CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CME)

Distinguished Faculty

 

Kumar Abhishek, MD
Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA

Luis Angel, MD
Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Luis A. Balart, MD
Chief, Section of Gastroenterology, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director, GI Fellowship, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

James G. Barbee, MD
George C. Dunn, MD Professor and Vice Chair, Psychiatry
Professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Director of Outpatient Clinics, Department of Psychiatry
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

Jan N. Basile, MD
Director, Primary Care Service Line, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Vecihi Batuman, MD
Professor of Medicine, Tulane Medical School and Chief of Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans, LA

Todd Beasley, DO
Private Practice, Tulsa, OK

George R. Beauchamp, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Murali Beeram, MD
Assistant Professor of Oncology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

James J. Bernick, MD, JD
Private Practice, Baytown, TX

Clifton O. Bingham III, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Divisions of Rheumatology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Richard K. Bogan, MD
Chairman and Chief Medical Officer, SleepMed, Inc., Columbia, SC

Alan Brijbassie, MD
Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA

Frederick B. Carlton, Jr., MD
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Richard Castriotta, MD
Professor and Division Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX

Bashir A. Chaudhary, MD, FCCP
Professor Emeritus, Medical College of Georgia, Sleep Institute of Augusta, Augusta, GA

Rosa Cuenca, MD
Director, Breast Wellness Center and Surgical Oncology,
Northeast Texas Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery, PA,
Titus Regional Medical Center, Mt. Pleasant, TX

Stacy Davis, MD
Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA

Eric J. Demaria, MD
Professor and Chief, Endosurgery and Bariatric Surgery, Vice Chair, Network General Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Director, Duke Health System Weight Loss Surgery Program, Durham, NC

Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc
C. Thorpe Ray, MD Chair in Internal Medicine
Chief, Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Tulane University School of Medicine
Executive Director, Tulane Community Health Center Covenant House (a facility developed after Hurricane Katrina to serve the uninsured), New Orleans, LA

N. Carol Dornbluth, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

George S. Ellis, Jr., MD, FACS, FAAP
2006-2007 President, Southern Medical Association
Director, Ophthalmology
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Eye Disorders
Children's Hospital, New Orleans, LA

Aaron S. Fink, MD
Professor of Surgery, Division of General and GI Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Marina Flaskas, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Services, John C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

Vivian Fonseca, MD
Professor of Medicine, Tullis-Tulane Chair in Diabetes, and Chief, Section of Endocrinology at Tulane Unviersity Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

Muhammad Taimoor Gill, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Services, John C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

Anita C. Gilliam MD, PhD
Professor, Director of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology, Case/University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland OH

James Gavin, III, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs, Healing Our Village, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Lloyd Goodman, MD
Medical Director, Adult Cardiology,
Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, GA

Ronald Greenfield, MD
Professor and Chief, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Ronald C. Hamdy, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine,
Cecile Cox Quillen Chair of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Director, Osteoporosis Center, East Tennessee State University,
Johnson City, TN

Langdon A. Hartsock, MD
Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Joseph J. Klimek, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Vice President of Medical Affairs, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

Peter J. Kragel, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC

Kenneth G. MacDonald, Jr., MD, FACS
Southern Surgical Associates, University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, Greenville, NC

Mark G. Martens, MD
Professor, Vice Chair for Research, and Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Infectious Disease Division, The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa, OK

John E. Mason, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Services, John C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

Angus M. McBryde, Jr., MD
Director, Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Alabama Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, Birmingham, AL

J. P. McBryde, MD
Clinical Faculty, Carolinas Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Adjunct Instructor, UNC Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Charlotte, NC

Richard W. McCallum, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Jason L. McKeown, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Gilles R. G. Monif, MD
Dean Emeritus, Creighton University, Omaha, NE

Christopher R. Morris, MD
Private Practice, Arthritis Associates of Kingsport, Kingsport, TN

J. Patrick O’Leary, MD, FACS
Executive Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs, Florida International University College of Medicine, Miami, FL

Pamela Otto, MD
Associate Professor and Chief of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Iris Partovi, MD
Harrisburg Hospital, PinnacleHealth System, Harrisburg, PA

Nirav Patel, MD
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Veronica K. Piziak, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology, Scott and White Clinic, Temple, TX

Walter Quan, Jr, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Patrick J. Quinlan, MD
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer,
Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA

Ali Rahimi, MD
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, and Clinical Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Gottumukkala S. Raju, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of Center for Endoscopic Research, Training, and Innovation, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX

John E. Rectenwald, MD
Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Shakaib Rehman, MD, FACP
Physician Manager, Primary Care, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Carlos S. Restrepo, MD
Professor of Radiology, Chief, Chest Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Raoul P. Rodriguez, MD
Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Chief, Section of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Jeffrey C. Rouse, MD
Chief Deputy Coroner, New Orleans Forensic Center, Practicing Psychiatrist, On-Scene Consultant, NOPD Crisis Negotiation Team, 2007 Bruno Lima Award for Excellence in Disaster Psychiatry by the American Psychiatric Association, New Orleans, LA

A. Kenison Roy, III, MD
Fellow, American Society of Addiction Medicine
Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
2007 Community Pioneer Award for Outstanding Service to the Community in the Field of Addiction Treatment by the Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tulane Medical School
Medical Director, Addiction Recovery Resources of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Jean Marie Ruddy, MD
Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Donald E. Schmechel, MD
Professor of Medicine, and Professor, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC

Robert H. Schosser, MD
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC

Scott A. Shikora, MD
Surgical Director, Tufts-NEMC Obesity Consult Center, Associate Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Director, Center for Minimally Invasive Obesity Surgery, Boston, MA

Dwight Stapleton, MD, FACC, FACP, MMM
Chief of Cardiology, Guthrie Clinic Sayre, Sayre, PA

Connie B. Tighe, MSN, APRN-BC
Pinehurst Surgical, Pinehurst, NC

S. Bobo Tanner, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director, Osteoporosis Clinic, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

Nelson Watts, MD, FACP, MACE
Professor of Medicine, Director, Bone Health and Osteoporosis Center, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

C. Wayne Weart, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
Professor of Family Medicine and Professor of Pharmacy and Clinical Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Alan J. Wein, MD
Professor and Chairman, Department of Urology, Director, Residency Program in Urology, and Co-Director, Urologic Oncology and Incontinence Programs, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA

Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACP, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine and Chief of Cardiology, Grady Memorial Hospital; Consultant, Emory Heart and Vascular Center, Atlanta, GA

Arthur P. Wheeler, MD, FCCP
Associate Professor, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Nashville, TN

Mark A. Wilson, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, VP, Surgical Specialty Care Service Line, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System,
Pittsburgh, PA

Jeremy Young, MD
Chief of Musculoskeletal Radiology
Disc Radiologist, PA, Mt. Pleasant, SC and
Adjunct Professor of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston, SC

 

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