Dr. Brian D Shames MD
Surgeon
263 Farmington Ave Transplant Surgery Farmington CT, 06030Rating
3/5
About
Dr. Brian Shames is a general surgeon practicing in Farmington, CT. Dr. Shames specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Shames provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Univ Of Ct Sch Of Med- Farmington Ct 1994
Univ Of Ct Sch Of Med 1994
University of Connecticut School of Medicine 1994
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Thirty years of clinical trials in acute respiratory distress syndrome.
- Does opening the peritoneum at the time of renal transplanation prevent lymphocele formation?
- Favorable balance of anti-oxidant/pro-oxidant systems and ablated oxidative stress in Brown Norway rats in renal ischemia-reperfusion injury.
- Oxidant-mediated apoptosis in proximal tubular epithelial cells following ATP depletion and recovery.
- Protective effect of 20-HETE analogues in experimental renal ischemia reperfusion injury.
- Protective effect of Lifor solution in experimental renal ischemia-reperfusion injury.
- Diagnostic accuracy of solid phase HLA antibody assays for prediction of crossmatch strength.
- Chromosome substitution modulates resistance to ischemia reperfusion injury in Brown Norway rats.
- Renal Transplantation With Final Allocation Based on the Virtual Crossmatch.
- Gamified Twitter Microblogging to Support Resident Preparation for the American Board of Surgery In-Service Training Examination.
- Reactivity of cysteine residues in the protease from human immunodeficiency virus: identification of a surface-exposed region which affects enzyme function.
Awards
- Best Oral Presentation by a New AAS Member AAS
Treatments
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Gallstones
- Hernia
- Umbilical Hernia
- Ventral Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Lipoma
- Sebaceous Cyst
Fellowships
- University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, NIH Research Fellow Department of Surgery
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Transplant Research Fellow Department of Surgery
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Clinical Transplant Fellow Department of Surgery
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