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CURRICULUM VITAE

Kenneth Wayne Liechty, M.D.

Education and Pre-Graduate Research Training:

1984-1989 B.S. University of Utah (Biology)1990-1994 M.D. University of Utah School of MedicineSummer 1988 Brigham Young University at Jerusalem, Israel

(Health Science Internship)May 1985-Sept. 1987 Research Assistant with Stephen M. Prescott, M.D.,

Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University ofUtah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

June 1989- Apr. 1993 Research Assistant with Robert D. Christensen, M.D.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School ofMedicine, Salt Lake City, UT

Apr. 1993-June 1994 Research Assistant with Peter Lawrence, M.D., Departmentof Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, SaltLake City, UT

Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments:

July 1994-June 1995 General Surgery InternshipHahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

July 1995-June 1996 General Surgery Residency, Allegheny University of the HealthSciences, Philadelphia, PA

July 1996-May 1999 Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow and Fetal Surgery Fellow,The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

May 1999-June 2002 General Surgery Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

July 2002-July 2004 Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,Philadelphia, PA

Faculty Appointments:

May 1999-June 2003 Instructor in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School ofMedicine, Philadelphia, PA

July 2004-July 2009 Assistant Professor of Surgery, Tenure TrackUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

August 2009-June 2012 Associate Professor of Surgery with TenureUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

June 2012-present Clinical Associate ProfessorFlorida State University, Tallahassee, FL

August 2012-present Adjunct Professor, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research InstituteOrlando, FL

August 2012-present Professor of Surgery, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FLJune 2014-present Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Hospital and Administrative Appointments:

2004-2009 Attending Surgeon, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Kenneth Wayne Liechty, M.D. CURRICULUM VITAE

2009-2012 Vice Chairman for Research, Department of SurgeryThe University of Mississippi Medical Center

2009-2012 Director of The University Center for Fetal MedicineThe University of Mississippi Medical Center

2009-2012 Attending Surgeon, Batson Children’s Hospital2010-2012 Director of The MD/PhD Training Program

The University of Mississippi Medical Center2012-2014 Surgeon-in-Chief

Nemours Children’s HospitalOrlando, FL

2012-2014 Chair, Department of SurgeryNemours Children’s HospitalOrlando, FL

2012-2014 Director of Fetal MedicineNemours Children’s HospitalOrlando, FL

2014-present Co-Director of the Colorado Fetal Care CenterChildren’s Hospital ColoradoDenver, CO

2014-present Director of Pediatric Surgery Basic Science and Translational ResearchChildren’s Hospital ColoradoDenver, CO

2014-present The Sandy Wolf Chair in Maternal Fetal SurgeryChildren’s Hospital ColoradoDenver, CO

Specialty Certification:

General Surgery Certificate #48565Pediatric Surgery Certificate #958Advanced Trauma Life SupportPediatric Advanced Life Support

Licensure: Pennsylvania Medical License (MD 059890-L, expires 12/31/2014)Mississippi Medical License (20817, expires 6/30/14)Florida Medical License (ME112690, expires 1/31/16)New Jersey Medical License (25MA07811400, inactive)

Awards, Honors and Membership in Honorary Societies:

1984-1986 President's Honor List, University of Utah1985 Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honors Society, University of Utah1988 Study Abroad Program Scholarship, Brigham Young University at

Jerusalem, Israel1989 Cum Laude Graduate, University of Utah1991 Dean's Research Grant, University of Utah School of Medicine1991-1993 Distinguished Service Award, Western Student Medical Research Forum

Committee


1992 National Medical Student Research Award, Society for Pediatric Research 1992 National Medical Student Research Award, American Federation for Clinical

Research1992 Lowell Glasgow Medical Student Research Award, Western Society for

Pediatric Research1992 Western Student Medical Research Forum Award, Infectious Disease1992 Lange Medical Publication Award1992 Dean's Grant for Medical Student Research, University of Utah School of

Medicine1992 Distinguished Service Award, Western Student Medical Research Forum1993 Wood Memorial Scholarship1993 Western Student Medical Research Forum Award, Aging1993 Western Student Medical Research Forum Award, Developmental Biology1993 Dean's Research Grant, University of Utah School of Medicine 1994 Upjohn Medical Student Research Award1998 Wound Healing Society Young Investigator Award1998 Philadelphia Academy of Surgeons Research Award1999 Young Investigator Award, European Tissue Repair Society and Wound

Healing Society1999 Philadelphia Academy of Surgeons Research Award2000 Wound Healing Society Young Investigator Award2001 Jonathon E. Rhoads Research Award2005 Franklin-Martin Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons2010 Golden Achievement Award in Research

The University of Mississippi Medical Center

Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies:

International societies:International Fetal Medicine and Surgical Society

National Societies:Fellow of The American College of Surgeons Fellow of The American Academy of Pediatrics American Pediatric Surgical AssociationThe Wound Healing SocietyAssociation for Academic SurgerySociety of University Surgeons

Regional and Local Societies:College of Physicians of PhiladelphiaThe Hardy Surgical SocietyCentral Florida Pediatric Association

National, Local and Regional Scientific Committees:Reviewer VA Merit Review Award 2009NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RFA-09-003)NIH Grand Opportunity (RFA-OD-09-004)


NIH Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2009/10 ZRG1 MOSS-DNIH Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2010/01 ACTSNIH ACTS Small Business Study Section 2010/10 ZRG1 MOSS-D (12)BNIH ACTS Small Business Study Section 2010/11 ZRG1 MOSS-D (12)BNIH PO1 Vascular Complications in Diabetes 2011/5 ZDK1 GRB-N (M2)NIH R24 Seeding Application 2011/5 ZDK1 GRB-N (M7)NIH ACTS Study Section 2011/6 NIH ACTS Study Section 2011/10NIH SEP Progenitor Cell Therapy for Ischemic Tissue 11/2/2011Research Councils UK Grant Review 5/2012NIH ACTS Study Section 2012/6NIH ACTS Study Section 2013/6 ZRG1 MOSS-D (81)

Board Memberships2011-2014 The Wound Healing Society

Editorial Positions:

Associate Textbook Editor: Fetology Associate Editor: Wound Repair and RegenerationEditor: Physiological GenomicsCo-Editor The Wound Healing Society Yearbook, “Stem Cells in Wound Healing”Ad hoc Reviewer for Journal of Clinical InvestigationAd hoc Reviewer for CytotherapyAd hoc Reviewer for Journal of Pediatric SurgeryAd hoc Reviewer for Pediatric ResearchAd hoc reviewer for Wound Repair and RegenerationAd hoc reviewer for Pediatric Emergency CareAd hoc reviewer for Diseases of the Colon and RectumAd hoc reviewer for Molecular Therapy

Academic Committees:

2004-2009 Operative and Invasive CommitteeThe Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2009-2012 Research Advisory CommitteeThe University of Mississippi Medical Center

2009-2012 Medical Student Research CommitteeThe University of Mississippi Medical Center

2010-2012 Committee for Appointment, Promotion, and TenureThe University of Mississippi Medical Center

2012-2014 Chair, Ethics CommitteeNemours Children’s Hospital

2013-Present External Advisory BoardUCF NanoScience Technology Center

Major Teaching and Clinical Responsibilities:


May 1999-June 2002 Medical Student Surgical Didactic SessionsJuly 2002-January 2014 Medical Student education on the

Pediatric Surgical ServiceJuly 2004-present Pediatric Surgical Fellow education

Lectures by Invitation:

March 15, 2006 "Pediatric Surgical Urgencies and Emergencies" Iowa Surgery Resident Educational Conference, Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa

March 16, 2006 "Fetal Surgery Update" Surgery Grand Rounds, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa

June 30, 2006 “Update on Fetal Surgery” Opening Symposium of the Severance Children’s Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.

September 21, 2006 “Current Status of Fetal Surgery”, The Pediatrics Refresher Course, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

October 11, 2006 “Neonatal Surgical Emergencies”, Advances in Neonatology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

October 25, 2006 “Tissue Repair and Regeneration”, Frontiers in Medicine: Chronic Wounds, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

November 8, 2007 “The Current Status of Fetal Surgery” Pediatrics Grand RoundsSt. Peter’s Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey

November 8, 2007 "Neonatal Surgical Emergencies" Pediatric Resident Educational St. Peter’s Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey

January 17, 2008 “Ovarian Masses” Pediatric Surgery Core Lecture Series, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

February 7, 2008 “Fetal Regeneration in Response to Injury” Pediatric Surgery Grand Rounds The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

April 30, 2008 “Current Status of Fetal Surgery”, Neonatology Grand Rounds, York Hospital, York, PA.

November 12, 2008 “Neonatal Surgical Emergencies”Princeton CME Lecture

February 25, 2009 “Current Status of Fetal Surgery”Neonatal RoundsThe Blair E. Batson Hospital for ChildrenThe University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.

March 18, 2009 “Pre and Post-natal Management of CCAM”OB/GYN Grand RoundsLong Island Jewish North Shore Hospital, Manhasset, NY.

March 25, 2009 “Neonatal Surgical Emergencies”Princeton CME Lecture

April 21, 2009 “Current Status of Fetal Surgery”Pediatric Grand RoundsGeisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA.

August 26, 2009 “Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Chemokines in Diabetic Wound Healing”The European Tissue Repair Society


Limoges, FranceOctober 17, 2009 “Prenatal and postnatal management of congenital tumors”

The Society for Perinatal PathologistsPhiladelphia, PA

October 20, 2009 “Current Status of Fetal Surgery”The Mississippi Neonatal Group

November 18, 2009 “Fetal Surgery”Surgery Grand RoundsThe University of Mississippi Medical Center

February 23, 2010 “The EXIT Procedure”The Keystone ECMO SymposiumKeystone, Colorado

March 31, 2010 “The Current Status of Fetal Surgery”Operating Room Nurse’s InserviceUniversity of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, Mississippi

April 5, 2010 “The Current Status of Fetal Surgery”Mississippi Association of Operating Room NursesJackson, MS

April 9, 2010 “The Current Status of Fetal Surgery”The Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Obstetrics and GynecologyJackson, MS

May 15, 2010 “Fetal Surgery”The Hardy Society Jackson, MS

June 18, 2010 “The Current Status of Fetal Surgery”The Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyResident Research SymposiaJackson, MS

July 8, 2010 “Fetal Surgery Update”Mississippi Perinatal Medicine ConferenceJackson, MS

July 30,2010 “Fetal Regeneration Following Tissue Injury”University of Mississippi Graduate SchoolJackson, MS

July 31, 2010 “Fetal Surgery”Mississippi State Assembly of Surgical TechnologistsBiloxi, MS

August 11, 2010 “Fetal Regeneration Following Tissue Injury”The Department of Physiology and Biophysics SeminarUniversity of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS

November 12, 2010 “Fetal Surgery in Mississippi”The Pediatric Fall MeetingNatchez, MS

December 1, 2010 “Fetal Surgery in Mississippi”


Department of Surgery Grand RoundsJackson, MS

February 23, 2011 “Developing a Fetal Treatment Center”Pediatric Surgery Grand RoundsVanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

July 30, 2011 “Fetal Surgery and The Fetal Center”Mississippi State Assembly of Surgical TechnologistsJackson, MS

October 15, 2011 “Why Wounds Fail to Heal: The Role of Stem Cells, Chemokines, and ECM”The Society for Advanced Wound CareLas Vegas, NV

January 30, 2012 “Fetal Surgery in Mississippi”Urology Grand RoundsThe University of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS

July 9, 2012 “Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration”Sanford Burnham Medical Research InstituteOrlando, FL

September 5, 2012 “Regeneration of Mammalian Heart Following Myocardial Infarction via Progenitor Cell Recruitment”World Union of Wound Healing SocietiesYokohama, Japan

January 26, 2013 “Fetal/Neonatal GI Surgery Update” Society of Pediatric Radiology - Advances in Fetal and Neonatal ImagingOrlando, FL

April 19, 2013 “Fetal Surgery for Urologic Conditions”23rd Annual Advances in UrologyKey West, FL

May 4, 2013 “MicroRNA in Wound Repair and Regeneration: A New Paradigm”

Symposium on Advanced Wound Care / Wound Healing Society

Denver, COMay 4, 2013 “Scar Formation: The Role of Myofibroblasts,

Inflammation and ECM”Symposium on Advanced Wound Care / Wound Healing

SocietyDenver, CO

September 26, 2013 Florida Institute of Technology Biological Sciences Seminar

“Approaches to Regenerative Medicine”Melbourne, FL

November 15, 2013 International Society for Pediatric Wound Care


“Mechanisms of Fetal Regeneration; Lessons Learned from Fetal

Surgery”Miami, FL

March 25, 2014 Colorado Institute for Maternal and Fetal Health Grand Rounds

“Mechanisms of Fetal Cardiac Regeneration Following MI”

Denver, COApril 18, 2014 Texas Children’s Hospital

“Building a Surgical Research Program”Houston, TX

Organizing Roles in Scientific Meetings:

Wound Healing Society Program Committee 2008-2011Wound Healing Society Publication Committee 2010-2013Wound Healing Society Government Relations Committee 2012-presentChair, Wound Healing Society Awards Committee 2012-presentAmerican Pediatric Surgical Association, Education Committee 2012-present

Extramural Funding:Florida Translational Research Program (Liechty) 01/01/2014-06/30/2014Number 2013.3-HTL-0009CXCR4 Agonist High Throughput Screening

Florida High Tech Corridor Industry Matching Research Program (Liechty)Pro-Angiogenic and Inorganic Regenerative Nano Antioxidant 09/13/2013-08/31/2015For Wound Healing Application in Diabetic Mice Model $64,000 annual direct costs

1DP2 DK083085-01 (Liechty) 09/30/2008-08/31/2013NIH/NIDDK $300,000 annual direct costsExtracellular Matrix Structure and Functionin Diabetic Wound Healing.

No number (Canning, Liechty) 07/01/09—06/30/10Childhood Friends $25,000Tissue Wound Healing for Hypospadias

1R56 DK080672-01A1 (Liechty) 8/01/2008-7/30/2009NIH/NIDDK $150,000 annual direct costsProgenitor Cells in Diabetes Impaired Wound Healing

No number (Liechty) 07/01/08-06/30/10Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders $33,000 first year direct costsThe Role of Inflammation in Regenerative Fetal Tendon Wound Healing.


Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award (Liechty) January 2007-January 2009March of Dimes Research Foundation $68,172 DirectModulation of the Inflammatory and Cellular Response During Post-natal Wound Healing: Bioengineered Regenerative Healing

The Franklin Martin, MD, FACS Faculty Research Fellowship July 1, 2005-June 30, 2007The American College of Surgeons $40,000 annual supportInterleukin-10 Inhibition of Inflammation in Fetal Tissues

University of Pennsylvania July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006Research Foundation Award $25,000The Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Response to Injury: Direct and Indirect Mechanisms of Participation

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Research Publications, Peer-Reviewed:

1. Ohls RK, Liechty KW, Turner MC, Kimura RE, Christensen RD: Erythroid "burst promoting activity" in the serum of patients with the anemia of prematurity. Journal of Pediatrics 116(5):786-789, May 1990.

2. Gardner JD, Liechty KW, Christensen RD. Effects of Interleukin-6 on fetal hematopoietic progenitors. Blood 75(11):2150-2155, June 1, 1990.

3. Liechty KW, Christensen RD: In vivo effect of Interleukin-6 on cycling status of hematopoietic progenitors from adults and neonates. Pediatric Research 28(4):323-326, Oct. 1990.

4. Liechty KW, Koenig JM, Mitchell MK, Romero RJ, Christensen RD. Production of Interleukin-6 by fetal and maternal cells in vivo during intraamniotic infection and in vitro after stimulation with interleukin-1. Pediatric Research 29(1):1-4, Jan. 1991.

5. Christensen RD, Liechty KW, Schibler, KR, Ohls RK, Koenig JM. Administration of erythropoietin to newborn rats results in diminished neutrophil production. Blood 78(5):1241-246, Sept. 1, 1991.

6. Schibler KR, Liechty KW, White WL, Rothstein G, Christensen RD. Defective production of Interleukin-6 by monocytes: A possible mechanism underlying several host deficiencies of neonates. Pediatric Research 31(1):18-21, Jan. 1992.

7. Schibler KR, Trautman MS, Liechty KW, White WL, Rothstein G, Christensen RD. Diminished transcription of Interleukin-8 by monocytes from preterm neonates. Journal of Leukocyte Biology 53(4):399-403, Apr. 1993.

8. Schibler KR, Liechty KW, Christensen RD. Production of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in vitro by monocytes of preterm and term neonates: Blood 82(8):2478-2484, Oct. 15, 1993.

9. Liechty KW, Schibler KR, Ohls RK, Perkins S, Christensen RD. The failure of newborn mice infected with escherichia coli to accelerate neutrophil production correlates with a failure to increase transcripts for granulocyte-colony stimulating factor and Interleukin-6. Biology of the Neonate 64(5):331-340, 1993.

10. Schibler KR, Ohls RK, Le T, Liechty KW, Christensen RD. Effect of recombinant stem cell factor on clonogenic maturation and cycle status of human fetal hematopoietic progenitors. Pediatric Research 35(3):303-306, Mar. 1994.


11. Schibler KR, Li Y, Ohls RK, Nye NC, Durham MC, White W, Liechty KW, Le T, Christensen RD. Possible mechanisms accounting for growth factor independence of hematopoietic progenitors from umbilical cord blood. Blood 84(11):3679-3684, Dec. 1, 1994.

12. Liechty KW, Crombleholme TM, Flake AW, Morgan MA, Kurth CD, Hubbard AM, Adzick NS. Intrapartum airway management for giant fetal neck masses: The EXIT procedure (ex utero intrapartum treatment). American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 177(4):870-874, Oct. 1997.

13. Cass DL, Quinn TQ, Yang EY, Liechty KW, Crombleholme TM, Flake AW, Adzick NS. Increased cell proliferation and decreased apoptosis characterizes congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung. J Ped Surg 33(7):1043-1047, July 1998.

14. Kim HB, Shaaban AF, Yang EY, Liechty KW, Flake AW. Microchimerism and tolerance after in utero bone marrow transplantation in mice. Journal of Surgical Research 77(1):1-5, June 1998.

15. Liechty KW, Crombleholme TM, Cass DL, Martin B, MS, Adzick, NS. Diminished Interleukin-8 (IL-8) production in the fetal wound healing response. Journal of Surgical Research 77(1):80-84, June 1998.

16. Liechty KL, Adzick NS. Prospects for fetal surgery in neural tube defects. Mental Retardation & Developmental Disability Research Review 9:290-295, 1998.

17. Liechty KW, Crombleholme TM, Weiner S, Bernick B, Flake AW, Adzick NS. The ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure for a large fetal neck mass in a twin gestation. Obstetrics & Gynecology 93(5 Pt 2):824-825, May 1999.

18. Quinn TM, Sylvester KG, Kitano Y, Kitano Y, Liechty KW, Jarrett BP, Adzick NS, Flake AW. TGF-B 2 is increased after fetal tracheal occlusion. J Ped Surg 34(5):701-705, May 1999.

19. Liechty KW, Quinn TM, Cass DL, Crombleholme TM, Flake AW, Adzick NS. Elevated PDGF-B in congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations (CCAMs) requiring fetal resection. J Ped Surg 34(5):805-811, May 1999.

20. Liechty KL, Sablich TJ, Adzick NS, Crombleholme TM. Adenoviral mediated gene transfer in ischemic impaired wound healing. Wound Repair and Regeneration 7(3):148-153, May/June 1999.

21. Liechty KL, Nesbit M, Meenhard H, Radu A, Adzick NS, Crombleholme TM. Adenoviral mediated platelet-derived growth factor-b overexpression corrects ischemic impaired wound healing. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 113(3):375-383, Sept. 1999.

22. Liechty KW, Crombleholme TM. Management of fetal airway obstruction. Seminars in Perinatology 23(6):496-506, Dec. 1999.

23. Liechty KL, Crombleholme TM, Adzick NS. Decreased IL-6 in scarless human fetal repair. Cytokine 12(6):671-676, June 2000.

24. Liechty KW, Kim HB, Adzick NS, Crombleholme TM. Fetal wound repair results in scar formation in Interleukin-10 (IL-10) deficient mice in a syngeneic murine model of scarless fetal wound repair. J Ped Surg 35(6):866-873, June 2000.

25. Liechty KW, Saddam T, Shaaban AF, Moseley AB, Deans R, Thiede M, Flake AW. Engraftment and differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells following in utero transplantation in fetal sheep. Nature Medicine 6(11):1282-1286, Nov. 2000.

26. Crombleholme TM, Coleman B, Hedrick H, Liechty KW, Howell L, Flake AW, Johnson M, Adzick NS. Cystic adenomatoid malformation volume ratio predicts outcome in prenatally diagnosed cystic adenomatoid malformations of the lung. J Ped Surg 37(3):331-338, Mar. 2002.


27. Liechty KW, Hedrick HL, Hubbard AM, Johnson, MP, R. Wilson RD, Ruchelli, ED, Howell LJ, Crombleholme TM, Flake AW, Adzick NS. Severe Pulmonary Hypoplasia Associated with Giant Cervical Teratomas. J Ped Surg 41:230-233, 2006.

28. Douglas RW, Hedrick HL Liechty KW, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Bebbington M Adzick NS. Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of the Lung: Review of Genetics, Prenatal Diagnosis, and In-utero Treatment. Am Jnl Med Gen 140A:151-155, 2006.

29. Shaaban AF, Kim HB, Liechty KW, Flake AW. Prenatal Transplantation of Cytokine-Stimulated Marrow Improves Early Chimerism and Prolongs Allograft Survival in Chimerism Resistant Strain Combination but Results in Poor Long-Term Engraftment. Exp Hematol 34:1277-86, 2006.

30. Badillo AT, Kreiger PA, Schmitz KR, Ernst LM, Kaiser LR, Liechty KW. Wilm’s Tumor Arising within a Mediastinal Teratoma. J Ped Surg 41:e1-5, 2006.

31. Peranteau WH, Wilson RD, Liechty KW, Johnson MP, Bebbington MW, Hedrick HL, Flake AW, Adzick NS. Effect of maternal betamethasone administration on prenatal congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation growth and fetal survival. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 22:365-371, 2007.

32. Badillo AT, Redden RA, Zhang L, Doolin EJ, Liechty KW. Treatment of Diabetic Wounds with Fetal Murine Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Enhances Wound Closure. Cell Tissue Res 329:301-11, 2007.

33. Volk SW, Radu A, Zhang L, Liechty KW. Stromal progenitor cell therapy corrects the wound healing defect in the ischemic rabbit ear model of chronic wound repair. Wound Repair Regen. 15(5):736-47, 2007.

34. Badillo AT, Chung S, Zhang L, Zoltick P, Liechty KW. Lentiviral Gene Transfer of SDF-1alpha to Wounds Improves Diabetic Wound Healing. J Surg Res 143(1):35-42, 2007.

35. Hedrick HL, Danzer E, Merchant A, Bebbington MW, Zhao H, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Liechty KW, Howell LJ, Wilson RD, Adzick NS. Liver position and lung-to-head ratio for prediction of extracorporal membrane oxygenation and survival in isolated left congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:422.e1-4, 2007.

36. Ilagan JG, Wilson RD, Bebbington MW, Johnson MP, Hedrick HL, Liechty KW, Adzick NS. Pregnancy outcomes following bipolar umbilical cord cauterization for selective terminantion in monochorionic multiple gestations. Fetal Diagn Ther 23:145-150, 2007.

37. Tsai AY, Liechty KW, Hedrick HL, Bebbington MW, Wilson RD, Johnson MP, Howell LJ, Flake AW, Adzick NS. Outcomes Following Postnatal Resection of Prenatally Diagnosed, Asymptomatic Cystic Lung Lesions. J Pediatr Surg 43:513-517, 2008.

38. Badillo AT, Hedrick HL, Wilson RD, Danzer E, Bebbington MW, Johnson MP, Liechty KW, Flake AW, Adzick NS. Prenatal ultrasonographic gastrointestinal abnormalities in fetuses with gastroschisis do not correlate with postnatal outcomes. J Pediatr Surg 43:647-653, 2008.

39. Laje P, Liechty KW. Postnatal management and outcomes of prenatally diagnosed lung lesions. Prenat Diagn 7:612-618, 2008.

40. Heaton TE, Liechty KW. Postnatal Management of Prenatally Diagnosed Abdominal Masses. Prenat Diagn 7:656-666, 2008.

41. Liechty KW, Flake AW. Vascular malformations of the lung. Semin Pediatr Surg 17:9-16, 2008.

42. Peranteau WH, Zhang L, Muvarak N, Badillo AT, Radu A, Zoltick PW, Liechty KW. Interleukin-10 Overexpression Decreases Inflammatory Mediators and Promotes Regenerative Healing in an Adult Model of Scar Formation. J of Invest Dermatol 128:1852-1860, 2008.


43. Laje P, Wilson RD, Guttenberg M, Liechty KW. Survival in primary congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia with hydrops fetalis. Fetal Diagn Ther 24:225-229, 2008.

44. Badillo AT, Zhang L, Liechty KW. Stromal Progenitor Cells (SPC) Promote Leukocyte Migration Through Production of SDF-1: A Potential Mechanism for SPC Mediated Enhancement of Cellular Recruitment to Wounds. J Pediatr Surg 43:1128-1133, 2008.

45. Peranteau WH, Merchant AM, Hedrick HL, Liechty KW, Howell LJ, Flake AW, Wilson RD, Johnson MP, Bebbington MW, Adzick NS. Prenatal Course and Postnatal Management of Peripheral Bronchial Atresia: Association with Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of the Lung. Fetal Diagn Ther 24:190-196, 2008.

46. Ricchetti ET, Reddy SC, Ansorge HL, Zgonis MH, van Kleunen JP, Liechty KW, Soslowsky LJ, Beredjiklian PK: The effect of interleukin-10 (IL-10) overexpression on the properties of healing tendon. J Hand Surg 33:1843-52, 2008.

47. Herdrich BJ, Lind RC, and Liechty KW. Multipotent adult progenitor cells: Their role in wound healing and the treatment of dermal wounds. Cytotherap 10:543-550, 2008.

48. Wilson RD, Hedrick HL, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Bebbington MW, Mann S, Rychik J, Liechty KW, Adzick NS. Sacrococcygeal teratomas: prenatal surveillance, growth, and pregnancy outcome. Fetal Diagn Ther 25:15-20, 2009.

49. Liechty, KW. Ex-utero intrapartum therapy. Semin Fetal Neonat M 15:34-39, 2010.50. E Danzer, M Gerdes, J D’Agostino, J Bernbaum, J Siegle, C Hoffman, NE Rintoul, KW

Liechty, NS Adzick, AW Flake, HL Hedrick. Prospective, multidisciplinary follow-up of children with prenatally diagnosed giant omphalocele: short-term neurodevelopmental outcome. J Pediatr Surg 45:718-723, 2010.

51. Herdrich BJ, Allukian M, Danzer E, Davey M, Plappert T, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Regenerative healing following fetal myocardial infarction. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 38:691-698, 2010.

52. Herdrich BJ, Danzer E, Davey M, Bermudez DM, Radu A, Zhang L, Zhang Z, Soslowsky LJ, Liechty KW. Fetal tendon wound size modulates wound gene expression and subsequent wound phenotype. Wound Repair Regen 18:543-549, 2010.

53. Roybal JL, Liechty KW, Hedrick HL, Bebbington MW, Johnson MP, Coleman BG, Adzick NS, Flake AW. Predicting the severity of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome. J Pediatr Surg 45:1633-1639, 2010.

54. Grice EA, Snitkin ES, Yockey LJ, Bermudez DM, Liechty KW, Segre JA. Longitudinal shift in diabetic wound microbiota correlates with prolonged skin defense response. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107:14799-14804, 2010.

55. Danzer E, Zhang L, Radu A,Bebbington MW, Liechty KW, Adzick NS, Flake AW. Amniotic fluid levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein in fetal rats with retinoic acid induced myelomeningocele: a potential marker for spinal cord injury. Am J Obstet Gynecol 204:178.e1-11, 2011.

56. Bermudez DM, Xu J, Herdrich BJ, Radu A, Mitchell ME, LiechtyKW. Inhibition of SDF-1 further impairs diabetic wound healing. J Vasc Surg 53:774-784, 2011.

57. Bermudez DM, Herdrich BJ, Xu J, Lind R, Beason DP, Mitchell ME, Soslowsky LJ, Liechty KW. Impaired biomechanical properties of diabetic skin: Implications in the pathogenesis of diabetic wound complications. Am J Pathol 178:2215-2223, 2011.

58. Volk SW, Wang Y, Mauldin EA, Liechty KW, Adams SL. Diminished type III collagen promotes myofibroblast differentiation and increases scar


deposition in cutaneous wound healing. Cells Tissues Organs 194:225-37, 2011.

59. Bermudez DM, Canning DA, Liechty KW. Age and proinflammatory cytokine production: Wound healing implications for the timing of hypospadias repair. J Pediatr Urol 7:324-31, 2011.

60. Xu J, Wu W, Zhang L, Dorsett-Martin W, Morris M, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. The Role of microRNA-146a in the Pathogenesis of the Diabetic Wound Healing Impairment: Correction with Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment. Diabetes 61(11):2906-12, 2012.

61. Brewer, J. Liechty KW, Bofill JA. EXIT procedure: a report of the first three Mississippi cases. J Miss State Med Assoc 53(4):104-8, 2012.

62. James JR, Khan MA, Joyner DA, Gordy DP, Buciuc R, Bofill JA, Liechty KW, Roda MS. MR Biomarkers of Gestational Age in the Human Fetus. MAGNETOM Flash 3-10, 2012.

63. Zouein FA, Zgheib C, Liechty, KW, Booz GW. Post-infarct biomaterials, left ventricular remodeling, and heart failure: is good good enough? Congest Heart Fail 18:284-90, 2012.

64. Caskey RC, Allukian M, Lind RC, Xu J, Radu A, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Lentiviral-mediated Over Expression of Hyaluronan Synthase-1 (HAS-1) Decreases the Cellular Inflammatory Response and Results in Regenerative Wound Repair. Cell Tissue Res 351(1): 117-125, 2013.

65. Allukian M, Xu J, Morris MW, Caskey RC, Dorsett-Martin W, Plappert T, Griswold M, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Mitchell, M, Liechty KW. Mammalian Cardiac Regeneration Following Fetal Myocardial Infarction Requires Cardiac Progenitor Cell Recruitment. Ann Thorac Surg 96:163-70, 2013.

66. Morris MW, Cauthen W, Bofill JA, Blewett CJ, Liechty KW. Retroperitoneal Lymphatic Malformation and Transverse Testicular Ectopia: a Unique Clinical Presentation. J Pediatr Surg 48:e17-20, 2013.

67. Zgheib CW, Allukian M, Xu J, Morris MW, Caskey RC, Herdrich BJ, Hu J, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Mammalian Cardiac Regeneration Following Myocardial Infarction is Asssociated with Differential Gene Expression Compared to the Adult. Ann Thorac Surg 97:1643-50, 2014.

68. Morris MW, Allukian M, Herdrich BJ, Caskey RC, Zgheib CW, Xu J, Dorsett-Martin W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Modulation of the Inflammatory Response by Increasing Fetal Wound Size or Interleukin-10 Overexpression Determines Wound Phenotype and Scar Formation. Wound Repair Regen 22:406-414, 2014.

69. Caskey RC, Morris MW, Zgheib CW, Allukian M, Dorsett-Martin W, Xu J, Wu W, Liechty KW. Dysregulation of Collagen Production in Diabetes Following Recurrent Skin Injury: Contribution to the Development of a Chronic Wound. Wound Repair Regen (In press 2014).

70. Connizzo BK, Bhatt PR, Liechty KW, Soslowsky LJ. Diabetes Alters Mechanical Properties and Collagen Fiber Re-Alignment in Multiple Mouse Tendons. Ann Biomed Eng (In press 2014).

71. Xu J, Zgheib C, Hu J, Wu W, Zhang L, Liechty KW. The Role of MicroRNA-15b in the impaired angiogenesis in diabetic wounds. Wound Repair Regen (In press 2014).

Editorials, Reviews, Chapters:

1. Herdrich BJ and Liechty KW. Wound Healing. In Porrett PM, Roses RE, Frederick JR, Kaiser LR (eds): The Surgical Review: An Integrated Basic and Clinical Science Study Guide, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2009, p1-4.


2. Bermudez DM and Liechty KW. Mesenchymal stem cells in diabetic wound healing. In Crombleholme TM and Liechty KW (eds): Stem and Progenitor Cells. In Sen CK (ed) Advances in Wound Care, Volume 1, p477-482, 2010.

3. Caskey RC, Liechty KW. Multiple strategies must be pursued in the development of cellular therapies. Cytotherapy 13:133-134, 2011.

4. Liechty KW. Omphalocele. In Mattei P (ed): Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Second Edition. New York: Springer, p523-530, 2011.

5. Allukian M and Liechty KW. Inflammation as a Confounding Variable in Regenerative Medicine. In Roy S, Bagchi D, Raychaudhuri SP (eds): Chronic Inflammation: Molecular Pathophysiology, Nutritional and Therapeutic Interventions. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis group, 2012, p93-102.

6. Caskey RC, Liechty KW. Novel Animal Models for Tracking the Fate and Contributions of Bone Marrow Derived Cells in Diabetic Healing. In Gourdie RG and Myers TA (eds): Wound Regeneration and Repair. New York: Springer Science, 2013, p99-115.

7. Morris MW, Liechty KW. Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Myocardial Infarction Wound Healing: A Critical Review. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2:317-326, 2013.

8. Zgheib C, Xu J, Liechty KW. Targeting Inflammatory Cytokines and Extracellular Matrix Composition to Promote Wound Regeneration. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 3:344-355, 2014.

9. Xu J, Zgheib C, Liechty KW. MicroRNAs in Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. In C.K. Sen (ed): MicroRNA in Regenerative Medicine. Elsevier 2014, (in press).

Abstracts, last 3 years:

James JR, Khan MA, Buciuc R, Bofill JA, Liechty KW, Roda MS. MR Biomarkers to Predict Fetal Development. The American Society of Neuro-radiology June 2011.

Caskey RC, Allukian M, Xu J, Herdrich BJ, Chin BC, Dorsett-Martin W, Zhang L, Wu W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Increased Fetal Dermal Wound Size is Associated with Scar Formation and Increased Expression of TGF-B1, TGF-B3, and Collagen Genes. The American Academy of Pediatrics, October 15, 2011.

Allukian M, Herdrich BJ, Stitelman DH, Bermudez DM, Chin BC, Davey MG, Zhang L, Xu J, Dorsett-Martin W, Mitchell ME, Gorman RC, Gorman JH, Liechty KW. Decreased Expression of microRNA-133a is Associated with Fetal Cardiac Regeneration Following MI. The American Academy of Pediatrics, October 15, 2011.

Xu J, Wu W, Zhang L, Dorsett-Martin W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Decreased Expression of Micro-RNA-203 during Diabetic Wound Healing. The American College of Surgeons, October 24, 2011.

Allukian M, Herdrich BJ, Xu J, Wu W, Dorsett-Martin W, Booz G, Mitchell ME, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Decreased Inflammation During Cardiac Regeneration Following Fetal Myocardial Infarction (MI) is Associated with Decreased NF-kappaB Expression Compared to the Adult. The American College of Surgeons, October 25, 2011.

Mallette AC, Caskey RC, Bermudez DM, Urencio JM, Zhang L, Dorsett-Martin W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Improved Diabetic Wound Healing with Stem Cell Factor-1 (SCF-1) is Associated with Increased Platelet Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) and Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGF-Beta) Gene Expression. The American College of Surgeons, October 25, 2011.


Urencio JM, Bermudez DM, Beason D, Caskey RC, Zhang L, Xu J, Dorsett-Martin W, Soslowsky LJ, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Improved Biomechanical Properties of Diabetic Skin Following Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Treatment. The American College of Surgeons, October 26, 2011.

Ragland KL, Khan MA, Roda MS, Liechty KW, Bofill JA, Buciuc R, James JR. Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Evaluate Intra-uterine Maturation of Fetal White Matter Tracts. Radiological Society of North America, November 2011.

Xu J, Wu W, Zhang L, Dorsett-Martin W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Increased expression ofmicroRNA-29a during diabetic wound healing. Academic Surgical Congress, Feb. 14, 2012.

Wells AC, Xu J, Allukian M, Caskey RC, Wu W, Zhang L, Dorsett-Martin W, Mitchell ME,Soslowsky LJ, Liechty KW. Fetal Tendon Scar Formation is Associated with Increased Inflammation and Decreased MicroRNA-146a Formation. Academic Surgical Congress, Feb. 14, 2012.

Caskey RC, Urencio JM, Dorsett-Martin W, Zhang L, Wu W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. TheIncreased Diabetic Wound Healing Impairment Seen after Recurrent Injury is Associated with Increased Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and Decreased Heat Shock Protein-47 (HSP-47) Gene Expression. Academic Surgical Congress, February 14, 2012.

Morris MW, Urencio M, Beason DP, Caskey RC, Dorsett-Martin W, Mitchell ME, SoslowskyLJ, Liechty KW. The Effect of Diabetes on the Biomechanical Properties of the Skin. The Academic Surgical Congress, February 14, 2012.

Allukian M, Herdrich BJ, Xu J, Zhang L, Caskey RC, Bermudez DM, Morris MW, Dorsett-Martin W, Mitchell ME, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Regeneration of In Utero Myocardial Infarction Is Associated With Repopulation of the Infarct With Nkx2.5+ Cells. The Academic Surgical Congress, February 4th, 2012

Smith EJ, Urencio JM, Xu J, Caskey RC, Morris MW, Wu W, Zhang L, Dorsett-Martin W,Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. The Progressive Decline in Diabetic Skin Integrity is Associated with Decreased Collagen Protein Content and Dysregulation of MicroRNA-29a. The Academic Surgical Congress. February 15, 2012.

Liechty K, Allukian M, Morris M, Xu J, Caskey, R, Mitchell M, Gorman J, Gorman R. Cardiac progenitor cell recruitment during fetal mammalian cardiac regeneration following MI. International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, April 3, 2012.

Morris MW, Allukian M, Caskey RC, Xu J, Zhang L, Dorsett-Martin W, Wu W, Kelleher ME, Mitchell ME, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Fetal ovine cardiac regeneration is associated with increased cycin D2 and polo-like kinase 1 expression in comparison to the adult reparative response. Wound Healing Society, April 20, 2012.

Allukian M, Xu J, Morris MW, Zhang L, Caskey RC, Dorsett-Martin WA, Wu W, Kelliher ME, Mitchell ME, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty,KW. Increased proliferation of cardiac progenitor cells and decreased microrna-133A expression are associated with fetal cardiac regeneration following myocardial infarction. Wound Healing Society, April 20, 2012.

Xu J, Wu W, Zhang L, Dorsett-Martin W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Mesenchymal stem cell treatment improves diabetic wound healing through modulation of microrna expression. Wound Healing Society, April 20, 2012.

Caskey RC, Crowell RD, Urencio M, Dorsett-Martin W, Xu J, Morris MW, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Mesenchymal stem cell treatment improves the inferior biomechanical properties of diabetic skin through decreased expression of matrix metalloproteinases -2 and -9 and the correction of post transcriptional collagen processing defects. Wound Healing Society, April 20, 2012.


Balaji S, Leung A, Le LD, Lang SA, Klanke C, Marsh E, Xu J, Liechty K, Crombleholme TM, Keswani SG. Lentiviral Mediated IL-10 overexpression enhances wound healing via Stat3 dependent increase in endothelial progenitor cells. Wound Healing Society, April 20, 2012.

Xu J, Wu W, Zhang L, Dorsett-Martin W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Stromal derived factor-1A (SDF-1A) improves diabetic wound healing through modulation of microrna expression. Wound Healing Society, April 21, 2012.

Crowell RD, Caskey RC, Allukian M, Morris MW, Xu J, Dorsett-Martin W, Wu W, Zhang L, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Fetal dermal scar formation is associated with increased matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and increased expression of the regulatory microrna mirna-21. Wound Healing Society, April 21, 2012.

Caskey RC, Xu J, Allukian M, Morris MW, Dorsett-Martin Wa, Wu W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Collagen Production is Dysregulated at both the Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Level in the Progression from Acute to Chronic Diabetic Wounds. The American College of Surgeons October 3, 2012.

Morris MW, Allukian M, Xu J, Caskey RC, Dorestt-Martin WA, Mitchell ME, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Differential Inflammatory REsponse during Fetal Cardiac Regeneration Following Myocardial Infarction (MI). The American College of Surgeons October 2, 2012.

Allukian M, Zhang L, Morris MW, Xu J, Caskey RC, Herdrich BJ, Dorsett-Martin WA, Gorman H, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Regeneration of Fetal Sheep Myocardial Infarction Occurs by Recruitment of Cardiac Progenitor Cells via a Stromal Derived Factor 1a Dependent Mechanism. The American College of Surgeons October 3, 2012.

Caskey RC, Dorsett-Martin WA, Xu J, Zhang L, Wu W, Morris MW, Allukian M, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Recurrent Injury of Diabetic Mice Significantly Delays Wound Closure and Recapitulates the Dysregulated Inflammatory State Seen in Chronic Diabetic Wounds. The American College of Surgeons October 1, 2012.

Caskey RC, Xu J, Allukian M, Morris MW, Dorsett-Martin W, Wu W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Collagen Production is Dysregulated at both the Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Level in the Progression from Acute to Chronic Diabetic Wounds. The American College of Surgeons October 3, 2012.

Morris MW, Allukian M, Xu J, Caskey RC, Dorestt-Martin WA, Mitchell ME, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Differential Inflammatory Response during Fetal Cardiac Regeneration Following Myocardial Infarction (MI). The American College of Surgeons October 2, 2012.

Allukian M, Zhang L, Morris MW, Xu J, Caskey RC, Herdrich BJ, Dorsett-Martin WA, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Regeneration of Fetal Sheep Myocardial Infarction Occurs by Recruitment of Cardiac Progenitor Cells via a Stromal Derived Factor 1a Dependent Mechanism. The American College of Surgeons October 3, 2012.

Caskey RC, Dorsett-Martin WA, Xu J, Zhang L, Wu W, Morris MW, Allukian M, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Recurrent Injury of Diabetic Mice Significantly Delays Wound Closure and Recapitulates the Dysregulated Inflammatory State Seen in Chronic Diabetic Wounds. The American College of Surgeons October 1, 2012.

Allukian M, Morris MW, Xu J, Caskey RC, Dorsett-Martin WA, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Regeneration Of Fetal Sheep Myocardial Infarction Following MI Requires Recruitment Of Cardiac Progenitor Cells Via Stromal-Derived Factor-1a. Academic Surgical Congress, February 5, 2013


Morris MW, Allukian M, Xu J, Caskey RC, Dorsett-Martin WA, Mitchell ME, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Differential Regulation Of The Inflammatory Response During Fetal Cardiac Regeneration Following Myocardial Infarction. Academic Surgical Congress, February 6, 2013.

Morris MW, Xu J, Caskey RC, Urencio M, Zgheib C, Smith EJ, Beason D, Dorsett-Martin WA, Mitchell ME, Soslowsky LJ, Liechty KW. The Progressive Decline In The Biomechanical Properties Of Diabetic Skin Is Associated With Dysregulation Of Micro RNA-29a Gene Expression And Collagen Protein Production. Academic Surgical Congress, February 6, 2013.

Zgheib C, Xu J, Morris MW, Zhang L, Allukian M, Wu W, Liechty KW. Low Levels Of MicroRNA-483 At The Early Stages Of Injury Is Associated With Impaired Diabetic Wound Healing. Academic Surgical Congress, February 7, 2013.

Xu J, Wu W, Zhang L, Zgheib C, Zino C, Chen C, Liechty KW. Increased Expression Of MicroRNA-15b During Diabetic Wound Healing. Academic Surgical Congress, February 7, 2013.

Zgheib C, J. Xu, L. Zhang, K.W. Liechty. Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) treatment Improves Diabetic Wound Healing By Increasing Mir-126 And Angiogenesis. Wound Healing Society Meeting, Denver, May 2, 2013.

Xu J, Zgheib C, Wu W, Zhang L, Liechty KW. Down-regulation of Wnt signaling contributes to diabetic wound healing impairment. Wound Healing Society Meeting, Denver, May 3, 2013.

Xu J, Wu W, Zhang L, Zgheib C, Hu J, Liechty KW. Overexpression of microRNA-203 Further Impairs Diabetic Wound Healing. American College of Surgeons 2013 Clinical Congress. October 8, 2013.

Zgheib C, Xu J, Caskey RC, Hu J, Zhang L, Crowell R, Morris MW, Beason D, Soslowsky LJ, Liechty KW. Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Treatment Corrects the Impaired Biomechanical Properties of Diabetic Skin by Promoting Collagen Protein Production Through Modulation of MicroRNA. American College of Surgeons 2013 Clinical Congress. October 9, 2013.

Zgheib C, Xu J, Morris MW, Allukian M, Caskey RC, Gorman III JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Regenerative Healing Following Fetal Myocardial Infarction Is Associated With Decreased Oxidative Stress. American Academy of Pediatrics 2013. October 26, 2013.

Xu J, Allukian M, Morris MW, Zgheib C, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Decreased expression of microRNA-21 is associated with fetal cardiac regeneration following MI. Academic Surgical Congress, February 5, 2014.

Zgheib C, Xu J, Hu J, Liechty KW. Low levels of microRNA-222 in the early stages of injury is associated with increased inflammation and impaired diabetic wound healing. Academic Surgical Congress, February 6, 2014.

Caskey RC, Morris MW, Zgheib C, Xu J, Dorsett-Martin W, Liechty KW. Recurrent injury of diabetic mice results in a chronic wound and demonstrates that collagen production in diabetic wounds is dysregulated at multiple gene levels. Academic Surgical Congress, February 6, 2014.

Xu J, Zgheib C, Hu J, Liechty KW. Mesenchymal stromal cells induce MiR-146a expression in diabetic dermal fibroblasts. Academic Surgical Congress, February 6, 2014.

Zhang L, Xu J, Huang M, Hu J, Zgheib C, Liechty KW. Upregulated long non-coding RNA GAS5 during diabetic wound healing. Wound Healing Society April 24, 2014.

Zgheib C, Xu J, Hu J, Liechty KW. MicroRNA-29a is a key regulator of collagen homeostasis in human diabetic skin. Wound Healing Society April 24, 2014.


Zgheib C, Xu J, Das S, Hu J, Seal S, Liechty KW. Nanoceria modulates MIR-222 expression and inflammation in human endothelial cells. Wound Healing Society April 24, 2014.

Xu J, Zgheib C, Hu J, Das S, Seal S, Liechty KW. Cerium oxide nanoparticles induce MiR-146a expression in diabetic dermal fibroblast. Wound Healing Society April 24, 2014.

Zgheib C, Xu J, Hu J, Zino CM, Liechty KW. Mesenchymal stem cells improve impaired diabetic wound healing by increasing MIR-222 expression and decreasing inflammation. Wound Healing Society April 24, 2014.

Xu J, Zgheib C, Hu J, Zhang L, Liechty KW. Impaired epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in diabetic wound healing is associated with down-regulation of microRNA-200b. Wound Healing Society April 24, 2014.

Martinez MD, Xu J, Hu J, Zgheib C, Liechty KW. Age-dependent impairment of LNCRNA lethe expression in diabetic fibroblasts. Wound healing Society April 24, 2014.

Zgheib C, Sheikh AQ, Balaji S, Xu J, Keswani SG, Liechty KW, Narmoneva DA. Nanofiber treatment attenuates diabetic wound inflammation by regulating MIR-146a expression. Wound Healing Society April 24, 2014.

Mentored Fellows and Faculty:Sudheer C. Reddy, M.D. (July 2004-July 2005)Research Resident, The Department of Orthopedics, The Hospital of The University of PennsylvaniaGrants: "The Effect of IL-10 Overexpression on the Biomechanical and Histological Properties of Healing Tendon". S. Reddy, Principal Investigator. Sponsor: American Association for Hand Surgery; January 2005. Amount: $5,000.Sports Medicine Fellowship at UCSF

Eric T. Ricchetti, M.D. (July 2005-July 2006)Research Resident, The Department of Orthopedics, The Hospital of The University of PennsylvaniaGrants: "The Effect of IL-10 Overexpression on the Biomechanical and Histological Properties of Healing Tendon". S. Reddy, Co-Investigator. Sponsor: Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF); March 2006. Amount $15,000.Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson UniversityAttending Surgeon The Cleveland Clinic

Susan W. Volk, DVM, PhD (January 2005-June 2007)The Veterinary Hospital of The University of PennsylvaniaGrants: Mesenchymal Stem Cell Application for Ischemic Wound Healing, K08 awardAttending Surgeon The Veterinary Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania

Andrea T. Badillo, M.D. (July 2004-June 2007)Research Resident, George Washington UniversityPediatric Surgery Research Fellow, The Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaGrants: “Direct and indirect effects of mesenchymal stem cells in accelerating impaired wound healing” $60,000, 2 years (American College of Surgeons)Association for Academic Surgery Resident Research Award 2007CHOP Pediatric Surgery Fellowship 2009-2011Attending Surgeon Children’s National


William T. Peranteau, M.D. (July 2004-June 2007)Research Resident, The Brigham and Women’s HospitalPediatric Surgery Research Fellow, The Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaCHOP Pediatric Surgery Fellowship 2010-2112Attending Surgeon The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Robert C. Lind, MSIV. (September 2007-May 2008)Medical Student, University of Groningen, NetherlandsSurgery Resident, University of Groningen, Netherlands (2009-present)

Benjamin J. Herdrich, M.D. (July 2007-June 2009)Research Resident, The Department of Surgery, The Hospital of The University of PennsylvaniaPediatric Surgery Research Fellow, The Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaYoung Investigator Award-The European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009Vascular Fellow, The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania 2011-2013

Dustin M. Bermudez, M.D. (July 2008-June 2010)Research Resident, The Department of Surgery, The Hospital of The University of PennsylvaniaPediatric Surgery Research Fellow, The Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaSurgery Resident, The Department of Surgery, The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania

Sundeep Keswani, MD (July 2009-present)Junior Faculty, Cincinnati Children’s HospitalK08 Award

Bianca Chin, M.D. (July 2009-June 2011)Research Resident, The Department of Surgery, The Hospital of The University of PennsylvaniaPediatric Surgery Research Fellow, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterYoung Investigator Award, The Wound Healing Society 2010Plastic Surgery Fellow Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania

Jason Hsu, M.D. (July 2009-June 2010)Research Resident, The Department of Orthopedics, The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Grice, Ph.D. (October 2008-June 2009)Post-doctoral student, The National Institutes of HealthK99 R00 AwardAssistant Professor, Division of Dermatology, University of pennsylvania

Junwang Xu, PhD (July 2009-present)Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Myron Alukian, M.D. (July 2009-July 2012)Research Resident, The Department of Surgery, The Hospital of The University of PennsylvaniaPediatric Surgery Research Fellow, The University of Mississippi Medical Center


Pediatric Surgery Fellow 2014, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Robert C. Caskey, M.D. (July 2010-July 2012, July 2013-present)Research Resident, The Department of Surgery, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterPediatric Surgery Research Fellow, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterResident, The Department of Surgery, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Christopher Anderson, MD (July 2011-July 2012)Transplant Surgeon, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Michael Morris, M.D. (July 2011-June 2013)Research Resident, The Department of Surgery, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterPediatric Surgery Research Fellow, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterT32 Training GrantMatched in Pediatric Surgery University of Mississippi Medical Center

Chinwendu Onwubiko, (June 2009-June 2010)Medical Student, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterSurgery Resident, The Department of Surgery, The University of Mississippi Medical Center

Andrew Mallet, (August 2010-May 2011)Medical Student, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterSurgery Resident, The Department of Surgery, The University of Mississippi Medical Center

Christian Barnes, (July 2010-June 2012)Medical Student, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterMedical Student Research Program ScholarENT Resident, University of California Irvine

Erin Smith, (June 2011-June 2012)Medical Student, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterMedical Student Research Program ScholarENT Resident University of Mississippi Medical Center

Marilyn Kelleher, Medical Student (June 2011-August 2011)Medical Student, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterAmerican Heart Association ScholarDermatology Resident University of Mississippi Medical Center

Joel Howard, (June 2011- August 2011)Medical Student, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterMedical Student Research Program Scholar

Ashley Wells, Medical Student (June 2011- August 2011)Medical Student, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterSurgical Scholars Program


Rasheeda Crowell, (June 2010-June 2012)Medical Student, The University of Mississippi Medical CenterSurgery Resident, The University of Florida

Carlos Zgheib, PhD (June 2012-present)Graduate Student Thesis CommitteePost-doctoral fellowSanford Burnham Medical Research Institute

Christina Zino, BS (June 2012-May 2014)Undergraduate, The University of Central FloridaAccepted to Florida International Medical School class of 2014

Michael Martinez (June 2013-May 2014)Undergraduate, Valencia College

Daralys Lopez (June 2013-May 2014)Undergraduate, The University of Central FloridaHarvard Summer Research Scholar 2014

Tamarah Westmoreland, MD, PhD (August 2013-May 2014)Attending PhysicianNemours Children’s Hospital

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