Nicole Charland, MD

About Dr. Charland

Nicole Charland is a first-year resident in the categorical general surgery program. She completed a Bachelor’s Degree in International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University, with a focus on the delivery of healthcare in complex security environments and large-scale disaster medicine. After multiple research and professional assignments with the United Nations in Jordan and Thailand, she went on to complete a post-baccalaureate premedical program at Goucher College. She was recruited as a David Geffen Scholar to the University of California, Los Angeles for medical school, where she conducted research focused on transplant outcomes and equity in donor allocation practices. 

Education

2021 - 2025
MD - University of California, Los Angeles

2018 - 2019
Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program – Goucher College

2014 - 2018 
BA - Fordham College at Lincoln Center

Societies

2021 - present
American Medical Association

2021 - present
Los Angeles County Medical Association

Awards

2024
Viola Hyde Surgical Research Scholarship
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

2021
Recipient, David Geffen Medical Scholarship
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

2017
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Fordham University

Research

Publications

In Press

1. Charland NC (presenter), Maeda K, Chandler CS, Xu S, Ebaid SS, Agopian VG, Farmer DG, Kaldas FM. Diagnosis and Management of Post-Liver Transplant Biliary Obstruction: A Single-Center Experience. In press, Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Publications

1. Charland NC, Hadaya J, Mallick S, Tran Z, Cho NY, Nguyen L, Kim S, Mukherjee K, Benharash P. National Trends and Outcomes of Robotic Emergency General Surgery in the U.S. Surgery. Published online June 24, 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.05.002
2. Charland NC, Chervu NL, Malick S, Ngueyn L, Curry J, Vadklakonda A, Benharash P. Impact of Early Tracheostomy Following Lung Transplantation: A National Analysis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024 June;117(6):1212-1218. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsurg.2024.02.013
3. Tang J, Ligumsky LK, Woodruff K, Jang C, Charland NC, Al Haj Baddar N, Ahmed E, Van Hummelen P, Heilek G, Zimmermann B, Bunnapradist S, Tabriziani H, Afshar Y. A Novel Method to Estimate Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Pregnant Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Transplant Proc. 2025 June;57(5)706-712. Doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2025.03.025
4. Le N, Chervu NL, Ng A, Gao Z, Cho NY, Charland NC, Nesibt S, Benharash P, Donahue TR. Center-Level Variation in Hospitalization Costs of Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancer. Surgery. Published online July 5, 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.05.038
5. Mallick S, Chervu NL, Balian J, Charland NC, Valenzuela AR, Sakowitz S, Benharash P. Association of Hospital Volume and Operative Approach with Clinical and Financial Outcomes of Elective Esophagectomy in the United States. PLoS One. Published online June 14, 2024. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303586
6. Le N, Mallick S, Chervu NL, Butterfield J, Joachim K, Charland NC, Coastan T, Vadlakonda A, Benharash P. Clinical and Financial Outcomes Associated with the Utilization of Right Internal Mammary Artery vs Radial Artery in Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Surgery. Published online May 22, 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.04.011
7. Ascander N, Valenzuela AR, Mabeza RM, Mallick S, Charland NC, Sanaiha Y, Hadaya J, Benharash P. Association of prior bariatric surgery with financial and clinical outcomes of acute myocardial infarction. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Jan;20(1):1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.09.023
8. Leisman DE, Mehta A, Thompson BT, Charland NC, Gonye ALK, Gushterova I, Kays KR, Khanna HK, LaSalle TJ, Lavin-Parsons KM, Lilley BM, Lodenstein CL, Manakongtreecheep K, Margolin JD, McKaig BN, Rojas-Lopez M, Russo BC, Sharma N, Tantivit J, Thomas MF, Parry BA, Villani AC, Sade-Feldman M, Hacohen N, Filbin MR, Goldberg MB. Alveolar, Endothelial, and Organ Injury Marker Dynamics in Severe COVID-19. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2021 Dec;205(5):507-519. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202106-1514OC
9. LaSalle TJ, Gonye ALK, Freeman SS, Kaplonek P, Gushterova I, Kays KR, Manakongtreecheep K, Tantivit J, Rojas-Lopez M, Russo BC, Sharma N, Thomas MF, Lavin-Parsons KM, Lilly BM, McKaig BN, Charland NC, Khanna HK, Lodenstein CL, Margolin JD, Blaum EM, Lirofonis PB, Revach OY, Mehta A, Sonny A, Bhattacharyya RP, Parry BA, Goldberg MB, Alter G, FIlbin MR, Villani AC, Hacohen N, Sade-Feldamn M. Longitudinal characterization of circulating neutrophils uncovers phenotypes associated with severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Cell Rep Med. 2022 Sep;3(10). doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100779
10. Kaplonek P, Wang C, Bartsch Y, Fischinger S, Gorman MJ, Bowman K, Kang J, Dayal D, Martin P, Nowak RP, Villani AC, Hsieh CL, Charland NC, Gonye AL, Gushterova I, Khanna HK, Lasalle TJ, Lavin-Parsons KM, Lilley BM, Lodenstein CL, Manakongtreecheep K, Margolin JD, McKaig BN, Rojas-Lopez M, Russo BC, Sharma N, Tantivit J, Thomas MF, Sade-Feldman M, Feldamn J, Boris J, Nilles EJ, Musk ER, Menon AS, Fischer ES, McLellan JS, Schmidt A, Marcia BG, Filbin MR, Hacohen N, Lauffenburger DA, Alter G. al. Early cross-coronavirus reactive signatures of humoral immunity against COVID-19. Sci Immunol. 2021 Oct;6(64). doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abj2901
11. Weingarten-Gabbay S, Klaeger S, Sarkizova S, Pearlman LR, Chen DY, Gallagher KME, Bauer MR, Taylor HB, Dunn WA, Tarr C, Sidney J, Rachimi S, Conway HL, Katsis K, Wang Y, Leistritz-Edwards D, Durkin MR, Tomkins-Tinch CH, Finkel Y, Nachshon A, Gentili M, Rivera KD, Carulli IP, Chea VA, Chandrashekar A, Bozkus CC, Carrington M, Lavin-Parsons K, Parry B, Lilley B, Lodenstein C, McKaig B, Charland NC, Khanna H, Margolin H, Gonye A, Gushterova I, Lasalle T, Sharma N, Russo BC, Rojas-Lopez M, Sade-Feldman M, Manakongtreecheep K, Tantivit J, Thomas MF, Bhardwai N, Barouch DH, Sette A, Maus MV, Rice CM, Clauser KR, Keskin DB, Pregibon DC, Hacohen N, Carr SA, Abelin JG, Saeed M, Sabeti PC. Profiling SARS-CoV-2 HLA-1 peptidome reveals T cell epitopes from out-of-frame ORFs. Cell. 2021 July;184(15):3962-3980. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.05.046
12. Li Y, Schneider AM, Mehta A, Sade-Feldman M, Kays KR, Gentili M, Charland NC, Konye AL, Gushterova I, Khanna HK, LaSalle TJ, Lavin-Parsons KM, Lilley BM, Lodenstein CL, Manakongtreecheep K, Margolin JD, McKaig BN, Parry BA, Rojas-Lopez M, Russo BC, Sharma N, Tantivit J, Thomas MF, Regan J, Flynn JP, Villani AC, Hacohen N, Goldberg MB, Filbin MR, Li JZ.  SARS-CoV-2 viremia is associated with distinct proteomic pathways and predicts COVID-19 outcomes. J Clin Invest. 2021 Jul;131(13). doi: 10.1172/JCI148635
13. Filbin MR, Arnav M,  Schneider AM, Kays KR, Guess JR, Gentili M, Fenyves BG, Charland NC, Gonye ALK, Gushterova I, Kahnna HK, LaSalle TJ, Lavin-Parsons KM, Lilley BM, Lodenstein CL, Manakongtreecheep K, Margolin JD, McKaig BN, Rojas-Lopez M, Russo BC, Goldberg MB. Longitudinal proteomic analysis of severe COVID-19 reveals survival-associated signatures, tissue-specific cell death, and cell-cell interactions. Cell Rep Med. 2021 May;2(5). doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100287

Abstracts

1. Charland NC, Thornley C, Ha M, Xu S, Ebaid SS, Agopian VG, Farmer DG, Kaldas FM. Sociodemographic Mediators of Delayed Transplant Referral: A 5-Year Analysis. Accepted for podium presentation at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Kohala Coast, HI. 
2. Charland NC, Maeda K, Thornley C, Ha M, Ebaid SS, Agopian VG, Douglas FG, Kaldas FM. Living Versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation For Cholangiocarcinoma: A National Analysis. Accepted for oral presentation at the 20th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, NV
3. Charland NC, Maeda K, Ripa V, Ha M, Ebaid SS, Agopian VG, Douglas FG, Kaldas FM. Impact of Prior Abdominal Surgery on Liver Transplantation Outcomes: A Single-Center Analysis. Accepted for quickshot presentation at the 20th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, NV
4. Maeda K, Charland NC, Mostamand M, Barjaktarevic IZ, Ebaid SS, Agopian VG, Douglas FG, Kaldas FM. Liver Transplantation Outcomes Among Patients Requiring Preoperative Mechanical Ventilation. Accepted for quickshot presentation at the 20th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, NV
5. Maeda K, Charland NC, Ha M, Ebaid SS, Agopian VG, Douglas FG, Kaldas FM. Preoperative Umbilical Hernia Among Liver Transplant Patients: A Single-Center Incidence and Risk Factor Analysis. Accepted for quickshot presentation at the 20th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, NV
6. Charland NC, Maeda K, Chandler CS, Xu S, Ebaid SS, Agopian VG, Farmer DG, Kaldas FM. Diagnosis and Management of Post-Liver Transplant Biliary Obstruction: A Single-Center Experience. Presented at the 2024 Western Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO
7. Maeda K, Kimelman FA, Charland NC, Rosenthal CJ, Chandler CS, Ebaid SS, Agopian VG, Farmer DG, Kaldas FM. Hepatic Artery Thrombosis Following Liver Transplantation: A High-Volume Single-Center Experience. Presented at the 2024 American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA
8. Charland NC, Hadaya J, Mallick S, Tran Z, Cho NY, Nguyen L, Kim S, Mukherjee K, Benharash P. National Trends and Outcomes of Robotic Emergency General Surgery in the U.S. Presented at the 2024 American Surgical Congress, Washington D.C.
9. Tran ZK, Abou Assali M, Cho NY, Charland NC, Benharash P, Mukherjee K. Trends and Clinical Outcomes of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Among Intensive Care Hospitalizations. Presented at the 2024 American Surgical Congress, Washington D.C.
10. Tang J, Woodruff K, Jang C, Charland NC, Bass, L, Vu P, Sotto C, Ebad A, Van Hummelen P,  Heilek G, Zimmermann B, Bunnapradist S, Tabriziani H, Afshar Y. Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Jan;228(1) Supplement; S411-412. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.717 Presented at the 2023 Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting.