Last updated 4/13/11 CURRICULUM VITAE 1. PERSONAL INFORMATION: 1.1 David Allen Lanning, M.D., Ph.D. 1.2 4102 Bromley Lane Richmond, Virginia 23221 (804) 355-1744 1.3 Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Department of Surgery Division of Pediatric Surgery P.O. Box 980015 Richmond, Virginia 23298-0015 (804) 828-3500 2. LICENSURE: 2.1 Virginia, 0101056197 2.2 American Board of Surgery, General Surgery, March 31, 2003 2.3 American Board of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, April 2, 2008 3. EDUCATION: 3.1 B.S., Chemistry, May 1990, Cum Laude Graduate - Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina 3.2 M.D., May 1995 - Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 3.3 Ph.D., Anatomy, June 2000 - Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 4. MILITARY SERVICE: 4.1 None 5. POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING: 5.1 July 1995 to June 1996 - Intern in General Surgery at the Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, Virginia 5.2 July 1996 to June 1997 - Resident in General Surgery at the Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, Virginia 5.3 July 1997 to June 2000 - Research Fellow at the Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, Virginia 5.4 July 2000 to June 2001 - Resident in General Surgery at the Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, Virginia 5.5 July 2001 to June 2002 - Administrative Chief Resident in General Surgery at the Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, Virginia 5.6 July 2002 to June 2003 - Associate Chief Resident in Pediatric Surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 5.7 July 2003 to June 2004 - Chief Resident in Pediatric Surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 6. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: 6.1 July 2004 to present - Assistant Professor of Surgery, Biochemistry, and Pediatrics, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia 6.2 July 2009 to present – Director, Pediatric Trauma Program, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia 7. MEMBERSHIP – SCIENTIFIC, HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: 7.1 Humera Surgical Society, Secretary / Treasurer, 2005 to 2008; President 2008 to 2009 7.2 American College of Surgeons, Associate Member 7.3 American College of Surgeons, Virginia Chapter, Member 2 of 17 7.4 Virginia Surgical Society, Member 7.5 American Pediatric Surgical Association, Member 7.6 Association for Academic Surgery, Member 7.7 Wound Healing Society, Member 8. MEMBERSHIP IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: 8.1 Richmond Academy of Medicine, Member 8.2 International Hospital for Children, Volunteer Surgeon and Board Member 8.3 Richmond Pediatric Society, Member 9. SPECIAL AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER HONORS: 9.1 Awards 9.1.1 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Wofford College, 1990 9.1.2 Bigger-Lehman Resident Research Award, Second Place, Virginia Surgical Society, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1999 9.1.3 Lazar J. Greenfield Resident Research Award, Humera Surgical Society, 36th Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2000 9.1.4 Annual Resident Research Day, Second Place, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 2002 9.1.5 Isaac A. Bigger Award, Outstanding Chief Resident, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, June 2002 9.1.6 Top Docs, Richmond Magazine 2008 9.1.7 The Julian C. Metts, Jr. Humanitarian Award, International Hospital for Children, 2009 9.1.8 Top Docs, Richmond Magazine 2010 9.1.9 Top Docs, Virginia and D.C. 2011 9.1.10 Best Doctors in America 2011-12 3 of 17 9.2 Fellowships 9.2.1 None 9.3 External Grants 9.3.1 National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health, Training Grant #T32 GM08695-01, “Mechanisms of Open Wound Contraction.” July 1998 to June 2000 9.3.2 Individual National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health, Grant #1F32 GM19554-01, “Mechanisms of Open Wound Contraction: Role of TGF-.” (This application received an offer for full funding for July 1998 to June 2000 but declined because of concurrent NIH training grant.) 9.3.3 Jeffress Foundation Research Grant #J-456, Thomas F. Jeffress and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust, “Differential Homeobox Gene Regulation in Fetal and Adult Rabbit Skin.” July 1998 to June 1999 Renewed for July 1999 to June 2000 9.3.4 Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Grant, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, July 1998 to June 1999 Renewed for July 1999 to June 2000 9.3.5 Jeffress Foundation Research Grant #J-751, Thomas F. Jeffress and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust, “Homeobox Gene Expression in Fetal and Adult Rabbit Wounds.” January 2005 to December 2005 Renewed for January 2006 to December 2006 Received extension for January 2007 to December 2007 Renewed for January 2008 to June 2009 9.4 Invited Seminars 9.4.1 Fetal Wound Healing, Virginia Heart Institute, Richmond, Virginia, July 9, 1999. 9.4.2 Bariatric Surgery in the Pediatric Patient, Department of Pediatrics, Grand Rounds, Virginia Commonwealth University, October 26, 2004. 9.4.3 Excisional Wound Healing in the Fetal Mouse, 41st Annual Meeting, Humera Surgical Society, Richmond, Virginia, May 6, 2005. 9.4.4 Bariatric Surgery in the U.S. and European Pediatric Patient, Upper 4 of 17 Silesian Medical Academy, Katowice, Poland, May 24, 2005. 9.4.5 Fetal Excisional Wound Healing Studies, Department of Physiology, Grand Rounds, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, November 17, 2005. 9.4.6 Fetal Excisional Wound Healing Studies, Department of Surgery, Grand Rounds, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, December 1, 2005. 9.4.7 Trauma Care of the Little Patient, Virginia Heart Institute, Richmond, Virginia, April 7, 2006. 9.4.8 Care of the Little Patient: Scene, ED and Beyond, 8th Annual Trauma Symposium, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia, April 18, 2006. 9.4.9 Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery – Pediatric General Surgery, Virginia Council of Perioperative Registered Nurses Workshop and Semi-annual Meeting, Richmond, Virginia, February 23, 2008. 9.4.10 Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgical Techniques, Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, Virginia, October 1, 2008. 9.4.11 Pediatric Updates: New Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgical Techniques, Bon Secours Health System, Richmond, Virginia, November 18, 2008. 9.4.12 New Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgical Techniques Including the Use of the da Vinci Surgical Robotic System, Department of Pediatrics, Grand Rounds, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia, January 20, 2009. 9.4.13 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques, CJW Medical Center, Pediatric Service Meeting, Grand Rounds, Richmond, Virginia, January 20, 2009. 9.4.14 Pediatric Robotic Surgery, Mary Washington Hospital, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Fredricksburg, Virginia, February 10, 2009. 9.4.15 Venovenous ECMO, Virginia Commonwealth University ECMO course, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, April 21, 2009. 9.4.16 Pediatric Robotic Surgery, Dr. Michael Klein Recognition 5 of 17 Program, Symposium in Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, November 6, 2009. 9.4.17 Minimally Invasive Techniques in Pediatric Surgery, David Hume Surgical Society and Pediatric Interest Group Combined Seminar, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA, November 9, 2009. 9.4.18 Lower Gastrointestinal Obstruction in the Neonate and Small Child Requiring Surgical Intervention, Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, Grand Rounds, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, given via telemedicine unit from Richmond, VA, April 7, 2010. 9.4.19 Pediatric Robotic Surgery, da Vinci Day 2010, da Vinci Center for Innovation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, April 14, 2010. 9.4.20 Surgical Causes of Jaundice in the Pediatric Patient, Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, Grand Rounds, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, January 12, 2011. 10. MAJOR COMMITTEES: 10.1 University 10.1.1 Promotions and Tenure Committee, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia Student Representative, 1994 Resident Representative, 1998 and 2000 10.1.2 Outpatient Assessment Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia Resident Representative, 1998 10.1.3 Surgical Education Committee, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia Resident Representative, 2000 10.1.4 Academic Review Subcommittee, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, July 2005 to present 10.1.5 Surgical Scholars Committee, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, November 2005 to present 6 of 17 10.1.6 da Vinci Robotic Steering Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia, September 2007 to present 10.1.7 Trauma Medical Audit Committee, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia, July 2009 to present 10.1.8 Trauma Patient Care Committee, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia, July 2009 to present 10.1.9 Search Committee for Chief of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia, October 2010 to January 2011 10.1.10 Search Committee for Chief and junior faculty member of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia, October 2010 to January 2011 10.1.11 Search Committee for Chief of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia, November 2010 to February 2011 10.1.12 Search Committee for Chief and junior faculty member of Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia, November 2010 to present 10.1.13 Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Quality Improvement Committee, December 2010 to present 10.1.14 Strategic and Business Development Advisory Committee, Medical College of Virginia Physicians, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia May 2011 to June 2013 10.2 Professional 10.2.1 Emerging Technology Committee, International Pediatric Endoscopy Group, June 2009 to present 11. OTHER SIGNIFICANT SCHOLARLY, RESEARCH OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: 7 of 17 11.1 Graduate students trained 11.1.1 Stephanie Goldberg, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, July 2005 to June 2007 11.1.2 Kunoor Jain, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, July 2006 to June 2008 11.1.3 Richard Carter, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, July 2007 to June 2009 11.1.4 Frank Margaron, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, July 2008 to June 2009 11.1.5 Poornima Vanguri, M.D. (co-mentor), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, July 2011 to June 2013 11.2 Postdoctoral trainees 11.2.1 None 11.3 Major teaching assignments 11.3.1 Director of the Surgical Resident Journal Club, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, December 2005 to April 2008 11.4 Clinical research 11.4.1 Participated in a multi-institutional clinical study with over 25 major children’s hospitals and universities entitled: Cervical Spine Clearance in Injured Children Under the Age of 3 Years: Are We Overdoing It?, IRB# HM10294, see resulting manuscript in Journal of Trauma listed below. 11.4.2 The incidence of intra-abdominal abscess formation following suctioning versus irrigation in laparoscopic appendectomy, IRB# HM10821, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, February 2007 to February 2009, manuscript in preparation. 11.4.3 Development and implementation of a handheld telemedicine device, working in conjunction with Dr. James McCollum from the VCU School of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA,one provisional patent submitted, October 2008 to present. 8 of 17 11.4.4 Irrigation Versus no Irrigation for Perforated Appendicitis, IRB# HM12254, prospective randomized trial in conjunction with Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, July 2009 to present. 11.5 Other Scholarly Activity 11.5.1 Member of Board of Directors and Volunteer Pediatric Surgeon for World Pediatric Project - have cared for well over 100 pediatric patients over 6 one week mission trips to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Belize or having been brought to Richmond, Virginia. 12. BIBLIOGRAPHY: 12.1 Manuscripts 12.1.1 Lanning DA, Nwomeh BC, Montante SJ, et al: Differential Effects of Transforming Growth Factor-1 and -3 on Excisional Fetal Rabbit Wounds. Surgical Forum Volume XLIX, 1998. 12.1.2 Lanning DA, Nwomeh BC, Montante SJ, et al: Transforming Growth Factor-1 Alters the Healing of Cutaneous Fetal Excisional Wounds, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 34:695-700, 1999. 12.1.3 Lanning DA, Diegelmann RF, Yager DR, et al: Myofibroblast Induction with Transforming Growth Factor-1 and -3 in Cutaneous Fetal Excisional Wounds, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 35:183-8, 2000. 12.1.4 Lanning DA: Excisional Wound Healing and the Role of Homeobox Genes, published Ph.D. dissertation, June 2000. 12.1.5 Praba-Egge AD, Lanning DA, Broderick TJ, et al: Necrotizing fasciitis of the chest and abdominal wall arising from an empyema, Journal of Trauma, 56:1356-61, 2004. 12.1.6 Lanning DA, Thomas RL, Rood KD, et al: Using Quantitative Methods to Improve the Diagnostic Workup for Abdominal Pain in Children, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 40:949-54, 2005. 12.1.7 Knight CG, Gidell KM, Lanning DA, et al: Laparoscopic Morgagni hernia repair in children using robotic instruments, 9 of 17 Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques, 15:482-6, 2005. 12.1.8 Goldberg SR, Godder K, and Lanning DA: Successful Treatment of a Bowel Perforation During Induction Therapy for Burkitt’s Lymphoma, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 42:E1-4, 2007. 12.1.9 Goldberg SR, McKinstry RP, Sykes VW, and Lanning DA: Rapid Closure of Mid-Gestational Excisional Wounds in a Fetal Mouse Model is Associated with Altered TGF-beta Isoform and Receptor Expression, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 42:966-973, 2007. 12.1.10 Goldberg SR, Quirk GL, Sykes VW, Kordula T, and Lanning DA: Altered Procollagen Gene Expression in Mid-Gestational Mouse Excisional Wounds, Journal of Surgical Research, 143:2734, 2007. 12.1.11 Watterson KR, Lanning DA, Diegelmann RF, and Spiegel S: Regulation of Fibroblast Functions by Lysophospholipid Mediators: Potential Roles in Wound Healing, Wound Repair and Regeneration, 15:607-16, 2007. 12.1.12 Holwitt D, Neifeld J, Massey G, and Lanning DA: Case Report of an 11 year old Child with a Non-functional Malignant Pheochromocytoma, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 42:E13-5, 2007. 12.1.13 Goldberg SR, Quirk GL, Sykes VW, McKinstry RP, Kordula T, and Lanning DA: Differential Use of Erk1/2 and Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Pathways by Mid- and Late-gestational Murine Fibroblasts, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 43:971-6, 2008. 12.1.14 Jain K, Sykes V, Kordula T, and Lanning DA: Homeobox Genes Hoxd3 and Hoxd8 are Differentially Expressed in Fetal Mouse Excisional Wounds, Journal of Surgical Research, 148;45-8, 2008. 12.1.15 Carter RF, Jain K, Sykes VW and Lanning DA: Differential Expression of Procollagen Genes Between Mid- and Lategestational Fetal Fibroblasts, Journal of Surgical Research, 156:904, 2009. 12.1.16 Carter RF, Sykes VW and Lanning DA: Scarless Fetal Mouse Wound Healing May Initiate Apoptosis Through Caspase 7 Activation of PARP, Journal of Surgical Research, 156:74-9, 2009. 10 of 17 12.1.17 Pieretti-Vanmarcke R, Velmahos GC, Nance ML, Lanning DA, et al: Clinical Clearance of the Cervical Spine in Blunt Trauma Patients Younger than 3 years: A Multi-Center Study of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care, 67(3):543-9; discussion 549-50, 2009. 12.1.18 Margaron FC, Oiticica CO, and Lanning DA: Robotic Nissen Fundoplication with Gastrostomy Preservation in Neurologically Impaired Children, Journal of Laparoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques, 20(5):489-92, 2010. 12.2 Abstracts 12.2.1 Lanning DA, Nwomeh BC, Montante SJ, et al: Transforming Growth Factor-1 Induces Contraction and Closure of Cutaneous Excisional Wounds in the Fetal Rabbit, Wound Repair and Regeneration, 6:A258, 1998. 12.2.2 Lanning DA, Yager DR, Diegelmann RF, et al: Homeobox Gene Expression in Cutaneous Rabbit Wounds, Pediatrics, 104:782 Supplement, 1999. 12.2.3 Goldberg SR, Quirk GL, Sykes VW, and Lanning DA: Rapid Closure of Mid-gestational Excisional Wounds is Associated with Alterations in Collagen Types 1alpha1 and 3 Gene Expression, Journal of Surgical Research, 137:232, 2007. 12.3 Books and/or chapters 12.3.1 Lanning DA, Latifi R: Wound Healing and the Role of Nutrient Substrates. In: The Biology and Practice of Current Nutritional Support, 2nd edition. (R Latifi, SJ Dudrick, Eds.) Landes Bioscience, Georgetown, Texas, 2002, pp. 82-96. 12.3.2 Lanning DA, Bagwell CE: Hiatal Hernia and Esophageal Reflux in the Pediatric Patient. In: Current Therapy in Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery. (SC Yang, DE Cameron, Eds.) Mosby, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004, pp.101-4. 12.3.3 Carter RF, Nwomeh B, and Lanning DA: Wound Healing. In: Pediatric Surgery Textbook for Africa and Developing Countries. Spectrum Books, Ibadan, Nigeria, to be published in 2011. 12.3.4 Margaron F, Mars M, Lanning DA, and Merrell R: Telemedince and e-Health: Can Technology Help Meet the Needs of Africa? In: 11 of 17 Pediatric Surgery Textbook for Africa and Developing Countries. Spectrum Books, Ibadan, Nigeria, to be published in 2011. 12.4 Presentations 12.4.1 Lanning DA: Transforming Growth Factor-1 Induces Contraction and Closure of Cutaneous Excisional Wounds in the Fetal Rabbit, Annual Meeting of The Wound Healing Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 19, 1998. 12.4.2 Lanning DA: Transforming Growth Factor-1 Alters the Healing of Cutaneous Fetal Excisional Wounds, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Surgery, San Francisco, California, October 18, 1998. 12.4.3 Lanning DA: Differential Effects of Transforming Growth Factor-1 and -3 on Excisional Fetal Rabbit Wounds, Annual Clinical Congress, American College of Surgeons, Surgical Forum, Orlando, Florida, October 28, 1998. 12.4.4 Lanning DA: Myofibroblast Induction with Transforming Growth Factor-1 and -3 in Cutaneous Fetal Excisional Wounds, Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Rancho Mirage, California, May 17, 1999. 12.4.5 Lanning DA: Transforming Growth Factor-1 Alters the Healing of Cutaneous Fetal Excisional Wounds, Annual Meeting of the Virginia Surgical Society, Williamsburg, Virginia, May 2, 1999. 12.4.6 Lanning DA: Homeobox Gene Expression in Cutaneous Rabbit Wounds, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Surgery, Washington, District of Columbia, October 9, 1999, poster presentation. 12.4.7 Lanning DA: Differential Effects of Transforming Growth Factor-1 and -3 on Excisional Fetal Rabbit Wounds, Annual Meeting of the Humera Surgical Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 14, 2000. 12.4.8 Lanning DA: Homeobox Gene Expression in Open Rabbit Wounds, Annual Meeting of The Wound Healing Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 5, 2000. 12 of 17 12.4.9 Lanning DA: Hoxd-8 Expression in Fetal and Adult Rabbit Excisional Wounds, Annual Meeting of the Society of University Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, February 8, 2001. 12.4.10 Lanning DA: ECMO During Acute Exacerbation of Pulmonary Hemosiderosis Secondary to Milk Protein Allergy, Annual Meeting of the CNMC Symposium on ECMO, Keystone, Colorado, February 25, 2003, poster presentation. 12.4.11 Lanning DA: Using Quantitative Methods to Improve the Diagnostic Workup for Abdominal Pain in Children, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Surgery, San Francisco, California, October 9, 2004. 12.4.12 Lanning DA: Excisonal Wound Contraction in the Fetal Mouse, Annual Meeting of the Humera Surgical Society, Richmond, Virginia, May 7, 2005. 12.4.13 Lanning DA: Transforming Growth Factor-3 Alters Fetal Excisional Wound Healing, Annual Meeting of the European Pediatric Surgeons’ Association, Gdansk, Poland, May 28, 2005. 12.4.14 Goldberg SR, McKinstry R, and Lanning DA: A Novel Excisional Wound Model in the Fetal Mouse, Annual Meeting of the Virginia Surgical Society, Williamsburg, Virginia, April 29th, 2006. 12.4.15 Goldberg SR, McKinstry R, and Lanning DA: A Novel Excisional Wound Model in the Fetal Mouse, Annual Department of Surgery Resident Research Competition, Richmond, Virginia, May 31st, 2006, 1st Place for basic science research. 12.4.16 Lanning DA: Pediatric pheochromocytoma: A case presentation, Annual Meeting of the Humera Surgical Society, Richmond, Virginia, May 14th, 2006. 12.4.17 Goldberg SR, McKinstry R, and Lanning DA: Closure of MidGestational Excisional Wounds in a Novel Fetal Mouse Model, 92nd Annual Clinical Congress Meeting, American College of Surgeons', Surgical Forum, October 8-12th, 2006, in Chicago, Illinois. 12.4.18 Goldberg SR, McKinstry R, and Lanning DA: Closure of MidGestational Excisional Wounds in a Novel Fetal Mouse Model is Associated with Elevated TGF-beta 1 Levels, Annual Meeting of 13 of 17 the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Surgery, October 7-10th, 2006, in Atlanta, Georgia. 12.4.19 Goldberg SR, Quirk GL, Sykes VW, and Lanning DA: Rapic Closure of Mid-Gestational Excisional Wounds is Associated with Alterations in Collagen Types 11 and 3 Gene Expression, Annual Meeting of the Academic Surgical Congress, February 6-9th, 2007, in Phoenix, Arizona. 12.4.20 Goldberg SR, Quirk GL, Sykes VW, Kordula T, and Lanning DA: Differential Sphingosine Kinase Expression in Mid- versus Late- Gestational Fetal Mouse Excisional Wounds, Annual Meeting of the Wound Healing Society, April 28-30th, 2007, in Tampa, Florida. 12.4.21 Goldberg SR, Quirk GL, Sykes VW, and Lanning DA: Rapic Closure of Mid-Gestational Excisional Wounds is Associated with Alterations in Collagen Types 11 and 3 Gene Expression, Annual Meeting of the Virginia Surgical Society, Hot Springs, Virginia, May 4-6th, 2007. 12.4.22 Goldberg SR, Quirk GL, Sykes VW, Kordula T, and Lanning DA: Shpingosine-1-phosphate Partially Abrogates TGF-betainduced aSMA Expression in Fibroblasts Independent of the Type 1 TGF-beta Receptor: Implications for Wound Healing, 93rd Annual Clinical Congress Meeting, American College of Surgeons', Surgical Forum, October 7-10th, 2007, in New Orleans, Louisiana. 12.4.23 Goldberg SR, Sykes VW, Quirk GL, and Lanning DA: Erk1/2 and TGF-beta Pathways are Differentially Utilized by Mid- and Late-Gestational Murine Fibroblasts in an in vitro Scratch Wound Model, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Surgery, October 26-28th, 2007, in San Francisco, California. 12.4.24 Carter RF, Goldberg SR, Jain K, Sykes VW and Lanning DA: TGF-beta Stimulation of Mid- and Late-gestational Fibroblasts Results in Differential Sphingosine Kinase Signaling, Annual Meeting of the Academic Surgical Congress, February 13th, 2008, in Huntington Beach, California. 12.4.25 Jain K, Sykes VW and Lanning DA: Differential Procollagen 1a1 and 3 Expression in Primary Murine Mid- and Late-gestational Fibroblasts Treated with TGF-beta1 and –beta3, Annual Meeting 14 of 17 of the Academic Surgical Congress, February 13th, 2008, in Huntington Beach, California. 12.4.26 Carter RF, Jain K, Sykes VW and Lanning DA: Differential Expression of Procollagen Genes Between Mid- and Lategestational Fetal Fibroblasts, Annual Meeting of the Academic Surgical Congress, scheduled for February 5th, 2009, Ft. Myers, Florida. 12.4.27 Carter RF, Sykes VW and Lanning DA: Scarless Fetal Mouse Wound Healing May Initiate Apoptosis Through Caspase 7 Activation of PARP, Annual Meeting of the Academic Surgical Congress, scheduled for February 5th, 2009, Ft. Myers, Florida. 12.4.28 Lanning DA: The Use of Robotics in Pediatric Surgery, Humera Surgical Society Annual Meeting, April 17th, 2009, Richmond, Virginia. 12.4.29 Carter RF and Lanning DA: Laparoscopic Lysis of Adhesions for Small Bowel Obstruction in Children, Humera Surgical Society Annual Meeting, April 17th, 2009, Richmond, Virginia. 12.4.30 Carter RF and Lanning DA: Technique for Laparoscopic Appendectomy Specimen Retrieval, 18th Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children (IPEG), poster presentation on April 23rd, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona. 12.4.31 Carter RF and Lanning DA: Simple Technique for Umbilical Fascial Closure Using a Grooved Director, 18th Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children (IPEG), poster presentation on April 23rd, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona. 12.4.32 Carter RF, Graham M, and Lanning DA: Minimally Invasive, Laparoscopic-assisted, Percutaneous Liver Biopsy in Children. A Safe and Cost-effective Technique for the Evaluation of Liver Disease, 18th Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children (IPEG), April 23rd, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona. 12.4.33 Margaron FC and Lanning DA: Robotic Thymectomy in Children, 18th Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children (IPEG), April 23rd, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona. 12.4.34 Margaron FC, Oiticica CO, and Lanning DA: Robotic Nissen Fundoplication with Gastrostomy Preservation in Neurologically Impaired Children, 18th Annual Congress for Endosurgery in 15 of 17 Children (IPEG), poster presentation on April 23rd, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona. 12.4.35 Carter RF, Sykes VW and Lanning DA: Scarless Fetal Mouse Wound Healing May Initiate Apoptosis Through Caspase 7 Activation of PARP, Virginia Surgical Society Annual Meeting, April 26th, 2009, Virginia Beach, Virginia. 12.4.36 Carter RF, Jain K, Sykes VW and Lanning DA: Differential Expression of Procollagen Genes Between Mid- and Lategestational Fetal Fibroblasts, Virginia Surgical Society Annual Meeting, April 26th, 2009, Virginia Beach, Virginia. 12.4.37 Margaron FC and Lanning DA: Robotic Thymectomy in Children, Virginia Surgical Society Annual Meeting, April 26th, 2009, Virginia Beach, Virginia. 12.4.38 Margaron FC, Oiticica CO, and Lanning DA: Robotic Nissen Fundoplication with Gastrostomy Preservation in Neurologically Impaired Children, Virginia Surgical Society Annual Meeting, April 26th, 2009, Virginia Beach, Virginia. 12.4.39 Carter RF and Lanning DA: Laparoscopic Lysis of Adhesions for Small Bowel Obstruction in Children, Virginia Surgical Society Annual Meeting, April 26th, 2009, Virginia Beach, Virginia. 12.4.40 Thompson N, Bagwell CE, Haynes JH, Oiticica C, and Lanning DA: Gastrojejunocutaneous Fistula Secondary to Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement, American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association Annual Meeting, poster presentation on May 26th, 2009, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. 12.4.41 Lanning DA: Pediatric Surgery Mission Work in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Humera Surgical Society Annual Meeting, April 16th, 2010, Irvington, Virginia. 12.4.42 Thompson N, Leung A, Browne T, Bagwell CE, Haynes JH, Oiticica C, and Lanning DA: Partial Splenectomy in the Pediatric Patient, American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association Annual Meeting, poster presentation on May 2010, Orlando, Florida. 12.4.43 Thompson N, Bagwell CE, Haynes JH, Oiticica C, and Lanning DA: Supprelin LA Implant Placement, American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association Annual Meeting, poster presentation on May 2010, Orlando, Florida. 16 of 17 12.4.44 Carter RF and Lanning DA: Laparoscopic Lysis of Adhesions for Small Bowel Obstruction in Children (accepted for presentation), 6th Annual Meeting, Academic Surgical Congress, Feb 1st, 2011, Huntington Beach, California. 12.4.45 Carter RF, Wolfe L, Heath K, Goretsky M, St. Peter S, and Lanning DA: Irrigating Versus Not Irrigating the Abdominal Cavity in Cases of Perforated Appendicitis (accepted for presentation), 6th Annual Meeting, Academic Surgical Congress, Feb 3rd, 2011, Huntington Beach, California. 12.4.46 Carter RF, Sykes VW and Lanning DA: Scarless Fetal Mouse Wound Healing May Initiate Apoptosis Through Caspase 7 Activation of PARP, 47th Annual Meeting of the Humera Surgical Society, April 15th, 2011, White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia, Winner of the Lazar J. Greenfield Award. 17 of 17