James W. Suliburk, M.D., FACS
Associate Professor and Chief, Endocrine Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Position
Address
Thyroid and Parathyroid Center (Clinic)Baylor Medicine at McNair Campus
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
7200 Cambridge St, 7th floor
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
(713) 798-4321
Google Maps
Certifications
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Board Certified
American Board of Surgery
Education
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NIH T32 Research Fellowship from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston, Texas United States -
Endocrine Surgery Fellowship from Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney
St. Leonards, Sydney Australia -
General Surgery Residency from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston, Texas United States -
MD from University of Oklahoma College Of Medicine
06/2001 - Oklahoma City, OK United States
Language
- English
Gender
- Male
CME Activity Director
Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 19, 2020
In the Time of Covid-19: What We Should Know?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 8, 2020
Minority MOMP: An Oncogenic Mechanism Or An Opportunity to Kill the Cancer Cell?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 12, 2020
Surgical Coaching for Continuous Performance Improvement
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 26, 2020
High Reliability Organization
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 4, 2020
We Are Not Bullies, Are We? Diversity, Inclusion, Unconscious Bias, and Microaggression
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 22, 2020
Gender Equality in Surgery and Surgical Training
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 29, 2020
Chief Resident Presentations 2020, Part 1
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 6, 2020
Chief Resident Presentations 2020, Part 3
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 20, 2020
Chief Resident Presentations 2020, Part 2
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 13, 2020
Debunking Myths in Bariatric Surgery
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 9, 2020
The Elegant Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
November 4, 2020
Controversies in Surgical Thyroidology in 2020
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
October 14, 2020
2020: Annus Horribilis, or Annus Mirabilis?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
December 9, 2020
Surgical Innovation and Life-Long Learning: The Case of the Esophagus
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 30, 2020
Global Surgery Education, Ethics, and the Surgical Trainee
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
November 18, 2020
Do Fluoroquinolones Trigger Aortic Disease? Key Steps in Conducting Impactful Research
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 13, 2021
Repurposing Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 27, 2021
Advanced Practice Providers: Advancing Academic Surgical Practice
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 16, 2020
From Fish to Department of Surgery: The Career Journey of a Physician-Scientist
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 23, 2020
Evarts A. Graham and the Training of a Surgeon
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 20, 2021
Colorectal Cancer: Update in Screening Guidelines
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 3, 2021
Changing the Fate of Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: The Renaissance of Venous Arterialization
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 10, 2021
Stem Cells for Trauma: The Dawn of a New Era
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 24, 2021
Helping Surgeons Go the Distance: Resilience, Leadership, and Career Longevity
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 3, 2021
The Double-edged Sword of Surgical Innovation: Ethical Issues of Early and Late Adoption of Novel Techniques
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 7, 2021
Fostering a Culture of Physician Innovation
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 17, 2021
Optimization of Health before Surgery: Lessons from the ACS Strong for Surgery Program and Rethinking Clinical Care Models during the Pandemic
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 31, 2021
Current Management of Pectus Deformities
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 28, 2021
Faculty Research Grant Program Presentations (April 21, 2021)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 21, 2021
Chief Resident Presentations: Impact of COVID-19 on Surgical Training
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 5, 2021
Chief Resident Presentations (May 12, 2021)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 12, 2021
Chief Resident Presentations (May 19, 2021)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 19, 2021
Critical Care Panel (June 9, 2021)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
June 9, 2021
To Err Is Human: Embracing Human Error to Improve Surgical Outcomes
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 15, 2021
The Evolution of Lymphedema Surgery: Is Super Microsurgery the Cure?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 22, 2021
Navigating the Ethical Challenges of End-of-Life Surgery
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
October 6, 2021
Surgery for Stage IV Lung Cancer: Evolving Role of the Surgeon in the Modern Era
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
October 20, 2021
Surgeons See Tissues, Chemists See Molecules: How Mass Spectrometry Can Help Guide Surgical Resection and Treatment Decisions
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
October 27, 2021
Lung Transplantation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
November 3, 2021
Grit Matters in Surgery
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
November 10, 2021
Global Surgery Presentation
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
December 8, 2021
The Texas Medical Center: Life Science Vision for Houston
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 12, 2022
A Chance of Meeting of a Surgeon and an Engineer: At the Forefront of Cardiothoracic Care
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 19, 2022
Leading Small Teams
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 9, 2022
Multiple Team Models for the Modern Vascular Surgeon
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 26, 2022
Turmoil and Trauma: Patterns of Injury and Trends in Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 16, 2022
Vascular Surgery: The Evolution of a Specialty
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 23, 2022
Creating Evidence-based Management Guidelines: Standardizing Small Bowel Obstruction Management
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 2, 2022
The Surgical Cure of Diabetes: Sir Frederick Banting’s Dream Realized 100 Years after Insulin Discovery
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 23, 2022
How to Be Noticed in Academic Surgery: The Power of Reputation
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 9, 2022
Rice University: Transforming Medicine through Engineering, Science, and the Humanities
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 30, 2022
Crossing the Trauma Quality Chasm
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 6, 2022
The Real Work of Leadership
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 13, 2022
Pages from the Playbook
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 20, 2022
Chief Resident Presentations (April 27, 2022)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 27, 2022
Chief Resident Presentations (May 4, 2022)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 4, 2022
Trauma Induced Coagulopathy
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 18, 2022
Chief Resident Presentations (May 11, 2022)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 11, 2022
CME Presentations
To Err Is Human: Embracing Human Error to Improve Surgical Outcomes
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 15, 2021
CME Planning Committee
Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 19, 2020
In the Time of Covid-19: What We Should Know?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 8, 2020
Minority MOMP: An Oncogenic Mechanism Or An Opportunity to Kill the Cancer Cell?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 12, 2020
Surgical Coaching for Continuous Performance Improvement
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 26, 2020
High Reliability Organization
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 4, 2020
We Are Not Bullies, Are We? Diversity, Inclusion, Unconscious Bias, and Microaggression
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 22, 2020
Gender Equality in Surgery and Surgical Training
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 29, 2020
Chief Resident Presentations 2020, Part 1
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 6, 2020
Chief Resident Presentations 2020, Part 3
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 20, 2020
Chief Resident Presentations 2020, Part 2
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 13, 2020
Debunking Myths in Bariatric Surgery
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 9, 2020
The Elegant Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
November 4, 2020
Controversies in Surgical Thyroidology in 2020
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
October 14, 2020
2020: Annus Horribilis, or Annus Mirabilis?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
December 9, 2020
Surgical Innovation and Life-Long Learning: The Case of the Esophagus
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 30, 2020
Global Surgery Education, Ethics, and the Surgical Trainee
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
November 18, 2020
Do Fluoroquinolones Trigger Aortic Disease? Key Steps in Conducting Impactful Research
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 13, 2021
Repurposing Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 27, 2021
Advanced Practice Providers: Advancing Academic Surgical Practice
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 16, 2020
From Fish to Department of Surgery: The Career Journey of a Physician-Scientist
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 23, 2020
Evarts A. Graham and the Training of a Surgeon
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 20, 2021
Colorectal Cancer: Update in Screening Guidelines
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 3, 2021
Changing the Fate of Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: The Renaissance of Venous Arterialization
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 10, 2021
Stem Cells for Trauma: The Dawn of a New Era
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 24, 2021
Helping Surgeons Go the Distance: Resilience, Leadership, and Career Longevity
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 3, 2021
The Double-edged Sword of Surgical Innovation: Ethical Issues of Early and Late Adoption of Novel Techniques
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 7, 2021
Fostering a Culture of Physician Innovation
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 17, 2021
Optimization of Health before Surgery: Lessons from the ACS Strong for Surgery Program and Rethinking Clinical Care Models during the Pandemic
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 31, 2021
Current Management of Pectus Deformities
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 28, 2021
Faculty Research Grant Program Presentations (April 21, 2021)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 21, 2021
Chief Resident Presentations: Impact of COVID-19 on Surgical Training
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 5, 2021
Chief Resident Presentations (May 12, 2021)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 12, 2021
Chief Resident Presentations (May 19, 2021)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 19, 2021
Critical Care Panel (June 9, 2021)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
June 9, 2021
To Err Is Human: Embracing Human Error to Improve Surgical Outcomes
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 15, 2021
The Evolution of Lymphedema Surgery: Is Super Microsurgery the Cure?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 22, 2021
Navigating the Ethical Challenges of End-of-Life Surgery
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
October 6, 2021
Surgery for Stage IV Lung Cancer: Evolving Role of the Surgeon in the Modern Era
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
October 20, 2021
Surgeons See Tissues, Chemists See Molecules: How Mass Spectrometry Can Help Guide Surgical Resection and Treatment Decisions
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
October 27, 2021
Lung Transplantation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
November 3, 2021
Grit Matters in Surgery
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
November 10, 2021
Global Surgery Presentation
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
December 8, 2021
The Texas Medical Center: Life Science Vision for Houston
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 12, 2022
A Chance of Meeting of a Surgeon and an Engineer: At the Forefront of Cardiothoracic Care
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 19, 2022
Leading Small Teams
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 9, 2022
Multiple Team Models for the Modern Vascular Surgeon
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 26, 2022
Turmoil and Trauma: Patterns of Injury and Trends in Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 16, 2022
Vascular Surgery: The Evolution of a Specialty
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 23, 2022
Creating Evidence-based Management Guidelines: Standardizing Small Bowel Obstruction Management
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 2, 2022
The Surgical Cure of Diabetes: Sir Frederick Banting’s Dream Realized 100 Years after Insulin Discovery
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 23, 2022
How to Be Noticed in Academic Surgery: The Power of Reputation
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 9, 2022
Rice University: Transforming Medicine through Engineering, Science, and the Humanities
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 30, 2022
Crossing the Trauma Quality Chasm
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 6, 2022
The Real Work of Leadership
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 13, 2022
Pages from the Playbook
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 20, 2022
Chief Resident Presentations (April 27, 2022)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 27, 2022
Chief Resident Presentations (May 4, 2022)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 4, 2022
Trauma Induced Coagulopathy
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 18, 2022
Chief Resident Presentations (May 11, 2022)
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 11, 2022
Professional Statement
Dr. James Suliburk is a board-certified surgeon specializing in the treatment of tumors of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal gland in Houston and the surrounding area (Bryan-College Station, Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Beaumont). As a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon, he specializes in the care of patients with thyroid nodules, goiter, Graves’ disease, thyroid cancer, hyperparathyroidism, adrenal masses, pheochromocytoma, Cushing’s, and Conn’s diseases. His advanced surgical expertise includes minimally invasive parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy, traditional open thyroidectomy, central, selective and modified radical neck dissection, single incision laparoscopic adrenalectomy, and traditional laparoscopic adrenalectomy. He conducts research on the clinical outcomes in endocrine surgery in underserved and minority populations, outcomes in acute care and trauma surgery, and in the application of mobile technology to improve peri-operative surgical care and communication with patients to detect of impending complications.
Professional Achievements
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2020 Top Doctor: General Surgery
Houstonia Magazine -
Patient Care Innovation Grant Career Development Award
08/2014 - Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation -
Chief Resident Award as Most Outstanding Faculty
06/2016 - Baylor College of Medicine -
Rising Star Award
Baylor College of Medicine -
Norton Rose Fulbright Educational Grant
Academy of Distinguished Educators -
Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation
Baylor College of Medicine -
That's the Way! Award
Baylor College of Medicine -
National Surgical Forum Research Award in Clinical Outcomes, Patient Safety and Quality
American College of Surgeons
Professional Interests
- Endocrine surgery
- Papillary, medullary and follicular thyroid cancer
- Paraganglioma
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- Familial endocrine disease
- Parathyroid surgery
- Thyroid surgery
- Goiter
- Adrenal Surgery
- Thyroid Nodules
- Graves Disease
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Pheochromocytoma
Physician Specialties
- General Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- Endocrine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Thyroid Surgery
Professional Specialties
- Endocrine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Thyroid Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- General Surgery
Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- American Thyroid Association
- American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
- Houston Surgical Society
- Association of Academic Surgeons
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- Surgical Infection Society
- ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
Websites
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Center
- @jsuliburk
- Dr. Suliburk Awarded Career Development Award
- This is What It's Like to Have Your Thyroid Removed
- Cancer Pen Could Detect Tumors During Surgery in Seconds
- Dr. Suliburk Named Editor of Fellows Community for ACS
- How does COVID-19 impact the adrenal gland?
- Endocrine Surgery - 'What to Expect' with Dr. James Suliburk
- Thyroid Surgery - 'Preparing for Surgery' with Dr. James Suliburk
- A Team of Experts – The Multidisciplinary Endocrine Neoplasia Center