Curriculum Vitae and Bibliography
Ellen Remenchik, MD, MPH
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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CURRENT POSITION - Worldwide Clinical Trials Medical Director, 2455 NE Interstate 410 Loop #150, San Antonio, TX 78217, late August 2021 to present. PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND MAJOR APPOINTMENTS UTHSCSA Senior Care Clinic, 2833 Babcock Road San Antonio 78220, March 2020 – August 2021 Urgent Care work part time– CareNow San Antonio part time Nov 2017 - 2020 Centric Physicians- Boerne Texas – Staff Physician Dec 2018 thru February 2020 BAMC (Brooke Army Medical Center), Locums Staff Internal Medicine Physician, 3551 Roger Brooke Dr JBSA Ft Sam Houston TX 78234, June – Nov 2018; Mon-Fr
Medical Arts Clinic, Internal Medicine, 2425 Babcock Rd. Ste 111, San Antonio TX 78229) October 2017-June 2018.
TeamHealth/IPC physician – 7330 San Pedro Ste 540, San Antonio TX 78216 -post acute care medicine part time August 2017 thru Oct 2017
Concentra Staff Physician, 10200 Broadway Ste 100, San Antonio, TX 78217, Nov 2016 thru August 2017
(includes work at Chase Bank Employee Urgent Care Centers and float work) Staff Physician-Visiting Physicians Association, 4800 Fredericksburg Rd, Ste 127, San Antonio TX 78229, May- October 2016
Staff Physician - Care Health at Patriot Heights and Park Lane West Clinics, San Antonio, TX part time March-May 2016 (locums work)
VA Staff Physician – Primary Care – Frank Tejeda Clinic, San Antonio, TX -February 2015 – March 2016 Medical Officer/Disability physician evaluator, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tx March 2014 – February 2015
Consultant – Longview Behavioral Hospital, Longview, TX part time, July 2013 thru March 2014 and previously in 2012.
Hospitalist with Hospitalist's 1st, Plano/Carrollton TX, August 2013 – December 2013 Hospitalist - ETMC Tyler, TX; December 2012 – June 2013 Internal Medicine Physician, Inpatient and outpatient medicine, Longview, Texas, Jan 2008-Dec 2012: Longview Diagnostic Clinic Jan 2008-Oct 2010; Solo Practise IM Oct 2010-Dec 2012 at two locations: 425 N Fredonia, Longview(Oct 2010-2011) and 717 N Fourth St, Longview (Oct 2011-Dec 2012) Senior Associate Consultant – Division of Preventive & Occupational Med, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ; June 2006 – Jan 2008 Assistant Professor of Medicine – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ; Jan 2007 - Jan 2008
Assistant Professor – Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Tyler, Texas; Fall, 2000 – 2006 and Medical Director and Staff Physician, Occupational Health Clinic, UTHCT December 2001 – Summer 2004 Medical Director, UT Student Health Clinic and UTHCT Southpark Clinic Summer 2004 – May 2006
Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Nursing – University of Texas, Tyler, Texas Fall 2005- Fall 2008
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Department of Family & Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; August 1999 – August 2006 Staff Physician – MacGregor Clinic, Pasadena, Texas; August – October 2000 Administrative Physician – United States Postal Service, Houston, Texas; August 1999 – August 2000 Staff Physician – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Fall 1988 – Fall 1989 and Fall 1996 – Aug 1999
Instructor (’88-’96) – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Fall 1988 – Fall 1996 Assistant Professor – Baylor College of Medicine; 1997-2000 Medical Director – Goodyear Plant, Houston, Texas; Fall 1998 – Summer 1999 Staff Physician (part-time) – Emergency Room, Veterans Administration Hospital, Houston, Texas; Summer 1997 – Summer 1998
Staff Physician – MSCH Clinics, Houston, Texas; Winter 1996 – Fall 1997 Pasadena Clinic – Kelsey-Seybold Clinics, Houston, Texas; Summer (August) 1995 – Summer
(August) 1996
Staff Physician Johnson Space Occupational Medicine Clinic (NASA)-Houston, Texas; Summer
(July) 1992 – Summer (August) 1995
Private Practice, Internal Medicine, Houston, Texas; Fall 1987- Fall1988 – July (Summer) 1992 EDUCATION
University of Illinois Sept 1972 to Dec 1977
BA, Cum Laude
Texas A&M University School of Medicine MD Sept 1980 to June 1984 Brackenridge HospitalJuly 1984 – June 1987
Residency, Internal Medicine
University of Texas April 1996 – Feb 28, 1998
Residency, Occupational Medicine
University of Texas School of Public Health MPH August 1993 to Dec 1997 Additional Education
CME available upon request
OSHA Training
EKG Interpretation; Echocardiogram Interpretation
Hearing Conservation, Respiratory Standard and Other Standards Skills in Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Pulmonary Function Test & Audiology Interpretation BOARD CERTIFICATION(S) and other certifications
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons 2017, 2019 Internal Medicine
Advance Cardiac Life Support
ACLS 2018-2020
Advance Trauma Life Support
Provider 1996
American Board of Internal Medicine 2004
Internal Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine 2000
Occupational Medicine
Federal Aviation Administration
Medical Examiner 1996
Medical Review Officer Certification Council
Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) 2002
LICENSURE – Texas G8366
HONORS/AWARDS
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Group Achievement Award – For 1994 Exemplary contribution to the success of the 1994 Astronaut Candidate Medical Selection
Certificate of Appreciation – NASA, Dr. Huntoon, for outstanding support 1995 Provided to ensure the success of the new JSC Total Health Program Occupational Medicine Preceptor of the Year 2002
Medical Expert – Texas State Board of Examiners 2004 – 2006 PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIPS, SOCIETIES AND SERVICES
(*indicates office held)
Professional Memberships & Services
American Cancer Society
Tobacco Control Committee
*Co-Chair 2003 – 2004
American Medical Association
Case Studies in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion – Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity: A Primer for Physicians
*Reviewer 2003
Roadmaps for Clinical Practice
*Reviewer
Bethesda Health Clinic for the Uninsured
*Volunteer 2003 – 2006
United Nations Refugee Camp, Belize
*Staff Physician 1989
UTHCT
Hospital Medical Management Committee
*Member 2002 – 2006
Informatics Committee
*Member 2003 – 2004
Smoking Cessation Program
*Organizer 2001
Tobacco Free Campus Committee
*Member 2004
Medical Executive Committee member– Good Shepherd Hospital – 2010 Medical Executive Committee member– Longview Regional Hospital – 2012 Journal Review & Editorial Activities
Institute of Medicine Report on Gulf War Illness and Injury
*Reviewer 2006
Community Memberships & Services
City of Longview Transportation Board member 2012
League of Women Voters
Membership Committee
*Member 2004
Smith YMCA Youth Sports Team
Values Coordinator
*Volunteer 1999
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
*Trustee 2002 – 2004
Social Responsibility Committee
*Chairman 1991
Youth Advisor 2004-2005
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Curriculum/Course Development
Occupational Medicine Update of the Primary Care Provider 11/2001 Program Director – CME Conference
UTHCT Tyler,
Texas
Musculoskeletal Update: Groans, Moans & Bones 10/2002 Co-Program Director
UTHCT Tyler,
Texas
Musculoskeletal issues in the Aging Population 09/2003 Co-Program Director
UTHCT Tyler,
Texas
Access to Healthcare: Controversies & Solutions 11/2003 Program Director – CME Conference
UTHCT Tyler,
Texas
Musculoskeletal Issues 10/2004
Co-Program Director
UTHCT Tyler,
Texas
Musculoskeletal Issues 10/2005
Co-Program Director
UTHCT Tyler,
Texas
Teaching
Medical School Student Teaching 1997 – 1999
Strawberry Clinic
Pasadena, Texas
Chronic Pain & Fitness to Work 08/1998
CME Course
OM for Primary Care Physicians, Baylor
Houston, Texas
Multiple Lectures in the Occupational Medicine Residency Program 2000 – 2006 UTHCT Tyler, Texas
Immunology 2000 – 2006
Stephen F. Austin University, Master of Science Program Nacogdoches, Texas
Skin Disorders 2000 – 2006
Stephens F. Austin University, Master of Science Program Nacogdoches, Texas
Biohazards and Household Hazards 2000 – 2006
Stephen F. Austin University, Master of Science Program Nacogdoches, Texas
FECA (Federal Employment Compensation Act) 12/2000 UTHCT Occupational Medicine Residency Clinical Conference Tyler, Texas
A Problem Patient with neck and Back Pain 2001
UTHCT Occupational Medicine Lectures
Tyler, Texas
A 2020 Vision for American Health Care 03/2001
UU Fellowship
Tyler, Texas
Chemical Hazards – Bioterrorism 11/2001
UTHCT Tyler, Texas
Disability & Ethics 11/2001
CME Course
Occupational Medicine for Primary Care Provider
Tyler, Texas
Blood Borne Pathogens – Management of Exposures in 2001 – Update in 12/2001 Infectious Disease
UTHCT Tyler, Texas
Smoking Cessation – Practical Aspects 01/2002
Nursing Grand Rounds
UTHCT Tyler,
Texas
Workers Compensation in Texas 04/2002
UTHCT Tyler,
Texas
Health Promotion & Cardiovascular Disease 07/2002
UTHCT Tyler,
Texas
Musculoskeletal Disorders 08/2002
UTHCT Tyler,
Texas
GI and Renal Disease Issues 10/2002
UTHCT Tyler,
Texas
ADA and Ethics: Chevron v. Echazabal 11/2002
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tobacco Cessation – A Practical Approach 04/2005
Series of Four Lectures
Workshops at UTHCT Tyler,
Texas
Mentorship
(Residents)
Supervision of Residents, VA Hospital 1997 - 1998
Dhir, Harinder (Residents) 2000 – 2001
Madireddi, Sivarama (Resident) 2000 – 2001
Dunn, Deborah (Resident) 2000 – 2002
Kim, Howard (Resident) 2000 – 2002
(Residents) 2000 – 2004
Supervision of Residents, UTHCT – Non Didactic
Hill, Sacha (Resident) 2002 – 2004
Stuart, Derrill (Resident) 2002 – 2004
Ball, Cynthia (Resident) 2002 - 2004
PRESENTATIONS
National
Noncompliance and the Progression of Disease 12/1988 Thanatology Society Meeting
Tobacco Cessation – A Review of the Effects and Cessation Strategies 1994 Johnson Space Center
Houston, Texas
Medical Aspects of Obesity 03/1994
Johnson Space Center
Houston, Texas
Heat Stress 07/1995
Meeting of Gulf Coast
PCT and Hepatitis C 03/1998
Grand Rounds
Baylor
Houston, Texas
I Just Got a Needle Stick – Prevention and Management of On the Job 04/1998 Injuries
Baylor Family Practice Review Course
Houston, Texas
Violence & the Workplace 09/1999
Grand Rounds
Baylor
Houston, Texas
CABG and Return to Work 01/2000
Grand Rounds
Baylor – Houston, Texas
Blood Borne Pathogens – Management of Needle-stick Injuries 11/2001 Infectious Disease CME Conference, UTHCT Tyler, Texas ADA and Ethics: Chevron vs Echazabet, Regional Issues in Occupational 11/2002 and Environmental Health
CME Conference, University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Healthcare Systems in Industrialized Countries 2003 UTHCT – Increasing Access to Healthcare Conference Tyler, Texas
Disability and Ethics: Controversies at the Interface of Medicine and theLaw 01/2003 Grand Rounds
UTHCT Tyler, Texas
Health Care – Injuries and Patient Safety 10/2003
UTHCT Musculoskeletal Conference
Tyler, Texas
Healthcare Systems in Industrialized Countries 11/2003 UTHCT – Increasing Access to Healthcare Conference Tyler, Texas
How to Break Bad Habits 03/2004
UTHCT Secure Care Conference
Tyler, Texas
Diabetes Mellitus 04/2005
UTHCT Secure Care Conference
Tyler, Texas
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Grant Reviewer, Susan B. Komen Foundation – Breast Cancer Prevention & Epidemiology Grant Reviews, January, 2006.
Project Title: AOEC Peer Review of Case Studies in Environmental Medicine for Selected hazardous Substances and Environmental Health Topics – 2004 - $6,000 project amount. Sub-Clinical Investigator, Jupiter Clinical Trial, 2005 – ongoing. Grants: NIH 1 R03 CA106003-0. “Low Dose Nortriptyline in Smoking Cessation”, PI – Ellen Remenchik; 9/30/03 – 8/31/04. $132,000 total project amount. Grant Reviewer, HRSA Bio-terrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program, Bethesda Maryland, July 2003.
Reader Advisory Board Member of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 1997 – 1998. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Peer-reviewed Articles
1. Remenchik E. Chronic pain and fitness for duty. East Texas medicine 2003; 1(1):22-4. 2. Remenchik E. I just got a needle-stick, Prevention and Management of one the job injuries. East Texas Medicine 2005; 3(2):18-22.
3. Remenchik E. Smoking cessation strategies-new and old. East Texas Medicine 2006; 4(1):22-5.
4. Remenchik E. & Cherry, Debra. Smoking cessation-An update and review of treatment Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 2007.
Non-peer-reviewed Articles
1. Remenchik E. Factors affecting hypertension control in a lower socioeconomic community population: The relationship between demographic, psychosocial factors and blood pressure control. UTSPH 1997 Dec.
2. Remenchik E. Tobacco prevention programs available for the workplace. TIOSH Health and Safety News 2002; 2(1).
3. Remenchik E. Doctors face new TWCC requirements beginning September 1, 2003. TIOSH Health and Safety News: Workers, Workplaces and the Environment 2003 Aug; 3(2).
4. Remenchik E. Controversies, solutions of rising health care costs. TIOSH Health and Safety News: workers, Workplaces, and the Environment 2003 Oct; 3(3). 5. Remenchik E. NIOSH director to speak at UTHCT. TIOSH Health and Safety News: Workers, Workplaces, and the Environment 2004 Apr; 4(1). Book Chapters
1. Remenchik E, et al. Occupational Cancer. In: McCunney RJ, Rountree PP. Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Self-Assessment Review. 2nd ed. Philadephia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2003.
2. Remenchik E, et al. Allergy & Immunology. In: McCunney RJ, Rountree PP. Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Self-Assessment Review. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2003.
3. Remenchik E, et al. Legal & Ethical Issues. In: McCunney RJ, Roundtree PP. Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Self-Assessment Review. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2003.
4. Remenchik E, et al. Musculoskeletal disorders. In: McCunney RJ, Rountree PP. Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Self-Assessment Review. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2003.
Editorials
1. Remenchik E. Steps toward universal health care. Arch Intern Med 2001 Aug; 161(15):1914-5.
Abstracts and Letters
1. Remenchik E. Noncompliance and Inappropriate compliance in progressive and recurrent illness. Arch of the Foundation of Thanatology 1988 Feb; 15(1). Forthcoming
1. Holiday D, Remenchik E. Low dose Nortriptyline in Smoking Cessation Clinical Trial Results
Previous Hospital Appointments
Warm Springs Medical Center, WS Thousand Oaks and WS Westover Hills, San Antonio Tx, February 2019 thru present Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital, San Antonio Tx, February 2019 thru Current Select Hospital, San Antonio Tx November 2016 -July 2019 Longview Behavioral Hospital Spring 2012 – then July, 2013 thru March 2014 Previous Hospital Appointments
Carrollton Springs Psychiatric Hospital, Carrollton, TX, Aug 2013- Jan 2014 Select Hospital, Carrollton, TX August 2013 to January 2014 Baylor Carrollton Hospital, Carrollton, TX August 2013 to December 31, 2013 Magnolia Behavioral Hospital of East Texas (formerly Longview Behavioral Hospital), Longview Texas, Spring 2012-December 2012; then rejoined staff August 2013-March 2014 ETMC Hospital, Tyler - December 2012 thru July 2013 Good Shepherd Hospital, Longview, TX, Jan 2008 to Dec. 2012 Longview Regional Hospital, Longview, TX, Jan 2008 to Dec 2012 Select Hospital, Longview TX Spring 2009 to Dec 2012 University of Texas Health Center, Tyler, Texas, 2000-2006 Nov 200-June 2006 Doctor’s Hospital East Loop, Houston, Texas, 1989–1992 – now closed. Height’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, 1987-1988 and 1990-1992 – now closed. Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, 1990-1992
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, 1996-1997
Columbia Sunbelt East Loop Medical Center Hospital, Houston, Texas, 1996-1997 Veterans Administration Hospital, Houston, Texas, Summer 1997 – Summer 1998 References available upon request.