Position:
Owner/Partner at Vertical Medicine Resources, Chief at Appalachian Mountain Rescue Team, Medical Advisor at REI, Co-Founder, Instructor at Wilderness EMS Medical Director Course, Medical Director at Starfish Aquatics Institute, Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Course Director at Carolina Wilderness EMS Externship, Medical Director at Landmark Learning, EMS Educational Advisor at Western Piedmont Community College, Assistant Professor at Western Carolina University, Executive Director at The Appalachian Center for Wilderness Medicine, Medical Director at Burke County Emergency Services, Medical Advisor at North Carolina Outward Bound School, Executive Editor at Wilderness Medicine magazine, Attending Emergency Physician at Blue Ridge HealthCare Hospitals, Vice President at Mountain Emergency Physicians
Location:
Hickory/Lenoir, North Carolina Area
Work:
Vertical Medicine Resources
- PO Box 16895 Portland, Oregon 97292 since Jan 2013
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Owner/Partner
Appalachian Mountain Rescue Team
- North Carolina since Jan 2013
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Chief
REI
- Kent, Washington since Jul 2012
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Medical Advisor
Wilderness EMS Medical Director Course
since Nov 2011
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Co-Founder, Instructor
Starfish Aquatics Institute
since Aug 2011
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Medical Director
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine since Jul 2011
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Adjunct Assistant Professor
Carolina Wilderness EMS Externship
- Morganton, NC since Jun 2011
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Course Director
Landmark Learning
since May 2011
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Medical Director
Western Piedmont Community College
since Dec 2008
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EMS Educational Advisor
Western Carolina University
since Mar 2007
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Assistant Professor
The Appalachian Center for Wilderness Medicine
since Feb 2007
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Executive Director
Burke County Emergency Services
since Jan 2006
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Medical Director
North Carolina Outward Bound School
since 2006
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Medical Advisor
Wilderness Medicine magazine
since 2006
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Executive Editor
Blue Ridge HealthCare Hospitals
since Jul 2003
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Attending Emergency Physician
Mountain Emergency Physicians
since Jul 2003
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Vice President
Grace Hospital Emergency Department
Jan 2010 - Mar 2011
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Chair & Medical Director
STAT MedEvac
2000 - 2003
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Flight Physician
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
2000 - 2003
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Resident Emergency Physician
Wolf Creek Ski Area
Nov 1993 - May 1994
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Assistant Director, Childrens Ski School
Education:
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 2000 - 2003
residency certification, Emergency Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine 1996 - 2000
MD, medicine
Yale University 1989 - 1993
BA, Anthropology
Interests:
wilderness medicine, emergency medicine, EMS, medical anthropology, creative writing
Honor & Awards:
Top 10 EMS Innovator of 2011
WMS BALL Wilderness Medicine Award, 2009
Yalie of the Week, March 14 2008
ACEP Hero of Emergency Medicine, 2008
Who's Who in America, 2009
Global Directory of Who's Who, 2009
Fellow, American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians
Fellow, Academy of Wilderness Medicine
Languages:
English, Spanish, العربية, French