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A systematic review and meta-analysis of mesh vs suture cruroplasty in laparoscopic large hiatal hernia repair by Tam, Vernissia, M.D, Winger, Daniel G., M.S, Nason, Katie S., M.D., M.P.H

“…Abstract Background Equipoise exists regarding whether mesh cruroplasty during laparoscopic large hiatal hernia repair improves symptomatic outcomes compared…”
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Robotic Pancreatoduodenectomy Biotissue Curriculum has Validity and Improves Technical Performance for Surgical Oncology Fellows by Tam, Vernissia, MD, Zenati, Mazen, MD, PhD, Novak, Stephanie, MS, Chen, Yong, MD, Zureikat, Amer H., MD, Zeh, Herbert J., MD, Hogg, Melissa E., MD, MS, FACS

“…Objective Obtaining the proficiency on the robotic platform necessary to safely perform a robotic pancreatoduodenectomy is particularly challenging. We…”
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Mastery-Based Virtual Reality Robotic Simulation Curriculum: The First Step Toward Operative Robotic Proficiency by Hogg, Melissa E., MD, MS, Tam, Vernissia, MD, Zenati, Mazen, MD, PhD, Novak, Stephanie, MS, Miller, Jennifer, MD, Zureikat, Amer H., MD, Zeh, Herbert J., MD

“…Objective Hepatobiliary surgery is a highly complex, low-volume specialty with long learning curves necessary to achieve optimal outcomes. This creates…”
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Cancer Recurrence After Esophagectomy: Impact of Postoperative Infection in Propensity-Matched Cohorts by Tam, Vernissia, MD, Luketich, James D., MD, Winger, Daniel G., MS, Sarkaria, Inderpal S., MD, Levy, Ryan M., MD, Christie, Neil A., MD, Awais, Omar, DO, Shende, Manisha R., MD, Nason, Katie S., MD, MPH

“…Background Postoperative infection increases cancer recurrence and worsens survival in colorectal cancer, but the relationship for esophagogastric…”
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Marital status improves survival after orthotopic heart transplantation by Tam, Vernissia, BS, Arnaoutakis, George J., MD, George, Timothy J., MD, Russell, Stuart D., MD, Merlo, Christian A., MD, MPH, Conte, John V., MD, Baumgartner, William A., MD, Shah, Ashish S., MD

“…Background Large national registries lack information on social support, which is increasingly recognized as an important factor associated with improved…”
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Risk Factors for Prolonged Air Leak After Pulmonary Resection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Attaar, Adam, Tam, Vernissia, Nason, Katie S.

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Gender Bias Affects Assessment of Frailty and Recommendations for Surgery by Tam, Vernissia, Tong, Betty, Gorawara-Bhat, Rita, Liao, Chuanhong, Ferguson, Mark K.

“…Physician gender bias in surgical treatment recommendations is recognized but not well understood. This study hypothesized that gender differences may exist in…”
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Incorporating Metrics of Surgical Proficiency Into Credentialing and Privileging Pathways by Tam, Vernissia, Zeh, 3rd, Herbert J, Hogg, Melissa E

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Proficiency-based training and credentialing can improve patient outcomes and decrease cost to a hospital system by Tam, Vernissia, Borrebach, Jeffrey, Dunn, Stefanie Altieri, Bellon, Johanna, Zeh, Herbert J., Hogg, Melissa E.

“…While proficiency-based robotic training has been shown to enhance skill acquisition, no studies have shown that training leads to improved outcomes or quality…”
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Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Large Health System's Experience With the First 300 Cases and Review of the Literature by Tam, Vernissia, Rogers, Devin E., Al-Abbas, Amr, Borrebach, Jeffrey, Dunn, Stefanie A., Zureikat, Amer H., Zeh, Herbert J., Hogg, Melissa E.

“…Over the past 5 y, robotic surgery has expanded within general surgery, especially in regard to hernia repairs. We aimed to evaluate the outcomes of the early…”
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Su1023 - Current Robotic Credentialing and Privileging in the United States: A Lack of Standardization by Tam, Vernissia, Zureikat, Amer H., Zeh, Herbert J., Hogg, Melissa E.

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Isolation of Leclercia adecarboxylata from a wound infection after exposure to hurricane-related floodwater by Tam, Vernissia, Nayak, Seema

“…A man in his early 80s presented to our emergency department with painless redness and swelling in his right leg. One week prior, he cleaned up floodwater in…”
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Impact of Enhanced Recovery Pathways and early urinary catheter removal on post-operative urinary retention by Tam, Vernissia, Lutfi, Waseem, Morgan, Katrina, Vasan, Robin, Scaife, Robin, Mahler, Brandon, Medich, David S., Celebrezze, James P., Watson, Andrew R., Holder-Murray, Jennifer

“…Post-operative urinary retention (POUR) is a common complication after colorectal surgery. Enhanced recovery pathways (ERP) typically include early catheter…”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of mesh versus suture cruroplasty in laparoscopic large hiatal hernia repair by Tam, Vernissia, Winger, Daniel G., Nason, Katie S.

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Resident attitudes and compliance towards robotic surgical training by Tam, Vernissia, Lutfi, Waseem, Novak, Stephanie, Hamad, Ahmad, Lee, Kenneth K., Zureikat, Amer H., Zeh, Herbert J., Hogg, Melissa E.

“…Adoption of robotics in general surgery has expanded but there is no mandatory national standardized curriculum for general surgery residents (GSR). A survey…”
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Mesh cruroplasty in laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernias is not associated with better long-term outcomes compared to primary repair by Tam, Vernissia, Luketich, James D., Levy, Ryan M., Christie, Neil A., Awais, Omar, Shende, Manisha, Nason, Katie S.

“…Equipoise still exists regarding routine mesh cruroplasty during laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia (PEH). We aimed to determine whether selective mesh…”
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Understanding Medication Schedules: Do Pictograms Help? by Leong, Madeline, Tam, Vernissia, Xu, Timothy, Peters, Matthew

“…BACKGROUNDPrevious studies suggest that pictograms may improve patientsʼ understanding of medication schedules. Understanding a medication schedule is a…”
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Association of robotic approach with patient-reported outcomes after pancreatectomy: a prospective cohort study by Liu, Jason B., Tam, Vernissia, Zenati, Mazen S., Schwartz, Danielle, Ali, Areej, Low, Carissa A., Smith, Lillian J., Zeh, Herbert J., Zureikat, Amer H., Hogg, Melissa E.

“…Robotic-assisted pancreatectomy continues to proliferate despite limited evidence supporting its benefits from the patient's perspective. We compared…”
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Factors associated with prolonged hospitalization in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy by Radomski, Michal, Zenati, Mazen, Novak, Stephanie, Tam, Vernissia, Steve, Jennifer, Bartlett, David L., Zureikat, Amer H., Zeh, Herbert J., Hogg, Melissa E.

“…Complex surgeries such as a pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) traditionally have long hospital stays (LOS). Patients who underwent elective PD at our institution from…”
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Digital Biomarkers of Symptom Burden Self-Reported by Perioperative Patients Undergoing Pancreatic Surgery: Prospective Longitudinal Study by Low, Carissa A, Li, Meng, Vega, Julio, Durica, Krina C, Ferreira, Denzil, Tam, Vernissia, Hogg, Melissa, Zeh Iii, Herbert, Doryab, Afsaneh, Dey, Anind K

“…Cancer treatments can cause a variety of symptoms that impair quality of life and functioning but are frequently missed by clinicians. Smartphone and wearable…”
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