The Scope E-Newsletter March 2012

The Scope E-Newsletter

March 2012

From the Dean's Office

New Initiatives Support the Community

UT Center for Advanced Medical Simulation Opens to the Community

In the Spotlight

Dr. Carlson Announces the Kelly L. Krahwinkel Endowed Chair for OMFS

Internal Medicine Residency Program Provides Model for Performance Improvement

Imaging Trial for Novel Liver Cancer Treatment Shows Promising Results

Medical Student Evolves Through Narrative Medicine

Family Medicine Supports Community through Food and Clothing Pantries and Fundraisers

Physicians Take Medical Training to Ghana

Anesthesiology Resident Benefits Patient Care Through Gift

Dr. Matthew Mancini Inaugurated as KAM President

Researchers Earn Doctorate Degrees

Martha Earl Participates in Medical Library Leadership Fellows Program

New Vascular Nursing Chapter Benefits Community and Selects Rawn as President

New GSM Faculty and Staff

News

Advance Digest Spotlights GSM Research News

Resident and Fellow Research Day Coming May 23, Submit Abstracts by April 13

Resident Business Course Concludes April 19 with 'Billing and Collections'

Continuing Education

Upcoming CE Opportunities

CME Course Focuses on Using Concept of Lean

Hematology Conference Hosts Some of Nation's Best

Diabetes Conference Focuses on Trends and Treatments

Scholarly Activity

Presentations

Publications

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Presentations

Academic Surgical Congress, February 14-16, Las Vegas, Nevada

Poster Presentation
Joshua 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, Stacey Kirkpatrick, Scott Stevens, MD, Mitchell Goldman, MD, Oscar Grandas, MD

2012 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, Birmingham, Alabama, February 11-14

Oral Presentation
Keith Gray, MD
"Predictors and Effect of Blood Transfusion on Morbidity following Pancreaticoduodenectomy"

Poster Presentation
Michelle Fillion, MD
"Intraoperative Marking Technique Facilities Second-Stage Ablation of Occult Hepatic Tumors"
Contributors: Keith Gray, MD, John Bell, MD, James Lewis, MD

American College of Nuclear Physicians, Orlando, Florida, January 26-29

Poster Presentation
Richard Laine, MD
"A Review of False Positive Findings on 131I Whole Body Scans in Thyroid Cancer with Case Examples"
Co-author: Karen Wells, MD

Southern Association for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona, January 18-21

Poster Presentation
Joshua Arnold, MD
"Establishing Polymeric Transfection as a Non-Viral, Non-Toxic Method for Gene Therapy in the Prevention of Vascular Disease"
Co-authors: Deidra Mountain, PhD, Michael Freeman, MD, Stacy Kirkpatrick, Scott Stevens, MD, Mitchell Goldman, MD, Oscar Grandas, MD

Daniel Alterman, MD
"Contemporary Outcomes of Vertebral Artery Injury - A Ten Year Single Center Experience"
Co-authors: Eric Heidel, Brian Daley, MD, Scott Stevens, MD, Oscar Grandas, MD, Mitchell Goldman, MD, Michael Freeman, MD

Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Summit, Breckenridge, Colorado, January 12-14

Poster Presentations
Camille Blackledge, MD
"Unique Technique for Repair of Bilateral Parastomal Hernias without Ostomy Resiting"
Co-authors: Gregory Mancini, MD, Melissa Phillips, MD

Hien Le, MD
"Retromuscular Preperitoneal Repair of Recurrent Hernia through the Linea Similunaris after Kidney Transplantation"
Co-authors: Gregory Mancini, MD, Melissa Phillips, MD

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Orlando, Florida, January 10-14

Poster Presentation
Valerie Sams, MD
"Effect of Local Anesthetic on Microorganisms in a Murine Model of Surgical Site Infections"
Co-authors: Christy Lawson, MD, Patricia Coan, DVM, David Bemis, PhD, Kim Newkirk, DVM, Michael Karlstad, PhD, Jamison Norwood, BS, Brian Daley, MD

Pediatric Research Day at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, November 16, 2011

Poster Presentations
TJ Nobles
"Cross Sectional Analysis of Sports Concussion in Adolescent Athletes"
Contributors: Thomas Terrell, MD, Jamie Yeager, Brianna Rader, Eric Heidel, Kenneth Bielak, MD, Robert Cantu, MD, Jeffrey Barth, PhD, Robert Bostick, MD, Daniel Laskowitz, MD, Ellen Bennett, PhD

North American Primary Care Research Group Conference, Banff, Canada, November 12-16

Oral Presentation
Amy Keenum, DO
"Generic Medications for Me but Brand Name Medications for You"

Poster Presentation
Amy Keenum, DO
"How do Young Women Understand the Terms 'Opioids' and 'Narcotics'?"
Contributors: Obaydah AbdurRaqueeb, MD, Luke Chesney, MD, Lorraine Wallace, PhD

8th International Melanoma Congress of The Society of Melanoma Research & 5th Annual Meeting of Interdisciplinary Melanoma/Skin Cancer Centres, Tampa, FL, November 9-12, 2011

Oral Presentation
James Lewis, MD
"Advances in Surgery and Regional Therapy for Melanoma"

Abbott Nutrition Health Institute, November 1, 2011

Oral Presentation
Jane White, PhD
"Hospital Malnutrition: Raising Awareness and Revising the Approach"
This presentation was simulcast to Columbus, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; New York, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; San Francisco, California; Los Angeles, California; Seattle, Washington; Las Vegas, Nevada; San Diego, California

UTGSM Dr. Eric EdwardsTennessee Chapter of the American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, October 13-15, 2011

Oral Presentation
Eric Edwards, MD
"A 59 year old with Mental Status Changes"
Contributors : Mark Rasnake, MD, Daphne Norwood, MD
Dr. Edwards was one of three residents state-wide chosen to present during "Doctor's Dilemma."

UTGSM Dr. Benjamin HelmsPoster Presentations
Andrew Dake, MD
"Etanercept Accelerated Pulmonary Nodulosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis"
Contributor: Mark Rasnake, MD

Eric Edwards, MD
"Acute Psychosis in a Patient with Cushing's Disease"
Contributors: Mark Rasnake, MD, Daphne Norwood, MD

Benjamin Helms, DO
"Syncope with a Paralyzing Result"
Contributor: Daniel Ely, MD

UTGSM Dr. Adrienne NettervilleAdrienne Netterville, MD
"Infected Left Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Cause of Bacteremia with a Common Pathogen"
Contributor: Mark Rasnake, MD

32nd Forum for the Behavioral Sciences in Family Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, September 22-25, 2011

Oral Presentation
Edwin Rogers, PhD
"Psychiatry Rotation with an Integrated Care Component: Direct Experience with Health Behavior Change"
Contributors: Brian Bonnyman, MD, Suzanne Bailey, PsyD

UTGSM Dr. Solomon LeeCollege of American Pathologists, Grapevine, Texas, September 11-14, 2011

Poster Presentation
Solomon Lee, DO
"Improving Quality of Cytology Diagnosis: Splenic Fine Needle Aspirations and Core Biopsies, Our 16 Years Experience"
Co-authors: Stuart Van Meter MD, J Mark McKinney MD, Laurentia Nodit MD

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, September 2011

Oral Presentation
Keith Gray, MD
"Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease (GERD)"

 

 

 

 

 

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