Education

Medical School
UT Southwestern Medical Center (1981)
Internship
UT Southwestern Medical Center (1982), Straight Medicine
Residency
UT Southwestern Medical Center (1984), Internal Medicine
Residency
St. Luke's Medical Center (1986), Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
Residency
UT Southwestern Medical Center (1986), Anesthesiology

Research Interest

  • Ambulatory anesthesia
  • COX-2 inhibitors
  • Difficult Airway Management
  • Otolaryngology
  • PONV

Honors & Awards

  • Distinguished Teaching Professor, UT Southwestern
    Confered by membership in Southwestern Academy of Teachers (2021)
  • Named one of the "Best Doctors in Dallas" 2019, 2020, 2021
    D Magazine, Dallas, Texas (2019)
  • TMA Award for Excellence in Academic Medicine
    Gold Level Achievement (2013)
  • James D. Griffin Medical Student Teaching Award 2011, 2013, 2015, 2020
    UTSW Department of Anesthesiology Annual Teaching Award for Best Faculty Teaching of Students (2011)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
    Elected to membership as senior student at UT Southwestern, Councilor since 2004 (1981)
  • Student Research Award
    Issued by the American Federation for Clinical Research (1980)
  • Summa Cum Laude
    Graduating with Highest Honors, University of Notre Dame (1978)
  • Alpha Epsilon Delta
    Premedical Honor Society, University of Notre Dame (1977)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Councilor (1981)
  • AMA, TMA, DCMS Past-President (1978)
  • ASA, TSA, DCAS Past-President (1984)
  • International Anesthesia Research Society (1984)
  • Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT) (2021)
  • TMA Council on Medical Education (2019)
  • UT System Shine Academy of Health Science Education (2020)