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Editorial Advisor David Eric Blackwell, M.D.

OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor
Ultrasound

David Eric Blackwell, MD
Articles and Interviews on OBGYN.net by Dr. Blackwell

Personal:

Date of Birth: December 27, 1945
Place of Birth: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Marital Status: Married with 3 children


Education:

High School

Mars Hill High School
Mars Hill, North Carolina
1960-64 - Valedictorian 1964

Colleges and Universities

Mars Hill College
Mars Hill, North Carolina 1964-1966

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts 1966-67

Duke University
Durham, North Carolina 1967-68

Union Theological Seminary
New York, New York 1968-69

The Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1969-73

Degrees

Bachelor of Science (Zoology), 1968
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Doctor of Medicine, May 1973
The Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Additional Professional Training

Internship:
Type: Medicine
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
July 1, 1973 through June 30, 1974

Fellowship:
Type: Diagnostic Ultrasound
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
July 1, 1974 through December 15, 1976

Other Experiences:

Acting Internship in Neurology
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Summer, 1972

Staff Member, Carolinas' Camp for Diabetic Children
(Supervised by the Division of Endocrinology,
Duke University Medical Center)
Brevard, North Carolina
August, 1972

Professional  Experience

Professor of Radiology and Chief, Division of Diagnostic Ultrasound
Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Lubbock, Texas
January 1977 - Present
(Tenure Granted March 1982)

Consultant in Diagnostic Ultrasound
Veterans Administration Hospital
Amarillo, Texas
1978-1980

Consultant in Diagnostic Ultrasound
Veterans Administration Hospital
Big Spring, Texas
1978 - 1991

Honors and Awards

Member, Executive Committee, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Teaching Academy, 2000

Charter Member of the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Teaching Academy, 1999

President's Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, May 1996

Favorite Faculty Member chosen by the Radiology Department Support Staff, 1995

Mentor Physician of the Year of the TTUHSC House Staff Association, 1991-1992

Elected to membership in Sigma Xi Science Research Honor Society, Spring 1990

Elected to membership in Beta Beta Beta Biological Society, Kappa Eta Chapter, December 1975

Elected to membership in Alpha Omega Alpha, May 1973

Outstanding Senior Reynolds Scholar, The Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 1973

Reynolds Scholar, The Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 1969-73

Rockefeller Brothers Foundation Theological Fellowship, 1968-69

Professional  Societies

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) (Senior Member since 1984)

International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS)

Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (SDMS)

The Association of University Radiologists (AUR)

The American Medical Association (AMA)

The International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology

Professional Society Offices Held

ISDIS Board of Directors, 1992-1995

AIUM Board of Governors, 1984-85

Editor of AIUM National Newsletter, 1985-86

Medical Advisor, Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, 1978-80

Member, AIUM Publications Committee, 1984-86

Member, AIUM Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Committee, 1982-83, 1985-87

Member, AIUM Education Committee, 1975-84

Project Coordinator for the AIUM Book List, 1977-84

Chairman, Audio-Visual Subcommittee of the AIUM Education Committee, 1975-81

Member, AIUM Project Development Committee, 1977-81

Member, AIUM Archives Committee, 1979-81

Member, AIUM Administrative Council, 1980-84

Member, Special Task Force for Revision of the Physician

Education Syllabus (under the AIUM Education Committee), March 1983

State Licenses

North Carolina, 1973 (FLEX)

Texas,  1976

Books and Publications

Book:

Blackwell DE, Fruehwald F: Atlas of Color-Coded Doppler Sonography of the Upper Extremity and Neck. New York & Vienna, Springer-Verlag, 1992.

Publications in Process:

Blackwell DE, Shieh Y: Moiré artifact from laser digitizer scanning raster-based film images: a teleradiology problem and a simple solution. For submission to the American Journal of Roentgenology (in preparation March 2000).

Journal Referee:

In 1999 reviewed two articles for the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Publications:

R.M. Tran, D.E. Blackwell, M.K. Myers, and J.D. Paltán-Ortiz: Congenital Glioblastoma in a 32-Week Menstrual Age Neonate: Serial In-Utero Ultrasound Scans and Discussion of Pathologic Findings. Brain Pathology 4:413 (1994).

Perez-Benavides R, Black B, Blackwell DE: Neonatal pulmonary hypoplasia, intraventricular hemorrhage and air embolism to the lateral ventricles of the brain. Neonatal Intensive Care, July/Aug 1992, 14-15.

Hirthler MA, Blackwell E, Abbe D, Doe-Chapman R, LeClair Smith C,

Goldthorn J, Canizaro P: Coagulation parameter instability as an early predictor

of intracranial hemorrhage during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

J Pediatr Surg 27(1):40-3 (1992).

Senatore F, Shankar H, Chen J, Avantsa S, Feola M, Posteraro R, Blackwell DE: In-vitro and in-vivo studies of heparinized collageno-elastic tubes. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Vol. 24, 939-957 (1990).

Posteraro RH, Blackwell DE, Huddleston AL: TECHSCORE: A program for tabulating the results of multiple choice questions and correcting multiple choice examinations. Computers in Biology and Medicine, Winter 1985.

Peng JJS, Hirsch G, Posteraro RH, Leo JS, Blackwell DE: Radiologic evaluation of the liver in the alcoholic patient. Neurobehavioural Toxicology and Teratology, 7(2):107-112, March/April 1985.

Blackwell DE, McKinney WM, Nunn C, Hirsch G, Sackler JP: Low-cost real-time Doppler frequency analysis. Medical Ultrasound 8:23-29, February 1984.

Hirsch G, Sackler JP, Posteraro RH, Pen JJS, Blackwell DE: The disposable umbrella catheter: an alternative to the standard balloon enema catheter. Radiology 152:533-34, 1984.

Blackwell DE, Spinnato JA, Hirsch G, Giles HR, Sackler J: Antenatal diagnosis of holoprosencephaly: a case report. Am J Obstet Gynecol 143(7):848-849, August 1, 1982.

Spinnato JA, Blackwell DE, Giles HR: Monoamniotic twins: ultrasound, amniography, cesarean section. Published in the Proceedings of the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (Meeting held in San Antonio, Texas, January 1980 - T. Hayashi, President)

Blackwell E, Merory J, Toole JF, and McKinney WM: Doppler scanning of the carotid bifurcation. Arch Neurol 34:145-148, 1977.

Blackwell DE and McKinney WM: A new system for rapid review of clinical studies and more efficient group teaching in ultrasound. J Clin Ultrasound 3:55-56, 1975.

Waite M, Sisson P, and Blackwell DE: Comparison of mitochondrial with microsomal acylation of monoacyl phosphoglycerides. Biochemistry 9:746-753, 1970.

Exhibits Accepted for National Meetings:

R.M. Tran, D.E. Blackwell, M.K. Myers, and J.D. Paltán-Ortiz: Congenital Glioblastoma in a 32-Week Menstrual Age Neonate: Serial In-Utero Ultrasound Scans and Discussion of Pathologic Findings. XIIth International Congress of Neuropathology, Toronto, September 18-23, 1994.

Blackwell DE, McKinney WM, Hitchings L, Posteraro R, Blackmon F, Myers L: Introduction to Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound: An Interactive Video Program. Exhibited at the 39th annual meeting of the Association of University Radiologists, Orlando, Florida, March 17-21, 1991.

Blackwell DE, Posteraro R, Blackmon F, McKinney WM: A Macintosh/HyperCard-based model for duplex Doppler evaluation of the carotid and vertebral arteries. Exhibited at the 38th annual meeting of the Association of University Radiologists, Minneapolis, April 22-27, 1990.

Blackwell DE, Posteraro R, Blackmon F, McKinney WM: Visual ultrasound database project using optical disk image storage controlled by a Macintosh/HyperCard Program. Exhibited at the 38th annual meeting of the Association of University Radiologists, Minneapolis, April 22-27, 1990.

Scientific Papers Presented:

Spinnato JA, Blackwell DE, Dolen ES, Giles HR: Monoamniotic twins: ultrasound imaging and therapeutic implications. Poster presentation, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention, San Francisco, August 17-21, 1981.

Merory J and Blackwell DE: Comparison of directional Doppler imaging and radionuclide cerebral dynamic imaging in assessment of carotid artery disease. Presented at the Ninth Cerebrovascular Research Center Workshop, Feb. 23-24, 1977, Miami.

Merory J, Blackwell E, Burrow D, and McKinney WM: Prediction of X-ray angiographic appearances of the carotid bifurcations by directional Doppler imaging. Presented at the Ninth Cerebrovascular Research Center Workshop, Feb. 23-24, 1977, Miami.

Blackwell DE, Merory J, McKinney WM, and Toole JF: Evaluation of carotid and vertebrobasilar insufficiency by Doppler ultrasound scanning. Presented at the American Heart Association Joint Meeting on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, Feb. 27-28, 1976, Dallas.

Recent Lectures and Other Presentations:

What’s New in Ultrasound Imaging: A look at new instrumentation, contrast agents and internet integration of scans and reports. Surgery Research Seminar, TTUSM, 12/15/1999.

Ultrasound Basics and Case Review for Nephrology House Officers and Students, February 23, 1999 and March 9, 1999.

Ultrasound Evaluation of the Female Pelvis: Anatomy-Imaging Correlation. Freshman Anatomy Class, TTUSM, 11/18/1998.

Duplex Doppler evaluation of the lower extremity deep venous system in patients following hip and knee replacement surgery. Internal medicine residents’ conference, 6/23/98.

Ultrasound measurement of intima-media thickness in the carotid artery as a screening tool for coronary artery disease risk. Internal medicine residents’ conference, 5/5/98.

Update in Ultrasound in Obstetrical/Fetal Evaluation. Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, 2/13/98.

Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Disorders. Lecture for the GI Residents, Fellows and Students. 11/4/97.

Anatomy/Ultrasound Correlation: Female Pelvis. Lecture for the Freshman Medical School Class. 11/19/97.

Introduction to Ultrasound: Physics and Clinical Applications. Lecture for the TTUSM Sophomore class, 2/24/97.

Power Doppler and Other Recent Technical Advances in Diagnostic Ultrasound. Radiology Grand Rounds, 2C-221 HSC, 2/12/97.

Abdominal Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Infections, Including AIDS. Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (SDMS) Thirteenth Annual Conference and Exhibition, Palm Springs, CA 9/20/96.

Headaches and Bellyaches: Doppler Evaluation of Renal Vascular Hypertension and Abdominal Angina. SDMS Thirteenth Annual Conference and Exhibition, Palm Springs, CA 9/20/96.

Neonatal Ultrasound Imaging: Small Patients, Big Problems. SDMS Thirteenth Annual Conference and Exhibition, Palm Springs, CA 9/22/96.

Introduction to Abdominal Vascular Anatomy and Doppler Technique. North Texas Ultrasound Society 13th Annual Symposium, Dallas, TX 8/23/96.

Focus on Doppler Ultrasound Applications in Renovascular Hypertension and Abdominal Angina. North Texas Ultrasound Society 13th Annual Symposium, Dallas, TX 8/23/96.