Positions
- Professor
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Pathology and Immunology and Orthopedic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Addresses
- One Baylor Plaza (Office)
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Rm 286A
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4340
fgannon@bcm.edu
http://www.bcm.edu
Education
- M.D. from Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University
- 01/1991 - Philadelphia, PA United States
- Advanced Training from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- 01/1994 - Philadelphia, PA United States
Certifications
- American Board of Pathology
- American Board of Pathology--Anatomic Pathology
Honors & Awards
- The Skeleton Key
- This is a documentary on patients with a rare condition known as Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. This documentary was awarded: Wellcome Trust Award for Best Science and Medical Documentary 1999 Royal Television Society Award for Best Documentary 1999 International Image and Science Festival Grand Prize for Best Science Documentary Worldwide 1999 Association of British Science Writers Award for Best Science Documentary
- British Broadcasting Company (07/1999 - 09/1999)
- Meritorious Civilian Service Award
- Awarded for performing autopsies and assisting the investigation of the Challenger shuttle disaster.
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (02/2003 - 02/2003)
- Commander's award for Civilian Service
- Awarded for overseeing the medical digitization effort at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. The effort included overseeing $80 million in Congressional money over 4 years, Serving as the Contract Officer Technical Representative, and coordinating the efforts of 400+ employees in 3 states.
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (04/2005 - 04/2005)
- Superior Civilian Service Award
- Awarded for assisting in the development of the new body armor that the military has fielded (first fielded in Kosovo). This new body armor has resulted in the saving of thousands of lives. The award resulted in a television interview and report by KHOU TV Houston.
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (02/2007 - 02/2007)
Professional Interests
- Orthopedic pathology
- Medical Education
Professional Statement
I enjoy working with Orthopedic pathology specimens and the interactions between Orthopedic surgeons, Radiologists, and Pathologists.I also enjoy teaching and am involved in both the foundations of basic science course and the term 3 Immunology and Pathologic Basis of Disease course at Baylor College of Medicine.
Websites
Selected Publications
- Conti FG, Powell R, Pozzi L, Zezze G, Faraggiana T, Gannon F, Fabbrini A "A novel line of transgenic mice (RSV/LTR-bGH) expressing growth hormone in cardiac and striated muscle.." Growth Regul.. 1995 Jun;5(2):101-8. Pubmed PMID: 7627093
- Stenson-Cox C, McNair A, Curley M, Smith T, Gannon F "A role for HNF-3 in the regulation of the HNF-1 gene of the Atlantic salmon.." Mol. Genet. Genomics. 2002 Jan;266(5):832-7. Pubmed PMID: 11810258
- Gugala Z, Davis AR, Fouletier-Dilling CM, Gannon FH, Lindsey RW, Olmsted-Davis EA "Adenovirus BMP2-induced osteogenesis in combination with collagen carriers.." Biomaterials. 2007 Oct;28(30):4469-79. Pubmed PMID: 17645942
- Yu JC, Bartlett SP, Goldberg DS, Gannon F, Hunter J, Habecker P, Whitaker LA "An experimental study of the effects of craniofacial growth on the long-term positional stability of microfixation.." J Craniofac Surg. 1996 Jan;7(1):64-8. Pubmed PMID: 9086904
- Hwang PH, Montone KT, Gannon FH, Senior BA, Lanza DC, Kennedy DW "Applications of in situ hybridization techniques in the diagnosis of chronic sinusitis.." Am J Rhinol.;13(5):335-8. Pubmed PMID: 10582109
- Mohler ER, Gannon F, Reynolds C, Zimmerman R, Keane MG, Kaplan FS "Bone formation and inflammation in cardiac valves.." Circulation. 2001 Mar 20;103(11):1522-8. Pubmed PMID: 11257079
- Gannon FH, Kaplan FS, Olmsted E, Finkel GC, Zasloff MA, Shore E "Bone morphogenetic protein 2/4 in early fibromatous lesions of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.." Hum. Pathol.. 1997 Mar;28(3):339-43. Pubmed PMID: 9042799
- Schweitzer ME, Levine C, Mitchell DG, Gannon FH, Gomella LG "Bull's-eyes and halos: useful MR discriminators of osseous metastases.." Radiology. 1993 Jul;188(1):249-52. Pubmed PMID: 8511306
- Thompson LD, Gannon FH "Chondrosarcoma of the larynx: a clinicopathologic study of 111 cases with a review of the literature.." Am. J. Surg. Pathol.. 2002 Jul;26(7):836-51. Pubmed PMID: 12131151
- Kirschner RE, Gannon FH, Xu J, Wang J, Karmacharya J, Bartlett SP, Whitaker LA "Craniosynostosis and altered patterns of fetal TGF-beta expression induced by intrauterine constraint.." Plast. Reconstr. Surg.. 2002 Jun;109(7):2338-46; discus. Pubmed PMID: 12045561
- Garcia RE, Gannon FH, Thompson LD "Dedifferentiated chondrosarcomas of the larynx: a report of two cases and review of the literature.." Laryngoscope. 2002 Jun;112(6):1015-8. Pubmed PMID: 12160266
- Schweitzer ME, Deely DM, Beavis K, Gannon F "Does the use of lidocaine affect the culture of percutaneous bone biopsy specimens obtained to diagnose osteomyelitis? An in vitro and in vivo study.." AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1995 May;164(5):1201-3. Pubmed PMID: 7717232
- Fouletier-Dilling CM, Gannon FH, Olmsted-Davis EA, Lazard Z, Heggeness MH, Shafer JA, Hipp JA, Davis AR "Efficient and rapid osteoinduction in an immune-competent host.." Hum. Gene Ther.. 2007 Aug;18(8):733-45. Pubmed PMID: 17691858
- Olmsted EA, Gannon FH, Wang ZQ, Grigoriadis AE, Wagner EF, Zasloff MA, Shore EM, Kaplan FS "Embryonic overexpression of the c-Fos protooncogene. A murine stem cell chimera applicable to the study of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva in humans.." Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res.. 1998 Jan;(346):81-94. Pubmed PMID: 9577414
- Tabas JA, Zasloff M, Fallon MD, Gannon FH, Cohen RB, Kaplan FS "Enchondroma in a patient with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.." Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res.. 1993 Sep;(294):277-80. Pubmed PMID: 8358928
- Shore EM, Gannon FH, Kaplan FS "Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva why do some people have two skeletons?." J Clin Rheumatol. 1997 Apr;3(2):84-9. Pubmed PMID: 19078161
- Shore EM, Gannon FH, Kaplan FS "Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: why do some people have two skeletons?." Rev Rhum Engl Ed. 1997 Jun 30;64(6):92S-97S. Pubmed PMID: 9273948
- Murphey MD, Nomikos GC, Flemming DJ, Gannon FH, Temple HT, Kransdorf MJ "From the archives of AFIP. Imaging of giant cell tumor and giant cell reparative granuloma of bone: radiologic-pathologic correlation.." Radiographics.;21(5):1283-309. Pubmed PMID: 11553835
- Murphey MD, Carroll JF, Flemming DJ, Pope TL, Gannon FH, Kransdorf MJ "From the archives of the AFIP: benign musculoskeletal lipomatous lesions.." Radiographics.;24(5):1433-66. Pubmed PMID: 15371618
- Murphey MD, Walker EA, Wilson AJ, Kransdorf MJ, Temple HT, Gannon FH "From the archives of the AFIP: imaging of primary chondrosarcoma: radiologic-pathologic correlation.." Radiographics.;23(5):1245-78. Pubmed PMID: 12975513
- Smith SE, Murphey MD, Motamedi K, Mulligan ME, Resnik CS, Gannon FH "From the archives of the AFIP. Radiologic spectrum of Paget disease of bone and its complications with pathologic correlation.." Radiographics.;22(5):1191-216. Pubmed PMID: 12235348
- Wieneke JA, Gannon FH, Heffner DK, Thompson LD "Giant cell tumor of the larynx: a clinicopathologic series of eight cases and a review of the literature.." Mod. Pathol.. 2001 Dec;14(12):1209-15. Pubmed PMID: 11743042
- Yeh GL, Mathur S, Wivel A, Li M, Gannon FH, Ulied A, Audi L, Olmstead EA, Kaplan FS, Shore EM "GNAS1 mutation and Cbfa1 misexpression in a child with severe congenital platelike osteoma cutis.." J. Bone Miner. Res.. 2000 Nov;15(11):2063-73. Pubmed PMID: 11092389
- Salisbury E, Hipp J, Olmsted-Davis EA, Davis AR, Heggeness MH, Gannon FH "Histologic identification of brown adipose and peripheral nerve involvement in human atherosclerotic vessels.." Hum. Pathol.. 2012 Dec;43(12):2213-22. Pubmed PMID: 22748303
- Kennedy DW, Senior BA, Gannon FH, Montone KT, Hwang P, Lanza DC "Histology and histomorphometry of ethmoid bone in chronic rhinosinusitis.." Laryngoscope. 1998 Apr;108(4):502-7. Pubmed PMID: 9546260
- Gannon FH, Sokoloff L "Histomorphometry of the aging human patella: histologic criteria and controls.." Osteoarthr. Cartil.. 1999 Mar;7(2):173-81. Pubmed PMID: 10222216
- Olmsted-Davis E, Gannon FH, Ozen M, Ittmann MM, Gugala Z, Hipp JA, Moran KM, Fouletier-Dilling CM, Schumara-Martin S, Lindsey RW, Heggeness MH, Brenner MK, Davis AR "Hypoxic adipocytes pattern early heterotopic bone formation.." Am. J. Pathol.. 2007 Feb;170(2):620-32. Pubmed PMID: 17255330
- Murphey MD, Jelinek JS, Temple HT, Flemming DJ, Gannon FH "Imaging of periosteal osteosarcoma: radiologic-pathologic comparison.." Radiology. 2004 Oct;233(1):129-38. Pubmed PMID: 15333772
- Moriatis JM, Gannon FH, Shore EM, Bilker W, Zasloff MA, Kaplan FS "Limb swelling in patients who have fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.." Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res.. 1997 Mar;(336):247-53. Pubmed PMID: 9060511
- Gannon FH, Glaser D, Caron R, Thompson LD, Shore EM, Kaplan FS "Mast cell involvement in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.." Hum. Pathol.. 2001 Aug;32(8):842-8. Pubmed PMID: 11521229
- Knott PD, Gannon FH, Thompson LD "Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the sinonasal tract: a clinicopathological study of 13 cases with a review of the literature.." Laryngoscope. 2003 May;113(5):783-90. Pubmed PMID: 12792311
- Wyckoff MH, El-Turk C, Laptook A, Timmons C, Gannon FH, Zhang X, Mumm S, Whyte MP "Neonatal lethal osteochondrodysplasia with low serum levels of alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin.." J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2005 Feb;90(2):1233-40. Pubmed PMID: 15562030
- Gugala Z, Olmsted-Davis EA, Gannon FH, Lindsey RW, Davis AR "Osteoinduction by ex vivo adenovirus-mediated BMP2 delivery is independent of cell type.." Gene Ther.. 2003 Aug;10(16):1289-96. Pubmed PMID: 12883525
- Kaplan FS, August CS, Fallon MD, Gannon F, Haddad JG "Osteopetrorickets. The paradox of plenty. Pathophysiology and treatment.." Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res.. 1993 Sep;(294):64-78. Pubmed PMID: 8395371
- Shafritz AB, Shore EM, Gannon FH, Zasloff MA, Taub R, Muenke M, Kaplan FS "Overexpression of an osteogenic morphogen in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.." N. Engl. J. Med.. 1996 Aug 22;335(8):555-61. Pubmed PMID: 8678932
- Schweitzer ME, Gannon FH, Deely DM, O'Hara BJ, Juneja V "Percutaneous skeletal aspiration and core biopsy: complementary techniques.." AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1996 Feb;166(2):415-8. Pubmed PMID: 8553958
- Junge RE, Mehren KG, Meehan TP, Crawshaw GJ, Duncan MC, Gilula L, Gannon F, Finkel G, Whyte MP "Periarticular hyperostosis and renal disease in six black lemurs of two family groups.." J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc.. 1994 Oct 1;205(7):1024-9. Pubmed PMID: 7852158
- Gadwal SR, Fanburg-Smith JC, Gannon FH, Thompson LD "Primary chondrosarcoma of the head and neck in pediatric patients: a clinicopathologic study of 14 cases with a review of the literature.." Cancer. 2000 May 1;88(9):2181-8. Pubmed PMID: 10813732
- Kaplan FS, Craver R, MacEwen GD, Gannon FH, Finkel G, Hahn G, Tabas J, Gardner RJ, Zasloff MA "Progressive osseous heteroplasia: a distinct developmental disorder of heterotopic ossification. Two new case reports and follow-up of three previously reported cases.." J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1994 Mar;76(3):425-36. Pubmed PMID: 8126048
- Reedy BK, Pan F, Kim WS, Gannon FH, Krasinskas A, Bartlett SP "Properties of coralline hydroxyapatite and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane in the immature craniofacial skeleton.." Plast. Reconstr. Surg.. 1999 Jan;103(1):20-6. Pubmed PMID: 9915159
- Ruan MZ, Erez A, Guse K, Dawson B, Bertin T, Chen Y, Jiang MM, Yustein J, Gannon F, Lee BH "Proteoglycan 4 expression protects against the development of osteoarthritis.." Sci Transl Med. 2013 Mar 13;5(176):176ra34. Pubmed PMID: 23486780
- Rubin BP, Antonescu CR, Gannon FH, Hunt JL, Inwards CY, Klein MJ, Kneisl JS, Montag AG, Peabody TD, Reith JD, Rosenberg AE, Krausz T "Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with tumors of bone.." Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med.. 2010 Apr;134(4):e1-7. Pubmed PMID: 20367293
- Rubin BP, Cooper K, Fletcher CD, Folpe AL, Gannon FH, Hunt JL, Lazar AJ, Montag AG, Peabody TD, Pollock RE, Reith JD, Qualman SJ, Rosenberg AE, Weiss SW, Krausz T "Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with tumors of soft tissue.." Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med.. 2010 Apr;134(4):e31-9. Pubmed PMID: 20367297
- Kaplan FS, Gannon FH, Hahn GV, Wollner N, Prauner R "Pseudomalignant heterotopic ossification.." Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res.. 1998 Jan;(346):134-40. Pubmed PMID: 9577421
- Losee JE, Karmacharya J, Gannon FH, Slemp AE, Ong G, Hunenko O, Gorden AD, Bartlett SP, Kirschner RE "Reconstruction of the immature craniofacial skeleton with a carbonated calcium phosphate bone cement: interaction with bioresorbable mesh.." J Craniofac Surg. 2003 Jan;14(1):117-24. Pubmed PMID: 12544233
- Smartt JM, Karmacharya J, Gannon FH, Ong G, Jackson O, Bartlett SP, Poser RD, Kirschner RE "Repair of the immature and mature craniofacial skeleton with a carbonated calcium phosphate cement: assessment of biocompatibility, osteoconductivity, and remodeling capacity.." Plast. Reconstr. Surg.. 2005 May;115(6):1642-50. Pubmed PMID: 15861069
- Marion MJ, Gannon FH, Fallon MD, Mennuti MT, Lodato RF, Kaplan FS "Skeletal dysplasia in perinatal lethal osteogenesis imperfecta. A complex disorder of endochondral and intramembranous ossification.." Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res.. 1993 Aug;(293):327-37. Pubmed PMID: 8339500
- Sills AK, Williams JI, Tyler BM, Epstein DS, Sipos EP, Davis JD, McLane MP, Pitchford S, Cheshire K, Gannon FH, Kinney WA, Chao TL, Donowitz M, Laterra J, Zasloff M, Brem H "Squalamine inhibits angiogenesis and solid tumor growth in vivo and perturbs embryonic vasculature.." Cancer Res.. 1998 Jul 1;58(13):2784-92. Pubmed PMID: 9661892
- White LM, Schweitzer ME, Deely DM, Gannon F "Study of osteomyelitis: utility of combined histologic and microbiologic evaluation of percutaneous biopsy samples.." Radiology. 1995 Dec;197(3):840-2. Pubmed PMID: 7480765
- Murphey MD, wan Jaovisidha S, Temple HT, Gannon FH, Jelinek JS, Malawer MM "Telangiectatic osteosarcoma: radiologic-pathologic comparison.." Radiology. 2003 Nov;229(2):545-53. Pubmed PMID: 14512511
- Kuo JS, Fallon MD, Gannon FH, Goldmann D, Schumacher HR, Haddad JG, Kaplan FS "The articular manifestations of Paget's disease of bone. A case report.." Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res.. 1992 Dec;(285):250-4. Pubmed PMID: 1446446
- Kaplan FS, Tabas JA, Gannon FH, Finkel G, Hahn GV, Zasloff MA "The histopathology of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. An endochondral process.." J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1993 Feb;75(2):220-30. Pubmed PMID: 7678595
- Olmsted-Davis EA, Gugala Z, Gannon FH, Yotnda P, McAlhany RE, Lindsey RW, Davis AR "Use of a chimeric adenovirus vector enhances BMP2 production and bone formation.." Hum. Gene Ther.. 2002 Jul 20;13(11):1337-47. Pubmed PMID: 12162816
Memberships
- International Skeletal Society
- Executive Committee member (05/2013 - 06/2014)
- Baylor College of Medicine - Curriculum Committee
- Vice-chair (06/2014 - 06/2016)
- Baylor College of Medicine - Promotions committee, Department
- (06/2013)
- Baylor College of Medicine - Medical Student Promotion
- Member, (06/2010)
- Baylor College of Medicine - O’Neal/Spjut Award committee
- Chair (06/2010)
- Harris County’s Medical Examiner’s Office - Graduate Medical Education Committee
- (06/2008 - 06/2014)
- Baylor College of Medicine - Curriculum Committee
- (06/2008)
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