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Yasith Samarasinghe

Observed name: Y. Samarasinghe
Observed institutions: Western University, St. Michael's Hospital, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, Unity Health Toronto, McMaster University
ORCID: 0009-0002-1510-493X
Observed ORCID: 0009-0002-1510-493X
OpenAlex ID: A5112890855
A systematic review and meta-analysis of sex- and gender-based differences in presentation severity and outcomes in adults undergoing major vascular surgery
2022 · Michael Ho-Yan Lee, Pei Ye Li, et al. · Journal of Vascular Surgery · 62
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Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Esophageal Cancer Patients After Neoadjuvant Therapy and Esophagectomy
2021 · Yung Lee, Yasith Samarasinghe, et al. · Annals of Surgery · 51
Lower socioeconomic status is associated with higher rates of critical limb ischemia presentation and post-revascularization amputation
2022 · Michael Ho-Yan Lee, Pei Ye Li, et al. · Journal of Vascular Surgery · 23
Racial and ethnic differences in presentation severity and postoperative outcomes in vascular surgery
2022 · Michael Ho-Yan Lee, Ben Li, et al. · Journal of Vascular Surgery · 22
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Primary anastomosis with diverting loop ileostomy versus Hartmann’s procedure for acute complicated diverticulitis: analysis of the National Inpatient Sample 2015–2019
2023 · Yung Lee, Tyler McKechnie, et al. · International Journal of Colorectal Disease · 17
Iron supplementation following bariatric surgery: A systematic review of current strategies
2021 · Sama Anvari, Yasith Samarasinghe, et al. · Obesity Reviews · 12
The short and long-term effects of open vs minimally invasive thymectomy in myasthenia gravis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2022 · Yung Lee, Yasith Samarasinghe, et al. · Surgical Endoscopy · 11
Differences in in-hospital outcomes and healthcare utilization for laparoscopic versus open approach for emergency inguinal hernia repair: a nationwide analysis
2023 · Y. Lee, L. Tessier, et al. · Hernia · 10
Fragility of statistically significant outcomes in randomized trials comparing bariatric surgeries
2023 · Yung Lee, Yasith Samarasinghe, et al. · International Journal of Obesity · 6
The Surgical Education Checklist: A Novel Tool to Improve the Use of Entrustable Professional Activities in Operative Training in Competence by Design
2025 · Yung Lee, Jigish Khamar, et al. · Journal of surgical education · 5
The fragility of significant results from randomized controlled trials in esophageal surgeries
2023 · Yung Lee, Yasith Samarasinghe, et al. · Esophagus · 5
Fragility of statistically significant findings from randomized trials in comparing laparoscopic versus robotic abdominopelvic surgeries
2023 · Yung Lee, Yasith Samarasinghe, et al. · Surgical Endoscopy · 4
The role of brachytherapy in treatment of stage I esophageal cancer: A systematic review
2022 · Se-in Choe, Yung Lee, et al. · Brachytherapy · 4
Assessment of guidelines for bariatric and metabolic surgery: a systematic review and evaluation using appraisal of guidelines for research and evaluation II (AGREE II)
2024 · Yung Lee, Caroline Hircock, et al. · International Journal of Obesity · 3
2021 Canadian Surgery Forum
2021 · G. Johnson, K. Hickey, et al. · Canadian Journal of Surgery · 3
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The Effect of Chronic Kidney Disease or End-stage Kidney Disease on Perioperative Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
2023 · Yung Lee, Léa Tessier, et al. · Obesity Surgery · 2
The role of stereotactic body radiation therapy in the management of pulmonary metastases: a systematic review
2022 · Yung Lee, Yasith Samarasinghe, et al. · Precision Radiation Oncology · 2
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2023 Canadian Surgery Forum01. Evaluation of physicians’ practices and knowledge regarding the treatment of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis03. What is the effect of rurality on outcomes for parathyroidectomy in a large North American jurisdiction?05. Characteristics of opioid providers for patients undergoing same-day breast surgery in Ontario, Canada06. Improving the management and outcomes of complex non-pedunculated colorectal polyps at a regional hospital in British Columbia10. Actinomycosis presenting as an anterior abdominal mass after laparoscopic cholecystectomy12. Prioritizing melanoma surgeries to prevent wait time delays and upstaging of melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemic13. Trust me, I know them: assessing interpersonal bias in general surgery residency interviews14. Current state of female and BIPOC representation in Canadian academic surgical societies15. Harnessing a province-wide network of surgical excellence and diverse talents for the continuous improvement of surgical care in BC16. Massive stone or is it glass: a curious case of porcelain gallbladder17. Choosing your endoscopist: a retrospective single-centre cohort study18. The local experience with endoscopic ampullectomy for noninvasive ampullary lesions at a single tertiary care centre19. Defining appropriate intraoperative patient blood management strategies in noncardiac surgery: the Ottawa Intraoperative Transfusion Consensus20. Postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction after neuromuscular blockade reversal with sugammadex versus cholinesterase inhibitors in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis21. Factors influencing recurrence in medial breast cancer after skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction22. What is the role of fit in medical education? A scoping review23. The obesity paradox revisited: Is obesity still a protective factor for patients with severe comorbidities or in high-risk operations?24. Planetary health education for residents — an integrative approach through quality improvement25. A rare case of concurrent primary malignancies: adrenal cortical carcinoma and metastatic colon cancer26. Effect of video-based self-assessment on intraoperative skills: a pilot randomized controlled trial28. A cost–utility study of elective hemorrhoidectomies in Canada30. Opioid-free hernia repair using local anesthetic: an assessment of postoperative pain and recovery31. Mitigating the environmental burden of surgical and isolation gowns33. The evolution and contributions of theCanadian Journal of Surgery: a bibliometric study34. Clinical and oncologic outcomes of patients with rectal cancer and past radiotherapy for prostate cancer: a case–control study35. Antibiotic prophylaxis and mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery: a survey of Quebec general surgeons36. Identifying core deficiencies and needs in the surgical knot-tying curriculum: a single-centre qualitative analysis37. Spleen-preserving surgery for symptomatic benign splenic cyst: video case report38. Learning to manage power differentials and navigate uncertainty: a qualitative interview study about decision-making in surgery39. Surgical education checklist: a novel tool to improve uptake of Competence By Design in a residency program and surgical resident experience40. A comparative evaluation of management strategies and patient outcomes for acute appendicitis in the post-COVID era41. External benchmarking of colorectal resection outcomes using ACS-NSQIP: accurately categorizing procedures at risk of morbidity42. Role of thymectomy in surgical treatment of secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism43. Starting position during colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials44. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols following emergency intra-abdominal surgery reduces length of stay and postoperative morbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis45. Competencies, privileging and geography: preparing general surgery residents for rural practice in British Columbia46. Holographic surgical skills training: Can we use holograms to teach hand ties and is it comparable to in-person learning?47. The association between gender and confidence in UBC general surgery residents48. Quality improvement in timeliness of EPA completion in general surgery residency49. Gastrointestinal system surgical outcomes in the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-era HIV-positive patient: a scoping review50. Joint rounds as a method to partner surgical residency programs and enhance global surgical training52. Preoperative frailty and mortality in medicare beneficiaries undergoing major and minor surgical procedures53. What’s going on out there? Evaluating the scope of rural general surgery in British Columbia54. Short-stay compared with long-stay admissions for loop ileostomy reversals: a systematic review and meta-analysis55. General surgeons’ right hemicol
2023 · Raphaëlle Brière, Rogeh Habashi, et al. · Canadian Journal of Surgery · 1
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2022 Canadian Surgery Forum Sept. 15–17, 2022
2022 · Yasser Selim, Élise Di Lena, et al. · Canadian Journal of Surgery · 1
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Role of adjuvant therapy in esophageal cancer patients after neoadjuvant therapy and curative esophagectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
2021 · Yung Lee, Yasith Samarasinghe, et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 1
Impact of coronary artery calcification detection on cardiovascular care trajectories in patients undergoing lung cancer screening: a systematic review
2026 · Spencer Lee, Logan Cucksey, et al. · Research Square
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Advancing cardiovascular risk stratification in COPD: methodological gains and remaining gaps
2026 · Yasith Samarasinghe, Mohsen Sadatsafavi · European Respiratory Journal
Immortal-Time Bias in a Cohort Study of the Effects of Cholinesterase Inhibitors on Mortality in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
2025 · Yasith Samarasinghe, Blair MacDonald, et al. · Canadian Journal of Cardiology
537 Long-term Outcomes Following Dor, Toupet, and Nissen Fundoplication: a Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials
2023 · Yung Lee, Umair Tahir, et al. · Gastroenterology
Racial Differences in Presentation Severity and Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Major Vascular Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
2021 · Michael Ho-Yan Lee, Ben Li, et al. · Journal of Vascular Surgery
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Works count: 26
Citation count: 246
H-index: 8
I10-index: 8
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