Expert Details
Hematology and Oncology
ID: 733000
Montana, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 1991 | Employer: Medical Group Practice | Title: Staff physician | Department: |
Responsibilities:Medical Group Practice in Montana. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2015 to 2018 | Agency: USA/IRS | Role: Consultation - Oncology | Description: Cancer prognosis |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2014 to 2015 | Country / Region: UK | Summary: Medical legal case against Boot's manufacturing - antibiotic eye drops side effects |
| Years: 2015 to 2016 | Country / Region: Singapore | Summary: Delay in proper treatment of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • American Society of Clinical Oncology (active) • Association of Community Cancer Centers – ACCC (active) • Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology (active) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
| Medical / Professional |
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| HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF • Missoula Community Medical Center – Missoula, Montana • St. Patrick’s Hospital – Missoula, Montana • St. Joseph Hospital – Polson, Montana • Marcus Daly Medical Center – Hamilton, Montana • Barrett Memorial Hospital – Dillon, Montana • St. Peter’s Hospital – Helena, Montana • Clark Fork Valley Hospital – Plains, Montana • Maui Memorial Medical Center – Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY: University of California – Davis; Davis, California Martinez Veterans Hospital; Martinez, California Mount Sinai and Hennepin County Medical Center – University of Minnesota; HEMATOLOGY and MEDICAL ONCOLOGY FELLOWSHIP: Mayo Clinic; Rochester, Minnesota Medical School: Scholarship received by the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Received a grant for research using a new Immunoperoxidase Stain for the Diagnosis of Metastatic Prostate Cancer MEDICAL COMMITTEE POSITIONS • Clinical Instructor of Medicine, WAMI, University of Washington Seattle, Washington • Minerva Society Member, Community Medical Center; Missoula, Montana • Director, Tumor Board, St. Patrick Hospital; Missoula, Montana • Board Member, Partners in Home Health Care and Hospice; Missoula, Montana • Board Member, Missoula Branch of American Cancer Society; Missoula, Montana • Member Ethics Committee, St. Patrick Hospital; Missoula, Montana • Member, Clinical Practice Committee, American Society of Clinical Oncology; Alexandria, Virginia • President, Montana Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology; Alexandria, Virginia • Member, Medicine Committee, St. Patrick Hospital; Missoula, Montana • Member, Executive Committee, St. Patrick Hospital; Missoula, Montana • Member, Ethics Committee, St. Patrick Hospital; Missoula, Montana • Board Director, Association of Community Cancer Centers; Rockville, Maryland • President, Montana Hematology/Oncology Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee • Member, Medicine Committee, Missoula Community Medical Center; Missoula, Montana • Associate Editor, JCO – Journal of Clinical Oncology (Daniel Haller MD) • Member, Blood Bank Committee Missoula Community Medical Center; Missoula, Montana • Board Member, Bristol Myers Medical Advisory Meeting; Washington, DC • Facilitator, Montana Cancer Control Coalition; St. Patrick Hospital; Missoula, Montana • Member Beta Group (rural practices) American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI); Alexandria, Virginia • Board Member, Novartis Medical Advisory Meeting; East Hanover, New Jersey • Director, Gynecologic Oncology Tumor Board; Missoula Community Medical Center; Missoula, Montana • Member, Tumor Board; Maui Memorial Medical Center; Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii • Member, Blood Bank Committee, Maui Memorial Medical Center; Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii • Instructor, Genetics (Nursing Program); University of Hawaii, Maui, Hawaii • Clinical Scholar, ACCC Institute for Clinical Immuno-Oncology |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has extensive conference experience, including directorship and lecturing alike, on various aspects of pathology and oncology. She has multiple publications. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| English | excellent |