Dr. Frank M Robertson M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
4499 Medical Dr Suite 347 San Antonio TX, 78229About
Dr. Robertson attended the University of Delaware where he graduated with distinction in 1981 obtaining a bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Biology. He received his Medical Degree from Thomas Jefferson ...
Education and Training
Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College MD
Thomas Jefferson University Medical School 1985
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1995
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Correlation of aromatase and cyclooxygenase gene expression in human breast cancer specimens.
- Genetic induction and upregulation of cyclooxygenase (COX) and aromatase (CYP19): an extension of the dietary fat hypothesis of breast cancer.
- Comparative chemopreventive activity of ibuprofen and N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) retinamide against the development and growth of rat mammary adenocarcinomas.
- Comparative ability of ibuprofen and N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide to inhibit development of rat mammary adenocarcinomas associated with differential inhibition of gene expression of cyclooxygenase isoforms.
- Novel rapid method for visualization of extent and location of aerosol contamination during high-speed sorting of potentially biohazardous samples.
- Mechanisms of nitric oxide-induced cytotoxicity in normal human hepatocytes.
- Inhibition of cutaneous UV light-induced tumor necrosis factor-alpha protein production by Allotrap 1258, a novel immunomodulatory peptide.
- Protection of human keratinocyte mtDNA by low-level nitric oxide.
- Inhibition of ultraviolet light B-induced cutaneous inflammation by a specific cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor.
- Diagnosis and treatment of asthma in children: usefulness of a review of medical records.
- Abdominal vascular trauma: a review of 106 injuries.
- Peritoneal leukocyte response following placement of polyglycolic acid intestinal sling in patients with rectal carcinoma.
- Induction of leukocyte activation by meshes surgically implanted in the peritoneal cavity.
- Induction of ornithine decarboxylase in specific subpopulations of murine epidermal cells following multiple exposures to 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate, mezerein and ethyl phenylpropriolate.
- Distinct patterns of chemotactic peptide-induced calcium mobilization in differentiated myeloid leukemia cells and peripheral blood neutrophils.
Treatments
- Acid Reflux
- Venous Insufficiency
- Birth Defects
- Malnutrition
- Vascular Disease
Fellowships
- New England Med Center 1995
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