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Our Specialists: Publications

Research and clinical trials are a vital part in learning more about diseases of the pancreas. Our specialists are dedicated to contributing to the medical advancements of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Below are a selection of featured publications by our specialists.

2011

Cho CS, Kooby DA, Schmidt CM, ... Ahmad SA, et al.  Laparoscopic versus open left pancreatectomy: can preoperative factors indicate the safer technique?  Ann Surg 2011; 253(5):975-980.

Chagpar RB, Martin RC, Ahmad SA, et al.  Medically managed hypercholesterolemia and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus preoperatively predicts poor survival after surgery for pancreatic cancer.  J Gastrointest Surg 2011; 15(4):551-557.

Martin RC, Kooby DA, Weber SM, Merchant NB, Parikh AA, Cho CS, Ahmad SA, Kim HJ, Hawkins W, Scoggins CR.  Analysis of 6,747 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors for a proposed staging system.  J Gastrointest Surg 2011; 15(1):175-183.

2010

Thomas RM, Ahmad SA. Current concepts in the surgical management of pancreatic cancer. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2010; 19(2):335-358 .

McClaine RJ, Lowy AM, Sussman JJ, Schmulewitz N, Grisell DL, Ahmad SA. Neoadjuvant therapy may lead to successful surgical resection and improved survival in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. HPB (Oxford) 2010; 12(1):73-79 .

Kooby DA, Hawkins WG, Schmidt CM, ... Ahmad SA, et al.  A multicenter analysis of distal pancreatectomy for adenocarcinoma:  is laparoscopic resection appropriate? J Am Coll Surg 2010; 210(5):779-787.

Sutton JM, Schmulewitz N, Sussman JJ, Smith M, Kurland JE, Brunner JE, Salehi M, Choe KA, Ahmad SA.  Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation as a means of treating patients with genetically linked pancreatitis.  Surgery 2010; 148(4):676-685.

2009

McClaine RJ, Lowy AM, Matthews JB, Schmulewitz N, Sussman JJ, Ingraham AM, Ahmad SA. A comparison of pancreaticoduodenectomy and duodenum-preserving head resection for the treatment of chronic pancreatitis. HPB (Oxford) 2009; 11(8):677-683 .

Merchant NB, Rymer J, Koehler EA, ... Ahmad SA, et al.  Adjuvant chemoradiation therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: who really benefits?  J Am Coll Surg 2009; 208(5):829-841.

2008

Kooby DA, Gillespie T, Bentrem D, ... Ahmad SA, et al.  Left-sided pancreatectomy: a multicenter comparison of laparoscopic and open approaches.  Ann Surg 2008; 248(3):438-446..

2007

Nair RR, Lowy AM, McIntyre B, Sussman JJ, Matthews JB, Ahmad SA.  Fistulojejunostomy for the management of refractory pancreatic fistula.  Surgery 2007; 142(4):636-642..

2006

Factors Associated with Insulin and Narcotic Independence after Islet Autotransplantation in Patients with Severe Chronic Pancreatitis.
Syed A Ahmad, MD, Andrew M Lowy, MD, FACS, Curtis JWray, MD, David D’Alessio, MD, Kywran A Choe, MD, Laura E James, MS, Andreas Gelrud, MD, Jeffrey B Matthews, MD, FACS, Horacio LR Rilo, MD

Ahmad SA, Wray C, Rilo HLR, Choe KA, Gelrud A, Howington JA, Lowy AM, Matthews JB.   Chronic  pancreatitis:  Recent advances and ongoing challenges.   Curr Probl Surg 2006; 43(3):127-238.

2005

Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer: Recent Controversies and Current Practice. Curtis J. Wray, Syed A. Ahmad, Jeffrey B. Matthews, and Andrew M. Lowy

Clinical Significance of Bacterial Cultures from 28 Autologous Islet Cell Transplant Solutions. Wray CJ, Ahmad SA, Lowy AM, D'Alessio DA, Gelrud A, Choe KA, Soldano DA, Matthews JB, Rodriguez-Rilo HL

2004

Shah P, Ho I, Schmulewitz N. Band ligation of a colonic Dieulafoy lesion in a patient with C. Difficile. (under review)

Schmulewitz N, Sanaka S, Ho I, Jordan A, Rosato R MD. A case of pancreatic carcinoma in the setting of radiation pancreatitis. (under review)

Varadarajulu S, Fraig M, Schmulewitz N, Roberts S, Wildi S, Hawes RH, Hoffman BJ, Wallace MB. Comparison of EUS-Guided 19-Gauge Trucut Needle Biopsy With EUS-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration. Endoscopy 2004; 26(5):397-401.

Wildi SM, Fickling WE, Day TA, Cunningham CD, Schnulewitz N, Varadarajulu S, Roberts S, Ferguson B, Hoffman BJ, Hawes RH, Wallace MB. Endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis and staging of neoplasms of the head and neck. (Accepted for publication in Endoscopy)

Varadarajulu S, Schmulewitz N, Wildi SF, Roberts S, Ravenel J, Reed CE, Block MI, Hoffman BJ, Hawes RH, Wallace MB. Accuracy of EUS in staging of T4 lung cancer. Gastrointest Endosc 2004;59:345-348.

2003

Ahmad SA, Berman RS, Ellis LM. Biology of Colorectal Liver Metastases. In Vauthey JN (ed.): Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA, 2003, p 135-150.

Total Pancreatectomy and Autologous Islet Cell Transplantation as a Means of Treat Severe Chronic Pancreatitis. HL Rilo, SA Ahmad, D D'Alessio, Y Iwanaga, KA Choe, JS Moulton, J Martin LJ Pennington, DA Soldano, J Biliter, SP Martin, CD Ulrich, L Somogyi, J Welge, JB Matthews, AM Lowy. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. In Press.

Kim J, Sussman JJ, Lowy AM, Ahmad SA. Multimodality Treatment of Gastrointestinal Malignancies. Surgical Oncology: The Requisites. In Press.

Ahmad SA, Abdalla EK, Spitz FR, Bouvet M, Yahanda AM. Hebatobiliary Cancers; in Feig BW, Berger DH, Fuhrman GM (eds.): The M. D. Anderson Surgical Oncology Handbook (3rd Ed.). Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2003, p 266-302.

Stoeltzing O, Liu W, Reinmuth N, Parikh A, Ahmad SA, Jung YD, Fan F, Ellis LM. Angiogenesis and Antiangiogenic Therapy of Colon Cancer Liver Metastases. Ann Surg Onc. 2003 10(7): 722-733.

Stoeltzing O, Ahmad SA, Liu W, McCarty MF, Wey JS, Parikh AA, Fan F, Reinmuth N, Kawaguchi M, Bucana CD, Ellis LM. Angiopoietin-1 inhibits vascular permeability, angiogenesis, and growth of hepatic colon cancer tumors. Cancer Res. 2003 Jun 15;63(12):3370-7.

Kim J, Ahmad SA, Lowy AM, Buell JF, Pennington LJ Saldano DA, James LE, Matthews JB, Hanto DW. Increased Biliary Fistulas Following Liver Resection with the Harmonic Scalpel. American Surgeon. 2003, 69: 815-819.

Kim J, Ahmad SA, Lowy AM, Buell JF, Pennington LJ, Moulton JB, Matthews JB, Hanto DW. An Alogorithm for the Accurate Identification of Benign Liver Lesions. The American Journal of Surgery. 2004 Feb;187(2):274-9.