Kulvinder S. Bajwa, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
ADDRESS
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Surgery
6431 Fannin Street, Suite 4.168 MSB
Houston, TX 77030
BIRTHDATE
26 Jan 1969
CITIZENSHIP
United States of America
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
2009 - present
U.S. Army Reserve, Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps Division Surgeon
75th Battle Command Training Division, Houston, TX
2001 - 2009
General Surgeon,
4005th United States Army Hospital, Houston, TX
2007 – 2008
Trauma Surgeon, 325th Combat Support Hospital, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Al Asad, IRAQ
2004
Trauma Surgeon, 629th Forward Surgical Team, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, IRAQ
2003
Staff Surgeon, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 1995 – 1997
Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Medical Corps
1992 – 1995
Texas Army National Guard, Medical Service Corps
1987 - 1992
United States Navy Reserve, Hospital Corpsman
Undergraduate Education
1986-1991
Bachelor of Science in Zoology
Bachelor of Art in Biology
University of Texas - Austin
Austin, TX
Graduate Education
2006-2007
Certificate in Medical and Healthcare Management
Rice University
Houston, TX
1991-1995
Doctor of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX
Postgraduate Education
1995–2000
General Surgery Resident
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center/Temple University
Johnstown, PA
1999-2000
Chief Surgery Resident
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center/Temple University
Johnstown, PA
Academic Appointments
2008-Present
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Surgery, Houston, TX
Hospital Appointments
2008-Present
Chief of Staff, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
Sugar Land, TX
2002-2008
Solo Private Practice
Versatile practice in General, Laparoscopic/Minimally Invasive, and Trauma Surgery
Houston, TX
2000-2002
General Surgeon
Hillcroft Medical Clinic Association
Houston, TX
LICENSURE
Texas Medical Board
Medical License No. L0010
CERTIFICATION
2009
Advanced Trauma Life Support
2008
Basic Life Support
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Regional
2006-present
Houston Surgical Society
2000-present
Harris County Medical Society
2000-present
Texas Medical Association
2000-present
Indian Doctors Association-Houston
1991-1995
Texas Medical Association
National
2002
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
2001
American Board of Surgery, Diplomate
HONORS AND AWARDS
2007-2008
Army Commendation Medal (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
2006
Outstanding Overall Physician, Memorial Hermann Fort Bend Hospital
2005
Physician of the Year, Memorial Hermann Fort Bend Hospital
2005
Best Team Player Award, Memorial Hermann Fort Bend Hospital
2006
Army Achievement Medal
2005
Army Commendation Medal (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
2004
Certificate of Appreciation, 31st Combat Support Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
2003
Outstanding Teaching Faculty, General Surgery Residency Program
Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX
2002
Army commendation Medal
COMMITTEES
2008-2009
Chief of Staff, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital (MHSL)
2009
President elect, Harris County Medical Society, Southwest Branch
2007-2008
Secretary/Treasurer, Harris County Medical Society, Southwest Branch
2007
Treasurer/Board Member, Indian Doctors Association
2005-2010
Memorial Hermann Health Network Providers (MHHNP), Board Member, Vice chairman (2009)
2006-2007
MHHNP, Finance Committee, 2005-2010, Chair (2006-2007)
2004-2008
MHHNP, Clinical Programs Committee, Surgery
2005-2007
MHHNP, Strategic Clinical Integration Committee
2005
MHHNP, Critical Care Subcommittee
2003-2009
Medical Executive Committee, MHSL
2006
Memorial Hermann Fort Bend Hospital, CPOE Order Set Development Team
2006-2008
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, JQRC
2006-2007
Credentials Committee, MHSL, Chair
2006
Bylaws Committee, MHSL
2004-2005
E-Team, Memorial Hermann Fort Bend/Sugar Land Hospital
2004-2005
Credentials Committee, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
2005
Palliative Care Committee, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
2004-2007
Cancer Committee, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
2003-2004
Chairman of Surgery, Memorial Hermann Fort Bend Hospital
2002-2006
Credentials Committee, Memorial Hermann Fort Bend Hospital, Member
2002
Pharmacy/Therapeutics Committee, Memorial Hermann Fort Bend Hospital
2000-2009
Trauma Subcommittee, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
1998-2000
Graduate Med Education Comm, Conemaugh Memorial Med Center
1997-1998
President, House Staff, Conemaugh Memorial Med Center
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
Junior Achievement, teaching elementary students the basics of civic and commerce structure
IDEA program, drug, alcohol, and legal consequence education for 5th graders by HCMS/HBA
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
Teach medical students, residents, and fellows surgical evaluation/management and techniques on the Minimally Invasive/Elective Surgery and Emergency General Surgery Services.
PUBLICATIONS
Abstracts
Laparoscopic Repair of a Rare Parahiatal Hernia. Kulvinder S. Bajwa, Brian Collier, Brian J. Bansidhar, Bruce E. Duke III. Poster presentation at the Southeastern Surgical Congress Annual Scientific Program, Feb 4-6, 2001, New Orleans, LA.
Invited Articles in Journals
Carl W. Konvolinka, M.D., Richard A. Moore, Ph.D., M.D., Kulvinder Bajwa, M.D. Cecal Volvulus Causing Postoperative Intestinal Obstruction, Report of a Case. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 2001; 44: 893-895.
Invited Presentation
Emergency Surgery from a Military Perspective, Emergency Nurses Association Annual Meeting on Cool Topics, Houston, TX, April 2007.
Multimodality Approach to Colorectal Cancer. Memorial Hermann Cancer Lecture Series. Moderator, Houston, TX, March 2007.
Community Outreach Program on Colon and Rectal Cancer. Memorial Hermann Wellness Center, Houston, TX, March 2007.
Prehospital Trauma Life Support, An introductory course for soldiers of the 4005th United States Army Hospital, Course Director, July 2006.
War Zone Surgery. An exposition on casualty care in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom II, CME presentation for the General Medical Staff:
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Houston, TX, January 2005
Trauma Grand Rounds, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Houston, TX, March 2005
Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital, Houston, TX, May 2005
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, June 2005
Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA, July 2005
Southeast Texas Trauma Regional Area Council, Conroe, TX, Aug 2005.
Disaster Preparation, an Overview, Moderator, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, June 2005.
Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Emergency Nurses Association Meeting, Houston, TX, June 2005.
Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma. Emergency Nurses Association Meeting, Local Chapter Meeting, Houston, TX, Oct 2003.
Laparoscopic Repair of a Rare Parahiatal Hernia. Kulvinder S. Bajwa, Brian Collier, Brian J. Bansidhar, Bruce E. Duke III. Poster presentation at the Southeastern Surgical Congress Annual Scientific Program, Feb 4-6, 2001, New Orleans, LA.
Laparoscopic Repair of a Rare Parahiatal Hernia. Kulvinder S. Bajwa, Brian Collier, Brian J. Bansidhar, Bruce E. Duke III. Presented at the Richard P. Zimmerman, M.D. Memorial Lectureship Symposium, May 4, 2000, Johnstown, PA.
Trauma in the Elderly, an Analysis of injuries from 1992 to 1998. Kulvinder S. Bajwa, Savas Mavridis, S. Lee Miller. Presented at the Richard P. Zimmerman, M.D. Memorial Lectureship Symposium, April 22, 1999, Johnstown, PA.
Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Using the Left Thoracotomy Approach: Three Cases and a Literature Review. R. Ivan Beretvas, Kulvinder S. Bajwa, Dianna Craig, Rajsekhar Devineni. Presented at the Cardiac and General Thoracic Surgery: Update, American College Chest Physicians, Rio Mar, Puerto Rico, December 4-6, 1996.
Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Using the Left Thoracotomy Approach: Three Cases and a Literature Review. R. Ivan Beretvas, Kulvinder S. Bajwa, Dianna Craig, Rajsekhar Devineni. Presented at the1996 Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery, Farmington, PA, September 19-21, 1996.
Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Using the Left Thoracotomy Approach: Three Cases and a Literature Review. Kulvinder S. Bajwa, R. Ivan Beretvas, Dianna Craig, Rajsekhar Devineni. Presented at the Richard P. Zimmerman, M.D. Memorial Lectureship Symposium, March 28, 1996, Johnstown, PA.
