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Curriculum Vitae - Joe B. Putnam, Jr., M.D.
Academic and Professional Appointments:
2000-present, Professor of Surgery, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
1995-present, Deputy Chairman, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
1994-2000, Associate Surgeon, Associate Professor of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
1988-1994, Assistant Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
1988-1994, Assistant Professor, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas School of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Editorships and Editorial Board Memberships:
Adhoc reviews:
- Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Cancer
- Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy
- Cancer Bulletin
- Chest
- Circulation
- Clinical Cancer Research
- Head and Neck
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology
- Journals of Clinical Oncology
- Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Journal of Surgical Research
- Journal Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
- Military Medicine
- Surgery
- Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques
Lectureships and Visiting Professorships:
- Visiting Professor, University of Tennessee Medical School, Memphis, TN , 1995
- Visiting Professor, The University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1995.
- Visiting Professor, The University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1995.
- Visiting Professor, The University of Toronto, Mount Sinai. May, 1995.
- Visiting Professor, The University of Toronto, Mount Sinai, 1995.
- Visiting Professor Lectureship Series, Allegheny General Hospital, Edward M. Kent, M.D., Pittsburgh, PA, 1998.
Honors and Awards:
- America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly's Medical LTD., 2001
- Who's Who in America - Science and Engineering 5th Edition, 2000
- Nations' Top Cancer Specialist for Women, 1999
- The Best Doctors in America - Woodward/White, Inc., 1998
- Physician's Recognition Award - American Medical Association, 4/97 - 4/00
- Outstanding Resident - Surgery, (The University of Rochester School of Medicine Class of 1986), 1986
- Finalist - The Paul C. Samson Award for Outstanding Resident Manuscript (The Samson Thoracic Surgical Society), 1983
- Sigma Xi Prize for Undergraduate Research, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975
- A. B. with Honors in Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1969
Society Memberships and Offices Held:
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgeons
- American College of Chest Physicians - Fellow
- American Medical Association
- American Society for Clinical Oncology
- Connective Tissue Oncology Society
- European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- General Thoracic Surgical Club
- Harris County Medical Society
- Houston Surgical Society
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
- Sigma Xi
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Society of Surgical Oncology
- Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
- Texas Medical Association
- The John Alexander Society
- UT MD Anderson Associates
Bibliography:
Published and accepted articles in refereed journals
Institutional Service Responsibilities and Other Duties:
- Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2000
- Member, The Charles LeMaistre Outstanding Achievement Award Committee, 2000
- Ombuds Selection Committee, 2000-present
- Conflict Management Advisory Committee, 2000-present
- Member, Diagnostic Imaging Search Committee, 2000-2001
- Member, Diagnostic Users Group Committee, 1999-2000
- Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, 1999-present
- Co-Chairman, Committee on Faculty Peer and Grievance Review, 1998-2000
- Member, Cancer Consultant Operations Committee, 1998-1999
- Member, PET Program Steering Committee, 1998-2000
- Member, 1997 Faculty Achievement Award Parent Committee, 1997
- Member, Audit Committee, 1997-2001
- Member, Cancer Manager Project Leaders, 1997-1999
- Member, Guidelines & Pathways Committee, 1997-1998
- Managed Care Operations Committee, 1997-1999
- Network Development/Contracting Team, 1997-1999
- Member, Roster of Services Committee, 1997
- Member, Clinical/Technical Team - Second Opinion at a Distance/Telemedicine, 1997-1998
- Participant, Telemedicine Conferences, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando 1995-2000
- Member, Conflict of Interest Committee, 1995-1998
- Member, Executive Committee of the Medical Staff (ECMS), 1995-1997
- Member, Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate, 1995-1997
- Member, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff (CCMS), 1995-1996
- Member, Disaster Subcommittee of the Medical Staff, 1995
- Member, Task Force on Incentive-based Compensation for Faculty 1994-1995
- Chairman, Faculty Senate Finance Committee, 1993-1995
- Member, GI Tumor Group, 1993
- Member, Medical Practice Subcommittee of the Medical Staff, 1992-1995
- Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, 1992-1995
- Member, Faculty Senate By-Laws Committee. 1992-1994
- Member, Institutional Clinical Research Committee, 1991-1992
- Thoracotomy Videotape Task Force, 1991-1992
- Conduct of Care Subcommittee, 1989-1994
- Alternate, Research Committee, 1989-1994
Formal Teaching Experience:
Courses taught:
- Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Course, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1994-1998
Training programs:
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy Training Course, Department of Thoracic Surgery, 1992
- Coordinator, Third Year Students (Two week rotation) in Thoracic Surgery, 1988-2000
Other educational programs:
- Grand Rounds Session Pearls - The Art and Science of Medicine, Outpatient Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2001
- Director, Clinical Education and Training, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1996-present
- Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support Provider Courses, Southeast Trauma Education Foundation, 1994-1998
- Thoracic Surgery Lecture Series, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1988-1994
- Surgical Lecture Series, Department of Surgery, The University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hosptial, Rochester, New York, 1985-1986
- Student Project Director, Student Originated Studies, National Science Foundation, Department of Zoology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988-1994
- Teaching Assistant - General Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1974-1975
Other Activities: