James Henry Diaz, M.D., M.H.A., M.P.H. &T.M., Dr. P.H ... · PDF fileCurriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 2 Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

CURRICULUM VITAE

James Henry Diaz, M.D., M.H.A., M.P.H. &T.M., Dr. P.H.,

Diploma in Travel Health and Tropical Medicine,

FACA, FAAP, FCCM, FCCP, FACPM, FACOEM, FACMT

Professional Title: James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H., FACMT

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.publichealth.lsuhsc.edu

ADDRESSES: HOME OFFICE 313 Friedrichs Avenue LSU School of Public Health Metairie, LA 70005 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans 1615 Poydras St., Suite 1400 New Orleans, LA 70112 TEL (504) 568-5700 FAX (504) 568-5701 Email: [email protected] PERSONAL DATA: Citizenship: USA Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Marital Status: Married 3 Children

EDUCATION: Public Health and Tropical Medicine Master of Public Health; Master of Tropical Medicine (MPH&TM), May 19, 2001 Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Department of Tropical Medicine

Program GPA: 3.9/4.0 Program Director: Donald J. Krogstad, M.D., FACP Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, Lifetime Member, May 17, 2001

The Diploma Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health

Curriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 2 Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Department of Tropical Medicine Fall Semester, 1998 (15 credit hours) Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health (DTM), December 18, 1998

Course GPA: 4.0/4.0 Diploma Program Director: Richard A. Oberhelman, M.D., FAAP

Doctoral Research in Health Systems Management Doctoral (Dr.P.H.) Candidate in Public Health, 1992-1995 Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Department of Health Systems Management Fields of Study: Outcomes Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Total Quality Management, Continuous Quality Improvement, Strategic Management, Health Policy, Allied Health Professions,

Bedside Decision Analysis, Medical Ethics, General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Occupational Medicine (General Preventive Medicine Residency Practicum, January 1, 1995-December 31, 1995).

Doctoral GPA: 3.9/4.0

Dissertation: The Development of a Cost-Quality-Outcome Comparison Model of Acute Hospital and Subacute Non-Hospital Care of Ventilator-Dependent Elderly

Defense of Prospectus Accepted: 12/31/94 Defense of Dissertation Accepted: 5/31/95 Doctorate (Dr.P.H.) Conferred: 12/15/95

Administrative Residency in Preventive Medicine/Practicum Year Served 01/01/95-12/31/95. Completed: 12/31/95

Health Policy and Public Heath Administration Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Administrative Resident, Medical Administration Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center-New Orleans, Preceptor-Harry Pigman, M.D., MSPH, Deputy Chief of Staff, January-October, 1995 Doctor of Public Health in Health Systems Management, 1990-1995, (Dr.P.H.) December 15, 1995

Master of Health Administration, 1989-1990, (M.H.A.) December 31, 1990 All Passes/No Class Ranking Medical School Tulane University School of Medicine

Curriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 3 New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), 1971-1975, May 31, 1975 Class Ranking: Top 20%

Colleges Tulane University College of Arts and Sciences New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 Bachelor of Science (B.S.), in Biology, Major (Biology), Minor (Chemistry) 1969-1971, January 30, 1971 Dean’s List, 1969-1971 Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society (1969-1971) The University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee Sewanee, Tennessee 37375 Kappa Alpha Order, Alpha Alpha Chapter 1967-1969 Fields of Study: Biology, English

Postgraduate Courses Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology Department of Epidemiology School of Public Health University of Michigan Certificate of Completion, July 25, 1997 Course Director: David Schottenfeld, M.D., FACP Continuous Quality Improvement Leadership Training Course Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Administration Medical Center-New Orleans Certificate of Completion, March 24, 1995 Course Director: Deputy Chief Harry Pigman, M.D., MSPH Group Practice Manager's Institute The Aresty Institute of Executive Education The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Certificate of Completion, January 31, 1991 Course Director: Professor William Kissick, M.D., Dr.P.H.

Postgraduate Medical Education Fellowships

Curriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 4 Visiting Fellow in Hepatic Transplant Anesthesia and Intensive Care June, 1987 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Visiting Fellow in Hepatic Transplant Anesthesia and Intensive Care June, 1987 Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Senior Registrar in Paediatric Anaesthetics and Intensive Care June 1 – September 30, 1985 The Hospital for Sick Children Great Ormond Street London NWI

Program Director, Paediatric Anaesthesia/Paediatric Pain Management: Professor David J. Hatch, MB, BS, FFARCS, FRCA Program Director, Paediatric Critical Care: Professor Edward Sumner, MA, BM, BCh, FFARCS, FRCA Program Director, Paediatric Surgery.: Professor Lewis Spitz, Surgeon-in-Chief MB, ChB, PhD, FRCS

Fellow in Pediatric Anesthesia , Critical Care Medicine, and Chronic Pain Management, 1979-80

The Children's Hospital of the University of Colorado Denver, Colorado 80218 Program Directors:

Pediatric Anesthesia/Pediatric Pain Management - Charles H. Lockhart, M.D., FACA, FAAP Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - James I. Gilman, M.D., MPH, FACA, FAAP

Pediatric Emergency Air Transport - Robert S. Dobrin, M.D., FAAP Residencies

Resident in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Practicum Year, January 1-December 31, 1995

Tulane University School of Medicine and Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Department of Community Medicine Residency Program in Preventive Medicine and Public Health 1430 Tulane Avenue New Orleans, LA 70112 Program Directors and Preceptors:

Tulane Medical Center-Marie Antoinette Krousel-Wood, M.D., M.S.P.H., FACPM (Program Director-Clinical Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine) Veterans Administration Medical Center-Harry Pigman, M.D., MPH, (Preceptor-Health

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Administration and Health Policy), Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Clinic Foundation Hospital-Douglas Swift, M.D., M.S.P.H., FACOEM (Preceptor-Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine)

Senior Resident (PGY IV) in Anesthesiology, 1978-79 Resident (PGY III) in Anesthesiology, 1977-78 Resident (PGY II) in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1976-77 University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 4200 E. Ninth Avenue Denver, Colorado 80262 University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Affiliated Hospitals Colorado General Hospital: Anesthesiology and OB/Gyn Denver General Hospital: Anesthesiology and OB/Gyn Denver Veterans Administration Hospital: Anesthesiology The Children's Hospital of Denver: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Emergency Transport Program Directors, University of Colorado Affiliated Institutions:

Obstetrics and Gynecology - E. Stewart Taylor, M.D., FACOG Anesthesiology/Pain Management - J. A. Aldrete, M.D., M.S.

Pediatric Anesthesiology/Pain Management – C. H. Lockhart, M.D., FACA, FAAP Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - James I. Gilman, M.D., M.P.H., FACA, FAAP Pediatric Emergency Transport /Flight Care- Robert S. Dobrin, M.D., FAAP

Internship Intern in General Surgery, 1975-76 Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital 1514 Jefferson Highway New Orleans, Louisiana 70121 Program Director: John L. Ochsner, M.D., FACS NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATIONS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND LICENSURES:

National Medical Board Certifications and Appointments to NATIONAL COLLEGES AND BOARDS

American College of Medical Toxicology Fellow of the American College of Medical Toxicology (F.A.C.M.T.), May 7, 2010

Curriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 6 American Board of Preventive Medicine, Re-Certified in Occupational/Environmental

Medicine, January 1, 2010. American Board of Preventive Medicine, Re-Certified in General Preventive Medicine and

Public Health, January 1, 2008. American Board of Preventive Medicine, Board-Certified in Medical Toxicology,

December 22, 2004 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (F.A.C.O.E.M.), March 31, 2001 American College of Preventive Medicine

Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine (F.A.C.P.M.), October 11, 2000

American Board of Preventive Medicine Member, Core Examination Committee for General Preventive Medicine and Public

Health, October 2000- American Board of Preventive Medicine, Board-Certification as a Specialist in

Occupational Medicine, January 15, 2000 The American Board of Anesthesiology Certification of Subspecialty Qualifications in Pain Management, Board-Certified,

October 26, 1998 American Board of Preventive Medicine, Diplomate of the American Board of Preventive

Medicine (D.A.B.P.M.), Board-Certified in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine (GPM), January 19, 1998

American Board of Anesthesiology Senior Board Examiner, American Board of Anesthesiology, 1994-1996 American College of Critical Care Medicine Fellow of the College of Critical Care Medicine, June 5, 1989 (F.C.C.M.) American College of Chest Physicians Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, May 10, 1988 (F.C.C.P.) American Board of Anesthesiology Associate Board Examiner, American Board of Anesthesiology, 1986-1994 Certification of Subspecialty Qualifications, Critical Care Medicine, Board-Certified Subspecialist in Critical Care Medicine, American Board of

Anesthesiology, November 14, 1986

Curriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 7 American College of Anesthesiologists Fellow of the American College of Anesthesiologists, January, 1982 (F.A.C.A.) American Academy of Pediatrics Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, October 30, 1981 (F.A.A.P.) American Board of Anesthesiology

Board-Certified, Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, April 3, 1981 (D.A.B.A.)

Active State Medical Licenses: Colorado State License #20144 – 1976-Present Louisiana State License #13125 – 1975-Present National Medical Licensing Examination: The Federal Licensing Exam in Medicine, FLEX - 1975 FEDERAL and STATE GRANT-SPONSORED INVESTIGATIONS (as Principal Investigator):

1. Diaz JH: Principal Investigator: An HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment for the New Orleans Eligible Metropolitan Area, The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Care Act, TitleI, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Completed July, 1997 (Four months, $119,995).

2. Diaz JH: Subcontracting Principal Investigator: A Cost-Effectiveness

Analysis for the Principal Investigation: An HIV/AIDS Cost per Unit of Service Assessment Study, New Orleans Eligible Metropolitan Area, City of New Orleans, Mayor’s Office of Health Policy, Principal Investigator, Unit Cost Study – WJ Lane, Vice-Chair, Department of Economics and Finance, University of New Orleans, The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Care Act, Title I, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Completed, July, 1998 (Six months, $127,472).

3. Diaz JH: Principal Investigator: The Public Health Distance Education

Initiative: Louisiana State University Medical Center-New Orleans (Lead Agency), Louisiana State University Veterinary School, Louisiana State University Medical Center-Shreveport, Northeast Louisiana State University School of Pharmacy, Northwestern State University School of Graduate Nursing, and University of New Orleans. State of Louisiana Board of Regents Distance Education Initiative Grants Program, Completed, October 1999. (Nine months, $71,835).


4. Diaz JH: Principal Investigator: Public Health and Prevention Initiatives in Occupational Medicine, Program F of the Occupational Medicine Research Center, The Tobacco Settlement Health Education Fund (HEF) of the Louisiana Board of Regents, May, 2000, Analysis. (5 years, $215,290).

5. Diaz JH: Principal Investigator: Proportional Cancer Mortality Risks Among

Healthcare Professionals Exposed to Workplace Carcinogens. LSU School of Medicine Research Enhancement Fund, Research Enhancement Bridge Grant, August 13, 2001, Study completed-2002, Analysis. (1 year, $12,500).

6. Diaz JH: Co-Principal Investigator: Assessment and Remediation of the

Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes and Major Flooding Events, The Tobacco Settlement Health Education Fund (HEF) of the Louisiana Board of Regents, May, 2001. (6 years, $1,008,194).

7. Diaz JH: Co-Principal Investigator: Health, Environment, Livestock, and

People: An International Learning Community, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, US-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program. US Department of Education, August 1, 2004. On-going. (5 years, $209,964).

8. Diaz JH: Principal Investigator: Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke

in the Workplace, Subcontract with the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI), January 2009-December 2010. ($31,790.00).

9. Diaz JH: Principal Investigator: The US Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention Gulf Coast Children’s Health Study. US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC Contract, awarded October 1, 2010. On-going (8 years, $5, 341,786).

10. Diaz JH: Principal Investigator: Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke

in the Workplace-Part 2, Subcontract with the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI), January 2011-June 2011. ($17,000).

TOTAL RESEARCH GRANT-CONTRACT FUNDING SECURED:

$7,103,537

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS: Section Head, Preventive Medicine, 2005- Department of Family Medicine School of Medicine, LSUHSC Program Head, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, 2003- School of Public Health, LSUHSC

Curriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 9 Clinical Director for Medical Care, LSUHSC-Juvenile Corrections Program, 2003-2006 Program Head, Community Preventive Medicine and Public Health, MD/MPH, 1996-2005 Section Head, Preventive Medicine, 1997-2005 Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine LSU School of Medicine New Orleans, Louisiana

Attending Physician in Pain Medicine and Occupational Medicine, 1996- Multidisciplinary Pain Mastery Center LSU School of Medicine Louisiana State University Medical Center New Orleans, Louisiana

Associate Medical Director for Rehabilitative Services, 1996-1998 Villa Feliciana Chronic Disease and Rehabilitation Hospital, Jackson, Louisiana Consultant in Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 1996- Daughters of Charity Community Health Partnerships New Orleans, Louisiana Medical Director, Daughters of Charity Community Health Partnerships, 1996-1997 New Orleans, Louisiana Medical Director, LSUHSC TeleMedicine Program, 1995-1997 LSUMC TeleMedicine Studio University Hospital Medical Center of Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana Medical Director, Department of Respiratory Care, 1991-1995 Ochsner Foundation Hospital New Orleans, Louisiana Medical Director, Training Program in Respiratory Care, 1991-1995 School of Allied Health Sciences Division of Education Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation New Orleans, Louisiana Medical Director, Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, 1993-1994 Ochsner Foundation Hospital New Orleans, Louisiana Section Head, Pediatric Anesthesia, 1985 -1995 Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital

Curriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 10 New Orleans, Louisiana Consulting Pediatric Anesthesiologist and Intensivist, 1984-2000 Department of Anesthesiology Children's Hospital New Orleans, Louisiana Consulting Pediatric Anesthesiologist, 1984-1997 Department of Anesthesiology East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, Louisiana Attending Flight Care Physician, 1985-1990 Ochsner Flight Care Service, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana Co-Director, Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, 1981-1993 Ochsner Foundation Hospital New Orleans, Louisiana Attending Staff Anesthesiologist, 1980-1995 Department of Anesthesiology Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital New Orleans, Louisiana Pediatric Anesthesiologist and Intensivist, 1980-1995 Department of Pediatrics Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital New Orleans, Louisiana Attending Anesthesiologist, 1980-1995 Department of Anesthesiology Chabert-South Louisiana Medical Center Houma, Louisiana Consulting Anesthesiologist and Transport Physician, 1979-80 Pediatric Emergency Transport Services Colorado Helicopter and Fixed Wing Aircraft Medical Evacuation University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver/Denver Children’s Hospital City and County of Denver, Colorado Attending Staff Anesthesiologist, 1979-80 Denver General Hospital City and County of Denver, Colorado SCIENTIFIC EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS:

Curriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 11 Reviewer/Referee (Environmental Toxicology), 2010-

Annals of Epidemiology Reviewer/Referee (Critical Care, Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics), 2010-

The Ochsner Journal Reviewer/Referee (Environmental and Medical Toxicology), 2009-

Clinical Toxicology Reviewer/Referee (Tropical Medicine), 2008-

Tropical Health and Medicine, Journal of the Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)

Reviewer/Referee (Environmental Toxicology), 2008-

Journal of Medical Toxicology, Journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology

Reviewer/Referee (Environmental/Travel Medicine/Medical Toxicology), 2006- Journal of Travel Medicine, Journal of the International Society of Travel Medicine Board Member and Reviewer (Pain Management and Medicine), Editorial Board, Pain Practice, 2005-

Reviewer/Referee (Critical Care Medicine, Medical Toxicology), 2005- Critical Care Medicine, Journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine

Reviewer/Referee (Environmental/Travel Medicine/Medical Toxicology), 1998- American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Scientific Manuscript Reviewer (Pain Management/Public Health/Preventive Medicine), 1996-

Archives of Internal Medicine Published by the American Medical Association

Associate Editor, (Public Health and Preventive Medicine; Occupational and Environmental Medicine Economic Issue) Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management, 1994 –2002

Reviewer, Contributor, Survey of Anesthesiology, 1994-2002 Williams & Wilkins Publishers Scientific Manuscript Reviewer, 1991- Anesthesia and Analgesia Journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society Scientific Manuscript Reviewer, 1990- Pediatrics

Curriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 12 Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics Scientific Textbook Reviewer, 1987-1995 Anesthesia and Analgesia Journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society Scientific Manuscript Reviewer, 2003- Anesthesiology Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiology CME APPOINTMENTS:

Conference Chair, American Occupational Health Conference, Kansas City, Kansas, April 30-May 6, 2004. Seminar Committee Chair and Member, Planning Committee, American Occupational Health Conference, 1998-1999

Member, CME Committee, LSUMC, 1996-1998 Course Director, Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update, Aspen, Colorado, 1987-1994 Course Director, Annual Mardi Gras Anesthesia Update in New Orleans, 1984-1990 ACADEMIC TEACHING APPOINTMENTS: Adjunct Professor of Environmental Sciences, 2010-

Department of Environmental Sciences, LSU School of the Coast and Environment, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 2008- Department of Anesthesiology Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 2007- Trauma Surgery/Critical Care Section,

Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

Adjunct Professor of Pathobiological Sciences (Public Health and Tropical Medicine),

2005- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Adjunct Professor of Business Administration (Health Care Management), 1998-


College of Business Administration, Department of Management, Program in Health Care Administration, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana

Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, 1997-2003 Department of Family Medicine School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Interim Department Chair, 1996-1998 Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (Tenured), 1997- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Clinical Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (Non-Tenured), 1995-1997 Department of Health Systems Research and Public Health School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology, 1996-2006 School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, 1992-95 Department of Anesthesiology Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Departmental Chairman: Alan W. Grogono, M.D. Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, 1986-1992 Department of Anesthesiology Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Departmental Chairman: Alan W. Grogono, M.D. Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, 1982-1986 Department of Anesthesiology Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Departmental Chairman: Alan W. Grogono, M.D. Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology, 1982-1986 Department of Pharmacology Louisiana State University School of Medicine

Curriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 14 New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Departmental Chairman: LeRoy Morgan, M.D., Ph.D. AWARDS:

Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 2010-2013 America’s Top Physicians, 2009-Medical Toxicology, Guide to America’s Top Physicians, Consumer’s Research Council of America, 2009 Dr. Allen A. Copping Award for Excellence in Teaching, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) in New Orleans, 2009 America’s Top Anesthesiologists, 2008-Critical Care Medicine, Guide to America’s Top Anesthesiologists, Consumer’s Research Council of America, 2008 America’s Top Anesthesiologists, 2007, Guide to America’s Top Anesthesiologists, Consumer’s Research Council of America, 2007 Teaching Scholar, The LSUHSC Academy for the Advancement of Educational Scholarship, October 12, 2007

Physician’s Recognition Award, Louisiana State Medical Society, 2007-2010 Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 2007-2010

America’s Top Anesthesiologists, 2006, Guide to America’s Top Anesthesiologists, Consumer’s Research Council of America, 2006

Physician’s Recognition Award, Louisiana State Medical Society, 2004-2007 Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 2004-2007

America’s Top Physicians Award, Occupational Medicine, the Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2003

Physician’s Recognition Award, Louisiana State Medical Society, 2001-2004, Aug. 9, 2001 Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 2001-2004 Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society, Lifetime Membership, May 17, 2001 The Best Doctors in America, 2000, Nationwide Survey by Woodward/White, Inc., 2000

Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Scientific Achievement and Scientific Presentation, Prevention 2000, The National Preventive Medicine Meeting, The American College of Preventive Medicine and the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, March 23-26, 2000 Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Biometry and Genetics, LSU Medical Center-New Orleans, March 26, 1999 Who’s Who in America, 1998-2000

Top Doctors in New Orleans, New Orleans Magazine, August, 1998- August, 1999 Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1998-2001 Top Doctors in New Orleans, New Orleans Magazine, August, 1997-August, 1998 Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1995-1998 The Best Doctors in America®: Southeast Region, 1996-1997 Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1992-1995 Certificate of Appreciation, Society of Critical Care Medicine, December 31, 1991 Certificate of Appreciation, Ochsner School of Allied Health Sciences, May 29, 1990 Certificate of Appreciation, American Academy of Pediatrics, April 28, 1990 Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1989-92 Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1986-89

Curriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 15 1985 Professional Recognition Award, Association of Surgical Technologists, Inc. Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1983-86 Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1980-83 Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1982-83 Hurst B. Hatch, M.D., Memorial Award, Outstanding Teacher of the Year 1981-82, Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation and Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana 70121 ELECTED OFFICES:

Council Member, National Council of Delta Omega, the National Honor Society for Schools and Graduate Programs in Public Health, 2007- President, Mid-South Environmental and Occupational Medical Component Society of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2007-2009 Chair, Postgraduate Seminars, American Occupational Health Conference, New Orleans, 1999

Medical Director, Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care, 1992-1993 Member, Board of Directors, Tulane Alumni Association, 1992-1994 Alternate District Director, District IX, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1991-1994 Member, Board of Directors, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 1988-1990 Chairman, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1988-1990 President, Louisiana Society of Anesthesiologists, 1987-1989 Vice-President and Treasurer, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1986-1988 Louisiana Delegate, House of Delegates, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1984-1990 Program Chairman, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1984-86 Secretary, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1984-86 Secretary-Treasurer, Louisiana Society of Anesthesiologists, 1984-88 President, New Orleans Anesthesia Society, 1985-87 Secretary, New Orleans Anesthesia Society, 1982-85 Conference Chairman, 1978-79 Seventeenth Annual Western Anesthesia Residents' Research Conference University of Colorado Medical Center, Dillon, Colorado, March 30-April 1, 1979 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES (YEAR ELECTED): American College of Medical Toxicologists (2005) Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (1998) American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (1996) American Association for World Health (1996)

American Medical Informatics Association (1996) American College of Preventive Medicine (1996) American Telemedicine Association (1995-2000) Association for Health Services Research (1995-2004)


American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (1995) Association of Preventive Medicine Residents (1995-1996) American Public Health Association (1993) American Association for Respiratory Care (1991-1997) American College of Physician Executives (1990-1992) American College of Health Care Executives (1989-2004) Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (1986-1996) American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (1986) Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (1986-1992) Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (1985-2005) Who's Who in the South and Southwest (1982-83) American Academy of Pediatrics (1981-2005) Society of Critical Care Medicine (1980-1997) Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (1980-1997) Denver Medical Society (1979-1980) Colorado State Medical Society (1979-1980) Southern Medical Association (1978) Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists (1977-1980) International Anesthesia Research Society (1977) American Society of Anesthesiologists (1977) Tulane Medical Alumni Association (1975) Orleans Parish Medical Society (1975) Louisiana State Medical Society (1975) American Medical Association (1975) Student American Medical Association (1971-1975)

FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL COMMITTEE/PANEL MEMBERSHIPS:

Chair, Advisory Panel for Grant Reviews, National Research Council of the National Academies, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2009- Member, Environmental Health and Safety Committee, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, 2009- Member, Research Invigoration Strategy Committee, LSUHSC School of Public Health, 2009- Member, Philanthropy Committee, LSUHSC School of Public Health, 2009- Member, Administrative Support Advisory Committee, LSUHSC School of Public Health, 2009- Member, Standing Appeals Committee, LSU Health Sciences Centers in New Orleans and Shreveport, LA, 2007- Member, Student Health Committee, LSU Health Sciences Centers in New Orleans, 2007- Member, Advisory Council on Environmental and Occupational Health, the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), 2006- Chair for Public Health, Academy Advisory Group, the LSUHSC Academy for the Advancement of Educational Scholarship, 2005- Member, Chancellor’s Research Council, LSU Health Sciences Center, 2004- Member, Administrative Council, LSUHSC School of Public Health, 2004-


Member, Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, LSUHSC School of Public Health, 2004- Member, Emergency Management Committee, Medical Center of Louisiana-New Orleans, 2004- Member, Emergency Management Committee, LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, 2004- Member, CDC Consultancy Panel, All-Hazards Public Health Emergency Response Guide, 2003- Chair, Curriculum Committee, School of Graduate Studies, LSUHSC, 2002-2004 Co-Chair, Committee on Enduring Materials and Distance Learning, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2001-2004 General Facilities Committee, LSU Health Sciences Center, 2000-2004 Technology Committee, LSU Alumni Center for Advanced Learning, 1999-2001 Committee on Local Arrangements, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2000-2001 Curriculum Renewal Committee, LSU Health Sciences Center, 2000-2003 LSU Student Technology Fee Committee, 1999-2001 Written Examination Committee, Core Examination in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine, 1998-

Public Health Committee, Orleans Parish Medical Society, 1999-2002 Curriculum Committee, LSU School of Graduate Studies, 1999-2004 Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, Advisory Committee on Pain, 1997-2000 ATSDR Environmental Investigation Task Force, the Grand Bois, LA Site, 1998-1999 Curriculum Committee, LSU School of Medicine, 1998-2001 Committee on Curriculum Renewal, LSU School of Medicine, 1998-2001

Committee on Curriculum Oversight, LSU School of Medicine, 1998-2000 ATSDR Environmental Investigation Task Force, the USDA/John F. Kennedy Senior High School Site, 1996-1997

Committee on Computer-Assisted Learning, LSU School of Medicine, Chair, 1998-2000 Planning Committee, American Occupational Health Conference, 1998-1999 Telecommunications Task Force, LSU Medical Center, 1996-1998 Continuing Medical Education Advisory Committee, LSU School of Medicine, 1996-1998

Telemedicine Operational Implementation Task Force, American Telemedicine Association, 1996-1998 Committee on Computer-Assisted Instruction/Learning, LSU School of Medicine, 1995-1997 Committee on Computer-Assisted Learning, LSU School of Medicine, 1998- Committee on Scientific Exhibits, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1988-1991 Committee on Newsletter, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1988-1991 Organizing Committee, Aspen Anesthesia Update, 1986-1994 Governor's Advisory Committee on Respiratory Care, State of Louisiana, 1985-1990 Organizing Committee, Mardi Gras Anesthesia Update in New Orleans, 1983-1990 Executive Committee, Louisiana Society of Anesthesiologists, 1984-1994 Executive Committee, New Orleans Anesthesia Society, 1982-1994 Executive Committee, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1984-1994 Staff Advisory Committee to the Board of Management, Ochsner Clinic, 1983-1986 Founding Committee, New Orleans Anesthesia Society, 1982-1992 Patient Care Evaluation Committee, Ochsner Clinic, 1981-1984


Infections Committee, Ochsner Clinic, 1981-1984 ICU Committee, Ochsner Clinic, Chair, 1993-1995 ICU Committee, Ochsner Clinic, 1981-1992 PICU-NICU Committee, Ochsner Clinic, 1980-1982


BIBLIOGRAPHY

JAMES H. DIAZ, M.D., Dr.P.H.

PEER-REVIEWED ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES: 1. Diaz JH, Manawadu BR: Clonus during normocapnic enflurane anesthesia. Anesthesiology Review 1978; 5: 35-40.

2. Diaz JH, Lockhart CH: Hypotensive anaesthesia for craniectomy in infancy. British Journal of Anaesthesia 1979; 51: 533-535.

3. Diaz JH, Friesen RH: Anesthetic management of congenital complete heart

block in chldhood. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1979; 48: 344-346.

4. Diaz JH, Hill GE: Hypotension with anesthesia in disulfiram-treated patients. Anesthesiology 1979; 51: 366-368.

5. Diaz JH, McDonald JS: Propranolol and induced labor: Anesthetic

implications. Anesthesiology Review 1979; 6: 29-32. 6. Diaz JH, Lockhart CH: The early diagnosis and airway management of acute epiglottitis in children. Southern Medical Journal 1982; 75: 399-403. 7. Diaz JH, Prevost M: Subarachnoid air injection during epidural anesthesia. Anesthesiology Review 1982; 9: 27-30.

11. Diaz JH, Henling CE: Pneumoperitoneum and cardiac arrest during craniofacial reconstruction. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1982; 61:146-149.

12. Geist ET, Diaz JH: Perioperative management of the asthmatic patient

undergoing dental surgery. Journal of the American Dental Association 1982; 105: 65-69.

13. Diaz JH: Controversies in the diagnosis and management of common upper

airway infections. E.R. Reports 1983; 4: 25-30.

14. Diaz JH: Halothane anesthesia in infancy: Identification and correlation of preoperative risk factors with intraoperative arterial hypotension and postoperative recovery. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 1985; 20: 502-507.

15. Diaz JH, Cooper ES, Ochsner JL: Cardiac surgery in patients with cold

autoimmune disease. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1984; 63: 349-352.


13. Diaz JH, Stedman PM, LeTard FX: Perioperative management of newborn pharyngeal teratomas. Anesthesiology 1984; 61: 608-610. 14. Diaz JH, Cooper ES, Ochsner JL: Cold hemagglutination pathophysiology: Evaluation and management in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with hypothermia. Archives of Internal Medicine 1984; 144: 1639-1641.

15. Diaz JH: Croup and epiglottitis in children: The anesthesiologist as

diagnostician. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1985; 64: 621-633.

16. Diaz JH, Connolly ES: Anesthetic management of chemonucleosysis with chymopapain. Southern Medical Journal 1986; 79: 1554-1561.

17. Diaz JH: Tension pneumoperitoneum-pneumothorax during repair of

congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1987; 66: 577-580.

18. Diaz JH, Lockhart CH: Postoperative quadriplegia following spinal fusion for scoliosis. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1987; 66:1039-1042. 19. Diaz JH, Furman EB: Perioperative management of conjoined twins.

Anesthesiology 1987; 66: 1039-42. 20. Busch EH, Diaz JH: Intracardiac knotting of a pulmonary artery catheter in a pacemaker-dependent patient. Anesthesiology Review 1988; 15: 45-47.

21. Sauter ER, Diaz JH, Arensman RM, Butcher RB III, Guarisco JL, Hayes DH:

The perioperative management of neonates with congenital oropharyngeal teratomas. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 1990; 25: 925-928.

22. Diaz JH: The difficult intubation kit. Anesthesiology Review 1990; 17: 49-56. 23. Diaz JH, Guarisco JL, LeJeune FE Jr: A modified tubular

pharyngolaryngoscope for difficult pediatric laryngoscopy. Anesthesiology 1990; 73: 357-358.

24. Diaz JH: Perioperative management of the pregnant patient undergoing

nonobstetric surgery. Part I. Indications for surgery and direct and indirect effects of anesthetics on fetal well-being. Anesthesiology Review 1991; 18: 21-27.

25. Diaz JH: Perioperative management of the pregnant patient undergoing

nonobstetric surgery. Part II. Perioperative management and special techniques. Anesthesiology Review 1991; 18: 27-34.

26. Diaz JH, Guarisco JL, LeJeune FE Jr: Perioperative management of pediatric microstomia. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 1991; 38: 217-221.


27. DeConti RW, Diaz JH, Falterman KW: Prolonged postoperative analgesia with lumbar epidural morphine in children undergoing thoracic and upper abdominal surgery. Pediatric Surgery International 1993; 8: 204-206. 28. Diaz JH: Anencephalic organ donors: A challenge to existing moral and

statutory laws. Critical Care Medicine 1993; 21: 1781-1786. 29. Diaz JH: Perioperative management of neonatal ectopia cordis: Report of three cases. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1992; 75: 833-837. 30. Diaz JH: Is uvular edema a complication of endotracheal intubation?

Anesthesia and Analgesia 1993; 76: 1139-1141. 31. Diaz JH: A new transparent disposable plastic facemask for children and

adults. Anesthesiology 1993; 78: 1195-1196. 32. Diaz JH, Belani K: Perioperative management of children with mucopolysaccharidoses. Anesthesia and Anagelsia 1993; 77: 1261-1270. 33. Diaz JH: Intranasal ketamine premedication of paediatric outpatients.

Paediatric Anaesthesia 1997; 7: 273-278.

34. Diaz JH: Perioperative management of children with congenital phakomatoses. Paediatric Anaesthesia 2000; 10: 121-128.

35. Diaz JH: Statistical power gets respect. Survey of Anesthesiology 1999; 43 (4):

245-246. 36. Diaz JH: Perioperative management of infants with the linear nevus sebaceous

syndrome of Jadassohn: Report of two cases. Paediatric Anaesthesia 2000; 10: 669-673.

37. Diaz JH, Gould HJ III: Management of post-thoracotomy pseudoangina and

myofascial pain with botulinum toxin. Anesthesiology 1999; 91 (3): 877-879. 38. Pine JC, Diaz JH: Environmental health screening with GIS: Creating a

community environmental health profile. Journal of Environmental Health 2000; 62 (8): 9-16.

39. Kaplan JL, Wright MJ, Lazarus L, Congemi N, DuTreil K, Arnold R, Mercante

D, Diaz JH, Vrahas M, Hunt J: Use of an unmanned police car to reduce traffic speed. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2000; 49 (1): 43-46.

40. Diaz JH: Carpal tunnel syndrome in female nurse anesthetists versus operating

room nurses: Prevalence, laterality, and impact of handedness. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2001; 93: 975-980.


41. Diaz JH: Epidemiology and outcome of postural headache management in spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2001; 26: 582-587.

42. Diaz JH: Permanent paraparesis and cauda equina syndrome after epidural

blood patch for postdural puncture headache. Anesthesiology 2002; 96: 1515-17.

43. Diaz JH: Chronic postoperative epidural abscess with ascending

neuromyotonia. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2002; 95: 1770-1.

44. Barbier HM, Diaz JH: Preventing toxic seafood-borne illnesses in travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine 2003; 10: 29-37.

45. Bernstein CD, Diaz JH, Gould HJ: A possible role for zonisamide in treating

neuropathic pain: A case of idiopathic polyneuropathy. Pain Practice 2002; 2 (2): 134-136.

46. Diaz JH: The public health impact of global climate change. Family and

Community Health 2004; 27: 219-230.

47. Diaz JH, Gould HJ: Permanent neurologic symptoms after prolonged epidural analgesia. Pain Practice 2004; 4: 132-135.

48. Marier RL, Fontham E, Diaz JH: LSU School of Public Health. Journal of the

Louisiana State Medical Society 2003; 155: 332-336.

49. Diaz JH: Is fish consumption safe? Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 2004; 156: 394-400.

50. Diaz JH: The global epidemiology, syndromic classification, management, and

prevention of spider bites. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2004; 71: 239-250

51. Diaz JH: The public health impact of hurricanes and major flooding events.

Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2004; 156: 144-149.

52. Diaz JH: Is shellfish consumption safe? Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2004; 156: 18-22.

53. Diaz JH: Treatment outcomes in spontaneous intracranial hypotension: Do

epidural blood patches stop the leaks? Pain Practice 2004; 4: 300-307.

54. Diaz JH: The evolving global epidemiology, syndromic classification, management, and prevention of caterpillar envenoming. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2005; 72: 347-357.


55. Diaz JH: The epidemiology, syndromic diagnosis, management, and prevention of spider bites in the South. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2005; 157: 29-35.

56. Diaz JH: Most necrotic ulcers are not spider bites. American Journal of

Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2005; 72: 364-367.

57. Diaz JH: The evolving global epidemiology, syndromic diagnosis, general management, and prevention of mushroom poisonings. Critical Care Medicine 2005; 33: 419-428.

58. Diaz JH: The syndromic diagnosis and management of confirmed mushroom

poisonings. Critical Care Medicine 2005; 33: 427-436.

59. Diaz JH: The epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of caterpillar envenoming in the southern US. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2005; 157: 30-34.

60. Diaz JH, Weed JT: Correlation of adverse neurological outcomes with

increasing volumes and delayed administration of epidural blood patches for postdural puncture headaches. Pain Practice 2005; 5: 216-222.

61. Diaz JH: The epidemiology, toxidromic classification, general management,

and prevention of mushroom poisoning in the United States. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2005; 137: 44-50.

62. Diaz JH: The epidemiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of

ectoparasitic diseases in travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine 2005; 13: 100-111.

63. Diaz JH, LeBlanc KE: Common spider bites. American Family Physician

2006; 75: 869-873.

64. Diaz JH, LeBlanc KE: Common spider bites and the diagnosis and management of caterpillar envenomations: Online version. American Family Physician 2006; 75: 1-6.

65. Diaz JH: Ectoparasitoses: The diagnosis, management, and prevention of

common ectoparasitic infections. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2006; 158: 90-99.

66. Diaz JH: Global climate change, natural disasters, and travel health risks.

Journal of Travel Medicine 2006; 13: 361-372.

67. Diaz JH: Should we be concerned about global warming. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2006; 158: 278-287.


68. Diaz JH: Chagas disease in the United States: A cause for concern in Louisiana? Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2007; 159: 21-29.

69. Diaz JH: The influence of global warming on natural disasters and public

health outcomes. American Journal of Disaster Medicine 2007; 2: 33-42. 70. Dorn PL, Perniciaro L, Yabsley MJ, Roelling DM, Balsamo G, Diaz J, Wesson

D: Autochthonous transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2007; 13: 605-607.

71. Diaz JH: Hymenopterid bites, stings, allergic reactions, and the impact of

hurricanes on hymenopterid-inflicted injuries. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2007; 159: 149-157.

72. Diaz JH: The epidemiology, evaluation, and management of stingray injuries.

Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2007; 159: 198-204.

73. Diaz JH: The evaluation, management, and prevention of stingray injuries in travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine 2008; 15: 102-109.

74. Diaz JH: The impact of hurricanes and flooding disasters on hymenopterid-

inflicted injuries. American Journal of Disaster Medicine 2007; 2: 257-269.

75. Diaz JH: Recognizing and reducing the risks of Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) in travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine 2008; 15: 211-222.

76. Diaz JH, Claiborne WC: Re-emerging Chagas disease (American

trypanosomiasis): Old problems without modern solutions. Tropical Medicine and Health 2007; 35: 329-336.

77. Diaz JH: The global epidemiology, public health outcomes, management, and

prevention of re-emerging ectoparasitic diseases. Tropical Medicine and Health 2008; 36: 1-10.

78. Diaz JH: Increasing pesticide-resistant ectoparasitic infections may increase

pesticide poisoning risks in children. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2008; 160: 210-220.

79. Diaz JH: Recognizing and reducing the risks of helminthic eosinophilic

meningitis in travelers: Differential diagnosis, disease management, prevention, and control. Journal of Travel Medicine 2009; 16: 267-275.

80. Diaz JH: Helminthic eosinophilic meningitis: Emerging zoonotic diseases in

the South. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2008; 160: 333-342.


81. Post DE, Kasofsky JM, Hunte CN, Diaz JH: A regional human services authority’s rapid needs assessment of evacuees following natural disasters. American Journal of Disaster Medicine 2008; 3 (5): 1-13.

82. Diaz JH: The epidemiology, toxidromic classification, management, and

prevention of mushroom poisoning in travelers. Journal of the British Travel Health Association 2008; 12: 51-58.

83. Diaz JH: Recognition, management, and prevention of hymenopteran stings

and allergic reactions in travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine 2009; 16: 357-364.

84. Diaz JH: Mite-transmitted dermatoses and infectious diseases in returning

travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine 2009; 17: 21-31.

85. Diaz JH: Endemic tickborne infectious diseases in Louisiana and the Gulf South. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2009; 161: 325-339.

86. Diaz JH, Hu C-Y: Health risks and benefits of seafood consumption. Tropical

Medicine and Health 2009; 37: 79-95.

87. Diaz JH: A 60-year meta-analysis of tick paralysis in the United States: A predictable, preventable, and often misdiagnosed poisoning. Journal of Medical Toxicology 2010; 6: 15-21.

88. Diaz JH: Epidemiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of common

caterpillar envenomations in world travellers. Journal of the British Travel Health Association 2009; 13: 38-46.

89. Nieto P, Boughton R, Dorn P, Steuer F, Raychaudhuri S, Esfandiari J,

Gonçalves E, Diaz J, Malone JB. Comparison of two immunochromatographic assays and the indirect immuofluorescence antibody test for diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs in south central Louisiana. Veterinary Parasitology 2009; 165: 241-247.

90. Diaz JH: The helminthic eosinophilic meningitides: Emerging zoonotic

parasitic diseases worldwide. Tropical Medicine and Health 2009; 38: 115-126.

91. Hymel BJ, Labrie-Brown CV, Diaz JH, Kaye AD: Novel influenza A (H1N1)

infection in late pregnancy: Report of a case. The Ochsner Journal. 2010; 10: 32-37.

92. Diaz JH: Endemic mite-transmitted dermatoses and infectious diseases in the

South. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2010; 162: 140-149.


93. Diaz JH: Infectious disease transmission during air travel: Part 1. Airborne and close contact transmission. Journal of the British Travel Health Association 2010; 15: 3-8.

94. Diaz JH: Infectious disease transmission during air travel: Part 2. Common

vehicle and vector-borne transmission. Journal of the British Travel Health Association 2010. Accepted for publication, April 20, 2010.

95. Diaz JH: Tick paralysis in the United States. Journal of the Louisiana State

Medical Society 2010; 162: 273-280.

96. Diaz JH: Recently re-emerging helminthic infections causing eosinophilic meningoencephalitis: Neuroangiostrongyliasis, baylisascariasis, and gnathostomiasis. Journal of Neuroparasitology 2010; 1: 1-14.

97. Diaz JH: Behavioral and recreational risk factors for free-living amebic

infections. Journal of Travel Medicine. Accepted for publication, September 10, 2010.

98. Diaz JH: Increasing intracerebral infections caused by free-living amebae in

the United States and worldwide. Journal of Neuroparasitology 2010; 1: 1-10.

99. Diaz JH: The legacy of the Gulf oil spill: Analyzing acute public health effects and predicting chronic ones in Louisiana. American Journal of Disaster Medicine 2011; 6: 1-18.

100. Diaz JH: Proportionate cancer mortality in methyl methacrylate-exposed

orthopedic surgeons compared to general surgeons. Journal of Medical Toxicology 2011. Accepted for publication January 11, 2011.

101. Diaz JH: Seasonal primary amebic meningoencephalitis in the South:

Summertime is PAM time. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2010. Accepted for publication, February 9, 2011.

102. Diaz JH: Recognizing reemerging and recently described rickettsial infections

in the United States. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2010. Accepted for publication, February 10, 2011.

TEXTBOOKS

1. Diaz JH, Editor, Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, PA, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991.

2. Diaz JH: Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, Florida,

CRC Press, 2006.


TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS:

1. Diaz JH, Marino RJ: Intraoperative management, in Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate, ed. by JP Goldsmith and EH Karotkin, Second Edition, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1987; 357-375.

2. Diaz JH, Busick EJ: Diagnosis and management of acid-base disturbances, in

Current Clinical Practice, ed. by FH Messerli, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders, 1987; 573-577.

3. Diaz JH: Platelet infusion and hypotension, in Common Problems in Cardiac

Anesthesia, ed. by JG Reves and K Hall, Chicago, Yearbook Medical Publishers, 1987; 455-460.

4. Diaz JH: Preface. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991; XI-XV. 5. Diaz JH: Are anesthetics teratogens? In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia

and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991; 1-23. 6. Diaz JH: The physiologic changes of pregnancy have anesthetic implications

for both mother and fetus. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991; 24-50.

7. Diaz JH: Anesthetic management of nonobsteric surgery in the pregnant

patient. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991; 51-67.

8. Diaz JH: Anesthetic management of premature neonates, term neonates, and

infants. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co. 1991; 281-321.

9. Diaz JH, Furman EB: Perioperative management of conjoined twins

undergoing separation surgery. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co. 1991; 342-360.

10. Brown H, Diaz JH: Obstetric management of premature infants, breech

presentation, and multiple gestations. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991; 188-208.

11. Diaz JH, Arensman RM: Postoperative critical care management of neonates.

In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991; 361-374.

12. Diaz JH: Hurler syndrome and umbilical hernia, in Common Problems in

Pediatric Anesthesia, Second edition, Ed. by L. Stehling, Malvern, PA, Mosby Year Book, 1992; 267-276


16. Diaz JH: Intraoperative management, in Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate, Ed. by JP Goldsmith and EH Karotkin, Third Edition, Philadelphia, W.B, Saunders, 1996.

17. Diaz JH: The pharmacology of human poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human

Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

18. Diaz JH: The general management of the poisoned patient. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

19. Diaz JH: Physical, diagnostic, and laboratory evaluation of the poisoned

patient. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

20. Diaz JH: Antidotes. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming,

Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

21. Diaz JH: Poisonings with over-the-counter analgesics, opioids, and pharmaceutical additives. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

22. Diaz JH: Poisonings with vitamins, minerals, herbal agents, and alternative and

complementary agents. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

23. Diaz JH: Poisonings with common household products. In Diaz JH, Atlas of

Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

24. Diaz JH: Reproductive and perinatal toxicology. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

25. Diaz JH: Poisonings with analgesic adjuvants, psychotropics, sedative-

hypnotics, and illicit substances. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

26. Diaz JH: Poisonings with cardiovascular medications. In Diaz JH, Atlas of

Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

27. Diaz JH: Miscellaneous poisonings with commonly prescribed drugs: Antibiotics, hypoglycemics, cancer chemotherapeutics. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

28. Diaz JH: Food poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and

Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

29. Diaz JH: Seafood poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.


30. Diaz JH: Mushroom poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

31. Diaz JH: Plant poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and


32. Diaz JH: Terrestrial envenoming. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

33. Diaz JH: Marine poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and


34. Diaz JH: Arthropod vectors of human infectious diseases. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

35. Diaz JH: Pesticide and herbicide poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human


36. Diaz JH: Volatile organic chemical poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

37. Diaz JH: Heavy metal poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and


38. Diaz JH: Poison gas exposures. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

39. Diaz JH: Biochemical warfare agent exposures. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human


40. Diaz JH: Forensic toxicology: Workplace substance abuse monitoring. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

41. Diaz JH: Epidemiological design and analysis of toxicological investigations.

In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

42. Diaz JH: Section K (Ectoparasitic Diseases). Chapter 292. Introduction to

Ectoparasitic Diseases. In Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, Eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Seventh Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2009: pp 3625-3627.

43. Diaz JH: Section K. Chapter 293. Lice (Pediculosis). In Mandell GL, Bennett

JE, Dolin R, Eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Seventh Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2009: pp 3629-3632.


44. Diaz JH: Section K. Chapter 294. Scabies. In Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, Eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Seventh Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2009: pp 3633-3636.

45. Diaz JH: Section K. Chapter 295. Myiasis and Tungiasis. In Mandell GL,

Bennett JE, Dolin R, Eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Seventh Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2009: 3637-3641.

46. Diaz JH: Section K. Chapter 296. Mites (Including Chiggers). In Mandell GL,

Bennett JE, Dolin R, Eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Seventh Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2009: 3643-3647.

47. Diaz JH: Section K. Chapter 297. Ticks (Including Tick Paralysis). In

Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, Eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Seventh Edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2009: 3649-3662

48. Diaz JH: Influences of Global Climate Changes and International Trade and

Travel on Human Health Outcomes. In Nriagu J, Ed. Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Elsevier Ltd., Oxford, 2009. In press.

EDITORIALS, LETTERS-TO-EDITORS, BOOK REVIEWS, & NEWS COLUMNS

1. Diaz JH, Lockhart CH: Halothane safely anesthetizes infants under 24 weeks old. Anesthesiology Today 1980; 2: 6 (Newspaper Column).

2. Henling CE, Diaz JH: The cluttered anesthesia machine: A cause for hypoxia. Anesthesiology 1983; 58: 288-289 (Letter). 3. Diaz JH: Further modifications of the Miller blade for difficult pediatric laryngoscopy. Anesthesiology 1984; 61: 608-610 (Letter). 4. Diaz JH: PDA ligation should be managed in the neonatal ICU: Pro.

Newsletter of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, December, 1985 (Newspaper Column).

5. Diaz JH: Book Review. Cardiac Anesthesia: Problems and innovations.

Anesthesia and Analgesia 1987; 66: 289-290 (Book Review). 6. Diaz JH, Cooper ES, Ochsner JL: Cold hemagglutination pathophysiology Archives of Internal Medicine 1987; 145: 579 (Letter). 7. Diaz JH: Continuous monitoring of intracuff pressures in endotracheal tubes.

Anesthesiology 1988; 68: 813-814 (Letter).

8. Diaz JH, Furman EB: The history of conjoined twins. Anesthesiology 1988; 68: 823-824 (Letter).


9. Diaz JH: Cardiac monitoring. Anesthesiology Clinics of North America. December, 1988. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1989; 69: 695 (Book Review).

10. Diaz JH: Opioid premedicants are not candy, lollipops, or funny stickers. Anesthesiology 1990; 72: 208-209 (Letter). 11. Diaz JH: Sequential isoflurane anesthetics in a patient with

pheochromocytoma: cardiovascular effects and catecholamine levels. LSA Newsletter 1991; 1: 3-6 (Case Report).

12. Diaz JH: Caution: Winter sports can be hazardous to your health. Alton

Ochsner Medical Foundation, Fellow's Alumni Association News, 1991; 6: 8-9 (News Column).

13. Diaz JH: Axillary vein thrombosis following antecubital central venous

cannulation in a patient with subclavian steal syndrome. LSA Newsletter 1992; 2: 8-10 (Case Report).

14. Diaz JH: Conscious sedation alleviates procedural pain. Pain Topics 1992; 3:6

(News Column). 15. Diaz JH, Henling CE: Tension pneumoperitoneum. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1982; 61: 146-149 (Letter). 16. Diaz JH: Comments on pediatric anesthesia. Survey of Anesthesiology 1995;

39(6): 363-373 (Editorial Column). 17. Diaz JH: Comments on pediatric anesthesia. Survey of Anesthesiology 1996;

40 (1): 28-30 (Editorial Column). 18. Diaz JH: Comments on pediatric anesthesia. Survey of Anesthesiology 1996;


40 (4): 222-228, (Editorial Column). 20. Diaz JH: Comments on pediatric anesthesia. Survey of Anesthesiology 1997;


41 (2): 99-104 (Editorial Column). 23. Diaz JH: Comments on pediatric anesthesia, public health, and health

economics. Survey of Anesthesiology 1997; 41 (3): 160-167 (Editorial Columns).

24. Diaz JH: Comments on economic issues. Survey of Anesthesiology 1997; 41

(6): 330-336 (Editorial Column).


25. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on critical care, regional

anesthesia, and pain control. Survey of Anesthesiology 1999; 43 (5): 299-302 (Editorial Columns).

26. Diaz JH: Comments on ambulatory anesthesiology, pediatric anesthesia, and preoperative and postoperative care. Survey of Anesthesiology 1998; 42 (1): 4-

35 (Editorial Columns). 27. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on economic issues in

anesthesiology, general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and adult pain control. Survey of Anesthesiology 1998; 42 (6): 325-358 (Editorial Columns).

28. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on critical care, pain control,

public health, and health services administration. Survey of Anesthesiology 2000; 44 (3): 135-182 (Editorials Columns).

29. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on regional anesthesia, pain

control, and public health. Survey of Anesthesiology 2000; 44 (4): 239-250 (Editorial Columns).

30. Diaz JH: Sex differences in cholinergic analgesia. Survey of Anesthesiology

2000; 44 (5): 302-304 (Invited Editorial). 31. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on cardiovascular outcome

studies and pain control. Survey of Anesthesiology 2000; 44 (6): 244-247 (Editorial Columns).

32. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on pain control, public health,

and preventive medicine. Survey of Anesthesiology 1999; 43 (3): 173-185 (Editorial Columns).

33. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on critical care, regional

anesthesia, and pain control. Survey of Anesthesiology 1999; 43 (4): 235-238 (Editorial Columns).

34. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on regional anesthesia, pain

control, health economics, and health care management. Survey of Anesthesiology 2001; 45 (2): 107-122 (Editorial Columns).

35. Diaz JH: Calling all anesthetists to service in World War II. Anesthesiology

2002; 96 (3): 776-777 (Letter).

36. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on perioperative and postoperative care, regional anesthesia and pain control, and miscellaneous issues. Survey of Anesthesiology 2002; 46 (1): 38-69 (Editorial Columns).


37. Diaz JH: Comments on preoperative and postoperative care, regional anesthesia and pain control, and miscellaneous issues. Survey of Anesthesiology 2002; 46 (2): 106-115 (Editorial Columns).

38. Diaz JH: Comments on regional anesthesia and pain control, public health, and

health systems management. Survey of Anesthesiology 2002; 46 (4): 230-244 (Editorial Columns).

39. Diaz JH: Response to Letter: Most spider bites are not necrotic ulcers.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2005; 72: 365-367.

40. Diaz JH: Ochsner Clinic Contributions to the 24th General US Army Hospital, European Theatre of Operations, 1943-1945. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2007; 169: 178-179.

41. Diaz JH: Common spider bites (Comments to Letter). American Family

Physician 2007; 76: 944-947.

42. Diaz JH: Book Review. The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2007; 49: 1403-1406.

43. Diaz JH: Book Review. Manual of Overdoses and Poisons by C.H. Linden,

J.M. Rippe, and R. S. Irwin. Critical Care Medicine 2008; 36 (4):

44. Diaz JH: Editorial: A decision analysis model to justify and approve off-label drug use in pain and palliative care. Pain Practice 2008; 8: 153-154.

45. Diaz JH: Reply to Letter: Chagas disease in travelers. Journal of Travel

Medicine 2008; 15: 419-420 (Letter to the Editor).

46. Hymel BJ, Labrie-Brown CV, Diaz JH, Kaye AD. Novel influenza A (H1N1) infection-swine flu and the anesthesia practitioner Anesthesiology News 2009; 35 (11): 6-7 (News Column).

47. Diaz JH: Reply to Letter: Southern tick-associated rash illness is not Lyme

disease. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2010; 162: 64-65 (Letter to the Editor).

ABSTRACTS, JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTS, & PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS: 1. Diaz JH, Lockhart CH: Is halothane really safe in infancy? Anesthesiology 51:S313, 1979 (Abstract). 2. Diaz JH: Pediatric epiglottitis: Controversies in diagnosis and management.

Critical Care Medicine 9:290, 1982 (Abstract).


3. Diaz JH, Guarisco JL, Buhrman WC, Dickinson WA: Intranasal ketamine

premedication of infant outpatients: A blinded, controlled study. Anesthesiology 79: A 1140, 1993 (Abstract).

4. Diaz JH, Collins A, Friedman M: A cost-quality-outcomes comparison of

prolonged ventilation in the elderly in an acute care (AC) and a long-term care (LTAC) facility. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 153:4, Part 2 Supplement, 1996 (Abstract).

5. Diaz JH, Thukral VK, Fos PJ: A cost-quality-outcome comparison of acute

hospital and subacute non-hospital care of ventilator-dependent elderly patients. Proceedings of the American Association for Advances in Health Care Research, 1995.

6. Hunter SMcD, Diaz JH, Fisher WP: Discrimination against treatment for

obesity: Who is really to blame? Obesity Research 4: 11S, Supplement 1, 1996.

7. Diaz JH: Community telemedical information networks (CTINs):

Accessibility, cost, quality, and security of public health delivery. Proceedings of the Medical Records Institute, 1997.

8. Diaz JH: Left-handed carpal tunnel syndrome in nurse anesthetists: A sentinel

cluster in a high-risk occupation? Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 40 (11): 1030, 1998 (Abstract).

9. Diaz JH: Left-handed DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis in nurse anesthetists: A

sentinel cluster in a high-risk occupation? Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 40 (11): 1030, 1998 (Abstract).

10. Diaz JH: Colon cancer in methylmethacrylate-exposed orthopedic surgeons.

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 40 (11) 1024, 1998 (Abstract).

11. Diaz JH: Epidemiology and headache management in spontaneous intracranial

hypotension. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 26 (2): 77, 2001 (Abstract).

12. Diaz JH: Occupational hand pain in operating room personnel: A case-control

study. Anesthesia & Analgesia 94: S-238, 2002 (Abstract).

13. Diaz JH: Prolonged mechanical ventilation in the elderly: Using cost-quality analysis to support critical care decisions. Anesthesia & Analgesia 94: S-119, 2002 (Abstract).


14. Diaz JH: Prevention and management of seafood poisoning in travelers. Abstract PS04. Proceedings of Preventive Medicine 2003, the Annual Meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine, 2003 (Abstract).


hypotension. Abstract # 47. Proceedings of the 128th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association, 2003: 28 (Abstract).

16. van Heerden I, Diaz JH, Streva K: New Orleans and hurricanes: A city in

peril. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 2005; 20: S64-5.

17. Diaz JH: The global epidemiology, syndromic classification, management, and prevention of spider bites. Entomology Abstracts, Published by CSA Illumina, December 2006 (Abstract).

18. Diaz JH: The evolving global epidemiology, syndromic classification,

management, and prevention of caterpillar envenoming. Entomology Abstracts, Published by CSA Illumina, December 2006 (Abstract).

19. Diaz JH: Is Haff disease hemlock poisoning? Clinical Toxicology 2007; 45:

621 (Abstract).

20. Diaz JH, Hu CY, Harrington D: Proportionate cancer mortality in methylmethacrylate-exposed healthcare workers. Public Health Reports. November 2, 2009 (Abstract).

21. Hu CY, Diaz JH, Harrington D: Emergency post-hurricane debris landfills in

New Orleans: More superfund sites. Public Health Reports. November 2, 2009 (Abstract).

22. Diaz JH: A comparative meta-analysis of tick paralysis in North America and

Australia: Epidemiology, clinical and electrodiagnostic manifestations, and outcomes. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2010; 83 (S5): 244 (Abstract).

MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS & AUDIOTAPES:

1. Diaz JH: Guest Presentation-Pediatric controversies. Part 1. Premedicants. Practical Reviews in Anesthesiology 8:5, 1983 (Cassette Tape, 36 minutes).

2. Diaz JH: Guest Presentation-Pediatric Controversies, Part 2. Surgical

Considerations. Practical Reviews in Anesthesiology 8:5, 1983 (Cassette Tape, 23 minutes).

3. Diaz JH: Outpatient Pain Control in Pediatric Patients. Audio-Digest

Foundation, Cassette Tape Number 1168, 1996 (Cassette Tape).


4. Diaz JH: Isoflurane in the Perioperative Management of Chemonucleolysis and Lumbar Laminectomy. A British Oxygen Company Health Care Publication. Anaquest, a Division of BOC, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, 1985, pp. 1-17 (Paperback).

6. Diaz JH: Blood Component Changes during Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Audio-

Print International, Cassette Tape Number C-13-96, 1996 (Cassette Tape). 7. Diaz JH: Maintaining Geopolitical and Social Stability throughout a Global

Economy in an Era of Climate Change. US Department of Defense, Research and Engineering Publication. White Paper for the Strategic Multilayer Assessment, May 6, 2009.

NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS: 1. Diaz JH: Epidural Anesthesia for Labor and Vaginal or Cesarean Delivery.

Tenth Annual Symposium on Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 28-29, 1985.

2. Diaz JH: Further Modifications of the Miller Blade for Difficult Pediatric

Laryngoscopy. Scientific Exhibit No. 21, 1985 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, San Francisco, California, October 11- 16, 1985.

3. Diaz JH: Management of Difficult Pediatric Laryngoscopy, Mardi Gras

Anesthesia Update in New Orleans, Office of Continuing Education, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, February 8-10, 1986.

4. Diaz JH: Perioperative Management of Conjoined Twins. Scientific Exhibit

No. 24, 1987 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Atlanta, Georgia, October 10-14, 1987.

5. Diaz JH: The Difficult Intubation Kit. 1989 Annual Meeting of the American

Society of Anesthesiologists, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 14-18, 1989. 6. DeConti RW, Diaz JH, Falterman KW: Prolonged Postoperative Analgesia

with Lumbar Epidural Morphine in Children Undergoing Thoracic and Upper Abdominal Surgery. 1991 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Orlando, Florida, May 15-18, 1991.

7. Diaz JH: Perioperative Management of Neonates with Ectopia Cordis.

University of Utah, Fifth Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium, Snowbird, Utah, January 26-29, 1992. 8. Diaz JH: Should Anencephalics Be Organ Donors? University of Utah, Fifth Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium, Snowbird, Utah, January 26-29, 1992.


9. Diaz JH: Neonatal Ectopia Cordis. 1992 Annual Spring Meeting, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, New York, New York, April 10-12, 1992. 10. Diaz JH: Anencephalics As Organ Donors. 1992 Annual Spring Meeting,

Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, New York, New York, April 10-12, 1992.

11. Diaz JH: Anencephalic Organ Donors: A Challenge to Existing Moral and

Statutory Laws. 1992 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, New Orleans, October 17-21, 1992.

12. Diaz JH: Should Anencephalics Be Organ Donors? 1995 Annual Meeting of

the Association for Health Services Research, Chicago, Illinois, June 4-6, 1995. 13. Diaz JH, Pigman HT: Measuring Quality of Care in Elderly Patients: A Costs- Quality-Outcomes Analysis. 1995 Annual Meeting of the Association for Health Services Research, Chicago, Illinois, June 4-6, 1995. 14. Diaz JH, Thukral VK, Fos PJ: Measuring Cost-Quality-Outcomes of Prolonged

Ventilation in Elderly Patients with Decision Meta-Analysis Models. 1995 Annual Meeting of the Association for Health Services Research, Chicago, Illinois, June 4-6, 1995.

15. Diaz JH, Collins A, Friedman M: A Cost-Quality-Outcomes Comparison of

Prolonged Ventilation in the Elderly in an Acute Care (AC) and a Long-Term Care (LTAC) Facility. 1996 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 14, 1996.

16. Diaz JH: The Louisiana Telemedicine Network (LATeleMedNet). Annual Exhibition of the Art of Healing, LSUMC Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 8, 1996. 17. Diaz JH: DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis in Nurse Anesthetists. 1998 State of the

Art Conference, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, October 20-21, 1998.

18. Diaz JH: Adenocarcinomas in Methylmethacrylate-Exposed Orthopedic

Surgeons. 1998 State of the Art Conference, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, October 20-21, 1998

19. Diaz JH: A Cost-Quality-Outcome Comparison of Prolonged Mechanical

Ventilation in the Elderly in Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Acute Care Facilities. 16th Annual Meeting of the Association for Health Services Research, Chicago, Illinois, June 27-29, 1999.

Curriculum Vita James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Page 38 20. Diaz JH: Outcomes of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in the Elderly.

American Neurological Association, Neurology Outcomes Research Meeting, Seattle, Washington, October 10, 1999.

21. Diaz JH: Cost-Quality Outcomes of Prolonged Ventilation in the Elderly.

Prevention 2000, The 17th Annual National Preventive Medicine Meeting, Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine and American College of Preventive Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, March 23-25, 2000.

22. Diaz JH: Occupational Left Upper Extremity Pain Syndromes in Anesthetists.

ISRA 2000, International Symposium on Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Québec City, Québec, Canada, May 31-June 3, 2000.

23. Diaz JH: Selecting the Best Mix of Services for Children and Adults with

HIV/AIDS. Association for Health Services Research 2000 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, June 26, 2000.

24. Diaz JH: A Costs-Quality-Outcomes Comparison of Mechanical Ventilation in

the Elderly in Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Acute Care Facilities. Association for Health Services Research 2000 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, June 26, 2000.


hypotension. 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 11, 2001.

26. Diaz JH: Occupational hand pain in operating room personnel: A case-control

study. 76th Annual Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society, San Diego California, March 17, 2002.

27. Diaz JH: Prolonged mechanical ventilation in the elderly: Using cost-quality

analysis to support critical care decisions. 76th Annual Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society, San Diego, California, March 20, 2002.

28. Diaz JH: Prevention and Management of Toxic Seafood-Borne Diseases in

Travelers. 2003 Annual Meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine, San Diego, California, February 19-23, 2003.

29. Diaz JH: Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension (SIH): The Epidemiology and

Outcomes of Postural Headache Management. 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association, San Francisco, California, October 18-22, 2003.

30. Diaz JH: Closing the Electronic Loop in Environmental Health: Web-based

teaching/testing and course evaluation for medical and public health students. 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Medical Colleges


(AAMC) Southern Group on Educational Affairs Annual Meeting, Savannah, Georgia, April 16, 2004.

31. Diaz JH, Claiborne C, Mischler P, Nieto P, Malone J: The New Urban Habitat

for Chagas Disease in the US: Influences of Climatic, Behavioral, and Demographic Factors. First Joint Symposium of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) and the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USPHS, CDC Atlanta, Georgia. April 22-24, 2007.

32. Diaz JH: Is Haff Disease Hemlock Poisoning? Human Hemlock Poisoning

following the Consumption of Cooked Fish, Crayfish, and Wildfowl. 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 23, 2007.

33. Diaz JH, Hu C-Y, Harrington D J: Proportionate Cancer Mortality in

Methylmethacrylate-Exposed Health Care Workers. Second National Environmental Public Health Conference sponsored by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Atlanta, Georgia, October 28, 2009.

34. Hu C-Y, Diaz JH, Chiu Y-E, Harrington DJ, Behrhorst D: Environmental

Justice for the Community near Hurricane Debris Landfill. 2010 Conference on Environmental Justice, Air Quality, Goods Movement, and Green Jobs: Evolution and Innovation sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), New Orleans, Louisiana, January 25-27, 2010.

35. Diaz JH, Hu C-Y, Harrington D J: Proportionate Cancer Mortality in

Methylmethacrylate-Exposed Health Care Workers. Eighth Annual American College of Medical Toxicology Spring Conference Poster Session for Previously Presented Research, Scottsdale, Arizona, March 12-14, 2010.

36. Hu CY, Chiu YW, Diaz JH, Harrington DJ: Need for Exposure Assessment in

the Community Near Hurricane Debris Landfill. 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, Colorado, November 6-10, 2010.

37. Diaz JH, Hu CY, Harrington DJ: Global Spread of Infectious Diseases by the

Mass Movement of Goods and People in an Era of Climate Change. 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, Colorado, November 6-10, 2010.

Curriculum Vita (Presentations) James H. Diaz, M.D, Dr.P.H. Page 40

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS (As First Author and Presenter)

JAMES H. DIAZ, M.D., Dr.P.H.

1. Clonus During Normocapnic Enflurane Anesthesia. 1978 Annual Meeting of the

Southern Medical Association, Section on Anesthesiology, Atlanta, Georgia, November 13, 1978.

2. Hypotensive Anesthesia for Craniectomy in Infancy. 1979 Annual Meeting of the

American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Anesthesiology, Toronto, Ontario, April 21, 1979.

3. Is Halothane Really Safe in Infancy? 1979 Annual Meeting of the American Society of

Anesthesiologists, San Francisco, California, October 22, 1979. 4. Pediatric Anesthesia for the Nurse Anesthetist. 1980 Annual Meeting of the Louisiana

Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Southeastern Louisiana Regional Society of Nurse Anesthetists, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 18, 1980.

5. The Early Diagnosis and Airway Management of Acute Epiglottitis in Children. 1980

Annual Meeting of the Southern Medical Association, Section on Anesthesiology, San Antonio, Texas, November 16, 1980.

6. Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Diseases. 1981 Visiting Lectureship, Department of

Anesthesiology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, March 4, 1981.

7. Pediatric Epiglottitis: Resolving the Controversies in Diagnosis and Management. 1981

Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Anesthesiology, Washington, D.C., April 4, 1981.

8. Anesthetizing the Child with Neuromuscular Disease. 1981 Annual Anesthesia

Conference in New Orleans, Department of Nurse Anesthesia, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, May 13, 1981.

9. The Pathophysiology of the Pediatric Patient on Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Annual

Pediatric Critical Care Symposium for Nurses, Department of Pediatrics, Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 4, 1981.

10. Neurologic Complications Following Scoliosis Correction: Role of the Anesthesiologist

in Prevention and Early Detection. 75th Annual Scientific Assembly, Diamond Jubilee, Southern Medical Association, Section on Anesthesiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 15, 1981.


11. High Frequency Positive Pressure Ventilation, Spring 1982 Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana,

May 7, 1982. 12. Uptake and Distribution of Anesthetic Agents: The Isoflurane Model. 1982 Annual

Spring Meeting of the Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Nashville, Tennessee, May 23, 1982

13. Clinical Anesthesia with Isoflurane. 1982 Annual Spring Meeting of the Tennessee

Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Nashville, Tennessee, May 23, 1982. 14. Clinical Experience with Isoflurane (Forane). Fall, 1982, Guest Speaker, Mobile

Anesthesia Society, Mobile, Alabama, January 16, 1983. 15. Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Disease. 1983 Annual Meeting of the Alabama

Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Mobile, Alabama, January 16, 1983. 16. Preventing Anesthetic Complications in Children. 1983 Annual Winter Meeting of the

Louisiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 29, 1983. 17. Managing Pediatric Emergencies. 1983 Annual Winter Meeting of the Louisiana

Association of Nurse Anesthetists, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 29, 1983. 18. Evaluation of Neurologic Status Before Scoliosis Correction. 1983 Annual Spring

Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Anesthesiology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1983.

19. Techniques of Pediatric Anesthesia - Elective Surgery. Annual Anesthesia Seminar,

Pensacola Educational Program, University of West Florida, Pensacola Beach, Florida, April 29, 1983.

20. Techniques of Pediatric Anesthesia - The Critically Ill Infant and Child. Annual

Anesthesia Seminar, Pensacola Educational Program, University of West Florida, Pensacola Beach, Florida, May 1, 1983.

21. Anesthetic Considerations in Neonatal Neurosurgery. 1983 Annual Meeting of the

American Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 18, 1983. 22. Anesthetic Considerations for Children with Neuromuscular Diseases. Annual Summer

Program, Oklahoma Society of Anesthesiologists, Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 27, 1983. 23. Perioperative Fluid Therapy in Infants and Children. Annual Summer Program,

Oklahoma Society of Anesthesiologists, Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 28, 1983. 24. Reducing Anesthetic Risks in Children. First Annual Covington Anesthesia Conference,

Covington, Louisiana, October 29, 1983.


25. Early Diagnosis and Management of Croup and Epiglottitis in Children. Second Annual

Nurse Anesthesiology Faculty Associates Disney World Anesthesia Meeting, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 1983.

26. Perioperative Management of Foreign Body Aspiration in Children. Second Annual

Nurse Anesthesiology Faculty Associates Disney World Anesthesia Meeting, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 1983.

27. Anesthetizing Children with Heart Disease for Non-cardiac Surgery. 1984 Annual

Winter Meeting, Louisiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 21, 1984.

28. Epignathus: Airway and Anesthetic Management. 1984 Annual Spring Meeting of the

American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Anesthesiology, Phoenix, Arizona, March 25, 1984.

29. Perioperative Management of Foreign Body Aspiration in Children. Visiting Professor,

University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 18, 1984. 30. Anesthesia For Children With Neuromuscular Disease. Visiting Professor, University of

Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 18, 1984. 31. The Protamine-Heparin Controversy. 1984 Literature Review Panel, Sixth Annual

Meeting, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Boston, Massachusetts, May 8, 1984.

32. Pediatric Airway Emergencies. "Medical Emergencies and the EMT-P", East Jefferson

General Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 13, 1984. 33. Anesthetizing the Ex-Premie. 1984 World's Fair Anesthesia Update, New Orleans,

Louisiana, June 17, 1984. 34. Anesthesia for Chemonucleolysis. 1984 World's Fair Anesthesia Update, New Orleans,

Louisiana, June 17, 1984. 35. High-Risk Pediatric Anesthesia. Anesthesia Update for Nurse Anesthetists, East

Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 21, 1984. 36. Reducing Anesthetic Complications in Children. Annual Summer Program, Mississippi

Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Biloxi, Mississippi, July 28, 1984. 37. Anesthetizing Children with Neuromuscular Disease. Annual Summer Program,

Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Biloxi, Mississippi, July 28, 1984.


38. Anesthetic Management of Newborn Emergencies. Visiting Professor, Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25, 1984.

39. Perioperative Management of Foreign Body Aspiration in Children. Visiting Professor,

Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25, 1984. 40. Anesthetizing the Ex-premature. Visiting Professor, the University of Texas

Southwestern Medical School at Dallas - Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, October 2, 1984.

41. Fetal Complications of Obstetric Epidural Anesthesia. Ninth Annual Clinical Perinatal

Symposium, Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation and Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 12, 1984. 42. Moderator - Anesthesia for Pediatric Outpatient Surgery, 1984. Annual Meeting of the

American Society of Anesthesiologists, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 15, 1984. 43. Chemonucleolysis. 1984 Annual Winter Program, Louisiana Association of Nurse

Anesthetists, New Orleans, Louisiana, November .3, 1984. 44. Pediatric Anesthesia - To Mask or Not to Mask? That is the Question. 1984 Dallas

Anesthesia Update, Dallas, Texas, November 17, 1984. 45. The Orthopedic Challenge. Dallas Anesthesia Update, Dallas, Texas, November 17,

1984. 46. Recent Advances in Intra-Anesthetic Monitoring in Obstetrics. 5th Annual Conference

Academic Hospital Affiliates, Clinical Anesthesia - State of the Art, Keystone, Colorado, February 15, 1985.

47. Anesthetizing the Ex-Premie. Controversies in Anesthesia Practice, 1985 International

Program of the Institute for Postgraduate Education, Cancun, Mexico, March 20, 1985. 48. The Pre-Existing URI: A Contraindication to Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery?

Controversies in Anesthesia Practice, 1985 International Program of the Institute for Postgraduate Education, Cancun, Mexico, March 20, 1985.

49. Chloroprocaine in Obstetrics: Is It Safe? Controversies in Anesthesia Practice, 1985

International Program of the Institute for Postgraduate Education, Cancun, Mexico, March 21, 1985.

50. Recent Advances in Invasive Monitoring in Obstetrics. Controversies in Anesthesia

Practice, 1985 International Program of the Institute for Postgraduate Education, Cancun, Mexico, March 22, 1985.


51. The Role of Pre-, Intra-, and Post-Operative Prostaglandin Therapy in Pediatric Cardiac Disease. 1985 Annual Meeting, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Phoenix, Arizona, April 29, 1985.

52. The Clinical Effects of Prostaglandin Infusions during Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Second

Joint International Meeting, Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists, American Academy of Pediatrics, Dublin, Ireland, May 25, 1985.

53. Croup and Epiglottitis. Visiting Professor, Department of Anaesthetics, Addenbrooks

Hospital of Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, July 10, 1985. 54. Croup and Epiglottitis in Children: The Anaesthetist as Diagnostician. Visiting

Professor, Department of Anaesthetics, Guy's Hospital, London, England, July 16, 1985. 55. Foreign Body Aspiration. Division of Paediatric Anaesthetics, the Hospital for Sick

Children, Great Ormond Street, London, England, August 8, 1985. 56. Paediatric Anaesthesia in the United Kingdom. Quarterly Dinner Meeting, New Orleans

Anesthesia Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 4, 1985. 57. Anesthesia and the Cardiac Patient. 1985 Annual Meeting of the Association of Surgical

Technologists, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, October 5, 1985. 58. Diagnosis and Management of Acute Airway Emergencies in Children. Guest Lecture,

St. Louis Society of Anesthesiologists, St. Louis, Missouri, December 10, 1985. 59. Acute Upper Airway Infections in Children. Visiting Professor, Department of

Anesthesiology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri, December 11, 1985.

60. Influence of Prostaglandin Therapy on the Management of Congenital Heart Disease.

Mardi Gras Anesthesia Update in New Orleans Office of Continuing Education, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 8-10, 1986.

61. The Pediatric Anesthesia Patient. Program for Recovery Room Nurses. Mardi Gras

Anesthesia Update in New Orleans, Office of Continuing Education, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 8-10, 1986.

62. Anesthesia for Separation of Siamese Twins. Metropolitan Anesthesia Conference, New

Orleans Anesthesia Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 22, 1986. 63. The Pediatric Anesthetic Patient. The Third Annual Seminar for Post Anesthesia

Personnel presented by The Louisiana Association of Post Anesthesia Nurses, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 31, 1986.


64. Perioperative Management of Premature Neonates. Anesthesia and the Pediatric Patient, International Program of the Institute for Post-Graduate Education, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 21-25, 1986.

65. Perioperative Management of Neonatal Emergencies. Anesthesia and the Pediatric

Patient, International Program of the Institute for Post-Graduate Education, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 21-25, 1986.

66. Anesthetic Management of Separation of Conjoined Twins. Anesthesia and the Pediatric


67. Anesthesia for Children with Cardiovascular Diseases. Anesthesia and the Pediatric


68. Cardiac Arrhythmias during Pediatric Anesthesia. The Paul R. Hackett Memorial

Pediatric Anesthesia and Merry Simmons Critical Care Symposium, the Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, November 21, 1986.

69. Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Conjoined Twins. The Paul R. Hackett

Memorial Lecture in Pediatric Anesthesia, the Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, November 21, 1986.

70. Preoperative Preparation of Infants and Children Undergoing Head and Neck Surgery.

Comprehensive Management in Head and Neck Surgery (1987): Anesthetic and Surgical Care of Children and Adults, Aspen Professional Seminars, Aspen, Colorado, February 24, 1987.

71. Anesthetic Management of Infants and Children Undergoing Head and Neck Surgery.


72. Preoperative Preparation of Outpatients Undergoing Head and Neck Surgery.


73. Anesthetic Management of Outpatients Undergoing Ambulatory Head and Neck Surgery.



74. Deliberate Hypotension for Head and Neck Surgery in Adults. Comprehensive Management in Head and Neck Surgery (1987): Anesthetic and Surgical Care of Children and Adults, Aspen Professional Seminars, Aspen, Colorado,

February 25, 1987. 75. Deliberate Hypotension for Head and Neck Surgery in Infants and Children.


76. Anesthetic Complications in Head and Neck Surgery. Comprehensive Management in

Head and Neck Surgery (1987): Anesthetic and Surgical Care of Children and Adults, Aspen Professional Seminars, Aspen, Colorado, February 25, 1987.

77. Intraoperative Management of Traumatized Patients. Mardi Gras Anesthesia Update in

New Orleans, Office of Continuing Education, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1, 1987.

78. Anesthesia for Pediatric Cardiac Patients. International Institute for Post Graduate

Education, Anesthesia and the Pediatric Patient, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 23, 1987.

79. Anesthesia for Conjoined Twins Separation. International Institute for Post Graduate


80. Management of Neonatal Emergencies. International Institute for Post Graduate


81. Management of Premature Neonates. International Institute for Post Graduate Education,

Anesthesia and the Pediatric Patient, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 24, 1987. 82. Noninvasive Monitoring During Pediatric Anesthesia. Moderator and Discussant,

ASA/AAP Breakfast Panel, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Atlanta, Georgia, October 12, 1987.

83. Anesthetic Management of the Pregnant Patient with Heart Disease. The Second Annual

Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Aspen, Colorado, February 15-19, 1988.

84. Perioperative Evaluation and Management of the Difficult Pediatric Upper Airway. The

Second Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Aspen, Colorado, February 15-19, 1988.


85. Selection and Management of Patients Undergoing Deliberate Hypotensive Anesthesia. The Second Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Aspen, Colorado, February 15-19, 1988.

86. Selection and Management of Patients Undergoing Deliberate Hypotensive Anesthesia.

The Second Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Aspen, Colorado, February 15-19, 1988.

87. Acute Upper Airway Infections in Infants and Children. Visiting Professor, Department

of D'Anesthesie Reanimation, Hopital Laval, Universite Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada, March 7, 1988. 88. Endoscopic Evaluation and Management of the Difficult Upper Airway in Infants and

Children. Visiting Professor, Department of D'Anesthesie Reanimation, Hospital Laval, Universite Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada, March 7, 1988.

89. Perioperative Management of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation. ASA District 9

Regional Meeting, Destin, Florida, August 21, 1988. 90. Pathophysiology of Congenital Heart Disease for the Anesthesiologist. Visiting

Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, November 9, 1988. 91. Anesthetic Management of the Child with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Non-

cardiac Surgery. Visiting Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, November 10, 1988.

92. Anesthetic Management of the Premature Infant. The Paul Hackett Memorial Lecture,

the Children's Hospital of Denver, Denver, Colorado, November 18, 1988. 93. The Teratogenicity of Anesthetics 94. The Anesthetic Management of Neonatal Emergencies 95. Perioperative Evaluation and Management of the Difficult Pediatric Upper Airway 96. Perioperative Management of the Premature Infant (3-96 - The Third Annual Aspen

Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Aspen Colorado, March 13-19, 1989).

97. The Pathophysiology and Management of Cold Autoagglutination during

Cardiopulmonary Bypass. The Mechanisms of Perfusion IV, Tampa, Florida, April 15, 1989.

98. Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Operating Room. 16th Annual Lecture Series,

Association of Veterans Association Nurse Anesthetists, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 5, 1989.


99. New Induction Techniques in Pediatric Anesthesia. 1989 Annual Meeting, Texas Society

of Anesthesiologists, Fort Worth, Texas, May 12, 1989. 100. The Teratogenicity of Anesthetic Agents. Visiting Professor, Washington University

Medical Center, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, May 22, 1989.

101. Latest Induction Techniques in Pediatric Anesthesia. Visiting Professor, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, September 29, 1989.

102. Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography. 1989 Annual Meeting of the

Association of Veterans Administration Anesthesiologists, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 13, 1989. 103. Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Diseases. Hattiesburg Anesthesia Society. Hattiesburg,

Mississippi, October 24, 1989. 104. The Teratogenicity of Anesthetics 105. The Pregnant Patient with Heart Disease 106. Perioperative Management of Orthotopic Liver Transplantation 107. Perioperative Management of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation 104-107. the Fourth Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in

Anesthesiology, Aspen, Colorado, January 29-February 2, 1990. 108. Teratogenicity of Anesthetic Drugs. Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Association of

Nurse Anesthetists, Jackson, Mississippi, February 10, 1990. 109. Agonists-Antagonists: A New Look, Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Association of

Nurse Anesthetists, Jackson, Mississippi, February 10, 1990. 110. The Teratogenic Effects of Anesthetics. Visiting Professor, Department of

Anesthesiology, the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, April 11, 1990. 111. Blood Component Changes during Cardiopulmonary Bypass. The Fifth Annual Meeting

on the Mechanisms of Perfusion. Tampa, Florida, April 21, 1990. 112. Panel Moderator and Discussant: Easing the Way To and From the Operating Suite -

New Approaches to Sedation and Analgesia, 1990 Annual Spring Meeting of the Section on Anesthesiology of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Seattle, Washington, April 29, 1990.


113. Postanesthetic Management of Infant Outpatients. The Seventh Annual Seminar for Post Anesthesia Personnel. The Association of Post Anesthesia Nurses. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2, 1990.

114. Perioperative Management of Patients with Liver Disease. The Hattiesburg Anesthesia

Society Fall Dinner Meeting. Hattiesburg, Mississippi, September 13, 1990. 115. Prolonged Postoperative Analgesia with Lumbar Epidural Morphine in Children

Undergoing Thoracic and Upper Abdominal Surgery. With RW DeConti. 1991 Annual Meeting, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, San Diego, California, March 16, 1991.

116. Perioperative Management of Children with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing

Noncardiac Surgery. Visiting Lecturer, Hattiesburg Anesthesia Society, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, April 24, 1991.

117. Evaluation and Management of Congenital and Acquired Coagulopathies during Cardiac

Surgery. Mechanisms of Perfusion-VI, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, May 4, 1991. 118. Perioperative Management of Common Neonatal Emergencies 119. Perioperative Management of Uncommon Neonatal Emergencies 120. Perioperative Management of the Difficult Neonatal Upper Airway 121. The Preexisting Upper Respiratory Infection: A Cause for Hypoxia 117-121. the Institute for Post-Graduate Education, Anesthesia and the Pediatric Patient, Las

Vegas, Nevada, May 23-26, 1991. 122. Anesthesia for Hepatic Transplantation. Workshop on Multiorgan Transplantation. The

Association of Surgical Technologists, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, June 25, 1991. 123. New Techniques of Perioperative Sedation and Preinduction in Infants and Children 124. Regional Anesthesia in Infants and Children 125. Perioperative Management of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in Adults 126. Anesthetizing Children with Congenital Heart Disease for Non-Cardiac Surgery 123-126. The Fifth Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology,

Aspen, Colorado, August 12-16, 1991. 127. Conscious Sedation Techniques for Infants and Children


128. Federal Reimbursement Policies for Anesthesia Practitioners 129. Anesthetizing Children with Congenital Heart Disease for Non-cardiac Surgery 130. Current Federal Health Policy and Its Impact on Future Rural Anesthesia Care 127-130. Rural Anesthesia Practice VI, The Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Lake

Okoboji, Iowa, September 20-22, 1991. 131. Pediatric Anesthesiology Update: Perioperative Pediatrics. Seminar Moderator and

Panelist. Annual Fall Meeting, American Academy of Pediatrics, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 26, 1991.

132. The Preoperative URI: To Operate or Not to Operate. Annual Fall Meeting, American

Academy of Pediatrics, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 26, 1991. 133. Conscious Sedation Techniques for Pediatricians. Annual Fall Meeting, American

Academy of Pediatrics, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28, 1991. 134. Techniques of Conscious Sedation in Infants and Children. Visiting Professor,

Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, February 28, 1992.

135. The Teratogenicity of Anesthetics. Visiting Professor, Veterans Administration Hospital,

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, February 28, 1992. 136. Techniques of Conscious Sedation and Preinduction in Infants and Children. Visiting

Professor, Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Society of Anesthesiologists, Little Rock, Arkansas, February 29, 1992.

137. Regional Anesthetics for Infants and Children. Visiting Professor, Annual Meeting of

the Arkansas Society of Anesthesiologists, Little Rock, Arkansas, February 29, 1992. 138. Awareness During Anesthesia. Visiting Professor, Department of Anesthesiology,

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, March 6, 1992. 139. Intraoperative Awareness. Guest Lecturer, Enid Anesthesia Society, Enid, Oklahoma,

March 9, 1992. 140. Awareness and Recall During Anesthesia. Harris County Anesthesia Society, Continuing

Education Program, Fort Worth, Texas, March 26, 1992. 141. Regional Nerve Blocks with Local Anesthetics and Spinal Opiates for Postoperative Pain

Management in Infants and Children. 1993 Update in Pain Management Sponsored by the University of Louisville School of Medicine. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 23, 1993.


142. The Teratogenicity of Anesthetics 143. Regional Anesthesia for Infants and Children 144. New Techniques of Preoperative Sedation and Preinduction in Infants and Children 145. Awareness During Anesthesia 142-145.1993 Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Institute for Postgraduate Education,

Aspen, Colorado, June 7-11, 1993. 146. Perioperative Aspiration Prophylaxis, Lower Alabama Continuing Education Seminar,

Gulf Shores, Alabama, June 25, 1993. 147. Combining Regional with General Anesthetics for Postoperative Pain Relief in Infants

and Children - Why Bother with a Block When the Patient is Asleep? 148. New Techniques in Preoperative Sedation and Preinduction in Infants and Children -

Save the Shots for the Parents! 147-148. 1993 Fall Meeting of the Minnesota Society of Anesthesiologists, Minneapolis,

Minnesota, October 30, 1993. 149. Neonatal Emergencies

150. Caution: Winter Sports May Be Hazardous to Your Health 151. Pediatric Regional Anesthesia 152. Pediatric Premedication and Preinduction Techniques 149-152. 1994 Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Institute for Postgraduate Education,

Aspen, Colorado, February 13-17, 1994. 152. Potential Impact of the Clinton Health Reform Plan on Medical Practice in Louisiana.

East Jefferson League of Women Voters, Metairie, LA, March 28, 1994. 153. Perioperative Management of Children with Mucopolysaccharidoses. Grand Rounds,

Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, May 19, 1994. 154. A Cost-Quality-Outcome Comparison of Acute Hospital and Subacute Non-Hospital

Care of Ventilator-Dependent Elderly Patients. 1995 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Advances in Health Care Research, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, March 11, 1995.


155. Outcomes Analysis and Management for Anesthesiologists. Visiting Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 27, 1995.

156. Techniques of Pediatric Analgesia and Conscious Sedation for the Primary Care

Physician, 1996 Tulane-Ochsner Pediatric Update For the Primary Care Physician, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27, 1996.

157. Blood Component Changes and Coagulopathies During Cardiopulmonary Bypass,

Mechanisms of Perfusion XI, Orlando, Florida, May 17, 1996. 158. The Emerging Electronic Doctor-Patient Relationship, LSU School of Medicine Annual

Alumni Weekend, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 8, 1996. 159. Platform and Network Design Options: How Equipment Decisions Can Impact Quality

and Scope of Practice, The Annual Telemedicine 2000 Conference and Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois, June 19, 1996.

160. Introduction to Health Care Informatics 161. Principles and Practice of Telemedicine 162. Specialized Applications of Telemedicine 160-162. Pre-Conference on Medical Informatics and Telemedicine, 1996 Annual Conference of

the Sociedad National de Cardiologia (Mexico), Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, August 13-14, 1996.

163. Telemedical Applications in Correctional Health Care, Guest Lecturer, Louisiana State

Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, September 12, 1996 164. Medical Informatics and Community Health Information Networks, Our Lady of the

Lake Regional Medical Center Continuing Medical Education Guest Lecture, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 12, 1996.

165. The Emerging External Environment of Health Care: Pay Less Now v. Paid Less Later,

Annual Meeting of the South Central Association of Blood Banks, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 7, 1997.

166. Community Telemedical Information Networks (CTINs): Accessibility, Cost, Quality,

and Security of Public Health Delivery, 1997 Annual Conference of the Medical Records Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2, 1997.

167. Occupational Functioning in Individuals with Chronic Pain, American Board of

Vocational Experts, Spring Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 10, 1998.


168. Left-Handed Tenosynovitis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Nurse Anesthetists: Sentinel Clusters in a High-Risk Population, 1998 American Occupational Health Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, April, 30, 1998.

169. The Diagnosis and Management of Occupationally-Related Chronic Pain Syndromes,

1998 Four-State Occupational Health Nurses Convention, Louisiana-Texas-Arkansas-Mississippi Associations of Occupational Health Nurses, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 1, 1998.

170. Left-Handed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Nurse Anesthetists, 1998 State of the Art

Conference, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, October 20, 1998.

171. Perioperative Management of Children with Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome and Other Phakomatoses, 1998 Annual Scientific Assembly, Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 21, 1998.

172. Colon Cancer in Methylmethacrylate –Exposed Orthopedic Surgeons-An Historical Cohort Comparison with General Surgeons in the Same Group Practice, 1998 Annual Scientific Assembly, Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 22, 1998.

173. Left-Handed DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis in Nurse Anesthetists-A Sentinel Cluster in a High-Risk Occupation?, 1998 Annual Scientific Assembly, Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 22, 1998.

174. Left-Handed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Nurse Anesthetists-A Sentinel Cluster in a

High-Risk Occupation?, 1998 Annual Assembly of the Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 22, 1998.

175. Interventional Injection Therapies in Myofascial Pain Syndromes. Half-Day Seminar

Director, 1999 Postgraduate Seminar. The 1999 American Occupational Health Conference, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, New Orleans, Louisiana, April. 26, 1999.

176. Interventional Pain Management in Myofascial Pain Syndromes. The 1999 American

Occupational Health Conference (AOHC), New Orleans, Louisiana, April 26, 1999. 177. Pediatric Pain Management. New Orleans Metropolitan Area Pain Management Course.

East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, Louisiana, May 5, 1999. 178. Regional Neuropathic Pain Syndromes. The 1999 American College of Occupational

and Environmental Medicine State-of-the-Art Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 18, 1999.


179. Complex Combined Pain Syndromes. The 1999 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine State-of-the-Art Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 18, 1999.

180. Web-Based Teaching/Testing of Environmental Health. Prevention 2000, The 17th

Annual National Preventive Medicine Meeting, Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine, American College of Preventive Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, March 25, 2000.

181. Moderator, Seminar #1201 – Interventional Management of Common Occupational Pain

Syndromes: Office Techniques that Work (at Work), The American Occupational Health Conference 2000, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2000.

182. Interventional Injection Therapies for Common Myofascial Pain Syndromes, The

American Occupational Health Conference 2000, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2000.

183. Spinal Injections for Low Back Pain, The American Occupational Health Conference

2000, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2000. 184. Environmental Change and Emerging vs. Re-emerging Infectious Diseases. 2001 State-

of-the Art Conference, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seattle, Washington, November 1, 2001.

185. Prevention, Control, and Treatment of Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2001 State-of-the Art Conference, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seattle, Washington, November 1, 2001.

186. Pain Physiology and Mechanism: Theory of Pain, Transmission of Pain, and Definition of Various Pain Types. Modern Pain Management: A Role Being Defined, LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, and the Institute of Professional Education, LSUHSC, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 1, 2001.

187. Vector Borne Emerging Infectious Diseases. The Work Environment Millennium Series. The 2002 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 14, 2002.

188. Waterborne Emerging Infectious Diseases. Environmental Medicine Millennium Series. The 2002 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 15, 2002.

189. Limiting Workplace Exposures to Terrorism: Practical Prevention by Personnel Protection. The 2002 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, 2002.


190. eSelling OEM: Web-Based Teaching/testing of Environmental Health and Medicine. The 2002 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, 2002.

191. The Impact of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms on Waterborne Disease Outbreaks. Annual Meeting of the Advisory Board to the Center for the Study of the Public Health Impact of Hurricanes and Major Flooding Events, the LSU Hurricane Center, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 14, 2002.

192. The Public Health Impact of Global Climate Change. Potential Impacts of Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region: A Public Workshop Sponsored by the USEPA, Loyola University, and Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 7, 2003.

193. Toxic Mold: Climate Change, Fungal Spores, Mycotoxins, and Indoor Air Pollution. The André Trevigne Radio Talk Show, WWL-870 CBS Radio, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 6, 2003.

194. The Prevention and Management of Food-borne Toxic Poisonings and Infectious Diseases, 2003 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, May 4, 2003.

195. The Prevention and Management of Seafood-borne Toxic Poisonings and Infectious Diseases, 2003 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, May 4, 2003.

196. Wilderness Hazards for Mountain Hikers, Part I: Flash Flooding, Lightening, Hypothermia, and Other Environmental Threats; Southern Mountains Health Radio Talk Show, WWNC-540 Radio, Asheville, North Carolina, July 5, 2003.

197. Toxic Mold II: Mycotoxins, Indoor Air Pollution, and Home Remediation, The André Trevigne Radio Talk Show, WWL-870 CBS Radio, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 14, 2003.

198. Wilderness Hazards for Mountain Hikers, Part II: Arthropod and Reptile Envenomations, Southern Mountains Health Radio Talk Show, WWNC-540 Radio, Asheville, North Carolina, August 30, 2003.

199. The Public Health Impact of Hurricanes and Major Flooding Events: What we know? What to expect? What to do? Annual Meeting of the Advisory Board to the Center for the Study of the Public Health Impact of Hurricanes and Major Flooding Events, the LSU Hurricane Center, Lod Cook LSU Alumni Conference Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 15, 2003.

200. The Effects of Global Climate Change on US Hurricane and Tropical Storm Activity and Their Public Health Outcomes. Invited Guest Lecturer, the Division of Emergency

Curriculum Vita (Presentations) James H. Diaz, M.D, Dr.P.H. Page 56 Operations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, May 27, 2004.

201. A Coming Plague? The Evolving Epidemiology and Public Health Outcomes of Emerging and Re-Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. A Day-Long Seminar Sponsored by the US Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) Grant, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA, August 2, 2005.

202. Human Hemlock Poisoning Following Consumption of Cooked Fish, Crayfish, and Fowl. Toxicology Seminar. LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA, December 1, 2005.

203. The Toxicity of Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents. American College of Medical Toxicology. The Medical Toxicology Board Review Course, Dallas, Texas, September 15, 2006.

204. Food Poisonings. American College of Medical Toxicology. The Medical Toxicology Board Review Course, Dallas, Texas, September 17, 2006.

205. Seafood Poisonings. American College of Medical Toxicology. The Medical Toxicology Board Review Course, Dallas, Texas, September 17, 2006.

206. Terrestrial Envenomings. American College of Medical Toxicology. The Medical Toxicology Board Review Course, Dallas, Texas, September 17, 2006.

207. Marine Envenomings. American College of Medical Toxicology. The Medical Toxicology Board Review Course, Dallas, Texas, September 17, 2006.

208. Mycotoxins. American College of Medical Toxicology. The Medical Toxicology Board

Review Course, Dallas, Texas, September 17, 2006.

209. A Global Network of Information Systems and the Prediction, Prevention, and Control of Arthropod-Borne Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks, Morning Symposium, 2006 and 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, Georgia, November 16, 2006.

210. Basic Curriculum in Occupational Neurotoxicology. 2007 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, New Orleans, LA, May 5, 2007.

211. The Epidemiology, Evaluation, Management, and Prevention of Food, Water, and Arthropod-Borne Diseases of Travelers. 2007 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, New Orleans, LA, May 6, 2007.


212. Case Studies in Travel Medicine. 2007 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, New Orleans, LA, May 6, 2007.

213. Occupational Neurotoxicology. 2007 Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association, Baton Rouge, LA, September 22, 2007.

214. The Influence of Global Warming on Natural Disasters and their Public Health Outcomes. The Honors 2000 Class Lecture on Human Responses to Disasters and Their Aftermath. LSU A&M University College of Arts and Sciences, Honors Program, Baton Rouge, LA, October 9, 2007.

215. Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Cajun Traditions: A Trans-America View. Annual Pre-Meeting Symposium of the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, New Orleans, LA, October 19, 2007.

216. Basics of Travel Risks in Occupational Medicine. 2008 Annual Meeting of the Central States Occupational Medicine Association, Lisle, Illinois, March 13, 2008.

217. Occupational Neurotoxins. 2008 Annual Meeting of the Central States Occupational Medicine Association, Lisle, Illinois, March 13, 2008.

218. Panelist and Presenter, Careers for Chemists in Public Health, Undergraduate Program, 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, April 6, 2008.

219. Immunization Update. The 35th Family Medicine Update, Department of Family Medicine, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, April 28, 2008.

220. Bites and Stings. The 35th Family Medicine Update, Department of Family Medicine, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, April 28, 2008.

221. The Pathophysiology of Bites and Stings by Venomous Marine and Terrestrial Animals. Guest Lecture on Physiology at the Extremes. Department of Physiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, June 2, 2008.

222. The Toxicity of Chemotherapeutic Drugs and Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radionuclides. 2008 American College of Medical Toxicology Board Certification Examination Review Course, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 11, 2008.

223. Poisonings by Natural Products and Toxic Envenomations. 2008 American College of Medical Toxicology Board Certification Examination Review Course, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 13, 2008.


224. Global Climate Changes, Natural Disasters, and Travel Health Risks. Symposium on the Public Health Outcomes of Natural Disasters. 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 8, 2008.

225. Co-Chair and Co-Moderator, Symposium on the Public Health Outcomes of Natural Disasters. 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 8, 2008.

226. Transmission Patterns of Mosquito-Borne Infectious Diseases During Air Travel: Passengers, Pathogens, and Public Health Implications. Research on the Transmission of disease in Airports and on Aircraft: A Symposium. Sponsored by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, DC, September 18, 2009.

227. Proportionate Cancer Mortality in Methylmethacrylate-Exposed Healthcare Workers. 2009 CDC/ATSDR National Environmental Public Health Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 28, 2009.

228. Emerging vs. Re-Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases: A Coming Plague? The Grass Roots Garden Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 5, 2009.

229. Independent Medical Evaluations of Occupational Diseases and Injuries: An Overview for Practitioners. Visiting Professor, LSU HCSD Lallie Kemp Public Hospital, Independence, Louisiana, November 12, 2009.

230. Is Haff Disease Hemlock Poisoning? Human Hemlock Poisoning Following Consumption of Cooked Fish, Crayfish, and Wildfowl. Invited Guest Lecture, LSU School of the Coast and Environment, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 19, 2010.

231. Impact of the Mississippi Canyon Oil Spill—Louisiana, 2010, on Public Health and the

Underserved. The Stanly S. Scott Cancer Center Invited Guest Lecture, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 16, 2010.

232. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill PI Conference: Crude Oil and Dispersants-Impact on

Human Health and Socioeconomic Systems. NIH-NIEHS PI Conference (by invitation only) on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill hosted by Florida State University, St. Petersburg, Florida, October 5, 2010.

233. A Comparative Meta-analysis of Tick Paralysis in North America and Australia:

Epidemiology, Clinical and Electrodiagnostic Manifestations, and Outcomes. 21010 Annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, Georgia, November 5, 2010.

234. Poisonous Plants in the Garden and Household. The Grass Roots Garden Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 3, 2010.


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