AlexG.LittleMD

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• ISDE presidential biography: Mark K. Ferguson.
  Alex G. Little> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2020 Apr 15
• 16 citations
  Optimal surgical intervention for achalasia: laparoscopic or robotic approach.
  Samuel Kim, Jose M. Guillen-Rodriguez, Alex G. Little> ;Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2019 Jun 1
• 25 citations
  Predictors of staging accuracy, pathologic nodal involvement, and overall survival for cT2N0 carcinoma of the esophagus
  Scott M. Atay, Arlene M. Correa, Wayne L. Hofstetter, Stephen G. Swisher, Jaffer A. Ajani, Nassar K. Altorki, Shanda H. Blackmon, Eugene H. Blackstone, Thomas W. Rice,...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 Mar 1
• 19 citations
  Changes in Tracheostomy- and Intubation-Related Tracheal Stenosis: Implications for Surgery
  Samuel Suk Kim, Zain Khalpey, Charles C. Hsu, Alex G. Little> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017 Sep 1
• 13 citations
  Changes in Thoracic Surgery Experience During General Surgery Residency: A Review of the Case Logs From the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
  William S. Ragalie, Paula M. Termuhlen, Alex G. Little> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016 Dec 1
• 4 citations
  Resection of a posterior mediastinal mass: Lessons learned from a failed exploration for presumed schwannoma.
  Samuel Suk Kim, Brian Yoo, Ali A. Baaj, Alex G. Little> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2016 Oct 1
• 15 citations
  Factors in the Selection and Management of Chest Tubes After Pulmonary Lobectomy: Results of a National Survey of Thoracic Surgeons
  Samuel Kim, Zain Khalpey, Sherry Daugherty, Mohammad Torabi, Alex G. Little> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016 Mar 1
• The Left Thoracotomy Approach for Esophagectomy
  Alex G. Little> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2014 Nov 1
• 47 citations
  The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Practice Guidelines on the Role of Multimodality Treatment for Cancer of the Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction
  Alex G. Little, Antoon Lerut, David H. Harpole, Wayne L. Hofstetter, John D. Mitchell, Nasser K. Altorki, Mark J. Krasna> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2014 Nov 1
• 28 citations
  Safety-Net Burden Hospitals and Likelihood of Curative-Intent Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  Katherine S. Virgo, Alex G. Little, Stacey A. Fedewa, Amy Y. Chen, W. Dana Flanders, Elizabeth M. Ward> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2011 Nov 1
• 3 citations
  Surgical Practice: Evidence or Anecdote
  Brent Izu, Benjamin Monson, Alex G. Little, Paula M. Termuhlen> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2009 Sep 1
• 57 citations
  Choice of first intervention is related to outcomes in the management of empyema.
  Curtis J. Wozniak, Douglas E. Paull, Jazbieh E. Moezzi, Rosalyn P. Scott, Mark P. Anstadt, Virginia V. York, Alex G. Little> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 May 1
• Invited commentary. Two reactions from thoracic surgery.
  Alex G. Little> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 Sep 1
• 17 citations
  Effect of the 30-Hour Work Limit on Resident Experience and Education
  Brent Izu, R Michael Johnson, Paula M. Termuhlen, Alex G. Little> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2007 Nov 1
• 174 citations
  National survey of non-small cell lung cancer in the United States: Epidemiology, pathology and patterns of care
  Alex G. Little, Laurie E. Gaspar, Andrew K. Stewart> ;Lung Cancer. 2007 Sep 1
• 29 citations
  Appraisal of a revised lymph node classification system for esophageal squamous cell cancer.
  Dipok Kumar Dhar, Shinji Hattori, Yasuhito Tonomoto, Tadakazu Shimoda, Hoichi Kato, Mitsuo Tachibana, Kosho Matsuura, Yojiro Mitsumoto, Alex G. Little, Naofumi Nagasue> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2007 Apr 1
• 33 citations
  Determinants of quality of life in patients following pulmonary resection for lung cancer.
  Douglas E. Paull, Michelle L. Thomas, Glory E. Meade, Glenda M. Updyke, Michael A. Arocho, Hong W. Chin, Samuel A. Adebonojo, Alex G. Little> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2006 Nov 1
• 5 citations
  No Nodes is Good Nodes
  Alex G. Little> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006 Jul 1
• 7 citations
  Positron emission tomography in well differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung.
  Douglas E. Paull, Jazbieh Moezzi, Neil Katz, Alex G. Little, Samuel A. Adebonojo> ;Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2006 Apr 1
• 326 citations
  Patterns of Surgical Care of Lung Cancer Patients
  Alex G. Little, Valerie W. Rusch, James A. Bonner, Laurie E. Gaspar, Mark R. Green, W. Richard Webb, Andrew K. Stewart> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005 Dec 1
• 24 citations
  Alcohol abuse predicts progression of disease and death in patients with lung cancer.
  Douglas E. Paull, Glenda M. Updyke, Michael A. Baumann, Hong W. Chin, Alex G. Little, Samuel A. Adebonojo> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005 Sep 1
• 7 citations
  The "Goldilocks" principle.
  Alex G. Little> ;Chest. 2005 Jul 1
• 9 citations
  We have met the enemy.
  Alex G. Little> ;Chest. 2004 Dec 1
• 14 citations
  Video-assisted thoracic surgery sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis
  Alex G. Little> ;Archives of Surgery. 2004 Jun 1
• 2 citations
  Gastroesophageal reflux disease: a historical review of surgical therapy.
  Alex G. Little> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2004 Mar 1
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Journal Articles

• changes in tracheostomy and intubation related tracheal stenosis: Implications for surgery  
  Kim S, Khalpey Z, Hsu c, Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2017
• Factors in the Selection and Management of chest Tubes after Pulmonary Lobectomy: Results of a National Survey of Thoracic Surgeons  
  Kim S, Khalpey Z, Daugherty SL, Torabi M, Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2015
• The left thoracotomy approach for esophagectomy Letter to the editor  
  Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2014
• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guidelines on the role of multimodality treatment for cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction  
  Little AG, Lerut AE, Harpole DH, Hofstetter WL, Mitchell JD, Altorki NK, Krasna MJ, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2014
• Safety-net burden hospitals and likelihood of curative-intent surgery for non-small cell lung cancer  
  Virgo KS, Little AG, Fedewa SA, chen AY, Flanders WD, Ward EM, J Am coll Surg, 1/1/2011
• Diagnostic surgical lung biopsies for suspected interstitial lung diseases: a retrospective study Invited commentary  
  Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2009
• choice Of first Intervention Is related to outcomes in the management of empyema  
  Wozniak cJ, Paull DE, Moezzi JE, Scott RP, Anstadt MP, York VY, Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2009
• Surgical Practice: Evidence or Anecdote  
  Izu BS, Monson B, Little AG, Termuhlen PM, J Surg Edu, 1/1/2009
• Two reactions from thoracic surgery Invited commentary  
  Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2008
• Appraisal of a Revised Lymph Node classification System for Esophageal Squamous cell cancer  
  Dharl DK, Hattori S, Tonomoto Y, Shimoda T, Kato H, Tachibana M, Matsuura K, Mitsumoto Y, Little AG, Nagasue N, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2007
• Effect of the 30-hour work limit on resident experience and education  
  Izu BS, Johnson RM, Termuhlen PM, Little AG, J Surg Educ, 1/1/2007
• National Survey of Non-Small cell Lung cancer in the United States: Epidemiology, Pathology and Patterns of care  
  Little AG, Gay EG, Gaspar LE and Stewart AK, Lung cancer, 1/1/2007
• Positron emission tomography in well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung  
  Paul DE, Moezzi J, Katz N, Little AG, Adebonojo SA, clin Nucl Med, 1/1/2006
• Determinants of quality of life in patients following pulmonary resection for lung cancer  
  Paull DE, Thomas ML, Meade GE, Updyke GM, Arocho MA, chin HW, Adebonojo SA, Little AG, Am J Surg, 1/1/2006
• Patterns of Surgical care of Lung cancer Patients  
  Little AG, Rusch VW, Bonner JA, Gaspar LE, Green MR, Webb WR, Stewart AK, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1/1/2005
• Alcohol Abuse Predicts Progression of Disease and Death in Patients with Lung cancer  
  Paull DE, Updyke GM, Baumann MA, chin HW, Little AG and Adebonojo SA, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1/1/2005
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Historical Review of Surgical Therapy  
  Little AG, J Surg Research, 1/1/2004
• Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis  
  Little AG, Arch Surg, 1/1/2004
• Paraesophageal hiatal hernia description and identification  
  Browder LK, Little AG, The Surgical Technologist, 1/1/2003
• Barrett's esophagus: Are There Any Easy Answers?  
  Browder TD and Little AG, curr Surg, 1/1/2003
• The prognostic significance of lymph node size in patients with esophageal cancer  
  Dhar DK, Tachibana M, Kinukawa N, Riruke M, Kohno H, Little AG, Nagasue N, Ann Surg Oncol, 1/1/2002
• The influence of pulmonary staple line reinforcement on air leaks  
  Murray KD, Ho c, Hsia J, Little AG, chest, 1/1/2002
• Ivor Lewis esophagogastrectomy for esophageal cancer (Invited commentary)  
  Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2001
• Results of continual devaluation of cardiothoracic surgical codes by HcFA between 1984-1999 (Invited commentary)  
  Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2001
• Bronchoalveolar carcinoma  
  deHoyos A, Little AG, curr Surg, 1/1/2001
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Abstracts/Posters

• Quality of care among patients with early stage non-small-cell lung cancer.
  Virgo KS, Gay EG, Little AG, 138th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, cO, 1/10/2010
• Risk and benefit: the eternal Yin and Yang of thoracic surgery
  Little AG, Thorax, 1/1/2007
• No Nodes Is Good Nodes
  Little AG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2006
• The Goldilocks Principle
  Little AG, chest, 1/1/2005
• Esophageal cancer
  Little AG, McMc, Dominican Republic, 1/3/2004
• We Have Met the Enemy
  Little AG, chest, 1/1/2004
• Flow description in a gastroesophageal reflux episode
  chen YT, Boehm RF, Little AG, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1/1/1998
• Impact of Nutritional status on outcome following reduction Pneumoplasty for Emphysema in patients undergoing volume reduction surgery
  Turner JF, Baker M, Wong HP, Kurtz T, Little AG, AccP, 1/1/1996
• Nicotine inhibits esophageal function in smokers and non-smokers.
  Hartsuck M, Slattery DE, Schifini J, Gunshefski L, Little AG, clinical Research, 1/1/1991
• Effects of caffeine on human lower esophageal sphincter and esophageal body dynamics.
  Schifini JJ, Harsuck M, Slattery DE, Gunshefski L, Little AG, clinical Research, 1/1/1991
• Effects of somatostatin analogue on the normal human esophagus
  Slattery DE, Schifini JJ, Hartsuck ME, Gunshefski LA, Little AG, clinical Research, 1/1/1991
• Does serum calcium effect smooth muscle of the lower esophagus?
  Dagher E, Rifley WJ, Little AG, clinical Research, 1/1/1990
• Effect of hypercalcemia on human lower esophageal sphincter and esophageal body dynamics.
  Dagher E, Rifley WJ, Little AG, clinical Research, 1/1/1990
• Gastroesophageal reflux and respiratory disease
  Rifley WJ, Little AG, Pulmonary and critical care Update, 1/1/1990
• Malignant pleural effusion
  Martinez JG, Little AG, Postgraduate General Surgery, 1/1/1989
• correlation between automated karyometric measurements of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus and histopathologic and clinical features.
  Stephens JK, Bibbo M, Dytch H, Maiorana A, Ruol A, Little AG, Lab Invest, 1/1/1988
• Transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis.
  Ferguson MK, Richman DP, Little AG, chest, 1/1/1987
• Selective operative approach for diagnosis and treatment of anterior mediastinal masses.
  Ferguson MK, Lee E, Skinner DB, Little AG, chest, 1/1/1986
• The role for prophylactic cranial irradiation (PcI) in patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung (AL).
  Jacobs R, Awan AM, Bitran JD, Hoffman Pc, Little AG, Weichselbaum RR, Golomb HM, Proceedings AScO, 1/1/1986
• correlation between cell type and sites of metastases in women with lung cancer.
  Skosey c, Hoffman Pc, Ferguson MK, Golomb HM, Little AG, Bitran JD, Skinner DB, Proceedings IV World conference on lung cancer, Toronto, canada, 1/1/1985
• Flow versus volume postoperative breathing devices.
  Lichtor JL, Little AG, MacMahon H, courtney JV, Anesth Analg, 1/1/1985
• Spasm and Esophageal Motor Disorders.
  Little AG, current Surgery, 1/1/1985
• Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NScLc) stage IIIM0 (T3N2): An attempt to increase surgical resectability.
  Bitran JD, Golomb HM, Hoffman Pc, Albain KS, Little AG, Kozloff M, Evans R, Purl S, Skosey c, Proceedings AScO, 1/1/1985
• chemotherapy for carcinoma of the esophagus.
  Hoffman Pc, Little AG, Skinner DB, DeMeester TR, Hallahan DE, clinical Research, 1/1/1984
• Large cell carcinoma of the lung: Ultrastructural differentiation and clinical-pathologic correlations.
  Albain KS, True LD, Golomb HM, Hoffman Pc, Little AG, Proceedings AAcR, 1/1/1984
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Lectures

• The Sentinel Lymph Node and Lung cancer: Where are we? 
  1/1/2013
• Esophageal cancer Surgery 
  Island of Kos, Greece - 1/2/2008
• Patterns of Surgical care of Lung cancer Patients. 
  1/1/2005
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Historical Review of Surgical Therapy 
  chicago, IL - 1/19/2003
• Surgical treatment of paraesophageal hiatal hernia. 
  Multiple Locations, 2002, 2003 - 1/1/2003
• Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis 
  1/1/2003
• Staging of Lung cancer. 
  Maui, HI - 1/1/2002
• Surgery for Lung cancer. 
  Maui, HI - 1/1/2002
• current status of lung volume reduction surgery. 
  Washington, Dc - 1/1/2002
• Selection of operative therapy in lung cancer. 
  Washington, Dc - 1/1/2002
• Backing into the future; the Value of a Liberal Arts Education. 
  Baltimore, MD - 1/1/1999
• Surgical treatment of emphysema. 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/1999
• Intraoperative lymphatic mapping for non-small cell lung cancer: The sentinel node technique. 
  Multiple Locations, 1998, 1999 - 1/1/1999
• The influence of pulmonary staple line re-enforcement on the development of air leaks. 
  Tokyo, Japan - 1/1/1999
• Transoral stapling for treatment of Zenker�s Diverticulum. 
  1/1/1999
• Indications for and results of anti-reflux surgery in the laparoscopic era for patients with respiratory disease. 
  Lake Geneva, WI - 1/1/1998
• Laparoscopic esophagomyotomy for achalasia: Indications, Technique and Results. 
  Pittsburgh, PA - 1/1/1998
• Video assisted thoracic surgery for lung volume reduction surgery. 
  Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of china - 1/1/1998
• Reduction pneumonoplasty for emphysema. 
  1/1/1996
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: New treatments. 
  East Lansing, MI - 1/1/1995
• Surgery for emphysema. 
  Washington, Dc - 1/1/1995
• Reduction pneumonoplasty for emphysema: Early results. 
  1/1/1995
• Barrett�s esophagus: Pathogenesis and treatment. 
  Houston, TX - 1/1/1994
• Surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/1994
• Surgical treatment of lung cancer. 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/1994
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Other

• The "Ideal" Life as a cardiothoracic Surgeon 
  Little AG, cTSNet
  http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/newhorizons/index.html
  1/1/2007