Department of Surgery

Research News

Dr. Samer Tohme Awarded AHPBA Research Development Grant

Posted on March 9, 2022
Dr. Samer Tohme

 

Congratulations to Samer T. Tohme, MD, whose project “The Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Promoting the Progression of Liver Metastases after Surgical Stress” was awarded the 2022 Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA) Research Development Grant. Dr. Tohme will receive $30,000 in funding and the AHPBA will honor and recognize his winning research at the AHPBA Recognition Award Session of the 2022 International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association World Congress on Friday, April 1. 

 

Dr. Yeahwa Hong Receives Thoracic Surgery Foundation Resident Research Fellowship Award

Posted on February 18, 2022
Dr. Yeahwa Hong

 

Congratulations to Yeahwa Hong, MD, who received the 2022 Thoracic Surgery Foundation Resident Research Fellowship Award for his research project, “Development of a Novel Ambulatory Pulmonary Assist System For Long-Term Respiratory Support.”

 

Dr. Bowen Xie Receives AVF-BSCI Translational Research Grant

Posted on February 8, 2022
Dr. Bowen Xie

 

Congratulations to our PGY-4 vascular surgery resident, Bowen Xie, MD, who received the 2022 American Venous Forum-Boston Scientific Translational Research Grant for his proposal, “Inflammatory Cytokine Signaling and Cell-Mediated Immune Response Exacerbates Progression of CVD.” The grant provides $85,000 over two years in research support.

 

Dr. Amanda Phillips Receives VESS Resident Research Award

Posted on February 3, 2022
Amanda Phillips, MD

 

Congratulations to our PGY-4 vascular surgery resident Amanda Phillips, MD, who received the 2022 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) Resident Research Award for her proposal, “Improving follow‐up after EVAR.” The award provides $12,500 in research support for the coming year.

 

Dr. Susan Shea Awarded Funding to Study Platelet Dysfunction in Trauma-induced Coagulopathy

Posted on January 31, 2022
Dr. Susan Shea

 

Congratulations to Susan M. Shea, PhD, who will receive funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health for her project, “Using Microfluidics to Identify Mechanisms of Platelet Dysfunction and Assess Therapeutic Efficacy in Traumatic Hemorrhage.”