Department Name

Robert Winfield, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Southern Illinois School of Medicine
Research Project: Focal Adhesion Kinase Expression in a Murine Model of Neonatal Sepsis
Training Period: 7/06-6/08
Current Position: General Surgery Residency, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine

Claudia Moreno, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Research Project: Modulation of wound healing processes by interactions with solid matrices
Training Period: 7/06 - 6/08
Current Position: Psychology Resident, University of Florida College of Medicine

James L. Wynn, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Florida
Research Project: Evaluation and Characterization of Immunological Changes in Murine Neonatal Sepsis
Training Period: 7/05 - 6/08
Current Position: Neonatology Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine

Philip Scumpia, Ph.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: B.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Research Project:
Training Period: 07/04-06/07
Current Position: M.D. Candidate, University of Florida College of Medicine

Kerri A. O'Malley, Ph.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Research Project: (1) Role of regulatory dendritic cells in trauma and sepsis (2) Investigating the mechanisms of hepatic protection from ischemia/reperfusion injury
Training Period: 12/04 - 6/07
Current Position: Post doctoral Research Fellow, Vascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine

Priscilla F. McAulffe, M.D. Ph.D.
Institution & Previous degree received:M.D.,Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Ph.D., University of Florida
Research Project:Protease inhibition in the treatment of intimal hyperplasia
Training Period: 07/02-06/05
Current Position: Surgical Oncology Fellow, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Tadashi Matsumoto, M.D., Ph.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Ph.D., Showa University, Japan
Research Project: Ischemic Preconditioning in Liver resections (Human Patient) and Effect of Liver Ischemic Preconditioning on Hepatectomy and Systemic Inflammation (Mouse model)
Training Period: 09/03-6/05
Current Position: returning to faculty, Japan

Takefumi Uchida, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., National Defense Medical College, Japan
Research Project: The Genomics of Dendritic Cell Maturation
Training Period: 10/04-9/05
Current Position: returning to faculty, Japan

Sven K. Tschoeke, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Technical University, Munich, Germany
Research Project: Inflammation-induced IL-18 synthesis: Molecular regulatory mechanisms and its modulation through gene therapy
Training Period: 09/03-12/04
Current Position: Research Fellow/Resident, Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals Berlin

Hironori Tsujimoto, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., National Defense Medical College, Japan
Research Project: Dendritic cells function and gene profiles induced by Toll-like receptor agonists
Training Period: 10/03-09/04
Current Position: returning to faculty, National Defense Medical College, Japan

Joyce I. Barreda, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Virginia
Research Project: Inflammatory Response and Genomic Patterns of SIRS in Burns, Trauma and Sepsis
Training Period: 07/03-06/04
Current Position: Seeking Pediatric Residency

Philip A. Efron, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Maryland
Research Project: The Role of Dendritic Cells in Sepsis
Training Period: 07/01-06/04
Current Position: General Surgery Residency, University of Florida College of Medicine

Douglas J. Minnich, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Indiana University
Research Project: Lung Injury with Systemic Inflammation
Training Period: 07/02-06/03
Current Position: Cardiothoracic Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital 

Robert J. Feezor, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Medical College of Virginia
Research Project: Genomic and Proteomic Expression Profiling in Mesenteric Ischemia Reperfusion
Training Period: 07/01-06/03
Current Position: General Surgery Residency, University of Florida College of Medicine

Frances R. Bahjat, Ph.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: Ph.D., University of Florida
Research Project: Genetic Determinants of TNF-a Mediated Liver Injury in NOD Mice
Training Period: 07/97-05/02
Current Position: Research Scientist, Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. San Diego, CA

Heather N. Paddock, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Research Project: Assessment of Gene Expression in Burns and Chronic Wounds
Training Period: 06/00-07/02
Current Position: General Surgery Residency, Department of Surgery, University of Florida Jacksonville

Michelle Murday, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Eastern Virginia Medical School
Research Project: Pharmacokinetics of IL-10 and Mechanism of IL-10 in Inflammation as Pertains to NF-kB
Training Period: 7/00-06/01
Current Position: 2001-2004, General Surgery Residency, University of Florida

Andreas Oberholzer, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Zurich, Switzerland
Research Project: Apoptosis as a Target for the Septic Patient
Training Period: 7/99-06/01
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Surgery (equiv).  Benjamin Franklin Medical College at the Free University of Berlin, Germany

Caroline Oberholzer, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Zurich, Switzerland
Research Project: Targeted Gene Therapy Approaches for Dendritic Cells
Training Period: 7/99-06/01
Current Position: Extended Maternity Leave

Frank J. Wessels, M.D. 
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Albany Medical College
Research Project: Targeted Gene Delivery in Neoplastic Disease
Training Period: 07/99-06/00
Current Position: Fellow, Colorectal Surgery, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL

Rebecca M. Minter, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Research Project: Adenovirus Mediated Gene Therapy
Training Period: 07/98-06/00
Current Position: Clinical Instructor, General Surgery Section, University of Michigan College of Medicine

John E. Rectenwald, III, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Medical College of Georgia
Research Project: Mechanisms of Neointimal Formation
Training Period: 07/98-06/00
Current Position: Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Michigan

Kunitaro Fukuzuka, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
Research Project: FasL and TNF Expression in Burn Injury
Training Period: 07/97-05/99
Current Position: 1998- Assistant Professor of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan

Monika Nowak, Ph.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: Ph.D., University of Ottawa
Research Project: NF-KB Mediated Signal Transduction
Training Period: 09/97-06/98
Current Position: extended maternity leave

Gregory Gaines, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Texas, Galveston
Research Project: Cytokine Expression in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Training Period: 07/97-06/98
Current Position: 2001-2003, Plastic Surgery Fellowship, University of Alabama-Birmingham

Jason J. Rosenberg, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine
Research Project: Apoptosis in Primate Bacteremia
Training Period: 07/97-06/98
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida

Riadh Ksontini, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Lausanne
Research Project: Cell-Associated TNF Mediated Organ Injury
Training Period: 07/95-06/97
Current Position: 1997-, General Surgery Residency, University of Lausanne

Michael Josephs, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Georgetown University School of Medicine
Research Project: FasL Mediated Hepatic Injury
Training Period: 07/96-06/97
Current Position: 1997-2000, General Surgery Residency, University of Florida  2000-2003, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, 2003-, Private Practice, Austin, Texas

Eddie K. Abdalla, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Michigan College of Medicine
Research Project: Pathogenesis of Adenovirus Gene Therapy
Training Period: 07/96-06/97
Current Position: 1997-1999, General Surgery Residency, University of Florida, 1999- Surgical Oncology Fellowship, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2003, Assistant Professor of Surgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Carmen C. Solorzano, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine
Research Project: Cytokines and Liver Apoptotic Injury
Training Period: 07/95-06/96
Current Position: 1996-1998, General Surgery Residency, University of Florida
1998-, T32 Surgical Oncology Fellowship, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston,Texas 1999-2002 Surgical Oncology Fellowship, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2003- Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida

Philip J. Hess, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., East Carolina College of Medicine
Research Project: IL-10 Therapies in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Training Period: 07/95-06/96
Current Position: 1996-1998, General Surgery Residency, University of Florida 1998- Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Florida
2000-2003 private practice, adjunct appointment, University of North Carolina, 2003-  Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 

Atsushi Kaibara, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Kurume University, Japan
Research Project: Neurokines and Cachexia
Training Period: 07/94-06/96
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery II, Kurume University, Japan

Jeffrey Pruitt, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D. University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
Research Project: Shedding of IL-1 Receptors in Sepsis
Training Period: 07/94-06/95
Current Position: 1995-1996, General Surgery Residency, University of Florida, 1996-2000, Radiology Residency, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, 2000-, Assistant Professor of Radiology,, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

M. Burress Welborn, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Vanderbilt University College of Medicine
Research Project: Cytokine Production in Reperfusion Injury
Training Period: 07/94-06/95
Current Position: 1995-1998, General Surgery Residency, University of Florida, 1998-1999, Staff Surgeon, Gainesville VA Medical Center
1999-2001 Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Florida, 2001-, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Texas, Sowthwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Paul D. Edwards, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., Duke University College of Medicine
Research Project: Gene Therapy in Trauma and ARDS
Training Period: 07/94-06/96
Current Position: 1996-1997, General Surgery Residency, University of Florida,  1997- Research Fellowship, Univ. of Florida Wound Center and Dept. Surg., 1999-2001, Plastic Surgery Residency, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. 2001-2003, Microsurgery Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Boston (Harvard Medical School), Boston, Massachusetts

N. Joseph Espat, M.D.
Institution & Previous degree received: M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine 
Research Project: CNTF and Cachexia
Training Period: 07/92-06/94
Current Position: 1994-1997, General Surgery Residency, University of Florida, 1997-199, Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1999- Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago