PaulChinfaiLeeMDMPH

PubMed

• Robotic hiatal hernia repair without mesh.
  John K Sadeghi, Leo T Li, Vijay A Singh, David Zeltsman, Lawrence R Glassman
  Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2024-01-30
• 5 citations
  An epigenetic switch regulates the ontogeny of AXL-positive/EGFR-TKi-resistant cells by modulating miR-335 expression.
  Polona Safaric Tepes, Debjani Pal, Trine Lindsted, Ingrid Ibarra, Amaia Lujambio
  Elife. 2021-07-13
• 24 citations
  Using machine learning to predict early readmission following esophagectomy.
  Siavash Bolourani, Mohammad A. Tayebi, Li Diao, Ping Wang, Vihas Patel
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021-06-01

Journal Articles

• Choriocarcinoma: an unusual case of hemoptysis.  
  John BK, Luo JJ, Lee PC, Fleming RA, J Resp Diseases;(29)10:376-81
• Use of Amplatzer device for endobronchial closure of bronchopleural fistulas.  
  Gulkarov I, Paul S, Altorki NK, Lee PC, Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg; 9: 901-902
• Predictors of long-term survival after resection of esophageal carcinoma with nonregional nodal metastases.  
  Lee PC, Port JL, Paul S, Stiles BM, Altorki NK, Ann Thorac Surg;88(1):186-92; discussion 192-3
• Images in cardiothoracic surgery. A case of severe heartburn.  
  Paul S, Altorki NK, Stiles BM, Port JL, Lee PC, Ann Thorac Surg; 87(6):1959
• Surgical management of chylothorax.  
  Paul S, Altorki NK, Port JL, Stiles BM, Lee PC, Thorac Cardiov Surg; 57: 226-228
• A case of severe heartburn.  
  Paul S, Altorki NK, Stiles BM, Port JL, Lee PC, Ann Thorac Surg;87:1959
• CXCL12 and CXCR4 in adenocarcinoma of the lung: association with metastasis and survival.  
  Wagner PL, Hyjek E, Vazquez MF, Meherally D, Liu YF, Chadwick PA, Rengifo T, Sica GL, Port JL, Lee PC, Paul S, Altorki NK, Saqi A, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg;137(3):615-21
• Partial upper sternotomy for anterosuperior mediastinal surgery: An institutional experience.  
  Paul S, Lee, PC, Altorki NK, Stiles BM, Port JL, Ann Surg Oncol; 16(4) 1039-42
• Clinical stage IA non-small cell lung cancer determined by computed tomography and positron emission tomography is frequently not pathologic IA non-small cell lung can...  
  Stiles BM, Servais EL, Lee PC, Port JL, Paul S, Altorki NK, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg;137:13-9
• TNM stage is the most important determinant of survival in metachronous lung cancer.  
  Lee BE, Port JL, Stiles BM, Saunders J, Paul S, Lee PC, Altorki NK, Ann Thorac Surg;88(4):1100-5
• Immunohistochemical expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors in primary pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors.  
  Sica G, Wagner PL, Altorki N, Port J, Lee PC, Vazquez MF, Saqi A, Arch Pathol Lab Med;132(12):1889-95
• Gumpeni R. Primary synovial sarcoma presenting as an endobronchial mass.  
  Agarwal S, Sharma B, Sabayev V, Lee PC, Gumpeni R, Journal of Respiratory Diseases; 29(11):435-437
• A 75-year-old man with significant bleeding after transbronchial biopsy.  
  Sharma B, Sha K, Lee PC, Platelets;19(7): 559-560
• Multifocal granular cell tumor presenting as an esophageal stricture.  
  John BK, Dang NC, Hussain SA, Yang GC, Cham MD, Yantiss R, Joseph AS, Giashuddin SM, Lee PC, Fleming R, Somnay K, J Gastrointest Cancer.;39(1-4):107-13
• Cigarette smoking and risk of lung metastasis from esophageal cancer.  
  Abrams JA, Lee PC, Port JL, Altorki NK, Neuqut AI, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev;17(10):2707-13
• A man with end-stage renal disease and dyspnea.  
  Sharma B, Agarwal S, Karbowitz S, Gumpeni R, Lee PC, Paul S, Journal of Respiratory Diseases; 29(8):302-306
• Total number of resected lymph nodes predicts survival in esophageal cancer.  
  Altorki NK, Zhou XK, Stiles B, Port JL, Paul S, Lee PC, Mazumdar M, Ann Surg; 248(2):221-6
• Carcinoid tumor nested within a bronchogenic cyst.  
  Servais E, Paul S, Port JL, Altorki NK, Lee PC, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 136(1):227-8
• Endothelial nitric oxide synthase protects allografts from transplant vasculopathy.  
  Lee PC, Wang ZL, Watkins SC, Qian S, Billiar TR, Shears LL, J Surg Research;86:279
• Elevated preoperative neutrophil lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of posto-perative disease recurrence in esophageal cancer.  
  Sharaiha RZ, Halazun KJ, Mirza F, Port JL, Lee PC, Neugut AI, Altorki NK, Abrams JA, Gastroenterology;138 (5):S885-886
• Evaluation of neoadjuvant “window of opportunity” trials with targeted therapy in patients with surgically resectable non-small cell lung cancer.  
  Stiles BM, Mirza F, Chiu Y, Port JL, Lee PC, Paul S, Altorki NK, Journal of Clinical Oncology;28(15Suppl Part I):529s
• Peripheral arterial tumor emboli from lung cancer.  
  Salehmohamed MA, Reddy K, Lee PC, Gumpeni R, Chest Meeting Abstracts; 134:C39001
• An interesting presentation of a rare renal tumor.  
  Sharma BK, Reddy M, Lee PC, Gumpeni R, Chest Meeting Abstracts;134:C27001
• Preoperative treatment with pazopanib (GW786034), a multikinase angiogenesis inhibitor in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A proof-of-concept phase II s...  
  Altorki N, Guarino M, Lee P, Pass HI, Filip E, Bauer T, Roychowdhury D, Zaks T, Ottesen L, Yankelevitz D, Journal of Clinical Oncology;26(15Suppl Part I):411s
• Myocardial assessment by MRI in murine heterotopic heart transplant models.  
  Wang ZL, Zhang Y, Hu T, Billiar TR, Lee PC, FASEB Journal;15:A1007
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Books/Book Chapters

• Nitric oxide: Biology and pathobiology. 
  Chapter: Nitric oxide synthase gene transfer 
  Page 503 - 524Kibbe MR*, Lee PC*, Billiar TR, Tzeng E, * Shared co-authorshipEditors: Ignarro LJ.Academic PressEdition 1st,
• Esophageal Cancer: Principles and Practice. 
  Chapter: Surgery techniques: en bloc esophagectomy 
  Page 591 - 598Lee PC, Altorki NKEditors: Jobe BA, Thomas CR, Hunter JG.Demos Medical Publishing
• General Thoracic Surgery. 
  Chapter: Extended resection for esophageal carcinoma 
  Page 1759 - 1770Port JL, Lee PC, Altorki NKEditors: Shields TW, Locicero J III, Reed CE, Feins RH.Lippincott Williams & WilkinsEdition 7th,
• Adult Chest Surgery. 
  Chapter: Radical en bloc esophagectomy 
  Page 163 - 170Lee PC, Altorki NKEditors: Sugarbaker DJ.McGraw HillEdition 1st,
• Principles and Practice of Lung Cancer. 
  Chapter: Extent of resection for stage I lung cancer 
  Page 459 - 465Lee PC, Altorki NKEditors: Pass HI, Carbone DP, Johnson DH, Minna JD, Scagliotti GV, Turrisi AT.Lippincott Williams & WilkinsEdition 4th,
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Abstracts/Posters

• Multifocal neoplasia in T1 esophageal carcinoma: Implications for endoscopic treatment.
  Altorki NK, Port JL, Lee PC, Liss Y, Meherally D, Jin D, Korst RJ, The 87th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Washington, DC
• The Utility of Postoperative Surveillance CT scans in Patients with Completely Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.
  Korst RJ, Port JL, Lee PC and Altorki NK, The New York Chapter of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Fall Scientific Meeting
• Residual N2 Disease Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy For Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Does Not Preclude Long-term Survival.
  Port JL, Korst RJ, Lee PC, Levin MA, Altorki NK, The 40th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Antonio, TX.
• The Utility of Postoperative Surveillance CT scans in Patients with Completely Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.
  Korst RJ, Port JL, Lee PC and Altorki NK, The New York Chapter of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Fall Scientific Meeting
• Surveillance CT Scans Following Complete Resection for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Analysis of Results and Costs.
  Korst RJ, Gold HT, Port JL, Lee PC, Altorki NK, The 84th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, Canada
• Cost-effectiveness of Surveillance Computed Tomography Following Resection of Stage IA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer:
  Kent MS, Korn P, Port JL, Lee PC, Altorki NK, Korst RJ, A Decision Analysis Model. Presented at The 41st Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Tampa, FL
• Surgical Resection for Multifocal (T4 or M1) NSCLC: Are the T4 and M1 designations valid?
  Port JL, Becker D, Korst RJ, Lee PC, Altorki NK, Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of The American Society of Clinical Oncology
• Long-term Survival and Recurrence in Patients with Resected Subcentimeter Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.
  Lee PC, Korst RJ, Port JL, Becker DE, Kerem Y, Kansler A, Altorki NK, The 86th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA
• Risk Factors for Occult Mediastinal Metastase in Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Screened by Computerized Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography.
  Lee PC, Port JL, Korst RJ, Kansler A, Kerem Y, Liss Y, Altorki NK, The 43rd Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Diego, CA
• Antigen-specific CD8+ cell responses in patients with esophageal carcinoma.
  Korst RJ, Port JL, Lee PC, Altorki NK, The 87th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Washington, DC
• Surgical resection normalizes the hemangiogenic profile in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
  Jin D, Port JL, Korst R, Lee P, Zhang L, McDonald KA, Ferrara CA, Meherally D, Rafii S, Altorki NK, The 87th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Washington, DC
• Initial experience with ulnar artery use for coronary artery bypass grafting.
  Lee PC, Brodman RF, Choudhry MS, Cartledge RG, New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, New York, New York
• Impact of pulmonary function test in VATS-assisted lung resections: Community hospital experience.
  Singhal S, Gumpeni R, Lee P, The American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA
• Impact of pulmonary function test in VATS-assisted lung resections: Community hospital experience.
  Singhal S, Gumpeni R, Lee P, The Residents and Fellows Day, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY
• Clinical stage IA lung cancer by CT and PET Scan: The persistent problem of understaging.
  Stiles BM, Lee PC, Servais EL, Port JL, Paul S, Meherally D, Altorki NK, The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
• Association with survival of the CXCL12-CXCR4 chemokine axis in adenocarcinoma of the lung.
  Wagner PL, Vazquez M, Port J, Lee P, Saqi A, Altorki N, The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
• Preoperative treatment with pazopanib (GW786034), a multikinase angiogenesis inhibitor in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A proof-of-concept phase II s...
  Altorki N, Guarino M, Lee P, Pass HI, Filip E, Bauer T, Roychowdhury D, Zaks T, Ottesen L, Yankelevitz D, The American Society of Clinical Oncolocy (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
• Phase II study of pazopanib (GW786034) given preoperatively in Stage I-II non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): a proof-of-concept study.
  Altorki N, Heymach JV, Guarino MJ, Lee P, Filip E, Bauer T, Pass H, Swann S, Ottesen LH, Yankelevitz D, The 1st International Thoracic Oncology Congress, Dresden, Germany
• Predictors of long-term survival following resection of esophageal carcinoma with non-regoinal (M1a) nodal metastases.
  Lee PC, Port J, Paul S, Stiles BM, Meherally, Altorki NK, The society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
• Predictors of recurrence, time to progression and disease-free survival in patients with completely resected esophageal carcinoma.
  Lee PC, Port JL, Paul S, Stiles BM, Saunders J, Christos P, Altorki NK, The 90th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Early outcome following transhiatal and transthoracic esophagectomy for cancer.
  Nurkin S, Kakarla V, Chouseleb S, Addasi T, Lee P, Turner JW, Paul S, 10th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Day, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY
• Retained endodontic file in the left mainstem bronchus: an unusual cause of asthma.
  Valderrama AR, Chousleb S, Paul S, Lee PC, Annual Residents and Fellows Research Day, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY
• Nitric oxide induces angiogenesis and upregulates ?v?3 integrin expression on endothelial cells.
  Lee PC, Kibbe MR, Schuchert MJ, Stolz DB, Green AM, Watkins SC, Griffith BP, Billiar TR, Shears LL, The Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, 24th Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona
• The significance of portal and essential hypertension in splenic artery aneurysms (SAA): the UPMC experience.
  Lee PC, Rhee RY, Gordon RY, Fung JJ, Webster MW, Pittsburgh Surgical Society, Five Most Interesting Cases of 1998, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is essential for angiogenesis.
  Lee PC, DeRenzo J, Watkins SC, Griffith BP, Billiar TR, Shears LL, The Keystone Symposia conference on Inflammatory Paradigms and the Vasculature, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Lectures

• Management of non-small cell lung cancer. 
  Visiting Nurse Service of New York dinner and lecture program. Flushing, New York
• Advances in diagnosis and treatment of lung and esophageal cancer. 
  Fifth New York Hospital Queens Thoracic Oncology Symposium. Flushing, New York
• Role of esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. 
  Fifth New York Hospital Queens Thoracic Oncology Symposium. Flushing, New York
• Current management of non-small cell lung cancer. 
  New York Downtown Hospital. Medical Grand Rounds. New York, New York
• Primary motor disorders of the esophagus. 
  New York Hospital Queens. Gastroenterology Grand Rounds. Flushing, New York
• Lung-sparing Surgery. Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): A live CME symposium. 
  Program Chairman: Nasser K. Altorki. New York, New York
• Life threatening pulmonary emergencies. 
  Chinese American Medical Society 46th Annual Scientific Meeting. New York, New York
• Surgical techniques for esophageal cancer. 
  New York Hospital Queens. Radiation Oncology Grand Rounds. Flushing, New York
• Diagnosis and treatment of upper airway and interstitial lung disease. 
  Sixth New York Hospital Queens Thoracic Symposium. Flushing, New York
• Surgical management of upper airway obstruction. 
  Sixth New York Hospital Queens Thoracic Symposium. Flushing, New York
• Diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. 
  Visiting Nurse Service of New York CWCB radio interview. New York, New York
• Surgical management of gastric cancer. 
  New York Hospital Queens community outreach program in Flushing Library. Flushing, New York
• Diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer. 
  Live radio (1480AM) interview. New York, New York
• Antigen-Specific Cancer Immunotherapy (ASCI): Phase III Study – MAGRIT. 
  New York Hospital Queens. Flushing, New York
• A symposium on infectious disease. 
  Chinese American Medical Society 47th Annual Scientific Meeting. Program committee chair. New York
• Advances in treatment of lung cancer and benign thoracic disease. 
  Seventh New York Hospital Queens Thoracic Symposium. Flushing, New York
• Lung cancer staging and screening – Where do we stand in 2010. 
  Seventh New York Hospital Queens Thoracic Symposium. Flushing, New York
• A symposium on preventive medicine. 
  Chinese American Medical Society 48th Annual Scientific Meeting. New York, New York
• Lung cancer screening – what is new in 2011? 
  Chinese American Medical Society 48th Annual Scientific Meeting. New York, New York
• Advances in treatment of benign and malignant esophageal disease. 
  Eighth New York Hospital Queens Thoracic Symposium. Flushing, New York
• A summary of common esophageal motility disorders, their diagnosis and treatment. 
  Eighth New York Hospital Queens Thoracic Symposium. Flushing, New York
• En bloc esophagectomy. Thoracoscopic lobectomy (Video presentation). 
  XIII World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
• Lung Cancer: Update 2012. Screening, diagnosis, staging & treatment. 
  Case presentation and moderator for the session of Palliative Therapy of Lung Cancer. New York, New
• Advances in lung cancer. 
  New York Hospital Queens Celebration of Life Program. Flushing, New York
• Surgical staging and management of early stage lung cancer. 
  Second New York Hospital Queens Lung Cancer Symposium. Flushing, New York
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