Diplomat of The National Board of Medical Examiners 1993

Licensed Physician/Surgeon Medical Board of California 1994-present

Licensed Physician/Surgeon Medical Board of Illinois 2003-present

Licensed Physician/ Surgeon Medical Board of Louisiana 2006-present

Board Certified by the  American Board of Surgery 1999

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons 2000

Professional Honors/Awards

First Place Research Award, American Academy of Pediatrics Section of Urology 1989

Naval Achievement Medal awarded for creating Naval Medical Center San Diego Surgical
Anatomy Symposium 1993

Second Place Research/Presentation Award from San Diego Society of General Surgeon’s Annual Resident Competition 1995

Second Place Research Award Naval Medical Center San Diego’s Annual Residency Competition 1998

Trauma Chief Resident of the Year Award, Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA 1998

Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award (Stitt Award), Naval Medical Center San Diego, 2001

 

Academic/Teaching Experience

High School Physical Science/Biology Teacher 9th - 11th Grade
Latham Academy, Albany, NY
1985-1987

Instructor of Anatomy
Russell Sage College/School of Physical Therapy, Troy, NY
1987-1988

Anatomy Teaching Assistant
Albany Medical College Department of Anatomy, Albany, NY
1986-1988                              

Anatomy Teaching Assistant
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
1989-1990

Attending Director/Lecturer Surgical Anatomy Lecture Series
Surgical Resident Education Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
2000-2001

Attending Director/Lecturer Surgery Review Lecture Series
Surgical Resident Education Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
2000-2001

Lecturer Cardiothoracic Medicine for Family Practice Residency Program Louisiana State University School of Medicine 2006-present

 

Military Experience

Lieutenant Medical Corps, Battalion Surgeon
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3
1993-1995

Deployments: Guam 1993-1994
Rota, Spain 1994-1995

Lieutenant Commander Medical Corps, Surgeon Carrier Group 7
USS John C. Stennis
1992-2000

Deployments: West Pacific/Persian Gulf, Jan-Jul 2000

 

Publications

Development of an in vitro model for the disruption of extracellular matrix components in the study of congenital renal parenchymal dysmorphism   Howe, SC, Cromie WJ, Kaye, NW; Journal of Urology 1989 Aug; 142:612-5

Ondansetron versus placebo for the prophylaxis of nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing ambulatory Laparoscopic Cholecyctectomy   Liberman MA, Howe SC, Lane M; American Journal of Surgery 2000 Jan; 179(1): 60-2

Calciphylaxis, a poorly understood clinical syndrome: Three case reports and a review of the literature   Howe SC, Murray JD, Reeves RT, Hemp JR, Carlisle JH: Annals of Vascular Surgery 2001 Jul; 15(4): 470-3

 

Hospital/University Appointments

Attending General Surgeon Naval Medical Center San Diego
San Diego,CA
1999-2001

Chief Resident Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery, University of California San Diego
San Diego,CA
2001-2003

Chief Resident Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery, Children’s Hospital San Diego
San Diego,CA
2001-2003

Chief Resident Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery, Veteran’s Administration Hospital
San Diego, CA
2001-2003                                                                                                                              

Staff Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgeon, Saint Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital
Centralia, IL
2003- 2006