Work Experience
Chief of General Surgery, Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, New York, 2006 -2009
Director of the Bariatric Program and Intensive Care Unit, West Point, New York, 2007-2009
Chief of General Surgery, 86th Combat Support Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, August 2008 to January 2009
Chief of Trauma, 14 Combat Support Hospital, FOB Salerno, Afghanistan, September 2006 - February 2007
Staff Surgeon, Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, New York, July 2005 - August 2006
Education
Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center, General Surgery, July 1, 2001-June 30, 2005
Internship: Madigan Army Medical Center, General Surgery, June 30, 2000 -2001
Medical: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, May 21, 2000
Undergraduate: Michigan State University Honors College, Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, High Honors
Military Experience
86th Combat Support Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, August 2008 to present
541st FST, Qalat, Afghanistan, January 2007 - February 2007
14th CSH, FOB Salerno, Afghanistan, August 2006 - December 2006
Task Force Katrina Relief, Staff Surgeon, September - October 2005
Combat Casualty Care Course 6A-C4, March 22-30, 2001, San Antonio, Texas
Army Medical Department Officer Basic Course 005-98, August 4, 1998, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Medical Licenses and Certifications
Washington-Active
New York- Inactive
Pennsylvania-Inactive
American Board Surgery Certification
Laparoscopic gastric sleeve course
Laparoscopic REALIZE Band Course
LapBand Course
BLS, ACLS, ATLS
Honors and Achievements
The Army Commendation Medal For Exceptional Meritorious Service in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan, 2007
The Army Achievement Medal For Meritorious Service as an Intregal Part of Task Force 14 During Joint Task Force Katrina, 2005
The Army Commendation Medal For Meritorious Service During A Five Year Surgical Residency, 2005
Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons Outstanding Laparoscopic Resident Surgeon Achievement Award, 2005
90 Percentile on General Surgery training exam 2000, 2004, 2005
Anesthesia and the Surgical Sub-specialties Summer Fellowship Award, Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit, MI, 1997
Mortor Board Honor Society, Michigan State University, 1996
National Science Foundation Summer Research Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1995
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1995
Michigan State Competitive Scholarship Recipient, 1992
Research
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center
Protocal: Does intestinal fatty acid binding protein predict strangulation in mechanical small bowel obstruction.
Protocal: The Changing Role of Arteriography in the Management of Carotid Occlusive Disease.Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital Summer 1997
Project 1: Risk of Antireflux Surgery in Patients with Complication of GERD
Project 2: Use of diasperine Cross linked Hemoglobin as a resuscitation fluid in a rat model
Michigan State University, Department of Biochemistry
Project: Site Directed Mutagenesis on The Regulatory Region of ADP-Glucose Pyroshosphoylases Large Subunit, 1994-1995
Publications
1. D. Cronk, T. Houseworth, Intestinal Fatty Acid Bing Proein (I-FABP) For the detectionof Strangulated Mechanical Small Bowel Obstruction, Current Surgery, Vol. 63, Issue 5, Pg. 322-325
2. H Horst, R. Karmy-Jones, T. Houseworth, Contributing Author: Self-Assessment Color Review of General Critical Care; Mason Publishing Ltd. 2001
3. R. Karmy-Jones MD, V. Velonovich MD, T. Houseworth Bsc, Patients with respiratory complications of gastroesophageal reflux are not at increased risk for Antireflux surgery, Proceedings of the VI World Conference of Endoscopic Surgery, 1998
Presentations:
1. Theatre Wide Trauma Conference, Afghanistan, Oct. 2006 "Evidence based Algorithm for the Management, Triage and Evacuation of Patients with Penetrating and Blunt Head Injuries."
2. Military Vascular, 2004, "The Changing Role of Arteriography in the Management of Carotid Occlusive Disease"
3. CME conference, Bremerton Naval Hospital, Oct 2002 "Current Management of Gallbladder Disease"
4. Combined Emergency/Trauma Conference, Madigan Army Medical Center, August 2001, "Evaluation and Management of Penetrating Neck Trauma"
5. Henry Ford Summer Fellowship Research Forum, 1997, "Risk of antireflux surgery in patients with complications of GERD" and "Use of Diasperine cross-linked Hemoglobin as a resuscitation fluid in a rat model",
6. Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, 1995, Undergraduate Summer Research Forum "Site Directed Mutagenesis on the regulatory region of the potato ADP-Glucose Pyrophospharylase large subunit."