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PubMed

• Accommodating Learners: An Adaptive Approach to Surgical Hand Preparation With Crutches.
  Catherine Lawton, Steven D Schwaitzberg
  Journal of Surgical Education. 2024-12-01
• Dye-less quantification of tissue perfusion by laser speckle contrast imaging is equivalent to quantified indocyanine green in a porcine model.
  Garrett C Skinner, Mikael Marois, John Oberlin, Christopher J McCulloh, Steven D Schwaitzberg
  Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-10-01
• Do Interns Learn On-The-Job How to Obtain Proper Informed Consent for Surgical Procedures?
  Michael Lamb, John M Woodward, Brian Quaranto, Bobbie Ann Adair White, Linda M Harris
  Journal of Surgical Education. 2024-09-01

Journal Articles

• A composite pheochromocytoma/ganglioneuroma of the adrenal gland associated with men2a.  
  Brady S, Leachan RM, Dayal Y, Schwaitzberg SD, Tischler A, Am J Pathol;21:102-108
• Liver Hematoma and Hepatic Rupture in Pregnancy.  
  Ralston S, Schwaitzberg SD, Seminars in Perinatology; 22:141-148
• Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy versus Standard Tracheostomy.  
  Schwaitzberg SD, J Bronchol;5:257-260
• The use of closed suction in the management of necrotizing fasciitis.  
  Erfanian K, Schwaitzberg SD, Contempory Surg;54:76-81
• Voice-activated technologies influence care.  
  Schwaitzberg SD, Progress Notes;9;5-6
• Imaging in laparoscopic surgery.  
  Schwaitzberg SD, Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery:8:3-11
• Where have we been and where are we going?  
  Hawes RH, Rattner DW, Fleischer D, Gostout CJ, Kalloo A, Kochman M, Marohn M, Ponsky J, Rothstein R, Schwaitzberg S, Smith CD, Swanstrom L, Talamini M, Thompson CC, Gastrointest Endosc 2008;67:779-780. authorized dual printing in : Surg Endosc. 2008;22:1143-5
• The Potential Use of Radiofrequency Tags in Surgery.  
  Schwaitzberg, SD, Health Innovations in Context http://www.hinnovic.org/potential-uses-of-radiofrequency-identificatio
• Identifying and overcoming the potential barriers to the adoption of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.  
  Schwaitzberg SD, Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery ;3:53-59
• Teaching Medical Students about Cancer Impact through a Longitudinal Surgical Experience: A Case Study. Teaching and Learning in Medicine.  
  Ghosh A, Hirsh D, Orgur B, Schwaitzberg SD, Teach Learn Med. 2012 Apr;24(2):158-62
• Novel challenges of multi-society investigator initiated studies: a paradigm shift for technique and technology evaluation.  
  Schwaitzberg, SD, Hawes, R Ratner, D, Kochman M, Surgical Endoscopy
• Consensus statement of the consortium for LESS cholecystectomy.  
  Ross S, Rosemurgy A, Albrink M, Choung E, Dapri G, Gallagher S, Hernandez J, Horgan S, Kelley W, Kia M, Marks J, Martinez J, Mintz Y, Oleynikov D, Pryor A, Rattner D, ..., Endosc. [Epub ahead of print]
• Forward.  
  Harris BH, Schwaitzberg SD, Emergency Care Quarterly;1:1.
• Recurrent hernia without peritoneal defect.  
  Schwaitzberg SD, Surg Endosc;8:1358-1359
• The clinical uses of microwaves in medicine.  
  Lantis JC, Grabowy D, Schwaitzberg SD, Surg Endosc;12:170-176
• it really is appendicitis: case of a CML patient with acute appendicitis.  
  Wallace J, Schwaitzberg SD, Miller K, Ann Hematol;77:61-64
• Cutting and coagulation mechanisms in surgery.  
  Lantis JC, Schwaitzberg SD, Chirurgia International;5:6-8
• Micro-instrumentation ideal for thyroid surgery.  
  Schwaitzberg SD, Progress Notes;7:7-8
• Laparoscopic injury to the ilioinguinal nerve.  
  Lantis JC, Schwaitzberg SD, J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A;9:285-289
• Combined laparoendoscopic pseudocyst drainage.  
  Libby ED, Taylor J, Mysh D, Schwaitzberg SD, Gastrointest Endosc; 50:416-419
• Multicenter evaluation of an objective scoring system for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.  
  Medeiros, LE, Keyser, EJ, Barkun, JS, Sigman, HH, Feldman, LS, Fowler, DL, Pomp, A, Schirmer, BD, Schwaitzberg, S Sillin, LF, Arnold, W, Fried, GM, Gastroenterology;118: 1522
• Mature cystic teratoma involving the adrenal gland.  
  Bedri S, Efranian K, Schwaitzberg SD, Tischler A, Endocr Pathol;13:59-64
• Not a moment to lose: Shapiro Simulation Center.  
  Schwaitzberg SD, CRICO/RMF Forum;26:17
• The latest in blood vessel cutting and sealing.  
  Schwaitzberg, SD, Outpatient Surgery Magazine;15:65-69
• Colorectal adenocarcinoma presenting as abdominal wall cellulitis.  
  Bischoff K, López C, Shaffer K, Schwaitzberg S, Radiology Case Reports;3:204 (on line)
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Books/Book Chapters

• Elective General Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach. 
  Chapter: Incisional, Epigastric and Umbilical Hernias 
  14. Beard,R and Schwaitzberg SDEditors: Cohn S, Brower ST.PMPH, Shelton, CT
• Advanced Therapy in Minimally Invasive Surgery. 
  Chapter: Resolving technical issues in minimally invasive surgery 
  Schwaitzberg SDEditors: Talamini M.B.C. Decker, Oxford
• Bland Fischer’s Mastery of Surgery. 
  Fischer, Jones, Pomposelli, Upchurch, Klimberg, Schwaitzberg and Bland Fischer’sWolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia Edition 6,
• Inguinal Hernia ACS Multimedia Volume 2 Cine-Med. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, (volume editor), .Asbun H (series editor)
• Nutritional Considerations in the Intensive Care Unit. 
  Shikora S, Martindale R, Schwaitzberg SDKendall/Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa
• Inguinal Hernia ACS Multimedia Volume 2 Cine-Med. 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic Transabdominal Hernia Repair in Females 
  Schwaitzberg, SDEditors: Schwaitzberg SD, (volume editor) Asbun H (series editor).
• SAGES Manual The Fundamental Use of Surgical Engergy. 
  Chapter: Evolultions and Revolutions in Surgical Energy 
  Schwaitzberg, SDEditors: Jones, DJ, Fuchshuber,P, and Feldman L.Springer Verlag
• Master Techniques in General Surgery: Hernia Surgery ed Jones. 
  Chapter: Lichtenstein Based Hernia Repair 
  Schwaitzberg, SDWolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• SAGES Manual on Quality, Outcome and Safety. 
  Chapter: SAGES History & Commitment To Education and Safety 
  Schwaitzberg SDSpringer Verlag
• Mastery of Surgery. 
  Chapter: Highly Selective (Proximal Gastric) Vagotomy Open and L Laparoscopic Approaches 
  Schwaitzberg, SD, Bailey, RW, Martinez JM, Kelly, KA, Teotia, SSEditors: Fischer J.Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 6,
• Elective General Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach. 
  Chapter: Management of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding 
  Bennett K and Schwaitzberg SDEditors: Cohn S, Brower ST.PMPH, Shelton, CT
• Elective General Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach. 
  Chapter: Ventral Hernia 
  Beard,R and Schwaitzberg SDEditors: Cohn S, Brower ST.PMPH, Sleton, CT
• Surgery Journal. 
  Chapter: The evolution of the care of the injured child 
  Page 1 - 15Harris BH, Schwaitzberg SDEditors: Nyhus L.Appleton & Lange, Norwalk
• Evidence Based Emergency Surgery. 
  Chapter: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding. 
  Schwaitzberg SDEditors: Cohn S.Informa Healthcare, New York
• Evidence Based Emergency Surgery. 
  Chapter: Incarcerated hernia. 
  Schwaitzberg SDEditors: Cohn S.Informa Healthcare, New York
• Mastery of Laparoscopy Surgery. 
  Chapter: Imaging in laparoscopic surgery 
  Page 34 - 37Schwaitzberg SDEditors: Soper N, Swanstrom LL, Eubanks S.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 3,
• Mastery of Surgery. 
  Chapter: Selective vagotomy. 
  Schwaitzberg, SDEditors: Fischer J.Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 5,
• Mastery of Surgery. 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic Splenectomy. 
  Page 1661 - 1669Schwaitzberg, SDEditors: Fischer J.Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 5,
• Medical Complications in Pregnancy. 
  Chapter: Cholecystitis. 
  Page 297 - 318Kinney S, Schwaitzberg, SDEditors: Craigo S, Baker E.McGraw-Hill, New York
• Mastery of Laparoscopy Surgery 
  Chapter: Imaging in laparoscopic surgery. 
  Page 118 - 129Schwaitzberg SDEditors: Soper N, Swanstrom LL, Eubanks S.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 2,
• Internet Encyclopedia. Vol 2 
  Chapter: Medical care delivery. 
  Page 586 - 602Schwaitzberg SDEditors: Bidgoli H.John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken
• Nutritional Considerations in the Intensive Care Unit. 
  Chapter: Enteral access: the foundation of feeding. 
  Page 139 - 152Arnold WA, Delegge MA, Schwaitzberg SDEditors: Shikora S, Martindale R, Schwaitzberg SD.Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt
• Atlas of Endoscopic Spinal Surgery. 
  Chapter: Lumbosacral sacral discectomy and spinal fusion. 
  Page 275 - 292Sachs B, Schwaitzberg SDEditors: Regan J, McAfee PC, Mack MJ.Quality Medical Pub, St. Louis
• Principles and Practice of Emergency Medicine. 
  Chapter: Sepsis and the emergency room physician. 
  Page 403 - 414Schwaitzberg SD, Peterson MBLea & Fiberger, Philadelphia
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Abstracts/Posters

• Surgeons Don’t Know what they Don’t Know about the Safe Use of Surgical Energy.
  Feldman LS, Fuchshuber, P, Jones DJ, Mischna J, Schwaitzberg SD, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons., San Diego, CA
• Using Vibration to Provide Force Information During Surgery.
  Bell, A, Schwaitzberg, SD, Cao CG, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Phoenix, AZ
• Dynamic training environment to assess laparoscopic skill.
  Bell A, Saide M, Johanas J, Leisk G, Schwaitzberg SD, Cao CG, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA
• Effects of Videogame Performance on Laparoscopic Skills Acquisition.
  Waxberg SL, Schwaitzberg SD, Cao CGL, Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2005:1047-1052
• Evaluation of physical versus virtual surgical simulators.
  Waxberg S, Goodell K, Avgerinos D, Schwaitzberg S, Cao CGL, Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2004;1675-1679
• Visually perceived force feedback in simulated robotic surgery.
  Cao CGL, Webster J, Perreault, J, Schwaitzberg S, Rogers G, Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2003;1466-1470
• The development of non-sticking, passively cooled electrosurgical instruments.
  Sha D, Connolly R, Schwaitzberg SD, Levine A, Proceedings of the IEEE 27th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference 2001:11-12
• Diode laser for abdominal tissue cauterization.
  Durville FM, Rediker RH, Connolly RJ, Schwaitzberg SD, Lantis LC, Proc Soc Photo Opt Instrum Eng 1999;3590:420
• Portable semiconductor laser system to stop internal bleeding.
  Durville, FM, Rediker, RR Cho, G, Connolly, RJ, Schwaitzberg, SD, Lantis J, IEEE proceedings of Vertical-Cavity Lasers, Technologies for a Global Information Infrastructure
• Laparoscopic Surgery Training System Military Health System Research Symposium.
  Weyhrauch P, Niehaus J Meyers B Metzger M, Woo D, Schwaitzberg SD, Grosdemouge C, Cao, CGL Perez, R, Harbor Beach Marriott, Ft Lauderdale, Florida
• SAGES Presidential Address.
  Schwaitzberg, SD, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons., San Diego, CA
• Reimbursement issues.
  Schwaitzberg SD, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Philadelphia, PA
• The Impact of Surgeon Behavior on the Cost of Performing Laparoscopic Appendectomy.
  Chandhoke RA, Chu T, Smith PC, Schwaitzberg SD, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons., Washington DC
• Vibration to Provide Force Information During Surgery.
  Bell, A, Schwaitzberg, SD, Cao CG, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Phoenix, AZ
• Airseal – a minimally invasive access port that enhances patient safety and enables new operative approaches.
  Earle D, Jones DB, Schwaitzberg, SD, Azarbarzin K, Emerging Technology Session, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES),, Philadelphia, PA
• Does telementoring shorten the pathway to proficiency in the simulation environment?
  Tsuda S, Barrios L, Derevianko A, Arias N, Schneider B, Schwaitzberg SD, Cao CG, Jones DB, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA
• Learning curve in laparoscopic suturing with haptic feedback.
  Zhou M, Tse S, Derevianko A, Jones DB, Schwaitzberg SD, Cao CG, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA
• Speed-accuracy trade-off in VR simulation with haptic feedback.
  Bell A, Mandelup E, Schwaitzberg SD, Cao CG, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA
• When does GERD testing become cost effective?
  Sternbach J, Raman A, Babajide A, Sheth K, Schwaitzberg SD, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA
• Differences of endoscopic surgery between US and Japan: the stomach.
  Schwaitzberg, SD, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Philadelphia, PA
• If I make it in my garage, can I use it in the OR or should I really call the IRB?
  Schwaitzberg SD, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Philadelphia, PA
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Lectures

• How to Minimize Complication in MIS. 
  Canadian Association of General Surgeons, London, Ontario
• You Must be the Change You Wish to See in the World. 
  San Diego, CA
• Managing Surgeons in the Modern World: What do Women Bring to the Table? 
  3rd Annual Women’s’ Careers in Surgery. Baltimore, MD
• Regulatory Challenges. 
  Natural Orifice Surgery 7th International NOTES® Summit, Chicago, IL
• Surgeon Leaders in 2012 and Beyond. 
  13th Annual MIS Fellows Course Sedona, California
• The Evolution of 3D imaging in Minimally invasive Surgery. 
  American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Chicago IL
• FUSE : A National Curriculum in Surgical Energy. 
  American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Chicago IL
• Teaching Surgery and the Quest for the Universal Translator. 
  TED.x Beacon Street, Boston, MA
• Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery. 
  Hospital, Santos, Brazil; Albert Einstein Hospital, Sao Paolo, Brazil
• Differences in Minimally Invasive Management of Gastric Cancer. 
  Japanese Society for Endoscopic Surgery, Sendaii, Japan
• Endolumenal Treatment of Gastrointestinal Reflux. 
  Latin American Society of Endoscopic Surgery (ALACE), Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Will Infection Be a Barrier to NOTES Adoption? 
  World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Yokohama, Japan
• Is there any hope for endolumenal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux? 
  Japanese Society of Endoscopic Surgeons, Tokyo Japan
• MIS Complications to Patients and Surgeons. 
  Skubiszewski Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
• The Story of FLS(Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery) and its Impact on Surgical Education in the United States- Safety issues in electrosurgery. 
  Chinese Medical Association/Chinese Society of Surgery, Beijing, China
• Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy. 
  2011 Colombian Surgery Association XXXVII Congress Bogotá, Columbia
• Surgical Competency. 
  Masters in Endoscopy Conference, Orlando FL
• Surgical Competency and Skills. 
  Grand Rounds King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Resection of Mediastinal Parathyroid. 
  XIII World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
• Difficult Situations in Suturing and Stapling. 
  European Association of Endoscopic Surgery, Brussels, Belgium
• Virtual Realty Simulation in Surgery. 
  Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Singapore
• Preventing Complications in MIS. 
  Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Technology of Minimally Invasive Surgery. 
  Cambridge Hospital
• Perils and Pitfalls of Minimally Invasive Surgery. 
  Mt. Auburn Hospital
• Longitudinal Clerkships – Surgical experience. 
  Harvard Medical School
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Other

• A Writer's Toolkit. 
  Pories S, Bard T, Bell S, Brodsky D, Burns M, Catic A, Fazio S, Fisher J, Frontado L, Garfield J, Huang G, Peters A, Pian-Smith M, Quan S, Schwaitzberg S Borus J, MedEdPORTAL
  http://www.mededportal.org/publication/9238
  Association of American Medical Colleges
• The Management of the Difficult Appendix. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress
  Washington, D.C
• Surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux in adults 
  Schwaitzberg SD
  http://www.uptodate.com/contents/surgical-management-of-gastroesophageal-reflux-in-adults
  UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-23
• Surgeon in the Digital Age: Understanding Operating Room Video. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, SAGES Post Graduate Course
• Surgeon in the Digital Age. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, PDA for Surgeons 2004. SAGES Post Graduate Course
• Surgeon in the Digital Age. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, Video Editing for Surgeons 2002, 2003. SAGES IPEG Post Graduate Course
• Raising the technology bar in minimally invasive surgery: look how far we've come. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, Surg Endosc. 2010 Jan 7
• Reimbursement for new technologies: the GERD maze is not patient-friendly. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, Medscape J Med 2008:10
  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568440
• Practical Manual of Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Gynecology: A Clinical Cookbook. 
  Schwaitzberg S Pasic RP, Levine RL, Surgical Innovation 2007;14:295-295
• Trauma and Pregnancy. 
  Mahoney B, Schwaitzberg SD, Newton ER
  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/435224-overview
• Understanding Operating Room Video. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, Herron D, Reardon P, Cine-Med
  Woodbury, CT
• Personal Digital Assistants for Surgeons. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, Herron D, Gandsas A, Cine-Med
  Woodbury, CT
• Diagnostic Laparoscopy. In Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery. Cine-Med
  Woodbury, CT
• Thoracoscopic Resection of Giant Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenoma. 
  Reddy S and Schwaitzberg, SD, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
  San Diego, CA
• Looking back, looking ahead, a view of technology in the operating room. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, Contemp Surg;56:12-13
• Against Occam's Razor: TAP repair of Recurrent Inguinal Hernia with Concomitant Inversion of Original Propylene Plug. 
  Lasellatta A, Fellinger E, Schwaitzberg SD, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
  Washington, D.C
• The Utility of Articulated Manual Laparoscopic Instruments. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES),
  Dallas, TX
• Laproendoscopic Pancreatic Pseudocyst Drainage. 
  Balin L, Libby EL, Schwaitzberg, SD, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopists
  Orlando, FL
• Laparoendoscopic Treatment of Pancreatic Pseudocyst. 
  Libby EL, Balin L, Schwaitzberg, SD, Boston Intercity Gastroenterology Conference
• Management of Bleeding Complication Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Appendectomy. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, Aludin A, Stewart G, World Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery
  Luxembourg
• Lumbosacral Discectomy and Spinal Fusion. 
  Sachs B, Schwaitzberg SD, SAGES
  Orlando, FL
• Laparoscopic hernia in the light of the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study 456: more rigorous studies are needed. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, Jones DB, Grunwaldt L, Rattner DW, Surg Endosc;19(9):1288-1289
• Safe and normothermic massive transfusions by modification of an infusion warming and pressure device. 
  Herron DM, Schwaitzberg SD, J Trauma;40:673-674
• The world is getting smaller. 
  Schwaitzberg SD, Surg Endosc. 2012 Mar;26(3):593-7
• NOTES: Is it time for introduction to clinical practice? 
  Schwaitzberg SD Hawes RH, Rattner DW, Kochman M, Surgery; 46:841-2.
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