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


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
1980-1982 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.
1982-1983 Fellow in Portal Hypertension Emory University Director: Dean Warren, M.D.

ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY:

Certified Instructor, A.T.L.S., March 2, 1985
A.T.L.S. courses taught at Vanderbilt:
March 1-2, 1985
October 3-4, 1986
March 15-16, 1985
December 12-13, 1986
October 4-5, 1985
July 10-11, 1987
December 6-7, 1985
August 14-15, 1987
A.T.L.S coursed taught at UTHMS:
June 17-18, 1991
March 12-13, 1993
June 28-29, 1991
October 1-2, 1993
January 30-31, 1992
November 5-6, 1993
June 20-22, 1992
October 21-22, 1994
August 7-8, 1992
March 17-18, 1995
November 13-14, 1992
May 5-6, 1995
January 13-14, 1993
A.M.A. Physician Recognition Award, 1988
A.M.A. Physician Recognition Award, 1992
American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course February 25, 1988
Completed American Heart Association Advanced Life Support Course June 25, 1988

LICENSURE

1984 Tennessee
1991 Texas
Inactive: Oklahoma, Idaho, Georgia, Florida

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 Truama, 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
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
Houston Surgical Society, 1992-present
Membership Council 1996-1999
Executive Committee 1997-1999, 2004-present
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
Pancreas Club, 1990-present
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 1988-present
Membership Committee 1995-2000
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-present
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
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
Consultant to the Clinical Management Section of the In-Training/Surgical Basic Science Examination Committee of the American Board of Surgery 2003, 2004
Design Team, AAMC Group on Resident Affairs GME Leadership Development Course 2003-present
American Board of Surgery Task Force on Surgical Curriculum 2004

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HONORS AND AWARDS

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

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

Oklahoma
Member, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Honor Code Committee, 1974-1975
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Student Council Representative, 1976-77
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Admissions Committee, 1977
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Class of 1977, Class President
Chairman, University of Oklahoma Intern & Residents Day Committee, 1982
Emory Member, Utilization Review Committee, Emory University Hospital, 1982-84
Vanderbilt Member, Utilization Review and Medical Record Committee, Nashville V.A. Medical Center, 1984-1987
Member, Ambulatory Services Committee, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1984-1987
Member, Nutrition Support Committee, Nashville V.A. Medical Center, 1984-1987
Member, Critical Care Committee, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1984-1987
Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Ambulatory Surgery Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1984-1987
Member, Practice Management Council, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1985-1987
Member, Medical Advisory Committee of Progressive Home Health Care Group Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1985-1987
Director of Internship Selection, Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1986-1987
Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Operating Room Efficiency, Vanderbilt Univ. Hospital, 1986
Member, Hospital Medical Board, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1986-1987
Member, Operating Room Committee, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1986-1987
Member, Patient Care Policy Committee, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1987
Member, Ambulatory Services Committee, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1987
Member, Laser Safety Committee, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1987

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

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

CC Florida Activities
Surgical Committee 4/1988-2/1991
Radiation Safety Committee 3/1988-2/1991
Hospital Committee 3/1988-12/1988 (Committee disbanded)
Personnel Committee 3/1988-1/1990 (Committee disbanded)
IRB Committee 3/1988-1/1990 Medical Record Committee 3/1988-1/1990 (Chairman, 1/1989-1/1990)
Medical Record Committee 3/1988-1/1990 (Chairman, 1/1989-1/1990)
Space Committee 3/1988-1/1990
Education Committee 3/1988-1/1990
Information Services Steering Committee 5/1988-2/1991 (Chairman, 5/1988-1/1989)
North Beach Hospital Intensive/Coronary Care Committee 3/1988-6/1989
North Beach Hospital Emergency Room Committee 3/1988-6/1989
North Beach Hospital Critical Care Services Committee 6/1989-2/1991
North Beach Hospital Operating Room/Surgical Case Review Committee 3/1989-2/1991
North Beach Hospital Credential and Qualification Committee 10/1989 -2/1991

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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

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.
EDITORIAL COMMENTS
  1. Current Surgery 42:481-482, 1985 (Extraperitoneal versus transperitoneal drainage of the intra-abdominal abscess).
  2. Current Surgery 43:514-515, 1986 (Prognostic factors in survival after portasystemic shunts: Multivariate analysis).
PUBLISHED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  1. Allen GS, Burns RS, Tulipan NB, Parker RA. Adrenal medullary transplantation to the caudate nucleus in Parkinson's disease: Initial clinical results in 18 patients. Archives of Neurology 1989; 46:487-491.
  2. Lownfels AB, Maisonneuve P, DiMagno EP, et al. Hereditary pancreatitis and the risk of pancreatic cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1997; 89:442-446.
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ABSTRACTS
  1. Millikan WJ Jr, Henderson JM, Potts JR III, Warren WD, Galambos J, Brooks WS Jr, Riepe SP. Liver function and hemodynamic status 1 year into sclerotherapy for variceal bleeding. Gastroenterology 86:1184, 1984.
  2. Galloway JR, Millikan WJ Jr, Henderson JM, Potts JR III, Warren WD. Change in plasma ammonia after 60 gram enteral protein load: a method of detecting susceptibility to hepatic encephalopathy. Gastroenterology 86:1319, 1984.
  3. Millikan WJ Jr, Henderson JM, Galloway JR, Warren WD, Potts JR III, Noe B, Kutner K. Functional hepatic score (FHS): a predictor of post-shunt encephalopathy. Gastroenterology 86:1332, 1984.
  4. Healy DA, Williams LF Jr, Ivey GL, Sharp KW, Sawyers JL, Potts JR III. Late gastric obstruction in patients with previous resections for peptic ulcer disease. South Med J 79(Suppl):69, 1986.
  5. Huddleston CB, Williams LF, Sharp KW, Potts JR III. Pelvic exenteration for extensive carcinoma of the rectum and anus. South Med J 79(Suppl):70, 1986.
  6. Gerhardt E, Potts JR III. Spleen sparing distal pancreatectomy. South Med J 79(Suppl):74, 1986.
    Williams LF Jr, Holcomb GW, Smith BM, Sharp KW, Potts JR III, Meacham PW. Mesenteric ischemia: an ever changing spectrum. South Med J 79(Suppl):76, 1986.
  7. Hollister AS, Byrd BF III, Potts JR III, Parrish CK, Imada T, Inagami T. Plasma atrial natriuretic factor levels correlate with right atrial pressure echocardiographic dimensions and calculated wall tension in human subjects. Circulation 74:II-21, 1986.
  8. Potts JR, Hollister AS, Abumrad NN, Imada T, Inagami T. Atrial natriuretic factor does not respond to initial venous pressure changes in cirrhosis. Clin Res 35:175A, 1987.
  9. Potts JR III. Early percutaneous gastrostomy in patients with neurological injury. Gastrointest Endosc 33:153, 1987.
  10. Hollister AS, White FJ, Rodeheffer RJ, Potts JR III, Imada T, Inagami T. Organ clearances of endogenous atrial natriuretic factor in dogs. Clin Res 36(1):A118, 1988.
  11. Ross CB, Potts JR III. Selective splenocaval shunt: A useful alternative to distal splenorenal shunt. South Med J 80:72, 1987.
  12. Yates MD, Sharp KW, Potts JR III. The accurate preoperative diagnosis of spontaneous biliary enteric fistula. South Med J 80:81, 1987.
  13. Potts JR III, Broughan TA, Hermann RE. Palliative operations for pancreatic carcinoma. Gastroenterology Digest (Almere) 6:22-23, 1991. (Invited, extended abstract)
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, Andrassy RA. History of the University of Texas Houston Surgical Residency. In: Mattox KL (ed.): The History of Surgery in Houston. Austin, Eakin Press (In Press).

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.
AUDIO PRESENTATIONS:
  • Potts JR III. Selective shunts for bleeding varices. Audio Digest 41 (24), 21 December 1994.
WEB PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS:
  • Potts JR. The Core Curriculum. ( http://apds.org/99meet.htm )
  • Potts JR. The Long Wait is Over.( http://apds.org/potts.htm )
  • Potts JR. Resident Esprit de Corps. ( http://apds.org/2000%20Presentations.htm )
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

Contact Information

  • 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
    fax: (713) 500-7239
    e-mail: John.R.Potts@uth.tmc.edu

Executive Assistant

Kelle Scott