Course Faculty

R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD, is The John Sawyers Professor of Surgery and Professor of Cell Biology and Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. He is also the Associate Director for clinical programs in the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center.

Dr. Beauchamp received his medical degree and completed his Internship and Residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. He completed a post-doctoral research fellowship with Harold Moses MD, in the Department of Cell Biology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Beauchamp is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Journal of Surgical Research, Surgery and the Annals of Surgical Oncology. In 1999-2000, Dr. Beauchamp has served as the President of the Society of University Surgeons. Dr. Beauchamp is also currently the Associate Editor of the Sabister Textbook of Surgery. He has had more than 70 publications, many of which in scientific journals such as The Journal of Biological Chemistry & Cancer Research and Oncogene.

David H. Berger, MD, FACS, is Associate Professor and Vice Chairman for Veterans Affairs in the Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of the Surgical Service at the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas.

Dr. Berger is an editorial consultant for the journals Surgery, Journal of Surgical Research, and Annals of Surgical Oncology. He has held numerous positions in the Association for Academic Surgery, and will be serving as the organization's President in 2000-2001. Dr. Berger serves on committees with both Baylor College of Medicine's Department of Surgery and the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He has been a Student Advisor and Research Mentor, and his students and fellows have won many awards. Dr. Berger has published many books, book chapters, and abstracts, and has published research articles in journals such as Cancer, Surgery, and Oncogene.

Timothy R. Billiar, MD, is George V. Foster Professor and Chair of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dr. Billiar serves on the editorial boards of many scientific journals including Archives of Surgery, American Journal of Physiology, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Shock, and Surgical Infections. In 2000-2001, Dr. Billiar is the President of the Society of University Surgeons. He has published more then 300 articles, 53 of which are in the journal Surgical Forum.

Colleen M. Brophy, MD, is Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Augusta Veterans Affairs Hospital and Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Medical College of Georgia.

Dr. Brophy received both her BS and MD at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and then did her residency and postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University in Connecticut. Dr. Brophy was then a Vascular Fellow at the New England Deaconess Hospital on the Harvard Surgical Service. She served on the faculty of Yale University's Department of Surgery for 1991 to 1993, at which point she joined faculty of the Medical College of Georgia, Departments of Surgery and Medicine. Dr. Brophy has received numerous research awards and has published articles in journals such as Lancet, Journal of Surgical Research, American Journal of Physiology, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Surgery.

F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, is DeBakey/Bard Professor and Chairman, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery and Chief of the Division of General Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Brunicardi is also Chief of Surgical Services at The Methodist Hospital and Director of Human Islet Transplantation in Houston, Texas.

Beyond his responsibilities in Houston, Dr. Brunicardi has served as Visiting Professor at medical schools across the country. In 1991-1993 he received the Outstanding Teacher Award at the UCLA School of Medicine, and in 1998 Dr. Brunicardi received the Gene Guinn Outstanding Faculty Award at Baylor College of Medicine. In 1997 Dr. Brunicardi was the President of The Association for Academic Surgery, and in 1999 he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Brunicardi is involved in numerous research projects and has published articles in scientific journals such as American Journal of Surgery, Journal of Surgical Research, Pancreas, Diabetes, and Surgery.

David L. Dunn, MD, PhD, is the Jay Phillips Professor and Chairman of Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He also is the Division Chief of General Surgery, Head of Surgical Infectious Diseases, Director of Graduate Studies, and Residency Program Director of the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Dunn has published over 400 articles and book chapters in the areas of Surgical Infectious Diseases and Transplantation. Holding a Ph.D. in Microbiology, he has received NIH grant support from the Institute of General Medical Sciences continuously since 1983 in his primary area of research that consists of the development and characterization of novel endotoxin antagonists. Postdoctoral fellows that he supervises consistently obtain NIH support and prestigious research awards from academic societies. He continues to perform clinical studies examining new antimicrobial agents. Dr. Dunn has received regional and nationwide recognition in many academic organizations, and he has been president of the Society of University Surgeons, Minnesota Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, and the Surgical Infection Society. He is a member of a number of academic societies including the American Surgical Association, Central Surgical Association, Halsted Society, Infectious Disease Society of America, Society for Clinical Surgery, et al. and is a member of the editorial board of Annals of Surgery, Clinical Transplantation, Critical Care Medicine, The Journal of Surgical Research, and Transplantation. He is an associate editor of SHOCK: Molecular, Cellular, Systemic Pathobiological Aspects and Therapeutic Approaches as well as being a former member of the National Institutes of Health Surgery, Anesthesiology and Trauma Study Section, Division of Research Grants.

B. Mark Evers, MD, is Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, as well as the Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston, Texas.

Dr. Evers is also the Director of the James E. Thompson Molecular Biology Laboratory and is Director of the Surgical Research Laboratory in the Department of Surgery at UTMB. He has been the Secretary for The Society of University Surgeons since 1996, and is currently on the editorial board of Journal of Surgical Research. Dr. Evers is also the Assistant Editor for Surgical Oncology and is the Associate Editor for the Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 16th Edition. Dr. Evers has had a total of 125 publications, excluding abstracts.

Henri R. Ford, MD, is the Benjamin R. Fisher Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Director of the Benedum Trauma Program at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Ford received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1984. He received the New York Hospital, Cornell Medical College House Staff Teaching Award in 1992, and American College of Surgeons Faculty Fellowship in 1995-1997. He is currently the Co-principal Investigator for a grant from the NIH/NIGMS entitled "Pathogenesis and Treatment of Experimental Peritonitis."

Kelly K. Hunt, MD, (formerly Kelly Hunt Kopald) is Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Hunt did her postgraduate training at the UCLA School of Medicine where she was named Surgical Resident of the Year. Since then, Dr. Hunt has received numerous Clinical Fellowship Awards from the American Cancer Society and has had articles published in 43 peer-reviewed journals, as well as 22 invited articles, 60 abstracts, and 14 book chapters.

Tien C. Ko, MD, is Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery and Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.

Dr. Ko received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and completed his postdoctoral work in Cell Biology in 1993 at the University of Texas, Medical Branch and in Molecular Biology in 1999 at the University of California, San Francisco. He has over 45 publications, many of which are in Surgery, Oncogene, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Herbert Kim Lyerly MD, is Professor in the Department of Surgery at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He is also an Associate Professor in Duke's Department of Pathology, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Immunology and Clinical Director of the Center for Genetic and Cellular Therapies, Duke University Medical Center.

Dr. Lyerly received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and did his post-doctoral work at Duke University in North Carolina. Dr. Lyerly is the Principal Investigator of numerous grants funded by the National Institutes of Health. He serves on the editorial boards of the journals Annals of Surgery, International Journal of Surgical Science, Cancer Investigation, Clinical Cancer Research, Contemporary Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Current Opinions in Molecular Therapeutics, Surgery, and Cancer Gene Therapy. He is the Scientific Chairman of the Molecular Therapeutics Committee, Southwest Oncology Group and the Co-Chair of the ASCO-AACR Clinical Trials Workshop. He has published his research in many scientific journals, including Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, is Associate Professor of Surgery at the Harvard Medical School and a Member of the Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Center, both in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Matthews is also Chief of the Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Dr. Matthews received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1985, after which he completed a surgical residency at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA. Currently, Dr. Matthews serves on the editorial boards of both the Journal of Surgical Research and the American Journal of Physiology. He is also the Associate Editor of the journal Gastroenterology and serves as the Treasurer of the Society of University Surgeons. Dr. Matthews has also served as the principal investigator for two NIDDK grants, and has published more than 72 original reports in journals such as Surgery, American Journal of Physiology, Nature, and the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Kim M. Olthoff, MD, is Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as well as Director of Liver Transplantation at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Dr. Olthoff received her medical degree from the University of Chicago, Pritker School of Medicine, and completed a residency in general surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine followed by a fellowship in transplantation surgery. Dr. Olthoff currently serves as a council member for the Association for Academic Surgeons, NABR Representative for the Society of University Surgeons, and on the Scientific Studies Committee for the American Society of Transplant Surgery. She also serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Surgical Research. Dr. Olthoff has published articles in many scientific journals including Transplantation, Journal of Surgical Research, Annals of Surgery and Nature Medicine.

Mark Peter Sawicki, MD, FACS, earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed a residency in General Surgery at UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Sawicki is currently a Chief of General Surgery at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center where he is also the Medical Director of the SICU. Dr. Sawicki serves on many committees at the VAMC, including the Research and Development Committee, the Research Priorities Committee, the Critical Care Committee, and is the Chair of the SICU Q/A Committee. Dr. Sawicki also serves on the Admissions Committee and the Surgical Education Committee at UCLA School of Medicine.

Dr. Sawicki is the Principal Investigator of several research grants and has written many book chapters and published his research in scientific journals such as Gene, American Journal of Surgery, and Genomics. He serves as a reviewer for many journals including Gut, American Journal of Pathology, and Cancer Research.

James C. Thompson, MD, is a Professor in the Departments of Surgery and of Physiology and Biophysics at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.

Dr. Thompson received his medical degree in 1952 from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He completed his residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he served as Chief Resident in Surgery. Dr. Thompson has been involved with many societies and organizations, serving as the 1999-2000 President of the American College of Surgeons, the 1998-1999 Chair of the American Surgical Association, and the 1992-1993 President of the Texas Surgical Society. He has received Distinguished Service Awards from both the American College of Surgeons and the Surgical Section of the National Medical Association.

Dr. Thompson is on the Editorial Boards of The Journal of the American College of Surgeons and The Regulatory Peptide Letter. He is an Editorial Consultant to the American Journal of Physiology, Annals of Surgery, Digestion, and New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Thompson has published over 1300 articles and book chapters, including in journals such as Cancer, Gastroenterology, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, and Annals of Surgery.

Richard H. Turnage, MD, is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Section of General Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Turnage received his medical degree from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. He did his surgical residency at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor where he also spent a year as Chief Resident. Dr. Turnage is currently Chief of the Surgical Service at the VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Associate Professor of Surgery, Section of General Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Dr. Turnage is the Chairman of the Council of Chiefs for the Association of the VA Surgeons and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Surgical Research. He has published his research in numerous articles in journals such as Annals of Surgery, Surgery, Surgical Forum, Journal of Surgical Research and Journal of Applied Physiology.

Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Associate Scientist of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Dr. Vickers received both his B.A. and MD at The Johns Hopkins University, where he also completed his residency in the Department of Surgery and served as Chief Resident. During his residency, Dr. Vickers received the Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Surgery George D. Ziudiema Research Award, and as a Surgical Oncology Fellow and Instructor in the Department of Surgery Dr. Vickers received the Robert Wood Johnson Faculty Development Award. Dr. Vickers has published articles in the scientific journals Gene Therapy, Pancreas, Annals of Surgery, Surgery, Archives of Surgery, and Cancer Research.