Deborah S. Keller

9.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
189 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Deborah S. Keller is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah S. Keller has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Surgery, 116 papers in Oncology and 49 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Deborah S. Keller's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (99 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (49 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (46 papers). Deborah S. Keller is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (99 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (49 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (46 papers). Deborah S. Keller collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Deborah S. Keller's co-authors include Conor P. Delaney, Manish Chand, Richard Cohen, Eric M. Haas, Sharon L. Stein, Steven D. Wexner, Scott R. Steele, Mariana Berho, Alastair Windsor and Joep Knol and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Gastroenterology and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

Deborah S. Keller

177 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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The multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Deborah S. Keller United States	33	2.4k	2.0k	940	597	248	189	3.9k
Eugene F. Foley United States	30	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	677 0.7×	566 0.9×	113 0.5×	60	3.6k
Kenneth R. McQuaid United States	29	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	362 0.4×	1.3k 2.1×	164 0.7×	72	4.2k
Cameron Platell Australia	34	1.6k 0.7×	2.8k 1.4×	361 0.4×	787 1.3×	58 0.2×	149	4.4k
Tanya L. Hoskin United States	47	2.9k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	759 0.8×	1.7k 2.8×	419 1.7×	211	7.2k
Reid B. Adams United States	40	3.2k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	283 0.3×	2.0k 3.3×	182 0.7×	138	5.4k
Rowan W. Parks United Kingdom	42	5.0k 2.1×	4.6k 2.3×	760 0.8×	2.5k 4.2×	337 1.4×	138	8.4k
Charles P. Heise United States	26	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	285 0.3×	307 0.5×	101 0.4×	61	2.3k
Ivan Cecconello Brazil	37	3.6k 1.5×	1.8k 0.9×	171 0.2×	1.8k 3.0×	177 0.7×	393	6.0k
Robert D. Madoff United States	54	7.0k 3.0×	4.1k 2.0×	281 0.3×	962 1.6×	212 0.9×	182	8.7k
Manish Chand United Kingdom	27	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	165 0.2×	545 0.9×	491 2.0×	104	2.6k

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Hsiao, Vivian, et al.. (2025). Artificial intelligence-assisted video analysis for evaluating ergonomic strain in robotic surgeons: a pilot study from the SAGES ergonomics task force. Surgical Endoscopy. 40(1). 621–628.

Keller, Deborah S., John D. Mellinger, Liane S. Feldman, et al.. (2024). A cross sectional survey on burnout and career satisfaction in surgeons: a joint work from the SAGES quality, outcomes, and safety and reimaging the practice of surgery burnout task forces. Surgical Endoscopy. 38(9). 4776–4787. 2 indexed citations

SIBLEY, P. J., Deborah S. Keller, Francesco Pata, et al.. (2024). Genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors in diverticular disease: systematic review. BJS Open. 8(3).

Keller, Deborah S., et al.. (2023). Video-based Coaching: Current Status and Role in Surgical Practice, Part II- Practical Implementation and Risk Mitigation from the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Health Care Quality and Outcomes Committee. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 27(12). 2876–2884.

Marks, John H., et al.. (2023). A prospective phase II clinical trial/IDEAL Stage 2a series of single‐port robotic colorectal surgery for abdominal and transanal cases. Colorectal Disease. 25(12). 2335–2345. 14 indexed citations

Vogel, Irene, Judith White, Julie Croft, et al.. (2023). Pathway Of Low Anterior Resection syndrome relief after Surgery (POLARiS) feasibility trial protocol: a multicentre, feasibility cohort study with embedded randomised control trial to compare sacral neuromodulation and transanal irrigation to optimised conservative management in the management of major low anterior resection syndrome following rectal cancer treatment. BMJ Open. 13(1). e064248–e064248. 3 indexed citations

Keller, Deborah S., Giovanni Dapri, Alexis Grucela, et al.. (2022). The SAGES MASTERS program presents: the 10 seminal articles for the Laparoscopic Right Colectomy Pathway. Surgical Endoscopy. 36(7). 4639–4649.

Rodríguez‐Luna, María Rita, Mahdi Al‐Taher, Deborah S. Keller, et al.. (2022). In Vivo Imaging Evaluation of Fluorescence Intensity at Tail Emission of Near-Infrared-I (NIR-I) Fluorophores in a Porcine Model. Life. 12(8). 1123–1123. 7 indexed citations

Shaish, Hiram, Andrew Aukerman, R. Vanguri, et al.. (2020). Radiomics of MRI for pretreatment prediction of pathologic complete response, tumor regression grade, and neoadjuvant rectal score in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiation: an international multicenter study. European Radiology. 30(11). 6263–6273. 96 indexed citations

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Keller, Deborah S., Brooke Kenney, Calista M. Harbaugh, Jennifer F. Waljee, & Chad M. Brummett. (2020). A national evaluation of opioid prescribing and persistent use after ambulatory anorectal surgery. Surgery. 169(4). 759–766. 9 indexed citations

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Augestad, Knut Magne, et al.. (2019). Video-based coaching in surgical education: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgical Endoscopy. 34(2). 521–535. 64 indexed citations

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Keller, Deborah S., Jianying Zhang, & Manish Chand. (2018). Opioid-free colorectal surgery: a method to improve patient & financial outcomes in surgery. Surgical Endoscopy. 33(6). 1959–1966. 26 indexed citations

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Jenks, Andrew, Simon Vyse, Eleftherios Kostaras, et al.. (2018). Primary Cilia Mediate Diverse Kinase Inhibitor Resistance Mechanisms in Cancer. Cell Reports. 23(10). 3042–3055. 89 indexed citations

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Keller, Deborah S., Donald A. Kroll, Harry T. Papaconstantinou, & Neal C. Ellis. (2017). Development and Validation of a Methodology to Reduce Mortality Using the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program Risk Calculator. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 224(4). 602–607. 5 indexed citations

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Keller, Deborah S., et al.. (2016). Impact of long-acting local anesthesia on clinical and financial outcomes in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. The American Journal of Surgery. 214(1). 53–58. 20 indexed citations

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Keller, Deborah S., Juan R. Flores‐Gonzalez, Sérgio Ibarra-Espinosa, Ali Mahmood, & Eric M. Haas. (2016). Is there value in alvimopan in minimally invasive colorectal surgery?. The American Journal of Surgery. 212(5). 851–856. 28 indexed citations

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Keller, Deborah S. & Eric M. Haas. (2015). Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery: State of the Art. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 20(2). 463–469. 23 indexed citations

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Keller, Deborah S., et al.. (2015). SILS v SILS+1: a Case-Matched Comparison for Colorectal Surgery. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 19(10). 1875–1879. 11 indexed citations

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Keller, Deborah S., et al.. (2015). Evaluating quality across minimally invasive platforms in colorectal surgery. Surgical Endoscopy. 30(6). 2207–2216. 5 indexed citations

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Keller, Deborah S., Justin K. Lawrence, Tamar Nobel, & Conor P. Delaney. (2013). Optimizing cost and short-term outcomes for elderly patients in laparoscopic colonic surgery. Surgical Endoscopy. 27(12). 4463–4468. 36 indexed citations

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