2 Chairman’s Message

5 Organ Regeneration Research

8 New Otolaryngology

Residency Program

10 Surgery at South Campus

12 New Faculty

14 In Memoriam

16 Philanthropy News

18 Faculty Awards,

Publications

UA Department of Surgery at the Forefront

With More Surgical Firsts

2012-2013 | Volume 11, Issue 1

Using the da Vinci surgical robot, surgeons are able to remove

the whole pancreas, without damaging the islets, and to

reconstruct the gastrointestinal tract. Dr. Horacio Rilo isolates

islets from the pancreas using the Class 10,000 clean room.

Alveshere’s pancreas without damaging the islets. Only fi ve small incisions in the abdomen were needed to insert the robotic instruments, plus another small incision a couple of inches in the bikini region to remove the organ.

Then, her islets were isolated from the pancreas and put back into her liver, where they lodged in small blood vessels and released insulin.

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World’s First Fully Robot-Assisted

Total Pancreatectomy and

Islet Transplant

Surgeons at The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus performed the

world’s fi rst fully robot-assisted total pancreatec-tomy with a successful simultaneous autologous islet transplant on a woman suffering from chronic pancreatitis on July 5, 2012.

Surgical team leaders from the UA Department of Surgery, Rainer W.G. Gruessner, MD, professor and chairman, and Carlos Galvani, MD, associate professor and director of minimally invasive and robotic surgery, operated on Tami Alveshere, 39, from North Dakota. Horacio L. Rilo, MD, profes-sor and director of the Institute for Cellular Trans-plantation, isolated 248,000 islets from Alveshere’s removed pancreas using the department’s Class 10,000 clean room, a state-of-the-art laboratory designed for this procedure.

Chronic pancreatitis progressively destroys pancreatic tissue, causing pain that frequently requires hospitalization and severely compromises quality of life. Analgesics and pancreatic enzyme replacement rarely lead to acceptable relief of the pain. In Western Europe and North America, chronic pancreatitis is diagnosed in 3 to 9 out of 100,000 people each year. Based on estimates from U.S. hospital discharge data, about 87,000 cases of pancreatitis occur annually.

Alveshere had suffered from debilitating chronic pancreatitis for years and required high doses of narcotic pain medication. A pancreatec-tomy (surgical removal of the pancreas) was her last option to escape the severe pain and narcotic dependency caused by the disease.

However, without a pancreas, she would have faced the prospect of developing brittle (danger-ous, impossible-to-control) diabetes because islet cells in the pancreas make insulin, which controls levels of blood sugar (glucose). So she simultane-ously underwent an autologous (using her own cells) islet transplant, which carries no risk of rejection.

Using the da Vinci surgical robot with its 3-D visualization and precise movement capabilities, UA surgeons were able to carefully remove

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Sincerely,

RAINER W.G. GRUESSNER, MD

Professor and Chairman

UA Department of Surgery

The UA Department of Surgery

has had an exciting and produc-

tive year. Through our alignment

with The University of Arizona

Medical Center, we continue to serve

Arizonans by providing the most

advanced, highest quality surgical

care to treat their diseases

and conditions.

We are proud of our department’s

tradition of excellence in academic

surgery. Our department, home to

expert surgeons, educators, re-

searchers, and innovators, continues

to grow as we recruit more surgeon-

scientists with premier training and

expertise. We strive to achieve the

highest level of patient satisfaction

and to improve patient access to our

specialized surgical services.

The past year has seen growth

in many clinical areas; the lat-

est expansion has been in thoracic

surgery with the addition of Dr.

Farid Gharagozloo, one of the most

renowned experts in robot-assisted

surgery for lung cancer. Our lifesav-

ing lung transplant program has

been reactivated with the recruit-

ment of Dr. Jesus Gomez-Abraham.

We continue to pioneer new

robot-assisted procedures in all

surgical divisions as part of our

commitment to bringing patients the

safest innovations in minimally in-

vasive surgery. Since performing the

world’s fi rst successful robot-assisted

total pancreatectomy combined with

an islet transplant for a patient with

chronic pancreatitis, we have done

fi ve more such operations.

The keys to safe robot-assisted

surgery are training and experi-

ence. Before operating with surgi-

cal robots, our UA surgeons are

thoroughly trained in the use of this

technology. Collectively, our surgical

teams have some of the most exten-

sive experience

in robot-assisted

surgery in the

country.

As part of

an academic

medical center, we strive to provide

our medical students, residents, and

fellows with a comprehensive and di-

verse education that will inspire them

to be the next generation of leaders.

We have increased the number of

categorical residents in our general

surgery residency program from six

to eight, and expanded our resi-

dency programs in neurosurgery and

urology. And we have added a new

residency program in otolaryngology.

Our graduating residents routinely go

on to superb fellowships.

Over the past two years, the De-

partment of Surgery has experienced

signifi cant growth in research fund-

ing, from about $2 million to $4.5

million. In addition, our funding from

foundations and philanthropic donors

has signifi cantly increased and we

have established a new endowed

chair in trauma.

Unfortunately, this past year has

brought us sorrow as well. We note

with great sadness the loss of our

esteemed colleagues Dr. Allan

Raczkowski, Dr. Rocky Jackson, and

the founding chair of the department,

Dr. Erle Peacock.

We are looking forward to another

year of signifi cant achievements and

exceptional patient care. Thank you

for your interest and support.

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Alveshere was discharged from the hospital 10 days after her surgery. She is off insulin and

dramatically reduced her pain medica-tions.

“Our surgeons are pioneers in

both pancreatic and robot-assist-ed surgeries,” Dr. Gruessner said. “Other attempts to perform this procedure roboti-cally have been

made, but were incomplete. We are the fi rst to successfully perform all three stages of the procedure robotically: removing the entire pancreas, reconstructing the gastrointestinal tract, and transplanting the islets.”

First in the World Robot-Assisted

Surgery for Mesothelioma

On Jan. 9, 2013, at The University of Arizona Medical Center – University

Campus, Farid Gharagozloo, MD, per-formed the world’s fi rst successful robot-assisted extrapleural pneumonectomy for the treatment of mesothelioma.

Dr. Gharagozloo also performed the same procedure – the world’s second robot-assisted extrapleural pneumonectomy – Jan. 14 on Chandler, Ariz., resident Carlos

Tarazón. Tarazón, 67, had been given no hope

by Phoenix doctors when he received the devastating diagnosis of malignant meso-thelioma. Mesothelioma is a highly invasive cancer, often linked to exposure to asbestos. The disease occurs in the inner lining of the chest cavity and the outer covering of the lung. It usually is fatal within a year after diagnosis.

Tarazón was told nothing could be done to stop the spread of the disease. He was pre-scribed palliative care to make him comfort-able for his remaining days.

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Tami Alveshere underwent a

robot-assisted total pancre-

atectomy and islet transplant,

needing only six small incisions.

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extrapleural pneumo-nectomy is a “very blind operation,” Dr. Gharagozloo said. “The lining of the chest is torn away, causing a loss of up to two-fi fths of the total blood supply.”

“It is very clear that in the surgery of the chest, the robot is a game changer,” he emphasized.

“It’s dramatic when you see the patient the next day. It’s the difference between a patient on a ventilator and a patient who is sitting there reading a newspaper.”

Tarazón now is back at home, put-tering in his yard and planning a hunting trip this fall.

Tarazón spent much of his lifetime in construction and was exposed to asbestos for 20 years. When he began having trouble breathing, he initially was told he had asthma or allergies. When he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, his family was willing to take him anywhere for treatment and was thrilled to fi nd it in their backyard.

“My dad saw the surgery as an op-tion for living,” said Adriana Tarazón Weyer, one of his four children.

A goal of the Southwestern Lung Cancer Program is to raise aware-ness about mesothelioma, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and other cancers of the chest – and to catch such diseases sooner.

“We want to change the story of mesothelioma,” Dr. Gharagozloo said of the work of his team.

Western Region’s First

Minimally Invasive Laser

Surgery for Epilepsy

UA Surgeons on May 29, 2012, be-came the fi rst in the western region

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His family, however, re-fused to give up hope. His chil-dren scoured the Internet, searching for the nation’s top cancer doc-tors and any treatments that might help their father. Their search led them to Dr. Gharagozloo, professor and chief of thoracic surgery, robotic cardiothoracic surgery, and esophageal surgery at the UA Depart-ment of Surgery. An internationally recognized thoracic surgeon in the fi elds of robotic surgery, esophageal surgery and thoracic oncologic surgery, he heads the new Southwestern Lung Cancer

Program at the UA Cancer Center. In the highly complex, minimally

invasive procedure, Dr. Gharagozloo removed Tarazón’s left lung, diaphragm, and part of his pericardium (the covering of the heart) with assistance from the da Vinci surgical robot. A new pericardium and diaphragm were created with a syn-thetic material.

“The impact we are hoping to make is through early detection, as well as very advanced minimally invasive therapy for these tumors,” Dr. Gharagozloo said. “Whether it is lung cancer or mesotheli-oma, the robot makes it a better onco-logic operation and a safer operation.”

The robot-assisted procedure dra-matically reduces blood loss, shortens the hospital stay, and lowers the risk of infection and death. It enables the lining

of the chest to be pulled away fairly intact, lessening the possibility of leaving can-cerous tissue behind.

Without the robot, an

of the United States to perform mini-mally invasive laser surgery, guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), on an adult epilepsy patient.

A 48-year-old Tucson man under-went the MRI-guided laser surgery and was released the following day.

Epilepsy is a disorder in which surges of electrical activity in the brain result in seizures or loss of conscious-ness. About 3 million Americans are thought to have some form of epilepsy. The disorder usually is controlled with medication. However, more than 30 per-cent of people with epilepsy do not have seizure control even with medication; until very recently, major brain surgery or implantation of a device were their only treatment options.

Minimally invasive laser surgery to treat epilepsy fi rst was used late in 2010 at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, which reported excellent results in six pediatric patients. A similar surgical technique has been used successfully for more than a decade to treat patients with certain brain tumors.

In the UA procedure, neurosurgeons Martin E. Weinand, MD, and J.P. Lan-

gevin, MD, working alongside a team of neurologists who make up the Arizona Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, placed a thread-like laser applicator into the patient’s brain. Then the surgeons used MRI to visualize epileptic areas inside the patient’s temporal lobe and guided the thermal laser to heat and de-stroy them. The procedure is a safer, less invasive alternative to opening the skull and cutting out the brain tissue where the disorder originates.

Doctors in Phoenix gave Carlos Tarazón no hope

after his diagnosis of mesothelioma. After his robot-

assisted operation at UAMC, he is at home puttering

in his yard and planning a hunting trip this fall.

B R E A K I N G N E W S

World’s First Robot-Assisted

LVAD Implant

Robert Poston, MD, professor and chief,

and Zain Khalpey, MD, associate professor,

in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,

performed the world’s fi rst two robot-assisted

left ventricular assist device (LVAD) (Heartware

hVAD) implants in May 2013. Powered by an

external battery pack, LVADs are surgically

implanted in a patient suff ering from end-stage

heart failure to help the heart pump blood. Now,

using the surgical robot, surgeons are able to

avoid cutting open the sternum and reduce the

time the heart and lungs require support on a

cardio-pulmonary bypass machine. “Needing

only small incisions between the ribs, this

procedure is likely to reduce bleeding, infection

risk and decrease the lengths of hospital stay

and postoperative recovery time compared

to the traditional redo sternotomy in these

patients,” said Dr. Poston.

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Quality Patient Care

Vanessa Negrete donated a part of her liver to

her daughter, Aliyah, now age 2.

“The surgery is exquisitely precise. With this technique we’re able to remove only the areas associated with seizures and spare healthy brain tissue only a hair’s breath away,” explained David M.

Labiner, MD, head of the UA Depart-ment of Neurology. “The therapeutic effect is immediate for the patient. When the lesions are destroyed, the seizures end.”

“The Division of Neurosurgery is constantly seeking to develop and em-ploy new methods and techniques that minimize our surgical footprint while re-taining maximal effect,” said G. Michael

Lemole, Jr., MD, chief of the Division of Neurosurgery.

Southwest’s First Invisible

Hearing Aid Implant

On Sept. 27, 2012, UA surgeons performed the Southwest’s fi rst total

implantation of an invisible hearing aid. LoriAnn Harnish, 53, from Scotts-

dale, Ariz., had suffered from hearing loss since having a high fever when she was 5 years old. The hearing impairment went undetected until the second grade, when her teacher spoke in a pitch she could not hear.

Tests determined that she had 65 percent hearing loss in both ears. She used hearing aids, but could not hear well when using them. So she learned to lip read.

Today Harnish is hearing more clearly than she has in decades after be-coming the fi rst person in the Southwest to receive a totally implantable hearing device at UAMC – University Campus.

Abraham Jacob, MD, associate professor, Division of Otolaryngology,

and director of the UA Ear Institute, is the only surgeon in the Southwest and one of only about 15 surgeons in the nation approved to surgically implant the Esteem® device.

The device uses a person’s own ear as a microphone, picking up sounds through the ear canal and using the body’s natural anatomy to reduce the background noise, distortion, and acous-tic feedback experienced with conven-tional hearing aids.

“We are using the eardrum and hear-ing bones to sense sound and then drive amplifi ed sound to the hearing bones directly,” Dr. Jacob explained. “Com-pared to conventional hearing aids, it is a fundamentally different way to hear.”

Unlike cochlear implants, which are placed in the inner ear of profoundly deaf individuals, the Esteem® device is implanted in the middle ear of patients with moderate to moderately severe hearing loss, he said.

The device can be left on 24 hours a day and the volume can be adjusted. A battery change is required every fi ve to nine years, depending on use.

During the four-hour procedure, an S-shaped incision and an opening in the bone (for housing the battery/processor and inserting the sensor and driver tech-nologies) were made behind Harnish’s left ear.

Harnish spent one night in the hospital to make sure that she recovered well from her general anesthetic. After waiting the recommended eight weeks for her ear to heal, the device was acti-vated in November.

“When the day came that they turned it on, it was amazing what I could hear,” Harnish said.

She recently went to a movie and caught all of the dialogue. As she and her husband, Ron Harnish, were strolling to the car, she heard the far-off sound of a waterfall. “With-out surgery I never would have heard that.”

Arizona’s First

Adult-to-Pediatric Living

Donor Liver Transplant

Surgeons at the UA Department of Sur-gery performed Arizona’s fi rst adult-

to-pediatric living donor liver transplant at UAMC – University Campus on March 20, 2012. Vanessa Negrete, 26, from Yuma, donated a section of her liver to her 1-year-old daughter, Aliyah Negrete.

When she was 2-and-a-half months old, Aliyah was diagnosed with a con-genital condition called biliary atresia that alters the liver’s ability to secret bile, causing cirrhosis and jaundice. This rare and incurable condition is neither hereditary nor caused by anything that occurs during pregnancy. Affecting one out of every 10,000 to 15,000 newborns each year, biliary atresia is the leading reason for liver transplants in children.

“We had been waiting for a liver from a deceased donor for several months for Aliyah, but none that was appropriate became available,” said UA transplant surgeon and Department of Surgery chairman Rainer W.G. Gruess-

ner, MD. “In order to halt Aliyah’s health from deteriorating any further, the deci-sion was made to use a living donor.

“After extensive evaluations of fam-ily members, it was determined the best match was Aliyah’s mother.”

During the procedure, surgeons took about 25 percent of Vanessa Negrete’s liver, of which a large portion is expected to regenerate itself. The liver graft was transplanted into Aliyah by a team of fi ve surgeons, led by Dr. Gruessner.

“The ability to perform living-donor liver transplants makes us less dependent on the short supply of deceased donor organs,” said Dr. Gruessner. “As seen in patients with end-stage liver failure, only liver transplants allow patients to survive and enjoy a normal life.”

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Dr. Zain Khalpey and his research team already have used the

bioreactor to successfully grow a new pig heart and lung.

Cutting-Edge Research

Regeneration Research

Could Revolutionize Organ

Transplantation

Every day, an estimated 79 people in the United States undergo

transplant surgery. But because of a shortage of donated organs, an aver-age of 18 people die waiting, accord-ing to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. At the same time, many donor organs are deemed unsuitable for transplant and rou-tinely discarded.

Zain Khalpey, MD, PhD, MRCS

(Eng), associate professor and surgi-cal director of the UA Heart Trans-plant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, hopes his research will change that situation. He envi-sions a medical landscape in which fewer organ transplants are needed in the fi rst place, and in which organs typically disposed of as medical waste can be revitalized to help save lives.

Dr. Khalpey’s research focuses on three key areas.

First, he aims to reduce the number of patients requiring heart transplants by improving stem cell treatments for failing hearts.

“I would rather not put you on the list for a transplant,” Dr. Khalpey said. “I would rather take your fat-derived stem cells, inject them into you, and try to use ventricular assist devices as a bridge to regenerate your heart, rather than using transplanted tissue, where you have to be on immunosuppressive drugs for the rest of your life.”

Second, for patients requiring lung transplants, Dr. Khalpey would like to take donor lungs that would have been thrown away and instead recondition them to make them suitable for transplant.

He is developing the UA’s Ex Vivo Lung Program, which will explore new

ways to recondition lungs from DCD (donation after cardiac death) donors by manipulating the metabolism of donor lungs with mechanical devices and designer drugs. This summer, the UA will serve as a national trial site for comparing the survival of “normal” donor lungs with DCD lungs resusci-tated on a mobile ex vivo circuit.

Third, for donor hearts that can-not be regenerated and donor lungs that cannot be reconditioned, Dr. Khalpey hopes to grow new organs (in a process called organogenesis) by combining an otherwise unusable do-nor organ with a transplant candidate’s own stem cells.

The idea is that a donor heart or lung could be put into detergent and decellularized so that nothing but the organ’s matrix (essentially its skeleton) remains. The organ then would be seeded with the stem cells of a trans-plant candidate and left to grow inside a special bioreactor, developed by Dr. Khalpey and his former colleagues at Harvard University and Harvard Bio-science in Boston.

“A bioreactor is like a sterile, intel-ligent, well-controlled, and monitored incubator, where one feeds and ‘cooks’ this organ until it reaches a point of clinical integrity ready for implanta-tion,” Dr. Khalpey said.

“The biggest problems right now for heart and lung transplantation are bridging the shortage of organs in the pediatric and adult arenas, increasing the donor pool, and reconditioning or retransplanting organs that have worn out due to chronic rejection,” he said. “I need to not just reform transplanta-tion, I need to revolutionize it.”

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patch to heal a failing heart, eliminating the need for a transplant.

**Heart (or lung) is bathed in a solution to remove all cells, leaving only the organ’s matrix

(skeleton). Stem cells are “seeded” into the organ and placed in the bioreactor. Cells multiply

and grow over skeleton and become a viable organ for transplantation.

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Cutting-Edge Research

UA iCAMP researchers measure

human motion performance

using body-worn sensors to signal

potential problems.

Klearchos Papas, PhD, professor of surgery in the Division of Ab-

dominal Transplantation and scientifi c director of the Institute for Cellular Transplantation, has been awarded more than $100,000 by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) for research that could help pave the way for new and improved therapies for patients with type 1 diabetes. JDRF is the world’s larg-est charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research.

Most patients with type 1 diabetes require routine insulin injections, but in some patients, the injections aren’t enough and surgical intervention may become necessary. Currently, the two main options are either a pancreas trans-plant or an islet cell transplant, which is still considered experimental in the U.S.

An islet transplant is a minimally invasive proce-dure in which insulin-producing islet cells from a donor pancreas are infused into a dia-betic patient’s liver, where they begin producing the insu-lin the body needs.

the new islets from attack by the re-cipient’s immune system, allowing the insulin they produce to pass through to the body. Placed just beneath the skin, the specially engineered immunoisola-tion device could eliminate the need for powerful antirejection drugs, make islets available to a larger population of people with diabetes, and provide a safer option for children.

The device also potentially could allow for effective use of islets from sources other than a human pancreas, such as porcine islets (islet cells from pigs), which the human body would reject if they were infused into the liver, even with immunosuppressive drugs or human stem cells.

An islet transplant can be effective, but is not without challenges. The supply of human donor pancreases is limited, and for an islet trans-plant to be successful, it often requires cells from two to three separate

iCAMP Stays a Step

Ahead of Diabetic

Foot Wounds

Bijan Najafi , PhD, a renowned expert on human motion recently

recruited to the Department of Surgery, has brought together UA researchers, clinicians, and biomedical engineers to create the Interdisciplinary Consortium

on Advanced Motion Performance

(iCAMP).The iCAMP teams from podiat-

ric and vascular surgery, orthopedics, nursing, geriatrics, anthropology, and

engineering employ high-tech body-worn sensors embedded in socks, shirts, straps, patches, and other devices to study physical activity patterns, gait and bal-ance parameters, and three-dimensional joint structures.

“By combining body-worn sensors with virtual reality, thermal imaging, and artifi cial intelligence, we can gather data that can improve a patient’s function, mobility, and quality of life,” said Dr. Na-jafi , associate professor, UA Division of

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and iCAMP director.

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD,

PhD, iCAMP scientifi c director, professor of surgery, and director of the Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), explained that just like monitoring a

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donor pan-creases.

Also, transplant recipients must take immunosuppressive drugs for the rest of their lives. Those drugs can be very taxing on the body, and for that reason, pancreas or islet transplants are done only in patients who absolutely need it, and rarely in children, Dr. Papas said.

His research focuses on maximizing the effectiveness of an implantable device containing insulin-producing islet cells, which could serve as an alternative to islet transplants in the liver.

The implantable device has semiper-meable membranes designed to protect

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Implantable devices currently being tested are about the size of a postage stamp, but can successfully accom-modate only about 500 islets, while the human body requires closer to 500,000. Dr. Papas hopes to fi nd a way to make a smaller device more effective.

With the JDRF funding, Dr. Papas and his UA colleagues will test the ef-fectiveness of a battery-operated elec-trochemical oxygen generator, about the size of a stack of dimes. The addition of the generator would provide the implant-ed device, and the cells within it, with a continual oxygen supply, providing for survival of a much greater number of cells in a single, small device.

“The key critical limitation that we’re addressing is oxygen supply to the device,” Dr. Papas said. “The key out-come would be that we would minimize the size of the device required to reverse diabetes in a human from that of a 20- or 30-inch TV screen to that of a large post-age stamp, while maintaining the ability of the cells to survive and function.”

If the technique proves successful, the ultimate goal would be to develop an implantable version of the oxygen generator to work with the immunoisola-tion device. And the technology might also prove useful in cell therapies for the treatment of other diseases.

“This could have the potential to treat millions of people with diabetes, and it’s conceivable that it would enable other applications as well,” Dr. Papas said.

person’s heartbeat, motion sensors worn on the body can monitor irregularities in the way people move, including subtle changes in activity before and after sur-gery that can signal potential problems.

“Using the technology of intelligent textiles in clothing that a person hardly knows is there, we can reduce pre- and postsurgical complications and speed recovery,” Dr. Armstrong said.

For example, Dr. Najafi and Dr. Armstrong recently received a research grant to study “Smart Sox,” specialized socks that use high-tech fi ber optics to monitor temperature, pressure, and joint angles in the feet of people with diabetes. People with diabetes often lose the

UA Studies Blood

Transfusions in

Trauma Patients

UAMC’s Level I trauma center is among 12 medical centers in the

United States and Canada taking part in a trial to determine the most lifesaving combination of blood products for massive transfusions.

The UA Department of Surgery will receive $1.7 million over the next three years to conduct the trial, PROPPR (Pragmatic, Randomized Optimal

Platelet and Plasma Ratios). The trial is sponsored in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD); the Defence Research and Development Canada; and the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium.

UAMC – University Campus is the only trauma center in the Southwest involved in the study. UA trauma surgeon Terence O’Keeffe, MD, associate professor of surgery and medical director of the Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Unit, is leading the study at UAMC.

The trial, which started in November 2012, is evaluating the effectiveness of the two most common ratios of blood products used to transfuse trauma pa-tients with massive blood loss: 1:1:1 (1 unit of red blood cells, 1 unit of plasma and 1 unit of platelets) and 1:1:2 (2 units of red blood cells, 1 unit of plasma and 1 unit of platelets). Both combinations are in widespread use across the United States.

A total of 680 patients with blunt or penetrating trauma will be enrolled in the study from the 12 participating sites in the United States and Canada. UAMC hopes to enroll at least 50 patients in the trial during the three-year trial period.

“The trial is the fi rst of its kind and it is expected to have national, and potentially global, impact,” Dr. O’Keeffe said. “We hope to determine what ratio is best for patients.”

More information on the trial is available at www.surgery.arizona.edu/proppr

sensation of pain and are unaware of develop-ing foot ulcers.

“We are developing a center of excellence for assessing how people move through their world,” said Dr. Arm-strong. “I can’t think of anything that is more interdisciplinary and so ideal for discovery.”

To learn more about iCAMP studies, please call 520-261-4492 or email mgilbert@surgery.arizona.edu.

(From left) Manish Bharara, PhD, Bijan Najafi , PhD, and

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Innovative Education

Surgery Adds Fifth

Residency Program:

Otolaryngology

The UA Department of Surgery has received accreditation for its fi fth

residency program from the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Slated to begin July 1, 2013, the Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Residency Program will be the second otolaryngology training program in Arizona and the sole such program in Southern Arizona.

The fi ve-year residency training program will be based at The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus. One resident candidate will be added each year until the program is full with fi ve residents.

The program will train residents to comprehensively evaluate and care for patients of all ages with diseases and disorders of the ears, the upper re-spiratory and upper alimentary systems (and related struc-tures), and the head and neck.

Led by Alex-

ander Chiu, MD, professor and chief of the Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and Au-

drey Erman, MD, assistant profes-sor of surgery and

codirector of Head and Neck Oncology, the new program will follow ACGME standards.

The UA Department of Surgery also has ACGME-accredited residency train-ing programs in General Surgery, Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, and Vascular Surgery.

“Our emphasis is on top-notch edu-cation for the new generation of otolar-yngologists for Arizona,” Dr. Chiu said.

Spine Research Growing with

New Fellowship

The UA Division of Neurosurgery now is offering a fellowship program in spine research.“This program will provide a unique opportunity

for fellows to be involved in the spinal research initia-tives at the Division of Neurosurgery,” said Ali A. Baaj,

MD, program director. “The neurosurgical spine team offers comprehen-

sive clinical services, and it is our intention to grow a sound research component in parallel,” he added.

The spine research fellow will be responsible for managing a spine clinical outcomes registry, collecting and analyzing data, and participating in new and exist-ing clinical and biomechanical studies. In addition, the fellow will support resident educational events and spine training workshops.

For more information: http://surgery.arizona.edu/fellowship/spine-research

Audrey Erman, MD

Alexander Chiu, MD

General

Surgery

Residents

Rotate in

Flagstaff

The UA De-partment of

Surgery has expanded its General Surgery Residency Program by adding a rural/community surgical rotation at Flagstaff Medical Center. Third-year residents now spend about seven weeks each year in Flagstaff, Ariz., learning a wide range of surgical and clinical skills necessary in a rural and community practice. At the not-for-profi t 267-bed medical center, more than 5,600 inpatient surgeries (in-cluding laparoscopic, open, vascular, and trauma procedures) are performed each year, providing ample opportunity for the residents to learn surgical skills.

The Flagstaff program is the second community outreach surgery rotation of-fered by the Department of Surgery. Since 2003, UA surgery residents have

participated in the rural surgery r ota-tion at Tuba City Indian Medical Center, which serves 35,000 Hopi, Navajo, and Paiute tribal members.

“This rotation provides an excel-lent opportunity for the residents to do bread-and-butter general surgery in ad-dition to some specialized procedures,” said Valentine N. Nfonsam, MD, resi-dency program associate director. “Just like at Tuba City, the rotation allows the residents to have a better appreciation and varied perspectives of the challenges and rewards of rural and community surgery. The feedback we have gotten so far from the residents has been very positive.”

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2012 Graduates

GENERAL SURGERY CHIEF RESIDENTS

Atanu Biswas, MD, accepted a fellowship in plastic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale.

Cristina V. Cueto, MD, is practicing general surgery at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital, Sulphur Springs, Texas.

Conrad F. Diven, MD, began a fellowship in trauma at the UA Department of Surgery Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery.

Mohammad Khreiss, MD, accepted a fellowship in surgical oncology at the University of Pittsburgh.

Francisco J. Reyes Martin, MD, began a minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

Erica H. Salinas, MD, began a vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Missouri in Columbia.

NEUROSURGERY CHIEF RESIDENT

Tracy L. Ansay, MD, began a fellowship in surgical neuro-oncology at Mayfi eld Clinic in Cincinnati.

THORACIC SURGERY CHIEF RESIDENT

Adam J. Hansen, MD, is a thoracic surgeon at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, West Virginia.

UROLOGY CHIEF RESIDENT

David F. Ritsema, MD, entered private practice in Greeley, Colorado.

MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY FELLOWS

Amit Kaul, MD, practices laparoscopic and bariatric surgery in India.

Ulises Garza, MD, began a pediatric surgery clinical fellowship at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.

TRAUMA, CRITICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY SURGERY FELLOWS

Jorge Con, MD, accepted a faculty position at West Virginia University in Morgantown.

Dafney Lubin, MD, began an acute care surgery fellowship in the UA Department of Surgery.

Rashna F. Ginwalla, MD, began an acute care surgery fellowship in the UA Department of Surgery.

Moutamn Sadoun, MD, began his general surgery residency in the UA Department of Surgery.

VASCULAR SURGERY FELLOW

Matthew L. White, MD, joined a multispecialty group private practice in Des Moines, Iowa.

PODIATRIC SURGERY FELLOW

Joseph L. Fiorito, DPM, is building a Limb Salvage Unit at the University of Washington.

Brian J. Leykum, DPM, entered private practice, specializing in wound healing, in Austin, Texas.

UA Surgery

Distinguished Alum:

Leigh A. Neumayer

TThe UA Department of Surgery honored Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS, ’90, with

the 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award. The award is presented annually to recognize outstanding Department of Surgery alumni whose leadership has improved surgical practices.

Professor of surgery at the University of Utah and codirector of the Integrated Breast Program at Huntsman Cancer Institute, Dr. Neumayer

holds an endowed Presidential Professorship in Cancer Research for her work in breast cancer.

She earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and her Master of Science degree in clinical research design and statistical analysis from the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor. In 1990, she completed her residency training at the UA Department of Surgery.

Dr. Neumayer completed her term as a director of the American Board of Surgery in 2011; she also served on the Executive Com-mittee of the American College of Surgeons Board of Governors. In 2009, she was elected to the Board of Regents of the American Col-lege of Surgeons.

Past president of the Association for Surgi-cal Education, the Association of VA Surgeons, and the Association of Women Surgeons, Dr. Neumayer has been recognized nationally for her contributions as a surgical educator.

At the University of Utah, she directed its Building Interdisciplinary Research Ca-reers in Women’s Health mentoring program, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to help junior faculty develop research initiatives in women’s health.

Passionate about improving outcomes for surgical patients, Dr. Neumayer has worked closely with both the VA and the private sector to implement the National Surgical Quality Im-provement Program of the American College of Surgeons. In her clinical practice, she special-izes in breast diseases and surgery.

Leigh A. Neumayer, MD

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What’s Up In SURGERYSurgery Services Growing at South Campus

Surgery services are growing at The Uni-versity of Arizona Medical Center – South

Campus, with the volume of procedures doubling in recent years.

Since 2007, under Rainer W.G. Gruess-

ner, MD, chairman of the UA Department of Surgery, and John B. Kettelle, MD, chief of general surgery at the South Campus, the number of surgeons at the South Campus has expanded from four to more than 16. And the average number of operations per month has increased from about 160 to 275. Due to the strong partnership with the UA Department of Medicine, the number of gastro-intestinal endoscopy procedures per month has jumped from 24 to 145.

“We have expanded to meet the needs of the greater area,” Dr. Kettelle said. “It’s been great to watch surgeons and other specialists come to the campus, build their practices, and provide high-quality care to the people of Southern Arizona.”

Surgery facilities on the South Campus, located at 2800 East Ajo Way, have un-dergone extensive renovation, especially of the operating rooms and the preoperative and postanesthesia care units. Of the fi ve fully equipped operating rooms, three have ceiling-mounted, state-of-the-art videoendoscopy equipment. A dedicated operating room for urologic procedures and a three-room GI endoscopy suite have been added. Coverage for trauma now is provided 24/7, including, acute care surgery, ENT, hand surgery, and urologic emergencies.

In 2012, the South Campus was named a provisional Level III trauma center by the Arizona Department of Health Services. Donald Green, MD, associate professor of surgery and director of the South Campus trauma center, pointed out that Level III trauma centers have resources for emergency resuscitation, surgery, and intensive care for most trauma patients; transfer agreements with Level I or Level II trauma centers provide backup resources for patients with exceptionally severe injuries. The University Campus operates the only Level I trauma center in Southern Arizona.

“Southern Arizona now has two teaching hospitals, and we expect more growth to occur at the South Campus,” said Dr. Gruessner.

Dr. Gary Vercruysse with burn patient Juliette

Contreras. The Tucson sixth-grader did not have

to go to Phoenix to get specialized care for her

second-degree burns after spilling boiling water on

her abdomen and legs.

Improving Trauma Care with Burn Program

The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus has

been adding burn treatment to its trauma program since Peter Rhee, MD, joined the hospital in 2007 as chief of the Level I trauma center. Now, with Gary A. Ver-

cruysse, MD, as the medical director of the new Burn Care Program, the Depart-ment of Surgery and UAMC are making huge leaps forward in expanding its burn-care services.

Dr. Vercruysse came to the UA from the Grady Memorial Burn Center in Atlanta, one of the busiest burn centers in the nation. He also served as chief of surgery in the largest military hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan; most recently, he deployed to Germany in support of our wounded troops.

The new Burn Care Program will sig-nifi cantly decrease the number of patients with serious burns being transferred to Phoenix for treatment. Dr. Rhee and Dr. Vercruysse expect that all burn patients in Southern Arizona now will be sent to UAMC and the vast majority will stay in Tucson for both initial care and follow-up treatment.

As the program expands, Dr. Ver-cruysse also may add an additional outpa-tient burn program at the UAMC – South Campus.

“Dr. Vercruysse is truly a treasure,” said Dr. Rhee. “He is just the person Tucson needed – a city of this size simply needs to have burn surgery capabilities. It’s all about providing services to the community.”

South Campus surgeons include:

Mindy A. Black, MD Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Warren C. Breidenbach, MD Hand Surgery

Randall S. Friese, MD Trauma Surgery, General Surgery

Joel Funk, MD Urological Surgery

Carlos Galvani, MD Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery

D.J. Green, MD Trauma Surgery, General Surgery

Marlon A. Guerrero, MD Endocrine Surgery

John B. Kettelle, MD Minimally Invasive and General Surgery

James H. McClenathan, MD General Surgery and Breast Surgery

Jitesh A. Patel, MD Colorectal Surgery

Bruce E. Stewart, MD Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Andrew L. Tang, MD Trauma Surgery, General Surgery

Tolga Turker, MD Hand Surgery

Christian O. Twiss, MD Urological Surgery

Rebecca Viscusi, MD Breast Surgery

Jiyao Zou, MD Hand Surgery

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Maximizing Results with Minimally Inva-sive Spine Surgery

Minimally invasive spine surgery of-fers patients less pain and a faster

recovery. However, only about 20 percent of spine surgeons in the United States perform minimally invasive surgery.

Ali A. Baaj, MD, assistant professor in the UA Department of Surgery Divi-sion of Neurosurgery, specializes in mini-mally invasive spine surgery and directs the new Spinal Neurosurgery Program. He said surgeons now are able to ap-proach the spine from the patient’s side, in addition to the more traditional front or back. Using small retractors, operating microscopes, and computer-assisted navi-gation systems inserted through small incisions, surgeons can access the spine while sparing the muscles, which speeds recovery and reduces pain compared with traditional spinal surgery methods.

Dr. Baaj joined the UA in 2012 after completing a premier spinal neurosurgi-cal fellowship at Johns Hopkins Univer-sity. He brings to Southern Arizona new minimally invasive surgical techniques for patients with disorders of the spine and spinal cord. Furthermore, he is formally trained in complex, open pro-cedures and thus can offer either mini-mally invasive or traditional techniques, depending on the individual patient’s

G. Michael Lemole, MD,

Elected UAMC –

University Campus

Chief of Staff

Nationally noted surgeon G. Mi-

chael Lemole, MD, professor and chief of the UA Depart-ment of Surgery Di-vision of Neurosur-gery, has been named to a two-year term as chief of staff at The University of Arizona

Medical Center – University Campus. The appointment took effect Jan. 1, 2013.

Elected by the hospital’s medical staff, Dr. Lemole now is the chief administra-tive offi cer for the nearly 800 UA and community physicians who practice at the University Campus. He also chairs the hospital’s Medical Executive Committee.

Dr. Lemole succeeds outgoing chief of staff Paul Gordon, MD, who now chairs the hospital’s Credentials Committee. Additional Department of Surgey faculty serving in hospital leadership roles are Mitchell Sokoloff, MD, chief of staff-elect, Alexander Chiu, MD, secretary-treasurer, and Terence O’Keeffe, MD, Medical Staff Executive Committee.

G. Michael Lemole, MD

Lifesaving Lung Transplant Program Reactivated

specifi c condition.“Many conditions can be treated

with some aspect of minimally inva-sive surgery. However, certain complex conditions still require standard open treatment. The best treatment should be tailored to the patient,” Dr. Baaj said.

“At The University of Arizona Medi-cal Center,” he added, “we can now treat the full array of adult spinal conditions and offer both minimally invasive and traditional open-spine procedures. Very few academic spine programs in the nation can offer this.”

The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus has reac-

tivated its lung and heart-lung transplant programs, following the recruitment of Jesus Gomez-Abraham, MD, who joined the UA Department of Surgery as assistant professor in the Division of Cardiotho-racic Surgery.

The hospital stopped performing lung transplants in February 2012 after its then-primary lung-transplant surgeon, Michael Moulton, MD, accepted an appointment as chief of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Nebraska

Medical Center. UAMC received interim approval to reactivate the program ef-fective Feb. 20, 2013, from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).

UAMC is one of a handful of medical centers in the nation to offer a comprehensive program of heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, intestine, mul-tivisceral, islet, and composite-tissue transplants for adults and children.

“The reactivation of the lung transplant program gives UAMC the opportunity once again to bring a full range of sophisticated, lifesaving care

to patients with end-stage lung disease,” said Rainer W.G. Gruessner, MD, chair-man, UA Department of Surgery.

Illustration showing minimally invasive

decompression and stabilization through the lateral

approach to the spine; new technology allows

surgeons access the spine while sparing muscles,

which speeds recovery and reduces pain.

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seven years in the Royal Air Force, participat-

ing in an internship and a multispecialty mili-

tary residency surgical training program. He

subsequently completed a trauma and ortho-

pedic surgery residency at the University of

Nottingham in the United Kingdom.

In addition, he completed hand and mi-

crosurgery fellowships at the Christine M.

Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery

in Louisville, Kentucky, and at the University

of Oxford in the United Kingdom. He com-

pleted the Synthes Hand and Wrist Trauma

Fellowship at the Chelsea and Westminster

Hospital in London, where he then served as

an attending surgeon.

Dr. Becker has published more than a

dozen journal articles. His research interests

focus on Dupuytren’s disease, fi nger replanta-

tion, and trauma.

Mindy A. Black, MD, is

an assistant professor in

the UA Department of

Surgery Division of Oto-

laryngology – Head and

Neck Surgery. She spe-

cializes in ear, nose, and

throat (ENT) medical

and surgical care for pediatric and adult pa-

tients, including those with voice disorders

and swallowing diffi culties.

Dr. Black earned her medical degree and

completed otolaryngology – head and neck

surgery residency training at the University of

Toronto, Ontario. She also completed a clini-

cal fellowship in laryngology, clinical voice

disorders, and laryngeal microsurgery at St.

Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.

Before joining the UA, she was in private

practice in Tucson. She also previously served

as an assistant professor in the Department of

Otolaryngology at McGill University in Mon-

treal, Quebec.

Dr. Black is a lecturer for a voice disorders

course in the Department of Speech Lan-

guage Pathology at the UA. She is a member

of the Tucson Society of Women Physicians

and the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology.

Zain Khalpey, MD, PhD,

MRCS (Eng), has joined

the UA Department of

Surgery as an associate

professor in the Division

of Cardiothoracic Sur-

gery. He also is the surgi-

cal director of the Heart

Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Sup-

port Program at The University of Arizona

Medical Center.

Dr. Khalpey specializes in heart surgery for

adults and children. He comes to the UA from

Columbia University in New York City, where

he also has a tenure-track appointment in

cardiothoracic surgery. His surgical interests

include adult and pediatric heart transplants,

mechanical circulatory support (ventricular-

assist devices, the total artifi cial heart), ex vivo

lung perfusion, minimally invasive treatments

for valve disease, arrhythmia surgery, and

robot-assisted mitral valve surgery.

In his research role at the UA, Dr. Khalpey

is the director of the Ex Vivo Lung Program,

Clinical and Translational Research, and the

Cardiopulmonary Stem Cell Bank. He also

holds a position on the UA Institutional

Review Board.

Dr. Khalpey has published more than 100

articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He is

an American Heart Association reviewer and

an Early Career Reviewer for the National

Institutes of Health (NIH). He has received

numerous teaching and institutional awards,

including the Hunterian Medal and Professor-

ship of Surgery from the Royal College of Sur-

geons, England; the Winston Churchill Medal,

bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II; the Excel-

lence in Teaching Award, Harvard University;

the United Nations Educational, Scientifi c and

Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Fellowship

from Switzerland and France; and the Solly

Medal and Prize for Surgery from the Univer-

sity of London.

Bijan Najafi , PhD, asso-

ciate professor, Division

of Vascular and Endovas-

cular Surgery, has joined

the UA Department of

Surgery as the director

of the Interdisciplinary

Consortium on Ad-

vanced Motion Performance (iCAMP). He also

is a scientifi c member of the UA Center on

Aging and a scientifi c advisory board member

of The University of Arizona Arthritis Center.

Dr. Najafi has gained international recog-

nition for his pioneering work using activity

monitoring and motion analysis. He has de-

veloped biomechanical models of the human

body and combined them with small, low-

cost sensors to create a system of portable

motion sensors worn by patients.

Previously, he served as the director of Dr.

Ali A. Baaj, MD, a spe-

cialist in minimally inva-

sive spine surgery, has

joined the UA Depart-

ment of Surgery as an

assistant professor and

the director of the Spi-

nal Neurosurgery Pro-

gram. He brings to Southern Arizona new

minimally invasive spine surgical techniques

for patients with disorders of the spine and

spinal cord.

He also is trained in complex spinal

reconstruction and in the surgical manage-

ment of spinal tumors and adult deformities.

His clinical interests include spinal oncology,

complex thoracolumbar and sacropelvic

reconstruction, and minimally invasive spine

procedures. His research interests include

spinal biomechanics and clinical outcomes.

Dr. Baaj recently completed one of the

nation’s premier spinal neurosurgical fel-

lowships at Johns Hopkins University, with

an emphasis on spinal column tumors. He

earned his medical degree at Boston Univer-

sity, then completed neurosurgery residency

training at the University of South Florida

in Tampa. He was a research fellow in spinal

biomechanics at the Barrow Neurological

Institute in Phoenix. The coauthor of the

Handbook of Spine Surgery, he has published

more than 40 articles and book chapters.

Giles W. Becker, MA,

MB, BChir, FRCS (Tr

and Orth), has joined

the UA Department of

Surgery Division of Re-

constructive and Plastic

Surgery as an assistant

professor.

Dr. Becker joins a team of UA plastic and

reconstructive microvascular surgeons who

are experts in treating the full spectrum of

injuries and conditions of the hands and up-

per extremities, including hand transplants;

tendon, artery, and nerve repair; soft-tissue

reconstruction; and joint replacements for

the hands and wrists.

Dr. Becker attained his primary medical

degree in 1996 at the University of Cam-

bridge in the United Kingdom. He served for

New Faces of UA Surgery

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Scholl’s Human Performance Laboratory at

the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine

and Science in Chicago. He is the author of

more than 60 peer-reviewed articles; in the

last year alone, he initiated research col-

laborations with at least 20 diff erent centers

around the world.

After receiving a PhD in biomedical en-

gineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of

Technology, Dr. Najafi completed a postdoc-

toral fellowship in neuroscience at Harvard

University.

Marian Porubsky, MD,

has joined the UA De-

partment of Surgery

Division of Abdominal

Transplantation as an

assistant professor. He

performs all types of

solid-organ transplants

— kidney, liver, pancreas, and intestine —

with a focus on pancreas, intestine, and multi-

visceral transplants.

A member of the HepatoPancreaticoBiliary

(HPB) Center team, Dr. Porubsky also treats all

conditions that aff ect the liver, gallbladder,

bile ducts, pancreas, and duodenum. Such

conditions include benign and malignant

tumors, infl ammation, congenital abnormali-

ties, and traumatic injuries.

Dr. Porubsky attended medical school at

Komensky University Bratislava in Slovakia.

After his general surgery residency at the

University Hospital Essen, Germany, he com-

pleted a research fellowship and a general

surgery residency at the University of Illinois

at Chicago. He recently fi nished a fellowship

in organ transplantation at Indiana University

Medical Center in Indianapolis.

He has published numerous articles in

peer-reviewed journals and presented his

research fi ndings at national meetings.

Abbas Rana, MD, assistant professor, has

joined the Division

of Abdominal Trans-

plantation at the UA

Department of Surgery.

He brings to the UA

his expertise in liver

transplants and in sur-

geries for malignant

and nonmalignant conditions that aff ect the

liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas, and

duodenum. A member of the HepatoPancre-

aticoBiliary (HPB) Center team, he provides

the latest treatments for patients with tumors,

Farid Gharagozloo, MD, an internationally recognized thoracic

surgeon with expertise in minimally invasive and robot-assisted

procedures, has joined the UA Department of Surgery as a profes-

sor and chief of the Section of Thoracic Surgery in the Division of

Cardiothoracic Surgery

He leads the Southwestern Lung Cancer Program, which combines screening for lung

cancer and advanced robot-assisted surgery for early-stage disease.

In addition to lung cancer, Dr. Gharagozloo treats a variety of thoracic disorders, includ-

ing those that aff ect the esophagus, with new minimally invasive techniques. His clinical

and research interests include robot-assisted thoracic surgery, surgery for advanced tho-

racic malignancies, surgery for benign and malignant esophageal disorders (including a

new procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal refl ux disease), and robot-assisted

surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome.

Before coming to the UA, Dr. Gharagozloo was chief of clinical cardiothoracic surgery

and a clinical professor of surgery at the George Washington University Medical Center. He

also served as surgeon-in-chief and director of the Washington Institute of Thoracic and

Cardiovascular Surgery in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Gharagozloo earned his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University. He completed

residency training in general surgery and in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. In addition, he pursued further training in cardiac surgery

research as an extracorporeal fellow at Harvard Medical School.

A diplomat of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Gharagozloo also is a board

member of the Society of Robotic Surgery. A well-known lecturer and author, he has pub-

lished more than 140 papers and is the senior editor of the Textbook of Robotic Surgery.

infl ammation, congenital abnormalities, and

traumatic injuries of the liver and pancreas.

An Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) graduate of

the University of Pittsburgh School of Medi-

cine, Dr. Rana completed residency training in

general surgery at Columbia University in New

York City, then fellowship training in transplan-

tation at the University of California – Los An-

geles. He has published more than 30 research

articles, focusing on liver transplant outcomes.

Gary A. Vercruysse, MD,

has joined the UA Depart-

ment of Surgery Division

of Trauma, Critical Care

and Emergency Surgery

as an associate professor.

In addition to treating

trauma patients, he will

serve as the medical director of the Burn Care

Program at The University of Arizona Medical

Center.

Dr. Vercruysse has extensive experience in

the treatment of burns and traumatic injuries.

He comes to the UA from Grady Memorial Hos-

pital in Atlanta, where he was codirector of the

Grady Memorial Burn Center and an assistant

professor at Emory University. He also served

as chief of surgery at the U.S. Air Force Theater

Hospital in Balad, Iraq, and as senior surgeon

and ICU director at the Craig Joint Theater Hos-

pital in Bagram, Afghanistan.

He specializes in skin grafts, wound recon-

struction, and critical care management for

adult and pediatric patients with acute ther-

mal, chemical, and electrical injuries, as well as

with burn-related complications. His research

interests include vasopressin defi ciency as re-

lated to hemorrhagic shock, the economics of

burn care, and burn injury education. He is also

dedicated to community service and outreach

to promote burn awareness and prevention.

Dr. Vercruysse earned his medical degree

and completed general surgery residency

training at Michigan State University’s College

of Human Medicine in East Lansing. He then

completed a fellowship in trauma, surgical criti-

cal care, and trauma surgery at the R. Adams

Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University

of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore,

as well as a fellowship in burn care at Emory

University at Grady Memorial Hospital.

The recipient of numerous awards and mili-

tary honors, Dr. Vercruysse has published more

than 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chap-

ters. He is an ad hoc reviewer for The American

Journal of Surgery and The Journal of Trauma.

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Allen R. Raczkowski, MD, 60, died on

Dec. 23, 2012.

Dr. Raczkowski

joined the UA De-

partment of Surgery

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

as an assistant professor in October

2011. Recognized as a pioneer in us-

ing the da Vinci robot for minimally

invasive coronary operations, he

performed nearly 400 robot-assisted

heart surgeries during the course of

his career and was the busiest proctor

in the country for teaching his tech-

niques to others.

He graduated from medical

school at Wayne State University in

1977, then completed surgical and

cardiothoracic training at the Univer-

sity of Wisconsin in 1984. His entire

clinical practice, spanning nearly

30 years, was dedicated to the state

of Arizona, divided between Tucson

(1984-1998; 2011 to present) and

Phoenix (1998-2011).

His passion was the use of surgi-

cal techniques for complex mitral

valve repairs. In 1988, he was a

fellow under Alain Carpentier, MD,

PhD, the famed French surgeon who

is widely credited with inventing the

modern techniques used for mitral

valve repair.

Dr. Raczkowksi was one of the

earliest adopters of robot-assisted

heart valve surgery, with his fi rst case

in 2003. He was the fi rst in the world

to perform robot-assisted aortic

valve surgery, as well as the fi rst in

the world to use the robot for mitral

repairs on the non-arrested, beating

heart. In Arizona, he was the fi rst to

perform robot-assisted mitral valve

replacement and repair, as well as the

fi rst to use a surgical maze procedure

to treat atrial fi brillation.

In Memoriam Erle E. Peacock, Jr., MD, 86,

founding chairman of the UA Depart-

ment of Surgery, died on Oct. 25, 2012.

Dr. Peacock graduated from the

University of North Carolina in Chapel

Hill, Harvard Medical School, and the

University of North Carolina School of

Law. During World War II, he served in

the U.S. Navy. During the Korean War, he

served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps,

where he specialized in hand surgery at

Valley Forge Army Hospital. He founded

the University of North Carolina’s Plastic

Surgery Division and Hand Rehabilita-

tion Center.

In 1968, Dr. Peacock was recruited

to be the founding chairman of the UA

Department of Surgery and the chief of

surgery at the new University Hospital

until 1973.

From 1977 to 1982, Dr. Peacock

taught and practiced surgery at Tulane

University in New Or-

leans. He then returned

to Chapel Hill and

the private practice of

plastic surgery until

1993. After retiring

from surgical practice,

he practiced health care law in Raleigh,

North Carolina (with Hollowell, Peacock

& Meyer), then began a solo practice

back in Chapel Hill.

Dr. Peacock was president of the

American Board of Plastic Surgery, the

Plastic Surgery Research Council, and

the Womack Surgical Society. He served

on the editorial boards of fi ve surgical

journals and on two National Institutes

of Health (NIH) Study Sections. He was a

consultant to the U.S. Army Research and

Development Offi ce of Medical Examin-

ers and an active or honorary member of

27 professional organizations, including

the American College of Legal Medicine.

In addition to numerous publica-

tions in scientifi c journals, Dr. Peacock

authored a surgical textbook, Wound

Repair. He coauthored a book with

Richard Peters, MD, The Scientifi c Man-

agement of Surgical Patients. His many

honors include the North Carolina Junior

Chamber of Commerce Young Man of

the Year Award in 1967, the University

of North Carolina School of Medicine

Distinguished Service Award in 1979, the

American Society of Plastic and Recon-

structive Surgery “Clinician of the Year”

Award in 1985, and the Southeastern So-

ciety of Plastic Surgery Special Achieve-

ment Award in 2001.

Rockwell E. Jackson, MD, 87, a

former clinical professor

in the UA Department

of Surgery, died Dec. 5,

2012.

He won the pres-

tigious Henry Newell Scholarship and

attended Stanford University, starting in

1942. In 1943, he entered the Navy V-12

program and attended the University

of Michigan College of Medicine from

1944 to 1948. His residency training

in Ann Arbor was interrupted when he

volunteered for active service during the

Korean War.

After returning to Michigan, he fi n-

ished his residency and became a clinical

instructor in surgery. His long career as a

general surgeon in Tucson, which began

at the Thomas Davis Clinic, included a

lengthy partnership with Dr. Bud Simons

and service as the chief of staff at St.

Joseph’s Hospital.

After retiring from private practice in

the early 1990s, Dr. Jackson performed

volunteer surgical work in South Suma-

tra, the Caribbean, and on the Navajo

reservation in Ganado. He was a clini-

cal professor at the UA Department of

Surgery and the attending surgeon at the

Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health

Care System.

A member of the American College

of Surgeons, he served as president of the

Arizona Chapter, which recently honored

him with a Lifetime Achievement Award

for Pioneering Innovations in Surgery.

He also served as president of the Tucson

Surgical Society and was a member of the

Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society.

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The UA Department of Surgery hosted its annual reception for alumni and

friends during the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeon

in Chicago last October. Save the date – this year’s reception will be held

Monday, Oct. 7, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Rifat Latifi ,

Peter Rhee,

Rainer

GruessnerMustafa Aman, Bernardo Rocha,

Carlos Galvani, John Kettelle,

Albert Amini

Irada Ibrahim-

Zada, Evan Glazer,

Michelle Glazer

James Warneke, Lisa Warneke, Shauna Weinand, Martin Weinand

Kathrin Troppmann, Rainer Gruessner,

Christine Gruessner

ACS 2012 Reception in Chicago

J W k Li W k Sh W i d M i W i d

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Philanthropy News

Dr. Peter Rhee Named to

Martin Gluck Endowed Chair

Peter Rhee, MD, professor and chief of the UA Department of Surgery

Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, is the inaugural holder of the Martin Gluck Endowed

Chair. One of 41

endowed chairs in the UA College of Medicine, the Martin Gluck Endowed Chair represents the second endowed chair for a divi-sion chief in the department. The fi rst endowed chair for a divi-sion chief cur-rently is held by Robert Poston,

MD, chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic

Surgery and holder of the Jack G. Cope-land Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery.

The enduring support of the Martin Gluck Endowed Chair will allow Dr. Rhee to continue his distinguished pub-lic service in medical education, patient care, and research at the UA. The chair position will be held by the division chief in perpetuity.

The endowment was created with a $1.7 million commitment by Tucson Foundations, a group of 12 private foundations under the direction of the Lohse family. That generous gift was supplemented by the proceeds of the 2011 M*A*S*H Bash (the annual trauma fundraising event), bringing the total to $2 million.

“The University of Arizona and the Division of Trauma serve our Tucson community and beyond in critical ways,” said Linda Lohse, who holds a UA degree in nursing and has served in a number of volunteer leadership positions across campus, including her current post on the UA Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

“We are so pleased to be able to sup-port this division, and particularly Dr. Rhee, through an endowed gift.”

Department Chairman Rainer W.G.

Gruessner, MD, added, “The annual proceeds of this endowment will allow Dr. Rhee to focus on pivotal research in the fi eld of trauma, including blood substitutes in patients with life-threat-ening injuries, suspended animation techniques for critically injured patients, and innovative treatments for patients suffering shock.

“We hope this gift inspires more endowed support for all of our subspe-cialty division chiefs, facilitating seminal advances in medical research and clinical surgery.”

George W. Drach, MD,

Visiting Professorship Hosts

Dr. Marshall Stoller

The UA Department of Surgery has created the George W. Drach, MD,

Distinguished Visiting Professorship in

Urology to recognize the achievements of Dr. Drach, the founding chief of urology, as well as professor emeritus of both the UA and the University of Pennsylvania. The visiting professorship’s mission is to bring nationally recognized urology lead-ers to the UA.

The fi rst visit-ing professor was Marshall L. Stoller,

MD, professor and vice chair of the Department of Urology at the University of California, San Fran-cisco. He presented lectures on urinary stone disease and nephrolithiasis to urol-ogy residents and community urologists on Feb. 13, 2013.

The Friends of the University of Arizona Trauma Center (a group

of Tucson supporters formed after the tragic shootings on Jan. 8, 2011) held the second annual M*A*S*H Bash on Oct. 19, 2012, at the Pima Air and Space Museum.

The event raised funds for the UA Level I trauma center at The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus. Special guests included Commander Mark Kelly, the astronaut who piloted the fi nal mis-sion for space shuttle Endeavour, and his wife, former Arizona Congress-woman Gabrielle Giffords.

Proceeds from M*A*S*H Bash 2012 benefi ted the new Burn Care Program, the only inpatient burn pro-gram in Southern Arizona. The long-term vision is to build a freestanding trauma center near the University Campus hospital to house additional operating suites, a trauma intensive care unit, neurologic rehabilitation services, a burn unit, and research laboratories. The cost of providing the critical community service of advanced trauma care is estimated at more than $47 million per year.

Marshall L. Stoller, MD

Catherine and Dr. Gary Vercruysse

The UA Division of Urology seeks to create the George W. Drach, MD, Endowed Chair in Urology, to be held by the chief of the division. Until this ulti-mate goal is achieved, the Distinguished Visiting Professorship will continue to bring the latest developments and scientifi c advancements in urology to the Arizona medical community.

Peter Rhee, MD

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Recognizing gifts of $1,000 or more in 2012

Aesculap, Inc.

Air Methods Corporation

Monica A. Akyol

Alice and Paul Baker

Mr. and Mrs. J. Emery Barker

Peggy M. Barrett (deceased)

David J. Berwick

Mario A. Carrasco

Dr. and Mrs. Sam DeFrancesco

Donor Network of Arizona

Edwards Lifesciences

Anita and Bradley H. Feder

John M. and Patricia Feeney

Dr. and Mrs. Murray S. Feldstein

Dr. and Mrs. Randall S. Friese

Joseph A. Gervasio

DeeAnne G. Gibbons

Nina and Nick Gibson

Global Investment Strategies LLC

Nancy and Michael Goodman

Dr. and Mrs. D.J. Green

Dr. Lynne Gries

Drs. Angelika and Rainer Gruessner

HealthSouth

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital

Hugeo Foundation

Mrs. Pam Jackson and the late

Dr. Rockwell Jackson

Jim Click Nissan, Inc.

Dr. Bellal Joseph

Kate Jennings Charitable Trust

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Klemmedson

Dr. and Mrs. Narong Kulvatunyou

Pamela L. Lacy

Allen Langer

Dr. and Mrs. G. Michael Lemole

James J. Leos

Lloyd Construction Co.

Lohse Foundation

Dr. Lorraine L. Mackstaller

Margaret E. Mooney Foundation

Dr. Jacqueline L. Mok

Donald and Donna Mosites Family

Foundation

Dr. Terence O’Keeff e

Dr. and Mrs. Peter Rhee

Dr. Peter Rhee

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giff ords (D-Ariz.)

and husband Mark Kelly

Dr. Rainer Gruessner

Sandy Maxfi eld, Dr. Bob Maxfi eld, Laura Brown

SAVE THE DATE:

April 5, 2014

You are invited to attendThe Latest and Greatest Development in Trauma Care

Updates on the Level I Trauma Center at the University of ArizonaPlease join the Friends of the UA Trauma Center for a series of updates on the Level I trauma center at the University of Arizona. Presentations include the latest research and medical technologies in trauma surgery, as well as stories about the people whose lives were saved at the trauma center.

WHEN: Thursdays, 4:00-6:00 p.m.DATES: Sept. 26, 2013 • Nov. 21, 2013 Jan. 23, 2014 • March 27, 2014

COST: $40 per personFor more information: Laura Ballesteros, 520-626-5056

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Adamas-Rappaport W, Benjamin MA, Teeple MK, Glazer ES, Sozanski J, Waer A, Poskus D, Ong E, “A Comparison of Unguided versus Guided Case-Based Instruction on the Surgery Clerkship,” Journal of Surgical Research, 2012.

Kaplan SJ, Carroll JT, Chuu A, Nematollahi S, Adamas-Rappaport W, Ong E, “Utilization of a Non-Preserved Cadaver to Address Defi ciencies in Technical Skills During the Third Year of Medi-cal School,” World Journal of Surgery, 2012.

Lowery N, Woods J, Armstrong DG, Wukich D, “Surgical Management of Charcot Neuroar-thropathy of the Foot and Ankle: A Systematic Review,” Foot Ankle Int (33):113-21, 2012.

Antonio Robles

Nancy G. and James Rodolph

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Ronstadt

Rosemont Copper

Rural/Metro Fire Department, Chief

Tom Brandhuber

Sanofi -Aventis

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Schuchardt

Dr. and Mrs. Gulshan Sethi

Southern Arizona Trauma Network

Inc. (SATNET)

Robert L. Steinberg

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Strauss

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Tang

Drs. Michael and Janet Teodori

The University of Arizona Medical

Center – South Campus

Tucson Electric Power

Two Rivers Financial Group

Dr. and Mrs. Evan Unger

United Way of Tucson and Southern

Arizona

Ventura-Pacifi c Development, Inc.

Count and Countess Ferdinand Von

Galen

W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Martin Weinand

Western Alliance Bank

Dr. Wendell Whitacre and

Dr. Teresa Cisler

William and Mary Ross Foundation

Dr. Julie L. Wynne

Zuckerman Family Foundation

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, received the fi rst-place Clinical Research Award from the Symposium for the Advancement of Wound Care/Wound Healing Society for his article “Comparative Effectiveness of Mechanically and Electrically Powered NPWT Devices: A Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial,” coauthored with Marston WA, Reyzelman AM, and Kirsner RS. He also was recognized as one of the Most Infl uential Podiatric Physicians by being named to “The Podiatry Management VIP List” of 2012. In addition, he was the fi rst U.S. podiatric sur-geon to be named a Fellow in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow). And he is now the U.S. chair of the International Work-ing Group on the Diabetic Foot for the Interna-tional Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Carlos A. Galvani, MD, received the “Carl J. Levinson Award for Best Video” and the “Best General Surgery Video” award for “Single-Incision Sleeve Gastrectomy” at the SLS-MIRA-SRS Joint Annual Meeting & Endo Expo, Sep 2012.

Stephen A. Goldstein, MD, has been named president-elect of the Arizona Otolaryngology Society.

Matthew Gretzer, MD, was elected vice-presi-dent of the Arizona Urological Society.

Rainer W.G. Gruessner, MD, received the 2012 Cure Award from the Southern Arizona American Diabetes Association.

Bellal Joseph, MD, won the 2012 Trauma Care and Injury Prevention program award from Indian Health Service.

Rifat Latifi , MD, received the Recognition of Medical and Surgical Mission award for his continuous volunteer efforts from the Associa-tion of Filipino Physicians of Southern Illinois

USA and the Philippine Gift of Life Foundation Province of Bohol, Tagbilaran, Bohol Islands, Philippines. He also was given the Excellence in Surgery Services Award at the Hamad General Hospital in Doha, Qatar, by the Arab Health 2012 Achievement and Innovation program. In addition, he was appointed an international ad-viser to Albania’s minister of health, Dr. Vanxhel Tavo, to help reform that nation’s trauma and emergency system. He was elected to the board of the International Society for Telemedicine and Health.

G. Michael Lemole, Jr., MD, won fi rst place for his research abstract at the 12th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, San Di-ego, Jan 2012. In addition, he was named a Top Doctor by U.S. News & World Report in 2012.

Randall S. Friese, MD, was awarded honor-ary induction into the Gold Humanism Honors Society in 2012.

Joseph L. Mills, Sr., MD, was elected president of the Western Vascular Society, president of the Rocky Mountain Vascular Society, and chair of the Association of Affi liated Vascular Societies (AAVS) of the Society for Vascular Surgery in 2012. He also became a miembro honorario (honorary member) of the Asociación Colombi-ana in 2012.

Peter Rhee, MD, received the Laurel Highlands High School Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award and the Korean American Medical As-sociation Career Achievement Award in 2012. He also was presented with a Certifi cate of Ac-complishment by U.S. Congressman Ed Royce. In addition, he was named a Top Doctor by U.S. News & World Report in 2012. Sreekumar Subramanian, MD, won the Best Poster Presentation award at the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jun 2012.

Armstrong DG, Marston WA, Reyzelman AM, Kirsner RS, “Comparative Effectiveness of Mechanically and Electrically Powered Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial,” Wound Repair and Regeneration 20:332-341, 2012.

Jensen B, Leykum B, Fiorito J, Armstrong DG, “Adventitious Bursae Underlying Chronic Wounds: Another Possible Deterrent to Healing,” ePlasty 12:137-142, 2012.

Game FL, Hinchliffe RJ, Apelqvist J, Armstrong DG, Bakker K, Hartemann A, Londahl M, Price PE, Jeffcoate WJ, “Specifi c Guidelines on Wound and Wound Bed Management,” Diabetes Metab Res Rev 28:232-233, 2012.

Game FL, Hinchliffe RJ, Apelqvist J, Armstrong DG, Bakker K, Hartemann A, Londahl M, Price PE, Jeffcoate WJ, “A Systematic Review of Interventions to Enhance the Healing of Chronic Ulcers of the Foot in Diabetes,” Diabetes Metab Res Rev 28:119-41, 2012.

Zhubrak M, Fisher TK, Armstrong DG, “Pedal Pathology Potentiated by Personal Pedicure Procedures in the Presence of Painless Periph-eral Neuropathy,” J Amer Podiatr Med Assoc, 2012.

Fisher TK, Armstrong DG, “Your Annual Com-prehensive Foot Exam,” Diabetes Self Manag 29:42-44, 2012.

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Leykum B, Fiorito J, Armstrong DG, “Osteoar-ticular Infections: Special Dressings,” Osteoar-ticular Infections, Editora Atheneu, Sao Paulo, 2012.

Fiorito J, Leykum B, Armstrong DG, Granick M and Teot L, eds, “Surgical Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers,” 2nd Ed, Surgical Wound Healing and Management, Informa Healthcare, pp 128-144, 2012.

Walters J, Armstrong DG, “The Diabetic Foot: Expert Commentary,” in Cohn SM, Brower ST, “Surgery: Evidence-Based Practice,” People’s Medical, p 767, 2012.

Armstrong DG, ed, “Up-To-Date Clinical Man-agement,” S Wolters Kluwer Health, 2012.

Armstrong DG, Fisher TK, Lepow BD, White M, Mills JL, “The Diabetic Foot,” Mechanisms of Vascular Disease: A Reference for Vascular Specialists, Fitridge R, Thompson M, eds, Cam-bridge University Press, 2nd edition, 2012.

Berlanga Acosta J, Mendoza Mari Y, Martinez MD, Valdez Perez C, Ojalvo AG, Armstrong DG, “Expression of Cell Proliferation Cycle Negative Regulators in Fibroblasts of an Isch-emic Diabetic Foot Ulcer,” Int Wound J, 2012.

Bharara M, Najafi B, Armstrong DG, “Meth-odology for Use of a Neuroprosthetic to Reduce Plantar Pressure: Applications in People with Diabetic Foot Disease,” J Diab Sci Technol 6:222-224, 2012.

Bharara M, Schoess J, Armstrong DG, “Com-ing Events Cast their Shadows Before: Detect-ing Infl ammation in the Acute Diabetic Foot and the Foot in Remission,” Diab Res Clin Pract 28(1):15-20, 2012.

Morbach S, Furehert H, Groblinghoff U, Hoffmeier H, Kersten K, Klauke G, Klemp U, Roden T, Icks A, Haastert B, Rumenapf, Abbas Z, Bharara M, Armstrong DG, “Long-Term Prognosis of Diabetic Foot Patients and their Limbs: Amputation and Death over a Decade,” Diabetes Care, 2012.

Zhan LX, Bharara M, White M, Bhatnagar S, Lepow B, Armstrong DG, Mills JL, “Compari-son of Initial Hemodynamic Response after En-dovascular Therapy and Open Surgical Bypass in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Critical Limb Ischemia,” J Vasc Surg 56:380-386, 2012.

Perry D, Bharara M, Armstrong DG, Mills JL, “Intraoperative Fluorescence Vascular Angiogra-phy,” Journal of Diabetes Science and Technol-ogy 6:204-208, 2012.

Suh J, Chiu AG, “Medical Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis,” Johnson J, ed, Elsevier, 2012.

Lee J, Chiu AG, “Management of Inverted Pap-illoma,” Deviah and Marple, eds, Thieme, 2012.

Chiu AG, “Past, Present and Future of Sinona-sal Tumor Management,” Chiu, Ramakrishnan, Suh, eds, Jaypee, 2012.

Welch KC and Chiu AG, “Osteoplastic Flap with and without Obliteration,” Master Techniques in Otolaryngology, 2012.

Montone KL, Livoisi VA, Feldman MD, Palmer JN, Chiu AG, et al, “Fungal Rhinosinusitis: A Rretrospective Microbiologic and Pathologic Review of 400 Patients at a Single University Medical Center,” Int J Otolaryngol 12:684835, 2012.

Chiu AG, Ma Y, “Accuracy and Reliability of Intraoperative Frozen Margins in Endoscopic Resection of Sinonasal Malignancies,” Int Forum Allergy Rhinol, Sep 2012.

Suh JD, Chi J, Palmer JN, Chiu AG, “Outcomes and Complications of Endoscopic Approaches for Malignancies of the Paranasal Sinuses and Anterior Skull Base,” Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 2012.

Smith TL, Kern R, Palmer JN, Schlosser R, Chandra RK, Chiu AG, et al, “Medical Therapy vs. Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Pro-spective Multi-Institutional Study with 1-year Follow-up,” Int Forum Allergy Rhinol, Jun 2012.

Lee JY, Barroeta JE, Newman JG, Chiu AG, et al, “Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Anterior Skull Base Meningiomas and Mucosa: Implica-tions for Resection, Reconstruction and Recur-rence,” J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg, 2012.

Chiu AG, Ma Y, “Accuracy of Intraoperative Frozen Margins for Sinonasal Malignancies and Its Implications for Endonasal Resection of Sino-nasal Melanomas,” Int Forum Allergy Rhinol, Sep 2012.

Armstrong DG, Bharara M, White M, Lepow BD, Bhatnagar S, Fisher T, Kimbriel HR, Gos-hima KR, Hughes JD, Mills JL, “The Impact and Outcomes of Establishing an Integrated Interdisciplinary Surgical Team to Care for the Diabetic Foot,” Diab Metab, Research Rev 28:514-518, 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Virtualizing the Assessment: A Novel Pragmatic Paradigm to Evaluate Lower Extremity Joint Proprioception in Diabetes,” Gerontology 58:463-471, 2012.

Armstrong DG, Andros G, “Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Facilitate Limb Preservation,” International Wound Journal (9):1-7, 2012.

Armstrong DG, Fiorito JL, Leykum BJ, Mills JL, “Clinical Effi cacy of the Pan Metatarsal Head Resection as a Curative Procedure in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Neuropathic Forefoot Wounds,” Foot Ankle Spec 5:235-240, 2012.

Balingit PP, Armstrong DG, Reyzelman AM, Bolton L, Verco SJ, Rodgers K, Nigh KA, Dizerega GS, “Stimulation of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing: Results of a Randomized, Parallel-Group, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Clinical Trial,” Wound Repair Regen, 2012.

Lipsky BA, Berendt AR, Cornia PB, Pile JC, Peters EJ, Armstrong DG, Deery HG, Embil JM, Joseph WS, Karchmer AW, Pinzur MS, Senneville E, “2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infec-tions,” Clin Infect Dis 54: e132-e173, 2012.

Lipsky, BA, Berendt AR, Cornia PB, Pile JC, Peters EJ, Armstrong DG, Deery HG, Embil JM, Joseph WS, Karchmer AW, Pinzur MS, Senneville E, “Executive Summary: 2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treat-ment of Diabetic Foot Infections,” Clin Infect Dis 54:1679-1684, 2012.

Fisher TK, Armstrong DG, “Offl oading: Peri-Operative and Peri-Ulcerative Pontifi cation on Diabetic Pedal Predicaments,” J Wound Technol (17):12-14, 2012.

Alavi A, Armstrong DG, Sibbald RG, “Manage-ment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Part 1, Part 2,” J American Academy of Dermatology, 2012.

Alavi A, Armstrong DG, “The Prevention and Pathology of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Part 1, Part 2: Treatment,” J American Academy of Derma-tology, 2012.

Fiorito J, Lekyum B, Armstrong DG, “Foot Care in Diabetic Patients,” Improving Diabetes Care in the Clinic, Shah JH, ed, 2012.

Leykum B, Fiorito J, Armstrong DG, Pedrosa HC, Vilar L, and Boulton AJM eds, “The Team Approach to Amputation Prevention,” Neuropa-thy and the Diabetic Foot, 2012.

Giovinco NA, Armstrong DG, “Agents for Wound Chemotherapy for VAC Therapy Aug-mentation: An Overview of Evidence,” Update 2012: The Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Podiatry Institute, pp 250-253, 2012.

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Suh JD, Ramakrishnan V, Lee JY, Chiu AG, “Bi-lateral Silent Sinus Syndrome,” Ear Nose Throat J 91(12) 19-21, Dec 2012.

Frankel HL, Butler KL, Cuschieri J, Friese RS, Huynh T, Mohr AM, et al, “The Role and Value of Surgical Critical Care, an Essential Component of Acute Care Surgery, in the Affordable Care Act: A Report from the Critical Care Committee and Board of Managers of the American As-sociation for the Surgery of Trauma,” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 73(1):20-6, Jul 2012

Friese RS, “Statistics,” Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery: Clinical Questions and Answers,” 1st edition, 2012.

Friese RS, “The Open Abdomen: Defi nitions, Management Principles, and Nutrition Support Considerations,” Nutr Clin Pract 27(4):492-498, Aug 2012.

Le A, Friese RS, Hsu CH, Wynne JL, Rhee P, O’Keeffe T, “Sleep Disruptions and Nocturnal Nursing Interactions in the Intensive Care Unit,” J Surg Res 177(2):310-4, Oct 2012.

Phelan H, Eastman AL, Aldy K, Carroll EA, Nakonezny PA, Jan T, Howard JL, Chen Y, Friese RS, Minei JP, “Prestorage Leukoreduc-tion Abrogates the Detrimental Effect of Aging on Packed Red Cells Transfused After Trauma: A Prospective Cohort Study,” Am J Surg 203: 198-204, 2012.

Stassen NA, Bhullar I, Cheng JD, Crandall ML, Friese RS, Guillamondegui OD, et al, “Selec-tive Nonoperative Management of Blunt Splenic Injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Practice Management Guideline,” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 73(5):S294-300, Nov 2012.

Echeverria A, Galvani C, Garza U, Kaul A, De-sai C, Jie T, Gruessner RWG, “Single-Incision Robotic-Assisted Donor Nephrectomy,” JSLS 16(2) 12.272, Sep 2012.

Garza U, Echeverria A, Galvani C, “Robotic-As-sisted Bariatric Surgery,” Advanced Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, CK Huang, ed, Feb 2012.

Galvani CA, Garza U, Leeds M, Kaul A, Ech-everria A, Desai CS, Jie T, Diana R, Gruess-ner RWG, “Single-Incision Robotic-Assisted Living Donor Nephrectomy: Case Report and Description of Surgical Technique,” Transpl Int 25(8):e89-92, May 2012.

Elli EF, Masrur MA, El Zaeedi M, Galvani CA, Bozorgui N, Giulianotti PC, “Four-Year Expe-rience with Outpatient Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding,” Surg Obes Relat Dis Pii: S1550-7289(12)00324-3, Sep 2012.

Galvani CA, Rodriguez-Rilo H, Samamé J, Gruessner R, “First Fully Robotic-Assisted Total Pancreatectomy Combined with Islet Autotrans-plant for the Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis: A Case Report,” Pancreas Journal, Nov 2012.

Lam L, Inaba K, Branco BC, Putty B, Salim A, Green DJ, Talving P, Demetriades D, “The Impact of Early Hormonal Therapy in Cata-strophic Brain-Injured Patients and Its Effect on Organ Procurement,” Am Surg 78(3):318-324, Mar 2012.

Green DJ, Bukur M, “Plain X-Rays for Penetrat-ing Trauma;” Green DJ, Schnuringer B, “Imag-ing of Penetrating Urologic Trauma;” Green DJ, Brown CVR, “Emergency Department Thoracot-omy,” Penetrating Trauma, New York, NY, 2012.

Gries L, Rhee P, “Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed-ing,” Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery New York, NY, 2012.

Grisby B, Vardanyan M, Khan K, Gruessner RWG, Desai C, Jie T, Rilo H, “Pain and Quality of Life Assessment in Chronic Pancreatitis Pa-tients,” Am J Transplant 12(3):91, 2012.

Desai C, Maegawa FB, Gruessner RWG, Habib S, Rilo H, Khan K, “Importance of Fatty Liver in Patients Undergoing Autologous Islet Cell Trans-plantation,” Am J Transplant 12(3): 91, 2012.

Gruessner A, Sutherland DER, Gruessner RWG, “Pancreas After Kidney Retransplanta-tion: Impact of Primary Graft Failure and Timing of Retransplant,” Am J Transplant 12(3):134, 2012.

Sutherland DE, Radosevich D, Gruessner RWG, Gruessner A, Kandaswamy R, “Pushing the Envelope: Living Donor Pancreas Transplan-tation,” Curr Opin Organ Transplant 17:106-15, 2012.

Khan KM, Kumar NC, Gruessner RWG, “The Liver and Parenteral Nutrition,” Hepatology: A Textbook of Liver Disease, pp 986-995, Phila-delphia, 2012.

Sturdevant ML, Gruessner RWG, “Critical Care Problems in Heart and Heart-Lung Transplant Recipients,” Intensive Care Medicine, pp 1846-1857, Philadelphia, 2012.

Sutherland D, Gruessner AC, Hering BJ, Gruessner RWG, “Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplantation,” Pediatric Surgery, pp 631-641, Philadelphia, 2012.

Guerrero MA, Tsikitis VL, Wertheim BC, “Trends of Incidence and Survival of Gastroin-testinal Neuroendocrine Tumors in the United States: A SEER Analysis,” Cancer 2012;3:292-302, Epub 2012 Jul 1.

Guerrero MA, “New Insight into the Treatment of Advanced Differentiated Thyroid Cancer,” Journal of Thyroid Research, 2012.

Guerrero MA, Rose J, Wertheim BC, “Radiation Treatment of Patients with Primary Pediatric Ma-lignancies: Risk of Developing Thyroid Cancer as a Secondary Malignancy,” Am J Surg, Epub 2012 Sep 29.

Guerrero MA, “The Advantages of SPECT in Parathyroid Adenoma Detection and Operating Room Cost Reduction,” ARRS, 2012.

Guerrero MA, “Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography Scan Positive for Recur-rent Papillary Thyroid Cancer and the Prognosis and Implications for Surgical Management,” World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Mar 2012.

Guerrero MA, Safavi A, Vijaysekaran A, “New Insight into the Treatment of Advanced Dif-ferentiated Thyroid Cancer,” Journal of Thyroid Research Article ID 437569, Dec 2012.

Blakeley JO, Evans DG, Adler J, Brackmann D, Chen R, Ferner RE, Hanemann CO, Harris G, Huson SM, Jacob A, et al, “Consensus Recommendations for Current Treatments and Accelerating Clinical Trials for Patients with Neurofi bromatosis Type 2,” Am J Med Genet A 158A(1): 24-41, Jan 2012.

Jacob A, Oblinger J, Bush ML, Brendel V, Chang LS, Welling DB, et al, “Preclinical Valida-tion of AR42, a Novel Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor, as Treatment for Vestibular Schwanno-mas,” Laryngoscope 122(1): 174-189, Jan 2012.

Bush ML, Oblinger J, Davletova S, Chang L-S, Welling DB, Jacob A, “Treatment of Vestibular Schwannoma Cells with ErbB Inhibitors,” Otol Neurotol 33(2): 244-257, Feb 2012.

Miller C, Igarashi S, Jacob A, “Molecular Patho-genesis of Vestibular Schwannomas: Insights for the Development of Novel Medical Therapies,” Otolaryngol Pol 66(2): 84-95, Mar 2012.

Burns SS, Akhmametyeva EM, Oblinger JL, Bush ML, Huang J, Senner V, Chen CS, Jacob A, et al, “Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor AR-42 Differentially Affects Cell Cycle Transit in Menin-geal and Meningioma Cells, Potently Inhibiting NF2-Defi cient Meningioma Growth,” Cancer Res, Nov 2012.

Jie T, Dunn DL, Gruessner RW, “Diagnosis and Management of Rejection, Infection, and Malignancy in Transplant Recipients, “ Irwin & Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine, Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp 1903-1920, Philadelphia 2012.

Khan KM, Desai CS, Kalb B, Patel C, Grigsby BM, Jie T, Gruessner RW, Rodriguez-Rilo H, “MRI Prediction of Islet Yield for Autologous Transplantation after Total Pancreatectomy for Chronic Pancreatitis,” Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 2012.

Amini A, Patanwala AE, Maegawa FB, Skrepnek GH, Jie T, Gruessner RW, Ong ES, “Effect of Epidural Analgesia on Postoperative Complica-tions Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy,” American Journal of Surgery 204(6):1000-6, 2012.

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Konstantinidis IT, Young C, Tsikitis VL, Lee E, Jie T, Ong ES, “Cytoreductive Surgery and Hy-perthermic Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion: The University of Arizona Early Experience,” World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 4(6):135-40, 2012.

Rose JF, Jie T, Usera P, Ong ES, “Pancre-aticoduodenectomy for Primary Pancreatic Lymphoma,” Gastrointestinal Cancer Research 5(1):32-4, 2012.

Desai CS, Gruessner AC, Khan KM, Fishbein TM, Jie T, Rodriguez Rilo HL, Gruessner RW, “Isolated Intestinal Transplants vs. Liver-Intestinal Transplants in Adult Patients in the United States: 22 yr of OPTN Data,” Clinical Transplantation 26(4):622-8, 2012.

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Sixta S, Moore FO, Ditillo MF, Fox AD, Garcia AJ, Holena D, Joseph B, Tyrie L, Cotton B, “Screening for Thoracolumbar Spinal Injuries in Blunt Trauma: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Practice Manage-ment Guideline,” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 73(5):S326-32, Nov 2012.

Joseph B, Pantelis H, Aziz H, Snyder K, Wynne J, Kulvantuyou N, Tang A, O’Keeffe T, Latifi R, Friese R, Rhee P, “Continuous Noninvasive Hemoglobin Monitor from Pulse Ox: Ready for Prime Time,” World J, 2012.

Joseph B, Hadeed G, Sadoun M, Rhee PM, Weinstein RS, “Video Consultation for Trauma and Emergency Surgical Patients,” Crit Care Nurs Q 35(4):341-345 Oct-Dec 2012.

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Aman M, Kettelle JB, “Bladder Rupture without Antecedent Trauma: A Rare Clinical Presenta-tion,” Surgical Endoscopy, 2012.

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Khalpey Z, Dekkers RJ, Nauta FJ, Shekar P, “Warm Beating Heart with Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: A Technique for an Unclam-pable Aorta with Aortic Valve Regurgitation,” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 144(3): 731-2, 2012.

Myers PO, Tabata M, Shekar PS, Couper GS, Khalpey ZI, Aranki SF, “Extensive Endarterec-tomy and Reconstruction of the Left Anterior Descending Artery: Early and Late Outcomes,” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 143(6): 1336-40, 2012.

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Campesino M, Saenz D, Choi M, Krouse RS, “Perceived Discrimination and Ethnic Identity Among Breast Cancer Survivors,” Oncol Nurs Forum 39(2):E91-E100, Mar 2012.

Grant M, McMullen CK, Altschuler A, Hornbrook MC, Herrinton LJ, Wendel CS, Baldwin CM, Krouse RS, “Irrigation Practices in Long-Term Survivors of Colorectal Cancer with Colosto-mies,” Clin J Oncol Nurs 16(5): 514-519, 2012.

Grant M, McCorkle R, Hornbrook MC, Wendel CS, Krouse R, “Development of a Chronic Care Ostomy Self-Management Program,” J Cancer Educ, Oct 2012.

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Badgwell B, Krouse R, Cormier J, Guevera C, Klimberg VS, Ferrel B, “Frequent and Early Death Limits Quality of Life Assessment in Pa-tients with Advanced Malignancies Evaluated for Palliative Surgical Intervention,” Ann Surg Oncol 19(12): 3651-3658, 2012.

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Kulvatunyou N, Joseph B, Gries L, Friese RS, Green D, O’Keeffe T, Wynne JL, Tang AL, Rhee P, “A Prospective Cohort Study of 200 Acute Care Gallbladder Surgeries: The Same Disease but a Different Approach,” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 73(5):1039-45, Nov 2012.

Kulvatunyou N, Friese RS, Joseph B, O’Keeffe T, Wynne JL, Tang AL, Rhee P, “Incidence and Pattern of Cervical Spine Injury in Blunt Assault: It Is Not How They Are Hit, but How They Fall,” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 72(1):271-275, Jan 2012.

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Faramawy A, El Menyar A, Zarour A, Maull K, Riebe J, Kumar K, Mathew J, Parchani A, Al Thani H, Latifi R, “Presentation and Outcome of Traumatic Spinal Fractures,” J of Emerg, Trauma Shock 5:316-320, 2012.

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Latifi R, Dasho E, Lecaj I, Latifi K, Bekteshi F, Hadeed M, Doarn C, Merrel R, “Beyond ‘Initiate-Build-Operate-Transfer’ – Strategy for Creating Sustainable Telemedicine Programs: Lessons from the First Decade,” Telemedicine J E Health 18:5:388-390, 2012.

Latifi R, Joseph B, Kulvatunyou N, Wynne JL, O’Keeffe T, Tang A, Friese R, Rhee PM, “Enterocutaneous Fistulas and a Hostile Abdo-men: Reoperative Surgical Approaches,” World J Surg 36:516-523, 2012.

Latifi R, Leppäniemi A, “Editorial. Complex Abdominal Wall Defects and Enterocutaneous Fistulae in the Era of Biological Mesh: Did We Make Any Real Progress?,” World J Surg 36: 495-496, 2012.

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Jeffrey L Burgess, Duncan MD, Hu C, Littau SR, Caseman D, Kurzius-Spencer M, Davis-Gorman G, McDonagh PF, “Acute Cardiovascular Ef-fects of Firefi ghting and Active Cooling During Rehabilitation,” Journal of Occupational and En-vironmental Medicine, 54(11): 1413-1420, 2012.

Venkat Shankarraman, Grace Davis-Gorman, McDonagh PF, Michael R. Caplan, “Intracellular Signaling Controls Endothelial Cell Prostacyclin Secretion and Regulation of Blood Clotting Time,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part A, 100A: 3374-3383, 2012.

Faroqi L, Mills JL, Rogers LC, Lepow BD, Armstrong DG, “Intranasal Calcitonin in the Treatment of Acute Charcot Neuroarthropathy,” Journal of Diabetic Foot Complications 4(3): 13-15, 2012.

Bui TD, Mills JL, Ihnat DM, Gruessner AC, Goshima KR, Hughes JD, “The Natural History of Duplex-Detected Stenosis after Femoropopli-teal Endovascular Therapy Suggests Question-able Clinical Utility of Routine Duplex Surveil-lance,” J Vasc Surg 55(2):346-352, Feb 2012.

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Dalsing MC, Makaroun MS, Harris LM, Mills JL, Eidt J, Eckert GJ, “Association of Program Di-rectors in Vascular Surgery Survey of Program Selection, Knowledge Acquisition and Education Provided as Viewed by Vascular Trainees from Two Different Training Paradigms,” J Vasc Surg 55(2):588-598, Feb 2012.

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Mills JL, “Commentary: Ultrasonic Vein Map-ping Prior to Infrainguinal Autogenous Bypass Grafting Reduces Postoperative Infections and Readmissions,” J Vasc Surg 56:133, 2012.

Mills JL, Lucas LC, “Reversed Vein Bypass Grafts to Popliteal, Tibial and Peroneal Arteries,” Master of Surgery 6:2272-228, Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Health, Philadel-phia, 2012.

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Najafi B, Garewal G, Menzies RA, Talal TK, Wrobel JS, Armstrong DG, “The Charcot Activ-ity Response Test: Patients with Charcot May Respond Differently to a Thermometric Stress Test,” J Aging Research, 2012.

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Nfonsam V, Mateka J, Prather A, Marcet J, “Short-term Outcomes of the Surgical Manage-ment of Acquired Rectourethrral Fistulas: Does Technique Matter?,” Research and Reports in Urology (5) 47-51, Jan 2012.

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O’Keeffe T, “Acute Kidney Injury,” Surgical Criti-cal Care and Emergency Surgery, pp 156-164, Oxford, UK, 2012.

O’Keeffe T, Wynne JL, “Care of the Pregnant Trauma Patient,” Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, pp 319-327, Oxford, UK, 2012.

O’Keeffe T, Jie T, “Hepatic Encephalopathy,” Surgery: Evidence-Based Practice, pp 357-364, Shelton, CT, 2012.

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Lee E, Jones C, Ong E, “Single-Incision Sleeve Gastrectomy for Successful Treatment of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor,”Journal of the Society of Laparoascopic Surgeons, 2012.

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Chi A, Nguyen NP, Xu J, Ji M, Tang J, Jin J, Ong ES, Welsh JS, “Correlation of Three Differ-ent Approaches of Small Bowel Delineation and Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Toxicity in Adjuvant Elvic Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Endometrial Cancer,” Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics (4): 353-9, Aug 2012.

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Patel JA, Fleshman JW, Hunt SR, Safar B, Birnbaum EH, Lin AY, Mutch MG, “Is An Elective Diverting Colostomy Warranted in Patients with an Endoscopically Obstructing Rectal Cancer before Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy?,” Dis Colon Rectum 55 (3):249:55, Mar 2012.

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Rana A, Hong JC, “Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in Combination with Neoadjuvant Therapy: A New Paradigm in the Treatment of Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma,” Curr Opin Gastroen-terol 28(3):258-65, May 2012.

Blecker N, Rhee P, Judkins DG, Wynne JL, Friese RS, Kulvatunyou N, Latifi R, O’Keeffe T, “Pediatric All-Terrain Vehicle Trauma: The Epidemic Continues Un-abated,” Pediatr Emerg Care 28(5):443-7, May 2012.

Thorson CM, Dubose JJ, Rhee P, et al “Military Trauma Training at Civilian Centers: A Decade of Advancements,” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 73(6 Suppl 5):S483-S489, Dec 2012.

Inaba K, Berg R, Barmparas G, Rhee P, et al, “Prospective Evaluation of Ambient Operating Room Temperature on the Core Temperature of Injured Patients Undergoing Emergent Surgery,” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 73(6):1478-1483, Dec 2012.

Cao JJ, Wang Y, McLaughlin J, Rhee P, et al, “Effects of Hemodynamics on Global and Regional Lung Perfusion: A Quantitative Lung Perfusion Study by Magnetic Resonance Imag-ing,” Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 5(6):693-699, Nov 2012.

Alam HB, Pusateri AE, Kindzelski A, Egan D, Hoots K, Andrews MT, Rhee P, et al; HYPO-STAT workshop participants, “Hypothermia and Hemostasis in Severe Trauma: A New Cross-roads Workshop Report,” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 73(4):809-817, Oct 2012.

Rhee P, DuBose J, Plurad D, “Blast Injuries,” Penetrating Trauma: A Practical Guide on Op-erative Technique and Peri-Operative Manage-ment, New York, NY, 2012.

Inaba K, Lustenberger T, Recinos G, Georgiou C, Velmahos GC, Brown C, Salim A, Demetria-des D, Rhee P, “Does Size Matter? A Prospec-tive Analysis of 28-32 versus 36-40 French Chest Tube Size in Trauma,” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 72(2):422-427, Feb 2012.

Desai CS, Khan KM, Megawa FB, Rilo H, Jie T, Gruessner A, Gruessner R, “Infl uence of Liver Histopathology on Transaminitis Following Total Pancreatectomy and Autologous Islet Transplan-tation,” Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 2012.

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Subramanian S, Leontyev S, Borger MA, Trom-mer C, Misfeld M, Mohr FW, “Valve-sparing Root Reconstruction Does Not Compromise Survival in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection,” Ann Thorac Surg 94(4):1230-1234, Oct 2012.

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Bukur M, Castelo Branco B, Inaba K, Cestero R, Kobayashi L, Tang A, Demetriades D, “The Im-pact of American College of Surgeons Trauma Center Designation and Outcomes After Early Thoracotomy: A National Trauma Databank Analysis,” Am Surg 78(1):36-41, Jan 2012.

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Trinidad-Hernandez M, Gloviczki P, “Surgical Management of Lymphedema,” Evidence-Based Surgery, Aug 2012.

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Ozyurekoglu T, Turker T, “Results of a Method of 4-Corner Arthrodesis Using Headless Compression Screws,” J Hand Surg Am 2012;37(3):486-92.

Costas-Chavarri A, Turker T, Kutz JE, “Flexor Tendon Lacerations due to High Pressure Water Injection Injury: A Case Report,” 2012; 7(1):121-123.

Dubose J, Rodriguez C, Martin M, Nunez T, Dorlac W, King D, Schreiber M, Vercruysse G, et al, Eastern Association for the Surgery of

Trauma Military Ad Hoc Committee, “Preparing the Surgeon for War: Present Practices of US, UK, and Canadian Militaries and Future Direc-tions for the US Military,” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 73(6):S423-S430, Dec 2012.

Vercruysse GA, Ingram WL, “A Rationale for Signifi cant Cost Savings in Patients Suffering Home Oxygen Burns: Despite Many Comorbid Conditions, Only Modest Care Is Necessary,” J Burn Care Res 33(6):e268-274, Nov-Dec 2012.

Vercruysse GA, Feliciano DV, “Management of Acute Neck Injuries,” Trauma, 7th edition, p 22, New York, NY, 2012.

Carr JS, Morse BC, Vercruysse GA, Wyrzykowski AD, Moore TJ, Feliciano DV, “Traumatic Hemipelvectomy: A Survivor of a Catastrophic Injury,” Am Surg 78(6):E327-E329, Jun 2012.

Lewis C, Bu D, Sarode V, Robinson L, Wilson K, Viscusi R, Eng C, Euhus D, “The Clinical Consequences of Hemizygosity Across 2 MB of 10q23 Are Restricted to Cowden Syndrome,” Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 136 (3) pp 911-918, Dec 2012.

Einspahr JG, Calvert V, Alberts DS, Curiel-Lewandrowski C, Warneke J, Krouse R, et al, “Functional Protein Pathway Activation Mapping of the Progression of Normal Skin to Squamous Cell Carcinoma,” Cancer Prev Res 5(3): 403-13, 2012.

Fiala M, Avagyan H, Merino J, Bernas M, Valdiv-ia J, Espinosa-Jeffrey A, Witte M, Weinand M, “Chemotactic and Mitogenic Stimuli of Neuronal Apoptosis in Patients with Medically Intractable Temporal Lobe Epilepsy,” Pathophysiology 2012 Mar 21. [Epub ahead of print].

Stidd DA, Wuollet A, Bowden K, Price T, Patwardhan A, Barker S, Weinand ME, Annabi J, Annabi E, “Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain: A Case Series,” Pain Physician 2012 Jan;15(1):27-33.

Parikh K, Witte M, Samson R, Teodori MF, Carpenter J, Lowe MC, et al, “Successful Treat-ment of Plastic Bronchitis with Low-Fat Diet and Subsequent Thoracic Duct Ligation in Child with Fontan Physiology,” Lymphology 45:47-52, 2012.

Witte M, “Plastic Bronchitis, Chylous Refl ux, and Lymphatic Imaging: A Continuing Story,” Lymphology 45:44-46, 2012.

Witte M, Dellinger MT, Papendieck CM, Boc-cardo F, “Overlapping Biomarkers, Pathways, Processes and Syndromes in Lymphatic Development, Growth and Neoplasia,” Clin Exp Metastasis 29(7):707-727, 2012. COI 10.1077/s10585-012-9493-1, 2012.

Leong, SPL, Witte M, “Biomarkers of Cancer Metastasis through the Lymphovascular Sys-tem: Future Perspectives,” Clin Exp Metastasis 29(7):861-864, 2012. DOI 10.1007/s10585-012-9493-1.

Bellini C, Ergaz Z, Radicioni M, Forner-Cordero I, Witte M, et al, “Congenital Fetal and Neonatal Visceral Chylous Effusions: Neonatal Chylotho-rax and Chylous Ascites Revisited,” Lymphology 45:91-102, 2012.

Witte M, Bernas MJ, Jones KA, Witte CL, “Mo-lecular Lymphology and Genetics of Lymphede-ma-Angiodysplasia Syndromes,” Textbook of Lymphology, 3(16) 444-466, 2012.

Witte M, “The Year of the Snake – and the Lym-phatic System,” Lymphology 45:142-143, 2012.

Paniagua D, Jiménez L, Romero C, Vergara I, Calderón A, Benard M, Bernas M, Rilo H, de Roodt A, D’Suze G, Sevcik C, Witte M, Boyer L, Alagón A, “Lymphatic Route of Transport and Pharmacokinetics of Micrurus fulvius (Coral Snake) Venom in Sheep,” Lymphology 45:144-153, 2012.

Fiala M, Avagyan H, Merino J, Bernas M, Valdivia J, Espinosa-Jeffrey A, Witte M, Weinand M, “Chemotactic and Mitogenic Stimuli of Neuronal Apoptosis in Patients with Medically Intractable Temporal Lobe Epilepsy,” Pathophysiology, Mar 2012.

Witte M, “Lymphology and the ISL in the Real, Virtual and Imagined World,” Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Lymphology, Lymphology 45, 2012.

Wynne J, “Care of the Pregnant Trauma Patient,” “Urologic and Gynecologic Surgery,” Surgical Critical Care: Clinical Questions and Answers, 1st edition, Oxford, UK, 2012.

Watt J, Amini A, Mosier J, Gustafson M, Wynne JL, Friese R, Gruessner RW, Rhee P, O’Keeffe T, “Treatment of Severe Hemolytic Anemia Caused by Clostridium perfringens Sepsis in a Liver Transplant Recipient,” Surg Infect 13(1):60-2, Feb 2012.

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Copeland H, Wynne JL, Ong E, Adamas-Rap-paport WJ, Alseid A, “Assessing the 3rd-Year General Surgery Clerkship Trauma Rotation: Are We Meeting the Learners’ Needs?,” 7th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, Feb 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Diabetic Foot: Wound Healing to Remission,” Cuban International Diabetic Foot Symposium, Varadero, Cuba, Dec 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Wound Assessment and Clas-sifi cation: Toward a Therapeutic Lingua Franca,” “Wound Healing: Philosophy, Measurement, and Management,” “Chronic Wounds: Overview and Opportunities for Healing,” Humana Nationwide Wound Healing Task Force Broadcast, Louis-ville, Nov 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Mobile Health and Making Prevention Pay,” European Academy of Wound Technology, Paris, France, Nov 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Indocyanine Green (ICG) Angi-ography in the High-Risk Limb: The Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA) Experi-ence,” Second SPIES Scientifi c Colloquium, Las Vegas, Nov 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Offl oading the Diabetic Foot: 60 Years of Research in 30 Minutes,” “We Can’t Manage What We Can’t Measure: The Present and Future Role of Theragnostics in Wound Healing,” “The Diabetic Foot: The Global State of Play in 2012,” Keynote Address, Third Inter-national Dubai Diabetic Foot Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov 2012.

Armstrong DG, “The Pathogenesis of Charcot Arthropathy,” “Surgical Management of the Diabetic Foot Infection: A Systematic Approach,” First Middle East Diabetic Foot Course, Sharjah University, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Nov 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Oxygen: Shaken, Stirred, In-spired, Applied,” Meet the Professor, Scottsdale, Oct 2012.

Armstrong DG, “How the Toe and Flow Can Help Avoid a Toepocalypse Now,” Asian Vas-cular Surgery Society Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, Oct 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Offl oading the Wounded and Amputated Foot: A Stepwise Approach,” Georgetown University Diabetic Limb Salvage Symposium, Washington, DC, Oct 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Diabetic Foot Care: Battling an Era of Decay with Teamwork and Tenac-ity,” “Offl oading the Diabetic Foot: What We’ve Learned Over the Last 50 years,” 100th Annual Symposium of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, Keynote Address, Glasgow, Scot-land, United Kingdom, Oct 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Wound Healing: A Global Perspective,” Keynote Address, Inaugural Na-tional Native American Wound Healing Summit, Cabazon, CA, Oct 2012.

Armstrong DG, “The Diabetic Foot,” Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University/American College of Certifi ed Wound Special-ists National Symposium, Dayton, OH, Sep 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Wound Healing: Pushing the Envelope while Maintaining Simplicity,” Sympo-sium for the Advancement of Wound Care Fall Program, Baltimore, Sep 2012.

Armstrong DG, Mills JL, “To and Fro with Toe and Flow,” Plenary Lecture, “The Team Approach to Amputation Prevention and Wound Healing,” “Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Data to Guide Our Patients from the Hospital to Home,” “Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: A Vertical and Horizontal Philosophy to Simplify Healing,” “You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure,” “Ask What Your Task Force Can Do For You,” “Comparative Effective-ness of Mechanically and Electrically Powered Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial,” “Management of Critical Limb Ischemia,” “Team Approach to Management of Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI),” “CLI: Current Concepts,” 4th Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies, Yokohama, Japan, Sep 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Chronic Venous Insuffi ciency: Another Silent and Sinister Sibling,” Chair, 100th Annual Symposium, American Podiatric Medical Association, Washington, DC, Aug 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Diabetic Foot: The Global State of Play in 2012,” Pedorthic Association of Canada, Whistler, BC, Canada, Apr 2012; Uni-versity of Pittsburgh Medical Center Podiatric Surgery Symposium, Pittsburgh, Jun 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Where the Rubber Meets the Sole: Offl oading Complex Charcot Feet,” “Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SAL-SA) Case Records: Gigli-Saw Osteotomy with Red Rubber Catheter Protection: The SALSA Snake,” International Course on the Diabetic Foot 2012: The Diabetic Foot: From History to Modern Approach, Bologna, Italy, Jun 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Roger Pecoraro Award for Lifetime Achievement in Diabetic Foot Re-search,” “Meet the Expert: Diabetic Foot,” 72nd American Diabetes Association Scientifi c Ses-sions, Philadelphia, Jun 2012.

Armstrong DG, “The Future of Diagnostics in Wound Healing,” Expert Roundtable Discussion, Pre-Conference Roundtable, European Wound Management Association, Vienna, Austria, May 2012.

Armstrong DG, “The Diabetic Foot,” Keynote Speaker, American Diabetes Association Ari-zona Chapter, Tucson, May 2012.

Armstrong DG, “What’s New in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy?,” “New Technolo-gies in Diagnosis and Therapy,”14th Biennial Malvern International Diabetic Foot Symposium, Malvern, United Kingdom, May 2012.

Armstrong DG, “A Global Perspective on the Diabetic Foot,” South Australian State Podiatry Conference (APodA SA), Adelaide, Australia, May 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Repair, Regeneration, and Re-placement, Revisited,” Arizona Senior Science Academy, Vail, AZ, Apr 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Could All the Data Be Wrong?,” 25th Symposium for the Advancement of Wound Care, Plenary Session, Atlanta, Apr 2012.

Armstrong DG, “The Diabetic Foot: From Prevention to Remission,” Ohio State Univer-sity Wound Healing Symposium: Translation to Clinic, Columbus, OH, Mar 2012.

Armstrong DG, International Diabetic Foot Conference, Conference Chair, Los Angeles, Mar 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Wound Healing: Promise, Pragmatism, and PODtifi cation,” “In the End, It’s Outcomes that Matter: The Optimist’s ManifesTOE,” “Replacement Parts: Can Cut-ting Our Losses Lead to an Improvement on the Original?,” “The Science Behind Tissue Regeneration,” “A Global EuTOEpia? Towards a More Perfect Union to Prevent Amputations,” International Diabetic Foot Conference Session Chair, Los Angeles, Mar 2012.

Armstrong DG, “The Diabetic Foot: Update: 2012,” Temple University College of Podiatric Medicine Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery Symposium, Philadelphia, Mar 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Offl oading the Diabetic Foot: Data, Philosophy, and Pragmatism,” “The Global State of Play,” International Diabetic Foot Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb 2012.

Armstrong DG, “Methodology and Quality of Life in Venous Disease,” National Venous Leg Ulcer Working Group, Dallas, Jan 2012.

Chiu AG, “Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leaks,” “Complications in Sinus Surgery,” American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Maintenance of Certifi cation Review Course, Dallas, Jan 2012. Chiu AG, “Infection vs. Allergy as Cause of Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS),” North American Rhinology and Allergy Conference, San Juan, PR, Feb 2012.

Chiu AG, “Latest in Image-Guided Endos-copy (IGS),” “Topical Therapies for Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS),” California Sinus Center Advanced Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) Course, Scottsdale, Feb 2012.

Chiu AG, “Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak Re-pair,” “Management of Sinonasal Tumors,” UC Irvine Otolaryngology Updates, Palm Springs, CA, Feb 2012.

Chiu AG, “Topical Therapies,” University of Pennsylvania Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Course, Philadelphia, Mar 2012.

Chiu AG, Virginia Society of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, Arlington, May 2012.

Chiu AG, Southern California Kaiser Perman-ente Head and Neck Symposium, Huntington Beach, CA, Jun 2012.

Chiu AG, “Seattle Summer Sinus Course,” Vir-ginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Aug 2012.

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Chiu AG, “Topical Therapies for Chronic Rhino-sinusitis (CRS),” “Innovative Immunomodulatory Therapies for CRS,” “Endoscopic Management of Sinonasal Tumors,” Annual Meeting of Ameri-can Academy of Otolaryngology, Washington, DC, Sep 2012.

Friese RS, “Sleep Disruptions and Nocturnal Care Interactions in the Intensive Care Unit,” Session Moderator: “Trauma and Critical Care 3—Ischemia/Reperfusion and Cell Signaling,” Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, Feb 2012.

Friese RS, “Sleep and Recovery from Acute Injury and Critical Illness,” Arizona Trauma and Acute Care Consortium (AZTrACC) Grand Rounds, Tucson, May 2012.

Friese RS, “Sleep and Recovery from Acute In-jury and Critical Illness,” Grand Rounds, Banner Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix, Jun 2012.

Friese RS, “Sleep and Recovery from Acute Injury and Critical Illness,” “Beta-Blockers in Sepsis,” Southwest Regional Trauma Confer-ence, Tucson, Aug 2012.

Friese RS, O’Keeffe T, “Practical Applica-tions of Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Echocardiography (ECHO) and Thoracic Lecture,” American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, Chicago, Oct 2012.

Friese RS, “Perioperative Care,” “Trauma Surgery,” American College of Surgeons (ACS) General Surgery Review Courses, Chicago, Oct 2012.

Galvani CA, “Retraction of Liver and Gallblad-der,” “Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecys-tectomy,” Strategic Laparoscopy for Improved Cosmesis Summit, Miami, Jan 2012.

Galvani CA, “Novel Technique for Gallbladder Retraction during Single-Incision Cholecystec-tomy: Initial Experience,” Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, Feb 2012.

Galvani CA, “Robotic Surgery for Benign Esophagogastric Disorders,” 2nd Annual Miami Robotics Symposium, Miami, Feb 2012.

Galvani CA, “Transvaginal Insertion of Internal Retractor for Hybrid Natural Orifi ce Translume-nal Endoscopic Surgery Transvaginal Chole-cystectomy,” “Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Splenic Artery Aneurysm in a Pregnant Patient,” Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endo-scopic Surgeons, San Diego, Mar 2012.

Galvani CA, “Multipurpose Internal Retractor for Single-Incision Surgery (SIS),” “Single-Incision Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair with Nissen Fundoplication,” “Laparoscopic Internal Hernia Repair and Closure of Peterson’s Defect due to Small Bowel Obstruction,” “Single-Incision Sleeve Gastrectomy or SISG (Six-Incision Sleeve Gastrectomy)?,” “Novel Technique for Gallbladder Retraction during Single-Incision Cholecystectomy,” “Robotic-assisted Parae-sophageal Hernia Repair,” 13th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Apr 2012.

Galvani CA, “Minimally Invasive Revisional Bariatric Surgery,” University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey—School of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stratford, NJ, Apr 2012.

Galvani CA, “Tratamiento Robótico de la Acha-lasia,” Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad Es-pañola de la Asociación Cirugía Laparoscópica y Robótica (SECLA) (telecast conference), May 2012.

Galvani CA, “Single-Incision Sleeve Gastrec-tomy with Simultaneous Hiatal Hernia Repair,” “Laparoscopic Reversal of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy for Hyperin-sulinemic Hypoglycemia,” American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 29th Annual Meeting, San Diego, Jun 2012.

Galvani CA, “State of the Art in Robotic Bariatric Surgery,” “Laparoscopic Internal Hernia Repair and Closure of Peterson’s Defect due to Small Bowel Obstruction,” “Single-Incision Sleeve Gastrectomy,” SLS-MIRA–SRS [Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Minimally Invasive Robotic Association, Society of Robotic Surgery] Joint Annual Meeting & Endo Expo 2012, Mini-mally Invasive Surgery Week, Sep 2012.

Galvani CA, “Robotic-assisted Treatment of Esophageal Diverticula,” “Mediastinal Dissection of Hernia Sac in Paraesophageal Hernias,” 4th Worldwide Congress on Clinical Robotics and Surgical Innovation (CRSA), Sep 2012.

Galvani CA, “Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Recurrent Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair with Mesh,” “Minimally Invasive Surgical Manage-ment of Gastro-Gastric (GG) Fistula after Complicated Marginal Ulcer,” “Laparoscopic Endoscopic-assisted Takedown of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG),” American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, Chicago, Oct 2012.

Galvani CA, “Robotic Gastric Bypass,” “Robotic Repair of Giant Hiatal Hernia,” “The Future of Gastrointestinal Surgery: What Can We Expect from Robotic Procedures in the Next Ten Years?,” “Robotic Surgery Will Be the Approach for Bariatric Surgery,” “Endoscopy Will Be the Treatment of Choice for Gastroesophageal Refl ux Disease (GERD),” Nuevas Fronteras en Cirugía Minimamente Invasiva: Desafi os del Siglo XXI, Santiago, Chile, Oct 2012.

Goldstein SA, “Nasal Dorsal Modifi cations,” 2nd UC Irvine Rhinoplasty Course, Irvine, CA, Jun 2012.

Green DJ, “Bleeding, Shock, and Tourniquets,” AirEvac Tape and Chart Conference, Sierra Vista, AZ, Jan 2012.

Green DJ, “Tension Pneumothorax:Treatment in the Field, in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and on the Big Screen,” 20th Annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) on the Border Confer-ence, Tucson, Jan 2012.

Green DJ, “10 Years Away from Tucson: Naval Trauma Training Center and Forward Experienc-es in Iraq,” Tucson Surgical Society Presidential Address, Tucson, Mar 2012.

Green DJ, “Traumatic Emergencies of the Neck and Face,” 5th Annual Prehospital Mega Continuing Education (CE) Conference, Tucson, Mar 2012.

Green DJ, “Tension Pneumothorax: Treatment in the Field, in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and on the Big Screen,” Cook Critical Care Na-tional Sales Convention, French Lick, IN, Apr 2012.

Green DJ, “Thoracic Trauma, Abdominal Trauma, and Burn Emergencies,” Northwest Medical Center Trauma Continuing Education (CE) Conference, Tucson, Apr 2012.

Green DJ, “Shock, Bleeding, and Tourniquets,” “Abdominal Trauma,” Golder Ranch Fire De-partment Trauma Continuing Education (CE) Conference, Tucson, May 2012.

Green DJ, “Trauma Jeopardy,” “Thoracic Trauma: Dabbling in the Occult,” “2 Sides of the Coin: Trauma Patient Parent and Provider,” “Tranexemic Acid,” “Heart Trauma Videos,” Southwest Regional Trauma Conference, Tuc-son, Aug 2012.

Green DJ, “Thoracic Trauma, Shock, Bleeding, and Tourniquets,” “Burns,” Prehospital Trauma Update, Northwest Medical Center, Tucson, Aug 2012.

Green DJ, “Thoracic Trauma, Shock, Bleed-ing, and Tourniquets,” Southwest Ambulance Service, Tucson, Oct 2012.

Green DJ, “Thoracic Trauma, Shock, Bleeding, and Tourniquets,” Rincon Valley Fire Depart-ment, Vail, AZ, Oct 2012.

Green DJ, “Thoracic Trauma, Shock, Bleeding, and Tourniquets,” “Spinal Trauma,” Base Hospi-tal Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Trauma Update, Tucson, Nov 2012.

Green DJ, “Clinical Presentation of Bomb Blast Injuries,” Tucson Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Bomb Squad Training, Tucson, Dec 2012.

Gries L, “Border Jumpers, “Southwest Regional Trauma Conference, Tucson, Aug 2012.

Gruessner RWG, “Transplant Options for Treat-ment and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus,” 39th Annual Congress of the Japanese Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association, Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, Japan, Mar 2012.

Gruessner RWG, “Pancreas and Islet Trans-plantation: Past, Present and Future,” Annual Meeting of the Belgian Transplantation Society, Brussels, Belgium, Mar 2012.

Gruessner RWG, “Impact of Donor and Recipi-ent Factors on Outcome After Pancreas Trans-plantation,” Transplant Surgery Grand Rounds, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, Mar 2012.

Gruessner RWG, “Pancreas Transplant Alone,” 72nd Scientifi c Session of the American Diabe-tes Association, Philadelphia, Jun 2012.

Gruessner RWG, “An Update on Pancreas and Islet Transplantation,” 2nd National Congress of the Spanish Society of Transplantation, Madrid, Spain, Jun 2012.

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Gruessner RWG, “The Readiness of an Academic Surgery Department in the Case of a National Tragedy,” Arizona Chapter American College of Surgeons, Tucson, Nov 2012.

Burns SS, Akhmametyeva EM, Oblinger JL, Huang J, Bush ML, Senner V, Chen CS, Jacob A, Welling DB, Chang LS, “AR-42, a Pan-His-tone Deacetylase Inhibitor, Causes G2 Arrest in Meningioma Cells while Arresting Normal Men-ingeal Cells at G1 and Potently Inhibits Tumor Growth in a Quantifi able NF2-defi cient Benign Meningioma Model” and Behbahani M, Igarashi S, Miller C, Chen CS, Hsu EC, Kulp SK, Jacob A, “The Integrin-Linked Kinase: A Novel Thera-peutic Target for NF2-Associated Tumors,” 2012 Children’s Tumor Foundation/Neurofi bromatosis (NF) Conference, New Orleans, Jun 2012.

Jie T, “Update on Islet Cell Transplantation and Comparison of Outcomes in Kidney and Pancre-as Transplant Patients,” 13th Annual Southwest Nephrology Conference, Phoenix, Feb 2012.

Joseph B, “Smarter Side of Smart Phone Tech-nology,” Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Jan 2012.

Joseph B, “Repeat Head Computed Tomog-raphy in Anticoagulated Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: Still Warranted?,” Trauma Association of Canada Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada, Mar 2012.

Joseph B, “Telemedicine in Trauma,” Invited Presentation, Atlantic City, NJ, May 2012; Sur-gery Grand Rounds, Fargo, ND, Dec 2012.

Joseph B, “Tele-What? The Latest Twist in Trauma Telemedicine Using Smart Phones,” “The Anticoagulated Trauma Patient,” Southwest Regional Trauma Conference, Tucson, Aug 2012.

Joseph B, “Trauma Center Volume and Out-come,” American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Annual Meeting, Kauai, HI, Sep 2012.

Kulvatunyou N, “Complications after Percuta-neous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Place-ment Are Most Associated with Bumper Height,” Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, Feb 2012.

Kulvatunyou N, Friese RS, Joseph B, et al, “Small 14-French Pigtail Catheter Inserted by Surgeon Drains Blood as well as Chest Tube Does,” Western Trauma Association, Vail, AZ, Feb 2012.

Kulvatunyou N, Friese RS, Joseph B, et al, “A Prospective Study of 200 Patients with Gallblad-der Disease Seen in the Emergency Department under Acute Care Surgery Model,” Southwest Surgical Congress, Rancho Pablos Verdes, CA, Mar 2012.

Kulvatunyou N, “Spine Trauma,” “Extrem-ity Trauma,” Southwest Emergency Medical Service Continuing Education (CE) Lecture, Tucson, Apr 2012.

Kulvatunyou N, “14-French Pigtail Catheter for Traumatic Chest Wall Trauma: Size Does Not Matter,” Southwest Regional Trauma Confer-ence, Tucson, Aug 2012.

Kulvatunyou N, Friese RS S, Joseph B, et al, “Different Types of Acute Appendicitis, Occlusive versus Nonocclusive, and Possible Implications for Early Perforation,” American Association Society of Trauma, Kauai, HI, Sep 2012.

Latifi R, “Current Principles and Practices of Nutrition Support in Critically Ill Patients,” 8th Emirates Critical Care Conference Dubai 2012, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Apr 2012.

Latifi R, “Telemedicine and E-Health in Rebuild-ing Medical Systems in Developing Countries,” University of Hanoi, Vietnam, May 2012.

Latifi R, “Establishing Telemedicine and e-Health in Developing Countries,” Technology Entrepreneurs Creative Arts Mix 2012, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jul 2012.

Latifi R, “Reconstruction of Complex Abdomi-nal Defects,” “Establishing Trauma Programs and Trauma Centers in the Developing World,” “Trauma Care Worldwide: Needs, Assessment, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Middle East and Eastern Europe,” World Trauma Con-gress 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 2012.

Latifi R, “Towards a Multinational Telemedicine Capability for Rendering Medical Services to Populations in Disaster Response and Crisis Management,” North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tion (NATO)–Russia Advanced Research Work-shop, Bucharest, Romania, Sep 2012.

Peralta R, Parchani A, Zarour A, Al Thani H, Latifi R, “Improving Patient Outcomes through an Advanced Postgraduate Medical Education Program for Injured Patients in Qatar”; Consunji RJ, Peralta R, Al Thani H, Latifi R, “The Injury Epidemiology of Infants and Toddlers in Qatar”; Consunji RJ, Peralta R, Al Thani H, El Menyar A, Latifi R, “The Relative Risk for Road Mortality in Qatar”; Latifi R, El Menyar A, Al Thani H, Per-alta R, Zarour A, Parchani A, Tuma M, Abdulrah-man A, Consunji RJ, Hepp H, “Cultural Aspect of Pedestrian Injuries Amongst Expat Workers in Qatar”; El Menyar A, Al Thani H, Peralta R,

Joseph B, “Are All Trauma Centers Equal: Ana-lyzing Pediatric Outcomes,” “Teletrauma Made in the USA: Cheap and Easy,” “Fatal Gunshot Wound to the Head: One Life Lost but Many Saved,” American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, Chicago, Oct 2012.

Joseph B, “Prospective Evaluation of Noninva-sive Hemoglobin Monitor in Trauma Patients,” “Fatal Gunshot Wound to the Head: One Life Lost but Many Saved,” “Low-Dose Aspirin Therapy Is Not a Reason for Repeat Head Computed Tomography (RHCT) in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI),” Annual Southwest Trauma and Acute Care Symposium, Phoenix, Nov 2012.

Joseph B, “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Defi ned by Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS): Is It Really Mild?,” Pan-American Trauma Congress, Medellín, Colombia, Nov 2012.

Joseph B, “Prospective Evaluation of Noninva-sive Hemoglobin Monitor in Trauma Patients,” Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC) Frontiers in Biomedical Research, Tucson, Nov 2012.

Joseph B, “Decreasing the Use of Damage Control Laparotomy Is Associated with the Virtual Elimination of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome,” Pan-American Trauma Congress, Medellín, Colombia, Nov 2012.

Joseph B, “Coagulopathy in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI),” “Clinical Effi cacy of Repeat Head Computed Tomography (RHCT) in Pediatric TBI Patients,” “Trauma Center Vol-ume and Outcome,” “Prospective Evaluation of Platelet Function in Patients with TBI on Aspirin Therapy,” “Are All Trauma Centers Equal: Ana-lyzing Pediatric Outcomes,” Annual Southwest Trauma and Acute Care Symposium, Phoenix, Nov 2012.

Joseph B, “The Evolution of Acute Care Surgery: Managing Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients without Neurosurgical Consultation,” Annual Southwest Trauma and Acute Care Sym-posium, Phoenix, Nov 2012.

Joseph B, “Prospective Evaluation of Frailty in Trauma Surgery,” “Are All Trauma Centers Equal: Analyzing Pediatric Outcomes,” “The Evolution of Acute Care Surgery: Managing Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients without Neurosurgical Consultation,” American College of Surgeons (ACS) Southwest R9 Resident Re-search Competition, San Francisco, Dec 2012.

Knatterud ME, “Surgery and Poetry,” Tucson Surgical Society, Tucson, Sep 2012.

Krouse RS, Session Moderator: “Getting through Treatment Side Effects,” American Psychosocial Oncology Society 9th Annual Conference, Miami, Feb 2012.

Krouse RS, “Prospective Comparative Effec-tiveness Trial for Malignant Bowel Obstruction,” Southwest Oncology Group Surgery Committee Meeting, San Francisco, Apr 2012.

Krouse RS, “Palliative Surgery: Role of Sur-geons in Palliative Care,” University of Arkansas Grand Rounds, Little Rock, May 2012.

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Zarour A, Parchani A, Tuma M, Abdulrahman A, Consunji RJ, Latifi R, “Chest Injury Amongst the Young Population in Qatar”—all at Joint Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum and Arab Expatriate Scientists Network Symposium 2012, Qatar National Convention Center, Doha, Qatar, Oct 2012.

Latifi R, “Telemedicine for Trauma and Emergency Management: How Do They Do It Internationally?” and “Telemedicine Workshop”; Consunji RJ, Latifi R, Al Thani H, Peralta R, “The Proportionate Mortality from Motor Vehicle Crashes in Qatar: A Tool for Prioritizing Preven-tive Programs and Research”—all at American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, Chicago, Oct 2012.

Latifi R, “Integrated Telemedicine and e-Health Program of Republic of Cape Verde,” “e-Health and the Empowered Patient,” “Telepresence, Telementoring, Continuing Medical Education (CME), and Decision Support,” “Trauma and Emergency Care,” Intensive Telemedicine and e-Health Conference, Praia, Cape Verde, Oct 2012.

Latifi R, “Trauma in Morbidly Obese Patients,” “Establishing Trauma Systems in Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities,” “Nu-tritional Support in Septic and Trauma Patients,” 8th Middle East Trauma Conference, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Oct 2012.

Latifi R, “Reconstruction of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects in the Era of Biological Mesh,” Sur-gery Grand Rounds, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar, Nov 2012.

Latifi R, Chairman, International Congress of Telemedicine and e-Health, 5th Intensive Balkan Telemedicine and e-Health Seminar, Prishtina, Kosova, Dec 2012.

Yudkowsky R, Luciano C, Banerjee P, Alaraj A, Lemole GM Jr, Schwartz A, Charbel F, Smith K, Rizzi S, “Ventriculostomy Practice on a Library of Virtual Brains Using a Virtual Reality (VR)/Haptic Simulator Improves Simulator and Surgi-cal Outcome,” 12th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, San Diego, Jan 2012.

Lemole GM Jr, “Multidisciplinary Care in Neu-rotrauma,” 2012 Arizona’s Excellence with Brain Injuries CEO/Leadership Breakfast, Phoenix, Mar 2012.

Lemole GM Jr, “Coccidioidal Meningitis: Surgi-cal Aspects of Care,” 56th Annual Cocci Study Group, Tucson, Mar 2012.

Lemole GM Jr, “What Lies Beneath; Neurosur-gical Endonasal Anatomy,” Penn International Rhinology & Skull Base Course, Philadelphia, Mar 2012.

Lemole GM Jr, “Minimally Maximal: Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA) vs. Classic Skull Base Approaches,” Penn International Rhinol-ogy & Skull Base Course, Philadelphia, Mar 2012.

Lemole GM Jr, “Minimally Maximal: Minimally Invasive Anterior Skull Base Approaches,” Bar-row Neurological Institute 38th Annual Sympo-sium, Phoenix, May 2012.

Lemole GM Jr, “Living in the Limelight: Gabrielle Giffords’ Neurosurgeon on the Tucson Tragedy,” University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Alumni Weekend, Philadelphia, May 2012.

Lemole GM Jr, “The Endonasal Skull Base Approach—Beyond the Pituitary,” Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, Temple University, Philadelphia, Sep 2012.

Mills JL, “Popliteal Aneurysms: Open Treat-ment,” Southern Association for Vascular Surgery 36th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, Jan 2012.

Mills JL, “Angiosome-Guided Revasculariza-tion and Indocyanine Green Angiography: A True Revolution,” International Congress for Endovascular Specialists (iCON 2012), Phoenix, Feb 2012.

Mills JL, “The Calculus of Revascularization: Should I Change My Numerator or Denomina-tor?,” Diabetic Foot Conference (DFCon) Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, Mar 2012.

Mills JL, “The Vascular Laboratory: Categorical Log and Testing by the Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI),” Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) Annual Meeting, Chicago, Mar 2012.

Mills JL, “Critical Limb Ischemia: A Concept that Has Outlived Its Utility,” Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, May 2012.

Mills JL, “What Is Critical Limb Ischemia?,” Vis-iting Professor, Inaugural KW Johnston Lecturer in Vascular Surgery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Jun 2012.

Mills JL, “Will It Be Possible One Day to Repair All Aortic Aneurysms by Endovascular Therapy,” “Management of Type II Endoleaks,” “Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Stenting: Are the Results Really Equal?,” “The Diabetic Foot,” “Results of Tibial Endovascular Interventions: What Results Should One Expect,” “Evidence-Based Approach to Manage-ment of Lower Extremity Ischemia in Diabetics,” XIX Congreso Colombiano de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular, Cartagena, Colombia, Jul 2012.

Mills JL, “The Concept of Critical Limb Ischemia Is Obsolete: The Case for a New Classifi cation System,” World Union of Wound Healing Societies, Yokohama, Japan, Sep 2012; Rocky Mountain Vascular Society Annual Meeting, Park City, Utah, Aug 2012.

Mills JL, “Maintenance of Certifi cation for Vas-cular Surgeons,” American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, Chicago, Oct 2012.

Mills JL, “Options for Revascularization: Endo and Open in Diabetics,” “Endovascular Treatment of Long Tibial Occlusions: When Is It Worthwhile,” Diabetic Limb Salvage 2012, Washington DC, Oct 2012.

Mills JL, “Indocyanine Green Angiography: A Method to Study the Angiosome Concept,” “Novel Endovascular Techniques for Treating Complex Iliac Aneurysmal Disease,” Veith Sym-posium, New York City, Nov 2012.

Mills JL, “Ischemia and the Diabetic Foot: The Need for a New Classifi cation System—‘Critical Limb Ischemia’ Has Outlived Its Utility,” Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Dec 2012.

Nfonsam VN, Wertheim BC, Thompson PA, Krouse RS, “Increased Incidence of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer, Especially in Minority Populations,” American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Antonio, 2012.

O’Keeffe T, “Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury,” 1st annual Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care Conference (EPICC), Tucson, Feb 2012.

O’Keefe T, “Not All Beta-Blockers Are Better for Traumatic Brain Injury,” 71st Annual Conference of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Kauai, HI, Sep 2012.

O’Keeffe T, “Who Really Needs a Repeat Head Computed Tomography (CT) Scan in Traumatic Brain Injury?,” “Urinary Tract Infection in Criti-cally Ill Trauma Patients: It Doesn’t Kill but Does It Hurt?,” “Effective Injury Prevention Strategies: How to Make Them Work,” First World Trauma Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sep 2012.

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O’Keefe T, “Advanced Disaster Medical Re-sponse Provider Course,” “Interactive Cases, Panel Discussion: North vs. South,” Pan-Amer-ican Trauma Conference. Medellín, Colombia, Nov, 2012.

Papas KK, “Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) in Islet Transplantation,” Arizona Re-search Institute for Biomedical Imaging (ARIBI) Research Seminar Series, Apr 2012.

Papas KK, “Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) in Cell-Based Therapies for the Treat-ment of Diabetes,” Center for Magnetic Reso-nance Research Seminar Series, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Apr 2012.

Papas KK, “Overcoming Critical Barriers for Large-Scale Clinical Application of Islet Trans-plantation: A Roadmap with a Focus on the Islet,” Newcastle University, United Kingdom, Apr 2012.

Papas KK, “Novel Methods for Pancreas and Islet Preservation and Quality Assessment: Implications for Clinical Islet Transplantation,” Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, Oxford University, United Kingdom, Apr 2012.

Papas KK, “Distribution of Human Islets for Diabetes Research,” American Diabetes Asso-ciation 72nd Scientifi c Sessions, Jun 2012.

Papas KK, Graham M, Avgoustiniatos E, Mueller K, Flanagan B, Schuurman HJ, Hering B, “Oxygen Consumption Rate Measurements Correlate with Graft Function in the Pig-to-Monkey Islet Transplantation Model” and Scott WE, Rizzari MD, Weegman BP, Suszynski TM, Avgoustiniatos ES, Balamurugan AN, Gruess-ner AC, Kitzmann JP, Tempelman LA, Stein SA, Hammer BE, Papas KK, “Oxygen Persuffl ation Can Extend Human Pancreas Preservation Time from 10 to 24 Hours while Maintaining Viable Islet Yield and Quality,” Joint Artificial In-sulin Delivery Pancreas and Islet Transplan-tation (AIDPIT) and European Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (EPITA) Winter Symposium, Jan 2012.

Khorsandi SE, Scott III WE, Jassem W, Vilca-Melendez H, Prachalias A, Papas KK, Quaglia A, Heaton N, Srinivasan P, “Establishing a Technique of Anterograde Liver Persuffulation for Resuscitation of Marginal Grafts,” American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), 2012.

Bhatnagar S A, Szerlip M, Poston RS, “Hybrid Robotic Coronary Revascularization Shortens the Recovery Time Required for the Treatment of Multivessel Coronary Disease,” Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention, Las Vegas, May 2012.

Bhatnagar S A, Gluck C, Hughes T, Poston RS, “Impact of a Multidisciplinary Team on the Costs of a New Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Program,” Minimally Invasive Robotic Association, Boston, Sep 2012.

Bhatnagar S A, Poston RS, “The Risk of Injury to Bypass Conduits Using Minimally Invasive Harvesting Techniques,” Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Naples, FL, Nov 2012.

Rana A, Hong J, Petrowsky H, Agopian V, Zar-rinpar A, Kaldas F, Yersiz H, Farmer D, Busuttil R, “Validating the Survival Outcomes Following [Liver] Transplantation (SOFT) Score” and Rana A, Hardy M, “Adjusting Kidney Allocation to Maximize Patient and Graft Survival,” American Society of Transplant Surgeons Winter Sympo-sium, Miami, Jan 2012.

Rhee P “Trauma System in the United States,” Daejeon International Trauma Symposium, Daejeon, South Korea, Jan 2012.

Rhee P, “Advanced Trauma Care System in Your Hospital,” International Trauma Sympo-sium, Incheon, South Korea, Jan 2012.

Rhee P, “VIP Trauma: Managing the Media in a High-Profi le Event” “New Concepts in Trauma Resuscitation,” Wilmington Trauma Symposium 2012, Wilmington, NC, Feb 2012.

Rhee P, “Trauma: From the Battlefi elds to Tuc-son,” Foothills Forum, Tucson, Mar 2012.

Rhee P, “Disaster Preparedness and Military Medicine,” Resident Education Conference, Columbus, Mar 2012.

Rhee P, “VIP Trauma: Managing the Media in a High-Profi le Event,” Health Harris Method-ist Hospital Annual Trauma Conference, Fort Worth, Apr 2012.

Rhee P, “Panel Discussion: Emergency Response to Disasters” “Damage Control Laparotomy: A Revolutionary Problem,” St. John Medical Center’s Taking Trauma Care to the Next Level, Tulsa, Apr 2012.

Rhee P, “Rheeopardy,” “Believe It or Not!” Los Angeles County and University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Trauma Conference, Pasadena, May 2012.

Rhee P, “Customs and Border Protection,” Asian Pacifi c Heritage Month, Tucson, May 2012.

Rhee P, “Leadership: What Is It,” Surgery Grand Rounds Guest Speaker, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, May 2012.

Rhee P, “Trauma and Simulators,” Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, TX, Jul 2012.

Rhee P, “The Journey,” Korean-American Medi-cal Association (KAMA) 2012 Scientifi c Conven-tion, Los Angeles, Jul 2012.

Rhee P, “Mass Casualty and the Media, Can You Handle it? Tucson 2011,” 2012 Memorial Health System Trauma & Critical Care Sympo-sium, Colorado Springs, Aug 2012.

Rhee P, “Infl uences and Mentorship,” Laurel Highlands Lifetime Achievement Awards Inaugu-ral Induction speech, Uniontown, PA, Aug 2012.

Rhee P, “Synergistic Effects of Hypertonic Sa-line and Valproic Acid in a Lethal Two-Hit Model” “Poster Professor 31-40, Shock/Burns/Critical Care, Session IV,” 71st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery, Kauai, HI, Sep 2012.

Rhee P, “Virtual Presence of Trauma Physi-cians” (PS305), American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, Chicago, Oct 2012.

Rhee P, “How the Battle Scars of War Infl uence Trauma Care” “When Mass Casualties Hap-pen in an Urban Setting,” 2nd Annual Trauma Symposium, Northern Ohio Trauma System, Cleveland, Oct 2012.

Rhee P, “Introduction Address as Program Director and Moderator,” 4th Annual Southwest Trauma & Acute Care Symposium, Phoenix, Nov 2012.

Rhee P, “Is It Good or Bad,” Pan Asian Com-munity Alliance and Chinese American Citizens Alliance, Tucson, Nov 2012.

Subramanian S, “Conventional Aortic Valve Replacement in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Candidates: A 5-Year Experience,” Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Jan 2012.

Subramanian S, “Valve-Sparing Root Re-construction Does Not Compromise Survival in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection,” German Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Feb 2012.

Subramanian S, “5th Time Sternal Entry as a Mini-sternotomy for Redo Aortic Valve Replace-ment,” Society of Heart Valve Disease, Apr 2012.

Subramanian S, “Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation,” Society of Air Force Clinical Sur-geons Cardiothoracic Session, May 2012.

Subramanian S, “Reoperative Minimally Inva-sive Aortic Valve Replacement with Aortic Root Enlargement,” “Minimally Invasive Proximal Thoracic Aortic Operations: Early and Mid-term Results in 199 Patients,” “Hybrid Antegrade Aor-tic Stent Graft Implantation for Aortic Dissection Is Associated with Higher Reintervention Rates than for Aneurysmal Disease,” International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jun 2012.

Subramanian S, “Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: The Brave New World of Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery” “Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Basics,” Borgess Health Care System, Kalamazoo, Oct 2012.

Subramanian S, “Extracellular Matrix-Based Nicks Aortic Root Enlargement and Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR) via Reoperative Mini-sternotomy,” “Redo Mini-AVR Is Associated with a Shorter Length of Stay than Redo AVR in the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Era,” Dallas-Leipzig Valve Meeting, Dec 2012.

Tang A, “Cardiac Tamponade from Gradual Bul-let Fragment Erosion into the Right Ventricle: A Rare Injury,” Western Trauma Association, Vail, AZ, Feb 2012.

Tang A, “Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma,” “Extremity Trauma,” “Traumatic Brain Injury,” Northwest Fire Department Trauma Prehospital Conference, Tucson, Aug 2012.

Tang A, “Predictors of Unexpected Hospital Re-admission after Emergent Cholecystectomy and Appendectomy,” “American College of Surgeons Trauma Center Designation and Outcomes after

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Vercruysse G, “Firearms Education for the Medical Professional,” “Typical Surgical Cases Seen in the Iraq War,” Resident Education Lecture Series, Department of Surgery, Atlanta, Apr 2012.

Vercruysse G, “AAST Multi-Institutional Tri-als Committee: Suboptimal Compliance with Evidence-Based Guidelines Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Patients with Severe Trau-matic Brain Injuries,” “AAST Multi-Institutional Trials Committee: Decompressive Craniectomy or Medical Management for Refractory Intra-cranial Hypertension: An AAST-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Propensity Score Analysis,” “Limb Salvage after Complex Repairs of Extremity Arterial Injuries Is Independent of Surgical Specialty Training,” American Associa-tion for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Annual Meeting, Kauai, HI, Sep 2012.

Vercruysse G, “The Basics of Abdominal Trauma in the 21st Century” “Burn Evaluation and Care for Medical Personnel,” Tucson Fire Department Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Symposium, Tucson, Nov 2012.

Vijayasekaran A, Summers D, Viscusi R, Hurst C, Biswas A, Waer A, Ley M, Lang J, “Effect of Hormone Receptor Status on Rates of Breast Reconstruction,” Poster Presentation, Society of Surgical Oncology, Mar 2012.

Pandamouz A, Delbridge M, Cui H, Viscusi R, Ley M, Borders M, Fintzpatrick K, Waer A, Lang J, “Impact of Preoperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) on Surgical Plan of Care for Breast Cancer Patients” and Viscusi R, Cui H, Pockaj B, Salinas E, Brown G, LeBeau-Grasso L, Gonzalez V, Lopez A, Ley M, Lang J, “A Combined Institutional Review of Prognostic Factors in Locally Advanced and Infl ammatory Breast Cancer,” Poster Presentations, American Society of Breast Surgeons, May 2012.

Viscusi R, “Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies,” Tuc-son Society of Women Physicians, May 2012.

Weinand M, “Use of a Stop-Flow Programmable Valve to Maximize Central Nervous System (CNS) Chemotherapy Delivery in a Pediatric Patient with CNS Leukemia,” “Magnetic Reso-nance (MR)-Guided Laser-Induced Thermal Ablation of Mesial Temporal Sclerosis,” Arizona Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Tucson, Nov 2012.

Weinand M, “Laminectomy-Placed Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Axial Low Back Pain,” North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Dec 2012.

Weinand M, “Magnetic Resonance (MR) Guid-ed Laser-Induced Ablation of Mesial Temporal Sclerosis,” Western Neurosurgical Society 58th Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Sep 2012.

Witte M, “Fantastic Voyage through the Lymphatic System and Its Disorders,” Grand Rounds, California Pacifi c Medical Center, San Francisco, Mar 2012.

Witte M, “Outreach of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Programs that Work with Native Populations,” NIH Science Education Annual Conference, Bethesda, May 2012.

Witte M, “Curriculum in Medical and Other Igno-rance,” Phoenix Parlor, Phoenix, Oct 2012.

Witte M, “Advances in Translational Lymphol-ogy,” Second Symposium of the Latin Medi-terranean Chapter of International Society of Lymphology, Buenos Aires, Nov 2012.

Witte M, “Curriculum on Medical and Surgi-cal Ignorance,” Resident and Medical Student Seminar, Central Military Hospital, Buenos Aires, Nov 2012.

Wynne J, “Assessing the 3rd-Year General Sur-gery Clerkship Trauma Rotation: Are We Meet-ing the Learners’ Needs?,” Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, Feb 2012.

Wynne J, “Abdominal Trauma: Providing Care to a Patient with an Open Abdominal Injury,” Rincon Valley Fire Department, Vail, AZ, Oct 2012.

Splenic Injuries,” American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, Chicago, Oct 2012.

Tang A, “Predictors of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Failure” “Modifi ed Veress Needle for Tension Pneumothorax Decompres-sion: A Randomized Trial,” Annual Southwest Trauma and Acute Care Symposium, Phoenix, Nov 2012.

Tang A, “Repeal of the Concealed Weapons Law and Its Impact on Gun-Related Violence,” Annual Southwest Trauma and Acute Care Sym-posium, Phoenix, Nov 2012.

Tang A, “Maternal Fetal Trauma,” Society of Ma-ternal Fetal Medicine Lecture Series, Webcast, Dec 2012.

Zahn LX, Trinidad-Hernandez M, Armstrong DG, Mills JL, “Comparative Effectiveness of Endovascular and Open Surgical Revascular-ization in Diabetic Patients with ‘Critical Limb Ischemia’ (Rutherford 5 and 6) due to Severe Tibial Artery Occlusive Disease,” 27th Annual Meeting of the Western Vascular Society, Park City, UT, Sep 2012.

Trinidad-Hernandez M, “Fenestrated and Branched Aortic Endografts: Review of Current Status,” 33rd Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Vascular Society, Jan 2012.

Braun, J D, Trinidad-Hernandez M, Perry D M, Armstrong DG, Mills JL, “Early Quantitative Evaluation of Indocyanine Green Angiography in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia,” 2012 Annual Vascular Meeting Society for Vascular Surgery, National Harbor, MD, Jun 2012.

White M, Trinidad-Hernandez M, Mills JL, Special interest group podium presentation: “Embolizing Right Femoral Artery Lesion,” 40th Annual Symposium of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Las Vegas, Mar 2012.

Trinidad-Hernandez M, “When is a Below-Knee Amputation (BKA) A-OK?,” Diabetic Foot Conference (DFCon) Annual Meeting, Los Ange-les, Mar 2012.

White M, Trinidad-Hernandez M, “Double-Bifur-cated Surgeon-Modifi ed Endograft Technique to Preserve Hypogastric Flow,” International Con-gress for Endovascular Specialists, Scottsdale, Feb 2012.

Brandis D, Turker T, Zou Jiyao, Breidenbach W III , “Development of a Syngeneic or Allogeneic Composite Tissue Model in Swine,” American Society for Reconstructive Transplantation (ASRT) 3rd Biennial Meeting, Chicago, Nov 2012.

Vercruysse G, “Hemorrhagic Shock: A New Paradigm,” Resident Education Lecture Series, Department of Surgery, Atlanta, Jan 2012.

Vercruysse G, “Afghanistan: From Alexander the Great to Petraeus,” Craig Joint Theater, Salt Lake City, Mar 2012.

Vercruysse G, “The Epidemic of Burns in the Impaired: A Deadly yet Largely Preventable Syndrome,” American Burn Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Mar 2012.

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Non-Invasive Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical Trial (N-TA3CT)(Federal)

Phase II Clinical Trial of The Safety and Effi cacy Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft In Patients(Non-federal)

Pythagoras: Prospective Aneurysm Trial: High Angle Aorfi x Bifurcated Stent Graft(Non-federal)

Bijan Najafi , PhDFall Prevention in Elderly with Diabetes Using Wearable Technology(Federal)

Interactive Sensor Technology to Measure Adherence to Prescribed Therapeutic Footwear(Federal)

Portable Device for Telecare Monitoring of Elderly People(Federal)

Smart Insoles for Real Time Feedback to Diabetic Patients(Non-federal)

Smart Thermometric Mat for Imaging Diabetic Feet(Non-federal)

Training Dual-Task Walking After Stroke: Effects on Cognitive-Motor Interference and Locomotor Control(Non-federal)

True Functional Restoration and Analgesia in Non-Radicular Low Back Pain: Prospective, Single Blind Placebo Lead In, Then Double Blind Placebo Control(Non-federal)

Marlys H. Witte, MDBBB Protection in HIV Infection: Barrier-shielding effects of PARP Inhibition(Federal)

High School Student Neuroresearch Program (HSNRP)(Federal)

Infection and Immunity K-12 Science Program: Exploring Knowns/Unknowns via VCRC/Q(Federal)

K-12 Virtual Clinical Research Center and Medical Ignorance Exploratorium: Phase I(Federal)

Lymphatic Vascular-Based Therapy for IBD(Federal)

Mouse Models of Lymphedema(Federal)

Progression of Infl ammatory Bowel Disease to Cancer: Is the Patient “Better Off”(Federal)

Short-Term Training to Increase the Diversity Pipeline in Heart/Lung/Blood Research(Federal)

Translating Translation and Scientifi c Questioning in the Global K-12 Community(Federal)

Abdominal TransplantationTun Jie, MDPortable Gas Perfusion System for Pancreas Preservation(Federal)

Angelika C. Gruessner, PhDInternational Pancreas Transplant Registry (IPTR)(Non-federal)

Klearchos K. Papas, PhDEnhanced O2 Supply to Immunoisolated Islets(Non-federal)

Cardiothoracic SurgeryRobert S. Poston, MDA Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Patient Recovery After Robotic Assisted vs. Traditional CABG(Non-federal)

Carpenter-Edwards Perimount Magna Ease Pericardial Bioprosthesis in the Aortic P(Non-federal)

In Vivo Evaluation of Minimally Invasive Robotic Implantation of Heartware Ventricular Assist Device: Feasibility and Safety Study(Non-Federal)

Intuitive Surgical Robotic Research Grant(Non-federal)

Post Approval Study of the St. Jude Medical Biocor and Biocor Supra Valves(Non-federal)

Thrombin Dysregulation Leads to Early Saphenous Vein Graft Failure(Federal)

Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation(Non-federal)

Gulshan K. Sethi, MDClinical Trial of the On-X Valve Using Low Dose Anticoagulation(Non-federal)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Prevention of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation (Non-federal)

OtolaryngologyAbraham Jacob, MDPreclinical Testing of a Novel Pdk1 Inhibitor for Treating Vestibular Schwannoma(Federal)

Surgical OncologyValentine N. Nfonsam, MDAn Extended Pain Relief Trial Utilizing the Infi ltration of a Long-Acting Multivesicular LiPosome Formulation of BupiVacaine (SKY0402): A Phase 3b Health Economic Trial in Adult Patients Undergoing Ileostomy Reversal, (IMPROVE – Ileostomy Reversal)(Non-federal)

Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency SurgeryRandall S. Friese, MDROC Protocols(Federal)

Sleep Promotion in Critically Ill and Injured Patients Cared for in the Intensive Care Unit(Non-federal)

Terence S. O’Keeffe, MDRandomized Predicted MT Patients(Federal)

UrologyMatthew B. Gretzer, MDClinical Investigation of the Proact Adjustable Continence Therapy for Treatment(Non-federal)

Vascular SurgeryDavid G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhDA Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind, Vehicle-Controlled, Dose Ranging, Multicenter Study to Assess the Safety and Clinical Effect of Nexagon(Non-federal)

Body Worn Sensor Technology for Improving Diabetic Care during Activity of Daily Living(Non-federal)

Foot Infrared Rolling Scan Transducer (First)(Federal)

Game-Based Virtual Reality Approach for Improving Balance, Reducing Falls, and Preventing Complications in Diabetes(Non-federal)

Instant Total Contact Cast to Heat Diabetic Foot Ulcers: An Investigator Blinded Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial with Three Parallel Treatment Groups(Federal)

Smart Sox: Using Intelligent Textiles to Dose Activity and Prevent Complications(Non-federal)

The Effect of ORC/Collagen/Silver on Protease Reduction in Diabetic Foot Ulcers(Non-federal)

Wound EMR to Decrease Limb Amputations in Persons with Diabetes(Federal)

Joseph L. Mills, MDA Prospective Randomized Study to Evaluate the Effi cacy, Safety, and Tolerability of IXMYELOCEL-T in Subjects with Critical Limb Ischemia and No Options for Revascularization(Non-federal)

Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting (Crest) Trial(Federal)

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