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James M. Vanderploeg, M.D., M.P.H.
700 Gemini Avenue, Suite 110
Houston, Texas 77058-2735
Telephone: (281) 486-4434
Fax: (281) 486-8811

S U M M A R Y    O F    Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S
 

E D U C A T I O N
Calvin College1968 - 1971
Grand Rapids, Michigan
     B.S. in Letters and Medicine, 1972
University of Iowa College of Medicine1971 - 1975
Iowa City, Iowa
     M.D., 1975
Univ. of Texas School of Public Health1980 - 1981
Houston, Texas
     M.P.H., 1980
     Resident in Occupational Medicine, 1980 - 1981

P R O F E S S I O N A L   C E R T I F I C A T I O N S
American Association of Medical Review Officers1992, 1997, 2002
Medical Review Officer Certification Council1993, 1997, 2002
American Board of Preventive Medicine
     Occupational Medicine1982
     Aerospace Medicine1983

A C A D E M I C   A P P O I N T M E N T S
Adjunct Associate Professor of Occupational and Aerospace Medicine;
University of Texas school of Public Health
Clinical Assistant Professor; Department of Preventive Medicine
and Community Health; University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

S U M M A R Y   O F   M A N A G E M E N T   A N D
M E D I C A L   P R A C T I C E   E X P E R I E N C E
Medical Director, Interactive Medical Connections
Houston, Texas
April 1995 - Present
  • Clinical practice of Aerospace Medicine and Occupational Medicine.
  • Medical Review Officer services and consultation for drug and alcohol testing programs, information managment, company training programs, and program development.
  • Consulting in Aerospace Medicine and Occupational Medicine, health care information and management.
Executive Vice President & General Manager,
KRUG Life Sciences Inc.

Houston, Texas
Jan. 1989 - April 1995
  • Key management responsibility for government contract work for NASA and the Air Force totaling $30 million annually. Administrative responsibility for 350 employees. Reported directly to CEO and Chairman of parent company — KRUG International
Chairman of the Occupational and Preventive
Medicine Department, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic

Houston, Texas
Jan. 1986 - Jan. 1989
  • Administration of occupational medical services for over 1,000 companies in the Houston area. Supervision of seventeen physicians in the department. Management oversight of contract occupational health services at five NASA Centers.
Managing Physician,
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic — Clear Lake

Houston, Texas
Jan. 1986 - Jan. 1989
  • Established policies and procedures for new primary care clinic in Clear Lake area. Managed clinic employees consisting of 8 physicians and 25 support staff. Provided primary care and occupational medicine care for up to 30 patients per day.

A D D I T I O N A L   P R O F E S S I O N A L   A C T V I T I E S
General Medical Officer, United States Navy1976 - 1978
Resident in Otolaryngology, University of Iowa1978 - 1979
Chief, Flight Medicine Clinic, NASA JSC1981 - 1982
Chief, Medical Operations Branch, NASA JSC1982 - 1984
Director, NASA Space Biomedical Research Institute1984 - 1986

S E L E C T E D   P R O F E S S I O N A L   A F F I L I A T I O N S
Aerospace Medical Association
     President1995 - 1996
American Board of Preventive Medicine
     Executive Director1998 - present
     Secretary1995 - 1998
     Member and Trustee1993 - 1998
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Medical Association
FAA Senior Aviation Medical Examiner
Harris County Medical Society
Texas Medical Association

P U B L I C A T I O N S   A N D   P R E S E N T A T I O N S
Over thirty-five scientific presentations and publications