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David Lawrence Berger, M.D. Title Institution Department Address
Associate Professor of Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital Wac 465 55 Fruit St Boston MA 02114 Phone 617/724-6980 Fax 617/724-0067 Email vCard Download vCard (https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/person/85275/viewas/vcard) (login for email (https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/login/default.aspx? pin=send&method=login&edit=false))
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Bibliographic selected publications Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login (https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/login/default.aspx? pin=send&method=login&edit=true) to make corrections and additions. List All | Timeline 1. Leijssen LGJ, Dinaux AM, Amri R, Kunitake H, Bordeianou LG, Berger DL. A Transverse Colectomy is as Safe as an Extended Right or Left Colectomy for Mid-Transverse Colon Cancer. World J Surg. 2018 Mar 19. PMID: 29556881. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29556881) 2. Leijssen LGJ, Dinaux AM, Kunitake H, Bordeianou LG, Berger DL. Pathologic factors are more important than tumor location in long-term survival in colon cancer. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2018 Mar 14. PMID: 29541894. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29541894) 3. Dinaux AM, Leijssen LGJ, Bordeianou LG, Kunitake H, Berger DL. The Influence of Screening on Outcomes of Clinically Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 2018 Feb 09. PMID: 29427228. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29427228) 4. Dinaux AM, Leijssen L, Bordeianou LG, Kunitake H, Amri R, Berger DL. Outcomes of persistent lymph node involvement after neoadjuvant therapy for stage III rectal cancer. Surgery. 2018 Apr; 163(4):784-788. PMID: 29277386. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29277386) 5. Dinaux AM, Leijssen LGJ, Bordeianou LG, Kunitake H, Berger DL. Effects of local multivisceral resection for clinically locally advanced rectal cancer on long-term outcomes. J Surg Oncol. 2017 Dec 04. PMID: 29205364. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29205364) 6. Dinaux AM, Leijssen LGJ, Bordeianou LG, Kunitake H, Amri R, Berger DL. The negative impact of understaging rectal cancer patients. Am J Surg. 2017 Nov 08. PMID: 29174165. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29174165) 7. Thevathasan T, Shih SL, Safavi KC, Berger DL, Burns SM, Grabitz SD, Glidden RS, Zafonte RD, Eikermann M, Schneider JC. Association between intraoperative non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking agent dose and 30-day readmission after abdominal surgery. Br J Anaesth. 2017 Oct 01; 119(4):595-605. PMID: 29121289. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29121289) 8. Miller CL, Taylor MS, Qadan M, Deshpande V, Worthington S, Smalley R, Collura C, Ryan DP, Allen JN, Blaszkowsky LS, Clark JW, Murphy JE, Parikh AR, Berger D, Tanabe KK, Lillemoe KD, Ferrone CR. Prognostic Significance of Surgical Margin Size After Neoadjuvant FOLFOX and/or FOLFIRI for Colorectal Liver Metastases. J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Nov; 21(11):18311840. PMID: 28884391. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28884391) 9. Dinaux AM, Leijssen LGJ, Bordeianou LG, Kunitake H, Berger DL. Rectal Cancer in Patients Under 50 Years of Age. J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Nov; 21(11):1898-1905. PMID: 28842810. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28842810) 10. Amri R, Dinaux AM, Kunitake H, Bordeianou LG, Berger DL. Risk Stratification for Surgical Site Infections in Colon Cancer. JAMA Surg. 2017 Jul 01; 152(7):686-690. PMID: 28403477. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28403477) 11. Dinaux AM, Amri R, Berger DL. Prone positioning reduces perineal infections when performing the miles procedure. Am J Surg. 2017 Aug; 214(2):217-221. PMID: 28610935. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28610935) 12. Kishan AU, Voog JC, Wiseman J, Cook RR, Ancukiewicz M, Lee P, Ryan DP, Clark JW, Berger DL, Cusack JC, Wo JY, Hong TS. Standard fractionation external beam radiotherapy with and without intraoperative radiotherapy for locally recurrent rectal cancer: the role of local therapy in patients with a high competing risk of death from distant disease. Br J Radiol. 2017 Aug; 90(1076):20170134. PMID: 28613934. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28613934) 13. Amri R, Dinaux AM, Leijssen LGJ, Kunitake H, Bordeianou LG, Berger DL. Do packed red blood cell transfusions really worsen oncologic outcomes in colon cancer? Surgery. 2017 09; 162(3):586-591. PMID: 28606725. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28606725) 14. Dinaux AM, Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Hong TS, Wo JY, Blaszkowsky LS, Allen JN, Murphy JE, Kunitake H, Berger DL. The Impact of Pathologic Complete Response in Patients with Neoadjuvantly Treated Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer-a Large Single-Center Experience. J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Jul; 21(7):1153-1158. PMID: 28386670. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28386670) 15. Desai N, Sajed D, Arora KS, Solovyov A, Rajurkar M, Bledsoe JR, Sil S, Amri R, Tai E, MacKenzie OC, Mino-Kenudson M, Aryee MJ, Ferrone CR, Berger DL, Rivera MN, Greenbaum BD, Deshpande V, Ting DT. Diverse repetitive element RNA expression defines epigenetic and immunologic features of colon cancer. JCI Insight. 2017 Feb 09; 2(3):e91078. PMID: 28194445. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28194445) 16. Mitra D, Hong TS, Horick N, Rose B, Drapek LN, Blaszkowsky LS, Allen JN, Kwak EL, Murphy JE, Clark JW, Ryan DP, Cusack JC, Bordeianou LG, Berger DL, Wo JY. Long-term outcomes and toxicities of a large cohort of anal cancer patients treated with dose-painted IMRT per RTOG 0529. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2017 Apr-Jun; 2(2):110-117. PMID: 28740921. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28740921) 17. Bordeianou L, Cauley CE, Antonelli D, Bird S, Rattner D, Hutter M, Mahmood S, Schnipper D, Rubin M, Bleday R, Kenney P, Berger D. Truth in Reporting: How Data Capture Methods Obfuscate Actual Surgical Site Infection Rates within a Health Care Network System. Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Jan; 60(1):96-106. PMID: 27926563. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27926563) 18. Amri R, England J, Bordeianou LG, Berger DL. Risk Stratification in Patients with Stage II Colon Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Nov; 23(12):3907-3914. PMID: 27380640. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27380640) 19. Amri R, Klos CL, Bordeianou L, Berger DL. The prognostic value of lymph node ratio in colon cancer is independent of resection length. Am J Surg. 2016 Aug; 212(2):251-7. PMID: 27156798. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27156798) 20. Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Berger DL. Effect of High-Grade Disease on Outcomes of Surgically Treated Colon Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Apr; 23(4):1157-63. PMID: 26589501. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26589501) 21. Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Berger DL. Association of Radial Margin Positivity With Colon Cancer. JAMA Surg. 2015 Sep; 150(9):890-8. PMID: 26132363. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26132363) 22. Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Berger DL. The conundrum of the young colon cancer patient. Surgery. 2015 Dec; 158(6):1696-703. PMID: 26298030. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26298030) 23. Amri R, Berger DL. Elevation of Pretreatment Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level as a Prognostic Factor for Colon Cancer: Incorporating a C Stage in the AJCC TNM Classification. JAMA Surg. 2015 Aug; 150(8):755-6. PMID: 26083189. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26083189) 24. Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Berger DL. Does active smoking induce hematogenous metastatic spread in colon cancer? Am J Surg. 2015 Nov; 210(5):930-2. PMID: 26251219. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26251219) 25. Gharib SD, Berger DL, Choy G, Huck AE. CASE RECORDS of the MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. Case 21-2015. A 37-Year-Old American Man Living in Vietnam, with Fever and Bacteremia. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jul 09; 373(2):174-83. PMID: 26154791. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26154791) 26. Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Berger DL. Variations in Metastasis Site by Primary Location in Colon Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Aug; 19(8):1522-7. PMID: 25933582. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25933582) 27. Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Berger DL. The fate of unscreened women in colon cancer: impact on staging and prognosis. Am J Surg. 2015 Jun; 209(6):927-34. PMID: 25724080. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25724080) 28. Bloechlinger S, Berger D, Bryner J, Roost E, Jakob S, Dünser MW, Takala J. Changes in Left Ventricular Torsion Early Postoperatively After Aortic Valve Replacement and at Long-Term Follow-up. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Aug; 29(4):860-7. PMID: 25979528. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25979528) 29. Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Berger DL. Renewed assessment of the stapled anastomosis with the increasing role of laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer. Surg Endosc. 2015 Sep; 29(9):2675-82. PMID: 25472748. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25472748) 30. Berlet T, Etter R, Fehr T, Berger D, Sendi P, Merz TM. Sonographic patterns of lung consolidation in mechanically ventilated patients with and without ventilator-associated pneumonia: a prospective cohort study. J Crit Care. 2015 Apr; 30(2):327-33. PMID: 25499414. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25499414) 31. Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Berger DL. Colon cancer surgery following emergency presentation: effects on admission and stage-adjusted outcomes. Am J Surg. 2015 Feb; 209(2):246-53. PMID: 25457246. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25457246) 32. Naraghi L, Peev MP, Esteve R, Chang Y, Berger DL, Thayer SP, Rattner DW, Lillemoe KD, Kaafarani H, Yeh DD, de Moya MA, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos GS, King DR. The influence of anesthesia on heart rate complexity during elective and urgent surgery in 128 patients. J Crit Care. 2015 Feb; 30(1):145-9. PMID: 25239820. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25239820) 33. Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Berger DL. Treatment delay in surgically-treated colon cancer: does it affect outcomes? Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Nov; 21(12):3909-16. PMID: 24849522. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24849522) 34. Osler P, Kim SD, Hess KA, Phan P, Simpson AK, Mansfield FL, Berger D, Craveiro VL, Wood KB. Prior abdominal surgery is associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications after anterior lumbar interbody fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 May 01; 39(10):E650-6. PMID: 24583724. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24583724) 35. Russo AL, Ryan DP, Borger DR, Wo JY, Szymonifka J, Liang WY, Kwak EL, Blaszkowsky LS, Clark JW, Allen JN, Zhu AX, Berger DL, Cusack JC, Mamon HJ, Haigis KM, Hong TS. Mutational and clinical predictors of pathologic complete response in the treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2014 Mar; 45(1):34-9. PMID: 24006244; PMCID: PMC4361942. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24006244), PubMed Central (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4361942) 36. Hawkins AT, Berger DL, Shellito PC, Sylla P, Bordeianou L. Wound dehiscence after abdominoperineal resection for low rectal cancer is associated with decreased survival. Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 Feb; 57(2):143-50. PMID: 24401874; PMCID: PMC3904669. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24401874), PubMed Central (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3904669) 37. Amri R, Stronks K, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Berger DL. Gender and ethnic disparities in colon cancer presentation and outcomes in a US universal health care setting. J Surg Oncol. 2014 Jun; 109(7):645-51. PMID: 24474677. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24474677) 38. Blaszkowsky LS, Ryan DP, Szymonifka J, Borger DR, Zhu AX, Clark JW, Kwak EL, Mamon HJ, Allen JN, Vasudev E, Shellito PC, Cusack JC, Berger DL, Hong TS. Phase I/II study of neoadjuvant bevacizumab, erlotinib and 5-fluorouracil with concurrent external beam radiation therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer. Ann Oncol. 2014 Jan; 25(1):121-6. PMID: 24356623; PMCID: PMC4271130. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24356623), PubMed Central (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4271130) 39. Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Berger DL. Obesity, outcomes and quality of care: body mass index increases the risk of wound-related complications in colon cancer surgery. Am J Surg. 2014 Jan; 207(1):17-23. PMID: 24139555; PMCID: PMC3865141. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24139555), PubMed Central (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3865141) 40. Liang WY, Chang WC, Hsu CY, Arnason T, Berger D, Hawkins AT, Sylla P, Lauwers GY. Retrospective evaluation of elastic stain in the assessment of serosal invasion of pT3N0 colorectal cancers. Am J Surg Pathol. 2013 Oct; 37(10):1565-70. PMID: 23774172. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23774172) 41. Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Berger DL. Impact of screening colonoscopy on outcomes in colon cancer surgery. JAMA Surg. 2013 Aug; 148(8):747-54. PMID: 23784448. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23784448) 42. Amri R, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Berger DL. Preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen as an outcome predictor in colon cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2013 Jul; 108(1):14-8. PMID: 23681672. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23681672) 43. Sylla P, Bordeianou LG, Berger D, Han KS, Lauwers GY, Sahani DV, Sbeih MA, Lacy AM, Rattner DW. A pilot study of natural orifice transanal endoscopic total mesorectal excision with laparoscopic assistance for rectal cancer. Surg Endosc. 2013 Sep; 27(9):3396-405. PMID: 23572214. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23572214) 44. Amri R, den Boon HC, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Berger DL. The impact of adhesions on operations and postoperative recovery in colon cancer surgery. Am J Surg. 2013 Aug; 206(2):166-71. PMID: 23561641. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23561641) 45. Madariaga ML, Berger DL. The quandary of N0 disease after neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2012 Dec; 3(4):299-300. PMID: 23205302; PMCID: PMC3492469. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23205302), PubMed Central (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3492469) 46. Kougias P, Tiwari V, Orcutt S, Chen A, Pisimisis G, Barshes NR, Bechara CF, Berger DH. Derivation and out-of-sample validation of a modeling system to predict length of surgery. Am J Surg. 2012 Nov; 204(5):563-8. PMID: 23140826. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23140826) 47. Kougias P, Tiwari V, Barshes NR, Bechara CF, Lowery B, Pisimisis G, Berger DH. Modeling anesthetic times. Predictors and implications for short-term outcomes. J Surg Res. 2013 Mar; 180(1):1-7. PMID: 23158406. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23158406) 48. Hayman AV, Tarpley JL, Berger DH, Wilson MA, Livingston EH, Kibbe MR. How is the Department of Veterans Affairs addressing the new Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education intern work hour limitations? Solutions from the Association of Veterans Affairs Surgeons. Am J Surg. 2012 Nov; 204(5):655-62. PMID: 22906248. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22906248) 49. Bamboat ZM, Kinnier C, Dursun A, Ferrone CR, Shellito PC, Berger DL, Bordeianou L. Shortterm outcomes in obese patients after colectomy for adenocarcinoma at a bariatric center. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 Oct; 16(10):1923-8. PMID: 22847573. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22847573) 50. Telem DA, Berger DL, Bordeianou LG, Rattner DW, Sylla P. Update on Transanal NOTES for Rectal Cancer: Transitioning to Human Trials. Minim Invasive Surg. 2012; 2012:287613. PMID: 22685646; PMCID: PMC3364001. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22685646), PubMed Central (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364001) 51. Orcutt ST, Marshall CL, Balentine CJ, Robinson CN, Anaya DA, Artinyan A, Berger DH, Albo D. Hand-assisted laparoscopy leads to efficient colorectal cancer surgery. J Surg Res. 2012 Oct; 177(2):e53-8. PMID: 22841382. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22841382) 52. Robinson CN, Balentine CJ, Sansgiry S, Berger DH. Disparities in the use of minimally invasive surgery for colorectal disease. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 May; 16(5):897-903; discussion 903-4. PMID: 22411487. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22411487) 53. Orcutt ST, Balentine CJ, Marshall CL, Robinson CN, Anaya DA, Artinyan A, Awad SS, Berger DH, Albo D. Use of a Pfannenstiel incision in minimally invasive colorectal cancer surgery is associated with a lower risk of wound complications. Tech Coloproctol. 2012 Apr; 16(2):127-32. PMID: 22350173. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22350173) 54. Levack MM, Savitt LR, Berger DL, Shellito PC, Hodin RA, Rattner DW, Goldberg SM, Bordeianou L. Sigmoidectomy syndrome? Patients' perspectives on the functional outcomes following surgery for diverticulitis. Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Jan; 55(1):10-7. PMID: 22156862. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22156862) 55. Artinyan A, Marshall CL, Balentine CJ, Albo D, Orcutt ST, Awad SS, Berger DH, Anaya DA. Clinical outcomes of oncologic gastrointestinal resections in patients with cirrhosis. Cancer. 2012 Jul 15; 118(14):3494-500. PMID: 22170573. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22170573) 56. Young-Xu Y, Neily J, Mills PD, Carney BT, West P, Berger DH, Mazzia LM, Paull DE, Bagian JP. Association between implementation of a medical team training program and surgical morbidity. Arch Surg. 2011 Dec; 146(12):1368-73. PMID: 22184295. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22184295) 57. Konstantinidis IT, Bajpai S, Kambadakone AR, Tanabe KK, Berger DL, Zheng H, Sahani DV, Lauwers GY, Fernandez-del Castillo C, Warshaw AL, Ferrone CR. Gallbladder lesions identified on ultrasound. Lessons from the last 10 years. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 Mar; 16(3):549-53. PMID: 22108768. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22108768) 58. Orcutt ST, Marshall CL, Robinson CN, Balentine CJ, Anaya DA, Artinyan A, Awad SS, Berger DH, Albo D. Minimally invasive surgery in colon cancer patients leads to improved short-term outcomes and excellent oncologic results. Am J Surg. 2011 Nov; 202(5):528-31. PMID: 21906721. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21906721) 59. Balentine CJ, Hermosillo-Rodriguez J, Robinson CN, Berger DH, Naik AD. Depression is associated with prolonged and complicated recovery following colorectal surgery. J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Oct; 15(10):1712-7. PMID: 21786060. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21786060) 60. Bamboat ZM, Deperalta D, Dursun A, Berger DL, Bordeianou L. Factors affecting lymph node yield from patients undergoing colectomy for cancer. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2011 Sep; 26(9):1163-8. PMID: 21573900. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21573900) 61. Cheema FN, Abraham NS, Berger DH, Albo D, Taffet GE, Naik AD. Novel approaches to perioperative assessment and intervention may improve long-term outcomes after colorectal cancer resection in older adults. Ann Surg. 2011 May; 253(5):867-74. PMID: 21183846. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21183846) 62. Salinas HM, Dursun A, Klos CL, Shellito P, Sylla P, Berger D, Bordeianou L. Determining the need for radical surgery in patients with T1 rectal cancer. Arch Surg. 2011 May; 146(5):540-3. PMID: 21576608. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21576608) 63. Chu D, Berger DH, Bakaeen FG. Comparing the quality of surgical care: a reason for caution. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 May; 212(5):907-8; author reply 908-9. PMID: 21530848. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21530848) 64. Balentine CJ, Enriquez J, Cruz G, Hodges S, Bansal V, Jo E, Ahern C, Sansgiry S, Petersen N, Silberfein E, Brunicardi FC, Berger DH, Fisher W. Obesity does not increase complications following pancreatic surgery. J Surg Res. 2011 Oct; 170(2):220-5. PMID: 21514600. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21514600) 65. Albo D, Akay CL, Marshall CL, Wilks JA, Verstovsek G, Liu H, Agarwal N, Berger DH, Ayala GE. Neurogenesis in colorectal cancer is a marker of aggressive tumor behavior and poor outcomes. Cancer. 2011 Nov 01; 117(21):4834-45. PMID: 21480205. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21480205) 66. Levack M, Berger D, Sylla P, Rattner D, Bordeianou L. Laparoscopy decreases anastomotic leak rate in sigmoid colectomy for diverticulitis. Arch Surg. 2011 Feb; 146(2):207-10. PMID: 21339434. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21339434) 67. Klos CL, Bordeianou LG, Sylla P, Chang Y, Berger DL. The prognostic value of lymph node ratio after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and rectal cancer surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2011 Feb; 54(2):171-5. PMID: 21228664. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21228664) 68. Robinson CN, Chen GJ, Balentine CJ, Sansgiry S, Marshall CL, Anaya DA, Artinyan A, Albo D, Berger DH. Minimally invasive surgery is underutilized for colon cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 May; 18(5):1412-8. PMID: 21213059. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21213059) 69. Marshall CL, Balentine CJ, Robinson CN, Wilks JA, Anaya D, Artinyan A, Awad SS, Berger DH, Albo D. A multidisciplinary cancer center maximizes surgeons' impact. J Surg Res. 2011 Nov; 171(1):15-22. PMID: 21696763. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21696763) 70. Robinson CN, Balentine CJ, Marshall CL, Wilks JA, Anaya D, Artinyan A, Berger DH, Albo D. Minimally invasive surgery improves short-term outcomes in elderly colorectal cancer patients. J Surg Res. 2011 Apr; 166(2):182-8. PMID: 21276980. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21276980) 71. Subramanian A, Balentine C, Palacio CH, Sansgiry S, Berger DH, Awad SS. Outcomes of damage-control celiotomy in elderly nontrauma patients with intra-abdominal catastrophes. Am J Surg. 2010 Dec; 200(6):783-8; discussion 788-9. PMID: 21146021. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21146021) 72. Robinson CN, Balentine CJ, Marshall CL, Anaya DA, Artinyan A, Awad SA, Albo D, Berger DH. Ethnic disparities are reduced in VA colon cancer patients. Am J Surg. 2010 Nov; 200(5):636-9. PMID: 21056144. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21056144) 73. Konstantinidis IT, Warshaw AL, Deshpande V, Sahani D, Berger D, Fernandez-del Castillo C, Ferrone CR. Cholesterol crystal embolization presenting as either solid or cystic pancreatic lesion. 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Does resident hours reduction have an impact on surgical outcomes? J Surg Res. 2005 Jun 15; 126(2):167-71. PMID: 15919415. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15919415) 151. Mangi AA, Christison-Lagay ER, Torchiana DF, Warshaw AL, Berger DL. Gastrointestinal complications in patients undergoing heart operation: an analysis of 8709 consecutive cardiac surgical patients. Ann Surg. 2005 Jun; 241(6):895-901; discussion 901-4. PMID: 15912039; PMCID: PMC1357169. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15912039), PubMed Central (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1357169) 152. Abraham NS, Davila JA, Rabeneck L, Berger DH, El-Serag HB. Increased use of low anterior resection for veterans with rectal cancer. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2005 Jan 01; 21(1):35-41. PMID: 15644043. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15644043) 153. Kagansky N, Levy S, Keter D, Rimon E, Taiba Z, Fridman Z, Berger D, Knobler H, Malnick S. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease--a common and benign finding in octogenarian patients. Liver Int. 2004 Dec; 24(6):588-94. PMID: 15566509. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15566509) 154. Nguyen L, Fagan SP, Lee TC, Aoki N, Itani KM, Berger DH, Awad SS. Use of a predictive equation for diagnosis of acute gangrenous cholecystitis. Am J Surg. 2004 Nov; 188(5):463-6. PMID: 15546551. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15546551) 155. Farnsworth N, Fagan SP, Berger DH, Awad SS. Child-Turcotte-Pugh versus MELD score as a predictor of outcome after elective and emergent surgery in cirrhotic patients. Am J Surg. 2004 Nov; 188(5):580-3. PMID: 15546574. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15546574) 156. Awad SS, Hayley B, Fagan SP, Berger DH, Brunicardi FC. The impact of a novel resident leadership training curriculum. Am J Surg. 2004 Nov; 188(5):481-4. PMID: 15546554. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15546554) 157. Kaafarani HM, Itani KM, Thornby J, Berger DH. Thirty-day and one-year predictors of death in noncardiac major surgical procedures. Am J Surg. 2004 Nov; 188(5):495-9. PMID: 15546557. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15546557) 158. Friedman DM, Berger DL. Improving team structure and communication: a key to hospital efficiency. Arch Surg. 2004 Nov; 139(11):1194-8. PMID: 15545566. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15545566) 159. Patten LC, Belaguli NS, Baek MJ, Fagan SP, Awad SS, Berger DH. Serum response factor is alternatively spliced in human colon cancer. J Surg Res. 2004 Sep; 121(1):92-100. PMID: 15313381. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15313381) 160. Patten LC, Awad SS, Berger DH, Fagan SP. A novel technique for the repair of lumbar hernias after iliac crest bone harvest. Am J Surg. 2004 Jul; 188(1):85-8. PMID: 15219491. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15219491) 161. Fagan SP, Awad SS, Berger DH. Management of complicated umbilical hernias in patients with end-stage liver disease and refractory ascites. Surgery. 2004 Jun; 135(6):679-82. PMID: 15179375. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15179375) 162. Patten LC, Berger DH, Rodriguez-Bigas M, Mansfield P, Delpassand E, Cleary KR, Fagan SP, Curley SA, Hunt KK, Feig BW. A prospective evaluation of radiocolloid and immunohistochemical staining in colon carcinoma lymphatic mapping. Cancer. 2004 May 15; 100(10):2104-9. PMID: 15139051. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15139051) 163. Fagan SP, Awad SS, Rahwan K, Hira K, Aoki N, Itani KM, Berger DH. Prognostic factors for the development of gangrenous cholecystitis. Am J Surg. 2003 Nov; 186(5):481-5. PMID: 14599611. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14599611) 164. Koehler RH, Begos D, Berger D, Carey S, LeBlanc K, Park A, Ramshaw B, Smoot R, Voeller G. Minimal adhesions to ePTFE mesh after laparoscopic ventral incisional hernia repair: reoperative findings in 65 cases. Zentralbl Chir. 2003 Aug; 128(8):625-30. PMID: 12931256. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12931256) 165. Berger DH, Ko CY, Spain DA. Society of University Surgeons position statement on the volume-outcome relationship for surgical procedures. Surgery. 2003 Jul; 134(1):34-40. PMID: 12874580. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12874580) 166. Berger DH, O'Mahony CA, Sheng H, Shao J, Albo D, DuBois RN, Beauchamp RD. Intestinal transformation results in transforming growth factor-beta-dependent alteration in tumor cell-cell matrix interactions. Surgery. 2003 May; 133(5):568-79. PMID: 12773985. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12773985) 167. Vogl TJ, Heller M, Zangos S, Schwarz W, Eichler K, Mack MG, Berger D, Balzer JO. [Transarterial chemoperfusion of inoperable pancreas carcinoma and local recurrence]. Rofo. 2003 May; 175(5):695-704. PMID: 12743865. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12743865) 168. Stephen AE, Berger DL. Shortened length of stay and hospital cost reduction with implementation of an accelerated clinical care pathway after elective colon resection. Surgery. 2003 Mar; 133(3):277-82. PMID: 12660639. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12660639) 169. Awad SS, Fagan S, Abudayyeh S, Karim N, Berger DH, Ayub K. Preoperative evaluation of hepatic lesions for the staging of hepatocellular and metastatic liver carcinoma using endoscopic ultrasonography. Am J Surg. 2002 Dec; 184(6):601-4; discussion 604-5. PMID: 12488184. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12488184) 170. Berger D, Bientzle M, Müller A. Postoperative complications after laparoscopic incisional hernia repair. Incidence and treatment. Surg Endosc. 2002 Dec; 16(12):1720-3. PMID: 12209325. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12209325) 171. Berger DH, Feng XH, Yao J, Saha D, Beauchamp RD, Lin X. Resistance to transforming growth factor-beta occurs in the presence of normal Smad activation. Surgery. 2002 Aug; 132(2):310-6. PMID: 12219028. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12219028) 172. Fisher WE, Wu Y, Amaya F, Berger DH. Somatostatin receptor subtype 2 gene therapy inhibits pancreatic cancer in vitro. J Surg Res. 2002 Jun 01; 105(1):58-64. PMID: 12069503. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12069503) 173. Awad SS, Liscum KR, Aoki N, Awad SH, Berger DH. Does the subjective evaluation of medical student surgical knowledge correlate with written and oral exam performance? J Surg Res. 2002 May 01; 104(1):36-9. PMID: 11971675. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11971675) 174. Abou-Sayed H, Berger DL. Blunt lower-extremity trauma and popliteal artery injuries: revisiting the case for selective arteriography. Arch Surg. 2002 May; 137(5):585-9. PMID: 11982473. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11982473) 175. Berger DH. The Association for Academic Surgery, an idea whose time has come? J Surg Res. 2002 May 01; 104(1):1-7. PMID: 11971670. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11971670) 176. Sims CA, Berger DL. Airway risk in hospitalized trauma patients with cervical injuries requiring halo fixation. Ann Surg. 2002 Feb; 235(2):280-4. PMID: 11807369; PMCID: PMC1422425. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11807369), PubMed Central (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1422425) 177. Tal S, Gurevich A, Guller V, Gurevich I, Berger D, Levi S. Risk factors for recurrence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in the elderly. Scand J Infect Dis. 2002; 34(8):594-7. PMID: 12238576. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12238576) 178. Feig BW, Curley S, Lucci A, Hunt KK, Vauthey JN, Mansfield PF, Cleary K, Hamilton S, Ellis V, Brame M, Berger DH. A caution regarding lymphatic mapping in patients with colon cancer. Am J Surg. 2001 Dec; 182(6):707-12. PMID: 11839343. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11839343) 179. Stephen AE, Berger DL. Carcinoma in the porcelain gallbladder: a relationship revisited. Surgery. 2001 Jun; 129(6):699-703. PMID: 11391368. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11391368) 180. Mangi AA, Berger DL. Stump appendicitis. Am Surg. 2000 Aug; 66(8):739-41. PMID: 10966030. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10966030) 181. Hiki N, Berger D, Mimura Y, Frick J, Dentener MA, Buurman WA, Seidelmann M, Kaminishi M, Beger HG. Release of endotoxin-binding proteins during major elective surgery: role of soluble CD14 in phagocytic activation. World J Surg. 2000 May; 24(5):499-506. PMID: 10787066. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10787066) 182. O'Mahony CA, Beauchamp RD, Albo D, Tsujii M, Sheng HM, Shao J, Dubois RN, Berger DH. Cyclooxygenase-2 alters transforming growth factor-beta 1 response during intestinal tumorigenesis. Surgery. 1999 Aug; 126(2):364-70. PMID: 10455907.
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View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10455907) 183. Albo D, Berger DH, Vogel J, Tuszynski GP. Thrombospondin-1 and transforming growth factor beta-1 upregulate plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 in pancreatic cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 1999 Jul-Aug; 3(4):411-7. PMID: 10482694. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10482694) 184. Albo D, Berger DH, Rothman VL, Tuszynski GP. Role of urokinase plasminogen activator receptor in thrombospondin 1-mediated tumor cell invasion. J Surg Res. 1999 Apr; 82(2):331-8. PMID: 10090848. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10090848) 185. Sheng H, Shao J, O'Mahony CA, Lamps L, Albo D, Isakson PC, Berger DH, DuBois RN, Beauchamp RD. Transformation of intestinal epithelial cells by chronic TGF-beta1 treatment results in downregulation of the type II TGF-beta receptor and induction of cyclooxygenase-2. Oncogene. 1999 Jan 28; 18(4):855-67. PMID: 10023661. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10023661) 186. Berger DH, Chang H, Wood M, Huang L, Heath CW, Lehman T, Ruggeri BA. Mutational activation of K-ras in nonneoplastic exocrine pancreatic lesions in relation to cigarette smoking status. Cancer. 1999 Jan 15; 85(2):326-32. PMID: 10023699. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10023699) 187. Bold RJ, Mansfield PF, Berger DH, Pollock RE, Singletary SE, Ames FC, Balch CM, Hohn DC, Ross MI. Prospective, randomized, double-blind study of prophylactic antibiotics in axillary lymph node dissection. Am J Surg. 1998 Sep; 176(3):239-43. PMID: 9776150. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9776150) 188. O'Mahony CA, Albo D, Tuszynski GP, Berger DH. Transforming growth factor-beta 1 inhibits generation of angiostatin by human pancreatic cancer cells. Surgery. 1998 Aug; 124(2):388-93. PMID: 9706163. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9706163) 189. O'Mahony CA, Seidel A, Albo D, Chang H, Tuszynski GP, Berger DH. Angiostatin generation by human pancreatic cancer. J Surg Res. 1998 Jun; 77(1):55-8. PMID: 9698533. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9698533) 190. Albo D, Berger DH, Tuszynski GP. The effect of thrombospondin-1 and TGF-beta 1 on pancreatic cancer cell invasion. J Surg Res. 1998 Apr; 76(1):86-90. PMID: 9695745. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9695745) 191. Würl P, Weigmann F, Meye A, Fittkau M, Rose U, Berger D, Rath FW, Dralle H, Taubert H. Detection of p53 autoantibodies in sera of gastric cancer patients and their prognostic relevance. Scand J Gastroenterol. 1997 Nov; 32(11):1147-51. PMID: 9399397. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9399397) 192. Würl P, Meye A, Berger D, Bache M, Lautenschläger C, Schmidt H, Kalthoff H, Rath FW, Taubert H. Prognostic relevance of C-terminal Mdm2 detection is enhanced by p53 positivity in soft tissue sarcomas. Diagn Mol Pathol. 1997 Oct; 6(5):249-54. PMID: 9458382. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9458382) 193. Azar T, Berger DL. Adult intussusception. Ann Surg. 1997 Aug; 226(2):134-8. PMID: 9296505; PMCID: PMC1190946. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9296505), PubMed Central (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1190946) 194. Albo D, Berger DH, Wang TN, Hu X, Rothman V, Tuszynski GP. Thrombospondin-1 and transforming growth factor-beta l promote breast tumor cell invasion through up-regulation of the plasminogen/plasmin system. Surgery. 1997 Aug; 122(2):493-9; discussion 499-500. PMID: 9288157. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9288157) 195. Berger DH, Jardines LA, Chang H, Ruggeri B. Activation of Raf-1 in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma. J Surg Res. 1997 Apr; 69(1):199-204. PMID: 9202670. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9202670) 196. Berger DH, Feig BW, Podoloff D, Norman J, Cruse CW, Reintgen DS, Ross MI. Lymphoscintigraphy as a predictor of lymphatic drainage from cutaneous melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 1997 Apr-May; 4(3):247-51. PMID: 9142386. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9142386) 197. Ruggeri BA, Huang L, Berger D, Chang H, Klein-Szanto AJ, Goodrow T, Wood M, Obara T, Heath CW, Lynch H. Molecular pathology of primary and metastatic ductal pancreatic lesions: analyses of mutations and expression of the p53, mdm-2, and p21/WAF-1 genes in sporadic and familial lesions. Cancer. 1997 Feb 15; 79(4):700-16. PMID: 9024708. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9024708) 198. Rao PM, Rhea JT, Novelline RA, McCabe CJ, Lawrason JN, Berger DL, Sacknoff R. Helical CT technique for the diagnosis of appendicitis: prospective evaluation of a focused appendix CT examination. Radiology. 1997 Jan; 202(1):139-44. PMID: 8988203. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8988203) 199. Wang TN, Qian XH, Granick MS, Solomon MP, Rothman VL, Berger DH, Tuszynski GP. Inhibition of breast cancer progression by an antibody to a thrombospondin-1 receptor. Surgery. 1996 Aug; 120(2):449-54. PMID: 8751617. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8751617) 200. Wang TN, Qian X, Granick MS, Solomon MP, Rothman VL, Berger DH, Tuszynski GP. Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) promotes the invasive properties of human breast cancer. J Surg Res. 1996 Jun; 63(1):39-43. PMID: 8661169. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8661169) 201. Berger DL, Malt RA. Management of the short gut syndrome. Adv Surg. 1996; 29:43-57. PMID: 8719994. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8719994) 202. Berger D, Ott S, Schmidt UM, Bölke E, Seidelmann M, Beger HG. Determination of endotoxinneutralizing capacity of plasma in postsurgical patients. Eur Surg Res. 1996; 28(2):130-9. PMID: 8834371. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8834371) 203. Lee JE, Berger DH, el-Naggar AK, Hickey RC, Vassilopoulou-Sellin R, Gagel RF, Burgess MA, Evans DB. Surgical management, DNA content, and patient survival in adrenal cortical carcinoma. Surgery. 1995 Dec; 118(6):1090-8. PMID: 7491528. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7491528) 204. Berger DH, Carrasco CH, Hohn DC, Curley SA. Hepatic artery chemoembolization or embolization for primary and metastatic liver tumors: post-treatment management and complications. J Surg Oncol. 1995 Oct; 60(2):116-21. PMID: 7564377. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7564377) 205. Feig BW, Berger DH, Dougherty TB, Dupuis JF, Hsi B, Hickey RC, Ota DM. Pharmacologic intervention can reestablish baseline hemodynamic parameters during laparoscopy. Surgery. 1994 Oct; 116(4):733-9; discussion 739-41. PMID: 7940173. View in: PubMed (//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7940173)
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