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Surgical Outcomes Research Center

Current SORCE Research Projects

Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program (SCOAP) (www.scoap.org)
                SCOAP Surgical Checklist Initiative (www.scoapchecklist.org)
Investigative Team:
David R. Flum, General Surgery
E. Patchen Dellinger, General Surgery
Adam Goldin, Pediatric Surgery
Mark Meissner, Vascular Surgery
Mike Porter, Urology
Benjamin Starnes, Vascular Surgery
Sean Sullivan, Pharmacy and Health Services
Tom Varghese, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hunter Wessells, Urology

Research Staff:
Allison Rhodes, Project Manager
Rosemary Grant, Research Nurse
Sarah Lawrence, Project Operations Specialist
Rebecca Gaston Symons, Data Analyst
Matania Thoreson, Project Assistant

 

National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP)
Faculty Team:
E. Patchen Dellinger, General Surgery
David R. Flum, General Surgery

Research Staff:
Amanda Frye, Research Nurse
Rosemary Grant, Research Nurse

 

Data Investigation of Obesity Healthcare Outcomes and Economics
(sub-study) Adjustable Gastric Band Study of Post-Surgical Care and Quality of Life
Investigative Team:
Rafael Alfonso, Pharmacy
David Arterburn, Group Health Cooperative
David R. Flum, General Surgery
Lou Garrison, Pharmacy
Sean Sullivan, Pharmacy & Health Services
Bruce Wang, Pharmacy
Andrew Wright, General Surgery

Research Staff:
Julie Farr, Survey Coordinator
Kara MacLeod, Data Analyst
Allison Rhodes, Project Manager

 

Evaluating the Use and Outcomes of Axillary Lymph Node Surgery in the Treatment of Breast Cancer in Elderly Patients
Investigative Team:
Sara Javid, General Surgery
Josh Carlson, Pharmacy

Research Staff:
Kara MacLeod, Data Analyst

 

Performance Evaluation and Research for Older Adults Requiring Major Surgery (PERFORM)
Investigative Team:
Michi Yukawa, Medicine/Gerontology
David R. Flum, General Surgery

Research Staff:
Nick Dasher, General Surgery
Rebecca Gaston Symons, Data Analyst

 

Regional Differences and the Economics of Liver Transplantation in the MELD Era
Investigative Team:
Paolo Salvalaggio, Transplant Surgery

Research Staff:
Kara MacLeod, Data Analyst

 

Variation and Care in Cholecystectomy
Investigative Team:
David R. Flum, General Surgery
Nader Massarweh, Surgery Fellow

 

Variation and Care in Esophageal Cancer
Investigator:
Tom Varghese, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Research Staff:
Kara MacLeod, Data Analyst

 

Variation and Care in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Investigative Team:
Nader Massarweh, Surgery Fellow
David R. Flum, General Surgery

 

Variation and Care in Pancreatectomy
Investigative Team:
David R. Flum, General Surgery
Nader Massarweh, Surgery Fellow

 

Variation and Care in Urological Procedures
Investigative Team:
Hunter Wessels, Urology
Mike Porter, Urology

Research Staff:
Rebecca Gaston Symons, Data Analyst
Kara MacLeod, Data Analyst

 

reviewed 8/09