Meenakshi Rani, PhD, receives American Burn Assoc award (5-1-13)
Susannah Nicholson, MD, Chief Resident, presented at SWSC (4-10-13)
Hannah Harrison, MS2, presented at Frontiers of Translational Research Day (4-10-13)
Meenakshi Rani, PhD, to present at Shock Copnference (3-13-13)
Heather Brandfellner, DO, and Travis Holloway, MD each receive Shock Society Travel Awards (3-13-13)
Cornejo A, Ivatury S, Crane CN, Myers JG, Wang HT. Analysis of Free Flap Complications and Utilization of Intensive Care Unit Monitoring. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2013 May 9. [Epub ahead of print].
Lam D, Harris D, Qin Z. Inflammatory Mediator Profiling Reveals Immune Properties of Chemotactic Gradients and Macrophage Mediator Production Inhibition during Thioglycollate Elicited Peritoneal Inflammation. Mediators Inflamm. 2013;2013:931562. doi: 10.1155/2013/931562.
Patel OV, Wilson WB, Qin Z. Production of LPS-induced inflammatory mediators in murine peritoneal macrophages: neocuproine as a broad inhibitor and ATP7A as a selective regulator. Biometals. 2013 Apr 19. (In press)
Basic, translational and clinical research: Research constitutes a significant component of our department, with innovative projects leading to greater scientific understanding and improved human health. The Department of Surgery at UTHSCSA has the expertise, resources, facilities, and environment to conduct research in both the basic and the clinical sciences. The research is multidisciplinary and includes investigators with specialties in surgery, medicine, physiology, pathology, immunology, microbiology, and molecular biology. Through the interaction of these diverse areas of expertise, is it possible to accomplish the goals of obtaining new and pertinent information for better care and management of surgical patients. This combined team effort and integrative approach contributes to improved procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and critical care that will result in decreased complications, morbidities, and mortality rates in our patient population.
Although the research interests in the department are multifaceted, particular areas of interest include the immunopathology of trauma, angiogenesis and tissue regeneration, vascular metallomics and cancer epidemiology. Our research endeavors are funded by the NIH, Department of Defense, the VA and other sources.
The Department of Surgery at UTHSCSA has a strong commitment to the training of residents and fellows in research. Investigators have trained and are training several residents/fellows who have received various awards and presented at high profile conferences and meetings nationally and internationally. Dr. Schwacha is also the Program Director of a T32 grant from the NIH/NIGMS. Click here for more info on the T32 grant.