Email

alacios@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor, Department of Anesthesiology; Director, Patient Safety for the Division of Ob-Anesthesia; Mentor, BCM Learning Community Mentoring Program

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Professor

Obstetrics and Gynecology (Secondary Appointment)
Baylor college of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Director Patient Safety and Quality, Division of OB-Anesthesia

Department of Anesthesiology
Division Obstetric Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas Ben Taub Hospital

Mentor, Learning Community Mentoring Program

Baylor College of Medicine

Faculty Senator

Houston, Texas
Baylor College of Medicine

Faculty Inclusion Ambassador

Houston, Texas
Baylor College of Medicine

Co-Director

Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas Ben Taub Hospital

Education

BA from Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, Massachusetts United States

MD from Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara

Guadalajara, Mexico

Internship at South Baltimore General Hospital, University Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland United States

Residency at George Washington University Affiliate Hospitals

Washington, DC United States

Fellowship at George Washington University School Of Medicine and Health Science

Washington, DC United States

OB-Anesthesiology

Certifications

Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

American Board of Anesthesiology

Honors & Awards

Recipient of Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation

2014

President, Texas Gulf Coast Anesthesia Society, 2014

Recipient of Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation

2008

Academy of Distinguished Educators

2008 to present

Baylor College of Medicine Learning Communities Medical Student Mentoring Program

Mentor 2008-2015

The Dean H. Morrow, M.D. Resident Mentor Award, Department of Anesthesiology

1993

Baylor College of Medicine Service Award

1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016

Center of Professionalism Power of Professionalism Award 2015

Baylor College of Medicine

Master Clinician Lifetime Award

Baylor College of Medicine

Professional Interests

• High Risk OB-anesthesia, Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Substance Abuse Disorder
• Mentoring
• Professionalism

Websites

Professional Development

Co-Director

Conference (Organizer)

Sponsor: Texas Anesthesia Conference for Obstetrics (TACO) Meeting

2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011

Chair, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) CME Committee

Conference (Organizer)

SOAP 2011 Annual Meeting Planning Committee

Chair, SOAP CME Committee

Conference (Organizer)

SOAP 2011 Sol Shnider Meeting Planning Committee

Chair, SOAP CME Committee

Conference (Organizer)

SOAP 2012 Sol Shnider Meeting Planning Committee

Selected Publications

• Palacios, QT. "Amniotic Fluid Embolism." Shnider and Levinson's Anesthesia for Obstetr.;
• Palacios, QT. "Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy and Guidelines for Neuraxial Anesthesia Following Anticoagulation and Antithrombotic Drugs." Shnider and Levinson's Anesthesia for Obstetr.;
• Palacios, QT and Mandell S. "Renal and Hepatic Disease in the Pregnant Patient." Practical Approach to Obstetric Anesthesia Ha.;
• Montgomery LD, Belfort MA, Saade GR, Baker BW, Pokorney W, Minifee P, Langston C, Jevon G, Van Den Veyver I, Robie D, Longmire S, Palacios Q, Moise KJ "Iatrogenic gastroschisis decreases pulmonary hypoplasia in an ovine congenital diaphragmatic hernia model." Fetal Diagn Ther. 1995 Mar;10(2):119-26. Pubmed PMID: 7794512

Memberships

American Society of Anesthesiologists

ASA committee on Professional Diversity (07/2018)

Texas Society of Anesthesiologists

Member Patient Safety Committee

Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology

Chair of Continuing Medical Educ

Texas Gulf Coast Anesthesia Society

President

Languages

Spanish