DAVID E. PARKUS, MD.

Education

1985
B.S.-Physiology
Minor Chemistry
California State University, Long Beach, California

1990
M.D.-Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta Georgia

1996
Certificate-Healthcare Management
Owen Graduate School of Management
Vanderbilt University School of Business
Nashville, Tennessee

 

Internship

1990-1991
General Surgery
University of South Florida

 

Residency

1991-1995
General Surgery
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida

 

Fellowship

1995-1996
Trauma/Critical Care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

1995-1996
Health Care Management
Owen Graduate School of Management
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

 

Hospital Staff Appointments

1996-1997
Instructor of Surgery, Division of Trauma /Critical Care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

1997-Present
Director of Trauma Services and Trauma ICU
Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont, Texas

 

Committee Appointments

1998-Present
Vice Chairman of East Texas Gulf Coast Regional Advisory Council for Trauma Service Area R.

1997-Present
Chairman of Multidisciplinary Trauma Committee
Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital

1997-1998
Member of the ICU Committee
Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital

2014-Present
Medical Executive Committee Member
Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital

 

Licensure

State of Texas: K4549

 

Certification

1997 - Board Certified by the American College of Surgeons Surgical Critical Care
1996 - Board Certified by the American College of Surgeons
1991 - Diplomat of National Board of Medical Examiners
1997 – Present – Instructor – Advanced Trauma Life Support
1990 – Present – Advanced Cardiac Life Support
1990 – Present – Advanced Trauma Life Support

 

Research

1996 – “The Futility of Chest Roenterogram Following Routine Central Venous Line Change”
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
1984 – “Anabolic Steriods Affect Protein Uptake in Uremic Rats”
University of California Los Angeles, Division of Nephrology