2024
Massive thymic hyperplasia in a toddler masquerading as a loculated pleural effusion: A case report
Zolfaghari E, Shaughnessy M, Wu H, Caty M, Christison-Lagay E, Hornick M. Massive thymic hyperplasia in a toddler masquerading as a loculated pleural effusion: A case report. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 2024, 110: 102885. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2024.102885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMassive thymic hyperplasiaChest X-rayThymic hyperplasiaCase reportComputed tomographyDifferential diagnosis of pediatric patientsSurveillance chest x-raysDiagnosis of pediatric patientsTrue thymic hyperplasiaRecurrent respiratory distressPost-operative coursePercutaneous core biopsyLoculated pleural effusionHistory of multiple admissionsPersistent respiratory symptomsSurgical resectionCore biopsyParapneumonic effusionPediatric patientsAbnormal findingsPleural effusionRight thoracotomyRare conditionRight hemithoraxSuspected pneumoniaEP.07C.10 Real-World Outcomes of Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Ermer T, Kim S, Goldberg S, Zolfaghari E, Blasberg J, Boffa D, Herbst R, Politi K, Schalper K, Dacic S, Woodard G. EP.07C.10 Real-World Outcomes of Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2024, 19: s543-s544. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMA04.12 Uncovering Disparities and Trends in Lung Cancer Screening Based on Patient Race and Insurance Status
Zolfaghari E, Tseng R, Sather P, Ermer T, Mase V, Detterbeck F, Tanoue L, Woodard G. MA04.12 Uncovering Disparities and Trends in Lung Cancer Screening Based on Patient Race and Insurance Status. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2024, 19: s68. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhat is the role of perioperative immunotherapy and chemotherapy in stage III resectable non-small cell lung cancer?
Zolfaghari E, Antonoff M. What is the role of perioperative immunotherapy and chemotherapy in stage III resectable non-small cell lung cancer? AME Clinical Trials Review 2024, 2: 73-73. DOI: 10.21037/actr-24-88.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAll compensation isn't equal: Gender disparities continue to exist for industry payments in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Zolfaghari E, Ayoade O, Antonoff M. All compensation isn't equal: Gender disparities continue to exist for industry payments in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39306794, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInequities in Candidate Opportunities Persist
Zolfaghari E, Ries S, Antonoff M. Inequities in Candidate Opportunities Persist. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2024, 118: 1340-1341. PMID: 38750685, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
The Degree of Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia Is Associated with Risk of Postoperative Complications in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients
Ying L, Chao G, Canner J, Graetz E, Ghiassi S, Schwartz J, Zolfaghari E, Schneider E, Gibbs K. The Degree of Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia Is Associated with Risk of Postoperative Complications in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obesity Surgery 2023, 34: 51-70. PMID: 37994997, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06944-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgery patientsPostoperative complicationsOdds ratioRevision patientsSurgery patientsRevision surgeryIntensive care unit admissionQuality Improvement Program databaseDegree of hypoalbuminemiaImpact of hypoalbuminemiaPrevalence of hypoalbuminemiaCare unit admissionLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyGastric bypass patientsImprovement Program databaseBody mass indexInsulin-dependent diabetesMultivariable logistic regressionAnesthesia classMild hypoalbuminemiaPreoperative hypoalbuminemiaUnit admissionUnplanned intubationPrimary surgerySleeve gastrectomyEditorial commentary: the importance of staging hasn’t changed, but the procedure of choice has
Zolfaghari E, Blasberg J. Editorial commentary: the importance of staging hasn’t changed, but the procedure of choice has. AME Clinical Trials Review 2023, 1: 2-2. DOI: 10.21037/actr-23-22.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
The Pediatric Optic Neuritis Prospective Outcomes Study: Two-Year Results.
Pineles SL, Henderson RJ, Repka MX, Heidary G, Liu GT, Waldman AT, Borchert MS, Khanna S, Graves JS, Collinge JE, Conley JA, Davis PL, Kraker RT, Cotter SA, Holmes JM, Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group.. The Pediatric Optic Neuritis Prospective Outcomes Study: Two-Year Results. Ophthalmology 2022, 129: 856-864. PMID: 35364222, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesVicarious trauma for surgical residents
Zolfaghari, EJ, Kuehne AK, Ramaswamy A, Tignanelli CJ, Murray A. Vicarious trauma for surgical residents. Journal of Minnesota Medicine. Pages 14-16. May/June 2022.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2021
Comparison of Visual Abstract vs #BetterPoster Style for Surgery Research Presentations
Zolfaghari E, Kuehne A, Wang Q, Tignanelli C, Ingraham N. Comparison of Visual Abstract vs #BetterPoster Style for Surgery Research Presentations. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2021, 233: s214. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.07.441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeed for Emergent Intervention within 6 Hours: A Novel Prediction Model for Hospital Trauma Triage
Morris R, Karam BS, Zolfaghari EJ, Chen B, Kirsh T, Tourani R, Milia DJ, Napolitano L, de Moya M, Conterato M, Aliferis C, Ma S, Tignanelli C. Need for Emergent Intervention within 6 Hours: A Novel Prediction Model for Hospital Trauma Triage. Prehospital Emergency Care 2021, 26: 556-565. PMID: 34313534, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2021.1958961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMorbidity and Mortality Trends of Pancreatitis: An Observational Study
Ingraham NE, King S, Proper J, Siegel L, Zolfaghari EJ, Murray TA, Vakayil V, Sheka A, Feng R, Guzman G, Roy SS, Muddappa D, Usher MG, Chipman JG, Tignanelli CJ, Pendleton KM. Morbidity and Mortality Trends of Pancreatitis: An Observational Study. Surgical Infections 2021, 22: 1021-1030. PMID: 34129395, PMCID: PMC8851213, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2020.473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState Inpatient DatabasesAcute pancreatitisGallbladder diseaseHealthcare costsMortality rateUtilization Project State Inpatient DatabasesIncidence of pancreatitisInpatient mortality rateCrude mortality rateHospital-based databaseLarge hospital-based databaseHospital-level dataHospital mortalityInpatient mortalityPatient demographicsMedian ageInpatient DatabaseMedian lengthEndoscopic interventionAdmission yearDecreased oddsObservational studyPancreatitisSurgical providersMedical providersCharacterizing COVID-19 clinical phenotypes and associated comorbidities and complication profiles
Lusczek ER, Ingraham NE, Karam BS, Proper J, Siegel L, Helgeson ES, Lotfi-Emran S, Zolfaghari EJ, Jones E, Usher MG, Chipman JG, Dudley RA, Benson B, Melton GB, Charles A, Lupei MI, Tignanelli CJ. Characterizing COVID-19 clinical phenotypes and associated comorbidities and complication profiles. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0248956. PMID: 33788884, PMCID: PMC8011766, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 patientsClinical phenotypePhenotype IIIClinical outcomesCOVID-19 clinical phenotypesHours of admissionPhenotype IHazard of deathCoronavirus disease 2019Specific clinical phenotypesCOVID-19 phenotypesHospital complicationsRespiratory comorbiditiesPatient comorbiditiesDifferent comorbiditiesComplication profilePatient populationAdmission characteristicsMultivariable modelRetrospective analysisDisease 2019ComorbiditiesTrial designPatientsClinical practice
2020
mTOR inhibition in COVID‐19: A commentary and review of efficacy in RNA viruses
Karam BS, Morris RS, Bramante CT, Puskarich M, Zolfaghari EJ, Lotfi‐Emran S, Ingraham NE, Charles A, Odde DJ, Tignanelli CJ. mTOR inhibition in COVID‐19: A commentary and review of efficacy in RNA viruses. Journal Of Medical Virology 2020, 93: 1843-1846. PMID: 33314219, PMCID: PMC8159020, DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionReview of efficacyCoronavirus disease 2019Modulation of mTORSARS-CoV-2RNA virusesDisease 2019Recent evidence pointsMTOR inhibitorsViral infectionMTOR inhibitionMTOR pathwayMammalian targetRapamycin (mTOR) pathwayNumerous RNA virusesVirus growthCOVID-19MTOR resultsInfectionCurrent literatureHighlight evidenceEvidence pointsIncidence and Profile of Severe Cycling Injuries After Bikeway Infrastructure Changes.
Goerke D, Zolfaghari E, Marek AP, Endorf FW, Nygaard RM. Incidence and Profile of Severe Cycling Injuries After Bikeway Infrastructure Changes. Journal Of Community Health 2020, 45: 542-549. PMID: 31686373, PMCID: PMC7223060, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-019-00773-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
An intraocular pressure predictive of high-risk histopathologic features in group e retinoblastoma eyes
Kim M, Shah S, Zolfaghari E, Jubran R, Reid M, Kim J, Berry J. An intraocular pressure predictive of high-risk histopathologic features in group e retinoblastoma eyes. Journal Of American Association For Pediatric Ophthalmology And Strabismus 2019, 23: e36. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2019.08.127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn Intraocular Pressure Predictive of High-risk Histopathologic Features in Group E Retinoblastoma Eyes
Kim ME, Shah S, Zolfaghari E, Jubran R, Reid MW, Kim JW, Berry JL. An Intraocular Pressure Predictive of High-risk Histopathologic Features in Group E Retinoblastoma Eyes. International Ophthalmology Clinics 2019, 59: 77-86. PMID: 30908281, PMCID: PMC6681901, DOI: 10.1097/iio.0000000000000265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolEye EnucleationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantIntraocular PressureMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetinal NeoplasmsRetinoblastomaRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsYoung Adult
2018
Iris Hypoplasia as the Presenting Sign of Retinoblastoma in a Child With a 13q Deletion.
Shah S, Koban Y, Le BHA, Bechtold M, Zolfaghari E, Kim JW, Berry JL. Iris Hypoplasia as the Presenting Sign of Retinoblastoma in a Child With a 13q Deletion. Journal Of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus 2018, 55: e10-e13. PMID: 29684226, PMCID: PMC7444716, DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20180215-02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChromosome DeletionChromosome DisordersChromosomes, Human, Pair 13Diagnosis, DifferentialDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA, NeoplasmFemaleFluorescein AngiographyFundus OculiHumansInfantIrisIris DiseasesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMutationPigmentation DisordersRetinoblastomaRetinoblastoma Binding ProteinsTomography, Optical CoherenceUbiquitin-Protein Ligases
2017
Lack of correlation between age at diagnosis and RB1 mutations for unilateral retinoblastoma: the importance of genetic testing
Berry JL, Lewis L, Zolfaghari E, Green S, Le BHA, Lee TC, Murphree AL, Kim JW, Jubran R. Lack of correlation between age at diagnosis and RB1 mutations for unilateral retinoblastoma: the importance of genetic testing. Ophthalmic Genetics 2017, 39: 408-410. PMID: 29286867, PMCID: PMC7446179, DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2017.1420807.Peer-Reviewed Original Research