William D. Clark, MD
Professor
Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Email: clarkw@uthscsa.edu
Clinical interests
Pediatric airway
Congenital anomalies of the head and neck
Vascular anomalies
Auricular reconstruction
Sleep apnea
Research interests
Effects of Mitomycin-C on wound healing
Clinical manifestations of laryngomalacia
Background
June 2006-present: Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
October 2004-June 2006: Private Practice, Osler Medical Group, Melbourne, Florida
July 2002 - October 2004: Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics, University of Florida - Gainesville, Shands Hospital at the University of Florida & Shands Children's Hospital
October 2002 - July 2002: Associate Dean, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Director of Graduate Medical Education, Wilford Hall Medical Center Lackland AFB, TX
September 1993- July 2002: Staff, Department of Otolaryngology, Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX
July 1996 - July 2002: Clinical Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, The University of Texas Health Science Center--San Antonio. San Antonio, TX
January 1986 - September 1993: Private Practice: Otolaryngology, Las Cruces, New Mexico
1985 - 1986: Private Practice: Otolaryngology, El Paso, Texas
1981 - 1985: Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology Program University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
1977 - 1981: Private Practice: Otolaryngology, Key West, Florida
1975 - 1977: Chief Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, Chairman, Department of Surgery, Lyster Army Hospital, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
Education
1981: Preceptor in Pediatric Otolaryngology under Dr. John Jones at University of Texas Medical Branch
1970-1971: Rotating Intern, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
1971-1975: Resident, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
1967-1970: MD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
1961-1965 DDS, University of Texas Dental Branch, Houston
1958-1961: Undergraduate student in Biology for Pre-Dental/Pre-Medical, University of Texas at Arlington
Honors & Awards:
2007-2011: Appointed to Laryngology and Bronchoesophagology Education Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
2005-2009: Selected to Faculty Home Study Course, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
2001-2005: Selected for Taskforce for New Materials (writing test questions for American Board of Otolaryngology) American Board of Otolaryngology
2002: Meritorious Service Medal, United States Air Force
2000-2003: Appointed to Board of Governors, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
2000: Selected as Guest Examiner, American Board of Otolaryngology
1999: Selected as Guest Examiner, American Board of Otolaryngology
1998: Meritorious Service Medal, United States Air Force
1990: Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
1982-83: Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Otolayngology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
1977: Meritorious Service Medal, United States Army
1970: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
1969: Dr. Eugene Porter Memorial Award in Medical Physiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
1965: Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society
1965: Mosby Scholarship Award, University of Texas Dental Branch, Houston
Recent Publications
Preventing dentofacial abnormalities with the proper correction of pediatric upper airway obstruction.. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Oct;131(10):916-8
Clark WD: Mandible fractures, mid-face fractures and base of skull fractures in Holck (ed): Surgery of the Orbit, W B Saunders, in press-possibly in print, 2005
Clark WD: Mandibular fractures--intermaxillary fixation in Bailey BJ (ed): Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology (second ed), Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott: 2001
Clark WD: Mandibular fractures--use of dentures and splints in Bailey BJ (ed): Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology (second ed), Philadelphia, JB Lippincott: 2001
Clark WD: Mandibular fractures--special problems in children in Bailey BJ (ed): Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology (second ed), Philadelphia, JB Lippincott: 2001
Clark WD: Otolaryngology and ear, nose and throat surgery, in The Complete History and Physical Exam Guide, WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 2001
Wiseman JB, Holt JR, Keefe MA, Holck DE, Canaan RL, Clark WD: The fate of fresh, layered, non-sutured and sutured, autogenous cartilage in the rabbit model. Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, 2:256-259, October-December 2000
Clark WD, Park GC: Alveolar process fractures of the mandible in E-medicine, 2000
Clark WD, Park GC: Symphyseal/Para-symphyseal fractures of the mandible in E-Medicine, 2000
Park GC, Wiseman JB, Clark WD: Correction of congenital microtia using stereolithography for surgical planning. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, April 2000
Clark WD, Wiseman JB: Maxillofacial trauma in Arriaga MA & Day J (eds): Neurological Issues in Otolaryngology, Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven: 1999
Clark WD, Simko EJ: Mandibular fractures in Gates GA (ed): Current Therapy in Otolaryngology (Sixth Edition), Philadelphia, B. C. Decker: 1998
Clark WD: Mandibular fractures--intermaxillary fixation in Bailey BJ (ed): Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott: 1996
Clark WD: Mandibular fractures--use of dentures and splints in Bailey BJ (ed): Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott: 1996
Clark WD: Mandibular fractures--special problems in children in Bailey BJ (ed): Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott: 1996
Clark, WD, Morehead JM: Mandibular Fractures-What to Do When: Highlights of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: 1995
Clark WD: Management of mandibular fractures. American Journal of Otolaryngology. 13:125 132, 1992