Curriculum Vitae

Name: William Monroe Crutcher

BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, Texas

DATE OF BIRTH: April 17, 1937

EDUCATION:                                                                 

1942-1954 Dallas Public Schools

1954-1957 Baylor University B.S.
Waco, Texas                                                                    

1957-1961 University of Texas M.D.
Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas

1961-1962 Rotating Internship                                  
Dallas Methodist Hospital
Dallas, Texas

1964-1965 Resident, General Surgery
Dallas Methodist Hospital
Dallas, Texas

1965-1968 Resident, Otolaryngology - HNS
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, Texas

LICENSURE:

State of Texas, August 26, 1961
License Number C 8938

Jamaica, October 27, 1988
Registration Number 1351088

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:

American Board of Otolaryngology
October 1969

American Board of Quality Assurance
and Utilization Review Physicians
November 1989

MILITARY SERVICE:

1962-1964 Captain, U.S.A.F.
Flight Medical Officer

PROFESSIONAL                                              
EXPERIENCE:

1968-1974 Winborn-Crutcher Assoc.
Claude D. Winborn, M.D.
W.M. Crutcher, M.D.
3707 Gaston Ave.
Dallas, Texas

1974-1991 Association Practice
Otolaryngology Associates
W.M. Crutcher, M.D.
Trevor E. Mabery, M.D. (died 1987)
Daniel M. Dansby, M.D.
B. Robert Peters, M.D.
7777 Forest Lane #A103
Dallas, Texas 75230

1991-92 Associate Medical Director
The Prudential Health Care
System of North Texas
4100 Alpha Road, Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75244-4327

1993-94 Vice-President, Medical Director
MetLife HealthCare of Texas
1320 Greenway Drive, Suite 400
Irving, TX 75038

1995 -97 Medical Director
Prudential Health Care Group
300 E. Main, Suite 924
El Paso, TX 79901                                                  

1997-98  Medical Director
Prudential HealthCare North Texas
4100 Alpha Road, Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75244

1998-99 Vice-President, Medical Services
Senior Medical Director
Prudential HealthCare North Texas
4100 Alpha Road, Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75244

1999-2000 Senior Medical Director
Prudential HealthCare, A Member Company of Aetna U.S. Healthcare
4100 Alpha Road, Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75244

2000-May 31, 2000 Network Medical Director
Aetna U.S. Healthcare
2777 Stemmons Freeway, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75206

August 2002-December 2002 Consultant Medical Director
PacifiCare Health Services
5001 LBJ Freeway, Suite 800
Dallas, TX 75244

April 2001 to August 2007 

Local Medical Consultant
Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services (formerly Texas Rehabilitation Commission)
Dallas, TX

July 2005 to December 2005
Consultant
Avidyn Health
Dallas, Texas

March 2003 to April 2008

Staff ENT Physician
V.A. North Texas Health Care System
4500 Lancaster Road
Dallas, TX 75216

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

Current Appointments:

Honorary:

Hospital Medical City Dallas

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS:

Active Attending:                                                        

Parkland Memorial Hospital
Medical City Dallas Ambulatory Surgery Center
Medical City Dallas
Southwest Surgery Center
Presbyterian Medical Center
R.H. Dedman Memorial
St. Paul Hospital
Dallas Methodist Hospital
Mary Shiel's Hospital
Gaston Episcopal Hospital
Baylor University Hospital

Consulting:

Children's Medical Center
Presbyterian Hospital

Teaching Appointment:

Clinical Associate Professor
Surgery Department
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso

PROFESSIONAL

MEMBERSHIPS:                                                  

American Board of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians

American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Christian Medical & Dental Society

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL STUDIES:

1962 School of Aerospace Medicine
Brooks AFB, Texas

1972 Temporal Bone Anatomy
Dallas Foundation of Otology

1980 Post Graduate Course in Allergy & Immunology
Wyoming Allergy Association

1982 Basic Course, Allergy in Otolaryngic Allergy
St. Louis, Missouri

1989 Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
U. of Texas Southwestern Medical School - Dallas

1989 The Physician in Management I
American College of Physician Executives
Chicago, Illinois

1989 The Physician in Management II
American College of Physician Executives
Pine Mountain, GA

1990 Texas Medical Association

Risk Management Seminar

1992 The Physician in Management III
American College of Physician Executives
Philadelphia, PA

SPECIAL PROJECTS AND/OR ASSIGNMENTS:

1970-74 Chairman, Public Relations
Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology

1982-84 Member, Computers in Medicine
Committee of the Texas Medical Association

1983-86 Consultant, Texas Medical Association
Continuing Education Committee

1975-85 Delegate, Texas Medical Association from Dallas County

1985-86 Chairman of the Board
Physician Health Plan of North Texas (HMO)

1987-88 Alternate Delegate, Texas
Medical Association from Dallas County

1988-90 Delegate, Texas Medical Association from Dallas County

1989-90 Physician Consultant
Texas Medical Foundation
Peer Review Organization

1990-91 Physician Consultant
Health Economics Corporation
Dallas, Texas

1988-90 Information Coordinator
Resource Center for Medical Dental Missions
Christian Medical Dental Society
Richardson, Texas

SPECIAL PROJECTS AND/OR ASSIGNMENTS:

1990-96 Member, Quality Improvement Committee, The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

1990-92 Member, Examination Committee
American Board of Quality Assurance & Utilization Review Physicians

1990-92 Contributor - Socioeconomic column of The Bulletin
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery monthly newsletter

1992-94 Member - Ethics Committee
The American College of Medical Quality

1992-94 Trustee - Missionary Health Plan

ORAL PRESENTATIONS:

May 5, 1969 Texas Medical Association
Annual Session, Otolaryngology Section
"ENT Manifestations of Gastro-esophageal Reflux"

June 29, 1976 American Medical Association
Annual Meeting, Family Practice Section
"What’s New in ENT"

November 11, 1976 American College of Emergency Physicians
North Texas Chapter
"ENT Emergencies"

June 13, 1977 Texas Medical Association
Annual Meeting
"What’s New in ENT"

September 4, 1979 The Doctor’s Club
"Hearing Aid Developments"

July 23, 1983 Trinity Fellowship
"Genetic Engineering"

October 3, 1983 The Doctor’s Club
"The Computers are Coming, Beware!"

October 10, 1983 Greenville Hospital
Medical Staff
"The Use of a Computer in a Medical Practice"

May 9, 1984 Texas Medical Association
Annual Meeting, General Session
"How I Became Interested in Computers"

June 15, 1986 Physician’s Health Plan of North Texas
"A HMO for North Texas"

October 5, 1986 Trinity Fellowship
"Euthanasia"

September 12, 1987 Dallas Academy of Otolaryngology
"Dallas County’s HMO Effort"

September 1, 1989 University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Department of Otolaryngology
Grand Rounds
"Computerized Medical Records"

September 23, 1989 American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Annual Meeting
"Computerized Medical Records"

September 8, 1990 American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Annual Meeting
"Risk Management 101"

October 27, 1990 1st International Medical Conference
Romanian Christian Medical Society
"Computers in Medicine"

October 9, 1991 American College of Medical Quality Annual Meeting
"Risk Management 101"

May 7, 1994 Texas Medical Association
Annual Session, Otolaryngology Section
"Managed Care 101"

October 28, 1995 A Brave New World: Thriving in the Managed Care Environment
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center &
Providence Memorial Hospital
"Outcomes Management: Report Cards on the Horizon"

December 2, 1995 to 1997 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
"Managed Care 101"
Presentation to medical students and house officers

2005 Medical Terminology
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
Irving, Texas

Last update: 10/10/2008