Department of Critical Care Medicine

Juan B. Ochoa, MD

Titles:
Professor, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Medical Director for UPMC Trauma Services

Contact:
Email: ochoajb@msx.upmc.edu

Degrees:

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION INSTITUTION AND LOCATION	DEGREE	YEAR	FIELD
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Columbia	MD	1980	Medicine
Residency:
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	Resident	1991-1996	General Surgery
Fellowship:
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	Fellow	1993-1994	Critical Care Medicine
Board Certifications:			Year
American Board of Surgery: Certified			1998 – Present
American Board of Surgical Critical Care Medicine			2000 - Present

Major Honors/Awards:

1997 Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. 2nd Prize for resident presentation (Ochoa senior author). Presentation by Dr. Vic Wignakumar
1998 Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. 2nd Prize for resident presentation (Ochoa senior author). Presentation by Dr. Patricia Figert
1998 Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Regional Committee on Trauma, 2nd Prize for resident presentation (Ochoa - senior author). Presentation by Dr. Patricia Figert
1999 Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. 1st Prize for resident presentation (Ochoa senior author). Presentation by Dr. Andrew Bernard
1999 Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Regional Committee on Trauma 1st Prize for resident presentation (Ochoa - senior author). Presentation by Dr. Andrew Bernard
2000 Regional Committee on Trauma - Southeastern United States - (Ochoa -senior author)1st prize. Presentation by Dr. Andrew Bernard
2001 Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. 1st Prize for resident presentation (Ochoa - senior author). Presentation by Dr. Andrew Barksdale
2000 Nominee for Humanism in Medicine award. Association of American Colleges of Medicine
2001 Nominee for Humanism in Medicine award. Association of American Colleges of Medicine.

Research Grants:

Title	Source of Support
Causes and effects of Arginase Activity After TraumaK08-GM-00767	NIH/NIGMS

Publications:

Griffin M, Boulanger BR, Kearney PA, Tsuei B, Ochoa J. Injury during contact with horses: recent experience with 75 patients at a Level I trauma center. South Med J 2002. April 95 (4)L 441-5.
Ochoa JB, Ochoa A. The use of arginine in immune enhancing diet – Scientific Principals. In Press.
Ochoa JB. Enteral nutrition in patients with an open peritoneal cavity. Nutr Clin Prac.In Press.

Presentations at Major Meetings:

ASPEN – Nutrition Week. Guest Speaker. San Antonio, Texas. “How does Immuno-nutrition work?” January 18 – 22, 2003.
Critical Care Advisory Panel Meeting: (Ross Products). Columbus, Ohio. December 9 – 10, 2002
Guest Speaker – Ross Products – Columbus Ohio. “Where has all the arginine gone?” December 4, 2002.