Northwestern Quality Improvement, Research & Education in Surgery

Our mission is creation of a space that can facilitate and support faculty, staff and trainees with developing the research skills and expertise to improve surgical outcomes.”

Julie K. Johnson, MSPH, PhD

Core Programs

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NQUIRES Student Research Program

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NQUIRES Research Fellowship

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Our Team

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New NQUIRES Research

Recent Publications

Quantifying health insurance eligibility impact on interhospital transfers of injured patients: Evidence from the affordable care act's dependent coverage provision.
Tanenbaum J, Reddy S, Slocum J, Cantrell C, Butler B, Lundberg A, Stey AM.
Surgery. 2025 Feb;178:108921. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.10.012. Epub 2024 Dec 6.
American College of Surgeons survival calculator for biliary tract cancers: using machine learning to individualize predictions.
Janczewski LM, Cotler J, Zhu X, Palis B, Chan K, Merkow RP, Habermann EB, Weigel RJ, Boughey JC.
Surgery. 2025 Feb;178:108919. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.10.010. Epub 2024 Nov 26.
Complications Following Open Versus Minimally Invasive Resection of Gastric Adenocarcinoma.
Bates KR, Jones W, Liggett MR, Zaza NN, Vitello DJ, Bentrem DJ.
J Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan 9. doi: 10.1002/jso.28073. Online ahead of print.