Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

1. Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Volume is not Associated with Outcome within an Academic Health Care System
   HPB Surgery, vol. 2008, Article ID 825940, 6 pages, 2008
2. Antibiotic Use in The Treatment of Soft Tissue Abscesses: A Survey of Current Practice
   Surgical Infections, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 237–238, 2007
3. Exporting Excellence for Whipple Resection to Refine the Leapfrog Initiative
   Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 138, no. 2, pp. 189–197, 2007
4. Enhancing the Mission of Academic Surgery by Promoting Scientific Writing Skills
   Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 140, no. 2, pp. 177–183, 2007
5. Statins attenuate sepsis
   Surgery, vol. 139, no. 3, pp. 283–287, 2006
6. Inappropriate Antibiotic Use in Soft Tissue Infections
   Archives of Surgery, vol. 141, no. 9, pp. 850–856, 2006
7. Applying Ockham??s Razor to Pancreatitis Prognostication
   Annals of Surgery, vol. 243, no. 3, pp. 380–388, 2006
8. Lipoprotein-bound endotoxin exerts an immunomodulatory effect on hepatocytes through the lipid A domain of LPS
   Journal of Endotoxin Research, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 19–24, 2005
9. Image of the Month--Quiz Case
   Archives of Surgery, vol. 140, no. 10, pp. 1005–1005, 2005
10. Early Nonenhanced Abdominal Computed Tomography Can Predict Mortality in Severe Acute Pancreatitis
    Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 928–933, 2005
11. Heat Shock Inhibits NF-kB Activation in a Dose- and Time-Dependent Manner
    Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 129, no. 1, pp. 90–93, 2005
12. The Evolution of Endoscopy: Wireless Capsule Cameras for the Diagnosis of Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Surgical Innovation, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 129–133, 2005
13. Cholecystectomy After Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Common Bile Duct Stones: Is Surgery Necessary?
    Surgical Innovation, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 187–194, 2005
14. Triglyceride‐Rich Lipoproteins as Agents of Innate Immunity
    Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 41, no. S7, pp. S498–S503, 2005
15. Lipoproteins are protective beyond high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and heart disease*
    Critical Care Medicine, vol. 33, no. 8, pp. 1859–1860, 2005
16. Apolipoprotein E: From Alzheimer???s to sepsis*
    Critical Care Medicine, vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 2696–2697, 2005
17. Necrotizing pancreatitis: a surgical approach independent of documented infection
    HPB: Official Journal of The International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 161–168, 2004
18. An Epidemic of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Soft Tissue Infections Among Medically Underserved Patients
    Archives of Surgery, vol. 139, no. 9, pp. 947–953, 2004
19. Gallbladder ascariasis in a patient with severe pancreatitis
    Surgery, vol. 133, no. 4, pp. 445–446, 2003
20. Induction of cytokine tolerance requires internalization of Chylomicron-Bound LPS into hepatocytes
    Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 115, no. 2, pp. 303–309, 2003
21. Lipoprotein-bound LPS induces cytokine tolerance in hepatocytes
    Journal of Endotoxin Research, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 45–50, 2003
22. Induction of Cytokine Tolerance in Rodent Hepatocytes by Chylomicron-Bound LPS is Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Dependent
    Shock, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 157–162, 2003
23. Endogenous lipoproteins impact the response to endotoxin in humans
    Critical Care Medicine, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 23–31, 2002
24. Chylomicron-Bound Endotoxin Selectively Inhibits NF-??B Activation in Rat Hepatocytes
    Shock, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 182–188, 2002
25. Care of Injection Drug Users With Soft Tissue Infections in San Francisco, California
    Archives of Surgery, vol. 137, no. 11, pp. 1217–1222, 2002
26. Hepatic Endosomal Trafficking of Lipoprotein-Bound Endotoxin in Rats
    Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 106, no. 1, pp. 188–195, 2002
27. Necrotizing pancreatitis during pregnancy: a rare cause and review of the literature
    Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 371–376, 2001
28. Extracellular Matrix Regulates the Hepatocellular Heat Shock Response
    Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 43–49, 2000
29. The lipemia of sepsis: triglyceride-rich lipoproteins as agents of innate immunity
    Journal of Endotoxin Research, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 421–430, 2000
30. Cinematic Nuclear Scintigraphy Reliably Directs Surgical Intervention for Patients With Gastrointestinal Bleeding
    Archives of Surgery, vol. 135, no. 9, pp. 1076–1081, 2000
31. Diet-Induced Protection against Lipopolysaccharide Includes Increased Hepatic NO Production
    Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 82, no. 2, pp. 339–345, 1999
32. Leukocytosis and Free Fluid Are Important Indicators of Isolated Intestinal Injury after Blunt Trauma
    The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 656–659, 1999
33. Obstructive Jaundice Alters Kupffer Cell Function Independent of Bacterial Translocation
    Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 80, no. 2, pp. 205–209, 1998
34. Chylomicrons alter the hepatic distribution and cellular response to endotoxin in rats
    Hepatology, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 1341–1348, 1998
35. Changing management of gallstone disease during pregnancy
    Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 241–246, 1998
36. Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis
    The American Journal of Surgery, vol. 176, no. 1, pp. 34–37, 1998
37. Immunodepressive Effects of LPS on Monocyte CD14in Vivo
    Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 7–10, 1997
38. SURGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH HIV DISEASE
    Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 377–391, 1997