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

Faculty Biography

Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery / LBJ


John R. Potts III, M.D.

Professor of Surgery
Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Residency Program Director
Vice-Chairman for Education

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EDUCATION

Undergraduate Education

1973 Bachelor of Arts with Honors in History Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Graduate Education

1977 Doctor of Medicine University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Postgraduate Training

1977-1979 General and Peripheral Vascular Surgery University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma City V.A. Medical Center
1979-1980 Fellow in Surgical Gastroenterology University of Utah Medical Center Director: Frank Moody, M.D
1980-1982 General and Peripheral Vascular Surgery University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma City V.A. Medical Center
1982-1983 Fellow in Portal Hypertension Emory University Director: Dean Warren, M.D.

LICENSURE

1991 Texas

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1983-1984 Assistant Professor of Surgery Emory University
1984-1987 Assistant Professor of Surgery Vanderbilt University
1991-1994 Associate Professor of Surgery University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, TX
1994-present Professor of Surgery University of Texas Health Sciences Center
1995-present Vice-Chairman for Education, Department of Surgery, UTHMS
2002 Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

1982-1984 Staff Surgeon V.A. Medical Center (Atlanta), Decatur, Georgia
1984-1987 Chief, General Surgery V.A. Medical Nashville, Tennessee
1984-1987 Medical Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit Vanderbilt University Hospital
1984-1987 Director of Ambulatory Surgery Vanderbilt University Hospital
1986-1987 Courtesy Staff, Department of Surgery Metropolitan General Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee
1987-1991 Staff Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Cleveland Clinic Florida
1988-1991 Staff, North Beach Hospital Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1991-present Chief, Orange Surgery Service Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
1991-1993 Active Staff (Associate Attending) Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital, Houston, TX
1993-1995 Chief of Surgery, LBJ Hospital
1994-1995 Chief of Trauma, LBJ Hospital   
1995-present Active Staff (Attending) Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital, Houston, TX
1992-present Consultant in General Surgery and Associate Professor of Surgery M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
2001-2004 Staff Surgeon, Park Plaza Hospital, Houston, TX

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CERTIFICATIONS

1978 National Board of Medical Examiners
1983 American Board of Surgery

    • 1990 Recertification
    • 2000 Recertification
    • 2007 Recertification 

1987 Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care

    • 1998 Recertification

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American College of Surgeons, 1987-present
Member, Southern Texas District #1 Committee on Applicants of the American College of Surgeons 1999-2004
Member, Planning Committee for the Core Competency-based Resident Curriculum for All Surgical Specialties 2004
American College of Surgeons Candidate Group, 1980-1987
American Gastroenterological Association, 1989-present
American Medical Association, 1973-present
A.S.P.E.N., 1989-present
Association for Academic Surgery, 1984-present
Association for Surgical Education, 1992-present

    • Representative to the AAMC Group on Resident Affairs 1999-2002
    • Member, CESERT Grants Review Committee 2000 – 2003, 2003-2006
    • Member, Faculty Development Committee 2003-
    • Participant in Strategic Planning Session 2004

Association of Hospitals for Medical Education, 1994-present

Association of Program Directors in Surgery, 1992-present

    • Board of Directors 1998-present
    • Executive Committee 1998-present
    • Program Committee 1998-2000
    • Chair Program Committee 1999-2000
    • Secretary 2000-2003
    • Representative to the Organization of Program Directors of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies 2003-present
    • President-Elect 2003-2004
    • President 2004-2005

Association of V.A. Surgeons, 1984-1988
Broward County Medical Association, 1989-1991
Claude Organ, Jr. Surgical Society (charter member) 2001-present
Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae, 1991-present
H. William Scott, Jr. Society, 1985-present

Harris County Medical Society, 1991-present

    • Member, “Mini-Internship” Committee 2002-2003
    • Chair, “Mini-Internship” Committee 2004, 2005
    • Alternate Delegate to Texas Medical Association House 2006 (acted as Delegate)
    • Alternate Delegate to Texas Medical Association House 2007 (acted as Delegate)

Houston Surgical Society, 1992-present

    • Membership Council 1996-1999
    • Executive Committee 1997-1999, 2004-
    • Treasurer 2005-6
    • Vice-President 2006-2007
    • President 2007-2008

International Association of Pancreatology, 1991-present
International College of Surgeons, 1989-present
Nashville Academy of Medicine, 1985-1988
Nashville Surgical Society, 1987-1988
Oklahoma State Medical Association, 1973-1982

Organization of Program Director Organizations 2003-present (Representing APDS)

    • Executive Committee 2004-present
    • Chair 2007-2009
    • Ex-officio member ACGME Council of Review Committee Chairs representing OPDA 2007-2009

Pancreas Club, 1990-present
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 1988-present

    • Membership Committee 1995-2000, 2008-2010

Societe Internationale de Chirugie, 1992-present
Society of Critical Care Medicine, 1986-present
South Texas Chapter ACS, 1991-present

    • Program Committee 1996-1998

Southeastern Surgical Congress, 1985-present

Southern Medical Association, 1985-present

    • Surgical Section Program Committee 1998

Southern Surgical Association, 1993-present
Southwestern Surgical Congress 1992-present

    • Vice-Councilor Texas 2000-2001
    • State Councilor Texas 2001-2004
    • Membership Committee 2001- 2004
    • Nominating Committee 2003
    • Chairman, Graduate Medical Education Committee 2004-2005, 2007-
    • American Board of Surgery Representative 2007-2013
    • Council member 2000-2004, 2008-

Surgeons as Educators 1994-present

    • President 1998-1999

Tennessee Medical Association, 1985-1988
Tennessee Soc. of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,1986-1988
Texas Medical Association 1991-present
Texas Surgical Society 1997-present
University of Oklahoma Surgical Society (Charter Member), 1985-present
President 1995-1997
Western Surgical Association, 1993-present

OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Association of Medical Colleges

    • Design Team, Group on Resident Affairs GME Leadership Development Course 2003-2005
    • Working Group on Medical School Outcomes 2007

American Board of Surgery

    • Task Force on Surgical Curriculum 2004
    • Director, 2007 – 2013
    • ABSITE Committee 2007 –
    • Resident Education Committee 2007 –
    • Credentials Committee 2007 –
    • Assoc. Examiner, American Board of Surgery Certifying Examination,
    • Cleveland, OH              March, 1988
    • Houston, TX                 February, 1992
    • San Antonio, TX            February, 1998
    • Houston, TX                  February 2002
    • San Antonio, TX            February 2003
    • Dallas, TX                     February 2004  
    • Houston, TX                  February 2005
    • Consultant to the Clinical Management Section of the In-Training/Surgical Basic Science
      • Examination Committee of the American Board of Surgery 2003-5

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

    • Committee on Innovation in the Learning Environment 2005-7
    • Ex-Officio member Council of Review Committee Chairs 2007-2009
    • Standing Panel for Accreditation Appeals in the Specialty of Surgery 2011-2017

Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery

    • APDVS-APDS Core Curriculum Design Task Force 2005

National Resident Matching Program

    • Scramble Work Group 2008

Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE)

    • Member 2006-2008

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HONORS AND AWARDS

Alpha Omega Alpha   Delta Chapter (UTHMS) 2003
Outstanding Faculty Member (Selected by the UTHMS Surgical Residents) 1999
Association for Surgical Education Outstanding Teacher Award, 2000
Finalist, ACGME Parker J. Palmer “Courage to Teach” Award 2002
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 1991
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 1992
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 1993
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 1997
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 1999
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 2000
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 2001
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 2002
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 2003
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 2004
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 2005
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 2006
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 2007
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 2008
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UTMSH, 2009
Walter J. Kirkendall Award, 1993
Nominee for UTHMS Dupont Master Clinical Teaching Award 2002
1996-97  The Best Doctors in America, Central Region. The book, published by Woodward/White
1997-98  The Best Doctors in America, Central Region. The book, published by Woodward/White
 “Top Docs”  Selected by Inside Houston magazine for abdominal and endocrine surgery 2002
America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals 2002   
Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine “Top Doctors” 2003
Texas Super Doctors, Texas Monthly Magazine Dec 2006
Texas Super Doctors, Texas Monthly Magazine Dec 2007
Texas Super Doctors, Texas Monthly Magazine Dec 2008
Top Docs” Selected by Inside Houston magazine for abdominal and endocrine surgery 2008
H Texas Magazine:  2009 “Houston Top Doctors”
2009 “Guide to America’s Top Surgeons”, Consumer Research Council of America
“Best Doctors in America” 2009-10
The Global Directory of Who’s Who 2007-
 “Cambridge Who’s Who 2008-

EDITORIAL POSITIONS

Editorial Board: Current Surgery

ad hoc reviewer for:
American Journal of Surgery
Annals of Surgery
Archives of Surgery
Current Surgery Emergency Medicine Reports
Gastroenterology
Post-Graduate General Surgery
Surgical Endoscopy

COMMITTEES

UT Houston

Program Director in Surgery, 1992 - present
Associate Director General Surgery Graduate Education Program, Department of Surgery UTMSH, 1991- 1992
Member, Faculty Senate, UTMSH, 1991 - 1994
Professor at Large member, Faculty Senate, UTMSH, 1996-1999
Member, Quality Excellence Committee for Outpatient Clinics, UTMSH, 1991 - 1993
Graduate Medical Education Committee, UTMSH Member 1991 - present

    • Vice Chairman 1992 - 1994
    • Chairman 1994 – 1996
    • Chairman 1998 - present

Member, Transitional Year Institutional Coordinating Committee, UTMSH, 1991- present
Member, Ambulatory Care Committee, UTMSH, 1991 - 1993 (Formerly Policy Review Subcommittee for Teaching Clinics)
Chairman, Internal Review Committee for Cardiology Fellowship, UTMSH, 1991
Member, Internal Review Committee for Rheumatology Residency, UTMSH, 1992
Member, Committee for Development of Family Leave Policy 1992 - present (ad hoc subcommittee of Graduate Medical Education Committee)
Member Arbitration Committee considering reinstatement of Family Practice resident who had been dismissed 10/9/92
Chairman, Internal Review Committee for Orthopedic Residency, UTMSH, 1993
Member, Internal Review Committee for Anesthesia Residency, UTMSH, 1993
Member, Texas Medical Center Liver Disease Consortium, 1994-present
Member, Dean's Ad Hoc Committee on Resident Moonlighting, January 1994
Member, Committee on Committees, 1992 and 1994
Member, Ambulatory Surgery Committee, Department of Surgery, 1994-present
Chairman, Internal Review Committee for Orthopedic Residency, UTMSH, 1994
Member, Dean's Ad Hoc Committee for Evaluation of Administration of Graduate Medical Education Programs, 1995
Member, Policy Review Committee 1995-present
Member, PRC Subcommittee for Long-Range Planning 1995-present
Chairman, Internal Review Committee for Orthopedic Residency, UTHMS, 1995
Chairman, Internal Review Committee for Child Psychiatry Residency, UTHMS, 1995
Chairman, Internal Review Committee for Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, UTHMS, 1995
Member, Continuing Medical Education Committee 1995-1999
Member, Self-Study Task Force for LCME Accreditation UTHMS 10/1995-1/1997
Member, Subcommittee for Clinical Departments/Graduate Medical Education/Continuing Medical Education, Self-Study Task Force for preparation for LCME accreditation visit UTMSH 11/1995
Member, Ad Hoc Committee for Expanded Teaching Sites 1998
Chair, Internal Review Committee for Nephrology Fellowship, UTHMS, 1998
Member, Curriculum Committee UTHMS 1/1999-9/2004
Mock Site Reviewer, Cardiology Fellowship, 1999
Chairman, Internal Review Committee for Internal Medicine Residency 1999
Chairman, ad hoc Committee of Fellowship Allocation 1999
Member, Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award Review Committee, 2001
Chairman, Internal Review Committee for Transitional Year Residency, 2001
Mock Site Visitor, Family Practice Program UTHMS, April 2001
Member, ad hoc task force on resident parking, 2002
Co-Chair Committee on Clinical Departments/GME/CME for institutional self-study for LCME accreditation visit
Chairman, Internal Review Committee for Neurology Electrophysiology Fellowship, 2002
Member, Texas ACGME Response Team, 2002-present
Member, Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award Review Committee, 2002
Chair, Internal Review Committee for Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship, 2002
Member, UTHMS Group Practice Steering Committee 2002
Member, MSRDP (UTHMS Practice Plan) Board of Directors 2001-present
Member, UTHMS Administrative Council 2001- present
Member, GEMEDS Replacement Project Team 2002
Mock Site Visitor, Internal Medicine Program UTHMS November 2002
Chair, Internal Review Committee Plastic Surgery Program 2002
Chairman, Internal Executive Committee of GME Committee 2003-present
Mock Site Visitor, Hematology Program UTHMS, January 2003
Mock Site Visitor, Gastroenterology Program UTHMS, January 2003
Mock Site Visitor, Infectious Diseases Program, UTHMS, January 2003
Mock Site Visitor, Neurology Program, UTHMS, May 2003
Mock Site Visitor, Neurophysiology Program, UTHMS, May 2003
Member, Curriculum Committee Subcommittee on 3rd and 4th year curriculum 2003, 2004
Chair, Surgical and Clinical Skills Facility Planning Committee 2003-2004
Member, Surgical and Clinical Skills Steering Committee, 2004
Chair, Search Committee for Anesthesiology Chairman 2004
Member, Search Committee for Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs 2004
Chair, Department of Surgery Compliance Committee, 2004-present
Member, MSRDP Credentialing, Contracting, and Professional Affairs Committee 2004

Memorial Hermann Hospital

Member, Special Committee for Housestaff Workforce and Allocation, 1996-present
Member, International Advisory Group for Hermann Hospital, 1992-1995
Member, General Surgery Steering Committee for Hermann Hospital, 1992-1995
Member, Infection Control Committee Hermann Hospital, December 1992 - January 1994
Member, OneCare Utilization Management Referral Subcommittee, July 1994 - 1998
Member, OneCare Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, February 1995 - 1997
Member, Medical Board Subcommittee for review of on-call status and resident assistance/coverage, March 1995
Member, Pain Subcommitttee of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee of the Hospital Medical Board, October 1995
Member, Operating Room Committee, October 1998
Member, Medical Records Committee 2003

LBJ Hospital

Member, Quality Assurance Review Panel, Harris County Hospital District 1997- present
Member, Harris County Hospital District Medical Board September 1993 - 1995
Member, Harris County Hospital District Trauma Executive Coordinating Committee January 1994-1995
Member, LBJ Operating Room Committee September 1993 - 1995
Member, LBJ Infection Control Committee September 1993 - 1995
Chairman, LBJ Trauma Committee March 1994 - January 1995
Member, LBJ Procedure Review Committee February 1994 - 1995
Member, Harris County Hospital District Bylaws Committee April 1994 - 1995

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GRANTS

Participating Investigator, V.A. Cooperative Study #221 - Total Parenteral Nutrition in Malnourished Surgical Patients

POST-GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT

  1. April 14, 1988 Faculty "Evaluation and Management of Common Surgical Problems" Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Topics discussed: Liver Surgery Nutritional Support in Sepsis
  2. Dec. 9, 1988 Faculty "Gastroenterology Weekend" (Sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation) Bonaventure Resort, Ft. Lauderdale FL, Topics discussed: The Problem of Pancreatic Cancer What is the Role of Surgery in Peptic Ulcer Disease in the 1980's Gallstones: Natural History and Surgical Management
  3. April 13, 1989 Faculty "Complicated Surgical Problems" Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation, Moderator: Critical Care session Topic presented: Multiple Organ System Failure
  4. Oct. 13, 1989 Faculty "A Weekend of Medicine" (Sponsored by Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation) Naples, FL Moderator: Gastroenterology Update Topic presented: Acute Pancreatitis
  5. Jan. 8, 1990 Course Coordinator & Faculty "Treatment of Hepatobiliary Disease" Westin Cypress Creek, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Topic presented: Hepatic Resection for Metastatic Disease
  6. Sept. 19, 1997 Faculty "Comprehensive Clinical Review for General Surgery" (Jointly sponsored by Southeastern and Southwestern Surgical Congresses) Denver, Topic presented: Portal Hypertension
  7. April 18, 1998 Faculty "Laparoscopic Surgery - State of the Art" Southwestern Surgical Congress, San Antonio. Topic: Management of Common Bile Duct injury During and After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy"
  8. Sept. 4, 1998 Faculty “Solvay Symposium on Chronic Pancreatitis” World Congress of Gastroenterology (In association with the International Association of Pancreatology) Budapest, Hungary Topic: Surgery versus operative endoscopy.
  9. Sept. 24, 1998 Faculty “Comprehensive Clinical Review for General Surgery” (Jointly sponsored by Southeastern and Southwestern Surgical Congresses) Atlanta, GA Topics presented: Portal Hypertension Multiple Organ Failure, Sepsis, and Septic Shock
  10. Oct. 1, 1998 Faculty “Surgical Oktoberfest – Honoring Dr. Frank Moody” Sundance, UT Topic presented: The Problem of Pancreatic Pus".
  11. April 25, 1999 Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Surgeons, Spring Meeting. New York, NY 1999 Faculty “Comprehensive Clinical Review for General Surgery” (Jointly sponsored by Southeastern and Southwestern Surgical Congresses) 1999 Topics presented: Portal Hypertension Multiple Organ Failure, Sepsis, and Septic Shock
  12. Oct. 3, 1999 Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. Seattle, WA
  13. Oct. 12, 1999 Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Surgeons , Clinical Congress. San Francisco,12 October 1999
  14. April 30, 2000 Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Surgeons, Spring Meeting. Washington, D.C.
  15. May 17, 2000 Graduate Medical Education Retreat University of Texas Houston Medical Center Course Director & Moderator Topics Discussed: Preparation for Your RRC Site Visit Overview of the Structure of Graduate Medical Education 2000 Faculty “Comprehensive Clinical Review for General Surgery” (Jointly sponsored by Southeastern and Southwestern Surgical Congresses) 2000 Topics presented: Portal Hypertension Multiple Organ Failure, Sepsis, and Septic Shock
  16. Oct. 24, 2000 Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Surgeons, Clinical Congress. Chicago, IL
  17. March 30, 2001 Survival Guide for New Program Directors. Workshop. Association for Program Directors in Surgery. Nashville, TN
  18. April 23, 2001 Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Surgeons, Spring Meeting. Toronto, Ont.
  19. Oct. 10, 2001 Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Surgeons, Clinical Congress. New Orleans, LA.
  20. 10 October 2001 April 1, 2002 Course Director and Moderator: New Program Directors Workshop. Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Baltimore, MD Topic Presented: Overview of Accreditation Your Coordinator – Your Best Friend Preparation for your Site Visit
  21. April 14, 2002 Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Surgeons Spring Meeting. San Diego, CA Topic: Feedback
  22. Sept. 19, 2002 Faculty “Comprehensive Clinical Review for General Surgery” (Jointly sponsored by Southeastern and Southwestern Surgical Congresses) Atlanta, GA Topics presented: Portal Hypertension Multiple Organ Failure, Sepsis, and Septic Shock
  23. Sept. 25, 2002 Graduate Medical Education Retreat University of Texas Houston Medical Center Course Director & Moderator Topics Discussed: Reality and the 80 hour resident work week
  24. Oct. 9, 2002 Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Surgeons, Clinical Congress. San Francisco, CA Topic: Feedback
  25. May 10, 2003 Course Director and Moderator: New Program Directors Workshop. Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Vancouver, B.C. Topic Presented: Introduction Required Jobs of the Program Director Your Coordinator – Your Best Friend Preparation of the PIF Preparation for Your Site Visit
  26. Sept. 13, 2003 Faculty ACS “Surgeons as Educators” Course. Atlanta, GA Topics Presented: Needs Assessment Teaching in the O.R. Program and Faculty Evaluation Resident Selection and Interviewing
  27. Sept. 21, 2003 Faculty “Comprehensive Clinical Review for General Surgery” (Jointly sponsored by Southeastern and Southwestern Surgical Congresses) San Antonio, TX Topics presented: Portal Hypertension Multiple Organ Failure, Sepsis, and Septic Shock
  28. Oct. 19, 2003 Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Surgeons, Clinical Congress. Chicago, IL Topic: Feedback
  29. March 29, 2004 Course Director and Moderator: New Program Directors Workshop. Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Houston, TX Topics presented: Introduction Overview of Accreditation Preparation of the PIF Preparation for Your Site Visit
  30. April 17, 2004 Faculty AAMC GRA GME Leadership Development Course. Vancouver, B.C. Topic presented: The Internal Review Process
  31. Sept. 12, 2004 Faculty “Comprehensive Clinical Review for General Surgery” (Jointly sponsored by Southeastern and Southwestern Surgical Congresses) New Orleans, LA Topics presented: Portal Hypertension Multiple Organ Failure, Sepsis, and Septic Shock
  32. Sept. 18, 2004 Faculty ACS “Surgeons as Educators” Course. Atlanta, GA Topics Presented: Needs Assessment Teaching in the O.R. Program and Faculty Evaluation Resident Selection and Interviewing
  33. Oct. 10, 2004 Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. New Orleans, LA Topic: The Problem Student: Feedback and Evaluation
  34. Course Director and Moderator: New Program Directors Workshop. Association of Program Directors in Surgery. New York, NY, 29-30 March 2005. Topics presented: Introduction, Overview of Accreditation, Preparation of the PIF, Preparation for Your Site Visit
  35. Faculty “Comprehensive Clinical Review for General Surgery” (Jointly sponsored by Southeastern and Southwestern Surgical Congresses) Denver, CO 17 September 2005. Topic presented: Portal Hypertension
  36. Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. San Francisco, CA 16 October 2005. Topic: The Problem Student: Feedback and Evaluation
  37. Course Director and Moderator: New Program Directors Workshop. Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Tucson, AZ, 20-21 March 2006. Topics presented: Introduction, Overview of Accreditation, Preparation of the PIF, Preparation for Your Site Visit, Wrap-up
  38. Course Director and Moderator: New Program Directors Workshop. Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery. Washington, D.C. 29 March 2007. Topics presented: Introduction, Overview of Accreditation, Jobs of the Program Director, ACGME Competencies, The Problem Resident, Preparation of the PIF, Preparation for Your Site Visit, Wrap-up
  39. Course Director and Moderator: New Program Directors Workshop. Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Toronto, Ontario, 14-15 April 2008. Topics presented: Introduction, Overview of Accreditation, Preparation of the PIF, Preparation for Your Site Visit, Wrap-up
  40. Faculty SEPAP (Surgical Education Principles and Practice) Post-Graduate Course. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. San Francisco, CA. 11 October 2008. Topic: Feedback and Evaluation
  41. Course Director and Moderator: New Program Directors Workshop. Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Salt Lake City, 28-29 April 2009. Topics presented: Introduction, Overview of Accreditation, Jobs of the Program Director, Unwritten Jobs of the Program Director, Writing Your PIF, Dealing with the Problem Resident, ACGME Competencies, Preparation for Your Site Visit, Wrap-up
  42. Course Director and Moderator: New Program Directors Workshop. Association of Program Directors in Surgery. San Antonio, TX, 19-20 April 2010. Topics presented: Introduction, Overview of Accreditation, Jobs of the Program Director, Writing Your PIF, ACGME Competencies, Preparation for Your Site Visit, Wrap-up

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Potts JR III, Wendelken JR, Elkins RC, Peyton MD. Lower extremity amputations: Review of 110 cases. Am J Surg 138:924-928, 1979.
  2. Potts JR III, Moody FG. Intraluminal pressure recordings from the human sphincter of Oddi (Letter). Gastroenterology 79:418-419,1980.
  3. Potts JR III, Moody FG. Inhibition of spontaneous biliary sphincter activity by an H1 agonist. Surg Forum 31:200-202, 1980.
  4. Potts JR III, Moody FG. Surgical therapy for chronic pancreatitis: Selecting the appropriate approach. Am J Surg 142:654-659, 1981.
  5. Lackey C, Potts JR III. Penetration into the stomach: A complication of the antireflux prosthesis. JAMA 248:350, 1982.
  6. Boggs BR, Potts JR III, Postier RG. Five year experience with pancreatic pseudocysts. Am J Surg 144:685-688, 1982.
  7. Moody FG, Becker JM, Potts JR III. The role of transduodenal sphincteroplasty with transampullary septectomy in non-malignant disease of the papilla of Vater. Ann Surg 197:627-636, 1983.
  8. Potts JR III, Henderson JM, Millikan WJ Jr, Sones P, Warren WD. Restoration of portal venous perfusion and reversal of encephalopathy by balloon occlusion of portal systemic shunt. Gastroenterology 87:208-212, 1984.
  9. Warren WD, Potts JR III, Fulenwider T, Henderson JM. Two stage management of Budd-Chiari associated with inferior vena cava obstruction. Surg Gynecol Obstet 159:101-107, 1984.
  10. Potts JR III, Henderson JM, Millikan WJ, Warren WD. Emergency distal splenorenal shunts for variceal hemorrhage refractory to non-operative control. Am J Surg 148:813-816, 1984.
  11. Millikan WJ, Henderson JM, Sewell CW, Guyton RA, Potts JR III, Cranford CA Jr, Cramer AR, Galambos JT, Warren WD. Approach to the spectrum of Budd-Chiari syndrome: Which patients require portal decompression? Am J Surg 149:167-176, 1985.
  12. Pratt SM, Weaver FA, Potts JR III. Preoperative evaluation of inguinal hernia patients for colorectal disease. Surg Gynecol Obstet 165:53-56, 1987.
  13. Ross CB, Potts JR III. Combined left gastric - distal splenorenal shunt for bleeding gastroesophageal varices. Dig Surg 4:167-170,1987.
  14. DeLozier JB, Stratton CW, Potts JR III. Rapid diagnosis of Candida sepsis in surgical patients. Am Surg 53:600-602, 1987. Potts JR III. Acute pancreatitis. Surg Clin North Am 68:281- 299, 1988.
  15. Williams LF Jr, Huddleston CB, Sawyers JL, Potts JR III, Sharp KW, McDougal SW. Is total pelvic exenteration reasonable primary treatment for rectal carcinoma? Ann Surg 207:670-678, 1988.
  16. Morrison JG, Llaneza PP, Potts JR III. Preoperative colonoscopic diagnosis of villous adenoma of the appendix: Report of a case and review of the literature. Dis Colon and Rectum 31:398-400, 1988.
  17. Ross CB, Potts JR III. Early experience with the selective splenocaval shunt for variceal bleeding. Surg Gynecol Obstet 167:335-340, 1988.
  18. Arnold JH, Potts JR III. Splenorrhaphy for blunt trauma with a functioning distal splenorenal shunt: Rationale and report of a case. Am Surg 1988; 54:627-629.
  19. Haas DW, Dharmaraja P, Morrison JG, Potts JR III. Necrotizing fasciitis following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (Letter). Gastrointest Endosc 1988; 34:487-488.
  20. McGee GS, Williams LF, Potts J, Barnwell S, Sawyers JL. Gastrointestinal tuberculosis: Resurgence of an old pathogen. American Surgeon 1989; 55:16-19.
  21. Ross CB, H'Doubler WZ, Sharp KW, Potts JR III. Recent experience with benign biliary strictures. American Surgeon 1989; 55:64-70.
  22. Hollister AJ, Rodeheffer RJ, White FJ, Potts JR, Imada T, Inagami T. Clearance of atrial natriuretic factor by lung, liver and kidney in human subjects and the dog. Journal of Clinical Investigation 1989; 83:623-628.
  23. Karkal SS (editor), Frey CF, Potts JR III (consulting editors). Acute pancreatitis: Efficient intervention in an enigmatic intraabdominal emergency. Emergency Medicine Reports 1989; 10:169-176.
  24. Potts JR III, Broughan TA, Hermann RE. Palliative operations for pancreatic carcinoma. American Journal of Surgery 1990; 159:72-78.
  25. Potts JR III. What are the indications for cholecystectomy? Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 1990; 57:40-47.
  26. Potts JR III, Vogt DP, Broughan TA, Hermann RE. Indications for gastric bypass in palliative operations for pancreatic cancer. American Surgeon 1991; 57:24-28.
  27. Potts, JR III. Pancreatic-portal vein fistula with disseminated fat necrosis treated by pancreaticoduodenectomy. Southern Medical Journal 1991; 84:632-635.
    Veterans Affairs Total Parenteral Nutrition Cooperative Study Group. Perioperative total nutrition in surgical patients. N Engl J Med 1991;325:525-532. [Participating investigator and co-author]
  28. Potts JR III. Nutritional management of chronic liver failure. Postgraduate General Surgery 1993;5:11.
  29. Moody FG, Potts JR III. Management of biliary tract injuries secondary to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Rounds 1993; September:651-659.
  30. Roughneen PT, Cortelli M, Potts J. Subintimal hematoma of the aorta after decelaration injury. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1995;22:268-270.
  31. Moody FG, Potts JR III. Overview of Surgery-1995. Surgery Annual 27:1-27, 1995.
  32. Clifton GL, Donovan WH, Dimitrijevic MM, Allen SJ, Ku A, Potts JR III, Moody FG, Boake C. Omental transposition in chronic spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 1996;34:193-203.
  33. Chen PC, Redwine MD, Potts JR. Computed tomographic diagnosis of small-bowel volvulus: Case Report. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 1997; 48:183-185.
  34. Potts JR. The Fear and Arrogance of Surgery. Focus on Surgical Education 1999; 16:37.
  35. Potts JR. The Fear and Arrogance of Surgery. (Reprinted with permission) American College of Osteopathic Surgeons News 1999; 37: 6-7.
  36. Livingston CK, Potts JR III. Upper Arm Arteriovenous Fistulas as a Reliable Access Alternative for Patients Requiring Chronic Hemodialysis. Am. Surgeon 1999; 65:1038-1042.
  37. Potts JR. The Surgical Box Score. Focus on Surgical Education 2000; 17:17-18.
  38. Potts JR. The Long Wait is Over. Current Surgery 2001; 58: 214-216.
  39. Potts JR. The Long Wait is Over. Focus on Surgical Education 2000; 18: 30-33.
  40. Cofer JB, Biderman MD, Lewis PL, Potts JR, Laws HL, O’Leary JP, Richardson JD. Is the Quality of Surgical Residency Applicants Deteriorating? Am J Surg 2001; 181:44-49.
  41. Kozar RA, Lucci A, Miller CC, Azizzadeh A, Cocanour CS, Potts JR, Fischer CP, Brundage SI. Brief Intervention by Surgeons Can Influence Students Toward a Career in Surgery. J Surg Research 2003;111:166-169.
  42. Myers JS, Bellini LM. Morris JB, Graham D, Katz J, Potts JR, Weiner, Charles MD, Volpp KG. Internal Medicine and General Surgery Residents’ Attitudes about the ACGME Duty Hours Regulations: A Multicenter Study [Duty Hours]. Academic Medicine; 81(12):1052-1058, 2006.
  43. J. Potts III, Core Training in Surgery: What Does It Need to Include? Seminars in Vascular Surgery, 19(4):210-213, 2006.
  44. Williams, Silverman, Schwind, Fortune, Sutyak, Horvath, Van Eaton, Azzie, J R. Potts, III, Boehler, and Dunnington, Surgeon Information Transfer and Communication Factors Affecting Quality and Efficiency of Inpatient Care Ann Surg; 245(2): 159–169, 2007.
  45. American College of Surgeons Task Force. Position of the American College of Surgeons on restrictions on resident work hours. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2009 Jan;94(1):11-18.
  46. Willis RE, Coverdill JE, Mellinger JD, Collins JC, Potts JR 3rd, Dent DL. View of surgery program directors on the current ACGME and proposed IOM duty-hour standards. J Surg Educ. 2009 Jul-Aug;66(4):216-21.
  47. Britt LD, Sachdeva AK, Healy GB, Whalen TV, Blair PG, Members ofthe ACS Task Force on Resident Duty Hours. Resident duty hours in surgery for ensuring patient safety, providing optimum resident education and training, and promoting resident well-being: A response from the American College of Surgeons to the Report of the Institute of Medicine, "Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervisiion, and Safety". Surgery. 2009 Sep;146(3):398-409.
CHAPTERS
  1. Moody FG, Potts JR III. The pancreas. In: Kyle J, Hardy JD (eds). Scientific Foundations of Surgery, 3rd edition. London: William Heinemann Medical Books, Ltd, 1981.
  2. Potts JR III, Fulenwider JT. General surgical principles and complications in urologic oncology. In: Graham SD Jr (ed). Urologic Oncology. New York: Raven Press, 1986.
  3. Moody FG, Potts JR III. Postoperative Jaundice. In: Schiff L and Schiff ER, (eds): Diseases of the Liver, 7th ed. Philadelphia, J.B.Lipincott Company, 1993.
  4. Moody FG, Potts JR III. Congenital anomalies of the pancreas. In: Trede M and Carter DC (eds): Surgery of the Pancreas. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1993.
  5. Moody FG, Potts JR III. Dysfunction of the ampulla of Vater. In: Braasch JW and Tompkins RK (eds): Surgical Disease of the Biliary Tract and Pancreas - Multidisciplinary Management. St.Louis: Mosby, 1994.
  6. Potts JR III. Upper Abdominal Complications. In: Baker VV and Deppe G (eds): Management of Perioperative Complications in Gynecology. Philadelphia: W.B.Saunders Company, 1996.
  7. Potts JR III. Thyroid and Parathyroid Operations. In: Moody FG (ed.); Atlas of Ambulatory Surgery. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1999.
  8. MacFadyen BV Jr, Mercer DW, Potts JR III. Small intestine and appendix. In: Lawrence PF (ed.) Essentials in General Surgery, 3rd edition, Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1999.
  9. Potts JR III, Chapman W. The liver. In: Lawrence PF (ed.) Essentials in General Surgery, 3rd edition, Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1999.
  10. Potts JR III, Chapman W. The liver. In: Lawrence PF (ed.) Essentials in General Surgery, 3rd edition, Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1999.   Below new
  11. Mellinger JD ,MacFadyen BV Jr, Mercer DW, Potts JR III.  Small intestine and appendix.  In: Lawrence PF (ed.)  Essentials in General Surgery, 4th edition, Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 2006.
  12. Chapman W, Potts JR III.  The liver. In: Lawrence PF (ed.)  Essentials in General Surgery, 4th edition, Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 2006.

PRESENTATIONS

REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
  1. Potts JR III, Wendelken JR, Elkins RC, Peyton MD: "Lower Extremity Amputations: Review of 110 Cases." Presented to the 31st Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, April 25, 1979.
  2. Potts JR III, Moody FG: "Is Histamine a Mediator of Cholecystokinin in the Biliary Sphincter?" Presented to the 22nd Annual University Surgical Resident's Conf., February 6, 1980.
  3. Potts JR III, Moody FG: "Inhibition of Spontaneous Biliary Sphincter Activity by an H1 Agonist." Presented to the Forum of Fundamental Surgical Problems at the 66th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, October 21, 1980.
  4. Potts JR III, Moody FG: "Surgical Therapy for Chronic Pancreatitis: Selecting the Appropriate Approach."Presented to the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, May 4, 1981.
  5. Potts JR III, Cannon JP: "Intraoperative Diagnosis of Pancreatic Masses by Thin Needle Aspiration." Scientific Exhibit at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, April 26, 1982.
  6. Potts JR III: "Intraoperative Diagnosis of Pancreatic Masses by Thin Needle Aspiration." Presented to the Oklahoma Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, May 7, 1982.
  7. Potts JR III: "Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome After Aorto-Bifemoral Bypass Grafting for Occlusive Disease: Case Report and Literature Review." Presented to the Twenty -Fifth Annual University Surgical Residents' Conference, February 9, 1983.
  8. Potts JR III, Henderson JM, Millikan WJ Jr, Warren WD: "Emergency Distal Splenorenal Shunts for Variceal Hemorrhage Refractory to Non-operative Control." Presented to the 36th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, April 24, 1984.
  9. Potts JR III: "Surgical Options in Chronic Pancreatitis." Presented to the Georgia Chapter, American College of Surgeons, March 25, 1984.
  10. Potts JR III: "Surgical Therapy of Lower GI Bleeding." Presented to the Southeastern Surgical Congress, March 17, 1985.
  11. Delozier JB, Stratton CW, Potts JR III: "Rapid Diagnosis of Candida Sepsis in Surgical Patients" Presented to the 54th Annual Assembly of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, March 17, 1986
  12. Potts JR III: "Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Patients with Severe Neurological Injury." Presented to the Western Trauma Association, February 2, 1987.
  13. Morris A, Morris G, Potts JR III: "Candida Antigen Titers Predict Efficacy of Amphotericin Therapy."Scientific exhibit at the 55th Annual Assembly of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, March 15, 1987.
  14. Geer RJ, Potts JR III: "Recurrent Appendicitis: A Clinical Entity." Scientific exhibit at the 55th Annual Assembly of the Southeastern Surgical Congress. March 15, 1987.
  15. Ross CB,Potts JR III: "Selective Splenocaval Shunt: A Useful Alternative to Distal Splenorenal Shunt." Presented to the Section on Surgery at the 81st Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association, November 1, 1987.
  16. Yates MD, Potts JR III, Sharp KW: "The Accurate Preoperative Diagnosis of Spontaneous Biliary Enteric Fistula." Scientific exhibit, Section on Surgery at the 81st Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association, November 1, 1987.
  17. Pierce DF Jr, Keck-Jones L, Potts JR III. Exogenous Repletion in Hypoalbuminemic Patients: Effects on Morbidity and Mortality. Scientific exhibit, Southeastern Surgical Congress, March 1, 1988.
  18. Ross CB, H'Doubler WZ, Sharp KW, Potts JR III. Recent Experience with Benign Biliary Strictures. Presented to the Southeastern Surgical Congress, March 1, 1988.
  19. Potts JR III, Broughan TA, Hermann RE. Palliative operations for pancreatic carcinoma. Presented to the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Washington, D.C., 16 May 1989.
  20. Potts JR III, Vogt DP, Broughan TA, Hermann RE. Indications for gastric bypass in palliative operations for pancreatic cancer. Presented to the Southeastern Surgical Congress, January 29, 1990.
  21. Potts JR III. Selective Shunts for Portal Hypertension. Presented to the Clinical Congress of Abdominal Surgeons, 8 April 1994.
  22. Potts JR III. Surgical Management of Benign Biliary Strictures. Presented to the Clinical Congress of Abdominal Surgeons, 8 April 1994.
  23. Sozer SO, Potts JR III. Improved survival with Pancreatic Abscess. Presented to the South Texas Chapter American College of Surgeons, 15 March 1996, San Antonio.
  24. Potts, JR III. The Cost of ACGME Regulation in Graduate Medical Education. Presented to the Association for Hospitals in Medical Education, 11 May 1996, St. Petersburg, FL.
  25. Livingston CK, Potts JR III. Upper Arm Arteriovenous Fistulas as a Reliable Access Alternative for Patients Requiring Chronic Hemodialysis. Scientific Exhibit, Southeastern Surgical Congress, 2 February 1998, Atlanta.
  26. Potts JR III, Neville H. Laparoscopic insertion of Tenckhoff catheters: Early results of a new technique. Presented to the Texas Surgical Society, 7 April 1998, San Antonio, TX.
  27. Neville H, Potts JR III. Laparoscopic insertion of Tenckhoff catheters: Early results of a new technique. Scientific Exhibit, Southwestern Surgical Congress, 19 - 21 April 1998, San Antonio, TX.
    Potts JR III. Meeting the RRC Requirement for Trauma: How is it Done? How Should it be Done? Presented to the Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Spring Meeting, April 22-25, 1998, Baltimore, MD
  28. Potts JR III. Management of infected necrotizing pancreatitis. Presented to the Texas Surgical Society, October 4-6, 1998, Austin, TX.
  29. Gill WS, Sozer OS, Potts JR III. Surgical Management of Pancreatic Infections. Scientific Exhibit, Southwestern Surgical Congress, 17 – 20 April 1999, Coronado, CA.
  30. Potts JR III. Achieving Faculty Consensus on Desirable Resident Applicant Characteristics. Presented to the Association for Surgical Education and the Association for Program Directors in Surgery, 29 March 2001.
  31. H Sanfey, S Kaiser, J Savas, T Milkowski, I Kamal, J Potts. Part Time Surgeons: A National Survey Of Surgery Department Chairs. AAMC Annual Meeting Boston 2004 Surgical Education Week 2004
  32. Potts JR III.  “Do Surgery Residents Know What They Want to Do?”  Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Salt Lake City, 2 May 2009.
INVITED LECTURES
  1. Sept.17, 1988 New Mexico Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Topic discussed: Current Indications for Cholecystectomy
  2. Nov. 29, 1990 New Orleans Gut Society, Topic discussed: Selective Shunts for Bleeding Varices
  3. Feb. 17, 1992 Hermann Life Flight Emergency Care Symposium, Topic discussed: Principles in the Management of Abdominal Trauma
  4. Feb. 21, 1992 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Grand Rounds, Topic discussed: Palliative Operations for Pancreatic Cancer
  5. Nov. 19, 1992 Speaker Hermann Hospital Trama Nurse Workshop, Topic discussed: Abdominal Trauma
  6. April 8, 1994 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Clinical Congress of Abdominal Surgeons, Topics discussed: Selective Shunts for Variceal Hemorrhage Surgical Management of Benign Biliary Strictures
  7. Nov. 2, 1994 Houston VAMC Surgical Grand Rounds, Topic discussed: Surgical Management of Variceal Bleeding
  8. Sept. 21, 1995 Speaker 7th G. Rainey Williams Surgical Symposium, Oklahoma City Topics discussed: Modern Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis Modern Treatment of Pancreatic Pseudocysts
  9. Nov. 10, 1995 Speaker, "Live From Houston: Advanced Closed Circuit Endoscopy" Topics discussed: Future Prospects of Laparoscopy; Portal Hypertension - Operative Considerations
  10. July 9, 1996 Surgical Grand Rounds Carolinas Medical Center Topic: Surgical Shunts for Portal Hypertension
  11. Feb. 11, 1997 Surgical Grand Rounds University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Topic: Comprehensive treatment of variceal bleeding.
  12. April 23, 1997 Surgical Grand Rounds Memorial Northwest Houston Medical Center, Topic: Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Trauma
  13. July 16, 1997 Clinical Nutrition Grand Rounds (Hermann Hospital) Topic: Nutritional implications of pancreatic surgery.
  14. May 2, 1998 Baylor Medical College Department of Surgery Grand Rounds Topic: The History of Surgery for Portal Hypertension
  15. June 17, 1998 UTHMS GI Grand Rounds Topic: The Surgical Treatment of Portal Hypertension
  16. Oct. 10, 1998 Surgical Grand Rounds Department of Surgery, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA,
  17. October 10 1998. Topic: Surgery for Portal Hypertension: Past, Present, and Future. (Visiting Professor)
  18. Jan. 27, 1999 University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston) Department of Surgery Grand Rounds Topic: Surgery for portal hypertension: Past, present and future
  19. March 20, 1999 Panel “Things You Need to be Teaching but Probably Aren’t,” Association of Program Directors in Surgery,Orlando, FL. Topic: “The Core Curriculum”.
  20. Aug. 25, 1999 Houston Northwest Hospital Grand Rounds Topic: “Update on Acute Pancreatitis”
  21. Jan. 28, 2000 Surgical Grand Round Orlando Regional Medical Center Topic: “Update on Acute Pancreatitis” (Visiting Professor)
  22. April 27, 2000 Panel “Keeping Generation X from becoming X-residents” Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Phoenix, AZ Topic: “Resident Esprit de Corps”
  23. April 29, 2000 Panel “Information of Interest to Program Directors” Association of Program Directors in Surgery , Phoenix, AZ Moderator
  24. May 2, 2000 Panel “That Can’t be the Ureter! Dealing with Unexpected Findings in the Operating Room” Spring Meeting, American College of Surgeons, Washington, D.C Moderator
  25. Nov. 3, 2000 Visiting Professor, Carilion Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA Topics: “Intraoperative Surprises in General Surgery” “Parting the Flesh. Surgical Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis”
  26. Dec. 14, 2000 Visiting Professor, Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency, Phoenix, AZ Topic: “Surgery for Portal Hypertension: Past, Present and Future”
  27. May, 2001 McGravey Visiting Professor, University of Tennessee Chatanooga,
  28. May 2001 Topic: Surgical Management of Benign Biliary Stricture”
  29. Aug. 18, 2001 Invited Speaker, Tennessee Chapter American College of Surgeons, Topics: Current Status of Surgery for Portal Hypertension 2001 A Surgical Odyssey: Surgical Education
  30. Oct. 9, 2001 Panel “Is Surgery Losing It’s Luster?” Association for Program Directors in Surgery Fall Meeting,New Orleans, LA Moderator
  31. Jan. 12, 2002 Invited Speaker, Louisiana Chapter American College of Surgeons, Topics: Benign Biliary Stricture Pancreatic Cystic Disease
  32. April 3, 2002 Panel “Recruiting” Association of Program Directors in Surgery
  33. April 3, 2002 Baltimore, MD Moderator Topic: “Advertising Our Specialty: How to Attract the Best and the Brightest”
  34. June 14, 2002 Invited Speaker, Northwestern University Division of Surgery Faculty Development Retreat, Chicago, IL. Topic: “Attracting the Best and the Brightest Residents”
  35. Sept. 28, 2002 Panel “ACGME Work Hours Policy: How it will Impact Future Surgeons and Patient Care” Texas Surgical Society, Austin, TX Topic: The 80 Hour Work Week and the Practicing Surgeon
  36. Oct 5, 2002 Invited Speaker, Timpanogas Surgical Society, Sundance, UT, Topic: “Surgical Education 2003: The Ugly, the Bad and the Good”
  37. Nov. 7, 2002 Invited Speaker, Chicago Surgical Society,
  38. November 7,2002 Topic: “The Winds of Change in Surgical Education”
  39. April 29, 2003 Panel “Surgical Resident Work Hour Mandates: Can (or should) Surgical Training be a 9-5 Job? Southwestern Surgical Congress 55th Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ Topic: 179’ or How One Program Director Came to Embrace the 80 Hour Rule
  40. May 16, 2003 Invited Speaker, “50 Years of Surgery”, Orlando, FL Topic: “The Perfect Storm in Surgical Education”
  41. May 28, 2003 UT Houston Family Practice Department Grand Rounds, Topic: “When Should I Call a Surgeon?”
  42. June 5, 2003 University of Hawaii Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Topic: “Surgical Treatment of Benign Biliary Strictures”
  43. June 5, 2003 University of Hawaii Department of Family Practice Grand Rounds,
  44. June 5, 2003 Topic: “When Should I Call a Surgeon?”
    July 22, 2003 University of Arkansas Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Topic: “Surgical Treatment of Benign Biliary Strictures”
  45. Aug. 4, 2003 M.D. Anderson Faculty Development Seminar,
  46. August 4, 2003 Topic: “The 80-Hour Resident Work Week”
  47. Sept. 8, 2003 Student Surgical Association, UTHMS,
  48. September 8, 2003 Topic: “An Introduction to General Surgery”
  49. Sept. 19, 2003 Invited Speaker, 11th G. Rainey Williams Surgical Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK Topic: “Prevention and Treatment of Benign Biliary Strictures”
  50. Sept. 17, 2003 Invited Speaker, Timpanogas Surgical Society, Sundance Resort, UT, Topic: “What is Essential to be Maintained in Surgical Residency?”
  51. Nov. 19, 2003 Royce Laycock Lecturer University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
  52. November 19, 2003 Topic: “A Perfect Storm in Surgical Education”
  53. April 2, 2004 Invited Speaker: South Texas Chapter American College of Surgeons, Houston, TX Topic: “It Ain’t What it Used To Be: Surgical Residency 2004”
  54. May 20, 2004 Visiting Professor, Carilion Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA Topics: "Calcium: It's not just important to orthopods" “A Perfect Storm in Surgical Education"
  55. Sept. 1, 2004 UT Houston Student Surgical Association Topic: An Introduction to Graduate Medical Education in Surgery
  56. Sept. 28, 2004 Invited Speaker: Salt Lake City Surgical Society Topic: Who Will Your Next Partner Be? The Effect of the 80 Hour Work Week on Surgical Education
  57. Sept. 29, 2004 Visiting Professor University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Topics: A Perfect Storm in Surgical Education The Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension Why I Chose Surgery (Presented to Surgery Interest Club)
  58. Oct. 12, 2004 Panel Moderator “Getting Into and Out of General Surgery Residency” Association of Program Directors in Surgery Fall Meeting New Orleans, LA
  59. Nov. 11, 2004 Invited Speaker: Association for Academic Surgery, Houston, TX Topic: “Building the Ideal Curriculum
  60. Nov. 16, 2004 Visiting Professor Lankenau Hospital, Topic: “Of Hard Wood Floors and Shunts for Portal Hypertension”
  61. Nov. 18, 2004 UT Houston Vascular Surgery Grand Rounds Topic: Overview of Surgery for Portal Hypertension
  62. Houston Surgical Society 25 January 2005. Topic: “What Will Your Next Partner Look Like?”
  63. Invited Speaker: Southern Group on Educational Affairs 7 April 2005, Winston-Salem, NC. Topic: “Practical Aspects of the Internal Review Process”
  64. Presidential Address Association of Program Directors in Surgery 1 April 2005. Topic: “Dawn: A New Day in Surgical Education”
  65. Visiting Professor: Texas A&M Medical School 18 July 2005. Topic: “Teaching and Learning Biliary Surgery in 2005”
  66. Visiting Professor University of Arkansas Medical School 22-24 August 2005. Topic: “Teaching and Learning Biliary Surgery in 2005”
  67. Invited Speaker: G. Rainey Williams Surgical Symposium 28 September – 1 October 2005. Topics: “Teaching and Learning Biliary Surgery in 2005”, “TIPS on Portal Hypertension for Surgeons”, “The Other Whipple” (G. Rainey Williams Lecture)
  68. Visiting Professor St. Louis University 15-16 November 2005. Topic: “Teaching and Learning Biliary Surgery in 2005”
  69. Sparkman Lecture North Texas Chapter American College of Surgeons 25 February 2006 Dallas. Topic: “Will your next partner be a capable surgeon?”
  70. Visiting Professor Emory University 9 March 2006. Topic: “Was Dean Warren a Competent Surgeon?”
  71. Graduate Medical Education Lecture Southwestern Surgical Congress 6 April 2006 Kauai, HI. Topic: “Reconciling the Expectations: The 80 hour work week surgeon partners with the surgeon of the old guard”
  72. Invited Speaker American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Chicago, IL 9 October 2006. Topic: “Future Surgeons: Duty Hours Expectations”
  73. Invited Speaker Fall meeting Association of Program Directors in Surgery Chicago, IL 9 October 2006. Topic: “Surgeons as Cheaters – A Program Director’s Perspective”
  74. Invited Speaker Spring Meeting of the American College of Surgeons, 23 April 2007 Las Vegas, NV. Topic: “A National Website for Resident Education in Surgery”
  75. Visiting Professor York Hospital, York, PA 14 September 2007. Topic: “Teaching Surgery”
  76. Invited Speaker Fall meeting Association of Program Directors in Surgery New Orleans 8 October 2007.
    Topic: “Adult Learning with Retention”
  77. Invited Speaker American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA 13 October 2008. Topic: “Non-Operative Treatment of Appendicitis”
  78. Visiting Professor University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HA 19-21 January 2009. Topics: “Update on Surgical Resident Education” Queen’s Medical Center Surgical Conference; “Has the Worm Turned?” U. of Hawaii Surgical Grand Rounds
  79. Visiting Professor Carilion Clinic Program, Roanoke, VA 13 February 2009. Topic: “Update on Surgical Resident Education”
  80. Invited Speaker ACGME Duty Hours Conference, Grapevine, TX 5 March 2009. Topic: “Response to the IOM Report on Resident Duty Hours”
  81. Graduate Medical Education Lecture Southwestern Surgical Congress 24 March 2009 Coronado, CA. Topic: “Update on Surgical Resident Education”
  82. Invited Speaker Council of Medical Specialty Societies special session on resident duty hours 8 May. 2009 Chicago IL
  83. UT Houston Family Practice Department Grand Rounds, 2 June 2009. Topic: “Acute Abdomen”
  84. Invited Speaker AMA Joint CME/SMS Educational Program A-08 12 June 2009 Chicago, IL.
    Topic: “Resident Duty Hours”
  85. UT Houston Family Practice Department Grand Rounds, 19 August 2009. Topic: “Biliary Disease for the Family Practitioner”
  86. Invited Speaker St. Joseph’s Hospital (Phoenix) Department of Surgery Education Retreat, 21-23 August. 2009 Sedona, AZ. Topics: “Are Today’s Residents Different?” . “Evaluation and Feedback”
  87. UT Houston Otolaryngology Department Educational Conference 20 January 2010. Topic: Assimilating the ACGME Competencies into Teaching: Systems-Based Practice and Practice-Based Learning & Improvement
  88. Invited Speaker Southwest Surgical Congress 22 March 2010 Loew’s Ventana Canyon, AZ. Topic: What’s New with Maintenance of Certification?
  89. Panel Moderator “Social Networking in the Practice of General Surgery” Southwest Surgical Congress 23 March 2010 Loew’s Ventana Canyon, AZ
  90. UT Houston Geriatrics Fellowship Educational Conference 26 March 2010. Topic: Assimilating the ACGME Competencies into Teaching: Systems-Based Practice and Practice-Based Learning & Improvement
  91. UT Houston Neurosurgery Educational Conference 20 May 2010. Topic: Feedback in Surgical Education
  92. Alabama & Mississippi Chapters American College of Surgeons 11 June 2010 Point Clear, AL. Topic: Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Contact Information

John R. Potts III, M.D.
  • JOHN R. POTTS, III, M.D.

  • Professor of Surgery
    Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education
    Residency Program Director
    Vice-Chairman for Education

  • Department of Surgery

  • The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
    6431 Fannin Street, MSB 4.162
    Houston, Texas 77030

  • phone: (713) 500-7216
    e-mail: John.R.Potts@uth.tmc.edu

Executive Assistant

Kelle Scott