The East Bay Surgery and Trauma Residency Program has elected to use grants
from our Foundation as follows:
2.
Julia Burke Research Award
Each year surgical residents from various programs present papers at an organized
surgical research symposium. A monetary award will be given for 10 years to
award the outstanding resident for his/her research contribution.
2009 Julia Burke Research Award
This year’s Julia Burke Research Award was presented to Elizabeth Cureton, M.D.
Elizabeth Cureton, M.D. investigated molecular regulation of microvascular fluid leak and worked on several clinical studies about traumatic injury. She worked under the direction of Gregory Victorino, M.D. at the Alameda County Medical Center, Aditi Bhargava, Ph.D. and Nigel Bunnett, Ph.D., both at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Cureton presented several papers at regional and national conferences. Dr. Cureton is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College.
2008 Julia Burke Research Awards
The recipients of this year’s awards for their significant research productivity were Michael Cripps, Alexander Ereso, and Rachel Gomez.
Michael Cripps, M.D. investigated Lysophosphatidic Acid Metabolism in Erythrocytes working under the direction of Gregory Victorino M.D., at Alameda County Medical Center and Frans Kuypers, M.D. at Children’s Hospital of Oakland. Dr. Cripps presented several papers regionally and nationally. Dr. Cripps is a graduate of the University of Texas, Houston, School of Medicine.
Alexander Ereso, M.D. investigated Microvascular Permeability under the direction of Gregory Victorino, M.D, of Alameda County Medical Center, and Aditi Bhargava, MD at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Ereso presented numerous papers and won five resident paper competitions, including first place for a Basic Science paper at the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, Region IX Resident Research Competition. Dr. Ereso is a graduate of Meharry Medical College.
Rachel Gomez, M.D. investigated Comprehensive Breast Cancer Care under the direction of Laura Esserman, M.D. at the University of California, San Francisco. She was the winner of the 2007 Avon Breast Cancer Prevention Research Initiative Grant for her work on Phosphopeptide Biomarkers for early Breast Cancer Detection in Women with Mammographically Occult Cancer. Dr. Gomez is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine.
The 2007 Julia Burke UCSF Research Award was presented by
Dr. Gregory Victorino with Nancy McNeil, Assistant Director for The Julia
Burke Foundation to Dr. Daniel Shibru, Dr. Jim Kim and Dr. Trevor Williams.
Not pictured is the fourth recipient, Dr. Jennifer Wan.
The first recipient was Daniel Shibru, M.D. joined the endocrine
Surgical Oncology Laboratory at UCSF and was honored for his work on adrenal
tumors which has been presented at both local and national meetings.
The second recipient was Jim Kim, M.D. focused his work on
acute and chronic rejection in transplantation patients.
The third recipient was Trevor Williams, M.D. whose research
work on coumadin use in elderly trauma patients is most impressive.
The fourth recipient was Jennifer Wan, M.D. who centered her
research on treatment of critically injured trauma patients and the prevention
of injury.
The 2006 Julia Burke UCSF Research Award was presented to Dr. Rene Ramirez by Dr. Gregory Victorino and to Dr. Amod Tendulkar and Dr. Najali Kumar. The first recipient was Rene Ramirez, M.D., who spent two years with the UCSF-East Bay Surgery laboratory and focused his research on ischemia/reperfusion, microvascular fluid leak, and white blood cell to endothelial cell adhesion. The second recipient was Amod Tendulkar, M.D., who spent two years at the San Francisco VA Cardiovascular Research Laboratory working on the Finite Element Analysis in a Sheep Infarct Model.
The third recipient was Anjali Kumar, M.D., who spent two years at the UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center who, along with her lab mentor made promising headway investigating the potential chemopreventative role of satins on breast cancer.
Dr. Gregory Victorino presented the fourth annual Julia Burke Research Award to three surgical residents in the UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program. Dr. Nikole Neidlinger researched cellular injury. Dr. Austin Spitzer investigated the cellular response to the innate immune response. Dr. Terry Chong conducted research on vasoconstrictors and how they influence microvascular permeability, and was unavailable for the presentation.
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Dr. Nikole Neidlinger is the 2004 recipient of the
Julia Burke Research Award |
| The third annual Julia Burke Research Award was presented
to surgical resident Dr. Nikole Neidlinger for her supereminent presentation
on cellular mechanisms of inflammation in trauma and septic patients. Her particular interest was in an inflammatory enzyme,
which was unregulated in injured patients and how it mediates tissue damage
and organ failure. Dr. Neidlinger is a graduate of Tulane University and is a fourth year
surgical resident in the UCSF-East Bay Program. Her work is through the
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute. |
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Dr. Andrew E. Luckey is the 2003 recipient of the
Julia Burke Research Award |
| The second annual Julia Burke Research Award was presented
to surgical resident Dr. Andrew Luckey, for his exceptional research in
treating certain postoperative problems. Dr. Luckey is a graduate of the
University of California at Los Angeles and Howard University College
of Medicine, Washington, DC, graduating as a Junior member of the Alpha
Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. In addition to his exemplary academic
record, Andrew has involved himself in research in the Systemic Inflammatory
Response Syndrome in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit as a coveted Mitchell-Kiernan
Research Fellow. |
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Jerry Burke presenting Dr. Thomas Tung with the 2002
Julia Burke Research Award |
| The first recipient was Dr. Thomas Tung for his outstanding
research on improving the results of organ transplantation. Dr. Tung is
a graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
and is a fourth year surgical resident in the UCSF - East Bay Program.
He recently completed two years of basic science research in the laboratory
of Dr. Hillel Laks at UCLA on the utility of gene therapy in cardiac transplantation.
His interests include the immunology of transplant rejection and the surgical
therapy of heart failure. |
3.
Julia Burke Visiting Professor
Visiting professors from around the globe participate in the surgical program's
grand rounds. This award will allow the program to continue this valuable
teaching program by providing honoraria to its distinguished visiting professors
for 10 years.
The 2009 Julia Burke Visiting Professor Award was presented to:
Glenn W. Geelhoed, M.D., Professor of Surgery, Professor of International Medicine and Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center, presented a Grand Rounds talk titled “Surgery and Healing in the Developing World”.
Our second recipient, Richard D. Weisel, BA, M.D., Director, Toronto General Research Institute, Senior Scientist, Division of Experimental Therapeutics, Toronto General Research Institute, University of Health Network, presented a Grand Rounds talk titled “Cardiac Regeneration by Cell Transplantation”.
The 2008 Julia Burke Visiting Professor recipient is Andrew Wechsler, M.D., Editor Emeritus, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, who presented a Grand Rounds talk titled, “The 10 Best Papers Published by the JTCVS During My Tenure as Editor”.
The 2007 Julia Burke UCSF Visiting Professor recipient is Mr. Robert Estes,
Director and Playwright, California Shakespeare Theater, who presented a lecture
titled “The Doctor as Communicator: How the Classics Can help You Communicate
Better”.
The 2004 Julia Burke Visiting Professor recipient is Dr. Roger W. Satterthwaite
currently in private urology practice, Island Urology, Honolulu, Hawaii. Prior
to private practice, Dr. Satterthwaite was Chief of Urology in the United
States Air Force.
The 2003 Julia Burke Visiting Professor recipient is Dr. Philip Lisagor, Associate
Dean and Professor of Surgery, University of Medical School of Medicine Veterans
Administration, Reno, Nevada. Dr. Lisagor specializes in Adult Cardiac Surgery,
General Thoracic Surgery, and Peripheral Vascular Surgery.
The 2002 Julia Burke Visiting Professor recipient is Dr. Russel Gruen, Harkeness
Fellow in Health Care Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management,
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Gruen is in training
in general surgery in Australia, with specific clinical interest in trauma.
4.
Julia Burke Outstanding Faculty Award
The 2009 Julia Burke Outstanding Faculty Award was presented to Jason Alexander, M.D.
Jason Alexander, M.D.,
Residency Site Director, Kaiser Oakland Medical Center. Dr. Alexander is certified by the American Board of Surgery.
Annually, residents select a faculty member to honor. A grant will be given
for 10 years to recognize the selected outstanding faculty member.
The 2008 Julia Burke Outstanding Faculty Award was presented to Terry Chong, M.D. (pictured above), staff physician at Kaiser Medical Center, Oakland.
Dr. Chong is a graduate of the UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program
The 2007 Julia Burke Outstanding Faculty Award was presented by Chief Resident
Dr. Terry Chong to Dr. Jason Alexander, Residency Site Director at Kaiser
Medical Center, Oakland.
For the second year in a row, The 2006 Julia Burke Oustanding UCSF Faculty Award was presented to Dr. Alden Harken by Chief Resident, Dr. Jay Pal. Dr. Harken is a Professor of Surgery, UCSF, and Chairman of the UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program, and is certified by the American Board of Surgery and by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Graduating residents Drs. Oliver Aalami and Andrew Luckey presented Dr. Alden
Harken with the 2005 Julia Burke Outstanding Faculty Award. Dr. Harken is a Professor
of Surgery, UCSF, and Chairman of the UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program, and is
certified by the American Board of Surgery and by the American Board of Thoracic
Surgery.
Dr. Alden Harken, Chairman, UC San Francisco - East Bay Surgical Residency
Program presenting Dr.Terrence Liu, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery,
with the second annual Julia Burke Outstanding Faculty Award at the University
of California at San Francisco - East Bay Department Dinner.
Dr. Terrence H. Liu
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
Alameda County Medical Center
Dr. Liu is certified by the American Board of Surgery and holds the Certificate
of Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care.
Jerry Burke presenting Gregory P. Victorino, M.D., Assistant
Professor of Surgery, with The Julia Burke Outstanding Faculty Award at the
University of California at San Francisco - East Bay Department Dinner
Gregory P. Victorino, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Alameda County Medical Center
Dr. Victorino is certified by the American Board of Surgery
and holds certificates in Advanced Trauma and Cardiac Life Support Systems.
His research interests have been in the area of traumatology and nitric oxide.
Dr. Vicotrino holds the Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgical Care.
