Riley Brian, MD

Title(s)RESIDENT PHYSICIAN, Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address513 Parnassus Avenue, MSB, #321
San Francisco CA 94143
Phone415-502-1259
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ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-7462-3214 Additional info
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    Harvard College, Cambridge, MABA06/2015Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology
    University of Chicago, Chicago, ILMD06/2019
    University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CAMAEd12/2023Education

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    Riley Brian, M.D. is currently a general surgery resident with the UCSF Department of Surgery. He attended college at Harvard majoring in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology and minoring in History of Science, followed by medical school at the University of Chicago where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism honor medical societies.

    Dr. Brian studies medical and surgical education. His research focuses on optimizing feedback, asynchronous learning, and communication. He is interested in trauma surgery.

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    1. The Anatomy of Gossip: Dissecting Dynamics and Impacts in Surgical Residency. Surgery. 2025 Apr; 180:109126. L'Huillier JC, Silvestri C, Brian R, Moreci R, Clanahan JM, Lund S, Williamson AJH, Anand A, Gan CY, Thornton SW, Woodward JM, White BAA. PMID: 39862712.
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    2. Ambiguity in robotic surgical instruction: lessons from remote and in-person simulation. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2025 Jan 17. Brian R, Sterponi L, Murillo A, Oh D, Chern H, Silverman E, O'Sullivan P. PMID: 39821891.
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    3. Critical Thinking in the Texting Age. J Surg Educ. 2024 Dec; 81(12):103309. Brian R, Knox JA, Gozali A, Cowan B, O'Sullivan P, Syed S. PMID: 39490198.
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    4. Consensus guidelines on the bedside assistant skills required in robotic surgery. Surg Endosc. 2024 Nov; 38(11):6406-6412. Brian R, Murillo A, Gomes C, Chern H, Oh D, O'Sullivan PS. PMID: 39227438; PMCID: PMC11525406.
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    5. Is it gossip or feedback? Surgical attendings' perceptions of gossip within residency. J Surg Educ. 2024 Oct; 81(10):1362-1373. L'Huillier JC, Woodward JM, Lund S, Gan CY, Moreci R, Silvestri C, Brian R, Zarate Rodriguez JG, Roshal J, White BAA. PMID: 39173427.
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    6. Comparing observed and preferred instruction in robotic surgery. Surgery. 2024 10; 176(4):1072-1078. Brian R, Murillo A, Oh DS, Chern H, O'Sullivan PS. PMID: 39043544.
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    7. Online videos of robotic-assisted cholecystectomies: more harm than good? Surg Endosc. 2024 Sep; 38(9):5023-5029. Brian R, Gomes C, Alseidi A, Jorge I, Malino C, Knauer E, Asbun D, Deal SB, Soriano I. PMID: 39009732; PMCID: PMC11362377.
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    8. Comparing Peer and Faculty Feedback for Asynchronous Laparoscopic Skill Acquisition. J Surg Educ. 2024 Aug; 81(8):1154-1160. Brian R, Cowan B, Knox JA, O'Sullivan PS, Bayne D, Ito T, Lager J, Chern H. PMID: 38824090.
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    9. Vascular Anastomoses and Dissection: A Six-Part Simulation Curriculum for Surgical Residents. MedEdPORTAL. 2024; 20:11406. Brian R, Rodriguez N, Rapp J, Chern H, O'Sullivan P, Gomez-Sanchez C. PMID: 38957530; PMCID: PMC11219091.
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    10. An At-Home Laparoscopic Curriculum for Junior Residents in Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Urology. MedEdPORTAL. 2024; 20:11405. Brian R, Bayne D, Ito T, Lager J, Edwards A, Kumar S, Soriano I, O'Sullivan P, Varas J, Chern H. PMID: 38957528; PMCID: PMC11219092.
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    11. Reimagining general surgery resident selection: Collaborative innovation through design thinking. Surg Open Sci. 2024 Jun; 19:223-229. Sathe TS, L'Huillier JC, Moreci R, Lund S, Brian R, Silvestri C, Gan C, McDermott C, Atkinson A, Navarro SM, Broecker J, Woodward JM, Johnston T, Laconi N, Williams J, Thornton S. PMID: 38846775; PMCID: PMC11152970.
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    12. Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Surgical Education. Global Surgical Education. 2024; 3. Brian R, Murillo A, Gomes C, Alseidi A. View Publication.
    13. A "just in time" educational intervention for opioid overprescribing in dialysis access surgery. Am J Surg. 2024 Sep; 235:115728. Brian R, Lancaster E, Hiramoto J. PMID: 38575443.
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    14. "Doing well": Intraoperative entrustable professional activity assessments provided limited technical feedback. Surg Open Sci. 2024 Mar; 18:93-97. Brian R, Rodriguez N, Zhou CJ, Casey M, Mora RV, Miclau K, Kwok V, Feldman LS, Alseidi A. PMID: 38435485; PMCID: PMC10907196.
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    15. Examining the Mindsets of General Surgery Residents and Faculty. Global Surgical Education. 2023; 1(2). Whaley Z, Palenzuela D, Brian R, Golisch KB, Jones B, Lucy AT, Alseidi A, Corey B, Halverson AL, Fahey TJ, Merianos D, Mullen JT, Park YS, Petrusa E, Prince H, Pusic M, Wolbrink T, Phitayakorn R. View Publication.
    16. Is participation enough? Impact of simulation curriculum structure on performance of basic surgical skills. Global Surgical Education. 2023; 2(1). Zhou C, Edwards A, Brian R, O’Sullivan PS, Shui AM, Cortella A, Alseidi A, Rapp JH, Chern H, Syed SM. View Publication.
    17. Confronting new challenges: Faculty perceptions of gaps in current laparoscopic curricula in a changing training landscape. Surg Open Sci. 2023 Dec; 16:1-7. Charondo LB, Brian R, Syed S, Chern H, Lager J, Alseidi A, O'Sullivan P, Bayne D. PMID: 37731731; PMCID: PMC10507640.
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    18. Home practice for robotic surgery: a randomized controlled trial of a low-cost simulation model. J Robot Surg. 2023 Oct; 17(5):2527-2536. Wile RK, Brian R, Rodriguez N, Chern H, Cruff J, O'Sullivan PS. PMID: 37531043; PMCID: PMC10492874.
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    19. Experience matters for robotic assistance: an analysis of case data. J Robot Surg. 2023 Oct; 17(5):2421-2426. Brian R, Oh D, Ifuku KA, Sarin A, O'Sullivan P, Chern H. PMID: 37450105; PMCID: PMC10492713.
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    20. Beyond watching: Harnessing laparoscopy to increase medical students' engagement with robotic procedures. Am J Surg. 2023 07; 226(1):143-144. Barnes KE, Brian R, Greenberg AL, Watanaskul S, Kim EK, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H. PMID: 36858867.
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    21. Implementation, evaluation, and modification of a near-peer learning group in graduate surgical education. Am J Surg. 2023 03; 225(3):591-592. Conroy PC, Mohamedaly S, Karimzada M, Brian R, Im C, Hernandez S, Roman S, Hirose K, Mukhtar R, Kirkwood K, O'Sullivan P, Alseidi A. PMID: 36443105.
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    22. Virtual Interviews: Assessing How Expectations Meet Reality. J Surg Educ. 2023 02; 80(2):200-207. Brian R, Wang JJ, Park KM, Karimzada M, Sequeira N, O'Sullivan P, Alseidi A. PMID: 36241482.
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    23. Evolution of Laparoscopic Education and the Laparoscopic Learning Curve: A Review of the Literature. Laparosc Surg. 2022. Brian R, Davis G, Park KM, Alseidi A. View Publication.
    24. Assessment of Surgeon Performance of Advanced Open Surgical Skills Using a Microskills-Based Novel Curriculum. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 09 01; 5(9):e2229787. Greenberg AL, Karimzada MM, Brian R, Yap A, Luu HY, Ahmed S, Huang CY, Waits SA, Hirose R, Alseidi A, Rapp JH, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H, Syed SM. PMID: 36053533; PMCID: PMC9440404.
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    25. Therapeutic Reasoning: A Conceptual Challenge for Medical Students' Surgical Clerkship. Teach Learn Med. 2023 Jan-Mar; 35(1):95-100. Brian R, Syed S. PMID: 35034525.
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    26. Computed tomography angiography is associated with low added utility for detecting clinically relevant vascular injuries among patients with extremity trauma. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2021; 6(1):e000828. Brian R, Bennett DJ, Kim WC, Stein DM. PMID: 34993352; PMCID: PMC8689162.
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    27. Evidence-based Guidelines on the Use of Virtual Surgical Education Pertaining to the Domains of Cognition and Curriculum, Psychomotor Skills Training, and Faculty Development and Mentorship. Ann Surg. 2022 07 01; 276(1):e6-e15. Park KM, Rashidian N, Anderson C, Brian R, Calthorpe LM, Gee D, Hernandez S, Lau J, Nepomnayshy D, Patel NM, Pei K, Reddy RM, Roman SA, Scott DJ, Alseidi A. PMID: 34171862.
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    28. How COVID-19 inspired surgical residents to rethink educational programs. Am J Surg. 2021 05; 221(5):923-924. Brian R, Stock P, Syed S, Hirose K, Reilly L, O'Sullivan P. PMID: 33109334; PMCID: PMC7577268.
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    29. Evaluating the impact of clinical librarians on clinical questions during inpatient rounds. J Med Libr Assoc. 2018 Apr; 106(2):175-183. Brian R, Orlov N, Werner D, Martin SK, Arora VM, Alkureishi M. PMID: 29632440; PMCID: PMC5886500.
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