Meet Our Researchers

Publications:

Donnelly EA, Bradford P, Davis M, Hedges C, Socha D, Morassutti P. Fatigue and Safety in Paramedicine. CJEM. 2019 Nov;21(6):762-765. doi: 10.1017/cem.2019.380. PMID: 31771693.

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor

Publications:

Ahmed F, Craig R, Omar A, El-Masri M. Self-Reported Study Analyzing Physicians’ Personal Compliance with Health Prevention Guidelines in a Medium-Sized Canadian Community. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2023;14. doi:10.1177/21501319231162480

Publications:

Rinfret, S.; Jahan, I.; McKenzie, K.; Nandini Dendukuri; Bainey, K. R.; Mansour, S.; Natarajan, M. K.; Ybarra, L. F.; Chong, A.-Y.; Bérubé, S.; Breton, R.; Curtis, M. J.; Josep Rodés-Cabau; Amlani, S.; Alireza Bagherli; Ball, W.; Barolet, A.; Beydoun, H.; Brass, N.; Albert. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Coronary Angiography for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Use of Mechanical Support, and Mechanical Complications in Canada: A Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology National Survey. CJC open 2021, 3 (9), 1125–1131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2021.04.017.

Publications:

Alkhateeb A, Atiukke E, El Keilani A, Elfiki T A, Orlando J, Cavallo-Medved D, Rueda L, Fetz A, Ravid-Einy A, Porter L A, Atikukke G, Misra S (2024). Comparative genomic analysis to identify a signature of sporadic colorectal cancer development in young adults. Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Atikukke E, Velisala P, El Keilani A, Orlando J, Cavallo-Medved D, Rueda L, Ravid A, Elfiki T, Alkhateeb A, Fetz A, Porter L A, Atikukke G, Misra S (2024). Su1134 Targeted Gene Sequencing of Sporadic Young-Onset Colon Cancer Samples Using Trusight Oncology 500 from Illumina Identifies Recurrent Mutations in DDR2 Oncogene. Gastroenterology.    

Appointments and Affiliations: 

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor 
Assistant Professor, Western University
Core Associate Researcher, WE-SPARK Health Institute

Publications:

Ladak R, Sementilli M, Calandra J, Lazo-Langner A, Siegal D, Wang TF, Luo R, Cervi A L (2024). Physician practice patterns on the use of inferior vena cava filters in venous thromboembolism. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 

Fontyn S, Bai Y, Bolger S, Greco K, Wang T-F, Hamm C, Cervi A (2024). Inferior vena cava filter use at a large community hospital: a retrospective cohort study. Scientific Reports. 

Wang TF, Delluc A, Cervi A, Hill D, Kovacs MJ, Séguin C, Ramsay T, Carrier M. A survey of clinician perspectives on the management of catheter-related upper extremity deep vein thrombosis in patients with cancer. Thromb Res. 2024 Jan;233:10-13. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2023.11.012. Epub 2023 Nov 16. PMID: 37984078. 

Cervi A, Applegate D, Stevens SM, Woller SC, Baumann Kreuziger LM, Punchhalapalli K, Wang TF, Lecumberri R, Greco K, Bai Y, Bolger S, Fontyn S, Schulman S, Foster G, Douketis JD. Antithrombotic management of patients with deep vein thrombosis and venous stents: an international registry - ScienceDirect J Thromb Haemost. 2023 Dec;21(12):3581-3588. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.09.008. Epub 2023 Sep 20. PMID: 37739038.

Mithoowani S, Cervi A, Shah N, Ejaz R, Sirotich E, Barty R, Li N, Nazy I, Arnold DM. Management of major bleeds in patients with immune thrombocytopenia. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 Jul;18(7):1783-1790. doi: 10.1111/jth.14809. Epub 2020 May 6. PMID: 32219982. 

Cervi A, Diamantouros A, Azzam M, Lane SJ, Sapru H, Verhovsek M. Pharmacy hydroxyurea education materials for patients with sickle cell disease: An environmental scan and assessment of accuracy. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 May;67(5):e28179. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28179. Epub 2020 Jan 21. PMID: 31965703.

Cervi A, Douketis JD. Stent Thrombosis after Endovascular Treatment of Iliofemoral or Caval Veins in Patients with Postthrombotic Syndrome - PubMed (nih.gov). Thromb Haemost. 2019 Dec;119(12):1897-1899. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1700808. Epub 2019 Nov 8. PMID: 31705519.

Douketis J, Cervi A. Managing patients who are receiving warfarin or a direct oral anticoagulant and need an elective surgery or procedure. Blood Adv. 2019 Jun 25;3(12):1925. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000171. PMID: 31239247; PMCID: PMC6595253.

Cervi A, Douketis J. In high-risk patients with cancer, thromboprophylaxis with rivaroxaban did not reduce VTE events at 180 days. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Jun 18;170(12):JC67. doi: 10.7326/ACPJ201906180-067. PMID: 31207620.

Publications:

Basmaji, John MD1; Arntfield, Robert MD1; Desai, Karishma MD1; Lau, Vincent I. MD, MSc2; Lewis, Kim MD, MSc3,4; Rochwerg, Bram MD, MSc3,4; Fiorini, Kyle MD1; Honarmand, Kimia MD, MSc5; Slessarev, Marat MD, PhD1; Leligdowicz, Aleks MD, PhD1; Park, Brian BSc1; Prager, Ross MD1; Wong, Michelle Y.S. MSc1; Jones, Philip M. MD, MSc6; Ball, Ian M. MD, MSc1; Orozco, Nicolas MD7,8; Meade, Maureen MD, MSc4; Thabane, Lehana PhD4; Guyatt, Gordon MD, PhD4. The Impact of Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Resuscitation on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Critical Care Medicine ():10.1097/CCM.0000000000006399, September 18, 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006399

Publications:

Senecal JB, Abou-Akl R, Allevato P, Mazzetti I, Hamm C, Parikh R, Woldie I. Amyloidosis: a case series and review of the literature. J Med Case Rep. 2023 Apr 21;17(1):184. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-03886-1. PMID: 37081462; PMCID: PMC10120233.

Research Interests: Outcomes research in malnourished populations, pharmaco-nutrition in critically ill patients, feeding issues in post-surgical patients

Clinical Expertise: General Gastroenterology, Clinical Nutrition including TPN, Feeding tubes, Celiac disease

Publications:

Cook D, Deane A, Lauzier F, Zytaruk N, Guyatt G, Saunders L, Hardie M, Heels-Ansdell D, Alhazzani W, Marshall J, Muscedere J, Myburgh J, English S, Arabi YM, Ostermann M, Knowles S, Hammond N, Byrne KM, Chapman M, Venkatesh B, Young P, Rajbhandari D, Poole A, Al-Fares A, Reis G, Johnson D, Iqbal M, Hall R, Meade M, Hand L, Duan E, Clarke F, Dionne JC, Tsang JLY, Rochwerg B, Karachi T, Lamontagne F, D'Aragon F, St Arnaud C, Reeve B, Geagea A, Niven D, Vazquez-Grande G, Zarychanski R, Ovakim D, Wood G, Burns KEA, Goffi A, Wilcox ME, Henderson W, Forrest D, Fowler R, Adhikari NKJ, Ball I, Mele T, Binnie A, Trop S, Mehta S, Morgan I, Loubani O, Vanstone M, Fiest K, Charbonney E, Cavayas YA, Archambault P, Rewa OG, Lau V, Kristof AS, Khwaja K, Williamson D, Kanji S, Sy E, Dennis B, Reynolds S, Marquis F, Lellouche F, Rahman A, Hosek P, Barletta JF, Cirrone R, Tutschka M, Xie F, Billot L, Thabane L, Finfer S; REVISE Investigators. Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis during Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. N Engl J Med. 2024 Jun 14. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2404245. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38875111. 

Rahman, Adam & Jairath, Vipul & Feagan, Brian & Khanna, Reena & Shariff, Salimah & Allen, Britney & Jenkyn, Krista & Vinden, Christopher & Jeyarajah, Jenny & Mosli, Mahmoud & Benchimol, Eric. (2019). Declining hospitalization and surgical intervention rates in patients with Crohn's disease: a population-based cohort. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 50. 10.1111/apt.15511.

Publications:

Nikesh Adunuri, Lillian Barra, 226. LONGITUDINAL ASSOCIATION OF VASCULITIS DISEASE INDEX AND PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH ANCA-ASSOCIATED VASCULITIDES, Rheumatology, Volume 58, Issue Supplement_2, March 2019, kez062, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez062

Nikesh Adunuri, Ali Islam, John Butler, William Pavlosky, Lillian Barra, 061. UTILITY OF HIGH DEFINITION MRI IN MONITORING DISEASE ACTIVITY IN TAKAYASU ARTERITIS, Rheumatology, Volume 58, Issue Supplement_2, March 2019, kez058.001, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez058.001

Publications:

Basmaji, John MD1; Arntfield, Robert MD1; Desai, Karishma MD1; Lau, Vincent I. MD, MSc2; Lewis, Kim MD, MSc3,4; Rochwerg, Bram MD, MSc3,4; Fiorini, Kyle MD1; Honarmand, Kimia MD, MSc5; Slessarev, Marat MD, PhD1; Leligdowicz, Aleks MD, PhD1; Park, Brian BSc1; Prager, Ross MD1; Wong, Michelle Y.S. MSc1; Jones, Philip M. MD, MSc6; Ball, Ian M. MD, MSc1; Orozco, Nicolas MD7,8; Meade, Maureen MD, MSc4; Thabane, Lehana PhD4; Guyatt, Gordon MD, PhD4. The Impact of Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Resuscitation on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Critical Care Medicine ():10.1097/CCM.0000000000006399, September 18, 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006399

Publications:

Fernández-Codina A, Nevskaya T, Baron M, Appleton C T, Cecchini M J, Philip A, El-Shimy M, Vanderhoek L, Pinal-Fernández L, Pope J E (2024). Brentuximab vedotin for skin involvement in refractory diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis, an open-label trial. Rheumatology (Oxford). 

Ross L, Hansen D, Proudman S, Khanna D, Herrick A L, Stevens W, Australian Scleroderma Interest Group, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M, Nikpour M, SCTC Activity Index Working Group (Collaborator - Fernández-Codina A) (2024). Development and Initial Validation of the Novel Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Activity Index. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 

Fernández-Codina A, Nevskaya T, Baron M, Thomas Appleton C, Cecchini MJ, Philip A, El-Shimy M, Vanderhoek L, Pinal-Fernández I, Pope JE. Brentuximab vedotin for skin involvement in refractory diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis, an open-label trial. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2024 Apr 23:keae235. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keae235. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38652570. 

Orozco-Gálvez O, Fernández-Codina A, Lanzillotta M, Ebbo M, Schleinitz N, Culver EL, Rebours V, D’Cruz DP, Torre ED, Martínez-Valle F. Development of an algorithm for IgG4-related disease management. Autoimmun Rev, 2023 Jan 20; 22 (3): 103273. Trainee Publication. Impact Factor: 17.2, Co-Principal Author, DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103273.

Pope JE, Denton CP, Johnson SR, Fernandez-Codina A, Hudson M, Nevskaya T. State-of-the-art evidence in the treatment of systemic sclerosis. Nat Rev Rheumatol, 2023 Feb 27: 1-15. Impact Factor: 32.29, Coauthor, DOI:10.1038/s41584-023-00909-5.

Navarro-Saez MDC, Feijoo-Massó C, Bravo Ferrer ZDC, Oliva Morera JC, Balado González AM, Palau-Domínguez A,Guillamon Toran L, Comet Monte R, Fernández-Codina A. Trends in diagnosis of cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis: 3-year analysis of scintigraphic studies: Prevalence of myocardial uptake and its predictor factors. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging, 2023 Apr 1. Impact Factor: 2.316, Senior Responsible Author, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02840-y

Publications:

Tithecott, Gary MD, MBA; Massey, Kyle D. Ph.D.; Van Deven, Teresa Ph.D.; Venance, Shannon L. MD, Ph.D.; Ross, Fred; Jacobs, Lawrence MD; Rosenfield, Jay MD, MEd. Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Academic Medicine 95(9S):p S583-S587, September 2020. | DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003470

Publications:

Joshi S, Manning A, Bivins J III, Arshad S, Agbonze A, Berger AM, Czander B, Gonzalez G, Heinonen JH, Klama K, Lamb LL, Misikir H, Adams A, Anderson M, Morley M, Kilgore PE, Zervos M, Mossing M, Stylianou K, Rehman NK. 425. Sustained Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreaks in Detroit Skilled Nursing Facilities. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 4;8(Suppl 1):S312–3.

Joshi S, Smith Z, Soman S, Jain S, Yako A, Hojeij M, Massoud L, Alsaadi A, Williams J, Kenney R, Miller J, Alangaden G, Ramesh M. Low- Versus High-Dose Methylprednisolone in Adult Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: Less Is More. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 8;9(1):ofab619. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab619. PMID: 35024376; PMCID: PMC8689728.

Joshi S, Petersen A, Small E, Ayyar I, Abadejos J, Venable S, Ilagan R, Ho B, Shallal A, Chen A, Verkler J, Mann Y, Zervos M, Bryce R. Providing preventative care during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: Street medicine interventions amongst those experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the City of Detroit. 

Shallal, A., Prentiss, T., Shrestha, B., Joshi, R. D., Upadhyaya, M. K., Gautam, D., Kshetry, P. B., Karki, K., Bajracharya, D., Bajracharya, P., Joshi, S., Verkler, J., Chuki, P., Kaljee, L., Maki, G., & Zervos, M. (2022). Integrated activities and tools for an antimicrobial stewardship workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal. Journal of Global Medicine, 2(1), e63.

Shallal A, Lahoud C, Merhej D, Youssef S, Verkler J, Kaljee L, Prentiss T, Joshi S, Zervos M, Matar M. The Impact of a Post-Prescription Review and Feedback Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Lebanon. Antibiotics (Basel). 2022 May 11;11(5):642. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11050642. PMID: 35625286; PMCID: PMC9138162. 

Publications:

Papini A, Manns BJ, Elliott MJ. Evaluation of the Cost of a High-Dose Intravenous Iron Protocol in a Regional Hemodialysis Program: Research Letter. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2021 Dec 8;8:20543581211063984. doi: 10.1177/20543581211063984. PMID: 35186304; PMCID: PMC8851128

Publications:

Christiansen, Spencer & Liu, Junmin & Bullrich, María & Sharma, Manas & Pandey, Sachin & Boulton, Melfort & Fridman, Sebastián & Sposato, Luciano & Drangova, Maria. (2022). Ex Vivo Thrombus Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features and Patient Clinical Data Enable Prediction of Acute Ischemic Stroke Cause. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2. 10.1161/SVIN.121.000157.

Bres-Bullrich M, Fridman S, Sposato LA. Relative Effect of Stroke Severity and Age on Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2021 Aug;52(9):2846-2848. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.034946.Epub 2021 Jul 8. PMID: 34233461.

Hue CD, Bullrich MB, Lam Shin Cheung VC, Sharma AK, Syed AS, Pandey SK, Morrow SA, Debicki DB. Pearls & Oysters:

Trigeminal Nerve Dysfunction as the Key Diagnostic Clue to Listeria Rhombencephalitis. Neurology. 2021 May 26:10.1212/WNL.0000000000012273. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012273. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34039730.

Shah P, Jimenez-Ruiz A, Gibson A, Vargas-González JC, Bres-Bullrich M, Bagur R, Sposato LA. Association between acute myocardial infarction and death in 386 patients with a thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Nov 1;342:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.07.007. Epub 2021 Jul 7. PMID: 34245792.

Fridman S, Bres Bullrich M, Jimenez-Ruiz A, Costantini P, Shah P, Just C, Vela-Duarte D, Linfante I, Sharifi-Razavi A, Karimi N, Bagur R, Debicki DB, Gofton TE, Steven DA, Sposato LA. Stroke risk, phenotypes, and death in COVID-19: Systematic review and newly reported cases. Neurology. 2020 Dec 15;95(24):e3373-e3385. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010851. Epub 2020 Sep 15. PMID: 32934172. 

Bres Bullrich M, Fridman S, Mandzia JL, Mai LM, Khaw A, Vargas Gonzalez JC, Bagur R, Sposato LA. COVID-19: Stroke Admissions, Emergency Department Visits, and Prevention Clinic Referrals. Can J Neurol Sci. 2020 Sep;47(5):693-696. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2020.101. Epub 2020 May 26. PMID: 32450927; PMCID: PMC7324648. 

Publications:

Zabihi, M.; Bhawya; Pandya, P.; Shepley, B.R.; Lester, N.J.; Anees, S.; Bain, A.R.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Ahamed, M.J. Inertial and Flexible Resistive Sensor Data Fusion for Wearable Breath Recognition. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 2842. 

Das, P. S., Ahmed, H. E., Motaghedi, F., Lester, N. J., Khalil, A., Janaideh, M. A., Anees, S., Carmichael, T. B., Bain, A. R., Rondeau-Gagné, S., & Ahamed, M. J. (2023). A wearable multisensor patch for breathing pattern recognition. IEEE Sensors Journal, 23(10), 10924–10934. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2023.3264942

Publications:

Singh, J. M., Ball, I. M., Hartwick, M., Malus, E., Soliman, K., Boyd, J. G., … Healey, A. (2021). Factors associated with consent for organ donation: A retrospective population-based study. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 193(45). doi:10.1503/cmaj.210836

Appointments and Affiliations:

Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University 

Publications:

Ferrone, Madonna & Masciantonio, Marcello & Malus, Natalie & Stitt, Larry & O’Callahan, Tim & Roberts, Zofe & Johnson, Laura & Samson, Jim & Durocher, Lisa & Ferrari, Mark & Reilly, Margo & Griffiths, Kelly & Licskai, Christopher. (2019). The impact of integrated disease management in high-risk COPD patients in primary care. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 29. 8. 10.1038/s41533-019-0119-9.

Publications:

Chandran V, Bessette L, Thorne C, Sheriff M, Rahman P, Gladman DD, Anwar S, Jelley J, Gaudreau AJ, Chohan M, Sampalis JS. Use of Apremilast to Achieve Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment Goals and Satisfaction at 1 Year in the Canadian Real-World APPRAISE Study. Rheumatol Ther. 2024 Apr;11(2):443-455. doi: 10.1007/s40744-024-00641-w. Epub 2024 Feb 28. PMID: 38416391; PMCID: PMC10920604.

Publications:

Alkhateeb A, Atiukke E, El Keilani A, Elfiki T A, Orlando J, Cavallo-Medved D, Rueda L, Fetz A, Ravid-Einy A, Porter L A, Atikukke G, Misra S (2024). Comparative genomic analysis to identify a signature of sporadic colorectal cancer development in young adults. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 

Atikukke E, Velisala P, El Keilani A, Orlando J, Cavallo-Medved D, Rueda L, Ravid A, Elfiki T, Alkhateeb A, Fetz A, Porter L A, Atikukke G, Misra S (2024). Su1134 Targeted Gene Sequencing of Sporadic Young-Onset Colon Cancer Samples Using Trusight Oncology 500 from Illumina Identifies Recurrent Mutations in DDR2 Oncogene. Gastroenterology.   

Woldie I, Elfiki T, Kulkarni S, Springer C, McArthur E, Freeman N. Chemotherapy during the last 30 days of life and the role of palliative care referral, a single center experience. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Feb 7;21(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-00910-x. PMID: 35125092; PMCID: PMC8819957.

Biagi, J.J.; Cosby, R.; Bahl, M.; Elfiki, T.; Goodwin, R.; Hallet, J.; Hirmiz, K.; Mahmud, A. Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Clinical Practice Guideline. Curr. Oncol. 2023, 30, 6575-6586.

Research Interests: Pancreatic cancer/colon cancer

Clinical Expertise: GI and GU and Head and Neck Cancers

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor
Assistant Professor, Western University

Publications:

Blaszak M, El-Masri M, Hirmiz K, Mathews J, Omar A, Elfiki T, Gupta R, Hamm C, Kanjeekal S, Kay A, Kulkarni S, Ghafoor A. Survival of patients with pancreatic cancer treated with varied modalities: A single-centre study. Mol Clin Oncol, 2017 Apr 1; 6 (4): 583-588, Coauthor, DOI: 10.3892/mco.2017.1179.

Caroline Hamm, Swati Kulkarni, Rasna Gupta, Amin Kay, John Mathews, Khalid Hirmiz, Indryas Woldie, Akmal Ghafoor, Tarek Elfiki, Sindu Kanjeekal, Ming Pan, Kenneth Schneider, Junaid Yousuf, Mohammad Jarrar, Colvin Springer, Maher El-Masri et al. Early stage Triple Negative breast Cancer has Significantly Better outcomes than More Advanced disease: A single centre retrospective Review. Journal of Cancer Therapy, 2016 Nov 1; 7 (10), 

Caroline M. Hamm, Maher El-Masri, Rasna Gupta, Swati Kulkarni, Akmal Ghafoor, Pamathy Vivek, John Mathews, Yasmin Alam, Tarek A. Elfiki, Sindu Mary Kanjeekal, Ken Schneider, Ming Pan, Khalid Hirmiz, Colvin Springer, Junaid Yousuf;. Outcomes of patients with triple-negative breast cancer compared to non-triple negative breast cancer: A single-center study. Journal of Clinical Oncology; 2014 Jun. American Society of Clinical Oncology; 2014. p. 32:5s, (suppl;A1123).

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor
Assistant Professor, Western University 

Publications:

Kashash D, McArthur E, Hamm C, Gupta R, Kanjeekal S, Jarrar M, Porter LA, Hudson JW, Renaud A, Woldie I. Presentation and Outcome of Patients with Multiple Myeloma (MM), Single Centre Experience from Windsor Essex Regional Cancer Centre. J Blood Med. 2024 Feb 26;15:101-111. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S434055. PMID: 38434928; PMCID: PMC10907128. 

Upneja S, Hussein A, Moudgil D, Kulkarni S, Gupta R, Kay A, Porter L, Fifield B, Ferraiuolo R, Hamm C (2021-10-08) A retrospective single-center study investigating the clinical significance of grade in triple-negative breast cancer. Cancer Studies and Therapeutics.

Research Interests: Clinical Trials Navigation; Triple Negative Breast Cancer; Research Mentorship

Clinical Expertise: Breast Cancer, Stem Cell Transplant, Melanoma, Hematological Malignancies

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor
Associate Professor, Western University
Core Principal Researcher, WE-SPARK Health Institute

Publications:

Hossami, M.; Abdel-Nabi, R.; Zaib, F.; Touma, K.; Nassar, R.; Rim, S.C.; Paunic, M.; Hilal, O.; Gupta, P.; Hirmiz, R.; Hamm, C,: et al. Facilitation of Enrollment onto Cancer Clinical Trials Using a Novel Navigator-Assisted Program: A Cross-Sectional Study. Curr. Oncol. 2024, 31, 7144-7154. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31110526 

Ladak R, Fifield B, Porter L,, Hirmiz, K, Hamm, C (September 03, 2024) Long-Term Survival in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Bone-Only Metastatic Breast Cancer: Trastuzumab, Denosumab, and Potential Synergistic Effects. Cureus 16(9): e68576. doi:10.7759/cureus.68576 

Fontyn S, Bai Y, Bolger S, Greco K, Wang T-F, Hamm C, Cervi A (2024). Inferior vena cava filter use at a large community hospital: a retrospective cohort study. Scientific Reports.

Awan A A, Saunders D, Pond G, Hamm C, Califaretti N, Mates M, Kumar V, Ibrahim M F K, Beltran-Bless A-A, Vandermeer L, Hilton J, Clemons M (2024). Does Pre-Emptive Availability of PREDICT 2.1 Results Change Ordering Practices for Oncotype DX? A Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study. Current Oncology. 

Kashash D, McArthur E, Hamm C, Gupta R, Kanjeekal S, Jarrar M, Porter LA, Hudson JW, Renaud A, Woldie I. Presentation and Outcome of Patients with Multiple Myeloma (MM), Single Centre Experience from Windsor Essex Regional Cancer Centre. J Blood Med. 2024 Feb 26;15:101-111. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S434055. PMID: 38434928; PMCID: PMC10907128. 

Hamm C, Cavallo-Medved D, Moudgil D, McGrath L, Huang J, Li Y, Stratton TW, Robinson T, Naccarato K, Sundquist S, Dancey J. Addressing the Barriers to Clinical Trials Accrual in Community Cancer Centres Using a National Clinical Trials Navigator:A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Cancer Control. 2022 Jan-Dec; 29:10732748221130164. doi: 10.1177/10732748221130164. PMID: 36165718; PMCID: PMC9520135. 

Zhou, A., Osman, A., Flores, G., Srikrishnaraj, D., Mohanty, J., Al Bader, R., Llancari, A., El-Hashemi, A., Elias, M., Mirza, K., Muldoon, M., Palazzolo, R., Zaib, F., Woldie, I., & Hamm, C. (2023). Critical illness in migrant workers in the Windsor-Essex Region: A descriptive analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(16), 6587. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20166587  

Shum K, Hussein A, Hamm C. Are we overtreating stage I triple-negative breast cancer in Ontario? A population-based retrospective epidemiological analysis using the ICES database. Med Oncol. 2022 Sep 29;39(12):228. doi: 10.1007/s12032-022-01829-2. PMID: 36175693.

Ferraiuolo, RM., Fifield, BA., Hamm, C. et al. Stabilization of c-Myc by the atypical cell cycle regulator, Spy1, decreases efficacy of breast cancer treatments. Breast Cancer Res Treat 196, 17–30 (2022). 

McLaughlin K, Stojcevski A, Hussein A, Moudgil D, Woldie I, Hamm C. Patient vital signs in relation to ICU admission in treatment of acute leukemia: a retrospective chart review. Hematology. 2021 Dec;26(1):637-647. doi: 10.1080/16078454.2021.1966223. PMID: 34474663.

Hamm, Caroline. (2020). A retrospective single-center study investigating the clinical significance of grade in triple-negative breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 38. e13108-e13108. 10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.e13108.

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor
Assistant Professor, Western University
Core Associate Researcher, WE-SPARK Health Institute

Publications:

Kashash D, McArthur E, Hamm C, Gupta R, Kanjeekal S, Jarrar M, Porter LA, Hudson JW, Renaud A, Woldie I. Presentation and Outcome of Patients with Multiple Myeloma (MM), Single Centre Experience from Windsor Essex Regional Cancer Centre. J Blood Med. 2024 Feb 26;15:101-111. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S434055. PMID: 38434928; PMCID: PMC10907128.

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor

Publications:

Khan, S. Basrai, Salman & Reece, Donna & Bhella, Sita & Kukreti, Vishal & Prica, Anca & Stewart, A. & Trudel, Suzanne & Vohra, Harjot & Yang, Chloe & Abelson, Sagi & Chen, Christine. (2023). Characterization of Clonal Hematopoietic of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) Mutations in an Imid-Naïve Multiple Myeloma (MM) Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT) Population: First Results from a Pre-Transplant Time Point in a Prospective, Longitudinal Study. Blood. 142. 760-760. 10.1182/blood-2023-190978.

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor
Associate Professor, Western University
Core Associate Researcher, WE-SPARK Health Institute

Publications:

Punchhi G, Hussein A, Kulkarni S. Real-world survival outcomes of immunotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: A single-center retrospective review. Thoracic Cancer. 2024 Feb;15(5):394-401. doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.15205. Epub 2024 Jan 18. PMID: 38239043; PMCID: PMC10864119. 

Khurshid, H., Ismaila, N., Bian, J., Dabney, R., Das, M., Ellis, P., Feldman, J., Hann, C., Kulkarni, S., Laskin, J., Manochakian, R., Mishra, D. R., Preeshagul, I., Reddy, P., Saxena, A., Weinberg, F., & Kalemkerian, G. P. (2023). Systemic therapy for small-cell lung cancer: Asco-Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) guideline. Journal of Clinical Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.23.01435  

 Humera Khurshid, Nofisat Ismaila, Jessica Bian, Raetasha Dabney, Millie Das, Peter Ellis, Jill Feldman, Christine Hann, Swati Kulkarni, Janessa Laskin, Rami Manochakian, Deebya Raj Mishra, Isabel Preeshagul, Pavan Reddy, Ashish Saxena, Frank Weinberg, Gregory P. Kalemkerian. Systemic Therapy for Small-Cell Lung Cancer: ASCO-Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Guideline. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2023 41:35, 5448-5472

Woldie I, Elfiki T, Kulkarni S, Springer C, McArthur E, Freeman N. Chemotherapy during the last 30 days of life and the role of palliative care referral, a single center experience. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Feb 7;21(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-00910-x. PMID: 35125092; PMCID: PMC8819957.

Upneja S, Hussein A, Moudgil D, Kulkarni S, Gupta R, Kay A, Porter L, Fifield B, Ferraiuolo R, Hamm C (2021-10-08) A retrospective single-center study investigating the clinical significance of grade in triple-negative breast cancer. Cancer Studies and Therapeutics

Appointments and Affiliations: 

Assistant Professor, Western University  

Publications:

Hamm, Caroline & Fifield, Bre-Anne & Amin, Kay & Kulkarni, Swati & Gupta, Rasna & Mathews, John & Ferraiuolo, Rosa-Maria & Al-Wahsh, Huda & Mailloux, Emily & Hussein, Abdulkadir & Porter, Lisa. (2022). A prospective phase II clinical trial identifying the optimal regimen for carboplatin plus standard backbone of anthracycline and taxane-based chemotherapy in triple negative breast cancer. Medical Oncology. 39. 10.1007/s12032-021-01637-0.

Blaszak, Michael & El‑Masri, Maher & Hirmiz, Khalid & Mathews, John & Omar, Abeer & Elfiki, Tarek & Gupta, Rasna & Hamm, Caroline & Kanjeekal, Sindu & Amin, Kay & Kulkarni, Swati & Ghafoor, Akmal. (2017). Survival of patients with pancreatic cancer treated with varied modalities: A single-centre study. Molecular and Clinical Oncology. 6. 10.3892/mco.2017.1179.  

Appointments and Affiliations: 

Assistant Professor, Western University  

Publications:

Baird A, Nasser A, Tanuseputro P, Webber C, Wheatley-Price P, Munro C. Involvement of Palliative Care in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Patients and Associations with Survival and End-of-Life Outcomes. Curr Oncol. 2024 Feb 14;31(2):1028-1034. doi: 10.3390/curroncol31020076. PMID: 38392070; PMCID: PMC10888381.

 Bradbury M, Akurang D, Nasser A, Moore S, Sekhon HS, Wheatley-Price P. Clinicopathological features of pulmonary mucinous adenocarcinoma: A descriptive analysis. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2022;32:100570. doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2022.100570. Epub 2022 Apr 30. PMID: 35523040.

Nasser A, Baird A, Saint-Pierre MD, Amjadi K, Laurie S, Wheatley-Price P. Three Decades of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: An Academic Center Experience. Clin Lung Cancer. 2021 Sep;22(5):441-448. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2021.03.011. Epub 2021 Mar 27. PMID: 33893043. 

Nasser A, Hartwick M, Kyeremanteng K, Wheatley-Price P. Chemotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Intensive Care Unit. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2021;26:100294. doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2020.100294. Epub 2020 Dec 29. PMID: 33383487. 

Nasser A, Purgina B, Laurie S. Paraneoplastic manifestations of salivary gland tumours: A case report and review. Oral Oncol. 2020 Apr;103:104582. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104582. Epub 2020 Feb 13. PMID: 32061536.

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor
Core Associate Researcher, WE-SPARK Health Institute 

Publications:

Kashash D, McArthur E, Hamm C, Gupta R, Kanjeekal S, Jarrar M, Porter LA, Hudson JW, Renaud A, Woldie I. Presentation and Outcome of Patients with Multiple Myeloma (MM), Single Centre Experience from Windsor Essex Regional Cancer Centre. J Blood Med. 2024 Feb 26;15:101-111. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S434055. PMID: 38434928; PMCID: PMC10907128. 

Zhou, A., Osman, A., Flores, G., Srikrishnaraj, D., Mohanty, J., Al Bader, R., Llancari, A., El-Hashemi, A., Elias, M., Mirza, K., Muldoon, M., Palazzolo, R., Zaib, F., Woldie, I., & Hamm, C. (2023). Critical illness in migrant workers in the Windsor-Essex Region: A descriptive analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(16), 6587. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20166587

Grimmett, E., Al-Share, B., Alkassab, M.B. et al. Cancer vaccines: past, present and future; a review article. Discov Onc 13, 31 (2022). 

Woldie I, Elfiki T, Kulkarni S, Springer C, McArthur E, Freeman N. Chemotherapy during the last 30 days of life and the role of palliative care referral, a single center experience. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Feb 7;21(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-00910-x. PMID: 35125092; PMCID: PMC8819957. 

Senecal, J. B., Metcalfe, K., Wilson, K., Woldie, I., & Porter, L. A. (2021). Barriers to Translational Research in Windsor Ontario: A Survey of Clinical Care Providers and Health Researchers. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-683362/v1  

McLaughlin K, Stojcevski A, Hussein A, Moudgil D, Woldie I, Hamm C. Patient vital signs in relation to ICU admission in treatment of acute leukemia: a retrospective chart review. Hematology. 2021 Dec;26(1):637-647. doi: 10.1080/16078454.2021.1966223. PMID: 34474663.

Appointments & Affiliation: 

 Assistant Professor, Western University

Publications:

Atallah, Soha & Bender, Jackie & Fyles, Anthony & Han, Kathy & Milosevic, Michael & Ferguson, Sarah & L’heureux, Stephanie & Liu, ZhihuiAmy & Croke, Jennifer. (2021). Evaluation of Health Care Professional Response To Patient-Reported Distress In Gynecologic Oncology Clinics At An Academic Cancer Centre. 10.21203/rs.3.rs-802347/v1.

Atallah, Soha & Barbera, Lisa & Folwell, Matthew & Howell, Doris & Liu, ZhihuiAmy & Croke, Jennifer. (2021). Feasibility of implementing a cervix cancer–specific patient-reported outcome measure in routine ambulatory clinics. Supportive Care in Cancer. 29. 10.1007/s00520-020-05500-2.  

Atallah, Soha & Le, Lisa & Bezjak, Andrea & MacRae, Robert & Hope, Andrew & Pantarotto, Jason. (2020). Validating impact of pretreatment tumor growth rate on outcome of early‐stage lung cancer treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy. Thoracic Cancer. 12. 10.1111/1759-7714.13744.  

Appointments & Affiliation: 

 Assistant Professor, Western University

Publications:

Wu CHD, Wierzbicki M, Parpia S, Kundapur V, Bujold A, Filion E, Lau H, Faria S, Ahmed N, Leong N, Okawara G, Hirmiz K, Owen T, Louie AV, Wright JR, Whelan TJ, Swaminath A. Toxicity in patients receiving radiotherapy for ultracentral stage I non-small cell lung cancer: A secondary analysis of the LUSTRE randomized trial. Radiother Oncol. 2024 Oct 29;202:110605. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110605. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39481606. 

Anand Swaminath, MD¹; Sameer Parpia, PhD²; Marcin Wierzbicki, PhD³; Vijayananda Kundapur, MD⁴; Sergio Faria, MD⁵; Gordon S. Okawara, MD¹; Theodoros K. Tsakiridis, MD, PhD¹; Naseer Ahmed, MD⁶; Alexis Bujold, MD⁷; Khalid Hirmiz, MD⁸; Timothy Owen, MD⁹; Nelson Leong, MD¹⁰; Kevin Ramchandar, MD¹¹; Edith Filion, MD¹²; Harold Lau, MD¹³; Zsolt Gabos, MD¹⁴; Robert Thompson, MD¹⁵; Brian Yaremko, MD¹⁶; Selma Mehiri, MD, PhD¹⁷; Alexander V. Louie, MD, PhD¹⁸; Kimmen Quan, MD¹; Mark N. Levine, CM, MD²; James R. Wright, MD, MSc1; Timothy J. Whelan, BM BCh1Stereotactic vs Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Inoperable Stage I Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: The LUSTRE Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. Published online September 19, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.3089

Ladak R, Fifield B, Porter L,, Hirmiz, K, Hamm, C (September 03, 2024) Long-Term Survival in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Bone-Only Metastatic Breast Cancer: Trastuzumab, Denosumab, and Potential Synergistic Effects. Cureus 16(9): e68576. doi:10.7759/cureus.68576

Doupnik NP, Hirmiz K, Hussein AA, Agapito J, Pan M. Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Outcomes in a Single Institution. Cureus. 2022 Feb 3;14(2):e21878. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21878. PMID: 35273848; PMCID: PMC8901134

Biagi, J.J.; Cosby, R.; Bahl, M.; Elfiki, T.; Goodwin, R.; Hallet, J.; Hirmiz, K.; Mahmud, A. Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Clinical Practice Guideline. Curr. Oncol. 2023, 30, 6575-6586. 

Pan, M., Serre, L., Yousuf, J., Hirmiz, K. J., Michie, C., Brown, L., & Agapito, J. (2022). Evaluation of an externally trained deep learning-based auto-segmentation software in the process of artificial intelligence-assisted radiation treatment planning for thoracic cancers. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 114(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.896

Pan, Ming, Shaheen, A., Agapito, J., & Hirmiz, K. (2022). 141: Brain metastasis hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy outcome in a single institution. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 174. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(22)04421-8

Pan, Ming, Serre, L., Agapito, J., Yousuf, J., Hirmiz, K., Michie, C., & Brown, L. (2022). 17: Initial assessment of a commercial auto-segmentation software based on deep-learning models in the context of artificial intelligence-assisted radiation treatment planning. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 174. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(22)04296-7

Pan M, Hirmiz K, Yousuf J, Huang K , Springer C, Schneider K, D'Alimonte L (2020-09-01) Minimize impact of pandemic on radiation oncology department: Experience from a moderate-sized regional cancer program in the battle against COVID-19 virus. Clinical Cancer Research 

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor

Publications:

Algouneh A, Schenider K, Huang K, Hussein A, Pan M (2024). Comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) and Conventional Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cureus. 

Sabiq F, Huang K, Patel A, Banerjee R, Debenham B, Lau H, Skarsgard D, Chen G, Lysack JT, Quon HC. Novel imaging classification system of nodal disease in human papillomavirus-mediated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma prognostic of patient outcomes. Head Neck. 2021 Jun;43(6):1854-1863. doi: 10.1002/hed.26657. Epub 2021 Feb 26. PMID: 33638232.

Algouneh, A., Schneider, K., Huang, K., & Pan, M. (2022). 162: Outcome of locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated in the new era of IMRT and VMAT: A single institution experience. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 174. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(22)04442-5  

Pan M, Hirmiz K, Yousuf J, Huang K , Springer C, Schneider K, D'Alimonte L (2020-09-01) Minimize impact of pandemic on radiation oncology department: Experience from a moderate-sized regional cancer program in the battle against COVID-19 virus. Clinical Cancer Research 

Appointments and Affiliations:

Assistant Professor, Western University 

Publications:

Muruganandam P, Voruganti S, Ostapiak O, Shim M. Extensive cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and challenges with radiation treatment. Applied Radiation Oncology. 2017; 6(2): 29-32.

Research Interests: Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT); Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Radiation Treatment Planning Process for Cancer; Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT); oligometastases; Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR); PSMA-PET scan for high risk prostate cancer

Clinical Expertise: Head and Neck cancers, Genitourinary cancers, Gastrointestinal cancers, Lung cancers, Melanoma, Skin cancers, IGRT using daily CBCT, Rapid-Arc, VMAT, 3D-Conformal radiotherapy, 4D-CT simulation, MRI simulation, SBRT

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor
Assistant Professor, Western University
Core Principal Researcher, WE-SPARK Health Institute

Publications:

Algouneh A, Schenider K, Huang K, Hussein A, Pan M (2024). Comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) and Conventional Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cureus.

Pan M. Metastasectomy and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Colorectal Cancer With Liver and Lung Oligometastases: A Case Report of Complete Remission in a 96-Year-Old Patient. Cureus. 2024 Apr 12;16(4):e58135. doi: 10.7759/cureus.58135. PMID: 38741816; PMCID: PMC11088955. 

Pan M, Hirmiz K, Yousuf J, Huang K, Springer C, Schneider K, D'Alimonte L (2020-09-01) Minimize impact of pandemic on radiation oncology department: Experience from a moderate-sized regional cancer program in the battle against COVID-19 virus. Clinical Cancer Research 

Doupnik NP, Hirmiz K, Hussein AA, Agapito J, Pan M. Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Outcomes in a Single Institution. Cureus. 2022 Feb 3;14(2):e21878. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21878. PMID: 35273848; PMCID: PMC8901134

Al-Bader, Al-Retage, John Agapito, and Ming Pan. 2023. "Perceptions of Canadian Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physicists, and Radiation Trainees about the Feasibility and Need of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) in Canada: A National Survey" Cancers 15, no. 14: 3626. 

Ahmed, M.; Alberti, D. ; Altieri, S. ; Asano, T.; Auterinen, I. ; Bedogni, R. ; Belyakov, O. ; Besnard-Vauterin, C.; Busser, B; Ming Pan et al. 2023. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 

Dominik Dziura, Sana Tabbassum, Amanda MacNeil, Dalini D. Maharaj, Robert Laxdal, Oliver Kester, Ming Pan, Hiroaki Kumada, and Drew Marquardt. 2023. Boron neutron capture therapy in the new age of accelerator-based neutron production and preliminary progress in Canada. Canadian Journal of Physics. 101(8): 363-372. 

Sur, R., Pond, G., Falkson, C., Pan, M., Wright, J., Bezjak, A., Dagnault, A., Yu, E., Almahmudi, M., Puksa, S., Gopaul, D., Tsakiridis, T., Swaminath, A., Ellis, P., & Whelan, T. (2023). Brachy: A randomized trial to evaluate symptom improvement in advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with external beam radiation with or without high-dose-rate intraluminal brachytherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 116(3), 601–610. 

Pan, M., Serre, L., Yousuf, J., Hirmiz, K. J., Michie, C., Brown, L., & Agapito, J. (2022). Evaluation of an externally trained deep learning-based auto-segmentation software in the process of artificial intelligence-assisted radiation treatment planning for thoracic cancers. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 114(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.896

Pan, Ming, Shaheen, A., Agapito, J., & Hirmiz, K. (2022). 141: Brain metastasis hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy outcome in a single institution. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 174. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(22)04421-8

Pan, Ming, Serre, L., Agapito, J., Yousuf, J., Hirmiz, K., Michie, C., & Brown, L. (2022). 17: Initial assessment of a commercial auto-segmentation software based on deep-learning models in the context of artificial intelligence-assisted radiation treatment planning. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 174. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(22)04296-7

Algouneh A, Schneider K, Huang K, Pan M (2022-09-28) Poster presentation: Outcome of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated in the New Era of IMRT and VMAT: A Single Institution Experience. CARO Annual Scientific Meeting 

Algouneh, A., Schneider, K., Huang, K., & Pan, M. (2022). 162: Outcome of locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated in the new era of IMRT and VMAT: A single institution experience. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 174. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(22)04442-5  

Additional Publications

Publications:

Woldie I, Elfiki T, Kulkarni S, Springer C, McArthur E, Freeman N. Chemotherapy during the last 30 days of life and the role of palliative care referral, a single center experience. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Feb 7;21(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-00910-x. PMID: 35125092; PMCID: PMC8819957. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35125092/.

Pan M, Hirmiz K, Yousuf J, Huang K, Springer C, Schneider K, D'Alimonte L (2020-09-01) Minimize impact of pandemic on radiation oncology department: Experience from a moderate-sized regional cancer program in the battle against COVID-19 virus. Clinical Cancer Research 

Appointments and Affiliations: 

Assistant Professor, Western University 
Core Associate Researcher, WE-SPARK Health Institute 

Publications:

Algouneh A, Schenider K, Huang K, Hussein A, Pan M (2024). Comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) and Conventional Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cureus.

 Algouneh A, Schneider K, Huang K, Pan M (2022-09-28) Poster presentation: Outcome of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated in the New Era of IMRT and VMAT: A Single Institution Experience. CARO Annual Scientific Meeting

Pan M, Hirmiz K, Yousuf J, Huang K, Springer C, Schneider K, D'Alimonte L (2020-09-01) Minimize impact of pandemic on radiation oncology department: Experience from a moderate-sized regional cancer program in the battle against COVID-19 virus. Clinical Cancer Research 

Appointments and Affiliations: 

Associate Professor, Western University
Core Associate Researcher, WE-SPARK Health Institute  

Publications:

Ashrafi AS, Horkoff MJ, Yousuf J, Stedman A (2024-12-10) Ruptured gastroepiploic artery aneurysm: A case report. International journal of surgery case reports

Pan M, Hirmiz K, Yousuf J, Huang K, Springer C, Schneider K, D'Alimonte L (2020-09-01) Minimize impact of pandemic on radiation oncology department: Experience from a moderate-sized regional cancer program in the battle against COVID-19 virus. Clinical Cancer Research  

Publications:

Woldie I, Elfiki T, Kulkarni S, Springer C, McArthur E, Freeman N. Chemotherapy during the last 30 days of life and the role of palliative care referral, a single center experience. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Feb 7;21(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-00910-x. PMID: 35125092; PMCID: PMC8819957. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35125092/

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor
Assistant Professor, Western University

Publications:

Kashash D, McArthur E, Hamm C, Gupta R, Kanjeekal S, Jarrar M, Porter LA, Hudson JW, Renaud A, Woldie I. Presentation and Outcome of Patients with Multiple Myeloma (MM), Single Centre Experience from Windsor Essex Regional Cancer Centre. J Blood Med. 2024 Feb 26;15:101-111. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S434055. PMID: 38434928; PMCID: PMC10907128.

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor

Publications:

Puka K, Bax K, Andrade A, Devries-Rizzo M, Gangam H, Levin S, Nouri MN, Prasad AN, Secco M, Zou G, Speechley KN. A live-online mindfulness-based intervention for children living with epilepsy and their families: protocol for a randomized controlled trial of Making Mindfulness Matter©. Trials. 2020 Nov 11;21(1):922. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04792-3. PMID: 33176853; PMCID: PMC7657360.

Research Interests: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Stem cell therapy in neonates, Systematic review and Meta-analysis as a tool to assess current evidence and identify gaps, Quality improvement in neonatal care, Health economics, neonatal network benchmarking

Clinical Expertise: Neonatal Echocardiography, Care of the extreme preterm, high-risk neonatal developmental follow-up, high-risk neonatal nutrition follow-up.

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor

Publications:

Augustine, S, Cheng, W, Avey, M. T., Chan, M. L., Lingappa, S. M. C., Hutton, B. and Thébaud, B. (2019), Are all stem cells equal? Systematic Review, Evidence Map and Meta-Analyses of Pre-Clinical Stem Cell-Based Therapies for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. STEM CELLS Translational Medicine.

Thavorn, K., van Katwyk, S., Augustine, S., & Thébaud, B. (2020). Lifetime Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) and Extreme Preterm Infants: A Microsimulation Study.

Roychoudhury, S., Lodha, A., Synnes, A., Ting, J., Augustine, S., Afifi, J., ... & Soraisham, A. (2021). 6 Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants with Late-Onset Bacterial Sepsis According to Type of Bacteria. Paediatrics & Child Health, 26(Supplement_1), e2-e4.

Brown, B. E., Shah, P. S., Afifi, J. K., Sherlock, R. L., Adie, M. A., Monterrosa, L. A., Augustine, S ... & Allen, V. (2022). Delayed cord clamping in small for gestational age preterm infants. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 226(2), 247-e1.

Shah, P. S., Barrett, J., Claveau, M., Cieslak, Z., Makary, H., Monterrosa, L., Augustine, S... & Allen, V. (2022). Association of umbilical cord blood gas values with mortality and severe neurologic injury in preterm neonates< 29 weeks’ gestation: a national cohort study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 227(1), 85-e1.

Alshaikh, B., Yusuf, K., Dressler-Mund, D., Abou Mehrem, A., Augustine, S., Bodani, J., ... & Canadian Neonatal Network. (2022). Rates and Determinants of Home Nasogastric Tube Feeding in Infants Born Very Preterm. The Journal of Pediatrics, 246, 26-33.

Solis-Garcia, G., Raghuram, K., Augustine, S., Ricci, M. F., St-Hilaire, M., Louis, D., ... & Shah, P. S. (2023). Hyperbilirubinemia Among Infants Born Preterm: Peak Levels and Association with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. The Journal of Pediatrics, 259, 113458.

Augustine S, Cheng W, Avey MT, Chan ML, Lingappa SMC, Hutton B, Thébaud B. Are all stem cells equal? Systematic review, evidence map, and meta-analyses of preclinical stem cell-based therapies for bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2020 Feb;9(2):158-168. doi: 10.1002/sctm.19-0193. Epub 2019 Nov 20. PMID: 31746123; PMCID: PMC6988768. Are all stem cells equal? Systematic review, evidence map, and meta-analyses of preclinical stem cell-based therapies for bronchopulmonary dysplasia - PubMed (nih.gov).

Research Interests: Evaluating and optimizing developmental outcomes of high-risk neonates, especially premature infants.

Publications:

Yeung T, Agrawal R, Seesahai J, Warkentin T. A spontaneously healed distal femoral fracture in an infant born preterm: A case report and review of the literature. J Clin Ultrasound. 2024 Aug 16. doi: 10.1002/jcu.23781. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39151067. 

Seesahai J, Luther M, Church PT, Maddalena P, Asztalos E, Rotter T, Banihani R. The assessment of general movements in term and late-preterm infants diagnosed with neonatal encephalopathy, as a predictive tool of cerebral palsy by 2 years of age-a scoping review. Syst Rev. 2021 Aug 12;10(1):226. doi: 10.1186/s13643-021-01765-8. PMID: 34384482; PMCID: PMC8359053.

Seesahai J, Church PT, Asztalos E, Eng-Chong M, Arbus J, Banihani R. Neonates with Maternal Colonization of Carbapenemase-Producing, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: A Mini-Review and a Suggested Guide for Preventing Neonatal Infection. Children (Basel). 2021 May 15;8(5):399. doi: 10.3390/children8050399. PMID: 34063374; PMCID: PMC8156425. 

Publications:

Alkhateeb A, Atiukke E, El Keilani A, Elfiki T A, Orlando J, Cavallo-Medved D, Rueda L, Fetz A, Ravid-Einy A, Porter L A, Atikukke G, Misra S (2024). Comparative genomic analysis to identify a signature of sporadic colorectal cancer development in young adults. Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Atikukke E, Velisala P, El Keilani A, Orlando J, Cavallo-Medved D, Rueda L, Ravid A, Elfiki T, Alkhateeb A, Fetz A, Porter L A, Atikukke G, Misra S (2024). Su1134 Targeted Gene Sequencing of Sporadic Young-Onset Colon Cancer Samples Using Trusight Oncology 500 from Illumina Identifies Recurrent Mutations in DDR2 Oncogene. Gastroenterology. 

Publications:

Yeung T, Agrawal R, Seesahai J, Warkentin T. A spontaneously healed distal femoral fracture in an infant born preterm: A case report and review of the literature. J Clin Ultrasound. 2024 Aug 16. doi: 10.1002/jcu.23781. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39151067

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American Board of Radiology, Case in Point, Case Review Lipoid Pneumonia. Approved for Publication July 12, 2024. Anam Asim CC4 and Dr. A Beaudet

American Board of Radiology, Case in Point, Case Review Splenosis. Approved for Publication July 7, 2024. Anam Asim CC4 and Dr. A Beaudet

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Naqvi SR, Beavis RC, Mondal P, Bryce R, Leswick DA. Incidence Rates of Surgery After Knee MRI: Association According to Referring Physician Type and Patient's Age and Sex. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Nov 11;9(11):23259671211052560. doi: 10.1177/23259671211052560. PMID: 34790833; PMCID: PMC8591651.

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Alkhateeb A, Atiukke E, El Keilani A, Elfiki T A, Orlando J, Cavallo-Medved D, Rueda L, Fetz A, Ravid-Einy A, Porter L A, Atikukke G, Misra S (2024). Comparative genomic analysis to identify a signature of sporadic colorectal cancer development in young adults. Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Atikukke E, Velisala P, El Keilani A, Orlando J, Cavallo-Medved D, Rueda L, Ravid A, Elfiki T, Alkhateeb A, Fetz A, Porter L A, Atikukke G, Misra S (2024). Su1134 Targeted Gene Sequencing of Sporadic Young-Onset Colon Cancer Samples Using Trusight Oncology 500 from Illumina Identifies Recurrent Mutations in DDR2 Oncogene. Gastroenterology.  

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Williams PJ, Xue G, Ross BX, White E, Shammas L, Yoganathan P, Chapman C, Lin X. Rahnella Aquatilis Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Injection in an Immunocompetent Patient. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2024 Mar 4. doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001567. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38437795.

 Basilious A, Govas CN, Deans AM, Yoganathan P, Deans RM. Evaluating the Diagnostic Accuracy of a Novel Bayesian Decision-Making Algorithm for Vision Loss. Vision (Basel). 2022 Apr 4;6(2):21. doi: 10.3390/vision6020021. PMID: 35466273; PMCID: PMC9036270.

Trivedi V, Rodriguez Torres Y, Patel V, Yoganathan P. Patient and Resource Management of Emergency Walk-In Clinic During a COVID-19 Pandemic State Lockdown. Clin Ophthalmol. 2021 Apr 28;15:1791-1797. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S291180. PMID: 33953538; PMCID: PMC8092349. 

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Soliman MAR, Eaton S, Quint E, Alkhamees AF, Shahab S, O'Connor A, Haberfellner E, Im J, Elashaal AA, Ling F, Elbreki M, Dang T, Morassutti DJ, Shamisa A. Challenges, Learning Curve, and Safety of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery of Sellar-Suprasellar Lesions in a Community Hospital. World Neurosurg. 2020 Jun;138:e940-e954. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.028. Epub 2020 Apr 13. PMID: 32298827; PMCID: PMC7195030. Challenges, Learning Curve, and Safety of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery of Sellar-Suprasellar Lesions in a Community Hospital - PubMed (nih.gov)

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Soliman MAR, Eaton S, Quint E, Alkhamees AF, Shahab S, O'Connor A, Haberfellner E, Im J, Elashaal AA, Ling F, Elbreki M, Dang T, Morassutti DJ, Shamisa A. Challenges, Learning Curve, and Safety of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery of Sellar-Suprasellar Lesions in a Community Hospital. World Neurosurg. 2020 Jun;138:e940-e954. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.028. Epub 2020 Apr 13. PMID: 32298827; PMCID: PMC7195030. Challenges, Learning Curve, and Safety of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery of Sellar-Suprasellar Lesions in a Community Hospital - PubMed (nih.gov)

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor

Publications:

Soliman MAR, Eaton S, Quint E, Alkhamees AF, Shahab S, O'Connor A, Haberfellner E, Im J, Elashaal AA, Ling F, Elbreki M, Dang T, Morassutti DJ, Shamisa A. Challenges, Learning Curve, and Safety of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery of Sellar-Suprasellar Lesions in a Community Hospital. World Neurosurg. 2020 Jun;138:e940-e954. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.028. Epub 2020 Apr 13. PMID: 32298827; PMCID: PMC7195030. Challenges, Learning Curve, and Safety of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery of Sellar-Suprasellar Lesions in a Community Hospital - PubMed (nih.gov)

Appointments and Affiliations:

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor

Publications:

El-Ghandour NMF, Ezzat AAM, Zaazoue MA, Gonzalez-Lopez P, Jhawar BS, Soliman MAR. Virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: a turning point in neurosurgical education. Neurosurg Focus. 2020 Dec;49(6):E18. doi: 10.3171/2020.9.FOCUS20634. PMID: 33260124. Virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: a turning point in neurosurgical education - PubMed (nih.gov).

Publications:

Soliman MAR, Eaton S, Quint E, Alkhamees AF, Shahab S, O'Connor A, Haberfellner E, Im J, Elashaal AA, Ling F, Elbreki M, Dang T, Morassutti DJ, Shamisa A. Challenges, Learning Curve, and Safety of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery of Sellar-Suprasellar Lesions in a Community Hospital. World Neurosurg. 2020 Jun;138:e940-e954. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.028. Epub 2020 Apr 13. PMID: 32298827; PMCID: PMC7195030. Challenges, Learning Curve, and Safety of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery of Sellar-Suprasellar Lesions in a Community Hospital - PubMed (nih.gov)

Publications:

Naeem AH, Kubica M, Namavarian A, Pandey S, Zhang Q. A 63-Year-Old Male with Cauda Equina Syndrome. Brain Pathol. 2020 Mar;30(2):409-410. doi: 10.1111/bpa.12816. PMID: 32100429; PMCID: PMC8018037.

Publications:

Soliman MAR, Eaton S, Quint E, Alkhamees AF, Shahab S, O'Connor A, Haberfellner E, Im J, Elashaal AA, Ling F, Elbreki M, Dang T, Morassutti DJ, Shamisa A. Challenges, Learning Curve, and Safety of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery of Sellar-Suprasellar Lesions in a Community Hospital. World Neurosurg. 2020 Jun;138:e940-e954. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.028. Epub 2020 Apr 13. PMID: 32298827; PMCID: PMC7195030. Challenges, Learning Curve, and Safety of Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery of Sellar-Suprasellar Lesions in a Community Hospital - PubMed (nih.gov)