The Scope E-Newsletter January 2012

The Scope E-Newsletter

January 2012

From the Dean's Office

Advancing GSM in the New Year

Dr. Lisa Duncan Announced as Chair of Pathology

Dr. Rajiv Dhand Named Chair of Medicine

Executive Dean Shares His Vision for Growth

Former Surgery Chair and Pioneer in Open Heart Surgery Dr. Blake Passes Away

Faculty Appreciation

Dr. Boyd, Dr. Daley, Dr. Kim, Dr. Lewis and Dr. McKinney Are Recognized for Excellence

In the Spotlight

Dental Professionals View Live Procedure from Wood Auditorium

Resident Dr. South Participates in International News Interview

Dr. Dougherty Discusses Alzheimer's with the Community

Dr. Lawson Receives Rhoads Research Grant

UTGSM Donates Coats for the Cold

Radiology Residents Pass Exams

Dr. Lands Learns the Patient's Story Through Narrative Medicine

Family Medicine Physicians and Staff Support Awareness Events

Dr. Chun Named Chief of Plastic Surgery

Anesthesiology Faculty Receive Specialized Certifications

Laura Maples Earns CME Certification and Joins Academic CME Society

New GSM Faculty and Staff

News

Frontiers Magazine Features Primary Care

Resident Business Course Discusses Recruiting

Continuing Education

Upcoming CE Opportunities

Popular Diabetes Conference Returns in March

Tumor Boards Now Certified for Credit

Scholarly Activity

Presentations

Publications

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Presentations

Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois, November 27 - December 2

Oral Presentation
Richard Laine, MD
"Early Prediction of Response to Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Using 18F-FDG PET/CT"
Contributors: Karen Wells, MD, Robert Heidel, Josh Schaefferkoetter, Misty Long, Karl Hubner, MD, and Wahid Hanna, MD

Ryan Owen, MD
"Post-infusion Coincidence Imaging of Y90 Microsphere Therapy Using PET/CT: A Quantitative Patient and Phantom Study"

Co-authors: Alexander Pasciak, MSc, PhD and Anastasia Balius, MD

Poster Presentations
Ted Chang, MD
"The Challenges Associated with providing Improved Patient Safety in MRI"
Co-authors: Alexander Pasciak, MSc, PhD; J. Mark McKinney, MD

Cheryl DeWitt, MD, and Amanda Ingram, MD
"Lymphoma: Not just for the Lymph Nodes"
Co-authors: Geoffrey Laing, MD, Peter Petruzzi, MD, Kathleen Hudson, MD
This poster received an RSNA Certificate of Merit.

Yitong Fu, MD
"The Role of F-18 FDG and Yttrium 90 (y-90) in the Evaluation of Liver Masses Treated with Y-90 Microspheres"
Co-authors: Richard A. Laine Jr, MD, Alireza Mojtahedi, MD, George Chacko, MD, Anastasia Balius, MD, J. Mark McKinney, MD

Kevin Liaw, MD
"Radiographic Interpretation of Clubfoot Deformity with an Emphasis on Orthopaedic Management"
Author: Josh Marshall Heck, MD
Co-authors: Kevin Liaw, MD, Sumit Pruthi, J. Herman Kan, MD, Jeffrey Martus, MD, Gregory Mencio, MD

Alireza Mojtahedi, MD
"Can Integrated 18F PET/CT Virtual Bronchoscopy Be a Replacement for Conventional Bronchoscopy in Selected Patients?"
Co-authors: Adeel Shibli, MD, Misty J. Long, Jeffrey W. Peeke, MD, Paul R. Branca, MD

North American Primary Care Research Group 39th Annual Meeting, Banff, Alberta, November 12-16

Oral Presentation
Amy Keenum, DO
"Generic Medications for You, but Brand-Name Medications for Me"
Co-authors: Lorraine Wallace, PhD; Jennifer DeVoe, MD, DPhil; Julie Hansen; Edwin Rogers, PhD

Poster Presentation
Amy Keenum, DO
"Do Young Women Understand the Terms 'Opioids' and 'Narcotics?'"
Co-authors: Obaydah AbdurRaqeeb, DO, Luke Chesney, MD, Lorraine Wallace, PhD

Ryan Unger, MD
"Million Dollar Words: Patient's Perspective of Being Newly Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes"

2011 International Melanoma Congress, Tampa, Florida, November 9-13

Poster Presentation
Lindsay Fish, MD
"Primary Cutaneous Melanoma Arising in a Long-Standing Irradiated Keloid"
Co-authors: Keith Gray, MD, John Bell, MD, Lisa Duncan, MD, David Shupp, MD, James Lewis, MD

Valerie Sams, MD
"Remote Cutaneous Photography for Public Dermal Screening"
Co-authors: Georgette Samaras, Lindsay Fish, MD, John Bell, MD, Keith Gray, MD, James Lewis, MD

Society of Academic Anesthesiology Associations Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, November 4-6

Oral Presentation
Robert Craft, MD
"Best Practices - Self Reflection and Feedback"

Southern Medical Associations Excellence in Clinical Leadership Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, November 3-5

Poster Presentation
Sung Yong Bae, MD
"Chronic Mild Microangiopathic Thrombocytopenia with Longstanding Uncontrolled Hypertension"

Marine Corps Marathon, Arlington, Virginia, October 29

Oral Presentation
Kenneth Bielak, MD
"Orthotic Prescription"

Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians 63rd Annual Assembly and Scientific Program, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, October 28

Oral Presentation
David Stockton, MD
"Evaluation of Fever in the Returning Traveler and Wilderness Explorer"

2011 Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, October 26-30

Oral Presentation
Eric Heidel
"Preparing for Statistical Consultation: Practical Considerations for the Counseling Researcher"

Poster Presentation
Eric Heidel
"The Beginning Stages of Validating the Construct of Isomorphism: How Similar Are Counseling and Supervision"

97th Annual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, California, October 23-27

Poster Presentations
Josh Arnold, MD
"Smooth Muscle Cell Polymeric Transfection Is an Efficient Alternative to Traditional Methods of Experimental Gene Therapy"
Co-authors: Deidra Mountain, PhD, Michael Freeman, MD, Stacy Kirkpatrick, Scott Stevens, MD, Mitchell Goldman, MD, Oscar Grandas, MD

Chandler Long, MD
"PARP-1 Deficiency Augments Intimal Hyperplasia in a Mouse Model of Arterial Injury"
Co-authors: Hassan Albadawi, Shirling Tsai, Hyung-Jin Yoo, Rahmi Oklu, Mitchell Goldman, MD, Michael Watkins

Oral Presentation
Ainsley Freshour, MD
"Making Technology Work for You"
Held at a special meeting for the Association of Women Surgeons

UTGSM Dr. Solomon LeeThe American Society of Dermatopathology 48th Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, October 20-23

Poster Presentation
Solomon Lee, DO
"PLEVA-Like Secondary Syphilis"

12th Annual Southern Hospital Medicine Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 20-22

Poster Presentations
Deepti Reddy, MD
"Erythema Migrans: A New STARI in Town"

Deepti Reddy, MD
"Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Case of a Colchicine Nonresponder"

UTGSM Dr. Lucy DeFanti2011 American Society for Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 19-22

Poster Presentations
Lucy DeFanti, DO
"Proliferative Activity of Incidental Pulmonary Tumorlets"
Co-authors: Thomas Gaines, MD; Eric Heidel; Amila Orucevic, MD, PhD

UTGSM Dr. Naomi FergusonLucy DeFanti, DO
"Immunophenotype of Primary Vaginal Adenocarcinoma of Mullerian Origin in a Series of Three Patients"
Co-authors: Larry Kilgore, MD; Amila Orucevic, MD, PhD

N. Lynn Ferguson, MD
"Adrenal Myelolipoma Masquerading as Pheochromocytoma"
Co-authors: Keith Gray, MD; Amila Orucevic, MD, PhD

American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 15-19

Oral Presentation
Kip Robinson, MD
"Irregular Patient - Atrial Fibrillation in the Perioperative Setting"

Poster Presentation
Stephen K. Patteson, MD
"Equipment, Monitoring and Technology:Anes. Machines/IV/Regional/Peds Weight/AIMS Category"
Co-authors: Jeffrey Ollis, MD, Lally Lehmann, MD, Christal Greene, MD

Russ Langdon, MD, was an abstract reviewer and poster moderator for the Critical Care Scientific Session.

Daniel Bustamante, MD, was a delegate at the American Society of Anesthesiologists House of Delegates session.

American Society of Plastic Surgeons National Meeting, Denver, Colorado, September 23-26

Poster Presentation
Joseph Chun, MD, and Brian Freeman, MD
"Acellular Dermal Matrix: Algorithm to Prevent Overuse in Breast Reconstruction"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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