CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME - KEVIN DAMIEN PEREIRA

OFFICE: Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

University of Texas- Houston Medical School

Professional Building

6410 Fannin, Suite 1200

Houston, TX 77030

Phone : 713-500-5410,

FAX : 713-500-0661

E-MAIL : Kevin.D.Pereira@uth.tmc.edu

CITIZENSHIP : United States

EDUCATION

July 1976-June 1978 Pre University - Science

St. Aloysius College

Mangalore, INDIA

August 1978-July 1983 M.B.B.S. (Eqivalent to M.D.)

St. Johns Medical College

Bangalore, INDIA

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

August 1983-July 1984 Rotational Internship

St. Johns Medical College

Bangalore, INDIA

January 1985-June 1985 Resident Intern

Gastroenterology- Medicine & Surgery

St. Johns Medical College

Bangalore, INDIA

July 1985-December 1985 Resident House Surgeon

Department of Otolaryngology/HNS

Fr. Mullers Hospital

Mangalore, INDIA

January 1986-December 1988 Resident in Otolaryngology/HNS

Kasturba Medical College Hospital

Manipal, INDIA

January 1989-July 1991 Academic Positions (See below)

August 1991-June 1995 S.H.O./Registrar (Equivalent to resident)

O.D.T.S - Otolaryngology Program

Royal College of Surgeons of England

35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields

London WC 2A 3PN

July 1995- June 1997 Fellow in Pediatric Otolaryngology

Le Bonheur Childrens Medical Center

Memphis, TN 38105

E.C.F.M.G. STATUS

Initial certification: March 1994

Permanent revalidation of certificate: November 1995

MEDICAL SCHOOL CERTIFICATION

1984 M.B.B.S. (Equivalent to M.D.)

Bangalore University, INDIA

SPECIALTY BOARD CERTIFICATION (OTOLARYNGOLOGY)

1987 D. L. O. (Diplomat in Laryngology & Otology)

Mangalore University, INDIA

1988 M. S. (Master of Surgery - Otolaryngology)

Mangalore University, INDIA

1992 Diploma in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Royal College of Surgeons of England

HIGHER SURGICAL TRAINING

1995 Certificate of Sponsored Training - Otolaryngology / HNS

ODTS -Royal College Of Surgeons - England

1997 Fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION

2001 Certificate in Business Administration for Physician Executives

University of Houston at Clear Lake, Houston, Texas

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

1989 Lecturer in Otolaryngology

St. Johns Medical College

Bangalore University, INDIA

1991 Assistant Professor in Otolaryngology

St. Johns Medical College

Bangalore University, INDIA

1991 Examiner in Otolaryngology

Internal evaluation

St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore University,

INDIA

Jul 1997 - Jun 2002

Assistant Professor

Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

6431 Fannin

Houston, TX 77030

Dec 1998 – Oct 2000

Assistant Professor

Department of Surgery-Division of Pediatric Surgery

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Houston, TX

Jan 1999 – Sep 1999

Co-Director of Resident Education

Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Houston, TX

Oct 1999 to present

Director of Resident Education

Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Houston, TX

August 2000 – present date

Visiting Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Department of Otolaryngology – H & N Surgery

Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon

Monterrey, Mexico

Sept 2002 – present date

Associate Professor

Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Houston, TX

April 2004 – present date

Associate Professor

Department of Pediatrics

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Houston, TX

September 2004 – present date

Vice Chairman

Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Houston, TX

September 2005 – present date

Professor of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics

Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Houston, TX

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

July 1997 – 2004

Chief of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Service

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital

5656 Kelley, Houston, Texas 77026

July 1997 – present date

Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery - Staff Physician

Hermann Hospital and Hermann Children’s Hospital

Houston, Texas 77030

August 2004 – present date

Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital

Houston, Texas 77030

LICENSURE

1984 Indian Medical Council, K. M. C. No. 23293 (active)

1991 General Medical Council, United Kingdom, No. 91/0727 (inactive)

1997 State of Texas – License # L1692 (active)

1999 State of Maine – License # 015067 (active)

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1989 Association of Otolaryngologists of India

1994 Irish Otolaryngological Society

1997 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

2000 Texas Medical Association

2000 Texas Association of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

2000 Harris County Medical Society

2004 Society of University Otolaryngologists

2005 American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

REVIEWER

American Journal Of Rhinology

Journal of Post Graduate Medicine

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal – Editorial Board

COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

Operating Room Committee, L.B.J. General Hospital, Houston, TX 77026. 1997 to present

Ambulatory Care Committee, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Houston, TX 77026. 1997 to present

Medical School Admissions (Interview Committee), University of Texas Medical School at Houston. 1997-99

University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Committee for Graduate Medical Education. 1999 to present.

International Otolaryngology Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. 2000-03

Membership and Credentials Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. 2002 to present.

Medical Staff Quality Review Committee, Memorial Hermann Hospital 2002 to present.

Member- Internal Review Committee for General Surgery Residency program 2003.

Tonsils and Adenoids Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. 2003 to present.

Director, University of Texas – Pediatric Sleep Team. UT physicians. Houston, TX

Member – Internal Review Committee for Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program 2004.

Faculty Senate Committee, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas. September 2004.

Medical Staff Quality Review Committee, Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital . January 2005.

Children’s Medical Directors Committee. Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital. January 2005.

SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS

THESIS

Clinicopathological study of fungal infections in Paranasal Sinus disease - Submitted to the Mangalore University in September 1988

Accepted in December 1988

ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS

Hebbar GK, Pereira KD, Murthy PS. Foreign bodies in the upper aerodigestive tract - a comparison between children and adults. Karnatak Ped J, 1987, 1:1.

Hazarika P, Murthy PS, Pereira KD. Combined Craniofacial approach for Fronto-Maxillo-Ethmoidal lesions. Indian J Otolaryng, 1990, 42:47.

Pereira KD, Alapatt JJ. Disseminated Rhinosporidiosis-A case report. St. Johns J Med, 1991, 4:17.

Pereira KD, Leyden P, Miller ACML. Anaplastic carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses presenting as a nasal polyp-A case report.

Ulster Med J, 1993, 62:98.

Pereira KD, Kerr AG. Disability after labyrinthectomy. J Laryngol Otol, 1996, 110:216.

Ruan L, Mitchell RB, Pereira KD & Lazar RH. Campomelic Syndrome. Laryngotracheomalacia treated with single stage Laryngo tracheal

reconstruction. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 1996, 37 : 277.

Mitchell RB, Pereira KD, Younis RT & Lazar RH. Bilateral fat graft myringoplasty in children. ENT Journal 1996, 75 : 652.

Pereira KD, Mitchell RB, Younis RT & Lazar RH. Management of medial subperiosteal abscess of the orbit in children - A five year experience. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1997, 38 : 247.

Pereira KD, Mitchell RB, Younis RT & Lazar RT. Subglottic stenosis complicating cardiac surgery in children. Chest 1997, 111 : 1769.

Pereira KD, Mitchell RB, Eyen TP & Lazar RH. Tuberculous lymphadenopathy masquerading as a bronchial foreign body. Pediatric Emergency Care, October 1997.

Mitchell RB, Pereira KD, Younis RT & Lazar RH. Fat graft myringoplasty in children.

A safe and successful day stay procedure. Journal of Laryngology & Otology 1997, 111 : 106.

Friedman NR, Mitchell RB, Pereira KD, Younis RT & Lazar RH. Peritonsillar abscess in early childhood. Presentation and management. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997, 123 : 630.

Mitchell RB, Pereira KD, Younis RT & Lazar RH. Pediatric functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Is a second look necessary ?. Laryngoscope 1997, 107 : 1267.

Mitchell RB, Pereira KD, Younis RT & Lazar RH. The management of an asymptomatic firearm injury in a child. Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1997, 42 : 418.

Mitchell RB, Pereira KD, Friedman NF & Lazar RH. Outpatient Adenotonsillectomy. Is it safe in children younger than 3 years. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997, 123 : 681.

Mitchell RB, Pereira KD, Lazar RH, Long TE & Fournier NF. Pseudo-aneurysm of the lingual artery - An unusual cause of severe hemorrhage during tonsillectomy. E N T Journal 1997, 76 : 575.

Pereira KD, Friedman NR. Radiological Abnormalities in the Paranasal Sinuses of a child with Meningitis-A Diagnostic Dilemma. The Kerala Journal of ENT-H & N Surgery 2000, 7:17.

Brauchle RW, Farhood AI, Pereira KD. Well-differentiated liposarcoma of the epiglottis. J Laryngol Otol. 2001 Jul;115(7): 593.

Szmuk P, Abramson D, Warters DR, Pereira K, & Katz J. Accidental extreme neck extension during repositioning of an Operating Room table. Anesthesiology 2001, 94 :

940.

Brauchle RW, Risin SA, Ghorbani RP, Pereira KD. Cervical Thoracic Duct Cysts: A

Case Report and Review of the Literature. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003, 129:581

Johnigan RH, Pereira KD, & Poole MD. Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Children: Changing Trends. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003, 129:1049-1052.

Pereira KD, MacGregor AR, McDuffie CM & Mitchell RB. Tracheostomy in pre-term infants. Current trends. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003, 129:1268-1271.

Pereira KD, Losh GG, Oliver D & Poole MD. Management of anomalies of the third and fourth branchial pouches. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2004, 68:43-50.

Pereira KD, MacGregor AR, Mitchell RB. Complications of neonatal tracheostomy: a five-year review. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004. 131: 810-3

Pereira KD, Davies JN, Roebuck JC, Hessel AC. Piriform Sinus Tracts in Children: What do we know? Submitted to Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, September 2004.

Pereira KD, Bennett KM, Elkins TP, Qu ZH. Ameloblastic Fibroma of the Maxillary Sinus. A case report. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2004, 68: 1473-1477.

Pereira KD, Wang BS, Webb BD. Impalement Injuries with Retained Foreign Bodies of the Pediatric Craniofacial Skeleton. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005, 131: 158-162

Pereira KD, Elkins TP, Ramakrishnan JB, Mitchell RB. Perioperative Complications in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Can Sleep Studies predict them? (Submitted for publication to the Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, January 2005.

Pereira KD, Roebuck JC, Howell LK. Effect of Body Position on Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children under Three years of age. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, Accepted for publication, June 2005.

MacGregor A, Chang JC, & Pereira KD. Ossicular Chain Dislocation with Normal Hearing. ENT Journal 2005, 84: 351-353.

Mitchell RB, Pereira KD, Friedman NR. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: A Survey of Practice Patterns. Submitted to the Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, June 2005.

CURRENT RESEARCH

A prospective analysis to determine the sequlae of vocal cord paralysis after ligation of the patent ductus arteriosus in neonates. (Co-investigator)

Correlation between clinical assessment, polysomnography and post operative outcomes in children with sleep disordered breathing. (Principal Investigator)

Neonatal tracheostomy – Modifying technique to improve outcomes (Principal Investigator)

Does position during REM sleep affect polysomnograpy in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy? (Principal investigator)

The prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus infection in preschool children with polysomnography documented obstructive sleep apnea. (Principal Investigator)

Pediatric Head and Neck Trauma from All Terrain Vehicles (Principal investigator)

REVIEWS

Pereira KD. Allergy in Otolaryngology. Health Action, 1989, 2:23

Lazar RH & Pereira KD. Hearing problems in Turners syndrome. Mid South T S S News, 1995, August, 1-4.

Lazar RH, Younis RT & Pereira KD. An update on the management of sinusitis in children. Access, Feruary 1996.

Pereira KD, Wang BS. Congenital Nasal Pyriform Aperture Stenosis. In: Friedman M (Ed). Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. W B Saunders Co. (In Press).

CHAPTERS IN TEXTBOOKS

Pereira KD, Lazar RH & Younis RT. Endoscopic sinus surgery in children - Possibilities and limitations. In: Mladina R, and Passali D.( Ed.). Current concepts in Pediatric Rhinology. Siena, Italy

Lazar RH, Pereira KD & Younis RT. Sinusitis and complications of sinusitis. In : Desouza,Stankiewicz, and Pellitteri. ( Eds. )- Volume 1, Rhinology section, Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery, Singular Publishing Group Inc.

Pereira KD. Endoscopic Drainage of a Subperiosteal Orbital abscess. In : Byron J. Bailey (Ed.). Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery - Otolaryngology. 2^nd Edition. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 1992

Poole MD, Pereira KD. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in children. In : Byron J. Bailey (Ed.). Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. 3^rd Edition. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2001

Pereira KD, Hessel AC. Rigid Bronchoscopy. In : Carin A. Hagberg (Ed.). Benumof’s Airway Management. 2^nd Edition. Elsevier Science Inc (In press)

Pereira KD, Elkins TP, Younis RT. Complications of Sinusitis in Children. In: Ramzi T Younis (Ed. ). Pediatric Sinusitis and Sinus Surgery. 1^st Edition. Marcel Dekker (In press).

ABSTRACTS

Poole MD, Pereira KD, Arya A. Otorrhea after Tympanostomy Tubes: Causes, Prevention and Treatment. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998, 119: 2, P199.

Johnigan RH, Pereira KD, Poole MD. Community acquired M R S A in Otolaryngology : Increasing incidence and changing susceptibility. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002, 127: 2, P85.

Pereira KD, MacGregor AR, McDuffie CM, Mitchell RB. Tracheostomy in high-risk preterm infants : current trends. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002, 127: 2, P209.

Poole MD, Johnigan RH, Gray L, Pereira KD. Adequacy of Sample Sizes in Antibiotic Trials in Sinusitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002, 127: 2, P86.

Al-Himyary A, Pereira KD, Khedr M, Poole MD, Castriotta RJ. High risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in children with Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2003; 167 : A409

Pereira KD, MacGregor AR, Mitchell RB. Complications of Neonatal Tracheostomy : Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003, 129: 2, P81.

Pereira KD, Elkins TP, Ramakrishnan JB, Castriotta RJ, Mitchell RB. Pediatric sleep apnea-can sleep studies predict adverse outcomes after adenotonsillectomy? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003, 129: 2, P212.

Blakely ML, Pereira KD, Cox CS, Matthews S, Lally KP. Prospective Determination of the Incidence of Vocal Cord paralysis after Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation. Proceedings of the American Pediatric Surgery Association 2004, 35: A 117.

Pereira KD, Davies JN, Roebuck JC, Hessel AC. Piriform Sinus Tracts in Children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004, 131: 2, P214.

Poole MD, Pereira KD. Errors by Pediatricians in Charecterizing treated Otitis Media Cases as Failures. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004, 131:2, P219.

Hessel AC, Roebuck JC, Pereira KD, Poole MD. 3D Computerized Tomography Reconstructions Alter Management Decisions of facial Fractures. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004, 131:2, P243.

Roebuck JC, Pereira KD, Howell LK. The Effect of Body Position on Sleep Apnea in Children Less than Three Years of Age. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004, 131: 2, P247.

Pereira KD, Webb BD, Blakely ML, Cox CS, Lally KP. Sequelae of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury after Petent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005, 133: Supplement 1, P53.

Weinstock YE, Pereira KD, Elkins TP. Bronchoscopic Assisted Neonatal Tracheostomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005, 133: Supplement 1, P244.

COURSES

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children, Pediatric Review and Update 1998, University of Texas, April 1998.

Failed Extubation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Instructional Course on The Pediatric Airway. Galveston, Texas. July 1999.

Advances in the Management of Difficult Pediatric Infections – Poole MD, Pereira KD & Friedman NR. Instructional course at the American Academy Of Otolaryngology –H & N Surgery meeting in New Orleans, September 1999.

Clinical Digital Videos: A revolution in Teaching and Education. Poole MD & Pereira KD. Instructional course at the American Academy Of Otolaryngology –H & N Surgery meeting in New York, September 2004.

Update on Pediatric Sleep Apnea. Mitchell RB & Pereira KD. Instructional course at the American Academy Of Otolaryngology –H & N Surgery meeting in Los Angeles, CA, September 2005.

PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES

Murthy PS, Hebbar GK, Pereira KD, Hazarika P. Myxomas of the Maxilla. Annual conference of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, Calcutta 1987

Rajan R, Ballal CV, Pereira KD. Surgical management of Branchial fistulas. Annual conference of the A.O.I., Mysore 1988

Pereira KD, Kerr AG. Labyrinthectomy 1980-1990. Annual meeting of the Irish Otolaryngological Society. Antrim 1994

Kerr AG, Pereira KD. Labyrinthectomy for Menieres disease. International Society for Otological Surgery meeting. Italy 1995

Management of subglottic stenosis in children. Grand Rounds – The department of Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Syrgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, September 1997.

Pediatric Sinusitis and its Complications – Oration at the Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India, December 1997

The Management of Pediatric Sinusitis, Glaxo-Wellcome Lecture, Houston, Texas. March 1999.

Pediatric Sinusitis. Grand Rounds – St. Joseph’s Hospital, Houston, Texas. August 1999.

Recent advances in the management of Subglottic stenosis in children. Invited Guest lecture – Annual Meeting Of The Association Of Otolaryngologists Of India, Cochin, India, January 2000.

Update on Pediatric Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Children. Presentation at the 2^nd International Pediatric Otolaryngology course, Monterrey, Mexico. August 10-11, 2000

Management of Subglottic Stenosis in children. Presentation at the 2^nd International Pediatric Otolaryngology Course, Monterrey, Mexico. August 10-11, 2000.

Laryngomalacia and Airway Endoscopy in children. Presentation at the 2^nd International Pediatric Otolaryngology Course, Monterrey, Mexico. August 10-11, 2000

Recent Advances in the diagnosis and management of Sleep Apnea in children. Presentation at the 2^nd International Pediatric Otolaryngology Course, Monterrey, Mexico. August 10-11, 2000

The Management of Pediatric Airway Stenosis. Otolaryngology- H & N Surgery Grand Rounds at The University Of Nebraska, Omaha. December 14, 2000

Complications of pediatric sinusitis. Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds. University of Texas – Houston Medical School. May 2001.

Al-Himyary A, Pereira KD, Poole MD, Castriotta RJ. Hyperactivity in children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Southern Sleep Society Meeting. Bethesda, MD, April 2002

Pereira KD, Losh GG, Poole MD. Management of Third and Fourth Branchial Pouch anomalies. Oral Presentation. XXVIII Congress of the Pan American Association of Otorhinolaryngology-H & N Surgery, July , 2002, San Francisco.

Management of difficult Pediatric Otolaryngology Cases. Panel Discussion. Houston Otolaryngology Society. March 2003.

Management of branchial anomalies. Division of Otolaryngology- HNS Grand Rounds, University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, May 2003.

Orbital complications of sinusitis in children. Albuquerque Otolaryngology Society, May 2003.

Management of Complicated Pediatric Sinusitis. Presentation at the 3^rd International Pediatric Otolaryngology Course, Monterrey, Mexico – August 14-16, 2003

Inflammatory disorders of the Pediatric Airway. Presentation at the 3^rd International Pediatric Otolaryngology Course, Monterrey, Mexico – August 14-16, 2003

Branchial anomalies – Diagnosis and Management. Presentation at the 3^rd International Pediatric Otolaryngology Course, Monterrey, Mexico – August 14-16, 2003

Management of Nasal Airway Obstruction in the newborn. Presentation at the 3^rd International Pediatric Otolaryngology Course, Monterrey, Mexico – August 14-16, 2003

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children. Grand Rounds, Department of Family Practice, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. March 2004.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: Concepts and Controversies. Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. April 2004.

Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Annual meeting of the Texas Medica Association / Texas Association of Otolaryngology. Austin, TX. May 2004

Neonatal Tracheostomy. Indications and Complications. Grand Rounds. Division of Neonatology. The University of Texas- Hosuton Medical School and Hermann Children’s Hospital. May 2004.

Sleep Disordered Breathing In Children. Grand Rounds, Driscoll Childrens Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas. July 2004.

Emergencies in Pediatric Otolaryngology. Department of Pediatrics Lectures Series. The University of Texas-Houston Medical School. August 2004

Unusual Branchial Anomalies in Children. Lecture Series, The Department of Otolaryngology-H & N Surgery, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri. September 2004.

Controversies in Pediatric Sleep Apnea. Guest Lecture to the San Antonio Otolaryngology Society, San Antonio, TX. October 2004.

Anomalies Of The Branchial Apparatus. Grand Rounds, The Department of Otolaryngology- H & N Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX. October 2004.

Current Concepts in the Management of Otitis Media in Children. Guest lecture at the McAllen Pediatric Society, McAllen , TX. November 2004

Pediatric Sleep Apnea- Current Concepts. Guest Lecture at the Annual Meeting of the Arab American Medical Association of Houston. January 2005.

Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children. Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. January 2005.

Sleep Disordered Breathing in children, Concepts and Controversies. The Texas Association of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery meeting, Grapewine, TX. May 2005.

Panel Discussion: Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Bowden, Pereira and Woodson. The Texas Association of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Annual meeting, Grapewine, TX. May 2005.

Orbital Complications of Sinusitis in Children. The Texas Association of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Annual meeting, Grapewine, TX. May 2005.

Current management of Branchial Anomalies in Children. The Texas Association of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Annual meeting, Grapewine, TX. May 2005.

Panel Discussion in Pediatric Otolaryngology. The Texas Association of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Annual meeting, Grapewine, TX. May 2005.

Mitchell RB, Pereira KD, Friedman NR. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: A Survey of Practice Patterns. Oral Presentation. 2005 Annual Meeting, ASPO, Las Vegas, NV.

Controversies in Pediatric Sleep Apnea. Guest lecture at South East Texas Pediatric Society Meeting. Beaumont, TX. July 2005.

Current Concepts in Pediatric Sleep Apnea. Grand Rounds, The Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Lousiana State University, Shreveport, LA September 2005.

MEDIA AND PUBLICITY

Relevance of Sleep Studies in Children. Interview featured on Channel 11 CBS evening news on 02/18/05 and morning news on 02/19/05.

Apnea fix as easy as A, B, Zzzs. Houston Chronicle. 04/07/2005.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children. Interview featured on Channel 2 NBC news 06/22/05

Most Pediatric ENT’s remove tonsils for apnea without sleep study. Medical News Today 05/29/05.

Pediatric Sleep. A World Of Difference. Advance for managers of Respiratory Care. June 2005.

ACHIEVEMENT

2003 Responsible for the increase in Resident complement from two to three positions a year.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

1987 Award for the highest score in the Diplomate Examination in Laryngology and Otology - Mangalore University 1987

1994 Commendation for the paper - Labyrinthectomy 1980-1990 presented at the Annual Meeting of the Irish Otolaryngological Society 1994

1996 Petition for permanent residence in the United States approved by the INS under the category: Physician of Exceptional Ability

1997 Mitchell RB, Pereira KD, Lazar RH, Long TE & Fournier NF. Pseudo-

aneurysm of the lingual artery - An unusual cause of severe hemorrhage during tonsillectomy. E N T Journal 1997, 76 : 575. Best article in the Ear Nose and Throat Journal in 1997

1998 Resident Teaching Award – For outstanding teaching and commitment to Resident Education in the Department of Otolaryngology-H & N Surgery. The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

1999 Resident Teaching Award – For outstanding teaching and commitment to Resident Education in the Department of Otolaryngology-H & N Surgery. The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

2000 Dean’s Award for Teaching, Excellence, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

2002 Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

2003 Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

2004 Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

2004 The Effect of Body Position on Sleep Apnea in Children Less than Three Years of Age. Scientific Poster. 2004 Annual Meeting AAO-HNS, New York. President’s Award for the best Scientific Research Poster.

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