Northwestern Quality Improvement, Research & Education in Surgery

Our mission is creation of a space that can facilitate and support faculty, staff and trainees with developing the research skills and expertise to improve surgical outcomes.”

Julie K. Johnson, MSPH, PhD

Core Programs

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NQUIRES Student Research Program

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NQUIRES Research Fellowship

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Our Team

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Recent Publications

Association of Prophylactic Antibiotics With Early Infectious Complications in Children With Cancer Undergoing Central Venous Access Device Placement.
Papastefan ST, Zeineddin S, Blakely ML, Lovvorn HN, Huang LW, Raval MV, Lautz TB.
Ann Surg. 2024 Dec 1;280(6):1021-1028. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006140. Epub 2023 Oct 23.
A Retrospective Nationwide Comparison of Laparoscopic vs Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Children.
Carter M, et al. Among authors: raval mv.
J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov 7;60(2):162056. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.162056. Online ahead of print.
Association of commission on cancer accreditation with receipt of guideline-concordant care and survival among patients with colon cancer.
Chan K, Palis BE, Cotler JH, Janczewski LM, Weigel RJ, Bentrem DJ, Ko CY.
World J Surg. 2024 Nov 7. doi: 10.1002/wjs.12391. Online ahead of print.