A NEWSLETTER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
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American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Honors Dr. H. Randolph Bailey
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The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) awarded Dr. H. Randolph Bailey with the society’s highest honor by presenting him with the 2022 Masters in Colorectal Surgery Lectureship Award at their annual meeting this year in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Bailey is professor of surgery and emeritus program director of the UT colon and rectal surgery residency training program. Dr. Bailey earned his medical degree from the UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas; completed his internship at Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas; completed his general surgery training at the UTHealth Houston; and did his fellowship training at Ferguson Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI. | |
Cardenas Awarded $1.95 Million NIH Grant | |
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded Jessica Cardenas, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Acute Care Surgery, an R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators on August 1, 2022 for her grant entitled “Endothelial regulation of inflammation during trauma and hemorrhagic shock (1-R35-GM-146859-01).” The MIRA program provides consistent and stable support for an investigator’s research, thus allowing more research flexibility, innovation, and productivity. Dr. Cardenas’ project seeks to examine novel roles for endothelial anticoagulant heparan sulfates in regulating inflammation in the critically ill and the award will provide 5 years of funding at a total budget of $1.95 million.
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Dr. Phillip Chang Joins Acute Care Surgery | |
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Dr. Phillip Chang has joined the Department of Surgery as an Adjust Professor in the Division of Acute Care Surgery. Memorial Hermann Health System has recently named him as their Senior Vice President and Chief Medical and Quality Officer. Dr. Chang trained as a trauma and general surgeon, and dedicated many years to operating room leadership. Dr. Chang earned his medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School and a Master of Business Administration from Gatton College of Economics and Business in Lexington, Ky. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
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Association of Changes in Antithrombin Activity Over Time with Responsiveness to Enoxaparin Prophylaxis and Risk of Trauma-Related Venous Thromboembolism
Laura E. Vincent, MS, RN; Michael M. Talanker, BS; Dakota D. Butler, BS; Xu Zhang, PhD; Jeanette M. Podbielski, RN; Yao-Wei W. Wang, MD; Amber Chen-Goodspeed, BA; Selina L. Hernandez Gonzalez, BS; Erin E. Fox, PhD; Bryan A. Cotton, MD; Charles E. Wade, PhD; Jessica C. Cardenas, PhD., JAMA Surg. 2022;157(8):713-721. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.2214
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty for Treatment of Class 1 and 2 Obesity (MERIT): A Prospective, Multicentre, Randomised Trial
Prof Barham K Abu Dayyeh, MD; Fateh Bazerbachi, MD; Eric J Vargas, MD; Reem Z Sharaiha, MD; Prof Christopher C Thompson, MD; Bradley C Thaemert, MD; Andre F Teixeira, MD; Christopher G Chapman, MD; Prof Vivek Kumbhari, MD; Michael B Ujiki, MD; Jeanette Ahrens, PhD; Courtney Day, MS; theMERIT Study Group; Prof Manoel Galvao Neto, MD; Prof Natan Zundel, MD; Prof Erik B Wilson, MD. Lancet. 2022 Aug 6;400(10350):441-451. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01280-6. Epub 2022 Jul 28.
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Date: September 8, 2022
Presentation Title: Coding 101 for the General Surgeon
Speaker: Dr. Rondel Albarado
Date: September 15, 2022
Presentation Title: TBA
Speaker: TBA
Date: September 22, 2022
Presentation Title: Surgery for Stage IV Cancer: Evolving Role of the Surgeon the Modern Era
Speaker: Dr. Mara Antonoff
Date: September 29, 2022
Presentation Title: TEAM Based Healthcare to Improve Safety and Maximize Patient Outcomes
Speaker: Dr. Ben Bobrow
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Hajar Ayoub, MD, was interviewed by Women’s Health Magazine about possible causes of “cloudy” urine and how to treat it. The story was picked up by Yahoo! Life.
An interview Steve Bynon Jr., MD, gave to KHOU-TV Channel 11 about the high incidence of kidney failure among Hispanic people was picked up by KYTX-TV Channel 19 in Tyler, KBMT-TV Channel 12 in Beaumont, KENS-TV Channel 5 in San Antonio, KIII-TV Channel 3 in Corpus Christi, and WFMY-TV Channel 2 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Wendy Chen, MD, talked to KPRC-TV Channel 2 about when to seek medical attention after a sports injury.
Steve Bynon, MD, was quoted in a Houston Chronicle story about how Houston doctors are now transplanting organs from COVID-positive donors.
An award given to Todd Huzar, MD, for his work with pediatric burn survivors, was featured in a Yahoo! Finance article.
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We are excited to have these three new additions to our team and look forward to continued success in the upcoming year. | |
Raychell Watson, Education Coordinator III, joined the Department of Surgery in the Acute Care Surgery Division in early July, 2022. She will serve as the Clerkship Program Coordinator for our students. Raychell comes to us from the University of Houston College of Medicine where she performed the same role in the Office of Medical Education. She has worked with various groups of students for the past 11 years in Houston, San Antonio and Louisiana. Raychell has already shared many ideas and suggestions. We welcome her and the knowledge she brings to the role. We are excited to have her on our team and look forward to lots of success.
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Tayna Vazquez, Program Manager has joined the Department of Surgery in the Division of Elective General Surgery. She will serve as the Program Manager to the MIST Fellowship program as well as the assistant to Dr. Erik Wilson. Tayna comes to us from UTMB Galveston where she spent the past 15 years. Her role with UTMB was as a Community Engagement Specialist with the Department of Pediatrics in the Chairman’s office. Tayna has a background in project management, marketing and outreach.
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Channing Winters, Executive Assistant has joined the Department of Surgery in the Division of Acute Care Surgery. She will serve as support for Drs Kao, Khan, Albarado, Puzio, and McNutt. She will also contribute her support as the ACS / Trauma Fellowship Coordinator. She comes to us from Memorial Hermann Hospital where she spent the past 10 years as an Administrative Assistant in the Neonatal ICU and Emergency Department.
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Second-year #McGovernMedSchool students are hard at work this year in the Surgical and Clinical Skills Center!
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