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EDUCATION

 

Undergraduate Education

 

Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Liberal Arts, the Plan II Honors Program     

University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas

8/1991-12/1995

 

Medical Education

 

Doctor of Medicine

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas; Dallas, Texas

8/1996-6/2000

 

Post-Graduate Training

 

Intern, General Surgery

George Washington University Medical Center

Joseph Giordano, M.D., Chair

7/2000-6/2001

   

Resident, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

George Washington University Medical Center

Steven A. Bielamowicz, M.D., Chief

7/2001-6/2005

       

Work Experience

Associate Physician

Alamo ENT Associates PA

Business Office

7940 Floyd Curl Suite 400

San Antonio, TX 78229

November 1, 2005 to October 31, 2007

 

Partner

Alamo ENT Associates PA

Business Office

7940 Floyd Curl Suite 400

San Antonio, TX 78229

 November 1, 2007 to present

 

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS

 

Specialty Certification

Diplomat of the American Board of Otolaryngology Expires 2026

 

State Licenses

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners M1082 

 

Professional and Society Memberships

Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Member, Texas Medical Association

Member, Bexar County Medical Society

Member, Texas Association of Otolaryngology

 

 

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

Active Physician    Northeast Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, TX

Active Physician    North Central Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, TX

Active Physician    St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, TX

Active Physician    Christus Santa Rosa Alamo Heights Surgical Hospital, San Antonio, TX

Courtesy Staff Physician    Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, TX

Courtesy Staff Physician    Methodist Children’s Hospital, San Antonio, TX

 

Honors and Awards

Texas Medical Association Leadership College 2013-2014

Departmental Honors for Senior Thesis, College of Liberal Arts, Plan II Honors Program, University of Texas at Austin, 1995.

Thesis Title: The Biography of Comte Regis de Trobriand: A Frenchman and his life in America.

Dedman Distinguished Scholar, College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin, 1991-1995

Dedman National Merit Scholar, College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin, 1991-1995

University of Texas at Austin College Scholar, 1993-1995

Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Lamda Delta Honor Societies

University of Texas at Austin Commitment to Service Award for Volunteer Work, 1995

 

Medical Committees and Positions

 

        President Elect, Texas Association of Otolaryngology 2019-2020

        Program Chairman, Texas Association of Otolaryngology 2017-2019

        Secretary/Treasurer, Texas Association of Otolaryngology 2016-2019

        Legislative Committee Representative, Texas Association of Otolaryngology to the American Academy of                                    Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Board of Governers 2015-2019

        Member at Large, Texas Association of Otolaryngology 2014-2016

        Council on Socioeconomics, Committee Member, Texas Medical Association, 2016-2022

        Bexar County Medical Society Board of Directors 2018-2021

        Bexar County Medical Society – Board of Mediations, 2017-2020

        Bexar County Medical Society, Membership Committee Chair, 2016-2018

        TEX-PAC Candidate Evaluation Committee 2017-2022

        President, San Antonio Society of Otolaryngology June 08-May 09

        Vice President and Course Director, San Antonio Society of Otolaryngology              June 07-May 08

        Texas Medical Association Delegate from Bexar County Medical Society

         2014-2021

        Texas Medical Association Alternate Delegate from Bexar County Medical Society

         2010-2013

        Member, Quality Control and Peer Review Committee, Northeast Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, TX June 07 to                      December 2011

        Member, Quality Control and Peer Review Committee, Baptist Health System, San Antonio, TX      September 07 to              December 2011

        Chair, Quality Control Committee, Northeast Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, TX

        November 2009-December 2011

        Medical Executive Committee, Northeast Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, TX

        November 2009-December 2011

        Co- Chair, Physician Leadership Committee, Northeast Baptist Hospital, San Antonio,TX     August 07-August 09

        Medico-Legal Committee, Bexar County Medical Society, June 06 – June 08

       

Civic Committees and Positions

 

        Board of Trustees, Ex Officio Alumni Liaison 2019-2020, Keystone School, San Antonio, TX

        Director, The Texas Lyceum, Class of 2018. The Texas Lyceum is the premier political leadership group in Texas, with            notable alumni such as Senator Ted Cruz and President George W. Bush

        Vice President, Newsletter, Executive Committee Texas Lyceum 2019

        Leadership San Antonio, Class 41; San Antonio, TX  2016

        Campaign Treasurer for Monique Diaz, Democratic Candidate for the 150th District Court in Bexar County Texas

        1883 Council of the Texas Exes Association of The University of Texas– 2017-2020,

        FPC Charities, Vice Chair May 2017-2020

        Board of Trustees, Witte Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliated Institution, San Antonio TX 2011-2018

        Member, San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Committee

        Member at Large, Witte Society Steering Committee, Witte Museum San Antonio, TX 2006-2012

        Quillin Society Membership Committee, Witte Museum San Antonio, TX

        2014-2018

        Exhibits and Education Committee Witte Museum San Antonio, TX 2012-2014

        Executive Leadership Team, San Antonio Junior League Fete du Cuvee 2014

        Leadership Organization of Professionals, San Antonio TX 2014-2016

        Director, San Antonio Martini Foundation and Trust

        San Antonio Town Club

 

Research Experience

        (Most Recent Year- Study Title – Sponsor – PI – Subinvestigator)

 

2019    A 24-Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group,

Multicenter Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Intranasal Administration of

186 and 372 μg of OPN-375 Twice a Day (BID) in Subjects with Chronic Sinusitis With

or Without the Presence of Nasal Polyps; OptiNose US Inc; Dr. Erika Gonzalez, Dr. John Edwards SI.

 

2019    A 16-Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of OPN-375 186 μg Twice a Day (BID) in Adolescents with Bilateral Nasal Polyps followed by a 12 Week Open-Label Treatment Phase; OptiNose US Inc; Dr. Erika Gonzalez, Dr. John Edwards SI.

 

2019    Speaker Bureau, XHANCE Nasal Spray, OptiNose US Inc

         

 

Scientific Papers

 

  1. Michael P. Doyle, Vahid Bagheri, Matthew M. Pearson, and John D. Edwards, “Highly Selective Gamma-Lactone Syntheses by Intramolecular Carbenoid Carbon-Hydrogen Insertion in Rhodium(II) Carboxylate and Rhodium(II) Carboxamide Catalyzed Reactions of Diazo Esters. Tetrahedron Letters, Vol. 30, No. 50, pp 7001-7004, 1989.

 

  1. John Edwards, M.D., Nader Sadeghi, M.D., Farzad Najam, M.D., Mark Margolis,

      M.D.  “Craniofacial Necrotizing Fasciitis of Odontogenic Origin With Mediastinal

      Extension.” ENT Journal, August 2004.

 

  1. Edwards J., Tanna N., and Bielamowicz S.  “Endoscopic lysis of anterior glottic webs  and silastic keel placement.”  Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2007 Mar;116(3):211-6.

 

  1. Tanna N, Edwards JD, Aghdam H, Sadeghi N. “Transnasal endoscopic medial maxillectomy as the initial oncologic approach to sinonasal neoplasms: the anatomic basis.” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Nov;133(11):1139-42.

 

 

 

 Poster Presentations

 

  1. “Mice Infected with Several Coxsackievirus B3 Isolates Produce Antibodies Crossreactive with Heterologous Cell Proteins,” John Edwards, M.D., Charles Gauntt, Ph.D. Poster presented at the 1993 Texas Microbiology Association Meeting in Austin, TX; February, 1993.

 

  1. “Craniofacial Necrotizing Fasciitis of Odontogenic Origin With Mediastinal Extension,” John Edwards, M.D., Nader Sadeghi, M.D., Farzad Najam, M.D., Mark Margolis, M.D. Poster presented at the Meeting of the Southern Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological, Inc. in Naples, Florida; January 9-11, 2003.

 

  1. “Foregut Duplication Cyst of the Hypopharynx”. John Edwards, M.D., Susan Pearson, M.D., George Zalzal, M.D., Roma Chandra, M.D. Presented at the Meeting of the Southern Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological, Inc. in Marco Island, Florida; January 9-11, 2004.

 

  1. “Transnasal Endoscopic Medial Maxillectomy as the Initial Oncologic Approach to Sinonasal Neoplasms: The Anatomic Basis and Applications.”  John Edwards, M.D., Nader Sadeghi, M.D., Hamid Aghdam, M.S., Leonidas Harisiadis M.D.  Presented at the Sixth International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer in Washington, DC; August 7-11, 2004.

 

  1. “Oral Lesions and Nail Changes in Pemphigus Vulgaris.” John D. Edwards, MD, Ashu P. Mehta, MD, Alpen A. Patel, MD, James Katz, MD, Nader Sadeghi, MD. Presented at the Meeting of the Southern Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological, Inc. in Miani, Florida; January 7-9 2005.

 

 

Oral Presentations

 

  1. “The Effect of Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose on Macrophage Activation and Role in Adhesion Formation,” John Edwards, M.D., Milton Prager, Ph.D.  Presented at the 1997 Chilton Fellowship Seminar in Dallas, TX; August, 1997.

 

  1. “Orbital and Intracranial Complications of Sinusitis,” John Edwards, M.D. Presented  at the George Washington University Medical Center Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds in Bethesda, Maryland; May 24th, 2002.

 

  1. “Management of Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis,” John Edwards, M.D. Presented at George Washington University Medical Center Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Ground Rounds in Bethesda, Maryland; May 30th, 2003.

 

  1. “Endoscopic Lysis of Anterior Glottic Webs and Silastic Keel Placement.” John D Edwards, M.D., Steven Bielamowicz, M.D.  Presented at the Meeting of  the American Laryngological Association in Phoenix, Arizona, April 30th-May 1st, 2004.

 

  • “Current Concepts in Nasopharyngeal Cancer.” John D Edwards, M.D.  Presented at the George Washington University Medical Center Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds in Bethesda, Maryland; June 25th, 2004.

 

  1. “Organ Preservation Therapy in Larynx Cancer.” John D Edwards, M.D. Presented at the George Washington University Medical Center Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds in Bethesda, Maryland; September 24th, 2004.

 

  1. “Endoscopic Management of Zenker’s Diverticulum.” John D. Edwards M.D., David Bianchi M.D., Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds, Holy Cross Hospital, January 2005

 

  1. “Snoring and Sleep Apnea in the Pediatric Population” John D. Edwards M.D., Northeast Pediatrics Grand Rounds, North Central Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, TX December 2015