Biography

Richard Englehardt, MD

Instructor In Surgery

Education

Doctor of Medicine, University of Iowa
Roy J. Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine (Iowa City, IA)
Conferred: May 2006
Honors Degree of Bachelors of Arts, University of Utah,
Biology and Honors Studies. (Salt Lake City, UT)
Conferred: August 2001

Honors and Awards

2010 Detroit Trauma Symposium Expert Resident Panel representative for Providence Hospital
Surgical Jeopardy Finalist at the 2007 American College of Surgeons Spring Congress in Las Vegas, NV
Resident Scholarship to attend the 1st International Symposium of Robotic Surgery.
Honors Degree of Bachelors of Arts
Honors degree distinction at the University of Utah requires the student to complete 7 Honors Program specific courses, as well as prepare and present an honors thesis at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. These requirements were completed in addition to all graduation requirements stipulated by the Biology department for my Bachelors degree
Multiple nominations to the National Dean's List.
Member of Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society. University of Utah
Honors Program Scholarship (1995-1999)

Work Experience

Resident Physican in General Surgery (July 2006-June 2011)
o Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Southfield, MI
o Department of Surgery
o Serving as the Administrative Chief Resident during the 2010-2011 academic year.
o Duties include patient care management for surgical patients, lecture preparation and presentation, teaching medical students from Wayne State University and the American University of the Carribean, as well as conducting and presenting clinical and basic science research projects.
Level I Research Assistant (August 2001-August 2002)
o University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
o Department of Pediatrics and Genetics: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Laboratory. Val C. Sheffield MD, PhD – Laboratory director
o Worked as the assistant director of sequencing for the Sheffield, Stone, and Hageman Laboratories.
o Carried out individual and team projects focused on finding the genes associated with glaucoma, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, familial hypomagnesemia, autism, and macular degeneration.
Editor-in-Chief (January 2001-August 2001)
o Founder and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Beneficence: The Journal for Bioethics Inquiry.
o The journal was designed as an undergraduate forum for exploration of ethical issues, with an emphasis on bioethics.
o The journal is published biannually and I served as Co-Editor-in-Chief during the publication of the first 2 volumes.
o I served as the main fund raiser for the journal, and secured a 5 year grant from the KEOH foundation to fund all publication costs.
Phlebotomist (April 1999- August 2001)
o LDS Hospital; Salt Lake City, UT
o Worked as team leader for the night shift phlebotomists.
Research Assistant (December 2000 - August 2001)
o University of Utah; Salt Lake City, UT
o Volunteer research assistant to Gary Rose, PhD in the department of Biology
o Conducted independent research on the gender changing mechanisms of the blue headed wrasse.
Research Assistant (January 2000-May 2000)
o University of Utah College of Medicine; Salt Lake City, UT
o Volunteer research assistant to Monica Maillet, PhD in the Department of Medical Ethics.
o Helped prepare programs, presentations, and lectures on literature and medical ethics for the college of medicine.

Publications

Walder RY, Landau D, Meyer P, Shalev H, Tsolia M, Borochowitz Z, Boettger MB, Beck GE, Englehardt RK, Carmi R, Sheffield VC. Mutation of TRPM6 causes familial hypomagnesemia with secondary hypocalcemia. Nature Genetics. 31: 171-174 (2002).
Englehardt, RK. Gender change mechanisms in a protogynous fish. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2001.
Englehardt, RK. When Sickness requires quarantine. Beneficence: The Journal for Bioethics Inquiry. 1: 19-29 (2001).
I conducted a large part of the research and was recognized in the acknowledgements of:
o Mykytyn K, Nishimura D, et al. Identification of the gene (BBS1) most commonly involved in Bardet-Biedl syndrome, a complex human obesity syndrome. Nature Genetics. 31: 435-438 (2002).

Current Research

"Management and outcomes in primary tumors of the appendix"
o Oral presentation at the Michigan chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2009 Coller Day conference, and the Detroit Surgical Association February 2009 meeting.
o Poster presentation at the 2009 Providence Research Day Research Competition
o Accepted for publication in the Journal of Cancer Therapy. Date of publication not yet announced.
"Resident surgical skill assessment using an operative competency model"
o Poster presentation at the 2010 Annual Southeast Surgical Conference.
o Currently revising manuscript with plans to expand the scope of the project.
"Melanoma"
o Recently completed a chapter as the primary author on the surgical management of melanoma for an upcoming textbook of surgery entitled "The Textbook of Holistic Surgery," with planned publication in 2011.
"Ethics in end of life surgical care"
o Case solicited and in process for journal Teaching Ethics.
"Pseudoaneurysm of a replaced right hepatic artery"
o Preparing manuscript for interesting images in medicine for New England Journal of Medicine

Extracurricular Activities

Providence Hospital House Officers Association
o Serving as the Department of Surgery representative from 2008 to present.
Providence Hospital Ethics Committee
o Serving on the hospital ethics committee during the 2009-2010 academic year.
Providence Hospital Delirium Committee
o Serving as the hospital resident representative during the 2010-2011 academic year.
The American College of Surgeons
o Resident member
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
o Candidate member
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
o Resident member
Iowa Surgical Interest Society
o President, 2003-2004
o Coordinator for the ISIS Suture Clinic, Scrub Clinic, Surgery Match Panel, as well as multiple lunch and dinner lectures by private practice and staff surgeons.
American Medical Association
o University of Iowa Recruitment Chair, 2002-2004 (Set University of Iowa recruitment records both years)
o Co-Coordinator, University of Iowa National Bone Marrow Registry drive. (Recruited over 115 people to join the National Bone Marrow Registry)
o University of Iowa COM representative, AMA Interim Meeting, December 2003
o University of Iowa COM representative, AMA National Meeting, June 2003
o Member, Advisor Search Committee, Spring 2003
University of Iowa Student Government
o Senator, Graduate Professional Student Senate, 2003-2004
College of Medicine Liaison Committee
o President, Surgery clerkship liaison committee
o Secretary, Pathology liaison committee
o The role of the liaison committee is to function as an intermediary between course directors and students in the class to help improve the quality of the course and ensure students concerns are addressed. Part of this commitment involves writing a comprehensive report of the collective student bodies' evaluations of the course for presentation to all clerkship and course directors.
Global Medicine Society
o Member, 2002-2006
o Service committee, Assisted with the medical textbook drive for the A.M Dogliotti College Of Medicine in Monrovia, Liberia.

Service

Volunteer Service Missionary (July 1996-December 1996)
o Service missionary in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts.
o Provided religious instruction and volunteered at many community service centers such as YMCA and Boys Club of Worcester, MA.
Volunteer Service Missionary (December 1996-July 1998)
o Service missionary in states of Puebla and Tlaxcala, Mexico
o Worked as a leader over 17 other missionaries to direct service work and religious education.
o Helped design and direct many community improvement projects in the cities of Puebla, San Martin Texmelucan, and Chilac, Puebla, Mexico.
Bean Community- University of Iowa College of Medicine volunteer group
o Regular involvement in service activities benefiting the Sub for Santa program, Shelter House- battered women's shelter fund raising, Domestic Violence Intervention Program, and the Bean Community annual canned food drive.
Boy Scouts of America
o I obtained the rank of Eagle Scout
Project included raising sports equipment and uniforms for
underprivileged youth in Chihuahua, Mexico.
o Assistant Scout Leader
Spent hundreds of hours in volunteer projects with youth 12-18.

Additional Talents and Activities

Language
o I am fluent in Spanish
Music
o I enjoy playing the guitar recreationally.
Sports
o I am an avid alpine skier. Throughout high school and college I participated in competitive downhill ski racing for Utah Valley University.
o I regularly participate in a number of outdoor sports such as mountain biking, backpacking, rock climbing, golfing, and scuba diving. I have also played on a number of intramural football teams.

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street
MSB 4.020
Houston, Texas 77030
Tel: 713-500-7200
Fax: 713-500-7213

Contact Information

• Richard Englehardt, MD

• Instructor In Surgery
  Minimally Invasive and Elective General Surgery
  The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

• Department of Surgery

• 6431 Fannin Street
  MSB 5.033
  Houston, TX 77030

• Tel: (713) 500-7208
  e-mail: Richard.K.Englehardt
  @uth.tmc.edu