CURRICULUM VITAE FOR DAVID S. DROZEK
(current as of April 1, 2014)
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION:
Name
Birthplace
Date of Birth
Marital Status
David S. Drozek, D.O.
Amherst, Ohio
January 7, 1957
Married, June 14, 1980
Home Address
13133 Scatter Ridge Road, Athens, Ohio 45701
University Address
106 Parks Hall, Athens, Ohio 45701-2979
Phone numbers
Cell: 678-447-2509
Paging Service: 740-594-0017
Personal FAX: 877-337-6935
Practice Office: 740-753-1991
Practice FAX: 740-753-4890
University Office: 740-593-2180
E Mail:
drozek@ohio.edu, or daviddrozek@me.com
Web site:
www.drozek.us
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU HCOM)
106 Parks Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701-2979
(740) 593-2500
December 2006 – present
Interim Chair of Specialty Medicine Department, July 2013 – Feb 2014
Endoscopy, Minor Surgery and Lifestyle Medicine
Doctors Hospital Nelsonville / Ohio Health
1950 Mount St. Mary Drive
Nelsonville, OH 45764
Phone (from Nelsonville): 740-753-3345
Phone (from Athens): 740-593-5101
FAX: 740-593-4890
April 1, 2014 to present
(Worked for Doctors Hospital Nelsonville / Ohio Health from Jan 2008 – March
1
2014 under a service agreement with University Medical Associates.)
Privileged in General Surgery at:
Doctors Hospital of Nelsonville
1950 Mount Saint Mary Drive
Nelsonville, OH 45764-1280
(740) 753-1931
1/2007-present
O’Bleness Memorial Hospital
55 Hospital Drive
Athens, OH 45701-2302
(740) 592-9359
1/2007-12/2008: full staff
1/ 2009-present: courtesy staff
PREMEDICAL EDUCATION:
College
Address
Degree
Date of Graduation
Cedarville College (currently Cedarville University)
251 N Main St, Cedarville, Ohio 45314
B.A. in Biology and Chemistry
1979, graduated with Highest Honors
MEDICAL EDUCATION:
Medical School:
Address
Degree
Date of Graduation
Ohio University College of Osteopathic
Medicine (currently Heritage College of
Osteopathic Medicine)
Athens, Ohio
Doctor of Osteopathy
1983
PGY 1:
Hospital
Address
Dates
Type of Internship
Doctor's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
1983-1984
Rotating (Traditional) Internship
PGY 2-5:
Hospital
Address
Type of Residency
Dates
Doctor's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
General Surgery Residency
1984-1988, Chief Resident 1987-1988
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LICENSURE to PRACTICE MEDICINE:
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State of Ohio # 34-00-3880, issued June 27, 1985, current until April 2014
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
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General Surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery,
Certificate # 1284, Date issued: 10/9/1991
LANGUAGE TRAINING:
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Spanish Language Institute, Apartado 100-2350, San Jose, Costa Rica, Central
America, August 1998 to August 1999
OTHER TRAINING:
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Complete Health Improvement Program Facilitator Training, May 2012
PRIOR PRACTICES:
410 Medical Group
K.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan
Chief of Surgery
August 1988- August 1992
(This hospital was closed several years ago)
Norwalk Surgical Associates, Inc.
28 Executive Drive
Norwalk, Ohio 44857
August 1992 – May 1998
(This was a private surgical group practice, closed on my departure for Honduras.)
Appointed as a Medical Missionary with Missions Door
(formerly Mission to the Americas)
2530 Washington Street
Denver, CO 80205-3142
Phone: 303-308-1818, Fax: 303-295-9090
Email: info@missionsdoor.org, http://www.missionsdoor.org
July 1997 – October 2006
Hospital Loma de Luz,
The Cornerstone Foundation
P.O. Box 156 - Biloxi, MS 39533
Ph.228-435-7800. (toll free 877 277 8663)
July 1997 – March 2005
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Hospital Suizo
La Ceiba, Honduras
Director: Doris Eggenberger, email: d.eggenberger@hotmail.com
January 2004 – October 2006
Neal Nesbitt, M.D., Inc
75 Hospital Drive, Suite 310
Athens, OH 45701
(740) 594-6100, Fax: (740) 594-6903
January 2007 – December 2007
University Medical Associates
342 Parks Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701
(740) 593-2487, FAX (740) 593-0626
January 1, 2008 – March 31, 2014
PRIOR HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
410 Strategic Hospital
410 Medical Group, US Air Force
K.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan
August 1988-July 1992
(This hospital was closed several years ago)
Fisher-Titus Medical Center
272 Benedict Avenue
Norwalk, Ohio 44857
Privileged in: General Surgery to include:
Laparoscopic surgery, Endoscopy (colonoscopy, EGD's, bronchoscopy)
Chairman Biomedical Ethics Committee, 1995-1998
Main: (419) 668-8101, Toll-Free: (800) 589-3862
August 1992 – May 1998
Hospital Loma de Luz
The Cornerstone Foundation
Balfate, Honduras, Central America
August 1999-March 2005
Hospital Suizo
La Ceiba, Honduras
2004 – October 2006
Hospital Atlántida
La Ceiba, Honduras
Teaching Staff: January 2006-October 2006
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
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American Osteopathic Association # 40738
Ohio Osteopathic Association
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
Christian Medical Association, 1980-present
Tropical Disease Institute, OU HCOM, 2008-present
American College of Lifestyle Medicine, 2012-present
Diabetes Institute, OU HCOM, 2013-present
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
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Clinical faculty appointment with OU HCOM, Dec 2006 – present
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Graduate Medical Education Rotations, 2007-present
o Traditional interns PGY-1
o Family Medicine Residents PGY1-3
o Endoscopy instructor / mentor 2012-2014
o GME committee member, ~2008-present
o Regular lectures for house staff, 2007-present
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Honduran Medical Interns: weekly lectures on surgery topics
Hospital Atlántida, La Ceiba, Honduras, 1/2006 –11/2006
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Regular Clinical rotations (1992-1998) for students from:
o Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
o Medical College of Toledo
o Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine
o Des Moines College of Osteopathic medicine
MENTORING:
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Albert Schweitzer Fellows Program Mentor, 2011, 2012, 2013
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Faculty advisor for OU HCOM Christian Medical Association, 2007-present
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Faculty co-advisor for OU HCOM Surgery and Sports Medicine Club, 2011-present
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Faculty co-advisor for Salud es Vida, 2011
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Premed students, 2009-present
o Annual presentations at Cedarville University
O Shadowing experiences and counseling
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RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:
(Prior to July 2012, my role in research was that of facilitating and encouraging in the
academic setting. I was not a primary investigator. Beginning July 2012, I began a line of
investigation in the area of Lifestyle Medicine.)
Lifestyle Medicine
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Lifestyle Medicine Research Mentor for a Psychology PhD student participant in the
HCOM Graduate Assistant Program, Spring 2014 to present
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Lifestyle Medicine Research Mentor for a DO, PhD student, Fall 2013 to present
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Research and Scholarly Advancement Fellowship Mentor 2013, 2014
Joseph Vogelgesang, David Drozek, Masato Nakazawa, Jay H Shubrook, Payer source
influence on effectiveness of lifestyle medicine programs, submitted for publication Jan
27, 2014.
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Lifestyle Medicine Publication
David Drozek, Hans Diehl, Masato Nakazawa, Tom Kostohryz, Darren Morton, and Jay
H. Shubrook, Short-Term Effectiveness of a Lifestyle Intervention Program for Reducing
Selected Chronic Disease Risk Factors in Individuals Living in Rural Appalachia: A Pilot
Cohort Study, Advances in Preventive Medicine, vol. 2014, Article ID 798184, 7 pages,
2014. doi:10.1155/2014/798184.
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Collaborator with OU HCOM Diabetes Institute, 2013-present
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Research consultant and collaborator with Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological
Institute: Development of a muscle biopsy protocol, and collaborator on lifestyle
medicine research, 2012-present
Colonoscopy
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Masters Thesis Committee Member and Research Collaborator for mechanical
engineering students researching advancements in colonoscopy training and design, with
multiple publications, 2010-present
Liang Chen, Ramiro Malgor, David Drozek, JungHun Choi, Novel Ex Vivo Testing
Model for Monopolar Hot Biopsy Forceps, ASME Journal of Medical Devices, 2013.
(Accepted)
Randolph Robert, Liang Chen, Rajesh Shanbhag, David Drozek, and JungHun Choi,
Method for Detecting Ablation Damage using Sensor Integration of Hot Biopsy Forceps,
ASME Journal of Medical Devices, 2013. (Accepted)
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JungHun Choi and David Drozek, Detection of the Looping in Colonoscopy Using
Bending Sensors,” Journal of Open Medical Devices, 2012:vol4 1875-1814/12.
Jonathan D Litten, JungHun Choi, David Drozek, Development of a colonoscopy add-on
device for improvement of the intubation process. Medical Devices: Evidence and
Research 2011:4 197–208.
Jonathan Litten, JungHun Choi, and David Drozek, Development of the Automatic
Adjustable Colonoscope, ASME Journal of Medical Devices 2011:5(4), 044502-1-6p.
Choi J, Ravindra K, Robert R, Drozek D, Preliminary development of the Active
Colonoscopy Training Model, Medical Devices: Evidence and Research 2011:4 59 – 70.
Junghun Choi and David Drozek, Development of a Colonoscope Sheath Device for
Colonoscopy, ASME Journal of Medical Devices, 2011:5(3), 031005-1-9p.
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Research and Scholarly Advancement Fellowship Mentor with Publication, Summer
2009.
Kevin McAninch, OMS III, David Drozek, DO, Indications, findings, and technical
performance of colonoscopies by a single general surgeon in a small rural hospital,
Osteopathic Family Physician (2011) 3, 53-57.
Other
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International Research Projects Mentor with multiple students during the OU HCOM
Global Health trips to El Salvador, spring and summer of 2007-2010, poster
presentations, at least one publication pending.
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Research and Scholarly Advancement Fellowship Mentor, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013,
2014.
GRANTS:
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Ohio University Research & Scholarly Affairs Committee Award, Dec 10, 2012, $7976,
Modified Complete Health Improvement Program for a Population in Special Need: A
Feasibility Study
PRESENTATIONS:
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What is Lifestyle Medicine?, O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, Area Health Education
Center / Consortium for Health Education in Appalachia Ohio lecture series,
May 20, 2013.
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Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine, Marietta, Ohio joint medical staff meeting,
April 4, 2013.
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Lifestyle Medicine 2013, Conference organizer, speaker and moderator,
March 11-12, 2013.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES:
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Personal Mission trip to El Salvador December 2012
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Global Health trips to Ecuador sponsored by OU HCOM, 2007, 2012
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Global Health trips to El Salvador sponsored by OU HCOM,
o Yearly, 2007-2011
o Co-organizer, co-director, leader of student medical teams
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Global Health trip to Honduras sponsored by OU HCOM, 2008
o Organizer and director of student surgical team
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Haiti Earthquake Relief, winter and spring 2010 sponsored by OU HCOM
o Co-organizer, leader in medical relief efforts
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Spanish language and cultural training, August 1998 to August 1999
o Nicaraguan refugee clinic volunteer, 1999
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Medical Missionary in Rural Honduras, Aug 1999-Nov 2006
o Assisted in development and opening of Hospital Loma de Luz
o Hosted multiple construction and medical teams
o Community and Spiritual development
o Collaboration with government and NGO medical facilities
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Short term (two weeks) missions to Honduras with Christian Medical Association, April
1996.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:
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The Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, Doctors Hospital Nelsonville, a combined office and web
based lifestyle medicine clinic, www.TheLifestyleMedicineClinic.us, founded Feb 2014
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Live Healthy Clinic, Doctors Hospital Nelsonville, a group based lifestyle medicine
clinic, www.LiveHealthyClinic.us, Founder and Director, began in Jan 2013
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Complete Health Improvement Program Facilitator, May 2012-present
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Chief of Staff, Doctors Hospital Nelsonville/Ohio Health, 2010-2012
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Athens County Colon Cancer Coalition
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Chairman Biomedical Ethics Committee, Fisher Titus Hospital, Norwalk, Ohio, 1995-98
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Leadership local Christian Medical-Dental Association, Norwalk Ohio, ~1994-98
HONORS AND RECOGNITION:
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OU HCOM Commencement Mentor, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
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AOA Mentor Hall of Fame 2008, 2010
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OU HCOM D.O.C. Award, 2009, 2010, 2013
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Student Osteopathic Surgery Association 2009-2010 Surgery Mentor of the Year
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Doctors Hospital Nelsonville/Ohio Health Physician of the Year 2010
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Physician Customer Service Champion 2007, Doctors Hospital Nelsonville/Ohio Health
COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE:
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Volunteer at Good Works: http://www.good-works.net, 2007-present
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Church related teaching, leadership and community service, various times and locations
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Promise Keepers Ambassador, ~1993-98
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