Lisa Brown

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CTSNet To Go Podcast Episode: Importance of Physical Well-Being to Prevent Burnout

March 9, 2021 | Mara AntonoffSilver Contributor…

In this CTSNet To Go podcast episode, Mara Antonoff of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA, moderates a discussion on maintaining physical health to prevent burnout in cardiothoracic surgery. She...

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Managing an Early Academic Career Without Conferences

April 17, 2020 | Mara AntonoffSilver Contributor…

Since many conferences have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may affect how one manages an early academic career. Mara Antonoff, a general thoracic surgeon at MD Anderson...

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Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease De-Mystified

October 25, 2018 | Lisa BrownBronze Contributor…

Filmed at the 2018 STS Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Lisa Brown of UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, USA, moderates a discussion on the management of gastroesophageal...

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Preventing Recurrence: Optimal Surgical and Medical Management of Catamenial Pneumothorax

November 6, 2017 | Lisa BrownBronze Contributor…

In this video, the authors demonstrate the use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in the treatment of catamenial pneumothorax in a patient with significant diaphragmatic eventration. Thoracic endometriosis remains the...

JANS Article

Prospective study of giant paraesophageal hernia repair with 1-year follow-up

June 15, 2017 | Lisa BrownBronze Contributor

Prospective observational cohort study of 106 patients undergoing repair of giant paraesphageal hernia (GPEH) with near complete follow-up at 1 year. Outcomes measured at the first postoperative visit and at...

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Giant Chest Wall Tumor Resection and Reconstruction With Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

January 10, 2017 | Zachary Call…

A healthy 26-year-old male was referred to thoracic surgery for a large mass in his upper back. Imaging revealed a 24 cm x 16 cm x 7 cm lipomatous mass...

JANS Article

Adjuvant Chemotherapy for T3 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Additional Tumor Nodules in the Same Lobe

July 15, 2016 | Lisa BrownBronze Contributor

This is a retrospective National Cancer Data Base cohort study of patients with pathologic stage T3 invasive NSCLC with separate tumor nodules in the same lobe. The goal was to...

JANS Article

Patients’ Knowledge, Beliefs, and Distress Associated with Detection and Evaluation of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules for Cancer: Results from a Multicenter Survey

May 5, 2016 | Lisa BrownBronze Contributor

The goal of this multicenter survey was to determine the psychological and social impact of incidental pulmonary nodule detection. The primary outcome was nodule specific distress and secondary outcomes included...

JANS Article

FDA to Regulate E-Cigarettes, Ban Sales to Minors

May 5, 2016 | Lisa BrownBronze Contributor

The FDA is assuming regulatory control over e-cigarettes. Sales of e-cigarettes will be banned to those

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JANS Article

Survival after Sublobar Resection for Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Methodological Obstacles in Comparing the Efficacy to Lobectomy

March 27, 2016 | Lisa BrownBronze Contributor

The authors provide a comprehensive and exhaustive review of the literature comparing lobectomy to sublobar resection for treatment of early stage NSCLC. The focus of the study was to highlight...

JANS Article

Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease

February 28, 2016 | Lisa BrownBronze Contributor

The goal of this study was to determine if there is an association between PPI use and incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general population. Two cohorts were studied,...

JANS Article

Treatment Outcomes in Stage I Lung Cancer: A Comparison of Surgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

January 23, 2016 | Lisa BrownBronze Contributor

Retrospective study of surgery versus SBRT for clinical stage I NSCLC using the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB). Propensity score matching was used to create 5355 matched pairs. In that...

JANS Article

Changes in Pulmonary Function Following Image-Guided Stereotactic Lung Radiotherapy

December 28, 2015 | Lisa BrownBronze Contributor

The goal of this study was to present the changes in pulmonary function after SBRT in 127 patients with clinical stage I NSCLC or a single lung metastasis. These patients...

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