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Charles Whitten, MD
Endowed Title: Margaret Milam McDermott Distinguished Chair in Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
Office Phone: 214-648-5460
charles.whitten@utsouthwestern.edu
To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.
Biography
Charles Wesley "Chuck" Whitten was born in Boonville, Missouri, on February 21, 1958. His parents were high school teachers/counselors/coaches. Dr. Whitten graduated from Boonville High School as Valedictorian in 1976 and subsequently entered Southern Methodist University’s School of Engineering. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in biomedical engineering. Dr. Whitten received all of his medical and post-graduate training in Dallas. He graduated from medical school in 1984 from UT Southwestern Medical Center, where he also completed his residency in Anesthesiology, graduating in 1988. He completed a Fellowship in Transplantation Anesthesiology at UT Southwestern/Baylor University Medical Center from 1986-1987. Dr. Whitten joined the faculty at UT Southwestern in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management in the summer of 1988. Since then, he has held a number of administrative positions within the Department, including Director of the Division of Cardiovascular/Thoracic Anesthesiology and Director of the Parkland Health and Hospital Systems - Surgical Services division. He was named Holder of the M.T. "Pepper" Jenkins Professorship in Anesthesiology in 1998, was promoted to the rank of Professor in 1999 and received tenure in 2005. Dr. Whitten was named Vice Chairman of Educational Affairs in 2003, appointed the Residency Program Director in 2006, and named Interim Chair of the Department in February 2007. On September 1, 2008, Dr. Whitten was named Chairman and Holder of the Margaret Milam McDermott Distinguished Chair in Anesthesiology and Pain Management. On a national level, Dr. Whitten functions as an examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Whitten’s research interests include peri-operative inflammatory responses and peri-operative hemostatic alterations, in addition to economic factors influencing academic anesthesiology.
Education
| Residency | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Anesthesiology (1988) |
| Fellowship | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Transplant Anesthesiology (1987) |
| Internship | Baylor University Medical Center, Anesthesiology (1985) |
| Medical School | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1984) |
Research Interests
Publications
Whitten CW, Greilich PE , Anesthesiology , 2000; (92):1223-1225
Whitten C, Greilich P, Ivy R, Burkhardt D, Allison P , Anesthesia & Analgesia , 1999; (88):1226-1231
Whitten CW, Hill GE, Ivy R, Greilich PE, Lipton JM , Anesthesia & Analgesia , 1998; (86):28-33
Lemmer JH, Dilling EW, Morton JR, Rich JB, Robicsek F, Bricker DL, Hantler CB, Copeland JG, Ochsner JL, Daily PO, Whitten CW, Noon GP, Maddi R , Annals of Thoracic Surgery , 1996; (62):1659-1668
Paulsen AW Whitten CW, Ramsay MAE, Klintmalm , Anesthesia & Analgesia , 1989; (68):489-496
Abouleish AE, Prough DS, Barker SJ, Whitten CW, Uchida T, Apfelbaum JL , Anesthesia & Analgesia , 2003;
Jones SB, Whitten CW, Despotis G, Monk T , Anesthesia & Analgesia , 2003; (96):363-368
Ogunnaike BO, Jones SB, Jones DB, Provost D, Whitten CW , Anesthesia & Analgesia , 2002; (95):1793-1805
Abouleish AE, Prough DS, Whitten CW, Zornow MH, Lockhart A, Conlay LA, Abate JJ , Anesthesiology , 2002; (97):608-616
Abouleish AE, Prough DS, Hughes J, Whitten CW, conlay LA, Abate JJ, Horn TE , Anesthesia & Analgesia , 2001; (93):1537-1543
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Honors/Awards
(2000)
Competition for first year Anesthesiology Residents (1985)
Society honoring outstanding college students for scholarship/leadership/ethos (1979)
Award for Outstanding First Year Engineering Student-SMU (1977)
Boonville Missouri High School (1976)