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Research Programs

Research Studies

Mark Carlson, MD Principal Investigator	Regulation of Fibroblast Survival in the Collagen Matrix
Jon S. Thompson, MD Co-Investigator	Enterra Therapy for Gastroparesis (John DiBaise, MD, P.I.)
Jon S. Thompson, MD Co-Investigator (subcontracted with Creighton)	Inguinal Hernia Management: Watchful Waiting versus Operation
Aaron Sasson, MD Principal Investigator	The Specificity of MUC4 in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer
Jon S. Thompson, MD Principal Investigator	Smell Acuity in Morbidly Obese Individual UndergoingBariatric Procedures.
Aaron Sasson, MD Principal Investigator	Postmortem Tissue Donation from Pancreatic Cancer
(Jane Potter, MD Primary Investigator) Jon S. Thompson, MD Co-Investigator	Comprehensive Program to Strengthen Physicians Training in Geriatrics in Nebraska
Jason Johanning, MD Principal Investigator	Utilization of Nitrite/Nitrate Levels and Endogenous Proteolysis For Screening of Abdominal Aortic Anuerysyms (also submitted to the VA)
Iraklis Pipinos, MD Principal Investigator	Etiology of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Skeletal Muscle of Patients with Severe Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease (also submitted to the VA)
Aaron Sasson, MD Principal Investigator	Feasibility Study of Sentinel Lymph Node Staging for Colon Cancer (CALGB 80001)
Jason Johanning, MD Principal Investigator	Role of Thrombus in the Pathogenesis of Aortic AneurysmFormation
Iraklis Pipinos, MD Principal Investigator	IGF-1 Receptors, Apoptosis, and Plaque Stability
Aaron Sasson, MD Principal Investigator	Pilot Trial of Adjuvant Floxuridine (FUDR) Administered by Hepatic Arterial Infusion Following Surgical Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Aaron Sasson, MD Principal Investigator	A Prospective Study of the Prognostic Significance of Microsatellite Instability in Patients with Early Age-of-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Joseph Stothert, MD Principal Investigator	A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized Study to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Once Daily Levofloxacin Along With Once Daily Metronidazole Versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam in the Treatment of Complicated Appendicitis
Jason Johanning, MD Principal Investigator	Comparison of Lower Extremity Venous Hemodynamics in the Morbidly Obese Utilizing Calf vs. Plantar Plexus Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices
Dmitry Oleynikov, MD Principal Investigator	Miniature In Vitro Robots to Support Laparoscopic Surgery
Corrigan McBride, MD Principal Investigator	Bariatric Surgery as a Means of Achieving Acceptable Weight in the Organ Transplant Patient
Corrigan McBride, MD Principal Investigator	Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery as a Function of Surgical Technique
Corrigan McBride, MD Principal Investigator	Gastrointestinal Dysfunction as a Result of Bariatric Surgery
(Elizabeth Koller, MD Principal Investigator) Corrigan McBride, MD Co-Investigator	Renal Dysfunction Prevalence in Bariatric Surgery Patients and Response to Weight Reduction

Contact Information:

Research Coordinator - Karen Taylor, RN, BSN: (402) 559-3935

Section of General Surgery