I am so pleased to welcome you to our new Department ofSurgery Newsletter. Change is afoot in the Department, andwe have lots of exciting news and accomplishments to present.

Vol. 1 Issue 1 - 4, 2014

On February 1, 2014 I washonored to become the thirdChair of the Department of

Surgery, following in the distinguished footsteps of Dr. EdwinDeitch and Dr. Benjamin F Rush, Jr. They are big shoes to fillbut I hope to carry on the long tradition of academic andsurgical excellence they established. Founded by Dr. Rush in1969, as part of the then, new University of Medicine andDentistry of New Jersey, the Department grew over the nexttwenty-five years under his leadership, to become nationallyrecognized in surgical research and education, and a majorprovider of cutting edge surgical care in the region. Dr. Deitchassumed the chairmanship in 1994, expanding the departmentto include ten surgical divisions, developing many with thenational prominence we enjoy today. Under his leadership theDepartment flourished, becoming one of the top tenDepartments of Surgery in NIH research funding, and one ofthe most highly sought after surgical residency programs in thenation. Over the forty-five years of its history, we have trainedover six hundred surgeons, many who have gone on to beleaders in their own right.

I am proud to carry on this great legacy, and look forward toleading the Department forward to new heights, - expandingour high quality specialty services both here in Newark, and outinto the region, developing new centers in clinical, translational,outcomes and practice based research, and advancingeducational innovation in our surgical training programs. Aspart of Rutgers University, we have tremendous opportunity forcollaboration with our sister schools, and new alignment withUniversity Hospital and others.

While we look toward an exciting future, our firstNewsletter gives us cause to celebrate the last year. Inside youwill find much to be proud of, - I hope you enjoy reading aboutour talented new young clinical faculty, Dr. Lloyd Brown, Dr.

Aziz Merchant, Dr. Ajay Dhadwal, and Dr. Jonathan Keith. Justa few other highlights - our basic science research program insepsis and shock continues to expand with a new NIH grantawarded to Dr. Gyorgy Hasko, and a landmark publication inNature Medicine by Dr. Luis Ulloa. We were awarded aGold/Picker Humanism Foundation grant to developinnovative curricula for surgical residents in communication ofbad news. Our residents continue to excel both in and out of theoperating room, with a record number of teaching awards andnational research presentations. Dr. Kimberly Song won the EarlYoung Award of the Western Trauma Association for the bestresident paper presentation. Most recently we were honored tohost Dr. Diane Meier, Vice-Chair for Public Policy and Professorof Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, as the inaugural speakerfor the Pat Murphy Endowed Lecture in Palliative Care.

Also inside you will find information about our upcomingBenjamin F Rush, Jr Symposium and Gala on May 9th 2014, TheLegacy of Bemjamin F. Rush Jr, M.D.: Embracing SurgicalInnovation. This promises to be an exciting event, - many ofyou have already committed – and it will be a wonderfulreunion and day to celebrate Dr. Rush and our surgical heritage.Details on registration, tickets are inside, and I hope to see youall there on May 9th.

Please read about these and other news inside - I hope youenjoy this Newsletter. The past year has been a great one for us,and I have no doubt that 2014 will prove to be even better. Ilook forward to sharing with all of you the achievementsthroughout the Department of Surgery and am excited for whatthe coming year holds for us all.

Sincerely,

Department News“Coming together is a beginning;

keeping together is progress; workingtogether is success.” - Henry Ford

In the past year and a half, the Departmentof Surgery has undergone a completereorganization of staff. Within that time frame,we have welcomed wonderful additions to ourteam and have had to say farewell to others.

Two thousand and thirteen was atransitional year for us, and we look forward tothe great things that are in store.

Indeed, one of our proudest moments wasthe announcement of Anne C. Mosenthal, M.D.as the Chair of the Department of Surgery hereat New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Mosenthalwas serving as the Interim Chair since 2011, andafter a nationwide search Dean Robert Johnson,M.D. made the announcement of her new roleon January 31, 2014.

A little bit about our new Chairman… Dr. Mosenthal completed an undergraduate

degree from Cornell University and received herMD with Honors from Dartmouth MedicalSchool. She completed her surgical training atthe University of Massachusetts Medical Centerand served as Chief Resident from 1989 to 1990.She then completed a research fellowship inmechanisms of sepsis, under the mentorship ofDr Mitchell Fink, followed by a fellowship inSurgical Critical Care. Since completing herfellowship in Surgical Critical Care atMassachusetts General Hospital in 1992, Dr.Mosenthal has devoted her career to academicsurgery, primarily as a trauma/critical caresurgeon, and more recently as a palliativemedicine physician. She is Board Certified bythe American Board of Surgery, Surgical CriticalCare, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Through her work caring for the criticallyinjured, Dr Mosenthal developed her academicand research interests in palliative medicine andend-of- life-care in surgery, trauma and criticalcare. She is the founding director of the firstPalliative Care Division in Surgery in the nation.She is nationally recognized as an expert andleader in this field, holding leadership positionsas a member of multiple national advisoryboards in surgery and palliative care, including

Vice Chair of the American College of SurgeonsCommittee on Palliative Care, the ImprovingPalliative Care in ICU Project (IPAL-ICU) of theCenter to Advance Palliative Care, and theRobert Wood Johnson Foundation PromotingExcellence in End of Life Care. She has receivedmultiple awards. She was chosen as a FacultyScholar in the Project on Death in AmericaProgram of the Soros Foundation and therecipient of grants from the Robert WoodJohnson Foundation for her work in palliativecare in trauma and critical care. She received theGrenvik Family Award in Ethics from theSociety of Critical Care Medicine in 2007.

Dr. Mosenthal has been on the faculty ofNew Jersey Medical School since 1992. She hasserved admirably as Interim Chair of Surgerysince 2011, during a time of great transition inthe institution. Prior to being named InterimChair, Dr. Mosenthal served as Chief of theDivision of Surgical Critical Care, Chief of theDivision of Surgical Palliative Care, and Directorof the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at UniversityHospital. In the past, she has held multipleleadership positions such as Program Director ofthe General Surgery Residency, and President ofFaculty Organization at New Jersey MedicalSchool. She is a Fellow of the AmericanAssociation for the Surgery of Trauma, andAmerican College of Surgeons. She was a 2011-2012 Fellow in the Hedwig van AmeringenExecutive Leadership in Academic Medicine(ELAM) program for women at DrexelUniversity College of Medicine.

Within NJMS, Dr. Mosenthal has served theinstitution by her membership in severalstanding committees, working as a member ofthe UPA Board, serving on several searchcommittees, and, along with Dr. VivianBellofatto, chairing the very successful StrategicPlanning Committee for New Jersey MedicalSchool, culminating in a five-year New JerseyMedical School Strategic Plan.

Dr. Mosenthal has mentored several fellowsand post-docs during her career, and has beenthe recipient of significant grant support. Shehas contributed to the literature through herauthorship of over 65 publications, books andchapters, 40 abstracts and multiplepresentations.

Dr. Mosenthal lives in Manhattan with herhusband, Dr. Peter Rice. They have twochildren: Henry, age 19 and Leah, age 16.

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Highlights:

Message from the Chair Pg 1

Department News Pg 2

New Faulty & Staff Pg 3

Achievements, Awards and Acknowledgements Pg 5

Retirements and Departures Pg 6

In Memorium Pg 6

Department Events Pg 6

Education Pg 7

Patient Care Pg 8

Research Pg 9

Community Outreach Pg 11

2014 Golden Apple Nominees Pg 13

Upcoming Events Pg 14

Publications and Presentations Pg 16

The Department of Surgerywould like to thank DarleneAdams, Tiffanie Hart andKrystina Rosania for theirwork on putting togetherthis edition of the Depart-ment Newsletter. For futuresubmissions, please contactKrystina Rosania at 973-972-9573.

The Department of Surgery Welcomes…

LLOYD BROWN, M.D., M.S –TRANSPLANT Lloyd Brown, M. D., M.S. is anAssistant Professor of Surgery atRutgers New Jersey MedicalSchool. Dr. Brown has a stronginterest in both research andeducation. He is a graduate of theUniversity of Rochester where hedual majored in both Biology andHealth and Society. Uponcompletion of his studies at

University of Rochester, he spent time teaching in middle schoolin Rochester New York. He was awarded his medical doctoratefrom the University of Rochester School of Medicine andDentistry in 2002, during which time he was awarded a one-year Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical StudentFellowship at the National Institute of Health in 1999-2000.Upon completing medical school he went on to residencytraining in General Surgery at The Ohio State UniversityMedical Center. During his residency he did translationalresearch in OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center and earned aMaster of Science degree by participating in the Ohio StateUniversity College of Medicine’s Master of Science in MedicalScience Program (MMSP). After residency he underwentfellowship training in abdominal organ transplantation at theHenry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. His trainingexperience included Hepatobiliary Surgery and AbdominalOrgan Transplantation including living donor Liver and Kidneytransplantation. During his training he gained experience inisolated intestine and multi-visceral transplantation as well. Hiscurrent role is as a member of the faculty Department ofSurgery Division of Liver Transplantation and HepatobiliarySurgery. Dr. Brown’s current research interests include: NonAlcoholic Fatty Liver Disease related to General Surgery andLiver Transplantation.

AJAY DHADWAL, M.D. – VASCULAR SURGERYDr. Ajay Dhadwal is a Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon who has joined the Division of Vascular Surgery.He received his medical degree from University College London and undertook basic surgical training inLondon, including St Mary’s hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. After a two yearVascular Surgery research fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine focusing on the role ofNicotine in causing atherosclerosis at the molecular level, he completed a General Surgery Residency atBoston University and Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn followed by a Vascular & EndovascularSurgery Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He comes to us after holding a facultyappointment at University of Illinois and holding his own HMO practice in Seattle, WA. Dr. Dhadwaljoins us to pursue his passion for teaching and provide high quality minimally invasive endovasculartechniques to the urban population of New Jersey. He will be seeing patients at University Hospital,Jersey City Medical Center, and Trinitas Hospital.

JOHN KEITH, M.D. – PLASTIC SURGERY Dr. Jonathan Keith recently joinedRutgers New Jersey MedicalSchool as Assistant Professor inthe Division of Plastic andReconstructive Surgery. Hecompleted his undergraduatework at the University ofMaryland and went on to earn hismedical degree at the University

of Pittsburgh. After completing his M.D., Dr. Keith went on tohis residency at the University of Pittsburgh, one of the mostwell respected plastic surgery training programs in the nation.In 2012, he was awarded the Stephen S. Kroll Fellowship inmicrosurgery at the University Hospital of Gent, Belgium; oneof four Americans to achieve this honor. During his fellowship,Dr. Keith gained expert experience in cutting edge techniquesfor creating the aesthetic ideal in reconstructive breast surgery.He has also participated in medical missions to places such asSouth Africa and Vietnam, and while in Vietnam he lectured onHand Transplantation and Advanced Breast Reconstruction.With a dual appointment as attending staff at The UniversityHospital, Dr. Keith takes pride in his responsibility as surgeonand teacher, enabling him to share his knowledge andexperience in surgical principles and aesthetic ideals inreconstructive surgery. Dr. Keith specializes in microvascularsurgery for breast reconstruction as well as management ofcomplex wounds. He is an Associate Fellow of the AmericanCollege of Surgeons.

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The Department of Surgery Welcomes…

AZIZ MERCHANT, M.D. –GENERAL SURGERYDr. Aziz M. Merchant is anAssistant Professor of Surgery inthe Department of Surgery atNew Jersey Medical School. Hisclinical expertise and areas ofinterest include minimallyinvasive surgical techniques,advanced laparoscopy, Bariatricsurgery, and obesity. His research

interests include surgical outcomes, patient-centered outcomes,quality improvement, and cost-effectiveness research. From aneducational perspective, Dr. Merchant’s interests includesurgical residency training and surgical simulation. Dr.Merchant currently serves as a committee member for Research,Publications, and Bariatrics committees of the Society ofAmerican Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He is anactive member of the American College of Surgeons, theAmerican Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and theAssociation of Academic Surgery. Dr. Merchant completedmedical school at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia,followed by surgical residency at Georgetown University. Thefinished a fellowship in advanced laparoscopy and bariatricsurgery at Emory University.

MICHAEL SHAPIRO, M.D. –GENERAL SURGERYDr. Shapiro is a graduate ofWilliams College and theUniversity of Rochester School ofMedicine and Dentistry. Hetrained in General Surgery atBoston’s Beth Israel Hospital andHarvard Medical School, and dida post-doctoral fellowship inImmunology with Nobel

Laureate Baruj Benacerraf at Harvard. Dr. Shapiro then joinedthe faculty at Harvard Medical School, practicing generalsurgery and teaching residents and medical students. Hebecame Chief of Organ Transplantation at Beth Israel Hospitalin 1992 and Chief of Pancreas Transplantation at Beth IsraelDeaconess Medical Center in 1996. In 1999, Dr. Shapiro movedto Hackensack University Medical Center as its first Chief ofOrgan Transplantation and Associate Professor of Surgery, NewJersey Medical School/UMDNJ. Dr. Shapiro has been active inbioethics, serving on clinical ethics consultation services in bothBoston and Hackensack, and the national and internationaltransplant ethics committees. He also has many years involvedin both basic and clinical transplant research, leading to newantirejection drugs. He is author of more than 70 peer-reviewedpapers, review articles and book chapters. Dr. Shapiro’s nowserves as the Residency Program Director and Chief, Division ofGeneral Surgery at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School. Hisclinical interests include all aspects of general surgery, withparticular interests in endocrine and gastrointestinal surgery,and in the comprehensive surgical care of patients with renaldisease.

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The Department of Surgery would also like to welcome new members to our administrative and

clinical support teams.Tiffanie Hart; Administrative Coordinator Yahaira Torres, Surgical RepresentativeMarquiah Geiger, Administrative Coordinator Lili Bustamante, Medical AssistantKrystina Rosania, Administrator Coordinator Gina Pettigano, Medical AssistantMichelle Jimenez, Program Coordinator

Promotions/New Appointments“An inquiring, analytical mind; an

unquenchable thirst for new knowledge; and aheartfelt compassion for the ailing - these areprominent traits among the committed clinicianswho have preserved the passion for medicine.” -Lois DeBakey, Ph.D.

Anne C. Mosenthal, M.D. was appointed Chair of theDepartment of Surgery.

Ravi J. Chokshi, M.D. (Division of Surgical Oncology) wasrecently promoted to Section Chief for Surgical Oncology andbecame an ACS Fellow in October 2013.

David Livingston, M.D. and Anastasia Kunac, M.D. (Division ofTrauma) are now SICU Co-Directors.

Dr. David Livingston and Dr. Leslie Tyrie are Co-Directors forthe Surgical Critical Care Fellowship.

Justin Sambol, M.D. (Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery) isPresident Elect 2013 of the University Hospital Medical Staffand will be 2015 Medical Staff President.

Paul Bolanowski, M.D. (Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery) isnow President of Alumnae Association.

Dr. Edward S. Lee is now the Program Director for the PlasticSurgery Residency.

Dr. Imani Jackson Rosario is now the Program Director for theUrology Residency.

Yolonda Keith, CPC is now the Practice Administrator for theFaculty Practice.

Congratulations to the following faculty and staff membersfor their outstanding work:

Christine Cesareo (Division of Surgical Oncology) waspresented with the Certification of Appreciation on 1/29/14 forsupporting the community outreach initiatives of UniversityHospital.

Adam Fox, M.D. (Division of Trauma) received the “Making aDifference” award from the Rutgers Emergency MedicineResidency Program.

Dr. David H. Livingston was appointed President of theWestern Trauma Association (WTA) for 2013-2014 and presided

over the 44th Annual Western Trauma Association conference inSteamboat Springs, Colorado, March 1-7, 2014. The WTA,originally founded by general and orthopaedic surgeons, is theonly multispecialty trauma organization in the United States. Asoutlined in its mission statement the WTA is committed to theimprovement of trauma care through research, education,sharing of clinical experiences, as well as the development ofphysicians of all specialties who are involved in the care oftrauma it is dedicated to the care of the injured. Unique to thisgroup, the goals of the Association are not only the intellectualgrowth attained through increased knowledge, but also theemotional growth, attained through camaraderie andinteraction with family and friends in an environmentconducive to winter sports. Dr. Livingston gave his PresidentialAddress, titled “Fellowship of the Snow”, which described theoptimal environment required for advanced professionaleducation and personal growth to an audience of 500 members,family and guests.

Imani Jackson Rosario, M.D. (Division of Urology) had a NewJersey Policemen’s Benevolent Association Dinner held in honorfor all of the wonderful work she does for Prostate Awareness.She received the Ronald B. Lopez Hope Award for the LawEnforcement Officers Against Prostate Cancer Foundation-LEOAPCF in April 2013.

Lloyd G. Brown, M.D. and Baburaukoneru, M.D. (Division ofTransplantation) both received “U are University Hospital”Recognition Certificates on behalf of the Patient RelationsDepartment for their commitment to service excellence andpatient satisfaction.

Dorian Wilson, M.D. participated in the Who’s the Human inYour Humanism panel on January 24, 2014.

Resident Sarah Bryczkowski, MD (General Surgery) wasnominated for the H.E.R.O. Award honoring Excellent ResidentObservations, launched by the professional lab coat company,Medelita. Let’s show Dr. Bryczkowski our support by voting forher. An online community vote will take place for two weeksfrom April 1, 2014 – April 15, 2014, at which time you maysubmit one vote per available social network (Facebook, Twitter,and Google Plus) for Dr. Bryczkowski. The honorarium winnerwill be announced on April 25, 2014.

Resident Kimberly Song, M.D. (General Surgery) received theEarl G. Young Resident Research Prize for best paper by aresident or fellow at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the WesternTrauma Association. She is the 3rd Rutgers NJMS surgicalresident to win this prize.

Fellow Eric Olivero Ramirez, M.D. (Division of VascularSurgery) received the 2013 Vascular Society of New JerseyHobson Award.

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Achievements, Awards And Acknowledgements

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Retirements and DeparturesMARK L. JORDAN, M.D. – UROLOGY Dr. Jordan joined the Department of Surgery faculty of NewJersey Medical School in June 2003 and was appointed as theChair and Program Director of the Division of Urology. He heldthat role until his departure in November of 2013. He has sincemoved on to a faculty position at UCLA.

ALICIA M. MOHR, M.D. – TRAUMADr. Mohr started here at New Jersey Medical School as a studentand stayed through to the completion of her general surgeryresidency. In 2000, she went to complete a fellowship in SurgicalCritical Care and Trauma at University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, only to return to us as a full time surgicalattending. In 2009 Dr. Mohr became the Program Director forthe Surgical Critical Care Fellowship. As of December 1, 2013,Dr. Mohr has moved on to College of Medicine, University ofFlorida in Gainesville Florida.

VANESSA BROWN – DIVISION OF UROLOGY – 32YEARS OF SERVICE

PAT MURPHY, APN - 15 YEARS OF SERVICE

BARBARA AZZATI – 40+ YEARS OF SERVICE

VIVIAN WILLIAMS –SURGICAL EDUCATION/CLERKSHIP - 27 YEARS OFSERVICE

MARGARET BROWN –GENERAL SURGERYRESIDENCY PROGRAMCOORDINATOR – 10YEARS OF SERVICE

Not only do we work together, but we celebrate together too…

First Annual Department of Surgery “Family Fun Day”On Saturday, August 10, 2013 the Department held its first annual Family Fun Day. The event was held on

the party deck at Newark Bears’ Stadium for the Bears vs. Quebec Capitales game. While the Bears’ lost with ascore of 6-5, the day was a win for the Department. Families and friends came together for a delightful day ofquality time. We look forward to planning the next event for 2014!

Annual Department of Surgery Holiday Party

Another of the Department’s annual successful events is theHoliday Party. This past year’s party was held at McCloone’sBoathouse in West Orange, NJ on Thursday, December 5. It wasa fantastic evening; a night away from the office to enjoy eachother’s company and share in the holiday spirit.

In Memoriam

Department Events

Benjamin F. Rush, Jr., M.D. – Benjamin F. Rush, Jr., M.D. was the founding chairman of the Department ofSurgery at New Jersey Medical School in 1969. He passed away on February 22, 2013, and we as adepartment were given the responsibility to carry on his wonderful legacy. For more information on Dr.Rush, as well as information on attending and supporting the “Legacy of Benjamin F. Rush, Jr. M.D.: EmbracingSurgical Innovation” Educational Symposium and Gala, please see page 14 of our newsletter.

CLAIRE D. SMITH – Claire D. (nee: Scott) Smith, 65, of Secaucus, NJ entered into rest at home on Friday, April 12, 2013.Claire came to the UMDNJ family in July 1999. Claire work in an administrative capacity for the Department of Surgery fornearly 14 years. Donations in memory of Claire may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , 501 St. Jude Place,Memphis, TN 38105.

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EDUCATION“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the

filling of a vessel.” – Socrates

With three residency programs, two fellowship programs, and aclerkship, the Department of Surgery strives every day to not onlymeet the needs of our students, but encourage them to greatness. Ourfaculty members work diligently to ensure that all of the residents,fellows, and medical students learn not only the core surgicalknowledge required of them, but the best possible patient carenecessities as well. As a whole, the Department strives foroutstanding medical care for our patients, and we aim to instill thosebeliefs into every learner we educate.

The Surgical Clerkship is a level of education here at NewJersey Medical School that works hard to provide medicalstudents with a well-rounded set of knowledge and techniquesto help propel them into their medical careers. In thegraduating class of 2013, thirty seven students chose a surgicalpath for their residency training. This number is an all-timehigh for the Clerkship, with a record 21% of the class choosingSurgery. The Surgical Clerkship is divided into a group of sixrotations, eight weeks per rotation. The fifth rotation for theNJMS Graduating Class of 2015 has reached another record!Their Surgical Shelf Exam results have come in and thirteen ofthe thirty students were honored; 43% of the class.

New to our academic program is a course developed by Dr.Mark S. Granick, Dr. Kenneth Swan, Dr. Jonathan Keith, Dr.Devashish J. Anjaria, and Dr. William Fallon, known as“Surgical Bootcamp.” This is a two week intensive pre-internship course designed for our graduating medical studentsthat have been accepted into surgical programs around thecountry. They will be taught things such as how to givepresentations, be able to participate in cadaver and skills labs,along with other valuable skills they will need in order to starttheir surgical education careers on the right path.

The General Surgery Residency welcomes new ProgramDirector, Dr. Michael Shapiro and Program CoordinatorMichelle Jimenez. We are excited to announce our affiliationwith St. Peter’s in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where we willbe having our residents rotate at the start of the 2014 AcademicYear. Residency interviews have wrapped in January of this yearand match day is in March. We are looking forward to thewelcoming of our new residents.

In the Division of Plastic Surgery, new Program Director, Dr.Edward Lee, has overseen the reorganization of the PlasticSurgery Residency Program and has been actively mentoringresidents in clinical research. Dr. Mark Granick is a founder andco-Editor in Chief of ePlasty, the first Open Access Journal ofSurgery. It is Pub Med and Pub Central indexed withinvolvement from both the faculty and residents of the program.

The Department of Urology welcomes Dr. Imani JacksonRosario as the new Residency Program Director. They alsowelcome their two new residents from January 2014 Match Day.The new academic year has wonderful things in store.

The Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Rutgers New JerseyMedical School has a proud history. Since graduating their firstfellow in 1978, Dr. Zafar Jamil, the fellowship has producedsome of the finest vascular surgeons in the country. TheVascular Fellowship graduates are leaders in their communitiesand active in regional and national vascular societies. We areproud to continue the vascular educational excellence initiatedhere by Dr. Robert Hobson. The fellowship was recentlyrestructured and now has two strong training sites, UniversityHospital and Hackensack University Medical Center. Fellowsspend their first and final six months at University Hospital,and their middle 12 months at Hackensack University MedicalCenter. Dr. Curi serves as the Program Director and the firstgraduate of the new program, Eric Olivero-Ramirez, M.D., willbe graduating this coming June.

The two Trauma fellows have accepted new appointmentsthat they will be moving on to post graduation. Tim Schwartz,M.D. accepted a faculty position at Kings County HospitalCenter/SUNY Downstate. Michael Matos, M.D. signed acontract for a position as a faculty member at West VirginiaUniversity Health Sciences Center – Charleston Division.

A Picker/Gold Graduate Medical Education ChallengeGrant was awarded to Dr. Lamba, Dr. Mosenthal and Dr. Tyrieentitled “Acquiring Skills in Communication: A curriculum toteach emergency medicine and surgery residents the procedureof ‘having a difficult conversation’ in a high-stakesenvironment.” It is designed to address the important issues ofcaring and compassionate communication and support forloved ones after resuscitation of a patient who has suffered atraumatic injury. In the emergency department, traumaresuscitations are intense, all-consuming events that can end inpatient death or uncertain/poor outcomes in a previouslyhealthy person. Traditionally, trauma training in surgery andemergency medicine (EM) is focused on acquiring the technicalresuscitation skills, exemplified by the Advanced Trauma LifeSupport (ATLS) course. Little, if any, attention is paid toteaching residents how to cope with the death of the patient andmany residents feel unprepared to deal with the stress andemotions of the resuscitation. This is further compounded bythe chaotic setting of the trauma bay, the compressed timeframe, and the need to deliver difficult news to a family withwhom there is no prior existing relationship. Family membersoften face significant emotional trauma due to the unexpectednature of injury and have high emotional support needs. In thishectic environment it is vital that effective communicationoccurs. Therefore, surgery and EM residents need training torelay patient prognosis and support the family. This project

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builds upon this group’s prior work, including teachingcommunication skills post-trauma resuscitation in the seniorEM clerkship and teaching family meeting and palliative careskills to surgery residents in the surgical intensive care unit(SICU). The project is on-going and an update about its progress andoutcomes will published in subsequent newsletters.

As we know, education is never ending in the work ofphysicians. Not only is it a value to us as a department toeducate our students, but also to aid in the continuing educationof our doctors and other medical staff. Our Trauma doctorsprovide an EMT Outreach program, which helps to better treattrauma patients on-scene and en route to the emergency room.The Trauma Division also offers a course for Advanced TraumaLife Support. The Advanced Trauma Life Support courseteaches doctors a systematic, concise approach to the early careof the trauma patient. This course is vital to guiding care for theinjured patient in emergency department trauma rooms. ATLScourse training provides a common language that can save livesin critical situations. The ATLS program provides participantswith a safe, reliable method for immediate management of theinjured patient and the basic knowledge necessary to:

1. Assess the patient’s condition rapidly and accurately.2. Resuscitate and stabilize the patient according to priority.3. Determine if the patient’s needs exceed a facility’s capacity.4. Arrange appropriately for the patient’s inter-hospital

transfer (who, what, when, and how).5. Assure that optimum care is provided and that the level of

care does not deteriorate at any point during the evaluation,resuscitation, or transfer process.

For doctors who infrequently treat trauma, the ATLS courseprovides an easy to remember method for evaluating andtreating the victim of a traumatic event. For doctors who treattraumatic disease on a frequent basis, the ATLS course providesa scaffold for evaluation, treatment, education, and qualityassurance. In short, ATLS is a measurable, reproducible, andcomprehensive system of trauma care. (contact: Iesha Suber973-972-5354)

The upcoming ATLS Course Dates are:Thursday, March 27th and Friday, March 28th-Thursday, June 26th and Friday, June 27th &-Thursday, October 23rd and Friday, October 24thPlease contact Iesha Suber for registration information atsuberimuhnj.org or 973.972.5354.

Much evolution is occurring within education in the Departmentof Surgery, at New Jersey Medical School, and on national forums.We are excited to grow and develop as a unit and continue to educateoutstanding doctors to serve the community.

PATIENT CARE “Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there

is also a love of Humanity.” - Hippocrates

Surgeons are anexceptional group, and thegroup on staff here atRutgers New Jersey MedicalSchool makes us proud to callthem our own. Our doctorsdevote day in and day out toproviding the ultimate inpatient care. Each divisionworks tirelessly to help itspatients enjoy the best lifethey can live. In acommunity such as Newark,ensuring that patients haveaccess to the care they needcan truly be a challenge. TheDepartment of Surgery is

honored to say that our doctors and their support staff rise to thatchallenge every day.

The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dr. Justin Sambol,Dr. Constantinos Lovoulos, and Dr. Paul Bolanowski, had agreat year in 2013. The team was the first to perform a ValveSparing Root Replacement at University Hospital and theycontinued to expand their robotic and minimally invasiveprogram. Dr. Sambol has done about 50 cases and Dr. Lovouloshas been trained to begin use with the new technology. Thethoracic practice has spread into the surrounding communitiesat Trinitas Hospital and Clara Maas. At Clara Maass, the CTSurgery team began a Navigational Bronchoscopy Programinvolving the biopsy of lesions that are far out from the lungknown as “Super Dimensions” Overall, there was an increase inCT volume and the year ended with a zero mortality rate forcoronary artery bypass.

Our Surgical Oncology Division aims to provide the bestcancer care for the surrounding community and state. As anacademic center we acknowledge that we provide aggressivesurgical care and treatment that is not available at otherinstitutions. The coming year hopes to prove beneficial forgrowth of the division and our pancreatic and peritonealmalignancies programs.

The Transplant Division jointly recruited a new Chief ofHepatology with the Department of Medicine in order toreinvigorate and invest our Liver Transplant Program. We arecurrently in discussions with University Hospital to reorganizeand reallocate the resources of the program. Additionally, theUH liver disease census has increased significantly, and thehope is to to open a designated unit.

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New faculty member, Dr. Aziz Merchant, has additionalgoals for the upcoming year that involve the development ofprograms in General Surgery that will help the departmentexpand. Dr. Merchant would like to begin a bariatric programalong with a strong minimally invasive program. He’d also liketo develop clinical outcomes research and surgical simulationcurriculum.

In the Division of Plastic Surgery, the residents have begun aResidency Aesthetic Service available on Thursday afternoons.It allows the community to have more accessibility to plasticsurgery treatments.

The Division of Vascular Surgery has seen tremendousgrowth over the past 3 years, most recently welcoming newfaculty member Dr. Ajay Dhadwal in October 2013. In additionto the Division’s Outpatient Vascular Lab in the Doctors OfficeCenter (DOC), featuring diagnostic testing and ultrasoundguided procedure room, in fall of 2013 they have also opened anew office location in Jersey City on the campus of Jersey CityMedical Center. With multiple office sites, and an in-officevascular lab & procedure room for ultrasound basedinterventions, the Division offers patients from Essex andHudson counties convenient modern vascular care. We expectcontinued growth with the division providing services atTrinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth starting onJanuary 1, 2014.

RESEARCH“Every great advance in science has issued

from a new audacity of the imagination." - John Dewey

Making sure that patients get the best possible treatment must attimes go a step farther than an office visit or procedure. Significantadvances in the medical field get achieved on account of the researchdone and those that put the time in to investigate the undiscovered.The Department has an outstanding reputation in research, and allthose involved in it today carry on that reputation. It is a wonderfulopportunity not only for our faculty, but for our students as well. Theresearch here allows for residents to partake in a crucial opportunitythat sets them apart and supplies them with another lever of educationthat is invaluable.

Charles R. Spillert, PhD, (Division of Research) AssociateProfessor of Surgery, has been granted US Patent 8,530,455 B2,HAEMOSTATIC EFFECTS OF GLUCONO-DELTA-LACTONE,September 10, 2013. “The invention claimed is: 1. A method oflessening the coagulation properties of a patient’s blood whichcomprises administration to a patient in need of anticoagulationtherapy an appropriate effective amount of glucono-delta-lactone and lessening the coagulation properties of the patient’s

blood.”Glucono-delta-lactone is safe and commercially availableas USP or food grade. It could become useful for treatingconditions that require anticoagulants, such as coronary heartdisease, and the life-threatening thrombotic complicationsobserved in diabetes. We are presently seeking biotech orpharmaceutical company funding to license this technology andinitiate clinical studies.

Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad, M.D. (Division of Urology) co-authored the section on the effects of smoking on reproductivehealth with Dr. Arthur Burnett from the Johns HopkinsUniversity. Clearly the impact of smoking on overall health isabsolutely tremendous and goes far beyond the work we did onreproductive health.

The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. AReport of the Surgeon General. Full Publication:http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/osh_pub_catalog/PublicationList.aspx

George Hasko, M.D., Ph.D. (Division of Research) recentlyrenewed his R01 grant entitled “Adenosine in Trauma andSepsis” (Oct 2013). In the current cycle, Dr. Hasko will study therole of the two metabolic enzymes that produce extracellularadenosine, CD39 and CD73, in regulating the immune responseduring sepsis. Previous studies by Dr. Hasko’s lab had shownthat extracellular adenosine, which is an ancient extracellularsignaling molecule, is an important regulator of the immunesystem and inflammation in sepsis. The current studies willincrease our understanding on how adenosine is produced byCD39 and CD73, which will direct future therapeuticapproaches targeting this signaling system in the managementof patients with sepsis. It is important to emphasize that this is a2nd renewal of a grant that he first obtained in 2002, whichmeans that by the time this grant expires, he will have beencontinuously funded on this project for 15 years. Thetranslational nature of these studies is highlighted by the fact,that Dr. Hasko has recently filed a patent entitled “Method forAttenuating or Treating Sepsis or Septic Shock”, whichinvention provides a method for attenuating or treating sepsisor septic shock by administering CD39 or CD73 to patients.

In addition to the area of sepsis, George Hasko, MD, PhD isalso interested in other aspects of inflammation. His recentstudies have uncovered an important role for adenosine andadenosine receptors in regulating inflammation in the adiposetissue. These studies show that endogenously producedadenosine decreases inflammation in the adipose tissue throughbinding to one of its receptors, the A2B adenosine receptor. Thisadenosine-mediated decrease in adipose tissue inflammation iscrucial for the maintenance of glucose and lipid homeostasis inthe body. The results of these studies were published in theMarch 2014 issue of Diabetes.

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Luis Ulloa, Ph.D. is publishing an article in Nature MedicineJournal titled: Dopamine mediates vagal modulations of theimmune system by electro acupuncture. The research isdetailing a direct connection between the treatment of sepsis, acondition stemming from exposure to infection in hospitalintensive care units, and acupuncture. “In many cases patientsdon’t die because of the infection. They die because of theinflammatory disorder they develop after the infection.Electroacupuncture and specific therapeutics that mimicdopamine are complementary strategies for the treatment ofsepsis” says Luis Ulloa,PhD. He and his team found that thetreatment ceased to work when adrenal glands were removed,prompting them to seek an alternative treatment that wouldwork for patients with low-functioning adrenal glands. Theteam ultimately found that fenoldopam, a drug that mimics theeffects of dopamine, resulted in reducing sepsis-related deathsby 40 percent. This was the case even when electroacupuncturewas not used. The studies are being highlighted and featured by:

Yahoo news http://news.yahoo.com/acupuncture-looks-39-promising-39-inflammatory-disease-treatment-165902245.html

NIH http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/march2014/03102014sepsis.htm

http://complementaryandalternativemedicine.blogspot.com/2014/02/acupuncture-holds-promise-for-treating.html

SCIENTIFIC AMERICANhttp://blogs.scientificamerican.com/talking-back/2014/03/03/can-acupuncture-reverse-killer-inflammation/

NATURE MEDICINEhttp://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v20/n3/full/nm.3501.html

CREST - The purpose of the Carotid RevascularizationEndarterectomy versus Stenting Trial (CREST) is to compare therelatively new procedure of stent-assisted carotid angioplasty(CAS) to the traditional and accepted surgical approach ofcarotid endarterectomy (CEA) for the treatment of carotid arterystenosis to prevent recurrent strokes in those patients who havehad a TIA (transient ischemic attack) or a mild stroke within thepast 6 months (symptomatic) and in those patients who havenot had any symptoms within the past 6 months(asymptomatic).

• CREST recently received clearance from the NIH/ NINDS topublish long-term results of the CREST cohort at the 5-yearmean follow-up mark.

• CREST/CREST-2 Dinner meeting for AHA InternationalStroke Conference held earlier in February 2014.

The Surgical Oncology Division has ongoing researchrelating to cancer outcomes, cancer disparities, and studiesinvestigating benign and malignant biliary strictures.

Within the Transplant Division, Lloyd Brown, M.D. andJoseph Oliver, M.D. are utilizing the American College ofSurgeon’s National Surgical Quality Improvement Program(NSQIP) database to investigate the impact of chronic liverdisease on surgical outcomes. This database has over 200participating hospitals (including the University Hospital) andis one of the richest databases regarding preoperative riskassessment and in robustness of postoperative complications.Specifically, we are looking to see the magnitude chronic liverdisease increases 30 day mortality, complication rates, hospitallength of stay, rate of readmission and reoperation, and rate ofdischarge to assisted care facilities. Preliminary resultssubmitted as an abstract to the annual ACS NSQIP conferencewhich will be held in New York City in July.

Baburao Koneru, M.D. received FDA approval to conductclinical trial regarding Thymoglobulin in Neurological DeathOrgan Donors (THYMONOD) Study- a Phase I Trial of Safetyand Dose Escalation and published in Transplantation Journal2014: Does Liver Ischemic Preconditioning in brain DeathDonors Induce Kidney Preconditioning? A RetrospectiveAnalysis.

Edwin Deitch, M.D. is the Principal Investigator for twogrant supported trials: Training in Trauma and Critical CareResearch, an NIH supported grant, and Novel approaches toshock-induced MODS, an active non-NIH supported grant.

The Division of Vascular Surgery has been participating intwo multicenter clinical trials. The “TRANSFIX Zenith® LowProfile Endovascular Graft for Blunt Thoracic Aortic InjuryClinical Study” is a multicenter trial studying the efficacy andsafety of a new low profile thoracic aortic stent graft and theEUCLID PAD Trial, which is a randomized prospective doubleblinded study that aims to compare the long term effects oftreatment with ticagrelor versus clopidogrel on rates ofcardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and ischemic strokein patients with established peripheral artery disease. TheDivision has several other ongoing research projects and someeager undergraduate students who work alongside thephysicians learning the scientific method while helpingconstruct databases and answer clinical questions that arise.

A year II grant from the Healthcare Foundation of NewJersey was awarded to Peter Yonclas, M.D. and AnneMosenthal, M.D. in close collaboration with resident SarahBryczkowski, M.D. to continue their research in the area ofDelirium prevention. The project entitled “Patient CenteredProgram for Prevention and Treatment of Delirium in ICU andTrauma Units” is critical to our patients as delirium amonghospitalized patients is most common in the Intensive Care andTrauma Units, but particularly difficult to prevent due to thecomplexity of illness and care. This project tested aninterdisciplinary patient and family centered clinical pathway

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coupled with family and professional education to yield ananticipated decline in the incidence of hospital-acquired patientdelirium.

Beginning in April 2012 within the University HospitalTrauma Center, the Delirium Observation Screening Scale(DOSS) has been completed every 12 hours. Sleep and lighttherapy has been fully implemented since April 2012 as well.Faculty and PT students from the Rutgers School of HealthRelated Professions began providing range of motion andmassage. They continue to administer treatments weekly withconcurrent family education and emphasis on deliriumprevention. Radios and compact disc players have beeninstalled in all ICU rooms. Massage Therapy Instruction beganin September 2012 for nursing staff to begin therapy withpatients. In regards to Sleep Quality and Quantity, “QuietTimes” are in effect in our ICU with two 90 minute intervals ofquiet time between the hours of 2 and 4 a.m. and 2 and 4 p.m.Then, during daylight hours we will continue to incorporate“bright light therapy” exposure for our patients not exposed tonatural light to further promote normal circadian rhythms.

Current research projects in the Division of Plastic Surgeryinclude an NIH grant for Mark Granick, M.D. to study biofilmdisruption in surgical prep solutions. This study is beingconducted with Jeff Kaplan, M.D. from American University atthe Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Washington DC.Another study is a project on telomere physiology of woundhealing with Abraham Aviv, M.D. and Utz Herbig, M.D. This isa preliminary study prior to grant application. The Division as awhole is involved in clinical research as well.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

- Mahatma Gandhi

All of the faculty, residents and staff here in the Department ofSurgery have a passion for helping the world around them. Their life’swork has been devoted to outstanding patient care, and that includesgoing above and beyond to serve not only locally, but globally as well.From educational outreach, to clinics, to fundraisers, to surgical mis-sions, and back, the Department as a whole strives to make a lastingimpact with the service we provide. Here’s just a few ways how…

International Surgical Health Initiative (ISHI) is a non-profitgroup founded in 2009 by Ziad Sifri, M.D. (Division of Trauma)and Asha Bale, M.D. who, along with Kevin Clarke, M.D. (also agraduate of NJMS), are the three mission leaders. They lead agroup of up to 16 volunteers consisting of physicians, nurses,and medical staff that visit underserved countries to providefree surgical care to patients that otherwise do not have accessto basic medical treatment. The missions are about two weeks’time and have taken place in countries such as Sierra Leone,Haiti, Philippines, Ghana and Guatemala. In the years since

ISHI originated, the number of surgeries performed has grownexponentially, totaling 931 surgeries (278 of which wereperformed last year alone).

The year 2013 was an amazing year for ISHI because it notonly marked the achievement of their 10th mission, a wonderfulmilestone, but also the development of the ISHI NJMS Chapter.The chapter was founded by two medical students and hassince given six lectures on surgical missions. Three of oursurgical residents, Julie Son, M.D. (PGY 4), Letitia Bible, M.D.(PGY 4), and Joyce Bonitz, M.D. (PGY 4), and three of oursurgical attendings, Devashish Anjaria, M.D., Ravi J. Chokshi,M.D. and Ziad Sifri, M.D., participated in ISHI missions in 2013.

In 2014, ISHI aims to reach another milestone by completingtheir 1000th free surgery at one of their upcoming missions toPeru, Tanzania, Ghana and Sierra Leone. They welcomeparticipation from residents and medical students alike, andlook forward to more presentations related to surgical missionsat Surgical Academic Meetings. ISHI works hard to providefree, safe surgeries while educating and supporting the localstaff. As noted by Dr. Sifri, the work takes dedication andpassion to serve communities where patients will come frommiles away simply in the hopes of receiving basic medical care.For more information on ISHI, along with details on annualfundraising dates and how you can lend a helping hand, pleasevisit their website at http://www.ishiglobal.org or theirFacebook page https://www.facebook.com/ISHIglobal.

Surgical Oncology Outreach Initiatives includePseudomyxoma Peritonei/PMP PALS, which is working toincrease exposure to the program offered here. In addition, thedivision has also co-chaired the MultidisciplinaryHepatocellular Carcinoma and Metastatic Liver TumorsSymposium and has grown it to include pancreaticmalignancies in order to expose our institution's expertise. Thedivision also participates in Surgical Volunteer trips to Haiti andthe Philippines.

Ziad Sifri, M.D. on an ISHI mission.

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Some of our other doctors participate in similar missions.Anastasia Kunac, M.D. (Division of Trauma) is going onSurgical Missions to Kenya from March 7-16 and Haiti April 25-May 3. Mark Granick, M.D. (Division of Plastic Surgery) isworking to reinstate the annual trips to Mauritius along withresident missions to Bangladesh with Shahid R. Aziz, M.D.,D.M.D. (Plastics/Oral Maxillofacial).

Ogori Kalu, M.D. is the newest edition to the SurgicalOncology Division. Since her start here with us, she has beenvery active in patient care, education, and research relating tobreast cancer. With a deep-rooted passion for medicine, Dr.Kalu takes much pride in the care and treatment of her patients.The compassion and motivation that drives her to help her

patients is truly to be admired. Dr. Kalu enjoys the education ofnot only the students here at Rutgers New Jersey MedicalSchool, but also to the community. She hopes to increase theoutreach programs offered to the surrounding area and isalready working on expanding the breast cancer center atUniversity Hospital.

The Department of Surgery staff, in conjunction withUniversity Hospital Marketing, volunteered to work theUniversity Hospital 2nd Annual Breast Health AwarenessConference on October 12, 2013. The event brought in over 150guests and allowed them to interact with medical professionalsto gain more awareness of breast cancer detection, treatment,care and research. The day’s presentations included “The Roleof Mammography in Screening and Detection,” “SurgicalOptions in Breast Care,” “Advances in Breast Reconstruction,”and “Medical Oncology—Skilled Physicians Guide Your Care.”

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2014 Golden Apple NomineesWe are proud to congratulate 21 of our faculty members, 47 or our residents/fellows and 1of our support staff for becoming

nominated by the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School medical students a 2014 Golden Apple Award. The NJMS Student Council will beholding their Annual Golden Apple Awards and Dinner Dance on Saturday, March 29, 2014. If you are interested in attending pleasecontact one of the Student Council Chairpersons: Jordan Pasternack – (732) 757-5749; Mark Biebel – (908) 601-8717; Blasé Ferraris – (908) 405-4689; or Rahul Dutta – (862) 485-3104. Here are the nominees for the Dept of Surgery:

FACULTYDevashsih AnjariaDavid DershewitzJoseph DiTrolioAdam FoxJoe HuangAnastasia KunacKeith Kuenzler

Baburao KoneruEric LazarEdward LeeDavid LivingstonJohn ManiconeMirseyed Mohit-TabatabiRavi MunverFrank Padberg

Rolando RolandelliHossein Sadeghi-NejadZiad SifriKenneth SwanRachel WellnerDorian Wilson

RESIDENTS/FELLOWSEihab AbdelfatahDare AdibajeTakintope AkinbiyiVamsi AliEdward AndraosGregg BaranskiAdvaith BonguPaul BonitzSarah BryczkowskiAtuhani BurnettBenjamin ChandlerDhaval ChauhanKristin CookLilly DanialiKunj Desai

Jack DiepLorenzo DiGiorgioJordan DozierAdam FeintischJordan FishmanAmy GoreFarshid HajimirzaeeMaria HamFranchesca HwangPeter JohnstonPuja KachrooNeil KingLeonard MasonGeorge MazpuleVinnie MedinaChris McGreevey

Joseph OliverLyly NguyenParth PatelIrene SayAnthony ScholerJacob SchwartzmannKim SongAditya SoodKetan ThankiGregory TiesiGhia VinluanChristine WhiteFatima WilderMichelle WilkensJanet YehBledi Zaku

On June 24, 2013 the University Hospital Staff held itsSecond Annual Medical Staff Tournament and Gala Dinner &Auction at Greenbrook Country Club in North Caldwell, NewJersey. The event is held not only to celebrate the quality ofhealthcare that University Hospital and its medical staff provideto the community, but also to raise money that goes to therenovations of patient waiting rooms throughout the hospital.With Michael Curi, M.D. of Vascular Surgery as the event’s

Chair alongside Michael Jaker, M.D., Medical Staff President,Michael Sirkin, M.D., Medical Staff Past-President, JustinSambol, M.D. and Anne Egan, the committee worked to makethe second Golf Classic better than the first. Since the start ofthis annual University Hospital tradition in 2012, it has raised$130,000 and the Department of Surgery is proud to support thiswonderful cause.

SUPPORT STAFFVivian Williams

Biographical SketchBenjamin Franklin Rush, Jr., was born January 14, 1924 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

His family bears no relationship to the famous 18th century physician. Hereceived an A.B. degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1944, anda M.D. degree from Yale in 1948. During the Korean conflict, Dr. Rush wasassigned to a MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) and then to a surgicalresearch unit. From 1954 to 1957, he received surgical training at the SloanKettering Division, Medical College, and Cornell University. In 1957, Dr. Rushwas an instructor of surgery and assistant professor of Surgery at Johns HopkinsUniversity; where later he became an assistant professor of surgery from 1959 to1962.

Dr. Rush moved in 1962 to the University of Kentucky at Lexington, where hewas appointed an associate professor of surgery at the new College of Medicine.The college recruited students mainly from rural communities. His varied workat the University of Kentucky included research in the areas of hemorrhagic andtraumatic shock, and renal physiology. The Army and National Institute ofHealth (NIH) supported this research. Dr. Rush was made professor of surgery atthe University of Kentucky.

In the spring of 1969, he accepted the chairmanship of the Department ofSurgery, New Jersey Medical School, at the College of Medicine & Dentistry ofNew Jersey, a forerunner to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey (UMDNJ). At that time, the house staff was comprised primarily of foreignresidents. By 1982, the surgical training program had recruited a house staffdrawn totally from American medical schools. Also between 1969 and 1982,annual grant support increased from zero to $1 million, one half of this fundingfrom NIH. In 1980-1981, the Department of Surgery, under Dr. Rush's leadership,was responsible for more than 300 publications.

Dr. Rush has held two chairs at UMDNJ: the Johnson & Johnson Chair from1971 to 1980 and the Wesley Howe Chair from 1988 to 1991. He is held in highregard nationally for his research activity in the two areas of fluid balance andrenal physiology in relation to surgery, and surgical oncology. After Dr. Rushstepped down as department chair, he remained on the faculty as a DistinguishedProfessor of Surgery before retiring from active faculty on June 30, 1996.

Benjamin F. Rush Jr., MD

Gala

Educational Symposium

Benjamin F. Rush Jr., MD

GalaFriday, May 9, 2014 7:00 P.M.

The Newark Club Metropolitan RoomOne Newark Center,22nd FloorNewark, NJ 07102

To register for the symposium, purchase tickets for the gala or make a donation to the Endowed Chair, visit: www.support.rutgers.edu/benrushchair

All proceeds benefit the Rush Endowment at the NJMS Department of Surgery.

Educational Symposium Friday, May 9, 20148:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.Delta Dental Educational Conference Center in the Oral Health Pavilion Rutgers School of Dental Medicine50 12th AvenueNewark, NJ 07103

Free of charge. Space is limited. Please register.

In memory of Benjamin F. Rush Jr., MD, Founding Chair, NJMS Department of Surgery

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Maplewood Country Club

28 Baker StreetMaplewood, NJ 07040

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Hosted byUniversity Hospital

Medical Staff Organization

in support of

Third Annual

FRIDAY—April 4, 2014“SURGICAL ONCOLOGY”Gregory Tiesi, MDAdministrative Chief Resident, General Surgery ResidencyProgramRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

FRIDAY—April 11, 2014“TRAUMA CRITICAL CARE”Tim Schwartz, MDTrauma FellowRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

FRIDAY—April 18, 2014GOOD FRIDAY– NO GRAND ROUNDS

FRIDAY—April 25, 2014"CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF VASCULAR TRAUMA”Eric V. Olivero MDVascular Surgery FellowRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

FRIDAY—May 2, 2014RESIDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

FRIDAY—May 9, 2014THE 19TH ANNUAL BENJAMIN F. RUSH, JR., MD SURGICALSOCIETY KEYNOTE SPEAKER PRESENTATION RESIDENTRESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

FRIDAY-May 16, 2014ERIC MUNOZ MEMORIAL DISTINGUISHED LECTUREC. William Schwab, MD, FACS, FRCSProfessor of SurgeryUniversity of Pennsylvania Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Physician-In-ChiefPennSTAR Flight Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, PA

Upcoming Surgical Ground Rounds (Fridays, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m., MSB B-610)

RutgersDay

Come visit the Department of Surgery at

Rutgers Day!!

We Will Have Games, Prizes andLoads of Information all about Our

Department!!

Saturday, April 26, 2014 10am-4pm

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Presentations And PublicationsDr. Ziad C. Sifri was the 17th annual Paint the Ceiling lecturer for the 44th Annual Meeting of the Western Trauma Association in Steamboat Springs,

Colorado. His lecture titled, “When Reality is Better than the Dream: The Story of ISHI”. Dr. Sifri co-founded and is currently the President ofInternational Surgical Health Initiative (ISHI). ISHI is a humanitarian non-profit organization that provides free surgical care to underservedcommunities internationally through volunteer services provided by surgeons and other health care professionals. The lecture was named in honor ofDr. Gregory “Jerry” Jurkovich. Dr. Jurkovich delivered his Presidential Address entitled “Paint the Ceiling: Reflections on Illness” in 1997. This was apersonal account of his battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. His deep insights were shared from a patient’s perspective, and the title coming from hisongoing observation of a stained ceiling while lying on his back in his hospital bed. He proposed that all future WTA Scientific Programs have some time“dedicated to our patients and to the Art of Medicine”.

PublicationsPatel B, Han E, Swan KG, Schatzki, R. A Familiar Ring. American Journal ofRadiology. 2013 Nov;201(5):W678-82. doi: 10.2214/AJR.13.10748.

Creange C, Enriquez R, Swan KG. Frederic E.B. Foley: Beyond the Catheter.Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2013 Sep;75(3):520-4. doi:10.1097/TA.0b013e31829bb866.

Belilos E, Oleske JM, Medow NB, Sadovsky R, Campese CL, Bello JA, SwanKG. The Greater Metropolitan Medical Alumni Council (GMMAC): TheRealization of a Need. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2013 Aug;61(6):967-71.doi: 10.231/JIM.0b013e318297d249.

Levy G, Fishman JE, Xu DZ, Feketeova E, Dong W, Qin Y, Chandler B, Alli V,Ulloa L, Deitch EA. Parasympathetic Stimulation Via the Vagus Nerve PreventsSystemic Organ Dysfuction by Abrogating Gut Injury and Lymph Toxicity inTrauma Hemorrhagic Shock. Shock. 2013 Jan;39(1):39-44.

Sambol J, Deitch EA, Takimoto K, Dosi G, Yatani A. Cellular basis of burn-induced cardiac dysfunction and prevention by mesenteric lymph duct ligation.Journal of Surgical Res. 2013 Aug; 183(2):678-85. Epub 2013 Feb 22.

Fishman JE, Levy G, Alli V, Sheth S, Lu Q, Deitch EA. Oxidative modification ofthe intestinal mucus layer is a critical but unrecognized component of traumahemorrhagic shock-induced gut barrier failure. Am J Physiol Gastrointest LiverPhysiol. 2013 Jan 1;304(1):G57-63. Epub 2012 Nov 1.

Tiesi G, Reino D, Mason L, Palange D, Tomaio JN, Deitch EA. Early trauma-hemorrhage-induced splenic and thymic apoptosis is gut-mediated and toll-likereceptor 4-dependent. Shock. 2013 Jun;39(6):507-13.

Chandra R, Federici S, Bishwas T, Németh ZH, Deitch EA, Thomas JA,Spolarics Z. IRAK1-dependent signaling mediates mortality in polymicrobialsepsis. Inflammation. 2013 Dec;36(6):1503-12.

Son JY, Chandler B, Feketova E, Qin Y, Quackenbush EJ, Deitch EA. Oralpretreatment with recombinant human lactoferrin limits trauma-hemorrhagicshock-induced gut injury and the biological activity of mesenteric lymph. J SurgRes. 2014 Mar;187(1):270-7. Epub 2013 Oct 19.

Choudhry AJ, Anandalwar SP, Choudhry AJ, Svider PF, Oliver JO, Eloy JA,Chokshi RJ. Uncovering malpractice in appendectomies: a review of 234 cases. JGastrointest Surg. 2013 Oct;17(10):1796-803. Epub 2013 Aug 1.

Bongu A, Lee ES, Peters SR, Chokshi RJ. Locally aggressive and multicentricrecurrent extraocular sebaceous carcinoma: case report and literature review.Eplasty. 2013 Aug 21;13:e44. eCollection 2013.

Burnett AS, Calvert TJ, Chokshi RJ. Sensitivity of endoscopic retrogradecholangiopancreatography standard cytology: 10-y review of the literature. J SurgRes. 2013 Sep;184(1):304-11. Epub 2013 Jul 5. Review.

Svider PF, Pashkova AA, Vidal GP, Mauro AC, Eloy JA, Chokshi RJ.Esophageal perforation and rupture: a comprehensive medicolegal examination of59 jury verdicts and settlements. J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Oct;17(10):1732-8.

Chokshi RJ, Kuhrt MP, Arrese D, Martin EW Jr. Reconstruction of total pelvicexenteration defects with rectus abdominus myocutaneous flaps versus primaryclosure. Am J Surg. 2013 Jan;205(1):64-70. Epub 2012 Jul 30.

Oliver JB, Anandalwar SP, Chokshi RJ. How Data is Expressed andSummarized. The SCORE Portal. Http://www.surgicalcore.org. Accepted June2013.

Arrese D, McNally ME, Chokshi R, Feria-Arias E, Schmidt C, Klemanski D,Gregory G, Khabiri H, Shah M, Bloomston M. Extrahepatic Disease should notpreclude transarterial chemoembolization for metastatic neuroendocrinecarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013;220(4):1114-20

PresentationsPatel D ’15 Publication #4, Medical History Society of New Jersey, 15 October 2013.

Swan KG “Tourniquets and Pressure Points – What You Need to Know.”Presented at Hackensack University Medical Center Surgical Grand Rounds,Hackensack, NJ November 2013.

Swan KG “Our Surgical Heritage – Lessons from the Battlefield.” Presented atTrinitas Medical Center, Elizabeth, NJ May 2013.

Agarwal N ’14, Grover K ’15, Tabakian M, Swan KG “A Paradigm forIncreasing Medical Student Matriculation into Surgical Specialties.” Presented atthe 9th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA, February 2014.

Huang JT “Update on the Management of Venous Thromboembolic Disease.”Presented at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Department of Surgery GrandRounds, Newark, NJ September, 2013.

Curi MA Lower Extremity Arterial Disease – Evolution of Therapy. GrandRounds: Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ October 9, 2013.

Curi MA Arterial Thrombolysis for Acute Limb Ischemia. Presented at the 35thAnnual Meeting of Vascular Society of New Jersey, Belleville, NJ March 2013.

Curi MA Moderator, Vascular Section of Annual Meeting of the NJ Chapter ofAmerican College of Surgeons, December 2013.

Lajoie L, “Predictors of Recurrent Violent Injury” AAST National, September 18,2013.

Olivero Ramirez E “Renal Artery Reimplantation in a 12 Year Old withRenovascular Hypertension.” Presented at the 11th Annual Innovations andControversies in Complex Vascular Interventions and Wound Management, NewYork City, NY, May 2013 and presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of VascularSociety of New Jersey, Belleville, NJ March 2013.

Olivero Ramirez E “Endovascular Repair of a Ruptured KommerellsDiverticulum, Contemporary Management of Developmental Arch Anomalies inAdults.” Presented at the 29th Annual Vascular Fellows Abstract Competition,New York City, NY May 2013.

Fox A “President Garfield: Assassination or Medical Murder?” Presented at theHistory of Medicine Lecture Series, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark,NJ February 2014.

Burnett A, Bailey J, Chokshi RJ “Improving Identification of PancreaticMalignancies to Reduce Unnecessary Surgeries: A Retrospective Chart Review andComprehensive Cost-Benefit Analysis of Tests That Enhance the Sensitivity ofEndoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Brush Cytology.”Accepted for Presentation at the Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CAFebruary 2014.

Chokshi RJ “Benjamin Rush Society Lecture – Hands on Surgery.” Rutgers NewJersey Medical School, Newark, NJ November 2013.

Chokshi RJ “Role of Hepatectomy in the Presence of Extrahepatic Disease.”Multidisciplinary Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Metastatic Liver TumorsSymposium, New Brunswick, NJ October 2013

Chokshi RJ Moderator, Multidisciplinary Hepatocellular Carcinoma andMetastatic Liver Tumors Symposium, New Brunswick, NJ October 2013

Burnette A, Chokshi RJ, Phay J “Sensitivity of ERCP Standard Cytology: 10 YearReview of the Literature.” Presented at the Academic Surgical Congress, NewOrleans, LA February 2013.

Chokshi RJ Moderator, 8th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, New Orleans,LA February 2013.

Garuba F, Bongu A, Chokshi RJ “Robotics in Colorectal Surgery: A ParadigmShift?” Presented at Digestive Diseases Week, Orlando, FL May 2013.

Shah S, Razvi R, Chokshi RJ, Brelvi Z “Corrosive Acid Ingestion: AConsideration in an Isolated Rectal Ulcer.” Presented at Digestive Diseases Week,Orlando FL May 2013.