Current Environment: Production

Medical Services

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Graduate School

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

2016, London, England

Medical School

University of Saskatchewan

2003, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Residency

General Surgery

University of British Columbia

2009, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Fellowship

Research Fellowship, Pediatric Surgery and Critical Care

Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard University

2006, Boston, MA

Residency

Pediatric General Surgery

University of British Columbia

2011, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery (General)
  • American Board of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery)

Publications

  1. Treatment abandonment in children with Wilms tumor at a national referral hospital in Uganda. Pediatr Surg Int. 2024 Jun 27; 40(1):162. View Abstract

  2. Surgical neonates in a low-resource setting: Baseline nutrition and outcome assessment. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 May; 58(5):981-985. View Abstract

  3. Access to pediatric surgery delivered by general surgeons and anesthesia providers in Uganda: Results from 2 rural regional hospitals. Surgery. 2021 11; 170(5):1397-1404. View Abstract

  4. A critical threshold for global pediatric surgical workforce density. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Sep; 37(9):1303-1309. View Abstract

  5. Pancreatic islet cell tumors in adolescents and young adults. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct; 54(10):2103-2106. View Abstract

  6. Pediatric gastric adenocarcinoma: A National Cancer Data Base review. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 May; 54(5):1029-1034. View Abstract

  7. Pediatric Patients with Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary Have Similar Survival to Adults: A Review of the National Cancer Database. Am Surg. 2018 Sep 01; 84(9):e362-e365. View Abstract

  8. Regarding global pediatric surgery training opportunities. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 06; 53(6):1256-1258. View Abstract

  9. Partial Nephrectomy for Nephroblastoma: A National Cancer Data Base Review. Am Surg. 2018 Mar 01; 84(3):338-343. View Abstract

  10. The socioeconomic impact of a pediatric ostomy in Uganda: a pilot study. Pediatr Surg Int. 2018 Apr; 34(4):457-466. View Abstract

  11. Testicular tumors in prepubescent patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep; 53(9):1748-1752. View Abstract

  12. Effects of socioeconomic status on children with well-differentiated thyroid cancer. Surgery. 2017 09; 162(3):662-669. View Abstract

  13. Breast Malignancies in Children: Presentation, Management, and Survival. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Jun; 24(6):1482-1491. View Abstract

  14. Survival and Surgical Outcomes for Pediatric Head and Neck Melanoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 01 01; 143(1):34-40. View Abstract

  15. The association between nephroblastoma-specific outcomes and high versus low volume treatment centers. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Jan; 52(1):104-108. View Abstract

  16. Characteristics and outcomes in children with undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver: A report from the National Cancer Database. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 04; 64(4). View Abstract

  17. Gastroschisis in Uganda: Opportunities for improved survival. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Nov; 51(11):1772-1777. View Abstract

  18. Factors Associated With Mortality in Pediatric vs Adult Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Mar; 142(3):217-22. View Abstract

  19. Colorectal carcinoma in pediatric patients: A comparison with adult tumors, treatment and outcomes from the National Cancer Database. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Jul; 51(7):1061-6. View Abstract

  20. Primary malignant pulmonary tumors in children: a review of the national cancer data base. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Jun; 50(6):1004-8. View Abstract

  21. Pediatric papillary thyroid cancer >1 cm: is total thyroidectomy necessary? J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Jun; 50(6):1009-13. View Abstract

  22. Parathyroid carcinoma in more than 1,000 patients: A population-level analysis. Surgery. 2014 Dec; 156(6):1622-9; discussion 1629-30. View Abstract

  23. Outcomes and unmet need for neonatal surgery in a resource-limited environment: estimates of global health disparities from Kampala, Uganda. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Dec; 49(12):1825-30. View Abstract

  24. Pediatric surgical camps as one model of global surgical partnership: a way forward. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 May; 49(5):786-90. View Abstract

  25. Design and rationale of safe pediatric euglycemia after cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial of tight glycemic control after pediatric cardiac surgery. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Feb; 14(2):148-56. View Abstract

  26. Tight glycemic control versus standard care after pediatric cardiac surgery. N Engl J Med. 2012 Sep 27; 367(13):1208-19. View Abstract

  27. Value of continuous glucose monitoring for minimizing severe hypoglycemia during tight glycemic control. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 Nov; 12(6):643-8. View Abstract

  28. Preservation of intestinal motility after the serial transverse enteroplasty procedure in a large animal model of short bowel syndrome. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jan; 44(1):229-35; discussion 235. View Abstract

  29. Congenital and acquired single-lung patients: long-term follow-up reveals high mortality risk. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jan; 44(1):100-5; discussion 105. View Abstract

  30. Is scalping the spleen enough? Laparoscopic splenic cyst unroofing and recurrence rates. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jun; 43(6):1230; author reply 1230-1. View Abstract

  31. Long-term bowel function and quality of life in children with Hirschsprung's disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 May; 43(5):899-905. View Abstract

  32. Improved survival in a multidisciplinary short bowel syndrome program. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jan; 43(1):20-4. View Abstract

  33. First report of the international serial transverse enteroplasty data registry: indications, efficacy, and complications. J Am Coll Surg. 2007 Mar; 204(3):365-71. View Abstract

  34. Serial transverse enteroplasty for management of refractory D-lactic acidosis in short-bowel syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2006 Sep; 43(3):395-7. View Abstract

  35. Adrenal insufficiency in the critically ill neonate and child. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2006 Aug; 18(4):448-53. View Abstract

  36. Gain in target dose from using Computer Controlled Radiation Therapy (CCRT) in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1993 May 20; 26(2):335-9. View Abstract

  37. Multimodality treatment of stage IIIA non-small-cell lung carcinoma: a critical review of the literature and strategies for future research. J Clin Oncol. 1992 May; 10(5):829-38. View Abstract
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