W Kendall Tongier, M.D.

Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Pain Management

Biography

William Kendall Tongier, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Tongier earned his medical degree at the UT Health Science Center McGovern Medical School in Houston. He completed a residency in anesthesiology at UT Southwestern.

Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1997.

Dr. Tongier has delivered scores of presentations and published numerous academic articles related to anesthesiology and pain management.

Education & Training

Medical School - UT Health Science Center McGovern Medical School (1985-1989)
Residency - UT Southwestern Systems (1990-1993), Anesthesiology
Internship - Tarrant County Hospital District (1989-1990), Transitional Year

Books & Publications

Publications
- Dexamethasone facilitates discharge after outpatient anorectal surgery.
  Margarita Coloma, M.D., Larry Duffy, M.D., Paul White, M.D., Kendall Tongier, M.D., Philip Huber, M.D. Anesthesia and Analgesia January 2001 92: (1) 85-88
- Use of the laryngeal mask airway during awake craniotomy for tumor resection.
  W. Kendall Tongier, M.D., Girish P. Joshi, M.D., Dennis F. Landers, M.D., PhD., Bruce Mickey, M.D Journal of Clinical Anesthesia December 2000 12 592-594
- Recovery profiles and costs of anesthesia for outpatient unilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy.
  Dajun Song, M.D., Nancy Greilich, M.D., Paul White, M.D., Mehernoor Watcha, M.D., Kendall Tongier, M.D. Anesthesia and Analgesia September 2000 91: (10) 876-81
- Onset/ offset characteristics and intubating conditions of rapacuronium: a comparison with rocuronium.
  T.J. Zhou, P.F. White, J. W. Chiu, G. P. Joshi, K. K. Dullye, L. L. Duffy, W. K. Tongier British Journal of Anaesthesia August 2000 85: (2) 246-50
- Use of the intubating laryngeal mask airway: are muscle relaxants necessary?
  Janet M. van Vlymen, M.D., Margarita Coloma, M. D., W. Kendall Tongier, M.D., Paul F. White, M.D. Anesthesiology August 2000 93: (2) 340-45
- Fast-tracking after immersion lithotripsy: general anesthesia versus monitored anesthesia care.
  Margarita Coloma, M.D., Jen Chiu, M.B., Paul White, M.D., Kendall Tongier, M.D., Larry Duffy, M.D., Steven Armbruster, M.D. Anesthesia and Analgesia July 2000 91 92-96

Research

Fast-tracking and ambulatory anesthesia
Airway management

Clinical Focus

Pain Management