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Office
200 Lothrop St
Puh F1265
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 412-647-0421
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1993 - 1994
- UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 1991 - 1993
- Pontifical Bolivarian UniversityClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- LA State Medical License 2018 - 2023
- PA State Medical License 1993 - 2022
- KY State Medical License 1996 - 2002
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Mathematical Modeling of the Acute Inflammatory Response Following Injury Start of enrollment: 2003 Feb 01
- Dose-response Enteral Citrulline for Normal Healthy Volunteers and Surgery Patients Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
- Improvement Project To Optimizing Nutrition With Higher Protein and Calorie Pediatric Tube Feeding Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 15
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 59 citationsAltered amino acid profile in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.Chris A. Rees, Christina A. Rostad, Grace Mantus, Evan J. Anderson, Ann Chahroudi
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2021-06-22 - 888 citationsArginase I Production in the Tumor Microenvironment by Mature Myeloid Cells Inhibits T-Cell Receptor Expression and Antigen-Specific T-Cell ResponsesPaulo C. Rodriguez, David G. Quiceno, Jovanny Zabaleta, Blair Ortiz, Arnold H. Zea
Cancer Research. 2004-08-15 - 82 citationsThe central role of arginine catabolism in T-cell dysfunction and increased susceptibility to infection after physical injury.Xinmei Zhu, John P. Pribis, Paulo C. Rodriguez, Sidney M. Morris, Yoram Vodovotz
Annals of Surgery. 2014-01-01
Grant Support
- Immature Myeloid Cells And T Cell Suppression In TraumaNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2005–2009
- Causes And Effects Of Arginase Activity After TraumaNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2000–2001
- Causes And Effects Of Arginase Activity After TraumaNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1999–2000
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