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Faculty Biography

Department of Surgery,
Division of Minimally Invasive and Elective General Surgery


Todd David Wilson, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Division of Minimally Invasive and Elective General Surgery
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

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Education:

Residency Training

2003 – Present General Surgery Residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Medical Education

1999 - 2003 University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas

Undergraduate Education

1990 - 1994 United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, May 1994

Employment

1998 - 1999 United States Navy - GEORGE WASHINGTON BG
Flag Lieutenant: Aide to the two star admiral in charge of the GEORGE WASHINGTON Battle Group which consisted of 14 ships, 2 submarines, over 100 aircraft, and 14,000 personnel. As the admiral's aide I was responsible for directly supporting the admiral in his duties of commanding United States naval forces in the defense of United States interests, his responsibilities as an ambassador of our country, and his efforts to coordinate political and military efforts toward improving national security.
Ballistic Missile Defense role: Worked with computer programmers, equipment technicians, and battle group staff to develop a new theater ballistic missile defense system that now exists on 14 cruisers.

1996 - 1998 United States Navy - USS SAN JACINTO
Air Defense Officer: Responsible for training shipboard personal in air defense, developing air defense plans, and "fighting the ship" against air threats.
Battle Group Air Defense Officer: Developed strategy, tactics, and standard operating procedures; coordinated activity; and oversaw training of United States units in the defense of all Carrier Battle Group assets in the Persian Gulf against all air threats.
Assistant Operations Officer: Responsible under the Operations Officer for the management, training and leadership of 140 sailors in the operation of the ship (a cruiser) in its warfare mission roles; in the maintenance and operation of all topside portions of the ship and topside equipment; and in the operations of navigating the ship.
Training Officer: Responsible for training and maintaining the highest level of readiness of all 360 sailors aboard ship.
Assistant Safety Officer: Responsible under the Executive Officer for safety aboard the ship.

1994 - 1996 United States Navy - USS SHENANDOAH
Electrical Division Officer: In charge of 40 sailors, responsible for all electrical equipment onboard the 20,000 ton ship, and responsible for electric generation and distribution to tended vessels.
Electrical Safety Officer: Maintained safety program and electrical training for 1,500 shipboard personnel.
M Division Officer: In charge of 30 sailors, two 600lb steam engines and all associated equipment, 4 Generators large enough to power a small city, and all accessory mechanical equipment used to operate the ship.

Research Experience

2006-Present University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
I am currently working on training simulators for surgeons with a graphics engine built from the ground up based on today’s most advanced graphics programming languages (C#, DirectX 9.0c, and XNA). I currently have an impressive functional engine with versions that will work with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and even on the xbox 360. I am in the process of creating a bronchoscope simulator to showcase the technology.

2004-2005 University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
I developed software that integrates ICU patient data from peripheral devices such as pulmonary catheters and displays the patient information in an easy to interpret dynamic graphic format.

1993 - 1994 United States Naval Academy
I worked under Dr. Fitzgerald in researching the production of various tetra-azoporphyrins and testing their oxidizing capabilities. The research was designed to manipulate the complicated porphyrin rings in effort to ultimately develop the first practical chemical oxidizing catalyst.

Volunteer Experience

1999 - 2001 HOMES - Volunteer health care for the homeless.

Honors / Awards

Outstanding Surgery Student – UTHSC-H class 2003
Naval Commendation Medal 1999
Naval Commendation Medal 1998
Naval Achievement Medal 1997
Naval Achievement Medal 1996
Decommissioning Officer of the Deck USS SHENANDOAH
Naval Achievement Medal 1995
Navy Shiphandler of the Year 1995
Sailing team: National Champions 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Eagle Scout

Contact Information

Todd David Wilson, MD
  • Todd David Wilson, MD

  • Assistant Professor
    Division of Minimally Invasive and Elective General Surgery
    The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

  • Department of Surgery

  • 6431 Fannin Street
    MSB 4.290
    Houston, TX 77030

  • phone: (713) 500-7250
    e-mail: todd.d.wilson@uth.tmc.edu

Executive Assistant:
Glenda Doyle