April 21, 2023

Award Announcements!

Herma Fund/Children's Research Institute

cfDNA to assess risk from exposure to medical radiation

John Baker, PhD
Professor
Division of Congenital Heart Surgery

Research Resident Proposal Awardees

In Case You Missed It

• COVID-19: Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
• Mentorship Database: The Division of Research is implementing initiatives to organize the process of matching research residents and medical students with faculty members for research opportunities. If you are a faculty member interested in mentoring a medical student and/or a resident, please fill out this Qualtrics survey: Survey
• NIH Scientific Data Sharing Website: Whether you are involved in an NIH-funded project and want to understand which sharing policies apply to your research and how to comply, or you are a researcher looking to access scientific data from NIH-affiliated repositories, this site is for you. | More information
• Grant Writing Club: Designed for anyone in the grant writing process, provides peer feedback on grants prior to or after to submission. Meets Tuesdays evenings at 5:30 PM, quarterly in the HUB6520/virtually. Participants should send a draft of their grant 1-2 weeks prior to the meeting for dissemination to peer reviewers. The club is highly interactive and participants are required to review and/or submit. Please email Rachel Morris, MD if you are interested in participating.
• Department of Surgery Intranet Site: Cultural Complications/Grand Rounds/Quality Minute presentations, Surgery Sparks of Gratitude, Global Surgical Programs, Finance/Reimbursement links, DOS Phone list, and resources for logos/fonts/templates. | More Information
• Abstract Deadlines and Meeting List: List will be updated each month | More Information

GRANT$ Alert

CTSI Clinical Research Scholars Program
2 year program
Application due: April 30, 2023

Enable junior faculty to successfully compete for clinical research funding. Must commit minimum of 20% protected time (40% recommended) for research activities.

AACR Career Development Award
$300,000 over 3 years
GCO deadline: May 24, 2023
Application due: May 31, 2023

Applicant must be assistant professor, commit at least 50% to research, and completed degree (residency or equivalent) in last 11 years. 

Comprehensive Injury Center Seed Project
$25,000
GCO deadline: N/A
Application due: May 26, 2023

Open to all MCW faculty as well as investigators from other academic institutions, provided they have an MCW faculty member as Co-Investigator.

Mellowes Center Mini-Grants - Sequencing, Bioinformatics, and Analysis
18 hours of Mellowes Center bioinformatics analytics services
Up to 10 eligible projects will be funded annually

Small-scale research projects will receive 18 hours of Mellowes Center bioinformatics analytics services.

AHW MCW-Led Learning Event Support Funding
$5,000 per learning event
Application accepted until December 31, 2023 as long as funding remains available

Rolling first-come, first serve basis.

Herma Heart Institute Seed Money
$10,000 one-time request
Proposal due in eBridge: N/A
Application due: Reviewed quarterly

Must have an HHI faculty member as the PI or co-PI.

Abstracts Alert

Western Vascular Society (WVS) Annual Meeting
September 9-12, 2023 | Koloa, HI
Abstract deadline: April 30, 2023

More information can be found at https://westernvascularsociety.org/annual-meeting

Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) Annual Meeting
September 7-9, 2023 | Washington, DC
Abstract deadline: May 15, 2023

Topic (Category) – Authors are required to select a category for their submission: Open and Endovascular Aortic Repair; Basic Science; Carotid Artery Interventions; Peripheral Arterial Open Procedures; Peripheral Endovascular Procedures; Venous Disease; Vascular Lab; Dialysis Access; Other

Society of Asian Academic Surgeons (SAAS) Annual Meeting
September 14-15, 2023 | Baltimore, MD
Abstract deadline: May 24, 2023

New for 2023:

Presenting authors for abstracts that have been accepted for either Quickshot or Plenary oral presentation will have 2 weeks from the time of notification to Accept or Decline the invitation to present.

Presenting authors that have accepted the invitation to present at the annual meeting are required to register for the meeting by the Early Bird Registration Deadline on August 3, 2023.

Western Surgical Association (WSA) 2023 Annual Meeting
November 2-5, 2023 | Dana Point, CA
Abstract deadline: June 5, 2023

Presentation Types:

• Oral- Accepted oral presentations will be required to submit a manuscript to the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS). Additionally, a WSA Member must close the discussion of your paper at the WSA 2023 Annual Meeting. If your abstract is not selected as an Oral presentation, it will automatically be considered for an ePoster presentation.
• ePoster- Non-podium presentation opportunity that does not require manuscript submission.
• Video - Video presentations do not require manuscript submission. If your video is not selected for podium presentation, it will be considered for a one-slide pdf ePoster presentation.

Department of Surgery Recent Publications

Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 Infection Increases Risk of Early Postoperative Cardiovascular Complications Following Non-Cardiac Surgery. American Journal of Physiology - Heart & Circulatory Physiology. (SenthilKumar G, Verhagen NB, Sheriff SA, Yang X, Figueroa Castro CE, Szabo A, Taylor BW, Wainaina N, Lauer K, Gould JC, Kothari AN)

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer: Quality over Quantity. Journal of Surgical Oncology. (Thalji S, Aldakkak M, Christians K, Clarke C, George B, Kamgar M, Erickson B, Hall W, Chisholm P, Kulkarni N, Doucette S, Evans D, Tsai S)

Quantifying the impact of reduced opioid use in patients after emergency laparotomy. Surgery. (Tchen S, Bhatt R, Peppard W, Szabo A, Dong H, Morris R, Trevino CM)

Tubulovillous Adenoma Identified on Transvaginal Ultrasound: A Case Report. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. (Kerschner A, Briggs M, Calata J, Bhatt K, Beran B)

Comprehensive Framework of Firearm Violence Survivor Care: A Review. JAMA Surgery. (Timmer-Murillo SC, Schroeder ME, Trevino C, Geier TJ, Schramm AT, Brandolino AM, Hargarten S, Holena D, de Moya M, Milia D, deRoon-Cassini TA)

Mechanisms of traumatic injury by demographic characteristics: an 8-year review of temporal trends from the National Trauma Data Bank. Injury Prevention. (Tomas C, Kallies K, Cronn S, Kostelac C, deRoon-Cassini T, Cassidy L)

Longitudinal Rates, Patient Risk Factors, and Economic Impact of Superficial and Deep Incisional Surgical Site Infection After Primary and Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: A U.S. Retrospective Commercial Claims Database Analysis. Surgical Infections. (Edmiston CE Jr, Spencer M, Gunja NJ, Holy CE, Ruppenkamp JW, Leaper DJ)

Effectiveness of Body Mass Index–Based Prophylactic Enoxaparin Dosing in Bariatric Surgery Patients. Journal of Surgical Research. (Chang CK, Higgins RM, Rein L, Peppard WJ, Herrmann DJ, Kindel T)

Participant perspectives on a department of surgery faculty mentoring program. American Journal of Surgery. (Gillis A, Zmijewski P, Corey B, Fazendin J, Chen H, Lindeman B, Hendershot K, Dream S)

Virtual Partnership Addressing Mental Health Crises: Mixed Methods Study of a Coresponder Program in Rural Law Enforcement. JMIR Mental Health. (Nataliansyah MM, Merchant KAS, Vakkalanka JP, Mack L, Parsons S, Ward MM)

Factors Associated With Triage Decisions in Older Adult Trauma Patients: Impact on Mortality and Morbidity. Journal of Surgical Research. (Haines KL, Truong T, Trujillo CN, Freeman JJ, Cox CE, Fernandez-More J, Morris R, Antonescu I, Burlotos A, Grisel B, Agarwal S, Kuchibhatla M)

Facets of emotion dysregulation differentially predict depression and PTSD symptom severity following traumatic injury. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. (Timmer-Murillo S, Schramm AT, Geier TJ, Mcleod E, Larson CL, deRoon-Cassini TA)

Screening and intervention for intimate partner violence at trauma centers and emergency departments: an evidence-based systematic review from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. (Teichman AL, Bonne S, Rattan R, Dultz L, Qurashi FA, Goldenberg A, Polite N, Liveris A, Freeman JJ, Colosimo C, Chang E, Choron RL, Edwards C, Arabian S, Haines KL, Joseph D, Murphy PB, Schramm AT, Jung HS, Lawson E, Fox K, Mashbari HNA, Smith RN)

MOVING THE NEEDLE ON TIME TO RESUSCITATION: AN EAST PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER STUDY OF VASCULAR ACCESS IN HYPOTENSIVE INJURED PATIENTS USING TRAUMA VIDEO REVIEW. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. (Dumas RP, Vella MA, Maiga AW, Erickson CR, Dennis BM, da Luz LT, Pannell D, Quigley E, Velopulos CG, Hendzlik P, Marinica A, Bruce N, Margolick J, Butler DF, Estroff J, Zebley JA, Alexander A, Mitchell S, Grossman Verner HM, Truitt M, Berry S, Middlekauff J, Luce S, Leshikar D, Krowsoski L, Bukur M, Polite NM, McMann AH, Staszak R, Armen SB, Horrigan T, Moore FO, Bjordahl P, Guido J, Mathew S, Diaz BF, Mooney J, Hebeler K, Holena DN)

Higher center volume is significantly associated with lower mortality in trauma patients with shock. Injury. (Hornor MA, Blank JJ, Hatchimonji JS, Bailey JA, Jacovides CL, Reilly PM, Cannon JW, Holena DN, Seamon MJ, Kaufman EJ)

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