Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Kim R Sobinsky

Health System Clinician of Surgery (Gastrointestinal)

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Recent Publications

The relationship of preoperative versus postoperative hyperglycemia on clinical outcomes after elective colorectal surgery.
Chen EB, Nooromid MJ, Helenowski IB, Soper NJ, Halverson AL.
Surgery. 2019 Jul 24. pii: S0039-6060(19)30319-8. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.043. [Epub ahead of print]
Strictureplasty in Complex Crohn's Disease: Beyond the Basics.
Strong SA.
Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2019 Jul;32(4):243-248. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1683905. Epub 2019 Jul 12. Review.
Evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of a multi-component intervention to reduce post-surgical opioid prescribing: study protocol of a mixed-methods design.
Stulberg JJ, Schäfer WLA, Shallcross ML, Lambert BL, Huang R, Holl JL, Bilimoria KY, Johnson JK.
BMJ Open. 2019 Jun 3;9(6):e030404. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030404.
Report From Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2018: An Update.
Lightner AL, Ashburn JH, Fleshner PR, Gustavo Kotze P, Remzi FH, Strong SA; Surgical Planning Committee Co-Chairs.
Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 Jun;62(6):659-660. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001402. No abstract available.
For Patients with Early Rectal Cancer, Does Local Excision Have an Impact on Recurrence, Survival, and Quality of Life Relative to Radical Resection?
Halverson AL, Morris AM, Cleary RK, Chang GJ.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Aug;26(8):2497-2506. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07328-5. Epub 2019 Apr 25.
Controversies in Surgical Oncology: Does the Minimally Invasive Approach for Rectal Cancer Provide Equivalent Oncologic Outcomes Compared with the Open Approach?
Cleary RK, Morris AM, Chang GJ, Halverson AL.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Nov;25(12):3587-3595. doi: 10.1245/s10434-018-6740-y. Epub 2018 Sep 5.
Surgeon Scorecards: Accurate or Not?
Engelhardt KE, Bilimoria KY, Stulberg JJ.
Adv Surg. 2018 Sep;52(1):1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2018.03.009. Epub 2018 Jun 19. Review. No abstract available.
Creating Individual Surgeon Performance Assessments in a Statewide Hospital Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative.
Quinn CM, Bilimoria KY, Chung JW, Ko CY, Cohen ME, Stulberg JJ.
J Am Coll Surg. 2018 Sep;227(3):303-312.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.06.002. Epub 2018 Jun 27.
Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample (NIS).
Stulberg JJ, Haut ER.
JAMA Surg. 2018 Jun 1;153(6):586-587. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0542. No abstract available.
The effect of smoking on 30-day outcomes in elective hernia repair.
DeLancey JO, Blay E Jr, Hewitt DB, Engelhardt K, Bilimoria KY, Holl JL, Odell DD, Yang AD, Stulberg JJ.
Am J Surg. 2018 Sep;216(3):471-474. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.03.004. Epub 2018 Mar 6.
Discharge prescription patterns of opioid and nonopioid analgesics after common surgical procedures.
Nooromid MJ, Blay E Jr, Holl JL, Bilimoria KY, Johnson JK, Eskandari MK, Stulberg JJ.
Pain Rep. 2018 Feb 6;3(1):e637. doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000637. eCollection 2018 Jan.
Consensus Recommendations for Evaluation, Interpretation, and Utilization of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Enterography in Patients With Small Bowel Crohn's Disease.
Bruining DH,… Strong SA …
Gastroenterology. 2018 Mar;154(4):1172-1194. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.11.274. Epub 2018 Jan 10. Review.
Consensus Recommendations for Evaluation, Interpretation, and Utilization of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Enterography in Patients With Small Bowel Crohn's Disease.
Bruining DH,… Strong SA …
Radiology. 2018 Mar;286(3):776-799. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2018171737. Epub 2018 Jan 10.
Surgical interns: Preparedness for opioid prescribing before and after a training intervention.
Nooromid MJ, Mansukhani NA, Deschner BW, Moradian S, Issa N, Ho KJ, Stulberg JJ.
Am J Surg. 2018 Feb;215(2):238-242. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.11.017. Epub 2017 Nov 20.
Variation in post-discharge opioid prescriptions among members of a surgical team.
Blay E Jr, Nooromid MJ, Bilimoria KY, Holl JL, Lambert B, Johnson JK, Stulberg JJ.
Am J Surg. 2018 Jul;216(1):25-30. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.10.035. Epub 2017 Nov 1.
Orientation to the Operating Room: An Introduction to the Surgery Clerkship for Third-Year Medical Students.
Barnum TJ, Salzman DH, Odell DD, Even E, Reczynski A, Corcoran J, Halverson AL.
MedEdPORTAL. 2017 Nov 14;13:10652. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10652.
Mesh sutured repairs of contaminated incisional hernias.
Dumanian GA, Lanier ST, Souza JM, Young MW, Mlodinow AS, Boller AM, Mueller KH, Halverson AL, McGee MF, Stulberg JJ.
Am J Surg. 2018 Aug;216(2):267-273. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.10.025. Epub 2017 Oct 25.
Gastrointestinal: Mirizzi syndrome masquerading as primary cholangiocarcinoma.
Gluskin AB, Komanduri S.
J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Feb;33(2):335. doi: 10.1111/jgh.13915. No abstract available.
SSAT Presidential Address 2017 "Passion and the GI Surgeon".
Soper NJ.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2018 Jan;22(1):1-7. doi: 10.1007/s11605-017-3481-3. Epub 2017 Jul 6.

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