John Hunt, MD

Professor
Endowed Title: Golden Charity Guild Charles R. Baxter, M.D., Chair
Surgery, Anesthesiology & Pain Management, Plastic Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

john.hunt@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

John L. Hunt, MD Professor, Department of Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dr. Hunt, former chairman of the Division of Burn/Trauma/Critical Care, graduated in 1964 from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine with a Doctor of Medicine degree. He completed his general surgery residency at the University or Cincinnati in 1971. Dr. Hunt jointed the faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in August 1974 as an assistant professor in surgery and was promoted to professor in 1985. He specializes in burn and trauma surgery. Dr. Hunt was Director of the Parkland Burn Center for 1981 - 1988 and Co-Director with Dr. Gary Purdue form 1988 - 2004. Dr. Hunt is a past president of the American Burn Association. He was named the Distinguished Physician of the Year along with Dr. Gary Purdue by Parkland Memorial Hospital. His excellence in teaching was also recognized by the Department of Surgery Chief Residents when they awarded him the 1999 Laycock-Snyder Teaching Award. His research interests include all aspects of burn care with special emphasis on resuscitation, hemodynamic monitoring, electric burns, and the pathophysiology of burn scar.

Education

ResidencyUniversity of Cincinnati Hospital (1971)
ResidencyUniversity of Cincinnati Hospital (1970)
InternshipUniversity of Cincinnati Hospital (1965)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1964)

Research Interests

All aspects of burn care
Electric burns
Hmodynamic monitoring
Pathophysiology of burn scar and burn prevention
Special emphasis on resuscitation

Publications

Featured
The 2000 Presidential Address - Back to the Future: The ABA and Burn Prevention

Hunt JL , Journal of Burn Care Rehabilitation , 2002; (21):474-483

Featured
Early Excision of Full Thickness Hand and Digit Burns: Factors Affecting Morbidity

Hunt JL, Sato RM , Journal of Trauma , 1982; (22):414-419

Featured
The Pathophysiology of Acute Electrical Injuries

Hunt JL, Mason AD Jr, Masterson TS, Pruitt BA Jr, , Journal of Trauma , 1976; (16):335-340

Aerosolization of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus during an epidemic in a burn intensive care unit

Dansby W, Purdue G, Hunt J, Arnoldo B, Phillips D, Moody B, Kemp D, Byrd L, Walter P, Luby J , Journal of Burn Care & Research , 2008; (29):331-337

Cutaneous vasoconstriction during whole-body and local cooling in grafted skin 5 - 9 months post surgery

Davis SL, Shibasaki M, Low DA, Cui J, Keller DM, Purdue GF, Hunt JL, Arnoldo BD, Kowalske KJ, Crandall CG , Journal of Burn Care & Research , 2008; (29):36-41

The Parkland Formula under fire: Is the criticism justified?

Blumetti J, Hunt JL, Arnoldo BD, Parks JK, Purdue GF , Journal of Burn Care & Research , 2008; (29):180-186

Epistatic interactions are critical to gene-association studies: PAL-1 and risk for mortality after burn injury

Barber RC, Ling-Yu E, Lemaire SM, Burris A, Purdue GF, Hunt JL, Arnoldo BD, Horton JW , Journal of Burn Care & Research , 2008; (29):168-175

Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in the Severely Burned Patient

Hershberger RC, Hunt JL, Arnoldo BD, Purdue GF , Journal of Burn Care & Research , 2007; (28):708-714

Honors/Awards

Distinguished Physician of the Year, Parkland Memorial Hospital

(1999)

Laycock-Snyder Surgeon Faculty Teaching Award

UT Southwestern Medical School (1999)

Award for Excellence in Community Service, Health Sciences

Presented by Dallas Historical Society (1986)

American Burn Association

Treasurer 1994-1998; President 1999-2000

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

American Burn Association

American College of Surgeons

American Surgical Association

International Society for Burn Injuries