**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

Associate 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 changes 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, TX
 

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, Alappuzha Kerala, 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

Ketoconazole 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
 

Fellow, Department of Surgery, UTMB

Ludwik Branski

2005-

MD

2001

University of Bonn,
Germany

The use of amnion as a coverage material for second degree burns

Current Fellow-Dept. of Surgery, UTMB-Galveston

Nora Nugent

2005- 2006

MD

2000

University College, Dublin

New Technologies to Improve Wound Healing

Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland

Shawn Fagan

2003- 2005

MD

1994

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Pancreatitis after Burn

Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts and Staff Surgeon, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA
 

*Juquan Song

2006-

MD

1993

Sun Yat-Sen, University of Medical Science, China

The Effect of Insulin on the Inflammatory Response Postburn

Current Fellow – Dept. of Surgery, UTMB-Galveston

Iman Al-Haj

2007 - 2009

MD

1996

General Surgery Residency Program, Dubai

C. diff in Burns

Current Fellow – Dept. of Surgery, UTMB, Galveston, TX

Ahmed Al-Mousawi

2007 -

MD

2000

University of London

Effects of Long-Term Combined Oxandrolone and Propranolol Treatment following Pediatric Major Burns
 

Current Fellow – Dept. of Surgery, UTMB, Galveston, TX

Lourdes Castanon

2008 -

MD

2003

State University of New York Health and Science Center, Brooklyn, NY
 

Age Effects on Postburn Outcomes

Resident - Yale, New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Fatemeh Emdad

2008 -

PhD

2007

Colorado State University

Mathematical Modeling to Determine Outcomes Post Burn

Current Fellow, Dept. of Surgery, UTMB

Mary Lumpkin

2008 -

MD

2002

University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ

Transfusions and Postburn Outcomes; How Much is Needed?

Fellow, Trauma and Wounds, University of Phoenix

Jennifer Perry

2005-2007

Ph.D

2004

University of Houston

Outpatient Social Skills Training to Amplify Positive Gains for Distressed Adolescent Burn Survivors
 

Staff Psychologist at VA in Cincinnati, OH

Haidy Rivero

2008 -

MD

2001

Caracas, Venezuea

Does Obesity Alter the Outcome of Severely Burned Patients?

Fellow, Dept. of Surgery, University of Miami

**Edward Sherwood,MD,PhD

+Tracy Toliver-Kinsky, PhD

Tushar Varma

(postdoc)

2000 -  2002

PhD

1997

University of Texas Medical Branch

Signal transduction in burn-induced immuno-modulation

Instructor, Dept of Anesthesiology, UTMB-Galveston
 

·         *Tracy Toliver-Kinsky

·         (postdoc)

2000-2003

PhD

1998

University of Texas Medical Branch

Natural killer cell regulation of IFN-Gamma following thermal injury
 

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anesthesiology, UTMB-Galveston

·         *Erle D. Murphey

·         (postdoc)

2003-2004

PhD

2000

University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston

Dendritic cell dysfunction in a murine model of post-septic immuno-suppression
 

Instructor, Dept. of Anesthesiology, UTMB-Galveston

·         *Zhiyu Huang

·         (postdoc)

2003-2004

MD

1991

Shanghai Second Medical University
 

The role of TGF-b in the burn/sepsis

Assistant Professor, Shanghai

Virginia Watson

2005- 2006

MD

2003

University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston

Effect of Propranolol and/or Insulin on the Immune System after Burn

General Resident, University of San Diego

** D. L. Traber, PhD

+Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD, PhD

Weike Tao

(postdoc)

1993-1996

MD

1992

Hubie Medical University, Wuhna, China

Use of AVCOR in acute inhalation injury

Assistant Professor – Dept. of Anesthesiology
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Departmental support, K08 pending
 

Brad Brazeal

(postdoc)

1996-1997

MD

1993

University of Texas Medical Branch

Modified hemoglobin improved renal function in sepsis in sheep
 

Associate Professor, Dept. of Anesthesia, UTMB-Galveston

Darien Bradford (postdoc)

1993-1995

MD

1989

University of Texas Medical Branch

Fluid flux in smoke inhalation injury.

Private Practice, Cardiovascular Surgery, Richardson, TX

Paul Schenarts (postdoc)

1994-1996

MD

1992

University of Maine

Effects of an L-selectin antibody on the pulmonary and systemic manifestations of severe smoke inhalation injuries in sheep
 

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery, University of North Carolina

Temporarily on active duty in Iraq

Lori Cindrick (postdoc)

1995-1996

MD

1993

University of Texas Medical Branch

Bronchoscopic lavage with perfluorocarbon decreases post procedure hypoxemia
 

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery, UTMB-Galveston

Hans Georg Bone
 (postdoc)

1995-1996

MD

1993

University of Munster Germany

Effect of Super Oxide Desmutase in Inhalation Injury
 

Assistant Professor, Dept.  of Anesthesia, Munster Germany

Stephanie Fischer (postdoc)

1995-1998

MD

1988

Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
 

Hypoxic Vasoconstriction in Inhalation injury

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anesthesiology, UTMB-Galveston

Merci Jourdain (postdoc)

1996-1997

MD

1993

University of Lille France

Renal function during burns and inhalation injury
 

Associate Professor, Intensive Care Medicine, Lille, France

Scott Alpard (postdoc)

1997-present

MD

1997

University of Texas Medical Branch

Prolonged hemodynamic stability during arteriovenous carbon dioxide removal for severe respiratory failure

Post Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UTMB, Galveston

Dong Fong (postdoc)

2001-2003

MD

1990

Hubie Medical University, Wuhan, China

Arteriovenous CO2 removal and mitogen activated protein kinases
 

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery, UTMB-Galveston

Kazutaka Soejima (postdoc)

1998-2000

MD

1990

Tsukuba University, Ibaraka, Japan

Role of nitric oxide in burn and smoke inhalation combined injury

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical College, Tokyo, Japan
 

Kirk Bauer (postdoc)

1998

MD

1997

Medical University, Luebeck

Germany

Clearance of infused fluid from plasma is independent of large infusion volumes of 0.9% saline in sheep
 

Assistant Professor, Dept of Anesthesia, UTSW Dallas TX

Saduk Kiliturgay (postdoc)

1998-1999

MD

1991

Uludas University, Bursa Turkey

Severe hemorrhage shock

Associate Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Uludas University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
 

Lance Bauer (postdoc)

1999

MD

1998

Medical University of Luebeck,
Germany

Intrarenal blood flow distribution and fluid balance during ANP receptor antagonism in hyperdynamic sepsis
 

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anesthesiology, UTMB Galveston

Kazunori Murakami (postdoc)

1999-2002

MD

PhD

1985-1996

Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, Japan
 

Recombinant antithrombin attenuates sepsis following smoke inhalation in sheep

Dept. of Cardiology, Kumamoto University School of Kumamoto, Japan

Jiro Katahiro (postdoc)

2000-2001

MD

1989

Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

Heparin nebulization attenuates acute lung injury in sepsis following smoke inhalation in sheep

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
 

Abhijit Chandra (postdoc)

2001-2002

MD

1994

King George’s Medical College Lucknow, India

Aerosolized tissue plasminogen activator (T-PA) as a new treatment strategy for septic lung

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, King George’s Medical University Lucknow, India

Katsumi Shimoda  (postdoc)

2001-2003

MD

1989

Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan

Liver vitamin E depletion resulting from burn and smoke inhalation in sheep

Senior Staff, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yamagata University; Yamagata, Japan

Perenlei Enkebaatar (postdoc)

2001-2003

MD, PhD

2001

MD-St. Petersburg Military Medical Academy, Russia

PhD-Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, Japan
 

Sepsis and Burn and Smoke Inhalation Injury and Acute Lung Injury

Research Instructor, Dept. of  Anesthesiology, UTMB-Galveston

Akio Mizutani (postdoc)

2002-2003

MD

1990

Oita Medical University, Oita, Japan

Role of calcitonin gene-related peptide in ischemia/reperfusion-induced acute renal injury in rats

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Oita Medical University Hospital, Oita, Japan
 

Naoki Morita (postdoc)

2003-present

MD

1994

Ryukyu University, Okinawa, Japan

Burn and Smoke Inhalation Injury; Acute Lung Injury

Post Doctoral Fellow Dept of Anesthesiology, UTMB Galveston

Martin Westphal (postdoc)

2003-present

MD

1999

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfort, Germany
 

Hypoxic vasoconstriction during inhalation injury and burns

Assistant, Dept. of Anesthesiology University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

Ruksana, Huda (postdoc)

2004-present

PhD

1992

University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India

Reperfusion injury following burn and smoke inhalation injury

Current Fellow, Dept. of Anesthesiology, UTMB-Galveston, TX
 

Dirk M. Maybauer (postdoc)

2004-2005

MD, PhD

1992-
2004

MD, PhD-The Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Germany
 

Sepsis and Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Anesthesiology, UTMB, Galveston

Marc O. Maybauer (postdoc)

2004-2005

MD, PhD

2002-2004

MD, PhD-The Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Germany

Sepsis and Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Anesthesiology, UTMB Galveston

**Robert R. Wolfe, PhD

**Arny Ferrando, PhD

+David N. Herndon, MD

* Melinda Moore    (postdoc)

1997-1999

PhD

1997

Ball State University

Albumin and Metabolism Studies in Burned Children
 

Assistant Professor, Dept of Aging, UTMB-Galveston

Elisabet Borsheim (postdoc)

1999-2002

PhD

1998

Norwegian University Oslo, Norway

Energy expenditure and the role of the sympatho-adrenal system

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Metabolism, UTMB, Galveston, TX

Oivind Irtun (postdoc)

1999-2001

MD, PhD

1982

University of Tromsoe Norway

Fatty infiltration of the liver post-trauma

Professor and Assistant Chief of Staff, University Hospital of North TromsØ, Norway
 

Hisamine Kobayashi (postdoc)

1999-2001

DVM

1989

University of Tokyo, Japan

Research on protein and amino acid metabolism
 

Researcher, Ajinomoto Company, Inc. Kawasaki, Japan

Beatrice Morio (postdoc)

2000-2001

PhD

1997

University Clermont-Auvergne, France
 

The effect of propranolol on fat and protein catabolism

UMPE-Laboratoire de Nutrition Huamine, France

Tabatha Elliott (postdoc)

2000-

PhD

2000

University of Conn, Storrs, CT

Muscle protein metabolism

Post Doc Fellow, UTMB, Galveston, TX

Douglas Paddon-Jones  (postdoc)

2000-2002

PhD

1999

University of Queensland Australia

Mechanisms of muscle synthesis and breakdown in humans and identification of interventions to counteract catabolism and promote anabolism

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Metabolism, UTMB, Galveston, TX

·         *Steven Thomas

·         (postdoc)

2000-2002

MD

1999

East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC

Effect of intensive insulin therapy during acute hospitalization and long-term effects of recombinant growth hormone administration on linear growth, bone formation and lean body mass
 

Resident, Dept. of Plastic Surgery, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA

Christos Katsanos  (postdoc)

2002- 2007

PhD

2001

Florida State University

The effect of cortisol on muscle protein synthesis during bed rest
 

Post Doc Fellow, UTMB, Galveston, TX

Melanie Cree
(predoc)

2002- 2007

BA

1999

Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA

Examining relationship between aging, burns and insulin resistance
 

MD, PhD Student, UTMB, Galveston, TX

Carwyn Sharp
(predoc)

2002- 2007

MS

2001

Ball State University

Molecular biology of metabolism

PhD Student, UTMB, Galveston, TX
 

* Ricki Fram        (postdoc)

2004- 2006

(NIH 2004-2005)

MD

2002

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Assessment of mechanisms of improved wound healing and protein metabolism of insulin in severely burned patients

Resident Physician, Anesthesiology Dept., Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

+Marc G. Jeschke, MD, PhD

**David N. Herndon, MD

·         * Celeste Finnerty

·         (postdoc)

2002- 2006

PhD

2001

University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, Texas

Correlation of genotypic changes to phenotypic catabolic responses following major burns in children
 

Fellow, Dept. of Surgery, UTMB, Galveston, TX

·         Kita Katsuhiro

2008 -

PhD

2000

Kyushu University, Japan

Establishment of Stem Cell-Based Skin Substitutes

Fellow, Dept. of Surgery, UTMB, Galveston, TX

·         Robert Kraft

2008 -

MD

2007

University of Munich, Germany

Insulin Therapy

Fellow, Dept. of Surgery, UTMB, Galveston, TX

·         Gabriel Mecott

2008 -

MD

1998

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Effects of Propranolol and Growth Hormone in Hypertrophic Scars in Burned Patients
 

Fellow, Dept. of Surgery, UTMB, Galveston, TX

·         Felicia Williams

2007 - 2009

MD

2005

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Beta antagonists improve postburn morbidity and mortality

NIH Research Fellow, Dept. of Surgery, UTMB, Galveston, TX

+Oscar E. Suman, PhD

**David N. Herndon, MD

·         Rene Przkora

2004- 2006

MD

1992

Medical School, University of Bonn, Germany

Anabolic effects agents and exercise on body composition and exercise performance

Resident, Dept. of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

+Robert E. Barrow

**David N. Herndon, MD

·         *Roque Ramirez

·         (postdoc)

1996-1998

MD

1993

Ross University

Ibuprofen modulation of inhalation injury

Private Practice, El Paso, TX; President of Pan-American Surgical Association

*Jyoti Chawla Rai

(postdoc)

1997-1998

MD

1995

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Effects of Insulin-like growth factor-I/Insulin-like growth binding protein 3 on cardiac function in pediatric burns
 

Private Practice, Chillicothe, OH

·         *Sophia Lal

·         (postdoc)

1999-2000

DO

1999

University of North Texas Health Science Center, Ft. Worth, Texas

Recombinant human growth hormone to treat osteopenia and growth delay after major burns in children

Private Practice in Osteopathic Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia