Rush Thoracic Surgery Research Group (RTSRG)

Conference Presentations, Publications and Grants

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Conference Presentations, Publications and Grants

Conference Presentations

Increased Systemic Inflammatory Index is Associated with Occult Nodal Disease in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Basu S, Seder CW. American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024. October 2024. San Francisco, CA.

Skeletal Muscle or Adipose Volume Loss on Initial Surveillance Scan is Associated with Recurrence After Early-Stage NSCLC Resection. Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Alex GC, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2024. October 2024. San Francisco, CA.

ChatGPT 4.0 and Google Translate as Tools for Thoracic Surgery Preoperative Instruction Translation. Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Seder CW, Alex GC. American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference 2024. July 2024. Denver, CO.

Reduced Thoracic Adipose Volume is Associated with Occult Nodal Disease in Females with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Karush JM, Alex GC, Liptay MJ, Seder CW, Geissen NM. 2nd Annual ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥ Department of Surgery Research Day. May 2024. Chicago, IL.

Social Vulnerability Index is Associated with Major Morbidity After VATS Lung Resection. Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Basu S, Alex GC, Karush JM, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. 36th Annual General Thoracic Surgery Club (GTSC) Meeting. March 2024. Palm Springs, CA.

Minimally Invasive Pneumonectomy is Associated with Improved Survival Compared to Open Pneumonectomy. Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Basu S, Seder CW. 36th Annual General Thoracic Surgery Club (GTSC) Meeting. March 2024. Palm Springs, CA.

Reduced Thoracic Adipose Volume Is Associated with Occult Nodal Disease In Females With NSCLC. Khan AA*, Shah SK*, Alex GC, Liptay MJ, Seder CW, Geissen NM. Presented at 71st Annual Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Meeting. November 2024. Austin, TX.

Social Vulnerability Index is Associated with Time to Treatment in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Khan AA*, Shah SK*, Alex GC, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. Presented at the 61st Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting. January 2025. Los Angeles, CA.

Skeletal Muscle Gauge is Associated with Survival After Lung Resection. Khan AA*, Naeem W*, Ansari M, Adebayo OW, Alex GC, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. Presented at the 37th Annual General Thoracic Surgery Club. March 2025. Bonita Springs, FL.

Social Vulnerability Index and Major Morbidity After Esophagectomy. Khan AA, Ansari M, Naeem W , Adebayo OW, Alex GC, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. Presented at the 37th Annual General Thoracic Surgery Club. March 2025. Bonita Springs, FL.

Reduced Thoracic Adipose Volume is Associated with Occult Nodal Disease in Females with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Karush JM, Alex GC, Liptay MJ, Seder CW, Geissen NM. Oral Presentation. 2nd Annual ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥ Department of Surgery Research Day. May 2024. Chicago, IL.
-Abstract Award Winner

Social Vulnerability Index is Associated with Major Morbidity After VATS Lung Resection. Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Basu S, Alex GC, Karush JM, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. Poster Presentation. 2nd Annual ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥ Department of Surgery Research Day. May 2024. Chicago, IL.

Social Vulnerability Index is Associated with Major Morbidity After VATS Lung Resection. Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Basu S, Alex GC, Karush JM, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. Poster Presentation. ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥ Trainee Research Day. March 2024. Chicago, IL.

Social Vulnerability Index is Associated with Major Morbidity After VATS Lung Resection. Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Basu S, Alex GC, Karush JM, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. Poster Presentation. 36th Annual General Thoracic Surgery Club (GTSC) Meeting. March 2024. Palm Springs, CA.

Minimally Invasive Pneumonectomy vs. Open Pneumonectomy: Outcomes and Predictors of Conversion. Khan AA*, Shah SK*, Basu S, Seder CW. Poster Presentation. 36th Annual General Thoracic Surgery Club (GTSC) Meeting. March 2024. Palm Springs, CA

Robotic Para-Conduit Hernia Repair. Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Aversa JG, Seder CW. Surgical Video Presentation. 36th Annual General Thoracic Surgery Club (GTSC) Meeting. March 2024. Palm Springs, CA

Social Vulnerability Index is Associated with Major Morbidity After VATS Lung Resection. Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Basu S, Alex GC, Karush JM, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. Oral Presentation. Chicago Surgical Society. February 2024. Chicago, IL.

CT-Based Quantitative Assessment of Emphysema is Associated with Prolonged Air Leak after Lung Resection. Naeem W, Khan AA, Ansari M, Alex GC, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. Presented at Rush Trainee Research Day 2025, Chicago, IL

Fusion transcript burden is associated with treatment response in resected NSCLC patients. Cagin K, Khan AA , Shah SK, Naeem W, Ansari M, Adebayo OW, Moudgalya H, Liptay MJ, Fidler MJ, Seder CW, Borgia JA. Submitted to Annual American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting 2025, May 2025, Chicago, IL

8-gene Signature Associated with Early Recurrence in Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Khan AA, Cagin K, Shah SK, Naeem W, Ansari M, Adebayo OW, Alex GC, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Borgia JA, Seder CW. Submitted to Annual American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting 2025, May 2025, Chicago, IL

Tumor RNA Isoforms are Associated with Recurrence in Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Cagin K, Khan AA, Shah SK, Naeem W, Ansari M, Adebayo OW, Moudgalya H, Liptay MJ, Seder CW, Borgia JA. Submitted to American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2025, April 2025. Chicago, IL

Unequal Recovery: A Systematic Review of The Association Between Social Support and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Cardiothoracic Surgery. Adebayo OW, Ansari M, Brooks C, Naeem W, Khan AA, Alex GC, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. Submitted to the 105th American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting. May 2025. Seattle, WA.

Defining Early Recurrence in Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Post-Recurrence Survival. Khan AA, Naeem W, Ansari M, Adebayo OW, Alex GC, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2025. October 2025. Chicago, IL

*Co-first authorship

Publications

Shah SK, Pendleton AC, Khan AA, Alex GC. Pericardioesophageal Fistulae After Left Atrial Ablation: A Case Series. J Surg Case Rep. Mar 17;2024(3):rjae160. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjae160.

Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Alex GC. ASO Author Reflections: Getting a Seat at the Table-A Call for Equitable Inclusion of Women in Lung Cancer Clinical Trials. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 8. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15778-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38976156.

Shah SK, Krishnan V, Khan AA, Fass L, Chaudhry T, Seder CW, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Alex GC. Women are Underrepresented in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 10. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15720-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38987373.

Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Seder CW. Quantity Over Quality? Dutch Surgeons' Perceptions About Lymph Node Dissection During Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 27. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15908-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39068311.

Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Basu S, Seder CW. Minimally Invasive Pneumonectomy vs Open Pneumonectomy: Outcomes and Predictors of Conversion. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Aug 8:S0003-4975(24)00642-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.07.027. PMID: 39127137.

Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Basu S, et al. Social Vulnerability Index Is Associated With Major Morbidity After Lung Resection. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports. DOI: 10.1016/j.atssr.2024.09.012.

Shah SK, Kim S, Khan AA, Krishnan V, Lally AM, Shah PN, Alex GC, Seder CW, Liptay MJ, Geissen NM. Examination of Firefighting as an Occupational Exposure Criteria for Lung Cancer Screening. Lung. 2024 Oct;202(5):649-655. doi: 10.1007/s00408-024-00736-9. Epub 2024 Aug 20. Erratum in: Lung. 2024 Oct;202(5):657. doi: 10.1007/s00408-024-00747-6. PMID: 39164595.

Khan AA*, Shah SK*, Basu S, et al. Increased Systemic Immune-Inflammatory Index and Association with Occult Nodal Disease in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 9900:10.1097/XCS.0000000000001244. DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000001244.

Shah SK*, Khan AA*, Bishop MA, Alex GC. Tricuspid valve rupture after blunt thoracic trauma. J Cardiothorac Surg.

Khan AA*, Shah SK*, Naeem W, Basu S, Alex GC, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. Postoperative Sarcopenia and Association with Recurrence in Resected Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Cancer. Journal of the American College of Surgeons ():10.1097/XCS.0000000000001360, February 18, 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001360

Khan AA*, Naeem W*, Seder CW. Weight and Watch? Prognostic Impact of Sarcopenia and Surgical Timing in Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Following Neoadjuvant Therapy. Annals of Surgical Oncology.

Khan AA, Shah SK, Naeem W, Ansari M, Basu S, Alex GC, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. Social Vulnerability Index is Associated with Time-to-Treatment in Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Naeem W, Khan AA, Adebato OW, Ansari M , Alex GC, Geissen NM, Liptay MJ, Fidler MJ, Marwaha G, Seder CW. Difficult Decisions in the Multi-Disciplinary Treatment of Resectable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology.

Naeem W, Khan AA, Seder CW. ASO Author Reflections: Controversies at the Tumor Board-The Gray Areas in the Multimodality Treatment of Resectable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. Published online May 19, 2025. doi:10.1245/s10434-025-17459-7.

*Co-first authorship

Grants

Swim Across America Cancer Research Grant

Title: Defining Proteomic Biomarkers Associated with Recurrence in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Principal Investigator: Christopher W. Seder
Funding Period: June 2024 – June 2025
Status: Active

R-21 NCI Translation Research Grant

Title: Defining Tissue Biomarkers Associated with Recurrence in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Principal Investigators: Christopher W. Seder, Jefferey A. Borgia
Funding Period: N/A
Status: Application Under Review

Swim Across America Cancer Research Grant

Title: Exploratory algorithms to aid in risk of malignancy prediction for indeterminate pulmonary nodules.
Principal Investigator: Christopher W. Seder, Jefferey A Borgia
Funding Period: June 2025 – June 2026
Status: Under Review

Women's Board Appropriations Grant

Title: Refinement and Translation of a Blood-based Method for Early Lung Cancer Detection
Principal Investigator: Jeffery A Borgia
Status: Under Review