Education:
Bachelor of Science in Business, Computer Systems Management, Murray State University, Murray Kentucky, 1982
Associate in Applied Science, Data Processing Technology, Paducah Community College Paducah, Kentucky, 1979
Medical School:
Doctor of Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, 1996 – 2000
Internship:
Medical / Surgical Internship, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, 2000 – 2001
Residency:
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, 2001 – 2004,
- David L. Cowen Award for Outstanding Performance by a Resident in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2001 – 2002, 2003 – 2004
Board Certifications:
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005, sub-specialty certification, Brain Injury Medicine, 2014 Recertification 2015 – 2025.
Professional background:
2008 – Present: Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnostics, PA, Tampa, Florida. A single specialty, group physician practice with three locations in Tampa, Florida. Practice focus is acute inpatient rehabilitation with a special interest in post-stroke recovery, chronic spine and musculoskeletal pain, and electrodiagnostics.
2007-2008: Interventional Spine Pain Consultants of Brevard, Melbourne, Florida. Physician, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2004-2006: West Florida Medical Center Clinic, Pensacola, Florida Physician, Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine
Academic Appointments:
University of South Florida School of Medicine
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, February 2011-present
Professional affiliations:
- American Medical Association, 1996 – 2011
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2002 – present
- University of Kentucky Medical Alumni, Board Member 2000 – 2005
- Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, June 2009 – June 2011
Conference Presentations:
Spasticity management in Spinal Cord Injury: Moving Violations. West Florida Rehabilitation Institute Spinal Cord Injury Conference; Pensacola, Florida, October 2005.
Life After Trauma: West Florida Hospital Trauma Conference; Pensacola, Florida, June 2006.
Heading For Home: Life After Trauma. 16th Annual Surviving Trauma Conference; Pensacola, Florida, November 2006.
Stroke: What Happens Next? 13th Annual Geriatrics Conference; Pensacola, Florida, February, 2007.
Stroke Rehabilitation: Emerging Treatments, Management and Best Outcomes, American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines Conference: Pensacola, Florida, May, 2007.
Life After Brain Injury: Better Living Through Chemistry, Tampa General Hospital Brain Injury Symposium: Tampa, FL February 2011.
Community Presentations:
Life After Trauma. December 2004, March 2006, August 2006
Considering Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson’s Disease. June 2006
Spasticity After Stroke. July 2006, August 2006
Strike Back At Stroke: Prevention & Recovery, Tampa General Hospital Community Health Education. Tampa; FL, May 2010.
Additional Employment History:
1985 – 1986 City of Lone Oak, City Clerk / Treasurer, Lone Oak, Kentucky
1984 – 1994 Westvaco Corporation, Fine Papers Division, Wickliffe, Kentucky. Increasingly responsible positions in the Data Processing Department. Final position was Senior Programmer / Analyst
1983 – 1984 Datamax Corporation, Owensboro, Kentucky, Medical Systems Specialist
1979 – 1980 Minnen’s Incorporated, Paducah, Kentucky, Programmer