Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Bachelor of Science, Biology,
May 2000
State University of New York at Buffalo
School of Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences
Doctor of Medicine, May 2005
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Department of General Surgery
Seattle, WA
7/2005 – 6/2010
Research:
Postgraduate
Research Technician, Fox Chase Cancer
Center
Principal Investigator: Alfonso
Bellacosa, MD, Philadelphia, PA
2000-2001
Undergraduate
Research Fellow, Cornell University
School of Veterinary Medicine
Principal Investigator: Roger Avery, PhD
Ithaca, NY
1998-1999
Professional Memberships:
American College of Surgeons
Association of Women Surgeons
Presentations:
Poss M, Lee M,
Wechter D. Use of Intraoperative
Fluoroscopy for Clip Localization During
Wire Localized Excisional Breast Biopsy.
Poster Presentation. American Society of
Breast Surgeons Meeting, San Diego, CA,
2009.
Karbowski (Poss) M, Neuzil DF.
Primary Amputation versus
Revascularization in Diabetics with
Critical Limb Ischemia: A Decision Tree
Analysis. 8th Hawaii Vascular Symposium,
Kapolei, HI, May 2008.
Karbowski (Poss) M, Schembre D,
Kozarek R, Low D. Polyflex Self
Expanding, Removable, Plastic Stents:
Assessment of Treatment Efficacy and
Safety in a Variety of Benign and
Malignant Conditions of the Esophagus.
Seattle Surgical Society, Seattle, WA,
January 2007.
Karbowski (Poss) M, Schembre D,
Kozarek R, Low D. Polyflex Self
Expanding, Removable, Plastic Stents:
Assessment of Treatment Efficacy and
Safety in a Variety of Benign and
Malignant Conditions of the Esophagus.
Western Surgical Association Meeting,
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, November 2006.
Publications:
Levasseur S,
Bradley T, Poss M, Thirlby R. Early
Return of Bowel Function with the Use of
Polyethylene Glycol in Post-Colectomy
Patients. Abstract submitted to DDW,
February 2010.
Karbowski (Poss) M, Schembre D,
Kozarek R, Low D. Polyflex Self
Expanding, Removable, Plastic Stents:
Assessment of Treatment Efficacy and
Safety in a Variety of Benign and
Malignant Conditions of the Esophagus.
Surgical Endoscopy, May 2008.
Petronzelli F, Riccio A, Markham G,
Seeholtzer M, Genuardi M, Karbowski (Poss)
M, Yeung A, Matsumoto Y, Bellacosa A.
Investigation of the Substrate Spectrum
of the Human Mismatch-Specific DNA N-Glycosylase
MED1 (MBD4): Fundamental Role of the
Catalytic Domain. Journal of Cellular
Physiology, December 2000.
