Northwestern Quality Improvement, Research & Education in Surgery

NQUIRES is a collaborative and multidisciplinary community that supports faculty, staff and trainees in carrying out research to improve surgical care delivery, quality and outcomes.”

Salva Balbale, PhD and Anne Stey, MD, NQUIRES Leadership

Core Programs

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NQUIRES Student Research Program

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NQUIRES Research Fellowship

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Recent Publications

Implementation and Effectiveness of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Children Undergoing Surgery: The ENRICH-US Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial.
Raval MV, Tian Y, Schäfer W, Balbale SN, Perez MN, Ingram ME, Lehane A, Smith CJ, Sullivan GA, Reiter AJ et al.
JAMA Surg 2026 May 13;. pii:e261382
Rising Use of Observation Status for Pediatric Populations in Six States, 2012-2019.
Tian Y, Macy ML, Hockenberry JM, Ackermann RT, Sabbatini AK, Kan K, Huang L, Holl JL, Raval MV
Acad Pediatr 2026 May 08;:103335. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2026.103335
Re: Letter Regarding: Barriers and Facilitators to Enhanced Recovery Protocol Implementation for Neonatal Intestinal Surgery.
Perez MN, Raval MV, Holl JL, Schäfer WLA
J Surg Res 2026 May 07;. pii:S0022-4804(26)00240-4