Charles Franklin Timmons Jr., MD
Pathologist
Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Charles Timmons, M.D., Ph.D., is a pathologist at Children’s Health℠ and a Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Timmons attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the M.D./Ph.D. program, where he completed his doctoral dissertation in the Division of Human Genetics and Metabolism. He did a residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, and served as chief resident during his senior year. He then did a two-year fellowship in anatomic and clinical pediatric pathology at Children's Hospital Colorado in Denver.
Dr. Timmons joined the faculty of UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1988 in the Division of Pediatric Pathology. He is currently a professor of pathology and a representative-at-large to the leadership council of the Program Directors Section of the Association of Pathology Chairs.
Dr. Timmons is also active in the Society for Pediatric Pathology, having served on its Education, Abstract, Practice and Long-Term Planning Committees and Sub-Committees and as chair of the Slide Survey program. He is currently chair of the Fellowship Committee and a member of the Council of the Society.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Med) (1977)
- Internship
- Northwestern University Medical School (1983), Pathology
- Residency
- Northwestern University Medical School (1986), Pathology
- Fellowship
- Children's Hospital of Denver (1988), Pediatric Pathology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pathology/Pediatric Pathology,
American Board of Pathology-Anatomic & Clinical
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Genetic analysis of hemoglobinopathies
- Graduate medical education in Pathology
- Pathology of pediatric tumors
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Publications
Publications
- Hemoglobin β-Globin Variants In Hispanic Patients: An Institutional Experience From Dallas, Texas. Firan M, Timmons CF, Park JY, Mitui Mha M, Luu HS, Hemoglobin 2023 Oct 1-5
- How influential are medical school curriculum and other medical school characteristics in students' selecting pathology as a specialty? McCloskey CB, Brissette M, Childs JM, Lofgreen A, Johnson K, George MR, Holloman AM, Bryant B, Berg MP, Dixon LR, Karp JK, Knollmann-Ritschel BEC, Prieto VG, Timmons CF, Hoffman RD, Acad Pathol 2023 10 2 100073
- Experiential exposure as the key to recruiting medical students into pathology. Holloman AM, Berg MP, Bryant B, Dixon LR, George MR, Karp JK, Knollmann-Ritschel BE, Prieto VG, Timmons CF, Childs JM, Lofgreen A, Johnson K, McCloskey CB, Acad Pathol 2023 10 2 100074
- Factors influencing US osteopathic medical students to choose pathology as a specialty. George MR, Johnson KA, Berg MP, Bryant BH, Childs JM, Dixon LR, Holloman A, Karp JK, Knollmann-Ritschel B, Lofgreen A, Prieto VG, Timmons CF, McCloskey CB, Acad Pathol 2022 9 1 100034
- The pathology fellowship application crisis: The current state and suggestions for remediation. Herrmann AC, Hanau C, Karcher D, Miller DC, Murtha A, Sanders AE, Timmons C, Kaul KL, Acad Pathol 2022 9 1 100029
- Positive Job Search Experience for New Pathologists Seeking First Employment Between 2017-2019. Shyu I, Johnson KA, Gratzinger D, Brissette MD, Childs JM, Dixon LR, George MR, McCloskey CB, Prieto VG, Rojiani AM, Timmons CF, Hoffman RD, Arch Pathol Lab Med 2021 Jan
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the 2019-2020 Job Search for Newly Trained Pathologists. George MR, Johnson KA, Childs JM, Dixon LR, Gratzinger DA, Hoffman RD, Holloman A, Karp JK, Knollmann-Ritschel BEC, Lofgreen A, Prieto VG, Timmons CF, McCloskey CB, Arch Pathol Lab Med 2020 Nov
- Entry of Graduates of US Pathology Residency Programs Into the Workforce: Cohort Data Between 2008 and 2016 Remain Positive and Stable. Timmons CF, Black-Schaffer WS, Naritoku WY, Powell SZ, Johnson KA, Brissette MD, Childs JM, Conran RM, Dixon LR, George MR, Gratzinger D, McCloskey CB, Prieto VG, Roberts CA, Rojiani AM, Shyu I, Hoffman RD, Acad Pathol 2020 Jan-Dec 7 2374289520901833
- Factors Influencing US Allopathic Medical Students to Choose Pathology as a Specialty. McCloskey CB, Johnson K, Brissette M, Conran R, Childs J, George M, Gratzinger D, Prieto VG, Rojiani AM, Shyu I, Timmons C, Hoffman R, Acad Pathol 2020 Jan-Dec 7 2374289520951924
Books
- Recognizing and Remediating Lapses in Ethical and Professional Behavior. In Professionalism in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Dixon LR, Timmons CF, Hart CL (2020). Northfield, College of American Pathologists
- Professionalism and Ethics in Pathology Graduate Medical Education: How We Got Here and How We Can Go Forward. In Professionalism in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Timmons CF, Dixon LR. (2020). Northfield, College of American Pathologists
- Pediatric Hematology and Hemoglobinopathies. In Pediatric Laboratory Medicine. Luu HS, Timmons CF, Zia A. (2017). New York, McGraw Hill
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Professional Activities
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (2013-2019)
- American Board of Pathology (2015-2022)
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (1989)
- American Society for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (2009)
- American Society of Human Genetics (1980)
- Association of Pathology Chairs - Program Directors Section (2002)
- College of American Pathologists (1989)
- Society for Pediatric Pathology (1986)
- U.S. and Canadian Academy of Pathology (1989)
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Awards and Honors
- Association of Pathology Chairs - Margaret Grimes Award for Distinguished Achievement in Graduate Medical Education (2021)
- Society for Pediatric Pathology - Presidential Award for Meritorious Service and Leadership (2018)
- College of American Pathologists - Resident Advocate Award (2017)
- Society for Pediatric Pathology - Presidential Award for Meritorious Service and Leadership (2012)
- Medical Student Teaching Award - MSII Pathology Course - Small group teaching (2002, 2004, 2006)
