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A NEWSLETTER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
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Villafane-Ferriol Selected for JUMP Start Program | |
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Nicole Villafane-Ferriol, MD, Assistant Professor in Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery, was selected for the prestigious Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) and Society of University Surgeons (SUS) co-sponsored program - Junior Underrepresented Mentorship and Promotion (JUMP) Start Program. This two-year program provides executive coaching, mentorship, and specialized training in leadership to assist with academic development and promotion.
Villafane-Ferriol was heavily recruited to UTHealth Houston in 2022. After graduating from her general surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine, she completed a complex general surgical oncology fellowship at Fox Chase Cancer Center. She currently practices general surgery and surgical oncology, focusing on hepatobiliary surgery. Congratulations to Dr. Villafane-Ferriol!
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UTHealth Houston Trauma Faculty Speak at South Texas Symposium | |
David E. Meyer, MD, MS, FACS, Associate Professor, and Krislynn M. Mueck, MD, MPH, MS, Assistant Professor, both from the Division of Acute Care Surgery, were featured speakers at the 4th Annual South Texas Advanced Symposium on Trauma, Critical Care, and Emergency General Surgery. The event took place on Friday, August 16, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton McAllen Convention Center, attracting local first responders and healthcare providers from across the Rio Grande Valley.
Dr. Meyer presented on the 'Recognition and Management of Hemorrhagic Shock,' while Dr. Mueck shared valuable insights on 'Pain Management Strategies and Adjuncts in Acute Care Surgery.' The symposium provided an important platform for professionals to collaborate and enhance the delivery of acute care in the region."
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New Arrival Alert: Baby Hopkins is Here! | |
Congrats to Dr. David Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, and his wife, Dr. Emily Hopkins, on the birth of their second child, David Wayne Hopkins III. A future doctor, for sure! | |
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Bertram K, Cox C, Alam H, Lowell C, Cuschieri J, Parekkadan B, Pati S. Insights from CTTACC: immune system reset by cellular therapies for chronic illness after trauma, infection, and burn. Cytotherapy. 2024 Jul;26(7):714-718. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.02.013. Epub 2024 Feb 24. PMID: 38506768.
Egodage T, Ho VP, Bongiovanni T, Knight-Davis J, Adams SD, Digiacomo J, Swezey E, Posluszny J, Ahmed N, Prabhakaran K, Ratnasekera A, Putnam AT, Behbahaninia M, Hornor M, Cohan C, Joseph B. Geriatric trauma triage: optimizing systems for older adults-a publication of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Geriatric Trauma Committee. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024 Jul 16;9(1):e001395. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001395. PMID: 39021732; PMCID: PMC11253746.
Harting MT, Drucker NA, Austin MT, Greives MR, Cotton BA, Wang SK, Williams DP, DuBose JJ, Cox CS Jr. Principles and Practice in Pediatric Vascular Trauma: Part 1: Scope of Problem, Team Structure, Multidisciplinary Dynamics, and Solutions. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jul 26:161654. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.07.039. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39181780.
Harting MT, Drucker NA, Chen W, Cotton BA, Wang SK, DuBose JJ, Cox CS Jr. Principles and Practice in Pediatric Vascular Trauma: Part 2: Fundamental Vascular Principles, Pediatric Nuance, and Follow-up Strategies. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jul 30:161655. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.07.040. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39168787.
Jacobs MA, Gao Y, Schmidt S, Shireman PK, Mader M, Duncan CA, Hausmann LRM, Stitzenberg KB, Kao LS, Vaughan Sarrazin M, Hall DE. Social Determinants of Health and Surgical Desirability of Outcome Ranking in Older Veterans. JAMA Surg. 2024 Jul 31:e242489. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.2489. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39083255; PMCID: PMC11292565.
Schmulevich D, Geng Z, Joergensen SM, McLauchlan NR, Winter E, Zone A, Bishop KE, Hinkle A, Holland S, Cacchione PZ, Fox EE, Abella BS, Meador CL, Wade CE, Hynes AM, Cannon JW. Real-time performance improvement optimizes damage control resuscitation best practice adherence: Results of a pilot prospective observational study. Transfusion. 2024 Jul 27. doi: 10.1111/trf.17970. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39072759.
Sperry JL, Luther JF, Okonkwo DO, Vincent LE, Agarwal V, Cotton BA, Cannon JW, Schreiber MA, Moore EE, Namias N, Minei JP, Urbanek KL, Yazer MH, Puccio AM, Fox EE, Brown JB, Neal MD, Guyette FX, Wisniewski SR; on behalf of the SWAT Study Group; MACRO Research Specialists; MACRO Clinical Trials Research Associates. Early GFAP and UCH-L1 point-of-care biomarker measurements for the prediction of traumatic brain injury and progression in patients with polytrauma and hemorrhagic shock. J Neurosurg. 2024 May 10:1-10. doi: 10.3171/2024.1.JNS232569. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39076152; PMCID: PMC11174922.
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In this episode, Dr. Hancock and experts in the Departments of Surgery and OB/GYN explain how robotics are an integral part of the surgical curriculum at McGovern Medical School. | | |
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Alumni Reception at the American College of Surgeons
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
RSVP before September 30th to Amy.K.Jones@uth.tmc.edu
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Presentation Topic: Acute Limb Ischemia
Speaker: Shah Dodwad, DO
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Presentation Topic: Case Review & Discussion:
Acute chest trauma and treatment
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Presentation Topic: Global Health Experience
Speaker: D. Ryan Hall, MD
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Editorial Team: Dr. Lillian S. Kao, Dr. Casey B. Duncan, Dr. Peter A. Walker, and Dr. Elias A. Chamely
For content submissions, email Sophia.M.Solis@uth.tmc.edu.
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