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Dr. Hieu T. Dang, M.D., J.D. has joined the Sorrels Law legal team and opens its Dallas, Texas office. “Dr. Dang brings unique expertise to our law firm with his academic success, Big Law experience, and his practice as a board-certified anesthesiologist. Adding him to our medical malpractice, catastrophic injury and wrongful death teams will bring a perspective not appreciated by many lawyers throughout the state,” noted firm partner Randy Sorrels.
Dr. Dang received his B.A. degree from Rice University. He next attended the University of Texas School of Law where he received his J.D. degree. Out of law school, Dr. Dang joined the international law firm of Locke, Liddell & Sapp (now Locke Lord) handling cases in both the litigation and intellectual property arena. Dr. Dang also passed the patent bar and is licensed to practice in front of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. During his tenure with the firm, he gained valuable advocacy experience, sharpening his legal skills.
Dr. Dang then turned his attention to medical school and attended the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, where he obtained his M.D. degree. From there, Dr. Dang completed his Anesthesiologist Residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. Upon receiving his M.D. in Anesthesiology, he worked at the Beltway Anesthesia Group (where he served as the Director of Anesthesia and Vice Chairman of the Surgery Department), East Houston Regional Medical Center, and other hospitals. Dr. Dang became Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesia.
Dr. Dang speaks five different languages including English, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, and Mandarin. He joins a broadly-diverse Sorrels Law medical malpractice team co-led by former State Bar of Texas President, Randy Sorrels – who has been named the “Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year” of Houston medical malpractice lawyers on four separate occasions by The Best Lawyers in America. Dr. Dang will also be handling cases with the firm’s catastrophic injury and wrongful death teams.
ANESTHESIOLOGY LABARATORY OF DR. PAUL WHITE, UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
August 2006 – September 2006
Research Assistant. Participated in research studies involving the administration of pregabalin and dexmedetomidine and their effects on preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative events.
CARDIOLOGY LABORATORY OF DR. DANIEL GARRY, UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
Summger 2004
Research Assistant. Conducted research in the area of regenerational ability of cardiac myocytes.
ADMINISTRATION OF TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR DURING AN ORTHOTOPIC HEART TRANSPLANT
Gulf Atlantic Anesthesiology Resident’s Research Conference, May 2, 2009, Miami Beach, Florida
USE OF ANTIFIBRINOLYTICS IN CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
Departmental Meeting of Trauma Anesthesia of Jackson Memorial Hospital, September 4, 2009, Miami, Florida
TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM VIEWS
Departmental Meeting of Trauma Anesthesia of Jackson Memorial Hospital, August 30, 2009, Miami, Florida
METROPOLITAN ANESTHESIA CONSULTANTS
Dallas, Texas
August 2019 to Present
General Anesthesiologist. Practice all types of anesthesia for all types of surgeries, including neurosurgery, OB/Gyn, trauma, pediatrics, ENT, orthopedics, and general surgery. Extensive experience with all regional blocks. Performed cases solo and medically directed CRNAs.
TEXANS ANESTHESIA GROUP
Houston, Texas
January 2019 to July 2020
General Anesthesiologist. Practice all types of anesthesia for all types of surgeries, including neurosurgery, OB/Gyn, trauma, pediatrics, ENT, orthopedics, and general surgery. Extensive experience with all regional blocks. Performed cases solo and medically directed CRNAs.
BELTWAY ANESTHESIA GROUP
Houston, Texas
July 2011 to December 2018
Director of Anesthesia and Vice Chairman of Surgery Department, East Houston Regional Medical Center. Manage and supervise anesthesiologists and certified nurse anesthetists, manage and streamline operating room operations, assisted in procurement of cost-effective drugs and anesthesia equipment, doubled the number of sites available for anesthesia administration in first year, increased caseload by 50% in first year, served on hospital executive committee, served on surgery department executive committee, served on OB/Gyn committee, and served on trauma department committee.
Anesthesiologist and Shareholder. Practice all areas of anesthesia, including neuroanesthesia, trauma anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, regional anesthesia, sedation, and acute pain management. Administer anesthesia in a variety of settings, including hospitals, surgery centers, and physicians’ offices.
CRNA Hiring and Management Committee Member. Hire, supervise, and manage CRNAs.
Anesthesia Oral Board Review Course by Anesthesia Consultants
Houston, Texas
May 2012
Instructor
JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL/UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Miami, Florida
June 2007 to July 2011
Medical Resident (Department of Anesthesiology). Trained in all areas of anesthesia, including general anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, trauma anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, critical care medicine, chronic pain management, and acute pain management.
Recognized as a Rising Star in 2019, 2020 and 2021 by Texas Super Lawyers, Phil is also a Fellow in the Texas Bar Foundation. Prior to becoming a lawyer, taught in the Houston Independent School District at an inner-city middle school. He also served as a bandmaster and musician on Norwegian, Celebrity, Holland America and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. He is admitted to the Fifth Circuit, Southern District of Texas and Western District of Texas in the federal court system.
Phil lives in Houston with his wife and their two young boys. When not working, Phil can be found coaching or assisting with his kids’ sports, enjoying Houston’s vibrant arts scene with his wife, or cheering on the Astros.
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
M.A., The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
B.A., Washington & Lee University, Politics
Randy is the past President of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, and past Chair of the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. He has served as the President of the Houston Bar Association, President of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, President of the Houston Trial Lawyers Foundation, Vice President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Trustee of the Texas Bar Foundation, Director of the State Bar of Texas (two terms), Commissioner of the Equal Access to Justice Commission, Trustee of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, and is currently on the Board of Directors at South Texas College of Law Houston.
Randy started his legal career at Fulbright & Jaworski, where he represented doctors, hospitals, insurance companies, and businesses in the state of Texas who were accused of civil wrongdoing. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from South Texas College of Law Houston in 1987, where he was on the Law Review and was a member of the nationally recognized Board of Advocates. South Texas College of Law Houston has honored Randy with its highest honor— the Dean’s Medal, as well as its Public Service Award (the inaugural award). South Texas College of Law Houston has renamed its legal clinics The Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics, which represents 15,000 square feet of new, state-of-the-art facilities to bring together clients with unmet legal needs and students who are eager to work with those clients under the direct supervision of their professors. In 2018, South Texas College of Law Houston honored Randy with the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Prior to law school, Randy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Houston Baptist University— where he was recognized as an NCAA Academic All-American in 1984. He attended HBU on a soccer scholarship, and the soccer field at the university now carries his name— Randall O. Sorrels Field. While at school, he was recognized as the Outstanding Student in both Political Science and Speech Communications. In the greatest honor, the university gives to alumni, Randy was named as HBU’s Outstanding Alumnus of the Year for 2009, and he continues to be involved in alumni events and meetings.
Randy is married to his law partner, Alex L. Farias-Sorrels, and considers her one of the smartest lawyers he knows. He is also a father of five children and one granddaughter. His oldest daughter is a teacher and helps with the Sorrels Law communications efforts. His second daughter is a speech language pathologist in New York. His twin son and daughter are law students at the University of Texas. And his youngest son is in a Montessori program.
He has published numerous articles, including:
He lives in Bellaire, Texas with his wife Carol, and has two adult children. He is an avid cyclist and consumer of political news. He and Carol are active members at Christ the King Presbyterian Church.
You can trust that the Sorrels Law team of attorneys and staff has the experience and the skills to meticulously and strategically handle your case. We know what we are doing and we will guide you every step of the way. Ask us any question and call us at any time.
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