James J. Wynn, MD
Professor
Department:
SOM-Surgery-Transplant
Email:
jjwynn@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-8013
Education
| Medical College of Georgia Hospitals and Clinics, Surgery, Internship and Residency | 1986 |
| Medical College of Georgia, MD, Medicine | 1980 |
| Davidson College, BS, Pre-medicine | 1976 |
| University of Florida School of Medicine, Fellowship, Transplantation Surgery |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Diplomate, American Board of Surgery | 12/1987 - Present |
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/2014 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Program Director, Medical College of Georgia, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 2010 - 06/2014 |
| Chief, Section of Transplant Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 2005 - 12/2011 |
| Professor, Medical College of Georgia, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/2003 - 06/2014 |
| Mason Distinguished Chair, Medical College of Georgia, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 2003 - 06/2014 |
| Chief, Section of General Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 1993 - 12/2002 |
| Associate Professor, Medical College of Georgia, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/1992 - 06/2003 |
| Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 1992 - 06/1992 |
| Assistant Professor, Medical College of Georgia, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/1987 - 06/1992 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, A 24-month, multi-center, randomized, open-label, non-inferiority study of efficacy and safety comparing concentration-controlled Certican in two doses (1.5 and 3 mg/day starting doses) with reduced Neoral versus 1.44g Myfortic with standard dose Neoral in de novo renal transplant recipients., Novartis | 01/2006 - Present |
| Extramural, A one-year, multi-center, partially blinded, double-dummy, randomized study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of FTY720 combined with reduced-dose or full-dose Neoral (R) and corticosteroids versus mycophenolate mofetil (MMF, CellCept (R)) combined with full-dose Neoral (R) and corticosteroids in de novo adult renal transplant recipients, Novartis | 01/2003 - Present |
| Extramural, An open-label, prospective, randomized, multicenter, phase II comparative trial of Thymoglobulin7 versus Simulect7 for the prevention of delayed graft fundtion and acute allograft rejection in renal allograft recipients, SangStat Medical Corporation | 01/2000 - Present |
| Extramural, A placebo-controlled, double-blind study of the effect of two dose levels of siroloimus plus standard immunosuppressive therapy in renal allograft recipients, Wyeth-Ayerst Research | 01/1998 - Present |
| Extramural, A phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled multi-center study of the efficacy of odulimomab (ANTILFAJ) in preventing delayed graft function (DGF) of cadaveric renal allografts in patients not receiving biological induction immunosuppression therapy, IMTIX North America | 01/1998 - Present |
| Extramural, A double-blind, randomized multi-center clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of steroid-sparing in renal allograft recipients receiving concomitant mycophenolate mofetil and Neoral, Hoffman-Laroche | 01/1996 - Present |
| Extramural, A randomized comparative trial of ProGraft (tacrolimus) in combination with azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil versus Neoral (cyclosporine) with mycophenolate mofetil after cadaveric kidney transplantation, Fujisawa | 01/1996 - Present |
| Extramural, Placebo-controlled, double-blind study of the effect of two dose levels of sirolimus plus standartd immunosuppressive therapy in renal allograft recipients, Wyeth-Ayerst Research | 01/1996 - Present |
| Extramural, Phase I/II trial of murine monoclonal antibody MEDI-500 (T10B9) in the treatment of acute renal allograft rejection, Medimmune | 01/1995 - Present |
| Extramural, Phase III Study of the treatment of acute renal graft rejection with BMY-42215-1 (15-deoxyspergualin) plus pulse corticosteroids versus placebo plus corticosteroids (IM137-013), Bristol Myers Squibb | 01/1995 - Present |
| Extramural, Multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of SDZ CHI 621 for the prevention of acute cellular rejection in renal allograft recipients, Sandoz | 01/1995 - Present |
| Extramural, Multi-center open label study of the safety and tolerability of Neoral in stable renal transplantation patients, Sandoz | 01/1995 - Present |
| Extramural, A double-blind, randomized, multi-center phase III clinical trial of thymoglobulin versus ATGAM in the treatment of acute graft rejection episodes following renal transplantation in adults, SangStat | 01/1995 - Present |
| Extramural, South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation Predictive Algorithm Sharing Study, South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation | 01/1995 - Present |
| Extramural, A phase III, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of prophylactic enlimomab administration in cadaveric renal transplantation., Boehringer-Ingelheim | 01/1994 - Present |
| Extramural, Double-blind study of Neoral soft gelatin capsules (SGC) in primary cadaveric renal transplant recipients., Sandoz Pharmaceuticals | 01/1994 - Present |
| Extramural, Comparative trial of FK506-based therapy versus cyclosporine-based therapy after cadaveric renal transplantation., Fujisawa USA, Inc. | 01/1994 - Present |
| Extramural, An open-label study of the safety, tolerance. and efficacy of 3 years of therapy with mycophenolate mofetil in renal transplant recipients (ICM 1880), Syntex Laboratories | 01/1993 - Present |
| Extramural, A multi-center randomized comparative study comparing Sandimmune7 oral solution and OG-37325 oral solution in the prevention of renal allograft rejection., Sandoz Pharmaceuticals | 01/1992 - Present |
| Extramural, A randomized study of the use of the monoclonal antibody OKT3 and methylprednisolone in the treatment of acute renal allograft rejection., Ortho-Biotech | 01/1988 - Present |
Publications
Letter | |
| Thomas CP, Wynn JJ, Stratta RJ, Lost in translation: Misguided application of a laudable and well-intentioned policy. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2023 Aug;23(8):1274-1275 | 2023 |
| Perez JC, Caruana RJ, Wynn JJ, Hess CP, Smith KL, Campbell HT, Connectology problems with swan neck peritoneal dialysis catheters. The International journal of artificial organs, 1990 Aug;13(8):521-2 | 1990 |
Journal Article | |
| Cottrell-Cumber S, Panchal R, Wynn J, Matemavi P, Anderson CD, Partial Nephrectomy of Renal Cell Carcinoma From the Donor Allograft Prior to Living Donor Renal Transplantation. The American surgeon, 2023 Jun;89(6):2913-2915 | 2023 |
| Shafi T, Zhu X, Lirette ST, Rule AD, Mosley T, Butler KR, Hall ME, Vaitla P, Wynn JJ, Tio MC, Dossabhoy NR, Guallar E, Butler J, Quantifying Individual-Level Inaccuracy in Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimation : A Cross-Sectional Study. Annals of internal medicine, 2022 Aug;175(8):1073-1082 | 2022 |
| Christopher WO, Lam Pham V, Grenn EE, Wynn JJ, Earl TM, Anderson CD, Shannon Orr W, Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Pancreas Presenting 25 Years After Nephrectomy. The American surgeon, 2022 Jul;88(7):1710-1711 | 2022 |
| Wynn JJ, Invited Commentary. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2021 Apr;232(4):502-503 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Christopher WO, Seawright AH, Wynn JJ, Earl TM, Anderson Cd, Orr WS. Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A New Treatment Modality for Primary and Secondary Peritoneal Cancer in Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. Vol. LIX No. 2. 2018 | 2018 |
| 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 |
| Olala LO, Shapiro BA, Merchen TC, Wynn JJ, Bollag WB, Protein kinase C and Src family kinases mediate angiotensin II-induced protein kinase D activation and acute aldosterone production. Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2014 Jul 5;392(1-2):173-81 | 2014 |
| Bhalla VK, Coulson H, Parker W, Wynn J, Pipkin WL, Howell CG, Toscano M, Hatley RM, Popliteal pseudoaneurysm caused by Nora's lesion of the femur in a young child: a rare presentation and first report. Journal of pediatric surgery, 2012 Dec;47(12):e55-9 | 2012 |
| Wynn JJ, Alexander CE, Increasing organ donation and transplantation: the U.S. experience over the past decade. Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 2011 Apr;24(4):324-32 | 2011 |
| Ashby VB, Port FK, Wolfe RA, Wynn JJ, Williams WW, Roberts JP, Leichtman AB, Transplanting kidneys without points for HLA-B matching: consequences of the policy change. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2011 Aug;11(8):1712-8 | 2011 |
| Bittner JG 4th, Fryer JP, Cofer JB, Mellinger JD, Wynn JJ, Fuhrman GM, Borman KR, Program directors' views on general surgery resident travel for transplant rotations. American journal of surgery, 2011 Nov;202(5):618-22 | 2011 |
| Living Kidney Donor Follow-Up Conference Writing Group, Leichtman A, Abecassis M, Barr M, Charlton M, Cohen D, Confer D, Cooper M, Danovitch G, Davis C, Delmonico F, Dew MA, Garvey C, Gaston R, Gill J, Gillespie B, Ibrahim H, Jacobs C, Kahn J, Kasiske B, Kim J, Lentine K, Manyalich M, Medina-Pestana J, Merion R, Moxey-Mims M, Odim J, Opelz G, Orlowski J, Rizvi A, Roberts J, Segev DL, Sledge T, Steiner R, Taler S, Textor S, Thiel G, Waterman A, Williams E, Wolfe R, Wynn J, Matas AJ, Living kidney donor follow-up: state-of-the-art and future directions, conference summary and recommendations. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2011 Dec;11(12):2561-8 | 2011 |
| Kheda MF, Brenner LE, Patel MJ, Wynn JJ, White JJ, Prisant LM, Jones SA, Paulson WD, Influence of arterial elasticity and vessel dilatation on arteriovenous fistula maturation: a prospective cohort study. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 2010 Feb;25(2):525-31 | 2010 |
| Warren JA, Agarwal G, Wynn JJ, Arterial revascularization for upper extremity ischemia in patients with chronic kidney disease. The American surgeon, 2009 Sep;75(9):848-52 | 2009 |
| Sung RS, Christensen LL, Leichtman AB, Greenstein SM, Distant DA, Wynn JJ, Stegall MD, Delmonico FL, Port FK, Determinants of discard of expanded criteria donor kidneys: impact of biopsy and machine perfusion. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2008 Apr;8(4):783-92 | 2008 |
| Kauffman HM, McBride MA, Cors CS, Roza AM, Wynn JJ, Early mortality rates in older kidney recipients with comorbid risk factors. Transplantation, 2007 Feb 27;83(4):404-10 | 2007 |
| Sajadi KP, Wynn JJ, Brown JA, Impact of fellowship training in initiating a laparoscopic donor nephrectomy program. Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2007 Aug;17(4):425-8 | 2007 |
| Roberts JP, Wolfe RA, Bragg-Gresham JL, Rush SH, Wynn JJ, Distant DA, Ashby VB, Held PJ, Port FK, Effect of changing the priority for HLA matching on the rates and outcomes of kidney transplantation in minority groups. The New England journal of medicine, 2004 Feb 5;350(6):545-51 | 2004 |
| Gaston RS, Danovitch GM, Adams PL, Wynn JJ, Merion RM, Deierhoi MH, Metzger RA, Cecka JM, Harmon WE, Leichtman AB, Spital A, Blumberg E, Herzog CA, Wolfe RA, Tyan DB, Roberts J, Rohrer R, Port FK, Delmonico FL, The report of a national conference on the wait list for kidney transplantation. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2003 Jul;3(7):775-85 | 2003 |
| Shafi, T., Zhu, X., Lirette, S. T., Rule, A. D., Mosley, T., Butler, K. R., Hall, M. E., Vaitla, P., Wynn, J. J., Tio, M. C., Dossabhoy, N. R., Guallar, E., & Butler, J. (2022). Quantifying Individual-Level Inaccuracy in Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimation : A Cross-Sectional Study. Annals of Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.7326/M22-0610 Quantifying Individual-Level Inaccuracy in Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimation : A Cross-Sectional Study Shafi, T., Zhu, X., Lirette, S. T., Rule, A. D., Mosley, T., Butler, K. R., Hall, M. E., Vaitla, P., Wynn, J. J., Tio, M. C., Dossabhoy, N. R., Guallar, E., & Butler, J. (2022). Quantifying Individual-Level Inaccuracy in Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimation : A Cross-Sectional Study. Annals of Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.7326/M22-0610 | 2002 |
| Stegall MD, Dean PG, McBride MA, Wynn JJ, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation Committee, Survival of mandatorily shared cadaveric kidneys and their paybacks in the zero mismatch era. Transplantation, 2002 Sep 15;74(5):670-5 | 2002 |
| Port FK, Bragg-Gresham JL, Metzger RA, Dykstra DM, Gillespie BW, Young EW, Delmonico FL, Wynn JJ, Merion RM, Wolfe RA, Held PJ, Donor characteristics associated with reduced graft survival: an approach to expanding the pool of kidney donors. Transplantation, 2002 Nov 15;74(9):1281-6 | 2002 |
| Chisholm MA, Vollenweider LJ, Mulloy LL, Wynn JJ, Wade WE, DiPiro JT, Cost-benefit analysis of a clinical pharmacist-managed medication assistance program in a renal transplant clinic. Clinical transplantation, 2000 Aug;14(4 Pt 1):304-7 | 2000 |
| Chisholm MA, Vollenweider LJ, Mulloy LL, Jagadeesan M, Wynn JJ, Rogers HE, Wade WE, DiPiro JT, Renal transplant patient compliance with free immunosuppressive medications. Transplantation, 2000 Oct 27;70(8):1240-4 | 2000 |
| Humphries AL Jr, Colborn GL, Wynn JJ, Elevated basilic vein arteriovenous fistula. American journal of surgery, 1999 Jun;177(6):489-91 | 1999 |
| Wynn JJ, Barnett JE, Mulloy LL, Jagadessan M, Humphries AL, Living-related kidney donation. Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia, 1998 Apr;87(2):109-11 | 1998 |
| Hawkins ML, Wynn JJ, Schmacht DC, Medeiros RS, Gadacz TR, Nonoperative management of liver and/or splenic injuries: effect on resident surgical experience. The American surgeon, 1998 Jun;64(6):552-6; discussion 556-7 | 1998 |
| Drafts HH, Anjum MR, Wynn JJ, Mulloy LL, Bowley JN, Humphries AL, The impact of pre-transplant obesity on renal transplant outcomes. Clinical transplantation, 1997 Oct;11(5 Pt 2):493-6 | 1997 |
| DiPiro JT, Hooker KD, Sherman JC, Gaines MG, Wynn JJ, Effect of experimental hemorrhagic shock on hepatic drug elimination. Critical care medicine, 1992 Jun;20(6):810-5 | 1992 |
| Winburn GB, Wood MC, Hawkins ML, Wynn JJ, Nesbit RR, Wray CH, Sutton JT, Current role of cryoamputation. American journal of surgery, 1991 Dec;162(6):647-50; discussion 650-1 | 1991 |
| Hooker KD, DiPiro JT, Wynn JJ, Aminoglycoside combinations versus beta-lactams alone for penetrating abdominal trauma: a meta-analysis. The Journal of trauma, 1991 Aug;31(8):1155-60 | 1991 |
| Urquhart CK, Hawkins ML, Wynn JJ, Humphries AL Jr, Mansberger AR Jr, Management of the injured renal transplant recipient. Southern medical journal, 1991 Apr;84(4):524-6 | 1991 |
| Mulloy LL, Caruana RJ, Steele JC Jr, Wynn JJ, Polymicrobial bacteremia during long-term hemodialysis. Southern medical journal, 1991 May;84(5):594-6 | 1991 |
| Byrd LC, Humphries AL Jr, Wynn JJ, House MA, Hamilton WF 3rd, Witherington R, In situ dissection of cadaver kidneys. Transplantation proceedings, 1990 Apr;22(2):394 | 1990 |
| Wynn JJ, Bates WB 3rd, Teeslink CR, Nesbit RR Jr, Perigraft pseudocyst complicating repair of ruptured aortic aneurysm: successful treatment by percutaneous aspiration. Southern medical journal, 1990 Sep;83(9):1102-3 | 1990 |
| Bowen PA 2nd, Wynn JJ, Fischer AQ, Howard AC, McMahon J, Nontropical pyomyositis in a renal allograft recipient. Transplantation, 1989 Sep;48(3):539-41 | 1989 |
| Patton PR, Howard RJ, Pfaff WW, Wynn JJ, Fennell RS, Finlayson B, Newman RC, Peterson JC, Salomon DR, Scornik JC, Renal transplantation: a 20-year experience at the University of Florida. Southern medical journal, 1989 Nov;82(11):1334-43 | 1989 |
| Humphries AL, House MA, Wynn JJ, Bowen PA 2nd, Georgia's two organ procurement programs. Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia, 1988 Oct;77(10):767-72 | 1988 |
| Wynn JJ, Pfaff WW, Patton PR, Peterson JC, Salomon DR, Fennell RS, Scornik JC, Howard RJ, Late results of renal transplantation. Transplantation, 1988 Feb;45(2):329-33 | 1988 |
| Gaston RS, Alveranga DY, Becker BN, Distant DA, Held PJ, Bragg-Gresham JL, Humar A, Ting A, Wynn JJ, Leichtman AB, Kidney and pancreas transplantation. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2003;3 Suppl 4:64-77 | |
| Metzger RA, Delmonico FL, Feng S, Port FK, Wynn JJ, Merion RM, Expanded criteria donors for kidney transplantation. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2003;3 Suppl 4:114-25 | |
| Wynn JJ, Distant DA, Pirsch JD, Norman D, Gaber AO, Ashby VB, Leichtman AB, Kidney and pancreas transplantation. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2004;4 Suppl 9:72-80 | |
| Brown JA, Sajadi KP, Wynn JJ, Ureteral clipping simplifies hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 2010 Oct-Dec;14(4):531-3 | |
| Doran JE, Callaway BD, Reese AC, Wynn JJ, Mansberger AR, A competitive inhibition assay for gelatin binding fibronectin. Vox sanguinis, 1983;45(3):243-51 | |
Comment | |
| Delmonico FL, Wynn JJ, Managing the enlarging waiting list. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2002 Nov;2(10):889-90 | 2002 |
Presentations
| Platform Presentations, Renal Transplantation Can Be Performed Safely without Pre-operative Apixaban Reversal, American Transplant Congress, San Diego | 06/2023 |
| Platform Presentations, Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation in Sars Cov-2 Positive Recipients, American Transplant Congree, San Diego | 06/2023 |
| 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, Jackson, MS | 07/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, An Opportunity for Improvement in Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A Comparison Between African Americans and Caucasians., Southwestern Surgical Congress 70th Annual Meeting. Napa, Napa, CA | 04/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC) Treatment Shows Continued Systemic Response in Metastatic Melanoma When Transitioning from Subcutaneous Lesions to Lymphatic Metaseses., outheastern Surgical Congress 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting., Tampa, FL | 02/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Neoadjuvant Talimogene Laherparpvec (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 Wolfiann 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 |
| 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, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
| 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, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Neoadjuvant Talimogene Laherparpvec (T-VEC) in the Treatment of In-Transit Melanoma of the Chest Wall., The James D. Hardy Surgical Forum, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater., The James D. Hardy Surgical Forum, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Invasive Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Arising in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of Heterotopic Pancreas Origin Located in the Stomach., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting., Nashville, TN | 02/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Delayed Presentation and Treatment of Melanoma in African Americans: A Case Series of African Americans with Plantar Acral Lentiginous Melanoma., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting., Nashville, TN | 02/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Surgical Treatment of Metastatic Pheochromocytoma., Southeastern Surgical Congress 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting, Nashville, TN | 02/2017 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Transplant Ground Rounds: Ethical Considerations in the Allocation of Scarce Resources, UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute, Birmingham, Alabama | 02/2017 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Peel-away sheath insertion of permanent peritoneal dialysis catheters, Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, LA | 05/1991 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Effect of model hemorrhagic shock on hepatic drug clearance, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, San Francisco, CA | 08/1990 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management of the injured renal transplant recipient, 83rd Annual Scientific Assembly, Southern Medical Association, Washington | 11/1989 |
| Invited Symposia, In situ dissection of cadaver kidneys, 4th International Symposium on Organ Procurement and Preservation | 09/1989 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Transplantation immunology and clinical transplantation, Osler Institute Surgery Review Course, Chicago, IL | 01/1988 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Perigraft pseudocyst complicating repair of ruptured aortic aneurysm: successful treatment by percutaneous aspiration, Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, St. Thomas | 1988 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Transplantation immunology and clinical transplantation, Osler Institute Surgery Review Course, Lake Geneva | 1988 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Physiologic amputation - a useful technique, Association of VA Surgeons, Portland | 05/1987 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Late results of renal transplantation, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Chicago, IL | 05/1987 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cryoprcci pitate fails to reverse opsonic fibronectin deficiency, Southern Society for Clinical Research, New Orleans, LA | 1983 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| John Bower Award, Mississippi Kidney Foundation | 2015 |
| Exemplary Teaching Award, Medical College of Georgia | 2013 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha of Georgia | 1980 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member, Committee on Issues | 2010 - 2012 |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Presiding Chairperson, Presentation session on organ allocation and public policy, Annual Meeting | 2007 - Present |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member, Philanthropy Committee | 2007 - 2009 |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member, Legislative Affairs Committee | 2006 - 2007 |
| Southeastern Surgical Congress, Chairperson | 2005 - 2006 |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Presiding Chairperson, Presentation session on organ allocation and public policy, Annual Meeting | 2003 - Present |
| National Conference to Analyze the Wait List for Kidney Transplantation, Committee Co-Chair, Assigning Priority on the Wait List Workgroup | 2002 |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons, By-Laws Committee Member | 2002 - 2003 |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Presiding Chairperson, Presentation session on organ allocation and public policy, Annual Meeting | 2001 - Present |
| Southeastern Surgical Congress, Member, Continuing Medical Education Committee | 2001 - 2006 |
| Moretz Surgical Society, Secretary/Treasurer | 2001 - Present |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Awards Committee Member | 2000 - 2002 |
| Foundation for Living Organ Donation, Board of Directors of a Company | 1998 - 2001 |
| South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation, Member, Organ Procurement and Preservation Committee | 1998 - 1990 |
| South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation, Committee Co-Chair, Scientific Projects Committee | 1996 - 1998 |
| Southeastern Surgical Congress, Chairperson, Gold Medal Forum Committee | 1996 - 1997 |
| RFA 94-12, Member, Special Review Committee, Affecting graft survival with donor immune, tissue, @NIAID, NIH | 1994 |
| National Kidney Foundation, Officer, Secretary, Council on Transplantion | 1994 - 1996 |
| South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation, Officer, President/Elect/Past | 1993 - 1994 |
| South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation, Officer, Vice President | 1992 - 1993 |
| South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation, Officer, Treasurer | 1991 - 1992 |
| South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation, Member, Executive Committee | 1990 - 1995 |
| South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation, Officer, Secretary | 1990 - 1991 |
| South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation, Member, Scientific Projects Committee | 1989 - 2000 |
| Moretz Surgical Society, Chairperson, Program Chairperson | 1989 - 1990 |
| South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation, Chairperson, Organ Procurement and Preservation Committee | 1989 |
| South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation, Board of Directors of a Company | 1988 - 2003 |
| The American Surgeon, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | |
| American Journal of Transplantation, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | |
| Transplantation, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | |
| Surgical Endoscopy, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | |
| New England Journal of Medicine, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | |
| American College of Surgeons, Fellow | |
| Southern Surgical Association, Member | |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Annual Meeting Abstract Reviewer, 2000-2003, 2007 | |
| American Society of Transplantation, Member | |
| Association for Academic Surgery, Member | |
| Georgia Surgical Society, Member | |
| American College of Surgeons, Georgia Chapter, Member | |
| American Society of Nephrology, Member | |
| Association for Surgical Education | |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member | |
| Medical Association of Georgia, Member | |
| Richmond County Medical Society, Member |
Committee Service
| Epic Provider Oversight Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| UMMC Perioperative Committee, Member | 2015 - Present |
| LifeLink Foundation, Executive Committee, Member | 2012 - Present |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Operating Room, Chair | 2011 - 2014 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Operating Room, Member | 2010 - 2011 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Immediate Past-President | 2010 - 2012 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, President | 2009 - 2010 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Membership and Professional Standards, Chair | 2008 - 2009 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Executive Committee, Member | 2008 - Present |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Board of Directors, Member | 2008 - 2011 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, President-Elect | 2008 - 2009 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Operating Room, Member | 2007 - 2009 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Pharmacy and Therapeutic, Anti-Infective Subcommittee, Member | 2007 - 2009 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Infection Committee, Member | 2007 - 2010 |
| Scientific Registry of Transplant Recicpients (SRTR), Technical Advisory, Chair | 2006 - 2007 |
| Scientific Registry of Transplant Recicpients (SRTR), Technical Advisory, Member | 2006 - 2008 |
| Scientific Registry of Transplant Recicpients (SRTR), Scientific Advisory, Chair | 2006 - 2006 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Kidney, Member | 2006 - 2008 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) By-laws, Chair | 2006 - 2008 |
| Scientific Registry of Transplant Recicpients (SRTR), Scientific Advisory, Member | 2005 - 2006 |
| MCG Health, Inc., Board of Directors, Member | 2004 - 2006 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Operating Room, Member | 2001 - 2006 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) OR Steering, Member | 2001 - 2002 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Committee on Business, Chair | 2001 - 2004 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Executive, Member | 2001 - 2006 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Ways and Means, Member | 2001 - 2008 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Board of Trustees, Member | 2001 - 2008 |
| MCG Health, Inc., Board of Directors Planning and Development, Member | 2001 - 2004 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) OR Program Improvement Implementation Teams, Information Systems | 2001 - 2001 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) OR Program Improvement Implementation Teams, Scheduling | 2001 - 2001 |
| Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University Search Committee, Dean of the School of Medicine, Member | 2001 - Present |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Kidney-Pancreas, Chair | 2000 - 2002 |
| Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University LCME Clinical Science Department, Member | 1999 - 2000 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Kidney-Pancreas, Vice Chair | 1999 - 2000 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Task Force on VA Faculty, Member | 1999 - 1999 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Task Force of Governance, Member | 1999 - 1999 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Committee on Business, Member | 1999 - 2000 |
| MCG Health, Inc., Information Technology Transition Team, Member | 1999 - 2000 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Ethics Committee, Member | 1998 - 2014 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Clinical System Information Technology Team, Member | 1998 - 2000 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Clinical Information Technology Advisory Group, Member | 1998 - 1999 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Clinical Information Technology Advisory Group, Member | 1998 - 1999 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Information Systems Transition, Member | 1998 - 1999 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Clinical Information Management Services Steering, Member | 1998 - 1999 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Kidney-Pancreas, Member | 1998 - 2006 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Value Analysis, Member | 1997 - 1999 |
| LifeLink Foundation, Board of Directors, Member | 1997 - Present |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Committee on Business Operations, Chair | 1997 - 1998 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Allocation Advisory, Chair | 1996 - 1997 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) TDS Physician Advisory, Member | 1995 - 1997 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Allocation Advisory, Member | 1995 - 1997 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Region 3, Regional Councilor | 1995 - 1997 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Board of Directors, Member | 1995 - 1997 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Executive, Member | 1994 - 1998 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Ways and Means, Chair | 1994 - 1996 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Ways and Means, Member | 1994 - 1998 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Board of Trustees, Member | 1994 - 1998 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Medical Records Committee, Member | 1993 - 1997 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Region 3, Associate Regional Councilor | 1993 - 1995 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Membership and Professional Standards, Member | 1993 - 1995 |
| Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University Faculty Senate, Secretary | 1992 - 1993 |
| Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University Faculty Senate, Executive Committee | 1992 - 1993 |
| Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University Promotions and Tenure, Member | 1991 - 1994 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing, Education Committee, Member | 1991 - 1993 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Transfusion Committee, Chair | 1990 - 1993 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Operating Room, Member | 1989 - 1991 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Surgery/Neurology Clinic Committee, Member | 1989 - 1992 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Pharmacy and Therapeutic, Member | 1989 - 1990 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Ambulatory Care Committee, Member | 1989 - 1990 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) MCG Faculty Clinic Advisory, Member | 1989 - 1992 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Ways and Means, Member | 1989 - 1991 |
| GRU Physicians Practice Group (now Georgia Regents Medical Assoc.) Board of Trustees, Member | 1989 - 1991 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Infection Committee, Member | 1988 - 1989 |
| Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University ad hoc Curriculum Review, School of Medicine, Member | 1988 - 1990 |
| Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University Faculty Senate, Executive Committee | 1988 - 1989 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Specialized Care Center, Member | 1988 - 1988 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) ad hoc committee, Antibiotic Usage, Member | 1987 - 1990 |
| Georgia Regents Medical Center (MCG Hospitals and Clinics) Transfusion Committee, Member | 1987 - 1993 |
| Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University Phase III Curriculum, Member | 1987 - 1990 |
| Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University Faculty Senate, Faculty Senator | 1987 - 1989 |
Community Service
| Interfaith Hospitality Network, Volunteer | 1998 - 12/2001 |
| Boy Scout Troop 5, Martinez, GA, Scoutmaster | 1995 - 12/1996 |
| Boy Scout Troop 5, Martinez, GA, Assistant Scoutmaster | 1992 - 12/1995 |
| Cub Scout Troop 64, Augusta, GA, Pack Committee Chairman | 1990 - 12/1993 |
| Fairview Presbyterian Church, North Augusta, GA, Honduras Medical Mission, 2010, 2011, 20112 |
Teaching Experience
| SUR 500, Medicine, Course, Facilitator, Junior Surgery | Annual 2015 - 2017 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Melinda Solomon, Eric Briscoe, William Flowers, Sonny Hodge, Rachel Sharp, Alia Abbas, Hannah Miller, Taylor Allen, Caleb Martin, Elliot Varney, Kaycee Burcham, Mark Ward, Danielle Brown | 2017 - 2018 |
Residency Training
| General Surgery, Attending Physician | 2016 - 07/2017 |