R. Cutler Cutler Quillin, MD

Bachelor's Degree: Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA, 2005 (Biological Systems Engineering)

Medical Degree: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2009

Residency: University of Cincinnati Department of Surgery Cincinnati, OH, 2016 (General Surgery )

Fellowship: University of Cincinnati Department of Surgery Cincinnati, OH, 2013 (Post Doctoral William Cooper Proctor Research Fellow)

Fellowship: Columbia University New York, NY, 2018 (Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery)

American Board of Surgery (Certification Date: 03-06-2017 )

General Surgery

Hepatobiliary Surgery

Transplant Surgery

Abdominal Hernia

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

Acute Renal failure (Acute kidney failure)

Biliary Tract Liver Disease

Cholangitis

Cirrhosis

Groin Hernias

Hepatobiliary

Kidney Disease

Liver disease

Liver Failure

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Obstructive Biliary Tract Liver Disease

Renal Artery Obstruction

Renal Artery Stenosis

Renal Cancer

Renal Cell Carcinoma

Adrenal Disease

Adrenal Gland Cancers

Adrenal Gland Disease

Adrenal Tumors

Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma)

Bile Duct Disease

Biliary Cancer

Biliary disease

Cholangiocarcinoma

Colorectal Cancer

Gallbladder Cancer

Gallbladder Disease

Gallbladder Inflammation (Cholecystitis)

Hernia

Liver Cancer

Spleen Cancer

Surgery-Transplant

Grant: #OSOTC Investigators:Quillin, Ralph 01-01-2020 -12-31-2020 Ohio Solid Organ Transplantation Consortium Education on organ donation should start in medical school: Development of a formalized medical student organ procurement curriculum Role:PI $20,488.92 Awarded Level:Private Non-Profit

Grant: #2020 Presidential Student Mentor Grant Investigators:Morris, Chris; Quillin, Ralph 06-08-2020 -08-07-2020 American Society of Transplant Surgeons Education on organ donation should start in medical school: Development of a formalized medical student organ procurement curriculum Role:PI $5,000.00 Awarded Level:Private Non-Profit

Investigators:Quillin, Ralph 12-01-2024 -11-30-2026 THOR Network Foundation Fibrinogen in Liver Transplant Subjects (FITS) Role:PI 0.00 Hold

Peer Reviewed Publications

Van Sweringen HL, Sakai N, Quillin RC III, Bailey J, Schuster R, Blanchard J, Goetzman H, Caldwell CC, Edwards MJ, Lentsch AB  (2013). Roles of hepatocyte and myeloid CXC chemokine receptor-2 in liver recovery and regeneration after ischemia/reperfusion in mice. Hepatology, 57 (1) , 331-338

Quillin RC III, Pritts TA, Davis BR, Hanseman D, Collins JM, Athota KP, Edwards MJ, Tevar AD  (2012). Surgeons underestimate their influence on medical students entering surgery. J Surg Res, 177 (2) , 201-206

Sakai N, Van Sweringen HL, Quillin RC III, Schuster R, Blanchard J, Burns JM, Tevar AD, Edwards MJ, Lentsch AB  (2012). Interleukin-33 is hepatoprotective during liver ischemia/reperfusion in mice. Hepatology, 56 (4) , 1468-1478

Sakai N, Van Sweringen HL, Belizaire RM, Quillin RC III, Schuster R, Blanchard J, Burns JM, Tevar AD, Edwards MJ, Lentsch AB  (2012). Interleukin-37 reduces liver inflammatory injury via effects on hepatocytes and non-parenchymal cells. J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 27 (10) , 1609-1616

Singhal, Ashish; Wima, Koffi; Hoehn, Richard S; Quillin, R Cutler; Woodle, E Steve; Paquette, Ian M; Paterno, Flavio; Abbott, Daniel E; Shah, Shimul A  (2015). Hospital Resource Use with Donation after Cardiac Death Allografts in Liver Transplantation: A Matched Controlled Analysis from 2007 to 2011. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 220 (5) , 951-8More Information

Wilson, Gregory C; Freeman, Christopher M; Kuethe, Joshua W; Quillin, Ralph C; Nojima, Hiroyuki; Schuster, Rebecca; Blanchard, John; Edwards, Michael J; Caldwell, Charles C; Lentsch, Alex B  (2015). CXC chemokine receptor-4 signaling limits hepatocyte proliferation after hepatic ischemia-reperfusion in mice. American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology, 308 (8) , G702-9More Information

Quillin, R Cutler; Wilson, Gregory C; Wima, Koffi; Hanseman, Dennis J; Sutton, Jeffrey M; Shaw, Joshua J; Cuffy, Madison C; Woodle, E Steve; Paquette, Ian; Abbott, Daniel E; Shah, Shimul A  (2015). Independent effect of black recipient race on short-term outcomes after liver transplantation. Surgery, 157 (4) , 774-84More Information

Wilson, Gregory C; Hoehn, Richard S; Ertel, Audrey; Wima, Koffi; Quillin, R Cutler; Hohmann, Sam; Paterno, Flavio; Abbott, Daniel E; Shah, Shimul A  (2015). Variation by center and economic burden of readmissions after liver transplantation. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation SocietyMore Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Wilson, Gregory C; Nojima, Hiroyuki; Freeman, Christopher M; Wang, Jiang; Schuster, Rebecca M; Blanchard, John A; Edwards, Michael J; Gandhi, Chandrashekhar R; Gulbins, Erich; Lentsch, Alex B  (2015). Inhibition of acidic sphingomyelinase reduces established hepatic fibrosis in mice. Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology, 45 (3) , 305-14More Information

Singhal, Ashish; Wilson, Gregory C; Wima, Koffi; Quillin, R Cutler; Cuffy, Madison; Anwar, Nadeem; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Paterno, Flavio; Diwan, Tayyab S; Woodle, E Steve; Abbott, Daniel E; Shah, Shimul A  (2015). Impact of recipient morbid obesity on outcomes after liver transplantation. Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 28 (2) , 148-55More Information

Wilson, Gregory C; Quillin, R Cutler; Wima, Koffi; Sutton, Jeffrey M; Hoehn, Richard S; Hanseman, Dennis J; Paquette, Ian M; Paterno, Flavio; Woodle, E Steve; Abbott, Daniel E; Shah, Shimul A  (2014). Is liver transplantation safe and effective in elderly (?70 years) recipients? A case-controlled analysis. HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 16 (12) , 1088-94More Information

Sutton, Jeffrey M; Wilson, Gregory C; Paquette, Ian M; Wima, Koffi; Hanseman, Dennis J; Quillin, R Cutler; Sussman, Jeffrey J; Edwards, Michael J; Ahmad, Syed A; Shah, Shimul A; Abbott, Daniel E  (2014). Cost effectiveness after a pancreaticoduodenectomy: bolstering the volume argument. HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 16 (12) , 1056-61More Information

Quillin, R Cutler; Wilson, Gregory C; Wima, Koffi; Hohmann, Samuel F; Sutton, Jeffrey M; Shaw, Joshua J; Paquette, Ian M; Woodle, E Steve; Abbott, Daniel E; Shah, Shimul A  (2014). Neighborhood level effects of socioeconomic status on liver transplant selection and recipient survival. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 12 (11) , 1934-41More Information

Quillin, R Cutler; Wilson, Gregory C; Sutton, Jeffrey M; Hanseman, Dennis J; Paterno, Flavio; Cuffy, Madison C; Paquette, Ian M; Diwan, Tayyab S; Woodle, E Steve; Abbott, Daniel E; Shah, Shimul A  (2014). Increasing prevalence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis as an indication for liver transplantation. Surgery, 156 (4) , 1049-56More Information

Paterno, Flavio; Wilson, Gregory C; Wima, Koffi; Quillin, Ralph C; Abbott, Daniel E; Cuffy, Madison C; Diwan, Tayyab S; Kaiser, Tiffany; Woodle, E Steve; Shah, Shimul A  (2014). Hospital utilization and consequences of readmissions after liver transplantation. Surgery, 156 (4) , 871-8More Information

Sutton, Jeffrey M; Hayes, Anthony J; Wilson, Gregory C; Quillin, Ralph C; Wima, Koffi; Hohmann, Samuel; Paquette, Ian M; Sussman, Jeffrey J; Ahmad, Syed A; Shah, Shimul A; Abbott, Daniel E  (2014). Validation of the University HealthSystem Consortium administrative dataset: concordance and discordance with patient-level institutional data. The Journal of surgical research, 190 (2) , 484-90More Information

Freeman, Christopher M; Quillin, Ralph C; Wilson, Gregory C; Nojima, Hiroyuki; Johnson, Bobby L; Sutton, Jeffrey M; Schuster, Rebecca M; Blanchard, John; Edwards, Michael J; Caldwell, Charles C; Lentsch, Alex B  (2014). Characterization of microparticles after hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury. PloS one, 9 (5) , e97945More Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Pritts, Timothy A; Hanseman, Dennis J; Edwards, Michael J; Davis, Bradley RHow residents learn predicts success in surgical residency. Journal of surgical education, 70 (6) , 725-30More Information

Wilson, Gregory C; Quillin, Ralph C; Hanseman, Dennis J; Lewis, Jaime D; Edwards, Michael J; Shaughnessy, Elizabeth A  (2013). Incidence and predictors of neuropathic pain following breast surgery. Annals of surgical oncology, 20 (10) , 3330-4More Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Pritts, Timothy A; Tevar, Amit D; Hanseman, Dennis J; Edwards, Michael J; Davis, Bradley R  (2013). Students' expectations on the surgery clerkship exceed those of residents and faculty. The Journal of surgical research, 184 (1) , 495-500More Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Burns, Justin M; Pineda, Jaime A; Hanseman, Dennis; Rudich, Steven M; Edwards, Michael J; Tevar, Amit D  (2013). Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the cirrhotic patient: predictors of outcome. Surgery, 153 (5) , 634-40More Information

Van Sweringen, Heather L; Sakai, Nozomu; Quillin, Ralph C; Bailey, Jeff; Schuster, Rebecca; Blanchard, John; Goetzman, Holly; Caldwell, Charles C; Edwards, Michael J; Lentsch, Alex B  (2013). Roles of hepatocyte and myeloid CXC chemokine receptor-2 in liver recovery and regeneration after ischemia/reperfusion in mice. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 57 (1) , 331-8More Information

Sakai, Nozomu; Van Sweringen, Heather L; Quillin, R Cutler; Schuster, Rebecca; Blanchard, John; Burns, Justin M; Tevar, Amit D; Edwards, Michael J; Lentsch, Alex B  (2012). Interleukin-33 is hepatoprotective during liver ischemia/reperfusion in mice. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 56 (4) , 1468-78More Information

Sakai, Nozomu; Van Sweringen, Heather L; Belizaire, Ritha M; Quillin, Ralph Cutler; Schuster, Rebecca; Blanchard, John; Burns, Justin M; Tevar, Amit D; Edwards, Michael J; Lentsch, Alex B  (2012). Interleukin-37 reduces liver inflammatory injury via effects on hepatocytes and non-parenchymal cells. Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 27 (10) , 1609-16More Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Pritts, Timothy A; Davis, Bradley R; Hanseman, Dennis; Collins, Jocelyn M; Athota, Krishna P; Edwards, Michael J; Tevar, Amit D  (2012). Surgeons underestimate their influence on medical students entering surgery. The Journal of surgical research, 177 (2) , 201-6More Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Cortez, Alexander R; Pritts, Timothy A; Hanseman, Dennis J; Edwards, Michael J; Davis, Bradley R  (2016). Surgical resident learning styles have changed with work hours. The Journal of surgical research, 200 (1) , 39-45More Information

Cortez, Alexander R; Dhar, Vikrom K; Sussman, Jeffrey J; Pritts, Timothy A; Edwards, Michael J; Quillin, R Cutler  (2018). Not all operative experiences are created equal: a 19-year analysis of a single center's case logs. The Journal of surgical research, 229, 127-133More Information

Cortez, Alexander R; Katsaros, Gianna D; Dhar, Vikrom K; Drake, F Thurston; Pritts, Timothy A; Sussman, Jeffrey J; Edwards, Michael J; Quillin, R Cutler  (2018). Narrowing of the surgical resident operative experience: A 27-year analysis of national ACGME case logs. SurgeryMore Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Bongu, Advaith; Kasper, Vania; Vittorio, Jennifer M; Martinez, Mercedes; Lobritto, Steven J; Griesemer, Adam D; Guarrera, James V  (2018). Roux-en-Y enterolith leading to obstruction and ischemic necrosis after pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation. Pediatric transplantation, 22 (3) , e13160More Information

Halazun, K J; Rana, A A; Fortune, B; Quillin, R C; Verna, E C; Samstein, B; Guarrera, J V; Kato, T; Griesemer, A D; Fox, A; Brown, R S; Emond, J C  (2018). No country for old livers? Examining and optimizing the utilization of elderly liver grafts. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 18 (3) , 669-678More Information

Quillin, R Cutler; Guarrera, James V  (2018). Hypothermic machine perfusion in liver transplantation. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 24 (2) , 276-281More Information

Halazun, Karim J; Quillin, Ralph C; Rosenblatt, Russel; Bongu, Advaith; Griesemer, Adam D; Kato, Tomoaki; Smith, Craig; Michelassi, Fabrizio; Guarrera, James V; Samstein, Benjamin; Brown, Robert S; Emond, Jean C  (2017). Expanding the Margins: High Volume Utilization of Marginal Liver Grafts Among >2000 Liver Transplants at a Single Institution. Annals of surgery, 266 (3) , 441-449More Information

Quillin, R Cutler; Guarrera, James V  (2016). "In 10 years" of debate: Pro-machine perfusion for liver preservation will be universal. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 22 (S1) , 25-28More Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Cortez, Alexander R; Pritts, Timothy A; Hanseman, Dennis J; Edwards, Michael J; Davis, Bradley R  (2016). Operative Variability Among Residents Has Increased Since Implementation of the 80-Hour Workweek. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 222 (6) , 1201-10More Information

Sutton, Jeffrey M; Wilson, Gregory C; Wima, Koffi; Hoehn, Richard S; Cutler Quillin, R; Hanseman, Dennis J; Paquette, Ian M; Sussman, Jeffrey J; Ahmad, Syed A; Shah, Shimul A; Abbott, Daniel E  (2015). Readmission After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: The Influence of the Volume Effect Beyond Mortality. Annals of surgical oncology, 22 (12) , 3785-92More Information

Wilson, Gregory C; Cutler Quillin, R; Sutton, Jeffrey M; Wima, Koffi; Shaw, Joshua J; Hoehn, Richard S; Paquette, Ian M; Abbott, Daniel E; Shah, Shimul A  (2015). Factors related to readmission after major elective surgery. Digestive diseases and sciences, 60 (1) , 47-53More Information

Kassam A.F.;Cortez A.R.;Diwan T.S.;Bailey A.;Mirza A.;Sussman J.J.;Makley A.T.;Quillin R.C.  (03-01-2020). Return to the Real World: A Novel Program to Improve Resident Readiness for the Transplant Surgery R. Journal of Surgical Education, 77 (2) , 242-245More Information

Winer L.K.;Vivero M.P.;Scully B.F.;Cortez A.R.;Kassam A.F.;Nowygrod R.;Griesemer A.D.;Emond J.C.;Quillin R.C.  (03-01-2020). Exploring Medical Students’ Perceptions of Organ Procurement: Need for a Formalized Medical Student . Journal of Surgical Education, 77 (2) , 329-336More Information

Kassam A.;Cortez A.;Winer L.;Kuethe J.;Athota K.;Quillin R.  (02-01-2020). The impact of medical student interest in surgery on clerkship performance and career choice. American Journal of Surgery, 219 (2) , 359-365More Information

Cortez A.;Winer L.;Kassam A.;Hanseman D.;Kuethe J.;Sussman J.;Quillin R.  (02-01-2020). Exploring the relationship between burnout and grit during general surgery residency: A longitudinal. American Journal of Surgery, 219 (2) , 322-327More Information

Kassam A.;Mirza A.;Kim Y.;Hanseman D.;Woodle E.;Quillin R.;Johnson B.;Govil A.;Cardi M.;Schauer D.;Smith E.;Diwan T.  (02-01-2020). Long-term outcomes in patients with obesity and renal disease after sleeve gastrectomy. American Journal of Transplantation, 20 (2) , 422-429More Information

Cortez A.;Winer L.;Kassam A.;Hanseman D.;Kuethe J.;Quillin R.;Potts J.  (11-01-2019). See None, Do Some, Teach None: An Analysis of the Contemporary Operative Experience as Nonprimary Su. Journal of Surgical Education, 76 (6) , e92-e101More Information

Winer L.;Cortez A.;Kassam A.;Quillin R.;Goodman M.;Makley A.;Sussman J.;Kuethe J.  (11-01-2019). The Impact of a Comprehensive Resident Curriculum and Required Participation in “This Week in SCORE”. Journal of Surgical Education, 76 (6) , e102-e109More Information

Quillin R.;Cortez A.;Garcia M.;Winer L.;Kassam A.;Kuethe J.;Pritts T.  (10-01-2019). Gas off, room lights on: Shedding light on the surgical resident's experience in open and laparoscop. Surgery (United States), 166 (4) , 460-468More Information

Lee T.C.;Kaiser T.E.;Luckett K.;Wima K.;Winer L.K.;Morris M.C.;Kassam A.F.;Safdar K.;Bari K.;Anwar N.;Quillin R.C.;Shah S.A.  (10-01-2019). Use, Safety, and Effectiveness of Viremic Hepatitis B Virus Donor Livers: A Potential Opportunity to. Liver Transplantation, 25 (10) , 1581-1584More Information

Cortez A.;Winer L.;Kassam A.;Kuethe J.;Athota K.;Quillin R.  (09-01-2019). The Impact of Medical Student Burnout on Surgery Clerkship Performance. Journal of Surgical Education, 76 (5) , 1241-1247More Information

Cortez A.;Winer L.;Kim Y.;Hanseman D.;Athota K.;Quillin R.  (01-01-2019). Predictors of medical student success on the surgery clerkship. American Journal of Surgery, 217 (1) , 169-174More Information

Cortez A.R.;Morris M.C.;Brown N.G.;Winer L.K.;Safdar K.;Poreddy S.;Shah S.A.;Quillin R.C.  (01-01-2019). Is Surgery Necessary? Endoscopic Management of Post-transplant Biliary Complications in the Modern E. Journal of Gastrointestinal SurgeryMore Information

Lee T.C.;Cortez A.R.;Kassam A.F.;Morris M.C.;Winer L.K.;Silski L.S.;Quillin R.C.;Cuffy M.C.;Jones C.R.;Diwan T.S.;Shah S.A.  (01-01-2019). Outcomes of en bloc simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation compared to the traditional technique. American Journal of TransplantationMore Information

Quillin R.;Wilson G.;Nojima H.;Freeman C.;Wang J.;Schuster R.;Blanchard J.;Edwards M.;Gandhi C.;Gulbins E.;Lentsch A.  (01-01-2015). Inhibition of acidic sphingomyelinase reduces established hepatic fibrosis in mice. Hepatology Research, 45 (3) , 305-314More Information

Quillin R.;Pritts T.;Tevar A.;Hanseman D.;Edwards M.;Davis B.  (01-01-2013). Students' expectations on the surgery clerkship exceed those of residents and faculty. Journal of Surgical Research, 184 (1) , 495-500More Information

Sakai N.;Van Sweringen H.;Belizaire R.;Quillin R.;Schuster R.;Blanchard J.;Burns J.;Tevar A.;Edwards M.;Lentsch A.  (01-01-2012). Interleukin-37 reduces liver inflammatory injury via effects on hepatocytes and non-parenchymal cell. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia), 27 (10) , 1609-1616More Information

Cortez, Alexander R; Winer, Leah K; Katsaros, Gianna D; Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Shah, Shimul A; Diwan, Tayyab S; Cutler Quillin, R  (2020). Resident Operative Experience in Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery: Exposing the Divide. Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 24 (4) , 796-803More Information

Panayotova, Guergana G; Lunsford, Keri E; Quillin, R Cutler; Rana, Abbas; Agopian, Vatche G; Lee-Riddle, Grace S; Markovic, Daniela; Paterno, Flavio; Griesemer, Adam D; Amin, Arpit; Alonso, Diane; Rocca, Juan P; Borja-Cacho, Daniel; Hernandez-Alejandro, Roberto; Fung, John J; Pelletier, Shawn J; Shah, Shimul A; Guarrera, James V  (2024). Portable hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion for organ preservation in liver transplantation: A randomized, open-label, clinical trial. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 79 (5) , 1033-1047More Information

Haugen, Christine E; Patel, Suhani S; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A; Chang, Alex; Segev, Dorry L; Massie, Allan B; Orandi, Babak J  (2025). Temporal changes in obesity and outcomes for patients listed for liver transplant. Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 29 (7) , 102071More Information

Pratt, Catherine G; Noriega, Nicolas; Delman, Aaron M; Moore, Allison N; Bari, Khurram; Luckett, Keith; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Quillin, Ralph C; Cuffy, Madison C; Shah, Shimul A  (2025). Friend or Foe? Safety and Efficacy of Hepatitis B Viremic Solid Organ Allograft into Seronegative Recipients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 240 (4) , 449-459More Information

Zambeli-Ljepović, Alan; Kling, Catherine E; Dageforde, Leigh Anne; Lemon, Kristina; Quillin, R Cutler; Cortez, Alexander R  (2025). Progress Update on the Transplant Surgery Training Pipeline in the United States. TransplantationMore Information

Whitrock, Jenna N; Pratt, Catherine G; Carter, Michela M; Chae, Ryan C; Price, Adam D; Justiniano, Carla F; Van Haren, Robert M; Silski, Latifa S; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A  (2024). Does using artificial intelligence take the person out of personal statements? We can't tell. Surgery, 176 (6) , 1610-1616More Information

Whitrock, Jenna N; Cheon, Soyoung; Sisak, Stephanie; Pratt, Catherine G; Chae, Ryan C; Quillin, Ralph C; Justiniano, Carla F; Shah, Shimul A  (2024). Perceptions of the White Coat: Generational, Regional, and Gender Differences Among Surgeons. The Journal of surgical research, 302, 376-384More Information

Becker, Ellen R; Xu, Catherine T; Pratt, Catherine G; Whitrock, Jenna N; Frasier, Lane L; Van Haren, Robert M; Quillin, Ralph C  (2024). Examining the Aftermath of Virtual Interviewing on Surgical Residency Matches. The Journal of surgical research, 301, 492-498More Information

Whitrock, Jenna N; Price, Adam D; Delman, Aaron M; Pratt, Catherine G; Silski, Latifa S; Lemon, Kristina H; Chang, Alex L; Cuffy, Madison C; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A  (2024). Safety and use of late-turndown liver allografts to increase rate of transplantation. HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 26 (9) , 1148-1154More Information

Whitrock, Jenna N; Sisak, Stephanie; Pratt, Catherine G; Delman, Aaron M; Price, Adam D; Wima, Koffi; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, Ralph Cutler  (2024). Primary Team Versus Local Recovery in Liver Transplantation in the Modern Era: A National Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database. Clinical transplantation, 38 (8) , e15418More Information

Yilma, Mignote; Brown, Audrey E; Harvey, Jalen; Stahl, Christopher C; Quillin, Ralph C; Syed, Shareef M; Cortez, Alexander R  (2024). Examining the Influence of a General Surgery Resident's Transplant Experience on Their Pursuit of Transplant Surgery Fellowship. Clinical transplantation, 38 (7) , e15398More Information

Delman, Aaron M; Whitrock, Jenna N; Turner, Kevin M; Donovan, Eileen C; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A; Patel, Sameer H; Ahmad, Syed A; Wilson, Gregory C  (2024). Defining the operative time threshold for safety in patients undergoing robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy. HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 26 (3) , 323-332More Information

Schepers, Emily J; Hartman, Stephen J; Whitrock, Jenna N; Quillin, Ralph C  (2024). Liver Transplantation for Colorectal Liver Metastases. The Surgical clinics of North America, 104 (1) , 227-242More Information

Fakunle, Damilola R; Ammann, Allison M; Sisak, Stephanie; Delman, Aaron M; Vaysburg, Dennis M; Lemon, Kristina; Silski, Latifa; Holm, Tammy; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, Ralph C  (2024). Sex Disparities in Academic Productivity and Rank Among Abdominal Transplant Faculty in the United States. Transplantation proceedings, 56 (1) , 260-264More Information

Price, Adam D; Foote, Darci C; Woeste, Matthew R; Winer, Leah K; Montgomery, Kelsey B; Al Yafi, Motaz; Nahmias, Jeffry T; Postlewait, Lauren M; Sutton, Jeffrey M; Quillin, R Cutler ; Cortez, Alexander R  (2024). Defining the Disparity: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Factors Associated With Decreased Resident Operative Experience. The Journal of surgical research, 293, 647-655More Information

Eruchalu, Chukwuma N; Etheridge, James C; Hammaker, Austin C; Kader, Sarah; Abelson, Jonathan S; Harvey, Jalen; Farr, Deborah; Stopenski, Stephen J; Nahmias, Jeffry T; Elsaadi, Ali; Campbell, Samuel J; Foote, Darci C; Ivascu, Felicia A; Montgomery, Kelsey B; Zmijewski, Polina; Byrd, Samuel E; Kimbrough, Mary K; Smith, Savannah; Postlewait, Lauren M; Dodwad, Shah-Jahan M; Adams, Sasha D; Markesbery, Katherine C; Meister, Katherine M; Woeste, Matthew R; Martin, Robert C G; Callahan, Zachary M; Marks, Joshua A; Patel, Purvi; Anstadt, Michael J; Nasim, Bilal Waqar; Willis, Ross E; Patel, Jitesh A; Newcomb, Melissa R; Stahl, Christopher C; Yafi, Motaz Al; Sutton, Jeffrey M; George, Brian C; Quillin, Ralph C; Cho, Nancy L; Cortez, Alexander R  (2024). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Operative Experience Among General Surgery Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium. Annals of surgery, 279 (1) , 172-179More Information

Whitrock, Jenna N; Chae, Ryan C; Kinzer, Alexandra B; Delman, Aaron M; Price, Adam D; Sisak, Stephanie; Carter, Michela M; Cuffy, Madison C; Lemon, Kristina H; Chang, Alex L; Silski, Latifa S; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A  (2023). Long-term follow-up of temporary abdominal closure in complex abdomens during liver transplant. Surgery, 174 (4) , 996-1000More Information

Whitrock, Jenna N; Hartman, Stephen J; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A  (2023). Liver Transplantation for Colorectal Liver Metastases: Is It Appropriate?. Advances in surgery, 57 (1) , 171-185More Information

Winer, Leah K; Kader, Sarah; Abelson, Jonathan S; Hammaker, Austin C; Eruchalu, Chukwuma N; Etheridge, James C; Cho, Nancy L; Foote, Darci C; Ivascu, Felicia A; Smith, Savannah; Postlewait, Lauren M; Greenwell, Kathriena; Meister, Katherine M; Montgomery, Kelsey B; Zmijewski, Polina; Byrd, Samuel E; Kimbrough, Mary K; Stopenski, Stephen J; Nahmias, Jeffry T; Harvey, Jalen; Farr, Deborah; Callahan, Zachary M; Marks, Joshua A; Stahl, Christopher C; Al Yafi, Motaz; Sutton, Jeffrey M; Elsaadi, Ali; Campbell, Samuel J; Dodwad, Shah-Jahan M; Adams, Sasha D; Woeste, Matthew R; Martin, Robert C G; Patel, Purvi; Anstadt, Michael J; Nasim, Bilal Waqar; Willis, Ross E; Patel, Jitesh A; Newcomb, Melisa R; George, Brian C; Quillin, Ralph C; Cortez, Alexander R  (2023). Disparities in the Operative Experience Between Female and Male General Surgery Residents: A Multi-institutional Study From the US ROPE Consortium. Annals of surgery, 278 (1) , 1-7More Information

Delman, Aaron M; Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Turner, Kevin M; Ammann, Allison M; Lynch, Caroline; Morris, Mackenzie C; Vaysburg, Dennis M; Cortez, Alexander R; Quillin, Ralph C  (2023). Incidence of attrition among early-career abdominal transplant surgeons. Surgery, 173 (5) , 1113-1119More Information

Sisak, Stephanie; Salyer, Christen E; Cortez, Alexander R; Vaysburg, Dennis M; Quillin, R Cutler; Van Haren, Robert M  (2023). Experience of surgical subspecialty residents on general surgery rotations. American journal of surgery, 225 (4) , 673-678More Information

Vaysburg, Dennis M; Delman, Aaron M; Ammann, Allison M; Turner, Kevin M; Winer, Leah K; Sussman, Jeffrey J; Makley, Amy T; Goodman, Michael D; Quillin, Ralph C; Van Haren, Robert M  (2023). General Surgery Residency Virtual Recruitment During the Pandemic: An Analysis of Applicant Surveys. The Journal of surgical research, 283, 33-41More Information

Ryan, Carrie E; Lambdin, Jacob; Shah, Shimul; Quillin, Ralph Cutler; Lemon, Kristina; Hernandez, Jonathan M; Sohal, Davendra  (2023). Durvalumab and Tremelimumab for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients Listed for a Liver Transplant. Annals of surgical oncology, 30 (2) , 686-687More Information

Turner, Kevin M; Delman, Aaron M; Wima, Koffi; Quillin, R Cutler; Shah, Shimul A; Ahmad, Syed A; Patel, Sameer H; Wilson, Gregory C  (2023). Microsatellite instability is associated with worse overall survival in resectable colorectal liver metastases. American journal of surgery, 225 (2) , 322-327More Information

Farooqui, Zishaan; Cortez, Alexander R; PottsIII, John R; Tiao, Gregory M; von Allmen, Daniel; Quillin, Ralph C; Bondoc, Alexander J; Garrison, Aaron P  (2023). 10 Year Analysis of Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Match and Operative Experience: Concerning Trends?. Annals of surgery, 277 (2) , e475-e482More Information

Cortez, Alexander R; Delman, Aaron M; Quillin, Ralph C  (2023). Examining the transplant case composition of early-career transplant surgeons. Clinical transplantation, 37 (1) , e14839More Information

Cortez, Alexander R; Ibáñez, Beatriz; Winer, Leah K; Jones, Andrew T; Quillin, Ralph C; Valentine, R James; Potts, John R  (2023). Are General Surgery Residencies Preparing Graduates for the Practice of Today's General Surgeon? An Analysis of American Board of Surgery Data From Applicants and Re-certifying Surgeons. Annals of surgery, 277 (1) , e197-e203More Information

Woeste, Matthew R; Salyer, Christen E; Hammaker, Austin C; Dodwad, Shah-Jahan; Foote, Darci C; Nahmias, Jeffry T; Callahan, Zachary M; Quillin, Ralph C; Cortez, Alexander R  (2022). Do General Surgery Residents Begin Specializing Before Fellowship? A Multi-Institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 235 (5) , 799-808More Information

Singer, Kathleen E; Baker, Jennifer E; Elson, Nora C; Wallen, Taylor E; Salvator, Ann; Quillin, Ralph C; Sussman, Jeffrey J; Makley, Amy T; Goodman, Michael D  (2022). How Informed Is Your Informed Consent: Evaluating Differences Between Resident and Attending Obtained Consents for Cholecystectomy. Journal of surgical education, 79 (6) , 1509-1515More Information

Hammaker, Austin C; Dodwad, Shah-Jahan M; Salyer, Christen E; Adams, Sasha D; Foote, Darci C; Ivascu, Felicia A; Kader, Sarah; Abelson, Jonathan S; Al Yafi, Motaz; Sutton, Jeffrey M; Smith, Savannah; Postlewait, Lauren M; Stopenski, Stephen J; Nahmias, Jeffry T; Harvey, Jalen; Farr, Deborah; Callahan, Zachary M; Marks, Joshua A; Elsaadi, Ali; Campbell, Samuel J; Stahl, Christopher C; Hanseman, Dennis J; Patel, Purvi; Woeste, Matthew R; Martin, Robert C G; Patel, Jitesh A; Newcomb, Melissa R; Greenwell, Kathriena; Meister, Katherine M; Etheridge, James C; Cho, Nancy L; Thrush, Carol R; Kimbrough, Mary K; Nasim, Bilal Waqar; Willis, Ross E; George, Brian C; Quillin, Ralph C; Cortez, Alexander R  (2022). A multi-institutional study from the US ROPE Consortium examining factors associated with directly entering practice upon residency graduation. Surgery, 172 (3) , 906-912More Information

Delman, Aaron M; Turner, Kevin M; Silski, Latifa S; Quillin, Ralph C; Estrada, Martha; Lemon, Kristina; Cuffy, Madison C; Shah, Shimul A  (2022). The Kidney Transplant Equity Index: Improving Racial and Ethnic Minority Access to Transplantation. Annals of surgery, 276 (3) , 420-429More Information

Turner, Kevin M; Delman, Aaron M; Kharofa, Jordan; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Sohal, Davendra; Quillin, R Cutler; Shah, Shimul A; Ahmad, Syed A; Patel, Sameer H; Wilson, Gregory C  (2022). A National Assessment of T2 Staging for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and the Poor Prognosis Associated with Multifocality. Annals of surgical oncology, 29 (8) , 5094-5102More Information

Delman, Aaron M; Turner, Kevin M; Ammann, Allison M; Schepers, Emily; Vaysburg, Dennis M; Cortez, Alex R; Van Haren, Robert M; Wilson, Greg C; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, Ralph C  (2022). The volume-outcomes relationship in donation after circulatory death liver transplantation. Clinical transplantation, 36 (6) , e14658More Information

Delman, Aaron M; Lee, Tiffany C; Wima, Koffi; Morris, Mackenzie C; Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, R Cutler  (2022). Utilization and effectiveness of the organ procurement and transplantation network "safety-net" policy. Surgery, 171 (4) , 1073-1082More Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Cortez, Alexander R  (2022). The Transplant Surgery Pipeline. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 234 (3) , 398-399More Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A  (2022). Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplant-Promise and Potential but Need for Guidance as Well. JAMA surgery, 157 (3) , 198-199More Information

Ammann, Allison M; Cortez, Alexander R; Vaysburg, Dennis M; Winer, Leah K; Sussman, Jeffrey J; Potts, John R; Van Haren, Robert; Quillin, Ralph C  (2022). Examining the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the operative volumes of US general surgery residents. Surgery, 171 (2) , 354-359More Information

Vaysburg, Dennis M; Wells, Dennis; Lynch, Caroline; Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Cortez, Alexander R; Potts, John R; Starnes, Sandra L; Quillin, R Cutler; Van Haren, Robert M  (2022). Impact of Integrated Thoracic Residency on General Surgery Residents' Thoracic Operative Volume. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 113 (1) , 302-307More Information

Vaysburg, Dennis M; Morris, Christopher; Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Delman, Aaron M; Ammann, Allison M; Cortez, Alexander R; Van Haren, Robert M; Quillin, Ralph C  (2021). Who is Committed to Education? An Analysis of Surgical Education Research Publications. Journal of surgical education, 78 (6) , e93-e99More Information

Delman, Aaron M; Turner, Kevin M; Safdar, Kamran; Anwar, Nadeem; Silski, Latifa S; Lee, Tiffany C; Luckett, Keith; Cuffy, Madison C; Quillin, Ralph C; Schoech, Michael; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Govil, Amit; Bari, Khurram; Shah, Shimul A  (2021). Expanding the Donor Pool: First Use of Hepatitis B Virus Nat Positive Solid Organ Allografts Into Seronegative Recipients. Annals of surgery, 274 (4) , 556-564More Information

Vaysburg, Dennis M; Cortez, Alexander R; Hanseman, Dennis J; Delman, Aaron M; Morris, Christopher; Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Kutz, David; Lewis, Jaime; Van Haren, Robert M; Quillin, R Cutler  (2021). An analysis of applicant competitiveness to general surgery, surgical subspecialties, and integrated programs. Surgery, 170 (4) , 1087-1092More Information

Connelly, Christopher R; Quillin, Ralph Cutler; Biesterveld, Ben E; Highet, Alexandra; Schenk, Austin D; Syed, Shareef; Bongu, Advaith; Waits, Seth A  (2021). Training Experiences of American Society of Transplant Surgeons Fellows in Deceased Donor Organ Procurement. Transplantation, 105 (8) , e87-e88More Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Cortez, Alexander R; Dageforde, Leigh Anne; Watkins, Anthony; Collins, Kelly M; Garonzik-Wang, Jacqueline; Glorioso, Jamie M; Tevar, Amit D; Emond, Jean C; Segev, Dorry L  (2021). Transplant Surgery Pipeline: A Report from the American Society of Transplant Surgeons Pipeline Taskforce. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 233 (2) , 262-271More Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A  (2021). Liver Transplant for Extensive Colorectal Liver Cancer Metastases: Another Tool in the Arsenal?. JAMA surgery, 156 (6) , 558More Information

Delman, Aaron M; Turner, Kevin M; Jones, Courtney R; Vaysburg, Dennis M; Silski, Latifa S; King, Corey; Luckett, Keith; Safdar, Kamran; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A  (2021). Keeping the lights on: Telehealth, testing, and 6-month outcomes for orthotopic liver transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Surgery, 169 (6) , 1519-1524More Information

Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Taylor, Meredith; Cortez, Alexander R; Winer, Leah K; Quillin, Ralph C  (2021). Gender and ethnic diversity in academic general surgery department leadership. American journal of surgery, 221 (2) , 363-368More Information

Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Lynch, Caroline A; Cortez, Alexander R; Vaysburg, Dennis; Potts, John R; Quillin, R Cutler  (2021). Where Has All the Complexity Gone? An Analysis of the Modern Surgical Resident Operative Experience. Journal of surgical education, 78 (1) , 9-16More Information

Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Cortez, Alexander R; Winer, Leah K; Conzen, Kendra D; El-Hinnawi, Ashraf; Jones, Christopher M; Matsuoka, Lea; Watkins, Anthony C; Collins, Kelly M; Bhati, Chandra; Selzner, Markus; Sonnenday, Christopher J; Englesbe, Michael J; Diwan, Tayyab S; Dick, André A S; Quillin, Ralph C  (2021). Extinguishing burnout: National analysis of predictors and effects of burnout in abdominal transplant surgery fellows. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 21 (1) , 307-313More Information

Lee, Tiffany C; Dhar, Vikrom K; Cortez, Alexander R; Morris, Mackenzie C; Winer, Leah K; Silski, Latifa Sage; Cuffy, Madison C; Diwan, Tayyab S; Quillin, R Cutler; Shah, Shimul A  (2020). Impact of side-to-side cavocavostomy versus traditional piggyback implantation in liver transplantation. Surgery, 168 (6) , 1060-1065More Information

Isom, Chelsea A; Bisgaard, Erika Kristen; Campbell, Kendrick M; Courtney, Cathleen; Erickson, Caroline; Faber, David A; Gauger, Paul G; Greenberg, Jacob A; Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Mullen, John T; Phares, Amanda; Quillin, R Cutler; Salcedo, Edgardo S; Schaffer, Andrew J; Scaria, Denny; Stahl, Christopher C; Wise, Paul E; Kauffmann, Rondi M; Chen, Xi; Smith, J Joshua; Terhune, Kyla P  (2020). Does Intentional Support of Degree Programs in General Surgery Residency Affect Research Productivity or Pursuit of Academic Surgery? A Multi-Institutional Study. Journal of surgical education, 77 (6) , e34-e38More Information

Kassam, Al-Faraaz; Cortez, Alexander R; Winer, Leah K; Baker, Jennifer E; Hanseman, Dennis J; Wells, Dennis; Yalamanchili, Suma; Habashy, Engy; Chausse, Steve; Makley, Amy T; Goodman, Michael D; Sussman, Jeffrey J; Quillin, Ralph C  (2020). Swipe right for surgical residency: Exploring the unconscious bias in resident selection. Surgery, 168 (4) , 724-729More Information

Lee, Tiffany C; Bittel, Lacey; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Quillin, R Cutler; Jones, Courtney; Shah, Shimul A  (2020). Opioid Minimization After Liver Transplantation: Results of a Novel Pilot Study. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 26 (9) , 1188-1192More Information

Cortez, Alexander R; Morris, Mackenzie C; Brown, Nicholas G; Winer, Leah K; Safdar, Kamran; Poreddy, Sampath; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, R Cutler  (2020). Is Surgery Necessary? Endoscopic Management of Post-transplant Biliary Complications in the Modern Era. Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 24 (7) , 1639-1647More Information

Anwar, Nadeem; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Bari, Khurram; Schoech, Michael; Diwan, Tayyab S; Cuffy, Madison C; Silski, Latifa; Quillin, Ralph C; Safdar, Kamran; Shah, Shimul A  (2020). Use of Hepatitis C Nucleic Acid Test-Positive Liver Allografts in Hepatitis C Virus Seronegative Recipients. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 26 (5) , 673-680More Information

2009 Cincinnati Surgical Society Outstanding Medical Student Award

2008 Alpha Omega Alpha

2005 Phi Beta Kappa

2001 -2005 Dean’s List

2004 Biological Systems Engineering Outstanding Senior Award

2002 Biological Systems Engineering Outstanding Sophomore Award

2010 -2011 Gold Foundation Humanism & Excellence Resident Teaching Award

2013 Winner, Clinical Section, Department of Surgery Resident Research Award

2013 First Place, Clinical Science Category, 2013 Resident Research Competition, Ohio Chapter American College of Surgery

2013 Finalist, Basic Science, Department of Surgery Resident Research Award, 2012-2013

2015 Trauma Resident of the Year Award, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati

2015 Robert H. Bower Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati

2016 Josef E. Fischer Resident Award, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati

2016 Max Zinnger Resident Award, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati

2017 Winner, Surgical Fellows Jeopardy, Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting, Miami, FL

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