New Publications, Presentations and Grants

Recent Alumni Publications:

Bowman, E. (2010). Medical Student Introduction to Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Interdisciplinary Consult Team. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education. Available here.

Bowman, E., Curry, J., Light, C. & Sachs, G. (2010). Post-hospital discharge telephone survey assessing transitional care needs of the elderly. Published in meeting syllabus for the 2010 American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 13-15, 2010.

Samora, J.B., Ng, V.Y. & Ellis, T.J. (2011). Femoroacetabular impingement: A common cause of hip pain in young adults. CJSM. Accepted for publication.

Samora, J.B., Goodwill, A.G., Frisbee, J.C. & Boegehold, M.A. (2010). Growth-dependent changes in the contribution of carbon monoxide to arteriolar function. Journal of Vascular Research. 47:23-34.

Skinner, H., Garden, A., Rosenthal, D., Ang, K., Morrison, W., Esmaeli, B., Pinnix, C. & Frank, S. (2011). Outcomes of Malignant Tumors of the Lacrimal Apparatus: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience. Cancer. In press.

Skinner, H. & Krishnan, S. (2010). Predicting, preventing, treating and understanding radiation nephropathy. Journal of GI Oncology. 1:1. Invited editorial.

Recent Current Student Presentations:

Jajosky, A. Proposal Defense, “Blood Cell-Spheres (BCS): Can They Dedifferentiate WBCs into the Leukemic and Normal Progenitors Relevant for Immunotherapy?"

Recent Alumni Grants:

“Creation of a hospital to home clinical and teaching model.”
Principle Investigator: Ella H. Bowman, MD, PhD
Agency: U.S. Dept of H and HS, Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions
Geriatrics Academic Career Award Program
Grant Number: K01 HP00115
Budget Period 09/28/07 – 09/27/10

“Training teams in hospital to home transitional care needs of frail elders.”
Principle Investigator: Ella H. Bowman, MD, PhD
Agency: U.S. Department of H and HS, Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions
Geriatrics Academic Career Award Program
Grant Number: K01 HP20514
Budget Period 09/01/10 – 08/31/15

Aspirin and Compression Devices for VTE Prophylaxis in Orthopaedic Oncology
OREF (Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation)/DePuy Orthopaedic Resident Educational Grant.
Julie Samora, MD, PhD
One year

Resident/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Research Seed Grant
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
Heath Skinner, MD, PhD
$25,000 for one year

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