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

Core Programs

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NQUIRES Student Research Program

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NQUIRES Research Fellowship

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New NQUIRES Research

Recent Publications

Violence survivors' quality of life assessment: An observational cohort study.
Manhertz RE, et al. Among authors: stey am.
Injury. 2026 Feb;57(2):112941. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.112941. Epub 2025 Dec 4.
Follow-Up for Node-Negative Patients After Resection for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor.
Vitello D, Bentrem DJ.
JAMA Surg. 2026 Feb 1;161(2):151-152. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.5408.
Phimosis Treatment and Risk of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Infant Males: A Systematic Review.
Heisinger-Heidler T, Shannon R, Meyer T, Kamanzi S, Rosoklija I, Liu DB, Chu DI, Miller CH, Johnson EK.
Urology. 2026 Feb;208:185-192. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2025.11.239. Epub 2025 Nov 20.