Fernando Benitez

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Personal Information
Last Name: 
Benitez
First Name: 
Fernando
Professional Information
Place of Employment: 
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Academic Rank: 
Faculty
Position: 
Faculty
Other Positions: 
Medical Director - Mesquite and Park Cities Public Safety Agencies
Assistant Medical Director for Scene Response and Field Operations for Dallas BIOTEL
Undergraduate School: 
Sacred Heart University - Biology
University of Texas at Houston School of Public Health - Masters in Public Health
Medical School: 
University of Puerto Rico - School of Medicine
Residencies: 
1996 - 1999, University of Puerto Rico - Emergency Medicine
Fellowships: 
1999 - 2001, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School - Emergency Medical Services
Research / Clinical Interests: 
Recent Publications: 
  • Benitez FL, Pepe PE, "On-scene supervision" In Kuehl AE (ed) Prehospital Systems & Medical Oversight. National Association of EMS Physicians, 3rd ed:330-339, 2002
  • Morrison L, Barrows T, Benitez F, "Bilateral Luxatio Erecta" The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 24(1):61-63, 2003
  • Benitez FL, Pepe PE, "Role of the physician in the prehospital management of trauma: North American Perspective" Current Opinion in Critical Care, 8(6):551-558, 2002
  • Benitez FL, Velez LI, Keyes DC, "Chemical warfare agents: the V series" In Emedicine.com, 2001
  • Velez LI, Benitez FL, Keyes DC, "Chemical warfare agents: the binary agents" In Emedicine.com, 2001
Significant Publications: 
Honors & Awards: 
Biography

Dr. Benitez earned his medical degree and his specialty in Emergency Medicine from the University of Puerto Rico. He then pursued a fellowship in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) at the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center at Dallas, Texas. During his fellowship, he also completed the coursework for a Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of Texas, Houston. After the Fellowship, he joined the Emergency Medicine Training Program at UTSW as a faculty member and became a Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and serves as the Assistant Medical Director for Scene Response and Field Operations for the Dallas Metropolitan BIOTEL (EMS) System.