Basic Sciences and Translational Research – Selected Recent Publications

ECU Department of Surgery
Basic Science and Translational Research
1 January – 31 December 2019 Publications

Verbanac, Kathryn, PhD

  1. Zhu Y, Howard GA, Pittman K, Boykin C, Herring LE, Wilkerson EM, Verbanac K, Lu Q. Therapeutic Effect of Y-27632 on Tumorigenesis and Cisplatin-Induced Peripheral Sensory Loss through RhoA-NF-κB. Mol Cancer Res. 2019 Sep;17(9):1910-1919
  2. Torres E, Richman AR, Schreier AM, Vohra N, Verbanac K. An Evaluation of a Rural Community-Based Breast Education and Navigation Program: Highlights and Lessons Learned. J Cancer Educ. 2019 Apr;34(2):277-284.

Vohra, Nasreen, MD

  1. Schreier AM, Johnson LA, Vohra NA, Muzaffar M, Kyle B. Post-Treatment Symptoms of Pain, Anxiety, Sleep Disturbance, and Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors. Pain Manag Nurs. 2019 Apr;20(2):146-151.
  2. Johnson HM, Irish W, Vohra NA, Wong JH. The effect of local therapy on breast cancer-specific mortality of women with occult breast cancer and advanced nodal disease (N2/N3): a population analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Aug;177(1):155-164.
  3. Johnson HM, Irish W, Muzaffar M, Vohra NA, Wong JH. Quantifying the relationship between age at diagnosis and breast cancer-specific mortality. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Oct;177(3):713-722.
  4. Byun JS, Park S, Yi DI, Shin JH, Hernandez SG, Hewitt SM, Nicklaus MC, Peach ML, Guasch L, Tang B, Wakefield LM, Yan T, Caban A, Jones A, Kabbout M, Vohra N, Nápoles AM, Singhal S, Yancey R, De Siervi A, Gardner K. Epigenetic re-wiring of breast cancer by pharmacological targeting of C-terminal binding protein. Cell Death Dis. 2019 Sep 18;10(10):689
  5. Torres E, Richman AR, Schreier AM, Vohra N, Verbanac K. An Evaluation of a Rural Community-Based Breast Education and Navigation Program: Highlights and Lessons Learned. J Cancer Educ. 2019 Apr;34(2):277-284.
  6. Vohra NA, Brinkley J, Kachare S, Muzaffar M. Reply to “Letter to the Editor” intent of surgery of the primary tumor in metastatic breast cancer remains palliative. Breast J. 2019 Mar;25(2):354-355.

Toschlog, Eric, MD

  1. Anderson VE, Gerardo CJ, Rapp-Olsson M, Bush SP, Mullins ME, Greene S, Toschlog EA, Quackenbush E, Rose SR, Schwartz RB, Charlton NP, Lewis B, Kleinschmidt KC, Sharma K, Lavonas EJ. Early administration of Fab antivenom resulted in faster limb recovery in copperhead snake envenomation patients. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Jan;57(1):25-30.
  2. Gerardo CJ, Vissoci JRN, de Oliveira LP, Anderson VE, Quackenbush E, Lewis B, Rose SR, Greene S, Toschlog EA, Charlton NP, Mullins ME, Schwartz R, Denning D, Sharma K, Kleinschmidt K, Bush SP, Brandehoff NP, Lavonas EJ. The validity,reliability and minimal clinically important difference of the patient specific functional scale in snake envenomation. PLoS One. 2019 Mar 5;14(3):e0213077.
  3. Freiermuth CE, Lavonas EJ, Anderson VE, Kleinschmidt KC, Sharma K, Rapp-Olsson M, Toschlog, EA, et al. Antivenom Treatment Is Associated with Fewer Patients using Opioids after Copperhead Envenomation. West J Emerg Med. 2019 May;20(3):497-505.
  4. Udekwu P, Schiro S, Toschlog E, Farrell M, McIntyre S, Winslow J 3rd. Trauma system resource preservation: A simple scene triage tool can reduce helicopter emergency medical services overutilization in a state trauma system. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Aug;87(2):315-321.
  5. Lavonas EJ, Burnham RI, Schwarz J, Quackenbush E, Lewis B, Rose SR, Greene S, Toschlog EA, Charlton NP, Mullins ME, Schwartz R, Denning D, Sharma K, Kleinschmidt K, Bush SP, Anderson VE, Ginde AA, Gerardo CJ. Recovery from Copperhead Snake Envenomation: Role of Age, Sex, Bite Location, Severity, and Treatment. J Med Toxicol. 2019 Sep 3.
  6. Theophanous RG, Vissoci JRN, Wen FH, Griffin SM, Anderson VE, Mullins ME, Brandehoff NP, Quackenbush EB, Bush SP, Toschlog EA, Greene SC, Sharma K, Kleinschmidt K, Charlton NP, Rose SR, Schwartz R, Lewis B, Lavonas EJ, Gerardo CJ. Validity and reliability of telephone administration of the patient specific functional scale for the assessment of recovery from snakebite envenomation. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 Dec 13;13(12)

Pories, Walter, MD

  1. Turner M, Vigneswaran Y, Dewey E, Wolfe BM, Stroud AM, Spight D, Flum DR, Courcoulas A, Mitchell JE, Pories WJ, Pomp A, Husain FA. Weight loss and co-morbidity resolution between different races and ethnicities after gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Nov;15(11):1943-1948.
  2. White GE, Courcoulas AP, King WC, Flum DR, Yanovski SZ, Pomp A, Wolfe BM, Spaniolas K, Pories W, Belle SH. Mortality after bariatric surgery: findings from a 7-year multicenter cohort study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Oct;15(10):1755-1765.
  3. Walker E, Elman M, Takemoto EE, Fennern E, Mitchell JE, Pories WJ, Ahmed B, Pomp A, Wolfe BM. Bariatric Surgery Among Medicare Subgroups: Short- and Long-Term Outcomes. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Nov;27(11):1820-1827.
  4. Ahmed B, King WC, Gourash W, Hinerman A, Belle SH, Pomp A, Pories WJ, Courcoulas AP. Proximal Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Addressing the myth of limb length. Surgery. 2019 Oct;166(4):445-455.
  5. Jones TE, Pories WJ, Houmard JA, Tanner CJ, Zheng D, Zou K, Coen PM, Goodpaster BH, Kraus WE, Dohm GL. Plasma lactate as a marker of metabolic health: Implications of elevated lactate for impairment of aerobic metabolism in the metabolic syndrome. Surgery. 2019 Nov;166(5):861-866.
  6. Gordon KH, King WC, White GE, Belle SH, Courcoulas AP, Ebel FE, Engel SG, Flum DR, Hinojosa MW, Pomp A, Pories WJ, Spaniolas D, Wolfe BM, Yanovski SZ, Mitchell JE. A longitudinal examination of suicide-related thoughts and behaviors among bariatric surgery patients. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Feb;15(2):269-278.
  7. Pories WJ, Aronne LJ. It’s Time for Multidisciplinary Obesity Management Centers. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Apr;27(4):534.
  8. Menke MN, King WC, White GE, Gosman GG, Courcoulas AP, Dakin GF, Flum DR, Orcutt MJ, Pomp A, Pories WJ, Purnell JQ, Steffen KJ, Wolfe BM, Yanovski SZ. Conception rates and contraceptive use after bariatric surgery among women with infertility: Evidence from a prospective multicenter cohort study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 May;15(5):777-785.
  9. Steffen KJ, King WC, White GE, Subak LL, Mitchell JE, Courcoulas AP, Flum DR, Strain G, Sarwer DB, Kolotkin RL, Pories W, Huang AJ. Changes in Sexual Functioning in Women and Men in the 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2019 Jun 1;154(6):487-498.