Dave Lal, MD, MPH

Publications

• Neuroblastoma.

  (Kotagal M, Grant CN, Brown EG, Lal DR, Newman EA.) Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2026 Oct;35(4):715-729 PMID: 42686228 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105043658413 09/03/2026

• Recurrent Small Bowel Obstruction Following Contrast Challenge Versus Surgical Intervention at Index Presentation:1-Year Follow-Up of the Adhesive Bowel Obstruction in Children (ABC) Study.

  (Speck KE, Gilliam EA, Van Arendonk KJ, Hirschl RB, Goldstein SD, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rymeski B, Wright T, St Peter SD, Lal DR, Mak G, Shah NR, Halaweish IF, Bergus KC, Criss CN, Ayala SA, Zeineddin S, Joshi DS, Landman MP, Mannava S, Trinidad S, Carter SR, Georgeades C, Yeh A, Shakhsheer B, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Minneci PC, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.) J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Sep 21:163490 PMID: 42767333 09/21/2026

• Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery in Infants With Esophageal Atresia: A Single-Institution Study of Incidence and Outcomes.

  (Witte AB, Lal DR, Schneider JG, Lerner DG, Maloney CW.) J Surg Res. 2026 Sep;325:222-228 PMID: 42335618 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105042722688 06/24/2026

• Immature teratoma of the ovary with microscopic yolk sac tumor in children and adolescents: A multi-institutional study.

  (Rich BS, Fishbein JS, Purcell LN, Murphy JT, Castle SL, Ghanbari N, Zohrabian A, Lautz TB, Kacey W, Post G, Thangarajah H, West E, Roach JP, Corkum KS, Perry T, Piché N, Roy M, Stafman LL, Dixon SM, Glithero KJ, Pittman ME, Çeliker MY, Grant CN, Sharf T, Tracy ET, Wachsmuth LP, Rustad A, Newman EA, Williams K, Wunker CM, Glick RD, Dasgupta R, Wilson S, Vore E, Cromeens BP, Turk F, Shaffiey SA, Alkhoury F, Goyal J, Brown EG, Seemann NM, Wilson CA, Davidson J, Polites SF, Parrish MT, Cameron DB, Stetson A, Gold RM, Aldrink JH, Mansfield SA, Srivatsa S, Christison-Lagay E, Rehman SU, Fialkowski EA, Selesner L, Larsen A, Le HD, Tracy SA, Ahmed T, Dimmer A, Malek MM, Campwala I, Colangelo A, Rothstein DH, Nchinda NN, Mattei P, Jain S, Hwang R, Craig BT, Lal DR, Abrebese E, Rhee DS, Chidiac C, Peters M, Boehmer C, Billmire DF.) Gynecol Oncol. 2026 Aug;211:125-131 PMID: 42419003 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105043934741 07/09/2026

• Immature teratoma of the ovary in children and adolescents: A multi-institutional study of characteristics and management.

  (Rich BS, Fishbein JS, Purcell LN, Murphy JT, Castle SL, Ghanbari N, Zohrabian A, Lautz TB, Kacey W, Post G, Thangarajah H, West E, Roach JP, Corkum KS, Perry T, Piché N, Roy M, Stafman LL, Dixon SM, Glithero KJ, Pittman ME, Çeliker MY, Grant CN, Sharf T, Tracy ET, Wachsmuth LP, Rustad A, Newman EA, Williams K, Wunker CM, Glick RD, Dasgupta R, Wilson S, Vore E, Cromeens BP, Turk F, Shaffiey SA, Alkhoury F, Goyal J, Brown EG, Seemann NM, Wilson CA, Davidson J, Polites SF, Parrish MT, Cameron DB, Stetson A, Gold RM, Aldrink JH, Mansfield SA, Srivatsa S, Christison-Lagay E, Rehman SU, Fialkowski EA, Selesner L, Larsen A, Le HD, Tracy SA, Ahmed T, Dimmer A, Malek MM, Campwala I, Colangelo A, Rothstein DH, Nchinda NN, Mattei P, Jain S, Hwang R, Craig BT, Lal DR, Abrebese E, Rhee DS, Chidiac C, Peters M, Boehmer C, Billmire DF.) Gynecol Oncol. 2026 Aug;211:115-124 PMID: 42419002 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105044153657 07/09/2026

• Surgical approach to the management of biliary atresia in the United States.

  (Stetson A, Sescleifer AM, Kahan AM, Kunisaki SM, Alaish SM, Padilla B, Lal DR, Tiao G, Corbitt N, Slidell MB, Eastern Pediatric Surgery Network Collaborators, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium Collaborators, Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Collaborators.) J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Aug;61(8):163179 PMID: 42092584 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105039789586 05/07/2026

• Use of Radiographic Features for Risk Stratification of Ovarian Masses in Children and Adolescents.

  (Kittle HD, Bergus KC, Bricker J, Fallat M, Hertweck SP, Hewitt G, Lutz C, Aldrink JH, Bence C, Breech L, Dillon PA, Downard C, Ehrlich PF, Gadepalli S, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Helmrath M, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman M, Leys C, Stafford LC, Mak G, Markel T, Pressey JG, Raiji M, Rymeski B, Saito J, St Peter SD, Asti L, Deans K, Minneci PC, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.) J Surg Res. 2026 Jul 31;326:507-517 PMID: 42537555 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105046231243 08/01/2026

• Indocyanine Green Fluorescence for Intraoperative Tumor Identification During Resection of Pediatric and Adolescent Intra-Abdominal Malignancy: A Prospective Multi-Institutional Observational Study.

  (Schermerhorn SM, Hartman SJ, Dasgupta R, Jenkins TM, Lautz TB, Kastenberg Z, Malek MM, Aldrink JH, Piché N, Brown EG, Roach JP, Rhee DS, Polites SF, Lal DR, Kim ES, Le HD, Tracy ET, Davies DA, Boehmer C, Bondoc AJ, Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative.) J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Jun 03 PMID: 42233485 06/03/2026

• Outcomes and Surgical Management of Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney: A Report From the Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative.

  (Rinehardt HN, Tracy ET, Paredes A, Beckhorn C, Leraas HJ, Fusco J, McKay KG, Kontchou NT, Kastenberg ZJ, Hoyt DW, Roach J, Myers EK, Cost NG, Mullapudi B, Marchese CR, Jensen AR, Lautz TB, Carter M, Dasgupta R, Lundstedt J, Brungardt JG, Talbot L, Davidoff AM, Murphy AJ, Aldrink JH, Mansfield S, Piche N, Le-Nguyen A, Lal DR, Craig BT, Schuh JM, Cromeens BP, Mannava S, Castle S, Lopez A, Mello K, Short J, Petroze RT, Rajavel S, Thompson GR, Mattei P, Rothstein DH, Fialkowski E, Fowler K, Martchenke N, Rich BS, Glick RD, Brown EG, Doyle K, Abril P, Seemann N, Davidson J, Wilson CA, Le HD, Joshi D, Stellon M, Ahmed T, Dimmer A, Ehrlich PF, Hammoud M, Williams K, Grant CN, Gorgy M, Polites SF, Debertin J, Cameron DB, Stetson A, Kim ES, Lee WG, Barkhordar A, Austin M, Coakley BA, Kahan A, Murphy JT, Pitonak M, Boehmer C, Malek MM.) Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Jun;73(6):e70296 PMID: 41889149 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105034093993 03/27/2026

• Survival in children with hepatoblastoma and pulmonary metastatic disease at diagnosis based on extent of metastases and need for surgical clearance.

  (Polites SF, Vierkant RA, Aldrink JH, Lautz TB, Ragan MV, Reiter A, Chen SY, Kim ES, Rinehardt HN, Malek M, Fleming AM, Murphy AJ, Roach JP, Radhakrishnan S, Piche N, Osman Y, Lovvorn HN 3rd, Tracy ET, Favela J, Le HD, Marquart J, Craig B, Lal DR, Seemann N, Petroze R, Rich BS, Glick RD, Selesner L, Yoo A, Fialkowski E, Brown EG, Boehmer C, Dasgupta R, Langham MR Jr, Tiao GM, Kastenberg ZJ.) J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jun;61(6):163034 PMID: 41747957 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105032010418 02/27/2026

• Developing the research roadmap together: a report from the patient-centered outcome research institute (PCORI) and pediatric surgical oncology research collaborative (PSORC).

  (Ehrlich PF, Tracy ET, Rich B, Lal DR, Lautz TB, Glick RD, Brown EG, Panoch J, Dasgupta R.) Pediatr Surg Int. 2026 Mar 22;42(1) PMID: 41865349 PMCID: PMC13006457 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105034227897 03/22/2026

• Neuroblastoma

  (Kotagal M, Grant CN, Brown EG, Lal DR, Newman EA.) Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. October 2026;35(4):715-729 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105043658413 10/01/2026