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

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NQUIRES Student Research Program

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NQUIRES Research Fellowship

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Our Team

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Recent Publications

The obstetric experience among vascular surgery trainees.
Li RD, et al. Among authors: bilimoria ky.
J Vasc Surg. 2025 Aug;82(2):675-684. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.03.194. Epub 2025 Mar 26.
A Qualitative Evaluation of the Experience of Parenthood during Surgical Residency.
Foote DC, et al. Among authors: johnson jk, bilimoria ky.
Ann Surg. 2025 Jul 29. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006856. Online ahead of print.
Transcatheter Structural Heart Interventions in Women.
Chung J, Yang K, Nozadze N, Kukarni A, Ashwath M, Bui Q, Co-Vu J, Jone PN, Lyubarova R, Andrade-Bucknor S.
Curr Cardiol Rep. 2025 Jul 23;27(1):118. doi: 10.1007/s11886-025-02254-3.