Recent Publications

Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Thompson, C. C., Jirapinyo, P., McCarty, T. R., Brethauer, S., Shaheen, N., Sullivan, S. A., Koch, T., Abu Dayyeh, B. K., Wilson, E. B., Schulman, A. R., Butsch, W. S., Gersin, K. S., Apovian, C. M., & Schauer, P. (2026). A Multicenter Double-blind Randomized Sham-controlled Trial Assessing the EndoBarrier Duodenal-jejunal Bypass Liner for the Treatment of Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With Concomitant Obesity: The ENDO Trial. Annals of surgery, 284(1), 34–42.

Carnabatu, C. J., Kajese, T. M., & Wilson, E. B. (2025). An Unusual Case of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Recent Roux-en-Y Patient. CRSLS : MIS case reports from SLS, 12(4), e2025.00090.

Robertson, S., Weeks, P., Chow, E., Gulbis, B., Nathan, S., Patarroyo-Aponte, M., Gregoric, I., Shah, S. K., Bajwa, K. S., & Kar, B. (2025). Evaluation of warfarin dose and INR time in therapeutic range in left ventricular assist device patients with sleeve gastrectomy. The International journal of artificial organs, 48(2), 77–83.

Sharaiha, R. Z., Wilson, E. B., Zundel, N., Ujiki, M. B., & Dayyeh, B. K. A. (2024). Randomized Controlled Trial Based US Commercial Payor Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Versus Lifestyle Modification Alone for Adults With Class I/II Obesity. Obesity surgery, 34(9), 3275–3284.

Owen, C. K., Felinski, M. M., Bajwa, K. S., Walker, P. A., Mehta, S. S., Wilson, E. B., Boodoo, S., Kudav, V., Akhtar, S. J., Shah, S. K., & Kling, M. E. (2024). Frequency of Clinically Significant Findings in the Surgical Pathology Specimen Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Concordance with Preoperative Endoscopy: Insights from a Large Single-Center Experience. Obesity surgery, 34(5), 1442–1448.

Gala, K., Brunaldi, V., McGowan, C., Sharaiha, R. Z., Maselli, D., VanderWel, B., Kedia, P., Ujiki, M. B., Wilson, E., Vargas, E. J., Storm, A. C., & Abu Dayyeh, B. K. (2024). Practice patterns and outcomes of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty based on provider specialty. Endoscopy international open, 12(2), E253–E261.

Shah, S. K., Pivalizza, E. G., Wilson, E. B., & Cattano, D. (2023). Further Insights into Hyperaggregability and Hypercoagulability Associated with Morbid Obesity: Letter to the Editor. Obesity surgery, 33(12), 4179–4180.

Iranmanesh, P., Shah, S. K., Chevallay, M., Toso, C., Mönig, S. P., Hagen, M. E., Wilson, E. B., & Jung, M. K. (2023). Assessment of predictors of early postoperative complications after primary robotically assisted Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a multicenter, retrospective cohort study. Surgical endoscopy, 37(4), 2851–2857.

Abu Dayyeh, B. K., Bazerbachi, F., Vargas, E. J., Sharaiha, R. Z., Thompson, C. C., Thaemert, B. C., Teixeira, A. F., Chapman, C. G., Kumbhari, V., Ujiki, M. B., Ahrens, J., Day, C., MERIT Study Group, Galvao Neto, M., Zundel, N., & Wilson, E. B. (2022). Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty for treatment of class 1 and 2 obesity (MERIT): a prospective, multicentre, randomised trial. Lancet (London, England), 400(10350), 441–451.

Ng, M., Rodgers, B., Rehman, S., Nathan, S. S., Bajwa, K. S., Shah, S. K., Akkanti, B. H., Jumean, M. F., Kumar, S., Dressel, J. L., Radovancevic, R., Felinski, M. M., Kar, B., & Gregoric, I. D. (2022). Left Ventricular Assist Device Support and Longitudinal Sleeve Gastrectomy Combined With Diet in Bridge to Heart Transplant. Texas Heart Institute journal, 49(1), e207521.

Kumar, R., Ellis, S., Salas De Armas, I. A., Patel, M. K., Akay, M. H., Bajwa, K. S., Liang, Y., & Gregoric, I. D. (2021). Intraoperative Management for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation With Concurrent Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Case Series. A&A practice, 15(11), e01545.

Iranmanesh, P., Fam, J., Nguyen, T., Talarico, D., Chandwani, K. D., Bajwa, K. S., Felinski, M. M., Katz, L. V., Mehta, S. S., Myers, S. R., Snyder, B. E., Walker, P. A., Wilson, T. D., Rivera, A. R., Klein, C. L., Shah, S. K., & Wilson, E. B. (2021). Outcomes of primary versus revisional robotically assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a multicenter analysis of ten-year experience. Surgical endoscopy, 35(10), 5766–5773.

Felinski, M. M., Abbas, D., Walker, P. A., Primomo, J. A., Kajese, T. M., Kar, B., Gregoric, I. D., Banjac, I., Janowiak, L., Nathan, S., Hussain, R., Mehta, S. S., Bajwa, K. S., Shah, S. K., & Akkanti, B. (2021). Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Rescue for Severe Aspiration Pneumonitis in Two Patients after Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass Procedure. The journal of extra-corporeal technology, 53(3), 199–203.

Cowling, J. C., Zhang, X., Bajwa, K. S., Elliott, E. G., Felinski, M. M., Holihan, J., Scerbo, M., Snyder, B. E., Trahan, M. D., Wilson, T. D., Courtney, S. L., Klein, C. L., Rivera, A. R., Wilson, E. B., Shah, S. K., & Cattano, D. (2021). Thromboelastography-Based Profiling of Coagulation Status in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Analysis of 422 Patients. Obesity surgery, 31(8), 3590–3597.

Nathan, S. S., Iranmanesh, P., Gregoric, I. D., Akay, M. H., Kumar, S., Akkanti, B. H., Salas de Armas, I. A., Patel, M., Felinski, M. M., Shah, S. K., Bajwa, K. S., & Kar, B. (2021). Regression of severe heart failure after combined left ventricular assist device placement and sleeve gastrectomy. ESC heart failure, 8(2), 1615–1619.

Breast Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery

Bergstrom, L. K., Jaen, D. M., Lamelas, A., Helseth, K. A., Harwell, P. A., Millen, J. C., Renavikar, P. S., Lele, S. M., Arthur, M. R., Lonowski, S. L., Thiele, G. M., Mitchell, K. B., Saunders, T. E., Stone, K., Yang, R., Hong, J., Medlin, J. L., & Santamaria-Barria, J. A. (2026). Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis as an autoimmune disease: A review of immunopathogenesis and therapeutic response. Autoimmunity reviews, 25(7), 104082.

Martin, R., Yakoubovitch, S., Christopher, L., Bavishi, D., Parreco, J., Lopez-Viego, M. A., Lopez, M., & Buicko, J. L. (2025). A Challenging Case of Thyrotoxicosis and Thyroid Abscess due to Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis. The American surgeon, 91(7), 1120–1122.

Moseley, T., Desai, B., Whitman, G. J., Robinson, E. K., Saunders, T., Gonzalez, A., & He, H. (2021). Benign Breast Intraductal Papillomas Without Atypia at Core Needle Biopsies: Is Surgical Excision Necessary?. Annals of surgical oncology, 28(3), 1347–1355.

Colorectal Surgery

ASGE Standards of Practice Committee, Machicado, J. D., Ngamruengphong, S., Ali, F., Lee, C., Marin-Tamayo, R. A., Arayakarnkul, S., Weston, B. R., Kochhar, G. S., Cusick, M. V., Shureiqi, I., Abidi, W., Cosgrove, N., Desai, M., Forbes, N., Ghoneim, S., Gupta, S., Magee, J., Mann, R., Marya, N. B., … ASGE Standards of Practice Committee Chair (2027). American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on endoscopic management of benign and malignant colonic strictures. Gastrointestinal endoscopy, S0016-5107(26)00210-5. Advance online publication.

Snyder M. J. (2026). Management of Rectovaginal Fistulae. The Surgical clinics of North America, 106(1), 65–76.

Cusick M. V. (2025). Expert Commentary on Office-Based Hemorrhoid Treatment and Complications. Diseases of the colon and rectum, 68(10), 1152–1153.

Crawford, L. S., Jafri, N. S., Foote, D., Felinski, M. M., Walker, P. A., Bajwa, K. S., & Shah, S. K. (2023). Isolated ischaemic appendicitis as a rare complication of selective angioembolization for lower gastrointestinal bleed. ANZ journal of surgery, 93(1-2), 404–406.

McLemore, E. C., Lee, L., Hedrick, T. L., Rashidi, L., Askenasy, E. P., Popowich, D., & Sylla, P. (2022). Same day discharge following elective, minimally invasive, colorectal surgery : A review of enhanced recovery protocols and early outcomes by the SAGES Colorectal Surgical Committee with recommendations regarding patient selection, remote monitoring, and successful implementation. Surgical endoscopy, 36(11), 7898–7914.

Merritt, C. M., Xing, C., Schwartz, M. R., Bailey, H. R., & Van Eps, J. L. (2021). A rare case of multiple giant colonic diverticula successfully treated with laparoscopic sigmoidectomy. Journal of surgical case reports, 2021(10), rjab475.

Surgical Oncology and HPB Surgery

Marchese, T., Valle, V., Ielpo, B., Spampinato, M. G., Comandatore, A., Borgioli, L., Giulianotti, P. C., Morelli, L., & PANFRAIL Collaborative Group (2026). Robotic pancreatoduodenectomy in elderly individuals: An international multicenter propensity score-matched study by the PANFRAIL Collaborative group. Surgery, 110153. Advance online publication.

Strickland, L. N., Liu, W., Demmel, M. V., Waller, A. M., Dash, S., Turabi, K., Mardik, N. R., Van Kirk, C. J., O’Brien, B., Rowe, J., Cen, P., Klute, K. A., Cox, J. L., Zhao, Z., Hingorani, S. R., Wray, C. J., Thosani, N. C., & Bailey-Lundberg, J. M. (2026). Serial Thermal Ablation Induces Abscopal Antitumor Immunity and Reveals Targetable CSF1R-Dependent Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026.04.05.713683.

Boyev, A., Thosani, N., Cen, P., Bailey-Lundberg, J. M., Rowe, J., & Wray, C. J. (2026). Comparative Effectiveness of Radiofrequency or Microwave Ablation and Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Large (>5 cm) Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tumors. Cureus, 18(4), e106552.

Zhao, J., Hou, L., Dery, K. J., Yuan, X., Kim, K. H., Kupiec-Weglinski, J. W., Hall, D. R., Thornley, C. J., Hobeika, M. J., Eltzschig, H. K., & Ju, C. (2025). Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury: Underlying mechanisms and concepts in liver surgery and liver transplantation. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 10.1097/HEP.0000000000001609. Advance online publication.

Dugan, M. M., Pruett, R., Romero, D., Parreco, J. P., Edwards, C. M., & Buicko, J. L. (2025). Impact of Financial Toxicity in Surgical Oncology Patients on Postoperative Hospital Readmission. The American surgeon, 91(12), 2079–2083.

Harne, P. S., Harne, V., Wray, C., & Thosani, N. (2024). Endoscopic innovations in diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer: a narrative review and future directions. Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology, 17, 17562848241297434.

Wray, C. J., O’Brien, B., Cen, P., Rowe, J. H., Faraoni, E. Y., Bailey, J. M., Rubin, E., Tammisetti, V. S., & Thosani, N. (2024). EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 100(4), 759–766.

Chan, K. H., Clavijo, N. D., Ayala, G., Hall, R., Wray, C., & Cen, P. (2024). Double Hit in Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma With Germline Pathogenic ATM Mutation and Somatic VHL Mutation. Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports, 12, 23247096241286370.

Chan, K. H., Rutazanaa, D., Wray, C., Thosani, N., Yang, V., & Cen, P. (2024). Promising Response of Olaparib in Patient With Germline ATM-Mutated Metastatic Gastric Cancer. Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports, 12, 23247096241240176.

Fujii-Lau, L. L., Thosani, N. C., Al-Haddad, M., Acoba, J., Wray, C. J., Zvavanjanja, R., Amateau, S. K., Buxbaum, J. L., Wani, S., Calderwood, A. H., Chalhoub, J. M., Coelho-Prabhu, N., Desai, M., Elhanafi, S. E., Fishman, D. S., Forbes, N., Jamil, L. H., Jue, T. L., Kohli, D. R., Kwon, R. S., … (ASGE Standards of Practice Committee Chair [2020-2023]) (2023). American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on role of endoscopy in the diagnosis of malignancy in biliary strictures of undetermined etiology: methodology and review of evidence. Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 98(5), 694–712.e8.

Fujii-Lau, L. L., Thosani, N. C., Al-Haddad, M., Acoba, J., Wray, C. J., Zvavanjanja, R., Amateau, S. K., Buxbaum, J. L., Calderwood, A. H., Chalhoub, J. M., Coelho-Prabhu, N., Desai, M., Elhanafi, S. E., Fishman, D. S., Forbes, N., Jamil, L. H., Jue, T. L., Kohli, D. R., Kwon, R. S., Law, J. K., … (ASGE Standards of Practice Committee Chair, 2020-2023) (2023). American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on the role of endoscopy in the diagnosis of malignancy in biliary strictures of undetermined etiology: summary and recommendations. Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 98(5), 685–693.

Faraoni, E. Y., Singh, K., Chandra, V., Le Roux, O., Dai, Y., Sahin, I., O’Brien, B. J., Strickland, L. N., Li, L., Vucic, E., Warner, A. N., Pruski, M., Clark, T., Van Buren, G., Thosani, N. C., Bynon, J. S., Wray, C. J., Bar-Sagi, D., Poulsen, K. L., Vornik, L. A., … Bailey-Lundberg, J. M. (2023). CD73-Dependent Adenosine Signaling through Adora2b Drives Immunosuppression in Ductal Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer research, 83(7), 1111–1127.

Faraoni, E. Y., O’Brien, B. J., Strickland, L. N., Osborn, B. K., Mota, V., Chaney, J., Atkins, C. L., Cen, P., Rowe, J., Cardenas, J., Poulsen, K. L., Wray, C. J., Thosani, N. C., & Bailey-Lundberg, J. M. (2023). Radiofrequency Ablation Remodels the Tumor Microenvironment and Promotes Neutrophil-Mediated Abscopal Immunomodulation in Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer immunology research, 11(1), 4–12.

Thosani, N., Cen, P., Rowe, J., Guha, S., Bailey-Lundberg, J. M., Bhakta, D., Patil, P., & Wray, C. J. (2022). Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) for advanced pancreatic and periampullary adenocarcinoma. Scientific reports, 12(1), 16516.

Faraoni, E. Y., Strickland, L. N., O’Brien, B. J., Barraza, J. F., Thosani, N. C., Wray, C. J., Mills, T. W., & Bailey-Lundberg, J. M. (2022). Radiofrequency ablation in combination with CD73 inhibitor AB680 reduces tumor growth and enhances anti-tumor immunity in a syngeneic model of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Frontiers in oncology, 12, 995027.

Xu, L., Yang, Y., Wen, Y., Jeong, J. M., Emontzpohl, C., Atkins, C. L., Sun, Z., Poulsen, K. L., Hall, D. R., Steve Bynon, J., Gao, B., Lee, W. M., Rule, J., Jacobsen, E. A., Wang, H., & Ju, C. (2022). Hepatic recruitment of eosinophils and their protective function during acute liver injury. Journal of hepatology, 77(2), 344–352.

Chamely, E. A., Hoang, B., Jafri, N. S., Felinski, M. M., Bajwa, K. S., Walker, P. A., Barge, J., Wilson, E. B., Cen, P., & Shah, S. K. (2022). Palliative Endoscopic Salvage of a Functionally Obstructed Gastrojejunostomy – Report of Technique. CRSLS : MIS case reports from SLS, 9(1), e2021.00094.

Wray C. J. (2021). Estimating Surgical Outcomes for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Annals of surgical oncology, 28(13), 8007.

Ju, C., Wang, M., Tak, E., Kim, B., Emontzpohl, C., Yang, Y., Yuan, X., Kutay, H., Liang, Y., Hall, D. R., Dar, W. A., Bynon, J. S., Carmeliet, P., Ghoshal, K., & Eltzschig, H. K. (2021). Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α-dependent induction of miR122 enhances hepatic ischemia tolerance. The Journal of clinical investigation, 131(7), e140300.

Wang, Y., Yang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, S., Jeong, J. M., Xu, L., Wen, Y., Emontzpohl, C., Atkins, C. L., Duong, K., Moreno, N. F., Yuan, X., Hall, D. R., Dar, W., Feng, D., Gao, B., Xu, Y., Czigany, Z., Colgan, S. P., Bynon, J. S., … Ju, C. (2021). Eosinophils attenuate hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice through ST2-dependent IL-13 production. Science translational medicine, 13(579), eabb6576.

Reflux/Foregut Surgery

Gioe, B., Jaber, F., Ayyad, M., Ayoub, F., Abidi, W., Patel, K. K., Gutierrez, O. B., Parker, B., DaVee, R. T., Wilson, E., Thosani, N., & Skef, W. (2026). Practice patterns of transoral incisionless fundoplication: results of the TIF-US survey. Surgical endoscopy, 40(3), 2322–2331.

Jaruvongvanich, V. K., Matar, R., Reisenauer, J., Janu, P., Mavrelis, P., Ihde, G., Murray, M., Singh, S., Kolb, J., Nguyen, N. T., Thosani, N., Wilson, E. B., Zarnegar, R., Chang, K., Canto, M. I., & Abu Dayyeh, B. K. (2023). Hiatal hernia repair with transoral incisionless fundoplication versus Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease: A retrospective study. Endoscopy international open, 11(1), E11–E18.

Mustafa, N. F., Jafri, N. S., Holtorf, H. L., & Shah, S. K. (2021). Acute oesophageal necrosis in a patient with recent SARS-CoV-2. BMJ case reports, 14(8), e244164. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-244164

Hernia/Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Greenberg, J. A., Malcher, F., Panchal, A., Bianco, F., Petro, C., Hopson, S., Docimo, S., Wilson, E., Giulianotti, P., Rosen, M., Berndtson, J., Beffa, L., Michaels, A., Irwin, C., Larue, R., & Chen, D. C. (2026). Inguinal and Ventral Hernia Repair with the Hugo Robotic-Assisted Surgery System: A Prospective, Single-arm, Clinical Trial. Annals of surgery, 10.1097/SLA.0000000000007084. Advance online publication.

Potluri, T., You, T., Yin, P., Coon, J., 5th, Stulberg, J. J., Dai, Y., Escobar, D. J., Lieber, R. L., Zhao, H., & Bulun, S. E. (2025). Estrogen receptor-α ablation reverses muscle fibrosis and inguinal hernias. The Journal of clinical investigation, 135(6), e179137.

Martinez Ugarte, S., Fajemisin, M. O., Guy-Frank, C. J., Ferguson, D. M., Stulberg, J. J., Kao, L. S., & Holihan, J. L. (2025). Hernia Recurrence Risk Matters More Than Mesh Type to Patients Undergoing Ventral Hernia Repair. The Journal of surgical research, 311, 212–220.

You, T., Zandigohar, M., Potluri, T., Piehl, N., Coon V, J. S., Baker, E., Kafali, M., Dai, Y., Stulberg, J. J., Escobar, D. J., Lieber, R. L., Zhao, H., & Bulun, S. E. (2025). Role of progesterone action in inguinal hernia formation via skeletal muscle fibrosis and atrophy. JCI insight, 10(14), e193208.

Dhanani, N. H., Lyons, N. B., Lee, K. H., Olavarria, O. A., Arakelians, A. R., Holihan, J. L., Kao, L. S., Siddiqui, A., Hogan, C., Anwoju, T., Ali, Z., & Liang, M. K. (2025). Synthetic Versus Biologic Mesh for Complex Open Ventral Hernia Repair: 3-Year Follow-Up of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. HCA healthcare journal of medicine, 6(1), 43–50.

Henderson, K., Chua, S., Hasapes, J., Shiralkar, K., Stulberg, J., Tammisetti, V., Thupili, C., Wilson, T., & Holihan, J. (2024). Recommendations for the diagnosis of occult inguinal hernias using a modified Delphi technique. Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 28(6), 2387–2391.

Anwoju, O. A., Barrientes, A., Hogan, C., Askenasy, E., Greenberg, J., Jerrod, K., Roth, S. J., Ali, Z., & Liang, M. K. (2024). Assessment of the European Hernia Society Classification of Ventral Hernias and Clinical Outcomes. HCA healthcare journal of medicine, 5(6), 649–659.

Lake, S. P., Deeken, C. R., & Agarwal, A. K. (2024). Reinforced tissue matrix to strengthen the abdominal wall following reversal of temporary ostomies or to treat incisional hernias. World journal of gastrointestinal surgery, 16(3), 823–832.

Dhanani, N. H., Lyons, N. B., Olavarria, O. A., Bernardi, K., Holihan, J. L., Shah, S. K., Wilson, T. D., Loor, M. M., Kao, L. S., & Liang, M. K. (2023). Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: Two-Year Results From a Prospective, Multicenter, Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. Annals of surgery, 278(2), 161–165.

Coelho, R., Dhanani, N. H., Lyons, N. B., Bernardi, K., Askenasy, E. P., Millas, S., Holihan, J. L., Ali, Z., & Liang, M. K. (2023). Hernia Prevention Using Biologic Mesh and/or Small Bites: A Multispecialty 2 × 2 Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 237(2), 309–317.

Dhanani, N. H., Olavarria, O. A., Holihan, J. L., Shah, S. K., Wilson, T. D., Loor, M. M., Ko, T. C., Kao, L. S., & Liang, M. K. (2021). Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: One-year Results From a Prospective, Multicenter, Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of surgery, 273(6), 1076–1080.

Obesity Medicine

Horn, D. B., Ryan, D. H., Kis, S. G., Alves, B., Mu, Y., Kim, S. G., Aberle, J., Bain, S. C., Allen, S., Sarker, E., Wu, Q., Stefanski, A., Jouravskaya, I., & ATTAIN-2 Trial Investigators (2026). Orforglipron, an oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, for the treatment of obesity in people with type 2 diabetes (ATTAIN-2): a phase 3, double-blind, randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet (London, England), 406(10522), 2927–2944.

Aronne, L. J., Horn, D. B., Kokkinos, A. D., Falcon, B. L., Wang, H., Hoffmann, H. T., Lee, C. J., & Dunn, J. P. (2026). Relationship of early rapid weight loss to efficacy and safety of tirzepatide and semaglutide for obesity: SURMOUNT-5 post hoc analysis. The American journal of medicine, 139(7), 913–921.

Horn, D. B., Aronne, L. J., Wharton, S., Bays, H. E., le Roux, C. W., Srinath, R., Gomez-Valderas, E., Arad, A. D., Das, S., Dunn, J. P., Ribeiro, A., Glass, L. C., & Lee, C. J. (2026). Tirzepatide for maintenance of bodyweight reduction in people with obesity in the USA (SURMOUNT-MAINTAIN): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet (London, England), 407(10545), 2305–2318.

Alexander, L., Purnell, J. Q., Burridge, K., Cornier, M. A., Golden, A., Horn, D. B., Look, M., Nadglowski, J., Ávila-Oliver, C., Novillo, F., Rojas-Gómez, A. M., Hussey, B., & Salas, X. R. (2026). Joint TOS/OMA/OAC expert guidance statement on the pharmacological management of United States adults with overweight or obesity using the GRADE approach. Obesity pillars, 18, 100254.

Aronne, L. J., Horn, D. B., le Roux, C. W., Chao, A. M., Ho, W., Halpern, B., Griffin, R., Xie, C., Valderas, E. G., Lee, C. J., Ribeiro, A., Hyman, D. M., Glass, L., & Xavier, N. (2026). Orforglipron for maintenance of body weight reduction: the double-blind, randomized phase 3b ATTAIN-MAINTAIN trial. Nature medicine, 10.1038/s41591-026-04386-7. Advance online publication.

Galindo, R. J., Aronne, L. J., Horn, D. B., Miras, A. D., Dunn, J. P., Cao, D., Lee, C. J., Karanikas, C. A., Heine, R. J., Falcon, B. L., & Dimitriadis, G. K. (2026). Reversion to normoglycemia with tirzepatide vs semaglutide in participants with obesity and prediabetes: a post hoc analysis of SURMOUNT-5. Journal of endocrinological investigation, 10.1007/s40618-026-02895-3. Advance online publication.

Alexander, L., Purnell, J. Q., Burridge, K., Cornier, M. A., Golden, A., Horn, D. B., Look, M., Nadglowski, J., Ávila-Oliver, C., Novillo, F., Rojas-Gómez, A. M., Hussey, B., & Salas, X. R. (2026). Joint TOS/OMA/OAC Expert Guidance Statement on the Pharmacological Management of United States Adults With Overweight or Obesity Using the GRADE Approach. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 34(4), 851–870.

le Roux, C. W., Busetto, L., Aronne, L., Horn, D. B., Dimitriadis, G. K., Falcon, B., Garcia-Perez, L. E., Valderas, E. G., Gibble, T. H., Senyucel, C., & Dunn, J. P. (2026). A treat-to-target approach for obesity management: A post hoc analysis of the SURMOUNT-5 trial. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 28(4), 3355–3366.

Young, C. B., Rives, E., Gudzune, K. A., Jaeger, B. C., Simmons, C. G., White, B. N., Hooker, S. A., Horn, D. B., Young, D. R., Vesely, J., Velazquez, A., Price, C., Cook, S. D., Martin-Fernandez, K., Inzhakova, G., Pajewski, N. M., Ard, J. D., & Lewis, K. H. (2026). The long-term effectiveness of the anti-obesity medication phentermine (LEAP) trial: Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics. Contemporary clinical trials, 161, 108219.

Horn, D. B., Linetzky, B., Davies, M. J., Laffin, L. J., Wang, H., Murphy, M. A., Zimner-Rapuch, S., Lau, E., Arad, A. D., & Lee, C. J. (2026). Cardiometabolic Parameter Change by Weight Regain on Tirzepatide Withdrawal in Adults With Obesity: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SURMOUNT-4 Trial. JAMA internal medicine, 186(2), 157–167.

Heeren, F. A. N., Ruddiman, K. R., Simmons, C., White, B. N., Jaeger, B. C., Pajewski, N. M., Hooker, S. A., Horn, D. B., Martin-Fernandez, K., Gudzune, K. A., Young, C. B., Ard, J., & Lewis, K. H. (2026). Application of the Lancet Commission Criteria for the Diagnosis of Obesity to a Clinical Trials Population: The LEAP Trial. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 34(1), 58–64.

Sherifali, D., Racey, M., Fitzpatrick-Lewis, D., Greenway, M., Sockalingam, S., Wada, J., Teoh, S. H., Patton, I., Macklin, D., van Rossum, E. F. C., Busetto, L., Horn, D. B., Patricia Nece, J. D., Leguede, M. E. G. S., Pearce, N., Le Roux, C., Ard, J., Alberga, A. S., Kaplan, L., Sharma, A. M., … Wharton, S. (2025). Missing the Target: A Scoping Review of the Use of Percent Weight Loss for Obesity Management. Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 26(11), e13960.

Horn, D. B., Aronne, L. J., Wharton, S., Bays, H. E., Gomez-Valderas, E., Arad, A. D., Sharma, P., Dunn, J. P., Senyucel, C., & Lee, C. J. (2025). Tirzepatide for the Maintenance of Body Weight Reduction: Rationale, Design, and Baseline Characteristics of SURMOUNT-MAINTAIN. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 33(10), 1873–1885.

Aronne, L. J., Horn, D. B., le Roux, C. W., Ho, W., Falcon, B. L., Gomez Valderas, E., Das, S., Lee, C. J., Glass, L. C., Senyucel, C., Dunn, J. P., & SURMOUNT-5 Trial Investigators (2025). Tirzepatide as Compared with Semaglutide for the Treatment of Obesity. The New England journal of medicine, 393(1), 26–36.

Horn, D. B., Kahan, S., Batterham, R. L., Cao, D., Lee, C. J., Murphy, M., Gonsahn-Bollie, S., Chigutsa, F., Stefanski, A., & Dunn, J. P. (2025). Time to weight plateau with tirzepatide treatment in the SURMOUNT-1 and SURMOUNT-4 clinical trials. Clinical obesity, 15(3), e12734.

Kaplan, L. M., Apovian, C. M., Ard, J. D., Allison, D. B., Aronne, L. J., Batterham, R. L., Busetto, L., Dicker, D., Horn, D. B., Kelly, A. S., Mechanick, J. I., Purnell, J. Q., Ramos-Salas, X., & Assessing the State of Obesity Care Writing Group (2024). Assessing the state of obesity care: Quality, access, guidelines, and standards. Obesity science & practice, 10(4), e765.

Kahn, S. E., Deanfield, J. E., Jeppesen, O. K., Emerson, S. S., Boesgaard, T. W., Colhoun, H. M., Kushner, R. F., Lingvay, I., Burguera, B., Gajos, G., Horn, D. B., Hramiak, I. M., Jastreboff, A. M., Kokkinos, A., Maeng, M., Matos, A. L. S. A., Tinahones, F. J., Lincoff, A. M., Ryan, D. H., & SELECT Trial Investigators (2024). Effect of Semaglutide on Regression and Progression of Glycemia in People With Overweight or Obesity but Without Diabetes in the SELECT Trial. Diabetes care, 47(8), 1350–1359.

Ryan, D. H., Lingvay, I., Deanfield, J., Kahn, S. E., Barros, E., Burguera, B., Colhoun, H. M., Cercato, C., Dicker, D., Horn, D. B., Hovingh, G. K., Jeppesen, O. K., Kokkinos, A., Lincoff, A. M., Meyhöfer, S. M., Oral, T. K., Plutzky, J., van Beek, A. P., Wilding, J. P. H., & Kushner, R. F. (2024). Long-term weight loss effects of semaglutide in obesity without diabetes in the SELECT trial. Nature medicine, 30(7), 2049–2057.

Aronne, L. J., Sattar, N., Horn, D. B., Bays, H. E., Wharton, S., Lin, W. Y., Ahmad, N. N., Zhang, S., Liao, R., Bunck, M. C., Jouravskaya, I., Murphy, M. A., & SURMOUNT-4 Investigators (2024). Continued Treatment With Tirzepatide for Maintenance of Weight Reduction in Adults With Obesity: The SURMOUNT-4 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA, 331(1), 38–48.

Strathe, A., Horn, D. B., Larsen, M. S., Rubino, D., Sørrig, R., Tran, M. T. D., Wharton, S., & Overgaard, R. V. (2023). A model-based approach to predict individual weight loss with semaglutide in people with overweight or obesity. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 25(11), 3171–3180.

Horn D. B. (2023). Comment on: Preoperative and early adjuvant antiobesity medications in bariatric surgery patients with body mass index over 60 or suboptimal initial response to surgery. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 19(8), 841–842.

Horn, D. B., Pash, E., Zhou, M. S., Broffman, L., Bialonczyk, D., Doron, T., & Chiquette, E. (2023). Characteristics and Weight Loss Practices From a Cohort of 20,000 Patients Using Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth: Observational Cross-sectional Study. JMIR formative research, 7, e40062.

Horn, D. B., Almandoz, J. P., & Look, M. (2022). What is clinically relevant weight loss for your patients and how can it be achieved? A narrative review. Postgraduate medicine, 134(4), 359–375.

Horn, D. B., Damsgaard, C., Earles, K., Mathew, S., & Nelson, A. E. (2021). Engagement between patients with obesity and osteoarthritis and primary care physicians: a cross-sectional survey. Postgraduate medicine, 133(8), 979–987.

Ciemins, E., Joshi, V., Horn, D., Nadglowski, J., Ramasamy, A., & Cuddeback, J. (2021). Measuring What Matters: Beyond Quality Performance Measures in Caring for Adults with Obesity. Population health management, 24(4), 482–491.

Education

Sutyak, K. M., Fisher, T., Kim, D. H., Wandling, M. W., Kawaguchi, A. L., Adams, S. D., Kao, L. S., Lally, K. P., & Saunders, T. E. (2025). A Recipe for a Continuous Quality Improvement Program in Surgical Residency. Journal of surgical education, 82(9), 103589.

Monfared, S., Weis, J. J., Shah, S. K., Scott, D. J., Felinski, M. M., & Wilson, E. B. (2023). The rising tide of revisional surgery: tracking changes in index cases among bariatric-accredited fellowships. Surgical endoscopy, 37(6), 4824–4828.

Fitch, A., Horn, D. B., Still, C. D., Alexander, L. C., Christensen, S., Pennings, N., & Bays, H. E. (2023). Obesity medicine as a subspecialty and United States certification – A review. Obesity pillars, 6, 100062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100062

Woods, M. S., Liberman, J. N., Rui, P., Wiggins, E., White, J., Ramshaw, B., & Stulberg, J. J. (2023). Association between Surgical Technical Skills and Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 27(1), e2022.00076.

Pham, M. N., Ko, O. S., Huang, R., Vo, A. X., Tsai, K. P., Lai, J. D., Hudnall, M. T., Halpern, J. A., Meeks, J. J., Benson, J., Soares, R., Kim, R., Bilimoria, K. Y., Stulberg, J. J., & Auffenberg, G. B. (2022). An Evaluation of Peer-Rated Surgical Skill and its Relationship With Detrusor Muscle Sampling in Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor. Urology, 169, 134–140.

Stulberg, J. J., Adams, S. D., & Kao, L. S. (2022). Lack of Attending Surgeon Scrubbed and Resident Autonomy Are Not Equivalent. JAMA surgery, 157(3), 219–220.

Abahuje, E., Johnson, J., Halverson, A., & Stulberg, J. J. (2022). Intraoperative Assessment of Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) and Qualitative Description of their Effects on Intraoperative Performance. Journal of surgical education, 79(5), 1237–1245.

Surgical Technology

Bhandari, M., Contreras, J. E., Marin, P., Bhandari, M., Brunaldi, V. O., Mathur, W., Reddy, M., Tiwari, A., Teixeira, A., Wilson, E. B., & Galvao Neto, M. (2026). Safety and early results of immediately patent magnetic jejuno-jejunal anastomoses (IMPA-JJ) in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgical endoscopy, 40(2), 1719–1725.

Bhandari, M., Neto, M. G., Brunaldi, V. O., Bhandari, M., Mathor, W., Reddy, M., Teixeira, A., & Wilson, E. B. (2025). Immediately-Patent Magnetic Duodeno-Ileal Anastomosis (IMPA-DI): The First-in-Human Study. Obesity surgery, 35(6), 2053–2058.

Patel, V., Collins, J. W., Marescaux, J., Dohler, M., Saikali, S., Dasgupta, P., Reddy, S., Gamal, A., Patel, E., Rogers, T., Siddiqui, A., Breda, A., Mottrie, A., Hassan, A., Hung, A., Secord, A., Rocco, B., Pugh, C., Sundaram, C., Sighinolfi, M. C., … Moschovas, M. C. (2025). International multispecialty consensus statement and expert opinion of best practices in telesurgery. Journal of robotic surgery, 19(1), 135.

Olavarria, O. A., Chhabra, K. R., Levi, S. T., Wilson, E. B., & Hutter, M. M. (2025). Small bowel magnetic compression anastomosis creation for bypass procedures in a porcine model. Surgical endoscopy, 39(3), 2155–2163.

Nwaiwu, C. A., McCulloh, C. J., Skinner, G., Shah, S. K., Kim, P. C. W., Schwaitzberg, S. D., & Wilson, E. B. (2023). Real-time First-In-Human Comparison of Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging and ICG in Minimally Invasive Colorectal & Bariatric Surgery. Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 27(12), 3083–3085.

Liu, Y. Z., Mehrotra, S., Buharin, V. E., Marois, M., Nwaiwu, C. A., Wilson, E. B., & Kim, P. C. W. (2023). Dye-Less Perfusion Quantification of Porcine Gastric Conduit with Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging and Laser Doppler Imaging. Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 27(9), 1947–1949.

Liu, Y. Z., Shah, S. K., Sanders, C. M., Nwaiwu, C. A., Dechert, A. F., Mehrotra, S., Schwaitzberg, S. D., Kim, P. C. W., & Wilson, E. B. (2023). Utility and usability of laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) for displaying real-time tissue perfusion/blood flow in robot-assisted surgery (RAS): comparison to indocyanine green (ICG) and use in laparoscopic surgery. Surgical endoscopy, 37(6), 4803–4811.

Ore, A. S., Althoff, A., Kull, D. R., Baldwin, T. J., Van Eps, J. L., & Messaris, E. (2023). Comparative early histologic healing quality of magnetic versus stapled small bowel anastomosis. Surgery, 173(4), 1060–1065.

Ore, A. S., Askenasy, E., Ryou, M., Baldwin, T., Thompson, C. C., & Messaris, E. (2022). Evaluation of sutureless anastomosis after ileostomy takedown using the self-forming magnet anastomosis system in a porcine model. Surgical endoscopy, 36(10), 7664–7672.

Other

Prossin, A. R., Holihan, J., Cox, C. S., Jr, Klein-Marcuschamer, I., Aceves, D., Minkowitz, H., & Dantzer, R. (2026). IV IL-1 receptor antagonist reduces pain sensitivity and enhances brain endorphin release during a standardized, experimental, acute pain challenge: A BESH clinical trial. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 131, 106165.

Ferguson, D. M., Stulberg, J. J., & Miller, C. C., 3rd (2026). Comparing Apples to Apples: The Importance of Clinical and Statistical Heterogeneity When Planning a Network Meta-Analysis. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 242(5), 1460.

Stulberg, J. J., Miller, C. L., & Ferguson, D. M. (2026). Using Administrative Data Responsibly. JAMA surgery, 161(6), 636.

Holihan, J. L., Wrather, A. G., Lancaster, C., Bajwa, K. S., Felinski, M. M., Shah, S. K., Stulberg, J. J., Wilson, T. D., & Wilson, E. B. (2026). Comparing contact dermatitis due to tissue adhesives in port-site closure. Surgical endoscopy, 10.1007/s00464-026-13027-6. Advance online publication.

Kim, M. P., Mulpur, S., Snyder, M., Sherman, V., Dobbs, S., & Gaber, A. O. (2026). Improving Surgical Outcomes Through Surgeon-specific Reporting: A Quality Improvement Initiative. The Journal of surgical research, 317, 11–18.

Rosen, J. E., Monsell, S. E., DePaoli, S. C., Fannon, E. C., Kohler, J. E., Reinke, C. E., Kao, L. S., Fransman, R. B., Stulberg, J. J., Shapiro, M. B., Nehra, D., Park, P. K., Sanchez, S. E., Fischkoff, K. N., Davidson, G. H., Flum, D. R., & TRIAD Collaborative, (2024). The Use and Impact of a Decision Support Tool for Appendicitis Treatment. Annals of surgery, 280(4), 616–622.

Schäfer, W. L. A., Johnson, J. K., Ager, M. S., Iroz, C. B., Huang, R., Balbale, S. N., & Stulberg, J. J. (2024). Learning from the implementation of a surgical opioid reduction initiative in an integrated health system: a qualitative study among providers and patients. Implementation science communications, 5(1), 22.

Burgess, J. R., Heneghan, K. C., Barot, T. G., & Stulberg, J. J. (2024). Surgeons’ knowledge regarding perioperative pain management in patients with opioid use disorder: a survey among 260 members of the American College of Surgeons. Patient safety in surgery, 18(1), 9.

Reiter, A. J., Huang, R., Iroz, C. B., Slocum, J. D., D’Orazio, B. M., Johnson, J. K., & Stulberg, J. J. (2024). Adherence to Opioid Prescribing Guidelines in a Statewide Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative. The Journal of surgical research, 293, 274–280.

Iroz, C. B., Schäfer, W. L. A., Johnson, J. K., Ager, M. S., Huang, R., Balbale, S. N., Stulberg, J. J., & Opioid Agreement Delphi Group (2023). The development of a safe opioid use agreement for surgical care using a modified Delphi method. PloS one, 18(9), e0291969.

Stulberg, J. J., Vu, L., Huang, R., Balbale, S. N., Yoo, P., Tra, P., & Metcalfe, L. N. (2023). How Reclassification of Hydrocodone Combination Products Affects Dispensing. Hospital pharmacy, 58(4), 323–325.

Chamely, E. A., & Stulberg, J. J. (2023). Measuring Quality at the Surgeon Level. Clinics in colon and rectal surgery, 36(4), 233–239.

Pacheco, S., Nguyen, L. M. T., Halphen, J. M., Samy, N. N., Wilson, N. R., Sattler, G., Wing, S. E., Feng, C., Paulino, R. A. D., Shah, P., Addimulam, S., Patel, R., Wray, C. J., Arthur, J. A., & Hui, D. (2023). Adherence to Opioid Patient Prescriber Agreements at a Safety Net Hospital. Cancers, 15(11), 2943.

Clements, T. W., Van Gent, J. M., Hatton, G. E., Estrada, M., Agarwal, A. K., & Cotton, B. A. (2023). Is the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories after bowel anastomosis in trauma safe?. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 94(5), 678–683.

Boyev, A., Sanjeevi, S., Estrada, M. M., Ko, T. C., & Wray, C. J. (2022). The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Upon Non-elective Admissions and Surgery at a Safety-Net Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study. The Journal of surgical research, 278, 376–385.

Balbale, S. N., Iroz, C. B., Schäfer, W. L. A., Johnson, J. K., & Stulberg, J. J. (2022). A Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Patient and Provider Perspectives on Pain Management Needs and Opioid Prescribing in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care. Crohn’s & colitis 360, 4(3), otac033.

Fris, E., Sedlock, E., Etchegaray, J., Ottosen, M. J., Pucio, R., Mistry, T., Saunders, T., Tomoaia-Cotisel, A., & Thomas, E. J. (2021). Development and testing of the Stakeholder Quality Improvement Perspectives Survey (SQuIPS). BMJ open quality, 10(4), e001332.

Dhanani, N. H., Olavarria, O. A., Millas, S., Askenasy, E. P., Ko, T. C., Liang, M. K., & Holihan, J. L. (2021). Is robotic surgery feasible at a safety net hospital?. Surgical endoscopy, 35(8), 4452–4458.