John Saman
Mission Viejo, CA *****
********@*****.***
Professional Objective:
My medical education and experience, ethical teaching spirit combined with a results- driven work ethic will allow me to expand within the functional medicine nutritionist community by collaborating with multidisciplinary teams regarding science based nutritional modalities being applied.
Core Profile:
• Commitment to improving health care
• Excellent communication skills with multiple health care practitioners
• Reliability when working in extremely demanding environments and being able to maintain focus
• Ability to understand and convey complex information
• Ability to present detailed information in a clear, systematic manner
• Proven ability to learn difficult information
• Self-motivated, positive, can-do attitude, loyalty
• Solid decision-making skills
• Determination- prepared to focus on goals until they are achieved. Mentally tough
• Team player. Ability to work towards a common goal
• Extensive experience with nutrition-based formulary applications in conjunction to laboratory data: serum, saliva, stool
Experience:
• Extensive laboratory data interpretation: Serum, Stool, Saliva, Dried Urine, Food Sensitivity etc.
• Responsible for working directly with practitioners in the delivery and support of clinical information that enhances product selection and improves patient management.
• Providing both practice insight as well as capturing clinical insight from practitioners to determine what the most sustainable nutritional plan of action may be.
• Providing health care professionals educational insight into functional medicine and clinical nutrition.
• Cross referencing vitamins, minerals, herbs and their appropriate daily value, how they may interact with medication use, and the clinical effectiveness
• Director: Personnel management of a team of practitioners involved in clinical consultation
• Empower employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals. Delegates responsibility and expects accountability and regular feedback.
• Medical editing and creation of medical and nutrition-based literature, newsletters, marketing material.
• Attended numerous functional medicine conventions, forums, and sponsored seminars throughout the continental U.S.
Education:
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine: St. Maarten, Netherland Antilles
• Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MD*) April 2009
*Not Licensed
State University of New York at Stony Brook: Stony Brook, NY
• Bachelor of Arts in Multi-Disciplinary Studies: May 1999
• Concentrated in Biology, Chemistry, and Sociology Employment History:
Apex Energetics, Inc., Irvine, CA Oct. 2008 – Present Practitioner Advisor Department, Director
• Director: Personnel management of a team of practitioners involved in clinical consultation
• Providing both practice insight as well as capturing clinical insight from practitioners in order to determine what the most sustainable nutritional plan of action may be.
• Providing health care professionals educational insight into functional medicine and clinical nutrition.
Winthrop University Hospital: Mineola, NY Aug. 1998 - Aug. 2001 Patient Care Associate
• Assisted medical and nursing staff in patient care in the Emergency room, Orthopedics floor, and Neuro/Thoracic Cardiovascular floor.
NorthShore University Hospital System at Southside Hospital: Bayshore, NY Feb.2001 - Aug.2001
Clinical Associate
• Assisted medical and nursing staff in patient care on the Psychiatric unit. Certifications:
• Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS)
o The CNS is the highest-level certification in Personalized Nutrition. CNS is conducted through the American Nutrition Association (ANA) and the Board of Certification of Nutrition Specialists (BCNS)
• Patient Care Associate (PCA) (NY 1999)
Volunteer Research:
University of California: Irvine, CA Summer 2003, 2004
• Assisted in research studies at the Center for Functional Onco-Imaging at the University of California. I helped assist remotely within the department of breast cancer research correlating radiological findings with pathological findings on lab results of patients with breast disease.
• Stony Brook University Hospital Emergency Department Research Mar. 1997 - Mar. 1999
o Troponin Cardiac Marker Study: Phlebotomy in the ER evaluating acute chest pain and checking troponin enzyme levels to check risk level for a myocardial infarction.
Languages:
• Fluent in speaking English and Turkish;