- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Hernia repair and management
- Abdominal Trauma and Injuries
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Indiana University School of Medicine
2016-2024
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
2016-2024
Indiana University Health
2018-2022
Indiana University
2017-2021
Indianapolis Zoo
2018
The Ohio State University
2011-2013
University of Kentucky
2008
KPC Medical College and Hospital
2008
Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital
2007
Chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 3 (CXCR3) is a chemokine involved in the regulation of immune cell trafficking and activation. Increased CXCR3 expression visceral adipose obese humans mice was observed. A pathophysiologic role for diet-induced obesity (DIO) hypothesized.Wild-type (WT) C57B/L6J knockout (CXCR3(-/-) ) were fed high-fat diet (HFD) 20 weeks followed by assessment glucose metabolism tissue (VAT) inflammation.CXCR3(-/-) exhibited lower fasting improved tolerance compared with...
INTRODUCTION: With increasing burden of obesity and liver disease in the United States, a better understanding bariatric surgery context cirrhosis is needed. We described trends hospital-based outcomes among cirrhotics determined effect volume status type on these outcomes. METHODS: In this population-based study, admissions for were extracted from National Inpatient Sample using International Classification Diseases, 9th 10th Revision, Clinical Modification codes 2004 to 2016 grouped by...
Studies of patients who have undergone surgery while infected with COVID-19 shown increased risks for adverse outcomes in both pulmonary complications and mortality. It has become clear that the risk from perioperative infection must be weighed against delayed surgical treatment. also prior bariatric conveys protection mortality obesity is biggest factor adults under 45 years age. fully recovered underwent elective not widely available yet.This multi-institutional case series presented to...
Social support is important to optimize bariatric surgery outcomes, but limited tools exist for brief and effective assessment preoperatively. The aims of the study were determine extent which two ratings social can predict examine any associations between these methods.In this retrospective study, patients included whom Cleveland clinic behavioral rating system (CCBRS) Flanagan quality life scale (FQoLS) scores obtained as part their preoperative psychosocial evaluation. They followed up 6...
The transplanted kidney, lying heterotopically in the iliac fossa, is especially vulnerable to damage from blunt trauma, particularly compression by vehicle seatbelt. We present a case wherein functioning renal allograft right fossa was severely injured seatbelt compression, resulting significant functional compromise and eventual loss. patient later underwent successful retransplantation with second living donor kidney. Management of transplant recipients requires appreciation mechanisms...
The end-to-end "interposition" technique and end-to-side "piggyback" are standard approaches to in situ anastomosis during orthotopic liver transplantation. We demonstrate that of allograft a Dacron vena cava graft can be feasible solution if traditional anastomoses cannot used. A 55-year-old man with end-stage failure from alcoholic cirrhosis underwent transplantation; however, an intraoperative complication recipient hepatectomy rendered the native unsalvageable. In addition, donor was too...