Butler, Bruce D. (Faculty Profile)

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Bruce D. Butler	Associated Profiles
Vice President, Research & Technology, Director, Office of Technology Management, UT Health Science Center at Houston, Professor, Anesthesiology, UT Health Science Center Houston


Bruce.D.Butler@uth.tmc.edu (713) 500-3369 Web Link
Air Embolism, Dogs, Decompression, Gases, Embolism, Decompression Sickness, Lung, Surface Tension

Research and Expertise
Affiliations
Appointments

Research and Expertise

Research Interests

Dr. Butler's pioneering work with NASA established protocols for space walk (EVA's) preparation used by astronauts to prevent decompression sickness. This work earned the Special Scientific Achievement Award from NASA's Space and Life Science Directorate. Dr. Butler is an inventor on ten US and associated foreign patents; six have been commercialized through UTHealth and include respiratory healthcare products and bio-pharmaceuticals. One of his patented technologies of note, the EasyCap™ device, is used worldwide for emergency intubation, with sales in the millions of units. Dr. Butler has been involved with product development for medical and home-care devices, including FDA regulatory approvals and clinical trials.

Publications/Creative Works

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Affiliations

Research Consortia

John S. Dunn GCC for Chemical Genomics

Training Grants

The Cancer Therapeutics Training Program (CTTP)

Appointments

Title	Department / School	Institution
Vice President	Research & Technology	UT Health Science Center at Houston

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