James A. McCoy, M.D., FACS
Professor
Medical Education
Location: Hugh Gloster Building 208
Phone: 404-616-1428
E-mail: jmccoy@msm.edu
Education
POSTGRADUATE:Texas Heart Institute
Fellowship: Visiting Surgeon
Emory University, School of Medicine
Residency: Psychiatry
Texas Heart Institute
Fellowship: Cardiovascular Surgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Texas Medical Branch
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
UNDERGRADUATE:
Texas Southern University
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Research Interests
Clinical trial: Bio-electric womb device (Procellera), sponsored by VomarisBoard Certification
American Board of SurgeryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Publications
McCoy, J.A. and Ayim E: Management of Acute Thoracic Injuries. Anesthesia, 31 (4) p.p. 532-536,
May 1976
Meyer, J., Reul, G.J., Mullins, C.E., McCoy, J.A., Hallman, G.L., and Cooley, D.A.: Congential Fistulas of the Coronary Arteries. Journal
of Cardiovascular Surgery 16.506, 1975.
McCoy, J.A., Meyer, J., Cooley, D.A., Congenital Fistulas of the Coronary Artery. Bulletin of
the Texas Heart Institute, pp. 384-388, 1974.
McCoy, J.; Merrick, H. editors. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Published
by Association for Surgical Education, 2001
Polk, C.H.; Mancini, M.C.; McCoy, J.A. “Esophagus.” Essentials of General Surgery 4th Edition. Edited by Peter Lawrence. Pennsylvania: William and Wilkins, 2006.
Rao, A., McCoy, J., Dent, L., Mediastinitis: A Rare Complication of central Venous Catheterization.
Southeastern Surgical Congress, February 2007.
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Honors and Awards
2021: Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus John Sealy School of Medicine-UTMB2011: Arnold P Goldman Award Awarded by the Arnold P. Goldman Foundation
2011: Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award by the Morehouse School of Medicine
2006-2005: Dean’s Leadership Award for Most Outstanding Faculty
2004: 25 years of Service Award Presented by the Atlanta Medical Association for Commitment, Dedication, and Excellence
2004: Elected to membership in Gamma Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha
2003: Award of Appreciation for Service to the Alumni Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs Presented by John D. Stobo, M.D., President, The University of Texas Medical Branch