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OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor
Breast Care

Alexander Stojadinovic, MD - USA

Current Position

Alexander Stojadinovic, MD
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
General Surgery Service
6900 Georgia Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20307
TEL: (202) 782-9691
FAX: (202) 782-0759

Professional/Academic Appointments

• July 1999-December 2001 - Instructor in Surgery
  Department of Surgery
  Uniformed Services University
  of the Health Sciences
  4301 Jones Bridge Road
  Bethesda, MD 20814

• December 2001-Present - Assistant Professor of Surgery
  Department of Surgery
  Uniformed Services University
  of the Health Sciences

• 1995-1999 - Coinvestigator
  Department of Medicine
  Gastroenterology Division
  Uniformed Services University
  of the Health Sciences

• 2001-2003 - QI Coordinator, General Surgery Service
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center

• 2001-2003 - Assistant for Administration to the Chief, General Surgery
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center

• 2001-2002 - General Surgery Representative to the Clinical
  Investigations Committee
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center

• 2001-2004 - General Surgery Representative to the Performance Improvement/Risk Management Advisory Group
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center

• 2002- present - Department of Surgery Representative to the Human Use Committee (IRB)
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center

• 2002 - Program Director
  Gary P. Wratten Army Surgical Symposium

• 2004- present - Principal Investigator
  Department of Surgery

• 2004-present - Program Leader
  Gastrointestinal Cancer Program, United States Military Cancer Institute

• 2004-present - Consultant to the Food and Drug Administration

• 2004-present - Committee Member
  Scientific Review Board
  United States Military Cancer Institute

• 2004-present - Surgeon General Appointee to the DoD Cancer Working Group

• 2004-present - Vice Chairman
  Department of Surgery
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center
  Washington, D.C. 20307

Education

• Bachelor of Science, May 1987
  College / University: United States Military Academy
  West Point, New York

• Medical Degree, May 1991
  Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the
  Health Sciences
  Bethesda, Maryland

• Residency: Department of Surgery
  General Surgery Service
  Walter Reed Army Medical Center
  Washington, D.C.

• Internship: July 1991 - June 1992

• Residency: July 1992 - June 1997

• Fellowship: Surgical Oncology
  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  NY, NY
  July 1999 – July 2001

License

• Michigan

• District of Columbia

Military Service

• United States Army: July 1983 - Present
  Current Rank: LTC

Military Schools/Training

• 1985 - Air Assault

• 1987 - AMEDD Officer Basic Course

• 1988 - Airborne

• 1990 - Combat Casualty Course

• 1995 - ATLS (Instructor)

• 1998 - ACLS

• 1999 - Medical Mgmt Chemical Casualty

• 1999 - Medical Def Biological Warfare

• 1999 - AMEDD Officer Advance Course

Military Assignments after commissioning

• 1987 - Medical student, USUHS

• 1991 - Surgical intern, WRAMC

• 1992 - Surgical resident, WRAMC

• 1995 - Surgical research resident, USUHS

• 1996 - Surgical resident, WRAMC

• 1997 - General Surgeon, DACH, Ft. Belvoir

• 1999 - Surgical Oncology Fellow, MSKCC

• 2001 - Attending Surgeon, WRAMC

• 2003  - Operation Iraqi Freedom, combat surgeon, 2nd ACR FST

• 2004 - Attending Surgeon, WRAMC

• 2004 - Vice Chairman, Dept of Surgery, WRAMC

Military Awards

• Combat Medical Badge (1)

• Bronze Star Medal (1)

• Army Commendation Medal – Valor (1)

• Army Commendation Medal (2)

• Army Achievement Medal (1)

• Army Superior Unit Award (1)

• National Defense Service Medal (2)

• Army Service Ribbon (1)

• Air Assault Badge

• Parachute Badge

Professional Membership and Societies

• Member, United States Military Cancer Institute

• Associate Fellow, American College of Surgeons

• Member, Society of Surgical Oncology

• Member, International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology

• Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology

• Member, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States

• Member, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Bibliography

• Publications

1. Stojadinovic A, Kiang J, Galloway R, Smallridge, Shea-Donohue T. Induction of heat shock protein-72 protects against ischemia / reperfusion injury in rat small intestine. Gastroenterology 1995; 109:505-515.

2. Stojadinovic A, Kiang J, Goldhill J, Smallridge R, Shea-Donohue T. Induction of the heat shock response prevents tissue injury during acute inflammation of the rat ileum. Critical Care Medicine 1997; 25(2):309-317.

3. Stojadinovic A, Miner TJ, Tavaf-Motamen H, Shea-Donohue T. Mucosal healing following ischemia / reperfusion injury of rat small intestine: role of mucus and lipid peroxidation. Surgical Forum 1997;XLVIII: 224-226. (American College of Surgeons) October 1997.

4. Bamberger PK, Stojadinovic A, Shaked G, Golocovsky M. Biliary-pleural fistula presenting as a massive pleural effusion after thoracoabdominal penetrating trauma. Journal of Trauma 1997; 43(1): 162-163.

5. Stojadinovic A, Shriver CD, Casler JD, York G, Jaques DP. Endoscopic laser excision of pyriform sinus parathyroid adenoma. Archives of Surgery 1998; 133:101-103.

6. Allen PJ, Stojadinovic A, Shriver CD, Jaques DP. Contributions from surgeons to clinical trials and research on the management of soft tissue sarcoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology 1998;5(5):437-441.

7. Goldhill JM, Stojadinovic A, Kiang J, Smallridge R, Shea-Donohue T. Hyperthermia prevents functional, histological, and biochemical abnormalities induced during ileitis. Neurogastroenterology and Motility 1999; 11:60-76.

8. Stojadinovic A, Smallridge R, Shea-Donohue T. U74389F limits tissue injury in a rat model of ischemia / reperfusion. Crit Care Med 1999; 27(4): 764-70.

9. Eror AT, Stojadinovic A, Starnes BW, Makrides SC, Tsokos G, Shea-Donohue T. Antiinflammatory Effects of Soluble Complement Receptor Type 1 Promote Rapid Recovery of Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rat Small Intestine. Clinical Immunology 1999; 90 (2): 266-275.

10. Miner TJ, Tavaf-Motamen H, Stojadinovic A, Shea-Donohue T. Ischemia – Reperfusion Protects the Rat Small Intestine Against Subsequent Injury. Journal of Surgical Research 1999; 82: 1-10.

11. Stojadinovic A, Allen PJ, Shriver CD. Metastatic Carcinoid Tumor Presenting as Hepatic Encephalopathy. HPB Surgery 2002; 4(1) 47-50.

12. Stojadinovic A, Karpoff HM, Antonescu CR, Shah JP, Singh B, Spiro RH, Dumornay W, Shaha AR. Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Head and Neck. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2000; 7(9): 696-704.

13. Stojadinovic A, Hoos A, Karpoff HM, Leung DHY, Antonescu CR, Brennan MF, Lewis JJ. Soft tissue tumors of the abdominal wall: Analysis of patterns of disease and treatment. Archives of Surgery 2001; 136:70-79.

14. Stojadinovic A, Jaques DP, Leung DHY, Healey JH, Brennan MF. Amputation for recurrent soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity: indications and outcome. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2001; 8(6): 509-518.

15. Stojadinovic A, Ghossein RA, Hoos A, Urist M, Spiro R, Shah JP, Brennan MF, Shaha AR, Singh B. Hurthle cell carcinoma: A critical histopathologic appraisal. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2001, 19:2616-2625.

16. Hoos A, Urist M, Stojadinovic A, Mastorides S, Dudas ME, Leung DHY, Kuo D, Brennan MF, Lewis JJ, Cordon-Cardo C. Validation of tissue microarrays for immunohistochemical profiling of cancer specimens. American Journal of Pathology 2001; 158: 1245-1251.

17. Hoos A, Stojadinovic A, Mastorides S, Urist MJ, Polsky D, Di Como CJ, Brennan MF, Cordon-Cardo C. High Ki-67 proliferative index predicts disease-specific survival in patients with high-risk soft tissue sarcomas. Cancer 2001; 92:869-874.

18. Stojadinovic A, Shaha A. Study of voice changes after thyroidectomy without recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, Editorial. Head and Neck 2001.

19. Allen PJ, Busam K, Hill ADK, Stojadinovic A, Coit DG. Immunohistochemical analysis of sentinel lymph nodes from patients with Merkel Cell carcinoma. Cancer 2001; 19(6): 1650-1655.

20. Stojadinovic A, Allen PJ, Clary BM, Busam KJ, Coit DG. Value of frozen section analysis of sentinel lymph nodes for primary cutaneous malignant melanoma. Annals of Surgery 2002; 235:92-98.

21. Stojadinovic A, Leung DHY, Hoos A, Jaques DP, Lewis JJ, Brennan MF. Analysis of the prognostic significance of microscopic margins in 2084 localized primary soft tissue sarcomas. Annals of Surgery 2002; 235(5): 424-34.

22. Stojadinovic A, Ghossein RA, Hoos A, Nissan A, Brennan MF, Jaques DP. Adrenocortical carcinoma: Clinical, morphological and molecular characterization. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2002; 20:941-950.

23. Stojadinovic A (share first authorship), Hoos A, Ghossein RA, Dudas ME, Kuo D, Leung DHY, Shaha AR, Brennan MF, Cordon-Cardo C, Singh B. Clinical significance of molecular expression profiles of Hürthle cell tumors of the thyroid gland analyzed via tissue microarrays. American Journal of Pathology 2002; 160:175-183.

24. Stojadinovic A, Shaha A, Orlikoff RF, Nissan A, Singh B, Boyle JO, Shah JP, Brennan MF, Kraus DH. A prospective voice assessment in patients undergoing thyroid surgery. Annals of Surgery 2002; 236(6):823-832.

25. Stojadinovic A, Hoos A, Ghossein RA, Urist M, Leung DHY, Spiro R, Shah JP, Brennan MF, Singh B, Shaha AR. Hurthle cell carcinoma: A 60-year experience. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2002, 9(2): 197-203.

26. Stojadinovic A, Yea A, Brennan MF. Completely resected recurrent soft tissue sarcoma: primary anatomic site governs outcomes. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2002; 194 (4):436-447.

27. Stojadinovic A, Hoos A, Brennan MF, Conlon KC. Prospective randomized clinical trials for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, 2002; 11(1): 207-229.

28. Stojadinovic A, Leung DHY, Allen PJ, Lewis JJ, Jaques DP, Brennan MF. Primary adult soft tissue sarcoma: Time-dependent influence of prognostic variables. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2002; 20:4344-4352.

29. Bains MS, Stojadinovic A, Minsky B, Rusch V, Turnbull A, Korst R, Ginsberg R, Kelsen DP, Ilson DH. Phase II trial of preoperative combined modality therapy for locally advanced esophageal carcinoma. Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2002; 124:270-277.

30. Stojadinovic A, Shoup M, Nissan A, Ghossein RA, Brennan MF, Shaha A, Shah JP. Role of operations for metastatic well differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Surgery 2002; 131:636-43.

31. Stojadinovic A, Shoup M, Nissan A, Ghossein RA, Shah JP, Brennan MF, Shaha AR. Recurrent Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Biological Implications of Age, Method of Detection, Site and Extent of Recurrence. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2002; 9(8):789-798.

32. Hoos, A, Nissan A, Stojadinovic A, Shia J, Paty PB, Klimstra D, Cordon-Cardo C, Brennan MF, Wong WD. Tissue Microarray Molecular Profiling of early, node negative adenocarcinoma of the rectum: A comprehensive analysis. Clinical Cancer Research, 2002; 8:3841-3849.

33. Allen P, Stojadinovic A, Ben-Porat L, Gonen M, Kooby D, Blumgart L, Paty P, Fong Y. The management of variant arterial anatomy during hepatic arterial infusion pump placement. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2002; 9(9): 875-880.

34. Shia J, Tickoo SS, Guillem JG, Qin J, Nissan A, Hoos A, Stojadinovic A, Ruo L, Wong D, Paty PP, Minsky BD, Klimstra DS. Increased endocrine cells in treated rectal adenocarcinomas: A possible reflection of endocrine differentiation in tumor cells induced by chemo- and radiotherapy. American Journal of Surgical Pathology 2002, 26(7): 863-872.

35. Fleming SD, Starnes BW, Kiang JG, Stojadinovic A, Tsokos GC, Shea-Donohue T. Heat stress protection against mesenteric ischemia/reperfusion-induced alterations in intestinal rat mucosa. American Journal of Physiology. 2002; 92(6):2600-7.

36. Stojadinovic A, Hoos A, Nissan A, Cordon-Cardo C, Huvos AG, Shaha AR, Brennan MF, Singh B, Ghossein R. Parathyroid Neoplasms: Clinical, Histopathological, and Tissue Microarray-based Molecular Analysis. Human Pathology 2003; 34(1): 54-64.

37. Stojadinovic A, Brooks A, Hoos A, Jaques DP, Brennan MF, Conlon KC. An evidence-based approach to the surgical management of resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Journal of the American College Surgeons, 2003, 196(6): 954-964.

38. Shoup M, Stojadinovic A, Nissan A, Ghossein A, Freedman S, Garcia J, Brennan MF, Shah JP, Shaha AR. Prognostic indicators of outcome in patients with distant metastases from thyroid carcinoma. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2003; 197(2): 191-197.

39. Stojadinovic A, Brennan MF, Hoos A, Omeroglu A, Leung DHY, Dudas ME, Nissan A, Cordon-Cardo C, Ghossein RA. Adrenocortical adenoma and carcinoma: Histological and molecular comparative analysis. Modern Pathology 2003; 16(8): 742-751.

40. Sumkin JH, Stojadinovic A, Huerbin M, Klym A, McHugh L, Sobran CM, Leader JK, Zheng B, Gur D. Impedance Measurements for Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Younger Women: A Preliminary Assessment. Proc SPIE 2003; 5034:197-203.

41. Swiecki C, Stojadinovic A, Anderson J, Zhao A, Dawson H, Shea-Donohue T. Effect of hyperglycemia and nitric oxide synthase inhibition on heat tolerance and induction of heat shock protein 72 kDa in vivo. American Surgeon 2003 Jul;69(7):587-92.

42. Stojadinovic A, Fields SI, Shriver CD, Lenington S, Ginor R, Peoples GE, Burch HB, Peretz T, Freund HR, Nissan A. Electrical Impedance Scanning of Thyroid Nodules Prior to Thyroid Surgery: A Prospective Study. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2005; 12(2):152-160.

43. Stojadinovic A, Nissan A, Gallimidi Z, Lenington S, Logan W, Zuley M, Yeshaya A, Shimonov M, Melloul M, Fields S, Allweis T, Ginor R, Gur D, Shriver CD. Electrical Impedance Scanning for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Young Women: Preliminary Results of a Multi-Center Prospective Trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2005 Apr 20; 23(12):2703-15.

44. Sarkaria IS, Stojadinovic A, Talbot SG, Pham D, Hoos A, Dudas M, Shaha A, Shah JP, Brennan MF, Ghossein RA, Singh B. Squamous cell carcinoma related oncogene (SCCRO) is highly expressed in normal human adrenal tissue but not in aggressive adrenocortical carcinomas. Surgery 2004; 136(6):1122-8.

45. Arciero CA, Peoples GE, Stojadinovic A, Shriver CD. The Utility of a Rapid Parathyroid Assay for Uniglandular, Multiglandular and Recurrent Parathyroid Disease. American Surgeon 2004; 70(7):588-92.

46. McLeod IK, Arciero C, Noordzij JP, Stojadinovic A, Peoples GE, Melder PC, Langley R, Bernet V, Shriver CD. The Use of Rapid Parathyroid Hormone Assay in Predicting Postoperative Hypocalcemia Following Total or Completion Thyroidectomy. Thyroid 2005 [in review]

47. Allen PJ, Nissan A, Picon AI, Kemeny N, Dudrick P, Ben-Porat, Espat J, Stojadinovic A, Cohen AM, Fong Y, Paty PB. Technical Complications and Durability of Hepatic Artery Infusion Pumps for Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: An Institutional Experience of 544 Consecutive Cases. Journal of the American College Surgeons, 2004, (in review)

48. Stojadinovic A, Moskovitz O, Gallimidi Z, Fields S, Brooks AD, Brem R, Mucciola RN, Singh M, Maniscalco-Theberge ME, Gur D, Shriver CD. Prospective Study of Electrical Impedance Scanning for Identifying Young Women at Risk for Breast Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology (in review)

49. Stojadinovic A, Allen PJ, Protic M, Potter JF, Shriver CD, Nelson JM, Peoples GE. Colon Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping: Practical Surgical Applications. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2005 (in press)

Chapters

• Stojadinovic A, Hoos A, Brennan MF, Conlon KC. Pancreatic cancer: An evidence-based approach in Unbound Surgery, TN Pappas GP Purcell (eds). Unbound Medicine, 2004 available at http://www.unboundsurgery.com

Video Motion Picture

• Stojadinovic A, Bains MS. Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. American College of Surgeons 2001.

• Stojadinovic A, Brennan MF. Resection of Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma.

Abstracts:

1. Stojadinovic A, Molloy M, d'Avis J, Jaques DP. Completion thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Gary P. Wratten Surgical Symposium 1993.

2. Stojadinovic A, Gomez ER, Jackson MR. The role of intra-arterial urokinase for acute limb-threatening ischemia. Gary P. Wratten Surgical Symposium 1994.

3. Stojadinovic A, Kiang J, Smallridge R, Galloway R, Shea-Donohue T. Heat shock protein-72 induction protects rat small intestinal mucosa from ischemia / reperfusion injury. Gary P.Wratten Surgical Symposium 1995.

4. Stojadinovic A, Smallridge R, Shea-Donohue T. U74389F limits intestinal ischemia / reperfusion injury in rats. Gary P.Wratten Surgical Symposium 1996.

5. Stojadinovic A, Smallridge R, Galloway R, Shea-Donohue T. Mechanism of a 21-aminosteroid, U74389, protection against intestinal ischemia / reperfusion injury; role of leukotriene B4. Gastroenterology 1995; 108(4): A328.

6. Stojadinovic A, Kiang J, Smallridge R, Galloway R, Shea-Donohue T. Heat shock protein-72 induction protects rat intestinal mucosa from ischemia / reperfusion injury. Gastroenterology 1995; 108(4): A-327.

7. Stojadinovic A, Matin D, Starnes BW, Smallridge R, Shea-Donohue T. Rapid restitution of ischemic damage by the 21-aminosteroid U74389, in rat small intestine. Gastroenterology 1996; ( ): A-333.

8. Stojadinovic A, Lawson SA, Jaques DP, Shriver CD. Physiologic response to hepatic cryosurgery in the treatment of unresectable hepatic tumors. Gary P. Wratten Surgical Symposium, 1997.

9. Stojadinovic A, Karpoff HM, Antonescu CR, Shah JP, Singh B, Spiro RH, Dumornay W, Shaha AR. Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Head and Neck. Abstarct #32. SSO 2000, New Orleans, LA.

10. Stojadinovic A, Hoos A, Karpoff HM, Leung DHY, Antonescu CR, Brennan MF, Lewis JJ. Soft tissue tumors of the abdominal wall: analysis of patterns of disease and treatment modalities. Gary P Wratten Surgical Symposium, Washigton, D.C., 2000.

11. Stojadinovic A, Hoos A, Ghossein RA, Urist M, Leung DHY, Spiro R, Shah JP, Brennan MF, Singh B, Shaha AR. Hurthle cell carcinoma: A 60-year experience. Abstract # 36. SSO 2001, Washington, D.C.

12. Stojadinovic A, Jaques DP, Leung DHY, Healey JH, Brennan MF. Amputation for recurrent soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity: indications and outcome. Abstract # 72. SSO 2001, Washington, D.C.

13. Klauber-DeMore N, Stojadinovic A, Mann B, Coit DG. Deep pelvic nodal metastases of malignant melanoma: multifactorial analysis of prognostic indicators. Abstract # P60. SSO 2001, Washington, D.C.

14. Stojadinovic A, Hoos A, Ghossein RA, Urist M, Leung DHY, Spiro R, Shah JP, Brennan MF, Singh B, Shaha AR. Hurthle cell carcinoma: A 60-year experience. Gary P Wratten Surgical Symposium, Augusta, GA, 2001.

15. Bains MS, Stojadinovic A, Minsky B, Rusch V, Turnbull A, Korst R, Ginsberg R, Kelsen DP, Ilson DH. Phase II trial of preoperative combined modality therapy for locally advanced esophageal carcinoma. American Society for Thoracic Surgeons 2001, San Diego, CA.

16. Stojadinovic A, Fields SI, Shriver CD, Lenington S, Ginor R, Peoples GE, Burch HB, Peretz T, Freund HR, Nissan A. Electrical Impedance Scanning of Thyroid Nodules Prior to Thyroid Surgery: A Prospective Study. Society of Surgical Oncology, New York City, 2004.

17. Stojadinovic A, Nissan A, Gallimidi Z, Lenington S, Logan W, Zuley M, Yeshaya A, Shimonov M, Melloul M, Fields S, Allweis T, Ginor R, Gur D, Shriver CD. Electrical Impedance Scanning for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Young Women: Preliminary Results of 1,103 Patients Taking Part in a Multi-Center Prospective Trial. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2004; 88(Suppl 1, Sept):S10.

18. Stojadinovic A, Margolin M, Singh M, Akin M, Pulliam R, Platt L. A Novel Technique for Primary Breast Cancer Screening in Young Women. 2005 Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

19. Stojadinovic A, Moskovitz O, Gallimidi Z, Fields S, Brooks AD, Brem R, Mucciola RN, Singh M, Shriver CD. Prospective Study of electrical impedance for identifying young women at risk for breast cancer. 2005 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings June 1; 23:16S-692.

Presentations:

1. Stojadinovic A, Molloy M, d'Avis J, Jaques DP. Completion thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Gary P. Wratten Surgical Symposium, Breckenridge, CO, 1993.

2. Stojadinovic A, Gomez ER, Jackson MR. The role of intra-arterial urokinase for acute limb-threatening ischemia. Gary P. Wratten Surgical Symposium, Cloudcroft NM, 1994.

3. Stojadinovic A, Kiang J, Smallridge R, Galloway R, Shea-Donohue T. Heat shock protein-72 induction protects rat small intestinal mucosa from ischemia / reperfusion injury. Gary P. Wratten Surgical Symposium, Boston, MA, 1995.

4. Stojadinovic A, Kiang J, Smallridge R, Galloway R, Shea-Donohue T. Heat shock protein-72 induction protects against ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat small intestine. Division of Medicine Grand Rounds, WRAIR, Washington D.C., March 1995.

5. Stojadinovic A, Kiang J, Smallridge R, Galloway R, Shea-Donohue T. Heat shock protein-72 induction protects against ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat small intestine. Charles A. Hufnagel Research Award Competition, USUHS, Bethesda, MD, April 1995.

6. Stojadinovic A, Smallridge R, Galloway R, Shea-Donohue T. Mechanism of a 21-aminosteroid, U74389, protection against intestinal ischemia / reperfusion injury. American Gastroenterology Association, San Diego, CA, May 1995.

7. Stojadinovic A, Kiang J, Smallridge R, Galloway R, Shea-Donohue T. Heat shock protein-72 induction protects rat intestinal mucosa from ischemia / reperfusion injury. American Gastroenterology Association, San Diego, CA, May 1995.

8. Stojadinovic A. Intestinal ischemia / reperfusion injury: new therapeutic approaches. First Annual San Antonio Trauma Symposium, San Antonio, TX, Sept 1995.

9. Stojadinovic A, Smallridge R, Shea-Donohue T. U74389F limits intestinal ischemia / reperfusion injury in rats. Gary P. Wratten Surgical Symposium, Breckenridge, CO 1996.

10. Stojadinovic A, Matin D, Starnes BW, Smallridge R, Shea-Donohue T. Rapid restitution of ischemic damage by the 21-aminosteroid U74389, in rat small intestine. American Gastroenterology Association, San Francisco, CA May 1996.

11. Stojadinovic A, Lawson SA, Jaques DP, Shriver CD. Physiologic response to hepatic cryosurgery in the treatment of unresectable hepatic tumors. Gary P. Wratten Surgical Symposium, 1997.

12. Stojadinovic A, Karpoff HM, Antonescu CR, Shah JP, Singh B, Spiro RH, Dumornay W, Shaha AR. Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Head and Neck. SSO 2000, New Orleans, LA.

13. Stojadinovic A, Hoos A, Karpoff HM, Leung DHY, Antonescu CR, Brennan MF, Lewis JJ. Soft tissue tumors of the abdominal wall: analysis of patterns of disease and treatment modalities. Gary P Wratten Surgical Symposium, Washigton, D.C., 2000.

14. Stojadinovic A, Hoos A, Ghossein RA, Urist M, Leung DHY, Spiro R, Shah JP, Brennan MF, Singh B, Shaha AR. Hurthle cell carcinoma: A 60-year experience. SSO 2001, Washington, D.C.

15. Stojadinovic A, Jaques DP, Leung DHY, Healey JH, Brennan MF. Amputation for recurrent soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity: indications and outcome. SSO 2001, Washington, D.C.

16. Klauber-DeMore N, Stojadinovic A, Mann B, Coit DG. Deep pelvic nodal metastases of malignant melanoma: multifactorial analysis of prognostic indicators. SSO 2001, Washingtin, D.C. (Poster)

17. Stojadinovic A, Hoos A, Ghossein RA, Urist M, Leung DHY, Spiro R, Shah JP, Brennan MF, Singh B, Shaha AR. Hurthle cell carcinoma: A 60-year experience. New York Surgical Society, 2001.

18. Stojadinovic A, Hoos A, Ghossein RA, Urist M, Leung DHY, Spiro R, Shah JP, Brennan MF, Singh B, Shaha AR. Hurthle cell carcinoma: A 60-year experience. Gary P Wratten Surgical Symposium, Augusta, GA, 2001.

19. Bains MS, Stojadinovic A, Minsky B, Rusch V, Turnbull A, Korst R, Ginsberg R, Kelsen DP, Ilson DH. Phase II trial of preoperative combined modality therapy for locally advanced esophageal carcinoma. American Society for Thoracic Surgeons 2001, San Diego, CA.

20. Stojadinovic A, Kiang JG, Tsokos GC, Shea - Donohue, T. Constitutive Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition Prevents Hyperthermia - Induced Multiorgan Expression of HSP - 72. American Gastroenterology Association (DDW) 2001, Atlanta, GA. (Poster).

21. Stojadinovic A, Bains M. Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy (Video). Cine Clinics, American College of Surgery, 2001.

22. Stojadinovic et al. Utility of a surgical morbidity and mortality grading system to describe short-term outcome following esophagectomy. Gastroenterology-Surgery Board, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, September 2001.

23. Stojadinovic A, Fields SI, Shriver CD, Lenington S, Ginor R, Peoples GE, Burch HB, Peretz T, Freund HR, Nissan A. Electrical Impedance Scanning of Thyroid Nodules Prior to Thyroid Surgery: A Prospective Study. Society of Surgical Oncology, New York City, 2004.

24. Stojadinovic A. Forward Surgery in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Trauma Surgery Symposium, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, August 2004.

25. Stojadinovic A. Current Concepts in Forward Surgery and Damage Control, Grand Rounds, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, October 2004.

26. Stojadinovic A. The Role of Routine Electrical Impedance Scanning for the Identification of Increased Breast Cancer Risk in Women Under Age 40. Dru Carlson Memorial Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, November 2004.

27. Stojadinovic A, Nissan A, Gallimidi Z, Lenington S, Logan W, Zuley M, Yeshaya A, Shimonov M, Melloul M, Fields S, Allweis T, Ginor R, Gur D, Shriver CD. Electrical Impedance Scanning for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Young Women: Preliminary Results of 1,103 Patients Taking Part in a Multi-Center Prospective Trial. J Clin Oncol 2004, 27th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2004.

28. Stojadinovic A, Margolin M, Singh M, Akin M, Pulliam R, Platt L. A Novel Technique for Primary Breast Cancer Screening in Young Women. 2005 Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Francisco, CA.

Active protocols

1. A prospective functional voice assessment in patients undergoing thyroid surgery. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. New York, NY. IRB approved, March 2000-July 2001, completed

2. A prospective randomized trial of external beam radiotherapy, surgery and high-dose rate intra-operative brachytherapy (HDR-IORT) versus surgery alone for primary and recurrent retroperitoneal sarcoma. (September 2001 -).

3. Electrical Impedence Scanning of Thyroid Nodules Prior to Thyroid Surgery: A Prospective Study. Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. IRB approved. (Principal Investigator, September 2002- ).

4. Electrical Impedance Imaging for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Young Women. Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. IRB approved. (Principal Investigator, August 2002). Educational grant = $60,000/year

5. Double Blinded, Placebo Controlled Prospective Randomized Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Continuous Paravertebral Catheter with Paravertebral Block in Breast Cancer Surgery. Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. IRB approved. (Co-Principal Investigator, October 2002 - ).

6. A Prospective Randomized (multi-center) Study Comparing Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) Evaluation with Standard Pathological Evaluation for the Staging of Colon Carcinoma (Co-Principal investigator, February 2003 - ).

7. Molecular Phenotyping of Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Collected as Part of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Clinical Breast Care Project Tissue Repository Initiative. (Principal Investigator, February 2003 - ).

8. Biological Relevance of Sentinel Lymph Node Micrometastasis in Patients with Colon Carcinoma. (Principal Investigator, February 2003). MCI grant =$50,000/year.

9. A Prospective Functional Voice Assessment and Voice-related Outcome Appraisal in Patients Undergoing Thyroid Surgery (Principal Investigator, March 2003 - ).

10. A Prospective Appraisal of Voice in Patients Undergoing Thyroid Surgery: Aerodynamic and Perceptual Sequellae (Co-Principal Investigator, April 2003 -).

11. North Atlantic Regional Medical Command Multicenter Trial: Electrical Impedance Imaging for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Young Women. (October 2004 -). Congressional grant = $1,000,000

12. CT-PET Scanning for the Staging of Women with Localized Breast Cancer (Co-Principal Investigator, September 2004 -)

13. Co-existing Thyroid Disease and Hyperparathyroidism (Principal Investigator, October 2004- )

Academic Awards:

• Charles A. Hufnagel Research Award, April 1995

• Bailey K. Ashford Research Award, 1997

• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Gorin Fellow in Sarcoma, 2001

• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, 2001