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Emergency Family Medicine, Family Medicine, Board Certified, Family Practice, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Sports Medicine, Ski Injuries, Bike Injuries, Bicycle Injuries, Snowboard Injuries, Wilderness Medicine, Motor Vehicle Accidents, General Practice, Heat Illness, Hypothermia, Frostbite, Mountain Medicine

CERTIFICATION

  • Board Certified, American Board Family Medicine, 2024
  • Certificate in Travel Health, International Society of Travel Medicine, 2031 Fellow, Academy Wilderness Medicine

LICENSURE

  • Oregon, exp 12/31/2021
  • Washington, exp 6/13/2022
  • California, exp 12/31/2022
  • Drug Enforcement Agency, exp 5/31/2022

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Advanced Cardiac Life Support, exp. 7/2022 Advanced Trauma Life Support, exp. 9/2023
Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, Federal Aviation Administration Medical Examiner, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Independent Medical Examiner, Oregon and Washington
Arbiter Examiner, Oregon
Civil Surgeon, Immigration and Naturalization Service Level I and SAR Avalanche Rescue

EDUCATION

M.D., 06/1994
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle WA

B.S. Science Communication, magna cum laude, 06/1988 University of Portland, Portland OR

TRAINING

  • Internal Medicine Internship, 06/1994-06/1995 University of Utah Department of Internal Medicine
  • Family Medicine Residency, 06/1997-06/1999 Family Medicine of Southwest Washington

CURRENT MEDICAL PRACTICE

Active Staff. Occupational and Travel, Mountain Clinic, and Emergency Depts. 10/2000-present. Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, PO Box 149, Hood River, OR 97031; (541)386-3911

Active Staff, Emergency Dept. 08/1998-present
Skyline Hospital, PO Box 99, White Salmon, WA 98672; (509)493-1101

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

  • Public Health Officer, Hood River County,2018-present. OR.
  • Medical Examiner, Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, and Gilliam Counties, 2018-present. OR. Medical Director, Providence MCO, 2021- present. Portland OR.
    Medical Director, Crag Rats Mountain Rescue, Portland Mountain Rescue, Clackamas County Search and Rescue, Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue, 1999 to present, Hood River OR.
  • Medical Director, 2005-2009, Memorial Urgent Care, Vancouver WA.
  • Chair, 2016-present. Medical Committee Mountain Rescue Association, Golden, CO. Editor-in-Chief, 2012-2019. Travel Medicine News, International Society Travel Medicine,
    Editor-in-Chief, 2003-2012, and Associate Editor, 1999-2002, Wilderness Medicine
    Wilderness Medical Society, Salt Lake City UT
  • Board Member. 2000-2006, Wilderness Medical Society, Colorado Springs, CO.

PREVIOUS MEDICAL PRACTICE

  • Staff Physician, 11/2014
    Holland America Line, Seattle, WA
  • Active Staff, Emergency Dept. 07/1999-01/2010
    Memorial Urgent Care, PO Box 1600, Vancouver, WA 98668; (360)256-2000
  • Courtesy Staff. Emergency Dept. 11/1999-05/2003, 11/2009-12/2013
    Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, 24800 SE Stark, Gresham, OR 97030; (503)674-1544
  • Courtesy Staff, Emergency Dept. 06/2001-08/2001
    Mid Columbia Medical Center, 1700 East 19th St., The Dalles, OR 97058
  • Courtesy Staff, Emergency Dept. 07/1999
    Central Oregon District Hospital, 1253 N. Canal Blvd., Redmond, OR 97756; (541)548-8131
  • Staff Physician and Clinical Quality and Utilization Director. 1995-1997
    Health Clinics of Utah, 2001 S. State, Salt Lake City, UT 84105; (801)468-2841
  • Staff Physician. 06/1995-06/1996.
    State Development Center, 895 N. 900 E., American Fork, UT 84003-9199; (801)763-4000

AWARDS/HONORS

Finalist, Nonfiction Narrative, Banff Festival of Mountain Books, 2008 Finalist, Nonfiction Narrative, Oregon Book Awards, 2008
Bill Barry Award, Nonfiction, Far West Ski Association, 2014
Dian Simpkins Award for Service, Wilderness Medical Society, 2011 Humanitarian Research Award, Wilderness Medical Society 2012
Ice Axe Award for Service, Wilderness Medical Society, 2014

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

Current with 300 hours in 3 years in emergency, family, and occupational medicine. CME list available.

PUBLICATIONS

Author of eleven book and many peer-reviewed medical journal articles on wilderness, outdoor recreation, international, and adventure travel medicine.
Publication list available.

LECTURES

Keynote and CME speaker for medical conferences, corporations, and universities. Lecture list available.
Course chair for:
2005 Wilderness Medical Society Annual Meeting, Snowmass CO 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Marine Medicine Maui HI
2010 Wilderness Medical Society Marine Medicine Maui HI 2012 Medical Student Mission Verettes Haiti
2014 Wilderness Medical Society/International Society of Travel Medicine, Jackson WY 2016 Health Corps Haiti, Cap Hatian Haiti

EXPERT WITNESS EXPERIENCE

Specialize in outdoor recreation, wilderness, travel, and emergency medicine including trial and deposition experience.
Case list available.

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EXPERIENCE (selected)

Physician, Holland America Line, Caribbean, Nov 2015.
Speaker, International Society of Travel Medicine, Barcelona, May 2017. Faculty, International Society of Travel Medicine, Quebec City, May 2015. Faculty, Asia Pacific Travel Health Society, Vietnam, May 2014
Faculty, International Society of Travel Medicine, The Netherlands, May 2013 CME Faculty Wilderness Travel Medicine 2011- present
11 seminars to 5 continents.
CME Chair/Team Leader, Health Corps Haiti
May 2011, Jan 2012, June 2013, June 2014, May 2017
Semester at Sea/Institute for Shipboard Education. Spring 1989.
13th International FFI Conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Oct 1988. Christian Medical Society Mission, Santo Domingo, Ecuador. Aug 1987. University of Portland Culture Program, Salzburg, Austria. 1985-86.
Friendship Force International Ambassador, 1979 – 1985 South Korea; Finland, Soviet Union, Egypt, Austria

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