Healthcare Midwest - Kalamazoo Michigan : Providers

Thomas J. Rohs, Jr., M.D.

CURRICULUM VITAE

General and Bariatric Surgery
1717 Shaffer Avenue, Suite 108
Kalamazoo, MI 49048
269.343.9113

EDUCATION

1987	Honors B.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
1991	Doctor of Medicine The University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio

POST GRADUATE TRAINING

1994-1995	Critical Care Fellowship University of Michigan Hospitals Ann Arbor, Michigan Division of Surgical Critical Care
1993-1997	Residency University of Michigan Hospitals Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Surgery
1992-1993	Residency St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Pontiac, Michigan Department of General Surgery
1991-1992	Internship The Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio Department of Surgery

AWARDS

Whisman Scholar, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
National Merit Scholar, University of Michigan

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Current	Trauma Division: Borgess Medical Center Principal Investigator, Pharmacia protocol 28: Linazolid in the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia. Other clinical projects in Trauma and Critical Care.
1994-1995	Division of Thoracic Surgery: University of Michigan *Foci of research:* various developing techniques for myocardial protection. Techniques applied: large animal myocardial physiology preps using peizoelectric crystals, isolated heart preps on Langendorf columns, cell fractionation techniques, protein kinase C assays, immunocytochemistry and ELISA.
1985-1987	Department of Human Genetics: University of Michigan *Focus of research:* (leading to my undergraduate honor thesis) was on tissue specific promotors of the rat ribonuclease gene. Techniques applied: restriction endonuclease mapping, plasmid subcloning, southern blots and DNA sequencing.

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS

Michigan Medical License, #4301060374; American Board of Surgery Certified, 1999
CAQ in Surgical Critical Care, 2000, ATLS Instructor, FCCS Instructor

MEMBERSHIPS

Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine
Michigan State Medical Society
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
The Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society
Associate Fellow of The American College of Surgeons
The Michigan ACS Committee on Trauma

PUBLICATIONS

Rohs, T.J., Polanski, P., Just, S., Gordon, W., Just-Viera, J.O.
"Early Complications and Long-Term Survival in Severely Obese Coronary Bypass Patients" Am. Surgeon, 61: 949-53, 1995.
Iannettoni, M.D., Rohs, T.J., Gallagher, K.P., Bolling, S.F., "The Regional Effect Retrograde Cardioplegia in Areas of Evolving Ischemia." Chest, 108: 1353-1357, 1995.
Mosca, R.S., Rohs, T.J., Waterford, R.R., Childs, K.F., Brunsting, L.A., Bolling, S.F. "Perflourocarbon Supplemation and Post-Ischemic Cardiac Function." Surgery, 120: 197-204, 1996.
Rohs, T.J., Benedict, M.B., Bolling, S.F., "Reperfusion Adequacy and Functional Recovery." Chest, 112 (4), 1075-8, 1997.
Rohs, T.J., Kilgore, K.S., Georges, A.J., BOlling, S.F., "Post-ischemic Function and Protein Kinase C Signal Transduction." Annals of Thor. Surgery, 65(6), 1680-4, 1998.
Remos-Kelly, J.R., Toledo-Pereyra, L.H., Jordan, J., Rivera-Chavez, F., Rohs, T.J., Holevar, M, Dixon, R.A.F., Yun, E., Ward, P.A., "Multiple Selectin Blockade with a Small Molecule Inhibitor Downregulates Liver Chemokine Expression and Neutrophil Infiltration after Hemorrhagic Shock." J. Trauma, 49 (1), 92-100, 2000.

PRESENTATIONS

Mosca, R.M., Rohs, T.J., Waterford, R.R., Brunsting, L.A., Bolling, S.F., "Perflourocarbon Supplementation and Post-Ischemic Myocardial Functional Recovery." S.U.S., March 1995.
Rohs, T.J., Ning, X.H., Childs, K.L., Bolling, S.F., "Glucose in Cardioplegia: pH and Temperature Dependence." AHA-Michigan, Sept. 1995 (Poster)
Rohs, T.J., Kilgore, K.J., Childs, K.L., Bolling, S.F., "Postischemic Function and Protein Kinase Signal Transduction"
Rohs, T.J., "Management of the Adrenal Incedentaloma", Good Samaritan Hospital Grand Rounds, Cincinnati, February 1998.
Rohs, T.J., "Latest Trends in Fluid Resuscitation", West Michigan Air Care Fall Conference, October 1998.
Rohs, T.J., "Current Management of Closed Head injuries", Trauma Rounds, Borgess Medical Center, October 1998.
Rohs, T.J. "Management of Cervical Spine Injuries", Neurosciences for Primary Care Physicians Conference, Borgess Medical Center, April 1999.
Recurring lectures in Fluid and Electrolytes, Closed Head Injury and Mechanisms of Trauma for Surgical and Emergency Medicine residents at MSU-KCMS programs.
Rohs, T.J., Trauma Case Reviews,Neurotrauma and ARDS Management, West Michigan Air Care Fall Conference, October 2000.

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