Fernando Benitez, M.D.

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 a Professor of Emergency Medicine and serves as the Assistant Medical Director for Scene Response and Field Operations for the Dallas Metropolitan BIOTEL (EMS) System.

Medical School

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (1996)

Residency

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (1999), Emergency Medicine

Fellowship

UT Southwestern Medical Center (2001), Emergency Medicine

Featured Publications

The lifesaving potential of specialized on-scene medical support for urban tactical operations.

Metzger JC, Eastman AL, Benitez FL, Pepe PE Prehosp Emerg Care 2009 Oct-Dec 13 4 528-31

Conductive electrical devices: a prospective, population-based study of the medical safety of law enforcement use.

Eastman AL, Metzger JC, Pepe PE, Benitez FL, Decker J, Rinnert KJ, Field CA, Friese RS J Trauma 2008 Jun 64 6 1567-72

Recurrent life-threatening ventricular dysrhythmias associated with acute hydrofluoric acid ingestion: observations in one case and implications for mechanism of toxicity.

Vohra R, Velez LI, Rivera W, Benitez FL, Delaney KA Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2008 Jan 46 1 79-84

Retinal detachment diagnosed by bedside ultrasound in the emergency department.

Kahn A, Kahn AL, Corinaldi CA, Benitez FL, Fox PC Cal J Emerg Med 2005 Jul 6 3 47-51

Mechanical devices for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Wigginton JG, Miller AH, Benitez FL, Pepe PE Curr Opin Crit Care 2005 Jun 11 3 219-23

Endotracheal intubation in the field: con position.

Wigginton JG, Benitez FL, Pepe PE Hosp Med 2005 Feb 66 2 91-4

Serotonin syndrome with elevated paroxetine concentrations.

Velez LI, Shepherd G, Roth BA, Benitez FL Ann Pharmacother 2004 Feb 38 2 269-72

Death by quinine.

Morrison LD, Velez LI, Shepherd G, Bey T, Benitez FL Vet Hum Toxicol 2003 Dec 45 6 303-6

Bilateral Luxatio Erecta

Morrison L, Barrows T, Benitez F The Journal of Emergency Medicine 2003 24(1) 61-63

Role of the physician in prehospital management of trauma: North American perspective.

Benitez FL, Pepe PE Curr Opin Crit Care 2002 Dec 8 6 551-8

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