Biren P. Modi, MD, MPH
Vice Chair of Education; Craig W. Lillehei Chair in Surgical Education; Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship; Surgical Director, CAIR; Surgical Director, Thyroid Center; Director, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Program
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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Biren P. Modi, MD, MPH
Vice Chair of Education; Craig W. Lillehei Chair in Surgical Education; Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship; Surgical Director, CAIR; Surgical Director, Thyroid Center; Director, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Program
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Stanford University
Palo Alto
CA
Medical School
Yale School of Medicine
2002
New Haven
CT
Residency
General Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2009
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Pediatric Surgery
Boston Children's Hospital
2011
Boston
MA
Graduate School
MPH
Harvard School of Public Health
2016
Boston
MA
Media
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Certifications
American Board of Surgery (General)
American Board of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery)
Publications
Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Intestinal Failure from Infancy to Adolescence: An International, Multi-Center Evaluation. View Abstract
Risk Factors and Treatment Strategies for Anastomotic Ulcers in Pediatric Intestinal Failure. View Abstract
Comparing Healthcare Needs in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants With NEC and Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation. View Abstract
Defining Practice Readiness in Pediatric Surgery Fellowship: A Qualitative Analysis. View Abstract
Predictors of Mortality in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. View Abstract
Factors associated with D-lactic acidosis in pediatric intestinal failure: A case-control study. View Abstract
How Many Operative Performance Ratings Does a Pediatric Surgery Fellow Need to Be Deemed Practice Ready? View Abstract
Association between neurodevelopmental outcomes and concomitant presence of NEC and IVH in extremely low birth weight infants. View Abstract
Attitudes Toward Surgical Innovation Research in the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Match. View Abstract
Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes in Term Infants with CHD and Definitive Necrotising Enterocolitis. View Abstract
Factors Associated With Chronic Intestinal Inflammation Resembling Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pediatric Intestinal Failure: A Matched Case-Control Study. View Abstract
High Rate of Venous Thromboembolism in Severe Pediatric Intestinal Failure. View Abstract
Autoimmune Thyroiditis and Risk of Malignancy in Children with Thyroid Nodules. View Abstract
Investigations Into Obesity and the Risk of Malignant Disease in Pediatric Thyroid Nodules-Reply. View Abstract
Impact of concomitant necrotizing enterocolitis on mortality in very low birth weight infants with intraventricular hemorrhage. View Abstract
Antibiotic Therapy for Culture-Proven Bacterial Overgrowth in Children With Intestinal Failure Results in Improved Symptoms and Growth. View Abstract
Primary Hyperparathyroidism From Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma in a 12-Year-Old With Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. View Abstract
Response to "Definition of pediatric intestinal failure should not require ongoing dependence on parenteral nutrition". View Abstract
Association Between Body Mass Index and Thyroid Cancer in Children With Thyroid Nodules. View Abstract
Puberty and growth in patients with pediatric intestinal failure. View Abstract
Morbidity associated with laparotomy-confirmed spontaneous intestinal perforation: A prospective multicenter analysis. View Abstract
Current outcomes of infants with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: A multicenter analysis. View Abstract
Subtype of atypia on cytology and risk of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules. View Abstract
Venous thoracic outlet syndrome and Paget-Schroetter syndrome. View Abstract
Predictors of Bilateral Disease in Pediatric Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. View Abstract
Long-term assessment of bilirubin and transaminase trends in pediatric intestinal failure patients during the era of hepatoprotective parenteral nutrition. View Abstract
ASPEN definitions in pediatric intestinal failure. View Abstract
Generic and Disease-specific Health-related Quality of Life in Pediatric Intestinal Failure. View Abstract
Clinical utility of sonographic features in indeterminate pediatric thyroid nodules. View Abstract
Graves' disease in a five-month-old boy with an unusual treatment course. View Abstract
Quality of dictated feedback associated with SIMPL operative assessments of pediatric surgical trainees. View Abstract
Report of 2019 AAP National Conference and Exhibition-Section on Surgery Annual Meeting. View Abstract
Trends in incidence and outcomes of necrotizing enterocolitis over the last 12?years: A multicenter cohort analysis. View Abstract
Tracheostomy in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Prospective Multicenter Study. View Abstract
Long-term outcomes of severe surgical necrotizing enterocolitis. View Abstract
Long-Term Outcomes and Disease Burden of Neonatal Onset Short Bowel Syndrome. View Abstract
Assessment of Operative Autonomy and Readiness for Independent Practice Among Pediatric Surgery Fellows. View Abstract
Evidence-Based Strategies and Recommendations for Preservation of Central Venous Access in Children. View Abstract
Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis in pediatric intestinal failure patients using liver stiffness measurement by Vibration-Controlled Transient Elastography. View Abstract
Report of Annual Meeting of the AAP Section on Surgery (SoSu). View Abstract
Long-term outcomes of ultrashort bowel syndrome due to malrotation with midgut volvulus managed at an interdisciplinary pediatric intestinal rehabilitation center. View Abstract
Current Status of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. View Abstract
Impact of disease-specific volume and hospital transfer on outcomes in gastroschisis. View Abstract
Growth morbidity in extremely low birth weight survivors of necrotizing enterocolitis at discharge and two-year follow-up. View Abstract
Severe neurodevelopmental disability and healthcare needs among survivors of medical and surgical necrotizing enterocolitis: A prospective cohort study. View Abstract
Morbidity and mortality among "big" babies who develop necrotizing enterocolitis: A prospective multicenter cohort analysis. View Abstract
Ileostomy Prolapse in Children with Intestinal Dysmotility. View Abstract
Contemporary Outcomes of Infants with Gastroschisis in North America: A Multicenter Cohort Study. View Abstract
High prevalence of same-sex twins in patients with cloacal exstrophy: Support for embryological association with monozygotic twinning. View Abstract
New Medical and Surgical Insights Into Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Review. View Abstract
Features and Outcome of Autonomous Thyroid Nodules in Children: 31 Consecutive Patients Seen at a Single Center. View Abstract
Hospital transfers and patterns of mortality in very low birth weight neonates with surgical necrotizing enterocolitis. View Abstract
Growth morbidity in patients with cloacal exstrophy: a 42-year experience. View Abstract
Enteral autonomy, cirrhosis, and long term transplant-free survival in pediatric intestinal failure patients. View Abstract
Necrotizing enterocolitis is associated with earlier achievement of enteral autonomy in children with short bowel syndrome. View Abstract
Tight Glycemic Control With Insulin Does Not Affect Skeletal Muscle Degradation During the Early Postoperative Period Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. View Abstract
Paget-Schroetter syndrome in 21 children: outcomes after multidisciplinary care. View Abstract
Extraluminal distraction enterogenesis using shape-memory polymer. View Abstract
Preservation of biochemical liver function with low-dose soy-based lipids in children with intestinal failure-associated liver disease. View Abstract
Serious congenital heart disease and necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight neonates. View Abstract
Magnitude of surgical burden associated with pediatric intestinal failure: a multicenter cohort analysis. View Abstract
Operative indications in recurrent ileocolic intussusception. View Abstract
Metabolic bone disease in pediatric intestinal failure patients: prevalence and risk factors. View Abstract
Patterns of surgical practice in very low birth weight neonates born in the United States: a Vermont Oxford Network analysis. View Abstract
Factors Affecting Spontaneous Closure of Gastrocutaneous Fistulae After Removal of Gastrostomy Tubes in Children With Intestinal Failure. View Abstract
Citrulline levels following proximal versus distal small bowel resection. View Abstract
Gastrointestinal bleeding as a complication of serial transverse enteroplasty. View Abstract
How are childhood thyroid nodules discovered: opportunities for improving early detection. View Abstract
Mortality and management of surgical necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight neonates: a prospective cohort study. View Abstract
Mortality associated with laparotomy-confirmed neonatal spontaneous intestinal perforation: a prospective 5-year multicenter analysis. View Abstract
Endocrine physiology in the newborn. View Abstract
Ductus venosus closure results in transient portal hypertension--is this the silent trigger for necrotizing enterocolitis? View Abstract
Pediatric blunt abdominal aortic injury and the use of intra-operative aortic ultrasound for surgical decision making. View Abstract
A standardized assessment of thyroid nodules in children confirms higher cancer prevalence than in adults. View Abstract
A novel treatment for the midaortic syndrome. View Abstract
Pediatric intestinal failure and vascular access. View Abstract
Use of a continuous glucose sensor in an extracorporeal life support circuit. View Abstract
A.S.P.E.N. Clinical guidelines: nutrition support of neonates supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. View Abstract
Preservation of intestinal motility after the serial transverse enteroplasty procedure in a large animal model of short bowel syndrome. View Abstract
High diagnostic yield of gastrointestinal endoscopy in children with intestinal failure. View Abstract
Safety and efficacy of a fish-oil-based fat emulsion in the treatment of parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease. View Abstract
Improved survival in a multidisciplinary short bowel syndrome program. View Abstract
Pediatric intestinal failure: nutrition, pharmacologic, and surgical approaches. View Abstract
Ileal exclusion for refractory symptomatic cholestasis in Alagille syndrome. View Abstract
Klebsiella pneumoniae necrotizing fasciitis and septic arthritis: an appearance in the Western hemisphere. View Abstract
First report of the international serial transverse enteroplasty data registry: indications, efficacy, and complications. View Abstract
The second STEP: the feasibility of repeat serial transverse enteroplasty. View Abstract
Serial transverse enteroplasty for management of refractory D-lactic acidosis in short-bowel syndrome. View Abstract
Adrenal insufficiency in the critically ill neonate and child. View Abstract
Bouveret meets Boerhaave. View Abstract
Ascending thoracic aneurysms are associated with decreased systemic atherosclerosis. View Abstract