selected publications academic article Palliative Care for American Indians and Alaska Natives: A Review of the Literature.. Journal of palliative medicine. 19:1331-1340. 2016 Estimation of Risk in Cancer Patients Undergoing Palliative Procedures by the American College of Surgeons Risk Calculator.. Journal of palliative medicine. :-. 2016 Pediatric melanoma in New Mexico American Indians, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic whites, 1981-2009.. American journal of surgery. 207:412-6; discussion 416. 2014