Education: 1992 Charlotte Latin High School, Charlotte, NC (diploma)1991 Brown University, Providence, RI (no major declared)
1992 - 1994 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (Biology Major)
1994 - 1995 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (B.S. Biology)
1996 – 2000 Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (M.D.) Post-Doctoral Training:
2000- 2001 Surgical Internship, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, NC, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2001- 2002 Junior Surgical Resident, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, NC, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2002 - 2003 Surgical Research Fellow, Pitt County Memorial Hospital Greenville, NC, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine East, Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2003 - 2004 Surgical Resident, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, NC, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2004 - 2005 Senior Surgical Resident, Pitt County Memorial Hospital Greenville, NC, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2005 - 2006 Administrative Chief Resident in Surgery, Pitt County Memorial Hospital Greenville, NC Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Employment History:
2000 - 2006 Assistant Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2006 - 2007 General and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Danville Surgical Center, Danville, VA
2007 – present Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Certifications:
1992 American Heart Association Basic Life Support
2000 American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support
2000 Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification
2002 daVinci™© Surgical Robot Certification
2004 Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor Certification
2006 American Board of Surgery Certification
Licensure:
2003 North Carolina
2005 Commonwealth of Virginia
Professional Societies:
1996 - present American Medical Association
1996 - 2000 Pennsylvania Medical Society
1996 - 2000 Gibbon Surgical Society
2000 - 2006 American College of Surgeons, Candidate Member
2003 - 2006 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Candidate Member
2006 - present American College of Surgeons, Associate Fellow
2006 - present Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Member
2007 - present The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Member
Professional Service:
2006 - present Peer reviewer, Surgical Endoscopy
Committees:
Danville Regional Medical Center
2007 Nutrition, Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee, Danville Regional Medical Center, Danville, VA
Administrative Activities:
2005 - 2006 Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Teaching Activities:
2002 Surgical Curriculum for ECU Physician Assistants School, Lecturer
2005 Advanced Trauma Life Support Faculty
2000-2006 Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Research Activities and Interests:
2003 Nitniol U-clips for securing mitral valve annuloplasty rings
2003 KCI Wound-VAC™ cytokine release in a porcine model
2003 Atrial suction retraction, hemodynamic effects
2003 Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia repair, complications and outcomes
2003 Robotic assisted repair of rat femoral arteries
2003 Robotic Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Publications, Peer Reviewed:
1. Reade CC, Bower CE, Maziarz DM, Sun YS, Nifong LW, Chitwood Jr WR. Nitinol U-Clips in Robotic Assisted Mitral Valve Repair: A Sheep Model. Heart Surgery Forum, 6:118, 2003.
2. Bower CE, Reade CC, Chu VF, Sun YS, Nifong LW, Chitwood Jr WR. Repair of Acute Mitral Regurgitation in a Porcine Beating Heart. Heart Surgery Forum 6:S50, 2003.
3. Reade CC, Meadows WM, Bower CE, Lalikos JA, Zeri RA, Wooden WA. Laparoscopic Omental Harvest in Complex Mediastinitis. American Surgeon. 69(12):1072-6, 2003 Dec.
4. Reade CC. Bower CE. Maziarz DM. Conquest AM. Sun YS. Nifong LW. Chitwood WR Jr. Sutureless robot-assisted mitral valve repair: an animal model. Heart Surgery Forum. 6(4):254-7, 2003.
5. Bower CE, Reade CC, Kirby LW, Roth JS. Complications of Laparoscopic Incisional Ventral Hernia Repair: A Single Institution Experience. Surgical Endoscopy 18:672-675, 2004.
6. Reade CC, Johnson JO, Jenkins NL, Bower CE, Masroor S, Nifong LW, Wooden WA, Chitwood Jr WR. Considerations for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgical Access After Breast Reconstruction. Heart Surgery Forum 2004;7:E302-303.
7. Reade CC, Bower CE, Bailey BM, Maziarz DM, Kypson AP, Nifong LW, Chitwood Jr WR. Learning Curves Associated with Robotic Mitral Valve Repair. Heart Surgery Forum 2004;7:E302.
8. Chapman, DB, Paszek, MR, Bower, CE, Zeri, RS, Sun, YS, et al., Acquiring Proficiency in Surgical Robotics: a Comparison of Rat Femoral Artery Anastomosis by an Attending Plastic Surgeon and a Surgical Resident using Robotic and Microscopic Techniques (abstract). Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Sept 2004 199(3) Supp: S64-5.
9. Reade CC, Johnson JO, Bolotin G, Freund Jr WL, Jenkins NL, Bower CE, Masroor S, Kypson AP, Nifong LW, Chitwood Jr WR. Combining Robotic Mitral Valve Repair and Microwave Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Techniques and Initial Results. Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:480-4.
10. Reade CC, Bower CE, Kypson AP, Nifong LW, Wooden WA, Chitwood Jr WR. Reexamining Contraindications for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery. Heart Surgery Forum 2004;8:E 1-3.
11. Reade CC, Bower CE, Schuler CM, Austin TC, Charland PJ, Smith NL, Sun YS, Nifong LW, Chitwood Jr WR, Kypson AP. Acute Effects of Suction Retraction on Atrial Hemodynamics and Histology. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005;130:114-9.
Publications, Non-Peer Reviewed:
1. Bower CE. The Doctor is In: Treating Pediatric Hernias. Positive Parenting supp to The Danville Register & Bee, Summer 2006.
Publications, Abstracts:
1. Bower CE, Roth JS. Complications of Laparoscopic Incisional Ventral Hernia Repair: A Single Institution Experience. Surgical Endoscopy, Sup 17:S281, 2003.
2. Bower CE, Reade CC, Meadows WM, Zeri RS, Wooden WA, Sun YS, Nifong LW, Chitwood Jr WR. Comparisons of Rat Femoral Artery Anastomosis Using the daVinci™ Surgical Robotic System with Standard Microscopic Technique. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 197(3):S62, 2003.
3. Reade CC, Bower CE, Schuler CM, Austin TC, Charland PJ, Sun YS, Kypson AP, Nifong LW, Chitwood Jr WR. Acute Effects of Suction Retraction on Atrial Hemodynamics and Histology. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 197(3):S26, 2003.
4. Reade CC, Bower CE, Sun YS, Salleng KJ, Nifong LW, Roth JS. A New Model for Incisional Hernia Repair with Complete Reperitonealization. Surgical Endoscopy 18:S264,2004.
Publications, Internet:
1. Reade CC, Bower CE, Bailey BM, Kypson AP, Nifong LW, Chitwood Jr WR. Robotic Mitral Valve Annuloplasty Utilizing Double Arm Nitinol U-Clips. CTSnet. (Motion Picture) rtsp://pune.medbiq.com/c1/STSA/Reade_MVR_2003.rm
2. Reade CC, Bower CE, Kypson AP, Nifong LW, Chitwood Jr WR. Minimally Invasive-Robotic Microwave Atrial Fibrillation Ablation with Mitral Valve Repair. CTSnet. (Motion Picture) http://www.ctsnet.org/realmedia/vg2003-chitwood-afib.ram
3. Reade CC, Bower CE, Maziarz DM, Conquest AM, Sun YS, Nifong LW, Chitwood Jr WR. Sutureless Robot-Assisted Mitral Valve Repair: An Animal Model. http://www.hsforum.com/vol6/issue4/2003-49374.html
4. Reade CC, Koutlas TC, Bower CE, Moran JF, Rose JD, Sang Jr CJ, Chitwood Jr WR. Retro-Cardiac Ascending Aorta to Descending Aorta Bypass. CTSnet. (Motion Picture) http://www.ctsnet.org/realmedia/vidgal/vg2005_reade.ram
Presentations:
1. Bower CE, Garofalo JH, Conquest AM, Maziarz DM, Robinson PJ, Chapman WH, Pofahl WE, Swanson M, Nifong LW, Chitwood WR. Comparison of Learning Curves for Robotic and Laparoscopic Systems. 18th Annual Academy of Surgical Research, Greenville, SC, October 3, 2002.
2. Bower CE, Maziarz DM, Reade CC, Conquest AM, Sun YS, Nifong LW, Chitwood WR. Hemodynamic Effects of Selective Echo-Guided Mitral Valve Chordal Rupture In A Porcine Model. 18th Annual Academy of Surgical Research, Greenville, SC, October 4, 2002.
3. Bower CE, CC Reade, PJ Robinson, AB Bower, WM Meadows, YS Sun, LW Nifong, WA Wooden, WR Chitwood Jr. Effect of Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure on Cytokine Production in Swine. Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Asheville, NC, July, 13th 2003.
4. Bower CE, Reade CC, Meadows WM, Zeri RS, Wooden WA, Sun YS, Nifong LW, Chitwood Jr WR. Comparisons of Rat Femoral Artery Anastomosis Using the daVinci™ Surgical Robotic System with Standard Microscopic Technique. Owen H. Wangensteen Surgical Forum Program at the 89th Annual Clinical Congress Meeting of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, October 22nd, 2003.
5. Reade CC, Bower CE, Schuler CM, Austin TC, Charland PJ, Sun YS, Kypson AP, Nifong LW, Chitwood Jr WR. Acute Effects of Suction Retraction on Atrial Hemodynamics and Histology. Owen H. Wangensteen Surgical Forum Program at the 89th Annual Clinical Congress Meeting of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, October 22nd, 2003.
6. Chapman DB, Paszek MR, Bower CE, Zeri RS, Sun YS, Nifong LW, Mageau RP, Wooden WA, Chitwood WR. Acquiring Proficiency in Surgical Robotics: a Comparison of Rat Femoral Artery Anastomosis by an Attending Plastic Surgeon and a Surgical Resident using Robotic and Microscopic Techniques. Owen H. Wangensteen Surgical Forum Program at the 90th Annual Clinical Congress Meeting of the American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA ,October 13, 2004.
7. Bower CE. “Motorsports Medicine: An overview and review of the literature” ECU Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Greenville, NC January 25th, 2006.
8. Bower CE. “Motorsports Medicine: An overview and review of the literature” Triangle East Physician Extenders annual meeting, Wrightsville Beach, NC June 2nd, 2006.
Poster Presentations:
1. Reade CC, Bower CE, Maziarz DM, Conquest AM, Sun YS, Nifong LW, Chitwood WR. Nitinol U-Clips in Robotic Assisted Mitral Valve Repair. New Era Cardiac Care Conference, Laguna Nigel, CA, January 3-5th, 2003.
2. Bower CE, Reade CC, Kirby LW, Roth JS. Complications of Laparoscopic Incisional Ventral Hernia Repair: A Single Institution Experience. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Scientific Session, Los Angeles, CA, March 12-15th, 2003.
3. Bower CE, Reade CC, Maziarz DM, Conquest AM, Chu VF, Sun, YS, Nifong LW, Chitwood WR. Repair of Acute Mitral Regurgitation on a Porcine Beating Heart. Sixth Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, San Francisco, CA, June 18-21, 2003.
4. Reade CC, Bower CE, Sun YS, Salleng KJ, Nifong LW, Roth JS. A New Model for Incisional Hernia Repair with Complete Reperitonealization. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Scientific Session, Denver, CO, March 31 – April 3, 2004.
5. Bower CE, Kilpadi DV, Reade CC, Zeri RS, Wooden WA. Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Systemic Cytokine Levels in Swine. 2nd World Union of Wound Healing Societies, Paris, France, July 8-13, 2004.
