Valerie E Polcz, MD
General Surgery Resident
Department:
MD-SURGERY-RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Business Phone:
(352) 413-9188
Business Email:
valerie.polcz@surgery.ufl.edu
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2023
PAS5020 Intro to Medicine 2
Publications
Academic Articles
2024
Adverse outcomes and an immunosuppressed endotype in septic patients with reduced IFN-γ ELISpot.
JCI insight.
9(2)
[DOI] 10.1172/jci.insight.175785.
[PMID] 38100268.
2024
Charting the course for improved outcomes in chronic critical illness: therapeutic strategies for persistent inflammation, immunosuppression, and catabolism syndrome (PICS).
British journal of anaesthesia.
133(2):260-263
[DOI] 10.1016/j.bja.2024.05.005.
[PMID] 38902117.
2024
Exosomal microRNA following severe trauma: Role in bone marrow dysfunction.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
96(4):548-556
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000004225.
[PMID] 38151766.
2024
Management and Outcomes of Wilms Tumor With Suprarenal Intravascular Extension: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative Study.
Annals of surgery.
279(3):528-535
[DOI] 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005921.
[PMID] 37264925.
2024
Severe trauma leads to sustained muscle loss, induced frailty, and distinct temporal changes in myokine and chemokine profiles of older patients.
Surgery.
176(5):1516-1524
[DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2024.07.031.
[PMID] 39179433.
2024
Surviving septic patients endotyped with a functional assay demonstrate active immune responses.
Frontiers in immunology.
15
[DOI] 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1418613.
[PMID] 39469706.
2024
The post-septic peripheral myeloid compartment reveals unexpected diversity in myeloid-derived suppressor cells.
Frontiers in immunology.
15
[DOI] 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1355405.
[PMID] 38720891.
2024
TRANSCRIPTOMIC DIFFERENCES IN PERIPHERAL MONOCYTE POPULATIONS IN SEPTIC PATIENTS BASED ON OUTCOME.
Shock (Augusta, Ga.).
62(2):208-216
[DOI] 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002379.
[PMID] 38713581.
2024
Unique lymphocyte transcriptomic profiles in septic patients with chronic critical illness.
Frontiers in immunology.
15
[DOI] 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1478471.
[PMID] 39691721.
2023
A narrative review of ergonomic problems, principles, and potential solutions in surgical operations.
Surgery.
174(2):214-221
[DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2023.04.003.
[PMID] 37202309.
2023
Adverse Long-Term Outcomes and an Immune Suppressed Endotype in Sepsis Patients with Reduced Interferon-γELISpot: A Multicenter, Prospective Observational Study.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences.
[DOI] 10.1101/2023.09.13.23295360.
[PMID] 37745385.
2023
Postoperative Respiratory Complications in SARS-CoV-2 Positive Pediatric Patients Across 20 United States Hospitals: A Cohort Study.
Journal of pediatric surgery.
58(8):1543-1549
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.10.048.
[PMID] 36428183.
2023
Sex, sepsis and the brain: defining the role of sexual dimorphism on neurocognitive outcomes after infection.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979).
137(12):963-978
[DOI] 10.1042/CS20220555.
[PMID] 37337946.
2023
The persistent inflammation, immunosuppression, and catabolism syndrome 10 years later.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
95(5):790-799
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000004087.
[PMID] 37561664.
2023
TRAINED IMMUNITY: A POTENTIAL APPROACH FOR IMPROVING HOST IMMUNITY IN NEONATAL SEPSIS.
Shock (Augusta, Ga.).
59(2):125-134
[DOI] 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002054.
[PMID] 36383390.
2023
VARIABLES INFLUENCING THE DIFFERENTIAL HOST RESPONSE TO BURNS IN PEDIATRIC AND ADULT PATIENTS.
Shock (Augusta, Ga.).
59(2):145-154
[DOI] 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002042.
[PMID] 36730790.
2022
Incidence and management of pleural effusions in patients with Wilms tumor: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study.
International journal of cancer.
151(10):1696-1702
[DOI] 10.1002/ijc.34188.
[PMID] 35748343.
2021
Pseudomonal Meningoencephalitis With Ventriculitis Secondary to Bacteremia in a Burn Patient: A Novel Case.
Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association.
42(4):832-835
[DOI] 10.1093/jbcr/irab016.
[PMID] 33484564.
2019
Disparities in Burn Injury Prevalence and Outcomes: Results of a Community-Based Burn Prevention Program.
The American surgeon.
85(2):e106-e107
[PMID] 30819319.
2019
Early versus Late Tracheostomy: Is There an Outcome Difference?
The American surgeon.
85(4):370-375
[PMID] 31043197.
2019
HIV prevention intervention for substance users: a review of the literature.
Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy.
14(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s13011-018-0189-7.
[PMID] 30606266.
2018
Isolated hip fracture in the elderly and time to surgery: is there an outcome difference?
Trauma surgery & acute care open.
3(1)
[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000212.
[PMID] 30539154.
2018
Psychiatric Comorbidities and Outcomes in Trauma Patients: Is There a Significant Difference?
The American surgeon.
84(7):e267-e269
[PMID] 30401035.
2014
Interaural attention modulates outer hair cell function.
The European journal of neuroscience.
40(12):3785-92
[DOI] 10.1111/ejn.12746.
[PMID] 25302959.
Education
MD
2019
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Herbert Wertheim College Of Medicine At FIU
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 413-9188
Emails:
- Business:
- valerie.polcz@surgery.ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
-
PO Box 100287
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
-
1515 SW ARCHER RD
GAINESVILLE FL 32608