Academic Fellowships
Academic Fellowships
Undertaken by General Surgical Residents
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| Jeffrey Kalish, M.D.
July 2002 - June 2004 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Preceptor: Dr. Frank LoGerfo Recipient of T-32 grant from the NIH to participate in the Harvard-Longwood Research Training in Vascular Surgery. Recipient of Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) funding. Investigated anastomotic intimal hyperplasia and vein graft arterialization as leading causes of delayed arterial bypass failure. Analyzed temporal gene expression using microarray technology and quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Established the role of OB-cadherin during cellular migration and proliferation. Participated in numerous R01 grant submissions to the NIH. |
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John Jones, M.D. During his two year research fellowship Dr. Jones studied the vascular biology of pulmonary hypertension, with a focus on the role of the 5-lipoxygenase enzyme in the development and progression of the disease. He developed a method of monitoring the progression of pulmonary hypertension in a rat model by using echocardiography. He then demonstrated that over-expression of 5-lipoxygenase in rat lung arteriolar endothelium accelerates the development of pulmonary hypertension in an established rat model of the disease. The mechanism of this acceleration was explored with molecular biology techniques, and he investigated the effects of various 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors on the development and progression of pulmonary hypertension in rats. Other studies focused on the impact of oxidative stress in the vasculature, using several mouse and rat models of endothelial dysfunction. |
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Darren Rohan, MD Dr. Rohan spent two years in basic science research under Dr. Frank LoGerfo. His research focused on the cellular and molecular events that occur at the distal anastomosis of vascular grafts that lead to the formation of intimal hyperplasia. In addition, the lab was involved in materials research for future prosthetic grafts used in vascular surgery. |
| Dr. Lindsay McNair completed a two year clinical research fellowship in the Section of Surgical Oncology and Endocrinology at Boston University Medical Center between 1997 and 1999. During that time, Dr. McNair performed clinical research on long-term arm function and quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Advisors and co-investigators were Dr. Maureen Kavanah, Dr. Marianne Prout, Dr. Wayne LaMorte, and Dr. Alphonse Gaghian. Data from this project, entitled “Lymphedema in Survivors of Early Breast Cancer,” were presented at the New England Cancer Society meeting in November 1998 and at a workshop on Cancer Survivorship issues sponsored by the National Cancer Institute in March 1999. The project was funded through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Breast Cancer Research Program.
From July 1997 through December 1998, Dr. McNair was also enrolled in the Boston University School of Public Health and was awarded a Master of Public Health degree with a dual concentration in Health Services (administration) and Biostatistics and Epidemiology. |
