Surgery Research - Residents in Research
Contact: Catherine Hornsby, Resident Research Coordinator
Email | Phone: 210-567-4989
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Research Residents Funding Opportunities
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Weekly Research Resident Meeting:
6:30 a.m. Wednesdays, UHS Trauma Conference Room (8th Fl, Univ Hospital)
Each week residents who are currently on research assignment will
present their work and receive feedback from faculty on their research
design, method, data analysis, and interpretation. Surgery faculty,
residents and students who wish to rehearse a research presentation to
better prepare for a meeting are encouraged to schedule an opportunity
to do so at this meeting. Please email or
call Catherine Hornsby at 567-4989 to be added to the presentation schedule or if you have any
questions.
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MCSI Program: (Master's of Science Degree in Clinical Investigation)
Frederic C. Bartter General Clinical Research Center
A unique program which allows physicians to be trained in core areas
necessary to conduct safe clinical and transitional research. Health Science Center faculty
members, staff, students, residents and fellows are invited to apply for
the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) degree program.
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Research Residents Timelines
Research Residents - News
Congratulations to this year's winners of the J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society Resident
Paper Competition, held June 19-21, 2008, including research residents
Adham Saad, MD, 1st place in basic science;
Francis Ali-Osman, MD, 2nd place in basic science;
Megan Steigelman, MD, 3rd place in basic science;
and Heather Pidcoke, MD, 1st place in clinical papers. (6-23-08)
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)
Congratulations to General Surgery research residents Heather Pidcoke, MD, and Megan Steigelman, MD,
who have successfully completed the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio Master's of Science in
Clinical Investigation program, earning their MSCI degrees. (6-2-08)
Congratulations to General Surgery research resident Heather Pidcoke, MD, whose abstract,
'Insulin therapy reduces loss of total muscle and adipose tissue mass in a burn/disuse rat
model of hypermetabolism,' has been accepted as an oral presentation at the September 2008 International
Society of Burn Injury Conference in Montreal. (6-2-08)
Congratulations to Amita Shah, MD, General Surgery research resident, whose abstract, 'Alterations
in metabolic activity of human umbilical vein endothelial cells cultured on gas-plasma treated poly(d,l-lactic)
acid scaffolds', has been accepted for presentation at the 2008 Society for Biomaterials Translational
Biomaterial Research Symposium in Atlanta, GA. (5-29-08)
Congratulations to Amita Shah, MD, General Surgery research resident, who was awarded AT&T Presidential Scholarship in 2008. This scholarship will assist Dr. Shah with tuition and expenses for her graduate studies in the joint program for advanced studies in biomedical engineering (UTSA and UTHSCSA). (5-29-08)
Congratulations once again to General Surgery research resident Francis Ali-Osman, MD, who has been awarded
1st place in the resident competition of the Department of Medicine 11th Annual Research Day. (5-14-08)
Congratulations to General Surgery research resident Francis Ali-Osman, MD, whose abstract, 'Lentiviral Mediated Genetic Downregulation of Murine CCR2', was accepted for poster presentation for the UTHSCSA 11th Annual Department of Medicine Research Day, May 13, 2008. (5-07-08)
Congratulations to General Surgery research resident Susannah Nicholson, MD, whose abstract,
'Heme derived iron reduces wound thickness,' has been accepted for
presentation at the October 2008 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress
Surgical Forum in San Francisco, CA. (4-29-08)
Congratulations to General Surgery research resident Shaun Gifford, MD, who has been awarded $102k in
funding by the Office of Biomedical Research, Surgeon General of the Air Force, for his project,
'Global War on Terror (GWOT)
Vascular Injury Initiative'. (4-24-08)
Congratulations to General Surgery research resident Heather Pidcoke, MD, whose
presentation "Insulin therapy improves glucose dispoal in burned, hindlimb unloaded rats,"
has been accepted for presentation at the summer 2008 International
Shock Congress in Cologne, Germany. (3-20-08)
Congratulations to General Surgery resident Shaun Gifford, MD, who has, along with mentor
Todd Rasmussen, MD, been awarded $81k from the Air Force Surgeon General Biomedical Research
Office for their project entitled, "Temporary Vascular Shunting in a Porcine Model of Extremity
Vascular Injury and Ischemia Reperfusion." (3-14-08)
Congratulations to General Surgery research resident SreyRam Kuy, MD, whose editorial,
"Stand up for patients," was published in the Feb. 28, 2008, online Los Angeles Times. Dr. Kuy is
currently conducting research in a two-year Robert Wood
Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and
Yale University School of Medicine
Clinical Scholars Program. |
Read LA Times article.
(2-29-08)
Congratulations to General Surgery research resident Sam Bastani, DO, whose abstract entitled, 'Chemokine receptor blockade induces regulatory T cells,' has been accepted for presentation at the annual Longmire Surgical Society Los Angeles meeting on March 28, 2008. (2-27-08)
Congratulations to Sam Bastani, DO, general surgery research resident, on the publication of his manuscript, Lung transplantation in older patients? in the February 2008 Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. Dr. Bastani's two-year research rotation is in the Division of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. (2-7-08)
Congratulations to general surgery research resident Heather Pidcoke, MD,
who will give an invited talk at the NIH to speak on 'Beyond Insulin
Dependent Diabetes' for a July 2008 workshop titled 'Towards An
Artificial Pancreas: An FDA/NIH/JDRF Workshop.' The invitation results
from a multimillion dollar congressional grant titled Technology for
Metabolic Monitoring, awarded to Dr. Pidcoke's mentors, Drs. Steven Wolf
and Charles Wade, for the development of an ICU artificial pancreas.
(1-30-08)
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce NIH award of a T32 training grant to support research training. The five-year grant will provide stipend and research funds for residents during their two-year research training assignments. (PI: Stephen M. Cohn, MD, Chair) (1-18-08)
Steven E. Wolf, MD, Director of Surgery Research Residents
Professor and Dept of Surgery Vice Chair for Research
Director, US Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center
Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
UTHSCSA Betty and Bob Kelso Distinguished Chair in Burn and Trauma Surgery
Division: Trauma
Email: wolfs@uthscsa.edu
Dr. Wolf's faculty profile
Dr. Wolf is Director of the Burn Center at Brooke Army Medical Center, the first civilian medical director of this world-renowned burn center.In addition to winning multiple teaching awards, Dr. Wolf is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Burns, and has more than 100 publications to his credit. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch/Galveston in 1990 and completed his residency training at the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1995. He completed a research fellowship in trauma and burns as well as a clinical fellowship, both of these at Shriners Hospital for Children/UTMB. His research interests involve the effect of injury on nutrition and muscle metabolism and the prevention and treatment of burn scarring.
Surgery Residents in Research
Lauren Buck, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Resident Profile
Research mentor:
Description of current research:
Education:
MD, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2006
Other Postgraduate Training:
Publications:
Bingener J, Buck L, Richards M, Michalek J, Schwesinger W, Sirinek K.
Long-term outcomes in laparoscopic vs open ventral hernia
repair. Arch Surg 2007;142:562-567.
Buck L. Perry WB. Richards ML. Periampullary carcinoid tumor in a woman with neurofibromatosis. Current Surgery. 63(4):252-4, 2006 Jul-Aug.
Presentations:
2008, Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, CA. Poster presentation -
'Impact of gastric irrigation on NOTES mesh placement'.
2007, Aust Society, San Antonio, TX- Long-term Outcomes in Laparoscopic vs Open Ventral Hernia Repair.
2006, South Texas Chapter Meeting, American College of Surgeons, Houston, TX- Long-term Outcomes in Laparoscopic vs Open Ventral Hernia Repair.
Professional organizations:
Honors and awards:
2000-2001, Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges, Academic All American; NCAA Woman of the Year Nomination; All American Scholar; Beta Beta Beta
2006-2007, Intern of the Year, UTHSCSA Department of Surgery
Research experience:
Biosketch: Dr. Buck graduated Cum Laude from Jacksonville State University; joined the Air Force and was accepted to medical school; mentors with Big Brother Big Sister Program of San Antonio.
Gabe Burkhardt, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Resident Profile
Research mentor:
Description of current research: Integrative Cardiovascular Laboratoies
Research Assistant, USUHS Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics; Analysis of insulin uptake in knockout mice
Develop an animal model for sleeve gastrectomy in morbidly obese Zonker rats; Advisor: Peter Lopez
Assess the ability of L-arginine to improve return of microvascular perfusion in a rat hemorrhagic shock model; Advisor: Fruschi and Bob Johnson
Survey of perceptions surrounding training in the repair of vascular injuries. Advisor: Todd Rassmussen
Education:
MD, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, 2006
Other Postgraduate Training:
Resident, General Surgery, SAUSHEC, San Antonio Tx, Jul 2006-Jun 2013
Publications:
Presentations:
Professional organizations:
American Medical Association, 2002
Societies Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, 2004
American College of Surgeons, 2006
Honors and awards:
Achievement Medal: 1997- Awarded for professionalism and dedication that significantly contributed to success during a Joint Readiness Training Center exercise.
Achievement Medal: 1998- Awarded for bringing credit to the squadron during several major nuclear inspections.
Inducted into Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society: 1999- Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY. International honor society welcoming students in two-year degree programs maintaining grade point averages above 3.5.
National Dean's List: 2000- University of Colorado at Denver, Denver CO. Recognition awarded to nominated individuals that rank in the top ten percent of their graduating class.
Commendation Medal: 2002- Awarded for leadership and initiative both as one of the first Guardsmen to successfully complete the Air Force Space Command Scout/Sniper course, and for the role played in the wake of 11 September 2001.
Biosketch: Gabe Burkhardt is a General Surgery Resident working in Dr. Robert Johnson's laboratory in the Trauma and Emergency Surgery Division of the Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Dr. Burkhardt completed his medical training at Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in 2006. Dr. Burkhardt trained in the Air Force Command Scout/Sniper course where he learned to make difficult decisions under pressure and cultivated an appreciation for precision; a devoted husband and active member in the church.
Dr. Burkhardt's prior research experience includes working as a Research Assistant at USUHS Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics. His studies focused on analysis of insulin uptake in knockout mice. Dr. Burkhardt is currently working with Dr. Peter Lopez identifying the metabolic, endocrine, and cardiovascular effects of a novel bariatric surgical procedure, sleeve gastrectomy.
Chaitanya Dahagam, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Description of current research:
Education:
MD - University of Alabama, 2006
Other Postgraduate Training:
Publications:
Presentations:
2003, Chaitanya K. Dahagam, Mark W. MacEwen, Marina Mazur, and James S. Hagood: "Macrolide antibiotics inhibit proliferation of rat and human lung fibroblasts and human small airway fibroblasts." Presented at Medical Student Research Day.
Research:
2003, "Gene Expression in Lung Fibroblasts." Primary Investigator: James Hagood, M.D.:
Studied effects of macrolide antibiotics on fibroblast proliferation in reactive airway diseases.
1999, Pre-Medical Research Internship, Primary Investigator: John Mountz, M.D., Ph.D.: Studied apoptosis and DNA purification.
Professional organizations:
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American College of Physicians
American Society of Internal Medicine
Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Honors, Awards:
2003, Jane Knight Lowe Medical Scholarship
2006, Charles Selah Award in Surgery
Biosketch: Before attending medical school, Dr. Dahagam was a counselor at Camp Bharat where he educated youth about Indian history and culture; volunteered at First Light Women's Shelter where he served dinner and offered solace to victims of domestic violence. Dr. Dahagam was the recipient of the Jane Knight Lowe Medical Scholarship.
Shaun Gifford, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Research mentor: Todd Rasmussen, Vascular Surgery, WHMC
Education:
University Of New York at Buffalo School. Of Medicine in Buffalo, NY - 2005
BS Biology, 2001, State University of New York at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY
Publications:
Gifford, S. and H.J. Hoops. 2001. Cell signaling in the colonial alga Astrephomene gubernaculifera. North East Algal Symposium Abstracts. 40th Annual Northeast Algal Symposium at Plymouth, MA. April 20-22, 2001.
Hoops, HJ and Gifford, SM. 2002. Cell signaling in the chemoaccumulation response of the colonial green alga Astrephomene gubernaculifera. 56th Annual Phycological Society of America Abstracts & Journal of Phycology. 2002. 38 (Suppl.)
Gifford, SM, Bowman J, Perry WB, Richards M . 2006. Right Lower Quadrant Pain in a Young Adult Male. Current Surgery. 63 (5): pp 318-321.
Presentations:
Penetrating Femoropopliteal Injury During Modern Warfare: Experience of the Balad Vascular Registry.
San Antonio Vascular Surgery Society: San Antonio, TX, October 2007; awarded best research presentation by a resident.
Penetrating Femoropopliteal Injury During Modern Warfare: Experience of the Balad Vascular Registry. The Society of Military Vascular Surgeons, Bethesda, MD, November 2007.
Management of venous injuries at the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq. 20th Annual American Venous Forum, February 2008.
Northeast Algal Symposium in Plymouth, MA. April 20-22, 2001 - Poster. Cell signaling in the colonial alga Astrephomene gubernaculifera.
Undergraduate Science and Math Symposium in Geneseo, NY 2001 - Oral. Cell signaling in the colonial alga Astrephomene gubernaculifera.
53rd Annual Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons in San Antonio, TX 2006 - Oral. Catheter Based approach to Vascular Injury: A Series from a Military Medical Facility
The San Antonio Vascular Surgery Society in San Antonio, TX 2006 - Oral Endovascular Management of Vascular Trauma at a Military Trauma Center
Professional organizations:
American College of Surgeons
Texas Medical Association
Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons
Society of Military Vascular Surgeons
American Medical Association
House Staff Council - WHMC
Research experience:
Protocol H-07-041 Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Vascular Initiative, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Ft. Sam Houston, TX.
Mid-term Outcomes following Wartime Extremity Vascular Injuries: A Report from the 59th MDW.
Porcine (Sus scrofa) Extremity Vascular Injury Model: The Role of Arterial and Venous Shunting, and Therapeutic Shunting on Tissue Ischemia Reperfusion Injury.
Porcine (Sus scrofa) model for vascular and endovascular skills training lab. #FWH20020153A.
Awards, honors:
Dean's letter of commendation for excellence in 3rd year clerkships, State University of New York at Buffalo, School
of MEdicine and Biomedical Sciences
Biosketch: Dr. Gifford received his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine. He is a member of the United States AIr Force, and has completed two years of a surgery residency with Wilford Hall Medical Center and the Department of Surgery at the University of Texas, School of Medicine at San Antonio. Currently, he is a research fellow in the UTHSCSA Department of Surgery and is associated with Wilford Hall Medical Center and the Institute of Surgical Research focusing on vascular trauma research.
Joga Ivatury, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Description of current research:
Education:
MD and Master of Health Administration, Medical College of Virginia Commonwealth University, 2006
Other Postgraduate Training:
Resident - General Surgery, July 2006 - present. University of Texas Health Science Center/Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas
Publications:
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Professional organizations:
American College of Healthcare Executives
American College of Surgeons, resident member
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Biosketch: Dr. Ivatury is a dual degree student in medicine and health administration (M.H.A. and M.D.); fluent in Telugu; comes from a family of physicians; worked in conjunction with The Princeton Review as an MCAT Instructor where he prepared 16 students in physics for the MCAT.
SreyRam Kuy, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Education:
Yale University, School of Medicine, Masters in Health Science Research, anticipated June 2009
University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, Department of Surgery, General Surgery Resident, 2005-present
Oregon Health & Science University, School of Medicine, Portland, OR, MD degree, June 2005
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, BS Philosophy, BS Microbiology, magna cum laude, June 2000
Publications:
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Professional organizations:
Honors and awards:
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, 2007-2009 cohort
Intern of the Year, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio (June 2006)
Oregon Health & Sciences University ROSE Award (Recognition of Outstanding Service and Excellence) (2001)
Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholar (2000)
College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Senior Award (2000)
Waldo-Cummings Outstanding Student Award (2000)
Ralph Bosworth, MD Memorial Scholarship (2000)
JoAnne J. Trow Woman of Distinction (1999)
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Tunison Award (1999)
Ford Scholar (1996-2000)
Presidential Scholar (1996-2000)
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholar (1996-2000)
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians Laurel Case, MD Scholarship (1999)
OSU Microbiology Mark H MiddleKauf Scholarship (1999)
OSU Microbiology Joseph E Simmons Scholarship (1999)
OSU College of Agricultural Science Jesse Hanson Scholarship (1998, 1999)
OSU College of Science Heitmeyer Scholarship (1997, 1998)
Research experience:
Aaron Gorin, SreyRam Kuy, Richard Sheh, Wayne Ozaki, Shelley Winn. Are Drains Necessary After Craniosynostosis Surgery? Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons 2005 Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference. Houston, TX March 17-19 2005.
Casey Jowers, Richard Shih, Jim James, Thomas Deloughery, and William Holden. Effects of Ginkgo biloba on exhaled nasal nitric oxide during normobaric hypoxia in humans. High Alt. Med. Biol. 5:445ñ449, 2004 (SreyRam Kuy acknowledged for research contribution).
Doran Spencer, Scott Spencer, Raymond Chin, Natasha Ingvoldstad-Oíneal, Elizabeth Keegan, SreyRam Kuy, Tula Top and Charles Roselli. The Effects of Heat Treatment on Lactoferrin Concentration in Breast Milk. Presented at the International Health Medical Education Consortium Conference. March 12-15, 2002. Havana, Cuba.
Karen J. Franks, Hongzhi Li, SreyRam Kuy, and Wei Kong. Photodissociation of ICN at 266nm and BrCN at 230 nm using brute force orientation. HYPERLINK "http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/store/5/0/5/7/0/7/" Chemical Physics Letters, 1999, Vol 302, 151.
Steven Harwood, Lulin Li, P. Shing Ho, Asa Preston, George Rohrmann. AcMNPV Late Expression Factor-5 Interacts with Itself and Contains a Zinc Ribbon Domain that is Required for Maximal Late Transcription Activity and is Homologous to Elongation Factor TFIIS. Virology. 10 October 1998: 118-134 (SreyRam Kuy acknowledged for research contribution).
Research at Oregon State University Biochemistry/Plant Pathology Dept. PI Dr. Robert Doss. Fractionation of yew tree extracts using thin layer chromatography. 1996-1997.
Research Internship at the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository. PI Dr. Barbara Reed. Cryopreservation of Pear Meristems. Presented at Saturday Academy Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering Symposium, August 1995, Oregon State University.
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Meeghan Lautner, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Resident Profile
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Description of current research:
Education:
MD, Wayne State University Medical School, 2006
Other Postgraduate Training:
Publications:
Presentations:
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, CHRNA7 Promoter Polymorphisms in Mice Affect Gene Expression in a Cell Type-Specific Fashion, J.A. Stitzel; P.M. Jenkins; M.A. Lautner, Publication Date: 2003
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Molecular Genetic Analysis of Nicotine Oral-Self Selection in Mice, Stitzel, Jerry A., PhD., Li, Xiaochun, M.D., Lautner, Meeghan B.S., Publication Date: 2003
Professional organizations:
Honors and awards:
Research experience:
2001-2003 - University Of Michigan. Research Assistant, Jerry Stitzel, Ph.D. As a Research Assistant in the Pharmacology Department at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, I was responsible for the technical duties of the lab and general lab maintenance. I worked directly with Dr. Stitzel performing several molecular and cell biology experiments in our study of nicotinic receptors. I also had the opportunity to supervise and teach three undergraduate students who worked in the lab. When I returned for the summer after my first year of medical school, I was able to continue work on several projects along side another Research Assistant and a Post-Doctoral Investigator.
Biosketch: Dr. Lautner is a member of the Alpha Chi National Collegiate Honor Society as well as the Alpha Mu Gamma National Foreign Language Honor Society; volunteered with the Big Sib/Little Sib program as well as Code Blue, which is a program in which medical students visit inner city elementary students in Detroit (discuss issues varying from personal hygeiene to interpersonal relationships).
Grace Lee, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Carlo Martinez, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Research mentor: Paula Shireman, MD, Vascular Surgery
Description of current research:
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Education: MD, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine - 2005
Other Postgraduate Training:
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Peer-reviewed manuscripts:
Martinez CO, Do VH, Martinez JL, Derrick BE: Associative long-term potentiation (LTP) among extrinsic afferents of the hippocampal CA3 region in vivo. Brain Res 940(1-2):86-94, 2002.
Do VH, Martinez CO, Martinez JL Jr, Derrick BE: Long-term potentiation in direct perforant path projections to the hippocampal CA3 region in vivo. J Neurophysiol 87(2):669-78, 2002.
Choong CK, Haddad FJ, Martinez C, Hu DZ, Pierce JA, Meyers BF, Patterson GA, Cooper JD: A simple, reproducible, and inexpensive technique in the preparation of explanted emphysematous lungs for ex vivo studies. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 130:922-3, 2005.
Choong CK, Phan L, Massetti P, Haddad FJ, Martinez C, Roschak E, Cooper JD: Prolongation of patency of airway bypass stents with use of drug-eluting stents. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 131:60-4, 2006.
Choong CK, Martinez C, Barner HB: Chylothorax after internal thoracic artery harvest. Ann Thorac Surg 81:1507-9, 2006
Abstracts, Presentations:
Martinez CO, Martinez JL Jr, Derrick BE, Induction Of NMDAR-Dependent Associative LTP Is Modulated By Opioid Receptors, Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, 1997.
Martinez CO, Provenzano D, Alderete JF, Initial Molecular Characterization Of Cysteine Protease Genes Of Trichomonis Vaginalis, National Minority Research Symposium, San Antonio, TX,1997.
Martinez CO, VH, Martinez JL Jr, Derrick BE, Opioid Receptor Activation Is Not Essential For The Induction Of Associative Lateral Perforant Path-CA3 LTP, Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 1998.
Martinez CO, Derrick BE, The Role Of Opioids In Associative Long-Term Potentiation In The Perforant Path, Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 1998.
Martinez CO, Do VH, Derrick BE, Long-Term Potentiation In Basolateral Amygdala Projections To The Nucleus Accumbens: NMDAR Dependence And Interactions With Fimbria/Fornix Responses, Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference, Miami Beach, FL, 1999.
Biosketch: Originally from Mexico, my parents immigrated to the United States when I was six years old. I grew up in San Antonio, TX. Though initially interested in the neurosciences, I became involved in thoracic surgery research involving explanted lungs and bronchial stents in the laboratory of Dr. Joel Cooper at Washington University.
Mark Muir, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Description of current research:
Education:
MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2006
Other Postgraduate Training:
Publications:
Muir MT, Lovett-Racke AE, and Racke MK. Novel Therapeutic Strategies Targeting the Pathogenic T-Cells in Multiple Sclerosis. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology 2005, 1(3): 345-355.
Racke MK, Gocke A, Muir M, Diab A, Drew PD, and Lovett-Racke AE. Nuclear Receptors and Autoimmune Disease: The Potential of PPAR Agonists to Treat Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of Nutrition 2006, 136: 700-703.
Roger Kornu, Kathryn H. Dao, Amy M. White, Mark Muir, Quan Li, Valerie Branch, Michael K. Racke, David R. Karp, Edward K. Wakeland, and Laurie S. Davis. A comparison of gene expression profiles from systemic lupus erythematosus patients with multiple sclerosis patients on interferon therapy. Arthritis & Rheumatism (suppl) 2005, 52(9): S612.
Presentations:
Professional organizations:
American Medical Association and Texas Medical Association
American Federation for Medical Research
Honors and awards:
Southwestern Medical Foundation Scholarship for Academic Achievement, 2001-2003
Research experience:
Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, June 2004-June 2005
Biosketch: Dr. Muir received his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin; completed a year-long Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship at UT Southwestern Medical School at Dallas between third and fourth years of medical school.
Susannah Nicholson, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Research mentor: Robert Johnson, PhD, Trauma & Critical Care Research
Description of current research: Integrative Cardiovascular Laboratoies
Education:
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Medical School - 2005
BS Biology, Duke University, B.S. in Biology - 2000
Other Postgraduate Training:
Publications:
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Professional organizations:
American Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
Bexar County Medical Society
Association of Women Surgeons
Honors and awards:
2000 - Graduated cum laude from Duke University
2000 - Graduated with Distinction in Biology from Duke University
Research experience:
1999-2000:
Investigated the interaction of surfactant protein A with lipoteichoic acid in gram positive bacteria
Principal Investigator: Jo Rae Wright, Ph.D.
Duke University Medical Center, Department of Cell Biology
Role: Co-investigator for undergraduate research project and honors thesis
2007 - Current Projects:
The role of heme oxygenase and carbon monoxide in wound healing
Principal Investigators: Robert Johnson, Ph.D., Fruzsina Johnson, MD and
Ronald Stewart, MD
UTHSCSA, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Role: Co-investigator
Hemoperitoneum and carbon monoxide formation
Principal Investigators: Robert Johnson, Ph.D., Fruzsina Johnson, MD,
Ronald Stewart, MD and John Myers, MD
UTHSCSA, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Role: Co-investigator
Effects of sleeve gastrectomy on metabolic parameters and insulin resistance in obese Zucker
Rats with development of procedure/model
Principal Investigators: Peter Lopez MD, Robert Johnson, Ph.D., and
Fruzsina Johnson, MD,
UTHSCSA, Department of Surgery
Role: Co-investigator
The role of MELD score in predicting mortality and outcome in trauma patients with cirrhosis
Principal Investigator: Michael Corneille, MD
UTHSCSA, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Role: Co-investigator
Biosketch: Susannah Nicholson is a General Surgery Resident working in Dr. Robert Johnson's laboratory in the Trauma and Emergency Surgery Division of the Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Dr. Nicholson completed her medical training at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2005. Dr. Nicholson recently started her research rotation working with Dr. Robert Johnson identifying pathophysiological roles for endogenous carbon monoxide during trauma.
Amita Shah, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Research mentors: Steve Wolf, MD, Trauma & Emergency Surgery, USAISR Burn Center
Joseph C. Wenke, PhD, USAISR
C. Mauli Agrawal, PhD, Dean, College of Engineering, Director, Institute for Bioengineering
and Translational Research
Description of current research:
1999-present, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Center of Clinical Bioengineering
Research concentration: Biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering applications.
Conducted research on effects of gas plasma treatment on scaffolds for use in the regeneration of cardiac tissue, bone and cartilage. Experience with glow discharge gas plasma, SEM, computer analysis, biological assays, PCR, polymer fabrication techniques, and cell culture.
Researched and wrote review paper on the use of biodegradable scaffolds in the repair of articular cartilage. Presentation and poster.
2004-2005, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Dept of Surgery. Retrospective review of anticoagulation on trauma outcomes. Set up database of trauma patients from years 1999-2004 who were on anticoagulation upon presentation to ED as Code 3 traumas.
Summer 1999 - Texas A&M University, Dept of Mechanical Engineering. NSF Fellowship: Performed research on effects of alcohol and nicotine on rat bones; prepared samples, experience with Instron machine, X-ray and computer analysis; Presented results and paper.
Summer 1998 - Texas A&M University, Dept of Chemical Engineering. NSF Fellowship: Conducted research on novel glucose biosensors for diabetics. Performed chemical assays, dialysis, computer analysis, and cell culture. Presented results and paper.
Education:
MD, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio - 2005
BS, Engineering science, chemical engineering, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, 2000
Biomedical Engineering, scheduled completion of PhD requirements June 2010, University of Texas at San Antonio
Publications:
Basic science of articular cartilage repair. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 20(2):223-47, 2001 Apr.
"Effects of Glow discharge gas plasma treated PLA films on Protein Absorption and Cell Attachment" Poster, IADR/AADR Conference; March, 2003 and UTHSCSA Student Research day, Sept 2002
Honors and Awards:
AT&T Presidential Scholarship, 2008
Honorable Mention, Student Research Day 2002, UTHSCSA, "Effects of Glow discharge gas plasma treated PLA films on Protein Absorption and Cell Attachment"
Professional Promise Award - Trinity University Engineering Science Department
Biosketch: Dr. Shah received her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio. She has completed her first two years of a surgery residency with the Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Currently, she is a research fellow in the UTHSCSA Department of Surgery and the Institute for Surgical Research focusing on angiogenesis and bone regeneration. Dr. Shah is also in the Biomedical Engineering doctoral program at University of Texas in San Antonio under the mentorship of Dr. C. Mauli Agrawal.
