Vivek N Prachand MD

PubMed

• A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Collaborative-Wide Quality Improvement Project to Improve Postdischarge Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis After Abdominopelvic Ca...
  Kimberly B Golisch, Casey M Silver, Ying Shan, Andres Guerra, Lauren M Janczewski
  Annals of Surgery Open. 2025-03-01
• 3 citations
  Beyond race: social vulnerability and access to metabolic and bariatric surgery.
  Kayla A Councell, Ava Ferguson Bryan, Ann M Polcari, Caridad McRae, Vivek N Prachand
  Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2024-11-01
• 5 citations
  Supervised weight loss requirements disproportionately affect Black patients seeking weight loss surgery.
  Ava Ferguson Bryan, Caridad McRae, Jared Zhang, Paige-Ashley Campbell, Saam A Mojtahed
  Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2023-10-01

Journal Articles

• How to Select Patients for Primary and Second-stage Duodenal Switch  
  Gagner M, Prachand VN, Bariatric Times, 1/1/2018
• Creating and Communicating Clinical Protocols  
  Dickerson DM, Prachand VN, Int Anesthesiol Clin, 1/1/2017
• Evaluation of a Novel Mentor Program to Improve Surgical Care for US Hospitals  
  Berian JR, Thomas JM, Minami CA, Farrell PR,O�Leary K, Williams MV, Prachand VN, Halverson AL, Bilimoria KY, Johnson JK., International Journal for Quality in Health Care., 1/1/2017

Books/Book Chapters

• Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lung and Esophageal Cancer 
  Chapter: Thoracoscopic and Laparoscopic Esophagectomy with Cervical Anastomosis 
  Prachand VN, Ferguson MK, Pramesh CS, Jiwnani S, Karimundackal G, Zhou Z, Li J, Li X.Editors: Wang J and Ferguson MK.Springer, NetherlandsEdition 1st,2017
• Difficult Decisions in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach 
  Chapter: Management of Symptomatic Pancreatic Pseudocyst 
  Ferguson BD, Prachand VNEditors: Matthews JB, Millis JM.Springer, New YorkEdition 1st,2016
• ESTS Textbook of Thoracic Surgery 
  Chapter: Operative Techniques: Large Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia 
  Ferguson MK, Prachand VN, Migliore MEditors: Kuzdzal J.Cracow, Medycyna Praktyzyna2016

Abstracts/Posters

• Outcomes of Endoscopic and Hybrid Therapy of Pancreatic Pseudocyst and Walled off Necrosis. a Single Tertiary Care Center Experience (2432845)
  SSAT Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
• Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in patient with Unknown Intestinal Nonrotation
  SAGES Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 1/1/2015
• Duodenal switch provides superior intermediate-term weight loss compared to gastric bypass in the super-obese (BMI > 50 kg/m2)
  SSAT Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2013

Lectures

• Is There a Future for �Malabsorptive� Obesity Surgery? 
  Minneapolis, MN - 1/1/2018
• Quality in Surgery: Making the Fundamental Functional 
  Worcester, MA - 1/1/2018
• Results of a Novel Reduction and Return of Opioids After Surgery Program (ROPAS): Over One Ton of Unused Medication Returned for Disposal 
  Orlando FL - 1/1/2018

Other

• Video Presentation, �Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair� 
  American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting
  Washington D.C. - 1/1/2018
• Difficult Cases after Duodenal Switch 
  ASMBS Webinar
  1/1/2017
• Recalibration and Return of Opioids After Surgery (ROPAS) 
  Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative Webinar
  1/1/2017