Kurt Kleinschmidt, MD

Professor
Surgery

Contact Information

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

kurt.kleinschmidt@utsouthwestern.edu

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

Biography

Kurt C. Kleinschmidt, MD, FACEP, FACMT is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He is the Section Chief and Program Director for Medical Toxicology. His areas of interest include venous and arterial thrombotic diseases, toxicology, and graduate medical education issues. He graduated from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1986, completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in 1990, and finished a clinical fellowship in Toxicology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1999. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Toxicology.

Education

FellowshipUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1999)
ResidencyMadigan Army Medical Center (1990)
InternshipLetterman Army Medical Center (1987)
Medical SchoolUniversity of South Florida - College of Medicine (1986)

Research Interests

General Medical Toxicology
Graduate Education
Hypertensive Crisis
Venous Thromboembolic Disease Diagnostics
Venous Thromboembolic Disease Management

Publications

Featured
Guide to Clinical Trials in Thrombosis Management: Year 2002-2003 Update

Kleinschmidt K, Miller A, Pollack C, Bosker G. , , 2002; (2nd Ed)

Acute Myocardial Infarction: Optimizing selection of reperfusion therapies in the coronary care unit and emergency department

Brady WJ, Kleinschmidt K, Bosker G , Emergency Medicine Consensus Reports , September 2001; :1-17

Pharmacology of Low Molecular Weight Heparins

Kleinschmidt KC, Charles RC , Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America , November 2001; (19(4)):1025-1049

Acute Coronary Syndromes: Clinical Pathophysiology

Kleinschmidt K , Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine , 2002; (2nd ed):869-882

Opioids

Kleinschmidt KC, Wainscott MP, Ford M , Clinical Toxicology , 2000; (1st Ed)

Fluids and Electrolytes in Toxicology

Kleinschmidt KC, Delaney KD , Clinical Toxicology , 2000; (1st Ed. Saunders)

Honors/Awards

Teaching Excellence Award

From Medical School Class of 2009 (2007)

Teaching Excellence Award

From Medical School Class of 2008 (2006)

Teaching Excellence Award

From the Parkland Emergency Medicine Residents 2001/2002 (2002)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American College of Emergency Physicians

American College of Medical Toxicology

Society of Academic Emergency Medicine