Fernando Torres, MD

Associate Professor
Internal Medicine

Contact Information

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

fernando.torres@utsouthwestern.edu

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

Education

FellowshipUniversity of Colorado Health Sciences Center (2000)
ResidencyUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1997)
InternshipUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1995)
Medical SchoolWeill Cornell Medical College (1994)

Research Interests

Lung Transplantation
Pulmonary Hypertension

Publications

Featured
Sullebarger J.T., Fan T.M., Torres F. and Liang C

Both Cell Surface and Internalized B-receptors are Reducted in the Failing Myocardium , European Journal of Pharmacology , 1991; (205):165

Managing the Critically Ill Patient by Translating Best-of-Care Principles into Clinical Practice

R. Sulica, J. Klinger, R. Pearl PhD, F. Torres , Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension , Winter 2005; (4(4)):31-5

Nestiritide for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension with Decompensated Cor Pulmonale

M. Kingman, B. Thompson, T. Newkirk, F. Torres , Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing , Fall 2005; (20(4)):168-172

Routine Computeried Tomography Screening of the Chest in High Risk Cardiac Transplant Recipients May Improve Survival

Rosenbaum DM, Bhojani RA, Dikmen E, Kaiser PA, Paul MC, Wait MA, Meyer DM, Jessen ME, Yancy CW, Rosenblatt RL, Torres F, Perkins S, Ring WS, and Dimaio JM , Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation , December 2005; (24(12)):2043-7

Endothelian Receptor Antagonists in Pulmonary Hyertension. Business Briefing

F. Torres , US Respiratory Care , 2006; :77-82

Impact of Recipient Age and Procedure Type on Survival After Lung Transplantation for Pulmonary Fibrosis

D. Meyers, L. Edwards, F. Torres, M. Jessen, R. Novick , Annals of Thoracic Surgery , 2005; (79):950-8

Honors/Awards

Cornell University - 1990

Graduated with distinction in all subjects (1990)

Golden Key National Honor Society

Member (1990)

C.H. Ferguson Scholarship

(1988)

Incentive for Excellence

Scholarship Prize from NSF: Physics-1988, Chemistry-1989 (1988)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American College of Physicians

American Medical Association

American Thoracic Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation

Pulmonary Hypertension Association

Texas Medical Association