Medical Student Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center
(2017)
(Received again in 2018.)
Publications
Joseph M, Nguyen N, Wiersch J, Mark JA. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Removal of an Unusual Paraesophageal Foreign Body Through the Esophageal Wall. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37815207
Jiang Y, Wiersch J, Wu W, Qian J, Adama MPR, Wu N, Yang W, Chen C, Zhu L, Prasadan K, Gittes GK, Xiao X. Bone-marrow derived cells do not contribute to new beta-cells in the inflamed pancreas. Front Immunol. 2023;14:1084056. PubMed PMID: 36733483
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests include the acute and chronic care of patients with burn injuries, neonatal surgery, and GI surgery including the care of patients with imperforate anus, Hirschsprung’s disease, and GI conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease.
Care Philosophy
Families are integral to the healing of their children no matter how complex the diagnosis or whether it can be cared for at home or in the hospital. I endeavor to include and involve the family as much as possible in the care of their child’s condition to promote long-term treatment success and family comfort in taking care of their sick child.