Education & Training:
Clinical Fellowship | Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, 2015-2017 Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock, AR |
Residency: | General Surgery Residency, 2009-2010, 2012-2015 LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA |
Medical School: |
Doctor of Medicine, 2008 |
Hospital & Clinic Affiliations:
- Children's Hospital of New Orleans
University Committees:
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Selected Publications:
- Klein J, Turner C, Gray F, Yu D, Kozakewich H, Perez-Atayde A, Voss S, Zurakowski D, Shamberger R, Weldon C. Adrenal Cortical Tumors in Children: Factors Associated with Poor Outcome. J Pediatr Surg 2011; 46: 1201-7.
- Gray F, Jennings R. Thoracoscopic Aortopexy for the Treatment of Pediatric Tracheomalacia: A Right-Sided Approach. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas 2012; 16: 322-30.
- Turner C, Klein J, Gray F, Ahmed A, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Craniofacial Repair with Fetal Bone Grafts Engineered from Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells. J Surg Res 2012; 178: 785-90.
- Gray F, Turner C, Ahmed A, Calvert C, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Prenatal Tracheal Reconstruction with a Hybrid aMSC-Engineered Construct Derived From Decellularized Airway. J Pediatr Surg 2012; 47: 1072-9.
- Pennington E, Gray F, Ahmed A, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Targeted Quantitative Amniotic Cell Profiling: A Potential Diagnostic Tool in the Prenatal Management of Neural Tube Defects. J Pediatr Surg 2013; 48: 1205-10.
- Gray F, Turner C, Zurakowski D, Bousvaros A, Linden B, Shamberger R, Lillehei C. Predictive Value of the Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index in the Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis. J Pediatr Surg 2013; 48: 1540-5.
- Turner C, Pennington E, Gray F, Ahmed A, Teng Y, Fauza D. Intra-Amniotic Delivery of Amniotic-Derived Neural Stem Cells in a Synergistic Model of Spina Bifida. Fetal Diagn Ther 2013; 34: 38-43.
Presentations:
- Gray F, Turner C, Lien C, Linden B. Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy. Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons. Cancun, Mexico. 2011.
- Gray F, Turner C, Yu D, Grabowski M, Kozakewich H, Perez-Atayde A, Greene A, Labow B, Weldon C. Incidence and Outcomes of Surgically Treated Breast Masses in Adolescent Girls. Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons. Cancun, Mexico. 2011.
- Gray F, Stoffan A, Rice-Townsend S, Baxter J, Rangel S. A Critical Review of the Clinical Evidence for Managing Perforated Appendicitis in Children: Justifying the Need for Standardized Reporting Guidelines. Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons. Cancun, Mexico. 2011.
- Gray F, Turner C, Klein J, Ahmed A, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Craniofacial Repair with Fetal Bone Grafts Engineered from Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Presented at the 12th Annual Dr. M. Judah Folkman Research Day. Boston, MA. 2011.
- Gray F, Barnewolt C, Connolly S, Buchmiller T. Laryngotracheoesophageal Cleft and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A rare association of two life-threatening anomalies. Presented at the 21st World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Los Angeles, CA. 2011.
- Gray F, Turner C, Ahmed A, Calvert C, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Prenatal Tracheal Reconstruction with a Hybrid aMSC-Engineered Construct Derived From Decellularized Airway. Presented at the 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition. Boston, MA. 2011.
- Gray F, Turner C, Zurakowski D, Bousvaros A, Linden B, Shamberger R, Lillehei C. Predictive Value of the Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index in the Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis. Presented at the 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition. Boston, MA. 2011.
- Gray F, Turner C, Klein J, Ahmed A, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Craniofacial Repair with Fetal Bone Grafts Engineered from Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Presented at the 5th Annual Association of Women Surgeons Starr Poster Contest for Residents. San Francisco, CA. 2011.
- Gray F, Turner C, Ahmed A, Calvert C, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Prenatal Tracheal Reconstruction with a Hybrid aMSC-Engineered Construct Derived From Decellularized Airway. Presented at the 5th Annual Association of Women Surgeons Starr Poster Contest for Residents. San Francisco, CA. 2011.
- Gray F, Turner C, Klein J, Ahmed A, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Craniofacial Repair with Fetal Bone Grafts Engineered from Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Boston, MA. 2011.
- Gray F, Turner C, Ahmed A, Calvert C, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Prenatal Tracheal Reconstruction with a Hybrid aMSC-Engineered Construct Derived From Decellularized Airway. Presented as a poster at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Boston, MA. 2011.
- Gray F, Ahmed A, Turner C, Klein J, Loh Y, Hartung O, Manos P, Daley G, Fauza D. A Simplified Protocol for Human Mesenchymal Amniocyte-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Maintenance: Implications for Disease Models and Clinical Applicability.Presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society. Queenstown, New Zealand. 2012.
- Gray F, Turner C, Klein J, Gray F, Ahmed A, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Craniofacial Repair with Fetal Bone Grafts Engineered from Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society. Queenstown, New Zealand. 2012.
- Gray F, Turner C, Ahmed A, Calvert C, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Prenatal Tracheal Reconstruction with a Hybrid aMSC-Engineered Construct Derived From Decellularized Airway. Presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society. Queenstown, New Zealand. 2012.
- Gray F, Barnewolt C, Connolly S, Buchmiller T. Laryngotracheoesophageal Cleft and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A rare association of two life-threatening anomalies. Presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society. Queenstown, New Zealand. 2012.
- Gray F, Turner C, Ahmed A, Calvert C, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Prenatal Tracheal Reconstruction with a Hybrid aMSC-Engineered Construct Derived From Decellularized Airway. Presented at the Harvard Surgery Research Day Symposium. Boston, MA. 2012.
- Gray F, Turner C, Ahmed A, Calvert C, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Prenatal Tracheal Reconstruction with a Hybrid aMSC-Engineered Construct Derived From Decellularized Airway. Presented at the New England Surgical Society 19th Annual Surgical Resident and Fellow Research Presentation Day. Farmington, CT. 2012.
- Gray F, Ahmed A, Turner C, Loh Y, Devine A, Hartung O, Zurakowski D, Daley G, Fauza D. An In Vivo Model of Human-Derived Fibrous Hamartoma of Infancy. Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Surgery Association. San Antonio, TX. 2012.
- Gray F, Dionigi B, Turner C, Pennington E, Ahmed A, Darrah T, Faraj K, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Optimization of Craniofacial Repair with aMSC-Engineered Fetal Bone Grafts: Nanofibrous vs. Hybrid Synthetic/Natural Scaffolds. Presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Boston, MA. 2012.
- Gray F, Pennington E, Ahmed A, DeVine A, Fitzgerald K, Daley G, Fauza D. Episomal Reprogramming of Human Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Another Step Towards Translational Applications. Presented at the 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition. New Orleans, LA. 2012.
- Gray F, Dionigi B, Turner C, Klein J, Ahmed A, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Craniofacial Repair with Fetal Bone Grafts Engineered from Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Presented at the XLII International Symposium of Pediatric Surgery. Obergurgl, Tyrol, Austria. 2013.
- Gray F, Turner C, Ahmed A, Pennington E, Dionigi B, Faraj D, Zurakowski D, Fauza D. Optimization of Craniofacial Repair with Engineered Fetal Bone Grafts: A Comparison between Nanofibrous and Hybrid Synthetic/Natural Scaffolds. Accepted for presentation at the 9th Annual Academic Surgical Congress Basic Science Plenary Session. San Diego, CA. 2014.