Congratulations to Dr. Talathoti on Becoming a US Citizen! (2018-02-07)
Dr. Michael Johnson Presents at EAST (2018-01-22)
Dr. Alarhayem wins Regional ACS-COT Honor (2017-11-20)
Hernandez MC, Finnesgard EJ, Aho JM, Jenkins DH, Zielinski MD. Association of post-operative organ space infection after intraoperative irrigation in appendicitis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Apr;84(4):628-635. PMID: 29271870 View the abstract
Johnson M, Alarhayem A, Convertino V, Carter R 3rd, Chung K, Stewart R, Myers J, Dent D, Liao L, Cestero R, Nicholson S, Muir M, Schwacha M, Wampler D, DeRosa M, Eastridge B. Compensatory Reserve Index: Performance of a novel monitoring technology to identify the bleeding trauma patient. Shock. 2018 Mar;49(3):295-300. PMID: 28767544 View the abstract
Yamamoto R, Clanton D, Willis RE, Jonas RB, Cestero RF. Rapid decay of transthoracic echocardiography skills at 1 month: A prospective observational study. J Surg Educ. 2018 Mar - Apr;75(2):503-509. PMID: 28736288 View the abstract
The Department of Surgery strongly supports the medical student research programs available through our university. Medical students are encouraged to consider participation; stipends are available, and we'll be glad to help you find a mentor. Please contact Patrick Nguyen, MD, for assistance in finding a surgery faculty mentor.
Medical School Research Program — The Medical Dean's office provides funds to support med students who are engaged in or wish to be engaged in research projects here the the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. Stipends are awarded for 4-8 weeks of full time research, in an amount equivalent to $250 a week.