CURRICULUM VITAE

THOMAS EDWIN SHIELDS

DPM

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Suite # 223

Email:adki8t@r.postjobfree.com

Phone # 910-***-****

EDUCATION

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****, *989 Officer Basic and Advanced Course U.S. Army

1987 Podiatric Surgical Residency (PSR-12)

1991-1993 AO/ASIF Orthopedic Fellowship Wiesbaden Germany

05/1986 Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine Cleveland, Ohio United States

Podiatric Surgery Major

1986 D.P.M., O.C.P.M.

1979 B.S. Bethany College (Biology)

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

Texas active

Missouri active

American Board of Lower Extremity Surgery

Board Certification in Podiatric Surgery and Medicine 2003; Recertification in Podiatric

Surgery and Medicine Completed; October 1, 2016

APBS cases qualified 1990

APBS board eligible1987

AO/ASIF Certifications 1990/Recertification1996

ATLAS C-4 USAF 1994 /US ARMY 1990

ACLS USAF1996 / US ARMY 1991/BLS certification August 2018

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1/2019-DOD-current Assignment

Senior Podiatric Consultant

Ft. Bragg NC 28310

10/2016-Present

American Podiatry Affiliates

Austin, TX

1991-Present Access Health Care LLC

Current Position Civilian Senior Executive Podiatric Consultant

Locum Tenens Civilian Podiatrist to Multiple Military Bases and Posts to include: Pentagon; Current Assignments, Fort Belvoir, Andrews Air Force Base, Bethesda-Walter Reed Hospital.

Old Assignment being phased out under Naval Command.

Locations include: Ft. Leonardwood, Nellis Air Force Base, Fort Sam Houston,

Fort Hood, Fort Knox, Fort Campbell, Army War College, Carlisle/Lebanon

Barracks.

Examination, diagnosis, treatment of varied medical and surgical Maladies associated with the human foot and related extremities.

Access Health PC 12/2010-11/2012

Amissville, VA

US Army/DOD Pentagon

Podiatry Dept., Corridor 8, MF917A Series0668

Washington DC, DC 20310 United States

Chief of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery/DiLorenzo TriCare Health Clinic Examination; diagnosis, treatment and prevention of varied medical/surgical maladies associated with the human foot and related extremities. Consultations are also received from the White House, The Army War College, and special offices and agencies of the Military District of Washington. As Chief Podiatrist facilities utilized are: Walter Reed Medical Center; Bethesda

National Naval Medical Center; Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center, Fort Belvoir; Fort Meade; Rader Clinic, Fort Myer. The incumbent treats a variety of patients to include: active duty and retired military and their dependents. Children and elderly are treated routinely.

Access Health Care 06/2010 - 12/2010

Pasadena, TX

Podiatric Surgical Consultant/ Senior Partner

Access Foot Care P.A. 03/1996-04/2008

Pasadena, TX

Chief Podiatric Surgeon/Medical Director

Areas of expertise include Project management, P&L responsibility, Training, and

Development, Total Quality Management, Contract Negotiation, Process Improvement, Sales and Marketing, Strategic Planning, Human Resources, Customer Relations, Policy Procedure Development.

1996-2008 Chief Surgical Podiatrist/Medical Director Access Foot Care P.A.

Overseeing the daily operations including; project management and development for Department of Defense contracting multi-specialty medical/ surgical group practice with responsibility for fiscal management, recruiting, and practice

development. Expansion of markets and sales. Acquisition of other

medical/surgical practices, physician development, customer relations.

12/2014- 11/2015

US Army, Fort Knox Kentucky: Ireland Army Community Hospital

Consulting and Staff Podiatrist

11/2014-10/2015

Veterans Affairs: Columbia Missouri; Consulting and Staff Podiatrist

Jefferson City CBOC

07/2009-06/2010

Indian Health Service Ft. Yuma Svc. Unit

Winterhaven, CA

Chief of Podiatric Medical and Surgical Svc. /Director of Wound Care Clinic

Solo Podiatrist for Ft Yuma Indian Health Service Unit rendering care to IHS

beneficiaries in a new start up practice. The Podiatrist provides Podiatric

diagnosis and treatment for the Quechan and Cocopah tribes located at Ft. Yuma

in Winterhaven California. Services provided at Ft. Yuma to include inpatient and

outpatient rendered through a local civilian hospital which requires the Podiatrist

to obtain an Arizona license and hospital privileges. The Podiatrist has the

responsibility of providing comprehensive Podiatric medical care services to all

Quechan and Cocopah tribal beneficiaries. The Podiatry services provided;

require the recognition of diseases, including but not limited to Diabetes Mellitus

and other complex medical /surgical problems where the course of treatment are

not always established and Quechan/Cocopah tribal benefices are often referred

from outlying service units or health clinics. Assignments may also include

providing consultation to others in the same or other medical specialties.

Maintains and attends clinical and administrative records as required. Attends and

participates in the Diabetes Team/Program as requires or assigned. Positions

Held: Director of Wound Care, Interim Acting Clinical Director

10/2008-07/2009

US Army/US Air Force/Veterans Affairs Tri Venture

Anchorage, AK

Chief Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Consultant

Tri Venture Cooperative Anchorage Alaska, Anchorage Alaska assignment c/o

Access Health is a Tri Venture Assignment in cooperation with the US Army and

the US Air Force and Veterans Affairs. The Chief Podiatric Consultant is required

to maintain inpatient and outpatient privileges at both Bassett Army Community

Hospital and Elmendorf Air Force Base. The Veterans Affairs Podiatry Service is

the largest service in the VA Surgical services. The Chief Podiatric Consultant is

responsible for the daily operation of the tri service units; which includes

supervising multiple uniform and contract Podiatrists along with multiple

Podiatric medical technicians.

responsible for the production output of the tri-service units, approximately3200-

3500 patients per month and nearly 72-95 surgical procedures per month at the

combined Anchorage facilities outpatient clinics. This does not include travel to

the two Community Outpatient Based Clinics (CBOC's); one in Fairbanks, Alaska at the Bassett Army Community Hospital, / Elmendorf Hospital and the other in on the Kenai peninsula. At all these locations, the Chief Podiatric Consultant is expected to work independently. Responsible for the supervision: with respect to overall diagnosis, examination, treatment, prevention and care of conditions afflicting the foot and related structures to all Tri-Service beneficiaries.

The Chief Podiatric Consultant; instructs, supervises, physician assistants, nurses, and medical technicians in support of the overall Tri-Services Podiatry clinics missions. This includes but not limited to planning and conducting research, teaching, and reorganization of the Podiatry Medical and Surgical TriServices missions. Development of new technologies including digital scanning for the prescription, designing, and fabrication for fitting of orthotic or prosthetic devices. As an integral member of the hospitals and surgical staffs requiring close contact with all general medical and surgical specialties the Chief Podiatric Consultant is expected to participate in total quality care for pathological conditions appropriate for surgical intervention or when necessary medical consultation. This workload includes but not limited to: history and physicals, evaluations of radiographs, interpretation of laboratory work ups; develops differential diagnoses, performs biomechanical evaluation, provides consultations specific to the modality i.e.: Surgical, medical, biomechanical or rehabilitation.

Responsible for all the Tri-Services Podiatric Medical and Surgical service units’ consultations, Provides Emergency room coverage and referrals.

The Chief Podiatric Consultant is responsible for all assignments based on overall activities in accordance with Tri- Services US Army, US Air Force and Veterans Affairs regulations,

policies and procedures. This requires the evaluations of congressional or senatorial inquires

medical staff’s reviews for all the work done in all three Tri-Service Podiatry Departments.

Including all quality assurance issues, efficiency reports as it relates to the Podiatric Medical and

Surgical Tri-Service mission

04/2008 - 10/2008 US Navy

Abbott Park, IL

Staff Podiatrist, Tranquility Clinic

Great Lakes Naval Hospital

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Medical Liaison Officer - Olympic game, Atlanta, Georgia. games

APMA - national society associate member American College of Foot Surgeons surgical society

Tenneco marathon - Podiatric Physician to Tenneco marathon

Barry university - associate clinical professor

Barry university - director externship

All Army Track Team - Podiatric physician to AATT

Scholl college of podiatric medicine - associate clinical professor

Scholl college of podiatric medicine - director externship

Texas Podiatric Medical Association - state society

Missouri Podiatric Medical Association – state society

Federal Podiatric Medical Association - federal society

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