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Education:

• High School
  • Morrison R. Waite High School, Toledo, Ohio
    1953-1957
    Honors: National Honor Society
    Reserve Football
    Forum Literary Society
    Latin Club
    Chemistry Club
• College
  • University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
    1957-1960
    BS 1960
    Honors: Alpha Sigma Phi Social Fraternity
    Alpha Epsilon Delta National Honorary Pre-Medical Fraternity
    University of Toledo Honor Scholarship
• Medical School
  • Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
    1960-1964
    M.D. 1964
    Honors: Phi Beta Pi Medical Fraternity
• Internship
  • Rotating
    Marion County General Hospital
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    1964-1965
• Residency
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Indiana University College of Medicine
    Professors: Carl P. Huber, M.D.
    Sprague H. Gardiner, M.D.
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    1965-1969

Board Certification

• American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1971 Re-Certified, 1991

Military Service

• LCDR-USNR Chief Medical Officer Complicated Obstetrics Ward Naval Hospital Portsmouth, Virginia 1969-1970

Practice

• Scott and White Clinic and Hospital, Temple, Texas 1971-1974
• Chairman, Section of Perinatology 1972-1974
• Chief, Department of Obstetrics 1972-1974
• Chairman, Pharmacy Committee 1972-1974
• University of Tennessee College of Medicine, CEC-Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1974-1979
• Baroness Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee 1974-1979
• Utilization Review Committee 1976-1979 Infection Control Committee 1974-1979
• Maternal-Fetal-Medicine Committee- Chairman 1974-1979
• University of North Dakota School of Medicine 1979-1983
• Division of Maternal-Fetal-Medicine, Head 1979-1983
• United Hospital, Grand Forks, North Dakota 1979-1983
• Pharmacy Committee 1981-1983
• Grand Forks Air Force Base Hospital 1979-1983
• Medical Center Hospital, Odessa, Texas 1983-1995
• Transfusion Committee 1984-1986
• Utilization Review Committee 1984-1986
• Infection Control Committee 1986-1991, 1993-1995
• Chairman 1987, 1989-1991
• Perinatal Care Committee 1988, 1991-1995
• Quality Assurance Committee 1989-1990
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1983-1995
• Chairman, 1989-1993, 1994
• Medical Executive Committee 1989-1993, 1994
• Institutional Review Board 1991-1995
• Critical Care Committee 1991
• Ethics Committee, Founding Member 1993-1994
• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • Regional Academic Health Center at Odessa 1983-95
• University Wide Appointments
• Faculty Research Committee 1985-1992
• Faculty Development Leave Committee 1986-92
• Chairman, 1991-1992
• Search Committee for Director of Libraries, 1990
• Search Committee for Chair Department of Physiology 1992
• Recruitment Task Force 1991
• Local Campus Appointments
• Medical Director of Maternal and Infant Health Services Program 1991-1995
• Professional Liability Committee 1992-1995
• Risk Management Committee 1993-1995
• Chairman, 1993-1995
• University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana 1995-
• Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana 1995-
• Medical Records Committee 1995-
• Professional Improvement Committee 1995-

Academic Appointments

• Associate Professor and Chairman
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  University of Tennessee College of Medicine
  Clinical Education Center - Chattanooga 1974-1978
• Professor and Chairman
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  University of Tennessee College of Medicine
  Clinical Education Center - Chattanooga 1978-1979
• Professor
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Maternal-Fetal-Medicine
  University of North Dakota School of Medicine 1979-1983
• Professor
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Maternal-Fetal-Medicine
  Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  Regional Academic Health Center at Odessa 1983-1995
• Clinical Professor
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Indiana University School of Medicine
  Indianapolis Indiana 1995-

Award

• March of Dimes
• Diet Interne
• Montreal Diet Dispensary with Agnes Higgins January, 1982

Research Awards:

1. Protocol 0858B1-206-US: A study to evaluate the effects on cycle control of three Levonorgestrel /Ethinyl estradiol oral contraceptive regimens. Wyeth-Ayerst Research, 1996-97
2. Protocol 0858B1-207-US: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Effects of Three Levonorgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol Oral Contraceptive Regimens on Various Metabolic Parameters. Wyeth-Ayerst Research, 1997
3. Protocol 0915A1-205-US: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Effects 	on Cycle Control of Four Trimegestone/Ethinyl Estradiol Oral Contraceptive Regimens. Wyeth-Ayerst Research, 1997

Publications

1. Uterus Didelphys and Endometrial Carcinoma, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 35:77,1970
2. Erythroblastosis Fetalis Secondary to Kell Isoimmunization, Texas Medicine, 78:104,1972
3. The Oxytocin Challenge Test, Southern Medical Journal, 78:884,1976
4. An Evaluation of the Roll-Over Test, Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association, 0:637,1977
5. Kell Isoimmunization, Southern Medical Journal, 71:932,1978
6. Umbilical Vessel Trauma: A Potentially Fatal Complication of Amniocentesis, Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association, 75:84,1982

Publications Electronic

1. Online--A Perspective on Medical News Reporting  
2. TOPICS: Media Reporting of Medical News.
3. Online--What a Normal Pap Smear Means. 
4. TOPICS: Cervical Cancer, Diagnosis, Mass Screening

Editorial Board

Indianapolis Medical Society Bulletin, 1997

Presentations

1. Radical Hysterectomy as Therapy for Carcinoma of the Cervix with Hans Geisler, M.D., Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Detroit, MI, 1968
2. Erythroblastosis Fetalis: A Review, Armed Forces District, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Las Vegas, NV, 1970
3. An Evaluation of Cryotherapy in the Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, District VII, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Hot Springs, AR, 1971
4. Genetic Use of Amniocentesis, T.F.Bunkley Seminar, Scott and White Clinic, Temple, TX 1972
5. Fetal Monitoring, Cameron-Willacy Counties Medical Society, Brownsville, TX, 1973
6. Clinical Significance and Applications of Colposcopy, T.F.Bunkley Seminar, Scott and White Clinic, Temple, TX 1972
7. Use of Estriol and L/S Ratio in Complicated Pregnancy, McClennan County Medical Society, Waco, TX, 1973
8. An Evaluation of the Shake Test for Fetal Maturity, Texas Medical Association, Dallas, TX, 1973
9. Current Management of Toxemia, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1974
10. When to Order Cytogenetic Studies, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1974
11. Diagnostic and Surgical Laparoscopy, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1974
12. Amniotic Fluid Studies, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1975
13. Cryocautery of the Cervix, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1975
14. Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1975
15. A Clinical Evaluation of the Roll-Over Test, Southern Medical Association, Miami, FL, 1975 and Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Orlando, FL, 1976
16. Rh Isoimmunization, University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1976
17. Mid-Trimester Abortion Utilizing Laminaria and Prostaglandin F₂-Alpha, District VII American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Mobile, AL 1976 and University of Tennessee CEC-Chattanooga, Postgraduate Course, 1976
18. Recognition and Management of Gravidas Requiring Special Care. First Annual Perinatal Circuit Course, Etowah, Dayton, and Athens, TN, 1976
19. Diagnosis and Management of Toxemia, First Annual Perinatal Circuit Course, Etowah, Dayton, and Athens, TN, 1976
20. Basic Clinical Genetics Post-Graduate Course, Co-Host, Chattanooga, TN, 1977
21. Diabetes in Pregnancy, Annual Clinical Meeting, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Chicago, IL, 1977
22. Inhibition of Premature Labor Second Annual Perinatal Circuit Course, Etowah, Dayton, and Athens, TN, 1977
23. Fetal Monitoring Case Examples, Second Annual Perinatal Circuit Course, Etowah, Dayton, and Athens, TN, 1977
24. Practical Genetic Counseling, District VII, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Chattanooga, TN, 1977
25. Stump the Professor Panel, District VII, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Chattanooga, TN, 1977
26. Diabetes in Pregnancy, Chattanooga Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Chattanooga, TN, 1977
27. The Effect of Tight Glucose Control on the Outcome of Pregnancy, Tennessee Diabetes Association, Knoxville, TN, 1978
28. Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy, Third Trimester Bleeding, Ectopic Pregnancy, Use of Medications in Pregnancy, and Toxemia of Pregnancy All were presented as 	part of a Postgraduate course: Emergencies in Obstetrics and Gynecology Humacao, PR, 1978 Orlando, FL, 1979 and 1980 Lake Tahoe, CA, 1980
29. Management of the Pregnant Diabetic, Third Annual Perinatal Circuit Course, Etowah, Dayton, and Athens, TN, 1978
30. Intrauterine Growth Retardation, Third Annual Perinatal Circuit Course, Etowah, Dayton, and Athens, TN, 1978
31. Outcome of Pregnancy in Insulin Requiring Diabetics, District VII American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, New Orleans, LA, 1979
32. Maternal Nutrition in Pregnancy , North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians, 1981
33. Uses of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians, 1981
34. Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis, North Dakota March of Dimes Annual Genetics Conference, 1981
35. Maternal Weight Gain and Hemoglobin Levels: Relationship to Birth Weight, North Dakota Chapter Great Plains Organization for Perinatal Care, 1982
36. Fatter Moms make Better Babies, Great Plains Organization for Perinatal Care, Minneapolis, MN, 1982
37. In-Utero Diagnosis of Achondrogenesis Type II by Real-Time Ultrasound, District VI American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Chicago, IL, 1982
38. Maternal Weight Gain, District VI American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Rapid City, SD, 1983
39. Weight Gain in Pregnancy, Permian Basin Perinatal Society, Odessa, TX, 1984
40. Nutritional Concerns in Pregnancy, Sixth Annual Seminar in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lubbock, TX, 1984
41. New Images in Diagnostic Ultrasound, Seventh Annual Seminar in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lubbock, TX, 1985
42. Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Prenatal Testing, Memorial General Hospital, Las Cruces, NM, 1986
43. Fetal Evaluation with Sonography, Ninth Annual Seminar in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lubbock, TX, 1987
44. Management of Rh Disease, Visiting Professor Seminar, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, El Paso, TX, 1987
45. Pre-Term Labor, First Annual Perinatal Seminar, Odessa, TX, 1988
46. Obstetrical Emergencies, Second Annual Perinatal Seminar, Odessa, TX, 1989
47. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and You, Second Annual Youth Conference (Yes I Can! Si Se Puede!) March of Dimes and Mexican-American Scholarship Committee, University of Texas Permian Basin, 1990
48. Antepartal Fetal Testing, Third Annual Perinatal Seminar, Odessa, TX, 1990
49. Amnioinfusion, Fourth Annual Perinatal Seminar, Odessa, TX, 1991
50. Amnioinfusion, Grand Rounds, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 1991
51. Judge Resident Research Day, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 1992
52. Documenting the Basic Ultrasound Exam, Fourteenth Annual Seminar in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lubbock, TX, 1992 and Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Austin, TX, 1993
53. High Risk Pregnancy: What Is It ? and Neural Tube Defect Screening, Texas Perinatal Association Spring Meeting, Odessa, TX, 1993
54. Effect of Maternal Blood Glucose on Perinatal Outcome, Texas Medical Association, Austin, TX, 1994 and ACOG District I and VII Combined Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1994
55. Shoulder Dystocia, Indiana University School of Medicine, Dept. OB/GYN Grand Rounds, August, 1995
56. Forceps Deliveries, Indiana University School of Medicine, Dept. OB/GYN Grand Rounds, July, 1996
57. OB/GYN on the Internet, For the Beginner Luncheon Conference ACOG ACM, Las Vegas, NV April,1997
58. A New Low-Dose Oral Contraceptive Indiana University School of Medicine, Dept. OB/GYN Grand Rounds, May, 1997
59. Weight Management, Indiana University School of Medicine, Dept. Of OB/GYN Grand Rounds, May, 1997
60. Weight Management, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center--Odessa Resident Research Day, June, 1997
61. Judge Resident Research Day, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center--Odessa, June, 1997

Exhibit

Laparoscopy : A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technique! First International Congress of Gynecological Laparoscopists, New Orleans, LA, 1971, Texas Medical Association, San Antonio, TX, 1972, and District VII American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Hot Springs, AR, 1972

Medical Organizations

• Bell County Medical Society, 1971-1974
• Texas Medical Association, 1971-1974, 1984-1995
  • Member Committee Maternal Child Health, 1972-1974
  • Member Subcommittee on Maternal Health, 1993-1995
• American Medical Association, 1971-
  • Physicians Recognition Award 1981-
• Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 1971-1974, 1985-1995
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 1972-
  • District VII Meeting Chattanooga, TN, 1977
  • Program Committee
  • Chairman Registration Committee
  • Chairman Publicity Committee
• American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, 1973-
• Consulting Board, Collected Letters in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1973-
• American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, 1973-
• Southern Perinatal Association, 1974-
• Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society, 1974-1979
  • Member TVMA Committee, 1975
    Member Public Health Committee, 1978-1979
• Tennessee Medical Association, 1974-1979
  • Member Committee on Maternal and Child Health Care, 1976-1979
• Chattanooga-Hamilton County Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, 1976-1979
• Tennessee State Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1976-1979
• Society for Obstetrical Anesthesia and Perinatology, 1976-
• Obstetrics and Gynecology in Ultrasound, 1978-1981
• Section on Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound, 1981-
• National Perinatal Association, 1977-
  • Member, Committee on Education, 1980-1984
• Great Plains Organization for Perinatal Health Care, 1979-1984
  • Board Member, 1981-1984
  • Member Long Range Planning Committee, 1982-1984
  • President North Dakota Chapter, 1981-1982
• North Dakota Medical Association, 1979-1983
  • Commission on Medical Education, 1981-1983
• Third District Medical Society, 1979-1983
• International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy, 1982-
• American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 1983-
• The Heine Gyne Society, 1984-
  • Charter Member and Member Board of Directors, 1984-1995
• Ector County Medical Society, 1984-1995
• The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 1991-
• International Perinatal Doppler Society, 1988-
• Indianapolis Medical Society, 1995-
  • Member, Commission on Membership Services, 1996-
• Indiana State Medical Association, 1995-

Other Medical Appointments

• Faculty Council, University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, 1977-1979
• State of Tennessee
  • Perinatal Advisory Committee, 1975-1979
  • Subcommittee on Regionalization, Guidelines, and CareLevels, 1975-1979
  • Subcommittee on Transportation, 1976-1979
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on Genetic Screening Services, 1978-1979
  • Family Planning Advisory Committee, 1976-1979
• Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department Family Planning Board, 1975-1979
• Alton Park Health Center Advisory Board, 1977-1979
• North Dakota Perinatal Task Force, 1979-1983
• University of North Dakota School of Medicine Faculty Nominating Committee, 1981-1983
• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • Member Executive Committee of Faculty Council, 1984
    Member MPIP Subcommittee Odessa Campus, 1989-1995
• Indiana U. School of Medicine, Dept. OB/GYN
  • Clinical Faculty Promotion Committee, Chairman 1995-
• OBGYN.net, International Representative, U.S. 1996-

Other Appointments

• St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, TN
  • Lay Reader, 1977-1979 Stewardship Chairman, 1978
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Grand Forks, ND
  • Vestryman, 1979-1982
  • Lay Reader, 1979-1983
  • Stewardship Chairman, 1981-1982
  • Chalicist, 1982-1983
  • Acolyte Master, 1982-1983
  • Delegate to Diocesan Convention, 1981-1982
  • Finance Committee, 1981-1983
• Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota
  • Episcopal Foundation for Higher Education, 1981-1983
• St. John’s Episcopal Church, Odessa, TX
  • Lay Reader, 1983-1994
  • Lay Eucharistic Minister, 1983-1994
  • Vestryman, 1985-1987, 1993-1994
  • Chairman Parish Life Committee, 1985-1986
  • Chairman Christian Education Committee, 1993-1994
  • Delegate to Diocesan Convention, 1992
  • Delegate to Permian Basin Deanery, 1992
  • First and Last Annual EYC Chili Cookoff: Second Place (Showmanship), Third Place (Chili)
• March of Dimes
  • Member Chattanooga Chapter Board of Directors, 1978-1979
  • Diet Intern Montreal Diet Dispensary, 1981
  • Member West Texas Regional Health Professional Advisory Committee, 1987-1991
  • Member Odessa Chapter Board of Directors, 1987-1991
  • Chairman Odessa Chapter Health Professional Advisory Committee, 1988-1991
• American Diabetes Association
  • Member Odessa Chapter Board of Directors, 1987-1990
• Odessa Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, 1990-1995
• Planned Parenthood of West Texas
  • Member Board of Directors, 1991-1995
  • Chairman Affiliate Medical Committee, 1991-1995

Theatrical Experience

Mr. McWilliams in The Dreadful Dining Car, a melodrama by Daniel Pinkham. This was the premiere performance of the play at the Chester Fritz Auditorium, Grand Forks, ND, May 1,1983