DerekRLinklaterMD, MEd
Emergency Medicine • Austin, TXPediatric Emergency Medicine
Associate Division Chief, Clinical Operations & EC Medical Director - TCH Austin • Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
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Office
9835 North Lake Creek Parkway
Austin, TX 78717- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Retired Army Colonel, Emergency Physician, and Pediatric Emergency Medicine sub-specialist. I am a former EM Residency Program Director, EMT Section Chief, and ACGME Designated Institutional Official (DIO). My career interests include medical and academic leadership and providing outstanding patient-centered, evidence-based clinical care. In my current position as Medical Director for the Emergency Center at TCH-Austin, we focus on startup operations and recruiting talented clinical faculty.
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 2006 - 2008
University of HoustonM.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Summa Cum Laude, 2006 - 2008
Darnall Army Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1999 - 2002
UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 1999- Eastern Washington UniversityBS, Microbiology, Magna Cum Laude, 1990 - 1994
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2003 - 2025
IN State Medical License 2001 - 2025- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Teaching Faculty of the Year Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC), 2005, 2022
- Meritorious Service Medal (for outstanding service as a physician, mentor, and academician) U.S. Army, 2006, 2011, 2019
- U.S. Army Surgeon General’s “9A” Proficiency Designator Award U.S. Army Medical Command, Office of the Surgeon General, 2015
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A child with skin changes after an injury.Hedrick, R., Linklater, D.> ;Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open. 2024 Feb 1
- A 7-Month-Old with a Tongue Lesion.Peter E Carr, Derek R Linklater> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2022 May 1
- Pediatric Trauma: Management From an Austere Prospective.Joycelynn Gray, Derek R Linklater, James Johnston, Benjamin Donham> ;Journal of Special Operations Medicine. 2017 Mar 13
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Hospital Affiliations
Texas Children's HospitalHouston, Texas
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical CenterFort Hood, Texas
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-linklater
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