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
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