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Charles F. Cobb, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Principal hospital base:
Allegheny General Hospital
Current professional and academic appointments (Include starting date):
| 1986 - Present: |
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Attending Surgical Staff, Division of General Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1988 - Present: |
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Associate Professor of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine (formerly MCP Hahnemann) |
| 1995 - Present: |
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Program Director, General Surgery Residency, Allegheny General Hospital |
| 2002 - Present: |
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President, American College of Surgeons, Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter |
Undergraduate medical education (including dates and degrees):
| 1970 - 1974: M.D. |
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University of Chicago School of Medicine |
Postgraduate medical education (including dates of internships, residencies, fellowships, etc.):
| 1974 - 1975: |
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Surgical Internship, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| 1975 - 1980: |
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| 1977 - 1978: |
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Gastrointestinal Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
Resident teaching awards:
Arthur I. Murphy, Jr., Teaching Award, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003
ACGME, Parker J. Palmer, "Courage to Teach" Award, Finalist, September 2001
Student teaching awards:
Golden Apple Teaching Award 1989, 1991, 1992
Research activities:
- Editor, Current Surgery, January 6, 1999 to present.
- Reviewer, Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 2003.
- Coordinated Resident Research Day, Allegheny General Hospital, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
- Coordinated Resident Research Day, Southwestern Chapter, American College of Surgeons.Research Day, Allegheny General Hospital, 1998, 1999,
- Mentor for Resident Research Project - Jason Cotter, M.D.
BASIC RESEARCH
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"Serum D(-)Lactate Levels in Acute Intestinal Ischemia from AAA Repair Patients - A Prospective Study" |
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Allegheny Singer Research Institute |
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"A Computational Model of the Generalized Radioimmunoassay for Apple MacIntosh and other Unix-Based Workstations" |
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Allegheny Singer Research Institute |
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"Serum D(-)Lactate Levels as a Predictor of Acute Intestinal Ischemia in a Rat Model" |
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Allegheny Singer Research Institute |
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"Ethanol Adrenal Stimulation and Its Relationship to Trauma" |
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Allegheny Singer Research Institute |
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"The Effect of Interleukin-1 on Rat Adrenal Metabolism" |
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Allegheny Singer Research Institute |
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"Effect of Ethanol on Absorption Using Isolated and Perfused Rat Gut" |
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Veterans Administration Merit Review |
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"Alcohol: Malnutrition and Impaired Testicular Function" |
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Veterans Administration RRAGS Grant |
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Evidenced based Practice guidelines:
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Pathway Committee
Thyroidectomy Pathway Committee
Colon Carcinoma Pathway Committee
Recent publications and presentations:
Peer-reviewed publications (i.e., journal articles)
Halal A, Cobb CF. Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: An update. Current Surgery, Vol 59, Number 5, September/October 2002.
Cobb CF. Repair of Incisional Hernia, Current Surgery, Vol 56, Number 3, March/April 1999.
Other publications (i.e., non-peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, etc.)
National/regional presentations
Cotter J, Patel N, Cobb CF, Atkinson DA. Clinical Usefulness of Technetium 99m Labeled Red Cell Scintigraphy in the Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Southeastern Surgical Conference. February 2003.
Other presentations
"Thyroid Nodules: Benign and Malignant", Surgical Grand Rounds, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, February 28, 2003.
"Gastrointestinal Endocrine", Basic Science Lecture Series, September 25, 2002.
"Surgical Perspective for GI Bleed", Intern Orientation Lecture, August 13, 2002.
"Gastrointestinal Endocrine", Basic Science Lecture Series, September 13, 2001
"Acute GI Bleed, Surgical Perspective", Basic Science Lecture Series, August 21, 2001.
"Small Bowel Obstruction", Surgical Grand Rounds, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, January 23, 2001.
"Indications and Contraindications for Laparoscopic Procedures", Laparoscopic Curriculum Lecture, October 4, 2000.
"Thyroid Nodules", Surgical Grand Rounds, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, January 2000.
"Upper / Lower GI Bleed", Medical student lecture, presented quarterly.
"Biliary Tract Disease", Medical student lecture, presented quarterly.
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