Education
Undergraduate Degree: New York University 2017 (Global Public Health)
Medical Degree: University of Vermont 2021
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Whitrock, Jenna N; Pratt, Catherine G; Long, Szu-Aun; Carter, Michela M; Lewis, Jaime D; Heelan, Alicia A (2024. ) Implementation of Choosing Wisely guidelines: Omission of lymph node surgery.Surgery, , More Information
Whitrock, Jenna N; Cheon, Soyoung; Sisak, Stephanie; Pratt, Catherine G; Chae, Ryan C; Quillin, Ralph C; Justiniano, Carla F; Shah, Shimul A (2024. ) Perceptions of the White Coat: Generational, Regional, and Gender Differences Among Surgeons.The Journal of surgical research, , 302 ,376-384 More Information
Pratt, Catherine G; Whitrock, Jenna N; Carter, Michela M; Long, Szu-Aun; Lewis, Jaime D; Heelan, Alicia A (2024. ) Implementation of Choosing Wisely® Recommendations for Lymph Node Surgery in Male Breast Cancer.Annals of surgical oncology, , 31 (11 ) ,7641-7653 More Information
Whitrock, Jenna N; Pratt, Catherine G; Carter, Michela M; Chae, Ryan C; Price, Adam D; Justiniano, Carla F; Van Haren, Robert M; Silski, Latifa S; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A (2024. ) Does using artificial intelligence take the person out of personal statements? We can't tell.Surgery, , More Information
Becker, Ellen R; Xu, Catherine T; Pratt, Catherine G; Whitrock, Jenna N; Frasier, Lane L; Van Haren, Robert M; Quillin, Ralph C (2024. ) Examining the Aftermath of Virtual Interviewing on Surgical Residency Matches.The Journal of surgical research, , 301 ,492-498 More Information
Whitrock, Jenna N; Price, Adam D; Delman, Aaron M; Pratt, Catherine G; Silski, Latifa S; Lemon, Kristina H; Chang, Alex L; Cuffy, Madison C; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A (2024. ) Safety and use of late-turndown liver allografts to increase rate of transplantation.HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, , 26 (9 ) ,1148-1154 More Information
Van Haren, Robert M; Kovacic, Melinda Butsch; Delman, Aaron M; Pratt, Catherine G; Griffith, Azante; Arbili, Lana; Harvey, Krysten; Kohli, Eshika; Pai, Ahna; Topalian, Alique; Rai, Shesh N; Shah, Shimul A; Kues, John (2024. ) Disparities Associated with Decision to Undergo Oncologic Surgery: A Prospective Mixed-Methods Analysis.Annals of surgical oncology, , 31 (9 ) ,5757-5764 More Information
Whitrock, Jenna N; Sisak, Stephanie; Pratt, Catherine G; Delman, Aaron M; Price, Adam D; Wima, Koffi; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, Ralph Cutler (2024. ) Primary Team Versus Local Recovery in Liver Transplantation in the Modern Era: A National Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database.Clinical transplantation, , 38 (8 ) ,e15418 More Information
Whitrock, Jenna N; Pratt, Catherine G; Shah, Shimul A (2024. ) Expanding MELD exceptions for colorectal liver metastasis: data and policy.Current opinion in organ transplantation, , 29 (3 ) ,195-199 More Information
Carter, Michela M; Whitrock, Jenna N; Pratt, Catherine G; Shaughnessy, Elizabeth A; Meier, Teresa M; Barrord, Michelle F; Hanseman, Dennis J; Reyna, Chantal R; Heelan, Alicia A; Lewis, Jaime D (2024. ) Nationwide Analysis of Locoregional Management for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Males: An NCDB Analysis of the Surgical Approach to DCIS in Males.Annals of surgical oncology, , 31 (3 ) ,1599-1607 More Information
Pratt, Catherine G; Whitrock, Jenna N; Shah, Shimul A; Fong, Zhi Ven (2024. ) How to Determine Unresectability in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma.The Surgical clinics of North America, , 104 (1 ) ,197-214 More Information
Pratt, Catherine G; Van Haren, Robert M (2024. ) Three Tenets of Surgeon Quality: Medically Fit Patient, Surgically Resectable Tumor, and Oncologic Benefit from Resection.Annals of surgical oncology, , 31 (2 ) ,691-693 More Information
Ammann, Allison M; Pratt, Catherine G; Lewis, Jaime D; Ahmad, Syed A; Shaughnessy, Elizabeth; Heelan, Alicia A (2024. ) Breast infections: A review of current literature.American journal of surgery, , 228 ,78-82 More Information
Johnson, Keilan; Pratt, Catherine G; Viana, Sofia W; Whitrock, Jenna N; Topalian, Alique; Kovacic, Melinda Butsch; Kues, Jack; Pinkston, Christina; Pan, Jianmin; Rai, Shesh; Van Haren, Robert M (2026. ) Factors Associated With Optimal Patient-Clinician Communication Among Cancer Survivors.Cancer medicine, , 15 (7 ) ,e72073 More Information
Moore, Allison N; Pratt, Catherine G; Whitrock, Jenna N; Noriega, Nicolas; Delman, Aaron M; Lemon, Kristina H; Haugen, Christine E; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A (2026. ) Geographic Distance of Liver Allografts: Post Transplant Outcomes Following Broader Sharing Policies.The Journal of surgical research, , 322 ,326-332 More Information
Van Haren, Robert M; Topalian, Alique; Kovacic, Melinda Butsch; Viana, Sofia W; Moore, Allison; Pratt, Catherine G; Rai, Shesh; Kues, John (2026. ) Oncologic outcomes after declining lung cancer surgery: mixed methods analysis of a prospective pilot cohort.Journal of thoracic disease, , 18 (4 ) ,293 More Information
Kim, Hannah; Viana, Sofia Wagemaker; Pinkston, Christina; Pratt, Catherine G; Rai, Shesh; Haugen, Christine E; Quillin, Ralph C; Starnes, Sandra L; Van Haren, Robert M (2026. ) Impact of Smoking Status on Morbidity and Mortality after Lung Cancer Resection: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database.Journal of the American College of Surgeons, , More Information
Haugen, Christine E; Pratt, Catherine G; Kelty, Catherine; Guillory, Devin J; Chang, Alex L; Guarrera, James V; Shah, Shimul A; Gerber, David A; Quillin, Ralph C (2026. ) Improved Outcomes with Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation.Journal of the American College of Surgeons, , 242 (4 ) ,775-781 More Information
Pratt, Catherine G; Noriega, Nicolas; Whitrock, Jenna N; Carter, Michela M; Moore, Allison N; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Lemon, Kristina H; Luckett, Keith; Schoech, Michael; Bari, Khurram; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A (2026. ) Follow up and safety of use of hepatitis C virus discordant liver transplants.HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, , 28 (4 ) ,524-533 More Information
Griffith, Azante; Pratt, Catherine G; Whitrock, Jenna N; Moore, Allison N; Waits, Brandy; Kapur, Sangita; Starnes, Sandra L; Van Haren, Robert M (2026. ) Achieving Equitable Care for Racial Minority Patients With a Lung Cancer Screening Program.The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 121 (4 ) ,830-837 More Information
Reagan, Anna M; Montgomery, Kelsey B; Woeste, Matthew R; Sutton, Jeffrey M; Smith, Savannah R; Postlewait, Lauren M; Farr, Deborah; Abelson, Jonathan S; Cho, Nancy L; Foote, Darci C; Meister, Katherine M; Lindeman, Brenessa; Kimbrough, Mary K; Nahmias, Jeffry; Callahan, Zachary M; Marks, Joshua A; Elsaadi, Ali; Burton, Erin; Richmond, Robyn; Dodwad, Shah-Jahan M; Adams, Sasha D; Buonpane, Christie L; Patel, Purvi; Anstadt, Michael J; Nasim, Bilal Waqar; Layne, Desmond; Jung, Sarah; Pratt, Catherine G; Quillin, Ralph C; Kim, Joseph; Patel, Jitesh A; Cortez, Alexander R; Winer, Leah K (2026. ) ASO Visual Abstract: Defining the Surgical Oncology Experience During General Surgery Residency: A Multi-Institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium.Annals of surgical oncology, , 33 (3 ) ,2373-2374 More Information
Reagan, Anna M; Montgomery, Kelsey B; Woeste, Matthew R; Sutton, Jeffrey M; Smith, Savannah R; Postlewait, Lauren M; Farr, Deborah; Abelson, Jonathan S; Cho, Nancy L; Foote, Darci C; Meister, Katherine M; Lindeman, Brenessa; Kimbrough, Mary K; Nahmias, Jeffry; Callahan, Zachary M; Marks, Joshua A; Elsaadi, Ali; Burton, Erin; Richmond, Robyn; Dodwad, Shah-Jahan M; Adams, Sasha D; Buonpane, Christie L; Patel, Purvi; Anstadt, Michael J; Nasim, Bilal Waqar; Layne, Desmond; Jung, Sarah; Pratt, Catherine G; Quillin, Ralph C; Kim, Joseph; Patel, Jitesh A; Cortez, Alexander R; Winer, Leah K (2026. ) Defining the Surgical Oncology Experience during General Surgery Residency: A Multi-Institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium.Annals of surgical oncology, , 33 (3 ) ,2346-2355 More Information
Agler, Clayton J; Pratt, Catherine G; Whitrock, Jenna N; Pan, Jianmin; Rai, Jayesh P; Rai, Shesh N; Shah, Shimul A; Starnes, Sandra L; Van Haren, Robert M (2025. ) What Happens After Declining Recommended Surgery? Analysis of Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports, , 3 (4 ) ,829-833 More Information
Moore, Allison N; Mathur, Meera; Pratt, Catherine G; Pinkston, Christy; Rai, Shesh; Quillin, Ralph C; Van Haren, Robert M (2025. ) Does Smoking Status Have an Impact on Postoperative Complications After Lung Cancer Resection? An Analysis of the National Lung Screening Trial.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports, , 3 (4 ) ,834-838 More Information
Becker, Ellen R; Pratt, Catherine G; Whitrock, Jenna N; Price, Adam D; Rubadeux, Derek W; Wetmore, Gregory C; Goodman, Michael D (2025. ) Early Hypercalcemia Is Associated With Mortality in Critically Ill, Transfused Trauma Patients.The Journal of surgical research, , 315 ,991-996 More Information
Pratt, Catherine G; Chae, Ryan C; Sisak, Stephanie; Xu, Catherine T; D'Ambrosio, Nicholas; Vaysburg, Dennis M; Moore, Allison N; Whitrock, Jenna N; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, Ralph C (2025. ) A Pilot Study Examining Sleep Deprivation Among Liver Transplant Surgeons. Are Patient Outcomes at Risk?.Clinical transplantation, , 39 (10 ) ,e70350 More Information
Pratt, Catherine G; McClelland, Paul H; Long, Szu-Aun; Moore, Allison N; Lewis, Jaime D; Heelan, Alicia A (2025. ) The Metaplastic Conundrum: A National Cancer Database Analysis of Metaplastic versus Triple-Negative Ductal Breast Cancer.Annals of surgical oncology, , 32 (11 ) ,8448-8460 More Information
Reagan, Anna M; Jones, V Morgan; Ibrahim-Zada, Irada; Smith, Savannah R; Postlewait, Lauren M; Farr, Deborah; Abelson, Jonathan S; Cho, Nancy L; Foote, Darci C; Meister, Katherine M; Montgomery, Kelsey B; Lindeman, Brenessa; Kimbrough, Mary K; Nahmias, Jeffry; Callahan, Zachary M; Marks, Joshua A; Sutton, Jeffrey M; Elsaadi, Ali; Burton, Erin; Richmond, Robyn; Dodwad, Shah-Jahan M; Adams, Sasha D; Woeste, Matthew R; Buonpane, Christie L; Patel, Purvi; Anstadt, Michael J; Nasim, Bilal W; Layne, Desmond; Jung, Sarah; Pratt, Catherine G; Quillin, Ralph C; Kim, Joseph; Patel, Jitesh A; Cortez, Alexander R; Winer, Leah K (2025. ) Characterizing the General Surgery Experience of Future Breast Surgeons: A Multi-institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium.Annals of surgical oncology, , 32 (11 ) ,8340-8348 More Information
Pratt, Catherine G; Cheon, Soyoung; Whitrock, Jenna N; Moore, Allison N; Wima, Koffi; Budde, Bradley; Starnes, Sandra L; Van Haren, Robert M (2025. ) Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery: Postoperative Opioid Use by Preoperative Use Status and Risk Factors for New Persistent Opioid Use.The Annals of thoracic surgery, , 120 (4 ) ,749-757 More Information
Hariri, Hussein M; Wahab, Shaun A; Johnston, Michael E; Surapaneni, Sweya; Pratt, Catherine G; Szu-Aun, Long; Hanseman, Dennis J; Ahmad, Syed A; Patel, Sameer H; Wilson, Gregory C (2025. ) Analysis of CT-based pancreatic volumetrics and postoperative endocrine and exocrine dysfunction: A retrospective cohort study.American journal of surgery, , 247 ,116482 More Information
Whitrock, Jenna N; Pratt, Catherine G; Kinzer, Alexandra B; Delman, Aaron M; Price, Adam D; Xie, Changchun; Cuffy, Madison C; Silski, Latifa S; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A (2025. ) Importance of social deprivation by neighborhood on the pathway from referral to kidney transplantation.Surgery, , 184 ,109459 More Information
Van Haren, Robert M; Mathur, Meera; Topalian, Alique G; Moore, Allison N; Pratt, Catherine G; Rai, Shesh; Kovacic, Melinda Butsch; Kues, John (2025. ) Reducing barriers to care in the treatment of lung cancer: a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease, , 17 (5 ) ,3410-3418 More Information
Pratt, Catherine G; Noriega, Nicolas; Delman, Aaron M; Moore, Allison N; Bari, Khurram; Luckett, Keith; Kaiser, Tiffany E; Quillin, Ralph C; Cuffy, Madison C; Shah, Shimul A (2025. ) Friend or Foe? Safety and Efficacy of Hepatitis B Viremic Solid Organ Allograft into Seronegative Recipients.Journal of the American College of Surgeons, , 240 (4 ) ,449-459 More Information
Pratt, Catherine G; Long, Szu-Aun; Whitrock, Jenna N; Holm, Tammy M (2025. ) "Thanks, but no thanks": Factors associated with patients who decline surgical intervention for thyroid cancer.Surgery, , 179 ,108900 More Information
Whitrock, Jenna N; Carter, Michela M; Pratt, Catherine G; Brokamp, Cole; Harvey, Krysten; Pan, Jianmin; Rai, Shesh; Salfity, Hai; Starnes, Sandra L; Van Haren, Robert M (2024. ) The Role of Environmental Exposures on Survival After Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Resection.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports, , 2 (4 ) ,618-623 More Information