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Robert J. Lewandowski

Robert J. Lewandowski

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Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
23468
World Ranking
16181
National Ranking
8140

Overview

Robert J. Lewandowski is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Hepatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Epidemiology.

Their research topics encompass various aspects of liver diseases and cancer treatments, with a particular emphasis on hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and prognosis. Other significant topics in their work include cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer studies, liver disease and transplantation, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, venous thromboembolism diagnosis and management, central venous catheters and hemodialysis, as well as radiomics and machine learning in medical imaging.

Lewandowski has published extensively in several specialized journals, often contributing to research that informs clinical practice and therapeutic approaches. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
  • Seminars in Interventional Radiology
  • CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
  • Hepatology
  • Radiology

Some of their recent papers are notable for their focus on advanced liver cancer treatments and related imaging techniques:

  • Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for the Treatment of Solitary, Unresectable HCC: The LEGACY Study, 2021, Hepatology
  • Correlation of Y90-absorbed radiation dose to pathological necrosis in hepatocellular carcinoma: confirmatory multicenter analysis in 45 explants, 2020, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Recent progress in cryoablation cancer therapy and nanoparticles mediated cryoablation, 2022, Theranostics
  • Liver Transplantation Following Yttrium-90 Radioembolization: 15-Year Experience in 207-Patient Cohort, 2020, Hepatology
  • Evolution of Radioembolization in Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Pictorial Review, 2021, Radiographics

Lewandowski frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors who contribute to overlapping research interests in interventional radiology and oncology. These frequent collaborators include:

  • Riad Salem
  • Ahsun Riaz
  • Ahmed Gabr
  • S. Mouli
  • Andrew C. Gordon

Best Publications

  • Radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma using Yttrium-90 microspheres: a comprehensive report of long-term outcomes.

    Riad Salem;Robert J. Lewandowski;Mary F. Mulcahy;Ahsun Riaz

  • Safety and efficacy of 90Y radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma with and without portal vein thrombosis

    Laura M. Kulik;Brian I. Carr;Mary F. Mulcahy;Robert J. Lewandowski

  • Radioembolization results in longer time-to-progression and reduced toxicity compared with chemoembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Riad Salem;Robert J. Lewandowski;Laura Kulik;Edward Wang

  • A Comparative Analysis of Transarterial Downstaging for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Chemoembolization Versus Radioembolization

    R. J. Lewandowski;L. M. Kulik;A. Riaz;S. Senthilnathan

  • Y90 Radioembolization Significantly Prolongs Time to Progression Compared With Chemoembolization in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

    Riad Salem;Andrew C. Gordon;Samdeep Mouli;Ryan Hickey

  • Treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma with use of 90Y microspheres (TheraSphere): safety, tumor response, and survival.

    Riad Salem;Robert J. Lewandowski;Bassel Atassi;Stuart C. Gordon

  • Yttrium-90 microspheres (TheraSphere) treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: downstaging to resection, RFA and bridge to transplantation.

    Laura M. Kulik;Bassel Atassi;Lodewijk van Holsbeeck;Tameem Souman

  • Complications following radioembolization with yttrium-90 microspheres: a comprehensive literature review.

    Ahsun Riaz;Robert J. Lewandowski;Laura M. Kulik;Mary F. Mulcahy

  • Radioembolization with 90Y Microspheres: Angiographic and Technical Considerations

    Robert J. Lewandowski;Kent T. Sato;Bassel Atassi;Robert K. Ryu

  • Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for the Treatment of Solitary, Unresectable HCC: The LEGACY Study.

    Riad Salem;Guy E. Johnson;Edward Kim;Ahsun Riaz

  • Angiographic considerations in patients undergoing liver-directed therapy.

    David M. Liu;Riad Salem;James T. Bui;Angi Courtney

  • Unresectable solitary hepatocellular carcinoma not amenable to radiofrequency ablation: Multicenter radiology-pathology correlation and survival of radiation segmentectomy

    Michael Vouche;Ali Habib;Thomas J. Ward;Edward Kim

  • Use of Yttrium-90 Glass Microspheres (TheraSphere) for the Treatment of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Portal Vein Thrombosis

    Riad Salem;Robert Lewandowski;Carol Roberts;James Goin

  • Radiologic-pathologic correlation of hepatocellular carcinoma treated with internal radiation using yttrium-90 microspheres.

    Ahsun Riaz;Laura Kulik;Robert J. Lewandowski;Robert K. Ryu

  • Treatment of Unresectable Primary and Metastatic Liver Cancer with Yttrium-90 Microspheres (TheraSphere®): Assessment of Hepatic Arterial Embolization

    Kent Sato;Robert J. Lewandowski;James T. Bui;Reed Omary

  • Transcatheter intraarterial therapies: Rationale and overview

    Robert J. Lewandowski;Jean Francois Geschwind;Eleni Liapi;Riad Salem

  • Unresectable chemorefractory liver metastases: radioembolization with 90Y microspheres--safety, efficacy, and survival.

    Kent T. Sato;Robert J. Lewandowski;Mary F. Mulcahy;Bassel Atassi

  • Radiation Segmentectomy: A Novel Approach to Increase Safety and Efficacy of Radioembolization

    Ahsun Riaz;Vanessa L. Gates;Bassel Atassi;Robert J. Lewandowski

  • 90Y Radioembolization for metastatic neuroendocrine liver tumors: preliminary results from a multi-institutional experience.

    Thomas K. Rhee;Robert J Lewandowski;David M. Liu;Mary Frances Mulcahy

  • Radiation lobectomy: Time-dependent analysis of future liver remnant volume in unresectable liver cancer as a bridge to resection

    Michael Vouche;Robert J. Lewandowski;Rohi Atassi;Khairuddin Memon

Frequent Co-Authors

Riad Salem
Riad Salem Northwestern University
Mary F. Mulcahy
Mary F. Mulcahy Northwestern University
Frank H. Miller
Frank H. Miller Northwestern University
Michael Abecassis
Michael Abecassis University of Arizona
Al B. Benson
Al B. Benson Northwestern University
Dong-Hyun Kim
Dong-Hyun Kim Kyung Hee University
David J. Bentrem
David J. Bentrem Northwestern University
Lonnie D. Shea
Lonnie D. Shea University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michael C. Soulen
Michael C. Soulen University of Pennsylvania
William H. Pearce
William H. Pearce Northwestern University

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