Resident Profile - Deborah Novak, M.D.

Deborah Novak, M.D.
 
dnovak@creighton.edu

Education

  • Undergraduate: B.S., Life Sciences, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  • B.S., Medical Technology, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
  • Medical: M.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center.
  • Residency: Family Practice, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
  • Residency: Department of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center. (2003-Present)

Research Experience

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center: Using a glucose oxidase immunohistochemistry technique, we “spiked” samples of normal bone marrow in decreasing concentration with breast cancer cells from an ATCC cell line. The purpose of the project was to ascertain the lowest concentration of breast cancer cells that could be detected. The utility of this technique would be to screen harvested bone marrow from potential autologous bone marrow transplant patients. (06/1987 - 08/1987)
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Responsible for the sectioning, slide preparation, staining, and histological analysis of testis specimens from the lizard Sceloporus virgatus for each month of the year. The purpose of the study was to track the month-by-month progression of spermatogenesis for htis particular species. (09/1973 - 12/1973)

Publications

Published:
Ballinger RE, Ketels DJ, Journal of Herpetology, Male Reproductive Cycle of the Lizard Sceloporus virgatus, 1983, Volume: 17, Pages: 99-102.

Neisseria sicca/subflava: Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-associated Peritonitis, Laboratory Medicine, 2007, vol. 38(6), pgs. 363-364.


Abstracts accepted:
Andersen CI, Snow EA, Novak D, Hayes K, Preheim L Case study. Disseminated cutaneous nodules in a diabetic patient. Infectious Diseases, 2nd edition. Cohen J and Powderly W (eds). Elsevier, Inc. 2003

Levels of Detection of Tumor Cells in Human Bone Marrow. SS Joshi, LJ Bolte, DJ Ketels, V Maitreyan, DD Weisenburger, and JGSharp. AACR Proceedings. May 1988.

Abstracts Presented:
Young, MD, PhD, 4 Jaya Sunkara, PhD, 2 Deborah Novek, MD, 1 Robert Allen, MD, PhD, 1 Esperanza Villanueva-Siles, MD, 2 Howard Ratech, MD2 Podoplanin (D2-40): A new immunohistochemical marker that stains both reactive follicular dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cell sarcomas, 2006-2007.

Deborah J Ketels (Novak)--presenter, Poster presentation at the University of Nebraska’s Student Research Forum, Use of the Glucose Oxidase Immunohistochemistry Technique to Detect Occult Tumor Cells in Human Bone Marrow, Jan 1987.

Teaching Experience

Medical School Teaching:
2006-2007
	IDC279 Case Studies in Clinical Medicine (2nd year Medical Students, 126 students)
	Assistant moderator, clinical medicine small groups for medical students.
	Creighton University School of Medicine

Spring 2007
	Anatomy Graduate Students, shadow grossing procedures and techniques
	17 students, Jan - May, daily

2006-2007
	PTG467 Survey of Pathology Practice (4th year Medical Students, elective, 6
	students yearly).  Provide a broad introduction in the practice of pathology built
	around interaction with clinicians, pathologists, residents, and technical staff. 
	This elective is designed to offer each student an opportunity to gain an
	introductory understanding of the practice of clinical and anatomic pathology.

2006-2007
	PTG461 Introduction to Pathology Practice (4th year Medical Students, elective,
	9 students yearly).  Provide daily guidance into a broad introduction in the
	practice of pathology in the art of gross description, microscopic evaluation and
	diagnosis.

2006-2007
	IDC102  Molecular and Cell Biology II (1st year Medical Students)
	Assistant moderator, clinical medicine small groups for Medical students 
	Creighton University School of Medicine (126 students)

2006-2007
	101 Molecular and Cell Biology I (1st year Medical Students)
	Assistant moderator, clinical medicine small groups for Medical students 
	Creighton University School of Medicine (126 students)

2005-2006
	IDC279 Case Studies in Medicine (2nd year Medical Students)
	Assistant moderator, clinical medicine small groups for Medical students 
	Creighton University School of Medicine (122 students)

2005-2006
	IDC102  Molecular and Cell Biology II (1st year Medical Students)
	Assistant moderator, clinical medicine small groups for Medical students 
	Creighton University School of Medicine (126 students)

2005-2006
	101 Molecular and Cell Biology I (1st year Medical Students)
	Assistant moderator, clinical medicine small groups for Medical students 
	Creighton University School of Medicine (126 students)


2004-2005
	IDC279 Case Studies in Medicine (2nd year Medical Students)
	Assistant moderator, clinical medicine small groups for Medical students 
	Creighton University School of Medicine (120 students)

Non-Medical School Teaching:
Spring 2007
	PTG105 ( Instructor- Introduction to Human Disease ) Physical Therapy and
 	Pharmacy students, 3 semester hours, 210 students
	(Two lectures, 1.5 hours each)
	Hemodynamic Disorders, Thrombosis and Shock
	Hematopoietic and lymphoid Disorders

Spring 2006
	PTG105 ( Instructor- Introduction to Human Disease ) Physical Therapy and 
	Pharmacy students, 3 semester hours, 160 students
	(Two lectures, 1.5 hours each)
	Hyperplasias, Neoplasms and Cancer and 
	Genetic and Developmental Diseases Lectures 

Interdisciplinary Teaching:
	Tumor Board Interdisciplinary Patient Care Conference (weekly conference involving
	Surgery, Pathology, and Radiology)
	Conduction and Presentation of Pathology Component
	Hospital Grand Rounds Presentations

Honors

Award for Scientific Merit of Poster Presentation “Use of the Glucose Oxidase Immunohistochemistry Technique to Detect Occult Tumor Cells in Human Bone Marrow”, University of Nebraska Medical Center (1987).
Edgar Adler Scholarship for Student Research, Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center (1987).
Award for Academic Excellence in Pharmacology, Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center (1988).
Business and Professional Women’s Foundation Scholarship For Career Advancement (1988).
The Dr. James Leahy Memorial Award for Outstanding Senior Medical Student entering Family Practice, University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Hobbies

Hiking, cycling, reading, aerobics, Japanese tea ceremony.