CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Rowena A. DeSouza, M.D.
PRESENT TITLE: Associate Professor and Associate Director, Residency Program
ADDRESS: Department of Surgery
Division of Urology
6431 Fannin, Medical School Building 6.018 Houston, Texas 77030
BIRTHDATE: 08/13/1975
CITIZENSHIP: United States of America UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
05/1997 – University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts - Religious Studies GRADUATE EDUCATION:
05/2003 – Meharry Medical College
Medical Doctor, Magna Cum Laude POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
06/2004 – University of Texas Medical School at Houston General Surgery
07/2008 – University of Texas Medical School at Houston Urology Residency
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
08/2008 – 08/2011 Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
08/2008 – 08/2011 Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Endolaparoscopy, Robotics and Male Sexual and Urological Health, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
08/2008 – 08/2011 Director of Willis– Knighton South Residency Program, Louisiana State University Health Science Center,
08/2008 – 08/2011 Department of Urology, Overton Brooks Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Willis– Knighton Health System, Shreveport, Louisiana
09/2011 – 08/2013 Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas
09/2011 – Present Associate Director, Residency Program, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
09/2013- Associate Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas
CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS:
09/2011 – Present Medical Director, University of Texas Physicians Urology Clinic, Houston, Texas
09/2012 – Present Medical Director, Pelvic Floor Center, University of Texas Physicians Urology Clinic, Houston, Texas
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
08/2008 – 08/2011 Louisiana State University Health Science Center Shreveport, Louisiana
08/2008 – 08/2011 Willis Knighton Hospital System, Shreveport, Louisiana
08/2008 – 08/2011 Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
09/2011 – Present Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
09/2011 – Present Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital, Houston, Texas 09/2012 – Present Chief of Urology, Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital,
Houston, Texas
LICENSURE: Medical Doctor, Louisiana
MD 202053
Medical Doctor, Texas P0719
CERTIFICATION: The American Board of Urology Certificate no. 17277
(FPM-RS) Certificate no. 17277
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: NATIONAL:
2002 – Present Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2009 – 2010 Member, American Association of Medical Colleges,Group
on Women in Medicine & Science
2010 – 2012 Chair, South East Section, American Urological Association Young Urologists Committee
2008 – Present Member, Society of University Urologists 2008 – Present Member, Sexual Medicine Society
2009 – Present Member, Society of Urodynamics and Female Urology 2009 – Present Member, American Association of Clinical Urologists 2009 – Present Member, Society of Women in Urology
2009 – Present Member, American Urological Association 2009 – Present Member, American Medical Association LOCAL:
2000 – 2002 Member, Operation Smile, Nashville, Tennessee 2009 – Present Member, Louisiana State Medical Society
2009 – Present Member, Texas Urological Society 2009 – Present Member, Shreveport Medical Society 2009 – Present Member, Harris County Medical Society
2009 – Present Member, American Medical Women’s Association HONORS AND AWARDS:
1993 Valedictorian, J.W. Robinson High School, Fairfax, Virginia 1994 – 1997 Dean’s List, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 1999 – 2002 Dean’s List, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee 2002 National Medical Association Urology Award
2002 Eddie Lee and Robert J. Hannah Memorial Scholarship
2009 Elected Representative, American Association of Medical Colleges, Group on Women in Medicine & Science
2010 Elected Representative, Young Urologists Forum, South East Section American Urological Association Committee
2010 – 2011 Reviewer, Journal of Sexual Medicine 2010 – 2011 Reviewer, International Journal of Andrology 2010 – 2011 Reviewer, International Urogynecology Journal 2011 – 2012 Reviewer, Gold Journal
SERVICE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-HOUSTON MEDICAL SCHOOL COMMITTEES:
2011 - 2012 Member, Faculty Senate
2012 - Present Member, Student Evaluation and Promotions Committee SERVICE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT
SHREVEPORT MEDICAL SCHOOL COMMITTEES: 2008 – 2009 Quality Improvement Committee 2009 – 2010 OR Committee
2010 – 2011 IRB Approval Committee 2010 – 2011 Infection Control Committee SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY:
06/1998 – 06/1999 Immigration and Refugee Services of America and United States of America Committee for Refugees, Washington, District of Columbia. Research Assistant, researched the effects of Female Genital Mutilation on Somalian refugee women. Held seminars for Somalian refugees to discuss the emotional, health, and cultural implications of Female Genital Mutilation. Worked at Fort Dix, NJ during the Kosovo Crisis.
10/2011 Prostate Cancer Screening, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
04/2012 YMCA, Urology Talk, Houston, Texas. CURRENT TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:
09/2011 – Present
Faculty, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Daily clinical and surgical resident training teaching duties
Associate Program Director, Monthly Resident Research Conference Division of Urology, Department of Surgery,
Organize and oversee monthly research lectures with guest speakers for the Urology residency
Facilitator, Literature Appraisal Course
Clinical Research Curriculum, University of Texas Medical School at Houston 6 x 1.5 hour hands-on sessions teaching literature appraisal with different article types to UT CRC students (approx 20 learners per group)
Associate Program Director, Urology Residency University of Texas Medical School at Houston
12 resident program with 6 affiliated sites. Responsible for the education and training of the residents and the well-being of the program.
PAST TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:
09/2008 – 08/2011 Director of Willis– Knighton South Residency Program Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
Department of Urology
Overton Brooks Veteran’s Administration Medical Center Willis– Knighton Health System, Shreveport, Louisiana
April 2010 Course Co–Director, American Medical Systems Cadaver
Lab and Training Course for Advance Male Urethral Sling, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana
April 2011 Course Director, Ethicon Laparoscopic Pig Lab, Dallas, Texas
April 2011 Course Co–Director, Coloplast Surgical Training course for Penile Implants in Complicated Patients, LSU, Shreveport, Louisiana
PAST GRANT SUPPORT:
Title: Greenlight Laser for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy.
A Prospective International Study on Indications and Outcomes
PI: Jean De La Rosette
Funding Agency: Clinical Research office of Endourological society
Award Period: 4/2010-4/2011
Amount: $5,000
Role: Co–Investigator
PUBLICATIONS: A. Abstracts
1. DeSouza, R.: Resident experience with pubovaginal sling. Presented at Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction annual meeting. August 2012.
2. DeSouza, R., Westney, O.L.: History of pubovaginal sling, the Texas experience. Presented at Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction annual meeting, August 2012.
B. Refereed Original Articles in Journals
1. Fredriksson, J., Sheridan, L., DeSouza, R.: Bridging the gap between rights and responsibilities: Policy changes affecting refugees and immigrants in the United States since 1996. Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, Spring 2000.
2. Cole, E., DeSouza, R., Smith, J.: Primary carcinoid of the kidney. J Urol, 171(1): 338, 2004.
3. DeSouza, R., Cardenas, R., Lindler, T., De La Fuente, F., Mayorquin, F., Trochtenberg, D.: MELAS: a mitochondrial disorder presents as fibromyalgia. South Med J. 97(5): 528–531, 2004.
4. DeSouza, R., Shapiro, A., Westney, O.L.: Adductor brevis myositis following transobturator tape procedure: a case report and literature review. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 18(7): 817–820. Epub February 15, 2007.
5. DeSouza, R., Wang, R.: Male reproductive system disorders. Diseases and Disorders. 2: 539–544, 2008.
6. Smith, P.J., DeSouza, R., Roth, D.: Cystic dysplasia of rete testis: A case report and review of literature. Urol, 72(1): 230, 2008.
7. Yuan, J., DeSouza, R., Wang, R., Westney, O.L.: Insights of priapism
mechanism and rationale treatment for recurrent priapism. Asian J Androl. 10(1): 88–102, 2008.
8. Taylor, J., DeSouza, R., Wang, R.: Common approach to managing lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction. Asian J Androl. 10(1): 45–54, 2008. 9. Patil, S., Veron, A., Hosseini, P., Bates, R., Brown, B., Guthikonda, B., DeSouza,
R.: Metastatic prostate cancer Presenting as subdural hematoma. J La State Med Soc. 162(4): 203–205, 2010.
carcinoid of the urinary bladder: A minimally invasive management. British J Urol Int, Epub, December 2010.
11. Spann, A., Poteet, J., Hyatt, D., Chiles, L., DeSouza, R., Venable, D.: Safe and effective obtainment of access for percutaneous nephrolithotomy by urologists: the Louisiana State University experience. J Endourol, 25(9): 1421 – 1425, Epub August 2011.
12. DeSouza, R.: Non cardiac risk factors and comorbidities for urologic surgery, American Urological Association Update Series, 2011-2012.
13. Stein, M.J., DeSouza, R.A.: Anterior urethral stricture review. Translational Androl and Urol, 1(4): Epub, December 2012.
14. Rowena A. DeSouza, "Delayed Nephron Sparing Surgery for Grade IV Renal Injury," Case Reports in Urology, vol. 2013, Article ID 482320, 5 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/482320.
C. Chapters
1. DeSouza, R., Ketchandji, M., Prostate Cancer, Color Atlas for Family Practice 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011.
D. Other Professional Communications Presentations
1. T. Leon Howard case Presentation, 84th Annual, South Central Section, American Urological Association, September 2005.
2. Adductor brevis myositis following transobturator tape procedure: a case report and literature review. 85th Annual, South Central Section, American Urological Association, October 2006.
3. Prostate cancer health and urinary incontinence. Delta Sigma Theta Society Presentation. Shreveport, Louisiana, March 14, 2009.
4. BPH: diagnosis and treatment. SUNA Conference, Shreveport, Louisiana, October 2009.
5. Percutaneous access for Percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A review of LSU experience. American Urological Association National Meeting, San Francisco, 2010.
State University experience. South East Section American Urological Association, Miami, 2010.
7. Percutaneous access for Percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A review of Louisiana State University experience. World Congress of Endourology, Chicago, Illinois, 2010. Recognized in highlights.
8. History of Robotic Surgery, Annual Surgical Assistants Meeting, Houston, Texas, February 2012.
9. Management of Urethral Stricture Disease, Chinese University Urologists
Symposium, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, May 16, 2012. 10 Diagnosis and Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence, Grand Rounds,
Division of Urology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas 2012. 11. Incontinence and Stroke Disease, Stroke Victims Group, Misher Neuroscience
Institute, Houston, Texas, July 2012.
12. Genitourinary Trauma, Second Year Medical Students, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, August 30, 2012
13. Urinary Incontinence, Family Practice Grand Rounds, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, February 13, 2013.
14. Urinary Incontinence, Division of Urology Grand Rounds, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, February 20, 2013.
15. Pelvic Health and Urinary Incontinence, UT Health – Memorial Hermann Hospital Men’s Health Seminar, Houston, Texas, March 6, 2013.
16. Is the use of empiric antibiotics for elevated prostate specific antigen a risk factor for infectious complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy? Southeastern Section of American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 14, 2013.
17. Is the use of empiric antibiotics for elevated prostate specific antigen a risk factor for infectious complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy? American Urological Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, May 6, 2013.
18. The Suprapubic Prostatectomy: Retrospective Review At A United States Residency Training Program.” Accepted for presentation at the SCS 2013 meeting in Chicago, IL, September 2013
1. Ladies shouldn’t wear diapers, a multidisciplinary approach to the management of incontinence, a health literacy project. Poster Presentation, Louisiana
Colorectal Society Meeting, January 2011. Other
1. Moderator, Poster Presentations, South East Section American Urological Association, annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2011.
2. Moderator, Young Urologists Forum, South East Section American Urological Association, Amelia Island, Florida, March 2012.
3. Participated in Medical Student Interviews for University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, October 2012.
