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

Publications

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
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
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

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

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