Warner Lab Staff – 2023

Faculty

Brad W. Warner, MD

Brad W. Warner, MD

Jessie L. Ternberg, MD PhD Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Surgery

Jun Guo, PhD

Jun Guo, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine

David M. Alvarado, PhD

David M. Alvarado, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Lab Staff

Cristi King, BS
Research Lab Manager

Chunxiao (Susan) Shi
Research Specialist

Surgery Research Fellows

Daniel Alligood, MD
Resident Physician, Department of Surgery – Jackson Memorial Hospital
Project – Characterize a hepatic lipidomic profile that drives progression to advanced liver injury.

Alex Park, MD
Resident Physician, Department of Surgery – University of Illinois at Chicago
Project – Elucidate the mechanisms and temporal evolution of liver injury after SBR.

Kerry Swanson, MD
Resident Physician, Department of Surgery
Project – Determine the role of adaptive immunity in SBR induced liver injury.

Undergraduate, Postgraduate & Medical Students

Ashley King

Eliza Lang

Former Faculty, Fellows & Students

Former Faculty

Chris Erwin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Chidananda Mudalagiriyappa Siddappa, PhD
Staff Scientist

Former Surgery Research Fellows

Hannah Phelps, MD – 2021 – 2023
Project – The role of intestinal specific PPAR alpha and Fabp1 in intestinal adaptation and liver injury following SBR.

Paul Kepler, MD – 2020 – 2022
Project – Analyzing human Hirschsprung’s Disease using single cell techniques.

Allie Steinberger, MD – 2019 – 2021
Project – Bile acid dysmetabolism in resection associated metabolic syndrome.

Maria Tecos, MD – 2019 – 2021
Project – Ileocecal resection (ICR) induced colon adaptation and liver injury.

Cathleen Courtney, MD – 2017-2020 
Project – Resection associated metabolic syndrome. 

Emily Onufer, MD MPH – 2017-2020 
Project – Angiogenesis after massive small bowel resection.

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.

Mark McMellen, MD – 2008 – 2010
Project – EGFR induced villus angiogenesis after small bowel resection.

Shannon Longshore, MD – 2007 – 2009
Project – Retinoblastoma protein and small bowel adaptation.

Former Students

Adam Bajinting

James Bao

Aiza Bustos

Jason Colasanti

Danielle Folkerts  

William Goo

Amal Hamed

Lily Liu

Anne Sescleifer

Stephanie Sutton

Shirli Tay