F. Charles Brunicardi

Infobox Person
name = F. Charles Brunicardi


image_size = 175px
caption = Dr. Brunicardi
birth_date = May 10, 1954
birth_place = Perth Amboy, New Jersey,
United States
alma_mater = Johns Hopkins University

Dr. F. Charles Brunicardi (May 10, 1954-Present) has been the DeBakey/Bard Professor and Chair of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine since April 1999. He is also a consultant and attending surgeon at the St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Ben Taub General Hospital.

Early Life and Education

Dr. Brunicardi was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on May 10, 1954. He earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry with honors from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1976. He graduated from Rutgers School of Medicine in Piscataway, New Jersey. Upon graduation from Rutgers Medical School in 1980, Dr. Brunicardi briefly took on a position as a research assistant in the Department of Anesthesiology at Cornell University Medical Center in New York, New York. From 1981-1982 he interned in surgery at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco, California, and from 1982-1983 he was a Surgical Resident at the State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center in Brooklyn, New York. From 1983-1986 he was a research assistant in the Department of Surgery at SUNY Health Science Center. From 1986-1988 he was a Senior Resident in Surgery at SUNY, and from 1988-1989 he was the Chief Resident of General Surgery at SUNY Health Science Center.

Career

Dr. Brunicardi's career includes notable accomplishments as an attending physician and medical school professor first in Los Angeles, California, and later in Houston, Texas.

Los Angeles (1989-1995)

*1989-1995 Staff Surgeon, Wadsworth VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
*1989-1995 Attending Surgeon, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
*1989-1994 Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
*1990-1991 Acting Director of Trauma, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
*1991-1995 Co-Director of Islet Transplantation Program, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
*1994-1995 Staff Surgeon, UCLA - Harbor Medical Center, Torrance, California
*1994-1995 Director, Human Islet Program, UCLA/VA Medical Center, West Los Angeles, California
*1994-1995 Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
*1994-1995 Executive Council for the Division of General Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Houston (1995-Present)

*1995-2000 George Jordan Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
*1995-2000 Medical Director, Multi-Organ Transplant Center, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
*1995-Present Director of Human Islet Transplantation, Houston, Texas
*1995-Present Executive Committee for the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Houston, Texas
*1995-2004 Chief, Division of General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
*1999-2004 Chief, Surgical Services, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
*1999-Present DeBakey/Bard Professor and Chairman, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Honors

*Blue Key Honor Society at Johns Hopkins (1985)
*American Gastroenterological Associated Research Travel Award (1986)
*The Second Galveston International Symposium on Gastrointestinal Hormones Research Travel Award (1989)
*Golden Apple Teaching Award, The State University of New York (1989)
*Outstanding Teacher Award, UCLA School of Medicine (1991-1993)
*Royal College of Surgeons Traveling Fellowship (1994)
*American Medical Women's Association Teaching Award for Promotion of Gender Equity (1994)
*Gene Guinn Outstanding Faculty Award, Baylor College of Medicine (1998)
*Operating Room Committee Chair Dedication and Commitment to the Pursuit of Excellence Award, The Methodist Hospital (1998)
*Distinguished Alumnus Award, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (1999)
*Distinguished Alumnus, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2000)
*One of Houston's Best Physicians, "Inside Houston" city magazine, excerpted from the "Guide to Top Doctors" (2000)
*Arthur M. Shipley Award for Best Scientific Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Surgical Association (2000)
*One of Houston's Best Physicians in General Surgery, "Inside Houston" city magazine, excerpted from the "Guide to Top Doctors" (2001)
*Distinguished Visiting Faculty, Third Annual Carrico Surgical Research Forum at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2001)
*Distinguished Alumnus Award, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (2001)
*“Torch of Hope” Award, The Cancer League of Houston (2001)
*Honoree for “Islet Cell Transplantation Research Program”, Partnership for Baylor College of Medicine Gala (2002)
*Distinguished Award in the Field of Medicine, The Houston Council of the American Diabetes Association (2002)
*Outstanding Teacher and Mentor Award, Baylor College of Medicine Student Surgical Society (2002)
*Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Baylor College of Medicine, Division of General Surgery of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery (2002)
*One of Houston's Best Physicians, "AH Texas" magazine, excerpted from the "Super Doctors" annual list (2003)
*World Wide Web Health Awards Merit Winner (2003)
*Molecular Surgeon Research Achievement Award, Baylor College of Medicine Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery (2003)
*Medicine on the Net Web Excellence Awards, Best Design Award in the Physician Medical Practice Category (2004)
*Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award in Educational Leadership (2004)
*One of Texas Super Doctors, "Texas Monthly" magazine, excerpted from the "Top Doctors in Texas" list (2004)
*Molecular Surgeon Research Achievement Award, Baylor College of Medicine Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery (2004)

Philosophy

Dr. Brunicardi is committed to providing patient-focused care and preparing the next generation of surgeons to meet high standards of excellence. His vision combines a dedication to advanced research, exceptional education, and the development of newer, better treatments and procedures.

Research Interests and Contributions

Dr. Brunicardi's clinical and research interests include molecular engineering of islets for transplantation, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer and physiology, minimally invasive surgery, and molecular surgery. His began these studies during his undergraduate years at Johns Hopkins University and continued them during medical school at Rutgers and his residency in general surgery at the State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center in Brooklyn. He also spent a three-year research fellowship in pancreatic physiology at SUNY and received national and international awards for this work. Of notable interest, Dr. Brunicardi was the primary investigator along with Dr. John Goss in the first study of pancreatic islet transplantation using a remote islet isolation center.

External links

* [http://www.debakeydepartmentofsurgery.org/ DeBakey Department of Surgery] at Baylor College of Medicine
* [http://www.debakeydepartmentofsurgery.org/home/content.cfm?menu_id=37&pageview=fac_item&fac_pk=1&view=news Dr. Brunicardi in the News] -- "DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine"
* [http://www.accesssurgery.com/ Access Surgery]