Kelly P. Kensing, M.D.

EDUCATION

• Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, Texas, B.S. Degree in Biology - Magna Cum Laude (1981)

MEDICAL EDUCATION

• Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas (1986)

HONORS

• Lange Medical Publications Award

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

• Internal Medicine Residency, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas (1986 to 1989)
• Gastroenterology Fellowship, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas (1989 to 1992)

BOARD CERTIFICATION

• Diplomate, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners (1987)
• Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine (1989)
• Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine -- Gastroenterology/Hepatology

MEDICAL LICENSURE

• State of Texas (1987)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Alpha Omega Alpha
• American College of Gastroenterology - Fellow
• American College of Physicians - Member
• American Gastroenterological Association
• Lubbock - Crosby - Garza County Medical Society
• Texas Medical Association

HOSPITAL STAFF POSITIONS

• Covenant Medical Center (July 1992 - present)
• Covenant Medical Center - Lakeside (July 1992 - present)
• Covenant Hospital Levelland, Levelland, Texas (April 1993 - present)

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS & POSITIONS

• Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas A & M University College of Medicine (1988 - 1992)
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University, School of Medicine (1992 - present)

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

• Member, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
• Southwest Little League, Board Member
• South Plains Cluster of ELCA Lutheran Churches
• Texas Lutheran College, Corporation Board

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Kensing KP, LeSage GD. Treatment of acute NANB post-transfusion hepatitis with recombinant alpha interferon, 1990.
• Rodriguez J, Kensing KP, Cardena CJ, Stoltenberg PH, Snyder S. Laparoscopic-guided, subhepatic access cholecystostomy: a feasibility study in swine. Submitted to Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
• Kensing KP, LeSage GD, Broussard RK. Assessment of Lidocaine metabolite formation in adults, 1990.
• Rodriguez J, Kensing K, Stoltenberg P. Laparoscopic-guided percutaneous jejunostomy in swine, 1991.
• Kensing KP, White JG, Dyck WP. Massive bleeding from a Zenker's diverticulum: Case report and review of literature. (Submitted for publication and presentation to Southern Medical Journal, April, 1992.)

ABSTRACTS

• Kensing KP, Lasater JM, LeSage GD. The effects of age and sex on hepatic Lidocaine metabolism. Hepatology 1991; 14230
• Kensing KP, White JG, Dyck WP. Massive bleeding from a Zenker's diverticulum: Case report and review of the literature. (Submitted for publication and the presentation to Southern Medical Journal, April, 1992.)

GRANTS AND FUNDING

• Treatment of acute NANB post-transfusion hepatitis with recombinant alpha interferon. Supported by a grant from the Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation and Texas A & M University College of Medicine.
• Laparoscopic-guided subhepatic access cholecystostomy: a feasibility study in swine. Supported by a grant from the Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation and Texas A & M University College of Medicine.
• Laparoscopic-guided percutaneous jejunostomy in swine. Supported by a grant from the Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation and Texas A & M University College of Medicine.