FIU Discovery

The Physical-Virtual Patient Simulator A Physical Human Form With Virtual Appearance and Behavior.  SIMULATION IN HEALTHCARE.  15:115-121.

Pre-clerkship medical students' perceptions of medical professionalism

The Effect of Participation in a Small-Group Discussion Session on Medical Student Learning of Intestinal Pathophysiology

Wanted Effective Followers in Surgery.  ANNALS OF SURGERY.  267:619-620.

Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Impact of Adoption of a Mobile Application for the Assessment of Professionalism in Medical Trainees.  ACADEMIC MEDICINE.  92:S33-S42.

Advancing Virtual Patient Simulations and Experiential Learning with InterPLAY: Examining How Theory Informs Design and Design Informs Theory.

Surgeon-Authored Virtual Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy Module Is Judged Effective and Preferred Over Traditional Teaching Tools

Advancing virtual patient simulations through design research and interPLAY: part II-integration and field test.  ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.  64:1301-1335.

Advancing virtual patient simulations through design research and interPLAY: part I: design and development.  ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.  64:763-785.

Integration and Improvement of Teamwork Skills in First Year Medical Students by Using Physiology-Based High Fidelity Patient Simulations

Using Preclinical High-Fidelity Medical Simulations to Integrate Pharmacology and Physiology with Clinical Sciences

Potential Conflicting Interests for Surgeons in End-of-Life Care.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE.  32:763-766.

Understanding empathy training with virtual patients.  COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR.  52:151-158.

Virtual patient simulations and optimal social learning context: A replication of an aptitude-treatment interaction effect.  MEDICAL TEACHER.  36:486-494.

The impact of social context on learning and cognitive demands for interactive virtual human simulations.  PEERJ.  2.

The effect of student‐observer‐led or faculty‐led debriefing on learning teamwork and communication skill during high fidelity patient simulation scenarios (719.2).  FASEB JOURNAL.  28.

A primer on standards setting as it applies to surgical education and credentialing.  SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES.  27:2631-2637.

Optimal learning in a virtual patient simulation of cranial nerve palsies: The interaction between social learning context and student aptitude.  MEDICAL TEACHER.  35:E876-E884.

The Clinical Breast Exam: A Video and Animation Enhanced Self-Learning Module

OBESE PATIENTS SHOW A DEPRESSED CYTOKINE PROFILE FOLLOWING SEVERE BLUNT INJURY

The use of virtual patients in medical school curricula

USER RESPONSE TO THE SIMULATION OF A VIRTUAL PATIENT WITH CRANIAL NERVE INJURY

Decreasing morbidity and mortality in 100 consecutive minimally invasive esophagectomies.  SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES.  26:162-167.

Enhancing learning through optimal sequencing of web-based and manikin simulators to teach shock physiology in the medical curriculum

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy is Safe and Effective Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy.  ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY.  18:3324-3329.

PL-132 Gastroesophageal reflux following sleeve gastrectomy in morbidly obese patients.  SURGERY FOR OBESITY AND RELATED DISEASES.  7:351.

Description of Web-Enhanced Virtual Character Simulation System to Standardize Patient Hand-Offs.  JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH.  166:176-181.

NERVE- A Three-Dimensional Patient Simulation for Evaluating Cranial Nerve Function

NERVE-2: A Three-Dimensional Patient Simulation of Oculomotor Nerve Palsy

Technique of Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagogastrectomy with Intrathoracic Stapled Side-to-Side Anastomosis.  JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY.  14:1613-1618.

Traditional Resuscitative Practices Fail to Resolve Metabolic Acidosis in Morbidly Obese Patients After Severe Blunt Trauma

Using Virtual Characters to Standardize Patient Hand-Offs in Surgical Training Programs - Description of a Novel System.  JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH.  158:317-318.

Differences in outcome between obese and nonobese patients following severe blunt trauma are not consistent with an early inflammatory genomic response.  CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE.  38:51-58.

Patients with Cushing's syndrome are care-intensive even in the era of laparoscopic adrenalectomy Kissane NA, Cendan JC (Univ of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville) Am Surg 75:279-283, 2009§

Patients with Cushing"s Syndrome Are Care-Intensive Even in the Era of Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy.  AMERICAN SURGEON.  75:279-283.

Laparoscopic resection of a virilizing adrenocortical tumor.  JSLS-JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SURGEONS.  12:343-346.

Small case series of gastric stimulation for the management of transplant-induced Gastroparesis.  JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH.  148:90-93.

The changing face of surgical education: Simulation as the new paradigm.  JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH.  147:189-193.

QS90. Transplant Recipients Respond Well to Gastric Stimulation for The Management of Gastroparesis.  JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH.  144:303.

Primary malfunction of a peritoneal dialysis catheter due to encasement in an encapsulating sheath

Associated neoplastic disease in inflammatory bowel disease

Developing a multimedia environment for customized teaching of an adrenalectomy.  SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES.  21:1012-1016.

Report from the Committee on Diversity Issues.

Simulation for training with the Autosuture™ Endo Stitch™ device

Erosion of gastric pacemaker lead into small bowel.  SURGERY FOR OBESITY AND RELATED DISEASES.  2:531-532.

Laparoscopic repair of a type II endoleak.  JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES.  16:267-270.

The use of virtual patients to teach medical students history taking and communication skills

Interdisciplinary work flow assessment and redesign decreases operating room turnover time and allows for additional caseload.  ARCHIVES OF SURGERY.  141:65-69.

Second-hand exposure to aerosolized intravenous anesthetics propofol and fentanyl may cause sensitization and subsequent opiate addiction among anesthesiologists and surgeons.  MEDICAL HYPOTHESES.  66:874-882.

Utilization of intensive care resources in bariatric surgery.  OBESITY SURGERY.  15:1247-1251.

Accuracy of intraoperative frozen-section analysis of breast cancer lumpectomy-bed margins.  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.  201:194-198.

Functional MRI detection of brain changes related to effectiveness of bariatric surgery as treatment for obesity.  SURGERY FOR OBESITY AND RELATED DISEASES.  1:264.

1–30 The Hottest Sentinel Lymph Node Is Not Always the Positive Node

Should decisions on internal mammary lymph node irradiation be based on current lymphoscintigraphy techniques for sentinel lymph node identification?.  CANCER.  100:518-523.

Sequential dermal-peritumoral radiocolloid injection for sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer: The University of Florida experience.  AMERICAN SURGEON.  68:684-687.

Surgery in the pregnant patient.  CURRENT PROBLEMS IN SURGERY.  38:A3.

Biliary tract cancer.  CURRENT OPINION IN GASTROENTEROLOGY.  12:460-465.

Increased L-arginine transport in a nitric oxide-producing metastatic colon cancer cell line.  ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY.  3:501-508.

PEG-BP-30 MONOTHERAPY ATTENUATES THE CYTOKINE-MEDIATED INFLAMMATORY CASCADE IN BABOON ESCHERICHIA-COLI SEPTIC SHOCK.  JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH.  59:153-158.

CHARACTERIZATION AND GROWTH-FACTOR STIMULATION OF L-ARGININE TRANSPORT IN A HUMAN COLON-CANCER CELL-LINE.  ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY.  2:257-265.

CYTOKINES REGULATE ENDOTOXIN STIMULATION OF ENDOTHELIAL-CELL ARGININE TRANSPORT.  SURGERY.  117:213-219.

ENDOTOXIN-INDUCED NITRIC-OXIDE PRODUCTION IN PULMONARY-ARTERY ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS IS REGULATED BY CYTOKINES.  ARCHIVES OF SURGERY.  129:1296-1300.

4. L-arginine transport is increased in a nitric oxide producing metastatic colon cancer cell line

Conversion of Jejunoileal Bypass to Silastic Ring Vertical Gastroplasty.  OBESITY SURGERY.  1:363-367.

Changing the Student Clerkship from Traditional Lectures to Small Group Case-Based Sessions Benefits the Student and The Faculty.  JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION.  68:117-120.

Gastroesophageal reflux after sleeve gastrectomy in morbidly obese patients.  SURGERY FOR OBESITY AND RELATED DISEASES.  7:709-713.

Rigorous Curricular Innovation: Development, Integration, and Evaluation of Anatomic Clinical Correlations Module.  JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION.  79:190-197.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy for ductal carcinoma in situ: An evolving approach at the University of Florida.  BREAST JOURNAL.  11:394-397.

Simultaneous fundoplication and gastric stimulation in a lung transplant recipient with gastroparesis and reflux.  JSLS-JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SURGEONS.  12:303-305.

VR Simulation Leads to Enhanced Procedural Confidence for Surgical Trainees.  JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION.  77:213-218.

Varying blood monocyte and dendritic cell responses after laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass surgery.  OBESITY SURGERY.  15:1424-1431.

Reliability study.  261-265.

NERVE, InterPLAY, and Design-Based Research: Advancing Experiential Learning and the Design of Virtual Patient Simulation.  1-50.

NERVE, InterPLAY, and Design-Based Research: Advancing Experiential Learning and the Design of Virtual Patient Simulation.  1-50.

Excisional breast biopsy of palpable lesions.  221-249.

Surgery in the Pregnant Patient.  2029-2045.

Matching vs. Non-Matching Visuals and Shape for Embodied Virtual Healthcare Agents.  886-887.

UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALISM AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF MEDICAL EDUCATION.  JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE. S446-S446.

High Fidelity Patient Simulations (HFPS) in Medical Physiology Improve Non-Cognitive Skills in First Year Medical Students.  FASEB JOURNAL.

Incorporation of autonomic pharmacology into high fidelity simulated cardiopulmonary critical care scenarios improves cardiopulmonary pharmacology assessment performance.  FASEB JOURNAL.

The effect of student-observer-led or faculty-led debriefing on learning teamwork and communication skill during high fidelity patient simulation scenarios.  FASEB JOURNAL.

Exploring Gender Biases with Virtual Patients for High Stakes Interpersonal Skills Training.  DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING (DISC 2014). 385-396.

Towards a Reflective Practicum of Embodied Conversational Agent Experiences.  694-+.

Teaching of 2nd year medical school autonomic pharmacology in simulated shock experiences.  FASEB JOURNAL.

Shader Lamps Virtual Patients: The physical manifestation of virtual patients.  372-378.

Advanced physiologic simulations within the medical curriculum demand specific sequencing and curricular coordination.  FASEB JOURNAL.

Effectiveness of Simulating a Cranial Nerve Examination Using a Virtual Patient and the Nintendo Wiimote (R).  NEUROLOGY. A381-A381.

LINKING SIMULATION AND VISUALIZATION CONSTRUCTION THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH AN ONTOLOGY VISUALIZATION.  2015 WINTER SIMULATION CONFERENCE (WSC). 2921-2932.

Teaching Cranial Nerve Examination Using a Virtual Patient and the Nintendo Wiimote (R): Preliminary Evaluation.  NEUROLOGY. A25-A25.

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIE) is Safe and Effective Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation (NACR) Therapy.  ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. S128-S128.

High Score! - Motivation Strategies for User Participation in Virtual Human Development.  DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING (DISC 2014). 482-488.

Using Virtual Humans to Bootstrap the Creation of Other Virtual Humans.  DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING (DISC 2014). 392-398.

Development and Initial Validation of a Virtual Reality Haptically Augmented Surgical Knot-Tying Trainer for the Autosuture (TM) ENDOSTITCH (TM) Instrument.  145-+.

Interactive Peritoneum in a Haptic Surgery Illustration Environment.  221-+.

Virtual Multi-Tools for Hand and Tool-Based Interaction with Life-Size Virtual Human Agents.  23-+.

Fatty Tissue in a Haptic Illustration Environment.  384-+.

A Haptic-enabled Toolkit for Illustration of Procedures in Surgery (TIPS).  209-+.

Exploiting Graphics Hardware for Haptic Authoring.  255-+.

Circulating monocyte and dendritic cell phenotypes in patients undergoing laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass surgery reveals differences in activation of innate immunity.  OBESITY SURGERY. 938-938.

Discussion.  AMERICAN SURGEON. 587.

Intra-operative analysis of lumpectomy margins: How effective and at what cost?.  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. S86-S87.

Twenty-one cases of aortoenteric fistula: Lessons for the general surgeon.  AMERICAN SURGEON. 583-587.

The hottest sentinel lymph node is not always the positive node.  AMERICAN SURGEON. 475-478.

Breast lymphoscintigraphy: How are we treating patients with internal mammary node drainage?.  ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. S59-S59.

Two decades of student career choice at the University of Florida: Increasingly a lifestyle decision.  AMERICAN SURGEON. 53-55.

Tumor cell nitric oxide inhibits cell growth in vitro, but stimulates tumorigenesis and experimental lung metastasis in vivo.  JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH. 49-52.

Inflammatory mediators stimulate arginine transport and arginine-derived nitric oxide production in a murine breast cancer cell line.  JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH. 284-288.

RECOVERY OF INTESTINAL MOTILITY FOLLOWING END-TO-END (EE) AND FUNCTIONAL END-TO-END (FEE) ANASTOMOSES IN THE RAT.  GASTROENTEROLOGY. A1216-A1216.

SALSALATE, MORPHINE, AND POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS.  GASTROENTEROLOGY. A1216-A1216.

THE EFFECT OF PACING ON GASTRIC DYSRHYTHMIAS AND LIQUID GASTRIC-EMPTYING.  GASTROENTEROLOGY. A1216-A1216.

CORRECTION FACTORS FOR DUAL ENERGY ACQUISITION - VALIDATION FOR SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF ERPF AND GFR DIFFERENTIAL RATES.  JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE. 2028-2028.

Rigorous Curricular Innovation: Development, Integration, and Evaluation of Anatomic Clinical Correlations Module.  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. S255-S256.

Increasing Students' Publication Productivity: Could Launching a University Scientific Journal be a Catalyst?

Using Assessment Point Accumulation as a Guide to Identify Students at Risk for Interrupted Academic Progress.  ACADEMIC MEDICINE. 1663-1667.

Using Visual Radar Graph Representation of Learner Achievement to Complement the RIME Framework.  ACADEMIC MEDICINE. 1425-1425.

High-fidelity patient simulators to expose undergraduate students to the clinical relevance of physiology concepts.  372-375.

OSCE standards-setting procedure facilitated by digital technology.  1132-1132.

Twenty-one cases of aortoenteric fistula: Lessons for the general surgeon - Discussion.  AMERICAN SURGEON. 587-587.

Exploring students' [pre-pandemic] use and the impact of commercial-off-the-shelf learning platforms on students' national licensing exam performance: a focused review-BEME guide no. 72.  MEDICAL TEACHER. 707-719.

Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery: What now and what next?.  128-133.

Breast-conserving therapy (BCT) for early-stage breast cancer.  JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. 14-27.

Metastatic lobular breast cancer presenting with malignant ascites: Case report and review of literature.  BREAST JOURNAL. 414-416.

Surgery in the pregnant patient.  CURRENT PROBLEMS IN SURGERY. 218-290.

Arterial therapy of hepatic colorectal metastases.  447-455.

Effects of bariatric surgery on joint pain: a review of emerging evidence.  SURGERY FOR OBESITY AND RELATED DISEASES. 451-460.