H. Joseph Falgout, MD, FACS
Curriculum Vitae
Specialty:
- General Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
High School:
- Tuscaloosa High School
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Degrees:
- B.S. Major – Chemistry
Minor – Biology
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
1974-78 - M.D. University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Mobile, Alabama
1978-82
Internship:
- University of South Alabama Medical Center
Mobile, Alabama
General Surgery, 1982-83
Residency:
- University of South Alabama Medical Center
Mobile, Alabama
General Surgery, 1983-87
Licensure:
- Alabama
Diplomate:
- National Board of Medical Examiners
Certificate #33886
Issued 12-13-89
Academic Appointments:
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery,
University of Alabama, College of Community Health Services
Hospital Staff Appointments:
- DCH Regional Medical Center
- Northport Hospital DCH
- HealthSouth Surgical Center
Chairman, Department of Surgery,
AMI West Alabama Hospital
1990-1991 - Chairman, Department of Surgery,
DCH Regional Medical Center
1991-1992 - President of Medical Staff,
DCH Regional Medical Center,
1994-1995
Professional Societies:
- American Medical Association
- Medical Association for the State of Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County Medical Society
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Southeastern Surgical Congress
- Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- American Society of General Surgeons, March 199
Fellowships:
- American College of Surgeons
Academic Awards & Honors:
- National Honor Society of Secondary Schools, 1973
- Phi Beta Kappa, University of Alabama, 1977
- Cum Laude, University of Alabama, 1978
- Alabama Merit Scholarship, 1979
- Alpha Omega Alpha, University of South Alabama, 1981
- President, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, A.O.A., 1982
- Charles Williams Ursetel Award, Outstanding Student of Physiology
- University of South Alabama College of Medicine, 1982
- Surgery Award, Outstanding Student in Surgery,
- University of South Alabama College of Medicine, 1982
- Fellow of The American College of Surgery, October, 1990
- Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans, 1992
- Elected Deacon, 1st Baptist Church, January 1994
Publications:
- J.C. Parker, H.J. Falgout, R.E. Parker, D.N. Granger, and A.E. Taylor.
The effect of fluid volume loading or exclusion of interstitial albumin
and lymph flow in the dog lung. Circ Res 45:440-450, 1979. - J.C. Parker, H.J. Falgout, F.A. Grimbert, and A.E. Taylor.
The effect of increased vascular pressure on albumin excluded volume
and lymph flow in the dog lung. Circ Res 47:866-875, 1980 - P.S. Kinnebrew, J.C. Parker, H.J. Falgout, and A.E. Taylor.
Pulmonary microvascular permeaoility following E. coli
endotoxin and hemorrhage. Journal of Applied Physiology 52(2):403-409, 1982. - H.J. Falgout, S.M. Fendley, H. Walker, and J.J. Ferrara.
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm presenting as
incarcerated epigastric hernia. Vascular Surgery 23(1):59-62, 1989
Presentations:
- “Fine Needle Aspiration of Solid Breast Masses”.
Southeastern Surgical Congress
Atlanta, Georgia. March 1987. Poster Presentation.