Gary Reed, M.D.

Eva A. Rosenthal Professorship in Internal Medicine, in Honor of Gary Reed, M.D.
S.T. Harris Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine, in Honor of Gary Reed, M.D.

Internal Medicine - General Internal Medicine
General Internal Medicine
Clinical Quality Improvement

Biography

William Gary Reed, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He serves as the Associate Dean of Quality, Safety, and Outcomes Education. A specialist in internal medicine, he holds both the S.T. Harris Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine and the Eva A. Rosenthal Professorship in Internal Medicine.

Dr. Reed earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Reed joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1980. He has held a variety of leadership positions at the Medical Center, including serving as Chief of General Internal Medicine from 1983 to 2006.

Dr. Reed’s research and clinical interests include clinical quality improvement, patient safety, and medical education and have resulted in numerous scholarly articles, abstracts, chapters, and lectures.

He is a Texas Monthly Super Doctor and a member of the American College of Physicians, Dallas County Medical Society, and Texas Medical Association.

Education & Training

Internship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1977-1978), Internal Medicine
Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1978-1980), Internal Medicine
Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical Center

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Dallas County Medical Society (1980)
Texas Medical Association (1980)
American College of Physicians (1980)

Honors & Awards

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2017
Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education 2017
Patricia and William L. Watson, Jr., M.D. Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine 2009
Master, American College of Physicians 2017
Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Texas System

Books & Publications

Publications
- Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance by Changing the Safety Culture in an Academic Medical Center
  Phelps, ME and Reed WG Canadian Journal of Infection Control 2016 31 4 241-248
- Viewing Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection as a System: Using Systems Engineering and Human Factors Engineering in a Quality Improvement Project in an Academic Medical Center.
  Rhee C, Phelps ME, Meyer B, Reed WG Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2016 42 10 447-471
- Public reporting of patient safety metrics: ready or not?
  Podolsky DK, Nagarkar PA, Reed WG, Rohrich RJ Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2014 Dec 134 6 981e-5e
- Evaluation of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System in Risk Assessment for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Patients
  Miller TJ, Jeong HS, Davis K, Matthew A, Lysikowski J, Cho MJ, Reed G, Kenkel JM Journal of Aesthetic Surgery 2014 34 3 448-56
- An automated model to identify heart failure patients at risk for 30-day readmission or death using electronic medical record data.
  Amarasingham R, Moore BJ, Tabak YP, Drazner MH, Clark CA, Zhang S, Reed WG, Swanson TS, Ma Y, Halm EA Medical care 2010 Nov 48 11 981-8
- A rapid admission protocol to reduce emergency department boarding times.
  Amarasingham R, Swanson TS, Treichler DB, Amarasingham SN, Reed WG Quality & safety in health care 2010 Jun 19 3 200-4
- The effect of a public hospital's transfer policy on patient care.
  Reed WG, Cawley KA, Anderson RJ The New England journal of medicine 1986 Nov 315 22 1428-32
- Effects of rapid blood pressure reduction on cerebral blood flow.
  Reed WG, Anderson RJ American heart journal 1986 Jan 111 1 226-8

Research

Clinical Quality Improvement
Medical Education
Patient Safety

Clinical Focus

General Internal Medicine
Clinical Quality Improvement
Medical Education
Patient Safety
High Reliability