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Maria C Cusimano MD, PhD, FACOG, FRCSC

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUMass Chan Medical School
DepartmentSurgery at UMass Chan - Lahey
AddressLahey Clinic
67 South Bedford St
Burlington MA 01805-0001
Phone781-576-7945
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    InstitutionT.H. Chan School of Medicine
    DepartmentSurgery at UMass Chan - Lahey


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    McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CanadaBHSC
    Queens University, Kingston, ON, CanadaMD
    University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaPHD

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    1. Cusimano MC, Poxon A, Gien LT, Sutradhar R, Nguyen L, Liu N, Van de Laar E, Ballin V, Watts M, Plante M, Ferguson SE. Association of surgical approach with oncologic outcomes in low-risk cervical cancer. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Jul 04. PMID: 42401251.
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    2. Scime NV, Huang B, Quinn A, Tonelli M, Cusimano MC, Brown HK, Hill MD, Chew DS, Benham JL, Brennand EA. Benign Hysterectomy and Risk of Cardiometabolic Disease: A Population-based Cohort Study. Can J Cardiol. 2026 Jun 12. PMID: 42285253.
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    3. Simpson AN, Sutradhar R, McArthur E, Cusimano MC, Tanuseputro P, Baxter NN. Physician Work Patterns in Pregnancy, Parental Leave, and Return to the Workforce. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 04 01; 9(4):e267543. PMID: 42018323.
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    4. Cusimano MC, Baxter NN, Moineddin R, Chiu M, Nguyen L, Aktar S, Liu N, Simpson AN, Johnson C, Ferguson SE. Identifying patients with obesity from health administrative data: Diagnostic accuracy of surgical billing claims. Can J Public Health. 2026 Aug; 117(4):753-763. PMID: 41396243.
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    5. Simpson AN, Sutradhar R, McArthur E, Cusimano MC, Baxter NN. Processes of obstetrical care and outcomes among Ontario physicians versus non-physicians: a population-based study. BMJ Open. 2024 Dec 15; 14(12):e091312. PMID: 39675822.
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    6. Salman L, Cusimano MC, Marchocki Z, Ferguson SE. Sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial cancer: Current evidence and practice. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Jan; 129(1):117-119. PMID: 38059317.
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    7. Marchocki Z, Cusimano MC, Vicus D, Pulman K, Rouzbahman M, Mirkovic J, Cesari M, Maganti M, Zia A, Ene G, Ferguson SE. Diagnostic accuracy of frozen section and patterns of nodal spread in high grade endometrial cancer: A secondary outcome of the SENTOR prospective cohort study. Gynecol Oncol. 2023 06; 173:41-48. PMID: 37075495.
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    8. Cusimano MC, Ferguson SE. Contemporary evidence mandates contemporary guidelines: opportunistic oophorectomy at non-malignant hysterectomy. BJOG. 2023 01; 130(2):141-142. PMID: 36264271.
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    9. Cusimano MC, Baxter NN, Sutradhar R, McArthur E, Ray JG, Garg AX, Vigod S, Simpson AN. Evaluation of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Physicians Compared With Nonphysicians. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 05 02; 5(5):e2213521. PMID: 35604685.
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    10. Marchocki Z, Cusimano MC, Ferguson SE. Sentinel lymph node biopsy in high-grade endometrial cancer. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 06; 226(6):867-868. PMID: 35182495.
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    11. Salman L, Cusimano MC, Marchocki Z, Ferguson SE. Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in High-Grade Endometrial Cancer. Curr Oncol. 2022 02 14; 29(2):1123-1135. PMID: 35200595.
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    12. Cusimano MC, Liu J, Azizi P, Zipursky J, Sajewycz K, Sussman J, Kishibe T, Wong E, Ferguson SE, D'Souza R, Baxter NN. Adverse Fetal Outcomes and Maternal Mortality Following Nonobstetric Abdominopelvic Surgery in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Surg. 2023 Jul 01; 278(1):e147-e157. PMID: 34966066.
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    13. Cusimano MC, Chiu M, Ferguson SE, Moineddin R, Aktar S, Liu N, Baxter NN. Association of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study. BMJ. 2021 12 08; 375:e067528. PMID: 34880044.
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    14. Simpson AN, Cusimano MC, Baxter NN. CMAJ. 2021 11 15; 193(45):E1754-E1756. PMID: 34782387.
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    15. Cusimano MC, Ferguson SE, Moineddin R, Chiu M, Aktar S, Liu N, Baxter NN. Ovarian cancer incidence and death in average-risk women undergoing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at benign hysterectomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 02; 226(2):220.e1-220.e26. PMID: 34563499.
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    16. Simpson AN, Cusimano MC, Baxter NN. The inconvenience of motherhood during a medical career. CMAJ. 2021 09 20; 193(37):E1465-E1466. PMID: 34544787.
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    17. Ferguson SE, Cusimano MC. Sentinel Lymph Node Concept in High-Risk Profile Endometrial Cancer-Reply. JAMA Surg. 2021 08 01; 156(8):799-800. PMID: 33950181.
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    18. Cusimano MC, Baxter NN, Sutradhar R, McArthur E, Ray JG, Garg AX, Vigod S, Simpson AN. Delay of Pregnancy Among Physicians vs Nonphysicians. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 07 01; 181(7):905-912. PMID: 33938909.
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    19. Marchocki Z, Cusimano MC, Clarfield L, Kim SR, Fazelzad R, Espin-Garcia O, Bouchard-Fortier G, Rossi EC, Stewart KI, Soliman PT, How JA, Gotlieb WH, Holloway RW, Ianieri MM, Cabrera S, Lim YK, Ferguson SE. Sentinel lymph node biopsy in high-grade endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of performance characteristics. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 10; 225(4):367.e1-367.e39. PMID: 34058168.
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    20. Cusimano MC, Sajewycz K, Harle I, Giroux J, Hanna T, Willing S, Martin V, Francis JA. Acceptability and Feasibility of Early Palliative Care Among Women with Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2021 Jun; 43(6):707-715. PMID: 33731311.
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    21. Cusimano MC, Vicus D, Pulman K, Maganti M, Bernardini MQ, Bouchard-Fortier G, Laframboise S, May T, Hogen LF, Covens AL, Gien LT, Kupets R, Rouzbahman M, Clarke BA, Mirkovic J, Cesari M, Turashvili G, Zia A, Ene GEV, Ferguson SE. Assessment of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy vs Lymphadenectomy for Intermediate- and High-Grade Endometrial Cancer Staging. JAMA Surg. 2021 02 01; 156(2):157-164. PMID: 33175109.
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    22. Cusimano MC, Moineddin R, Chiu M, Ferguson SE, Aktar S, Liu N, Baxter NN. Practice variation in bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at benign abdominal hysterectomy: a population-based study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 06; 224(6):585.e1-585.e30. PMID: 33359174.
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    23. Cusimano MC, Baxter NN, Sutradhar R, Ray JG, Garg AX, McArthur E, Vigod S, Simpson AN. Reproductive patterns, pregnancy outcomes and parental leave practices of women physicians in Ontario, Canada: the Dr Mom Cohort Study protocol. BMJ Open. 2020 10 21; 10(10):e041281. PMID: 33087379.
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    24. Nica A, Kim SR, Gien LT, Covens A, Bernardini MQ, Bouchard-Fortier G, Kupets R, May T, Vicus D, Laframboise S, Hogen L, Cusimano MC, Ferguson SE. Survival after minimally invasive surgery in early cervical cancer: is the intra-uterine manipulator to blame? Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2020 12; 30(12):1864-1870. PMID: 33037109.
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    25. Cusimano MC, Fazelzad R, Meffe F. Improving systematic reviews in obstetrics and gynecology. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 01; 224(1):128. PMID: 32966802.
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    26. Bouchard-Fortier G, Cusimano MC, Fazelzad R, Sajewycz K, Lu L, Espin-Garcia O, May T, Bouchard-Fortier A, Ferguson SE. Oncologic outcomes and morbidity following heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy at cytoreductive surgery for primary epithelial ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gynecol Oncol. 2020 07; 158(1):218-228. PMID: 32387131.
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    27. Zhang DDQ, Dossa F, Arora A, Cusimano MC, Speller B, Little T, Ladha K, Brar S, Urbach DR, Tricco AC, Wijeysundera DN, Clarke HA, Baxter NN. Recommendations for the Prescription of Opioids at Discharge After Abdominopelvic Surgery: A Systematic Review. JAMA Surg. 2020 05 01; 155(5):420-429. PMID: 32159738.
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    28. Cusimano MC. Expectant Management of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Future Cardiovascular Morbidity. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 04; 135(4):974. PMID: 32217959.
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    29. Cusimano MC, Sajewycz K, Nelson M, Jivraj N, Lee YC, Bowering V, Oza A, Lheureux S, Ferguson SE. Supported self-management as a model for end-of-life care in the setting of malignant bowel obstruction: A qualitative study. Gynecol Oncol. 2020 06; 157(3):745-753. PMID: 32217004.
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    30. Cusimano MC, Ferguson SE. Reply. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 01; 222(1):96-97. PMID: 31542251.
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    31. Cusimano MC, Baxter NN, Gien LT, Moineddin R, Liu N, Dossa F, Willows K, Ferguson SE. Impact of surgical approach on oncologic outcomes in women undergoing radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 12; 221(6):619.e1-619.e24. PMID: 31288006.
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    32. Cusimano MC, Simpson AN, Han A, Hayeems R, Bernardini MQ, Robertson D, Kives SL, Satkunaratnam A, Baxter NN, Ferguson SE. Barriers to care for women with low-grade endometrial cancer and morbid obesity: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2019 06 27; 9(6):e026872. PMID: 31248922.
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    33. Cusimano MC, Simpson AN, Dossa F, Liani V, Kaur Y, Acuna SA, Robertson D, Satkunaratnam A, Bernardini MQ, Ferguson SE, Baxter NN. Laparoscopic and robotic hysterectomy in endometrial cancer patients with obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of conversions and complications. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 11; 221(5):410-428.e19. PMID: 31082383.
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    34. Cusimano MC, Ting DK, Kwong JL, Van Melle E, MacDonald SE, Cline C. Medical Students Learn Professionalism in Near-Peer Led, Discussion-Based Small Groups. Teach Learn Med. 2019 Jun-Jul; 31(3):307-318. PMID: 30554529.
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    35. Dossa F, Cusimano MC, Sutradhar R, Metcalfe K, Little T, Lerner-Ellis J, Eisen A, Meschino WS, Baxter NN. Real-world health services utilisation and outcomes after BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing in Ontario, Canada: the What Comes Next Cohort Study protocol. BMJ Open. 2018 09 04; 8(9):e025317. PMID: 30181190.
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    36. Cusimano MC, Chitayat D, Injeyan M, Geary M. Pregnancy in 3M syndrome. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2018 Apr; 38(3):421-422. PMID: 29046114.
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    37. Cusimano MC, Walker R, Bernardini MQ, Bouchard-Fortier G, Laframboise S, May T, Murphy J, Rosen B, Covens A, Clarke B, Shaw P, Rouzbahman M, Mohan R, Ferguson SE. Implementing a Cervical Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Program: Quality Improvement in Gynaecologic Oncology. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2017 Aug; 39(8):659-667. PMID: 28729099.
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    38. Cusimano MC, Pudwell J, Roddy M, Cho CK, Smith GN. The maternal health clinic: an initiative for cardiovascular risk identification in women with pregnancy-related complications. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 May; 210(5):438.e1-9. PMID: 24316270.
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    39. Sukhai MA, Prabha S, Hurren R, Rutledge AC, Lee AY, Sriskanthadevan S, Sun H, Wang X, Skrtic M, Seneviratne A, Cusimano M, Jhas B, Gronda M, MacLean N, Cho EE, Spagnuolo PA, Sharmeen S, Gebbia M, Urbanus M, Eppert K, Dissanayake D, Jonet A, Dassonville-Klimpt A, Li X, Datti A, Ohashi PS, Wrana J, Rogers I, Sonnet P, Ellis WY, Corey SJ, Eaves C, Minden MD, Wang JC, Dick JE, Nislow C, Giaever G, Schimmer AD. Lysosomal disruption preferentially targets acute myeloid leukemia cells and progenitors. J Clin Invest. 2013 Jan; 123(1):315-28. PMID: 23202731.
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