Licensure
• Successfully completed all 3 parts of National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) in 1991
• Florida Medical License
• California Medical License (inactive)
Certification
• Special proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine – Certified by AOBSPOMM1996
• Certificate of Competency in Cranial Osteopathy – by Osteopathic Cranial Academy
• Cranial Manipulation Basic Course, 40 Hour Basic Course; By Viola M. Frymann, D.O., F.A.A.O., F.C.A.
• University of Health Sciences, Des Moines, Iowa – 1987
• Colposcopy for the Primary Care Physician, Orlando, FL – May 1992
• Board Certified Family Practice by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians, February 1998-2006
• Undergraduate Osteopathic Manipulative Clinical and Teaching Fellowship at Southeastern Univ. of the Health Sciences 1987-1990.
• Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy (FAAO) on 3/19/05
• Neuromusculoskeletal Med/OMM (recertified) 12/05/06-12/31/2017
Education
• Bachelor of Science & Arts Business Management
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL – 1983
Medical Education
• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Southeastern University of Health Sciences
North Miami Beach, FL – 1985-1990
Extra year due to teaching fellowship in Osteopathic Manipulation
Internship
• Rotating Internship
Florida Hospital East Orlando
Orlando, FL 1990 – 1991
Residency
• Family Practice
Sun Coast Hospital
Largo, FL 1991 – 1993
Previous Employment
• Independent Contractor Physician at the Osteopathic Wellness Center, Orlando, FL : March 2004- February 2006
• Family Practice Residency supervisor and instructor at Florida Hospital East Orlando from June 30, 2005-January 2006
• Family Physician
Orlando, FL: 1993 – 1996
• Physician @ the Osteopathic Center for Children of San Diego, CA : January 1996 – October 2003
• Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Manipulation, Family Medicine - Western University of Health Sciences of Pomona, CA : January 1996 – October 2003
Present Employment
• Primary Care Specialists, LLC 5540 East Grant St , Orlando, Fl 32822
• Volunteer Faculty Physician for the Family Practice / Osteopathic Manipulation MedicineResidency at Florida Hospital East Orlando – July 2004 – Present
Professional Societies
• American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
• American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO)
• American College of General Practitioners (ACGP)
• The Osteopathic Cranial Academy
• Florida Academy of Osteopathy
• Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA)– District 3 Vice President 2008-20015
• Florida Academy of Osteopathy– President 2010-2014 ; Board of Directors: 1993-1994,2005-2015; Secretary-Treasurer 2008-2009,
Osteopathic Skills
• Osteopathic Diagnosis
• Muscle Energy Technique
• Strain/Counterstrain (Jones Technique)
• HVLA
• Still Technique
• Myofascial Release (indirect and direct)
• Ligamentous Tension Balancing (Sutherland Technique)
• Membranous Tension Balancing of the Cranium (Sutherland Technique)
• Fulford’s Percussion Hammer Techniques
• Visceral Techniques
Lectures
• Dr. Frymann’s Basic Cranial Course (40 hours) – table trainer
May 1999; August 1997; January 1996
• Osteopathic Approach to Respiratory Problems (16 hours) – lectured and table trainer (February 1998)
• Workshop on Palpation (16 hours); table trainer – January 1999
• The Occiput – Basic Cranial Course, May 1999
• Benefits of physical fitness – ITV, educational television show
• SOMA convention for osteopathic medical students – lecture and demonstration, March 31, 2000
• Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians, May 12, 2000
• Lectured on Treating Traumatic Forces in the Body at an intermediate course- May 2001
• Lectured at a Basic Cranial course directed by Viola M. Frymann – Aug 2001
• Lectured for Osteopaths in Holland – Osteopathic Treatments for Children
• Lectured on Osteopathic Manipulation for Common Diseases – Annual Convention of the Florida Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians – July 1998
• Table trainer for intermediate course held at the Osteopathic Center for Children in January 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999
• Lectured to students, interns, and residence in Orlando about once a month 1995.
• Lectured and table trainer for intermediate course- Osteopathic Approach to Respiratory Problems- Feb 1998
• Lectured on Treating Children Osteopathically – COMP- March 1998
• Lectured at a Cranial Academy Basic Cranial course – Feb 2003
• Lectured on Ligamentous Balancing Techniques for the Lower Extremities at an intermediate course- May 2003
• Lectured on Osteopathic Approach to Low Back Pain at Florida Hospital East Orlando September 2004
• Lectured on Influence of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism, Frontal and Parietal bones and table trained at Basic Cranial Course held by the Cranial Academy in Feb 2005
• Lectured on Treatment of Scars using Osteopathic Treatment at The Florida Academy of Osteopathy Conference in May 2005
• Table Trained at a Osteopathic Treatment for the Pediatric Patient directed by Dr Frymann in Montreal in June 2005
• Lectured on Influence of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism, Frontal and Parietal bones and table trained at Basic Cranial Course held in San Diego August 2005
• Lectured on Osteopathic Manipulation techniques for the Family Physician at the Florida Academy of Osteopathy in May 2006
• Introductory basic cranial osteopathy course – Course Director -held in Japan February 2007
• Lectured on OMT in the Office and Billing to the Florida Osteopathic Medical Assoc (FOMA)- November 2008
• Lectured on OMT for Pediatrics for Osteopaths in Brazil July 23-26, 2009
Public Relations:
• Spoke about Osteopathy to pre-osteopathic students at San Diego State University 2003, 2001, 1999
• Spoke about Osteopathy to pre-osteopathic students at UC@ San Diego 2003, 2000
• Health Fair – San Diego Unified School District- March 1998
• Spoke about “Headaches and Their Treatments” on a local health related television show- 2000
• Spoke about the “Importance of Exercise” on a local health related television show- 1998
Honors/Awards
• Graduated with honors – University of Florida, 1983
• Osteopathic Physicians of the Year 1995 at Florida Hospital East Orlando
• Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy (FAAO) on 3/19/05
Publications
Alleviating Atypical Tender Points Through the Use of Myofascial Release of Scar Tissue. The AAO Journal. June 2007. pp. 19-24
