PERSONAL DATA:
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Birth Date: July 4, 1967
- Birth Place: Portland, Oregon
EDUCATION:
- Doctor of Medicine, 1994
University of Nevada School of
Medicine, Reno, Nevada
- Bachelor of Science, 1989,
University of Oregon, Eugene,
Oregon
- Major: Psychology
- Minor: Chemistry
& Music
- U.S. Grant High School,
Portland, Oregon
TRAINING:
- Laser Training Institute, 2002
- Emergency Medicine Residency,
1995 - 1998, St.
John Hospital
and Medical Center. Affiliated
with Wayne State University School
of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
- Internal Medicine Internship, 1994
Legacy Portland Hospitals, Portland, Oregon
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
- Emergency Medicine Staff Physician
Kaiser Permanente, PC, 2001 to 2002.
- Emergency Medicine Staff Physician
Providence Portland Hospital, 1998 to
2000.
- Emergency Medicine Staff Physician
Providence Seattle
Hospital, 1998.
MAJOR PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
- Association of Clinical Research Professionals
- American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Oregon College of Emergency Physicians
- Michigan College of Emergency Physicians
- Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
- Emergency Medicine Resident Association of Michigan
- Physicians for Human Rights
- American Medical Association
LICENSURE AND BOARD
CERTIFICATION:
- Certified, Laser Training Institute, 2002
- Board
Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Written
Board Exam, 1998
Oral
Board Exam, 1999
- Oregon Medical License, 1998
- Washington
Medical License, 1998
- Federal Drug Enforcement License, Since 1997
- Diplomat,
United States Medical licensing Examination
Step
1: 1991
Step
2: 1993
Step 3: 1995
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Certified, Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Certified, Advanced Trauma Life Support
- Certified, Advanced Pediatric Life Support, 1996
AWARDS and HONORS:
- Honors in Psychology at University of Oregon
- Outstanding College Students of America, 1989
- Four-Time Honored on Dean's List for 3.5 or better G.P.A., 1989
RESEARCH:
- Worked on a study concerned with screening hypertension in the
Emergency Pediatric patient in Michigan, 1997-1998.
- Worked for one year with glaucoma specialist John Morrison, MD @ The
Oregon Health Sciences University on:
1) Studies in Chronic Glaucomatous
Optic Nerve Head.
2) Immunohistochemical Localization of Chondroitin Sulfate
Proteoglycans in the Primate Lamina Cribrosa. The Study was presented
at the 1990 ARVO convention.
- Worked for two years with Neuroscientist Barbara Gordon-Lickey at The
University of Oregon Institute of Neuroscience
on:
1) Labeling neuronal afferents
in the mammalian visual cortex with the
enzyme HRP.
2) Visual acuity patterns by stimulation of the visual cortex.
WORKS AND PUBLICATIONS:
- A 6-week, Open Label, Dose - comparison Study to evaluate the Safety and
Efficacy of Rosuvastatin verses Atorvastatin, Pravastatin, and Simvastatin in
Subjects with Hypercholesterolemia. 12/2001 - 03/2002.
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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study Comparing the Glycemic Control
Characteristics of Carvedilol and Metoprolol in Hypertensive Patients with Type II
Diabetes Mellitis, 05/2001 - Current.
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Protocol 21-98-214-01: Randomized, Double-Blind,
Placebo-Controlled,
Multicenter, Parallel-Arm, Study to Assess the Long-Term Effects of Pletal
(cilostazol) verses Placebo Administered Orally to Patients with Intermittent
Claudication Secondary to Periferal Arterial Disease, 10/2001 - Current.
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A 24-Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Study to Compare the
Efficacy of Avandia when added to Submaximal Doses of Metformin and to
Compare the Tolerability of the Combination to Metformin Monotherapy when
Administered to Patients with Type II Diabetes, 12/2001 - 05/2002.
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An Open-Label, Randomized, Multicenter, Phase IIIb, Parallel Group, Switching
Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Lipid Lowering Agents Atorvastatin
and Simvastatin with Rosuvastatin in High-Risk Subjects with Type IIa and IIb
Hypercholesterolemia, 01/2002 - Current.
- Double-Blind, Randomized, Dose-Ranging, Parallel-Group Comparison
of
the Efficacy and Safety of the Extended Release Tramadol Hydrochloride
(Tramadol HC1 ER) 100mg, 200mg, and 300mg, Celecoxib 200mg and
placebo in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
and/or the Hip,
08/2002 - Current.
- A Double-Blind, Randomized, Active and Placebo Controlled,
Multicenter,
Dose-Ranging Evaluation of (S)-Amlodipine in Hypertensive Subjects,
08/2002 - Current.
- "Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan Distribution in the Primate
Optic Nerve
Head," John C. Morrison, MD, Patrick Rask; Investigative Ophthalmology
and Visual Science, 1989.
- "On the History and Treatment of Sciatica," Patrick Henry Rask;
The
Journal of Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgery, Vol 4, Issue 3. October
1983.
- "Laser Light in Medicine." Patrick Henry Rask; the Journal of Neurologic
and Orthopedic Surgery. Vol 6, Issue 2, July 1985.
SERVICE:
- Volunteer with Northwest Medical Teams, Afghanistan, May Of 2002.
- Volunteer Physician with YMCA Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in Portland,
1998 to 2001.
- Volunteer with Northwest Medical Teams, Honduras, June of 1999.
- Social Chairman. Family Medicine Interest Group.
- Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Psychiatry Interest Group, 1992.
- Secretary, American Medical Student Association, 1992.
