Stephanie G. Worrell, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery

Associate Program Director General Surgery

Section Chief of Thoracic Surgery

Education:

Creighton University, 2003 (B.S.)
University of Arizona, 2005 (M.S.)
Creighton University, 2009 (M.D.)
University of Southern California, 2016 (Residency, General Surgery)
University of Michigan, 2018 (Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery)

Honors and Awards:

National Honors and Awards

2023 American Foregut Society Early Career Award
2022 Selected to the SERF Association of Surgical Educators fellowship
2022 Selected to the ACS Surgeons as Educators course
2020 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Inaugural Leadership Summit, New Orleans, LA
2019 Association of Academic Thoracic Surgeons Leadership Academy, Toronto CA
2018 World Cardiothoracic surgery jeopardy champion, competition at the 54th annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic surgeons in Fort Lauderdale, FL
2018 STS Advocacy Scholarship recipient to attend the 2018 Legislative Fly-In in Washington, DC
2018 Carolyn Reed Travelling Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery Foundation award:
Two-week clinical fellowship at The Oregon Clinic learning advanced endoscopy and minimally invasive foregut surgery with Steven DeMeester and Christy Dunst
2018 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Scholarship to attend the 31st Annual Meeting of the General Thoracic Surgical Club
2018 Best movie (Robotic left upper lobe segmentectomy) at the 31st Annual Meeting of the General Thoracic Surgical Club in Dove Mountain, Arizona
2018 Division of Thoracic surgery sponsored attendee to the Women in Surgery Leadership Development Conference at University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan

Institutional/Local Honors and Awards

2024 Tucson Lifestyle Top Doctors
2023 Selected for the Spurring Success for Women in Medicine and Science Fellowship, University of Arizona
2023 Tucson Lifestyle Top Doctors
2023 University of Arizona School of Medicine Specialty Advisor Award
2022 Tucson Lifestyle Top Doctors
2022 Academy of Medical Education Scholars Travel Grant Award
2021 Selected for FLEX IX Leadership Program, Case Western Reserve University
2020 Cleveland Magazine Top Doctors
2020 Mary Hellerstein Junior Faculty Development Award
California
2016 Best Teacher-Chief Resident Award, University of Southern California, Department of Surgery
2016 Most Outstanding Scholar Award, University of Southern California, Department of Surgery

Selected Publications:

Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Chang M, Weiss B, Worrell SG, Chiu-Hsieh H, Ghaderi I. Readability of online patient education material for foregut surgery. Surgical Endoscopy 2024; Jul 15. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-11042-z. Online ahead of print.

2. Liou DZ, Berry MF, Brown LM, Demmy TL, Huang J, Khullar OV, Padda SK, Shah RD, Taylor MD, Toker SA, Weiss E, Wightman SC, Worrell SG, Hayanga JWA. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Document on the Surgical Management of Thymomas. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2024 ay 6:S0003-4975(24)00338-2. Online ahead of print.

3. Fick CN, Dunne EG, Sihag S, Molena D, Cytryn SL, Janjigian YY, Wu AJ, Worrell SG, Hofstetter WL, Jones DR, Gray KD. Immunotherapy for Resectable Locally Advanced Esophageal Carcinoma. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2024; Feb 24:S0003-4975(24)00125-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.02.021. Online ahead of print.

4. Worrell SG, Goodman KA, Altorki NK, Ashman JB, Crabtree TD, Dorth J, Firestone S, Harpole DH, Hofstetter WL, Hong TS, Kisson K, Ku GY, MOlena D, Tepper JE, Watson TJ, Williams T, Willett C. The Society of Thoracic surgeons/American Society of radiation oncology updated clinical practice guidelines on multimodality therpay for locally advanced cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2024 Jan;117(1):15-32.

5. Worrell SG, Goodman KA, Altorki NK, Ashman JB, Crabtree TD, Dorth J, Firestone S, Harpole DH, Hofstetter WL, Hong TS, Kisson K, Ku GY, MOlena D, Tepper JE, Watson TJ, Williams T, Willett C. The Society of Thoracic surgeons/American Society of radiation oncology updated clinical practice guidelines on multimodality therpay for locally advanced cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction. Practical Radiation Oncology 2024 Jan-Feb;14(1):28-46.

6. Conrad H, Young C, Alvarado C, Rao R, Worrell SG. Dissuasion in women surgical trainees pursuing cardiothoracic surgery. American Journal of Surgery 2024 Jan;227:161-164.

7. Towe CW, Bachman KC, Ho VP, Pieracci F, Worrell SG, Moorman ML, Linden PA, Badrinathan A. Early repair of rib fractures is associated with superior length of stay and total hospital cost: a propensity matched analysis of the National inpatient sample. Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Jan 12;60(1):153.

8. Towe CW, Servais EL, Brown LM, Blasberg JD, Mitchell JD, Worrell SG, Seder CW, David EA. The Society of Thoracic surgeons general Thoracic surgery database: 2023 update on outcomes and research. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Dec, online ahead of print.

9. Kanagasegar N, Alvarado CE, Lyons JL, Rivero MJ, Vekstein C, Levine I, Woe CW, Worrell SG, Marks JM. Risk factors for adverse outcomes following paraesophageal hernia repair among obese patients. Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 May 30, epub ahead of print.

10. Alvarado CE, Worrell SG, Sarode AL, Bassiri A, Jiang B, Linden PA, Towe CW. Disparities and access to thoracic surgeons among esophagectomy patients in the United States. Diseases of the Esophagus, 2023 May 10, epub ahead of print.

11. Slater BJ, Collings A, Dirks R, Gould JC, Qureshi AP, Juza R, Rodríguez-Luna MR, Wunker C, Kohn GP, Kothari S, Carslon E, Worrell SG, Abou-Setta AM, Ansari MT, Athanasiadis DI, Daly S, Dimou F, Haskins IN, Hong J, Krishnan K, Lidor A, Litle V, Low D, Petrick A, Soriano IS, Thosani N, Tyberg A, Velanovich V, Vilallonga R, Marks JM. Multi-Society Consensus Conference and Guideline on the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Surgical Endoscopy, 2023 Feb;37(2):781-806.

12. Papageorge MV, Alvarado CE, Kane L, Worrell SG, Antonoff MB. Seeking Mentors: Experience with the Women in Thoracic Surgery Mentorship Program. JTCVS Open. 2022 Dec 17;13:468-472.

13. Alvarado CE, Worrell SG, Sarode AL, Jiang B, Halloran S, Argote-Greene LM, Linden PA, Towe CW. Comparing thoracoscopic and robotic lobectomy using a nationally representative database. The American Surgeon. Epub ahead of print, December 2022.

14. Lifen C, Linden PA, Biswas T, Sinopoli J, Miller ME, Shenk R, Montero AJ, Worrell SG, Winter J, Towe CW. Do delays in surgery justify using SBRT to treat early-stage NSCLC? Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Nov 24;283:532-539.

15. Worrell SG, Alvarado CE, Thibault D, Towe CW, Mitchell JD, Vekstein A, Kosinski AS, Hartwig MG, Linden PA. The impact of diabetes on pathologic response to multi-modality therapy for esophageal cancer. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Epub ahead of print, August 13 2022.

16. Worrell SG, Gupta S, Alvarado CE, Sarode A, Luo X, Towe CW, Linden PA. Morbidity following esophagectomy is higher for benign than malignant disease. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Feb;115(2):363-369.

17. Gray K, Sarode A, Jiang B, Alvarado CE, Sinopoli J, Linden PA, Worrell SG, Ho VO, Argote-Green LM, Towe CW. Surgical Repair Versus Stent for Esophageal Perforation: A Multi-Institutional Database Analysis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Jun;115(6):1378-1384.

18. Alvarado CE, Luo X, Bachman KC, Linden PA, Towe CW, Sarode AL, Argote-Greene LM, Perry Y, Worrell SG. How long is long enough? A closer look at proximal margin length for esophageal adenocarcinoma. Foregut. Epub ahead of print, June 2022.

19. Mack SJ, Till BM, Thosani D, Rahman U, Worrell SG, Grenda T, Evans NR. Okusanya OT. Does Age Impact Risk of Morbidity and Mortality for Elective Paraesophageal Hernia Repair the Era of Minimally-Invasive Repair? Foregut. 2022 Dec;2(4): 349-355.

20. Linden PA, Block M, Perry Y, Gaissert H, Worrell SG, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Kosinski A, Jawitz OK, Hartwig MG, Towe CW. Risk of each of the five lung lobectomies: A society of thoracic surgery database analysis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Nov;114(5):1871-1877.

21. Odetoyinbo K, Bachman K, Worrell SG, Gray K, Linden PA, Towe CE. Factors influencing quality of lymphadenectomy in minimally invasive esophagectomy: a US-based analysis. Diseases of the Esophagus. 2022 Oct 14;35(10):doab093.

22. Chang C, Watt T, Fiedler A, Worrell SG. Women Mentoring Women. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Jan;165(1):401-405.

23. Chang C, Linden PA, Jiang B, Sarode A, Bachman K, Towe CW, Argote-Green L, Worrell SG. Monitoring for Recurrence Following Esophagectomy. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Jul;114(1):211-217.

24. Alvarado, CE, Kapcio KC, Lada MJ, Linden PA, Towe CW, Worrell SG. The effect of diabetes on pathologic complete response among patients with esophageal cancer. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023 Summer;35(2)429-436.

25. Wang N, Bachmann KC, Linden PA, Ho VP, Moorman ML, Worrell SG, Argote-Greene LM, Towe CW. Age is a barrier to surgical stabilization of rib fractures in patients with flail chest. The American Journal of Surgery. 2023 Apr;89(4)927-934.

26. Linden PA, Towe CW, Worrell SG, Jiang B, Ho VP, Argote-Green L, Bachmann K, Perry Y. Drain Amylase: A Simple and Versatile Method of Detecting Esophageal Anastomotic Leaks. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Jun;113(6):1794-1800.

27. Gardner R, Tipton A, Janko M, Usman M, Linden P, Towe C, Worrell SG, Argote-Green L. Management of bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax related to COVID-19 infection. Journal of Clinical Surgery and Research. 2021 July 2(3): DOI:10.31579/2768-2757/022

28. Towe CW, Badrinathan A, Ho VP, Bachmann K, Worrell SG, Moorman M, Linden PA, Pieracci FM. Which comorbidities matter most in patients with multiple rib fractures? An analysis of the National Inpatient Sample. Journal of Cardiothoracic Trauma, 2021;6(1):22-27.

29. Coffey M, Bachmann KC, Worrell SG, Linden PA, Towe CW. Palliative Surgery Outcomes for Patients with Esophageal Cancer: An NCDB Analysis. Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 Jun 19;267:229-234.

30. Kishawi S, Ho V, Bachman K, Alvarado C, Worrell SG, Argote-Greene L, Linden P, Towe C. Are We Underestimating the Morbidity of Single Rib Fractures? Journal of Surgical Research, 2021 Jul 27;268:174-180.

31. Alvarado CE, Worrell SG, Bachman KC, Jiang B, Janko M, Gray KE, Argote-Greene LM, Linden PA, Towe CW. Robotic Approach has Improved Outcomes for Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumors. Accepted to Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Jun;113(6):1853-1858.

32. Ceppa DP, Antonoff MB, Tong BC, Timsina L, Ikonomidis J, Worrell SG, Stephens EH, Gillaspie EA, Schumacher L, Molena D, Kane LC, Blackmon S, Donington JS. 2020 Women in Thoracic Surgery update on the status of women in cardiothoracic surgery. Annals of Thoracic. 2022 Mar;113(3):918-925.

33. Coffey M, Bachman KC, Worrell SG, Linden PA, Towe CW. Concurrent Diagnosis of Anxiety Increases Postoperative Length of Stay Among Patients Receiving Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer. Psychooncology. 2021 Sep;30(9):1514-1524.

34. Jiang B, Linden P, Oliu A, Towe C, Perry Y, Worrell SG. Low Embolic Risk from Short Duration Atrial Fibrillation following Anatomic Lung Resection. Int J Drug Reg Affairs. 2021 Mar 15; 9(1):73-78.

35. Bachman KC, Towe CW, Worrell SG, Linden PA. Wedge Resection Offers Similar Survival to Segmentectomy for Typical Carcinoid Tumor. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar 9:S1043-0679(21)00117-9.

36. Towe CW, Srinivasan S, Ho V, Bachman K, Jarrett C, Worrell SG, Perry Y, Linden PA. Antibiotic resistance is associated with morbidity and mortality after decortication for empyema. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Jan;111(1):206-213.

37. Coffey M, Bachman KC, Ho VP, Worrell SG, Linden PA, Towe CW. Iatrogenic Rib Fractures and the Associated Risks of Mortality. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2022 Feb;48(1):231-241.

38. Hue JJ, Bachman KC, Gray KE, Linden PA, Worrell SG, Towe CW. Does timing of robotic esophagectomy adoption impact short-term postoperative outcomes? Journal of Surgical Research, 2021 Apr;260:220-228.

39. Alvarado CE, Worrell SG, Bachman KC, Gray K, Perry Y, Linden Y, Towe CW. Surgery Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Clinical N3 Esophageal Cancer Results in Improved Survival: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Diseases of the Esophagus. 2021 Jul 12;34(7):doaa118.

40. Ali AM, Bachman KC, Worrell SG, Gray KE, Perry Y, Linden PA, Towe CW. Robotic minimally invasive esophagectomy provides superior surgical resection. Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Nov;35(11):6329-6334.

41. Towe CW, Thubault DP, Worrell SG, Bachman KC, Perry Y, Kosinski AS, Linden PA. Factors associated with successful postoperative day one discharge following anatomic lung resection. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Jul;112(1):221-227.

42. Hue JJ, Bachman KC, Worrell SG, Gray KE, Linden PA, Towe CW. Outcomes of robotic esophagectomies for esophageal cancer by hospital volume: an analysis of the national cancer database. Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Jul;35(7):3802-3810.

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