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