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Hematology and Oncology

ID: 733000 Montana, USA

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Expert is a triple board certified, Mayo-trained internist, hematologist, and oncologist with over 25 years of clinical medicine experience. She also has 20 years' medical legal consultative experience.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1988 Degree: MD Subject: Hematology/Oncology Institution: Mayo Clinic
Year: 1982 Degree: MD Subject: Medicine Institution: University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2011 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: President Department:
Responsibilities:
Consultation for patient/clients, attorneys, medical necessity organizations and disability determination businesses
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2010 to 2011 Employer: Maui Medical Group Title: Staff physician Department: Hematology/Oncology
Responsibilities:
Multi-specialty group medical practice in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1991 to 2010 Employer: Guardian Oncology & Center for Wellness Title: Practitioner: Solo Medical Practice Department:
Responsibilities:
Expert ran this solo medical practice in Montana for approximately two decades.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1988 to 1991 Employer: Medical Group Practice Title: Staff physician Department:
Responsibilities:
Medical Group Practice in Montana.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (active)
• Association of Community Cancer Centers – ACCC (active)
• Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology (active)
Licenses / Certifications
State of Hawaii (active)

National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomat
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Hematology
American Board of Medical Oncology
Fellow American College of Physicians (FACP)
Awards / Recognition
Mayo Clinic award for excellence in Community Hematology/Oncology

Internal Medicine:
• Nominated as the “Most Outstanding Medical Resident in California”
• Offered Chief Medical Resident Position at Martinez Veterans Hospital
• Offered Chief Medical Resident Position at Hennepin County Medical Center

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
• Co-Director Guardian Angels. A nonprofit organization Joni Landes, RN OCN
and I formed to assist cancer patients in Montana to defray costs of treatment.
We raised over $800,000. 100% of the money raised went directly to cancer patients.
• Western Montana YMCA Salute to Excellence, Honoree in the Category of Science.
• Ensuring Employer – United States Senate subcommittee
testimony. Representing Rural Oncologists for the American Society of
Clinical Oncology with Senators Dianne Feinstein (California) and Connie Mack (Florida).
• Coping Magazine Professionals of the Year HERO award with my nurse of 20 years
• Independent review of my clinic, Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness
(GOCW) by Kim Johnson and Associates. Rated ‘Best Clinic’ in over
330 Oncology clinics evaluated.
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Oncology Practice Initiative
(QOPI). My solo Medical Oncology practice in Montana (GOCW) participated in the initial
Beta Group representing Rural Medical Oncology Practices.
• Mayo Clinic award for Excellence in Private Practice Hematology and Medical Oncology.
• Hawaii’s Top Doctors . Honolulu Magazine.
• ASCO – SEP Completion (Medical Oncology Self-Evaluation Program)
Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has extensive conference experience, including directorship and lecturing alike, on various aspects of pathology and oncology.
She has multiple publications.

Fields of Expertise

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