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Alhassan SO, Abd Elmageed ZY, Errami Y, Wang G, Abi-Rached JA, Kandil E, Zerfaoui M. BRAFV600E-PROTAC versus inhibitors in melanoma cells: Deep transcriptomic characterisation. Clin Transl Med. 2025 Mar;15(3):e70251. doi: 10.1002/ctm2.70251.

Albuck AL, Landau MB, LaForteza AC, Hussein M, Issa PP, McCarthy C, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Subtotal Versus Total Parathyroidectomy for the Management of Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Optimal Surgical Modality. Am Surg. 2025 Feb;91(2):242-252. doi: 10.1177/00031348241290615. Epub 2024 Oct 11.

Russell JO, Huber T, Noel J, Papaleontiou M, Baldwin CK, Banuchi VM, Dhillon V, Dream S, Hodak SP, Kandil E, Kuo JH, Patel KN, Sinclair CF, Tufano RP. Letter to the Editor: New Current Procedural Terminology Codes for Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules Will Negatively Affect American Patients According to the Executive Council of the North American Society for Interventional Thyroidology. Thyroid. 2025 Feb;35(2):225-226. doi: 10.1089/thy.2024.0722. Epub 2025 Jan 24.

Toraih E, Hussein M, Elshazli R, Abdelmaksoud A, AbdAlnaeem MA, Bashumeel YY, Bobba T, Bishop J, Paladugu S, Leei GS, Kandil E. Therapeutic outcomes and safety of radiofrequency ablation for primary papillary thyroid carcinoma: A game-changing meta-analysis. Radiother Oncol. 2025 Apr;205:110706. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2025.110706. Epub 2025 Jan 23.

Toraih EA, Jishu JA, Hussein MH, Shaalan AAM, Fawzy MS, Kandil E. Prognostic Indicators and Comparative Treatment Outcomes in High-Risk Thyroid Cancer with Laryngotracheal Invasion. Endocrinol Metab (Seoul). 2025 Jan 22. doi: 10.3803/EnM.2024.2033. Epub ahead of print.

Kandil E, Hussein MH, Sugumar K, Patel M, Russell M, Randolph G, Toraih EA. Cytological Alterations of Benign Thyroid Nodules Following Radiofrequency Ablation. Laryngoscope. 2025 Mar 21. doi: 10.1002/lary.32130. Epub ahead of print.

Persons EM, Hussein MH, Herrera M, Pinion D, Webster A, Pineda E, Fawzy MS, Toraih EA, Kandil E. The Impact of Radioactive Iodine on Outcomes Among Pediatric and Adolescent Thyroid Cancer Patients: A SEER Database Analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Jan 1;17(1):107. doi: 10.3390/cancers17010107.

Landau MB, Hussein MH, Herrera M, Linhuber J, Toraih E, Kandil E. Propensity analysis reveals survival disparities between T1a and T1b well-differentiated thyroid cancer based on surgery. Gland Surg. 2024 Dec 31;13(12):2335-2347. doi: 10.21037/gs-24-327. Epub 2024 Dec 27.

Hussein MH, Toraih E, Jishu JA, Lavorgna T, Abdelmaksoud A, Craig R, Kandil E. Beyond the Burn: Leukemia Threats Following Radioactive Iodine Ablation Therapy for Thyroid Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Dec 25;17(1):25. doi: 10.3390/cancers17010025.

Riccio I, Laforteza A, Landau MB, Hussein MH, Linhuber J, Staav J, Issa PP, Toraih EA, Kandil E. Decoding RAS mutations in thyroid cancer: A meta-analysis unveils specific links to distant metastasis and increased mortality. Am J Otolaryngol. 2025 Jan-Feb;46(1):104570. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104570. Epub 2024 Dec 17.

Toraih EA, Paladugu S, Elshazli RM, Hussein MM, Malik H, Pirzadah H, Abdelmaksoud A, Noureldine SI, Kandil E. Comparative efficacy, safety, and oncological outcomes of percutaneous thermal and chemical ablation modalities for recurrent metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy from thyroid cancer. Surg Oncol. 2025 Feb;58:102180. doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2024.102180. Epub 2024 Dec 12.

Toraih EA, Hussein MH, Malik MS, Malik AN, Kandil E, Fawzy MS. Unraveling the link between language barriers and cancer risk. Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Dec 11. doi: 10.1007/s10552-024-01946-5. Epub ahead of print.

Jishu JA, Hussein MH, Sadakkadulla S, Baah S, Bashumeel YY, Toraih E, Kandil E. Limited Thyroidectomy Achieves Equivalent Survival to Total Thyroidectomy for Early Localized Medullary Thyroid Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Dec 4;16(23):4062. doi: 10.3390/cancers16234062.

Hussein MH, McGee JA, Alexandria L, Tsang MM, Fawzy MS, Toraih EA, Kandil E. Income disparities have a significant impact on thyroid cancer recurrence and survival. J Cancer Policy. 2024 Dec;42:100511. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2024.100511. Epub 2024 Oct 21.

Webster A, Elshazli RM, Pinion D, Clark RDE, Kelly G, Issa PP, Hussein MH, Fawzy MS, Toraih EA, Kandil E. The Prevalence and Prognostic Implications of BRAF K601E Mutations in Thyroid Neoplasms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Head Neck. 2024 Dec;46(12):3133-3145. doi: 10.1002/hed.27950. Epub 2024 Oct 14.

Luo X, Kandil E. Microwave ablation: a technical and clinical comparison to other thermal ablation modalities to treat benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Gland Surg. 2024 Oct 31;13(10):1805-1813. doi: 10.21037/gs-24-221. Epub 2024 Oct 26.

LaForteza A, Persons E, Hussein M, Luo X, Issa PP, Jishu J, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Treatment outcomes in patients with papillary thyroid cancer undergoing radiofrequency ablation of metastatic lymph nodes. Gland Surg. 2024 Oct 31;13(10):1752-1758. doi: 10.21037/gs-24-285. Epub 2024 Oct 26.

Toraih E, Webster A, Pineda E, Pinion D, Baer L, Persons E, Herrera M, Hussein M, Kandil E. Radioactive iodine ablation therapy reduces the risk of recurrent disease in pediatric differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct;56:102120. doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2024.102120. Epub 2024 Aug 8.

Hussein M, Issa PP, LaForteza A, Omar M, Magazine B, Abdelhady A, Hossam E, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Robotic Versus Conventional Completion Thyroidectomy: A 10-year Experience. Surg Innov. 2024 Oct;31(5):478-483. doi: 10.1177/15533506241273345. Epub 2024 Aug 4.

Landau MB, Abdelmaksoud A, Hussein MH, Jishu JA, Fawzy MS, Toraih EA, Kandil E. Reviving ancient therapeutics in modern medicine: an immunological and biological narrative review of wet cupping in the management of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Gland Surg. 2024 Jul 30;13(7):1291-1304. doi: 10.21037/gs-24-173. Epub 2024 Jul 24.

Toraih EA, Hussein MH, Jishu JA, Landau MB, Abdelmaksoud A, Bashumeel YY, AbdAlnaeem MA, Vutukuri R, Robbie C, Matzko C, Linhuber J, Shama M, Noureldine SI, Kandil E. Initial versus Staged Thyroidectomy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Retrospective Multi-Dimensional Cohort Analysis of Effectiveness and Safety. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jun 18;16(12):2250. doi: 10.3390/cancers16122250.

Toraih E, Hussein M, Anker A, Baah S, Pinion D, Jishu J, Sadakkadulla S, Case M, LaForteza A, Moroz K, Kandil E. Survival Outcomes of Medullary Thyroid Cancer With and Without Amyloid Deposition. Endocr Pract. 2024 Apr;30(4):311-318. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2024.01.001. Epub 2024 Jan 5.

Herrera M, Hussein MH, Persons E, Alias MR, Rabee A, Sayed A, Toraih E, Kandil E. Survival benefits of extensive surgery in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma. Am J Surg. 2024 Mar;229:99-105. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.11.001. Epub 2023 Nov 8.

Riccio IR, LaForteza AC, Hussein MH, Linhuber JP, Issa PP, Staav J, Fawzy MS, Toraih EA, Kandil E. Diagnostic utility of RAS mutation testing for refining cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules. EXCLI J. 2024 Feb 15;23:283-299. doi: 10.17179/excli2024-6975.

Webster AM, Pinion D, Pineda E, Aboueisha H, Hussein MH, Fawzy MS, Toraih EA, Kandil E. Elucidating the link between thyroid cancer and mercury exposure: a review and meta-analysis. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Feb;31(9):12841-12855. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-32031-8. Epub 2024 Jan 26.

Cironi K, Albuck AL, McLafferty B, Mortemore AK, McCarthy C, Hussein M, Issa PP, Metz T, Herrera M, Toraih E, Taghavi S, Kandil E, Turner J. Risk Factors for Postoperative Infections Following Appendectomy of Complicated Appendicitis: A Meta-analysis and Retrospective Single-institutional Study. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2024 Feb 1;34(1):20-28. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000001234.

Luo X, Kandil E. Advancements in thyroid surgery: enhancing safety and efficacy through technological and clinical innovations. Gland Surg. 2024 Jan 29;13(1):1-3. doi: 10.21037/gs-2023-05. Epub 2024 Jan 25.

Russell JO, Desai DD, Noel JE, Hussein M, Toraih E, Seo S, Wolfe S, Omar M, Issa P, Orloff LA, Tufano RP, Kandil E. Radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules: A prospective, multi-institutional North American experience. Surgery. 2024 Jan;175(1):139-145. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.07.046. Epub 2023 Nov 10.

Issa PP, Hossam E, Cheng JH, Magazine BM, Hussein M, Luo X, Abdelhady A, Staav J, LaForteza A, Albuck AL, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Completion thyroidectomy: A safe option for high-volume surgeons. Head Neck. 2024 Jan;46(1):57-63. doi: 10.1002/hed.27551. Epub 2023 Oct 23.

Hussein M, Toraih E, Issa PP, Omar M, Aboueisha M, Buti Y, Issa CP, Albuck AL, Cironi K, Attia AS, LaForteza AC, Shama M, Kandil E. From ablation to operation: Unraveling the surgical outcomes and complications of thyroidectomy after radiofrequency ablation. Surgery. 2024 Jan;175(1):146-152. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.09.025. Epub 2023 Oct 20.

Shihabi A, Issa PP, Cironi K, Omar M, Abdelgawad M, Kandil E. Elevated Calcitonin Levels in a Patient With a Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report. Am Surg. 2023 Dec;89(12):6227-6229. doi: 10.1177/00031348221117035. Epub 2022 Jul 21.

Toraih EA, Hussein MH, Al Ageeli E, Ellaban M, Kattan SW, Moroz K, Fawzy MS, Kandil E. Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/microRNA-145 Ratio: Bridging Genomic and Immunological Variabilities in Thyroid Cancer. Biomedicines. 2023 Nov 1;11(11):2953. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11112953.

Issa PP, Magazine BM, LaForteza A, Shama M, Kandil E. Bilateral nodule radiofrequency ablation in a single setting: First reported case series. Head Neck. 2023 Nov;45(11):2749-2753. doi: 10.1002/hed.27494. Epub 2023 Sep 5.

Issa PP, Munshi R, Albuck AL, Omar M, Abu Alhuda RF, Metz T, Hussein M, Shama M, Lee GS, Toraih E, Kandil E. Recommend with caution: A meta-analysis investigating papillary thyroid carcinoma tumor progression under active surveillance. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Nov-Dec;44(6):103994. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.103994. Epub 2023 Jul 17.

Albuck AL, Issa PP, Hussein M, Aboueisha M, Attia AS, Omar M, Munshi R, Shama M, Toraih E, Randolph GW, Kandil E. A combination of computed tomography scan and ultrasound provides optimal detection of cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Head Neck. 2023 Sep;45(9):2173-2184. doi: 10.1002/hed.27451. Epub 2023 Jul 7.

Kandil E, Issa PP, Randolph GW. Can Thyroid Nodules be Managed with Radiofrequency Ablation? Adv Surg. 2023 Sep;57(1):87-101. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2023.05.004. Epub 2023 Jun 28.

Mueller LE, Issa PP, Hussein MH, Elshazli RM, Haidari M, Errami Y, Shama M, Fawzy MS, Kandil E, Toraih E. Clinical outcomes and tumor microenvironment response to radiofrequency ablation therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gland Surg. 2024 Jan 29;13(1):4-18. doi: 10.21037/gs-22-555. Epub 2023 Jul 24.

Hussein MH, Toraih EA, Ohiomah IE, Siddeeque N, Comeaux M, Landau MB, Anker A, Jishu JA, Fawzy MS, Kandil E. Navigating Choices: Determinants and Outcomes of Surgery Refusal in Thyroid Cancer Patients Using SEER Data. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jul 20;15(14):3699. doi: 10.3390/cancers15143699.

Issa PP, Cironi K, Rezvani L, Kandil E. Radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules: a clinical review of treatment complications. Gland Surg. 2024 Jan 29;13(1):77-86. doi: 10.21037/gs-22-539. Epub 2023 Jun 20.

Issa PP, Kandil E, Lee GS. Radiofrequency ablation as a treatment modality for primary hyperparathyroidism: a systematic literature review. Gland Surg. 2024 Jan 29;13(1):87-99. doi: 10.21037/gs-22-546. Epub 2023 Jun 14.

Cironi KA, Issa PP, Albuck AL, McCarthy C, Rezvani L, Hussein M, Luo X, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Comparison of Medical Management versus Parathyroidectomy in Patients with Mild Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Meta-Analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jun 7;15(12):3085. doi: 10.3390/cancers15123085.

Ruiz E, Kandil E, Alhassan S, Toraih E, Errami Y, Elmageed ZYA, Zerfaoui M. An Integrative Multi-Omics Analysis of The Molecular Links between Aging and Aggressiveness in Thyroid Cancers. Aging Dis. 2023 Jun 1;14(3):992-1012. doi: 10.14336/AD.2022.1021.

Al-Qurayshi Z, Sullivan CB, Shama MA, Pagedar NA, Kandil E. The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Head and Neck Malignancies Presentation and Survival. Laryngoscope. 2023 Jun;133(6):1409-1414. doi: 10.1002/lary.30314. Epub 2022 Aug 3.

Al-Qurayshi Z, Rossi-Meyer M, Shama MA, Williams AM, Bayon R, Kandil E. Presentation and Outcomes of Otolaryngologic Surgeries in Patients With Mental Illness History. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Jun;132(6):614-621. doi: 10.1177/00034894221105975. Epub 2022 Jun 29.

Clark RDE, Luo X, Issa PP, Tufano RP, Kandil E. A clinical practice review of percutaneous ethanol injection for thyroid nodules: state of the art for benign, cystic lesions. Gland Surg. 2024 Jan 29;13(1):108-116. doi: 10.21037/gs-22-568. Epub 2023 May 30.

Ruiz EM, Alhassan SA, Errami Y, Abd Elmageed ZY, Fang JS, Wang G, Brooks MA, Abi-Rached JA, Kandil E, Zerfaoui M. A Predictive Model of Adaptive Resistance to BRAF/MEK Inhibitors in Melanoma. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 May 7;24(9):8407. doi: 10.3390/ijms24098407.

Munshi R, Mankowski N, Souza S, Shalaby H, Elnahla A, Akkera M, Hussein M, Cox K, Borchardt J, McClure B, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. The Effect of Patient Positioning on Intraoperative Neuromonitoring During Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery. Am Surg. 2023 May;89(5):1461-1467. doi: 10.1177/00031348211061103. Epub 2021 Dec 3.

Issa PP, Omar M, Buti Y, Aboueisha M, Munshi R, Hussein M, Haidari M, Blair G, Issa CP, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: A Protective Factor against Recurrence in BRAF-Wild Type Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Apr 19;15(8):2371. doi: 10.3390/cancers15082371.

Kandil E, Haidari M, Issa PP, Omar M, Shama M. Radiofrequency ablation of an intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma with intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring: a case report of a novel technique. Gland Surg. 2023 May 30;12(5):704-709. doi: 10.21037/gs-22-733. Epub 2023 Apr 14.

Toraih EA, Ruiz E, Ning B, Tortelote GG, Hilliard S, Moroz K, Hu T, Fawzy MS, Kandil E. Chromatin-Accessible miRNA Regulons Driving Thyroid Tumorigenesis and Progression. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Apr 1;236(4):732-750. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000541. Epub 2023 Jan 11.

Toraih E, Hussein M, Issa PP, Lavorgna T, Kandil E. Letter to the Editor: Chasing π-Fection in Thyroidology. Thyroid. 2023 Apr;33(4):527-528. doi: 10.1089/thy.2022.0516. Epub 2023 Mar 2.

Kandil E, Metz TA, Issa PP, Aboueisha M, Omar M, Attia AS, Chabot B, Hussein M, Moroz K, Shama M, Toraih E. Diagnostic Performance of Afirma and Interpace Diagnostics Genetic Testing in Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules: A Single Center Study. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Mar 31;15(7):2098. doi: 10.3390/cancers15072098.

Hussein M, Mueller L, Issa PP, Haidari M, Trinh L, Toraih E, Kandil E. Sexual disparity and the risk of second primary thyroid cancer: a paradox. Gland Surg. 2023 Apr 28;12(4):432-441. doi: 10.21037/gs-22-411. Epub 2023 Mar 28.

Silver Karcioglu AL, Triponez F, Solórzano CC, Iwata AJ, Abdelhamid Ahmed AH, Almquist M, Angelos P, Benmiloud F, Berber E, Bergenfelz A, Cha J, Colaianni CA, Davies L, Duh QY, Hartl D, Kandil E, Kim WW, Kopp PA, Liddy W, Mahadevan-Jansen A, Lee KD, Mannstadt M, McMullen CP, Shonka DC Jr, Shin JJ, Singer MC, Slough CM, Stack BC Jr, Tearney G, Thomas G, Tolley N, Vidal-Fortuny J, Randolph GW. Emerging Imaging Technologies for Parathyroid Gland Identification and Vascular Assessment in Thyroid Surgery: A Review From the American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Mar 1;149(3):253-260. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.4421.

Issa PP, Hussein M, Omar M, Munshi R, Attia AS, Buti Y, Aboueisha M, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Cardiovascular Health by Graves' Disease Management Modality - Surgery Versus Radioactive Iodine Versus Antithyroid Medications: A Network Meta-Analysis. J Surg Res. 2023 Mar;283:266-273. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.10.043. Epub 2022 Nov 21.

Elshazli RM, Toraih EA, Hussein MH, Ruiz EM, Kandil E, Fawzy MS. Pan-Cancer Study on Variants of Canonical miRNA Biogenesis Pathway Components: A Pooled Analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jan 4;15(2):338. doi: 10.3390/cancers15020338.

Elshazli RM, Toraih EA, Hussein MH, Ruiz EM, Kandil E, Fawzy MS. Pan-Cancer Study on Variants of Canonical miRNA Biogenesis Pathway Components: A Pooled Analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jan 4;15(2):338. doi: 10.3390/cancers15020338.

Cironi KA, Issa PP, Albuck AL, McCarthy C, Rezvani L, Hussein M, Luo X, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Comparison of Medical Management versus Parathyroidectomy in Patients with Mild Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Meta-Analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jun 7;15(12):3085. doi: 10.3390/cancers15123085.

Issa PP, Albuck AL, Hossam E, Hussein M, Aboueisha M, Attia AS, Omar M, Abdelrahman S, Naser G, Clark RDE, Toraih E, Kandil E. The Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Extrathyroidal Extension in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 26;24(1):371. doi: 10.3390/ijms24010371.

Kruger E, Toraih EA, Hussein MH, Shehata SA, Waheed A, Fawzy MS, Kandil E. Thyroid Carcinoma: A Review for 25 Years of Environmental Risk Factors Studies. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 14;14(24):6172. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246172.

Attia AS, Hussein M, Issa PP, Elnahla A, Farhoud A, Magazine BM, Youssef MR, Aboueisha M, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Association of BRAFV600E Mutation with the Aggressive Behavior of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Meta-Analysis of 33 Studies. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 9;23(24):15626. doi: 10.3390/ijms232415626.

Omar M, Attia AS, Issa PP, Christensen BR, Sugumar K, Alnahla A, Hadedeya D, Shalaby H, Gupta N, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound in Predicting Extrathyroidal Extension and Its Relation to Body Mass Index in a North American Population. Biomedicines. 2022 Sep 26;10(10):2408. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10102408.

Issa PP, Hussein M, Omar M, Munshi R, Attia AS, Buti Y, Aboueisha M, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Cardiovascular Health by Graves' Disease Management Modality - Surgery Versus Radioactive Iodine Versus Antithyroid Medications: A Network Meta-Analysis. J Surg Res. 2023 Mar;283:266-273. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.10.043. Epub 2022 Nov 21.

Elshazli RM, Toraih EA, Hussein MH, Ruiz EM, Kandil E, Fawzy MS. Pan-Cancer Study on Variants of Canonical miRNA Biogenesis Pathway Components: A Pooled Analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jan 4;15(2):338. doi: 10.3390/cancers15020338.

Cironi KA, Issa PP, Albuck AL, McCarthy C, Rezvani L, Hussein M, Luo X, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Comparison of Medical Management versus Parathyroidectomy in Patients with Mild Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Meta-Analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jun 7;15(12):3085. doi: 10.3390/cancers15123085.

Issa PP, Albuck AL, Hossam E, Hussein M, Aboueisha M, Attia AS, Omar M, Abdelrahman S, Naser G, Clark RDE, Toraih E, Kandil E. The Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Extrathyroidal Extension in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 26;24(1):371. doi: 10.3390/ijms24010371.

Kruger E, Toraih EA, Hussein MH, Shehata SA, Waheed A, Fawzy MS, Kandil E. Thyroid Carcinoma: A Review for 25 Years of Environmental Risk Factors Studies. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 14;14(24):6172. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246172.

Attia AS, Hussein M, Issa PP, Elnahla A, Farhoud A, Magazine BM, Youssef MR, Aboueisha M, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Association of BRAFV600E Mutation with the Aggressive Behavior of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Meta-Analysis of 33 Studies. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 9;23(24):15626. doi: 10.3390/ijms232415626.

Flaris AN, Carnabatu CJ, Smith A, Simms ER, Baker JW, Schroll R, Killackey M, Kandil E. A Sisyphean Task for Residents: Preparing Literature Reviews About Adverse Events Presented at Morbidity and Mortality Conferences. J Surg Educ. 2022 Nov-Dec;79(6):1500-1508. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.07.010. Epub 2022 Jul 31.

Issa PP, Mueller L, Hussein M, Albuck A, Shama M, Toraih E, Kandil E. Radiologist versus Non-Radiologist Detection of Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Ultrasound: A Meta-Analysis. Biomedicines. 2022 Oct 14;10(10):2575. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10102575.

Lavorgna TR, Hussein M, Issa PP, Toraih E, Kandil E. Ultraviolet Light Exposure Decreases Thyroid Cancer Risk: A National Perspective. Biomedicines. 2022 Oct 1;10(10):2452. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10102452.

Kandil E, Omar M, Aboueisha M, Attia AS, Ali KM, Abu Alhuda RF, Issa PP, Wolfe S, Omari S, Buti Y, Abozaid O, Toraih E, Shama MA, Lee G, Tufano RP, Russell JO. Efficacy and Safety of Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules: A Multi-institutional Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Surg. 2022 Oct 1;276(4):589-596. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005594. Epub 2022 Jul 15.

Issa PP, Omar M, Issa CP, Buti Y, Hussein M, Aboueisha M, Abdelhady A, Shama M, Lee GS, Toraih E, Kandil E. Radiofrequency Ablation of Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules: The First North American Comparative Analysis. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Sep 29;23(19):11493. doi: 10.3390/ijms231911493.

Toraih EA, Hussein MH, Fawzy MS, Kandil E. A Review and In Silico Analysis of Tissue and Exosomal Circular RNAs: Opportunities and Challenges in Thyroid Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Sep 28;14(19):4728. doi: 10.3390/cancers14194728.

Shihabi AN, Hussein M, Toraih EA, Attia AS, Youssef MR, Elnahla A, Omar M, Shama M, Corsetti R, Kandil E. Accuracy of the 'CUT' Score for Assessing Malignancy in Bethesda 3 and 4 Thyroid Nodules in North American Population: A Retrospective Study. Cancer Invest. 2022 Sep;40(8):693-699. doi: 10.1080/07357907.2022.2077956. Epub 2022 Jul 14.

Kandil E, Omar M, Attia AS, Shihabi A, Shaear M, Metz T, Issa PP, Russell JO, Tufano RP. Radiofrequency ablation as a novel modality in the USA for treating toxic thyroid nodules: case series and literature review. Gland Surg. 2022 Sep;11(9):1574-1583. doi: 10.21037/gs-22-35.

Toraih EA, Fawzy MS, Ning B, Zerfaoui M, Errami Y, Ruiz EM, Hussein MH, Haidari M, Bratton M, Tortelote GG, Hilliard S, Nilubol N, Russell JO, Shama MA, El-Dahr SS, Moroz K, Hu T, Kandil E. A miRNA-Based Prognostic Model to Trace Thyroid Cancer Recurrence. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Aug 26;14(17):4128. doi: 10.3390/cancers14174128.

Issa PP, Omar M, Buti Y, Issa CP, Chabot B, Carnabatu CJ, Munshi R, Hussein M, Aboueisha M, Shama M, Corsetti RL, Toraih E, Kandil E. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Minimizes Lymph Node Metastasis in BRAF Mutant Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas. Biomedicines. 2022 Aug 22;10(8):2051. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10082051.

Hussein M, Mueller L, Issa PP, Haidari M, Trinh L, Toraih E, Kandil E. Latency Trend Analysis as a Guide to Screening Malignancy Survivors for Second Primary Thyroid Cancer. Biomedicines. 2022 Aug 16;10(8):1984. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10081984.

Zerfaoui M, Tsumagari K, Toraih E, Errami Y, Ruiz E, Elaasar MSM, Krzysztof M, Sholl AB, Magdeldin S, Soudy M, Abd Elmageed ZY, Boulares AH, Kandil E. Nuclear interaction of Arp2/3 complex and BRAFV600E promotes aggressive behavior and vemurafenib resistance of thyroid cancer. Am J Cancer Res. 2022 Jul 15;12(7):3014-3033.

Freeman MN, Omar M, Shama M, Kandil E. Escaping sestamibi detection: a case report of aggressive and recurrent metastatic parathyroid carcinoma. Gland Surg. 2022 Jun;11(6):1111-1118. doi: 10.21037/gs-22-9.

Hussein M, Toraih E, Fouad AM, Mueller L, Blum A, Al-Qurayshi Z, Borchardt J, Kandil E. National perspective on hospital readmissions following adrenalectomy. Gland Surg. 2022 Jun;11(6):970-980. doi: 10.21037/gs-22-18.

Omar M, Youssef MR, Trinh LN, Attia AS, Elshazli RM, Jardak CL, Farhoud AS, Hussein MH, Shihabi A, Elnahla A, Zora G, Abdelgawad M, Munshi R, Aboueisha M, Toraih EA, Fawzy MS, Kandil E. Excess of cesarean births in pregnant women with COVID-19: A meta-analysis. Birth. 2022 Jun;49(2):179-193. doi: 10.1111/birt.12609. Epub 2022 Jan 7.

Hussein MH, Elshazli RM, Attia AS, Nguyen TP, Aboueisha M, Munshi R, Toraih EA, Fawzy MS, Kandil E. Asthma and COVID-19; different entities, same outcome: a meta-analysis of 107,983 patients. J Asthma. 2022 May;59(5):851-858. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2021.1881970. Epub 2021 Feb 22.

Attia AS, Hussein M, Youssef MR, Omar M, Elnahla A, Farhoud A, Zora G, Reisner ASC, McClure B, Cox KS, Toraih E, Randolph GW, Kandil E. Deciphering excess healthcare burden in head and neck cancer patients with cardiovascular comorbidity. J Surg Oncol. 2022 May;125(6):968-975. doi: 10.1002/jso.26802. Epub 2022 Jan 28.

Alameer E, Omar M, Hoof M, Shalaby H, Abdelgawad M, Zora G, Shama M, Kandil E. Effects of Parathyroidectomy on Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism and the Role of Intraoperative PTH Measurement. Am Surg. 2022 May;88(5):873-879. doi: 10.1177/00031348211048844. Epub 2021 Nov 14.

Hussein MH, Toraih EA, Reisner A, Shihabi A, Al-Quaryshi Z, Borchardt J, Kandil E. Preoperative diabetes complicates postsurgical recovery but does not amplify readmission risk following pancreatic surgery. Gland Surg. 2022 Apr;11(4):663-676. doi: 10.21037/gs-21-648.

Iftikhar R, Penrose HM, King AN, Kim Y, Ruiz E, Kandil E, Machado HL, Savkovic SD. FOXO3 Expression in Macrophages Is Lowered by a High-Fat Diet and Regulates Colonic Inflammation and Tumorigenesis. Metabolites. 2022 Mar 16;12(3):250. doi: 10.3390/metabo12030250.

Orloff LA, Noel JE, Stack BC Jr, Russell MD, Angelos P, Baek JH, Brumund KT, Chiang FY, Cunnane MB, Davies L, Frasoldati A, Feng AY, Hegedüs L, Iwata AJ, Kandil E, Kuo J, Lombardi C, Lupo M, Maia AL, McIver B, Na DG, Novizio R, Papini E, Patel KN, Rangel L, Russell JO, Shin J, Shindo M, Shonka DC Jr, Karcioglu AS, Sinclair C, Singer M, Spiezia S, Steck JH, Steward D, Tae K, Tolley N, Valcavi R, Tufano RP, Tuttle RM, Volpi E, Wu CW, Abdelhamid Ahmed AH, Randolph GW. Radiofrequency ablation and related ultrasound-guided ablation technologies for treatment of benign and malignant thyroid disease: An international multidisciplinary consensus statement of the American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section with the Asia Pacific Society of Thyroid Surgery, Associazione Medici Endocrinologi, British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons, European Thyroid Association, Italian Society of Endocrine Surgery Units, Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology, Latin American Thyroid Society, and Thyroid Nodules Therapies Association. Head Neck. 2022 Mar;44(3):633-660. doi: 10.1002/hed.26960. Epub 2021 Dec 23.

Al-Qurayshi Z, Peterson JD, Shama MA, Kandil E. Thyroidectomy practice in pediatric population: a national perspective. Am J Otolaryngol. 2022 Mar-Apr;43(2):103298. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103298. Epub 2021 Dec 4.

Toraih E, Hussein M, Trinh LN, Zerfaoui M, Kandil E. What happens to patients undergoing cancer surgery with psychiatric comorbidities?: A nationwide retrospective cohort study. J Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar;125(3):535-543. doi: 10.1002/jso.26716. Epub 2021 Oct 14.

Hussein MH, Toreih AA, Attia AS, Alrowaili M, Fawzy MS, Tatum D, Toraih EA, Kandil E, Duchesne J, Taghavi S. Trampoline Injuries in Children and Adolescents: A Jumping Threat. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Feb 1;38(2):e894-e899. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002457.

Shalaby M, Hadedeya D, Toraih EA, Razavi MA, Lee GS, Hussein MH, Weidenhaft MC, Serou MJ, Ibraheem K, Abdelgawad M, Kandil E. Predictive factors of radioiodine therapy failure in Graves' Disease: A meta-analysis. Am J Surg. 2022 Feb;223(2):287-296. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.03.068. Epub 2021 Apr 15.

Zerfaoui M, Toraih E, Ruiz E, Errami Y, Attia AS, Krzysztof M, Abd Elmageed ZY, Kandil E. Nuclear Localization of BRAFV600E Is Associated with HMOX-1 Upregulation and Aggressive Behavior of Melanoma Cells. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Jan 9;14(2):311. doi: 10.3390/cancers14020311.

Abdelgawad M, Omar M, Eltahan H, Davis T, Barghuthi L, Kandil E, Ismael H. Extensive lymphadenopathy leading to cancerous pericardial effusion and tamponade in a T1 pancreatic head adenocarcinoma: a case report. Gland Surg. 2022 Jan;11(1):285-289. doi: 10.21037/gs-21-670.

Youssef MR, Attia AS, Omar M, Aboueisha M, Freeman MN, Shama M, Kandil E. Thyroid lobectomy as a cost-effective approach in low-risk papillary thyroid cancer versus active surveillance. Surgery. 2022 Jan;171(1):190-196. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.05.057. Epub 2021 Aug 10.