2025
Navigating Family Leave in Cardiothoracic Surgery Training
Russo M, Tompkins A, Akinade O, Woodard G, Cooke D, Antonoff M, Erkmen C. Navigating Family Leave in Cardiothoracic Surgery Training. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2025 PMID: 40320197, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiothoracic surgeryAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical EducationSurgical specialtiesGraduate Medical EducationPubMed of publicationsAmerican Board of SurgeryAmerican Association of Medical CollegesCardiothoracic surgery trainingThoracic surgeryFamily leaveFamily leave policySurgeryGender distributionSurgery trainingMedical CollegeFamily needsMedical educationMedical boardsProgram directorsAmerican BoardFamily membersSpecialtyAmerican AssociationGender disparities in cardiothoracic surgical conference scholarly interactions: A prime opportunity for change in culture
Ries S, Zolfaghari E, Higaki A, Olivera J, Cangut B, Ahmed A, Hsiung T, Carducci J, Chidi A, Elshiekh M, Degife E, Arrington R, Jindani R, Perkins A, Rodriguez E, Eisenberg M, Servais E, Woodard G, Antonoff M. Gender disparities in cardiothoracic surgical conference scholarly interactions: A prime opportunity for change in culture. JTCVS Open 2025, 24: 521-526. PMID: 40309710, PMCID: PMC12039439, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2025.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult cardiac surgeryCardiac surgeryNo significant differenceGeneral thoracicWomen presentersSurgical meetingsSurgical residentsSignificant differenceObserved presentationWomenPresentationMenEvaluate presentationObservance of professional behaviorUnprofessional behaviorGender-related inequalitiesSurgeryA Perspective on the MARS2 Trial
Lim E, Opitz I, Woodard G, Bueno R, de Perrot M, Flores R, Gill R, Jablons D, Pass H. A Perspective on the MARS2 Trial. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2025, 20: 262-272. PMID: 39772349, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPleural mesotheliomaPleurectomy decorticationTrial interpretationAssemble individualsAssociated with worse survivalPhase 3 randomized controlled trialsTime of randomizationTeam leadersResectable PMHistological subtypesPreoperative stagingWorse survivalSurgical mortalityConsensus guidelinesTeamAdverse eventsFacilitationChemotherapyPayer's willingnessSurgical communityTrialsSurgeryMesotheliomaQuality assuranceDecortication
2021
Improved outcomes and staging in non-small-cell lung cancer guided by a molecular assay
Gupta AR, Woodard GA, Jablons DM, Mann MJ, Kratz JR. Improved outcomes and staging in non-small-cell lung cancer guided by a molecular assay. Future Oncology 2021, 17: 4785-4795. PMID: 34435876, PMCID: PMC9039775, DOI: 10.2217/fon-2021-0517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemotherapy, AdjuvantClinical Decision-MakingDatasets as TopicDisease-Free SurvivalGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLung NeoplasmsMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyProspective StudiesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRisk AssessmentConceptsCell lung cancerUndetectable metastasesLung cancerCell lung cancer patientsDisease-free survivalAdjuvant chemotherapy decisionsTime of surgeryLung cancer patientsSurgical resectionComplete resectionProspective studyCancer patientsChemotherapy decisionsResectionMolecular assaysPatientsPredictive benefitMetastasisCancerMortalityQuantitative PCRExpression profilesEarly stagesAssaysSurgery
2010
Impaired Alcohol Metabolism after Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Case-Crossover Trial
Woodard GA, Downey J, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM. Impaired Alcohol Metabolism after Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Case-Crossover Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2010, 212: 209-214. PMID: 21183366, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric bypass surgeryBypass surgeryAlcohol metabolismBreath alcohol contentCase-crossover trialsGastric bypass patientsCase-crossover designEnduring treatmentRYGB patientsGastric bypassBariatric surgeryBypass patientsPreoperative levelsPublic health crisisSevere obesityPostoperative patientsPatientsDouble visionSurgeryDrinking habitsLess alcoholMonthsHealth crisisPoor psychological adjustmentIndustrialized world
2009
M1590 Bariatric Surgery Improves Musculoskeletal Quality of Life Independent of Weight Loss and Procedure Type
Bravo S, Woodard G, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J. M1590 Bariatric Surgery Improves Musculoskeletal Quality of Life Independent of Weight Loss and Procedure Type. Gastroenterology 2009, 136: a-903. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(09)64172-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
343 Probiotics Improve Weight Loss, GI-Related Quality of Life and H2 Breath Tests After Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial
Woodard G, Peraza J, Downey J, Encarnacion B, Morton J. 343 Probiotics Improve Weight Loss, GI-Related Quality of Life and H2 Breath Tests After Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial. Gastroenterology 2008, 134: a-846. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(08)63955-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReporting of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
Woodard G, Morton J. Reporting of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes. 2008, 243-251. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-69171-8_30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight loss surgeryBariatric surgeryMorbid obesityJejunal-ileal bypassBariatric surgery outcomesSerious adverse outcomesPrevalence of obesityStandardization of outcomesPreventable causeAdverse outcomesSurgery outcomesOutcome studiesSurgeryObesityPatient safetyMedicaid ServicesOutcomesCauseBypassClear reasonPrevalence
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