Bruce D. Butler
Professor
Anesthesiology
The University of Texas Health Science Center
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Bruce D. Butler is Vice President of Research and Technology and Director of the Office of Technology Management at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). He is also responsible for the UTHealth Office of Global Health Initiatives. The Office of Global Health Initiatives oversees over 90 international relationships with UTHealth. Dr. Butler’s pioneering work with NASA established protocols for space walk (EVA’s) preparation used by astronauts to prevent decompression sickness. This work earned the Special Scientific Achievement Award from NASA’s Space and Life Science Directorate. Dr. Butler is an inventor on 10 US and associated foreign patents; 6 have been commercialized through UTHealth and include respiratory healthcare products and bio-pharmaceuticals. One of his patented technologies of note, the EasyCapTM device, is used worldwide for emergency intubation, with sales in the millions of units. Dr. Butler has been involved with product development for medical and home-care devices, including FDA regulatory approvals and clinical trials. He has been personally involved in the creation of 5 life-science start-up companies and numerous other business development partnerships.
Research Interest
Anesthesiology
Publications
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Mehlhorn U, Burke EJ, Butler BD, Davis KL, Katz J, Melamed E, Morris WP, Allen SJ. Body position does not affect the hemodynamic response to venous air embolism in dogs. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 1994 Oct 1;79(4):734-9.
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McKinley BA, Butler BD. Comparison of skeletal muscle PO2, PCO2, and pH with gastric tonometric PCO2 and pH in hemorrhagic shock. Critical care medicine. 1999 Sep 1;27(9):1869-77.
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McKinley BA, Parmley CL, Butler BD. Skeletal Muscle PO sub 2, PCO sub 2, and pH in Hemorrhage, Shock, and Resuscitation in Dogs. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 1998 Jan 1;44(1):119-27.
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Geissler HJ, Allen SJ, Mehlhorn U, Davis KL, Morris WP, Butler BD. Effect of Body Repositioning after Venous Air EmbolismAn Echocardiographic Study. The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. 1997 Mar 1;86(3):710-7.
