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CANDIDATES SEEKING SPORTS MEDICINE POSITIONS
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CALIFORNIA
Modern Weng, DO
Address:
5501 DeMarcus Blvd., Unit #219
Dublin, CA 94568
Email: modweng@gmail.com

Telephone:

617-512-1700
Geographic Preference: San Francisco Bay Area
Type of Position Desired: Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician

Sports Interest:

Football, Basketball, Baseball, Weight Lifting
Fellowship: Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
7/2007 - 6/2008
Certifications: Board certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal medicine.  Sports Medicine Boards will be taken in July of 2009.
Residency: Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Boston, MA
7/2004 - 6/2007
Medical School: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Vallejo Medical, CA
8/2000 - 6/2004
Previous Work
Experience:
Kaiser Permanente of Walnut Creek, Department of Orthopedics/Sports Medicine:  9/2008 - present
Sports Medicine Experience: Boston Ballet, BAA Boston Marathon, Lexington Minuteman Regional High School, Northeastern University, Boston College
AMSSM Member: Yes
Additional Information:: Please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to provide you with a copy of my CV
Date Posted: 1/6/09
NEW JERSEY
Thomas A Phipps, MD
Geographic Preference:  NJ and NY
Date Available to Start:  July 2009
Address:
242 McAuliffe Court
Somerset, NJ  08873

Email: taphippy@gmail.com

Daytime Telephone:

732-429-4134
Alternate Telephone: 732-448-1799
Type of Position Desired: Outpatient Primary Care with a strong focus on Musculoskeletal/Sports Medicine

Sports Interest:

Football, Lacrosse, Soccer, Ice Hockey
Level of Skill Current Sports Medicine Fellow
Fellowship:

Mountainside Hospital
Verona, NJ
July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009

Certifications: Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine ACLS BLS ECFMG
Residency:

Morristown Memorial Hospital: Internal Medicine
Morristown, NJ
July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008

Medical School:

Ross University
Dominica, West Indies
August 2000 through April 2005

Sports Medicine
Experience:

William Patterson University Coverage of Ice Hockey

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Pre-participation Physical Exams for Men & Women's athletics Weekly training room coverage

New York City Marathon November 2008
Volunteer Physician on Medical Team

MedFest IX
Preparticipation physical exams for special needs athletes trying to qualify for Special Olympics

Glen Ridge High School
Coverage of JV and Varsity Football, Wrestling, Lacrosse

Immaculate Conception High School
Coverage for JV and Varsity Football

West Essex High School
Coverage of Varsity Football

AMSSM Member: Yes
Date Posted: 2/27/2009
NORTH CAROLINA
Kristen Samuhel, MD
Geographical Preference: North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, South Carolina
Address:

5302 Silverbrook Drive
McLeansville, NC  27301

Email: kristen.samuhel@mosescone.com

Daytime Telephone:

336-697-1882
Type of Position Desired: Combination of sports med and family practice , preferably private practice

Sports Interest:

All
Level of Skill Expect to complete SM fellowship 6/2010 and be CAQ certified
Fellowship:

Moses Cone Family Medicine Sports Med Fellowship
Greensboro, NC 
7/1/09 - 6/30/10

Certifications: CAQ eligible
Residency:

Moses Cone Family Medicine
Greensboro, NC
7/1/06 - 6/30/09

Medical School:

UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
8/2002 - 5/200

Sports Medicine
Experience:
coverage of highschool, Div I college (NC A&T)
AMSSM Member: Yes
Additional Information:: Former Division I soccer team captain
Date Posted: 5/08/09
OHIO
Rishi Sharma, MD
Address:
5435 Beverly Hills Dr. Apt. G
Columbus, OH 43213
Email: docrsharma@yahoo.com

Daytime Telephone:

630-901-7783
Type of Position Desired: Primary Care Sports Medicine

Sports Interest:

All levels
Level of Skill Experience with high school, Division I & III, Professionl athletes
Fellowship:
SportsMedicine Grant
Columbus, OH
08/01/08 - 07/01/09
Certifications: 07/24/2008 - 12/31/2015 ECFMG certification: October 2004
Residency:

Southern Illinois University- Family Medicine
Carbondale, IL
07/05 - 06/08

Medical School: Santosh Medical College
Ghaziabad, India
07/96 - 03/2003
Previous Work
Experience:

01/08-current Marshall Browning Hospital; Du Quoin, IL. – Emergency Medicine Physician. Sole ER physician in 6 bed emergency room.

02/04-04/04 University of Illinois at Chicago - Christ Medical Center; Oak Lawn, IL.

10/03-01/04 University of Illinois at Chicago - Hope Children’s Hospital; Oak Lawn, IL.

07/03-09/03 Junior Medical House Officer at Bone and Joint Care Foundation of India;
Sarita Vihar, New Delhi.

04/03-05/03 University of Illinois at Chicago - Michael Reese Hospital; Chicago, IL.

04/03-05/03 Mercy Hospital; Chicago, IL.

04/02-03/03 Internship - Meerut University/Santosh Hospital; Ghaziabad, U.P.

05/00-06/00 University of Illinois at Chicago - Hope Children’s Hospital; Oak Lawn, IL.

Research:

07/04-06/05 Northwestern University; Chicago IL. Research fellow under the supervision of Dr. Charles Bennett in the department of Hematology/Oncology.

05/01-06/01 Research assistant under the supervision of Dr. Madhu Gupta in the
department of Cardiology at High Tech; Palos Height, IL.

Sports Medicine Experience - Team Coverage:

Professional
Columbus Destroyers, National Arena Football League 08/2008-current
Columbus Blue Jackets, National Hockey League 08/2008-current
Southern Illinois Miners, Minor League Baseball 07/2007 season

College
Ohio University, Division I 08/2008-current
Denison University, Division III 08/2008-current
Southern Illinois University, Division I 07/2006-06/2008

High School
Central Crossing High School; Grove City, OH. 08/2008-current
Benton High School; Benton, IL. 07/2006-06/2008

Columbus Marathon, assistant to Medical Director. Assisted
in medical organization and coverage 10/19/08

All Ohio University Cross Country Competition;
Delaware, OH 10/10/08

Sport Medicine Physicals: Otterbein University PGY-4

Sport Medicine Physicals: Hilitonia Middle School;
Columbus, OH PGY-4

Sport Medicine Physicals: Buckeye Middle School;
Columbus, OH PGY-4

Chicago Marathon- mile marker 11 coverage as well as main
Medical tent 10/07/07

Sports Medicine Physicals: Culver Stockton College PGY-3

Quincy University: Football team (Practice, training room) PGY-3

Sports Medicine Physicals: Southern Illinois University PGY-3

Sports Medicine Physicals: Shawnee Community College PGY-2

Sports Medicine Physicals: Southern Illinois University PGY-2

Sports Medicine Physicals: John A. Logan Community College PGY-2

Sports Medicine Physicals: Shawnee Community College PGY-1

Sports Medicine Physicals: Southern Illinois University PGY-1

Sports Medicine Physicals: John A. Logan Community College PGY-1

AMSSM Member: Yes
Additional Information::

Proficiency: Chronic tendonitis management with platelet rich plasma. Musculoskeletal ultrasound. MSK U/S guided injections, dry needling, acupuncture, myofacial release, casting/splinting. Research.

Publications:

Textbook:
Sharma R. The Survival Guide to a Family Medicine Residency. Publication Pending.

Sharma R, Subbiah V. The Survival Guide for the USMLE Step 2 CS – It’s a Jungle Out There. Elsevier. March, 2005.http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/product.jsp?isbn=032303585X

Journals
Sharma R, Shaw J, Sturmi JE, Chopra V, O’Conner F. Clostridium Sordellii And Septic Arthritis. Publication pending.

Schmitt B, Dobrez D, Prada JP, Kyriacou DN, Golub RM, Sharma R, Bennett C. Responding to a small-scale bioterrorist anthrax attack: cost-effectiveness analysis comparing preattack vaccination with postattack antibiotic treatment and vaccination. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Apr 9;167(7):655-62.

Bennett CL,Cournoyer D, Carson KR, Rossert J, Luminari S, Evens AM, Lacatelli F, Belknap SM, McKoy JM, Lyons EA, Kim B, Sharma R, Costello S, Toffelmire EB, Wells GA, Messner HA, Yarnold PR, Trifilio SM, Raisch DW, Kuzel TM, Nissenson A, Lim LC, Tallman MS, Casadevall N. Long-term outcome of individuals with pure red cell aplasia and antierythropoietin antibodies in patients treated with recombinant epoetin: a follow-up report from the Research on Adverse Drug Events and Reports (RADAR) Project. Blood. 2005 Nov 15;106(10):3343-7. Epub 2005 Aug 11.

Abstracts
Ruane J, Sharma R. Parsonage-Turner Syndrome. American Medical Society of Sports Medicine. 2009. Acceptance pending.

Sharma R, Tesner RJ. Patellar Tendonitis and Platelet Rich Plasma. A American Medical Society of Sports Medicine. 2009. Acceptance pending.

Sharma R, Shaw J, Sturmi JE, Chopra V, O’Conner F. Clostridium Sordellii And Septic Arthritis. American College of Sports Medicine. 2009. Acceptance pending.

Sharma R, Cote N, Sharma N, Schonewolf S, Humphrey J, Tippy P. Knee in Chest Equals Pulmonary Embolus? Poster. American Medical Society of Sports Medicine. March, 2008.

Passam R, Singh VP, Kapur R, Sharma R, Bennett C. Is Ophthalmic Screening Necessary for Amiodarone-Treated Patients? Abstract. American College of Cardiology Foundation. September, 2004.

Parada J, Schmitt B, Sharma R, Dobrez D, Bennett C. Bioterrorism: Cost-Effectiveness of a Medical Response. Abstract. Health Services Research. October, 2004.

Carson K, McCaffrey K, Sharma R, et. Al. Direct Medical Costs for Head and Neck or Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Oral Mucositis and/or Esophagitis who Undergo Radiochemotherapy. Abstract. ASCO. November, 2004.

Date Posted: 12/03/08
PENNSYLVANIA
Paresh Ghodge, MD
Address:
217 Pine Street, Apt. 7
Danville, PA 17821
Email: psghodge@geisinger.edu

Daytime Telephone:

205.413.7893
Type of Position Desired: Sports Medicine Practice with minimal primary care

Sports Interest:

Football, soccer, basketball, boxing, wrestling
Level of Skill Family Medicine trained. Currently undergoing fellowship in Sports Medicine.
Fellowship:
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes-Barre, PA
07/01/08 - 06/30/09
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS, Board Eligible for Family Medicine
Residency:

University of Missouri, Columbia
Columbia, MO
07/01/05 - 06/30/08

Medical School: Goa Medical College
Margao, Goa-India
07/15/96 - 03/15/2001
Sports Medicine
Experience:
Professional Football (AF2) Pioneers 2008-2009, Wilkes-Barr, PA; PA Professional Hockey (AHL) Penguins 2008-2009 (Calder Cup), Wilkes-Barr, PA; PA Professional Boxing (TKO Boxing) 2008-2009, Bout Physician 07/2008 and 10/2008, York, PA

NCAA Sports Bucknell University Football (DI) 2008-2009, Lewisburg, PA

Other Coverage South Boon County High School Football 2007-2008, Ashland, MO
AMSSM Member: Yes
Additional Information:: I am willing to work hard to build practice. Comfortable in managing fractures. Computer savvy and can easily adapt to EMR's. Eficient in billing and coding.
Date Posted: 11/13/08
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Scott David Wissink, MD
Geographic Preference: Midwest - MN, WI, IL
Available to Start 8/2010

Address:
218 South Millvale Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15224
Email: scott.wissink@gmail.com

Daytime Telephone:

412-719-8491
Type of Position Desired: Primary Care Sports Med, Private Practice with multi-speciality or ortho

Sports Interest:

All
Level of Skill PCSM Fellowship trained with CAQ 7/2007. Assistant Professor Primary Care Sports Med with University of Pittsburgh Dept of Ortho Surgery since 7/2007.
Fellowship:
UPMC St. Margaret
Pittsburgh, PA
7/2006 - 7/2007
Certifications: CAQ PCSM 7/2007, Board Certified Family Practice 7/2006
Residency:

UPMC St. Margaret, Family Practice Residency
Pittsburgh, PA
7/2003 - 7/2006

Medical School:

University of MN Medical School
Minneapolis, MN
8/1999 - 5/2003

Previous Work
Experience:
Assistant Professor PCSM, UPMC Dept of Ortho 7/2007-present.
Sports Medicine
Experience:
Head Team Physician for Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA 7/2007-7/2008. Head Team Physician for Norwin High School in North Huntington, PA 1/2009-present.
AMSSM Member: Yes
Additional Information:: My wife is in a Urology-Gynecology Fellowship until 7/2010 and we are looking to relocate from Pittsburgh to the Midwest at that time for family reasons.
Date Posted: 2/19/09
TENNESSEE
Tom Wirth Bartsokas, MD, MS
Geographic Preference: 
TN primarily; but for the right position, I will re-locate anywhere
Address:

1100 Shannon Lane
Franklin, TN  37064

Email: iambart@comcast.net

Telephone:

Day Phone: 615-591-9458
Alternate Phone: 615-319-5682

Type of Position Desired: Primary Care Sports Medicine

Sports Interest:

Football, Basketball, Running, Swimming, basically all sports
Level of Skill Collegiate, high school, developmental leagues/youth sports
Certifications: American Board of Family Medicine: certified in FP and CAQ in Sports Medicine International Society for Clinical Densitometry: certified clinical densitometrist
Residency:

Akron General Medical Center
Akron, OH
6/1984 - 6/1987

Medical School:

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL
6/1981 - 6/1984

Previous Work
Experience:
Elite Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, Franklin, TN, staff physician, 12/2008 to present The Bone & Joint Clinic, Franklin, TN, staff physician, 9/1994-11/2008 Competitive Edge Sports Medicine, Milwaukee, WI, Medical director, 9/1990-8/1994 Sports Medicine Specialists (Program of Akron City Hospital), Akron, OH, Assoc. Med. Dir., 7/1989-8/1990 Norheast Ohio Sports Medicine Institute (Program of Akron General Medical Center), Akron, OH, 7/1987-7/1989
Sports Medicine
Experience:
High school team doctor to various football teams for 22 years; Participant in USOC Volunteer Physician program, with assignments to Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs (1993), US Olympic Festival (1994), Winter World University Games (1995), Atlanta Summer Games (1996), Nagano Winter Games (1998) and V FINA Short Course World Championships (2000); team physician to long track speedskaters (1990-1994); Troupe physician to Ohio Chamber Ballet Company (1989-1990)
AMSSM Member: Yes
Additional Information:: I enjoy working in a group setting. I also love to teach.
Date Posted: 5/11/09
   



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