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Mecker Moller

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InstitutionUniversity of Chicago
DepartmentSurgery-General Surgery
AddressChicago IL 60637
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    1. Viana SW, Feres B, Desai M, Kachulkin A, Nasir MU, Muhammad MU, Kelty CE, Ferrari M, Starnes SL, Lawton JS, Moller MG, Van Haren RM. Behind the wall of industry payments: An individual factor analysis of gender disparities in consulting fees and royalties to U.S. cardiothoracic surgeons. Am J Surg. 2026 Nov; 261:117185. PMID: 42594536.
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    2. Wong W, Viana SW, Möller MG. The Genetics and Screening of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors and Adrenal Tumors. Surg Clin North Am. 2026 Aug; 106(4):555-569. PMID: 42419312.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Shao H, Moller M, Le N, Ortiz YY, Velazquez OC, Liu ZJ. Targeting Melanoma-Associated Fibroblasts to Overcome Cancer Stem Cell-Driven Drug Resistance. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Apr 01; 242(4):761-771. PMID: 41728848; PMCID: PMC13011958.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    4. Feres B, Viana SW, Lech GE, Da Cruz YB, Möller MG. Confronting inequality: The Stark disparity of female representation in surgical oncology journals' editorial boards. Am J Surg. 2026 Feb; 252:116749. PMID: 41386061.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Russo RM, Elliott JF, Soltani T, Ratnasekera A, Möller MG, Park PK, Association of Women Surgeons Publications Committee. Women in surgical innovation (part II): Getting to know yourself, your customer, and your product. Am J Surg. 2026 Mar; 253:116653. PMID: 41087195.
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    6. Lech GE, Viana SW, Feres B, Da Cruz YB, Möller MG. Global inequities in surgical oncology journals' editorial leadership: Comparing high-income countries with low-middle income countries. Am J Surg. 2026 Mar; 253:116623. PMID: 41067962.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Viana SW, Feres B, Lech GE, Da Cruz YB, Ferrari M, Möller MG. Unmasking gender disparities in industry payments to U.S. surgeons: Royalty and consulting fees across surgical subspecialties. Am J Surg. 2025 Dec; 250:116612. PMID: 41014754.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Zheng C, Bussies P, Wo L, Eidelson S, Zhang C, Mouhanna J, Möller MG. Factors affecting family planning among general surgery trainees. BMC Med Educ. 2025 Apr 26; 25(1):615. PMID: 40287697; PMCID: PMC12032787.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Soltani T, Ratnasekera A, Möller MG, Park PK, Russo RM, Association of Women Surgeons Publications Committee. Women in surgical innovation: A guide to breaking down barriers and developing solutions from bench to bedside (Part I). Am J Surg. 2025 Mar; 241:116012. PMID: 39419641.
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    10. De la Cruz Ku G, Desai A, Narvaez-Rojas AR, Zheng C, Collier A, Weber L, Kassira W, Avisar E, Möller MG. Modified oncoplastic lift, lymphatic excision, and reconstruction: Introduction of a novel technique in oncoplastic breast surgery with simple surgical principles. Surgeon. 2024 Dec; 22(6):e193-e201. PMID: 38161142.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Joshi P, Ogobuiro I, Hernandez A, De La Cruz Ku G, Noe DG, Feun L, Liu ZJ, Möller MG. Racial and ethnic minorities in lower income brackets are associated with late-stage diagnosis of non-ocular melanoma. Cancer Epidemiol. 2023 12; 87:102489. PMID: 37979223.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Ozmen T, Layton C, Friedman-Eldar O, Melnikau S, Kesmodel S, Moller MG, Avisar E. Evaluation of Simplified Lymphatic Microsurgical Preventing Healing Approach (SLYMPHA) for the prevention of breast cancer-related lymphedema after axillary lymph node dissection using bioimpedance spectroscopy. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2022 08; 48(8):1713-1717. PMID: 35527056.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Friedman-Eldar O, Ozmen T, El Haddi SJ, Goel N, Tjendra Y, Kesmodel SB, Moller MG, Franceschi D, Layton C, Avisar E. Axillary Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Node-Positive, Estrogen Receptor-Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Breast Cancer Patients: Predictors and Oncologic Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar 18. PMID: 35303178.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    
    14. Friedman-Eldar O, Layton C, De Castro Silva I, Moller MG, Allen A, Franceschi D, Isrow D, Samuels S, Takita C, Avisar E. Surgical and Oncologic Outcomes With Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Early Breast Cancer. Am Surg. 2023 Apr; 89(4):920-926. PMID: 34732085.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Goel N, Yadegarynia S, Rodgers S, Kelly K, Collier A, Franceschi D, Moller M, Avisar E, Kesmodel SB. Axillary response rates to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with advanced nodal disease. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Jul; 124(1):25-32. PMID: 33852160.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Shao H, Moller M, Cai L, Prokupets R, Yang C, Costa C, Yu K, Le N, Liu ZJ. Converting melanoma-associated fibroblasts into a tumor-suppressive phenotype by increasing intracellular Notch1 pathway activity. PLoS One. 2021; 16(3):e0248260. PMID: 33705467; PMCID: PMC7951899.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    17. Cho-Vega JH, Cao T, Ledon J, Moller M, Avisar E, Elgart G, Tan JH, Fan YS, Grichnik JM. Diagnostic application of cyclin D1 fluorescent in situ hybridization for histologically undetermined early lesions of acral melanoma in situ: A case series. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2021 Feb; 50:151681. PMID: 33341705.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    18. Shao H, Moller M, Wang D, Ting A, Boulina M, Liu ZJ. A Novel Stromal Fibroblast-Modulated 3D Tumor Spheroid Model for Studying Tumor-Stroma Interaction and Drug Discovery. J Vis Exp. 2020 02 28; (156). PMID: 32176195.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    19. Cohen BL, Collier AL, Kelly KN, Goel N, Kesmodel SB, Yakoub D, Moller M, Avisar E, Franceschi D, Macedo FI. Surgical Management of the Axilla in Patients with Occult Breast Cancer (cT0 N+) After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Jun; 27(6):1830-1841. PMID: 31989360.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Armstrong V, Khazeni K, Rosenberg A, Swain SK, Moller M. Inflammatory pseudotumor secondary to urachal cyst: A challenging clinical case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2020; 66:360-364. PMID: 31927401; PMCID: PMC6958061.
      Citations: 2     
    21. Huang EY, Knight S, Guetter CR, Davis CH, Moller M, Slama E, Crandall M. Telemedicine and telementoring in the surgical specialties: A narrative review. Am J Surg. 2019 10; 218(4):760-766. PMID: 31350010.
      Citations: 70     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    22. Du Y, Shao H, Moller M, Prokupets R, Tse YT, Liu ZJ. Intracellular Notch1 Signaling in Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Dictates the Plasticity and Stemness of Melanoma Stem/Initiating Cells. Stem Cells. 2019 07; 37(7):865-875. PMID: 30941836; PMCID: PMC6986496.
      Citations: 38     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    23. Klingbeil KD, Azab B, Moller MG. Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm and endometriosis of the appendix. World J Surg Oncol. 2017 Dec 19; 15(1):226. PMID: 29258523; PMCID: PMC5738062.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Shao H, Cai L, Moller M, Issac B, Zhang L, Owyong M, Moscowitz AE, Vazquez-Padron R, Radtke F, Liu ZJ. Notch1-WISP-1 axis determines the regulatory role of mesenchymal stem cell-derived stromal fibroblasts in melanoma metastasis. Oncotarget. 2016 Nov 29; 7(48):79262-79273. PMID: 27813493; PMCID: PMC5346712.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    25. Berhane C, Salgado CJ, Avashia Y, Villadolid D, Moller M. Abdominal desmoid tumor excision through an extended Pfannenstiel incision. Am Surg. 2012 Dec; 78(12):E541-3. PMID: 23265117.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
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