About Dr. Owei
Lily Owei is a PGY3 categorical resident in General Surgery. She completed her undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a BA in Biology. She received her medical degree from The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where she conducted research on surgical education and equity curriculua, as well as outcomes and disparities. Her clinical interests include surgical oncology and minimally invasive surgery, and her research interests include health equity, outcome disparities and medical/surgical education.
Research
May 2014 - March 2016
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemistry
Mentor: E. James Petersson
July 2016 - July 2017
HUP Harrison Surgical Scholar, Department of Surgery
Mentor: Dr. Kristoffel Dumon
September 2017 - June 2018
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Rheumatology
Mentor: Dr. Pamela Weiss
May 2019 - August 2019
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery
Mentor: Dr. Jose Pascual
Publications
- Haney C.M., Cleveland C.L., Wissner R.F., Owei L., Robustelli J., Daniels M.J., Canyurt M., Rodriguez P., Ischiropoulos H., Baumgart T., Petersson E.J: Site-Specific Fluorescence Polarization for Studying the Disaggregation of α-Synuclein Fibrils by Small Molecules. Biochemistry. 56:683-691, 2017
- Owei L., Neylan C.J., Rao R., Caskey R.C., Morris J.B., Sensenig R., Brooks A.D., Dempsey D.T., Williams N.N., Atkins J.H., Baranov D.Y., Dumon K.R.: In Situ Operating Room-Based Simulation: A Review. J Surg Educ. 74:579-588, 2017
- Caskey R., Owei L., Rao R., Brooks A.D., Dempsey D.T., Morris J.B., Neylan C.J., Williams N.N., Dumon K.R.: Integration of Hands-on Team Training into Existing Curriculum Improves both Technical and Non-Technical and Non-Technical Skills in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. J Surg Educ. 74:915-920, 2017
- Owei L., Swendiman R., Kelz R.R., Dempsey D.T., Williams N.N., Dumon K.R.: Impact of Body Mass Index on Open Ventral Hernia Repair. Surgery. 162:1320-1329, 2017
- Rao R., Caskey R.C., Owei L., O’Connor K., Riddle E., Dempsey D.T., Atkins J., Baranov D., Motuk G., Brooks A.D., Williams N., Morris J.B., Dumon K.: Curriculum Using the In-Situ Operating Room Setting. J Surg Educ. 75: e39-e44, 2017
- Owei L., Neylan C.J., Dumon K.R., Kelz R.R., Allen S.R., Morris J.B., Williams N.N., Dempsey D.T., Fisher C.S.: Resource Usage Implementing the Resident Prep Curriculum at a Single Institution. J Surg Educ. 75:650-655, 2018
- Cohen J., Owei L., Sawinski D., Porrett P.: Inferior long-term Allograft and Patient Outcomes among Recipients of Offspring Living Donor Kidneys. American Journal of Transplantation. 18:1699-1709, 2018
- Soegaard Ballester J.M., Scott M.F., Owei L., Neylan C., Hanson C.W., Morris J.B.: Patient preference for time-saving telehealth postoperative visits after surgery in an urban setting. Surgery. 163:672-679, 2018
- Owei L., Swendiman R., Torres Landa S., Dempsey D.T., Dumon K.R.: Impact of Body Mass Index on Minimally Invasive Ventral Hernia Repair: an ASC- NSQIP Analysis. Hernia. 23:899-907, 2019
- Owei L., Luks V., Brooks K., Berns J., Kelz R., Aarons C.B.: Smart-Phone Based Geofencing: A Novel Approach to Monitoring Clinical Work Hours in Surgery Residency. J Surg Educ. 78: e210-e217, 2021
- Danehower S., Lazorko J., Kaplan L.J., Fegley M., Jablonski J., Owei L., Ziegler M.J., Pisa M., Pegues D., Pascual J.L.: Certain Rooms in Intensive Care Units May Harbor Risk for Clostridioides difficile Infection. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 23:159-167, 2022