Brad W. Warner, MD
Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief
Jessie L. Ternberg, MD PhD Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Jun Guo, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Lab Staff
Cristi King, BS
Research Lab Supervisor
Chunxiao (Susan) Shi
Senior Research Technician
Surgery Research Fellows
Cathleen Courtney, MD
Resident Physician, Department of Surgery
Project – Resection associated metabolic syndrome.
Emily Onufer, MD MPH
Resident Physician, Department of Surgery
Project – Angiogenesis after massive small bowel resection.
Maria Tecos, MD
Resident Physician, Department of Surgery – University of Nebraska Medical Center
Project – Signaling pathways in resection associated metabolic syndrome.
Allie Steinberger, MD
Resident Physician, Department of Surgery
Project – Bile acid dysmetabolism in resection associated metabolic syndrome.
Undergraduate and Medical Students
Adam Bajinting
William Goo
Amal Hamed
Ashley King
Lily Luu
Anne Sescleifer
Stephanie Sutton
2018 Warner Laboratory Members
*Former Faculty:
Chris Erwin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
*Former Surgery Research Fellows:
Kristen Seiler, MD – July 2016 – 2019
Project – Gut-on-chip and immune response post small bowel resection.
Bola Aladegbami, M.D. – July 2013 – 2017
Project – Intestinal microbiome alterations associated with massive small bowel resection.
Lauren Barron, M.D. – July 2013 –2017
Project – Intestinal angiogenesis associated with massive small bowel resection.
Raphael Sun, M.D. – July 2012 – June 2015
Project – Soybean-derived EGF and intestinal adaptation.
Joshua Sommovilla, M.D. – July 2012 – June 2015
Project – Intestinal microbiome alterations associated with massive small bowel resection.
Jose Diaz-Miron, M.D. – July 2012 – June 2014
Project – Intestinal angiogenesis associated with massive small bowel resection.
Pamela Choi, M.D. – July 2011 – June 2014
Project – Role for Rb in the regulation of enterocyte proliferation.
Kathryn J. Rowland, MD – July 2010 – June 2012
Project – Intestinal angiogenesis associated with massive small bowel resection.
Meredith Hitch, MD – July 2009 – June 2011
Project – Morphologic alterations of the enteric nervous system following intestinal resection.
Derek Wakeman, MD – July 2008 – 2011
Project – p38a activity and resection-induced enterocyte apoptosis.
Jennifer A. Leinicke, MD – July 2009 – 2011
Project – Role for Rb proteins in resection-induced enterocyte proliferation.