Residencies and Fellowships
Resident Training
The General Surgery Residency Training Program provides basic and advanced surgical experience for those seeking a career in general surgery as well as for those who plan to undertake further training in a surgical specialty. The program is designed to be flexible and meet the needs of individual surgeons, whether they are preparing for community practice or academic and research roles.
Though broad-based, the residency emphasizes in-depth training, with graded operative responsibilities for few trainees selected rather than superficial and limited training for a large number. The size of the program encourages esprit de corps and commitment to high standards in patient care.
| Chairman: |
Timothy R. Billiar, M.D.
George Vance Foster Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery
F1281.3 PUH
200 Lothrop St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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| Contact: |
Sharon Moore
412-647-1749
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| Program Director: |
Kenneth K.W. Lee, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
497 Scaife Hall
3550 Terrace St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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| Associate Program Directors: |
Giselle G. Hamad, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Andrew R. Watson, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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| Contact: |
Maggie Mrozinski
General Surgery Residency Coordinator
SurgeryResidency@upmc.edu
412-647-3389 |
| Positions available |
| PGY 1 |
26 |
Total |
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8 |
General Surgery
6 Categorical
2 Non-Designated Preliminary |
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18 |
Specialty
3 Urology
5 Otolaryngology
3 Neurosurgery
2 Vascular Surgery
3 Plastic Surgery
1 OMFS |
| PGY 2 |
14 |
Total |
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6 |
General Surgery
6 Categorical
1 Non-Designated Preliminary |
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8 |
Specialty
3 Urology
3 Plastic Surgery
2 Vascular |
| PGY 3 |
7 |
General Surgery |
| PGY 4 |
6 |
General Surgery Categorical |
| PGY 5 |
6 |
General Surgery Categorical |
| LAB |
11 |
2010-11 |
| Training Hospitals |
| Location of Rotations: |
PGY Level: |
| UPMC Presbyterian |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| UPMC Shadyside |
1, 2, 5 |
| UPMC St. Margaret |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
1, 3, 4, 5 |
| Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC |
1, 2, 4 |
| Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC |
2, 3, 5 |
| UPMC McKeesport |
3 |
| UPMC Mercy |
1 |
PGY 1 Rotations
burn unit (UPMC Mercy)
cardiac surgery
critical care
emergency medicine
endocrine surgery
gastrointestinal surgery
general surgery (UPMC St. Margaret, VAMC)
neurosurgery
night float
pediatric surgery
plastic surgery
research/anesthesia
surgical oncology
thoracic surgery (UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC St. Margaret)
trauma surgery
urology
vascular surgery (UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC St. Margaret, VAMC)
PGY 2 Rotations breast surgery (Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC)
critical care
endoscopy/research
general surgery (UPMC St. Margaret)
kidney transplant
liver oncology
pediatric surgery (Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC)
surgical oncology
thoracic surgery (VAMC)
trauma surgery
PGY 3 Rotations
gastrointestinal surgery
general surgery (UPMC McKeesport, UPMC St. Margaret, VAMC)
minimally invasive surgery (Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC)
vascular and thoracic surgery (UPMC St. Margaret)
trauma surgery
PGY 4 Rotations
general surgery (UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC St. Margaret)
liver transplant surgery
pediatric surgery (Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC)
trauma
vascular surgery (VAMC)
PGY 5 Rotations
endocrine surgery
gastrointestinal surgery
general surgery (VAMC)
minimally invasive surgery
surgical oncology
trauma
Alumni
| Joshua Brown |
University of Rochester |
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| Stephanie Downs-Canner |
University of Pittsburgh |
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| Jason Luciano |
UMDNJ – RW Johnson Med School |
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| Lindsay Stollings |
Wright State University |
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| Samer Tohme |
American University of Beirut |
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| Patrick Varley |
New York University |
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| Brian Boone |
University of South Florida |
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| Iljana Gaffar |
University of Missouri |
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| Remealle How |
Johns Hopkins University |
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| Benjamin Kautza |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
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| Shahab Shaffiey |
University of Missouri |
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| Kerry-Ann Stewart |
University of Rochester |
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| Raymond Eid |
American University of Beirut (Lebanon) |
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| Gabriel Herrera |
Nueva Granada Military University (Colombia) |
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| J. Robert Klune |
University of Pittsburgh |
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| Joyce Lin |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
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| Deepa Magge |
Boston University |
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| Sean Whelan |
Medical College of South Carolina |
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| Kent Zettel |
University of Cincinnati |
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| 2013-14 |
Alma Mater |
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| Evie Carchman |
Medical College of Virginia |
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| Fateh Entabi |
University of Damascus (Syria) |
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| John Falcone |
University of Pittsburgh |
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| Marcus Hoffman |
University of Pittsburgh |
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| Gina Howell |
University of Pittsburgh |
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| SaeHee Ko |
Duke University |
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| Tara Loux |
University of Alabama |
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| Michael Madigan |
Vanderbilt University |
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| Gary Nace, Jr. |
Temple University |
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| Matthew Neal |
University of Pittsburgh |
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| Pragatheeshwar Thirunavukarasu |
Chennai Medical College (India) |
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| Ibrahim Yazji |
University of Florida |
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| 2012 |
Alma Mater |
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| Matthew Alef |
Rush Medical College |
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| Rajeev Dhupar |
UMDNJ – RW Johnson Med School |
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| Rebecca Edmonds |
Drexel University |
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| Isam Nasr |
American University of Beirut (Lebanon) |
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| Patricio Polanco |
University of San Martin de Porres (Peru) |
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| Ward Richardson |
University of Pittsburgh |
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| Javier Salgado |
Cordoba Univ School of Medicine (Argentina) |
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| 2011 |
Alma Mater |
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| Jon Cardinal |
Georgetown University |
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| Sung Won Cho |
Royal Free & University (England) |
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| Roop Gill |
University of Southampton (England) |
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| Sohail Shah |
Texas A&M University |
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| Vivek Sharma |
Calcutta University (India) |
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| Amber Wooten |
University of Oklahoma |
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| 2010 |
Alma Mater |
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| Au Bui |
Albert Einstein |
Hepaticopancreaticobiliary Fellowship, Cleveland Clivic, OH |
| Steven Gribar |
University of Pittsburgh |
General Surgery Faculty, UPMC McKeesport |
| David Kaczorowski |
Johns Hopkins |
Cardiothoracic Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania |
| Milton Lum |
Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia) |
General Surgery Practice, Western Maryland Health System |
| Bret Schipper |
Ross University (Dominica) |
Plastic Surgery Fellow, UPMC |
| Michael Yaakovian |
University of Maryland |
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow, University of Texas |
| 2009 |
Alma Mater |
Post-Graduation |
| Rahul Anand |
University of Michigan |
Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship -- University of Maryland Shock/Trauma |
| Richard Fortunato |
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship -- LSUS Medical School/Schumpert Medical Center, Louisiana |
| Geetha Jeyabalan |
University of Michigan |
Vascular Surgery Fellowship -- UPMC |
| David Juang |
Wright State University |
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship -- Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO |
| Kevin Mollen |
SUNY at Buffalo |
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship -- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC |
| Raghuveer Vallabhaneni |
UMDNJ- NJ Medical School |
Vascular Surgery Fellowship -- Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO |
| 2008 |
Alma Mater |
Post-Graduation |
| Ryan Levy |
University of Pittsburgh |
Thoracic Surgery Fellowship - UPMC |
| Jose Prince |
Yale University |
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC |
| Michael Stang |
University of Nebraska |
Endocrine Surgery Fellowship - UPMC |
| Allan Tsung |
SUNY at Brooklyn |
Surgical Oncology/Transplant Fellowship - UPMC |
| Gregory Watson |
University of Pittsburgh |
Trauma/CCM Surgical Fellowship - UPMC |
| 2007 |
Alma Mater |
Post-Graduation |
| Daniel Hall |
Yale University |
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery - UPMC |
| Rajendra Patel |
Temple University |
Vascular Surgery Fellowship - Mass General Hospital |
| Rohit Sahai |
University of Michigan |
Surg Onc Fellowship – Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
| Stig Somme |
University of Oslo(Norway) |
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
The Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto, Ontario |
| John Wolen |
Marshall University |
General Surgery Private Practice – Morgantown, WV |
| 2006 |
Alma Mater |
Post-Graduation |
| Vishal Bansal |
Wayne State University |
Trauma/Surgery Crit Care Fellowship
University of California – San Diego |
| Joel Barbato |
University of Nebraska |
Vascular Surgery Fellowship – Univ of Pittsburgh |
| Michael Coello |
University of Michigan |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Eric Marderstein |
University of Virginia |
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship – The Cleveland Clinic |
| Kathleen Raman |
Columbia University |
Vascular Surgery Fellowship – Washington University |
| Andrew Watson |
Columbia University |
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery - UPMC |
| 2005 |
Alma Mater |
Post-Graduation |
| Peter Kim |
Cornell University |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine |
| Carol McCloskey |
University of Pittsburgh |
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Department of Surgery – UPMC |
| Kaye Reid |
Washington University |
GI/Hepatobiliary Fellowship – Mayo Clinic |
| Brian Zuckerbraun |
Northwestern University |
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Trauma and Gen Surg)
Department of Surgery – UPMC |
| 2004 |
Alma Mater |
Post-Graduation |
| Joy Collins |
University of Maryland |
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Department of Surgery – Univ of Pittsburgh |
| Guilherme Costa |
Federal Univ Minas Gerais |
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Transplant Surg)
Department of Surgery – UPMC |
| Luis Herrera |
University of Puerto Rico |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency
University of Texas – MD Anderson |
| Raja Mahidhara |
University of Pittsburgh |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency – UCLA |
| Ala Stanford Frey |
Penn State |
College of Med Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital |
| I-wen Wang |
Case Western University |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency
University of Michigan |
| 2003 |
Alma Mater |
Post-Graduation |
| Christopher Baird |
Univ of North Carolina |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency
University of Pittsburgh |
| Michael Gimbel |
Duke University |
Plastic Surgery Fellowship – UCLA |
| Douglas Potoka |
Johns Hopkins University |
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh |
| Ramesh Ramanathan |
Madras Medical College |
Assistant Professor of Surgery (MIS)
Department of Surgery – Univ of Pittsburgh |
| 2002 |
Alma Mater |
Post-Graduation |
| Ramsey Dallal |
Medical College of Virginia |
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Dept of Surgery – Univ of Pittsburgh |
| Melina Kibbe |
University of Chicago |
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Northwestern University |
| Matthew Schuchert |
John Hopkins University |
Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh |
| Vaishali Schuchert |
University of Pittsburgh |
Critical Care Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh |
| 2001 |
Alma Mater |
Post-Graduation |
| Louis Alarcon |
University of Pittsburgh |
Critical Care Fellowship - UPMC |
| Daniel Bertges |
University of Pittsburgh |
Vascular Surgery Fellowship - UPMC |
| J. Matthew Glascock |
University of Iowa |
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Dept of Surgery – Univ of Pittsburgh |
| Paul Lee |
John Hopkins University |
Cardiothoracic Surg Residency - Cornell Univ |
| Brian Pettiford |
University of Pittsburgh |
Cardiothoracic Surg Residency
University of Pittsburgh |
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| 2000 |
Alma Mater |
Post-Graduation |
| Laura Garvey |
UCLA |
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh |
| Alan Murdock |
University of Alabama |
Critical Care Fellowship – Boston Univ. |
| Nishit Shah |
University of Manchester |
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Cleland Clinic |
| Bradley Taylor |
Emory University |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency
University of Pittsburgh |
Application Information
All applications are handled through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
Applications for our categorical training program are being accepted for the 2010-2011 academic year and are accepted only via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The general surgery residency office will not accept any paper applications.
Personal interviews are by invitation only and are required for acceptance to our program. The deadline for applying to our general surgery residency program is November 1, 2010.
Completed Application Includes:
- Completed application
- Personal statement
- Curriculum vitae
- Official transcript from your medical school
- Dean’s letter
- Three letters of recommendation
- USMLE Board scores
Information for International Medical Graduates:
We do not have a minimum USMLE score requirement, but all scores must be passing. There is no requirement regarding length of time since medical school graduation, and prior United States clinical experience is not required.
The preferred visa for training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education Program is the J-1 visa sponsored through the ECFMG for residency/fellowship training.
All IMG’s must hold a current and valid ECFMG certificate in order for their application to be considered compete, including the clinical skills assessment which must also be current and valid. Each applicant must have taken and passed both Steps I and II of the USMLE, and their English qualifying examination must be current and valid.
If you have any questions regarding visas, or obtaining a graduate license for training in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, please contact the Graduate Medical Education Office at 412 647-5815. For information regarding ECFMG certification, visit the ECFMG website at http://www.ecfmg.org.
Interviews
Interviews are granted by invitation only. Our interviews are a two-day process.
If you have any questions regarding our program, the application process, or your application status, please contact:
Maggie Mrozinski
General Surgery Residency Coordinator
Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh
200 Lothrop St., Room F675 PUH
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-647-3389
or via email at SurgeryResidency@upmc.edu
Links:
Clinical Research Opportunities for Residents
PGY1 – PGY2 Pilot Program
The Department has instituted a pilot program this year to introduce PGY1 and PGY2 residents to clinical research. Interns are given a four-week period of time free of clinical responsibilities to initiate a clinical research project under the guidance of a surgeon mentor. The idea is that the intern will initiate (not finish) a clinical research project that they can then work on over the next few months to a year. The project should be designed such that the resident can contribute to significantly to the success of a project or take on the project under the guidance of the faculty mentor.
Amit Patel, MD
patelan@upmc.edu
Cardiac Surgery |
The Cardiac Stem Cell lab focuses on the identification of novel mechanisms to explain the clinical benefits of adult cell therapy for cardiovascular disease. Currently, we work with eight adult cells types to identify the optimal cell for disease specific cell therapy. Patel/Kormos |
Chris Bartels, MD
bartelscj@upmc.edu
General Surgery |
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Anita Courcoulas, MD
courcoulasap@upmc.edu
General Surgery |
Longitudinal outcomes research assessments in bariatric surgery. This includes the long-term evaluation of clinical efficacy, economic and health care utilization, the effect of various factors on quality (including the effect of provider volume on outcome), and the evaluation of new technology including endoluminal approaches to surgery. |
George Eid, MD
eidgm@upmc.edu
General Surgery |
My research focuses on the clinical outcomes of minimally invasive surgery procedures and new emerging technologies such as robotic-assisted and endoluminal surgeries. In addition to the effect of bariatric surgery on different co-morbidities associated with obesity. |
Raquel Forsythe, MD
forsytherm@upmc.edu
General Surgery |
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Juan Ochoa, MD
ochoajb@upmc.edu
General Surgery |
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Andrew Peitzman, MD
peitzmanab@upmc.edu
General Surgery |
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Ramesh Ramanathan, MD
ramanathanrc@upmc.edu
General Surgery |
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Matthew Rosengart, MD
rosengartmr@upmc.edu
General Surgery |
The current research interests of our laboratory emphasize translational molecular biology with a range of individual project focuses spanning from mechanistic molecular biology to clinical outcomes research. We currently are investigating the appropriateness of calcium supplementation in critical illness, which entails in vitro and vivo (murine) experimentation, retrospective longitudinal (times-series) database analyses, and the expectation of a prospective human trial incorporation the observations of prior investigations. In addition, we are conducting a study to validate a set of filters to audit prehospital trauma care that were identified through a national Delphi questionnaire of trauma system experts. |
Richard Simmons, MD
simmonsrl@upmc.edu
General Surgery |
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Mazen Zenati, PhD
zenatims@upmc.edu
General Surgery |
1) Hypovolemic shock; 2) Hypothermia in shock; 3) Obesity in trauma and surgery; 4) Recidivism in trauma; 5) Organ failure and trauma; 6) Injury prevention |
Brian Zuckerbraun, MD
zuckerbraunbs@upmc.edu
General Surgery |
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Stephen Badylak, MD, PhD
badylaks@upmc.edu
MIRM |
Primary research involves constructive remodeling of tissues/organs with the focus upon the role of naturally occurring biologic scaffold materials. |
Alan Russell, PhD
russellaj@upmc.edu
MIRM |
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Barbara Gaines, MD
Barbara.Gaines@chp.edu
Pediatric Surgery |
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David Hackam, MD
David.Hackam@chp.edu
Pediatric Surgery |
1) A prospective trial examining the effect of hyperglycemia on outcome in critically ill surgical neonates; 2) what are the effects of mid-gestation counseling on parental expectations in the setting of a prenatally diagnosed fetal anomaly. |
W.P. Andrew Lee, MD
leewpa@upmc.edu
Plastic Surgery |
1) Outcome studies following hand surgical procedures, such as correction of congenital deformities, fracture fixation, arthroplasty; 2) Anatomic studies in hand and upper extremity, by cadaver dissection |
J. Peter Rubin, MD
rubinjp@upmc.edu
Plastic Surgery |
Study on outcomes in post-bariatric plastic surgery. This is an exciting new subspecialty within plastic surgery and the University of Pittsburgh has the leading clinical program in the country. |
Sally E. Carty, MD
cartyse@upmc.edu
Surgical Oncology |
Clinical Research Interests for the Section of Endocrine Surgery:
- Hyperparathyroidism:
a. Techniques in minimally invasive surgery for HPTH
b. Etiologies of primary HPTH
- Substernal goiter in patients with sleep apnea
- Treatment issues in well differentiated thyroid cancer (several topics)
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T. Clark Gamblin, MD
gamblintc@upmc.edu
Surgical Oncology |
The Liver Cancer Center is focused on clinical research regarding benign and malignant hepatobiliary disease. Utilizing a database with over 3,200 patients and a unique referral pattern of hepatocellular carcinoma, current clinical projects include areas such as regional liver therapy, gene therapy and minimally invasive hepatic surgery. In addition to surgeons, our staff includes research nurses, a database analyst, a psychologist and a statistician who are available to assist residents with pilot projects.
Interested individuals should contact Dr. Gamblin directly. |
Pawel Kalinski, MD, PhD
kalinskip@upmc.edu
Surgical Oncology |
The research group of Pawel Kalinski, MD, PhD aims to develop improved immunotherapeutic strategies in cancer focusing on the use of dendritic cells (DC) as carriers of cancer vaccines. In this last respect, Kalinski’s group has demonstrated that so-called type-1 polarization of DC can enhance the ability of DCs to induce desirable Th1 and CTL responses against cancer by 40 fold. The above findings led to the design of five, currently funded clinical trials that will test the therapeutic efficacy of the cytokine-induced DC1 (aDC1) and NK cell-induced DC1 (DC1NK) in 92 patients with advanced melanoma and colorectal cancer (funded by 3 current grants from NIH/NCI and the Pittsburgh Foundation). Current laboratory efforts aim at the development of additional DC1-based vaccines targeting prostate, pancreatic, and cervical cancer, and hematologic malignancies (CLL, AML, and MM) |
Michael T. Lotze, MD
lotzemt@upmc.edu
Surgical Oncology |
1. Melanoma - We have developed protocols for cell therapy of patients with melanoma using direct injection of NK cells and DCs; a protocol is being developed for the application of IL-2 and oxaliplatin and temozolamide for patients with melanoma [with John Kirkwood and Charles Brown].
2. We have plans to initiate clinical trial of neoadjuvant therapy of rectal cancer with direct injection of DCs and NK and are beginning the preclinical studies in patients with pancreatic cancer and colorectal cancer to study the role of HMGB1 neutralization in cancer treatment [with Herb Zeh].
3. Established protocols in patients with Hepatitis B and C and transplantation to evaluate the tumor microenvironment associated with tumor development in patients with evolving hepatoma [with Obaid Shakil and Michael deVera]. |
Matthew Schuchert, MD
schuchertmj@upmc.edu
Thoracic Surgery |
The primary focus of our lab is the study of T-cell and Dendritic cell subsets, and their roles in donor-specific transplantation tolerance and anti-tumor immunity. Active projects are evaluating how select T-cell and dendritic cell subsets can promote the engraftment of hematopoietic stem cells across wide MHC disparities, providing critical information for the use of stem cell therapy in a variety of settings. We're also studying how T-cell and Dendritic cell subsets are modulated in the setting of lung cancer, with the specific aims of understanding how immune status influences outcomes in lung cancer, and how immunomodulation can be achieved to augment host responses to tumor. |
Sebastien Gilbert, MD
gilberts@upmc.edu
Thoracic Surgery |
Our bioengineering research laboratory focuses on the use of xenogeneic extracellular matrix scaffolds to repair and replace the airways and esophagus. Ongoing projects involve active participation in open surgical procedures (canine model), clinical and endoscopic assessments, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, molecular biology, and biomechanical testing systems. |
James Luketich, MD
luketichjd@upmc.edu
Thoracic Surgery |
1) The detection and clinical relevance of micrometastases identified by quantitative RT-PCR in both esophageal and lung cancer. It is apparent that up to 40 percent of histologically node negative patients with either esophageal or lung cancer ultimately die of their cancer. Our lab has identified several markers in these histologically benign modes that correlate with tumor recurrence. A number of studies are ongoing to dully define this phenomenon at the basic science level and implement this into our ongoing clinical trials.
2) DNA patterns identified using microarrays appear to be a powerful tool in identifying tumors that have different biological characteristics and may allow us to predict which patients would benefit from surgical resection and those that might benefit from neoadjuvant and adjuvant strategies. Preliminary data from our lab and others indicate microarrays have the potential to direct clinical therapy but a number of basic and clinical studies are needed to better understand this and hopefully lead to clinical trials in the area of lung and esophageal cancer.
3) Stem cells may play an integral role in chemo-resistance in a number of cancers, including lung and esophageal. We have several grants to investigate the identification and clinical significance of tumor stem cells. Our current focus is on the identification and isolation of tumorigenic stem cells form primary and metastatic tumors. We hypothesize that chemotherapeutic agents miss the most critical target of therapy, the resting tumor stem cell, a cell cable of giving rise to recurrent disease and metastases. Our laboratory’s goal is to demonstrate that the cancer stem cell has preexisting resistance to a battery of commonly used therapeutic agents. If correct, these studies will explain why many cancer therapies fail, and suggest that effectively targeting the cancer stem cell will lead to cures in epithelial cancers. |
Michael deVera, MD
deverame@upmc.edu
Transplant Surgery |
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David Geller, MD
gellerda@upmc.edu
Transplant Surgery |
1. Laparoscopic liver resection techniques
2. Multimodality treatment strategies for HCC
3. Gene Therapy for liver cancer |
Ronald Shapiro, MD
shapiror@upmc.edu
Transplant Surgery |
Dr. Shapiro's research interests have to do with the development and optimization of immunosuppressive protocols in kidney and pancreas transplantation, with the goal of achieving minimization/partial tolerance, and in the study and eradication of infectious complications. |
Jennifer Steel, PhD
steeljl@upmc.edu
Transplant Surgery |
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Henkie Tan, MD
tanhp@upmc.edu
Transplant Surgery |
Publications resulting from data analysis (immunosuppression, survival, and rejection) of living donor kidney and liver transplantation. |
Jae Cho, MD
chojs@upmc.edu
Vascular Surgery |
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Ellen Dillavou, MD
dillavoued@upmc.edu
Vascular Surgery |
Dr. Dillavou's clinical research centers on the gender differences in aortic aneurysms and other peripheral vascular diseases. Additionally she has done work with the national Medicare databases and anticipate expanding this work to include national trends in dialysis access use, peripheral stenting and AAA procedures after endografting. |
Navyash Gupta, MD
guptany@upmc.edu
Vascular Surgery |
Dr. Gupta is actively involved in clinical research with a specific interest in lower extremity limb salvage, carotid artery occlusive disease, dialysis access and venous disease. Opportunities for clinical research include prospective data collection and analysis, retrospective reviews, clinical trials and case reports. |
Luke Marone, MD
maronelk@upmc.edu
Vascular Surgery |
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Medical Student Electives
Medical Student Coordinator: Kathy Haupt
Phone: 412-647-5314
Fax: 412-647-4889
Email: hauptkg@upmc.edu
All requests for fourth year electives for visiting LCME applicants can be processed only through the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine website. This website explains the different electives available in the Department of Surgery and how an application can processed online.
To access an application or for further information go to: https://www.medschool.pitt.edu/somsa
If you have difficulty with the application process, contact Ms. Joanne Colligan via email at joanne@medschool.pitt.edu of by phone at 412-648-8935.
Course descriptions and program requirements are subject to change.