University of Texas Health Science Center - IATRO Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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COMPARATIVE MEDICINE CHAIRMAN: DENNIS F. KOHN, D.V.M., PH.D. The Department of Comparative Medicine has both academic and service mis- sions al the Wledical School and Health Science Center. The five facully members each have clinical responsibilities within the Animal Care Center in addition to engaging in leaching and research. Two new faculty are Dr. Karim eraj, Chief of Clinical Services, and Dr. Deborah Kussell who was granted a five year UIA. Special Emphasis Research Career Award. The Animal Care Center continues to be fully accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. The Experimental Surgery Section, directed by Dr. Chris Smith, had becomt me cecopntsed moded fotos hectunemon lag tev yiees mr onrere stitutional basis. The current research areas in which the facully are involved include models of hydrocephalus, arthritis, endothelial damage associated with diabetes mellilus, and gul immunopathology. Two courses are offered to graduate students, and the facully contribute to several courses in the medical school curriculum. DERMATOLOGY 4 5 s =P) ee es CHAIRMAN: HERMANN HOSPITAL ROBERT E. JORDON, M.D. During the past year, the Department of Dermatology opened the first phase of their new research facilities. Dr. Kobert Jordon and Lr. William Geoghegan continue their studies implicating the com- plement system in the detachment of shin cells in pemphigus. Dr. Geoghegan continues to develop colloidal gold labeling for im- munoelectron microscopy. Dr. Karen Fritz initiated programs study- ing immunopathologic ord wie in drug reactions and was recently awarded an WILK, Yew Investigator Award to develop an in vitro model for bullous pemphigoid. Dr. Madeleine Duvic, recruited from Duke University Medical Center, received a Dermatology Foundation grant. Dr. C. Wilkam Doubleday, a dermatology resi: dent who is serving a research fellowship, was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship from the Dermatology Foundation. 28

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ANESTHESIOLOGY CHAIRMAN: JOSEPH C. GABEL, M.D. | OS: Department of Anesthesiology functions in three spheres. Twenty-six sued. ade the investigation sé the ffect of unesthelicmonithe perfused ral peark: facully members care for patients al mann Hospital during the pertoperative the cffect of allilude on hangaroo rals, and the assessment of various lypes of pain period in the operating rooms, in the labor and delivery rooms, and in the surgical management in the postoperative period. Ws, department és especially ell, known Ninlenave care unil, An additional, five LAD. 5 aan the clinical facully in the for an electron microprobe lechnigue used in measuring the elemental composition Wedachic teaching program for the penidenls call lhirdiand: fourth year Predicate of ce f, i for a laboratory having expertise in surfactant physiology, ond! for one of students, 4A particularly effective and, popular handson dog laboratory rz) provided the major laboratory investigative leams studying the mechanisms of pulmonary during the third year clerkship. Cfnccal, and basic research currently being pur- edema. i i } — ee — a BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIO. CHAIRMAN: JOHN A. DeMOSS, PH.D. In addition to teaching Wiochemistry to first year medical students, the facul- However, the major emphasis is on laboratory research in any one of several areas ty of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology are responsbile for training graduate of basic biomedical science. PUctured above are students, postdoctoral fellows, students and postdoctoral follows. Several specialized courses are offered in- researchers, facully, and departmental support personnel. cluding advanced biochemistry, biological membranes, and molecular genetics. 2

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PAMILY PRACTICE AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE ACTING CHAIRMAN: HAROLD PRUESSNER, M.D. The Department of Family Practice and Community Wiedicine has fourteen full-time and six part-lime facully members. He department fainted invelus dent leaching on various Luels of the medical, dchool, pil, The sentor class has a mandatory one month rotation in Family Vedisine: ke department also offers 32 Plical: electives during lhetcentor ear, and thes year a (Medd of 274 students signed up for these electives. Ds department has facully who serve on the Admissions Committes and the Student Promotion and Cvaluation Commillee. Mp one Wikler Professor, holds hater mintatnalive responsibilily of Ure President for Health Mfairs and Senior Executive Associate in the Office of the President, cre! o's Sam Vion, Professor, serves alia in the Office of the President as Special Assistant for Governmental and Professional Relations and serves in the Office Md MeiDean oy the Wedical School as Assistant! Dean ARO for Continuing Cilacaliant L TIOUS DISEASES AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY CHAIRMAN: HERBERT L. DUPONT, M.D. he Program in Infectious Lisea ses and Claual Microbiology 5 responsible for educational programs in microbiology and infectious diseases. basic sctence and Clinical facully leach the basic sctence microbiology course which em- phasizes the medically important microorganisms, host- microorganism interactions, lends Vlnccate applications. A fourth year ical. elective in infectious diseases with care of, patients al SS prey Hospital and UMD. Onderson Hospital and Thee In stitule ‘5 offered. SH ation students in Sel! Wiedicine are ex osed lo infectious diseate Elaciat roalems af Hid he rman, Wemartal: Scethiest: and. BS? poseph Hospitals, Research interests faclade breast milk immunity, enteric infec- ¥ tions, genetics of Pentiiiotic resistance, immunology of in ection by Herpes simplex ane Cryptococcus, White blood cell function, pharmacokinetics of antibiotics in hi ldcent ereh prevention of in- fection following penetrating abdominal trauma. ike program is particularly well known for its work concerning acute infectious diarrhea: 29