PUBLICATIONS


1.  Alam M. Usefulness of Cochrane intervention reviews for the practicing dermatologic surgeon. Dermatol Surg. 2013 Sep;39(9):1345-50.

2. Imadojemu S, Sarwer DB, Percec I, Sonnad SS, Goldsack JE, Berman M, Sobanko JF. Influence of surgical and minimally invasive facial cosmetic procedures on psychosocial outcomes: a systematic review. JAMA Dermatol. 2013 Nov;149(11):1325-33.

3. Alam M, Rauf M, Ali S, Nodzenski M, Minkis K. A systematic review of reporting in randomized controlled trials in Dermatologic Surgery: Jadad scores, power analysis, and sample size determination. Dermatol Surg. 2014 Dec;40(12):1299-305.

4. Sobanko JF, Sarwer DB, Zvargulis Z, Miller CJ. Importance of physical appearance in patients with skin cancer. Dermatol Surg. 2015 Feb;41(2):183-8.

5. Maher IA, Fosko S, Alam M. Experience vs experiments with the purse-string closure: unexpected results. JAMA Dermatol. 2015 Mar;151(3):259-60. 

6.  Schmitt J, Deckert S, Alam M, Apfelbacher C, Barbaric J, Bauer A, Chalmers J, Chosidow O, Delamere F, Doney E, Eleftheriadou V, Grainge M, Johannsen L, Kottner J, Le Cleach L, Mayer A, Pinart M, Prescott L, Prinsen CA, Ratib S, Schlager JG, Sharma M, Thomas KS, Weberschock T, Weller K, Werner RN, Wild T, Wilkes SR, Williams HC. Report from the kick-off meeting of the Cochrane Skin Group Core Outcome Set Initiative (CSG-COUSIN). Br J Dermatol. 2016 Feb;174(2):287-95.

7. Iyengar S, Williamson PR, Schmitt J, Johannsen L, Maher IA, Sobanko JF, Cartee TV, Schlessinger D, Poon E, Alam M. Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials in rosacea: study protocol for a systematic review of the literature and identification of a core outcome set using a Delphi survey. Trials. 2016 Sep 1;17(1):429

8. Schlessinger DI, Iyengar S, Yanes AF, Chiren SG, Godinez-Puig V, Chen BR, Kurta AO, Schmitt J, Deckert S, Furlan KC, Poon E, Cartee TV, Maher IA, Alam M, Sobanko JF. Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials in squamous cell carcinoma: study protocol for a systematic review of the literature and identification of a core outcome set using a Delphi survey. Trials. 2017 Jul 12;18(1):321.

9. Schlessinger DI, Iyengar S, Yanes AF, Henley JK, Ashchyan HJ, Kurta AO, Patel PM, Sheikh UA, Franklin MJ, Hanna CC, Chen BR, Chiren SG, Schmitt J, Deckert S, Furlan KC, Poon E, Maher IA, Cartee TV, Sobanko JF, Alam M. Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials in facial aging: study protocol for a systematic review of the literature and identification of a core outcome set using a Delphi survey. Trials. 2017 Aug 1;18(1):359.

10. Schlessinger DI, Iyengar S, Yanes AF, Lazaroff JM, Godinez-Puig V, Chen BR, Kurta AO, Henley JK, Chiren SG, Furlan KC, Schmitt J, Deckert S, Poon E, Sobanko JF, Cartee TV, Alam M, Maher IA. Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials in basal cell carcinoma: study protocol for a systematic review of the literature and identification of a core outcome set using a Delphi survey. Trials. 2017 Oct 23;18(1):490.

11. Kottner J, Jacobi L, Hahnel E, Alam M, Balzer K, Beeckman D, Busard C, Chalmers J, Deckert S, Eleftheriadou V, Furlan K, Horbach SER, Kirkham J, Nast A, Spuls P, Thiboutot D, Thorlacius L, Weller K, Williams HC, Schmitt J; International Cochrane Skin Group Core Outcome Set Initiative (CSG-COUSIN) group. Core outcome sets in dermatology: report from the second meeting of the International Cochrane Skin Group Core Outcome Set Initiative. Br J Dermatol. 2018 Apr;178(4):e279-e285.

12. Prinsen CA, Spuls PI, Kottner J, Thomas K, Apfelbacher C, Chalmers J, Deckert S, Furue M, Gerbens L, Kirkham J, Simpson E, Alam M, Balzer K, Beeckman D, Eleftheriadou V, Ezzedine K, Horbach SE, Ingram JR, Layton A, Weller K, Wild T, Wolkerstorfer A, Williams H, Schmitt J. Navigating the landscape of core outcome set development in dermatology. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Mar 13. pii: S0190-9622(19)30423-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.03.009.

13. Reynolds KA, Schlessinger DI, Vasic J, et al. Core Outcome Set for Actinic Keratosis Clinical Trials [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jan 15]. JAMA Dermatol. 2020;10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.4212. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.4212

14. Fransen F, Spuls P, Alam M, et al. Generic outcome set for the international registry on Laser trEAtments in Dermatology (LEAD): a protocol for a Delphi study to achieve consensus on what to measure. BMJ Open. 2020;10(6):e038145. Published 2020 Jun 28. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038145