John Meara

Comparative analysis of cranial vault remodeling versus endoscopic suturectomy in the treatment of unilateral lambdoid craniosynostosis.

Abbas Rattani, Coleman P Riordan, John G Meara, Mark R Proctor

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

OBJECTIVE: Unilateral lambdoid synostosis is the premature fusion of a lambdoid suture or sutures and represents the least common ..

The Scale-Up of the Global Surgical Workforce: Can Estimates be Achieved by 2030?

Kimberly M Daniels, Johanna N Riesel, Stephane Verguet, John G Meara, Mark G Shrime

Journal article  |  2020  |  World Journal of Surgery

BACKGROUND: The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery showed that countries with surgeon, anesthetist, and obstetrician (SAO) densit..

Development of a Surgical Assessment Tool for National Policy Monitoring & Evaluation in Ethiopia: A Quality Improvement Study.

KR Iverson, O Ahearn, I Citron, K Garringer, S Mukhodpadhyay, A Teshome, A Bekele, S Workneh, RS Workneh, S Zemenfeskudus, T Gultie, A Varghese, MG Shrime, JG Meara, D Burssa

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Surgery

BACKGROUND: A baseline assessment of surgical capacity is recommended as a first-step to surgical system strengthening in order to..

Development and upgrading of public primary healthcare facilities with essential surgical services infrastructure: a strategy towards achieving universal health coverage in Tanzania

Ntuli A Kapologwe, John G Meara, James T Kengia, Yusuph Sonda, Dorothy Gwajima, Shehnaz Alidina, Albino Kalolo

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Health Services Research

Globalization of national surgical, obstetric and anesthesia plans: the critical link between health policy and action in global surgery

Paul Truche, Haitham Shoman, Che L Reddy, Desmond T Jumbam, Joanna Ashby, Adelina Mazhiqi, Taylor Wurdeman, Emmanuel A Ameh, Martin Smith, Edwin Lugazia, Emmanuel Makasa, Kee B Park, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2020  |  Globalization and Health

Efforts from the developed world to improve surgical, anesthesia and obstetric care in low- and middle-income countries have evolv..

Towards high-quality peri-operative care: a global perspective

V Santhirapala, CJ Peden, JG Meara, BM Biccard, AW Gelb, WD Johnson, MS Lipnick, EM Makasa, J Martin, S Maswime, J Mellin-Olsen, CD McClain

Journal article  |  2020  |  Anaesthesia

Article 25 of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrines the right to health and well-being for every ind..

The impact of physician migration on mortality in low and middle-income countries: an economic modelling study

Saurabh Saluja, Niclas Rudolfson, Benjamin Ballard Massenburg, John G Meara, Mark G Shrime

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ Global Health

Background: The WHO estimates a global shortage of 2.8 million physicians, with severe deficiencies especially in low and middle-i..

Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery for Infantile Craniosynostosis: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Coleman P Riordan, David Zurakowski, Petra M Meier, Georgios Alexopoulos, John G Meara, Mark R Proctor, Susan M Goobie

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Journal of Pediatrics

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate patient outcomes of minimally invasive endoscopic strip craniectomy (ESC) for craniosynostosis. STUDY DESIG..

In reply: Clarifying surgery and anesthesia partnerships in response to global surgery and the World Health Organization

Che L Reddy, Luke Caddell, Adrian W Gelb, Desmond T Jumbam, Rolvix H Patterson, Lauri Romanzi, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2020  |  Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

Artificial Intelligence and its role in surgical care in low-income and middle-income countries

Che L Reddy, Shivani Mitra, John G Meara, Rifat Atun, Salim Afshar

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Lancet Digital Health

Global surgery and the World Health Organization: indispensable partners to achieve triple billion goals

Che L Reddy, Rolvix H Patterson, Luke Caddell, Adrian W Gelb, Desmond T Jumbam, Lauri Romanzi, Isaac Wasserman, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2019  |  Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

A review of the management of single-suture craniosynostosis, past, present, and future.

Mark R Proctor, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

BACKGROUND: Craniosynostosis is a condition in which 2 or more of the skull bones fuse prematurely. The spectrum of the disorder m..

Effectiveness of a multicomponent safe surgery intervention on improving surgical quality in Tanzania's Lake Zone: protocol for a quasi-experimental study

Shehnaz Alidina, Salome Kuchukhidze, Gopal Menon, Isabelle Citron, Tenzing N Lama, John Meara, David Barash, Augustino Hellar, Ntuli A Kapologwe, Erastus Maina, Cheri Reynolds, Steven J Staffa, Alena Troxel, Asha Varghese, David Zurakowski, Mpoki Ulisubisya, Sarah Maongezi

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open

INTRODUCTION: Effective, scalable strategies for improving surgical quality are urgently needed in low-income and middle-income co..

Pakistani National Vision for Surgical Care 2025: A Series of Firsts

Alexander W Peters, Irum Fatima, Dominique Vervoort, Haitham Shoman, Muhammad N Ashraf, John G Meara, Lubna Samad

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Unicoronal Synostosis

Frank Weng, John G Meara, Linda R Dagi

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Journal of Pediatrics

Assessment of Pakistan's Surgical System by Tracking the Lancet Global Surgery Indicators Toward a National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anaesthesia Plan

Irum Fatima, Haitham Shoman, Alexander Peters, Dominique Vervoort, Lubna Samad, John G Meara

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Framework for developing a national surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia plan

KA Sonderman, I Citron, S Mukhopadhyay, K Albutt, K Taylor, D Jumbam, KR Iverson, M Nthele, A Bekele, E Rwamasirabo, S Maongezi, ML Steer, R Riviello, W Johnson, JG Meara

Journal article  |  2019  |  BJS Open

Decentralization and Regionalization of Surgical Care: A Review of Evidence for the Optimal Distribution of Surgical Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Katherine R Iverson, Emma Svensson, Kristin Sonderman, Ernest J Barthelemy, Isabelle Citron, Kerry A Vaughan, Brittany L Powell, John G Meara, Mark G Shrime

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Health Policy and Management

How Should We Decide Whether and When Some Care Is Better Than No Care?

Rachel Koch, John G Meara, Anji E Wall

Journal article  |  2019  |  AMA Journal of Ethics

This case of cleft lip and palate repair by a surgical mission team is common. Low-risk, single-procedure surgical interventions r..

Surgery as a component of universal healthcare: Where is South Africa?

Che L Reddy, Emmanuel M Makasa, Bruce Biccard, Martin Smith, Elmin Steyn, Graham Fieggen, Salome Maswime, John G Meara, Kathryn Chu

Journal article  |  2019  |  South African Medical Journal

Perioperative Mortality Rates as a Health Metric for Acute Abdominal Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Future Recommendations

Marie-Rachelle Felizaire, Tiffany Paradise, Andrew Beckett, Paola Fata, Jeremy Grushka, Walter Johnson, Kosar Khwaja, John G Meara, Gabriel Ndayisaba, Ipshita Prakash, Tarek Razek, Tongmeesee Somprasong, Evan Wong, Prem Yohannan, Dan L Deckelbaum

Journal article  |  2019  |  World Journal of Surgery

Meeting the SDG challenge to end fistula and preventable childbirth-related morbidity and mortality

Lauri Romanzi, John G Meara, Erin Anastasi, Anneka T Knuttson

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Lancet Global Health

How much does it cost to scale up surgical systems in low-income and middle-income countries?

Desmond T Jumbam, Che Len Reddy, Lina Roa, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Global Health

Making all deaths after surgery count

John G Meara, Andrew JM Leather, Paul E Farmer

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Lancet

Moving forward the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery: The Karad Consensus Statement

Nakul Raykar, John Meara, Atul Gawande, Paul Farmer, Nobhojit Roy

Journal article  |  2019  |  Healthcare

Implementation of The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery in India

Nakul Raykar, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, Saurabh Saluja, Sheetal Amte, Siddharth David, Jesudian Gnanaraj, Raman Kataria, Balaram Jadhav, Walt Johnson, John Meara, Nandakumar Menon, Radhakrishna D Prabhu, Devi Shetty, Ravikant Singh, Ravindranath Tongaonkar, Ravindra Vora, Nobhojit Roy

Journal article  |  2019  |  Healthcare

Towards resilient health systems: opportunities to align surgical and disaster planning

Jordan Pyda, Rolvix H Patterson, Luke Caddell, Taylor Wurdeman, Rachel Koch, David Polatty, Brittany Card, John G Meara, Daniel Scott Corlew

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Global Health

Time-driven activity-based costing of total knee replacements in Karachi, Pakistan

Rabia Mansoor Khan, Katherine Albutt, Muhammad Abdullah Qureshi, Zara Ansari, Gustaf Drevin, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, Mansoor Ali Khan, Muhammad Amin Chinoy, John Meara, Hamidah Hussain

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open

Estimates of number of children and adolescents without access to surgical care

Bhargava Mullapudi, David Grabski, Emmanuel Ameh, Doruk Ozgediz, Hariharan Thangarajah, Karen Kling, Blake Alkire, John G Meara, Stephen Bickler

Journal article  |  2019  |  Bulletin of the World Health Organization

The economic consequences of neurosurgical disease in low- and middle-income countries

Niclas Rudolfson, Michael C Dewan, Kee B Park, Mark G Shrime, John G Meara, Blake C Alkire

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Neurosurgery

Comment on "Encouraging a bare minimum while striving for the gold standard: a response to the updated WHO-WFSA guidelines"

Alexander W Peters, John G Meara, Emmanuel M Makasa, Walter D Johnson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

Development of a Novel Global Surgery Course for Medical Schools

Geoffrey A Anderson, Katherine Albutt, Hampus Holmer, Godfrey Muguti, Bothwell Mbuwayesango, David Muchuweti, Muchabayiwa F Gidiri, Swagoto Mugapathyay, Katie Iverson, Lina Roa, Sristi Sharma, Bengt Jeppson, Kent Jonsson, Adam Lantz, Saurabh Saluja, Yihan Lin, Isabelle Citron, John G Meara, Lars Hagander

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Surgical Education

Nonsyndromic Unilateral Coronal Synostosis: A Comparison of Fronto-Orbital Advancement and Endoscopic Suturectomy.

Kathryn V Isaac, Sarah MacKinnon, Linda R Dagi, Gary F Rogers, John G Meara, Mark R Proctor

Journal article  |  2019  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

BACKGROUND: Comparative effectiveness research is needed to optimize treatment of unilateral coronal synostosis. This study compar..

Reporting of surgical response to disasters in low-income and middle-income countries: a literature review

Luke Caddell, Taylor Wurdeman, Rolvix H Patterson, Jordan Pyda, Rachel Koch, John G Meara, Scott Corlew

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  The Lancet Global Health

Towards equitable surgical systems: development and outcomes of a national surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia plan in Tanzania

Isabelle Citron, Desmond Jumbam, James Dahm, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, Karolina Nyberger, Katherine Iverson, Larry Akoko, Edwin Lugazia, Brenda D'Mello, Sarah Maongezi, Boniface Nguhuni, Ntuli Kapologwe, Augustino Hellar, Erastus Maina, Steve Kisalve, Patrick Mwai, Cheri Reynolds, Asha Varghese, David Barash, Michael Steer, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Global Health

Making a case for national surgery, obstetric, and anesthesia plans

Isabelle Citron, Kristin Sonderman, Leonard Subi, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2019  |  Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

The World Bank Group: Innovative financing for health and opportunities for global surgery

Alexander W Peters, Jordan Pyda, Gopal Menon, Emi Suzuki, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2019  |  Surgery

Healthcare Leaders Develop Strategies for Expanding National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anaesthesia Plans in WHO AFRO and EMRO Regions

Katherine Albutt, Kristin Sonderman, Isabelle Citron, Mzaza Nthele, Abebe Bekele, Emmanuel Makasa, Sarah Maongezi, Emile Rwamasirabo, Emmanuel Ameh, Hery Harimanitra Andriamanjato, Ahmed SA ElSayed, Isaac Smalle, Prosper Tumusiime, Martin Ekeke Monono, John G Meara, Walter Johnson

Journal article  |  2019  |  World Journal of Surgery

The need to collect, aggregate, and analyze global anesthesia and surgery data

Sabrina Juran, Magdalena Gruendl, Isobel H Marks, P Niclas Broer, Jose Miguel Guzman, Justine Davies, Mark Shrime, Walter Johnson, Hampus Holmer, Gregory Peck, Emmanuel Makasa, Lars Hagander, Stephanie J Klug, John G Meara, Adrian W Gelb, David Ljungman

Journal article  |  2019  |  Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: An opportunity to lead innovation in global surgery

Rachel Koch, Lina Roa, Jordan Pyda, Monica Kerrigan, Ernest Barthelemy, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2019  |  Surgery

Surgery, obstetrics and anaesthesia: a Cambrian explosion for global health

Kerry A Vaughan, Michael J McKirdy, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2019  |  Scottish Medical Journal

Mixed-methods assessment of surgical capacity in two regions in Ethiopia

KR Iverson, K Garringer, O Ahearn, S Alidina, I Citron, S Esseye, A Teshome, S Mukhopadhyay, D Burssa, A Mengistu, T Ashengo, JG Meara, D Barash, L Drown, S Kuchuckhidze, C Reynolds, B Joshua, E Barringer, A Skeels, MG Shrime, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  BJS

Implementation of an international standardized set of outcome indicators in pregnancy and childbirth in Kenya: Utilizing mobile technology to collect patient-reported outcomes.

Ishtar Al-Shammari, Lina Roa, Rachel R Yorlets, Christina Akerman, Annelies Dekker, Thomas Kelley, Ramona Koech, Judy Mutuku, Robert Nyarango, Doriane Nzorubara, Nicole Spieker, Manasi Vaidya, John G Meara, David Ljungman

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLOS ONE

BACKGROUND: Limited data exist on health outcomes during pregnancy and childbirth in low- and middle-income countries. This is a p..

Craniometric Analysis of Endoscopic Suturectomy for Bilateral Coronal Craniosynostosis.

S Alex Rottgers, Hasan R Syed, Diana S Jodeh, Yasser Jeelani, Edward Yang, John G Meara, Mark R Proctor

Journal article  |  2019  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic suturectomy and helmeting represents a successful first-line surgical treatment for bilateral coronal crani..

The Situation of Safe Surgery and Anaesthesia in Tanzania: A Systematic Review

Karolina Nyberger, Desmond T Jumbam, James Dahm, Sarah Maongezi, Ahmed Makuwani, Ntuli A Kapologwe, Boniface Nguhuni, Swagoto Mukhopadhay, Katherine R Iverson, Erastus Maina, Steve Kisakye, Patrick Mwai, Augustino Hellar, David Barash, Cheri Reynolds, John G Meara, Isabelle Citron

Journal article  |  2019  |  World Journal of Surgery

Evaluating the collection, comparability and findings of six global surgery indicators

H Holmer, A Bekele, L Hagander, EM Harrison, P Kamali, JS Ng-Kamstra, MA Khan, L Knowlton, AJM Leather, IH Marks, JG Meara, MG Shrime, M Smith, K Soreide, TG Weiser, J Davies

Journal article  |  2019  |  BJS

Global surgery and the sustainable development goals

L Roa, DT Jumbam, E Makasa, JG Meara

Journal article  |  2019  |  BJS

USAID: Current support for global surgery and implications of reform

Kristin A Sonderman, Isabelle Citron, Katherine Albutt, Tiaji Salaam-Blyther, Lauri Romanzi, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2018  |  Surgery

Forced Labor in Surgical and Healthcare Supply Chains

Simone Sandler, Kristin Sonderman, Isabelle Citron, Mahmood Bhutta, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of the American College of Surgeons

World Health Organization: Leading surgical care toward sustainable development in the era of globalization

David Ljungman, Kerry A Vaughan, Kee B Park, Emmanuel M Makasa, Robert Marten, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2018  |  Surgery

Surgical quality indicators in low-resource settings: A new evidence-based tool

Isabelle Citron, Saurabh Saluja, Julia Amundson, Rodrigo Vaz Ferreira, David Ljungman, Nivaldo Alonso, Vitor Moutinho, John G Meara, Michael Steer

Journal article  |  2018  |  Surgery

High-quality health systems in the Sustainable Development Goals era: time for a revolution

Margaret E Kruk, Anna D Gage, Catherine Arsenault, Keely Jordan, Hannah H Leslie, Sanam Roder-DeWan, Olusoji Adeyi, Pierre Barker, Bernadette Daelmans, Svetlana V Doubova, Mike English, Ezequiel Garcia Elorrio, Frederico Guanais, Oye Gureje, Lisa R Hirschhorn, Lixin Jiang, Edward Kelley, Ephrem Tekle Lemango, Jerker Liljestrand, Address Malata, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet Global Health

Safe Surgery for All: Early Lessons from Implementing a National Government-Driven Surgical Plan in Ethiopia Reply

Katherine Iverson, Isabelle Citron, Daniel Burssa, Atlibachew Teshome, Olivia Ahearn, Tigistu Ashengo, David Barash, Erin Barringer, Kaya Garringer, Victoria McKitrick, John G Meara, Abraham Mengistu, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, Cheri Reynolds, Mark G Shrime, Asha Varghese, Samson Esseye, Abebe Bekele

Journal article  |  2018  |  World Journal of Surgery

Analysis of clinical outcomes for treatment of sagittal craniosynostosis: a comparison of endoscopic suturectomy and cranial vault remodeling.

Kathryn V Isaac, John G Meara, Mark R Proctor

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

The authors compared the effectiveness of two main surgical techniques used for treating sagittal craniosynostosis (SC): endoscopi..

Essential need for quality in surgical health-care systems

Vatshalan Santhirapala, Walter D Johnson, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet

National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Planning in the Context of Global Surgery TheWay Forward

Kristin A Sonderman, Isabelle Citron, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2018  |  JAMA Surgery

Global surgical, obstetric, and anesthetic task shifting: A systematic literature review

Frederik Federspiel, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, Penelope J Milsom, John W Scott, Johanna N Riesel, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2018  |  Surgery

Collection of Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Standard Set Variables: Establishing a Baseline

Isabelle Citron, Ingrid Ganske, Benjamin B Massenburg, Michael Doyle, John G Meara, Carolyn R Rogers-Vizena

Journal article  |  2018  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

Geospatial mapping of access to timely essential surgery in sub-Saharan Africa

Sabrina Juran, P Niclas Broer, Stefanie J Klug, Rachel C Snow, Emelda A Okiro, Paul O Ouma, Robert W Snow, Andrew J Tatem, John G Meara, Victor A Alegana

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMJ Global Health

Modification of the Melbourne Method for Total Calvarial Vault Remodeling

CD Hughes, KV Isaac, PF Hwang, I Ganske, MR Proctor, JG Meara

Journal article  |  2018  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

Cured into Destitution: Catastrophic Health Expenditure Risk Among Uninsured Trauma Patients in the United States

John W Scott, Nakul P Raykar, John A Rose, Thomas C Tsai, Cheryl K Zogg, Adil H Haider, Ali Salim, John G Meara, Mark G Shrime

Journal article  |  2018  |  Annals of Surgery

The Economic Consequences Of Mortality Amenable To High-Quality Health Care In Low- And Middle-Income Countries

Blake C Alkire, Alexander W Peters, Mark G Shrime, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2018  |  Health Affairs

Pathology and laboratory medicine in partnership with global surgery: working towards universal health coverage

Isabelle Citron, Kristin Sonderman, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet

Perioperative mortality rates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Joshua S Ng-Kamstra, Sumedha Arya, Sarah LM Greenberg, Meera Kotagal, Catherine Arsenault, David Ljungman, Rachel R Yorlets, Arnav Agarwal, Claudia Frankfurter, Anton Nikouline, Francis Yi Xing Lai, Charlotta L Palmqvist, Terence Fu, Tahrin Mahmood, Sneha Raju, Sristi Sharma, Isobel H Marks, Alexis Bowder, Lebei Pi, John G Meara, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMJ Global Health

Factors Associated With Late Surgical Cancellations in Pediatric Plastic and Oral Surgery

Usha EA Beijnen, Catherine Noonan Caillouette, Susan J Flath-Sporn, Reid A Maclellan, Karl Sanchez, Brian I Labow, John G Meara, Amir H Taghinia

Journal article  |  2018  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Global Surgery System Strengthening: It Is All About the Right Metrics

David A Watters, Glenn D Guest, Viliami Tangi, Mark G Shrime, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2018  |  Anesthesia & Analgesia

Multi-modal 3D Simulation Makes the Impossible Possible

Ingrid M Ganske, Noah Schulz, Katie Livingston, Susan Goobie, John G Meara, Mark Proctor, Peter Weinstock

Journal article  |  2018  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

Pediatric surgical capacity building - a pathway to improving access to pediatric surgical care in Haiti

Neema Kaseje, Hillary Jenny, Andre Patrick Jeudy, Jean Louis MacLee, John G Meara, Henri R Ford

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Population-based incidence rate of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures in a high-income country

E Omling, A Jarnheimer, J Rose, J Bjork, JG Meara, L Hagander

Journal article  |  2018  |  British Journal of Surgery

Single-stage total cranial vault remodeling for correction of turricephaly: Description of a new technique

SA Rottgers, I Ganske, I Citron, M Proctor, JG Meara

Journal article  |  2018  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

Efficient clinical practice

SL Fenwick, KJ Jenkins, JG Meara, C Newell, A Stack, S Toomey, C Haines

Book Chapter  |  2017

Prevalence of Untreated Surgical Conditions in Rural Rwanda A Population-Based Cross-sectional Study in Burera District

Rebecca G Maine, Allison F Linden, Robert Riviello, Emmanuel Kamanzi, Gita N Mody, Georges Ntakiyiruta, Grace Kansayisa, Edmond Ntaganda, Francine Niyonkuru, Joel M Mubiligi, Tharcisse Mpunga, John G Meara, Bethany L Hedt-Gauthier

Journal article  |  2017  |  JAMA Surgery

Patient Navigation by Community Health Workers Increases Access to Surgical Care in Rural Haiti

Alexi C Matousek, Stephen R Addington, Joseph Kahan, Herriot Sannon, Thelius Luckner, Chauvet Exe, Rodolphe R Eisenhower Jean Louis, Stuart Lipsitz, John G Meara, Robert Riviello

Journal article  |  2017  |  World Journal of Surgery

From blockchain technology to global health equity: can cryptocurrencies finance universal health coverage?

Brian M Till, Alexander W Peters, Salim Afshar, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMJ Global Health

Safe Surgery for All: Early Lessons from Implementing a National Government-Driven Surgical Plan in Ethiopia

Daniel Burssa, Atlibachew Teshome, Katherine Iverson, Olivia Ahearn, Tigistu Ashengo, David Barash, Erin Barringer, Isabelle Citron, Kaya Garringer, Victoria McKitrick, John Meara, Abraham Mengistu, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, Cheri Reynolds, Mark Shrime, Asha Varghese, Samson Esseye, Abebe Bekele

Journal article  |  2017  |  World Journal of Surgery

Pediatric Orbital Floor Fractures: Clinical and Radiological Predictors of Tissue Entrapment and the Effect of Operative Timing on Ocular Outcomes

Joseph M Firriolo, Nicole C Ontiveros, Carolyn M Pike, Amir H Taghinia, Carolyn R Rogers-Vizena, Oren Ganor, Arin K Greene, John G Meara, Brian I Labow

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Efficacy of Facilitated Capacity Building in Providing Cleft Lip and Palate Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Hillary E Jenny, Benjamin B Massenburg, Saurabh Saluja, John G Meara, Mark G Shrime, Nivaldo Alonso

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

A Standard Set of Outcome Measures for the Comprehensive Appraisal of Cleft Care

Alexander C Allori, Thomas Kelley, John G Meara, Asteria Albert, Krishnamurthy Bonanthaya, Kathy Chapman, Michael Cunningham, John Daskalogiannakis, Henriette de Gier, Andrew A Heggie, Cristina Hernandez, Oksana Jackson, Yin Jones, Loshan Kangesu, Maarten J Koudstaal, Rajiv Kuchhal, Anette Lohmander, Ross E Long, Leanne Magee, Laura Monson, et al.

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Lancet Commission on Global Surgery

Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, Kristin Ojomo, Karolina Nyberger, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2017  |  Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

The economic case for surgical care in low-resource settings

NP Raykar, S Mukhopadhyay, JL Halbach, MT Cossa, S Saluja, Y Lin, M Shrime, JG Meara, SW Bickler

Book Chapter  |  2017

Laparoscopic Versus Open Cholecystectomy: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis at Rwanda Military Hospital

Allison Silverstein, Ainhoa Costas-Chavarri, Mussa R Gakwaya, Joseph Lule, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, John G Meara, Mark G Shrime

Journal article  |  2017  |  World Journal of Surgery

Classification of Cleft Lip/Palate: Then and Now

Alexander C Allori, John B Mulliken, John G Meara, Stephen Shusterman, Jeffrey R Marcus

Journal article  |  2017  |  The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Assessing the Brazilian surgical system with six surgical indicators: a descriptive and modelling study

Benjamin B Massenburg, Saurabh Saluja, Hillary E Jenny, Nakul P Raykar, Josh Ng-Kamstra, Aline GA Guilloux, Mario C Scheffer, John G Meara, Nivaldo Alonso, Mark G Shrime

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMJ Global Health

Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to implement and evaluate national surgical planning

Saurabh Saluja, Allison Silverstein, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, Yihan Lin, Nakul Raykar, Salmaan Keshavjee, Lubna Samad, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMJ Global Health

New global surgical and anaesthesia indicators in the World Development Indicators dataset

Nakul P Raykar, Joshua S Ng-Kamstra, Stephen Bickler, Justine Davies, Sarah LM Greenberg, Lars Hagander, Walt Johnson, Andrew JM Leather, KA Kelly McQueen, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, Emi Suzuki, Thomas Weiser, Mark G Shrime, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMJ Global Health

Clinician's Primer to ICD-10-CM Coding for Cleft Lip/Palate Care

Alexander C Allori, Janet D Cragan, Gina C Della Porta, John B Mulliken, John G Meara, Richard Bruun, Stephen Shusterman, Cynthia H Cassell, Eileen Raynor, Pedro Santiago, Jeffrey R Marcus

Journal article  |  2017  |  The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

\The evolving role of surgery in the international public health agenda

Isabelle Citron, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2017  |  Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Current Concepts Review Understanding and Addressing the Global Need for Orthopaedic Trauma Care

Kiran J Agarwal-Harding, Arvind von Keudell, Lewis G Zirkle, John G Meara, George SM Dyer

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Multivariable predictors of substantial blood loss in children undergoing craniosynostosis repair: implications for risk stratification

Petra M Meier, David Zurakowski, Susan M Goobie, Mark R Proctor, John G Meara, Vanessa J Young, Gary F Rogers, James A DiNardo

Journal article  |  2016  |  Pediatric Anesthesia

A global country-level comparison of the financial burden of surgery

MG Shrime, A Dare, BC Alkire, JG Meara

Journal article  |  2016  |  British Journal of Surgery

Barriers to Cleft Lip and Palate Repair Around the World

Benjamin B Massenburg, Hillary E Jenny, Saurabh Saluja, John G Meara, Mark G Shrime, Nivaldo Alonso

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Financial contributions to global surgery: an analysis of 160 international charitable organizations

Lily Gutnik, Gavin Yamey, Robert Riviello, John G Meara, Anna J Dare, Mark G Shrime

Journal article  |  2016  |  SpringerPlus

Head and neck cancer in South Asia: Macroeconomic consequences and the role of the head and neck surgeon

Blake C Alkire, Regan W Bergmark, Kyle Chambers, Derrick T Lin, Daniel G Deschler, Mack L Cheney, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2016  |  Head & Neck

Surgical Non-governmental Organizations: Global Surgery's Unknown Nonprofit Sector

Joshua S Ng-Kamstra, Johanna N Riesel, Sumedha Arya, Brad Weston, Tino Kreutzer, John G Meara, Mark G Shrime

Journal article  |  2016  |  World Journal of Surgery

Assessing the Cost of Prophylactic Antibiotic Use After Cleft Lip and Lip Adhesion Procedures

Kimberly M Daniels, Michael D Lappi, Susan Flath Sporn, Catherine Noonan Caillouette, Ronald Heald, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Healthcare Management

Tracking perioperative mortality and maternal mortality: challenges and opportunities

Sumedha Arya, Joshua Ng-Kamstra, John G Meara, Ana Langer

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Lancet Global Health

Progress in achieving universal access to surgical care: An update and a path forward.

Nakul Raykar, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, Joshua S Ng-Kamstra, Yihan Lin, Saurabh Saluja, John W Scott, Geoffrey Anderson, John G Meara, Girma Tefera, Stephen W Bickler

Journal article  |  2016  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

A Novel Local Autologous Bone Graft Donor Site After Scalp Tissue Expansion in Aplasia Cutis Congenita

Ivan Hadad, John G Meara, Carolyn R Rogers-Vizena

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Validation of a community-based survey assessing nonobstetric surgical conditions in Burera District, Rwanda

Allison F Linden, Rebecca G Maine, Bethany L Hedt-Gauthier, Emmanual Kamanzi, Kevin Gauvey-Kern, Gita Mody, Georges Ntakiyiruta, Grace Kansayisa, Edmond Ntaganda, Francine Niyonkuru, Joel Mubiligi, Tharcisse Mpunga, John G Meara, Robert Riviello

Journal article  |  2016  |  Surgery

Focusing Quality Improvement Initiatives in Pediatric Plastic Surgery-A Descriptive Study Using the Pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

Susan J Flath-Sporn, Rachel R Yorlets, Shawn J Rangel, Anne M Stey, Richard J Redett, Mark M Urata, John G Meara, Amir H Taghinia

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Meaningful use: A program in transition.

Cory M Resnick, John G Meara, Molly Peltzman, Meg Gilley

Journal article  |  2016  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Surgical Site Infection After Skin Excisions in Children: Is Field Sterility Sufficient?

Laura C Nuzzi, Arin K Greene, John G Meara, Amir Taghinia, Brian I Labow

Journal article  |  2016  |  Pediatric Dermatology

Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development

John G Meara, Andrew JM Leather, Lars Hagander, Blake C Alkire, Nivaldo Alonso, Emmanuel A Ameh, Stephen W Bickler, Lesong Conteh, Anna J Dare, Justine Davies, Eunice Derivois Merisier, Shenaaz El-Halabi, Paul E Farmer, Atul Gawande, Rowan Gillies, Sarah LM Greenbergac, Canis E Grimes, Russell L Gruen, Edna Adan Ismail, Thaim Buya KamaraY, et al.

Journal article  |  2016  |  International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Improving Glycemic Control and Insulin Ordering Efficiency for Hospitalized Patients With Diabetes Through Carbohydrate Counting

Kristina K Pearson, Sarah A Reiland, John GO Meara, Julie K Brown, Leslie A Fedraw, David L Mapes

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal for Healthcare Quality

Midline Cleft Lip and Bifid Nose Deformity: Description, Classification, and Treatment

Adam R Kolker, Alexander M Sailon, John G Meara, Anthony D Holmes

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Short-Term Performance Improvement of a Continuing Medical Education Program in a Low-Income Country

Jacky Fils, Abhiram R Bhashyam, Jacques B Pierre Pierre, John G Meara, George SM Dyer

Journal article  |  2015  |  World Journal of Surgery

Global Surgery Fellowship: A model for surgical care and education in resource-poor countries

Shahram Aarabi, Charles Smithers, Marie-May Louis Fils, Jean-Louis Godson, Jean-Hamilton Pierre, Joia Mukherjee, John Meara, Paul Farmer

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Global cancer surgery: delivering safe, aff ordable, and timely cancer surgery

Richard Sullivan, Olusegun Isaac Alatise, Benjamin O Anderson, Riccardo Audisio, Philippe Autier, Ajay Aggarwal, Charles Balch, Murray F Brennan, Anna Dare, Anil D'Cruz, Alexander MM Eggermont, Kenneth Fleming, Serigne Magueye Gueye, Lars Hagander, Cristian A Herrera, Hampus Holmer, Andre M Ilbawi, Anton Jarnheimer, Jia-fu Ji, T Peter Kingham, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Lancet Oncology

Surgical Care in Liberia and Implications for Capacity Building

Tiffany E Chao, Pratik B Patel, Michael Kikubaire, Michelle Niescierenko, Lars Hagander, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2015  |  World Journal of Surgery

Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development

John G Meara, Andrew JM Leather, Lars Hagander, Blake C Alkire, Nivaldo Alonso, Emmanuel A Ameh, Stephen W Bickler, Lesong Conteh, Anna J Dare, Justine Davies, Eunice Derivois Merisier, Shenaaz El-Halabi, Paul E Farmer, Atul Gawande, Rowan Gillies, Sarah LM Greenberg, Caris E Grimes, Russell L Gruen, Edna Adan Ismail, Thaim Buya Kamara, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Lancet

Global surgery-going beyond the Lancet Commission

Justine I Davies, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Lancet

A novel approach for needs assessment to build global orthopedic surgical capacity in a low-income country.

Abhiram R Bhashyam, Jacky Fils, Jim Lowell, John G Meara, George SM Dyer

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Surgical Education

OBJECTIVE: Visiting surgical teams are a vital aspect of capacity-building continuing medical education (CME) in low-income countr..

Half a billion surgical cases: Aligning surgical delivery with best-performing health systems

Mark G Shrime, Kimberly M Daniels, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2015  |  Surgery

Global access to surgical care: a modelling study

Blake C Alkire, Nakul P Raykar, Mark G Shrime, Thomas G Weiser, Stephen W Bickler, John A Rose, Cameron T Nutt, Sarah LM Greenberg, Meera Kotagal, Johanna N Riesel, Micaela Esquivel, Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, George Molina, Nobhojit Roy, John G Meara, Paul E Farmer

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Lancet Global Health

Surgical outcomes for perforated peptic ulcer: A prospective case series at an academic hospital in Monrovia, Liberia

J Fallah Moses, Christopher D Hughes, Pratik B Patel, Tiffany E Chao, Solomane A Konneh, Torsou Y Jallabah, Michael Kiiza Kikubaire, John G Meara, Lars E Hagander

Journal article  |  2015  |  African Journal of Emergency Medicine

Global Surgery 2030: an introduction.

John G Meara, Sarah LM Greenberg

Journal article  |  2015  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Increasing Value in Plagiocephaly Care A Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Pilot Study

Gino Inverso, Michael D Lappi, Susan J Flath-Sporn, Ronald Heald, David C Kim, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2015  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Essential surgery: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition

Charles N Mock, Peter Donkor, Atul Gawande, Dean T Jamison, Margaret E Kruk, Haile T Debas

Report  |  2015  |  The Lancet

Predictors of Clinically Significant Postoperative Events after Open Craniosynostosis Surgery

Susan M Goobie, David Zurakowski, Mark R Proctor, John G Meara, Petra M Meier, Vanessa J Young, Gary F Rogers

Journal article  |  2015  |  Anesthesiology

The Lancet commission on global surgery makes progress in first year of work: an update.

Sarah LM Greenberg, Martha P Vega, Alexis N Bowder, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2015  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Tracking global expenditures on surgery: gaps in knowledge hinder progress

Joseph L Dieleman, Gavin Yamey, Elizabeth K Johnson, Casey M Graves, Annie Haakenstad, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Lancet Global Health

The blood drought in context

Nakul P Raykar, Katherine Kralievits, Sarah LM Greenberg, Rowan D Gillies, Nobhojit Roy, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Lancet Global Health

Global surgery as an equal partner in health: no longer the neglected stepchild

John G Meara, Sarah LM Greenberg

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Lancet Global Health

Catastrophic expenditure to pay for surgery worldwide: a modelling study

Mark G Shrime, Anna J Dare, Blake C Alkire, Kathleen O'Neill, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Lancet Global Health

Global economic consequences of selected surgical diseases: a modelling study

Blake C Alkire, Mark G Shrime, Anna J Dare, Jeffrey R Vincent, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Lancet Global Health

Estimating the Global Incidence of Femoral Fracture from Road Traffic Collisions A Literature Review

Kiran J Agarwal-Harding, John G Meara, Sarah LM Greenberg, Lars E Hagander, David Zurakowski, George SM Dyer

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

New resources from the College offer alternative approaches to medical liability reform.

Matthew Coffron, Nakul Raykar, Don J Selzer, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2015  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Tongue-tie Repair: Z-Plasty Vs Simple Release.

Jamshid Yousefi, Fariba Tabrizian Namini, Seyed Mohammad Ali Raisolsadat, Rowan Gillies, Azar Ashkezari, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2015  |  Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

INTRODUCTION: Ankyloglossia is a congenital anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, thus decreasing to..

The global met need for emergency obstetric care: a systematic review

H Holmer, K Oyerinde, JG Meara, R Gillies, J Liljestrand, L Hagander

Journal article  |  2015  |  BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Funding allocation to surgery in low and middle-income countries: a retrospective analysis of contributions from the USA

Lily Gutnik, Joseph Dieleman, Anna J Dare, Margarita S Ramos, Robert Riviello, John G Meara, Gavin Yamey, Mark G Shrime

Journal article  |  2015  |  BMJ Open

Funding allocation to surgery in low and middle-income countries: a retrospective analysis of contributions from the USA (vol 5, e008780, 2015)

L Gutnik, J Dieleman, AJ Dare, Mark G Shrime, Gavin Yamey

Journal article  |  2015  |  BMJ Open

Global surgery: defining an emerging global health field

Anna J Dare, Caris E Grimes, Rowan Gillies, Sarah LM Greenberg, Lars Hagander, John G Meara, Andrew JM Leather

Journal article  |  2014  |  The Lancet

Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing to Identify Value Improvement Opportunities in Healthcare

Robert S Kaplan, Mary Witkowski, Megan Abbott, Alexis Barboza Guzman, Laurence D Higgins, John G Meara, Erin Padden, Apurva S Shah, Peter Waters, Marco Weidemeier, Sam Wertheimer, Thomas W Feeley

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Healthcare Management

Benign Triton Tumor: Multidisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment

Raj Thakrar, Caroline D Robson, Sara O Vargas, John G Meara, Reza Rahbar, Edward R Smith

Journal article  |  2014  |  Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Surgical Outcomes and Cultural Perceptions in International Hypospadias Care

Ian S Metzler, Hiep T Nguyen, Lars Hagander, Mohamed Jalloh, Ton Nguyen, Serigne Magueye Gueye, Catherine R deVries, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Urology

Cost-effectiveness of surgery and its policy implications for global health: a systematic review and analysis

Tiffany E Chao, Ketan Sharma, Morgan Mandigo, Lars Hagander, Stephen C Resch, Thomas G Weiser, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2014  |  The Lancet Global Health

Dual eligible beneficiaries: roles for surgeons under health care reform.

Shilpa S Murthy, Joel S Weissman, David C Grabowski, Kristin McDonald, Krista L Kaups, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2014  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Health and Economic Benefits of Improved Injury Prevention and Trauma Care Worldwide

Meera Kotagal, Kiran J Agarwal-Harding, Charles Mock, Robert Quansah, Carlos Arreola-Risa, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLoS ONE

Measuring Value at the Provider Level in the Management of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients

Megan M Abbott, Heather Rosen, Philipp Kupfer, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2014  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Medicaid expansion likely to affect the delivery of surgical care.

Nakul Raykar, Morgan Mandigo, Eric Nagengast, Matthew Coffron, John B Hanks, John G Meara, Margaret Clarke Tracci

Journal article  |  2014  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Medicare reform: a look at the house ways and means proposal.

Naveen F Sangji, John Hedstrom, John G Meara, Matthew B Martin

Journal article  |  2014  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Merging Medicare Parts A and B: potential effects on beneficiaries, surgeons, and other stakeholders.

Lily Gutnik, Heather Smith, James F Goldszer, H Randolph Bailey, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2014  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Describes the reasons Medicare Parts A and B are currently paid under different mechanisms Explains why the time is ripe to merge ..

Shortage of Doctors, Shortage of Data: A Review of the Global Surgery, Obstetrics, and Anesthesia Workforce Literature

Marguerite Hoyler, Samuel RG Finlayson, Craig D McClain, John G Meara, Lars Hagander

Journal article  |  2014  |  World Journal of Surgery

Surgery and global health: a Lancet Commission

John G Meara, Lars Hagander, Andrew JM Leather

Journal article  |  2014  |  The Lancet

The Philtrum in Cleft Lip: Review of Anatomy and Techniques for Construction

Carolyn R Rogers, John G Meara, John B Mulliken

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Applying surgical apps: Smartphone and tablet apps prove useful in clinical practice.

Kathleen M O'Neill, Hampus Holmer, Sarah LM Greenberg, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Inherent Difficulties of Measuring the Burden of Surgical Disease in Resource-Poor Settings: Reply

Marc D Manganiello, Christopher D Hughes, Lars Hagander, David Bayne, Jean Hamiltong Pierre, Jill Buckley, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  World Journal of Surgery

Risk-Adjusted Hospital Outcomes for Children's Surgery

Jacqueline M Saito, Li Ern Chen, Bruce L Hall, Kari Kraemer, Douglas C Barnhart, Claudia Byrd, Mark E Cohen, Chunyuan Fei, Kurt F Heiss, Kristopher Huffman, Clifford Y Ko, Melissa Latus, John G Meara, Keith T Oldham, Mehul V Raval, Karen E Richards, Rahul K Shah, Laura C Sutton, Charles D Vinocur, R Lawrence Moss

Journal article  |  2013  |  Pediatrics

The presentation and management of mandibular tumors in the pediatric population

Margo McKenna Benoit, Sara O Vargas, Neil Bhattacharyya, Trevor A McGill, Caroline D Robson, Nalton Ferraro, Amanda E Didas, Brian I Labow, Joseph Upton, Amir Taghinia, John G Meara, Karen J Marcus, Jennifer Mack, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Reza Rahbar

Journal article  |  2013  |  Laryngoscope

Better to Light a Candle Arthur Barsky and Global Plastic Surgery

Christopher D Hughes, Emily Barsky, Lars Hagander, Arthur J Barsky, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Ratio of Cesarean Deliveries to Total Operations and Surgeon Nationality Are Potential Proxies for Surgical Capacity in Central Haiti

Christopher D Hughes, Craig D McClain, Lars Hagander, Jean Hamiltong Pierre, Reinou S Groen, Adam L Kushner, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  World Journal of Surgery

Early Neurodevelopment in Infants With Deformational Plagiocephaly

Sarah J Knight, Vicki A Anderson, John G Meara, Annette C Da Costa

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Distance to hospital and utilization of surgical services in Haiti: do children, delivering mothers, and patients with emergent surgical conditions experience greater geographical barriers to surgical care?

James M Friedman, Lars Hagander, Christopher D Hughes, Katherine A Nash, Allison F Linden, Jeff Blossom, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  The International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Longitudinal study of the neurodevelopmental characteristics of treated and untreated nonsyndromic craniosynostosis in infancy

Annette C Da Costa, Vicki A Anderson, Anthony D Holmes, Patrick Lo, Alison C Wray, David K Chong, Andrew L Greensmith, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  Childs Nervous System

Improving ophthalmic outcomes in children with unilateral coronal synostosis by treatment with endoscopic strip craniectomy and helmet therapy rather than fronto-orbital advancement

Sarah MacKinnon, Mark R Proctor, Gary F Rogers, John G Meara, Sarah Whitecross, Linda R Dagi

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS)

Insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act: how will they affect surgical care?

Margo M Hoyler, Margaret C Tracci, Robert S Jasak, Jon H Sutton, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

AHRQ program promotes patient safety and liability reform.

Margo M Hoyler, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

New approaches to liability reform: an introduction.

John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Extremity fasciotomy wound closure: Comparison of skin grafting to staged linear closure

Gary F Rogers, Reid A Maclellan, Allen S Liu, Amir H Taghinia, Brian I Labow, John G Meara, Arin K Greene

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

Commentary: The agenda for academic excellence in "global" surgery

Paul Farmer, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  Surgery

Urologic Disease in a Resource-poor Country

Marc Manganiello, Christopher D Hughes, Lars Hagander, David Bayne, Jean Hamiltong Pierre, Jill C Buckley, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  World Journal of Surgery

The Haiti Breast Cancer Initiative: Initial Findings and Analysis of Barriers-to-Care Delaying Patient Presentation.

Ketan Sharma, Ainhoa Costas, Ruth Damuse, Jean Hamiltong-Pierre, Jordan Pyda, Cecilia T Ong, Lawrence N Shulman, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Oncology

Background. In Haiti, breast cancer patients present at such advanced stages that even modern therapies offer modest survival bene..

Surgeon Migration Between Developing Countries and the United States: Train, Retain, and Gain from Brain Drain

Lars E Hagander, Christopher D Hughes, Katherine Nash, Karan Ganjawalla, Allison Linden, Yolanda Martins, Kathleen M Casey, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2013  |  World Journal of Surgery

The critical state of graduate medical education funding.

Ian Metzler, Karan Ganjawalla, Krista L Kaups, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Survey of Surgery and Anesthesia Infrastructure in Ethiopia

Tiffany E Chao, MacKenzie Burdic, Karan Ganjawalla, Miliard Derbew, Christopher Keshian, John Meara, Kelly McQueen

Journal article  |  2012  |  World Journal of Surgery

Nasoalveolar Molding in Cleft Care: Is It Efficacious?

Megan M Abbott, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Training global surgery fellows.

Stephen R Sullivan, Christopher D Hughes, Maxi Raymonville, Selwyn O Rogers, Michael L Steer, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

The Clinical and Economic Impact of a Sustained Program in Global Plastic Surgery: Valuing Cleft Care in Resource-Poor Settings

Christopher D Hughes, Alan Babigian, Susan McCormack, Blake C Alkire, Anselm Wong, Stephen A Pap, Jeffrey R Vincent, John G Meara, Charles Castiglione, Richard Silverman

Journal article  |  2012  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Health information technology, meaningful use criteria, and their effects on surgeons.

James Friedman, Ian Metzler, Don Detmer, Don Selzer, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Public reporting of healthcare data: a new frontier in quality improvement.

Ketan Sharma, Ian Metzler, Steven Chen, John E Mayer, John Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Neurodevelopmental functioning of infants with untreated single-suture craniosynostosis during early infancy

Annette C Da Costa, Vicki A Anderson, Ravi Savarirayan, Jacquie A Wrennall, David K Chong, Anthony D Holmes, Andrew L Greensmith, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Childs Nervous System

The Impact of Natural Disaster on Pediatric Surgical Delivery: A Review of Haiti Six Months Before and After the 2010 Earthquake

Christopher D Hughes, Katherine A Nash, Blake C Alkire, Craig D McClain, Lars E Hagander, C Jason Smithers, Maxi Raymonville, Stephen R Sullivan, Robert Riviello, Selwyn O Rogers, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Obstructed Labor and Caesarean Delivery: The Cost and Benefit of Surgical Intervention

Blake C Alkire, Jeffrey R Vincent, Christy Turlington Burns, Ian S Metzler, Paul E Farmer, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  PLoS ONE

Cost Differences Between the Anterior and Posterior Approaches to the Iliac Crest for Alveolar Bone Grafting in Patients With Cleft Lip/Palate

Philipp Kupfer, Megan M Abbott, Shelly Abramowicz, John G Meara, Bonnie L Padwa

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

American Plastic Surgery and Global Health A Brief History

Christopher D Hughes, Blake Alkire, Christine Martin, Nadine Semer, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Medical liability reform: evidence for legislative and alternative approaches.

Ian S Metzler, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

An opportunity for diagonal development in global surgery: cleft lip and palate care in resource-limited settings.

Pratik B Patel, Marguerite Hoyler, Rebecca Maine, Christopher D Hughes, Lars Hagander, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Plastic Surgery International

Global cleft surgery missions have provided much-needed care to millions of poor patients worldwide. Still, surgical capacity in l..

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Implications for Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Megan M Abbott, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Cost of Treating Sagittal Synostosis in the First Year of Life

Megan M Abbott, Gary F Rogers, Mark R Proctor, Kathleen Busa, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

A systematic review of barriers to breast cancer care in developing countries resulting in delayed patient presentation.

Ketan Sharma, Ainhoa Costas, Lawrence N Shulman, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Oncology

Background. Within the developing world, many personal, sociocultural, and economic factors cause delayed patient presentation, a ..

Nasal glioma: prenatal diagnosis and multidisciplinary surgical approach.

Olubunmi Ajose-Popoola, Harrison W Lin, V Michelle Silvera, Lisa A Teot, Joseph R Madsen, John G Meara, Reza Rahbar

Journal article  |  2011  |  Skull Base Reports

Nasal gliomas are congenital, nonmalignant rests of neuroglial tissue that typically present as a craniofacial mass. The different..

Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa

Benjamin C Warf, Blake C Alkire, Salman Bhai, Christopher Hughes, Steven J Schiff, Jeffrey R Vincent, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Accountable care organizations: a primer for surgeons.

Ingrid Ganske, Megan M Abbott, John Meara

Journal article  |  2011  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Detection of Brain Abnormalities in Fetuses With Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate

Heather Rosen, Grace J Chiou, Joan M Stoler, John B Mulliken, Tomo Tarui, John G Meara, Judy A Estroff

Journal article  |  2011  |  The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Timeliness of surgical care in children with special health care needs: delayed palate repair for publicly insured and minority children with cleft palate

Megan M Abbott, Paul J Kokorowski, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Pediatric Surgery

The state of medical liability reform.

Jennifer Pollack, Don Selzer, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2011  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Potential Economic Benefit of Cleft Lip and Palate Repair in Sub-Saharan Africa

Blake Alkire, Christopher D Hughes, Katherine Nash, Jeffrey R Vincent, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2011  |  World Journal of Surgery

Unilateral Cleft Lip and Nasal Repair: Techniques and Principles

John G Meara, Brian T Andrews, Emily B Ridgway, Mohammad-Ali Raisolsadat, Mehran Hiradfar

Journal article  |  2011  |  Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Audiologic Findings in Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome

Heather Rosen, Brian T Andrews, John G Meara, Joan M Stoler, John B Mulliken, Gary F Rogers

Journal article  |  2011  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Emergency Surgical Care Delivery in Post-earthquake Haiti: Partners in Health and Zanmi Lasante Experience

Thomas McIntyre, Christopher D Hughes, Thierry Pauyo, Stephen R Sullivan, Selwyn O Rogers, Maxi Raymonville, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2011  |  World Journal of Surgery

Surgeons, other providers take the lead on integrating health care services.

Megan M Abbott, Von Nguyen, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2011  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Pediatric Craniosynostosis Surgery A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Susan M Goobie, Petra M Meier, Luis M Pereira, Francis X McGowan, Randy P Prescilla, Laurie A Scharp, Gary F Rogers, Mark R Proctor, John G Meara, Sulpicio G Soriano, David Zurakowski, Navil F Sethna

Journal article  |  2011  |  Anesthesiology

The Value Proposition: Using a Cost Improvement Map to Improve Value for Patients with Nonsyndromic, Isolated Cleft Palate

Megan M Abbott, Blake C Alkire, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2011  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Response to Letter on "Management of Nevus Sebaceous and the Risk of Basal Cell Carcinoma: An 18-year Review"

Heather Rosen, Birgitta Schmidt, Herman P Lam, John G Meara, Brian I Labow

Journal article  |  2011  |  Pediatric Dermatology

A Microcosting Approach for Isolated, Unilateral Cleft Lip Care in the First Year of Life

Megan M Abbott, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2011  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Audiologic Findings in Pfeiffer Syndrome

Urmen Desai, Heather Rosen, John B Mulliken, Quinton Gopen, John G Meara, Gary F Rogers

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Reconstruction of frontoethmoidal encephalocele defects.

Brian T Andrews, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2010  |  Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics

Value-Based Cleft Lip-Cleft Palate Care: A Progress Report

Megan M Abbott, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2010  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic surgery and global health: How plastic surgery impacts the global burden of surgical disease

Nadine B Semer, Stephen R Sullivan, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

Essential surgery: Integral to the right to health.

KA Kelly McQueen, Doruk Ozgediz, Robert Riviello, Renee Y Hsia, Sudha Jayaraman, Stephen R Sullivan, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2010  |  Health and Human Rights

In a rights-based approach to health, the provision of essential surgical services is not a luxury, but a critical component of th..

Quantitative Morphometric Outcomes Following the Melbourne Method of Total Vault Remodeling for Scaphocephaly

Robert Toma, Andrew L Greensmith, John G Meara, Annette C Da Costa, Lloyd A Ellis, Susanne K Willams, Anthony D Holmes

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Nasal Reconstruction for Maxillonasal Dysplasia

Anthony D Holmes, Shu Jin Lee, Andrew Greensmith, Andrew Heggie, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2010  |  JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY

Perioperative Corticosteroid Reduces Hospital Stay After Fronto-Orbital Advancement

James E Clune, Arin K Greene, Chao-Yu Guo, Lin Lin Gao, Sendia Kim, John G Meara, Mark R Proctor, John B Mulliken, Gary F Rogers

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Autologous Cranial Particulate Bone Grafting Reduces the Frequency of Osseous Defects After Cranial Expansion

Lin Lin Gao, Gary F Rogers, James E Clune, Mark R Proctor, John G Meara, John B Mulliken, Arin K Greene

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Management of Nevus Sebaceous and the Risk of Basal Cell Carcinoma: An 18-Year Review

Heather Rosen, Birgitta Schmidt, Herman P Lam, John G Meara, Brian I Labow

Journal article  |  2009  |  Pediatric Dermatology

Lack of insurance negatively affects trauma mortality in US children

Heather Rosen, Fady Saleh, Stuart R Lipsitz, John G Meara, Selwyn O Rogers

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Cleft Palate in Pfeiffer Syndrome

Joan M Stoler, Heather Rosen, Urmen Desai, John B Mulliken, John G Meara, Gary F Rogers

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Bridging the gap between public health and surgery: access to surgical care in low- and middle-income countries.

Doruk Ozgediz, Peter Dunbar, Charles Mock, Meena Cherion, Selwyn O Rogers, Robert Riviello, John G Meara, Dean Jamison, Sarah B Macfarlane, Frederick Burkle, Kelly McQueen

Journal article  |  2009  |  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

Phenotypically unusual combined craniosynostoses: Presentation and management

Arin K Greene, John B Mulliken, Mark R Proctor, John G Meara, Gary F Rogers

Journal article  |  2008  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

The effect of fronto-orbital advancement on strabismus in children with unicoronal synostosis

Shu Jin Lee, Joanne Dondey, Andrew Greensmith, Anthony D Holmes, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2008  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Tumescent steroid infiltration reduces postoperative eye closure after craniofacial surgery

Wai-Ting Choi, Andrew L Greensmith, Chalermpong Chatdokmaiprai, Anthony D Holmes, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2008  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Complete correction of severe scaphocephaly: The Melbourne method of total vault remodeling

Andrew L Greensmith, Anthony D Holmes, Patrick Lo, Wirginia Maxiner, Andrew A Heggie, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2008  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Long-term outcomes of surgical tongue reduction in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

Jillian K Tomlinson, Sue A Morse, Simon PL Bernard, Andrew L Greensmith, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2007  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Nasal dermoid sinus cysts - A retrospective review and discussion of investigation and management

Will E Blake, CW Chow, Anthony D Holmes, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2006  |  ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY

Isolated and syndromic syngnathism - Management, implications, and genetics

Jillian K Tomlinson, Dip Anat, Nguyen Thanh Liem, Ravi Savarirayan, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2006  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

SMS text messaging improves outpatient attendance.

Sean R Downer, John G Meara, Annette C Da Costa, Kannan Sethuraman

Journal article  |  2006  |  Australian Health Review

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the operational and financial efficacy of sending short message service (SMS) text message reminders to the..

Intellectual outcomes in children and adolescents with syndromic and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis

Annette C Da Costa, Izabela Walters, Ravi Savarirayan, Vicki A Anderson, Jacquie A Wrennall, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2006  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Pediatric cervicofacial tissue expansion

KA Hurvitz, H Rosen, JG Meara

Journal article  |  2005  |  International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Use of SMS text messaging to improve outpatient attendance

SR Downer, JG Meara, AC Da Costa

Journal article  |  2005  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Blood-conservation techniques in craniofacial surgery

JG Meara, EM Smith, RJ Harshbarger, JN Farlo, MM Matar, ML Levy

Journal article  |  2005  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Neuropsychological diversity in Apert syndrome - A comparison of cognitive profiles

AC Da Costa, R Savarirayan, JA Wrennall, I Walters, N Gardiner, A Tucker, V Anderson, JG Meara

Journal article  |  2005  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Neuropsychological Diversity in Apert Syndrome

Annette C Da Costa, Ravi Savarirayan, Jacquie A Wrennall, Izabela Walters, Nicole Gardiner, Alan Tucker, Vicki Anderson, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2005  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Combining orthodontic tooth movement with distraction osteogenesis to close cleft spaces and improve maxillary arch form in cleft lip and palate patients

SLK Yen, DD Yamashita, J Gross, JG Meara, K Yamazaki, TH Kim, J Reinisch

Journal article  |  2005  |  American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Inequality of access to surgical specialty health care: Why children with government-funded insurance have less access than those with private insurance in Southern California

EC Wang, MC Choe, JG Meara, JA Koempel

Journal article  |  2004  |  PEDIATRICS

Surgical management of parotid hemangioma.

John F Reinisch, Regina Y Kim, Raymond J Harshbarger, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2004  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Hemangiomas represent one of the most common childhood neoplasms. They are often managed conservatively, requiring numerous years ..

Complications related to cranial vault surgery

AL Greensmith, JG Meara, AD Holmes, P Lo

Journal article  |  2004  |  Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

Pilomatrixoma: a review of 346 cases.

Ashkan Pirouzmanesh, John F Reinisch, Ignacio Gonzalez-Gomez, Ebonie M Smith, John G Meara

Journal article  |  2003  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Pilomatrixoma, also known as calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe, is a benign skin neoplasm that arises from hair follicle matrix c..

Anthropometric study of synostotic frontal plagiocephaly: Before and after fronto-orbital advancement with correction of nasal angulation

JG Meara, R Burvin, RA Bartlett, JB Mulliken

Journal article  |  2003  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Clinical, radiological, and audiological relationships in hemifacial microsomia

J Wan, JG Meara, A Kovanlikaya, MD Nelson, D Don

Journal article  |  2003  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Outpatient cleft lip repair

H Rosen, LM Barrios, JF Reinisch, K Macgill, JG Meara

Journal article  |  2003  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Hemifacial microsomia: Use of the OMENS-Plus classification at the Royal Children's Hospital of Melbourne

CCH Poon, JG Meara, AAC Heggie

Journal article  |  2003  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Improving care after primary cleft palate surgery.

Bette Gluchacki, John G Meara, Wilbert H Mason, Tod Barry, John F Reinisch

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal For Healthcare Quality

This article reports on the use of a multidisciplinary action plan (MAP) in a tertiary care craniofacial center to evaluate one se..

Case management: an evaluation at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

Tod L Barry, David J Davis, John G Meara, Mary Halvorson

Journal article  |  2002  |  Nursing economic$

This prospective, quantitative, and qualitative evaluation of the case management program at CHLA clearly demonstrated the value o..

Prenatal exposure to nitrofen induces Fryns phenotype in mice.

JM Acosta, Y Chai, JG Meara, P Bringas, KD Anderson, D Warburton

Journal article  |  2001  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Prenatal exposure to nitrofen is known to cause multiple malformations in mice. The reported malformations include lung hypoplasia..

Frontoethmoidal encephaloceles: Reconstruction and refinements

AD Holmes, JG Meara, AR Kolker, JV Rosenfeld, GL Klug

Conference Proceedings  |  2001  |  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Tuberous breast deformity: principles and practice.

JG Meara, A Kolker, G Bartlett, R Theile, K Mutimer, AD Holmes

Journal article  |  2000  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

The tuberous breast deformity is one of the most challenging congenital breast anomalies. The nomenclature, classification, and tr..

Patterns of radial dysmorphology with the VACTERL association in the Adriamycin-exposed prenatal rat

AR Kolker, CJ Coombs, JG Meara, D Bates, DK Rowler, JM Hutson

Journal article  |  2000  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

A method for minimizing donor site complications of the radial forearm flap.

AR Kolker, CJ Coombs, JG Meara

Journal article  |  2000  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

The great advantages of the radial forearm fasciocutaneous flap are offset by the dilemmas associated with its donor site. The mos..

Cytokeratin expression in the odontogenic keratocyst.

JG Meara, BZ Pilch, SS Shah, MJ Cunningham

Journal article  |  2000  |  Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

PURPOSE: This study attempted to identify differential cytokeratin expression in cystic jaw lesions using immunohistochemical stai..

Lip and vermilion reconstruction with the facial artery musculomucosal flap.

JJ Pribaz, JG Meara, S Wright, JD Smith, W Stephens, KH Breuing

Journal article  |  2000  |  Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

The lips are a complex laminated structure. When lost through injury or disease, they present a complex reconstructive challenge. ..

Secondary reconstruction of a giant congenital lentiginous dermal nevus with serial, large-volume tissue expansion.

C Perlyn, JG Meara, JD Smith, KH Breuing, R Bartlett

Journal article  |  1999  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Giant congenital pigmented nevi pose a substantial reconstructive challenge for the treating physician. Due to the increased risk ..

Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of degloving injuries.

JG Meara, L Guo, JD Smith, JJ Pribaz, KH Breuing, DP Orgill

Journal article  |  1999  |  Annals of Plastic Surgery

Degloving injuries range from the occult, easily missed injury to obvious massive tissue damage. The serious nature of these wound..

Squamous cell metastasis from the tongue to the myocardium presenting as pericardial effusion.

A Rivkin, JG Meara, KK Li, C Potter, R Wenokur

Journal article  |  1999  |  Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Cardiac metastasis from head and neck cancer is rarely encountered. We present a base-of-tongue squamous cell carcinoma with metas..

Extramedullary hematopoiesis of the middle ear in a patient with thalassemia.

JG Meara, C Potter, M Goodman, D Vernick

Journal article  |  1998  |  American Journal of Otolaryngology

The odontogenic keratocyst: a 20-year clinicopathologic review.

JG Meara, S Shah, KK Li, MJ Cunningham

Journal article  |  1998  |  The Laryngoscope

The odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a jaw cyst with a proclivity for local invasion and recurrence. This 20-year retrospective stu..

Reversal of blindness after facial fracture repair by prompt optic nerve decompression.

KK Li, JG Meara, MP Joseph

Journal article  |  1997  |  Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Odontogenic keratocyst in a young child.

SS Shah, JG Meara, HD Curtin, KK Li, MJ Cunningham

Journal article  |  1997  |  Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

Location of the descending palatine artery in relation to the Le Fort I osteotomy.

KK Li, JG Meara, A Alexander

Journal article  |  1996  |  Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

PURPOSE: This study evaluated the positional relationship of the descending palatine artery to the Le Fort I osteotomy. MATERIALS ..

Odontogenic keratocysts in the pediatric population.

JG Meara, KK Li, SS Shah, MJ Cunningham

Journal article  |  1996  |  Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

OBJECTIVE: To review the characteristics and treatment of odontogenic keratocysts in the pediatric population at our institution i..

Massive, destructive, dentigerous cyst: A case report.

JG Meara, MT Brown, D Caradonna, MA Varvares

Journal article  |  1996  |  Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: a complication of dental implant surgery.

KK Li, MA Varvares, JG Meara

Journal article  |  1996  |  Head & Neck

BACKGROUND: The placement of osseointegrated dental implants is considered a minimally invasive procedure with a low complication ..

Orbital compartment syndrome following orthognathic surgery.

KK Li, JG Meara, PA Rubin

Journal article  |  1995  |  Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY

H GOLDIN, A HOCKLEY, M WAKE, J BEASLEY

Book Chapter  |  1986  |  British journal of hospital medicine