CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Business Address: Sharon Lynn Weintraub, MD Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine 1542 Tulane Avenue New Orleans, LA 70112

Business Telephone: (504)568-4750 Fax: E-Mail: Education: UndergraduateBachelor of Arts (BA), History/Classics, Columbia College, Columbia University, New York City, New York, 09/83 to 05/87 GraduateDoctor of Medicine (MD), School of Medicine, New York University, New York City, New York, 09/91 to 05/95 Master of Public Health (MPH), Epidemiology, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 09/02 Present InternshipUniversity of Connecticut, Integrated Residency in General Surgery, Farmington, Connecticut, 07/95 to 07/96 ResidencyUniversity of Connecticut, Integrated Residency in General Surgery, Farmington, Connecticut, 07/96 to 06/00 Post-DoctoralN/A FellowshipSurgical Critical Care, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, 07/00 06/01 Other (No Degree) Post baccalaureate Premedical Sciences, City College, City University of New York, New York City, New York, 06/88 to 12/89 Certification: Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, General Surgery, June 5, 2001, Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, October 18, 2002 Awards and Honors: (504)568-4633 sweint@lsuhsc.edu

Columbia College Deans list: 8 semesters City College, City University of New York, Hughes Fellowship for Post baccalaureate Study Academic, Professional and Research Appointments: Academic Appointments Assistant Professor of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, New Orleans, LA, 12/04 Present Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, New Orleans, LA, 07/02 11/04 Instructor of Clinical Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, New Orleans, LA, 07/01 06/02 Professional Appointments Surgery and Trauma/Critical Care staff physician, Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, 08/01 Present Surgery/Surgical Critical Care staff physician, Veterans Administration Medical Center, New Orleans, LA06/02 Present Membership in Professional Organizations: Associate Fellow, American College of Surgeons Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Society of Critical Care Medicine Association of Women Surgeons New Orleans Surgical Society Southeastern Surgical Congress Teaching Experience/Responsibilities: Formal Course Responsibilities: N/A Course Directorships Course Director, Percutaneous Tracheostomy Course, given in conjunction with the Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 23, 2004 Undergraduate, Graduate, Resident, Fellow, Post-doctoral Instruction 07/01 Present 07/01 - Present 01/03 Present 12/03 Present 09/02 Present 03/04 Present 03/04 Present

Medical Ethics, SPM 100, Instructor, 9/02 Present. Facilitate discussion among firstyear medical students about medical ethics and aspects of the delivery of medical care. Ten sessions/year. Perioperative Care Lecturer, 6/02 Present. Present a formal lecture on issues in perioperative risk assessment and operative planning to all third year medical students rotating on the general surgery service. Six lectures/year. Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) , Instructor, 6/04 Present. Present hour-long didactics and monitor 3-hour practical station during 2-day long course in acute trauma management. Anticipated 2-3 times/yr. Departmental/Interdisciplinary Conferences Multi-disciplinary Critical Care Rounds. Facilitate discussion in a working-rounds environment among nursing, respiratory, nutrition, pharmacology, occupational and physical therapists and resident/student participants. Weekly. Special Clinical Rounds Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Rounds. Conduct rounds in the ICU interacting with residents, fellows, students, nurses and all support staff. Four to six days/month. Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Rounds/VA Hospital. Conduct rounds in the ICU interacting with residents, fellows, students, nurses and all support staff. Twelve days/month. Graduate Students Trained: Past5 Current1 Advisees3 Teaching Awards: N/A Thesis & Dissertation Committees: N/A Post Doctoral or Post-Residency Fellows Trained: Juan Duchesne MD and Tomas Jacome MD, Surgical Critical Care Fellows, July 2004 June 2005. Grants & Contracts:

Funded - Closed Bayer Corporation Protocol No. 100272 A Prospective, randomized, double-blind, multi-center trial assessing the safety and efficacy of sequential (intravenous/oral) Bay 12-8039 (Moxifloxacin) 400 mg every 24 Hours compared to intravenous Piperacillin/Tazobactam 3.375 grams every 6 hours Followed by oral Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid Suspension 800 mg every 12 hours For the treatment of patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections. Co-Investigator $64,588. Merck Corporation Protocol # 034-00/ERT502 A prospective, multi-center, double-blind with in-house blinding, randomized comparative study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Ertapenem versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam in the treatment of diabetic foot infections in adults Co-investigator $44,265 Merck Corporation Protocol #037-00 A prospective, multi-center, double-blind randomized comparative study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Ertapenem versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam in the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections in hospitalized adults. Co-investigator $53,024 AstraZeneca Corporation Protocol #3591IL/0079 A multicenter, randomized, double-blind comparative trial of intravenous Merremtm(Meropenem, ICI 194,600) VS. PrimaxinImipenem-Cilastatin) in the treatment of hospitalized subjects with complicated skin and skin structure infections. Co-investigator $44,050 Geltex Pharmaceuticals Protocol GTC-80-203 A randomized, double-blind study of GT 160-246 versus Vancomycin in patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea Co-Investigator $51,335 Lilly Corporation Efficacy and safety of Drotrecogin Alfa (activated) in adult patients with early stage severe sepsis. Principal investigator

$94,741 Funded Open Wyeth Corporation Protocol #3074A1-311-WW A phase 3, multicenter, randomized double-blind comparative study of the efficacy and safety of Ttigecycline vs. Iimipenem/cilastatin for the treatment of subjects with nosocomial pneumonia Principal Investigator $70,208 Sanofi-Synthelabo A multicenter, randomized, double-blind parallel group trial to demonstrate the efficacy of fondaparinux in association with intermittent pneumatic compression versus intermittent pneumatic compression used alone for the prevention of venous thromboembolic events in patients at increased risk undergoing major abdominal surgery Co-investigator $90,000 Theravance Protocol 15424-202a A phase 2, randomized, double-blind, multinational trial of intravenous TD-6424 versus standard therapy for treatment of complicated gram-positive skin and skin structure infections Pending funding Merck, Inc. Microbiology of infections following severe trauma (Part I) Cubicin for post-surgical wound infections Co-Investigator Non-funded Applications (last 3 years) N/A

Research Review Committee: N/A Inventions & Patents: N/A Journal Publications Refereed 1. Duchesne J, Wang YZ, Weintraub SL, Boyle M, Hunt JP, Stoma Complications: A Multivariate Analysis. American Surgeon 68(11):961-6; discussion 966, 2002 Nov

2. Gulec SA, Weintraub SL, Cundiff J, Albarado R., Moulder P, OLeary JP, Hunt JP. Gamma-Guided Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage for the Assessment of Bowel Perforation. Archives of Surgery 139(2004) 1075-1078. 3. Kaplan J, Weintraub SL, Hunt JP, Gonzales A, Lopera J, Brazzini A. Treatment of Superior Mesenteric and Portal Vein Thrombosis with Direct Thrombolytic Infusion Via an Operatively Placed Mesenteric Catheter, American Surgeon, 70(7):600-604, 2004 July. 4. Slaven EM, Lopez F, Weintraub SL, Mena JC, Mallon WK. The AIDS Patient with Abdominal Pain. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 21(2003) 987-1015. 5. Clayton J, Ben-Muir, Harris M, Weintraub SL, Hunt JP. Predictors of Cervical Spine Injury. Accepted for publication, Journal of Trauma. 6. Blackwell L, Clayton J, Marr A, Hunt JP, Weintraub SL. Impact of Obesity on Associated Injury and Outcome in a Blunt Chest Trauma Cohort. Accepted for publication, Journal of Trauma. 7. Duchesne J, Jacome T, Serou M, Tighe D, Gonzales A, Weintraub SL. CTAngiography for the Detection of a Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Source. Accepted for publication, The American Surgeon, May 2005. 8. Bronaugh H, Marr A, Hunt JP, Weintraub SL. Effect of Prostacyclin in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension after Trauma (Submitted for publication). 9. Kaplan J, Knoell R. Marr A, Weintraub SL, OLeary JP, Hunt JP. Resident Attitudes Toward Resident Unions: A Web-Based Survey. (Submitted for publication). Books & Chapters 1. Hunt JP. Weintraub SL. Wang YZ, Buechter KJ. Kinematics of Trauma. Trauma, ed. Moore EE, Feliciano DV, Mattox KL. 5th Edition, pp. 141-158: McGraw-Hill, 2004. 2. Weintraub SL, Wang YZ, Hunt JP, OLeary JP. Principles of Preoperative and Operative Surgery. Textbook of Surgery, 17th Edition (Sabiston). The biological basis of modern surgical practice. New York: Williams & Wilkins; 2004. Papers Presented & Abstracts: Presented Papers 1. Gamma-Guided Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage for Detection of Small Bowel Perforation. The Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA 01/04.

2. Gamma-Guided Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage (gamma-DPL) for Detection of Small. Bowel Perforation. Association of Academic Surgery; Boston, MA, 02/03. 3. Effect of Prostacyclin in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension after Trauma Pneumonectomy, Poster presenter, The Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, January 24-25, 2004. 4. Early vs. Late Decompression after Laparotomy for Trauma: Does it make a difference? The Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA 01/04. 5. Treatment of Superior Mesenteric and Portal Vein Thrombosis with Direct Thrombolytic Infusion Via an Operatively Placed Mesenteric Catheter. Poster Presentation, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, GA, 02/04. 6. Tc-99m sulfur colloid intestinal perforation study using a gamma probe. Society of Nuclear Medicine Meeting, New Orleans, LA June 22-25, 2003. 7. Endovascular Management of Blunt and Penetrating Arterial Trauma. Poster Presentation, The Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA 01/05. 8. CT-Angiography for the Detection of a Lower GI Bleeding Source. Poster Presentation, The Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA 01/05. 9. The Impact of Obesity on Associated Injury and Outcome in a Blunt Chest Trauma Cohort. The Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA 01/05. 10. Resident Attitudes Toward Resident Unions: A Web-Based Survey. The Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA 01/05. 11. Predictors of Cervical Spine Injury. Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA 01/05. 12. Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure: Does the Type of Dressing Impact Outcome? Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA 01/05 13. Stress Leukocytosis and Lymphocytosis in the Trauma Patient with Sickle Disease. Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, LA 02/05. 14. CT-Angiography for the Detection of a Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Source. Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, LA 02/05. Abstracts 1. Gulec SA, Weintraub SL, Cundiff J, Albarado R, Moulder PV, OLeary JP, Hunt JP.

Gamma-guided diagnostic peritoneal lavage (gamma-DPL) for the detection of small bowel perforation. J. Surg. Research 107: 274, 2002. 2. Gulec SA, Weintraub SL, Moulder PV, Hunt JP. Tc-99m sulfur colloid intestinal perforation study using a gamma probe. JNM 44: 95P, 2003. 3. Duchesne J , Serou M , Tighe D , Gonzales A , Weintraub SL*. CT-Angiography for the Localization of a Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Source. Southeastern Surgical Congress, February 2005. 4. Blackwell L MD, Clayton J PhD, Marr AB MD, Hunt JP MD, Weintraub SL*. Impact of Obesity on Associated Injury and Outcome in a Blunt Chest Trauma Cohort. EAST Meeting, January 2005. 5. Clayton J, Ben-Muir, Harris M, Weintraub SL, Hunt JP. Predictors of Cervical Spine Injury. EAST Meeting, January 2005. Seminars & Invited Presentations: 1. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: Physiologic and Clinical Consequences of Elevated Intra-abdominal Pressure, LSUHSC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. New Orleans, LA, April 25, 2002. 2. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Abdominal Pain in the Patient with HIV and AIDS, LSUHSC Grand Rounds Department of Surgery. New Orleans, LA March 23, 2003. 3. Nutrition in Critical Illness, Seminar in Nutrition for Medical Students, School of Medicine, April 2003. 4. History, Indications, Options, Timing of Tracheostomy, Percutaneous Tracheostomy Course, Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA January 23, 2004. 5. The TAP and TEPP Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repairs, Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Course, LSU School of Medicine, July 24, 2004. Continuing Education (CME): Attended: American College of Surgeons, Ultrasound for Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, 10/01 The Society of Critical Care Medicine Refresher Course, San Diego, CA 01/02 The Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress, San Diego, CA 01/02 American College of Surgeons Coding Workshop,

4 (Category I) 13.75 (Category I) 32.50 (Category I)

New Orleans, LA 01/02 7 (Category I ) American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA 01/04 10.5 (Category I) The Southeastern Surgical Congress, Atlanta, GA 01/31/04 02/03/04 24.5 (Category I) Society of Critical Care Medicine Summer Course on Mechanical Ventilation, New York, NY 06/24/04-06/26/04 12. 5 (Category I) LSU Department of Surgery Grand Rounds 13 (Category I) New Orleans, LA 01/04-12/04 Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 10 (Category I) Fort Lauderdale, FL 01/12/05-01/14/05 American College of Surgeons Louisiana Chapter 8 (Category I) New Orleans, LA 01/15/05-01/16/05 Presented Course Director, Percutaneous Tracheostomy Course, given in conjunction with the Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 23, 2004. 5.75 (Category I) University/Institutional Service: Departmental Committees Evaluations Committee, Chairman 09/03 Present Resident Review Committee, Member 08/01 - Present School of Medicine Committees Institutional Graduate Medical Education Committee (IGMEC), Member 07/04 Present Medical Center Committees Transfusion Committee 09/02 Present Nutrition Committee 01/02 Present Anesthesia Pain/PCA Committee 01/02 06/02 ICU Subcommittee on Protocols 12/04-Present Hospital Committees Charity Hospital Surgery Peer Review Committee 09/03 - Present Charity Hospital Trauma Peer Review Committee 08/01 Present Charity Hospital Trauma Committee 08/01 Present Professional Societies Committees American College of Surgeons State Committee on Trauma 01/04 - Present Special Assignments Chairman, Evaluations Committee for Department of Surgery 01/04 Present Coordinating revision of evaluation tool for surgical residency program

Task Force Member, Department of Health and Human Services Organ Donation Collaborative 09/03 Present Community Service/Activities: N/A Clinical Services: Clinics Attending Surgeon, Charity Hospital General Surgery Clinic, Weekly. Attending Surgeon, GI Clinic, Weekly. Attending Surgeon, Lions Clinic, General Surgery Clinic. Monthly. Inpatient Service Activities Attending Surgeon, Charity General/Trauma Surgery Services (rotating 2 of every 3 months). Full-time clinical responsibility for surgical inpatients at Charity Hospital. 08/01 Present. Attending Surgeon, University Hospital General Surgery Services (two weeks every third month). Clinical responsibility for surgical inpatients at University Hospital. 08/01 Present. Attending Surgical Intensivist, Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Charity Hospital, 4-6 days/month, 08/01 Present. Attending Surgical Intensivist, Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Veterans Administration Hospital, 12 days/month, 07/02 Present. Call Trauma and General Surgery Call, Charity Hospital 5 times/month, 08/01 Present, (In house). General Surgery Call, University Hospital 7 times/month, 08/01 Present, (Home call). General Surgery Call, Veterans Administration Hospital 5 primary, 5 back-up/month, 06/02 Present, (Home call). ICU Call, Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Charity Hospital 4-6 days/month, 08/01 Present, (Home call). ICU Call, Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Veterans Administration Hospital, 12 days every month, 07/02 Present, (Home call). Administrative Responsibilities: Departmental: Evaluation Committee Coordinate update of departments evaluation tool for surgical residents 01/04 Present School: N/A Medical Center:

Director of MCL Outpatient Clinics for Surgery-08/04 - Present. Hospital : Charity Hospital Trauma Program PI Committee Coordinate review of concurrent Quality Indicators; facilitate discussion of cases of PI Committee meeting 07/04 Present