CV: Patrick Ross MD, PhD

Patrick Ross, MD, PhD
Surgical Director, Lung Transplantation
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University

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Education:

MD: St. Louis University, 1983
Harvard University, 1977

Post Graduate Training:

Chief Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1989 – 1990
Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1988 - 1989
Chief Resident in General Surgery Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut, 1986 - 1987
General Surgery Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut, 1983 - 1986

Licensure or Certification:

Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners Certificate
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
LICENSURE: Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio,

Associations:

American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
International Photodynamic Association
Sigma XI
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Columbus Surgical Society
Zollinger Surgical Society

Affiliations:

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Director, General Thoracic Surgery
Director, Lung Transplant Program
The Ohio State University Hospitals, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbus, Ohio, July 1, 2003 - Present
Attending Surgeon, OSU East, Columbus, Ohio October, 1995 – Present
Director, Thoracic Oncology Service, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio July, 1993 - Present
Director, General Thoracic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio, August 23, 1991 – June 30, 2003
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, The Ohio State University Hospitals, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbus, Ohio, August 1, 1991 – June 30, 2003
Attending Surgeon, The Ohio State University Hospitals, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbus, Ohio, August 1, 1991 – Present
Assistant Professor of Surgery, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, July 1, 1990 - July 31, 1991
Attending Surgeon, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, July 1, 1990 - July 31, 1991
Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Yale - New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, January 1, 1988 - June 30, 1988
Instructor in Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, 1987 - 1988

Partial List of Publications:

Morrison CM, Ross P, Fay R, Lamarre T, Nuovo GJ, Magro CM: Pseudotumoral legionella: A report of 2 cases. (Submitted)
Magro CM and Ross P. Letter to the Editor. American Journal of Clinical Pathology (In press)
Ross, P. ed, Photodynamic Therapy: A Spectrum of Applications at 630 nm, Wiley and Sons, (in preparation).
Magro CM, Allen J, Ross P, Pope-Harman A, Moh P, Waldman WJ, Dawood M, Crowson AN: Endotheliotropic viral infection and antiphospholipid antibodies are causally related to a microangiopathic variant of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A clinical and pathological study of 15 patients. (In press)
National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Long-term follow-up of patients receiving lung-volume-reduction surgery, versus medical therapy for severe emphysema. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006;82:431-443
Ross, P Jr, Magro CM: Clonal light chain restricted primary intrapulmonary nodular amyloidosis. Ann Thor Surg 2005; 80(1):344-7.
Magro C, Ali N, Williams JD, Allen JN, and Ross P Jr. Cytomegalovirus-associated pulmonary septal capillary injury sine inclusion body change: a distinctive cause of occult or macroscopic pulmonary hemorrhage in the immunocompetent host. Appl Immunohistochem and Mol Morphol 2005; 13(3):268-72.
Patterson CC, Ross P Jr, Pope-Harman AL, Knight DA, Magro CM. Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency and Henoch-Schönlein purpura associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic and antiendothelial cell antibodies of immunoglobulin-A isotype. J Cutan Pathol 2005; 32(4):300-6.
Magro CM Calomeni EP, Nadasdy T. Shusterman BD, Pope-Harman AL, Ross P Jr. Ultrastructure as a diagnostic adjunct in the evaluation of lung allograft biopsies. Ultrastruct Pathol 2005; 29(2):95-106.
Magro CM, Ross P Jr. Endobronchial mimics of primary endobronchial carcinoma: a clinical study of 25 cases. Can Respir J 2005; 12(3):123-7.
Ross P, Magro C, King MA. Endobronchial Histoplasmosis: A masquerade of primary endobronchial neoplasia–a study of four cases. Ann Thorac Surg 2004; 78(1):277-81.
Baran JL, Magro C, King MA, Williams TE, Ross P: Atypical thymoma: a report of 7 cases. Ann Thorac Surg 2004; 78(2):411-6.
National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Measurement of health-related quality of life in the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT). Chest 2004; 126(3):781-9.
Magro C and Ross P Jr. Interstitial lung disease with cytomegalovirus and parvovirus B19 coinfection. The Author’s Reply. Am J Clin Pathol 2004; 122:612-16.
Ross P Jr, Magro CM, King MA. Endobronchial histoplasmosis: a masquerade of primary endobronchial neoplasia—a clinical study of four cases. Ann Thorac Surg 2004; 78(1):277-81.
Schlossberg, Ross, P: Gerhardt, M: Case report: Tension pneumothorax during lung volume reduction surgery via sternotomy. Anesthesiology 2003; 98(1):272-4.
Magro CM, Allen J, Pope-Harmon A, Waldman WJ., Moh P, Rothrauff S, Ross P: The role of microvascular injury in the evolution of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Clin Pathol 2003; 119(4):556-67.
Kiani B, Magro CM, Starns M, Heerema N, Ross P: Polyploid endobronchial Hodgkin lymphoma with an initial response to photodynamic therapy. Ann Thor Surg 2003; 76:940-2.
Nash JW, Ross P Jr, Crowson A, Taylor J, Morales JE, Yunger TM, Magro CM: The histopathologic spectrum of cryofibrinogenemia in four anatomic sites: Skin, lung, muscle, and kidney. Am J Clin Pathol 2003; 119(1):114-22.
Schlossberg M, Ross P, Gerhardt MA: Open chest tension pneumothorax during lung volume reduction surgery via sternotomy. Anesthesiology 2003; 98(1):272-4.
Kiani B, Magro C, Ross P: Endobronchial presentation of Hodgkin lymphoma: a review of the literature. Ann Thorac Surg 2003; 76(3):967-72.
Bahram K, Magro CM, Ross P: Endobronchial presentation of Hodgkin lymphoma: A review of the literature. Ann Thor Surg 2003; 76:967-72.
Magro CM, Morrison C, Pope-Harman A, Rothrauff SK, Ross P Jr: Direct and indirect immunofluorescence as a diagnostic adjunct to the interpretation of non-neoplastic medical lung disease. Am J Clin Pathol 2003; 119(2):279-89.
Magro CM, Ross P, Kelsey M, Waldman WJ, Pope-Harman A: Association of humoral immunity and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. Am J Trans 2003; 3(9):1155-66.
Dai Z, Zhu WG, Morrison CD, Brena RM, Smiraglia DJ, Raval A, Wu YZ, Rush LJ, Ross P, Molina JR, Otterson GA, Plass C: A comprehensive search for DNA amplification in lung cancer identifies inhibitors of apoptosis cIAP1 and cIAP2 as candidate oncogenes. Hum Mol Genet 2003; 12:791-801.
Wusirika R, Ferri C, Marin M, Knight D, Waldman WJ, Ross P, Magro C: The assessment of anti-endothelial cel antibodies in scleroderma-associated pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Clin Pathol 2003; 120:596-606.
Magro CM, Pope-Harman A, Klinger D, Orosz C, Adams P, Waldman J, Knight D, Kelsey M, Ross P: Use of C4d as a diagnostic adjunct in lung allograft biopsies. Am J Trans 2003; 3(9):1143-54.
Magro CM, Klinger, DM, Adams,PW, Orosz, CG, Pope-Harnan, AL, Waldman,WJ, Knight, D, Ross, P. Evidence that humoral allograft rejection in lung transplant patients is not histocompatibility antigen-related. Am J Trans 2003; 10:1264-72.
Turbiner J, Waldman WJ, Allen JN, Pope-Harman A, Ross P, Crowson AN, Magro CM: The role of microvascular injury in the evolution of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Modern Pathol 2003; 16:315A.
National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: A randomized trial comparing lung-volume-reduction surgery with medical therapy for severe emphysema. N England J Med 2003; 348:2059-73.
National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Cost effectiveness of lung-volume-reduction surgery with medical therapy for severe emphysema. N England J Med 2003; 348:2092-2102.
Kiani B, Magro CM, Porcu P, Starns M, Heerema N, Ross P. Polypoid endobronchial Hodgkin lymphoma with an initial response to photodynamic therapy. Ann Thorac Surg 2003; 76(3):940-2.
Magro CM, Klinger DM, Adams PW, Orosz CG, Pope-Harman AL, Waldman WJ, Knight D, Ross P Jr. Evidence that humoral allograft rejection in lung transplant patients is not histocompatibility antigen-related. Am J Transplant 2003; 3(10):1264-72.
Williams J, Ross P, Crowson AN, Nuovo G, Ferri C, Hughes A, Magro CM: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) associated autoimmune like vascular injury in immunocompetent patients. J Rheum 2003. (In press)
Magro C, Pope-Harmon A, Moh P, Ross P: Primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome caused by isolated anti-phosphatidylethanolamine antibodies presenting as cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis with recurrent pulmonary hemorrhage after single lung transplant. J Heart and Lung Transplant 2002; 21:1232-6.
Magro CM, Tandon R, Pope-Harman A, Ross P: Post transplant capillaritis associated with vascular cofactors. J Respir Crit Care Med 2002; 165(8):A393.
Ali N, Allen J, Pope-Harman A, Ross P, Magro C: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection as a cause of alveolar hemorrhage in the immunocompetent patient. J Respir Crit Care Med 2002; 165(8):A151.
Magro C, Pope-Harman A, Allen J, Ross P, Morrison C, Ferri C, Crowson N: Immunofluorescence testing as an adjunct in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease. J Respir Crit Care Med, 2002; 165(8):A553.
Magro C, Pope-Harman A, Ross P, Waldman J, Moh P: Microangiopathic fibrosing pneumonitis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2002; 165(8):A152.
Magro CM, Deng A, Pope-Harman A, Waldman WJ, Collins AB, Adams PW, Kelsey M, Ross P: Humorally mediated posttransplantion septal capillary injury syndrome as a common form of pulmonary allograft rejection: a hypothesis. Transplantation 2002; 74(9):1273-80.
Magro CM, Pope-Harman A, Moh P, Ross P: Primary anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome caused by isolated antiphosphatidylethanolamine antibodies presenting as cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis with recurrent pulmonary hemorrhage after single-lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2002; 21:1232-36.
National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Patients at high risk of death after lung volume reduction surgery. N Engl J Med 2001; 345:1075-83.
Dahl D, Lakshmann R, Zhu, W, Smigalia D, Rush L, Frahwald M, Brena R, Li B, Wright F, Ross P, Otterson G, Phlass C: Global Methylation profiling of lung cancer identifies novel methylated genes. Neoplasia, 2001.
National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Rationale and design of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): A prospective randomized trial of lung volume reduction surgery. J Cardiopulm Rehabil 2000; 20:24-36.
Browning KK, Ahijevych KL, Ross P Jr, Wewers ME. Implementing the agency for health care policy and research’s smoking cessation guideline in a lung cancer surgery clinic. Oncol Nurs Forum 2000; 27(8):1248-54.
Proca DM, Ross P Jr, Pratt J, and Frankel WL: Smooth muscle tumor of the pleura. Arch Pathology Lab Med 2000; 124(11):1688-92.
National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Rationale and design of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): A prospective randomized trial of lung volume reduction surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999; 118:518-28.
National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: Rationale and design of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): A prospective randomized trial of lung volume reduction surgery. Chest 1999; 116: 1750-61.
Miyamoto M, McClure DE, Schertel ER, Andrews PJ, Jones GA, Pratt JW, Ross P, Myerowitz PD: Effects of hypoproteinemia induced myocardial edema on left ventricular function. Am J Physiol 1998; 274:4937-44.
Ross P: Surgical therapy for lung cancer. Medical Update for Psychiatrists July/August 1996; 1(4):110-13.
Murray KD, Binkley PF, Damend DA, Watson KM, Howoritz FP, Ross P, Myerowitz PD: The significance and prevention of air emboli with the total artificial heart. Artif Organs 1993; 17(8):734-40.
Murray KD, Binkley PF, Watson KM, Howanitz EP, Ross P Jr, Myerowitz PD: Remnant atrial function in human and animal recipients of a total artificial heart. J Heart Lung Transplant 1992; 11(6):1066-72.
Ross P Jr, Perkal MF, Degutis LC, Baker CC: Clarification of the role of CT scan in the acute evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma. Conn Med 1991; 55(6):330-2.
Ross P Jr, Denny DF, Baker CC: Angiographic embolization of traumatic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm. Conn Med 1990; 54(6):308-10.
Ross P Jr, Seashore JH: Bilateral hydrothorax complicating central venous catheterization in a child: case report. J Pediatr Surg 1989; 24(3):263-4.
Ross P Jr, Degutis L, Baker CC: Cardiac contusion. The effect on operative management of the trauma patient with trauma injuries. Arch Surg 1989; 124(4):506-7.
Ross P Jr, Ehrenkranz R, Kleinman CS, Seashore JH: Thrombus associated with central venous catheters in infants and children. J Pediatr Surg 1989; 24(3):253-6.
Ross P Jr, Baker CC: Acute cholecystitis complicating ERCP: a case report. J Clin Gastroenterol 1988; 10(3):350-1.
Ross P, Ruh TS: Estrogen receptor complex interaction with reconstituted calf uterine chromatin. Biochem Biophys Acta 1984; 782:18-25.
Ruh TS, Keene JL, Ross P: Estrogen receptor binding parameters of the high affinity antiestrogen, 3H-H1285. In, Hormone Antagonists. Ed, MK Agarwal. Walter de Gruyter, New York, 1982.
Ruh TS, Ross P Jr, Wood DM, Keene JL: The binding of 3H-estradiol receptor complexes to calf uterine chromatin. Biochemical Journal 1981; 200(1):133-42.
Ruh TS, Wood DM, Ross P, Keene JL: Estrogen and anti-estrogen receptor complex binding to calf uterine chromatin. In, Nonsteroidal Antiestrogens. Eds, RL Sutherland, VC Jordan. Academic Press, New York, 1981.
Ross P, Crews D: Stimuli influencing mating behavior in the garter snake, thamnophis radix. Behavior Ecology and Sociobiology 4 1978; 133-42.
Ross P Jr, Crews D: Influence of the seminal plug on mating behavior in the garter snake. Nature 1977; 267(5609):344-5.

Grants:

Multi-Center Study Comparing Thymectomy to No Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis Patients on Prednisone. National Institute of Health, Co-PI, 2006
Randomized Trial of Epidural Versus Pain Pumps for Thoracotomy Patients, 2006
Photodynamic Therapy Textbook. Axcan, 2004 – 2006
Photodynamic Therapy for Thoracic Malignancies. Axcan Scandipharm Inc., 2001
Fibrin Glue in Lobectomy. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, 2000
Synthetic Sealants for Elimination of Air Leaks. Genzyme Corporation, 1999
Fibrin Glue in Thoracic Surgery. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, 1997
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Health Care Financing Administration: Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Study for Emphysema Patients. Five-year study. Awarded December, 1996. Patrick Ross, Jr., MD and Philip Diaz, MD co-investigators
A Phase 2 Study of Neoadjuvant RhuMAb (Bevacizumab) in Combination With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Surgically Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. National Cancer Institute.

Partial List of Presentations:

“New Treatment for Lung Disease” - Quest for Excellence Annual Conference - The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, September 27, 2006.
“AF Bronchoscopy and Photo Dynamic Therapy” – University of Miami Grand Rounds, Miami, Florida -September 21, 2006.
“Thoracic Surgery Fluid Management Debate” – Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, September 9, 2006.
“AF Bronchoscopy and PDT for Early Lung Cancer” – University of Maine, July 2006.
“AF Bronchoscopy in Thoracic Oncology” – American Thoracic Society, Satellite, San Diego, California – May 2006.
“Dynamics of Lung Cancer – Advances in the Diagnosing and Treatment” – Tumor Board UVMC, Troy, Ohio, April 10, 2006.
“Autofluorescence and Photodynamic Therapy” - James Nursing Grand Rounds, Columbus, Ohio, January 11, 2006.
“Autofluorescent Bronchoscopy” – Early Detection of Lung Cancer Symposium, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Springs, Maryland, November 17, 2005.
“Photodynamic Therapy: A Spectrum of Applications” – Stryker Cancer Center, Marietta, Ohio, September 16, 2005.
“Photodynamic Medicine” – American Associates Physicians Assistants Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 1, 2005.
“Multimodality Management of Lung and Esophageal Cancer” – Blanchard Valley Community Hospital, Findlay, Ohio, April 29, 2005.
“Application of Photodynamic Therapy for Pulmonary Malignancies” – University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 1, 2005.
“Lung Transplantation Update” – Current Concepts in Respiratory Care, Columbus, Ohio, March 10, 2005.
“Lung Transplant” – Advanced Lung Disease Symposium, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, March 4, 2005.
“LVRS” – Surgical Demonstration Advanced Lung Disease Symposium, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, March 4, 2005
“Photodynamic Therapy Research Group” – STS, Tampa Florida, January 24, 2005.
“Photodynamic Therapy in Thoracic Surgery” – University of Miami Grand Rounds, Miami, Florida, January 20, 2005.
“Photodynamic Therapy as Induction Therapy” – Klassen Research Day, Columbus, Ohio, December 17, 2004.
“Photodynamic Therapy in Thoracic Oncology” – University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 16, 2004.
“Thoracic PDT” – Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, October 21, 2004.
“Photodynamic Therapy: Thoracic Applications” – Orlando Cancer Center, Orlando, Florida, August 18, 2004.
“Lung Cancer Update” – Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster, Ohio, September 29, 2004.
“Lung Transplant” – Zanesville, Ohio, July 22, 2004.
“Tumor Board” – Zanesville, Ohio, July 1, 2004.
“Emphysema Surgery” – Bethesda Hospital Grand Rounds, Zanesville, Ohio, June 22, 2004.
“Case Demonstration: PDT for Obstructing Lung Cancer” - Seoul National University, June 19, 2004.
“PDT: A spectrum of applications” – Seoul National University, PDT Symposium, Seoul, South Korea, June 18, 2004.
“Management of the Pleural Space” – University of Montreal, Interventional Bronchoscopy Course, Montreal, Canada, June 9, 2004.
“PDT for Bronchogenic Carcinoma” – University of Montreal, Interventional Bronchoscopy Course, Montreal, Canada, June 7, 2004.
“PDT for Barrett’s Esophagitis” – 8th Annual Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Therapies for Esophageal and Lung Cancer, University of Pittsburgh, May 22, 2004.
“High Grade Dysplasia: A review of the surgical series” – 8th Annual Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Therapies for Esophageal and Lung Cancer, University of Pittsburgh, May 22, 2004.
“Does PDT Cure Microinvasive, Central Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?” – 8th Annual Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Therapies for Esophageal and Lung Cancer, University of Pittsburgh, May 22, 2004.
“Barrett’s Esophagus and PDT” – 8th Annual Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Therapies for Esophageal and Lung Cancer, University of Pittsburgh, May 22, 2004
“Multi-modality Management of Lung Cancer” – Southern Ohio Medical Center, April 30, 2004.
“LVRS/Lung Transplant” – Marion General, Marion, Ohio, April 26, 2004.
“Lung Cancer Management” – Fairfield Medical Center, Lancaster, Ohio, April 20, 2004.
“Lung Volume Reduction: Patient Selection” – Martin’s Ferry, Ohio, April 16, 2004.
“Photodynamic Therapy – 2004´- Kettering Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio, March 25, 2004.
“Photodynamic Therapy” – Surgery Grand Rounds, Ohio State University, March 18, 2004.
“Lung Transplantation and LVRS” – Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio, January 9 2004.
“Novel Therapy in Lung Cancer” – Wyandot Memorial Hospital, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, December 2, 2003.
“Air Leak Management” – Synovis Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 13, 2003.
“LVRS” – COCMM, Columbus, Ohio, November 12, 2003.
“Multi-modality Treatment of Early Lung Cancer” – Aventis Oncology Focus Group, Akron, Ohio, November 4, 2003.
“Advances in Strategies for Early Lung Cancer” - Cleveland, Ohio, November, 2003.
“Management of Early Lung Cancer” – Aventis Oncology Focus Group, Cleveland, Ohio, October 21, 2003.
“Lung Volume Reduction Surgery and Lung Transplantation: Update 2003” – University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, September, 2003.
“Lung Volume Reduction Surgery” – Kanazawa Medical College, Kanazawa, Japan, September, 2003.
“Informed Consent for the Thoracic Surgery Patient” – Roundtable discussion, Keieo University, Tokyo Japan, September, 2003.
“PDT in Thoracic Surgery” – 1st Annual Thoracic Oncology Course- Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, September 2003.
“Radiofrequency Ablation” – 1st Annual Thoracic Oncology Course, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, September 2003.
“Lung Transplantation: 2003” – Scioto County Medical Society, Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth Ohio, Aug. 1, 2003.
“Multi-Modality Therapy of Esophageal and Bronchogenic Cancer” - Mansfield General Hospital, July 11, 2003.
“Is PDT Curative for Small Airway Cancers” - 7th Annual Photodynamic and Palliative Therapy Workshop, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, June 7, 2003.
"Lung Transplantation" - Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, May 7, 2003.
“Lung Transplantation – Current Status 2003” – Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, March 11, 2003.
“Lung Cancer 2003” – Akron General Medical Center, Akron, Ohio, February 21, 2003.
“Multi-Modality Therapy of Esophageal and Bronchogenic Cancer” – Family Healthcare, Inc., Chillicothe, Ohio, January 23, 2003.
“PDT in Thoracic Surgery: A Spectrum of Applications” – 2003 PDT Symposium Program of Korea PDT Laser Academy, Kangham Catholic Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
“Multi-Modality Therapy of Esophageal and Bronchogenic Cancer” – Bucyrus Community Hospital, Bucyrus, Ohio, December 5, 2002.
“Multi-Modality Therapy of Esophageal and Bronchogenic Cancer” – Wyandot Memorial Hospital, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, December 3, 2002.
“Lung Transplant” – Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, November 14, 2002.
“Lung Transplant” – Mount Carmel Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, November 12, 2002.
“Multi-Modality Therapy of Esophageal and Bronchogenic Cancer” – Madison County Hospital, London, Ohio, October 31, 2002.
“Multi-Modality Therapy of Esophageal and Bronchogenic Cancer” – Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine, September, 2002.
"Lung Transplantation” – Fairfield Medical Center, Lancaster, Ohio, August, 2002.
“Thoracic Applications of Photodynamic Therapy” – Deux Hospital, Quebec City, July, 2002.
“Glues and Sealants in Thoracic Surgery” – University of California San Francisco, June, 2002.
“Surgical Management of End Stage Lung Disease” – Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong, May, 2002.
“Surgical Management of End Stage Lung Disease” – Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, May, 2002.
“Surgical Management of End Stage Lung Disease” – Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, May, 2002.
“Emphysema Surgery” – National University Hospital, Singapore, May, 2002.
“Emphysema Surgery” – Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore, May, 2002.
“Lung Transplantation” – Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, May, 2002.
“Surgical Management of Advanced Lung Disease” – National Heart Center, Jakarta, Indonesia, May, 2002.
“Surgical Management of Advanced Lung Disease” – National Heart Center, Jakarta, Indonesia, May, 2002.
“Surgical Management of Advanced Lung Disease” – National Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May, 2002.
“Surgical Management of Advanced Lung Disease” – Thoracic Surgery Society, Seoul, South Korea, May, 2002.
“Glues and Sealants in Thoracic Surgery” – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, March, 2002.
“Thoracic Applications for Tisseel” – Baxter Corporation Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, February, 2002.
“Round Table Discussion: PDT in Thoracic Surgery” – STS, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, January, 2002.
“Applications of Sealants in General Thoracic Surgery” – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, December, 2001.
“Glues and sealants in thoracic surgery” - American College of Osteopathic Surgery, Palm Springs, California, October, 2001.
“Photodynamic Therapy for Thoracic Malignancies” - American College of Osteopathic Surgery, Palm Springs, California, October, 2001.
“Lung Volume Reduction Surgery” - University of Tokyo, Grand Rounds, Tokyo, Japan, September, 2001.
“Emphysema Surgery” - LVRS and Transplant, Municipal Hospital, Grand Rounds, Kobe, Japan, September, 2001.
“Pulmonary Resection in The High Risk COPD Patient” - Sendai University, Grand Rounds, Sendai, Japan, September, 2001.
“LVRS - 2001" - Mount Carmel Respiratory Therapy Symposium, Columbus, Ohio, September, 2001.
“Heart and Lung Procurement and Preservation” - NATCO annual meeting, Long Beach, California, July, 2001.
“Pulmonary Resection with Glues and Sealants” - Western Michigan Thoracic Society, June, 2001.
“Lung Cancer” - Community Cancer Center - Columbus, Ohio, November, 2000.
"Photodynamic Therapy” - 8th Annual Dominican Oncology Conference, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, October, 2000.
“Current Surgical Management of Lung Cancer” - 8th Annual Dominican Oncology Conference, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, October, 2000.
“Surgery for Emphysema” - Quest for Excellence Annual Conference, OSU, Columbus, Ohio, October, 2000.
“Lung Cancer: A Surgeon’s Perspective” - Good Samaritan Hospital Grand Rounds, Zanesville, Ohio, September, 2000.
“Lung Preservation” - NATCO, Orlando, Florida, August, 2000.
“Utilization of Fibrin Glue in Thoracic Surgery” - Baxter Corp Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February, 2000.
“Lung Volume Reduction Surgery” - Veterans Administration Hospitals, Dayton, Ohio, November, 1999.
“Lung Cancer: Current Management” - Michigan Society for Thoracic Surgery, Detroit, Michigan, October, 1999.
“Fibrin Glue: A Surgical Sealant” - International Society of Thoracic Surgery, Glassow, Scotland, September, 1999.
“Photodynamic Therapy” - Division of Thoracic Surgery, Stanford University, July, 1999.
“Lung Transplantation for Treatment of Endstage Lung Disease” - American Lung Association, Dayton, Ohio, March, 1999.
“Lung Transplantation” - 6th Annual Black Lung and Pulmonary Disease Conference, Columbus, Ohio, December, 1998.
“Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer” - Memphis Medical Society, Memphis, Tennessee, October, 1998.
“Lung Transplantation” - Michigan Cardiothoracic Society Meeting, Novi, Michigan, October, 1998.
“Lung Volume Reduction: Therapy for Chronic Lung Disease” - Quest for Excellence Annual Conference, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, October, 1998.
“The Cutting Edge: Surgical Treatment of Emphysema” - Fourth Annual Zollinger Post Graduate Course, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, September, 1998.
“Lung Cancer: 1998 Updates” - Ohio Valley Medical Center Grand Rounds, Wheeling, West Virginia, August, 1998.
“Surgical Treatment of Emphysema” - American College of Chest Physicians, Ohio Chapter, Columbus, Ohio, May, 1998.
“Lung Volume Reduction Surgery” - American Heart Association Annual Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, March, 1998.
“Surgical Staging in Patients with Lung Cancer” - Community Clinical Oncology Program Symposium, Kalamazoo, Michigan, February, 1998.
“Surgical Management of the Emphysema Patient” - The Ohio State University Medical Center Grand Rounds, February, 1998.
“Current Surgical Treatments in Lung Cancer” - Marietta Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds, Marietta, Ohio, February, 1998.
“Lung Volume Reduction Surgery” - The Ohio State University Medical Center Respiratory Therapy Symposium, February, 1998.
“Multi Modality Therapy of Lung Cancer” - Mansfield General, Grand Rounds, Mansfield, Ohio.

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