2014 September Newsletter - University of Nebraska Medical Center
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2014 September Newsletter - University of Nebraska Medical Center
Department of Internal Medicine Newsletter — February 2015 Internal Medicine Faculty Receives PCORI Funding Cyrus Desouza, MBBS, professor and chief, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology (DEM) and Schulz Professor of Diabetes Research, is the site principal investigator of a recent Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) contract titled “Midwestern Collaborative for Treating Obesity in Rural Primary Caring for Ebola Patients Puts Nebraska on World Health Community Map The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBU) second only to the National Football that Phil Smith, MD, professor of the League. Television viewing exceeded Division of Infectious Diseases, had the 500 million homes over a two-month vision to establish in 2005, has certainly period and 100 million print impressions. proven itself to the world. The team of NBU physicians and medical staff at Nebraska Medicine and UNMC have Care.” The coordinating center is the University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute where Dr. Christine Befort is the overall PI. PCORI was established as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It is administered, however, as a nonprofit corporation with the purpose of providing a safe means of cross-institutional data sharing for registries, clinical research and benchmarking. Various consortiums When the NBU opened in 2005, it was have been established across made possible through CDC funding that the country. The University of was available to states in the aftermath of Nebraska Medical Center is a part 911. The Nebraska state health department of the Great Plains Collaborative At a talk to the Nebraska Medicine and is a partner in the NBU. According to Dr. for Comparative Effectiveness UNMC community, Chancellor Jeffrey Smith, the medical director of the care Research, which also includes: now cared for three Ebola patients. P. Gold, MD, said the impact of this unit, the grant was for designing a unit the University of Kansas Medical care catapulted Nebraska into not only where providers could safely care for Center (KUMC); Children’s Mercy regional and national media attention, patients with hazardous diseases. This Hospital, Kansas City; the University was also in the backdrop of the 2003 of Iowa Health Care; the University of see EBOLA pg 4 see PCORI pg 4 but global awareness. At one point on social media, Ebola and our connection with caring for the patients put our hits From the Interim Chair It is hard to believe that the first month of 2015 is gone! Before we celebrate achievements of the past year, it is important to remember three Internal Medicine faculty members that we have lost since our last newsletter. We mourn the deaths of Dr. Fred Paustian, Dr. Denham Harman, and Dr. John Gollan. Each one of these men made remarkable contributions not only to the Department of Internal Medicine but the entire UNMC campus and beyond. Dr. Paustian was the first gastroenterologist in Nebraska, beginning the tradition of a strong GI program at UNMC. Dr. Harman proposed the free radical theory of aging based on his research and was a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Dr. Gollan served as Chair for two years before leading the College of Medicine as Dean for several years. He was widely known for his research in liver disease as well as his administrative work. These men each leave a remarkable legacy—not only in the medical profession but also in the lives of their families, colleagues, trainees, and friends. Dr. Gollan passed away most recently and a time of remembrance will be held on February 23 at 4:30PM in the Linder Reading Room at the Sorrell Center. Debra J. Romberger, MD Internal Medicine Newsletter February 2015 Inside this Issue Ebola Puts UNMC on Map 1 PCORI Contract 1 Loss of Former Faculty 3 Electronic Health Record AHRQ R01 5 Expanded Cardiovascular Services at Oakview 6 Vancomycin Use, Publication of Note 7 Rheumatology Research Foundation Grant 7 Honors and Awards 8 COM Standing Committees 11 New Faculty 12 Grants 13 Publications 16 There are many noteworthy events of 2014. The central role of the Department of Internal Medicine in the operation of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit in caring for Ebola patients is one recognized globally. Dr. Phillip Smith, the medical director of the unit, was an invited guest by Senator Sasse at President Obama’s State of the Union address because of this work. Another national recognition occurred when Dr. James O’Dell received the prestigious 2014 Lee C. Howley Sr. Prize for Research in Arthritis from the national Arthritis Foundation. Please look through the newsletter to learn more about the numerous honors and awards of our faculty and trainees, including the five faculty who will be recognized with UNMC 2014 Research awards on February 2nd. A big thank you for all who are assisting with the recruitment of students who will join us a residents next July. We know that our Chief Residents, Program Directors, Education office staff, and all the residents and faculty who help with interviews are essential to the process of attracting the best candidates to our residency program. If you know undergraduate students interested in doing summer research, please direct them to apply on line by March 1 to our programs. We anticipate involving up to 20 students (8 will be a part of our NIAAA R25 grant for studies in alcohol research). More information is available on the web and this is a great way to introduce students to biomedical research and clinical Internal Medicine. As always, if you have ideas for the newsletter, please let me know. Here’s wishing each of you the best as we journey on through 2015! Newsletter | 2 Mourning the Loss of Three Influential Faculty Members Francisco, the University of London January 2, at age 72, after a battle and the University of Adelaide, Michael F. Sorrell Center for with Parkinson’s disease. South Australia, working in his Health Science Education that subspecialty of gastroenterology. opened in 2008. He was recruited to Internal • Instituting the first increase in Medicine as the chair in 2001, Some of his notable and in 2003 he became the accomplishments at UNMC medical class size in 30 years – dean of the College of Medicine. include: from 120 to 130. Prior to his position in Internal Medicine he had been at some of the more prestigious schools in the world including: Harvard, the University of California at San • Helping negotiate an affiliation • Working with Nebraska agreement between UNMC, Medicine to establish the Nebraska Medicine and Biocontainment Unit. Children’s Hospital & Medical Center. • Recruiting 11 department chairpersons. • In 1985, he founded the Denham Harman, MD, PhD, he was subsequently nominated died on November 25, at age six times for the Nobel Prize for International Association of 98, after a brief illness. the theory that later was called the Biomedical Gerontology. Dr. Harman was known for his proposal of the Free Radical Theory cornerstone of the aging field. • Dr. Harman established the of Aging from his work in the first Section of Biomedical 1950s at University of California- Gerontology in 1973 at UNMC Berkley, prior to becoming a – the first in the country. faculty member at UNMC in 1958. Although his theory did not gain widespread acceptance at first, Fred Paustian, MD, died • In 1970, he helped establish the American Aging Association. • He cared for complex • He also served as the chief of the Nebraska Geriatrics Service for Douglas County Hospital. • He continued researching the role of antioxidants on the effects of free radicals to the end of his career. demonstrated thought his on November 2, following gastroenterology patients – generous funding of an endowed his battle with Parkinson’s both adults and children. chair in gastroenterology disease. He was 87. • Under his leadership, he and support of research in gastroenterology. Former students and colleagues recruited key faculty who remembered Dr. Paustian as a continued the tradition of demanding, but fair, scholarly furthering the discipline all aspects of UNMC’s post- mentor and leader. “He through the Liver Research graduate medical training for introduced rigorous medicine Unit and what became a physicians, as well as continuing into the teaching environment,” nationally recognized Liver education programs for family Michael Sorrell, MD, said. Transplant Program. practitioners, internists and • He was the first gastroenterologist in Nebraska. February 2015 | 3 • Helping raise funds for the John Gollan, MD, PhD, died • His love for his profession and the University were • He developed programs in emergency room physicians. EBOLA continued from pg 1 SARS outbreak, he said, in which a Medicine’s Emergency Department, facilities, Mark Rupp, MD, professor and number of health care workers died. Trauma and Emergency Preparedness. chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, said. Since its creation, the unit has been used When the U.S. State Department asked for UNMC and Nebraska Medicine as a resource for research and regional our help with Ebola patients, Dr. Hewlett biocontainment experts have now training – for projects like mathematical said, “We’re honored that national health provided six Ebola educational webinar modeling of airflow, decontamination of leaders have expressed confidence in our sessions for health care professionals and equipment and transportation exercises. ability to help address this global health emergency medical services personnel, crisis. This is a clear indication that the as well as providing online informational med center is an international resource material for the general public. The in health care, research and education.” intent for the latter is to provide easy to For years, a group of well-qualified volunteer health care workers, including doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and understand, accurate information. They support staff, have trained for just such an Since caring for the patients, UNMC and event under the leadership of Dr. Smith; Nebraska Medicine has been coined Angela Hewlett, MD, associate medical the “gold standard” of Ebola care. We director of the NBU and assistant professor were contacted by the U.S. Centers for The Omaha World Herald named the in the Division of Infectious Diseases; and, Disease Control and Prevention, as well UNMC and Nebraska Medicine Ebola Shelley Schwedhelm, director of Nebraska as other health care organizations and team ‘2014 Midlanders of the Year.’ have also been invited by the CDC to help other hospitals prepare for Ebola. PCORI continued from pg 1 Wisconsin-Madison; the Medical College professor, DEM; and, Terry T. Huang, of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Marshfield PhD, MPH, CPH, professor, Department Clinic, Marshfield, Wis.; the University of of Health Promotion, Social & Behavioral Minnesota Medical Center; the University Health, College of Public Health, as of Texas Health Sciences Center at San co-investigator. They will compare the Antonio and the University of Texas effectiveness of the patient-centered Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. The Department of Internal Medicine is among the first at UNMC to receive site funding to participate in a PCORI project. Other PCORI funding at UNMC includes: a subcontract from the University of Kansas Medical Center for James McClay, MD, in Emergency Medicine (“Greater Plains Collaborative Clinical Data Research Network”) and a grant for K.M. Islam, MD, PhD, in the College of Public Health (“Patient-Defined Treatment Success and Preferences in Stage IV Lung Cancer Patients”). The UNMC team includes Leslie Eiland, MD, assistant professor, DEM, as coinvestigator; Andjela Drincic, MD, associate Newsletter | 4 medical home (PCMH) model of obesity treatment to the primary care provider feefor-service approach to obesity treatment, as well as the effectiveness of disease management (DM) programs to the primary care provider fee-for-service approach to obesity treatment. Their secondary aim will Cyrus Desouza, MBBS be to then determine if the DM model is more effective than the PCMH model. The Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. long-term goal of this project is to develop There will be ongoing, direct engagement an evidence-based, sustainable model of with rural patients living with obesity. treatment for obesity in rural areas where residents suffer disproportionately from obesity and obesity-related illnesses. Dr. Desouza said, “With strong patient and stakeholder engagement, the findings have potential to impact treatment guidelines, UNMC will collaborate with two VA organization of care at the practice Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care and healthcare system level, payment System outpatient clinics and four rural policies and training of practitioners.” clinics, two of which are associated with John Windle Receives R01 From AHRQ John Windle, MD, professor and chief, Division of Cardiology, “We have a very unique methodology that I think is unique among began researching the usability of electronic health records researchers called convergent mixed methods. We will measure (EHR) in the early 2000s. He will be able to take his research perception of EHRs using not only the standard surveys, but even further now with a five-year, $2.5 million R01 grant from also small groups and interviews, and have providers take us the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). through how they use the electronic chart,” Dr. Windle said. From findings of his previous grant, funded through the National The grant has other unique features as well, according to Dr. Library of Medicine, looking at EHR adoption by academic versus Windle. They will not only be looking at outpatient data, but also private practice physicians, the team determined that EHRs were inpatient data. They will not only look at Nebraska Medicine’s not working well for either group. They found there were perceived EPIC data, but at a rural institution, Faith Regional Health Services barriers to communication, workflow, efficiency and patient care. “This grant is an attempt in a quantifiable and scientific way to evaluate what practices are out there in terms of EHRs and really identify the best practices, both of existing, in Norfolk, as well as at the Christiana Care Health System, a network of private hospitals in Delaware at the larger end of the spectrum, at a VA CPRS system and other systems in between. They will use simulated patient “actors” for scenario testing. and, we are going to have the ability within the grant to Consultants on the grant include James Tcheng, MD, at Duke build our ideal or optimized EHR,” Dr. Windle said. University, Michael Mirro, MD, at Indiana School of Medicine and He believes they will be able to substantially improve physician perception of EHR usability by creating realistic clinical scenarios for Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Ind. and William Weintraub, MD, at Thomas Jefferson University and Christiana Care Health. testing. With Ann Fruhling, PhD, director, School of Interdisciplinary Informatics, University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Lisa Grabenbauer, UNMC graduate student, as co-investigators, they plan to build prototypes of an EHR from what people tell them they really want. February 2015 | 5 Above: John Windle, MD, standing second from left, during earlier work on the EHR projects with previous team. Expanding CardioVascular Service at Oakview Clinic The CardioVascular clinic will be able to expand its patient volume with the four additional exam rooms and expanded services when it moves from the second floor to the larger space on the first floor. AN OPEN HOUSE IS SCHEDULED FOR Thursday, February 19 5 to 7 p.m. CardioVascular Center – Oakview 2727 S. 144th St., Suite 100 Conveniently located in west Omaha with easy access parking. Services Providers • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Echocardiogram Exercise Stress Echo Dobutamine Stress Echo Cardiopulmonary Stress Testing • • • • • Newsletter | 6 Nuclear Imaging Vascular Imaging (i.e. carotid duplex, venous and arterial studies) EKGs Holter Monitors Zio Patches John Windle, MD Tom Sears, MD Shikhar Saxena, MD Karen Gangahar, MD Tom Porter, MD John Haas, MD Arthur Easley, MD Brian Lowes, MD Eugenia Raichlin, MD Jessica Delaney, MD Dan Anderson, MD Teri Diederich, APRN Carol Henrich, APRN Brian Stoneking, APRN Publication Receives Much Attention differences in the risk of death when Internal Medicine and Paul Fey, PhD, comparing patients with S. aureus professor, Department of Pathology and bacteremia with high-vancomycin MIC Microbiology, believe some reasons to those with low-vancomycin MIC. for the difference in the conclusion The article has received considerable notice, and at one point was listed by Altmetric in the top one percent of the 2.5 million articles tracked. It was also released early to coincide with A team of UNMC researchers conducted a meta-analysis looking at 8291 episodes of Staphyloccocus aureus bacteremia (SAB) in an attempt to IDweek 2014 as part of the annual conference of the Infectious Diseases minimum inhibitory concentrations useful,” lead author, Andre Kalil, (MIC), also known as “MIC creep,” with MD, MPH, professor, Division of increased treatment failure and mortality. Infectious Diseases said. “There are patients with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: a systematic heterogeneous patient populations, multiple infection sites and bias-laden endpoints such as treatment failure. contribution to the existing evidence that vancomycin remains highly concentration and mortality among design. Previous meta-analyses included “This is certainly an important association of higher vancomycin vancomycin minimum inhibitory explained by the difference in study Healthcare Epidemiology of America. “The study provides strong evidence the article titled “Association between previous meta-analyses could be Society of America and the Society for answer questions about the potential Results of the study were published in of their meta-analysis compared to newer antibiotics available to treat Staphylococcus aureus infections, but this study demonstrates that physicians don’t necessarily need to switch to these new drugs when the MIC is increased but still within the susceptible range.” review and meta-analysis” in the The authors, including Trevor October 15 issue of the Journal of Van Schooneveld, MD, assistant the American Medical Association. professor and Mark Rupp, MD, There were no statistically significant professor, both of the Division of in this subject matter,” Stefan Riedel, MD, PhD, D (ABMM), assistant professor of Pathology at The Johns Hopkins University and director of the Clinical Pathology Laboratories at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center said. “What I liked about this article, contrary to some of the other meta-analyses, is that it really focused on bloodstream infections.” “If we can prevent unnecessary changes to new or alternative antibiotics, we’re not only helping patients who are being treated now – we’re also helping the future patients with these infections,” Dr. Kalil said. Kaleb Michaud, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Rheumatology/ Immunology, was a recipient of the Rheumatology Research Foundation’s Disease Targeted Innovative Research Grant. The title of his grant is “Electronic Mobile Health Tool for Improving Patient Assessment in the Clinic.” “The objective of the project, which is the next step in our goal of finding the best therapy for a patient, is to determine the optimal rheumatoid arthritis activity measure(s) from those currently recommended through clinical use of a customized electronic mobile health tool,” Dr. Michaud said. “Upon completion we expect our tool to provide a timely, efficient, feasible and effective way of recording and communicating RA activity to patients, payors and physicians in a real-world setting.” February 2015 | 7 Honors and Awards Five Internal Medicine Faculty Honored with 2014 UNMC Research Awards Marius Florescu, MD, associate professor, Division of Nephrology, received the 2014 Emerging Inventor Award given as part of UNeMed’s Innovation week for two of his recent inventions — one, a hemodialysis catheter, and another, a device to improve arteriovenous fistulas. Joseph Sisson, MD, professor and chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, received a Research Leadership Award, for a previously recognized Distinguished Scientist who has a longstanding research funding history and also served as a research leader and mentor. Apar Ganti, MD, associate professor, Division of Oncology/ Hematology was named the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center’s representative on the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium’s steering committee. James O’Dell, MD, professor and Cyrus Desouza, MBBS, professor and chief, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism; Jill Poole, MD, associate professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy; and Philip Smith, MD, professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, received Distinguished Scientists Awards that recognized researchers who have been among the most productive in the country over the past five years. chief, Division of Rheumatology/ Immunology, recently received the national Arthritis Foundation’s 2014 Lee C. Howley Sr. Prize for Research in Arthritis. The award is given for contributions during the previous year that have significantly advanced the understanding, treatment or prevention of arthritis and related diseases. The New England Journal of Medicine article “Therapies for Active Rheumatoid Arthritis After Methotrexate Failure,” Natalia Osna, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology received a New Investigator Award which recognizes investigators who, within the past two years, have received their first independent national funding. The recipients received their awards at the UNMC Distinguished Scientist Awards ceremony earlier this month. Newsletter | 8 with lead author, James O’Dell, showed that the general belief that biologics have significantly more potency than conventional therapies for patients who failed to respond to methotrexate was not accurate. Fedja Rochling, Mary Huerter, MD, MD, associate Internal Medicine professor, Division house officer II, was of Gastroenterology, recently chosen began his role as as the American section chief of College of Physicians Gastroenterology at 2015 Associate the VA Nebraska/ UNMC Shows Strong Presence at Annual ACR Meeting Health Policy Intern. Western Iowa Health Care System on She will receive a $2,000 stipend that will December 1, 2014. Mark Mailliard, MD, help with the four-week internship and UNMC Gastroenterology/Hepatology, attendance at the annual ACP Leadership division chief, said, “Dr. Rochling can wear Days on May 20 and 21. The experience many hats with his breadth of experience will help develop legislative knowledge in GI and liver diseases.” In addition to and advocacy skills by working directly ABIM certification in internal medicine with ACP’s Washington, D.C. staff. and gastroenterology, Dr. Rochling has formal qualifications in transplant hepatology and clinical nutrition. Thomas Tape, MD, professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, was recently chosen as chair-elect of the board of regents of the American College of Physicians for the 2015-2016 term. He will assume the position of chair beginning in May 2016. The board manages the business and affairs of ACP and is the main policy-making body of the College. Former Rheumatology/ Immunology division administrator, Lisa Jansen, has been named as one of three ambulatory clinics directors for Nebraska Medicine. She will serve Seventeen UNMC students, post-docs, Internal Medicine residents, fellows, and faculty contributed to 33 abstracts that were presented in November at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Boston, Mass. as the ambulatory clinics director, for the The above photo includes many of the authors primary care clinical program. Lisa had of the ACR posters. also been the business manager for the Contributing UNMC authors include: (bottom Durham Outpatient Center fifth floor row), Kaleb Michaud, PhD; (3rd row, left) Ted Internal Medicine Clinic since 2011. Mikuls, MD, MPH; (3rd row, right), Priyanka The other two ambulatory clinics managers Vashisht, MD; (5th row, left) Geoffrey Thiele, are Ann Blanchard and Kara Tomlinson. PhD; (5th row, right), Manpreet Sethi, MD; (7th row, 2nd on right), Amy Cannella, MD; Andrew Vasey, MD, assistant professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, recently presented “Using Patients’ Needs to Transform Ambulatory (8th row, left), Bartlett Hamilton III, BS; (9th row, left), Michael Duryee, MS; (9th row, 2nd on left), Michelene Hearth-Holmes, MD; (10th row, left) Bryant England, MD; (10th row, 1st on right), Brian Coburn, BS; (back row, 2nd on left), Lynell Klassen, MD; and (back row, right) Daniel Anderson, MD, PhD. Additionally, UNMC Internal Medicine authors Care: A Resident-run Patient Centered not pictured include: Marshall Davis, MD; Alan Medical Home” during a plenary Erickson, MD; Tricia LeVan, PhD; and James session at the annual meeting of O’Dell, MD the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) in Chicago. February 2015 | 9 Did you know... Internal Medicine Faculty Serving on COM Standing Committees for 2014-2015 Continuing Medical Education Committee Graduate Medical Education Committee Kelly J. Caverzagie, MD Dahn L. Clemens, PhD Julie L. Fedderson, MD Alexander T. Hewlett, DO Candace A. Huebert, MD Brian D. Lowes, MD, PhD Edward L. O’Leary, M.D. Marco A. Olivera-Martinez, M.D. Jennifer R. Parker, M.D. Craig A. Piquette, M.D. Troy J. Plumb, M.D. Jane F. Potter, M.D. Trevor C. VanSchooneveld, M.D. Chad W. Vokoun, M.D. Julie L. Fedderson, M.D. (ad hoc) Trek C. Langenhan, M.D. (house officer) Tara L. Turner, M.D. (house officer) Curriculum Committee Craig A. Piquette, MD David V. O’Dell, MD Gerald F. Moore, MD Faculty Grievance Committee Lynell W. Klassen, MD Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee Ted R. Mikuls, MD Susanna G. Von Essen, MD Graduate Medical Education Committee Daniel R. Anderson, MD Gregory Bociek, MD Rachel A. Bonnema, MD Amy C. Cannella, MD Kelly J Caverzagie, MD Arthur R. Easley, Jr., MD Whitney S. Goldner, MD Medical Student Admissions Committe Amy C. Cannella, M.D. 2016 Research and Development Committee Student Evaluation Committee Alan R. Erickson, M.D., Chair J. Scott Neumeister, M.D. 2015* Trevor C. VanSchooneveld, M.D. 2017* SPECIAL COMMITTEES A.Ross McIntyre Award Committee Daniel R. Anderson, M.D. Thomas R. Porter, M.D. Charles Frank Morsman Committee Cyrus V. Desouza, M.D., Chair Robert G. Bennett, Ph.D. Whitney S. Goldner, M.D. Jennifer L. Larsen, M.D. Appointments effective October 1. Year indicates expiration of term. *Second term, not eligible for reappointment Stephen J. Bonasera, M.D., Ph.D. 2017 Jill A. Poole, M.D. 2017 Geoffrey M. Thiele, Ph.D. 2017* And, did you know... Former Internal Medicine SURP student, Andrew Coughlin, MD, became an assistant professor of Otolaryngology at UNMC in 2014. Former Internal Medicine SUARP student, Gage Rensch – now M1 – was highlighted in UNMC Today on October 10. His project was titled “Induction of Protein Aggregates by Ethanol Metabolites in Human Hepatoma Cells and Rat Hepatocytes,” mentored by Terrence Donohue, PhD. 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Program Applications are now open at: http://www.unmc.edu/studentservices/rse/enrichment/undergraduate-enrichment/surp/index.html Newsletter | 10 New Faculty Lyudmyla Berim, MD, assistant professor, Daniel Jeffrey, MD, assistant professor, Division of Oncology/Hematology, received General Internal Medicine Division, received her medical degree from Ternopil Medical his medical degree from UNMC, as well University, Ternopil, Ukraine. She completed as completing a residency in Internal residency at the State University of New Medicine and Pediatric at UNMC. He will York in Buffalo and then a Hematology/ see patients at Baker Place Clinic all day Oncology Fellowship at Roswell Park on Mondays and Tuesdays, as well as Cancer Institute in Buffalo. She comes to Wednesday morning clinic at Midtown UNMC from Creighton. Dr. Berim will be Clinic and all day on Thursday at UNMC involved in research and education, as well Durham Outpatient Center clinic. as both inpatient and outpatient care. Leslie Eiland, MD, assistant professor, Michael P. Smith, MD, assistant professor, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology General Internal Medicine Division, and Metabolism, received her medical received his medical degree from Creighton degree from Emory University then University. He completed a residency at completed an Endocrine Fellowship at Tulane University School of Medicine. He UNMC. Her areas of emphasis are in comes to us from his previous position diabetes and thyroid disease. She will as a Hopsitalist and outpatient clinician at develop endocrine telemedicine clinics the Medical Center of Louisiana in New in rural Nebraska and Western Iowa Orleans and the New Orleans Department and establish partnerships with rural of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Smith’s position at community hospitals and providers. Nebraska Medicine is also as a Hospitalist. John Harrington, MD, associate Sarah E. Smith, MD, assistant professor, professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care, General Internal Medicine Division, received Sleep and Allergy Division, received his her medical degree, with distinction, medical degree and completed his Internal from UNMC. She also completed a Medicine Residency at Creighton. He also residency at Tulane University School completed a Geriatrics Fellowship at the of Medicine. Dr. Smith is a primary care University of North Carolina at Chapel physician at Baker Place Clinic (Wednesday Hill and a Sleep Medicine Fellowship at mornings and all day Thursdays and the University of Michigan. He will be the Fridays) and at Plattsmouth Clinic (all Program Director for the Sleep Medicine day, Mondays). She overseas medicine/ Fellowship. He will have three clinics per pediatric residents at Baker Place. week and will also conduct research. Sana Hasan, DO, instructor, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, received her medical degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a residency at Summa Health System/Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and an Endocrine Fellowship at UNMC. She will have clinic on Thursday afternoon, as well as see patients on the inpatient consult service. Dr. Hasan will continue work on a basic science research project. February 2015 | 11 Internal Medicine Grant Awards Investigator, Proposal Title, Sponsor, Dates, Growth Hormone Deficiency, 18223, Prolor Direct Costs, Indirect Costs, Biotech, 08/13/14-08/12/15, $0, $7,529, Total Costs $7,529 Lowes, Brian D, REmission from Stage D Drincic, Andjela Tugomir , A Phase 3, Heart Failure (RESTAGE-HF), 18182, Thoratec Multicenter Study Designed to Evaluate the Corporation, 07/22/14-07/21/19, $0, $7,468, Efficacy and Safety of a Long Acting hGH $7,468 Product (MOD-4023) in Adult Subjects with Lowes, Brian D, REmission from Stage D Heart Failure (RESTAGE-HF), 18182, Thoratec Corporation, 07/22/14-07/21/19, $40,795, $2,488, $43,283 O’Leary, Edward Lewis, An OPen-label, Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Study ExplorIng TwO TreatmeNt StratEgiEs of Rivaroxaban and a Dose-Adjusted Oral Growth Hormone Deficiency, 18223, Prolor Biotech, 08/13/14-08/12/15, $41,112, $2,510, $43,622 Casey, Carol A, Altered Lipid Droplet Trafficking: Role in Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, 14982, DHHS/NIH/NIAAA, 08/01/14-07/31/15, $452,079, $45,781, $497,860 Vitamin K Antagonist Treatment Strategy... Casey, Carol A, Alcohol-altered CEA (PIONEER), 17465, Janssen Scientific Affairs, processing: Role in liver metastases in LLC, 11/03/14-11/02/16, $0, $5,133, $5,133 colorectal cancer, 16814, DHHS/NIH/NIAAA, O’Leary, Edward Lewis, An OPen-label, Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Study 09/01/14-08/31/15, $128,137, $22,876, $151,013 ExplorIng TwO TreatmeNt StratEgiEs of Singh, Shailender, Pancreatic Cystic Rivaroxaban and a Dose-Adjusted Oral Reference Set, 17748, University of Vitamin K Antagonist Treatment Strategy... Pittsburgh, 07/01/14-06/30/15, $23,601, (PIONEER), 17465, Janssen Scientific Affairs, $11,919, $35,520 LLC, 11/03/14-11/02/16, $28,824, $1,711, $30,535 Florescu, Diana Florentina, A Phase 3, Windle, John Robert, Optimizing the and Efficacy of Brincidofovir (CMX001) in the Electronic Health Record for Cardiac Care, Treatment of Early versus Late Adenovirus 16308, DHHS/AHRQ, 09/02/14-08/31/15, Infection, 18129, Chimerix, Inc., 07/10/14- $351,687, $131,135, $482,822 07/09/17, $0, $32,880, $32,880 Boerner, Brian Paul, Natural History Study Florescu, Diana Florentina, Phase 3, of the Development of Type 1 Diabetes, Open-Label, Multicenter Study of the Safety 10951, University of South Florida, 07/01/14- and Efficacy of Brincidofovir (CMX001) in the 06/30/15, $3,540, $1,788, $5,328 Treatment of Early versus Late Adenovirus Desouza, Cyrus, GRADE [Glycemic Reduction Approaches for Diabetes: A Open-Label, Multicenter Study of the Safety Infection, 18129, Chimerix, Inc., 07/10/1407/09/17, $171,117, $10,960, $182,077 Comparative Effectiveness Study], 15785, Florescu, Diana Florentina, A Prospective, George Washington University, 08/01/14- Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter, 07/31/15, $382,288, $162,610, $544,898 Phase 3 Study to Assess the Safety and Drincic, Andjela Tugomir, A Phase 3, Multicenter Study Designed to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Long Acting hGH Product (MOD-4023) in Adult Subjects with Newsletter | 12 July - December 2014 Efficacy of Intravenous Ceftolozane/ Tazobactam Compared with Meropenem in Adult Patients with Ventilated Nosocomial Pneumonia, 18185, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc, 10/27/14-10/26/15, $0, $9,348, $9,348 Florescu, Diana Florentina, A Prospective, When Compared to Laboratory Standard Lunning, Matthew A, A Phase IB/IIA Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter, Procedures, 17430, Magnolia Medical Study of Romidepsin in Combination with Phase 3 Study to Assess the Safety and Technologies, Ltd., 09/16/14-09/30/15, $0, Lenalidomide in Adults with Relapsed or Efficacy of Intravenous Ceftolozane/ $460, $460 Refractory Lymphomas and Myeloma, 18273, Tazobactam Compared with Meropenem in Adult Patients with Ventilated Nosocomial Pneumonia, 18185, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Rupp, Mark E, A Matched, Open Label Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 09/12/14-09/11/16, $0, $1,935, $1,935 MMT Initial Specimen Diversion Device Lunning, Matthew A, A Phase IB/IIA $53,553 in Reducing Blood Culture Contamination Study of Romidepsin in Combination with When Compared to Laboratory Standard Lenalidomide in Adults with Relapsed or Kalil, Andre C, Professional Services Procedures, 17430, Magnolia Medical Refractory Lymphomas and Myeloma, 18273, Agreement: A Randomized, Double-blind, Technologies, Ltd., 09/16/14-09/30/15, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Placebo-controlled, Phase 3 Study to $2,361, $153, $2,514 09/12/14-09/11/16, $9,921, $644, $10,565 Swindells, Susan, National AIDS Education Bailey, Kristina L., Eugene Kenney Memorial and Training Center Grants, 530, University Fund for Asthma Research, Nov. 2014-Oct. of Colorado Denver, 07/01/14-06/30/15, 2015, $20,000 Inc, 10/27/14-10/26/15, $50,437, $3,116, Assess the Safety and Efficacy of ART123 in Subjects with Severe Sepsis and Coagulopathy, 16877, Rhode Island Hospital, 09/01/13-02/28/15, $15,338, $3,987, $19,325 Kalil, Andre C, Professional Services Agreement: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Group, Phase 2 Study of Aerosolized Amikacin and Fosfomycin Delivered via the Investigational eFlow Inline System in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Gram-neg, 17729, Rhode Island Hospital, 11/01/14-07/31/15, $7,294, $1,896, $9,190 Rupp, Mark E, A Matched, Open Label Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of the MMT Initial Specimen Diversion Device in Reducing Blood Culture Contamination When Compared to Laboratory Standard Procedures, 17430, Magnolia Medical Technologies, Ltd., 07/11/14-07/10/15, $0, $9,197, $9,197 Rupp, Mark E, A Matched, Open Label Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of the MMT Initial Specimen Diversion Device in Reducing Blood Culture Contamination When Compared to Laboratory Standard Procedures, 17430, Magnolia Medical Technologies, Ltd., 07/11/14-07/10/15, $47,915, $3,065, $50,980 Rupp, Mark E, A Matched, Open Label Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of the MMT Initial Specimen Diversion Device in Reducing Blood Culture Contamination February 2015 | 13 $156,481, $12,519, $169,000 Dickinson, John David, Program for Adult Swindells, Susan, Ryan White Part D Care Excellence (PACE), 18228, Cystic Program for Coordinated HIV Services & Fibrosis Foundation, 07/01/14-06/30/15, Access to Research for Women, Infants, $25,000, $2,000, $27,000 Children, and Youth (WICY), 16184, DHHS/ HRSA, 08/01/14-07/31/15, $349,571, $0, Dickinson, John David, Autophagy is $349,571 Required for Mediated MUC5AC Secretion, Vanschooneveld, Trevor Craig, A Multi- 06/30/15, $50,000, $0, $50,000 center, Randomized, Double-blind Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Cadazolid Versus Vancomycin in Subjects With Clostridium Difficile-associated Diarrhea (CDAD), 17826, Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc., 08/04/14-08/03/16, $0, $19,437, $19,437 Vanschooneveld, Trevor Craig, A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Cadazolid Versus Vancomycin in Subjects With Clostridium Difficile-associated Diarrhea 18337, NE DHHS - LB506, 07/01/14- Murphy, P. James, CFF Center Adult Program, 17416, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 07/01/14-06/30/15, $62,735, $0, $62,735 Poole, Jill Adair, HICAHS Bioaerosols Subcontract, 15104, Colorado State University, 09/15/14-09/14/15, $20,000, $9,700, $29,700 Poole, Jill A., Eugene Kenney Memorial Fund for Asthma Research, Nov. 2014-Oct. 2015, $20,000 (CDAD), 17826, Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Rennard, Stephen Israel, Prostaglandin Inc., 08/04/14-08/03/16, $102,178, $6,479, Inhibition for Emphysema, 15462, DHHS/ $108,657 NIH/NHLBI, 07/01/14-06/30/15, $1,490,642, Bociek, Robert G, A Phase 3, Randomized, $152,953, $1,643,595 Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Rennard, Stephen Israel, Reprogramming Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of GS-1101 airway fibroblasts in asthma, 18154, (CAL-101) in Combination with Rituximab for NE DHHS - LB606, 07/01/14-06/30/15, Previously Treated Indolent Non-Hodgkin $105,985, $0, $105,985 Lymphomas, 17199, Gilead Sciences, Inc., 12/06/13-12/05/15, ($67,066), $0, ($67,066) Internal Medicine Grant Awards July - December 2014 Rennard, Stephen Israel, Exploring Michaud, Kaleb D, Rheumatology O’Dell, James Robert, Evolving adaptive a differential expression of PDE4 Informatics System for Effectiveness and effector mechanisms from Pre-RA isoenzymes and its functional relevance (RISE) Registry (the Registry ), 17410, through established disease, 18351, in cultured primary lung fibroblasts from American College of Rheumatology University of Colorado Denver, 09/24/14- patients with IPF compared to healthy Research & Education Fdn, 09/02/14- 05/31/15, $20,620, $10,413, $31,033 subjects, 18280, Takeda Pharmaceutical 09/01/15, $10,000, $0, $10,000 Company Limited, 08/04/14-08/03/15, Thiele, Geoffrey Milton, Alcohol Induces $118,774, $30,881, $149,655 Mikuls, Ted Richard, Dissection of the Muscle Autophagy by a Novel AMPK ACPA Response in African-Americans Independent PI3K Mediated Mechanism, Rennard, Stephen Israel, Design and with Rheumatoid Arthritis, 15781, 17144, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Testing of Practical Tools to Identify University of Alabama - Birmingham, 09/25/14-08/31/15, $11,071, $5,591, Individuals at High Risk for COPD, 09/01/14-08/31/15, $18,837, $9,136, $16,662 15490, Weill Medical College of Cornell $27,973 University, 08/05/14-07/31/15, $55,314, $27,934, $83,248 Mikuls, Ted Richard, CORT Project 4: Wyatt, Todd A, Clinical Resource for for Chronic Gout Management, 14644, Lung and Alcohol Investigations, 13961, University of Alabama - Birmingham, University of Colorado Denver, 08/01/14- 09/01/14-08/31/15, $72,621, $35,221, 07/31/15, $23,707, $11,498, $35,205 $107,842 The new format is due to the rollout of the new ADIS, from which this data comes. A Novel Centralized ‘Virtual’ Gout Clinic RFA for Chronic HIV Infection and Aging In NeuroAIDS (CHAIN) Developmental Core The CHAIN Grant Developmental Core provides grant funding in support of new investigators and investigators proposing new ideas in HIV/AIDS research related to aging. The Developmental grant program is designed to mentor and support new investigators and new ideas in age related HIV/AIDS research. Applications are now being accepted from junior investigators who hold a faculty appointment and from established investigators in other fields applying their expertise to HIV/AIDS. All applicants must have faculty-level appointments at a CHAIN Center member institution (University of Nebraska Medical Center; University of Nebraska, Lincoln; University of California, San Diego; or The Scripps Research Institute) Newsletter | 14 RFA information and forms are available at: http://www.unmtc.edu/ pharmacology/research/centers/ chain/2015-developmental-rfa.html The due date for application is Friday, February 27, 2015, 4 p.m. Central Standard Time. If you have any questions, please contact Howard Fox (hfox@unmc.edu), Sue Swindells (sswindells@unmc.edu) or Robin Taylor (rtaylor@unmc.edu). Internal Medicine Faculty Publications D. R. Anderson, M. J. Duryee, S. W. A. B. Benson, 3rd, A. P. Venook, T. Bekaii- Shurmur, J. Y. Um, W. D. Bussey, C. Saab, E. Chan, Y. J. Chen, H. S. Cooper, P. D. Hunter, R. P. Garvin, H. R. Sayles, T. F. Engstrom, P. C. Enzinger, M. J. Fenton, R. Mikuls, L. W. Klassen and G. M. C. S. Fuchs, J.L. Grem, et al., Colon cancer, Thiele, Unique antibody responses to version 3.2014, J Natl Compr Canc Netw, malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde (MAA)- 12, 7, 1028-59, Jul, 24994923 protein adducts predict coronary artery disease, PLoS One, 9, 9, e107440, 25210746, 4161424 Quantitative versus qualitative cultures of K. Bailey, T. Wyatt, S. Wells, E. Klein, J. in patients with ventilator-associated Robinson, D. Romberger and J. Poole, pneumonia, Cochrane Database Syst Rev, Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 10, CD006482, 25354013 (DDAH) overexpression attenuates agricultural organic dust extract-induced inflammation, J Environ Immunol Toxicol, 2, respiratory secretions for clinical outcomes S. P. Bhatt, J. M. Wells, V. Kim, G. J. Criner, C. P. Hersh, M. Hardin, W. C. 2, 72-78, Mar, 25221746, 4159103 Bailey, H. Nath, Y. I. Kim, M. G. Foreman, S. Bares, J. Steinbeck, L. Bence, A. E. K. Silverman, B. J. Make and M. T. Kordik, M. E. Acree, J. Jih, J. Farnan, S. Dransfield, Radiological correlates and Watson, K. Rasinski, J. Schneider and D. clinical implications of the paradoxical lung Pitrak, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Ordering function response to beta2 agonists: an Patterns for Routine HIV Screening among observational study, Lancet Respir Med, 2, Resident Physicians at an Urban Medical 11, 911-8, Nov, 25217076, Center, J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care, , Oct D. S. Stinson, C. G. Wilson, S.I. Rennard, 15, 25320147 V. R. Bhatt, M. R. Aryal, S. Panta, K. E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs, A.L. Hewlett, P.C. retrospective analysis of reported errata Iwen, S. L. Nuss and P. W. Smith, Method in five leading medical journals in 2012, J for investigating nursing behaviors related Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect, 4, to isolation care, Am J Infect Control, 42, 11, 5, 25738, 25432653, 4246137 1152-6, Nov, 25444261, Mosalpuria and J.O. Armitage, A V. R. Bhatt, R. Shrestha, N. Shonka W. E. Bell, R. Hallworth, T. A. Wyatt and and R.G. Bociek, Near misdiagnosis of J. H. Sisson, Use of a Novel Cell Adhesion glioblastoma as primary central nervous Method and Digital Measurement to system lymphoma, J Clin Med Res, 6, 4, Show Stimulus-dependent Variation in 299-301, Aug, 24883157, 4039103 Somatic and Oral Ciliary Beat Frequency in Paramecium, J Eukaryot Microbiol, , Jul 26, V. R. Bhatt and J.M. Vose, Hematopoietic 25066640 Stem Cell Transplantation for Non-Hodgkin C. L. Bennett, B. Chen, T. Hermanson, M. 28, 6, 1073-1095, Dec, 25459180 D. Wyatt, R. M. Schulz, P. Georgantopoulos, S. Kessler, D. W. Raisch, Z. P. Qureshi, Z. K. Lu, B. L. Love, V. Noxon, L. Bobolts, M. Armitage, J. Bian, P. Ray, R. J. Ablin, W. J. Hrushesky, I. C. Macdougall, O. Sartor and J.O. Armitage, Regulatory and clinical considerations for biosimilar oncology drugs, Lancet Oncol, 15, 13, e594-e605, Dec, 25456378 February 2015 | 15 D. C. Berton, A.C. Kalil and P. J. Teixeira, Lymphoma, Hematol Oncol Clin North Am, P.J. Bierman, Surgery for primary central nervous system lymphoma: is it time for reevaluation?, Oncology (Williston Park), 28, 7, 632-7, Jul, 25144286 M. D. Boska, P. K. Dash, J. Knibbe, A. A. Epstein, S. P. Akhter, N. Fields, R. High, E. Makarov, S. Bonasera, H. A. Gelbard, L. Y. Poluektova, H. E. Gendelman and Internal Medicine Faculty Publications S. Gorantla, Associations between brain G. W. Cannon, S. L. DuVall, C. L. Haroldsen, stage human immunodeficiency virus- microstructures, metabolites, and cognitive L. Caplan, J. R. Curtis, K. Michaud, T. R. associated classical Hodgkin lymphoma deficits during chronic HIV-1 infection of Mikuls, A. Reimold, D. H. Collier, D. J. treated with doxorubicin, bleomycin, humanized mice, Mol Neurodegener, 9, 1, Harrison, G. J. Joseph and B. C. Sauer, vinblastine, and dacarbazine plus combined 58, Dec 18, 25523827 Persistence and dose escalation of tumor antiretroviral therapy: A multi-institutional necrosis factor inhibitors in US veterans retrospective study, Cancer, Sep 23, with rheumatoid arthritis, J Rheumatol, 41, 25251326 N. Boudjerra, A. M. Perry, J. Audouin, J. Diebold, B. N. Nathwani, K. A. MacLennan, H. K. Muller-Hermelink, M. 10, 1935-43, Oct, 25128516 C. Casulo, J.M. Vose, W. Y. Ho, B. Kahl, Bast, E. Boilesen, J.O. Armitage and D. B. J. Carolan, G. Hughes, J. Morrow, C. M. Brunvand, A. Goy, Y. Kasamon, B. D. Weisenburger, Classification of non- P. Hersh, W. K. O’Neal, S. Rennard, S. Cheson and J. W. Friedberg, A phase I Hodgkin lymphoma in Algeria according to G. Pillai, P. Belloni, D. A. Cockayne, A. P. study of PRO131921, a novel anti-CD20 the World Health Organization classification, Comellas, M. Han, R. L. Zemans, K. Kechris monoclonal antibody in patients with Leuk Lymphoma, , 1-6, Aug 20, 25012941 and R. 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Addis, I. Adcock, I. Agache, A. Agusti, A. Alonso, … S. Rennard, et al, Integrated care pathways for airway M. Boutsikou, C. Girasis, E. Petrou and G. Pavlides, Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure. Could Novel Oral Anticoagulants be the Solution of the Optimal Antithrombotic Therapy Puzzle?, Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem, 12, 1, 14-20, 25308910, A.C. Cannella, E. Y. Kissin, K. D. Torralba, J. B. Higgs and G. S. Kaeley, Evolution of musculoskeletal ultrasound in the United States: implementation and practice in rheumatology, Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 66, 1, 7-13, Jan, 24115730 G. W. Cannon, S. L. DuVall, C. L. Haroldsen, L. Caplan, J. R. Curtis, K. Michaud, T.R. Mikuls, A. Reimold, D. H. Collier, D. J. Harrison, G. J. Joseph and B. C. Sauer, Persistence and dose escalation of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in US veterans with rheumatoid arthritis, J Rheumatol, 41, 10, 1935-43, Oct, 25128516 A. C. Cannon and F.R. 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Novak, H. Furrer, P. Y. Tanaka, C. Besson, S. Montoto, K. Cwynarski, J. S. Abramson, S. Dalia, M. Bibas, J. M. Connors, M. Furman, M. L. Nguyen, T. P. Cooley, B. E. Beltran, J. A. Collins, J.M. Vose, B. Xicoy and J. M. Ribera, Prognostic factors for advanced- Newsletter | 16 Bonthu and S. K. Batra, Author’s response S. Chakraborty, L. Smith, A.K. Ganti, N. Bonthu, T. Shimizhu and S. K. Batra, Breast cancer survival of Hispanic women in the USA is influenced by country of origin, Asia Pac J Clin Oncol, 10, 2, 124-32, Jun, 23551959, 3965644 M. A. Chamsi-Pasha, T. Alyousef and S. Sayyed, Bioprosthetic mitral valve thrombosis complicating antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, successfully treated with thrombolysis, Echocardiography, 31, 9, E278-81, Oct, 25047224 M. A. Chamsi-Pasha, S.H. Sayyed and M. J. Moulton, Real-time 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of ventriculoatrial shunt (Gerbode defect) complicating simultaneous W. MacNee, S. Rennard, F. Maltais, G. 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