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PubMed

• Characterizing Psychological Resources and Resilience in Patients With Bladder Cancer: Associations With Frailty and Quality of Life.
  Erin Petersen, Sarah Holt, Anne Browning, Dana Cavanaugh, Samia Jannat
  The Journal of Urology. 2025-01-01
• NODESAFE Nomogram: A Novel Score System to Predict Lymph Node Involvement at the Time of Nephrectomy or Nodal Recurrence in Nonmetastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.
  Cesare Saitta, Giuseppe Garofano, Jonathan A Afari, Hajime Tanaka, Dattatraya Patil
  Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 2024-12-01
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  Paraneoplastic Syndrome Prevalence and Survival in Racially-Diverse Cohort With Renal Cell Carcinoma.
  Edouard H Nicaise, Benjamin N Schmeusser, Gregory Palmateer, Khushali Vashi, Krishna Parikh
  Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 2024-12-01

Journal Articles

• Axitinib Versus Placebo as an Adjuvant Treatment for Renal Cell Carcinoma: Results from the Phase III, Randomized ATLAS Trial  
  V Master, D I Quinn, Annals of Oncology
• Optical Imaging of Kidney Cancer With Novel Near-infrared Heptamethine Carbocyanine Fluorescent Dyes  
  Yang X, Shao C, Wang R, Chu CY, Hu P, Master V, Osunkoya AO, Kim HL, Zhau HE, Chung LW, J Urol, 1/1/2013
• Percutaneous Antegrade Resection of Renal Pelvic Tumors Using Bipolar PK Button Vaporization: A Novel Technique  
  Canter D, Angell J, Cross B, DeRosa A, Master V, Ogan K, J Endourol – VideoUrology B, 1/1/2012
• Expression of CRP and COX-2 in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Correlation with Pathological Parameters in 110 Patients  
  S Ali, AN Young, TV Johnson, Q Yin-Goen, NA Johnson, W Harris, VA Master, and AO Osunkoya, Tumour Biol, 1/1/2011
• American Cancer Society guideline for the early detection of prostate cancer: update 2010  
  Wolf AM, Wender RC, Etzioni RB, Thompson IM, D'Amico AV, Volk RJ, Brooks DD, Dash C, Guessous I, Andrews K, DeSantis C, Smith RA, American Cancer Society Prostate Canc..., CA Cancer J Clin, 1/1/2010
• C-reactive protein: A clinically useful biomarker for metastasis of renal cell carcinoma  
  Johnson TV, Young AN, Osunkoya AO, and VA Master, Mol Diagn Ther, 1/1/2010
• Obesity and benign urologic disease  
  Figler B, Ogan K, Master VA, AUA Updates, 1/1/2010
• Decreased Cancer Survival in individuals separated at time of diagnosis: Critical period for cancer pathophysiology  
  Johnson TV, Master VA, Cancer, 1/1/2010
• Feasibility of a Novel Approach to Inguinal Lymphadenectomy  
  Delman K, Ogan K, Kooby D, Hsiao W, Master VA, Ann Surg Oncol, 1/1/2010
• Novel Case of Metastatic Immature Teratoma Invading the Duodenum  
  Johnson TV*, Osunkoya, AO, Delman K, Baumgarten DA, Master VA, The Open Surgical Oncology Journal, 1/1/2009
• Assessment of the Performance of the AUA-SS in Two Distinct Patient Populations  
  Johnson TV*, Schoenberg ED*, Abbasi A*, Erlich SS*, Kleris R*, Owen-Smith A*, Gunderson K*, Master VA, J Urol, 1/1/2009
• A Multimedia Version of a Standard Medical Questionnaire Improves Patient Understanding Across All Literacy Levels  
  Bryant MD, Schoenberg ED, Johnson TV, Goodman M, Owen-Smith A, Master VA, J Urol, 1/1/2009
• Combined Nephrectomy and Major Hepatectomy: Indications, Outcomes and Recommendations  
  Yezhelyev M, Master VA, Egnatashvilli V, Kooby DK, J Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2009
• Boost First, Eliminate Systematic Error and Individualize CTV to PTV margin when treating lymph nodes in high-risk prostate cancer  
  Rossi PJ, Schreibmann E, Jani AB, Master VA, Johnstone PA, Radiotherapy and Oncology, 1/1/2009
• Pelvic Shape and Prostate Motion: Implications for Target Volume Design and Analysis of Acute Toxicity  
  Jani AB, Fox TH, Blaustein D, Rossi PJ, Johnstone PA, Master VA, Amer J Clin Oncol, 1/1/2009
• Penetrating external genital trauma: a 30 year single institution experience  
  Phonsombat S*, Master VA, McAninch JW, J Urol, 1/1/2008
• Age and Grade Trends in Prostate Cancer (1974-2003): A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Registry Analysis  
  Jani AB, Johnstone PA, Liauw SL, Master VA, Brawley OW, Amer J Clin Oncol, 1/1/2008
• Renal epithelial neoplasm: diagnostic applications of gene expression profiling  
  Young AN, Master VA, Paner GP, Wang MD, Amin MB, Adv Anat Path, 1/1/2008
• 'Insignificant' prostate cancer on biopsy: pathologic results from subsequent radical prostatectomy  
  Johnstone PA, Rossi PJ, Jani AB, Master V, Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis, 1/27/2007
• Applying Population Dynamics Modeling to Patients with Lymph Node Positive Prostate Cancer  
  Johnstone PA, Riffenbaugh RH, Rossi, PJ Assikis V, Master V, Jani AB, J. Urol, 1/1/2007
• Grade migration in prostate cancer: an analysis using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Registry  
  Jani AB, Master VA, Rossi PJ, Liauw SL, Johnstone PA, Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis, 1/1/2007
• The Efficacy of Written Screening Tools in Inner-City Hospitals: Literacy-based limitations on patient access to appropriate care  
  Johnson TV*, Goodman M, Master VA, J. Urol, 1/1/2007
• Prostate cancer and race  
  Brawley OW, Jani AB, Master V, Curr Probl Cancer, 1/1/2007
• Metastasectomy for RCC: Rationale and Outcomes  
  Master VA, Urology Times, 1/1/2007
• Current Trends in the Molecular Classification of Renal Neoplasms  
  Young AN, Master VA, Amin MB, Scientific World Journal, 1/1/2006
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Books/Book Chapters

• Cancer Biomarkers: Non-Invasive Early Diagnosis and Prognosis. 
  Chapter: Non-invasive early molecular markers in kidney cancer. 
  Cross B, Huang J and Master VAEditors: Barh, Carpi, Verma, Gunduz.CRC Press2014
• The Merck Manuals Professional Edition 
  Chapter: Genitourinary Cancer 
  Master VA2014
• New Research in Education, Adult, Medical and Vocational. 
  Chapter: Minimizing the Impact of Written Screening Tools on the Management of Adult Patients with Low Health Literacy. 
  Johnson, TV and Master VAEditors: E Balistrieri and G DeNino.Nova Science Publishers2009
• Comprehensive Textbook of GenitoUrinary Oncology 
  Chapter: Prostate Needle Biopsy Techniques and Interpretation. 
  Master VA, Shinohara K, Chi T, Carroll PREditors: Vogelzang, Shipley, Scardino.2006
• Stone Disease 
  Chapter: History and Instrumentation in stone disease. 
  Master VA, Meng MV, Stoller MLEditors: Stoller and Meng.2004
• American Cancer Society's Complete Guide to Prostate Cancer 
  Chapter: Lymphadenectomy. 
  Carroll PR, Master VA, Meng MV, Rahman NU2004
• Mastery of Surgery 
  Chapter: Genitourinary Trauma. 
  Master VA, McAninch JWEditors: Fischer.Edition 5th,
• Master of Surgery 
  Chapter: Genitourinary Tract Trauma. 
  Master VA, McAninch JWEditors: Fischer and Bland.Edition 6th,
• Practical Urology: Essential Principles and Practice. 
  Chapter: Genitourinary Emergencies 
  Figler B, Master VAEditors: Christopher C.R. Chapple and William D. Steers.
• Urologic Emergencies 
  Chapter: Scrotal Emergencies 
  Master VAEditors: Santucci, Hohenfellner.
• Urology Fast Facts 2004-5 
  Chapter: Genitourinary Trauma. 
  Master VA, McAninch JWEditors: Shah.
• The Merck Manuals Home Edition 
  Chapter: Cancers of the Kidney and Urinary Tract 
  Master VA
• Socioeconomic Status and Health Implications. 
  Chapter: Hidden costs incurred by family and friends of patients with low health literacy. 
  Johnson TV, Abbasi A, Bryant MD, Ehrlich SS, Kleris RS, Schoenberg ED, and Master VA
• Glenn's Urology 
  Chapter: Intracaval Tumors 
  Master VA, Marshall FF
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Abstracts/Posters

• External validation of the modified Glasgow Prognostic Score for Renal Cancer.
  Cross BW, Master VA, Georgia Urologic Association, 1/1/2013
• Post-Discharge Complications and Followup During Short-Term Surgical Volunteerism in Rural Haiti.
  Martin B, Kapadia S, Hugar L, Leeds I, Chery MP, Laguerre P, Pettitt B, Sullivan C, Pattaras J, Master VA, Srinivasan J, Sharma J, Academic Surgical Congress, 1/1/2013
• External validation of the modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS) for renal cancer.
  Cross, B., Johnson, T., Kucuk, O., Canter, D., Pattaras, J., Ogan, K., Nieh, P., Harris, W., Master VA, American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/19/2012
• Lycopene in the prevention of renal cell cancer in the TSC2 mutant Eker rat model.
  Cross, B., Sahin, K., Sahin, N., Ciccone, K., Osunkoya, A., Master VA, Harris, W., Carthon, B., Mohammad, R., Bilir, B., Canter, D., Wertz, K., Wu, D., Moreno, C., Wal..., American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/19/2012
• Predicting Length of Stay Following Radical Nephrectomy Using The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database.
  DeRosa, A., Johnson T., Master VA, American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/19/2012
• Association between Smoking Status and Free, Total, and Percent Free Prostate-specific Antigen.
  Li, J., Thompson, T., Joseph, D., Master VA, American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/19/2012
• Minimally Invasive Inguinal Lymphadenectomy via Endoscopic Groin Dissection: Comprehensive Assessment of Immediate and Long-term Complications.
  Master VA, Jafri, S., Herrel, L., Ogan, K., Kooby, D., Delman, K, American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/19/2012
• Preoperative Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Independently Predicts Overall Survival in Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma Following Radical Nephrectomy.
  Master VA, Cross BW, 8th Annual Georgia Urological Association Spring Meeting, Greensboro, GA, 1/25/2011
• Radical Prostatectomy Positive Margin Rates Among Surgeons in the Early Part of the Learning Curve.
  Master VA, Angell JE, 8th Annual Georgia Urological Association Spring Meeting, Greensboro, GA, 1/25/2011
• Assessment of Preoperative C-Reactive Protein as an Independent Predictor of Furhman Nuclear Grade in the Setting of a Small Renal Mass.
  Master VA, DeRosa AB, 8th Annual Georgia Urological Association Spring Meeting, Greensboro, GA, 1/25/2011
• Extramammary Paget’s Disease in Males: A SEER Study in Survival.
  Master VA, Herrel L, 8th Annual Georgia Urological Association Spring Meeting, Greensboro, GA, 1/25/2011
• Preoperative CRP Adjusted for Comorbidities and Lifestyle Factors Predicts Overall Mortality for Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma.
  Master VA, Michigan A, 8th Annual Georgia Urological Association Spring Meeting, Greensboro, GA, 1/25/2011
• A Review of the Relationship Between C-Reactive Protein and Exercise.
  Master, VA, Michigan A, 8th Annual Georgia Urological Association Spring Meeting, Greensboro, GA, 1/25/2011
• Preoperative and Postoperative Depression Among Prostate Cancer Patients.
  Master, VA, Michigan A, 8th Annual Georgia Urological Association Spring Meeting, Greensboro, GA, 1/25/2011
• Assessment of preoperative c-reactive protein as an independent predictor of Fuhrman nuclear grade in the setting of a small renal mass.
  Jafri SM, Ogan K, Johnson TV, Pattaras J, Carney KJ, Nieh P, Master VA, 75th Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association (SESAUA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/17/2011
• Ureteroscopic correlation with final pathology specimen in upper tract urothelial cancer.
  Pattaras J, Morales Y, Ogan K, Master VA, 75th Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association (SESAUA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/17/2011
• Extramammary Paget's Disease of the Penis and Anogenital Area: SEER Analysis.
  VA Master, L Herrel, TV Johnson, KA Delman, Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Orlando, FL, 1/17/2011
• Extramammary Paget's disease in males: A SEER study in survival.
  Herrel L, Johnson TV, Delman K, Master VA, 75th Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association (SESAUA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/17/2011
• ESR-Base low intermediate and high risk categories predicting overall survival in localized renal cell carcinoma.
  Cross B, DeRosa A, Johnson TV, Abbasi A, Michigan A, Ogan K, Pattaras J, Nieh P, Marshall FF, Carney J, Kucuk O, Harris W, Master VA, 75th Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association (SESAUA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/17/2011
• Multimedia computer-based version of a standard medical questionnaire reliable regardless of patient's computer familiarity.
  Bryant M, Schoenberg E, Johnson TV, Master VA, 75th Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association (SESAUA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/17/2011
• Radical prostatectomy positive margin rates among surgeons in the early part of the learning curve.
  Angell J, Johnson TV, Ritenour C, Marshall FF, Master VA, 75th Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association (SESAUA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/17/2011
• Use of Preoperative Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) to Predict Overall Survival in Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma Following Radical Nephrectomy.
  VA Master, O Kucuk, W Harris, B Cross, A Abbasi, A Michigan, A DeRosa, TV Johnson, FF Marshall, Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Orlando, FL, 1/17/2011
• Automatic 3D segmentation of ultrasound images using atlas registration and statistical texture prior
  Xiaofeng Yang, David Schuster, Viraj Master, Peter Nieh, Aaron Fenster, Baowei Fei, SPIE Medical Imaging: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling, Lake Buena Vista, FL, 1/12/2011
• Updated immunologic and clinical results from a phase 2 study of AGS-003, an autologous dendritic cell based therapy, in patients with newly diagnosed metastatic renal...
  R. A. Figlin, A. Amin, A. Z. Dudek, T. Logan, R. S. Lance, J. M. Holzbeierlein, S. K. Pal, V. A. Master, A.H. Gamble, M. DeBenedette, I. Y. Tcherepanova, W. L. Willi..., AGS-003-006 Study Group, Kidney Cancer Association Meeting, 1/1/2011
• Dynamic Assessment of risk in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: The Emory Dynamic Model.
  Harris W, Lingerfelt BM, Osunkoya AO, Master VA, J Clin Oncol; ASCO, 1/1/2011
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Lectures

• Literacy and Numeracy in Urology 
  University of California, San Francisco - 1/28/2014
• Kidney Cancer 
  Emory University - 1/27/2014
• Emory Project Medishare 2013: Updates on the Global Surgery elective. 
  Emory University - 1/31/2013
• Neoadjuvant vs Adjuvant Therapy in Bladder Cancer. Debate 
  Sea Island, GA - 1/24/2013
• Operation: Radical Endoscopic Groin Dissection, and Open Endoscopic Groin Dissection With Sartorius Flap Transposition 
  Tulane University - 1/1/2013
• Follow up after Surgery for Renal Cancer: molecular markers. 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
• Immunology and Kidney Cancer 
  Atlanta, GA - 1/17/2012
• Early Stage Prostate Cancer – Which is best: Surgery or Radiation. Debate 
  Sea Island, GA - 1/8/2012
• Literacy and Numeracy talk. 
  MD Anderson Cancer Center - 1/1/2012
• Surgeon’s view on Chemotherapy for Kidney Cancer 
  Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2012
• Emory Medishare Haiti 
  Emory University - 1/1/2012
• Surgery for Prostate Cancer 
  Atlanta, GA - 1/29/2011
• Advanced Kidney Cancer: Surgeon's Role. 
  1/1/2011
• Prostate Cancer Guidelines 
  1/22/2010
• Literacy and Numeracy: A Urologist's Journey 
  University of California, San Francisco - 1/17/2010
• Emory Medishare: A Medical-Student Organized International Elective to Haiti. 
  Emory University - 1/9/2010
• How Aggressive should one be with Renal Cancer 
  1/9/2010
• Lymphadenectomy for Penile Cancer: An Update 
  1/13/2009
• Metastatic Kidney Cancer: Surgeon’s Perspective. 
  Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2009
• Kidney – Small Renal Mass 
  Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2009
• BPH 2009 
  Grady Hospital - 1/1/2009
• Can We Count on Written Symptom Scores: Impact of Numeracy on Patient Access to Appropriate Healthcare. 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/13/2008
• The efficacy of written screening tools in an inner city hospital: Literacy-based limitations on patient access to appropriate care. 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/13/2008
• Clinical Correlates of GU Imaging: Emphasis on Kidney Cancer 
  Emory University - 1/1/2008
• Adrenal Cancer. 
  Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2008
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Other

• Feasibility of a Novel Approach to Inguinal Lymphadenectomy: Minimally Invasive Groin Dissection for Melanoma 
  Master VA
  http://www.mdlinx.com/internal-medicine/author-comment.cfm/A62548b62e433d0b4
  1/1/2009
• Charlson Score co-morbidity calculator 
  Master VA co-written with Chester Wilmot MD
  1/1/2007