Education & Training
- Doctor of Medicine (1986 – 1992) University of Milan School of Medicine, Milan, Italy; Master in Science: Clinical Epidemiology (2003 – 2004; degree conferred 2011) University of Toronto, Dept of Health Policy and Evaluation, Ontario, Canada
Representative Publications
Bailey JG, Davis PJ, Levy AR, Molinari M, Johnson PM. The impact of adverse events on health care costs for older adults undergoing nonelective abdominal surgery. Can J Surg 2016; 59 (3) doi: 10.1503/cjs.012915
Hurton S, Urquhart R, Kendall C, Jorgensen M, Porter G, Levy A, Molinari M. Quality of Surgical Care of Pancreatic Cancer in a Single Payer North American Health Care System. Pancreas
Cimen S, Geldenhuys L, Guler S, Imamoglu A, Molinari M. Impact of specimen adequacy on the assessment of renal allograft biopsy specimens. Brazilian J Medical and Biological Re 2016; 49(4). Doiorg/10.1590/1414-431x20165301
Hurton S, Urquhart R, Kendall C, Jorgensen M, Porter G, Levy A, Molinari M. Are Quality Indicators Associated with Postoperative Outcomes after Resection for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma? Pancreas
Kelly R, Hurton S, Ayloo S, Cwinn M, Molinari M. Societal Reintegration after Liver Transplantation. HBSN. Vol 5, No 3 (June 2016).
Ayloo S, Hurton S, Cwinn M, Leonard J, Molinari M. Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcomes of 48,281 Patients Undergoing First Time Cadaveric Liver Transplantation. World Journal of Transplantation.
Bailey JG, Davis PJ, Levy AR, Molinari M, Johnson PM. The impact of adverse events on health care costs for older adults undergoing nonelective abdominal surgery. Can J Surg 2016 Apr 1; 59(3): 13913. doi 10.1503/cjs.013915
Davis PJ, Bailey JG, Molinari M, Hayden J, Johnson PM. The Impact of Nonelective Abdominal Surgery on the Residential Status of Older Adult Patients. Ann Surg, 2016; 263(2):274-9.
Molinari M, DeCoutere S, Krahn M, Helton S, Urbach D. Patients' Preferences and Trade Offs for the Treatment of Early Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Surg Res. 2014;189(1):57-67.
Hurton S, Porter G, Urquart R, Molinari M. The Current State of Pancreatic Cancer in Canada - Incidence, Mortality and Surgical Therapy. Pancreas. 2014; 43(6):879-85.
Davis P, Eltawil K, Abu-Wasel B, Walsh M, Topp T, Molinari M. Effect of Obesity and Decompressive Laparotomy on Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis Requiring Intensive Care Unit Admission. World J Surg. 2013; 37(2):318-32.
Molinari M, Matz J, DeCoutere S, El-Tawil K, Abu-Wasel B, Keough V. Live liver donors’ risk thresholds: risking a life to save a life. HPB. 2014; 16(6):560-74.
Eltawil KM, Abu-Wasel B, Molinari M. Advances in diagnosis, treatment and palliation of gallbladder cancer. Journal of Medical Research and Science. 2012; 2(1):80-103.
Molinari M, De Coutere S, Krahn M, Helton S, David R, Urbach D. Patients' preferences and trade-offs for the treatment of early stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Surgical Research. 2014; 189(1):57-67.
Renfrew PD, Molinari M. Are there geographic disparities in access to liver transplantation in Atlantic Canada? Can J Gastroenterol. 2012; 26(10):705-710.
Davis P, Eltawil K, Abu Wasel B, Walsh M, Topp T, Molinari M. Effect of Obesity, and Decompressive Laparotomy on Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis Requiring Intensive Care Unit Admission. World Journal of Surgery. 2013; 37(2):318-32.
El-Tawil K, Renfrew PD, Molinari M. Meta-analysis of phase III randomized trials of molecular targeted therapies for advanced pancreatic cancer. HPB. 2012; 14(4):260-268
El-Tawil K, Berry R, Abdolell M, Molinari M. Analysis of Survival Predictors in a Prospective Cohort of Patients Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in North America. HPB. 2012; 14(3):162-70.
Renfrew PD, Quan H, Doig CJ, Dixon E, Molinari M. The Model for End-stage Liver Disease accurately predicts 90-day liver transplant wait-list mortality in Atlantic Canada. Can J Gastroenterol. 2011; 25(7):359-64.
Renfrew PD, Molinari M. Rural residency and the risk of mortality while waiting for liver transplantation. Clin Transplantation. 2012; 26(4):600-7.
El-Tawil K, Molinari M. Rifaximin versus conventional oral therapy for hepatic encephalopathy: a meta-analysis. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2012; 18(1):767-77.
Alsohaibani F, Porter G, Al-Ashgar H, Walsh M, Berry R, Molinari M, Peltekian KM. Comparison of Cancer Care for Hepatocellular Carcinoma at Two Tertiary-Care Referral Centers from High and Low Endemic Regions for Viral Hepatitis. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2011; 42(4):228-35.
Molinari M, Renfrew PD, Petri N, Walsh MJ, Peltekian K, Alwayn I. Clinical epidemiological analysis of the mortality rate of liver transplant candidates liver in rural areas. Transplant International. 2011; 24(3):292-9.
Sharma C, Eltawil KM, Renfrew PD, Walsh MJ, Molinari M. Advances in diagnosis, treatment and palliation of pancreatic carcinoma: 1990-2010. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2011; 17(7):867-97.