Ines Alamo, MD, MPH

Clinical Instructor, Masters in Clinical Research Program

Research Navigator for LA CaTS
Phone
504-988-6061
School of Medicine
Department
Clinical Research Training
Ines Alamo, MD, MPH

Education & Affiliations

MD, Howard University
Clinical Training, University of Florida

Biography

Dr. Alamo is a clinical instructor with appointments in the Department of Medicine and Office of Associate Dean for Clinical Research and Training at Tulane University. Dr. Alamo is also the Clinical Research Navigator of the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Professional Development Core. She works with clinical and translational research faculty and trainees at the LSU and Tulane Health Sciences Centers (LSUHSC and TUHSC) and Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) in the development of innovative, investigator-initiated clinical trials. Dr. Alamo serves as a resource for PIs from all three institutions to help enrich and facilitate the progress of clinical research protocols from conception to analysis and publication of data.

Dr. Alamo earned her medical degree from Howard University in Washington DC. She completed two years of clinical training in the Department of Surgery at the University of Florida and worked two additional years in a basic science laboratory with Dr. Alicia Mohr in the Division of Trauma and Care Surgery.

Dr. Alamo teaches two graduate courses in the Tulane MSCR program, including Cultural Competence in Health Care and Protocol Design and Writing. The Cultural Competence in Health Care is also offered for medical students at Tulane University. She also acts as a clinical preceptor for first, second, and third year Tulane medical students in community clinics.

Contributions

  1. Loftus TJ, Thomson AJ, Kannan KB, Alamo IG, Millar JK, Plazas JM, Whitley EE, Efron PA, Mohr AM. Clonidine restores vascular endothelial growth factor expression and improves tissue repair following severe trauma. Am J Surg. 2017 June 23. PMID: 28666582.
  2. Millar JK, Kannan KB, Loftus TJ, Alamo IG, Plazas JM, Efron PA, Mohr AM. Persistent injury-associated anemia: the role of the bone marrow microenvironment. J Surg Res. 2017 June 15;214: 240-246. PMID: 28624051.
  3. Alamo IG, Kannan KB, Loftus TJ, Ramos H, Efron PE, Mohr AM. Severe Trauma and Chronic Stress Activates Extramedullary Erythropoiesis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Jul;83(1):144-150. PMID: 28452894
  4. Loftus TJ, Thomson AJ, Kannan KB, Alamo IG, Ramos HN, Whitley EE, Efron PA, Mohr AM. Effects of trauma, hemorrhagic shock, and chronic stress on lung vascular endothelial growth factor. J Surg Res. 2017 Apr;210:15-21. PMID: 28457321
  5. Alamo IG, Kannan KB, Bible LE, Ramos H, Efron PE, Mohr AM. Daily Propranolol Administration Prevents Persistently Injury-Associated Anemia and Restores Iron Homeostasis Following Severe Trauma and Chronic Stress. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Apr;82(4):714-721. PMID: 28099381

View more of Dr. Alamo's at PubMed

Oral Presentations

  1. Alamo IG, Kannan KB, Bible LE, Ramos H, Efron PE, Mohr AM. Reducing Hypercatecholaminemia After Trauma and Its’ Impact on the Erythropoietin Receptor. Academic Surgical Congress, Annual Conference, February 7, 2017.
  2. Alamo IG, Kannan KB, Bible LE, Ramos H, Efron PE, Mohr AM. Severe Trauma and Chronic Stress Activates Extramedullary Erythropoiesis. Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, 30th Annual Scientific Assembly, January 12, 2017.
  3. Alamo IG, Kannan KB, Bible LE, Ramos H, Efron PE, Mohr AM. Daily Propranolol Administration Prevents Persistently Injury-Associated Anemia and Restores Iron Homeostasis Following Severe Trauma and Chronic Stress. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, September 15, 2016. *Plenary Speaker
  4. Alamo IG, Kannan KB, Loftus TJ, Ramos H, Efron PE, Mohr AM. Prolonged C-Reactive Protein Elevation following Severe Injury can be Reduced with Propranolol. Society of Critical Care Medicine. February 21, 2016. Star Research Award
  5. Alamo IG, Kannan KB, Smith M, Ramos H, Efron PE, Mohr AM. The Effects of Clonidine on Prolonged Bone Marrow Dysfunction after Severe Trauma and Chronic Stress. Academic Surgical Congress on February 3, 2016.
  6. Alamo IG, Kannan KB, Ramos H, Efron PE, Mohr AM. Daily AMD3100 Administration Reverses Anemia and Bone Marrow Dysfunction Following Trauma, Hemorrhagic Shock, and Chronic Stress. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. October 5th 2015.
  7. Alamo IG, Kannan KB, H, Efron PE, Mohr AM. Sphingosine-1-Phosphate/S1P Receptors Modulate Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell (HPC) Mobilization Following Trauma/Hemorrhagic Shock (HS). SHOCK Conference. April 15th and June 5th 2015. Best Basic Science Research Award
  8. Alamo IG, Kannan KB, Smith M, Ramos H, Efron PE, Mohr AM. The Role of Erythropoietin and Hepcidin in the Regulation of Persistent Injury-Associated Anemia.10th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. February 3, 2015.