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

Re-triage of severely injured patients in no-fault vs. at-fault states.
Visenio MR, Thivalapill N, Silver CM, Sullivan GA, Thomas AC, Reddy S, Ghneim M, Ryan JL, Pracht EL, Crandall ML et al...
Injury 2026 Sep;57(9):113466. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2026.113466
A National Assessment of Well-being and Mistreatment Among Academic General Surgery Faculty.
Brue KA, Huber SE, Eng JS, Ruedinger B, Amortegui D, Mackiewicz N, Hu YY, Bilimoria KY, Holmstrom AL
Ann Surg 2026 Sep 01;284(3):492-505. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000007135
Applications of Implementation Science in Graduate Surgical Education: A Scoping Review.
Cohen I, Madkins K, Scott K, Reasner E, Hu C, Little J, Hinchcliff E, Williams-Karnesky RL
J Surg Educ 2026 Sep;83(9):104013. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.104013