Dr. Joseph Varon MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, FRSM Founding member of the FLCCC Alliance and co-author of the MATH+ and I-MASK+ Prophylaxis and Treatment Protocols for COVID-19 Contributions to the Field of Medicine Dr. Varon has contributed more than 830 peer-reviewed journal articles, 10 full textbooks, and 15 dozen book chapters to the medical literature. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for Critical Care and Shock and Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews. Dr. Varon has won many prestigious awards and is considered among one of the top physicians in the United States. Dr. Varon is also known for his groundbreaking contributions to Critical Care Medicine in the fields of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapeutic hypothermia. He has developed and studied technology for selective brain cooling. With Dr. Carlos Ayus, he co-described the hyponatremia associated with extreme exercise syndrome also known as the “Varon-Ayus syndrome” and with Mr. James Boston co-described the healthcare provider anxiety syndrome also known as the “Boston-Varon syndrome.” Along with Professor Luc Montagnier (Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine in 2008), Dr. Varon created the Medical Prevention and Research Institute in Houston, Texas, where they conduct work on basic sciences projects. Dr. Varon has appeared in numerous national and international television and radio programs showing his techniques and care of patients. During the past 11 months of the COVID pandemic, Dr. Varon has become a world leader for his work on COVID19 and his co-development of the MATH+ protocol to care for these patients. For this he has won multiple awards, including a proclamation by the Mayor of the City of Houston, of “Dr. Joseph Varon Day”. Present Positions Chairman of the Board, United Memorial Medical Center and United General Hospital, Houston, Texas Chief of Staff and Chief of Critical Care Services, United Memorial Medical Center, Houston, Texas Chief of Staff and Chief of Critical Care Services, United General Hospital, Houston, Texas Professor of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, School of Medicine, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico Professor of Emergency Medicine and Surgery, Universidad de Monterrey, School of Medicine, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Professor of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Tijuana, Mexico Professor of Medicine, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico Professor of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico www.flccc.net FLCCC Alliance CV | Joseph Varon 2 / 132 Professor of Medicine, Benemerita Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico Professor of Emergency Medicine Instituto Politécnico Nacional Mexico DF, Mexico Professor of Medicine Universidad Anahuac Mexico DF, Mexico Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Adjunct Professor of Medicine Oceania University of Medicine Apia, Samoa Adjunct Professor of Medicine Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, Lyon, France Professor of Medicine and Surgery Universidad del Valle de Mexico Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Professor of Medicine and Surgery Universidad Autónoma de Queretaro Queretaro, Mexico Professor of Medicine and Surgery Benemerita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla Puebla, Mexico Clinical Asst. Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Professor Emeritus, Universidad Anahuac, Campus Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico Professor of Medicine Universidad Durango Santander Hermosillo, Mexico Chief of Staff, UMMC Hospital Sugarland, Houston, Texas Chief of Staff and Chief of Critical Care Services, UMMC North Hospital, Houston, Texas Director, COVID 19 Unit, United Memorial Medical Center, Houston, Texas Past Chief of Staff University General Hospital Houston, Texas Former Chief of Critical Care Services Foundation Surgical Hospital of Houston, Houston, Texas Staff Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas Staff Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, United Memorial Medical Center, Houston, Texas Staff Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, Advanced Diagnostics Hospital, Houston, Texas President, Dorrington Medical Associates, P.A. Houston, Texas Associate Medical Director, Event Response First Med, Inc. Houston, Texas President and Medical Director, Life Air Ambulance Services International, LLC, Houston, Texas Consultant, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC Co-founder and Principal Investigator, Medical Prevention and Research Institute Houston, Texas Medical Director of Critical Care and Flight Services, Acute Medical Services, LLC., Houston, TX Medical Director, Texas Rapid Drug Detoxification Program at United Memorial Medical Center, Houston, Texas www.flccc.net FLCCC Alliance CV | Joseph Varon 3 / 132 Education Grade School 1968–1974 Colegio Hebreo Sefaradí. México City, México. Ministry of Public Education Registry 0969109 Scholarship obtained. Foreign language: Hebrew. Junior High School 1974–1977 Colegio Hebreo Sefaradí. México City, México Scholarship obtained. Foreign languages: Hebrew and English. General results average 9.8 (scale 1–10) Senior High School 1977–1980 Colegio Williams. México City, México. Affiliated to the National Autonomous University of México. Major in Chemistry and Biology. General results average 9.54 (Scale 1-10) Honors in all three years. Medical School Aug 1980 Accreditation of the selection exam by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM). Accepted in the Medical School in México City, México. 1980–1986 Credits in basic sciences courses. Credits in clinical sciences courses. 1985 January 1 - December 31, Transitional internship. General Hospital of México. Honors mention for results and performance. Rotations: Obstetrics-Gynecology, Pediatrics, Radiology, Critical Care Medicine General Surgery, Community and Family Medicine. 1986 Social Service. Accepted to perform social service year in Research by the National University of México (UNAM). Accepted to perform social service at the General Bureau of Health Education and Research under the research protocol: "Development of a new technology for the qualitative and quantitative definition of human resources in the health area". Ministry of Health. México City, México. Jan 1986 Professional examination. Credit obtained. Postgraduate Oct 1986 National exam for candidates to residencies: Approved. Honors mention by the ministry of Health. México City, México. Nov 1986 Accepted at the Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain for residency in Cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgery. Nov 1986 Accepted at the General Hospital of México for residency in cardiovascular surgery. www.flccc.net FLCCC Alliance CV | Joseph Varon 4 / 132 Feb 1987 Resigned the resident (CV surgery) position at the General Hospital of México. May 1987 Resigned the resident position at the Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain. 1987 Visiting Physician at Texas Heart Institute/St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. Houston, Texas. Rotations: Cardiology, Nephrology. 1988–1989 PGY-1. Internship in Internal Medicine. Providence Hospital/ George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1989–1990 PGY-2. Residency in Internal Medicine. Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford University Hospital. Stanford, CA. 1990–1991 PGY-3. Residency in Internal Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford University Hospital. Stanford, CA. 1991–1992 PGY-4. Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, TX. 1992–1993 PGY-5, Fellowship Pulmonary diseases. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, TX. 1993–1994 PGY-6, Fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, TX. Licensure 1987 Professional licensure. Title and registration to practice Medicine in all Mexican states. License number 1193757 Current status: Active Nov 1989 Exam by the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance for licensure: approved. California Medical License A 047713 Current status: Active Jan 1990 DEA number BV 2120309 Mar 1994 Texas Department of Public Safety 70088060 Jun 1994 Texas Medical License J5933 Current status: Active Certifications and Recertifications Jul 1987 Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences (FMGEMS) Clinical component: approved English test: approved Jan 1988 Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences (FMGEMS) Basic sciences: approved ECFMG certificate 407-765-7 Dec 1988 Federal License Examination (FLEX) Philadelphia, PA Component I: approved. Component II: approved. 1991 Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Board Certified. 1992 Fellow of the American College of Angiology (F.A.C.A.) 1996 Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases Subspecialty (1996-2006) 1996 Fellow of the American College of Physicians (F.A.C.P.) 1997 Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (F.C.C.P.) www.flccc.net FLCCC Alliance CV | Joseph Varon 5 / 132 1997 Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty (1997-2007) 1998 Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (F.C.C.M.) 2005 Diplomate of The American Board of Geriatrics Certificate Number A5-19604 2005 Fellow of The American College of Geriatrics Specialists (F.A.C.G.S.) 2007 Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases Subspecialty (2007-2017). Re-Certified. 2007 Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine,