Jeffrey
Carl Pence, MD
East Carolina University
School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Greenville, NC 27858-4354
FAX: 252.744.3457
Telephone: 252.744.2832
Pencej@ecu.edu
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
1982
Research Assistant
Genex Corporation
Gaithersburg, Maryland
1999-present Assistant Professor of Surgery (tenure-track)
Department of Surgery
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Greenville,
North Carolina
EDUCATION:
1978-81 A.B. Chemistry with
Biological Specialization
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
1982-86 Doctorate of Medicine
New York Medical College
Valhalla, New York
1986-87 Junior Assistant Resident in General Surgery
Department of Surgery
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.
1987-88 Assistant Resident in General Surgery
Department of Surgery
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.
1988-92 Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow
Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
1992-95 Senior Assistant Resident in General and Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
1995-96 Chief Resident in General and Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
1996-97 Fellow in Surgical Critical Care and Trauma
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
1997-99 Fellow in Pediatric Surgery
The Children’s Hospital
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado
CERTIFICATES:
American Board of Surgery Certification (December, 2000)
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care (December, 2002)
American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery, 1999, eligible
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Provider, 1996
Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Provider, 1997
Advanced Trauma Life Support, Instructor, 1997
MEDICAL LICENSURE:
North Carolina 95-00178 (current)
Colorado 35742 (inactive)
Drug Enforcement Agency BP5110185
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American Medical Association, Member, 1986-present
North Carolina Medical Society, Member, 1989-present
Southern Medical Association, Member, 1989-1997
American College of Surgeons, Candidate, 1990, 1991
Southeastern Surgical Society, Fellow, 1991
Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member, 1996-present
Pitt County Medical Society, Member, 2000-present
International Pediatric Endosurgical Group, Member, 2002-present
Children’s Oncology Group, Member, 2003-present
EDITORIAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Current Surgery, Editorial Board Member (2000-04)
GRANTS:
Title of Proposal: Erythropoeitin Receptor Expression in Infants
Developing Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Investigator: Jeffrey C. Pence, MD
Co-investigator: N/A
Date Submitted: February 25, 2005
Funding Source: East Carolina University
Division of Research and Graduate Studies
Research Development Grant
Amount: $19,220
Status: Pending
Title of Proposal: Alterations in Gastrointestinal Motility Predict
Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants
Investigator: Jeffrey C. Pence, MD
Co-investigator: N/A
Date Submitted: February 25, 2005
Funding Source: East Carolina University
Division of Research and Graduate Studies
Research Development Grant
Amount: $40,000
Status: Pending
COMMITTEES:
Pediatric Perioperative Strategic Planning Committee
University Health Systems of Eastern North Carolina
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Chairman, 2000-2001
Pediatric Trauma Subgroup Committee
Center of Excellence for Trauma and Critical Care
University Health Systems of Eastern North Carolina
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Member, 2001-present
Minimally Invasive Surgery Committee
University Health Systems of Eastern North Carolina
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Member, 2002-present
Children’s Oncology Group
Institutional Representative for Surgery
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Member, 2003-present
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES:
Administrator
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Department of Surgery
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
2003-present
TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Core Curriculum Lecturer (Pediatric Surgery)
Surgery Clerkship, MS3/PAS2
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
1999-present
Preceptor
Surgery Clerkship, MS3/PAS2; MS4
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
1999-present
Faculty Educator, Pediatric Surgery
General Surgery, Pediatric, Medicine-Pediatrics, and Family Practice
Resident Physicians
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and University
Health Systems of Eastern North Carolina
1999-present
Instructor
Eastern Area Health Education Center
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and University
Health Systems of Eastern Carolina
2000-present
Faculty Educator
Mock Oral Board Examination in General Surgery
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
2001-present
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION:
Vascular Anomalies 2003
New York University Post-Graduate Medical School
New York, New York
2003
Minimally Invasive Correction of Pectus Excavatum
The Nuss Procedure
Workshop and Training
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia
2003
Third International NEC Symposium
Children’s Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
Participant
April 15-16, 2005
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Intestinal dysmotility in stratification of high-risk neonates for
the development of necrotizing enterocolitis
Optimizing treatment strategies in pediatric empyema thoracis
PUBLICATIONS:
Referred Peer-Reviewed Journals:
1. Pence, J.C. and Shorter, N.A.: In vitro differentiation of human
neuroblastoma cells caused by vasoactive intestinal peptide. Cancer
Res 50:5177, 1990.
2. Pence, J.C. and Shorter, N.A.: Further studies on the interaction
between vasoactive intestinal peptide and neuroblastoma cell lines.
In Advances in Neuroblastoma Research 3. Evans, A.E., D'Angio, G.J.,
Knudson, A.G., and Seeger, R.C., eds., Wiley and Sons, Philadelphia,
1990.
3. Pence. J.C., Murray, M.J., and Shorter, N.A.: Retinoic
acid-induced radioresistance of human neuroblastoma cells in vitro.
Med Ped Oncol 18:363, 1990.
4. Davidoff. A.M., Pence, J.C., Kerns, B.J., Iglehart, J.D.,
Shorter, N.A., and Marks, J.R.: p53 expression in neuroblastoma.
Surgical Forum 41:579, 1990.
5. Deutsch, M.A., Pence, J.C., Kerns, B.J., Plate, C.A., Iglehart,
J.D., and Bast, R.C., Jr.: Detection of a novel marker in the
bronchial secretions of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
using the 4B5 monoclonal antibody. Proc Amer Assoc Cancer Res
31:170, 1990.
6. Kerns, B.J., Pence, J.C., Huper, G., Kinney, R.B., and Iglehart,
J.D.: c-erbB-2 alterations detected by immunoblotting and
immunohistochemistry in human breast cancer. J Histochem Cytochem
38:1823, 1990.
7. Davidoff, A.M., Herndon, J.F., Kerns, B.J., Pence, J.C., Iglehart,
J.D., and Marks, J.R.: Relation between p53 overexpression and
established prognostic factors in breast cancer. Surgery 110:259,
1991.
8. Davidoff, A.M., Kerns, B.J., Pence, J.C., Marks, J.R., and
Iglehart, J.D.: p53 alterations in all stages of breast cancer. Arch
Surg 48:260, 1991.
9. Pence. J.C., Davidoff, A.M., Iglehart, J.D., and Shorter, N.A.:
Antiproliferative effects of protein kinase C inhibitors on cultured
human neuroblastoma (LA-N-S) cells. Proc Amer Assoc Cancer Res
32:56, 1991.
10. Pence, J.C., Kizilbash, A.M., Kerns, B.J., Marks, J.R., and
Iglehart, J.D.: Proliferation index in various stages of breast
cancer determined by Ki-67 immunostaining. J Surg Oncol 48:11, 1991.
11. Marks, J.R., Davidoff, A.M., Kerns, B.J. , Humphrey, P.A., Pence
J.C., Dodge, R.K., Clarke-Pearson, D.L., Iglehart, J.D., Bast, R.C.,
Jr., and Berchuck, A.: Overexpression and mutation of p53 in
epithelial ovarian cancer Cancer Res 51:2979, 1991.
12. Davidoff, A.M., Pence. J.C., Shorter, N.A., Iglehart, J.D., and
Marks, J.R.: Expression of p53 in human neuroblastoma and
neuroepithelioma-derived cell lines. Oncogene 7:127, 1991.
13. Pence, J.C. and Shorter, N.A.: Evidence for autocrine growth
regulation by vasoactive intestinal peptide in cultured human
neuroblastoma cells. Surg Forum 42:131, 1991.
14. Davidoff, A.M., Pence, J.C., Marks, J.R., and Shorter, N.A.:
Absence of the p53 tumor suppressor protein in neuroepithelioma-derived
cell lines. Med Ped Oncol 19:343, 1991.
15. Pence, J.C., and Shorter, N.A.: Retinoic acid-induced regulation
of neuropeptide-Y receptor expression and function in
neuroepithelioma. Med Ped Oncol 19:354, 1991.
16. Schwartz, L.B., Pence, J.C., O'Donohoe, M.K., Kerns, B.J.,
Iglehart, J.D., McCann, R.L., and Hagan, P.O.: Kinetics of
experimental vein graft cell division and function. Surg Forum
42:362, 1991.
17. Deutsch, M.A., Pence, J.C., Kerns, B.J., Plate, C.A., Kinney,
R.B., Gooch, G., Iglehart, J.D., and Bast, R.C., Jr.: Detection of a
novel marker in the bronchial secretions of patients with non-small
cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using the 4B5 monoclonal antibody. Cancer
69:2894, 1992.
18. Pence, J.C., Deutsch, M.A., Kerns, B.J., Huper, G., Jordan, L.K.,
Wolfe, W.G., Samuelson, W.M., Fulkerson, W. J., Jr., Dodge, R.K.,
Plate, C.A., Bast, R.C., Jr., and Iglehart, J.D.: Sensitive and
specific detection of the 4B5 antigen in bronchial lavage specimens
from patients with primary bronchogenic carcinoma. Cancer 70:1115,
1992.
19. Pence. J.C. and Shorter, N.A.: Autoregulation of neuroblastoma
growth by vasoactive intestinal peptide. J Ped Surg 27:935, 1992.
20. Herzberg, A.J., Kerns, B.J., Honkanen, F.A., Pence, J.C., and
Kinney, R.B.: DNA ploidy and proliferation index of soft tissue and
bone sarcomas determined by image analysis of fresh frozen tissue.
Am J Clin Path 97 (Suppl 1): S29, 1992.
21. Pence, J.C. and Shorter, N.A.: The autocrine function of
vasoactive intestinal peptide on human neuroblastoma cell growth and
differentiation. Arch Surg 128:591, 1993.
22. Jordan, P.A., Kerns, B.J., Pence, J.C., Kohler, M.F., Bast, R.C.,
Jr., Kinney, R.B., and Berchuck, A.: Determination of proliferation
index in advanced ovarian cancer using quantitative image analysis.
Am J Clin Path 99:736, 1993.
23. Pence. J.C., Kerns, B.J., Dodge, R.K., and Iglehart, J.D.:
Prognostic significance of the proliferation index in surgically-resected
non-small cell lung cancer. Arch Surg 128:1382, 1993.
24. Herzberg, A.J., Garcia, J., Kerns, B.J., Jordan, P.A., Pence,
J.C., Rotter, S.M., and Dzubow, L.M.: DNA ploidy of basal cell
carcinoma determined by image cytometry of fresh smears. J Cutan
PathoI 20:2l6, 1993.
25. Pence, J.C., Kerns, B.J., and Shorter, N.A.: Autocrine
regulation of neuroblastoma cell growth and differentiation by
vasoactive intestinal peptide. In Advances in Neuroblastoma Research
4 Evans, A.E., Biedler, J.L., Brodeur, G.M., D'Angio, G.J., and
Nakagawara, A., eds., Wiley-Liss, New York, 1994.
26. Schwartz, L.B., Purut, C.M., Massey, M.F., Pence, J.C., Smith,
P.K., and McCann, R.L.: Effects of pulsatile perfusion on human
saphenous vein vasoreactivity: a preliminary report. Cardiovas Surg
4:143, 1996.
27. Shorter, N.A. and Pence, J.C.: Retinoic acid-induced regulation
of neuropeptide-Y receptor expression and function in the
neuroepithelioma line SK-N-MC. J Ped Surg 32:721, 1997.
28. Pence J.C. and Fitzpatrick J.C.: Protective Ventilatory
Strategies in Adult and Pediatric Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Current Surg 59:371, 2002.
Chapters and Contributions to Textbooks (Editorialships):
1. Pence, J.C. and Oldham, K.T,: Laparoscopic splenectomy. In Atlas
of Laparoscopic Surgery. Pappas, T.N., Schwartz, L.B., and Eubanks,
S., eds., Current Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996, pp.
12.1-12.8.
2. Pence, J.C. and Bensard, D.D.: Neonatal Bowel Obstruction. In
Surgical Decision Making, Fourth Edition. Norton, L.W., Steele, G.,
Jr., and Eiseman, B., eds., W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 2000, pp. 258-261.
3. Pence, J.C. and Bensard, D.D.: Intestinal Obstruction of Neonates
and Infants. In Abernathy’s Surgical Secrets, Fourth Edition. Harken,
A.H. and Moore, E.E., eds., Hanley and Belfus, Philadelphia, 2000,
pp. 277-279.
4. Karrer, F.M. and Pence, J.C.: Biliary Atresia and Choledochal
Cyst. In Operative Pediatric Surgery. Ziegler, M.M., Azizkhan, R.G.,
and Weber, T.R., eds. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2002, pp. 775-788.
5. Fitzpatrick J.C. and Pence J.C.: Fluid and Electrolyte
Homeostasis. Surgical Resident Curriculum (4th ed). Cox S.S., Pofahl
W.E., and Pories W.J. (eds), Arlington, VA: Association of Program
Directors in Surgery, 2002; 33-34.
6. Fitzpatrick J.C., Pence J.C., and Tepas J.J.: Neonatal Surgery.
Surgical Resident Curriculum (4th ed). Cox S.S., Pofahl W.E., and
Pories W.J. (eds), Arlington, VA: Association of Program Directors
in Surgery, 2002; 145-148.
7. Pence J.C. and Fitzpatrick J.C.: Pediatric Surgery. Surgical
Resident Curriculum (4th ed). Cox S.S., Pofahl W.E., and Pories W.J.
(eds), Arlington, VA: Association of Program Directors in Surgery,
2002; 149-152.
8. Handler M.H., Fitzpatrick J.C., and Pence J.C.: Neurosurgery.
Surgical Resident Curriculum (4th ed). Cox S.S., Pofahl W.E., and
Pories W.J. (eds), Arlington, VA: Association of Program Directors
in Surgery, 2002; 158-160.
9. Pence J.C. and Fitzpatrick J.C.: Orthopedic Surgery. Surgical
Resident Curriculum (4th ed). Cox S.S., Pofahl W.E., and Pories W.J.
(eds), Arlington, VA: Association of Program Directors in Surgery,
2002; 16-164.
10. Fitzpatrick J.C. and Pence J.C.: Ophthalmology. Surgical
Resident Curriculum (4th ed). Cox S.S., Pofahl W.E., and Pories W.J.
(eds), Arlington, VA: Association of Program Directors in Surgery,
2002; 165-68.
11. Adler I.N. and Pence J.C.: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology.
Surgical Resident Curriculum (4th ed). Cox S.S., Pofahl W.E., and
Pories W.J. (eds), Arlington, VA: Association of Program Directors
in Surgery, 2002; 197-199.
12. Schwartz J. and Pence J.C.: Anesthesiology. Surgical Resident
Curriculum (4th ed). Cox S.S., Pofahl W.E., and Pories W.J. (eds),
Arlington, VA: Association of Program Directors in Surgery, 2002;
204-206.
13. Pence J.C. and Driscoll L.: Psychiatry. Surgical Resident
Curriculum (4th ed). Cox S.S., Pofahl W.E., and Pories W.J. (eds),
Arlington, VA: Association of Program Directors in Surgery, 2002;
213-216.
14. Pence J.C.: Section Ed. Associated Non-Surgical Specialties
(Part 6). In Surgical Resident Curriculum (4th ed). Cox S.S., Pofahl
W.E., and Pories W.J. (eds), Arlington, VA: Association of Program
Directors in Surgery, 2002; 197-216.
ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS:
1. Deutsch, M.A., Pence, J.C., Kerns, B.J., Plate, C.A., Iglehart,
J.D., and Bast, R.C., Jr.: Detection of a novel marker in the
bronchial secretions of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
using the 4B5 monoclonal antibody. Presented at the Eighty-First
Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Washington, D.C., May 23-26, 1990.
2. Pence. J.C. and Shorter, N.A.: Further studies on the interaction
between vasoactive intestinal peptide and neuroblastoma cell lines.
Presented at the Fifth Symposium for the Advances in Neuroblastoma
Research. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 30-June 1, 1990.
3. Kerns, B.J., Pence, J.C., Kidd, K.R., Whitaker, R.S., Huper, G.,
and Iglehart, J.D.: c-erbB-2 expression detected by immunoblotting
and automated immunohistochemistry in breast cancer. Presented at
the National Society for Histotechnology. San Antonio, Texas,
September 12-13, 1990.
4. Pence, J.C., Kerns, B.J., Kinney, R.B., and Iglehart, J.D.:
Proliferation index correlates with clinical outcome in non-small
cell lung cancer. Presented at the Fifth Annual Meeting of Clinical
Applications of Cytometry. Charleston, South Carolina, September
12-15, 1990
5. Pence, J.C., Murray, M.J., and Shorter, N.A.: Retinoic
acid-induced radioresistance of human neuroblastoma cells in vitro.
Presented at the XXII Meeting of the International Society of
Paediatric Oncology (SlOP). Rome, Italy, October 1-6, 1990.
6. Davidoff, A.M., Pence, J.C., Kerns, B.J., Iglehart, J.D.,
Shorter, N.A., and Marks, J.R.: p53 expression in neuroblastoma.
Presented at the Seventy-Sixth Clinical Congress of the American
College of Surgeons. Chicago, Illinois, October 20-26, 1990.
7. Pence, J.C. and Shorter, N.A.: Growth modulation and
differentiation of cultured human neuroblastoma cells by vasoactive
intestinal peptide. Presented at the Eleventh Annual Pediatric
Surgery Resident’s Conference. Chicago, Illinois, November 3-4,
1990.
8. Davidoff, A.M., Pence, J.C., Shorter, N.A., and Marks, J.R.: p53
overexpression in congenital tumors reflects normal expression in
embryonic development. Presented at the Eleventh Annual Pediatric
Surgery Resident’s Conference. Chicago, Illinois, November 3-4,
1990.
9. Davidoff, A.M., Herndon, J.E., Kerns, B.J., Pence, J.C., Iglehart,
J.D., and Marks, J.R.: Relation between p53 overexpression and
established prognostic factors in breast cancer. Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Society of University Surgeons. Galveston,
Texas, February 6-9, 1991.
10. Pence, J.C., Deutsch, M.A., Kerns, B.J., Huper, G., Wolfe, W.G.,
Bast, R.C., Jr., and Iglehart, J.D.: Identification of a secreted
tumor-associated antigen in patients with carcinoma of the lung by
the 4B5 monoclonal antibody. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Society of University Surgeons. Galveston, Texas, February 6-9,
1991.
11. Davidoff, A.M., Kerns, B.J., Pence, J.C., Marks, J.R., and
Iglehart. J.D.: p53 alterations in all stages of breast cancer.
Presented at the Society of Surgical Oncology. Orlando, Florida,
March 25-27, 1991.
12. Pence, J.C., Kerns, B.J., Dunsmore, K.P., and Shorter, N.A.:
Vasoactive intestinal peptide expression correlates with therapeutic
response in neuroblastoma. Presented at the Fifty-Ninth Annual
Assembly of the Southeastern Surgical Congress. New Orleans,
Louisiana, April 14-17, 1991.
13. Pence, J.C., Iglehart, J.D., Davidoff, A.M., and Shorter, N.A.:
Antiproliferative effects of protein kinase C inhibitors on cultured
human neuroblastoma (LA-N-5) cells. Presented at the Eighty-Second
Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Housron, Texas, May 15-18, 1991.
14. Pence, J.C., Davidoff, A.M., Huper, G., Kidd, K.R., Kerns, B.J.,
Iglehart, J.D., and Marks, J.R.: Expression and stability of
wild-type and mutant p53 protein in human mammary-derived epithelial
cells. Presented at the Fifth Annual p53 Workshop. Princeton, New
Jersev, June 21-25, 1991.
15. Pence, J.C. and Shorter, N.A.: Retinoic acid-induced regulation
of neuropeptide-Y receptor expression and function in
neuroepithelioma. Presented at the XXII Meeting of the International
Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP). Athens, Greece, October 1-6,
1991.
16. Davidoff, A.M., Pence, J.C., and Shorter, N.A.: Absence of the
p53 tumor suppressor protein in neuroepithelioma-derived cell lines.
Presented at the XXII Meeting of the International Society of
Paediatric Oncology (SIOP). Athens, Greece, October 1-6, 1991.
17. Pence, J.C. and Shorter, N.A.: Evidence for autocrine growth
regulation by vasoactive intestinal peptide in cultured human
neuroblastoma cells. Presented at the Seventy-Seventh Clinical
Congress of the American College of Surgeons. Chicago, Illinois,
October 20-25, 1991.
18. Schwartz, L.B., Pence, J.C., O'Donohoe, M.B., Kerns, B.J.,
Iglehart, J.D., McCann, R.L.,. and Hagan, P.O.Kinetics of
experimental vein graft cell division and function. Presented at the
Seventy-Seventh Clinical Congress of the American College of
Surgeons. Chicago, Illinois, October 20-25, 1991.
19. Pence, J.C. and Shorter, N.A.: Autoregulation of neuroblastoma
growth by vasoactive intestinal peptide. Presented at the Surgical
Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting. New
Orleans, Louisiana, October 26-27, 1991.
20. Pence, J.C., Kerns, B.J., Dodge, R.K., and Iglehart, J.D.:
Prognostic significance of the proliferation index in surgically-resected
non-small cell lung cancer. Presented at the Forty-Fifth Annual
Cancer Symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology. New York, New
York, March 15-18, 1992.
21. Pence, J.C. and Shorter, N.A.: The autocrine function of
vasoactive intestinal peptide on human neuroblastoma cell growth and
differentiation. Presented at the Fortv-Fifth Annual Cancer
Symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology. New York. New York.
March 15-18, 1992.
22. Pence. J.C., Kerns, B.J., and Shorter, N.A.: Comparative effects
of N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (Fenretinide) and retinoic acid on
cultured neuroblastoma cell growth and differentiation. Presented at
the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, July 20-25, 1992.
23. Pence, J.C. and Shorter, N.A.: In situ evidence for the
autocrine regulation of neuroblastoma cell growth and
differentiation by vasoactive intestinal peptide. Presented at the
Thirteenth Annual Pediatric Surgery Resident’s Conference. Kansas
City, Missouri, October 2-4, 1992.
24. Pence, J.C., Kerns, B.J., Marks, J.R., and Iglehart, J.D.:
Autoimmune response to the p53 oncoprotein in patients with primary
lung cancer. Presented at the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the
Association for Academic Surgery. Montreal, Canada, November 18-21,
1992.
25. Pence, J.C., Kerns, B.J., and Shorter, N.A.: Autocrine
regulation of neuroblastoma cell growth and differentiation by
vasoactive intestinal peptide. Presented at the Sixth Symposium for
the Advances of Neuroblastoma Research. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
May 26-30, 1993.
26. Pence, J.C.: Pancreatic Trauma. Presented at the Eighteenth
Annual Pediatric Surgery Resident’s Conference. New Orleans,
Louisiana, October 30-31, 1997.
27. Pence, J.C.: Empyema in Children. Presented at the Ninteenth
Annual Pediatric Surgery Resident’s Conference. San Francisco,
California, October 15-16, 1998.
28. Pence, J.C.: Battle of the Bulge: The Pediatric Inguinal Hernia.
Presented at the Jon B. Tingelstad Pediatrics Day. Department of
Pediatrics, Office of Continuing Medical Education, Brody School of
Medicine at East Carolina University, and University Health Systems
of North Carolina, Greenville, North Carolina, April 7, 2000.
29. Pence, J.C.: Nutrition in the Pediatric Trauma Patient.
Presented at the Pediatric Trauma 2001 Symposium. University Health
Systems of North Carolina, Greenville, North Carolina, January 8,
22, 2001.
30. Pence, J.C.: Challenges in Pediatric Surgery: The Pediatric
Inguinal Hernia. Presented at the North Carolina Chapter of the
American College of Surgeons, Asheville, North Carolina, July 13-15,
2001.
31. Pence, J.C.: Postoperative Management of the Infant Undergoing
Gastrointestinal Surgery-Case Studies. Invited Faculty, Neonatal
Nurse Practitioner Practice Update 2002, Edwin W. Monroe AHEC
Conference Center, Greenville, North Carolina, January 29, 2002.
32. Mendelson, K.G., Driscoll, L.A., and Pence, J.C.: Pancreatic
Injury Does Not Adversely Affect Outcome in Children Undergoing
Laparoscopic Splenectomy. Presented at the Thirteenth Annual
Congress for Endosurgery in Children, sponsored by the International
Pediatric Endosurgery Group. Maui, Hawaii, May 8, 2004.
33. Pence, J.C., Mendelson, K.G., and Driscoll, L.A.: Comparison of
Minimally-Invasive Gastrostomy Techniques in Children. To be
presented at the Fourteenth Annual Congress for Endosurgery in
Children, sponsored by the International Pediatric Endosurgery
Group. Venice, Italy, June 1-4, 2004.
34. Pence, J.C., Mendelson, K.G., and Driscoll, L.A.: Fibrinolytic
Salvage Therapy for Postoperative Recurrent Parapneumonic Effusion
in Complex Pediatric Empyema. To be presented at the Fourteenth
Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children, sponsored by the
International Pediatric Endosurgery Group. Venice, Italy, June 1-4,
2004.
35. Pence, J.C., Mageau, R.P., and Driscoll, L.A.: Optimizing
Outcomes in the Thoracoscopic Management of Complicated
Parapneumonic Effusion in Children. To be presented at the
Fourteenth Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children, sponsored by
the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group. Venice, Italy, June
1-4, 2004.
PATENTS:
Bast, R.C., Jr., Iglehart, J.D., Deutsch, M.A., and Pence, J.C.:
Method of diagnosing lung cancer. United States Patent 07/509890.
Duke University reference 5405-11/00606. Filed, April 16, 1990.
AWARDS:
Eagle Scout Award
December 4, 1977
Graduation with Honors in Chemistry
Summa Cum Laude
Duke University, 1982
Alpha Omega Alpha Medal
Dean's Award
New York Medical College, 1986
First Place, Jens G. Rosenkranz Resident Competition
Surgical Section, American Academy of Pediatrics
October, 1991, New Orleans, Louisiana
Autoregulation of neuroblastoma growth by vasoactive intestinal
peptide
Clinical Research Award Recipient
Annual Cancer Symposium, Society of Surgical Oncology
March, 1992. New York, New York
Prognostic significance of the proliferation index in surgically-resected
non-small cell lung cancer
Second Place, Resident Research Competition
North Carolina Chapter. American College of Surgeons
July, 1992, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Comparative effects of N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (Fenretinide)
and retinoic acid on cultured neuroblastoma cell growth and
differentiation
The Bernard Vick, M.D. Teaching Award
In recognition of teaching excellence in the clinical and operative
practice of surgery.
Presented by the Surgical Residents of The Brody School of Medicine
at East Carolina University, Department of Surgery
June 11, 2004
HONORARY SOCIETIES:
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, 1979
Phi Lambda Upsilon Chemical Honor Society, 1980
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1984
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