CURRICULUM VITAE

ADDRESS

3150 Medical Center Drive, Suite 1
Beaumont, TX 77701-4651
409/835-0995

A physician who is a sleep specialist is certified in the subspecialty of sleep medicine and specializes in the clinical assessment, physiologic testing, diagnosis, management and prevention of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. Sleep specialists treat patients of any age and use multidisciplinary approaches. Disorders managed by sleep specialists include, but are not limited to, sleep related breathing disorders, insomnia, hypersomnia, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, parasomnias and sleep related movement disorders.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is the organization representing sleep medicine specialists, sleep centers and sleep-related breathing disorder laboratories, patients, and the public. As an independent, recognized medical subspecialty, sleep medicine has come of age, with ACGME-accredited fellowship training programs, ABMS subspecialty certification and a separate healthcare provider taxonomy code from CMS.

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine: l983
Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine: 2003
Certified Medical Review Officer: 2006
Medical License, State of Texas: l980 [via examination]
Medical License, State of Louisiana: 1986 [via reciprocity]

EDUCATION

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, TX
SEP 1976 - JUN 1980
Degree: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
SEP 1973 - AUG 1976
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Biology (highest honors)

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

Residency in Internal Medicine
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
El Paso, TX
JUL 1981 - JUN 1983 (Chief Resident 1982 -1983)

Categorical Internal Medicine Internship
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
El Paso, TX
JUL 1980 - JUN 1981

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

Medical Director, St. Mark’s Hospital Sleep Diagnostic Center
(formerly Fayette Memorial Hospital Sleep Center)
LaGrange, TX
APR 2002 - present

Medical Director, HealthSouth Sleep Disorders Center
Beaumont, TX
MAY 1999 - present

Director of General Medical Services
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont
Beaumont, TX
NOV 1991- present

Medical Director, State of Texas
The Gould Group, Inc.
Richardson, TX
NOV 1990 and JUN 1991 - OCT 1991

Ivers and Shaw, Associated (a group Internal Medicine practice)
Beaumont, TX
AUG 1987 - OCT 1990

Chief, Department of Medicine
Medical Director, ICU/CCU
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital
Fort Polk, LA
SEP 1986 - JUL 1987

Staff Internist
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital
Fort Polk, LA
JUL 1983 - AUG19 86 (also DEC 1990 - JUN 1991: Operation Desert Storm)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
American College of Physicians
Society for Hospital Medicine, charter member
(formerly National Association of Inpatient Physicians)
National Sleep Foundation
American Sleep Medicine Foundation
American Association of Medical Review Officers
Texas Medical Association
Jefferson County Medical Society
Beaumont Academy of Medicine
The Arthritis Foundation

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Clinical Instructor, University of Texas Medical Branch
School of Medicine
2006 - present

Quality assurance consultant in polysomnography and sleep medicine
Howard Young Medical Center, Inc.
Woodruff, WI
DEC 2004 - present

Education Consultant: (physician education in sleep medicine)
StartSmart Solutions, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
FEB 2004 – present

Quality assurance consultant in polysomnography
Sleep Labs of Texas
Beaumont, TX
APR 2002 - JAN 2004

Clinical instructor, University of Texas Medical Branch
School of Allied Health Sciences
1998 - present

HONORS

Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Otho Plummer Scholarship Award
Rawls Biology Award
Greenberg Pre-Medical Award
Bell Science Award
Army Service Ribbon
Army Achievement Medal
Army Commendation Medal
National Defense Service Medal (Desert Storm)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

"Renal Tubular Acidosis"
Beaumont's Observations XI (SEP 1983), 4.

"Beta-2 Microglobulin: Past, Present, and Future"
Beaumont's Observations XI (NOV 1983), 13.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

MILITARY SERVICE

U.S. Army Reserve 1976 - 2001
Active duty JUN 1980 - JUL 1987 and DEC 1990 - JUN 1991
Rank LTC, Medical Corps, USAR
Present status: Honorably discharged, JUN 2001