State of the Department of Medicine

Faculty, Resident and Staff

Accomplishments and Activities

2013-2014

Michael P. Madaio, M.D.

Sydenstricker Professor & Chairman

Department of MedicineOFFICE OF THE CHAIR

Michael P. Madaio, MDSydenstricker Professor and Chairman

VICE CHAIRCLINICAL AFFAIRS AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

Laura Mulloy, DO

ASSOCIATE VICE CHAIR FOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

N. Stanley Nahman, MD

RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Lee Ann Merchen, MD

DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATOR

Justin Pantano

BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Ashley Dutton

ACCOUNTANT 1

Velinda Thomas

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Audrey Forbes

Georgia Regents UniversityDepartment of MedicineChairman’s OfficeDepartment Organization

CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Pam Fall, MD

AMBULATORY MEDICAL DIRECTORS

Alyce Oliver, MDNamita Mohanty, MD

CARDIOLOGY

Accolades and Awards

Adam Berman, MD

Best Doctors in America 2013, 2014

GRU/GRHS Leadership Academy. Executive Leadership Excellence Program ’13-‘14

GRU Masters in Public Health Graduate Program; 2013-2014 (Honors Society) Sheldon E. Litwin, MD

“America’s Top Doctor” (top 1%) William Maddox, MD

Fellow of Heart Rhythm Society

Winner of the GRU Raft debate, 2014 Gyanendra Sharma, MD

MCG Faculty Senate Robert Sorrentino, MD

“America’s Top Doctors” (top 1% by specialty)

Creel Professor of Medicine and Director of the Heart Rhythm Center John W. Thornton, MD

Extraordinary contributor to GRU Admissions Committee, FY13-14 In the News Adam Berman, MD

Augusta Chronicle Cardiac Stem Cell Feature. June, 2014

Newsmax health –Cardiac Stem Cell Report. March, 2014

WJBF TV News Segment – Stem Cells and the Heart. March, 2014 GRU Board Membership/Officer Positions Adam Berman, MD

GRMA Secretary/Treasurer, 2014-16,Ways and Means Committee 2013-2014, Chair 2014-2016

Audit, Compliance and Enterprise Risk Management Committee GRMA, 2013-2014

Chair Audit, Compliance and Enterprise Risk Management Committee GRMA, 2014-2016

Clinical and Translational Sciences Experienced Investigator Committee. GRU, 2013- 2014

Director of Leadership Development Search Committee, GRUMC Regents, 2013 – 2014

GRMA Chief Operating Officer, Search Committee, 2013 –2014

GRU Chair Physiological and Technological Nursing Department Search Committee, 2012 –2014

National Committee Memberships

Founding Member Robotic Electrophysiology Society Steering Committee; 2013

Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society. Guidelines Writing Committee, 2014 – Present.

American College of Cardiology; Maintenance of Certification Test Question Writing Committee

Duke University Cooperative Cardiovascular Society Research Committee. Section Head. Regenerative Medicine Focus Group, 2014 – present

Sheldon E. Litwin, MD

Editorial Board Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Editorial Board and Research Committee, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.

Program planning committee for annual scientific sessions, Society for Cardiac Computed Tomography.

Neal Weintraub, MD

Editorial Board of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

Associate Editor of Translational Research Major Presentations Adam Berman, MD

“Risk Stratification of Ventricular Arrhythmias” American Council of Life Insurers Medical Directors Section Annual Meeting. GA. 2013

Deepak Kapoor, MD

“Heart Health” at the Senior Citizens Group, Trinity Hospital - Augusta, 2014

EKG Findings Mimicking Left Main Coronary Disease in a Patient with Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism, American College of Caridology, 2014

Comparison of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque burden and composition of culprit lesions between cigarette smokers and non-smokers by in-vivo virtual histology intravascular ultrasound. SCAI, 2014

Rotational Atherectomy: A Single Center Experience; ACC, GA Chapter Meeting. 2013

Complex Two Vessel Rotational Atherectomy with Impella for Hemodynamic Support. Presented at the C3 Endovascular and Advanced Coronary Intervention Global Summit, FL. 2014

Sheldon E. Litwin, MD

“Changing CT protocols based on clinical indications”; “Indications For Cardiac CT In Patients With Strong Family Hx of CAD: “The Obesity Epidemic: Implications For Cardiac CT” Society For Cardiac Computed Tomography Annual Meeting, Quebec. 2013

“Interesting And Instructive Cardiac Imaging Cases” ACC, GA. 2013

Diagnostic Imaging Test: The Emerging Role Of Cardiac Computed Tomography” ACC Alaska 2014

“Bariatric Surgery: Effect Of Cardiac Function And Long-Term Mortality.” ACC, Symposium: Obesity And Cardiovascular Risk Focus On Bad Fat. Washington, DC. 2014

“Role Of Echocardiography For Diagnosis: Beyond LVEF” Am. Soc. Echocardiography, Oregon. 2014

“Now What Do You Do? An Asymptomatic Worried Well Patient With Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease” Soc. Cardiac Computed Tomography, CA. 2014

“The Chest Pain Pathway: Current Practice And How (And Why) It Should Be Improved” Soc. Cardiac Computed Tomography, The Use Of CT In The Emergency Department, Part I. CA. 2014

Paul Poommipanit, MD

EKG Findings Mimicking LM Coronary Disease in a Patient with Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism. ACC. 2014

ASD and PFO Closure” at the Update in CV Disease Management conference held at the Augusta Marriot Convention Center. GA. 2013

Poommipanit, P Update in CV Disease Management – ASD and PFO Closure. 2013

Poster ACC 2013: EKG Findings Mimicking Left Main Coronary Disease in a Patient with Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism. ACC. 2014

Vincent Robinson, M.D.

Ibebuogu U, Kapoor D, Robinson VJ., Comparison of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque burden and composition of culprit lesions between cigarette smokers and non-smokers by in-vivo virtual histology intravascular ultrasound. Scientific Sessions. NV. SCAI, 2014

Gyanendra Sharma, MD

30th Ann. Int. Conf.- Recent Advances in Echocardiography and Allied Techniques (MRI, CT scan, Nuclear). 2014

Diastolic Function Assessment during Myocardial Perfusion Imaging By Two Frequently Used Software Platforms. Oral presentation at ACC Georgia Chapter. 2013

Neal Weintraub, MD

“Oxidative stress as a target for pharmacotherapy in abdominal aortic aneurysm.” Boston U., Boston, MA. 2013

“Turning atherosclerosis inside out: role of perivascular adipose tissue.” Emory U. Atlanta, GA. 2014

“Proinflammatory phenotype of perivascular adipocytes.” Invited speaker, Cardiovascular Symposium, Experimental Biology Meeting, CA. 2014

Publications

Feher, Attila, Chen Stephen, Arora V. Prevention and treatment of no-reflow phenomenon by targeting the coronary microcirculation. Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 15(1):38-51, 2013

Khan EM, Frumkin W, Ng G, Neelagaru S, Abi-Samra FM, Lee J, Giudici M, Gohn D, Winkle RA, Sussman J, Knight BP, Berman A, Calkins H. First experience with a novel robotic remote catheter system: Amigo™ mapping trial. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 37 (2):121-9, 2013

Triedman JK, Pfeiffer P, Berman A, Blaufox AD, Cannon BC, Fish FA, Perry J, Pflaumer A, and Seslar S. COMPASS: A Novel Risk-Adjustment Model for Catheter Ablation in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Patients. Congenit Heart Dis.; 8(5):393-405, 2013

Berman AE, Burleson HD, Oglesby CO, and Sorrentino RA. Successful Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Parahisian Ventricular Tachycardia using Remote Magnetic Navigation and an Open Irrigation Catheter: An Initial Case Series. J Innovations CRM; 4:1434-8, 2013

Hammond DA, Deremer CE, Killough DM, Berman AE. Safety of Enoxaparin Dosing Regimens after Cardiac Ablation Procedures. Journal of Hypertension and Cardiology; in press, 2014

Napier R, Berman AE. Stem Cell Therapy and the Heart: A Contemporary Review of the Literature. Invited Review, Journal of Cardiobiology. in press, 2014

Litwin SE. Good fat, bad fat. The increasingly complex interaction of adipose tissue and the cardiovascular system. J Am Coll Cardiol. 62:136-137, 2013

Litwin SE. Diabetes and the heart: Is there objective evidence of a human diabetic cardiomyopathy? Diabetes. 62:3329-3330, 2013

Litwin SE. Diabetes and the heart: is there objective evidence of a human diabetic cardiomyopathy? Diabetes. 62(10):3329-30. 2013

Aditya Mandawat, MD; Anant Mandawat, MD; Mahendra K. Mandawat, MD, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Nonagenarians: Use Rates and In-Hospital Mortality, J Am Coll Cardiol. 61(11):1207-1208, 2013

Poommipanit P, Amin Z. ASD Closure: Preventing & Managing Complications. Cardiac Int. Today. 8: 30-39, 2014

Pratik Choksy, MD; Harry C. Davis, MS; James Januzzi, MD; Julian Thayer, PhD; Gregory Harshfield, PhD; Vincent Robinson, MD; Gaston K. Kapuku, MD, PhD “Brain Natriuretic Hormone Predicts Stress Induced Alterations in Diastolic Function” In press, Am J Med Sci, 2014

Sharma GK, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD), Medscape Reference. 2013

Park S, Lu KT, Liu X, Chatterjee TK, Rudich SM, Weintraub NL, Kwitek AE, Sigmund CD. Allele-specific expression of angiotensinogen in human subcutaneous adipose tissue. Hypertension.62:41-47, 2013

Chen L, Pan Y, Zhang L, Wang Y, Weintraub N, Tang Y. Two-step protocol for isolation and culture of cardiospheres. Methods Mol Biol. 1036:75-80, 2013

Wang Y, Zhang L, Pan Y, Chen L, Weintraub N, Tang Y. Identification of stem cells after transplantation. Methods Mol Biol. 1036:89-94, 2013

Tang YL, Wang YJ, Chen LJ, Pan YH, Zhang L, Weintraub NL. Cardiac-derived stem cell-based therapy for heart failure: progress and clinical applications. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 238:294-300, 2013

Weintraub NL, Rubinstein J. Cooling the Fire of Atherosclerosis with Heat Shock Protein 27. J Am Coll Cardiol. 62(16):1455-1456, 2013

Lynch M, O'Donnell R, Weintraub NL, López-Candales A. Assessment of Mitral Annular and Velocity Vector Imaging in Acute Myopericarditis. Echocardiography. 30(8):E227-E230, 2013

Chatterjee TK, Aronow BJ, Tong WS, Manka D, Tang Y, Bogdanov VY, Unruh D, Blomkalns AL, Piegore MG Jr, Weintraub DS, Rudich SM, Kuhel DG, Hui DY, Weintraub NL. Human coronary artery perivascular adipocytes over-express genes responsible for regulating vascular morphology, inflammation, and hemostasis. Physiol Genomics. 45:697-709, 2013

Chatterjee TK, Basford JE, Knoll E, Tong WS, Blanco V, Blomkalns AL, Rudich S, Lentsch AB, Hui DY, Weintraub NL. HDAC9 Knockout Mice Are Protected From Adipose Tissue Dysfunction and Systemic Metabolic Disease During High-Fat Feeding. Diabetes. 63:176-187, 2014

Zhang L, Zhou M, Qin G, Weintraub NL, Tang Y. MiR-92a regulates viability and angiogenesis of endothelial cells under oxidative stress. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 446:952-858, 2014

Zhang L, Pan Y, Qin G, Chen L, Chatterjee TK, Weintraub NL, Tang Y. Inhibition of stearoyl-coA desaturase selectively eliminates tumorigenic Nanog-positive cells: Improving the safety of iPS cell transplantation to myocardium. Cell Cycle. 13:762-771, 2014

Waltmann MD, Basford JE, Konaniah ES, Weintraub NL, Hui DY. Apolipoprotein E receptor-2 deficiency enhances macrophage susceptibility to lipid accumulation and cell death to augment atherosclerotic plaque progression and necrosis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Disease. 1842:1395-1405, 2014

Zhang L, Zhou M, Wang Y, Huang W, Qin G, Weintraub NL, Tang Y. miR-92a inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis: role of the MKK4-JNK pathway. Apoptosis. 19:975-983, 2014

Grants

PI Grantor/ Award Title Adam Berman, MD Aastrom Biosciences Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Transendocardial Injection of ixmyelocel-

T in subjects with Heart Failure due to Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy (IDCM)

Adam Berman, MD Baxter Healthcare Corporation Efficacy and Safety of Targeted Intramyocardial Delivery of Autologous CD34+ Cells for Increasing Exercise Capacity During Standardized Exercise Testing in Subjects with Refractory Angina Pectoris & Chronic Myocardial Ischemia (

Adam Berman, MD Duke Clinical Research Institute Catheter Ablation Versus anti-Arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation (CABANA) Trial

Adam Berman, MD University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Drug Trial (CABANA)

Adam Berman, MD Teva Pharmaceuticals R Efficacy & Safety Study of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Precursor Cells (CEP–41750) in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure Due to LV Systolic Dysfunction of Either Ischemic or Nonischemic Etiology.

Adam Berman, MD Detection of Nonlinear Characteristics in Atrial Fibrillation during Ablation using Recurrence Quantification Analysis.

Deepak Kapoor, MD Cardiovascular Systems.

Multi-center Prospective Study to Evaluate Outcomes of Moderate to Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions

Sheldon E. Litwin, MD Global Genomic Group, LLC GLOBAL: Genetic Loci & Burden Atherosclerotic Lesions

Sheldon E. Litwin, MD University of Utah/ DK055006 Morbility and Mortality Related to Gastric Bypass Surgery

William Maddox, MD

Boston Scientific Corporation

Clin. Eval. of the Blazer Open -Irrigated Radio-frequency Ablation Catheter for the Treatment of Type 1 Atrial Flutter -

William Maddox, MD

Boston Scientific Corporation

Clin. Eval. of the Blazer Open-Irrigated Ablation Catheter for Treatment of Paroxysmal A Fbirillation

Mahendra Mandawat, MD Dept Veteran Affairs Prevention of Serious Adverse Events Following Anigo.

Robert Sorrentino, MD Sorin CRM USA, Inc. SonRtip Lead and Automatic AV-VV Optimization Algorithm in the PARADYM RF SonR CRT-D

Neal Weintraub, MD University of Cincinnati/ SUB: 007379 (5 RO1 DK074932-08)

LDL Receptor Related Protein-1 in Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Modulation

Neal Weintraub, MD NNHLBI RO HL076684-09

Angiotensin II, Oxidative Stress and Aneurysm Formation

Neal Weintraub, MD NHLBI RO1 HL112640-03

Perivascular Adipose Tissue and Vascular Remodeling

Neal Weintraub, MD Georgia Res. Alliance GRA Bond Funds FY14

DERMATOLOGY Accolades and Awards Loretta S. Davis, MD

2013-2014 Outstanding Teaching Award from GRU’s Physician Assistant Department

America’s regional Top Doctors list. 2013

Daniel J. Sheehan, MD

Best Doctors in America, 2013/ 2014

Top Doctors, Castle Connolly, 2013/2014

America’s Top Dermatologists, SLD Industries, 2013/2014 Justin Sigmon, MD; Keith LeBlanc, MD; Christina Brennan, MD

1st place winners, Annual American Academy of Dermatology’s Resident Jeopardy, 2012-2013 Michael S. Graves, MD and April Sanchez, MD

Marshall A. Guill III Resident Teaching Award, 2013-2014

SantaCon Augusta, GA. Holiday pub-crawl for the Augusta Ronald McDonald House Kerry Shaughnessy, MD

“Skin of Changing Color” – Donald C. Abele, MD Outstanding resident presentation 58th Georgia Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. 2013

“Beware the Redheaded Patient: Fact or Fiction in Cosmetic and Surgical Dermatology” top 10 resident presentations at the Cosmetic Surgery Forum, 2013

American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Preceptorship Program, 2014

In the News Loretta S. Davis, MD

“There’s No Such Thing As A Safe Tan”, Augusta Magazine, 2013

“10 Ways to Reduce Your Skin Cancer Risks”, GReport, 2014

“Further Investigation into the risk of Skin Cancer Associated with the Use of Ultraviolet Nail Lamps” NBC Today Show, New York Times, Reuters and Time Magazine, 2014

Daniel J. Sheehan, MD

“Medical Minute” WGAC and WAGT. Sun protection and skin cancer, 2013 Editorial Boards, Advisory Boards, Study Sections, National & Local Leadership

Jack L. Lesher, MD, Ed. Bd. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatolgy

Loretta S. Davis, MD, Adv. Bd., Southeastern Consortium for Dermatolgy Major Presentations Loretta S. Davis, MD

“Help, My Patient Has Skin: Dermatology for the internist” ACP, GA. 2013

“Dermatology in the ICU” Annual State of the Science Symposium, Critical Care Best Practices, FL. 2013 Michael S. Graves, MD

“Botulinum Toxin for Treatment of Drooling-Induced Irritant Dermatitis” Cosmetic Surg. NV. 2013 Mary “Holly” Glover, MD

“Prurigo Pigmentosa Treated with Minocycline in a Caucasian Woman”71st Academy of Derm Symposium, 2013 Lyndsay Shipp, MD

“Cosmetics and Anesthesia: What we can learn from our dentist” Cosmetic Surgery Forum, NV. 2013

Kerry Shaughnessy, MD

“Skin of Changing Color” 58th Georgia Soc. Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, 2013

“Beware the Redheaded Patient: Cosmetic & Surgical Dermatology?” Cosmetic Surg.Forum, NV. 2013

“Granular Cell Tumor” Zola Cooper Clinical & Dermatopathologic Seminar, LA. 2013 Morgan W. Thakore, MD

“Congenital Self-Healing Reticulohistiocytosis in a Neonate” 58th GA Soc. Derm. & Derm. Surgery. FL. 2013

“An acute rash in the emergency department” 37th Southeastern Dermatology Consortium, AL. 2013

Jessica Rae Burgy, MD

“An itchy patient with ITP”, 58th Georgia Society of Dermatology and Surgery Meeting, FL. 2013

“Miliarial Gout: A rare clinical presentation” presented at the Southeastern Consortium. AL. 2013 Laura Greyling, MD

“Palisaded Neutrophilic and Granulomatous Dermatitis Associated with an Autoimmune Overlap System” 37th Southeastern Consortium for Dermatology. AL. 2013

April Sanchez, MD

“Post-Infectious Scleredema Masquerading as Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in a Patient with Lupus Nephritis” at the 37th Southeastern Consortium for Dermatology. AL. 2013

Publications

Shipp LR, Shlapak DP, Toscano M, Davis L. Multiple Scattered Violaceous Papules and Nodules. Am J Dermatopathol. 35(8):842-3, 864, 2013

“Further Investigation into the risk of Skin Cancer Associated with the Use of Ultraviolet Nail Lamps” – Lyndsay R. Shipp, MD1; Catherine A. Warner, MD1; Frederick A. Rueggeberg, DDS, MS1; Loretta S. Davis, MD, JAMA Dermatology. 150(7):775-776, 2014

Glover MHB, Mireku KA, Davis, LS. “Tender Macules & Papules on the Toes.” JAMA Derm.. 150: 329-330, 2014

Glover MHB, Warner C, Kwak Y, Davis LS. “Bullous Pemphigoid Induced by Hydrochlorothiazide Therapy.” J Drugs in Derm. 13 (3): 360-362, 2014

Graves M, Sheehan D, Lesher J. “Skin retraction as a marker for aggressive basal cell carcinoma.” Dermatologic Surgery. 39(12):1943-4, 2013

Thornsberry LA, English JC 3rd. “Etiology, diagnosis and therapeutic management of granuloma annulare.” Am J Clin Dermatology. 14(4):279-90, 2013

Thornsberry LA, LoSicco KI, English JC “The skin and hypercoagulable states.” J Am Acad Derm. 69: 450-62, 2013

Sigmon JR, Nathoo R, Mullins SC, Sheehan DJ. “Clustered painful pink papules with chest tightness.” Int J Dermatology . 53(7):803-5, 2014

Schlapak DP, Sigmon JR, Sheehan DJ, Davis LS. “Flesh colored papule on the areola.” Int J Derm 52:1297-9, 2013

Graves M, Sheehan DJ, Lesher JL. “Skin retraction as a marker for aggressive basal cell carcinoma.” Dermatology Surg. 39(12):1943-4, 2013

Sigmon JR, Cantrell J, Teague D, Sangueza O, Sheehan DJ. “Poorly differentiated carcinoma arising in the setting of erythema ab igne.” Am J Dermatopathol. 35(6):676-8, 2013

ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES AND METABOLISM Accolades and Awards: MCG Exemplary Teaching Awards, 2014

Edward Chin, MD

Elena Wood, MD

Reneˊ J. Harper, MD Carlos Isales, MD

Vice-Chairman for the Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, 2014

Regents Professor, 2014 Anthony L. Mulloy, PhD., DO

Interim, Chief Operating Officer, Georgia Regents Medical Associates Editorial Boards, Advisory Boards, Study Sections, National & Local Leadership: Carlos Isales, MD

PLOS One- Academic Editor

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Ed. Bd.

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Guest Editor – Issue on Bone Biology Max Stachura, MD

International Journal of Telemedicine and Application, Associate Editor

Advisory Boards: Edward Chin, MD

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), Continuing Education/ Primary Care Committee

Bethany A. Jackson, MD (Endocrine Fellow)

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), Primary Care Committee Max Stachura, MD

Smart House Calls, LLC, Lead Physician (London UK), New Life Foundation, The THA Group, CSRA Med. Res. , Wounded Warrior Project, iCons Med Ctr for Int. Rehab. Future Path Med LLC

Study Sections: Carlos Isales, MD

NIH, NCI U54, Prgm. Steering Comm.Chairn: Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership between Moffitt Cancer Center and the Ponce School of Medicine, 2012-2017

NIH-NIA-C Study Section – Permanent Member, 2013-2017

Major Presentations: Carlos, Isales, MD

Int. Conf. Bone and Mineral Researchand 14th International Osteoporosis Symposium, Hangzhou, China: “Age-Induce Impairment of Nutrient Signaling and Bone Loss”; 2014

1st Int. Conf. Aging Spine & Extremities, Chongqing “Age Induced Loss of Stem Cell Function, 2014

Publications:

Sangani R, Pandya CD, Bhattacharyya MH, Periyasamy-Thandavan S, Chutkan N, Markand S, Hill WD, Hamrick M, Isales C, Fulzele S. Knockdown of SVCT2 impairs in-vitro cell attachment, migration and wound healing in bone marrow stromal cells. Stem Cell Res. 12(2):354-63, 2014

Arounleut P, Bialek P, Liang LF, Upadhyay S, Fulzele S, Johnson M, Elsalanty M, Isales CM, Hamrick MW, A myostatin inhibitor (propeptide-Fc) increases muscle mass and muscle fiber size in aged mice but does not increase bone density or bone strength. Experimental Gerontology. 48(9):898-904, 2013

Rosenkotter MM, Stachura ME, Dias JK, Wood EA, Brown DJ. CSII vs. MDII for Intensive Diabetes Management: Perceptions of Older Adult Patients and Their Significant Others. Geriatr Nurs. 24(6): 469-76, 2013

Jackson BA, Mulloy AL, Harper RJ. Dysfunction and Pathology of the Calcium Axis. In: “Parathyroid Surgery Fundamental &Advanced Concepts.” Eds. Terris DJ, Dume WS, Pasieka JL. Plural Pub, San Diego, CA. 2014

Wood JC, Romaner KM, Stachura ME, Wood EA, Angiellarie-Dajcu F, Tung H, Lawless WF. Review of web-based research in Healthcare for Georgia: Telemedicine, eHealth and e-IRBs. In Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care, 1-15, M.M. Cruz-Cunha, I.M. Miranda & P. Gonclaves (eds), IGI Global, Hershey, PA, 2013.

Angjellari-Dajci F. Lawless WF, Stachura ME, Wood EA, DiBattistto C, Economic Evaluations for Service Delivery in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Benefit-Cost Analysis for Emerging Telehealth Systems. In Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care,. 1-15, M.M. Cruz-Cunha, I.M. Miranda & P. Gonclaves (eds), IGI Global), Hershey PA, 2013

Grants: PI Grantor/ Award Title

Carlos Isales, MD NIH/NIA 1PO1AG036675-01A

Age-induced Impairment of Nutrient Signaling Results in Bone Loss

Carlos Isales, MD NIH/NIA 3PO1AG036675-02S1

Minority Supplement: Age induced Impairment of Nutrient Signaling Results in Bone Loss

Carlos Isales, MD NIH/NIA 3P01AG036675-04S1

Minority Supplement: Age induced Impairment of Nutrient Signaling Results in Bone Loss

Max Stachura, MD THA Group, LLC Right Health: A New Model for Patient & Family Focused, Community-Based, Physician-Led, Technology-Facilitated Home Healthcare & Health Profess. Training

Elena Wood, MD (Co-I)

USAMRMC, TATRC, AAMTI Automated Urine Flow and Volume Measurement for Ambulatory, Intensive & Critical Air Transport Care

Elena Wood, MD (CO-I)

USAMRMC, TATRC, AAMTI Defense Medical Research Network Business Process Improvement Impact Analysis and Metric Reporting for Program Management Decisions

Elena Wood, MD (Co-I)

Vai2 industry Innovation Initiative Award Gen.Elec. VA

Multi-Modality Portable System for Pressure ulcer Prevention & Care

GASTROENTEROLOGY Accolades and other Awards John Affronti, MD

Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care, 2000 - Present

US News and World Report Top Doctor, 2011- Present Sherman Chamberlain, MD

Best Doctors, 2014

Augusta’s Best Doctors, 2014 Sumanth Daram, MD

Top Reviewer Award, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (GIE)/Am. Soc. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2014

Michael Duncan, PhD

AGA Travel Award for NMRI Annual Meeting, 2014

Network of Minority Research Investigators Fellow, 2014

Sandeep Khurana, MBBS

Basic Science Publication of the Year Award, University of Maryland School of Medicine Satish Rao, MD, PhD

Expertscape World’s Top Institutions and Medical Specialists in Research and Treatment of Constipation, 2014

Patients’ Choice Recognition-MDx Medical, Inc, 2014

Best Doctors in America, 2014

America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. 2013/2014

“America’s Top Physicians”, Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2014

Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 2014

Dr. Lawrence J Brandt Distinguished Lectureship, Albert Einstein Med. College & Montefiore, NY, 2013

Top Two Experts in the World on Constipation. ANMS Young Investigator Award, Huntington Beach, CA. Awarded to Askin Erdogan, MD (Post- Doctoral Fellow), Mentor-Satish Rao, 2013

America’s Most Compassionate Doctors – Patients Choice, 2013 Neal Patel, MD, Abdul Rehman, MD, Humberto Sifuentes, MD

Travel Grant: Cook Medical for Digestive Diesease Week, 2014 Erick Singh, MD

Travel Grant: CEO Events for Rocky Mountain Interventional 2014 In the News Sherman Chamberlain, MD

Your Health Today, GA Health Sci. Syst – Preventing Esophageal Cancer-A New Rx for Barrett’s Esophagus. 2013

Satish Rao, MD, PhD

Channel 54 – New Digestive Health Center. 2014

WJBF-ABC, Channel 6, IBS Patient. 2014

Elle Magazine - Probiotics. 2014 Editorial Boards, Advisory Boards, Study Sections, National & Local Leadership Sumanth Daram, MD

Editorial Board American Journal of Digestive Diseases, 2014

Subbaramiah Sridhar, MD

Endoscopy News, World Journal of Gastroenterology (2008-Present)

World Journal of Gastroenterology (2008-Present)

Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2009-Present)

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology ( 2010-Present)

Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2011-Present)

Satish Rao, MD, PhD

Vice-Chairman, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Council of the AGA, 2013- 2015

Chair, Nominations Committee, ANMS, 2012 - 2014

Chair, ANMS- Clinical Fellowship Training in Neurogastroenterology and GI Motility, 2006-Present

Advisory Board, Dannon Company, 2008-Present

Editorial Board – American Journal of Physiology – Gastrointestinal & Liver, 2012-2016

Vice Chairman, Neurogastroenterology & Motility Council of the AGA, 2013-2015

Editorial Board, Expert Reviews – Informa Healthcare, 2014-2016

Section Editor – Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 2013-2016,

Editorial Board, Current Gastroenterology Reporter, 2013-2016

Data Safety Monitoring Board-Adjudication Board, 2013-2016 Major Presentations Sherman Chamberlain, MD

GERD: Burp, Belch or No Big Deal? Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders, SC, 2014

Medical Management of IBD: The Battle of Biologics, 2013

Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders, SC, 2013

PillCam, Endocapsule: Help or Hype in GI Practice? Medical & Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders, 2013 Sandeep Khurana, MBBS

Renal Failure in Cirrhosis, Medicine Grand Rounds, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2013

What’s Hot – What’s Not – Hepatitis C. SC, 2014 Subbaramiah Sridhar, MD

Co-Chair & Introductory Speech: Endoscopic Ultrasound, Where are we heading? At the London Endoscopic Ultrasound Experts Group, St. Mary’s Hospital Paddington, UK, 2013

Coelac Plexus Block vs Neurolysis, When and How? At the London Endoscopic Ultrasound Experts Group, st. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, UK, 2013

Endoscopic Ultrasound vs. ERCP for the Evaluation of Common Bile duct and the Pancreatic Duct Southern General Hospital, Scotland, 2013

Pancreatic Pseudocyst: Current Mgt Strategies & Future Direction, Giessen Med Sch, Giessen, Germany, 2014

Endoscopic Management of Acute Pancreatitis, Grand Rounds, Kasturba Medical College, India, 2014 Satish Rao, MD, PhD

Med. & Surg.management of pelvic floor disorders affecting defecation. (10th Symp. CIDEMO, Argentina), 2014

Fecal Incontinence: Evaluation and Management. (10th Symposium CIDEMO, Argentina), 2014

Workshop: Clinical cases of Anorctal Manometry. (10th Symposium CIDEMO, Argentina), 2014

Dietary and food intolerance: How to diagnose and treat. (10th Sumposium CIDEMO, Argentina), 2014

Role of microbiota in the gas and bloating disorders: antibiotics and probiotics Rx. CIDEMO, Argentina, 2014

Small intestinal fungal overgrowth (SIFO): A cause of gastrointestinal symptoms. Poster Sa2026 (DDW IL), 2014

Clinical Symposium. Fecal Incontinence: Unmet Needs and Futur Directions. Pharmacological & Biofeedback Therapy: What is the evidenc? (DDW. IL), 2014

Neurogastroenterology & Motility. Distinguished Abstract Plenary. (DDW IL), 2014

New Approaches to Anorectal Disorders. Research Forum. Presentation Title: The Most Important Disorders in the Last Year. (DDW IL), 2014

Functional Bowel Disorders. Presentation: Bloating & Gas: The Role of Diet, Probiotics. (DDW IL), 2014

Non-Obstructive Small Bowel Dysmotility: The Neglected Syndrome in Neurogastroenterology. (DDW IL), 2014

What’s New in Neurogastroenterology & GI Motility & IBS. Best of DDW, India, 2014

New Trends in Management of Constipation. Best of DDW, India, 2014

Dyssynergic Defecation: Is it all in the Butt or is it in the Brain? Visiting Professor Yale University, 2014

Constipation: There is a Light at the end of the Tunnel.. Hong Kong Society of Gastroenterology 2014

Biofeedback Therapy for Dyssynergic Defecation. Hong Kong Society of Gastroenterology. 2014

Pathophysiology of Levator Ani Syndrome: Evaluation of spino-anorectal neuromuscular function. FNM Congress, China, 2014

Randomized controlled trial of suprafiber vs. phyllium in chronic constipation. China, 2014

What is the optimal threshold for increase in breath hydrogen and methane values for detection of SIBO: Validation with duodenal culture. China, 2014

New management of pelvic floor dysfunction. China, 2014

Anorectal Manometry (Endoscopy 101: Esophageal and Anorectal Motility). Ann. Sci. Mtg, Pennsylvania, 2014

Urgency, Tenesmus and Leakage: How can I help Ann. Sci. Mtg, Pennsylvania, 2014

Effect of race, gender & body position on the prevalence & type of dyssynergic defecation. ACG, 2014

Esophageal Manometry with Impedance (case 1 & 2). ANMS Clinical Postgrad Course. Maryland, 2014

Anorectal Manometry (case 1 & case 2). ANMS Clinical Postgraduate Course. Maryland, 2014

How I interpret Anorectal Manometry? ANMS Clinical Postgraduate Course. Maryland, 2014

Publications

Rehman A, Affronti J, Rao S. Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction: An Evidence-Based Review Expert Rev. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. (8), 713 – 722, 2013

Daram SR, Yousuf S, Tang SJ. Gastrointestinal Cancers in Mississippi. S. Med. J.. 107(4): 229-234, 2014

Daram SR, Wadhwani N, Chou PC, Martin JA. Obstructive jaundice in a child: usual presentation of an unusual tumor. Gastrointest Endosc. (14) 01288-7, 2014

Daram SR, Wu R, Tang SJ. Interview from Anywhere: Utility and Feasibility of web-based video-conferencing in the Gastroenterology fellowship selection process. Am J Gastroenterol. 109(2): 155-9, 2014

Tang SJ, Daram SR, Wu R, Bhaijee F. Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management of Gastric Ischemia. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 12(2): 246-52, 2014

Duncan MB Extacellular matrix transcriptome dynamics in hepatocellular carcinoma. Matrix Bio 32: 393-8, 2013

Duncan MB, C. Yang, H. Tanjore, P.M. Boyle, D. Keskin, H. Sugimoto, M. Zeisberg, B.R. Olsen, R. Kalluri. Type XVIII collagen is essential for survival during acute liver injury in mice. Dis. Models & Mech. 6:942-51, 2013

Khurana S, Jadeja R, Twadell W, Cheng K, Rachakonda V, Saxena N Raufman J. Effects of Modulating M3 Muscarinic Receptor Activity on Azoxymethane-Induced Liver Injury in Mice. Biochem Pharma 86:329-38, 2013

Vivian F, Cheng K, Khurana S, Xu S, Whiterock V, Witter D, Lentz KA, Santone KS, Raufman JP, Polli JE. Design and Characterization of a Novel Fluorinated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Agent for Functional Analysis of Bile Acid Transporter Activity. Pharmaceutical Research; 30(5): 1240-51, 2013

Rao S, Erdogan A. Fecal Incontinence. Sleisenger and Fordtran’s GI and Liver disease, Chapter 17, 10th Ed., 2014

Rao S, Lee Yeong. Approach to the patient with bloating and gas. Yamada’s Gastroenterology, Chpt 40, 2014

Yu Siegfried, Rao S. Anorectal Physiology & Pathophysiology in the Elderly.Clin Geriatr Med. 30:95-106, 2014

Erdogan Askin, Siegfried Yu, Rao S. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Pelvic SurgeryIn the Elderly: An Integrated Approach. Rose Suzanne (Ed.) 1st Ed; Springer publication 2014

Bharucha Adil, Rao S. An update on anorectal disorders for gastroenterologists. Gastro. 146:37-45, 2014

Hashmi S, Rao S, Summers R, Schulze K. Esophageal pressure topography, body position and hiatal hernia. J Clin Gastroenterol: 224-30, 2014

Rao, S, Sifuentes Humberto. Constipation in Adults. BMJ Point of Care, Updated 2013

Rehman A, Affronti J, Rao S. Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. Expert Rev. Gastro. Hepatol 7(8), 713-722, 2013

Coss-Adame E, Rao S Satish. Brain-gut axis in constipation. Future Science Group, London E Book, Chpt 5. 2013

Singh Erick, Chamberlain Sherman, Rao S. Newer agents for constipation: Lubiprostone. Fut Med 10, 2013

Rao S, Erdogan A. Fecal Incontinence. Sleisenger& Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal & Liver Disease, 17, 10th Ed 2014

Rao S, Lee Yeong. Approach to the patient with bloating and gas. Yamada’s Gastroenterology, Chapter 40, 2014

Yu Siegfried, Rao S. Anorectal Physiology & Pathophysiology in the Elderly. Clin Geriatr Med. 30(1):95-106, 2014

Erdogan Askin, Siegfried Yu, Rao S. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction & Pelvic SurgeryIn the Elderly: An Integrated Approach. Rose Suzanne (Ed.) 1st Ed; Springer 2014.

Faculty Involvement in GRU/Regional/National/International Organization Committee Satish Rao, MD

Chair, Nominations Committee, ANMS – Vice-Chairman, Neurogastroentrology and Motility of the AGA

FNM, Guangzhou, China, Abstract Reviewer and Chair

Sherman Chamberlain, MD

GRU Sedation Committee

American College of Gastroenterology Training Committee Sumanth Daram, MD

Publication Committee, ACG Michael Duncan, PhD

UNC-SOP Grad. Ed. Comm. – Dean’s Ad Hoc UNC-SOP Graduate Program Governance Planning Committee

Charles Spurr, MD

Univ. Hosp. Exec. Committee – Chair, Practice Committee – Univ. Hosp. Credentials Committee

Subbaramiah Sridhar, MBBS

Chairman, Annual Scientific Programs Committee, ASGE

Grants

PI Grantor/ Award Title Michael Duncan, PhD NIH/NIDDK R03DK101849 Type XVIII collagen in liver injury & hepatitis

Michael Duncan, PhD NIH/NCI R21CA185335 Extracellular matrix assembly in hepatocellular carcinoma

Michael Duncan, PhD Am. Cancer Soc 2013 Regulation of liver tumorigenesis by type XVIII collagen

Michael Duncan, PhD NIH K08DK081479-01 A role for type XVIII collagen in hepatic tumorigenesis

Sandeep Khurana, MD NIH/NIDDK Mechanisms of Vascular Dysfunction in Cirrhosis

Sandeep Khurana,MD NIH R21 Treatment of Cancer with Anti-Muscarinic

Satish Rao, MD Ventros BioSciences,Inc. A Phase 3B, RDBPCPTGMC efficacy and safety study of diltiazen HCL 2% cream in subjects with anal fissure.

Satish Rao, MD Cedars-Sinai Medical Ctr. DBPCT comparing neomycin to rifaximin plus neomycin in Rx of methan-positive subject with constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome

Satish Rao, MD Synergy Pharma, Inc.

A study to assess repeat treatment efficacy and safety of rifaximin 550 mg TID in subjects with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D)

Satish Rao, MD Sunsweet Constipation Research Study

Satish Rao, MD Synergy Pharma, Inc. RDBPCT, 12-WK, Dose-Ranging Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Plecanatide in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome w/ Constipation

Satish Rao, MD Given Imaging, Ltd.

Clinical Management with SmartPill Monitoring System and Validation of the SmartPill Five Hour Cuttoff in Patients w/ Symptoms of Gastroparesis

Satish Rao, MD R21DK104127

Neuromodulation Therapy for Fecal Incontinence – Submission Complete- Pending Council

Satish Rao, MD Forest Laboratories

Investigation of Linaclotide’s Effect on the Bi-Directional Brain and Gut Axis in IBS-C Patients

GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE Accolades and Awards Shilpa Brown, MD

MCG Exemplary Teaching Award

Director, ECM: Physical Diagnosis phase 1 and phase 2, 2014

Thaddeus Carson, MD

Teaching Scholars Fellowship – Education Innovation Institute, 2014

Associate Program Director: Internal Medicine Residency Program

Medical Director of the GRHealth Travel Clinic, GRU, 2013- Present

David Fallaw, MD

GRHealth, EHR Physician Champion

Jaspal Gujral, MD

MCG Exemplary Teaching Award, 2014

Georgia Regents Research Institute Incentive Award, 2015

Dean Harrell, MD

MCG Exemplary Teaching Award, 2014

Lee Merchen, MD

Internal Medicine Residency Program Director

Exemplary Teaching Award for Medical Resident Education, 2014

White Coat Invited Speaker for Parents and Partners Program

Hooding Ceremony: Invited Faculty Participant

Annual Graduate Research Day Judge

Namita Mohanty, MD

Co-Medical Director of Ambulatory Care

MCG Exemplary Teaching Award, 2014

William Salazar, MD

MCG Exemplary Teaching Award, 2014

National Board of Medical Examiners Communications Task Force

USMLE 2014 Test Material Development Committee Vanessa Spearman, MD

MCG Exemplary Teaching Award, 2014 In the News Shilpa Brown, MD

GRU’s Your Health Today Magazine: “Feel Younger Now”

Thaddeus Carson, MD

Augusta Chronicle: US Kickboxing Team/GRU Travel Clinic, 2013 David Fallaw, MD

GReport: o A New Approach to the GRHealth Synchronicity EHR Residency Training, August, 20, 2013 o EHR Governance Structure Engages the Enterprise, 2013 o Virtual Patients, Medical Records and Sleep Queries May Help Reduce Suicide, 2014

William Salazar, MD

National Board of Medical Examiners Task Force to develop methods for assessing communication, interpersonal skills, and professionalism for the USMLE

USMLE Test Material Development Committee, 2014

La Asociacion Latina De Servicios Del CSRA President and Medical Director of ALAS, 2014

Editorial Boards, Advisory Boards, Study Sections, Society Leadership Positions Shilpa Brown, MD

Essentials of Clinical Medicine - Director for phase 1 & phase 2 Physical Diagnosis in School of Medicine David Fallaw, MD

Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine

Medical College of Georgia Admissions Committee

Georgia Regents Medical Executive Committee

GRHealth Clinical Informatics Advisory Committee

GRHealth EHR Steering Committee

GRHealth Quality/Safety Steering Committee

Department of Medicine Quality Departmental Council

Internal Medicine Residency Program Clinical Competency Committee

GRHealth Meaningful Use Steering Committee

GRHealth ICD-10/Physician Documentation Training Committee

GRHealth Inpatient CIAC Committee

GRHealth Ambulatory CIAC Committee

GRHealth Training CIAC Committee

GRHealth HIM CIAC Committee

GRHealth Resident Advisory CIAC Committee

GRHealth Broad Organization Needs CIAC Committee

Cerner Inpatient Physician Council

Jaspal Gujral, MD

Editor, Journal of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Lee Merchen, MD

MCG School of Medicine Residency Improvement Committee

MCG School of Medicine Medical Executive Committee

MCG School of Medicine University Senate Representative

MCG School of Medicine Mentoring Committee Steering Member

ACP: Governor’s Advisory Council William Salazar, MD

President, Asociacion Latina de Servicios of the CSRA

Medical Director, Clinica Latina

Major Presentations David Fallaw, MD

Nebraska Hospital Association, Nebraska. “The Thrill of Victory: Winning the Battle for CPOE” 2014

College of Healthcare Information Management “Flipping the Classroom: An Innovative Approach to EHR and Resident Training” 2014

HIMSS Annual Conference, “The Thrill of Victory: Winning the Battle for CPOE” Florida, 2014

Jaspal Gujral, MD

Indian Association of Clinical Medicine, India. “Recent Advances in Anti-Coagulation Therapy” 2013 William Salazar, MD

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, 2014 o The Angry Patient o Dealin with Difficult Encounters o Promoting Humanism in Medical School

SpFaculty Development Program of Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Pakistan, 2013 o Dealing with different encounters

o Depression in the medical ill

o Delivering bad news

Sociedad Argentina de Medicina Interna (SAMIG), Argentina, 2013

o Outpatient Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

o The psychosocial model of patient care

o The patient-centered interview

Vanessa Spearman, MD

Assoc. Medicine & Psychiatry “Just Another Day in the Neighborhood: A model for CL Psychiatry”. Illinois, 2013 Publications

Brown, S Critical Synthesis Package, Family Conference OSCE. MedEdPortal www.mededportal.org/publication/9595, 2013

Gujral, J Diet and Exercise in the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: time to get back to Basics. Journal of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. Accepted for publication. 2014

Kimmel, S, French, B, Gujral, J A Pharmacogenetic versus a Clinical Algorithm for Warfarin Dosing. The New England Journal of Medicine, 369:2283-2293, 2013

Elewa, H, DeRemer, C, Gujral, J Patients Satisfaction with Warfarin and Willingness to Switch to Dabigatran: A Patient Survey. Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, 38:115-120, 2014

INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM Accolades and Awards Monique Bethel, MD

Richmond County Medical Society James R. Lyle Resident Research Award

Rusty Johnson, MD

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society

Rahn-Peacock Department of Medicine Resident Research Award

James R. Lyle Resident Research Award, Honorable Mention In the News Eduard Fatakhov MD/MBA

Doc Talk Radio with Dr. Jeffery Gallups WGSN 640 am

Future of healthcare (http://vimeo.com/88667135) 2014

Editorial Boards, Advisory Boards, Study Sections, National & Local Leadership Eduard Fatakhov MD/MBA

Chair of the Resident/Fellow Council of the Georgia ACP Chapter 2013- present o Resident/Fellow Council for the Georgia ACP Chapter, Founding Member o Recruited Associate Members To Promote Advocacy, High Value Care, And Education For GA o Leadership Day, Atlanta o Pilot Program For Residents/Fellows To Participate In A Health o Council of Young Physicians - mentorship after residency and fellowship. o Mentor for Medical Students ~ American College of Physicians, 2012-

Major Presentations Scott Graupner, MD

“The beginnings of an Epidemic: A rare case of Exserohilum rostratrum meningitis from contaminated epidural injection” Atlanta, GA ACP, 2013

Hamaza Abdulla, MD

“Objective Identification of Common DailyActivities by Their Manometric Signatures Using Ambulatory Pressure recording” (DDW IL), 2013

Avirup Guha, MD

“Evaluation of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection Outcomes from a Large End Stage Renal Disease Database (Latest Cohort)”. Georgia, ACC, 2013

Grants

PI Grantor/ Award Title Monique Bethel, MD (Laura Carbone, MD, mentor)

Rheumatology Ephraim P. Engleman Research Foundation

Outcomes Following Surgical vs Nonsurgical Treatment of Fracture in Spinal Cord Injury

Rusty Johnson, MD (AL Mellor and TS Johnson, Mentors)

AMA Foundation IDO Mediated Suppression of Tumor Vascular Destruction

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY Accolades and Awards Abdullah Kutlar, MD

Roland B. Scott Lecture at the National Sickle Cell Meeting, 2013

Ferdane Kutlar, MD

Who’s Who in America, 2000- Who’s Who of American Women, 2002- Who’s Who of American Scientist, 2003- Asha Nayak-Kapoor, MD

VAMC Merit Award, Augusta - Development of Verticillin as a Sensitizer in Colon Cancer Therapy. Jeremy Pantin, MBBS

Fellow of the American College of Physicians, 2013

Compassionate Doctor Recognition American Registry Vitals Patients Choice, 2013

Huda Salman, MD

Member: PRMC, 2013-2014 In the News Abdullah Kutlar, MD

Documentary film Sickle Cell Disease, 2014 Frank E. Mott, MD, FACP

Speaker at C. A. T. Cancer Center Fundraiser, 2013

Speaker at Community Advisory Board, 2014 Editorial Boards, Advisory Boards, Study Sections, National & Local Leadership Abdullah Kutlar, MD

Member, Georgia Advisory Council for Hemoglobinopathies, 1986-present

Member, Advisory Board for HemaQuest Pharmaceuticals, 2009-present

Member, MCG CVDI Committee, 2010-Present

Member, Research Advisory Committee, 2010-Present

Member, ASH Scientific Committee on Red Cell Biology, 2012-present

Co-Chair, Search Committee for Family Medicine Research Director, 2012-present

Member, Bluebirdbio DMC, 2013-present

Member, American Society of Hematology Scientific Committee, 2012-present

Member, Editorial Board, HEMOGLOBIN, 1996-present

Ferdane Kutlar, MD

Editorial Board, J Pediatric Hematology, Ankara/Turkey, 2010- Present

Editorial Boards: Adv. Mol. Med, Int. J. Mol. Bio, Biochem. Gene Tech 2004 – present

Editorial Board, ”Anemia and Case Reports in Hematology”/ Hindawi, 2010 – present

Editorial Board: J Pediatric Genetics, Ankara based/Turkey, 2011- present

Editorial Board: Turkish J Hematology, Ankara / Turkey, 2010 - present Asha Nayak-Kapoor, MD

Human Assurance Committee (IRB A), 2009 - present

Onyx and Bayer Speaker Bureau Nexavar, 2009 - present

MCG Cancer Center Molecular Oncology Program, 2009 - present

Cancer Center Research Clinical Unit Committee, 2008 - present

MCG Cancer Center Gastrointestinal Tumor Board, 2008 - present

Gastrointestinal Oncology Multi-Disciplinary Tumor Conference Co-leader, 2010 – present

Kavita Natrajan, MBBS

Institutional Representative, American Association of Medical Colleges

GRU Pharmacy and Therapeutics

GRU Cancer Center Clinical Improvement in Nursing Education

Integrative Oncology Committee, GRU Cancer Center Jeremy Pantin, MBBS

Tissue and Tumor Biorepository Review Committee, GRU, 2013-

Pharmacology and Therapeutics Hematology/Oncology Subcommittee, GRU, 2013-

Cancer Disparities Steering Committee, GRU, 2013-

GRU Cancer Center Quality Assessment/Outcomes and Peer Review Committee, 2013-

Editorial Board: J Hematology & Thrombosis

Editorial Board: Int, Cancer & Clinical Res.

Editorial Board: J Epi & Prevent. Med.

Paul Dainer, MD, FACP

Cancer Committee, VAMC, GA

Admissions Committee, MCG School of Medicine

Physician Liaison, Smoking Cessation Program

Zhonglin Hao, MD, PhD

Director, Multidisciplinary Thoracic Tumor Board, 2010 - present

Member, Community Tumor Boards (Dublin and Aiken), 2012- present

Member, Institutional Review Board, 2012-present

Member, Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee, Cancer Center 2012- present

Member, Graduate Advisory Committee, 2011- present

Member, Cancer Committee, 2010- present

Co-leader, Cancer Center Clinical process improvement project committee Frank E. Mott, MD, FACP

Editorial Board: Journal of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

Editorial Board: International Journal of Cancer and Clinical Research

Shou-Ching Tang, MD

Leader, Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team ;Translational Res Team Solid tumor working group, PMRC

Quality Assessment/Outcomes and Peer Review, Cancer Center, Local IRG Review Committee

Editorial Board: J Cancer Studies & Therapy, Chinese J Modern Oncology,, Chinese J Lung Cancer, Int J Cancer and Clinical Research (Assoc Ed.)

Adj Prof, Tianjin Med U, China, VP Xian Jiaotong U, Honorary Prof. Liaoning Provincial Cancer Inst. China. Sci. Adv. Sichuan Tumor Hosp., China, VP , Sun Yat-sen, UMC, China, Hon. Prof., West China U

Sangmi Kim, PhD

Member of Delta Omega- Theta Chapter, 2008-Present

AACR, ASPO, ISEE; 2012-Present

GRU Oncology Institutional Review Board, 2012-Present Major Presentations

Kutlar A. Sickle Cell Disease 2013: Advancing the Legacy of Dr. Roland Scott. Oral presentation. Roland Scott Memorial Lecture. 7th Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium and Annual Sickle Cell Meeting, 2013.

Kutlar A. Sickle Cell Disease: Lessons Learned in the Past 40 Years. Invited Lecture, Cohen Children’s Medical Center, NY. 2013

Symposum. & Grant Writing Institute & Ann. National Sickle Cell Disease Scientific Mtg, Florida, 2013

Kutlar A. The Many Pathophysiology’s of Sickle Cell Disease: Six Blind Men and the Elephant, Sickle Cell in Focus 2013, England, 2013.

Zhonglin Hao, MD, PhD

YM155 synergizes with Plk1 inhibitor volasertib in killing of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, AACR Precision Medicine Series: Synthetic Lethal Approaches to Cancer Vulnerabilities. WA, 2013

Shou-Ching Tang MD

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Review, GA, 2014 Publications

Loci influencing blood pressure identified using a cardiovascular gene-centric array. Hum Mol Genet. 22(8):1663-78, (multiple auth incl Kutlar A,) 2013

Genome-wide association study of cardiac structure and systolic function in African Americans: the Candidate Gene Association Resource (CAREe) study. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 6(1):37-46, (multiple auth incl. Kutlar A.), 2013

Kalpatthi R, Thompson B, Lu M, Wang WC, Patel N, Kutlar A, Howard T, Luchtman-Jones L, Miller ST; Baby HUG Investigators. Comparison of hematologic measurements between local and central laboratories: data from the BABY HUG trial. Clin Biochem, 46(3):278-81, 2013

Kutlar, A. GLEE-ful for sickle cell pain? Blood. 12;122(11):1846-7, 2013

NIH Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Staging in Severely Affected Patients: Organ and Global Scoring Correlate with Established Indicators of Disease Severity and Prognosis. Biology of Blood & Marrow Transplantation , 19 :632-639 (multiple authors including C Sportes), 2013

Host lymphocyte depletion as a strategy to facilitate early full donor chimerism after reduced-intensity allogeneic stem cell transplantation, Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 19(10):1509-1513 (multiple authors including C Sportes), 2013

Mott FE. HPV-Associated Head/Neck Cancer. “An Epidemiologic Challenge with Preventive Possibilities” Journal Epidemiologic and Preventive Medicine. 2014

Dainer P, Patel N, Zhuang L, Carmichael H, Kutlar F. Non deletional α-Thalassemia (α2- IVS-1-116, A>G HBA2): An α2 Gene Point Mutation Detected in an African-Am. Female for the 1st Time. Acta Haematol. 13;132:22-23,2013

Wang Y, Kim S, Kim, IM Regulation of metastasis by microRNAs in ovarian cancer. Front. Onc.4(143), 2014

Grants

PI Grantor/ Award Title Abdullah Kutlar, MD 1UO1HL117684-01 NIH/NHLBI The role of Endothelin-1 in Sickle Cell Disease

Abdullah Kutlar, MD Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corporation A Phase II, MRPCDB, 12-mo Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of SelG1 w/wo Hydroxyurea Therapy in Sickle Cell Disease Patients with Sickle Cell-Related Pain Crisis

Abdullah Kutlar, MD Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $

Investigator Initiated Trial Phase I Study to Determine the Safety and Tolerability of Escalating Doses of Panobinostat (LBH589) in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

Abdullah Kutlar, MD NIH/NHLBI/Cincinnati, CHMC NIH/NCMHD Southeastern Exploratory.

Core Lab, TCD with Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea (TWiTCH)

Abdullah Kutlar, MD Celgene Corporation

Prospective, Multi-Center, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study to Determine Maximum Tolerated Dose, Safety, & Effect on Induction of Fetal Hgb of CC-4047 in Subjects w/ Sickle Cell

Abdullah Kutlar, MD NIH/NHLBI/C-Tasc Corp BABY HUG Follow-Up Study II core Laboratory

Asha Nayak, MD Clinicaltrials.gov #: NCT02048709 Newlink

A Phase I Study of NLG-919 for Adult Patients with Recurrent Advanced Solid Tumors

Asha Nayak, MD Signed Contract & SIV next week. Newlink A Phase 1/2 Study of Indoximod in Combination with Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel in Patients with Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas (Not open to accrual yet).

Paul Dainer, MD Eli Lilly RDB, Phase 2 SS Cetuximab, Using ImClone Versus Boehringer Ingelheim Manufacturing Processes, in Combination with Cisplatin or Carboplatin and 5-FU in the 1st line Rx of Patients w/ Locoregionally Recurrent and/or Metastatic Squamous Cell CA, Head & Neck

Kavita Natrajan, MBBS Hemophilia of Georgia $275,008 Adult Comprehensive Treatment Center Program

Zhonglin Hao, MD, PhD Incyte Corporation Protocol #INCYTE 18424-266 –

RDB, Phase Ruxolitinib or placebo in combo with pemetrexed/cisplatin & pemetrexed maintenance for initial rx of non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer that is stage IIIb with pleural/pericardial effusion, stage IV or recurrent.

Ferdane Kutlar, MD 04/01/2009- 4/01/2014 Co-Investigator: project titled “NCMHD Southeastern Exploratory Sickle Cell Center of Excellence”

INFECTIOUS DISEASES Accolades and Awards Rhonda Colombo, MD

Master’s of Health Sciences in Clinical Research, Duke University Medical Center, degree conferred 2013

MCG Exemplary Teacher Award, 2014

John Fisher, MD

Educator of the Year Award, 2014

Cheryl Newman, MD

Exemplary Medical Student Teaching Award, 2013-2014

Best Doctors in America, 2014 In the News David Haburchak, MD

Fox News Segment. Whopping Cough, 2014

NBC News Segment. Chikunguna Fever, 2014 Cheryl Newman, MD

NBC News Segment. Endocarditis, 2013 Stuart Thompson, PhD

GRU News-“Scientists look to tackle bacterium that is major cause of diarrhea, vomiting.” 2013

Augusta Chronicle - Bacteria evolve 'dome' to hide, resist,” 2013

WAGT TV News - “A dome or sugar shield is protecting bacteria and making you sick” 2013

Atlanta Magazine - “Slime Time” 2014 Jose Vazquez, MD

GRU News-“Scientists look to tackle bacterium that is major cause of diarrhea, vomiting.” 2013

GRU Dean’s Diary- “Looking for Answers to Live Better Lives”

Editorial Boards, Advisory Boards, Study Sections, National & Local Leadership Rhonda Colombo, MD

Councilor, Southern Region American Federation Medical Research, 2013-2016

GRU Translational Research Committee

MCG School of Medicine Scholarship Committee Cheryl Newman, MD

Institutional Review Board

Institutional Biosafety Committee Stuart Thompson, PhD

Advisory Board: US Department of Defense Military Infectious Diseases Research Program, 1999-present

Editorial Board: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2010-present

NIH, Study Section: Chairperson, Fellowships: Infect. Diseases and Microbiology, 2013-14

Jose Vazquez, MD

Chair: GRU: Antimicrobial Stewardship, 2013- ; IRB 2014- ; Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, 2014- ; DOM Search Committee for GIM, 2014

Ed Bd: HIV Clinical Trials J, 1999- Therapy, 2008- ; World J. Clin ID 2011- ; Clinical Practice, 2011-; J Epi & Prevent Med , 2014- ; J Multidisciplinary Path 2014.

IDSA Guidelines Committee on Candidiasis

Medical Advisory Board, America Behcets Disease Association

Mycosis Study Group

Translational Research Committee Member, GRU, 2014-present

Search Committee Member, GRU Chair of Anatomic Pathology, 2013

Search Committee Member, GRU Chair of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, 2014 Major Presentations Peter Rissing, MD

Academy of Management Annual Meeting, FL. “The Evolution of Knowledge Exchanges Enabling Successful Practice Change in Two Intensive Care Units.” 2013

Stuart Thompson, PhD

Gordon Research Conference on Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity, Waterville Valley, NH. "Activity of Campylobacter jejuni CsrA is controlled by the flagellar chaperone FliW." 2014

Jose Vazquez, MD

53rd Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ICAAC. CO. “Staphlococcus aureus Bacteremia Associated with ABSSSI or CABP: Experience from the CAPTURE Study”, 2013

IUMS Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Cuba. “Antifungal Resistance: Implications”, 2013

IUMS Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Cuba. “Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs”, 2013

12th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, LA. “Effects of Combination Antimicrobials on Candida glabrata and Staphyloccus aureus Biofilms”, 2014

Southeastern Association of Clinical Microbiology, GA. “Fungal Susceptibility testing”, 2014

24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Barcelona, Spain. “Echinocandin MICs against Candida species at hospitals that routinely perform susceptibility testing of bloodstream isolates”, 2014

24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Barcelona, Spain. “Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection after Microvascular Reconstruction for Head and Neck Cancer”, 2014

International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies, 5th World Congress, New York, New York. “Surgical Prophylaxis with Gram-Negative Activity is Associated with Reduced Surgical Site Infections after Microvascular Reconstruction for Head and Neck Cancer”, 2014

Publications

Haburchak D., Preventing Opportunistic Infections in Patients with HIV, Medscape Reference. 2013

Haburchak D., Hookworm Disease, Medscape Reference. 2014

Haburchak D., Ascariasis, Medscape Reference. 2013

Fisher J. , Where Have You Gone, Sherlock Holmes. Clinical Microbial: Open Access. 2:7, 2013

Manavathu EK, Vager DL, Vazquez JA,. Development and antimicrobial susceptibility studies of in vitro monomircobial and polymicrobial biofilm models with aspergillus fumigatus and pseudomonas aeruginosa. BMC Microbiology 14:53:1-15, 2014

Eschenauer GA, Nguyen MH, Shoham S, Vazquez JA, Morris AJ, et al. Real-world experience with echinocandin MICs against Candida Species in a multicenter study of hospitals that routinely perform susceptibility testing of bloodstream isolates. Antimicrobal Agents & Chemotherapy 58: 1897-1906, 2014.

Shah S, Nasiri P, Vazquez JA. Accelerated ATN due to vancomycin. Infect Dis Clin Pract 21: 208-210, 2013

Vazquez JA, Miceli MH, Alangaden G. Invasive fungal inf. in transplant recipients. Ther Adv Infect Dis, 1: 85-105, 2013

Gale SS, Lurie F, Treadwell T, Vazquez JA, Carman T, Partsch H, Alvarez O, Langem D, Posthauer ME, Cheney M, Wilkin M, Bursztynski M. Dominate Wounds. Wounds. 26(1):1-12, 2014

Vazquez JA, Revankar S, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Sobel JD. Mucocutaneous candidiasis. In: Guidelines for preventing and treating opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents—2008: Recommendations from the National Institutes of health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the HIV Medicine Association/Infectious Disease Society of America. Masur H, Kaplan J, Holmes KK, Benson C, (Ed). Pg.68-71, 2013

Grants PI Grantor/Award Title

Stephanie Baer, MD VHA Burden of Illness Associated with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Stephanie Baer, MD Pfizer Collaborative Submission

Cheryl Newman, MD Gilead Sciences RDBS Safety and Efficacy Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/ Emtricitabine/ Tenofovir Alafenamide Versus Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/ Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in HIV-1 Positive, Antiretroviral Treatment-Naïve Adults

Cheryl Newman, MD ViiV Healthcare MC RBPCS Safety Of Maraviroc In Combination With Other Antiretroviral Agents In HIV-1-Infected Subjects Co-Infected With Hepatitis C and/or Hepatitis B Virus

Cheryl Newman, MD ViiV Healthcare Oral GSK1265744 combo with nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors for induction of HIV-1 virologic suppression followed by an evaluation of maintenance of virologic suppression when oral GSK1265744 is combined with oral rilpivirine in HIV-1 infected, antiretroviral therapy naive adult subjects

Cheryl Newman, MD GSK Phase IIIb, ROLS- safety and efficacy of dolutegravir/ abacavir/l amivudine qd compared to atazanavir + ritonavir + tenofovir/ emtricitabine qd in HIV-1 infected antiretroviral Rx naïve women

Peter Rissing, MD Ryan White (Part B) Outpatient Services for HIV

Peter Rissing, MD Ryan White (Part C Early Intervention Services

Stuart Thompson, PhD NIH, NIA and ID "Coordinated stationary phase activation of Campylobacter motility and biofilm formation."

Jose Vazquez, MD NIH, NIDCR Oral Immune Dysfunction & Oral Inf. Diseases in HIV Infection

Jose Vazquez, MD Direct Study Detecting Infections Rapidly and easily for Candidemia Trial

Jose Vazquez, MD Cempra Inc. OL, MRS, Safety & efficacy of oral fusidic acid in combo with oral rifampin for prosthetic joint or spacr infection, in comparison with standard of care antimicrobial therapy.

Jose Vazquez, MD Actelion Inc. MC,DBD,RPG,AC, NIS to compare efficacy, tolerability safety of a 10-dd oral admin of cadezolid 250mf bid vs vancomycin 125 mg 4x/d subjects with C. difficile-associated diarrhea.

Jose Vazquez, MD Mycosis Study Group, MSG-06 A case Registry of patients with Phaeohyphmycosis

Jose Vazquez, MD Merck, Inc Molecular Characterization of a Voriconazole-resistant, posaconazole-susceptible Aspergillus fumigatus isolate recovered during voriconazole Rx for invasive aspergillosis in a lung tx recip.

Jose Vazquez, MD Merck, Inc Characterization and in vitro evaluation of antifungal drug susceptibilities of clinical isolates of Candida parapsilosis.

NEPHROLOGY Accolades and Awards Laura L. Mulloy, DO

Teaching Attending of the Year, 2014

Regional Top Doctor

Pamela J. Fall, MD

Women in Philanthropy, Chair, Grants Committee, 2013-2014

Stanley Nahman, Jr., MD • Mentor of the Year, 2013 • MCG Exemplary Teaching Award, 2014 • Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, White Coat Ceremony, 2013

In the News Laura L. Mulloy, DO

Channel 26 News Segment Study HLA-G

Lu Huber, MD • Cited for top presentation to the European Renal Association: “Survival of Calciphylaxis In End Stage Renal Disease Patients

From The United States Renal Data System.”

Peggy Best, RN, BSN, CCRC • Association of Clinical Research Professionals Citation for contributions

Editorial Boards, Advisory Boards, Study Sections, National & Local Leadership William Paulson, MD

American Society of Nephrology, GA. Moderate session at Renal Week. 2013.

American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, DC. Editorial Board. 2014

Pamela J. Fall, MD

National Board of Medical Examiners, PA. USMLE Multimedia Task Force. 2013

N. Stanley Nahman, Jr., MD

American Society of Nephrology, IL. ASN’s Training Program Director’s meeting. 2014

American Society of Nephrology PA. ASN ITE Test Committee to develop ITE testing material. 2014

Major Presentations William Paulson, MD

• Clev. Clinic “Influence of arterial elasticity on fistula maturation” “Vascular studies for dialysis vascular access.” “Coordination of vascular access care: Do too many cooks spoil the stew?” November 2013

N. Stanley Nahman, Jr., MD

University of Florida. “Hypertension, Volume and the Rational Use of Diuretics”. 2014 Publications

Ravishankar B, McGaha TL: Immunologic tolerance to apoptotic cells: the dance of death. Cell Mol Life Sci, in press, 2014

Diamond MJ, Atwater S, Nahman Jr NS: Spectrum of minimal change disease to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. In Encyclopedia of Medical Immunology. I MacKay,NR Rose, Ed. Springer, in press, 2014.

Hess C, Winkler A, Lorenz AK, Holecska V, Blanchard V, Eiglmeier S, Schoen AL, Bitterling J, Stoehr AD, Petzold D,

Schommartz T, Mertes MM, Schoen CT, Tiburzy B, Herrmann A, Köhl J, Manz RA, Madaio MP, Berger M, Wardemann H,

Ehlers M. J T cell-independent B cell activation induces immunosuppressive sialylated IgG antibodies. J Clin Invest.

123(9):3788-96. 2013

Chaudhary K, Kleven DT, McGaha TL, Madaio MP. A human monoclonal antibody against the collagen type IV α3NC1

domain is a non-invasive optical biomarker for glomerular diseases.Kidney Int. 403-8, 2013

Kvirkvelia N, McMenamin M, Chaudhary K, Bartoli M, Madaio MP. Prostaglandin E2 promotes cellular recovery from

established nephrotoxic serum nephritis in mice, prosurvival, and regenerative effects on glomerular cells. Am J Physiol Renal

Physiol. 304:F463-70, 2013

Grants PI Grantor/ Award Title

Laura L. Mulloy, DO Genetech, Inc GV 28418

Phase II RDBCT of MCMV53221/MCMV3068A for prevention of CMV in High Risk Kidney Allograft Recepients

N Stanley Nahman, MD Questcor, Inc Effect of acthar Rx on residual renal function in dialysis patients

N Stanley Nahman, MD Dialysis Clinic Inc Reserve Fund Role of inducible indoleamine 2, 3 dioxygenase in mediating kidney transplant rejection

Laura L. Mulloy, DO BENEFIT – Brystol Myers Squibb Belatacept Evaluation of Nephroprotection and Efficacy as First-line Immunosuppression Trial (BENEFIT)

Laura L. Mulloy, DO ABBVIE

RMMDBPPCT Effects of Atrasentan on Renal Outcomes in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy SONAR: Study Of Diabetic Nephropathy with Atrasentan

Laura L. Mulloy, DO VALCYTE Roche WV 25651

A multicenter prospective cohort study to investigate if ganciclovir significantly affects spermatogenesis in adult male renal transplant recipients receiving up to 200 days valganciclovir vs. concurrent untreated matched controls

John Jason White, MD Shire AVF 01-SRM003

Phase II, SBRCT to evaluate the efficacy safety of SRM0003 in the treatment of subjects with vascular injury resulting from arteriovenous graft surgery for hemodialysis access

John Jason White, MD Shire AVG 01-SRM003

Phase II, SBRCT MC to evaluate the efficacy & safety of Vascugel in the Rx of subjects with vascular injury resulting from arteriovenous graft surgery for hemodialysis access

PULMONARY CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Accolades and Awards Caralee Forseen, MD

Cystic Fibrosis FDN Leadership of Health Care Quality & Improvement Development Program. Inaugural selective participation in national project to improve learning & leadership at selected Cystic Fibrosis Centers, 2012-2013

Editorial Boards, Advisory Boards, Study Sections, National & Local Leadership William B. Davis, MD

Editorial Board: Respiratory Medicine, 2005 – present

Program Planning Committee, American Lung Association Tri State Consecutive Case Conference on Lung Disease, 2005-present

Thomas A. Dillard, MD

Program Committee, Southeast Thoracic Association, 2013- present Caralee Forseen, MD

Board of Directors, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Georgia Chapter 2011- present

Life Link of Georgia Professional Development and Clinical Practice Committee

Co-Director, Georgia Regents University Cystic Fibrosis Center, 2013- present

James R. Gossage Jr., MD

Editorial Board: Chest, 2005 – present

Advisory Board: HHT Foundation, 2008 – present

Medical Director, HHT Foundation Major Presentations William B. Davis, MD

ACP, Georgia Chapter Meeting, Savannah, Georgia, “Pulmonary Embolus: Diagnosis and Treatment”, 2013

Thomas A. Dillard, MD

Bronchology Cases I, American College of Chest Physicians, IL. 2013

Pro Con Debate CT scans are a cost effective means of screening for Lung Cancer, 58th Consecutive Case Conference, FL. 2014

James R. Gossage Jr., MD

Female sex and ENG mutation are associated with an increased risk of PAVM in patients with definite HHT.Ireland, 2013 Publications

Ahmad S, Fatteh N, El-Sherbiny NM, Naime M, Ibrahim AS, El-Sherbini AM, Al-Shafey SA, Khan S, Fulzele S, Gonzales J, Liou GI. Potential role of A2A adenosine receptor in traumatic optic neuropathy. J Neuroimmunol. 15;264(1-2):54-64, 2013

Woodall MN, McGEttigan M, Figueroa R, Gossage JR, Alleyne CH. Cerebral Vascular Malformations in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. J Neurosurgery. 2013; 120:87-92, 2013

Grants

PI Grantor/ Award Title Caralee Forseen, MD CFFTherapeutics, Inc.

“A Long-Term Prospective Observational Safety Study of the eINcidence of and Risk Factors for Fibrosing Colonopathy in US Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Treated with Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

Caralee Forseen, MD Inspire Pharmaceuticals

Open-label Extension of . Multi-Center Study of Denufosal Tetrasodium Inhalation Solution in Patients with cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease. Co-PI. 2010- 2013.

Caralee Forseen, MD Thomas Dillard, MD

Gilead

“Phase 3, RDBPCT- Aztreonam for Inhalation Solution in a Continuous Alternating Therapy ( Regimen of Inhaled Antibiotics for the Rx of Chronic Pulmonary Pseudo-monas aeruginosa Inf. in Subjects with Cystic Fibrosis”

Forseen/Dillard, MD CFF Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Data Registry HAC 0206333

Thomas Dillard, MD AHA Regulation of NO Bioavailability in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Mechanistic Approach,

James Gossage, MD

Actelion “SYMPHONY: A multi-center study- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension to psychometrically validate the PAH-SYMPACT instrument.”

James Gossage, MD NIH

Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium: Predictors of Clinical Course

James Gossage, MD HHT MDBPCT Phase 3 - Efficacy and Safety of ACT-293987 in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

James Gossage, MD HHT Open-Label Study to Access the Safety & Tolerability of ACT-293987 in Patients w/ Pulmonary Arterial HTN

James Gossage, MD HHT North American study of epistaxis in HHT

RHEUMATOLOGY Accolades and Awards Alyce M. Oliver, MD, PhD

Exemplary Teaching Award for Medical School Education, 2014

President, Georgia Society of Rheumatology, 2014

AAMC Mid-Career Women’s Faculty Professional Development Conference, 2013

GRU Academy of Educators, 2013

Walter J. Moore, MD

Master, American College of Physicians/MACP designee, 2014

America’s Top Physician. Castle Connolly, 2014

Governor-Elect Designee, American College of Physician, 2013 In the News Alyce M. Oliver, MD, PhD

Augusta Chronicle: Interview about Lupus, 2014

Aiken Standard: Interview about Lupus, 2014

Walter J. Moore, MD

ABC News, “Systemic Lupus Erythematous”

Editorial Boards, Advisory Boards, Study Sections, National & Local Leadership Laura D. Carbone, MD

Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion, American College of Rheumatology

Co-Chair, Miscellaneous Rheumatic and Inflammatory Diseases, ACR/ARHP Meeting

Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center Research and Development Committee Member

Alyce M. Oliver, MD, PhD

Lupus Foundation, Atlanta, GA Chapter

Arthritis Foundation, Southeast Region

Fellow, American College of Rheumatology

President, Georgia Society of Rheumatology

Clinical Competency Committee, Internal Medicine Residency

Co-Chair, Internal Medicine Residency Program Director Search Committee

Students Promotion Subcommittee

Residency Promotion and Evaluation Committee

Graduate Medical Education Committee

Co-Director GRU Uveitis Clinic

Core Clinical Educator for Introduction to Clinical Medicine

Director, GRU Lupus Multi-Specialty Clinic

Medical Director, Section of Rheumatology

Resident Advisor, Department of Medicine

Internal Medicine Residency Selection Committee

Walter J. Moore, MD

Chairman, Performance Improvement Committee, GRU

Chairman, GMEC, GRU

Chairman, Internal Residency Review Committee, GRU

Member, PPG Board of Trustee

Executive Committee, PPG Board of Trustees

Member, Quality Operations Council, GRU

Member, Admissions Committee, GRU

Member, Dean’s Planning and Advisory Committee, GRU

Member, School of Medicine Expansion Committee, GRU

Member, LCME Steering Committee, GRU

Member, Medical Staff Executive Committee, MCG Medical Center

Member, Research Planning Committee, GRU

Member, ICU Committee, GRU

Member, Curriculum Development Committee-Patient and Family Centered Care, GRU

Member, MCG Medical Center Credentials Committee, GRU

Member, Peer Review Committee, GRU

Member, Sentinel Events Committee, GRU

Member, Medical School Curriculum Oversight Committee, GRU

Member, Evaluation Team (Subcommittee COC), GRU

Member, Internal Medicine Residency Program Evaluation Committee ad hoc, GRU

Member, Manager Care Contract Committee (PPG)

Member, Core Measures Task Force, GRU

Member, Patient Safety and TJC Leadership Committee, GRU

Member, Affiliation Partnership Council, GRU

ACP Georgia Chapter Governor’s Advisory Board, GRU

Advisory Group on Resident Licensure to Composite State Board Medical Examiners, GRU Major Presentations Alyce M. Oliver, MD, PhD

“Systemic Lupus: Beyond the Screening” ‘ANA’, Annual Symposium-Recent Advances, SC, 2014

“Biologics in Inflammatory Disease ” Annual Symposium-Recent Advances, SC, 2014 Publications

Carbone LD, Chin AS, Burns SP, Svircev JN, Hoenig HM, Heggeness M, Bailey L, Weaver F. Mortality after lower extremity fractures in men with spinal cord injury. J Bone Miner Res. 29 (2):432-9, 2014

Huang Y, Van Horn L, Tinker LF, Neuhouser ML, Carbone L, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Thomas F, Prentice RL. Measurement error corrected sodium and potassium intake estimation using 24-hour urinary excretion. Hypertension. 63(2):238-44, 2014

Kaste SC, QI A, Smith K, Surprise H, Lovorn E, Boyett J, Ferry RJ Jr, Relling MV, Shurtleff SA, Pui CH, Carbone L, Hudson MM, Ness KK. Calcium and cholecalciferol supplementation provides no added benefit to nutritional counseling to improve bone mineral density in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Pediatr Blood Cancer. 61(5):855-93, 2014

Chlewboski RT, Pettinger M, Johnson KC, Wsallace R, Womack C, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Stefanick M, Wactawski-Wende J, Carbone L, Lu B, Eaton C, Walitt B, Kooperberg CL. Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and joint symptoms in postmenopausal women in women’s health initiative randomized trial. J Acad Nutr Diet. 113 (10): 1302-10, 2013

Carbone L, Chin AS, Lee TA, Burns SP, Svircev JN, Hoenig H, Akhigbe T, Thomas F, Bailey L, Weaver F. The association of anticonvulsant use with fractures in spinal cord injury. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 92:1037-46, 2013

Carbone LD, Chin AS, Lee TA, Burns SP, Svircev JN, Hoenig HM, Weaver FM. Thiazide use is associated with reduced risk for incident lower extremity fractures in men with spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 95(6);1015-20, 2014

Jovanovich A, Bůžková P, Chonchol M, Robbins J, Fink HA, de Boer IH, Kestenbaum B, Katz R, Carbone L, Lee J, Laughlin GA, Mukamal KJ, Fried LF, Shlipak MG, Ix JH. Fibroblast growth factor 23, bone mineral density, and risk of hip fracture among older adults: the cardiovascular health study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 98:3323-31, 2013

Robbins JA, Aragaki A, Crandall CJ, Manson JE, Carbone L, Jackson R, Lewis CE, Johnson KC, Sarto G, Stefanick ML, Wactawski-Wende J. Women’s Health Initiative clinical trials: interaction of calcium and vitamin D with hormone therapy. Menopause. 21(2):116-23, 2014

Barzilay JI, Bůžková P, Chen Z, de Boer IH, Carbone L, Rassouli NN, Fink HA, Robbins JA. Albuminuria is associated with hip fracture risk in older adults: the cardiovascular health study. Osteoporos Int. 24(12):2993-3000, 2013

Carbone LD, Chin AS, Burns SP, Svircev JN, Hoenig H, Heggeness M, Weaver F. Morbidity following lower extremity fractures in men with spinal cord injury. Osteoporos Int. 24(8):2261-7, 2013

Grants

PI Grantor/ Award Title Laura Carbone, MD Women’s Health Initiative Supplement

A11-0587-003. RO73237232

Women’s Health Initiative Supplement

Laura Carbone, MD Rheumatology Research Foundation Resident Research Partnership

Prevalence, Management and Outcomes of Extraspinal Fractures in SCI

Laura Carbone, MD Rheumatology Research Foundation Clinical Preceptorship

Medical Student Clinical Preceptorship

Laura Carbone, MD VA Merit Review Grant ID#IIR 11-103-3

Modeling Fracture Prevention in Spinal Cord Injury and Disease

Laura Carbone, MD Rheumatology Research Foundation Amgen Fellowship Training

ACR, Rheumatology Research Foundation, Amgen Fellowship Training Award

Alyce Oliver, MD University of Alabama

Genome Wide Association Study in African Americans with Rheumatoid Arthritis