Joseph Varon

Dr. Varon is a Professor at the University of Houston College of Medicine. He is the Chairman and President of Dorrington Medical Associates. Formerly, he served as Chairman of the Board of United Memorial Medical Center Premier and United General Hospital. He is Chief of Critical Care and COVID-19 unit at United Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Varon is the Former Chief of Critical Care Services and Past Chief of Staff at United Memorial Medical Center and University General Hospital. He is a Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Professor of Emergency Medicine at several universities in Mexico, the Middle East and Europe. He is the Associate Dean for the Caribbean Medical University.

After completing medical training at the UNAM Medical School in Mexico City, Mexico, Dr. Varon served as internship in internal medicine at Providence Hospital/George Washington University, Washington, D.C. A subsequent residency in internal medicine was completed at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Varon also served fellowships in critical care medicine and pulmonary diseases at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. An avid researcher, Dr, Varon has contributed more than 850 peer-reviewed journal articles, 12 full textbooks, and 15 dozen book chapters to the medical literature. He is also a reviewer for multiple journals and 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. He is also a well-known expert in the area of hypertensive crises management. With Dr. Carlos Ayus, he co-described the hyponatremia associated to 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”. Dr. Varon has lectured in over 60 different countries around the globe. 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 over 3000 National and International television and radio shows with his techniques and care of patients. Dr. Varon is well known for his academic and clinical work in the management of acute hypertension and has published extensively on this subject. In addition, Dr. Varon has worked on studies related to ethical issues in acute care medicine and has several peer-reviewed publications on this controversial subject. In the past 38 months, Dr. Varon has become a world leader for his work on COVID-19 and his co-development of the MATH+ protocol to care for these patients. For this, he has received multiple awards, including a proclamation by the Mayor of the City of Houston of the “Dr. Joseph Varon Day”. Dr. Varon also won the “Houston Humanitarian Award” for his work during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Dr. Varon was presented the “Global Citizen Award” by the United Nations.