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Overview

Joe B. Putnam is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. Their work also covers Biomedical Engineering, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Tracheal and Airway Disorders
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare

Joe B. Putnam has published extensively in several scientific journals, with a frequent presence in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Other venues include Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, and JTCVS Open. The distribution of their publications shows a clear concentration around thoracic surgery and related topics.

Notable recent papers from Joe B. Putnam include:

  • Equivalent Survival Between Lobectomy and Segmentectomy for Clinical Stage IA Lung Cancer (2020), The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Initial and Longitudinal Cost of Surgical Resection for Lung Cancer (2020), The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Consensus for Thoracoscopic Left Upper Lobectomy-Essential Components and Targets for Simulation (2020), The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Costs Associated With Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: An Analysis Merging STS and Medicare Data (2020), The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Consensus for Thoracoscopic Lower Lobectomy: Essential Components and Targets for Simulation (2021), The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Throughout their career, Joe B. Putnam has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, reflecting their collaborative research approach. Some of the regular coauthors are:

  • Betty C. Tong
  • Mark W. Onaitis
  • Liqi Feng
  • Andrzej S. Kosinski
  • Cameron D. Wright

Best Publications

  • A Randomized Trial Comparing Perioperative Chemotherapy and Surgery With Surgery Alone in Resectable Stage IIIA Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Jack A Roth;Frank V Fossella;Ritsuko Komaki;M. Bernadette Ryan

  • Retrovirus-mediated wild-type p53 gene transfer to tumors of patients with lung cancer.

    J. A. Roth;D. Nguyen;D. D. Lawrence;B. L. Kemp

  • Randomized trial of mediastinal lymph node sampling versus complete lymphadenectomy during pulmonary resection in the patient with N0 or N1 (less than hilar) non–small cell carcinoma: Results of the American College of Surgery Oncology Group Z0030 Trial

    Gail E. Darling;Mark S. Allen;Paul A. Decker;Karla Ballman

  • Morbidity and Mortality of Major Pulmonary Resections in Patients With Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Initial Results of the Randomized, Prospective ACOSOG Z0030 Trial

    Mark S. Allen;Gail E. Darling;Taine T.V. Pechet;John D. Mitchell

  • Adenovirus-Mediated p53 Gene Transfer in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Stephen G. Swisher;Jack A. Roth;John Nemunaitis;David D. Lawrence

  • Long-term follow-up of patients enrolled in a randomized trial comparing perioperative chemotherapy and surgery with surgery alone in resectable stage IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer

    Jack A Roth;E.Neely Atkinson;Frank Fossella;Ritsuko Komaki

  • Survival in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer

    Jonathan C. Nesbitt;Joe B. Putnam;Garrett L. Walsh;Jack A. Roth

  • Transthoracic vertebrectomy for metastatic spinal tumors

    Ziya L. Gokaslan;Julie E. York;Garrett L. Walsh;Ian E. McCutcheon

  • Effect of operative volume on morbidity, mortality, and hospital use after esophagectomy for cancer.

    Stephen G. Swisher;Linda DeFord;Kelly Willis Merriman;Garrett L. Walsh

  • Primary cardiac sarcomas.

    Joe B. Putnam;Michael S. Sweeney;Rolando Colon;Louis A. Lanza

  • Video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open lobectomy for lung cancer: a secondary analysis of data from the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0030 randomized clinical trial.

    Walter J. Scott;Mark S. Allen;Gail Darling;Bryan Meyers

  • Risk factors associated with atrial fibrillation after noncardiac thoracic surgery: analysis of 2588 patients

    Ara A Vaporciyan;Arlene M Correa;David C Rice;Jack A Roth

  • Adenovirus-Mediated p53 Gene Transfer in Sequence With Cisplatin to Tumors of Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    J. Nemunaitis;S.G. Swisher;T. Timmons;D. Connors

  • Phase II study of a multidisciplinary approach with induction chemotherapy, followed by surgical resection, radiation therapy, and consolidation chemotherapy for unresectable malignant thymomas: Final report

    Edward S Kim;Joe B Putnam;Ritsuko Komaki;Garrett L Walsh

  • [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose uptake by positron emission tomography predicts outcome of non-small-cell lung cancer

    Ryohei Sasaki;Ritsuko Komaki;Homer Macapinlac;Jeremy Erasmus

  • Utility of PET, CT, and EUS to identify pathologic responders in esophageal cancer

    Stephen G. Swisher;Mary Maish;Jeremy J. Erasmus;Arlene M. Correa

  • Surgical management of renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus

    Jonathan C Nesbitt;Ernesto R Soltero;Colin P.N Dinney;Garrett L Walsh

  • 2-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography imaging is predictive of pathologic response and survival after preoperative chemoradiation in patients with esophageal carcinoma.

    Stephen G. Swisher;Jeremy Erasmus;Mary Maish;Arlene M. Correa

  • Treatment Outcomes of Resected Esophageal Cancer

    Wayne Hofstetter;Stephen G. Swisher;Arlene M. Correa;Kenneth Hess

  • Salvage esophagectomy for recurrent tumors after definitive chemotherapy and radiotherapy

    Stephen G. Swisher;Paula Wynn;Joe B. Putnam;Melinda B. Mosheim

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack A. Roth
Jack A. Roth The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Garrett L. Walsh
Garrett L. Walsh The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ara A. Vaporciyan
Ara A. Vaporciyan The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ritsuko Komaki
Ritsuko Komaki The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Stephen G. Swisher
Stephen G. Swisher The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Waun Ki Hong
Waun Ki Hong The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
David R. Jones
David R. Jones Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pierre P. Massion
Pierre P. Massion Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Bryan F. Meyers
Bryan F. Meyers Washington University in St. Louis
Jaffer A. Ajani
Jaffer A. Ajani The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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