DARIOUSH KAVOUSPOUR, M.D.
Education
College
UCLA-Los Angeles, California
B.S. in Biochemistry: 9/81-6/86
Medical School
Emory University-Atlanta, Georgia
Doctor of Medicine: 7/86-6/90
Post-Graduate Training
Internship
General Surgery
University of Florida, Health Science Center
Jacksonville, Florida: 7/90-6/91
Residency
General Surgery
University of Florida, Health Science Center
Jacksonville, Florida: 7/91-6/92
Residency
General Surgery
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida: 7/92-6/94
Chief Resident
General Surgery
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida: 7/94-6/95
Licensure
Florida #: ME0068226
Texas #: K4467
Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners: 1991
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart
Association: 1990-present
Advanced Trauma Life Support: 1990-present
Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor: 1996- present
American Board of Surgery: December, 1996
Academic Appointments
Instructor, Department of Surgery-Division of Trauma/General Surgery: July 1995-October 1996, University of South Florida, Tampa Florida
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery/Trauma: November 1996-July 1997, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Hospital Appointments
Staff, Trauma and General Surgeon – 1995-July 1997, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
Assistant Director, Department of Trauma – July 1997-present, CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, Texas
Chairman of Intensive Care Committee – January 1999-2001, CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, Texas
Chairman of Transfer Committee – June 2000-2004, CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, Texas
Research
Effects of Cytochrome P-450 like drugs on Ferrochelatase activity
Clinical research on alcoholic liver disease
Clinical research on peritonsilar abscess
Clinical research on evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma and role of pelvic CT
Laboratory research on Hemorrhagic Shock
Clinical research on value of routine laboratory work on trauma patients
Organizations
Member of American Medical Association
Member of American College of Surgeons
(Associate Fellow)
Member of Florida Committee on Trauma
Member of Florida Medical Association
Member of Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Member of Texas Medical Association
Committees
University of South Florida, Department of Surgery – Student Curriculum Committee, 1995-1997
Tampa General Hospital, Trauma Center Committee – including Trauma Registry, 1995-1997 Emergency Medical Planning Council (Hillsborough
County), 1995-1997
CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital, Emergency Executive Committee, 1998-present
CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital, Multidisciplinary Trauma Team, 1998-present
Teaching Activity
Medical Student Clerkship, 1995-1997
Sabistan Textbook Conference for General Surgery
Residents, 1995-1997
ATLS Instructor, 1996-present
Work History
Assistant Director of Trauma, CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, Texas 1997-present
General Surgery Staff Member, CHRISTUS Health St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, Texas 1997-present
Medical Director of City of Beaumont Health Dept and EMS 2004-present
Medical Director of Air Rescue Helicopter System 2006-present
Medical Director of Acadian EMS Service, 2006- 2011
Assistant Professor of General/Trauma Surgery – Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida – June 1995-June 1997
Honors/Awards
Medical School Class President, 1986-1987
Liver Foundation Association Scholarship/Grant, 1987
Externship position, 1989
Intern of the Year Award 1990-1991
Second prize winner for the 1996 Florida Surgical
Society Research Presentations
Presentations
“Clinical Value of Pelvic CT in Evaluating Blunt Abdominal Trauma”
Presented at the Florida
Surgical Society Meeting
Santibel, Florida
August 1996
“Hepatobiliary and Pancreativobiliary Trauma”
Presented at the American Society of Abdominal Surgeons
Tampa, Florida
November 1996
“Clinical Value of Routine Labs in Trauma Patients”
Presented at the Annual Western Trauma Association
Snowbird, Utah
March 1997
“Abdominal Trauma”
Tampa General Hospital
Trauma Nurse Specialist Conference,
Tampa, Florida
April 1997
“Should Patients Who Undergo CT Scanning of the Abdomen for Blunt Trauma Always Have a CT Scan of the Pelvis as Well”
Presented at theAnnual Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Sanibel, Florida
January 1998
“Thoracic Trauma”
CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital Council for the Advancement of Rural Education Conference
Beaumont, Texas
October 1998
Publications
Kavouspour, D., K. Baker, G. Jans:
Initial routine labs in trauma patients are neither
clinically relevant nor cost effective.
Journal of Trauma 42 (1): 158, 1997, (abstract)