Thomas P. Rauth M.D., MPH Education Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Master of Public Health; 2005 2007 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; M.D., 1998 2002 University of California, San Diego; B.S., Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 1994 1998 Harvard Westlake School; North Hollywood, California 1990 1994 Postgraduate Training Residency in Pediatric Surgery, Vanderbilt Children s Hospital; 2009 Present Residency in General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; 2003 2009 Resident in Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; 2005 2007 Internship in General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; 2002 2003 Licensure and Certification Board Certification in General Surgery, American Board of Surgery; 2010 Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS); 2009 Present Tennessee State Medical License; 2005 Present American Board of Surgery In Service Training Exam (ABSITE); 2003 2009 SAGES Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) Certification; 2008 United States Medical Licensing Exam; Steps I III Grant Awards Investigator Initiated Study Grant, Pressure Directed Lap Band Adjustment, Co Investigator, Ethicon Endosurgery; $50,000, 2007 1
Publications Intra Band Pressure Measurements Describe a Pattern of Weight Loss for Patients with Adjustable Gastric Bands Thomas P. Rauth, Aaron W. Eckhauser, Bonnie J. LaFleur, Willie V. Melvin, Michael D. Holzman. In Press, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2008 Central Venous Catheter Placement at the Time of ECMO Decannulation: Is it Safe? Thomas P. Rauth, MD, B. Paul Scott, RN, Cynthia K. Thomason, RN, Randall E. Bartilson, RN, Tracy M. Hann, RN, John B. Pietsch, MD., J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jan;43(1):53 7; discussion 58. A Comparative Analysis of Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene and Small Intestinal Submucosa Implications for Patch Repair in Ventral Herniorrhaphy ; TP Rauth MD; BK Poulose MD; LB Nanney PhD; MD Holzman MD; J Surg Res. 2007 Nov;143(1):43 9. Mechanical Abrasion Improves Early Incorporation and Tensile Strength of Small Intestinal Submucosa ; TP Rauth MD; BK Poulose MD; JM Davidson MD; LB Nanney PhD; MD Holzman MD; Am Surg. 2007 Jul;73(7):647 51 Laparoscopic Surface Scanning and Subsurface Targeting: Implications for Image Guided Laparoscopic Liver Surgery Thomas P. Rauth MD, Philip Bao MD, David B. Kynor MS, Eric M. Friets PhD, Jerry Bieszczad PhD, Darin A. Knaus PhD, Alan J. Herline MD; Surgery. 2007 Aug;142(2):207 14 Morbidity Following Routine Use of Radial Arteries in Diabetics and the Elderly Undergoing Coronary Revascularization V. Seenu Reddy, MD, Samir M. Parikh, MD, Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, MD, Amy Lo, MD, Thomas P. Rauth, BS, Rosemary M. Moleski, Paul A. Chang, BS; Ann Thorac Surg. 2002; 73: 803 808. Oral Presentations Intra Band Pressure Measurements Describe a Pattern of Weight Loss for Patients with Adjustable Gastric Bands Thomas P. Rauth, Aaron W. Eckhauser, Bonnie J. LaFleur, Willie V. Melvin, Michael D. Holzman. Oral Presentation, The Southern Surgical Association, December 2007 Central Venous Catheter Placement at the Time of ECMO Decannulation: Is it Safe? Thomas P. Rauth, MD, B. Paul Scott, RN, Cynthia K. Thomason, RN, Randall E. Bartilson, RN, Tracy M. Hann, RN, John B. Pietsch, MD., Oral Presentation, American Pediatric Surgical Association, May 2007 Laparoscopic Surface Scanning and Subsurface Targeting: Implications for Image Guided Laparoscopic Liver Surgery Thomas P. Rauth MD, Philip Bao MD, David B. Kynor MS, Eric M. Friets PhD, Jerry Bieszczad PhD, Darin A. Knaus PhD, Alan J. Herline MD; Oral Presentation, The Academic Surgical Congress, February 2007. Mechanical Abrasion Improves Early Incorporation and Tensile Strength of Small Intestinal Submucosa ; TP Rauth MD; BK Poulose MD; JM Davidson MD; LB Nanney PhD; MD Holzman MD; Oral Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Gold Medal Forum Award Winner, February 2007. 2
A Comparative Analysis of Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene and Small Intestinal Submucosa Implications for Patch Repair in Ventral Herniorrhaphy ; TP Rauth MD; BK Poulose MD; LB Nanney PhD; MD Holzman MD; Oral Presentation, The Academic Surgical Congress, February 2007. Regression Modeling Supports Pressure Directed Adjustment for Patients with the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band ; Thomas P. Rauth, Aaron W. Eckhauser, Robert J. Roselli, Willie V. Melvin, Michael D. Holzman; Oral Presentation, The Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, July 2006. Surgical Site Hemorrhage in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair on ECMO: Methods of Control and Its Affect on Premature Decannulation Thomas P. Rauth M.D., Edmund Y. Yang M.D., PhD.; Oral Presentation, The 23rd Annual Children's National Medical Center Symposium ECMO & Advanced Therapies for Respiratory Failure, February 2005. Book Chapters Spigelian, Lumbar and Obturator Hernia, Thomas P. Rauth MD MPH, Michael D. Holzman MD MPH, John L. Tarpley MD; Current Surgical Therapy 9 th Edition Post Graduate Thesis Pressure Directed Lap Band Adjustment Is there a Role? Thesis, Master of Public Health, Vanderbilt University; 2007 Patents Implantable Pressure Guided Adjustment System for an Adjustable Gastric Band, Co Inventor; Provisional U.S. Patent Application, April 2007. Description of Systems and Methods for Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Pediatric Subject, Inventor; Provisional U.S. Patent Application, July 2007. Invited Lectures New Innovations in Pressure Directed Band Adjustment Advisory Panel, Ethicon Endosurgery, IFSO, Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 2008. Obesity Innovations Workshop Panel Member, Ethicon Endosurgery, Cincinnati, OH; June 2008. Pressure Directed Lap Band Adjustment Is There a Role? Expert Panel Presentation, Ethicon Endosurgery, Cincinnati, OH; February 2007. Pressure Directed Lap Band Adjustment Is There a Role? The Nashville Surgical Society, Nashville, TN; January 2007. 3
Committees and Appointments Administrative Chief Resident, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2008 2009 Resident Director Surgical Skills Lab, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; 2005 Present Electronic Medical Record Committee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; 2005 2006. Hospital Discharge Committee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; 2005 2006 Honors and Awards Alfred Blalock Award for Surgical Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; 2009 Gold Medal Forum Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress; 2007 Surgery Clerkship Award, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; 2002 Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; 2001 Microbiology and Immunology Honor Society, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; 1999 Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, San Diego; 1998 Magna Cum Laude, University of California, San Diego; 1998 Golden Key National Honor Society, University of California, San Diego; 1997 Caledonian Honor Society; University of California, San Diego; 1997 Provost s Honors; 12 Consecutive Quarters, University of California, San Diego; 1994 1998 Letter of Commendation, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division; 1995 Research Experience Resident in Research; Mentor: Michael D. Holzman, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2005 2007 Research Assistant; Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Laboratory of Davis C. Drinkwater Jr., M.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1999 2000 Research Assistant; Laboratory of Charles Gomer Ph.D., Department of Hematology and Oncology, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, 1997 4
Mentoring Experience Faculty Advisor; Senior Design Class, Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2007 2008 Faculty Advisor; Senior Design Class, Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2006 2007 Resident Director; Surgical Skills Lab, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2005 2007 Tutor; Problem Based Learning Elective for 1 st Year Medical Students, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1999 Tutor; Anatomy Lab, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1999 Teaching Assistant; Mammalian Physiology, UCSD, 1998 Employment Resident Physician in Pediatric Surgery; Vanderbilt Children s Hospital, 2009 Present Resident Physician in General Surgery; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2002 2009 Research Assistant; Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Laboratory of Davis C. Drinkwater Jr., M.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1999 Ocean Lifeguard; Los Angeles County Fire Department; Seasonal Employment, 1994 2001 Professional Organizations American College of Surgeons, Resident Member, 2005 Present Southeastern Surgical Congress, Resident Member, 2007 Present Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Member 2005 Present The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons; Candidate Member, 2005 Present American Medical Association, 1998 Present 5
Contact Information Thomas P. Rauth Doctor s Office Tower, Suite 7100 2200 Children s Way Nashville, TN 37232 615 479 4556 thomas.rauth@vanderbilt.edu References Furnished Upon Request 6