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Education |
| 1984 |
Federal Licensure Exam (Flex)
Medical Licensure:
Colorado
Florida |
| 1983 - 1985 |
Residency, LSU Medical Center
(New Orleans, LA) |
| 1981 - 1983 |
Residency, Akron City Hospital
(Akron, OH) |
| 1980 - 1981 |
Internship, Akron City Hospital
(Akron, OH) |
| 1979 - 1980 |
Fifth Pathway, Rutgers Medical School |
| 1979 |
Medical School, Autonomous University of
Guadalajara |
| 1971 |
College, University of Miami (BS) |
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Professional
Experience |
| 2000 - Present |
The Prostatitis & Prostate Cancer Center
(Private Practice, Sarasota, FL) |
| 1988 - 2003 |
San Juan Regional Urology Associates, P.C.
(Private Practice, Durango, CO) |
| 1985 - 1987 |
Martin, Plunkett, & Wheeler
(Private Practice, Pensacola, FL) |
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| Certification |
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| 2002 |
KTP Laser (Greenlight)
(M. Hei, Fort Myers) |
| 2002 |
Transurethral Needle Ablation (TUNA)
(R. Benson) |
| 2002 |
Water Induced Thermal Therapy (WIT) [Argomed |
| 2000 |
Ultrasound Tutorial (Color Flow Doppler)
(Fred Lee) |
| 1996 |
Cryosurgery (Cohen/Onik)
(Allegheny General) |
| 1993 |
Ultrasound Tutorial (Shinohara)
(UCSF) |
| 1986 |
ESWL (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy)
(UCSF) |
| Awards |
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| 1995 |
Finalist in the Educator of the Year
Award (American Foundation of Urologic Disease) |
| 1992 - 1999 |
Physician Recognition Award for
Continuing Medical Education
(AMA Sponsored) |
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| Additional
Professional Activities |
| Speaking Engagements: |
| 8/04 |
AFUD – "Prostatitis as a Cause of
Prostate Cancer" |
| 5/04 |
National Men’s Health Conference - "Can
Awareness and Education Decrease the Incidence of Prostate Cancer in a Community or Statewide Setting?"
(Arlington, Virginia) |
| 4/04 and 12/04 |
Man-to-Man (Sun
City Center, FL) |
| 12/03 |
FOMA – "Understanding Prostate Disease" |
| 09/03 |
Cancer Control Society – "Prostatitis
as a Cause of Prostate Cancer" |
| 11/02 |
ACAM - "Anti-Aging Solutions to
Prostate Health" and “Understanding Prostatitis as a Cause of Prostate Cancer” |
| 07/02 |
AAOM - American Association of
Osteopathic Medicine |
| 2001 |
Public Health Radio Presentation |
| 2001 |
Man-to-Man (Port
Charlotte, FL) |
| 2000 |
Established the Preferred Health
Foundation - To Educate Men on Prostate Health Prevention, Disease Diagnosis and Disease Treatment Options |
| 2000 |
Man-to-Man (Bradenton,
FL) |
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New Mexico Prostate Cancer Support
Group (Albuquerque, NM) |
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Ralph Downey Prostate Cancer Support
Group (Durango, CO) |
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PAACT National Meeting
(Grand Rapids, MI) |
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Speakers Bureau - GlaxoSmithKline,
Schering, Zeneca, TAP, Merck, Abbott, McNeil and AMS |
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| Current Professional
Memberships |
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Member of American Medical Association
(AMA) |
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Physician Advisory Panel for Urology
Times |
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Physician Advisory Panel for PAACT |
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Member of Southern Medical Association |
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Member of ACAM (American College of
Advanced Medicine) |
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Member of Anti-Aging Society |
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Member of Rocky Mountain Kidney Stone
Foundation |
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Member of American Association of
Clinical Urologists |
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Member of American Urology Association
[South Central Section] |
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Member of Society of Cryosurgeons |
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Member of Laparoscopic Society/Endourology
Society |
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Chairman of Sexual Dysfunction PAACT
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Director - Prostate Cancer Awareness
Week (1989 - Present) |
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| Medical Interests |
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Prostatitis, Prostate Cancer, Impotency, Voiding Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic
Hyperplasia (BPH) |
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Developed Complementary Prostatitis Formula for Non-Bacterial Prostatitis (Patented
3/06/01) |
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Developed Complementary Female Formula “Bladder Balance” for Interstitial Cystitis and
Female Voiding Symptoms |
| Clinical Trials/Presentations/Patents |
| 2004 |
A prospective study that validates the benefit of diet and nutrition on Prostate Cancer
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| November 2001 |
Patent for Prostatitis Diagnostic Test |
| March 2001 |
Patent for Prostate Formula "PEENUTS®" |
| November 2000 |
NIH Presentation [Arlington, VA] "PSA Predicts Prostatitis" |
| March 2000 |
Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Osteopathy, "Voiding Symptoms Predict
Prostatitis (Cleveland, OH) |
| [Bethesda, MD - 1999] |
NIH Presentation - The Incidence of Prostatitis in 235
Consecutive Men with Voiding Symptoms |
| November 1999] |
NIH (Poster Session) [Bethesda, MD - |
| April 1999 |
"Chronic Prostatitis Affects All Men - What All Men Need to Know About Prostatitis and
Prostate Cancer", Peer reviewed and published |
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Genetic Study Regarding Inheritance of Prostate Cancer – Cooperative effort involving
Johns Hopkins Medical School and Dianon Laboratories |
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Herbal Voiding Study - Prospective double-blind study intended to demonstrate efficacy of
herbs to shrink the prostate, improve voiding abilities, and thereby, avoid surgery |
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Urinary Tract Infection Study - Prospective evaluation of benefit for urine culture and
sensitivity in clinical setting |
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PSA II Clinical Investigative Trial - Prospective evaluation of Free PSA: How it relates
to early Prostate Cancer detection and can costly Ultrasound/Biopsy be avoided? Dianon Labs |
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Cryosurgical Ablation of the Prostate - Prospective evaluation of benefits and risks of
Cryosurgery in the treatment of Prostate Cancer |
| 2001 |
Neo-Adjuvant Combination Hormonal Therapy - A Prospective Study that evaluates the
efficacy of two different methodologies in decreasing PSA (tumor marker) prior to definitive treatment of organ
confined Prostate Cancer (study supported by Schering), Accepted for presentation at the AUA (Western Section) |
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TURP Study - Retrospective evaluation of the effect of Transurethral Resection of the
Prostate on Impotency |
| 2002 |
"PSA: A ‘Barometer of Prostate Health' or License to Biopsy", PAACT Newsletter, Published
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Case Report on an "Untold Epidemic" - Prostatitis , Submitted to JAMA, (Unpublished) |
| January 1998 |
"Incontinence", PAACT Newsletter, Published
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| (1996) |
"Let’s Use Common Sense and Educate our Patients on All Options to Prostate Cancer",
PAACT Newsletter |
| (1996) |
"Treatment Options for Impotency and How they Relate to the Diabetic Patient", PAACT
Newsletter |
| 1995 |
"Understanding Impotency", PAACT Newsletter, Published
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| (1994) |
Primer on Sexual Dysfunction (Audio-cassette tape) “Straight Talk on Impotency”
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