Kevin D. Pereira, M.D., M.S., D.L.O. (RCS)

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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.

POST DOCTORAL 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, Dept. 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, 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., Bangalore University, INDIA

SPECIALTY BOARD CERTIFICATION ( OTOLARYNGOLOGY )

• 1987 D. L. O. (Diplomate in Laryngology & Otology), Mangalore University, INDIA
• 1988 M. S. (Master of Surgery - Otolaryngology), Mangalore University, INDIA
• 1992 D. L. O. (Diplomate in Laryngology & Otology), 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 Asst. Professor in Otolaryngology, St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore University, INDIA
• 1991 Examiner in Otolaryngology, Internal evaluation, St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore University, INDIA.
• July 1997-June 2002, Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery, Univ. Of Texas - Houston Medical School, 6431 Fannin, TX 77030
• Chief of Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, 5656 Kelly, Houston, TX
• Jan 1999 - Sept 1999, Resident Education Co-ordinator, Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery, Univ. Of Texas - Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas.
• 1999- October to present date, Residency Program Director, Department Of Otolaryngology – H & N Surgery, Univ. Of Texas - Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas.
• August 2000 - present date, Visiting Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Dept. of Otolaryngology - H&N Surgery, Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
• Sept 2002 – present date, Associate Professor, Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery
  Univ. Of Texas - Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas.
  
  

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

• Chief of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck service, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, 5656 Kelley, Houston, Texas 77026
• Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery - Staff physician, Hermann Hospital and Hermann Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030

LICENSURE

• 1984 Indian Medical Council, K. M. C.
• 1991 General Medical Council, United Kingdom
• 1993 F.L.E.X.( I & II ) - Pennsylvania State Board Of Medicine
• 1997 State of Texas
• 1999 State of Maine

MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC BODIES

• 1989 Association of Otolaryngologists of India
• 1994 Irish Otolaryngological Society
• 1997 Fellow - American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES

• 1997 - present Operating Room Committee, L.B.J. General Hospital, Houston, TX 77026
• 1997- present Ambulatory care Committee, L.B.J. General Hospital, Houston, TX 77026
• 1997 – 1999 Medical School Admissions (Interview committee), UT – Houston Medical School
• 1999 – present Representative of the Department of Otolaryngology, UT - Committee for Graduate Medical Education
• 2000 – 2003 International Otolaryngology Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology – H & N Surgery
• 2002-present, Membership and Credentials Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology – H & N Surgery
• 2002 - present, Medical Staff Quality Review Committee, Memorial Hermann Hospital and Children’s Hospital
• 2003 – Present Tonsils and Adenoids committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology – H & N Surgery

CURRENT RESEARCH

A prospective Analysis to Determine the Incidence of Vocal Cord Paralysis after Ligation of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Infancy. (Co-investigator)

Respiratory Complications After Adenotonsillectomy in Children below three years of age with Polysomnography documented Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Principal Investigator)

Neonatal Tracheostomy – Factors that influence outcome. (Principal Investigator)

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

The prevalence of Epstein Barr virus infection in pre-school children with Polysomnography documented Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Principal Investigator)

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
• 1998 Resident Teaching Award – For outstanding teaching and commitment to Resident Education in the Department of Otolaryngology-H & N Surgery.
• 1999 Resident Teaching Award – For outstanding teaching and commitment to Resident Education in the Department of Otolaryngology-H & N Surgery.
• 2000 Dean’s Award For Academic Excellence, The University Of Texas – Houston Medical School
• 2002 Dean’s Award For Teaching Excellence, The University Of Texas – Houston Medical School
• 2003 Dean’s Award For Teaching Excellence, The University Of Texas – Houston Medical School
  

COURSES ATTENDED

• Surgical techniques in Myringoplasty and Ossiculoplasty
• All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Nov. 1986, New Delhi, INDIA
• Surgical Workshop in Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and the use of KTP 532 Laser in Otolaryngology, Tyrone County Hospital, Omagh , U.K., Sept. 1993
• 42nd Glasgow Temporal Bone Dissection Course. Glasgow Royal Infirmary, U.K., Oct. 1993
• An Endoscopic approach to Rhinosinusitis. The Institute of Laryngology and Otology, London, Oct. 1994
• Advanced Endoscopic sinus surgery Course. Dept. of Otlaryngology -Vanderbilt University. Nashville, TN, April 1996
• Avoiding Facial Nerve Complications with Mastoid surgery (Temporal bone dissection course). University of Miami Ear Institute. Miami, FL, February 1997.
• Chevalier Jackson Bronchoesophagology Course, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, April 1999.

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