Otolaryngology Faculty

DONALD A. GONZALES, M.D.

Address, Phone, Fax, E-mail

1430 Tulane Avenue, SL-59
New Orleans, LA 70112-2699
(504) 988-5453
(504) 988-7846 fax
dgonzal1@tulane.edu

Education

2001 to 2005, Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Residency, 2005
2000 to 2001, Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, PGY-1 Internship
1996 to 2000, Cornell University Medical College , M.D., 2000
1991 to 1995, Gordon College, B.S., Biology, summa cum laude, 1995, graduated First in Class

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Tulane University School of Medicine, 2005-Present

Academic Honors, Awards

Fellowship in Molecular Medicine, Cornell University Medical College 1996
Lewis L. Engel Fellow, highest Fuller Fellowship given by the American Cancer Society 1995
Phi Alpha Chi 1995
Gordon College Faculty Scholarship 1994
Gordon College Challenge Scholarship 1994

Professional Societies, Organizations

Outside Interests, Hobbies

Research Activities, Lectures, Papers

2000-2003, Resident Research, Tulane University School of Medicine , Department of Otolaryngology; Study the implications of E-proteins in head and neck metastasis.
1999-2000, Research Associate, Cornell University Medical College , Department of Surgery; sponsor: Thomas Fahey III, MD. Studied the presence of telomerase in thyroid carcinomas using immunohistochemistry.
1997-1999, Research Associate, Strang Cancer Research Center , Department of Molecular Endocrinology; sponsor: Jerome DeCosse, MD. Established a baseline of DNA damage in blood lymphocytes in healthy postmenopausal women.
1996, Research Fellow, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , Department of Molecular Neuro-Oncology; sponsor: Henry Furneaux, PhD. Conducted research to delineate the protein sequence responsible for Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome.
1995-1996, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Center; sponsor: Nadia Rosenthal, PhD. Elucidated the role of E-proteins in muscle cell-type specific differentiation.