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Practice Address:
201 Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute
473 West 12th Avenue
Columbus ,
OH
43210
614-293-4925
Education:
- 1995-1999. M.D., summa cum laude, The Ohio State University College of Medicine,
Columbus, OH
- 1991-1995. B.A., English. Princeton University,
Princeton, NJ
Post Graduate Training:
- 2003-present. Fellow, Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH
- 1999-2002. Resident, Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH
Licensure or Certification:
- Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, Exp. 12/2012
- ACS-ATLS instructor Exp. 2/2009
- ACS—ATLS provider, Exp. 10/2008
- Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society—Diving, Exp. 2/2008
- AHA—BLS/HCP provider, Exp. 10/2007
- AHA-ACLS provider Exp. 10/2006
- AHA-ACLS instructor Exp. 10/2006
- State of Ohio, 6/2002. Permanent. 1/2007
- Medical Examiner
Associations:
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American College of Physicians
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American Thoracic Society
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American College of Chest Physicians
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Society of Critical Care Medicine
Affiliations:
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2005-present. ATLS Instructor, Central Ohio Trauma System
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2004-present. ACLS Instructor, The Ohio State University Medical Center
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2004-present. Consultant physician, Columbus Medical Association
Physicians Free Clinic
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2003-present. Clinical Instructor/Fellow, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH
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2003-present. Hospitalist/moonlighter, OSU Department of Internal
Medicine
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2002-2003. Chief Medical Resident, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH
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1999-2002. Clinical Instructor/Housestaff, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH
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1995-1997. BLS/HCP Instructor, The Ohio State University Medical Center
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1993-1995. Director, Health Education, Princeton University and Rescue Training, Princeton, NJ
Partial List of Publications:
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Iatrogenic pleural effusion. NEJM Images in Clinical Medicine, in preparation
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Mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysm: a report of 3 cases and review of the literature. In preparation.
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Obstructive sleep apnea: recognition and diagnosis. Submitted to CMAJ, 3/2005.
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Respiratory Failure And Refractory Hypoxemia Due To Activated Charcoal Aspiration: Treatment With Bronchoscopic Surfactant Administration. Case Report accepted to Chest 2005.
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Essig, LW. Sleep Apnea. In: The 5-Minute Neurology Consult (editors: Joanne Lynn, MD, Rae-Grant Alexander, MD, and Herbert Newton, MD). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004.
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Chest X-ray tutorial. OSU Department of Internal Medicine, Web-based Residency Curriculum. 2004.
Research:
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Venticute (rSP-C Surfactant) in Patients with Pneumonia or Aspiration of Gastric Contents Leading to Intubation, Mechanical Ventilation, and Severe Oxygenation Impairment
Altana, Inc. 1/04-7/06.
A randomized, clinical trial investigating the effects of recombinant surfactant on patients with severe oxygen impairment secondary to pneumonia or aspiration of gastric contents.
Role: Sub-Investigator
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Historical and Physical Characteristics That Suggest Obstructive Sleep Apnea in
Goal: Cross-sectional study examining the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea
in a group of young athletes, and historical and physical characteristics that predict
the presence of obstructive sleep apnea in this group.
Role: Co-Investigator
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Linezolid vs. Vancomycin/Oxacillin/Dicloxacillin in the Treatment of Catheter-related Gram-Positive Bloodstream Infections
Pharmacia/Pfizer.
Goal: Multicenter trial designed to compare the microbiological efficacy of linezolid to vancomycin/oxacillin/dicloxacillin in the empiric treatment of patients with gram-positive catheter-related bloodstream infections.
Role: Sub-Investigator
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Linezolid in the Treatment of Subjects with Nosocomial Pneumonia Proven to be due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Pfizer.
Goal: multi-center trial comparing efficacy and safety of linezolid IV vs. vancomycin IV in patients with MRSA nosocomial pneumonia.
Role: Sub-Investigator
Partial List of Presentations:
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Pleural Disease Update
9/14/05 VA Medical Center,
Chillicothe, OH
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea
8/2/05. Resident Didactic
Session—OSU Dept. of
Internal Medicine
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Chest X-ray Interpretation
7/25/05. Intern Lecture Series,
OSU Department of
Internal Medicine
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Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia
6/11/05. Chest Imaging for the Clinician
and Radiologist 2005, ACCP/
Fleischner Society
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COPD and Air Travel
3/5/05. Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medicine Update 2005,
The Ohio State University,
Center for Continuing Medical
Education
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Chest X-ray Interpretation
7/12/04. Intern Lecture Series,
OSU Department of
Internal Medicine
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Venous Thromboembolism and the Female Patient
5/2/03. Resident Didactic
Session—OSU Dept. of
OB/Gyn
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CPC: 53 Year-old man with respiratory failure and lymphocytosis
2/13/03. Grand Rounds, OSU
Department of Internal Medicine
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Finding a Fellowship
10/11/02. ACP-ASIM Ohio Chapter
Annual Scientific Meeting
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To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
6/6/02. Grand Rounds, OSU
Perspectives On Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Department of Internal
Medicine
Awards:
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2007 Best Doctors in America®
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2005. Robert J. Fass Outstanding Clinical Fellow Award, OSU Department of Internal
Medicine
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2004. Robert J. Fass Outstanding Clinical Fellow Award, OSU Department of Internal
Medicine
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2002. Robert Murnane Award, OSU Department of Internal
Medicine
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2001. Outstanding Housestaff Teaching Award, The Ohio State University
College of Medicine
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2000. John A. Prior Outstanding Intern Award, OSU Department of Internal
Medicine
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1999. American College of Physicians Award, The Ohio State University
College of Medicine
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1999. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Award, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
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1999. Medical Staff Achievement Award, The Ohio State University
College of Medicine
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1998. J. Hutchinson Williams Scholar Award, The Ohio State University
College of Medicine
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1998. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, The Ohio State University,
Gamma Chapter (3rd year inductee), College of Medicine
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1997. Association of Pathology Chairs Honor Society, The Ohio State University
College of Medicine
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