Douglas L Burbella MD

**** ** **** ***, ** Lauderdale, FL 33309

Phone: 816-***-****

adbiva@r.postjobfree.com

Work Experience

Company: Advanced Integrative Healthcare LLC

Job Title: CEO, M.D. consultant

Location: 2231 NW 34th Ter, Coconut Creek, FL 33066 03/2018 - present

Role Description: This is a company I started for my wife (she is also a doctor) for part- time private practice. I serve as a physician consultant to discuss medical cases, as well as oversee all aspects of the practice. My wife wishes to continue on with the practice while I pursue other avenues.

Company: Doctor to Doctor Sales Solutions

Job Title: Senior Medical Associate

Location: 7995 East Prentice Ave, Suite 307E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 01/2015 - 03/2015

This is a growing company that hired me based on my credentials as an M.D. with administrative and sales experience. I enjoyed keeping my clinical knowledge current by learning about new medical products and services being brought to the healthcare market. I would have brief meetings with hospital CEO’s, COO’s, and CFO’s, etc, at which time I presented various new medical products, and then scheduled them to meet my clients' sales people for further dialog. I am very proficient on Salesforce.com software, which I modified and enhanced both with this company and with the Salesforce.com techs. I was hired and placed in a 3 week training program which I completed in one week. I accelerated so quickly that the CEO gave me the exclusive oversight of one of the largest healthcare companies. He also trusted me to work remotely and after one week in Colorado I was back home working remotely on a new company laptop.

Company: To Your Health

Title: Naturopathic Physician

Location: 3 Worthington St, Little Current, Ontario, P0P1K0, Canada 09/2000 - 07/2004

I bought a storefront/office building. My wife and I had a busy medical practice, as well as a busy health food store with several employees in our practice as well as in the health food store. I managed the practice, including but not limited to the accounting, purchasing, utilization review, and human resources. In addition to a family practice I specialized in geriatrics, post-traumatic injury, intravenous therapies, and I was involved with treating chemical dependency.

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Job Title: Acupuncture Physician

Company: Self Employed

Location: Ft Lauderdale, Florida

05/2000 - 09/2000

Role Description : I made house-calls practicing oriental medicine as well as dedicating a room in my house as a treatment room. I specialized in the treatment of post-traumatic injury. I was also involved with treating chemical dependency. Job Title: Licensed Massage Therapist

Self Employed

Location: Ft Lauderdale, Florida

05/1994 - 05/2000

I made house-calls as well as dedicating a room in my house as a treatment room. I specialized in the treatment of post-traumatic injury. 05/1988 - 09/1988

Portamedic, 10071 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, FL 33024 Title: Medical Examiner

I did a complete history and physical, blood draw, EKG, and urinalysis on each client applying for health/life insurance.

01/1987 - 05/1988

Meditest, Ft Lauderdale, Florida

Title: Medical Examiner

I did a complete history and physical exam, EKG, blood work, and urinalysis on each client applying for health/life insurance. Since I was the top employee in the company I was given the exclusive to handle the medical exam for every employee of Hollywood Memorial Hospital when they switched insurance providers. I was also teaching phlebotomy to the new employees because of my exceptional skill in phlebotomy. 06/1985 - 08/1997

DC Used Marine, Ft Lauderdale, Florida

Title: Owner/ operator

I owned and managed a full-service boat yard with a multitude of employees. I handled the accounting, purchasing, and human resources. I purchased the land and building and paid it off in full before selling the business. I have managed to bring every business that I have run into profitability. I am still receiving payments on the real estate until 2034.

04/1986 - 06/1986

Company: Key West Rescue

Job Title: Rank Paramedic

Location: Key West, Florida

I was the Rank Paramedic and Commander over all the ambulances and medical 2

rescue personnel. I worked straight through back to back 24 hour shifts for several weeks until I hired enough medics to cover the schedule. I was ranked as rescue diver, life flight medic, off-shore medic, and advanced life support. 01/1984 - 04/1986

Atlantic Inter-City Ambulance, Ft Lauderdale, Florida Title: Paramedic

I worked 24hrs on, 48hrs off. I had advanced training in ALS, rescue diver, & air ambulance. On my off days I managed my own businesses plus I worked as a commercial diver. All the businesses that I bought that were losing money I was able to bring into profitability within a year.

01/1983 - 12/1983

Atlantic Inter-City Ambulance, Ft Lauderdale, Florida Title: Emergency Medical Technician

I worked 24hrs on, 48hrs off. On my off days I was self-employed as a commercial diver, and off-shore commercial fishing captain.

06/1978 - 08/1997

DC Underwater Services, Ft Lauderdale, Florida

Title: Owner/ Chief diver

My specialty was raising sunken yachts, spearfishing, harvesting lobster and crabs by hand, underwater salvage and repairs, treasure hunting for Spanish galleons. Education

Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Netherlands Antilles Degree: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Field of Study: Medicine

09/2004 - 05/2012

During medical school I also earned my certification as a Hyperbaric Tender & Operator, pastored the Christian Student Association church, and each semester I taught an intravenous administration workshop to fellow classmates. During semester breaks I led medical teams, which included many of my fellow medical students, on mission trips to Haiti.

Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Netherlands Antilles Emergency Dive Medicine, Hyperbaric Medicine

09/2004 - 12/2006

Master of Science (M.S.), 12/2018 (anticipated)

Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Greater Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6 Clinical Biochemistry, Forensic Physics

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09/2003 - 05/2004

Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine, 100 E. Broward Blvd. Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

Oriental Medicine (acupuncture, Chinese herbs), Naturopathy, Homeopathy 09/1997 - 06/2000

Master of Health Sciences (M.H.S.), 08/2000

Undergraduate - Broward College, 1000 Coconut Creek Blvd, Coconut Creek, FL 33066 Licensed Paramedic Program

05/1983 - 12/1983

Undergraduate - Broward College, 1000 Coconut Creek Blvd, Coconut Creek, FL 33066 Licensed Emergency Medical Technician Program

08/1982 - 12/1982

Undergraduate - Broward College, 1000 Coconut Creek Blvd, Coconut Creek, FL 33066 Pre medicine

08/1978 - 08/1980

High School - Northeast High School, 700 NE 56th Street, Oakland Park, FL 33334 High School Diploma

09/1974 - 06/1978

Other - American College for the Advancement in Medicine, Tustin, California Chelation and other alternative IV therapies

07/2004 -08/2004

Other - Boca Raton School of Massage, Boca Raton, Florida Massage Therapist

09/1993 -05/1994

Membership in Honorary/Professional Societies

AAPLOG- American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologists CMDA- Christian Medical and Dental Association

AMA-American Medical Association # 665********

BMDF- Baptist Medical Dental Fellowship

Active Board Membership

Disque Foundation

Our mission is to empower others to save lives.

We do this by providing advanced healthcare education to underserved populations of the U.S. and the world.

Through our Save a Life Initiative we offer the world’s first free life support training 4

courses online. Saving lives means giving others the chance to make a difference in the world. Our goal is to empower a million people with the ability to save a life by 2020. https://disquefoundation.org/advisory-board/

Certification/Licensure

BLS - Basic Life Support, Exp. Date 2/17/2020 Provider # 294781 ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Exp. Date 2/9/2020 Provider # 294782 PHTLS - Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support, Exp. Date 5/4/2018 National Course # 14-2345-03

PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Exp. Date 2/14/2020 Provider # 294783 CPR, AED, First Aid, Exp. Date 9/5/2020

ECFMG - Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, License # 07207988 Volunteer Experience

12/1989 - present

Living Water Ministries of the Palm Beaches

Medical Director

www.livingwaterhaiti.org

On April 4th, 2019 I was shot 3 times in Haiti by a gang member with an AK-47. I was shot in the face, neck, and shoulder. This resulted in a fractured jaw and neck. I spent over 2 months in the hospital but I have continued to make a remarkable recovery. Apart from parasthesia (numbness) in my face, I do not have any permanent sequela. https://www.livingwaterhaiti.org/attack-of-april-4-2019/ I have been visiting Haiti since 1989. I have been directing the medical operations since 1995 and I continue to serve in this position. On April 4, 2019 I was shot 3 times while on a medical mission trip in Haiti. This resulted in a 2 month hospital stay, 3 surgeries, and a fractured neck and jaw. I am thankful to be healed and ready for whatever is next in my life.

1/2015 – Present

Private M.D. Consultant

I am contacted PRN by Iraqi peshmerga soldiers on the front line fighting ISIS. I am available through live media to answer their medical questions as they have no doctor or medics on the front line. Most wounded soldiers die before making it to a MASH unit, which usually does not have a doctor on duty. I try to answer tough diagnostic questions from soldiers with precious time and scarce resources. 11/2014 - 12/2014

Global Hope, Iraq

I went to the front line and provided medical care for the Peshmerga fighters who were actively fighting ISIS

08/2013 - 09/2013

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Jewish Voice Ministries International, Mberengwe, Zimbabwe Physician

I volunteered as a physician and I examined and treated hundreds of patients of all ages. Special to this trip, I performed 2 minor

surgeries, I ran a code, and I delivered a baby.

07/2013

Korean American Olympics

Official physician for basketball

I treated a multitude of injuries as the physician/ first responder overseeing 8 simultaneous basketball courts.

05/2013 - 06/2013

Jewish Voice Ministries International, Manipur, India Physician

I volunteered as a physician and was given the position of pediatrics. I examined and treated hundreds of pediatric patients.

10/2012 - 11/2012

Jewish Voice Ministries International, Manipur, India Physician

I volunteered as a physician and was given the position of pediatrics. I examined and treated hundreds of pediatric patients.

06/2011

Tornado, Joplin

Physician

Volunteered in a field clinic after the catastrophic tornado in Joplin, Missouri 07/2010

SMI - Summer Medical Institutue, Valley Baptist Family Medicine, Harlingen, Texas Title: Physician in training under Dr. Leibert

Providing free health screenings and medical clinics to the medically under-served Mexican population in the villages near the Texas/ Mexico border.

01/2010 - 03/2010

Earthquake, Haiti

Due to my vast experience in Haiti I was instrumental in organizing and deploying medical teams, some of which I led, following the massive earthquake near Port-au- Prince, Haiti. I worked with a multitude of organizations including Living Water Ministries, Samaritan's Purse, Operation Smile, Project 81, the mayor (I pitched a tent in his backyard), Miriam's Orphanage, and The Heady Compound. 6

06/1988

Caribbean Missions, Nicaragua

Medical Volunteer

I assessed the medical needs of orphaned street kids, residents of the city dump, and remote mountain people.

04/1988

Caribbean Missions, Honduras

Medical Volunteer

I was to survey the needs of the Mosquitia Indians but instead I contracted malaria and spent most of the trip on my death bed deep in the jungle with no medical care. 09/1987

Caribbean Missions, Andros Island, Bahamas

Co-pilot

2 week mission trip in a 100 foot wooden ship which I co-piloted through a tropical storm which damaged the ship and sunk the lifeboat.

Publications

Oral Presentations

Burbella, D. (7/2011). BPH and Urinary Dysfunction. Urology Conference, Jackson Park Hospital, Chicago, IL.

Burbella, D. (6/2010). Comparing the Various Tests for Tuberculosis. Anesthesiology Conference, Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN.

Burbella, D. (2/2010). Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnostics for Varicella Encephalitis. Family Medicine Conference, Olympia, WA.

Burbella, D. (12/2009). Vancomycin Resistant MRSA, What Now? General Surgery Conference, VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO.

Burbella, D. (6/2009). The Effects of Female Circumcision on Vaginal Delivery. OB/GYN Conference, St Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO

Burbella, D. (11/2008). Fever, Good Thing or Bad Thing? It Depends! Internal Medicine Conference, VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO.

Hobbies & Interests

Flying, scuba diving, fishing, hunting, treasure hunting, medical missions trips, traveling. Language Fluency

English (Native/functionally native)

Haitian Creole (Basic)

Social Network URLs

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drburbella/

https://www.facebook.com/drburbella

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