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Each resident is expected to be involved in research activities during his/her training at Memorial University Medical Center. The Department of Surgical Education has been a leader in research, publishing the results of clinical research in national journals. Because of the great volume of clinical experience, there is much opportunity for research. As a minimum, residents are required to complete one peer-reviewed publication as principal author. Below are examples of our residents' research.

2006

Poster Presentations
Adams MT, Garber JC, Senkowski CK, Brower ST: “Minimally Invasive Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatic Tumors,”. Annual scientific meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Dallas, TX, April 2006.

Bonner EF, Senkowski CK, Brower ST: “Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery: Indications and Approaches,”. Georgia Chapter, American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, Sea Island, GA September, 2005.

Boswell WC, Terry NE, Beck AN, McGraw P, Rittmeyer C: “Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy with T-Bar Fixation in Children and Infants,” March 11, 2006.

Dietz, JR, Aft RL, Herrmann V, Margenthaler JA: “Ductoscopy-Directed Duct Excision May Increase Pathologic Yield with Less Tissue Removal in Patients with Pathologic Nipple Discharge,”. American Society for Breast Surgery, April 2006.

Easterlin B: “A Novel Technique of Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure that Functions as a Delayed Primary Closure,”. Research Day, Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah, GA, June 9, 2006.

Edwards C, Senkowski CK, Brower ST: “Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Early Experience and Outcomes,”. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Southeast Surgical Congress, Orlando, FL, February 2006.

Terry NE, Boswell WC: “Alpha Interpheron as an Adjunctive Treatment for Perianal Condyloma in the Pediatric Population,”. Georgia Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, October 7-10, 2006

Terry NE, Boswell WC, McGraw P, Rollings R: “A Comparison of Cardiac MRI and Computed Tomography with Echocardiogram in Evaluation of Patients with Pectus Excavatum,”. American Pediatric Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Hilton Head Island, SC, May 21-24, 2006.

Terry B, Boswell WC, Rollings R,: “Cardiac MRI in Evaluating Pectus Excavatum: a Retrospective Comparison to CT and Echo”. American Pediatric Surgical Association Hilton Head, SC, May 21-24, 2006.

Publications
Adams MT, Garber JC, Senkowski CK, Brower ST: “Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery”. Savannah Health Perspective.2005 Nov;1(5).

Bonner EJ, Kuerer H: “Participation & Enrollment in ACSOG 210 Trial,” [Editorial]. Breast Disease Quarterly Journal June 2006.

Brower ST, Senkowski CK, Garber JC: “Impact of Hospital and Surgeon Volume on Outcomes after Surgery for Cancer,” Savannah Health Perspective. 2006 January;2(1).28-29.

Cho M, Pinto D, Carrodeguas L, Lascano C, Soto F, Whipple O, Simpfendorfer C, Gonzalvo JP, Zundel N, Szomstein S, Rosenthal RJ: Frequency and management of internal hernias after laparoscopic antecolic antegastric Roux-en-Y gastric bypass without division of the small bowel mesentery or closure of mesenteric defects: review of 1400 consecutive cases. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2006 Mar-Apr;2(2):87-91.

Edwards C, Angstadt J, Whipple O, Grau R: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: postoperative antibiotics decrease incidence of seroma-related cellulitis. American Surgeon. 2005 Nov;71(11):931-5.

Edwards C, Senkowski CK, Brower ST: Effects of the Night Float System on Resident Case Load as a Response to the 80 hour work week. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, September 2005, 201 (3S); S76.

Fonseca AH, Ochsner MG, Bromberg WJ, Gantt D.: All-terrain vehicle injuries: are they dangerous? A 6-year experience at a level I trauma center after legislative regulations expired. American Surgeon. 2005 Nov;71(11):937-40.

Fuhrman MP, Herrmann VM: Bridging the continuum: nutrition support in palliative and hospice care. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2006 Apr;21(2):134-41.

Mills JL, Goshima KR, Wixon CL: ”Management of Hand Ischemia Associated with Arteriovenous Hemodialysis Access,” Chapter 88 in: Mastery of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Zelenock GB, HuberTS, Messina LM, Lumsden AB, Monteta GL, editors. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

MacNew H, Hyslop R, Bromberg W, Britt P: “Submammary Intercostal Arterial Injury treated with Angioembolization: A Case Report. Journal of Trauma.

Russo J, Fernandez SV, Russo PA, Fernbaugh R, Sheriff FS, Lareef HM, Garber J, Russo IH: 17-Beta-estradiol induces transformation and tumorigenesis in human breast epithelial cells. FASEB Journal. 2006 Aug;20(10):1622-34.

Terry NE, Boswell WC: Nonoperative management of delayed splenic rupture in a patient with hemophilia B. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2006 Sep;41(9):1607-9.

Terry NE, Fowler CL: Cytomegalovirus enterocolitis complicated by perforated appendicitis in a premature infant. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2006 Aug;41(8):1476-8.

Oral Presentations
Adams RC, Bromberg WJ, Ochsner MG: “Pneumothorax by Catfish”. Annual Meeting Western Trauma Association, February 26 – March 3, 2006.

Bonner EJ, Brower ST, Senkowski CK: “Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery: Indications and Approaches,”. Georgia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting. September 17, 2005.

Brower ST: “Relevant Targets for Molecular Transformation in Gastrointestinal Carcinogenesis,” Oncology Interest Group Meeting, Johnson &Johnson, Ethicon Endosurgery, New Brunswick, NJ, November 29, 2005.

Edwards C, Senkowski CK: “The Night Float System and the Effect of the Eighty-Hour Work Week on Resident Operative Experience,”. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Surgical Forum. San Francisco, CA. October 16, 2005.

Edwards C: “Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Initial Experience,”. Georgia Chapter of The American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting. September 17, 2005.

Gatliff RD, Briggman B: “Using Java based Neural Networks to Predict Trauma Mortality”. Java One Conference. San Francisco, CA. April, 2006.

Herrmann V: “Who Needs to Have Genetic Testing and Who Needs Treatment for Breast Cancer Risk?”. 2006 Breast Cancer Challenge: Predicting and Preventing Risk and Recurrence, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Cancer Research Center, Little Rock , AR, 2006.

MacNew H, Hyslop R, Bromberg W, Britt P: “Submammary Intercostal Arterial Injury Treated with Angioembolization: A Case Report,”. Research Day, Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah, GA, June 2006.

Meka M: “Role of Ultrasound Screening in Pre-Transplant Patients for Gall Bladder Disease,”. Research Day, Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah, GA, June 9, 2006.

Abstracts
Adams MT, Garber JC, Senkowski CK, Brower ST: “Minimally Invasive Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatic Tumors,”. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, April, 2006.

Senkowski CK, Brower ST: ”Totally Laparoscopic Liver Resection with Extrahepatic Dissection of Portal Structures,”. Southeast Surgical Congress, February, 2006.

Terry NE, Boswell WC: “Alpha Interpheron as an Adjunctive Treatment for Perianal Condyloma in the Pediatric Population,”. American Academy of Pediatrics National Meeting, 2006.

Clinical Vignette Presentations at Research Day June 9, 2006
Adams R: “Pneumothorax by Catfish”.

Bonner EJ: “Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery: Initial Experience & Functional Outcomes”.

Easterlin B: “Duodenal Somatostatinoma and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in a Patient with von Recklinghausen’s Disease”.

Gatliff R: “Massive Gastric Necrosis and Perforation in a Neonate Following Indomethacin Therapy for Patent Ductus Arteriosis”.

Kautzman L: “Laparoscopic Hand-Assisted Liver Resection for Carcinoid”.

Terry NE,: “Benign Cystic Mesothelioma”.

2005