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.

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

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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.    

Publications:

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:

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:

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:

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

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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

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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

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).

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

Publications:

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Publications:

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

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  

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

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.

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). 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/.

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.

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/

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.

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.

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:

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:

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

Publications:

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.

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:

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:

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:

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:

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)