Peri-procedural Outcomes for Patients on Chronic Anticoagulation Undergoing Fistulograms
Lucero Paredes¹, Nkiruka Arinze¹, Jeffrey Siracuse², Lucero G. Paredes¹, Nkiruka V. Arinze¹, Denise Garofalo¹, Scott R. Levin¹, Rajendran Vilvendhan¹, Alik Farber¹, Douglas W. Jones¹, Jeffrey J. Siracuse^2
1Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA; ²Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

Surgical Outcomes Among Patients Experiencing Homelessness: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study
Florencia Pereira¹, Maia Nofal¹, Lucero Paredes¹, Javier Galindo¹, Megan Janeway², Michael Poulson², Sabrina Sanchez², Tracey Dechert^2
1Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; ²Department of Surgery, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA

Patients Undergoing Interventions for Claudication Experience Low Perioperative Morbidity but Are at Risk for Worsening Functional Status and Limb Loss
Scott Levin¹, Alik Farber¹, Thomas Cheng¹, Nkiruka Arinze¹, Douglas Jones¹, Denis Rybin², Jeffrey Siracuse^1
1Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; ²Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Indications for Prostate Artery Embolization: A Limited Cohort Study from a Single Tertiary Care Institution
Britney Atwater, Scott Greenberg, Mitchell Bamberger, Hesham Malik, Stephan Wicky van Doyer
UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA

Does Preoperative Calcium and Calcitriol Decrease Rates of Post-Thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia? A Randomized Clinical Trial
Colleen Donahue, Haddon Pantel, Bharat Yarlagadda, David Brams
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA

Blood Gene Expression Profiles Support Early Changes in Immunometabolism in Patients Following Sleeve Gastrectomy
Tammy Lo¹, Keyvan Heshmati¹, Ali Tavakkoli¹, Damien C. Croteau-Chonka², Eric G. Sheu^1
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; ²Channing Division of Network Medicine, Boston, MA

The Protective Effects of Theranostic Magnetic Nanoparticles as Carriers for Sirna (Mn-Sirna) on Baboon Pancreatic Islet Cells after Transplant
Thomas Pomposelli, Peter Wang, Yuichi Ariyoshi, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Hironosuke Watanabe, Anna Moore, Kazuhiko Yamada
St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Brighton, MA; Columbia University Medical Center, NY Michigan State University, MI

Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy: Outcomes and Predictors of Futility in a Nationwide Trauma Database
Vahe S. Panossian, Charlie J. Nederpelt, Alexander Bonde, Majed El Hechi, David C. Chang, April E. Mendoza, Noelle N. Saillant, Jarone Lee, George Velmahos, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani
Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia as a Potential Target for Transamniotic Stem Cell Therapy: Impact on Pulmonary Vascular Tone Homeostasis
Alexander V. Chalphin, Sarah A. Tracy; Stefanie P. Lazow, Ina Kycia, David Zurakowski, Dario O. Fauza
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Does Race Impact Survival for Patients with Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
Vanessa M. Welten¹*, Adam C. Fields¹*, Pamela Lu¹,², Joel E. Goldberg¹, Jennifer Irani¹, Ronald Bleday¹, Nelya Melnitchouk¹,^2
1Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; ²Center for Surgery and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Unselected CD117 (c-Kit) Expression in Amniotic and Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Implications for Cell-Based Therapies
Stefanie P. Lazow*, Ina Kycia*, Sarah A. Tracy, David Zurakowski, Dario O. Fauza
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

The Impact of Fresh Frozen Plasma to Packed Red Blood Cell Ratio on Mortality in Traumatic Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Analysis
Charlie Nederpelt, Majed El Hechi, Alexander Bonde, Napaporn Kongkaewpaisan, Nikolaos Kokoroskos, April Mendoza, Noelle Saillant, Martin Rosenthal, Peter Fagenholz, David King, David Chang, George Velmahos, Haytham Kaafarani
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Investigating the Role of the VEGF Heparin-Binding Domain in Mediating Accelerated Compensatory Lung Growth After Left Pneumonectomy
Lumeng J. Yu, Duy T. Dao, Victoria Ko, Amy Pan, Bennet S. Cho, Lorenzo Anez-Bustillos, Mark Puder
Dept. of Surgery, Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Contemporary Management of Penetrating Renal Trauma - A National Analysis
Majed W. El Hechi, Charlie Nederpelt, Napaporn Kongkaewpaisan, Alexander Bonde, Nikolaos Kokoroskos, Kerry Breen, Ahmed Nasser, Noelle N. Saillant, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, George C. Velmahos, April E. Mendoza
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

The Effect of Body Mass Index on Outcomes after Carotid Endarterectomy
Nkiruka Arinze, Alik Farber, Scott Levin, Thomas Cheng, Douglas W. Jones, Denis Rybin, Jeffrey J. Siracuse
Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

Risk Factors for Severe Macromastia in Adolescents
Gabrielle G. Massey, Laura C. Nuzzi, Catherine McNamara, Joseph M. Firriolo, John G. Meara, Brian I. Labow
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Free Fibula Flaps for Mandibular Reconstruction in Children with Congenital Anomalies: A Systematic Review
Laura C. Nuzzi¹, Joseph M. Firriolo¹, Rushil R. Dang², Catherine T. McNamara¹, Steven J. Caldroney² John G. Meara¹, Brian I. Labow^1
1Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; ²Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

Surgical Correction of Adolescent Gynecomastia: Complications and Their Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life
Catherine T. McNamara, Laura C. Nuzzi, Joseph M. Firriolo, Landis R. Walsh, Gabrielle G. Massey, John G. Meara, Brian I. Labow
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Optimizing Follow-up of Incidental Findings: A Structured Survey of Primary Care Providers
Stephanie D. Talutis¹, Ellen Childs², Philip E. Knapp¹, Avneesh Gupta¹, Cleopatra Ferrao¹, David McAneny¹, F. Thurston Drake^1
1Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; ²Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Laser Epilation for Pilonidal Disease May Be Safely Provided by Nonphysicians
Owen Henry, Katherine Fry, Hajar Delshad, Susan Zotto, David P. Mooney
Department of Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Overtransfusion Comes at a Significant Cost: The Dose-Dependent Relationship Between Blood Transfusions and Infections After Trauma
Charlie Nederpelt, Majed El Hechi, Alexander Bonde, Napaporn Kongkaewpaisan, Nikolaos Kokoroskos, April Mendoza, Noelle Saillant, Martin Rosenthal, Peter Fagenholz, David King, David Chang, George Velmahos, Haytham Kaafarani
Massachusetts General Hospital

In Her Chair: Influences Upon The Professional Success Of Female Surgical Department Chairs
Alexandra B. Columbus MPH¹, Pamela Lu¹, Susanna S. Hill², Adam C. Fields¹, Jennifer S. Davids², Nelya Melnitchouk^1
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; ²University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA

Laparoscopic Interval Debulking Surgery for Advanced Ovarian Cancer after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Kirsten Jorgensen¹, Leslie Bradford², Victoria Wang¹, Hong Chang¹, John Schorge^1
1Tufts Medical Center; ²Maine Medical Center

Disparities in Rehab Placement for Victims of Violence
Ella Cornell¹, Megan Janeway², Nina Jreige¹, Victoria Liang¹, Stephanie Talutis², Lisa Allee², Sabrina Sanchez², Timothy Munzert², Tracey Dechert^2
1Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; ²Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

Is the "July Effect" Real?: An Appraisal of Teaching Surgical Services at an Academic Medical Center
Shakti Nochur, Dmitry Nepomnayshy
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA

Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes After Percutaneous Thrombectomy of Arteriovenous Dialysis Access Grafts
Nkiruka Arinze¹, Tyler Ryan¹, Rohit Pillai¹, Rajendran Vilvendhan², Alik Farber¹, Douglas W. Jones¹, Denis Rybin³, Scott R. Levin¹, Thomas W. Cheng¹, Jeffrey J. Siracuse^1
1Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA; ²

Gender Differences in Burnout and Barriers to Surgical Career Satisfaction: A Qualitative Exploration
Pamela Lu¹, ²*, Alexandra B. Columbus¹* , Adam C. Fields¹, Nelya Melnitchouk¹, ², Nancy L. Cho^1
1Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; ²Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA

Differential Utilization of Palliative Care Consultation between Medical and Surgical Services
Minh-Thuy Nguyen¹, Timothy Feeney¹,², Chanmin Kim³, F. Thurston Drake¹,², Suzanne E. Mitchell¹,², Magdalena Bednarczyk⁴, Sabrina E. Sanchez¹,^2
1Boston University School of Medicine; ²Boston Medical Center; ³Boston University School of Public Health; ⁴Rush University Medical Center

Racial Disparities In The Impact Of Body Mass Index On Perioperative Outcomes Of Complex Cancer Surgery
Susanna W.L. de Geus¹, Kurt Schultz¹, Sing Chau Ng¹, David McAneny¹, Teviah E. Sachs¹, Jennifer F. Tseng^1
1Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

The Adoption Of Oncoplastic Surgery Using Breast Reduction Or Mastopexy Techniques In An Academic Breast Cancer Center Program Can Increase Breast Conservation Rates
Yurie Sekigami, Ritam Chowdhury, Lilian Chen, Abhishek Chatterjee
Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

Estrogen-containing Hormonal Contraceptives May Prevent Additional Breast Hypertrophy in Adolescents with Macromastia
Laura C. Nuzzi, Gabrielle G. Massey, Tannishtha Pramanick, Catherine McNamara, Joseph M. Firriolo, John G. Meara, Brian I. Labow
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Twitter Use Among Departments of Surgery with General Surgery Residency Programs
Fiona J. Dore, Susanna S. Hill, Steven T. Em, Robert J. McLoughlin, Allison S. Crawford, Paul R. Sturrock, Justin A. Maykel, Karim Alavi, Jennifer S. Davids
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA

Participant Evaluation of a Novel, Multi-Institution Coach Training Workshop for Practicing Surgeons
Jason C. Pradarelli¹,², Steven Yule¹,²,⁶, Nikhil Panda¹,³, Molly Craig², Kurt W. Lowery³, Janaka Lagoo⁴, Jim Knight⁵, Douglas S. Smink¹,^2
1Ariadne La, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; ²Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; ³Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ⁴Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC; ⁵Kansas Coaching Project, Center for Research on Learning, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; ⁶STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Variation in Management of Pediatric Post-traumatic Urine Leaks
Bethany J. Farr, Lindsey B. Armstrong, Samuel C. Barnett, David P. Mooney
MPH Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

Readmission With New Comorbid Drug Use In Individuals With And Without Mental Illness After Surviving Firearm Injury
Miriam Neufeld¹, Elaine Lee¹, Mrithyunjay Vyliparambil², Yi Zuo³, Xiang Zhang¹, Megan Janeway¹, Michael Poulson¹, Jeffrey Siracuse¹, David Henderson¹, Peter Burke¹, Feng Li⁴, Courtney Takahashi¹, Sabrina Sanchez¹, Lisa Allee¹, Tracey Dechert¹, Bindu Kalesan⁵.
¹Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; ²University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA; ³Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; ⁴Central University of Economics and Finance, Beijing, China; ⁵Boston University School of Medicine and Public Health, Boston, MA

The Effects Of Prenatal Opioid Exposure On Cleft Care
Olivia C. Langa, Ingrid M. Ganske
Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Gender Variation in General Surgery Resident Applicant Letters of Recommendation
Emily Palmquist, Lilian Chen
Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

Establishing Normative Values for Adolescent Quality of Life Studies in Plastic Surgery
Laura C. Nuzzi, Joseph M. Firriolo, Catherine T. McNamara, John G. Meara, Brian I. Labow
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Patient-Reported Data in Clinical Practice: How Do Physicians Use it?
Danny Mou¹,², Daniel Horn¹, Marcela Del Carmen¹, Timothy Ferris¹, Rachel Sisodia¹, Marilyn Heng^1
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; ²Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Referral Patterns Of Pediatric Closed Hand Fractures: A Case Of Inefficiency
Landis R. Walsh, Laura C. Nuzzi, Amir H. Taghinia, John G. Meara, Brian I. Labow
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Statistical Fragility in Shoulder Research: Can P Values Be Trusted?
Robert L. Parisien¹, David P. Trofa², Alexander Ment¹, Patrick K. Cronin³, Emily J. Curry⁴, Josef K. Eichinger⁵, William N. Levine², Paul Tornetta III¹, Xinning Li^1
1Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA; ²Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; ³Harvard-Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Boston, MA; ⁴Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA; ⁵Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

When to Perform Reduction Mammaplasty in the Adolescent Patient
Laura C. Nuzzi, Tannishtha Pramanick, Joseph M. Firriolo, Catherine McNamara, John G. Meara, Brian I. Labow
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Limited English Proficiency is Not Associated With Worse Outcomes After Riatric Surgery
Timothy Feeney¹,², Stephanie Vaughn², Jacob Nudel¹,², Donald Hess¹,², Brian Carmine¹,², Cullen Carter¹,², Luise Pernar¹,², F. Thurston Drake¹,^2
1Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA; ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Boot Camp in a Box: Initial Experience with Pre-Training Skills Preparation for New Interns
Sheina Theodore, Heather M. Grant, John J. Budrow, Gladys L. Fernandez, David Tashjian, Neal E. Seymour
University of Massachusetts Medical School Baystate, Springfield, Massachusetts

An Autotransplantation of a Sacral Ectopic Phallus
Joseph M. Firriolo, Laura C. Nuzzi, Catherine T. McNamara, Amir H. Taghinia, John G. Meara, Brian I. Labow
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Statistical Fragility And The Role Of P Values In The Hip Arthroscopy Literature
Robert L. Parisien¹, David P. Trofa², Michaela O’Connor², Brock Knapp¹, Emily J. Curry³, T. Sean Lynch², Paul Tornetta III¹, Xinning Li^1
1Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA; ²Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; ³Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA

What Are The Indications for Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy and Do We Adhere to Them in Practice?
Sina Foroutanjazi¹,², Michael Jonczyk¹,³, Lilian Chen¹, Abhishek Chatterjee^1
1Department of Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; ² Tufts University School of Medicine; ³Department of Clinical and Translational Science, Tufts University Sackler Graduate School, Boston, MA

Barriers to Evidence Based Colorectal Cancer Care in Ukraine
Pamela Lu¹, Galyna Shat², Volodymyr I. Pylypchuk², Volodymyr Galyuk², Solomiia Semeniv³, Adam C. Fields¹, Joel E. Goldberg¹, Jennifer L. Irani¹, Ronald Bleday¹, Nelya Melnitchouk^1
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Surgery, Boston, MA; ²Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Hospital, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine; ³National Children Specialized Hospital “Ohmatdyt”, Kyiv, Ukraine

Artificial Intelligence in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: A Systematic Review
Joseph M. Firriolo, Laura C. Nuzzi, Catherine T. McNamara, John G. Meara, Brian I. Labow
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Do Comorbidities Affect Postoperative Complications in Thoracic Surgery Patients Undergoing Lobectomy?
Jeffrey N. Tarascio, Luis E. De Leon, Aaron Dezube, Michael T. Jaklitsch, Carlos Bravo-Iniguez
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Rescue Mission Roatan: Assessment of Health Literacy Using the SAHL Questionnaire
Ryan J. Hendrix¹, Alyssa Stetson¹, Erek Arsiniega², Rose L. Schack², John F. Kelly¹, Chandra .S. Joshi², Peter J. Foley², Demetrius E. Litwin¹, Ulises Torres^1
1University of Massachusetts Medical School, Surgery, Worcester, MA; ²University of Massachusetts Medical School, Anesthesiology, Worcester, MA

A Diagnostic Algorithm for Male Adolescent Breast Hypertrophy: A Systematic Review
Joseph M. Firriolo, Laura C. Nuzzi, Catherine T. McNamara, John G. Meara, Brian I. Labow
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

The Mother Infant Lactation Questionnaire (MILQ): Assessing Breastfeeding Performance
Laura C. Nuzzi, Joseph M. Firriolo, Catherine T. McNamara, John G. Meara, Brian I. Labow
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.