Professional Experience

Private Practice, Plastic Surgery
• San Antonio Plastic Surgery Institute

Resident in Plastic Surgery
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Resident in Otolaryngology
• University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston

Intern in General Surgery
• University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston

Research Assistant
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Molecular Genetics

Senate Intern
• United States Senator Phil Gramm

Research Technician
• University of Texas – Austin
• Microelectronic Research Center

Education

Doctor of Medicine
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• GPA 4.0 Class Rank 1 of 213
• Harold B. and May E. Sanders Scholar

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
• University of Texas – Austin
• Cum laude
• National Merit Scholar
• College of Engineering Scholar

Recent Interviews

• KENS TV: Silicone Breast Implants
• KTSA radio: Liposuction
• San Antonio Express-News: Breast Augmentation
• San Antonio City Pages Magazine: Profile
• Scene in San Antonio Monthly: San Antonio's Top Doctors
• The Medical Patriot: Plastic Surgery and Teenagers
• Cosmeticsurgery.com: Juvederm
• San Antonio Medicine: A Day in the Life

Medical License & Certification

• Texas Medical License
  • Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
  • Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery

Professional Memberships

• Bexar County Medical Society
• Membership Committee 2005-6
• American Medical Association
• Texas Medical Association
• Prior Committee for Professional Liability, Resident Representative
• Prior Delegate to House of Delegates, Galveston County
• Prior Secretary, Resident and Fellow Section
• Prior Alternate Delegate to House of Delegates from Resident and Fellow Section
• American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
• Candidate Group – American College of Surgeons
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Research and Publications

• Decherd ME. Pharyngeal Reconstruction. In Essentials of Plastic Surgery, Janis JE (ed.). Quality Medical, St Louis, 2007.
• Decherd ME, Janis JE. Principles of Head and Neck Cancer: Staging and Management. In Essentials of Plastic Surgery, Janis JE (ed.). Quality Medical, St Louis, 2007.
• Parker TH, Decherd ME. Breast Augmentation. In Essentials of Plastic Surgery, Janis JE (ed.). Quality Medical, St Louis, 2007.
• Decherd ME, Calhoun KH. Scar revision and camouflage. In Dr. Quinn's Online Textbook of Otolaryngology, at www.utmb.edu/oto. Apr 2002.
• Decherd ME, Calhoun KH. Chemical peeling. In Dr. Quinn's Online Textbook of Otolaryngology, at www.utmb.edu/oto. Nov 2000.
• Decherd ME, Newlands SN. Maxillary and periorbital fractures. In Dr. Quinn's Online Textbook of Otolaryngology, at www.utmb.edu/oto. Jan 2000.
• Decherd ME, Calhoun KH. Rhytidectomy. In Dr. Quinn's Online Textbook of Otolaryngology, at www.utmb.edu/oto. Oct 1999.