"Optimizing people towards their best health since 1999!"

 

Clinical Experience

Externship Base Hospital                                                 Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital          

January 1992 - May 1994                                                                        Pontiac, MI                                                            

Track Medicine Internship                                               Oakland General Hospital & COGMET

July 1994 - June 1995              (PGY-1)                                                 Madison Heights, MI                             

Family Practice Residency                                                      Oakland General Hospital & COGMET   

August 1995 - July 1997                                                                          Madison Heights, MI                                             

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM)/GP                Bi-County Community Hospital

Staff Physician & Clinical Trainer                                     Warren, MI

Director of the OMM Service                                          

April 1996-May 1997                               

OMM/Family Practice                                                    Botsford General Hospital                      

Staff Physician & Clinical Trainer                                     Farmington Hills, MI                                             

August 1997-present                                                                                                                                                               

OMM/Family Practice/Holistic Medicine                          ABODE Integrated Medicine, P.L.L.C.

Private Practice                                                              6450 Farmington Road #121

November 1999-present                                                                          West Bloomfield, MI 48322

OMM/Family Practice                                                    Providence Hospital                               

Staff Physician & Clinical Trainer                                     Farmington Hills, MI                                             

2006-present                                                                                                                                                                           

OMM/Family Practice                                                    Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital

Staff Physician & Clinical Trainer                                     Commerce, MI

2006-present

 

Academic Background

Doctor of Osteopathy                                                      Michigan State University

1989-1994                                                                                               College of Osteopathic Medicine   (MSU-COM)

                                                                                                                East Lansing, MI

Bachelor of Science                                                        Michigan State University

1985-1989                                                                                               College of Social Sciences

                                                                                                                Department of Psychology

                                                                                                                East Lansing, MI

 

Post-Doctoral Academic Activities

2003-present             Michigan State University – College of Osteopathic Medicine – Clinical Associate Professor

2002-present             St. John’s Detroit Riverview Hospital - Clinical Trainer

1997-present             Botsford General Hospital – Clinical Trainer

1997                         Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine - Family Practice Research Enrichment Program

                                COGMET - Masters Teaching Fellowship Program

1996                         COGMET - Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship Program

1995-1997                  Study Coordinator for Oakland General Hospital site in the PURSUIT (Platelet IIb/IIIa in Unstable Angina:  Receptor Suppression Using Integrelin Therpay) - PI:  Michael Rubin, D.O.

 

Pre-Doctoral Academic Activities

1991-1994                  Graduate Assistant Department of Biomechanics - MSU-COM

1990                         Tutor in Osteopathic Manual Medicine - MSU-COM

1990                         Graduate Assistant Department of Anatomy - MSU-COM

Board Certification & Licensure

State of Michigan -- Department of Commerce                     Permanent ID No:  5101012389

                                                                                                                Expiration Date: 2008

Controlled Substances                                                     DEA Registration Number:  BD4596726   

United States Department of Justice                                   Expiration Date:  2008

Drug Enforcement Administration

NBOME Part 1                                                                Passed 1992

NBOME Part 2                                                                Passed 1994

NBOME Part 3                                                                Passed 1995

AOBFP Certification Examination                                     Passed 1997

ABHM Certification Examination                                      Passed 2000

CSPONM Certification Examination                                   Passed 2002

OCF Certificate of Competency                                         Passed 2002

 

Honors

1997        Faculty Development Poster Award for Outstanding Innovation - Michigan Association of Osteopathic Directors of Medical Education

1996        Chief Resident of Family Practice - Oakland General Hospital

1992        Student Osteopathic Medical Association Silver Scholarship for Outstanding Dedication to the Osteopathic Profession

1991        Award Winning Paper with Presentation at the 1991 Convention of the American Osteopathic Association to the American Academy of Osteopathic Addictionologists

 

Memberships & Stations

2007                            Board member of Oakland County Osteopathic Medical Association

                                    Chairman of the Osteopathic Practices and Principles Committee for the Michigan Osteopathic Association

2003-present              Michigan Osteopathic Association - Osteopathic Practices & Principles Committee Member

2001-present              Cranial Academy - Internet & Technology Committee Member

1998-present              Michigan Osteopathic Association - Delegate for Oakland County

1997-present              Osteopathic Concepts Committee Member at Botsford General Hospital

1997-present              Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians

1996-present              The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine; Cranial Academy

1996-1997                   Chairman of the Utilization of Osteopathic Methods and Concepts committee at Bi-County Community Hospital

1995-present              American Academy of Family Practice, Michigan Academy of Family Practice; American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians; American Academy of Osteopathy

1994-current              American Osteopathic Association, Michigan Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons; Oakland County  Osteopathic Association

1992-1993                   Director of the Osteopathic Practices and Principles (OP&P) Advisory Board, a jointly held national position for both the Student Osteopathic Medical Association and the Undergraduate American Academy of Osteopathy

1991-1993                   Director of the OP&P Advisory Board for National SOMA

1990-1992                   Co-Director of the Michigan State University - Immunization Clinic

1990-1991                   President of the UAAO, MSU-COM Chapter

1989-1994                   UAAO, SOMA, Undergraduate American Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine, American Osteopathic Association, Michigan Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, & the American College of General Practitioners

Publications

2005              Normalization of Muscle Function – textbook

NOMF – Guidebook & Quick Reference Manual

NOMF - DVD

2004         “Examining Somatic Dysfunction: Lessons Learned in Clinical Practice”:  MOA 2004 Annual Convention Scientific Poster Exhibition

2003         “A review of the principles and concepts of integrated neuromusculoskeletal release and the novel application of a segmental   anterior/posterior approach in the thoracic, lumbar and sacral regions”: JAOA: Vol103 No. 12

2003         “Etiologic Factors in Sacral Somatic Dysfunction’: AAOJ: Spring 2003

1999         “Making a difference:  The Osteopathic Approach Lecture Series”:  JAOA:  Vol 99 No. 3

1997         “The Osteopathic Approach Lecture Series”:  MAOP&S 1997 Annual Convention Scientific Poster Exhibition

1993         "Addiction & Osteopathy:  Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow":  The Student DOctor Vol. 14 No. 5

1992         "Wanted OP&P":  The Student DOctor:  Vol. 13 No. 5

1991         "One Golden Apple":  The Student DOctor:  Vol. 13 No. 2

Continuing Medical Education

2005                The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture 18th Anniversary Convention -  Atlanta, Georgia

                        The American Academy of Orthopaedic Medicine Annual Convention – Chicago, IL

                        Hormone Therapy – Chicago, IL

                        Crash Recovery: The Long Road Home – Newark, NJ

2004                Continuum, Cranial Academy Conference, Biodynamics – Portland, Oregon

2003                “Exercise Prescription” - MSU:  E. Lansing, MI

                        Cranial Academy Conference

                        AAO Convocation - Ottawa, CA

                        “Manual Thermal Diagnosis” - Ken Lossing, DO - Ottawa, CA

2002                Greenman’s Exercise Prescription: Indianapolis, IN

                        Toward a Fuller Osteopathy:  Warren, MI

                        “Back to Our Roots and Beyond” 2002 Cranial Academy Conference:  Des Moines, Iowa

 2001               The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture 13th Anniversary Shaping The Future of Medicine - New Orleans, Louisiana

                        The American Academy of Osteopathy OMT Review and Board Preparation Course - Orlando, FL

2000                American Holistic Medical Association 1st Annual Board Review and Preparation Course - Denver, CO

1999                “Bridging the Gap between traditional & complementary medicine”:  St. Louis, MO - American Academy of Osteopathy

                        “Controversies in Acupuncture”:  Chicago, IL - American Academy of Medical Acupuncture

                        Neural Therapy - Chicago, IL

1998                UCLA Medical Acupuncture for Physicians - Santa Monica, CA

                        Cranial Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy - Cranial Academy Advanced Course - Chicago, IL

                        Osteopathy in the Cranial Field for Children - An SCTF Course - Trenton, MI

                        The Advanced Percussion Vibrator Course - Indianapolis, IN

                        Excellence in Medical Education  - Northwestern University - Chicago, IL

1997                Michigan Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons 1997 Annual Convention - Dearborn, MI

                        30th Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference - Boston, Mass.