Awards and Honors
1998 Jefferson Award presented by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison for the American Institute for Public Service.
June 16, 1998 in Washington D.C.
Recipient of the 1998 Distinguished Surgeon Award. Sponsored by the Association of Operating Room Nurses of Greater Houston.
Received the St. Martin de Porres Award at the annual Southern Dominican Gala, May 3, 1995.
Received The Irish Houstonian of the Year for the Shalom Center at the 12th Annual St. Patrick's Day Emerald Ball. March 11, 1995.
Received "Dawn of Hope" Award from Helping Hands Medical Missions 2003
Selected by Peers to be listed in Best Doctors in America
1994-present 2008.
Dr. Cronin - a Marvin Zindler Angel- "...one of the finest plastic surgeons in the country."KPRC TV 3/1/2007
Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Houston, Texas "Serving with Gladness Award" 2001.
"Excellence in Teaching Award" of Christus St. Joseph Plastic Surgery Residency 2003
Hospital Universitario, Arequipa, Peru, gave instructional course on facial reconstruction. Received medal of honor and diploma of honor. January 1995.
Presented Diploma as Docent for International Instructional course on Cleft Lip and Palate by University of Guayaquil Faculty of Medicine 1996
Good Samaritan citation 2001 Christus St. Joseph Hospital
Received 1st Place at the 113th Annual Session of the Texas Medical Association Scientific Exhibit for "Reconstruction of the Breast after Masectomy"
Houston, 1980
Certificate of Merit from the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation as co author essay on Informed Consent 2001
Recipient of the Colegio Medico Del Peru and Consejo Regional V Recognition Award for Medical Mission to Peru.
March 29, 2000.
Selected by peers to be published in Best Doctors, Inc. for 1994-to present-2008.
Selected by residents "Outstanding Surgical Teaching" for July 2001-June 2003.
Awarded 1st place (tie) member paper Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons 2005
Certificate of Advanced Education in Cosmetic Surgery from The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Certificate of Continuing Medical Education from the American Medical Association
American Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. 1993
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. 1999
Professional Positions & Major Appointments
Treasurer Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons 2005-2006
Secretary Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons2006-2007
Vice President Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons 2007-2008
President Elect Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons 2008-2009
President Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons 2009-2010
Medical Director
Thomas D. Cronin & Raymond O. Brauer
Cleft Lip and Palate Reconstructive Institute
August 1988-present
President of Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons
October 1993-1994
President of the Board of Incarnate Word Academy
1993-1995
Member of the Harris County Medical Society's
Council of Specialty Societies
1993-1994
Founder and Medical Director for Operation San Jose
1983-present
Chairman, Awards Committee
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
2003-2007
