Here are five highlights:
1. Dr. Love is a trauma surgeon and associate professor at UTHealth.
2. Founder of Life Flight, James H. “Red” Duke Jr., MD, served as the program’s first and only medical director until his passing in 2015.
3. The medical director provides clinical oversight for flight crews by developing and maintaining best practice medical protocols, reviewing patient records for appropriate application of medical care, preparing for flight review and mentoring where appropriate. In addition, he or she is responsible for educating the crews and setting the tone for research, quality improvement and professional development within the Life Flight program.
4. Dr. Love received his doctoral degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.
5. Life Flight serves the greater Houston area within a 150-mile radius of Memorial Hermann Texas Trauma Institute. It is the only hospital-based air ambulance service in Houston, and has flown over 140,000 missions since its inception.
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