Olga Jonasson
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- Doctorate Medicine Harvard University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Olga Jonasson, MD, FACS was an American transplant surgeon. She performed the first kidney transplant in the state of Illinois. She was also the first woman to be appointed head of an academic department of surgery at a coeducational school of medicine and the first woman to be appointed chief of surgery of a major medical center.
Olga Jonasson's Published Works
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- Successful Implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in the Private Sector: The Patient Safety in Surgery Study (2008) (530)
- Open mesh versus laparoscopic mesh repair of inguinal hernia. (2004) (478)
- Watchful waiting vs repair of inguinal hernia in minimally symptomatic men: a randomized clinical trial. (2006) (455)
- The patient safety in surgery study: background, study design, and patient populations. (2007) (339)
- Partial splenic embolization in the treatment of hypersplenism. (1979) (201)
- Proficiency of Surgeons in Inguinal Hernia Repair: Effect of Experience and Age (2005) (171)
- Incidence and timing of hypothermia in trauma patients undergoing operations. (1991) (158)
- Amebic liver abscess. (1982) (157)
- Prevention of acute graft rejection by the prostaglandin E1 analogue misoprostol in renal-transplant recipients treated with cyclosporine and prednisone. (1990) (149)
- Does Resident Post Graduate Year Influence the Outcomes of Inguinal Hernia Repair? (2005) (143)
- Visual analog scales for assessing surgical pain. (2005) (139)
- Assessment of patient functional status after surgery. (2005) (137)
- Anatomic variants of the celiac, superior mesenteric, and inferior mesenteric arteries and their clinical relevance (1988) (116)
- Head injury and hemorrhagic shock: studies of the blood brain barrier and intracranial pressure after resuscitation with normal saline solution, 3% saline solution, and dextran-40. (1988) (114)
- Prospective study of prevalence, incidence, and source of herpesvirus infections in patients with renal allografts. (1977) (112)
- Acute subdural hematoma: direct admission to a trauma center yields improved results. (1986) (107)
- Herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus infections in burned patients. (1985) (85)
- Resuscitation from hemorrhagic shock. Alterations of the intracranial pressure after normal saline, 3% saline and dextran-40. (1986) (81)
- The nodular form of local hepatic tuberculosis. A review. (1990) (78)
- Partial splenic embolization, an alternative to splenectomy--results of a prospective, randomized study. (1984) (77)
- Streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome. The importance of surgical intervention. (1993) (74)
- Cost effectiveness of laparoscopic versus open mesh hernia operation: results of a Department of Veterans Affairs randomized clinical trial. (2006) (73)
- Attrition in graduate surgical education: an analysis of the 1993 entering cohort of surgical residents. (1999) (68)
- Tension-free repair versus watchful waiting for men with asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic inguinal hernias: a cost-effectiveness analysis. (2006) (63)
- Viremia with herpes simplex type 1 in adults. Four nonfatal cases, one with features of chicken pox. (1976) (62)
- Leprosy associated with HLA-DR2 and DQw1 in the population of northern Thailand. (2008) (60)
- The development of a clinical trial to determine if watchful waiting is an acceptable alternative to routine herniorrhaphy for patients with minimal or no hernia symptoms. (2003) (58)
- The longitudinal study of surgical residents, 1994 to 1996. (1999) (55)
- Splenic preservation in adults after blunt and penetrating trauma. (1983) (54)
- Cancer cells in the circulating blood during operative management of genitourinary tumors. (1961) (54)
- Relationship of cancer cells in the circulating blood to operation (1962) (54)
- Calculating the workforce in general surgery. (1995) (52)
- Patient-reported outcomes after inguinal herniorrhaphy. (2006) (52)
- Tension-free inguinal hernia repair: the design of a trial to compare open and laparoscopic surgical techniques. (2003) (52)
- The hematologic effect of androgen in uremic patients. Study of packed cell volume and erythropoietin responses. (1973) (52)
- Retirement age and the work force in general surgery. (1996) (50)
- Leaders in American surgery: where are the women? (2002) (44)
- Misoprostol versus antacid titration for preventing stress ulcers in postoperative surgical ICU patients. (1989) (44)
- Clinical significance of cancer cells in the circulating blood: two- to five-year survival. (1961) (44)
- The pathophysiology of experimental insulin-deficient diabetes in the monkey. Implications for pancreatic transplantation. (1985) (41)
- Total parathyroidectomy and autotransplantation in secondary hyperparathyroidism. (1980) (41)
- Procurement of cadaver donor organs: evisceration technique. (1972) (41)
- Transfers to a Public Hospital (1986) (39)
- Endoscopic sclerotherapy in acute variceal hemorrhage. (1981) (39)
- The importance of burn wound size in determining the optimal calorie:nitrogen ratio. (1983) (38)
- The effect of burn wound size on ureagenesis and nitrogen balance. (1982) (37)
- Women as leaders in organized surgery and surgical education. Has the time come? (1993) (35)
- Hepatic dysfunction during isoniazid chemoprophylaxis in renal allograft recipients. (1979) (34)
- The isolation of cancer cells from the blood stream during uterine curettage. (1960) (34)
- Search for latent cytomegalovirus in renal allografts (1978) (34)
- Cancer cells in blood. Results of a simplified isolation technique. (1960) (34)
- Diagnosis of urine extravasation after renal transplantation. (1977) (32)
- The general surgery workforce. (1997) (31)
- En bloc transplantation of pediatric kidneys into adult patients. (1974) (31)
- Microangiopathic retinopathy in experimental diabetic monkeys. (1988) (30)
- Acute appendicitis in the elderly. (1986) (29)
- HLA-B8 IN JUVENILE DERMATOMYOSITIS (1977) (28)
- Azathioprine-induced leukopenia--clinical significance in renal transplantation. (1980) (28)
- Evidence that HLA class II disparity is required for the induction of renal allograft enhancement by donor-specific blood transfusions in man. (1990) (26)
- Career pathways of graduates of general surgery residency programs: an analysis of graduates from 1983 to 1990. (2002) (24)
- Single dose cephalosporin prophylaxis in high-risk patients undergoing surgical treatment of the biliary tract. (1992) (24)
- Serious wound infections in burned patients. (1985) (24)
- Core outcomes measures for inguinal hernia repair. (1997) (23)
- Waiting in line: should selected patients ever be moved up? (1989) (23)
- Intraluminal leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: Report of a case (1966) (23)
- Internal arteriovenous fistulae for dialysis in children. (1970) (22)
- Isoimmunization of hemodialysis patients: leukocyte-poor versus whole blood transfusions. (1971) (22)
- The Nodular Form of Local Hepatic Tuberculosis (2006) (20)
- The relationship between the percentage of circulating B cells, corticosteroid levels, and other immunologic parameters in thermally injured patients. (1989) (20)
- Selective thrombocytopenia due to localised microangiopathy of renal allografts. (1973) (19)
- INCREASED FREQUENCY OF HLA-B8 IN JUVENILE DERMATOMYOSITIS (1977) (19)
- The case of Baby Fae. (1985) (19)
- Morphine Cholescintigraphy in the Evaluation of Hospitalized Patients with Suspected Acute Cholecystitis (1994) (18)
- Treatment of extensive renal calculi with extracorporeal surgery and autotransplantation. (1976) (18)
- Peripheral glomerular basement membrane thickness in the normal and diabetic monkey. (1984) (17)
- Renal-vein thrombosis in kidney allografts. (1973) (16)
- Biochemical changes in rhesus monkey during the first days after streptozotocin administration are indicative of selective beta cell destruction. (1988) (16)
- Transfer of unstable patients: dumping or duty? (1987) (16)
- Parathyroid allotransplantation in the treatment of complicated idiopathic primary hypoparathyroidism. (1985) (16)
- Percutaneous biopsy of renal transplants using ultrasonographic guidance. (1977) (16)
- The longitudinal study of surgical residents, 1993 to 1994. (1996) (16)
- Factors influencing first cadaver renal allograft survival. (1981) (16)
- Correlation of spontaneous microaggregate formation with the severity of trauma in man. (1982) (14)
- Transcatheteric partial splenic embolization (PSE) for azathioprine intolerance in renal transplant recipients. (1979) (13)
- An evolving strategy for surgical care. (2004) (12)
- Partial splenic embolization: Experience in 136 patients (1985) (12)
- Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. (2005) (12)
- In organ transplants, Americans first? (1986) (12)
- Experimental and clinical therapy of diabetes by transplantation. (1977) (12)
- A YEAR BOOK OF SURGERY (1945) (11)
- Transplantation of the pancreas, 1978. (1979) (10)
- Small bowel obstruction as a sequel to Fitz-Hugh/Curtis Syndrome. (1982) (10)
- Replacement of pancreatic beta cells as treatment for diabetes mellitus: a review. (1978) (10)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Office of Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care: executive summary of the report from the field. (2003) (9)
- Reye syndrome cadaveric kidneys: their use in human transplantation. (1974) (9)
- Immunogenetic studies of juvenile dermatomyositis (2008) (9)
- Transcatheter control of renal hemorrhage following renal biopsy. (1982) (8)
- Introduction: inguinal hernia management-testing management strategies in two clinical trials. (2003) (8)
- The viability of circulating cancer cells in experimental cancer. (1958) (8)
- Vascular dissemination of cancer in children. (1959) (8)
- Thoracoabdominal gunshot wound with survival of a 36-week fetus. (1977) (7)
- Positive B cell crossmatches in highly sensitized patients--influence of antibody specificity on renal transplant outcome. (1987) (7)
- Ocular fluorophotometry in the normal- and diabetic monkey. (1986) (7)
- MIDESOPHAGEAL DIVERTICULUM WITH HEMORRHAGE: REPORT OF A CASE. (1965) (7)
- Glomerular changes in renal allografts. (1986) (6)
- Immunogenetic studies of juvenile dermatomyositis. HLA antigens in patients and their families. (1983) (6)
- Isoimmunization of potential kidney transplant recipients: general frequency and some associated factors. (1972) (5)
- Extracorporeal venovenous recirculation for the treatment of hypothermia during elective aortic surgery: a phase I study. (1993) (5)
- A pregnant surgical resident? Oh my! (1991) (5)
- The effect of prostaglandin E1 analog misoprostol on chronic cyclosporin nephrotoxicity. (1993) (5)
- PLATELET SURVIVAL TEST: An Accurate Prediction of Hyperacute Rejection of Renal Allografts in Rabbits (1973) (5)
- B-cell directed antibodies and delayed hyperacute rejection: a case report. (1979) (5)
- DERMATOMYOSITIS: MORPHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND THE INCIDENCE OF HL-A 8 ANTIGEN (1974) (4)
- Obligations of the health care community in organ procurement. (1990) (4)
- Use of anticoagulation in cadaver renal transplants. (1982) (4)
- Laparoscopic hernia in the light of the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study 456; more rigorous studies are needed. (2006) (4)
- Relationship of mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC) response and kidney graft survival in living related donor transplants. (1981) (4)
- Relationship of cancer cell in the circulating blood to operation. (1962) (3)
- Therapeutic embolization. Techniques and clinical application. (1981) (3)
- Renal transplantation in a patient with hereditary deficiency of the second component of complement. (1981) (3)
- The importance of registering clinical trials. (2006) (3)
- Androgen Therapy in Patients with and Without Kidneys Undergoing Hemodialysis. (1973) (3)
- Renal transplantation. Certain immunological considerations. (1971) (3)
- Aging of America: Implications for the Surgical Workforce (2001) (3)
- Donor selection for renal transplantation based on genotypic analysis of HL-A in a family. (1970) (3)
- Dialysis vs transplant. (1978) (2)
- 953 IMMUNOGENETICS OF JUVENILE DERMATOMYOSITIS (JDMS), A COLLABORATIVE STUDY (1981) (2)
- Fetal islet allotransplantation in rabbits. (1988) (2)
- Factors concerned with the metastatic potential of circulating cancer cells. (1960) (2)
- "I prefer old age to the alternative.": Maurice Chevalier, 1962. (2003) (2)
- PLATELET SURVIVAL TEST: A Method to Detect Preimmunization in Rabbits (1973) (1)
- Cancer cells in the circulating blood during operativ management of genitourinary tumors. (1961) (1)
- Symptomatic coproporphyrinuria after renal transplantation. (1979) (1)
- Emergencies in renal transplantation. (1972) (1)
- The "Group of 100". (1994) (1)
- Platelet survival in rabbits to detect hyperacute rejection. (1973) (1)
- Tuberculosis of the liver in end stage renal disease under treatment with hemodialysis. (1985) (1)
- Head injury and fluid resuscitation of hemorrhagic shock: Differences in blood-brain barrier and cerebral edema after normal saline, 3% saline, and dextran-40 (1987) (1)
- Infectious Process Complicating Renal Transplantation. (1974) (1)
- Repair of Inguinal Hernia vs Watchful Waiting—Reply (2006) (0)
- Influence of presensitisation on the fate of cadaveric renal allografts. (1972) (0)
- WILLIAM J. GROVE, MD: 1920???2006 (2006) (0)
- CHANGES IN RENAL FUNCTION AND MORPHOLOGY IN STREPTOZOTOCIN (STZ) AND PANCREATECTOMIZED (PX) RHESUS MONKEYS (RM) (1980) (0)
- Inguinal hernias in men with few symptoms: does everyone need a repair? (2006) (0)
- PREGNANT SURGICAL RESIDENTS : ON K ?! AUTHORS REPLY (1991) (0)
- Preparation of antiserum specifically directed against human complement. (1966) (0)
- Cardiovascular lymphoscintigraphy. (1983) (0)
- Effect of biopsy on circulating tumor cells and pulmonary metastases in hamsters with a transplanted angiosarcoma of the leg. (1962) (0)
- [Peritonitis following kidney transplantation]. (1981) (0)
- Cancer. Prevention of dissemination. (1961) (0)
- Immunological aspects of renal allotransplantation. (1970) (0)
- 8.8-04 Induction of renal allograft enhancement by donor-specific transfusions — Requirement for HLA class II disparity (1989) (0)
- New "Group of 100" meets with ACS Advisory Council for Surgery. (1995) (0)
- Experience with uretero-pelvic anastomosis in renal transplantation. (1972) (0)
- Repair of inguinal hernia versus watchful waiting [Reply] (2006) (0)
- Current Experience with Organ Transplantation (1972) (0)
- The vascular dissemination of cancer. (1961) (0)
- The prognostic value of the postrejection treatment biopsy in renal transplantation. (1987) (0)
- Pregnant Surgical Residents: Oh K?!-Reply (1991) (0)
- Herpes Simplex Virus and Cytomegalovirus Infections in Burned Patients (1986) (0)
- EXPERIENCE WITH HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING IN THE INITIAL RESUSCITATION OF EXTENSIVELY BURNED PATIENTS (1981) (0)
- Surgical Decision Making (1980) (0)
- Histocompatibility testing in renal transplantation. (1970) (0)
- Total parathyroidectomy and autotransplantation in secondary hyperparathyroidism. (1980) (0)
- Patient reported outcomes following inguinal hernia repair (2006) (0)
- Repair of inguinal hernia vs watchful waiting. Authors' reply (2006) (0)
- Organ transplantation. (1987) (0)
- HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING OF SURGICAL PATIENTS: ADVANTAGES OF THEIR INSTITUTION IN THE PRE-OPERATIVE PERIOD (1982) (0)
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