- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Congenital limb and hand anomalies
- Nausea and vomiting management
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Oral health in cancer treatment
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- MRI in cancer diagnosis
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2019-2025
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
2020-2022
Virginia Commonwealth University
2020
The University of Texas at Austin
2020
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
2020
University of Washington
2020
University of Connecticut
2020
Kaiser Permanente
2020
Southeast
2020
University of Michigan
2020
With an increasingly complex array of interventions facing healthcare professionals and patients, coupled with a potentially diverse number operating within the primary care team, adoption shared decision making (SDM) - or without patients' aids in interprofessional manner is essential to ensure highest quality for patients. In this article, we propose framework education about SDM targeted settings. Five areas knowledge skills were agreed be all relevant stakeholders successful:...
Introduction Although nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) and immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) have long been praised for excellent cosmetic results the resultant psychosocial benefits, feasibility safety of these procedures in patients older than 60 years yet to be demonstrated a large population. Methods Patients undergoing NSM with or without IBR at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital between 1998 2017 were included. Patient demographics, surgical intervention, complication recurrence...
To evaluate the effect of obstetric delivery volume, high-risk condition and their combined on maternal outcomes.This retrospective cohort study examined more than 10 million deliveries in three states from 1995 to 2009 using linked birth-hospital discharge records. Surgical patients had one prenatally identifiable conditions; medical 1 or 14 complicating diagnoses. Hospitals were divided into quartiles total volume tertiles patient volume. The primary outcome was a composite severe...
Opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) is being implemented in breast surgery due to increased awareness of adverse effects and the national opioid crisis. The objective this study was examine effect OFA on postoperative pain nausea vomiting (PONV) mastectomy patients. A single-institution matched-cohort conducted from 2014 2017 48 women undergoing mastectomy, with majority also immediate prosthetic-based reconstruction. Patients received either conventional (CA) or a novel regimen. Primary outcomes...
INTRODUCTION: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways have decreased postoperative pain and shortened hospital stays. This quality improvement project at a tertiary care academic medical center sought to implement an ERAS pathway for patients undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy (MIH) benign indications evaluate perioperative outcomes. METHODS: Consecutive managed under protocol (implemented June 1, 2016) MIH from August 1-October 31, 2016 were compared consecutive historical...