Presenting Faculty Information for the 11th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Fall 2020 Conference

Jan N. Basile, MD, FACP, FASH, FAHA
Professor of Medicine
Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program
Medical University of South Carolina
Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center
Previous Vice-Chair of Clinical Programs AHA Council of Hypertension
Charleston, SC

Dr. Jan N. Basile earned his medical degree in 1978 from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He then completed his internship and residency at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, where he was also Chief Resident. He is board certified in internal medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), the American Society of Hypertension (FASH), and the American Heart Association (FAHA). For many years he served on the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) Board of Directors and recently completed serving within the AHA as Vice-Chair of Clinical Programs on the Council of Hypertension.

His honors and awards include the MUSC School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching award, the Golden Apple award, and, in 2014, he was the first recipient of the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control Hypertension Physician of the Year award. In 2019, he received the Marvin Moser Clinical Hypertension Award from the American Heart Association Council on Hypertension. He was President of the Southern Medical Association from 2008-2009.

Currently, he is Professor of Medicine at MUSC. He spent 31 years at the Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center while faculty at MUSC having retired from federal service as Chief of Primary Care in 2009. He continues to direct the resistant hypertension clinic within the Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program in the division of cardiology, a multi-risk factor lipid and resistant hypertension referral clinic at MUSC.

Dr. Basile’s research interests include outcome-based studies involving hypertension, lipid disorders, and diabetes. He has been involved in many large hypertension trials including the ALLHAT, ACCORD, VALUE, ONTARGET, ACCOMPLISH, ACCORD and SPRINT and SPRINT-MIND trials, mostly under the auspices of the NHLBI. He was a contributing reviewer of the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) and the 2017 ACC-AHA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults. Dr. Basile has published more than 400 original papers, abstracts, and book chapters, as well as a textbook, Hot Topics: Hypertension. He is a contributing author for the hypertension section of "Up To Date".

William D. Chey, MD
Nostrant Collegiate Professor of Gastroenterology & Nutrition
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI

Dr. William D. Chey received a medical degree and training in internal medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and has remained as faculty at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he is currently the Timothy T. Nostrant Collegiate Professor of Gastroenterology & Nutrition Sciences.

His research interests focus on the diagnosis & treatment of functional bowel disorders and H. pylori infection. He has mentored more than 50 students, residents, fellows and junior faculty, many of which are leaders in Gastroenterology. He is a medical innovator and holds several patents. Dr Chey is former co-Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Gastroenterology and has authored more than 350 manuscripts, reviews, chapters & books including more than 10 national and international clinical practice guidelines. Dr. Chey is a board member of the American College of Gastroenterology, Rome Foundation, American Neurogastroenterology & Motility Society, International Foundation of Functional GI Disorders, and GI on Demand.

He has been elected to “Best Doctors” since 2001 and received the Dean’s Outstanding Clinician Award and Dean’s Award for Innovation and Commercialization at the University of Michigan and the Distinguished Clinician Award from the American Gastroenterological Association. In 2020, Dr. Chey was awarded honorary membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and received the prestigious Berk-Fise Award from the American College of Gastroenterology.

Ken Fujioka, MD
Director, Nutrition and Metabolic Research Center
Center of Weight Management
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Scripps Clinic Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Dr. Ken Fujioka is the Director of the Nutrition and Metabolic Research Center and the Center for Weight Management at Scripps Clinic in the department of Diabetes and Endocrinology. He spends his mornings doing clinical research and the afternoon runs the Center for Weight Management. The Center was started 20 years ago by Dr. Fujioka and has grown to 5 physicians, 2 NPs, 1 PA, 3 RDs, Behavior specialist, Psychologist and sees over a 1000 patients per month.

Dr. Fujioka has authored over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals (NEJM, Lancet, JAMA, DOM, Obesity, etc.) on weight management and related comorbid disease. He has participated as a Principal Investigator on over 100 clinical trials and sub PI on numerous NIH grants. He has authored a comprehensive standard of care for the California State Medical Board (1997) on obesity treatment and lectured to numerous political groups (Sacramento, Washington DC, etc) on obesity treatments. He enjoys teaching other health care providers about all aspects of obesity medicine and is proud to say he is ABOM certified.

Albert J. Hicks III, MD, MPH
Interim Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Mechanical Circulatory Support & Cardiac Transplantation
Division of Cardiology
Associate Program Director of Cardiology Fellowship
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine
Texas A&M College of Medicine
Baylor Scott & White Health
Temple, TX

Dr. Albert Hicks is an Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiologist. He completed his fellowship in Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Hicks works at Baylor Scott and White in Temple, Texas where he serves as the Medical Director of the Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Cardiac Transplantation, as well as the Associate Program Director of the Cardiology Fellowship.

Mary Maiberger, MD, FAAD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology
George Washington University School of Medicine
Chief of Dermatology
Washington DC VA Medical Center
Washington, DC

Dr. Mary Maiberger is the Chief of Dermatology at the Washington, D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Maiberger attended Princeton University, where she received her AB in English, and completed medical school and Dermatology residency at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Maiberger is the Residency Program Site Director at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center for Dermatology residents from George Washington University and Howard University. She also oversees the Teledermatology Program. Dr. Maiberger possesses a particular interest in inflammatory skin conditions, systemic medications and their use in Dermatology as well as skin cancer. She has published articles, book chapters, and presented nationally on these topics. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP
Program Director and Academic Chairman
AdventHealth Winter Park Family Medicine Residency Program
Professor of Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine
Winter Park, FL

Dr. Eddie Needham is the Program Director and Academic Chairman for the AdventHealth Winter Park Family Medicine Residency Program in Winter Park, Florida. Additionally, he is a Professor of Medicine at UCF-COM and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at FSU-COM. He practices full-service family medicine providing care from “conception to resurrection”. He has taught family medicine for 25 years and performs many outpatient and inpatient procedures. He served as a physician in the US Army for seven years. In 2013, Dr. Needham received the Full-Time Florida Family Physician Educator award. He has previously received the AFMRD Gold Award as a Program Director in 2017, the GAFP Teacher of the Year in 2007 and the 1996 AAFP Parke-Davis Teacher awards. It is his joy and passion to teach students of medicine the wonders of the human body. He loves his wife of 32 years, his five adult children and first granddaughter, the rigors of triathlons, the wonder and surprise of fishing, and mountain top experiences with friends.

Kevin M. Pantalone, DO, ECNU, FACE
Staff Endocrinologist
Director of Diabetes Initiatives
Department of Endocrinology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Dr. Kevin M. Pantalone is a board certified Staff Endocrinologist at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He currently serves as the Director of Diabetes Initiatives in the Department of Endocrinology. He previously served as the Director of Clinical Research for the Department of Endocrinology from 2014-2019. Dr. Pantalone is a graduate of Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency and endocrinology fellowship at Cleveland Clinic. He was designated a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology (FACE) in 2015. His clinical focus is on the glycemic management of type 2 diabetes, as well as the diagnosis and management of low testosterone in men, thyroid disorders, and pituitary tumors. His research interests are related to the adverse effects of diabetes therapies, particularly those related to sulfonylureas. He is also actively involved in health outcomes research using the enterprise-wide electronic health record system at Cleveland Clinic.

Veronica K. Piziak, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Texas A&M University
Director, Diabetes Education Section
Senior Staff Physician
Endocrinology Baylor Scott & White Clinic
Temple, TX

Dr. Veronica K. Piziak is Emeritus Director for the Division of Endocrinology and Director of the Diabetes Center for Baylor Scott & White in Temple, Texas. She has attained the rank of Professor of Medicine at Texas A&M University College of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio and received her specialty training/fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH. Her patient care emphasis is on diabetes, lipids disorders, and osteoporosis prevention and treatment and professional activities include obesity and osteoporosis research. She has been on the list of Super Doctors in Texas from 2004 - 2018 and Best Doctors in America 2000 - 2016. She has published numerous papers, lectures extensively, and organizes CME activities.

John H. Post III, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Martha Jefferson Hospital
Charlottesville, VA

Dr. John H. Post is an Orthopedic Surgeon from Charlottesville, Virginia with expertise in Sports Medicine, arthroscopy of the knee and shoulder, and knee replacement surgery. He is the Medical Advisor of a major triathlon training company. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, served as a U.S. Marine helicopter pilot and subsequent helicopter instructor for the U.S. Navy. He received his MD from the University of Miami School of Medicine. He is a Fellow in the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. His wife is the Director of Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia Northridge Clinic. He has completed the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and the English Channel Swim. They have three children, a new baby granddaughter, and two labs.

Kay Roussos-Ross, MD
Associate Professor
Division Director Gynecology, Gynecologic Surgery, and Obstetrics
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL

Dr. Kay Roussos-Ross is an Associate Professor in the Departments of OB/GYN and Psychiatry and is currently the Division Chief of the Division of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology. She completed both her undergraduate and graduate studies at UF graduating with Research Honors from the College of Medicine and receiving her Doctor of Medicine degree in 2002. Dr. Roussos-Ross first completed a residency in Psychiatry and joined the UF Department of Psychiatry as an Assistant Professor and Medical Director of the Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Unit with a primary area of focus in Perinatal Psychiatry. Dr. Roussos-Ross continued further in pursuing her interest in women’s health with a second residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, which she completed in 2012, at which time she joined the Department of OBGYN.

Dr. Roussos-Ross is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine. Her areas of focus include high-risk obstetric patients with co-morbid mood, other psychiatric, and substance use disorders. Dr. Roussos-Ross’s clinical practice also includes general obstetrics, gynecology and surgical gynecology. In 2017, she initiated a perinatal mood disorders clinic within the obstetrics clinics providing immediate and easy access to pregnant patients with psychiatric concerns. She is also the Medical Director of Healthy Families Florida Program, and Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visitation Program. Her research interests include perinatal psychiatric disorders, perinatal substance use disorders, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), and perimenopausal mood disorders. She lectures nationally and regionally on these topics.