Theresa A . Townley, MD

Department

Medicine

Position

Associate Professor

Publications

• Journal of General Internal Medicine
  Arce Gastelum Alheli, Who Will Be Responsible for the Dialysis Bill? A Case Report and Narrative Review of Insulin Affordability 100 Years After the Discovery of Insulin 2021
• Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  Ahsan Muhammad J., A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF ACQUIRED THROMBOCYTOPENIA AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION ON IN-HOSPITAL AND 30-DAY CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE PATIENTS
  75:11, p. 1361 - 1361 2020
• Familial cancer
  Lynch Henry T., Phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity of Lynch syndrome
  17:3, p. 403 - 414 2018
• Case Reports in Medicine
  Kukrety Shweta Paritosh, Pasteurella Multocida Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient
  2016, p. (3 pages) 2016
• BMJ case reports
  Vallabhajosyula Saraschandra, A rare nidus for pulmonary thromboembolism after vertebroplasty 2013
• Critical care medicine
  Tella Sri Harsha, 408
  40, p. 1 - 328 2012
• Critical Care Medicine
  Tella Sri H., Pulmonary Embolism and Vertebroplasty: the Sinister Link
  40:12, Supplement 1, p. U116 - U116 2012
• Pediatric Annals
  Townley Theresa A., Medical work in developing countries: how to approach a global health experience.
  40:7, p. 376 - 380 2011
• Teaching and Learning in Medicine
  Porter Joann L., An acculturization curriculum
  20:1, p. 37 - 43 2008
• Porter Joann L., Orientation for IMGs entering internal medicine residency programs 2006

Presentations

• Facilitator for IPE activity at the Global Health Conference Midwest reviewing a case of lung cancer in an immigrant male February 2023 2023
• Addressing the Educational Gap in Planetary Health a workshop presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting April 7, 2022 2022
• Immigration and Health Care Disparity Resident teaching session April 2022 2022
• Neurodiversity and Health Care Disparity Resident teaching session April 2022 2022
• Facilitator for IPE activity at the Global Health Conference Midwest reviewing a case of lung cancer in an immigrant male. February 2022 2022
• Migration, Cultural Humility and Health Disparities presented at Internal Medicine Academic day. 11/17/2021 2021
• Dysmenorrhea & Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding presented at Internal Medicine Academic day. 9/1/2021 2021
• Deconstructing Race in the Medical Curriculum, Literature and Algorithms presented at Grand Rounds, Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy campus. March 24, 2021 2021
• Facilitator for IPE activity at the Global Health Conference Midwest reviewing a case of COVID19 in an immigrant male February 2021 2021
• Planetary Health Existential Threats and Clinical opportunities Grand Rounds, Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy campus. November 20, 2019 2019
• Khan, A., Townley, T. Potassium Chloride as Triple Therapy. SGIM 2019, Washington, DC. 2019
• A Trip To Africa Grand Rounds, Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy campus. January 9, 2019 2019
• Ophthamology for the Internist. Creighton University Medical Center, Internal Medicine Residency Curriculum 2018
• STD's for the Internist 2018
• Board review in Topics in Women's Health. 2018
• Allison Lai, Toufik Mahfood Haddad, Leah Grant, Gregory Wittenburg, Mary Breen, Stephanie Windish, Mohammad Selim, Renuga Vivekanandan, Theresa Townley. "Measured versus calculated long QT in a patient with loperamide overdose." Nebraska ACP Poster Competition, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2017
• Dimensions in Clinical Medicine: Professionalism 2017
• Dimensions in Clinical Medicine: Health Care Payment 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 2017
• *Pro-calcitonin: What is it Good For? Grand Rounds Creighton University Medical Center 2016
• Professionalism in the Digital Age Creighton University Hospital Medicine Conference July 2014,2015 and 2016 2016
• Case Report:Pasteurella multocida septicemia secondary to non-traumatic canine contact in a 60 year old male on hemodialysis. N Dueck,D Kirkpatrick,H Safa,H Rayes MD,T Townley MD ACP meeting 2016
• J Scripp, A Essr, B Kor, S Rychtarczyk, S Kiblinger, A Colanta, Theresa Townley. Acute Renal Failure due to Staphylococcal Sepsis or Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP), a real clinical challenge. ACP Meeting. 2016
• The Intercultural Development Inventory as a cultural competency and sensitivity measure for medical students opting into Project CURA, a student-run local and global service learning organization at Creighton University School of Medicine. J. Wu, A. La1; A. Roedlach; T. Townley, D. Munley presented at CUGH national meeting 2016
• Rare case of Mediastinal Tuberculosis V Nip, V Mehta, J Horne MD, T Townley, R Vivekanandan presented at ASTMH national meeting 2015
• Professionalism in the Digital Age -Creighton University Hospital Medicine Conference July 2014 and July 2015 2015
• Invited speaker for Gold Humanism Inductee dinner 2015
• Survivorship -Creighton University Hospital Medicine Conference October 2014 2014
• EBOLA - Creighton University Hospital Medicine Conference October 2014 2014
• Survivorship Creighton University Hospital Medicine Conference 2014
• EBOLA Creighton University Hospital Medicine Conference 2014
• Professionalism in the Digital Age -Creighton University Hospital Medicine Conference July 2014 and July 2015 2014
• Innnovations in Global Health Creighton University Internal Medicine Grand Rounds presentation January 29th, 2014 2014
• *Innnovations in Global Health Creighton University Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 2014
• Graves Storms into unchartered territories Vallabhajosyula S,Tella SH, Bansal O, Townley TA, SGIM National Meeting Denver CO 2013
• A pain in the Back J Ramachandran, S Hasham, E Horowitz, C Mindru, T Townley at NE ACP meeting 2012
• Hypertension in Los Pilones, Dominican Republic Creighton University Internal Medicine Research Conference 2010
• Hypertension in Los Pilones, Dominican Republic Creighton University Internal Medicine Research Conference Midwest Global Health Conference 2010
• Working with NGO's in Conflict Situations Midwest Global Health Meeting 2010
• To Degree on Not Degree -What is an MPH? Midwest Global Health Meeting 2010
• *The CU medical Response to the Earthquake in Haiti Creighton University Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 2010
• Grand rounds: Plastics and children, Childrens hospital and medical center, Omaha, NE, November 2009 *mentored resident Durgalaxshmi Duraikannan 2009
• *Sama, A., Gonsalves, W., Townley, TA., Subbiah, S. A Bleeding patient with a Lupus anticoagulant: a clinical conundrum. Poster presented at: American College of Physicians; Omaha, NE 2009
• *Vitamin D in the Tropics Chaired and presented at symposium at American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene national meeting 2008
• *Sama, A., Townley, TA., Snyder, C., Lynch, H. Cultural and socio-economic factors precluding screening for colorectal cancer in susceptible families. Poster presented at: American College of Physicians; Omaha, NE. 2008
• Patient management conference: Vomiting on the first day of life, Case of Hirschsprungs in a newborn, Children's hospital and medical center 2008
• *Headache: Are we missing something? Reddy Sama A, Sweeney C, Townley T at the Society of General Internal Medicine 2008
• Townley TA, Lynch T, Lynch J. Can we diagnose and treat chronic disease in a third world country? Sacramento, CA at the Global Health Education Consortium 2008
• Kwong ML, Lofgreen A,Huggettt K, Haynatski G Townley TA. Tea with Vick's or Honey CAM practices among Hispanic patients in Sacramento, CA at the Global Health Education Consortium April 3 -5th, 2008 2008
• *Kwong ML, Lofgreen A,Huggettt K, Haynatski G Townley TA. Tea with Vick's or Honey CAM practices among Hispanic patients in Omaha, NE at Midwest Medical Student Biomedical Research Forum 2008
• *Tea with Vick's or Honey CAM practices among Hispanic Caregivers in Omaha, NE Internal Medicine Research Noon Conference 2008
• HIV- International Issues -Presentation for HIV/AIDS Creighton University Medical School 2007
• *An Acculturation Curriculum for International Medical Graduates at the Society of General Internal Medicine 2007
• Dimensions in Clinical Medicine: Cultural Sensitivity Awareness 2006
• *Issues in Immigrant and Refugee Health Chaired and presented at symposium at American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene national meeting 2006
• An Acculturation Curriculum for International Medical Graduates at the Association of Program Directors of Internal Medicine Philadelphia, PA 2006
• Dimensions in Clinical Medicine: Cultural Sensitivity Awareness 2006
• *Bones, Minerals and Vitamins Nebraska ACP Meeting 2005
• *Hoos-Thompson, S Townley, TA. Dobutamine Induced Demand Ischemia Nebraska ACP 2005
• *Brunner-Buck, L; Townley, TA. Getting to the Heart of Myotonic Dystrophy Nebraska ACP meeting 2005
• *MSF, Humanitarian Relief and Human Rights Midwest Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC) Omaha, NE 2005
• *Issues in Immigrant and Minority Health Midwest GHEC 2005
• Dimensions in Clinical Medicine: Cultural Sensitivity Awareness 2005
• Working with MSF - The role of a pediatrician Grand Rounds Children's Hospital 2005
• *Bones, Mineral and Vitamins Midwest SGIM Chicago. IL. 2004
• Cultural Proficiency Seminar for Medical Faculty 2004
• *Dodla S, Townley T, Poster Presentation: Is Sinus Node Dysfunction an Adverse Effect of Infliximab 27th Annual SGIM Meeting,Chicago, IL. 2004
• Dimensions in Clinical Medicine: Cultural Sensitivity Awareness 2004
• Creative Technologies and Human Rights Saris, Whistles and Buckets 2004
• *Opportunities for Health and Human Rights in Humanitarian Aid Panel Presentation Justice and Health through Creative Technologies 2004
• Adolescent Medical Care Ambulatory Lecture Series 2004
• Dimensions in Clinical Medicine: Professionalism 2003
• Curriculum Development for Professionalism Society of General Internal Medicine Chicago, IL 2003
• *Teaching Professionalism in Changing Times Workshop Midwest SGIM 2003
• *Gupta, K; Townley TA Colchicine Myopathy SGIM National Meeting 26th Annual SGIM meeting Vancouver, Canada 2003
• Colchicine Myopathy Poster at Society of General Internal Medicine 2003
• A Sarcastic Rash In an Immigrant from South Sudan Poster at SGIM 2003
• *Ravilla S; Shendrik I, Townley TA. A Sarcastic Rash in an Immigrant from South Sudan SGIM National Meeting 2003
• *MSF, Humanitarian Relief and Human Rights Grand Rounds Creighton University Medical Center 2003
• Revisiting Pap Smears Ambulatory Lecture Series 2003
• Working with Doctors without Borders and the international and local implicationsof human rights infractions on health care 2003
• Dimensions in Clinical Medicine: Professionalism 2003
• Colchicine Myopathy at Nebraska ACP meeting 2002
• Primary Care in Liberia Resident's Morning Report Tampa General Hospital University of South Florida 2000
• The role of NGO's In emergency and post -emergency situations -African Studies Class Macalester College 1999
• Working with MSF in Kosovo and South Sudan, Grand Rounds- St. Joseph Hospital Creighton University 1999
• Working with MSF in Kosovo and South Sudan Washington Hospital Center 1999
• Effect of Ketotifen on Beta-Adrenergic responses in Guinea pig airways poster at the American Physiological Society American Thoracic Society Fall Meeting 1989
• Effect of Ketotifen on Beta-adrenergic responses in guinea pig airways presentation at Midwest Medical Research Forum 1989

Awards

• Distinguished Service Award
  2022 Distinguished Service Award – Creighton University SOM Fall Faculty Award
  Creighton University School of Medicine
• Humanitarian of the Year
  “Humanitarian of the Year” ACP Nebraska, October 30, 2021
  ACP Nebraska
• Speaker Gold Humanism Society Inductee Dinner
• Inducted into the Gold Humanism Society
• Magis Award
  For assistance to the victims of the Haitian earthquake.
  Creighton University
• Omaha Area Health Education Center Award
  for student shadowing project
• American College of Physicians Community Service and Volunteerism Award
  The Nebraska Chapter of the American College of Physicians for Community Service
• Marion Light Night Award
  Lecture and Reflection time with high school students
• St. Pius Xth/St. Leo’s distinguished graduate
  Included a day spent with students at the school
  St. Pius/St. Leo’s grade school
• Best of Show
  Juried Students Art Show
• Honors Schloarship
  Arts Senate