Sergio A. Acuña

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Sergio A. Acuña is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergio A. Acuña has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Oncology, 32 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Sergio A. Acuña's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (13 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (13 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (8 papers). Sergio A. Acuña is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (13 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (13 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (8 papers). Sergio A. Acuña collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Colombia. Sergio A. Acuña's co-authors include Nancy N. Baxter, Tyler R. Chesney, Fahima Dossa, Corinne Daly, Adina Feinberg, Fernando A. Angarita, Fayez A. Quereshy, Sanjho Srikandarajah, Johnny W. Huang and Robin S. McLeod and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Sergio A. Acuña

72 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A watch-and-wait approach for locally advanced rectal cancer after a clinical complete response following neoadjuvant chemoradiation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2017 369 citations Fahima Dossa, Tyler R. Chesney et al. The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sergio A. Acuña Canada	25	1.3k	1.0k	301	260	245	73	2.2k
Menahem Ben‐Haim Israel	24	516 0.4×	910 0.9×	245 0.8×	215 0.8×	243 1.0×	59	1.6k
Fabrizio Panaro France	26	523 0.4×	1.3k 1.3×	395 1.3×	141 0.5×	463 1.9×	159	2.0k
Elio Jovine Italy	31	1.1k 0.9×	1.8k 1.7×	756 2.5×	102 0.4×	863 3.5×	133	3.0k
Richard Nakache Israel	20	837 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	845 2.8×	135 0.5×	231 0.9×	90	1.9k
Paul E. Wise United States	29	1.5k 1.2×	1.5k 1.5×	782 2.6×	202 0.8×	333 1.4×	124	3.0k
Laura Lladó Spain	27	569 0.4×	1.5k 1.5×	391 1.3×	161 0.6×	836 3.4×	151	2.6k
Arnold Radtke Germany	28	302 0.2×	1.2k 1.2×	379 1.3×	193 0.7×	522 2.1×	61	2.2k
Matthias Biebl Germany	27	457 0.4×	1.3k 1.3×	874 2.9×	155 0.6×	280 1.1×	155	2.3k
Nicolas Jabbour United States	27	730 0.6×	1.9k 1.9×	964 3.2×	293 1.1×	409 1.7×	97	2.7k
James Kubus United States	20	258 0.2×	701 0.7×	482 1.6×	101 0.4×	216 0.9×	27	1.4k

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McLeod, M. Chandler, Paul A. MacLennan, Sergio A. Acuña, et al.. (2025). Geographic variation in utilization of deceased donor livers in the United States in the era of advanced perfusion. Liver Transplantation. 32(1). 46–54. 1 indexed citations

Feinberg, Adina, et al.. (2021). Optimizing opioid prescriptions after laparoscopic appendectomy and cholecystectomy. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 64(1). E69–E75. 12 indexed citations

Dossa, Fahima, et al.. (2020). Comparing Observation, Axillary Radiotherapy, and Completion Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Management of Axilla in Breast Cancer in Patients with Positive Sentinel Nodes: A Systematic Review. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 27(8). 2664–2676. 11 indexed citations

Acuña, Sergio A., Fahima Dossa, & Nancy N. Baxter. (2020). Meta-analysis of noninferiority and equivalence trials: ignoring trial design leads to differing and possibly misleading conclusions. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 127. 134–141. 13 indexed citations

Acuña, Sergio A., et al.. (2019). Pregnancy outcomes in women with cardiothoracic transplants: A Systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 39(2). 93–102. 24 indexed citations

Chesney, Tyler R., et al.. (2019). Do North American colorectal surgeons use mesh to prevent parastomal hernia? A survey of current attitudes and practice. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 62(6). 426–435. 13 indexed citations

Angarita, Fernando A., Sergio A. Acuña, Erin Cordeiro, et al.. (2018). Thirty-day postoperative morbidity and mortality in elderly women with breast cancer: an analysis of the NSQIP database. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 170(2). 373–379. 16 indexed citations

Acuña, Sergio A.. (2018). Etiology of increased cancer incidence after solid organ transplantation. Transplantation Reviews. 32(4). 218–224. 52 indexed citations

Dossa, Fahima, Tyler R. Chesney, Sergio A. Acuña, & Nancy N. Baxter. (2017). A watch-and-wait approach for locally advanced rectal cancer after a clinical complete response following neoadjuvant chemoradiation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology. 2(7). 501–513. 369 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wakeam, Elliot, Sergio A. Acuña, & Shaf Keshavjee. (2017). Chest Wall Resection for Recurrent Breast Cancer in the Modern Era. Annals of Surgery. 267(4). 646–655. 20 indexed citations

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Wakeam, Elliot, Sergio A. Acuña, Natasha B. Leighl, et al.. (2017). Surgery Versus Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy For Early and Locally Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of Survival. Lung Cancer. 109. 78–88. 81 indexed citations

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Acuña, Sergio A., Winnie Lam, Corinne Daly, Soojin Kim, & Nancy N. Baxter. (2017). Cancer evaluation in the assessment of solid organ transplant candidates: A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines. Transplantation Reviews. 32(1). 29–35. 26 indexed citations

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Acuña, Sergio A., Maryam Elmi, Prakesh S. Shah, Natalie G. Coburn, & Fayez A. Quereshy. (2016). Preoperative localization of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgical Endoscopy. 31(6). 2366–2379. 49 indexed citations

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Ottolino‐Perry, Kathryn, et al.. (2015). Oncolytic vaccinia virus synergizes with irinotecan in colorectal cancer. Molecular Oncology. 9(8). 1539–1552. 30 indexed citations

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Chesney, Tyler R. & Sergio A. Acuña. (2015). Do elderly patients have the most to gain from laparoscopic surgery?. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 4(3). 321–323. 14 indexed citations

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Angarita, Fernando A., et al.. (2013). Mounting a strategic offense: fighting tumor vasculature with oncolytic viruses. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 19(6). 378–392. 30 indexed citations

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Acuña, Sergio A., et al.. (2012). Determining the use of prophylactic antibiotics in breast cancer surgeries: a survey of practice. BMC Surgery. 12(1). 18–18. 8 indexed citations

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Angarita, Fernando A., et al.. (2010). Initial presentation of patients with diagnosis of breast cancer at the Centro Javeriano de Oncología of Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Revista Colombiana de Cirugía. 25(1). 19–26. 1 indexed citations

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Angarita, Fernando A., Sergio A. Acuña, Adriana Fonseca, Pavel Crystal, & Jaime Escallón. (2010). Impact of Preoperative Breast MRIs on Timing of Surgery and Type of Intervention in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 17(S3). 273–279. 24 indexed citations

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Angarita, Fernando A. & Sergio A. Acuña. (2008). Cáncer de seno: de la epidemiología al tratamiento. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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