George "Trey" E. Abraham, MD
Professor
Department:
SOM-Medicine-PULM
Email:
geabraham@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5650
Education
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Fellowship, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine | 2011 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Residency, Internal Medicine | 2006 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine, MD, Medicine | 2003 |
| University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, BA, Physics | 1997 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | 11/2011 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | 10/2010 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 09/2006 - 09/2016 |
Current Positions
| Medical Director, Department of Respiratory Care | 07/2017 - Present |
| Medical Director, Department of Respiratory Therapy | 09/2010 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 07/2021 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 04/2016 - 06/2021 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 07/2011 - 03/2016 |
| Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 07/2006 - 06/2008 |
| Staff Physician, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, School of , Department of Medicine | 07/2006 - 06/2008 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Sathyamoorthy M, Lerman J, Amolenda P, Wilson G, Feldman R, Moser J, Feldman U, Abraham G, Feldman D. Tracking Tidal Volume Noninvasively in Volunteers Using a Tightly Controlled Temperature-Based Device: A Proof of Concept Paper Clin Respir J. March 2020;14(3):260-266. | 2020 |
| Haynes D, Abraham GE 3rd, Dwyer TM, Petrini MF Top 10 Facts You Should Know About Spirometry J Miss State Med Assoc. 2015;56(4):95-8 | 2015 |
| Abraham GE 3rd, Dwyer TM, Bhagat R Top 10 Facts You Should Know About Long-Term Oxygen Therapy J Miss State Med Assoc. 2014;55:291-3 | 2014 |
| McCollum CR, VanAsselberg CB, Cook-Glen CL, Bhagat R, Abraham GE III. Endobronchial Recurrence of Gastric Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma Diagnosed by Bronchoscopy J Bronchol Intervent Pulmonol. 2012;19(4):338-339 | 2012 |
| Abraham GE III, Sumrall BH, Bowling MR The Air Apparent: A Rare Complication During Flexible Bronchoscopy Am J Med Sci. 2011;341(3):243-5 | 2011 |
| Abraham GE III, Mehrle AP, Bennett KR Pseudo Tricuspid Regurgitation: Unusual Etiology of a Pulsating Liver Intern J Cardiology 2006;107(2):279-80 | 2006 |
| Abraham GE III, Thorne KD, Moore CK Tamponade Precedes Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Am J Med Sci 2006;331(3):162-3 | 2006 |
| Cohly HH, Abraham GE, Ndebele K, Jenkins JJ, Thompson J, Angel MF Effects of Static Electromagnetic Fields on Characteristics of MG-63 Osteoblasts Grown in Culture Biomed Sci Instrum (United States), 2003, Volume 39, Pages: 454-9 | 2003 |
Abstracts | |
| Campbell Behlen1, MD; Bobby W. Tullos, MD1; Jacob Moremen, MD2; George E. Abraham III Asymptomatic Presentation of a Tracheal Glomus Tumor Chest 156(4):A1865 | 2019 |
| Bridges K, Hill K, Abraham GE III. An Atypical Presentation of Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2019;199:A6375 | 2019 |
| Grondin JJ, Harris AL, Abraham GE III. Hemoptysis in a Cancer Patient. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2019;199:A2330 | 2019 |
| Harvey J, Abraham GE III. Palliation of an Unusual Fixed Airway Obstruction. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2018;197:A3185 | 2018 |
| Brewer JM, Tullos BW, Harvey JG, Lund J, Abraham GE III. Airway Exchange Catheter Use in Medical ICU Patients at High Risk for Extubation Failure. Crit Care Med, January 2018:46(1);135. | 2018 |
| Senitko M, Abraham GE III, Petrini MF, Haynes D Sarcoid-like Reaction in Regional Lymph Nodes in Patients with Lung Cancer: Incidence and Racial Disparities Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2016;193:A4257. | 2016 |
| Ballard RD, Abraham GE III Brainstorm: NMDAR Antibody Encephalitis Mississippi Chapter of The American College of Physicians, Associate's Meeting, Oct 28, 2011 | 2011 |
| Abraham GE III, Petrini MF, Haynes D Inter-Rater Agreement on Subjective Aspects of Pulmonary Function Tests Quality Improves Reliability Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2011; 183: A3132 | 2011 |
| Abraham GE III, Cohly HHP, Angel MF Effects of Static Electromagnetic Fields on Characteristics of Osteoblasts Grown in Culture Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association / Southern Medical Association 92nd Annual Scientific Assembly. Nov. 1998, Volume: 7(4), Pages: 284-5 | 1998 |
| Abraham GE III, Cohly HHP, Thompson J, Smith RA, Blanchard C, Rogers B, Angel MF Characterization of Keratinous Proteins from Human Hair by SDS-PAGE, IEF, Slot and Western Blotting Southern Medical Journal / Southern Medical Association 92nd Annual Scientific Assembly. Oct. 1998, Volume: 91(10), Page: S91 | 1998 |
| Thompson J, Cohly HHP, Das SK, Abraham GE III, Stephens JW, Angel MF Free Fat Graft Autotransplantation Using Retroviral Vectors Southern Medical Journal / Southern Medical Association 92nd Annual Scientific Assembly. Oct. 1998, Volume: 91(10), Page: S93 | 1998 |
| Blanchard CR, Cohly HHP, Siller AJ, Angel MF, Rogers B, Thompson J, Abraham GE III, Smith RA Effect of a Novel Keratin Biomaterial on Wound Healing: In Vitro and Preclinical Results Sixteenth Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research. April 1998 | 1998 |
| Blanchard CR, Cohly HHP, Siller AJ, Angel MF, Rogers B, Thompson J, Abraham GE III, Smith RA Effects of a Keratin Based Biomaterial on Wound Healing 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials. April 1998 | 1998 |
| Abraham GE III, Cohly HHP, Angel MF Effects of Static Electromagnetic Fields on Characteristics of Osteoblasts Grown in Culture Plastic Surgery Research Council 43rd Annual Meeting. April 1998, Page: 141 | 1998 |
| Thompson J, Cohly HHP, Das SK, Abraham GE III, Stephens JW, Angel MF Free Fat Graft Autotransplantation Using Retroviral Vectors Plastic Surgery Research Council 43rd Annual Meeting. April 1998, Page: 126 | 1998 |
| Abraham GE III, Cohly HHP, Thompson J, Smith RA, Blanchard C, Rogers B, Angel MF Characterization of Processed Hair Proteins by Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (PAGE), Isoelectrofocusing (IEF), and Western Blotting Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. Jan. 1998, Volume: 43(1), Page: 50 | 1998 |
Editorial Commentary | |
| Dwyer TM and Abraham GE III. Spirometry: How Should We Order This Bedrock of Diagnosis and Management for Asthma and COPD? Respir Care. 2012;57(10):1692-5 | 2012 |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Asymptomatic Presentation of a Tracheal Glomus Tumor, Chest | 10/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Comparison of Medical Thoracoscopy Service Lines between a University and Community Hospital Systems, AABIP | 08/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, An Atypical Presentation of Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma, ATS | 05/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Hemoptysis in a Cancer Patient, ATS | 05/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Palliation of an Unusual Fixed Airway Obstruction, ATS | 05/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Airway Exchange Catheter Use in Medical ICU Patients at High Risk for Extubation Failure, . Society of Critical Care Medicine 2018 Meeting | 02/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Renal Failure in the ICU, APP Conference | 09/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Awake Oral Intubation with a Video Bronchoscope as the Primary Technique for Predicted Difficult Airway in a Medical Intensive Care Unit: A Case Series, 20th Annual Society for Airway Management Scientific Meeting and Workshop | 09/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bronchial Thermoplasty, American Lung Association Lung Force Expo, Jackson, MS | 09/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, DKA - Measures to Treat, Advanced Practice Provider Conference, Jackson, MS | 09/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Lung Cancer Screening: Is It Ready For Primetime?, American Lung Association in Mississippi, Jackson, MS | 08/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The 6 Minute Walk Test, American Lung Association - Mississippi Lung Summit 2013, Jackson, MS | 08/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Therapy Considerations on Pulmonary ICU Patients, UMMC Rehab Summit PT/OT, Jackson, MS | 02/2013 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pulmonary and Critical Care - The Year in Review, Tri-State Thoracic Society 2013 Conference, New Orleans, LA | 01/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Lung Cancer: A Pulmonologist's Perspective, American Lung Association - Mississippi Lung Summit 2012, Jackson, MS | 08/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Interventional Pulmonology, American Lung Association - Mississippi Lung Summit 2011, Jackson, MS | 08/2011 |
| Poster Presentation, Inter-Rater Agreement on Subjective Aspects of Pulmonary Function Tests Quality Improves Reliability, American Thoracic Society 2011 International Convention, Denver, CO | 05/2011 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Patient with Pulmonary Infiltrates and Hypoxemia, Tri-State Thoracic Society 2009 Conference, New Orleans, LA | 2009 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Unusual-Rare Etiology of Pulsatile Liver, Mississippi Chapter of The American College of Physicians, Associate's Meeting, Jackson, Mississippi | 11/2003 |
| Poster Presentation, Effects of Static Electromagnetic Fields on Characteristics of Osteoblasts Grown in Culture., Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association / Southern Medical Association 92nd Annual Scientific Assembly | 11/1998 |
| Poster Presentation, Characterization of Keratinous Proteins from Human Hair by SDS-PAGE, IEF, Slot and Western Blotting, Southern Medical Association 92nd Annual Scientific Assembly | 10/1998 |
| Poster Presentation, Free Fat Graft Autotransplantation Using Retroviral Vectors, Southern Medical Association 92nd Annual Scientific Assembly | 10/1998 |
| Poster Presentation, Effect of a Novel Keratin Biomaterial on Wound Healing: In Vitro and Preclinical Results, Sixteenth Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research | 04/1998 |
| Poster Presentation, Effects of a Keratin Based Biomaterial on Wound Healing, 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials | 04/1998 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Effects of Static Electromagnetic Fields on Characteristics of Osteoblasts Grown in Culture, Plastic Surgery Research Council 43rd Annual Meeting, Loma Linda, CA | 04/1998 |
| Poster Presentation, Free Fat Graft Autotransplantation Using Retroviral Vectors, Plastic Surgery Research Council 43rd Annual Meeting | 04/1998 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Characterization of Processed Hair Proteins by Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (PAGE), Isoelectrofocusing (IEF), and Western Blotting, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, MS | 1998 |
| Poster Presentation, Characterization of Processed Hair Proteins by Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (PAGE), Isoelectrofocusing (IEF), and Western Blotting, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, MS | 1998 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Outstanding Service Faculty Award, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2018 |
| ASB Executive Task Force | |
| Chancellor's Honor Roll | |
| Dean's Honor Roll | |
| English Honor Society | |
| Fraternity Officer | |
| Golden Key National Honor Society | |
| Mathematics Honor Society | |
| Pre-Med Honor Society | |
| Society of Physics Students/President | |
| Technical Committee Chairman, Carl G. Ever's Soceity | |
| Scientific Poster Recognition Award, 92nd Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association | |
| Smith and Nephew, Inc. Grant in recognition of a presentation, Southern Orthopedic Association Conference |
Professional Membership and Service
| American College of Chest Physicians, Moderator - Critical Care Cases II Session, Chest 2012 | 2012 |
| American College of Chest Physicians, Moderator - Diagnostic Bronchoscopy Session, Chest 2012 | 2012 |
| American College of Chest Physicians | |
| American Thoracic Society | |
| Mississippi State Medical Association | |
| American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, Member | |
| Medical Alumni Association Board, Member |
Committee Service
| Antibiotic Stewardship Committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
| Respiratory Care Practice Advisory Council, Member | 2016 - Present |
| Hinds Community College Allied Health Center RCT Advisory Committee Member, Medical Director | 2010 - Present |
| Pulmonary Fellow Curriculum Committee, Chair | |
| Pulmonary Fellow's Research Committee, Chair | |
| ATS Council of Chapter Representatives, Member | |
| Epic Oversight Committee, Member | |
| THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS, Member | |
| PCAT, Member |
Community Service
| Hispanic Health Fair, Canton, MS, Performed screening examinations and treated minor injuries and infections | 2010 - 2010 |
| Hispanic Health Fair, Canton, MS, Performed screening examinations and treated minor injuries and infections | 2008 - 2008 |
| Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital "Dream House Giveaway", Participated in selling tickets and answered telephones during telethon | 08/2001 - 08/2001 |
| Adopt-A-School Tutor, Tutored a grade school student one afternoon per week for six weeks | 03/1996 - 04/1996 |
| Adopt-A-Highway, Participated in a yearly highway clean-up project | 08/1993 - 05/1997 |
Other Service
| Department of Medicine Mortality Review, Review all cases of mortality that occur in the Depart,ment of Medicine | 08/2020 - Present |
| iCare Patient Event Reviewer, Review reported incidents that occur at UMMC with regard to a patients medical care specifically related to care delivered by Pulmonology and the Medical ICU. | 2019 - Present |
| Interpret PFTs for the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) / Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) Combined Cohort Study, Research Collaborator | 01/2017 - Present |
| Respiratory Care | |
| American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | |
| Neuroscience ICU Coverage, During a previous two year period, faculty vacancies in the Neurosciences Department had left the Neuroscience ICU without the necessary intensivist coverage. I, along with my division partners, provided the necessary intensivist coverage in addition to our regular clinical and teaching responsibilities. |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Function Testing for Fellows | Summer 2021 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Director, Chest tubes and Thoracentesis - Fellow Bootcamp | Summer 2021 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Function Testing for Residents | Summer 2021 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Physiology - Pulmonary Function Testing | Spring 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Rheumatology Guest Lecturer - Interstitial Lung Disease | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow Lecture - The Pulmonary Nodule | Fall 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow Lecture - Altitude and Dive Medicine | Winter 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medicine Journal Club Faculty Expert | Fall 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Physiology - Pulmonary Function Testing | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow Lecture - Pneumothorax | Summer 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow Lecture - Refractory Hypoxemia | Spring 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Physiology - Pulmonary Function Testing | Spring 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Tuesday Chairs Conference - Bronchial Thermoplasty | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Physiology - Pulmonary Function Testing | Spring 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medicine Journal Club Faculty Expert | Spring 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Clinical Pathology Conference - Hemoptysis in the AIDS Patient | Summer 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow Lecture - Basic CT Interpretation | Summer 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow's Lecture - Diagnostic Bronchoscopy | Summer 2016 |
| SHRP, Lecture, Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Lecture - The ICU | Summer 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Physiology - Pulmonary Function Testing | Spring 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Physiology - Pulmonary Function Testing | Spring 2015 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Resident Lecture - Pulmonary Function Testing | Spring 2015 |
| SHRP, Lecture, Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Lecture - The ICU | Summer 2015 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow's Lecture - Diagnostic Bronchoscopy | Summer 2015 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow's Lecture - Sepsis | Summer 2015 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Physiology - Pulmonary Function Testing | Spring 2014 |
| Anesthesiology, Lecture, Lecturer, Pre-operative Pulmonary Evaluation | Summer 2014 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow's Lecture - Diagnostic Bronchoscopy | Fall 2014 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow's Lecture - Sepsis | Fall 2014 |
| SHRP, Lecture, Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Lecture - The ICU | Summer 2014 |
| 631, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Clerkship | Spring 2013 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow's Lecture - Diagnostic Bronchoscopy | Fall 2013 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow's Lecture - Basics of CT Chest Interpretation | Fall 2013 |
| SHRP, Lecture, Lecturer, UMMC Respiratory Therapist Lecture - Overview of Bronchoscopy | Summer 2013 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cardiology Fellow Lecture on Pulmonary Hypertension | Fall 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Emergency Department Lecture on Mechanical Ventilation | Fall 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ICM - Asthma Lecture | Fall 2012 |
| 621, Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, ICM -Pulmonary Demo | Fall 2012 |
| 631, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Clerkship | Fall 2012 |
| 621, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Introduction to Clinical Medicine | Fall 2012 |
| SHRP, Lecture, Lecturer, PFT Talk for Respiratory Therapists at UMMC | Fall 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow's Lecture - Diagnostic Bronchoscopy | Fall 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, CXR Interpretation | Spring 2012 |
| 621, Medicine, Small Group, Guest Presenter, Introduction to Clinical Medicine | Spring 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary/Allergy/Immunology Quarterly Conference 4/20/12 - Eosinophilic Pneumonia | Spring 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, CXR Interpretation | Winter 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Hospitalist Journal Club 1/8/12 - Post-Thoracentesis Re-Expansion Pulmonary Edema | Winter 2012 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Small Group Leader, ICM - Critical Thinking Case Session #3 | Winter 2012 |
| Mississippi College PA Student Lecture, Lecture, Lecturer, Obstructive Lung Disease | Winter 2012 |
| Mississippi College PA Student Lecture, Lecture, Lecturer, Restrictive Lung Disease | Winter 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Tuesday Chair's Conference 1/10/12 - Joint Presentation; Advances in Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Care | Winter 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, CXR Interpretation | Fall 2011 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ICM - Asthma | Fall 2011 |
| 621, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Introduction to Clinical Medicine | Fall 2011 |
| SHRP, Lecture, Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Lecture - Laboratory Tests | Fall 2011 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow's Lecture - Diagnostic Bronchoscopy | Fall 2011 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary Fellow's Lecture - Interventional Pulmonology | Fall 2011 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Board Review - Pulmonary Medicine | Summer 2011 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Teaching Activity | 2011 - Present |
Fellows supervised
| Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, Attending Physician, 30 fellows supervised, Clinical Rotations / Medical ICU, Pulmonary Consults, Continuity Clinics, Research Projects | 07/2011 - Present |
Residency Training
| Attending Physician | 2011 - Present |