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Office
550 S Jackson St
Fl 2
Louisville, KY 40202Phone+1 502-562-6511Fax+1 502-562-6512- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1962 - 1965
- St 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
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Perioperative Pharmacologic Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism: A Professional Liability Analysis.Roi Anteby, Fidel Lopez Verdugo, Daniel G Aaron, Hiram C Polk Jr, Motaz Qadan> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Jun 1
- 4 citationsDecreased Tumoral Expression of Colon-Specific Water Channel Aquaporin 8 Is Associated With Reduced Overall Survival in Colon Adenocarcinoma.Stephen J. O'Brien, Theodore S. Kalbfleisch, Sudhir Srivastava, Jianmin Pan, Shesh N. Rai, Robert E. Petras, Nemencio Ronquillo, Hiram C. Polk, Susan Galandiuk> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2021 May 13
- 24 citationsLong non-coding RNA ZFAS1 is a major regulator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition through miR-200/ZEB1/E-cadherin, vimentin signaling in colon adenocarcinoma., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , > ;Cell Death Discovery. 2021 Mar 26
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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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Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- UofL Health - Jewish HospitalLouisville, Kentucky
- Norton HospitalLouisville, Kentucky
- UofL Health - UofL HospitalLouisville, Kentucky
- Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterLouisville, Kentucky
- Norton Children's HospitalLouisville, Kentucky
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