Manuel Alejandro "Alex" Guerrero, MD

Hospital and Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor of Surgery State University of New York Downstate (2009-Current)

Education and Post-graduate Training

Surgery Chief Resident	New York Methodist Hospital/Weill Cornell School of Medicine, New York, USA (2008-current)
Resident in General Surgery	New York Methodist Hospital/Weill Cornell School of Medicine, New York, USA (2004-2008)
Doctor of Medicine Program	Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon. Core clerkships completed Nov 2002, graduated June 2004

Bachelor of Arts, in Arts and Letters (Humanities)	Portland State University, Portland, Oregon (1994-1998)

Certificate in Premedical Preparation	Northwestern and University of Chicago Medical Schools, Chicago, Illinois (Summer 1997)

High School Diploma	Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon (1991-1994)

Research Experience (full time appointments)

Principal Investigator

Research Intern

Population based study of injuries in West Africa for AMEND, Accra, Ghana (2008-current)

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington (Summer 2000)

Research Assistant

Department of History, Portland State University (1997-1998)

Research Assistant

Department of Cardiopulmonary Surgery, OHSU (1996-1997)

Research Assistant

Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, OHSU (Summer 1994)

Honors and Positions

Co-founder	Society of International Humanitarian Surgeons, New York, USA (2007-2008)
Board of Advisors/Technical Advisor	AMEND, an NGO specializing in pediatric injury prevention in West Africa, New York, USA (2006-current)
NGO (IFMSA) representative	United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA (2004-2005)

International Student Advisor	British Medical Journal, London, UK (2004)

Editor-in-Chief of Medical Student International Magazine	International Federation of Medical Students, Geneva, Switzerland (2002-2003)

Associate Editor of Vagus Magazine	International Federation of Medical Students, Geneva, Switzerland (2000-2002)

Vice-President of Internal Affairs	International Federation of Medical Students-US Chapter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2000-2001)

President	Surgery Interest Group, OHSU (2000)

Laurels Merit Scholarship Recipient (Medical School)	Oregon State Board of Higher Education (1998)

Laurels Merit Scholarship Recipient (Undergraduate)	Oregon State Board of Higher Education (1994)

International Clinical Experience

Chris Hani Baragwanath Medical Centre-Trauma Surgery	Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa (2003)

Johannesburg Trauma Unit-Trauma Surgery	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (2002-2003)

John Radcliffe Hospital-General Surgery (Oesophageal service)	Green College, Oxford, England (2002)

Hospital Bustamante-Congenital Hand Surgery (Surgical Missions with Peter Nathan, Director of the Portland Hand Surgery Center)	Guayaquil, Ecuador (Oct 2001, July 2002, May 2003, March 2004)

Licensure

New York State Medical License since 2005.
Pennsylvania State Medical License since 2009.
Oregon State Medical License since 2009.
New Jersey and Colorado State Licenses pending.

Publications

Galpern, DW, Guerrero, A, Tu, A, et al. Effectiveness of a Central Line Bundle Campaign on Line Associated Infections in the Intensive Care Unit. Surgery. 144: 492-5, October 2008.

Guerrero, A, Vassallo, D. Major vascular neck injury from a handgun cartridge casing. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, in press.

Guerrero, A. The New Bioweapons. Medical Student International Magazine. Fall 2004, p. 12-14.

Guerrero, A. A Scientific Approach to Violence. Medical Student International Magazine. Fall 2004, p. 16-18.

Guerrero, A. Trauma in Johannesburg, Burn Surgery in Seattle. Medical Student International Magazine. Fall 2004, p. 24-27.

Guerrero, A, Gibson, K, Kralovich, KA, et al. Limb Loss following lower extremity trauma: what can be done proactively? Injury 33:765-769, Oct 2002.

Guerrero, A, Laflamme, M, Agoff, N, et al. Carcinome pulmonaire primaire ressemblant à un lymphoépithéliome (Primary Lung Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma). Canadian Respiratory Journal 8(6), November 2001, 431-433.

Guerrero, A, Hoffer R, Hudson, L. et al. Treatment of Pulmonary Artery Compression due to Fibrious Mediastinitis with Endovascular Stent Placement. Chest 119(3):966-8, 2001 March.

Presentations

Galpern, DW, Guerrero, A, Tu, A, et al. Effectiveness of a Central Line Bundle Campaign on Line Associated Infections in the Intensive Care Unit. Central Surgcial Association Annual Meeting, Cincinatti, Ohio, March 6, 2008.

Guerrero, A, Fahoum, B, Mohr, L, Mayberry, J. Unlicensed Off-road Vehicle Injuries in Tillamook County Oregon. American College of Surgeons 2008 Clinical Congress, San Francisco, California, October 12-16, 2008.

Guerrero, A, Vassallo, DJ. Homemade Firearms In Africa: Case Report and Literature Review. World Congress of Surgery, Montreal, Canada, August 26, 2007.

Guerrero, A, Lavotshkin, S, Galpern, D, et al. Alejandro New York City Regional Healthcare Resource Allocation by Anatomic Injury Location. World Congress of Surgery, Montreal, Canada August 26, 2007.

Guerrero, A, Ordogh, D, Goosen, et al. Outcomes in patients with a trauma laparostomy: What is the influence of unplanned re-exploration? World Congress of Surgery Montreal, Canada August 26, 2007.

Kingham, PT, Guerrero, A, Kushner, A. Increasing teaching assistance and short-term surgical manpower for health facilities in developing countries. World Congress of Surgery, Montreal, Canada August 26, 2007.

Komanapalli C, Guerrero A, Tripathy U, Slater M. Thoracic Aortic Trauma: A 10 year Experience at OHSU. American College of Surgeons: Oregon Chapter, September 12, 2004.

Uniquely African Injuries; Zip guns, Sjamboks, and Trans-mediastinal Gunshot Wounds. Annual General Assembly meeting of the International Federation of Medical Students, Isla Margarita, Venezuela, March 17, 2004.

Ritual Beatings and Renal Failure in the SOWETO Township. University of Washington Burn Center Grand Rounds, July 10, 2003.

Changing Management of Traumatic Aortic Disruption. Cardiothoracic Surgery Grand Rounds, Oregon Health & Sciences University, June 12, 2003.

Management of Crush Syndrome in Massive Casualty Situations. Trauma Surgery Grand Round, Oregon Health & Sciences University, June 4, 2003.

Management of Crush Syndrome in Massive Casualty Situations. General Assembly meeting of the International Federation of Medical Students, Taipei, Republic of China, August 7, 2002.

Guerrero, A, Baluja, V, Beeth, J. et al. Evaluation of Sleep Using Bispectral Analysis. Western Scientific Research Forum, Carmel, California, November 15, 2001.

Guerrero, A, Karmy-Jones, R, Kralovich, KA. et al. What Can Be Done to Prevent Limb Loss and Compartment Syndrome Following Lower Limb Arterial Injury. Trauma 2001, Sydney Australia, March 3, 2001.

Memberships in Professional Organizations

American Society of General Surgeons

Society of International Humanitarian Surgeons

Canadian Network for International Surgery

New York City Volunteer Medical Corps

International Health Exchange-UK

American Medical Association

Medical Society of the State of New York

International Federation of Medical Students (Alumni Division)

New York Oxford Alumni Association/Oxford University Society

Oxford Medical Association

American College of Surgeons (Associate Member)

New York Academy of Medicine (Associate Member)