Shushan Jacob, MD

Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

shushan.jacob@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Education

FellowshipChristine Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery, Hand and Micro Surgery (2010)
FellowshipPhiladelphia Hand Center, Hand and Micro Surgery (2009)
FellowshipUniversity of Mississippi School of Medicine, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2008)
ResidencyThomas Jefferson University Hospital, General Surgery (2007)
Medical SchoolKilpauk Medical College (1997)

Publications

The select cycloxygenase-2 inhibitor celecoxib reduced the extent of atherosclerosis in Apo E-/-mice

Shushan Jacob, Lisa Laury-Kleintop, Susan Lanza-Jacoby , Journal of Surgical Research , May 2008; (Vol. 146, No. 1):135-142

Differential Effects of TFG-beta Isoforms on Murine Fetal Dural Cells and Calvarial Osteoblasts

David Cabiling, Betty Kim, David Yan, Shushan Jacob, Hyunduck Nah, Richard E. Kirschner , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , September 2007; (120 (3)):614-624

Expression of Indian Hedgehog, BMP-4 and Noggin in craniosynostosis induced by fetal constraint

Shushan Jacob, Changshan Wu, Theresa A. Freeman, Eiki Koyama and Richard E. Kirschner , Annals of Plastic Surgery , February 2007; (58 (2)):215-221

Hyperlipoproteinemic low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice are more susceptible to sepsis than corresponding wild-type mice

Susan Lanza-Jacoby, Sheldon Miller, Shushan Jacob, Didier Heumann, Alexander G. Minchenko, John T. Flynn , Journal of Endotoxin Research , 2003; (Vol. 9, No 6):341-347

Honors/Awards

Teaching Award 2002-2007

Excellence in Teaching Award, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University (2007)

1st prize in Surgical Jeopardy

The American College of Surgeons; Delaware Chapter; The Second Annual "Delaware Day of Surgery" Symposium (2006)

2nd prize in Basic Science Research Category

The Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons, 51st Annual Scientific Meeting. (2005)

Resident Research Award

Resident Research Day, Department of General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University (2005)

1st prize in Basic Science Research Category

The Pennsylvania Association for Thorac Surgery, 39th Annual Scientific Meeting. (2001)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Association for Hand Surgery

American College of Surgeons

American Society of Surgery of the Hand