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Ammara Abbasi Watkins MD, MPH

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUMass Chan Medical School
DepartmentSurgery at UMass Chan - Lahey
AddressLahey Hospital and Medical Center
41 Mall Road
Burlington MA 01805
Phone781-744-8570
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    InstitutionT.H. Chan School of Medicine
    DepartmentSurgery at UMass Chan - Lahey


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    Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United StatesBSBiology
    Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United StatesMPHClinical Effectiveness
    Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United StatesMD

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    1. Shehata DG, Pan JM, Pan Z, Vigneswaran J, Contreras N, Rodriguez E, Sakowitz S, Magarinos J, Pereira S, Wilder FG, Watkins AA. Equity and Opportunities in Lung Cancer Care-Addressing Disparities, Challenges, and Pathways Forward. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Apr 17; 17(8). PMID: 40282525.
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    2. Rajah T, Papageorge MV, Sakowitz S, Cangut B, Boyd R, Lin N, Stanley M, Molena D, Watkins A, Worrell SG, Antonoff MB. Parenting from the OR: The Unique Challenges and Positive Impacts on Children Raised by Cardiothoracic Surgeon Mothers. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Apr 04. PMID: 40187592.
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    3. Watkins AA, Parsons N, Shehata DG, Vigna C, Lagisetty K, Bonner S, Lopez E, Wilder FG, Stock CT, Moffatt-Bruce S, David EA, Mitchell JD, Habib RH, Servais EL. Race, Ethnicity, and Payor status Impact the Surgical Approach and Postoperative Outcomes of Lung Cancer Amongst Patients within The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database. Ann Surg. 2025 Feb 17. PMID: 39957662.
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    4. Shehata DG, Lopez E, Moffatt-Bruce S, Servais E, Watkins A, Stock CT. Robotic Belsey fundoplication: How I do it. JTCVS Tech. 2025 Apr; 30:164-168. PMID: 40242092.
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    5. Shehata DG, Lopez E, Moffatt-Bruce S, Stock CT, Watkins AA, Servais EL. Robotic lobectomy with en bloc chest wall resection and reconstruction: How I do it. JTCVS Tech. 2025 Feb; 29:161-166. PMID: 39991308.
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    6. Plewa D, Ricard C, Hockett D, Shehata D, Corrington A, Rizvi TZ, Lin Z, Castillo-Angeles M, Preston E, Dong L, Nepomnayshy D, Watkins A. Intraoperative Communication Among Men and Women Surgeons With Nursing and Anesthesia Providers. J Surg Res. 2024 Oct 07. PMID: 39379244.
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    7. Shehata DG, Digesu CS, Lopez E, Vigna C, Moffatt-Bruce S, Stock CT, Servais EL, Watkins AA. Robotic-Assisted Pleurectomy Is a Safe and Effective Surgical Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax. J Surg Res. 2024 Oct; 302:944-948. PMID: 39293269.
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    8. Pan JM, Watkins AA, Stock CT, Moffatt-Bruce SD, Servais EL. The Surgical Renaissance: Advancements in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery and Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery and Their Impact on Patient Outcomes. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Sep 05; 16(17). PMID: 39272946.
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    9. Watkins AA, Rizvi TZ, Lopez E, Shehata D, Ssemaganda H, Lin Z, Stock CT, Moffatt-Bruce SD, Servais EL. Trends and comparative outcomes between operative approaches for segmentectomy in lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar; 169(3):745-752.e2. PMID: 39002852.
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    10. Shehata D, Lopez E, Vigna C, Maben S, Stock CT, Moffatt-Bruce S, Watkins AA, Servais E. Robotic Bronchoplasty for Iatrogenic Bronchial Rupture After Endotracheal Tube Placement. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2024 Dec; 2(4):659-661. PMID: 39790598.
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    11. Lopez E, Vigna C, Shehata D, Watkins AA, Servais EL, Moffatt-Bruce S, Stock CT. Adult Plastic Bronchitis: A Rare Cause for Chronic Productive Cough. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2024 Sep; 2(3):499-501. PMID: 39790439.
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    12. Stock C, Watkins A, Moffatt-Bruce S, Servais E. Robotic-Assisted Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2024 Jul; 33(3):519-527. PMID: 38789194.
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    13. Hendrix RJ, Digesu CS, Watkins AA, Stock CT, Servais EL. Robot-Assisted Left Lower Sleeve Lobectomy for Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2023 Sep; 1(3):479-482. PMID: 39790944.
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    14. Calvillo-Ortiz R, Polanco-Santana JC, Watkins AA, Castillo-Angeles M, Anguiano-Landa L, Callery MP, Kent TS. Patients' perceptions of the post-pancreatectomy discharge process. HPB (Oxford). 2023 10; 25(10):1179-1186. PMID: 37407398.
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    15. Kader S, Watkins A, Servais EL. The oncologic efficacy of extended thoracic resections. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Feb; 127(2):288-295. PMID: 36630102.
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    16. Seastedt KP, Watkins AA, Kent MS, Stock CT. Robotic Mediastinal Surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2023 Feb; 33(1):89-97. PMID: 36372537.
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    17. Steely AM, Watkins AA, Vidal B, White D, Chu LM. Pembrolizumab Improves Survival After Resection of Intracardiac Metastatic Cervical Carcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 11; 114(5):e323-e325. PMID: 35090858.
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    18. Seastedt KP, Moukheiber D, Mahindre SA, Thammineni C, Rosen DT, Watkins AA, Hashimoto DA, Hoang CD, Kpodonu J, Celi LA. A scoping review of artificial intelligence applications in thoracic surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Jan 24; 61(2):239-248. PMID: 34601587.
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    19. Watkins AA, Kalluri A, Gupta A, Gangadharan SP. Iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia with fecopneumothorax following minimally invasive esophagectomy and liver resection. JTCVS Tech. 2022 Feb; 11:89-91. PMID: 35169751.
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    20. Chow OS, Sudarshan M, Maxfield MW, Seese LM, Watkins AA, Fleishman A, Gangadharan SP. Regarding an Offensive Figure?in the Article Entitled "National Survey of Burnout and Distress Among Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees". Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 08; 114(2):608-609. PMID: 34214547.
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    21. Smood B, Spratt JR, Mehaffey JH, Luc JGY, Vinck EE, Lehtinen ML, Wallen TJ, Jenkinson CG, Kim W, Kesieme EB, Han JJ, Helmers MR, Iyengar A, Patrick WL, Kelly JJ, Watkins AA, Cevasco M, Williams ML. COVID-19 and cardiothoracic surgery: Effects on training and workforce utilization in a global pandemic. J Card Surg. 2021 Sep; 36(9):3296-3305. PMID: 34173279.
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    22. Watkins AA, Zerillo JA, Kent MS. Trimodality Approach for Esophageal Malignancies. Surg Clin North Am. 2021 Jun; 101(3):453-465. PMID: 34048765.
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    23. Watkins AA, Quadri SM, Servais EL. Robotic-Assisted Complex Pulmonary Resection: Sleeve Lobectomy for Cancer. Innovations (Phila). 2021 Mar-Apr; 16(2):132-135. PMID: 33682518.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Chow OS, Sudarshan M, Maxfield MW, Seese LM, Watkins AA, Fleishman A, Gangadharan SP. National Survey of Burnout and Distress Among Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 06; 111(6):2066-2071. PMID: 32866478.
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    25. Watkins AA, Kent MS, Wilson JL. Surgical Adjuncts During Esophagectomy. Thorac Surg Clin. 2020 Aug; 30(3):315-320. PMID: 32593364.
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    26. Stackhouse KA, Storino A, Watkins AA, Gooding W, Callery MP, Kent TS, Sawhney MS, Moser AJ. Biliary palliation for unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: surgical bypass or self-expanding metal stent? HPB (Oxford). 2020 04; 22(4):563-569. PMID: 31537457.
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    27. Seykora TF, Ecker BL, McMillan MT, Maggino L, Beane JD, Fong ZV, Hollis RH, Jamieson NB, Javed AA, Kowalsky SJ, Kunstman JW, Malleo G, Poruk KE, Soares K, Valero V, Velu LKP, Watkins AA, Vollmer CM. The Beneficial Effects of Minimizing Blood Loss in Pancreatoduodenectomy. Ann Surg. 2019 07; 270(1):147-157. PMID: 29489483.
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    28. Kent TS, Watkins AA, Castillo-Angeles M. Response to Letter to the Editor about the recently published paper by Watkins et?al. "Braden scale for pressure ulcer risk predicts rehabilitation placement after pancreatic resection". HPB (Oxford). 2019 07; 21(7):929. PMID: 31201086.
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    29. Solis-Velasco MA, Ore Carranza AS, Stackhouse KA, Verkoulen K, Watkins AA, Akhouri V, Callery MP, Kent TS, James Moser A. Transversus abdominis plane block reduces pain and narcotic consumption after robot-assisted distal pancreatectomy. HPB (Oxford). 2019 08; 21(8):1039-1045. PMID: 30723060.
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    30. Glass CC, Parsons CS, Raykar NP, Watkins AA, Jinadasa SP, Fleishman A, Gupta A. An effective multi-modality model for single-session cricothyroidotomy training for trainees. Am J Surg. 2019 09; 218(3):613-618. PMID: 30928019.
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    31. Watkins AA, Castillo-Angeles M, Calvillo-Ortiz R, Guetter CR, Eskander MF, Ghaffarpasand E, Anguiano-Landa L, Tseng JF, Moser AJ, Callery MP, Kent TS. Braden scale for pressure ulcer risk predicts rehabilitation placement after pancreatic resection. HPB (Oxford). 2019 07; 21(7):923-927. PMID: 30606683.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    32. Storino A, Guetter C, Castillo-Angeles M, Watkins AA, Mancias JD, Bullock A, James Moser A, Kent TS. What Patients Look for When Browsing Online for Pancreatic Cancer: The Bait Behind the Byte. World J Surg. 2018 12; 42(12):4097-4106. PMID: 29971463.
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    33. Castillo-Angeles M, Calvillo-Ortiz R, Acosta D, Watkins AA, Evenson A, Atkins KM, Kent TS. Mistreatment and the Learning Environment: A Mixed Methods Approach to Assess Knowledge and Raise Awareness Amongst Residents. J Surg Educ. 2019 Mar - Apr; 76(2):305-314. PMID: 30318301.
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    34. Calvillo-Ortiz R, Raven KE, Castillo-Angeles M, Watkins AA, Barrows CE, James BC, Boyd CG, Critchlow JF, Kent TS. Using Individual Clinical Evaluations to Assess Residents' Clinical Judgment; Feasibility and Residents' Perception. J Surg Educ. 2018 Nov; 75(6):e31-e37. PMID: 30292453.
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    35. Klompmaker S, van Zoggel DM, Watkins AA, Eskander MF, Tseng JF, Besselink MG, Moser AJ. Nationwide Evaluation of Patient Selection for Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy Using American College of Surgeons' National Quality Improvement Program. Ann Surg. 2017 12; 266(6):1055-1061. PMID: 27607097.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    36. Pedroso FE, Angriman F, Endo A, Dasenbrock H, Storino A, Castillo R, Watkins AA, Castillo-Angeles M, Goodman JE, Zitsman JL. Weight loss after bariatric surgery in obese adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 03; 14(3):413-422. PMID: 29248351.
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    37. Watkins AA, Kent TS, Gooding WE, Boggi U, Chalikonda S, Kendrick ML, Walsh RM, Zeh HJ, Moser AJ. Multicenter outcomes of robotic reconstruction during the early learning curve for minimally-invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy. HPB (Oxford). 2018 02; 20(2):155-165. PMID: 28966031.
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    38. Puri PM, Watkins AA, Kent TS, Maggino L, Jeganathan JG, Callery MP, Drebin JA, Vollmer CM. Decision-Making for the Management of Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas: How Satisfied Are Patients with Surgery? J Gastrointest Surg. 2018 01; 22(1):88-97. PMID: 28875275.
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    39. Ecker BL, McMillan MT, Maggino L, Allegrini V, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Bassi C, Beane JD, Behrman SW, Berger AC, Bloomston M, Callery MP, Christein JD, Dickson E, Dixon E, Drebin JA, Castillo CF, Fisher WE, Fong ZV, Haverick E, Hollis RH, House MG, Hughes SJ, Jamieson NB, Kent TS, Kowalsky SJ, Kunstman JW, Malleo G, Salem RR, Soares KC, Valero V, Watkins AA, Wolfgang CL, Zureikat AH, Vollmer CM. Pancreatogastrostomy Vs. Pancreatojejunostomy: a Risk-Stratified Analysis of 5316 Pancreatoduodenectomies. J Gastrointest Surg. 2018 01; 22(1):68-76. PMID: 28840459.
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    40. Acosta D, Castillo-Angeles M, Garces-Descovich A, Watkins AA, Gupta A, Critchlow JF, Kent TS. Surgical Practical Skills Learning Curriculum: Implementation and Interns' Confidence Perceptions. J Surg Educ. 2018 Mar - Apr; 75(2):263-270. PMID: 28827182.
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    41. McMillan MT, Allegrini V, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Bassi C, Beane JD, Behrman SW, Berger AC, Bloomston M, Callery MP, Christein JD, Dickson E, Dixon E, Drebin JA, Fernandez-Del Castillo C, Fisher WE, Fong ZV, Haverick E, Hollis RH, House MG, Hughes SJ, Jamieson NB, Kent TS, Kowalsky SJ, Kunstman JW, Malleo G, McElhany AL, Salem RR, Soares KC, Sprys MH, Valero V, Watkins AA, Wolfgang CL, Zureikat AH, Vollmer CM. Incorporation of Procedure-specific Risk Into the ACS-NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator Improves the Prediction of Morbidity and Mortality After Pancreatoduodenectomy. Ann Surg. 2017 05; 265(5):978-986. PMID: 27232260.
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    42. Castillo-Angeles M, Watkins AA, Acosta D, Frydman JL, Flier L, Garces-Descovich A, Cahalane MJ, Gangadharan SP, Atkins KM, Kent TS. Mistreatment and the learning environment for medical students on general surgery clerkship rotations: What do key stakeholders think? Am J Surg. 2017 Feb; 213(2):307-312. PMID: 28131325.
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    43. Storino A, Castillo-Angeles M, Watkins AA, Vargas C, Mancias JD, Bullock A, Demirjian A, Moser AJ, Kent TS. Assessing the Accuracy and Readability of Online Health Information for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer. JAMA Surg. 2016 09 01; 151(9):831-7. PMID: 27144966.
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    44. Watkins AA, Bliss LA, Cameron DB, Eskander MF, Tseng JF, Kent TS. Erratum to: Deconstructing the "July Effect" in Operative Outcomes: A National Study. J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 08; 20(8):1539. PMID: 27282757.
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    45. Watkins AA, Gondek SP, Lagisetty KH, Castillo-Angeles M, Gangadharan SP, Cahalane MJ, Kent TS. Weekly e-mailed teaching tips and reading material influence teaching among general surgery residents. Am J Surg. 2017 Jan; 213(1):195-201.e3. PMID: 27640910.
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    46. Bliss LA, Eskander MF, Kent TS, Watkins AA, de Geus SW, Storino A, Ng SC, Callery MP, Moser AJ, Tseng JF. Early surgical bypass versus endoscopic stent placement in pancreatic cancer. HPB (Oxford). 2016 08; 18(8):671-7. PMID: 27485061.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    47. Watkins AA, Bliss LA, Cameron DB, Eskander MF, Tseng JF, Kent TS. Deconstructing the "July Effect" in Operative Outcomes: A National Study. J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 05; 20(5):1012-9. PMID: 26932502.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    48. McMillan MT, Christein JD, Callery MP, Behrman SW, Drebin JA, Hollis RH, Kent TS, Miller BC, Sprys MH, Watkins AA, Strasberg SM, Vollmer CM. Comparing the burden of pancreatic fistulas after pancreatoduodenectomy and distal pancreatectomy. Surgery. 2016 Apr; 159(4):1013-22. PMID: 26670325.
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    49. McMillan MT, Vollmer CM, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Bassi C, Beane JD, Berger AC, Bloomston M, Callery MP, Christein JD, Dixon E, Drebin JA, Castillo CF, Fisher WE, Fong ZV, Haverick E, House MG, Hughes SJ, Kent TS, Kunstman JW, Malleo G, McElhany AL, Salem RR, Soares K, Sprys MH, Valero V, Watkins AA, Wolfgang CL, Behrman SW. The Characterization and Prediction of ISGPF Grade C Fistulas Following Pancreatoduodenectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Feb; 20(2):262-76. PMID: 26162925.
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    50. Master VA, Watkins AA, Johnson TV, Shrewsberry AB, Nourparvar P, Madni T, Watkins CJ, Feingold PL, Kooby DA, Maithel SK, Staley CA. Outcomes data in pain studies: in reply to Barbul and colleagues. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Mar; 220(3):375. PMID: 25700906.
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    51. Watkins AA, Johnson TV, Shrewsberry AB, Nourparvar P, Madni T, Watkins CJ, Feingold PL, Kooby DA, Maithel SK, Staley CA, Master VA. Ice packs reduce postoperative midline incision pain and narcotic use: a randomized controlled trial. J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Sep; 219(3):511-7. PMID: 25081937.
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