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Ray Chihara, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


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Publications

Enhanced recovery after surgery may mitigate the risks associated with robotic-assisted fundoplication in lung transplant patients
Wu, R, Robayo, V, Nguyen, DT, Chan, EY, Chihara, R, Huang, HJ, Graviss, EA & Kim, MP 2024, , Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 2134-2141. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-024-10719-9

Distensibility Index measured after Toupet Fundoplication is Associated with Long-Term Durability. American Foregut Society Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, September 29, 2023.
Kim, MP, Chihara, R, Graviss, E & Chan, EY 2023, .

A systematic review of general surgery robotic training curriculums
Del Calvo, H, Kim, MP, Chihara, R & Chan, EY 2023, , Heliyon, vol. 9, no. 9, e19260, pp. e19260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19260

The Modified Vizient Dashboard is a Valid Method to Track Outcomes after Pulmonary Resection. Texas American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, February, 25, 2023
Chihara, R, Chan, EY, Graviss, E & Kim, MP 2023, .

Stellate ganglion instrumentation for pharmacological blockade, nerve recording, and stimulation in patients with ventricular arrhythmias: Preliminary experience
Lador, A, Wang, S, Schurmann, PA, Chihara, R, Dave, AS & Valderrábano, M 2023, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 797-805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.02.024

Surgical Treatment of Atrioesophageal Fistula: A Systematic Review
Amirkhosravi, F, Azimuddin, A, Nguyen, DT, Chihara, R, Chan, EY, Graviss, EA, Reul, RM & Kim, MP 2023, , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, vol. 116, no. 2, pp. 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.04.016

Video-based curriculum improves resident participation during robot-assisted surgery
Kim, MP, Calvo, HD, Chihara, R & Chan, EY 2022, , Journal of Thoracic Disease, vol. 14, no. 12, pp. 4641-4649. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-22-603

Self-assisting robot-assisted pulmonary lobectomy has favorable outcome compared to VATS lobectomy
Shah, AS, Nguyen, DT, Chihara, R, Chan, EY, Graviss, EA & Kim, MP 2022, , Journal of Thoracic Disease, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 3187-3196. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-22-176

Anatomic Pulmonary Resection is Associated With Improved Survival in Typical Carcinoid Lung Tumor Patients
Del Calvo, H, Nguyen, DT, Chan, EY, Chihara, R, Graviss, EA & Kim, MP 2022, , Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 275, pp. 352-360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.02.048

Lobectomy Provides the Best Survival for Stage I Lung Cancer Patients Despite Advanced Age
Chan, EY, Amirkhosravi, F, Nguyen, DT, Chihara, RK, Graviss, EA & Kim, MP 2022, , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, vol. 114, no. 5, pp. 1824-1832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.03.031

Robot-assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy of T4 Lung Cancer
Shah, A, Nance, JW, Chihara, R, Chan, EY & Kim, MP 2022, , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, vol. 114, no. 4, pp. e265-e267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.021

Surgery provides improved overall survival in surgically fit octogenarians with esophageal cancer after chemoradiation therapy
Del Calvo, H, Nguyen, DT, Chan, EY, Chihara, R, Graviss, EA & Kim, MP 2021, , Journal of Thoracic Disease, vol. 13, no. 10, pp. 5875-5886. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-21-928

Factors associated with home opioid use after thoracic surgery
Hodges, JD, Nguyen, DT, Doan, J, Meisenbach, LM, Chihara, R, Chan, EY, Graviss, EA & Kim, MP 2021, , JTCVS Open, vol. 5, pp. 173-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2020.11.010

Intraoperative diagnosis and treatment of Achalasia using EndoFLIP during Heller Myotomy and Dor fundoplication
Law, YY, Nguyen, DT, Meisenbach, LM, Chihara, RK, Chan, EY, Graviss, EA & Kim, MP 2022, , Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 2365-2372. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-021-08517-8

Surgical Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Ventricular Arrhythmias: A Systematic Review
Chihara, RK, Chan, EY, Meisenbach, LM & Kim, MP 2021, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 24-35. https://doi.org/10.14797/QIQG9041

A novel EndoFLIP marker during hiatal hernia repair is associated with short-term postoperative dysphagia
Shah, A, Nguyen, DT, Meisenbach, LM, Chihara, R, Chan, EY, Graviss, EA & Kim, MP 2022, , Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 36, no. 7, pp. 4764-4770. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-021-08817-z

Robotic surgery facilitates complex minimally invasive operations
Chihara, RK, Kim, MP & Chan, EY 2020, , Journal of Thoracic Disease, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 4606-4607. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-2020-42

Impact of da Vinci Xi robot in pulmonary resection
Soliman, BG, Nguyen, DT, Chan, EY, Chihara, RK, Meisenbach, LM, Graviss, EA & Kim, MP 2020, , Journal of Thoracic Disease, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 3561-3572. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-720

Robotic and per-oral endoscopic myotomy have fewer technical complications compared to laparoscopic Heller myotomy
Ali, AB, Khan, NA, Nguyen, DT, Chihara, R, ?Chan, EY, Graviss, EA, Dunkin, BJ & Kim, MP 2020, , Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 34, no. 7, pp. 3191-3196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-07093-2

Pre-emptive pain management program is associated with reduction of opioid prescription after minimally invasive pulmonary resection
Del Calvo, H, Nguyen, DT, Meisenbach, LM, Chihara, R, Chan, EY, Graviss, EA & Kim, MP 2020, , Journal of Thoracic Disease, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1982-1990. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-431

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