V Foundation Grant Will Aid Preeti Subhedar's Effort to Increase Minority Enrollment in Breast Cancer Trials at Grady Hospital

Emory breast surgical oncologist Preeti Subhedar, MD, has provided breast cancer treatment at the AVON Comprehensive Breast Center at Grady Memorial Hospital since joining the Department of Surgery. Her research interest in breast cancer treatment disparities has also found a perfect home at Grady, which largely serves an urban patient population, 85 percent of whom are African American. With the assistance of a new $45k mission grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research, Dr. Subhedar will begin working towards solving the problem of low levels of participation by African American and Hispanic American women in breast cancer clinical trials.

Emory's Liver Transplant Program Ranks Second in U.S. and First in Georgia

Emory's Liver Transplant Program performed 142 adult liver transplants in calendar year 2016, which makes Emory one of the busiest liver transplant programs in the country. More importantly, according to data from the most recent report of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), Emory's liver transplant patients enjoyed the second best one-year graft survival rates in the country, with outcomes rated "significantly better than expected."

Roland Matthews, PI, and Sheryl Gabram, Co-PI, of $2M Merck Foundation Award

Grady Health System's Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence has received a five-year, $2M Merck Foundation Award as part of the new Alliance to Advance Patient-Centered Cancer Care. The Alliance was established to improve timely access to patient-centered care and reduce disparities for vulnerable and underserved populations in the U.S. Roland Matthews, MD, is principal investigator of the grant, and Sheryl Gabram, MD, MBA, is co-principal investigator.

Mehul Raval to Lead AHRQ-Funded Study of Value of Surgical Care at Children's and Non-Children's Hospitals

Pediatric surgeon Mehul Raval, MD (above, left), is principal investigator of a $1.1M grant from the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality that will study the interrelated forces that impact the cost and value of common, routine procedures and care at children's hospitals and non-children's hospitals. His team of experts will include co-investigator and economist Ian McCarthy, PhD (middle), and physician-scientist and academic leader Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD (right).

CMS Report Highlights Successes of Emory's eICU

A report created by Abt Associates for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has found that Emory's eICU innovation program reduced length of patient stays in the ICU, resulted in fewer readmissions, reduced costs by millions of dollars, and helped solve the shortage of intensivists.

Robert Guyton Honored with ACC Award

Robert Guyton, MD, has been awarded the 2017 Presidential Citation by the American College of Cardiology in recognition of his contributions to the cardiovascular profession. "Dr. Guyton's invaluable contributions to the field of cardiovascular medicine show unparalleled dedication to excellence and boundless commitment to improving patient care," says ACC president Richard Chazal, MD. "It is a privilege to be able to honor Dr. Guyton and celebrate his contributions to and achievements in cardiovascular medicine."

New Faculty: Guillermo Escobar

Guillermo Escobar, MD, graduated with honors from La Salle University Medical School in Mexico City, did his general surgery internship at the Mayo Clinic, completed his general surgery residency and an NIH Basic Science Research Fellowship at the University of Colorado, and did his vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan. After serving on U-M's vascular surgery faculty, earning its Arnold G. Coran award for excellence in surgical teaching during his tenure, he joined the University of Arkansas.

Dr. Escobar's Faculty Profile

CSAT's Anatomy of the Male Pelvis App Now Available

"Anatomy of the Male Pelvis," the newest app produced by the Carlos and Davis Center for Surgical Anatomy and Technique (CSAT) of the Emory University School of Medicine, translates the depiction of the complex organization of the male pelvis into a concise, visually engaging, easy-to-use format for teaching, training, and consulting. The app is available for free in Apple's iTunes store for iPad and iPhone.

Emory Surgery Residents Receive Awards at SESC Annual Meeting

Cecilia Ethun, MD (left, with SESC president-elect David Adams, MD), received the Top Medal Gold Presentation Award, a prestigious acknowledgment of excellent research by a young surgeon, at the 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Southeastern Surgical Congress in Nashville. Christopher Nauser, MD, also received a Poster of Distinction Award. Dr. Nauser's abstract was the highest rated of the three that received poster awards.

Congratulations to the Winners of the 16th Annual WCW Symposium

The 2017 Annual William C. Wood Research Symposium showcased the basic and clinical science research of Emory Surgery's students, postdocs, residents, and fellows. Cash awards were given for the first and second place oral presentations in the clinical and basic science categories, as well as awards for the top poster in each category. The winners were Steven Kim, Lauren Postlewait, David Mathews, and Benjamin Flink.

Endosurgery Unit 25 Year Reunion

The Emory Endosurgery Unit held its 25th anniversary reception at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). The unit was founded in 1991 and led until 2001 by John Hunter, MD, who is now interim dean of the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, and has one of the longest-standing surgical fellowships in the country for minimally invasive surgery.

Stuart Hurst Elected New General Surgery Residency Administrative Chief

As the new administrative chief of the general surgery residency for 2017-2018, the responsibilities of Stuart Hurst, MD, will include providing resident-level administrative support and advice to program director Keith Delman, MD, and generating call and rotation schedules for the majority of the residency. Dr. Hurst received his MD at Emory. During his residency, Dr. Hurst did a two-year transplant immunology research sabbatical at King's College London under the mentorship of Professor Steven Sacks, director of the Medical Research Council Centre for Transplantation at King's, and Professor Tony Dorling, the Centre's deputy director.

Juhee Joyce Kim Receives AST Travel Award

Juhee Joyce Kim, a 4th year Emory medical student being mentored by transplant health services researcher Rachel Patzer, PhD, will attend the 2017 American Transplant Congress with the aid of an American Society of Transplantation Resident/Student Travel Award. This award program targets residents and students who are interested in gaining more exposure to the field of transplantation, and allows awardees to attend the ATC to learn more about transplantation as a career path. Ms. Kim will also present her abstract on dialysis facility providers' awareness of racial disparities in transplant, which is part of a larger randomized effective-implementation study led by Dr. Patzer and nephrologist Stephen Pastan, MD.

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