Summer 2024



Honors & Awards

  • Surgery Department Video Wins an Award

    May 3, 2024, 14:34 PM by John Carstens

    Dr. Carmen Mora (Pediatrics), Dr. Jacqueline Meyer (NEAR), Jourdan Pea (Pediatrics), Victor Luciano (Pathology) and John Carstens (Surgery) collaborated and produced a video called, Gastrostomy Tubes, for the patients. It was awarded 2024 gold Hermes Award.

  • Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program Named Center of Excellence

    April 17, 2024, 11:29 AM by Faculty Group Practice Newsletter

    We are excited to announce that UTMB Health Galveston Campus is now home to a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Center of Excellence as approved by the American College of Surgeons.




All Around UTMB Surgery

Several SOM Students Along with Faculty Presented at a Burn Meeting

Apr 26, 2024, 15:14 PM by John Carstens

Several School of Medicine students alongside Dr. Amina El Ayadi, Dr. Juquan Song, and Dr. Steven Wolf presented poster and podium research projects at the American Burn Association (ABA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. They are: 

Podium: 

1. Dalton Amador, HIV Infection Increases Risk of Sepsis and Other Complications in Burn Patients 

2. Sunskruthi Krishna, The Relationship Between Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and the Severity of Burn Injury 

3. Yash Ramgop, Postprocedural Outcomes of Propofol-Ketamine and Sole Propofol Use in Burn Patients 

4. Isabel Obias, Hypothyroidism Associated with Increased Risk of Developing Contractures and Skin Disorders in Severe Burn Patients 

5. Shuhaib Shah, Genital Burns Are Associated with Worse Psychosocial and Physical Outcomes 

Poster: 

1. Mathilda Nicot-Cartsonis, C. difficile Enterocolitis Diagnosis Elevated in Critically Ill Burn Patients Following Antibiotic Treatment 

2. Carolina Segura, Elevated Cardiac Troponin I level Correlates with Cardiac Dysfunction in Severely Burned Patient  

3. Christopher G Richter, Early Interprofessional Integration Improves Burn Patient Outcomes – a Nationwide Study of Physical Therapy for Patients ≤30% TBSA 

A message from Ms. Nicot-Cartsonis:

“It was exciting to present my novel findings about C. difficile infections in critically ill burn patients at ABA in Chicago. I got excellent feedback from fellow attendees and input from a wide range of specialties while learning from their presentations and posters. It was truly an educational experience!”

 

Congratulations everyone! 

  • Burn Research Meeting
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  • Burn Research Meeting