JULES PATRICK C. ANTIGUA, MD, CCRC

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Tel: 267-***-**** (Mobile), Email: acuvop@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Foreign medical graduate from The Philippines, with seven years of combined clinical research experience in the following fields of medicine – mental health and neuropsychiatry, preventive cardiology, pediatric ophthalmology, general pediatrics and rheumatology. A licensed physician in the Philippines with emergency and urgent care experience; Familiarity with community and preventive medicine with emphasis on tropical diseases; Solid project management skills and extensive clinical research background.

Project Management and Clinical Research

Oversaw inpatient and outpatient phase II-III clinical trials in Neuropsychiatry (New York). Pivotal in the execution of clinical trials and supervised clinical research projects involving drugs and procedures affecting the central nervous system. Planned and directed investigative studies. Conducted clinical research in both adult and pediatric preventive medicine. Strong background in protocol formulation and development, subject recruitment, data acquisition and analysis, manuscript and grant writing, and manuscript presentation at scientific meetings. Obtained Clinical Research Certification status in the United States.

Mental Health and Neuropsychiatry

Trained in the evaluation, assessment and management of common neuropsychiatric disorders: Schizophrenia, Major Depressive Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Bipolar Disorders. Performed neuropsychiatric and neurocognitive interviews and scale evaluations. Provided cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and psychosocial counseling.

General Medicine

Junior emergency and urgent care physician responsible in the diagnosis, management, referral and treatment of patients seen in a community-based tertiary hospital located in Cebu, Philippines. Familiar in the diagnosis and management of common tropical diseases endemic in the Philippines (i.e., Tuberculosis, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Leptospirosis). Completed ECFMG certification status in the United States. Provided clinical lectures and health workshops to medical students and interns on HIV treatment and prevention and novel clinical research protocols in neuropsychiatry.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Intern

International Medical Corps., Washington D.C.

April 4, 2016 – Present

Main focal point for the Psychosocial Support (PSS) piece in the Ebola Research Project conducted in 5 treatment units across Liberia and Sierra Leone. Responsible for database review and data analysis. Responsible for subsequent proposal, abstract and manuscript preparation/writing intended for journal submission.

Provided MHPSS technical support to the Nepal country office i.e., created a needs assessment summary report as part of the dissemination strategy for government and non-government agencies.

Assist the MHPSS technical unit with the creation of references database, assist in the development of MHPSS proposals, technical reports, advocacy materials, peer-reviewed publications, and policy briefs.

Clinical Research Project Manager/Clinical Research Coordinator

Neurobehavioral Research Inc., Cedarhurst NY

Dec 2011 – March 30, 2016

Responsible for the management of daily operations in the conduct of phase II and phase III clinical trials in 3 research sites in New York. Headed 8 psychiatric clinical trials in the diagnosis and treatment of Schizophrenia, Major Depressive Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Alzheimers Disease and Parkinsons Disease.

Performed neuropsychiatric and neurocognitive scale evaluations that resulted in written clinical data required by study protocols and research monitors.

Established 2 satellite research sites as part of company expansion strategy to boost-up recruitment and screening numbers.

Responsible for preparation and timely submission of regulatory site-specific documents to sponsor and/or IRB.

Investigated patient’s progress, response to treatment and adverse reactions to study drugs. In addition, responsible for the compilation, coding, categorization and analysis of information and objectively verified data collected. Organized and entered research data in source documents and electronic data capture systems (EDC).

Managed 2 research teams that consist of regulatory specialists, research assistants, pharmacists, ward nurses and social workers (total of 8 people). Provided training and in-service presentations to involved actors in study-specific protocol responsibilities.

Oversaw the recruitment and review of patient profiles and medical/psychiatric medical records as part of pre-screening process.

Developed site-specific clinical research forms and study-related documents.

Clinical Research Program Associate

Community Asthma Prevention Program (CAPP)

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Jun 2011 – Nov 2011

Oversaw and managed 2 research projects under the Community Asthma Prevention Program (CAPP) of the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia:

oEPA ASTHMA PROJECT: Asthma Prevention and Education project aimed at understanding the effectiveness of an asthma environmental education intervention aimed at healthcare practitioners. Funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency

oMCAN Navigator Program: Philadelphia Merck Childhood Asthma Network (MCAN) Asthma Health Care Navigator Project “You Can Control Asthma”; Prevention project that employed health navigators as primary source persons for caregivers and parents in the care and management of asthma-stricken children. Funded by Merck Foundation

Developed and designed eCRF software tool for the MCAN Navigator Project

Created teaching protocols, provided counseling and held lectures to parents, caregivers and key community members (teachers, midwives, school nurses) in the care, management and prevention of asthma.

Clinical Research Fellow

Pediatric Ophthalmology

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Jun 2010 – Jun 2011

Conducted 4 NIH-funded clinical research projects that focused on eye complications, particularly Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), among premature infants.

Lead author in a research project that investigates ROP outpatient follow-up rates across three hospitals. This resulted in a poster presentation in 2 scientific ophthalmology meetings.

Created a clinical database that encompassed three largest hospitals in the greater Philadelphia Area, on premature infants with visual impairments, critical in the acquisition of pertinent study data.

Clinical Research Fellow/Translational Researcher

Inflammatory Risk Clinic, Cardiovascular Institute in Preventive Cardiology

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Jun 2009 – Jun 2011

Produced abstracts, manuscripts, and IRB proposal/grants that resulted in 3 peer-reviewed and published scientific journal manuscripts (under the lead of the Principal Investigator).

Executed Psoriasis- Cardiovascular Risk Studies specifically in subject screening, consenting, and enrollment (under the lead of the Principal Investigator).

Created a patients database containing pertinent research data that were used in the analysis of the Vascular Inflammation and Psoriasis Study .

Supervised and oversaw specimen extraction, processing, handling and storage and coordinated specimen analysis and data acquisition with translational bench research specialists.

Emergency Room Physician

North General Hospital, Cebu, Philippines

Sept 2007 – Sept 2008

Junior emergency and urgent care physician responsible in the diagnosis, management, referral and treatment of patients seen in a community-based tertiary hospital.

Assisted attending physicians in the care and management of adult medical, pediatric and surgical cases. Formulated treatment plans for patients in acute care settings and made referrals to trauma centers or specialized hospital units.

EDUCATION

Jun 2010 – Jun 2011 Clinical Research Fellow

Pediatric Ophthalmology

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Jun 2009 – Jun 2011 Clinical Research Fellow/Translational Researcher

Inflammatory Risk Clinic, Cardiovascular Institute

Preventive Cardiology

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

May 2006 – Apr 2007 Medical Intern, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Jun 2002 – May 2006 Doctor of Medicine – MD

Cebu Institute of Medicine - Cebu, Philippines

Jun 1998 – Apr 2002 Bachelors of Science in Medical Technology

Velez College – Cebu, Philippines

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS

April 2014 Academy of Clinical Research Professional (ACRP), Clinical Research Coordinator Certification

November 2011 MCCB, UPSA, WRAT III, CANTAB,CIBIC, ADAS, ADL, HAMD, PANSS and NPI Rater Certification

Jun 2010 Intravenous Phlebotomy Certification, New York

Jun 2010 Electrocardiogram (ECG) Certification, New York

Aug 2010 CITI Certification in ICH- Good Clinical Practice and HIPAA, University of

Pennsylvania (UPENN)

Aug 2010 CITI Certification in Biomedical Research, University of Pennsylvania

Jul 2009 CITI Certification in Social and Behavioral Research, UPENN

Oct 2009 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certified

Aug 2009 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, UPENN

Aug 2007 Physician Licensure Examinations, Cebu, Philippines

Philippine Board of Medicine Certified

SEMINARS / TRAINING / SPECIAL COURSES ATTENDED

1.Qualified rater: MATRIX Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB), UCSD Performance-Based Skills Assessment (UPSA), Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB), Clinicians Interview Based Impression of Change (CIBIC), Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS), Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD), Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) for Schizophrenia and NPI (Neuropsychiatric Inventory). Neurobehavioral Research.

2.Association of Research in Vision on Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2011 annual scientific meeting, poster presentation, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 2011.

3.Data Protection Awareness Course, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, June 2011

4.Preventing Patient Privacy Breaches, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, August 2011

5.Mandatory Education: Suspected Child Abuse and Family Violence, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, June 2010

SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Binenbaum G, Ying GS, Quinn GE, Huang J, Dreisteitl, Antigua J, Foroughi N, Abbasi S: The CHOP postnatal weight gain, birth weight, and gestational age retinopathy of prematurity risk model Arch Ophthalmol 130(12): 1560-5, Dec 2012. (Peer reviewed publication).

Mehta N, Antigua J, Yu Y, Krishnamorthy P, Raper A. Systemic and Vascular Inflammation in Patients with Moderate to Severe Psoriasis as measured by [18F]-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET): A Pilot Study; Archives of Dermatology; May 2011. (Peer reviewed publication)

Antigua J, Karp K, Jensen A, Erbring L, Binenbaum G. Assessment of Retinopathy of Prematurity Outpatient Follow Up Compliance Across Three Hospitals. Ophthalmology. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA. (Poster presentation at the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Scientific Meeting, May 2011).

Yu Y, Krishnamoorthy P, Antigua J, Raper A, Baer A, DerOhannessian S, Saboury B, Torigian D, Alavi A, Gelfand JM, Mehta NN. Vascular inflammation in psoriasis is associated with HDL particle concentration (abstract). ATVB. 2011. (Poster presentation at the Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Scientific Sessions, April 2011).

Mehta NN, Yu Y, Saboury S, Foroughi N, Raper A, Baer A, Ochotny R, Krishnamoorthy P, Antigua J, Van Voorhees A, Torigian D, Alavi A, Gelfand JM. FDG PET/CT demonstrates increased vascular inflammation in patients with severe psoriasis (abstract). J Invest Dermatol. 2011. (Poster presentation at the Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting, May 2011).

Carroll, R., Antigua JP., Halpern, S., Taichmann, D., Kawut, S., Palevsky. H., Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Patients’ Willingness to Participate (WTP) in Randomized Clinical Trials of Novel Therapies. Pulmonology. University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.

Antigua J, Kho, E, Abing J, Ancahas, M, Alferez, B, Tan, A,. The Evaluation of the Treatment Outcome of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) Patients under Directly Observed Treatment Strategy (DOTS) in Urban Health Centers from 4 Health Areas in Cebu City, Jan-December 2003. (Poster Presentation, Cebu Institute of Medicine).

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