Andrew Chan
MD, FRCPC
Location | JDMI – Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Address | 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5G 2M9
Research Interests | Education
- Spinal Epidural Abscess and Strep Pharyngitis
Spinal epidural abscesses (SEA) require prompt diagnosis to avoid devastating consequences. Here, we discuss the case of a healthy 20-year-old […]
- AGA Clinical Practice Update on Risk Stratification for Colorectal Cancer Screening and Post-Polypectomy Surveillance: Expert Review
DESCRIPTION: Since the early 2000s, there has been a rapid decline in colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality, due in large part to screening and removal […]
- Interplay between diet, circulating indolepropionate concentrations and cardiometabolic health in US populations
CONCLUSIONS: Specific microbial species and dietary fibre jointly predicted significantly higher circulating IPA concentrations at higher tryptophan […]
- Cervical laminoplasty versus laminectomy and posterior cervical fusion for cervical myelopathy: propensity-matched analysis of 24-month outcomes from the Quality Outcomes Database
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with PCF, laminoplasty was associated with decreased blood loss, decreased length of hospitalization, and higher rates of home […]
- Consumption of Ultraprocessed Food and Risk of Depression
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- Posterior-based Osteotomies for Deformity Correction
Posterior-based osteotomies are crucial to the restoration of lordosis in adult spinal deformity. Posterior-column osteotomies are suited for […]
- Antepsoas Approaches to the Lumbar Spine
Lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is a well-established approach in treating spinal deformity and degenerative conditions of the spine. Since its […]
- The empirical dietary inflammatory pattern score and the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cirrhosis
CONCLUSIONS: Dietary patterns with a higher proinflammatory potential may be associated with a higher risk of developing both NAFLD and cirrhosis. […]
- Anti-amyloid antibody treatments for Alzheimer's disease
Our aim is to review the most recent evidence on novel antibody therapies for Alzheimer's disease directed against amyloid-β. This is a joint […]
- Interferon beta-1a sc at 25 years: a mainstay in the treatment of multiple sclerosis over the period of one generation
INTRODUCTION: Interferon beta (IFN beta) preparations are an established group of drugs used for immunomodulation in patients with multiple sclerosis […]
- Surgical Intervention for Primary B-cell Lymphoma of the Spine: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Clinical Presentation, Treatment, Postoperative Outcomes, and Histologic Markers
CONCLUSION: Although surgery is usually offered in patients with acute spinal cord compression from B-cell lymphoma, chemotherapy and radiation alone […]
- Being Breastfed in Infancy and Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Precursor Lesions
CONCLUSIONS: Being breastfed in infancy was associated with increased risk of CRC in adulthood, including among younger adults. However, further […]
- Three-level ACDF versus 3-level laminectomy and fusion: are there differences in outcomes? An analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy cohort
CONCLUSIONS: In a cohort limited to 3-level fusion surgical procedures, ACDF was associated with reduced blood loss, shorter hospitalization length, […]
- Introduction. Toward a contemporaneous understanding of cervical spondylotic myelopathy
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- Editorial. Four-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a cautionary tale
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