Kenneth Leon Mattox

Background

Mattox, Kenneth Leon was born on October 25, 1938 in Ozark, Arkansas, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Wayland College, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, Baylor University, 1964.

Career

Intern surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., Houston, 1964-1965; resident in general surgery, assistant instructor, Baylor University, Houston, 1967-1971; resident in thoracic surgery, Baylor University, Houston, 1971-1972; assistant instructor thoracic surgery, Baylor University, Houston, 1971-1973; instructor surgery, Baylor University, Houston, 1973-1974; assistant professor surgery, Baylor University, Houston, 1974-1978; associate professor surgery, Baylor University, Houston, 1978-1984; professor surgery, Baylor University, Houston, since 1984. Aeromedical consultant Department Army, Natick (Massachusetts) laboratories, 1967-1970. Deputy surgeon in chief, director emergency surgical services, chief thoracic surgery service Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, 1973-1990, chief surgery, chief staff, since 1990, surgical technical advisory board 1982-1990.

Surgical consultant Texas Institute for Research and Rehabilitation, Houston, 1973-1996. Attending surgeon Veterans Administration Hospital., Houston, since 1973, active staff Methodist Hospital, Houston, since 1973, Women's Hospital, Houston, 1973-1982. Courtesy staff St. Luke's Hospital, Houston, since 1973, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, since 1973.

Clinical professor Uniformed Services U. for the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1983. Senior cardiac surgeon Baylor heart team King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1979, 80, 81, 83. Active various committees Baylor College Medicine, Houston, vice department chairman surgery.

Operating room committee, professional activities training fund committee, critical care committee, others Harris County Hospital District, since 1979. Curtis Artz Memorial lecturer American College Surgeons, 1985. Emergency medical services advisory council Texas Department Health, 1983-1995;member task force for state health coordinating council for regionalization specialized health services State of Texas, 1985-1986.

Chairman categorization subcommittee emergency medical services committee Houston-Galveston AreaCouncil, 1978-1982.

Achievements

• Kenneth Leon Mattox has been listed as a notable Surgeon, educator, medical scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Disaster physician Harris County Sheriff's Department, 1973-1982. President Emergency Medicine Foundation, 1982-1983. Member Houston area disaster and emergency medical system committee Greater Houston Hospital Council, since 1985.

Trustee Wayland Baptist U., since 1984. Board directors Child Abuse Prevention Center, 1982-1985. Served to captain United States Army, 1965-1967.

Member American Association for the Surgery Trauma (board of managers since 1985, recorder, program chairman 1990-1993, president-elect 1995, president 1995-1996), American Association Thoracic Surgery, American College Cardiology (chairman technical exhibitor 1979-1980), American College Chest Physicians (Board of Governors 1986-1990, governor from Texas 1986-1991, Most Outstanding Motion Picture 1975, pulmonary surgery committee 1978, postgraduate medical education committee since 1979), American College Emergency Physicians (board directors Texas division 1973-1978, Certified Appreciation 1975), American College Surgeons (medical device committee 1980-1985, chairman 1983-1985, commission on trauma 1983-1989, Board of Governors 1985-1991, others), American Medical Association (Physician Recognition award 1972, 73), American Surgical Association, American Trauma Society (founder, secretary 1974, vice president 1975, Harris unit president Texas division 1975-1976, state board directors, national board directors 1973-1982, since 1988, others), Association for Academy Surgery, Association for Advancement Medical Instrumentation (board directors 1980-1986, Chairman of the Board Studies. 1979-1984, pres.elect 1987-1988, president 1988-1989), American National Studies Institute (representative medical device Studies. board), Harris County Medical Society (alternate delegate Texas Medical Association since 1982, emergency medical services committee since 1973, chairman hospital subcommittee 1973-1975, disaster subcommittee 1973-1978), Houston Surgical Society (president-elect 1995-1996, pres.1996), International Cardiovascular Society, International College Angiology, Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society (program chairman 1980, 82, 84, board of directors since 1978, secretary-treasurer since 1987, others), Pan Pacific Surgical Association, Society Thoracic Surgery, Society University Surgeons, Society Vascular Surgery, Southern Surgical Association, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, American College Surgeons (1st vice president south Texas chapter 1983-1984, president 1984-1985), Southwest Surgical Congress (budget and finance committee 1976-1980), Texas Medical Association (trauma committee 1975-1994, interspecialty committee since 1985, alternate delegate 1982-1994), Texas Surgical Society, University Association for Emergency Medicine (program chairman 1976-1979, president 1979-1980, Executive Committee 1976-1983, president 1979-1980, emergency department design and function 1974-1975, James Mackenzie award 1980), Texas Collegiate Academy Science, Texas Academy Science, Aerospace Medical Association, Texas Institute Rehabilitation and Research (utilization review committee), TexPac (Harris County Medical Society Executive Committee 1983), Alpha Chi, Sigma Tau Delta.