Owais Ghani, General Surgery

1. Moore CD, Azzam B, Do H, Williamson K, Chambers AH, Ghani MOA
Underdiagnosis of Hyperparathyroidism in Patients With Nephrolithiasis in a Community Setting
Cureus. 2023 Nov 23;15(11):e49290. doi: 10.7759/cureus.49290. PMID: 38143641; PMCID: PMC10748449.
2. Ghani MOA, Snyder E, Xu MC, et al.
Urine leaks in children sustaining blunt renal trauma.
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2022;93(3):376-384.
3. Ghani MOA, Foster J, Shannon CN, Bichell DP
Association of chest tube position with phrenic nerve palsy after infant cardiac surgery
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.05.121
4. Ghani MOA, Raees MA, Harris. GR, Shannon CN, Nicholson GT, Bichell DP
Reintervention following infant aortic arch repair using a tailored autologous pericardial patch
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.091
5. Ghani MOA, Raees MA, Tang AR, Anandan D, Mettler BA, Christian KG, Shannon CN, Bichell DP
Transdiaphragmatic tunneled Broviac Catheters: Cost-effective perioperative central venous access.
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.037
6. McKay KG, Ghani MOA, Henry C, Pruthi S, Benedetti DJ, Friedman D, Lovvorn HN, Zamora IJ
3D printed model aiding in minimally invasive thoracoabdominal ganglioneuroblastoma resection: A case report
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 93:102630 doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2023.102630
7. Hanna DN, Ghani MOA, Mina A, Hermina A, Blackman MH, Lwin CT, Davison MA, Bailey CE, Idrees K, Magge D
Prognostic Value of Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic
Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
Journal of the American College of Surgeons 236 (5), S112
8. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative
Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study
Anaesthesia, 76: 748-758. doi.org/10.1111/anae.15458
9. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative
SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study.
Anaesthesia ;77(1):28-39. doi: 10.1111/anae.15563.
10. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative
Effects of pre‐operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international
prospective cohort study
Anaesthesia, 76: 1454-1464. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15560
11. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study
Britich Journal of Surgery 108:9, 9/21 1056-1063 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab101
12. Wallace MW, Niec JA, Ghani MOA, McKay G, Idrees K, Liang J, Borinstein SC, Lovvorn HN
Distribution and surgical management of visceral Ewing sarcoma among children and adolescents
Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2023 Sep;58(9):1727-1735. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.006.
13. Hu A, Reiter AJ, Ferado R, Skertich NJ, Lewit R, Ghani MOA, et al.
Association between COVID-19 related elective surgery cancellations and pediatric inguinal hernia complications: A
nationwide multicenter cohort study
Surgery. 2022 Sep; 172(3): 989–996. 2022 May 20. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.05.011
14. Hanna, DN, Macfie, R, Ghani, MOA, et al
A total neoadjuvant chemotherapy approach is associated with improved recurrence-free survival in patients with colorectal
peritoneal metastases undergoing cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC.
Journal of Surgical Oncology 2022; 1- 8. DOI:10.1002/jso.27136
15. Hanna DN, Macfie R, Ghani MOA, et al.
Association of Systemic Chemotherapy Approaches With Outcomes in Appendiceal Peritoneal Metastases.
Journal of Surgical Research. 2023/04/01/ 2023;284:94-100. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.10.085
16. Reiter AJ, Ingram M-CE, Raval MV, Ghani MOA et al.
Postoperative respiratory complications in SARS-CoV-2 positive pediatric patients across 20 United States hospitals: A
Cohort Study.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2022; DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.10.048
17. Haddadin Z, McKay K, Spieker AJ, Ghani MOA et al.
Blood Stream Infection after Central Venous Catheter Insertion Among Pediatric Cancer Patients: Impact of Preoperative
Prophylactic Antibiotics.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2022;235(5):S173. DOI:10.1097/01.Xcs.0000894320.05396.57
18. Allen JH, Yengo-Kahn AM, Vittetoe KL, Greeno A, Ghani MOA, Unni P, Lovvorn HLm Bonfield CM.
The impact of helmet use on neurosurgical care and outcomes after pediatric all-terrain vehicle and dirt bike crashes: a 10-
year single-center experience
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 2021 Oct 12;29(1):106-114. doi: 10.3171/2021.6.
19. Allen JH, Yengo-Kahn AM, Cools MJ, Ghani MOA et al.
Pediatric spinal injury patterns and management in all-terrain vehicle and dirt bike crashes, 2010–2019.
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2022;1(aop):1-8.
20. Baird R, Puligandla P, Lopushinsky S, Ghani MOA et al.
Virtual curriculum delivery in the COVID-19 era: the pediatric surgery boot camp v2. 0.
Pediatric Surgery International. 2022;38(10):1385-1390.
21. Arshad SA, Garcia EI, Bell C, Ghani MOA et al.
Multicenter Assessment of Cryoanalgesia Use in Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum: A 20-center Retrospective
Cohort Study.
Annals of surgery. 2022:10.1097.
22. Hanna DN, McKay KG, Ghani MOA, Correa H, Zamora IJ, Lovvorn HN.
Elective choledochal cyst excision is associated with improved postoperative outcomes in children.
Pediatric Surgery International. 2022;38(6):817-824.
23. Reiter AJ, Ingram M-CE, Raval MV, Ghani MOA et al.
Postoperative respiratory complications in SARS-CoV-2 positive pediatric patients across 20 United States hospitals: A
Cohort Study. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2022/11/03/ 2022;doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.10.048
24. Hu A, Reiter AJ, Gerardo R, Ghani MOA et al.
Investigating differences in symptomatology and age at diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in children with and without
autism. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 111191.
25. Hanna DN, Schlegel C, Ghani MOA, et al.
Stapled full-thickness diaphragm resection: a novel approach to diaphragmatic resection in cytoreductive surgery with
hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2022;234(6):e1.
26. Vittetoe KL, Allen JH, Unni P, Ghani MOA et al.
Socioeconomic factors associated with helmet use in pediatric ATV and dirt bike trauma. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care
Open. 2022;7(1):e000876.
27. Haddadin Z, Halasa N, McHenry R, Ghani MOA et al.
SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Aerosols Emitted During Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Prospective, Case-Controlled
Study. The American Surgeon. 2022:00031348211067707.
28. McKay KG, Ghani MOA, Crane GL, et al.
Oncologic Fidelity of Minimally Invasive Surgery to Resect Neoadjuvant-Treated Wilms Tumors. The American Surgeon.
2022;88(5):943-952.
29. Niec, J. A., Ghani, MOA., Hilmes, M. A., McKay, K. G., Correa, H., Zamora, I. J., & Lovvorn III, H. N.
Laparoscopic resection of pediatric solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas. The American Surgeon,
00031348211060443.
30. Hanna, D. N., Hermina, A., Bradley, E., Ghani, MOA., et al.
Safety and Clinical Value of Prophylactic Ureteral Stenting Before Cytoreductive Surgery With Hyperthermic
Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.
The American Surgeon, 00031348211058622.
31. Hanna DN, Ghani MOA, Hermina A, et al.
Impact of insurance status on oncologic and perioperative outcomes after cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic
intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
Annals of surgical oncology. 2022;29(1):253-259.
32. Hanna DN, Ghani MOA, Hermina A, et al.
Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Patients With Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Is Safe and Does Not Delay Cytoreductive Surgery
With Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.
The American Surgeon. 2022;88(4):698-703.
33. Rogers CM, Ghani MOA, Tiwari V, Lovvorn III HBN.
Value of Routine Bronchoscopy at Time of Esophageal Atresia Repair.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2021;233(5):e145-e146.
34. Stuckey, M.E., Ghani, MOA., Greeno, A., Lovvorn, H.N., Danko, M.E.
Non-accidental trauma causing inferior vena cava and liver injuries.
Journal Of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 62(101649), 101649. doi: 10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101649
35. Xu M, Ghani MOA, Apple A, Whiteside M, Borinstein SC, Correa H, Lovvorn HN
Changes in FXR1 Expression After Chemotherapy for Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery 56 (6), 1148-1156
36. Mufarrih SH, Ghani MOA, Martins RS, et al.
Effect of hospital volume on outcomes of total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
J Orthop Surg Res 14, 468 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-019-1531-0
37. Khan SA, Bhattacharjee S, Ghani MOA, Walden E, Chen Q
Vitamin C for Cardiac Protection during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review of Randomized
Controlled Trials. Nutrients 2020, 12(8), 2199; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12082199
38. Khan SA, Shahzad U, Zarak MS, Channa J, Khan I, Ghani MOA
Causal Association of Depression with Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis: Depression a Potential Independent Predictor
of Coronary Artery Disease.
J. of Cardiovasc. Trans. Res. (2020). https://DOI: 10.1007/s12265-020-09985-4
39. Ahluwalia R, Foster J, Sherburn MM, Sellyn GE, Kelly K, Ghani MOA, Wiseman AL, Shannon CN, Bonfield CM
Deformational Brachycephaly: The Clinical Utility of Cranial Index. Journal of Neurosurgery DOI:
10.3171/2020.2.PEDS19767
40. Bangash M, Nazim SN, Jamil S, Ghani MOA, Naeem S
Efficacy and safety of semi-rigid ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URS) for proximal ureteral stone > 10mm: A Retrospective
Cohort Study. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2020
Oct;30(10):1058-1062. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2020.10.1058. PMID: 33143827.
41. Sarfaraz A, Sultan AD, Baig ZA, Khan M, Arshad N, Chappra R, Madhani S, Ghani MOA, Khalid BH, Jehan I
Prevalence of Muscle dysmorphia and associated health activities in male medical students in Karachi, Pakistan.
Pak J Surg Med. 2020;1(1):10-17. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3595081
Book Chapter:
1. Zamora, I.J., Ghani, M.O.A., Heiss, K. (2022).
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols (ERAS): The Next Generation of Perioperative Quality Improvement, Safety,
and Innovation. In: Mattei, P. (eds) Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-
07524-7_7