Dr. Dale Butler is a 2005 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology. Throughout his time at UT, Dr. Butler worked as an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Thomas Juenger’s Integrative Biology laboratory. Upon graduation, he served in the United States Peace Corps in Shighatini, Tanzania. For two years, he taught chemistry and biology at a Tanzanian secondary school. He received his MD from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2012 and completed a general surgery residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital in 2017.

After completing his surgical training, he began active duty as a Navy Medical Officer at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune. In early 2018, he reported to Second Medical Battalion, Second Marine Logistics Group. He supported the Marines of Task Force Southwest as a general surgeon at a Role II surgical facility in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. In 2019, he became the Department Head of general surgery. His military awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat “C”; device, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Insignia and Campaign Star, in addition to other personal and unit awards. After his service in the Navy, Dr. Butler gained advanced training in trauma surgery and surgical critical care through a fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He then returned to Dallas, TX and currently works as a trauma and acute care surgeon at The University of Texas Southwestern, where he is an Assistant Professor of Surgery.