CURRICULUM VITAE
Brian T. Craig MD
Brian T. Craig MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Department of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
8915 W Connell Court |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
2003 - 2007 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; B.S. (Neuroscience) |
2007 - 2011 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; M.D. |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
2011 - 2014 Residency in Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
2014 - 2016 NIH Research Fellowship (T32), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN |
2016 - 2018 Residency in Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
2018 - 2020 Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL |
09/2020 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
09/2020 - Present Assistant Professor, Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 N. 92nd Street, Suite 320, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
09/2020 - Present Principal Investigator, Medical College of Wisconsin |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
09/2020 - Present Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
09/2020 - Present Surgicenter-Children's Wisconsin, 3323 S 103rd St., Milwaukee, WI 53227 |
09/2020 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
09/2020 - Present Columbia/St. Mary's Medical Center, 2323 N. Lake Dr. Milwaukee, WI 53211 |
09/2020 - Present St. Joseph's Hospital, 5000 W. Chambers, Milwaukee, WI 53210 |
09/2020 - Present Aurora Sinai Medical Center, 945 N. 12th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233 |
10/2020 - Present Marshfield Hospital and Marshfield Clinic, 611 Saint Joseph Ave., Marshfield, WI 54449 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
General Surgery Certification | 06/30/2019 | 12/31/2023 |
Pediatric Surgery Certification | 06/23/2021 | 12/31/2023 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Wisconsin Medical License | 09/01/2020 | 10/31/2023 | |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2000 - Present Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America |
2003 - Present University of Pittsburgh Honors College Tuition Scholarship |
2007 - Present University of Pittsburgh, B.S. with Honors |
2007 - Present University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Dean's Merit Scholarship |
2011 - Present Outstanding Medical Student Award, Department of Surgery, UPMC |
2016 - Present VUMC 34th Annual Research Forum, Best Presentation |
2018 - Present Harwell Wilson Resident Award, Department of Surgery, VUMC |
Fellows Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, Northwestern 2019 |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2011 - Present Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society (Member) |
2020 - Present Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative (Member) |
2021 - Present American College of Surgeons (Associate Fellow) |
2021 - Present Association for Academic Surgery (Member) |
2021 - Present Children's Oncology Group (Member) |
2021 - Present American Pediatric Surgical Association (Member) |
2021 - Present Wisconsin Surgical Society (Member) |
2022 - Present American College of Surgeons (Fellow) |
2022 - Present Central Surgical Assocation (Member) |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
04/2021 - Present Member, Committee for Advancing Research Discovery in Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin - Department of Surgery |
2022 - Present Member, Research Subcommittee, Children's Specialty Group |
2022 - Present Member, Academic Committee, Children's Specialty Group |
RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
Tribute to Thomas Santulli. American Pediatric Surgical Association, Boston, MA, 05/20/2019 - Present |
Inhibition of ROS with N-acetylcysteine blocks neuroblastoma cell growth. Academic Surgical Congress; Las Vegas, NV, USA, February, 2015 |
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. American Pediatric Surgical Association Annual Meeting; Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, May, 2015 |
Induced differentiation inhibits sphere formation in neuroblastoma. Academic Surgical Congress; Jacksonville, FL, USA, February, 2016. |
Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a novel regulator of the stem cell-like phenotype in neuroblastoma. American College of Surgeons Scientific Session; Washington, DC, USA, October, 2016 |
Risks and benefits of surgery for pediatric patients in the context of palliative care. American Association of Pediatrics Section on Surgery; San Francisco, CA, USA, October, 2016 |
Local |
Innovative opportunities to impact surgical care in metastatic neuroblastoma. Surgical Grand Rounds, VUMC, Nashville, TN, 06/08/2018 - Present |
Trauma team communication: Why effective and efficient communication in the trauma bay is so important. Surgical Grand Rounds, Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, 07/01/2019 - Present |
Introduction to trauma and solid organ injury management. Pediatric Critical Care Fellows Teaching Conference, Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, 07/25/2019 - Present |
Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) in the Pediatric Patient. Pediatric Surgery Grand Rounds, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 02/04/2021 - Present |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
06/2004 - Present Medical Officer, LeFeber Northwoods Camp, Boy Scouts of America, Laona, WI. |
08/2015 - Present Mission Surgeon for Yantaló Foundation, Yantaló, Peru. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Card JP, Sved JC, Craig B, Raizada M, Vazquez J, Sved AF. Efferent projections of rat rostroventrolateral medulla C1 catecholamine neurons: Implications for the central control of cardiovascular regulation. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2006, Dec; 499(5): 840-859. PMID: 17048222. |
2. Kim AC, Langer JC, Pastor AC, Sloots CEJ, Hamilton NA, Neal MD, Craig BT, Tkach EK, Hackam DJ, Bax NM, Dillon PA, Chamberlain JN, Teitelbaum DH. Endorectal Pull-through for Hirschsprung Disease--A Multicenter, Long-Term Comparison of Results: Transanal vs Transabdominal Approach. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2010, Jun; 45(6): 1213-1220. PMID: 20620323. |
3. Neal MD, Sodhi CP, Dyer M, Craig BT, Good M, Jia H, Yazji I, Afrazi A, Richardson WM, Beer-Stolz D, Prindle T, Grant Z, Branca MF, Ozolek J, Hackam DJ. A Critical Role for Toll-like Receptor-4 Induction of Autophagy in the Regulation of Enterocyte Migration and the Pathogenesis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Journal of Immunology. 2013, Apr; 190(1): 3541-3551. PMID: 23455503. |
4. Lee S, Craig BT, Romain CV, Qiao J, Chung DH. Silencing of CDC42 inhibits neuroblastoma cell proliferation and transformation. Cancer Letters. 2014, Dec; 355(2): 210-216. PMID: 25264923. |
5. Lee S, Rellinger EJ, Kim KW, Craig BT, Romain CV, Qiao J, Chung DH. Bromodomain and extraterminal inhibition blocks tumor progression and promotes differentiation in neuroblastoma. Surgery. 2015, Sep; 158(3): 819-826. PMID: 26067464. |
6. Zhu Y, Paul P, Lee S, Craig BT, Rellinger EJ, Qiao J, Gius DR, Chung DH. Antioxidant inhibition of steady-state reactive oxygen species and cell growth in neuroblastoma. Surgery. 2015, Sep; 158(3): 827-836. PMID: 26088922. |
7. Craig BT, Rellinger EJ, Mettler BA, Watkins S, Donahue BS, Chung DH. Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2016, Jan; 51(1): 76-80. PMID: 26572850. |
8. Rellinger EJ, Craig BT, Craig-Owens LD, Pacheco MC, Chung DH, Danko ME. Clostridium sordellii necrotizing omphalitis: a case report and literature review. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2016, Feb; 10(1): 35-38. |
9. Craig BT, Rellinger EJ, Alvarez AL, Dusek HL, Qiao J, Kim K, Chung DH. Induced differentiation inhibits sphere formation in neuroblastoma. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2016, Aug; 477(2): 255-259. PMID: 27297102. |
10. Craig BT, Rellinger EJ, Martinez EG, Bhattacharya SD, Correa H, Bichell DP, Chung DH. Retrocardiac mediastinal foregut duplication cyst. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2016, Nov; 14: 45-48. |
11. Rellinger EJ, Craig BT, Alvarez AL, Dusek HL, Qiao J, Kim K, Chung DH. FX11 inhibits aerobic glycolysis and promotes apoptosis in MYCN-amplified neuroblastomas. Surgery. 2017, Mar; 161(3): 747-752. PMID: 27919448. |
12. Gallagher KC, Medvecz AJ, Craig BT, Guillamondegui OD, Dennis BM. Impact of referring hospital imaging on mortality at a level 1 trauma center. Journal of Surgical Research. 2019, May; 243: 59-63. PMID: 31154134. |
13. Craig BT, Jackson GP. Physiologic considerations for minimally invasive surgery in infants and children. The SAGES Manual of Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery. 2016. |
