DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY

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DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
Yesterday 1970
Today 2007
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WHERE IT ALL BEGANHERMANN HOSPITAL

• October 1914 George Hermann dies
• Will included building charity hospital
• July 1925 Herman Hospital opens doors
• Located in woods south of downtown
• Fence needed to keep out coyotes wolves
• Only Cullen Pavillion existed
• 1943-1960s Baylor students rotated at Hermann
  Hospital
• 1971 Hermann becomes main teaching hospital of
  UT-Houston
• 1972 Jones Pavillion is built to connect with
  the MSB
• 1990 Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital
  partners with UT-Houston

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WHERE IT ALL BEGANTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
MEDICAL SCHOOL AT HOUSTON

• May 1969 Texas State Legislature approves
  building UT Medical School at Houston
• January 1970 Dr. Cheves Smythe named 1st Medical
  Dean
• June 1971 1st class of medical students
• 1971-1972 1st Medical School building, John
  Freeman Building
• 1975-1978 Current Medical School Building
• 2006-2008 Medical School Expansion Building

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DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN

• Adolph H. Giescke, Jr, MD (Interim) 1973
• Arnold Sladen, MD (Interim) - 1974
• Benjamin M. Rigor, MD 1974-1980
• Charles Allen, MD (Interim) 1980
• Joseph C. Gabel, MD 1980-1987, 1988-1991
• Jeffrey Katz, MD (Interim) 1987-1988
• Alan S. Tonnesen, MD (Interim) 1991-1992
• Jeffrey Katz, MD 1992-2005
• James F. Arens, MD 2005-2008
• Carin A. Hagberg, MD 2008-Present

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ADOLPH H. GIESECKE, JR, M.D. (1973)

• 1st Interim Chair of Department of
  Anesthesiology, UT Houston
• Medical School UTMB
• Residency Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX
• Attempted resuscitation of JFK
• Started at UT Houston in 1973
• Established UT Residency Program, incorporating
• MHH
• MD Anderson
• St. Josephs
• Left UT October 1993
• Disliked Houston traffic weather
• UT Southwestern Department of Anesthesiology
  Chair 1980-1992

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BENJAMIN M. RIGOR, M.D. (1974-1980)

• 1st Chair of Department of Anesthesiology _at_ UT
  Houston
• Medical School University of the East, Ramon
  Magaysay Memorial Medical Center College of
  Medicine
• Residency University of Kentucky
• Prior to UT Founding Chair UMDNJ-New Jersey
  Medical School
• Hired by UT 1974
• After UT Chair University of Louisville. Now
  lives in Prospect, Kentucky

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FACULTY HIRED (Rigor)
Dr. Khalil
Dr. Larson
Dr. Gabel
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JOSEPH C. GABEL, M.D. (1980-1991)

• 2nd Chair of Department of Anesthesiology _at_ UT
  Houston
• Medical School Ohio State
• Residency Ohio State
• Fellowship CC MGH
• Prior to UT Part of Dr. Arens Dream team
• 1. Gabel
• 2. Tonnesen
• 3. Drake
• Univ. of Mississippi
• UTMB
• Hired by UT 1974
• Fired 1987
• Rehired 1988
• After UT Chair UCLA

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FACULTY HIRED (Gabel)
Dr. Butler
Dr. Doursout
Dr. Fife
Dr. Daily
Dr. Williams
Not Shown Dr. Robert Merin
Dr. Tonnesen
Dr. Katz
Dr. Uzoni
Dr. Abouleish
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SCANDAL AT UT-HOUSTON

• Negotiations began between UT and MHH about
  splitting position of Department Chair and
  Hospital Chief
• 11 out of 14 Chairs confronted Dean Ribble
• 5 out of 11 Chairs would not back down Fired on
  the spot
• Including Joseph Gabel
• Received standing ovation
• Dr. Gabel rehired several months later

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JEFFREY KATZ, M.D. (1992-2004)

• 3rd Chair of Department of Anesthesiology _at_ UT
  Houston
• Medical School University of Capetown Medical
  School
• Residency Case Western Reserve
• Hired by UT 1980
• Residency Director 1983-1991
• After serving as chair
• Assistant Dean for Clinical Operations
• Chief Academic Officer
• Medical Director of UT Physicians
• Chief Medical Officer

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FACULTY HIRED
Dr. Doyle
Dr. Gilmore
Dr. Hagberg
Dr. Ignacio
Dr. Koch
Dr. Ghelber
Dr. Jain
Dr. Matuszczak
Dr. Pivalizza
Dr. Rabb
Dr. Melnikov
Dr. Riha
Dr. Maposa
Dr. Panthayi
Not Shown Dr. Ferrario Dr. Patil
Dr. Zhou
Dr. Su
Dr. Sciard
Dr. Sheinbaum
Dr. Smith
Dr. Lam
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JAMES F. ARENS, M.D. (2005-2008)

• 4th Chair of Department of Anesthesiology _at_ UT
  Houston
• Medical School Creighton University
• Residency Charity Hospital
• Prior to UT Houston
• ASA President
• TSA President Board of Directors
• Chair Univ. Mississippi
• Chair UTMB
• Chair MD Anderson
• Hired by UT 2005
• After UT Houston Retirement to Colorado

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FACULTY HIRED Arens (ATAs)
Dr. Carbajal
Dr. Chitty
Dr. Limbrick
Dr. Garcia
Dr. Guzman
Dr. Medina
Dr. McNeely
Dr. Normand
Dr. Wenzel
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CARIN A. HAGBERG, M.D. (2008-Present)

• Current Chair of Department of Anesthesiology _at_
  UT Houston
• Medical School UT Houston
• Residency Parkland Mem. Hosp.
• Fellowship Methodist, Dallas (CV) Zale Lipshy
  University Hospital (Neuro)
• Hired by UT 1992
• Residency Director
• Vice Chair
• Interim Chair
• Outside of UT
• SAM President
• Texas Gulf Coast Anesth. Society President

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FACULTY HIRED Hagberg (HTAs)
Dr. Hussain
Dr. Layman
Dr. Johnson
Dr. Adrien
Dr. Singh
Not Shown Dr. Abraham Thomas Candice Shutko Dr.
Mohini Rao Syed Nasir
Dr. Cattano
Dr. Thomas
Dr. McMasters
Dr. Ho
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HISTORY OF RESIDENCY PROGRAM

• 1st accredited September 25, 1959 _at_ Hermann
  Hospital
• 1973 UT acquired residency program
• 1st incoming class 8 residents
• 1976 only 5 entering residents
• 1982 incoming resident class size increased to 15
• 1988 incoming resident class size increased to 20
• 2005 current graduating class began
• Since 1973, gt500 residents trained at UT-Houston

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HISTORY OF GRADUATING CLASS

• 22 residents graduated
• 20 entered in summer 2005
• 2 left
• 1 returned
• 2 transferred in
• 4 married
• Michael Beltran
• Jessica Edwards
• Phillip Guerra
• Diane Lee
• 5 future anesthesiologists were born
• Gavin Adrien
• Christopher Cowles
• Benjamin Guerra
• Claire Hogan
• Baylor Maher

• Future Plans
• 3 Fellowship
• MDA, UTMB (Pain) THI (CV)
• 4 Academics
• 13 Private practice
• 2 Unknown
• Where will they be
• 17 Texas
• 8 Houston
• 1 Florida
• 1 Louisiana
• 3 Unknown

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SENIORISMSCA-3 MISCONCEPTIONS

• I know more than most faculty.
• I will never work this hard again.
• Leave the politics to Dr. P.
• Dr. Hagbergs airway gadgets will follow me
  wherever I go.
• I am finally free of UT-Houston.

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BENJAMIN M. RIGOR, UT DEPARTMENT OF
ANESTHESIOLOGY FUND

• The Joseph C. Gabel Lectureship series
• One on one clinical training of incoming
  residents
• Sponsor residents to attend international and
  national scientific meetings, seminars, workshops
  to further their knowledge of pain and clinical
  care, as well as to attend medical mission trips

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JOSEPH C. GABEL , M.D. LECTURESHIP
SERIESLessons learned

• We are all players committed to the greater
  goals.
• Do your homework!
• Take nothing for granted.
• Be a learner first, a teacher second, and a great
  anesthesiologist third.
• Always search for a means to make yourself and
  the department stronger.
• It takes hard work, perseverance, drive, and
  determination to become the best.

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BENEFITS OF JOINING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

• Recure UT Department of Anesthesiology Newsletter
• Attend annual TSA alumni reception
• Attend weekly departments grand rounds/earn CME
  credit
• Participate in medical student and resident
  teaching sessions
• Receive donor recognition

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SPECIAL THANKS

• Providing insight on the history of the
  department
• Dr. Samia Khalil
• Dr. William Daily
• Dr. Caroline Fife
• Dr. Ezzat Aboulish
• Dr. Bruce Butler
• Dr. Jacques Chelly
• Gathering information
• Kathy Franz
• Dawn Iannucci
• Christian Smallwood