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The University will be closed Thursday, Nov 26 and Friday, Nov 27 for Thanksgiving.

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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 location change effective 01 Aug 2009.)

MONDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2009 - Thanksgiving Week Holiday - No M&M or Grand Rounds

MONDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Speaker: Joseph L. Messina, PhD
Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
Department of Pathology, Physiology and Biochemistry, Division of Molecular and Ceullular Pathology
More about Dr. Messina | Dr. Messina's CV
Topic: Acute insulin resistance following injury

Beginning August 24, the Department of Surgery, the UT School of Medicine at San Antonio, and UT Medicine will move many of our clinical services to the brand new 256,000 square foot Medical Arts and Research Building located at 8300 Floyd Curl Drive, on the corner of Charles Katz. | Printable map (pdf) | Main information phone: 210-450-9000

We're very excited about our new state-of-the-art clinical and surgical facilities at the MARC. Surgery services at the MARC will include:

Concierge service for patients - A leading-edge electronic medical record system will make the appointment experience easier and better — not just for our patients, but for physicians, nursing and support staff.

Convenient parking is available in the attached parking garage. There is a minimal charge for parking. When construction is completed, a full-service pharmacy and cafe will be located on the first floor.

HSC News article about the MARC | Complete UT Medicine MARC move-in schedule (8-12-09)

Medical Arts & Research Center opens to patients: The newest attraction at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a striking, eight-story building filled with the latest technology and featuring the medical practices of the same doctors who teach and conduct world-class research in the School of Medicine. Read HSC News story (11-4-09)

UTHSC opens towering new clinic in the medical center: UT Medicine's brand new 8-story building houses more than 200 doctors in 60 specialties. After several years and more than $100 million in development, planning and construction costs, the Medical Arts and Research Center is now a reality. "UT Medicine wants to create a one-stop shopping place for patients, "so that you don't have to go from doctor to doctor to doctor and travel around town to see this specialist or that specialist," explained Dr. William Henrich, president of UTHSC. Read / view KENS-5 story (10-22-09)

Living legend, Dr. Red Duke, Visiting Lecturer for General Surgery's November 16, 2009, Grand Rounds: The Department of Surgery was recently privileged to have Dr. Duke join us for Grand Rounds on the subject of 'The inevitability of Change.' For those who missed his talk, it is available on the internet: View Dr. Duke's Nov 2009 General Surgery Grand Rounds (11-20-09)

Congratulations to John H. Calhoon, MD, Professor and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, who has been named Vice Chairman and Chairman-Elect of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. From 2011 to 2013 he will lead the board, which certifies cardiothoracic surgeons nationwide and protects the public by establishing and maintaining high standards in the field. Dr. Calhoon, who joined the Health Science Center faculty in 1989, was mentored by South Texas transplant surgery pioneers J. Kent Trinkle, MD, and Frederick Grover, MD. Dr. Calhoon was named head of cardiothoracic surgery in 1994, succeeding Dr. Trinkle. He occupies the Calhoon President's Council Chair for Excellence in Surgery, which was established in his family's honor by Health Science Center supporters who are members of the President's Council. Read HSC Press Release | 18 Nov 2009 HSC News article | More about Dr. Calhoon | More about the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery (11-18-09)

Jeffrey McNeil, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgery, performs first open heart surgery at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital in New Braunfels: In a newly-renovated operating room, Dr. Jeffrey McNeil and his team performed the four hour operation. It was a success. The New Braunfels interventional cardiology program is prepared to perform one or two cardiac surgery cases per week, offering New Braunfels patients a first-class alternative to traveling for their heart disease care. Read Wendy Rigby - KENS-5 blog article | More about Dr. McNeil | Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery (11-17-09)

The Department of Surgery is very pleased to announce that Ismail Jatoi, MD, will join our faculty on December 1, 2009, as professor and chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Jatoi comes to us from the Breast Care Center at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda where he served as the department head. He will lead the Division of Surgical Oncology and establish a surgical oncology practice at the CTRC and University Hospital focused on the management of breast diseases. Please join us in welcoming him to UTHSCSA and San Antonio. More about Dr. Jatoi | More about the Division of Surgical Oncology (11-13-09)

The Department of Surgery offers our condolences to the family of Javier J. Marcos, MD, who passed away Monday, November 9, 2009 in San Antonio. Dr. Marcos graduated medical school in 1965 from Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon. He was a captain in the US Army during the Vietnam War, then finished his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at University Hospital here in San Antonio in 1975. Dr. Marcos pioneered a very successful practice as a heart surgeon for over three decades. His skills as a surgeon were exemplary, and his life touched many people in profound ways. (11-13-09)

Scene in SA Magazine publishes the 2009 Top Docs in San Antonio: 4000 local physicians were asked to list the physicians they would select to treat their own family members. We're extremely proud to announce our Department of Surgery 'best of the best' Top Docs in San Antonio:
Emergency Medicine: Charles Bauer, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery: Luis Angel, MD; John Calhoon, MD; Daniel DeArmond, MD; Scott Johnson, MD; Jeffrey McNeil, MD; V. Seenu Reddy, MD, MBA; Edward Y. Sako, MD, PhD
General Surgery: Kenneth R. Sirinek, MD, PhD; Kent Van Sickle, MD
Transplant: Glenn Halff, MD
Trauma Surgery: Daniel Dent, MD; Deborah Mueller, MD; John Myers, MD; Ronald M. Stewart, MD Vascular Surgery: Boulos Toursarkissian, MD (11-5-09)

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Congratulations to Richard Oppletz, MD, General Surgery Research Resident, whose paper entitled 'Impact of Burn Injury on Toll-Like Receptor (TLR)-Mediated Inflammatory Responses by Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) Cells', has been accepted for an oral presentation at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association in Boston, MA, March 9-12, 2010. More about Dr. Oppeltz (11-20-09)

Congratulations to Carlo Martinez, MD, General Surgery Resident, who has been awarded a 2010 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 'Looking to the Future' Scholarship. The scholarship, sponsored by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and its members, is designed to support and offset travel expenses to the STS 46th Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Jan. 25-27, 2010, for general surgery residents with an interest in cardiothoracic surgery. More about Dr. Martinez (11-17-09)

Congratulations to Sam Bastani, MD, General Surgery Resident, whose abstract, Chemokine receptor blockade with a synthetic nonpeptide compound attenuates cardiac allograft vasculopathy, has been published in the October 2009 edition of Transplantation. More about Dr. Bastani (11-2-09)

Congratulations to Heather Pidcoke, MD, General Surgery Resident, whose abstract, Anemia causes hypoglycemia in intensive care unit patients due to error in single-channel glucometers: Methods of reducing patient risk*, has been published in Critical Care Medicine. More about Dr. Pidcoke (10-29-09)

Congratulations to Surgery residents who took three out of five awards at the 2009 annual meeting of the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons (TSPS): (pictured left to right) Stacy Stephenson, MD, Plastic Surgery resident, won the TSPS Cronin Award - Best Senior Resident Paper for her research, "Prevascularization of bony constructs with endothelial differentiated adipose-derived stem cells." First place, Scientific Award, went to Megan Steigelman, MD, General Surgery resident, for her study, "In vitro osteogenic differentiation of adipose stem cells after lentiviral transduction with green fluorescent protein." Patrick Schaner, MD, Plastic Surgery resident, won the 2nd place Clinical Award for his paper, "Hairline lowering with Endotine anchors for foreheadplasty." More about the Plastic Surgery Residency Program | More about the General Surgery Residency Program (10-4-09)

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Congratulations to Paula K. Shireman, MD, Vascular Surgery, who has been awarded $166,273 additional NIH / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute funding for her research project, 'Chemokines and immune cells in hind limb ischemia.' Dr. Shireman and her research team, including research resident Jason Wells, MD, are seeking successful strategies for muscle regeneration — ultimately improving survival rates in traumatic injuries — through studies of the interactions of bone marrow-derived cells and tissue-specific stem/progenitor cells on skeletal muscle regeneration and angiogenesis (the process of developing new blood vessels). This R01 Diversity Supplement grant will provide funding to support postdoctoral research training for Dr. Wells. More about Dr. Shireman | More about Dr. Wells | Surgery Summer 2009 Research E-News article (7-20-09)

New breast and surgical treatment and diagnostic algorithms: Thelma Hurd, MD, Surgical Oncology, and other Texas cancer specialists who are members of the developmental clinical workgroup of the Texas Breast and Cervical Cancer Services (BCCS) program, recently released new breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnosis algorithms. As part of the clinical workgroup development, the BCCS has adopted the NationalComprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for breast cancer screening and diagnosis. These guidelines will enable Texas women who present to any BCCS facility in the State of Texas to receive a standard of care and services in line with services provided at any cancer center in the United States. More information about the new guidelines can be found on the Breast and Cervical Cancer Services website: BCCS Website. BCCS is a division of the Texas Department of State Health Services, Preventive and Primary Care Unit. Read BCCS press release | More about Dr. Hurd (7-9-09)

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City-Wide Thoracic Grand Rounds: Thursdays, 5-6 pm Room 211L, School of Medicine
Schedule | CME-accredited for physicians. | Division of Thoracic Surgery

THURSDAY NOV 26, 2009 - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY - NO GRAND ROUNDS

THURSDAY DEC 3, 2009
John Richardson, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology, UT School of Medicine San Antonio
Topic: PFOs

Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds: Thursdays, 5-6 pm, Room 444B, School of Medicine

Surgery Tumor Board: Thursdays, 5-6 pm CTRC 4th Floor, Room G406, Mabee Conference Room

Sarcoma Tumor Board: 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month, 2:30 pm CTRC 4th Floor, Room G406, Mabee Conference Room

Transplant Grand Rounds: Fridays, 8 am Room 444B, School of Medicine | More about Transplant Grand Rounds

Friday, Nov 27, 2009 — No Grand Rounds — Thanksgiving Holiday

Friday, Dec 4, 2009 — TBA

Friday, Dec 11, 2009
Topic: Living Donors
Dan Riley, MD, Associate Professor, Transplant Center, Department of Nephrology, UT School of Medicine at San Antonio
More about Dr. Riley

Vascular Surgery Grand Rounds: Tuesdays, 6:45-8:00 am Room 444B, School of Medicine

Becky Doran, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor (Emergency Medicine)
Becky Doran, MD, earned her Medical Degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Medical School in 2002. While attending she was awarded the honor of Outstanding Senior Student of the Year by the Texas College of Emergency Physicians. Prior to entering medical school, she received her Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1998 from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. After earning her Medical Degree, she completed an Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics Combined Residency at Indiana University School of Medicine in 2007 and where she served as Chief Resident from 2005-2007. Subsequently Dr. Doran was appointed as an Assistant Professor for the Indiana University School of Medicine in both the Departments of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics. During her time in Indiana she served as clinical faculty for the Wishard Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children Emergency Departments, two busy level one trauma centers. Dr. Doran holds current boards certifications from both the American Board of Emergency Medicine and American Board of Pediatrics. She joins the Department of Surgery in December 2009 as the Director for the section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Faculty profile (11-5-09)

Gregory Beelek, Faculty Associate (Emergency Medicine)
PA Beelek received his Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE in 2000. He received his Masters in 2005 from the University of Nebraska also. In 2000, he was an Honors Graduate from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program. He has received numerous military awards and is certified by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants. PA Beelek joined the Division of Emergency Medicine November 2009. (11-4-09)

Faculty Positions Available | Welcome New Surgery Faculty & Staff

Cohn SM, Price MA, Villarreal CL. Trauma and surgical critical care workforce in the United States: a severe surgeon shortage appears imminent. J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Oct;209(4):446-452.e4. Epub 2009 Aug 20.

Bastani S, Sherman W, Schnickel GT, Hsieh GR, Bhatia R, Fishbein MC, Ardehali A. Chemokine receptor blockade with a synthetic nonpeptide compound attenuates cardiac allograft vasculopathy. Transplantation. 2009 Oct 27;88(8):995-1001.

Pidcoke HF, Wade CE, Mann EA, Salinas J, Cohee BM, Holcomb JB, Wolf SE. Anemia causes hypoglycemia in intensive care unit patients due to error in single-channel glucometers: Methods of reducing patient risk* Crit Care Med. 2009 Sep 28. Epub 2009 Sep 28.

McGuire KP, Santillan AA, Kaur P, Meade T, Parbhoo J, Mathias M, Shamehdi C, Davis M, Ramos D, Cox CE. Are mastectomies on the rise? A 13-year trend analysis of the selection of mastectomy versus breast conservation therapy in 5865 patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Oct;16(10):2682-90. Epub 2009 Aug 4.

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Faculty Positions Available | Welcome New Surgery Faculty & Staff

Surgery's Employee of the Month for October 2009: Congratulations to Janis Strong, Academic Coordinator, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, on her selection as the Surgery Employee of the Month. Read more ... | (Surgery's Employee of the Month program is sponsored and funded by the J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society.)

Congratulations to Veronica Davis! On behalf of the administration, faculty and staff of the Department of Surgery, we are pleased to announce this year's winner of the drawing, Veronica Davis, Administrative Assistant II, General Surgery, August 2009 Surgery Employee of the Month. Veronica is the lucky winner of a 5 night/day Royal Caribbean Cruise. Read more.

Photo, left to right: Khalilah Harmon, Surgery HR, Dona Modrzynski, Surgery Informatics and Networking, and our winner,Veronica Davis, General Surgery.

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