CURRICULUM VITAE
William H. Bensky, PA-C
PERSONAL DATA:
Citizenship: U.S.A
Address: **** *. ******** **
Tampa, Florida. 33611
Contact: 813-***-****-Home
813-***-****-Cell
EDUCATION:
9/78-6/81 University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey:
Rutger’s University.
Bachelor of Science: 1981
Physician Assistant
9/71-1/74 Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida
Associate of Science: 1973
Marine Science/Undersea Technology
Dean’s list honor.
EXPERIENCE:
4/08-Present: Bay Baromedical Associates
Tampa, FL.
Diving & Hyperbaric Medical Consultant
Surgical Assistant
11/90-4/08 Tampa bay Emergency Physicians LLC/University Community
Hospital
Duties: Emergency Services/Urgent Care
Senior PA, Medical and Surgical evaluations and treatment.
10/87-10/90 Manager Department of Hyperbaric Medicine. Mt Sinai Medical
Center, NYC, NY.
Duties: Medical, Technical, Administrative, Program planning, budgeting and marketing.
Diving supervisor, Clinical Activities in Primary care, hyperbaric
medicine, Emergency medicine, Surgery and Research. Diving
medical examiner.
1/82-1/87 Medical Director
International Underwater Contractors, Inc.
North American Hyperbaric Center, Inc.
City Island, New York.
Duties: Manager of Medical and Research activities, program development, Emergency
Medical care, Diver fitness exams.
Clinical Hyperbaric medicine program director. Chief Medical
officer and diving supervisor for NOAA REPEX II Saturation
project.
1/78-1/79 Emergency Paramedic
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
NYC, NY.
Duties: Emergency room paramedic, Mobile intensive care units, ground and air.
8/75-8/77 Coordinator-Mobile Intensive Care Unit
Hackensack Hospital Center
Hackensack, New Jersey.
Duties: All aspects of MICU development. Field supervisor and medical control.
CERTIFICATIONS-LICENSURE:
9/83 Physician Hyperbaric Medicine Course
Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services Systems, Baltimore, MD
2/82-present ACLS, PALS, ATLS
6/91 The National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology-Certified Hyperbaric
Technologist #11
9/82 National Association of Diver Medical Technicians, Diver-Medic instructor #005
6/82 National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants # 1009701
12/90 State of Florida-Board of Medicine PA2347
10/75-6/81 State of New Jersey Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic, # 002
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
Institute of Trauma and Emergency Care. New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Professional Association of Diving Instructor
APPOINTMENTS:
4/83 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
7/83-12/86 Director: Specialty Care Referral Center for Hyperbaric Medicine,
Health & Hospital Corp. Emergency Medical Services, NYC, NY.
11/90-4/09 University Community Hospital
UCH-Tampa Fl.
CONSULTANT:
3/82-4/86 Professional Diving School of New York, Inc.
1/83- Life Guard Systems, Inc. NY.NY.
PAPERS:
Delayed treatment for Decompression Accidents with Central Nervous Systems
Damage. Undersea Biomedical Research, 1985; vol. 12
CARBON MONXIDE POISONING IN NEW YORK CITY TREATMENT WITH
HYPERBARIC OXYGEN. IX International Hyperbaric
Conference, Sydney, Australia; 3/87
A REGISTRY FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING IN NEW YORK CITY.
Clinical Toxicology, Vol. 27(7) 419-441. December 1988.