Top, left to right: Dr. Mohammed Alghoul, Dr. Marco Ellis, Dr. Robert Galiano, Dr. Jason Ko Bottom, left to right: Dr. John Kim, Dr. Gregory Dumanian, Dr. Sumanas Jordan
Dr. Galiano is working closely with Scarless Laboratories, Inc. on their wound healing and scar appearance study. This assesses pre-abdominoplasty surgical excisions and postoperative scar appearance in subjects undergoing abdominoplasty. Furthermore, it analyzes a novel buffer to determine if it aids in the improvement in scar appearance and wound strength. Additionally, Dr. Galiano and his lab received funding to assist on the DOD awarded project “Restoration of the Functional Aesthetic Craniofacial Envelope and Extremities (ReFACE) Regernation” with Harvard Medical School. The Galiano lab will complete animal studies specially designed to evaluate the efficacy of amiloride and celecoxib that are already in clinical use systematically.
Education The integrated residency program continues to attract a strong group of applicants. New residents include Drs. Brandon Jackson and Kareem Termanini who both completed medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Additionally, Simon Moradian joined the program as a PGY-3. The graduating residents accepted the following advanced fellowships: Jennifer McGrath is doing a craniofacial fellowship at Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C. Steven Lanier is completing an orthopedic hand fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Seok Hong, Research Associate Professor, was awarded a Department of Defense subcontract for his work to identify topical formulations of statins that deliver effective drug concentrations to the dermis of the animal mode in the hopes of determining therapeutic options for the reduction of scarring.
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