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Surgery Grand Rounds
MONDAY AUGUST 18, 2008 - THIS DATE ONLY - Grand Rounds 6:30 a.m., M&M 7:30 a.m.
Combined Grand Rounds - Orthopaedics
Susan Noorily, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio,
School of Medicine.
Topic: AHA/ACC Guidelines for Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation of the Surgical Patient
Department of Anesthesiology
MONDAY AUGUST 25, 2008 -
Visiting Professor - Guest of Trauma
Andrew B. Peitzman, MD, Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair for Clinical Services,
Chief, Division of General Surgery; Chief, Section of Trauma / Surgical Critical Care
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Topic: TBA
More about Dr. Petizman
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 - HOLIDAY - No M&M / Grand Rounds
More about Grand Rounds | All Surgery Grand Rounds are Mondays at 7:30 a.m. in Room 309L; effective August 4, 2008, location will change to 409L.
Steven Wolf, MD, Surgery Vice Chairman for Research, interviewed about tissue regeneration: Using a biomedically engineered
matrix, surgeons and physicians are now using exciting new procedures to help damaged or missing
tissue re-grow for our returning warriors.
KSAT Interview
|
KENS Interview
(7-16-08)
Maj. James Connaughton, MD, appointed as cancer liaison physician for Wilford Hall:
Dr. Connaughton, a graduate of the UTHSCSA General Surgery residency program, will
be instrumental in spearheading the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer initiatives within the hospital's cancer program.
Read complete WHMC News story
(7-11-08)
Bexar County Commissioners set bond sales for hospital development, expansion funds:
In a 4-1 vote Tuesday, July 8, 2008, commissioners voted to go forward with two bond sales to complete
the first phase of a $900 million expansion and renovation of University Hospital and its downtown
clinics. Dr. Ronald Stewart, chief of trauma, said the emergency room at University Hospital is
often overflowing with patients because no beds are available. "Patients are at risk. Literally,
lives are at risk," Stewart said.
Read Express-News story |
More about Dr. Stewart | More about University Hospital
(7-9-08)
Congratulations to Trauma and Emergency Surgery research nurse, Janet McCarthy, RN, CCRC, who has received Nurse Imagemaker of South Texas award.
The honor was bestowed jointly by the Delta Alpha chapter
of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Nursing Honor Society and the
Texas Nurses Association, District 8. Read full story |
More about Trauma Research
(7-2-08)
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University news 
Congratulations to this year's winners of the J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society Resident
Paper Competition, held June 19-21, 2008:
Basic Science -
1st place, Adham Saad;
2nd place, Francis Ali-Osman;
3rd place, Megan Steigelman
Clinical -
1st place, Heather Pidcoke; 2nd place, Jason Pfluke;
3rd place, Penner Schraudenbach. (6-23-08)
The Department of Surgery is extremely pleased to announce the selection of two of our General
Surgery residents, Cristiane Ueno, MD, and Joseph Love, MD,
as recipients of the 2008 Humanism in Medicine Award from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. This award
recognizes those physicians in training who seek to elevate humanistic qualities
essential to good doctoring: integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, respect, empathy
and service. (6-16-08)
Congratulations again to General Surgery resident Cristiane Ueno, MD: The American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Abstract Review Committee has accepted her abstract, 'Epidemiology of Pediatric Burn Injuries Treated at Recently Established Local/ Regional Pediatric Burn Center: Identification of Risk Groups, Behavior and Outcomes' for exhibition at the ACS 2008 Clinical Congress. (6-16-08)
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Congratulations to Fruzsina Johnson, MD, Assistant Professor, Trauma,
who has been awarded a $140K Beginning Grant-in-Aid from the South Central Affiliate
Research Committee of the American Heart Association for her project entitled 'A novel
rat model of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) to study pathogenic
contributions of RBC arginase.' More about Dr. Johnson (6-19-08)
Congratulations to General Surgery research resident Sam Bastani, MD, whose abstract,
'A Prospective, Randomized, Crossover Study of Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Inhaled
Prostacyclin in Heart and Lung Transplant Patients,' was selected for presentation at the June 2008
meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgical Association.
More about Dr. Bastani (6-19-08)
Congratulations to General Surgery research resident Heather Pidcoke, MD, who has been
awarded a $1000 travel grant by the Shock Society to attend their 2008 International Shock
Congress in Cologne, Germany. More about Dr. Pidcoke
(6-17-08)
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
July 24, 2008 - Hien Pham, MD, Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Topic: Case Presentation
July 31, 2008 - Pranjali Gadgill, MD, Resident, General Surgery
Topic: Case Presentation
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Topic: Uses of hemostats, sealants, and adhesives in cardiothoracic surgery
William D. Spotnitz, MD, Director, Surgical Therapeutic Advancement Center, University of
Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, VA. More about Dr. Spotnitz
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Grand Rounds:
All Plastic Grand Rounds are Thursdays, 2-3 pm in Room 309L |
More about Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Grand Rounds
Thursday August 21, 2008
Topic: Hand Transplant Overview
Warren C. Breidenbach, III, MD, FRCS, Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY and
Kleinert, Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center, Louisville, KY
More about Dr. Breidenbach |
Nation's Fourth Hand Transplant Performed at Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center
by Kleinert Kutz and University of Louisville Surgeon
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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
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.
López-Reyes AG, Arroyo-Curras N, Cano BG, Lara-Díaz VJ, Guajardo-Salinas GE, Islas JF, Morales-Oyarvide V, Morales-Garza LA, Galvez-Gastelum FJ, Grijalva G, Moreno-Cuevas JE. Black bean extract ameliorates liver fibrosis in rats with CCl4-induced injury. Annals of Hepatology 2008; 7(2): April-June: 130-135.
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Faculty Positions Available | Welcome New Surgery Faculty & Staff
Surgery's Employee of the Month for June 2008:
Congratulations to Tammy Fowler, Academic Coordinator, Surgery Education, on
selection as the Surgery Employee
of the Month. Read more ...
