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Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

EUGENE LANDON ALFORD, MD FACS

OFFICE: Alford Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Texas Ear, Nose & Throat Consultants, PLLC
6560 Fannin, Suite 704
Houston , TX 77030

Office: (713) 532-3223 Fax: (713) 799-8821
www.TexasFace.com

EDUCATION:

 

B.S. in Biomedical Science - Cum Laude, Texas A & M University 8/1978 - 5/1982

College Station , Texas (Magna Cum Laude)

 

M.D., University of Texas Health Science Center 7/1982 – 6/1986

San Antonio , Texas

 

POST GRADUATE TRAINING:

 

General Surgery Internship 7/1986 – 6/1987

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Bexar County Hospital District

San Antonio , Texas

Updated: September 15, 2006


Resident, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 7/1987 – 6/1991

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania

 

Fellow, Surgery of the Facial Nerve, Facial Reanimation 8/1990 – 10/1990

and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Professor Mark May, M.D.

Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania

 

Fellow, Head and Neck Oncology, 7/1991 – 6/1992

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Department of Otolaryngology ‑ Head and Neck Surgery

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan

 

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

 

Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology Certified 1992

 

Fellow, American College of Surgeons 1995 - present

 

Diplomate, American Board of Facial Plastic and Certified 1995

Reconstructive Surgery

 

Medical license: State of Texas, #H2205 1987 - present

Medical license: State of Pennsylvania, #MD038970-E (Inactive) 1987 - 1995

Medical license: State of Michigan, #05858 (Inactive) 1991 - 1993

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

 

Lecturer 7/1991 – 6/1992

Department of Otolaryngology

Head and Neck Surgery

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor , Michigan

 

Assistant Professor 7/1992 – 12/1996

Department of Otorhinolaryngology

and Communicative Sciences

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston , Texas 77030

 


Assistant Professor 7/1993 - present

Department of Dermatology

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston , Texas 77030

Assistant Professor 7/1994 - present

Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston , Texas 77030

 

Clinical Assistant Professor 1/1997 - present

Department of Otorhinolaryngology

and Communicative Sciences

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston , Texas 77030

 

Clinical Assistant Professor Pending

Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Weill Cornell Medical College

Houston , Texas 77030

 

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

 

House Staff 1987 - 1991

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania

 

Fellow/Instructor 1991 - 1992

University of Michigan Hospitals and Clinics

Ann Arbor , Michigan

 

Active Staff 1992 - present

The Methodist Hospital

Otolaryngology, Dermatology, Plastic Surgery Services

Houston , Texas

 

Courtesy Staff 1992 - present

Harris County Hospital District

Houston , Texas

 

Courtesy Staff 1992 - 2006

Otolaryngology Service

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital

Houston , Texas

 

Consultant/Attending, Otolaryngology Service 1992 - present

Veterans Administration Medical Center

Houston , Texas

 

Courtesy Staff 1992 - present

Texas Children's Hospital

Houston , Texas

 

Courtesy Staff 1998 - 2006

Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land , Texas

 

Active Staff 2000 - present

Doctors Surgery Center

Houston , Texas

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

 

American Medical Association 1982 - 2002

 

Texas Medical Association 1982 - present

 

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1986 - present

 

Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1987 - 1991

 

Walter P. Work Society 1991 - present

 

Harris County Medical Society 1991 - present

 

Houston Society of Otolaryngology 1992 - present

 

Texas Medical Foundation 1992 - present

 

Christian Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgeons 1993 - present

 

Graduate Fellow - American Academy of Facial Plastic and 1993 - 1995

Reconstructive Surgery

 

Society of University Otolaryngologists 1993 - present

 

Texas Association of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1994 - present

 

Fellow - American College of Surgeons 1995 - present

 

Fellow - American Academy of Facial Plastic and 1995 - present

Reconstructive Surgery

 

Texas Society of Facial Plastic Surgery 2000 – present

President 2000 - 2003

 

Southwest Oncology Group 2002 - present

 

COMMITTEE AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:

The Methodist Hospital

Neuro-ICU Intensive Care Committee 1992 - 1996

 

Cancer Committee 1992 - 1996

 

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Clinical Pathway Committee 1994 - 1995

 

Plastic Surgery Pricing Analysis Committee 1994 - 1995

 

Otorhinolaryngology 1994 - 1995

Quality Management Committee

 

Chairman, Head/Neck/Integumentary (HNI) 1995 - 1997

Quality Management Sub-committee, Chairman 2002 - present

 

International Operations Committee 1995 - 1997

2001 - present

 

Grievance Panel 1996 - present

 

Ad Hoc Task Force on Image-guided Systems 1997

for Sinus Surgery

 

Quality Management Steering Committee 1997 – 2000

 

TMH Operating Room Committee 1998 - 2000

2003 - present

Neurosensory Operating Room Committee 2002 - present

Operating Room Capital Equipment Committee 2002 – present

Operating Room Steering Committee 7/2006-11/2006

 

Chairman, Medial Staff Quality Management Committee 1998 - 2000

Member, Medical Staff Quality Management Committee 2004 - present

 

Methodist Hospital Executive Committee 1998 – 2002

Ad Hoc Committee for Emergency Department Redesign 2000

Ad Hoc Facilities Committee 2001 - present

 

Aesthetic Surgery Center Committee 1998 - 2000

 

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1999 - 2001

Ad Hoc Committee for Website Development

 

Minimally Invasive Surgery Center Task Force Committee 1999 - 2000

Chairman, Treatment and Pathways Development Subcommittee

 

MethodistCare Quality Improvement Committee 1999 – 2001

 

Otolaryngology Care Management Committee 2000

 

Credentials Committee 2001 - present

 

Secretary/Treasurer of the Medical Staff 2001 – 2003

 

Nominating Committee 2004

 

Operating Room Product Standardization and 2002 - present

Review Subcommittee

Outpatient Operating Room Subcommittee 2002 - present

 

Bylaws & Rules Committee 2002 - present

 

Harris County Hospital District

Cancer Committee 1992 - 1996

 

Deputy Chief of Service 1993 - 1996

Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

 

Baylor College of Medicine

Continuing Medical Education Committee 1993 - 1996

 

Student Affairs Committee 1994 - 1997

 

Baylor College of Medicine

Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences

Co-director of Resident Recruitment 1992 - 1996

 

Interim Deputy Chief of Otolaryngology Service 1993 - 1994

Ben Taub General Hospital, Harris County Hospital District

 

Strategic Business Planning Committee 1993 - 1994

Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Communicative

 

Clinic Management & Coding Task Group 1993 - 1996

 

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Residents and Fellows in Training Committee 1989 - 1992

 

Young Physicians Section 1992 - 1998

Vice Chairman 1993 – 1997

 

Board of Governors 1994 - 2000

Nominating Platform Committee 1996 - present

Socio-economic and Grassroots Committee 1996 – present

 

Founder and Chairman, Microvascular Surgery Study Club 1995 - 1997

 

Committee on Facial Nerve Disorders 1995 – 2002

 

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Committee 1995 – present

 

Microvascular Committee 2000 – present

 

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Academy Committee Appointments :

 

Representative to AMA Council 1989 - 1990

on Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

 

International Relations Committee 1995 – 2000

 

Membership Committee/Residency Relations Committee 1998 - present

Residency Relations Committee, Chairman 2001-2002

 

Task Force for Development of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies 1999

 

Founders Club 2000 – present

 

1880 Society 2000 - present

 

Educational and Research Foundation Appointments :

 

New Technologies and Devices Committee 1998 - 2001

 

Seventh International Symposium Committee 1996 - 1998

 

Specialty Surgery Committee 1998 – present

Chairman, Specialty Surgery Committee 2000-2001

Microvascular and Reconstr. Surgery Subcommittee 1995 – present

Chairman 2001-2002

 

Home Study Course Faculty 1999 - 2006

 

American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Board Examination Committee 1992 - 2002

Item Writer 1992 -1996

Section Item Editor 1998 - 2000

Cosmetic Surgery Item Review Task Force 1998 - 2000

Bylaws and Publications Committee 1996 –1998

 

American Medical Association

 

Alternate Delegate, Resident Physician Section (AAO-HNS) 1989 - 1990

 

Delegate, Resident Physician Section (TMA) 1989 - 1990

 

Member, Reference Committee B, Resident Physician 1990

Section I-91

Delegate, Resident Physician Section (AAO-HNS) 1990 - 1992

 

Chairman, Reference Committee A 1992

Resident Physician, Section I-91

 

Alternate Delegate, Young Physician Section (AAO-HNS) 1992 - 1995

 

American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

 

Task Force on New Materials 1997 – 2000

 

Guest Examiner for Oral Certifying Examination 2000, 2001, 2003

 

Texas Medical Association

 

State Council on Legislative Affairs Student Representative 1982 - 1983

Bexar County Medical Society Student Representative 1982 - 1983

 

Harris County Medical Society Delegate to TMA 1995 - present

 

Alternate Delegate, Young Physician Section (HCMS) 1996 - 1997

 

Texas A&M University

 

Texas A&M University Freshman Leadership Class 1978

 

Counselor Texas A&M University "Fish Camp" 1979 - 1981

 

Delegate, Texas A&M University Residence Hall Association 1980

 

Delegate, Student Conference on National Affairs 1980 - 1981

 

Vice President of Development 1981 - 1982

Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center

 

Member, MSC Council and Directorate 1981 - 1982

Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center

 

Director, President's Endowed Lecture Series 1982

 

Director, Student Conference on National Affairs 1982

 

HONORS AND AWARDS:

 

Distinguished Student Scholar, Texas A & M University 1979 - 1982

 

Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities 1981 - 1982

 

Beta Beta Beta National Honor Society of Biology 1981 - 1982

 

Delta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society of Agriculture 1981 - 1982

 

Honor Graduate, Cum Laude, Texas A & M University 1982

 

Distinguished Service Award, Memorial Student Center, 1982

Texas A & M University

 

Chief Resident's Award, First Year Surgery Resident 1987

University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio

 

Alpha Omega Alpha - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 1990

 

Presidents' Award of Merit: First Place Open Poster Competition, 1991

American Academy of Otolaryngology ‑ Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting

 

Recognition: Best Doctors in America 1998 - present

Recognition: “Top Doctor” in Houston Magazine 1997 - present

Recognition: “Super Docs” in Texas Monthly 1997 - present

 

Honor Award of the American Academy of 1999

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

 

National Registry of Who’s Who 2000 - present

 

ADVISORY BOARDS:

Physicians Nutraceutical Laboratories, Inc. 1999

Fusion Medical Technologies, Inc. 2001

 

EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

Associate Book Review Editor (1998-2002) - Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

Reviewer: Cancer

Reviewer: Head & Neck

Reviewer: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Reviewer: Otolaryngology: The Journal Club Journal

Reviewer: The Laryngoscope

Reviewer: Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Reviewer: Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

 

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery / Head and Neck Oncology

  • Repair of traumatic injuries of the head and neck (1987 ‑ 1989)
  • Effects of radiation therapy on the development of peristomal recurrence of

carcinoma of the larynx (1988 ‑ 1990)

  • Clinical and histologic characterization of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma: A new and distinct malignancy of the head and neck (1989 -1991)

4. Microvascular free tissue transfer:

a. characterization and prevention of the no reflow phenomenon

b. effect of pre-operative radiation therapy on human recipient vessels in microvascular free tissue transfer

  • quality of life and clinical outcomes research of microvascular free tissue transfer in head and neck reconstruction
  • use of alloplastic materials in head and neck reconstruction

 

INVITED LECTURES AND COURSES:

 

"Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer in Head and Neck Reconstruction, " Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, Laboratory Instructor, March 1992

 

Microvascular Workshop for Otolaryngologists and Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgeons

University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI, Guest Faculty, June 1992

 

Anatomical Dissection of the Thyroid, 32nd Annual Visiting Professor Program, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Guest Faculty, October 1992

 

"Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer in Head and Neck Surgery," Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical School

New Orleans , LA , Visiting Professor, September 1993

"Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer in Head and Neck Surgery: The New Frontier," Baylor College of Medicine Alumni Weekend, Houston, TX, Invited Guest Lecturer, October 1993

"Suturing Techniques," Practical Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Workshop Instructor, March 1994

 

"Role of Free Flap in Reconstruction of the Head and Neck," 34th Annual Visiting Professor Program, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Invited Lecturer, November 1994

 

"Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer in Head and Neck Reconstruction," Mt. Sinai Hospital New York, New York, Visiting Professor - Invited Guest Speaker & Visiting Professor, March 1994

 

"Evaluation, Diagnosis and Management in Facial Trauma," Practical Otolaryngology -Clinical Pearls for the Family Physician and Internist, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Invited Lecturer, March 1994

 

"Microvascular Free Flaps and Nursing Care," Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head-Neck Nurses, Greater Houston Chapter III Annual Spring Meeting, Houston, TX, Guest Faculty, April 1994

 

"Facial Paralysis: Newest Techniques in Eyelid Reanimation," Committee on Facial Nerve Disorders, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Annual Meeting

San Diego , CA , Invited Guest Speaker, September 1994

 

"Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer in Head and Neck Reconstruction," Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York , New York , Visiting Professor, March 1995

 

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Discussant/Moderator, September 1995

 

"Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer in Head and Neck Reconstruction," South Texas Society of Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, Invited Guest Speaker, October 1995

 

"Management of Cancer of the Lip," American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Invited Guest Speaker and Panel Member, October 1995

 

"Endoscopic Management of the Orbital Complex Otic Nerve and Orbital Decompression," 35th Annual Visiting Professor Program, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Invited Lecturer, November 1995

"State of the Art Reanimation of the Paralyzed Face," Department of Otolaryngology, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, Visiting Professor, November 1995

"Outcomes Research in Head and Neck Cancer," Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Visiting Professor, February 1996

"Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer in Head and Neck Reconstruction," Mt. Sinai Hospital,

New York , New York , Visiting Professor - Invited Guest Speaker, March 1996

"Endoscopic Facial Plastic Surgery," Houston Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses, Houston, Texas, Invited Lecturer, July 1996

"Otolaryngology for the Non-Otolaryngologist," Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Invited Lecturer, October 1996

"Rigid Fixation of the Facial Skeleton after Tumor Resection," M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Plastic Surgery, Houston, TX, Guest Faculty, October 1996

"Principles of Endoscopic Aesthetic Facial Surgery," Association of Operating Room Nurses of Greater Houston, Invited Lecturer, Houston, Texas, Invited Faculty, February 1997

"Temporoparietal and Temporalis Flaps," American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Annual Course in Head and Neck Reconstruction, Pasadena, California, Invited Faculty, February 1997

"Pathophysiology of Facial Nerve Injury," American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Annual Course in Head and Neck Reconstruction, Pasadena, California, Invited Faculty, February 1997

"Muscle Transportation and Fascial Slings," American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Annual Course in Head and Neck Reconstruction, Pasadena, California, Invited Faculty, February 1997

"Management of the Eye," American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Annual Course in Head and Neck Reconstruction, Pasadena, California, Invited Faculty, February 1997

Panel Discussion: "Complex Facial Soft Tissue Defects,” American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Annual Course in Head and Neck Reconstruction, Pasadena, California, Invited Panelist, February 1997

 
    
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