Steven Y. Chao

Unmasking healthcare disparities: the underreporting of gender, race, and ethnicity data in high-impact factor minimally invasive surgery journals.

BACKGROUND Diverse representation in clinical research is essential for equitable healthcare. Despite mandates from organizations like the NIH and ICMJE, race and gender remain underreported in surgical research, raising concerns about the generalizability of findings. This study examines demographic reporting trends i...

Recent trends in race and ethnicity reporting in breast surgery journals

Inpatient Versus Outpatient Diagnosis of Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Differences in Stage, Risk Factors, and Surgical Outcomes.

Patients diagnosed with gastric cancer in the inpatient setting represent a distinct cohort not captured by risk indicators that prompt opportunistic endoscopic evaluation in the absence of US screening guidelines, and subgroups may benefit from targeted screening.