CURRICULUM VITAE OF ALAN LEE SISSON, MD, RPh
PRE-MEDICAL EDUCATION:
Drake University, College of Pharmacy (9/66-5/71)
Des Moines, Iowa
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy granted May 16, 1971
HONORS:
President, Student American Pharmaceutical Association (1970-71)
Outstanding Active, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity (1971)
Drake University Freshmen Orientation Counselor,
appointed by faculty and administration (1969-71)
Drake University President’s Student Advisory Board (1969-71)
MEDICAL EDUCATION:
Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico (6/73-8/75)
Escuela de Medicina
credits accepted in transfer to
Northwestern University Medical School (8/75-6/77)
Chicago, Illinois
Doctor of Medicine granted June 18, 1977
OTHER EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS:
Blackstone Paralegal Studies
Diploma with Honors (7/23)
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Dispute Resolution & Mediation Certification (8/02)
Drake University Law School
Des Moines, Iowa
INTERNSHIP:
University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals
Miami, Florida
Obstetrics and Gynecology PGY-1 (6/24/77-6/23/78)
William Little, M.D., Chairman
RESIDENCIES:
University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals
Miami, Florida
Obstetrics and Gynecology PGY-2 (7/1/78-6/30-79)
William Little, M.D., Chairman
Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
General Surgery PGY-3 & 4 (7/1/79-6/30/81)
Robert Herman, M.D., Chairman
HONORS:
Letter of Merit as Outstanding Teaching Resident
from the University of Miami Medical School (1978)
Secretary, Housestaff Physician’s Association
of the University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals (1978-79)
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine 6/3/88
Re-Certified 12/24/98, 11/15/10 & 9/16/16 (Expires: 12/31/30)
Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners 7/1/78
Candidate Pool, American College of Surgeons
Designated Aviation Medical Examiner 10/11/94
by the Federal Aviation Administration
National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners 12/2/13
MEDICAL EXPERIENCE:
Advanced Urgent Care 4/16 – 1/21
Orland Park & Chicago, IL
MEDICAL EXPERIENCE: (cont.)
Medical Director 9/19 - 1/21
Quantum Anesthesia Group
Chicago, IL
Advanced Resources as independent contractor
Medical Director – Pharmacy 10/19 – 7/20
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of IL
Health Care Services Corporation
Headquarters – Chicago, IL
Medical Director 6/17 – 7/19
Navistar – Melrose Park, IL
Advanced Occupational Medicine Specialists & 6/10 - 5/18
US HealthWorks (USHW) Schiller Park, IL
Locums Sangamon County Pain Center 4/10 - 5/10
Springfield, IL
Mobile Doctors 7/09 - 3/10
Chicago, IL
Locum Tenens - Care2Day Urgent Care Clinic 10/08 - 6/09
Belleville, IL
Locum Tenens Emergency Medicine 8/93 - 4/00
Various Medical Institutions
Attending Physician, Emergency Department 7/92 - 7/93
Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, FL
and
Palm Bay Community Hospital, Palm Bay, FL
MEDICAL EXPERIENCE: (cont.)
Attending Physician, Emergency Department 11/86-8/92
John F. Kennedy Hospital, Atlantis, FL (Full-time)
and 4/94-10/94
Palms West Hospital, Loxahatchee, FL (Part-time)
Attending Physician, Emergency Department 11/84-10/86
Broward General Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Medical Director, Emergency Department 4/83-10/84
University Community Hospital, Tamarac, FL
Medical Director, Emergency Department 9/81-4/83
Crittenden Memorial Hospital, W. Memphis, AR
Attending Physician, Emergency Department 7/81-8/81
Crittenden Memorial Hospital, W. Memphis, AR
ADDITIONAL MEDICAL EXPERIENCE:
Medical Director, Emergency Services 6/82-4/83
West Memphis Fire Department
West Memphis, Arkansas
Medical Director, Emergency Services 1/82-4/83
Arkansas Medical Rescue
West Memphis, Arkansas
Medical Director & Flight Physician 10/83-12/87
Air Ambulance Associates
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Medical Director 9/87-1/90
Cat Cay Yacht Club Clinic
Cat Cay Island, Bahamas
Co-Medical Director 1/90-6/92
Royal Palm Beach Fire Rescue
Royal Palm Beach, Florida
HONORS:
Elected Board of Directors for 1982
Memphis Society of Emergency Physicians
Memphis, Tennessee
Elected Board of Directors for 1984
Broward County Medical Directors Association
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
ACADEMIC & TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Faculty in Pharmacology
Broadlawns Hospital School of Nursing
Des Moines, Iowa (1970-71)
Resident Lecture Pool for the Basic Sciences in General Surgery
at the Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation
Topics: “Fluid & Electrolyte Balance & Maintenance”
(10/79 & 2/80)
“Introduction to Anesthesia for Surgeons” (11/80)
“Fingertip Injuries” (5/81)
Grand Rounds Presentations
Topics: “Ulcer Disease: Concepts and Management”
General Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio (7/80)
“Fingertip Injuries”
Hand Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio (4/81)
“Superficial Femoral Artery Injuries”
General Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio (6/81)
ACADEMIC & TEACHING EXPERIENCE: (cont.)
Guest Lecturer, University of Tennessee & Drake University
Colleges of Pharmacy
General and Surgical Anatomy Instructor & Medical Consultant
Associates in Medical Illustration, Inc.
Continuing Medical Education Presentations
Topics: “Diagnosis of Gastro-Intestinal Bleeding”
Panel Member representing General Surgery
Hillcrest Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio (10/80)
“Wound Management – Suture Care & Removal”
Nursing In-Service (4/82)
University Community Hospital, Tamarac, FL
“Geriatric Trauma”
Faculty, TRAUMA ’84 National Seminar
Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2/84)
“Management of Spinal Trauma”
Nursing In-Service (10/84)
University Community Hospital, Tamarac, FL
“Assessment and Survivability in Blunt &
Penetrating Abdominal Trauma”
Faculty, TRAUMA ’85 National Seminar
Fort Lauderdale, Florida (1/85)
“Aviation Medicine – High Altitude Physiology”
Faculty, TRAUMA ’85 National Seminar
Fort Lauderdale, Florida (1/85)
“Obstetric & Gynecologic Emergencies”
CME Lecture Series, Broward General Hospital
Fort Lauderdale, Florida (4/86)
ACADEMIC & TEACHING EXPERIENCE: (cont.)
“Tetanus – The Disease and Its Prophylaxis”
CME Presentation, JFK Medical Center
Atlantis, Florida (5/90)
“Pharmacologic and Therapeutic Uses of
Herbal Medicinals”
CME Presentation, Brown University Med School
West Palm Beach, FL (3/99)
Dallas, Texas (9/99)
“National Conference on BioChemoNuclear Terrorism”
Conference Director (2 days)
CME Presentation, Physicians Guild of America
jointly with the US Department of Energy West Palm Beach, Florida (3/02)
“Demonstrative Medical Evidence”
CLE, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association
2004 Annual Convention
Des Moines, Iowa (11/04)
Numerous other Presentations & Publications on New and
Recurrent Topics at Various Institutions & Publications
A full listing of Publications is available upon request.
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:
Advanced Trauma Life Support Provider Course
American College of Surgeons
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Course
American Heart Association
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Course
American College of Emergency Physicians &
American Academy of Pediatrics
OTHER ENDEAVORS:
Medical Policy & Procedure Committee (1/13 – 1/18)
Member for National Policy Creation
US HealthWorks – Valencia, California
Medical Advisory Board (4/12 – 12/12)
Physician Assistant Program Initiation
Robert Morris University
Chicago, Illinois
Medical Consultant (12/02 – Present)
Medical Legal Support Services
Des Moines, Iowa
Chairman, Board of Governors (6/00 – 12/02)
Physicians Guild, Inc.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Chief Medical Consultant (1/99 - 3/02)
Mutual Insurance Group, Inc.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board (5/98 - 12/99)
Physicians Nutraceutical Laboratories, Inc.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Chairman, Board of Directors (2/98 - 12/98)
Award Performances, Inc. - Film & TV Production
West Palm Beach, Florida
Member, Board of Directors (9/91 - 12/98)
Access Plus Technologies, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Editorial Advisory Board (1/97 - 6/00)
“Prescriber’s Letter”
Therapeutic Research Center
Stockton, California
OTHER ENDEAVORS: (cont.)
Medical Consultant (9/87 - 12/02)
Associates in Medical Illustration, Inc.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Chairman, Board of Directors (4/86 - 4/96)
Doctors Laboratory Services, Inc.
Pompano Beach, Florida
Professional Foundation for Health Care, Inc. (5/86 – 3/88)
Tampa, Florida
“Emergency Medicine 1988” (4/88 - 8/88)
Doctors Hotline, WPBR Radio
Lake Worth, Florida
Co-Host “Health Week” (1/89 - 6/89)
TV Channel 25 in West Palm Beach &
TV Channel 7 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
“Emergency Medicine 1990” (3/90)
JFK Medical Center Hour, WPBR Radio
West Palm Beach, Florida
PERSONAL:
Address: 2502 Snapdragon Circle SW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
Cellular: 515-***-****
e-mail: ****.********@*****.***
Child: Karen Anne Sisson, Esq.
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Drake University
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Drake University Law School
Government Relations for the 3M Company
Head, Strategic Advocacy, Enterprise Risk Management
Revised: 2/24