Todd David Wilson, M.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery

Residency Training

July 2008 – June 2009
Minimally Invasive and Elective General Surgery Fellowship Program, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX

July 2003 – June 2008
General Surgery Residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Medical Education

July 1999 - June 2003
University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas

Undergraduate Education

June 1990 – May 1994
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, May 1994

Employment Opportunities

July 2009 – present
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Elective General Surgery Division, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX

June 1998 – July 1999
United States Navy – GEORGE WASHINGTON BG
Flag Lieutenant:
Aide to the two star admiral in charge of the GEORGE WASHINGTON Battle Group which consisted of 14 ships, 2 submarines, over 100 aircraft, and 14,000 personnel. As the admiral’s aide I was responsible for directly supporting the admiral in his duties of commanding United States naval forces in the defense of United States interests, his responsibilities as an ambassador of our country, and his efforts to coordinate political and military efforts toward improving national security.
Ballistic Missile Defense role:
Worked with computer programmers, equipment technicians, and battle group staff to develop a new theater ballistic missile defense system that now exists on 14 cruisers.

September 1996 – June 1998
United States Navy – USS SAN JACINTO
Air Defense Officer:
Responsible for training shipboard personal in air defense, developing air defense plans, and “fighting the ship” against air threats.

Battle Group Air Defense Officer:
Developed strategy, tactics, and standard operating procedures; coordinated activity; and oversaw training of United States units in the defense of all Carrier Battle Group assets in the Persian Gulf against all air threats.

Assistant Operations Officer:
Responsible under the Operations Officer for the management, training and leadership of 140 sailors in the operation of the ship (a cruiser) in its warfare mission roles; in the maintenance and operation of all topside portions of the ship and topside equipment; and in the operations of navigating the ship.

Training Officer:
Responsible for training and maintaining the highest level of readiness of all 360 sailors aboard ship.

Assistant Safety Officer: Responsible under the Executive Officer for safety aboard the ship.

December 1994 – September 1996
United States Navy – USS SHENANDOAH

Electrical Division Officer:
In charge of 40 sailors, responsible for all electrical equipment onboard the 20,000 ton ship, and responsible for electric generation and distribution to tended vessels.

Electrical Safety Officer:
Maintained safety program and electrical training for 1,500 shipboard personnel.

M Division Officer:
In charge of 30 sailors, two 600lb steam engines and all associatedequipment, 4 Generators large enough to power a small city, and all accessory mechanical equipment used to operate the ship.

Research Experience

June 2006-Now
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
I am currently working on training simulators for surgeons with a graphics engine built from the ground up based on today’s most advanced graphics programming languages (C#, DirectX 9.0c, and XNA). I currently have an impressive functional engine with versions that will work with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and even on the xbox 360. I am in the process of creating a bronchoscope simulator to showcase the technology.

June 2004-2005
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
I developed software that integrates ICU patient data from peripheral devices such as pulmonary catheters and displays the patient information in an easy to interpret dynamic graphic format.

April 1993 – April 1994
United States Naval Academy
I worked under Dr. Fitzgerald in researching the production of various tetra-azoporphyrins and testing their oxidizing capabilities. The research was designed to manipulate the complicated porphyrin rings in effort to ultimately develop the first practical chemical oxidizing catalyst.

Volunteer Experience

May 1999 – May 2001
HOMES – Volunteer health care for the homeless.

Awards/Accomplishments

Outstanding Surgery Student – UTHSCH class 2003
Naval Commendation Medal 1999
Naval Commendation Medal 1998
Naval Achievement Medal 1997
Naval Achievement Medal 1996
Decommissioning Officer of the Deck USS SHENANDOAH
Naval Achievement Medal 1995
Navy Shiphandler of the Year 1995
Sailing team: National Champions 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Eagle Scout

Hobbies and Interests

Sailboat racing, various sports, computer programming, graphics design