Publications

  1. Auricchio A, Gao GP, Zoltick P, Shifrin A, Raper SE, Rivera V, Wilson JM. “Regulated insulin gene delivery for treatment of type I diabetes”. Molecular Therapy 1(5):S293; 2000
  2. A. Shifrin, A. Auricchio, Q-C. Yu, J. Wilson, S. Raper. "Adenoviral Vector-Mediated Insulin Gene Transfer in the Mouse Pancreas Corrects Streptozotocin Induced Hyperglycemia" Gene Therapy, 2001, Oct 8 (19): 1480-9.
  3. A. Shifrin, N. Chirmule, GP Gao, JM Wilson, S. Raper. "Innate Immune Response to Adenoviral Vector-Mediated Acute Pancreatitis". Pancreas. 2005 Mar;30(2):122-9.
  4. A. Shifrin, N. Chirmule, Ph.D. Y. Zhang, S. Raper. “Macrophage ablation attenuates adenoviral vector-induced pancreatitis”. Surgery. 2005 May;137(5):545-51
  5. Mittendorf EA, Shifrin AL, Inabnet WB, Libutti SK, McHenry CR, Demeure MJ. “Islet Cell Tumors”.
  6. Journal chapter by Shifrin AL and Inabnet WB “Surgical Approaches to Islet Cell Tumors of the Pancreas”,
  7. Current Problems in Surgery. 2006 Oct;43(10):685-765. Review.
  8. Alexander Shifrin; William Inabnet; Joseph Grossman. Laparoscopic Left Adrenalectomy for Large 14 cm Pheochromocytoma. Cine-Med publication 2006. www.Cine-Med.com, ACS-2526
  9. Menon C, Bauer TW, Kelley ST, Raz DJ, Bleier JI, Patel K, Steele K, Prabakaran I, Shifrin A, Buerk DG, Sehgal CM, Fraker DL. “Tumoricidal activity of high-dose tumor necrosis factor-alpha is mediated by macrophage-derived nitric oxide burst and permanent blood flow shutdown” Int J Cancer. 2008 Jul 15;123(2):464-75.
  10. Strong VE, Shifrin AL, Inabnet WB. “Rapid Intraoperative Insulin Assay: Novel Method to Differentiate Insulinoma from Nesidioblastosis in the Pediatric Patient”. Annals of Surgical Innovation and Researc.h 2007 Oct 24;1(1):6
  11. Inabnet WB, Shifrin AL, Ahmed L, Sinha P. “Safety of same day discharge in patients undergoing sutureless thyroidectomy: a comparison of local and general anesthesia” Thyroid. 2008 Jan; 18(1): 57-61.
  12. A. Shifrin and J. Vernick, “A thyroglossal duct cyst presenting as a thyroid nodule in the lateral neck”. Thyroid. 2008 Feb; 18(2) 263-5.
  13. A. Harari, J. Allendorf, A. Shifrin, M. DiGorgi, and W. Inabnet, “Negative preoperative localization leads to greater resource utilization in the era of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy”. American Journal of Surgery. 2009 Jun;197(6): 769-73.
  14. Shifrin AL., Xenachis, C., Fay, A., Matulewicz, T., Y.-H. Kuo, Vernick, JJ, “One hundred and seven family members with the rearranged during transfection V804M proto-oncogene mutation presenting with simultaneous medullary and papillary thyroid carcinomas, rare primary hyperparathyroidism, and no pheochromocytomas: Is this a new syndrome-MEN 2C?” Surgery. 2009, Dec 146(6):998-1005
  15. H Kim, E. Hagopian, YH Kuo, N Ahmed , AL Shifrin, JJ Vernick, JM Davis.
    “Pancreaticoduodenectomy at a university-affiliated hospital impact of technique on outcome and quality measures” Submitted for publication
  16. Shifrin, AL., Xenachis, C., Fay, A., Matulewicz, T., Y.-H. Kuo, Vernick, JJ. The First Letter to the Editor: “One hundred and seven family members with the rearranged during transfection V804M proto-oncogene mutation presenting with simultaneous medullary and papillary thyroid carcinomas, rare primary hyperparathyroidism, and no pheochromocytomas: Is this a new syndrome-MEN 2C?” Surgery., 2010 Jun; 147(6):896-898.
  17. Shifrin AL., Xenachis, C., Fay, A., Vernick, JJ.. The Second Letter to the Editor: “One hundred and seven family members with the rearranged during transfection V804M proto-oncogene mutation presenting with simultaneous edullary and papillary thyroid carcinomas, rare primary hyperparathyroidism, and no pheochromocytomas: Is this a new syndrome-MEN 2C?” Surgery. 2010 Sep;148(3):611-2.
  18. Shifrin AL, Ogilvie J, Stang, M, Xenachis, C., Fay, A., Matulewicz, T., Y.-H. Kuo, Vernick, JJ. “Single nucleotide polymorphisms act as modifiers and correlate with the development of medullary and simultaneous medullary/papillary thyroid carcinomas in two large, non-related families with the RET V804M proto-oncogene mutation”. Surgery. 2010 Dec;148(6):1274-81.
  19. Shifrin AL, Zheng, M, Vernick, J “Ectopic Adrenocortical Adenoma.” World Journal of Endocrine Surgery. January-April 2011;3(1) 45-6.
  20. A. Shifrin, A. Fay, J. Ogilvie, Y-H Kuo.Title: Letter to the Editor. Response to "Single nucleotide polymorphisms and development of hereditary medullary thyroid cancer in V804M RET families: Disease modification or linkage disequilibrium?" Surgery. 2012 Jun;151(6):902-3.


Reference of my work in national and international guidelines and literature