The Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Surgery
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Faculty Biography

Department of Surgery,
Division of Acute Care Surgery,
Trauma and Critical Care


Rosemary Kozar, M.D., Ph.D.

James H. "Red" Duke, Jr. Professor of Surgery and
Chief of Trauma, Memorial Hermann Hospital - TMC

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Rosemary Kozar MD, PhD is the James H. "Red" Duke, Jr. Professor of Surgery and Chief of Trauma, Memorial Hermann Hospital–TMC. She received her medical degree from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA and a PhD in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. She began her residency at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston and finished at Temple University and also completed a fellowship in Surgical Critical Care. Dr. Kozar is a former Chair of the Education Committee of the AAS and Chair of the Education Committee of the SUS. She is currently the Vice President of the Association of Women Surgeons. Her research interests are the impact of enteral nutrients on the post-ischemic gut for which she is NIH funded. She has also published numerous articles in the area of trauma and critical care.

 

Curriculum Vitae

References - PubMed

Contact Information

Rosemary Kozar, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Rosemary Kozar, M.D., Ph.D.

  • James H. "Red" Duke, Jr. Professor of Surgery and Chief of Trauma, Memorial Hermann Hospital - TMC

  • Department of Surgery

  • The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
    6431 Fannin, Suite 4.286
    Houston, Texas 77030

  • phone: (713) 500-7244
    fax: (713) 500-7268
    e-mail: Rosemary.A.Kozar
    @uth.tmc.edu

Executive Assistant :

Deanna Congdon