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Catherine McManus MS, MD

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Associate Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Surgery
Division: Surgery Oncology

Publications (42)

  • The Use of Directed Ablative Techniques for Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodules: A Statement From the North American Society for Interventional Thyroidology. (McManus C, Douek ML, Dream SY, Graves CE, Schmeltz LR, Sinclair C, Stan M, Papaleontiou M, North American Society for Interventional Thyroidology (NASIT)) Endocr Pract 2026 Jul 04 PMID: 42401203 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105045308131 07/05/2026    
  • Risky business: A call to reconsider risk in outpatient thyroidectomy. (Kumar AL, McManus C) Am J Surg 2026 Aug;258:117016 PMID: 42103603 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105038185802 05/09/2026       1 Citation
  • Integrating cultural humility into surgical training: A case-based workshop utilizing AI and experiential learning. (Rosario A Jr, Gbekie C, Peet BM, Pacella DP, Simmons GB, Nwigwe V, McManus C) Am J Surg 2026 Jun;256:116819 PMID: 41577534 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105028244373 01/24/2026       2 Citations
  • Short-term outcomes in radiofrequency ablation for the primary treatment of T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinomas. (Liou R, Slattery L, Hu Y, Kuo EJ, McManus C, Lee JA, Kuo JH) Am J Surg 2026 Mar;253:116702 PMID: 41224560 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105021305313 11/13/2025       3 Citations
  • Utility of Parathyroid Autofluorescence in Differentiating Parathyroid Pathology. (Hsu SY, Kuo EJ, McManus C, Liou R, Lee JA, Kuo JH) World J Surg 2025 Apr;49(4):1006-1010 PMID: 40044447 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105002485115 03/06/2025       2 Citations
  • Radiofrequency Ablation of Toxic Thyroid Nodules: An Early Experience of a Single Institution in the United States. (Schiazza AR, McManus C, Hsu S, Kuo E, Lee J, Kuo JH) Endocr Pract 2025 Mar;31(3):352-358 PMID: 39672541 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85213945680 12/14/2024    
  • Entrustable Professional Activities in endocrine surgery: A national pilot study. (Zmijewski P, McLeod MC, Akhund R, Allahwasaya A, Lafrinere T, Fazendin JM, Carty SE, Graham P, Hughes D, Lyden M, Miller B, Finnerty B, McManus C, Yip L, Lindeman B) Surgery 2025 Jan;177:108860 PMID: 39505596 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85208277672 11/07/2024       4 Citations
  • Improvement in thyroid-specific quality of life following radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules: A USA study. (Collins RA, McManus C, Kuo EJ, Liou R, Lee JA, Kuo JH) Surgery 2025 Jan;177:108823 PMID: 39384472 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85205808546 10/10/2024       9 Citations
  • Radiofrequency ablation of Bethesda category III thyroid nodules with benign molecular testing: Preliminary findings from a single institution. (Ryu YJ, Hsu SY, Kuo EJ, Liou R, McManus CM, Lee JA, Kuo JH) Am J Surg 2025 Mar;241:115929 PMID: 39217057 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85202767762 09/01/2024       7 Citations
  • The Role of Radiofrequency Ablation in Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules. (Shah M, McManus C) Surg Clin North Am 2024 Aug;104(4):779-789 PMID: 38944498 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85188679006 06/30/2024       6 Citations
  • Are we "just in time" to help the opioid crisis? (McManus C) Am J Surg 2024 Sep;235:115797 PMID: 38942619 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197056106 06/29/2024       1 Citation
  • Trends in thyroid function following radiofrequency ablation of benign, nonfunctioning thyroid nodules: A single institution review. (Chan SJ, Betcher MC, Kuo EJ, McManus CM, Lee JA, Kuo JH) Am J Surg 2024 Nov;237:115793 PMID: 38879355 PMCID: PMC11438571 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196006254 06/16/2024       6 Citations
  • Molecular Testing for Bethesda III Thyroid Nodules: Trends in Implementation, Cytopathology Call Rates, Surgery Rates, and Malignancy Yield at a Single Institution. (Stillman MD, Kuo EJ, Liou R, Almuqate A, Virk R, Lee JA, Kuo JH, McManus CM) Thyroid 2024 Apr;34(4):460-466 PMID: 38468547 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85190396392 03/12/2024       5 Citations
  • Does the Adoption of Molecular Testing Cause Decreased Thyroidectomy Rates in a National Cohort? A Quasiexperimental Study of High- Versus Low-Adoption States. (Huang Y, Chan SJ, Wright JD, Kuo JH, McManus CM, Lee JA, Kuo EJ) Thyroid 2024 Mar;34(3):388-398 PMID: 38251649 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85187914908 01/22/2024       16 Citations
  • A national study of postoperative thyroid hormone supplementation rates after thyroid lobectomy. (Hu QL, Chen L, Kuo EJ, Lee JA, Kuo JH, Wright JD, McManus CM) Surgery 2024 Apr;175(4):1029-1033 PMID: 38097483 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180423717 12/15/2023       8 Citations
  • The impact of social determinants of health on thyroid cancer mortality and time to treatment. (Collins RA, McManus C, Kuo EJ, Liou R, Lee JA, Kuo JH) Surgery 2024 Jan;175(1):57-64 PMID: 37872045 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85174682468 10/24/2023       6 Citations
  • An Open Operative Readiness Standard for Surgical Trainees. (Sathe TS, Shah M, Pokrzywa CJ, Crum RW, Krishnamoorthy S, McManus C) J Surg Res 2024 Jan;293:281-290 PMID: 37804798 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85173245721 10/08/2023    
  • Radiofrequency ablation for primary hyperparathyroidism: are we there yet? (McManus C) Gland Surg 2023 Aug 30;12(8):1028-1030 PMID: 37701299 PMCID: PMC10493625 09/13/2023    
  • Use of thermography and physiological rate to assess heat tolerance in cattle breeds. (Vieira RA, Dias EA, Stumpf MT, Pereira GR, Barcellos JOJ, Kolling GJ, McManus C) Trop Anim Health Prod 2023 May 24;55(3):223 PMID: 37222821 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160204558 05/24/2023       5 Citations
  • If the price is right: Cost-effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation versus thyroidectomy in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules. (Kuo EJ, Oh A, Hu Y, McManus CM, Lee JA, Kuo JH) Surgery 2023 Jan;173(1):201-206 PMID: 36334980 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85143512129 11/06/2022       18 Citations
  • Phenoxybenzamine is no longer the standard agent used for alpha blockade before adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma: A national study of 552 patients. (Kuo EJ, Chen L, Wright JD, McManus CM, Lee JA, Kuo JH) Surgery 2023 Jan;173(1):19-25 PMID: 36167697 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138787313 09/28/2022       13 Citations
  • Intraoperative Neuromonitoring: Evaluating the Role of Continuous IONM and IONM Techniques for Emerging Surgical and Percutaneous Procedures. (McManus C, Kuo JH) Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:808107 PMID: 35432220 PMCID: PMC9005846 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85128483143 04/19/2022       7 Citations
  • A randomised trial of intracavitary electrocardiography versus surface landmark measurement for central venous access device placement. (Alexandrou E, Mifflin N, McManus C, Sou V, Frost SA, Sanghavi R, Doss D, Pillay S, Lawson K, Aneman A, Konstantinou E, Rickard CM) J Vasc Access 2023 Nov;24(6):1372-1380 PMID: 35394395 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129171699 04/09/2022       9 Citations
  • Ethanol ablation for the treatment of benign thyroid nodules. (Steinl GK, Stewart LA, McManus C, Lee JA, Kuo JH) Am J Surg 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt B):408-411 PMID: 35125183 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124001958 02/08/2022       8 Citations
  • Primary Hyperparathyroidism Is Associated With Shorter QTc Intervals, but Not Arrhythmia. (Stewart LA, Steinl GK, Huang BL, McManus C, Lee JA, Kuo JH, Walker MD) J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022 Mar 24;107(4):e1689-e1698 PMID: 34752632 PMCID: PMC8947224 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127837395 11/10/2021       6 Citations
  • Analyzing the adoption of radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules using the diffusion of innovations theory: understanding where we are in the United States? (Kuo JH, McManus C, Lee JA) Ultrasonography 2022 Jan;41(1):25-33 PMID: 34551469 PMCID: PMC8696140 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122966218 09/23/2021       27 Citations
  • Optimal surgeon-volume threshold for neck dissections in the setting of primary thyroid malignancies. (Sharma RK, Lee J, Liou R, McManus C, Lee JA, Kuo JH) Surgery 2022 Jan;171(1):172-176 PMID: 34266647 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111062187 07/17/2021       11 Citations
  • Variations in the Course of the Carotid Arteries in Patients with Retropharyngeal Parathyroid Adenomas. (Steinl GK, Yeh R, McManus CM, Lee JA, Kuo JH) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021 Apr;42(4):749-752 PMID: 33602744 PMCID: PMC8040980 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105265211 02/20/2021       1 Citation
  • Preoperative imaging predicts change in bone mineral density after parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism. (Steinl GK, Yeh R, Walker MD, McManus C, Lee JA, Kuo JH) Bone 2021 Apr;145:115871 PMID: 33540118 PMCID: PMC9450481 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100478104 02/05/2021       5 Citations
  • The effect of chronic kidney disease on intraoperative parathyroid hormone: A linear mixed model analysis. (Graves CE, Hwang R, McManus CM, Lee JA, Kuo JH) Surgery 2021 May;169(5):1152-1157 PMID: 33423798 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85099122630 01/12/2021       7 Citations
  • Timing of parathyroidectomy for tertiary hyperparathyroidism with end-stage renal disease: A cost-effectiveness analysis. (McManus C, Oh A, Lee JA, Hur C, Kuo JH) Surgery 2021 Jan;169(1):94-101 PMID: 32732069 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088809164 08/01/2020       17 Citations
  • Surgical approach to patients with primary aldosteronism. (McManus C, Kuo JH) Gland Surg 2020 Feb;9(1):25-31 PMID: 32206596 PMCID: PMC7082277 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85080864520 03/25/2020       3 Citations
  • Biochemical Profile Affects IOPTH Kinetics and Cure Rate in Primary Hyperparathyroidism. (Graves CE, McManus CM, Chabot JA, Lee JA, Kuo JH) World J Surg 2020 Feb;44(2):488-495 PMID: 31511943 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85072103650 09/13/2019       20 Citations
  • Vitamin D Does Not Affect Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Kinetics: A Mixed Linear Model Analysis. (Graves CE, McManus CM, Chabot JA, Lee JA, Kuo JH) J Surg Res 2019 Sep;241:199-204 PMID: 31028941 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85064563826 04/28/2019       4 Citations
  • Diagnostic Performance of 4D CT and Sestamibi SPECT/CT in Localizing Parathyroid Adenomas in Primary Hyperparathyroidism. (Yeh R, Tay YD, Tabacco G, Dercle L, Kuo JH, Bandeira L, McManus C, Leung DK, Lee JA, Bilezikian JP) Radiology 2019 May;291(2):469-476 PMID: 30835187 PMCID: PMC7440755 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065025739 03/06/2019       123 Citations
  • Clinical Outcomes After Unilateral Adrenalectomy for Primary Aldosteronism. (Vorselaars WMCM, Nell S, Postma EL, Zarnegar R, Drake FT, Duh QY, Talutis SD, McAneny DB, McManus C, Lee JA, Grant SB, Grogan RH, Romero Arenas MA, Perrier ND, Peipert BJ, Mongelli MN, Castelino T, Mitmaker EJ, Parente DN, Pasternak JD, Engelsman AF, Sywak M, D'Amato G, Raffaelli M, Schuermans V, Bouvy ND, Eker HH, Bonjer HJ, Vaarzon Morel NM, Nieveen van Dijkum EJM, Vrielink OM, Kruijff S, Spiering W, Borel Rinkes IHM, Valk GD, Vriens MR, International CONNsortium study group) JAMA Surg 2019 Apr 01;154(4):e185842 PMID: 30810749 PMCID: PMC6484800 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85062332663 02/28/2019       96 Citations
  • Updates in the management of thyroid nodules. (Kuo JH, McManus C, Graves CE, Madani A, Khokhar MT, Huang B, Lee JA) Curr Probl Surg 2019 Mar;56(3):103-127 PMID: 30798796 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85060634338 02/26/2019       12 Citations
  • Pre-operative localization of abnormal parathyroid tissue by 99mTc-sestamibi in primary hyperparathyroidism using four-quadrant site analysis: an evaluation of the predictive value of vitamin D deficiency. (Tay YD, Yeh R, Kuo JH, McManus C, Lee JA, Bilezikian JP) Endocrine 2018 Apr;60(1):36-45 PMID: 29404903 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85043534086 02/07/2018       8 Citations
  • Septuagenarians and Older Patients are at a Higher Risk of Mortality with Adrenal Metastasectomy: An Analysis of the HCUP-NIS Database From 1992 to 2011. (McManus C, Wingo M, Chabot JA, Lee JA, Kuo JH) World J Surg 2016 Oct;40(10):2391-7 PMID: 27142624 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84965032175 05/05/2016       2 Citations
  • Is thyroidectomy in patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis more risky? (McManus C, Luo J, Sippel R, Chen H) J Surg Res 2012 Dec;178(2):529-32 PMID: 23043868 PMCID: PMC3496049 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84869095903 10/10/2012       61 Citations
  • Are there predictors of malignancy in patients with multinodular goiter? (Luo J, McManus C, Chen H, Sippel RS) J Surg Res 2012 May 15;174(2):207-10 PMID: 22341348 PMCID: PMC3323759 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84862787519 02/22/2012       70 Citations
  • Should patients with symptomatic Hashimoto's thyroiditis pursue surgery? (McManus C, Luo J, Sippel R, Chen H) J Surg Res 2011 Sep;170(1):52-5 PMID: 21435660 PMCID: PMC3136540 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80051550138 03/26/2011       36 Citations
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