Medical Security

Paul J. Schonbrun, DO, EMT-P

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DeRidder, LA 70634

845-***-**** cell (USA)

845-***-**** (VOIP)

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DOB: 24 October 1959

PERSONAL

Residency trained 51 years old Emergency Physician. Currently

licensed in both NY and LA with an unrestricted DEA license. No other

restrictions of any kind. No outstanding Malpractice cases. Not BC or

BE, but I have almost 30 years ER experience with 7 years Paramedic-

EMS/3 years active duty 91B10 (now 68W) Combat Medic/18 yrs as ER

staff physician including 4 1/2 years (5 tours) as Medical

Director/Emergency Physician with security firms in Iraq.

EDUCATION

DO University of New England-College of Osteopathic Medicine

1992

BS Liberal Arts Excelsior College

1992

AS Biology Nassau Community College 1985

INTERNSHIP

Metropolitan Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI July 1992 to

June 1993

Traditional/Rotating

RESIDENCY

St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY July 1993 to June 1995

Emergency Medicine

EMPLOYMENT

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital./Choctaw Archive Enterprises

Ft Polk, Leesville, LA July 2009 to Present. Staff Emergency

Physician working in military hospital Emergency Department. Hired

soon after return from 5 years service in Iraq (Defense Contractor).

Interacts well with administration, patients and staff. Annual ER

Volume: 24,000+ visits. Department of the Army Contractor.

Vanguard International, Inc. (now Vanguard Consulting Group)

September 2007 to Present (still on consulting basis). Medical

Director for international security firm operating in SW Asia.

Operated with Kurdistan Autonomous Region Peshmerga Army units,

private security forces, geologists and surveyors. Involved in

establishing and supplying all medical operations and for medical

oversight of independent duty medics at multiple oil survey and

drilling camps. Participated in the interview process for all medical

candidates. Established an In-Country camp medical infrastructure and

provided health maintenance of all staff (Indigenous, host army and

contractors) at remote oil exploration camps. Developed the Medical

SOP, MEDEVAC and Emergency Contingency procedures utilized in all

security force operations. Improved, supplied and trained all medical

personnel working for the company as well as at several Kurdish rural

health clinics. High Risk Posting

Freehold Tactical Medicine Consulting

June 2006 to September 2007

Medical consulting for Paramilitary Security Corporations involved in

the Global War On Terror. Due to my extensive Tactical and Emergency

Medicine experience, my In-Country Iraq experience and my prior

military background, I was retained to provide logistics, medical

guidance and oversight to advanced paramilitary medical personnel

working with private security forces in Iraq and Southwest Asia. Also

maintained a private General Practice of out of my home until my

departure to the Persian Gulf.

Emergency Medical Education Resource Group (EMERG) In-Country Medical

Director

February 2006 to May 2006 (BIAP/Iraq) and May 2008-August 2008

(Baghdad-FOB Shield/Iraq)

Medical director for all in-country operations for a security firm

operating in Baghdad and central Iraq. Responsible for emergent

trauma care, sick call for all personnel. (2006) Established medical

clinics involved with EOD/Unexploded Ordnance Disposal and Protective

Security Details. Provided medical oversight for all medical

operations at several remote FOB/Ammo Supply Points during EOD

operations. Department of Defense/US Army Corps of Engineers

contract. 2008 contract involved advanced clinic operations for

military and security forces stationed at FOB Shield/Baghdad (Iraqi

Ministry of the Interior complex). Assisted with care and provided

medical oversight for both the military clinic and EMERG clinic on

base as senior medical officer. Involved in training Protective

Security Detail medics and US Army medics with weekly medical in-

service training. Helped plan and participated in 3 FOB Shield

MASCAL (Mass Casualty) drills. Involved in Tactical Combat Casualty

Care.

High Risk Posting

US Embassy-Baghdad, Iraq

Embassy Security Force Physician (Triple Canopy)

December 2005 to February 2006

Medical Officer for 1100 man security force at the US Embassy, Iraqi

Transitional Government, and other government venues in the

International (Green) Zone of Baghdad. Provided daily sick call and

emergency medical call 24/7 for a mixed force of 1600 Third Country

National guards and K-9 teams. Oversaw all medical operations

provided by the company while in-country. Department of State

Contract. High Risk Posting.

CTSOF Physician-US Investigative Services

June 2005 to October 2005

Counter-Terrorism/Special Operations Forces (CTSOF) Medical Officer.

Working with a Special Forces 18-D Medical Sergeants, we provided 24/7

medical support to Elite Iraqi Police and cadre at BIAP (Camp Dublin)

Baghdad, Iraq. We treated and supported Iraqi Police Emergency

Response Unit (ERU), Crisis Response Team (CRT) and provincial SWAT

teams and their international paramilitary training cadre. Involved

in Tactical Medicine training of Iraqi Police, Explosive Ordnance

Disposal Program, and Diplomatic Protective Security Details.

Responsibilities included preventative medicine, infectious diseases,

management of acute traumatic injuries, tactical emergency medical

support for Police and Training missions, inspection of mess

facilities and water supply and general sick-call. Oversaw all

company in-country medical operations. . Department of Defense

Contract. High Risk Posting.

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Medical Director SUNY-Sullivan/ Sullivan County Community College

June 2004 to October 2006

Developed Tactical Medic training program for EMS personnel involved

with SWAT operations. Provided Medical CME training for military and

civilian EMS personnel in Iraq through program developed by Dr.

Schonbrun with Dean Bruce Getzan.

Emergency Physician, Ellenville Regional Hospital, Ellenville, NY

5 January 2003 to 26 August 2004

Single physician coverage at a critical-access rural hospital in the

Catskill Mountains of New York. Annual patient volume 13,000.

Hudson Valley EMS Medical Control Physician. Medical Director for

the Ellenville Rescue and First Aide Squad during upgrade from EMT to

Paramedic level certification. Upgraded Ellenville Regional Hospital

to Hudson Valley EMS Medical Control facility. Coordinated Medical

Advisory Committee certification of all Emergency Department

physicians at the hospital.

Emergency Physician, the Kingston Hospital, Kingston, NY

January 1998 to 31December 2002

Single physician coverage (Nights) at city hospital in the Mid-Hudson

Valley. Annual patient volume 25,000. Hudson Valley EMS Medical

Control Physician. Hospital EMS physician on Ulster County Medical

Advisory Committee. Medical Director for numerous FD's and VAC's.

Responsible for all CME and chart reviews for EMS personnel associated

with hospital.

Associate Medical Director

State University of NY-Ulster County Community College/Center for

Emergency Services.

August 1999 to June 2004

Responsible for selected lectures in the EMT-P curriculum. Clinical

preceptor for EMT-P students who rotated through the ED for experience

as a part of their training. Involved in mid-year evaluations,

testing and exit interviews for all students.

Police Surgeon, City of Kingston Police Department

April 1999 to October 2006

78 sworn officer city police department. Member of Multi-

Jurisdictional Emergency Services Unit (SWAT Team). Providing

medical support to all department personnel to include Patrol, ESU, K-

9, detective and narcotics divisions. Reported directly to Chief G.

Keller and LT. Egidio Tinti (ESU Team commander)

Senior Medical Officer/Emergency Physician, Disaster Medical

Assistance Team (NY-2)

October 1995 to December 2006

Senior Medical Officer/Team Emergency Physician for numerous DMAT

deployments including the 9-11-2001 World Trade Center Attack, 2001

National Governors Association Conference, many hurricane deployments

and the Kosovo refugee relief effort.

Emergency Physician, Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY

April 1995 to January 1998

Level 2 Trauma Center. Patient volume 25, 000 per annum. Hudson

Valley Regional EMS Medical Control physician, In charge of all CME

for EMT-Paramedics.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS

Advanced Tactical Medicine Provider/Instructor (Plank holder)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider/Instructor

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider/Instructor

Advanced Medical Life Support Provider/Instructor

Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support Instructor

Advanced Trauma Life Support Provider

Neonatal Advanced Life Support Provider

Advanced Burn Life Support Provider

Wildland Search and Rescue (NY)

Hyperbaric Chamber Technician (ME)

EMT-Paramedic (ME)

EMT-Critical Care (NY)

HONORS AND AWARDS

Medical Director's Award of Excellence in EMS Activities

Ulster County Medical Advisory Committee

1994 ACOEP Emergency Medicine Resident Scientific Paper Competition

Cold Water Near-Drowning and Post Immersion Syndrome

1993 Metropolitan Hospital Scientific Paper Competition

Cold Water Near-Drowning

Phi Theta Cappa

Nassau Community College Uniondale, NY

MEMBERSHIPS

American Osteopathic Association, National Tactical Officer's

Association, National Rifle Association,

NY State Rifle and Pistol Association, Brigade of the American

Revolution, British Brigade/Company of Select Marksmen

MILITARY

US Public Health Service (attached to US Coast Guard)

Summer 1990

Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program (COSTEP)

O-1/Ensign

US Army 1980-1983

Medical Corpsman (91B)

Expert Rifle/Expert Pistol/Expert Field Medical Badge & Instructor

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

Wilderness and Tactical Medicine, Skiing, Military history,

Competitive Marksmanship (Rifle/Pistol), Sea Kayaking, SCUBA diving

(RESCUE DIVER), Travel/Adventure, Zymurgy

LANGUAGES

English with limited medical Spanish, limited medical Arabic, limited

medical Kurdish

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Unpublished Works/Slide Presentations

Introduction to Tactical Medicine

Ballistics for the Tactical Officer/Medic

Blast and Burn Injuries in the Tactical Environment

Terrorism, IED's, and Homicide Bombings

Battlefield Medicine and the Development of EMS

Articles

Schonbrun, P: Cold Water Near-Drowning and Post Immersion Syndrome

Medical Student, Vol. 18, No.3, March/April 1993

Schonbrun, P: Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose a Case Study

Student Doctor, Vol.12, No. 2, December 1990

Schonbrun, P.: Medevacs 'R' Us

Vital Signs (USCG Medical Dept.) Issue 6-90, December 1990

References Available On Request

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