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Office
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555Phone+1 409-772-0848
Summary
- Dr. Donald Prough is Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including the University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Hospital for Children, Galveston. He received his medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine and has been in practice 50 years. He specializes in critical care medicine and is experienced in traumatic brain injury, sepsis, acute lung injury, and noninvasive monitoring.
Education & Training
- National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology), 1976 - 1977
- National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Anesthesiology, 1974 - 1977
- National Capital ConsortiumChief Residency, Anesthesiology, 1976 - 1976
- National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Transitional Year, 1973 - 1974
- Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 1973
- Lafayette CollegeB.A., English, 1969
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 1992 - 2026
- NC State Medical License 1980 - 2006
- MD State Medical License 1977 - 1995
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
- American Association of Physician LeadershipCertified Physician Executive-
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Critical Care Medicine, 2022
- Fellow American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2019
- Fellow of the Council on Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (FAHA-*Elected) American Heart Association, 2002
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 23 citationsMolecular Mechanisms Underlying Effects of Neural Stem Cells against Traumatic Axonal InjuryEnyin Wang, Junling Gao, Qin Yang, Margaret Parsley, Tiffany J. Dunn
Journal of Neurotrauma. 2012-01-30 - 8 citationsSplanchnic oxygen consumption is impaired during severe acute normovolemic anemia in anesthetized humans.Mali Mathru, Daneshvari R. Solanki, Lee C. Woodson, J Sean Funston, Orthan Ozkan
Anesthesiology. 2006-07-01 - 109 citationsRapid Accumulation of Endogenous Tau Oligomers in a Rat Model of Traumatic Brain Injury: POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND SPORADIC TAUOPATHIES *Bridget E. Hawkins, Shashirekha Krishnamurthy, Diana L. Castillo-Carranza, Urmi Sengupta, Donald S. Prough
The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2013-06-07
Journal Articles
- Optoacoustic monitoring of central and peripheral venous oxygenation during simulated hemorrhage in Photons Plus Ultrasound, Oraevsky AA, Wang LV, EdsPetrov A, Kinsky M, Prough DS, Petrov Y, Petrov IY, Henkel SN, Seeton R, Salter MG, Khan MN, Esenaliev RO, Proc. of SPIE, 1/1/2014
- Optoacoustic detection and monitoring of blast-induced intracranial hematomas in rats," in Photons Plus Ultrasound, Oraevsky AA, Wang LV, EditorsPetrov A, Wynne KE, Prough DS, DeWitt DS, Petrov Y, Petrov IY, Parsley MA, Esenaliev RO, Proc. of SPIE, 1/1/2014
- Optoacoustic measurement of central venous oxygenation for assessment of circulatory shock: clinical study in cardiac surgery patients in Photons Plus Ultrasound, Ora...Petrov IY, Prough DS, Kinsky M, Petrov Y, Petrov A, Henkel SN, Seeton R, Salter MG, R. O. Esenaliev RO, Proc. of SPIE, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Impaired neurogenesis in a rat model of traumatic brain injury.Micci MA, Boone DR, Porter R, Yusuf C, Sisho E, Hellmich H, Prough DS, National Neurotrauma Symposium, 1/29/2014
- Effects of prophylactic omega-3 fatty acid treatment on TBI-induced microrna expression.Weisz H, Boone D, Sell S, Parsley M, Bolding I, DeWitt D, Prough D, Hellmich H, National Neurotrauma Symposium, 1/29/2014
- Investigation of the effects of carboxygullerene nanoparticles on the cerebral vasculature after fluis percussion injury.Wynne KE, Prough DS, DeWitt DS, National Neurotrauma Symposium, 1/29/2014
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Lectures
- Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury.University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX - 1/5/2014
- Therapeutics1/22/2013
- Neurology1/20/2013
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Other
- Should you secede from the medical school to better meet your academic and clinical missions?Prough DS, American Society of Anesthesiologists Newsletter
1/1/2005 - Association of University anesthesiologists: 50 Years and countingPrough DS, American Society of Anesthesiologists Newsletter
1/1/2003 - IARS wants you: Funding opportunities in anesthesiology research.Prough DS, American Society of Anesthesiologists Newsletter
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