Division of General Surgery
USF Health

Cynthia Karsonovich, M.D.


Courtesy Assistant Professor of Surgery, USF
Assistant Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Areas of Expertise | Current Research | Publications
Contact Info

Email: ckarsono@hsc.usf.edu

Phone: (813) 972-7527

Fax: (813) 978-5936

Education

M.D. University of Miami, 1990

Internships, University of Washington

Residencies, University of Washington

NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Trauma and Burns.

Areas of Expertise

General Surgery

Surgical oncology

Hemorrhagic shock and inflammatory response

Current Research


Publications

Neumayer L, Giobbie-Hurder A, Jonasson O, Fitzgibbons R Jr, Dunlop D, Gibbs J, Reda D, and Henderson W. Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program 456 Investigators. Mendez C – local primary investigator, James A Haley VA Hospital, Tampa FL. Open mesh versus laparoscopic mesh repair of inguinal hernia. New England Journal of Medicine. 350(18):1819-27, 2004 Apr 29.

Carter Y, Liu G, Yang J, Fier A, Mendez C. Sublethal Hemorrhage Induces Tolerance to Cecal Ligation and Puncture (CLP) by Altering p38, p44/42, and SAPK/JNK MAP Kinase Activation. Surgical Infections 4(1):17-27, Spring 2003.

Carter Y, Liu G, Stephens WB, Carter G, Yang J, Mendez C. Heat Shock Protein (HSP-72) and p38 MAPK Involvement in the Sublethal Hemorrhage (SLH)-Induced Tolerance. J Surg Res 2003 May 1: 111 (1) 70-77.