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    Durability of Radiofrequency Ablation in Barrett's Esophagus With Dysplasia
    Shaheen NJ, Overholt BF, Sampliner RE, Wolfsen HC, Wang KK, Fleischer DE, Sharma VK, Eisen GM, et al.
    Gastroenterology. 2011 Aug;141(2):460-8. Epub 2011 May 6

    Detection of dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus with in vivo depth-resolved nuclear morphology measurements
    Terry NG, Zhu Y, Rinehart MT, Brown WJ, Gebhart SC, Bright S, Carretta E, Ziefle CG, Panjehpour M, et al.
    Gastroenterology. 2011 Jan;140(1):42-50. Epub 2010 Sep 18..

    Does Ablative Therapy for Barrett Esophagus Affect the Depth of Subsequent Esophageal Biopsy as Compared With  Controls?
    Bergein F. Overholt, MD, Patrick J. Dean, MD,
    Joseph A. Galanko, PhD, and Charles J. Lightdale, MD
    Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology,  May 18, 2010

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    The Case for Endoscopic Treatment of Non-dysplastic and Low-Grade Dysplastic Barrett’s Esophagus
    David E. Fleischer, Robert Odze, Bergein F. Overholt, John Carroll, Kenneth J. Chang, Ananya Das, John Goldblum, Daniel Miller, Charles J. Lightdale, Jeffrey Peters, Richard Rothstein, Virender K. Sharma, Daniel Smith, Victor Velanovich, Herbert Wolfsen, George Triadafilopoulos
    March 22, 2010, PubMed
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    Photodynamic therapy for Barrett's esophagus
    Panjehpour M and Overholt BF.
    In "Frontiers of Gastrointestinal Research Vol 27, Interventional and Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy",  Klaus Monkemuller, C. Mel Wilcox and Miguel Munoz-Navas, editors. Page 128-139, 2010
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    Radiofrequency Ablation in Barrett’s Esophagus with Dysplasia
    Nicholas J. Shaheen, M.D., M.P.H., Prateek Sharma, M.D., Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.
    The New England Journal of Medicine 2009
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    Photodynamic Therapy of Barrett’s Esophagus: Ablation of Barrett’s Mucosa and Reduction in p53 Protein Expression after Treatment.
    Panjehpour M, Coppola D, Overholt BF, Vo-Dinh T, Overholt S.
    Anticancer Research 2008; 28(1B): 485-489.

    Squamous Overgrowth Is Not a Safety Concern for Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus with High-Grade Dysplasia.
    Bronner MP, Overholt BF, Taylor SL, Haggitt RC, et al.
    In: Gastroenterology, Volume 136, Issue 1, Pages 56-64, January 2009

    Endoscopic ablation of Barrett's esophagus: a multicenter study with 2.5-year follow-up.
    Fleischer DE, Overholt BF, Sharma VK, Reymunde A, et al.
    In: Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Nov;68(5):867-76

    Five-year efficacy and safety of photodynamic therapy with Photofrin in Barrett's high-grade dysplasia.
    Overholt BF, Wang KK, Burdick JS, Lightdale CJ, et al.
    In: Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Sep;66(3):460-468.

    Balloon-based, circumferential, endoscopic radiofrequency ablation of Barrett's esophagus: 1-year follow-up of 100 patients.
    Sharma VK, Wang KK, Overholt BF, et al.
    In: Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Feb;65(2):196-9.

    Porfimer Sodium Photodynamic Therapy for Management of Barrett's Esophagus with High Grade Dysplasia
    Masoud Panjehpour, Bergein F. Overholt.
    In: Laser in Surgery and Medicine, 2006, Volume 38, no 5, pages 390-395.

    Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's High-Grade Dysplasia
    Overholt BF, Panjehpour M, Phan M.
    In: Handbook of Gastroenterologic Procedures / senior editor, Douglas A. Drossman; associate editors, Ian S. Grimm, Nicholas J. Shaheen, 4th edition.
    Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.

    An Educational Tool for Photodynamic Therapy of Barrett's Esophagus with High-Grade Dysplasia: From Screening through Follow-up
    Phan M, Dyke S, Whittaker MA, Simmerman A, Abrams S, Panjehpour M, Overholt BF.
    Gastroenterology Nursing
    2005 September/October; 28(5): 413-419

    Photodynamic therapy with porfimer sodium for ablation of high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus: international, partially blinded, randomized phase III trial.
    Overholt BF, Lightdale CJ, Wang KK, Canto MI, Burdick S, Haggitt RC, Bronner MP, Taylor SL, Grace MG, Depot M; [On behalf of the International Photodynamic Group for High-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus].
    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
    2005 Oct;62(4):488-498

    Optimization of light dosimetry for photodynamic therapy of Barrett's esophagus: efficacy vs. incidence of stricture after treatment.
    Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Phan MN, Haydek JM.
    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
    2005 Jan;61(1):13-8

    What is the best management strategy for high grade dysplasia in Barrett's oesophagus? A cost effectiveness analysis.
    Shaheen NJ, Inadomi JM, Overholt BF, Sharma P.
    Gut
    2004 Dec;53(12):1736-44

    Development of a fluorescence detection system using optical parametric oscillator (OPO) laser excitation for in vivo diagnosis.
    Song JM, Jagannathan R, Stokes DL, Kasili PM, Panjehpour M, Phan MN, Overholt BF, DeNovo RC, Pan X, Lee RJ, Vo-Dinh T.
    Technol Cancer Res Treat
    2003 Dec;2(6):515-23

    Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus with Dysplasia and/or Early Stage Carcinoma: Long Term Results
    Overholt BF, Panjehpour M, Halberg B
    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
    2003; 58(2):183-8

    Therapeutic Applications of Lasers in Gastroenterology
    Panjehpour M, Overholt BF.
    Biomedical Photonics Handbook, Chapter 46, CRC Press, 2003

    Photodynamic Therapy Using Verteporfin (benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A, BPD-MA) and 630 nm Laser Light in Canine Esophagus
    Panjehpour M, DeNovo RC, Petersen MG, Overholt BF, Bower R, Rubinchik V, Kelly B.
    Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
    2002;30(1):26-30

    Acid Suppression and Reepithelialization After Ablation of Barrett's Esophagus
    Overholt BF.
    Digestive Diseases
    2000-2001;18(4):232-9

    Evaluating Treatments of Barrett's Esophagus That Shows High-Grade Dysplasia
    Overholt BF.
    American Journal of Managed Care
    2000 Oct;6(16 Suppl):S903-8

    Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy for in vivo Diagnosis of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
    Panjehpour M, Julius CE, Phan MN, Vo-Dinh T, Overholt S.
    Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
    2002;31(5):367-73

    Results of Photodynamic Therapy for Ablation of Dysplasia and Early Cancer in Barrett's Esophagus and Effect of Oral Steroids on Stricture Formation
    Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Haydek JM, Lee SG.
    American Journal of Gastroenterology
    2000 Sep;95(9):2177-84

    Light Sources and Delivery Devices for Photodynamic Therapy in the Gastrointestinal Tract
    Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Haydek JM.
    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
    2000 Jul;10(3):513-32

    Photodynamic Therapy in the Management of Barrett's Esophagus With Dysplasia
    Overholt BF, Panjehpour M.
    Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
    2000 Mar-Apr;4(2):129-30

    Results of Photodynamic Therapy in Barrett's Esophagus: A review
    Overholt BF.
    Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
    1999 Jun;13(5):393-6

    Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus: Follow-up in 100 Patients
    Overholt BF, Panjehpour M, Haydek JM.
    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
    1999 Jan;49(1):1-7

    Photodynamic Therapy in Barrett's Esophagus
    Overholt BF, Panjehpour M.
    Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine & Surgery
    1996 Oct;14(5):245-9

    Laser-induced Fluorescence for Esophageal Cancer and Dysplasia Diagnosis
    Vo-Dinh T, Panjehpour M, Overholt BF.
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
    1998 Feb 9;838:116-22

    Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus: Cardiac Effects
    Overholt BF, Panjehpour M, Ayres M.
    Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
    1997;21(4):317-20

    Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus
    Overholt BF, Panjehpour M.
    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
    1997 Apr;7(2):207-20

    Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus: Clinical Update
    Overholt BF, Panjehpour M.
    American Journal of Gastroenterology
    1996 Sep;91(9):1719-23

    Endoscopic Fluorescence Detection of High-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus
    Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Vo-Dinh T, Haggitt RC, Edwards DH, Buckley FP III.
    Gastroenterology
    1996 Jul;111(1):93-101

    Balloon Photodynamic Therapy of Esophageal Cancer: Effect of Increasing Balloon Size
    Overholt BF, Panjehpour M, DeNovo RC, Peterson MG, Jenkins C.
    Lasers in Surgery & Medicine
    1996;18(3):248-52

    Photodynamic Therapy With Porfimer Sodium Versus Thermal Ablation Therapy With Nd: YAG Laser for Palliation of Esophageal Cancer: a Multicenter Randomized Trial
    Lightdale CJ, Heier SK, Marcon NE, McCaughan JS Jr, Gerdes H, Overholt BF, Sivak MV Jr, Stiegmann GV, Nava HR.
    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
    1995 Dec;42(6):507-12

    Photodynamic Therapy in Barrett's Esophagus: Reduction of Specialized Mucosa, Ablation of Dysplasia, and Treatment of Superficial Esophageal Cancer
    Overholt BF, Panjehpour M.
    Seminars in Surgical Oncology
    1995 Sep-Oct;11(5):372-6

    Barrett's Esophagus: Photodynamic Therapy for Ablation of Dysplasia, Reduction of Specialized Mucosa, and Treatment of Superficial Esophageal Cancer
    Overholt BF, Panjehpour M.
    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
    1995 Jul;42(1):64-70

    Spectroscopic Diagnosis of Esophageal Cancer: New Classification Model, Improved Measurement System
    Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Schmidhammer JL, Farris C, Buckley PF, Vo-Dinh T.
    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
    1995 Jun;41(6):577-81

    In Vivo Cancer Diagnosis of the Esophagus Using Differential Normalized Fluorescence (DNF) Indices
    Vo-Dinh T, Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Farris C, Buckley FP 3rd, Sneed R.
    Lasers in Surgery & Medicine
    1995;16(1):41-7

    Photodynamic Therapy for Esophageal Cancer Using a 180 Degrees Windowed Esophageal Balloon
    Overholt BF, Panjehpour M, DeNovo RC, Petersen MG.
    Lasers in Surgery & Medicine
    1994;14(1):27-33

    Tumor Cell-Enhanced Sensitivity of Vascular Endothelial Cells to Photodynamic Therapy
    Yang Z, Lu X, Frazier DL, Panjehpour M, Breider MA.
    Lasers in Surgery & Medicine
    1994;15(4):342-50

    A Centering Balloon for Photodynamic Therapy of Esophageal Cancer Tested in a Canine Model
    Overholt BF, DeNovo RC, Panjehpour M, Petersen MG.
    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
    1993 Nov-Dec;39(6):782-7

    Comparative Study Between Pulsed and Continuous Wave Lasers for Photofrin Photodynamic Therapy
    Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, DeNovo RC, Petersen MG, Sneed RE.
    Lasers in Surgery & Medicine
    1993;13(3):296-304

    Photodynamic Therapy for Treatment of Early Adenocarcinoma in Barrett's Esophagus
    Overholt B, Panjehpour M, Tefftellar E, Rose M.
    Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
    1993 Jan-Feb;39(1):73-6

    Quantification of Phthalocyanine Concentration in Rat Tissue Using Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy
    Panjehpour M, Sneed RE, Frazier DL, Barnhill MA, O'Brien SF, Harb W, Overholt BF.
    Lasers in Surgery & Medicine
    1993;13(1):23-30

    Cytokine Modulation of Endothelial Cell Sensitivity to Photodynamic Therapy
    Breider MA, Lu X, Panjehpour M, Frazier DL.
    Lasers in Surgery & Medicine
    1993;13(3):305-11

    Comparative Pharmacokinetics of the Photosensitizer Tin-Etiopurpurin in Dogs
    and Rats

    Frazier DL, Barnhill MA, Vo-Dinh T, Legendre AM, Overholt BF.
    Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    1992 Sep;15(3):275-81

    Laser and Photodynamic Therapy of Esophageal Cancer
    Overholt BF.
    Seminars in Surgical Oncology
    1992 Jul-Aug;8(4):191-203

    Centering Balloon to Improve Esophageal Photodynamic Therapy
    Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, DeNovo RC, Sneed RE, Petersen MG.
    Lasers in Surgery & Medicine
    1992;12(6):631-8

    Nd:YAG Laser Hyperthermia Treatment of Rat Mammary Adenocarcinoma in Conjunction With Surface Cooling
    Panjehpour M, Wilke AV, Frazier DL, Overholt BF.
    Lasers in Surgery & Medicine
    1991;11(4):356-62

    Nd:YAG Laser-Induced Hyperthermia Treatment of Spontaneously Occurring Veterinary Head and Neck Tumors
    Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Frazier DL, Klebanow ER.
    Lasers in Surgery & Medicine
    1991;11(4):351-5

    Nd:YAG Laser-Induced Interstitial Hyperthermia Using a Long Frosted Contact Probe
    Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Milligan AJ, Swaggerty MW, Wilkinson JE, Klebanow ER.
    Lasers in Surgery & Medicine
    1990;10(1):16-24

    Blood Flow Values
    Milligan AJ, Panjehpour M.
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
    1988 May;14(5):1056-7

    Laser Treatment of Esophageal Cancer
    Overholt BF.
    American Journal of Gastroenterology
    1985 Sep;80(9):719-20

    Canine Normal and Tumor Tissue Estimated Blood Flow During Fractionated Hyperthermia
    Milligan AJ, Panjehpour M.
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
    1985 Sep;11(9):1679-84

    Laser Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
    Overholt BF.
    American Journal of Gastroenterology
    1985 Sep;80(9):721-6

    The Relationship of Temperature Profiles to Frequency During Interstitial Hyperthermia
    Milligan AJ, Panjehpour M.
    Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
    1983 Jul-Aug;17(4):303-6