Expert Details
Family Practice, Cross-Cultural Medicine, Addictionology, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics
ID: 726902
Iowa, USA
He has shifted career focus, and is now doing locum tenens work, untill June of 2011.
He is fluent in English and Spanish, and has a very broad general knowledge base.
He has done phone consultations regarding a number of developing medical devices and products.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1979 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine |
| Year: 1972 | Degree: BS | Subject: Anthropology | Institution: Yale University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1987 to 2010 | Employer: Family Health Care of Siouxland | Title: Physician | Department: Morningside Clinic |
Responsibilities:He attends adult, pediatric, and obstetric patients at the clinic and in the hospital. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1987 | Employer: Indian Health Service | Title: General Medical Officer | Department: Winnebago PHS Hospital |
Responsibilities:He attended adult and pediatric patients in the hospital and clinic, and assisted the Tribal Health Department with disease prevention and health promotion. He was also the TB Control Officer for the Reservation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1982 to 1985 | Employer: Indian Health Service | Title: General Medical Officer | Department: ACL PHS Hospital |
Responsibilities:He attended adult and pediatric patients in the hospital and in the clinic, and obstetric patients in the hospital in Grants, New Mexico. He was also the TB Control Officer for the three Reservations |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1979 to 1982 | Employer: University of Wyoming | Title: Family Practice Resident | Department: Clinical Campus at Casper |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1982 to 1987 | Agency: Indian Health Service | Role: Physician | Description: He cared for sick patients, and served as consultant for the Winnebago Tribal Health Department. He was TB control officer at the Winnebago PHS Hospital in Winnebago, Nebraska, and at the ACL IHS Hospital in San Fidel, NM |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1993 to 1993 | Country / Region: Cuba | Summary: He served with a medical humanitarian aid mission. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| He belongs to the AMA, American Academy of Family Practice, Woodbury County Medical Association, Iowa Medical Association, Iowa Academy of Family Practice |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He has active medical licenses in Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming. He has inactive medical licenses in New Mexico and Wisconsin. He is board certified by the American Academy of Family Practice |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Privileges and credentials committee, St Luke's Regional Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa |
| Medical / Professional |
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| He did his Family Practice Residency in Casper, Wyoming. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has three publications. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He testified once as an expert witness |
| Marketing Experience |
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| As a front line physician, he is in a unique position to see the actual application of technology and pharmaceuticals to actual patient care. As a bilingual physician in the Midwest, he has first hand knowledge of changing demographics. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Spanish fluency |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Spanish | His proficiency in Spanish affords conversation and education. |
| Navajo | His conversational Navajo skills are rudimentary but usable (Navajo is not a foreign language). |
| Hebrew | His knowledge of Hebrew is elementary. |