guide HIPEC. Radiographics. 2025 May; 45 (5):e240234
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  42. Habermann EB, Day CN, Palis BE, Plichta JK, Wasif N, Weigel RJ, Boughey JC. American College of Surgeons Cancer Program Annual Report from 2021 Participant User File. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Jan 1; 240 (1):95-110 Epub 2024 Dec 16
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  43. Lu PG, Hangge PT, Mathur AK, Wasif N, Ven Fong Z, Cronin PA, Adler C, Chen F, Stucky CH. Management of Incidental Thyroid Nodules in the Pretransplant Population. J Surg Res. 2024 Nov; 303:248-253 Epub 2024 Oct 08
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  44. Summers M, Russell B, Rajalingamgari P, Morsy M, Jahangir S, Gold A, Gades N, Wasif N, Singh VP. A safe method for rapid therapeutic pancreatic cooling. iScience. 2024 Sep 20; 27 (9):110790 Epub 2024 Aug 30
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  45. Waqar U, Martins RS, Siddiqui A, Waheed AA, Ahmed A, Widad Z, Maqbool B, Wasif N. Sex differences in altmetric attention scores and traditional impact metrics of top-cited general surgery literature: Cracks in the ceiling? World J Surg. 2024 Sep; 48 (9):2142-2149 Epub 2024 June 18
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  46. Tan JY, Yeo YH, Ng WL, Chiang CH, Stucky CC, Wasif N, Fong ZV. Pancreatic cancer mortality trends in the United States: how much have we moved the needle? J Gastrointest Oncol. 2024 Aug 31; 15 (4):1789-1795 Epub 2024 Aug 16
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  47. Jogerst K, Zhang C, Chang YH, Gupta N, Stucky CC, D'Cunha J, Wasif N. Dynamic volume-outcome association for esophagectomies: Do current volume thresholds still apply? Surgery. 2024 Aug; 176 (2):341-349 Epub 2024 June 04
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  48. Gikandi A, Hallet J, Koerkamp BG, Clark CJ, Lillemoe KD, Narayan RR, Mamon HJ, Zenati MA, Wasif N, Safran DG, Besselink MG, Chang DC, Traeger LN, Weissman JS, Fong ZV. Distinguishing Clinical From Statistical Significances in Contemporary Comparative Effectiveness Research. Ann Surg. 2024 Jun 1; 279 (6):907-912 Epub 2024 Feb 23
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  49. Kartik A, Armstrong VL, Stucky CC, Wasif N, Fong ZV. Contemporary Approaches to the Surgical Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Apr 14; 16 (8)
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  50. Lim PW, Stucky CH, Wasif N, Etzioni DA, Harold KL, Madura JA 2nd, Ven Fong Z. Bariatric Surgery and Longitudinal Cancer Risk: A Review. JAMA Surg. 2024 Mar 1; 159 (3):331-338
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  51. Lu PG, Ven Fong Z, Hangge PT, Chang YH, Lim ES, Wasif N, Cronin PA, Stucky CC. Differential utilization of thyroid lobectomy after the 2015 American Thyroid Association guideline update. Endocr Oncol. 2024 Jan 1; 4 (1):e240010 Epub 2024 Sept 04
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  52. Martins RS, Chang YH, Etzioni D, Stucky CC, Cronin P, Wasif N. Understanding Variation in In-hospital Mortality After Major Surgery in the United States. Ann Surg. 2023 Dec 1; 278 (6):865-872 Epub 2023 Mar 30
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  53. Zhang C, Gudmundsdottir H, Takahashi H, Day C, Glasgow A, Wasif N, Starlinger P, Warner S, Grotz T, Smoot R, Truty M, Cleary S, Kendrick M, Nagorney D, Navin P, Halfdanarson TR, Thiels C. Accuracy of DOTATATE PET imaging in the preoperative planning of small bowel neuroendocrine tumor resection. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Dec; 128 (7):1072-1079 Epub 2023 Aug 02
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  54. Martins RS, Wasif N. Modern Impact of Surgery Journals: Associations Between Impact Factor, H5-Index, and Altmetric Score. J Surg Res. 2023 Aug; 288:282-289 Epub 2023 Apr 10
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  55. Jogerst K, Zhang C, Chang YH, Abujbarah S, Ali-Mucheru M, Pockaj B, Stucky CC, Cronin P, Wasif N. Socioeconomic and racial disparities in survival for patients with stage IV cancer. Am J Surg. 2023 Jul; 226 (1):20-27 Epub 2023 Mar 11
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  56. Egbert L, Norain A, Stucky CC, Ahmad S, Chang YH, Wasif N. Cancer embryonic antigen (CEA) levels in patients with appendiceal adenocarcinoma predict response to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and overall survival. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Mar; 127(4):688-698. Epub 2022 Dec 15.
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  57. Armstrong VL, Hangge PT, Butterfield R, Norain A, Wasif N, Stucky CH, Cronin PA. Phenotypes of primary hyperparathyroidism: Does parathyroidectomy improve clinical outcomes for all? Surgery. 2023 Jan; 173(1):173-179. Epub 2022 Oct 14.
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  58. Hydrick TC, Haglin J, Wasif N. Trends in Reimbursement for Index Surgical Oncology Procedures in Contemporary Practice: Declining Reimbursement for Surgical Oncology Procedures-How Low Do We Go? Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Dec; 29 (13):8099-8106 Epub 2022 Sept 29
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  59. Kalagara R, Norain A, Chang YH, Stucky CC, Wasif N. Association of Textbook Outcome and Surgical Case Volume with Long-Term Survival in Patients Undergoing Surgical Resection for Pancreatic Cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Dec 1; 235 (6):829-837 Epub 2022 Nov 15
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  60. Jakub JW, Lowe M, Howard JH, Farma JM, Sarnaik A, Tuttle T, Neuman HB, Ariyan CE, Uppal A, Trocha S, Beasley GM, Wasif N, Bilimoria KY, Thomay AA, Allred JB, Chen L, Terando AM, Wayne JD, Thompson JF, Cochran AJ, Sim MS, Elashoff DE, Delman KA, Faries MB. Oncologic Outcomes of Multi-Institutional Minimally Invasive Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection for Melanoma Compared with Open Inguinal Dissection in the Second Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial (MSLT-II). Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Sep; 29 (9):5910-5920 Epub 2022 May 02
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  61. Hangge PT, Norain A, Butterfield RJ 3rd, Wasif N, Cronin PA, Stucky CH. Parathyroidectomy in the elderly is beneficial and safe with similar improvements in postoperative bone mineral density. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul; 224 (1 Pt A):147-152 Epub 2022 Apr 25
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  62. Jakub JW, Lowe M, Harrison Howard J, Farma JM, Sarnaik A, Tuttle T, Neuman HB, Ariyan CE, Uppal A, Trocha S, Beasley GM, Wasif N, Bilimoria KY, Thomay AA, Allred JB, Chen L, Terando AM, Wayne JD, Thompson JF, Cochran AJ, Sim MS, Elashoff DE, Delman KA, Faries MB. ASO Visual Abstract: Oncologic Outcomes of Multi-Institutional Minimally Invasive Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection for Melanoma Compared with Open Inguinal Dissection in MSLT-II. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 May 12 [Epub ahead of print]
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  63. Mallick S, Aiken T, Varley P, Abbott D, Tzeng CW, Weber S, Wasif N, Zafar SN. Readmissions From Venous Thromboembolism After Complex Cancer Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2022 Apr 1; 157 (4):312-320
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  64. Jogerst KM, Chang YH, Etzioni DA, Mathur AK, Habermann EB, Wasif N. Identifying the Optimal case-volume threshold for pancreatectomy in contemporary practice. Am J Surg. 2022 Feb; 223 (2):318-324 Epub 2021 Mar 19
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  65. Webb C, Chang YH, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ, Stucky CC, Wasif N. Lymph node positivity and association with long-term survival for different histologies of appendiceal cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Jul; 124 (1):88-96 Epub 2021 Apr 26
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  66. Day RW, Chang YH, Stucky CC, Gray R, Pockaj B, Wasif N. A Predictive Model for Nodal Metastases in Patients With Appendiceal Cancers. Ann Surg. 2021 Jul 1; 274 (1):155-161
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  67. Webb C, Cronin P, Gupta N, Verhey J, Calderon E, Moss A, Mathur AK, Pockaj B, Wasif N, Stucky CC. Is thyroid cancer prognosis affected by solid organ transplantation? Surgery. 2021 Jan; 169 (1):58-62 Epub 2020 Aug 16
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  68. Hammond JB, Sheaffer WW, Teven CM, Wasif N, Mishra N, Davila VJ, Casey WJ, Polveroni TM, Moore LW, Smith AA. Formative Feedback with In-Class Question Bank Utilization Improves Resident Satisfaction with General Surgery Didactics. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2021; 12:1033-1041 Epub 2021 Sept 15
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  69. Cunningham CA, Breite MD, Torres M, Wasif N. Woman with abdominal pain and distention. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2020 Dec; 1 (6):1740-1741 Epub 2020 Sept 27
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  70. Wasif N, Etzioni DA, Habermann E, Mathur A, Chang YH. Correlation of Proposed Surgical Volume Standards for Complex Cancer Surgery with Hospital Mortality. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Jul; 231 (1):45-52.e4 Epub 2020 Apr 23
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  71. Calderon E, Day RW, Stucky CC, Gray RJ, Pockaj BA, Chang YH, Wasif N. Comparative Effectiveness of Pylorus-Preserving Versus Standard Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Clinical Practice. Pancreas. 2020 Apr; 49 (4):568-573
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  72. Webb C, Day R, Velazco CS, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ, Stucky CC, Young-Fadok T, Wasif N. Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program is Associated with Improved Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Jan; 27 (1):303-312 Epub 2019 Oct 11
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  73. Wasif N. ASO Author Reflections: The Volume-Outcome Association for Complex Cancer Surgery: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats. Ann Surg Oncol 2019 Dec; 26 (Suppl 3):755 Epub 2019 Sept 30
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  74. Hangge PT, Jogerst K, Mohsen A, Kosiorek H, Cronin PA, Stucky CH, Wasif N, Gray RJ, Rebecca AM, Casey WJ 3rd, Pockaj BA. Making an informed choice: Which breast reconstruction type has the lowest complication rate? Am J Surg. 2019 Dec; 218 (6):1040-1045 Epub 2019 Sept 27
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  75. Wasif N, Etzioni D, Habermann EB, Mathur A, Chang YH. Contemporary Improvements in Postoperative Mortality After Major Cancer Surgery are Associated with Weakening of the Volume-Outcome Association. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Aug; 26 (8):2348-2356 Epub 2019 May 07
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  76. Wasif N, Neville M, Gray R, Cronin P, Pockaj BA. Competing Risk of Death in Elderly Patients with Newly Diagnosed Stage I Breast Cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Jul; 229 (1):30-36.e1 Epub 2019 Mar 29
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  77. Bagaria SP, Heckman MG, Diehl NN, Parker A, Wasif N. Delay to Colectomy and Survival for Patients Diagnosed with Colon Cancer. J Invest Surg 2019 Jun; 32 (4):350-357 Epub 2018 Jan 19
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  78. Sheaffer WW, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Stucky CC, Cronin PA, Kosiorek HE, Basu A, Pizzitola VJ, Patel B, Giurescu ME, Lorans R, McCullough AE, Ocal IT, Pockaj BA. Predictive factors of upstaging DCIS to invasive carcinoma in BCT vs mastectomy. Am J Surg. 2019 Jun; 217 (6):1025-1029 Epub 2019 Feb 23
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  79. Mathur AK, Chang YH, Steidley DE, Heilman RL, Wasif N, Etzioni D, Reddy KS, Moss AA. Factors associated with adverse outcomes from cardiovascular events in the kidney transplant population: an analysis of national discharge data, hospital characteristics, and process measures. BMC Nephrol. 2019 May 28; 20 (1):190
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  80. Bartlett DJ, Thacker PG Jr, Grotz TE, Graham RP, Fletcher JG, VanBuren WM, Iyer VR, Fidler JL, Menias CO, Wasif N, Sheedy SP. Mucinous appendiceal neoplasms: classification, imaging, and HIPEC. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2019 May; 44 (5):1686-1702
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  81. Gabriel E, Elli E, Bagaria S, Wasif N, Grotz T, Stauffer J, Kasi PM, Asbun H. Robotic-assisted cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC). J Robot Surg. 2019 Feb; 13 (1):175-179 Epub 2018 May 05
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  94. Kim DB, Gray R, Li Z, Wasif N, Bagaria SP. Effect of nephrectomy for retroperitoneal sarcoma on post-operative renal function. J Surg Oncol. 2018 Mar; 117 (3):425-429 Epub 2017 Oct 16
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  95. Bagaria SP, Neville M, Gray RJ, Gabriel E, Ashman JB, Attia S, Wasif N. The Volume-Outcome Relationship in Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Evidence of Improved Short- and Long-Term Outcomes at High-Volume Institutions. Sarcoma. 2018; 2018:3056562 Epub 2018 July 24
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  98. Niska JR, Keole SR, Pockaj BA, Halyard MY, Patel SH, Northfelt DW, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Vargas CE, Wong WW. Choosing wisely after publication of level I evidence in breast cancer radiotherapy. Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2018; 10:31-37 Epub 2018 Feb 09
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  103. Zendejas B, Jakub JW, Terando AM, Sarnaik A, Ariyan CE, Faries MB, Zani S Jr, Neuman HB, Wasif N, Farma JM, Averbook BJ, Bilimoria KY, Tyler D, Brady MS, Farley DR. Laparoscopic skill assessment of practicing surgeons prior to enrollment in a surgical trial of a new laparoscopic procedure. Surg Endosc. 2017 Aug; 31 (8):3313-3319 Epub 2016 Dec 07
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  105. Mathur AK, Chang YH, Steidley DE, Heilman R, Khurmi N, Wasif N, Etzioni D, Moss AA. Patterns of Care and Outcomes in Cardiovascular Disease After Kidney Transplantation in the United States. Transplant Direct. 2017 Feb; 3 (2):e126 Epub 2017 Jan 16
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  106. Chang JM, Lara KA, Gray RJ, Pockaj BA, Wasif N. Clinical Outcomes after Surgery for Linitis Plastica of the Stomach: Analysis of a Population Cancer Registry. Am Surg. 2017 Jan 01; 83: (1)23-29.
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  107. Jakub JW, Terando AM, Sarnaik A, Ariyan CE, Faries MB, Zani S Jr, Neuman HB, Wasif N, Farma JM, Averbook BJ, Bilimoria KY, Grotz TE, Allred JB, Suman VJ, Brady MS, Tyler D, Wayne JD, Nelson H. Safety and Feasibility of Minimally Invasive Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection in Patients With Melanoma (SAFE-MILND): Report of a Prospective Multi-institutional Trial. Ann Surg. 2017 Jan; 265 (1):192-196
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  108. Ma IT, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Butler KA, Cornella JL, Magrina JF, Magtibay PM, Casey WJ, Mahabir R, Rebecca AM, Hunt KS, Pockaj BA. Outcomes of Concurrent Breast and Gynecologic Risk Reduction Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Jan; 24 (1):77-83 Epub 2016 Aug 31
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  120. Linnaus ME, Dueck AC, Kosiorek HE, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Northfelt DW, Anderson KS, McCullough AE, Wong WW, Halyard MY, Patel SH, Pockaj BA. Regional recurrence in the era of sentinel lymph node biopsy. Am J Surg. 2015 Dec; 210 (6):1155-60; discussion 1160-1 Epub 2015 Sept 28
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  125. Wasif N, Etzioni D, Haddad D, Gray RJ, Bagaria SP, Pockaj BA. Staging studies for cutaneous melanoma in the United States: a population-based analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Apr; 22 (4):1366-70 Epub 2014 Dec 04
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  127. Kachaamy T, Salah W, Dzeletovic I, Wasif N, Harrison E, Faigel DO, Pannala R. Intraoperative laparoscopic-assisted pancreatoscopy and its role in differentiating main duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm from chronic pancreatitis. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Feb; 81(2):459-60. Epub 2014 Sep 26.
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  128. Stucky CC, Garvey EM, Johnson DJ, Chapital AB, Gossage CM, Wasif N, Harold KL. Challenging a surgical dictum: results from a 10-year experience on the safety of open inguinal herniorrhaphy in patients on chronic warfarin therapy. Hernia. 2015 Feb; 19 (1):83-7 Epub 2014 Apr 23
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  133. Kottschade LA, Grotz TE, Dronca RS, Salomao DR, Pulido JS, Wasif N, Jakub JW, Bagaria SP, Kumar R, Kaur JS, Morita SY, Moran SL, Nguyen JT, Nguyen EC, Hand JL, Erickson LA, Brewer JD, Baum CL, Miller RC, Swanson DL, Lowe V, Markovic SN. Rare presentations of primary melanoma and special populations: a systematic review. Am J Clin Oncol. 2014 Dec; 37 (6):635-41
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  134. Ashfaq A, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ, Halfdanarson TR, Wasif N. Nodal counts and lymph node ratio impact survival after distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Nov; 18 (11):1929-35 Epub 2014 June 11
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  135. Ashfaq A, McGhan LJ, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ, Bagaria SP, McLaughlin SA, Casey WJ 3rd, Rebecca AM, Kreymerman P, Wasif N. Impact of breast reconstruction on the decision to undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Sep; 21 (9):2934-40 Epub 2014 Apr 23
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  137. Ashfaq A, Senior D, Pockaj BA, Wasif N, Pizzitola VJ, Giurescu ME, Gray RJ. Validation study of a modern treatment algorithm for nipple discharge. Am J Surg. 2014 Aug; 208 (2):222-7 Epub 2014 Apr 03
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  138. Bagaria SP, Ashman JB, Daugherty LC, Gray RJ, Wasif N. Compliance with National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines in the use of radiation therapy for extremity and superficial trunk soft tissue sarcoma in the United States. J Surg Oncol. 2014 Jun; 109 (7):633-8 Epub 2014 Jan 24
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  141. Haddad D, Garvey EM, Mihalik L, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ, Wasif N. Preoperative imaging for early-stage cutaneous melanoma: predictors, usage, and utility at a single institution. Am J Surg. 2013 Dec; 206 (6):979-85; discussion 985-6 Epub 2013 Oct 12
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  142. McGhan LJ, Pockaj BA, Wasif N, Giurescu ME, McCullough AE, Gray RJ. Papillary lesions on core breast biopsy: excisional biopsy for all patients? Am Surg. 2013 Dec; 79(12):1238-42.
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  145. Blas JV, Smith ML, Wasif N, Cook CB, Schlinkert RT. Ewing sarcoma of the adrenal gland: a rare entity. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Jul 13; 2013 Epub 2013 July 13
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  146. Wasif N, Smith CA, Tamurian RM, Christensen SD, Monjazeb AM, Martinez SR, Canter RJ. Influence of physician specialty on treatment recommendations in the multidisciplinary management of soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities. JAMA Surg. 2013 Jul; 148 (7):632-9
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  147. Coan KE, Gray RJ, Schlinkert RT, Pockaj BA, Wasif N. Metastatic carcinoid tumors--are we making the cut? Am J Surg. 2013 Jun; 205(6):642-6. Epub 2013 Feb 13.
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  148. Bagaria SP, Ray PS, Joseph RW, Heckman MG, Rawal B, Gray RJ, Pockaj B, Wasif N. Ultrathin primary is a marker for worse prognosis in lymph node-positive cutaneous melanoma. Cancer. 2013 May 15; 119 (10):1860-7 Epub 2013 Feb 13
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  149. Etzioni DA, Fowl RJ, Wasif N, Donohue JH, Cima RR. Distance bias and surgical outcomes. Med Care. 2013 Mar; 51 (3):238-44
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  150. McGhan LJ, Pockaj BA, Wasif N, Giurescu ME, McCullough AE, Gray RJ. Atypical ductal hyperplasia on core biopsy: an automatic trigger for excisional biopsy? Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Oct; 19 (10):3264-9 Epub 2012 Aug 10
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  152. McGhan LJ, Dueck AC, Gray RJ, Wasif N, McCullough AE, Pockaj BA. The changing landscape of axillary surgery: which breast cancer patients may still benefit from complete axillary lymph node dissection? J Surg Oncol. 2012 Sep 1; 106(3):254-9. Epub 2011 Oct 27.
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  153. Haakinson DJ, Leeds SG, Dueck AC, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Stucky CC, Northfelt DW, Apsey HA, Pockaj B. The impact of obesity on breast cancer: a retrospective review. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Sep; 19(9):3012-8. Epub 2012 Mar 27.
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  154. Wasif N, McCullough AE, Gray RJ, Pockaj BA. Influence of uncommon histology on breast conservation therapy for breast cancer-biology dictates technique? J Surg Oncol. 2012 May; 105 (6):586-90 Epub 2011 Nov 07
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  155. Ma I, Dueck A, Gray R, Wasif N, Giurescu M, Lorans R, Pizzitola V, Pockaj B. Clinical and self breast examination remain important in the era of modern screening. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 May; 19 (5):1484-90 Epub 2011 Dec 08
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  156. Halyard MY, Wasif N, Harris EE, Arthur DW, Bailey L, Bellon JR, Carey L, Goyal S, Horst KC, Moran MS, MacDonald SM, Haffty BG, Expert Panel. ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) local-regional recurrence (LR) and salvage surgery: breast cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2012 Apr; 35(2):178-82.
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  157. Stucky CC, Johnson KN, Gray RJ, Pockaj BA, Ocal IT, Rose PS, Wasif N. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST): the Mayo Clinic experience. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Mar; 19 (3):878-85 Epub 2011 Aug 23
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  158. Wasif N, Tamurian RM, Christensen S, Do L, Martinez SR, Chen SL, Canter RJ. Influence of specialty and clinical experience on treatment sequencing in the multimodal management of soft tissue extremity sarcoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Feb; 19 (2):504-10 Epub 2011 July 16
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  159. McGhan LJ, Wasif N, Young SW, Collins JM, McCullough AE. Granular-cell tumor of the anterior abdominal wall. Radiol Case Rep. 2012; 7: (3)716.
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  160. McGhan LJ, Pockaj BA, Gray RJ, Bagaria SP, Wasif N. Validation of the updated 7th edition AJCC TNM staging criteria for gastric adenocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 Jan; 16 (1):53-61; discussion 61 Epub 2011 Oct 05
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  161. Aguilar B, Sheikh F, Pockaj B, Wasif N, Gray R. The effect of junior residents on surgical quality: a study of surgical outcomes in breast surgery. Am J Surg. 2011 Dec; 202 (6):654-7; discussion 657-8 Epub 2011 Oct 28
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  162. Egnatios GL, Dueck AC, Macdonald JB, Laman SD, Warschaw KE, DiCaudo DJ, Nemeth SA, Sekulic A, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Pockaj BA. The impact of biopsy technique on upstaging, residual disease, and outcome in cutaneous melanoma. Am J Surg. 2011 Dec; 202 (6):771-7; discussion 777-8 Epub 2011 Oct 13
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  163. McGhan LJ, McKeever SC, Pockaj BA, Wasif N, Giurescu ME, Walton HA, Gray RJ. Radioactive seed localization for nonpalpable breast lesions: review of 1,000 consecutive procedures at a single institution. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Oct; 18: (11)3096-101.
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  164. Billar JA, Dueck AC, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Pockaj BA. Preoperative predictors of nipple-areola complex involvement for patients undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Oct; 18 (11):3123-8 Epub 2011 Aug 23
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  165. Sheikh F, Pockaj B, Wasif N, Dueck A, Gray RJ. Positive margins after breast-conserving therapy: localization technique or tumor biology? Am J Surg. 2011 Sep; 202: (3)281-5.
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  166. Wasif N, Bagaria SP, Ray P, Morton DL. Does metastasectomy improve survival in patients with Stage IV melanoma? A cancer registry analysis of outcomes. J Surg Oncol. 2011 Aug 1; 104 (2):111-5 Epub 2011 Mar 04
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  167. Jensen JD, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Roarke MC, Casey WJ, Kreymerman P, Pockaj BA. Can lymphatic drainage of head and neck melanoma be predicted? J Surg Oncol. 2011 Jun; 103(8):751-5. Epub 2011 Feb 03.
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  170. Wasif N, Etzioni D, Maggard MA, Tomlinson JS, Ko CY. Trends, patterns, and outcomes in the management of malignant colonic polyps in the general population of the United States. Cancer. 2011 Mar 1; 117(5):931-7. Epub 2010 Oct 19.
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  171. Wasif N, Gray RJ, Pockaj BA. Desmoplastic melanoma - the step-child in the melanoma family? J Surg Oncol. 2011 Feb; 103(2):158-62. Epub 2010 Dec 22
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  172. Macdonald JB, Dueck AC, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Swanson DL, Sekulic A, Pockaj BA. Malignant melanoma in the elderly: different regional disease and poorer prognosis. J Cancer. 2011; 2:538-43 Epub 2011 Nov 01
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  173. Stucky CC, Gray RJ, Dueck AC, Wasif N, Laman SD, Sekulic A, Pockaj BA. Risk factors associated with local and in-transit recurrence of cutaneous melanoma. Am J Surg. 2010 Dec; 200 (6):770-4; discussion 774-5
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  174. Haakinson DJ, Stucky CC, Dueck AC, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Apsey HA, Pockaj B. A significant number of women present with palpable breast cancer even with a normal mammogram within 1 year. Am J Surg. 2010 Dec; 200: (6)712-7; discussion 717-8.
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  175. Stucky CC, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Dueck AC, Pockaj BA. Increase in contralateral prophylactic mastectomy: echoes of a bygone era? Surgical trends for unilateral breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Oct; 17 Suppl 3:330-7. Epub 2010 Sep 19.
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  177. Billar JA, Dueck AC, Stucky CC, Gray RJ, Wasif N, Northfelt DW, McCullough AE, Pockaj BA. Triple-negative breast cancers: unique clinical presentations and outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Oct; 17 Suppl 3:384-90 Epub 2010 Sept 19
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  178. Wasif N, Ko CY, Farrell J, Wainberg Z, Hines OJ, Reber H, Tomlinson JS. Impact of tumor grade on prognosis in pancreatic cancer: should we include grade in AJCC staging? Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Sep; 17(9):2312-20. Epub 2010 Apr 27.
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