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Place of Birth: Chicago Illinois Languages: Fluent in Spanish and English, speaks functional German and Italian Memberships: Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice (FAAFP) Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Acupuncture (DABMA) — Charter member Education: Family Practice Residency, Memorial Medical Hosp. Corpus Christi, TX, 1991-1994 University of Texas Health Science Center–Houston, Phd, Doctor of Medicine, 1987-1991 University of Texas–Arlington, Bachelor of Science in Biology/Physiology, 1982-1985 Additional designations: Country Doctor of the Year runner up [1 of 4 finalists in the United States], 2006 Medical Director Lighthouse Hospice, 2007- present Medical Director of Gorman Volunteer Fire Dept., 2002- present Medical Director of Cisco Volunteer Fire Dept., 2006- present Medical Director of Olden Volunteer Fire Dept., 2006 - present ACLS Instructor, 1996 to 2008 Anthrax information officer for 10th Air Force, 1999-2007 Team Physician for Professional Ice Hockey Team, Ice Rays, 1999-2001 Medical Commander Disaster Recovery Team (Air Force), 1996-1998 Medical Commander Hurricane Recovery Team (Air Force), 1996-1998 Director/Creator Diabetes Clinic (Air Force), 1996-1998 Director of Smoking Cessation Clinics (Air Force), 1996-1998 Director of Wellness Clinics (Air Force), 1996-1998 Director of Weight Loss Clinics (Air Force), 1996-1998 BLS/CPR instructor 2002 to present Emergency Room Physician Military Decorations and Honors: Meritorious Service Medal, 1998, 1st oak cluster, 2007 Joint Meritorious Unit Award, 1996 Company Grade Officer of the Year, Medical Group, 1995 Air Force Achievement Medal, 1995 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, 1995 Air Force National Service Medal, 1987 Marksmanship Decoration, 2000 Air Force Good Conduct Medal, 1980 Guest Speaker: Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S (AMSUS), 2000 Topic: Aeromedical Acupuncture at Home, in Combat, and in Space Civilian: Guest Speaker Nevada Academy of Family Practice, 2000 Topic: Acupuncture for Family Physicians Foreign Exchange Medical Externship, Santiago Chile, 1990 Member Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society, 1998-2000 Work Experience: Solo rural practice – with ER And house calls, Gorman TX, 2002-to present Assistant Medical Director, Care Now Urgent Care Clinics, Fort Worth TX, December 2001 to 2002 John Peter Smith Main Street Clinic, Fort Worth, TX, March to May 2002 Private Practice Corpus Christi, TX, July 1998-Sept. 2001 Team Physician Professional Ice Hockey Team, Ice Rays, 1999-2001 USAF Reserves: Retired at the rank of Lieutenant Cornel, 2007 SG 556 Red Horse Squadron 307 RHS/SG, Kelly AFB, TX Field, Garrison And Preventative medical care of squadron Force protection against bio-terrorism, including anthrax threat Chief of Aerospace Medicine, SGP 920 ASTS/SGP, USAFR Patrick AFB, Flotida, Sept 1998- 2000 Command all Aeromedical personnel and resources for the 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, (ASTS) Report directly to the Commander concerning all medical issues with the 920th Combat Rescue Group Evaluation of all physicians in the ASTS Maintain a level of physical and mental readiness to deploy for Combat Rescue or Aeromedical Staging duties USAF Active Duty - Major, July 1996 - July 1998 Flight Surgeon, 45th Medical Group ADMS/SGPF FAA Certified Aeromedical Examiner (A.M.E.) providing Class 2 And Class 3 Medical Certificates Provide primary and emergency care for flying And space operations personnel and their dependents Provide emergency response and medical care during in-flight operations Perform duties of Flight Surgeon and crew member during sorties with the 41st, 71st, And 301st rescue squadrons Provide medical training and supervision of Pararescue Jumpers (PJ's) Emergency medical care to NASA astronauts and support staff in the event of a Space Shuttle Contingency Assist Department of Defense Manned Space flight Support Office (DDMS) Planning and coordinating medical support for NASA Space Shuttle launches and landings Providing support for over 15 Space Shuttle Launches and 4 Mode VIII Exercises Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, Operation Sea Signal, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 1995 Provided primary and emergency medical care to active duty and Cuban/Haitian refugees Including advanced cardiac life support, and advanced trauma life support Family Practice Team Chief, Medicine Attending Physician, Patrick AFB, Florida, 1994-1996 Supervision and evaluation of physicians and physicians’ assistants on primary care team Provided primary medical care to active duty personnel, retirees, and dependents Performed Emergency Room duties including advanced cardiac life support and advanced trauma life support Performed and instructed in minor surgery clinic AF Institute of Technology/Spohn-Memorial Hospital, 1991-1994 Residency Training in Family Practice Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, Spohn-Memorial Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas. 1992-1994 Bee County Regional Medical Center, Beeville, Texas Alice Physician’s And Surgeon’s Hospital, Alice, Texas Memorial Medical Center, Refugio, Texas Provided primary and emergency medical care to patients in Trauma Level II And III settings Additional Education: Recipient of AMA’s Physician Recognition Award for continuing education sequentially, 1996-2002 Advanced Undersea And Hyperbaric Medicine Chamber operation course, 1997 Clinical Hyperbaric Medicine course, 1998 AAFP Sports Medicine course, 1997 Principles of Manual Medicine (Osteopathic Manipulation) course, 1997 Global Medicine (world wide field medicine) course for U.S. Flight Surgeons, 1996 NASA/ Dept. Of Defense (Space Operations) Flight Surgeon training course, 1995 Combat Casualty Care Course with ATLS, Camp Bullis, TX, 1994 Aerospace Medicine Primary Flight Surgeon course, Brooks AFB, TX, 1989 Additional Activities: Volunteer Physician at Mission Arlington, 2002 Volunteer Diver at Texas State Aquarium, 2000 Gorman High School Team Physician (Volunteer) Catholic Religious Education Teacher (CCD), 1997-2000 Civil Air Patrol Senior Member and Flight Surgeon, 1997-1998 Boy Scout Leader, 1997-1998 Professional Interests: Community involvement in medicine Graduate and undergraduate medical education Pain management Preventative medicine Home remedies, field, rural and wilderness medicine Sports, diving and flight medicine Personal Interests: My best friend and wife — Sondra Jones Brudnak HORSES and other animals Languages and cultures Scuba Divemaster Handball Song writing Building guitars and banjos Playing music with a local group called "Dr. Dan & the Band-Aids" Bad Jokes……or good ones too |
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All of the above is encompassed in the Medical Acupuncture Philosophy to create the harmony within each person (homeostasis) and therefore, by extension, creating a similar harmony in the community. |
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