2026
Dendritic cell redundancy enables priming of anti-tumor CD4(+) T cells in pancreatic cancer
Kureshi CTS, Walsh MJ, Kureshi R, Molina G, et al.
Cancer cell · 2026 May 7
2026
Regional Variability in Curative-Intent Surgical Treatment Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Potentially Curable Gastric Cancer
Teeken MD, Liem M, Ruan M, Chen YJ, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Molina G
The Journal of surgical research · Vol. 322 · pp. 136-146
2026
ASO Author Reflections: Eliminating Surgical Oncology Health Disparities Through Actionable Change Open Access
Cortina CS, Myers SP, Molina G, Bea VJ, Willis A
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 33 · Issue 6 · pp. 4955-4956
2026
Pregnancy-associated cancer death in the United States, 2018-2023 Open Access
Chen Y, Molina G, Zhang T, Furman LM, Abnet CC, Molina RL
The oncologist · Vol. 31 · Issue 4
2026
ASO Education and Training: Taking the Next Step in Surgical Oncology Health Disparities Research: Identifying Root Causes and Targets for Actionable Change Open Access
Cortina CS, Molina G, Witt EE, Myers SP, Obeng-Gyasi S, Ju T, et al.
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 33 · Issue 6 · pp. 4928-4939
2026
Critical Review of ICD-9 to ICD-10 System-Based Postoperative Surgical Complication Codes Open Access
Kumar RS, Uribe-Leitz T, Molina G, Adler R, Clark CJ
The Journal of surgical research · Vol. 318 · pp. 306-317
2026
Geospatial variation in the treatment of medicare beneficiary pancreatic cancer patients: A SEER-Medicare cohort study
Liem MNE, Teeken MD, Ruan M, Molina G
American journal of surgery · Vol. 251 · pp. 116684
2026
Redefining and Improving Patient Involvement in the Surgical Safety Checklist
Carlson A, Hillas J, Brindle ME, Sonnay Y, Smink DS, Molina G
Annals of surgery · Vol. 283 · Issue 1 · pp. 37-39
2025
Trends in surgical treatment of stage IV melanoma: A SEER database study Open Access
Farber ON, Chen YJ, Molina G, Monton O, Lilley EJ
Surgical oncology insight · Vol. 2 · Issue 3
2025
Acceptability of mobile health technology in elective surgery: A study of postoperative patients
Sinyard RD, Anteby R, Margo J, Molina G, Kaelberer Z, Cauley CE, et al.
Surgery · Vol. 186 · pp. 109523
2025
To Operate or Not to Operate? A Script Concordance Study of Resident Preoperative Decision-Making
Soelling SJ, Hillas J, Clancy T, Molina G, Littleton EB, Smink DS
The Journal of surgical research · Vol. 313 · pp. 141-147
2025
Cross-specialty impact in the adoption of minimally invasive surgery in abdominal surgical oncology at the hospital level
Pannekoek A, Melamed A, Rauh-Hain JA, Molina G, et al.
Journal of robotic surgery · Vol. 19 · Issue 1 · pp. 366
2025
Assessment of nodal staging and risk factors for nodal involvement in gallbladder cancer Open Access
Balakrishnan A, Barmpounakis P, Demiris N, Andersson B, Brañes A, de Aretxabala X, et al.
BJS open · Vol. 9 · Issue 3
2025
Distance Traveled by Colorectal Liver Metastasis Patients to the Nearest Cancer Hospital To Receive Liver Metastasectomy Open Access
Pannekoek A, Ruan M, Brindle M, Trinh QD, Molina G
Cureus · Vol. 17 · Issue 4 · pp. e82250
2025
Assessing Equity in Quality Care for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Molina G, Gold JS
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network · Vol. 23 · Issue 4
2025
Still Not There Yet: Persistence of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Declining Cancer Surgery
Molina G
Annals of surgery · Vol. 281 · Issue 5 · pp. 720-722
2025
The Hispanic Paradox and the Rising Incidence and Mortality From Hepatobiliary and Gastric Cancers Among Hispanic Individuals in the United States: A Call for Surgeon Advocates
Grobman B, Ortega G, Molina G
Annals of surgery · Vol. 281 · Issue 4 · pp. 556-558
2024
Impact of Tumor Response After Neoadjuvant Treatment on Overall Survival Among Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: National Cancer Database Analysis Open Access
Sulciner ML, Bailey M, Ruan M, Molina G, et al.
Cureus · Vol. 16 · Issue 11 · pp. e73524
2024
A new direction in quantifying cirrhosis to predict overall survival after liver surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma
Sulciner ML, Molina G
American journal of surgery · Vol. 237 · pp. 115847
2024
Adapting the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist to High-Income Settings: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial Protocol Open Access
Turley N, Kogut K, Burian B, Molina G, et al.
Annals of surgery open · Vol. 5 · Issue 2 · pp. e436
2024
Correction: Surgical Utilization and Outcomes for Patients with Stage IV Melanoma in the Modern Immunotherapy Era
Lwin TM, Kaelberer Z, Ruan M, Molina G, Boland G
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 31 · Issue 9 · pp. 6126
2024
Remote Assessment of Real-World Surgical Safety Checklist Performance Using the OR Black Box: A Multi-Institutional Evaluation
Riley MS, Etheridge J, Palter V, Molina G, et al.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons · Vol. 238 · Issue 2 · pp. 206-215
2024
Lessons From Social Psychology to Improve the Implementation and Use of the Surgical Safety Checklist in the Operating Room
Bailey M, Riley MS, Smink DS, Sonnay Y, Brindle M, Molina G
Annals of surgery · Vol. 279 · Issue 4 · pp. 585-587
2023
ASO Author Reflections: The Evolution of Surgery for Patients with Stage IV Melanoma
Lwin T, Molina G, Boland G
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 30 · Issue 8 · pp. 5013-5014
2023
Surgical outcomes of gallbladder cancer: the OMEGA retrospective, multicentre, international cohort study Open Access
Balakrishnan A, Barmpounakis P, Demiris N, Jah A, Spiers HVM, Talukder S, et al.
EClinicalMedicine · Vol. 59 · pp. 101951
2023
Surgical Utilization and Outcomes for Patients with Stage IV Melanoma in the Modern Immunotherapy Era
Lwin TM, Kaelberer Z, Ruan M, Molina G, Boland G
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 30 · Issue 8 · pp. 5005-5012
2023
Association of Variation in US County-Level Rates of Liver Surgical Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastasis With Poverty Rates in 2010 Open Access
Molina G, Ruan M, Lipsitz SR, Iyer HS, Hassett MJ, Brindle ME, et al.
JAMA network open · Vol. 6 · Issue 2 · pp. e230797
2023
Development of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Surgical Safety Checklist Through a Modified Delphi Process
Pilkington M, Nelson G, Cauley C, Holder K, Ljungqvist O, Molina G, et al.
JAMA network open · Vol. 6 · Issue 2 · pp. e2248460
2023
Association of hospital-level factors with utilization of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with early-stage vulvar cancer
Bercow AS, Rauh-Hain JA, Melamed A, Molina G, et al.
Gynecologic oncology · Vol. 169 · pp. 47-54
2023
Medicaid expansion and surgery for HPB/GI cancers: NCDB difference-in-difference analysis Open Access
Kaelberer Z, Ruan M, Lam MB, Brindle M, Molina G
American journal of surgery · Vol. 225 · Issue 2 · pp. 328-334
2022
Guideline-Discordant Care in Early-Stage Vulvar Cancer
Bercow AS, Rauh-Hain JA, Melamed A, Molina G, et al.
Obstetrics and gynecology · Vol. 140 · Issue 6 · pp. 1031-1041
2022
Advances and Remaining Challenges in the Treatment for Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Open Access
Sulciner ML, Ashley SW, Molina G
Journal of clinical medicine · Vol. 11 · Issue 16
2022
Association of Liver Resection and Visiting More Than One Commission on Cancer Hospital for Colorectal Cancer With Liver Metastasis
Powell BL, Jones A, Clancy T, Fairweather M, Wang J, Molina G
The Journal of surgical research · Vol. 279 · pp. 247-255
2022
Association between race, hospital volume of major liver surgery, and access to metastasectomy for colorectal liver metastasis
Jones A, Kaelberer Z, Clancy T, Fairweather M, Wang J, Molina G
American journal of surgery · Vol. 224 · Issue 1 Pt B · pp. 522-529
2022
Socioeconomic Disparities in Pancreas Cancer Resection and Survival in the Veterans Health Administration Open Access
Del Valle JP, Fillmore NR, Molina G, Fairweather M, Wang J, Clancy TE, et al.
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 29 · Issue 5 · pp. 3194-3202
2021
Are we appropriately following patients with incidental pancreatic cysts?
Saadat LV, Molina G
American journal of surgery · Vol. 222 · Issue 5 · pp. 890-891
2021
The Other Global Pandemic: Scientific Racism and the Normality Bias
Chang DC, Oseni TO, Strong BL, Molina G, Ortega G, Chen H, et al.
Annals of surgery · Vol. 274 · Issue 6 · pp. e646-e648
2021
Effect of Physician-Delivered COVID-19 Public Health Messages and Messages Acknowledging Racial Inequity on Black and White Adults' Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices: A Randomized Clinical Trial Open Access
Torres C, Ogbu-Nwobodo L, Alsan M, Stanford FC, Banerjee A, Breza E, et al.
JAMA network open · Vol. 4 · Issue 7 · pp. e2117115
2021
Redeployment of Health Care Workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Health System Leaders' Strategies
Panda N, Sinyard RD, Henrich N, Molina G, et al.
Journal of patient safety · Vol. 17 · Issue 4 · pp. 256-263
2021
We Asked the Experts: The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for Content and Implementation Adaptations Open Access
Panda N, Etheridge JC, Singh T, Sonnay Y, Molina G, Burian BK, et al.
World journal of surgery · Vol. 45 · Issue 5 · pp. 1293-1296
2021
CT and MRI features differentiating mucinous cystic neoplasms of the liver from pathologically simple cysts
Anderson MA, Dhami RS, Fadzen CM, Molina G, Taylor MS, Deshpande V, et al.
Clinical imaging · Vol. 76 · pp. 46-52
2021
Open hepatic resection in the elderly at two tertiary referral centers
Mueller JL, Molina G, Ferrone CR, Chang DC, Vagefi P, Tanabe KK, et al.
American journal of surgery · Vol. 222 · Issue 3 · pp. 594-598
2021
Racial Disparity in Pancreatoduodenectomy for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Molina G, Clancy TE, Tsai TC, Lam M, Wang J
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 28 · Issue 2 · pp. 1088-1096
2020
Assessment of Time-to-Treatment Initiation and Survival in a Cohort of Patients With Common Cancers Open Access
Cone EB, Marchese M, Paciotti M, Molina G, et al.
JAMA network open · Vol. 3 · Issue 12 · pp. e2030072
2020
Virtual Interviews for the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship: The Dana-Farber/Partners Experience Open Access
Molina G, Mehtsun WT, Qadan M, Hause KC, Raut CP, Fairweather M
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 27 · Issue 9 · pp. 3103-3106
2020
Failure to Refer Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases to a Multidisciplinary Oncology Team Should be a "Never-Event"
Molina G, Ferrone CR, Qadan M
Journal of the National Medical Association · Vol. 112 · Issue 5 · pp. 553-555
2020
Mixed Response to Immunotherapy in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma Open Access
Rauwerdink DJW, Molina G, Frederick DT, Sharova T, van der Hage J, Cohen S, et al.
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 27 · Issue 9 · pp. 3488-3497
2020
Adjuvant Therapy Failure Patterns in the Modern Era of Melanoma Management
Rauwerdink DJW, Molina G, Frederick DT, Sharova T, Carmichael H, Boland GM
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 27 · Issue 13 · pp. 5128-5136
2020
ASO Author Reflections: The Importance of Supporting the Mental Health of Patients Undergoing Elective Pancreatectomy
Molina G, Qadan M
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 27 · Issue 11 · pp. 4551-4552
2020
Diagnosis of Depression is Associated with Readmission Following Elective Pancreatectomy
Molina G, Sell NM, Fernández-Del Castillo C, Ferrone CR, Lillemoe KD, Qadan M
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 27 · Issue 11 · pp. 4544-4550
2020
Global Survey of Perceptions of the Surgical Safety Checklist Among Medical Students, Trainees, and Early Career Providers Open Access
Panda N, Koritsanszky L, Delisle M, Molina G, et al.
World journal of surgery · Vol. 44 · Issue 9 · pp. 2857-2868
2020
Use of immunotherapy and surgery for stage IV melanoma
Molina G, Kasumova GG, Qadan M, Boland GM
Cancer · Vol. 126 · Issue 11 · pp. 2614-2624
2020
Neoadjuvant Therapy is Associated with Improved Survival in Borderline-Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Chawla A, Molina G, Pak LM, Rosenthal M, Mancias JD, Clancy TE, et al.
Annals of surgical oncology · Vol. 27 · Issue 4 · pp. 1191-1200
2019
Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection Open Access
BJS open · Vol. 3 · Issue 3 · pp. 403-414
2019
Addressing fragmentation of care requires strengthening of health systems and cross-institutional collaboration
Molina G, Qadan M
Cancer · Vol. 125 · Issue 19 · pp. 3296-3298
2019
Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy Open Access
The British journal of surgery · Vol. 106 · Issue 2 · pp. e103-e112
2018
Culturally Competent Science
Chang DC, López DB, Molina G
JAMA surgery · Vol. 153 · Issue 8 · pp. 699-700
2018
Laparoscopy in management of appendicitis in high-, middle-, and low-income countries: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study Open Access
Surgical endoscopy · Vol. 32 · Issue 8 · pp. 3450-3466
2018
Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency testing does not provide useful information in guiding therapy for fecal incontinence
Saraidaridis JT, Molina G, Savit LR, Milch H, Mei T, Chin S, et al.
International journal of colorectal disease · Vol. 33 · Issue 3 · pp. 305-310
2017
Mortality Trends After a Voluntary Checklist-based Surgical Safety Collaborative
Haynes AB, Edmondson L, Lipsitz SR, Molina G, Neville BA, Singer SJ, et al.
Annals of surgery · Vol. 266 · Issue 6 · pp. 923-929
2017
Variation in the cost of 5 common operations in the United States
Wakeam E, Molina G, Shah N, Lipsitz SR, Chang DC, Gawande AA, et al.
Surgery · Vol. 162 · Issue 3 · pp. 592-604
2017
Perception of Safety of Surgical Practice Among Operating Room Personnel From Survey Data Is Associated With All-cause 30-day Postoperative Death Rate in South Carolina
Molina G, Berry WR, Lipsitz SR, Edmondson L, Li Z, Neville BA, et al.
Annals of surgery · Vol. 266 · Issue 4 · pp. 658-666
2017
Narrative feedback from OR personnel about the safety of their surgical practice before and after a surgical safety checklist intervention
Alidina S, Hur HC, Berry WR, Molina G, Guenthner G, Modest AM, et al.
International journal for quality in health care · Vol. 29 · Issue 4 · pp. 461-469
2017
Improved local control with an aggressive strategy of preoperative radiation therapy combined with radical surgical resection for retroperitoneal sarcoma
Hull MA, Molina G, Niemierko A, Haynes AB, Jacobson A, Bernstein KA, et al.
Journal of surgical oncology · Vol. 115 · Issue 6 · pp. 746-751
2016
Preoperative radiation therapy combined with radical surgical resection is associated with a lower rate of local recurrence when treating unifocal, primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma
Molina G, Hull MA, Chen YL, DeLaney TF, De Amorim Bernstein K, Choy E, et al.
Journal of surgical oncology · Vol. 114 · Issue 7 · pp. 814-820
2016
Postoperative acute care use after freestanding ambulatory surgery
Molina G, Neville BA, Lipsitz SR, Gibbons L, Childers AK, Gawande AA, et al.
The Journal of surgical research · Vol. 205 · Issue 2 · pp. 331-340
2016
Relationship Between Operating Room Teamwork, Contextual Factors, and Safety Checklist Performance
Singer SJ, Molina G, Li Z, Jiang W, Nurudeen S, Kite JG, et al.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons · Vol. 223 · Issue 4 · pp. 568-580
2016
Implementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist in South Carolina Hospitals Is Associated with Improvement in Perceived Perioperative Safety
Molina G, Jiang W, Edmondson L, Gibbons L, Huang LC, Kiang MV, et al.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons · Vol. 222 · Issue 5 · pp. 725-736
2016
Size and distribution of the global volume of surgery in 2012 Open Access
Weiser TG, Haynes AB, Molina G, Lipsitz SR, Esquivel MM, Uribe-Leitz T, et al.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization · Vol. 94 · Issue 3 · pp. 201-209F
2016
Transanal endoscopic resection with peritoneal entry: a word of caution
Molina G, Bordeianou L, Shellito P, Sylla P
Surgical endoscopy · Vol. 30 · Issue 5 · pp. 1816-25
2015
Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality
Molina G, Weiser TG, Lipsitz SR, Esquivel MM, Uribe-Leitz T, Azad T, et al.
JAMA · Vol. 314 · Issue 21 · pp. 2263-70
2015
Global access to surgical care: a modelling study Open Access
Alkire BC, Raykar NP, Shrime MG, Molina G, et al.
The Lancet Global health · Vol. 3 · Issue 6 · pp. e316-23
2015
Timing and cost of scaling up surgical services in low-income and middle-income countries from 2012 to 2030: a modelling study
Verguet S, Alkire BC, Bickler SW, Lauer JA, Uribe-Leitz T, Molina G, et al.
The Lancet Global health · Vol. 3 Suppl 2 · pp. S28-37
2015
Projections for Achieving the Lancet Commission Recommended Surgical Rate of 5000 Operations per 100,000 Population by Region-Specific Surgical Rate Estimates
Uribe-Leitz T, Esquivel MM, Molina G, Lipsitz SR, Verguet S, Rose J, et al.
World journal of surgery · Vol. 39 · Issue 9 · pp. 2168-72
2015
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is associated with an increased exposure to ionizing radiation
Nau P, Molina G, Shima A, Hani A, Meireles O
Surgery for obesity and related diseases · Vol. 11 · Issue 2 · pp. 308-12
2013
Evaluation of surgical care in El Salvador using the WHO surgical vital statistics
Molina G, Funk LM, Rodriguez V, Lipsitz SR, Gawande A
World journal of surgery · Vol. 37 · Issue 6 · pp. 1227-35
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