Alan D. Clark, M.D. Medical Director & Co-Founder

Curriculum Vitae

Personal

Born: Atlanta, Georgia, January 24, 1951
Died: Carthage, Missouri, February 7, 2006


 Education

Pre-medical: Georgia State University 1971 Major Biology
Medical:  M.D. Medical College of Georgia 1974
Postgraduate Training: St. Mary's Hospital Evansville, Indiana Family Practice/ Rotating Internship 1974-1976

Board Certification

American Board of Emergency Medicine 1993-2003
American Board of Emergency Medicine 1983-1993

Diplomate

American College of Forensic Examiners 1995
American College of Forensic Medicine 1996

International Languages

• French
• Spanish
   

Current Positions

Associate Councilor, State of Missouri, Southern Medical Association 2003-
Vice Councilor, District 8, Missouri State Medical Association
Southern Medical Association, Secretary for the Section on Medical Management and Administration 2003-2004
Medical Director, StJohns.com (Hospital information web site)
Medical Director, Carthage Community Clinic
Associate Reviewer, Practical Reviews in Emergency Medicine / Oakstone Medical Publications/ Johns Hopkins University
Contributing Editor, Missouri Medicine: The Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association. 2001 -
Past President Carthage Caring Communities 2002-2003; active site council member 2004-
Board Member, The Victims' Center. Springfield, Missouri 2002-
Board Member, The Child Advocacy Center 2003-
Member/Webmaster - Violence Free Families - Community Partnership of the Ozarks.
Board Member/ Webmaster - Springfield City Fire Dept, Automated External Defibrillator Center of Excellence, Springfield, Missouri.
Co-Chair, Greene County Medical Society EMS committee
Chair, Greene County Medical Society CME committee
Member CME committee, St. Johns Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri
Co-chair, Medication Use Policy Subcommittee, St. Johns Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri.
Member, Risk Management Committee, St. Johns Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri.
Member, Missouri State Medical Association's Commission on Continuing Education & Health Manpower 2001-2004

Former Positions

President, Carthage Caring Communities 2002-2003
President, Greene County Medical Society 2003
Medical Director Physician Assistant Studies, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri 2001-2002.
Section Chairman Emeritus, Department of Emergency and Trauma Services, St. John’s Regional Health Center Emergency & Trauma Department Springfield, Missouri
Coordinating Medical Editor Practical Reviews in Forensic Medicine and Sciences, Oakstone Medical Publishing. 1999
Emergency Medicine:  Freeman Hospital Joplin, Missouri 1993 - 1994
Emergency Medicine: Southeast Medical Resources, P.C. President/Independent Contractor Atlanta, GA 1990 - 1993
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia Augusta, Georgia 1988 - 1990
Solo Private Practice Family Medicine 1984 - 1988
Emergency Medicine (part-time) 1984 - 1988
Director of Emergency Services, St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia 1977 – 1984

Societal Affiliations

Fellow American College of Emergency Physicians 1979-2003
American Medical Association (1998-2004)
American College of Environmental Medicine (2004- )
American College of Forensic Examiners (1995- )
American College of Forensic Medicine (1995 - )
Southern Medical Association (1989 - )
Executive Council, Greene County Medical Society 2002 - 2004
Former member Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (1989)

Instructorships & Miscellaneous Certifications

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor 1979-2003
Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor 1981-2001
Trauma Ultrasound Course January 1999
Hazmat first responder training October 1998
Ultrasound (FAST) Trauma Ultrasound Course Jan 1999 

Former Chairmanships

Section Chairman, Department of Emergency and Trauma Services - St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri 1997- 2001
Chairman - Section of Emergency Medicine, Southern Medical Association 1994 - 1995
Vice Chairman - Section of Emergency Medicine, Southern Medical Association 1993 – 1994
Chairman - Section of Emergency Medicine, Southern Medical Association 1989 - 1990
President, Georgia Chapter American College of Emergency Physicians 1984

Other Committee Appointments

President, Carthage Caring Communities Site Council 2003
Violence Free Families, Springfield, Missouri 1998-2002
Advisory Board, American College of Forensic Medicine 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001
Delegate Missouri Medical Association (Springfield region 8) 1999, 2000, 2001,2002
Co-chair Greene County EMS committee 1999, 2000, 2001
Risk Management Committee, St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri 2000 - 2004
Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee, St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri 2000 - 2004
Co-Chair Medication Use Policy Subcommittee St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, MO 2001 - 2004
 

Voluntary Medical Activities

Medical Director, Carthage Community (Free) Clinic 2001, 2002, 2003
Team Physician - US Olympic Roller Hockey Team - World Cup Championship. July 1991, Porto, Portugal.
Scientific Video "CPR, The Gift of Life"; Professional commercial video by LifeStart International, Inc.; a step-by-step guide of techniques and principals of CPR and the Heimlich maneuver for infants, children and adults directed to non-medical individuals for use during actual emergencies. Featuring Alan D. Clark, M.D., FACEP; Steve Langlois, EMT; Produced by Dee Wilkins, R.N., CEN; October 1990.

Regional Lecture Presentations

1) Medical Association of Georgia Annual Scientific Assembly 1984; "Computers in Medicine."
2) Georgia Library Science Association - 1986; "Computers and Consumer Health"
3) Physician's Radio Network. Topic: "Physician Independence." Broadcast date: July 4th, 1986. Dr. Robert Barion, Internist, Northampton, MD; Dr. Alan Clark, Family Practice, Roswell, Georgia; Dr. U. Rhinehart, Political Economist, Princeton Univ.; Dr. Arnold Rellman, Editor, The New England Journal of Medicine; Hosted by Beverly Poppel, Moderator, Physician's Radio Network (Audio copies available on request)
4) "Identification of Ventricular Dysrhythmias," Presented as a continuing medical education lecture for nursing staff of Dukes Memorial Hospital; Peru, Indiana; February 1988. 5) "Initial Assessment of Trauma," Presented at the Sandersville, Georgia Medical Staff meeting. Sandersville, Georgia; October 1988.
6) "Computers in Clinical Practice." Presented at the Vidalia, Georgia Medical Staff meeting, April 11, 1989. Vidalia, Georgia.
7) "Rapid Diagnosis and Management of Electrolyte Disorders." Presented at the Georgia Chapter/American College of Emergency Physicians; Annual Scientific Assembly ; Jekyll Island, Georgia, June 17, 1989.
8) "Management of Seizures," Presented at the Georgia Chapter/American College of Emergency Physicians; Annual Scientific Assembly; Jekyll Island, Georgia, June 17, 1989.
9) "Current Treatment of Asthma & COPD," Presented as a continuing medical education lecture for the Emergency Department nursing staff; Cobb Hospital and Medical Center; Lawrenceville, Georgia; March 1991.
10) "Concepts of Basic Nutrition," Presented to Dowell Elementary School; Marietta, Georgia; November 23, 1992.
11) “Toxic Shock”, Presented at Freeman Hospital, Grand Rounds. January 13, 1994.
12) Domestic Violence in the ED. Presented at the Regional Seminar on Violence sponsored by The American College of Forensic Examiners. November 15, 1996. Springfield, MO. and the St. John's Trauma Conference (February 1997)
13) Domestic Violence. Presented at McCune Brooks Hospital, Carthage, MO, March 28, 1997
14) Pediatric Pain Control, lecture presentations (four) 1998 St. John's Regional Health Center Physician Conferences.
15) Child Abuse - The Emergency Department Perspective, presented at the regional "Child Abuse - A Coordinated Systems Response" Seminar, St. John's Regional Health Center, October 23, 1998.
16) Child Abuse. Presented at the American College of Forensic Examiners annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV. October 2000.
17) The Legal History of Medicine. Presented at the American College of Forensic Examiners annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV. October 2000
18) The Doctor's Deposition. Presented at Tri-County Medical Society's monthly CME meeting. April 2002.
19) Herbal Medicine. Presented at the 2003 Southern Medical Associations' annual meeting. Atlanta, Ga November 2003.
20) Internet resources for physicians.  Presented at the 2003 Southern Medical Associations' annual meeting. Atlanta, Ga November 2003.
21) The Autism Epidemic: Etiology and Treatment. Presented at the National Autism Symposium. Tan-Tar-A Resort. May 21, 2004.
22) The Doctor's Deposition. Presented at Boone County Hospital monthly medical staff meeting; June 8, 2004 meeting.

 Publications / Abstracts

1) Alan Clark and H. Puchtler. "The Effects of Hypertension on the Renal Arteriolar System in Children and Adolescents." Presented at Southern Anatomists Mtg, Little Rock, AR  1972
2) Alan Clark, "Hypergammaglobulinemia E and Immune Deficiency." Research grant from the National Allergy Foundation. 1973
3) Charles Sea, M.D. and Alan Clark, M.D., "Emergi-Dos - A Computer System for the Emergency Room." M.D. Computing 1982.
4) Clark, Alan. "Beyond Tarasoff"; The Forensic Examiner. Vol 8, No 3&4. March 1999. p36.
5) Clark, Alan. "Perfecting the Crime." The Forensic Examiner. Vol 8. No 5&6. May 1999. p 38.
6) Clark, Alan. "Finding the Grand Liquor that Hath Gilded Them." The Forensic Examiner. Vol 8. No7&8. July 1999. p 41.
7) Clark, Alan. "Time Shear". Novel. 1stbooks Publishing. Copyright (c) 1989.
8) Clark, Alan. "Atrial Fibrillation." Textbook chapter. Emedicine. Boston Medical Publishing. Adler and Plantz editors. 1998, 1999,2000, 2001.
9) Clark, Alan. "Atrial Flutter." Textbook chapter. E-medicine. Boston Medical Publishing. Adler and Plantz, editors. 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
10) Clark, Alan: "Security over the Internet". Greene County Medical Society Bulletin. November 1999.
11) Clark, Alan: "The Heart's Hidden Reasons." The Forensic Examiner. Vol 8. No 11 &12. Nov/Dec 1999.
12) Naegele, Thomas and Clark, Alan: "Forensic Munchausen by Proxy." The Forensic Examiner . Volume 10. No 3&4. p 21-23.
13) Clark, Alan. "The Sugar Blues." The Forensic Examiner. March/April 2000. p 38.
14) Clark, Alan. "Carbon Monoxide: Pearls and Pitfalls, Part I." The Forensic Examiner. May/June 2000. p 36.
15) Clark, Alan. "Carbon Monoxide: Pearls and Pitfalls, Part II." The Forensic Examiner. September/October 2000. p. 37
16) Clark, Alan and Jacobson, E.. "Fuzzy Logic and the Yellow Brick Road." The Forensic Examiner. November/December 2000. p 35
17) Clark, Alan. "Polishing the Badge of Knowledge." The Forensic Examiner. January/February 2001. p 37.
18) Clark, Alan. "Pain, pain, go away: pediatric pain management." The Greene County Bulletin. November 2000. p 17
19) Clark, Alan and Steele, Thomas. "Dysmenorrhea." Textbook chapter. Emedicine.com. Boston Medical Publishing. Adler and Plantz, editors. 2001.
20) Monthly column author for The Greene County Society Bulletin: Physicians in Cyberspace. 2001, 2002.
21) Clark, A. Atrial Fibrillation. Clinical Focus. Emergency Physicians Monthly. Vol 8. No 3. March 2001.
22) Clark, A. Faded Glory & Pots Pans and Possums. Medical Humor. Journal: Bulletin, Greene County Medical Society. April 2001. p 14-15.
23) Li, J (and A. Clark, SCOTI Working Group Lead site investigator St. Johns Hospital site). A Prospective Multicenter Trial Testing The SCOTI Device for Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Placement. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. Vol 20(3); 2001; p 231-39.
24) Clark, A. Leveling the Playing Field (Part I). The Forensic Examiner. March/April 2002. p 45.
25) Clark, A. The Black Dog of Sussex Gardens  audio online Forensic CME.
26) Clark, A. The Invisible Backbone of Medicine: Perspective. Missouri Medicine: The Journal of the Missouri Medical Association.99(5). May 2002. p 192.
26) Clark, A, Fox, P. Leveling the Playing Field (Part II). The Forensic Examiner.  June/July 2002.
27) Clark, A. Early Access Defibrillation:A Public Health Issue for all Ages. Missouri Medicine: The Journal of the Missouri Medical Association. 99(6). June 2002. p 209.
28) Clark, A. Finding Health in folklore, herbs and supplements - The Good. Missouri Medicine: The Journal of the Missouri Medical Association. 99(9). September/October 2002. 489-93.
29) Clark, A. Fox, PJ. The Defendant Physician's Deposition: Fighting Back - at last!  Missouri Medicine: The Journal of the Missouri Medical Association 99(10). Nov/Dec 2002. 524-25.
30) Clark, A. Finding Health in folklore, herbs and supplements - The Bad. Missouri Medicine: The Journal of the Missouri Medical Association. 99(10). November/December 2002. 578-79.
31) Clark, A. Mapping the Primrose Patch - A Practical Approach to Herbal Therapies in the Menopause. The Journal of the Missouri Medical Association. 100(4). Nov/Dec 2003. 597-599.
32) Clark, A. Complimentary and Alternative Medicine - Up Close and Personal. The Greene County Medical Society Journal. June 2004.
33) Clark, A. One Century - One Pursuit. Missouri Medicine - The Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association. 101(3); May/June 2004. 157-8.
34) Clark, A. Fat Facts, Fads and Fallacies.  Journal Medical Veritas. November 2004: 1(2). 285-92.
35) Clark, A. Burns: The Medical and Forensic Model. L&J Publication. Tucson, Arizona. January 2006.

Media Productions

1) "The Carthage Community Clinic Medical Minute." Daily radio show by Alan Clark, M.D.   KDMO 1490 am Carthage, Missouri. 0805 weekdays. April 2002-
2) "St. John's Health Hints." Daily radio show by Alan Clark, M.D.  KSGF 1260 am Springfield, Missouri. 0803 weekdays. October 2002 -
3) Men's Health - Online lecture on men's health issues. October 2002.