Edward Livingston, MD

Professor
Endowed Title: Dr. Lee Hudson-Robert R. Penn Chair in Surgery
Surgery
Graduate Program: Biomedical Engineering

Contact Information

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

edward.livingston@utsouthwestern.edu

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

Biography

Edward H. Livingston, M.D. completed his medical training at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1985. In 1987 he completed a fellowship at Wadsworth VA Hospital as a CURE Research Fellow. He joined the staff at UCLA in 1992 where he served as the Vice-Chairman of Surgery and Surgery Service Line Director at the VAMC-Greater Los Angeles for six years. He remained there until he accepted the position of Chairman of GI/Endocrine Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2003. In 2007 he was appointed as Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Livingston is a Contributing Editor for the Journal of the American Medical Association. In 2010 Dr. Livingston was appointed Chairman of the Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering at UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Education

ResidencyUCLA School of Medicine, Surgery (1992)
FellowshipVA Medical Center West Los Angeles, Research (1989)
InternshipUCLA School of Medicine, Surgery (1986)
Medical SchoolUCLA School of Medicine (1985)

Research Interests

Appendicitis
Bariatrics
Imaging
Surgical Outcomes

Publications

Featured
Intraoperative Bile Duct Visualization Using Near-Infrared Hyperspectral Video Imaging

Zuzak, K.J., Naik, S., Alexandrakis, G., Hawkins, D., Behbehani, K., Livingsotn, E.H. , The American Journal of Surgery , Spring 2008; (195(4)):491-7

Featured
When Policy Meets Statistics: The Very Real Effect That Questionable Statistical Analysis Has On Limiting Health Care Access For Bariatric Surgery

Livingston, E.H., Elliott, A.C., Hynan, L.S., Engel, E. , The Archives of Surgery , 2007; (142):979-987

Featured
Disconnect Between Incidence of Nonperforated and Perforated Appendicitis: Implications for Pathophysiology and Managment

Livingston, E.H., Woodward, W.A., Sarosi, G., Haley, R.W. , Annals of Surgery , 2007; (245):886-892

Featured
Male gender is a Predictor of Morbidity and Age a Predictor of Mortality for Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery

Livingston, E.H., Huerta, S., Arthur, D., Lee, S., DeShields, S., Heber, D. , Annals of Surgery , 2002; (236):576-582

Featured
Postoperative ileus

Livingston, E.H., Passaro, E.P. , Digestive Diseases and Sciences , 1990; (35):121-132

Solving the Medical Malpractice Crises: Use a Clear and Convincing Evidence Standard

Engel, E, Livingston, EH , Archives of Surgery , March 2010; (145(3)):296-300

Solutions for Improving Patient Safety

Livingston, EH , Journal of the American Medical Association , January 2010; (303(2)):159-61

Association of Viral Infection and Appendicitis

Adler AC, Fomby TB, Woodward WA, Haley RW, Sarosi G, Livingston EH , Archives of Surgery , January 2010; (145(1)):63-71

Evidence-based Medicine Requires Appropriate Clinical Context

McNutt RA, Livingston EH. , Journal of the American Medical Association , February 2010; (303(5)):454-5

Surgical Treatment of Obesity in Adolescence

Livingston EH. , Journal of the American Medical Association , February 2010; (303(6)):559-60

Honors/Awards

Contributing Editor, The Journal Of the American Medical Association

(2009)

Professor of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington

(2007)

Dr. Lee Hudson-Robert R. Penn Chair in Surgery

(2003)

Golden Scalpel Award for Teaching

(1998)

Wilma Wiley Morton Research Award

(1992)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American College of Surgeons

American Gastroenterologic Association

American Surgical Association

Biomedical Engineering Society

IEEE-Biomedical Engineering