Sora Ely, MD

Assistant Professor
Primary Department
Surgery
Secondary Department
Thoracic Surgery
Affiliation
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Research Interests

Lung and Esophageal Cancer; Mediastinal Masses and Cysts; Benign Foregut Surgery including Hiatal Hernia; Minimally Invasive Surgery including Robotic-Assisted;  Clinical Outcomes; Cancer Care Quality; Lung Cancer Screening; Cancer Early Detection; Incidental Lung Nodules; Disparities in Lung Cancer Outcomes and Screening 

Keywords

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery); Surgery; Clinical Outcomes; Small Cell Lung Cancer; Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Lung Cancer; Lung Cancer Screening; Health Equity; Population Health; Health Services; Public Health

Research Level
T2: Translation to Patients
T3: Translation to Practice
T4: Translation to Population Health
Research Method(s)
  • Prospective, randomized, clinical trials in thoracic surgery
  • Quality reviews (e.g. of lung cancer screening program performance)
  • Retrospective database studies (e.g. of NSQIP, NCDB, SEER-Medicare)
  • Surgical videos and/or technique reports
  • Qualitative surveys (e.g. of biomarker testing practices at various institutions) including community-based participatory research
  • Case series
  • Case reports