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G. Alexander Patterson is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, Transplantation, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Among their recent papers are the following titles:

  • Neoadjuvant atezolizumab for resectable non-small cell lung cancer: an open-label, single-arm phase II trial (2022), published in Nature Medicine
  • Building a Collaborative Culture: Focus on Psychological Safety and Error Reporting (2020), published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • The Impact of Center Volume on Outcomes in Lung Transplantation (2021), published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Surgical results of the Lung Cancer Mutation Consortium 3 trial: A phase II multicenter single-arm study to investigate the efficacy and safety of atezolizumab as neoadjuvant therapy in patients with stages IB-select IIIB resectable non-small cell lung cancer (2022), published in Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Clinical Features and Outcomes of Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema After Lung Transplantation (2021), published in CHEST Journal

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Benjamin D. Kozower
  • Ruben G. Nava
  • Varun Puri
  • Daniel Kreisel
  • Ramsey R. Hachem

Their work has been published extensively in several venues, notably:

  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (22 publications)
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (10 publications)
  • Journal of Thoracic Disease (4 publications)
  • American Journal of Transplantation (3 publications)
  • Transplantation Proceedings (3 publications)

Patterson's research contributions predominantly address complex clinical challenges in lung transplantation, lung cancer therapies, and pulmonary diseases. The focus on transplantation methods and outcomes is reflected in both the volume and the scope of their publications.

Best Publications

  • A consensus document for the selection of lung transplant candidates: 2014-An update from the Pulmonary Transplantation Council of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

    David Weill;Christian Benden;Paul A. Corris;John H. Dark

  • Results of 150 consecutive bilateral lung volume reduction procedures in patients with severe emphysema

    Joel D. Cooper;G.Alexander Patterson;R.Sudhir Sundaresan;Elbert P. Trulock

  • Persistent activation of an innate immune response translates respiratory viral infection into chronic lung disease.

    Edy Y Kim;John T Battaile;Anand C Patel;Yingjian You

  • Impact of immediate primary lung allograft dysfunction on bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.

    Shiraz A. Daud;Roger D. Yusen;Bryan F. Meyers;Murali M. Chakinala

  • The current role of mediastinoscopy in the evaluation of thoracic disease

    Zane T. Hammoud;Richard C. Anderson;Bryan F. Meyers;Tracey J. Guthrie

  • Respiratory Viral Infections Are a Distinct Risk for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome and Death

    Anthony P. Khalifah;Ramsey R. Hachem;Murali M. Chakinala;Kenneth B. Schechtman

  • Long-term IL-33-producing epithelial progenitor cells in chronic obstructive lung disease

    Derek E Byers;Jennifer Alexander-Brett;Anand C Patel;Eugene Agapov

  • Improvement in staging of esophageal cancer with the addition of positron emission tomography

    Mark I Block;G.Alexander Patterson;R.Sudhir Sundaresan;Marci S Bailey

  • Inhaled nitric oxide reduces human lung allograft dysfunction

    Hiroshi Date;Anastosios N. Triantafillou;Elbert P. Trulock;Mary S. Pohl

  • Blocking airway mucous cell metaplasia by inhibiting EGFR antiapoptosis and IL-13 transdifferentiation signals

    Jeffrey W. Tyner;Edy Y. Kim;Kyotaro Ide;Mark R. Pelletier

  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy versus surgical resection for stage I non–small cell lung cancer

    Traves D. Crabtree;Chadrick E. Denlinger;Bryan F. Meyers;Issam El Naqa

  • Results of Single-Lung Transplantation for Bilateral Pulmonary Fibrosis

    R F Grossman;A Frost;N Zamel;G A Patterson

  • Results of single and bilateral lung transplantation in 131 consecutive recipients

    Joel D. Cooper;G. Alexander Patterson;Elbert P. Trulock

  • Long-term outcome of bilateral lung volume reduction in 250 consecutive patients with emphysema

    Anna Maria Ciccone;Bryan F. Meyers;Tracey J. Guthrie;Gail E. Davis

  • Postoperative Radiotherapy for Pathologic N2 Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Review of the National Cancer Data Base

    Cliff G. Robinson;Aalok P. Patel;Jeffrey D. Bradley;Todd DeWees

  • Donor lung procurement: Assessment and operative technique

    Sudhir Sundaresan;Gregory D. Trachiotis;Motoi Aoe;G.Alexander Patterson

  • Clinical-Pathologic Analysis of 40 Patients With Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Lung

    Carolyn M Dresler;Jon H Ritter;G.Alexander Patterson;Eric Ross

  • International guidelines for the selection of lung transplant candidates

    Robert Aris;Richard G. Barbers;Robyn Barst;Maher A. Baz

  • Prevalence and outcome of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation

    Sudhir Sundaresan;Elbert P. Trulock;Thallachallour Mohanakumar;Joel D. Cooper

  • Results of 150 consecutive bilateral lung volume reduction procedures in patients with severe emphysema

    J. D. Cooper;G Alexander Patterson;R. S. Sundaresan;E. P. Trulcok

Frequent Co-Authors

Bryan F. Meyers
Bryan F. Meyers Washington University in St. Louis
Joel D. Cooper
Joel D. Cooper University of Pennsylvania
Elbert P. Trulock
Elbert P. Trulock Washington University in St. Louis
T. Mohanakumar
T. Mohanakumar Washington University in St. Louis
Roger D. Yusen
Roger D. Yusen Washington University in St. Louis
Graham A. Colditz
Graham A. Colditz Washington University in St. Louis
Ronald K. Scheule
Ronald K. Scheule Sanofi (United States)
Michael J. Holtzman
Michael J. Holtzman Washington University in St. Louis
Thoralf M. Sundt
Thoralf M. Sundt Harvard University
Susan E. Mackinnon
Susan E. Mackinnon Washington University in St. Louis

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