PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

** ***** ** ********** ** Emergency Medicine

** ***** ** ********** ** Urgent Care Medicine

* ***** ** ********** ** Public Health/Occupational Medicine

Residency Trained

Board Certified

Bilingual

Emergency Medicine Physician

TeamHealth Feb 2020-Present

February 10, 2020-Present

Medical doctor responsible for treating patients with complex medical issues. Evaluation and management of medical conditions that may include life-threatening injuries and illness

Key Achievements:

17 thousand annual ED volume

ATLS, PALS, ACLS, BLS Certified

Double board certified

Speaks Spanish fluently

Occupational Medicine Physician/Medical Director

Concentra 2019-Feb 2021

May 27, 2019-Feb 2021

Medical Director for an occupational medicine practice. Practice focused on evaluating and treating occupational injuries. Provide medical surveillance exams. Certified Department of Transportation Medical Examiner.

Key Achievements:

Supervises clinical staff

Clinic director for occupational medicine practice with a clinical volume of 19,500 patients per year

Evaluate and treat potential work-related injuries

Perform fitness-for-duty exams

Performs physical exams for firefighters and police

Performs Department of Transportation Medical Certification Examinations

Urgent care physician

Participate in safety and quality assurance committees

Emergency Physician/Assistant Medical Director

Bechtel International 2018 - May 2019

December 2018-May 2019

Physician in support of Department of Defense Chemical Agent Surety Program. This surety program is in compliance with Army Regulation 50-6 and requires that workers strictly comply with health standards that assure that possess the physical and mental fitness to work in close proximity to high-level secured materials.

Key Achievements:

Emergency physician in support of government regulated program in charge of destroying Chemical Warfare agents

ATLS/ACLS/PALS/BLS Certified

Conduct pre-employment, annual, and event based physical exams on a worksite with an approximate population of 1,500 workers

Oversee worksite surveillance programs

Evaluate and treat potential work-related injuries

Perform fitness-for-duty exams

Participate in safety and quality assurance committees

Emergency Physician/Medical director/Managing physician

Chief, Department of Field Studies 2014 –2018

US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)

June 2014-November 2018

The Field Studies Section falls under the Division of Medicine. This section operates internationally in cooperation with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and other Department of Defense agencies in support of research, countermeasures development, and other training involving biologic select agents.

Key Achievements:

Supervised interdisciplinary team of subject matter experts in preventive medicine, occupational medicine, infectious diseases, and nursing, total of 15 staff

Oversaw a budget in excess of $3 million dollars

Implemented strategic vision/project manager for international training program for physicians: East Africa, the Middle East, and the Former Soviet Union

Engaged with Ministries of Health and academic partners

Commander’s expert on epidemiology, operation of biological surety programs, and implementation of clinical field trials in support of research on select agents

Associate investigator/Responsible Physician on FDA phase IIa IND protocols

Occupational and Preventive Medicine Physician Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Chief Action Officer, West Africa Ebola Response

MANAGING PHYSICIAN 2014 - 2015

US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)

August 2014-April 2015

Coordinated development of Army-specific standardized protocols for donning and doffing personal protective equipment and basic infection control/bio-containment for Service Members deploying in support of the West Africa Ebola Response.

Director, Clinician Training Program/Deputy Chief of Field Studies, Management of Especially Dangerous Pathogens 2014 - 2015

US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)

June 2014-June 2015

Directed 30-hour course which includes a didactic and practical component. This course equips international physicians with the capability to recognize, report, and perform initial clinical management of diseases caused by Especially Dangerous Pathogens. Sponsored by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency- Chemical Biological Engagement Program.

Emergency Physician/Occupational Medicine Physician/preventive medicine physician

US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 2014-2018

June 2014-July 2018

Physician specializing in the treatment and management of acute and chronic occupationally related medical illnesses. Performs fitness for workplace in-processing examinations, fitness for post-offer pre-placement exams, fitness for duty evaluations, and return to work evaluations. Comfortable with managing workplace restrictions. Knowledgeable about workman’s compensation. Trained in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Comfortable with interpretation of spirometry and audiometric exams. Have taken the military and AAMRO course for Medical Review Officers. Program manager for worksite surveillance programs.

Key Achievements:

Clinical Leader/Residency Advisor in Emergency Medicine

Clinical Leader/Residency Advisor in Occupational Medicine

Residency Trained in Preventive Medicine and Occupational Medicine

Board Certified in Preventive Medicine

Board Certified in Occupational Medicine

Trained by the American Board of Disability Medical Examiners

Trained as a Medical Review Officer, (Department of Defense and AAMRO)

Active State Medical License

Federal DEA

Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified, Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Emergency Physician/ Deputy Director Of Clinical Operations/Managing physician

Deputy Division Surgeon, Medical Administrator, Clinical Operations 2013 - 2014

4th Infantry Division, Kandahar, Afghanistan

June 2013-May 2014

Served on the general’s staff in a deployed environment. Coordinated medical care and evacuation of over 9,500 deployed U.S. and Coalition Service Members in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Trained 17 Nepali Emergency Medicine Fellows on advanced airway techniques and other lifesaving interventions. Collaborated with Afghani physician leaders to develop emergency medical response training that culminated in the Afghan Field Medical Badge being awarded to 85 Afghan National Army and National Police.

Key Achievements:

Working in Level I Trauma Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan

Directs 15 medical professionals

Health care facility liaison for medical evacuation

Coordinated healthcare for over 9,500 deployed U.S. and Coalition Service Members

Additional Experience:

Staff Physician, Primary Care; Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona

October 2009 - May 2010

Staff Physician, Primary Care; Fort Irwin; National Training Center; Fort Irwin, California

February 2009 - October 2009

Urgent Care Physician, Primary Care; Michigan Urgent Care, Livonia, Michigan

October 2007-Feb 2009

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Health Care Administration– Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore, MD Dec. 2021 (proj.)

Master of Public Health – University of Washington; Seattle, WA 2012

Doctor of Osteopathy – West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine; Lewisburg, WV 2004

Bachelor of Science in Biology – University of Charleston; Charlestown, WV 1999

Associate of Science, Nursing – University of Charleston; Charlestown, WV 1999

MEDICAL TRAINING

Occupational Medicine Residency – Madigan Army Medical Center; Tacoma, WA 2012-2013

Preventive Medicine Residency – Madigan Army Medical Center; Tacoma, WA 2010-2012

Emergency Medicine GME Training – St. John’s Hospital; Madison Heights, MI 2006-2008

Internship, Rotating – Charleston Area Medical Center; Charleston, WV 2005-2006

CERTIFICATIONS AND COURSES

National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners 2005 (Step 3)

American Board of Preventive Medicine – Public Health 2013-2023

American Board of Preventive Medicine – General Preventive Medicine 2013-2023

American Board of Preventive Medicine– Occupational Medicine 2019-2029

Occupational Health University, Concentra Mar 2020 (in progress)

Basic Life Support 1994 – Present

Advanced Cardiac Life Support 1997 – Present

Pediatric Advanced Life Support 2017-Present

Advanced Trauma Life Support 2013-Present

Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course

Medical Care of the Biologic and Chemical Casualty Course

Military Tropical Medicine Course

ACCOLADES

Deputy Biodefense Consultant to the U.S. Surgeon General 2015 –2016

Co-Chair, Biodefense Committee, North Atlantic Treaty Organization 2014 – 2015

Delegate to the American Medical Association, Young Physician Section Assembly 2011 – 2013

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Kwon E, Gallagher LG, Searles Nielsen S, Franklin GM, Littell CT, Longstreth WT Jr, Swanson PD, Checkoway H. Parkinson’s Disease and History of Outdoor Occupation. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2013 Dec; 19 (12):1164-6.

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Kortepeter MG, Kwon EH, Hewlett A, Smith PW, Cieslak TJ. The Evolution of Containment Care: a concept whose time has come. J Infect Dis. 2016;214: S137-141.

Kortepeter MG, Kwon EH, Christopher GW, Cieslak TJ. Advance Communication and Cooperation Are Key to an Effective Pandemic Response. Lancet Infect Dis. Lancet Infect Dis 2017;17:21.

Kortepeter MG, Cieslak TJ, Kwon EH, Smith PW, Kratochvil CJ, Hewlett AL. Evidence of the Need for Containment Care. Biomedical Research International. 2017.

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Kortepeter MG, Kwon EH, Cieslak TJ. Designing Medical Facilities to Care for Patients with Highly Hazardous Communicable Diseases in: Bioemergency Planning: A Guide for Healthcare Facilities, New York City; Springer, 2018.

Kwon EH, Reisler R, Cardile A, Cieslak TJ, Hewlett AL, Martins K, Ritchie C, Kortepeter MG. Distinguishing Respiratory Features of Category A/B Biothreat Agents from Community Acquired Pneumonia. Global Health Security, Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies, Liebert Press; August 2018.

LICENSES

Kentucky State Medical License January 2019-Present

Georgia State Medical License March 2021-Present

Maryland State Medical License October 2018-Present

PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS

American Osteopathic Association 2000 – Present

American College of Preventive Medicine 2010 – Present

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2011 – Present

American College of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2015 – Present

REFERENCES

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