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Biography:
Dr. Martinez received his M.D. at the University
of Madrid School of Medicine in 1968 and completed his internship at Tucson
Hospitals Medical Education Program. He completed his Pathology Residency
at the University of Colorado Medical Center where he then served as Instructor,
Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at the University of Colorado
Medical School. Dr. Martinez also served as Professor and Director of
Autopsy Service at Thomas Jefferson University from 1986-1991. Other
appointments included: Professor and Associate Professor of Pathology at
Hahnemann University Medical College and Instructor, Assistant Professor, and
Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Medical Center from 1973-1986.
Dr. Martinez serves on various committees at UT
and the VA Medical Center, Memphis including the Pathology Residency Committee
at UT and the Clinical Executive Board at the VA Medical Center. He is on
the Editorial Board of the Journal of Pathology Laboratory Investigator and
serves as a reviewer on numerous scientific journals. He is a member of
several national and international societies including: American Association for
the Advancement of Science; American Society for Investigative Pathology (FASEB);
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease; American Society for Cell
Biology; European Pathology Society; Histochemical Society; International
Academy of Pathology; Pluto Club; American College of Forensic Examiners;
Fellow, College of American Pathologists.
Research Interests:
Dr. Martinez is active in the areas of
student/resident education and liver research. His major research
interests are in Biology of Basement Membranes; Pathology of the Extracellular
Matrix; Electron Immunohistochemistry; and Hepatic and Cardiovascular Pathology.
Selected Publications:
A. Martinez-Hernandez and P.S. Amenta: The
Extracellular matrix in hepatic regeneration. The FASEP J. 9:1401-1410,
1995.
Pan, X., Solomon, S., Borromeo, D.M.,
Martinez-Hernandez, A., Raghow, R: Deficiency of SP 1 transcription factor in
streptozotocin-induced diabetic ketoacidosis in the rat. Endocrinology
142:1635-42, 2001.
Wang, J, Cheung AT, Kolls JK, Starks WW,
Martinez-Hernandez A, Dietzen D, Bryer Ash M. Effects of
adenovirus-mediated liver-selective overexpression of protein tyrosine
phosphatase-1b on insulin sensitivity in vivo. Diabetes Obes. Metab. 5:
367-80, 2001.
C.N. Keembiyehetty, R.P. Candelaria, G. Majumdar,
R. Raghow, A. Martinez-Hernandez, and S.S. Solomon: Glycosylation: Paradoxical
regulation of Sp1 transcription factor by glucagons. Endocrinology,
143:1512-1520, 2002.
Tombazzi C, Waters B, Ismail MK, Sylvestre PB,
Martinez-Hernandez A, Riely CA. Sarcoidosis mimicking
primary sclerosing cholangitis requiring liver transplantation. Ann Hepatol.
Jan-Mar;7(1):83-6, 2008.
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