HiramCPolkJr.MD
General Surgery • Louisville, KYSurgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Professor, Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine
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Office
401 E Chestnut St
Unit 710
Louisville, KY 40202Phone+1 502-583-8303Fax+1 502-584-0302
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1962 - 1965
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1961 - 1962- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumInternship, Transitional Year, 1960 - 1961
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1960
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1973 - Present
KY State Medical License 1971 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 58 citationsInterferon-gamma treatment increases HLA-DR expression on monocytes in severely injured patients.Michael J. Hershman, S H Appel, Samuel R. Wellhausen, Gerald Sonnenfeld, Hiram C. Polk
Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 1989-07-01 - 260 citationsMonocyte HLA-DR antigen expression characterizes clinical outcome in the trauma patient.Michael J. Hershman, William G. Cheadle, Samuel R. Wellhausen, P. F. Davidson, Hiram C. Polk
The British Journal of Surgery. 2005-12-07 - 40 citationsTransient receptor potential ion channels: powerful regulators of cell function.Adrian T. Billeter, Jason Hellmann, Aruni Bhatnagar, Hiram C. Polk
Annals of Surgery. 2014-02-01
Authored Content
- Early Impact of Medicaid Expansion and Quality of Breast Cancer Care in KentuckyFebruary 2018
Press Mentions
Health Dept. Issues Advisory on Fentanyl Laced HeroinSeptember 1st, 2016
State Health Department Warns of Pending Fentanyl-Laced Heroin CrisisSeptember 1st, 2016- As School Starts, so Does National Immunization Awareness MonthAugust 4th, 2016
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