Roberta Elena Sonnino, M - Creighton University School of Medicine

Roberta Elena Sonnino, M.D., FACS, FAAP

CURRENT POSITION Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics Director of Faculty Development, Center of Excellence School of Medicine Faculty Associate, Center for Health Policy & Ethics Creighton University Medical Dean’s Suite 2500 California Plaza (Criss III) Omaha, NE 68178 Phone: (402) 280-1135 Fax: (402) 280-1410 Email: [email protected] PERSONAL INFORMATIONCitizenship: U.S.A. PREVIOUS ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Professor, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, 2003 - 2004 Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Chief, Section of Pediatric Surgery Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Associate Dean for Women in Medicine and Special Programs The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, 1998 - 2003 Tenure Granted: 1998 Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia, 1993 - 1998 Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1989 - 1993 CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS Professor of Surgery & Pediatrics Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA, 2003 - 2004 Professor of Surgery & Pediatrics, Attending Pediatric Surgeon The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 1998 - 2003 Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Attending Pediatric Surgeon Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, Virginia, 1993 - 1998 Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics, Attending Pediatric Surgeon Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, 1989 - 1993 EDUCATION M.D.: University of Padova, Italy, Laurea in Medicine and Surgery, 1973-1979 B.S.: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (with Distinction), 1971-1973 Maturita' Diploma: Liceo Linguistico Orsoline, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, 1966-1971

Roberta E. Sonnino, M.D.

POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING The Montreal Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery: Fellow, 1987-1989 Columbus Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery: Research Associate, 1986-1987 Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Surgery: Resident: July 1982-June 1985, Chief Resident: July 1985 - June 1986 University of Minnesota, Department of Surgery: Intern: July 1980 - June 1981, Resident: July 1981 - June 1982 Children's Hospital of Cincinnati: PL-1 Pediatric Resident, Jan-June 1980 University of Padova at Verona: Rotating Internship, May-Nov 1979 BOARD CERTIFICATION Certified, American Board of Surgery, November 11, 1987 (Re-Certified, October 1996) Certificate of Special Qualifications in Pediatric Surgery (# 636), April 15, 1994 (Re-Certified October 2003) LICENSURE Italian Medical License (Abilitazione), January 1980 ECFMG Certification #308-492-8, February 1980 FLEX #520814010, June 1981 Active: Florida #ME 0062060, June 27, 1992 Georgia # 53218, June 6, 2003 Inactive: Minnesota #026506 5, August 10, 1981 Michigan #44624, April 21, 1982 Ohio #58485, July 14, 1989 Kansas # 27985, December 12, 1998 Missouri # 2000150372, March, 2000 Virginia #0101-049974, August 31, 1993 MEMBERSHIP IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS 1996- Co-Chair, Social Action Committee, Temple Shir Shalom 1996-1998 Judge for Metro Richmond Science Fair 1995-1998 Co-director of Belarus Children’s Health Care Program 1995-1998 Mentor, Governor’s School Students, Richmond, VA 1995-1998 Consultant to “Americans for Medical Progress” 1995-1998 Mentor, Summer Minority Research Program, VCU 1993- Foster Parent, Childreach 2000-2003 Groundhog Shadowing Day – Wyandotte County Schools 2005 Judge, Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum, Omaha, NE, 2005 - 2005 Judge, Science Fair, Brownell-Talbot School, Omaha, NE, March 2005 CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES American Medical Association 1982 Roy D. McClure Surgical Alumni Society (Henry Ford Hospital) 1986 Association for Academic Surgery 5/87 Academy of Surgical Research 9/88 Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics (Surgical Section) 3/90 Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons 9/92 Fellow, American College of Surgeons 10/92 Association of Women Surgeons 6/93 British Association of Paediatric Surgeons 7/93 American Pediatric Surgical Association 5/95 Association of American Medical Colleges 10/97 Society for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine 4/98 American Association of University Women 11/03 Nebraska Chapter, ACS 10/04 Nebraska Chapter, AAP 10/04

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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES (Offices and Committee Appointments – Active in bold) Academy of Surgical Research Immediate Past President 1995-96 President 1994-95 President-Elect 1993-94 Liaison Officer 1992-93 Member, Board of Directors 1999 - Academy of Surgical Research (cont) Committees: Ethics Committee (Chair) 1991-94 Program Committee (Chair) 1992-93 Nominating Committee (Chair) 1993-94 Nominating & Awards Committee (ex officio) 1994-95 Past President’s Committee 1995- Program Committee 1997-9 Awards Committee (Chair) 1998-99 Bylaws Committee 2000-2003 American Academy of Pediatrics Surgical Section, Program Committee 2001-2003 Chair, Resident Competition 2002, 2003 Arnold G. Salzberg Mentoring Award Development Fund (Chair) 2005- American Academy of Pediatrics, Ohio Chapter Committee on Surgery 1990 - 93 Chair & Executive Board 1991 - 93 American College of Surgeons Task Force on Student Mentoring 2002- Committee on Applicants – Metro KC 2002-2003 International Relations Committee 2005- American College of Surgeons, Kansas Chapter Executive Council 2001-2003 Association of Women Surgeons Representative to KS-ACS 2001-2003 American Pediatric Surgical Association Bylaws Committee 1996-2000 (Vice Chair) 1997- 98 (Chair) 1999-2000 Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Educational Affairs 1997 - Women’s Liaison Officer for KU - SOM 1999-2003 Women in Medicine Coordinating Committee 1999-2002 Group Leaders 2000 Group on Student Affairs 1999-2004 Faculty, Professional Development Seminars for Jr. Faculty 2001 Faculty Affairs Group 2004 - Women’s Liaison Officer for CU - SOM 2004 - Association for Academic Surgery Institutional Representative, Creighton University 2005- Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Ethics and Moral Issues Committee 1992 - 95 Education Committee 1995- Research Committee 2001 - 2002 Children's Oncology Group - Surgical Co-P.I. for KUMC 1998 - ELAM (Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine) Advisory Committee 2005 - Development/Products & Services Task Force 2005 - MCV/VCU Women in Medicine Organization Resident Liaison Committee (Chair) 1995 - 98 Newsletter Committee (Chair) 1996 - 98 Program Committee 1997 - 2000 Metropolitan Medical Society - KC , WIM Committee 2000-2003 Greater Kansas City WIM Planning Committee 2000-2003



National Board of Medical Examiners Queue for question-writing committee 2002 - Standard Setting Panel (USMLE Step 2) 2003 Richmond Academy of Medicine Women in Focus (Vice Chair) 1997- 98 Program Committee 1998 Roy D. McClure Surgical Alumni Society (Henry Ford Hospital) Vice President 2002-2003 SELAM (Society for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine) 1998 - President 2005 - 2006 1st Vice President 2004 - 2005 2nd Vice President 2003 - 2004 3rd Vice President 2002 - 2003 Treasurer 1999 - 2002 Publications Committee 1998 - Finance Committee (Chair) (ex officio) 1998 - 2002, 2005-2006 Program Committee (ex officio) 1999 - 2002, 2004-2006 Membership Committee (ex officio) 2003 - 2004 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - Creighton University School Of Medicine Executive Committee (Vice Chair)

Subcommittee on Contributed Service Faculty Appointments Subcommittee on Adjunct Faculty Appointments

Educational Policy Committee Leadership Council (Ex Officio) Financial Advisory Committee Joint Management Committee (CUMC Hospital) Center of Excellence Faculty Advisory Committee (Chair) Space Allocation Committee (Ad Hoc) Committee on Committees (Ex Officio) Committee on Governance and Administration (Ex Officio) Rank & Tenure Committee (Ex Officio) Committee on Leaves & Sabbaticals (Ex Officio) Women in Medicine and Science Steering Committee (Ex Officio) Ad Hoc Committee for Promotion and Tenure Guidelines Ad Hoc Committee for Basic Science Departments Restructuring Professionalism Committee Search Committee for Vice Chair & Faculty, Department of Preventive Medicine (Chair) Search Committee for Chair, Department of Pharmacology (Ex Officio) Search Committee for Chair, Department of Medical Microbiology (Ex Officio) Search Committee for Chair, Department of Internal Medicine Faculty (Ex Officio) COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - Creighton University Academic Administrators Council 2004 - Search Committee, Director, Center for Health Policy and Ethics 2004 -2005 Search Committee, Dean, School of Dentistry 2004 -2005 Inter Professional Education Steering Committee (Chair) 2005 - Faculty – Patient Safety Course 2005 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT - Creighton University New Faculty Orientation, Faculty Development Program, Faculty Mentoring Program Professional Development for Faculty, Preparation for Promotion and Tenure Teaching Portfolios for Clinical Faculty Process for Full Time Faculty Clinical Appointments Process for Contributed Service Faculty Appointments & Promotions School of Medicine Policies & Procedures – compilation COE Faculty Development and Junior Faculty Mentoring Program Faculty Recognition Program



PREVIOUS COMMITTEES AND APPOINTMENTS University of Kansas Medical Center Operating Room Committee 1998 - 2003 Director, Pediatric Trauma 1998 - 2003 Department of Pediatrics Inpatient Unit Committee 1998 - 2003 Trauma Committee 1998 - 2003 KU Leadership Development Institute Planning Committee 1998 Trauma PI Committee 1999 - 2003 Pediatric Trauma Representative, ACS site review for Level 1 Trauma Center 1998 - 2000 Surgical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 1999 - 2003 Ad Hoc Committee for Trauma in Obstetrical Patients 1999 KU Faculty Assembly Resources & Facilities Committee 1999 - 2002 Ad Hoc Faculty Grievance Committee 10/1999 KU Faculty Assembly Elections Committee 2002 - 2003 KU Faculty Assembly Steering Committee 2002 - 2003 University of Kansas School of Medicine - Special Appointments Founder and Executive Director, Women in Medicine Program 1999 - 2002 Women’s Liaison Officer to AAMC 1999 - 2002 Faculty Advisor, KU SOM Branch AMSA 1999 - 2003 Director, Thomas G. Orr Academic Society 1999 - 2003 Assistant Dean for Student Affairs 1999 - 2003 Chair, Dean's Advisory Group on Professionalism 1999 - 2003 Faculty Advisor, KU SOM Branch AMWA 2000 - 2003 Associate Dean for Women in Medicine and Special Programs 2002 University of Kansas School of Medicine - Major Committees School of Medicine Promotion and Tenure Committee 2000 - 2003 Vice- Chair 2001 - 2002 School of Medicine Research Committee 2000 - 2003 Hall Foundation Grant Review Committee 2001 - 2003 Faculty Council - Member at Large 2000 - 2003 SOM Executive Committee 2000 - 2003 Academic-Clinical Interface Committee (Ad hoc) 2001 School of Medicine Admissions Panel 2000 Department of Surgery Promotion and Tenure Committee 1998 - 2003 Department of Surgery Surgical Education Group 2000 - 2003 Department of Pediatrics Promotion and Tenure Committee 2000 - 2003 Department of Pediatrics PICU Committee 2000 - 2003 KU Surgical Association Board of Directors 1998 - 2002 Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University Co-Director, Clinical Intestinal Transplantation Program 1996 - 98 Surgical QA & Improvement Committee 1993 - 96 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Operating Committee 1993 - 98 Minimally Invasive Surgery Committee 1994 - 96 Surgical Research Committee 1994 - 98 Chair, Subcommittee for Sterile Research OR 1995 - 98 ECMO Care Committee 1994 - 98 ECMO Steering Committee 1995 - 98 Trauma Care Committee 1994 - 98 Budget Subcommittee 1996 - 98 Pediatric Trauma Subcommittee (Chair) 1997 - 98 Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee, VCU (Appointed by VP) 1995 - 98 Faculty Senate (Re-elected x2) 1995 - 98 Women & Children’s Health (Neonatal & Pediatric Subcommittees) 1996 - 98 A.D.Williams Research Advisory Committee (Appointed by VP) 1996 - 98 Administrator of the MCV Sterile Research Operating Facilities 1995 - 98 Department of Surgery Space Allocation Representative to the Dean 1996 - 98 Internal Compliance Officer for Animal Research for the Department of Surgery 1995 - 98



Resident Liaison Officer for Central Atlantic Region, Assoc. of Women Surgeons 1997 – 98 Committee for NIH Women's Health Care Center of Excellence Grant proposal 1998 Case Western Reserve University NICU Operating Committee 1989 - 93 Pain Management Committee 1990 - 93 Pediatric Trauma Quality Assurance Committee 1990 - 93 Institutional Review Board 1993 REVIEWER - PEER REVIEW JOURNALS Journal of Investigative Surgery, Journal of Surgical Research, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Life Sciences SPECIAL AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER HONORS Class Honors, University of Michigan, 1973 Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal Manuscript Award, 1986 Charles G. Johnston Award, Detroit Surgical Association, 1986 Order Sons of Italy in America – Grand Lodge, State of Michigan: Nominee for Ortho 21st Century Woman Award, 1987 Nominee for National Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Award, 1993 Research Forum Award, Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Columbus, OH, 1987 Ohio Chapter, American College of Surgeons Essay Award, 1987 Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Award, 1988 Italian Pediatric Surgical Association Award, September 1994 Academy of Surgical Research, Award for Best Poster, 1997 Leadership Award, Richmond Academy of Medicine, 1998 Fellow in the “Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine - A Program for Women”, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, Class of 1997-98 (Certificate of Completion, April 1998). Academy of Surgical Research, Andreas von Recum Award for Service, 1999 Private Endowment, KUMC, established 1999 Teaching Award, KU School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 2000 Teaching Award, KU School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 2001 Honoree, 2001 Celebration of Women, Women's Foundation of Greater Kansas City (June 5, 2001) Honoree, Holiday Celebration of Women, KC, December 2001 Teaching Award, KU School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 2002 Teaching Award, KU School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 2003 AAUW-LAF Award, October 2003 Runner-up Award, AAMC Reporter Photography Contest, March 2004: “Teamwork” Other Listings (not self nominated): Who's who of American Women, Who's who in the West, Who’s who in Science and Engineering, Who's who of Young American Professionals, Who’s who in Medicine and Healthcare, Life Member of National Registry of Who's Who, 2002 Edition (Life member ID # 186750) COMPUTER SKILLS Proficient with Word Processing, Slide-Making, Photoshop, Graphs, Statistics, Database, Reference Management & Bibliography Maker, Spreadsheet, Communications, Internet Access, Grant Management & Budgeting, Website Development (FrontPage)



TEACHING Creighton University Board Review Course for Pediatric Residents (June 2005) Surgery Clerkship (Pediatric Surgery) Knot Tying & Suturing for Medical Students (3rd & 4th year) Surgical & Pediatric Resident core curriculum (Pediatric Surgery) Research Advisor – Medical Student (2005 = 2) Mentor for Medical Students (3) Clinical Ethics (1st & 2nd year Medical Students) – Small group discussions Inter Professional Education: Foundations in Patient Safety Course (IPE 410) Previous Standardized Patients (Case Preparation, Volunteer training, Student Testing) – Mercer University SOM Structured Lectures: Pediatric Surgery for Medical Students, Pediatric and Surgical Residents

(CWRU, MCV, KU, MUSM) Core lectures for Surgical Residents: Photography for Surgeons (MCV, KU) Preparation of audiovisual material and how to give a scientific talk How to dictate discharge summaries and operative notes Ethics for Surgeons (CWRU, MCV, KU, MUSM) Core lectures for Pediatric Residents:

Pediatric Surgery for Pediatricians (MCV, KU, MUSM) Practical Ethics for Pediatricians (CWRU, MCV, KU, MUSM)

Core lectures for Family Medicine Residents: Pediatric Surgical Topics of relevance to primary care physicians. (KU, MUSM)

Regular teaching activities with residents (Surgical, Pediatric, Radiology) and medical students: Faculty rounds, Clinic, Operating room, Practical Sessions on Knot Tying (CWRU, MCV, KU, MUSM) Faculty in Ethics Curriculum (students & residents) (CWRU, MCV, KU, MUSM) Handouts: Resident's Manual, Division of Pediatric Surgery (CWRU, MCV, KU, MUSM) Resident's Manual, PICU, KUMC: The Pediatric Trauma Patient in the PICU Concurrent Care of the Surgical Patient in the PICU Management of the General Surgery Patient in the PICU Parent's and Pediatrician's Guides to Inguinal Hernias and Hydroceles (Ohio AAP) Series of illustrated handouts for recovery room nurses (CWRU, MCV, KU, MUSM) How to prepare audiovisual material, How to give a scientific talk, Photography for Surgeons

(CWRU, MCV, KU, MUSM) How to dictate Discharge Summaries and Operative Notes (MCV, KU, MUSM) MCV Department of Surgery Faculty Research Directory Instructor, Advanced Pediatric Life Support (CWRU, MCV, KU) Instructor, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (CWRU, MCV, KU) Slides/Videos: Photography for the Surgeon, Microsurgical Intestinal Transplantation in the rat Resident Liaison for the MCV Women in Medicine (Member of Executive Council) Coordinator of Women in Surgery activities (MCV) Student Advisor (11-12 students/year) (CWRU, MCV) Responsible for 125 students (KU) Resident Mentor (1-3 Residents/year) (CWRU, MCV, KU, MUSM) Research Advisor & Mentor for High School (4), Undergraduate (2), Medical (12) and Graduate Students (2)

(CWRU, MCV, KU) Research Advisor for Post-Doctoral Fellows (4) (MCV) Director, English for Foreign Students, Wall Street Institute, Modena, Italy, 1974-1976 Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Director of Biological Laboratory, Liceo Linguistico Orsoline, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1973-1974 Tutor, Physics for Non-Scientists, University of Michigan, 1972-1973



PROGRAMS/ CURRICULA DEVELOPED 1. Guidelines for the Education of Experimental Surgeons, Academy of Surgical Research 2. Women in Surgery Organization, MCV/VCU 3. Guidelines for Animal Research for the Department of Surgery, MCV/VCU 4. Core Curriculum for Surgical Research Fellows, MCV/VCU 5. Core Curriculum in Pediatric Trauma for Surgical, Pediatric and Emergency Department Residents, MCV/VCU 6. Multidisciplinary microsurgery training course, MCV/VCU (Director) 7. MCV/VCU Intestinal Transplantation Program (Co-Director) 8. School-wide Resident Mentoring Program, MCV/VCU (Co-Director) 9. QAI Criteria for Pediatric Trauma, MCV/VCU (Chair) 10. Pediatric Trauma Guidelines for KUMC 11. Professionalism Curriculum for students, residents and faculty, KU SOM 12. Faculty Development Seminar Series, CUSOM 13. COE Faculty Development Curriculum SPECIAL EXPERIENCE Microsurgery Training, Henry Ford Hospital, 1984 Review in General Surgery, Cook County Graduate School, 1986 Infections and Immunologic Problems in Pediatric Surgery, American College of Surgeons, 1990 Advanced Trauma Life Support Course, Miami Valley Hospital, 1990 Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Case Western Reserve University, 1991 The Surgical Treatment of Anorectal Malformations, Schneider Children's Hospital, 1991 AIDS Update, Cleveland Clinic, 1992 New Techniques and Endoscopic Procedures in Children. American College of Surgeons, 1992 ACS Young Investigator’s Conference, Chantilly, VA March 1994 MCV/VCU Women in Medicine Pathways to Leadership Conference, Spring 1994 MCV/VCU Women in Medicine Pathways to Leadership Conference, Spring 1995 MCV/VCU Women in Medicine Pathways to Leadership Conference, Spring 1996 MCV/VCU Women in Medicine Pathways to Leadership Conference, Spring 1997 Pediatric Trauma Update, American College of Surgeons, 1997 MCV/VCU Women in Medicine Pathways to Leadership: “Setting your Leadership Agenda”, Spring 1998 Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine, Class of 1997-98 MCV/VCU Women in Medicine Pathways to Leadership Conference: Developing Women Leaders for the next Millennium: Tools for Success, Spring 1999 SELAM: Annual CE Conference “Evaluation, Compensation and Promotion: The Changing Face of Academic Medicine”, Spring 1999 SELAM: Annual CE Conference “Raising dollars and cutting costs while maintaining an academic mission", March 31-April 1, 2000 KU Women's Health Initiative, March 3, 2000 Teaching Professionalism – Workshop (Drs. Richard & Silvia Cruess) – January 22, 2001 MCV/VCU Women in Medicine Pathways to Leadership Conference: “Changing the Culture”, March 2, 2001 SELAM: Annual CE Conference “Successful Leadership: Personal, Global, Digital", March 30-31, 2001 National Academy of Sciences: AXXS 2002 Workshop: Achieving XXcellence: The Role of Professional Societies in Advancing Women's Careers in Science and Clinical Research, July 8-9, 2002 SELAM: Annual CE Conference: “Women Leaders as Change Agents”, March 2002 Consultant- CIMBA Business School for Physicians, Asolo, Italy 2002 - SELAM: Annual CE Conference “Courage: The Key to a successful Career”: April 25-27, 2003 SELAM: Annual CE Conference: “Effective Leadership”, April, 2004 SELAM: Fall CE Conference: “Discover Your Best Stress Zone”, November, 2004 MCV/VCU Women in Medicine Pathways to Leadership Conference: “Balancing the Equation”, March 4, 2005 HRSA: Minority Faculty Development Leadership Summit, Washington, DC, March 2005 SELAM: Annual CE Conference: “Working Well with Colleagues: The Language of Leadership” April 15th-16th, 2005, Bryn Mawr, PA SELAM: Fall CE Conference: “Generational Differences: Implications for the Future of Faculty and Leadership Development in Academic Health Centers”, November, 2005



RESEARCH FUNDING CURRENT

Characterization and prevention of ischemic injury in intestinal transplant grafts (Principal Investigator): March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, beginning June 1, 1997, Renewed 2000 - 2003 ($186,734). Extension without Additional Funding: 2003-2005 (no further renewal being submitted)

Histologic and ultrastructural assessment of ischemic bowel under different conditions –ongoing (internal funding- Student Summer Research Program, COE Faculty & Student Research Program)

Ethical Issues in Public Health Policy in Post-Soviet Countries (Amy Haddad, Ph.D, P.I.): Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio, Italy, March-April 2006

PAST FUNDING AS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR Causative Mechanisms of Intestinal Ischemic Injury: The Role of Phospholipase A2 and Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein, (Principal Investigator): Dr. Phillip S. Astrowe Award ($ 9,978), 1999-2000 Phospholipase A2 in Intestinal Graft Preservation, NIH - NRSA (Dr. Joanna Arcuni) ($ 25,600/year) Biochemical Markers of Intestinal Ischemia in Trauma Patients, MCVH Trauma Care Committee, 1997 ($ 7,000) Preservation of Small Bowel Transplants, The Oreffice Foundation, 1996 ($ 2,000) Small Bowel Transplantation in the Rat: Virginia Commonwealth University Grant-in-Aid, 1993-94 ($ 6,991) Preservation of Rat Small Bowel Transplants, A.D.Williams Foundation, VCU, 1993-94 ($ 9,983) Preservation of Small Bowel Transplants, The Dow Chemical Co, 1991 ($ 5,000) Small Bowel Transplantation in the Rat: Preservation and Function, Young Investigator's Award, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, 1990-92 ($ 14,863) Small Bowel Transplantation in the Rat, RIG, Case Western Reserve University, 1990-91 ($ 4,980) National Scholarship, University of Padova, 1976-1979 Waterman Alumnae Scholarship, University of Michigan, 1973 PRIOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE - Co-Investigator Co-investigator on the following studies at VCU: Dr. Henry Rozicki, Neonatology: I-FABP as a marker for early NEC in premature infants Dr. Richard Hard (Pathology): HIV testing of node cells from neonates of HIV + women Dr. Thomas Kerkering (ID): The role of corticosteroids in the management of AIDS Dr. Gary Bowlin (Biomedical Eng.): 1) Electrostatic endothelial seeding of vascular grafts 2) In vivo insulin delivery via genetically engineered endothelial cells electrostatically transplanted/transfected within a vascular prosthetic Montreal Children’s Hospital, P.I. Dr. Frank M. Guttman: Small Bowel Transplantation, 1987-1989 Columbus Children's Hospital, P.I. Dr. Richard P. Harmel: Small Bowel Transplantation, 1986-1987 Henry Ford Hospital, P.I. Dr. Arthur S. Besser: Small Bowel Transplantation, 1983-1986 University of Minnesota, P.I. Dr. Arnold S. Leonard: Splenic Auto-implantation, 1981-1982 University of Padova, P.I. Dr. Alberto Ottolenghi 1976-1979: Pancreatic Islet Transplant, Total Parenteral Nutrition University of Michigan, P.I. Dr. David Friedman: Molecular Genetics, 1971-1973 OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS 1. (P.I.): PLA2 and Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein (I-FABP) in intestinal ischemia and necrotizing enterocolitis 2. IRB approved protocols (P.I): I. Purification of Phospholipase A2 from herniated intervertebral disks II. PLA2 and other inflammatory mediators in body fluids (Amniotic fluid, Peritoneal fluid, serum) of patients with abnormalities of the GI tract.



BIBLIOGRAPHY PEER REVIEWED PAPERS 1. Sonnino RE, Ansari MR: Intussusception of the appendix and endometriosis. Henry Ford Hosp Med J 34(1):61-

66, 1986. 2. Sonnino RE, Besser AS, Polley TZ, Riddle JM: A modified technique for small bowel transplantation in the rat.

J Pediatr Surg 21(12):1073-1077, 1986. 3. Sonnino RE, Ansari MR, Rossin R: Giant gastric paper bezoar. Contemp Surg 30(3):85-88, 1987. 4. Nathanson SD, Sonnino RE: An anatomic approach to tumors of the psoas major muscle. Surgery 101(6):763-

766, 1987. 5. Sonnino RE, Obeid FN: Obstructing giant pseudopolyposis of the colon in ulcerative colitis. Henry Ford Hosp

Med J 35(4):259-261, 1987. 6. Guttman FM, Sonnino RE: The future of small bowel transplantation. Editorial, Italian J Pediatr Surg Sci

1(3):11-12, 1987. 7. Sonnino RE, Mawk JS. Giovanni Paladino: True father of the accessory myocardial conduction pathways. Chest

93(1):199-200, 1988. 8. Sonnino RE, Harmel RP. Technical aspects of intestinal transplantation in the rat. J Invest Surg 1:55-64, 1988. 9. Sonnino RE, Kambouris AA: Malignant lymphoma presenting in gluteal muscles. Henry Ford Hosp Med J

36(1):61-63, 1988. 10. Sonnino RE, Riddle JM, Besser AS: Small bowel transplantation in the rat: Ultrastructural changes during the

early phases of rejection. J Invest Surg 1:181-191, 1988. 11. Teitelbaum DH, Sonnino RE, Berend M, Dunaway DJ, Harmel RP: Mucosal thymidine kinase activity as a

marker of small bowel transplant rejection. Surg Forum XXXIX: 569-572, 1988. 12. Teitelbaum DH, Wise WE, Sonnino RE, Powers P, Harmel RP: Monitoring of small bowel transplant rejection:

Use of serial disaccharidase levels. Am J Surg 157:318-322, 1989. 13. Teitelbaum DH, Dunaway DJ, Sonnino RE, Stellin GP, Berend M, Harmel RP: Leakage of intramural low

molecular weight Polyethylene Glycol as a marker of small bowel transplant rejection. J Pediatr Surg 23(1):64-69, 1989.

14. Harmel RP, Tutschka PJ, Sonnino RE, Teitelbaum DH. Immune tolerance of intestinal allografts in the rat.

Transplant Proc 21(1):2883-2884, 1989. 15. Teitelbaum DH, O`Dorisio TM, Qualman SJ, Sonnino RE, Dunaway DJ, Harmel RP: Alteration in

gastrointestinal peptide tissue levels in rejecting small bowel transplants. J Pediatr Surg 24(7):629-633, 1989. 16. Taguchi T, Zorychta E, Sonnino RE, Guttman FM: Function of smooth muscle and nerve after small intestinal

transplantation in rat: Effect of storing donor bowel in Eurocollins. J Pediatr Surg 24(7):634-638, 1989. 17. Moir CR, Guttman FM, Jequier S, Sonnino RE, Youssef S: Splenic cysts: Aspiration/sclerosis or resection. J

Pediatr Surg 24(7):646-648, 1989. 18. Sonnino RE, Laberge JM, Mucklow MG, Moir CR: Pathogenic E. coli: A new etiology for acute ileitis in

children. J Pediatr Surg 24(8):812-814, 1989. 19. Sonnino RE, Teitelbaum DH, Dunaway DJ, Harmel RP: Small intestinal transplantation permits survival in rats

with lethal short bowel syndrome. J Pediatr Surg 24(10):959-962, 1989. 20. Sonnino RE, Spigland N, Laberge JM, Desjardins J, Guttman FM: Unusual patterns of congenital neck masses in

children. J Pediatr Surg 24(10):966-969, 1989.



21. Sonnino RE, Chou S, Guttman FM: Hereditary sacrococcygeal teratomas. J Pediatr Surg 24(10):1074-1075,

1989. 22. Taguchi T, Zorychta E, Sonnino RE, Guttman FM: Small intestinal transplantation in the rat: Effect on

physiologic properties of smooth muscle and nerves. J Pediatr Surg 24(12):1258-1263, 1989. 23. Neilson IR, Laberge JM, Nguyen LT, Moir C, Doody D, Sonnino RE, Youssef S, Guttman FM: Appendicitis in

children: Current therapeutic recommendations. J Pediatr Surg 25(11):1113-1116, 1990. 24. Sonnino RE, Teitelbaum DH, Harmel RP: Cervical small bowel transplantation in the rat: A useful tool.

Microsurgery 11(4):309-313, 1990. 25. Jones S, Sonnino RE, Laberge JM, Nguyen LT, Seemayer T, Lin S, Gao DY, Edgell D, Guttman FM:

Comparison of omental and subcutaneous implantation after cryopreservation of fetal rat small bowel. Transplant Proc 22(6):2433-2434, 1990.

26. Gurbindo C, Taguchi T, Guttman FM, Sonnino RE, Seidman E: In vitro studies of intestinal lymphocytes

following rat syngeneic intestinal transplantation. Transplant Proc 22(6):2439-2440, 1990. 27. Sonnino RE, Reinberg O, Bensoussan AL, Laberge JM, Blanchard H: Gracilis muscle transposition for anal

incontinence in children. Long term follow-up. J Pediatr Surg 26(10): 1219-1223, 1991. 28. Kosir MA, Sonnino RE, Gauderer MWL: Pediatric abdominal lymphangiomas: A plea for early recognition. J

Pediatr Surg 26(11):1309-1313, 1991. 29. Sonnino RE: RS-61443 prevents graft vs host disease but not rejection in allogeneic rat small bowel transplants.

Transplant Proc 24(3):1190, 1992. 30. Sonnino RE, Riddle JM, Pritchard TJ : Grading system for histologic changes in rat small bowel transplants. Transplant Proc 24(3):1201-1202, 1992. 31. Sonnino RE, Stellato TA, Pritchard TJ: Colonoscopy to monitor small bowel transplants in the rat. Transplant Proc 24(3):1078, 1992. 32. Neilson IR, Laberge JM, Nguyen LT, Moir C, Doody D, Sonnino RE, Youssef S, Guttman FM: Appendicitis in

children: Current therapeutic recommendations. In: Year Book of Pediatrics (stockman Ed). Mosby Year Book, St. Louis, PP. 471- 473, 1992

33. Sonnino RE, Pritchard TJ, Riddle JM: Limited survival of rat small bowel transplants preserved in University of Wisconsin solution for 48 hours. J Invest Surg 6: 185-199, 1993. 34. Teitelbaum DH, Sonnino RE, Dunaway DJ, Stellin G, Harmel RP: Rat jejunal absorptive function after intestinal transplantation: effects of extrinsic denervation. Dig Dis Sci 38 (6): 1099 - 1104, 1993. 35. Anveden-Hertzberg L, Li J, Sonnino RE: Small Bowel Transplantation permits growth and development in young rats with lethal short gut syndrome. Transplant Proc 26(3): 1567,1994. 36. Anveden-Hertzberg L, Li J, Riddle, JM, Sonnino RE: Carolina Rinse solution does not prevent reperfusion injury after cold storage of small bowel grafts in University of Wisconsin solution. Transplant Proc 26(3): 1482, 1994. 37. Haynes JH, Frantz FW, Alaish S, Olutoye O, Brown JA, Bagwell CE, Salzberg AM, Sonnino RE: Is primary repair preferable to the use of a pouch for gastroschisis? (Debate). General and Laparoscopic Surgery 4(2): 89 -102, 1994. 38. Anveden-Hertzberg L, Sonnino RE: Impaired Survival and growth in immunosuppressed young rats with lethal

short gut syndrome and a small bowel transplant: an effect of cyclosporine. J Pediatr Surg 30(7):1004-1009, 1995. 39. Sonnino RE: Ethical Issues: Impact of the animal rights movement on surgical research. Pediatric Surgery

International 11( 7): 438-443, 1996.



40. Sonnino RE: Effect of flushing pressure on rat small bowel transplants. J Invest Surg 9: 321-325, 1996 41. Sonnino RE, Pigatt L, Burchett S, Schrama A, Harris LK, Franson R,: Secretory Phospholipase A2 levels in rat

small bowel. J Invest Surg 9:313-319, 1996 42. Teitelbaum DH, Sonnino RE, Harmel RP: Loss of intestinal integrity following small bowel transplant (SBTx)

rejection in the rat . Transpl Proc 28(5):26 , 1996 43. Sonnino RE: Optimal flushing pressure for rat small bowel transplants. Transpl Proc28(5):2627, 1996 44. Sonnino RE, Pigatt L, Burchett S, Schrama A, Lewis K, Franson R: Role of secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2 )

in ischemic injury to intestinal grafts during 24 hr preservation. Transpl Proc 28(5):2603-4, 1996 45. Anveden-Hertzberg L, Sidoti SA, Sonnino RE: Carolina Rinse Solution reduces myeloperoxidase activity in small bowel grafts after reperfusion . Transpl Proc 28(5):2602, 1996 46. Cunnion KM, Dolan MA, Sonnino RE: Case Records of the Medical College of Virginia: A ten year old girl

presenting with an acute onset of abdominal pain. Pediatric Emergency Care 12(1): 52-55, 1996 47. Sonnino RE: Experimental basis of intestinal transplantation. Transpl Proc 29: 1795-1797, 1997 48. Sonnino RE, Pigatt L, Schrama A, Burchett S, Franson R: Phospholipase A2 secretion during intestinal graft ischemia. Digestive Diseases & Sciences 42(5): 972-981, 1997 49. Denney J, Ranjbar NE, Sonnino RE: Structural assessment of intestinal grafts preserved with phospholipase A2

inhibition. Transplant Proc 30(6): 2639, 1998 50. Sonnino RE, Wang L, Franson RC: Early secretory events during intestinal graft preservation. Transplant Proc

30(6): 2643, 1998 51. Sonnino RE: Editorial: Surgical techniques tested in humans are used to treat our pets. J Invest Surg 12(1), Feb

1999 52. Arcuni J, Wang L, Yousef K, Chiu S, Mikkelson K, Franson RD, Sonnino RE: Secretory event in intestinal

grafts during preservation ischemia. J Surgical Research 84 (2):233-239, 1999 53. Edelson MB, Sonnino RE, Bagwell CE, Liebermann JM, Marks WH, Rozycki HJ: Plasma intestinal fatty acid

binding protein in neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis: a pilot study. J Pediatr Surg 34(10): 1453-57, 1999 54. Bagwell CE, Salzberg AM, Sonnino RE, Haynes JH: Potentially lethal complications of central venous catheter

placement. J Pediatr Surg 35(5): 709-713, 2000 55. Arcuni J, Wang L, Franson R, Sonnino RE: Modification of disaccharidase activity measurement in rat small

bowel. J Invest Surg 13: 29-33, 2000 56. Arcuni J, Wang L, Sonnino RE: Biochemical alterations in rat Thiry Vella fistulas. J Invest Surg 13:95-101,

2000 57. Sonnino RE, Ereso G, Arcuni J, Franson, R: Human Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein in peritoneal fluid is a

marker of intestinal ischemia. Transpl Proceedings 32(6):1280, 2000 58. SantaCruz KS, McKinley ET, Powell R, Hermreck AS, Sonnino RE : Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of

the Gastro-esophageal Junction in Childhood. Pediatric Pathology and Molecular Medicine, 21:57-64, 2002. 59. Sonnino RE, Cross RS, Tawfik OW: Mediators Of Ischemia In Preserved Intestinal Grafts. Transplantation

Proceedings 34:975, 2002 60. Caniano DA, Sonnino RE, Paolo AM: Keys To Career Satisfaction: Insights From A Survey Of Women Pediatric

Surgeons. J Pediatr Surg 39(6):984-990, 2004



61. Galt KA, Paschal K, O’Brien R, and the Patient Safety Faculty Group (Sonnino RE): Description and Evaluation of an Inter-professional Patient Safety Course for Health Professions and Related Sciences Students (In Press, J of Patient Safety, 2006)

62. Kosoko-Lasaki O, Sonnino RE, Voytko ML: Mentoring for Women and Underrepresented Minority Faculties

and Students: Experience at Two Institutions of Higher Education (In Press, Journal National Medical Association, 2006)

ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS 1. Sonnino RE: Inguinal Pathology in Children - Position Statement, Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, 1999 2. Sonnino RE: Constipation in Children - Position Statement, Canadian Assoc of Paediatric Surgeons, 2000 3. Sonnino RE, Gentry-Nielsen M, Drescher K, Scofield M, Chatterjee A: Birth of a Successful Women in Medicine and

Science Program in a Private, Jesuit Medical School, Poster, AAMC Faculty Vitae, Feb 6, 2006 URL: http://www.aamc.org/members/facultydev/facultyvitae/winter06/lesson/examples.htm

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS 1. Teitelbaum DH, Sonnino RE, O'Dorisio TM, Harmel RP: Monitoring of small bowel transplant rejection II: use of

gut peptide tissue levels. Gastroenterology 92(5):1667, 1987. 2. Teitelbaum DH, O'Dorisio TM, Qualman SJ, Sonnino RE, Dunaway DJ, Harmel RP: Alteration in gastrointestinal

peptide tissue levels in rejecting small bowel transplants. Gastroenterology 94(5):A457,1988. 3. Teitelbaum DH, Dunaway DJ, Wise WE, Cooke HJ, Sonnino RE, Stellin GP, Harmel RP. Loss of intestinal integrity

as a marker of small bowel transplant rejection. Gastroenterology 94(5):A457, 1988. 4. Gurbindo C, Sonnino RE, Guttman FM, Sabbah S, Taguchi T, Duhaime A, Seidman E: Lymphocyte function in rat

syngeneic intestinal transplantation. Gastroenterology 94(5):A163, 1988. 5. Edelson MB, Rozycki HJ, Bagwell CB, Sonnino RE, Liebermann J, Marks WH: Elevated plasma intestinal fatty acid

binding protein levels identifies grade 3 NEC within 8 hours of onset. Ped Research 39 (4, Part 2): 206A, 1996 6. Arcuni J, Ereso G, Franson, R, Sonnino RE,: Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein in peritoneal fluid: a marker of

intestinal ischemia. J Surg Res 86(2): 282-283, 1999 7. Arcuni J, Ereso G, Franson, R, Sonnino RE, : Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein in peritoneal fluid, J Invest Surg 13(4): 230, 2000 8. Sonnino RE, Calkins J, Greenberger N, Meyer M, Minns G, Rawitch A, Varghese G, Calkins D, and Powell DE:

Early experience with Academic Societies at The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Innovations in Medical Education Display - Proceedings, AAMC, 2000 9. Sonnino RE, Cross RS, Tawfik OW: Mediators of ischemia in preserved intestinal grafts (VII Small Bowel Transplant Symposium Proceedings, 2001) BOOK CHAPTERS , MONOGRAPHS 1. Sonnino RE: Doctoral Thesis: Nutrizione parenterale ed enterale totale nelle piu' comuni affezioni di interesse

chirurgico in eta' pediatrica. University of Padova, 1979. (Total parenteral and enteral nutrition in the most common surgical diseases of childhood

2. Sonnino RE: English Translation: Anorectal Anomalies, A. Ottolenghi, M.D., Piccin Medical Books, 1979. 3. Sonnino RE: Italian Translation: Hardy-Rhoads Textbook of Surgery, Ch 58: Pediatric Surgery. Piccin, 1979. 4. Sonnino RE: Gynecologic emergencies in the newborn and childhood. In: Manual of Emergency Pediatrics, 4th

edition, R. Reece, (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., 123-126, 1992. 5. Sonnino RE: Hydroceles. In: Manual of Emergency Pediatrics, 4th ed, R. Reece (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., 261,1992. 6. Sonnino RE: Inguinal hernias. In: Manual of Emergency Pediatrics, 4th edition, R. Reece, (ed), W. B. Saunders, Co.,

261-262, 1992. 7. Sonnino RE: I Trapianti Intestinali (Small Bowel Transplants). In: Collana di Chirurgia Pediatrica (Pediatric Surgery

Series), A.Ottolenghi, ed . Vol: La Chirurgia Urologica - I Trapianti, 109-118, 1994. 8. Sonnino RE: Inguinal Pathology in Children - Position Statement, Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, 1999 9. Sonnino RE: Constipation in Children - Position Statement, Canadian Assoc of Paediatric Surgeons, 2000 10. Sonnino RE: Life in the Boys' Club. In: This side of Doctoring: Reflections from Women in Medicine (Lo Chin, Ed).

Sage Publications, Inc, pp. 226-228, 2002. 11. Sonnino RE: Congenital and Surgical Disorders that Affect Respiratory Care (Ch 29). In: Perinatal and Pediatric

Respiratory Care, Czervinske & Barnhart Eds, WB Saunders, 2002. NON- PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 1. Sonnino RE: Jayhawk Kidtalk: Abdominal Wall Defects: Peri-operative and Operative Care (Winter 1999) 2. Sonnino RE: Interview (Pediatric Surgery - Skills and Sensitivity): Physician's Practice Digest, Fall 1999, A6 3. Sonnino RE: KC Metropolitan Medical Society WIM Newsletter: “My View” (Fall/Winter 1999)


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4. Sonnino RE: KUMC PICU Resident Syllabus: The Pediatric Trauma Patient in the PICU

Concurrent Care of the Surgical Patient in the PICU Management of the General Surgery Patient in the PICU

5. Sonnino RE: Interview: Medicine's Glass Ceiling, Physician's Weekly, Vol XVII, No 11, March 13, 2000 6. Sonnino RE: Pediatric Housestaff Manual: Pediatric Surgery, 2000 7. Sonnino RE et al: Professionalism Document, University of Kansas School of Medicine (Website, June 2001) 8. Sonnino RE: SELAM Newsletter, Articles published: Sept 2000, Jan 2001, May 2001 9. Sonnino RE: Interview (Professionalism Initiative): Physician's Practice Digest, July-Aug 2000, pp. A1 10. Sonnino RE: Intestinal Transplantation: Physician's Practice Digest, July-Aug 2000, pp. A8 11. Sonnino RE: Interview (Academic Societies): KU Med Vol 51(1):B12, 2001 12. Sonnino RE: KU –SOM WIM Program, in WIM Update, AAMC Summer 2000 13. Sonnino RE: Interview (Sledding injuries): KC Star Thurs Dec 21, 2001, Pages A1, A8 14. Sonnino RE: Interview (Sledding injuries): Channel 5, Thurs Dec 21, 2001 15. Sonnino RE: Greater KC Medical Bulletin: WIM Activities: The National Scene, Vol. 97(9): 10, Sept 2002 SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION 1. Hard RC, Bagwell CE, Dinsmoor MJ, Draper DA, Ellis CR, Everett LL, Ferreiro-Gonzales A, Garrett CT, Goehle D, Hart ME, Haynes JH, Lavoie S, Meloy LD, Morris RW, Rodriguez G, Salzberg AM, Shapiro JH, Singh MK, Sonnino RE, Tipton GA: Can tests for HIV-1 done on lymph node cells from exposed newborns distinguish in utero from intrapartum infections? Submitted to: Indian Pediatrics 2. Wong S, Sonnino RE: Muscular hamartoma of the breast in a pediatric patient: a case report and review of the

literature. Submitted to: J Pediatr Surg 3. Sonnino RE, Spottswood SE: Shock Bowel in Pediatric Trauma. Submitted to J. Pediatr Surg 4. Sonnino RE, Moir CM, Thompson T: Pseudopneumoperitoneum in premature infants: beware of cross-table lateral

radiographs. Submitted to: Pediatric Surgery International 5. Arcuni J, Ereso G, Franson, R, Sonnino RE: Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein in peritoneal fluid: a marker of

intestinal ischemia. Submitted to : J of Surgical Research IN PREPARATION 1. Grotz T, Yepes F, Hunter W, Sonnino RE: Structural assessment of Thiry-Vella Fistulas (TVF) under diverse

conditions in the rat model INVITED TALKS - EXTERNAL 1. Invited Lecture: Wooster Community Hospital. Wooster, OH; Stabilization of the pediatric trauma patient. Feb 19,

1991 2. Invited Lecture: American Pediatric Surgical Association. Orlando, FL; Update on small bowel transplantation.

May 1991 3. Visiting Professor: University of Milano (Italy), “ Intestinal transplantation”. May 26, 1992 4. Visiting Professor: West Virginia University, Nov 12-13, 1993

1) ” Animal rights activism and the surgeon” 2) “Small Bowel Transplantation: Where are we now?” 5. Invited Lecture: IX Int'l Symposium of Pediatric Surgery, Verona, Italy, Impaired growth in immunosuppressed

young rats with short gut syndrome and a small bowel transplant. Sept 1994 6. Invited Lecture: Small Bowel Transplantation (Richmond Surgical Society, 10/4/94) 7. Invited Lectures: Children’s Health Care in Belarus (April 15-16, 1995): I) Anesthetic considerations for

children, II) Infection Prophylaxis in the Operating Room, III) Management of Childhood thyroid cancers 8. Invited discussant: Clinical Congress, American College of Surgeons: Johnson DL, Rimmer J, Morris J et al:

“Successful functional outcome of a human syngeneic bowel transplant”, October 1995. 9. Invited Lecture: Pediatric Springfest, Williamsburg, VA, Suturing Workshop, May 3,1996 10. Invited Lecture: Southeastern ECMO Conference, Richmond, VA, CDH Update. June 2,1996 11. Invited Lecture: 6th Meeting of the European Intestinal Transplantation Study Group, Milan, Italy, Experimental basis of intestinal transplantation. October 4-5, 1996. 12. Invited Lecture: Traumatic Brain Injury Seminar, MCV, Ischemic Injury to the intestine: the role of PLA2. Oct 23, 1996 13. Invited Lecture: 7th European Symposium on Intestinal Transplantation, Brussels, Belgium, Progress in Experimental intestinal transplantation. October 29-Nov 1, 1998. 14. Invited Panelist: Academy of Surgical Research, Flexible intestinal endoscopy in the rat model. 1998 15. Invited Lecture: Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Nov 18, 1998: Surgically correctable diseases of the GI tract in children. 16. Invited Lecture: PALS, Menorah Medical Center, Pediatric Trauma, March 10, 1999



17. Invited Lecture: APLS Course, KUMC, Pediatric Trauma, April 23, 1999 18. Invited Lecture: KUMC, Neonatal Critical Care course: Common pediatric Surgical Problems in neonates. May 13, 1999 19. Invited Lecture: Perinatology Conference, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, KS: Abdominal Wall Defects. June 10, 1999 20. Invited Guest/Speaker: “Transition Ceremony” for 3rd year Medical Students, KU SOM,: “Good Doctoring: Beyond Pills and Scalpel” , June 28, 1999. 21. Invited Lecture: Pediatric Trauma: PALS, KUMC , July 6, 1999 22. Invited Panelist: Academy of Surgical Research Meeting (September 2-4, 1999), Scottsdale AZ : Definitions of severity of surgical interventions in animal research. 23. Invited Panelist: Academy of Surgical Research Meeting (September 2-4, 1999)Scottsdale AZ : Jacquie

Calnan, President Americans for Medical Progress: "The Changing Face of Animal of the Animal Rights Movement"; Roberta E. Sonnino, MD,FACS, FAAP, KU School of Medicine: "Training Young Surgical Investigators"; Susan E. Wilson-Sanders, D.V.M., M.S. Director, University Animal Care, The University of Arizona: "Educating School Age Children About Animal Research"

24. Invited Lecture: PALS, KUMC : Pediatric Trauma, October 13, 1999 25. Invited Lecture: Kansas Pediatric Symposium, Topeka, KS: Pediatric Trauma, October 14, 1999 26. Invited Lecture: Overland Park Regional Med Center, Neonatal Critical Care course: Common pediatric

surgical problems in neonates. Oct 18, 1999 27. Invited Discussant: AAMC – WIM Sessions, Leader, Small Group discussion on Mentoring, October 1999 28. Invited Lecture: Perinatal Rounds, Research Hospital, Kansas City, MO, NEC, Nov 4, 1999 29. Invited Lecture: Faculty Research Day, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Intestinal Fatty Acid

Binding Protein in peritoneal fluid is a marker of intestinal ischemia. Nov 12, 1999 30. Invited Lecture: KU School of Medicine, Introduction to clinical medicine: Pediatric Surgery, Jan 6, 2000 31. Invited Lecture: KU School of Medicine Chapter of AMWA: “Leadership”, January 12, 1999 32. Invited Lecture: Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Perinatal Grand Rounds, Jan 13, 2000 33. Invited Lecture: Shawnee Mission Medical Center CME review, Intestinal Transplantation, Feb. 9, 2000 34. Invited Lecture: Kansas City Pediatric Society, Update on Pediatric Transplantation, Feb 16, 2000. 35. Invited Lecture: CME Outreach, Dodge City, KS: Chronic Abdominal Pain in Children –Feb 24, 2000 36. Invited Lecture: Great Plains Organization for Perinatal Health Care, 30th Annual Perinatal Conference: TEF and EA, May 9, 2000 37. Invited Lectures: University of Colorado Biology Lecture Series, August 2000: I) Intestinal Transplantation, II) Biochemical Aspects of Intestinal Ischemia. 38. Invited Lecture: Sixth Annual Women in Medicine Workshop, Metropolitan Medical Society, Sept.2000 39. Invited Lecture: Pediatric Trauma Symposium: Surgical considerations in pediatric trauma, Sept. 23, 2000 40. Invited Lecture: KS Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics (Wichita), "Pediatrics Update: Progress in Surgical Care for Children: General Surgery ", Sept. 30, 2000 41. Invited Discussant: AAMC – WIM Sessions, Leader, Small Group discussion on Mentoring, Oct 2000 42. Invited Discussant: AAMC – WIM Sessions, Annual Luncheon – Speaker Introduction, October 2000 43. Invited Lecture: CME Outreach, Dodge City, KS: Acute Abdominal Pain in Children –April 26, 2001 44. Invited Lecture: 2001 Seventh Annual Women in Medicine Workshop, Metropolitan Medical Society, Sept.2001 45. Invited Lecture: Current Status of Intestinal Transplantation. Darrow Days, Children's Mercy Hospital, October 25,

2001 46. Invited Lecture: Current Status of Intestinal Transplantation. Darrow Days, KU School of Medicine, October 26,

2001 47. Invited Lecture: Assertiveness for Women. NOWPA, University of the Health Sciences, Kansas City, MO, Dec 6,

2001 48. Invited Lecture: Pediatric Surgery, Surgery & Pediatric Interest Groups, University of the Health Sciences, Kansas

City, MO, Feb 28, 2002 49. Invited Lecture: "CRAP" , Department of Family Medicine Core Lecture, March 6, 2002 50. Invited Lecture: Update on intestinal ischemia research at KU. Department of Pediatrics, Grand Attending Rounds,

May 2002 51. Invited Lecture: Everything you wanted to know about Pediatric Surgery. Department of Surgery, Mercer University

School of Medicine, January 8, 2004 52. Invited Lecture: Surgical Subspecialties. Pediatric Residency Core Lectures, Mercer University School of Medicine,

Macon, GA, January 15, 2004 53. Invited Speaker: Hirschsprung’s Disease. Pediatric Grand Rounds, MCCG, January 20, 2004 54. Invited Speaker: Transport of the Pediatric Surgical Patient. Pediatric Update, MCCG, Macon, GA January 29, 2004 55. Invited Speaker: Pediatric Surgery for Health Care Professionals. Children’s Hospital Annual Conference, Macon,

GA March 18, 2004



56. Invited Lecture: Management of babies with abdominal wall defects. Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, MCCG, Macon, GA, February 4, 2004

57. Invited Lecture: Robert E. Gross, Father of Pediatric Surgery. History of Medicine Symposium, Macon, GA Feb 19, 2004

58. Invited Speaker: AAUW Southeastern and South Atlantic Regional Conferences: The Power of Philanthropy, June 12, 2004

59. Invited Speaker: Macon State College, Healthcare Management Program: Managed Care, June 16, 2004 60. Invited Keynote Speaker: Impact of LAF Support, AAUW Minnesota State Convention, April 30, 2005 61. Invited Keynote Speaker: Photography, Medicine and Life – The Perfect Mix, Dean’s Assistants Group, AAMC

Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Nov 5, 2005 62. Moderator: Bickel J, Brown A: SELAM Fall CE Conference: “Generational Differences: Implications for the Future

of Faculty and Leadership Development in Academic Health Centers”, November 5, 2005 MAJOR PODIUM PRESENTATIONS 1. Sonnino RE, Lewis JW: Persistent ductus arteriosus in critically ill premature infants. Michigan Chapter, American

College of Surgeons. June 1984 2. Sonnino RE, Riddle JM, Besser AS: Small bowel transplantation in the rat: Application of a new microsurgical

technique to monitor the ultra-structural changes of early rejection. Detroit Surgical Association, October 1985 and Michigan Chapter, American College of Surgeons. May, 1986

3. Teitelbaum DH, Wise WE, Sonnino RE, Powers P, Harmel RP: Monitoring of small bowel transplant rejection: Use

of serial disaccharidase levels. Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. May 1987 4. Sonnino RE, Harmel RP. Small bowel transplantation in the rat: A model for auxiliary transplantation in the neck.

CCH Research Forum. June 1987 5. Sonnino RE, Teitelbaum DH, Dunaway DJ, Harmel RP: A lethal model for short bowel syndrome in the rat: Survival

after intestinal transplantation. CCH Research Forum. June 87 6. Sonnino RE, Harmel RP: Technical aspects of intestinal transplantation in the rat. Academy of Surgical Research.

Sept 1987 7. Harmel RP, Sonnino RE, Teitelbaum DH: Intestinal allograft rejection in the rat: The search for clinically

useful markers. 1st Wexner Symposium. Sept 1987 8. Tutschka PJ, Harmel RP, Sonnino RE, Teitelbaum DH: Studies of immunological tolerance of intestinal allografts in

the rat. 1st Wexner Symposium. Sept 1987 9. Teitelbaum DH, Dunaway DJ, Sonnino RE, Stellin GP, Berend M, Harmel RP: Leakage of intramural low molecular

weight Polyethylene Glycol as a marker of small bowel transplant rejection. American Pediatric Surgical Association. May 1988

10. Harmel RP, Tutschka PJ, Sonnino RE, Teitelbaum DH: Immune tolerance of intestinal allografts in the rat. XII

International Congress of the Transplantation Society. August 1988 11. Sonnino RE, Taguchi T, Zorychta E, Guttman F: Function of smooth muscle and nerve after syngeneic intestinal

transplantation in the rat. American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Section. Oct 1988 12. Teitelbaum DH, O'Dorisio TM, Qualman SJ, Sonnino RE, Dunaway DJ, Harmel RP: Alteration in Gastrointestinal

peptide tissue levels in rejecting small bowel transplants. American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Section. Oct 1988

13. Sonnino RE, Laberge JM, Moir CR, Mucklow MG: Pathogenic E. coli: A new etiology for acute ileitis in children.

American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Section. Oct 1988 14. Moir CR, Guttman FM, Jequier S, Sonnino RE, Youssef S: Splenic cysts: Aspiration/sclerosis or resection. American

Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Section. Oct 1988



15. Teitelbaum DH, Sonnino RE, Berend M, Dunaway DJ, Harmel RP: Mucosal thymidine kinase activity as a marker of small bowel transplant rejection. ACS Clinical Congress Surgical Forum. Oct 1988

16. Sonnino RE, Spigland N, Guttman FM, DesJardins JG, Laberge JM: Unusual patterns of congenital neck masses in

children. Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons. Sept 1988 17. Sonnino RE, Chou S, Guttman FM, Moir CR: Hereditary sacrococcygeal teratoma. Canadian Association of

Paediatric Surgeons, Sept 1988 18. Sonnino RE, Teitelbaum DH, Dunaway DJ, Harmel RP: Small intestinal transplantation permits survival in rats with

lethal short bowel syndrome. Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Sept 1988 19. Laberge JM, Sonnino RE, Moir C: Pseudo-kyste pancréatique récidivant associe a une non-fusion des canaux

pancréatiques dorsal et ventral (pancreas divisum). Societe Francaise de Chirurgie Infantile. 1988 20. Gurbindo C, Taguchi T, Sonnino RE, Guttman FM, Levesque D, Seidman E: Lymphocyte studies in rat syngeneic

intestinal transplantation. North American Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, 1988 21. Spigland N, Sonnino RE, Brandt ML, Youssef S: Traumatic biliary and intestinal tract injuries requiring surgical

intervention in children. Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons. Sept 1989 22. Colizza W, Moir CR, Sonnino RE, Laberge JM, Guttman FM, Nguyen LT: Intussusception in childhood: Experience

of the Montreal Children's Hospital - A report of 282 cases. Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons. Sept 1989 23. Neilson IR, Sonnino RE, Moir CR, Doody D, Laberge JM, Youssef S, Guttman FM, Nguyen LT: Antibiotics and

appendicitis in childhood. Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons. Sept 1989 24. Neilson IR, Sonnino RE, Youssef S: Delayed presentation of Hirschsprung's Disease: Acute obstruction secondary to

megacolon with transverse colonic volvulus. Canadian Assoc of Pediatric Surgeons. Sept 1989 25. Guttman FM, Sonnino RE, Jones S: Comparison of omental and subcutaneous implantation after cryopreservation of

fetal rat small bowel. International Symp on Small Bowel Transplantation. Oct 1989 26. Guttman FM, Sonnino RE: Lymphocyte studies in rat syngeneic intestinal transplantation. International Symp on

Small Bowel Transplantation. Oct 1989 27. Sonnino RE, Zorychta E, Guttman FM: Defective innervation may be the cause of hypoperistalsis in megacystis-

microcolon syndrome. 3rd International Symp on Research in Pediatric Surgery, Munich, Germany, Feb 1990 28. Sonnino RE, Harmel RP, Jr: Cervical small bowel transplantation in the rat: A useful tool. 3rd International Symp on

Research in Pediatric Surgery, Munich, Germany, Feb 1990 29. Sonnino RE, Harmel RP, Jr: Early small bowel transplant rejection in the rat: Electron microscopy as an adjunct to

histologic examination. 3rd International Symp on Research in Pediatric Surgery. Munich, Germany, Feb 1990 30. Kosir MA, Sonnino RE, Gauderer MWL: Pediatric abdominal lymphangiomas: A plea for early recognition.

Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons. Aug 1990 31. Sonnino RE, Mullen HS: Surgical research applied: Human experience can help man's best friend. Academy of

Surgical Research, Sept 1991 32. Sonnino RE, Pritchard TJ, Riddle JM: Limited survival of rat small bowel transplants preserved in University of

Wisconsin solution for 48 hours. Academy of Surgical Research, Sept 1991 33. Sonnino RE, Stellato TA, Pritchard TJ: Endoscopic assessment of rat small bowel transplants. 5th International

Pediatric Surgical Research Workshop May, 1992 34. Sonnino RE, Riddle JM: Reperfusion injury in rat small bowel transplants preserved in University of Wisconsin

Solution for 48 hours. 5th International Pediatric Surgical Research Workshop, May, 1992



35. Sonnino RE: Ethical Dilemmas: How do we deal with the animal rights activists. Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Sept 1992

36. Sonnino RE, Lambert SA: The role of a pain management team in a children's hospital. Canadian Association of

Paediatric Surgeons, Sept 1992. 37. Gauderer MWL, Hrabovsky EE, Sonnino RE, Wade DC: Central venous access through a peripherally implanted port

(P.A.S.Port): initial experience in young patients. 22 nd International Symposium for Pediatric Surgery, Obergurgl, Austria, Jan 1993

38. Anveden-Hertzberg L, Li J, Sonnino RE: Small Bowel Transplantation permits growth and development in young rats

with lethal short gut syndrome. Cleveland Surg Soc, March 1993 (2nd place award) 39. Anveden-Hertzberg L, Li J, Sonnino RE: Small Bowel Transplantation permits growth and development in young rats

with lethal short gut syndrome. 3rd International Symp on Intestinal Transplantation, Paris, France, Nov 1993 40. Anveden-Hertzberg L, Li J, Sonnino RE : Increased lipid peroxidation products indicating reperfusion injury after

small bowel transplantation in rats. Academy of Surgical Research, Sept 1993 41. Anveden-Hertzberg L, Li J, Riddle, JM, Sonnino RE: Carolina Rinse solution does not prevent reperfusion injury after

cold storage of small bowel grafts in University of Wisconsin solution. 3rd International Symposium on Intestinal Transplantation, Paris, France, Nov 1993

42. Sonnino RE, Anveden-Hertzberg L: Cyclosporine impairs growth in young rats with lethal short gut syndrome and

allogeneic small bowel transplantation. Academy of Surgical Research, Sept 1994 43. Anveden-Hertzberg L, Sonnino RE: Impaired Survival and growth in immunosuppressed young rats with lethal short

gut syndrome and a small bowel transplant: an effect of cyclosporine. Surgical Section, American Academy of Pediatrics, Oct 1994

44. Grossman AL, Cameron DB, Sonnino RE, Sanvido SE: The Canine Connection. Association for the Care of

Children's Health, Boston, MA, May 1995 45. Sonnino RE, Franson R, Schrama A, Pigatt L, Buchett S: Phospholipase A2 secretion during intestinal graft

ischemia. Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Sept 1995 46. Sonnino RE: Effect of flushing pressure on rat small bowel transplants. Acad of Surgical Research, Oct 1995 47. Sonnino RE, Franson R, Pigatt L, Buchett S, Schrama A: Secretory Phospholipase A2 levels in rat small bowel.

Academy of Surgical Research, Oct 1995 48. Sonnino RE, Franson R, Pigatt L, Buchett S, Schrama A, Lewis K: The role of secretory Phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) in

the ischemic injury to intestinal grafts during 24 hours ischemia. 4 th International Symp on Intestinal Transplantation, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct 1995

49. Teitelbaum DH, Sonnino RE, Harmel RP: Loss of intestinal integrity following small bowel transplant rejection in the

rat. 4 th International Symp on Intestinal Transplantation, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct 1995 50. Anveden-Hertzberg L, Sidoti SA, Sonnino RE: Carolina Rinse solution reduces myeloperoxidase activity in small

bowel grafts after reperfusion. 4 th Int’l Symp on Intestinal Transplantation, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct 1995 51. Sonnino RE, Wang L, Franson RC: Early secretory events during intestinal graft preservation. 5 th International Symp

on Intestinal Transplantation, Cambridge, England, July 1997 52. Hard RC, Bagwell CE, Dinsmoor MJ, Draper DA, Ellis CR, Everett LL, Ferreiro-Gonzales A, Garrett CT, Goehle D,

Hart ME, Haynes JH, Lavoie S, Meloy LD, Morris RW, Shapiro JH, Singh MK, Smith T, Sonnino RE, Tipton GA: Tests for HIV-1 and Zidovudine in lymph node cells (LNC) from newborns of infected mothers. 5th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Feb 1998



53. Arcuni J, Wang L, Sonnino RE: Biochemical alterations in rat Thiry Vella fistulas. Academy of Surgical Research, Nashville, TN, October 1998

54. Arcuni J, Wang L, Franson R, Sonnino RE: Modification of disaccharidase activity measurement in rat small bowel.

Academy of Surgical Research, Nashville, TN, October 1998 55. Arcuni J, Wang L, Yousef K, Chiu S, Mikkelson K, Franson R, Sonnino RE: Characterization of secretory events

during intestinal graft preservation. Association for Academic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 1998 56. Sonnino RE: Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein in peritoneal fluid is a marker of intestinal ischemia. Kansas

Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Overland Park, KS, September 1999. 57. Wong S, Sonnino RE: Muscular hamartoma of the breast in a pediatric patient: a case report and review of the

literature. Kansas Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Overland Park, KS, September 1999. 58. Bagwell CE, Salzberg AM, Sonnino RE, Haynes JH: Potentially lethal complications of central venous catheter

placement. Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, September 1999 59. Arcuni J, Ereso G, Franson, R, Sonnino RE: Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein in peritoneal fluid: a marker of

intestinal ischemia. Association for Academic Surgery, November 1999 60. Sonnino RE, Vegunta RV, Spottswood SE: Shock Bowel in Pediatric Trauma, KS Chapter, American College of

Surgeons, Wichita, KS, Sept. 2000 61. Sonnino RE, Cross RS, Tawfik OW: Mediators of Ischemia In Preserved Intestinal Grafts, VII Small Bowel

Transplant Symposium , Stockholm, Sweden, Sept 2001 62. Sonnino RE, Cross RS, Tawfik OW, Gutweiler J, Voos J: Immunohistochemical Study of Intestinal Grafts During

Preservation Ischemia, KS Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Wichita, KS, Sept. 2002 63. Sonnino RE: A New Era for Professionalism in Medicine: A Leading Role for Surgeons? KS Chapter, American

College of Surgeons, Wichita, KS, Sept. 2002 64. Bryant R, Sonnino RE: Bilateral Ectopic Axillary Breasts in Childhood: Case Report and Review of the Literature. KS

Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Wichita, KS, Sept. 2002 65. Gutweiler J, Sonnino RE: Intestinal Duplication In The Perineum of A Newborn. KS Chapter, American College of

Surgeons, Wichita, KS, Sept. 2002 66. Sonnino RE, Cross RS, Tawfik OW: Mediators of Ischemia In Preserved Intestinal Grafts. Academy of Surgical

Research Annual Meeting, Oct 2002 67. Sonnino RE: "The courage to have a life – tips for successful juggling". Society for Executive Leadership in

Academic Medicine, 2003 68. Sonnino RE, Cross RS, Tawfik OW: I-FABP in Preserved Rat Intestinal Grafts. Academy of Surgical Research

Annual Meeting, Oct 2003 69. Caniano DA, Sonnino RE, Paolo AM: Keys To Career Satisfaction: Insights From A Survey Of Women Pediatric Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Nov 2003. 70. Shaw DE, Albritton TA, Sonnino RE: Evaluating Professionalism: Thumb Tacking Jell-O to the Wall. AAMC- SGEA Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA April 2004 71. Sonnino RE, Nwomeh B, Michalsky M, Caniano D, Hogan M: Definitive Exclusion of Biliary Atresia in infants with cholestatic jaundice: the role of percutaneous cholecysto-cholangiography. British Associate of Paediatric Surgeons 53rd Annual International Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, July 2006.



POSTERS, EXHIBITS, FILMS 1. Sonnino RE, Horst HM, Kruger DF, Whitehouse FW: Bedside blood glucose measurement in surgical intensive care

units using a reflectance meter. American Diabetes Association Meeting. June 1984 (Poster) 2. Sonnino RE, Besser AS, Polley TZ, Riddle JM: A modified technique for small bowel transplantation in the rat.

American Pediatric Surgical Association. May, 1986 (Poster) 3. Teitelbaum DH, Sonnino RE, Stellin GP, Dunaway DJ, Harmel RP: Monitoring of small bowel transplant rejection

III: Use of intestinal perfusion. 1st Wexner Symposium. Sept 1987 (Poster). 4. Teitelbaum DH, Wise WE, Sonnino RE, Powers P, Harmel RP: Monitoring of small bowel transplant rejection:

Use of serial disaccharidase levels. 1st Wexner Symposium. Sept 1987 (Poster) 5. Sonnino RE, Singley CT, Tuttle SE, Teitelbaum DH, Harmel RP: Early small bowel transplant rejection in the rat:

Electron microscopy as an adjunct to histologic examination. 1st Wexner Symposium. Sept 1987 and American Pediatric Surgical Association. May 1988 (Poster)

6. Sonnino RE, Teitelbaum DH, Harmel RP: Technical aspects of intestinal transplantation in the rat. American

Pediatric Surgical Association. May 1988 (Videotape) 7. Zorychta E, Taguchi T, Sonnino RE, Guttman F: Function of smooth muscle and nerve in rat syngeneic small

intestinal transplantation. Am Soc for Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 1988 (Poster) 8. Sonnino RE, Laberge JM, Bensoussan AL: Gracilis sling: The movie. Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons.

Sept 1989 (Videotape) 9. Sonnino RE, Reynolds H, Gauderer MWL: Ovarian cysts in the pediatric patient: Controversies in management.

American College of Surgeons, 76th Annual Clinical Congress. Oct 1990 (Poster) 10. Sonnino RE: RS-61443 prevents graft vs host disease but not rejection in allogeneic rat small bowel transplants.

International Symposium on small bowel transplantation, London, Ont, Oct 1991 (Poster) 11. Sonnino RE, Riddle JM, Pritchard TJ: Grading system for histologic changes in rat small bowel transplants.

International Symposium on small bowel transplantation, London, Ont, Oct 1991 (Poster) 12. Sonnino RE, Stellato TA, Pritchard TJ: Colonoscopy to monitor small bowel transplants in the rat. International

Symposium on small bowel transplantation, London, Ont, Oct 1991 (Poster) 13. Sonnino RE, Riddle JM: Reperfusion injury in rat small bowel transplants. American Pediatric Surgical

Association, May 1992 (Poster) 14. Shillingstad RB, Olsen M, Sonnino RE, Rapkin: Intra- operative latex anaphylaxis in the pediatric surgical patient.

American Academy of Pediatrics Surgical Section, Oct 1992 (Poster) 15. Anveden-Hertzberg L, Li J, Sonnino RE: Small Bowel Transplantation permits growth and development in young

rats with lethal short gut syndrome. Academy of Surgical Research, Sept 1993 (Poster) 16. Anveden-Hertzberg L, Li J, Sonnino RE: Small Bowel Transplantation permits growth and development in young

rats with lethal short gut syndrome, 3rd International Symp on Intestinal Transplantation, Paris, France, Nov 1993 (Poster)

17. Sonnino RE: Optimal flushing pressure on rat small bowel transplants. 4 th International Symp on Intestinal

Transplantation, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct 1995 (Poster) 18. Denney J, Ranjbar NE, Sonnino RE: Structural assessment of intestinal grafts preserved with phospholipase A2

inhibition. 5th International Symp on Intestinal Transplantation, Cambridge, England, July, 1997 (Poster) 19. Denney J, Ranjbar NE, Sonnino RE: Histologic and ultrastructural assessment of intestinal grafts preserved with

phospholipase A2 inhibition. Academy of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX, Sept, 1997 (Poster)



20. Sonnino RE, Ereso G, Arcuni J, Franson, R: Human Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein in peritoneal fluid is a marker of intestinal ischemia. VI Int’l Small Bowel Transplant Symp, Omaha, NE, October 1999 (Poster)

21. Sonnino RE, Ereso G, Arcuni J, Franson, R: Human Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein in peritoneal fluid is

a marker of intestinal ischemia. Faculty Research Day, KUMC, October 1999 (Poster) 22. Sonnino RE et al : Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein in Peritoneal Fluid, Academy of Surgical Research,

Cincinnati, OH, Oct. 2000 (Poster) 23. Sonnino RE, Calkins J, Greenberger N, Meyer M, Minns G, Rawitch A, Varghese G, Calkins D, and Powell DE:

Early Experience With Academic Societies At The University Of Kansas School Of Medicine, Innovations in Medical Education Display, AAMC Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL October 2000 (Exhibit)

24. Sonnino RE, Calkins J, Greenberger N, Meyer M, Minns G, Rawitch A, Varghese G, Calkins D, and Powell DE:

Early Experience With Academic Societies At The University Of Kansas School Of Medicine (Poster Session), SELAM International Annual CE Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2001

25. Sonnino RE: “Teamwork” – Photograph in ‘From “Phisition” to Medical Doctor – A Catalogue on the Evolution of

Medical Education’, Permanent Exhibit, AAMC National Offices, Washington, DC (open April 22, 2005) 26. Sonnino RE, Kosoko-Lasaki S, Bailey C, McCloskey L: Mentoring Program for Minority Faculty in a Private, Jesuit

Medical School, COD/WIM Poster Session, AAMC Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Nov 6, 2005 27. Sonnino RE, Gentry-Nielsen M, Drescher K, Scofield M, Chatterjee A: Birth of a Successful Women in Medicine and

Science Program in a Private, Jesuit Medical School, COD/WIM Poster Session, AAMC Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Nov 6, 2005. – SELECTED as sample of “Best Practices”, in “Leadership Lesson: Create a Compelling Poster with Microsoft PowerPoint”, AAMC Website: http://www.aamc.org/members/facultydev/facultyvitae/winter06/lesson/examples.htm

28. Sonnino RE, Richman RC, Odhner V, SELAM Board of Directors: Society for Executive Leadership in Academic

Medicine - SELAM: Coming of Age, COD/WIM Poster Session, AAMC Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Nov 6, 2005

29. Galt KA., O’Brien R, Paschal K, Clark B, Bramble JD, Gleason J, McQuillan R, Graves J, Harris B, Hoidal P, Mahern

C, Mu K, Rule A, Scheirton L, Gerardi D, Sonnino R, Bradberry JC: Successful Adoption of an Interprofessional “Foundations in Patient Safety Course” Across Health Professions Schools and Related Programs, 8th Annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress Leadership for Safety: The Time is NOW!, San Francisco, CA, May 10-12, 2006

LOCAL PRESENTATIONS (Recent – 2004 to present) 1. Yepes F, Grotz T, Hunter W, Sonnino RE: Structural assessment of Thiry-Vella Fistulas (TVF) under diverse conditions in the rat model – CU Center of Excellence, April 2005 2. Sonnino RE: Art & Science working together: photography in the practice of medicine - not just for show. Center for Health Policy and Ethics Roundtable, November 30, 2005 3. Haddad AM, Sonnino RE, Clark T, Krane M: Ethical Issues in Public Health Policy in Post-Soviet Countries, Center for Health Policy and Ethics Roundtable, May 2, 2006


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PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE - PROFESSIONAL Hi RES Photos: Freelance Photography & Medical Photography Professional Photographer (High School Senior Portraits), Prestige Portraits (by Lifetouch), WR Territory (Central Georgia), May- September 2004 Photographer for ACGME Monograph “The Chief Resident” 2005-2006 PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITS 1. “Rush Hour” – Recreational Diving Systems Photography Contest, December 1985 2. “Mostra d’Arte”, County Galleria, Pontiac, Michigan: Underwater Photography (3 Images), July-August, 1986 3. “Photographs by UH Employees”: University Hospitals of Cleveland (4Images): 1993 4. Photographic Exhibit, Jewish Community Center of Cleveland (3 Images), 1993 5. “Fragile Beginnings” - Photographs by Roberta E. Sonnino, M.D.: Synergy Art Space, Child Development Unit, University of Kansas Medical Center, September 9 – December 20, 2002 6. Medical Photographs by Roberta E. Sonnino, M.D.: SELAM Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Apr 2003 7. “Fragile Beginnings” - Photographs by Roberta E. Sonnino, M.D.: American Pediatric Surgical Association Annual

Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 2003 8. “Fragile Beginnings” - Photographs by Roberta E. Sonnino, M.D, Mercer University School of Medicine, March 19,

2004- May 31, 2004 9. “Fragile Beginnings” - Photographs by Roberta E. Sonnino, M.D, Permanent Exhibit, CUSOM Office of Medical

Education, January 2005 10. “From ‘Phisition’ to Medical Doctor – A Catalogue on the Evolution of Medical Education”, Permanent Exhibit,

AAMC National Offices, Washington, DC (open April 22, 2005) - “Teamwork” by Roberta E. Sonnino, M.D. Image used by request from AAMC

PEER REVIEWED PAPERS WITH PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS – Medical 1. Merli GA, Angiari P, Sonnino V, Gerosa M, Peserico L: Cisti liquorali endoperitoneali: una complicanza non

rara delle derivazioni ventricolo-peritoneali. Rassegna Italiana di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Vol XVIII, Num 2bis, p1, 1976 2. Sonnino RE: Doctoral Thesis: Nutrizione parenterale ed enterale totale nelle piu' comuni affezioni di interesse

chirurgico in eta' pediatrica. University of Padova, 1979. (Total parenteral and enteral nutrition in the most common surgical diseases of childhood)

3. Sonnino RE, Ansari MR: Intussusception of the appendix and endometriosis. Henry Ford Hosp Med J 34(1):61-66, 1986.

4. Sonnino RE, Besser AS, Polley TZ, Riddle JM: A modified technique for small bowel transplantation in the rat. J Pediatr Surg 21(12):1073-1077, 1986.

5. Sonnino RE, Ansari MR, Rossin R: Giant Gastric Paper Bezoar: Case report. Contemporary Surgery , Vol 30: 85-88, March 1987

6. Sonnino RE, Obeid FN: Obstructing giant pseudopolyposis of the colon in ulcerative colitis. Henry Ford Hosp Med J 35(4):259-261, 1987.

7. Sonnino RE, Harmel RP. Technical aspects of intestinal transplantation in the rat. J Invest Surg 1:55-64, 1988. 8. Sonnino RE, Kambouris AA: Malignant lymphoma presenting in gluteal muscles. Henry Ford Hosp Med J 36(1):61-

63, 1988. 9. Sonnino RE, Riddle JM, Besser AS: Small bowel transplantation in the rat: Ultrastructural changes during the early

phases of rejection. J Invest Surg 1:181-191, 1988. 10. Teitelbaum DH, Wise WE, Sonnino RE, Powers P, Harmel RP: Monitoring of small bowel transplant rejection: Use of

serial disaccharidase levels. Am J Surg 157:318-322, 1989. 11. Teitelbaum DH, Dunaway DJ, Sonnino RE, Stellin GP, Berend M, Harmel RP: Leakage of intramural low molecular

weight Polyethylene Glycol as a marker of small bowel transplant rejection. J Pediatr Surg 23(1):64-69, 1989. 12. Teitelbaum DH, O`Dorisio TM, Qualman SJ, Sonnino RE, Dunaway DJ, Harmel RP: Alteration in gastrointestinal

peptide tissue levels in rejecting small bowel transplants. J Pediatr Surg 24(7):629-633, 1989. 13. Sonnino RE, Laberge JM, Mucklow MG, Moir CR: Pathogenic E. coli: A new etiology for acute ileitis in children. J

Pediatr Surg 24(8):812-814, 1989. 14. Sonnino RE, Spigland N, Laberge JM, Desjardins J, Guttman FM: Unusual patterns of congenital neck masses in

children. J Pediatr Surg 24(10):966-969, 1989. 15. Sonnino RE, Chou S, Guttman FM: Hereditary sacrococcygeal teratomas. J Pediatr Surg 24(10):1074-1075, 1989. 16. Sonnino RE, Teitelbaum DH, Harmel RP: Cervical small bowel transplantation in the rat: A useful tool.

Microsurgery 11(4):309-313, 1990. 17. Sonnino RE, Reinberg O, Bensoussan AL, Laberge JM, Blanchard H: Gracilis muscle transposition for anal

incontinence in children. Long term follow-up. J Pediatr Surg 26(10): 1219-1223, 1991.



18. Kosir MA, Sonnino RE, Gauderer MWL: Pediatric abdominal lymphangiomas: A plea for early recognition. J Pediatr Surg 26(11):1309-1313, 1991.

19. Sonnino RE, Riddle JM, Pritchard TJ : Grading system for histologic changes in rat small bowel transplants. Transplant Proc 24(3):1201-1202, 1992.

20. Sonnino RE, Pritchard TJ, Riddle JM: Limited survival of rat small bowel transplants preserved in University of Wisconsin solution for 48 hours. J Invest Surg 6: 185-199, 1993.

21. Teitelbaum DH, Sonnino RE, Dunaway DJ, Stellin G, Harmel RP: Rat jejunal absorptive function after intestinal transplantation: effects of extrinsic denervation. Dig Dis Sci 38 (6): 1099 - 1104, 1993.

22. Sonnino RE: Effect of flushing pressure on rat small bowel transplants. J Invest Surg 9: 321-325, 1996 23. Teitelbaum DH, Sonnino RE, Harmel RP: Loss of intestinal integrity following small bowel transplant (SBTx)

rejection in the rat . Transpl Proc 28(5):26 , 1996 24. Sonnino RE, Pigatt L, Schrama A, Burchett S, Franson R: Phospholipase A2 secretion during intestinal graft

ischemia. Digestive Diseases & Sciences 42(5): 972-981, 1997 25. Arcuni J, Wang L, Yousef K, Chiu S, Mikkelson K, Franson RD, Sonnino RE: Secretory event in intestinal grafts during preservation ischemia. J Surgical Research 84 (2):233-239, 1999 (Cover art) 26. SantaCruz KS, McKinley ET, Powell R, Hermreck AS, Sonnino RE : Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Gastro-esophageal Junction in Childhood. Pediatric Pathology and Molecular Medicine, 21:57-64, 2002. (Cover art) 27. Sonnino RE, Cross RS, Tawfik OW: Mediators of Ischemia In Preserved Intestinal Grafts . Transplantation

Proceedings 34:975, 2002 28. Sonnino RE: Congenital and Surgical Disorders that Affect Respiratory Care (Ch 29). In: Perinatal and Pediatric

Respiratory Care, Czervinske & Barnhart Eds, WB Saunders, 2002. PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS- Non Medical 1. Un Filo Nero Intrecciato A Molte Vite - Madre Maria Felicita Cartolari nel ricordo delle sue ex-alunne, Topolitographia

Benedettina Editrice, 1985: Madre Felicita nel Bosco, p 36 2. Shaker – The Community News Magazine, Vol. 8, # 6, November 1990, p. 28: Photos by Shaker Shooters, Second Place, Shaker Heights Photo Fest - “Window Treatment” 3. Cleveland Physician, Monthly Bulletin of The Cleveland Academy of Medicine, Vol 76, # 4, April 1991: Cover Photo

– “Balloon Festival, Columbus, Ohio” 4. Cleveland Physician, Monthly Bulletin of The Cleveland Academy of Medicine, Vol 76, # 8, August 1991: Cover

Photo – “Abbazia Monte Oliveto, Siena, Italy” 5. Cleveland Physician, Monthly Bulletin of The Cleveland Academy of Medicine, Vol. 77, # 6,June 1992: Cover Photo

– “Venice, Italy” 6. Shaker – The Community News Magazine, Vol. 10, # 6, November 1992, p.34: Picturing Shaker, Second Place,

Shaker Heights Photo Fest - “Independence Day” 7. Inside MCVH, Virginia Commonwealth University, Vol III, Issue 4, October 1997, p 3: “The Art of Medicine” (5 photographs published) 8. Virginia Medical Quarterly, Vol. 124, # 4, Fall 1997: Physicians and the Arts, Cover & p.233 (4 photographs

published) 9. SELAM International News: Vol 1(1) Dec 1997 10. SELAM International News: Vol 1(2) July 1998 11. SELAM International News: Vol2(1) May 1999 12. In the Center: KUMC Newsletter, Vol 1(13), 10 June 1999, p 5 – Gastroschisis team 13. Synapse 1999: The University of Kansas Medical Center Creative Arts Journal, 12th Ed: pp. 27, 32, 37, 40, Back Cover 14. SELAM International News: Vol.2(2), Sept 1999 15. In the Center: KUMC Newsletter, Vol 2(17), 27 April 2000, p 2 – Dean Powell Celebration 16. SCOPE: KU-SOM Alumni Newsletter, Vol1, Spring 2000: page 1 (1 photograph) 17. University of Kansas School of Medicine Alumni Day 2000 Poster (3 photographs used) 18. SELAM International News: Vol 3(2) May 2000 19. Jayhawker MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine Yearbook 2000: pp 92, 95, xx 20. In the Center: KUMC Newsletter, Vol 3(22), 7 June 2001, p 6 – Zollars at Radiothon 21. Synapse 2000: The University of Kansas Medical Center Creative Arts Journal, 13th Ed: pp. 5, 13, 17, 18 22. Synapse 2001: The University of Kansas Medical Center Creative Arts Journal, 14th Ed: pp. 5, 11, 17, 32, 36, 39 23. Physician’s Practice – KS Region, Vol. 11, # 2, March/April 2001, p. A1 – “KUMC Leadership Outreach” 24. SELAM International News: Vol 4(1) May 2001 25. Jayhawker MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine Yearbook 2001: pp 41, 47, 89, 108 26. University of Kansas School of Medicine Admissions Guide, 2001: Front & Back Cover 27. Greater Kansas City Medical Bulletin, Vol. 96, # 11, November 2001: Cover and p. 9 – “The World Trade Center: A National Loss” (4 photographs published)



28. Greater Kansas City Medical Bulletin, Vol. 97, # 3, March 2002: Cover Art: Sunflowers 29. Greater Kansas City Medical Bulletin, Vol. 97, # 4, April 2002: Cover Art: Butterfly, Overland Park Bike Trail 30. Jayhawker MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine Yearbook 2002 31. Greater Kansas City Medical Bulletin, Vol. 97, # 5, May 2002: Cover Art: San Giorgio 32. Greater Kansas City Medical Bulletin, Vol. 97, # 6, June 2002: Cover Art: Spring Flowers 33. Greater Kansas City Medical Bulletin, Vol. 97, # 7, July 2002: Cover Art: Bloch Fountain 34. SELAM International News: Vol 5(1) July 2002 35. Kansan Pediatrician, August 2002, Page 7 36. American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery News, Fall 2002, Salzberg Award & Section Chairs, page 9 (2

images) 37. Greater Kansas City Medical Bulletin, , Vol. 97, # 9, September 2002: Cover Art: Collage of WIM 38. Kansas City Kansan, October 23, 2002: Ann Clemens: Art & Medicine, In Skilled Hands, Front page + p 8 39. Greater Kansas City Medical Bulletin, , Vol. 97, # 10, October 2002, page 9 (2 photographs) 40. AWS Connections, Vol 8, No 3, Fall 2002, Page 2 (2 images) 41. SELAM International News, Vol 6, No 1, January 2003: page 27 (4 images) 42. Synapse 2003: The University of Kansas Medical Center Creative Arts Journal, 15th Ed: pp. 5, 27 43. Medical Directory of Greater Kansas City 2003-2004, Cover Art: Verona Fountain, KC, Winter 2004 44. SELAM International News, Vol 7, No 1, Winter 2004: page 11 (1 image), page 32 (4 images) 45. M.D. News, Cover Story: Dr. Roberta Sonnino, Professor of Surgery, Vol. 2, No 2: pp. 6-8 March 2004 (2 images)

URL: http://www.creativeresultsinc.com/sonnino%201.htm 46. AAMC Reporter- Portraits in Medical Education Photography Contest, March 2004: “Teamwork”. URL:

http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/reporter/march04/photocontest.htm 47. NYIP Online Magazine: Student Perspective: The NYI Interview, July 2004 (8 images)

URL: http://www.nyip.com/tips/perspective0704.php48. SELAM International News, Vol 7, No 2, Autumn 2004: page 38 (3 images), page 39 (3 images) 49. SELAM International Annual Report – July 2005 (7 images) 50. “From ‘Phisition’ to Medical Doctor – A Catalogue on the Evolution of Medical Education”, Exhibit Brochure,

AAMC, Washington, DC (April 22, 2005) - “Teamwork” (Page 2) 51. SELAM International News, Vol 8, No 1, Fall 2005: page 33 (5 images) 52. Extreme Makeover – Home Edition (ABC-TV): “Cloud Nine” 53. SELAM International News, Vol 8, No 2, June 2006: Section 3 (4 images) WEBSITE PHOTOGRAPHY: Personal Photography Website (Hi RES Photos): http://www.hiresphotos.com

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