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Ronald K. Newman, MD, FACS
Dr. Ronald Newman joined Texas ENT Specialists in 2006. Prior to that, he had practiced solo for 24 years. He joined Texas ENT Specialists so he could work with other highly skilled surgeons and provide even more services and care for his patients. Dr. Newman says the best part of being a doctor is interacting with the patients and performing surgeries.Dr. Newman is a native Texan and an Aggie. He grew up in San Antonio and attended Texas A&M University where he graduated magna cum laude. He went to medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and did his Otolaryngology residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
He has served as Chief of Surgery, Chief of Otolaryngology and Chief of Staff for the Conroe Regional Medical Center. He’s also served as Medical Director for Conroe Surgery Center. Dr. Newman is a Diplomate for the American Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. He has been frequently honored by Texas Monthly as a Super Doctor.
Dr. Newman is an amateur cellist, enjoys reading and fly fishing. He’s been happily married since 1975 and is the proud father of two daughters.
Dr. Newman practices out of the Conroe office.
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
B.S. Zoology magna cum laude, 9/1970 - 5/1974
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonia, Texas
Doctor of Medicine, 8/1974 - 6/1978
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
General Surgery Internship, 7/1978 - 6/1979
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Residency, 7/1979 – 6/1982
DISTINCTIONS
Founding Father of Sigma Rho Fraternity 1970-1974
magna cum laude, Zoology, 1974
CERTIFICATION
Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology – Heck and Neck Surgery, 10/1982-Present
PUBLICATIONS
Newman, RK, et al. Effect of Verapamil on left Ventricular Performance on Conscious Dogs. The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 201 (1977) 723-730
Suen, JY & Newman, RK: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Postoperative Radiation Therapy for the Control of Local Disease. The American Journal of Surgery, 140 (1980) 577-579
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS
- President, Montgomery County Medical Education Foundation
- Medical Director, Maxicare HMO
- Chief of Surgery, Conroe Regional Medical Center
- Medical Staff Secretary, Conroe Regional Medical Center
- Vice Chief of Staff, Conroe Regional Medical CenterChief of Staff, Conroe Regional Medical Center Chief of Otolaryngology, Conroe Regional Medical Center
- Medical Director, Conroe Surgery Center
- Member of the Board of Managers, Conroe Surgery Center
- Montgomery County Education Foundation Clinical Instructor of the Year 1985, Department of Family Practice
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Clinical Instructor of the Year 1999, Department of Family Practice
- Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston and University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeonsTexas Medical Association
- Montgomery County Medical SocietyUndersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
- Fellow of the American Academy of Surgery membership—received in 1983
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Certified with Distinction by the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology, 1991
- Texas Monthly Otolaryngology Super Doctor 2005
- Texas Monthly Otolaryngology Super Doctor 2006
- Texas Monthly Otolaryngology Super Doctor 2007