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Thomas W Feeley, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Helen Shafer Fly Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Head, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Head, Institute for Cancer Care Innovation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1972 Boston University, Boston, MA, AB, Medical Science
1972 Boston University, Boston, MA, MD, Medical Science

Board Certifications

10/1987 Certificate of Competence in Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology
10/1976 Diplomate of American Board of Anesthesiology

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 3/1997-present

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 7/1997-1/1999
Chairman, Department of Critical Care, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 3/1997-1/2001

Other Appointments/Responsibilities

Member, Committee on Improving the Quality of Cancer Care: Addressing the Challenges of an Aging Population, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, 2/2012-present

Endowed Positions

Charles M. McBride Professor of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 3/1997-12/1998

Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, Houston, TX, 3/1997-present

Honors and Awards

2012 Edgar C. Hayhow Award, American College of Healthcare Executives
1999 Distinguished Service Award, California Society of Anesthesiologists
1992-present Best Doctors in America
1986 Kaiser Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Stanford University School of Medicine
1972 Alumni Award of Merit, Boston University
1971 Alpha Omega Alpha

Professional Memberships

American Board of Anesthesiology
Senior Associate Examiner, 1/1998-1/2003
Critical Care Exam Committee, 1/1998-1/1999
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Chair, Committee on Annual Meeting Review, 1/1999-1/2000
Chair, Section on Annual Meeting, 1/1998-1/1999
Vice Chair, Section on Annual Meeting, 1/1997-1/1998
Committee on Scientific Papers, 1/1996-1/1997
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Member, 10/2012-present
Association of University Anesthesiologists
Member, 1/1986-present
Texas Gulf Coast Anesthesia Society, TX
Member, 3/1997-present
Texas Hospital Association, Austin, TX
Executive Committee Member, 2007-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Rodolfo Gebhardt, MD, Reza John Mehran, MD, Jose Soliz, MD, Juan P. Cata, MD, Ashley K. Smallwood, MD, and Thomas W. Feeley, MD. Epidural Versus ON-Q Local Anesthetic-Infiltrating Catheter for Post-Thoracotomy Pain Control. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 27(3):423-426, 6/2013.
2. Spinks T, Albright HW, Feeley TW, Walters R, Burke TW, Aloia T, Bruera E, Buzdar A, Foxhall L, Hui D, Summers B, Rodriguez A, Dubois R, Shine KI. Ensuring quality cancer care: A follow-up review of the Institute of Medicine's 10 recommendations for improving the quality of cancer care in America. Cancer 118(10):2571 - 82, 5/2012. e-Pub 11/2011. PMID: 22045610.
3. Albright HW, Feeley TW. A cancer center puts the new approach to work. Harv Bus Rev 89(9):61-2, 9/2011. PMID: 21939128.
4. Spinks TE, Walters R, Feeley TW, Albright HW, Jordan VS, Bingham J, Burke TW. Improving cancer care through public reporting of meaningful quality measures. Health Aff (Millwood) 30(4):664-72, 4/2011. PMID: 21471487.
5. Albright HW, Moreno M, Feeley TW, Walters R, Samuels M, Pereira A, Burke TW. The implications of the 2010 patient protection and affordable care act and the health care and education reconciliation act on cancer care delivery. Cancer 117(8):1564-74, 4/2011. e-Pub 11/2010. PMID: 21472704.
6. Feeley TW, Albright H, Walters R, Burke TW. A method in defining value in healthcare using cancer care as a model. J Healthc Manag 55(6):19-32, discussion 411-2, 12/2010. PMID: 21166323.
7. Matin SF, Feeley TW, Kennamer D, Corriere JN Jr, Miles M, Kays C, Green H, Criag CE, Dinney CPN. Office Cystoscopy and Transrectal Ultrasound-guided Prostate Biopsies Pose Minimal Risk:Prospective Evaluation of 921 Procedures. Urology 73(2009):1175-1178, 12/2008.

Editorials
1. Feeley TW, Shine KI. Access to the Medical Record for Patients and Involved Providers: Transparency Through Electronic Tools. Annals of Internal Medicine 155(12):853-854, 12/20/2011, 12/2011.
Other Articles
1. Feeley TW. The changing face of cancer: Implications for Anesthesia. Asian Hospital and Healthcare Management 15:27-29, 2008.

Abstracts
1. Feeley TW, Albright HW. Time-driven activity-based costing(TDABC). Innovations in Health Care Delivery Systems Symposium. University of Texas McCombs School of Business, Austin, TX, 2011.

Last updated: 5/14/2013