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Curriculum Vitae
Thomas S. Kaluzynski, MD, FACP
| PRESENT POSITIONS | |
| Staff Physician: | MemoryCare Asheville, NC July 1, 2006 to present |
| Staff Physician: | Spruce Pine Community Hospital Spruce Pine, NC September 1985 to present |
| Community Affiliate Staff: | Memorial Mission Hospital Asheville, NC June 30, 1993 to present |
| Clinical Assistant Professor: | Univ. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine Department of Medicine July 1, 1996 to present |
| EDUCATION: | |
| College: | Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut BS Psychology September 1969 to June 1973 |
| Medical School: | Univ. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC MD Degree August 1977 to May 1981 |
| Residency: | Internal Medicine Michigan State University Michigan State University Associated Hospitals East Lansing, MI July 1981 to June 1984 |
| Fellowship: | Endocrinology and Metabolism Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI July 1984 to June 1985 |
| BOARD CERTIFICATION: | American Board of Internal Medicine |
| Diplomate: | Internal Medicine, September 1985 (#096332) Voluntary Recertification, 2000-2010. |
| Diplomate: | Geriatric Medicine, April 1990 (#096332) Recertification, November 1999-2009. |
| MEDICAL LICENSURE: | Board of Medical Examiners State of North Carolina (#26447) August 1982 |
| HONORS: | Fellow, American College of Physicians Inducted April 2003 |
| Student Fellow New England Psychological Association 1972-1973 |
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| PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS: | |
| Psychiatric Counselor: | Bay State Medical Center Springfield, MA June 1973 to June 1975 |
| Research Assistant and Family Therapist Trainee: | Appalachian Family Project / Appalachian Foundation Burnsville, NC July 1975 to July 1977 |
| Research Assistant: | Joe Gradeon, Pharmacologist Chapel Hill, NC June 1977 to October 1978 |
| Student Clinician: | North Carolina Camp for Children with Diabetes Eagles Nest Camp, Brevard, NC August 1980 |
| Staff Physician: | Camp Midicha / Bay Cliff Health Camp Upper Peninsula Diabetes Camp, Michigan August 1982 |
| Clinical Instructor: | College of Human Medicine Michigan State University East Lansing, MI July 1981 to 1985 |
| Supervising Physician: | Adult Primary Care Clinic Yancey County Health Department Burnsville, NC March 1986 to December 1990 |
| Internist: | Toe Valley Medical Associates, PA Spruce Pine, NC September 1985 to March 1993 |
| Medical Co-Director: | Brian Center Home and Retirement Spruce Pine, NC December 1987 to June 1996 |
| Yancey Nursing Center Burnsville, NC June 1989 to June 1996 |
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| Staff Physician: | Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Mission Family Medical Center (Formerly: Yancey Community Medical Center) Burnsville, NC April 1993 to May 31, 2006 |
| COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES | |
| Staff Appointments: Spruce Pine Community Hospital, Inc. | |
| Utilization, Death and Blood Review Team January 2004 to June 2006 |
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| Medical Staff Officer: Secretary-Treasurer September 2002 to August 2003 |
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| Medical Staff Executive Team October 1992 to October 1994 January 1998 to August 2003 |
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| Assistant Medical Director Laboratory Performance Team June 1996 to June 2006 |
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| Medical Record Review Committee April 1990 to June 1990 |
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| Alternate Medical Director Cardiopulmonary Care / Home Care January 1989 to January 1996 |
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| Board of Trustees, Physician Representative January 1988 to December 1992 |
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| SPCH Recruitment Committee April 1993 to June 2006 |
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| Steering Committee Member Strategic Plan Development / Fall 1990 |
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| Mitchell-Yancey County Medical Examiner | |
| NC Department of Health and Human Services (M61016), (M00012) 1991 to 2000. John D. Butts, MD / Chief Medical Examiner |
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| PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SOCIETIES: | |
| Mitchell-Yancey County Medical Society | |
| Secretary/Treasurer: January 1986 to December 1986 | |
| President: January 1990 to December 1990 | |
| President: January 1993 to December 1993 | |
| American College of Physicians - Internal Medicine / Doctors for Adults (ACP) | |
| North Carolina Chapter: | Executive Council Member North Carolina College of Internal Medicine February 1999 to present |
| Chapter President: 2003 | |
| NC Chapter Liaison Medical Review of North Carolina, Inc. Inpatient Influenza and Pneumonia Immunization Project March 2000-2002 |
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| Medical Review of North Carolina, Inc. Diabetes Eye Care Collaborative Committee (2000) |
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| Chapter Representative: North Carolina Medical Society Coordinating Council of Specialty Societies January to December 2004 |
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| American Diabetes Association | |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | |
| PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS: | |
| INTRAMURAL PRESENTATIONS: | |
| CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS: | |
| List of presentations provided on request. | |
| CLINICAL PRACTICE, INTERESTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | |
| Toe Valley Medical Associates, PA September 1985 to March 1993 |
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| Full Time Partner and member of a four-person internal medicine practice serving Yancey and Mitchell Counties in rural western North Carolina. | |
| Yancey Community Medical Center / Mission Family Medical Center April 1993 to May 2006 |
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| Staff physician providing internal medicine and geriatrics care for community medical center designated as a not-for-profit Rural Critical Access Hospital and Primary Care Center. The Center employs 3 full-time internists and 2 full-time family practice physicians along with 2 mid-level providers. The Center averages over 18,000 office encounters and 1900 hospital encounters per year. | |
| Master Class in Clinical Medicine March 1993, Nashville, TN |
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| Invited participant. One-week seminar exploring aspects of the physician-patient relationship and methods of learning the art and science of clinical medicine. Course Directors: Eric J. Cassell, MD and Joseph D. Sapiro, MD. |
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| North Carolina Prescribe for Health Project | |
| Served as physician liaison for practice site participation. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Cancer Prevention Program. |
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| North Carolina Back Pain Project North Carolina Back Pain Therapy Project |
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| Physician practice site participant 1992-1993. Trained physician participant 1995-1997. Co-Investigators: Tim Cary, MD, MPH Peter Curtis, MD Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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| Visiting Clinician Program | |
| Participating community based preceptor, 1999-2001. School of Medicine, Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill Office of Education Development Medical Director: Peter Curtis, MD |
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| Physician Recognition Program: American Diabetes Association National Committee for Quality Assurance |
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| Achieved recognition status for delivery of quality diabetes care. September 1999-2002. | |
| Practicing Physician Education Project | |
| Trained as a Physician Leader to conduct small group continuing medical education session in geriatrics. The project focus is to help community based physicians implement changes in practice and patient care to meet quality standards in office approaches to common problems in geriatrics. | |
| ACP Annual Session - New Orleans, LA. APril 2004 | |
| CIVIC ACTIVITIES: | |
| Boy Scout Troop 502, Burnsville, NC Troop Committee Chairman September 1998 to present. |
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| Cub Scout Pack 502, Burnsville, NC Assistant Den Leader January 1994 to June 1996. |
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| Yancey County Group Home for Developmentally Disabled Adults. Member, Board of Directors January 1988 to December 1991. |
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| Healthy Yancey (Partnership) Steering Committee Member April 2000 to present. |
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| Town of Burnsville, Downtown Revitalization Steering Committee April 2001 to present. |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY: | |
| Boitano JJ, Dokla CP, Mulinski P, Misikonis S, Kaluzynski TS. Effects of Hippocampectomy in the Incremental-Step DRL Paradigm. Physiol. Behavior. 24 (2) 273-278, 1980. |
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| Aherns ER, Kaluzynski TS, Gossain VV. Total Parenteral Nutrition and Human Insulin (Letter). Ann Intern Med. 101:567, 1984. |
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| Kaluzynski TS, Gossain VV, Rovnor DR, Fatteh M. Elevated Beta-Human Chorionic Gonodotropin and A Search for Cancer. Am J Med. 82:376-379, 1987. |
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| REFERENCES: | Upon Request. |
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