Internal Opportunities

Gerald Gollin, MD

Phone: 558-4619; Beeper 4266; E-mail: ggollin@ llu.edu

• Long-term outcome of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in children
• Predictors of failure of pneumatic and hydrostatic reduction of intussusception
• Outcome after air transport of pediatric trauma patients
• Utility of MRI in the evaluation of pediatric cervical spine injuries
• Equestrian injuries

Samir Johna, MD

Phone: 427-3630; Beeper 857-0945; E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair in obese patients

Mark Reeves, MD, PhD

Phone: 422-3064; Beeper: 4363; E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Sphincter preservation and local recurrence after institution of a multimodality algorithm for treatment of rectal cancer
• Tikhoff-Lindberg internal amputation combined with en bloc chest wall resection:  reconstruction options
• Radiofrequency ablation of liver metastases from ovarian cancer
• Outcomes after implementation of widespread perioperative beta blockade in a VeteranÕs Administration medical center
• Distinction of new gastrointestinal stromal tumor from metastatic disease in a patient with a history of pelvic sarcoma
• Invasion of the urinary bladder by colorectal carcinoma
• Major lower extremity amputation for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma nodal metastases
• A prospective randomized trial of irrigation with antibiotics to prevent postoperative wound infection
• Radiofrequency ablation of residual adrenal tissue for recurrent cushings syndrome after bilateral adrenalectomy

David Wong, MD

Phone: 580-6210; Beeper: 349-8577; E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Efficacy of Ibutilide in the rapid conversion of acute atrial fibrillation in trauma and non-cardiac surgical patients
• Higher incidence of ARDS in amphetamine users compared to non-users in the burn population
• Is brochoscopy in penetrating neck injury useful in the asymptomatic patient?   
• The clinical response of vasopressin for hypotension in systemic inflammatory response (SIRS) and septic syndromes
• 20 year review of Soft Tissue Neck Injury
• Mechanisms of Solid Organ Injury in Snowboarders: a safety analysis
• Predictors of non-operative management failures in solid organ injury
• Outcome of Octogenarians in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit in a Tertiary Academic Center
• Etoh Vs. Benzodiazepine for the prophalaxis and treatment of Etoh withdraw
• Efficacy of non-invasive ventilation for restrictive lung disease due to blunt chest injury

Victor C. Joe, MD

Phone: (909) 580-1366; Pager: (909) 349-8337; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• The use of porcine intestinal submucosa (OASIS®) in the treatment of partial thickness burns
• Comparison of various commercial dressings (e.g., Biobrane®, OASIS®, Aquacel Ag®, etc.) versus daily local wound care for the treatment of partial thickness burns
• Incidence, treatment efficacy, and outcomes of atrial fibrillation in non-cardiac surgical intensive care patients
• The effect of guidewire line changes versus new line placements on the incidence of catheter-related infections
• The development of a safe and efficient treatment pathway for non-operative management of blunt splenic injury
• Outcomes in alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle collisions
• The role of computed tomography in the diagnosis of acute and perforated appendicitis
• The optimal management of BIRADS 3 breast lesions
• Increasing patient and physician compliance with recommended screening for breast and colon cancer

Christian Bianchi, MD FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Loma Linda School of Medicine
Chief, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Loma Linda VA Healthcare System
11291 Benton St. Loma Linda, CA 92357
(909) 825-7084 ext 6064; Fax (909) 777-3291

• Prospective Analysis of  Critical limb ischemia groups allocated to intention to treatment.
• Prospective study on the impact of cardiovascular risk factor modification in inpatient vascular patients.
• Prospective Contemporary natural history of cardiovascular events in amputees
• Retrospective :Incidence and outcomes of perioperative MI in non cardiac surgery patients
• Case reports: Aorto esophageal bleeding
• Case report in isolated  IRAAA dissection in Cirrhotic patient
• Endovascular treatment of SMA- portal vein fistula

Antonio Robles

• Laparoscopic lysis of adhesions during CAPD catheter insertion.

Afshin Michael Molkara, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Loma Linda University

•  correlation of pre-operative carotid ultrasound findings and its relation to carotid stump pressure and intra-operative shunting.

Charles Kung Chao Hu, MD, FACS, FCCP

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Co-Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Division of General Surgery, Trauma & Critical Care
Loma Linda University Medical Center
(909) 558-4286 Office; (909) 558-0236 FAX; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

        1. Does early surgical treatment of blunt pancreatic injuries have better outcome than delayed treatments ? An institutional review.
        2. Is diversion of penetrating duodenal injuries the best treatment in the acute setting after trauma? An institutional review.
Future:
        1. Does antifungal prophylaxis for critically ill trauma patients provide better survival and reduction of fungal infections?
        2. Is repeat CT Scan of Blunt Splenic, Liver, Renal injuries of Grade > 3 needed? (Plan to look at each solid organ separately.)
        3. Which is better, the Canadian C-Spine Clearance or the Nexus C-Spine Clearance? A randomized control trial. In collaboration with Emergency Department.
        4. Is the use of T-POD in pelvic fractures effective in survival and reduces blood transfusion ?