Publications
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Journal Articles
9/2019
Ruffolo LI, Levstik MA, Hernandez-Alejandro R. "Watching the Clock in Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation." Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.. 2019 Sep; 25(9):1305-1307.
1/23/2019
Hernán MA, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Levstik MA, Orloff MS, Dokus MK, Madenci AL, Wanis KN. "The meaning of confounding adjustment in the presence of multiple versions of treatment: an application to organ transplantation." European journal of epidemiology.. 2019 Jan 23; Epub 2019 Jan 23.
12/1/2018
Hernandez-Alejandro , Levstik , Al-Judaibi , Quan , Al Hasan , Sharma , Sela , Garcia-Ochoa , Wanis K, Tun-Abraham . "Can we reduce ischemic cholangiopathy rates in donation after cardiac death liver transplantation after 10 years of practice? Canadian single-centre experience" Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie.. 2018 Dec 1; 62(1):8. Epub 2018 Dec 01.
12/2017
Al Hasan I, Tun-Abraham ME, Wanis KN, Garcia-Ochoa C, Levstik MA, Al-Judaibi B, Hernandez-Alejandro R. "Optimizing associated liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy outcomes: Surgical experience or appropriate patient selection?" Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie.. 2017 Dec; 60(6):408-415.
10/2017
Coffey JC, Wanis KN, Monbaliu D, Gilbo N, Selzner M, Vachharajani N, Levstik MA, Marquez M, Doyle MBM, Pirenne J, Grant D, Heimbach JK, Chapman W, Vogt K, Hernandez-Alejandro R. "The influence of functional warm ischemia time on DCD liver transplant recipients' outcomes." Clinical transplantation.. 2017 Oct; 31(10)Epub 2017 Aug 29.
10/2017
Dulaney DT, Dokus KM, McIntosh S, Al-Judaibi B, Ramaraju GA, Tomiyama K, Levstik M, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Orloff MS, Kashyap R. "Tobacco Use is a Modifiable Risk Factor for Post-Transplant Biliary Complications." Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.. 2017 Oct; 21(10):1643-1649. Epub 2017 Aug 07.
5/2017
Goldberg DS, Karp SJ, McCauley ME, Markmann JF, Croome KP, Taner CB, Heimbach JK, Leise MD, Fryer JP, Bohorquez HE, Cohen AJ, Gilroy RK, Kumer SC, Foley DP, Karim AS, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Levstik MA, Abt PL. "Interpreting Outcomes in DCDD Liver Transplantation: First Report of the Multicenter IDOL Consortium." Transplantation.. 2017 May; 101(5):1067-1073.
3/15/2017
Hernandez-Alejandro R, Levstik MA, Linehan DC. "Hepatectomy for Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Not If, but When and How?" JAMA surgery.. 2017 Mar 15; 152(3):e165042. Epub 2017 Mar 15.
6/27/2014
Tanaka H, McAlister VC, Levstik MA, Ghent CN, Marotta PJ, Quan D, Wall WJ. "Reuse of liver grafts following the brain death of the initial recipient." World journal of hepatology.. 2014 Jun 27; 6(6):443-7.
2014
Lingard L,; Mcdougall A,; Levstik MA,; Schryer C. "Using Loose Coupling to Understand Interprofessional Collaborative Practice on a Transplantation Team". DOI. 2014; 3(3): 112.
2013
Beaton MD; Chakrabarti S; Levstik MA; Speechley M; Marotta P; Adams PC. "Phase II Clinical Trial of Phlebotomy for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease". Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2013; 37(7): 720-9.
2013
Wells MM, Roth LS, Marotta P, Levstik M, Mason AL, Bain VG, Chandok N, Aljudaibi BM. "Increased duration of dual pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy for genotype 1 hepatitis C post-liver transplantation increases sustained virologic response: a retrospective review." Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association.. 2013 19(5):223-9.
9/2012
Lingard L, McDougall A, Levstik M, Chandok N, Spafford MM, Schryer C. "Representing complexity well: a story about teamwork, with implications for how we teach collaboration." Medical education.. 2012 Sep; 46(9):869-77.
7/2012
Myers RP, Pollett A, Kirsch R, Pomier-Layrargues G, Beaton M, Levstik M, Duarte-Rojo A, Wong D, Crotty P, Elkashab M. "Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP): a noninvasive method for the detection of hepatic steatosis based on transient elastography." Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver.. 2012 Jul; 32(6):902-10. Epub 2012 Mar 21.
3/2012
Myers RP, Pomier-Layrargues G, Kirsch R, Pollett A, Beaton M, Levstik M, Duarte-Rojo A, Wong D, Crotty P, Elkashab M. "Discordance in fibrosis staging between liver biopsy and transient elastography using the FibroScan XL probe." Journal of hepatology.. 2012 Mar; 56(3):564-70. Epub 2011 Oct 23.
1/2012
Myers RP, Pomier-Layrargues G, Kirsch R, Pollett A, Duarte-Rojo A, Wong D, Beaton M, Levstik M, Crotty P, Elkashab M. "Feasibility and diagnostic performance of the FibroScan XL probe for liver stiffness measurement in overweight and obese patients." Hepatology : official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.. 2012 Jan; 55(1):199-208. Epub 2011 Nov 18.
2012
Croome KP; Marotta PJ; Wall WJ; Dale CH; Levstik MA; Chandok N; Hernandez-Alejandro R. "Should a lower quality organ go to the least sick patient? Model for end-stage liver disease score and donor risk index as predictors of early allograft dysfunction." Transplantation Proceedings. 2012; 44(5): 1303-6.
2012
Sandhu A; Alameel T; Dale CH; Levstik MA; Chande N. "The safety and efficacy of antitumour necrosis factor alpha therapy for inflammatory bowel disease in patients post liver transplantation: a case series." Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2012; 36(2): 159-65.
2012
Wells M; Chande N; Adams PC; Beaton MD; Levstik MA; Boyce E; Mrkobrada M. "Meta-analysis: vasoactive medications for the management of acute variceal bleeds." Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2012; 35(11): 1267-78.
9/27/2011
Hernandez-Alejandro R, Croome KP, Quan D, Mawardi M, Chandok N, Dale C, McAlister V, Levstik MA, Wall W, Marotta P. "Increased risk of severe recurrence of hepatitis C virus in liver transplant recipients of donation after cardiac death allografts." Transplantation.. 2011 Sep 27; 92(6):686-9.
9/2011
Mawardi M, Aba Alkhail F, Katada K, Levstik M, Quan D, Wall W, Marotta P, Hernandezalejandro R. "The clinical consequences of utilizing donation after cardiac death liver grafts into hepatitis C recipients." Hepatology international.. 2011 Sep; 5(3):830-3. Epub 2011 Jan 15.
2011
Poordad F; McCone J; Bacon BR; Manns MP; Sulkowski MS; Jacobson IM; Reddy KR; Heathcote J; Levstik MA; Marcellin P; et al. "Boceprevir for untreated chronic HCV Genotype 1 infection". NEJM. 2011; 364(13): 1195-206.
2011
Levstik MA; Wong P; Greanya ED; Yoshida EM. "The role of hepatitis B immunoglobulin in hepatitis B related liver transplantation: Canadian Transplant Centre Position Paper." Annals of Hepatology. 2011; 10(4): 441-4.
2011
Myers RP; Pomier-Layrargues G; Duarte-Rojo A; Wong DK; Beaton MD; Levstik MA; Kirsch R; Pollett A; Elkashab M. "341 Performance of the FibroScan XL Probe for Liver Stiffness Measurement in Obese Patients: A Multicenter Validation Study." Hepatology. 2011; 54.
2011
Levstik M, Wong P, Greanya ED, Yoshida EM. "The role of hepatitis B immunoglobulin in hepatitis B related liver transplantation: Canadian Transplant Centre Position Paper." Annals of hepatology.. 2011 10(4):441-4.
6/2010
Khan K, Levstik M. "Ranking in Canadian gastroenterology residency match: what do residents and program directors want?" Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie.. 2010 Jun; 24(6):369-72.
4/2010
Hernandez-Alejandro R, Caumartin Y, Chent C, Levstik MA, Quan D, Muirhead N, House AA, McAlister V, Jevnikar AM, Luke PP, Wall W. "Kidney and liver transplants from donors after cardiac death: initial experience at the London Health Sciences Centre." Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie.. 2010 Apr; 53(2):93-102.
12/2009
Chan G, Taqi A, Marotta P, Levstik M, McAlister V, Wall W, Quan D. "Long-term outcomes of emergency liver transplantation for acute liver failure." Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.. 2009 Dec; 15(12):1696-702.
10/2008
Adams PC, McAlister V, Chakrabarti S, Levstik M, Marotta P. "Is serum hepcidin causative in hemochromatosis? Novel analysis from a liver transplant with hemochromatosis." Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie.. 2008 Oct; 22(10):851-3.
8/21/2008
Ghent CN, Levstik MA, Marotta PJ. "The hepatopulmonary syndrome." The New England journal of medicine.. 2008 Aug 21; 359(8):866; author reply 867.
4/2007
Parfitt JR, Marotta P, Alghamdi M, Wall W, Khakhar A, Suskin NG, Quan D, McAllister V, Ghent C, Levstik M, McLean C, Chakrabarti S, Garcia B, Driman DK. "Recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after transplantation: use of a pathological score on explanted livers to predict recurrence." Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.. 2007 Apr; 13(4):543-51.
7/2006
Sherman M, Cohen L, Cooper MA, Elkashab M, Feinman V, Fletcher D, Girgrah N, Heathcote J, Levstik M, McNaull WB, Wong D, Wong F, Yim C. "Clinical recommendations for the use of recombinant human erythropoietin in patients with hepatitis C virus being treated with ribavirin." Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie.. 2006 Jul; 20(7):479-85.
4/1/2004
Castellino S, Lensing S, Riely C, Rai SN, Davila R, Hayden RT, Fleckenstein J, Levstik M, Taylor S, Dean PJ, Kippenbrock S, Pope J, Carr J, Strickland DK, Hudson MM. "The epidemiology of chronic hepatitis C infection in survivors of childhood cancer: an update of the St Jude Children's Research Hospital hepatitis C seropositive cohort." Blood.. 2004 Apr 1; 103(7):2460-6. Epub 2003 Dec 18.
2004
Levstik MA. "MARS, a new liver replacement therapy". Focus, Canadian Liver transplant Journal. 2004; .
2003
Gaber AO; Honaker M; Lo A; Grewal H; Levstik MA; Fisher J; Vera S; Amiri H. "Case Control Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Living Donor Liver Transplantation". American Journal of Surgery. 2003; .
2003
Fisher J; Chamsuddin A; Gaber OA; Levstik MA; Vera SR; Nezakatjoo N; Reddy G; Shokouh-Amiri HM. "A Combined Transmesenteric/Transjugular Approach to Intrahepatic Shunting can Overcome Portal Vein Thrombosis". Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2003; 7(2): 276-27.
2003
Levstik MA; Adams PC. "Eligibility and exclusion of hemochromatosis patients as voluntary blood donors". Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology. 2003; 12(1): 61-3.
2003
Levstik MA. "Amyloidosis". Focus, Canadian Liver transplant Journal. 2003; .
7/2002
Swilley S, Strickland DK, Davila R, Levstik M, Ribeiro R, Hudson MM. "Hepatitis C infection during treatment for childhood cancer: pitfalls in diagnosis and management." Medical and pediatric oncology.. 2002 Jul; 39(1):58-9.
2002
Voigt MD; Tombazzi C; Ippolito L; Levstik MA; LaBrecque DR; Riely CA; Gross TJ; Bertolatus JA. "Hemotherapies liver support device does not improve survival in advanced decompensated liver disease: a case control study". Gastroenterology. 2002; 122(4): 161.
2000
Pop A; Gold R; Dean P; Amiri H; Levstik M. "Iatrogenic Portal Hypertension in Liver Transplant Patients". American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2000; 95(9): 2593-7.
1996
Levstik MA; Murray J; Johlin F. "Celiac Disease and Papillary Stenosis. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy". Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1996; 43(4): 386.