John Slate-Romano, MD

Postgraduate Year 2

Biography

Hometown: Peabody Massachusetts and Lowell Massachusetts

Undergraduate Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University

Other degrees: BS in Kinesiology, MD

Future plans: Academic Surgery 

Why UMASS?: UMass is an innovative program focused on improving surgical technique and post-operative care. Great relationship within the surgical residency between residents and with attendings. 

Favorite thing to do in Worcester?: Hiking, Skiing, Restaurants, Breweries

Recent abstracts, posters, or publications:

Publications

1. Zeyl V, Rivera Perla K, Mehrzad R, Lim R, Slate-Romano J, Liu P, Kwan D. (2024). “Neighborhood Disadvantage Predicts Loss to Follow-up and Delay in Care in Bilateral Breast Reduction. Annals of Plastic Surgery. Accepted pending publication. 

2. Zhao TC, Wang L, Supaporn K, Slate-Romano J, Zhao T, Shanmugam P, Qun G, Liu P, Zhuang S, Chin E, Zhang L. (2023). “Inhibition of integrin receptor alpha v/beta 5 mitigates the protective effect induced by irisin in hemorrhage.” Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 2023. 

3. Slate-Romano J, Zeyl V, Beqiri, D, Sobti N, Rao V, Kwan D. (2022). “Blood Pressure Challenge Reduces Complications in Female to Male Gender-Affirming Chest Reconstruction: A Retrospective Chart Review”. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 90(4), 301- 305 

4. Slate-Romano J, Naohiro Y, Zhao T. (2022). “Irisin Reduces Inflammatory Signaling Pathways in Inflammation-Mediated Diseases”. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 552, 111676. 

5. Kim J, Kim I, Kim D, Rebello E, Chung D, Wolley P, Lee D, Borden B, Wang A, Villalta D, Sutherland A, Armas S, Liu M, Ahn G, Geisler R, Yang A, Joung B, SlateRomano J, Rajski M, Kim A, Lee D, Vrees R, Monteiro K. (2022). “Impact of Medical Schools’ Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic on Student Satisfaction: A Nationwide Survey of U.S. Medical Students.” Korean Journal of Medical Education. 34(2), 167-174. 

6. Slate-Romano J, Yang L, Marqués C, Uwamahoro C, Twagirumukiza F, Naganathan S, Moretti K, Jing L, Levine A, Stephen A, Aluisio A. (2020). Evaluation of Blood Product Transfusion Therapies in Acute Injury Care in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Injury. 51(7), 1468-1476. 

Abstracts 

1. Supaporn K, Wang L, Zhang L, Zhao T, Slate-Romano J, Zhao T. “Deletion of Irisin Exacerbate Cardiac Dysfunction and Increases Inflammatory Response in Hemorrhage.” American Physiology Summit, May 21st, 2024. Poster Presentation 

2. Slate-Romano J, Baranwal N, McIntire D, Sobti N, Mehrzad R, Stead T, Liu P, Sullivan R. “Ratio of Resected Tissue Mass to Pre-operative Weight Loss as a Predictor for Post-operative Complications in Abdominal Contouring Procedures after 4 Massive Weight Loss.” American Association of Plastic Surgeons, May 18th, 2024. Poster Presentation 

3. Slate-Romano J, Baranwal N, McIntyre D, Sobti N, Mehrzad R, Liu P, Sullivan R. “Ratio Of Resected Tissue Mass To Pre-operative Weight Loss As A Predictor For Post-operative Complications In Abdominal Contouring Procedures After Massive Weight Loss.” American Association of Plastic Surgeons, May 18th, 2024. Poster Presentation 

4. Slate-Romano J, Baranwal N, Ahn S, McIntyre D, Sobti N, Mehrzad R, Liu P, Sullivan R. “Accidental Drain Dislodgement Is Associated with Post-operative Complications After Abdominal Contouring Surgery.” American Association of Plastic Surgeons, May 18th, 2024. Poster Presentation 

5. Slate-Romano J, Baranwal N, Ahn S, McIntyre D, Sobti N, Mehrzad R, Liu P, Sullivan R. “Impact of Concurrent Surgeries and Liposuction on Post-operative Complications in Abdominal Contouring Procedures.” American Association of Plastic Surgeons, May 18th, 2024. Oral Presentation 

6. Wang J, Slate-Romano J, Zhao T. “NVS-HD1 Preserves the Mitochondria Function and Increase Glucose Uptake in C2C12 Myoblasts Exposed to Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Inflammatory Response”. Experimental Biology, April 5th, 2022. Poster Presentation 

7. Slate-Romano J, Kiltini S, Wang L, Zhang L, Naohiro Y, Zhao T. “Irisin Improves Differentiation through Preserved Mitochondrial Function in Mouse C2C12 Skeletal Muscle Cells”. Experimental Biology. April 5th, 2022. Poster Presentation 

8. Slate-Romano J, Zeyl V, Crozier J, Liu P, Kwan D. “Blood Pressure Challenge Reduces Complications in Female to Male Gender-Affirming Chest Reconstruction: A Retrospective Chart Review”. American Association of Plastic Surgeons, April 12th, 2022. Poster Presentation 

9. Zeyl V, Rivera Perla K, Mehzrad R, Slate-Romano J, Crozier J, Kwan D, Liu P. (2022) “Evaluating Complication Rates in Bilateral Breast Reduction Patients: An Analysis of Neighborhood-level Disadvantage Using the Area Deprivation Index (ADI)”. American Association of Plastic Surgeons. April 12th, 2022. Oral Presentation 

10. Kim J, Kim I, Kim D, Rebello E, Chung D, Woolley P, Lee D, Borden B, Wang A, Villalta D, Sutherland A, Armas S, Liu M, Kim H, Ahn G, Geisler R, Yang A, SlateRomano J, Rajski M, Kim A, Lee DY, Vrees R, Monteiro K. “Impact of Medical Schools’ Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic on Student Satisfaction: A Nationwide Survey of U.S. Medical Students”. The Union-North American Region Conference, March 2022. Poster Presentation 

11. Yang L, Slate-Romano J, Marqués CG, Uwamahoro C, Twagirumukiza FR, Naganathan S, Moretti K, Jing L, Levine AC, Stephen A, Aluisio AR. “Evaluation of blood product transfusion therapies in acute injury care in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review”. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, May 2020. Virtual Poster Presentation 

12. Cox M, Slate-Romano J, Vercollone H, Jacobsen D, Petrucci G, Masteller B, Sirard J. “Testing of a Novel Direct Observation Method for Children’s Free Play Activity”. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, June 1st, 2017. Poster Presentation