FACULTY NOTES
	Dr. David Feliciano was appointed to the editorial advisory board of the American Journal of Surgery.
	Dr. C. Daniel Smith was interviewed on WSB-ABC, Atlanta, GA, on 12/26 about the FDA-approved HALO360 system, a device that uses bursts of radiofrequency energy to remove abnormal tissue without damaging healthy tissue.

FACULTY NOTES
	Dr. Jeffrey Nicholas was appointed to the Competency and Testing Subcommittee of the Committee for Acute Care Surgery, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
	Dr. Jeffrey Salomone was the recipient of a Certificate of Appreciation from the National First Aid Science Advisory Board of the American Red Cross/American Heart Association, 11/2005. Over the course of one year, Dr. Salomone — representing the ACS Committee on Trauma — sat on the board, which worked to establish evidence-based recommendations for lay persons performing first aid.
	Dr. Thomas Vassiliades received the President's 2005 Award for Best Scientific Paper at the annual meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association.
	Dr. J. David Vega was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation of the Health Resources and Services Administration. He will serve until 2009.

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October 2005

FACULTY NOTES
	Dr. David Feliciano was appointed vice-chair of the Advisory Council for General Surgery, American College of Surgeons.
	Dr. C. Daniel Smith was interviewed on CNN Headline News Prime Time, 10/11/05, about GERD and esophageal cancer.

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September 2005

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FACULTY NOTES
	Dr. Kirk Kanter began serving as an associate editor of Pediatric Transplantation.
	Dr. Edward Lin was appointed to co-chair a course on endoluminal surgery at the 2006 Annual Meeting of SAGES, 4/26-4/29/06. Dr. Lin also published Systemic Inflammation and Metabolism in Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 8th Edition.

August 2005

FACULTY NOTES
	The National Institutes of Health reported that Dr. Elliot Chaikof was awarded five RO1 grants in fiscal year 2004-05.
	Dr. Thomas Dodson was elected to Best Doctors in America by peer review for 2005-2006.
	Dr. Kenneth Gow was elected to the Endosurgery Committee of the American Association of Pediatric Surgery.
	Kamal Mansour, MBBCH, was honored by creation of the Kamal A. Mansour Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery, established at Zagazig University in Egypt.
	Dr. William Wood received the 2005 James Ewing Award of the Society of Surgical Oncology.

July 2005

HEADLINES

The Department Rates High in NIH Awarded Research Grant Rankings
Rankings released from the National Institutes of Health placed the department among the leaders in the nation in terms of federal research grant support for 2004, underscoring the advancements that have been made at Emory in transplantation and vascular biology, endovascular surgery, the surgical correction of gastrointestinal anomalies, vascular and biomaterials investigations, multimodality approaches to cancer treatment, islet transplantation, and rapid ultrasound assessment and team approaches to trauma surgery and burn care.

Dr. John Puskas Featured in an Article Highlighting the "Off Pump" Coronary Bypass Procedure in the July 2005 Issue of Newsweek
Nationally, about one in five coronary bypass operations are now done on beating hearts. Known as "off-the-pump" surgeries because they don't require rerouting the patient’s blood through a heart-lung machine, the technique — and Emory heart surgeon John Puskas — were featured... FULL STORY

FACULTY NOTES
	New Faculty Hires: Dr. S. Scott Davis, Dr. Keith A. Delman, Dr. Carlos G. Fasola, Dr. Monica Rizzo, and Dr. Vinod H. Thourani.
	Dr. David Feliciano and Dr. Richard Ricketts were voted two of Atlanta's Top Doctors by Atlanta Magazine.
	Dr. Theresa Gillespie was appointed Co-Chair of Business and Grant Development, Georgia Center for Cancer Research and Education.
	Dr. Joseph I. Miller, Jr., was elected to Best Doctors in America by peer review for the 10th consecutive time.
	Dr. Lily Yang began serving on the editorial board of Apoptosis.

June 2005

HEADLINES

Emory Participates in Trial of New Procedure to Treat Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
A clinical trial is underway at Emory University to study the safety and effectiveness of an endovascular medical device used to treat life-threatening thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA). Vascular surgeon Ross Milner, MD, is one of 35 principal... FULL STORY

Emory Surgeons First in Georgia to Treat Barrett's Esophagus with Ablation System
Surgeons from the division of general and gastrointestinal surgery were the first in Georgia, and among the first in the nation, to successfully treat a patient suffering from Barrett's esophagus with... FULL STORY

FACULTY NOTES
	Dr. Elliot Chaikof was appointed to the Board of Directors, American Board of Vascular Surgery.

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May 2005

FACULTY NOTES
	Dr. Grant Carlson received the Junior Residents Teaching Award of the Department of Surgery, Emory, for 2005. He was also named section editor for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
	Dr. Aaron Fink was elected president of the Association of VA Surgeons.
	His 29th teaching award, Dr. David Feliciano was voted Best Attending by the Medical Class of 2005, Department of Surgery, Emory. He was also appointed associate editor of The American Surgeon.
	Dr. Theresa Gillespie was presented with the 2005 Excellence in Research Award by the Georgia Nurses Association and will be listed in the 2006 edition of Who’s Who in America.
	Primarily in recognition of the development of minimally invasive thoracoscopic ultrasound (MITUS) for children with lung nodules, Dr. Kenneth Gow was recognized as the 2005 Healthcare Hero Winner – Innovator of the Year, an award given by the Atlanta Business Chronicle for medical innovation.
	Dr. C. Daniel Smith was one of 10 surgeons invited to serve on a committee to define principles for the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network, which will set quality standards for bariatrics centers across the nation to be included in the network as well as an approvals process.
	Dr. William Wood was listed in America's Top Doctors for Cancer, 2005, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.

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April 2005

HEADLINES

Emory Participates in Study Using Wireless Sensor Implants to Monitor Aneurysm Leaks
During the repair of a patient's abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with an endovascular graft, Emory vascular surgeon Ross Milner, MD, implanted... FULL STORY

Herceptin Combined With Chemotherapy Improves Disease-Free Survival for Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Results from two large randomized clinical trials for patients with HER-2 positive invasive breast cancer show that those patients with early-stage breast cancer who received trastuzumab (Herceptin) in combination with chemotherapy had... FULL STORY

FACULTY NOTES
	Dr. Steven M. Roser was awarded a presidential citation from the Republic of Ecuador for humanitarian work in Machala, Ecuador.

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March 2005

HEADLINES

Emory Participates in Study for Non-Surgical Treatment of GERD
Emory gastrointestinal surgeons of the Department of Surgery are participating in a break-though clinical trial to study the effectiveness of a non-surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The procedure is... FULL STORY

Transplant Drug Effectively Preserves Kidneys, Avoids Toxic Side Effects
For the past 20 years, doctors have treated transplant patients with cyclosporine to suppress the immune system and prevent organ rejection. However, cyclosporine indiscriminately targets and blocks other cellular signal pathways, causing... FULL STORY

FACULTY NOTES
	Dr. Seth Force was interviewed about the surgery that President Clinton underwent for his scar tissue and fluid build-up related to his bypass surgery on WGST Radio, 3/9/05, and WAGA-FOX, Atlanta, GA, on 3/10/05.
	Dr. Thomas Vassiliades, Jr., was appointed to the Circulatory Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee, Center for Device and Radiologic Health, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC.

February 2005

FACULTY NOTES
	Dr. Kirk Kanter was appointed Director-at-Large of the Board of Directors of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

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January 2005

HEADLINES

ESTAR Researchers Present Study Findings at Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference
ESTAR-associated researchers had a high-profile presence at the January 2005 Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR) conference. Current and former Emory faculty from a variety of medical disciplines, including surgery, urology and cardiology, presented study findings at the session entitled "Simulation Applied: VR to OR; A Review of Projects in Surgical Simulation." MMVR is a premier forum for scientists, physicians, engineers and clinicians who develop, refine and promote advanced, data-centered tools for clinical care and medical education.