CURRICULUM VITAE

DONALD EDWARD WHEELER, MD

August 2008

Professional Address:

University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine, Pathology Department

***** ***** *. ***** ****. MDC 11

Tampa, FL 33602

813-***-**** Office

813-***-**** Fax

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Current Position:

Associate Professor of Pathology and Director of Renal Pathology, USF College of Medicine

Course Director of Sophomore Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Course, Department of Pathology, USF College of Medicine

Year 2 Team Leader, USF College of Medicine

Employment History:

7/05 – present

Associate Professor of Pathology, Director of Renal Pathology, Course Director of Sophomore Pathology, University of South Florida College of Medicine

7/01 – 6/05

Associate Professor of Pathology, Director of Renal, Hepatic, and Transplant Pathology, Course Director of Pathobiology and Pathophysiology Courses, Wayne State University School of Medicine

11/99 – 6/01

Academic Director, Information Technologies, St. George's University and University Services, Ltd

7/97 – 11/99

Associate Professor of Pathology, Director of Renal Biopsy Service, and Primary Liver Pathology Consultant, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

10/95 - 3/97

Vice Chair for Education, Department of Pathology, UNMSOM

9/94 – 6/97

Assistant Professor of Pathology, Director of Renal Biopsy Service, and Primary Liver Pathology Consultant, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

8/91 - 7/94

Assistant Professor of Pathology, Director of Kidney and Liver Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas

8/91 - 6/93

Co-director, Sophomore Pathology Course, UT-Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

7/90 - 7/93

Assistant Director, Autopsy Service, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas

7/90 - 7/91

Instructor, Department of Pathology, Director of Kidney and Liver Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas

1986 - 90

Technical Staff Assistant for Sophomore Pathology Course, UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

1981 - 85

Assistant Professor of Biology, Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, Texas

Educational History:

4/90 - 7/90

Renal and Hepatic Pathology Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

7/89 - 3/90

Anatomic Pathology Fellowship, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas

7/85 - 6/89

AP/CP Pathology Residency. UT-Southwestern Medical Center Associated Hospitals (Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Children's Medical Center), Dallas, Texas

1977 – 81

Doctor of Medicine; University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

1974 – 77

Bachelor of Science; Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas

Current Licensures:

2005

Medical License, Florida (ME 93740)

2001

Medical License, Michigan (430*******)

1994

Medical License, New Mexico (94-420)

1981

Medical License, Texas (G0277)

Certifications:

1991

Fellow, College of American Pathologists

1991

Fellow, American Society of Clinical Pathologists

1990

Diplomate, American Board of Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical Pathology)

1981

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

Professional Recognition and Honors:

2008

Outstanding Sophomore Instructor Award, Class of 2009, USF College of Medicine

2008

Outstanding Pre-clinical Science Course, Class of 2008, USF College of Medicine

2007

Invited Baccalaureate Speaker, Wayne State University SOM Class of 2007

2007

Outstanding Sophomore Instructor Award, Class of 2008, USF College of Medicine

2002

Lamp Award for Teaching Excellence in Basic Science Years 1-2, class of 2004, Wayne State University SOM

2002

Excellence in Pathology Teaching award, class of 2004, Wayne State University SOM

1997

"Hippo" Award for Renal/Endocrine Block, UNMSOM class of 2000

1996

"Hippo" Award for Human Reproduction Labs from UNMSOM class of 1998

1993-94

Outstanding Teacher, UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, class of 1996

1991-92

Outstanding Teacher, UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, class of 1994

1990-91

Outstanding Teacher, UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, class of 1993

1980-81

Southwestern Medical Foundation Scholarship recipient, UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas

1980

Alpha Omega Alpha, UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas

1974-77

Summa Cum Laude, Senior Scholar in Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas

Membership in Professional Societies:

College of American Pathologists

United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

International Liver Transplant Society

Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society

Group for Research in Pathology Education (President 2007 - 2009)

International Association of Medical Science Educators (2008 Program Committee, 2009 Program Committee, Membership Committee

Scholarly achievements

Original research or scholarly articles Schultz S, Twickler D, Wheeler D, Hogan T: Ameloblastoma associated with basal cell nevus (Gorlin) syndrome: CT findings. J Computer Assisted Tomography 11:901-904, 1987.Dawidson I, Lu C, Ar'Rajab A, Rossi P, Melone D, and Wheeler D: Cyclosporine Levels Predict the Likelihood of Rejection After Simultaneous Pancreas/Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 26(2):534, 1994.Dawidson I, Ar'Rajab A, Lu C, Rossi P, Melone D, Wheeler D: Cyclosporine A blood levels predict acute rejections as well as Cyclosporine A Toxicity after Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 26 (5): 2757-8, 1994. Ahsan N, Palmer B, Wheeler D, Greenlee R, Toto R: Intravenous Immunoglobulin Induced Osmotic Nephrosis. Archives of Internal Medicine 154 (17): 1985-7, 1994.Ahsan N, Wheeler D, Palmer B: Leprosy-Associated Renal Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Am. Soc. Nephrol. 5:1546-1552, 1995.Nadasdy T, Laszik Z, Lajoie G, Blick K, Wheeler D, Silva F: Proliferative Activity of Cyst Epithelium in Human Renal Cystic Diseases. J Am Soc Nephrol 5:1462-1468, 1995.Combes B, Carithers R, Maddrey W, Lin D, McDonald M, Wheeler D, Eigenbrodt E, Munoz S, Rubin R, Garcia-Tsao G, Bonner G, West A, Boyer J, Luketic V, Shiffman M, mills AS, Peters M, White H, Zetterman R, Rossi S, Hoffman A, and Markin R: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial of Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Hepatology 22:759-766, 1995.Hardee JT, Barnett AL, Thannoun A, Eghtesad B, Jamal M, and Wheeler D: Propylthiuracil Induced Hepatotoxicity: A Case Report and Discussion of Histopathology. Western Journal of Medicine 165(3): 144-7, Sept 1996.Johnston DE, and Wheeler D: Chronic Hepatitis Related to Use of Fluoxetine: A Case Report. American Journal of Gastroenterology 92 (7):1225-6, 1997.Hays WS, Wheeler D, Eghstad B, Glew RH, and Johnston DE: Expression of Cytosolic Glucosidase in Guinea Pig Liver Cells. Hepatology 28: 156-163, 1998.Eghtesad B, Malhotra D, Hecker WP, Gibel LJ, Wheeler D, Smith AY, and Harford AM: Use of Tacrolimus as the Primary Immunosuppression After Renal Transplant in Native Americans and Hispanics. Transplantation Proceedings 30: 1232-1233, 1998.Valdez-Boyle L, Adams P, Wheeler D, Malhotra D, Pierdy M, Tzamaloukas AH: Renal amyloidosis presenting as interstitial nephritis (Letter). Clin Nephrol;50(4):268-9, Oct 1998.Combes B, Markin RS, Wheeler DE, Rubin R, West AB, Mills AS, Eigenbrodt EH, Maddrey WC, Munoz SJ, Garcia-Tsao G, Bonner GF, Boyer JL, Luketic VA, Shiffman ML, Peters MG, White HM, Zetterman RK, Carithers RL: The Effect of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on the Florid Duct Lesion of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Hepatology 30(3):602-5, Sep 1999.Jamal MM, Soni A, Quinn PG, Wheeler DE, Arora S, Johnston DE: Clinical features of hepatitis C-infected patients with persistently normal alanine transaminase levels in the Southwestern United States. Hepatology 30(5):1307-11, Nov 1999.B Combes, SS Emerson, NL Flye, SJ Munoz, VA Luketic et al: Methotrexate (MTX) plus ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Hepatology 42(5):1184-93, Nov 2005.Usmani SZ, Shahid Z, Wheeler D, Nasser K: A rare case of postinfectious glomerulonephritis caused by pneumococcus in an adult patient. J Nephrol 20(1):99-102, Jan-Feb 2007.Perez NE, Siddiqui FA, Mutchnick MG, Dhar R, Tobi M, Ullah N, Saksouk FA, Wheeler DE, Ehrinpreis MN: Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fatty Liver in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease: A Retrospective Observational Study. J Clin Gastroenterol 41(6):624-629, Jul 2007.Pandrangi S, Singh A, Wheeler DE, Rossi NF: Rituximab treatment for a patient with type I cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis.Nat Clin Pract Nephrol. 2008 Jul;4(7):393-7.

Invited or Refereed AbstractsLee W, Wheeler D, Murakami C, Hamlin T, McClinton C: Response to Interferon Alfa 2b is inversely related to histologic severity of Liver Disease in Chronic Hepatitis C. Hepatology 16(4):Abstract 663, 1992.Nadasdy T, Laszik Z, Johnson D, Wheeler D, Blick K, Silva F: Proliferative Activity of Cyst Epithelium in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease and Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease. American Society of Nephrology, Nov. 14-17, 1993.Braun M, Wheeler D, Tzamaloukas A: Monosymptomatic Cryoglobulinemic Glomerulonephritis due to Hepatitis C Virus. New Mexico Chapter, American College of Physicians, 1995.Murakami SC, Wheeler D, Foster S, McIntire D, Cheng Q-C, Casey KL, Lee WM: Histology and Hepatic Iron Content Predict Response to Interferon in Chronic Hepatitis C. Hepatology 22(4): Abstract 737, 1995. Jamal MM, Wheeler D, Quinn PG, Johnston DE, Chaturvedi S, Qualls CR, Arora S: Steatosis Associated with Cirrhosis and Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients. American Gastroenterology Association, 1997.Atef-Zafarmand A, Mahmood F, Wheeler D, Noto A, Soares S: Rapid and Fatal Deterioration of Scleroderma after Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C. ACP 2002Combes B, Emerson SS, Flye NL, PUMPS Study Group: The Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Ursodiol plus Methotrexate or its Placebo Study (PUMPS) – a Multicenter Randomized Trial. AASLD 54th Annual Meeting, Oct 2003.

REFERENCES:

From Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (Anatomic Fellowship)

Helmut Rennke, M.D.

Professor of Pathology

Harvard Medical School

Brigham and Women's Hospital

75 Francis Street

Boston, MA 02115

617-***-****

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From University of South Florida College of Medicine

Jane Messina, MD

Associate Professor, Pathology

USF College of Medicine, MDC 11

12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd

Tampa, FL 33612

813-***-****

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Susan Pross, PhD

Associate Professor, Molecular Medicine

USF College of Medicine, MDC 2172

12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd

Tampa, FL 33612

813-***-****

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From Wayne State University School of Medicine

Murray Ehrinpreis, MD

Professor, Internal Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Harper Hospital

3990 John R

Detroit, MI 48201

313-***-****

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William Kupsky, MD

Professor, Pathology

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Chief of Neuropathology

Director, Residency Program in Pathology

Harper Hospital, Pathology Department

3990 John R

Detroit, MI 48201

313-***-****

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From University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Deepak Malhotra, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Transplant Nephrology

Chief, Division of Nephrology

Medical College of Ohio

3120 Glendale Avenue.

Toledo, OH 43614

Office Phone: 419-***-****

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Nancy Joste, MD

Professor and Director of Cytopathology/

Co-Director of Anatomic Pathology,

University Hospital, 2-West

Pathology Department

MSC08 4640

1 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 87131

505-***-****

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From UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Burton Combes, M.D.

Professor, Internal Medicine

UT Southwestern Medical Center

5323 Harry Hines Blvd.

Dallas, Texas 75235

214-***-****

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Kyle H. Molberg, MD

P.O.B. Montgomery, Jr., Professor of Pathology

UT Southwestern Medical Center

5323 Harry Hines Blvd.

Dallas, TX 75390-9072

214-***-****

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