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PGY III (General Surgery) Residents
*Abdulhameed Aziz, M.D. Jaime A. Cavallo, M.D. Oluwadamilola (Lola) M. Fayanju, M.D. David M. Hoganson, M.D. Jeremy E. Leidenfrost, M.D. Malcolm P. MacConmara, M.D. Susan Pitt, M.D. Matthew Porembka, M.D. William J. Symons, M.D. | Abdulhameed Aziz M.D.
Residency in General Surgery
| Medical Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
| Awards/Honors
2008-2009 Medical Student Teaching Award
| 2008 Midwest Vascular Surgical Society Resident Travel Award
2007-2008 Washington University Medical Student Teaching Award
| Selected or Recent Publications
Aziz A, Lee AM, Pasque MK, Lawton JS, Moazami N, Damiano, RJ, Moon MR. Evaluation of Revascularization Subtypes in Octogenarians Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Circulation (accepted). 2009
Aziz A,Healey JM, Qureshi F, Kurland G, Green M, Hackam DJ. A comparative analysis of chest tube thoracostomy versus video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in the treatment of pediatric empyema. Surgical Infections 9(3):317-23, Jun 2008.
Aziz A, Werner BC, Agosti CD, Curtis WR. “Cumulative Lethal and Sub-lethal Effects of Turbulence on Erythrocytes in a Stirred-Tank Model.” Ann Biomed Eng 35(12):2108-20, 2007.
McLeod CJ, Aziz A, Hoyt RF Jr, McCoy JP Jr, Sack MN. Uncoupling proteins 2 and 3 function in concert to augment tolerance to cardiac ischemia. J Biol Chem 280(39):33470-6. Sep 2005
Vaughan KG, Aziz A, Meza MP, Hackam DJ. Mesenteric inflammatory pseudotumor as a cause of abdominal pain in a teenager: presentation and literature review. Pediatr Surg Int 21(6):497-9. Jun 2005.
Aziz A, Kane TD, Meza MP, Vaughan KG, Hackam DJ. An unusual cause of rectal bleeding and intestinal obstruction in a child with peripheral vascular malformations. Pediatr Surg Int 21(6):491-3. Jun 2005.
| Abstracts
Lee AM, Aziz A, Clark KL, Schuessler RB, Damiano RJ. Conduction Delay Does not Reliably Predict Chronic Transmurality of Lesions Created by Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation. Heart Rhythm 6(5): S98, 2009.
Aziz A, Savla JJ, Guthrie TJ, Schena S, Lee AM, Ewald GA, Wang IW, Moazami N. LVAD-Related Infections and Readmission Diagnoses are Decreased in the Era of the Rotary Pump. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 Feb;28(2S):S245.
Lee AM, Aziz A, Leahy AK, Ridolfi G, Wang I-W, Ewald GA, Moazami N. Initial Hospitalization Dominates the Mid-Term Costs for Rotary Left Ventricular Assist Devices. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 Feb;28(2S):S246.
Aziz A, Pasque MK, Lawton JS, Moazami N, Damiano, RJ, Moon MR. Functional Complete Revascularization Offers No Survival Advantage Over Traditional Complete Revascularization in Octogenarians Undergoing Coronary Bypass Grafting. Circulation, Oct 2008; 118: S-610.
Lee AM, Aziz A, Sakamato S, Schuessler RB, Damiano RJ Jr. Epicardial ablation on the beating heart: performance of the Atricure Coolrail, an internally cooled, bipolar radiofrequency device. Innovations 3(2): Mar 2008.
Lee AM, Bailey MS, Aziz A, Schuessler RB, Damiano RJ Jr. A minimally invasive full cox-maze procedure: technique and results. Innovations 3(2): 67. Mar 2008.
| Sakamoto S-I. Schuessler RB, Lee AM, Aziz A, Damiano RJ. Focal Ablation of Epicardial Ganglionated Plexus: Electrophysiological Modification and Regeneration of Vagal Tone in Canine Atria. Innovations 3(2): 67. Mar 2008
Aziz A, Bailey MS, Patel A, Lee AM, Moon MR, Schuessler RB, Damiano RJ. The Type of Atrial Fibrillation Does Not Influence Late Outcome Following the Cox-Maze IV Procedure. Heart Rhythm 5(5): S318, 2008.
McLeod CJ, McCoy JP, Aziz A, Sack MN. Inducible mitochondrial uncoupling - An endogenous regulatory mechanism augmenting tolerance to cardiac ischemia. Circulation 112(17): U284-U284. Oct 2005.
Aziz A, Yu Z, Clevenger R, McLeod CJ, Pagel I, Sack MN. “The Role of the Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 3 in Modulating Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury.” The Stanley J. Sarnoff Endowment for Cardiovascular Sciences, Inc, Proceedings of the 24th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2004(24): 14-15.
| Poster Sessions
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions (2008). “Functional Complete Revascularization Offers No Survival Advantage Over Traditional Complete Revascularization in Octogenarians Undergoing Coronary Bypass Grafting”. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA. Nov 8-12, 2008
Heart Rhythm 2008 29th Annual Scientific Sessions. The Type of Atrial Fibrillation Does Not Influence Late Outcome Following the Cox-Maze IV Procedure. Moscone Conference Center, San Francisco, CA. May 14-17, 2008.
24th Annual Sarnoff Endowment Scientific Meeting. “The Role of the Mitochondria Uncoupling Protein 3 in Modulating Ischemia/ Reperfusion Injury.” Georgetown University Conference Center, Washington, D.C. April 29 - May 2, 2004.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Summer Research Fellowship. “PNA/DNA Chimera Uptake into mdx Mouse Muscle by in vivo Application of Electroporative Gene Therapy.” University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Pittsburgh, PA. October 19, 2002.
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative Summer Internship Symposium. “The Effect of Hypoxia on the Expression of ORP-150 and Metalloproteinases by Monocyte-derived Macrophages, in vitro.” Bioengineering and biotechnology Center, Pittsburgh, PA. August 15, 1999.
Howard Hughes Summer Research Symposium at The Pennsylvania State University. “Mechanism of Erythrocyte Damage when Subjected to Turbulence.” The Pennsylvania State University. University Park, PA. August 15, 1998.
| Oral Presentations
56th Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. “Age and Prosthesis Type Affect Late Survival following Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients with Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch.” Marco Island, FL. Nov 4-7, 2009
29th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT). “LVAD-Related Infections and Readmission Diagnoses are Decreased in the Era of the Rotary Pump”. Palais Des Congres, Paris, France. April 22-25, 2009
24th Annual Sarnoff Endowment Scientific Meeting. Aziz A. “The Role of the Mitochondria Uncoupling Protein 3 in Modulating Ischemia/ Reperfusion Injury.” Georgetown University Conference Center, Washington, D.C. April 29 - May 2, 2004.
NIH/NHLBI - Molecular Biology Branch of the Cardiovascular Division Branch Meeting. Head Discussion – Aziz A et al. “The Role of the Mitochondria Uncoupling Protein 3 in Modulating Ischemia/ Reperfusion Injury in Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle.” The Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD. April 16, 2004.
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative Summer Internship Symposium. Aziz A et al. “The Effect of Hypoxia on the Expression of ORP-150 and Metalloproteinases by Monocyte-derived Macrophages, in vitro.” Bioengineering and Biotechonology Center, Pittsburgh, PA. August 15, 1999.
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