Emily Finlayson, MD, MPH, MS
Professor
Surgery
School of Medicine

Finlayson's research examines population-based surgical outcomes, focusing particularly on functional outcomes in the frail elderly.

Finlayson earned her medical degree at Harvard Medical School. She trained in general surgery at UCSF and in colon and rectal surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She also earned a master of science degree at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and she completed a research fellowship with the White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Vermont.

Finlayson served on the surgery department faculty at the University of Michigan and on the Michigan Surgical Collaborative for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. She returned to UCSF in 2009.

• Clinician Review of Advanced Care Planning for Older Surgical Patients Requiring Intensive Care.
  Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2023 Lin JA, Colley A, Pierce L, Finlayson E, Sudore RL, Wick EC
• Trends in the Use of Gabapentinoids and Opioids in the Postoperative Period Among Older Adults.
  JAMA network open 2023 Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross JS, Harrison JD, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA
• Experiences with targeting inpatient advance care planning for emergency general surgery patients: A resident-led quality improvement project.
  Surgery 2023 Colley A, Lin J, Pierce L, Johnson C, Bongiovanni T, Finlayson E, Sudore R, Wick EC
• Multisite Implementation of an American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Quality Improvement Initiative.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2023 Ma M, Peters XD, Zhang LM, Hornor M, Christensen K, Coleman J, Finlayson E, Flood KL, Katlic M, Lagoo-Deenadayalan S, Robinson TN, Rosenthal RA, Tang VL, Ko CY, Russell MM
• Cognitive Impairment is Common in a Veterans Affairs Population with Peripheral Arterial Disease.
  Annals of vascular surgery 2022 Smith EJT, Gasper WJ, Schneider PA, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC
• Missed Opportunities and Health Disparities for Advance Care Planning Before Elective Surgery in Older Adults.
  JAMA surgery 2022 Colley A, Lin JA, Pierce L, Finlayson E, Sudore RL, Wick E
• High risk of complications after a "low risk" procedure: A national study of nursing home residents and older adults undergoing haemorrhoid surgery.
  Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland 2022 Colley A, Finlayson E, Zhao S, Boscardin J, Suskind A
• Prolonged use of newly prescribed gabapentin after surgery.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022 Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross J, Harrison JD, Boscardin J, Steinman MA
• "I Wish Someone had Asked Me Earlier"-Perspectives on Advance Care Planning in Surgery.
  Annals of surgery 2022 Colley A, Finlayson E, Sosa JA, Wick E
• Characteristics and Procedures Among Adults Discharged to Hospice After Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery in California.
  JAMA network open 2022 Greenberg AL, Lin JA, Colley A, Finlayson E, Bongiovanni T, Wick EC
• Functional and cognitive outcomes after suprapubic catheter placement in nursing home residents: A national cohort study.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022 Chou WH, Covinsky K, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Finlayson E, Suskind AM
• Patients living with dementia have worse outcomes when undergoing high-risk procedures.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022 Shah SK, Adler RR, Xiang L, Clark CJ, Cooper Z, Finlayson E, Kim DH, Lin KJ, Lipsitz SR, Weissman JS
• Reply by Authors.
  The Journal of urology 2022 Van Kuiken ME, Zhao S, Covinsky K, Boscardin J, Finlayson E, Suskind AM
• Frailty Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Complications and Need for Repeat Procedures after Sling Surgery in Older Adults.
  The Journal of urology 2022 Van Kuiken ME, Zhao S, Covinsky K, Boscardin J, Finlayson E, Suskind AM
• Ileostomy or ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis: patient participation and decisional needs.
  BMC gastroenterology 2021 Cohan JN, Ozanne EM, Hofer RK, Kelly YM, Kata A, Larsen C, Finlayson E
• Frequency of Preoperative Advance Care Planning for Older Adults Undergoing High-risk Surgery: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
  JAMA surgery 2021 Kalbfell E, Kata A, Buffington AS, Marka N, Brasel KJ, Mosenthal AC, Cooper Z, Finlayson E, Schwarze ML
• Expressions of conflict following postoperative complications in older adults having major surgery.
  American journal of surgery 2021 Kalbfell EL, Buffington A, Kata A, Brasel KJ, Mosenthal AC, Cooper Z, Finlayson E, Schwarze ML
• Comparative Outcomes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery among Nursing Home Residents and Matched Community Dwelling Older Adults. Reply.
  The Journal of urology 2021 Suskind AM, Covinsky K, Finlayson E
• Comparative outcomes for older adults undergoing surgery for bladder and bowel dysfunction.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021 Suskind AM, Zhao S, Nik-Ahd F, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky K, Finlayson E
• Patient Factors Associated With Parathyroidectomy in Older Adults With Primary Hyperparathyroidism.
  JAMA surgery 2021 Seib CD, Suh I, Meng T, Trickey A, Smith AK, Finlayson E, Covinsky KE, Kurella Tamura M, Kebebew E
• An Implementation-Effectiveness Study of a Perioperative Delirium Prevention Initiative for Older Adults.
  Anesthesia and analgesia 2020 Donovan AL, Braehler MR, Robinowitz DL, Lazar AA, Finlayson E, Rogers S, Douglas VC, Whitlock EL, Anesthesia Resident Quality Improvement Committee
• Derivation, Validation, Sustained Performance, and Clinical Impact of an Electronic Medical Record-Based Perioperative Delirium Risk Stratification Tool.
  Anesthesia and analgesia 2020 Whitlock EL, Braehler MR, Kaplan JA, Finlayson E, Rogers SE, Douglas V, Donovan AL
• Reply by Authors.
  The Journal of urology 2020 Suskind AM, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky K, Finlayson E
• The American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Verification Program and the Practicing Colorectal Surgeon.
  Seminars in colon & rectal surgery 2020 Ma M, Zhang L, Rosenthal R, Finlayson E, Russell MM
• Preoperative Depressive Symptoms Associated with Poor Functional Recovery after Surgery.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020 Tang VL, Cenzer I, McCulloch CE, Finlayson E, Cooper Z, Silvestrini M, Ngo S, Schmitt EM, Inouye SK
• Comparative Outcomes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery among Nursing Home Residents and Matched Community Dwelling Older Adults.
  The Journal of urology 2020 Suskind AM, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky K, Finlayson E
• Living in a Food Desert is Associated with 30-day Readmission after Revascularization for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.
  Annals of vascular surgery 2020 Smith EJT, Ramirez JL, Wu B, Zarkowsky DS, Gasper WJ, Finlayson E, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC
• Association of Functional, Cognitive, and Psychological Measures With 1-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery.
  JAMA surgery 2020 Tang VL, Jing B, Boscardin J, Ngo S, Silvestrini M, Finlayson E, Covinsky KE
• Patient complexity by surgical specialty does not correlate with work relative value units.
  Surgery 2020 Ramirez JL, Gasper WJ, Seib CD, Finlayson E, Conte MS, Sosa JA, Iannuzzi JC
• Time Spent Away from Home in the Year Following High-Risk Cancer Surgery in Older Adults.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020 Suskind AM, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Smith A, Finlayson E
• Long-Term Trends in Postoperative Opioid Prescribing, 1994 to 2014.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews 2020 Chen CL, Jeffery MM, Krebs EE, Thiels CA, Schumacher MA, Schwartz AJ, Thombley R, Finlayson E, Rodriguez-Monguio R, Ward D, Dudley RA
• Effectiveness of a Question Prompt List Intervention for Older Patients Considering Major Surgery: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial.
  JAMA surgery 2020 Schwarze ML, Buffington A, Tucholka JL, Hanlon B, Rathouz PJ, Marka N, Taylor LJ, Zimmermann CJ, Kata A, Baggett ND, Fox DA, Schmick AE, Berlin A, Glass NE, Mosenthal AC, Finlayson E, Cooper Z, Brasel…
• Including the Family in Perioperative Care of Older Adults-A Call for HELP.
  JAMA internal medicine 2020 Tang V, Finlayson E, Covinsky K
• Is there a role for specialized geriatric centers in treating geriatric cancer patients?
  European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology 2019 Arsoniadis EG, Finlayson E, Potenti F
• What Matters? The Valued Life Activities of Older Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019 Kata A, Dutt M, Sudore RL, Finlayson E, Broering JM, Tang VL
• The impact of frailty on treatment for overactive bladder in older adults.
  Neurourology and urodynamics 2019 Suskind AM, Kowalik C, Quanstrom K, Boscardin J, Zhao S, Reynolds WS, Mishra K, Finlayson E
• How Did We Get Here? A Broader View of the Postoperative Period.
  Anesthesiology clinics 2019 Kaplan JA, Tang V, Finlayson E
• Invasive Procedures to Improve Function in Frail Older Adults: Do Outcomes Justify the Intervention?
  JAMA internal medicine 2019 Seib CD, Finlayson E
• The Association Between Race and Frailty in Older Adults Presenting to a Nononcologic Urology Practice.
  Urology 2019 Washington SL, Porten SP, Quanstrom K, Jin C, Bridge M, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Suskind AM
• Optimizing the Feasibility and Scalability of a Geriatric Surgery Quality Improvement Initiative.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019 Hornor MA, Tang VL, Berian J, Robinson TN, Coleman J, Katlic MR, Rosenthal RA, Christensen K, Baker T, Finlayson E, Lagoo-Deenadaayalan SA, Ko CY, Russell MM
• Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents.
  JAMA surgery 2018 Tang V, Zhao S, Boscardin J, Sudore R, Covinsky K, Walter LC, Esserman L, Mukhtar R, Finlayson E
• Depth of Propofol Sedation and Postoperative Delirium: The Jury Is Still Out.
  JAMA surgery 2018 Whitlock EL, Finlayson E
• Increasing Advance Care Planning Using a Surgical Optimization Program for Older Adults.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018 Kata A, Sudore R, Finlayson E, Broering JM, Ngo S, Tang VL
• Patient Frailty Should Be Used to Individualize Treatment Decisions in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.
  World journal of surgery 2018 Seib CD, Chomsky-Higgins K, Gosnell JE, Shen WT, Suh I, Duh QY, Finlayson E
• Postoperative Delirium as a Target for Surgical Quality Improvement.
  Annals of surgery 2018 Berian JR, Zhou L, Russell MM, Hornor MA, Cohen ME, Finlayson E, Ko CY, Rosenthal RA, Robinson TN
• Mortality and Functional Outcomes After Minor Urological Surgery in Nursing Home Residents: A National Study.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018 Suskind AM, Zhao S, Walter LC, Boscardin WJ, Finlayson E
• Application of the RAND-UCLA Appropriateness Methodology to a Large Multidisciplinary Stakeholder Group Evaluating the Validity and Feasibility of Patient-Centered Standards in Geriatric Surgery.
  Health services research 2018 Berian JR, Baker TL, Rosenthal RA, Coleman J, Finlayson E, Katlic MR, Lagoo-Deenadayalan SA, Tang VL, Robinson TN, Ko CY, Russell MM
• Association of Patient Frailty With Increased Morbidity After Common Ambulatory General Surgery Operations.
  JAMA surgery 2018 Seib CD, Rochefort H, Chomsky-Higgins K, Gosnell JE, Suh I, Shen WT, Duh QY, Finlayson E
• Hospital Standards to Promote Optimal Surgical Care of the Older Adult: A Report From the Coalition for Quality in Geriatric Surgery.
  Annals of surgery 2018 Berian JR, Rosenthal RA, Baker TL, Coleman J, Finlayson E, Katlic MR, Lagoo-Deenadayalan SA, Tang VL, Robinson TN, Ko CY, Russell MM
• The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Colorectal Surgery.
  Diseases of the colon and rectum 2018 Fleming F, Gaertner W, Ternent CA, Finlayson E, Herzig D, Paquette IM, Feingold DL, Steele SR
• Treatment Intensity After Traumatic Brain Injury: More Is Not Better.
  JAMA surgery 2018 Colley A, Finlayson E
• Estimating Risk of Postsurgical General and Geriatric Complications Using the VESPA Preoperative Tool.
  JAMA surgery 2017 Min L, Hall K, Finlayson E, Englesbe M, Palazzolo W, Chan CL, Hou H, Miller A, Diehl KM
• Optimizing Surgical Quality Datasets to Care for Older Adults: Lessons from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Geriatric Surgery Pilot.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2017 Berian JR, Zhou L, Hornor MA, Russell MM, Cohen ME, Finlayson E, Ko CY, Robinson TN, Rosenthal RA
• Frailty-Going From Measurement to Action.
  JAMA surgery 2017 Wick EC, Finlayson E
• Author Reply.
  Urology 2017 Suskind AM, Finlayson E
• Navigating high-risk surgery: protocol for a multisite, stepped wedge, cluster-randomised trial of a question prompt list intervention to empower older adults to ask questions that inform treatment decisions.
  BMJ open 2017 Taylor LJ, Rathouz PJ, Berlin A, Brasel KJ, Mosenthal AC, Finlayson E, Cooper Z, Steffens NM, Jacobson N, Buffington A, Tucholka JL, Zhao Q, Schwarze ML
• Overactive Bladder Is Strongly Associated With Frailty in Older Individuals.
  Urology 2017 Suskind AM, Quanstrom K, Zhao S, Bridge M, Walter LC, Neuhaus J, Finlayson E
• The Timed Up and Go Test as a Measure of Frailty in Urologic Practice.
  Urology 2017 Pangilinan J, Quanstrom K, Bridge M, Walter LC, Finlayson E, Suskind AM
• Delivery Mode in Pregnant Patients with IBD: Uncertainty Remains.
  Inflammatory bowel diseases 2017 Cohan J, Finlayson E
• Impact of Multimodality Pain Regimens on Elective Colorectal Surgery Outcomes.
  The American surgeon 2017 Kaplan JA, Finlayson E, Auerbach AD
• A Call for Frailty Screening in the Preoperative Setting.
  JAMA surgery 2017 Suskind AM, Finlayson E
• Frailty and the Role of Obliterative versus Reconstructive Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A National Study.
  The Journal of urology 2016 Suskind AM, Jin C, Walter LC, Finlayson E
• Functional Outcomes After Transurethral Resection of the Prostate in Nursing Home Residents.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2016 Suskind AM, Walter LC, Zhao S, Finlayson E
• Early learners as health coaches for older adults preparing for surgery.
  The Journal of surgical research 2016 Kaplan JA, Brinson Z, Hofer R, O'Sullivan P, Chang A, Horvath H, Chang GJ, Finlayson E
• Changing Paradigms in Detection of Dysplasia and Management of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Is Colectomy Still Necessary?
  Gastroenterology 2016 Velayos F, Kathpalia P, Finlayson E
• Development of a Nonparametric Predictive Model for Readmission Risk in Elderly Adults After Colon and Rectal Cancer Surgery.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2016 Yeo H, Mao J, Abelson JS, Lachs M, Finlayson E, Milsom J, Sedrakyan A
• Focus on Surgical Outcomes That Matter to Older Patients.
  JAMA surgery 2016 Suskind AM, Finlayson E
• Rates of Recovery to Pre-Fracture Function in Older Persons with Hip Fracture: an Observational Study.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2016 Tang VL, Sudore R, Cenzer IS, Boscardin WJ, Smith A, Ritchie C, Wallhagen M, Finlayson E, Petrillo L, Covinsky K
• Author Reply.
  Urology 2016 Suskind AM, Finlayson E, Walter LC
• Thinking Beyond Age for Postacute Care After Major Abdominal Surgery: A New Surgical Era.
  JAMA surgery 2016 Suskind AM, Finlayson E
• Preoperative Frailty Is Associated With Discharge to Skilled or Assisted Living Facilities After Urologic Procedures of Varying Complexity.
  Urology 2016 Suskind AM, Jin C, Cooperberg MR, Finlayson E, Boscardin WJ, Sen S, Walter LC
• A Novel Decision Aid for Surgical Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: Results of a Pilot Study.
  Diseases of the colon and rectum 2016 Cohan JN, Ozanne EM, Sewell JL, Hofer RK, Mahadevan U, Varma MG, Finlayson E
• Postoperative Functional Outcomes in Older Adults.
  Current surgery reports 2016 Brinson Z, Tang VL, Finlayson E
• Surgical oncology outcomes in the aging US population.
  The Journal of surgical research 2016 Yeo HL, O'Mahoney PR, Lachs M, Michelassi F, Mao J, Finlayson E, Abelson JS, Sedrakyan A
• Center the Patient in the Decision Process: A Tool to Inform the Consent and Share the Decision-Making in Patients With Rectal Cancer.
  Diseases of the colon and rectum 2016 Finlayson E, Cohan J
• Impact of frailty on complications in patients undergoing common urological procedures: a study from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement database.
  BJU international 2016 Suskind AM, Walter LC, Jin C, Boscardin J, Sen S, Cooperberg MR, Finlayson E
• Impact of Surgery on Relationship Quality in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis and Their Partners.
  Diseases of the colon and rectum 2015 Cohan JN, Rhee JY, Finlayson E, Varma MG
• Association of Reference Payment for Colonoscopy With Consumer Choices, Insurer Spending, and Procedural Complications.
  JAMA internal medicine 2015 Robinson JC, Brown TT, Whaley C, Finlayson E
• Impact of Patient Age on Procedure Type for Ulcerative Colitis: A National Study.
  Diseases of the colon and rectum 2015 Cohan JN, Bacchetti P, Varma MG, Finlayson E
• Outcomes Analysis of Biologic Mesh Use for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in Clean-Contaminated and Contaminated Ventral Hernia Repair.
  Annals of plastic surgery 2015 Sbitany H, Kwon E, Chern H, Finlayson E, Varma MG, Hansen SL
• Functional outcomes after lower extremity revascularization in nursing home residents: a national cohort study.
  JAMA internal medicine 2015 Oresanya L, Zhao S, Gan S, Fries BE, Goodney PP, Covinsky KE, Conte MS, Finlayson E
• Outcomes after ileoanal pouch surgery in frail and older adults.
  The Journal of surgical research 2015 Cohan JN, Bacchetti P, Varma MG, Finlayson E
• Reply to N.H. Turner et al and Ł. Dziki et al.
  Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2015 Finlayson E
• Perineal flap reconstruction following oncologic anorectal extirpation: an outcomes assessment.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2015 Wang ED, Conkling N, Xu X, Chern H, Finlayson E, Varma MG, Hansen SL, Foster RD, Hoffman WY, Sbitany H
• The significance of preoperative impaired sensorium on surgical outcomes in nonemergent general surgical operations.
  JAMA surgery 2015 Gajdos C, Kile D, Hawn MT, Finlayson E, Henderson WG, Robinson TN
• RAMPing up the quality of rectal cancer surgery.
  Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2014 Finlayson E
• How to best forecast adverse outcomes following geriatric trauma: an ageless question?
  JAMA surgery 2014 Robinson TN, Finlayson E
• Preoperative assessment of the older patient: a narrative review.
  JAMA 2014 Oresanya LB, Lyons WL, Finlayson E
• Advancing age and 30-day adverse outcomes after nonemergent general surgeries.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2013 Gajdos C, Kile D, Hawn MT, Finlayson E, Henderson WG, Robinson TN
• Elective surgery in dialysis patients: realistic risk information from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database: comment on “risk of major nonemergent inpatient general surgical procedures in patients on long-term dialysis”.
  JAMA surgery 2013 Oresanya LB, Finlayson E
• Outcomes after rectal cancer surgery in elderly nursing home residents.
  Diseases of the colon and rectum 2012 Finlayson E, Zhao S, Varma MG
• Elective Surgery in Dialysis Patients: Comment on "Risk of Major Nonemergent Inpatient General Surgical Procedures in Patients on Long-term Dialysis"
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2012 Oresanya LB, Finlayson E
• Functional status after colon cancer surgery in elderly nursing home residents.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2012 Finlayson E, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Fries BE, Landefeld CS, Dudley RA
• Major abdominal surgery in nursing home residents: a national study.
  Annals of surgery 2011 Finlayson E, Wang L, Landefeld CS, Dudley RA
• Inappropriate medication use in older adults undergoing surgery: a national study.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2011 Finlayson E, Maselli J, Steinman MA, Rothberg MB, Lindenauer PK, Auerbach AD
• Invited commentary. Gender influences treatment and survival in colorectal cancer surgery.
  Diseases of the colon and rectum 2009 Finlayson E
• Computed tomographic colonography for patients at high risk of colorectal cancer: trading accuracy for access and compliance.
  JAMA 2009 Finlayson E
• Research based on administrative data.
  Surgery 2009 Finlayson E, Birkmeyer JD
• Hospital factors and racial disparities in mortality after surgery for breast and colon cancer.
  Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2009 Breslin TM, Morris AM, Gu N, Wong SL, Finlayson EV, Banerjee M, Birkmeyer JD
• Phenotype, distribution, generation, and functional and clinical relevance of Th17 cells in the human tumor environments.
  Blood 2009 Kryczek I, Banerjee M, Cheng P, Vatan L, Szeliga W, Wei S, Huang E, Finlayson E, Simeone D, Welling TH, Chang A, Coukos G, Liu R, Zou W
• Reaction time performance in upper airway resistance syndrome versus obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
  Sleep medicine 2009 Stoohs RA, Philip P, Andries D, Finlayson EV, Guilleminault C
• FOXP3 defines regulatory T cells in human tumor and autoimmune disease.
  Cancer research 2009 Kryczek I, Liu R, Wang G, Wu K, Shu X, Szeliga W, Vatan L, Finlayson E, Huang E, Simeone D, Redman B, Welling TH, Chang A, Zou W
• Outcomes in octogenarians undergoing high-risk cancer operation: a national study.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2007 Finlayson E, Fan Z, Birkmeyer JD
• Laparoscopic colectomy for cancer.
  American journal of clinical oncology 2005 Finlayson E, Nelson H
• Predicting quality in surgery.
  The British journal of surgery 2005 Finlayson E, Nelson H
• Surgical treatment of insulinomas.
  The Surgical clinics of North America 2004 Finlayson E, Clark OH
• Hospital volume, length of stay, and readmission rates in high-risk surgery.
  Annals of surgery 2003 Goodney PP, Stukel TA, Lucas FL, Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD
• Hospital volume and operative mortality in cancer surgery: a national study.
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2003 Finlayson EV, Goodney PP, Birkmeyer JD
• Effects of hospital volume on life expectancy after selected cancer operations in older adults: a decision analysis.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2003 Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD
• Adjusting surgical mortality rates for patient comorbidities: more harm than good?
  Surgery 2002 Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD, Stukel TA, Siewers AE, Lucas FL, Wennberg DE
• Should consumers trust hospital quality report cards?
  JAMA 2002 Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD
• Outcomes in vascular surgery: volume versus certification.
  Surgery 2001 Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD
• Volume standards for high-risk surgical procedures: potential benefits of the Leapfrog initiative.
  Surgery 2001 Birkmeyer JD, Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer CM
• Sleep-disordered breathing and systemic hypertension in the older male.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1996 Stoohs RA, Gingold J, Cohrs S, Harter R, Finlayson E, Guilleminault C