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Katherine J. Deans, MD, MHS

Surgery

Primary Office

ֲý Children's Hospital, Delaware ֲý Children's Hospital, Delaware 1600 Rockland Road Wilmington, DE 19803 Appointment: (800) 416-4441

Education & Training

Fellowship

  • Pediatric Surgery - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Program, 2009

Residency

  • General Surgery - Harvard Medical School, MA General Hospital, 2007
  • General Surgery - Harvard Medical School, MA General Hospital, 2001

Medical/Dental School

  • MD - Dartmouth Medical School, 1998

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery/General Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery/Surgical Critical Care

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Better Health PA Kids HMO
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna PPO/EPO/POS
  • Aetna PPO/POS/EPO
  • Amerihealth Caritas Delaware
  • Carefirst MD Community Health Plan Mcaid
  • Cigna & Great West HMO/POS/EPO
  • Cigna & Great West PPO
  • Cigna Lifesource Transplant
  • Cigna/Great West HMO EPO POS
  • Cigna/Great West PPO
  • Delaware First Health
  • Delaware Medicaid/Diamond State
  • Devon Health Services
  • Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid HMO
  • First Health PPO
  • First Health/Affordable PPO
  • Geisinger Health Plan Commercial
  • Global Medical Mangment NJ
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware
  • Highmark Medicaid Health Options
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  • Independance Blue Cross/Amerihealth/Keystone Health Plan
  • Insurance Administrators of America
  • INTEGRA Administrative Group (ClaimsBridge)
  • Keystone First Medicaid HMO
  • Lifetrac Transplant
  • Maryland Medicaid
  • Multiplan PPO
  • National Transplant (Humana)
  • New Jersey Medicaid
  • Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO DE/PA
  • Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO NJ
  • Pennsylvania Medicaid
  • Preferred Healthcare PPO
  • Qualcare HMO/POS/PPO
  • Star Healthcare Network
  • Star Healthcare Network
  • Three Rivers Provider Network
  • Tricare/Humana Military Health Services/CHAMPVA
  • United Healthcare of the Mid-Atlantic
  • US Family Health Plan
  • Wellpoint Maryland Medcaid

  • Abdominal Masses
  • Anorectal Malformations
  • Anti-Reflux Surgery
  • Biliary Atresia
  • Breast Disorders
  • Gall Bladder Disease
  • Hernias and Hydroceles
  • Hirshsprung Disease
  • Imperforate Anus
  • Wound Care

  • Reducing Unnecessary Oophorectomies for Benign Ovarian Neoplasms in Pediatric Patients; JAMA; (2023).

  • Procedural and Surgical Interventions for Esophageal Stricture Secondary to Caustic Ingestion in Children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2023).

  • Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-institutional analysis; Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery; (2023).

  • High-risk Opioid Prescribing Associated with Postoperative New Persistent Opioid Use in Adolescents and Young Adults; Annals of Surgery; (2023).

  • A Multi-institutional Study Evaluating Pediatric Burn Injuries During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association; (2023).

  • Appendicitis in Children; Advances in Pediatrics; (2023).

  • Association of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion With Secondary Overtriage among Young Adult Trauma Patients; Journal of Surgical Research; (2023).

  • Evaluating the Regional Differences in Pediatric Injury Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Journal of Surgical Research; (2023).

  • Legal epidemiology of paediatric dog bite injuries; Injury Prevention; (2023).

  • Pediatric Injury Transfer Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted time Series Analysis; Journal of Surgical Research; (2023).

  • Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System Utilization in Patients with Developmental Delays; Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology; (2023).

  • Management of Pilonidal Disease: A Review; JAMA Surgery; (2023).

  • Natural history and consequence of patent processus vaginalis: An interim analysis from a multi-institutional prospective observational study; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2023).

  • Patient-Family and Provider Partnerships in the Management of Pediatric Uncomplicated Appendicitis; American Surgeon; (2023).

  • Shared decision-making in pediatric surgery: An overview of its application for the treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2023).

  • Thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2023).

  • Use and Accuracy of Intraoperative Frozen Section Analysis for Ovarian Masses in Children and Adolescents; Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology; (2023).

  • Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Cystic Pleuropulmonary Blastoma from Benign Congenital Lung Malformations in Children; JAMA Network Open; (2022).

  • Acid suppression duration does not alter anastomotic stricture rates after esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula repair: A prospective multi-institutional cohort study; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).

  • Benchmarking utilization, length of stay, and complications following minimally invasive repair of major congenital anomalies; Surgical Endoscopy; (2022).

  • Comparing the Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Adolescent Females at a Pediatric vs General Emergency Department; Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology; (2022).

  • Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With the Failure of Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: Secondary Analysis of a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial; JAMA Network Open; (2022).

  • Disparities in the Management of Pediatric Breast Masses; Journal of Surgical Research; (2022).

  • Does Use of a Feeding Protocol Change Outcomes in Gastroschisis? A Report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium; European Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).

  • Evaluating the risk of peri-umbilical hernia after sutured or sutureless gastroschisis closure; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).

  • Fetal Risk Stratification and Outcomes in Children with Prenatally Diagnosed Lung Malformations: Results from a Multi-Institutional Research Collaborative; Annals of Surgery; (2022).

  • Examining the Utility of Preoperative Telemedicine Care Across Multiple Pediatric Surgery Disciplines; Journal of Surgical Research; (2022).

  • Impact of “Stay-at-Home” orders on non-accidental trauma: A multi-institutional study; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).

  • Invited Commentary: Pilonidal Disease: Focus on Minimizing Disease and Treatment-Associated Morbidity; Journal of the American College of Surgeons; (2022).

  • Reply to Letter to the Editor by Priyadarsini A, et al; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).

  • Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for pediatric ovarian dermoids; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).

  • Multi-Institutional Review of the Preoperative Diagnostic Accuracy for Pediatric Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratomas; Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology; (2022).

  • Pediatric dog bite injuries in the USA: A systematic review; World Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).

  • Perioperative outcomes in minimally-invasive versus open surgery in infants undergoing repair of congenital anomalies; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).

  • Result Interpretation in Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis; Pediatrics; (2022).

  • The COVID-19 pandemic and associated rise in pediatric firearm injuries: A multi-institutional study; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).

  • Variability in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction in children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).

  • Association of Initial Treatment with Antibiotics vs Surgery with Treatment Success and Disability in Subgroups of Children with Uncomplicated Appendicitis; JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association; (2021).

  • Association of hospital and surgeon operative volumes and surgeon pediatric subspecialization with pediatric laparoscopic cholecystectomy outcomes: A population-based cohort study; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2021).

  • Factors Associated With Torsion in Pediatric Patients With Ovarian Masses; Journal of Surgical Research; (2021).

  • Management of Pediatric Breast Masses: A Multi-institutional Retrospective Cohort Study; Journal of Surgical Research; (2021).

  • Outcomes in gastroschisis: expectations in the postnatal period for simple vs complex gastroschisis; Journal of Perinatology; (2021).

  • Pediatric Patient and Caregiver Values in Treatment Decision-making for Uncomplicated Appendicitis; JAMA Pediatrics; (2021).

  • Pleuropulmonary blastoma in pediatric lung lesions; Pediatrics; (2021).

  • Does sarcopenia affect outcomes in pediatric surgical patients? A scoping review; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2021).

  • Clinical outcomes following implementation of a management bundle for esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2021).

  • Beyond survival: Readmissions and late mortality in pediatric ECMO survivors; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2021).

  • Effect of drug disposal bag provision on families' disposal of children's unused opioids; Journal of the American Pharmacists Association; (2021).

  • Effects of the FDA Codeine Safety Investigation on Racial and Geographic Disparities in Opioid Prescribing after Pediatric Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy; Global Pediatric Health; (2021).

  • Emergency Department Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Adolescent Females; Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey; (2021).

  • Emergency Department Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescents; Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology; (2021).

  • Establishing Reference Values for Lean Muscle Mass in the Pediatric Patient; Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition; (2021).

  • Evolving Issues in the Use of Antibiotics for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Appendicitis; JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association; (2021).

  • Principles in treating pediatric patients with pilonidal disease – An expert perspective; Annals of Medicine and Surgery; (2021).

  • Relationships Between Hospital and Surgeon Operative Volumes and Surgical Outcomes in Hirschsprungs Disease; Journal of Surgical Research; (2021).

  • Room for Improvement: The Trephination Procedure for Pediatric Patients with Pilonidal Disease; Journal of Surgical Research; (2021).

  • Association of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion with Trauma Outcomes and Access to Rehabilitation among Young Adults: Findings Overall, by Race and Ethnicity, and Community Income Level; Journal of the American College of Surgeons; (2021).

  • Recognizing the Benefit of Telemedicine Before and After COVID-19: A Survey of Pediatric Surgery Providers; Journal of Surgical Research; (2021).

  • State of telemedicine use in pediatric surgery in the USA-where we stand and what we can gain from the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review; World Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2021).

  • The value of telemedicine for the pediatric surgery patient in the time of COVID-19 and beyond; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2021).

  • Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy in infants with congenital lung malformations: A multi-institutional propensity score analysis; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2021).

  • Variability in age at Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia across US children's hospitals; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2021).

  • Association of nonoperative management using antibiotic therapy vs laparoscopic appendectomy with treatment success and disability days in children with uncomplicated appendicitis; JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association; (2020).

  • Caregiver knowledge, opinion, and willingness to consent to trainee involvement in pediatric surgical care; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2020).

  • Development of a Patient reported Experience and Outcome Measure in Pediatric Bowel Management; Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition; (2020).

  • Evaluation of racial disparities in postoperative opioid prescription filling after common pediatric surgical procedures; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2020).

  • Evidence based medicine concepts/clinical research; Pearls and Tricks in Pediatric Surgery; (2020).

  • Inter-rater Reliability of Sacral Ratio Measurements in Patients with Anorectal Malformations; Journal of Surgical Research; (2020).

  • Pediatric Cystic Lung Lesions and Risk of Pleuropulmonary Blastoma: A Multi-Institutional Observational Cohort Study; SSRN; (2020).

  • Development of a multi-institutional registry for children with operative congenital lung malformations; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2020).

  • Ovarian Masses and Torsion: New Approaches for Ovarian Salvage; Advances in Pediatrics; (2020).

  • Learning health systems and the future of clinical research; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2020).

  • Patient Perceptions About the Role of Religion and Spirituality During Cancer Care; Journal of Religion and Health; (2020).

  • Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction after Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis; JAMA Surgery; (2020).

  • Racial Disparities in Receipt of Postoperative Opioids After Pediatric Cholecystectomy; Journal of Surgical Research; (2020).

  • Sutureless vs sutured abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis: Operative characteristics and early outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2020).

  • Understanding the Value of Tumor Markers in Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2020).

  • Current operative management of congenital lobar emphysema in children: A report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2019).

  • Comment on “Antibiotic treatment and appendectomy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis in adults and children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”; Annals of Surgery; (2019).

  • Development of a Patient-reported Experience and Outcome Measures in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Bowel Management for Constipation and Fecal Incontinence; Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition; (2019).

  • Effect of Drug Disposal Bag Provision on Proper Disposal of Unused Opioids by Families of Pediatric Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial; JAMA Pediatrics; (2019).

  • Effects of a Patient Activation Tool on Decision Making Between Surgery and Nonoperative Management for Pediatric Appendicitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial; JAMA network open; (2019).

  • Factors Affecting Emergency Department Computed Tomography Use in Children; Journal of Surgical Research; (2019).

  • Can fecal continence be predicted in patients born with anorectal malformations?; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2019).

  • Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Mortality Is Related to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Volume in US Hospitals; Journal of Surgical Research; (2019).

  • Relationships between hospital and surgeon operative volumes and outcomes of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2019).

  • Resection of Choledochal Cyst; Operative Dictations in Pediatric Surgery; (2019).

  • Variability in perioperative evaluation and resource utilization in pediatric patients with suspected biliary dyskinesia: A multi-institutional retrospective cohort study; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2019).

  • Infants with esophageal atresia and right aortic arch: Characteristics and outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2019).

  • Multi-institutional trial of non-operative management and surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Design and rationale; Contemporary Clinical Trials; (2019).

  • Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses; Current Opinion in Pediatrics; (2019).

  • Factors associated with management of pediatric ovarian neoplasms; Pediatrics; (2019).

  • High Rate of Major Morbidity after Surgical Excision for Pilonidal Disease; Surgical Infections; (2018).

  • Laser Hair Depilation in the Treatment of Pilonidal Disease: A Systematic Review; Surgical Infections; (2018).

  • Laser hair depilation for the prevention of disease recurrence in adolescents and young adults with pilonidal disease: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial; Trials; (2018).

  • Learning health systems; Seminars in Pediatric Surgery; (2018).

  • Postoperative neonatal mortality prediction using superlearning; Journal of Surgical Research; (2018).

  • Preface: Evidence based care in pediatric surgery; Seminars in Pediatric Surgery; (2018).

  • Recurrence of pilonidal disease: our best is not good enough; Journal of Surgical Research; (2018).

  • Reducing the Number of Anesthetic Exposures in the Early Years of Life: Circumcision and Myringotomy as an Example; Clinical Pediatrics; (2018).

  • Sacral nerve stimulation for constipation and fecal incontinence in children: Long-term outcomes, patient benefit, and parent satisfaction; Neurogastroenterology and Motility; (2018).

  • Screening practices and associated anomalies in infants with anorectal malformations: Results from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2018).

  • The criteria for treating appendicitis non-operatively; Current Surgery Reports; (2018).

  • Health care quality measures for children and adolescents in Foster Care: Feasibility testing in electronic records; BMC Pediatrics; (2018).

  • Examining length of stay after commonly performed surgical procedures in ACS NSQIP pediatric; Journal of Surgical Research; (2018).

  • Effects of Medicaid expansion on disparities in trauma care and outcomes in young adults; Journal of Surgical Research; (2018).

  • Association of medicaid expansion under the affordable care act with outcomes and access to rehabilitation in young adult trauma patients; JAMA Surgery; (2018).

  • Can ultrasound reliably identify complicated appendicitis in children?; Journal of Surgical Research; (2018).

  • Disparities in radiation burden from trauma evaluation at pediatric versus nonpediatric institutions; Journal of Surgical Research; (2018).

  • Challenging surgical dogma in the management of proximal esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula: Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2018).

  • Clinical trials; Seminars in Pediatric Surgery; (2018).

  • Concerning our publication ‘Assessing colonic anatomy normal values based on air contrast enemas in children younger than 6 years': reply to M. D. Levin; Pediatric Radiology; (2018).

  • Databases for pediatric surgical health services research; Surgery (United States); (2018).

  • Variability in outcomes after gastroschisis closure across U.S. children's hospitals; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2018).

  • Using quality improvement methodology to improve ovarian salvage for benign ovarian masses; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2018).

  • Nonoperative management of appendicitis in children; Current Opinion in Pediatrics; (2017).

  • Assessing colonic anatomy normal values based on air contrast enemas in children younger than 6 years; Pediatric Radiology; (2017).

  • Comparing laparoscopic versus open Ladd's procedure in pediatric patients; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2017).

  • Safety and Tolerability of Laser Hair Depilation in Pilonidal Disease: A Pilot Study; Surgical Infections; (2017).

  • Sacral nerve stimulation allows for decreased antegrade continence enema use in children with severe constipation; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2017).

  • Prioritizing pediatric surgical conditions - A call to go beyond operations, cost, and comparative effectiveness research; JAMA Pediatrics; (2017).

  • Is an RCT the Best Way to Investigate the Effectiveness of Nonoperative Management of Pediatric Appendicitis?; Annals of Surgery; (2017).

  • Development of a multi-institutional clinical research consortium for pediatric surgery; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2017).

  • Evaluation of an imaging protocol using ultrasound as the primary diagnostic modality in pediatric patients with superficial soft tissue infections of the face and neck; International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology; (2017).

  • Hospital-based screening tools in the identification of non-accidental trauma; Seminars in Pediatric Surgery; (2017).

  • How to identify high radiation burden from computed tomography: an example in obese children; Journal of Surgical Research; (2017).

  • Lymphocyte depression as a predictor of postoperative intraabdominal abscess after appendectomy in children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2017).

  • Perioperative management and outcomes of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2017).

  • Management of benign ovarian lesions in girls: A trend toward fewer oophorectomies; Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology; (2017).

  • Nonoperative treatment of appendicitis; JAMA Pediatrics; (2017).

  • Patient characteristics associated with differences in radiation exposure from pediatric abdomen-pelvis CT scans: a quantile regression analysis; Computers in Biology and Medicine; (2017).

  • Perioperative blood transfusion and complications in children undergoing surgery for solid tumors; Journal of Surgical Research; (2017).

  • Segmental colonic dilation is associated with premature termination of high-amplitude propagating contractions in children with intractable functional constipation; Neurogastroenterology and Motility; (2017).

  • Surgical site infection after stoma closure in children: outcomes and predictors; Journal of Surgical Research; (2017).

  • The effect of perioperative dexamethasone dosing on post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage risk; International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology; (2017).

  • Variability in surgical management of benign ovarian neoplasms in children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2017).

  • Variation in Practice Patterns for the Management of Newborn Spina Bifida in the United States; Urology; (2017).

  • Predictors of increasing injury severity across suspected recurrent episodes of non-accidental trauma: A retrospective cohort study; BMC Pediatrics; (2016).

  • In reply; JAMA Surgery; (2016).

  • Gastrointestinal bleeding; Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Second Edition; (2016).

  • A standardized approach for the assessment and treatment of internationally adopted children with a previously repaired anorectal malformation (ARM); Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2016).

  • Delaying appendectomy does not lead to higher rates of surgical site infections; Annals of Surgery; (2016).

  • Determinants of quality of life in children with colorectal diseases; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2016).

  • Effectiveness of patient choice in nonoperative vs surgical management of pediatric uncomplicated acute appendicitis; JAMA Surgery; (2016).

  • A comparison of pediatric gastrostomy tube placement techniques; Pediatric Surgery International; (2016).

  • Factors affecting pediatric patient transfer in testicular torsion; Journal of Surgical Research; (2016).

  • A national survey on the use of screening tools to detect physical child abuse; Pediatric Surgery International; (2016).

  • High failure rate of nonoperative management of acute appendicitis with an appendicolith in children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2016).

  • Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy decreases postoperative length of stay in children with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2016).

  • Low vertebral ano-rectal cardiac tracheo-esophageal renal limb screening rates in children with anorectal malformations; Journal of Surgical Research; (2016).

  • Predictors of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure in Children Undergoing Initial Placement or Revision; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (2016).

  • Outcomes following neuromuscular blockade in patients receiving tracheostomies; International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology; (2016).

  • Preoperative risk assessment in children undergoing major urologic surgery; Journal of Pediatric Urology; (2016).

  • Prior opportunities to identify abuse in children with abusive head trauma; Child Abuse and Neglect; (2016).

  • Role of non-operative management in pediatric appendicitis; Seminars in Pediatric Surgery; (2016).

  • Tracheostomy placement in children younger than 2 years 30-day outcomes using the national surgical quality improvement program pediatric; JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; (2016).

  • Improving surgical research by involving stakeholders; JAMA Surgery; (2016).

  • Laparoscopic bowel resection for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease; Journal of Surgical Research; (2015).

  • Pre-operative prediction of surgical morbidity in children: Comparison of five statistical models; Computers in Biology and Medicine; (2015).

  • Prediction of symptom improvement in children with biliary dyskinesia; Journal of Surgical Research; (2015).

  • Sacral nerve stimulation for pediatric lower urinary tract dysfunction: Development of a standardized pathway with objective urodynamic outcomes; Journal of Urology; (2015).

  • Sacral nerve stimulation: A promising therapy for fecal and urinary incontinence and constipation in children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2015).

  • Treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis; JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association; (2015).

  • Cost saving and quality of care in a pediatric accountable care organization; Pediatrics; (2015).

  • Improving quality and efficiency for intussusception management after successful enema reduction; Pediatrics; (2015).

  • A framework for developing healthcare quality measures for children and youth in foster care; Children and Youth Services Review; (2015).

  • Comparison of 30-day outcomes between thoracoscopic and open lobectomy for congenital pulmonary lesions; Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques; (2015).

  • Current surgical management of intestinal rotational abnormalities; Current Opinion in Pediatrics; (2015).

  • Does timing of neonatal inguinal hernia repair affect outcomes?; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2015).

  • Early versus delayed surgical correction of malrotation in children with critical congenital heart disease; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2015).

  • Federal policy supporting improvements in transitioning from pediatric to adult surgery services; Seminars in Pediatric Surgery; (2015).

  • Using Quality Improvement Methods to Change Surgical Practice: A Case Example of Pediatric Soft-Tissue Abscesses; Quality Management in Health Care; (2015).

  • Using the maxillary-nasal angle to evaluate congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis; JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; (2015).

  • A comparison of injuries sustained from recreational compared to organized motorized vehicle use in children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2015).

  • Utilization and costs associated with robotic surgery in children; Journal of Surgical Research; (2015).

  • Variation in utilization of computed tomography imaging at tertiary pediatric hospitals; Pediatrics; (2015).

  • High-Frequency percussive ventilation and bronchoscopy during extracorporeal life support in children; ASAIO Journal; (2014).

  • Morbidity and mortality in patients with esophageal atresia; Surgery (United States); (2014).

  • Morbidity of peripherally inserted central catheters in pediatric complicated appendicitis; Journal of Surgical Research; (2014).

  • Risk factors for recurrent injuries in victims of suspected non-accidental trauma: A retrospective cohort study; BMC Pediatrics; (2014).

  • Single-stage versus multi-stage pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease: Practice trends and outcomes in infants; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2014).

  • Variability in noncardiac surgical procedures in children with congenital heart disease; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2014).

  • Hemolysis-associated nitric oxide dysregulation during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology; (2014).

  • Comparison of routine laboratory measures of heparin anticoagulation for neonates on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology; (2014).

  • Does delay in appendectomy affect surgical site infection in children with appendicitis?; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2014).

  • Enhancing NSQIP-Pediatric through integration with the Pediatric Health Information System; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2014).

  • Feasibility of a nonoperative management strategy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children; Journal of the American College of Surgeons; (2014).

  • Mortality increases with recurrent episodes of nonaccidental trauma in children; Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery; (2013).

  • Factors associated with mortality in pediatric patients requiring extracorporeal life support for severe pneumonia; Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; (2013).

  • Assessing quality in pediatric surgery - The limited role of appendectomy as the optimal target; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2013).

  • Increased morbidity and mortality of traumatic brain injury in victims of nonaccidental trauma; Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery; (2013).

  • Sensitivity and predictive value of ultrasound in pediatric cholecystitis; Journal of Surgical Research; (2013).

  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in pediatric soft tissue sarcoma patients: Utility and concordance with imaging; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2013).

  • Using the pediatric health information system to study rare congenital pediatric surgical diseases: Development of a cohort of esophageal atresia patients; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2013).

  • Factors associated with imaging modality choice in children with appendicitis; Journal of Surgical Research; (2012).

  • Gastrointestinal bleeding; Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery; (2011).

  • Laparoscopic hepaticoduodenostomy versus open hepaticoduodenostomy for reconstruction after resection of choledochal cyst; Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques; (2011).

  • Intensive insulin therapy did not reduce mortality more than conventional therapy in septic shock treated with corticosteroids; Annals of Internal Medicine; (2010).

  • Practice misalignments in randomized controlled trials: Identification, impact, and potential solutions; Anesthesia and Analgesia; (2010).

  • The relevance of practice misalignments to trials in transfusion medicine; Vox Sanguinis; (2010).

  • Walk a mile in whose shoes?; Anesthesia and Analgesia; (2010).

  • Corticosteroid therapy for severe sepsis and septic shock [1]; JAMA; (2009).

  • Effects of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in a model of septic shock; Critical Care Medicine; (2009).

  • Impact of animal strain on gene expression in a rat model of acute cardiac rejection; BMC Genomics; (2009).

  • The effects of steroids during sepsis depend on dose and severity of illness: An updated meta-analysis; Clinical Microbiology and Infection; (2009).

  • Nitrite reductase activity of hemoglobin as a systemic nitric oxide generator mechanism to detoxify plasma hemoglobin produced during hemolysis; American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology; (2008).

  • The importance of usual care control groups for safety monitoring and validity during critical care research; Intensive Care Medicine; (2008).

  • A canine model of septic shock: Balancing animal welfare and scientific relevance; American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology; (2007).

  • Randomization in clinical trials of titrated therapies: Unintended consequences of using fixed treatment protocols; Critical Care Medicine; (2007).

  • Antithrombotic therapies for sepsis: A need for more studies; Critical Care Medicine; (2006).

  • A critical review of RCTs of tidal volume reduction in patients with ARDS and their impact on practice; Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury; (2006).

  • The authors reply [2]; Critical Care Medicine; (2006).

  • Factors Influencing the Efficacy of Mediator-Specific Anti-Inflammatory, Glucocorticoid, and Anticoagulant Therapies for Sepsis; Drug Discovery Handbook; (2005).

  • Hemolysis-associated endothelial dysfunction mediated by accelerated NO inactivation by decompartmentalized oxyhemoglobin; Journal of Clinical Investigation; (2005).

  • Mechanical ventilation in ARDS: One size does not fit all; Critical Care Medicine; (2005).

  • Novel therapies for sepsis: A review; Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care; (2005).

  • Differing effects of epinephrine, norepinephrine, and vasopressin on survival in a canine model of septic shock; American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology; (2004).

  • Defining the standard of care in randomized controlled trials of titrated therapies; Current Opinion in Critical Care; (2004).

  • Corticosteroids for septic shock [4]; Annals of Internal Medicine; (2004).

  • Activated protein C in sepsis: Emerging insights regarding its mechanism of action and clinical effectiveness; Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases; (2004).

  • Dose effects of steroids on survival in sepsis [7] (multiple letters); Annals of Internal Medicine; (2004).

  • Foramen of Morgagni hernia: Changes in diagnosis and treatment; Annals of Thoracic Surgery; (2004).

  • Meta-analysis: The effect of steroids on survival and shock during sepsis depends on the dose; Annals of Internal Medicine; (2004).

  • Recombinant human activated protein C in sepsis: Assessing its clinical use; American Journal of the Medical Sciences; (2004).

  • Recombinant human activated protein C in sepsis: Previous concerns and current usage; Therapy; (2004).

  • Should we continue to target the platelet-activating factor pathway in septic patients?; Critical Care Medicine; (2004).

  • Substantiating the concerns about recombinant human activated protein C use in sepsis; Critical Care Medicine; (2004).

  • The efficacy of drotrecogin alfa depends on severity of illness; Critical Care Medicine; (2004).

  • Increasing the efficacy of anti-inflammatory agents used in the treatment of sepsis; European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; (2003).

  • Prolonged intestinal exposure to amniotic fluid does not result in peel formation in gastroschisis; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1999).

  • Donor immunization with Haemophilus influenzae type b (HIB)-conjugate vaccine in allogeneic bone marrow transplantation; Blood; (1996).

  • English