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Department of Surgery

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of Iowa Children's Hospital

Mark David Iannettoni, MD, MBA

Chairman of The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor

Medical School:
SUNY Health Sciences Center, Syracuse, New York  1985

Residency:
SUNY Health Sciences Center, Syracuse, New York
(General Surgery) 1985-1991

Fellowship:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
(Thoracic Surgery) 1993

Certification:
American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
UNOS certified

Professional Affiliations
The John Alexander Society
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Candidate Member
American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
General Thoracic Surgical Club
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Michigan Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Great Lakes Transplantation Association
Frederick A. Coller Society
International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation
Central Surgical Association
International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
Esophageal Surgery Club
American Association of Thoracic Surgeons
TSDA – Associate Member
ISHLT Scientific Council on Pulmonary Transplantation

Honors and Awards:
John Alexander Fellow in General Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1993-1994
TAMS Award (Token of Appreciation from Medical Students), University of Michigan Medical School 1998

Clinical Interests
Thoracic oncology
Lung and esophgeal cancer
Benign esophageal disease
Minimally invasive surgery of the chest and esophagus
Thoracic transplantation
Chest wall reconstruction
Lung volume reduction surgery
Mesothelioma
Hyperhydrosis
Photodynamic therapy
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy.

Research Interests:
Artificial Lungs
Lung And Esophageal Cancer
Minimally Invasive Surgery Including Pulmonary And Esophageal Sympathectomy
Thoracic Oncology
Transplantation
Artificial Lung Development

Selected and Recent Publications:
Urba SG, Orringer MB, Turrisi A, Iannettoni MD, Forastiere A, Strawderman M.  Randomized trial of preoperative chemoradiation versus surgery alone for patients with locoregional esophageal carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 2001;19:305-313.

Beer DG, Kardia SLR, Huang CC, Giordano TJ, Levin AM, Misek DE, Lin L, Chen G, Gharib TG, Thomas DG, Lizyness ML, Kuick R, Hayasaka S, Taylor JMG, Iannettoni MD, Orringer MB, Hanash S.  Gene expression profiles predict survival of patients with lung adenocarcinoma.  Nature Medicine, 2002; 8(8):816-24.

Chen G, Gharib TG, Huang CC, Thomas DG, Shedden KA, Taylor, JMG, Kardia SLR, Misek DE, Giordano TJ, Iannettoni MD, Orringer MB, Hanash SM, Beer DG.  Proteomic analysis of lung adenocarcinoma:  Identification of a highly expressed set of proteins in tumors.  Clin Cancer Res 2002;8:298-2305.

Moran CJ, Arenberg DA, Huang CC, Giordano TJ, Thomas DG, Misek DE, Iannettoni MD, Orringer MB, Hanash S, Beer DG.  RANTES expression by lung adenocarcinomas cells is a predictor of survival in Stage I patients.  Clin Cancer Res 2002;8:3803-3812

Chang, AC, Yee J, Orringer MB, Iannettoni, MD  Diagnostic Thorascopic lung biopsy:  An Outpatient Experience.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2002.

Tan BB, Flagherty KR, Kazarooni EA, Iannettoni MD   The Solitary Pulmonary Nodule, Chest 2003: 123;1S2AS:895-965

Patel HM, Tan, BB, Orringer, MB, Iannettoni MD  Transthoracic paraesophageal hiatal hernia repair in 247 patients.  In press.

White ES, Flaherty KR, Carskadon S, Brant A, Iannettoni MD, Yee J, Orringer MB, Arenberg DA.  Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and CXC Chemokine Expression in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer:  Role in Angiogenesis and Prognosis.  Clinical Cancer Research 2003;9:853-860.