Date Completed: 2/5/08
Faculty Name: Ayesha Bryant, MSPH, MD
UAB Department: Cardiothoracic Surgery
UAB School: Medicine
Campus Address: Zeigler Research Building 739
Telephone: 996-7561
Email Address: abryant@uab.edu
Fax: 975-2815
Research Program Area: Cancer Control and Population Science
Project Title: Predictor of operative morbidity in patients who undergo pulmonary resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: DLCO adjusted vs. DLCO-VA
Project Status: About to begin
Proposed Start Date: Flexible
Proposed End Date: Flexible
Number of Weeks of Internship: 12
Number of Interns: 1
Other faculty, staff, or graduate students who may help supervise intern: Robert Cerfolio, MD
Expected Number of Work Hours Per Week: 30 hours
Expected Work Schedule for Intern: NOT very flexible, intern MUST be at work on certain days and times
Category of Research: Clinical (Patient Care) Research
Cancer Research: Lung and Bronchus
Project Description: The risk of post-operative morbidity in patients who undergo pulmonary resection is often assessed by their pre-operative pulmonary function. This project will compare pre-operative diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO)-adjusted for alveolar volume to DLCO-VA as predictors of pulmonary operative morbidity.
Intern's Anticipated Duties:
Duty 1: Data collection - using medical records, patient interviews, and hospital database systems
Duty 2: Literature review and other research related activities
Duty 3: Data entry (into Excel or similar program)
Likelihood of authoring publications: Possible
Background, education, experience, or expertise preferred: Just the willingness to learn; Interest in clinical medicine/lung cancer treatment/surgery is a plus
This faculty member has been a CaRES Preceptor for two summers.
Intern 1: Andrew Bartlett