Selected Publications

Valenzano MC, Rybakovsky E, Chen V, Leroy K, Lander J, Richardson E, Yalamanchili S, McShane S, Mathew A, Mayilvaganan B, Connor L, Urbas R, Huntington W, Corcoran A, Trembeth S, McDonnell E, Wong P, Newman G, Mercogliano G, Zitin M, Etemad B, Thornton J, Daum G, Raines J, Kossenkov A, Fong LY, Mullin JM : Zinc Gluconate Induces Potentially Cancer Chemopreventive Activity in Barrett’s Esophagus: A Phase 1 Pilot Study. Digestive Disease and Sciences. Springer, 10(1007): S10620, May 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-06319-x.

Olga Vitorsky, Andrew Canakis, Matthew Delmonico, William Huntington, Scott McShane, Patricia Wong, Ryan Urbas.: Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Are we falling short? American Journal of Gastroenterology 113: S339, October 2018 Notes: Poster presentation.

Mary C. Valenzano, Elizabeth Rybakovsky, Erin McDonnell, Elizabeth Richardson, Silpa Yalamanchili, Scott McShane, Arun Mathew, Will Huntington, Ryan Urbas, Marc Zitin, Gary Newman, Patricia Wong, James Thornton, Giancarlo Mercogliano, Louise Fong, James M. Mullin: Oral Administration of Zinc to Barrett’s Esophagus Patients Induces a Cancer Chemopreventive Molecular Profile in Barrett’s Tissue. American Journal of Gastroenterology 113: S184, October 2018 Notes: Poster presentation.

Urbas, R: “Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Are we falling short?” Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Orlando, FL Nov 2017 Notes: poster presentation.

Urbas, R: “The effect of orally administered zinc on Barrett’s Epithelia Micro-RNAs” Delaware Valley Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 85(5S): AB569, Jun 2017 Notes: poster presentation.

Urbas, R: "Hepatitis C: Obtaining Milestones to Treatment and Cure” Healthcare Disparities Colloquium, Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA May 2017 Notes: oral presentation.

Urbas, R: “The effect of orally administered zinc on Barrett’s Epithelia Micro-RNAs” Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, IL May 2017 Notes: poster presentation.

Valenzano MC, Fong L, Mayilvaganan B, Connor L, Huntington W, Urbas R, Mercogliano G, Newman G, Raines J: The effect of orally administered zinc on Barrett’s epithelia Mirco RNAs. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Page: 85 (5s), Apr 2017.

Urbas R, Prince C, Mayilvaganan B, Albert N, Badri M: The Utility of Heme-occult testing prior to therapeutic anticoagulation in venous thromboembolism. Southern Medical Journal 110(5): 375-80, Feb 2017 Notes: DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000650.

Urbas, R: “Liver and Diabetes-Friend and Foe” The American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, NV Oct 2016 Notes: poster presentation.