I. Michael Leitman
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, I. Michael Leitman is an American surgeon and medical educator. He is Professor of Surgery and Medical Education and Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He previously held the position of Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York City.
I. Michael Leitman's Published Works
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- Evaluation and Management of Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (1989) (188)
- Multivariate analysis of morbidity and mortality from the initial surgical management of obstructing carcinoma of the colon. (1992) (174)
- Management of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: related duodenal perforations (2009) (106)
- Intra-abdominal complications of cardiopulmonary bypass operations. (1987) (99)
- General surgery residents' perception of robot-assisted procedures during surgical training. (2015) (91)
- Incidence and risk factors for the development of incisional hernia following elective laparoscopic versus open colon resections. (2010) (89)
- The prevalence and predictors of herbal medicine use in surgical patients. (2004) (85)
- Evolving Management of Colonoscopic Perforations (2008) (72)
- Left-handed surgeons: are they left out? (2004) (64)
- Does Prophylactic Biologic Mesh Placement Protect Against the Development of Incisional Hernia in High-risk Patients? (2011) (63)
- Is Routine Cholecystectomy Necessary at the Time of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass? (2006) (58)
- Acute pancreatitis secondary to incarcerated paraesophageal hernia. (1994) (47)
- Quality assurance initiative at one institution for minimally invasive breast biopsy as the initial diagnostic technique. (2009) (46)
- Incidence and risk factors for the development of anemia following gastric bypass surgery. (2010) (46)
- The evaluation and management of known or suspected stones of the common bile duct in the era of minimal access surgery. (1993) (45)
- Outcome and Complications of Gastric Bypass in Super-Super Obesity versus Morbid Obesity (2006) (34)
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for a left-sided gallbladder. (2013) (34)
- Can interval appendectomy be justified following conservative treatment of perforated acute appendicitis? (2010) (33)
- Evaluation of markers for calcium homeostasis in a population of obese adults undergoing gastric bypass operations. (2007) (30)
- Tube Cholecystostomy Before Cholecystectomy for the Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis (2015) (28)
- The impact of program-driven wellness initiatives on burnout and depression among surgical trainees. (2020) (28)
- Laparoscopic Stamm gastrostomy with gastropexy. (1991) (23)
- Implementation of a novel postoperative monitoring system using automated Modified Early Warning Scores (MEWS) incorporating end-tidal capnography (2017) (22)
- Early results of trans-oral endoscopic plication and revision of the gastric pouch and stoma following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. (2010) (21)
- Demographic and laboratory data may predict positive temporal artery biopsy. (2011) (19)
- Colon cancer screening: Where have we come from and where do we go? (2004) (19)
- Quality and financial outcomes from gainsharing for inpatient admissions: a three-year experience. (2010) (19)
- Association between elevated pre-operative glycosylated hemoglobin and post-operative infections after non-emergent surgery (2016) (19)
- Health literacy assessment and patient satisfaction in surgical practice☆ (2018) (18)
- Access to common laparoscopic general surgical procedures: do racial disparities exist? (2019) (18)
- Hand sanitizer dispensers and associated hospital-acquired infections: friend or fomite? (2012) (18)
- Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: lessons learned from the laparoscopic revolution. (2008) (17)
- Does the position of the alimentary limb in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery make a difference? (2006) (17)
- Scylla and Charybdis: The MCAT, USMLE, and Degrees of Freedom in Undergraduate Medical Education. (2016) (16)
- Open repair of large abdominal wall hernias with and without components separation; an analysis from the ACS-NSQIP database (2016) (16)
- Identifying Factors and Techniques to Decrease the Positive Margin Rate in Partial Mastectomies: Have We Missed the Mark? (2014) (16)
- Risk factors contributing to cardiac events following general and vascular surgery (2018) (11)
- Early recognition of acute thoracic aortic dissection and aneurysm (2013) (11)
- The use of finger-stick blood to assess lactate in critically ill surgical patients☆ (2016) (10)
- Perioperative care map improves compliance with best practices for the morbidly obese. (2016) (10)
- Unplanned postoperative reintubation following general and vascular surgical procedures: Outcomes and risk factors (2018) (9)
- What are the associations between the quantity of faculty evaluations and residents' perception of quality feedback? (2017) (9)
- Delayed assessment and eager adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: implications for developing surgical technologies. (2010) (9)
- Curcumin for the prevention of acute lung injury in sepsis: is it more than the flavor of the month? (2012) (8)
- Endoscopic ultrasound and paracentesis in the evaluation of small volume ascites in patients with intra-abdominal malignancies. (2014) (8)
- Risk Factors and Outcomes for Sepsis after Appendectomy in Adults. (2019) (8)
- Racial Disparities in Outcomes After Common Abdominal Surgical Procedures-The Impact of Access to a Minimally Invasive Approach. (2020) (7)
- Is acute appendicitis in the weather forecast? (2013) (7)
- Gender as a Deterministic Factor in Procedure Selection and Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery (2021) (6)
- Intramyocardial transplantation of endothelial progenitor cells and erythropoietin: a new scope for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. (2013) (6)
- Understanding the brain-heart axis in neurological trauma. (2012) (5)
- Characteristics and Outcomes of Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma Patients With Psychiatric Illness. (2019) (5)
- Effect of Resident Involvement on Morbidity and Mortality Following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair. (2018) (5)
- Blood transfusions in the surgical patient: a gift of life, but at what cost? (2013) (5)
- Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in women: Trends, disparities, and postoperative outcomes. (2019) (5)
- Predictors and Outcomes of Cardiac Events following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection (2020) (4)
- Operative management of splenic rupture and hepatic flexure injury during diagnostic colonoscopy in a patient with adenocarcinoma of the cecum (2015) (4)
- Postoperative Pneumoperitoneum : Clearing the Air (2014) (4)
- Student perceptions of skills acquisition during the surgical clerkship: Differences across academic quarters and deviations from faculty expectation (1997) (4)
- Laparoscopic resection of a gastric calcifying fibrous pseudotumor presenting with ulceration and hematemesis in a teenage patient: A case report and review of the literature (2012) (4)
- Predictors of serious morbidity and mortality after endovascular repair of aortoiliac lesions (2018) (4)
- Strategies to Evaluate Synchronous Carcinomas of the Colon and Rectum in Patients That Present for Emergent Surgery (2013) (4)
- Risk Factors for the Development of Incisional Hernia Following Roux-en- Y Gastric Bypass Surgery (2008) (4)
- Early Results of Trans-Oral Endoscopic Plication and Revision of the Gastric Pouch and Stoma following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery (2010) (3)
- Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Physician Trainees in New York City during the First COVID-19 Wave (2021) (3)
- Risk Factors for the Development of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction after Abdominal and Pelvic Operations (2015) (3)
- Structured Feedback Enhances Compliance with Operating Room Debriefs. (2020) (3)
- A technique for laparoscopic peritoneal entry after abdominoplasty. (2013) (3)
- Modulating the inflammatory response in sepsis. (2011) (3)
- Descending colon interposition in a patient presenting with abdominal pain and acute appendicitis (2010) (3)
- Strategies to prevent sepsis-induced intensive care unit-acquired weakness: are there any options? Commentary on "Comparison of melatonin and oxytocin in the prevention of critical illness polyneuropathy in rats with surgically induced sepsis". (2013) (3)
- Risk factors for early morbidity and mortality following pancreatoduodenectomy with concomitant vascular reconstruction (2021) (2)
- Value Analysis of the Costliest Elective Lifesaving Procedures at an Academic Medical Center (2018) (2)
- Understanding the causes of hyperglycemia in burn patients. (2013) (2)
- Loss of independence after emergency inguinal hernia repair in elderly patients: How aggressive should we be? (2021) (2)
- Operative Management of Splenic Rupture and Hepatic Flexure Injury during Diagnostic Colonoscopy in a Patient with Adenocarcinoma of the Cecum and Pulmonary Embolism. (2016) (2)
- Economic Disparities in Patients Undergoing Sigmoidectomy (2018) (2)
- Predictors of 30-day outcomes following mitral valve repair (2019) (2)
- Central venous catheters: Can we control the infections? (1999) (2)
- The Iliad and the Odyssey of metallic foreign body extraction: commentary on "Novel methods of removing metallic foreign body from human soft tissue: a report of 7390 cases". (2013) (2)
- Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (2001) (2)
- Wanderjahr: The Education of a Surgeon. (1992) (2)
- Analysis of Early Outcomes After Surgical Repair of Orbital Floor Fractures (2017) (1)
- Radical gastrectomy with para-aortic lymphadenectomy for carcinoma? The controversy continues. Commentary on Risk factors for metastasis to para-aortic lymph nodes in gastric cancer: a single institution study in China. Journal of Surgical Research. (2013) (1)
- Endoscopic gastric pouch plication - a novel endoluminal incision free approach to revisional bariatric surgery (2010) (1)
- Gainsharing in the ICU: Is Now the Right Time? (2011) (1)
- The evolution of surgery at the New York Hospital. (1991) (1)
- Watchful eye or ineffective nuisance: do automated mews systems incorporating end-tidal capnography provide effective extended coverage or more false alarms? (2015) (1)
- Pharmacotherapy for traumatic spinal cord injury: the science behind the promise. (2013) (1)
- Risk Reduction Strategy to Decrease Incidence of Retained Surgical Items. (2022) (1)
- Do We Need to Teach General Surgery Resident How to Perform Robotic Surgery? Residents’ Perception of Robotic-Assisted Procedures During Surgical Training (2014) (1)
- A blood test for acute rejection after renal transplantation? Commentary on "Osteopontin level correlates with acute cellular renal allograft rejection". (2013) (1)
- Patient Characteristics and Outcomes Following Operative Repair of Acute versus Chronic Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia (2019) (1)
- Provider preferences for postoperative analgesia in obese and non-obese patients undergoing ambulatory surgery (2018) (1)
- Were surgical outcomes for acute appendicitis impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? (2023) (0)
- Cardiotrophin-1, an antiinflammatory cytokine; is there a therapeutic role in orthotopic liver transplantation? (2013) (0)
- Outcome and complications of gastric bypass surgery in super-morbid vs. morbid obesity (2005) (0)
- Graduate Medical Education-A System in Evolution. (2015) (0)
- Erythropoietin and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Therapy after Myocardial Infarction (2013) (0)
- Impact of Comanagement on Postoperative Outcomes after General and Vascular Surgery in Elderly Patients (2017) (0)
- QS282. Interval Appendectomy, Should It Really be Avoided? (2009) (0)
- Hospital Costs Associated with Surgeon-Hospitalist Comanagement in Vascular Surgery (2017) (0)
- ARCH Quality and Financial Outcomes From Gainsharing for Inpatient Admissions : A Three-Year Experience (2010) (0)
- QS100. Does Abdominal Wall Closure With Prophylactic Bioprosthetic Material Protect Against the Development of Incisional Hernia in High Risk Patients (2009) (0)
- Professional Coaching in Surgery: An Effort to Improve Practice and Patient Care (2017) (0)
- Preoperative Risk Factors Associate with an Increased 30-Day Mortality after Pancreaticoduodenectomy (2020) (0)
- UTILITY OF GASTRIC TONOMETRY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY WITH GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY GRAFTS (1998) (0)
- Professional Coaching in Surgery: A Pilot Program (2018) (0)
- Risk Factors for the Development of Incisional Hernia Following Roux-enY Gastric Bypass Surgery (2008) (0)
- Is Elevated Preoperative Glycosylated Hemoglobin Associated with Postoperative Infections (2015) (0)
- 602 Effect of Pulmonary Hypertension on Adult Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery (2010) (0)
- Risk Factors for Early Complications after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (TEVAR) (2017) (0)
- Factors that predict clinical outcome after colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis (2012) (0)
- Cost Comparison of Elective Invasive Procedures between Elderly and Non-Elderly Patients at an Academic Medical Center (2019) (0)
- Elective cholecystectomy after biliary lithotripsy: an indication for routine intraoperative cholangiography? (1990) (0)
- Long-Term Weight Loss after Gastric Bypass Surgery. What Are the Predictors for Success? (2010) (0)
- Evidence-based medicine: a new discipline? (1998) (0)
- Introducing the Journal of Scientific Innovation in Medicine (2018) (0)
- Is there a gender predisposition for anastomotic complications after gastric bypass surgery (2005) (0)
- Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Resident Physicians and Fellows in New York City During the First COVID-19 Wave (2021) (0)
- Decreased Independent Functional Status after Emergency Inguinal Hernia Repair in Elderly Patients: Is it Time to Rethink Watchful Waiting? (2020) (0)
- Surgical co-management by hospitalists after major vascular surgery: is there value? (2014) (0)
- The Impact of the Liberal Use of CT in the Work Up of Acute Appendicitis (2009) (0)
- Is There a Role for Colon Capsule Endoscopy in Acute Disease (2012) (0)
- Surgeons and simulators. (2009) (0)
- Tu1520 Pneumoperitoneum Following Abdominal Surgery; Can We Distinguish Benign vs. Problematic? (2013) (0)
- 191 – Outcomes and Predictors of of Morbidity Following Surgical Drainage of Pancreatic Pseudocysts (2019) (0)
- Early Recognition and Triage of Acute Thoracic Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm: Impossible Challenge or Achievable Task? (2013) (0)
- Risk factors for the development of adhesive small bowel obstruction following abdominal and pelvic operations (2014) (0)
- T1608 Incidence and Risk Factors for the Development of Anemia Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obesity (2009) (0)
- P78: Incidence and characteristics of petersen’s hernia following gastric bypass surgery (2006) (0)
- Preparing the Next Generation of Physician Leaders (2020) (0)
- Is routine prophylactic cholecystectomy necessary at time of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity? (2005) (0)
- Implementation of an Online Reporting System to Identify Unprofessional Behaviors and Mistreatment Directed at Trainees at an Academic Medical Center (2022) (0)
- Loss of independence as a metric for racial disparities in lower extremity amputation for diabetes: A National Surgery Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) analysis. (2021) (0)
- Gastrointestinal/Nutrition 3: Hepatobiliary and GIRisk Factors For The Development of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction Following Abdominal and Pelvic Operations (2014) (0)
- Esophageal varices: is there still a role for the portal-systemic shunt? (2003) (0)
- Race and insurance status outcome disparities following splenectomy in trauma patients are reduced in larger hospitals. A cross-sectional study (2022) (0)
- 1030: TO STICK OR NOT TO STICK (2013) (0)
- The impact of trauma admissions in the elderly. (2012) (0)
- Comanagement of vascular patients improves surgical outcomes (2015) (0)
- Risk Factors for Early Morbidity and Mortality Following Pancreatectomy with Vascular Reconstruction (2020) (0)
- Provider preferences for postoperative analgesia in obese and non-obese patients undergoing ambulatory surgery (2018) (0)
- Symptoms Predicting SARS-CoV-2 Test Results in Resident Physicians and Fellows in New York City (2023) (0)
- 1021 Selective Management of Iatrogenic Colonoscopic Perforations (2008) (0)
- Erythropoietic Stimulating Agents (2013) (0)
- Postoperative Analgesic Prescription Preferences for Obese and Nonobese Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery (2017) (0)
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