Search Results - "Kurtzman, H."

Recommendations for prioritization, treatment, and triage of breast cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. the COVID-19 pandemic breast cancer consortium by Dietz, Jill R., Moran, Meena S., Isakoff, Steven J., Kurtzman, Scott H., Willey, Shawna C., Burstein, Harold J., Bleicher, Richard J., Lyons, Janice A., Sarantou, Terry, Baron, Paul L., Stevens, Randy E., Boolbol, Susan K., Anderson, Benjamin O., Shulman, Lawrence N., Gradishar, William J., Monticciolo, Debra L., Plecha, Donna M., Nelson, Heidi, Yao, Katharine A.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic presents clinicians a unique set of challenges in managing breast cancer (BC) patients. As hospital resources and staff become more…”
Get full text

Identifying an early treatment window for predicting breast cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy using immunohistopathology and hemoglobin parameters by Zhu, Quing, Tannenbaum, Susan, Kurtzman, Scott H, DeFusco, Patricia, Ricci, Jr, Andrew, Vavadi, Hamed, Zhou, Feifei, Xu, Chen, Merkulov, Alex, Hegde, Poornima, Kane, Mark, Wang, Liqun, Sabbath, Kert

“…Breast cancer pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) varies with tumor subtype. The purpose of this study was to identify an…”
Get full text

Noninvasive Monitoring of Breast Cancer during Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Using Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization by Zhu, Quing, Tannenbaum, Susan, Hegde, Poornima, Kane, Mark, Xu, Chen, Kurtzman, Scott H.

“…The purposes of this study were 1) to investigate the feasibility of using optical tomography in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum combined with ultrasound (US)…”
Get full text

Ultrasound-Guided Optical Tomographic Imaging of Malignant and Benign Breast Lesions: Initial Clinical Results of 19 Cases by Zhu, Quing, Huang, Minming, Chen, NanGuang, Zarfos, Kristen, Jagjivan, Bipin, Kane, Mark, Hedge, Poornima, Kurtzman, Scott H.

“…The diagnosis of solid benign and malignant tumors presents a unique challenge to all noninvasive imaging modalities. Ultrasound is used in conjunction with…”
Get full text

Utilizing Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization to Image Heterogeneous Hemoglobin Distribution in Large Breast Cancers by Zhu, Quing, Kurtzman, Scott H., Hegde, Poornima, Tannenbaum, Susan, Kane, Mark, Huang, Minming, Chen, Nan Guang, Jagjivan, Bipin, Zarfos, Kristen

“…PURPOSE: Angiogenesis in advanced breast cancers is highly distorted and heterogeneous. Noninvasive imaging that can monitor angiogenesis may be invaluable…”
Get full text

The Learning Preferences of Applicants Who Interview for General Surgery Residency: A Multiinstitutional Study by Kim, Roger H., MD, Kurtzman, Scott H., MD, Collier, Ashley N., BS, Shabahang, Mohsen M., MD

“…Background Learning styles theory posits that learners have distinct preferences for how they assimilate new information. The VARK model categorizes learners…”
Get full text

Angiogenesis and Prostate Cancer: In vivo and In vitro Expression of Angiogenesis Factors by Prostate Cancer Cells by Ferrer, Fernando A, Miller, Lauri J, Andrawis, Ramez I, Kurtzman, Scott H, Albertsen, Peter C, Laudone, Vincent P, Kreutzer, Donald L

“…Objectives. Recently, it was confirmed that angiogenesis is important in the development and spread of a variety of human cancers, including prostate cancer…”
Get full text

Imaging tumor angiogenesis by use of combined near-infrared diffusive light and ultrasound by Zhu, Quing, Chen, NanGuang, Kurtzman, Scott H

“…A novel two-step reconstruction scheme using a combined near-infrared and ultrasound technique and its utility in imaging distributions of optical absorption…”
Get more information

General Surgery vs Fellowship: The Role of the Independent Academic Medical Center by Adra, Souheil W., MD, Trickey, Amber W., MS, Crosby, Moira E., MPH, Kurtzman, Scott H., MD, Friedell, Mark L., MD, Reines, H. David, MD

“…Objectives To compare career choices of residency graduates from Independent Academic Medical Center (IAMC) and University Academic Medical Center (UAMC)…”
Get full text

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in human prostate cancer: in situ and in vitro expression of VEGF by human prostate cancer cells by Ferrer, F A, Miller, L J, Andrawis, R I, Kurtzman, S H, Albertsen, P C, Laudone, V P, Kreutzer, D L

“…A growing body of literature supports the role of angiogenesis in the development and spread of a variety of human cancers including prostate cancer (Pca)…”
Get more information

What Does the Future Hold for Surgical Breast Specialists? Implications for Breast Fellowship Training by Kurtzman, Scott H.

Get full text

A national quality improvement study identifying and addressing cancer screening deficits due to the COVID‐19 pandemic by Joung, Rachel H., Nelson, Heidi, Mullett, Timothy W., Kurtzman, Scott H., Shafir, Sarah, Harris, James B., Yao, Katharine A., Brajcich, Brian C., Bilimoria, Karl Y., Cance, William G.

“…Background Cancer‐related deaths over the next decade are expected to increase due to cancer screening deficits associated with the coronavirus disease 2019…”
Get full text

The interleukin-1 family of cytokines and receptors in human breast cancer: implications for tumor progression by Pantschenko, Alexander G, Pushkar, Irina, Anderson, Kathleen H, Wang, Yanping, Miller, Lauri J, Kurtzman, Scott H, Barrows, George, Kreutzer, Donald L

“…We have previously described the expression of interleukin cytokines (IL)-1alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) in human breast cancer (HBC)…”
Get more information

Enhancement of cytolytic T lymphocyte precursor frequency in melanoma patients following immunization with the MAGE-1 peptide loaded antigen presenting cell-based vaccine by HU, X, CHAKRABORTY, N. G, SPORN, J. R, KURTZMAN, S. H, ERGIN, M. T, MUKHERJI, B

“…Identification of human melanoma-associated peptide antigens for CTLs has opened unprecedented opportunities for active specific immunotherapy for melanoma…”
Get full text

Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization for Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring by Zhu, Quing, PhD, Tannenbaum, Susan, MD, Kurtzman, Scott H., MD, FACS

“…Optical tomography with ultrasound (US) localization uses coregistered ultrasound images to guide optical imaging reconstruction. To simultaneously acquire US…”
Get full text

Impact of Breast Center Accreditation on Compliance with Breast Quality Performance Measures at Commission on Cancer-Accredited Centers by Miller, Megan E., Bleicher, Richard J., Kaufman, Cary S., Kurtzman, Scott H., Chang, Cecilia, Wang, Chi-Hsiung, Pollitt, Karen A., Connolly, James, Winchester, David P., Yao, Katharine A.

“…Purpose This study was designed to determine whether accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) is associated with improved…”
Get full text

Physician Knowledge of Breast Cancer Recurrence and Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk is Associated with Increased Recommendations for Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: a Survey of Physicians at NAPBC-Accredited Centers by Kantor, Olga, Chang, Cecilia, Bleicher, Richard J., Moran, Meena, Connolly, James L., Kurtzman, Scott H., Yao, Katharine

“…Background Physician recommendation for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) has been shown to influence whether a patient chooses CPM. Few studies have…”
Get full text

A Community Hospital-County Health Department Partnership to Reduce Preventable Readmissions: Lessons Learned for Population Health Management by Kurtzman, Jordan H

“…Healthcare reform has prompted hospital executives to adopt new strategies aimed at population health management. Research regarding the broad determinants of…”
Get full text

The Impact of Radiotherapy Delay in Breast Conservation Patients Not Receiving Chemotherapy and the Rationale for Dichotomizing the Radiation Oncology Time-Dependent Standard into Two Quality Measures by Bleicher, Richard J., Moran, Meena S., Ruth, Karen, Edge, Stephen B., Dietz, Jill M., Wilke, Lee G., Stearns, Vered, Kurtzman, Scott H., Klein, Jonah, Yao, Katharine A.

“…Introduction The Commission on Cancer/National Quality Forum breast radiotherapy quality measure establishes that for women < 70 years, adjuvant radiotherapy…”
Get full text

Germline Genetic Testing: What the Breast Surgeon Needs to Know by Plichta, Jennifer K., Sebastian, Molly L., Smith, Linda A., Menendez, Carolyn S., Johnson, Anita T., Bays, Sussan M., Euhus, David M., Clifford, Edward J., Jalali, Mena, Kurtzman, Scott H., Taylor, Walton A., Hughes, Kevin S.

“…Purpose The American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) sought to provide educational guidelines for breast surgeons on how to incorporate genetic information…”
Get full text