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Núria Lluís, MD, PhD

CY2

Nuria Lluis
Medical School: Miguel Hernández University

About Dr. Lluis

Dr. Lluís spent her childhood in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, where she attended the American School of Barcelona. In 2001, she moved to Alicante, Spain, and graduated from Medical School in 2013. Back in Barcelona, she completed her residency in General Surgery in 2019, and entered a PhD program in Medicine and Translational Research. To further her surgical training, from 2021 to 2023, she did a research fellowship at the Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, Florida, studying surgical and oncologic outcomes in hepato-pancreatic-biliary (HPB) diseases. Dr. Lluís is now a CY1 preliminary resident in General Surgery. In addition to patient care, her main interest is clinical and translational research in HPB diseases.

Education

2021 - 2023
Research Fellowship
Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery
Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida

2019 - 2021
PhD - Doctoral Program in Medicine and Translational Research
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

2014 - 2019
Resident in General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Bellvitge Hospital, University of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

2013 - 2014
Nation-wide examination to access Residency Program in Spain

2007 - 2013
MD - Medicine and Surgery, Miguel Hernández University, Alicante, Spain

Societies

  • American College of Surgeons
  • International Hepato-Pancreato Biliary Association
  • The Americas Hepato-Pancreato Biliary Association

Awards

2023
Best Oral Communication Award - II Meeting of the Trauma and Emergency Surgery section, Spanish Association of Surgeons, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract: “Outcome improvement of laparoscopy vs open approach in 4,297 adult patients with acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis or intestinal perforation. A prospective multicenter study using propensity score matching analysis.”

2022
Outstanding Abstract Award - 54th Meeting of the European Pancreatic Club, Kyiv, Ukraine
Abstract: “Perspective of point-of-care specialists on the initial management of acute pancreatitis: an international multidisciplinary survey focused on daily practice.”

Research

During her PhD, Dr. Lluís acquired proficiency in statistical tools, such as the R software, to perform descriptive, comparative and survival analyses, as well as logistic regression models using training and validation cohorts, static and dynamic nomograms, ROC curves, and propensity score matching analysis. She also acquired proficiency in the use of the Covidence platform for the management of systematic reviews, as well as REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) for the development of surveys and observational study databases. Her main interest is clinical and translational research in hepato-bilio-pancreatic diseases. After completing residency, she plans to apply for a fellowship in HPB surgery and pursue an academic career.

Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Coppola A, La Vaccara V, Farolfi T, et al. Preoperative CA19.9 level predicts lymph node metastasis in resectable adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas: A further plea for biological resectability criteria. Int J Surg. 2023 Sep 22. PMID: 37738016. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000773. (Q1 surgery; IF 2022: 15.3) Epub ahead of print.
  2. Lluís N, Asbun D, Wang J, et al. Lymph node dissection in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a critical and updated review of the literature. J Gastrointest Surg 2023. PMID: 37550590. DOI: 10.1007/s11605-023-05696-8. (Q1 surgery; IF 2022: 3.2) Epub ahead of print
  3. Asbun D, Lluís N, Jimenez RE, Asbun H. A narrative review of minimally invasive pancreatic surgery: from pipedreams to pancreatoduodenectomies. Digestive Medicine Research 2023. (In press)
  4. Lluís N, Carbonell S, Villodre C, et al., on behalf of the LUCENTUM Project Researchers. Outcome improvement of laparoscopy vs open approach in 4,297 adult patients with acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis or intestinal perforation. A prospective multicenter study using propensity score matching analysis. Int J Surg 2023 Jun 1;109(6):1603-1611 PMID: 37060247. DOI: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000384 (Q1 surgery; IF 2022: 15.3)
  5. Lluís N, Asbun H, Basso S, et al. Survey on initial management of acute pancreatitis in Latin America. Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Oct;46(8):603-611. PMID: 36731725. DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2023.01.011. (Q4 gastroenterology; IF 2022: 1.9)
  6. Lluís N, Serradilla-Martín M, Achalandabaso M, et al. Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct in Europe. A retrospective multicenter observational study (EUR-IPNB study). Int J Surg. 2023 April 1;109(4):760-771. PMID: 36917142. DOI: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000280. (Q1 surgery; IF 2022: 15.3)
  7. Lluís N, Parra J, Villodre C, et al., LUCENTUM Project Researchers. Prediction of peritoneal soiling in acute appendicitis with simple clinical and laboratory data. Prospective, multicenter, cohort study of 2,645 adult patients nationwide. Int J Surg. 2022 Aug 104:106741. PMID: 35772594. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106741. (Q1 surgery; IF 2022: 15.3)
  8. Lluís N, Asbun H, Besselink MG, et al. International multidisciplinary survey on the initial management of acute pancreatitis: Perspective of point-of-care specialists focused on daily practice. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2023; 30:325-337. PMID: 35716156. DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.1201 (Q2 surgery; IF 2022: 3.0)
  9. Melgar P, Rodríguez-Laiz GP, Lluís N, et al. Textbook outcome among patients undergoing enhanced recovery after liver transplantation stratified by risk. A single-center retrospective observational cohort study. Int J Surg. 2022 Mar; 99:106266. PMID: 35182809. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106266. (Q1 surgery; IF 2022: 15.3)
  10. Villodre C, Taccogna L, Zapater P, et al., on behalf of the LUCENTUM Project Researchers. Simplified risk-prediction for benchmarking and quality improvement in emergency general surgery. Prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study. International Journal of Surgery, 2022 Jan; 97:106168. PMID: 34785344. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106168. (Q1 surgery; IF 2022: 15.3)
  11. Ramos E, Lluís N, Llado L, et al. Prognostic value and risk stratification of residual disease in patients with incidental gallbladder cancer. World J Surg Oncol 2020 Jan;18(1):18. PMID: 31980034. DOI: 10.1186/s12957-020-1794-2. (Q1 surgery; IF 2020: 2.754).
  12. Asbun HJ, Moekotte AL, Vissers FL, et al. on behalf of the International Study Group on Minimally Invasive Pancreas Surgery (I-MIPS). The Miami International Evidence-Based Guidelines on Minimally Invasive Pancreas Resection (IG-MIPR). Ann Surg 2020 Jan;271(1):1-14. PMID: 31567509. DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003590. (Q1 surgery; IF 2020: 12.969).
  13. Bhangu, A; RIFT Study Group on behalf of the West Midlands Research Collaborative. Evaluation of appendicitis risk prediction models in adults with suspected appendicitis. Br J Surg 2020 Jan;107(1):73-86. PMID: 31797357. DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11440. (Q1 surgery; IF 2020: 6.939).
  14. Sánchez-Velázquez, P, Muller X, Malleo G, et al. Benchmarks in Pancreatic Surgery. A novel tool for unbiased outcome comparisons. Ann Surg 2019 Aug;270(2):211-218. PMID: 30829701. DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003223. (Q1 surgery; IF 2019: 10.130).
  15. Wilson G, Lluís N, Nalesnik M, et al. Hepatic Angiosarcoma: A Multi-Institutional, International Experience with Forty-Four Cases. Ann Surg Oncol 2019 Feb;26(2):576-582. PMID: 30456677. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-7062-9. (Q1 surgery; IF 2019: 4.061).
  16. Lluís N, Biondo S. Prolonged postoperative ileus after colorectal surgery: still an unresolved problem. Ann Laparosc Endosc Surg 2018; 3:15. DOI: 10.21037/ales.2018.02.06. Also available in: Minimally Invasive Approach to Colorectal Diseases 138 (2018): 279-306. Google Scholar.

Book Chapters

  1. Lluís N, Asbun D, Vega E. Gallbladder malignancies. In: The SAGES Manual of Contemporary Indications and Management for Hepatic and Biliary Diseases edited by: Adnan Alseidi MD; Julie Hallet MD; Timothy Vreeland MD; Mihir M. Shah MD. (In press)
  2. Lluís N, Asbun D, Asbun H. Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy. In: The SAGES Manual of Contemporary Indications and Management for Pancreatic and Duodenal Disease. Edited by Eugene Ceppa, Kevin El-Hayek, Melissa Hogg, and Nicolo Pecorelli. Springer. (In press)

Educational Surgical Videos

  1. Lluís N, Adell M, Kunzler F, Asbun D, Asbun H. Type 1 portal vein resection in laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy: tips and tricks. ACS 2023 Clinical Congress. Boston, MA, October 22nd-25th, 2023 (Pancreas surgery II video session).
  2. Pérez de-Villar JM, Lluís N, Kunzler F, Hechavarria V, Jimenez RE, Asbun H, Asbun D. Low-dose ICG for biliary visualization. ILLS 2023 4th World Congress of International Laparoscopic Liver Society, Rome, Italy, September 13th -15th, 2023.
  3. Ochoa G, Lluís N, Asbun D, Jimenez RE, Asbun HJ. Continuous ICG infusion during laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy. SAGES 2023 Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada, March 29th-April 1st, 2023 (ICG video session).
  4. Curbelo-Peña Y, Lluís N, Kunzler F, Asbun HJ, Asbun D. Continuous ICG infusion during distal pancreatectomy: how to see the pancreas. SAGES 2023 Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada, March 29th-April 1st, 2023 (Video loop session).
  5. Kunzler F, Lluís N, Hechavarria V, Jimenez RE, Asbun D, Asbun H. 4K head of the pancreas insulinoma enucleation. SAGES 2023 Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada, March 29th-April 1st, 2023 (HPB video session).
  6. Lluís N, Asbun D, Kunzler F, Hechavarria V, Asbun H. Laparoscopic resection of recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma abutting the renal hilum and major mesenteric vessels. SAGES 2023 Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada, March 29th-April 1st, 2023 (Potpourri video session).
  7. Lluís N, Kunzler F, Hechavarria V, Jimenez RE, Asbun H, Asbun D. Laparoscopic choledochoduodenostomy for bilioenteric fistula. AHPBA 2023 Annual Meeting. Miami, Florida, USA, March 9th-12th, 2023 (eVideo).
  8. Kunzler F, Lluís N, Hechavarria V, Jimenez RE, Asbun D, Asbun H. Extended distal pancreatectomy for metastatic insulinoma. AHPBA 2023 Annual Meeting. Miami, Florida, USA, March 9th-12th, 2023 (eVideo).
  9. Ochoa G, Lluís N, Asbun D, Kunzler F, Hechavarria V, Asbun H. Laparoscopic ICG-guided uncinate process resection for a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. AHPBA 2023 Annual Meeting. Miami, Florida, USA, March 9th-12th, 2023 (eVideo).
  10. Curbelo Y, Lluís N, Kunzler F, Asbun D, Asbun H. Laparoscopic hepatic segment 4a resection using intraoperative ultrasonography. ACS Clinical Congress 2022. San Diego, California, USA, October 16th-20th, 2022 (Oral presentation: hepatobiliary surgery session).
  11. Lluís N, Kunzler F, Asbun D, Jimenez RE, Asbun HJ. Laparoscopic ICG-guided parenchyma-sparing adrenalectomy to treat bilateral pheochromocytoma with an underlying cholecysto-colonic fistula. SAGES 2022 Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado, USA, March 16th-19th, 2022 (Oral presentation: best papers session).
  12. Aulestia JC, Lluís N, Kunzler F, Asbun HJ. Laparoscopic right adrenalectomy with partial nephrectomy for a perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PECOMA). SAGES 2022 Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado, USA, March 16th-19th, 2022 (Oral presentation).
  13. Siles J, Kunzler F, Lluís N, Asbun D, Jimenez RE, Asbun HJ. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and debulking for recurrent solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas. SAGES 2022 Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado, USA, March 16th-19th, 2022 (Oral presentation).
  14. Lluís N, Kunzler F, Aulestia JC, Attili A, Jimenez RE, Asbun HJ. Triple Unified-Modality for Parenchyma Hypertrophy (TRIUMPH) in extended right hepatectomy. 15th World Congress of the IHPBA 2022. New York City, USA, March 30th – April 2nd, 2022 (eVideo).
  15. Aulestia JC, Kunzler F, Lluís N, Attili A, Jimenez RE, Asbun HJ. Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy: 10 steps for specimen resection. 15th World Congress of the IHPBA 2022. New York City, USA, March 30th – April 2nd, 2022 (Oral presentation: competitive video session).
  16. Lluís N, Pereira L, Almerey T, Asbun HJ. Laparoscopic segment I liver resection. 13th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Geneva, Switzerland, September 4-7, 2018 (Oral presentation: competitive video session).

Peer-reviewed Abstracts / Oral presentations

  1. Lluís N, Garay M.B., Carbonell S, et al. Propensity-score matched analysis of laparoscopic vs open approach for acute cholecystitis in 212 octogenarians. A prospective multicenter observational nationwide study. 24th Spanish Surgical National Meeting. Alicante, Spain, October 24th-27th, 2023.
  2. Rubio JJ, Alcázar C, Lluís N, et al. Intensive trough level pharmacokinetic monitoring of tacrolimus using Bayesian methodology improves long-term renal function after liver transplantation. 24th Spanish Surgical National Meeting. Alicante, Spain, October 24th-27th, 2023.
  3. Wang JJ, Ganjouei AA, Romero-Hernández MF, et al. A data-driven, machine learning approach for predicting textbook outcome in liver surgery: results from an international cohort. (ILLS 2023 4th World Congress of International Laparoscopic Liver Society, Rome, Italy, September 13th -15th, 2023) (Best of the best session).
  4. Coppola A, Lluís N, Asbun H. Preoperative Ca19.9 level predicts lymph-nodal involvement in resectable pancreatic head adenocarcinoma: a further plea for neoadjuvant treatment. 15th Biennial Congress of the E-AHPBA 2023. Lyon, France, June 6th - 9th, 2023.
  5. Lluís N, Onoe S, Serradilla-Martín M, et al. Intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile duct. A comparative study of tumor characteristics, management strategies and outcomes in Europe and Nagoya, Japan. 15th Biennial Congress of the E-AHPBA 2023. Lyon, France, June 6th - 9th, 2023.
  6. Lluís N, Serradilla-Martín M, Achalandabaso M, Charco R, Lesurtel M, Ramia JM. Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct in Europe. A retrospective multicenter observational study (EUR-IPNB study). 15th Biennial Congress of the E-AHPBA 2023. Lyon, France, June 6th - 9th, 2023 (Oral presentation: free paper session).
  7. Lluís N, Herrera R, Kunzler F, et al. Safety and feasibility of pancreas resection after A-SMART in pancreatic cancer: a multicenter analysis. AHPBA 2023. Miami, Florida, USA, March 9th-12th, 2023 (Mini-oral session).
  8. Lluís N, Carbonell S, Villodre C, et al. Outcome improvement of laparoscopy vs open approach in 4,297 adult patients with acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis or intestinal perforation. A prospective multicenter study using propensity score matching analysis. II Meeting of the Trauma and Emergency Surgery section, Spanish Association of Surgeons, Madrid, Spain, February 20th-21st, 2023.
  9. Lluís N, Achandalabaso M, Charco R, et al. Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct in Europe. A retrospective multicenter observational study (EUR-IPNB study). 34th Spanish Surgical National Congress. Madrid, Spain, November 7th-10th, 2022.
  10. Lluís N, Asbun H, Besselink MG et al. Perspective of point-of-care specialists on the initial management of acute pancreatitis: an international multidisciplinary survey focused on daily practice. 34th Spanish Surgical National Congress. Madrid, Spain, November 7th-10th, 2022.
  11. Melgar P, Rodríguez-Laiz G, Lluís N, et al. Textbook outcome among patients undergoing enhanced recovery after liver transplantation stratified by risk. A single-center retrospective observational cohort study. 34th Spanish Surgical National Congress. Madrid, Spain, November 7th-10th, 2022.
  12. Melgar P, Rodríguez-Laiz G, Lluís N, et al. Renal function after liver transplantation is better preserved in patients that experience a textbook outcome. 34th Spanish Surgical National Congress. Madrid, Spain, November 7th-10th, 2022.
  13. Lluís N, Asbun H, Besselink MG, et al. Perspective of point-of-care specialists on the initial management of acute pancreatitis: an international multidisciplinary survey focused on daily practice. 2022 Annual Pancreas Club Meeting, Hyatt Regency Mission Bay, USA, May 20th-21st, 2022.
  14. Lluís N, Asbun D. Borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and MRI-guided ablative radiotherapy followed by surgical resection. Pancreas session: Q&A tumor board. SPECTRUM 2022. Miami, USA, January 14th-16th, 2022.
  15. Villodre C, Lluís N, et al. Hyponatremia at admission identifies a group of major risk in urgent surgery for community-acquired gastrointestinal pathology. Spanish prospective and multicenter study. 32nd Spanish Surgical National Congress. Madrid, Spain, November 12th-15th, 2018.
  16. Villodre C, Lluís N, et al. Morbidity risk scales in urgent community gastrointestinal surgery. Comparison between open and laparoscopic approach. Spanish prospective and multicenter study. 32nd Spanish Surgical National Congress. Madrid, Spain, November 12th-15th, 2018.
  17. Villodre C, Lluís N, et al. Comparison between laparoscopic and open approach in emergency surgery for community-acquired gastrointestinal pathology. Spanish prospective and multicenter study. 32nd Spanish Surgical National Congress. Madrid, Spain, November 12th-15th, 2018.
  18. Lluís N, Ramos E, Lladó L, et al. Prognostic value of residual disease after radical resection in patients with incidental gallbladder cancer. 31st Spanish Surgical National Congress. Madrid, Spain, November 7th-10th, 2016.
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