Publications

Previous Publications

Recent Publications

BOOKS

  1. Macpherson, C. N. L., F.-X. Meslin and A. I. Wandeler (2011) (In Press)). Dogs, Zoonoses and Public Health. Wallingford, Oxon, UK, CABI International Publishing.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Akpinar-Elci, M. and O. Elci (2011). Noninvasive health assessment methods in sick building syndrome. Sick Building Syndrome in Public Buildings and Workplaces. S. Abdul-Wahab, Springer publication.

  2. Elci, O., S. Rodrigo and M. Akpinar-Elci (2011). Epidemiologic investigation method for sick building syndrome. Sick Building Syndrome in Public Buildings and Workplaces. S. Abdul-Wahab, Springer publication.

  3. Macpherson, C. N. and P. R. Torgerson (2011 (In Press)). Dog Cestode Zoonoses. Dogs, Zoonoses and Public Health. C. Macpherson, Meslin, F-X, and AI Wandeler. Guildford, CABI International.

  4. Torgerson, P., C. Macpherson and D. Vuitton (2011 (In Press)). Cystic echinococcosis (Echinococcus granulosus). Zoonoses 2nd edn. S. L. S. Palmer, Torgerson, P and Brown, D. Oxford, Oxford University Press.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

  1. Akpinar-Elci, M., O. Elci and A. Odabasi (2011). "United airways disease among florists." Chest Disease Reports 1(e10): 22-24. LINK

  2. Dean, C., D. Etienne, B. Carpentier, J. Gielecki, R. Tubbs and M. Loukas (2011). "Hiatal hernias." Surg Radiol Anat. LINK

  3. Delannoy, C., J. Houghton, N. Fleming and H. Ferguson (2011). "Mauve Stingers (Pelagia noctiluca) as carriers of the bacterial fish pathogen Tenacibaculum maritimum." Aquaculture 311(1-4): 255-257. LINK

  4. Elci, O., M. Akpinar-Elci and N. Siddiqui (2011). "The concept of public health and its value in medicine." The Grenada Medical Journal 3(1): 19-21.

  5. Forde, M., K. Morrison, E. Dewailly, N. Badrie and L. Robertson (2011). "Strengthening integrated research and capacity development within the Caribbean region." BMC International Health and Human Rights 11(Suppl 2): S7. LINK

  6. Gopalakrishnan, A., B. A. Maran, V. Puvanendran, M. Rajkumar, T. Balasubramanian and H. W. Ferguson (2011). "Neoplasia in the Indian oil sardine, Sardinella longiceps (Valenciennes), and the great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards), from the south-east coast of India." J Fish Dis 34(11): 881-885. LINK

  7. Hebert-Blouin, M., K. Amrami, M. Loukas and R. Spinner (2011). "A proposed anatomical explanation for perineural spread of breast adenocarcinoma to the brachial plexus." Clin Anat 24(1): 101-105. LINK

  8. Hulsberg, P., L. Garza-Jordan Jde, R. Jordan, P. Matusz, R. Tubbs and M. Loukas (2011). "Hepatic aneurysm: a review." Am Surg 77(5): 586-591. LINK

  9. Klaassen, Z., J. Chen, V. Dixit, R. Tubbs, M. Shoja and M. Loukas (2011). "Giovanni Maria Lancisi (1654-1720): anatomist and papal physician." Clin Anat 24(7): 802-806. LINK

  10. Klaassen, Z., M. Choi, R. Musselman, D. Eapen, R. Shane Tubbs and M. Loukas (2011). "A review of supernumerary and absent limbs and digits of the upper limb." Surg Radiol Anat. LINK

  11. Klaassen, Z., E. Marshall, R. Tubbs, R. Louis Jr., C. Wartmann and M. Loukas (2011). "Anatomy of the ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerves with observations of their spinal nerve contributions." Clin Anat 24(4): 454-461. LINK

  12. Klaassen, Z., M. Shoja, R. Tubbs and M. Loukas (2011). "Supernumerary and absent limbs and digits of the lower limb: a review of the literature." Clin Anat 24(5): 570-575. LINK

  13. Loukas, M., N. Abel, R. Tubbs, J. Grabska, J. Birungi and R. Anderson (2011). "The cardiac lymphatic system." Clin Anat 24(6): 684-691. LINK

  14. Loukas, M., S. Bellary, M. Kuklinski, J. Ferrauiola, A. Yadav, M. Shoja, K. Shaffer and R. Tubbs (2011). "The lymphatic system: a historical perspective." Clin Anat 24(7): 807-816. LINK

  15. Loukas, M., S. Bellary, R. Tubbs, M. Shoja and A. Cohen Gadol (2011). "Deep palmar communications between the ulnar and median nerves." Clin Anat 24(2): 197-201. LINK

  16. Loukas, M., E. Bilinsky, S. Bilinsky, P. Abrahams, M. Diamond, M. Shoja and R. Tubbs (2011). "Surgery in early Jewish history." Clin Anat 24(2): 151-154. LINK

  17. Loukas, M., D. El-Zammar, R. Tubbs, J. Birungi, J. Jacob, M. Shoja and R. Anderson (2011). "Intervenous tubercle of lower: True tubercle or normal interatrial fold?" Clin Anat. LINK

  18. Loukas, M., M. Hanna, N. Alsaiegh, M. Shoja and R. Tubbs (2011). "Clinical anatomy as practiced by ancient Egyptians." Clin Anat 24(4): 409-415. LINK

  19. Loukas, M., M. Hanna, J. Chen, R. Tubbs and R. Anderson (2011). "Extracardiac coronary arterial anastomoses." Clin Anat 24(2): 137-142. LINK

  20. Loukas, M., M. Pellerin, Z. Kimball, J. de la Garza-Jordan, R. Tubbs and R. Jordan (2011). "Intussusception: an anatomical perspective with review of the literature." Clin Anat 24(5): 552-561. LINK

  21. Loukas, M., B. Shayota, K. Oelhafen, J. Miller, J. Chern, R. Tubbs and W. Oakes (2011). "Associated disorders of Chiari Type I malformations: a review." Neurosurg Focus 31(3): E3. LINK

  22. Loukas, M., R. Tubbs, N. Mirzayan, M. Shirak, A. Steinberg and M. Shoja (2011). "The history of mastectomy." Am Surg 77(5): 566-571. LINK

  23. Loukas, M., K. Von Kriegenbergh, M. Gilkes, R. Tubbs, C. Walker, D. Malaiyandi and R. Anderson (2011). "Myocardial bridges: A review." Clin Anat 24(6): 675-683. LINK

  24. Malenfant, J., M. Robitaille, J. Schaefer, R. Tubbs and M. Loukas (2011). "Henry Jacob Bigelow (1818-1890): his contributions to anatomy and surgery." Clin Anat 24(5): 539-543. LINK

  25. Mortazavi, M., R. Tubbs, M. Brockerhoff, M. Loukas and W. Oakes (2011). "The first description of Chiari I malformation with intuitive correlation between tonsillar ectopia and syringomyelia." J Neurosurg Pediatr 7(3): 257-260. LINK

  26. Mortazavi, M. M., R. S. Tubbs, S. Riech, K. Verma, M. M. Shoja, A. Zurada, B. Benninger, M. Loukas and A. A. Cohen Gadol (2011). "Anatomy and Pathology of the Cranial Emissary Veins: A Review with Surgical Implications." Neurosurgery. LINK

  27. Petrie, A., R. Tubbs, P. Matusz, K. Shaffer and M. Loukas (2011). "Obturator hernia: anatomy, embryology, diagnosis, and treatment." Clin Anat 24(5): 562-569. LINK

  28. Porzionato, A., V. Macchi, C. Stecco, M. Loukas, R. S. Tubbs and R. De Caro (2011). "Surgical anatomy of the pectoral nerves and the pectoral musculature." Clin Anat. LINK

  29. Rooney, J., K. Bourne-Yearwood, F. McGill and T. McCann (2011). "The introduction of a simulation laboratory to preclinical students at St. George’s University in Grenada." Caribbean Medical Journal 72(Supplement 3): 24.

  30. Shane Tubbs, R., R. G. Louis, Y. B. Song, M. Mortazavi, M. Loukas, M. M. Shoja and A. A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "External landmarks for identifying the drainage site of the vein of Labbe: application to neurosurgical procedures." Br J Neurosurg. LINK

  31. Sharma, M., M. Loukas and R. Spinner (2011). "Accessory phrenic nerve: a rarely discussed common variation with clinical implications." Clin Anat 24(5): 671-673. LINK

  32. Shoja, M., A. Harris, Y. Shoshani, B. Siesky, S. Primus, M. Loukas and R. Shane Tubbs (2011). "Central retinal artery originating from the temporal short posterior ciliary artery associated with intraorbital external-to-internal carotid arterial anastomoses." Surg Radiol Anat. LINK

  33. Shoja, M., M. Loukas, J. Etemadi and R. Shane Tubbs (2011). "Letter: Multiple renal vessels associated with testicular vessels." Surg Radiol Anat 33(6): 557. LINK

  34. Shoja, M., M. Loukas, R. Tubbs, A. D'Antoni, A. Dilandro and J. Cure (2011). "An aberrant cerebellar artery originating from the internal carotid artery." Surg Radiol Anat. LINK

  35. Torgerson, P. R. and C. N. Macpherson (2011). "The socioeconomic burden of parasitic zoonoses: global trends." Vet Parasitol 182(1): 79-95. LINK

  36. Tubbs, R., D. Bauer, M. Chambers, M. Loukas, M. Shoja and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "A novel method for cerebrospinal fluid diversion: a cadaveric and animal study." Neurosurgery 68(2): 491-494; discussion 495. LINK

  37. Tubbs, R., A. Bosmia, M. Mortazavi, M. Loukas, M. Shoja and A. Cohen Gadol (2011). "Hieronymus Brunschwig (c. 1450-1513): his life and contributions to surgery." Childs Nerv Syst. LINK

  38. Tubbs, R., A. Bosmia, M. Shoja, M. Loukas, J. Cure and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "The oblique occipital sinus: a review of anatomy and imaging characteristics." Surg Radiol Anat 33(9): 747-749. LINK

  39. Tubbs, R., J. Hallock, V. Radcliff, R. Naftel, M. Mortazavi, M. Shoja, M. Loukas and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Ligaments of the craniocervical junction." J Neurosurg Spine 14(6): 697-709. LINK

  40. Tubbs, R., E. Hogan, A. Deep, M. Mortazavi, M. Loukas and W. Oakes (2011). "Lateral cephaloceles: case-based update." Childs Nerv Syst 27(3): 345-347. LINK

  41. Tubbs, R., D. Kakati, J. Chern, M. Loukas, M. Shoja, M. Mortazavi and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Tatsuji Inouye: the mind's eye." Childs Nerv Syst. LINK

  42. Tubbs, R., S. Krishnamurthy, K. Verma, M. Shoja, M. Loukas, M. Mortazavi and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Cavum velum interpositum, cavum septum pellucidum, and cavum vergae: a review." Childs Nerv Syst 27(11): 1927-1930. LINK

  43. Tubbs, R., J. Lancaster, M. Mortazavi, M. Shoja, J. Chern, M. Loukas and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Morphometry of the outlet of the foramen magnum in crania with atlantooccipital fusion." J Neurosurg Spine 15(1): 55-59. LINK

  44. Tubbs, R., R. Louis, Y. Song, M. Mortazavi, M. Loukas, M. Shoja and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "External landmarks for identifying the drainage site of the vein of Labbe: application to neurosurgical procedures." Br J Neurosurg. LINK

  45. Tubbs, R. and M. Loukas (2011). "Arachnoid granulations of the middle cranial fossa." Surg Radiol Anat 33(3): 289. LINK

  46. Tubbs, R., M. Mortazavi, M. Loukas, A. D'Antoni, M. Shoja, J. Chern and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Anatomical study of the third occipital nerve and its potential role in occipital headache/neck pain following midline dissections of the craniocervical junction." J Neurosurg Spine 15(1): 71-75. LINK

  47. Tubbs, R., M. Mortazavi, M. Loukas, A. D'Antoni, M. Shoja and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Cruveilhier plexus: an anatomical study and a potential cause of failed treatments for occipital neuralgia and muscular and facet denervation procedures." J Neurosurg 115(5): 929-933. LINK

  48. Tubbs, R., M. Mortazavi, M. Loukas, M. Shoja and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Intraoperative and anatomical descriptions of intracranial connections between the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves: clinical implications." J Neurosurg 115(1): 179-181. LINK

  49. Tubbs, R., M. Mortazavi, M. Shoja, M. Loukas and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Contralateral spinal accessory nerve for ipsilateral neurotization of branches of the brachial plexus: a cadaveric feasibility study." J Neurosurg 114(6): 1538-1540. LINK

  50. Tubbs, R., M. Mortazavi, M. Shoja, M. Loukas and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Maister Peter Lowe and His 16th Century Contributions to Cranial Surgery." Neurosurgery. LINK

  51. Tubbs, R., M. Muhleman, M. Loukas and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction from cerebrospinal fluid eosinophilia in children: case-based update." Childs Nerv Syst. LINK

  52. Tubbs, R., M. Muhleman, M. Loukas and W. Oakes (2011). "Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia in a child following a lightning strike." Childs Nerv Syst. LINK

  53. Tubbs, R., M. Muhleman, M. Loukas and W. Oakes (2011). "A new form of herniation: the Chiari V malformation." Childs Nerv Syst. LINK

  54. Tubbs, R., M. Muhleman, J. Miller, M. Shoja, M. Loukas, J. Wellons and W. Oakes (2011). "Cervical ribs with neurological sequelae in children: a case series." Childs Nerv Syst. LINK

  55. Tubbs, R., H. Nguyen, M. M. Shoja, B. Benninger, M. Loukas and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "The medial tentorial artery of Bernasconi-Cassinari: a comprehensive review of its anatomy and neurosurgical importance." Acta Neurochir (Wien) 153(12): 2485-2490. LINK

  56. Tubbs, R., S. Riech, K. Verma, M. Loukas, M. Mortazavi and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772): pioneer of neuroanatomy." Childs Nerv Syst 27(8): 1353-1355. LINK

  57. Tubbs, R., O. Rompala, K. Verma, M. Malakpour, M. Shoja, M. Mortazavi and M. Loukas (2011). "James Drake (1667-1707): Anatomist and political activist." Clin Anat. LINK

  58. Tubbs, R., M. Shoja and M. Loukas (2011). "William Henry Battle (1855-1936)." J Neurol. LINK

  59. Tubbs, R., M. M. Shoja, M. Loukas, J. Lancaster, M. Mortazavi, E. Hattab and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Study of the cervical plexus innervation of the trapezius muscle." J Neurosurg Spine 14(5): 626-629. LINK

  60. Tubbs, R., P. Vahedi, M. Loukas and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Harvey Cushing's experience with treating childhood hydrocephalus: in his own words." Childs Nerv Syst 27(6): 995-999. LINK

  61. Tubbs, R., K. Verma, S. Riech, M. Mortazavi, M. Shoja, M. Loukas, J. Cure, A. Zurada and A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "Persistent fetal intracranial arteries: a comprehensive review of anatomical and clinical significance." J Neurosurg 114(4): 1127-1134. LINK

  62. Tubbs, R. S., H. S. Nguyen, M. M. Shoja, B. Benninger, M. Loukas and A. A. Cohen-Gadol (2011). "The medial tentorial artery of Bernasconi-Cassinari: a comprehensive review of its anatomy and neurosurgical importance." Acta Neurochir (Wien) 153(12): 2485-2490. LINK

  63. Tubbs, R. S., V. Radcliff, M. M. Shoja, R. P. Naftel, M. M. Mortazavi, A. Zurada, M. Loukas and A. A. Cohen Gadol (2011). "Dorello Canal Revisited: An Observation That Potentially Explains the Frequency of Abducens Nerve Injury After Head Injury." World Neurosurg. LINK

  64. Uppal, K., R. Shane Tubbs, P. Matusz, K. Shaffer and M. Loukas (2011). "Meckel's diverticulum: a review." Clin Anat 24(4): 416-422. LINK

  65. Wartmann, C., C. Kinsella Jr., R. Tubbs and M. Loukas (2011). "A rare case of a complete left inferior vena cava associated with the symptoms of Dunbar syndrome." Clin Anat 24(2): 262-265. LINK

  66. Yalcin, B., R. Tubbs, A. Durmaz, A. Comert, M. Toygar, M. Loukas and S. Develi (2011). "Branching pattern of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve and its clinical importance." Clin Anat. LINK

  67. Zurada, A., J. Gielecki, R. Shane Tubbs, M. Loukas, W. Maksymowicz, M. Chlebiej, A. Cohen-Gadol, J. Zawilinski, D. Nowak and M. Michalak (2011). "Detailed 3D-morphometry of the anterior communicating artery: potential clinical and neurosurgical implications." Surg Radiol Anat 33(6): 531-538. LINK

PRESENTATION

  1. Akpinar-Elci, M., G. Day, S. Bidaisee, J. Cox-Ganser, S. Peters and O. Elci (2011). Occupational Exposure and Respiratory Health Problems among Nutmeg Production Workers in Grenada. Denver, Colorado, ATS.

  2. Akpinar-Elci, M., P. Durgampudi, S. Bidaisee, S. Peters and O. Elci (2011). Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Occupational Health among Nutmeg Production Workers in Grenada, The Caribbean. Washington D.C., American Public Health Association.

  3. Alexis, R. and T. McCann (2011). Diabetes education and integrated care in Grenada. Dubai, UAE, International Diabetes Federation, World Diabetes Congress.

  4. Chikweto, A., S. Kumthekar, M. Bhaiyat and e. al. (2011). Genital and extragenital canine transmissible venereal tumor. Nashville, TN, American College of Veterinary Pathologists Proceedings 2011 ACVP/ ASVCP Annual meeting.

  5. Forde, M. and K. Morrison (2011). Ethical challenges facing North-South research partnerships, as part of panel ‘Ethics and global health research: The place of ethics in the Knowledge-to-Action cycle of global health research'. Montreal, Canada, 011 Global Health Conference: Advancing health equity in the 21st Century.

  6. Martin, F., O. Elci, R. Hage and M. Akpinar-Elci (2011). Climate Change, Saharan Dust and the Emergency room visits due to asthma in Grenada. Denver, Colorado, ATS.

  7. McCann, T. and R. Alexis (2011). Reduction in HbA1c levels among diabetic clients in St. David’s Parish, Grenada. Dubai, UAE, International Diabetes Federation, World Diabetes Congress.

  8. McCann TJ, S. A and B. G (2011). The impact of teaching clinical faculty ACLS using a simulation lab at St. George’s University (SGU), Grenada. New Orleans, LA, International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare.

  9. Rooney, J., K. Bourne-Yearwood, F. McGill and T. McCann (2011). The introduction of a simulation laboratory to preclinical students at St. George’s University in Grenada. Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association 17th Medical Update and Research Conference.

  10. Scott, A., T. McCann and G. Brady (2011). Teaching ACLS using low and medium fidelity simulation to year 2 medical students at St. George’s University (SGU), Grenada. New Orleans, LA, International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare.

  11. Tomsoms, S., H. Watson-Bergess, A. Gomez, M. Forde and K. Morrison (2011). Research ethics reviews and North-South Research Collaborations: (Too much or too little ethics). Montreal, Canada, 2011 Global Health Conference: Advancing health equity in the 21st Century.