A5063746169- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
Carilion Clinic
2015-2023
Virginia Tech
2023
In an attempt to further standardize surgical training, the American Board of Surgery now requires that residents provide evidence they are certified in flexible endoscopy. This prospective study was designed determine whether, through a structured curriculum, junior level could learn conduct competent and safe screening colonoscopy (SC). An Institutional Review Board-approved analysis SC performed by five postgraduate year-2 during 2012-2013 academic year completed. All were under direct...
Introduction Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a disorder in which one or more parathyroid glands overproduce hormone, leading to hypercalcemia. It may present with symptoms like constipation, abdominal pain, psychiatric complaints as well signs of nephrolithiasis, and osteoporosis that need surgical treatment. PHPT often underdiagnosed undertreated. Our study aimed review hypercalcemia single center evaluate for undiagnosed PHPT. Methods A group 546 patients from Southwest Virginia was...
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)/American College of Gastroenterology Task Force (ACGTF) on Quality in released updated quality benchmarks colonoscopy 2015. Our initial study concluded that surgery residents could perform safe and competent screening within a structured endoscopy curriculum. In this follow-up study, we sought to determine whether achieve the increased adenoma detection rate (ADR) endorsed by ASGE/ACGTF. An Institutional Review Board-approved...