Lejla Hadzikadic Gusic, MD, MSc

Contact Information:

128 Beaconsfield Rd. Apt 2

Brookline, MA 02445

Cell:  (617) 275-6978

Email: hoyalh@gmail.com, Lejla.hadzikadic@bmc.org

Personal Information:

Born: Bosnia and Hercegovina

Citizenship:  USA

Family Status: Married

Languages:  Fluent in English, Bosnian, and Spanish

Education

5/2005              M.D.     Georgetown University School of Medicine

5/2001              M.Sc.     Georgetown University, Physiology and Biophysics

5/1999              B.S.      Duke University, Biology and Latin American Literature

Licensure/Boards

4/2012              ACLS

3/2012              FLS

4/2008              ATLS

6/2012              MA License

Surgical Training

7/2012-7/13       Fellow, Breast Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

6/2009-6/12       Senior and Chief Resident, General Surgery, Boston Univ. Med. Center, Boston, MA

6/2007-6/09       Surgical Research Fellow, Trauma Surgery, Boston Univ. Med. Center, Boston, MA

6/2005-6/07       Intern and Junior Resident, General Surgery, Boston Univ. Med. Center, Boston, MA

Fellowships, Awards and Recognitions

1/2005-2/05       Bosnian Medical Initiative (BMI) Fellowship, Dept. of Trauma Univ. Hospital, Sarajevo, Bosnia

7/1999-7/00       NIH IRTA Fellowship (Intramural Research Training Award), NIH, Bethesda, MD

5/1999              Honors in Biology Degree for Senior Thesis Project, Duke University, Durham, NC

5/1997              Slavic Dept. Award for Creative Projects Black/White Photography on War Reconstruction in Bosnia, Duke University, Durham, NC

1993-95            United States Achievement Academy Awards

6/1994              American Heart Association Fellowship, Emergency Medicine Research, Carolinas Med. Center, Charlotte, NC

5/1993              Pearl S. Buck Leadership Award, Charlotte, NC

Professional Organizations

2008-2010         Massachusetts Medical Society

2008-2010         Member of Issues Committee, ACS

2007-Present      BHAASA Founding Board Member and Head of Young Professional Division

1 yr term (Bosnian-Hercegovinian American Academy of Science and Arts)

2005-Present     ACS Member

2001-Present     AMA Member

Research Experience

6/2007-6/09       Trauma Surgery Research Fellow, Drs.Burke and Agarwal Lab, Boston Medical Center,Boston, MA

7/1999-7/00       NIH IRTA Fellowship: Transfusion Medicine and Molec. Immun. Lab, Research in clinical immunology and immunogenetics of melanoma vaccine under the auspices of Dr. Steven Rosenberg and Dr. Franco Marincola.  NCI - NIH, Bethesda, MD

1/1999-5/99       Honors Thesis Research Project – Collaboration between Pediatric Cardiology and Dept. of Radiology: “Experimental Design of Mouse Perfusion Models using Magnetic Resonance Microscopy”, Duke University, Durham, NC

8/1995-5/98       Medical Center Lab Research Assistant: Pediatric Cardiology, “Altered expression of Troponin T isoforms affect cardiac morphology”, Duke University, Durham, NC

8/1994-5/95       NCSSM-Duke Univ Program in Research: Andstand Heart Pump, Durham, NC

6/1994              AHA Fellowship in Emergency Medicine Research, Research on Adenosine use during acute endotoxin shock, Carolinas Med Center, Charlotte, NC

Public Service

2000-Present     Volunteer work at International Festivals, Bosnian culture, Charlotte, NC

8/2001-5/03       Medical Society of District of Columbia    Medical Spanish Instructor for Georgetown Medical School, Washington, DC

1999-00                        Teaching English at Bolivian School, Washington, DC

1995-99                        Translating services at International and Refugee Clinic, Charlotte, NC

1992-98                        Bosnian refugee aid with Cultural and Informational Club “Ljiljan”, Charlotte, NC

1998-98                        Tutoring Aymara Indian children, La Paz, Bolivia (Duke Univ Study Abroad)

Publications

• Hadzikadic L, Burke P, Esposito TJ, and Agarwal S. “Surgical Resident Perceptions of Trauma Surgery as a Specialty.” ArchSurg May, 2010, Vol 145 (5):445-450.
• Hadzikadic L and Agarwal S. “Current Prophylactic Perioperative Antibiotic Guidelines in Trauma: A Review of the Literature and Outcome Data.“  Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, BHAAAS  (Bosnian Hercegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences) 2009; 9 (Supplement 1): S49-S53).
• Hadzikadic L, Agarwal S, and Burke, PA. “Hypotensive resuscitation in Penetrating Trauma: Rules of the Game” chapter for Penetrating Trauma: A practical guide on operative technique and peri-operative management.  Springer Publishing.  Editors: George C. Velmahos, Elias Degiannis, and Dietrich Doll.  1st Edition. Dec, 2011. XVII, 615 p. Pages 23-28.
• Hadzikadic L, Agarwal S, Hirsch E, Burke PA. “Is There A Difference Between Surgical and Medical ICUS: A Comparison of ARDS and SIRS with VAP.”  Abstract published in Surgical Infections. April, 2009. 10(2):178,252.
• Bettinotti MP, Hadzikadic L, Ruppe E, Dhillon G, Stroncek D, and Marincola, F. “New HLA-A,B, and C locus-specific primers for PCR Amplification from cDNA: Application for Clinical Immunology.”  J Immunol Methods. 2003. Aug; 279 (1-2): 143-8.
• Bettinotti MP, Hadzikadic L, Chun H, Marincola FM. “The HLA Lab Beyond Typing: Production of Recombinant Class I Molecules for Future Use in Functional Studies.”  Hum Immunol. 2000. 61 Supp 2, p13. Presented at ASHI 26^th Ann Mtg. Orlando, FL Oct. 10-14, 2000.
• Hadzikadic L, Hedlund L, Johnson GA, Anderson P.  “Experimental Design of Mouse Perfusion Models using Magnetic Resonance Microscopy.” Abstract/Paper presented and accepted for Honors Distinction in Biology from Duke University.

Oral Presentations

• Hadzikadic L, Burke P, Esposito TJ, and Agarwal S. “The Future of Trauma Surgery: Resident and Attending Views Differ.” Oral presentation at ACS Resident forum held in Chicago, IL in October, 2009.
• Hadzikadic L, Burke P, Esposito TJ, and Agarwal S. “Surgical Resident Perceptions of Trauma Surgery as a Specialty.” Oral presentation at ACS Resident forum held in Chicago, IL in October, 2009; ArchSurg May, 2010, Vol 145 (5):445-450.
• Hadzikadic L, Vanheukelom E, Thigpen JB, Mehra P, Burke PA, Agarwal S. “Duration of Antibiotics in Facial Fractures Does Not Predict Infection”  Oral presentation at the American College of Surgeons, Massachusetts Chapter (MA-ACS) 55^th Annual Meeting in Boston, MA December, 2008.
• Hadzikadic L, Agarwal S, Hirsch E and Burke PA. “Is There a Difference between Surgical and Medical ICUs: A Comparison of ARDS and SIRS in patients with VAP.”  Oral presentation at the American College of Surgeons Massachusetts Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) in Cambridge, MA October, 2008.  Abstract published in Surgical Infections. April, 2009. 10(2):178,252.
• Agarwal S, Hadzikadic L, Burke PAB, Glantz A, Becker J, Hirsch E.  “A Satisfying Surgical Practice: The Academic Trauma Service Model.” Oral presentations at the New England Surgical Society (NESS) Boston, MA October, 2008 and the American College of Surgeons Massachusetts Committee on Trauma (ASC-COT) in Cambridge, MA Nov 2007.
• Agarwal S, Burke PAB, and presented by Hadzikadic L. “The Effect of Mechanical Strain on the Inflammatory Response of Healing Wounds.” Oral presentation at the New England Surgical Society (NESS) Massachusetts chapter at Harvard Medical Center. May 2008.
• Bettinotti MP, Wang E, Monsurro V, Hadzikadic L, Marincola FM.  “Lack of Correlation between FLU/HLA-A*0201 or A*0205 Tetrameric Complexes Staining and Immunogenicity of FLU-M1 (58-66) in HLA-A*0201 and A*0205 Bearing Individuals.”  Presented at Faseb Journal at Amer. Assoc. of Immunologists Joint Annual Mtg. Seattle, Washington. May 2000.

Poster Presentations

• Hadzikadic L, Burke PA, Esposito TJ, Agarwal S. “The Future of Trauma Surgery: Resident and Attending Views Differ.” Poster at the American Academy of Trauma Surgeons (AAST) in Pittsburgh, PA on October, 2009.
• Hadzikadic L, Agarwal S, Hirsch E, Burke PA. “Is There A Difference Between Surgical and Medical ICUS: A Comparison of ARDS and SIRS with VAP.”  Poster at the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in Chicago, IL, May, 2009.  Abstract published in Surgical Infections. April, 2009. 10(2):178,252.
• Agarwal S, Hadzikadic L, Burke PA, Glantz A, Becker J, Hirsch E.  “The Return of General Surgery: A Meaningful Operative and Financial Model for the Future of Trauma Surgery.” Poster at the American College of Surgeons, Massachusetts Chapter (MA-ACS) 55^th Annual Meeting in Boston, MA December, 2008.
• Hadzikadic L, Van-Heukelom E, Thigpen J, Agarwal S, Pushkar M, Burke P, Hirsch E. “Duration of Antibiotics in Facial Fractures Does Not Predict Infection.” Poster at the American Academy of Trauma Surgeons (AAST) in Hawaii Oct, 2008.
• Agarwal S, Hadzikadic L, Burke PAB, Glantz A, Becker J, Hirsch E.  “A Satisfying Surgical Practice: The Academic Trauma Service Model.” Poster at the American Academy of Trauma Surgeons (AAST) in Hawaii Oct, 2008.
• Bettinotti MP, Hadzikadic L, and Marincola, F.  “Locus-specific and whole-gene-spanning primers for PCR amplification of HLA-A, B and C coding sequences.” PHS Employee Invention.

Presented at ASHI 26^th Annual Meeting in October, 2000.

• Ransom M, Quinn M, Hadzikadic L, Weaver S, Raymond R.  “Relationship between Cardiac Function, Compliance, and Adenosine during Acute Endotoxin Shock in the Guinea Pig.”

Presented at 17^th Annual Conf. on Shock: Big Sky, Montana. June 1994.