Providence General Surgery Residency Program - Scholarly Activity

     Research is an integral component of the General Surgery Residency program. Residents will have the opportunity to do case reports, retrospective studies (chart reviews), experimental studies (clinical trials, animal studies) and prospective studies. These studies can be developed with input from faculty, the General Surgery Research Coordinator (Dr. Jeff Flynn), Patient Care Research department and fellow residents.
     Each year, a number of papers from the department are published in peer reviewed journals. Our residents present numerous oral papers and posters at local, regional, national and international meetings including Providence Resident Research Day, Detroit Surgical Association, Southeast Michigan Council for Medical Education (SEMCME), the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), ACS, the International College of Surgeons (U.S. section) and the World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, among others. The General Surgery Residency program also sponsors its own annual Surgical Research Forum, which provides an opportunity for current and former residents to present their latest research findings. We are extremely proud of these accomplishments.
     A listing of our presentations (oral, video and poster formats, with links to the specific meetings), honors and recently published papers is shown below.

	Number of oral, video and/or poster presentations
Meeting	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress	3	2	3	0	7
Detroit Surgical Association	3	1	6	3	2
International College of Surgeons (U.S. section)	4	6	4	3	1
Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (Coller Day)	6	5	4	2	6
Midwest Surgical Association	1	1	4	2	--
Providence Hospital Research Day	6	4	14	4	6
SEMCME Research Forum	4	2	3	1	1
Southeastern Surgical Congress	4	6	2	3	--
Western Surgical Association	*	1	0	0	1
World Congress of the International College of Surgeons	*	*	--	1	--
World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association	*	10	--	9	--

*, number of presentations to be determined

Honors:
2011:
Dr. Jasneet Bhullar, Grand award for research scholarship, International College of Surgeons, US section Dr. Deepa Taggarshe, First place award for research scholarship, International College of Surgeons, US section Dr. Jasneet Bhullar, Donald Dawson Award, 33rd Annual Southeast Michigan Center for Medical Education Research Forum Dr. Deepa Taggarshe, Charles G. Johnston Award, Detroit Surgical Association Dr. Jasneet Bhullar, Honorable mention, Charles G. Johnston Award, Detroit Surgical Association Dr. Armin Kamyab, First place (Resident oral presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day Dr. Jasneet Bhullar, Second place (Resident oral presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day Dr. Deepa Taggarshe, Third place (Resident oral presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day Dr. Jasneet Bhullar, First place (Resident poster presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day Dr. Tafadzwa Makarawo, Second place (Resident poster presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day
2010:
Dr. Jasneet Bhullar, First place award for research scholarship, International College of Surgeons, US section Dr. Asha Shah, Research scholarship honors, International College of Surgeons, US section Dr. Jasneet Bhullar, Robert V. Danto Memorial Cancer Research Award, Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (Coller Day) Dr. Jasneet Bhullar, First place (Resident oral presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day Dr. Jasneet Bhullar, First place (Resident poster presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day Dr. Gokulakkrishna Subhas, Third place (Resident poster presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day
2009:
Dr. Aditya Gupta, First place award for research scholarship, International College of Surgeons, US section Dr. Megan Hill, Honorable mention, International College of Surgeons, US section Dr. Ahmad Ahad, Second place (Resident oral presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day Dr. Aditya Gupta, Third place (Resident oral presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day Dr. Erina Kansakar, Second place (Resident poster presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day Dr. Matthew Malamet, First place (Resident poster presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day
2008:
Dr. Erina Kansakar, Research scholarship honors, International College of Surgeons, US section Dr. Deepa Taggarshe, Research scholarship honors, International College of Surgeons, US section Dr. Hanadi Bu-Ali, Gold Medal Forum presentation, Southeastern Surgical Association Annual Scientific meeting Dr. Elizabeth Kim, Charles G. Johnston award for basic science presentation, Detroit Surgical Association Dr. Purnal Patel, Third place (Resident oral presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day
2007:
Dr. Kongkrit Chaiyasate, First place award for research scholarship, International College of Surgeons, US section Dr. Kongkrit Chaiyasate, Gift of Life award, Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (Coller Day) Dr. Elizabeth Kim, Third place (Resident oral presentation), Providence Hospital Research Day

Recently Published Papers:
Bhullar, J. S., G. Subhas, B. Silberberg, J. Tilak, L. Andrus, M. Decker, and V. K. Mittal. A novel nonoperative orthotopic colorectal cancer murine model using electrocoagulation. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 213:54-60, 2011. Medline Kamyab, A., W. Curtiss, V. Mittal and M. Jacobs. Primary intrahepatic biliary cystadenocarcinoma. American Surgeon, 77:e117-118, 2011. Medline Kamyab, A., P. Hurley and M. J. Jacobs. Retroperitoneal hernia following radical cystectomy: case report. Hernia, 2011. (In press) Medline Saidi, R. F., A. Ahad, J. Tilak, I. Nalbantoglu, and M. J. Jacobs. The expression of interferon receptor alpha/beta in human pancreatic cancer in nude mice is essential for tumor response to interferon alpha treatment. Journal of Surgical Research, 2011 (In press). Medline Subhas, G., J. S. Bhullar, J. Cook, A. Shah, B. Silberberg, L. Andrus, M. Decker, and V. K. Mittal. Topical gentamicin does not provide any additional anastomotic strength when combined with fibrin glue. American Journal of Surgery, 339-343, 2011. Medline Subhas, G., J. Bhullar, V. K. Mittal, and M. J. Jacobs. Creation of reversible cholestatic rat model. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 51:, 2011. Medline Subhas, G., A. Gupta, S. Balaraman, V. K. Mittal, and R. Pearlman. Non-cutting setons for progressive migration of complex fistula tracts: a new spin on an old technique. International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 26:793-798, 2011. Medline Subhas, G., A. Gupta, S. Virmani, and V. K. Mittal. Prolonged (<3 hours) laparoscopic cholecystectomy: reasons and results. American Surgeon, 2011 (In press). Subhas, G., N. Gupta, V. K. Mittal, and M. J. Jacobs. Laparoscopic three-port distal pancreatectomy. HPB: The Official Journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 13:361-363, 2011. Medline Subhas, G., E. Kim, A. Gupta, V. K. Mittal, and A. McKendrick. Laparoscopic loop ileostomy with a single-port stab incision technique. Techniques in Coloproctology, 2011 (In press). Medline Subhas, G. and V. K. Mittal. Minimally invasive training during surgical residency. American Surgeon, 2011 (In press). Subhas, G. and V. K. Mittal. Training minimal invasive approaches in hepatopancreatobilliary fellowship: the current status. HPB Journal, 13:149-152, 2011. Medline Subhas, G., A. J. Shah, A. Gupta, J. Cook, L. Dubay, S. Silapaswan, R. Kolachalam, W. Kestenberg, L. Ferguson, M. J. Jacobs, Y. Goriel and V. K. Mittal. Review of third and fourth re-excision for narrow or positive margins of invasive and intraductal carcinoma. International Surgery, 96:18-20, 2011. Medline Taggarshe, D. and V. Mittal. Improving surgical resident's performance in the American Board of Surgery in Training Examination (ABSITE) - Do review courses help? The program directors' perspective. Journal of Surgical Education, 68:24-28, 2011. Medline Altinel, D., O. Basturk, J. M. Sarmiento, D. Martin, M. J. Jacobs, D. A. Kooby and N. V. Adsay. Lipomatous pseudohypertrophy of the pancreas: A clinicopathologically distinct entity. Pancreas, 39:392-397, 2010. Medline Avenel, P., A. McKendrick, S. Silapaswan, R. Kolachalam, W. Kestenberg, L. Ferguson, M. J. Jacobs, Y. Goriel and V. Mittal. Gastrointestinal carcinoids: an increasing incidence of rectal distribution. American Surgeon, 76:759-763, 2010. Medline Basu, A. and M. J. Jacobs. Images in clinical medicine: hernia through the foramen omentale. New England Journal of Medicine, 361:e57, 2010. Medline Englehardt, R. K., N. K. Durrani and V. K. Mittal. Management and outcomes in primary tumors of the appendix. Journal of Cancer Therapy, 1:174-180, 2010. Gupta, A., G. Subhas, L. Dubay, S. Silapaswan, R. Kolachalam, W. Kestenberg, L. Ferguson, M. J. Jacobs, Y. Goriel and V. K. Mittal. Review of re-excision for narrow or positive margins of invasive and intraductal carcinoma. American Surgeon, 76:731-734, 2010. Medline Subhas, G., D. Bakston, L. Ferguson, S. Silapaswan and V. K. Mittal. Abdominal wall pseudocyst fluid collection: a complication of pancreatic pseudocyst. American Surgeon, 76:1428-1429, 2010. Medline Subhas, G., D. Bakston, A. Gupta, M. J. Jacobs, V. K. Mittal and S. Silapaswan. Internal ring occlusion and floor support: a novel technique for inguinal hernia mesh repair. American Surgeon, 76:933-937, 2010. Medline Subhas, G., S. Balaraman, V. K. Mittal and R. Pearlman. Extraluminal rectal mucocele resulting from bowel sequestration at the anastomotic site after sigmoidectomy. American Surgeon, 76:107-108, 2010. Medline Subhas, G., A. Gupta and V. K. Mittal. Necessity for improvement in endoscopy training during surgical residency. American Journal of Surgery, 199:331-335, 2010. Medline Subhas, G., A. Gupta, V. K. Mittal and M. J. Jacobs. Protective effect of methylprednisolone on warm ischemia-reperfusion injury in a cholestatic rat liver. American Journal of Surgery, 199:377-381, 2010. Medline Taggarshe, D., D. Bakston, M. Jacobs, A. McKendrick and V. K. Mittal. Management of enterocutaneous fistulae: a 10 years experience. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2:242-246, 2010. Medline Taggarshe, D., S. Raheja, S. Yoo and V. Mittal. Intramuscular myxoma: a rare back case. American Surgeon, 76:1313-1304, 2010. Medline Tchanque, C. N., S. Virmani, N. Teklehaimanot, M. D. Malamet, K. N. McFarlane, D. Lincoln, M. J. Jacobs and S. Silapaswan. Bilateral obturator hernia with intestinal obstruction: repair with a cigar roll technique. Hernia, 14:543-545, 2010. Medline Chaiyasate, K., A. Schaffner, I. T. Jackson, and V. Mittal. Comparing FK-506 with basic fibroblast growth factor (b-FGF) on the repair of a peripheral nerve defect using an autogenous vein bridge model. Journal of Investigative Surgery, 22:401-405, 2009. Medline Chang, Y.-J. and V. K. Mittal. Hepato-pancreato-biliary training in the general surgery residency: is it enough for the real world? American Journal of Surgery, 197:291-295, 2009. Medline Gupta, A., G. Subhas, V. K. Mittal, and M. J. Jacobs. Pancreatic schwannoma: literature review. Journal of Surgical Education, 66:168-173, 2009. Medline Kansakar, E., Y.-J. Chang, M. Mehrabi, and V. K. Mittal. Expression of Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A in Thyroid Cancer. American Surgeon, 75:785-789, 2009. Medline Kim, E., G. Subhas, V. K. Mittal, and E. S. Golladay. C-reactive protein estimation does not improve accuracy in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pediatric patients. International Journal of Surgery, 7:74-77, 2009. Medline Kim, E. M. H., C. Lobocki, L. Dubay, and V. Mittal. A specific vascular endothelial growth factor enhances the antiproliferative effect of trastuzumab in HER-2 overexpressing breast cancer cell lines. American Journal of Surgery, 197:331-336, 2009. Medline Machado-Aranda, D., M. Malamet, Y.-J. Chang, M. Jacobs, L. Ferguson, S. Silapaswan, Y. Goriel, R. Kolachalam, and V. Mittal. Prevalence and management of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. American Surgeon, 75:55-60, 2009. Medline Patel, P., G. Subhas, A. Gupta, Y.-J. Chang, V. K. Mittal, and A. McKendrick. Oral vitamin A enhances the effectiveness of formalin 8% in treating chronic hemorrhagic radiation proctitis. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 52:1605-1609, 2009. Medline Subhas, G., A. Gupta, M. Nawalany, and W. Oppat. Spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection - a case report and literature review with management algorithms. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 23:788-798, 2009. Medline Subhas, G., S. Yoo, Y.-J. Chang, D. Pieper, M. J. Frikker, A. Silbergleit, D. L. Bouwman, L. L. Lloyd, and V. K. Mittal. Benefits of mock oral oral examinations in a multi-institutional consortium for board certification in general surgery training. American Surgeon, 75:817-821, 2009. Medline Brooks, S. E., R. F. Saidi, A. McKendrick, and M. J. Jacobs. Synchronous neoplasms: duodenal villous adenoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and colon carcinoma. Surgical Rounds, 31:43-45, 2008. Bu-Ali, H., H. Marcano, M. Solh, A. Kapur, and V. K. Mittal. Receptor characteristics of the second tumor in synchronous versus metachronous breast cancer. American Surgeon, 74:702-705, 2008. Medline Chaiyasate, K., A. K. Jain, L. Y. Cheung, M. J. Jacobs, and V. K. Mittal. Prognostic factors in primary adenocarcinoma of the small intestine: 13-year single institution experience. World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 6:12, 2008. Medline Danquah-Ayensu, G., R. F. Saidi, and M. J. Jacobs. Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma in an adult. Surgical Rounds, 2008 (Accepted for publication). Gursel, E., P. Jarrahnejad, J.S. Ameja, M. Malamet, J. Akinfolarin, and Y.J. Chang. Nora's lesion: case report and literature review of a bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation of a small finger. Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 16:232-235, 2008. Robertson, A. G. N., McKeown, D.J., G. Bello-Rojas, Y.-J. Chang, A. Rogers, B. J. Beal, M. Blake, and I. T. Jackson. Use of buccal myomucosal flap in secondary cleft palate repair. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 122:910-917, 2008. Medline Bello, G., I. T. Jackson, M. Keskin, C. Kelly, K. Dajani, R. Studinger, E. M. H. Kim, D. Lincoln, B. Silberberg, and A. Lee. The use of polyacrylamide gel in soft-tissue augmentation: an experimental assessment. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 119:1326-1336, 2007. Medline Chaiyasate, K., S. Brooks, G. Del Rosario, L. Andrus, W. Kestenberg, M. Jacobs, and V. Mittal. The uncut Roux-en-Y with jejunal pouch: a new reconstruction technique for total gastrectomy. Surgery, 142:33-39, 2007. Medline Chaiyasate, K. and S. Bruch. Colonic duplication associated with anterior spinal bar and left-sided inferior vena cava. Surgery, 141:823-825, 2007. Medline Chaiyasate, K., S. Young, M. J. Jacobs, and S. Silapaswan. Bouveret's syndrome: a rare complication of gallstones. Surgical Rounds, January:29-31, 2007. Danquah, G., V. Mittal, M. Solh, and R. B. Kolachalam. Effect of Internet use on patient's surgical outcomes. International Surgery, 92:339-343, 2007. Medline Gupta, R., E. Elakkary, M. Sadek, and Y. Lakra. Masters Allen syndrome: a review. Digestive Diseases and Science, 52:1749-1751, 2007. Medline Jain, A., M. J. Jacobs, R. B. Kolachalam, Y.-J. Chang, K. Chaiyasate, and V. K. Mittal. Is this a hematoma or a mimicking neoplasm? Contemporary Surgery, 63:610-612, 2007. Saidi, R. F., A. Ahad, R. Escobar, I. Nalbantoglu, V. Adsay, and M. J. Jacobs. Comparison between staple and vessel sealing device for parynchemal transection in laparoscopic liver surgery in a swine model. HPB: Official Journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 9:440-443, 2007. Medline Saidi, R. F., J. Chang, S. Brooks, I. Nalbantoglu, V. Adsay, and M. J. Jacobs. Ischemic preconditioning and intermittent clamping increase the tolerance of fatty liver to hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rat. Transplantation Proceedings, 39:3010-3014, 2007. Medline Saidi, R. F., J. Chang, S. Verb, S. Brooks, I. Nalbantoglu, V. Adsay, and M. J. Jacobs. The effect of methylprednisolone on warm ischemia-reperfusion injury in the liver. American Journal of Surgery, 193:345-348, 2007. Medline Saidi, R. F. and S. G. Remine. Isolated gastric metastasis from renal cell carcinoma 10 years after radical nephrectomy. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 22:143-144, 2007. Medline Saidi, R. F., S. G. ReMine, and M. J. Jacobs. Interferon receptor alpha/beta is associated with improved survival after adjuvant therapy in resected pancreatic cancer. HPB: Official Journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 9:289-294, 2007. Medline Saidi, R. F., S. Silapaswan, S. G. ReMine, and M. J. Jacobs. Biliary hamartomata or metastatic cancer: a diagnostic challenge. Surgical Rounds, October:478-480, 2007.

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