JosefinaFarraMD

PubMed

• Telemedicine During COVID-19 Pandemic: Endocrine Surgery Patient Perspective.
  Mohammed W Jeraq, Michelle B Mulder, Dina Kaplan, John I Lew, Josefina C Farra> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Jun 1
• 1 citations
  Molecular Testing Has Limited Utility in the Surgical Evaluation of Bethesda III Thyroid Nodules.
  William H. Scola, Samantha M. Linhares, Rachel S. Handelsman, Omar Picado, Zahra F. Khan, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 Dec 1
• 4 citations
  Fine needle aspiration and the Bethesda system: Correlation with histopathology in 1,228 surgical patients.
  Samantha M. Linhares, Rachel S. Handelsman, Omar Picado, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;Surgery. 2021 Jun 13
• 8 citations
  Long-term outcome success after operative treatment for primary aldosteronism.
  Omar Picado, Bryan W. Whitfield, Zahra F. Khan, Mohammed Jeraq, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;Surgery. 2021 Mar 1
• 5 citations
  Impact of Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm With Papillary-Like Nuclear Features on Revised Bethesda System Malignancy Rates at a Single Institution.
  Samantha M. Linhares, Bryan W. Whitfield, Amy F. Lee, Daniela Gordillo, Omar Picado, Mohammed Jeraq, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Nov 1
• 10 citations
  Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis May Lower Accuracy of AUS/FLUS Cytopathology in Surgical Patients
  Michelle B. Mulder, Kristina Khazeni, Matthew S. Sussman, John I. Lew, Josefina C. Farrá> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Jan 1
• 9 citations
  High Rates of Underlying Thyroid Cancer in Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy for Hyperthyroidism
  Alexandra L. Alvarez, Michelle B. Mulder, Rachel S. Handelsman, John I. Lew, Josefina C. Farrá> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Jan 1
• 18 citations
  Increased Incidental Thyroid Cancer in Patients With Subclinical Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis.
  David J. Jackson, Rachel S. Handelsman, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Jan 1
• 3 citations
  Inverse Relationship of BMI to TSH and Risk of Papillary Thyroid Cancer in Surgical Patients
  Rachel S. Handelsman, Alexandra L. Alvarez, Omar Picado, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2019 Dec 1
• 11 citations
  Additional 20-Minute Intraoperative Parathormone Measurement Can Minimize Unnecessary Bilateral Neck Exploration.
  Zahra F. Khan, Omar Picado, Andrea R. Marcadis, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2019 Mar 1
• 10 citations
  Noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features reclassification and its impact on thyroid malignancy rate and treatment.
  Melissa L. Mao, Thomas M. Joyal, Omar Picado, Darcy A. Kerr, John I. Lew, Josefina C. Farrá> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2018 May 16
• 5 citations
  Intraoperative parathormone spikes during parathyroidectomy may be associated with multiglandular disease
  Richard Teo, Josefina C. Farrá, Zahra F. Khan, Andrea R. Marcadis, John I. Lew> ;Surgery. 2017 Nov 22
• 5 citations
  Stricter ioPTH criterion for successful parathyroidectomy in stage III CKD patients with primary hyperparathyroidism
  Sophia Liu, Ali Yusufali, Melissa L. Mao, Zahra F. Khan, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;Surgery. 2018 Dec 1
• 5 citations
  Successful parathyroidectomy guided by intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring for primary hyperparathyroidism is preserved in mild and moderate renal insufficie...
  Andrea R. Marcadis, Richard Teo, Wenqi Ouyang, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;Surgery. 2017 Dec 1
• 7 citations
  High perioperative morbidity and mortality in patients with malignant nonfunctional adrenal tumors.
  Andrea R. Marcadis, Gustavo A. Rubio, Zahra F. Khan, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2017 Nov 1
• 12 citations
  Clinically significant cancer rates in incidentally discovered thyroid nodules by routine imaging.
  Josefina C. Farrá, Omar Picado, Sophia Liu, Wenqi Ouyang, Richard Teo, Alexa M. Franco, John I. Lew> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2017 Nov 1
• 7 citations
  Nationwide analysis of adrenocortical carcinoma reveals higher perioperative morbidity in functional tumors.
  Punam P. Parikh, Gustavo A. Rubio, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Aug 25
• 8 citations
  Nationwide review of hormonally active adrenal tumors highlights high morbidity in pheochromocytoma.
  Punam P. Parikh, Gustavo A. Rubio, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2017 Jul 1
• 29 citations
  Postoperative Outcomes in Graves' Disease Patients: Results from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database.
  Gustavo A. Rubio, Tulay Koru-Sengul, Tanaz M. Vaghaiwalla, Punam P. Parikh, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;Thyroid. 2017 Jun 1
• 17 citations
  Location of abnormal parathyroid glands: lessons from 810 parathyroidectomies
  Melissa LoPinto, Gustavo A. Rubio, Zahra F. Khan, Tanaz M. Vaghaiwalla, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2017 Jan 1
• 14 citations
  Long-term effectiveness of localization studies and intraoperative parathormone monitoring in patients undergoing reoperative parathyroidectomy for persistent or recur...
  Punam P. Parikh, Josefina C. Farrá, Bassan J. Allan, John I. Lew> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2015 Jul 1
• 5 citations
  A bidirectional stapling technique for laparoscopic small bowel anastomosis.
  Valerie A. Marks, Josefina C. Farrá, Francisco Jacome, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2013 Sep 1
• 5 citations
  Submucosal fibrin glue injection for closure of recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula.
  Josefina Farra, Ying Zhuge, Holly L Neville, William R Thompson, Juan E Sola> ;Pediatric Surgery International. 2010 Feb 1
• 4 citations
  Submucosal fibrin glue injection for closure of recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula.
  Josefina Farra, Ying Zhuge, Holly L Neville, William R Thompson, Juan E Sola> ;Pediatric Surgery International. 2010 Feb 1
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Books/Book Chapters

• Surgical Endocrinopathies: Clinical Management and the Founding Figures 
  Chapter: Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors 
  Farra JC, Rodgers SSpringer2014

Abstracts/Posters

• Gene Expression Classifier Testing has Limited Utility in Surgical Patients with Bethesda III Thyroid Nodules
  Vaghaiwalla TM, Farrá JC, Rubio GA, Teo R, Franco A, Faber D, Khan ZF, Lew JI., Inaugural DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery Research Day, Miami, FL, 1/1/2017
• High Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Malignant Nonfunctional Adrenal Tumors
  Marcadis AR, Rubio GA, Khan ZF, Farrá JC, Vaghaiwalla TM, Lew JI., Inaugural DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery Research Day, Miami, FL, 1/1/2017
• Intraoperative PTH Spikes During Parathyroidectomy May Be Associated with Multigland Disease
  Teo R, Farrá JC, Picado Roque O, Marcadis AR, Lew JI., Inaugural DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery Research Day, Miami, FL, 1/1/2017
• Postoperative Complications Associated with Parathyroid Autotransplantation After Thyroidectomy
  Khan ZF, Rubio GA, Marcadis AR, Vaghaiwalla TM, Farrá JC, Lew JI, Inaugural DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery Research Day, Miami, FL, 1/1/2017
• Postoperative Outcomes in Graves’ Disease Patients: Results from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database
  Amdemichael ET, Rubio GA, Vaghaiwalla TM, Parikh PP, Farrá JC, Lew JI., Inaugural DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery Research Day, Miami, FL, 1/1/2017
• Incidence of Occult Carcinoma in Patients Undergoing Surgical Intervention for Benign Thyroid Disease Disease
  Franco A, Farrá JC, Picado Roque O, Marcadis AR, Teo R, Ouyang W, Liu, S, Lew JI., Inaugural DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery Research Day, Miami, FL, 1/1/2017
• Nationwide Analysis of Risk Factors for Tracheostomy after Total Thyroidectomy
  Vaghaiwalla TM, Rubio GA, Khan ZF, Marcadis AR, Farrá JC, Lew JI., Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (FCACS) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2017
• NIFTP Reclassification: All the News That’s Fit to Print
  Farrá JC, Kerr D, Ray, JJ, Joyal T, Lew JI., 38th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2017
• Intraoperative PTH monitoring predicts operative success in patients with normohormonal primary hyperparathyroidism
  Stuart H, Azab B, Amdemichael ET, Farrá JC, Pasieka J, Lew JI., 38th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2017
• Nationwide Analysis of Adrenocortical Carcinoma Reveals Higher Perioperative Morbidity in Functional Tumors
  Parikh PP, Rubio GA, Farrá, JC, Lew JI., 70th Annual Meeting of the Society of Surgical Oncology, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2017
• Intraoperative PTH Spikes During Parathyroidectomy May Be Associated with Multiglandular Disease
  Teo R, Farrá JC, Picado Roque O, Marcadis AR, Lew JI., 43rd Annual Eastern-Atlantic Student Research Forum, Miami, FL, 1/1/2017
• Incidence of Occult Carcinoma in Patients Undergoing Surgical Intervention for Benign Thyroid Disease Disease
  Franco A, Farrá JC, Picado Roque O, Marcadis AR, Teo R, Ouyang W, Liu, S, Lew JI., 43rd Annual Eastern-Atlantic Student Research Forum, Miami, FL, 1/1/2017
• Limited Utility of Gene Expression Classifier Testing in Surgical Patients with Bethesda III Category Thyroid Nodules
  Farrá JC, Vaghaiwalla TM, Rubio GA, Teo R, Franco A, Faber D, Khan ZF, Lew JI., 124th Scientific Session of the Western Surgical Association, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
• Postoperative Outcomes in Graves’ Disease Patients: Results from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database
  Rubio GA, Vaghaiwalla TM, Parikh PP, Farrá JC, Lew JI., 86th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, Denver, CO, 1/1/2016
• Stricter Intraoperative Parathormone Monitoring Criterion May Reduce Recurrent Hyperparathyroidism
  Khan ZF, Farrá JC, Lew JI., 42th Annual Eastern-Atlantic Student Research Forum, Miami, FL, 1/1/2016
• Utility of a 20 minute measurement in Intraoperative Parathormone Monitering for Parathyroidectomy
  Farrá JC, Khan Z, Marcadis A, Meizoso J, Lew JI., International Surgical Week (ISW), Bangkok, Thailand, 1/1/2015
• Stricter Intraoperative Parathormone Monitoring Criteria is Protective Against Recurrent Hyperparathyroidism
  Farrá JC, Thorson CM, Irvin III, GL, Lew JI, 45th World Congress of Surgery, International Surgical Week (ISW), Helsinki, Finland, 1/1/2013
• Targeted Reoperative Parathyroidectomy with Intraoperative Parathormone Monitoring
  Farrá JC, Allan BJ, Nissan J, Albuja-Cruz MB, Parikh P, Lew JI., Scientific Poster Presentation Program of the 99th Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2012
• Parikh P, Allan BJ, Thorson CM, Albuja-Cruz MB, Farrá JC, Lew JI., 6th Annual Starr Poster Contest for Medical Students and Residents of the Association of Women Surgeons’ 31st Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2012
• Postoperative hungry bone syndrome in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism
  Goldfarb M, Farrá, JC, Gondek S, Lim S, Lew JI, International Surgical Week (ISW), Yokohama, Japan, 1/1/2011
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Lectures

• Clinically Significant Cancer Rates in Incidentally Discovered Thyroid Nodules by Routine Imaging. 
  1/1/2017
• High Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Malignant Non-Functional Adrenal Tumors 
  1/1/2017
• Postoperative Outcomes in Graves’ Disease Patients: Results from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database 
  1/1/2017
• Nationwide review of hormonally active adrenal tumors highlights high morbidity in pheochromocytoma. 
  1/1/2017
• Location of Abnormal Parathyroid Glands: Lessons from 810 Parathyroidectomies. 
  1/1/2017
• Clinical Risk Score for Malignancy in Surgical Patients with Indeterminate Bethesda III and IV Thyroid Nodules 
  Seatle Washington - 1/1/2017
• Clinically Significant Cancer Rates in Incidentally Discovered Thyroid Nodules by Routine Imaging 
  Las Vegas, Nevada - 1/1/2017
• Nationwide review of hormonally active adrenal tumors highlights high morbidity in pheochromocytoma 
  Las Vegas, Nevada - 1/1/2017
• Risk Factor and Outcome Analysis of Patients with Bethesda Category III (AUS/FLUS) Thyroid Nodule 
  Las Vegas, Nevada - 1/1/2017
• Incidence of Occult Carcinoma in Patients Undergoing Surgical Intervention for Benign Thyroid Disease 
  Las Vegas, Nevada - 1/1/2017
• Postoperative Complications Associated With Parathyroid Autotransplantation After Thyroidectomy 
  Las Vegas, Nevada - 1/1/2017
• Influence of Sociodemographic Factors on Rate of Surgical Treatment in Patients with Graves’ Disease 
  Las Vegas, Nevada - 1/1/2017
• Intraoperative PTH Spikes During Parathyroidectomy May Be Associated with Multigland Disease 
  Las Vegas, Nevada - 1/1/2017
• Stricter Intraoperative Parathormone Monitoring Criterion May Reduce Recurrent Hyperparathyroidism After Successful Parathyroidectomy 
  Palto Alto, CA - 1/1/2016
• Limited Utility of Gene Expression Classifier in Surgical Patients with Bethesda III Thyroid Nodules 
  Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/2016
• Tumor Size Remains Better than Hounsfield Units for Predicting Adrenal Malignancy on Unenhanced CT 
  Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/2016
• Location of abnormal parathyroid glands: Lessons from 824 Parathyroidectomies 
  Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/2016
• Clinical Factors Can Predict Malignancy in Surgical Patients with Indeterminate Bethesda III and IV Thyroid Nodules 
  Weston, FL - 1/1/2016
• Long-Term Effectiveness of Localization Studies and Intraoperative Parathormone Monitoring in Patients Undergoing Reoperative Parathyroidectomy for Persistent or Recur... 
  1/1/2015
• Clinical Factors can Predcit Malignancy in Surgical Patients with Indeterminate Bethesda III and IV Thyroid Nodules. 
  Napa Valley, CA - 1/1/2015
• Utility of a 20 minute measurement in Intraoperative Parathormone Monitering for Parathyroidectomy. 
  Bangkok, Thailand - 1/1/2015
• Stricter Intraoperative Parathormone Monitoring Criteria Does Not Improve Outcomes after Parathyroidectomy for Sporadic Primary Hyperparathyroidism 
  Miami, FL - 1/1/2015
• Efficacy of Localization Studies and Intraoperative Parathormone Monitoring in Patients Undergoing Reoperative Parathyroidectomy for Persistent Primary Hyperparathyroi... 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2014
• A Bi-Directional Stapling Technique for Laparoscopic Small Bowel Anastomosis 
  1/1/2013
• Reoperative Targeted Parathyroidectomy with Intraoperative Parathormone Monitoring 
  Weston, FL - 1/1/2013
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