A medical practitioner in Fort Worth, Texas, Therese M. Duane, MD, MBA provides patients with knowledgeable care in a welcoming and compassionate setting. Her areas of focus include trauma, general surgery, and surgical critical care. From 2002 to 2014, she served in roles including professor of surgery and infection control chair at Virginia Commonwealth University. Beginning as an assistant professor, Therese M. Duane, MD, earned full professorship in 2012. She also took on a role as the first vice-chair responsible for quality and safety in the department of surgery.
Dr. Duane next accepted responsibilities as the JPS Health Network, where she served as the first medical director of acute care surgery and trauma research. This position reflected a partnership between JPS in Fort Worth and Texas Health Care. She ultimately took a position as chief of the department of surgery and specialties.
Dr. Duane’s professional experience includes a past role as a professor of surgery at Texas Christian University. She also served as Texas Health Resources’ academic chair for surgery, earning the Shield Award in 2022. Active in the broader health care community, she has served as quality pillar lead with the American College of Surgeons Board Governors and as committee chair with the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.