Experience

Catholic Health Initiatives (Denver, Colorado) Director, Integrative Medicine 8-99 to future 

Helios Health Center (Boulder, Colorado) Part time integrative medicine clinical practice 9-99 to future 

Centura Health (Colorado) Medical Director of Complementary & Alternative Medicine 5-98 to 7-99 (and part time integrative medicine clinical practice) 

CCA Mind-Body Health Center (Aurora, Colorado) Co-instructor for various courses 8-95 to future 

American Whole Health (Littleton, Colorado) Medical and Clinical Director 1-96 to 4-98 Full time clinical practice with over 2,000 patients 

Plum Creek Medical (Castle Rock, Colorado) Medical Director, Rural Health 8-94 to 1-96 

Family Health Associates (Lewisville, Texas) Family Practice Physician 3-93 to 8-94 

Accord Medical Centers (Littleton, Colorado) Site Medical Director 8-90 to 2-93 

Romed Clinic (Denver, Colorado) Occupational & Family Physician 8-89 to 7-90 

Education

American Board of Family Practice 1989, 1995 Board Certification 

Grant Medical Center Columbus, Ohio Family Practice Resident 1986 to 1989 

Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin M.D. 1984 to 1986 

Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara Guadalajara, Mexico (transferred to Milwaukee) 1982 to 1983 

Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC, Canada B.Sc. Kinesiology 1981 

Personal 

Married to Joanie with three sons: Aaron (23), Brett (20) and Matthew (8). Love to ski, play racquetball, cycle, rock climb, write poetry, tinker with computers and work on graphic arts projects. Fluent in Spanish.

Professional Publications

* Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - September 1996 (Interview) 

* Family Physician (CAFP Quarterly Journal) - Summer 1996 "Bridging The Gap" 

* Family Physician (CAFP Quarterly Journal) - Fall 1996 "Holistic Is An Adjective" 

* Family Physician (CAFP Quarterly Journal) - Winter 1997 "Research At The Frontier" 

* Family Physician (CAFP Quarterly Journal) - Summer 1997 "Double Standards & Burdens of Proof" 

* Family Physician (CAFP Quarterly Journal) - Fall 1997 "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" 

* Family Physician (CAFP Quarterly Journal) - Winter 1998 "WAM, CAM, Hold the SPAM" 

* Family Physician (CAFP Quarterly Journal) - Spring 1998 "Mindful Medicine" 

* Family Physician (CAFP Quarterly Journal) - Summer 1998 "Options for Health" 

* Family Physician (CAFP Quarterly Journal) - Fall 1998 "To Sell or Not to Sell Health Related Products" 

* Holistic Medicine (AHMA Quarterly Journal) - Winter 1997 "Electrostatic Massage, A New Modality" (original research)

* Physician's Management - Sept. 1997 "Base Hits (or low blows) Against Alternative Medicine" 

* Rocky Mountain Health Care Observer - August 1996 "Multiple Choices" 

* Rocky Mountain Health Care Observer - March 1997 "The Futility of Feuding" (Also quoted from an interview in same issue) 

* Rocky Mountain Health Care Observer - May 1997 "Bridge-Building Between East and West" 

Lay Publications

* Depression: The New Integrative Approach (Author) - publication pending 

* Diabetes: The New Integrative Approach (Author) - publication pending 

* Fibromyalgia: The New Integrative Approach (Author) - September 2000 

* Menopause: The New Integrative Approach (Author) - publication pending 

* Alternative Medicine Digest - November 1997 " Ideal Clinic" (An interview/profile) 

* Bottom Line Health - June 1997 "Electrostatic Massage" 

* Denver Post - June 30, 1996 "Beyond Conventional Medicine" (An interview/profile) 

* Holistic Health Journal - Winter 1996 "The Energy Crisis In Western Medicine" 

* ICR Newsletter - February 1997 "The Energy Crisis in Western Medicine" 

* Local suburban newspapers (multiple interviews) 

* Reflexology Today - Spring 1997 "The Energy Crisis in Western Medicine" 

* Rocky Mountain News - March 3, 1996 "Alternative Medicine Is At Hand" (Interview) 

Professional Presentations

* 2-4-2000 - ACP-ASIM CO Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO "Drug-Supplement Interactions - Recipes for Disaster or Success?" 

* 1-28-2000 - Physician CME, St Mary's Hospital, Grand Junction , CO "Integrative Medicine - Balance for Health" "Drug-Supplement Interactions" 

* 1-18-2000 - Physician CME, Caritas Medical Center, Louisville, KY "Integrative Medicine - Balance for Health" 

* 1-17-2000 - Colorado Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting, Breckenridge, CO "Drug-Supplement Interactions" 

* 11-19-99 - Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Indiana "Integrative Medicine - Balance for Health" 

* 11-17-99 - Physician CME, St Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, ND "Integrative Medicine - Balance for Health" 

* 10-14-99 - Colorado Health System Pharmacists Annual Meeting, Denver, CO "Drug-Supplement Interactions - Recipes for Disaster or Success" 

* 5-19-99 - American Heart Association, Denver, CO "Complementary Therapies for Patients With Heart Disease"

* 5-16-99 - Colorado Medical Society, Vail, CO "Integrative Medicine - Balance for Health" 

* 5-12-99 - Clear Creek Valley Medical Society, Denver, CO "CAM Overview" 

* 5-4-99 - Pueblo County Medical Society, Pueblo, CO "CAM Overview" 

* 4-19-99 - Catholic Health Initiatives, Denver, CO "Energy Therapies" 

* 3-23-99 - University of Utah, FP CME Update, Salt Lake City, UT "Integrative Medicine - Balance for Health," "Energy Therapies in Family Practice" 

* 2-26-99 - FP/Cardiology CME Conference, Breckenridge, CO "Drug/Supplement Interactions - Recipes for Disaster" 

* 2-19-99 - Vanderburgh County Medical Society, Evansville, IN "Integrative Medicine - Balance for Health" 

* 2-11-99 - Cardiology for Nurses Conference, Denver, CO "Complementary Medicine in Cardiology"

* 1-23-99 - Lupus Foundation of Colorado, Denver, CO "Complementary Therapies for Patients With Lupus" 

* 1-21-99 - Arapahoe Medical Society, Denver, CO "CAM Overview" 

* 1-14-99 - Penrose Hospital Cancer Center, CO Springs, CO "CAM Grand Rounds" 

* 1-12-99 - Mesa County Medical Society, Grand Junction, CO "CAM Overview" 

* 11-18-98 - National Managed Health Care Congress, Los Angeles, CA "Hospital System Strategies for Integrative Medicine" 

* 11-17-98 - Porter Hospital FP CME lecture, Denver, CO "Drug/supplement Interactions" 

* 11-3-98 - Colorado Group Insurance Association, Denver, CO "CAM Overview" 

* 10-6-98, 10-3-98 Catholic Health Initiatives - MD Execs, CO Springs, CO "Integrative Medicine, Balance for Health," "Strategies for Integrating CAM" 

* 10-2-98, 6-27-97 - CAFP Annual CME Conference, Denver & Steamboat, CO "Energy Therapies in Family Practice," "Integrating Complementary Therapies Into Family Practice" 

* 9-10-98 - CO Health & Hospital Association annual meeting, Vail, CO Integrative Medicine Panel 

* 8-4-98 - Littleton Hospital Int. Medicine CME lecture. Littleton, CO "Advising Patients on Complementary/Alternative Medicine" 

* 6-26-98, 6-19-97 - Annual CO Rural Health Conference, Sterling & Montrose, CO "What's The Alternative?" 

* 3-2-98 - FP Grand Rounds - Columbia Aurora North Campus, CO "Complementary Medicine for a Busy Family Practice" 

* 8-20-97 - Swedish Hospital FP Residency Lecture, Englewood, CO "Top Ten Easy Wins With CAM" 

* 6-16-97 - ISSSEEM Annual Conference, Boulder, CO "Electrostatic Massage: A Gateway to Energy Pathways" 

* 5-14-97 - FP Grand Rounds, St. Anthony's Central, Denver, CO "Overview of CAM" 

* 11-96 - Ophthalmology CME PorterCare Hospital, Denver, CO "Overview of CAM"

* 9-24-96 - Family Pratice CME, PorterCare Hospital, Denver, CO "Overview of CAM" 

* 9-20-96 - Choices in the Healing Arts Conference, University of Nebraska at Omaha "The Energy Crisis in Western Medicine" 

* Various Dates - Concorde MA students, Denver, CO "Overview of CAM" 

Community Education 

* 3-2-2000 - Finding Hope Through New Breast Cancer Treatments, Denver, CO "Complementary Therapies in Breast Cancer" 

* 1-27-2000 - Healthy Choices Week, Littleton SDA Church, Littleton, CO "Take Charge & Let Go - Top 10 Choices for Abundant Health" 

* 1-26-2000 - Healthy Choices Week, Littleton SDA Church, Littleton , CO "Supplements - How to Choose them and Use Them" 

* 1-25-2000 - Healthy Choices Week, Littleton SDA Church, Littleton, CO "Herbs or Hormones?" 

* 12-11-99 - CO Chapter of American Liver Foundation, Denver, CO " Integrative Medicine Approaches for Hepatitis"

* 11-16-99 - Spirit of Women Conference, Denver, CO "Herbs or Hormones?" 

* 6-14-99 - Colorado Trust/Senior Wellness Conference, Glenwood, CO "CAM for Seniors" 

* 5-7-99, 5-22-98 - AMC Cancer Research Annual Day of Caring "Integrative Approach to Breast Cancer" 

* 4-22-99, 4-19-99, 2-10-99, 12-8-98, 12-7-98 - Senior Select, Littleton/Denver/Aurora/Arvada/Louisville, CO "Integrative Medicine for Seniors" 

* 3-17-99 - Boulder Community Library, Boulder, CO "Integrative Medicine & Cancer" 

* 2-14-99, 1-31-98, 1-25,97 - DU Healthy Lifestyles Fair, Denver, CO "CAM Overview," "Supplements - How to Choose 'em and Use 'em," "Energy Therapies" 

* 1-14-99 - Arapahoe & Jefferson High Schools, Denver, CO "CAM Energy Therapies" 

* 5-7-98, 4-2-98, 2-6-98, 1-16-98, 11-7-97, 10-3-97, 8-1-97, 6-6-97 - Society of Certified Senior Advisors, sites across the USA "Overview of Senior Health, Nutrition, Fitness & CAM" 

* 4-27-98 - Options in Life, Options in Health symposium, Denver, CO "Integrative Medicine, Balance for Health" 

* 4-25-98 - American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Forum, Denver, CO "Choices for Health" 

* 4-20-98, 4-6-98 - Digital City Chat Room, Denver, CO Q & A on CAM 

* 3-28-98 - National Wellness Institute/Community Colleges, Denver, CO "Integrative Medicine - Balance for Health" 

* 3-14-98 - Women's Health Symposium, Denver, CO "Alternatives to HRT" 

* 4-6-97 - CCA Mind Body Health Fair, Aurora, CO 3 hr. workshop on CAM 

* 4-5-97 - Living Well With Cancer, PorterCare Hospital, Denver, CO "CAM Approaches to Cancer & Wellness" 

* 2-22-97 - Lutheran Hospital Cancer Support Group, Denver, CO "CAM Overview" 

* 9-27-96 - Rocky Mtn Chapter, Society for Social Work Administrators, Denver, CO "Alternative Approaches to Health Care" 

* Spring & Fall 96 - PorterCare & Littleton Hospitals, Denver CO Lecture series on CAM 

* Various Dates - Alfalfa's/Wild Oats, Barnes & Noble, Bowmar Community Association, CanSurvive, CCA, Colorado Health & Life Claims Association, Hadassah, Kiwanis, Littleton Newcomers, Non-practicing Nurses Association, Optimists, PEO Sorority, Prostate Cancer Support Groups, Rotary, Sertoma, Sloan's Lake Managed Care, Sunbridge Assisted Living, The Feel Good Store, etc. 

Administrative Activities 

* Alliance Physician Advisory Council 

* American Whole Health - Selection of office site, Practitioner recruitment, Physician recruitment, Chart review for all practitioners, Network with COORS, ACX, etc. 

* Arapahoe Medical Society - Delegate to CMS, Patient/Community Advocacy Committee 

* ASPN research network * Catholic Health Initiatives, Integrative Health Care Committee 

* CAFP Legislative Committee - "Doctor of the Day @ the Capitol" (2x, April/May 97) 

* Centura Health - Director of CAM with responsibility to educate, promote research, create a database of reference materials on CAM, facilitate clinical integration of CAM, collaborate with like minded organizations in the community, write column for newsletters 

* Colorado HealthNet Volunteer Consultant (http://www.coloradohealthnet.org/) 

* Colorado Medical Society Alternative Medicine Task Force 

* House HEWI Committee - testimony given re HB-1183 

* IHS/First American Home Care - Medical Advisor 

* Journal of Family Practice - prepublication reviewer for articles submitted on CAM 

* Micromedex - consulting and contributing editor for AltMedDex database products 

* PorterCare Hospital - lobbying for Dept./Section of CAM 

* Precepting: CU medical students, nursing students, MD/DO Family Practice residents 

* Sloans Lake Managed Care - CAM Advisory Group, Spiritual Care Advisory Group Marketing Activities 

* Attend Health Fairs - Cancer Survivors, Qual Life, Holistic Expo, etc. 

* Media interviews - Channel 2 News, Channel 4 News (2x), Channel 7 News, Channel 9 News (2x), KHOW "Healthy Alternatives" weekly radio show (4 months), Various radio interviews, Doctor's Line 9 (multiple times) 

References 

Available upon request.