Area of research
Oncology · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Gut microbiota and health, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, and Surgical site infection prevention.
Fecal microbiota transplant rescues mice from human pathogen mediated sepsis by restoring systemic immunity
Alterations of the Rectal Microbiome Are Associated with the Development of Postoperative Ileus in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery
Bacterial colonization and succession in a newly opened hospital
Collapse of the Microbiome, Emergence of the Pathobiome, and the Immunopathology of Sepsis
Can Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Silently Travel From the Gut to the Wound and Cause Postoperative Infection? Modeling the “Trojan Horse Hypothesis”
Oral Polyphosphate Suppresses Bacterial Collagenase Production and Prevents Anastomotic Leak Due to Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Morphine Promotes Colonization of Anastomotic Tissues with Collagenase - Producing Enterococcus faecalis and Causes Leak
Laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion using rectus sheath tunnel and selective omentopexy significantly reduces catheter dysfunction and increases peritoneal dialysis longevity
Influence of nutrition therapy on the intestinal microbiome
The intestinal microbiome and surgical disease
Critical role of microbiota within cecal crypts on the regenerative capacity of the intestinal epithelium following surgical stress
The Shift of an Intestinal “Microbiome” to a “Pathobiome” Governs the Course and Outcome of Sepsis Following Surgical Injury