CURRICULUM VITAE

 

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                        DATE: Aug 2006

 

 

NAME:

 

Francisco J Orejuela

                                               

PRESENT TITLE:

 

            Assistant Professor

            Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology

            and Reproductive Sciences

The University of Texas - Houston Medical School

 

HOME ADDRESS:

                                               

            1220 Peden

            Houston, TX 77006

            Cell Phone (713) 550 4223

 

 

OFFICE ADDRESS:

                                                                       

             5656 Kelley  Rm2LD 80001

             Department of Obstetrics and

             Gynecology

             LBJ Hospital

             Houston, TX 77026

             Phone: (713) 566 5962

             Fax:     (713) 566 4521          

                                              

             E mail: Francisco.J.Orejuela@uth.tmc.edu

                       

 

 

BIRTHDATE:         

                                               

May 19th 1968

 

CITIZENSHIP:                                            

 

USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:

                                              

            H.S., San Luis Gonzaga, Cali, Colombia

            1980-1985                                          

 

 

GRADUATE EDUCATION:

                                   

Doctor of Medicine

            Javeriana University, School of Medicine

            Bogota, Colombia

            1985-1991

                                                                       

            Internship in General Surgery

            San Ignacio Hospital, Javeriana University

            Bogota, Colombia

            Chairman:  Francisco Henao, MD

            1990-1991      

           

 

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

 

            Resident in Urology

            San Ignacio Hospital, Javeriana University

            Bogota, Colombia. Chairman: Jaime Diaz B, MD

            1993-1997

 

            Fellow, Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery

            Baylor College of Medicine, Scott Department of Urology

            6560 Fannin, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77030

            Director: Larry I. Lipshultz, MD

            1997-1999

 

            Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology

            University of Texas, Houston. Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital

            Director: Edward Yeomans, MD

            Chairman: Larry Gilstrap, MD

            2000-2004

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

 

            Co-coordinator of medical students, Clinical Epidemiology affairs.

            Javeriana University School of Medicine, Bogota, Colombia

            1992

 

            Assistant Professor, Scott Department of Urology,

            Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

            1999-2000

 

            Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,

            University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX

            2004-present

 

           

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

 

Attending Physician

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital

Houston, TX

2004-present

 

Attending Physician

Memorial Hermann Hospital

Houston, TX

2006

 

               

 

LICENSURE:          

 

            Colombian Ministry of Health

            1992-present

 

            Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (0-484-585-5)

            1998-present

 

            Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

            1998-present

 

           

CERTIFICATION:

 

            Diplomate of  the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

            January 2006 -2011

                       

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (AND COMMITTEES OF THESE):

 

American Society for Reproductive Medicine

1998-2006

8/27/2006

Society of Male Reproductive Medicine and Urology

1998

 

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

2000-present

 

Houston OBGYN society

2007

 

 

     

HONORS AND AWARDS:

 

            Society of Male Reproductive Medicine and Urology (SMRU) 1998 Traveling

            Award. San Francisco, CA

            1998

 

            Recipient of the Outstanding 1st year OB/Gyn Resident Award-University of Texas,

            Houston

            2001

 

            Recipient of the Outstanding 2nd year OB/Gyn Resident Award-University of Texas,

            Houston

            2002

 

            Recipient of the Outstanding research project, 3rd year Resident Award-University of

            Texas-Houston

            2003

 

            Residency Program Administrative chief

            2003-2004

 

            Junior Faculty Development Award

            Reproductive Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Design Program

            The Berlex Foundation

            January 2007

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

           

               

                Coordinator of the 4th year medical students rotation at LBJ Hospital

            2005- Present

 

            Resident Research Project Co-coordinator, UT-Houston

            Medical School

            2005 – Present

 

 

SERVICE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-HOUSTON HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER COMMITTES

 

Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects at the University of Texas Health

Science Center at Houston

2006

 

 

 

SERVICE ON GRADUATE SCHOOL COMMITTEES:

 

Committee of Education for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program,

LBJ Hospital

2006

 

 

SERVICE ON UT-HMS AFFILIATED HOSPITAL COMMITTEES:

 

            Labor and Delivery Nurse-Physicians Liaison committee – LBJ Hospital

            2005- present

           

Ethics committee - LBJ Hospital

2006

 

 

CURRENT TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

            “On Service” rounds Medical School Residents & Students

            2004-Present

                                   

            Coordinator of the residents weekly didactic Lectures

            Ob/Gyn Residents Conferences

            2 hours/week (20 residents)

            2005-Present

 

            Surgical Skills Lab- OB/GYN Residents

            Annual (44 residents)

            2006

 

            Anatomy Lab for Obstetrics and Gynecology

            4 times a year (5 hour sessions, 44 residents)

            2005 -present

 

 

 

RESEARCH INFORMATION:

 

         Research Experience

 

 

Lactobacillus and Induced Rheumatoid Arthritis in Mice

Javeriana University, Immunology Department

Julio Latorre, M.D.

1987

Testis Torsion in Rabbits: Antisperm Antibodies and Contralateral Testicular Lesion

Javeriana University,  Urology Unit

Jaime Diaz, M.D.

1994-1996

 

Study Coordinator

Correlates of Fertility in Spinal Cord Injured Men

Larry I. Lipshultz, M.D., Lamb, Dolores J.

1997-1998

 

 

Study Coordinator

A Study to Evaluate the Impact of Viagra ™ on Treatment Satisfaction

R-0529, Pfizer

1997-1998

 

Study Coordinator           

A Phase II Safety Study of 5 mg Apomorphine SL Tablets Versus Placebo in the

Treatment of Patients with Male Erectile Dysfunction Following a Bilateral Nerve-

sparing Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy

M97-788, TAP Holdings Inc.

                  1997-1998

 

Study Coordinator

A Phase II Safety Study of 5 mg Apomorphine SL Tablets Versus Placebo in the

Treatment of Patients with Male Erectile Dysfunction and Diabetes Mellitus

M97-804, TAP Holdings Inc.

1997-1998

 

Study Coordinator

Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Transurethral Alprostadil/Prazosin for the

                  Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction

VIVUS protocol AP-02, AP 04

1998-1999

 

Principal Investigator

An evaluation of validated laparoscopic skills simulators and the impact on operating

room performance. Principal Investigator

2006

 

 

 

Publications (Peer-Reviewed Journals):

 

1.            Dennis R, Acero R, Orejuela FJ:  Structure process and outcome of intensive care:  An initial comparison.  Acta Médica Colombiana, 20:64-70, 1995.

 

2.            Cadena E, Rugeles S, Orejuela FJ:  Naso-enteral tubes:  A test of simple technique of duodenal intubation.  Universitas Medica, 34:19-24, 1993.

 

3.            Kim ED, Winkel E, Orejuela FJ, Lipshultz LI:  Pathologic epididymal obstruction unrelated to vasectomy:  Results with microsurgical reconstruction.  J Urol, 160(6):2078-2080, 1998.

 

4       Lowentritt BH, Miles BJ, Orejuela FJ, Schatte EC, Slawin KM, Scardino PT, Kim ED:  Sildenafil citrate as a treatment for erectile dysfunction after radical retropubic prostatectomy.  J Urol, 162(5):1614-1617, 1999.

 

5.      Elliott S, Orejuela FJ, Lipshultz LI, Lamb DJ, Kim ED:  Testis biopsy in men with spinal cord injury.  J Urol, 163(3):792-795, 2000.

 

6.            Schatte EC, Orejuela FJ, Lipshultz LI, Kim, ED, Lamb DJ:  Treatment of infertility

                 due to anejaculation in the male with electroejaculation intracytoplasmic sperm          

                  injection.  J Urol 163 (6): 1717-1720, 2000

 

 

7.       Orejuela  FJ, Ramondetta LM, Simth H, Brown J, Lemos LB, Li Y, Hollier LM.

       Estrogen and progesterone receptors and cyclooxygenase-2    expression in

       endometrial cancer, endometrial hyperplasia, and normal endometrium. Gynecologic

       Oncology 97 (2):483-488, 2005

 

 

Publications (Non-Peer-Reviewed Journals):

 

1.      Orejuela FJ, Lipshultz LI:  Environmental impact on male reproduction.  AUA News, January , p. 14, 2000.

Book Chapters

 

1.      Orejuela FJ, Moreira SG, Lipshultz LI.  Varicocele.  In:  Infertilidade Masculina, Capitulo 6.  Neves PA, Netto NR Jr (eds).  Sao Paulo, Brazil: Atheneu, 2002, pp 113-131

 

Review Articles:

 

1.      Orejuela FJ.  Immunology and Infertility: Universitas Médica, 33: 35-42, 1992.

 

2.           Orejuela FJ.  Critical Appraisal of the literature:  Revista de la Sociedad Colombiana de Urologia, January 1997.

 

3.      Orejuela FJ, Lipshultz L.I:  The effect of working environment on male reproductive health.  Contemporary Urology.  September 1998.

 

Abstracts:

 

1.            Olaya G, Rugeles S, Gomez G, Orejuela FJ:  Hypocholesterolemia:  A prognostic factor in critical care patients.  A case control study.  XVIII American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Meeting.  San Diego, California, January 1993.

 

2.            Cadena E, Rugeles S, Orejuela FJ:  Naso enteral tubes:  A test of simple technique of duodenal intubation.  IV Latin American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Meeting.  Morelia, México, September 1993.

 

3.            Gomez F, Latiff A, Serrano A, Rendon R, Orejuela FJ.  Preliminary experience in VILAP (video-ablation laser prostate).  CAU meeting, Quito, Ecuador, September 1994.

 

4.            Orejuela FJ, Silva JM:  Testis torsion and antisperm antibodies:  Lesion of the contralateral testis.  XXX Meeting, Colombian Urological Association.  Paipa, Colombia, September 1997.

 

5.            Orejuela FJ, Kim ED, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI:  Strict morphology in anejaculatory patients undergoing electroejaculation.  16th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility and 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  San Francisco, CA, October 1998.

 

6.            Orejuela FJ, Kim ED, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI:  Sperm penetration assay in anejaculatory patients undergoing electroejaculation.  16th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility and 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  San Francisco, CA, October 1998.

 

7.            Lamb DJ, Schatte EC, Orejuela FJ, Cisneros P, Carson S, Kim ED, Lipshultz LI:  Infertility due to anejaculation:  Treatment with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and electroejaculation (EEJ).  Abstract 1354, 94th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Dallas, TX, May 1999.

 

8.            Spitz A, Brannigan RE, Orejuela FJ, Fallick ML, Kim ED, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI:  Intron 8 splice variants do not affect semen analysis parameters nor sperm function during IVF-ICSI for men with bilateral congenital absence of the vas deferens.  Abstract 1369, 94th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Dallas, TX, May 1999.

 

9.            Orejuela FJ, Brannigan RE, Spitz A, Marin R, Crone MR, Lowentritt BH, Kim ED, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI:  Predictors of the presence of reactive oxygen species in the semen.  Abstract 1329, 94th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Dallas, TX, May 1999.

 

10.        Spitz A, Brannigan RE, Orejuela FJ, Lucena RG, Mallon KS, Cisneros P, Carson SA, Grunert GM, Kim ED, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI:  Outcome analysis of intracytoplasmic injection of fresh versus cryopreserved epididymal spermatozoa for patients with obstructive azoospermia.  Abstract 1087, 94th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Dallas, TX, May 1999.

 

11.        Brannigan RE, Spitz A, Schatte EC, Orejuela FJ, Crone MR, Marin R, Lipshultz LI, Kim ED:  Comparison of sildenafil citrate (Viagraä) versus Trimix intracavernosal injection (ICI) as treat­ment for erectile dysfunction.  Abstract 820, 94th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Dallas, TX, May 1999.

 

12.        Orejuela FJ, Spitz A, Brannigan RE, Moreira SG, Kim ED, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI.  Rela­tionship between pellet sperm analysis (virtual azoospermia) and serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA).  Abstract 180, 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Toronto, Canada, September 1999.

 

13.        Lucena RG, Spitz A, Brannigan RE, Orejuela FJ, Kim ED, Crone M, Cisneros P, Carson S, Casson P, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI.  Outcome analysis of intracytoplasmic injection of testicular sperm from patients with obstructive versus non-obstructive azoospermia.  55th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Toronto, Canada, September 1999.

 

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