selected scholarly activity
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conferences
- Benign breast papillary lesions diagnosed on core biopsy: upgrade rate and risk factors associated with malignancy on surgical excision. Virchows Archiv. 701-707. 2019
- A Population-Based Study of the Effects of a Regional Guideline for Completion Axillary Node Dissection on Axillary Surgery in Patients With Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 164-164. 2016
- Breast Cancer Recurrence Following Radio-Guided Seed Localization and Standard Wire Localization of Nonpalpable Breast Cancers-5-Year Follow-Up From a Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 17-18. 2016
- Young Women with Breast Cancer: Needs and Experiences. Cancer Research. 2015
- ACOSOG Z0011 Trial Results Led to Marked Changes in Surgical Treatment of the Axilla Among Patients With Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 17-18. 2014
- Increasing Utilization of Breast MRI: A Population Study. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 58-58. 2014
- The effect of surgery type on survival and recurrence in very young women with breast cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2013
- Disparities in Breast Cancer Surgery Persist Particularly Among the Elderly. Annals of Surgical Oncology. S189-S189. 2010
- Preoperative Breast Biopsy Performed by Nonradiologists Delays Time to Definitive Surgery in Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. S189-S189. 2010
- Angiosarcomas of the Breast. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 570-573. 2007
- Angiosarcomas of the breast: A review of 70 cases. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 94-94. 2006
- Male breast cancer: why is the incidence increasing?. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. S152-S152. 2003
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journal articles
- Radiation therapy and immigration status in women with breast cancer.. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 205:110774. 2025
- Immigration Status and Breast Cancer Surgery Quality of Care Metrics: A Population-Level Analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 31:4518-4526. 2024
- Prevention of persistent pain with lidocaine infusions in breast cancer surgery (PLAN): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Trials. 25:337. 2024
- Impact of 18F-Labeled Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Versus Conventional Staging in Patients With Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 41:3909-3916. 2023
- Concurrent ductal carcinoma in-situ and malignant phyllodes with tp53 mutation in an 11-year-old. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 75:102101-102101. 2021
- Postneoadjuvant Pure and Predominantly Pure Intralymphatic Breast Carcinoma. American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 45:537-542. 2021
- Perioperative Pregabalin and Intraoperative Lidocaine Infusion to Reduce Persistent Neuropathic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery: A Multicenter, Factorial, Randomized, Controlled Pilot Trial. Journal of Pain. 20:980-993. 2019
- Relation between socioeconomic variables and surgical, systemic and radiation treatment in a cohort of patients with breast cancer in an urban Canadian centre. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 62:83-92. 2019
- Surgical Attitudes toward Preoperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Current Oncology. 26:194-201. 2019
- Adoption and outcomes of radioguided seed localization for non-palpable invasive and in-situ breast cancer at three academic tertiary care centers. American Journal of Surgery. 216:1160-1165. 2018
- Cancer prevention and screening in a BRCA2-positive male to female transgender patient. Breast Journal. 24:1112-1113. 2018
- Time‐resolved fluorescence (TRF) and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) for margin analysis in breast cancer. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 50:236-245. 2018
- One stage placement of permanent implant compared to two stage tissue expander reconstruction. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery. 51:240-246. 2017
- Breast cancer recurrence following radioguided seed localization and standard wire localization of nonpalpable invasive and in situ breast cancers: 5-Year follow-up from a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Surgery. 213:798-804. 2017
- Predictors of 5-year local, regional, and distant recurrent events in a population-based cohort of breast cancer patients. American Journal of Surgery. 213:418-425. 2017
- The effect of surgery type on survival and recurrence in very young women with breast cancer. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 115:122-130. 2017
- A Population-Based Study of the Effects of a Regional Guideline for Completion Axillary Lymph Node Dissection on Axillary Surgery in Patients with Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 23:3354-3364. 2016
- Effects of a regional guideline for completion axillary lymph node dissection in women with breast cancer to reduce variation in surgical practice: A qualitative study of physicians' views. Breast. 29:126-131. 2016
- A Retrospective Study Evaluating the Impact of Preoperative Breast MRI on Surgical Decision-Making in Young Patients (≤50 Years) with Invasive Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research. 10:BCBCR.S38432-BCBCR.S38432. 2016
- Early Occurrence of Angiosarcoma in a Woman With a BRCA2 Gene Variation of Unknown Significance Treated With Breast-Conserving Therapy for Bilateral Ductal Carcinoma: A Case Report. Clinical Breast Cancer. 15:536-538. 2015
- Association Between Cardiovascular Fitness and Metabolic Syndrome Among American Workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 57:129-133. 2015
- A cosmesis outcome substudy in a prospective, randomized trial comparing radioguided seed localization with standard wire localization for nonpalpable, invasive, and in situ breast carcinomas. American Journal of Surgery. 208:711-718. 2014
- Survey of American and Canadian General Surgeons' Perceptions of Margin Status and Practice Patterns for Breast Conserving Surgery. Breast Journal. 20:481-488. 2014
- Double heterozygosity for germline mutations in BRCA1 and p53 in a woman with early onset breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 146:447-450. 2014
- Results of a Surgeon-Directed Quality Improvement Project on Breast Cancer Surgery Outcomes in South-Central Ontario. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 21:2181-2187. 2014
- The implementation of a surgeon-directed quality improvement strategy in breast cancer surgery. American Journal of Surgery. 208:50-57. 2014
- Physician‐related facilitators and barriers to patient involvement in treatment decision making in early stage breast cancer: perspectives of physicians and patients. Health Expectations. 16:373-384. 2013
- Practice patterns and perceptions of margin status for breast conserving surgery for breast carcinoma: National Survey of Canadian General Surgeons. Breast. 21:730-734. 2012
- A prospective study of tumor and technical factors associated with positive margins in breast-conservation therapy for nonpalpable malignancy. American Journal of Surgery. 204:263-268. 2012
- Prospective Study of 2-[18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Assessment of Regional Nodal Spread of Disease in Patients With Breast Cancer: An Ontario Clinical Oncology Group Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 30:1274-1279. 2012
- A Multicentered, Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Radioguided Seed Localization to Standard Wire Localization for Nonpalpable, Invasive and in situ Breast Carcinomas. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 18:3407-3414. 2011
- Borderline Phyllodes Tumor with an Incidental Invasive Tubular Carcinoma and Lobular CarcinomaIn SituComponent: A Case Report. Journal of Breast Cancer. 14:237-237. 2011
- Adenoid Cystic Breast Carcinoma. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 33:28-31. 2010
- National Adoption of Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer: Lessons Learned from the Canadian Experience. Breast Journal. 14:421-427. 2008
- Is There a Role for Positron Emission Tomography in Breast Cancer Staging?. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 26:712-720. 2008
- 7201 Carcinoids: Increasing Incidence Overall and Disproportionate Mortality in the Elderly. World Journal of Surgery. 31:1022-1030. 2007
- Role of the Integrin-Binding Protein Osteopontin in Lymphatic Metastasis of Breast Cancer. American Journal of Pathology. 169:233-246. 2006
- Current Incidence and Outcomes of Gastrointestinal Mesenchymal Tumors Including Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 202:623-629. 2006
- Gastric carcinoids: a temporal increase with proton pump introduction. Surgical Endoscopy. 19:1610-1612. 2005
- Merkel cell carcinoma: Changing incidence trends. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 89:1-4. 2005
- Thyroid Cancer: Is the Incidence Still Increasing?. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 11:1093-1097. 2004
- Male Breast Cancer: Is the Incidence Increasing?. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 11:751-755. 2004
- Current practice of abdominal fascial closure: a survey of Ontario general surgeons.. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 44:366-370. 2001
- A New Radiocolloid for Sentinel Node Detection in Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 8:133-137. 2001
- Acute Airway Obstruction Secondary to Bilateral Broncholithiasis. Chest. 117:1205-1207. 2000
- The Search for an Ideal Method of Abdominal Fascial Closure. Annals of Surgery. 231:436-442. 2000