Boyce Collaborates in Tissue Engineering Project

Steven T. Boyce, PhD, Research Professor and Director of the Skin Substitute Laboratories, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Cincinnati, is collaborating with the Cleveland Clinic's Clinical Tissue Engineering Center which recently received $4.9 million in funding to expand its network and programs in the areas of burn and scar care, wound healing and nerve repair. The Clinical Tissue Engineering Center was initially funded by the Ohio Third Frontier Program in 2004 with a plan to act as the hub of a network to bring scientists, tissue engineers, clinicians and private companies together to advance basic research findings to clinical practice. Dr. Boyce and Dorothy Supp, PhD, co-investigator in the project, will investigate tissue engineering for burns. The press release can be viewed at http://www.odod.state.oh.us/newsroom/2008PR/releases/1934.asp.

Fischer Selected for "Forty Under 40"

David R. Fischer, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of the Division of General Surgery, was named one of the Cincinnati Business Courier’s 2008 "Forty Under 40" recipients, which celebrates our community’s next generation of leaders and innovators. Competition for this year's program was intense, with nearly 250 applications. A twenty-member panel consisting of Forty Under 40 alumni made the selections. All 40 winners will receive recognition at a prestigious awards luncheon and celebration on Thursday, September 25, 2008, at the Millennium Hotel. This event is open to the public and has become a community-wide celebration. RSVPs are accepted at: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/event/4124

AWARDS PRESENTED AT FINAL GRAND ROUNDS

Final Grand Rounds on June 25, 2008, witnessed the farewell to graduating Chiefs, welcoming of incoming Chiefs and interns, and awards given to several surgery faculty, residents and medical students .

Graduating Chief Residents in General Surgery: Steve Allen, MD, entered Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Lynn “Chip” Huffman, MD, entered Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, University of Cincinnati Benjamin C. McIntyre, MD, entered Plastic Surgery Residency, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Kelly M. McLean, MD, entered Oncology Fellowship at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL Prakash Pandalai, MD, entered Oncology Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA Wolfgang Stehr, MD, entered Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Graduating Chief Residents with Chairman Michael Edwards, MD. Left to right: Drs. Pandalai, Allen, Huffman, Edwards, Stehr, McLean, McIntyre.

2008-2009 Interns (and Medical School):  General Surgery Categorical: Ritha Belizaire, MD, University of Texas at San Antonio Charles Cole, MD, University of Arkansas Brian Henry, MD, University of Cincinnati Heather L. van Sweringen, MD, University of Miami Priya Prakash, MD, University of Cincinnati Julie Serber, MD, University of Maryland General Surgery + Plastics Integrated: Scott Rapp, MD, Northeastern Ohio Universities Urology: Daniel Robertshaw, MD, University of Cincinnati Balaji Kalyanaraman, MD, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, India

2008-2009 Surgery Interns

Graduating Fellows:

Cardiac Surgery:

Jeffrey Garrett, MD, entered private practice with Oklahoma Cardiovascular Associates, Oklahoma City

Critical Care:  

Krishna Athota, MD, accepted an academic position at the University of Cincinnati

Brian Leininger, MD, accepted an academic position at Memorial Health System, Colorado Springs
           
Miniimally Invasive GI Surgery: 

Major Stephen L. Barnes, MD, accepted a position as Chief of Emergency Surgical Services and Critical Care & Vice Chief of General Surgery, University of Missouri–Columbia

Transplantation:

Dong-Sik Kim, MD, accepted an academic position at the University of Cincinnati        

Drs. Brian Leininger (left) and Krishna Athota (right) with Dr. Betty Tseui, Director of the Critical Care Fellowship Program	Dr. Steven Barnes (left) with Dr. Michael Nussbaum, past Director of the Minimally Invasive GI Surgery Fellowship Program	Dr. Dong-Sik Kim (left) with Dr. Amit Tevar, Director of the Transplant Surgery Fellowship Program

2008 Faculty Teaching Awards:

David Fischer, MD, was recognized for winning the Gold Apple Award and Richard Stevenson, MD, for winning the Silver Apple. Dr. Fischer has previously won the Gold Apple and Dr. Stevenson has previously won 5 Gold Apples and 1 Silver Apple. 

Recognition of Medical Student Awards Presented at UC College of Medicine 2008 Honors Day:

Joseph Turner, MD, Department of Surgery Award for the student with the highest overall grade in the clerkship, regardless of career field. Dr. Turner matched at Indiana University in Emergency Medicine.

Brian Henry, MD, Cincinnati Surgical Society Award for the student with the highest grade that will be specializing in surgery. Dr. Henry matched in general surgery at the University of Cincinnati Department of Surgery.

2008 Winners of the Gold Foundation for Humanism and Excellence, AOA Resident Teaching Awards (voted by 3rd & 4th year medical students as their best role models):

Shrawan Gaitonde, MD, and Wolfgang Stehr, MD

Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2008 Resident Achievement Award:

Prakash Pandalai, MD

2008 Resident Research Awards: Michael Goodman, MD (Winner): "Regulating Risk: A Role for JAK-STAT Signaling in Post-conditioning?" (Goodman M, Koch S, Butler K) Alex Bondoc. MD (Finalist): "Prevention of Rotavirus Induced Biliary Atresia in a Murine Model Using Live Rotavirus Vaccine"  (Bondoc A, Jafri M, Donnelly B, McNeal M, Ward R, Tiao G) Jocelyn Logan-Collins, MD (Finalist): "Silencing of the RON Tyrosine Kinase Receptor Results in Apoptosis, Necrosis and Increased Sensitivity to Gemcitabine in Vivo" (Logan-Collins J, Stuart W, McClaine R, Waltz S, Lowy A) Rebecca McClaine, MD (Finalist): "RON Receptor Overexpression Leads to ERa Positive Mammary Tumors and Modulates Response to Tamoxifen"  (McClaine R, Waltz S)

Left to right: Training grant director Dr. Joseph Solomkin with resident research award finalists Drs. Alex Bondoc, Jocelyn Logan-Collins, Rebecca McClaine, and Michael Goodman, and Research Director Dr. Alex Lentsch.

Cincinnati Surgical Society 2007-2008 Resident Essay Competition

Winners (received 2 of 3 awards given):

Jocelyn Logan-Collins, MD: “Silencing of the RON Tyrosine Kinase Receptor Results in Decreased Cell Survival and Increased Sensitivity of Pancreatic Tumors to Gemcitabine In Vivo”

Dr. Alexander Bondoc, MD: “Prevention of Rotavirus Induced Biliary Atresia in a Murine Model Using Live Rotavirus Vaccine” 

May 2008 Ohio Chapter ACS:

First Place, Basic Science:  Michael Goodman, MD: "Cardiac Performance is Preserved Following Pressure-Overload Stress in STAT-3 KO Mice"

First Place, Clinical Research:  Rebecca McClaine, MD: "A Comparison of Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Duodenum Preserving Head Resection for the Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis"

First Place, Oncology:  Jocelyn Logan-Collins, MD: "Silencing of the RON Tyrosine Kinase Receptor Results in Decreased Cell Survival and Increased Sensitivity of Pancreatic Tumors to Gemcitabine In Vivo"

Other Resident Awards:

Society of Surgical Oncology Best Poster Award, March 2008: Jocelyn Logan-Collins, MD: "shRNA Silencing of the Ron Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Results in Apoptosis and Necrosis of Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts"

Department of Surgery Best Teaching Resident Award (as voted by medical students during 3rd year Surgery Clerkship): Wolfgang Stehr, MD

Josef E. Fischer Award (by vote of fellow residents): Benjamin McIntyre, MD

Max Zinninger Award (nomination by and vote of faculty): Benjamin McIntyre, MD

2008-2009 Resident Representative to GME Residency Advisory Committee: Bryon Boulton, MD

2008-2009 Resident Representative to General Surgery Residency Committee: Bryon Boulton, MD

2008-2009 Robert H. Bower Administrative Chief Resident: Mubeen Jafri, MD

Fourth Annual Outstanding Educator Award (voted by residents):

Winners (tie): Drs. Syed Ahmad and Timothy Pritts

Oral Surgery Residency News

Drs. Haithem Elhadi and Matt Pagnotto completed their Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency in June, 2008. Dr. Pagnotto has gone into private practice in Hebron, Kentucky, and will join the UC volunteer faculty. Dr. Elhadi is spending one year in General Surgery residency at UC.

Chief resident Dr. Dale Alto received the University Hospital "Catch the Spirit of Excellence" award recently for going beyond the call of duty to consult a patient who was a minor from Mexico with no parents or legal guardians in the U.S. This award shows proof of service excellence.

Dr. Likith Reddy recently left to accept a position at LSU as Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Robert Marciani, Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UC, has assumed the position as Director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program.

Urology Division Holds Annual Residency Graduation and Honors Ceremony

The Division of Urology held its annual celebration of its graduating chief residents and presentation of awards on June 25, 2008, at Devou Park. Graduating chief residents were Drs. Gwen Roesel and Rebecca Roedersheimer. Dr. Gwen Roesel won the Scholar in Urology Award; Dr. Rebecca Roedersheimer won the Laparoscopic Achievement Award and the Director's Achievement Award; Dr. Sundeep Deorah won the Art Evans Award (given for excellence in urological research); and Dr. Eric Shreve won the Outstanding Achievement Award. Dr. Shrawan Gaitonde was a recipient of the Gold Foundation Humanism & Excellence in Teaching Award given by UC Medical Students.

Division of Urology faculty and residents at the graduation and honors ceremony held at Devou Park	Dr. James Donovan, Urology Chief, with graduating chief residents Drs. Gwen Roesel and Rebecca Roedersheimer

Recent National and International Presentations

Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Surgical Director of the Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens, and Director of the Center for Bariatric Research and Innovation, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, was Invited Speaker and Panelist at the Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Panel, International Pediatric Endosurgical Group, Cannes, France, June 12, 2008.

Janice F. Rafferty, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, presented “Is surveillance for recurrent anal cancer beneficial after complete tumor regression?” on the podium at the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons meeting in Boston, June 9, 2008.

Surgical Residency News

Jocelyn Logan-Collins, MD, won First Place in the Commission on Cancer Research national competition.  Dr. Logan-Collins will present at the annual meeting of the Commission on Cancer to be held in conjunction with the American College of Surgeons in San Francisco, October 2008.  She along with the Second and Third Place finalists will each receive a monetary award along with a travel stipend.  The Commission on Cancer is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-setting, prevention, research, education, and the monitoring of comprehensive quality care.

Dr. Logan-Collins

Surgical Handbook Available August 22 The sixth edition of the Mont Reid Surgical Handbook will go on sale Friday, Aug. 22. The handbook, which serves as a guide for efficient and effective management of common surgical problems, can be purchased at the Barnes & Noble and Amazon Web sites. Wolfgang Stehr, MD, who recently completed his residency at UC, served as the editor-of-chief of this new edition. David Fischer, MD, was faculty advisor. For more information, contact April Dostie at (513) 558-4787.
		Dr. Stehr

Medical Students Publish Surgery Review Textbook

Former UC medical students Scott King and Jonathan Thompson, under the guidance of Amit D. Tevar, MD, recently published Deja Review: Surgery! by McGraw-Hill. This 300-page paperback book is from the perspectives of top students from their course exams and the USMLE Step 2. Deja Review: Surgery! is available at McGraw-Hill's website: http://www.mhprofessional.com/product.php?isbn=0071481141

Scott King, MD, graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where he worked on nationally recognized research projects. He also received the Golden Scalpel for Excellence in Dissection from UC. Dr. King spent his Preliminary Year in Internal Medicine at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati before moving to a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at University Hospital.

Jonathan Thompson, MD, matched to the UC Department of Surgery Residency Training Program. He was an honors student in surgery at the UC College of Medicine. He scored in the 99th percentile on Step 2 of the USMLE.

Amit D. Tevar, MD, is Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Transplantation and Director of Surgical Student Education at the University of Cincinnati. He has co-authored McGraw-Hill's Surgery Review Illustrated.

University Pointe Surgical Hospital Earns Joint Commission Accreditation
 
Following an unannounced, comprehensive on-site evaluation in June 2008, University Pointe Surgical Hospital was awarded the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval accreditation. The accreditation process evaluates quality and safety within health care organizations, and identifies opportunities for improvement for organizations to continuously provide safe, high-quality care, treatment and services.

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