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Robert Ellis Southard

Southard

Robert Ellis Southard, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

(713) 798-7911

Email

robert.southard@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Trauma, Bariatric and Acute Care Surgery
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Director, Outpatient Acute Care Surgery and Extended Care Surgery
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

Addresses

Baylor Medicine at McNair Campus (Clinic)
7200 Cambridge Street
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-7911

Education

Residency at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston
General Surgery
Residency at Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis
Surgical Critical Care
MD from University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Mobile
BS from University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa

Certifications

General Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Surgery

Professional Interests

  • General surgery
  • Surgical critical care
  • General surgery in medically ill and complex patients
  • Appendectomy
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMA syndrome)

Professional Statement

Dr. Robert Ellis Southard earned his medical degree from the University of South Alabama. He completed training as a general surgeon at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine before completing additional training at Washington University in St. Louis in surgical critical care. Dr. Southard continued to work at Washington University in the fields of general surgery, trauma surgery and surgical critical care until moving back to Houston to join the Division of General Surgery in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine. His research interests involve determining why critically ill and injured patients develop hospital-acquired infections. Dr, Southard also has a strong interest in resident and medical student education.

Websites

Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
ICU and Critical Care Appointments at Baylor St. Luke's

Videos

Selected Publications

  • Skrabal CA, Thompson LO, Southard RE, Joyce DL, Noon GP, Loebe M, Youker KA. " Interaction between isolated human myocardial mast cells and cultured fibroblasts. " J Surg Res. ;
  • Skrabal CA, Thompson LO, Potapov EV, Southard RE, Joyce DL, Youker KA, Noon GP, Loebe M. " Organ-specific regulation of pro-inflammatory molecules in heart, lung, and kidney following brain death. " J Sug Res. ;
  • Southard RE, Nelson JC, Joyce DL, Thompson LO, Skrabal CA, Torre-Amione G, Youker KA, Noon GP, Loebe M. " Placement of a left ventricular assist device in a patient with dextrocardia. " J Heart Lung Transplant. ;
  • Joyce DL, Southard RE, Torre-Amione G, Noon GP, Land GA, Loebe M. " Impact of left Ventricular assist device (LVAD)-mediated humoral sensitization on post-transplant outcomes. " J Heart Lung Transplant. ;

Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha

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