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

Faculty Biography

Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery


Donald H. Parks, MD, FRCS (C), FACS

Professor and Director Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Surgery The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital Houston, TX
Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Memorial Hermann-TMC and Memorial Hermann Childrens Hospital Houston, Texas
Medical Director, John S. Dunn Sr. Burn Center
Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX

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EDUCATION

Undergraduate Education

1963-1966 B.A. – University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Graduate Education

1966-1970 M.D. – University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Postgraduate Training

7/1970 - 6/1971 Internship – Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7/1971 - 6/1975 Residency – University of Toronto, Integrated Plastic Surgery Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1/1976 -12/1976 Research Fellow - Shriners Burn Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2/1/1985-present Program Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX
9/1/1988-present Professor and Chief Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of Surgery The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2/1/1982-8/31/1988 Associate Professor of Surgery Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
9/1980-2/1982 Associate Professor of Surgery Division of Plastic Surgery The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX
1/1977-8/1980 Assistant Professor of Surgery Division of Plastic Surgery The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX
1/1979-10/1981 Chief of Staff (Interim) Shriners Burns Institute Galveston, TX

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HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

2/1982–present Active Staff, Memorial Hermann Hospital and Memorial Hermann Childrens Hospital Houston, Texas
2/1985–present Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Memorial Hermann Hospital and Memorial Hermann Childrens Hospital, Houston, TX
1/1990-present Active Staff, LBJ General Hospital Houston, Texas
1/1990–present Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital Houston, TX
1/1999–12/2000 Chief of Staff Memorial Hermann Hospital and Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital Houston, Texas
9/1984-present Medical Director, John S. Dunn Sr. Burn Center Memorial Hermann Hospital Houston, TX
10/1981–1/1982 Chief of Pediatric Burn Services Shriners Burn Institute Galveston, TX
1/1977 –1/1979 Chief of Division of Surgery Shriners Burn Institute Galveston, TX
1/1977–1/1982 Active Staff John Sealy Hospital The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX
7/1975 –12/1975 Staff Plastic Surgeon and Lecturer in Surgery Wellesley Hospital, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada

LICENSURE

State of Texas: #E7222

Province of Ontario, Canada: #24194

CERTIFICATIONS

April 28, 1978 Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery
November,1975 Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Canada)
October 23, 1980 Fellow, American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
American Burn Association
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Association of Academic Chairmen in Plastic Surgery
Harris County Medical Society
Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons
President 1992-1993
International Society for Burn Injuries
Ninth District Medical Society
North American Burn Society
President 1995
Royal College of Surgeons (Canada)
Texas Medical Association
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
Southern Medical Association
President, Plastic Surgery Section, 1994-1995

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HONORS AND AWARDS

Heart for Patients Award. Presented by the Amos House of Faith. February 2008

Nominee “Physician of the Year”. Memorial Hermann and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospitals. Annual Medical Staff Meeting. December 2006.

Distinguished Physician, Memorial Hermann Hospital and Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital, November 29, 2005

Holder, Thomas D. Cronin Chair in Plastic Surgery,
December 1986 – Present (Reviewed and Renewed for 5-years, 2004-2009)

Humanitarian Award for Service to Burned Children
Camp Janus, May 2003

Named to “Top Doc” in the Guide to Top Doctors
Inside Houston publication, November 2000, September 2002

The University of Texas Honoree for Outstanding Achievements in Clinical Service, Houston, TX, October 19, 1993

Physician’s Recognition Award - American Medical Association, February 1, 1991

Class of 1987, 1988 Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Surgery

Dean’s Clinical Excellence in Teaching Award
1986, 1988, 1989

Physician’s Recognition Award - American Medical Association
February 1, 1991

City of Houston Proclamation “Dr. Donald Parks Day”
October 14, 1997

COMMITTEES

SERVICE ON NATIONAL GRANT REVIEW PANELS, STUDY SECTION:

Judge, Senior Residents Conference, Houston, TX
April 1986

Presenter, Consensus Development Conference on Supportive Therapy in Burn Care.
Department of Health, Education and Welfare and NIH,
Bethesda, MD, November 1978

Faculty Consultant: AMSA – UTMB National Student Research Forum, Galveston, Texas

American Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery
Committee on Prerequisite Training in Plastic Surgery, 1987

Panelist, Crew Health Care System Training Project
NASA Space Station Freedom, Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX 1991

Site Reviewer, ACGME – American Board of Plastic Surgery
Denver, CO, June 1991

Consultant, NASA and Wyle Laboratories
Medical Care Protocol and Equipment Development Panel for Space Station Freedom
May 2004 - Present

SERVICE ON UTMS-H AFFILIATED HOSPITAL COMMITTEES:

1977 – 1979 Shriners’ Burns Institute
Professional Activities Committee
1978 – 1982 Shriners’ Burns Institute
Medical Records Committee
Infectious Disease Control Committee
Human Research Committee
1979 – 1982 Shriners’ Burns Institute
Chairman, Professional Activities Committee
Chairman, Executive Committee
Joint Conference Committee
1980 –1982 Shriners’ Burns Institute
Quality Assurance Committee
Utilization Review Committee
1979 –1982 UTMB-Galveston, Texas, Committee for Spinal Cord Injury, Rehabilitation Center
1979 – 1982 UTMB Committee on Student Teaching, Department of Surgery
1979 - Hall Endowment Committee
1980 - Steering Committee, Academic Review

Department of Surgery
Clinical Staff Appointment Committee, UTHSC
Pediatric Intensive Care Advisory Committee,

Hermann Hospital and UTHMS
Child Protection Committee, Hermann Hospital
Executive Advisory Committee, UTHSC

1984- Infection Control Committee, Hermann Hospital
1985 and UTHSC

Junior Medical Student Curriculum Committee, UTHMS

Chairman, Rehabilitation Committee, UTHMS

1984- Medical Records Committee, Hermann Hospital

Residency Evaluation Committee, UTHMS

1985 Member of Trauma Coordinating Committee
1985 Chairman, Nursing Advisory Committee, Hermann Hospital
1986 Cardiovascular Committee
1986 Skin Integrity Committee
1986 Patient Education Advisory Subcommittee
1986 Educational Policy Committee
1986 Task Force Committee for the Development of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program
1986 Acute Spinal Cord Injury Subcommittee
1987 Industrial Medicine Task Force
1987 Ambulatory Surgery Center Task Force
1988 Chairman, OR Subcommittee, Hermann Hospital
1988 Chairman, Policy Impact Committee, UTHMS/Hermann Hospital

Pathology Search Committee

Special Care Units Review Committee/Hermann Hospital

Quality Assurance Committee – UTHSC

UT-MD Anderson Advisory Committee

1993 Trustee – Hermann/University Eye Associates

1993 Chairman, Credentials Committee, Hermann Hospital

1993 Member, Emergency Medicine Program Internal Review Committee

Chairman, Credentials Committee, Hermann Hospital

Member, Ambulatory Care Advisory Committee

Chairman, Hermann Hospital Credentials Committee

Chairman, Hermann HMO Credentials Committee

Chairman, Hermann Hospital Credentials

President-Elect, Memorial Hermann Hospital

2000 Chairman, Awards Committee, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons

Faculty Evaluation Committee Member

1999 Search Committee for Director of Management Operations, Department of Surgery
1999 Member, Harris County Council of Hospital Chiefs of Staff, Harris County Medical Society, Houston, TX
January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2001,
1999 Member, Hermann Hospital Credentials Committee

Chairman, Medical Executive Committee, Hermann Hospital

2001 Member, Memorial Hermann Operating Room Committee
2001 Member, Memorial Hermann Medical Staff Officers Committee
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 2005 Member, Orthopedic Surgery Faculty, Promotions and Tenure Committee
2001 Ad hoc Surgery Department Committee, February, 2001
2002 Member, Memorial Hermann Medical Staff Officers
Committee
2003- 2008 Member, University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center Professional Liability Committee
2003- 2005 Member, MSRDP Board of Directors At-Large Member
2004-2008 - Member, Memorial Hermann Hospital Credentials Committee
2007 Chairman, Credentials Committee, Memorial Hermann and Childrens’ Memorial Hermann Hospitals
2008 Chairman, University of Texas at Houston, Ad Hoc Graduate Medical Education Policy Review Committee
2008 Member, ad hoc Committee, Faculty Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Committee, March 2008

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GRANTS

PAST:

$1,000 Grant. “Synthetic Skin Substitute: A Controlled Study” Winthrop Pharmaceuticals

$325,000 Grant.“Rehabilitation of the Acute Trauma Victim” from the John S. Dunn Research Foundation for Burn Center Upgrade. (1990)

$15,000 Lifecell Corp. “The Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Alloderm and STSG in the Treatment of Full Thickness and Deep Partial Thickness Burns”.

$275,000 Burn Center ICU Upgrade Grant - John S. Dunn Research Sr. Foundation, 1997.
(Completed)

CURRENT:

$325,000 Corpus Fellowship Grant, Thomas D. Cronin Fellowships in Plastic Surgery
John S. Dunn Sr. Research Foundation, 1986

$2,500,000 Burn Center Development Grant
John S. Dunn Sr. Research Foundation

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Member-York Rite, Harmony Lodge #9 Masonic Temple, El Mina Shrine Temple

Medical Director, Camp Janus for Burned Children (1986-2008)

Member, Houston Fire Department Museum Capital Committee (2002-2007)

Member, Board of Directors, Houston Fire Department Museum (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS

Visiting Professor, University of Toronto, Canada
December 1980

Visiting Professor, University of Alberta Health Sciences
Center, Edmonton, Canada
June 1980

Visiting Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
October 1984

Visiting Professor, ISSTE & Centro Medico
Plastic Surgery Invited Consultant to the Governor
State of Mexico, November 1984 Programs
Mexico City, Mexico, November 1984

Visiting Professor, San Juan, Costa Rica, March 1990

Invited Professor, Twelfth National Congress
The Mexican Burn Association
Monterrey, Mexico April 3-6, 1991

Visiting Professor, Filatov Children’s Hospital
Moscow, Russia, October 1991

Physician Fellow, Project Hope
Moscow, Russia, September – October 1991

Visiting Professor, Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt, February 1992

Visiting Professor, Texas A&M University
Scott & White Clinic
Temple, TX November 1997

Visiting Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
August/September 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005

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PUBLICATIONS

  1. Parks, D.H., Thomson, P.D., Larson, D.L.: Hyperthermia Following the Application of Porcine Xerografts. Burn, Including Thermal Injuries 3(2): 119-122, 1997.
  2. Baur, PS., Parks, D.H., Larson, D.L.: The Healing of Burn Wounds. Clinics in Plastic Surgery 4(3): 380-407, 1977.
  3. Parks, D.H., Baur, P.S., Larson, D.L.: Late Problems in Burns. Clinics in Plastic Surgery 4(4): 547-560, 1977.
  4. Parks, D.H., Carvajal, H.F., Larson, D.L.: Management of Burns. Surgery Clinics in North America 57(5): 875-894, 1977.
  5. Jarem, B.J., Walker, J.A., Parks, D.H., Larson, D.L.: Current Practice in Anesthesia for Pediatric Burns: 12 Years Experience. Anesthesiology Review 5-10, 1978.
  6. Huang, T.T., Parks, D.H., Lewis, S.R.: Outpatient Breast Surgery Under Intercostal Block Anesthesia. Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 63:3, 1979.
  7. Baur, P.S., Garratt, G.F., Brown, G.M., Parks, D.H.: Ultrastructural Evidence for the Presence of “Fibroblasts” and “Myofibroblasts” in Wound Healing Tissue. Journal of Trauma 19:10, 1979.
  8. Carvajal, J.F., Feinstein, R., Traber, F.L., Parks, D.H., Kiker, R., Larson, D.L., Whorton, E.: An Objective Method for Early Diagnosis of Gram Negative Septicemia in Burned Children. Journal of Trauma 21:3, 1981.
  9. Hyams, D.C., Mader, J.T., Pollard, R.B., Parks, D.H., Thomson, P.D., Reinarz, J.A.: Serratia Endocarditis: Report of a Case in a Pediatric Burn Patient and Cure with Cefotaxime. Journal of American Medical Association 246(9): 983-985, 1981.
  10. Parks, D.H., Linares, H., Thomson, P.D.: Surgical Management of Burn Wound Sepsis. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics 153(3):374-376, 1981.
  11. Thomson, P.D., Parks, D.H.: Monitoring, Banking and Clinical Use of Amnion as a Burn Wound Dressing. Annals of Plastic Surgery 7:354-356, 1981
  12. Baur, P.S., Jr., Hudson, J.D., Parks, D.H.: Morphological Studies of Experimental Wound Healing Cells in a Murine Model. Scanning Electron Microscopy 3:363-370 1981
    Carvajal, J.F., Parks, D.H.: Survival Statistics in Burned Children. Journal of Burn Care Rehabilitation 3(2): 81-84, 1982.
  13. Baur, P.S., Jr., Parks, D.H.: The Myofibroblast Anchoring Strand – The Fibronectin Connection in Wound Healing and the Possible Loci of Collagen Fibrel Assembly. Journal of Trauma 23:10, 1983.
  14. Baur, P.S., Jr., Parks, D.H., Hudson, J.D.: Epighelial Meditated Wound Contraction in Experimental Wounds – The Purse String Effect. Journal of Trauma 24:3, 1984.
  15. Parks, D.H., Melillo, D.: Surgical Management of the Exposed Skull. The Bulletin and Clinical Review of Burn Injuries, Vol. I: IV, 1984.
  16. Rusch, J., Mancusi-Ungaro, H., Parks, D.H.: Burns Involving Area Healing: Enduring the Texas Winter. Texas Medicine 81:33, 1985.
  17. Herndon, D.N., Parks, D.H.: Comparison of Serial Debridement and Autografting and Early Massive Excision with Cadaver Skin Overlay in the Treatment of Large Burns in Children. Journal of Trauma 26:2, 1986.
  18. Johnson, P., Satterwhite, T., Morheit, J., Parks, D.H.: Primary Cutaneous Mucormycosis in Trauma Patients. Journal of Trauma 27:4, April 1987.
  19. Hildreth, M.A., Herndon, D.N., Parks, D.H., Desai, M.H., Rutan, T.: Evaluation of a Caloric Requirement Formula in Burned Children Treated with Early Excision. Journal of Trauma 27:2, February 1987.
  20. Larson, S.M., Parks, D.H.: Managing the Difficult Airway in Patients with Burns to the Head and Neck. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, Volume 9:1, January 1988.
  21. Carvajal, H.F., Parks, D.H.: The Optimal Composition of Burn Resuscitation and Fluids, Critical Care Medicine, 1988
  22. Parrott, M.S., Ryan, R.L., Parks, D.H., Wainwright, D.J.: A Structured Exercise Circuit Program for Burn Patients. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation. Vol. 9, No. 6, 666. November 1988.
  23. Melissinos, E, Parks, D.H.: Post Trauma Reconstruction with Free Tissue Transfer – Analysis of 442 Consecutive Cases. Journal of Trauma, Vol 29, No. 8, August 1989.
  24. Teichgraeber, J.F., Riley, W.B., Parks, D.H.: Primary Skin closure in Large Myelomeningoceles. Pediatric Neuro Sci. 15(1) pp 18-22, 1989.
  25. Parks, D.H.: The Timing of Burn Therapy in the Pediatric Patient. In Surgery Timing and Pediatric Plastic Surgery. Clinics in Plastic Surgery. Spira, M., Stahl, S., (Eds) W.B. Saunders. January 1990.
  26. Teichgraber, J.F., Riley, W.B., Parks, D.H.: Nasal Surgery Complications. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Vol. 85, No. 4, pp. 527-531. April 1990.
  27. Fischer, R.P., Pepe, P.E., Reed, L., II, Parks, D.H., Prentice, F.D., Mattox, K.L.: Academic Consequences of a Trauma System Failure. The Journal of Trauma. Vol. 30, No. 7, July 1990.
  28. Teichgraber, R.P., Russo, R.C., Parks, D.H.: Treatment of Nasal Surgery Complications. Annals of Plastic Surgery. Vol 30:80-88, March 1993.
  29. Mistry, D., Andrassy, R.J., Pizzini, R., Parks, D.H.: Quantitative Analysis of Collagen Accumulation During Protein Malnutrition. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Vol. 29, No. 7, July 1994.
  30. Covington, D.S., Wainwright, D.J., Teichgraeber, J.F., Parks, D.H.: Changing Patterns in the Epidemiology and Treatment of Zygoma Fractures: Ten Year Review. Journal of Trauma, Vol. 37, No 2, 1994
  31. Covington, D.S., Wainwright, D.J., Parks, D.H.: Prognostic Indicators in the Elderly Patient with Burns. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation. Vol. 17, No.3, p. 222, May/June 1996.
  32. Vidaeff, A.C., Ross, P.J., Livingston, C.K., Parks, D.H.: Gigantomastia Complicating Mirror Syndrome in Pregnancy. Obstetr Gynec, 101: 1139-42, May 2003.
  33. Polder K., Wang C., Duvic M., Parks DH et al; Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Associated with Denileukin Diftitox (DAB389IL-2) Administration in a Patient with Follicular Large Cell Lymphoma. Journal of Leukemia and Lymphoma. In Press (2007).
  34. Chen, M. MD, Wanitphakdeededecha, R. MD, Nguyen, T.H. and Parks D.H. MD; Saline Irrigation to Facilitate Unfolding of Select Full Thickness Skin Grafts. International Journal of Dermatology. Accepted for publication. 2008.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS:
  1. Carvajal, H.F. and Parks, D.H.: Manual for the Management of the Acutely Burned Child, University of Texas Medical Branch Student Manual, Shriners Burn Institute, 1980.
  2. Huang, T.T., Parks, D.H., Lewis, S.R.: Film, Outpatient Breast Surgery Under Intercostal Block Anesthesia. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Meeting, September 28-October 3, 1980, New Orleans, LA.
  3. Audio Presentation, Parks, D.H., Carvajal, H.F., Salisbury, R.: Burns in Children. American Academy of Pediatrics, May 11, 1982, Boston, MA.
  4. Parks, D.H. and Thomson, P.D.: Letters to the Editor. Annals of Plastic Surgery 9:6, 1982.
    Primary Instructor, Reconstruction of the Burned Trunk and Upper Extremity. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Dallas, TX, November 3, 1983 and October 13, 1984.
  5. Director, Burns in Children Seminar. American Burn Association, Houston, TX, June 21-23, 1984.
  6. Director, Burn Unit-Total Team Care. Texas Physical Therapy Association Workshop, Houston, TX, April 27, 1985
  7. Editor, Burns in Children Textbook; Yearbook Medical Publishers.
  8. Film, Burn Management: Protocols to Recovery. AREN Network.
  9. Panelist, International Videoconference. Pittsburgh, PA, February 18, 1986.
  10. Invited Discussant, American Association for Surgery of Trauma, Honolulu, HI, September 18, 1986.
  11. Poster Presentation. Tissue Expansion in Burn Scalp Alopecia, Senior Residents Conference, Springfield, OH, April 1987.
  12. Co-Director, Burns in Children National Seminar, Houston, TX, September 22-24, 1988.
  13. Instructor. Reconstruction of Burns of the Upper Extremity, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Meeting, Toronto, Canada, October 1988.
  14. Invited Discussant, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Chicago, 1989.
  15. Invited Discussant, American College of Surgeons, South Chapter Meeting, Galveston, TX, February16, 1991.
  16. A Comprehensive Evaluation of Available Insert Materials. Poster Session. American Burn Association, Orlando, Florida. April 1994.
  17. Standard Therapy Practice in the Burn Unit. Poster Session. American Burn Association Meeting, Orlando, Florida. April 1994.
  18. Parks, D.H.: Reconstructive Considerations and Techniques in Electrical Injury. Symposium, American Burn Association Educational Foundation. 1994
  19. Poster. Walker, K., OTR, Serghiou, M.D., OTR, Parks, D.H., Wainwright, D.J. Management of the Upper Extremity Following Different Grafting Techniques. American Burn Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico. April 1995.
  20. Poster. Rich D.C., Wainwright, D.J., Parks, D.H.: American Burn Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York. March 20-21, 1997.
  21. Duplantis, C., MOT, OTR, Walker, K., OTR, Parks, D.H., M.D., Wainwright, D.J., M.D.: Poster Session, American Burn Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York. March 1997.
  22. Walker, K., OTR, Parks, D.H., M.D., Wainwright, D.J., M.D.: Poster Session. American Burn Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York. March 1997.
  23. Walker, K., OTR, Parks, D.H., M.D., Wainwright, D.J., M.D.: Poster Session. American Burn Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York. March 1997
  24. Poster. Duplantis, C., MOT, OTR, Chambers, E., P.T., Wainwright, D.J., M.D., Parks, D.H., M.D.: Shoulder Abduction Device; American Burn Association. Chicago, Illinois. March 18-21, 1998.
  25. Poster. Oden, A., Walker, K., OTR, Serghiou, M., OTR, Smith, B., B.S., Parks, D.H., M.D.: Compliance with Pressure Facial Masks and its Relationship with the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale – Form C. American Burn Association. Chicago, Illinois. March 18-21, 1998.
  26. Poster. Serghiou, M., OTR, Walker, K., OTR, Baxter, C., R.A., Parks, D.H., M.D.: Therapeutic Modalities in Burn Care. American Burn Association. Orlando, Florida. March 24-27, 1999.
  27. Video. Chan, J., M.D., OTR, CHT, Bowman, A., B.A., Walker, K., OTR, Serghiou, M., OTR, Wainwright, D.J., M.D., Parks, D.H., M.D.: Multimedia Computer Assisted Instruction: Burns. American Burn Association. Orlando, Florida. March 24-27, 1999.
  28. Video. Grease Fires. Parks, D.H., with Entex. 1999.
  29. Poster. Coat Hanger Mouth Splint: New Application of an Old Idea. American Burn Association. Boston, Massachusetts. April 18, 2001.
  30. Moderator, Panel on Pain & Psychosocial Complications in Burned Patients, American Burn Association, Boston, Massachusetts. April 21, 2001.
  31. Moderator, Scientific Session, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas. September 10, 2000
  32. Letter to the Editor; Gestational Gigantomastia after Reduction Mammaplasty. In The Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 112, No. 7, March 2004.
  33. Poster; A Retrospective Review of Fluid resuscitation in Burn Patients. George, B., Parks, DH et al. UT Medical School Student Science Fair. 2005
  34. Poster “A New Therapeutic Tool Where You Would Least Expect It!” Wainwright DJ, Parks D.H., Walker K., Riley M.T. et al. American Burn Association. San Diego, Ca. March 2007.
  35. Poster: Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Single Dose IV Daptomycin in Patients with Thermal Burn Injury.
ABSTRACTS

Huang, T.T., Parks, D.H., Larson, D.L., Lewis, S.R.: Burned Breast Derformities. Fifth International Congress on Burn Injuries, Stockholm, Sweden, June 18-23, 1978, p. 92
Huang, T.T., Parks, D.H., Dobrokovsky, M., Lewis, S.R.: Bone Growth Disturbance Following Facial Burns, Fifth International Congress on Burn Injuries, Stockholm, Sweden, June 18-23, 1978, p. 90.
Parks, D.H., Larson, D: Management of the Burned Hand. Fifth International Congress on Burn Injuries, Stockholm, Sweden, June 18-23, 1978, p. 78.
Parks, D.H., Larson, D.: Surgical Management of Massive Burns in Children. Fifth International Congress on Burn Injuries, Stockholm, Sweden, June 18-23, 1978, p. 71
Wells, C., Parks, D.H., Brown, R., Hilton, J.: Tissue Gas in Responses to Endotoxin Administration. Fifth International Congress on Burn Injuries, Stockholm, Sweden, June 18-23, 1978, p. 57.
Carvajal, H.F., Traber, D.L., Feinstein, R., Parks, D.H., Larson, D.L.: Decision-Making Charts for Monitoring and Early Diagnosis of Burn Sepsis. Fifth International Congress on Burn Injuries, Stockholm, Sweden, June 18-23, 1978, p. 57.
Parks, D.H., Linares, H.A., Thomson, P.D.: The Surgical Management of Burn Wound Sepsis. 12th Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association, March 27-29, 1980, p.14.
Baur, P.S., Jr., Barratt, G.F., Brown, G.M., Parks, D.H.: Fibroclasts and Myofibroclasts in Human Scars. 12th Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association, March 27-29, 1980, p. 57.
Linares, H.A., Parks, D.H., Thomson, P.D.: Burn Wound Infection and Septicemia Post-burn: The Value of the Biopsy. First Afro-Asian Conference on Burns, Bombay, India, January 14-16, 1981, p. 67.
Linares, H.A., Parks, D.H.: Measurement of Collagen-Proteoglycan in Burn Scars. Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association, May 12-15, 1982, p. 17
Parks, D.H., Lindsay, W.R.N.: The Burned Face. Sixth International Congress on Burns, August 29-September 4, 1982.
Parks, D.H., Melillo, D.: Management of the Thermally Exposed Skull. Sixth International Congress on Burns, August 29-September 4, 1982.
Linares, H., Parks, D.H.: Measurement of Collagen-Proteoglycan Interaction in Burn Scars. Sixth International Congress on Burns, August 29-September 4, 1982.
Baur, P., Jr., Parks, D.H., Thomson, P.: The Ultrastructural Effects of a Sodium Hypochlorite Disinfectant Solution on Collagen Filament/Fiber Integrity. Sixth International Congress on Burns, August 29-September 4, 1982
Baur, P., Jr., Thomson, P., Parks, D.H.: The Use of Stabilized Amnion Membrane (SAM), Sixth International Congress on Burns, August 29-September 4, 1982.
Parks, D.H., Linares, H., Thomson, P.: Surgical Management of Burn Wound Sepsis. Sixth International Congress on Burns, August 29-September 4, 1982.
Parks, D.H.: Special Problems in Children. The Fifth Annual Robert E. Gross Lectureship, The Injured Child, Houston, Texas, February 17-19, 1983, p. 22
Parks, D.H.: Pathogenesis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Scar and Scar Contractures in Burned Children. The Fifth Annual Robert E. Gross Lectureship, The Injured Child, Houston, Texas, February 17-19, 1983, p. 28.
Parks, D.H.: The Management of Minor Burns and Abrasions. Proceedings of Practical Aspects of Minor Wound Management, Houston, Texas, October 8, 1983.
Parks, D.H.: The Economics of Lethal Burns in the Elderly. Journal of Trauma 25:7, 1985
Parks, D.H.: Use of Silastic Sheeting for Temporary Abdominal Wound Closure. Journal of Trauma 25:7, 1985.
Parks, D.H.: Current Role of Tracheostomy in Major Maxillofacial Trauma. Journal of Trauma 25:7, 1985.
Parks, D.H.: The Radiographic Diagnosis of Upper Airway Obstruction in Maxillofacial Trauma. Journal of Trauma 25:7, 1985.
Larson, S., Parks, D.H.: Managing the Difficult Airway in Patients with Burns of the Head and Neck. The Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association, April 29-May 2, 1987.
Melissinos, E.G., Parks, D.H.: Post Trauma Reconstruction with Free Tissue Transfer – Analysis of 442 Consecutive Cases. Journal of Trauma 28:7, 1988.
Teichgraeber, J.F., Riley, W.B., Parks, D.H.: Primary Skin Closure in Large Myelomeningoceles. Pediatric Neurosci, 1989; 15(1), p. 18-22.
Parrott, M.W., Ryan, R.L., Parks, D.H., Wainwright, D.J.: A Structured Exercise Circuit Program for Burn Patients. Proceedings of the American Burn Association, Seattle, WA, March 25, 1988.
Teichgraeber, J.F., Parks, D.H.: Muscle and Myocutaneous Flaps in Gunshot Wounds to the Trunk. Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Scientific Assembly, Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, LA, November 6-9, 1988.
Wainwright, D., Pisarski, G., Bertini, J., Corriere, J., Parks, D.: Burns of the Male Genitalia. Twenty-first Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association, New Orleans, LA, March 29-April 1, 1989.
Fisher, R.P., Pepe, P.E., Reed, R.L., Parks, D.H., Prentice, F.D., Mattox, K.L.: Academic Consequences of a Trauma System Failure. Proceedings of the American Association for Surgery of Trauma, October, 1989.
Wainwright, D.J., Weiner, T., Stewart, K, Parks, D.H.: Cellulitis in the Burn Patient. Proceedings of the American Burn Association, Las Vegas, NV, March 27-30, 1990.
Serghiou, M., Wainwright, D.J., Parks, D.H.: Facial and Neck Exercise Program for Burn Patients. Proceedings of the American Burn Association, Las Vegas, NV, March 27-30, 1990.
Wainwright, D.J., Luetchke, D., Jordan, R., Parks, D.H.: The Use of Polymerease Chain Reaction to Detect Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Human Skin. Proceedings of the American Burn Association, Las Vegas, NV, March 27-30, 1990.
Mistry, D.C., Pizzini, R.P., Andrassy, R., Parks, D.H.: Protein Malnutrition Affects Wound Collagen Accumulation in Rats. American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, January, 1991.
Mistry, D.C., Teichgraeber, J.F., Pizzini, R.P., Andrassy, R., Parks, D.H.: Collagen Formation Within Synthetic Implant Materials with and without Application of Topical Epidermal Growth Factor. American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kansas City, September, 1991.
Teichgraeber, J.F., Riley, W.B., Parks, D.H.: Nasal Surgery Complications, Yearbook of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. 1991.
Parks, D.H.: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Available Insert Materials. Proceedings of the American Burn Association. Orlando, Florida, April 1994.
Parks, D.H.: Standard Therapy Practice in the Burn Unit. Proceedings of the American Burn Association. Orlando, Florida, April 1994
Mistry, D.G., Teichgraeber, J.F., Pizzini, R.T., Andrassy, R.J., Parks, D.H.: Collagen Formation Within Synthetic Implant Materials with and without Application of Topical Epidermal Growth Factor. The Bulletin of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery No. 39, 1994.
Serghiou, M., Wainwright, D.J., Parks, D.H.: Facial Neck Exercises. Proceedings of the Ninth Congress of the International Society for Burn Injuries. Paris, France, June 1994.
Melissinos, E.G., Parks, D.H.: The Use of Free Flaps in Reconstruction of Amputation Wounds. Proceedings Southern Medical Association, Kansas City, Missouri. November 1995.
LoMonaco, J., Andrassy, R., Parks, D.H.: A chemotactic Peptide Found in Elastin Modulates the Inflammatory Phase of Wound Healing and Attenuates Doxorubicin-induced Wound Impairment.
Parks, D.H.: Reconstruction of Digital Soft Tissue Defects with the Use of Local Distant and Free Flaps. Proceedings of the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons. Interim Scientific Meeting, Grand Cayman, VWI, January 21, 1996.
Rich, D., Wainwright, D.J, Parks, D.H.: Acute Renal Failure in Burn Patients. J Burn Care and Rehabilitation, January-February 1997, vol. 18 (1).
Overgrafting of Thick Split Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites in Reconstructive Burn Surgery. Pawlak, A., Wainwright, D.J., Parks, D.H.: J Burn Care and Rehabilitation, January-February 1997.
Walker, K., OTR, Serghiou, M., OTR, Chambers, E., PT, Marquez R., MS, PT, Duplantis, C., MOT, OTR, Wainwright, D.J., M.D., Parks, D.H., M.D.: Effectiveness of Silicone Gel vs. Hydrogel inserts for Prevention and Treatment of Hypertrophic Scars. J Burn Care and Rehabilitation, January-February 1997.
Walker, K., OTR, Serghiou, M., OTR, Duplantis, C., MOT, OTR, Parks, D.H., M.D., Wainwright, D.J., M.D.: Serial Casting with Silicone for Volar Hand/Wrist Contractures. J Burn Care and Rehabilitation, January-February 1997.
Walker, K., OTR, Serghiou, M., OTR, Duplantis, C., MOT, OTR, Parks, D.H., M.D., Wainwright, D.J., M.D.: Volar Hand/Wrist Contractures. J Burn Care and Rehabilitation, January-February 1997.
Wainwright, D.J., M.D., Haas, E., M.D., Duplantis, C., MOT, OTR, Parks, D.H., M.D.: Hot Press Contact Injuries. J Burn Care and Rehabilitation, January-February 1997.
Duplantis, C., MOT, OTR, Walker, K., OTR, Serghiou, M., OTR, Parks, D.H., M.D., Wainwright, D.J., M.D. The Dynamic Rubber Finger Tip Splint. J Burn Care and Rehabilitation, January-February 1997.
Rich, D.C., Wainwright, D.J., Parks, D.H.: Thromboembolic Complications in Burned Patients. J Burn Care and Rehabilitation, January-February 1997.
Proceedings of Clinical Management of Problem Wounds Symposium VII, Reconstruction of the Burn Injured Patient. San Antonio, TX. September 18-19, 1998.
Duplantis, D., MOT, OTR, Chambers, E., P.T., Wainwright, D., M.D., Parks, D.H., M.D.: Shoulder Abduction Device. Proceedings of the American Burn Association. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation. January/February 1998, Vol. 19, No. 1, p. S252.
Oden, A., Walker, K., OTR, Serghiou, M., OTR, Smith, B., B.S., Parks, D.H., M.D.: Compliance with Pressure Facial Masks and its Relationship with the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale – Form C. Proceedings of the American Burn Association. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation. January/February 1998, Vol. 19, No. 1, p. S264.
Proceedings of Clinical Management of Problem Wounds Symposium VII. Burn Management in the Soviet Union and Russia. San Antonio, TX. September 18-19, 1998.
Serghiou, M., OTR, Walker, K., OTR, Baxter, C., RA, Parks, D.H., M.D., Wainwright, D.J., M.D.: Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation. Proceedings of the American Burn Association, p. 167, January/February 1999.
Chan J., Bowman, A., Walker, K. Serghiou, M., Wainwright, D.J., Parks, D.H.: Multimedia Computer Assisted Instruction. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation. Proceedings of the American Burn Association, January/February 1999.
Melissinos, E.G., Parks, D.H.: Reconstruction of Amputation Wounds with Free Flaps. Proceedings American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. January 13-16, 1999.
Burn Rehabilitation. In Proceedings Baylor/TIRR 35th Annual Rehabilitation Seminar. Baylor College of Medicine. March 17, 2001.
Coat Hanger Mouth Splint: New Application of an Old Idea. Proceedings of the American Burn Association, Boston, MA. April 18, 2001.
Parks DH et al: Coagulation Studies Using Thromboelastography in Severely Burned Patients. Submitted as abstract to American Burn Association and Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, September 2003.
Melissinos EG, Erfani MS and Parks DH: The Use of the Medial Gastrocnemius Free Flap for Reconstruction of Short Below-Knee Amputations. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, Oct 2006.
Hollenbeck T., Parks D.H. et al. Retrospective Analysis of Electrical Burn Resuscitation During the First 24 Hours Post Injury. Proceedings of the American Burn Association Volume 27, No. 2; March 2006.
Hollenbeck, T., Wainwright DJ, and Parks DH. Who’s Minding the Store? A Study of Physician Manpower in Burn Care. Proceedings of the American Burn Association. Volume 27, No. 2; March 2007.
Parks, DH, Wainwright, DJ. Walker K. et al. What’s Hiding in Your Underwear? A Therapeutic Tool. In Proceedings of the American Burn Association. Journal of Burn Care and Research. Vol. 27, No.2 March 2007
Patel, T. MD and Parks DH MD. Donor Site Overgrafting of Thick Split Thickness Donor Sites: Improved Morbidity and Cosmesis. In Proceedings of the ASPS/PSEF Senior Residents Conference, Pasadena, Ca. Feb. 2, 2007.
Mohr, John; Ostrosky-Zeichner, C.; Parks D.H. et al. Pharmacokinetic (PK) Evaluation of Single Dose Intravenous Daptomycin (D) in Patients with Thermal Burn Injury. Submitted for publication; American Society of Microbiology. May 2007
Gouth, Pravit; Zhou, Xiadong; Assassi, Shervin; Parks, Donald; Arnett, Frank and Tan, Filemon: Comparative Analysis of Dermal Fibroblast Gene Expression Profiles From Patients with Systemic Sclerosis. Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenics.

CHAPTERS
  1. Parks, D.H., Evans, E.B., Larson, D.L.: Prevention and Correction of Postburn Deformity. Surgery Clinics of North America. W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1978, pp. 1279-1290.
  2. Carvajal, H.F., Parks, D.H., Larson, D.L.: Treatment of Burns. In Howard Conn (Ed): Current Therapy, Section 16, Physical and Chemical Injuries. W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1978, pp. 869-874.
  3. Parks, D.H., Larson, D.L., Thomson, P.D.: The Burn Wound: Coverage and Rehabilitation. In Touloukian, R.J. (Ed.): Pediatric Trauma. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, 1978, pp. 609-637.
  4. Parks, D.H., Larson, D.L., Thomson, P.D.: Wound Healing in Burns. The Proceedings of the World Congress on Antisepsis. H.P. Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1978, pp. 138-140.
  5. Parks, D.H., De la Houssaye, A.J., Larson, D.L.: Management of Hypertrophic Scarring with Pressure. In Feller, I. (Ed.): Vol. II. National Institute of Burn Medicine, Ann Arbor, 1979, pp. 20-27.
  6. Larson, D.L., Huang, T.T., Linares, H.A., Dobkovsky, M., Baur, P.S., Parks, D.H.: Prevention and Treatment of Scar Contracture. In Artz, Moncrief and Pruitt (Eds.): A Team Approach. W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1979, pp. 466-491.
  7. Evans, E.B., Parks, D.H.: Rehabilitation of Burns. In Nickel, V.L. (Ed.): Orthopaedic Rehabilitation. Churchill Livingston, New York.
  8. Parks, D.H., Thomson, P.D.: Amnion in Burn Care. In Wise, D. (Ed.): Burn Wound Coverings, CRC Press, 1984.
  9. Parks, D.H., Pathogenesis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Scars and Scar Contractures in Burned Children. The Injured Child, the University of Texas Press, Austin, 1985.
  10. Parks, D.H., Mancusi-Ungaro, H.M., Wainwright, D.J.: The Pathophysiology of Thermal Injury. In Miller, T.A. (Ed.): The Physiologic Basis of Modern Surgical Care, C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, 1988.
    Surgical Management of Burns. In Parks D. And Carvajal H. Burns in Children, Yearbook Medical Publishers, 1988.
  11. Parks, Donald H.: Pediatric Burns in Pediatric Trauma. Editor: Touloukian, R.J., Wiley Medical, 1990.
  12. Parks, Donald H.: Burns. Manual of Patient Care in Plastic Surgery. Editor: B.M. Barrett, Jr. Mosby 1996.
  13. Wainwright, Spankus, Parks: Surgery of the Integument. Atlas of Ambulatory Surgery (Ed) Frank G. Moody. W. B. Saunders Company 1999.
  14. Pousman, R.M., M.D., Hatfield, A., M.D., Parks, D.H., M.D.: Acute Traumatic Scoliosis after High Voltage Electrical Injury, Case Report Review of Literature.
  15. Parks, D.H. and Wainwright D.J.; Distraction Osteosynthesis in Finger Lengthening in the Burned Hand. In McCauley, R.J. Functional and Aesthetic Reconstruction of Burn Patients. Taylor and Francis Group, 2005.
  16. Schmitz B.U., Koch S.M., and Parks D.H.: Airway Management in Burn Patients. In; Benumoff’s Textbook of Airway Management, Second Edition. Mosby Elsevier. 2007
BOOK

Parks, D. and Carvajal, H. (Ed.): Burns in Children, Yearbook Medical Publishers, 1988.

PRESENTATIONS

  1. Thermal Injury of the Hand, Texas Medical Association, Houston, Texas. May 14, 1977.
    Emergency Management of Burns, Trauma ’77 – A Multidisciplinary Approach, Galveston, Texas. October 15, 1977.
  2. Management of the Burned Hand, Southern Medical Association, Dallas, Texas. November 9, 1977.
    Acute Burns – Preparation for Transfer, Family Practice Review, Galveston, Texas. February 7, 1978.
  3. The Groin Flap in Hand Trauma, Singleton Surgical Society, Galveston, Texas. February 17, 1978.
    Surgical Management of Burn Wound Sepsis, Texas Medical Association 11th Annual Session – Forum on Original Research, San Antonio, Texas. May 11, 1978.
  4. Surgical Management of Burns, Medical Symposium – Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico City, Mexico. August 15-17, 1978.
  5. Electrical Burns, Medical Symposium – Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico City, Mexico. August 15-17, 1978.
  6. Emergency Management and Transfer of Burns – Fluids and Antibiotics, Seminar on Burn Management – New Mexico State University College of Continuing Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico. August 18-19, 1978.
  7. Initial Wound Management, Burns in Children Seminar, Galveston, Texas. September 7-9, 1978.
  8. The Burned Hand, Burns in Children Seminar, Galveston, Texas. September 7-9, 1978.
  9. Current Concepts in the Management of Burned Children, 12th Annual Meeting of the Information Council on Fabric Flammability, New York, New York.
  10. Topical Chemotherapy, The Management of Patients with Burn Injuries, International Society for Burn Injuries and World Health Organization. The University of Colorado Continuing Medical Education, Denver, Colorado. December 14-16, 1978.
  11. Rehabilitation: The Management of Patients with Burn Injuries, World Health Organization, The University of Colorado Continuing Medical Education, Denver, Colorado. December 14-16, 1978.
  12. Emergency Care of Burn Victims, Danforth Memorial Hospital, Texas City, Texas. November 15, 1978.
  13. Excisional Therapy – Discussant Consensus Development on Supportive Therapy in Burn Care, National Institutes of Health and Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Bethesda, Maryland. November 10-11, 1978.
  14. Management of Acute Hand Injuries, University of Texas Medical Branch Family Practice Review, Galveston, Texas. February 6, 1979.
  15. Cutaneous Diseases of Surgical Society, Singleton Surgical Society, Monterrey, Mexico. January 31-February 3, 1979.
  16. Program on Pediatric Burn Care, International Shrine Clown Association, Jackson, Mississippi. February 22-23, 1979.
  17. In the Emergency Room, Excision of Major Burn Wounds. Burn Scar and Contracture Formation After Burn Injury. The Beginning and the End. Weld County General Hospital, Greeley, Colorado. May 23, 1979.
  18. Reconstructive Surgery Following Burns to the Head and Neck. Maxillofacial Continuing Education Seminar, University of Texas Health Science Center Dental School, San Antonio, Texas. June 28-29, 1979.
  19. Emergency Management of Burns. Education Burn Seminar, Texas Society of Fire Service, Instructors, Harris & Galveston County Fire Fighters Association, Galveston, Texas. July 6, 1979.
  20. Scientific Session (Burn Poster Presentation) Moderator, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Toronto, Canada. October 10, 1979.
  21. Fluid Replacement, The Management of Patients with Burn Injuries, International Society for Burn Injuries, World Health Organization and The University of Colorado Continuing Medical Education, Denver, Colorado. December 13-15, 1979.
  22. Burn Prevention, The Management of Patients with Burn Injuries, International Society for Burn Injuries, World Health Organization and The University of Colorado Continuing Medical Education, Denver, Colorado. December 13-15, 1979.
  23. Rehabilitation: The Management of Patients with Burn Injuries, International Society for Burn Injuries, World Health Organization and The University of Colorado Continuing Medical Education, Denver, Colorado. December 13-15, 1979.
  24. The Burned Child: The Management of Patients with Burn Injuries, International Society for Burn Injuries, World Health Organization and The University of Colorado Continuing Medical Education, Denver, Colorado. December 13-15, 1979.
  25. Prevention and Treatment of Scars and Contractures, The Management of Patients with Burn Injuries, International Society for Burn Injuries, World Health Organization and The University of Colorado Continuing Medical Education, Denver, Colorado. December 13-15, 1979.
  26. Management of the Burned Hand, Pan-Pacific Surgical Association 15th Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii. January 12-18, 1980.
  27. Pathophysiology of the Burn Wound and Rehabilitation of Burn Victims, Hawaiian Inter-Island Burn Symposium, Sponsored by the Straub Clinic, Honolulu, Hawaii. January 18, 1980.
  28. Care of Acute Burns: Family Practice Review 1980, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. February 3-9, 1980.
  29. The Surgical Management of Burn Wound Sepsis, American Burn Association 12th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. March 27-29, 1980.
  30. Burn: Resuscitation and Post Resuscitation Management, 1980 American College of Physicians Critical Care Symposium, Banff, Alberta, Canada. June 11, 1980.
    Pathophysiology of Hypertrophic Scars Regional Burn Symposium Continuing Education, Sponsored by St. Vincent’s Hospital, Billings, Montana. June 1980.
  31. Special Problems in Children, Regional Burn Symposium Continuing Education, Sponsored by St. Vincent’s Hospital, Billings, Montana. June 1980.
  32. Initial Wound Management, Regional Burn Symposium Continuing Education, Sponsored by St. Vincent’s Hospital, Billings, Montana. June 1980.
  33. Electrical Burns, Regional Burn Symposium Continuing Education, Sponsored by St. Vincent’s Hospital, Billings, Montana. June 1980.
  34. Management of Burn Wound Burns in Children Seminar, Continuing Education. Sponsored by the American Burn Association, The Shriners Burn Institute (Galveston Unit) and The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. September 4-6, 1980.
  35. Surgical Management of Burn Wound Sepsis, Burns in Children Seminar, Continuing Education. Sponsored by the American Burn Association, The Shriners Burn Institute (Galveston Unit) and The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. September 4-6, 1980.
  36. Major Burns – Pathophysiology, Symposium on Burn Care, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. December 6, 1980.
  37. Late Problems in Burns, Symposium on Burn Care, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. December 6, 1980.
  38. Highlights of the Shriner’s Burn Unit, Symposium on Burn Care, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. December 6, 1980.
  39. Burn Prevention: The Management of Patients with Burn Injuries, The International Society for Burn Injuries and World Health Organization, Denver, Colorado. December 11-13, 1980.
  40. The Burned Hand: The Management of Patients with Burn Injuries, The International Society for Burn Injuries and World Health Organization, Denver, Colorado. December 11-13, 1980.
  41. Rehabilitation of the Burned Patient, The Management of Patients with Burn Injuries, The International Society for Burn Injuries and World Health Organization, Denver, Colorado. December 11-13, 1980.
  42. Prevention of Scars and Scar Contractures, The Management of Patients with Burn Injuries, The International Society for Burn Injuries and World Health Organization, Denver, Colorado. December 11-13, 1980.
  43. Use of Systemic Antibodies, the Management of Patients with Burn Injuries, The International Society for Burn Injuries and World Health Organization, Denver, Colorado. December 11-13, 1980.
    The Burned Hand, II International Course on Prevention and Treatment of Burns, Mexico City, Mexico. May 1-3, 1981.
  44. Electrical Burns, II International Course on Prevention and Treatment of Burns, Mexico City, Mexico. May 1-3, 1981.
  45. Reconstructive Surgery Following Burns to the Head and Neck, II International Course on Prevention and Treatment of Burns, Mexico City, Mexico. May 1-3, 1981.
    Initial Management of the Burn Wound, Santo Domingo Burn Congress, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. August 12-14, 1981.
  46. Surgical Excision and Grafting, Santo Domingo Burn Congress, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. August 12-14, 1981.
  47. Surgical Management of Burn Wound Sepsis, Santo Domingo Burn Congress, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. August 12-14, 1981
  48. Treatment and Prevention of Scars and Contractures, Pediatric Burns, The Thirteenth Annual J.H. Holt Memorial Academic Assembly, Department of Medical Education, St. Francis Hospital of Wichita, Inc., Wichita, Kansas. September 11, 1981.
  49. Reconstruction of Burns of the Trunk, Plenary Session, American Burn Association, Boston, Massachusetts. May 15, 1982.
  50. Reconstruction of the Burned Breast, OR In-Service, Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas. June 24, 1982.
  51. Reconstruction of Burns of the Trunk, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. June 25, 1982.
  52. Burns of the Trunk, OR In-Service, Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas. July 22, 1982.
    Reconstruction of the Burned Face, Nursing In-Service, Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas. September 21, 1982.
  53. Reconstruction of the Burned Scalp and Skull, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas. September 25, 1982.
  54. Early Treatment of Facial Burns, Oculoplastic Meeting, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas. October 8, 1982.
  55. Orthotic Management of Burns, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. January 8, 1983.
    Special Problems in Children, The Fifth Annual Robert E. Gross Lectureship, “The Injured Child”, Houston, Texas. February 18, 1983.
  56. Pathogenesis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Scar and Scar Contractures in Burned Children, The Fifth Annual Robert E. Gross Lectureship, “The Injured Child”, Houston, Texas. February 18, 1983.
    Initial Care of the Patient with Major Burns, Baylor College of Medicine, Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas. August 5, 1983.
  57. Surgery for Thermal Injuries, Program in Nurse Anesthesia Education, Houston, Texas. September 19, 1983
  58. Acute Burns, The Thomas Swan Memorial Seminar, Critical Care Medicine, Tyler, Texas. October 1, 1983.
  59. Management of Minor Burns and Abrasions, Practical Aspects of Minor Wound Management, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas. October 8, 1983.
  60. Burn Wound: Current Concepts, Baylor College of Medicine, Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas. October 28, 1983.
  61. Emergency Room Assessment and Care, Burns in Children Seminar, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas. June 21, 1984.
  62. Surgical Considerations in Massive Pediatric Burns, Burns in Children Seminar, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas. June 22, 1984.
  63. Operative Management of Burn Patients, Houston Community College, Houston, Texas. July 16, 1984.
  64. Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition in Burn Patients, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas. August 2, 1984.
  65. Contemporary Burn Management, Baylor College of Medicine, Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas. August 3, 1984.
  66. Outpatient Management of Burns, Quandaries in General Pediatrics, Symposium, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas. September 11, 1984.
  67. Burn Wound Healing and Control of Scars, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada. October 10, 1984.
  68. Burns of the Upper Extremity, American Society of Plastic Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada. October 13, 1984.
  69. Managing Massive Burns, Centro Medico, Mexico City, Mexico. November 26, 1984.
    Complex Soft-Tissue Facial Injuries, The University of Texas Dental School Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas. December 18, 1984.
  70. Principles of Burn Reconstruction, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas. January 25, 1985.
  71. Emergency Burn Care, Hospital Staff Meeting, Foristville, Texas. January 28, 1985.
  72. Plastic Surgery of the Breast, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas. February 7, 1985.
  73. Principles of Plastic Surgery, Academy of Ophthalmology Update, Houston, Texas. March 28, 1985.
  74. Classification, Pathophysiology and Emergency Management of Burns, TPTA Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas. April 27, 1985.
  75. Management of the Thermally Exposed Skull, Texas Medical Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. May 11, 1985.
  76. Physiology of Burns, Nurse Anesthesia Program, The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center. August 19, 1985.
  77. Burns, Life Flight Symposium, Houston, Texas. August 28, 1985.
  78. Contemporary Burn Management, St. Joseph’s Hospital Departmental Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas. September 5, 1985.
  79. Surgery in the Septic Patient, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas. October 1, 1985.
  80. Evaluating the Needs and Priorities of Burn Reconstruction, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois. October 1985.
  81. Reconstruction of the Burned Upper Extremity, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Los Angeles, California. October 1986.
  82. Reconstructing the Burned Breast, Parkland Burn Center, 25th Anniversary, Dallas, Texas. January 1987.
  83. Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas. March 26, 1987.
  84. An Approach to the Airway: Management of Patients with Burns to the Head and Neck, American Burn Association Meeting, Washington, D.C.. May 1, 1987.
  85. Tissue Expanders in the Head and Neck, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Departmental Grand Rounds. August 18, 1987.
  86. Reconstruction Following Electrical Injury, Baylor College of Medicine, Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas. October 31, 1987.
  87. Stabilization of the Burned Pediatric Patient, Hermann Hospital Symposium, Houston, Texas. November 6, 1987.
  88. The Effect of Analgesic Control on the Perception of Pain in Burn Patients, National Conference on Research, The University of North Carolina at Chappel Hill, Chappel Hill, North Carolina. March 24-26, 1988.
  89. Management of the Chronic Burn Wound, Open/Closed Scar Contracture, Symptomatic Pain and Itching Management and Surgical Management, Baylor College of Medicine, Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas. June 17, 1988.
  90. The Pathophysiology of Hypertrophic Scar Formation and Its Control, The Houston Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Symposium, Houston, Texas. July 23, 1988.
  91. Electrical Injuries in Children. Burns in Children Seminar, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Four Seasons Hotel, Houston, Texas. September 22, 1988.
  92. Transportation and the Emergency Management of Burned Children, Burns in Children Seminar, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Four Seasons Hotel, Houston, Texas. September 22, 1988
  93. Muscle and Myocutaneous Flaps in Gunshot Wounds to the Trunk, Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Scientific Assembly, Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. November 6-9, 1988.
  94. Burns of the Male Genitalia, Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. March 29-April 1, 1989.
  95. The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Electrical Injury, Burns in Children Seminar, The University of Colorado, Copper Mountain, Colorado. September 27, 1989.
  96. The Staged Management of Critically Burned Children Burns in Children Seminar, The University of Colorado, Copper Mountain, Colorado. September 27, 1989.
  97. Management of the Burned Breast, The World Congress of Surgery, Toronto, Canada. September 1989.
  98. Rare Iatrogenic Burns, The North American Burn Society Meeting, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. January 1990.
  99. Cellulitis in the Burn Patient, American Burn Association, Las Vegas, Nevada. March 27-30, 1990.
  100. Facial and Neck Exercise Program for Burn Patients, American Burn Association, Las Vegas, Nevada. March 27-30, 1990.
  101. The Use of Polymerease Chain Reaction to Detect Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Human Skin, American Burn Association, Las Vegas, Nevada. March 27-30, 1990.
  102. Sudden Death in Burn Patients, 9th Annual Meeting of the North American Burn Society, Snowmass, Colorado. January 28-31, 1991.
  103. Acute Burn Management, Hermann Life Flight Emergency Care Symposium, Houston, Texas. February 25, 1991.
  104. The Credentialing Process, Hermann Hospital Educational Forum, Houston, Texas. March 28, 1991.
  105. Tissue Expansion in Post-Burn Sequelae, Twelfth National Congress, Mexican Association for Burns, Monterrey, Mexico. April 3-6, 1991.
  106. The Prevention and Management of Hypertrophic Scar, Twelfth National Congress, Mexican Association for Burns, Monterrey, Mexico. April 3-6, 1991.
  107. The Surgical Management of Thermal Injuries, Twelfth National Congress, Mexican Association for Burns, Monterrey, Mexico. April 3-6, 1991.
  108. Burn Reconstruction; Panel Chairman, International Society for Burn Injuries, Stockholm, Sweden. August 1991.
  109. Tissue Expansion in Children. Filatov Children’s Center, Moscow, USSR. September, 1991.
  110. Surgical Treatment of Burns. Pemex Annual Medical Symposium, Mexico City, Mexico. November 1991.
  111. Chromate Immersion Injury: North American Burn Society, Vail, Colorado. January 1992.
  112. The Surgical Management of Massive Thermal Injuries. Egypt Society of Surgeons, Cairo, Egypt. February 1992.
  113. Tissue Expanders in Post-Burn Reconstruction, Mexican National Burn Association Annual Meeting, Puebla, Mexico. April 22-25, 1992.
  114. Tangential Excision and Other Methods of Early Excision in Burn Victims, Mexican National Burn Association Annual Meeting, Puebla, Mexico. April 22-25, 1992.
  115. Plastic Surgery of the Breast. The Breast Disease 1993 Symposium, Westin Galleria Hotel, Houston, Texas. January 1993.
  116. Race Car Fires. North American Burn Society, Park City, Utah. January 24, 1993.
  117. Surgical Management of Burns in Children – Tangential Excision and Other Methods. Burns in Children Symposium, San Antonio, Texas. June 17-18, 1993.
  118. Electrical Injuries in the Pediatric Burn Population. Burns in Children Symposium, San Antonio, Texas. June 17-18, 1993.
  119. Fluid Resuscitation in Burn Patients. Critical Care Symposium, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. October 2, 1993
  120. Burns an Overview. Case Management Society of America. Hyatt Regency Hotel, Houston, Texas. October 11, 1993.
  121. Free-Flaps in Repair in Acute Electrical Injuries. North American Burn Society. January 24, 1994.
    Principals of Reconstruction in Patients with Electrical Injuries. American Burn Association, Orlando, Florida. April 20, 1994.
  122. Principals of Reconstruction in Burn Patients. St. Joseph Hospital Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas. June 27, 1994
  123. Reconstructive Problems in Burned Children. University of Colorado Pediatric Burn Conference. Breckenridge, Colorado. September 15, 1994.
  124. Reconstruction of Burned Eyelids. Tarsorrhaphy Revisited. North American Burn Society. Lake Tahoe, California. January 25, 1995.
  125. The Modified TFL Free Flap. American College of Surgeons, South Texas Chapter, Dallas, Texas. February 17, 1995.
  126. Vascular Birthmarks. Health Science Center Dermatology Conference. Houston, Texas. May 1995.
  127. Reconstruction of Digital Soft Tissue Defects with the Use of Distal and Free Flaps. TSPS Interim Meeting. Grand Cayman, West Indies. January 21, 1996.
  128. Donor Site Over-grafting in Burn Reconstruction. American College of Surgeons, South Texas Chapter, San Antonio, Texas. February 14, 1997.
  129. Renal Failure in Burn Patients. American College of Surgeons, South Texas Chapter, San Antonio, Texas. February 14, 1997.
  130. Electrical Injury Overview and Case Review, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. February 18, 1997.
  131. Principals of Skin Grafting and Flaps. Association of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses, 17th Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas. April 12, 1997.
  132. The Primary Care of the Burned Patient. Texas Medical Association Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas. May 16, 1997.
  133. Electrical Burns. Pathophysiology and Management. 20th Annual Life Flight Emergency Medicine Symposium. Conroe, Texas. September 5, 1997.
  134. Acute Renal Failure in Burn Patients. American Burn Association, New York, New York. March 1997.
  135. Overgrafting of Thick Split Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites in Reconstructive Burn Surgery; American Burn Association, New York, New York. March 1997.
  136. Hot Press Contact Injuries. American Burn Association, New York, New York. March 1997.
  137. Congenital Giant Nevi. Texas A&M University, Scott & White Clinic, Temple, Texas. November 13, 1997
  138. Early Excision of Burns. Texas A&M University, Scott & White Clinic, Temple, Texas. November 14, 1997.
  139. Electrical Burns. Texas A&M University, Scott & White Clinic, Temple, Texas. November 14, 1997.
  140. Primary Care of the Burn Patient. Texas Medical Association, Austin, Texas. April 24, 1998.
  141. Reconstruction of the Burn Injured Patient. Clinical Management of Problem Wounds Symposium VII, San Antonio, Texas. September 18-19, 1998.
  142. Burn Management in the Soviet Union and Russia. Clinical Management of Problem Wounds Symposium VII, San Antonio, Texas. September 18-19, 1998.
  143. Reconstruction of Amputation Wounds with Free Flaps. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. Hawaii. January 1999.
  144. Reconstruction of the Burned Nose. American Burn Association. Orlando, Florida. March 25, 1999.
  145. Therapeutic Modalities in Burn Care. American Burn Association. Orlando, Florida. March 25, 1999.
  146. Managing Pediatric Burn Injuries. The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. August 17, 1999.
  147. Burns – The Spectre of Care. Twenty-first Life Flight Emergency Symposium, Houston, Texas. September 1999.
  148. Mega Session Micrograft Hair Transplantation for Burn Alopecia. American Burn Association Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada. March 14, 2000.
  149. Burn Rehabilitation. Baylor College of Medicine/TIRR. 35th Comprehensive Review in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Houston, Texas. March 17, 2001.
  150. Management of Oral Cicatricial Microstomia. American Burn Association. Boston, Massachusetts. April 18, 2001.
  151. Total Eyelid Loss in Burns. American Burn Association. Boston, Massachusetts. April 18, 2001.
  152. A Microstomia Index Scale Based on Normal Mouth Parameters. Co-Presenter. American Burn Association. Boston, Massachusetts. April 19, 2001.
  153. Management of Acute Burns. Baylor College of Medicine. . August 29, 2001.
  154. Burn Reconstruction. Baylor College of Medicine. September 5, 2001.
  155. Burns in Children. Pediatric Lecture Series-Grand Rounds, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX. November 20, 2001.
  156. Principles of Burn Rehabilitation. Baylor College of Medicine/TIRR. 36th Comprehensive Review Course in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Houston, TX. March 20, 2002.
  157. Treating the Burned Face. The 4th Houston Plastic Surgery Seminar. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. June 29, 2002.
  158. Burn Care Management. The University of Texas Medical School-Houston. Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. Houston, TX. September 3, 2002.
  159. Burn Care Current Concepts. Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons 2002 Annual Scientific Meeting. Omni Hotel, Houston, TX. September 20, 2002.
  160. Acute Facial Burns. Christus St. Joseph Hospital. Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. Houston, TX. September 25, 2002.
  161. Management of Patients After Severe Burn Injuries. Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research – Rehabilitation Solutions: Advanced Case Management Conference. Marriott Medical Center Hotel, Houston, TX. October 23-24, 2002.
  162. Burn Care and Spiritualism. Chaplaincy of Memorial Hermann Hospital System. Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX. February 3, 2003.
  163. The History of the Development and Influence of Burn Centers. Keynote Address. John S. Dunn Sr. Burn Center Opening at Memorial Hermann Hospital. April 11, 2003.
  164. Case Management Decisions and Caring for Patients with Severe Burns. Presented at the Case Management Society of America, Reliant Center, Houston, TX. September 12, 2003.
  165. The Complexities of Hospital Credentialing, Memorial Hermann and Memorial Hermann Childrens’ Hospital Housestaff Symposium Series. Houston, Texas, October 2003.
  166. Lymphoma-Associated Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. Presented at Oncology Grand Rounds, The University of Texas Medical School and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. December 9, 2003.
  167. Burn Scars; Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment. Presented at the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research. Rehabilitation Solutions XVIII: Advanced Case Management. Marriott Medical Center, October 20, 2004.
  168. Congenital Giant Pigmented Nevi and Melanoma. Presented at the University of Texas- Houston, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. February 28, 2005
  169. A Retrospective Analysis of Electrical Burn Resuscitation During the First 24 Hours Post Injury. Hollenbeck T., Parks D.H. et al. Presented at the American Burn Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas Nevada, April 5, 2006.
  170. Pathology and Management of Hypertrophic Scars, Keloids and Contractures. University of Texas Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. November 13, 2006.
  171. Donor Site Overgrafting of Thick Split Thickness Donor Sites: Improved Morbidity and Cosmesis. Patel,T. MD and Parks DH MD. Presentation ASPS/PSEF Senior Residents Conference, Pasadena, Ca. Feb. 2, 2007.
  172. Who’s Minding the Store? A Study of Physician Manpower in Burn Patient Care. Hollenbeck, T., Wainwright D.J., and Parks, D.H. Presented at the American Burn Association Annual Meeting, San Diego Ca. March 2007.

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Donald H. Parks, MD
  • Donald H. Parks, MD

  • Professor and Director Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

  • Department of Surgery

  • The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
    6431 Fannin, MSB 4.156
    Houston, TX 77030

  • phone: (713) 500-7181
    e-mail: Donald.H.Parks@uth.tmc.edu

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