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James Henderson II, MD, Pulmonology, San Antonio, TX

JamesH.HendersonIIMD

Pulmonology San Antonio, TX

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease, Sleep Medicine

President of Medical Staff, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospitals Pulmonary/CCM consultant, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program

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  • Office

    11130 Christus Hills
    Suite 321
    San Antonio, TX 78251
    Phone+1 210-703-9001
    Fax+1 210-703-9155

Summary

  • Serves as Chief of the Medical Staff at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Westover Hills hospital after tenure as Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Chairman of the Peer Review Committee with membership on several other committees including the Medical Executive, Patient Safety, Information Technology, and Pharmacy/Therapeutics. He is President of the 501c3 Board of Directors of the Santa Rosa Family Health Center and Family Medicine Residency Program. He is presently Director of Inpatient Services for the program and Chairman of its Clinical Competency Committee. He serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor for the UTHSCSA Department of Family and Community Medicine. He entered his present position after over 26 years of service in the United States Air Force Medical Corps, retiring in July 2011 in the rank of Colonel.

Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Sleep Medicine, 1992 - 1993
  • San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
    San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1991 - 1992
  • San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
    San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1989 - 1991
  • San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
    San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
  • Oral Roberts University School of Medicine
    Oral Roberts University School of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1992 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2010 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1988 - 2021
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1999 - 2000
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine
  • American Board of Sleep MedicineSleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Physician of the Quarter 2019 CSR Westover Hills Hospital, 2019
  • Physician of the Quarter CSR Westover Hills Hospital, 2018
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013

Publications & Presentations

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Lung to ear circulation time in normal subjects and subjects with obstructive sleep apnea: effects of nasal CPAP
    Henderson JH, Harris CD, Shepard JW Jr, World Federation of Sleep Research Societies 2nd International Congress, Nassau, The Bahamas
  • Evaluation of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea treated with Nasal CPAP during concurrent use of Zolpidem: A comparison of Eden Trace II Ambulatory -Type Sleep Mon...
    Henderson JH, Epstein LJ, Association of Professional Sleep Societies Annual Meeting, Washington D.C
  • Diagnostic and Cost-Efficacy of Post-Bronchoscopic Radiographic Evaluation
    Henderson JH, Morales C, Thornton D, Lawlor D, Derdak S, American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting, New Orleans
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Lectures

  • Military Aeromedical Evacuation: Critical Care Air Transport Teams 
    Chest 2005: American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Authored Content

  • Pushing Students into Research Demeans Teamwork in MedicineOctober 2018
  • Pushing Students into Research Demeans Teamwork in MedicineOctober 2018
  • Pushing Students into Research Demeans Teamwork in MedicineOctober 2018
  • How I Finally Got Smart About Attending A Medical ConferenceOctober 2018
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Committees

  • Chief of Staff Elect, Medical Executive Committee 2017 - Present

Professional Memberships