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CURRICULUM VITAE

John J. Aiken MD
Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children's Corporate Center
999 N 92 St
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
09/1972 - 06/1976 B.A., Harvard College, Boston, Massachusetts
07/1980 - 06/1984 M.D., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/1984 - 06/1985 INTERNSHIP, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
07/1985 - 06/1987 RESIDENCY, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
07/1987 - 06/1989 FELLOWSHIP, Claude E. Welch Surgery Fellow, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
07/1989 - 06/1991 RESIDENCY, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
07/1991 - 07/1993 FELLOWSHIP, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
10/1993 - 07/2004 Assistant Professor of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Milwaukee, WI
07/2004 - 07/2010 Associate Professor of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Milwaukee, WI
07/2010 - Present Professor of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Milwaukee, WI

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/2003 - Present Director of General Pediatric Surgery Resident Education, Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Pediatric Surgery, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
1994 - 1998 Medical Director of Trauma, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
1998 - Present Surgical Principal Investigator, Children's Oncology Group, Midwest Children's Cancer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
2001 - Present Surgical Representative, Vascular Anomalies Program, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, 53226
2001 - Present Section Chief, General Surgery, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
10/1993 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Courtesy, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
10/1993 - Present Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Active, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
10/1993 - Present St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Courtesy, 5000 W. Chambers Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53210
10/1993 - Present Sinai Samaritan Aurora Hospital, Courtesy, 945 N. 12th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233
12/1998 - Present Columbia-St. Mary's Hospital, Associate, 2323 N. Lake Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211
12/2000 - 04/2009 Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Courtesy, 725 American Avenue, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188
12/2000 - Present Victory Memorial Hospital, Courtesy, 1324 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan, Illinois 60085
04/2001 - Present Surgicenter of Greater Milwaukee, Active, 3223 S. 103rd Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53227
06/2005 - Present Bellin Hospital, Courtesy, 744 S. Webster Avenue, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54305
06/2005 - Present Theda Clark Memorial Hospital, Courtesy, 130 2nd Street, Neenah, Wisconsin 54956
06/2006 - Present St. Joseph's Hospital, Courtesy, 611 St. Joseph Avenue, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of General Surgery (Recertification October, 2004)
05/01/1995
07/01/2015
American Board of Pediatric Surgery
03/20/2000
03/28/2003
Advanced Trauma Life Support
03/28/2003
09/10/2010
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin
#34722
10/1993
10/2011
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1973 Varsity Ice Hockey, Big Brother Association of Boston, Science Tutor in the Educational, Enrichment Program Harvard College.
1981 Admissions Committee University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
1983 Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
1984 Alumni Award, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
2002 "Golden Cane Award" - Medical College of Wisconsin
2003 Among the top 5 vote-getters for the number of citations given by students as "excellent faculty teaching"
2009 "Golden Cane Award" - Medical College of Wisconsin
2009 The Student Ovation Award - Medical College of Wisconsin
2009 Best Doctors in America Award

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
03/1998 - Present Children's Oncology Group
09/2004 - Present Wisconsin Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
12/2004 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics
04/2005 - Present Association of Academic Surgery
05/2005 - Present American Pediatric Surgical Association
10/2005 - Present American College of Surgeons-Fellow

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
10/1993 - Present Member, Trauma Multispecialty Physician Performance Improvement Committee
01/1995 - 07/1998 Member, Utilization Management Committee
03/1995 - Present Member, Nutritional Support Committee
03/1998 - Present Member/Surgical Principal Investigator, Children's Oncology Group, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin - Midwest Children's Cancer Center
04/2001 - Present Member, Blood Usage Committee
04/2001 - Present Member, CME Committee
04/2001 - Present Section Chief, Patient Care Committee - Surgery Members
04/2001 - Present Member, Joint Patient Care Committee
01/2003 - Present Member, Operating Room Committee
01/2004 - Present Member, Physicians Health Committee
02/2009 - Present Member, Professional Quality Advisory Committee
05/2009 - Present Member, Professional Review Committee

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
09/2009 - Present Member, American Pediatric Surgery Association Education Committee

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
John Aiken, Update on Pediatric Surgery, Current Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Congenital Anomalies: From Embryology to Outcome, 2006 Postgraduate Course in conjunction with the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, hosted by the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 07/2006
 
Regional
John Aiken, Abdominal Pain in Children - A Practical Approach, St. Luke's Hospital, Racine, WI, 01/1999
John Aiken, Abdominal Pain in Children - A Practical Approach, St. Therese Medical Center, Waukegan, IL, 10/1999
John Aiken, Abdominal Pain in Children - A Practical Approach, Kenosha Medical Center, Kenosha, WI, 05/2000
John Aiken, GI Reflux in Children, St. Therese Medical Center, Waukegan, IL, 10/2000
John Aiken, When Do You Do Abdominal Surgery on a Child?, Kenosha Medical Center, Kenosha, WI, 06/2002
John Aiken, Update on Pediatric Surgery Procedures, Bellin Health Systems Pediatric Grand Rounds, Oneida Country Club, Green Bay, WI, 01/2005
John Aiken, Update on Current Pediatric Surgical Practice, Sponsored by Bellin Health System's Christoph Pediatric Unit, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, DePere, WI, 04/2006
 
Local
John Aiken, Wilm's Tumor, Surgery Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 06/1998
John Aiken, Abdominal Pain in Children - A Practical Approach, St. Luke's Hospital, Racine, WI, 01/1999
John Aiken, Abdominal Pain in Children - A Practical Approach, St. Therese Medical Center, Waukegan, IL, 10/1999
John Aiken, Abdominal Pain in Children-A Practical Approach, Kenosha Medical Center, Kenosha, WI, 05/2000
John Aiken, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2000
John Aiken, GI Reflux in Children, St. Therese Medical Center, Waukegan, IL, 10/2000
John Aiken, When Do You Do Abdominal Surgery on a Child?, Kenosha Medical Center, Kenosha, WI, 06/2002
John Aiken, Pediatric Surgery Jeopardy!, Pediatric Surgery Basic Science Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2003
John Aiken, Congenital Cystic Lung Lesions, Elmbrook Memorial Hospital, Elmbrook, WI, 06/2003
John Aiken, General Pediatric Surgery/ Head and Neck Masses, General Surgery Resident Education Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 01/2005
John Aiken, Pectus Excavatum, Pediatric Surgery Basic Science Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2005
John Aiken, Pectus Excavatum, General and Pediatric Surgery Resident Education Program Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2005
John Aiken, Vascular Anomalies/Hemangiomas, Pediatric Surgery Multidisciplinary Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2005
John Aiken, Effectively Diagnosing and Treating Bellyaches and Appendicitis, Editor's Choice Pediatric Conference, Sponsored by Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2005
John Aiken, Surgical Jeopardy, Pediatric Surgery Basic Science Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2005
John Aiken, Pediatric Solid Tumors, Pediatric Surgery Multidisciplinary Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2005
John Aiken, Surgical Approaches to Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction, GI/Surgery Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2006
John Aiken, Chest Wall Deformities, Pediatric Surgery Basic Science Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 01/2007
John Aiken, Thoracic Presentation, Pediatric Surgery Lecture for Senior Residents, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 01/2007
John Aiken, Pediatric Solid Tumors, Pediatric Surgery Multidisciplinary Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2007
John Aiken, Mediastinal Masses in Children, Pediatric Surgery Multidisciplinary Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2007
John Aiken, Update on Surgical Oncology, Pediatric Surgery Multidisciplinary Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 03/2008
John Aiken, Mediastinal Masses - Surgical and Anesthesia Considerations, Pediatric Surgery Multidisciplinary Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2008
John Aiken, Meconium Syndrome and CF, Pediatric Surgery Multidisciplinary Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2009
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Clinical/Research Fellows
07/01/2001 - 06/30/2003 Heidi Pinkerton, M.D., MCW
07/01/2003 - 06/30/2004 Brian Sweeney, M.D., MCW
07/01/2003 - 06/30/2005 Adam Goldin, M.D., MCW
07/01/2004 - 06/30/2006 David Gourlay, M.D., MCW
07/01/2005 - 06/30/2007 Dave Lal, M.D., MCW
07/01/2006 - 06/30/2008 J. Craig Egan, M.D., MCW
07/01/2007 - 06/30/2009 John Densmore, M.D., MCW
07/01/2008 - Present Li Ern Chen, M.D., MCW
07/01/2009 - Present Amy Wagner, M.D., MCW
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Rogan KM, Faldetta TJ, Boto W, Aiken JJ, DeMartino JL, Howe RC, Spiro RC, Humphreys RE: Heterogeneity in the membrane proteins of human lymphoid cell lines as seen in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide electrophoresis slab gels. Cancer Research. 38(11 pt 1): 3604-10, 1978.
2. Ahmed A, Aiken JJ, Dorf ME, Scherer JC, Sell KW, Humphreys RE: Distribution of Lyb-4.1 and other membrane antigens on murine lymphoid tumors. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 63(2):375-8, 1979.
3. Aiken JJ, Cima L, Schloo B, Mooney D, Johnson L, Langer R, Vacanti JP: Studies in rat liver perfusion for optimal harvest of hepatocytes. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 25(1):140-4; discussion 144-5, 1990.
4. Lynch JB, Kerschner JE, Aiken JJ, Farber N, Bousamra M: Use of mediastinoscopy for foreign body removal. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 50(3): 225-8, 1999.
5. Andryk JE, Kerschner JE, Hung RT, Aiken JJ, Conley SF: Mid-line cervical cleft with a bronchogenic cyst. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 47(3):261-4, 1999.
6. Arca MJ, Somers KK, Derks TE, Goldin AB, Aiken JJ, Sato TT, Shilyansky J, Winthrop A, Oldham KT: Use of Vacuum-assisted closure system in the management of complex wounds in the neonate. Pediatric Surgery International. 21(7):532-5, 2005.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Aiken JJ, Oldham KT: Operations for Hirschsprungs disease, in Nyhus LM, Baker RJ, Fischer JE (eds), Mastery of Surgery, 4th edition, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2001.
2. Aiken JJ: Omphalocele and Gastroschisis. Nyhus and Condon Hernia, Fifth Edition,Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2001.
3. Aiken JJ and Oldham KT: Pediatric Head and Neck in Greenfield LJ, Mulholland MW, Oldham KT, Zelenock GB. (eds), Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice,3rd edition, Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia, 2001.
4. Aiken JJ and Oldham KT: Inguinal Hernias, in Behrman R, Kliegman RM, Jenson HB (eds) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Seventeenth Edition, W.B. Saunders Company Orlando, FL, 2002.
5. Aiken JJ and Oldham KT: Malrotation, in Ashcraft KW, Holcomb GW, Murphy JP (eds) Pediatric Surgery, Fourth Edition, WB Saunders Company, Orlando FL, 2002.
6. Aiken JJ: Intestinal Duplications, in Oldham, Colombani, Foglia, Skinner (eds)Surgery of Infants and Children: Scientific Principles and Practice, Second Edition,Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.
7. Aiken JJ and Oldham KT: Pediatric Head and Neck Surgery in Mulholland MW, Lillemoe KD, Doherty GM, Maier RV, Upchurch GR JR. (eds), Greenfield's Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice, 4th edition, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2006.
8. Aiken JJ and Oldham KT: Acute Appendicitis chapter, in Kliegman, Behrman, Jenson, Stanton (eds), Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Eighteenth Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, 2007.
9. Aiken JJ: Inguinal Hernias chapter, in Kliegman, Behrman, Jenson, Stanton (eds), Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Eighteenth Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, 2007.
10. Aiken JJ: Epigastric Hernias chapter, in Kliegman, Behrman, Jenson, Stanton (eds), Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Eighteenth Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, 2007.
11. Oldham KT, Aiken JJ: Congenital Pylonic Stenosis and Duodenal Obstruction, in Fischer, Bland (eds), Master of Surgery, Fifth Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2007.
12. Aiken JJ and Oldham KT: Intestinal Malrotation, in Rudolph, et al (eds), Rudolph's Pediatrics, Twenty-second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011.
13. Aiken JJ: Inguinal Hernias, in Rudolph, et al (eds), Rudolph's Pediatrics, Twenty-second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011.
14. Aiken JJ: Umbilical Hernias, in Rudolph, et al (eds), Rudolph's Pediatrics, Twenty-second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011.
15. Aiken JJ, Egan JC: Acute Appendicitis, in Rudolph, et al (eds), Rudolph's Pediatrics, Twenty-second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011.
16. Aiken JJ, Egan JC: Management of the Child with Acute Abdominal Pain, in Rudolph, et al (eds), Rudolph's Pediatrics, Twenty-second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011.
17. Aiken JJ: Typhlitis, in Rudolph, et al (eds), Rudolph’s Pediatrics, Twenty-second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011.
18. Aiken JJ and Oldham KT: Acute Appendicitis chapter, in Kliegman, Behrman, Jenson, Stanton (eds), Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Nineteenth Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, 2011.
19. Aiken JJ and Oldham KT: Inguinal Hernias chapter, in Kliegman, Behrman, Jenson, Stanton (eds), Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Nineteenth Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, 2011.
20. Aiken JJ and Oldham KT: Epigastric Hernias chapter, in Kliegman, Behrman, Jenson, Stanton (eds), Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Nineteenth Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, 2011.
21. Aiken JJ and Oldham KT: Incisional Hernias chapter, in Kliegman, Behrman, Jenson, Stanton (eds), Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Nineteenth Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, 2011.
22. Aiken JJ and Oldham KT: Surgical Principles for Lung Resection, in Gupta DK (ed) IAPS-Textbook in Pediatric Surgery, Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Ansari Nagar, New Dehli, India, (In Press).
23. Aiken JJ and Oldham KT: Pediatric Head and Neck in Mulholland MW, Lillemoe KD, Doherty GM, Maier RV, Upchurch GR JR. (eds), Greenfield's Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice, 5th edition, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, (In Press).