KentWKercherMD

PubMed

• Open repair of flank and lumbar hernias: 142 consecutive repairs at a high-volume hernia center.
  Matthew J Salvino, William R Lorenz, B Todd Heniford, Sullivan A Ayuso, Alexis M Holland, Kent W Kercher, Vedra A Augenstein> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2024 Apr 10
• The Utilization of Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair (LVHR) in Incarcerated and Strangulated Cases: A National Trend in Outcomes.
  William R Lorenz, Brittany S Mead, Gregory T Scarola, B Todd Heniford, Alexis M Holland, Vedra A Augenstein, Kent W Kercher> ;The American Surgeon. 2024 Apr 1
• Disparate potential for readmission prevention exists among inpatient and outpatient procedures in a minimally invasive surgery practice.
  Hadley H Wilson, Vedra A Augenstein, Paul D Colavita, Bradley R Davis, B Todd Heniford, Kent W Kercher, Kevin R Kasten> ;Surgery. 2024 Mar 1
• 5 citations
  Open preperitoneal ventral hernia repair: Prospective observational study of quality improvement outcomes over 18 years and 1,842 patients.
  Michael M Katzen, Kent W Kercher, Jana M Sacco, Dau Ku, Gregory T Scarola, Bradley R Davis, Paul D Colavita, Vedra A Augenstein, B Todd Heniford> ;Surgery. 2023 Mar 1
• 5 citations
  Outcomes of biologic versus synthetic mesh in CDC class 3 and 4 open abdominal wall reconstruction.
  Michael Katzen, Sullivan A Ayuso, Jana Sacco, Dau Ku, Gregory T Scarola, Kent W Kercher, Paul D Colavita, Vedra A Augenstein, B Todd Heniford> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Apr 1
• 3 citations
  Coated Polypropylene Mesh Is Associated With Increased Infection in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.
  Sullivan A Ayuso, Bola G Aladegbami, Kent W Kercher, Paul D Colavita, Vedra A Augenstein, B Todd Heniford> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Jul 1
• Factors Predicting Increased Length of Stay in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.
  Sharbel A Elhage, Sullivan A Ayuso, Eva B Deerenberg, Jenny M Shao, Tanushree Prasad, Kent W Kercher, Paul D Colavita, Vedra A Augenstein, B Todd Heniford> ;The American Surgeon. 2023 May 1
• 17 citations
  Development and Validation of Image-Based Deep Learning Models to Predict Surgical Complexity and Complications in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.
  Sharbel A. Elhage, Eva B. Deerenberg, Sullivan A. Ayuso, Keith Murphy, Jenny Meng Shao, Kent W. Kercher, Neil J. Smart, John P. Fischer, Vedra A. Augenstein, Paul D. C...> ;JAMA Surgery. 2021 Oct 1
• 9 citations
  Delayed primary closure (DPC) of the skin and subcutaneous tissues following complex, contaminated abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR): a propensity-matched study
  Sullivan A. Ayuso, Sharbel A. Elhage, Bola G Aladegbami, Angela M. Kao, Kent W. Kercher, Paul D. Colavita, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 May 20
• 16 citations
  The Effects of Preoperative Botulinum Toxin A Injection on Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.
  Eva B. Deerenberg, Sharbel A. Elhage, Jenny Meng Shao, Robert Lopez, Robert Joseph Raible, Kent W. Kercher, Paul D. Colavita, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 Apr 1
• 3 citations
  Recurrent incisional hernia repairs at a tertiary hernia center: Are outcomes really inferior to initial repairs?
  Jenny M. Shao, Eva B. Deerenberg, Sharbel A. Elhage, Tanu Prasad, Bradley R. Davis, Kent W. Kercher, Paul D. Colavita, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford> ;Surgery. 2021 Mar 1
• 10 citations
  Impact of panniculectomy in complex abdominal wall reconstruction: a propensity matched analysis in 624 patients.
  Sharbel A. Elhage, Matthew N. Marturano, Eva B. Deerenberg, Jenny M. Shao, Tanushree Prasad, Paul D. Colavita, Kent W. Kercher, B. Todd Heniford, Vedra A. Augenstein> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Sep 1
• 2 citations
  Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair in the Geriatric Population : An Assessment of Long-Term Outcomes and Quality of Life.
  Sharbel A. Elhage, Jenny M. Shao, Eva B. Deerenberg, Tanushree Prasad, Paul D. Colavita, Kent W. Kercher, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Aug 28
• 14 citations
  Impact of perforator sparing on anterior component separation outcomes in open abdominal wall reconstruction
  Sharbel A. Elhage, Matthew N. Marturano, Tanushree Prasad, Paul D. Colavita, Kent W. Kercher, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Aug 1
• 1 citations
  Are laparoscopic and open ventral hernia repairs truly comparable?: A propensity-matched study in large ventral hernias
  Jenny M. Shao, Eva B. Deerenberg, Sharbel A. Elhage, Paul D. Colavita, Tanu Prasad, Vedra A. Augenstein, Kent W. Kercher, B. Todd Heniford> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Aug 1
• 13 citations
  Mesh fistula after ventral hernia repair: What is the optimal management?
  Michael R. Arnold, Angela M. Kao, Javier Otero, Julia E. Marx, Vedra A. Augenstein, Ronald F. Sing, Paul D. Colavita, Kent W. Kercher, B. Todd Heniford> ;Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
• 9 citations
  Outcomes specific to patient sex after open ventral hernia repair
  Kathryn A. Schlosser, Sean R. Maloney, Otto N Thielan, Tanushree Prasad, Kent W. Kercher, Paul D. Colavita, B. Todd Heniford, Vedra A. Augenstein> ;Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
• 43 citations
  Preperitoneal Ventral Hernia Repair: A Decade Long Prospective Observational Study With Analysis of 1023 Patient Outcomes.
  B. Todd Heniford, Samuel W. Ross, Blair A. Wormer, Amanda L. Walters, Amy E. Lincourt, Paul D. Colavita, Kent W. Kercher, Vedra A. Augenstein> ;Annals of Surgery. 2020 Feb 1
• 17 citations
  The impact of component separation technique versus no component separation technique on complications and quality of life in the repair of large ventral hernias
  Sean R. Maloney, Kathryn A. Schlosser, Tanushree Prasad, Paul D. Colavita, Kent W. Kercher, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2020 Feb 1
• 5 citations
  The impact of preoperative anxiety, depression, and chronic pain on outcomes in abdominal wall reconstruction
  Kathryn A. Schlosser, Sean R. Maloney, Tanushree Prasad, Kent W. Kercher, B. T. Heniford, Vedra A. Augenstein> ;Hernia. 2019 Nov 28
• 9 citations
  The use of component separation during abdominal wall reconstruction in contaminated fields: A case-control analysis.
  Sean R. Maloney, Vedra A. Augenstein, Erling Oma, Kathryn A. Schlosser, Tanushree Prasad, Kent W. Kercher, Ronald F. Sing, Paul D. Colavita, B. Todd Heniford> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2019 Oct 11
• 62 citations
  Twelve years of component separation technique in abdominal wall reconstruction
  Sean R. Maloney, Kathryn A. Schlosser, Tanushree Prasad, Kevin R. Kasten, Keith S. Gersin, Paul D. Colavita, Kent W. Kercher, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford> ;Surgery. 2019 Jul 27
• 6 citations
  Sarcopenia in Patients Undergoing Open Ventral Hernia Repair.
  Kathryn A. Schlosser, Sean R. Maloney, Otto N Thielan, Tanushree Prasad, Kent W. Kercher, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. T. Heniford, Paul D. Colavita> ;The American Surgeon. 2019 Sep 1
• 6 citations
  Long-term assessment of surgical and quality-of-life outcomes between lightweight and standard (heavyweight) three-dimensional contoured mesh in laparoscopic inguinal ...
  Michael R. Arnold, Kathleen M. Coakley, Eric J. Fromke, Steve A. Groene, Tanu Prasad, Paul D. Colavita, Vedra A. Augenstein, Kent W. Kercher, B. Todd Heniford> ;Surgery. 2019 Apr 1
• 17 citations
  Deciding on Optimal Approach for Ventral Hernia Repair: Laparoscopic or Open.
  Kathryn A. Schlosser, Michael R. Arnold, Javier Otero, Tanushree Prasad, Amy E. Lincourt, Paul D. Colavita, Kent W. Kercher, B. Todd Heniford, Vedra A. Augenstein> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2019 Jan 1
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Journal Articles

• Retained Foreign Bodies After Surgery  
  Lincourt AE, Harrell A, Cristiano J, Sechrist C, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Journal of Surgical Research, 1/1/2007
• A novel technique of lumbar hernia repair using bone anchor fixation  
  Carbonell A, Kercher KW, Sigmon L, Matthews BD, Kneisl J, Heniford BT, Hernia, 1/1/2007
• Intra-abdominal placement of antibiotic impregnated mesh is associated with non-infectious fever following laparoscopic ventral hernia repair  
  Cobb WS, Paton L, Rosen MJ, Kercher KW, Kuwada TS, Heniford BT, American Surgeon, 1/1/2006
• Asymptomatic thrombus trapping in inured patients with inferior vena cava filters  
  Gunter OL, Sing RF, Rosen MJ, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 1/1/2006
• Prospective evaluation of adhesion formation and shrinkage of intra-abdominal prosthetics in a rabbit model  
  Harrell AG, Novitsky YW, Cobb WS, Austin CE, Cristiano JA, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, American Surgeon, 1/1/2006
• Mini-laparoscopic, trans-gastric pancreatic cyst-gastrostomy for treatment of pancreatic pseudocyst  
  Heniford BT, Iannitti DA, Matthews BW, Duncan B, Arca MJ, Kercher KW, American Journal of Surgery, 1/1/2006
• Current aspects of surgical management of GERD  
  Novitsky YW, Paton BL, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Surgical Technology international XV, 1/1/2006
• Open preperitoneal retrofascial mesh repair for massive multiply recurrent ventral incisional hernias  
  Novitsky YW, Porter JR, Rucho ZC, Sing RF, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, J Am College of Surgeons, 1/1/2006
• Laparoscopic versus open colostomy reversal: A comparative analysis  
  Rosen MJ, Cobb WS, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 1/1/2006
• A re-evaluation of vagotomy and gastrojejunostomy for benign gastric outlet obstruction  
  Harrell AG, Sing RF, Novitsky YW, Kercher KW, Kuwada TS, Heniford BT, J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 1/1/2006
• Laparoscopic expertise increases hospital volume of adrenal surgery  
  Novitsky YW, Harrell AG, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Surgical Innovation, 1/1/2006
• Extended interval for retrieval of vena cava filters is safe and may maximize protection against pulmonary embolism  
  Stefanidis D, Paton BL, Jacobs DG, Taylor DA, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Sing RF, American Journal of Surgery, 1/1/2006
• Advantages of laparoscopic appendectomy in the elderly  
  Harrell AG, Lincourt AE, Rosen MJ, Novitsky YW, Kuwada TS, Kercher KW, Sing RF, Heniford BT, American Surgeon, 1/1/2006
• Nine year experience with insertion of vena cava filters in the intensive care unit  
  Paton BL, Zerey M, Jacobs D, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Sing RF, American Journal of Surgery, 1/1/2006
• Combined open and laparoscopic approach to chronic pain following open inguinal hernia repair  
  Rosen MJ, Novitsky YW, Cobb WS, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Hernia, 1/1/2006
• Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic resection of gastric stromal tumors  
  Novitsky YW, Sing RF, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Annals of Surgery, 1/1/2006
• Textile analysis of heavy weight, mid-weight, and light weight polypropylene mesh in a porcine ventral hernia model  
  Cobb WS, Matthews BD, Kercher KW, Carbonell AM, Heniford BT, Journal of Surgical Research, 1/1/2006
• Minimally invasive management of colon cancer  
  Zerey M, Burns JM, Kercher KW, Kuwada TS, Heniford BT, Surgical Innovation, 1/1/2006
• In-vitro infectability of prosthetic mesh by Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus  
  Harrell AG, Novitsky YW, Kercher KW, Foster M, Burns J, Kuwada TS, Heniford BT, Hernia, 1/1/2006
• Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a single center experience  
  Cobb WS, Kercher KW, Matthews BD, Burns JM, Tinkham NH, Sing RF, Heniford BT, Hernia, 1/1/2006
• Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in obese patients: a new standard of care  
  Novitsky YW, Cobb WS, Kercher KW, Matthews BD, Sing RF, Heniford BT, Archives of Surgery, 1/1/2006
• Laparoscopic colostomy takedown offers advantages over traditional surgery  
  Schmelzer TM, Hope WW, Iannitti DA, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 1/1/2006
• Wound complications after hand assisted laparoscopic surgery  
  Mah N, Kercher KW, Teigland CM, Journal of Urology, 1/1/2006
• Advantages of mini-laparoscopic versus conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Results of a prospective, randomized trial  
  Novitsky YW, Kercher KW, Czerniach DR, Kaban GK, Samira K, Gallagher KA, Callery MP, Litwin DEM, Kelly JJ, Archives of Surgery, 1/1/2005
• Laparoscopic Repair of Incisional Hernias  
  Cobb WS, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Surgical Clinics of North America, 1/1/2005
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Books/Book Chapters

• SAGES Manual of Groin Pain 
  Chapter: Groin pain in the althete. 
  Page 435 - 445Kercher KWEditors: BP Jacob, DC Chen, B Ramshaw, and S Towfigh.Springer Science2016
• Current Principles of Sugery of the Abdominal Wall 
  Chapter: Umbilical Hernia Repair: The Spectrum of Management Options 
  Kercher KWEditors: YW Novitsky.Springer2016
• ACS Surgery: Principles & Practice. Scientific American Sugery 
  Chapter: Splenectomy 
  Oommen B, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Villanueva IADecker Intellectual Properties Inc.2014
• The SAGES Manual of Hernia Repair 
  Chapter: Chronic pain after ventral hernia repair. 
  Tsirline VB, Kercher KW, Klima DA, Belyansky IEditors: BP Jacob and B Ramshaw.Springer2013
• The SAGES Manual, Volume 2: Advanced Laparoscopy and Endoscopy 
  Chapter: Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy 
  Kercher KWEditors: Ninh Nguyen and Carol E.H. Scott-Conner.SpringerEdition 3rd,2012
• ACS Multimedia Atlas of Surgery: Hernia Surgery Volume 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Transabdominal Preperitoneal Approach 
  Kercher KW, Prabhu ASEditors: Asbun, Schwaitzberg, Sachdeva.Cine-med, Inc.2012
• Minimally Invasive Cancer Management 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for metastatic disease. 
  Kercher KWEditors: FL Greene and BT Heniford.SpringerEdition 2nd,2010
• Minimally Invasive Cancer Management 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic management of renal cell carcinoma. 
  Kercher KW, Teigland CMEditors: FL Greene and BT Heniford.SpringerEdition 2nd,2010
• The SAGES Manual of Strategic Decision Making: Case Studies in Minimal Access Surgery 
  Chapter: Hand-assisted laparoscopic right donor nephrectomy. 
  Kercher KWEditors: Scott-Conner.Springer2008
• Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic resection for gastric cancer adenocarcinoma. 
  Hope WW, Kercher KW, Heniford BTEditors: Soper, Swanstrom, and Eubanks.Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 3rd,2008
• Mastery of Surgery 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic Gastrectomy 
  Cobb WS, Rosen MJ, Kercher KW, Heniford BTEditors: Fischer JA.Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Philadelphia2006
• Schackleford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 
  Chapter: Ventral Herniation in Adults 
  Harrell AG, Kercher KW, Novitsky YW, Heniford BTEditors: Shackleford.Edition 6th,2006
• Problems in General Surgery 
  Chapter: Prosthetic biomaterials in hernia repair. 
  Matthews BD, Kercher KW2005
• Laparoscopic Surgical Complications 
  Chapter: Prosthetic biomaterials. 
  Carbonell AM, Kercher KW, Matthews BD, Heniford BTEditors: Lablanc K.2005
• Mastery of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic gastric resection. 
  Heniford BT, Matthews BD, Kercher KWEditors: Eubanks, Swanstrom, Soper.2005
• Problems in Surgery - Abdominal Wall Hernias 
  Chapter: Bioprosthetic Materials in Hernia Repair 
  Page 7 - 13Matthews BD, Kercher KWEditors: Heniford BT.Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Inc.2002
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Abstracts/Posters

• A formal research program for hernia centers.
  Lincourt AE, Augenstein VA, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, First World Congress on Abdominal Wall Surgery, Milan, Italy, 1/25/2015
• Ventral hernia coutcomes with biologic mesh as a fascial bridge.
  Huntington C, Cox T, Blair L, Lincourt AE, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Augenstein VA, First World Congress on Abdominal Wall Surgery, Milan, Italy, 1/25/2015
• Laparoscopic "Radical Appemdectomy" is an effective treatment for resection of cecal cap polyps.
  Oommen B, Huntington C, Cox T, Blair L, Lincourt AE, Kercher KW, Augenstein VA, Heniford BT, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/4/2015
• Do Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowships Exhibit a "July Effect?"
  Bradley JF, Williams KB, Walters AL, Wormer BA, Dacey KT, Augenstein V, Kecher KW, Stefanidis D, Heniford BT, Association for Surgical Education, Orlando, FL, 1/23/2013
• Is there a presence of a "July Effect" for minimally invasive sugery fellows for solid organ surgery.
  Bradley JF, Williams KB, Walters AL, Wormer BA, Dacey KT, Sing RF, Kecher KW, Heniford BT, SAGES (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons), Orlando, FL, 1/17/2013
• The expansive cost of wound complications following ventral hernia repair.
  Colavita PD, Zemlyak A, Tsirline VB, Burton PB, Dacey KT, Walters AL, Lincourt AE, Augenstein VA, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, Washington, DC, 1/7/2013
• Prospective assessment of pre-operative factors affecting quality of life (QOL) after ventral hernia repair.
  Tsirline VB, Belyansky I, Hlavacek CM, Klima DA, Lincourt AE, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Birmingham, AL, 1/11/2012
• Single institution monitoring of the implementatinof laparoscopic resection of colon cancer.
  Klima DA, Tsirline VB, Belyansky I, Lincourt AE, Dacey KT, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1/24/2011
• Improved outcomes for patients with malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors with introduction of targeted biologic therapies.
  Paton BL, Sing RF, Iannitti D, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Savannah, GA, 1/20/2010
• Optimal management of incisional hernias after renal transplantation.
  Brintzenhoff R, Nguyen P, Wolff C, Lincourt AE, Norton, J, Heniford BT, Kercher KW, American Hernia Society, Orlando, FL, 1/17/2010
• Outcomes of laparoscopic adrenalectomy stratified among obese, morbidly obese, and non-obese patients.
  Agee N, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New York, NY, 1/1/2010
• Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for primary hyperaldosteronism: comparison of clinical outcomes based on adrenal pathology.
  Keller J, Heniford BT, Kercher KW, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Phoenix, AZ, 1/22/2009
• Biologic mesh hernia repair: mesh construction and surface in contact with fascia affect tissue integration, complications, and maximum load.
  Prabhu A, Yurko Y, Heath J, Lincourt AE, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, 4th International Hernia Congress, Berlin, Germany, 1/9/2009
• Repair of lumbar and parailiac hernias: laparoscopic or open?
  Nguyen P, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, 4th International Hernia Congress, Berlin, Germany, 1/9/2009
• Mesh weight is a predictor of postoperative discomfort after inguinal hernia repair.
  Prabhu A, Kercher KW, Lincourt AE, Heniford BT, 4th International Hernia Congress, Berlin, Germany, 1/9/2009
• Establishment of a comprehensive hernia center: benefits to the community and the parent institution.
  Yurko y, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, 4th International Hernia Congress, Berlin, Germany, 1/9/2009
• Repair of lumbar and parailiac hernias.
  Nguyen PH, Keller JE, Kercher KW, Lincourt AE, Stefanidis D, Heniford BT, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, GA, 1/7/2009
• Hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy provides superior outcomes versus a totally laparoscopic or open approach.
  Dolce CJ, Griffin DE, Heniford BT, Teigland CM, Kercher KW, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, GA, 1/7/2009
• Appendiceal carcinoma in the United States - survival related to subtype.
  Walters KC, Paton BL, Norton HJ, Lincourt AE, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, GA, 1/7/2009
• Evaluation of soft tissue attachments to a novel intra-abdominal prosthetic in a rabbit model.
  Dolce CJ, Keller JE, Walters KC, Norton HJ, Lincourt AE, Stefanidis D, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, GA, 1/7/2009
• Profile and significance of emergency colonic resections.
  Paton BL, Mostafa G, Lincourt AE, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Egyptian Group of Colorectal Surgery, Sharm Al-Sheik, 1/25/2008
• A multi-disciplinary approach to the management of small renal tumors.
  Teigland CM, DeVoe W, Hubbard R, McClean J, Mah N, Weida C, Lavelle M, Kercher KW, International Society of Urology, Santiago, Chile, 1/19/2008
• Anatomical considerations for living kidney donation.
  Casingal V, Feemster T, Kercher KW, Eskind L, Keller J, Hayes D, 4th International Living Donor Abdominal Organ Transplantation Conference, Turin, Italy, 1/19/2008
• Advantages of hand-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.
  Teigland CM, DeVoe W, Hope WW, Norton J, Kercher KW, International Society of Urology, Santiago, Chile, 1/19/2008
• An evaluation of Triclosan's effect on suture structural integrity.
  Dolce CJ, Keller JE, Walters KC, Newcomb WL, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 1/13/2008
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Lectures

• Best practices in umbilical hernia repair. 
  Washington, DC - 1/30/2016
• Evaluation and management of adrenal tumors. 
  Charlotte, NC - 1/7/2016
• Strategies for abdominal wall reconstruction. 
  Charlotte, NC - 1/7/2016
• Components Separation - How, When and in Whom? 
  Napa, CA - 1/6/2016
• Umbilical Hernia Repair: Algorithms for Success. 
  Napa, CA - 1/6/2016
• Preoperative Preparation in the Massive Hernia Repair Patient. 
  Napa, CA - 1/6/2016
• Umbilical henias from A to Z: my personal algorithm. 
  Milan, Italy - 1/25/2015
• Expert Hernia Debates: Sublay Intraperitoneal Repair with Barrier Coated Mesh. 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/13/2014
• Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques. 
  Breckenridge, CO - 1/18/2013
• Surgical Management of Parastomal Hernias. 
  Breckenridge, CO - 1/18/2013
• Umbilical Hernia Repair: Evaluating the Data. 
  Breckenridge, CO - 1/18/2013
• Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Transabdominal Preperitoneal Approach. 
  Washington, DC - 1/9/2013
• Sports Hernias: Diagnosis and Management. 
  Charlotte, NC - 1/9/2013
• Managing Complications in Laparoscopic Solid Organ Surgery: Subject-Oriented Symposium. 
  Chicago, IL - 1/3/2012
• Pure Lap vs HALS: What's the Difference? 
  Hilton Head Island, SC - 1/5/2011
• Laparoscopic Solid Organ Surgery. 
  Hilton Head Island, SC - 1/5/2011
• Mesh Choices in Ventral Hernia Repair. 
  Hilton Head Island, SC - 1/5/2011
• Strategies for Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. 
  Hilton Head Island, SC - 1/5/2011
• Evaluation and Management of Incidental and Functional Adrenal Tumors. 
  Cleveland Regional Medical Center - 1/30/2010
• Technical considerations in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. 
  Breckenridge, CO - 1/15/2010
• Allogenic biologic grafts in ventral hernia repair: What is the data? 
  Breckenridge, CO - 1/15/2010
• Parastomal hernias: risk factors and options for management. 
  Breckenridge, CO - 1/15/2010
• Advancements in complex abdominal wall reconstruction. 
  Portsmouth, VA - 1/22/2009
• Mesh fixation of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: sutures, glues, or mechanical constructs? 
  Phoenix, AZ - 1/22/2009
• HALS for Solid Organ Surgery: Spleen, Adrenal, Pancreas. Advanced laparoscopic techniques post-graduate course. 
  Phoenix, AZ - 1/22/2009
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Other

• Laparoscopic Esophageal Diverticulectomy. 
  Montero P Sing RF, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Video Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress
  Savannah, GA - 1/20/2010
• Laparoscopic duodenojejunostomy for superior mesenteric artery syndrome. 
  Hope WW, Heniford BT, Kercher KW, Video Presentation, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress
  Chicago, IL - 1/14/2009
• Laparoscopic parastomal hernia repair. 
  Hope WW, Heniford BT, Kercher KW, Video Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress
  Atlanta, GA - 1/7/2009
• Surgical approach to chronic groin pain following inguinal hernia repair. 
  Keller JE, Medda S, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Video Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress
  Atlanta, GA - 1/7/2009
• Use of biologic versus synthetic mesh for post-bariatric ventral hernias. 
  Prabhu AS, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, General Surgery News (page 16)
  1/1/2009
• Challenges in Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Venous Anomalies. 
  Hope WW, Casingal V, Kercher KW, Video Presentation, American Society of Transplant Surgeons ASTS State of the Art Winter Symposium:
  Marco Island, FL - 1/27/2008
• Laparoscopic duodenojejunostomy for the treatment of superior mesenteric artery syndrome. 
  Hope WW, Kercher KW, Yavorski RT, Heniford BT, Video Presentation, American College of Surgeons
  San Francisco, CA - 1/13/2008
• Thrombolysis of bilateral pulmonary emboli in the hemodynamically unstable patient. 
  Dolce CJ, Keller JE, Walters KC, Newcomb WL, Stein J, Heniford BT, Kercher KW, Christmas B, Sing RF, Video Presentation, American College of Surgeons
  San Francisco, CA - 1/13/2008
• Strategies in the management of lesions amenable to laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. 
  Zerey M, McClean JM, Heniford BT, Irby PB, Kercher KW, Teigland CM, Video Presentation, Society American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/18/2007
• Hand-assisted laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy. 
  Stefanidis D, Kuwada TS, Gersin K, Heniford BT, Kercher KW, Video Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress
  Savannah, GA - 1/10/2007
• Laparoscopic repair of subxyphoid hernias. 
  Paton BL, Heniford BT, Kercher KW, Video Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress
  Savannah, GA - 1/10/2007
• Laparoscopic management of unusual adrenal lesions. 
  Polhill JL, Heniford BT, Kercher KW, Video Presentation, American College of Surgeons
  New Orleans, LA - 1/7/2007
• Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy - SAGES Learning Center. 
  Novitsky YW, Mah N, Heniford BT, Teigland CM, Kercher KW, Video Presentation, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
  Dallas, TX - 1/26/2006
• Two stage laparoscopic management of sigmoid diverticulitis. 
  Harrell AG, Paton LB, Rosen MJ, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Video Presentation, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
  Dallas, TX - 1/26/2006
• Laparoscopic repair of retrohepatic vena cava injury during hand-assisted laparoscopic right radical nephrectomy. 
  Kercher KW, Novitsky YW, Paton LB, Heniford BT, Teigland CM, Video Presentation, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
  Dallas, TX - 1/26/2006
• Retrievable inferior vena cava filters in bariatric patients. 
  Sing RF, Harrell AG, Kuwada TS, Kercher KW, Taylor D, Heniford BT, Video Presentation, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress
  Chicago, IL - 1/7/2006
• Laparoscopic vagotomy and antrectomy for chronic ulcer disease. 
  Paton BL, Heniford BT, Sing RF, Kercher KW, Video Presentation, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress
  Chicago, IL - 1/7/2006
• Laparoscopic left adrenalectomy for large ganglioneuroma. 
  Carbonell AM, Matthews BD, Heniford BT, Kercher KW, Video Presentation, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, Video-Based Education Ses
  Hollywood, FL - 1/17/2005
• Carbon dioxide cavography for insertion of vena cava filters. 
  Sing RF, Burns JM, Jacobs DG, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Video Presentation, American College of Surgeons 91st Annual Clinical Congress
  San Francisco, CA - 1/16/2005
• Laparoscopic vagotomy and antrectomy with roux-en-Y anastomosis. 
  Burns JM, Carbonell AM, Joels CS, Matthews BD, Kercher KW, Cobb WS, Heniford BT, Video Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress
  New Orleans, LA - 1/11/2005
• Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy for massive splenomegaly. 
  Carbonell AM, Kercher KW, Matthews BD, Heniford BT, Video Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress
  New Orleans, LA - 1/11/2005
• Laparoscopic left lateral segmentectomy. 
  Burns JM, Suits JA, Jones JW, Matthews BD, Heniford BT, Kercher KW, Video Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress
  New Orleans, LA - 1/11/2005
• Laparoscopic management of median arcuate ligament syndrome. 
  Carbonell AM, Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Matthews BD, Video Presentation, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
  Denver, CO - 1/31/2004
• Laparoscopic resection of synchronous pheochromocytoma and renal cell carcinoma. 
  Kercher KW, Harold KL, Carbonell AM, Matthews BD, Heniford BT, Video Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress
  Atlanta, GA - 1/31/2004
• Laparoscopic repair of a suprapubic ventral hernia. 
  Carbonell AM, Kercher KW, Matthews BD, Sing RF, Heniford BT, Video Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress
  Atlanta, GA - 1/31/2004
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