Degrees
Fellow - American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2000 - current
Diplomate - American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1998 - 2018
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX 1990-1994
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Baylor University, Waco, TX, 1986 - 1990, Major - Biology
Residency
Emergency Medicine, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri, Kansas City, 1994 - 1997
Appointments
President and CEO, Executive Physician Consultants, Inc., 2003 - present
Attending Physician - Centennial Medical Center, Baylor Medical Center Frisco, Texas Regional Medical Center
Provider/Instructor Certifications
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Provider
Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Provider
Advanced Trauma Life Support, Provider
High Angle Rescue Technician
Swiftwater Rescue Technician
Society Memberships
American College of Emergency Physicians
Wilderness Medical Society
International Society of Travel Medicine
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
Diver's Alert Network
Presentations and Teaching Experience
External-National, Oral Presentation of, "Severe hypoxia enhances CNS and CV toxicity of bupivacaine in anesthetized young pigs" at American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology, Spring Session. New York, New York. April 11, 1992.
External-Regional, Poster Presentation of Dryden CF Jr., Heavner JE, Sanghani V. Huemer G., Bessire A., Badgwell JM: Severe hypoxia enhances CNS and CV toxicity of bupivacaine in anesthetized young pigs. Texas Medical Association 125th Annual Session, Scientific and Allied Medical Exhibits. Austin, TX. May 14, 1992
External-Local, Oral Presentation of, "Delays in chest pain patients calling 911" at Neurological Emergencies & Current Research in Emergency Medicine. University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Kansas City, Missouri. June 6, 1997.
Publications
Heavner JE, Badgwell JM, Dryden CF Jr, Flinders C: Bupivacaine toxicity in lightly anesthetized pigs with respiratory imbalances plus or minus halothane. Regional Anesthesia. 1995;20(1):20-26.
Heavner JE, Dryden CF Jr, Sanghani V, Huemer G, Bessire A, Badgwell JM: Severe hypoxia enhances central nervous system and cardiovascular toxicity of bupivacaine in lightly anesthetized pigs. Anesthesiology. 1992;77(1):142-147.
Published Abstracts
Badgwell JM, Heavner JE, McDaniel KE, Xuo J, Dryden CF Jr, Flinders C: Hypercarbia and hypoxia enhance bupivacaine toxicity in youg pigs. Anesthesiology. 1972;77(3a):A1155.
Heavner JE, Dryden CF Jr, Huemer G, Gadgwell JM: Severe hypoxia enhances CNS and CV toxicity of bupivacaine in lightly anesthetized pigs. Regional Anesthesia. 1992;17(1S).
Reviews
Dryden CF Jr: review of Schonwald S: Medical Toxicology: A Synopsis and Study Guide. Published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 2003;14(2),151.
Dryden CF Jr:review of Gubler DJ, and Kuno G: Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. Published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 2001;12(2),147.
Dryden CF Jr: review of Kistner AC: An Affair With Africa: Expeditions and Adventures Across a Continent. Published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 2000;11(3),223-224.
Dryden CF Jr: review of Viccellio P: Emergency Toxicology. Published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 2000;11(3),223.
Dryden CF Jr: review of Dupont HL, and Steffen R: Textbook of Travel Medicine and Health. Published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 2000;11(2),133.
Dryden CF Jr: review of Desowitz RS: Who Gave Pinta to the Santa Maria? Torrid Diseases in a Temperate World. Published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 2000;11(2),135.
Dryden CF Jr: review of Gill PG Jr: The Onboard Medical Handbook: First Aid and Emergency Medicine Afloat. Published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 1998;9(4),258-259.
Dryden CF Jr: review of Khuroo MS, Yattoo GN, Javid G, et al: A comparison of omeprazole and placebo for bleeding peptic ulcer. Published in Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1997;30(3),357.
Dryden CF Jr: review of Lund JN, Scholefield JH: A randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trail of glyceryl trinitrate ointment in treatment of anal fissure. Published in Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1997;29(6),828.
Dryden CF Jr: review of Carriccio C, Feinberg P, Sinclair HL, et al: Lidocaine for lumbar punctures. Published in Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1997;29(3),429.
Dryden CF Jr: review of Carson D, Serpell M: Choosing the best needle for diagnostic lumbar puncture. Published in Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1996;28(6),734-735.
Dryden CF Jr: review of Stein PD, Goldhaber SZ, Henry JW, et al: Arterial blood gas analysis in the assessment of suspected acute pulmonary embolism. Published in Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1996;27(6),794-795.
Dryden CF Jr: review of Tfelt-Hansen P, Henry P, Mulder LJ, et al: The effectiveness of combined oral lysine acetylsalicylate and metoclopramide compared with oral sumatriptan for migraine. Published in Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1996;27(3),394.
Dryden CF Jr: review of Mandeal EM, Casselbrant ML, Rockette HE, et al: Efficacy of 20-versus 10-day antimicrobial treatment for acute otitis media. Published in Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1995;26(6),764-765.
