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Amir Ghaferi MBA, MD

President, Physician Enterprise & Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Medical College Physicians Operations
Division: Medical College Physicians Operations Operations

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Publications (170)

From Safer Cholecystectomy to Smarter Bile Duct Management. (Tan WH, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2026 Apr 01;161(4):405 PMID: 41739490 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105032234759 02/25/2026

Surgical Health Services Research as a Path to Health System Leadership. (Broman KK, Greenup R, Dossett LA, Ghaferi A) Ann Surg 2025 Dec 01;282(6):927-929 PMID: 40406857 PMCID: PMC12812020 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105006623512 05/23/2025

From Alpha to Omicron and Beyond: Associations Between SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Surgical Outcomes. (Verhagen NB, Geissler T, SenthilKumar G, Gehl C, Shaik T, Flitcroft MA, Yang X, Taylor BW, Ghaferi AA, Gould JC, Kothari AN, N3C Consortium) J Surg Res 2024 Sep;301:71-79 PMID: 38917576 PMCID: PMC11427160 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196552579 06/26/2024 1 Citation

Barriers to Participation in a Structured Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Emergency Department Visits-A Qualitative Study. (Penny MK, Vitous CA, Bradley SE, Stricklen A, Ross R, Charbeneau E, Finks JF, Ghaferi AA, Ehlers AP) J Surg Res 2024 Aug;300:542-549 PMID: 38889483 PMCID: PMC11523281 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196289291 06/19/2024 1 Citation

Association of Sex Differences on Weight Loss and Complications Following Bariatric Surgery. (Hider AM, Bonham A, Carlin A, Finks J, Ghaferi A, Varban O, Ehlers AP) J Surg Res 2024 Jul;299:359-365 PMID: 38795559 PMCID: PMC11475018 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85194106784 05/26/2024 15 Citations

Conversion of sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: impact on reflux and weight loss. (Shen MR, Hammoud MM, Bonham AJ, Aaron B, Ghaferi AA, Varban OA, Carlin AM, Ehlers AP, Finks JF) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2024 Aug;20(8):738-744 PMID: 38704333 PMCID: PMC11472848 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85192140637 05/05/2024 7 Citations

Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Across the IFSO Chapters: Key Insights on the Baseline Patient Demographics, Procedure Types, and Mortality from the Eighth IFSO Global Registry Report. (Brown WA, Liem R, Al-Sabah S, Anvari M, Boza C, Cohen RV, Ghaferi A, Våge V, Himpens J, Kow L, Morton J, Musella M, Pattou F, Sakran N, Clapp B, Prager G, Shikora S, IFSO Global Registry Collaboration) Obes Surg 2024 May;34(5):1764-1777 PMID: 38592648 PMCID: PMC11031475 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85190305223 04/09/2024 97 Citations

Metabolic Surgery for Diabetes Management. (Kindel TL, Funk LM, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2024 Jun 01;159(6):602-603 PMID: 38568511 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85190289061 04/03/2024

Including socioeconomic status reduces readmission penalties to safety-net hospitals. (Gonzalez AA, Motaganahalli A, Saunders J, Dev S, Dev S, Ghaferi AA) J Vasc Surg 2024 Mar;79(3):685-693.e1 PMID: 37995891 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85182893414 11/24/2023

Association of program-specific variation in bariatric surgery volume for Medicaid patients and access to care: a tale of inequality? (Somerset AE, Wood MH, Bonham AJ, Carlin AM, Finks J, Ghaferi AA, Varban OA) Surg Endosc 2023 Nov;37(11):8570-8576 PMID: 37872428 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85174586210 10/24/2023 2 Citations

Evaluating outcomes among surgeons who changed their technique for gastric bypass: a state-wide analysis from 2011 to 2021. (Hider AM, Johanson H, Bonham AJ, Ghaferi AA, Finks J, Ehlers AP, Carlin AM, Varban OA) Surg Endosc 2023 Nov;37(11):8464-8472 PMID: 37740112 PMCID: PMC12452050 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85171735300 09/23/2023 1 Citation

The effect of marijuana use on short-term outcomes with bariatric surgery. (Janes LA, Hammond JW, Bonham AJ, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA, Varban OA, Ehlers AP, Finks JF) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2023 Sep;19(9):964-970 PMID: 37142472 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85156182369 05/05/2023 6 Citations

Finding Comfort in Discomfort… Reflecting on Stories Told. (Vitous CA, Bamdad M, Bankhead BK, McElroy IE, Mogal H, Thanawala R, Ghaferi A) J Surg Res 2024 Jan;293:A1-A7 PMID: 37062668 PMCID: PMC10103824 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152662297 04/17/2023 1 Citation

Financial Impact of Metabolic Surgery on Prescription Diabetes Medications in Michigan. (Varban OA, Hassett KP, Yost M, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA, Finks JF, Ehlers AP) JAMA Surg 2023 May 01;158(5):554-556 PMID: 36857073 PMCID: PMC9979000 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159297846 03/02/2023 4 Citations

Impact of concurrent hiatal hernia repair during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on patient-reported gastroesophageal reflux symptoms: a state-wide analysis. (Hider AM, Bonham AJ, Carlin AM, Finks JF, Ghaferi AA, Varban OA, Ehlers AP) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2023 Jun;19(6):619-625 PMID: 36586763 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85145694518 01/01/2023 18 Citations

Predicting serious complication risks after bariatric surgery: external validation of the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative risk prediction model using the Dutch Audit for Treatment of Obesity. (Akpinar EO, Ghaferi AA, Liem RSL, Bonham AJ, Nienhuijs SW, Greve JWM, Marang-van de Mheen PJ, Dutch Audit for Treatment of Obesity (DATO) Research Group) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2023 Mar;19(3):212-221 PMID: 36274015 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140717085 10/24/2022 11 Citations

A 44-Year-Old Woman with Dyspnea and Hemoptysis in the Setting of Remote Bariatric Surgery. (Chao S, Hoch V, Gilbert T, Nelson S, Sheetz K, Ghaferi A, Wakeam E, Co I) Chest 2022 Oct;162(4):e173-e176 PMID: 36210110 PMCID: PMC9633809 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85139432918 10/10/2022

Independent predictors and timing of portomesenteric vein thrombosis after bariatric surgery. (Carlin AM, Varban OA, Ehlers AP, Bonham AJ, Ghaferi AA, Finks JF) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2022 Dec;18(12):1385-1391 PMID: 36198496 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85143379818 10/06/2022 8 Citations

Comparison of COVID-19 Rates Among In-Person and Virtual Attendees of a National Surgical Society Meeting in the US. (Silver CM, Joung RH, Morris MS, Wang KS, Ghaferi AA, Bilimoria KY, Clarke CN) JAMA Netw Open 2022 Sep 01;5(9):e2230300 PMID: 36069986 PMCID: PMC9453540 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137745353 09/08/2022 5 Citations

Factors that influence discharge opioid prescribing among bariatric surgeons across Michigan. (Vitous CA, Carlin AM, Waljee J, Stricklen A, Ross R, Ghaferi A, Ehlers AP) Am J Surg 2023 Jan;225(1):184-190 PMID: 35933183 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135566491 08/07/2022 2 Citations

Impact of hiatal hernia repair technique on patient-reported gastroesophageal reflux symptoms following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. (Ehlers AP, Bonham AJ, Ghaferi AA, Finks JF, Carlin AM, Varban OA) Surg Endosc 2022 Sep;36(9):6815-6821 PMID: 35854122 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134543086 07/20/2022 9 Citations

Independent Predictors of Discontinuation of Diabetic Medication after Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass. (Varban OA, Bonham AJ, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA, Finks JF, Ehlers AP) J Am Coll Surg 2022 Oct 01;235(4):654-665 PMID: 35752876 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138445818 06/26/2022 7 Citations

Association between choice of reversal agent for neuromuscular block and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients at increased risk undergoing non-emergency surgery: STIL-STRONGER, a multicentre matched cohort study. (Colquhoun DA, Vaughn MT, Bash LD, Janda A, Shah N, Ghaferi A, Sjoding M, Mentz G, Kheterpal S, Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG) Perioperative Clinical Research Committee) Br J Anaesth 2023 Jan;130(1):e148-e159 PMID: 35691703 PMCID: PMC9875908 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131842278 06/13/2022 36 Citations

Outcomes of the first global multidisciplinary consensus meeting including persons living with obesity to standardize patient-reported outcome measurement in obesity treatment research. (de Vries CEE, Terwee CB, Al Nawas M, van Wagensveld BA, Janssen IMC, Liem RSL, Nienhuijs SW, Cohen RV, van Rossum EFC, Brown WA, Ghaferi AA, Ottosson J, Coulman KD, Petry TBZ, Sogg S, West-Smith L, Halford JCG, Salas XR, Dixon JB, Al-Sabah S, Lee WJ, Andersen JR, Flint SW, Hoogbergen MM, Backman B, Govers E, Isack N, Clay C, Birney S, Gunn M, Masterson P, Roberts A, Nesbitt J, Meloni R, le Brocq S, de Blaeij S, Kraaijveld C, van der Steen F, Visser B, Hamers P, Monpellier VM) Obes Rev 2022 Aug;23(8):e13452 PMID: 35644939 PMCID: PMC9539945 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131003761 06/02/2022 28 Citations

Expectations and experiences following bariatric surgery: Perceptions of female patients across Michigan. (Vitous CA, Ehlers AP, Chao GF, Stricklen A, Ross R, Kullgren JT, Ghaferi A) Am J Surg 2022 Oct;224(4):1182-1184 PMID: 35595572 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85130316060 05/21/2022 1 Citation

Racial variation in baseline characteristics and wait times among patients undergoing bariatric surgery. (Shen MR, Jiang S, Millis MA, Bonner SN, Bonham AJ, Finks JF, Ghaferi A, Carlin A, Varban OA) Surg Endosc 2023 Jan;37(1):564-570 PMID: 35508664 PMCID: PMC9633573 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129804112 05/05/2022 6 Citations

Patient characteristics and outcomes among bariatric surgery patients with high narcotic overdose scores. (Yang P, Bonham AJ, Carlin AM, Finks JF, Ghaferi AA, Varban OA) Surg Endosc 2022 Dec;36(12):9313-9320 PMID: 35411461 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85128037867 04/13/2022 5 Citations

Female Patient Perceptions on Financial Incentives to Promote Follow-Up After Bariatric Surgery. (Ehlers AP, Vitous CA, Chao GF, Stricklen A, Ross R, Kullgren JT, Ghaferi AA) J Surg Res 2022 Aug;276:195-202 PMID: 35366424 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127187262 04/03/2022 3 Citations

Implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for bariatric surgery - A qualitative study. (Ehlers AP, Vitous CA, Stricklen A, Ross R, Ghaferi AA, Finks JF) Am J Surg 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt B):465-469 PMID: 35090685 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123573617 01/30/2022 6 Citations

Understanding Racially Diverse Community Member Views of Obesity Stigma and Bariatric Surgery. (Chao GF, Diaz A, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB, Byrnes ME) Obes Surg 2022 Apr;32(4):1216-1226 PMID: 35088253 PMCID: PMC8794039 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124126663 01/29/2022 15 Citations

Adopt or Abandon? Surgeon-Specific Trends in Robotic Bariatric Surgery Utilization Between 2010 and 2019. (Varban OA, Cain-Nielsen AH, Wood MH, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA, Telem DA) J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2022 Jul;32(7):768-774 PMID: 35041519 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133720465 01/19/2022 5 Citations

Questioning the legitimacy of bariatric surgery: a qualitative analysis of individuals from the community who qualify for bariatric surgery. (Chao GF, Diaz A, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB, Byrnes ME) Surg Endosc 2022 Sep;36(9):6733-6741 PMID: 34981224 PMCID: PMC8722749 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122254997 01/05/2022 3 Citations

Failure to rescue: A candidate quality metric for durable left ventricular assist device implantation. (Pienta MJ, Cascino TM, Likosky DS, Ghaferi AA, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD, Thompson MP, Michigan Congestive Heart Failure Investigators) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023 Jun;165(6):2114-2123.e5 PMID: 34887093 PMCID: PMC9081291 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120751710 12/11/2021 7 Citations

Failure to rescue following emergency surgery: A FRAM analysis of the management of the deteriorating patient. (Sujan M, Bilbro N, Ross A, Earl L, Ibrahim M, Bond-Smith G, Ghaferi A, Pickup L, McCulloch P) Appl Ergon 2022 Jan;98:103608 PMID: 34655965 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85117112793 10/17/2021 40 Citations

Association Between Validated Psychometric Scales and Follow-up Rates After Bariatric Surgery. (Chao GF, Bonham AJ, Stricklen AJ, Ross R, Ghaferi AA) Obes Surg 2021 Nov;31(11):5092-5095 PMID: 34494231 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85114342972 09/09/2021

Perioperative Health Services Research: Far Better Played as a Team Sport. (Peden CJ, Ghaferi AA, Vetter TR, Kain ZN) Anesth Analg 2021 Aug 01;133(2):553-557 PMID: 34257198 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85109616218 07/15/2021 4 Citations

Financial Incentives to Improve Patient Follow-up and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery. (Chao GF, Kullgren JT, Ross R, Bonham AJ, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2023 Jan 01;277(1):e70-e77 PMID: 34171878 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85145259410 06/26/2021 5 Citations

Rapid Response Teams as a Patient Safety Practice for Failure to Rescue. (Fischer CP, Bilimoria KY, Ghaferi AA) JAMA 2021 Jul 13;326(2):179-180 PMID: 34165513 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85108883233 06/25/2021 25 Citations

Cost-effectiveness of Staple Line Reinforcement in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. (Highet A, Johnson EH, Bonham AJ, Hutton DW, Zhou S, Thalji AS, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2023 Jan 01;277(1):121-126 PMID: 34029226 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85145281424 05/25/2021 14 Citations

Emergency Department Utilization and Readmissions Following Major Surgery: A Retrospective Study of Medicare Data. (Dev S, Gonzalez AA, Ghaferi AA, Nallamothu BK, Kocher KE) J Surg Res 2021 Sep;265:187-194 PMID: 33945926 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104997373 05/05/2021 3 Citations

Patient-reported Comorbidity Assessment After Bariatric Surgery: A Potential Tool to Improve Longitudinal Follow-up. (Chao GF, Bonham AJ, Ross R, Stricklen A, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2022 Dec 01;276(6):e792-e797 PMID: 33914479 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85141894223 04/30/2021 7 Citations

Rescue Improvement Conference: A Novel Tool for Addressing Failure to Rescue. (Ervin JN, Vitous CA, Wells EE, Krein SL, Friese CR, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2023 Feb 01;277(2):233-237 PMID: 33914470 PMCID: PMC8417137 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146170388 04/30/2021 7 Citations

Effective Use of Reporting Guidelines to Improve the Quality of Surgical Research. (Brooke BS, Ghaferi AA, Kibbe MR) JAMA Surg 2021 Jun 01;156(6):515-516 PMID: 33825817 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104033207 04/08/2021 15 Citations

STROBE Reporting Guidelines for Observational Studies. (Ghaferi AA, Schwartz TA, Pawlik TM) JAMA Surg 2021 Jun 01;156(6):577-578 PMID: 33825815 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104043270 04/08/2021 508 Citations

ISPOR Reporting Guidelines for Comparative Effectiveness Research. (Massarweh NN, Haukoos JS, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2021 Jul 01;156(7):673-674 PMID: 33825808 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104035387 04/08/2021 11 Citations

Am I on Track? Evaluating Patient-Specific Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Using an Outcomes Calculator. (Varban OA, Bonham AJ, Stricklen AL, Ross R, Carlin AM, Finks JF, Ghaferi AA) Obes Surg 2021 Jul;31(7):3210-3217 PMID: 33825152 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103627574 04/08/2021 8 Citations

Interhospital failure to rescue after coronary artery bypass grafting. (Likosky DS, Strobel RJ, Wu X, Kramer RS, Hamman BL, Brevig JK, Thompson MP, Ghaferi AA, Zhang M, Lehr EJ, National Cardiac Surgery Quality IMPROVE Network) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023 Jan;165(1):134-143.e3 PMID: 33712236 PMCID: PMC8679510 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85101705749 03/14/2021 25 Citations

Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery Utilisation in Patients With and Without Diabetes: Data from the IFSO Global Registry 2015-2018. (Welbourn R, Hollyman M, Kinsman R, Dixon J, Cohen R, Morton J, Ghaferi A, Higa K, Ottosson J, Pattou F, Al-Sabah S, Anvari M, Himpens J, Liem R, Våge V, Walton P, Brown W, Kow L) Obes Surg 2021 Jun;31(6):2391-2400 PMID: 33638756 PMCID: PMC8113173 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85101838312 02/28/2021 32 Citations

Factors associated with completion of patient surveys 1 year after bariatric surgery. (Alvarez R, Stricklen A, Buda CM, Ross R, Bonham AJ, Carlin AM, Varban OA, Ghaferi AA, Finks JF) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2021 Mar;17(3):538-547 PMID: 33334677 PMCID: PMC7904592 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097794025 12/19/2020 3 Citations

Using Quality-of-Life Measures to Determine the Ideal Bariatric Procedure. (Chao GF, Varban OA, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2021 Feb 01;156(2):146-147 PMID: 33295941 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097678334 12/10/2020

Gastric Balloons for Weight Loss in 2020. (Telem DA, Ghaferi AA) JAMA 2020 Dec 01;324(21):2206-2207 PMID: 33258880 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097036073 12/02/2020 16 Citations

Evaluation of Patient Reported Gastroesophageal Reflux Severity at Baseline and at 1-year After Bariatric Surgery. (Ehlers AP, Thumma JR, Finks JF, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA, Varban OA) Ann Surg 2022 Jun 01;275(6):1143-1148 PMID: 33214432 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131108295 11/21/2020 16 Citations

Improving Postoperative Rescue Through a Multifaceted Approach. (Ghaferi AA, Wells EE) Surg Clin North Am 2021 Feb;101(1):71-80 PMID: 33212081 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095576825 11/20/2020 16 Citations

Evaluating the Impact of Surgeon Self-awareness by Comparing Self Versus Peer Ratings of Surgical Skill and Outcomes for Bariatric Surgery. (Varban OA, Thumma JR, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB, Finks JF) Ann Surg 2022 Jul 01;276(1):128-132 PMID: 33201111 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133294252 11/18/2020 11 Citations

Comparing Diabetes Outcomes: Weight-independent Effects of Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Matched Patients With Similar Weight Loss. (Yang P, Bonham AJ, Ghaferi AA, Varhan OA) Ann Surg 2022 May 01;275(5):924-927 PMID: 33201112 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129998607 11/18/2020 6 Citations

Relationship between depression, weight, and patient satisfaction 2 years after bariatric surgery. (Martens K, Hamann A, Miller-Matero LR, Miller C, Bonham AJ, Ghaferi AA, Carlin AM) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2021 Feb;17(2):366-371 PMID: 33127323 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85094585795 11/01/2020 23 Citations

Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on surgical research and lessons for the future. (Keswani SG, Parikh UM, Gosain A, Ghaferi AA, Thomas JS, Dudeja V, Kim ES, Zuckerbraun BS, Goldstein AM) Surgery 2021 Feb;169(2):257-263 PMID: 33077199 PMCID: PMC7502013 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092766308 10/21/2020 14 Citations

Relationship Between Health Care Spending and Clinical Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery: Implications for Medicare Bundled Payments. (Chhabra KR, Ghaferi AA, Yang J, Thumma JR, Dimick JB, Tsai TC) Ann Surg 2022 Feb 01;275(2):356-362 PMID: 33055585 PMCID: PMC11413561 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85096321835 10/16/2020 10 Citations

Organizational Characteristics Associated With ICU Liberation (ABCDEF) Bundle Implementation by Adult ICUs in Michigan. (Barr J, Ghaferi AA, Costa DK, Hedlin HK, Ding VY, Ross C, Pun BT, Watson SR, Asch SM) Crit Care Explor 2020 Aug;2(8):e0169 PMID: 32885171 PMCID: PMC7437774 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85132013190 09/05/2020 19 Citations

Achieving Critical Mass in Surgical Outcomes Research: The Changing Role of the Surgical Outcomes Club. (Massarweh NN, Ghaferi AA, Kelz RR) JAMA Surg 2020 Oct 01;155(10):911-912 PMID: 32725214 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089138340 07/30/2020 1 Citation

An algorithmic approach to an impactful specific aims page. (Goldstein AM, Balaji S, Ghaferi AA, Gosain A, Maggard-Gibbons M, Zuckerbraun B, Keswani SG) Surgery 2021 Apr;169(4):816-820 PMID: 32709487 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088223360 07/28/2020 8 Citations

Peer Assessment of Operative Videos with Sleeve Gastrectomy to Determine Optimal Operative Technique. (Varban OA, Thumma JR, Carlin AM, Finks JF, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB) J Am Coll Surg 2020 Oct;231(4):470-477 PMID: 32629164 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088935579 07/07/2020 16 Citations

Comparison of early outcomes between Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy among patients with body mass index ≥ 60 kg/m². (Nasser H, Ivanics T, Varban OA, Finks JF, Bonham A, Ghaferi AA, Carlin AM) Surg Endosc 2021 Jun;35(6):3115-3121 PMID: 32572625 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086774753 06/24/2020 9 Citations

Considering Surgeon Skill in Randomized Clinical Trials. (Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB) JAMA Surg 2020 Jul 01;155(7):599 PMID: 32374359 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084830821 05/07/2020 5 Citations

Preferences for bariatric surgery: comparing surgeons and patients using a discrete choice experiment. (Rozier MD, Ghaferi AA, Rose AM, Simon NJ, Birkmeyer NJ, Prosser LA) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2020 Jun;16(6):738-744 PMID: 32205098 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85081978691 03/25/2020 15 Citations

Association Between Surgeon Practice Knowledge and Venous Thromboembolism. (de Meireles A, Carlin AM, Cain-Nielsen A, Stricklen A, Ross R, Finks JF, Varban OA, Ghaferi AA) Obes Surg 2020 Jun;30(6):2274-2279 PMID: 32062847 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85079731193 02/18/2020 3 Citations

Maximizing the Impact of Surgical Health Services Research: The Methodology Toolbox. (Ghaferi AA, Haider AH, Kibbe MR) JAMA Surg 2020 Mar 01;155(3):190-191 PMID: 31995141 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078933947 01/30/2020 15 Citations

Practical Guide to Meta-analysis. (Arya S, Schwartz TA, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2020 May 01;155(5):430-431 PMID: 31995161 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078903836 01/30/2020 23 Citations

Practical Guide to Qualitative Analysis. (Schwarze ML, Kaji AH, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2020 Mar 01;155(3):252-253 PMID: 31995144 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078950773 01/30/2020 33 Citations

Bariatric Surgery Is Safe and It Works. (Ehlers AP, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2020 Mar 01;155(3):205 PMID: 31940018 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078031189 01/16/2020 4 Citations

Advanced glycation end-products regulate extracellular matrix-adipocyte metabolic crosstalk in diabetes. (Strieder-Barboza C, Baker NA, Flesher CG, Karmakar M, Neeley CK, Polsinelli D, Dimick JB, Finks JF, Ghaferi AA, Varban OA, Lumeng CN, O'Rourke RW) Sci Rep 2019 Dec 24;9(1):19748 PMID: 31875018 PMCID: PMC6930305 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85077143807 12/26/2019 44 Citations

Is it worth it? Determining the health benefits of sleeve gastrectomy in patients with a body mass index <35 kg/m². (Varban OA, Bonham AJ, Finks JF, Telem DA, Obeid NR, Ghaferi AA) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2020 Feb;16(2):248-253 PMID: 31831336 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85076559357 12/14/2019 22 Citations

Bariatric surgery among patients with end-stage kidney disease: improving access to transplantation. (Montgomery JR, Ghaferi AA, Waits SA) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2020 Jan;16(1):14-16 PMID: 31711942 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075339002 11/13/2019 4 Citations

Financial impact of improving patient care setting selection after bariatric surgery. (Smith ME, Bonham AJ, Varban OA, Finks JF, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2019 Nov;15(11):1994-2001 PMID: 31648980 PMCID: PMC6941883 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85073820889 10/28/2019 10 Citations

Randomized Trial of Medical versus Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn. (Spechler SJ, Hunter JG, Jones KM, Lee R, Smith BR, Mashimo H, Sanchez VM, Dunbar KB, Pham TH, Murthy UK, Kim T, Jackson CS, Wallen JM, von Rosenvinge EC, Pearl JP, Laine L, Kim AW, Kaz AM, Tatum RP, Gellad ZF, Lagoo-Deenadayalan S, Rubenstein JH, Ghaferi AA, Lo WK, Fernando RS, Chan BS, Paski SC, Provenzale D, Castell DO, Lieberman D, Souza RF, Chey WD, Warren SR, Davis-Karim A, Melton SD, Genta RM, Serpi T, Biswas K, Huang GD) N Engl J Med 2019 Oct 17;381(16):1513-1523 PMID: 31618539 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85073656031 10/17/2019 236 Citations

Perioperative and 1-year outcomes of bariatric surgery in septuagenarians: implications for patient selection. (Smith ME, Bacal D, Bonham AJ, Varban OA, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA, Finks JF) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2019 Oct;15(10):1805-1811 PMID: 31530451 PMCID: PMC6834898 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85072183108 09/19/2019 27 Citations

Understanding Interpersonal and Organizational Dynamics Among Providers Responding to Crisis. (McGovern KM, Wells EE, Landstrom GL, Ghaferi AA) Qual Health Res 2020 Feb;30(3):331-340 PMID: 31431141 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85071537556 08/23/2019 4 Citations

Surgical Hot Spotting: Who Becomes a Super-Utilizer After Surgery? (Chhabra KR, Ghaferi AA, Nathan H) JAMA Surg 2019 Nov 01;154(11):1021-1022 PMID: 31411657 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85071005139 08/15/2019 1 Citation

Ten-year Trends in Surgical Mortality, Complications, and Failure to Rescue in Medicare Beneficiaries. (Fry BT, Smith ME, Thumma JR, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB) Ann Surg 2020 May;271(5):855-861 PMID: 31306158 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086051891 07/16/2019 46 Citations

Surgeon variation in severity of reflux symptoms after sleeve gastrectomy. (Varban OA, Thumma JR, Telem DA, Obeid NR, Finks JF, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB) Surg Endosc 2020 Apr;34(4):1769-1775 PMID: 31214804 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068076722 06/20/2019 10 Citations

Evaluating the Effect of Surgical Skill on Outcomes for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Video-based Study. (Varban OA, Thumma JR, Finks JF, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB) Ann Surg 2021 Apr 01;273(4):766-771 PMID: 31188214 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102964954 06/13/2019 53 Citations

Understanding the Long-term Effects of Bariatric Surgery: From Weight Loss to Bone Health. (Smith ME, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2019 Aug 01;154(8):754 PMID: 31090877 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065814937 05/16/2019

Leveraging mobile technologies to improve longitudinal quality and outcomes following bariatric surgery. (deMeireles A, Ross R, Ghaferi AA) Mhealth 2019;5:6 PMID: 30976598 PMCID: PMC6414359 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85150640485 04/13/2019 2 Citations

Using Incident Reports to Assess Communication Failures and Patient Outcomes. (Umberfield E, Ghaferi AA, Krein SL, Manojlovich M) Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2019 Jun;45(6):406-413 PMID: 30935883 PMCID: PMC6590519 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85063490158 04/03/2019 47 Citations

Association of Race With Bariatric Surgery Outcomes. (Wood MH, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA, Varban OA, Hawasli A, Bonham AJ, Birkmeyer NJ, Finks JF) JAMA Surg 2019 May 01;154(5):e190029 PMID: 30840063 PMCID: PMC6537777 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85062678889 03/07/2019 133 Citations

Considering Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis-Worth the Risk. (Waits SA, Sheetz KH, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Netw Open 2019 Feb 01;2(2):e190053 PMID: 30794294 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074961278 02/23/2019 4 Citations

A Longitudinal Analysis of Variation in Psychological Well-being and Body Image in Patients Before and After Bariatric Surgery. (deMeireles AJ, Carlin AM, Bonham AJ, Cassidy R, Ross R, Stricklen A, Finks J, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2020 May;271(5):885-890 PMID: 30688686 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086298357 01/29/2019 15 Citations

Developing minimally invasive procedure quality metrics: one step at a time. (Aloia TA, Jackson T, Ghaferi A, Dort J, Schwarz E, Romanelli J) Surg Endosc 2019 Mar;33(3):679-683 PMID: 30671664 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85060524703 01/24/2019 8 Citations

Understanding the psychosocial impact of weight loss following bariatric surgery: a qualitative study. (Griauzde DH, Ibrahim AM, Fisher N, Stricklen A, Ross R, Ghaferi AA) BMC Obes 2018;5:38 PMID: 30524743 PMCID: PMC6276134 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85058928049 12/14/2018 34 Citations

Patient Preferences for Bariatric Surgery: Findings From a Survey Using Discrete Choice Experiment Methodology. (Rozier MD, Ghaferi AA, Rose A, Simon NJ, Birkmeyer N, Prosser LA) JAMA Surg 2019 Jan 01;154(1):e184375 PMID: 30484820 PMCID: PMC6439857 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85057854625 11/30/2018 39 Citations

Excising the "surgeon ego" to accelerate progress in the culture of surgery. (Myers CG, Lu-Myers Y, Ghaferi AA) BMJ 2018 Nov 21;363:k4537 PMID: 30463931 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85056963542 11/23/2018 26 Citations

In reply. (Jaffe TA, Kocher KE, Ghaferi AA) Ann Emerg Med 2018 Dec;72(6):733-734 PMID: 30454802 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85056701917 11/21/2018

Interpersonal And Organizational Dynamics Are Key Drivers Of Failure To Rescue. (Smith ME, Wells EE, Friese CR, Krein SL, Ghaferi AA) Health Aff (Millwood) 2018 Nov;37(11):1870-1876 PMID: 30395494 PMCID: PMC7033741 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85056255037 11/06/2018 54 Citations

Effect of new persistent opioid use on physiologic and psychologic outcomes following bariatric surgery. (Smith ME, Lee JS, Bonham A, Varban OA, Finks JF, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA) Surg Endosc 2019 Aug;33(8):2649-2656 PMID: 30353238 PMCID: PMC6478566 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85055725577 10/26/2018 41 Citations

New onset alcohol use disorder following bariatric surgery. (Ibrahim N, Alameddine M, Brennan J, Sessine M, Holliday C, Ghaferi AA) Surg Endosc 2019 Aug;33(8):2521-2530 PMID: 30350107 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85063360254 10/24/2018 72 Citations

Setting Appropriate Expectations After Bariatric Surgery: Evaluating Weight Regain and Clinical Outcomes. (Ghaferi AA, Varban OA) JAMA 2018 Oct 16;320(15):1543-1544 PMID: 30326107 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85054977149 10/17/2018 12 Citations

Surgical Collaboratives for Quality Improvement. (Ghaferi AA) Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2018 Oct;27(4):633-640 PMID: 30213408 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85050160609 09/15/2018 5 Citations

Understanding the Benefits of Bariatric Surgery: How Much Evidence Is Enough? (Smith ME, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2018 Nov 01;153(11):e183332 PMID: 30193356 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85053183948 09/08/2018 3 Citations

Past and Future Role of the Surgical Outcomes Club in Advancing Surgical Outcomes and Health Services Research. (Brooke BS, Smith AB, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2018 Dec 01;153(12):1071-1072 PMID: 30167634 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85053067164 09/01/2018 5 Citations

Potentially Avoidable Emergency Department Use: When Policy Expects Patients to be Physicians. (Jaffe TA, Kocher KE, Ghaferi AA) Ann Emerg Med 2018 Sep;72(3):256-258 PMID: 30146002 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85049298801 08/28/2018 14 Citations

Assessing variation in technique for sleeve gastrectomy based on outcomes of surgeons ranked by safety and efficacy: a video-based study. (Varban OA, Thumma JR, Finks JF, Carlin AM, Kemmeter PR, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB) Surg Endosc 2019 Mar;33(3):895-903 PMID: 30112611 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85051812782 08/17/2018 20 Citations

Factors Associated With Long Wait Times for Bariatric Surgery. (Alvarez R, Bonham AJ, Buda CM, Carlin AM, Ghaferi AA, Varban OA) Ann Surg 2019 Dec;270(6):1103-1109 PMID: 29794842 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075114496 05/26/2018 50 Citations

Practical Guide to Surgical Data Sets: Medicare Claims Data. (Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB) JAMA Surg 2018 Jul 01;153(7):677-678 PMID: 29617541 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85049165449 04/05/2018 29 Citations

Association Between Hospital Staffing Models and Failure to Rescue. (Ward ST, Dimick JB, Zhang W, Campbell DA, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2019 Jul;270(1):91-94 PMID: 29557884 PMCID: PMC7173286 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85067908495 03/21/2018 74 Citations

Patient perspectives on emergency department self-referral after bariatric surgery. (Stevens H, Wells E, Ross R, Stricklen A, Ghaferi AA) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2018 May;14(5):674-681 PMID: 29496439 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85042564355 03/03/2018 16 Citations

Clinical versus patient-reported measures of depression in bariatric surgery. (Srivatsan S, Guduguntla V, Young KZ, Arastu A, Strong CR, Cassidy R, Ghaferi AA) Surg Endosc 2018 Aug;32(8):3683-3690 PMID: 29435747 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85041908583 02/13/2018 5 Citations

Educational content and the use of social media at US departments of surgery. (Nikolian VC, Barrett M, Valbuena VS, Ibrahim AM, Eidy H, Ghandour MH, Ghaferi AA) Surgery 2018 Feb;163(2):467-471 PMID: 29241992 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85037597347 12/16/2017 22 Citations

Social Media as a Platform for Surgical Learning: Use and Engagement Patterns Among Robotic Surgeons. (Myers CG, Kudsi OY, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2018 Feb;267(2):233-235 PMID: 28857816 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85041486029 09/01/2017 31 Citations

Physiologic and psychological gender differences in bariatric surgery. (Kochkodan J, Telem DA, Ghaferi AA) Surg Endosc 2018 Mar;32(3):1382-1388 PMID: 28840338 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85028320905 08/26/2017 107 Citations

Variation in Bariatric Surgery Episode Costs in the Commercially Insured: Implications for Bundled Payments in the Private Sector. (Kelsall AC, Cassidy R, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2018 Dec;268(6):1014-1018 PMID: 28767560 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85044878910 08/03/2017 4 Citations

Factors Associated With Achieving a Body Mass Index of Less Than 30 After Bariatric Surgery. (Varban OA, Cassidy RB, Bonham A, Carlin AM, Ghaferi A, Finks JF, Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative) JAMA Surg 2017 Nov 01;152(11):1058-1064 PMID: 28746723 PMCID: PMC5710420 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85034754463 07/27/2017 44 Citations

Effect of patient-reported smoking status on short-term bariatric surgery outcomes. (Inadomi M, Iyengar R, Fischer I, Chen X, Flagler E, Ghaferi AA) Surg Endosc 2018 Feb;32(2):720-726 PMID: 28730276 PMCID: PMC5773355 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85025091895 07/22/2017 33 Citations

Far from Standardized: Using Surgical Videos to Identify Variation in Technique for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. (Varban OA, Niemann A, Stricklen A, Ross R, Ghaferi AA, Finks JF, Dimick JB) J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2017 Aug;27(8):761-767 PMID: 28686537 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85027504120 07/08/2017 14 Citations

Transforming the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program to the Delivery of Precision Medicine to Improve the Value of Surgical Care: Summary of the John R. Clarke Keynote Address for the Surgical Outcomes Club 2016 Annual Meeting. (Spertus JA, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2017 Sep 01;152(9):815-816 PMID: 28636703 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85029802101 06/22/2017 3 Citations

Variation in readmission expenditures after high-risk surgery. (Jacobs BL, He C, Li BY, Helfand A, Krishnan N, Borza T, Ghaferi AA, Hollenbeck BK, Helm JE, Lavieri MS, Skolarus TA) J Surg Res 2017 Jun 01;213:60-68 PMID: 28601334 PMCID: PMC5467460 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85015405793 06/12/2017 14 Citations

Cutting-edge Efforts in Surgical Patient Safety. (Varghese TK Jr, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2017 Aug 01;152(8):719-720 PMID: 28593215 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85028428938 06/09/2017 1 Citation

Effect of Surgeon Age on Bariatric Surgery Outcomes. (Stevens H, Carlin AM, Ross R, Stricklen A, Wood MH, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2018 May;267(5):905-909 PMID: 28486391 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85045137264 05/10/2017 7 Citations

Variation in Outcomes at Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence. (Ibrahim AM, Ghaferi AA, Thumma JR, Dimick JB) JAMA Surg 2017 Jul 01;152(7):629-636 PMID: 28445566 PMCID: PMC5831459 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85028366776 04/27/2017 124 Citations

Adipocyte hypertrophy-hyperplasia balance contributes to weight loss after bariatric surgery. (Muir LA, Baker NA, Washabaugh AR, Neeley CK, Flesher CG, DelProposto JB, Geletka LM, Ghaferi AA, Finks JF, Singer K, Varban OA, Lumeng CN, O'Rourke RW) Adipocyte 2017 Apr 03;6(2):134-140 PMID: 28425841 PMCID: PMC5477697 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85050578200 04/21/2017 22 Citations

Diabetes-Specific Regulation of Adipocyte Metabolism by the Adipose Tissue Extracellular Matrix. (Baker NA, Muir LA, Washabaugh AR, Neeley CK, Chen SY, Flesher CG, Vorwald J, Finks JF, Ghaferi AA, Mulholland MW, Varban OA, Lumeng CN, O'Rourke RW) J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2017 Mar 01;102(3):1032-1043 PMID: 28359093 PMCID: PMC5460687 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85015162691 03/31/2017 53 Citations

Site-specific Approach to Reducing Emergency Department Visits Following Surgery. (Abdel Khalik H, Stevens H, Carlin AM, Stricklen A, Ross R, Pesta C, Finks JF, Ibrahim A, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2018 Apr;267(4):721-726 PMID: 28306648 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85015622530 03/18/2017 13 Citations

Evaluating organizational factors associated with postoperative bariatric surgery readmissions. (Macht R, Cassidy R, Cabral H, Kazis LE, Ghaferi A) Surg Obes Relat Dis 2017 Jun;13(6):1004-1009 PMID: 28169205 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85011333499 02/09/2017 8 Citations

Surgical skill in bariatric surgery: Does skill in one procedure predict outcomes for another? (Varban OA, Greenberg CC, Schram J, Ghaferi AA, Thumma JR, Carlin AM, Dimick JB, Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative) Surgery 2016 Nov;160(5):1172-1181 PMID: 27324569 PMCID: PMC5086297 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84994895375 10/30/2016 20 Citations

Variation in Medicare Expenditures for Treating Perioperative Complications: The Cost of Rescue. (Pradarelli JC, Healy MA, Osborne NH, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB, Nathan H) JAMA Surg 2016 Dec 21;151(12):e163340 PMID: 27706473 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85011397596 10/06/2016 71 Citations

Are Patient-reported Outcomes Correlated With Clinical Outcomes After Surgery?: A Population-based Study. (Waljee JF, Ghaferi A, Cassidy R, Varban O, Finks J, Chung KC, Carlozzi NE, Dimick JB) Ann Surg 2016 Oct;264(4):682-9 PMID: 27611481 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84988521353 09/10/2016 21 Citations

Hospital Quality and Medicare Expenditures for Bariatric Surgery in the United States. (Ibrahim AM, Ghaferi AA, Thumma JR, Dimick JB) Ann Surg 2017 Jul;266(1):105-110 PMID: 27607102 PMCID: PMC6132221 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84986200942 09/09/2016 21 Citations

Colon cancer operations at high- and low-mortality hospitals. (Healy MA, Grenda TR, Suwanabol PA, Yin H, Ghaferi AA, Birkmeyer JD, Wong SL) Surgery 2016 Aug;160(2):359-65 PMID: 27316824 PMCID: PMC4938751 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84979687051 06/19/2016 6 Citations

The Behavior and Biology Behind Bariatric Surgery Outcomes. (Ghaferi AA, Woodruff M, Arnould J) JAMA Surg 2016 Aug 01;151(8):758 PMID: 27097015 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84998980255 04/21/2016 3 Citations

Revisiting Nursing's Effect on Surgical Quality and Cost. (Ghaferi AA, Friese CR) JAMA Surg 2016 Jun 01;151(6):536-7 PMID: 26790400 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84975091205 01/23/2016 1 Citation

Importance of teamwork, communication and culture on failure-to-rescue in the elderly. (Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB) Br J Surg 2016 Jan;103(2):e47-51 PMID: 26616276 PMCID: PMC4715639 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84954470202 12/01/2015 111 Citations

Hospital variation in perioperative complications for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in Michigan. (Pradarelli JC, Varban OA, Ghaferi AA, Weiner M, Carlin AM, Dimick JB) Surgery 2016 Apr;159(4):1113-20 PMID: 26506567 PMCID: PMC4788541 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84959912863 10/28/2015 22 Citations

Impact of Hospital Characteristics on Failure to Rescue Following Major Surgery. (Sheetz KH, Dimick JB, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2016 Apr;263(4):692-7 PMID: 26501706 PMCID: PMC4777662 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84945290318 10/27/2015 179 Citations

Mortality Among Older Adults Before Versus After Hospital Transition to Intensivist Staffing. (Nagendran M, Dimick JB, Gonzalez AA, Birkmeyer JD, Ghaferi AA) Med Care 2016 Jan;54(1):67-73 PMID: 26492215 PMCID: PMC4718837 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84952873899 10/23/2015 19 Citations

Variation in Patient-reported Outcomes Across Hospitals Following Surgery. (Waljee JF, Ghaferi A, Finks JF, Cassidy R, Varban O, Carlin A, Carlozzi N, Dimick J) Med Care 2015 Nov;53(11):960-6 PMID: 26465124 PMCID: PMC9621341 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84944339664 10/16/2015 24 Citations

Bariatric Surgery--More Than Just an Operation. (Ghaferi AA, Lindsay-Westphal C) JAMA Surg 2016 Mar;151(3):232-3 PMID: 26445107 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84961778076 10/08/2015 10 Citations

Hospitals In 'Magnet' Program Show Better Patient Outcomes On Mortality Measures Compared To Non-'Magnet' Hospitals. (Friese CR, Xia R, Ghaferi A, Birkmeyer JD, Banerjee M) Health Aff (Millwood) 2015 Jun;34(6):986-92 PMID: 26056204 PMCID: PMC4462174 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84930921073 06/10/2015 86 Citations

Hospital readmission as a quality measure in surgery. (Dimick JB, Ghaferi AA) JAMA 2015 Feb 03;313(5):512-3 PMID: 25647207 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84925581005 02/04/2015 46 Citations

Understanding failure to rescue and improving safety culture. (Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB) Ann Surg 2015 May;261(5):839-40 PMID: 25607758 PMCID: PMC4385410 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84958113204 01/22/2015 58 Citations

The association between hospital care intensity and surgical outcomes in medicare patients. (Sheetz KH, Dimick JB, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2014 Dec;149(12):1254-9 PMID: 25272279 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84919682670 10/02/2014 33 Citations

Time-to-readmission and Mortality After High-risk Surgery. (Gonzalez AA, Abdelsattar ZM, Dimick JB, Dev S, Birkmeyer JD, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2015 Jul;262(1):53-9 PMID: 25211274 PMCID: PMC4362781 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84942552085 09/12/2014 33 Citations

Using same-hospital readmission rates to estimate all-hospital readmission rates. (Gonzalez AA, Shih T, Dimick JB, Ghaferi AA) J Am Coll Surg 2014 Oct;219(4):656-63 PMID: 25159017 PMCID: PMC4171214 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84908097162 08/28/2014 29 Citations

Failure to rescue--reply. (Ghaferi AA, Gonzalez AA) JAMA Surg 2014 Jul;149(7):748-9 PMID: 25029184 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84904382648 07/17/2014

The importance of the first complication: understanding failure to rescue after emergent surgery in the elderly. (Sheetz KH, Krell RW, Englesbe MJ, Birkmeyer JD, Campbell DA Jr, Ghaferi AA) J Am Coll Surg 2014 Sep;219(3):365-70 PMID: 25026880 PMCID: PMC4143447 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84906794820 07/17/2014 86 Citations

Hospital Safety Scores: do grades really matter? (Gonzalez AA, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2014 May;149(5):413-4 PMID: 24647884 PMCID: PMC4254910 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84901351481 03/22/2014 9 Citations

Socioeconomic disparities in mortality after cancer surgery: failure to rescue. (Reames BN, Birkmeyer NJ, Dimick JB, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2014 May;149(5):475-81 PMID: 24623106 PMCID: PMC4412271 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84901304851 03/14/2014 118 Citations

Improving the care of elderly adults undergoing surgery in Michigan. (Sheetz KH, Guy K, Allison JH, Barnhart KA, Hawken SR, Hayden EL, Starr JB, Terjimanian MN, Waits SA, Mullard AJ, Krapohl G, Ghaferi AA, Campbell DA Jr, Englesbe MJ) J Am Geriatr Soc 2014 Feb;62(2):352-7 PMID: 24428139 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84894078759 01/17/2014 17 Citations

Explaining racial disparities in outcomes after cardiac surgery: the role of hospital quality. (Rangrass G, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB) JAMA Surg 2014 Mar;149(3):223-7 PMID: 24402245 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84897831077 01/10/2014 228 Citations

Hospital volume and operative mortality in the modern era. (Reames BN, Ghaferi AA, Birkmeyer JD, Dimick JB) Ann Surg 2014 Aug;260(2):244-51 PMID: 24368634 PMCID: PMC4069246 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84905568688 12/26/2013 392 Citations

Failure to rescue and mortality following repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. (Waits SA, Sheetz KH, Campbell DA, Ghaferi AA, Englesbe MJ, Eliason JL, Henke PK) J Vasc Surg 2014 Apr;59(4):909-914.e1 PMID: 24368038 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84897055273 12/26/2013 53 Citations

Understanding the volume-outcome effect in cardiovascular surgery: the role of failure to rescue. (Gonzalez AA, Dimick JB, Birkmeyer JD, Ghaferi AA) JAMA Surg 2014 Feb;149(2):119-23 PMID: 24336902 PMCID: PMC4016988 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84894527298 12/18/2013 237 Citations

Improving mortality following emergent surgery in older patients requires focus on complication rescue. (Sheetz KH, Waits SA, Krell RW, Campbell DA Jr, Englesbe MJ, Ghaferi AA) Ann Surg 2013 Oct;258(4):614-7; discussion 617-8 PMID: 23979275 PMCID: PMC4181566 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84884473131 08/28/2013 63 Citations

Variation in mortality after high-risk cancer surgery: failure to rescue. (Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB) Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2012 Jul;21(3):389-95, vii PMID: 22583988 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84860850035 05/16/2012 59 Citations

Reliability adjustment for reporting hospital outcomes with surgery. (Dimick JB, Ghaferi AA, Osborne NH, Ko CY, Hall BL) Ann Surg 2012 Apr;255(4):703-7 PMID: 22388108 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84858708672 03/06/2012 164 Citations

Hospital volume and failure to rescue with high-risk surgery. (Ghaferi AA, Birkmeyer JD, Dimick JB) Med Care 2011 Dec;49(12):1076-81 PMID: 22002649 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-81355127385 10/18/2011 450 Citations

Reliability of superficial surgical site infections as a hospital quality measure. (Kao LS, Ghaferi AA, Ko CY, Dimick JB) J Am Coll Surg 2011 Aug;213(2):231-5 PMID: 21622011 PMCID: PMC3144290 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79960834393 05/31/2011 73 Citations

Evaluating popular media and internet-based hospital quality ratings for cancer surgery. (Osborne NH, Ghaferi AA, Nicholas LH, Dimick JB, Mph M) Arch Surg 2011 May;146(5):600-4 PMID: 21576612 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79956015832 05/18/2011 21 Citations

Independent predictors and outcomes of unanticipated early postoperative tracheal intubation after nonemergent, noncardiac surgery. (Ramachandran SK, Nafiu OO, Ghaferi A, Tremper KK, Shanks A, Kheterpal S) Anesthesiology 2011 Jul;115(1):44-53 PMID: 21552116 05/10/2011

Racial/ethnic disparities in access to care and survival for patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. (Mathur AK, Osborne NH, Lynch RJ, Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB, Sonnenday CJ) Arch Surg 2010 Dec;145(12):1158-63 PMID: 21173289 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-78650774178 12/22/2010 134 Citations

Hospital characteristics associated with failure to rescue from complications after pancreatectomy. (Ghaferi AA, Osborne NH, Birkmeyer JD, Dimick JB) J Am Coll Surg 2010 Sep;211(3):325-30 PMID: 20800188 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77956183389 08/31/2010 249 Citations

Adverse outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease undergoing colorectal surgery. (Ghaferi AA, Mathur AK, Sonnenday CJ, Dimick JB) Ann Surg 2010 Aug;252(2):345-50 PMID: 20622652 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77955172758 07/14/2010 41 Citations

Bending the cost curve in the United States: the role of comparative effectiveness research. (Ghaferi AA) Crit Care 2010;14(3):168 PMID: 20587010 PMCID: PMC2911745 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79952109729 07/01/2010 8 Citations

Body mass index and adverse perioperative outcomes following hepatic resection. (Mathur AK, Ghaferi AA, Osborne NH, Pawlik TM, Campbell DA, Englesbe MJ, Welling TH) J Gastrointest Surg 2010 Aug;14(8):1285-91 PMID: 20532666 PMCID: PMC2925640 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77954958923 06/10/2010 91 Citations

Influence of body mass index on complications and oncologic outcomes following hepatectomy for malignancy. (Mathur AK, Ghaferi AA, Sell K, Sonnenday CJ, Englesbe MJ, Welling TH) J Gastrointest Surg 2010 May;14(5):849-57 PMID: 20140536 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77952550573 02/09/2010 49 Citations

Do popular media and internet-based hospital quality ratings identify hospitals with better cardiovascular surgery outcomes? (Osborne NH, Nicholas LH, Ghaferi AA, Upchurch GR Jr, Dimick JB) J Am Coll Surg 2010 Jan;210(1):87-92 PMID: 20123337 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-72049093199 02/04/2010 31 Citations

Complications, failure to rescue, and mortality with major inpatient surgery in medicare patients. (Ghaferi AA, Birkmeyer JD, Dimick JB) Ann Surg 2009 Dec;250(6):1029-34 PMID: 19953723 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-73449114588 12/03/2009 626 Citations

Does voluntary reporting bias hospital quality rankings? (Ghaferi AA, Osborne NH, Dimick JB) J Surg Res 2010 Jun 15;161(2):190-4 PMID: 19932907 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77951938969 11/26/2009 16 Citations

Variation in hospital mortality associated with inpatient surgery. (Ghaferi AA, Birkmeyer JD, Dimick JB) N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 01;361(14):1368-75 PMID: 19797283 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-70349610473 10/03/2009 1169 Citations

Prognostic significance of a positive nonsentinel lymph node in cutaneous melanoma. (Ghaferi AA, Wong SL, Johnson TM, Lowe L, Chang AE, Cimmino VM, Bradford CR, Rees RS, Sabel MS) Ann Surg Oncol 2009 Nov;16(11):2978-84 PMID: 19711133 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-70350426777 08/28/2009 51 Citations

Pancreatic VIPomas: subject review and one institutional experience. (Ghaferi AA, Chojnacki KA, Long WD, Cameron JL, Yeo CJ) J Gastrointest Surg 2008 Feb;12(2):382-93 PMID: 17510774 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-47749101801 05/19/2007 121 Citations

Progression of liver pathology in patients undergoing the Fontan procedure: Chronic passive congestion, cardiac cirrhosis, hepatic adenoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma. (Ghaferi AA, Hutchins GM) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 Jun;129(6):1348-52 PMID: 15942576 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-20444422191 06/09/2005 314 Citations

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