JeffreyLVan EpsMD

Assistant Professor

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Office
6550 Fannin St
# SM1661
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-441-6172

Fax+1 713-790-2872

TX State Medical License 2017 - 2026
MN State Medical License 2018 - 2023
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Intuitive SurgicalBasic & Advanced Robotic Certification
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery Certification
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Certification

Multiple Research Presentation Awards Various Academic Institutions/Conferences, 2013-2018
Raleigh R. Ross Scholar Award Texas Surgical Society, 2017
Courtenay & William Bass Surgical Research Scholarship Houston Methodist Hospital, Dept of Surgery, 2012
Intern of the Year Houston Methodist Hospital, Dept of Surgery, 2011
Research Fellowship Grant Recipient St. Louis University School of Medicine, 2007
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PubMed

17 citations
Potential avoidance of adverse analgesic effects using a biologically "smart" hydrogel capable of controlled bupivacaine release.
Francesca Taraballi, Silvia Minardi, Bruna Corradetti, Iman K. Yazdi, Marta A Balliano
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2014-11-01
24 citations
Platelet rich plasma enhances tissue incorporation of biologic mesh.
Joseph S. Fernandez-Moure, Jeffrey L. Van Eps, Zachary K. Menn, Fernando J. Cabrera, Ennio Tasciotti
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2015-12-01
53 citations
Biomimetic collagenous scaffold to tune inflammation by targeting macrophages.
Francesca Taraballi, Bruna Corradetti, Silvia Minardi, Sebastian Powel, Fernando J. Cabrera
Journal of Tissue Engineering. 2016-01-01

Books/Book Chapters

Maingot's Abdominal Operations
Chapter: Endoscopy and Endoscopic Intervention
Page 55 - 96Tariq, N., Van Eps, J.L., Dunkin, B.J.Editors: Michael Zinner, Stanley W. Ashley, O. Joe Hines.McGraw-Hill, New YorkEdition 13th,2018
MicroRNA in Development and in the Progression of Cancer
Chapter: Micro RNA and Drug Delivery
Page 359 - 403Fernandez-Moure, Joseph S., Jeffrey Van Eps, Bradley K. Weiner, Mauro Ferrari, and Ennio TasciottiEditors: Shree Ram Singh, and Pranela Rameshwar.Springer, New York2014

Internal Startup FundingUT Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School2019–2022

Research Associate - Houston Methodist Research InstituteTeam leader of in vivo animate modeling for multiple novel applications of tissue engineering and advanced biomaterials ranging from soft tissue wound healing related to abdominal wall reconstruction, bone/cartilage regeneration, and nanomedicine controlled-release formulations.2012 - 2015

UT Health Web Profilehttps://www.utphysicians.com/provider/jeffrey-l-van-eps/
Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeff_Van_Eps
ORCID Research Profilehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2086-5119