Joseph Shrager
Publications
- Approach to the patient with multiple lung nodules. Thorac Surg Clin. 2013; (2): 257-66
- Indications for surgery in patients with localized pulmonary infection. Thorac Surg Clin. 2012; (3): 325-32
- Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012; (1): 240
- Prognostic PET 18F-FDG uptake imaging features are associated with major oncogenomic alterations in patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Res. 2012; (15): 3725-34
- Prophylaxis and management of atrial fibrillation after general thoracic surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2012; (1): 13-23, v
- Benign emptying of the postpneumonectomy space. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011; (3): 1076-81; discussion 1081-2
- Improved survival after pulmonary metastasectomy for soft tissue sarcoma. J Thorac Oncol. 2011; (5): 913-9
- Intrinsic apoptosis in mechanically ventilated human diaphragm: linkage to a novel Fos/FoxO1/Stat3-Bim axis. FASEB J. 2011; (9): 2921-36
- Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011; (6): 2005-6
- Morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy following neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011; (6): 2034-40
- Tumor volume as a potential imaging-based risk-stratification factor in trimodality therapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2011; (5): 920-6
- Evidence-based suggestions for management of air leaks. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010; (3): 435-48
- Extended transcervical thymectomy: the ultimate minimally invasive approach. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010; (6): S2128-34
- Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010; (6): 1785
- Mediastinoscopy: still the gold standard. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010; (6): S2084-9
- Intraoperative and postoperative management of air leaks in patients with emphysema. Thorac Surg Clin. 2009; (2): 223-31, ix
- Thymoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009; (1): 339-41
- Early changes of lung function and structure in an elastase model of emphysema--a hyperpolarized 3He MRI study. J Appl Physiol. 2008; (3): 773-86
- Extended transcervical thymectomy in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008: 336-43
- Rapid disuse atrophy of diaphragm fibers in mechanically ventilated humans. N Engl J Med. 2008; (13): 1327-35
- Thoracoscopic total parietal pleurectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008; (5): 1825-7
- Complications of video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy in patients with interstitial lung disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007; (3): 1140-4
- Cytokine response is lower after lung volume reduction through bilateral thoracoscopy versus sternotomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007; (1): 252-6
- Anterior surgical approaches to the thoracic outlet. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006; (6): 1255-60
- Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006; (1): 334
- Outcomes after 151 extended transcervical thymectomies for myasthenia gravis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006; (5): 1863-9
- Parasternal intercostal muscle remodeling in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Appl Physiol. 2006; (5): 1297-302
- Catamenial pneumothorax: optimal hormonal and surgical management. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2005; (4): 662-6
- Comparative study of subxiphoid versus video-thoracoscopic pericardial "window". Ann Thorac Surg. 2005; (6): 2013-9
- Effect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on calcium pump ATPase expression in human diaphragm. J Appl Physiol. 2005; (6): 2004-10
- Hyperpolarized helium-3 MR imaging of pulmonary function. Radiol Clin North Am. 2005; (1): 235-46
- Pain and physical function are similar following axillary, muscle-sparing vs posterolateral thoracotomy. Chest. 2005; (4): 2664-70
- Which patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer should undergo surgical resection? Oncologist. 2005; (5): 335-44
- Lung cancer in transplant recipients: a single-institution experience. Arch Surg. 2004; (8): 902-6
- Myosin gene mutation correlates with anatomical changes in the human lineage. Nature. 2004; (6981): 415-8
- Two commonly used neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy regimens for locally advanced stage III non-small cell lung carcinoma: long-term results and associations with pathologic response. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004; (1): 108-13
- Comparison of stages I-II thymoma treated by complete resection with or without adjuvant radiation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003; (5): 1635-41; discussion 1641-2
- Human diaphragm remodeling associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: clinical implications. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003; (6): 706-13
- Inspiratory loading does not accelerate dystrophy in mdx mouse diaphragm: implications for regenerative therapy. J Appl Physiol. 2003; (2): 411-9
- Mediastinal talcoma masquerading as thymoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003; (2): 568-9
- Myosin heavy chain and physiological adaptation of the rat diaphragm in elastase-induced emphysema. Respir Res. 2003: 1
- Omentum is highly effective in the management of complex cardiothoracic surgical problems. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003; (3): 526-32
- Tracheal trauma. Chest Surg Clin N Am. 2003; (2): 291-304
- Pathological response to preoperative chemoradiation worsens with anemia in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Cancer J. 2002 May-Jun; (3): 263-7
- Benign expectoration of a surgical clip through a pneumonectomy stump. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2002; (5): 1025-6
- Current presentation and optimal surgical management of sternoclavicular joint infections. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002; (2): 427-31
- Evaluating respiratory muscle adaptations: a new approach. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002; (11): 1418-9
- Evolutionary implications of three novel members of the human sarcomeric myosin heavy chain gene family. Mol Biol Evol. 2002; (4): 375-93
- Osteogenic sarcoma presenting with lung metastasis. Oncologist. 2002; (2): 144-53
- Sarcomeres are added in series to emphysematous rat diaphragm after lung volume reduction surgery. Chest. 2002; (1): 210-5
- Suction vs water seal after pulmonary resection: a randomized prospective study. Chest. 2002; (3): 831-5
- Transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis achieves results comparable to thymectomy by sternotomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002; (2): 320-6; discussion 326-7
- Bronchial anastomotic stricutre caused by ossification of an intercostal muscle flap. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001; (5): 1700-2
- Expanded indications for transcervical thymectomy in the management of anterior mediastinal masses. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001; (1): 208-11
- Lung volume reduction surgery restores the normal diaphragmatic length-tension relationship in emphysematous rats. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001; (2): 217-24
- Risk of death from intercurrent disease is not excessively increased by modern postoperative radiotherapy for high-risk resected non-small-cell lung carcinoma. J Clin Oncol. 2001; (19): 3912-7
- Successful experience with simultaneous lung volume reduction and cardiac procedures. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001; (1): 196-7
- Human skeletal myosin heavy chain genes are tightly linked in the order embryonic-IIa-IId/x-ILb-perinatal-extraocular. J Muscle Res Cell Motil. 2000; (4): 345-55
- Lobectomy with tangential pulmonary artery resection without regard to pulmonary function. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000; (1): 234-9
- Lung volume reduction surgery. Curr Probl Surg. 2000; (4): 253-317
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: the surgeon's role in diagnosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2000; (3): 622-3
- Thoracoscopic lung biopsy. Five commonly asked questions about video-assisted thoracic surgery. Postgrad Med. 1999; (4): 139-44, 146,150 passim
- Bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors associated with Cushing's syndrome: a more aggressive variant of typical carcinoid. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1997; (3): 367-75
- Treatment of refractory, nonmalignant hydrothorax with a pleurovenous shunt. Ann Thorac Surg. 1997; (6): 1777-9
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery: the current state of the art. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1995; (5): 1111-7
- The Vineberg procedure: the immediate forerunner of coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 1994; (5): 1354-64
- Villous adenoma of the main pancreatic duct: a clue to the pathogenesis of pancreatic malignancy. Surg Oncol. 1994; (4): 203-10
- Adaptations in myosin heavy chain expression and contractile function in dystrophic mouse diaphragm. Am J Physiol. 1993; (3 Pt 1): C834-41
- Dystrophin protects the sarcolemma from stresses developed during muscle contraction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993; (8): 3710-4
- A PCR-based assay for the wild-type dystrophin gene transferred into the mdx mouse. Muscle Nerve. 1992; (10): 1133-7
- The mdx mouse diaphragm reproduces the degenerative changes of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Nature. 1991; (6335): 536-9
- Three women at Johns Hopkins: private perspectives on medical coeducation in the 1890s. Ann Intern Med. 1991; (7): 564-9

