After 60-year career, Dr. Kenneth Mattox steps down as chief at Ben Taub Hospital
HOUSTON โ A big congratulations to Dr. Kenneth Mattox, the chief of staff at Ben Taub General Hospital, who announced he will be retiring from his position there soon. This vision ultimately shaped what Ben Taub is today. During a 2018 interview, Dr. Mattox explained the hospitalโs history of training military surgeons, a legacy that lives on today. โThey would take their cellphone, put it into the wound and say โwhat do I do with this kind of injury?โโ Dr. Mattox explained. โIn the last five years, weโve been the top three... of all the trauma centers in the United States!โ Dr. Mattox said.