Our fellows have gone on to a wide array of top medical centers across the country, including:
- University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
- Novant Health Weisiger Cancer Center, Charlotte, NC
- Goshen Health, Goshen, IN
- University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
- NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
- Trinity Health of New England, Hartford, CT
- Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
- Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, NY
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood, KY
- MD Anderson, Houston, TX
- Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Summit Cancer Centers, Spokane, WA
- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
- Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, Oceanside, NY
- St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA
Class of 2023
- Raj Vaghijiani, MD
- Joy Sarkar, MD
- Zachary Stiles, DO, MS
- Gopal Menon, MBBS, MD, MPH
Class of 2021
- Irada Ibrahim-Zada, MD
- Konstantinos Chouliaras, MD
- Vikas Satyananda, MBBS
- Jing-Li Huang, MD
Class of 2022
- Eihab Abdelfatah, MD
- Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, MD
- Michelle Huyser, MD
- Ankit Patel, MD
Class of 2020
- Daniel Joyce, MD
- Hideo Takahashi, MD
- Ali Butash, MD
- Daniel Kagedan, MD
Past fellow publications
- Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Andres S, Suchak N, Brady M, Kukar M, Sarkar J. J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Jul 31;2023(7):rjad411. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad411. eCollection 2023 Jul.PMID: 37528912
- ASO Author Reflections: How Does Cholestasis Worsen Pancreatic Cancer Progression? Sarkar J, Takabe K.Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Mar;30(3):1642-1643. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12946-7. Epub 2022 Dec 18.PMID: 36529779
- Fluctuations in Gut Microbiome Composition During Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy. Sarkar J, Cortes Gomez E, Oba T, Chen H, Dy GK, Segal BH, Ernstoff MS, Ito F.World J Oncol. 2023 Jun;14(3):178-187. doi: 10.14740/wjon1587. Epub 2023 Jun 11.PMID: 37350807
- Gracilis Flap Reconstruction After Proctocolectomy for Malignancy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. DeLozier OM, Stiles ZE, Shibata D, Deneve JL, Monroe J, Dickson PV, Mathew A, Chandler RG, Behrman SW.Am Surg. 2023 Feb;89(2):247-254. doi: 10.1177/00031348211011146. Epub 2021 Apr 22.PMID: 33886373
- Relevance of Subcarinal Lymph Node Dissection for Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma. Stiles ZE, Brady M, Hochwald SN, Kukar M.J Surg Res. 2023 Oct;290:2-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.03.047. Epub 2023 May 6.PMID: 37156029
- Nationwide analysis of unplanned conversion during minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Stiles ZE, Tolley EA, Dickson PV, Deneve JL, Kocak M, Behrman SW.HPB (Oxford). 2023 Dec;25(12):1566-1572. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2023.08.009. Epub 2023 Aug 22.PMID: 37652810
- Lymph node metastases in young patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A nationwide analysis. Fleming AM, Herb J, Stiles ZE, Burkbauer L, Dickson PV, Glazer ES, Shibata D, Murphy AJ, Davidoff AM, Gleeson E, Kim HJ, Meyers MO, Stitzenberg K, Ollila DW, Deneve JL.J Surg Oncol. 2023 Dec;128(8):1268-1277. doi: 10.1002/jso.27431. Epub 2023 Aug 31.PMID: 37650827
- Casting a wider NET: an unexpected finding in two patients with liver masses. Stiles ZE, Sarkar J, Schwarz RE.ANZ J Surg. 2023 Jan;93(1-2):346-348. doi: 10.1111/ans.17745. Epub 2022 May 2.PMID: 35491977
- Comment on "Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Active Surveillance Versus Standard Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Systemic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis". Stiles ZE, Attwood KM, Kukar M.Ann Surg Open. 2023 Jan 30;4(1):e253. doi: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000253. eCollection 2023 Mar.PMID: 37600888
- Predictive and Prognostic Implications of Circulating CX3CR1+ CD8+ T Cells in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated with Chemo-Immunotherapy. Abdelfatah E, Long MD, Kajihara R, Oba T, Yamauchi T, Chen H, Sarkar J, Attwood K, Matsuzaki J, Segal BH, Dy GK, Ito F.Cancer Res Commun. 2023 Mar 30;3(3):510-520. doi: 10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-22-0383. eCollection 2023 Mar.PMID: 37009132
- ASO Visual Abstract: High Risk, High Reward: Frailty in Colorectal Cancer Surgery Associates with Worse Postoperative Outcomes But Equivalent Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes. Abdelfatah E, Ramos-Santillan V, Cherkassky L, Cianchetti K, Mann G.Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Apr;30(4):2046-2047. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-13090-y.PMID: 36745258
- High Risk, High Reward: Frailty in Colorectal Cancer Surgery is Associated with Worse Postoperative Outcomes but Equivalent Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes. Abdelfatah E, Ramos-Santillan V, Cherkassky L, Cianchetti K, Mann G.Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Apr;30(4):2035-2045. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12970-7. Epub 2023 Jan 17.PMID: 36648616
- Antiviral potential of nanoparticles for the treatment of Coronavirus infections. Sarkar J, Das S, Aich S, Bhattacharyya P, Acharya K.J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2022 Jul;72:126977. doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.126977. Epub 2022 Mar 26.PMID: 35397331
- Tuberculosis and COVID-19: A combined global threat to human civilization. Patra K, Batabyal S, Mandal K, Ghose D, Sarkar J.Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2022 May-Jun;15:101031. doi: 10.1016/j.cegh.2022.101031. Epub 2022 Mar 27.PMID: 35372717
- Drug-induced diabetes and hepatoxicity in COVID-19 patients. Ghosh R, Basak U, Ghosh D, Sarkar J.Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2022 Jun;16(6):102514. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102514. Epub 2022 May 22.PMID: 35649305
- Mucormycosis: A new threat to Coronavirus disease 2019 with special emphasis on India. Ghosh D, Dey S, Chakraborty H, Mukherjee S, Halder A, Sarkar A, Chakraborty P, Ghosh R, Sarkar J.Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2022 May-Jun;15:101013. doi: 10.1016/j.cegh.2022.101013. Epub 2022 Mar 19.PMID: 35342843
- I-Health: SDN-Based Fog Architecture for IIoT Applications in Healthcare. Sarkar JL, V R, Majumder A, Pati B, Panigrahi CR, Wang W, Qureshi NMF, Su C, Dev K.IEEE/ACM Trans Comput Biol Bioinform. 2022 Jul 26;PP. doi: 10.1109/TCBB.2022.3193918. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35881600
- Tertiary Lymphoid Structures as Mediators of Immunotherapy Response. Vaghjiani RG, Skitzki JJ.Cancers (Basel). 2022 Aug 1;14(15):3748. doi: 10.3390/cancers14153748.PMID: 35954412
- Analysis of Early Lower Extremity Re-amputation. Zambetti BR, Stiles ZE, Gupta PK, Stickley SM, Brahmbhatt R, Rohrer MJ, Kempe K.Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Apr;81:351-357. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2021.10.030. Epub 2021 Nov 12.PMID: 34780940
- Plastic Surgery Reconstruction of Sarcoma Resection Defects: Form and Function. Stiles ZE, Lohman RF, Mann GN.Surg Clin North Am. 2022 Aug;102(4):583-599. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.04.008. Epub 2022 Jun 24.PMID: 35952689
- Massive intraperitoneal lipoleiomyoma with extension into the rectus sheath. Stiles ZE, Caulkins M, Zsiros E, Mann GN.ANZ J Surg. 2022 Nov;92(11):3088-3090. doi: 10.1111/ans.17551. Epub 2022 Feb 18.PMID: 35178845
- Lymph Node Metastases in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: an Uncommon Event. Stiles ZE, Fleming AM, Dickson PV, Tsao M, Glazer ES, Shibata D, Deneve JL.Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Dec;29(13):8641-8648. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12582-1. Epub 2022 Oct 5.PMID: 36197560
- ASO Visual Abstract: Lymph Node Metastases in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors-An Uncommon Event. Stiles ZE, Fleming AM, Dickson PV, Tsao M, Glazer ES, Shibata D, Deneve JL.Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Dec;29(13):8651-8652. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12630-w.PMID: 36180618
- ASO Author Reflections: Nodal Disease Burden in Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Fleming AM, Stiles ZE, Deneve JL.Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Dec;29(13):8649-8650. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12591-0. Epub 2022 Oct 2.PMID: 36183019
- Survival Benefit Associated With the Use of Extracorporeal Life Support for Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Jancelewicz T, Langham MR Jr, Brindle ME, Stiles ZE, Lally PA, Dong L, Wan JY, Guner YS, Harting MT.Ann Surg. 2022 Jan 1;275(1):e256-e263. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003928.PMID: 33060376
- The anticancer effect of statins in obese esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy. Abdelfatah E, Kukar M, Mukherjee S, Groman A, Yendamuri S.J Surg Oncol. 2022 Aug;126(2):268-278. doi: 10.1002/jso.26892. Epub 2022 Apr 27.PMID: 35476878
- An immune-inflamed tumor microenvironment as defined by CD8 score is associated with favorable oncologic outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma independent of measures of tumor mutational burden. Cherkassky L, Oshi M, Abdelfatah E, Wu R, Takabe Y, Yan L, Endo I, Takabe K.Am J Cancer Res. 2022 Jul 15;12(7):3099-3110. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35968349
- APOBEC3F expression in triple-negative breast cancer is associated with tumor microenvironment infiltration and activation of cancer immunity and improved survival. Wu R, Oshi M, Asaoka M, Huyser MR, Tokumaru Y, Yamada A, Yan L, Endo I, Ishikawa T, Takabe K.Am J Cancer Res. 2022 Feb 15;12(2):744-762. eCollection 2022.PMID: 3526179
- Low adipocyte hepatocellular carcinoma is associated with aggressive cancer biology and with worse survival. Mukhopadhyay S, Tokumaru Y, Oshi M, Endo I, Yoshida K, Takabe K.Am J Cancer Res. 2022 Aug 15;12(8):4028-4039. eCollection 2022.PMID: 36119828
- Wide Resection of Extremity/Truncal Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Patel A, Kane JM 3rd.Surg Clin North Am. 2022 Aug;102(4):551-565. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.05.002. Epub 2022 Jun 24.PMID: 35952687
- Transforming Gait: Video-Based Spatiotemporal Gait Analysis. Cotton RJ, McClerklin E, Cimorelli A, Patel A, Karakostas T.Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2022 Jul;2022:115-120. doi: 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871036.PMID: 36085602
- Melanoma trials that defined surgical management: Brief overview of current/upcoming adjuvant/neoadjuvant trials. Patel A, Skitzki J.J Surg Oncol. 2022 Jan;125(1):38-45. doi: 10.1002/jso.26746.PMID: 34897704
- Clinical Relevance of Estrogen Reactivity in the Breast Cancer Microenvironment. Takeshita T, Tokumaru Y, Oshi M, Wu R, Patel A, Tian W, Hatanaka Y, Hatanaka KC, Yan L, Takabe K.Front Oncol. 2022 May 23;12:865024. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.865024. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35677163
- High RAD51 gene expression is associated with aggressive biology and with poor survival in breast cancer. Wu R, Patel A, Tokumaru Y, Asaoka M, Oshi M, Yan L, Ishikawa T, Takabe K.Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022 May;193(1):49-63. doi: 10.1007/s10549-022-06552-0. Epub 2022 Mar 6.PMID: 35249172
- Enhanced immune response out perform aggressive cancer biology and is associated with better survival in triple-negative breast cancer. Oshi M, Patel A, Wu R, Le L, Tokumaru Y, Yamada A, Yan L, Matsuyama R, Ishikawa T, Endo I, Takabe K.NPJ Breast Cancer. 2022 Aug 9;8(1):92. doi: 10.1038/s41523-022-00466-2.PMID: 35945417
- Comparative review on left-handed Z-DNA. Roy R, Chakraborty P, Chatterjee A, Sarkar J.Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2021 Apr 30;26(5):29-35. doi: 10.52586/4922.PMID: 34027648
- A Review on the Production Methods and Applications of Graphene-Based Materials. Al Faruque MA, Syduzzaman M, Sarkar J, Bilisik K, Naebe M.Nanomaterials (Basel). 2021 Sep 16;11(9):2414. doi: 10.3390/nano11092414.PMID: 34578730
- Analysis of the Survival Impact of Postoperative Chemotherapy After Preoperative Chemotherapy and Resection for Gastric Cancer. Drake JA, Stiles ZE, Tsao MW, Deneve JL, Glazer ES, Yakoub D, Grothey A, Somer BG, Dickson PV.Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Mar;28(3):1417-1427. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-09045-w. Epub 2020 Aug 27.PMID: 32856227
- Urine as a Source of Liquid Biopsy for Cancer. Oshi M, Murthy V, Takahashi H, Huyser M, Okano M, Tokumaru Y, Rashid OM, Matsuyama R, Endo I, Takabe K.Cancers (Basel). 2021 May 28;13(11):2652. doi: 10.3390/cancers13112652.PMID: 34071230
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Representation in Public Health Data. Huyser KR, Horse AJY, Kuhlemeier AA, Huyser MR.Am J Public Health. 2021 Oct;111(S3):S208-S214. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306415.PMID: 34709868
- Transoral Minimally Invasive Tracheoplasty Technique for Cervical Tracheomalacia. Huyser MR, Tukey MH, Ely S, Lo JC, Ray AL, Ashiku SK.Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug;112(2):e101-e102. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.11.047. Epub 2021 Jan 9.PMID: 33434546
- Low expression of miR-29a is associated with aggressive biology and worse survival in gastric cancer. Tokumaru Y, Oshi M, Huyser MR, Yan L, Fukada M, Matsuhashi N, Futamura M, Akao Y, Yoshida K, Takabe K.Sci Rep. 2021 Jul 8;11(1):14134. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-93681-z.PMID: 34239017
- Abundance of Microvascular Endothelial Cells Is Associated with Response to Chemotherapy and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer. Oshi M, Huyser MR, Le L, Tokumaru Y, Yan L, Matsuyama R, Endo I, Takabe K.Cancers (Basel). 2021 Mar 23;13(6):1477. doi: 10.3390/cancers13061477.PMID: 33807015
- A prognostic score based on long-term survivor unique transcriptomic signatures predicts patient survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Katsuta E, Huyser M, Yan L, Takabe K.Am J Cancer Res. 2021 Sep 15;11(9):4294-4307. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34659888
- Outcomes following interventions to sustain body weight in esophageal cancer patients starting preoperative therapy: a retrospective cohort study. Velotta JB, Dusendang JR, Kwak H, Huyser M, Patel A, Ashiku SK, Herrinton LJ.J Thorac Dis. 2021 Sep;13(9):5477-5486. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-3220.PMID: 34659814
- MELK expression in breast cancer is associated with infiltration of immune cell and pathological compete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Oshi M, Gandhi S, Huyser MR, Tokumaru Y, Yan L, Yamada A, Matsuyama R, Endo I, Takabe K.Am J Cancer Res. 2021 Sep 15;11(9):4421-4437. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34659896
- Annexin A1 Expression Is Associated with Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT), Cell Proliferation, Prognosis, and Drug Response in Pancreatic Cancer. Oshi M, Tokumaru Y, Mukhopadhyay S, Yan L, Matsuyama R, Endo I, Takabe K.Cells. 2021 Mar 15;10(3):653. doi: 10.3390/cells10030653.PMID: 33804148
- Octogenarians' Breast Cancer Is Associated with an Unfavorable Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Worse Disease-Free Survival. Okano M, Oshi M, Mukhopadhyay S, Qi Q, Yan L, Endo I, Ohtake T, Takabe K.Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jun 11;13(12):2933. doi: 10.3390/cancers13122933.PMID: 34208219
- Organoids Are Limited in Modeling the Colon Adenoma-Carcinoma Sequence. Tokumaru Y, Oshi M, Patel A, Tian W, Yan L, Matsuhashi N, Futamura M, Yoshida K, Takabe K.Cells. 2021 Feb 25;10(3):488. doi: 10.3390/cells10030488.PMID: 33668713
- The Unfolded Protein Response Is Associated with Cancer Proliferation and Worse Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Patel A, Oshi M, Yan L, Matsuyama R, Endo I, Takabe K.Cancers (Basel). 2021 Sep 3;13(17):4443. doi: 10.3390/cancers13174443.PMID: 34503253
- Multimodal Intralesional Therapy for Reshaping the Myeloid Compartment of Tumors Resistant to Anti-PD-L1 Therapy via IRF8 Expression. Patel A, Oba T, Kajihara R, Yokoi T, Abrams SI, Ito F.J Immunol. 2021 Sep 1;207(5):1298-1309. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100281. Epub 2021 Aug 6.PMID: 34362833
- G2M checkpoint pathway alone is associated with drug response and survival among cell proliferation-related pathways in pancreatic cancer. Oshi M, Patel A, Le L, Tokumaru Y, Yan L, Matsuyama R, Endo I, Takabe K.Am J Cancer Res. 2021 Jun 15;11(6):3070-3084. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34249445
- Low expression of miR-195 is associated with cell proliferation, glycolysis and poor survival in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive but not in triple negative breast cancer. Tokumaru Y, Oshi M, Patel A, Katsuta E, Yan L, Angarita FA, Dasgupta S, Nagahashi M, Matsuhashi N, Futamura M, Yoshida K, Takabe K.Am J Cancer Res. 2021 Jun 15;11(6):3320-3334. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34249465
- Modern Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Carries Extremely Low Postoperative Infection Risk. Ely S, Rothenberg KA, Beattie G, Gologorsky RC, Huyser MR, Chang CK.J Surg Res. 2020 Feb;246:506-511. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.09.038. Epub 2019 Oct 31.PMID: 31679799
- Self-Diagnosis of Surgical Site Infections: Lessons from a tertiary care centre in Karachi, Pakistan. Sajun SZ, Albutt K, Moosajee US, Drevin G, Mukhopadhyay S, Samad L.Pak J Med Sci. 2020 Jan;36(1):S55-S60. doi: 10.12669/pjms.36.ICON-Suppl.1716.PMID: 31933608
- Identifying essential components of surgical care delivery through quality improvement: An updated surgical assessment tool. Lin Y, Raykar NP, Saluja S, Mukhopadhyay S, Sharma S, Frett B, Enumah S, Iverson KR, Johnson W, Meara JG, Shrime MG.Int J Surg. 2020 Oct;82:103-107. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.08.002. Epub 2020 Aug 15.PMID: 32810595
- A Novel Four-Gene Score to Predict Pathologically Complete (R0) Resection and Survival in Pancreatic Cancer. Oshi M, Tokumaru Y, Patel A, Yan L, Matsuyama R, Endo I, Katz MHG, Takabe K.Cancers (Basel). 2020 Dec 4;12(12):3635. doi: 10.3390/cancers12123635.PMID: 33291601
- Role of vasopressin in maintenance of potassium homeostasis in severe hemorrhage. Uyehara CF, Sarkar J.Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2013 Jul 15;305(2):R101-3. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00206.2013. Epub 2013 May 15.PMID: 23678030