Wednesday, September 8, 2010


Attorney Profiles
Frank J. Battaglia M.D., J.D.
Houston, Texas
phone 800-870-9584
713-222-7211
fax 713-225-0827
email Email Me

Frank J. Battaglia, M.D., J.D. representing clients in personal injury cases such as:

Medical Malpractice
Birth Injuries
Workplace Accidents
18 Wheeler & Commercial Truck Accidents

Areas of Practice:
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Catastrophic Injuries
Wrongful Death
Product Defects
Business Litigation
18 Wheeler & Commercial Truck Accidents
Aviation Accidents
Admiralty & Maritime Accidents
Birth Injuries
Brain Damage
Burns
Construction Accidents
DWI Accidents
Electrocutions
Environmental Law
Explosions
Motorcycle Accidents
Nursing Home Negligence
Offshore Injuries
Paraplegia
Patent Infringement
Petrochemical Accidents
Pharmaceutical Litigation
Quadriplegia
Spinal Cord Injuries
Swimming Pool Accidents
Workplace Accidents
Vehicular Accidents
Certification/Specialties:
Board-Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Diplomat of the American Board of Obstetricians & Gynecology


Flex, 1979


License Texas, 1979


DEA Number, 1980


Fellow, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology


Board-Certified, American College of Managed Care Medicine, 1997


Diplomat, American Board of Managed Care Medicine


Microsurgery, Baylor College of Medicine. Department of Plastic Surgery


Gynecologic Laser Surgery, Women's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 2000
Education:
South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 2000
J.D.
Law Review: South Texas College of Law


University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1976
B.S.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major:  Psychology


Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1979
M.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  Medicine


North Texas State University, 1972
Major:  Music


Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1983
Major:  Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology


Published Works:
U-Shaped Backward Contour Masking During Stroboscopic Motion, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Vol. 2, 167-173, 1976


Existence and Implications of a Tilted Binocular Disparity Space, Perception, Vol. 6, 161-164, 1977


The Role of Stroboscopic Motion in Two Transient U-Shaped Backward Contour Masking, Senior Honor Thesis


Pros and Cons of Mediation- Part One, Harris County Physician Newsletter, October, 1997


Preparation for Mediation- Part Two, Harris County Physician Newsletter, November, 1997


Classes/Seminars Taught:
When Negligence is Permitted in the Hospital, Texas Bar Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, San Antonio, Texas, March 18, 2004


When Negligence is Permitted in the Hospital, Texas Trial Lawyer Association, Dallas, Texas, 2004


When Negligence is Permitted in the Hospital, Houston Bar Association, 2004


Risk Management in Obstetrics and Gynecology, American College of Legal Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego California, 2005


Honors and Awards:
Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, 1975 - 1976


Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology


Phi Kappa Phi Distinguished Graduating Senior of the College of Social Sciences, 1976


Psi Chi Service Award, 1976


University of Houston Department of Psychology Distinguished Graduating Senior, 1976


Recorded in Dallas, Texas with One Clock Lab Band, 1971


Basic Science Award of Honors, 1976


Elected President of Senor Class, 1979


Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society


General Excellence in Pediatrics? Honorable Mention


Award of Excellence in Physiology


Stewart A. Wallace Award for Excellence in Pathology


Houston Obstetrics & Gynecology Society Award for Excellence


Texas Obstetrics & Gynecology Award for Excellence in Obstetrics & Gynecology


Baylor Medical Alumni Student Recognition Award


Mosby Book Award for Scholastic Excellence


Merck Manual Award for Scholastic Excellence


Selected Baylor Student Representative to the Texas Obstetrics & Gynecology Convention


Dean's List, 1996 - 1998


Vice-President, Baylor Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (Medical Honor Society)


South Texas College of Law Certificate of Honor for 1st Semester


Phi Delta Phi Highest Grade Award for Legal Research and Writing, 1996


Law Review, South Texas Candidate, Law Review, 1998


Order of the Lytae, 1998


Phi Delta Phi, 1998


Hon. Frank E. Evans Mediation Competition, First Place Team, 1998


Hon. Frank E. Evans Mediation Competition, Finalist- Individual Oralist


Hon. Frank E. Evans Mediation Competition, Member- Law Review, 1998 - 1999


The Honorable John G. Boutes Memorial Writing Award, 1999


The American College of Legal Medicine, National Health Law Moot Court Competition First Place, 1999


Professional Associations and Memberships:
The Methodist Hospital
Chief Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology


The Methodist Hospital
Chief Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology


St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Texas Children's Hospital
Chief Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology


Texas Women's Hospital
Chief Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology


Jefferson Davis Hospital
Chief Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology


Ben Taub Hospital
Chief Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology


Baylor of College Medicine Self-Study Committee for Reaccreditation, 1980
Baylor Resident


American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1982
Resident Activities Committee


Junior Fellow American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology Membership Committee
Member


Junior American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Chairman, Texas Section of Division VII


American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology


Harris County Medical Society


Texas Medical Association


Texas Obstetrics & Gynecology Society
Fellow


American College of Emergency Physicians, 1979 - 1984


American Fertility Society


American College of Legal Medicine


American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Fellow


American College of Managed Care Medicine


American Society of Forensic Obstetricians & Gynecologist


Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1983
Obstetrics & Gynecology Committee


Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1984 - 1986
Obstetrics & Gynecology Representative, Surgery Committee


Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1984 - 1986
Chairman of Obstetrics & Gynecology Department


Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1984 - 1986
Chairman of Obstetrics & Gynecology Department


Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1984 - 1990
Member of Executive Committee


Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1995
Infection Control Committee


Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1996
Harris County Medical Society Physician Malpractice Task Force


Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1997 - 1999
Harris County Medical Society Physician Liability Outreach Team


Medical Liaison for Harris County Sheriff's Department for Sexual Crime Division, 1984 - 1985


Medical Liaison for Houston Area Women's Center, Rape Crisis Center, 1984 - 1985


Voluntary Faculty for Baylor College of Medicine, 1993


Community Faculty University of Texas Health Science Center House


Community Faculty University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston


Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District for Health
Member of Advisory Board


Past Employment Positions:
Battaglia, M.D., Frank, & Poindexter, M.D., A.N.


Cypress Fairbanks Women's Clinic, Houston, Texas, Solo Private OB-GYN Practice, 1983 - Present


Moriarty Law Firm, Of Counsel, 2001 - 2003


Languages:
English

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