Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

David L. Callender, M.D., F.A.C.S.

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David L. Callender, M.D., F.A.C.S.
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Member of the Hall of Fame of the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Education
B.S., Chemistry, Midwestern State University, 1980
M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, 1984
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, 1990
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Fellowship, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1992
M.B.A., University of Houston, 1995

Academic Positions
President, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 2007
Associate Vice Chancellor, Hospital System and Director, UCLA Medical Center, 2004-2007
Adjunct Professor of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2004
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2001
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1999
Vice-President for Clinical Programs, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1998
Deputy Chair, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1996

Awards and Service
Member, Board of Trustees, California Hospital Association, 2006
Board of Examiners, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, 2003
Board of Directors, Museum of Health and Medical Science, 2002-2004
Secretary - President, Houston Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 1996-1999

Clinical and Research Interests: Skull base malignancies, salivary gland neoplasms, health systems administration