AmyAnnMrazekMDPhD

Burn, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) - Galveston

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Office
3.124 Trauma Center
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555
Phone+1 409-772-9066

Fax+1 409-747-7319

I am a board-certified general surgeon and fellowship trained in surgical critical care and acute burn surgery in both adult and pediatric patients. At the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), I am an Assistant Professor within the Department of Surgery, Division of Burns, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery. I am also an acute burn surgeon and critical care consultant at Shriners Children’s Texas Hospital in Galveston.

University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2021 - 2022
University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 2010 - 2019
University of Texas Medical BranchPhD, Recurrent acute pancreatitis, 2013 - 2015
University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 2010, MD
Texas A&M UniversityBS, Biomedical science and Chemistry, Summa cum laude, 2001 - 2005

1st place in Basic Science Research Singleton Surgical Society, 2013-2014
Best overall poster/presentation Sigma Xi, Medical Student Research Program, 2007
Alumni Scholarship UTMB - School of Medicine, 2006
Presidential Top Scholarship Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, 2001-2005
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PubMed

Nutrition in Pediatric Burns.
Amy A Mrazek, Preston Simpson, Jong O Lee
Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 2024-05-01
5 citations
Apigenin Decreases Acinar Cell Damage in Pancreatitis.
Amy A. Mrazek, Vandanajay Bhatia, Miriam Falzon, Heidi Spratt, Celia Chao
Pancreas. 2019-05-01
60 citations
Cystathionine-β-Synthase Inhibition for Colon Cancer: Enhancement of the Efficacy of Aminooxyacetic Acid via the Prodrug Approach
Celia Chao, John R. Zatarain, Ye Ding, Ciro Coletta, Amy A. Mrazek
Molecular Medicine. 2016-05-16

Journal Articles

Triple negative breast cancer: a review of clinicopathologic characteristics and treatment options.
1. Porro LJ, Mrazek AA, Chao C, The Open Breast Cancer Journal, 6/2014

Lectures

Apigenin limits pancreatic injury in recurrent acute pancreatitis by inhibiting MAPK pathway activation.
Academic Surgical Congress, Jacksonville, FL - 2/2/2016
Apigenin reduces PTHrP-mediated inflammation, PSC proliferation, and ECM synthesis in pancreatitis.
Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, NV - 2/3/2015
Apigenin minimizes SMAD-dependent and independent TGF-β signaling by acinar cells in an in vitro model of chronic pancreatitis.
American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA - 10/29/2014
Apigenin decreases pErk and pAkt expression by acinar cells in an in vitro model of chronic pancreatitis.
South Texas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Austin, TX - 2/21/2014
Radhakrishnan RS. Heart rate variability analysis is more sensitive at identifying neonatal sepsis than conventional vital signs.
9th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA - 2/4/2014
Genetic and epigenetic changes in carcinoma-associated fibroblasts derived from human colorectal cancers.
American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Washington, DC - 10/8/2013
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Preclinical development of a pharmacologic agent for the treatment of recurrent acute pancreatitis.August 2015

Clinical outcomes researchAcute burns and pancreatitis2022 - 2023
Quality improvement projectStandardization of post-operative burn wound care2021 - 2021
Quality Improvement ProjectField: Non-narcotic, multi-modal pain control in post-operative care Mentor: John P. Walker, MD Dept. of Surgery, UTMB2018 - 2019
T32 Research fellowField: Gastrointestinal molecular mechanisms in the study of pancreatitis. PI: Mark R. Hellmich, PhD, and Celia Chao, MD Grant: T32 DK763920, Dept. of Surgery, UTMB2012 - 2015
Research assistantField: Sepsis and immunosenescence PI: Hiroshi Saito, PhD Dept. of Surgery, UTMB2007 - 2009
Research assistantField: Microvascular research Supervisor: Wassim Choucair, MD Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi2004 - 2006

UTMB provider profilehttps://doctors.utmbhealth.com/providersearch/default/?id=011714
SHC provider profilehttps://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/our-care-providers/amy-a-mrazek-md-phd-42689