Medical Assistant

CURRICULUM VITAE

Dana M. Alhino, M.D.

*. Home Address: 1211 Harding Avenue

Tracy, CA 95376

Mobile: 530-***-****

E-mail: ****.******.**@*****.***

2. Place of Birth: Berkeley, California

3. Citizenship: U.S.A.

4. Education: 05/1996 B.S., Biology & Psychology

Saint Mary’s College of California

08/2006 Post-baccalaureate Graduate Program

St. Louis University School of Medicine

10/2013 M.D., Saint Louis Univ. School of Medicine St. Louis, MO

06/2013 – 03/2015 Clinical Fellowship: Licensed Physician IM/FM inpatient, ambulatory, home visits, SNF

Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

5. Awards and Honors: Outstanding Employee Award, GeneMed Synthesis, SF, CA 6. Memberships in Professional and Honorary Societies: 08/1992 – Present Hispanic Association of Students 08/2003 – Present National Hispanic Medical Association 08/2003 – Present Latino Medical Association

08/2004 – Present American College of Physicians

10/2009 – Present American Medical Association

01/2008 – Present VFW Banner Mountain Post 2655 Honorary Member 01/2012 – Present Indian (Native American) Health Services Member 7. Volunteer/Community Service:

08/1985 Started the Bishop O’Dowd High School Women’s Soccer Pgm At the age of 14, my father I started the team, which joined the Catholic Athletic League in the SF Bay Area. The team won NCS titles in 2005 and 2011 and were recently ranked 13th in California, 29th Nationally by ESPN Bishop O’Dowd High School, 9500 Stearns Avenue, Oakland, CA 01/1999 - 06/2003 San Francisco General Hospital Emergency Dept. Volunteer Assisted physicians and nurses with a wide variety of clinical and medical procedures, which included but not limited to trauma cases, routine patient interview and examination, meeting with and speaking to patient family members, jailed/imprisoned patient needs and emergency runs to the in-house blood bank and pharmacy. Assisted with medical conditions such as gun shot wounds, Wernicke's encephalopathy, bleeding disorders (e.g. hemophilia),

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postpartum, post menopausal bleeding, homelessness, alcohol and drug dependence, joint dislocations, stroke, auto accidents, abscess incision and drainage, peritoneal drainage due to liver disease, renal failure patients 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110

01/2001 – 07/2001 Haight/Ashbury Free Medical Clinic Volunteer Clinical experience interviewing patients prior to speaking with physicians regarding their health needs, which included drug addiction, HIV, Hepatitis C, homelessness, also I assisted doctors and nurses with any of their clinical and procedural needs in the clinic. 558 Clayton Street, SF, CA 94117 04/2002 – 06/2002 UCSF Women and Children’s HIV Clinic Volunteer HIV information specialist: Provided HIV information and clinical guidance to women and children with HIV.

UCSF Women and Children’s Clinic, San Francisco, CA 94158 08/2002 – 06/2003 City College of San Francisco, Science Department Volunteer Volunteer note taker and biology tutor for disabled students for two semesters while attending classes. These services were available for all disabled students in need. Courses included chemistry, biology and psychology. 50 Phelan Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112

11/2009 – Present Children with Leukemia, Grass Roots Organization Volunteer Each Thanksgiving we raise money for hospitalized children with leukemia and their families by selling raffle tickets. Then deliver gifts and a Thanksgiving feast to them: Cardinal Glennon Childrens Hospital, STL, MO 12/2010 – Present Veteran’s Of Foreign Wars, Proud Honorary Member & Volunteer Helped raise over $20,000 (A record high) at the December 2011 VFW Victorian Christmas booth selling Hot Mulled Wine. Funds are utilized for yearly Post expenses for which we are life members. Created 16-x 20-inch poster (see below) of the booth and post members to commemorate the Christmas event. Post Commander: Tom Andersen: 530-***-**** VFW Banner Mountain. Post 2655, Nevada City, CA

8. Employment Experience:

1988 - 1989 Montessori School Teacher

Trained and implemented Montessori methods of child care. At that time I also served as a nanny for 3 of the children who attended school. Das Montessori School and Daycare, San Ramon, CA

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03/1992 - 09/1994 Food Service Director / Kitchen & Dining Room Staff Manager 40hrs/wk – College employment

Food Service Director, Staff Manager and Supervisor for over 40 kitchen

& dining room employees. Duties included kitchen and food supply ordering, planning weekly menus in advance, organizing staff work schedules and ensuring that the individual dietary needs and requests of elderly clientele were met. While employed at this 250 resident assisted living facility, I learned how to be a good listener. It is an important skill I've carried with me and refined during my medical training. I also learned a great deal about the dietary needs of elderly patients and how they differ from other age groups. Casa Sandoval, Hayward, CA

08/1994 - 06/1996 Dental Assistant for pediatric dentist, 15 hrs/wk – College employment Provided direct clinical dental care for pediatric and special needs patients. I assisted Dr. Smith with each procedure, pt. documentation, administrative work, communicated with family, instrument sterilization, & x-ray capture. Joseph P. Smith, D.D.S., 1001 Country Club Dr. Moraga, CA 11/1995 - 06/1996 Housemaid & Home Health Care, 20 hrs/wk – College employment. Cleaned houses for elderly and debilitated and supervised home health care assistance. Remained constantly alert and aware of changes in client health status and ability to perform ADL's, prepared meals, assisted with toileting, laundry, ran errands, paid bills and any other needs of clients - just listening and providing support sometimes was the most important service. Employment Office, St. Mary’s College of CA

12/1996 - 06/1999 Administrative Assistant and Grant Writer, 40 hrs/wk – s/p college Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease: Administrative Assistant Duties: Grant writing and assistant for two research physicians. 1650 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94158

07/1999 - 06/2005 Research Associate/Assistant Clinical Study Coordinator, HIV/AIDS Patient Studies: UCSF and The Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology

Obtained T-cells, B-cells from HIV/AIDS patients and tracked their immune systems over time to show response to research interventions, operated a Beckman Coulter Flow Cytometer to analyze PBMC’s, responsible for setting up workstations, trained and supervised new employees in research methods and as a certified phlebotomist I was in charge of drawing control blood for the entire institute. One of the most important parts of my job was to recruit and assist in consenting HIV+ patients. UCSF and The Gladstone Institute of Virology & Immunology, San Francisco, CA

06/2000 - 06/2005 Ward 86 HIV Clinic Medical Assistant, 15 hr/wk Assisted Donald Abrams, M.D. in interviewing patients. Trained and supervised research associates clinically, in the laboratory and in performing phlebotomy, obtained vital signs, performed physical exams and assisted with procedures such as cerebral spinal fluid taps, CD4 and viral load interpretation. Ward 86 at SF General Hospital was the epicenter of care when the AIDS epidemic hit in the 1980’s. San Francisco General Hospital, SF, CA.

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9. Clinical Appointment:

06/2013 - 03/2015 Internal Medicine Fellowship: Licensed Physician Fellow Adult, Geriatric and Palliative care rotations, St. Louis University Hospital. Taught, supervised and facilitated team collaboration with medical students, medical residents interns, nursing staff and healthcare administrators. Teaching and supervising are passions of mine and was very grateful to receive top-notch evaluations stating that I will be nominated for the Fellow of the Year Award. Clinical duties consisted of inpatient and ambulatory patient management, specialized Geriatric care, Allergy and Immunology, Endocrinology and Rheumatology, inpatient adult and geriatric Psychiatry in locked psych ward, at Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital. I also worked in Geriatric Internal Medicine at Life Care Center, Skilled Nursing Facility of Saint Louis. Home Visit Healthcare in all areas of Saint Louis: Ferguson, North County, South County, Inner City and rural homes. This required bringing all medical equipment such as weight scales, otoscopes, blood pressure cuff’s and of course, thinking on our feet. Supervisor: Julie Gammack M.D., GME Director, Program Director Geriatric Fellowship, Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine 10. Language Fluency: Fluent: English, Moderate Spanish & learning Mandarin Chinese 11. Community Activities/ Interests: My passions are teaching, supervising and providing medical care for underserved and indigent populations. I enjoy animal rescue for any type of animal in need. My most recent rescue was a little blonde-Chihuahua

(abandoned in a Walmart parking lot) that we named Rougaroux after the legendary creature of the Louisiana swamps. In my free time I stay in shape by running in the park with my dogs and boxing. I also love interior decorating and arts and crafts, specifically creating unique Holiday wreaths.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

1. Short-Term Effect of Cannabinoids on Immune Phenotype and Function in HIV-1 Infected Patients (Landmark study: First federally funded marijuana study ever done for HIV patients) Barry M. Bredt, Dana Higuera-Alhino, Starley B. Shade, Samuel Hebert, Joseph M. McCune, and Donald I. Abrams. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2002;42:1S-8S. PMID: 12412840. 2. Multiparameter evaluation of human thymic function: interpretations and caveats Jeffrey M. Harris, Jean-François Poulin, Dana Higuera-Alhino, Diane Schmidt, Michael Gotway and J. McCune. Clinical Immunology, Volume 115, Issue 2, May 2005, Pages 138-146. PMID: 15885636 3. Isolation of peripheral blood CD4 T cells using RosetteSep and MACS for studies of DNA turnover by deuterium labeling (RosetteSep is now commercially available) Busch Robert; Cesar Denise; Higuera-Alhino Dana; Gee Tracy; Hellerstein Marc K; McCune Joseph M. Journal of Immunological Methods 2004;286(1-2):97-109. PMID: 15087225 Poster Presentations

1. Real-Time Quantitative PCR for Measurement of T Cell Receptor Excision Circles (TREC’s) from Human Peripheral Blood. Jeffrey M. Harris M.D., Dana Higuera-Alhino, Joseph M. McCune, M.D., The Gladstone Institute of Virology Annual Postdoctoral Biochemistry Conference, Monterey, California, 2001 Abstracts/ Oral Presentations

1. Marijuana and Immune Function in HIV – AIDS Patients Donald I. Abrams, M.D., Barry M. Bredt, Starley B. Shade, M.P.H., Roslyn J. Leiser, R.N., Dana Higuera-Alhino, Elizabeth Sinclair, Ph.D., Joseph M. McCune, M.D. Abstract presented by Dr. Donald Abrams at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 9/2001 2. Quantification of Thymic Output in Patients with 22q11.23 Deletion Syndrome J.M. Harris, M.D., C. White, D. Higuera-Alhino and M. Elder Abstract presented by Dr. Jeffrey Harris at The Department of Pediatric Immunology, University of California San Francisco, 2002

3. Real-Time Quantitative PCR for Measurement of T Cell Receptor Excision Circles (TREC’s) from Human Peripheral Blood. Jeffrey M. Harris M.D., Dana Higuera-Alhino, Joseph M. McCune, M.D. Abstract presented by Dr. Jeffrey Harris at The Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology and Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 2003 4. Probing cellular homeostasis in vivo using heavy water labeling of DNA Funded by Kinemed Inc. Mike McCune, Steve Deeks, Dana Higuera-Alhino, Drina Boban, Mette Hazenberg, Kristin Ladell, Robert Busch. Presented by Dr. Robert Busch at The Department of Medicine Sidney Sussex College University of Cambridge, 2008 Teaching/Educational Lectures:

1. The Human Immune System and the Role of the Dendritic Cell Lecture presented by Dana Higuera-Alhino, Science Dept., Saint Mary’s College of California, 2000 Acknowledgements

1. Generation of CD3+CD8low Thymocytes in the HIV Type 1-Infected Thymus Mary E. Keir, Johan K. Sandberg, Douglas F. Nixon, Cheryl A. Stoddart and Joseph M. McCune The Journal of Immunology, September 2002, 1;169(5):2788-96. PMID: 12193754 Acknowledged for assistance in processing and analyzing pediatric blood samples

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References

1. Michael T. Railey, M.D., Associate Dean, Associate Professor Multicultural Affairs, Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 314-***-****, ********@***.*** 2. Kirk E. Flury, M.D., Professor Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Specialist, Saint Louis University SLU-Care Physician, 2315 Dougherty Ferry Road, Saint Louis, MO 63131, 314-***-****, kflury@slu.edu

3. Melissa Grigsby, MBA, Inside Sales Representative-Capital Equipment Service Operations at Boston Scientific, San Francisco Bay Area, 510-***-****, *******.*******@*****.*** 4. Jay Noffsinger, M.D., Professor Emeritus and Former Program Director, Pediatric Medical Student Education, Interim Director, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, 1465 S. Grand Blvd., Saint Louis, MO 63104, 314-***-****, ********@***.*** 5. Marilyn Maxwell, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Program Director for Internal Medicine/ Pediatric Residency Program, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 314-***-****, ********@***.***

6. Charles Andrus, M.D., Professor, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Chair Trauma Surgery Department, Division: General Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, 314-***-****, *******@***.*** 7. Edmund Yang, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Co- Director, Saint Louis Fetal Care Institute, Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Service, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, office 314-***-****, ******@***.*** 8. Nora L. Porter, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Co-Director of the Internal Medicine Clerkship, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 314-***-****, ********@***.***

9. William Mootz, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine and Assistant Dean for Curriculum, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 314-***-****, *****@***.*** 10. Raman Malhotra, M.D., Assistant Professor Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Program Director for Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Department of Neurology & Psychiatry, Sleep Disorders. 1438 S. Grand Blvd., Saint Louis, MO 63104, 314-***-****, ********@***.*** 11. Glen A. Fenton, M.D., Neurology Faculty Member specializing in Pediatric Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Co-Director of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine Neurology Clerkship. Former Neurology Faculty Member, Saint Louis University School of Medicine. 1 UNM, Albuquerque, NM 87131, 505-***-****

12. Kevin J. Martin, M.D., B.Ch., F.A.C.P., Professor of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Director, Division of Nephrology, Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63104, 314-***-****, ********@***.*** 13. Julie Gammack, M.D., Program Director Geriatric Internal Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine. Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine 1402 South Grand Blvd., Schwitalla Hall, Room 238, Saint Louis, MO 63104. 314-***-**** ********@***.*** 14. James E. Swierkosz, Ph.D., Assistant Dean of Students, Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, SLU MED, 314-***-**** ***********@***.***

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