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 ) ,951-8 More 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 ) ,G702-9 More 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 ) ,774-84 More 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 Society, , More 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 ) ,305-14 More 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 ) ,148-55 More 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 ) ,1088-94 More 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 ) ,1056-61 More 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 ) ,1934-41 More 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 ) ,1049-56 More 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 ) ,871-8 More 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 ) ,484-90 More 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 ) ,e97945 More Information

Quillin, Ralph C; Pritts, Timothy A; Hanseman, Dennis J; Edwards, Michael J; Davis, Bradley R How residents learn predicts success in surgical residency.Journal of surgical education, , 70 (6 ) ,725-30 More 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 ) ,3330-4 More 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 ) ,495-500 More 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 ) ,634-40 More 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 ) ,331-8 More 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 ) ,1468-78 More 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 ) ,1609-16 More 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 ) ,201-6 More 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 ) ,39-45 More 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 ,127-133 More 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.Surgery, , More 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 ) ,e13160 More 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 ) ,669-678 More 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 ) ,276-281 More 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 ) ,441-449 More 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 ) ,25-28 More 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 ) ,1201-10 More 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 ) ,3785-92 More 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 ) ,47-53 More 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 ) ,242-245 More 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 ) ,329-336 More 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 ) ,359-365 More 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 ) ,322-327 More 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 ) ,422-429 More 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-e101 More 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-e109 More 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 ) ,460-468 More 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 ) ,1581-1584 More 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 ) ,1241-1247 More 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 ) ,169-174 More 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 Surgery, , More 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 Transplantation, , More 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 ) ,305-314 More 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 ) ,495-500 More 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 ) ,1609-1616 More 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 ) ,796-803 More 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 ) ,1033-1047 More 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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ralph.quillin@uc.edu