Faculty Biography

Tamara S. Norwood, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Anesthesia

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Education and Post-Graduate Training

• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Bachelor of Science
• M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
• Pediatric Internship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
• Anesthesia Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
• Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s Hospital,             Little Rock, Arkansas

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center Medical School at Houston, Department of Anesthesiology, Houston, Texas, 4/27/09 – Present
• Attending Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, 4/27/09 – Present        
• Attending Anesthesiologist, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Houston, Texas, 4/27/09 – Present

Certification

• American Board of Anesthesiology #44125, 4/24/09

Professional Organizations

• Texas Society of Anesthesiology, 2009 – Present
• Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2008 – Present
• American Society of Anesthesiology, 2004 – Present

Awards

• Texas Society of Anesthesiology, 2009 – Present
• Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2008 – Present
• American Society of Anesthesiology, 2004 – Present

Research Grants

• Principle Investigator:  “A Retrospective Review of the Use of the “On-Q’ Pump for Post-Operative Pain Management in a Pediatric Population”, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1/08 – 3/09
• Project Intern:  “Performance of the Liquid Cooling Garment with the Crew Escape Suit in Elevated Cabin Temperatures”, NASA/TP #212074, 2004

Selected Publications

1. Couroucli XI, Welty SE, Ramsay PL, Wearden ME, Fuentes-Garcia FJ, Ni J, Jacobs* TN (*Maiden Name), Towbin JA, Bowles NE:  Detection of microorganisms in the tracheal aspirates of preterm infants by polymerase chain reaction: association of adenovirus infection with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.  Pediatr Res 47(2):225-32, 2000.

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street,
MSB 5.020
Houston, Texas 77030

713.500.6200

713.500.6208 fax

Faculty Biography

• Tamara S. Norwood, M.D.
  Assistant Professor, Pediatric Anesthesia
• The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
  6431 Fannin Street, MSB 5.020
  Houston, Texas 77030
• e-mail: Tamara.N.Norwood@uth.tmc.edu