EDUCATION:

  • University of Nebraska, B. S., 1972, M.D., 1975

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

  • 1976 – 1977
Intern, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas,
Texas
  • 1977 – 1979
Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School,
Dallas, Texas
  • 1979 – 1981
Fellow, Pulmonary Disease, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School,
Dallas, Texas
  • 1981 – 1984
Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy, V. A. Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
  • 1981 – 1984
Assistant Chief, Pulmonary Disease Section, V. A.Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
  • 1981 – 1984
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science
Center at Dallas, Southwestern Medical School
  • 1985
Private Practice, Plano, Texas

AWARDS AND HONORS:

  • Alpha Omega Alpha M. D., Summa Cum Laude

LICENSURE AND BOARDS:

  • Texas License, 1976
  • Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1979
  • Subspecialty Boards in Pulmonary Medicine, 1982
  • Diplomate, American Board of Quality Assurance
  • Utilization Review, 1997

MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Fellow, American college of Physicians (FACP)
  • Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
  • Texas Medical Association
  • Dallas County Medical Society

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES

  • 1981
 American Thoracic Society, Detroit, Michigan
  • 1981
 Texas Thoracic Society, Houston, Texas
  • 1981
 American Federation for Clinical Research, Washington, D. C.
  • 1983
 Southern Society of Clinical Investigation, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1983
 American Thoracic Society, Kansas City, Missouri
  • 1983
 American Heart Association, Los Angeles, California
  • 1983
 KOPPA Conference, Hunt, Texas
  • 1984
 Association of American Physicians, Aspen, Colorado
  • 1984
 American Lung Association, Dallas, Texas
  • 1986-1994
 American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Annual Meetings in
  • 1986, 1989,
  • 1991, 1994
 Dallas, Texas
  • 2002
 Plano Business Forum on Patient Safety
  • 2003
 Plano Business Forum on Healthcare Outcomes and Quality Measures

PUBLISHED CONTRIBUTIONS AND LECTURES: 

Chappell, T.R.  Pulmonary Function and Exercise Testing.  Pulmonary Heart Disease.
Lewis J. Ruin, M.D., ed., Martinus Nijhoff, Boston, Massachusetts, 1984, pp. 177-221.

Chappell, T.R.  Selected Topics in Intensive Care.  Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, 1983.  Collected and printed by Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas.

PUBLICATIONS: 

Chappell, T.R., Cassidy, S.S., Johnson, R.L.  Quantification of the Fraction of Static Pulmonary Capillary Blood in Dogs Using the Diffusing Capacity.  American Review of
Respiratory Disease, 123:238A, 1981.

Chappell, T.R., Hughes, J.D., Rubin, L.J.  Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation as a Determinant of Pulmonary Vascular Tone in Cor Pulmonale.  Clinical Research 30:426A, 1982.

Chappell, T.R., Rubin, L.J., Markham, R.V., Firth, B.G.  Independence of Oxygen Consumption and Systemic Oxygen Transport in Patients with Either Stable Cor Pulmonale or Refractory Left Ventricular Failure.  Clinical Research 30:860A, 1982. 

Meyer, B.D., Chappell, T.R., Rubin, L.J, Woodward, T.D., Heinrich, W.L.  The Contrasting Effects of Acetate and Bicarbonate Hemodialysis in Pulmonary Gas Exchange.  Clinical Research 30:862A, 1982. 

Chappell, T.R., Rubin, L.J., Markham, R.V., Firth, B.G.  Independence of Oxygen consumption and Systemic Oxygen Transport in Patients with Either Stable Cor Pulmonale or Refractory Left Ventricular Failure.  American Review of Respiratory Disease 127:300A, 1983.

Miller, M.J., Chappell, T.R., Rubin, L.J.  The Effects of Vasodilator Therapy with Hydralazine on Gas Exchange in Cor Pulmonale.  Clinical Research 31:219A, 1983.

 Henrich, W.L., Woodward, T.D., Beyer, B., Chappell, T.R., Rubin, L.J.  Bicarbonate versus Acetate Hemodialysis Double-Blind Crossover Study of Side Effects.  Kidney International 23:150A, 1983.

 Chappell, T.R., Rubin, L.J., Caldwell, E.J.  The Hemodynamic Effects of Chronic Oral Hydralazine Therapy in Patients with Cor Pulmonale.  American Review of Respiratory Disease 127:81A, 1983.

 Miller, M.J., Chappell, T.R., Rubin, L.J.  The Effets of Vasodilator Therapy with Hydralazine on Gas Exchange in Cor Pulmonale.  Circulation 68 (4): III-399A, 1983. 

Chappell, T.R., Rubin., L.J., Markham, R.V., Firth, B.G.  Independence of Oxygen Consumption and Systemic Oxygen Transport in Patients with Either Stable Cor Pulmonale or Refractory Left Ventricular Failure.  American Review of Respiratory Disease 128:30-33, 1983.

 Henrich, W.L., Woodard, T.D., Meyer, B.D., Chappell, T.R., Rubin, L.J.  High Sodium Bicarbonate and Acetate Hemodialysis:  A Double-Blind Study Crossover Comparison of Hemodynamic and Ventilatory Effects.  Kidney International 24:245-250, 1983. 

Miller, M.J., Chappell, T.R., Cook, W., Deolazabol, J.R., Rubin, L.J.  The Effects of Oral Hydralazine on Gas Exchange in Patients with Cor Pulmonale.  American Journal of Medicine, 1983. 

Hunt, J.M., Chappell, T.R., Henrich, W.L., Rubin, L.J.  Pulmonary Gas Exchange During Dialysis; Contrasting Mechanisms for the Alterations with Acetate and Bicarbonate Buffers.  American Journal of Medicine, 77:255-260, 1984.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

  • 1988 – 1990
Chief of Medicine, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1990 – 2010
Medical Directory, School for Respiratory Care, Collin County Community
College, Plano, Texas
  • 1988 – 1998
Member, Executive Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1988 – 1996
Member, Critical Care Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1990 – 2005
Member, Ethics Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1990 – 2010
Medical Director, Respiratory Care Services, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1991
Medical Staff Secretary, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1991 – 1993
Member, Executive Committee, Plano Rehabilitation Hospital
  • 1991 – 1993
Chairman, Credentials Committee, Plano Rehabilitation Hospital
  • 1991 – 1995
By Laws Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1992
Medical Staff Vice President,  The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1993
Chief of Staff, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1993
Executive Committee, Plano Physicians Group
  • 1994
Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1995 – 1996
Medical Director, Critical Care Unit, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1995 – 2004
Performance Improvement Council, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1995 – 1996
Member, National Physicians Advisory Panel, Columbia/HCA
  • 1995 – 1996
Steering Committee, DFW Columbia/HCA Physician Hospital Organization
  • 1995 – 1997
Capitation Subcommittee, Plano Physicians Group
  • 1996 – 1997
Chairman, Credentials Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1996 – 2003
Medical Director, Senior Health Center, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1996 – 2003
Medical Director, Subacute Nursing Facility, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 1997 – 1998
Board of Directors, American Cancer Society (Collin County Division)
  • 1997 – 2000
Medical Director, Respiratory Care Services, Plano Specialty Hospital
  • 1997 – 2000
Clinical Preceptor, General Internal Medicine Statewide Preceptorship Program,
Texas Academy of Internal Medicine (with commendation)
  • 1997 – 2010
Board of Directors, Plano Physicians Network Holding Company; Legion of Merit
recipient 2009
  • 1997 – 2001
Board of Trustees, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 2000
Vice President, Board of Trustees, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 2001 – 2004
Medication Safety Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 2001 – 2004
Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 2001
Editorial Consultant (Pulmonary Disease) Dallas Medical Journal
  • 2001 – 2010
Medical Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, The Medical Center of
Plano
  • 2002
Special Care Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 2002 – 2003
Dallas Fort Worth Business Group Advisory Panel on Leapfrog: Evidence
Based Referrals
  • 2003
Trauma Services Ad Hoc Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 2003
Editorial Consultant (ACLS Manual) American Heart Association
  • 2003 – 2004
Chairman, Special Care Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 2006 – 2007
Leadership Council – The Heart Hospital of Baylor Plano
  • 2006 – 2009
Medical Director, Respiratory Care, The Heart Hospital of Baylor Plano
  • 2007 – 2009
Policy and Quality Committee, The Heart Hospital of Baylor Plano
  • 2007
Chairman, Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, The Heart Hospital of Baylor
Plano
  • 2008
Bylaws Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 2008 – 2010
Physicians Advisory Council, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 2009 – 2010
Medical Director, Critical Care Services, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 2009 – 2010
Chairman, Special Care Committee, The Medical Center of Plano
  • 2009 – 2010
Chairman, Mortality Morbidity Review Committee, The Medical Center of Plano.
Healthcare Improvement award recipient 2010
  • 2009 – 2010
Steering Committee, Crimson Project, The Medical Center of Plano

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS:

  • 1985 – 2009
Presidents Club, University of Nebraska Foundation
  • 1986 – 2005
Physicians for Plano
  • 1989
Leadership Plano
  • 1992
Medical Aid Project, Sister Cities of Plano, Ivanovo, Russia
  • 1994 – 1995
Member, Board of Directors, Sister Cities of Plano
  • 1996
“Top 100 Doctors In Dallas” (per selection listed in “D Magazine”)
  • 2001 – 2008
“Best Doctors In Dallas” (per selection listed in “D Magazine”)
  • 2002
21 of the 21st Century (community leadership award in “Inside Collin County
Business Journal”)
  • 2006 – 2010
Medical Reserve Corp Collin County Disaster Plan
  • 2008
Texas Super Doctor (peer selection and listed in “Texas Monthly”)