DavidPersseMD
Emergency Medicine • Houston, TXProfessor of Emergency Medicine and Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine; Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas-Houston; Chief Medical Officer - City of Houston: Physician Director of Emergency Medical Services, Public Health Authority and Tactical Physician.
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Office
500 Jefferson Street
Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77002Phone+1 832-394-6819
Education & Training
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1989 - 1992
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1993 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
OH State Medical License 1992 - 1998- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medical Services
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAEMS) American College of Emergency Physicians
- Doctor of Humanities in Medicine (Honorary) Baylor College of Medicine, 2018
- Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians
Clinical Trials
- Circulation Improving Resuscitation Care (CIRC) Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 44 citationsPrehospital Utility of Rapid Stroke Evaluation Using In-Ambulance Telemedicine A Pilot Feasibility StudyTzu-Ching Wu, Claude Nguyen, Christy Ankrom, Julian Yang, David Persse
Stroke. 2014-08-01 - 108 citationsHypothermia After Cardiac Arrest Feasibility and Safety of an External Cooling ProtocolRobert A. Felberg, Derk W. Krieger, R. Chuang, David Persse, W. S. Burgin
Circulation. 2001-10-09 - 210 citationsManual vs. integrated automatic load-distributing band CPR with equal survival after out of hospital cardiac arrest. The randomized CIRC trial.Lars Wik, Jan-Aage Olsen, David Persse, Fritz Sterz, Michael Lozano
Resuscitation. 2014-06-01
Press Mentions
Houston to Consider Expanding Emergency Response Program into Separate BusinessOctober 10th, 2024- Respiratory Virus Season Is Back. Here's How to Protect Against Flu, COVID-19 and RSVOctober 9th, 2024
- Houston May Try to Expand Emergency Telehealth Program to Nearby Cities to Bolster FundingOctober 9th, 2024
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