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Surgery Grand Rounds
More about Grand Rounds | All Surgery Grand Rounds are Mondays at 7:30 a.m. in Room 409L. PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE to 409L EFFECTIVE 8-4-08.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 - HOLIDAY - No M&M / Grand Rounds
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 - Two 30 minute presentations by General Surgery Residents
Oscar Ochoa, MD, UTHSCSA General Surgery Resident
| More about Dr. Ochoa
Topic: TBA
Daniel Vargas, MD, UTHSCSA General Surgery Resident
| More about Dr. Vargas
Topic: TBA
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the appointment of
Michael Sanchez, MD, as Interim Chief of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Sanchez has been
a member of the Emergency Medicine community in South Texas for the past
14 years. Two years ago he joined our faculty at UTHSCSA. Mike is
committed to developing a smoothly functioning Emergency Center, and an
Emergency Medicine Residency program. More about Dr. Sanchez
(8-25-08)
Child Safety Seat Distribution: The UT Health
Science Center Department of Surgery has received 150 child passenger
safety seats to distribute to the San Antonio community. Our child
passenger safety seat distribution classes will run through September.
Read more about the
child safety seat disbribution program - Who qualifies? How do I register? |
Download flyers
(8-20-08)
University Health System has one of nation's top high-tech hospitals:
University Health System has been recognized as one of 100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems in the country.
began integrating its electronic medical record system in March of 2006, and the use of paper orders and records has been greatly decreasing ever since.
“We put the patient first in every decision we make, so our commitment to integrating the latest technologies at University Hospital, and across our network of community clinics, is first and foremost about delivering the highest quality of care possible,” says University Health System President and CEO George Hernandez Jr.
Read San Antonio Business Journal story
(8-7-08)
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University news 
UT Surgery graduate working to make things better in Sierra Leone: Working with
the Society of International Humanitarian Surgeons, Surgeons OverSeas program, Dr. Adam Kushner, a 2002
graduate of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio general surgery residency program, has donated
a great deal of his time, knowledge, and experience to help improve outcomes for the ill and the injured
in this North African country. Fascinating, eye-opening reading: Update 2 |
Update 1 (8-27-08)
Congratulations to Heather Pidcoke, MD, surgery research resident, who has
been selected for the
prestigious Armand J. Guarino Award for Excellence in Master of Science Studies by the
UT Health Science Center San Antonio Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. The
Guarino Award is the highest honor given by our Graduate School, and is a tribute to Dr. Pidcoke's
outstanding accomplishments as a scientist and scholar.
More about Dr. Pidcoke
(8-18-08)
Visiting International Students in San Antonio (VISSA): The Department of
Surgery is very pleased to welcome Kathrin
Kleinbrahm, a medical student from Wüerzburg, Germany as our latest participant in the Visiting International
Student Program. Her proven academic excellence, high test scores and
exemplary mentor recommendations have qualified her for this program.
Read more about Surgery's Visiting International Student program.
(8-7-08)
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Congratulations to Renata Bastos, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery,
who has been awarded
a $38,893 2008 University Research Council grant for her research project entitled, "Development
of a baboon model of off-pump coronary artery bypass to evaluate the effect of Botox®
on arterial graft vasospasm."
Additional members of the research team include Clinton Baisden, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgery;
Robert Johnson, PhD, Adam Cline, MD, and Lori Harker. Dr. Bastos' research is in collaboration with the
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research.
(8-4-08) | More about Dr. Bastos
Congratulations to surgery research residents Shaun Gifford, MD, and Gabe Burkhardt, MD,
on their recent AFSG funding award of $53k for the research study, "Bioabsorbable Stent-grafting for Repair of Arterial Trauma: Proof of
Concept in a Porcine (Sus scrofa) Model of Extremity Vascular Injury." Todd Rassmussen, MD, serves as
mentor for residents involved in vascular surgery research projects. |
More about our research residents
(8-5-08)
Shattered Dreams 2008 Awards Ceremony:
On Friday, July 25, 2008, the University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio and the Texas Statewide Shattered Dreams Coalition
honored 14 outstanding individuals from organizations and communities
across the State of Texas for their hard work and dedication in making
the Shattered Dreams program a continued success. This year, as The
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission celebrates the program's ten year
anniversary, the Shattered Dreams Coalition honored individuals and
organizations that have made a tremendous effort towards reducing
underage drinking and impaired driving in their community.
Read more about the awards ceremony (7-28-08)
More Research News | Recent research awards | Faculty Funding Opportunities | Research Residents Funding Opportunities
SURGERY TUMOR CONFERENCE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
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City-Wide Thoracic Grand Rounds:
Schedule | City-Wide Thoracic Grand Rounds are on Thursdays,
4:30 pm, in Room 409-410L in the School of Medicine. CME-accredited for physicians. |
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Thursday, August 28, 2008 - Cancelled
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Transplant Grand Rounds:
More about Transplant Grand Rounds |
All Transplant Grand Rounds are Fridays at 8 a.m. in Room 444B.
Friday, Sept 5, 2008
Topic: Radioembolization of Liver Tumors with Yttrium -90
Jorge Lopera, MD, Professor/Clinical, Department of Radiology
UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Kuy SR. Stand up for patients ACS Bulletin, Aug 2008; Vol 93, No. 8, p.23-24.
Buck L, Michalek J, Van Sickle K, Schwesinger W, Bingener J. Can Gastric Irrigation Prevent Infection During NOTES Mesh Placement? J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Aug 13. Epub ahead of print.
Paladino JA, Gilliland-Johnson KK, Adelman MH, Cohn SM. Pharmacoeconomics of Ciprofloxacin plus Metronidazole vs. Piperacillin-Tazobactam for Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections. Surg Infect, 2008 June;9(3):325-33.
Razvillas B. The Need for Data Management Tools. Book chapter in: A. Klimaszewski, M. Bacon, H. Deininger, B. Ford, and J. Westendorp (eds). Manual for Clinical Trials Nursing, 2nd ed., pp 273-285, Pittsburg PA: Oncology Nursing Society, 2008.
Vazquez B, Rousseau D, Hurd TC. Surgical Management of Breast Cancer. Seminars in Oncology, Vol 34, Issue 3, pages 234-240 (June 2007).
Van Sickle KR, Baghai M, Huang IP, Goldenberg A, Smith CD, Ritter EM. Construct validity of an objective assessment method for laparoscopic introcorporeal suturing and knot tying. J Am Surg (2008) 196, 74-80.
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Surgery's Employee of the Month for July 2008:
Congratulations to LuAnn Kirk, Administrative Secretary, Surgery Research, on
selection as the Surgery Employee
of the Month. Read more ...
