University of Virginia Health System

Eric Unger
Undergraduate student, University of Virginia
(graduated)
In the lab 2005 - 2007

Eric assisted with the isolated, blood-perfused rabbit lung model of ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Leo Gazoni, MD
Surgery Resident
In the lab 7/2005 - 7/2007

Leo used the isolated rabbit lung model to perform studies on lung ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Email:  lmg2x@virginia.edu

Minqing Zhao, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Research
In the lab 2003-2007

Min performed studies focusing on the role of alveolar macrophages in lung ischemia-reperfusion injury using the isolated, buffer-perfused mouse lung model.

Curtis G. Tribble, M.D.
Professor of Surgery

MD 1980, Vanderbilt  University

After nearly 27 years at UVA, Dr. Tribble has moved (July 2006) to the University of Florida where he is Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery and Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery .

BS in Biology, 2004, James Madison Univ.

BS in Biology, 1999, Virginia Tech

Ramesh joined the UVA surgical residency program after transferring from the Republic of Ireland, where he completed his medical education and basic surgical training in 2003. His lab research involved ischemia-reperfusion injury associated with lung transplantation utilizing the isolated rabbit lung model.

Pete Ellman, MD
Surgery Resident
In the lab 7/2002 - 7/2004

Pete used the isolated rabbit lung model to do studies on lung ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Brooke was in our lab from 9/2004 - 6/2005 and is now a 2nd year medical student at UVA.

Colin was in our lab from 9/2004 - 6/2005 and is now a 2nd year medical student at Virginia Commowealth University.

Carlos Tache Leon, MD
Research Fellow
In the lab 7/2002 - 7/2004

Carlos came to us from Columbia and was instrumental in setting up our rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass where we're working in collaboration with Dr. Kevin Lee on the neurological effects of bypass.
Carlos is now in the Surgery Residency Program here at UVA.

Kendra Hardy, BS
Laboratory & Research Specialist I 
6/2002 - 7/2004

Tom Maxey, MD
Surgery Resident
In the lab 7/2001 - 7/2003

Tom came to us from Tampa, FL, and performed studies on compensatory lung growth in mice & rats as well as using the isolated mouse lung system to examine the role of TNF-alpha on lung ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Brett's studies in the lab included spinal cord injury as well as cardiac effects of lung ischemia-reperfusion.

Jonathan came to us from the U.K. and his studies concentrated on spinal cord injury and protective effects of adenosine A2A activation. He is now a general practice registrar (final year resident) at the Plas Fynnon Medical Center, Oswestry, Shropshire, U.K.

David performed studies on the potential use of adenosine compounds in the treatment of spinal cord injury.

David is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Stewart, Jeff and Aditya worked on mechanisms of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury and compensatory lung growth.

Shari Leuwerke, MS, MD (left)
Graduate Student in the lab from 12/2000 - 8/2001. Her Master's thesis was on the role of nitric oxide in compensatory lung growth.
She graduated from the Iowa College of Medicine in 2005.

Amy Phillips, MD (right)
Laboratory & Research Specialist I
5/2000 - 7/2001.
Graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2005.

Scott Ross, MD
Surgery Resident 
In the lab 7/1997 - 7/1999
Scott used a swine lung transplant model to study lung ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Kim Shockey, MS
Research Assistant   1993-2001.

Kim has a Masters Degree in Statistics and was our full-time Lab Manager and Statistician. She still does work for our lab as a statistical consultant.

Other previous lab members
(pictures unavailable):

Oliver A.R. Binns, MD (7/1994-7/1996)
R. Christopher King, MD (7/1995-7/1997)
Patrick E. Parrino, MD (7/1996-7/1998)
James J. Gangemi, MD (7/1998-7/2000)
Menen Mathias, MD (7/1999-7/2001)
Steven M. Fiser, MD (7/1999-7/2001)
Mayank Patel, MD (7/2001-6/2001)