2014
Electronic Medical Record: A Balancing Act of Patient Safety Privacy Health Care Delivery
Gummadi S, Housri N, Zimmers TA, Koniaris LG. Electronic Medical Record: A Balancing Act of Patient Safety Privacy Health Care Delivery. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 2014, 348: 238-243. PMID: 24879530, DOI: 10.1097/maj.0000000000000287.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Ethics and the law: is there common ground on informed consent for disparities in hospital outcomes?
Housri N, Coombs M, Orandi BJ, Pawlik TM, Koniaris LG. Ethics and the law: is there common ground on informed consent for disparities in hospital outcomes? Annals Of Internal Medicine 2011, 155: 260-4. PMID: 21844552, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-4-201108160-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Outcomes of Malignant CNS Ependymomas: An Examination of 2408 Cases Through the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database (1973–2005)
Rodríguez D, Cheung MC, Housri N, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Camphausen K, Koniaris LG. Outcomes of Malignant CNS Ependymomas: An Examination of 2408 Cases Through the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database (1973–2005). Journal Of Surgical Research 2009, 156: 340-351. PMID: 19577759, PMCID: PMC7371344, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsEpendymomaFemaleHumansMaleSEER ProgramTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsEnd Results (SEER) databaseSurgical resectionCNS ependymomasMedian survivalResults databaseRadiation therapyMultivariate analysisIntracranial tumor locationOverall median survivalRole of surgeryFive-year survivalSignificant survival benefitLonger median survivalGrade III tumorsPrimary tumor siteLack of radiationMedian agePatient ageSurvival benefitImproved survivalIndependent predictorsAnnual incidenceMalignant ependymomaSurgical extirpationPatient survival
2008
Malignant abdominal mesothelioma: Defining the role of surgery
Rodríguez D, Cheung MC, Housri N, Koniaris LG. Malignant abdominal mesothelioma: Defining the role of surgery. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2008, 99: 51-57. PMID: 18942074, DOI: 10.1002/jso.21167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of surgerySurgical resectionMedian survivalDifferentiated tumor gradePotential surgical resectionOverall median survivalEnd Results (SEER) databaseLonger median survivalLocalized diseaseYounger patientsIndependent predictorsAnnual incidenceResults databasePoor outcomeSurgical extirpationMale genderMalignant mesotheliomaTumor gradeAdvanced ageAbdominal mesotheliomaPatientsMultivariate analysisResectionSurvivalSignificant differencesSUS/AAS abstracts: what is the scientific impact?
Housri N, Cheung MC, Gutierrez JC, Zimmers TA, Koniaris LG. SUS/AAS abstracts: what is the scientific impact? Surgery 2008, 144: 322-331. PMID: 18656642, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMalignant Breast Cancer in Children: A Review of 75 Patients
Gutierrez JC, Housri N, Koniaris LG, Fischer AC, Sola JE. Malignant Breast Cancer in Children: A Review of 75 Patients. Journal Of Surgical Research 2008, 147: 182-188. PMID: 18498867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant breast tumorsBreast tumorsPediatric patientsSarcomatous tumorsAdjuvant radiation therapyEnd Results registryAge-adjusted incidenceMalignant breast diseaseMalignant breast cancerCommon histologyAdvanced diseaseLocalized diseaseMetastatic diseaseSurgical resectionCarcinoma patientsPrimary diseaseSarcoma patientsPhyllodes tumorMalignant diseaseSubgroup analysisBreast diseaseCarcinoma groupInvasive diseaseBreast malignancyIncidence trends