Resume

• 2015

  William Crosby Superiority in Research Award

  For excellence in design

  performance

  and publication of peer reviewed research

  Army Chapter of the ACP for excellence in design

  performance

  and publication of peer reviewed research

  AMA/Burroughs Wellcome Award for leadership in community service

  American Medical Association and Burroughs Wellcome

  Outstanding Teacher

  Voted on by the residents in Internal Medicine

  Department of Medicine

  Madigan Army Medical Center

• 2014

  Board Certified in Internal Medicine

  MD Licensure Pennsylvania

  Pennsylvania

  MD Licensure

• 2013

  Peer-reviewed publications

  1. Using gravity models to describe dengue dynamics in Kamphaeng Phet

  Thailand. The spatial dynamics of dengue virus in Kamphaeng Phet

  Thailand\n2. Sequential dengue virus infections detected in active and passive surveillance programs in Thailand

  1994–2010 \nStudies conducted in Thailand

  PhD awarded to Dr. Piraya Bhoomiboonchoo by School of Public Health

  Mahidol University

  Bangkok

  Dr. Piraya Bhoomiboonchoo (Thailand)

• 2011

  Study conducted in Bangladesh

  PhD awarded to Dr. Md Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh) from the School of Tropical Medicine

  Mahidol University

  Bangkok

  MA Mahtab

  ASM Alamgir

  M Rahman

  P Tangkijvanich

  S Lawpoolsri

  J Kaewkungwal

  P Singhasivanon

  Dr. Shamsuz Zaman (Bangladesh)

  Gibbons

  I have a broad experience in research to include laboratory and clinical studies - including FDA regulated trials; epidemiology; international collaboration with ministries of health and military; collaboration within the DoD

  and with the NIH

  CDC

  and DoS. I enjoy mentoring and medical education. I am interested in global health and work to connect institutions that can work together synergistically. I prefer to work in multidisciplinary research teams and grow research programs and collaborations. I have over 140 peer-reviewed publications.

  Robert

  Chief

  Pain Program

  United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Madigan Army Medical Center

  Univeristy of Texas San Antonio

  Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

  Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

  Madigan Army Medical Center

  Walter Reed Army Medical Center

  Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences

  United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR)

  Seeking position to apply my unique experience in mentoring

  research

  and global health. Particularly interested in teaching

  conducting clinical trials

  and developing global collaborations or experiences for medical students

  residents

  and staff.

  Transitioning from the military in summer 2017

  San Antonio

  Texas Area

  Chief

  Pain Program

  United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

  Silver Spring

  MD

  Led a multidisciplinary team in developing and conducting clinical trials (including as the principal investigator) of dengue vaccines and in conducting dengue challenge studies.

  Chief

  Dengue Tetravalent Live-Attenuated Vaccine Working Group

  Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

  Bangkok

  Thailand

  Assisted in duties and responsibilities as described under my time as Chief of Virology. Also prepared for new studies and collaborations as Chief.

  Assistant Chief

  Department of Virology

  Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences

  Tacoma

  WA

  Responsible for 30 residents in Internal Medicine

  including scheduling

  teaching

  mentoring

  and counseling. During this time I also served as Deputy Director of the Inpatient Quality Management Group and the Quality Action Team Leader for coding accuracy

  both at the hospital level. Served as President

  Resident Council

  at Madigan the year prior as a PGY3.

  Chief Medical Resident

  Department of Medicine

  Madigan Army Medical Center

  Assigned to the Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch of the National Center for Infectious Diseases. Conducted studies of rabies

  Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

  Kawasaki syndrome

  and Q fever.

  Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer

  Greater Atlanta Area

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  San Antonio

  Texas Area

  Teach freshman students in medical sciences and careers. Run the JAMP program to help economically disadvantaged students receive scholarships and programs to help them enter medical school.

  Lecturer III

  Academic Inquiry in the Health Sciences; Joint Admissions Medical Program Director

  Univeristy of Texas San Antonio

  Bethesda

  MD

  While at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (1995-7)

  Madigan Army Medical Center

  (1997-9)

  and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (2001-4) I participated in teaching interviewing and physical examination to medical students and also attended on the wards and clinic. I also mentored students

  residents

  and graduate students at AFRIMS (2004-2013). Continue to teach groups with USU students in them.

  Assistant Professor of Medicine/Adjunct Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics

  Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

  Tacoma

  WA

  Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine

  Madigan Army Medical Center

  Bangkok

  Thailand

  As Chief of Virology

  AFRIMS

  I led a multi-faceted research department with a staff of 4 military officers and more than 80 host-country civilian employees in Thailand and the Philippines

  an annual budget over $5 million

  and collaborating partners from the Department of Defense

  the Department of State

  the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  the World Health Organization

  industry

  domestic and foreign academia

  non-governmental organizations

  and foreign ministries of health and foreign militaries. I oversaw fieldwork

  including the globally recognized Kamphaeng Phet field station where critical advancements in flavivirus research have been made. I directed infectious disease research including vaccine

  diagnostic

  and surveillance studies. I served as a member of the DoD Flavivirus Research Steering Committee and Dengue Vaccine Integrated Project Team. I also directed the DoD's influenza surveillance effort in the Philippines

  Thailand

  Nepal

  and Bhutan.

  Chief

  Department of Virology

  Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences

  3698 Chambers Pass

  JBSA Fort Sam Houston

  TX 78234-4504

  Task Area Manager

  Battlefield Pain Management

  USAISR

  2014 - 2015\nLeading research on pain management through the study of medications

  devices

  and techniques for acute and chronic pain. Focused on acute battlefield pain in austere environments and chronic pain of the Warfighter and Veteran. Establishing cohesive laboratory and clinical pain research. Building collaborations by establishing A San Antonio Pain Consortium – meetings held 30 April 15 and 17 November 15:\nUS Army Institute for Surgical Research\nSan Antonio Military Medical Center

  Joint Base Fort Sam Houston \nAMEDD Center and School

  Joint Base Fort Sam Houston\nWilliam Beaumont Army Medical Center

  Ft Bliss

  TX\nDarnell Army Medical Center

  Ft Hood

  TX\nUS Army Research Laboratory\nUS Air Force 59th Medical Wing\nSan Antonio VA Polytrauma Center\nSamueli Institute\nUniversity of Texas

  Health Sciences Center San Antonio \n\nRepresent the Task Area and ISR at NATO

  DoD

  and academic meetings. Recruit and teach residents and medical students using current and past experience in Army Medicine.

  Task Area Manager

  Battlefield Pain Management

  United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR)

  Worked across the spectrum of research

  clinic

  and medical education in addition to completing an MPH. Took formal courses on medical decision making and completed the Stanford Clinical Teaching Seminars (Stanford Faculty Development Program). Attended on the wards and clinics and worked with resident journal club.

  General Internal Medicine Fellow

  Washington D.C. Metro Area

  Walter Reed Army Medical Center

• 1999

  Tacoma

  WA

  Worked as designated IM residency faculty

  ran the journal club

  and attended on the wards and clinics. I also served on the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. Awarded Outstanding Teacher

  Department of Medicine

  Chief of Resident Education and Research (Residency Faculty)

  General Internal Medicine Service

  Madigan Army Medical Center

  Lead the Battlefield Pain Management Task Area to integrate lab and animal work with clinical needs and requirements and to conduct relevant studies in human subjects. \n1. Within ISR – invigorated clinical work directly with the Burn and Trauma Task Area (Burn Unit). Explored studies with novel pharmaceuticals and planned database studies. Contributed to a comprehensive report on the epidemiology of trauma from the conflicts Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan

  and Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn in Iraq and Afghanistan using the Defense Trauma Registry. \n2. Within the San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) initiated collaboration with the Integrated Pain Clinic

  discussed pain studies with Nursing Research

  the Emergency Department

  Psychiatry

  and Behavioral Health.\n3. Within Department of Defense (DoD) appointed to the Pain Assessment Screening Tool and Outcomes Registry (PASTOR) - Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG) \n4. Outside the DoD worked with the South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS)

  Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)

  and the Department of Radiology at SAMMC on a grant and protocol to do clinical and neuroimaging studies of cranial electrical studies (CES).

  Chief

  Clinical Research Collaborations

  Research Directorate

  San Antonio

  Texas Area

  US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

  Bangkok

  Thailand

  Appointed Director of Education and Collaborative Research in August 2012 to transfer the Chief of Virology position prior to my planned departure from AFRIMS in 2013. Because of my interest and skill in working with students

  residents

  and fellows in their rotations and training at AFRIMS

  I integrated their experiences across the six AFRIMS science departments. In addition

  I remain active in the work I did as Chief of Virology with a particular emphasis on continuing to build collaborations for research.

  Director of Education and Collaborative Research

  Department of Virology

  Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences

• 1995

  Master of Public Health (MPH)

  Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

• 1994

  AMA/Glaxo Award for Leadership in Medicine and Community Affairs

  American Medical Association and Glaxo

  Army Surgeon General’s \"A\" Proficiency Designator in Internal Medicine

  The purpose of the \"A\" Proficiency Designator is to recognize the highest level of professional achievement within each AMEDD Corps' specialty. Officers selected for this honor are leaders in their specialty and have made significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in their particular field through extensive publication and active national professional organization membership. \nThe 9A Proficiency Designator recognizes members of the Army Medical Department in the top one percent of their peer group.

  Army Surgeon General

• 1991

  Fellow

  American College of Physicians

  Spanish

  Alpha Omega Alpha

  Must be in the top 16% academically and chosen for leadership among their peers

  professionalism and a firm sense of ethics

  promise of future success in medicine

  and a commitment to service in the school and community.

  University of Colorado School of Medicine

• 1987

  Doctor of Medicine (MD)

  Alpha Omega Alpha

  University of Colorado School of Medicine

• 1984

  BA

  Chemistry

  Water Polo

  Chemistry Brigham Young University

• Served as medical student in free clinic for indigent population in Denver

  CO.

  Stout Street Clinic

  Many

  Have served in many capacities of teaching

  leading organizations in the Church

  visiting homes and families

  providing professional advice

  doing service projects for those who need help or after disasters

  helping provide food for refugees (lived 9 years in Thailand).

  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  Volunteer

  Building unity through community service.

  JustServe.org

  Scoutmaster

  Board of Review member

  other

  Served as a Scoutmaster for 2 years 2001-2003. Before and after I have served on Eagle Board of Reviews and provided health care and information for camps and as a merit badge counselor.

  Boy Scouts of America

  Science

  Epidemiology

  Program Evaluation

  Infectious Diseases

  Program Management

  Training

  Research

  Healthcare

  Clinical Research

  Clinical Trials

  Leadership

  Life Sciences

  Global Health

  Medical Education

  Medicine

  Public Health

  Policy

  Pharmaceutical Industry

  Molecular Biology

  Data Analysis

  Peer-reviewed publications