Publications

• Decreasing Complications After Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy: Is a Totally Minimally Invasive Approach the Solution?
  J Surg Oncol
  06/18/2025 Authors: Mavani PT; Sok C; Ajay PS; Cao Y; Bonanno AM; Cardona K; Fernandez FG; Force SD; Khullar OV; Russell MC
• Complete Thoracic Tracheal Transection After Blunt Trauma.
  Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep Volume: 3 Page(s): 357 - 360
  06/01/2025 Authors: Kim P; Roman L; Khullar OV; Todd SR; Fransman RB
• Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network (ThORN) Consensus Document on Defining a High-Quality Wedge Resection for Early-Stage Lung Cancer.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 119 Page(s): 944 - 956
  05/01/2025 Authors: Krantz SB; Mitzman B; Antonoff MB; Backhus L; Broderick SR; Brown LM; Burg JM; Colwell E; de Hoyos A; Engelhardt K
• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2024 Update on Outcomes and Research.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 119 Page(s): 733 - 743
  04/01/2025 Authors: Towe CW; Kuo EY; Feczko A; Kidane B; Khullar OV; Seder CW; Schipper PH; Donahue JM; David EA; Jones LA
• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Document on the Surgical Management of Thymomas.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 118 Page(s): 975 - 1004
  11/01/2024 Authors: Liou DZ; Berry MF; Brown LM; Demmy TL; Huang J; Khullar OV; Padda SK; Shah RD; Taylor MD; Toker SA
• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Document on the Management of Pleural Drains After Pulmonary Lobectomy: Expert Consensus Document.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 118 Page(s): 764 - 777
  10/01/2024 Authors: Kent MS; Mitzman B; Diaz-Gutierrez I; Khullar OV; Fernando HC; Backhus L; Brunelli A; Cassivi SD; Cerfolio RJ; Crabtree TD
• Tracheal resection and primary reconstruction on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
  Perfusion Volume: 39 Page(s): 1471 - 1473
  10/01/2024 Authors: Banskota S; Khullar O; Fernandez F; Sanchetti M; Force SD; Daneshmand M; Javidfar J
• Recovery of Patient-reported Quality of Life After Esophagectomy.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 115 Page(s): 854 - 861
  04/01/2023 Authors: Bonanno A; Dixon M; Binongo J; Force SD; Sancheti MS; Pickens A; Kooby DA; Staley CA; Russell MC; Cardona K
• Routine Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcomes Assessment Into Thoracic Surgery Practice.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 115 Page(s): 526 - 532
  02/01/2023 Authors: Khullar OV; Perez A; Dixon M; Binongo JN; Sancheti MS; Pickens A; Gillespie T; Force SD; Fernandez FG
• Tracheostomies of Patients With COVID-19: A Survey of Infection Reported by Health Care Professionals.
  Am J Crit Care Volume: 32 Page(s): 9 - 20
  01/01/2023 Authors: Shreckengost CSH; Wan L; Reitz AW; Lin A; Dhamsania RK; Spychalski J; Douglas JM; Lane A; Amin D; Roser S
• Outcomes of Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in Patients With COVID-19: A Multinational Cohort Study.
  Crit Care Explor Volume: 4 Page(s): e0796
  11/01/2022 Authors: Harrell Shreckengost CS; Foianini JE; Moron Encinas KM; Tola Guarachi H; Abril K; Amin D; Berkowitz D; Castater CA; Douglas JM; Grant AA
• Surgical Outcomes for Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer at Facilities With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Programs.
  Chest Volume: 161 Page(s): 833 - 844
  03/01/2022 Authors: Syed YA; Stokes W; Rupji M; Liu Y; Khullar O; Sebastian N; Higgins K; Bradley JD; Curran WJ; Ramalingam S
• Community Size and Lung Cancer Resection Outcomes: Studying The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 112 Page(s): 1076 - 1082
  10/01/2021 Authors: Melvan JN; Khullar O; Vemulapalli S; Kosinski AS; Pickens A; Force SD; Zhang S; Sancheti MS
• Preoperative Lung Function Is Associated With Patient-Reported Outcomes After Lung Cancer Surgery.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 112 Page(s): 415 - 422
  08/01/2021 Authors: Khullar OV; Wei JW; Wagh K; Binongo JN; Pickens A; Sancheti MS; Force SD; Gillespie TW; Fernandez FG
• Safety and Feasibility of Thoracoscopic Lung Resection for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Octogenarians.
  Innovations (Phila) Volume: 16 Page(s): 68 - 74
  01/01/2021 Authors: Lou X; Sanders A; Wagh K; Binongo JN; Sancheti M; Javidfar J; Pickens A; Fernandez F; Force S; Khullar O
• Patient reported outcomes: integration into clinical practices.
  J Thorac Dis Volume: 12 Page(s): 6940 - 6946
  11/01/2020 Authors: Valsangkar N; Fernandez F; Khullar O
• Percutaneous Tracheostomy With Apnea During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era: A Protocol and Brief Report of Cases.
  Crit Care Explor Volume: 2 Page(s): e0134
  05/01/2020 Authors: Niroula A; Van Nostrand KM; Khullar OV; Force S; Jaber WS; Sardi AH; Berkowitz DM
• Pleural Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Marker of Response to Immunotherapy in Stage IV Lung Cancer
  Volume: 201
  01/01/2020 Authors: Schimmel ME; Khullar O; Berkowitz DM; Sardis AH; Howard M; Kundu S; Van Nostrand K
• ERAS and patient reported outcomes in thoracic surgery: a review of current data.
  Volume: 11 Page(s): S976 - S986
  04/01/2019 Authors: Medbery RL; Fernandez FG; Khullar OV
• Always Consider the Birthmark: A Rare Case of a Right Middle Intralobar Bronchopulmonary Sequestration in an Adult
  Volume: 199
  01/01/2019 Authors: Thobani A; Berry-Tony S; Bertino F; DeMoss B; Attar A; Chen J; Pittman R; Khullar O; Berkowitz E; Kokabi N
• Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 107 Page(s): 294 - 301
  01/01/2019 Authors: Subramanian M; Kozower BD; Brown LM; Khullar OV; Fernandez FG
• Excess Cost and Predictive Factors of Esophagectomy Complications in the SEER-Medicare Database.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 106 Page(s): 1484 - 1491
  11/01/2018 Authors: Jiang R; Liu Y; Ward KC; Force SD; Pickens A; Sancheti MS; Javidfar J; Fernandez FG; Khullar OV
• Long-term outcomes after near-infrared sentinel lymph node mapping in non-small cell lung cancer.
  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 155 Page(s): 1280 - 1291
  03/01/2018 Authors: Digesu CS; Hachey KJ; Gilmore DM; Khullar OV; Tsukada H; Whang B; Chirieac LR; Padera RF; Jaklitsch MT; Colson YL
• Hospitalization Costs After Surgery in High-Risk Patients With Early Stage Lung Cancer.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 105 Page(s): 263 - 270
  01/01/2018 Authors: Sancheti MS; Chihara RK; Perez SD; Khullar OV; Fernandez FG; Pickens A; Force SD
• Malignant Mesothelioma: An Unexpected Diagnosis in a Young Man
  Volume: 197
  01/01/2018 Authors: Kang M; Khullar OV; Steuer C; Van Nostrand K
• A novel technique for tumor localization and targeted lymphatic mapping in early-stage lung cancer.
  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 154 Page(s): 1110 - 1118
  09/01/2017 Authors: Hachey KJ; Digesu CS; Armstrong KW; Gilmore DM; Khullar OV; Whang B; Tsukada H; Colson YL
• Patient-Reported Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery.
  Thorac Surg Clin Volume: 27 Page(s): 279 - 290
  08/01/2017 Authors: Khullar OV; Fernandez FG
• Pilot Study to Integrate Patient Reported Outcomes After Lung Cancer Operations Into The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 104 Page(s): 245 - 253
  07/01/2017 Authors: Khullar OV; Rajaei MH; Force SD; Binongo JN; Lasanajak Y; Robertson S; Pickens A; Sancheti MS; Lipscomb J; Gillespie TW
• Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Chest Wall.
  Thorac Surg Clin Volume: 27 Page(s): 201 - 208
  05/01/2017 Authors: Khullar OV; Fernandez FG
• Midesophageal Pulsion Diverticulum Resulting FromHypercontractile (Jackhammer) Esophagus.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 103 Page(s): e127 - e129
  02/01/2017 Authors: Khullar OV; Shroff SR; Sakaria SS; Force SD
• Time is Money: Hospital Costs Associated With Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomies.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 102 Page(s): 940 - 947
  09/01/2016 Authors: Khullar OV; Fernandez FG; Perez S; Knechtle W; Pickens A; Sancheti MS; Force SD
• Survival After Sublobar Resection versus Lobectomy for Clinical Stage IA Lung Cancer: An Analysis from the National Cancer Data Base.
  J Thorac Oncol Volume: 10 Page(s): 1625 - 1633
  11/01/2015 Authors: Khullar OV; Liu Y; Gillespie T; Higgins KA; Ramalingam S; Lipscomb J; Fernandez FG
• Transthoracic versus transhiatal resection for esophageal adenocarcinoma of the lower esophagus: A value-based comparison.
  J Surg Oncol Volume: 112 Page(s): 517 - 523
  10/01/2015 Authors: Khullar OV; Jiang R; Force SD; Pickens A; Sancheti MS; Ward K; Gillespie T; Fernandez FG
• Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Pulmonary Smooth Muscle Tumor After Lung Transplantation.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 99 Page(s): e145 - e146
  06/01/2015 Authors: Brescia AA; Khullar OV; Gal AA; Neujahr D; Force SD
• Socioeconomic risk factors for long-term mortality after pulmonary resection for lung cancer: an analysis of more than 90,000 patients from the National Cancer Data Base.
  J Am Coll Surg Volume: 220 Page(s): 156 - 168.e4
  02/01/2015 Authors: Khullar OV; Gillespie T; Nickleach DC; Liu Y; Higgins K; Ramalingam S; Lipscomb J; Fernandez FG
• Hospital readmission is associated with poor survival after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 99 Page(s): 292 - 297
  01/01/2015 Authors: Fernandez FG; Khullar O; Force SD; Jiang R; Pickens A; Howard D; Ward K; Gillespie T
• Risk factors for long-term mortality after pulmonary resection for lung cancer: an analysis of over 90,000 patients from the National Cancer Data Base
  Volume: 219 Page(s): E66 - E66
  10/01/2014 Authors: Khullar OV; Gillespie T; Nickleach D; Liu Y; Higgins K; Ramalingam S; Lipscomb J; Fernandez FG
• Identification of metastatic nodal disease in a phase 1 dose-escalation trial of intraoperative sentinel lymph node mapping in non-small cell lung cancer using near-infrared imaging.
  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 146 Page(s): 562 - 570
  09/01/2013 Authors: Gilmore DM; Khullar OV; Jaklitsch MT; Chirieac LR; Frangioni JV; Colson YL
• Effective low-dose escalation of indocyanine green for near-infrared fluorescent sentinel lymph node mapping in melanoma.
  Ann Surg Oncol Volume: 20 Page(s): 2357 - 2363
  07/01/2013 Authors: Gilmore DM; Khullar OV; Gioux S; Stockdale A; Frangioni JV; Colson YL; Russell SE
• Preclinical study of near-infrared-guided sentinel lymph node mapping of the porcine lung.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 95 Page(s): 312 - 318
  01/01/2013 Authors: Khullar OV; Gilmore DM; Matsui A; Ashitate Y; Colson YL
• Video-assisted thoracoscopic mediastinal lymph node dissection.
  Volume: 144 Page(s): S32 - S34
  09/01/2012 Authors: Khullar OV; Gangadharan SP
• Developing intrathoracic sentinel lymph node mapping with near-infrared fluorescent imaging in non-small cell lung cancer.
  Volume: 144 Page(s): S80 - S84
  09/01/2012 Authors: Gilmore DM; Khullar OV; Colson YL
• Nanoparticle migration and delivery of Paclitaxel to regional lymph nodes in a large animal model.
  J Am Coll Surg Volume: 214 Page(s): 328 - 337
  03/01/2012 Authors: Khullar OV; Griset AP; Gibbs-Strauss SL; Chirieac LR; Zubris KAV; Frangioni JV; Grinstaff MW; Colson YL
• Nerve-highlighting fluorescent contrast agents for image-guided surgery.
  Mol Imaging Volume: 10 Page(s): 91 - 101
  04/01/2011 Authors: Gibbs-Strauss SL; Nasr KA; Fish KM; Khullar O; Ashitate Y; Siclovan TM; Johnson BF; Barnhardt NE; Tan Hehir CA; Frangioni JV
• Paclitaxel-loaded expansile nanoparticles delay local recurrence in a heterotopic murine non-small cell lung cancer model.
  Volume: 91 Page(s): 1077 - 1083
  04/01/2011 Authors: Liu R; Khullar OV; Griset AP; Wade JE; Zubris KAV; Grinstaff MW; Colson YL
• Ease of synthesis, controllable sizes, and in vivo large-animal-lymph migration of polymeric nanoparticles.
  ChemMedChem Volume: 5 Page(s): 1435 - 1438
  09/03/2010 Authors: Zubris KAV; Khullar OV; Griset AP; Gibbs-Strauss S; Frangioni JV; Colson YL; Grinstaff MW
• Nanotechnology in thoracic surgery.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 89 Page(s): S2188 - S2190
  06/01/2010 Authors: Schulz MD; Khullar O; Frangioni JV; Grinstaff MW; Colson YL
• Nanoparticle-based drug delivery of chemotherapy via lymphatic migration in a large animal model
  Volume: 209 Page(s): S31 - S31
  09/01/2009 Authors: Khullar O; Winer J; Griset AP; Gibbs-Strauss S; Schulz M; Frangioni JV; Grinstaff MW; Colson YL
• The underfunding of lung cancer research.
  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 138 Page(s): 275
  08/01/2009 Authors: Khullar O; Colson YL
• Image-guided sentinel lymph node mapping and nanotechnology-based nodal treatment in lung cancer using invisible near-infrared fluorescent light.
  Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 21 Page(s): 309 - 315
  01/01/2009 Authors: Khullar O; Frangioni JV; Grinstaff M; Colson YL
• Patient-Reported Outcomes: Time to Integrate Into Outcomes Reporting?
  Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 31 Page(s): 856 - 860
  Authors: Medbery RL; Fernandez FG; Khullar OV
• Association Between Patient Physical Function and Length of Stay After Thoracoscopic Lung Cancer Surgery.
  Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 33 Page(s): 559 - 566
  Authors: Valsangkar N; Wei JW; Binongo JN; Pickens A; Sancheti MS; Force SD; Gillespie TW; Fernandez FG; Khullar OV