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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: John Kelly Wright, Jr., MD, FACS

Work Address: Department of Surgery

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

801 Oxford House

Nashville, Tennessee 37232

(615-936-0438)

Date of Birth: March 24, 1955

Place of Birth: Cookeville, Tennessee

Education: 1973-1977 Vanderbilt University, B.S. (Physics), magna cum laude

1977-1981 The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, M.D.

Postgraduate Training:

1981-1982 Internship in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital,

Boston, MA.

1982-1984 Residency in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital,

Boston, MA.

1984-1986 Robert R. Linton Research Fellowship in Surgery,

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

1986-1988 Residency in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital,

Boston, MA.

1989-1990 Clinical Fellowship in Transplantation Surgery,

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

1991 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Course,

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

1991 Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Course,

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

Licensure and Certification:

1982 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

1984 Licensee, Board of Registration in Medicine, The

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

1989 Certificate, American Board of Surgery

1990 Licensee, Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners

1998, 2008 Re-certificate, American Board of Surgery

Academic Appointments:

1988-1990 Clinical Fellow in Surgery,

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

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1990- 1998 Assistant Professor of Surgery,

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.

1998- 2005 Associate Professor of Surgery,


2005- Professor of Surgery,


Hospital/Administrative Appointments:

1988-1989 Assistant in Surgery,

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA

1988-1989 Chief of the West Surgical Service,

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

1989-1990 Associate Staff, Consultant in Surgery,

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA

1990- present Attending Surgeon, Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH),

Nashville, TN

1990- present Attending Surgeon, Veterans Administration Medical

Center (VAMC), Nashville, TN

1990-1993 Attending Surgeon, Metropolitan Nashville General

Hospital (MNGH), Nashville, TN

1990-1991 Assistant Chief of Surgery, Metropolitan Nashville General

Hospital, Nashville, TN

1991-1993 Chief of Surgery, Metropolitan Nashville General Hospital,

Nashville, TN

1993-1999 Consultant Surgeon, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN

1993- 1999 Consultant Surgeon, Metropolitan Nashville General

Hospital, Nashville, TN

1993- 1999 Medical Director of Wound Management Service (VUH)

2002- present Surgical Director of Liver Transplant Program (VUH)

Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Hospital,

Nashville, TN

2008- present Attending Surgeon, St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN

2008- present Chief, Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver

Transplantation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine,

Department of Surgery

Awards and Honors:

1977 Phi Beta Kappa,

Vanderbilt University

1981 Alpha Omega Alpha,

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1981 Upjohn Award for Clinical Achievement,

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1995 The John L. Sawyers Award for Surgery Resident Education

Hospital Committee Assignments:

1988-1989 Ad Hoc Committee on House Officer Issues, MGH

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1988-1989 Patient Care Committee, MGH

1990- present Transplantation Center Executive Committee

1990- present Infection Control Committee, VAMC

1990-1992 Infection Control Committee, MNGH

1990-1993 Tissue Committee, MNGH

1990-1992 Disaster Committee, MNGH

1990-1993 Organ Procurement Committee, MNGH

1990-1992 Resource Utilization Board, MNGH

1990-1993 Cancer Committee (Chairman), MNGH

1990- present Quality Assurance Patient Care Monitoring Committee, VUMC

1991-1993 Operating Room Committee (Chairman), MNGH

1991- 1998 Medical Center Nutrition Committee, VAMC

1991- present Standing Policy Committee: Postgraduate Education, VUMC

1991-1993 Joint Conference Committee, MNGH

1992-1995 Department of Surgery Quality Improvement Subcommittee,

(Chairman), VUMC 1992 Surgical Case Review Work Group (Chairman), VUMC

1992- 1998 Quality Review Committee, VUMC

1993-1996 Credentials Committee, VUMC

1993- 1998 Medical Staff Quality Assurance Committee, VUMC

1994-1995 Surgical Residency Basic Science Education Committee,

VUMC

1995 Primary Care Task Force, VUMC

1995 Ad Hoc Committee on Directed Donation, VUMC

1995- 1999 Blood Utilization Review Committee, VUMC

1996- 1998 Surgical Computerized Order Entry Steering Committee,

VUMC

1997- 1999 VMG Laboratory Advisory Committee

2003- 2007 Faculty Advisory Council, VUMC

2004- Medical Records Committee, VUMC

2004- Main Operating Room Committee, VUMC (Chairman)

2004- Perioperative Services Committee, VUMC

2005- Vanderbilt Trust Committee

2005- 2008 Laboratory Services Committee, VUMC (Co-chairman)

2006- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine CME Advisory

Committee

2006- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Admissions

Committee

2007- Vanderbilt University Medical Center Medical Board,

(Deputy Chairman)

Professional Organization Committees:

1996-2000 Gold Medal Forum Committee,

Southeastern Surgical Congress

1999- present UNOS Region 11 Review Board

2000-2001 Chairman, Gold Medal Forum Committee,

Southeastern Surgical Congress

2002- 2004 UNOS Liver and Intestine Committee

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2002- 2004 Chairman, UNOS Region 11 Liver Transplant Program

Directors Committee

2004-2008 Secretary/Treasurer, Nashville Surgical Society

2009 President, Nashville Surgical Society

Professional Societies:

American Medical Association

Massachusetts Medical Society

The Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Society

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Association for Academic Surgery

Tennessee Transplantation Society

The H. William Scott, Jr. Society

The Southeastern Surgical Congress

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons

Nashville Surgical Society

The Transplantation Society

American Society for Bariatric Surgery

American College of Surgeons

The Association of VA Surgeons

The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Eastern Surgical Society

Association for Surgical Education

Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association

The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity

American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Southern Surgical Association

Major Interests:

1. Transplantation Immunosuppression

2. Liver Transplantation

3. Hepatobiliary Surgery

Bibliography:

Published Articles

1. Wright JK Jr, Barrett LV, Delmonico FL, Fuller TC, Cosimi AB.

Preclinical Evaluation of Immunosuppression Selective for T Cells

Recognizing Class 1 Histocompatibility Antigens. Transplant Proceedings

19:1106-1109, 1987.

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2. Cosimi AB, Delmonico FL, Wright JK, Wee SL, Preffer FI, Jolliffee LK,

Colvin RB. Prolonged Survival of Non-human Primate Renal Allograft

Recipients Treated Only With Anti-CD4 Monoclonal Antibody.

Surgery 108:406-414, 1990.

3. Cosimi AB, Delmonico FL, Wright JK, Wee SL, Preffer FI, Bedle M,

Colvin RB. OKT4A Monoclonal Antibody Immunosuppression of

Cynomolgus Renal Allograft Recipients. Transplant Proceedings 23: 501-

503, 1991.

4. Lopez RR, Wright JK, Donovan KL, Pinson CW. Overview of Liver

Transplantation for the Perfusionist. Journal of Extracorporeal

Technology 24:26-32, 1992.

5. Wright, JK. Short Gut Syndrome-Options for Management. Comprehensive

Therapy, 18:5-8, 1992.

6. Drougas JG, Hunter EB, Raiford DS, Burk RF, Awad JA, Wright, JK,

Lopez RR, Donovan KL, Franks JJ, Thomas AT, VanBuren DH, Payne

JL, McCarty KL, Pinson CW. Liver Transplantation: Results with

Vanderbilt's First 25 Liver Recipients. Journal of the Tennessee Medical

Association 87:7-10, 1994.

7. Scaletscky R, Wright JK, Shaw J, Smith JA. Ileal Conduit Venous Varices

from Portal Hypertension as a Cause of Recurrent, Massive Hemorrhage.

Journal of Urology 151:417-419, 1994.

8. Wright JK, Roesel JF, Lopez RR. Malrotation of the Intestine in Adulthood.

Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association 87:141-145, 1994.

9. Becker YT, Raiford DS, Webb L, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Pinson CW.

Rupture and Hemorrhage of Hepatic Focal Nodular Hyperplasia. American

Surgeon 61:210-214, 1995

10. Vitola JV, Delbeke D, Sandler MP, Campbell M, Powers TA, Wright JK,

Chapman WC, Pinson CW. Positron Emission Tomography to Stage Suspected

Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma to the Liver. The American Journal of

Surgery 171:21-26, 1996.

11. Payne JL, McCarty KR, Drougas JG, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson NY,

Beliles KE, Newsom VL, Hunter EB, Raiford DS, Awad JA, Burk RF,

Donovan KL, VanBuren DH, Pinson CW. Outcomes Analysis for 50 Liver

Transplant Recipients: The Vanderbilt Experience. American Surgeon

62:320-325, 1996.

12. Pinson CW, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Garrard CL, Blair TK, Sawyers JL.

Repeat Hepatic Surgery for Colorectal Metastasis to the Liver. Annals of

Surgery 223:765-776, 1996.

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13. Lopez RR, VanBuren DH, Wright JK, Drougas JG, Stokes KA, Pinson

CW. The Immediate Effect of Intravenous Cyclosporine on Hepatic

Hemodynamics. Transplantation Proceedings 28:2241-2243, 1996.

14. Drougas JG, Barnard SE, Wright JK, Lopez RR, Stokes KA, Pinson CW.

A Model for the Extended Studies of Hepatic Hemodynamics and

Metabolism in Swine. Journal of Laboratory Animal Science 46:648-655,

1996.

15. Chapman WC, Wright JK, Awad JA, Hunter EB, Raiford DS, Blair TK,

Pinson CW. Nashville Experience with Liver Transplantation in Veteran's

Administration Patients. Journal of Surgical Research 67: 79-83, 1997.

16. Gnau KD, Vitola JV, Delbeke D, Snodgrass SL, Chapman WC, Wright JK,

Pinson CW. Recurrent Gallbladder Carcinoma at Laparoscopy Port Sites

Diagnosed by Positron Emission Tomography: Implications for Primary and

Radical Second Operations. American Surgeon 63: 341-345, 1997.

17. Wright JK. Surgery for Morbid Obesity. Current Surgery 54:189-192,1997

18. Sika M, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Donovan KL, Drougas JG,

Becker YT, Bradley AL, VanBuren DH, Flakoll PJ, Chapman WC, Wright

JK, Pinson, CW. Mechanisms of Hyperinsulinemia and

Hyperglucagonemia after Liver Transplantation. Journal of Surgical

Research 70: 144-150, 1997.

19. Delbeke D, Vitola JV, Sandler MP, Arildsen RC, Powers TA, Wright JK,

Chapman WC, Pinson CW. Staging Recurrent Metastatic Colorectal

Carcinoma with Positron Emission Tomography. The Journal of Nuclear

Medicine 38: 1196-1201, 1997.

20. Bradley AL, Sika M, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Blair TK, Jabbour K,

Williams PE, Donovan KL, VanBuren DH, Flakoll PJ, Pinson CW.

Hepatic Uptake of Amino Acids Immediately after Liver Transplantation

Is Well Preserved Despite Altered Plasma Profiles. Journal of Surgical

Research 74: 47-53, 1998.

21. Bradley AL, Sika M, Becker YT, Taylor KT, Jabbour K, Williams PE,

Phillips J, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Flakoll PJ, Pinson CW. Net Glucose

Output Is Normal on Post-operative Day 1 following Liver Transplantation.

American Surgeon 64: 255-258, 1998.

22. Delbeke D, Martin WH, Sandler MP, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson

CW. Evaluation of benign vs malignant hepatic lesions with positron

emission tomography. Archives of Surgery 133: 510-516, 1998.

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23. Geevarghese S, Bradley AL, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Feurer I, Payne

JL, Hunter EB, Pinson CW. Outcomes Analysis in One Hundred Liver

Transplant Patients. American Journal of Surgery 175: 348-353, 1998.

24. VanBuren DH, Payne JL, Geevarghese S, MacDonell R, Chapman WC,

Wright JK, Helderman JH, Richie R, Pinson CW. Renal Function in

Primary Liver Transplant Recipients Receiving Neoral (Cyclosporine)

versus Prograf (Tacrolimus). Transplantation Proceedings 30:1401-1402,

1998.

25. Pinson CW, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Hunter EB, Awad JA, Raiford DS,

Payne JL, Geevarghese S, Taylor TK, VanBuren DH. Experience with

Neoral versus Sandimmune in Primary Liver Transplant Recipients.

Transplant International 11(suppl 1): S278-S283, 1998

26. Haddad FF, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Blair TK, Pinson CW. Clinical

Experience with Cryosurgery for Advanced Hepatobiliary Tumors.

Journal of Surgical Research 75:103-108, 1998.

27. Marsh JW, Drougas JG, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Becker YT, Barnard

SE, Donovan KL, Feurer I, Sika M, Blair KT, Hamilton KA, Pinson CW.

The Effect of Low Dose Epinephrine Infusion on Hepatic Hemodynamics.

Transplant Proceedings 30:2306-2308, 1998.

28. VanBuren DH, Payne JL, Geevarghese S, MacDonell R, Chapman WC,

Wright JK, Helderman JH, Richie R, Pinson CW. Impact of Sandimmune,

Neoral, and Prograf on Rejection Incidence and Renal Function in Primary

Liver Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proceedings 30:1830-1832, 1998.

29. Drougas JG, Anthony LB, Blair KT, Lopez RR, Wright JK, Chapman WC,

Webb L, Mazer M, Meranze S, Pinson CW. Hepatic Artery

Chemoembolization for Management of Patients with Advanced

Metastatic Carcinoid Tumors. American Journal of Surgery 175:408-412,

1998.

30. Haddad FF, Wright JK, Blair KT, Chapman WC, Pinson CW. Vanderbilt

Experience with Cryosurgery for Twenty-five Advanced Hepatic Tumors.

Tennessee Medicine 91: 357-360, 1998.

31. Rose DM, Rose AT, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Lopez RR, Pinson CW.

Management of Bronchobiliary Fistula as a Late Complication of Hepatic

Resection. American Surgeon 64: 873-876, 1998.

32. Rose, AT, Chapman, WC, Wright JK, Rose, DM, Blair KT, Blanke C,

Debelak JP, Pinson CW. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Outcomes Based on

Indicated Treatment Strategy. American Surgeon 64:1128-1135, 1998.

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33. Geevarghese SK, Flakoll P, Bradley AL, Wright JK, Chapman WC,

VanBuren D, Sika M, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Hutchins CH,

Phillips JL, Pinson CW. The Effect of Nutritional and Hormonal

Supplementation on Protein Synthesis Immediately after Liver

Transplantation. Journal of Surgical Research 81:196-200, 1999.

34. Geevarghese S, Bradley AL, Atkinson J, Wright JK, Chapman WC,

VanBuren DH, Sika M, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Blair KT, Pinson CW.

Comparison of Arcuate-legged Stapled versus Sutured Hepatic Artery,

Portal Vein and Bile Duct Anastomoses. American Surgeon 65: 311-316,

1999.

35. Rose DM, Delbeke D, Beauchamp RD, Chapman WC, Sandler MP, Sharp

KS, Richards WO, Wright JK, Frexes ME, Pinson CW. 18

Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron Emission Tomography (18

FDG-PET) in the

Management of Patients with Suspected Pancreatic Cancer. Annals of

Surgery 229:729-738, 1999.

36. Zorn GL, Wright JK, Pinson CW, Debelak JP, Chapman WC.

Antiperistaltic Roux-en-Y Biliary-enteric Bypass after Bile Duct Injury: A

Technical Error in Reconstruction. American Surgeon 65:581-585, 1999.

37. Bradley AL, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Marsh JW, Geeharghese S, Blair

KT, Pinson CW. Surgical Experience with Hepatic Colorectal Metastasis.

American Surgeon 65:560-567, 1999.

38. Rose DM, Chapman WC, Brockenbrough AT, Wright JK, Rose AT,

Meranze S, Mazer M, Blair T, Blanke CD, Debelak JP, Pinson CW.

Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization as Primary Treatment for

Hepatocellular Carcinoma. American Journal of Surgery 177:405-410,

1999.

39. Herline AJ, Pinson CW, Wright JK, Debelak J, Shyr Y, Harley D, Merrill

W, Starkey T, Pierson R, Chapman WC. Acute Pancreatitis following

Cardiac Transplantation and Other Cardiac Procedures: Case-controlled

Analysis in 24,631 Patients. American Surgeon 65:819-826, 1999.

40. Delbeke D, Rose DM, Chapman WC, Pinson CW, Wright JK, Beauchamp

RD, Shyr Y, Leach SD. Optimal Interpretation of FDG PET in the

Diagnosis, Staging and Management of Pancreatic Carcinoma. Journal of

Nuclear Medicine 40:1784-1791, 1999.

41. Giullian JA, Marsh JW, Chung OK, Drougas JG, Wright JK, Chapman

WC, Blair TK, Bernard SE, Feurer ID, Pinson CW. The Effect of

Dopamine Infusion (3-30g/kg/min) on Hepatic Hemodynamics. Journal of

Surgical Research 88:52-57, 2000.

42. Washington K, Wright K, Shyr Y, Hunter EB, Olson S, Raiford DS.

Hepatic stellate cell activation in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and fatty

liver. Human Pathology 31:822-8, 2000.

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43. Janicki PK, Pai R, Wright JK, Chapman, WC, Pinson CW. Ischemic optic

neuropathy after liver transplantation. Anesthesiology 94:361-363, 2001.

44. Wudel LJ, Wright JK, Pinson CW, Herline A, Debelak J, Seidel S, Revis

K, Chapman WC. Bile Duct Injury following Laparoscopic

Cholecystectomy: A Cause for Continued Concern. American Surgeon 67:

557-564, 2001.

45. Wise PE, Shi YY, Washington MK, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Sharp K,

Pinson CW. Radical Resection Improves Survival for Patients with pT2

Gallbladder Carcinoma. American Surgeon 67: 1041-1047, 2001.

46. Wise PE, Wiley DH, Chapman WC, Drougas JG, Marsh J, Feurer ID,

Blair KT, Wright JK, Eddy VA, Pinson CW. Effect of Dopamine Infusion

on Hemodynamics after Hepatic Denervation. Journal of Surgical

Research 96: 23-29, 2001.

47. Wise PE, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Drinkwater DC, Slovis BS, Pierson

RN, Pinson CW. Heart-lung-liver Transplant for Cystic Fibrosis.

Transplantation Proceedings 33:3568-3571, 2001.

48. Feurer ID, Wright JK, Payne JL, Kain AC, Hale P, Chapman WC, Speroff

T, Pinson CW. The Effects of Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Its

Recurrence after Liver Transplantation on Functional Performance and

Health-related Quality of Life. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery,

6:108-115, 2002.

49. Wudel LJ, Wright JK, Debelak JP, Allos TM, Shyr Y, Chapman WC.

Prevention of Gallstone Formation in Morbidly Obese Patients

Undergoing Rapid Weight Loss: Results of a Randomized Controlled Pilot

Study. Journal of Surgical Research 102:50-56, 2002.

50. Chapman WC, Wright JK, Wise PE, Pinson CW. Techniques of Exposure,

Hilar Dissection, and Parenchymal Division in Hepatic Surgery. Operative

Techniques in General Surgery, 4:13-32, 2002

51. Janicki PK, Pai R, Stoica C, Walia A, Walker GV, Chapman WC, Wright

JK, Pinson CW. Comparison of Water Warming System in Prevention of

Hypothermia during Liver Transplantation. Anesthesiology 2:7, 2002

52. Moore D, Feurer I, Speroff T, Shaffer D, Nylander W, Kizilisik T, Butler

J, Awad J, Gorden DL, Chari RS, Wright JK, Pinson CW.: Survival and

quality of life after organ transplantation in veterans and nonveterans.

American Journal of Surgery, 186:476-80, 2003.

53. Scoggins CR, Moore D, Washington MK, Wright JK and Chari RS:

Supraelevated CA 19-9 levels in benign hepatic cystadenoma. HPB, June,

2003.

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54. Knox CD, Feuer ID, Wise PE, Lamps LW, Wright JK, Chari RS, Gorden

DL, Pinson CW. Survival and Functional Quality of Life after Resection

for Hepatic Carcinoid Metastasis. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

8:653-659, 2004

55. Moore DE, Feurer ID, Holzman MH, Wudel LJ, Strickland C, Gorden DL,

Chari R, Wright JK, Pinson CW: Long-term detrimental effect of bile duct

injury on health-related quality of life. Archives of Surgery, 139:476-482,

2004.

56. Thomas KT, Bream PR, Meranze SG, Wright JK, Chari RS.: Use of

percutaneous drainage followed by embolization to treat hepatic abscess

after radiofrequency ablation of pancreatic metastasis to the liver.

American Surgeon, 70: 496-499, 2004

57. Anderson, CD, Meranze S, Bream P, Gorden DL, Wright JK, Pinson CW

and Chari RS.: Contralateral Portal Vein Embolization for Hepatectomy in

the Setting of Hepatic Steatosis. American Surgeon, 70: 609-612, 2004.

58. Moore D, Speroff T, Rogers S, Shaffer D, Nylander W, Kizilisik, Butler J,

Ninan M, Awad J, Gorder D, Chari RS, Wright JK, Pinson CW.: Is there

racial disparity in outcomes following solid organ transplantation?

American Journal Surgery, 188:571-574, 2004.

59. Austin MT, Feurer ID, Chari RS, Gorden DL, Wright JK, Pinson CW.

Survival after pediatric transplantation: Why does living donation offer an

advantage? Archives of Surgery, 140(5): 465-70, 2005.

60. Thomas KT, Welch D, Trueblood A, Sulur P, Wise P, Gorden DL, Chari

RS, Wright JK, Washington K, Pinson CW. Effective Treatment of

Biliary Cystadenoma. Annals of Surgery, 241(5): 769-73, 2005.

61. Moore DE, Feurer ID, Speroff T, Gorden DL, Wright JK, Chari RS,

Pinson CW. Impact of donor, technical, and recipient risk factors on

survival and quality of life after liver transplantation. Archives of Surgery,

140(3): 273-7, 2005.

62. Poulose BK, Holzman MD, Zhu Y, Smalley S, Richards WO, Wright JK,

Melvin W, Griffin MR. National variations in morbid obesity and

bariatric surgery use. Journal of American College of Surgeons 201: 77-

84, 2005.

63. Poulose BK. Griffin MR. Zhu Y. Smalley W. Richards WO. Wright JK.

Melvin W. Holzman MD. National analysis of adverse patient safety for

events in bariatric surgery. American Surgeon. 71:406-13, 2005.

64. Poulose BK, Griffin MR, Moore DE, Zhu Y, Smalley S, Richards WO,

Wright JK, Melvin W, Holzman MD. Risk factors for post-operative

mortality in bariatric surgery. Journal of Surgical Research 127: 1-7,

2005.

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65. Torquati A, Wright K, Melvin W, Richards W. Effect of gastric bypass

operation on Framingham and actual risk of cardiovascular events in class

II and III obesity. Journal of the American College of Surgeons

204(5):776-783, 2007.

66. Schrager JJ, Vnencak-Jones CL, Graber SE, Neff AT, Chari RS, Wright

JK Jr, Pinson CW, Stewart JH, Gorden DL: Use of short tandem repeats

for DNA fingerprinting to rapidly diagnose graft-versus-host disease in

solid organ transplant patients. Transplantation, 81:21-5, 2006.

67. Castaldo ET, Pinson CW, Feurer ID, Wright JK, Gorden DL, Kelly BS,

Chari RS: Continuous vs. interrupted suture for end-to-end biliary

anastomosis during liver transplantation gives equal results. Liver

Transplantation, 13: 234-238, 2007.

68. Thomas KT, Gorden DL, Chari RS, Wright Jr JK, Feurer ID, Pinson CW.

Biliary reconstruction using non-penetrating, tissue everting clips versus

conventional sewn biliary anastomosis in liver transplantation. HPB 8:

132-136, 2006.

69. Sekhar N, Torquati A, Youssef Y, Wright JK, Richards WO. A

comparison of 399 open and 568 laparoscopic gastric bypasses performed

during a 4-year period. Surgical Endoscopy, 31, 665-668, 2007.

70. Hoot NR, Feurer ID, Austin MT, Porayko MK, Wright, JK, Lorenzi NM,

Pinson CW, Aronsky D. Physician predictions of graft survival following

liver transplantation. HPB 9: 272-276, 2007.

71. Lundquist AL, Chari RS, Wood JH, Miller GG, Schaefer HM, Raiford DS,

Wright Jr JK, Gorden DL. Serum sickness following thymoglobulin

induction in a liver transplant recipient: Case report and literature review.

Liver Transplantation, 13: 647-650, 2007

72. Tsiatis AC. Atkinson JB. Wright JK. Cates JM. Primary hepatic myxoid

leiomyosarcoma: a case report and review of the literature. Ultrastructural

Pathology. 32(1):25-8, 2008.

73. Tan MCB, Castaldo ET, Gao F, Chari RS, Linehan DC, Wright JK,

Hawkins WG, Siegel BA, Delbeke D, Pinson CW. A prognostic system

applicable to patients with resectable liver metastasis from colorectal

carcinoma staged by positron emission tomography with [18F] fluoro-2-

deoxy-D-glucose: role of primary tumor variables. Journal of the

American College of Surgeons 206: 857-869, 2008.

74. Castaldo ET, Earl TM, Chari RS, Gorden DL, Merchant NB, Wright JK,

Feurer ID, Pinson CW. A clinical comparative analysis of crush/clamp,

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stapler, and dissecting sealer hepatic transaction methods. HPB 10:321-

326, 2008.

75. Zaydfudim V, Feurer ID, Wright JK, Pinson CW. The impact of tumor

extent (T stage) and lymph node involvement (N stage) on survival after

surgical resection for gallbladder adenocarcinoma. HPB 10:420-427, 2008.

76. Zaydfudim V, Russell RT, Feurer ID, Wright JK, Pinson CW. “Drain use

after open cholecystectomy: is there a justification”, Langenbeck’s

Archives of Surgery, November 2009, Volume 394(6), 1011-1017

77. Zaydfudim V, Wright, JK, Pinson CW. Liver transplantation for iatrogenic

portal hepatis transaction. American Surgeon 75: 313-316, 2009

78. ZaydfudimV, Feuer ID, Moore DE, Wisawatapnimit P, Wright JK, Pinson

CW. The negative effect of pretransplant overweight and obesity on the

rate of improvement in physical quality of life after liver transplant.

Surgery 146: 174-180, 2009.

79. Stephen Kappa, D. Lee Gorden, MD, Mario Davidson, PH.D., J. Kelly

Wright MD, Oscar Guillamondegui, MD. Intraopertive Blood Loss

Predicts Hemorrhage-Related Reoperation after Orthotopic Liver

Transplantation.(in press).

80. Zaydfudim V, Whiteside MA, Griffin MR, Feurer ID, Wright JK, Pinson

CW. “Health insurance status affects staging and influences treatment

strategies in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma”, Annals of Surgical

Oncology, accepted.

Chapters:

1. Drougas JG, Wright, JK. New Treatment Options for Liver Failure, in

Grand Rounds in Organ Transplantation, Helderman JH, ed., Chapman &

Hall, New York, 1995.

2. Sika M, Drougas JG, Becker YT, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Donovan KL,

Striepe VI, VanBuren DH, Stokes KA, Barnard SE, Blair TK, Jabbour K,

Williams PE, Pinson CW. Porcine Model of Orthotopic Liver

Transplantation for Chronic Studies: Results of Initial Two Week

Investigations of Biochemical Parameters and Hepatic Hemodynamics, in

Advances in Swine Biomedical Research, Tumbleson ME (ed), LB

Schook, New York, 1996.


CW. The Immediate Effect of Intravenous Cyclosporine on Hepatic

Hemodynamics. (in press).

Published Abstracts:

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1. Lopez RR, Wright JK, Drougas JG, Barnard SE, Stokes KA, Pinson CW.

Immediate Effect of IV Cyclosporine on Hepatic Hemodynamics.

Hepatology 16:282A, 1992.

2. Drougas JG, Barnard SE, Wright JK, Lopez RR, Williams PE, Stokes KA,

Pinson CW. Porcine Hepatic and Whole Body Hemodynamics and

Metabolism. Hepatology 20:344A, 1994.


Chapman WC, Pinson CW. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to

Stage Colorectal Carcinoma Metastatic to the Liver. Gastroenterology 108:

A1249, 1995.

4. Sika M, Drougas JG, Donovan KL, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Becker YT,

Jabbour K, Williams P, Pinson CW. Rates of Albumin and Fibrinogen

Synthesis and Whole Body Protein and Carbohydrate Metabolism Return

to Normal Within Two Weeks after Liver Transplantation.

Gastroenterology 108: A1171, 1995.

5. Sika M, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Phillips JH, Donovan KL,

VanBuren DB, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson, CW. Warm Hepatic

Ischemia Compromises Post-operative Glucose Metabolism. Hepatology

24:A193, 1996

6. Sika M, Bradley AL, Donovan KL, VanBuren DB, Wright JK, Chapman

WC, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Phillips JH, Williams PE, Pinson, CW. Effects

of Warm Hepatic Ischemia on Liver Protein Synthesis. Gastroenterology

111: A1474, 1997.

7. VanBuren D, Payne J, Becker B, MacDonnell R, Chapman W, Wright JK,

Helderman JH, Richie R, Pinson CW. Renal Function in Liver Transplant

Recipients Receiving Neoral versus Tacrolimus. Journal of American

Society of Nephrology 7:1926, 1996

8. Delbeke D, Limor J, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson CW. Value of

FDG-PET in the Assessment of Liver Neoplasms. Journal of Nuclear

Medicine 38:137P, 1997.

9. Lomis KD, Vitola JV, Delbeke D, Snodgrass SL, Chapman WC, Wright

JK, Pinson CW. Recurrent Gallbladder Carcinoma at Laparoscopy Post

Sites Diagnosed by Positron Emission Tomography. Year Book of Nuclear

Medicine, Gottschalk A. (ed), 1998, Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis.

10. Geevarghese SK, Bradley AL, Sika M, Wright JK, VanBuren DH,

Chapman WC, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Hutchins CH, Williams PE, Phillips

J, Pinson CW. Nutrition and Hormonal Supplementation Normalizes

Fixed Liver Protein Synthesis Immediately after Liver Transplantation.

Gastroenterology 114: A1245, 1998.

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11. Geevarghese SK, Sika MS, Bradley AL, Becker YT, Chapman WC,

Wright JK, VanBuren DH, Pinson CW. High Dose Methylprednisolone

Does Not Affect Hepatic or Whole Body Glucose. Hepatology 28:248A,

1998.

12. Rose DM, Chapman WC, Brockenbrough AT, Wright JK, Rose AT,

Meranze S, Mazer M, Blair T, Blanke CE, Debelak JP, Pinson CW.

Transcatheter Chemoembolization as Primary Treatment for

Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Hepatology 28: 766A, 1998.

13. Chapman WC, Wright JK, Awad J, Hunter EB, Raiford DS, Payne JL,

Van Buren DH, Pinson CW. Standard immunosuppression with Neoral,

Imuran and steroids after liver transplantation provides a low incidence of

rejection. Hepatology 1999, 30:175A.

14. Chapman WC, Herline AJ, Debelak JP, Seidel S, Revis K, Wright JK,

Pinson CW. Bile Duct Injury Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

Gastroenterology 116:A1304, 1999

15. Marsh JW, Franks JJ, Drougas JG, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Blair KT,

Jabbour K, Van Buren DH, Pinson CW. The effect of sodium

nitroprusside induced hypotension on hepatic hemodynamics. Hepatology

1999, 30:213A

16. Washington MK, Pinson CW, Raiford DS, Wright K, Chapman WC. Pre-

and post-perfusion biopsies of the hepatic allograft: how useful is

histopathologic assessment? Liver Transp 2001; 7 (6):C-47 (#188).

17. Chapman CW, Washington MK, Wright JK, Awad J, Hunter EB, Raiford

DS, Payne JL, Van Buren DH, Pinson CW. Standard immunosuppression

with Neoral, Imuran and steroids after liver transplantation provides a low

incidence of rejection. Liver Transp 2001; 7(6):C-55 (#218).

18. Feurer ID, Payne J, Wright JK, Speroff T, Kain A, Hale P, Harrison C,

Coffey P, Wise P, Chapman WC, Pinson CW. Reemergence of hepatitis

C infection after liver transplantation has an adverse effect on functional

performance and health-related quality of life. Liver Transp 2001; 7(6):C-

81 (#321).

19. Dutton WD, Zaydfudim V, Cotton BA, Gunter O., Wright JK, May AK.

Defining Blood Utilization and Optimal Plasma to Red Blood Cell Ratios

in Critically Ill Surgical Patients. 2010 (in press).

Scientific Presentations:

1. Wright JK Jr, Fuller TC, Delmonico FL, Auchincloss H Jr, Tolkoff-Rubin

N, Cosimi, AB. Improvement of Renal Transplant Survival Results

Without Regard for MHC Matching. Presented to American Society of

Transplant Surgeons, May 30-June 1, 1990, Chicago, IL.

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2. Wright JK, Dao AH, Williams RF. Adrenal Oncocytoma: A Case

Presentation of a Rare Nonfunctioning Adrenal Neoplasm. Presented at the

Southeastern Surgical Congress June 1-4, 1992, Atlanta, GA.

3. Wright JK Jr, Lopez RR, Hunter EB, Raiford DS, Burk RF, Pinson CW.

The First Year's Experience of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Liver Transplantation Program. Presented to Liver Day Research

Symposium, Vanderbilt University, February 29, 1992, Nashville, TN.

4. Wright JK Jr, Roesel JF, Lopez RR. Malrotation of the Intestine in

Adulthood. Presented to the Southeastern Surgical Congress, February 7-

11, 1993, Tarpon Springs, FL.

5. Chambers EP Jr., Lopez RR, Wright JK Jr., Pinson CW. Varicocaval

Shunt: An Alternative Approach for Managing Portal Hypertension in

Patients with Portal Vein Thrombosis. Presented to the Southeastern

Surgical Congress, February 7-11, 1993, Tarpon Springs, FL.

6. Wright JK Jr, Lopez RR, Hunter EB, Raiford DS, Burk RF, Pinson CW.

The Results of the First Two Years of the Vanderbilt University Medical

Center Liver Transplantation Program. Presented to the 2nd Annual Liver

Day Research Symposium, Vanderbilt University, March 3, 1993,

Nashville, TN.

7. Becker YT, Raiford DS, Wright JK, Chapman MC, Pinson CW. Rupture

and Hemorrhage of Focal Nodular Hyperplasia. Presented to The

Southeastern Surgical Congress, February 7-10, 1994, Lake Buena Vista

(Orlando), FL.

8. Neuzil DF, Wright JK, Holzman MD. Primary Gastrointestinal

Leiomyosarcoma. Presented to The Southeastern Surgical Congress,

February 7-10, 1994, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), FL.

9. Drougas JG, Anthony LB, Lopez RR, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Pinson

CW. Hepatic Artery Chemoembolization for Management of Patients with

Advanced Metastatic Carcinoid Tumors. Presented to Society of Surgical

Oncology, March 17-20, 1994, Houston, TX.

10. Drougas JG, Wright JK, Richards WO, Chapman WC. Laparoscopy in the

Management of Suspected Peritoneal Tuberculosis. Presented to Southern

Medical Association, November 3-6, 1994, Orlando, FL.

11. Payne JL, McCarty, Drougas JG, Newsom V, Chapman WC, Wright JK,

Donovan KL, VanBuren DH, Hunter EB, Raiford DS, Awad JA, Burk RF,

Pinson CW. Outcomes Analysis for 50 Liver Transplant Recipients: The

Vanderbilt Experience. Presented to the Southeastern Surgical Congress,

February 5-8, 1995, New Orleans, LA.

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Chapman WC, Pinson CW. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to

Stage Colorectal Carcinoma Metastatic to the Liver. Presented to Society

for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, May 14-17, 1995, San Diego, CA.

13. Sika M, Drougas JG, Donovan KL, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Becker YT,

Jabbour K, Williams P, Pinson CW. Rates of Albumin and Fibrinogen

Synthesis and Whole Body Protein and Carbohydrate Metabolism Return

to Normal Within Two Weeks after Liver Transplantation. Presented to

American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, May 14-17, 1995,

San Diego, CA.

14. McCarty KR, Payne JL, Hatcher I, Pinson CW, Wright JK, Chapman WC,

Newsom VL. Development of a Critical Pathway to Reduce Liver

Transplantation Charges. Presented to North American Transplant

Coordinators Organization, July 30 - August 2, 1995, Boston, MA.

15. Sika M, Drougas JG, Donovan KL, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Jabbour K,

Williams P, Blair TK, Barnard SE, Pinson CW. The Contribution of

Hepatic Artery Blood Flow to Total Hepatic Blood Flow Decreases after

Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in Pigs. Presented to 1995 Swine in

Biomedical Research Symposium, October 22-25, 1995, College Park,

MD.


CW. Cyclosporine Has No Immediate Impact on Hepatic Blood Flow.

Presented to Cybercongress: Transplantation in the Next Millennium,

November 12-15, 1995, Washington, DC.

17. Pinson CW, Chapman WC, Haddad FF, Wright JK. Clinical Experience

with Cryosurgery for Hepatobiliary Tumors. Presented to Western

Surgical Association, November 12-15, 1995, Chicago, IL.

18. Pinson CW, Garrard CL, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Blair TK, Sawyers

JL. Repeat Hepatic Surgery for Recurrent Colorectal Metastasis to the

Liver. Southern Surgical Association, December 3-6, 1995, Hot Springs,

VA.

19. Gnau KD, Vitola JV, Delbeke D, Snodgrass SL, Chapman WC, Wright

JK, Pinson CW. Recurrent Gallbladder Carcinoma at Laparoscopy Port

Sites Diagnosed by Positron Emission Tomography: Implications for

Primary and Radical Second Operations. Presented to Southeastern

Surgical Congress, February 4-7, 1996, Tampa, FL.

20. Chapman WC, Wright JK, Awad JA, Hunter EB, Raiford DS, Pinson CW.

Nashville Experience with Liver Transplantation in Veteran's

Administration Patients. Presented to Association of VA Surgeons

Twentieth Scientific Symposium, April 28-30, 1996, Detroit MI

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21. Delbeke D, Limor J, Sandler MP, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson CW.

Value of FDG-PET in the Assessment of Liver Lesions. Presented to

Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, October 17-20,

1996, Atlanta, GA.

22. VanBuren DH, Payne J, Becker B, MacDonnell R, Chapman W, Wright

JK, Helderman JH, Richie R, Pinson CW. Renal Function in Liver

Transplant Recipients Receiving Neoral versus Tacrolimus. American

Society of Nephrology November 2, 1996, New Orleans LA.

23. Sika M, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Phillips JH, Donovan KL,

VanBuren DB, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson, CW. Warm Hepatic

Ischemia Compromises Post-operative Glucose Metabolism. Presented to

American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, November 8-12,

1996, Chicago, IL.

24. Sika M, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Donovan KL, Drougas JG,

Becker YT, Bradley AB, VanBuren DB, Flakoll PJ, Chapman WC, Wright

JK, Pinson, CW. Mechanisms of Hyperinsulinemia and

Hyperglucagonemia after Liver Transplantation. Presented to Association

for Academic Surgery, November 13-16, 1996, Chicago, IL.

25. Sika M, Blair T, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Phillips JM, Bradley AL,

Donovan KL, VanBuren DB, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson CW. Net

Glucose Output is Normal on Post-operative Day 1 Following Liver

Transplantation in Swine. Presented to Southeastern Surgical Congress,

February 2-5, 1997, Nashville, TN.

26. Bradley AL, Sika M, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Chapman WC,

Wright JK, Flakoll PJ, Pinson CW. Evidence for Increased Hepatic

Glucose Metabolism Immediately Following Liver Transplantation. The

Society of University Surgeons 39th

Annual University Surgical Residents

Conference, February 13-15, 1997, Tampa, FL.

27. Herline AJ, Pinson CW, Wright JK, Merrill WH, Chapman WC.

Pancreatitis Following Cardiac Transplantation. 1997 Americas Hepato-

Pancreato-Biliary Congress, February 20-23, 1997, Miami, FL.

28. Chapman WC, Wright JK, Blair T, Meranze S, Mazer MD, Blanke C,

Newman M, Pinson CW. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Outcomes Based on

Indicated Treatment Strategy. 1997 Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary

Congress, February 20-23, 1997, Miami, FL.

29. Pinson CW, Wright JK, Payne JL, Hunter EB, Awad JA, Raiford DS,

Chapman WC. Vanderbilt Experieince with Neoral vs Sandimmune

Cyclosporine in Primary Liver Transplant Recipients. 1997 Americas

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Congress, February 20-23, 1997, Miami, FL.

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30. VanBuren DV, Payne JL, Wright JK, Chapman WC, MacDonell RC,

Richie RE, Pinson CW. Prospective Trial of Neoral (Cyclosporine) versus

Prograf (Tacrolimus) in Primary Liver Transplant Recipients. 1997

Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Congress, February 20-23, 1997,

Miami, FL.

31. Sika M, Donovan KL, Wright JK, Chapman WC, VanBuren DV, Drougas

JG, Becker YT, Bradley AL, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Phillips

JH, Pinson CW. Hepatic Glutamine Uptake is Enhanced in the Early Post-

operative Period following Liver Transplant. 1997 Americas Hepato-

Pancreato-Biliary Congress, February 20-23, 1997, Miami, FL.

32. Bradley AL, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Lopez RR, Pinson CW.

Interposition Mesocaval Shunt with Autologous Vein. 1997 Americas

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Congress, February 20-23, 1997, Miami, FL.

33. Delbeke D, Limor J, Sandler MP, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson CW.

Value of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Using F18-

Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in the Assessment of Liver Lesions. 1997

Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Congress, February 20-23, 1997,

Miami, FL.

34. Chapman WC, Wright JK, Meranze SG, Mazer M, Blanke CD, Blair TK,

McGeehee S, Debelak J, Delbeke D, Pinson CW. Hepatocellular

Carcinoma Outcomes Based on Indicated Treatment Strategy. Presented to

H William Scott Society, 26th Annual Meeting, April 25-26, 1997,

Nashville, TN.

35. Bradley AL, Sika M, Becker YT, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Williams PE,

Phillips J, Chapman WC, Wright, JK, Flakoll PJ, Pinson CW. Net Glucose

Output is Normal on Post-operative Day 1 Following Liver

Transplantation. Presented to H William Scott Society, 26th Annual

Meeting, April 25-26, 1997, Nashville, TN.

36. Bradley AL, Sika M, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Blair TK, Jabbour K,

Williams PE, Donovan KL, Van Buren DB, Flakoll PJ, Pinson CW.

Hepatic Uptake of Amino Acids Immediately after Liver Transplantation

is Well Preserved Despite Altered Plasma Profiles. Presented to

Association of VA Surgeons, 21st Annual Surgical Symposium, May 5-7,

1997, Louisville, KY.

37. Haddad FF, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Blair TK, Pinson CW. Experience

with Cryosurgery for Advanced Hepatobiliary Tumors. Presented to

Association of VA Surgeons, 21st Annual Surgical Symposium, May 5-7,

1997, Louisville, KY.

38. Bradley AL, Sika M, Donovan KL, Van Buren DV, Chapman WC, Wright

JK, Drougas JG, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Flakoll PJ, Pinson

CW. Gluconeogenesis is Well Preserved Early after Liver Transplantation.

23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Transplant

Surgeons, May 14-16, 1997, Chicago, IL

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39. Sika M, Bradley AL, Donovan KL, Van Buren DV, Chapman WC, Wright

JK, Drougas JG, Flakoll PJ, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Phillips

JM, Pinson CW. Hepatic Protein Synthesis is Altered Immediately after

Liver Transplantation. 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American

Society of Transplant Surgeons, May 14-16, 1997, Chicago, IL

40. Delbeke D, Limor J, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson CW. Value of

FDG-PET in the Assessment of Liver Lesions. The Society of Nuclear

Medicine 44th Annual Meeting, June 1-5, 1997, San Antonio TX.

41. Pinson CW, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Hunter EB, Awad JA, Raiford DS,

Payne JL, Blair TK, McGehee SM, VanBuren DH. Experience with

Neoral versus Sandimmune in Primary Liver Transplant Recipients. 8th

Congress of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, September

2-6, 1997, Budapest, Hungary.

42. Drougas JG Anthony LB, Lopez RR, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Lamps L,

Mazer M, Meranze S, Pinson CW. Hepatic Artery Chemoembolization for

Management of Patients with Advanced Metastatic Carcinoid Tumors.

Annual Scientific Meeting of the North Pacific Surgical Association,

November 13-16, 1997, Portland, OR.


JL, Hunter EB, Pinson CW. Quality of Life after Liver Transplantation:

Outcomes Analysis in One Hundred Patients. . Annual Scientific Meeting

of the North Pacific Surgical Association, November 13-16, 1997,

Portland, OR.

44. Delbeke D, Martin WH, Sandler MP, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson

CW. Evaluation of Benign vs Malignant Hepatic Lesions with Positron

Emission Tomography (PET). Western Surgical Association, November

16-19,1997, Colorado Springs, CO.

45. VanBuren DH, Payne JP, Geevarghese S, MacDonell R, Chapman WC,

Wright JK, Helderman JH, Richie R, Pinson CW. Renal Function in

Primary Liver Transplant Recipients Receiving Neoral (Cyclosporine)

versus Prograf (Tacrolimus). The International Congress on

Immunosuppression. December 11-13, 1997, Orlando, FL.


VanBuren DH, Sika M, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Blair TK, Pinson CW.


Portal Vein and Bile Duct Anastomoses. Southeastern Surgical Congress,

66th

Annual Scientific Meeting, February 1-4, 1998, Atlanta, GA.

47. Rose AT, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Rose DM, Blair T, Blanke C,

Debelak JP, Pinson CW. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Outcomes Based on

Indicated Treatment Strategy. Southeastern Surgical Congress, 66th

Annual Scientific Meeting, February 1-4, 1998, Atlanta, GA.

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48. Rose DM, Rose AT, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson CW. Management

of Bronchobiliary Fistula as a Late Complication of Hepatic Resection.

Southeastern Surgical Congress, 66th

Annual Scientific Meeting, February

1-4, 1998, Atlanta, GA.

49. Herline AJ, Fisk JM, Schull HJ, Debelak JP, Wright JK, Pinson CW,

Chapman WC. Surgical Clip: A Cause of Later Recurrent

Choledocholithiasis. Southeastern Surgical Congress, 66th

Annual

Scientific Meeting, February 1-4, 1998, Atlanta, GA.

50. Geevarghese S, Sika M, Bradley AL, VanBuren DH, Chapman WC,

Wright JK, Pinson CW. Nutrition and Hormone Supplementation

Decreases Net Hepatic Glucose Production and Increases Hepatic

Glycogen Content Immediately after Liver Transplantation. Society of

University Surgeons Resident’s Conference, February 14, 1998,

Milwaukee WI.

51. Marsh JW, Drougas JG, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Becker YT, Barnard

SE, Donovan KL, Feurer I, Sika M, Blair TK, Hamilton KA, Pinson CW.

The Effect of Low Dose Epinephrine Infusion of Hepatic Hemodynamics.

New Dimensions in Transplantation, February 16-19,1998, Florence, Italy.

52. VanBuren DH, Payne JL, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Hunter EB,

MacDonell R, Blair TK, Pinson CW. The Impact of Sandimmune, Neoral,

and Prograf on Rejection Incidence and Renal Function in Primary Liver

Transplant Recipients. New Dimensions in Transplantation, February 16-

19,1998, Florence, Italy.

53. Geevarghese S, Bradley AL, Sika M, Wright JK, VanBuren DH, Chapman

WC, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Hutchins CH, Williams P, Phillips J, Pinson

CW. Nutrition and Hormone Supplementation Normalizes Fixed Protein

Synthesis Immediately after Liver Transplantation. Association of VA

Surgeons 22nd

Annual Surgical Symposium, April 26-28, 1998, Baltimore,

MD.

54. Geevarghese S, Bradley AL, Sika M, Flakoll P, Wright JK, VanBuren DH,

Chapman WC, Blair TK, Williams BS, Hutchins C, Jabbour K, Pinson

CW. Nutritional and Hormonal Supplementation Increase Glycogen and

Protein Synthesis in the Allograft Immediately after Liver Transplantation.

American Society of Transplant Surgeons, May 13-15, 1998, Chicago, IL.

55. Geevarghese S, Bradley AL, Sika M, Wright JK, VanBuren DH, Chapman

WC, Blair TK, Jabbour K, Hutchins CH, Williams P, Phillips J, Pinson

CW. Nutrition and Hormone Supplementation Normalizes Fixed Protein

Synthesis Immediately after Liver Transplantation. American Association

for the Study of Liver Diseases, May 15-20, 1998 New Orleans, LA.

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JL, Hunter EB, Pinson CW. Quality of Life after Liver Transplantation.

Sixth Annual UNOS Transplant Management Forum, May 3-5, 1998, San

Antonio, TX.

57. Rose DM, Delbeke D, Mertz, HR, Beauchamp RD, Chapman WC, Wright

JK, Frexes ME, Pinson CW, Leach SD. Eliminating the Need fro Blind

Pancreaticoduodenectomy: 18 Fluorodeoxyglucose- Positron Emission

Tomography (18FDG-PET) and Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS)in

Patients with Suspected Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas Club, May 10, 1998,

New Orleans, LA.

58. Chapman WC, Rose DM, Wright JK, Pinson CW. Transcatheter arterial

Chemo-embolization for Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. North

Pacific Surgical Association, November 13-14, 1998, Tacoma, WA.

59. Rose DM, Delbeke D, Beauchamp RD, Chapman WC, Sandler MP, Sharp

KW, Richards WO, Wright JK, Frexes ME, Pinson CW, Leach, SD. 18

Fluorodeoxyglucose- Positron Emission Tomography (18FDG-PET) in the

Management of Patients with Suspected Pancreatic Cancer. Southern

Surgical Association, December 6-9, 1998, Palm Beach, FL.

60. Zorn GL, Wright JK, Pinson CW, Debelak JP, Chapman WC.

Antiperistaltic Roux-en-Y Biliary-enteric Bypass after Bile Duct Injury: A

Technical Error in Reconstruction. Southeastern Surgical Congress, 67th

Annual Scientific Meeting, February 13-17, 1999, Tampa, FL.

61. Bradley AL, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Marsh JW, Geeharghese S, Blair

KT, Pinson CW. Surgical Experience with Hepatic Colorectal Metastasis.

Southeastern Surgical Congress, 67th

Annual Scientific Meeting, February

13-17, 1999, Tampa, FL.

62. Wright JK, Chapman WC, VanBuren DH, Geevarghese SK, Bradley AL,

Pinson CW. The Effect of High Dose Steroids on Hepatic Protein

Synthesis. Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Congress, February 18-21,

1999, Boca Raton, FL.


VanBuren DH, Sika M, Jabbour K, Williams PE, Blair TK, Pinson CW.


Portal Vein and Bile Duct Anastomoses. Americas Hepato-Pancreato-

Biliary Congress, February 18-21, 1999, Boca Raton, FL.

64. Chapman WC, Rose DM, Wright JK, Rose AT, Blair TK, Debelak JP,

Brockenbrough AT, Pinson CW. Transcatheter arterial

Chemoembolization as Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Congress, February 18-21, 1999, Boca

Raton, FL.

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65. Wright JK, Chapman WC, VanBuren DH, Geevarghese SK, Bradley AL,

Pinson CW. The Effect of High Dose Methylprednisolone on Hepatic

Protein Metabolism. 28th

Annual Meeting of the H William Scott Society,

April 9-10, 1999, Nashville, TN.

66. Giullian JA, Chung OK, Marsh JW, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Blair TK,

Pinson CW. The Effect of Dopamine on Hepatic Perfusion. Association of

VA Surgeons, May 1-4, 1999, St Louis, MO.

67. Chapman WC, Herline AJ, Debelak JP, Seidel S, Revis K, Wright JK,

Pinson CW. Bile Duct Injury Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

Digestive Disease Week, May 16-19, 1999. Orlando, FL.

68. Chapman WC, Wright JK, Awad J, Hunter EB, Raiford DS, Payne JL,

Van Buren DH, Pinson CW. Standard immunosuppression with Neoral,

Imuran and steroids after liver transplantation provides a low incidence of

rejection. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases,

November 5-9, 1999, Dallas, TX.

69. Marsh JW, Franks JJ, Drougas JG, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Blair KT,

Jabbour K, Van Buren DH, Pinson CW. The effect of sodium

nitroprusside induced hypotension on hepatic hemodynamics. American

Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, November 5-9, 1999, Dallas,

TX.

70. Blair, KSA, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Washington MK, Pinson CW.

Hepatic Biliary Cystadenoma Presenting with Bile Duct Polyp and Hepatic

Abscess. Southern Medical Association, 93rd

Annual Scientific Assembly,

November 10-14,1999, Dallas, TX

71. Wise PE, Wiley DH, Feurer ID, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson CW.

The effect of dopamine infusion on hepatic and systemic hemodynamics

following hepatic denervation. Association of Veterans Affairs Surgeons,

April 10, 2000, Seattle, WA.

72. Wise PE, Shi YY, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Sharp K, Pinson CW.

Radical Resection Improves Survival for Patients with pT2 Gallbladder

Carcinoma. Southeastern Surgical Congress, 69th

Annual Meeting,

February 2-6, 2001, New Orleans, LA.

73. Wudel LJ, Wright JK, Pinson CW, Herline A, Debelak J, Seidel S, Revis

K, Chapman WC. Bile Duct Injury following Laparoscopic

Cholecystectomy: A Cause for Continued Concern. Southeastern Surgical

Congress, 69th

Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2001, New Orleans, LA.

74. Shi YY, Wise PE, Washington, K, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Sharp K,

Pinson CW. Radical resection improves survival for patients with pT2 and

pT3 gallbladder carcinoma. 2001 Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary

Congress. February 22-25, 2001, Miami Beach, FL

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75. Wise PE, Wright JK, Chapman WC, Drinkwater DC, Pierson RN, Pinson

CW. Heart-lung-liver transplant for cystic fibrosis. 2001 Americas

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Congress. February 22-25, 2001, Miami Beach,

FL

76. Feurer I, Payne J, Speroff T, Harrison C, Ball J, Lewis B, Coffey P, Lillie

E, Wise P, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Pinson CW. Functional

performance and health-related quality of life after liver transplantation are

adversely affected by Hepatitis C infection. 2001 Americas Hepato-

Pancreato-Biliary Congress. February 22-25, 2001, Miami Beach, FL

77. Wise PE, Shi Y-Y, Chapman WC, Wright JK, Sharp KW, Pinson CW.

Radical resection improves survival for patients with pT2 and pT3

gallbladder carcinoma. Digestive Disease Week, May 20-23, 2001,

Atlanta, GA

78. Feurer ID, Payne J, Wright JK, Speroff T, Kain A, Hale P, Harrison C,

Coffey P, Wise P, Chapman WC, Pinson CW. Reemergence of hepatitis

C infection after liver transplantation has an adverse effect on functional

performance and health-related quality of life. ILTS, ELTA, LICAGE,

July 11-14, 2001, Berlin, 2001

79. Chapman WC, Washington MK, Wright JK, Awad J, Hunter EB, Raiford

DS, Payne JL, Van Buren DH, Pinson CW. Standard immunosuppression

with Neoral, Imuran and steroids after liver transplantation provides a low

incidence of rejection. ILTS, ELTA, LICAGE, July 11-14, 2001, Berlin


CW. Heart-lung-liver transplant for cystic fibrosis. 2001: A Transplant

Odyssey, August 18-26, 2001, Istanbul, Turkey.


CW. Heart-lung-liver transplant for cystic fibrosis. Southern Medical

Association, 95th

Annual Meeting, November 7-11, 2001, Nashville, TN

82. Knox C., Feurer I., Lamps L., Moore D., Wright K., Chari R. and Pinson

CW, Improved Functional Quality of Life and Survival After Resection of

Liver Metastasis From Carcinoid Tumor, Americas Hepato-Pancreato-

Biliary Congress. February 25-March 2, 2003.

83. Wise PE, Liou S, Silur P, Wright K, Chapman W, Meranze S, Mazer M,

Pinson CW. Hepatic Artery Chemoembolization for Isolated Colorectal

Metastases to theLiver, Americas Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary Congress.

February 25-March 2, 2003, Miami Beach, FL

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84. Wudel LJ, Debelke D, Pinson CW, Morris D, Wright JK, Chapman WC.

The Role of FDG PET Imaging in the evaluation of Hepatocellular

Carcinoma. H. William Scoot, Jr Society, 13th

Meeting, April 11, 2003,

Nashville,TN.

85. Knox CD, Feurer I, Lamps L, Moore DE, Wright JK, Chari RS, Pinson

CW.: Improved functional quality of life and survival after resection of

liver metastasis from carcinoid tumor, SSAT, Orlando, May 2003.


J, Awad J, Gorden D, Chari R, Wright JK, Pinson CW. Survival and

Quality of Life Following Organ Transplantation In Veterans. Presented at

the May, 2003 meeting of the Association of Veterans Administration

Surgeons.

87. Moore D, Wudel L, Holzman M, Chapman W, Gorden D, Chari R, Wright

JK, Strickland C, Feurer I, Pinson CW. Long-term detrimental effect of

bile duct injury on health-related quality of life. Presented at the Annual

Meeting of the Western Surgical Association, Tucson, November, 2003.

88. Moore DE, Feurer ID, Gorden DL, Chari R, Wright JK, Pinson CW.

Predicting posttrasplant graft survival in liver transplant recipients using

pretransplant characteristics. Presented at the Young Investigator

Competition at the 2004 World Congress of International

Hepatopancreatobiliary Association, June 2004.

89. Thomas KT, Gorden DL, Chari RS, Wright Jr JK, Feurer ID, Pinson CW.

Biliary reconstruction using non-penetrating, tissue everting clips versus

conventional sewn biliary anastomosis in liver transplantation. Presented

at the 2004 World Congress of International Hepatopancreatobiliary

Association, June 2004.


J, Awad J, Gorden D, Chari R, Wright JK, Pinson CW. Is thre a racial

disparity in outcomes following solid organ transplantation? Presented at

the 2004 Annual Symposiun of the Association of VA Surgeons, April

2004, Richmond

91. Poulose BK, Holzman MD, Zhu Y, Smalley S, Richards WO, Wright JK,

Melvin W, Griffin MR. National variations in morbid obesity and

bariatric surgery use. Presented at the American College of Surgeons 90th

Annual Clinical Congress, Surgical Forum, Oct 2004, New Orleans

92. Austin MT, Feurer ID, Chari RS, Gorden DL, Wright JK, Pinson CW.

Survival after pediatric transplantation: Why does living donation offer an

advantage? Presented at the 112th

Scientific Session of the Western

Surgical Association, Nov 2004, Las Vegas.

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93. Moore DE, Poulose B, Grogan E, Speroff T, Feurer ID, Gorden DL, Chari

R, Wright JK, Pinson CW. Use of donors over 60 years old in liver

transplantation: A decision and cost-effectiveness analysis. Submitted,

March, 2004 to the Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons.

94. Poulose BK. Griffin MR. Zhu Y. Smalley W. Richards WO. Wright JK.

Melvin W. Holzman MD. National analysis of adverse patient safety for

events in bariatric surgery. Presented at the Southeastern Surgical

Congress Annual Meeting, Feb 2005, New Orleans.

95. Sekhar N, Torquati A, Youssef Y, Wright JK, Richards WO. A

comparison of 399 open and 568 laparoscopic gastric bypasses performed

during a 4-year period. Presented at the Society of American

Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons 2006 Scientific Session, Dallas,

April 2006.

96. Castaldo ET, Pinson CW, Feurer ID, Wright JK, Gorden DL, Kelly BS,

Chari RS: Continuous vs. interrupted suture for end-to-end biliary

anastomosis during liver transplantation gives equal results. Presented at

the World Transpalnt Congress, July, 2006, Boston

97. Torquati A, Wright K, Melvin W, Richards W. Effect of gastric bypass

operation on Framingham and actual risk of cardiovascular events in class

II and III obesity. Presented at the Southern Surgical Association, Palm

Beach, FL, December 2006.

98. Tan MCB, Gao F, Linehan DC, Hawkins WG, Delbeke D, Strasberb SM,

Castaldo ET, Chari RS, Wright JK, Siegel BS, Pinson CW. A prognostic

system with specific applicability to FDG-PET staged patients with

resectable colorectal liver metastases (CRLM)- the role of colorectal

primary tumor variables in determining prognosis. Presented at the

Southern Surgical Association, Hot Springs, VA, December 2007.

99. Koller F, Guillamondegui O, Chari RS, Geevarghese SK, Kelly BS,

Wright JK, Gorden DL. Current management of pyogenic abscesses of the

liver. Presented at the Southeastern Surgical Congress Annual Meeting,

Birmingham, AL, February 2008.

Invited/Visiting Lectures/Proctorships:

1. Invited Lecturer, Surgical Grand Rounds, Erlanger Hospital, "Liver

Transplantation: A Clinical Update", Chattanooga, TN, 10/8/91.

2. Invited Lecturer, Surgical Grand Rounds, Mid-State Baptist Hospital,

"Liver Transplantation: an Update", Nashville, TN, 3/13/91.

3. Invited Lecturer, Coffee County Medical Society Conference, "Liver

Transplantation: A Plea for Early Referral of Patients", Manchester, TN,

1992.

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4. Invited Lecturer, Middle Tennessee Medical Center Medical Staff

Conference, "Decubitus Ulcer: Management and Prevention",

Murfreesboro, TN, 6/9/93.

5. Invited Lecturer, Meharry Medical College, 18th Annual Matthew Walker

Surgical Symposium, "Liver Transplantation: A New Center's

Experience", Nashville, TN, 3/4/94.

6. Invited Discussant, Southeastern Surgical Congress 63rd Annual Scientific

Meeting, "TNFand Cytokine Manipulation during Acute Pancreatitis",

New Orleans, LA, 2/6/95.

7. Invited Lecturer, Family Motor Home Association Eastern Rally, "Organ

Transplantation: Are There Enough Spare Parts To Go Around?”

Nashville, TN,10/6/95

8. Faculty Proctor, Southeastern Surgical Congress 64th Annual Scientific

Meeting, Postgraduate Course. "Ultrasound for the General Surgeon.”,

New Orleans, LA, 2/2/97

9. Poster Grand Rounds Professor, Southeastern Surgical Congress 64th

Annual Scientific Meeting, Nashville, TN 2/5/97.

10. Invited Lecturer, Issues in Transplantation and Organ Procurement 1997,

"Liver Transplantation: Operation Observations", Nashville TN, 4/24/97


Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta GA 2/3/98

12. Invited Lecturer, Bedford County General Hospital Grand Rounds, “Organ

Transplantation: Recent Advances”, Shelbyville, TN 9/24/98

13. Invited Lecturer, Institute of Home Office Underwriters Annual Meeting,

“Organ Transplants: An Evolving Therapy”, Nashville, TN, 10/20/98

14. Invited Lecturer, Donor Evaluation and Management: A Practical, Current,

Relevant Workshop, “Case Presentations & Panel on Procurement

Problems”, Nashville, TN, 5/5/99

15. Invited Lecturer, Donor Evaluation and Management: A Practical, Current,

Relevant Workshop, “Liver Allografts: Donor Evaluation and

Management”, Nashville, TN, 5/5/99

16. Invited Lecturer, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 26th

Annual Course, “Treatment Options for Hepatic Cancers”, Nashville, TN

5/17/99

17. Invited Lecturer, Bedford County General Hospital Grand Rounds,

“Surgical Options for Morbid Obesity”, Shelbyville, TN 7/1/99

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18. Invited Lecturer, Jackson-Madison County Medical Center Grand Rounds,

“Organ Transplantation: Sharing A Life”, Jackson, TN 10/5/99

19. Invited Lecturer, Baptist Hospital Surgical Grand Rounds, “Jejuno -Ileal

Bypass and Liver Failure: An Insidious Killer”, Nashville, TN 10/13/99

20. Invited Lecturer, Regional Postgraduate Course, American College of

Gastroenterology, “Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity”, Nashville,

TN 7/29/00

21. Invited Lecturer, Southern Medical Association 94th

Annual Scientific

Assembly, “Morbid Obesity: A Surgical Disease in Evolution”, Orlando,

FL, 11/3/00

22. Invited Discussant, Southeastern Surgical Congress 69th

Annual Scientific

Meeting, "Resection of the Inferior Vena Cava for Hepatic Malignancy",

New Orleans, LA, 2/6/01


Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2/6/01

24. Lecturer and Faculty Proctor, “Laparoscopic Ultrasound Guided Radio-

Frequency Ablation of Liver Tumors”, Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery

of the Department of Surgery at Vanderbilt University, 4/5/02

25. Invited Lecturer, 20th

Annual Primary Care & Family Medicine Update,

“Morbid Obesity: When Dieting is not Enough”, Nashville, TN, 5/17/03

26. Invited Lecturer, 55th

Annual Meeting American Association for the Study

of Liver Disease, AASLD/AHPBA Forum, “NASH and Surgery for

Morbid Obesity”, Boston, MA 10/30/04

27. Invited Discussant, American Hepato Pancreato Bilairy Association

Annual Meeting, "Hepatic Blood Flow Predictss Allograft and Patient

Survival following Liver Transplantation", Ft. Lauderdale, FL 3/29/08

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