Donna Calabrese, MD
Department of Critical Care and Respiratory Care, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Critical Care, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1985 | The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 1981 | Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, USA, BS, Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 1990-1993 | Clinical Fellowship, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX |
| 1987-1989 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX |
| 1986-1987 | Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX |
| 1985-1986 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Clinical Instructor, Department of Critical Care, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 2001 - 2006
Full Partner, Pulmonary and Internal Medicine Associates, Houston, TX, 1993 - 2006
Clinical Instructor, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 1989 - 1993
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Patient Safety Quality Officer, Department of Critical Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2009 - Present
Chief Medical Resident, University of Texas Health and Science Center, Houston, TX, 1989 - 1990
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Quality Improvement Oversight Committee, 2009 - 2010
Member, Clinical Research Committee 2, 2008 - 2009
Member, Clinical Research Committee 3, 2006 - 2008
Chair, Critical Care Department Quality & Safety Committee, 2006 - Present
Co-Chair, Critical Care Department Staff Education Committee, 2006 - Present
Member, Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Education Program, 2005 - 2006
Member, Cancer Committee, 2005 - 2006
President- Elect, Medical Staff, 2003 - 2003
Medical Director, General Medicine Units, 2000 - 2005
Co-Chair, Medical Staff Quality Review Committee, 2000 - 2002
Board Member, Executive Committee, 1999 - 2001
President, Practicing Physicians Organization, 1999 - 2000
Co-Director, Sleep Disorders Center, 1993 - 2004
Representative, Medical Staff Affairs Committee, 1987 - 1988
President, House Staff Association, 1987 - 1988
Honors & Awards
| 2012 | Outstanding Achievement and Leadership Award for Eliminating Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Critical Care Societies (AACN, ATS, ACCP, and SCCM) Collaborative |
| 2006 | Award of Appreciation, Center for Biomedical Engineering, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2005 | Best Doctors in America |
| 1983 | Pulmonary Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, Surgery, Medical Interviewing, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas |
| 1980 | Honors Biology Research Program, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York |
| 1979 | Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York |
| 1979 | Dean’s List, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York |
| 1979 | Delta Tau Alpha Honor Society, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York |
| 1979 | Summa cum laude, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Invited Articles
- Uthman M,Jones M, Lowry P, Calabrese D. A Clinicopathologic Conference: HipPain and Cardiovascular Collapse in a 54-year-old Woman. Houston Medicine 6(2):77-84, 1990.