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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
Photo Oscar Ochoa, MD,
UTHSCSA General Surgery Resident | More about Dr. Ochoa
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Photo Daniel Vargas, MD, UTHSCSA General Surgery Resident | More about Dr. Vargas
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In the News

Photo 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 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)

Photo 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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Education news

Photo 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)

 

Photo 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)

 

Photo 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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Research news

Photo 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

Photo 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)

Photo 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)

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Upcoming events

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.

Photo 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

 

Recent publications

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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Other surgery news

Faculty Positions Available | Welcome New Surgery Faculty & Staff

Photo 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 ...

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