selected scholarly activity
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conferences
- Clinical utility of artificial intelligence-augmented endobronchial ultrasound elastography in lymph node staging for lung cancer.. JTCVS Tech. 158-166. 2024
- Clinical Validation of the Canada Lymph Node Score for Endobronchial Ultrasound. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1456-1462. 2023
- Breathe Anew: Designing and Testing the Feasibility of a Novel Intervention for Lung Cancer Survivorship. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. S71-S71. 2022
- Effect of routine jejunostomy tube insertion in esophagectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 422-432.e17. 2022
- An Artificial Intelligence Algorithm to Predict Nodal Metastasis in Lung Cancer. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 248-256. 2022
- Robotic Surgery in Canada: Are Patients Willing to Pay Out-of-Pocket?. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. S1132-S1132. 2021
- Clinico-Pathological Correlations and the Role of Brain MRI in Combined Clinical Staging for Resectable Lung Cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. S380-S381. 2015
- Robotic Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer: Analysis of the Learning Curve in a Novel Surgical Program. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. S561-S561. 2015
- VATS REDUCES SURGICAL RISK OF LOBECTOMY FOR HIGH RISK PATIENTS WITH EARLY NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. S517-S518. 2013
- Training Future Surgeons for Management Roles. JAMA Surgery. 940-944. 2012
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journal articles
- Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Can Predict Lymph Node Malignancy from Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Images for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.. Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases. 1-11. 2024
- Hospital volume-outcome relationships for robot-assisted surgeries: a population-based analysis. Surgical Endoscopy. 38:4531-4542. 2024
- Preoperative mediastinal staging in early-stage lung cancer: Targeted nodal sampling is not inferior to systematic nodal sampling. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 168:391-398. 2024
- Hospital learning curves for robot-assisted surgeries: a population-based analysis. Surgical Endoscopy. 38:1367-1378. 2024
- Robotic Lobectomy Is Cost-effective and Provides Comparable Health Utility Scores to Video-assisted Lobectomy. Annals of Surgery. 278:841-849. 2023
- Preconditioning program reduces the incidence of prolonged hospital stay after lung cancer surgery: Results from the Move For Surgery randomized clinical trial. British Journal of Surgery. 110:1467-1472. 2023
- Rationale and design of the colchicine for the prevention of perioperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing major noncardiac thoracic surgery (COP-AF) trial. American Heart Journal. 259:87-96. 2023
- The short and long-term effects of open vs minimally invasive thymectomy in myasthenia gravis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgical Endoscopy. 37:3321-3339. 2023
- The fragility of significant results from randomized controlled trials in esophageal surgeries. Esophagus. 20:195-204. 2023
- The evolving use of robotic surgery: a population-based analysis. Surgical Endoscopy. 37:1870-1877. 2023
- Can a mobile app technology reduce emergency department visits and readmissions after lung resection? A prospective cohort study. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 65:E798-E804. 2022
- Robotic vs Thoracoscopic Anatomic Lung Resection in Obese Patients: A Propensity-Adjusted Analysis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 114:1879-1885. 2022
- The role of brachytherapy in treatment of stage I esophageal cancer: A systematic review. Brachytherapy. 21:877-886. 2022
- Robotic thoracic surgery in Canada: Are patients willing to pay out of pocket?. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 65:E683-E687. 2022
- MA08.03 Breathe Anew: Designing and Testing the Feasibility of a Novel Intervention for Lung Cancer Survivorship. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 17:S71-S71. 2022
- Reply from author: Systematic or targeted sampling during endobronchial ultrasound for mediastinal staging in patients with lung cancer and abnormal mediastinum. JTCVS Open. 11:348-348. 2022
- Adverse events following robotic surgery: population-based analysis. British Journal of Surgery. 109:763-771. 2022
- Routine systematic sampling versus targeted sampling during endobronchial ultrasound: A randomized feasibility trial. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 164:254-261.e1. 2022
- A risk model to predict an unplanned admission to the intensive care unit following lung resection. European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 61:1232-1239. 2022
- Contemporary trends in the level of evidence in general thoracic surgery clinical research. European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 61:1012-1019. 2022
- Commentary: Numbers will tell their own story. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 163:1519-1520. 2022
- The histologic effects of neoadjuvant stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) followed by pulmonary metastasectomy—rationale and protocol design for the Post SBRT Pulmonary Metastasectomy (PSPM) trial. Translational Cancer Research. 11:918-927. 2022
- Thoracic imaging radiomics for staging lung cancer: a systematic review and radiomic quality assessment. Clinical and Translational Imaging. 10:191-216. 2022
- The role of stereotactic body radiation therapy in the management of pulmonary metastases: a systematic review. Precision Radiation Oncology. 6:85-95. 2022
- Outcomes of patients discharged home with a chest tube after lung resection: a multicentre cohort study. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 65:E97-E103. 2022
- Commentary: E-cigarettes and the thoracic surgeon, friend or foe?. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 163:312-312. 2022
- RAVAL trial: Protocol of an international, multi-centered, blinded, randomized controlled trial comparing robotic-assisted versus video-assisted lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer. PLoS ONE. 17:e0261767-e0261767. 2022
- Reply: When there is a will, there is a way. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 163:e94-e95. 2022
- Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Esophageal Cancer Patients After Neoadjuvant Therapy and Esophagectomy. Annals of Surgery. 275:91-98. 2022
- The Effect of Major and Minor Complications After Lung Surgery on Length of Stay and Readmission. Journal of Patient Experience. 9:237437352210775-237437352210775. 2022
- Continuous erector spinae plane block versus intercostal nerve block in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 7:56. 2021
- Commentary: Wedge versus segmentectomy—It is best to err on the side of caution. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 162:1254-1254. 2021
- P55.02 Robotic Surgery in Canada: Are Patients Willing to Pay Out-of-Pocket?. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 16:S1132-S1132. 2021
- Impact of the integrated comprehensive care program post-thoracic surgery: A propensity score–matched study. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 162:321-330.e1. 2021
- Endobronchial Ultrasound Staging of Operable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Chest. 159:2470-2476. 2021
- Double Blind Pilot Randomized Trial Comparing Extended Anticoagulation to Placebo Following Major Lung Resection for Cancer. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 33:1123-1134. 2021
- Use of Incentive Spirometry in Adults following Cardiac, Thoracic, and Upper Abdominal Surgery to Prevent Post-Operative Pulmonary Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases. 100:1114-1127. 2021
- Twitter Activity Is Associated With a Higher H-Index in Academic Thoracic Surgery. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 110:1438-1439. 2020
- Commentary: One more way to skin the cat. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 160:542-543. 2020
- Economic evaluation of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy compared to open radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer treatment in Ontario, Canada. Journal of the Canadian Urological Association. 14:E350-E357. 2020
- Twitter Activity Is Associated With a Higher Research Citation Index for Academic Thoracic Surgeons. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 110:660-663. 2020
- The Canada Lymph Node Score for prediction of malignancy in mediastinal lymph nodes during endobronchial ultrasound. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 159:2499-2507.e3. 2020
- Vein first lobectomy provides survival advantage: too good to be true?. Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery. 5:20-20. 2020
- Commentary: When there is a will, there is a way. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 159:2068-2068. 2020
- Commentary: Seek (the nodes) and you shall find (the nodes). Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 159:1097-1098. 2020
- Development of a clinical score to distinguish malignant from benign esophageal disease in an undiagnosed patient population referred to an esophageal diagnostic assessment program. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 12:191-198. 2020
- A novel online education module to teach clinicians how to correctly identify ultrasonographic features of mediastinal lymph nodes during endobronchial ultrasound. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 63:E62-E68. 2020
- Prospective, multicenter, international phase 2 trial evaluating ultrasonic energy for pulmonary artery branch sealing in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 159:301-311. 2020
- Development of the IRIS-AR strategy: an intervention to improve rates of accrual and retention for the VTE-PRO randomized controlled trial. Trials. 20:447. 2019
- Near-infrared mapping with indocyanine green is associated with an increase in oncological margin length in minimally invasive segmentectomy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 157:2029-2035. 2019
- Metachronous or synchronous primary lung cancer in the era of computed tomography surveillance. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 157:1196-1202. 2019
- Reply. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 107:985-986. 2019
- Uncharted territory. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 11:628-629. 2019
- The Dawn of the Age of Virtual Biopsies. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 31:315-315. 2019
- The Future Is Bright Green. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 31:603-603. 2019
- Computers can compute better than humans. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 156:2309-2309. 2018
- Ultrasonographic characteristics of lymph nodes as predictors of malignancy during endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS): A systematic review. Lung Cancer. 126:97-105. 2018
- Robotic resection of Stage III lung cancer: an international retrospective study†. European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 54:912-919. 2018
- Incentive Spirometry After Lung Resection: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 106:340-345. 2018
- Developing a National, Simulation-Based, Surgical Skills Bootcamp in General Thoracic Surgery. Journal of Surgical Education. 75:1106-1112. 2018
- Robotic Versus Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Resection During Early Program Development. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 105:1050-1057. 2018
- Eight and counting. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 155:360-360. 2018
- Stuck between a rock and a hard place: ILD + NSCLC = LIM. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 154:1074-1074. 2017
- The enemy of good is better. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 154:1144-1144. 2017
- Four percent matters. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 9:2286-2287. 2017
- Robotic assisted right middle lobectomy. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 9:2325-2325. 2017
- Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung resection: the first Canadian series. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 60:260-265. 2017
- A Novel Neoadjuvant Therapy for Operable Locally Invasive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Phase I Study of Neoadjuvant Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy. LINNEARRE I (NCT02433574). Clinical Lung Cancer. 18:436-440.e1. 2017
- Does the usage of digital chest drainage systems reduce pleural inflammation and volume of pleural effusion following oncologic pulmonary resection?—A prospective randomized trial. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 9:1598-1606. 2017
- High Risk for Thoracotomy but not Thoracoscopic Lobectomy. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 103:1730-1735. 2017
- Response to Screening for Brain Metastases in Resectable Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 12:e22-e22. 2017
- Practice patterns in venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in thoracic surgery: a comprehensive Canadian Delphi survey. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 9:80-87. 2017
- Welcome to the Era of the Nodule. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 29:406-407. 2017
- Comprehensive Clinical Staging for Resectable Lung Cancer: Clinicopathological Correlations and the Role of Brain MRI. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 11:1970-1975. 2016
- Imagine your operation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 152:1400-1400. 2016
- Adults are big children. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 152:1018-1018. 2016
- Blue is the new black. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 152:545-545. 2016
- Y-en-Y airway stents: A complex solution for a complex problem. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 152:564-564. 2016
- Treatment choices and outcomes of patients with manometrically diagnosed achalasia. Diseases of the Esophagus. 29:472-478. 2016
- Postdischarge venous thromboembolic complications following pulmonary oncologic resection: An underdetected problem. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 151:992-999. 2016
- The Integrated Comprehensive Care Program: A Novel Home Care Initiative After Major Thoracic Surgery. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 28:574-582. 2016
- The Use of Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Lung Resection: A Comprehensive Systematic Review. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 28:182-192. 2016
- N2 is not N2 is not N2. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 150:1494-1495. 2015
- Recurrence of biliary disease following non-operative management in elderly patients. Surgical Endoscopy. 29:3485-3490. 2015
- Rare case of subcarinal thymic carcinoma in the middle mediastinum. Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2015:rjv030-rjv030. 2015
- Old habits die hard. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 149:43-44. 2015
- Pneumonectomy: The Burden of Death After Discharge and Predictors of Surgical Mortality. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 98:1976-1982. 2014
- Reply. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 98:2269-2269. 2014
- Reply to the Editor. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 147:1715-1716. 2014
- Minimal-dose computed tomography is superior to chest x-ray for the follow-up and treatment of patients with resected lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 147:30-35. 2014
- How to Follow up Patients After Curative Resection of Lung Cancer. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 25:213-217. 2013
- Thoracoscopic Nuss Procedure for Young Adults With Pectus Excavatum: Excellent Midterm Results and Patient Satisfaction. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 96:1033-1038. 2013
- Response to: What Is the Optimal Management of Dysphagia in Metastatic Esophageal Cancer?. Current Oncology. 19:502-502. 2012
- What Is the Optimal Management of Dysphagia in Metastatic Esophageal Cancer?. Current Oncology. 19:60-66. 2012
- re Canadian general surgery residents ready for the 80-hour work week? A nationwide survey. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 55:53-57. 2012
- Reconstruction after major chest wall resection: Can rigid fixation be avoided?. Surgery. 150:590-597. 2011
- Effect of the ACGME Duty Hours Restrictions on Surgical Residents and Faculty: A Systematic Review. Academic Medicine. 86:34-42. 2011
- Gallstone disease in the elderly: are older patients managed differently?. Surgical Endoscopy. 25:55-61. 2011
- Acute Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury. Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 19:485-489. 2009
- The Current Status of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury: Lessons Learned From 105 Patients Over 13 Years. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 85:1044-1048. 2008
- Early results after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: effect of the learning curve.. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 49:417-421. 2006
- Colon Cancer Metastatic to the Lung and the Thyroid Gland. JAMA Surgery. 141:93-93. 2006
- The Use of Stereotactic Excisional Biopsy in the Management of Invasive Breast Cancer. World Journal of Surgery. 29:1490-1494. 2005
- Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of an islet cell tumour simulating pancreatic carcinoma.. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 31:429-433. 1988