Education
Postdoctoral Training
Postgraduate Education
Licensure
Board Certification
Academic Appointments
Hospital and Other (Non-Academic) Appointments
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Bachelors of Art – Natural Sciences, 1982
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Doctor of Medicine, 1986
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Surgical Internship, 1986 – 1988
Johns Hopkins University
Surgical Research Fellowship, 1988 – 1990
Johns Hopkins University
Registrar Surgery, 1990 – 1991
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England
Surgical Residency & Chief Residency, 1991 – 1993
Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship - Surgical Oncology, 1993 – 1994
Johns Hopkins University
NIH Dr. Bertram Sacktor, NIH Department of Aging, Summer 1982
Research Fellow/Gerontology Research Center
Phosphate and Sodium Transport Studies of Across Kidney Brush Border Cell Membranes
NIH Dr. Paul Albrecht, Division of Virology, Bureau, Summer 1983
Research Fellow of Biologies of the Food and Drug Administration
Development of Hemoagglutination Inhibition Test for Parainfluenza Virus Type I and III
1990 State of Maryland
1994 State of Alabama
2006 State of Minnesota
1994 American Board of Surgery
2003 American Board of Surgery
2006- Present, Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2003-2006, Professor
Department of Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
2003-2006, Senior Scientist
University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, AL
2002-2006, Co-Director
University of Alabama Minority Health & Research Center
2001-2006, John H. Blue Chair of General Surgery
Department of Surgery, UAB, Birmingham, AL
2000-2006, Chief
Section of GI Surgery, Department of Surgery, UAB, Birmingham, AL
2000-2006, Associate Scientist
University of Alabama Gene Therapy Center, Birmingham, AL
1999-2003, Associate Professor
Department of Surgery, UAB, Birmingham, AL
1998-2006, Co-Director
University of Alabama Pancreaticobiliary Center, Birmingham, AL
1994-2003, Associate Scientist
University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, AL
1994-1999, Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery, UAB, Birmingham, AL
1993-1994, Instructor
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD
HOSPITAL AND OTHER (NON-ACADEMIC) APPOINTMENTS:
Staff surgeon: University of Minnesota Physicians
Staff surgeon: University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Staff surgeon: Birmingham Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
Staff surgeon: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Staff surgeon: Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital
1982 J.F. Reed Four-year Academic Medical Scholarship
1986 The National Medical Commonwealth Outstanding Minority Medical Student
1989 Recipient of Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Surgery, George D. Zuidiema Resident Research Award
1990 Baltimore Academy of Surgery Resident Research Award
1994 – 2004 UAB Argus Society Excellence in Teaching Award
1995 – 1999 Robert Wood Johnson Research Fellow
1996 – 1997 Best Clinical Professor – Cadecus Society, University of Alabama School of Medicine 1997 Graduating Class
1996 – 1997 Presidents Award for Excellence in Teaching, UAB School of Medicine
1998 – 1999 Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Young Clinician Award
2000 First Faculty Member Selected as Commencement Speaker for UAB School of Medicine, Graduating Class of 2000
2001 James IV Fellow - James IV Association of Surgeons, Inc.
2001 AOA – UAB School of Medicine
2002 – 2003 Best Doctor in Annual Best Regional Doctors
2002 – 2003 Best Doctors in America
2005 – 2006 Best Doctors in America
2004 – 2006 Best Doctor in Birmingham Magazine Annual Best Doctors Issue
2005 – 2006 America’s Top Doctors
2006 Who’s Who in Black Birmingham
American Association for Cancer Research
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Society for Clinical Oncology
American Society of Gene Therapy
American Surgical Association
Association for Academic Surgery
Association of VA Surgeons
International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
Mineral District Medical Society
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Society of Black Academic Surgeons
Society of Clinical Surgery
Society of Surgical Oncology
Society of University Surgeons
Southeastern Surgical Congress
Southern Medical Association
Southern Surgical Association
Past - Local:
Ophthalmology Chair Search Committee
Dean of Medical School Search Committee
Medical School Admission Committee
Chairman of the Medical School Minority Task Force
Medical School Clinical Education Committee
GCRC - Scientific Review Committee
Chairman of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
Gastrointestinal Tumor Clinical Review Committee (1999-2002)
President Planning Committee & Retreat
John W. Kirklin Foundation Research and Education Fellowship Award Review Committee (2003)
Search Committee – Director of UAB Honors Program (2003)
Charity Care Committee (2003)
Equity and Diversity Strategic Planning Committee (2003)
Selections/Promotions Committee of the General Surgery Residency Program (2003)
LCME Faculty Committee (2005)
Search Committee – Chairman of Anesthesiology (2005)
Department of Surgery Residency Selection Committee
Department of Surgery Residents Research Day – Director
Cultural Competency Curriculum Steering Committee
Search Committee – Comprehensive Cancer Center Director (2005)
T32 Research Training Program in Surgical Oncology Executive Committee (2006)
Baylor College of Medicine’s Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Gastrointestinal Cancer SPORE External Advisory Committee (2006)
Past - National:
Association of Academic Surgeons Program Committee (1997-1999)
American College of Surgeons Executive Committee on Allied Health (Vice Chairman) (1999-2003)
NIH Advisory Council to Office of Minority Health and Research and Executive Council (1998-2005)
Association of Academic Surgery Representative to AAMC (1999-2003)
Society of University Surgeons Social and Governmental AffairsCommittee (1999-2002)
NIH/NCI Pancreatic Cancer Research Progress Review Group Research (2000-2001)
Chairman, Program Committee Society of Black Academic Surgeons
Executive Council to Association of Academic Surgery (1999-2003)
Program Leader, American College of Surgeons Post Graduate Course, Current Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
National Medical Association Executive Committee
AHPA Program Committee (2003-2005)
Chairman, Selection Committee – NCMHD Endowment Director
Society of University Surgeons Membership Committee (2002-2003)
Program Committee Chairman, Society of Black Academic Surgeons (2002-2004)
President-Elect, Society of Black Academic Surgeons (2004)
NIH SPORE Study Section (2004-2005)
NIH SPORE Parent Planning Committee (2004-2005)
Society of Clinical Surgery Membership Committee
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Board of Trustees Member (2006)
Editorial Board:
1. Journal of Surgical Research
2. Yearbook of Surgery
3. The American Journal of Surgery
Ad-Hoc Reviewer for:
1. Surgery
2. Archives of Surgery
3. Mosby Yearbook of Surgery
4. Gastroenterology
5. Clinical Cancer Research
6. Cancer Research
1) Gene therapy as an application in the treatment of pancreatobiliary tumors.
2) The role of growth factors and receptors (FGF, EGFR) in the oncogenesis of pancreatic cancer.
3) The implications of FAS expressions and Tamoxifen in the growth and treatment of cholangiocarcinoma.
4) Assessment of clinical outcomes in the surgical treatment of pancreatobiliary tumors.
5) The role of death receptors in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
TEACHING/MENTORING EXPERIENCE:
1) Lecturer – 2-year clinical pathology course – Gastrointestinal Section
2) Argus Outstanding Surgery Clerkship instructor – for four years
3) Preceptor/lecturer – Surgical Clerkship small groups
4) Active lecturer & clinical instructor in UAB Department of General Surgery training program
5) Coordinator of Hepatobiliary Teaching Conference
6) Faculty Teaching Award – 2004-2005 in UAB Department of Surgery General Surgery Residency Program
7) Director of GI Surgery Residents Teaching Conference
1) Lorenzo Sampson, M.D. (1995-1996) - The role of Tamoxifen in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Ross-Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Resident Research Award
2) Lee Pederson, M.D. (1996-1998) – Gene therapy and its application to pancreatic cancer. Ross-SSAT Resident Research Award; SSAT Outstanding Resident Research Award; Alabama Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Resident Research Award
3) Allen Pickens, M.D. (1997-1999) – The role of FAS in the oncogenesis of pancreatic cancer; Ross-SSAT Resident Research Award; UAB 1st Annual Resident Research Day Basic Science Research Award
4) Allen Gustin, M.D. (1998-2000) – Gene therapy application to treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ross-SSAT Resident Research Award; UAB Resident Research Day Outstanding Research Award
5) Peter Nagi, M.D. (2000-2002); SSAT Resident Research Award
6) Pedro Ramirez, M.D. (2002-2004) – Gene therapy for pancreatic cancer.
Alabama Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Resident Research Award; UAB Resident Research Day Outstanding Research Award
8) L. Christopher DeRosier, M.D. (2003-2006) – Monoclonal Antibody Death Receptor Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer. UAB Resident Research Day Outstanding Research Award
MAJOR LECTURES AND VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS:
Visiting Professor – Vanderbilt University (1997) – Gene Therapy Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
Visiting Professor – Carraway Medical Center (1997) – Gene Therapy Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
Visiting Professor – Torreon, Mexico (1998) – Basic Science Development in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
Visiting Professor – Medical College of Georgia (1998) – Novel Therapeutic Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
Visiting Professor – Baylor Medical College (1999) – “The Molecular Surgeon”
Visiting Professor – University of Edinburgh Scotland, Royal Infirmary Hospital – (2000) Molecular Basis of Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
Visiting Professor – University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary Hospital (2000) – Surgical Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis
Visiting Professor – University of Cape Town South Africa (2000) – Molecular Basis of Treatment of Bile Duct Cancer
Visiting Professor – Institute of Nutricion and Medicine, Mexico City (2004, 2005) – Molecular Basis of Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
Drew Walker Visiting Professor – Meharry Medical College/Vanderbilt Medical School (2003)
Maltory Lecture – National Medical Society (2002) – History Worth Revisiting But Not Repeating
Visiting Professor – SUNY (2005) – Novel Therapies for the Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma
1985 The National Commonwealth Fund Research Fellow
Dr. G.B. Bulkley – P.I. (SMV) – Development of Rat Model NEC.
1994-1996 NIH – Supplemental Faculty Development Award – P.I. (SMV), Reactive Oxygen Species in Vascular Disease.
1996-1999 NIH – Supplemental Faculty Development Award – P.I. (SMV), The Role of FAS in Tamoxifen Induced Apoptosis.
1995-1999 RWJ 030875 – Robert Wood Johnson Faculty Development Fellowship – P.I. (SMV), The Role of FGF in Pancreatic Cancer.
1998-1999 NMR Pilot Study Grant: Gene Therapy Clinical Trial – P.I. (SMV).
2000-2001 DEB-98-VAP-06 – Debiopharm S.A. – P.I. (SMV) - Vapreotide in Pancreatic Surgery Study: A Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Study of Vapreotide to Prevent Post-Surgical Complications in Patients Undergoing Elective Pancreatic Resection.
2000-2002 LF043 – Marc Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Research – Application Award – P.I. (David T. Curiel, M.D.) – Co-Investigator, (SMV), Pancreatic Carcinoma Specific Replicative Adenoviral Agent.
2000-2005 K01CA83767 – NCI, NIH – P.I. (SMV), Activation of c-Src in Pancreatic Cancer by FGRF-1B.
2002-2004 RAID Clinical Trial for Enhanced Molecular Chemotherapy (Gene Therapy) for The Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer – P.I. (SMV).
2003-2007 5P60MD00502 – National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH – P.I. (SMV), Regional Deep South Project Export Center of Excellence for Minority Health and Training.
2003-2008 5P20CA101955 – NCI, NIH – P.I. (SMV), Pancreatic Cancer SPORE – Molecular targeting in the treatment of Pancreatic Cancer.
2005-2006 5P20CA101955-03 – NCI, NIH – Supplement – P.I. (SMV), A Phase I Study Evaluating the Role of an Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Antibody, C225, as a Radiosensitizer with Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.
2005-2006 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company – P.I. (SMV), A Phase I Study Evaluating the Role of an Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Antibody, C225, as a Radiosensitizer with Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.