Darrell Cass, MD

Appointed
2017

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Baylor College of Medicine
Pediatric Surgery
Houston, TX
2001

Fellowship - Texas Children's Hospital
Pediatric Surgery
Houston, TX
2001

Residency - University of California San Francisco Medical Center
General Surgery
San Francisco, CA
1999

Medical Education - David Geffen School of Medicine @ UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
1991

Additional Training

• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Fetal Surgery and Fetal Wound Healing Research: University of California, San Francisco 1994-1994, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 1995-1997

Professional Highlights

• Executive Board, North American Fetal Treatment Network
• Surgical Director of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Texas Children's Hospital
• Chair, Program Committee, International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society

Certifications

• Surgery - General Surgery
• Surgery - Pediatric Surgery

Specialty Interests

Fetal Surgery, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, CCAM, Congenital Lung Malformations

Awards & Honors

• Valedictorian, Agoura High School, Agoura Hills, CA, 1982
• Los Angeles County Medical Association Scholarship, Los Angeles, CA, 1982
• Varsity Letterman Stanford University Baseball Team, 1982-1986
• Borun and Church Scholarships, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 1986-1991
• Alpha Omega Alpha, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 1990
• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, 1995
• Best paper, American College of Surgeons, South Texas Chapter, 2000, 2001
• Vandenberge-Storz Award for best paper by a young investigator, International Fetal Medicine and SurgerySociety, 2001
• Lyndon Baines Johnson Research Award, American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate, 2003
• Molecular Surgeon Research Achievement Award, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 2003
• H Magazine, 2009, 2015
• "Our Best Doctors,” Houstonia Magazine, 2013
• Best Doctor in America, 2006-2018
• "Year Best", Houston Medical Journal, 2008
• "Top Doctor,” US News and World Report, 2012
• "Top Doctor," Houstonia Magazine 2017
• "Best of the Best," Houston Chronicle, 2016 (awardedto small number of doctors and 2 pediatric surgeons in Houston)

Memberships

• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• Fellow, Surgical Section, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Member, International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society
• Member, American Pediatric Surgical Association
• Member, Society of University Surgeons
• Member, Association for Academic Surgery

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