Truman M. Earl, MD
Division Chief
Department:
SOM-Surgery-Transplant
Email:
tearl@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-2911
Biography
Dr. Earl is board certified in general surgery and fellowship trained in both hepatobiliary, pancreas and abdominal organ transplantation (ASTS and AHPBA certification). His clinical expertise includes all aspects of liver and pancreas surgery as well as transplantation and live donor surgery. He has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and his current research focuses on ischemia-reperfusion injury of the transplanted liver. He has presented his work at national and international meetings, is an invited reviewer for the American Journal of Transplantation, and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters focusing on hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation. Before coming to Mississippi Dr. Earl was on faculty at Oregon Health and Science University as a transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon. He completed his fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and residency at Vanderbilt University. He is a graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio and Washington and Lee University.
Education
| Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, MS, Master of Clinical Investigation | 2007 |
| University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, MD, School of Medicine | 2002 |
| Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, BA, Chemistry | 1998 |
| Barnes/Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Abdominal organ Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery | |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, Resident in General Surgery |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Robotic Surgery, Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 02/2017 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure | 08/2012 - Present |
| Certification, Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery (ASTS), American Society of Transplant Surgeons | 07/2011 - Present |
| Certification, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery (AHPBA), The Fellowship Council | 07/2011 - Present |
| Licensure, Oregon Board of Medical Licensure | 2011 - Present |
| Certification, Diplomat, American Board of Surgery, American Board of Surgery | 10/2009 - Present |
| Certification, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (SAGES/ACS), Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons | 2008 - Present |
| Certification, Advanced Trauma Life Support -- Instructor, American College of Surgeons | 06/2002 - 06/2009 |
| Licensure, Missouri Board of Medical Licensure | 2009 - 2012 |
| Licensure, Tennessee Board of Medical Licensure | 2005 - 2011 |
Current Positions
| Division Chief, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/2019 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/2016 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine | 11/2015 - Present |
| Director | 10/2013 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Institutional Liaison – American College of Surgeons Committee on Cancer, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 2015 - 2016 |
| Associate Director, Unviersity of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 04/2013 - 11/2015 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/2012 - 07/2016 |
| Assistant Professor, Oregon Health and Science University, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/2011 - 07/2012 |
| Instructor, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/2009 - 06/2011 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Registry Study of Irreversible Electroporation for locally advanced pancreatic cancer, Angiodynamics, Inc. | 05/2020 - Present |
| Extramural, Randomized Trial of FOLFIRINOX vs FOLRFIRINOX + Irreversible electroporation for locally advanced pancreatic cancer, Angiodynamics Inc. | 05/2020 - Present |
| Extramural, CMX001-303 – A Randomized Double-Blind, Multicenter, Phase 3 Study of the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of 28 Weeks of Brincidofovir versus Valganciclovir for the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Disease in High-Risk Kidney Allograft Recipients, Chemierix, Inc. | 09/2015 - 03/2016 |
| Extramural, CMX001-307 – A Randomized Double-Blind, Multicenter, Phase 3 Study of the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Brincidofovir versus Valganciclovir for the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease in CMV-seropositive Kidney Transplant Recipients Who Received Antilymphocyte Induction Therapy, Chemierix, Inc. | 09/2015 - 03/2016 |
| Extramural, A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind , Phase II Study to evaluate to Safety and Efficacy of Topical Thrombin (Human) Grifols as an Adjunct to Hemostasis during Open Hepatic Surgery., Instituto Grfols, S.A. | 08/2014 - 04/2016 |
| Extramural, A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter, Controlled Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of ELAD in Subjects with Alcohol-Induced Liver Decompensation (AILD)., Vital Therapies, Inc. | 04/2014 - 06/2016 |
| Extramural, Mechanisms of Allograft Ischemic Cholangiopathy Following Hepatic Warm Ischemia-Reperfusion Injurty, National Institutes of Health | 07/2013 - 06/2015 |
| Extramural, The Role of Toll-like Receptor 4 in Obesity Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma; NIH F32 DK072796-01, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award | 01/2005 - 12/2007 |
Publications
Letter | |
| Vannucci A, Johnston J, Earl TM, Doyle M, Kangrga IM, Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography guides liver transplant surgery in a patient with thrombosed transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Anesthesiology, 2011 Dec;115(6):1389-91 | 2011 |
Journal Article | |
| France MB, Alty LT, Earl TM Synthesis of a 7-Oxanorbornene Derivative: A Two-Step Sequence Preparation for the Organic Laboratory Journal of Chemical Education. 76(5), 1999 | 1999 |
| Grenn EE, Shannon Orr W 3rd, Mark Earl T, Primary Hepatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma : Amphicrine Type. The American surgeon, 2022 Jan;88(1):149 | 2022 |
| Grenn EE, Ma BM, Anderson CD, Mark Earl T, Shannon Orr W 3rd, Pancreatic Lymphatic Malformation : An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain. The American surgeon, 2022 Jan;88(1):148 | 2022 |
| Christopher WO, Pham VL, Earl TM, Anderson CD, Wynn JJ, Orr WS. Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Pancreas Presenting 21 Years After Nephrectomy. In: Southeastern Surgical Congress; 2020, February 8-11, New Orleans, LA. | 2020 |
| Christopher WO, Pham VL, Earl TM, Anderson CD, Wynn JJ, Orr WS. Combined Partial Gastrectomy, Splenectomy and Microwave Ablation of Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor After 3 Years of Neoadjuvant Imatinib. In: Southeastern Surgical Congress; 2020, February 8-11, New Orleans, LA. | 2020 |
| Grenn EE, Shenoy V, Ridgway M, Anderson CD, Mark Earl T, Shannon Orr W, Abdominal Pregnancy, an Unusual Cause of Ischemic Small Bowel Obstruction. The American surgeon, 2020 May;86(5):511-512 | 2020 |
| Grenn EE, Anderson CD, Earl TM, Orr WS, Malignant Somatic Transformation of a Teratoma 15 Years Following Completion Therapy for a Germ Cell Tumor. The American surgeon, 2020 May;86(5):527-528 | 2020 |
| Neill JC Jr, Anderson CD, Reeves VG, Earl TM, Inferior Vena Cava Resection and Reconstruction for Primary Leiomyosarcoma: A Case Series of Three Patients. The American surgeon, 2019 Nov 1;85(11):e559-e561 | 2019 |
| Curtis K, Anderson C, Seawright A, Koller F, Wynn J, Henderson D, Earl T, One Hundred Fifty Liver Transplants at a New Program in the Modern Era: The University of Mississippi Experience. The American surgeon, 2019 Sep 1;85(9):1025-1027 | 2019 |
| King DC, Neill JC, Anderson CD, Earl TM, Koller FL, Combined Liver and Kidney Transplantation in a Patient with Situs Inversus. The American surgeon, 2019 Jul 1;85(7):e328-e329 | 2019 |
| Christopher WO, Ray AG, Seawright AH, Wynn JJ, Earl TM, Anderson CD, Orr WS, Ridgway MR, Management of Wolfiann Duct Carcinoma with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. The American surgeon, 2019 Apr 1;85(4):e220-e221 | 2019 |
| Teymoorian A, Earl TM, Borg BB, Rosai-Dorfman Disease Masquerading as Cholangiocarcinoma. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 2017 Feb;15(2):e55-e56 | 2017 |
| Whitlock RS, Seals S, Seawright A, Wynn JJ, Anderson C, Earl TM, Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Readmission after Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation. The American surgeon, 2017 Jul 1;83(7):755-760 | 2017 |
| Christopher WO, Earl TM, Puneky LV, Seawright AH, Wynn JJ, Anderson CD, Orr WS, Invasive Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Arising in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of Heterotopic Pancreatic Origin Located in the Stomach. The American surgeon, 2017 Sep 1;83(9):e370-e371 | 2017 |
| Borg BB, Feng Z, Earl TM, Anderson CD, Hepatitis E in post-liver transplantation: is it time to routinely consider it? Clinical transplantation, 2016 Sep;30(9):975-9 | 2016 |
| Sparkman BK, Earl TM, Sporadic, Primary Lymph Node Gastrinoma. The American surgeon, 2016 Jul;82(7):e155-7 | 2016 |
| Zhang J, Singh N, Robinson-Taylor KS, Dorsett-Martin WA, Morris MW Jr, Earl TM, Anderson CD, Hepatocyte autophagy is linked to C/EBP-homologous protein, Bcl2-interacting mediator of cell death, and BH3-interacting domain death agonist gene expression. The Journal of surgical research, 2015 May 15;195(2):588-95 | 2015 |
| Butt FK, Earl TM, Anderson CD, Top ten facts you need to know: about liver transplantation. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2014 Jul;55(7):212-5 | 2014 |
| Doyle MB, Maynard E, Lin Y, Vachharajani N, Shenoy S, Anderson C, Earl M, Lowell JA, Chapman WC, Outcomes with split liver transplantation are equivalent to those with whole organ transplantation. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2013 Jul;217(1):102-12; discussion 113-4 | 2013 |
| Earl TM, Chapman WC, Hepatocellular carcinoma: resection versus transplantation. Seminars in liver disease, 2013 Aug;33(3):282-92 | 2013 |
| Reinhardt SW, Jin LX, Pitt SC, Earl TM, Chapman WC, Doyle MB, Bouveret's syndrome complicated by classic gallstone ileus: progression of disease or iatrogenic? Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2013 Nov;17(11):2020-4 | 2013 |
| Earl TM, Wellen JR, Anderson CD, Nadler M, Doyle MM, Shenoy SS, Chapman WC, Turmelle Y, Weymann A, Lowell JA, Small bowel obstruction after pediatric liver transplantation: the unusual is the usual. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2011 Jan;212(1):62-7 | 2011 |
| Earl TM, Chapman WC, Conventional Surgical Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Clinics in liver disease, 2011 May;15(2):353-70, vii-x | 2011 |
| Pierre KB, Jones CM, Pierce JM, Nicoud IB, Earl TM, Chari RS, NFAT4 deficiency results in incomplete liver regeneration following partial hepatectomy. The Journal of surgical research, 2009 Jun 15;154(2):226-33 | 2009 |
| Earl TM, Nicoud IB, Pierce JM, Wright JP, Majoras NE, Rubin JE, Pierre KP, Gorden DL, Chari RS, Silencing of TLR4 decreases liver tumor burden in a murine model of colorectal metastasis and hepatic steatosis. Annals of surgical oncology, 2009 Apr;16(4):1043-50 | 2009 |
| Earl TM, Cooil B, Rubin JE, Chari RS, Cost prediction in liver transplantation using pretransplant donor and recipient characteristics. Transplantation, 2008 Jul 27;86(2):238-44 | 2008 |
| Earl TM, Chari RS, Which types of graft to use in patients with acute liver failure? (A) Auxiliary liver transplant (B) Living donor liver transplantation (C) The whole liver. (C) I take the whole liver only. Journal of hepatology, 2007 Apr;46(4):578-82 | 2007 |
| Nicoud IB, Jones CM, Pierce JM, Earl TM, Matrisian LM, Chari RS, Gorden DL, Warm hepatic ischemia-reperfusion promotes growth of colorectal carcinoma micrometastases in mouse liver via matrix metalloproteinase-9 induction. Cancer research, 2007 Mar 15;67(6):2720-8 | 2007 |
| Nicoud IB, Knox CD, Jones CM, Anderson CD, Pierce JM, Belous AE, Earl TM, Chari RS, 2-APB protects against liver ischemia-reperfusion injury by reducing cellular and mitochondrial calcium uptake. American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology, 2007 Sep;293(3):G623-30 | 2007 |
| Austin MT, Lovvorn HN 3rd, Feurer ID, Pietsch J, Earl TM, Bartilson R, Neblett WW 3rd, Pietsch JB, Congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair on extracorporeal life support: a decade of lessons learned. The American surgeon, 2004 May;70(5):389-95; discussion 395 | 2004 |
| Castaldo ET, Earl TM, Chari RS, Gorden DL, Merchant NB, Wright JK, Feurer ID, Pinson CW, A clinical comparative analysis of crush/clamp, stapler, and dissecting sealer hepatic transection methods. HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 2008;10(5):321-6 | |
| Earl TM, Chapman WC, Transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: the North American experience. Recent results in cancer research. Fortschritte der Krebsforschung. Progres dans les recherches sur le cancer, 2013;190:145-64 | |
Book Chapter | |
| Earl TM, Kelly BS, Anderson CD, Washington MK, Meranze S, Berlin J, Chakravarthy B, Chari RS Cholangiocarcinoma, in Gastrointestinal Oncology: A Critical MDT Approach Eds. Jankowski J, Sampliner R, Kerr D, and Fong Y, (Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK), 2008 | 2008 |
| Earl TM and Chari RS Ethics in Clinical Research, in Professionalism and Ethics in Surgical Practice Ed. Frezza E, (Cine-Med Publishing, Woodbury, CT), 2008 | 2008 |
| Paterno F, Earl TM and Shah S Technical Strategies in Retransplantation: How to explant the liver? Anastomotic variants and approaches, in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery: Practical Management of Dilemmas (AHPBA), In press. | |
| Desai S and Earl TM Intraoperative Management of Pleural Effusions: Trans-diaphragmatic vs chest tube drainage, in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery: Practical Management of Dilemmas, (AHPBA), In press. | |
| Hessheimer AJ, Earl TM, and Chapman WC Non-Hepatic Surgery in the Cirrhotic Patient, in Surgery of Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas; 4th Ed Eds. Blumgart, Jarnagin, Belghiti, DAngelica, Chapman, Buchler, DeMatteo, Hann, (Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA), 2011 | |
| Hessheimer AJ, Earl TM, and Chapman WC Non-Hepatic Surgery in the Cirrhotic Patient, in Surgery of Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas 5th Ed., Eds. Blumgart, Jarnagin, Belghiti, DAngelica, Chapman, Buchler, DeMatteo, Hann, (Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA), 2011 | |
Editorial | |
| Earl TM, Chapman WC, Tumor size remains key for prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation. Annals of surgical oncology, 2011 May;18(5):1217-8 | 2011 |
Presentations
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Fatigue Recognition and Management in the Surgical Setting., Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Jackson MS | 03/2020 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bariatric Surgery in the Rural Community Hospital: A Retrospective Review from a Single Institution., Southeastern Surgical Association, New Orleans, LA | 02/2020 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, History of Transplant in Mississippi, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Jackson MD | 11/2019 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management of Complex Bile Duct Injuries, Georgia Chapter American College of Surgeons, St. Simons GA | 08/2019 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Minimally Invasive Hepatobiliary Surgery, MS/AL Chapter American College of Surgeons, Gulf Shores, AL | 07/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Ruptured Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma As Initial Presentation of Lynch Syndrome. Southeastern Surgical Congress 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting., Southeastern Surgical Congress, Charlotte, NC | 02/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, RosaiDorfman Disease Presenting in the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Rare Case Presentation. Southeastern Surgical Congress 2019 Annual Meeting., Southeastern Surgical Congress, Charlotte, NC | 02/2019 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Inferior Vena Cava Resection and Reconstruction for Primary Leiomyosarcoma: A Case Series of Three Patients. Southeastern Surgical Conference 2019 Annual Meeting., Southeastern Surgical Conference, Charlotte, NC | 02/2019 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer to the Liver and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis with a Two Stage Surgical Approach. Southeastern Surgical Congress 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting., Southeastern Surgical Congress, Charlotte, NC | 02/2019 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Teachable Moment, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Miami Beach, FL | 01/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, History of Transplant in Mississippi, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Jackson MS | 01/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, An Opportunity for Improvement in Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A comparison between African Americans and Caucasians., University of Mississippi Medical Center Health Disparities Conference | 07/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, A Brief History of Transplant in Mississippi, Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, Jackson MS | 05/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Pheochromocytoma Crisis: Treatment and Management of Cardiopulmonary Collapse Via Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Followed by Surgical Intervention: A Single Institution Experience., Southwestern Surgical Congress 70th Annual Meeting, Napa, CA | 04/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, An Opportunity for Improvement in Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A Comparison Between African Americans and Caucasians., Southwestern Surgical Congress 70th Annual Meeting, Napa, CA | 04/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Transplant Seminar for Nurses, University of MS Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 04/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Transplant Seminar for Nurses, University Of MS, Jackson, MS | 04/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Socioeconomic factors affect risk of late stage diagnosis of HCC, AHPBA, Miami, FL | 03/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC) Treatment Shows Continued Systemic Response in Metastatic Melanoma When Transitioning from Subcutaneous Lesions to Lymphatic Metaseses., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Neoadjuvant Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC) in the Treatment of In-Transit Melanoma of the Chest Wall., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Management of Wolffiann Duct Carcinoma with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Management of Neuroendocrine Carcinomatosis with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Resection of Extensive Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater., Southeastern Surgical Congress Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, An Opportunity For Improvement in Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A Comparison Between African Americans and Caucasians., The James D. Hardy Surgical Forum, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC) Treatment Shows Continued Systemic Response in Metastatic Melanoma When Transitioning from Subcutaneous Lesions to Lymphatic Metaseses., The James D. Hardy Surgical Forum, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Socioeconomic Factors Including Race Increase Odds of Late Stage Diagnosis of HCC., The James D. Hardy Surgical Forum, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Neoadjuvant Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC) in the Treatment of In-Transit Melanoma of the Chest Wall., The James D. Hardy Surgical Forum, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater., The James D. Hardy Surgical Forum, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Identification of Early Stage Disease., Mississippi Transplant Symposium, Jackson, MS | 04/2017 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Establishment of a Dedicated Transplant/HPB Service Improves Resident Experience in Major HPB Surgery., Americas Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Meeting, Miami, FL | 03/2017 |
| Platform Presentations, Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Readmission after Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Nashville, TN | 02/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Hepatic Sarcoma Presenting with Rupture: Two Cases, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Nashville, TN | 02/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Major Vascular Resection for Advanced HPB malignancy, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Jackson, MS | 11/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Identification and Treatment of Early Stage Disease, Mississippi Association of Public Health Physicians, Jackson, MS | 11/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kidney Transplantation: Dietary Considerations, Mississippi Renal Dieticians, Jackson, MS | 10/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Multidisciplinary Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, UMMC Grenada, Grenada, MS | 08/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Multidisciplinary Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Jackson, MS | 08/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, African Americans have Greater Odds of Late Stage Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Mississippi, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA | 06/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Dept of Radiation Oncology, UMMC | 04/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Groove Pancreatitis: A commonly underdiagnosed condition, International Hepatopancreatobiliary Association, Sao Paulo, Brazil | 04/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kidney Transplantation: Evaluation to Complication, UMMC, Department of Urology, Jackson, MS | 02/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Sporadic Primary Lymph Node Gastrinoma, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, GA | 02/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Gargantuan Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Surgical Treatment of Locally Advanced GISTs, Southeastern Surgical Association, Atlanta, GA | 02/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Major Vascular Resection and Reconstruction in Hepatobiliary Surgery., UMMC Department of Surgery, Jackson MS | 11/2015 |
| Invited Symposia, Post Transplant Complications and Rejection Management, Mississippi Transplant Forum, Jackson, MS | 10/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Establishment of a Dedicated Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery Service Increases Resident Experience in Non-Trauma Liver and Pancreatic Surgery, James Hardy Lectureship, Jackson, MS | 05/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Race Predicts Late Stage Diagnosis of HCC in Mississippians, James Hardy Lectureship, Jackson, MS | 05/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Abdominal Organ Transplantation: The Nuts and Bolts, UMMC Department of Medicine Chair's Conference, Jackson, MS | 05/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Is Transplant an Option for you?, Mississippi Kidney Foundation, Columbus, MS | 05/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Establishment of a Dedicated Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery Service Increases Resident Experience in Non-Trauma Liver and Pancreatic Surgery, James Hardy Annual Forum, Jackson, MS | 04/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Race Predicts Late Stage Diagnosis of HCC in Mississippians, James Hardy Annual Forum, Jackson, MS | 04/2015 |
| Platform Presentations, Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid Alleviates Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Steatotic Mouse Liver, Hepatopancreatobiliary Association Annual Meeting, Miami, FL | 03/2015 |
| Platform Presentations, Expansion of HPB and Liver Transplantation in an Underserved State: Creating Growth and Maintaining Quality, Americas Hepatopancreatobiliary Association, Miami, FL | 03/2015 |
| Platform Presentations, Warm Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Causes Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transformation in Human Cholangiocytes., Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, NV | 02/2015 |
| Platform Presentations, The First Heart and Lung Transplant by Dr. James Hardy., American Society of Transplant Surgery Winter Symposium, Miami, FL | 01/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: When you are a hammer, the whole world is a nail, UMMC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Jackson, MS | 11/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pancreas Transplantation, Mississippi Diabetes Coalition, Jackson, MS | 11/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Major Liver and Pancreas Surgery: The Mississippi Experience, Mississippi Transplant Forum, Jackson, MS | 08/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Current Status of Pancreas Transplantation, Mississippi Transplant Forum, Jackson, MS | 08/2014 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Abdominal Organ Transplantation at the University of Mississippi Medical Center: 2013 was a Big Year., Hardy Society Annual Meeting, Destin, FL | 04/2014 |
| Platform Presentations, Race, Free Lunch, Single Parent Homes, and Other Factors May Predict Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Rates., Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA | 02/2014 |
| Platform Presentations, Pro-apoptotic Genes are Involved in Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Induced Autophagy and Cell Death in Cultured Rate Hepatocytes., Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA | 02/2014 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, A Three-Year (2010-2012) Nationwide Look at Center and Region Specific Disparities in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant., Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA | 02/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pancreas Transplantation: A Bad Idea Gone Good., University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Jackson, MS | 12/2013 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Is Transplant an Option?, ESRD Network 8 Conference, John D. Bower Renal Medicine Conference, Jackson, MS | 11/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Primary Hepatobiliary Malignancy: Current Surgical Management, Greenwood Leflore Hospital Tumor Board, Greenwood, MS | 06/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Interesting Hepatobiliary Cancer Cases, Delta Regional Medical Center Tumor Board, Greenville, MS | 05/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Is Transplant an Option for You?, Mississippi Kidney Foundation Conference, Greenwood, MS | 05/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pancreas Transplantation, Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency Education Conference, Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency, Jackson, MS | 03/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Biostatistics for Dummies, General Surgery Resident Teaching Conference. University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 02/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Multidisciplinary Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Medical Oncology Fellows Education Conference. University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 02/2013 |
| Platform Presentations, Center Specific Factors and Racial Disparities Related to Deceased Donor Renal Transplant., Academic Surgical Congress, New Orleans, LA | 02/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma, North Mississippi Medical Center Tumor Board, Tupelo, MS | 12/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Resection, Transplantation and More, UMMC Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Jackson, MS | 09/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Hepatic Resection Offers Similar Overall Survival to Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma., 2012 Americas HepatoPancreatoBiliary Association Meeting, Miami, FL | 03/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Hepatic Resection and Transplantation for HCC: The OHSU Experience., Portland Citywide HCC Symposium, Portland, OR | 12/2011 |
| Platform Presentations, Liver Transplantation in a 59 year old Female with Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cirrhosis and the Abernethy Malformation., ASTS Winter Symposium, Hollywood, FL | 01/2011 |
| Platform Presentations, Extended-Right Split Liver Allografts Offer Excellent Outcomes in Carefully Selected Donors., World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 04/2010 |
| Poster Presentation, Small Bowel Obstruction following Pediatric Liver Transplantation: The Unusual is the Usual., American Transplant Congress, San Francisco, CA | 03/2010 |
| Platform Presentations, A comparative analysis of crush/clamp, stapler, and dissecting sealer hepatic transection methods., World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Mumbai, India | 02/2008 |
| Platform Presentations, Donor and Recipient Characteristics Associated with Cost of Liver Transplantation: Implications Toward Risk-Stratified Reimbursement., 2007 American Transplant Congress, San Francisco, CA | 05/2007 |
| Platform Presentations, TLR4 signaling does not increase the rate of metastasis in the setting of hepatic steatosis in a murine model of colorectal carcinoma., Academic Surgical Congress, Phoenix, AZ | 02/2007 |
| Platform Presentations, Warm Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Promotes MMP9-Dependent Growth of Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma in the Liver., 2007 Academic Surgical Congress, Phoenix, AZ | 02/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Liver Transplantation for non-Hepatocellular Carcinoma and non-Cholangiocarcinoma Neoplasms in the MELD Era., 2006 Meeting of the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Miami Beach, FL | 03/2006 |
| Platform Presentations, Deficiency in the NFAT5/TonEBP osmoregulatory transcription factor does not influence liver regeneration., Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA | 02/2006 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Normal C. Nelson Order of Teaching Excellence, University of Mississippi College of Medicine | 2019 |
| Performed Mississippi's First Pancreas Transplant, Featured on WJTV, Clarion Ledger, and AP news. | 2015 |
| Surgeons as Educators Course, American College of Surgeons | 2015 |
| Robert E. Schmieg, Jr. MD Resident Advocacy Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Surgery | 2015 |
| Fellow, American College of Surgeons | 2013 |
| Fred W. Rushton, MD Faculty Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2013 |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, NIH | 2005 |
| Award for Excellence in Surgery, J. Bradley Aust Society | 2002 |
| Award for Outstanding Performance in the Medicine Clerkship, Department of Medicine, University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio | 2002 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha, University Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio | 2001 |
| Scholarship, Evan Swann Memorial Trust | 2000 |
| Award for Academic Excellent and Achievement, American Society of Clinical Pathologists | 2000 |
| Robert E. Lee Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Washington and Lee University | 1997 |
| Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-medical honor society, Washington and Lee University | 1996 |
| Robert E. Lee Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Washington and Lee University | 1996 |
| Award for Excellence in Organic Chemistry, American Chemical Society | 1996 |
| M4 Evers All Star Attending, UMMC |
Professional Membership and Service
| Southeastern Surgical Association, Committee Member, Education Committee | 2020 - 2022 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing Kidney Transplant Committee, Member | 2017 - 2020 |
| Western Surgical Association, Member | 2017 - Present |
| American College of Surgeons, Invited Panelist, Surgical Specialty Roundtable - American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Medical Student Program | 2016 - Present |
| Americas Hepatobiliary Association, Program Planning Committee, Program Planning Committee - AHPBA Annual Meeting | 2016 - Present |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Program - Planning Committee ASTS Winter Symposium | 2016 - Present |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Regional Representative, National Kidney Transplantation Committee Member - UNOS Region 3 representative | 2015 - 2017 |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Committee Member, Vanguard Committee | 2015 - Present |
| American College of Surgeons Committee on Cancer, Institutional Liaison, COC - Institutional Liaison | 2015 - 2016 |
| Mississippi Kidney Foundation, Member | 2014 - Present |
| Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Member | 2014 - Present |
| American College of Surgeons, Fellow, Inducted as Fellow | 2013 - Present |
| Society of Black Academic Surgeons, Invited Moderator, Invited Moderator - Annual Scientific Meeting, Jackson, MS | 2013 |
| Americas Hepatopancreatobiliary Association, Membership Committee | 2013 - 2015 |
| Mississippi Diabetes Foundation, Member | 2013 - Present |
| World Journal of Surgery, Invited Reviewer, Ad hoc Reviewer | 2012 - Present |
| American Journal of Transplantation, Invited Reviewer, Ad hoc reviewer | 2012 - Present |
| American College of Surgeons, Surgical Specialty Reception, American College of Surgeons Medical Student Program. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. | 2011 - Present |
| American College of Surgeons, Surgical Specialty Reception, American College of Surgeons Medical Student Program. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. | 2010 - Present |
| American Society of Transplantation, Membership Committee, Membership Committee | 2010 - 2012 |
| Society of Surgical Oncology, Invited Instructor, "Colorectal Cancer and Liver Metastasis for the Community Surgeon." 63rd Annual Cancer Symposium, St. Louis, MO. | 2010 - Present |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member | 2009 - Present |
| American Society of Transplantation, Member | 2009 - Present |
| Americas Hepatopancreatobiliary Association, Member | 2005 - Present |
| Association of Academic Surgeons, Member | 2005 - Present |
| American College of Surgeons, Member | 2003 - Present |
Committee Service
| Surgery Program Evaluation Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Physicians Compliance Subcommittee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Clinical Learning Environment Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Liver Selection Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Kidney Selection committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE, Vice Chair | 2019 - Present |
| Robotic Surgery Committee, Member | 2017 - Present |
| Provider compliance subcommittee, Member | 2016 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, Member | 2015 - Present |
| Epic Provider Oversight Committee, Member | 2015 - Present |
| PCAT Committee, Member | 2015 - 2015 |
| Clinical Cancer Committee, Member | 2015 - Present |
| General Surgery Residency Program Evaluation Committee, Member | 2014 - Present |
| Surgery Residency Clinical Competency Committee, Member | 2014 - Present |
| Epic Ambulatory Workgroup, Member | 2014 - 2015 |
| Internal Review Lead-Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship | 2014 - Present |
| Epic Physician Builder, Member | 2014 - Present |
| Public Health Curriculum Subcommittee, Member | 2014 - 2015 |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-RESIDENCY REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member | 2013 - 2016 |
| Surgical Education Committee, Member | 2013 - Present |
| Lifesaver's Committee, Member | 2012 - Present |
| Chief Medical Officer's Clinical Advisory Group, Member | 2012 - 2014 |
Community Service
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Co-Chair | 02/2019 - Present |
| Committee Co-Chair Mississippi Diabetes Foundation Bacchus Ball, Co-Chair | 02/2018 - Present |
| Mississippi Kidney Foundation, Board Member | 07/2014 - Present |
| Mississippi Diabetes Foundation, Board Member | 11/2013 - Present |
Other Service
| Journal of Patient Safety | 08/2019 - Present |
| National Liver Review Board, United Network for Organ Sharing | 05/2019 - Present |
| Epic Physician Builder, Physician Builder | 02/2014 - Present |
| World Journal of Surgery | |
| American Journal of Transplantation |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Intro to Clinical Ethics | Winter 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Intro to Clinical Ethics | Winter 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Intro to Clinical Ethics | Winter 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Intro to Clinical ethics | Winter 2015 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, M4 to M2 teaching track | Fall 2014 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Multidisciplinary Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Spring 2013 - 2013 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Biostatistics for Dummies | Spring 2013 - 2013 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Ana Gayle Christian, Abigail Arcement, Blake Littlejohn, Will Ross, Skylar Rodgers, Seth Warren | 2019 - 2020 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Kyle Curtis, Eric Briscoe, Annie Chu, Michael Dedwylder, Patrick Wood, Richelle Jefferson | 2018 - 2019 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Caleb Martin, Elliot Varney, Hannah Miller, Taylor Allen, Alia Abbas, William Flowers, Kyle Curtis, Thurman Robertson, Paul Roberts, Mark Ward, Nick Gilbert | 2017 - 2018 |
| Supervised Research, Socioeconomic Predictors of Readmission after Kidney Transplantation Advised: Richard Whitlock | 2016 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Socioeconomic Disparities in HCC Advised: Marco Aru | 2015 - Present |
| Preceptor, Advised: Luke Drake | 2014 - 2014 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Victoria Purvis | 2013 - 2013 |
Residency Training
| General Surgery, Program Director | 2015 - Present |
| General Surgery, Research Advisor | 2015 - 06/2017 |
| General Surgery, Research Advisor | 2015 - 07/2018 |
| General Surgery, Research Advisor | 2014 - 07/2016 |
| General Surgery, Research Advisor | 2014 - 06/2016 |
| General Surgery, Assoc. Program Director | 2013 - 11/2015 |