Dr. Edward Childs, Class of 1983

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Dr. Ed Childs is a native of Texas and a renowned, published, and highly-regarded physician and surgeon. He is also a 1983 graduate of Navarro College. Dr. Childs believes “Navarro College is the gateway to the world.” Given his numerous awards and indisputable reputation as an upstanding doctor and citizen, Navarro College is certainly proud to have played a significant role in the success Dr. Childs’  continuous impact in communities and the medical field.  

Dr. Childs received his associate degree in biology from Navarro College. He explains “Navarro College was a wonderful experience for me. I met my best friends, mentors for life, and phenomenal professors,” whom he likes to call “opportunity makers.” He then completed his bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1985. Reflecting on his time at Navarro College, Dr. Childs says, “you cannot choose a better college in the world, as far as I’m concerned.”  

Dr. Childs is also a 1989 Texas A&M College of Medicine medical doctorate graduate. “I always knew I was interested in helping people, but I never really thought about being a physician. I merged my love of science with my love of people to come up with that career choice” says Dr. Childs. From 1989 to 1994, he completed a general surgery internship and residency, both at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. Dr. Childs then completed a trauma/critical care surgery fellowship at the University of California-Davis from 1994 to 1995. Following his fellowship, he joined the faculty at the University of Kansas as Chief of the Division of Trauma and Critical Care. Currently, Dr. Childs is Professor and Chairman of Surgery at Morehouse School of Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and board certified in General Surgery and Critical Care.  

Dr. Childs joined the faculty at Texas A&M Health Science Center as an  Associate Professor of Surgery. In 2006 he was promoted to Professor of Surgery and Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery (Research) at Scott & White Hospital/Texas A&M Health Science Center. He also served as Assistant Dean of Faculty Development at Texas A&M Health Science Center. 

In addition to serving as Assistant Dean of Faculty Development he was a member of the Educational Committee, Faculty Senate, Medical Student Mentor, Faculty Task Force, and Student National Medical Association Committee. He is also a Harvard Macy Scholar and trained in leadership at the Levinson Institute. 

Dr. Childs has published over 80 peer reviewed articles focused on hemorrhagic shock and vascular hyperpermeability. He was the recipient of the NIH grant award to study microvascular injury following hemorrhagic shock. He was also awarded an emerging technology fund award in 2011 for his work to prevent hyperpermeability following hemorrhagic shock-induced injury. 

Since becoming Chairman of Surgery at Morehouse School of Medicine, Dr. Childs has focused on expanding the subspecialty care in the areas of laparoscopic/robotics, general surgery, vascular, colorectal, and oncology surgery. The mission of the department is to serve underrepresented communities. He is currently an examiner for the American Board of Surgery, and he serves as a board of trustee member for the American College of Cardiology.  

Dr. Ed Childs discovered his potential at Navarro College after his high school principal, Mr. Brown, brought him to Navarro College to enroll in classes. “From that, I found my path.” 

 

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Publications (from the Morehouse School of Medicine website)

• Sawant DA, Tharakan B, Hunter FA, Childs EW.  The Role of Intrinsic Apoptotic Signaling in Hemorrhagic Shock-Induced Microvascular Endothelial Cell Barrier Dysfunction. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2014 Oct 3. PMID: 25277298
  
  

• Stagg HW, Whaley JG, Tharakan B, Hunter FA, Jupiter D, Little DC, Davis ML, Smythe WR, Childs EW.  Doxycycline attenuates burn-induced microvascular hyperpermeability. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Dec;75(6):1040-6; discussion 1046. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182aa9c79. PMID: 24256679
  
  

• Cromer WE, Zawieja SD, Tharakan B, Childs EW, Newell MK, Zawieja DC. The effects of inflammatory cytokines on lymphatic endothelial barrier function. Angiogenesis. 2014 Apr;17(2):395-406. doi: 10.1007/s10456-013-9393-2. Epub 2013 Oct 20. PMID: 24141404
  
  

• Sawant DA, Tharakan B, Wilson RL, Stagg HW, Hunter FA, Childs EW. Regulation of tumor necrosis factor-α-induced microvascular endothelial cell hyperpermeability by recombinant B-cell lymphoma-extra large. J Surg Res. 2013 Sep;184(1):628-37. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.04.079. Epub 2013 May 23. PMID: 23731686
  
  

• Stagg HW, Bowen KA, Sawant DA, Rodriguez M, Tharakan B, Childs EW. Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand promotes microvascular endothelial cell hyperpermeability through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway. Am J Surg. 2013 Apr;205(4):419-25. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.10.027. Epub 2013 Jan 31. PMID: 23375756
  
  

• Sawant DA, Tharakan B, Tobin RP, Reilly J, Hunter FA, Newell MK, Smythe WR, Childs EW.  Microvascular endothelial cell hyperpermeability induced by endogenous caspase 3 activator staurosporine. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Feb;74(2):516-23. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31827a0620. PMID: 23354245

 

Honors and Awards (from the Morehouse School of Medicine website)

• Craig Charleston- 13^th Annual Anesthesiology Resident Research

• Rudy Puana- 14^th Annual Anesthesiology Resident Research  

• Forum- Best Research and Presentation

• Rudy Puana- 15^th Annual Anesthesiology Resident Research

• Forum- Best Research and Presentation

• Georgia Holder-Haynes 16^th Annual Society of Black Academic   

• Surgeons- Best Presentation

• Georgia Holder-Haynes 1^st Annual General Surgery Research Forum  

• Best Research     

• John Ingraham Texas Society of Plastic Surgeon 2^nd place, Basic Science  

 

 

 

Page updated: September 2024