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UMDNJ MATTERS NJMS Publications: "Activity-Related Quality of Life in Rehabilitation and Traumatic Brain Injury," by Mark Johnston, PhD, professor, and Carol Miklos, PhD, instructor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 83, Suppl. 2, December 2002. "Anti-U1A Monoclonal Antibodies Recognize Unique Epitope Targets of U1A Which Are Involved in the Binding of U1 RNA" by Carol Lutz, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, et al., was in the Journal of Molecular Recognition, Vol. 15, May–June 2002. "Assessing Physicians' Interpersonal Skills," by Scott Millis, PhD, associate professor, Sheela Jain, MD, professor, Mary Eyles, PhD, RN, clinical assistant professor, David Tulsky, PhD, clinical assistant professor, Scott Nadler, DO, associate professor, Patrick Foye, MD, assistant professor, Elie Elovic, MD, assistant professor, and Joel DeLisa, MD, MS, professor and chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was in the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 81, No. 12. "Central Post-Stroke Pain Syndrome-Yet Another Use for Gabapetin?" by Boging Chen, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Todd Stitik, MD, associate professor, Patrick Foye, MD, assistant professor, Scott Nadler, DO, associate professor, and Joel DeLisa, MD, MS, professor and chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was in the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 81, No. 9. "Clerkship Timing and Disparity in Performance of Racial-ethnic Minorities in the Medicine Clerkship," by Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD, associate professor, Medicine, Amy Davidow, PhD, assistant professor, Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Marilyn Miller, MD, associate professor, Medicine, and W. G. Johanson, Jr., MD, professor, Medicine, was in the Journal of the National Medical Association, Vol. 94, 2002. "Clerkship Order and Performance on Family Medicine and Internal Medicine National Board of Medical Examiners Exams," by Jo-Ann Reteguiz, MD, associate professor, Medicine, and Jesse Crosson, PhD, assistant professor, Family Medicine, was in Family Medicine, Vol. 34, 2002. "Dissociating Basal Forebrain and Medial Temporal Amnesic Insights from Classical Conditioning," by Deborah Bryant, PhD, instructor, and John DeLuca, PhD, professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, et al., was in Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science, Vol. 37, No. 2, April–June 2002. "Functional Deficits in Athletes With a History of Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study," by Scott Nadler, DO, associate professor, Peter Moley, MD, resident, Gerard Malanga, MD, associate professor, Mariam Rubbani, MD, resident, and Joseph Feinberg, MD, assistant professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, et al., was in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 83, December 2002.
"Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology and Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Guidelines for Methodological and Conceptual Pitfalls," by Frank Hillary, PhD, instructor, and John DeLuca, PhD, professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, et al., was in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, Vol. 17, No. 5, 2002. "Managing Conflict in the Urban Health Care Setting: What Do ‘Experts’ Know?" coauthored by Cheryl Kennedy, MD, associate professor, Psychiatry, and Preventive Medicine and Community Health, was in the Journal of Health Care Law and Policy, Vol. 5, No. 2: University of Maryland School of Law. "Modified Constraint-Induced Therapy in Chronic Stroke," by Stephen Page, PhD, assistant professor, and Sue Ann Sisto, PhD, assistant professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, et al., was in the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 81, 2002. "Quality of Life Measurement in Rehabilitation Medicine: Building an Agenda for the Future," by David Tulsky, PhD, associate professor, and Mitchell Rosenthal, PhD, professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 83, Suppl. 2, December 2002. "Scaling of the Revised Oswestry Low Back Pain Questionnaire," by Marla Shawaryn, PhD, instructor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, et al., was in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 83, November 2002. "Silent Autonomic Dysreflexia During a Routine Bowel Program in Persons With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Preliminary Study," by Steven Kirshblum, MD, associate professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, et al., was in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 83, December 2002. "Predictors of Driving Outcome After Traumatic Brain Injury," by Joseph Ricker, PhD, associate professor, and Scott Millis, PhD, associate professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, et al., was in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 83, October 2002. "Intramuscular Injection of Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Wrist and Finger Spasticity After a Stroke," by Elie Elovic, MD, assistant professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, et al., was in the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 347, No. 6, August 2002. "Telerehabilitation Needs: A Survey of Persons with Acquired Brain Injury," by Joseph Ricker, PhD, associate professor and Mitchell Rosenthal, PhD, professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, et al., was in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, Vol. 17, No. 3, 2002. "Timing of Prophylactic Surgery in Prevention of Diverticulitis Recurrence: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis," by Robert Richards, MD, associate professor, Division of Gastroenterology, was in Digestive Diseases and Sciences, Vol. 47, September 2002.
"Traumatic Tetraplegia: Noninvasive Respiratory Management in the Acute Setting," by John Bach, MD, professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was in the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 81, No. 10. Adnan I. Qureshi, MD, Director, Cerebrovascular Program, Neurology and Neurosciences, received the 2003 American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award, which is part of the American Medical Association Foundation's Excellence in Medicine Award Series. He was one of 24 physicians from all over the country and the only neurologist to receive this award, which was given for his work in improving the understanding of stroke among elected officials and the public. Grants: Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, PhD, professor, Pharmacology and Physiology, received a two-year, $70,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency for the Sixth Annual Workshop on "The Use of Data in Developing Specific Adjustment Factors." Amutha Boominathan, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Pharmacology and Physiology, received a two-year, $77,600 grant from the American Heart Asso-ciation for the study of "Molecular Characterization of Tom40p." Michael Brimacombe, PhD, associate professor, Preventive Medicine, with co-principal investigators, Susan Adubato, PhD, assistant professor, Pediatrics, Barbie Zimmerman-Bier, MD, assistant professor, Pediatrics, and Bill Halperin, MD, PhD, professor, Preventive Medicine, received a one-year, $197,597 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Association of Schools of Public Health to study "A Fetal Alcohol Education and Training Program for New Jersey." Walter Durán, PhD, professor, Pharmacology and Physiology, received a five-year, $1,935,508 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study "Control of Microcirculatory Exchange Function." James Patrick O'Connor, PhD, assistant professor, Orthopedics, received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the Arthritis Foundation, New Jersey Chapter, to "Investigate the COX2 Function in Bone Metabolism."
Paul Palumbo, MD, professor, Pediatrics, received a one-year, $202,200 grant from the Pediatric AIDS Foundation for "Mapping Viral Epitopes for Evidence of Immune Escape." Vanessa Routh, PhD, assistant professor, Pharmacology and Physiology, received a four-year, $1,402,300 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study "Glucosensing Neurons in Euglycemia Hypoglycemia in HAAF."Natalia Shirokova, PhD, assistant professor, Pharmacology and Physiology, received a three-year, $245,641 grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association to study "Metabolic Control of Calcium Signaling in Skeletal Muscle." Professional Activities: Gerard Malanga, MD, associate professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, presented "Open-label Trial Evaluating Tizandine for Myofascial Pain Syndrome," at the International Association for the Study of Pain annual meeting held in San Diego, Ca. Honors: Vincent Barba, MD, assistant professor, Medicine, has been elected Fellow of the American College of Physicians and American Society of Internists. Joel DeLisa, MD, MS, professor and chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was elected to the Administrative Board of the Council of Academic Societies of the Association of American Medical Colleges for a two-year term. Walter Durán, PhD, professor, Pharmacology and Physiology, was elected a member of the Pharmacology Study Section, Center for Scientific Review of the National Institutes of Health. He will serve for four years. Mark Johnston, PhD, professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, received the Distinguished Member Award for his significant contribution to the development and functioning of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM), demonstrated evidence of leadership skills, organizational abilities, and public service. The award was given by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine at their annual conference held in Philadelphia. Gerard Malanga, MD, associate professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was recently named to the senior editorial board of SpineUniverse.com, an information/ education Web site for patients and physicians regarding spine problems. He will be assisting in the development and oversight of the non-operative aspects of spine care on this site. Sue Ming, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Neurosciences, has been selected as Healthcare Professional of the Year by the Center for Outreach and Services to the Autism Community, a comprehensive "information source" for families of autistic children. SPH Publications: "Cohort Case-control Design and Analysis for Clustered Failure Time Data," co-authored by Shou-En Lu, PhD, assistant professor, Biometrics, was in Biometrics, Vol. 58, 2002. "Length of Hospital Stay, Obstetric Conditions at Childbirth and Maternal Readmission: A Population-based Cohort Study," co-authored by Kitaw Demissie, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Epidemiology, was in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 187, 2002. "The Effect of Interior Lead Hazard Controls on Children's Blood Lead Concentrations: A Systematic Evaluation," co-authored by George Rhoads, MD, PhD, associate dean, Academic Affairs, Piscataway/New Brunswick, and professor and acting director, Epidemiology Division, was in Environmental Health Perspectives, 2002. Professional Activities: Diane Brown, PhD, professor, Health Education and Behavioral Science, and executive director, Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, presented "Recruitment and Retention of Women in Clinical Studies and the Critical Role of Relevance" at the Office of Research on Women's Health in Washington. M. Jane Lewis, DrPH, assistant professor, School of Public Health, presented "Risk Communication 101—What You Should Know" at the Society for Public Health Education’s 53rd annual meeting in Philadelphia. Honors: Diane Abatemarco, PhD, MSW, assistant professor, received the Public Health Social Work Outstanding Achievement Award for 2002 at the American Public Health Association annual meeting in Philadelphia. UBHS
Grants: The COPSA Institute of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders received a three-year, $1,916,415 grant from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. Peter Aupperle, MD, associate professor, and Andrew Coyne, PhD, associate professor, Psychiatry, serve as the grant coordinators. The Violence Institute of New Jersey received a five-year, $950,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services to develop a New Jersey Violent Death Reporting System. This system will bring together data on homicides and suicides from a variety of different sources to form a more complete picture of the incidents. Bruce Stout, PhD, executive director, is the principal investigator. NJDS Publications: "Actinomycosis," by Talib Najjar, DMD, PhD, professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, primary author, was in eMedicine Journal, www.eMedicine.com, Inc., May 2002, Vol. 3, No. 3. "Biofilm Dispersal of Neisseria Subflava and Other Phylogenetically Diverse Oral Bacteria," co-authored by Jeffrey Kaplan, PhD, assistant professor, Oral Biology, and Daniel Fine, DDS, professor and acting chair, Oral Biology, was in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 68, No. 10, October 2002. "Developing a Consensus for Restorative Procedures in Pediatric Dentistry," by Milton Houpt, DDS, PhD, professor and chair, Pediatric Dentistry, was in the September/ October issue of Pediatric Dentistry, Vol. 24, No. 5. "Easy Placement of Open Coil Springs," by Robert Binder, DMD, professor and interim chair, Orthodontics, was in the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, Vol. 36, No. 11, November 2002. "Jaw: Cysts, Tumors, and Nontumorous Lesions," co-authored by Shahid Aziz, DMD, MD, assistant professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, was in Volume 1 of Head and Neck Imaging, 4th edition. He also co-authored "Management of the Pregnant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Patient" in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 60, December 2002. "Prostate Carcinoma Metastasis to the Mandible: Report of a Case," by Robert Laski, DMD, postdoctoral student, Vincent Ziccardi, DDS, MD, associate professor and chair, and Talib Najjar, DMD, PhD, professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, was in the Journal of the New Jersey Dental Association, Vol. 75, No. 3, 2002. Professional Activities: Michael Arvystas, DMD, clinical professor, Orthodontics, presented "Interdisciplinary Esthetic Dentistry: Dental Facial Therapy," to participants at the annual meeting of the American Dental Association held in New Orleans. Maano Milles, DDS, professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, obtained a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a nitrous oxide scavenger collar device, whose purpose is to evacuate nitrous oxide from the operatory area. Evan Spivack, DDS, clinical associate professor, Pediatric Dentistry, presented "The Aging Patient: What You Need to Know" at the annual session of the Academy of General Dentistry held in Honolulu. Vincent Ziccardi, DDS, MD, associate professor and chair, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, presented "Trigeminal Nerve Injuries" to dentists at a meeting of the Raritan Valley Study Club held at JFK Hospital in Edison.
Honors: Kerry McKay, DMD, MD, associate professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, was made a Fellow of the International College of Dentists at the annual session of the American Dental Association held in New Orleans. Mario Ramos, DMD, clinical associate professor, Pediatric Dentistry, was elected treasurer of the National Hispanic Dental Association. SOM Publications: "Breastfeeding Initiation Rates Derived from Electronic Birth Certificate Data in New Jersey" co-authored by Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, associate professor, Pediatrics, was in the Journal of Human Lactation, 2002. "Valproic Acid-Associated Pancreatitis: Case Series and Literature Review," co-authored by Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, associate professor, and Gary McAbee, DO, chair, Pediatrics, was in Pediatric Neurology, December 2002. Professional Activities: Carman Ciervo, DO, associate professor and chair, Family Medicine, presented "Family Medicine Residency Training in Headache Management and Its Long Term Effects on Diagnosis and Treatment of Headaches" at the National Headache Foundation Conference in Palm Springs. Esther Deblinger, PhD, clinical director, Center for Children's Support, conducted a pre-conference seminar entitled "Treating Children and Adolescents Who Have Suffered Abuse" at the 21st Annual Research and Treatment Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers in Montreal. Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, associate professor, Pediatrics, participated in the executive committee meeting of the Section on Breastfeeding at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Boston. She also conducted a workshop on "Integrating Breastfeeding Education to Eliminate Disparities" at Hospital Episcopal San Lucas, Ponce, Puerto Rico and at University Pediatric Hospital in San Juan. Frank Filipetto, DO, residency program director, Family Medicine, presented "A Review of the Literature on Culturally Competent Patient Education" at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine’s 24th Annual Conference on Patient Education in Ft. Lauderdale. Martin Finkel, DO, medical director, Center for Children's Support, co-conducted two workshops on medical evaluation of child sexual abuse in the primary care office setting for the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics in Boston. R. Michael Gallagher, DO, dean, and professor, Family Medicine, presented "Clinical Trials in Headache" at the 16th Annual Practicing Physician's Approach to the Difficult Headache Patient course in Rancho Mirage. Linda Jones-Hicks, DO, assistant professor, Pediatrics, went on a medical mission to Guatemala City to provide medical care to the underprivileged. The trip was sponsored by Christ Church in Montclair and a church in Guatemala. Melissa Runyon, PhD, assistant professor, Psychiatry, and Felicia Neubauer, MSW, social worker, Center for Children's Support, co-presented "Treatment of Children and Families at Risk for Child Physical Abuse" at the 8th Annual New Jersey Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in East Brunswick.
Diana Schlesinger, MD, clinical assistant professor, and Jacqueline Kaari, DO, assistant professor, Pediatrics, presented "Managing Pediatric Asthma So That You and Your Child Can Breathe Easier" at Kennedy Memorial Hospitals–University Medical Center. Honors: Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, associate professor, Pediatrics, was accepted as a Fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine RWJMS Publications: Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult, 2nd edition, by Joseph Parrillo, MD, and Richard Dellinger, MD, professors, Medicine, was published by Mosby, St. Louis, 2002. "Junctional Membrane Structure and Store-Operate Ca Entry in Muscle Cells," by Jianje Ma, PhD, professor, and Zui Pan, PhD, assistant professor, Physiology and Biophysics, was in Frontiers in Bioscience, Vol. 8, 2003. "Should Patients in Intensive Care Units Receive Erythropoietin?" by Jeffrey Carson, MD, Richard C. Reynolds Professor of Medicine and chief, Division of General and Internal Medicine, was in JAMA, Vol. 28, 2002. "Radiotherapy vs. Chemotherapy Plus Radiotherapy in Surgically Treated IIIA N2 Non Small Cell Lung Cancer," by Parvesh Kumar, MD, professor and chair, Radiation Oncology, CINJ, was in Clinical Lung Cancer, Vol. 4, 2002. "Reactivity and Regulation in Cortisol and Behavioral Responses to Stress," by Douglas Ramsay, PhD, associate professor, Pediatrics, and Michael Lewis, PhD, University Distinguished Professor, was in Child Development, Vol. 74, No. 2. Grants: Gary Brewer, PhD, associate professor, Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, received a three-year, $466,500 grant from the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program to study "RNA-binding Proteins as Novel Oncopro-teins and Tumor Suppressors in Breast Cancer." Roy Goldfarb, PhD, professor, Medicine, received a one-year, $464,000 grant from Glaxo Smith Kline to study the "Effect of Protein Free Phospholipid Emulsion Therapy in Fatal Porcine Gram Positive Sepsis." William Vega, PhD, professor, Psychiatry, received a three-year, $1,235,677 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for a "Workforce Training Grant to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Services." Melvin Weinstein, MD, professor, Medicine, received a one-year, $104,320 grant from Becton Dickinson and Company for the "Evaluation of Phoenix Automated Microbiology Systems for Susceptibility Testing." Douglas Ziedonis, MD, PhD, associate professor, Psychiatry, and Jonathan Krejci, PhD, instructor, Psychiatry, received a three-year, $931,274 grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to study "Modifying Motivational Enhancement Therapy for Use with Addiction Severity Index."
Professional Activities: Dennis Carmody, PhD, professor, Pediatrics, presented "Brain Activity During Auditory Name Recognition: A Functional MRI Study" at a Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunities Workshop in Bethesda. Rido Cha, MD, associate professor, Medicine, presented "Current Management of Congestive Heart Failure" at the Korean-American Medical Association 20th Annual Convention and Scientific meeting in Litchfield Park, Arizona.Richard Dellinger, MD, professor, Medicine, presented "Supportive Therapies of Severe Sepsis: What Works and What Doesn't" to the Peruvian Society of Intensive Medicine in Lima. Carl Hochhauser, PsyD, post-doctoral fellow, presented "Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology" at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. Michael Lewis, PhD, University Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, presented "Developmental Paths to Sexual Intercourse" at a symposium in Havana, Cuba. SHRP Publications: "Sit-to-Stand Ability Following Ankle Joint Mobilizations in a Patient with Hemiplegia," by Patricia Gillardon, MPT, and Genevieve Pinto-Zipp, adjunct faculty, Master in Physical Therapy Program, was in Neurology Report, Vol. 26, No. 4. Professional Activities: Robin Eubanks, MA, clinical assistant professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, presented "Securing Your Future in the Health Professions" at the Associated Medical Schools of New York. Jill Reichman, MPH, PA-C, associate professor, Matthew McQuillan, MD, PA-C, assistant professor, and Clair O'Connell, MPH, PA-C, associate professor, Physician Assistant Program, Piscataway, presented "Using Literature to Enhance Cultural Competency" at the Association of Physician Assistant Programs, Annual Education Forum in Miami. Honors: Riva Touger-Decker, PhD, RD, associate professor and program director, Master in Science in Clinical Nutrition Program, received the American Society of Clinical Nutrition–Dannon Institute Award for excellence in medical/dental nutrition education.
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