Sam Hankins, Md, Bs Cheme, D.Aba, Capm Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

Director of Anesthesiology for mechanical devices and heart transplantation. (2017-2021)Leader of the cardiac “pod,” including call scheduling, technical considerations, and inter-specialty coordination between the 9 cardiothoracic anesthesiologists and the other perioperative services. (2017-2021)Excellence with anesthesia for mechanical support devices (ECMO, Impella, TandemHeart, IABP), liver and kidney transplant, catheter-based procedures (PV ablation, Watchman, MitraClip, TAVI/TAVR, balloon valvuloplasty, TEVAR, etc), aortic surgery (AATA, TAAA), minimally-invasive cardiac, complicated thoracic procedures (including robotic), and bread-and-butter thoracic and cardiac cases in a largely high-risk geriatric veteran population. Conceived and organized multidisciplinary Cardiothoracic Quality Improvement Committee in facilitation of continuous rapid process improvement initiatives.Certified and proficient in comprehensive 2D/3D TEE examinations.

Performed prospective, concurrent, and retrospective medical necessity reviews of proposed procedures and services according to established state and URAC guidelines.

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- Developed intraoperative and coordinated perioperative anesthetic care for new thoracic surgical service line with focus on radical resection for advanced intrathoracic tumors (EPP, pleurectomy with IOHC, esophagectomy) for new Texas Lung Institute.- Abundant experience with anesthesia for mechanical support devices (ECMO, LVAD/RVAD, Impella, TandemHeart, Syncardia, IABP), solid organ transplantation (heart, lung, liver, kidney), catheter-based procedures (PV ablation, Watchman, MitraClip, TAVI/TAVR, balloon valvuloplasty, TEVAR, etc), aortic surgery (AATA, TAAA), and bread-and-butter thoracic and cardiac cases.- Serve as OR Director for over 20 clinical anesthesiologists.- Certified and proficient in comprehensive 2D/3D TEE examinations.- Chair, Quality Improvement Conference Series Planning Committee (January 2014 to Current).- Multidisciplinary Professional Practice Excellence Committee (May 2016 to Current)- Multidisciplinary OR Utilization Committee (July 2016 to Current)- Clinical Operations Committee (February 2017 to Current)- Editor and Curator, THI online depository (Electronic Learning Resource, September 2013 to Current).- Academic Committee, CV Anesthesiology (July 2013 to Current).- Fellowship Committee, CV Anesthesiology (July 2013 to Current).

- Reviewed patient charts for evidence of prescription, use, and documentation of subsequent injury from Vioxx, Zyprexa, and Celebrex during the award phase of their respective tort litigations.- Worked telephonically with the chief counsel and office staff to facilitate timely and accurate settlements.- Developed an electronic process to standardize the chart review procedure so that cases could be evaluated with maximum efficiency and minimum inter-individual variability

- Performed 3 separate research studies for evaluation of inorganic nickel titanate pigments in PVC, gloss reduction in PETG capstock compounds, and creation of conductive non-vinyl plastics using inherently conductive polymers including Ligno PANI, acid-doped PANI, and ATO-doped (antimony doped tin oxide) titanium dioxides.- Familiarized with melt processing techniques of single and twin-screw extrusion, fusion head mixing, compression molding, and injection molding.- Employed multiple types of analyses, including thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), atomic forced microscopy (AFM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Gillingham, United Kingdom, Gb

- Performed complex studies aimed at reduction of solder voids beneath flip-chip integrated circuits on hybrid ceramic substrates. - Utilized thick-film printing techniques using off-contact screen-printing to produce layered circuits. - Familiarized with conductor, dielectric, and resistor inks. - Employed OGP vision system registration for hybrid ceramic substrates, topological analysis using surface propilometer, arc-fail electrical testing using Vitrek dielectric analysis, and elemental particle analysis using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Gillingham, United Kingdom, Gb

- Responsible for chemical analyses of and adjustments to solutions on plating bath linefor quad flat pack (QFP) integrated circuits. - Performed multiple research endeavors aimed at tin-lead plating process changes for elimination or substitution of harmful chemicals from the QFP plating line, leading to elimination of sulfuric acid from entire plating process.- Employed multiple methods of analysis including cyclovoltametric stripping, UV-VIS spectrometry, and atomic absorption.

Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Chief Resident, Anesthesiology

Residency, Anesthesiology

Doctor Of Medicine (Md)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering