Tom Anthony MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, UTSWMC

I am a surgical oncologist, epidemiologist, and Chief of Surgical Services at the Dallas VAMC. I am also an Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology at UTSWMC. Although my major research focus is in clinical and patient-centered outcomes for patients with gastrointestinal malignancy, I have also partnered with vascular and general surgeons to extend the observations that I have made in gastrointestinal oncology to these areas. I am also developing a clinical research program designed to study of medical errors in surgical intensive care units. This program is the focus of my current Doris Duke Fellow, Charles Bruen.
I believe that my clinical research group has excellent training opportunities available for a Doris Duke Fellow. During the course of the Doris Duke Fellowship a student would be expected to participate in one or more ongoing clinical projects as well as executing his/her own clinical project. From these experiences participants will gain experience in clinical trial design, conduct, analysis, and reporting. Working on these projects will provide a broad exposure to clinical trials, outcome studies, and general and vascular surgery in an academic environment renown for training excellent surgeons.
Sample ongoing projects include:
1. Measurement of Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Gastrointestinal Malignancy.
2. Long-term Quality of Life after Peripheral Arterial Interventions.
3. Developing and Implementation of Quality Indicators for Colorectal Cancer Surgery.
4. Rational Follow-up Strategies for Patients with Colorectal Cancer after Completion of Initial Therapy.
5. Comparison of Medication Errors in the Cardiothoracic and Surgical Intensive Care Units using Computerized Order Entry Versus Paper Orders.