Faculty Member

Past and Current Students

Training Period

Prior Academic Degree

Title of Research Project

Current Position of Past Fellows or Source of Support of Current Fellows

 

 

Deg

Yr

Institution

 

 

**David N. Herndon, MD +Robert E Barrow PhD

 

 

 

 

* Edgar Pierre

(postdoc)

1994-1996

MD

1991

University of Miami

Growth Hormone and IGF-1 Studies

Assistant Professor of Clinical, Department of Anesthesiology, Ryder Trauma Center, University of Miami

·         *Sina Matin

·         (postdoc)

1995-1997

MD

1993

Medical College of Virginia

The Effects of Nutrition on Muscle Protein Kinetics in Severely Burned Patients

Private Practice, Irving, TX

Hiroto Ikeda

(postdoc)

1996

MD

1993

University of Tokyo

Apoptosis in the gut study

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Teikyo School of Medicine, Japan

Kazuya Takagi

(postdoc)

1996

MD

1993

Chiba University School of Medicine, Japan

Growth hormone effects on immunologic and burns study

Associate Professor, Dept. of Surgery, University of Tokyo, Japan

Steven Wolf

(postdoc)

1995-1996

MD

1990

University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston

Effects of glucocorticoids on protein synthesis study

Professor-Dept. of Surgery-UTHSC; Director of Burns-Brooke Army Medical Center – San Antonio, Texas

·         *Meelie DebRoy

·         (postdoc)

1996-1998

MD

1992

Calcutta Medical College

Propranolol inhibition of lipolysis study

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery UMDNJ, New Jersey

Marc Jeschke

(postdoc)

1996-1999

MD

1994

University of Tuebingen

Protein synthesis and liposomal gene therapy in the burned rat model

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery-UTMB; Coordinator of Research-Shriners Burns Hospital for Children-Galveston, Texas

·         *Peter Ramzy

·         (postdoc)

1997-1999

MD

1995

University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston

Ameliorating the hypermetabolic response to thermal injury

Resident, General Surgery, Suny-University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

·         *Randi Vita

·         (postdoc)

1998-1999

MD

1998

University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston

The effects of burns on cytokines expression and modulation of this response

Research Scientist and Study Director, Dept. of Surgery, Aethlon Medical, San Diego, California

Juan P. Barret

(postdoc)

1997-1999

MD

1988

Univ. of Barcelona, Spain

Topical nystatin and infection control

Professor and Director of the Burn Unit, St. Andrew’s Center for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Essex, United Kingdom

Minas Chrysopoulo

(postdoc)

1997-1998

MBBS

1996

University College of London Medical School, UK

Renal failure and the effects of TNF-a

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Victor Perez

(postdoc)

1998-1999

MD

1993

University Autonomous of Nuevo Leon, Monterey, Mexico

Population bacterial infection studies

Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery Kansas University Medical Center-Kansas City, KS

Art Sanford

(postdoc)

1998-1999

MD

1991

Creighton University Medical School, Omaha, Nebraska

Chemical burn injuries

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery, UTMB and Assistant Chief of Staff, Shriners Burns Hospital-Galveston

Aili Low

(postdoc)

1999-2000

MD

1991

Univ. of Bonn, Dept of Surgery, Germany

Long term effect of recombinant human growth hormone

Attending Surgeon, Dept. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, PhD Candidate Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden

Somesh C. Guha

(postdoc)

2000

MD

1993

Calcutta National Medical College, Calcutta, West Bengal

Morphometric analysis of smoke inhalation injury in an ovine model: after using monoclonal antibodies

Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine; Attending physician, CAMA Health Systems, Inc., Charleston, WV

·         *Robinlyn Sayers

·         (postdoc)

1999-2001

MD

1998

Baylor College of Medicine-Houston

Cellular and molecular analysis of cultured human keratinocytes

Co-coordinator of Grants and Program Development, Large Animal Intensive Care Facility-UTMB

·         *David Hart

·         (postdoc)

1998-2000

MD

1996

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Sepsis, oxygen metabolism

Fellow, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 

Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

Marcus Spies

(postdoc)

1999-2002

MD

1992

University Regensburg Dept of Surgery, Germany

Medical technologies and product development for burns

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Assistant Chief of Staff, University of  Hanover, Germany

Gregory Williams

(postdoc)

2000-2001

MBBS

 FRCS

1990

1995

Kings College, London UK

The use of different wound coverings to modulate the hypermetabolic response

Consultant Burns and Plastic Surgeon, PhD Candidate, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London

·         *Joseph Sturdevant

·         (postdoc)

2000-2001

MD

1998

Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX

Use of exogenous albumin administration, resuscitation and support of patients with burns and traumatic injuries

Resident in Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University, Amarillo, TX

·         *Kaiulani Morimoto

·         (postdoc)

2000-2001

MD

1996

John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii

Long term insulin use and hanges in PTH and ionized calcium in burned patients

Surgery Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Xiao-Wu Wu

(postdoc)

2000-2004

MD

1991

University of Texas Medical Branch

Regulation of intestinal epithelium homeostasis by TNF-Alpha

Research Associate-Dept. of Surgery, UTASC, and Carrier-Scientist, Institute Surgical Research, Brook Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas

Mohan Dasu

(postdoc)

2001-2004

PhD

1998

Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India

Matrix metalloproteinase expression in burns

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, West Virginia University, Morgantown

Suchmor Thomas

(postdoc)

2001-2003

MBBS

1998

T.D. Medical College, AlappuzhaKerala, India

Hepatomegaly in burn patients

General Practice, Conroe, Texas

·         *Pedro Loredo

·         (postdoc)

2001-2002

MD

2001

University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston

Effects of oxandrolone and propranolol on muscle after burn injury on children

General Surgeon, St. Johns Hospital, Detroit, MI

Kevin Murphy

(postdoc)

2003- 2004

MD

1997

Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

Effects of long-term oxandrolone administration as an anabolic agent in severely burned children

Specialist Registrar in Plastic Surgery-Ulster Hospital-Belfast, UK

Giselle Oliveira

(postdoc)

2003- 2004

MD

1995

Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

In vitro and in vivo evaluation of oxandrolone effects on scar formation: a randomized prospective clinical trial

MD, 253-301-Luxembergo, BH, MG-CEP 30380-540 Brazil

Hermes Oliveira

(postdoc)

2003-2004

MD

1987

Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Burn-induced gastric emptying delay in rats and the effect of selective COX-2 inhibitors

MD, 253-301-Luxembergo, BH, MG-CEP 30380-540 Brazil

·         *Hui Xue (Paul)

·         (postdoc)

2003-2004

MD

1985

Shanghai Medical University

The role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of burn hypertrophic scars and keloids

Research Fellow, Dept. of Surgery, UTMB-Galveston

Jonathan Tenorio

(postdoc)

2003-2004

MD

1999

Central University of Venezuela School of Medicine

Fungal infections in severe burns

Research Fellow, Dept. of Anesthesiology, UTMB-Galveston

·         *Orlando Beckum

·         (postdoc)

2003-2005

MD

2000

University of Texas Medical Branch

Ketoconozole steroids and protein synthesis in burns

N/A

Clifford Pereira

(postdoc)

2003- 2005

MD

1995

MS University Medical College, India

Use of non-viral multiple gene therapy to augment acute coetaneous wound healing

Surgical Resident, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Evan Pickus (postdoc)

2003-2005

MD

1997

Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC

 

N/A

Warren Gold (postdoc)

2004-2005

MD

1993

Creighton Medical School, Omaha, NE

Determinants of skeletal muscle catabolism after severe burn

Emergency Room Physician, California

Amalia Cochran

(postdoc)

2004- 2005

MD

1998

Texas A&M University College of Medicine

Body composition changes in burned children

Burn and Trauma Surgeon, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

William Norbury

 

2005-

MBBS

1999

St. Bartholomew and The Royal London Hospital Medical College

Modulation of the hypermetabolic response: Long-term after burn using anabolic agents

Current Fellow-Dept. of Surgery, UTMB-Galveston

 

Ludwick Branski

2005-