Bleier JI, Krupnick AS, Kreisel D, Song HK, Rosato EF, Williams NN. Hand-assisted laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty: early results. Surgical Endoscopy 14(10):902-907, Oct. 2000.

Weyant MJ, Bleier JI, Naama H, Eachempati SR, Schiff J, Barie PS, Yankelevitz DF. Severe crushed chest injury with large flail segment: computed tomographic three-dimensional reconstruction. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care. 52(3):605, Mar. 2002.

Marshall MB, Deeb ME, Bleier JI, Kucharczuk JC, Friedberg JS, Kaiser LR, Shrager JB. Suction vs water seal after pulmonary resection: a randomized prospective study. Chest 121(3):831-835, Mar. 2002.

Pillarisetty VG, Shah AB, Miller G, Bleier JI, DeMatteo RP. Liver dendritic cells are less immunogenic than spleen dendritic cells because of differences in subtype composition. Journal of Immunology 172(2):1009-1017, Jan. 15, 2004.

Miller G, Bleier JI, Antonescu C, Pillarisetty VG, Shah AB, Lahrs S, DeMatteo RP. Natural killer cell depletion confounds the antitumor mechanism of endogenous IL-12 overexpression. International Journal of Cancer 110(3):395-402, June 20, 2004.

Bleier JI, Pillarisetty VG, Shah AB, DeMatteo RP. Increased and long-term generation of dendritic cells with reduced function from IL-6-deficient bone marrow. Journal of Immunology 172(12):7408-7416, June 15, 2004.

Katz SC, Pillarisetty VG, Bleier JI, Shah AB, DeMatteo RP. Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells are insufficient to activate T cells. Journal of Immunology 173(1):230-235, July 1, 2004.

Pillarisetty VG, Katz SC, Bleier JI, Shah AB, DeMatteo RP. Natural killer dendritic cells have both antigen presenting and lytic function and in response to CpG produce IFN-gamma via autocrine IL-12. Journal of Immunology 174(5):2612-2618, Mar. 1, 2005.

Katz SC, Pillarisetty VG, Bleier JI, Kingham TP, Chaudhry UI, Shah AB, DeMatteo RP. Conventional liver CD4 T cells are functionally distinct and suppressed by environmental factors. Hepatology 42(2):293-300, Aug. 2005.

Bleier JI, Katz SC, Chaudhry UI, Pillarisetty VG, Kingham TP 3rd, Shah AB, Raab JR, DeMatteo RP. Biliary obstruction selectively expands and activates liver myeloid dendritic cells. Journal of Immunology 176(12):7189-7195, June 15, 2006.

Bleier JI, Moon V, Feingold, Whelan RL, Arnell T, Sonoda T, Milsom JW, Lee SW. Initial repair of iatrogenic colon perforation using laparoscopic methods. Surgical Endoscopy 22(3):646-649, Mar. 2008.

Menon C, Bauer TW, Kelley ST, Raz DJ, Bleier JI, Patel K, Steele K, Fraker DL. Tumoricidal activity of high-dose tumor necrosis factor alpha is mediated by macrophage-derived nitric oxide burst and permanent blood flow shutdown. International Journal of Cancer 2008 (in press).

Research Publications, Non-Peer Reviewed
Sarkaria IS, Eachempati SR, Weyant MJ, Hydo LJ, Barie CA, Bleier JI, Boffa DJ, Barie PS. Current surgical opinion of computed tomography for acute appendicitis. Surgical Infection 5(3):243-252, May 2004.

Books
Blackbourne L, ed.; Bleier J, Assoc. Ed. Surgical Recall, 4th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.

Alternative Media
Bleier J, Tuite C, Baum R. A striking radiographic example of bronchial hemorrhage. SCVIR Case Club (on-line), Case No. 1299-02, 1999.

Bleier J, Roberts D, Wu S, Baum R, Haskal Z. Inadvertent arterial placement of subclavian central venous catheter. SCVIR Case Club (on-line), 7:6, 1999.