Robert A Meguid, MD, MPH, FACS

Recognitions

• Certified, The American Board of Surgery (2011)
  
• Best Poster, Eastern Vascular Society (2008)
  Research Award for Best Poster, Eastern Vascular Society: Does Teaching Hospital Status Impact Survival from Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair?
• G. Melville Williams Hero Award, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dept of Surgery (2007)
  G. Melville Williams Hero Award for outstanding service to Department of Surgery
• J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Award for Paper in General Thoracic Surgery, Society for Thoracic Surgeons (2007)
  J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Award for Paper in General Thoracic Surgery, 43rd annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. San Diego, CA: Are Surgical Outcomes for Lung Cancer Resections Improved at Teaching Hospitals?
• TSDA Resident Research Award, Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (2007)
  
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health (2007)
  
• Nomination, the Golden Stethoscope Preceptor & Teaching Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2013)
  
• Certified, The American Board of Thoracic Surgery (2014)
  
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, The American College of Surgeons (2014)
  
• Ben Eiseman Surgical Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2016)
• Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2016)

Research Interests

Publications

• Stuart CM, Bronsert MR, Meguid RA, Mott NM, Abrams BA, Dyas AR, Gleisner AL, Colborn KL, Henderson WG. The deimplementation of laboratory testing in low-risk patients as recommended by the American society of anesthesiologists: An ACS-NSQIP longitudinal analysis. World J Surg. 2024 May;48(5):1014-1024. PubMed PMID: 38549187
• Dyas AR, Carmichael H, Bronsert MR, Stuart CM, Garofalo DM, Henderson WG, Colborn KL, Schulick RD, Meguid RA, Velopulos CG. Social vulnerability is associated with higher risk-adjusted rates of postoperative complications in a broad surgical population. Am J Surg. 2024 Mar;229:26-33. PubMed PMID: 37775458
• Dyas AR, Stuart CM, Bronsert MR, Kelleher AD, Bata KE, Cumbler EU, Erickson CJ, Blum MG, Vizena AS, Barker AR, Funk L, Sack K, Abrams BA, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Scott CD, Meguid RA. Anatomic Lung Resection Outcomes After Implementation of a Universal Thoracic ERAS Protocol Across a Diverse Health Care System. Ann Surg. 2024 Jun 1;279(6):1062-1069. PubMed PMID: 38385282
• Griffiths EA. Predictors of anastomotic leak and conduit necrosis after oesophagectomy: Results from the oesophago-gastric anastomosis audit (OGAA). Eur J Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun;50(6):107983. PubMed PMID: 38613995
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Abrams BA, Kelleher AD, Colborn KL, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Perioperative hypothermia in robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: Incidence, risk factors, and associations with postoperative outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jun;167(6):1979-1989.e1. PubMed PMID: 37865182
• Stuart CM, Meguid RA. ASO Author Reflections: Risk of Benign Anastomotic Stricture Following Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Prior to Esophagectomy with Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul;31(7):4238-4239. PubMed PMID: 38512603
• Stuart CM, Mott NM, Dyas AR, Byers S, Gergen AK, Mungo B, Stewart CL, McCarter MD, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. The Effect of Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Prior to Esophagectomy on Anastomotic Stricture Rate and Comparison with Esophagectomy-Alone Controls. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul;31(7):4261-4270. PubMed PMID: 38413507
• Dyas AR, Colborn KL, Stuart CM, McCabe KO, Barker AR, Sack K, Randhawa SK, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Timing of recovery of quality of life after robotic anatomic lung resection. J Robot Surg. 2024 Jan 13;18(1):18. PubMed PMID: 38217734
• Dyas AR, Kelleher AD, Cumbler EU, Barker AR, McCabe KO, Bata KE, Abrams BA, Randhawa SK, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Quality Review Committee Audit Improves Thoracic Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol Compliance. J Surg Res. 2024 Jan;293:144-151. PubMed PMID: 37774591
• Dyas AR, Stuart CM, Fei Y, Cotton JL, Colborn KL, Weyant MJ, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Scott CD, Meguid RA. The association between patient preoperative disposition and outcomes after diagnostic lung biopsy. J Thorac Dis. 2024 Feb 29;16(2):1141-1150. PubMed PMID: 38505021
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Velopulos CG, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. The Effect of Social Vulnerability on Initial Stage and Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Lung Cancer. 2024 Feb;188:107452. PubMed PMID: 38176296
• Dyas AR, Mungo B, Bronsert MR, Stuart CM, Mungo AH, Mitchell JD, Randhawa SK, David E, Stewart CL, McCarter MD, Meguid RA. National trends in technique use for esophagectomy: Does primary surgeon specialty matter?. Surgery. 2024 Feb;175(2):353-359. PubMed PMID: 38030524
• Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Stuart CM, Thomas MB, Schulick RD, Franco SR, Gleisner A, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Analyzing the impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on initial oncologic presentation and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in the United States. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Aug;168(2):378-390.e7. PubMed PMID: 37981103
• Zhuang Y, Dyas A, Meguid RA, Henderson WG, Bronsert M, Madsen H, Colborn KL. Preoperative Prediction of Postoperative Infections Using Machine Learning and Electronic Health Record Data. Ann Surg. 2024 Apr 1;279(4):720-726. PubMed PMID: 37753703
• Stuart CM, Meguid RA, Bronsert MR, Rodriguez Franco S, Mungo B, Schulick RD, Gleisner AL, McCarter MD, Mitchell JD, Dyas AR. The United States experience with diagnosing and treating esophageal cancer during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A retrospective cohort study. Int J Cancer. 2024 Apr 1;154(7):1204-1220. PubMed PMID: 38018276
• Hunt AR, Stuart CM, Gergen AK, Bang TJ, Reihman AE, Helmkamp LJ, Lin Y, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, Scott CD, Wojcik BM. Long-Term Patient-Reported Symptom Improvement and Quality of Life after Transthoracic Diaphragm Plication in Adults. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Sep 1;237(3):533-544. PubMed PMID: 37194947
• Stuart CM, Kirsch MJ, Zhuang Y, Meguid CL, Sugawara T, Colborn KL, Messersmith W, Lieu C, Gleisner AL, Del Chiaro M, Schulick RD, Meguid RA. Pulmonary metastasectomy is associated with survival after lung-only recurrence in pancreatic cancer. Surgery. 2023 Sep;174(3):654-659. PubMed PMID: 37391327
• Gergen AK, Stuart CM, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa S, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. Prospective Evaluation of a Universally Applied Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Protocol Prior to Esophagectomy with Comparison with Historical Controls. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5815-5825. PubMed PMID: 37285095
• Alder C, Bronsert MR, Meguid RA, Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Colborn KL, Henderson WG. Preoperative risk factors and postoperative complications associated with mortality after outpatient surgery in a broad surgical population: an analysis of 2.8 million ACS-NSQIP patients. Surgery. 2023 Sep;174(3):631-637. PubMed PMID: 37290998
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Byers S, Velopulos C, Randhawa S, David EA, Pritap A, Stewart CL, Mitchell JD, McCarter MD, Meguid RA. Social vulnerability is associated with increased postoperative morbidity following esophagectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct;166(4):1254-1261. PubMed PMID: 37119966
• Dyas AR, Thomas MB, Bronsert MR, Madsen HJ, Colborn KL, Henderson WG, David EA, Velopulos CG, Meguid RA. Emergency thoracic surgery patients have worse risk-adjusted outcomes than non-emergency patients. Surgery. 2023 Oct;174(4):956-963. PubMed PMID: 37507304
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Byers S, Velopulos CG, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Social vulnerability is associated with post-operative morbidity following robotic-assisted lung resection. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Nov 30;15(11):5931-5941. PubMed PMID: 38090321
• Dyas AR, Stuart CM, Bronsert MR, Schulick RD, McCarter MD, Meguid RA. Minimally invasive surgery is associated with decreased postoperative complications after esophagectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Jul;166(1):268-278. PubMed PMID: 36577613
• Cain MT, Park SY, Schäfer M, Hay-Arthur E, Justison GA, Zhan QP, Campbell D, Mitchell JD, Randhawa SK, Meguid RA, David EA, Reece TB, Cleveland JC Jr, Hoffman JRH. Lung recovery utilizing thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion during donation after circulatory death: The Colorado experience. JTCVS Tech. 2023 Dec;22:350-358. PubMed PMID: 38152164
• Phillips JD, Fay KA, Wakeam E, Graham NJ, Godfrey CM, Marmor HN, Grogan EL, Meguid RA, Madsen HJ, Stuart CM, Sachdeva UM, Wang D, Abou Chaar MK, Blackmon SH, Maeder ME, Emond JA, Hasson RM, Millington TM, Finley DJ. Food Deserts Increase Readmission After Esophagectomy for Cancer: A Multi-institutional Study. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Aug;116(2):246-253. PubMed PMID: 37080374
• Stuart CM, Wojcik BM, Gergen AK, Wilkinson DA, Helmkamp LJ, Volker EE, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Meguid RA, Scott CD. A comparison of short-term outcomes following robotic-assisted vs. open transthoracic diaphragm plication. J Robot Surg. 2023 Aug;17(4):1787-1796. PubMed PMID: 37071233
• Pratap A, Qualman A, Garrett H, The E, Chauhan A, Idrovo JP, Cheng L, Wani S, Meguid RA, Meng X. Targeting Glypican-1 Reverses Resistance to 5-Fluorouracil in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Cells. Anticancer Res. 2023 Aug;43(8):3411-3418. PubMed PMID: 37500147
• Pratap A, Qualman A, Garrett H, Westbrook L, The E, Mitra S, Cordero M, Monge KM, Idrovo JP, Chauhan A, Cheng L, Cohen MJ, Mungo B, Wani S, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Meng X. Silencing Glypican-1 enhances the antitumor effects of Pictilisib via downregulating PI3K/Akt/ERK signaling in chemo-resistant esophageal adenocarcinoma. Mol Cell Oncol. 2023;10(1):2238873. PubMed PMID: 37649964
• Mason EM, Henderson WG, Bronsert MR, Colborn KL, Dyas AR, Madsen HJ, Lambert-Kerzner A, Meguid RA. Preoperative Prediction of Unplanned Reoperation in a Broad Surgical Population. J Surg Res. 2023 May;285:1-12. PubMed PMID: 36640606
• Madsen HJ, Gillette RA, Colborn KL, Henderson WG, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Lambert-Kerzner A, Meguid RA. The association between obesity and postoperative outcomes in a broad surgical population: A 7-year American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement analysis. Surgery. 2023 May;173(5):1213-1219. PubMed PMID: 36872175
• Madsen HJ, Henderson WG, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Colborn KL, Lambert-Kerzner A, Meguid RA. Inpatient Versus Outpatient Surgery: A Comparison of Postoperative Mortality and Morbidity in Elective Operations. World J Surg. 2023 Mar;47(3):627-639. PubMed PMID: 36380104
• Madsen HJ, Stuart CM, Wojcik BM, Dyas AR, Hunt A, Helmkamp LJ, Gergen AK, Weyant MJ, Randhawa SK, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Esophagram should be performed to diagnose esophageal perforation before inter-hospital transfer. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Jun 30;15(6):2984-2996. PubMed PMID: 37426131
• Yost CC, Bhagat R, Blitzer D, Louis C, Han J, Wilder FG, Meguid RA. A primer for the student joining the general thoracic surgery service tomorrow: Primer 2 of 7. JTCVS Open. 2023 Jun;14:293-313. PubMed PMID: 37425458
• Iguidbashian JP, King RW, Carroll AM, Cotton JL, Stuart C, Fullerton DA, Meguid RA, Suarez-Pierre A. Conditional Survival in Lung Transplantation: An Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Database Analysis. ASAIO J. 2023 Jul 1;69(7):e333-e341. PubMed PMID: 37191472
• Dyas AR, Meguid RA, Bronsert MR, Madsen HJ, Colborn KL, Lambert-Kerzner A, Henderson WG. Does Work Relative Value Unit Measure Surgical Complexity for Risk Adjustment of Surgical Outcomes?. J Surg Res. 2023 Jul;287:176-185. PubMed PMID: 36934654
• Mason EM, Henderson WG, Bronsert MR, Colborn KL, Dyas AR, Lambert-Kerzner A, Meguid RA. Development and validation of a multivariable preoperative prediction model for postoperative length of stay in a broad inpatient surgical population. Surgery. 2023 Jul;174(1):66-74. PubMed PMID: 37149424
• Bronsert MR, Henderson WG, Colborn KL, Dyas AR, Madsen HJ, Zhuang Y, Lambert-Kerzner A, Meguid RA. Effect of Present at Time of Surgery on Unadjusted and Risk-Adjusted Postoperative Complication Rate. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Jan 1;236(1):7-15. PubMed PMID: 36519901
• Madsen HJ, Lambert-Kerzner A, Mucharsky E, Phillips JD, David EA, Odell DD, Dyas AR, Meguid RA. Lessons learned by thoracic surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Feb 28;15(2):507-515. PubMed PMID: 36910104
• Colborn KL, Zhuang Y, Dyas AR, Henderson WG, Madsen HJ, Bronsert MR, Matheny ME, Lambert-Kerzner A, Myers QWO, Meguid RA. Development and validation of models for detection of postoperative infections using structured electronic health records data and machine learning. Surgery. 2023 Feb;173(2):464-471. PubMed PMID: 36470694
• Madsen HJ, Lambert-Kerzner A, Mucharsky E, Gergen AK, Dyas AR, McCarter M, Stewart C, Pratap A, Mitchell J, Randhawa S, Meguid RA. Barriers and Facilitators in Implementation of an Esophagectomy Care Pathway: a Qualitative Analysis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Feb;27(2):213-221. PubMed PMID: 36443554
• Dyas AR, Stuart CM, Wojcik BM, R Bronsert M, Scott CD, Meguid RA. Evaluating the implementation of robotic thoracic surgery on a Veterans Administration Hospital. J Robot Surg. 2023 Apr;17(2):365-374. PubMed PMID: 35670989
• Dyas AR, Colborn KL, Bronsert MR, Henderson WG, Mason NJ, Rozeboom PD, Pradhan N, Lambert-Kerzner A, Meguid RA. Comparison of Preoperative Surgical Risk Estimated by Thoracic Surgeons vs a Standardized Surgical Risk Prediction Tool. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Winter;34(4):1378-1385. PubMed PMID: 34785355
• Henderson WG, Rozeboom PD, Meguid RA. Biased Study Design and Statistical Analysis in a Need for Intensive Care Unit Admission Surgical Prediction Model-Reply. JAMA Surg. 2022 Sep 1;157(9):857-858. PubMed PMID: 35731543
• Pratap A, Li A, Westbrook L, Gergen AK, Mitra S, Chauhan A, Cheng L, Weyant MJ, McCarter M, Wani S, Meguid RA, Mitchell JD, Cohen M, Fullerton D, Meng X. Glypican 1 promotes proliferation and migration in esophagogastric adenocarcinoma via activating AKT/GSK/ß-catenin pathway. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2022 Oct;13(5):2082-2104. PubMed PMID: 36388647
• Madsen HJ, Henderson WG, Bronsert MR, Dyas AR, Colborn KL, Lambert-Kerzner A, Meguid RA. Associations Between Preoperative Risk, Postoperative Complications, and 30-Day Mortality. World J Surg. 2022 Oct;46(10):2365-2376. PubMed PMID: 35778512
• Iguidbashian J, Cotton J, King RW, Carroll AM, Gergen AK, Meguid RA, Fullerton DA, Suarez-Pierre A. Survival following lung transplantation: A population-based nested case-control study. J Card Surg. 2022 May;37(5):1153-1160. PubMed PMID: 35220624
• Pradhan N, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Lambert-Kerzner A, Henderson WG, Qiu H, Colborn KL, Mason NJ, Meguid RA. Attitudes about use of preoperative risk assessment tools: a survey of surgeons and surgical residents in an academic health system. Patient Saf Surg. 2022 Mar 17;16(1):13. PubMed PMID: 35300719
• Dyas AR, Carmichael H, Bronsert MR, Henderson WG, Madsen HJ, Colborn KL, Velopulos CG, Meguid RA. Does Adding a Measure of Social Vulnerability to a Surgical Risk Calculator Improve Its Performance?. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Jun 1;234(6):1137-1146. PubMed PMID: 35703812
• Yee EJ, Read J, Ziogas IA, Stuart CM, Olsen J, Kim SS, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Mungo B. More May Not Be Better: Comparison of Oncologic Outcomes Following Induction Chemotherapy Plus Chemoradiation and Chemoradiation Alone for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Nov 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39501511
• Madsen HJ, Meguid RA, Bronsert MR, Dyas AR, Colborn KL, Lambert-Kerzner A, Henderson WG. Associations between preoperative risks of postoperative complications: Results of an analysis of 4.8 Million ACS-NSQIP patients. Am J Surg. 2022 Jun;223(6):1172-1178. PubMed PMID: 34876253
• Carmichael H, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Stearns D, Birnbaum EH, McIntyre RC, Meguid RA, Velopulos CG. Social vulnerability is associated with increased morbidity following colorectal surgery. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt A):100-105. PubMed PMID: 35337645
• Dyas AR, Henderson WG, Madsen HJ, Bronsert MR, Colborn KL, Lambert-Kerzner A, McIntyre RC Jr, Meguid RA. Development and validation of a prediction model for conversion of outpatient to inpatient surgery. Surgery. 2022 Jul;172(1):249-256. PubMed PMID: 35216822
• . SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan;77(1):28-39. PubMed PMID: 34428858
• . Rates of Anastomotic Complications and Their Management Following Esophagectomy: Results of the Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Audit (OGAA). Ann Surg. 2022 Feb 1;275(2):e382-e391. PubMed PMID: 33630459
• Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Meguid RA, Colborn KL, Lambert-Kerzner A, Hammermeister KE, Rozeboom PD, Velopulos CG, Henderson WG. Using the Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System to Define the "High Risk" Surgical Patient. J Surg Res. 2022 Feb;270:394-404. PubMed PMID: 34749120
• Dyas AR, Zhuang Y, Meguid RA, Henderson WG, Madsen HJ, Bronsert MR, Colborn KL. Development and validation of a model for surveillance of postoperative bleeding complications using structured electronic health records data. Surgery. 2022 Dec;172(6):1728-1732. PubMed PMID: 36150923
• Dyas AR, Kelleher AD, Erickson CJ, Voss JA, Cumbler EU, Lambert-Kerzner A, Vizena AS, Robinson-Chavez C, Kee BL, Barker AR, Fuller MS, Miller SA, McCabe KO, Cook KM, Randhawa SK, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Development of a universal thoracic enhanced recover after surgery protocol for implementation across a diverse multi-hospital health system. J Thorac Dis. 2022 Aug;14(8):2855-2863. PubMed PMID: 36071784
• . Textbook outcome following oesophagectomy for cancer: international cohort study. Br J Surg. 2022 Apr 19;109(5):439-449. PubMed PMID: 35194634
• Rozeboom PD, Henderson WG, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Colborn KL, Lambert-Kerzner A, Hammermeister KE, McIntyre RC Jr, Meguid RA. Development and Validation of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Stay in a Broad Surgical Population. JAMA Surg. 2022 Apr 1;157(4):344-352. PubMed PMID: 35171216
• Gergen AK, Wojcik BM, White AM, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, Scott CD, Weyant MJ. Introduction of robotic surgery does not negatively affect cardiothoracic surgery resident experience. J Robot Surg. 2022 Apr;16(2):393-400. PubMed PMID: 34024007
• . SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. Br J Surg. 2021 Sep 27;108(9):1056-1063. PubMed PMID: 33761533
• Khorfan R, Cooke DT, Meguid RA, Backhus L, Varghese TK Jr, Farjah F, Bilimoria KY, Odell DD. Institutional factors associated with adherence to quality measures for stage I and II non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Sep;162(3):649-660.e8. PubMed PMID: 34144822
• Meguid RA. The opportunity to use electronic health record data for real-time improvement of inpatient care. Surgery. 2021 Sep;170(3):978. PubMed PMID: 33691938
• Rozeboom PD, Bronsert MR, Henderson WG, Velopulos CG, Colborn KL, Lambert-Kerzner A, McIntyre RC Jr, Meguid RA. The preoperative risk tool SURPAS accurately predicts outcomes in emergency surgery. Am J Surg. 2021 Sep;222(3):643-649. PubMed PMID: 33485618
• Kidane B, Wakeam E, Meguid RA, Odell DD. Administrative and clinical databases: General thoracic surgery perspective on approaches and pitfalls. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Oct;162(4):1146-1153. PubMed PMID: 33892944
• Henderson WG, Rozeboom PD, Bronsert MR, Colborn KL, Hammermeister KE, Lambert-Kerzner A, Meguid RA. Accuracy of the surgical risk preoperative assessment system universal risk calculator in predicting risk for patients undergoing selected operations in 9 specialty areas. Surgery. 2021 Oct;170(4):1184-1194. PubMed PMID: 33867167
• . Postoperative outcomes in oesophagectomy with trainee involvement. BJS Open. 2021 Nov 9;5(6). PubMed PMID: 35038327
• Gergen AK, Meguid RA, Reece TB, Aftab M. Endovascular aortic repair of Kommerell diverticulum associated with aberrant left subclavian artery. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Nov;10(6):807-809. PubMed PMID: 34926187
• . Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 Nov;76(11):1454-1464. PubMed PMID: 34371522
• Ho F, Torphy RJ, Friedman C, Leong S, Kim S, Wani S, Schefter T, Scott CD, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Meguid RA, Gleisner AL, Goodman KA, McCarter MD. Induction Chemotherapy Plus Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Nov;28(12):7208-7218. PubMed PMID: 33884489
• Gergen AK, Halpern AL, Helmkamp L, Torphy RJ, White AM, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, Scott CD, Gleisner AL, McCarter MD, Weyant MJ. Outcomes After Converted Minimally Invasive to Open Esophagectomy in Patients With Esophageal Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Nov;112(5):1593-1599. PubMed PMID: 33333084
• Henderson WG, Meguid RA, Lambert-Kerzner A, Bronsert MR, Hammermeister KE. A Pilot Study of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Across a Broad Sample of Surgical Patients. J Surg Res. 2021 Mar;259:342-349. PubMed PMID: 33268056
• . Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 Jun;76(6):748-758. PubMed PMID: 33690889
• Gergen AK, White AM, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, Fullerton DA, Scott CD, Weyant MJ. Introduction of robotic surgery leads to increased rate of segmentectomy in patients with lung cancer. J Thorac Dis. 2021 Feb;13(2):762-767. PubMed PMID: 33717548
• Aasen DM, Bronsert MR, Rozeboom PD, Colborn KL, Henderson WG, Lambert-Kerzner A, Hammermeister KE, Meguid RA. Relationships between predischarge and postdischarge infectious complications, length of stay, and unplanned readmissions in the ACS NSQIP database. Surgery. 2021 Feb;169(2):325-332. PubMed PMID: 32933745
• Kastelowitz N, Marsh MD, McCarter M, Meguid RA, Bhardwaj NW, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Scott C, Schefter T, Stumpf P, Leong S, Messersmith W, Lieu C, Leal AD, Davis SL, Purcell WT, Kane M, Wani S, Shah R, Hammad H, Edmundowicz S, Goodman KA. Impact of Radiation Dose on Postoperative Complications in Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers. Front Oncol. 2021;11:614640. PubMed PMID: 33777751
• Vogel JD, de Campos-Lobato LF, Chapman BC, Bronsert MR, Birnbaum EH, Meguid RA. Rectal prolapse surgery in males and females: An ACS NSQIP-based comparative analysis of over 12,000 patients. Am J Surg. 2020 Sep;220(3):697-705. PubMed PMID: 31987495
• Hirji SA, Halpern AL, Helmkamp LJ, Roberts SH, Houk AK, Osho A, Okoh AK, Meguid RA, Seese L, Weyant MJ, Rinewalt DE. Geographic and temporal patterns of growth in the utilization of donation after circulatory death donors for lung transplantation in the United States. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Nov;39(11):1313-1315. PubMed PMID: 32921583
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Yee EJ, Thielen O, Bronsert MR, Mungo B, McCarter MD, Randhawa SK, David EA, Michell JD, Meguid RA. Patient, facility, and surgical factors associated with significant delays to esophagectomy and subsequent poor outcomes: An analysis of 16,486 cases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39515604
• Yee EJ, Read J, Ziogas IA, Stuart CM, Olsen J, Kim SS, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Mungo B. More May Not Be Better: Comparison of Oncologic Outcomes Following Induction Chemotherapy Plus Chemoradiation and Chemoradiation Alone for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Nov 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39501511
• Healy GL, Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Meguid RA, Anioke T, Hider AM, Schulick RD, Henderson WG. Association between postoperative complications and hospital length of stay: a large-scale observational study of 4,495,582 patients in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) registry. Patient Saf Surg. 2024 Oct 1;18(1):29. PubMed PMID: 39354640
• Lambert-Kerzner A, Myers QWO, Mucharsky E, Henderson WG, Harnke B, Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Colborn K, Velopulos CG, Meguid RA. Using Implementation Science in Surgical Care: A Scoping Review. Ann Surg. 2024 Sep 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39225399
• Stuart CM, Chanes N, Dyas AR, Albuja Cruz MB, Raeburn CD, McIntyre RC Jr, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Robotic-assisted ectopic mediastinal parathyroidectomy: a single institution experience and operative review for the thoracic surgeon. J Thorac Dis. 2024 Jul 30;16(7):4128-4136. PubMed PMID: 39144347
• Abrams BA, Murray KA, Mahoney K, Raymond KM, McWilliams SK, Nichols S, Mahmoudi E, Mayes LM, Fernandez-Bustamante A, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, Zanotti G, Bartels K. Postdischarge Pain Management After Thoracic Surgery: A Patient-Centered Approach. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Nov;110(5):1714-1721. PubMed PMID: 32497643
• Rozeboom PD, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Bhagat R, Meguid RA. Improving postoperative outcomes in esophagectomy for cancer-what is the role of institutional data?. J Thorac Dis. 2020 May;12(5):1750-1753. PubMed PMID: 32642077
• Stuart CM, Bronsert MR, Dyas AR, Mott NM, Healy GL, Anioke T, Henderson WG, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Risk-adjusted discrete increases in length of stay by complication following anatomic lung resection: an analysis of 32?133 cases across the USA. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Aug 2;66(2). PubMed PMID: 39107905
• Stuart CM, Mott NM, Mungo AH, Meguid RA, Mitchell JD, Randhawa SK, Rove JY, David EA. Representation of women among cardiothoracic surgery editorial boards: Trends over the past 2 decades. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jun 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38942139
• Henderson WG, Meguid RA, Hammermeister KE, Singh AB. Reply: Accurate preoperative prediction of unplanned 30-day postoperative readmission using 8 predictor variables. Surgery. 2020 Mar;167(3):676. PubMed PMID: 31679796
• Wiesen BM, Bronsert MR, Aasen DM, Singh AB, Lambert-Kerzner A, Henderson WG, Hammermeister KE, Meguid RA. Use of Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS) and Patient Satisfaction During Informed Consent for Surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Jun;230(6):1025-1033.e1. PubMed PMID: 32251847
• Stuart CM, Henderson WG, Bronsert MR, Thompson KP, Meguid RA. The association between participation in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) and postoperative outcomes: A comprehensive analysis of 7,474,298 patients. Surgery. 2024 Sep;176(3):841-848. PubMed PMID: 38862278
• Khaneki S, Bronsert MR, Henderson WG, Yazdanfar M, Lambert-Kerzner A, Hammermeister KE, Meguid RA. Comparison of accuracy of prediction of postoperative mortality and morbidity between a new, parsimonious risk calculator (SURPAS) and the ACS Surgical Risk Calculator. Am J Surg. 2020 Jun;219(6):1065-1072. PubMed PMID: 31376949
• Aasen DM, Wiesen BM, Singh AB, Piper C, Harnke B, Prochazka AV, Fink AS, Hammermeister KE, Meguid RA. Systematic Review of Preoperative Risk Discussion in Practice. J Surg Educ. 2020 Jul-Aug;77(4):911-920. PubMed PMID: 32192884
• Stuart CM, Bronsert MR, Meguid RA, Mott NM, Abrams BA, Dyas AR, Gleisner AL, Colborn KL, Henderson WG. The deimplementation of laboratory testing in low-risk patients as recommended by the American society of anesthesiologists: An ACS-NSQIP longitudinal analysis. World J Surg. 2024 May;48(5):1014-1024. PubMed PMID: 38549187
• Bronsert M, Singh AB, Henderson WG, Hammermeister K, Meguid RA, Colborn KL. Identification of postoperative complications using electronic health record data and machine learning. Am J Surg. 2020 Jul;220(1):114-119. PubMed PMID: 31635792
• Singh AB, Bronsert MR, Henderson WG, Lambert-Kerzner A, Hammermeister KE, Meguid RA. Accurate Preoperative Prediction of Discharge Destination Using 8 Predictor Variables: A NSQIP Analysis. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Jan;230(1):64-75.e2. PubMed PMID: 31672678
• Halpern AL, Boshier PR, White AM, Houk AK, Helmkamp L, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA, Low DE, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. A Comparison of Frailty Measures at Listing to Predict Outcomes After Lung Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jan;109(1):233-240. PubMed PMID: 31479636
• Bhagat R, Bronsert MR, Henderson WG, Scott CD, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD, Fullerton DA, Meguid RA. Analysis of Discharge Destination After Open Versus Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Feb;109(2):375-382. PubMed PMID: 31580860
• Rozeboom PD, Bronsert MR, Velopulos CG, Henderson WG, Colborn KL, Hammermeister KE, Lambert-Kerzner A, Hall MG, McIntyre RC Jr, Meguid RA. A comparison of the new, parsimonious tool Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS) to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) risk calculator in emergency surgery. Surgery. 2020 Dec;168(6):1152-1159. PubMed PMID: 32900494
• Stuart CM, Meguid RA. ASO Author Reflections: Risk of Benign Anastomotic Stricture Following Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Prior to Esophagectomy with Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul;31(7):4238-4239. PubMed PMID: 38512603
• Antonoff M, Backhus L, Boffa DJ, Broderick SR, Brown LM, Carrott P, Clark JM, Cooke D, David E, Facktor M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Isbell J, Jones DR, Kidane B, Kim AW, Keshavjee S, Krantz S, Lui N, Martin L, Meguid RA, Meyerson SL, Mullett T, Nelson H, Odell DD, Phillips JD, Puri V, Rusch V, Shulman L, Varghese TK, Wakeam E, Wood DE. COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Aug;110(2):692-696. PubMed PMID: 32278755
• Dyas AR, Stuart CM, Fei Y, Cotton JL, Colborn KL, Weyant MJ, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Scott CD, Meguid RA. The association between patient preoperative disposition and outcomes after diagnostic lung biopsy. J Thorac Dis. 2024 Feb 29;16(2):1141-1150. PubMed PMID: 38505021
• Antonoff M, Backhus L, Boffa DJ, Broderick SR, Brown LM, Carrott P, Clark JM, Cooke D, David E, Facktor M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Isbell J, Jones DR, Kidane B, Kim AW, Keshavjee S, Krantz S, Lui N, Martin L, Meguid RA, Meyerson SL, Mullett T, Nelson H, Odell DD, Phillips JD, Puri V, Rusch V, Shulman L, Varghese TK, Wakeam E, Wood DE. COVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug;160(2):601-605. PubMed PMID: 32689703
• Stuart CM, Mott NM, Dyas AR, Byers S, Gergen AK, Mungo B, Stewart CL, McCarter MD, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. The Effect of Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Prior to Esophagectomy on Anastomotic Stricture Rate and Comparison with Esophagectomy-Alone Controls. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul;31(7):4261-4270. PubMed PMID: 38413507
• Henderson WG, Meguid RA, Hammermeister KE, Colborn KL, Rozeboom PD, Bronsert MR, Lambert-Kerzner A. Letter to the Editor: How Accurate Are the Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS) Universal Calculators in Total Joint Arthroplasty?. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 Aug;478(8):1946-1947. PubMed PMID: 32732581
• Halpern AL, Friedman C, Torphy RJ, Al-Musawi MH, Mitchell JD, Scott CD, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Weyant MJ, Gleisner AL. Conversion to open surgery during minimally invasive esophagectomy portends worse short-term outcomes: an analysis of the National Cancer Database. Surg Endosc. 2020 Aug;34(8):3470-3478. PubMed PMID: 31591657
• Bronsert MR, Lambert-Kerzner A, Henderson WG, Hammermeister KE, Atuanya C, Aasen DM, Singh AB, Meguid RA. The value of the "Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System" (SURPAS) in preoperative consultation for elective surgery: a pilot study. Patient Saf Surg. 2020;14:31. PubMed PMID: 32724336
• . International Variation in Surgical Practices in Units Performing Oesophagectomy for Oesophageal Cancer: A Unit Survey from the Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Audit (OGAA). World J Surg. 2019 Nov;43(11):2874-2884. PubMed PMID: 31332491
• Gibula DR, Singh AB, Bronsert MR, Henderson WG, Battaglia C, Hammermeister KE, Glebova NO, Meguid RA. Accurate preoperative prediction of unplanned 30-day postoperative readmission using 8 predictor variables. Surgery. 2019 Nov;166(5):812-819. PubMed PMID: 31272812
• Meguid RA. Consensus guidelines for thoracic surgical patient management-do they represent the consensus?. J Thorac Dis. 2019 May;11(Suppl 9):S1175-S1176. PubMed PMID: 31245076
• Dyas AR, Stuart CM, Bronsert MR, Kelleher AD, Bata KE, Cumbler EU, Erickson CJ, Blum MG, Vizena AS, Barker AR, Funk L, Sack K, Abrams BA, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Scott CD, Meguid RA. Anatomic Lung Resection Outcomes After Implementation of a Universal Thoracic ERAS Protocol Across a Diverse Health Care System. Ann Surg. 2024 Jun 1;279(6):1062-1069. PubMed PMID: 38385282
• Stokes SM, Wakeam E, Antonoff MB, Backhus LM, Meguid RA, Odell D, Varghese TK Jr. Optimizing health before elective thoracic surgery: systematic review of modifiable risk factors and opportunities for health services research. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Mar;11(Suppl 4):S537-S554. PubMed PMID: 31032072
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Chanes N, Bronsert MR, Kelleher AD, Bata KE, Henderson WG, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Strict compliance to a thoracic enhanced recovery after surgery protocol is associated with improved outcomes compared with partial compliance: A prospective cohort study. Surgery. 2024 Aug;176(2):477-484. PubMed PMID: 38839431
• Dyas AR, Colborn KL, Stuart CM, McCabe KO, Barker AR, Sack K, Randhawa SK, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Timing of recovery of quality of life after robotic anatomic lung resection. J Robot Surg. 2024 Jan 13;18(1):18. PubMed PMID: 38217734
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Velopulos CG, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. The Effect of Social Vulnerability on Initial Stage and Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Lung Cancer. 2024 Feb;188:107452. PubMed PMID: 38176296
• Dyas AR, Mungo B, Bronsert MR, Stuart CM, Mungo AH, Mitchell JD, Randhawa SK, David E, Stewart CL, McCarter MD, Meguid RA. National trends in technique use for esophagectomy: Does primary surgeon specialty matter?. Surgery. 2024 Feb;175(2):353-359. PubMed PMID: 38030524
• Stuart CM, Meguid RA, Bronsert MR, Rodriguez Franco S, Mungo B, Schulick RD, Gleisner AL, McCarter MD, Mitchell JD, Dyas AR. The United States experience with diagnosing and treating esophageal cancer during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A retrospective cohort study. Int J Cancer. 2024 Apr 1;154(7):1204-1220. PubMed PMID: 38018276
• Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Stuart CM, Thomas MB, Schulick RD, Franco SR, Gleisner A, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Analyzing the impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on initial oncologic presentation and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in the United States. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Aug;168(2):378-390.e7. PubMed PMID: 37981103
• Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Abrams BA, Kelleher AD, Colborn KL, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Perioperative hypothermia in robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: Incidence, risk factors, and associations with postoperative outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jun;167(6):1979-1989.e1. PubMed PMID: 37865182
• Lambert-Kerzner AC, Aasen DM, Overbey DM, Damschroder LJ, Henderson WG, Hammermeister KE, Bronsert MR, Meguid RA. Use of the consolidated framework for implementation research to guide dissemination and implementation of new technologies in surgery. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Mar;11(Suppl 4):S487-S499. PubMed PMID: 31032067
• Aasen DM, Wiedel C, Maroni P, Cohen ME, Meng X, Meguid RA. Association of Hospital Altitude and Postoperative Infectious Complications After Major Operations. High Alt Med Biol. 2019 Dec;20(4):421-426. PubMed PMID: 31618098
• Clark JM, Boffa DJ, Meguid RA, Brown LM, Cooke DT. Regionalization of esophagectomy: where are we now?. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Aug;11(Suppl 12):S1633-S1642. PubMed PMID: 31489231
• Halpern AL, Kohtz PD, Helmkamp L, Eldeiry M, Hodges MM, Scott CD, Mitchell JD, Aftab M, Pal JD, Cleveland JC, Reece TB, Meguid RA, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. Improved Mortality Associated With the Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Aug;108(2):350-357. PubMed PMID: 31009629
• Colborn KL, Bronsert M, Hammermeister K, Henderson WG, Singh AB, Meguid RA. Identification of urinary tract infections using electronic health record data. Am J Infect Control. 2019 Apr;47(4):371-375. PubMed PMID: 30522837
• Dyas AR, Carmichael H, Bronsert MR, Stuart CM, Garofalo DM, Henderson WG, Colborn KL, Schulick RD, Meguid RA, Velopulos CG. Social vulnerability is associated with higher risk-adjusted rates of postoperative complications in a broad surgical population. Am J Surg. 2024 Mar;229:26-33. PubMed PMID: 37775458
• Dyas AR, Kelleher AD, Cumbler EU, Barker AR, McCabe KO, Bata KE, Abrams BA, Randhawa SK, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Quality Review Committee Audit Improves Thoracic Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol Compliance. J Surg Res. 2024 Jan;293:144-151. PubMed PMID: 37774591
• Henderson WG, Bronsert MR, Hammermeister KE, Lambert-Kerzner A, Meguid RA. Refining the predictive variables in the "Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System" (SURPAS): a descriptive analysis. Patient Saf Surg. 2019;13:28. PubMed PMID: 31452684
• Zhuang Y, Dyas A, Meguid RA, Henderson WG, Bronsert M, Madsen H, Colborn KL. Preoperative Prediction of Postoperative Infections Using Machine Learning and Electronic Health Record Data. Ann Surg. 2024 Apr 1;279(4):720-726. PubMed PMID: 37753703
• Griffiths EA. Predictors of anastomotic leak and conduit necrosis after oesophagectomy: Results from the oesophago-gastric anastomosis audit (OGAA). Eur J Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun;50(6):107983. PubMed PMID: 38613995
• Colborn KL, Bronsert M, Amioka E, Hammermeister K, Henderson WG, Meguid R. Identification of surgical site infections using electronic health record data. Am J Infect Control. 2018 Nov;46(11):1230-1235. PubMed PMID: 29907448
• . A prognostic model for use before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (GSU-Pulmonary Score): a development and validation study in three international cohorts. Lancet Digit Health. 2024 Jul;6(7):e507-e519. PubMed PMID: 38906616
• Bhagat R, Bronsert MR, Juarez-Colunga E, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD, Glebova NO, Henderson WG, Fullerton D, Meguid RA. Postoperative Complications Drive Unplanned Readmissions After Esophagectomy for Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 May;105(5):1476-1482. PubMed PMID: 29373825
• Lin Y, Mukhopadhyay S, Meguid RA, Kuwayama DP. The Colorado Humanitarian Surgical Skills Workshop: A Cadaver-Based Workshop to Prepare Residents for Surgery in Austere Settings. J Surg Educ. 2018 Mar-Apr;75(2):383-391. PubMed PMID: 28864266
• Stokes WA, Bronsert MR, Meguid RA, Blum MG, Jones BL, Koshy M, Sher DJ, Louie AV, Palma DA, Senan S, Gaspar LE, Kavanagh BD, Rusthoven CG. Post-Treatment Mortality After Surgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Mar 1;36(7):642-651. PubMed PMID: 29346041
• Lambert-Kerzner A, Ford KL, Hammermeister KE, Henderson WG, Bronsert MR, Meguid RA. Assessment of attitudes towards future implementation of the "Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System" (SURPAS) tool: a pilot survey among patients, surgeons, and hospital administrators. Patient Saf Surg. 2018;12:12. PubMed PMID: 29881458
• Bergeron EJ, Meguid RA, Mitchell JD. Chronic Infections of the Chest Wall. Thorac Surg Clin. 2017 May;27(2):87-97. PubMed PMID: 28363377
• Stewart CL, Wilson L, Hamm A, Bartsch C, Boniface M, Gleisner A, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Meguid R, Gajdos C, Edil BH, McCarter M. Is Chemical Pyloroplasty Necessary for Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy?. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 May;24(5):1414-1418. PubMed PMID: 28058546
• Jones TS, Sullivan A, Damle S, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD, Weitzel NS, Meguid RA. Assessment and Management of Post-Intubation Airway Injuries. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Mar;21(1):99-104. PubMed PMID: 27166401
• Lin Y, Meguid RA, Hosokawa PW, Henderson WG, Hammermeister KE, Schulick RD, Shelstad RC, Wild TT, McIntyre RC Jr. An institutional analysis of unplanned return to the operating room to identify areas for quality improvement. Am J Surg. 2017 Jul;214(1):1-6. PubMed PMID: 28057294
• Ryan CE, Paniccia A, Meguid RA, McCarter MD. Transthoracic Anastomotic Leak After Esophagectomy: Current Trends. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Jan;24(1):281-290. PubMed PMID: 27406098
• Bhagat R, Bronsert MR, Ward AN, Martin J, Juarez-Colunga E, Glebova NO, Henderson WG, Fullerton D, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. National Analysis of Unplanned Readmissions After Thoracoscopic Versus Open Lung Cancer Resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Dec;104(6):1782-1790. PubMed PMID: 29102302
• Morabito J, Bell MT, Montenij LJ, Mayes LM, Pan Z, Dieleman JM, Meguid RA, Bartels K. Perioperative Considerations for Chylothorax. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Dec;31(6):2277-2281. PubMed PMID: 28939323
• Meguid RA, Henderson WG, Juarez-Colunga E, Hammermeister KE, Bronsert MR. Reply to Letter: "Redesigning ACS-NSQIP Data Collection and Reports Will This Translate Into Better Outcomes?". Ann Surg. 2017 Dec;266(6):e115-e116. PubMed PMID: 27455154
• Hammermeister KE, Henderson WG, Bronsert MR, Juarez-Colunga E, Meguid RA. Bringing Quantitative Risk Assessment Closer to the Patient and Surgeon: A Novel Approach to Improve Outcomes. Ann Surg. 2016 Jun;263(6):1039-41. PubMed PMID: 27167560
• Meguid RA, Bronsert MR, Juarez-Colunga E, Hammermeister KE, Henderson WG. Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS): I. Parsimonious, Clinically Meaningful Groups of Postoperative Complications by Factor Analysis. Ann Surg. 2016 Jun;263(6):1042-8. PubMed PMID: 26954897
• Meguid RA, Bronsert MR, Juarez-Colunga E, Hammermeister KE, Henderson WG. Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS): II. Parsimonious Risk Models for Postoperative Adverse Outcomes Addressing Need for Laboratory Variables and Surgeon Specialty-specific Models. Ann Surg. 2016 Jul;264(1):10-22. PubMed PMID: 26945154
• Meguid RA, Bronsert MR, Juarez-Colunga E, Hammermeister KE, Henderson WG. Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS): III. Accurate Preoperative Prediction of 8 Adverse Outcomes Using 8 Predictor Variables. Ann Surg. 2016 Jul;264(1):23-31. PubMed PMID: 26928465
• Sriram K, Meguid RA, Meguid MM. Nutritional support in adults with chyle leaks. Nutrition. 2016 Feb;32(2):281-6. PubMed PMID: 26472113
• Bell MT, Kelmenson DA, Vargas D, Meguid RA. Spontaneous Pulmonary Torsion Secondary to Left Upper Lobe Malignancy. J Thorac Oncol. 2015 Nov;10(11):1653-4. PubMed PMID: 26536197
• Moore HB, Juarez-Colunga E, Bronsert M, Hammermeister KE, Henderson WG, Moore EE, Meguid RA. Effect of Pregnancy on Adverse Outcomes After General Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2015 Jul;150(7):637-43. PubMed PMID: 25969946
• Bennett DT, Zamora M, Reece TB, Mitchell JD, Cleveland JC Jr, Grover FL, Babu AN, Meguid RA, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. Continued Utility of Single-Lung Transplantation in Select Populations: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Aug;100(2):437-42. PubMed PMID: 26141775
• Monk TG, Bronsert MR, Henderson WG, Mangione MP, Sum-Ping ST, Bentt DR, Nguyen JD, Richman JS, Meguid RA, Hammermeister KE. Association between Intraoperative Hypotension and Hypertension and 30-day Postoperative Mortality in Noncardiac Surgery. Anesthesiology. 2015 Aug;123(2):307-19. PubMed PMID: 26083768
• Jelacic S, Meguid RA, Oxorn DC. Near total occlusion of the main pulmonary artery and destruction of pulmonary valve by leiomyosarcoma. Anesth Analg. 2013 Jan;116(1):53-6. PubMed PMID: 23223120
• Hooker CM, Meguid RA, Hulbert A, Taylor JT, Shin J, Wrangle J, Rodgers K, Lee B, Laskshmanan S, Brown T, Meneshian A, Sussman M, Keruly J, Moore RD, Yang SC, Brock MV. Human immunodeficiency virus infection as a prognostic factor in surgical patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb;93(2):405-12. PubMed PMID: 22269705
• Malas MB, Choo S, Qazi U, Glebova N, Meguid R, Reifsnyder T, Perler BA, Freischlag JA. Image of the month. Aortoduodenal fistula. Arch Surg. 2011 Sep;146(9):1101-3. PubMed PMID: 21931008
• Meguid RA, Hooker CM, Harris J, Xu L, Westra WH, Sherwood JT, Sussman M, Cattaneo SM 2nd, Shin J, Cox S, Christensen J, Prints Y, Yuan N, Zhang J, Yang SC, Brock MV. Long-term survival outcomes by smoking status in surgical and nonsurgical patients with non-small cell lung cancer: comparing never smokers and current smokers. Chest. 2010 Sep;138(3):500-9. PubMed PMID: 20507946
• Brooke BS, Meguid RA, Makary MA, Perler BA, Pronovost PJ, Pawlik TM. Improving surgical outcomes through adoption of evidence-based process measures: intervention specific or associated with overall hospital quality?. Surgery. 2010 Apr;147(4):481-90. PubMed PMID: 20004443
• Weiss ES, Allen JG, Meguid RA, Patel ND, Merlo CA, Orens JB, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. The impact of center volume on survival in lung transplantation: an analysis of more than 10,000 cases. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Oct;88(4):1062-70. PubMed PMID: 19766782
• Meguid RA, Weiss ES, Chang DC, Brock MV, Yang SC. The effect of volume on esophageal cancer resections: what constitutes acceptable resection volumes for centers of excellence?. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Jan;137(1):23-9. PubMed PMID: 19154895
• Meguid RA, Hooker CM, Taylor JT, Kleinberg LR, Cattaneo SM 2nd, Sussman MS, Yang SC, Heitmiller RF, Forastiere AA, Brock MV. Recurrence after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and surgery for esophageal cancer: does the pattern of recurrence differ for patients with complete response and those with partial or no response?. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Dec;138(6):1309-17. PubMed PMID: 19931663
• Meguid RA, Brooke BS, Perler BA, Freischlag JA. Impact of hospital teaching status on survival from ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2009 Aug;50(2):243-50. PubMed PMID: 19446987
• Meguid RA, Slidell MB, Wolfgang CL, Chang DC, Ahuja N. Is there a difference in survival between right- versus left-sided colon cancers?. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 Sep;15(9):2388-94. PubMed PMID: 18622647
• Weiss ES, Meguid RA, Patel ND, Russell SD, Shah AS, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV. Increased mortality at low-volume orthotopic heart transplantation centers: should current standards change?. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Oct;86(4):1250-9; discussion 1259-60. PubMed PMID: 18805171
• Meguid RA, Brooke BS, Chang DC, Sherwood JT, Brock MV, Yang SC. Are surgical outcomes for lung cancer resections improved at teaching hospitals?. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Mar;85(3):1015-24; discussion 1024-5. PubMed PMID: 18291190
• Habbe N, Shi G, Meguid RA, Fendrich V, Esni F, Chen H, Feldmann G, Stoffers DA, Konieczny SF, Leach SD, Maitra A. Spontaneous induction of murine pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (mPanIN) by acinar cell targeting of oncogenic Kras in adult mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Dec 2;105(48):18913-8. PubMed PMID: 19028870
• Meguid RA, Ahuja N, Chang DC. What constitutes a "high-volume" hospital for pancreatic resection?. J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Apr;206(4):622.e1-9. PubMed PMID: 18387466
• Abcouwer SF, Schwarz C, Meguid RA. Glutamine deprivation induces the expression of GADD45 and GADD153 primarily by mRNA stabilization. J Biol Chem. 1999 Oct 1;274(40):28645-51. PubMed PMID: 10497233
• Elgadi KM, Meguid RA, Qian M, Souba WW, Abcouwer SF. Cloning and analysis of unique human glutaminase isoforms generated by tissue-specific alternative splicing. Physiol Genomics. 1999 Aug 31;1(2):51-62. PubMed PMID: 11015561
• Meguid RA, Beverly JL, Meguid MM. Surfeit calories during parenteral nutrition influences food intake and carcass adiposity in rats. Physiol Behav. 1995 Feb;57(2):265-9. PubMed PMID: 7716202
• Paston MJ, Meguid RA, Muscaritoli M, Forbes B, Yang ZJ, Meguid MM. Dynamics of central venous catheter-related sepsis in rats. J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Jun;31(6):1652-5. PubMed PMID: 8315012
• Meguid MM, Beverly JL, Yang ZJ, Gleason JR, Meguid RA, Yue MX. Parenteral nutrition, brain glycogen, and food intake. Am J Physiol. 1993 Dec;265(6 Pt 2):R1387-91. PubMed PMID: 8285281
• Meguid MM, Yang ZJ, Ratto C, Meguid RA, Hitch DC, Kubota A, Campos AC. Dynamics of oral intake resumption after general anesthesia and operation in rats. Physiol Behav. 1992 Sep;52(3):597-601. PubMed PMID: 1409926
• Meguid RA. Chylothorax: Surgical ligation of the thoracic duct via thoracotomy. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Summer 2016; 21(2):139-51.
• Su M, Leonard LD, Marchant D, Yi J, Cumbler E, Meguid RA, Kutner JS, Colborn KL, Rikhoff B, Tevis S. Implications of Current Procedural Terminology code accuracy on surgical workflow and financial reimbursement. Journal of Hospital Administration. 2022; 11(2):18-24.
• Cotton JL, Abbitt D, Iguidbashian J, Suarez-Pierre A, Meguid RA, Rove JY, Jones EL, Jones TS, Robinson TN. Returning to Baseline Daily Ambulation after Cardiothoracic Surgery. Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery. 2022; 7(23).
• Meguid RA, Bronsert MR, Hammermeister KE, Kao DP, Lambert-Kerzner A, Sinex JA, Myers JM, Henderson WG. The Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System: Determining which predictor variables can be automatically obtained from the electronic health record. Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. 2019 September.
• Healy GL, Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Meguid RA, Anioke T, Hider AM, Schulick RD, Henderson WG. Association between postoperative complications and hospital length of stay: a large-scale observational study of 4,495,582 patients in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) registry. Patient Saf Surg. 2024 Oct 1;18(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s13037-024-00409-9. PMID: 39354640; PMCID: PMC11443812.

Professional Memberships

• Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member
• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Fellow
• Association of Academic Surgery, Member
• Surgical Outcomes Club, Member
• The Johns Hopkins Medicine Alumni Association, Member
• General Thoracic Surgery Club, Member
• Denver Academy of Surgery, Member
• Surgical Outcomes and Applied Research Program, University of Colorado, Member
• Thoracic Outcomes Research Network (ThORN), Founding Member
• Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Active Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• National Jewish Health
• Saint Joseph Hospital
• UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

• University of Colorado Cancer Center

Specialty Information

• Surgery, Board Certification
• Thoracic and Cardiac, Board Certification

• Surgery - Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Cancers - Cancer Surgery
• Cancers - Lung Cancer
• Cancers - Thoracic (Tracheal, Esophageal)
• Lungs and Breathing - Cystic Fibrosis
• Lungs and Breathing - Interstitial Lung Disease
• Lungs and Breathing - Lung Disease
• Lungs and Breathing - Granulomatous Lung Disease
• Surgery - Adult General Thoracic Surgery
• Surgery - Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
• Cancers - Sarcoma
• Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
• Digestive System - Surgical Endoscopy
• Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Dysphagia (Trouble Swallowing)
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Pancreatitis
• Failed Prior Surgery
• Injuries and Wounds
• Injuries and Wounds - Wounds
• Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Hypertension
• Surgery - Infectious Lung Disease
• Lungs and Breathing - Pulmonary Disorders
• Cancers
• Digestive System
• Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT)
• Endocrine System (Hormones)
• Lungs and Breathing
• Surgery
• Critical Care