NOTES/NOSCAR™ Grants Awarded
Olympus Supports Groundbreaking Research
Ward J. Dunnican, MD
Transgastric endoscopic pneumoperitoneum versus laparoscopy: Effects on host systemic and peritoneal inflammatory response
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Annette Fritscher-Ravens, MD
Endoscopic colon to colon anastomosis. A comparative study of different methods, their feasibility and safety
Homerton University Hospital, London, England
Eric S. Hungness, MD
Comparison of early systemic cytokine response in a laparoscopic versus transgastric porcine salpingo-oophrectomy model
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Rabi Kundu, MD, FRCS
Endoscopic Gastrojejunostomy in porcine model using full thickness Plicator device: The anastomosis study
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Michael McGee, MD
Diagnostic NOTES Peritoneoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU):Quantitative Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy between Transgastric NOTES, Laparoscopy, and Laparotomy
Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Brent W. Miedema, MD
Trans-gastric ventral abdominal wall placement of a biologic mesh
University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
Sandeep N. Patel, DO
A Randomized Blinded Prospective Trial Comparing Transgastric Approaches in NOTES:
Cut vs Dilate
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, TX
Emad Rahmani, MD, FACP
Comparison of Intra-operative Complications, Postoperative Pain and Surgical Stress
Following Open, Laparoscopic, and NOTES Ovariectomy in Dogs
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MSc
Optimal Sterile Technique for NOTES™
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
