Northwestern Quality Improvement, Research & Education in Surgery

NQUIRES is a collaborative and multidisciplinary community that supports faculty, staff and trainees in carrying out research to improve surgical care delivery, quality and outcomes.”

Salva Balbale, PhD and Anne Stey, MD

Core Programs

Explore the major initiatives that stem from our center's efforts

NQUIRES Student Research Program

Review our robust training program for medical student research

NQUIRES Research Fellowship

Learn more about opportunities for surgery residents and postdoctoral fellows

Our Team

Get to know the faculty and staff behind our center

New NQUIRES Research

Recent Publications

Unilateral pubic hair growth: a paracrine finding indicative of underlying leydig cell tumor in a prepubertal boy.
van de Walle G, Morgantini LA, Long BG, Arva NC, Hentea C, Boucher Berry CC, Osta A, Johnson EK.
Urol Case Rep. 2025 May 17;61:103071. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2025.103071. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Role of progesterone action in inguinal hernia formation via skeletal muscle fibrosis and atrophy.
You T, et al. Among authors: stulberg jj.
JCI Insight. 2025 Jun 12:e193208. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.193208. Online ahead of print.
Formal fertility preservation program facilitates equitable fertility care among pediatric oncology and stem cell transplant patients.
Corona LE, et al. Among authors: johnson ek.
J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jun 7:162400. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162400. Online ahead of print.