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R. Daniel Braun, MD - International Representative - USA

OBGYN.net International Representative - U.S.A.

R. Daniel Braun, M.D.

Dr. R. Daniel Braun

1001 W. 10th St. F-5
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office 317-630-6081
Fax 317-630-6524
 

Born
January 19, 1939 in Toledo, Ohio
High School
Morrison R. Waite High School, Toledo, Ohio
1953-1957
Honors: National Honor Society
Reserve Football
Forum Literary Society
Latin Club
Chemistry Club
College
University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
1957-1960
BS 1960
Honors: Alpha Sigma Phi Social Fraternity
Alpha Epsilon Delta National Honorary Pre-Medical Fraternity
University of Toledo Honor Scholarship
Medical School
Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
1960-1964
M.D. 1964
Honors: Phi Beta Pi Medical Fraternity
Internship
Rotating
Marion County General Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana
1964-1965
Residency
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Indiana University College of Medicine
Professors: Carl P. Huber, M.D.
Sprague H. Gardiner, M.D.
Indianapolis, Indiana
1965-1969
Board Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1971 Re-Certified, 1991
Military Service
LCDR-USNR Chief Medical Officer Complicated Obstetrics Ward Naval Hospital Portsmouth, Virginia 1969-1970

Practice

    Scott and White Clinic and Hospital, Temple, Texas 1971-1974
      Chairman, Section of Perinatology 1972-1974
      Chief, Department of Obstetrics 1972-1974
      Chairman, Pharmacy Committee 1972-1974
    University of Tennessee College of Medicine, CEC-Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee
      Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1974-1979 Baroness Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee 1974-1979 Utilization Review Committee 1976-1979 Infection Control Committee 1974-1979 Maternal-Fetal-Medicine Committee- Chairman 1974-1979 University of North Dakota School of Medicine 1979-1983 Division of Maternal-Fetal-Medicine, Head 1979-1983
    United Hospital, Grand Forks, North Dakota 1979-1983
      Pharmacy Committee 1981-1983
    Grand Forks Air Force Base Hospital 1979-1983

    Medical Center Hospital, Odessa, Texas 1983-1995
      Transfusion Committee 1984-1986
      Utilization Review Committee 1984-1986
      Infection Control Committee 1986-1991, 1993-1995
      Chairman 1987, 1989-1991
      Perinatal Care Committee 1988, 1991-1995
      Quality Assurance Committee 1989-1990
      Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1983-1995
      Chairman, 1989-1993, 1994
      Medical Executive Committee 1989-1993, 1994
      Institutional Review Board 1991-1995
      Critical Care Committee 1991
      Ethics Committee, Founding Member 1993-1994
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    Regional Academic Health Center at Odessa 1983-95
      University Wide Appointments
        Faculty Research Committee 1985-1992 Faculty Development Leave Committee 1986-92 Chairman, 1991-1992 Search Committee for Director of Libraries, 1990 Search Committee for Chair Department of Physiology 1992 Recruitment Task Force 1991
      Local Campus Appointments
        Medical Director of Maternal and Infant Health Services Program 1991-1995
        Professional Liability Committee 1992-1995
        Risk Management Committee 1993-1995
        Chairman, 1993-1995
    University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana 1995-

    Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana 1995-
      Medical Records Committee 1995-
      Professional Improvement Committee 1995-

Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor and Chairman
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    University of Tennessee College of Medicine
    Clinical Education Center - Chattanooga 1974-1978
  • Professor and Chairman
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    University of Tennessee College of Medicine
    Clinical Education Center - Chattanooga 1978-1979
  • Professor
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Maternal-Fetal-Medicine
    University of North Dakota School of Medicine 1979-1983
  • Professor
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Maternal-Fetal-Medicine
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    Regional Academic Health Center at Odessa 1983-1995
  • Clinical Professor
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indianapolis Indiana 1995-

Award

  • March of Dimes
  • Diet Interne
  • Montreal Diet Dispensary with Agnes Higgins January, 1982

Research Awards:

  1. Protocol 0858B1-206-US: A study to evaluate the effects on cycle control of three Levonorgestrel /Ethinyl estradiol oral contraceptive regimens. Wyeth-Ayerst Research, 1996-97
  2. Protocol 0858B1-207-US: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Effects of Three Levonorgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol Oral Contraceptive Regimens on Various Metabolic Parameters. Wyeth-Ayerst Research, 1997
  3. Protocol 0915A1-205-US: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Effects 	on Cycle Control of Four Trimegestone/Ethinyl Estradiol Oral Contraceptive Regimens. Wyeth-Ayerst Research, 1997

Publications

  1. Uterus Didelphys and Endometrial Carcinoma, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 35:77,1970
  2. Erythroblastosis Fetalis Secondary to Kell Isoimmunization, Texas Medicine, 78:104,1972
  3. The Oxytocin Challenge Test, Southern Medical Journal, 78:884,1976
  4. An Evaluation of the Roll-Over Test, Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association, 0:637,1977
  5. Kell Isoimmunization, Southern Medical Journal, 71:932,1978
  6. Umbilical Vessel Trauma: A Potentially Fatal Complication of Amniocentesis, Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association, 75:84,1982

Publications Electronic

  1. Online--A Perspective on Medical News Reporting Available HTTP: http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/ARTICLES/BRAUN01.HTM
  2. TOPICS: Media Reporting of Medical News.
  3. Online--What a Normal Pap Smear Means. Available HTTP: http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/pap.htm
  4. TOPICS: Cervical Cancer, Diagnosis, Mass Screening

Editorial Board

    Indianapolis Medical Society Bulletin, 1997

Presentations

  1. Radical Hysterectomy as Therapy for Carcinoma of the Cervix with Hans Geisler, M.D., Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Detroit, MI, 1968
  2. Erythroblastosis Fetalis: A Review, Armed Forces District, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Las Vegas, NV, 1970
  3. An Evaluation of Cryotherapy in the Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, District VII, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Hot Springs, AR, 1971
  4. Genetic Use of Amniocentesis, T.F.Bunkley Seminar, Scott and White Clinic, Temple, TX 1972
  5. Fetal Monitoring, Cameron-Willacy Counties Medical Society, Brownsville, TX, 1973
  6. Clinical Significance and Applications of Colposcopy, T.F.Bunkley Seminar, Scott and White Clinic, Temple, TX 1972
  7. Use of Estriol and L/S Ratio in Complicated Pregnancy, McClennan County Medical Society, Waco, TX, 1973
  8. An Evaluation of the Shake Test for Fetal Maturity, Texas Medical Association, Dallas, TX, 1973
  9. Current Management of Toxemia, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1974
  10. When to Order Cytogenetic Studies, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1974
  11. Diagnostic and Surgical Laparoscopy, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1974
  12. Amniotic Fluid Studies, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1975
  13. Cryocautery of the Cervix, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1975
  14. Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1975
  15. A Clinical Evaluation of the Roll-Over Test, Southern Medical Association, Miami, FL, 1975 and Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Orlando, FL, 1976
  16. Rh Isoimmunization, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1976
  17. Mid-Trimester Abortion Utilizing Laminaria and Prostaglandin F2-Alpha, District VII American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Mobile, AL 1976 and University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1976
  18. Recognition and Management of Gravidas Requiring Special Care. First Annual Perinatal Circuit Course, Etowah, Dayton, and Athens, TN, 1976
  19. Diagnosis and Management of Toxemia, First Annual Perinatal Circuit Course, Etowah, Dayton, and Athens, TN, 1976
  20. Basic Clinical Genetics Post-Graduate Course, Co-Host, Chattanooga, TN, 1977
  21. Diabetes in Pregnancy, Annual Clinical Meeting, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Chicago, IL, 1977
  22. Inhibition of Premature Labor Second Annual Perinatal Circuit Course, Etowah, Dayton, and Athens, TN, 1977
  23. Fetal Monitoring Case Examples, Second Annual Perinatal Circuit Course, Etowah, Dayton, and Athens, TN, 1977
  24. Practical Genetic Counseling, District VII, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Chattanooga, TN, 1977
  25. Stump the Professor Panel, District VII, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Chattanooga, TN, 1977
  26. Diabetes in Pregnancy, Chattanooga Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Chattanooga, TN, 1977
  27. The Effect of Tight Glucose Control on the Outcome of Pregnancy, Tennessee Diabetes Association, Knoxville, TN, 1978
  28. Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy, Third Trimester Bleeding, Ectopic Pregnancy, Use of Medications in Pregnancy, and Toxemia of Pregnancy All were presented as 	part of a Postgraduate course: Emergencies in Obstetrics and Gynecology Humacao, PR, 1978 Orlando, FL, 1979 and 1980 Lake Tahoe, CA, 1980
  29. Management of the Pregnant Diabetic, Third Annual Perinatal Circuit Course, Etowah, Dayton, and Athens, TN, 1978
  30. Intrauterine Growth Retardation, Third Annual Perinatal Circuit Course, Etowah, Dayton, and Athens, TN, 1978
  31. Outcome of Pregnancy in Insulin Requiring Diabetics, District VII American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, New Orleans, LA, 1979
  32. Maternal Nutrition in Pregnancy , North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians, 1981
  33. Uses of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians, 1981
  34. Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis, North Dakota March of Dimes Annual Genetics Conference, 1981
  35. Maternal Weight Gain and Hemoglobin Levels: Relationship to Birth Weight, North Dakota Chapter Great Plains Organization for Perinatal Care, 1982
  36. Fatter Moms make Better Babies, Great Plains Organization for Perinatal Care, Minneapolis, MN, 1982
  37. In-Utero Diagnosis of Achondrogenesis Type II by Real-Time Ultrasound, District VI American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Chicago, IL, 1982
  38. Maternal Weight Gain, District VI American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Rapid City, SD, 1983
  39. Weight Gain in Pregnancy, Permian Basin Perinatal Society, Odessa, TX, 1984
  40. Nutritional Concerns in Pregnancy, Sixth Annual Seminar in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lubbock, TX, 1984
  41. New Images in Diagnostic Ultrasound, Seventh Annual Seminar in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lubbock, TX, 1985
  42. Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Prenatal Testing, Memorial General Hospital, Las Cruces, NM, 1986
  43. Fetal Evaluation with Sonography, Ninth Annual Seminar in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lubbock, TX, 1987
  44. Management of Rh Disease, Visiting Professor Seminar, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, El Paso, TX, 1987
  45. Pre-Term Labor, First Annual Perinatal Seminar, Odessa, TX, 1988
  46. Obstetrical Emergencies, Second Annual Perinatal Seminar, Odessa, TX, 1989
  47. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and You, Second Annual Youth Conference (Yes I Can! Si Se Puede!) March of Dimes and Mexican-American Scholarship Committee, University of Texas Permian Basin, 1990
  48. Antepartal Fetal Testing, Third Annual Perinatal Seminar, Odessa, TX, 1990
  49. Amnioinfusion, Fourth Annual Perinatal Seminar, Odessa, TX, 1991
  50. Amnioinfusion, Grand Rounds, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 1991
  51. Judge Resident Research Day, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 1992
  52. Documenting the Basic Ultrasound Exam, Fourteenth Annual Seminar in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lubbock, TX, 1992 and Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Austin, TX, 1993
  53. High Risk Pregnancy: What Is It ? and Neural Tube Defect Screening, Texas Perinatal Association Spring Meeting, Odessa, TX, 1993
  54. Effect of Maternal Blood Glucose on Perinatal Outcome, Texas Medical Association, Austin, TX, 1994 and ACOG District I and VII Combined Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1994
  55. Shoulder Dystocia, Indiana University School of Medicine, Dept. OB/GYN Grand Rounds, August, 1995
  56. Forceps Deliveries, Indiana University School of Medicine, Dept. OB/GYN Grand Rounds, July, 1996
  57. OB/GYN on the Internet, For the Beginner Luncheon Conference ACOG ACM, Las Vegas, NV April,1997
  58. A New Low-Dose Oral Contraceptive Indiana University School of Medicine, Dept. OB/GYN Grand Rounds, May, 1997
  59. Weight Management, Indiana University School of Medicine, Dept. Of OB/GYN Grand Rounds, May, 1997
  60. Weight Management, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center--Odessa Resident Research Day, June, 1997
  61. Judge Resident Research Day, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center--Odessa, June, 1997

Exhibit

    Laparoscopy : A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technique! First International Congress of Gynecological Laparoscopists, New Orleans, LA, 1971, Texas Medical Association, San Antonio, TX, 1972, and District VII American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Hot Springs, AR, 1972

Medical Organizations

  • Bell County Medical Society, 1971-1974
  • Texas Medical Association, 1971-1974, 1984-1995
      Member Committee Maternal Child Health, 1972-1974
      Member Subcommittee on Maternal Health, 1993-1995
  • American Medical Association, 1971-
      Physicians Recognition Award 1981-
  • Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 1971-1974, 1985-1995
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 1972-
      District VII Meeting Chattanooga, TN, 1977
      Program Committee
      Chairman Registration Committee
      Chairman Publicity Committee
  • American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, 1973-
  • Consulting Board, Collected Letters in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1973-
  • American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, 1973-
  • Southern Perinatal Association, 1974-
  • Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society, 1974-1979
      Member TVMA Committee, 1975
      Member Public Health Committee, 1978-1979
  • Tennessee Medical Association, 1974-1979
      Member Committee on Maternal and Child Health Care, 1976-1979
  • Chattanooga-Hamilton County Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, 1976-1979
  • Tennessee State Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1976-1979
  • Society for Obstetrical Anesthesia and Perinatology, 1976-
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology in Ultrasound, 1978-1981
  • Section on Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound, 1981-
  • National Perinatal Association, 1977-
      Member, Committee on Education, 1980-1984
  • Great Plains Organization for Perinatal Health Care, 1979-1984
      Board Member, 1981-1984
      Member Long Range Planning Committee, 1982-1984
      President North Dakota Chapter, 1981-1982
  • North Dakota Medical Association, 1979-1983
      Commission on Medical Education, 1981-1983
  • Third District Medical Society, 1979-1983
  • International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy, 1982-
  • American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 1983-
  • The Heine Gyne Society, 1984-
      Charter Member and Member Board of Directors, 1984-1995
  • Ector County Medical Society, 1984-1995
  • The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 1991-
  • International Perinatal Doppler Society, 1988-
  • Indianapolis Medical Society, 1995-
      Member, Commission on Membership Services, 1996-
  • Indiana State Medical Association, 1995-

Other Medical Appointments

  • Faculty Council, University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, 1977-1979
  • State of Tennessee
      Perinatal Advisory Committee, 1975-1979
      Subcommittee on Regionalization, Guidelines, and CareLevels, 1975-1979
      Subcommittee on Transportation, 1976-1979
      Chairman, Subcommittee on Genetic Screening Services, 1978-1979
      Family Planning Advisory Committee, 1976-1979
  • Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department Family Planning Board, 1975-1979
  • Alton Park Health Center Advisory Board, 1977-1979
  • North Dakota Perinatal Task Force, 1979-1983
  • University of North Dakota School of Medicine Faculty Nominating Committee, 1981-1983
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
      Member Executive Committee of Faculty Council, 1984
      Member MPIP Subcommittee Odessa Campus, 1989-1995
  • Indiana U. School of Medicine, Dept. OB/GYN
      Clinical Faculty Promotion Committee, Chairman 1995-
  • OBGYN.net, International Representative, U.S. 1996-

Other Appointments

  • St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, TN
      Lay Reader, 1977-1979 Stewardship Chairman, 1978
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Grand Forks, ND
      Vestryman, 1979-1982
      Lay Reader, 1979-1983
      Stewardship Chairman, 1981-1982
      Chalicist, 1982-1983
      Acolyte Master, 1982-1983
      Delegate to Diocesan Convention, 1981-1982
      Finance Committee, 1981-1983
  • Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota
      Episcopal Foundation for Higher Education, 1981-1983
  • St. John’s Episcopal Church, Odessa, TX
      Lay Reader, 1983-1994
      Lay Eucharistic Minister, 1983-1994
      Vestryman, 1985-1987, 1993-1994
      Chairman Parish Life Committee, 1985-1986
      Chairman Christian Education Committee, 1993-1994
      Delegate to Diocesan Convention, 1992
      Delegate to Permian Basin Deanery, 1992
      First and Last Annual EYC Chili Cookoff: Second Place (Showmanship), Third Place (Chili)
  • March of Dimes
      Member Chattanooga Chapter Board of Directors, 1978-1979
      Diet Intern Montreal Diet Dispensary, 1981
      Member West Texas Regional Health Professional Advisory Committee, 1987-1991
      Member Odessa Chapter Board of Directors, 1987-1991
      Chairman Odessa Chapter Health Professional Advisory Committee, 1988-1991
  • American Diabetes Association
      Member Odessa Chapter Board of Directors, 1987-1990
  • Odessa Chamber of Commerce
      Member, 1990-1995
  • Planned Parenthood of West Texas
      Member Board of Directors, 1991-1995
      Chairman Affiliate Medical Committee, 1991-1995

Theatrical Experience

Mr. McWilliams in The Dreadful Dining Car, a melodrama by Daniel Pinkham. This was the premiere performance of the play at the Chester Fritz Auditorium, Grand Forks, ND, May 1,1983