Sherene Shalhub, MD, MPH
PRESENT TITLE Assistant Professor
University of Washington
ADDRESS 1959 N.E. Pacific Street
Box 356410
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 598-1059 tel
(206) 598-1466 fax
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1998
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Master of Public Health, Epidemiology, 1999
College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Doctor of Medicine, 2003
Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
Resident, General Surgery, 2003 – 2006, 2008 – 2010
University of Washington Medical Centers, Seattle, WA
Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Trauma Research, 2006 – 2008
University of Washington Medical Centers, Seattle, WA
Fellow, Vascular Surgery, 2010 – 2012
University of Washington Medical Centers, Seattle, WA
Faculty Positions
Assistant Professor of Surgery, 2012 – 2013
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
Assistant Professor of Surgery, 2013 – Present
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery, 2012 – Present
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
HOSPITAL Positions
Attending Staff Surgeon, 2012 – 2013
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
Attending Physician, 2012 – 2013
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital, Houston, TX
Attending Surgeon, 2013 – Present
Department of Surgery
Valley Medical Center, Renton, WA
Attending Surgeon, 2013 – Present
Department of Surgery
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Attending Surgeon, 2013 – Present
Department of Surgery
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
HONORS
1995 Golden Key National Honor Society
1996 Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
1995 – 1996 University of South Florida Honors Convocation
1998 Magna Cum Laude Graduate
2001 American Heart Association Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship Award
2001 – 2003 Superior Presentation Award, Health Sciences Center Research Day
2002 Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
2003 College of Medicine Dean’s Award
2003 University of South Florida College of Medicine Academic Excellence Award
2003 Luther McEachern, MD Memorial Award for Scholarship, Service and Leadership from the USF College of Medicine Alumni Society
2003 Physiology and Biophysics Achievement Award
2003 AMWA Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
2003 Outstanding Surgical Student
2003 Outstanding Presentation at the National Meeting of the Group for Research in Pathology Education
2003 Excellence in Clinical Research in Pathology Elective
2005 The John and Helen Schilling Research Endowment
2007 American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Region X First Place Basic Science Paper
2008 14th Annual Schilling Resident Research First Place Paper
2008 American College of Surgeons 31st Committee on Trauma National competition Second Place Clinical Research Paper
2009 100th Annual Seattle Surgical Resident Research First Place Paper
2011 Edward B. Diethrich Vascular Surgical Society International Fellow Competition Award
2011 Pacific Northwest Vascular Society 29th Annual Meeting Third Place Paper
2011 Veith Cook Fellow Luminaries Case Competition
2011 38th Annual VEITH symposium First Place Poster Award
2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting Poster Session Award
BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Surgery, General Surgery, # 056093 (5/2/2011) Expires 7/1/2021
American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery, #102378 (5/20/2013) Expires 7/1/2023
Current Licenses to Practice:
Texas State Medical License, # P3448, Expires 05/31/2014
Washington State Medical License # 60024720, Expires 06/23/2014
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Regional
2009 – Pres. The Henry N. Harkins Surgical Society
National
1999 – 2003 American Medical Student Association
1999 – 2003 American Medical Association
1999 – 2003 Student National Medical Association (Secretary 2000-2001)
1999 – 2003 American Medical Women’s Association (Secretary 2000-2001)
2002 – 2003 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society Gamma Chapter (Vice President 2002-2003)
2003 – 2014 American College of Surgeons (Candidate)
2011 – Pres. Association for Academic Surgery
2011 – Pres. Society for Vascular Surgery (Candidate)
2011 – Pres. International Society for Vascular Surgery
2011 – Pres. International Society of Endovascular Specialists
2012 – Pres. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society
2013 – Pres. American Heart Association
2014 – Pres. American College of Surgeons (Initiate)
Teaching Responsibilities
2012 – 2013 Basic Science Lecture Series for the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
TEACHING POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
Maria Codreanu, MD (2013)
Sapan Desai, MD (2013)
Mario Castro-Medina, MD (2013)
Editorial Responsibilities
2013 – Pres. Reviewer, Journal of Surgical Research
2014 – Pres. Ad-hoc reviewer, Annals of Vascular Surgery
Special National Responsibilities
2013 – Pres. Publications Committee
Association for Academic Surgery
Special Local Responsibilities
2000 – 2001 Class President
University of South Florida College of Medicine
2000 – 2003 Student Delegate
University of South Florida College of Medicine Curriculum Committee
2003 – 2004 Resident Representative
University of Washington Department of Surgery Residency Advisory Committee
2011 – 2012 Fellow Representative
University of Washington Division of Vascular Surgery CME committee
2012 – 2013 Faculty Senate Representative
The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
2013 – 2013 Director, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Grand Rounds.
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
2012 – 2013 Co-Director, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Multidisciplinary Aortic Genetics Conference.
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
2012 – 2013 Cardiovascular Quality Assurance Committee
Memorial Hermann Hospital – Texas Medical Center
2012 – 2013 Heart and Vascular Institute OR Committee
Memorial Hermann Hospital – Texas Medical Center
2013 – Pres Director of Vascular Surgery Service Line
Valley Medical Center
2013 – Pres Endovascular Committee
Valley Medical Center
Research Funding
CURRENT
Dissection related early aneurysmal degeneration (DREAD) project
Role: Principal Investigator
Sponsor: NIH Division of Loan Repayment
Award: 2 years $70,000 (2013-2015)
Role: Principal Investigator
Dissection related aneurysmal degeneration (DRAD) project
Role: Principal Investigator
Sponsor: The University of Washington Department of Surgery
Award: 3 years $150,000 (2013-2016)
COMPLETED
Expression of ANP and its receptors by the human carcinoid (BON) cell line.
Role: Student. (Principal Investigator: William R. Gower, PhD)
Sponsor: American Heart Association Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship
Award: 3 months
Genetic Influence on Cytokine Production and Post-traumatic Sepsis
Role: Research Fellow. (Principal Investigator: Grant. E. O’Keefe, MD)
Sponsor: NIH 5T32GM007037-33
Award: 2 years: $91,329
Genetic Influence on Cytokine Production and Post-traumatic Sepsis
Role: Research Fellow. (Principal Investigator: Grant. E. O’Keefe, MD)
Sponsor: The Schilling Resident Research Fellow Prize
Award: $5,000
Professional Training
· Association for Academic Surgeons Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course, San Francisco, CA 2011
· Genomic and Proteomic Approaches to Complex Heart, Lung, Blood, & Sleep Disorders. The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, 2012
LANGUAGES Arabic, Fluent in conversation, reading, and writing
Bibliography
A. Manuscripts in Refereed Journals
1. Al Saif O, Gallagher SF, Banasiak M, Shalhub S, Shapiro D, Murr MM. Who should be doing laparoscopic bariatric surgery? Obes.Surg. 2003;Feb; 13(1):82-87
2. Abdelbaqi-Salhab M, Shalhub S, Morgan MB. A current review of the cutaneous manifestations of renal disease. J Cutan Pathol. 2003, Oct; 30(9):527-38.
3. Shalhub S, Parsee A, Gallagher SF, Haines KL, Willkomm C, Brantley SG, Pinkas H, Saff-Koche L, Murr MM. The importance of routine liver biopsy in diagnosing nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in bariatric patients. Obes Surg. 2004, Jan; 14(1):54-9.
4. Shalhub S, Clarke L, Morgan MB. Metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma masquerading as colon cancer. Gastrointest Endosc. 2004, Nov; 60(5):856-8.
5. Gallagher SF, Ross SB, Haines K, Shalhub S, Fabri PJ, Karl RC, Murr MM. Realistic expectations and leadership in the era of work hour reform. J Surg Res. 2005, Jun 15;126(2):137-44
6. Tatum RP, Shalhub S, Oelschlager BK, Pellegrini CA. Complications of PTFE Mesh at the Diaphragmatic Hiatus. J Gastrointest Surg. 2007, May; 12(5):953-7
7. Dissanaike S, Pham T, Shalhub S, Warner K, Hennessy L, Moore EE, Maier RV, O'Keefe GE, Cuschieri J. Effect of Immediate Enteral Feeding on Trauma Patients with an Open Abdomen: Protection from Nosocomial Infections. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2008, Nov;207(5):690-7
8. Dissanaike S, Shalhub S, Jurkovich GJ. The evaluation of pneumomediastinum in blunt trauma patients. Journal of Trauma. 2008. Dec; 65(6):1340-5.
9. Shalhub S, Pham TN, Gibran NS, O’Keefe GE. Tumor necrosis factor gene variation and the risk of mortality after burn injury. J Burn Care Res. 2009 Jan-Feb; 30(1):105-11.
10. Shalhub S, Junker CE, Imahara SD, Mindrinos MN, Dissanaike S, O’Keefe GE. Variation in the TLR4 gene influences the risk of organ failure and shock post-trauma: a cohort study. Journal of Trauma. 2009. Jan: 66(1):115-22.
11. Hassan M, Pham TN, Cuschieri, J, Warner KJ, Nester T, Maier RV, Shalhub S, O’Keefe, GE. The association between the transfusion of older blood and outcomes after trauma. Shock, 2011 Jan; 35(1):3-8.
12. Shalhub S, Starnes BW, Tran NT. Endovascular treatment of axillosubclavian arterial transection in patients with blunt traumatic injury. J Vasc Surg, 2011 April; 53(4):1141-4.
13. Jayaraj A, Shalhub S, Deubner H, Starnes BW. Cystic adventitial disease of the common femoral vein. Ann Vasc Surg. 2011 May;25(4):558.e9-11.
14. Shalhub S, Starnes BW, Hatsukami TS, Karmy-Jones R, Tran NT. Repair of blunt thoracic outlet arterial injuries: an evolution from open to endovascular approach. J Trauma. 2011 Nov;71(5):E114-21.
15. Shalhub S, Starnes BW, Tran NT, Hatsukami TS, Lundgren RS, Davis CW, Quade S, Gunn M. Blunt Abdominal Aortic Injury. J Vasc Surg. 2012 May;55(5):1277-85. Epub 2012 Feb 8.
16. Shalhub S, Zierler RE, Smith W, Olmstead K, Clowes AW. Vasospasm as a cause for claudication in athletes with external iliac artery endofibrosis. J Vasc Surg. 2013 Jul;58(1):105-11. Epub 2013 Mar 29.
17. Thompson CM, Shalhub S, DeBoard ZM, Maier RV. Revisiting the pancreaticoduodenectomy for trauma: A single institution's experience. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Aug;75(2):225-8
18. Holcomb JB, Fox EE, Scalea TM, Napolitano LM, Albarado R, Gill B, Dunkin BJ, Kirkpatrick AW, Cotton BA, Inaba K, DuBose JJ, Cohen AM, Azizzadeh A, Brenner M, Cohen MJ, Wade CE, Lumsden AB, Andrassy R, Rhee PM, Bass BL, Mattox KL, Britt LD, Eastman AB, Hoyt DB, Rasmussen TE for the Catheter-Based Hemorrhage Control Study Group. Collaborators: Albarado R, Andrassy R, Azizzadeh A, Bass B, Brenner M, Dunkin BJ, Britt LD, Browder T, Burgess A, Charlton-Ouw K, Cohen A, Cohen MJ, Constantini T, Cotton BA, Croce M, DuBose J, Eastman A, Fox C, Fox EE, Gilani R, Gill B, Gumbert SD, Holcomb JB, Hoyt D, Inaba K, Jenkins D, Kirkpatrick A, Livingston D, Love J, Lumsden AB, Mattox K, Minei J, Napolitano LM, Peitzman A, Pieracci F, Player N, Rasmussen T, Rhee P, Scalea TM, Schreiber M, Scott B, Shalhub S, Suliburk J, Toschlog E, Wade CE.; Current opinion on catheter-based hemorrhage control in trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Mar;76(3):888-93.
19. Shalhub S, Black JH 3rd, Cecchi AC, Xu Z, Griswold BF, Safi HJ, Milewicz DM, McDonnell NB. Molecular diagnosis in Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Predicts Pattern of Arterial Involvement and Outcomes. J Vasc Surg. 2014 Mar 17. pii: S0741-5214(14)00175-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.01.070. [Epub ahead of print]
20. Bruke C, Shalhub S, Starnes BW. Endovascular repair of an internal mammary artery aneurysm in a patient with SMAD-3 mutation. J Vasc Surg. 2014 Mar 19. pii: S0741-5214(14)00151-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.01.049. [Epub ahead of print]
B. Manuscripts Submitted for Publication
Shalhub S, Starnes BW, Brenner ML, Biffl WL, Azizzadeh A, Inaba K, Skiada D, Zarzaur B, Nawaf C, Eriksson EA, Fakhry SM, Paul JS, Kaups KL, Ciesla DJ, Todd SR, Seamon MJ, Capano-Wehrle LM, Jurkovich GJ, Kozar RA. Blunt abdominal aortic injury: a Western Trauma Association multicenter study. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (accepted)
Estrera AL, Jan A, Sandu H, Shalhub S, Medina-Castro M, Nguyen TC, Azizzadeh A, Charlton-Ouw K, Miller CC, Safi HJ. Outcomes of Open Repair for Chronic Descending Thoracic Aortic Dissection. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (submitted)
C. Correspondence
Shalhub S, Starnes BW, Gunn M. Reply: Regarding “Blunt abdominal aortic injury: Initial experience with endovascular repair”. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Nov;56(5):1484-5.
D. Book Chapters
1. Lopez J, Shalhub S, Murr MM. Gastric Cancer in Palm Pilot Hand Book for USF Medical Students edited by Goldin S and Zervos M. Pub, 2003.
2. Shalhub S, Horvath KD. Treatment of pancreatic necrosis. In Advanced Therapy of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Talamini MA, ed, BC Decker, Pub, 2006.
3. Shalhub S, Starnes BW. Abdominal Aorta Injuries. Clinical Review of Vascular Trauma (pp. 191-199). Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Pub, 2014
4. Shalhub S, Brenner M. Chapter 45: Blunt Abdominal Aortic Injury. Current Vascular Surgery: 2013. Eskandari, Pearce and Yao, ed. Peoples Medical Publishing House.
5. Azizzadeh A, Shalhub S. Chapter 153: Vascular Trauma: Thoracic. Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery, 8th Edition. Cronenwett and Johnson, ed. Elsevier (Saunders). Pub 2014
6. Shalhub S, Starnes BW. Chapter 19: Endovascular Management of Acute Injury. Rich’s Vascular Trauma, 3rd Edition. Rasmussen & Tai, ed. Elsevier (Saunders). (In press)
7. Shalhub S, Meissner MH. Chapter 280: Natural History of Acute Venous Thrombosis. Current Therapy in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 5th Edition. Stanley J, ed. Elsevier (Saunders). (In press, Expected Release Date 06/26/2014)
E. Published Abstracts
1. Gower WR, Carter GM, Shalhub S, Mcafee Q., Dietz JR., Vesely DL, Fabri PJ. Expression of ANP and its receptors by the human carcinoid (BON) cell line. FASEB,J.,2001: 15:A827
2. Gallagher SF, Ross SB, Shalhub S, Fabril PJ, Murr MM, Karl RC. The Acgme Outcome Project and Work hours: Realistic Expectations or False Hopes? Journal of Surgical Research. 2003, Oct; 114(2):259-260
3. Shalhub S, O'Keefe, G. Propranolol restores inflammatory balance in monocytes. Shock. 2007, June; 27(1): 8-8
4. Shalhub S, Junker C, Jelacic S, O’Keefe G. IRAK-1 haplotype influences cytokine response to endotoxin. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2007, Sept; 205 (3S): 37S.
5. Shalhub S, Lundgren R, Quade S, Starnes B. Blunt Abdominal Aortic Injury. J Vasc Surg 2010 Aug; 52(2): 528
6. Shalhub S, Zierler RE, Smith W, Olmstead K, Clowes AW. Vasospasm as a Novel Mechanism to Explain Claudication in Female Athletes with External Iliac Arterial Endofibrosis. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Aug; 54(2): 594