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Curriculum Vitae and Resume
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Tiffany Panait M.D.
Date of Birth: January 9, 1977
Place of Birth: Milwaukee WI |
Education:
1995-1999
2000-2004
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Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Bachelors of Arts
American University of the Caribbean
St. Maarten, NA
Doctor of Medicine
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Post-Graduate Clinical Training:
2011-2012
2004-2011
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Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut
Resident in Surgery
Department of Surgery
Saint Mary’s Hospital
Waterbury, Connecticut
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Post-Graduate Research Training:
2007-2008
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Yale Basic Science Laboratory
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
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Medical Licensure and Certification:
2004
2011
2007
2009
2010
2011 |
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Educational Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Advanced Trauma Life Support
Advanced Trauma Operative Management
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery
Da Vinci Surgical System Off-Site Training As a Console Surgeon
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Foreign Languages: Spanish - fluent
Professional Memberships:
2004- Present
2008- Present
2010- Present
2010- Present
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American College of Surgeons - Resident Member
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons - Candidate Member
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Surgeons -
Candidate Member
Association of Women Surgeons - Candidate Member
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Awards:
1995-1999
2004
2005
2005
2007
2008
2008
2010
2010
2011
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Full Cross-Country and Track Scholarship
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
First Prize, Oral Presentation
Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
Third Prize, Oral Presentation Waterbury Research Day
Second Prize, Oral Presentation
New England Resident and Fellow Research Day
First Prize, Oral Presentation
Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
Poster of Exceptional Merit, American College of Surgeons
First Prize, Oral Presentation
Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
First Prize, Oral Presentation New England Colorectal Society
Medical Student Resident Teaching Award
First Prize Oral Presentation
Waterbury Research Day
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Grants:
2005
2009
2010
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Connecticut Breast Health Initiative
Center of Disease Control and Prevention for Colorectal Cancer
Center of Disease Control and Prevention for Colorectal Cancer
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Educational Activities:
2007-2009
2009
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Instructor: Animate laboratory
Norwalk Physician Assistant Surgery Residency Program
New Haven, CT
Invited discussant at the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Annual Meeting
Hollywood, FL
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Courses Attended:
2009
2009
2009
2011
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Advanced Trauma Operative Course
University of Connecticut Medical Center, Hartford CT
Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Cadaver Course
Weill Cornell Medical Medical Center, New York City NY
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Workshop,
Norwalk CT
Da Vinci Colorectal Surgery Course,
Sunnyvale CA
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Bibliography:
Book Chapters
Muto A, Kondo Y, Feigel A, Zeigler K, Model L, Eghbalieh SDD, Guo Y, Fancher T, Dardik A. Do vein grafts arterialize? In: Becquemin JP, Alimi YS, Gérard JL. Controversies and Updates in Vascular Surgery 2010. Edizioni Minerva Medica, Torino. P. 150-155 (2010)
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Magri D, Fancher T, Fitzgerald TN, Muto A, Dardik A. Endothelial Progenitor Cells: a Primer for Vascular Surgeons. Vascular. 2007;15(16):384-94
Fancher T, Hamzi MH, Macaron SH, Magno WB, Dudrick SJ, Palesty JA. Hybrid Verrucous-Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary with Synchronous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Endometrium. Int J Surg Pathol. 2008;16(1):91-5
Fancher T, Muto A, Fitzgerald TN, Magri D, Gortler D, Nishibe T, Dardik A. Control of Blood Vessel Identity: From Embryo to Adult. Ann Vasc Dis. 2008;Feb(1):28-34
Pimiento JM, Maloney SP, Tang PC, Muto A, Westvik TS, Fitzgerald TN, Fancher T, Tellides G, Dardik A. Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Stimulates Aneurysm Growth in Aged Mice. J Vasc Res. 2008;45(3):251-8
Fitzgerald TN, Shepherd BR, Asada H, Teso D, Muto A, Fancher T, Pimiento JM, Maloney SP, Dardik A. Laminar Shear Stress Stimulates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis Via The Akt Pathway. J Cell Physiol. 2008;216(2):389-95
Fancher T, Palesty JA, Thomas R, Healy T, Fancher JM, Ng C, Dudrick SJ. A Woman’s Influence to Choose Mastectomy as Treatment for Breast Cancer. J Surg Res. 2009;153(1):128-31
Westvik TS, Fitzgerald TN, Muto A, Maloney SP, Pimiento JM, Fancher T, Magri D, Westvik HH, Nishibe T, Velazquez OC, Dardik A. Limb Ischemia after Iliac Ligation in Aged Mice Stimulates Angiogenesis without Arteriogenesis. J Vasc Surg. 2009;49(2):464-73
Magri D, Vasilas P, Muto A, Fitzgerald T, Fancher T, Nishibe T, Dardik A. Elevated Monocytes in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia Subsequently Diminish after Successful Peripheral Bypass Surgery. J Surg Res (in press). July 2009 (Epub ahead of print)
Fitzgerald TN, Muto A, Fancher T, Brown PB, Martin KA, Muhs BE, Rothman DL, Constable RT, Sampath S, Dardik A. Surgically Implantable Magnetic Resonance Angiography Coils Improve Resolution to Allow Visualization of Blood Flow Dynamics. Ann Vasc Surg. 2010;24(2):242-53
Fancher T, Dudrick SJ, Palesty JA. Papillary Urachal Adenoma Presenting as an Umbilical Mass. Connecticut Medicine. 2010;76(6):325-7
Fancher T, Rashidi L, Dudrick SJ, Palesty JA. Is Gender Related to the Stage of Colorectal Cancer at Initial Presentation in Young Patients? J Surg Res. 2011;165(1):15-8
Muto A, Yi T, Harrison KD, Davalos A, Fancher T, Ziegler KR, Fiegel A, Kondo Y, Nishibe T, Sessa WC, Dardik A.Eph-B4 Prevents Venous Adaptive Remodeling in the Adult Arterial Environment. J Exp Med. 2011;208(3):561-75
Panait L, Larios JM, Brenes RA, Fancher T, Ajemian MS, Dudrick SJ, Sanchez JA. Surgical Skills Assessment of Applicants to General Surgery Residency. J Surg Res. 2011;170(20):189-94
Fancher T, Krol E, Rasmussen R, Panait L, Dudrick S. Cervical Spine Injuries: An Outcome Analysis. Pol J Surg. 2011;83(11):583-87
Fancher T, Walters D, Da Vinci Robotic Rectopexy: A New Technique for a Well-Known Problem. Surg Endosc. Under review
Published Abstracts
Pimiento JM, Cristancho MA, Aboulhosn K, Fancher T, Palesty JA and Dudrick SJ. Does Body Mass Index Affect Lymph Node Retrieval in Colon Resection for Cancer? J Clin Oncol. 2006;24(18S):13571
Pimiento JM, Maloney SP, Tang PC, Muto A, Westvik TS, Fitzgerald TN, Fancher T, Tellides G, Dardik A. Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Stimulates Aneurysm Growth In Aged Mice. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;205(3):S41
Fitzgerald TN, Shepherd BR, Asada H, Teso D, Muto A, Fancher T, Pimiento JM, Maloney SP, Dardik A. Laminar Shear Stress Stimulates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis Via The Akt Pathway. J Surg Res. 2008;144(2):327
Fitzgerald TN, Muto A, Fancher T, Brown PB, Martin KA, Muhs BE, Rothman DL,
Constable RT, Sampath S, Dardik A. Surgically Implantable Magnetic Resonance Angiography Coils Improve Resolution to Allow Visualization of Blood Flow Dynamics. JACS. 2008-2009;207(3):S113
Muto A, Yi T, Fitzgerald TN, Fancher T, Magri D, Yu J, Sessa WC, Dardik A. Nogo-B Limits Intima-Media Thickening During Mouse Vein Graft Adaptation. FASEB J. 2008;22:174.4
Fancher T, Hamzi MH, Macaron SH, Dudrick SJ, Palesty JA. Associated Malignancies With Cockayne Syndrome. A Case Report of One Family and Review of the Literature.
J Surg Res. 2008;144(2):326-7
Fancher T, Muto A, Fitzgerald TN, Magri D, Dudrick SJ, Dardik A. Eph-B4 Stimulates Endothelial Cell Migration by an Akt1-Dependent Mechanism. J Surg Res. 2008;144(2):318
Fancher T, Thomas R, Fancher JM, McFadden E, Healy T, Dudrick SJ, Palesty JA. A Woman’s Influence to Choose Mastectomy as Treatment for Breast Cancer. J Surg Res. 2008;144(2):317-8
Fancher T, Rashidi L, Dudrick SJ, Palesty JA. Colorectal Cancer In The Young Patient: Is Gender A Predictor of A More Aggressive Presentation? J Surg Res;158(2):271
Feigel A, Muto A, Fancher T, Rivera M, Kim S, Dardik A. Endothelial Cells with Eph B4 Heterozygous Knockdown: A Novel Cellular Model of Vein Graft Adaptation. J Surg Res. 2010;158(2):271
Panait L, Suresh S, Fancher T, Braich P, Sim Y, Dudrick SJ, Ajemian MS. Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Compared to Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomies: Are We Bending Oncologic Principles? J Surg Res. 2010;158(2):271
Feigel A, Muto A, Fancher T, Rivera M, Kim S, Dardik A. A Novel Cellular Model of Vein Graft Adaptation. JVS. 2010;51(2):533
Panait L, Fancher T, Dudrick SJ, Ajemian MS. Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Trauma: Benefit or Burden? Surg Endosc. 2010;24:S700
Presentations:
Fancher T, Paszkowiak JJ, Kiran RP, Malkan AD, Mathew N, O'Campo JJ, Polokoff EG, Dudrick SJ. “Breast Cancer and Age”, Annual Surgical Resident and Fellow Research Presentation Day, Boston, MA, May 2005, and Annual Meeting of the New England Surgical Society, October 2005, Bretton Woods, NH, October 2005
Fancher T, Paszkowiak JJ, Kiran RP, Malkan AD, Mathew N, O'Campo JJ, Polokoff EG, Dudrick SJ. “Should Breast Self-Examination Really be Optional?”, Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Meriden, CT, November 2005, and Annual Meeting of the Surgical Society of Oncology, San Diego, CA March 2006
Pimiento JM, Cristancho MA, Aboulhosn K, Fancher T, Palesty JA and Dudrick SJ. “Does Body Mass Index Affect Lymph Node Retrieval in Colon Resection For Cancer?”, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Atlanta, GA, June 2006
Pimiento JM, Maloney SP, Tang PC, Muto A, Westvik TS, Fitzgerald TN, Fancher T, Tellides G, Dardik A. “Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Stimulates Aneurysm Growth in Aged Mice”, Annual Sessions of the Forum on Fundamental Surgical Problems, San Francisco, CA, October 2006
Fancher T, Hamzi MH, Macaron SH, Magno WB, Dudrick SJ, Palesty JA. “Hybrid Verrucous-Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary With Synchronous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Endometrium”, Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Meriden, CT, November 2006
Fancher T, Muto A, Fitzgerald TN, Magri D, Dudrick SJ, Dardik A . “Eph-B4 and Vein Graft Adaptation”, Yale University Seminars in Surgical Research, Invited Speaker, New Haven, CT, October 2007
Fancher T, Thomas R, Fancher JM, McFadden E, Healy T, Dudrick SJ, Palesty JA. “A Woman’s Influence to Choose Mastectomy as Treatment for Breast Cancer”, Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Meriden, CT, November 2007, and Academic Surgical Congress, Huntington Beach, February 2008
Fancher T, Hamzi MH, Macaron SH, Dudrick SJ, Palesty JA. “Associated Malignancies With Cockayne Syndrome. A Case Report of One Family and Review of the Literature”, Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Meriden, CT, November 2007, and Academic Surgical Congress, Huntington Beach, February 2008
Westvik TS, Muto A, Fitzgerald TN, Maloney SP, Pimiento JM, Fancher T, Magri D,
Westvik HH, Velazquez OC, Dardik A. “Limb Ischemia after Iliac Ligation in Aged Mice Stimulates Angiogenesis without Arteriogenesis”, Annual Meeting of the American Vascular Association, San Diego, CA, 2008
Muto A, Yi T, Fitzgerald TN, Fancher T, Magri D, Yu J, Sessa WC, Dardik A. “Nogo-B
Limits Intima-Media Thickening During Mouse Vein Graft Adaptation”, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, 2008
Fancher T, Muto A, Fitzgerald TN, Magri D, Dudrick SJ, Dardik A, “Eph-B4 Stimulates Endothelial Cell Migration by an Akt1-Dependent Mechanism”, Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Meriden, CT, October 2008, and Academic Surgical Congress, Fort Meyers, FL, February 2009
Fancher T, Formica MI, Ajemian MS. “Management and Outcome Analysis Comparing Traumatic Colorectal Injuries: Blunt Versus Penetrating”, Annual Meeting of the New England Surgical Society, Newport, RI, September 2009, and American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, Washington D.C., October 2010
Fancher T, Sanchez JA, Cramer TE, Dudrick SJ. “Survival Outcomes Justify Surgical Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Stages I Through IIIA in Patients 80 Years of Age and Older”, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, October 2008
Fitzgerald TN, Muto A, Fancher T, Brown PB, Martin KA, Muhs BE, Bothman DL, Constable RT, Sampahth S, Dardik A. “Surgically Implantable Magnetic”, Annual Meeting of the New England Society for Vascular Surgery, Newport, RI, October 2008
Feigel A, Muto A, Fancher T, Kim S, Dardik A. “Endothelial Cells with Eph B4 Heterozygous Knockdown: A Novel Cellular Model of Vein Graft Adaptation”, Annual Meeting of the New England Surgical Society, Newport, RI, September 2009, and Academic Surgical Congress, San Antonio, TX, February 2010
Feigel A, Muto A, Fancher T, Dardik A. “A Novel Model of Cellular Vein Graft Adaptation”, Annual Meeting of the New England Society for Vascular Surgery, Boston, MA, October 2009
Panait L, Suresh S, Fancher T, Braich P, Sim Y, Dudrick SJ, Ajemian MS. “Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Compared to Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomies: Are We Bending Oncologic Principles?”, Academic Surgical Congress, San Antonio, TX, February 2010
Fancher T, Rashidi L, Dudrick SJ, Palesty JA. “Colorectal Cancer In The Young Patient: Is Gender A Predictor of A More Aggressive Presentation?”, Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Meriden, CT, October 2009, and Academic Surgical Congress, San Antonio, TX, February 2010
Fancher T, Pieracci F, Eachempati S, Rashidi L, Nash G, “Interval Appendectomy after Non-operative Management of Acute Appendicitis at a Cancer Center”, Annual Meeting of the Surgical Infection Society, Las Vegas, NV, March 2010
Lago-Toro C, Grujic E, Larsen A, Allen L, Seiling B, Fancher T, Frazier T “Comparison of Nodal versus Primary Her2/neu Expression in Node-positive Breast Cancer Patients”, Annual Meeting of the Society of Surgical Oncology, March 2010
Fancher T, Hur G, Panait L, Ajemian M. “Mechanism Associated Mortality of Traumatic Cervical Spine Injury in Elderly Patients”, Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Tucson, AZ, March 2010
Panait L, Fancher T, Dudrick SJ, Ajemian MS. “Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Trauma: Benefit or Burden?”, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Surgeons, Landover, MD, April 2010
Fancher T, Shia J, Paty P, Guillem J, Temple L, Weiser M, Wong D, Nash G, “Mismatch Repair Protein Expression is Associated with Mesenteric Lymph Node Yield in Colon Cancer Resection Specimens”, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, May 2010, and Annual Meeting of the New England Colon and Rectal Surgeons Society, Westbrook, CT, June 2010
Fancher T, Hsu M, Weiss A, Shia J. Gonen M, Nash G, Temple L, Paty P, Guillem J, Wong D, Weiser M, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) is an Independent Predictor of Outcome Following Colectomy for Cancer”, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, May 2010
Fancher T, Rashidi L, Panait L, Paty P, Temple L, Weiser M, Wong D, Nash G, “Outcomes of Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis Occurring During Chemotherapy”, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, Washington D.C., October 2010
Fancher T, Chowdhary P, Joshi M, Patel B, Peterson K, Brown J, Sanchez J. “Prior Appendectomy Increases the Severity of Clostridium Difficile Infection”, Waterbury Research Day, Waterbury, CT, May 2011, and American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, October 2011
Fancher T. Walters D, “Da Vinci Robotic Rectopexy: A New Technique for a Well-Known Problem”, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Surgeons, San Diego, CA, March 2012
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