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Overview

Babak J. Mehrara is affiliated with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Their research work primarily lies within the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Surgery and Oncology. Their contributions to Cancer Research, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Physiology are also notable within their publication record.

The scientist's main topics of study include the Lymphatic System and Diseases, Breast Implant and Reconstruction, and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques. Other areas of research encompass Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, Cancer survivorship and care, Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases, and Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases.

Frequent coauthors associated with Babak J. Mehrara are Jonas A. Nelson, Joseph H. Dayan, Michelle Coriddi, Evan Matros, and Carrie S. Stern. Their collaborative efforts have contributed to an extensive body of literature in their chosen fields.

The scientist regularly publishes in a set of key journals and venues. Their most frequent publication outlets include Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Journal of Surgical Oncology, and Annals of Surgery.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Babak J. Mehrara include:

  • Melanoma-derived small extracellular vesicles induce lymphangiogenesis and metastasis through an NGFR-dependent mechanism, 2021, Nature Cancer
  • Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials. Results of a Consensus Conference, 2021, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Lymphatics act as a signaling hub to regulate intestinal stem cell activity, 2022, Cell Stem Cell
  • Risk Factors and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patients With Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema, 2022, JAMA Oncology
  • Systematic Review of Patient-Reported Outcomes following Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema, 2020, Cancers

Best Publications

  • A paradigm shift in U.S. Breast reconstruction: increasing implant rates.

    Claudia R. Albornoz;Peter B. Bach;Babak J. Mehrara;Joseph J. Disa

  • Free flap reexploration: indications, treatment, and outcomes in 1193 free flaps.

    Duc T Bui;Peter G Cordeiro;Qun-Ying Hu;Joseph J Disa

  • Predicting complications following expander/implant breast reconstruction: an outcomes analysis based on preoperative clinical risk.

    Colleen M. McCarthy;Babak J. Mehrara;Elyn Riedel;Kristen Davidge

  • A paradigm shift in U.S. breast reconstruction: Part 2. The influence of changing mastectomy patterns on reconstructive rate and method.

    Yeliz Cemal;Claudia R. Albornoz;Joseph J. Disa;Colleen M. McCarthy

  • Distraction osteogenesis of the craniofacial skeleton.

    Joseph G. Mccarthy;Eric J. Stelnicki;Babak J. Mehrara;Michael T. Longaker

  • Complications after microvascular breast reconstruction: experience with 1195 flaps.

    Babak J. Mehrara;Timothy D. Santoro;Eric Arcilla;James P. Watson

  • proliferative Hemangiomas: Analysis of Cytokine Gene Expression and Angiogenesis

    James Chang;Daniel Most;Stephen Bresnick;Babak Mehrara

  • Acellular human dermis implantation in 153 immediate two-stage tissue expander breast reconstructions: determining the incidence and significant predictors of complications.

    Anuja K. Antony;Colleen M. McCarthy;Peter G. Cordeiro;Babak J. Mehrara

  • Quality of life among breast cancer patients with lymphedema: a systematic review of patient-reported outcome instruments and outcomes

    Andrea L. Pusic;Yeliz Cemal;Claudia Albornoz;Anne Klassen

  • Th2 differentiation is necessary for soft tissue fibrosis and lymphatic dysfunction resulting from lymphedema

    Tomer Avraham;Jamie C. Zampell;Alan Yan;Sonia Elhadad

  • Hypoxia Regulates VEGF Expression and Cellular Proliferation by Osteoblasts in Vitro

    Douglas S. Steinbrech;Babak J. Mehrara;Pierre B. Saadeh;Gyu Chin

  • CD4(+) cells regulate fibrosis and lymphangiogenesis in response to lymphatic fluid stasis.

    Jamie C. Zampell;Alan Yan;Sonia Elhadad;Tomer Avraham

  • Rat mandibular distraction osteogenesis: II. Molecular analysis of transforming growth factor beta-1 and osteocalcin gene expression.

    Babak J. Mehrara;Norman M. Rowe;Douglas S. Steinbrech;Matthew E. Dudziak

  • Blockade of Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Accelerates Lymphatic Regeneration during Wound Repair

    Tomer Avraham;Sanjay Daluvoy;Jaime Zampell;Alan Yan

  • TGF-β1 is a negative regulator of lymphatic regeneration during wound repair

    Nicholas W. Clavin;Tomer Avraham;John Fernandez;Sanjay V. Daluvoy

  • VEGF expression in an osteoblast-like cell line is regulated by a hypoxia response mechanism.

    Douglas S. Steinbrech;Babak J. Mehrara;Pierre B. Saadeh;Joshua A. Greenwald

  • Psychosocial and Sexual Well‐Being Following Nipple‐Sparing Mastectomy and Reconstruction

    Cindy H. Wei;Amie M. Scott;Alison N. Price;Helen Catherine Miller

  • The effects of ionizing radiation on osteoblast-like cells in vitro

    Matthew E. Dudziak;Pierre B. Saadeh;Babak J. Mehrara;Douglas S. Steinbrech

  • Fibroblast response to hypoxia : The relationship between angiogenesis and matrix regulation

    Douglas S. Steinbrech;Michael T. Longaker;Babak J. Mehrara;Pierre B. Saadeh

  • Timing of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement after cervical esophageal reconstruction with free jejunal transfer.

    Babak J. Mehrara;Ashwin Chunilal;Duc Bui;Joseph J. Disa

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea L. Pusic
Andrea L. Pusic Brigham and Women's Hospital
Michael T. Longaker
Michael T. Longaker Stanford University
Peter G. Cordeiro
Peter G. Cordeiro Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Monica Morrow
Monica Morrow Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Alexander Wong
Alexander Wong University of Waterloo
Joseph G. McCarthy
Joseph G. McCarthy New York University
Dennis H. Kraus
Dennis H. Kraus Northwell Health
Mark H. Bilsky
Mark H. Bilsky Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Sagrario Ortega
Sagrario Ortega Spanish National Research Council
Peter T. Scardino
Peter T. Scardino Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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