Surgical Research Conference – 2012-2013

 

Research Resident Program Links:
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Current & past NIH-funded residents

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Effective January 3, 2013 — NEW TIME – Thursdays at noon AND
NEW LOCATION – 409L | Download conference schedule (pdf)

Presentations are available by videoconference to the Library at the Institute of Surgical Research.

 

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Research conferences will resume in mid-July.

 

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Research Residents – Past Presentations

 

Thursday, May 16, 2013
Location TBD
Heather Brandfellner, DO, UT General Surgery Resident | Resident profile
Sal Sordo, MD, UT General Surgery Resident | Resident profile
Topic: The Wonder Years — A lighthearted look at our time as Surgical Research Residents: What we did. What we learned. What's next?

 

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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Travis Holloway, MD, UT General Surgery Resident | Resident profile
Rayaad Hosein, MD, UT General Surgery Resident | Resident profile
Topic: The Wonder Years — A lighthearted look at our time as Surgical Research Residents: What we did. What we learned. What's next?

 

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Thursday, May 22, 2013 — CANCELLED

 

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Thursday, April 25, 2013 — No Conference
FASEB

 

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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Eileen Curry, MSIII, UT School of Medicine
Topic: Practice schedules for surgical skills: The role of task characteristics and proactive interference on psychomotor skills acquisition | Abstract
and
Ross Willis, PhD, Assistant Professor and Director of Surgical Education
UT Department of Surgery
Topic: Virtual reality simulators: Valuable surgical skills trainers or video games?
Abstract | More about Dr. Willis

 

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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Heather Brandfellner, DO, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic:Oxidative enzyme gene expression after burn injury
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Brandfellner's research

 

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Thursday, April 4, 2013
Pedro Pablo Gomez, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Evaluation of effectiveness and construct validity of a proficiency-based intermediate suturing and knot-tying curriculum
Resident profile | More about Dr. Gomez's research

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Michelle Price, PhD, Assistant Professor and Administrator
UTHSCSA Department of Surgery
Topic: Shift in the right direction: Improving evaluation and management documentation

 

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Thursday, March 28, 2013 — No Conference
Southwest Surgical — View program (Drs. Brandfellner, Holloway and Sordo are speakers; search on 'San Antonio')

 

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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Andrew P. Cap, MD, PhD
LTC Medical Corps, US Army; Chief, Coagulation and Blood Research
Director, Clinical Research Fellowship Program, US Army Institute of Surgical Research
Topic: Blood products for the battlefield — Back to basics
NOTE – This date only: LTC Cap will present from ISR BHT2 2nd Floor Conference Room; VTC and lunch available in UTHSCSA Room 409L.

 

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Thursday, March 14, 2013 — No Conference
Spring Break

 

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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Carole M. Villamaria, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Characterization and optimization of forelimb autotransplantation in a swine model (Sus scrofa)
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Villamaria's research

 

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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Salvador Sordo, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: The grill can kill - Perforation of the small bowel by metallic grill brush bristles
Abstract | Dr. Sordo's resident profile | More about Dr. Sordo's research
and
Zack Smith, UT School of Medicine MS3
Topic: A small amount can make a difference: A prospective human study of the paradoxical coagulation characteristics of hemothorax
Abstract

 

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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Rayaad Hosein, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Disparities in patient satisfaction and cosmesis after breast conservation therapy in Hispanic and Caucasian women
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Hosein's research

 

Thursday, February 7, 2013
Michelle Price, PhD, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor and Department of Surgery Administrator
Topic: Twentieth Century Milestones in Clinical Research — Looking back and moving forward
More about Dr. Price

 

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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Travis Holloway, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Toll-like receptor induced responses by circulating leukocytes are suppressed in trauma ICU patients
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Holloway's research

 

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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Pedro Pablo Gomez, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Writing questions as a preparatory method for the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) – A multicenter randomized trial
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Gomez's research

 

Thursday, January 17, 2013 — No Conference

 

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LOCATION CHANGE THIS DATE ONLY — 108-110AAB
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Salvador Sordo, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Holding anticoagulation for bedside procedures in the ICU – Is it necessary?
Resident profile | More about Dr. Sordo's research

 

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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Carole M. Villamaria, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Characterization and optimization of forelimb autotransplantation for reconstruction of battlefield injuries in a porcine model
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Villamaria's research

 

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Thursday, December 20, 2012 — No Conference
University Holiday

 

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Thursday, December 27, 2012 — No Conference
University Holiday

 

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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Rayaad Hosein, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Postoperative monitoring of free flap reconstruction
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Hosein's research

 

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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Travis Holloway, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Association between the Th-17 immune response and pulmonary complications in a trauma ICU population
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Holloway's research

 

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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Heather Brandfellner, DO, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Analysis of gene expression of enzymes contributing to pain via formation of oxidized lipids in burn patients
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Brandfellner's research

 

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Thursday, November 22, 2012 — No Conference
University Holiday

 

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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Salvador Sordo, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Mass Casualty Events — Are we really ready?
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Sordo's research

 

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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Carole M. Villamaria, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) of the Hand
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Villamaria's research

 

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Thursday, November 1, 2012 — Cancelled — No Conference

 

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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Pedro Pablo Gomez, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: TBA
Resident profile | More about Dr. Gomez's research

 

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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Rayaad Hosein, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Racial disparities in breast cancer: A review of current literature
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Hosein's research

 

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Thursday, October 11, 2012
Travis Holloway, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Pulmonary complications after trauma — A review of the literature
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Holloway's research

 

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Thursday, October 4, 2012 — No Conference
American College of Surgeons Meeting

 

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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Heather Brandfellner, DO, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Acute pain — Pain management strategies in the trauma population
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Villamaria's research

 

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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Daniel N. Darlington, PhD, Research Physiologist
US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Ft. Sam Houston, TX
Topic: Coagulopathy of trauma – Development of a pre-clinical model
Abstract | Dr. Darlington's bio

 

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Thursday, September 13, 2012 — No Conference

 

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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Pedro Pablo Gomez, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Transfer of Flexible Endoscopy Simulation Training to the clinical environment
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Gomez's research

 

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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Rayaad Hosein, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Quality of life following breast conservation therapy vs. mastectomy with reconstruction in women with primary breast cancer
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Hosein's research

 

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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Salvador Sordo, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Evaluation of efficacy and financial impact of an alternative technique for laparoscopic appendectomy
Resident profile | More about Dr. Sordo's research

 

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Thursday, August 16, 2012
Heather Brandfellner, DO, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Cytochrome P450s as inhibitors of oxidized linoleic acid metabolites in burn patients
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Brandfellner's research

 

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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Carole M. Villamaria, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Microvascular porcine model for the optimization of vascularized composite tissue transplantation
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Villamaria's research

 

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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Travis Holloway, MD, UT General Surgery Resident
Topic: Acute lung injury, pneumonia, and the Th-17 inflammatory response
Abstract | Resident profile | More about Dr. Holloway's research

 

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Thursday, July 26, 2012 — No conference

 

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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Martin G. Schwacha, PhD, Professor of Trauma Research and
Director of Surgical Research Resident Program
Topic: Effective Powerpoint presentations — It's not rocket science
More about Dr. Schwacha
Location change this date only — 311C

 

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