Curriculum vitae
Curriculum vitae
Education
Family Medicine Residency, Swedish Cherry Hill Rural Training Track, Port Angeles, Washington
Doctor of Medicine, UT Southwestern School of Medicine, Dallas, Texas
Master of Science, Medical Physiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon
Publications
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Moon TS, Gonzales MX, Woods AP, Fox PE (2016) Improving the Quality of the Operating Room to Intensive Care Unit Transition of Care at an Urban Teaching Hospital. J Clin Anesth. 2016 Jun;31:5-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.01.001. Epub 2016 Mar 16.
Moon TS, Gonzales MX, Woods AP (2015) A Mnemonic to Facilitate the Handover from the Operating Room to Intensive Care Unit: “I PUT PATIENTS FIRST”. J Anesth Clin Res 6: 545. doi:10.4172/2155-6148.1000545
Peer-reviewed Abstracts
Gonzales MX, Kim A, Lu R, Vu KQ, Sharifi A, Moon TS. UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX. Factors for Predicting Problematic Intubation in the Morbidly Obese. International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient (ISPCOP) 2017 Annual Meeting. Awarded the ISPCOP Third Place Research Award.
Moon TS, Gonzales MX, Sun JJ, Gliga L, Minhajuddin A, Fox PE, Ogunnaike B, Whitten C. UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX. The Effects of Recent Cocaine Use on Intraoperative Cardiac Rate and Rhythm: A Retrospective Analysis. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2017 Annual Meeting.
Moon TS, Wright EJ, Gonzales MX, Volnov Y, Kim A, Drummond S, Woods AP, Fox PE, Ogunnaike B, Whitten C. UT Southwestern. Cocaine Use and General Anesthesia: A Prospective Study of Cardiovascular Effects. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2017 Annual Meeting.
Moon TS, Volnov Y, Gonzales MX, Kim A, Fox PE, Ogunnaike B, Whitten C. UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX. Morbid Obesity Does Not Increase Significantly Difficult Intubation as Measured by the Intubation Difficulty Scale. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2017 Annual Meeting.
Moon TS, Gonzales MX, Sun JJ, Gliga LA, Fox PE, Minhajuddin A, Ogunnaike B. UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX. Cocaine Use and Intraoperative Hemodynamic Outcomes: A Retrospective Analysis. International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) 2017 Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium.
Moon TS, Volnov Y, Gonzales MX, Kim A, Koshy CS, Minhajuddin A, Ogunnaike B. UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX. Predictors of Difficult Intubation: A Prospective Study of 1351 Patients. International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) 2017 Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium. Awarded IARS Kosaka Best of Meeting Abstract Awards Finalist in Clinical Research.
Moon TS, Gonzales MX, Volnov Y, Sun JJ, Kim A, Fox PE, Ogunnaike B. UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX. Morbid Obesity is Not a Risk Factor for Difficult Intubation. International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) 2017 Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium.
Moon TS, Gonzales MX, Volnov Y, Kim A, Sun JJ, Ogunnaike B. Cocaine Use in Surgical Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of Cardiovascular and Anesthetic Events. California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. April 28, 2017.
Gonzales MX, Sun JJ, Moon TS. The Anesthetic Management of Cocaine Users: Five Years of Data. 55th Annual UT Southwestern Medical Student Research Forum. Dallas, TX. January 17, 2017.
Volnov Y, Gonzales MX, Sun JJ, Kim A, Sung JM, Moon TS. The Difficult Airway: Incidence and Predictors in Lean vs. Obese Patients. 55th Annual UT Southwestern Medical Student Research Forum. Dallas, TX. January 17, 2017.
Research Awards
International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Kosaka Best of Meeting Abstract Awards Finalist in Clinical Research (2017)
International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese (ISPCOP) Third Place Research Award (2017)
Other Notable Publications
Moon TS, Gonzales MX, Ogunnaike B (2017) What should I do with my cocaine- positive patient? Trauma Anesthesia Society. April 30, 2017.
Moon TS, Fox PE, Gonzales MX. Cognitive Aids for Critical Events - Emergency Manual. PHHS/UTSW Cognitive Aid Group. April 2015.
Gonzales MX (2012) Davis Project for Peace “Peace Through Healthcare” Project Report. For a full project report, see: http://www.davisprojectsforpeace.org/media/view/2322
Gonzales MX (2012) A New Approach to the Synthesis and Pharmacokinetics of the Novel Thyroid Hormone Receptor Antagonist NH-3. Thesis, Reed College, Portland, Oregon.
Gonzales MX, Miller AJM (2011) A Step Towards the Iron-Catalyzed Decomposition of Lignin. NSF CENTC Research Journal.
Poster Presentations
Volnov Y, Gonzales MX, Sun JJ, Kim A, Sung JM, Moon TS. The Difficult Airway: Incidence and Predictors in Lean vs. Obese Patients. 55th Annual UT Southwestern Medical Student Research Forum. Dallas, TX. January 17, 2017.
Sung JM, Gonzales MX, Sun JJ, Volnov Y, Kim A, Moon TS. Body Mass Index is Not Associated with A Higher Intubation Difficult Score. Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference. Philadelphia, PA. January 13, 2017.
Gonzales MX. “Developing A Robust Model to Assess Institutional Climate and Adverse Event Reporting” (2015), 1st Annual Quality Improvement Interdisciplinary Conference, IHI Open School - UT Southwestern Chapter, Dallas, Texas .
Gonzales MX. “A Step Towards the Iron-Catalyzed Decomposition of Lignin (2011)”, National Science Foundation’s Center for Enabling New Technologies through Catalysis (CENTC) Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington .
Gonzales MX. “A Step Towards the Iron-Catalyzed Decomposition of Lignin (2011)”, University of Washington Undergraduate Summer Research Poster Presentation, Seattle, Washington .
Oral Presentations
Gonzales MX, Kim A, Lu R, Vu KQ, Sharifi A, Moon TS. UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX. Factors for Predicting Problematic Intubation in the Morbidly Obese. International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient (ISPCOP) 2017 Annual Meeting. Awarded International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese (ISPCOP) Third Place Research Award.
Moon TS, Gonzales MX, Sun JJ, Gliga L, Minhajuddin A, Fox PE, Ogunnaike B, Whitten C. UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX. The Effects of Recent Cocaine Use on Intraoperative Cardiac Rate and Rhythm: A Retrospective Analysis. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2017 Annual Meeting.
Moon TS, Gonzales MX, Volnov Y, Kim A, Sun JJ, Ogunnaike B. Cocaine Use in Surgical Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of Cardiovascular and Anesthetic Events. California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) 2017 Annual Meeting.
“Cocaine Use and General Anesthesia: A Retrospective & Prospective Study” (2016), Department of Anesthesiology’s Medical Student Summer Research Presentations, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
“Developing A Robust Model to Assess Institutional Climate and Adverse Event Reporting” (2015), Department of Anesthesiology’s Medical Student Summer Research Presentations, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
“The etiology of diarrhea in young children in Managua, Nicaragua” and "Antibiotic resistance in the enteric pathogens Salmonella, Shigella and pathogenic E. Coli in Managua, Nicaragua (2012)”, Ministry of Health, Managua, Nicaragua.
Drug Development & Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics Primer (2012). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (UNAN) - Managua, Managua, Nicaragua.
“A New Approach to the Synthesis and Pharmacokinetics of the Novel Thyroid Hormone Receptor Antagonist NH-3 (2012)”, Senior Chemistry Thesis Presentation, Reed College, Portland, Oregon
Experience
Undergraduate Research
“Peace Through Health Care” Davis Projects for Peace Grant (June 2012 - August 2012)
A $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant to investigate the prevalence of parasitic, bacterial and viral pathogens and antibiotic resistance thereof in stool samples collected from children of less than five years of age to inform local health clinic policy in Managua, Nicaragua.
Senior Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Thesis (August 2011 - May 2012)
A senior thesis to develop a preparative synthetic route to a known thyroid hormone receptor antagonist, NH-3, in the lab of Dr. Thomas Scanlan in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine.
The Center for Enabling New Technologies through Catalysis (CENTC) Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship (Summer 2011)
Organometallic chemistry research focused on the development of a viable iron hydrogenation catalyst in the lab of Karen Goldberg in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Washington.
Pre-medical Clinical
ScribeSTAT/Essia Health EMR Implementation Tutor/Lead Tutor (August 2012 - July 2013) & Supervisor (July 2013 – February 2014)
A work experience in which I provided EMR expertise in both an inpatient and ambulatory setting for over sixteen hospitals within five hospital systems in the Pacific Northwest.
Coalition of Community Health Clinics Public Health Intern (August 2012 - March 2013)
A public health internship at a network of fourteen private, non-profit, safety-net health clinics located in the Portland Metropolitan Area.
Medical Microbiology and Parasitology Clinic at UNAN - Managua (June - August 2012)
A research experience with Dr. Clara Isabel Gonzalez Moncada in which I conducted research regarding childhood diarrheal illnesses in Managua, Nicargua.
Summer Medical and Dental Education Program at UCLA (Summer 2010)
Pre-medical internship to prepare underrepresented students for the medical school application process and to inform them of the extant disparities in healthcare.
Community
American Heart Association Basic Life Support Instructor (March 2011 - June 2013)
Instructor of Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, Heartsaver CPR & AED, and Heartsaver First Aid to the Portland community and Reed College’s students, community safety officers and nursing staff.
Minds Matter of Portland Sophomore Mentor (August 2011 - May 2012), Grant Writing Team Member (May 2012 - May 2013), and Sophomore Team Leader (May 2012- May 2013)
A mentorship opportunity with the not-for-profit Minds Matter to assist high-achieving, financially-disadvantaged high school students with summer program applications.
Peer Mentor Program Mentor/Interconnect Program Mentor (August 2009 - May 2010, August 2011 - May 2012)
On-campus student mentor for incoming freshmen and incoming freshmen international students.