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Overview

George B. Hanna is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a significant emphasis in subfields including Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Oncology.

Major topics addressed in their work include:

  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Esophageal and GI Pathology
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments

The scientist has contributed extensively to several prominent publication venues, including:

  • Diseases of the Esophagus
  • Annals of Surgery
  • British Journal of Surgery
  • European Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by George B. Hanna include:

  • Association of Surgical Skill Assessment With Clinical Outcomes in Cancer Surgery, 2020, JAMA Surgery
  • Neo-AEGIS (Neoadjuvant trial in Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and Esophago-Gastric Junction International Study): Preliminary results of phase III RCT of CROSS versus perioperative chemotherapy (Modified MAGIC or FLOT protocol). (NCT01726452), 2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Identification of Subtypes of Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Based on DNA Methylation Profiles and Integration of Transcriptome and Genome Data, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Implementation of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy From a Randomized Controlled Trial Setting to National Practice, 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry for targeted analysis of volatile organic compounds in human breath, 2021, Nature Protocols

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Sheraz R. Markar
  • Piers R. Boshier
  • Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen
  • John V. Reynolds
  • Christopher J. Peters

Best Publications

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Appendiceal tumors: retrospective clinicopathologic analysis of appendiceal tumors from 7,970 appendectomies.

    S. J. Connor;G. B. Hanna;F. A. Frizelle

  • Global patient outcomes after elective surgery: Prospective cohort study in 27 low-, middle- and high-income countries

    T Ahmad;RA Bouwman;I Grigoras;C Aldecoa

  • E.A.E.S. multicenter prospective randomized trial comparing two-stage vs single-stage management of patients with gallstone disease and ductal calculi

    A. Cuschieri;E. Lezoche;M. Morino;E. Croce

  • Surgical device with an end-effector assembly for monitoring of tissue during a surgical procedure

    Shobhit Arya;Lei Su;Vadzim Chalau;Kristy Lee Cloyd

  • Surgical device with an end effector assembly and system for monitoring of tissue before and after a surgical procedure

    Shobhit Arya;Neil T. Clancy;Daniel S. Elson;George B. Hanna

  • Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision: International Registry Results of the First 720 Cases.

    Marta Penna;Roel Hompes;Steve Arnold;Greg Wynn

  • Randomised study of influence of two-dimensional versus three-dimensional imaging on performance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    George B Hanna;Sami M Shimi;Alfred Cuschieri

  • COLOR III: a multicentre randomised clinical trial comparing transanal TME versus laparoscopic TME for mid and low rectal cancer

    Charlotte L. Deijen;Simone Velthuis;Alice Tsai;Stella Mavroveli

  • Consensus guidelines for validation of virtual reality surgical simulators.

    F J. Carter;M P. Schijven;R Aggarwal;T Grantcharov

  • Task performance in endoscopic surgery is influenced by location of the image display.

    George B. Hanna;Sami M. Shimi;Alfred Cuschieri

  • Incidence and Risk Factors for Anastomotic Failure in 1594 Patients Treated by Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision: Results From the International TaTME Registry.

    Marta Penna;Roel Hompes;Steve Arnold;Greg Wynn

  • Errors enacted during endoscopic surgery—a human reliability analysis

    P Joice;G.B Hanna;A Cuschieri

  • Short-term outcomes following open versus minimally invasive esophagectomy for cancer in England: a population-based national study

    Ravikrishna Mamidanna;Alex Bottle;Paul Aylin;Omar Faiz

  • Observational tools for assessment of procedural skills: a systematic review.

    Kamran Ahmed;Danilo Miskovic;Ara Darzi;Thanos Athanasiou

  • Surgical adverse events: a systematic review

    Oliver Anderson;Rachel Davis;George B. Hanna;Charles A. Vincent

  • Tracking the Genomic Evolution of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma through Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

    Nirupa Murugaesu;Gareth A. Wilson;Gareth A. Wilson;Nicolai J. Birkbak;Nicolai J. Birkbak;Thomas B.K. Watkins

  • What do master surgeons think of surgical competence and revalidation

    Alfred Cuschieri;Nader Francis;Joy Crosby;George B Hanna

  • Learning curve and case selection in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: systematic review and international multicenter analysis of 4852 cases.

    Danilo Miskovic;Melody Ni;Susannah M. Wyles;Paris Tekkis

  • Transthoracic versus transhiatal esophagectomy for the treatment of esophagogastric cancer: a meta-analysis

    Piers R. Boshier;Oliver Anderson;George B. Hanna

Frequent Co-Authors

Ara Darzi
Ara Darzi Imperial College London
Alfred Cuschieri
Alfred Cuschieri University of Dundee
Robert D. Goldin
Robert D. Goldin Imperial College London
Jane M Blazeby
Jane M Blazeby University of Bristol
Jesper Lagergren
Jesper Lagergren King's College London
Thanos Athanasiou
Thanos Athanasiou Imperial College London
Charles Vincent
Charles Vincent University of Oxford
John V. Reynolds
John V. Reynolds Trinity College Dublin
Zoltan Takats
Zoltan Takats Imperial College London
Jenny L Donovan
Jenny L Donovan University of Bristol

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