South Florida VA Foundation for Research & Education

Surgery

Cynthia Celv, M.D.

Staff Physician, Surgery/Intensive Care Unit, Surgery Service, Miami VAMC

Voluntary Assistant Professor, Critical Care Medicine, University of Miami

Research Interests: Critical Care, Nephrology

Current Research Studies:

Urine Oxygen Tension: Effects of Exposure to Contrast Media

Michael Cohen, D.P.M.

Chief, Podiatry Section, Surgery Service, Miami VAMC

Associate Professor, Podiatry, William Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine

Research Interests: Orthopedic Surgery, Podiatry

Current Research Studies:

Single Center Pilot Study of Hyalgan in Osteoarthritis of the Ankle 

Violet Esquenazi, Ph. D.

Director, Histocompatability Testing Laboratory, Medical Research Service, Miami VAMC

Research Professor, Surgery & Microbiology/Immunology-Division of Transplant, University of Miami

Research Interests: Transplantation

Current Research Studies:

Chimeric Bone Marrow: A Site of Tolerance Induction in Organ Transplants 

Alex J. Furst, M.D.

Chief, Surgical Section, Surgery Service, Miami VAMC

Professor, Chief Surgery, University of Miami

Research Interests: Surgery

Current Research Studies:

Work Conditions of Surgery Residents and Quality of Care 

Joseph Mensch, M.D.

Staff Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics, Surgery Service, Miami VAMC

Associate Professor, Orthopedics, University of Miami

Research Interests: Orthopedic Surgery

Current Research Studies:

Encore Mobile-Bearing Total Knee Athroplasty

Joshua Miller, M.D.

Staff Attending, Surgery Service, Miami VAMC

Professor, Chief, Surgery-Transplantation; University of Miami

Research Interest: Transplantation Biology

Current Research Studies:

Living-Related Donor Bone Marrow Immunoregulation in Kidney Transplants 

Seth Spector, M.D.

Chief, General Surgery, Surgical Service, Miami VAMC

Assistant Professor, General Surgery/Surgical Oncology, University of Miami

Research Interests: Oncology, Surgery

Current Research Studies:

Mesh Repair for Ventral Hernia:  Which Rate is Right?

Richard Thurer, M.D.

Staff Surgeon, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Surgical Service, Miami VAMC

Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami

Research Interests: Surgery

Current Research Studies:

Total Myocardial Revascularization On and Off Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Prospective Randomized Study