Christopher J. Blewett, Sr, MD
Professor-Clinical
Department:
SOM-Surgery-General Pediatric
Email:
cblewett@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5050
Education
| Children's Hospital of Alabama, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship | 1999 |
| MS Hershey Medical Center, Surgery Residency | 1997 |
| The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Research Fellowship | 1995 |
| The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Internship | 1991 |
| Temple University School of Medicine, MD, Medicine | 1990 |
| Westminster College, BS, Chemistry/Theatre | 1986 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, DEA | |
| Licensure, Medical License | |
| Licensure, State of Alabama | |
| Licensure, State of Pennsylvania | |
| Licensure, State of Texas | |
| Certification, Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor | 1992 - Present |
| Certification, Advanced Cardic Life Support | 1990 - Present |
| Certification, Advanced Trauma Life Support Provider | 1990 - Present |
| Certification, Basic Cardiac Life Support | 1987 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Surgery Recertification | 12/2008 - 07/2019 |
| Certification, Pediatric Surgery | 03/2000 - 07/2020 |
| Certification, American Board of Surgery | 12/1998 - 12/2008 |
Current Positions
| Vice Chair, School of Medicine | 07/2015 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/2012 - Present |
| Chief of Division, School of Medicine | 02/2007 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 2002 - 2007 |
| Assistant Professor, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 1999 - 2002 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, The Use of Bronchial Ligation to Enhance Fetal Lung Development in whole Organ Culture., surgery Initiation Grant, Pennsylvania State University | 01/1994 - 12/1995 |
| Extramural, The role of Hyaluronic Acid in the Healing Wound, Surgery Initiation Grant, Pennsylvania State University | 01/1993 - 12/1994 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Muncie C, Morris M, Berch B, Sawaya D, Blewett C Stapled intestinal anastomoses with endoscopic staplers in premature infants J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Oct 12. pii: S0022-3468(17)30646-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.024. | 2017 |
| Muncie C, Herman R, Collier A, Berch B, Blewett C, Sawaya D Wound complications after chemo-port placement in children: Does closure technique matter? J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Oct 13. pii: S0022-3468(17)30668-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.044 | 2017 |
| Herman R, Muncie C, Sawaya D, Berch B, Blewett C Analysis of the Financial Benefit of Same-Day Appendectomy Am Surg. 2017 Sep 1;83(9):351-353 | 2017 |
| Muncie C, Morris M, Blewett C Cystic Lymphangioma of the Mesenteric Root in an Adolescent, an Operative Challenge Am Surg. 2017 Sep 1;83(9):354-355 | 2017 |
| Muncie C, Berch B, Blewett C, Sawaya D Persistent Hemolysis after Laparoscopic Partial Splenectomy in Children Am Surg. 2017 Sep 1;83(9):349-350 | 2017 |
| Morris M, Berch BR, Westmoreland T, Sawaya DE, Blewett CB Resection of a giant hepatic adenoma in an 8 year old girl American Surgeon. 2013 | 2013 |
| Gasparis AP, Santana D, Blewett CJ, Bohannon WT, Silva MB Jr Endoluminal retrieval of a dislodged umbilical vein catheter--a case report Vascular & Endovascular Surgery. 2004; 38(6):583-586 | 2004 |
| Dick AA, Cilley RE, Dillon PW, Blewett CJ Thoracoscopic Drainage as Primary Management of Delayed Presentation of Blunt Esophageal Rupture. Ped Endosurg & Inn Tech. Nov-Dec: 8(3): 264-266. | 2004 |
| Inge TH, Owings E, Blewett CJ, Baldwin CE, Cain WS, Hardin W, Georgeson KE Reduced hospitalization cost for patients with pectus excavatum treated using minimally invasive surgery Surgical Endoscopy. 2003; 17(10):1609-1613 | 2003 |
| Blewett CJ, Hollenbeak CS, Cilley RE, Dillon PW Economic Implications of Current Surgical Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2002; 37(3):427-430 | 2002 |
| Blewett CJ, Cilley RE, Dillon PW Laparoscopic and Other Controversiews in Pediatric Surgery Contemporary Surgery. 2001; 57(11):566-568 | 2001 |
| Zgleszewski SE, Blewett CJ, Cilley RE, Krummel TM, Chinoy MR Esophageal/pyloric ligation enhances development of the murine fetal stomach in organ culture Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1998; 33:433-441 | 1998 |
| Chinoy MR, Zgleszewski SE, Cilley RE, Blewett CJ, Krummel TM, Reisher SR, Feinstein SF Influence of epidermal growth factor and transforming growth factor Beta-1 on patterns of fetal mouse lung branching morphogenesis in organ culture Pediatric Pulmonology. 1998; 25:244-256 | 1998 |
| Chopra V, Blewett CJ, Ehrlich HP, Krummel TM Midgestation murine forelimbs in organ culture demonstrate a transition from fetal to adult repair Wound Repair and Regeneration. 1997; 5(1):47-51 | 1997 |
| Blewett CJ, Cilley RE, Ehrlich HP, Blackburn JH, Dillon PW, Krummel TM Regenerative healing of incisional wounds in midgestation murine hearts in organ culture Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. 1997; 113(5):880-885 | 1997 |
| Blewett CJ, Cilley RE, Blackburn JH, Dillon PW, Krummel TM Bronchial ligation enhances airway development of murine fetal lungs in organ culture Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1996; 31(7):869-877 | 1996 |
| Ehrlich HP, Blewett CJ, Cutroneo K, Krummel TM Inhibition of wound closure by transforming growth factor- Beta and dexamethasone in a fetal mouse limb organ culture model Wound Repair and Regeneration. 1996; 4(4):482-488 | 1996 |
| Bradley JP, Levine JP, Blewett CJ, Krummel TM, McCarthy JG, Longaker M Studies in cranial suture biology V: in vitro cranial suture fusion Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Journal. 1996; 33(2):150-156 | 1996 |
| Blewett CJ, Krummel TM Perforated appendicitis: past and future controversies Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 1995; 4(4):234-238 | 1995 |
| Blewett CJ, Cilley RE, Ehrlich HP, Blackburn JH, Dillon PW, Krummel TM Regenerative healing of incisional wounds in murine fetal lungs maintained in organ culture Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1995; 30(7):945-948 | 1995 |
| Simmons JD, Gunter JW, Manley JD, Sawaya DE, Blewett CJ: Stapled Intestinal Anastomosis in Neonates: Validation of Safety and Efficacy. The American Surgeon. June: 76(6): 644-6. | |
| Keller MA, Sawaya D, Blewett CJ: Traumatic Sigmoid Degloving Injuries in the Pediatric Population. The American Surgeon, accepted for publication. | |
| Krebs D, Herman R, Blewett C Newborn male presented with congenital diaphragmatic hernia and choledochal cyst: A case report Journal of Pediatric Surgery CASE REPORTS. 2015; 179-181 | 2015 |
Review Article | |
| Diseases of the Colon & Rectum | |
Abstracts | |
| Chinoy MR, Blewett CJ, Zgleszewski SE, Krummel TM, Cilley RE: Influence of various growth factors on pattersn of fetal mouse lung branching morphogenesis in organ cultures. The Second Great Lakes Lung Conference | 1995 |
| Bradley JP, Levine JP, McCarthy JG, Longaker M, Blewett CJ, Krummel TM: In vivo and in vitro cranial suture fusion in the mouse. Plastic Surgery Research Council | 1995 |
| Blewett, CJ, Cilley RE, Ehrlich HP, Brighton VK, Minnick K, Dillon PW, Krummel TM: Esophageal/pyloric ligation enhances development of the murine fetal stomach in organ culture. American College of Surgeons Surgical Forum | 1995 |
| Brighton VKW, Blewett CJ, Cilley RE, Ehrlich HP, Krummel TM: Phagocytic cells behave differently in the fetal mouse limb than in lung. American College of Surgeons, Surgical Forum | 1995 |
| Chopra V, Blewett CJ, Cilley RE, Ehrlich HP, Dillon PW, Krummel TM: Midgestation murine forelimbs in organ culture demonstrate a transition from fetal to adult wound repair. Wound Healing Society | 1994 |
| Blewett CJ, Cilley RE, Blackburn JH, Dillon PW, Krummel TM: The use of bronchial ligation to improve airway development of murine fetal lung in whole organ culture. The American Academy of Pediatrics Surgical Section | 1994 |
| Blackburn JH, Blewett CJ, Cilley RE, Dillon PW, Krummel TM: A murine polyvinyl achohol (PVA) implant model for studying the wound environment. The Fourth Annual Scientific Meeting of the Wound Healing | 1994 |
| Blackburn JH, Blewett CJ, Cilley PW, Dillon PW, Stern R, Krummel TM: CD-44 expression in an adult wound model Robert H. Ivy Society Resident Program | 1994 |
| Blackburn JH, Blewett CJ, Cilley RE, Dillon PW, Ehrlich HP, Krummel TM: Hyaluronan and inhibition of granulation tissue depostion. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress | 1994 |
| Blewett, CJ, Cilley RE, Blackburn JH, Dillon PW, Krummel TM The use of broncial ligation to improve airway development of murine fetal lung in whole organ culture American College of Surgeons, Pennsylvania Chapter | 1994 |
| Blackburn JH, Blewett CJ, cilley RE, dillon PW, Krummel TM A murine polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) implant model for studying the wound environment. The Society of University Surgeons | 1993 |
| Blewett, CJ, Cilley RE, Blackburn JH, Dillon PW, Krummel TM A serum-free whole organ culture technique for murine fetal stomach. American Pediatric Surgery Association | 1993 |
| Blewett CJ, Cilley RE, Blackburn JH, dillon PW, Krummel, TM Regenerative healing in murine fetal hearst following delayed mechanical wounding American Pediatric Surgical Association | 1993 |
| Blewett, CJ, Cilley RE, Blackburn JH, Dillon PW, Krummel TM Regenerative healing of mechanical wounds in midgestation murine cardiac muscle. The Society of University Surgeons | 1993 |
Book Chapter | |
| Krummel TM, Blewett CJ Wound Healing. In Ziegler, M (ed) Operative Pediatric Surgery McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, 2003 | 2003 |
| Cilley RE, Dillon PW, Blewett CJ The Pediatric Chest. In Oldham K, (ed) Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice, Third Edition Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, New York, 2001 | 2001 |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Foregut Duplication Cyst of the Stomach--A Case Report, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, GA | 02/2009 |
| Poster Presentation, Mesenchymal Hamartoma of the Liver in an Adolescent--A Case Report, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, GA | 02/2009 |
| Poster Presentation, Stapled Intestinal Anastomosis in Neonates: Validation of Safety and Efficacy, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, GA | 02/2009 |
| Poster Presentation, Traumatic Sigmoid Degloving Injuries in the Pediatric Population, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, GA | 02/2009 |
| Scientific Presentations, Economic Implications of Current Surgical Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Naples, FL | 05/2001 |
| Movie, "Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication and Gastrostomy in an infant.", Medical Cinematography, UAB | 1999 |
| Video, "Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy", American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco ,1999 | 1999 |
| Poster Presentation, Cell migration and its role in repair of mechanical wounds in midgestation murine cardiac muscle, Wound Healing Society, Minneapolis, MN | 04/1995 |
| Scientific Presentations, Esophageal/pyloric ligation enhances development of the murine fetal stomach in organ culture., American College of Surgeons, Pennsylvania Chapter. | 04/1995 |
| Scientific Presentations, Regenerative healing of traumatic wounds in midgestation murine cardiac muscle., The American college of Surgeons Regional Trauma Paper Competition. | 12/1994 |
| Poster Presentation, Regenerative healing of mechanical wounds in midgestation murine cardiac muscle, Association for Academic Surgery, Albuquerque, NM | 11/1994 |
| Scientific Presentations, Regenerative healing of traumatic wounds in midgestation murine cardiac muscle., The American college of Surgeons Residen's Trauma Paper Competition, Pennsylvania Chapter | 11/1994 |
| Scientific Presentations, Regenerative healing of incisional wounds in murine fetal lungs maintained in organ culture., The American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Section, Dallas, TX | 10/1994 |
| Poster Presentation, The use of bronchial ligation to improve airway development of murine fetal lung in whole organ culture, The American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Section, Boston, MA | 10/1994 |
| Poster Presentation, A serum free whole organ culture technique for murine fetal stomach, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Tucson, AZ | 05/1994 |
| Poster Presentation, Regenerative healing in murine fetal hearts following delayed mechanical wounding, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Tucson, AZ | 05/1994 |
| Scientific Presentations, The use of bronchial ligation to improve airway development of murine fetal lung in whole organ culture., American College of Surgeons, Pennsylvania Chapter. | 04/1994 |
| Scientific Presentations, Regenerative healing of mechanical wounds in midgestation murine cardiac muscle, The Society of University Surgeons, Jackson, MS | 1994 |
| Scientific Presentations, Regenerative healing of mechanical wounds in midgestation murine cardiac muscle., The Society of University Surgeons Resident's Conference | 11/1993 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| First Prize, Basic Science Research, American college of Surgeons Resident's Trauma Paper Competition, Pennsylvania Chapter | 1994 |
| First Prize, Basic Science Research, American College of Surgeons, Pennsylvania Chapter | 1994 |
| Second Prize, Basic Science Research, American college of Surgeons Regional Trauma Paper Competition | 1994 |
| Ballantine Fellow in Pediatric Surgical Research | 1993 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society | 1990 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Pediatric Surgery Association, Member | 2010 - Present |
| American Academy of Pediatrics, Member | 2009 - Present |
| Southeastern Surgical Congress, Member | 2008 - Present |
| Association for Academic Surgery, Member | 2007 - Present |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Member | 2007 - Present |
| Operating Room Committee, Member | 2002 - Present |
| PICU-NICU, Member | 2002 - Present |
| Trunsfusion Committee, Member | 2002 - Present |
| American College of Surgeons, Fellow, Member | 2001 - Present |
| Pediatric Working Group, Member | 2001 - 2002 |
| The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Member | 2000 - Present |
| International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG), Member | 1999 - Present |
| Wound healing Society, Member | 1999 - Present |
| Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society, Member | 1989 - Present |
| American Medical Association, Member | 1986 - Present |
Committee Service
| The University Hospitals and Clinics - Trauma, Member | 2007 - Present |
Other Service
| Batson's ECMO Steering Committee, Member | 2008 - Present |
| Batson OR Subcommittee, Member | 02/2007 - Present |
| Batson's Pediatric Trauma Performance Improvement Committee, Member | 2007 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Southeastern Surgical Congress | Fall 2009 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pathology Grand Rounds | Spring 2009 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Grand Rounds | Winter 2009 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Surgery Grand Rounds | Winter 2008 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Surgery Grand Rounds | Winter 2008 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Grand Rounds | Winter 2007 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Grand Rounds | Summer 2003 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Surgery Grand Rounds | Winter 2003 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Grand Rounds | Winter 2002 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Surgery Grand Rounds | Winter 2002 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Medical Staff Grand Rounds | Fall 2000 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Perinatal Conference | Fall 2000 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Primary Care Conference for Clinical Preceptors | Spring 2000 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Grand rounds | Winter 1999 |
Residency Training
| UMMC General Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2007 - Present |
| General Surgery, Training Faculty | 1991 - 1997 |