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Associate Professor/MDDepartment of SurgeryWestern University

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Latest papers

Analyzing the effect of neoadjuvant stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy on pancreatic tumor perfusion using computed tomography perfusion.
Frontiers in oncology · 2026
Overexpression of GDF15 protects kidneys from ischemia reperfusion injury and affects circular RNA expression.
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
Laparoscopic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy outcomes in patients ≥ 75 years old: an NSQIP analysis of 4343 patients.
HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association · 2025

All 38 publications

38 publications.

Analyzing the effect of neoadjuvant stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy on pancreatic tumor perfusion using computed tomography perfusion.

Bang JY, Breadner D, Nguyen T, Skaro A, Goodman C, Welch S, Tsvetkova E, Lenehan J, Leslie K, Tang E, Quan D, Sey M, Yan B, Porplycia D, Sinfield J, Gaede S, Lee TY

Frontiers in oncology2026

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1677923 PMID: 41907609

Overexpression of GDF15 protects kidneys from ischemia reperfusion injury and affects circular RNA expression.

Zhu C, Liu Q, Su Y, Zhang Y, Patel A, Greasley A, Jiang J, Quan D, Min W, Liu K, Zheng X

Frontiers in cell and developmental biology2025

DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1577625 PMID: 40673270

Laparoscopic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy outcomes in patients ≥ 75 years old: an NSQIP analysis of 4343 patients.

Shahbaz NK, Verhoeff K, Wees T, Jatana S, Quan D, Glinka J, Skaro A, Tang ES

HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2025.01.015 PMID: 39965982

Laparoscopic versus open hepatic resection in patients ≥75 years old: A NSQIP analysis evaluating 2674 patients.

Verhoeff K, Glinka J, Quan D, Skaro A, Tang ES

Journal of surgical oncology2024

DOI: 10.1002/jso.27820 PMID: 39155695

Circular RNA MAP2K2-modified immunosuppressive dendritic cells for preventing alloimmune rejection in organ transplantation.

Li S, Abu Omar A, Greasley A, Wang B, Wang TZ, Chahal S, Thapa RK, Quan D, Skaro A, Liu K, Zheng X

Bioengineering & translational medicine2024

DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10615 PMID: 38193111

Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Liver Resection

Karanicolas PJ, Lin Y, McCluskey SA, Tarshis J, Thorpe KE, Wei A, Dixon E, Porter G, Chaudhury P, Nanji S

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)202444 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.11783

Liver transplantation with donation after medical assistance in dying: Case series and systematic review of the literature.

Glinka J, Sachar Y, Tang E, Brahmania M, Hwang J, Waugh E, Schmerk C, Iansavitchene A, Quan D, Skaro A

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society2023

DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000100 PMID: 36896964

PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors in cold colorectal cancer: challenges and strategies.

Lin KX, Istl AC, Quan D, Skaro A, Tang E, Zheng X

Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2023

DOI: 10.1007/s00262-023-03520-5 PMID: 37831146

Minimally invasive versus open synchronous colorectal and hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) analysis.

Lund MC, Allen LJ, Glinka JG, Shin EM, Quan D, Skaro AI, Tang ES

BJS open2023

DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrad149 PMID: 38060454

PATCH-DP: a single-arm phase II trial of intra-operative application of HEMOPATCH™ to the pancreatic stump to prevent post-operative pancreatic fistula following distal pancreatectomy

Bubis LD, Behman R, Roke R, Serrano PE, Khalil JA, Coburn NG, Law CH, Bertens K, Martel G, Hallet J

HPB202215 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2021.05.007

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Douglas Quan

Research

Latest papers

Analyzing the effect of neoadjuvant stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy on pancreatic tumor perfusion using computed tomography perfusion.

Overexpression of GDF15 protects kidneys from ischemia reperfusion injury and affects circular RNA expression.

Laparoscopic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy outcomes in patients ≥ 75 years old: an NSQIP analysis of 4343 patients.

Laparoscopic versus open hepatic resection in patients ≥75 years old: A NSQIP analysis evaluating 2674 patients.

Circular RNA MAP2K2-modified immunosuppressive dendritic cells for preventing alloimmune rejection in organ transplantation.

Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Liver Resection

Liver transplantation with donation after medical assistance in dying: Case series and systematic review of the literature.

PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors in cold colorectal cancer: challenges and strategies.

Minimally invasive versus open synchronous colorectal and hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) analysis.

PATCH-DP: a single-arm phase II trial of intra-operative application of HEMOPATCH™ to the pancreatic stump to prevent post-operative pancreatic fistula following distal pancreatectomy

Frequent collaborators

Xiufen Zheng

Anton Skaro

William Wall

Ephraim Tang

Weiping Min

Juan Glinka

Steven Gallinger

Leyo Ruo

Ved Tandan

Jeremy Parfitt

Pablo Serrano Aybar

Natasha Chandok

Zhu-Xu Zhang

Julie Hallet

Tina Mele

Anthony Jevnikar

Terry Zwiep

Bertha Garcia

Deepak Dath

Stewart Gaede

Guillaume Martel

Ting-Yim Lee

Peter Metrakos

Subrata Chakrabarti

Michael Joseph Marcaccio

Gordon Guyatt

Douglas Quan

Research

Latest papers

Analyzing the effect of neoadjuvant stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy on pancreatic tumor perfusion using computed tomography perfusion.

Overexpression of GDF15 protects kidneys from ischemia reperfusion injury and affects circular RNA expression.

Laparoscopic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy outcomes in patients &#x2265; 75 years old: an NSQIP analysis of 4343 patients.

Laparoscopic versus open hepatic resection in patients &#x2265;75 years old: A NSQIP analysis evaluating 2674 patients.

Circular RNA MAP2K2-modified immunosuppressive dendritic cells for preventing alloimmune rejection in organ transplantation.

Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Liver Resection

Liver transplantation with donation after medical assistance in dying: Case series and systematic review of the literature.

PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors in cold colorectal cancer: challenges and strategies.

Minimally invasive versus open synchronous colorectal and hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) analysis.

PATCH-DP: a single-arm phase II trial of intra-operative application of HEMOPATCH™ to the pancreatic stump to prevent post-operative pancreatic fistula following distal pancreatectomy

Frequent collaborators

Xiufen Zheng

Anton Skaro

William Wall

Ephraim Tang

Weiping Min

Juan Glinka

Steven Gallinger

Leyo Ruo

Ved Tandan

Jeremy Parfitt

Pablo Serrano Aybar

Natasha Chandok

Zhu-Xu Zhang

Julie Hallet

Tina Mele

Anthony Jevnikar

Terry Zwiep

Bertha Garcia

Deepak Dath

Stewart Gaede

Guillaume Martel

Ting-Yim Lee

Peter Metrakos

Subrata Chakrabarti

Michael Joseph Marcaccio

Gordon Guyatt

Laparoscopic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy outcomes in patients ≥ 75 years old: an NSQIP analysis of 4343 patients.

Laparoscopic versus open hepatic resection in patients ≥75 years old: A NSQIP analysis evaluating 2674 patients.