Vivek N. Prachand, MD

Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Fellowship

Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Residency

Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Internship

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
MD

Supervised weight loss requirements disproportionately affect Black patients seeking weight loss surgery.
Supervised weight loss requirements disproportionately affect Black patients seeking weight loss surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2023 10; 19(10):1094-1098.
PMID: 37127450

Changes in Surgical Outcomes in a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative with Introduction of Simultaneous, Comprehensive Interventions.
Changes in Surgical Outcomes in a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative with Introduction of Simultaneous, Comprehensive Interventions. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 07 01; 237(1):128-138.
PMID: 36919951

Development of the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC): Implementing 21 Components to Catalyze Statewide Improvement in Surgical Care.
Development of the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC): Implementing 21 Components to Catalyze Statewide Improvement in Surgical Care. Ann Surg Open. 2023 Mar; 4(1):e258.
PMID: 36891561

Superior outcomes with double-balloon enteroscopy for small bowel lesion marking followed by intracorporeal as opposed to extracorporeal resection and reconstruction.
Superior outcomes with double-balloon enteroscopy for small bowel lesion marking followed by intracorporeal as opposed to extracorporeal resection and reconstruction. Surg Endosc. 2022 05; 36(5):3227-3233.
PMID: 34287705

Pediatric Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Scoring Tool Facilitates Dynamic and Flexible Decision-Making and Triage for Procedures: In Reply to González Villarreal and Colleagues.
Pediatric Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Scoring Tool Facilitates Dynamic and Flexible Decision-Making and Triage for Procedures: In Reply to González Villarreal and Colleagues. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 02; 232(2):226.
PMID: 33162323

Web-Based Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive (MeNTS) Procedure Scoring Worksheet: In Reply to Ing and Ing.
Web-Based Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive (MeNTS) Procedure Scoring Worksheet: In Reply to Ing and Ing. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 09; 231(3):407.
PMID: 32660734

Multi-institution Evaluation of Adherence to Comprehensive Postoperative VTE Chemoprophylaxis.
Multi-institution Evaluation of Adherence to Comprehensive Postoperative VTE Chemoprophylaxis. Ann Surg. 2020 06; 271(6):1072-1079.
PMID: 30632990

Pediatric Modification of the Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Scoring System for Operating Room Procedure Prioritization During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Pediatric Modification of the Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Scoring System for Operating Room Procedure Prioritization During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 08; 231(2):205-215.
PMID: 32473197

What Is the Appropriate Use of Laparoscopy over Open Procedures in the Current COVID-19 Climate?
What Is the Appropriate Use of Laparoscopy over Open Procedures in the Current COVID-19 Climate? J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 07; 24(7):1686-1691.
PMID: 32285338

Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Procedures: Scoring System to Ethically and Efficiently Manage Resource Scarcity and Provider Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Medically Necessary, Time-Sensitive Procedures: Scoring System to Ethically and Efficiently Manage Resource Scarcity and Provider Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Aug; 231(2):281-288.
PMID: 32278725

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