(retired) Professor, Surgery
Affiliate - Professor, Surgery - (Clinical Scholar Track)
Additional Contact Info:
Office Fax: (520) 626-5016
Education:
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Graduate School, Dallas, 2005-2008 (M.A., Clinical Sciences, with distinction) )
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, 1986-90 (M.D.)
- University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Department of Surgery, Denver, 1997 (Residency)
- Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Department of Surgery, 1997 (Fellowship)
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2001-2002 (Burn Trauma Critcal Care)
Honors and Awards:
- Intern of the Year, 1990-1991
Major Areas of Research Interest:
Effects of sleep deprivation during recovery from critical illness and injury, which is common in the hospital setting, and research on the benefits of sleep promotion during recovery.
Sponsored Research Through MSRP:
Brian Vander Werf, (MSRP 2009): "Can Plasma Beta Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Levels Serve as a Predictor of Outcomes in Patients Receiving Fluid Resuscitation in the Intensive Care Unit after Acute Injury?"
Jason Saunders, (MSRP 2010): "Sleep Deprivation After Septic Insult and the Role of Inflammatory Mediators."
Russell Means, (MSRP 2012): "Effects of β1-Adrenoreceptor Antagonists on Mortality after Sepsis in a Murine Model: Is More Better?"
NIH Undergraduate Diversity Program:
Elisa Jessica Namdarian, 2011, "Sympathetic Nervous Modulation and Organ Function During Sepsis"
Fernando Filiberto Tapia, 2011, "Sympathetic Nervous Modulation and Organ Function During Sepsis"
NIH High School Student Research Program:
Thacher Valenzuela, Baboquivari High School, 2010
Elisa Jessica Namdarian, Palo Verde High School, 2011
Fernando Filiberto Tapia, Desert View High School, 2011
Wendy Luu, Glendale High School, 2012
Allen Maxwell, Gila Ridge High School, 2012
Raquel Goodluck, Valley High School, 2013
Miriam Lopez, Nogales High School, 2013
Monday, March 5, 2018