1. Personal Information

Name: Ami Mayo, M.D.

I.D. No: 0-5889834-7

Born: December 19, 1964, Be’er Sheva, Israel,

Marital status: Married + 3

Contact information:

Department of General Intensive Care,

Carmel Medical Center,

Haifa, Israel

1. Academic Degrees

MD - magna cume laude, 1993 Ben-Gurion University,

Be’er Sheva, ISRAEL

1. Academic Appointments

Professional experience

‏2010 – Present: Director, Surgical critical care unit, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa

2006-2010:  Senior Attending, Department of general intensive care, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa

2004-Present:  Project manager - “iMDsoft” CIS implementation & development, Department of general intensive care, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa

2004-2006: Resident in General Critical Care, Department of General Critical Care, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa (Dr Y. Bar-Lavi)

2002-2004: Senior Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel –Aviv (Prof J. Klausner)

2002-2004: Trauma Fellowship, The Rabin Trauma Center, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv (Prof Y. Kluger)

1994-2002: Resident in General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Meir hospital, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar-sava (Prof. A. Freund)

1993-1994: Internship, Meir hospital, Sapir Medical Center

1995-Present: Commander (Reserved forces) - Rescue & Evacuation unit Israel Air Forces

1. Research Interests

• The use of rFVIIa in trauma management
• Clinical aspects of trauma mechanisms
• Continuous cardiac-output monitoring
• Inflammatory aspects of trauma
• Fluid management in the critical patient
• Real time renal function evaluation

1. Teaching experience and appointments

2002-present: Member, Medical academic council, IAF

2002-2004: Teaching and supervising medical students in surgery and trauma, Sackler School of Medicine

2002-2004: Lecturer and principle coordinator of Emergency Medicine Program for Undergraduates, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

2002-2004: Post graduate school of medicine, Tel Aviv University (Lectures in General Surgery Courses)

1994-2002:  Teaching and supervising students in surgery and Trauma, Meir hospital, Sapir Medical Center

1986-1992:  “Multi layer” trauma education project, Ben-Gurion  

University, Soroka School of medicine, Be’er-Sheva.

1. Technion activities

2004-present:   Teaching and supervising medical students in surgery and trauma, Rappoaport Medical School   

2004-present:   Undergraduate trauma course lecturer and coordinator

1. Public professional activities

1. Membership in professional societies

2002-present: Israel Society for Breast Diseases

2001-present: Israel Society for Colon and Rectal Surgery

2004-present: The Israel Society for Intensive Care Medicine

1994-present: Israel Surgical Society

2002-present: Israel Trauma Society

1987-present: Israel Medical Association

1. HONORS

1992   Medical School Dean’s Award for Excellency.

1. Undergraduate students and instruction

2004-present:   Teaching and supervising medical students in surgery and trauma, Rappoaport Medical School   

2004-present:   Undergraduate trauma course lecturer and coordinator

2002-2004: Teaching and supervising medical students in surgery and trauma, Sackler School of Medicine

2002-2004: Lecturer and principle coordinator of Emergency Medicine Program for Undergraduates, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

2002-2004: Post graduate school of medicine, Tel Aviv University (Lectures in General Surgery Courses)

1994-2002:  Teaching and supervising students in surgery and Trauma, Meir hospital, Sapir Medical Center

1986-1992:  “Multi layer” trauma education project, Ben-Gurion  

University, Soroka School of medicine, Be’er-Sheva.

1. Research grants

1. Significant professional projects

14.    Publications

Theses

Evaluation of a rat model for uncontrolled hemorrhage and of Aprotinin as an adjunct for the treatment of abdominal parenchymal bleeding.

Supervisor: M. Lahav, M.D.

Basic Research

1. Paran H, Vider T, Mayo A, Neufeld D, Susmalian S, Shwartz I, Freund U. Effect of the somatostatin analogue octreotide on experimental intestinal obstruction in rats. Acta Cir Bras, 13(4): 207-211, 1998

1. Paran H, Mayo A, Kidron D, Sivak G, Reshef T, Vider T, Ziv O, Freund U. Experimental acute necrotising pancreatitis: evaluation and characterisation of a model of intraparenchymal injection of sodium taurocholate in rats. Eur J Surg. 2000 Nov; 166(11): 894-8. 

1. Paran D, Elkayam O, Mayo A, Paran H, Amit M, Yaron M, Caspi D. A pilot study of a long acting somatostatin analogue for the treatment of refractory rheumatoid arthritis.  Ann Rheum Dis. 2001 Sep; 60(9): 888-91
2. Paran D, Kidron D, Mayo A. Somatostatin analogue treatment attenuates histological findings of inflammation and increases mRNA expression of interleukin-1 beta in the articular tissues of rats with ongoing adjuvant-induced arthritis. Rheumatol Int. 6;25(5):350-6 2005.

1. Mayo A, Paran H, Gutman M.  The effect of aprotinin in a model of uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock in a rat. Am J Surg. 9;190(3):463-6 2005.

1. Paran H, Sivak G, Mayo A, Reshef R, Kidron D, Freund U. Evaluation of Inflammatory Cytokines as Prognostic Markers in Experimental Acute Pancreatitis in Rats. Acta Cir Bras 2005.

Clinical Descriptive Reports

1. Paran H, Neufeld D, Mayo A, Shwartz I, Singer P, Kaplan O, Skornik Y, Klausner J, Freund U. Preliminary report of a prospective randomized study of octreotide in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis. J Am Coll Surg. 1995 Aug; 181(2): 121-4.
   
   
2. Sukenik S, Mayo A, Neumann L, Flusser D, Kleiner-Baumgarten A, Buskila D. [Dead Sea bath salts for osteoarthritis of the knee]
   Harefuah. 1995 Aug; 129(3-4): 100-3, 159, 158.

1. Paran H, Neufeld D, Shwartz I, Kidron D, Susmallian S, Mayo A, Dayan K, Vider I, Sivak G, Freund U. Perforation of the terminal ileum induced by blast injury: delayed diagnosis or delayed perforation?  J Trauma. 1996 Mar; 40(3):472-5.

1. Cohen M, Giladi M, Mayo A, Shafir R. The granulometer--a pocket scale for the assessment of wound healing.

Ann Plast Surg. 1998 Jun; 40(6):641-5.

1. Paran H, Silverberg D, Mayo A, Shwartz I, Neufeld D, Freund U. Treatment of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction with neostigmine.  J Am Coll Surg. 190(3):315-8 2000.

1. Freund U, Mayo A, Schwartz I, Neufeld D, Paran H. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy--1,000 procedures in a surgical department.  Harefuah. 139(9-10):335-8, 408 2000.

1.  Paran H, Mayo A, Paran D, Neufeld D, Shwartz I, Zissin R, Singer P, Kaplan O, Skornik Y, Freund U.  Octreotide treatment in patients with severe acute pancreatitis. Dig Dis Sci. 45(11):2247-51 2000.
   
   
   1. Fredman B, Zohar E, Tarabykin A, Shapiro A, Mayo A, Klein E, Jedeikin R. Bupivacaine wound instillation via an electronic patient-controlled analgesia device and a double-catheter system does not decrease postoperative pain or opioid requirements after major abdominal surgery. Anesth Analg. 92(1):189-93 2001.

1. Silverberg D, Mayo A, Paran H, Silverberg R, Freund U. Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction. Harefuah. 140(8):682-5, 808 2001.

1. Paran H, Mayo A, Afanasiev A, Epstein T, Neufeld D, Kluger Y, Schwartz I. Staged primary closure of the abdominal wall in patients with abdominal compartment syndrome. J Trauma 51:1204-6, 2001.

1. Mayo A, Kluger Y. Use of diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) as a tool for minimizing nontherapeutic laparotomy rate. J Trauma 54:204, 2003.

1. Mayo A, Aladgem D, Makrin V, Kluger Y. Re: Bochicchio GV et al. Endotracheal intubation in the field does not improve outcome in trauma patients who present without an acutely lethal traumatic brain injury. J Trauma 55:388, 2003.

1. Kluger Y, Kashuk J, Mayo A.  Terror bombing-mechanisms, consequences and implications. Scand J Surg 93:11-4, 2004.

1. Mayo A, Misgav M, Kluger Y, Geenberg R, Pauzner D, Klausner J, Ben-Tal O. Recombinant activated factor VII (NovoSeven) addition to replacement therapy in acute, uncontrolled and life-threatening bleeding. Vox Sang 87:34-40, 2004.

1. Kluger Y, Mayo A, Aladgem D, Halperin P. Functions and principles in the management of bombing mass casualty incidents – lessons learned at the Tel-Aviv Sourasky medical center. Eur J Emerg Med, 11:329-34, 2004

1. Kluger Y, Peleg K, Mayo A. Special injury pattern in terrorist bombings. J Am College Surg 199(6): 875-9, 2004

1. Kluger Y, Mayo A, Hiss J. Medical consequences of terrorist bombs containing spherical metal pellets- analysis of suicide terrorism event. Eur J Emerg Med, 12:19-23,2005

1. Roth J, Mayo A, Elran H, Razon N, Kluger Y. Brain injuries caused by spherical bolts. J Neurosurgery, 102: 864-9, 2005.

1. Kluger Y, Nimrod A, Biderman P, Mayo A, Sorkin P. The quinary pattern of blast injury. European j of emergency management 2005 (accepted for publication).

1. Mayo A, Regev G, Marmor M, Kluger Y. Traumatic amputation: A collective 10 years experience, injury characteristics and decision making. Injury 2006 (accepted for publication).

Case Reports

1. Mayo A, Aladgem D, Makrin V, Kluger Y. Traumatic hepatic artery pseudo-aneurysm with fistula to the hepatic vein. Isr Med Assoc J, 6:496-7, 2004.

1. Baron D, Mayo A, Kluger Y. Gemcitabine-induced chronic systemic capillary leak syndrome: a life-threatening disease. Clin Oncol, Feb;18(1):90-1. 2006

Review Papers

1. Mayo A, Erez I, Lazar L, Rathaus V, Konen O, Freud E. Volvulus of the stomach in childhood: the spectrum of the disease. Pediatr Emerg Care. Oct; 17(5): 344-8. 2001.

1. Mayo A, Kluger Y. Blast induced injury to air containing organs.  ADF Health - Journal of the Australian Defense Health Services.Apr; 7(1): 2006.

1. Kluger Y, Mayo A. Trauma education for general surgery residents. Harefuah 143:440-442, 2004.

Chapter in Books

1. Mayo A, Martinowitz U, Kluger Y Coagulopathy in the critically injured patient: a review of a complex pathophysiology. Year-book of critical care and emergency medicine – Springer JL Vincent (editor) 2006, (invited review).

1. Conferences

Plenary or Invited Talks

1. Mayo A. Evaluation of a rat model for uncontrolled hemorrhage and of Aprotinin as an adjunct for the treatment of abdominal parenchymal bleeding. Joint meting of the Israeli and American military medical corps, Herzalia, Israel, January 2003.

1. Kluger Y, Mayo A. Bomb Explosions. From detonation to medical care. Annual Meeting, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Minnesota, USA, September 2003.

Contributed Talks and Abstracts

Published as Full-Length Proceeding

1. Ben-Tal O, Misgav M, Kluger Y, Grenberg R, Mayo A. Recombinant Activated Factor VII, an adjunct therapy in acute, uncontrolled life threatening bleeding. Blood 102:27, 2003.

1. Sorkin P, Nimrod A, Biderman P, Mayo A, Kluger Y. The Quinary (V^th) injury Pattern of Blast. J Trauma 56:232, 2004.

1. Paran H, Mayo A, Kluger Y, Schwartz I. Staged closure of the abdominal wall in patients with abdominal compartment syndrome. Annual meeting of the Israeli Surgical Federation, Tel-Aviv, Israel, May 2001.

Published as Abstract

1. Paran H, Mayo A, Butanero G, Kluger Y. Percutaneous tracheostomy. Annual meeting of the Israeli Surgical Federation, Tel-Aviv, Israel, May 2001.

1. Britman Y, Shimcha M, Mayo A, Kluger Y. Emergency thoracotomy in the operating theatre in acute trauma. Annual meeting of the Israeli Trauma Society, Tel-Aviv, Israel, April 2003.

1. Shnideman Y, Karinski S, Helman S, Mayo A, Kluger Y. The tertiary nursing survey-A promising addendum for better outcome in hospitalized trauma patients. Annual meeting of the Israeli Trauma Society, Tel-Aviv, Israel, April 2003.

1. Mishan E, Chemo Y, Stinberg E, Mayo A, Kluger Y. Abdominal belt-A simple substitute for pelvic external fixation. Annual meeting of the Israeli Trauma Society, Tel-Aviv, Israel, April 2003.

1. Grinberg R, Mayo A, Aladgem D, Kluger Y. Cable tapes-An adjunct to damage control surgery of bleeding liver injury. Annual meeting of the Israeli Surgical Society, Dead Sea, Israel, June 2003.

1. Mishan E, KlugerY, Steinberg E, Mayo A. Pelvic Binder-an effective alternative for external fixation. Second Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress, Barcelona, Spain, September 2003.

1. Sorkin P, Nimrod A, Biderman P, Mayo A, Kluger Y. The Quinary (Vth) injury Pattern of Blast. Annual meeting of the Eastern Association for The Surgery of Trauma, Florida, USA, January 2004.

1. Mayo A, Soffer D, Kluger Y. Abdominal evaluation of bomb explosion casualties – a plea for concern. International conference on medical consequences of terrorism, Tel-Aviv, Israel, June 2004.

1. Roth J, Kluger Y, Mayo A, Elran H, Razon N. Cranial penetrating spherical bolt injuries-Anatomical blast. International conference on medical consequences of terrorism, Tel-Aviv, Israel, June 2004.
   Participation in Conferences

Israel Surgical Society - Annual Meeting, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1994.

Annual Meeting of the Israeli Surgical Society, Zichron Yaacov, Israel, 1995.

Eighth Israel National Trauma Meeting, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1995.

Ninth Israel National Trauma Meeting, Israel, 1996.

Tenth National Trauma Meeting, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1997,

Israel Emergency Medicine Society Meeting, Jerusalem, Israel, 1998.22

National Trauma Meeting, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1998,

Eleventh National Meeting of the Israeli trauma society, Zichron-Yacov, Israel, 1998.

Annual Meeting of the Israeli Surgical Society, Haifa, Israel, 1999.

Annual Meeting of the Israeli Trauma Society, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 2000, Trauma 2000. Annual meeting of the Israeli Surgical Society, Herzeliya, Israel, 2000,

Annual meeting of the Israeli Surgical Federation, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 2001.

Annual Meeting of the Israeli Trauma Society, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 2001.

Annual meeting of the Israeli Surgical Society, Dead Sea, Israel, 2002.

Joint meeting of the Israeli and American medical corps, Herzalia, Israel, 2003.

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Minnesota, USA, 2003.

Medical consequences of terrorism, Annual Meeting of the Israeli Trauma Society, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 2004, (Scientific Committee).

Annual meeting of the Israeli Critical Care Society, Haifa, Israel, 2005.