Curriculum Vitae Clifford James Ameduri, MD
EDUCATION
1963-1967 High School-Utica Free Academy, Utica New York Member of the National Honor Society Recipient of New York State Regents Scholarships
1967-1969 Union College, Schenectady, New York, Dean’s List
1969-1971 Utica College of Syracuse University, Utica, New York BS – Chemistry, Dean’s List
Sept.1971-June 1975 New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York Degree – MD
MILITARY SERVICE
July 1976 – June 1978 United States Army, Medical Corp
POST-DOCTORAL AND RESIDENCY TRAINING
July 1975-June 1976 Internship University of California, Irvine Medical Center, 101 City Drive South Orange Country, California 92668
July 1976 Armed Forces Basic Army Medical Course; Brooks Army Medical Center San Antonio, Texas
Aug.-Sept. 1976 Army Aviation Medicine, Basic Course 7T-1 Fort Rocker, Alabama
July 1978-June 1979 Residency Orthopedic Surgery, State of New York University of Buffalo, Department of Orthopedics, HayesA 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14214
July 1979-June 1981 Residency Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California, Irvine, Building 53 Room B3 Route 81, 101 City Drive South, Orange County California 92668
Mentor as applicable: Orthopaedic Surgery, Chairman, Dr. Eugene Mindell Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chairman, Dr. Jerome Tobis
LICENSURE INFORMATION
California License Number G33878 Issuance Date 4/26/77
Georgia License Number 037937 Issuance Date 2/3/94
Louisiana License Number 08151R Issuance Date 9/14/89
Mississippi License Number 13346 Issuance Date 9/28/92
Missouri License Number R3F24 Issuance Date 11/13/85
New Jersey License Number 25MA04152500 Issuance Date 11/8/82
New York License Number 134853-1 Issuance Date 7/1/78
Commonwealth of License Number MD420961 Pennsylvania Issuance Date 1/31/03 – will be inactive as of 12/31/04
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
May 1982 American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1996 American Board of Independent Medical Examiners
1997 Fellow Physiatrist Association of Spine, Sports a nd Occupational Rehabilitation (PASSOR)
2001 Recertified, American Board of Independent Medical Examiners
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Faculty, University of California, Irvine, California, July – Nov. 1982
Lecturer Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania, Jan. 1983-Nov. 1986
Assistant Clinical Professor University of Missouri-Columbia, Feb. 1987-Nov. 1989
Clinical Instructor (Gratis) Louisiana State University School of Medicine, December 1991- Feb. 2003
Sr. Clinical Instructor Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester, February 2004 – Present
WORK HISTORY
July 1976 – June 1978 Armed Forces of the United States Army Captain, USA MED CORP.
Sept. 1976 – Sept. 1977 Flight Surgeon, Second Infantry Division, 2nd Aviation Battalion, Camp Casey, Tong Du Chon, Korea
Sept. 1976 – Sept. 1977 Flight Surgeon, 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ord, California
Sept. 1977-June 1978 Emergency Room Physician, Silas B. Hayes Army Hospital Fort Ord, Monterey, California
2 Oct. 1977 – June 1978 Emergency Room Staff Physician, Dameron Hospital, 525 W. Acacia , Stockton, California (moonlighting while active duty, US Army)
Sept. 1977 – June 1978 Emergency Room Physician, Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, Hollister, California (moonlighting while active duty, US Army)
Oct. 1977 –June 1978 Emergency Room Physician, Wheeler Hospital (now St. Louisa Regional Hospital), Gilroy, California (moonlighting while active duty, US Army)
Oct. 1978 – June 1979 Jail Physician, Erie County Correctional Facility, Buffalo, New York (extra work while resident)
Sept. 1979 – October 1980 Emergency Room Staff Physician, Norwalk Community Hospital, Norwalk, California (extra work while resident)
Sept. 1979 – Nov. 1979 Emergency Room Staff Physician, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Valencia, California (extra work while resident)
June 1980 – Nov. 1982 Staff Physician, McMahon Medical Center, 3625 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California (extra work while resident, then staff physician)
July 1981 – Nov. 1982 Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilita tion, A Medical Center, 12852 Palm Street, Garden Grove, California (private practice)
Nov. 1982– March 1986 Staff Physician, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Regional Rehabilitation Center, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Camden, New Jersey
June 1984 – March 1986 Physiatrist, EMG Lab, Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mt. Holly, New Jersey
March 1986 – Nov. 1989 President, Midwest Psychiatrists, P.C., 1965 S. Fremont, Suite 3600, Springfield, Missouri 65804 (private practice). Medical Director, St. John’s Regional Medical Rehabilitation Center as independent contractor, 1235 E. Cherokee St., Springfield, Missouri 65804
Nov. 1989 – June 1999 Private Practice, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Group, Gulf States Rehabilitation Associates, New Orleans, LA
June 1999 – Feb. 2003 President Restorative Clinics, LLC, 1698 Old Spanish Trail, Slidell, Louisiana 70458 (private practice PM&R) Feb. 2003-Present Staff Physician, Unity Health System, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89 Genesee St., Rochester, NY 14611
ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
Feb. 2003-Present Staff Physician, Unity Health System, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89 Genesee St., Rochester, NY 14611
May 2002-Feb. 2003 Genesis Specialty Hospital, 301 N. Jefferson Parkway, New Orleans, LA 70121
Nov. 2001-Feb. 2003 Healthwest Rehabilitation Hospital, 3201-B Wall Blvd., Gretna, LA 70056
May 1992-Feb. 2003 Northshore Regional Medical Center, 100 Medical Center Dr., Slidell, LA 70461
May 1992-Feb. 2003 Memorial Medical Center (2 Campus System, Formerly Mercy Medical Center and Southern Baptist Hospital), 2700 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans, LA 70115
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Sept.1991-Jan.2003 Methodist Hospital, 5620 Reed Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70127
Nov. 1989-Feb. 2003 Meadocrest Hospital, 2500 BelleChase Highway, Gretna, LA 70056
March 2001-Nov.2002 St. Tammany Parish Regional Medical Center, 1202 S. Tyler Street, Covington, LA 70433
July 2000-Nov.2002 River Bend Rehabilitation Hospital, 20050 Crestwood Blvd., Covington, LA 70433 (hospital closed)
Oct. 2000-Aug. 2002 Lakeview Regional Medical Center, 95 E. Fairview Dr., Covington, LA 70433
May 1999-July 2002 Hancock Medical Center, 149 Drinkwater Blvd., Bay St. Louis, Miss. 31520
Feb.1995-July 2002 Physician’s Hospital of New Orleans, 3125 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70119 (hospital closed)
March 1998-June 2000 Greenery Neuro-Behavioral Rehabilitation Center, 1400 Lindberg Dr., Slidell, LA 70498 (hospital closed)
Nov.1989-May 1999 Jo Ellen Smith Medical Center, 4444 General Meyer Rd., New Orleans, LA 70131 (hospital closed)
June 1997-April 1998 Windward Rehabilitation Hospital, Chef Menteur Highway, New Orleans, LA 70129 (hospital closed)
July 1990-July 1995 Lakeland Medical Center, 6000 Bullard Street, New Orleans, LA 70128
Jan.1993-June 1995 Chalmette Regional Medical Center, 9001 Patricia St., Chalmette, LA 70043
Nov.1989-Dec.1994 Rehabilitation Institute of New Orleans, 1 Sanctuary Dr., New Orleans, LA 70114 (hospital closed)
Jan.1991-Oct.1994 Kenner Regional Medical Center, 180 West Aespland Ave., Kenner, LA 70065
Nov.1989-June 1992 Rehabilitation Living Center (Residential Brain Injury Home), 3434 Canal St., New Orleans, LA
March 1986-Nov.1989 St. John’s Regional Medical Center, 1235 E. Cherokee St., Springfield, MO 65804
March 1986-Nov. 1989 Midwest Physiatrists, PC, 1965 S. Freemont Ave., Suite 3600, Springfield, MO 65804
June 1984-March 1986 Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, 175 Madison Blvd., Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
Nov.1982-March 1986 Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, 1600 Haddon Ave., Camden, NJ 08103
Sept.1979-Oct.1980 Norwalk Community Hospital, 11400 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650
Sept.1979-Nov.1979 Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, 28345 McBean Pkwy, Valencia, CA 91355
Sept.1977-June 1978 Silas B. Hayes Army Hospital, Fort Ord, Monterey, CA
Oct.1977-June 1978 Dameron Hospital, 525 W. Acacia, Stockton, CA 95203
Oct. 1977-June 1978 St. Louisa Medical Center, 9400 No Name Uno, Gilroy, CA 95020
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Sept.1977-June 1978 Hazel Hawkins Community Hospital, 911 Sunset Dr., Hollister, CA 95203
MEMBERSHIPS AND LOCAL/STATE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Active Member Aerospace Medical Association, Sept. 1977-Present American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine July 1981-Present American Academy of Family Practice, April 1980-June 1998 New York Academy of Science, June 1980-Nov. 1982
PRO of New Jersey Physician Advisor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1983-1986
Committees at Our Pharmacy/Therapeutic Committee, 1983 Lady of Lourdes Utilization Committee, 1983 Hospital (Camden, NJ) Nominating Committee, 1984 Chairman, Accreditation Committee, 1985-1986
Committees at St. Rehabilitation Committee 1986 - 1989 John’s Regional Health Chairman, Utilization Review Committee Center (Springfield, MO) Cardiovascular Fitness and Rehab Committee St. John’s Home Care, Professional Advisory Council
Executive Committee Camden County Medical Society, 1984-1986
Secretary Executive Committee, New Jersey Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (1984-1986)
Liaison Camden County Medical Society to Camden County Osteopathic Society 1984-1986
President Central Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (Missouri), 1987-1989
Examination Physician State of California Boxing Commission, 1981-1990
President Louisiana State Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1994-1995 Consultant to Medicare General American Life Insurance Company, St. Louis, MO Intermediary (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) 1988
Fellow American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1982
Surveyor/ Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities 1986 - 1992 Consultant/Lecturer
Reviewer Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1987-Present
National Committee Quality Assurance Subcommittee, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1991-1992
Chairman Health Care Financing Subcommittee for the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (October 1994-November 1995)
Designated Leader American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Strategic Management Group (SMG) – Cost Effectiveness for Rehabilitation, 1997-1998
MEMBERSHIPS IN LOCAL AND STATE COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
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Voorhees, New Jersey Township Environmental Committee 1984-1985
HONORS AND AWARDS
Who’s Who The Who’s Who of American Business Leaders, Special Edition 1991
EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS LAST 10 YEARS
Medical Students 2003-Present: Teaching with variable hours of contact during the week for medical students that rotate from the University of Rochester through Unity Health System’s Pediatric and Adult Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit.
Residents February 2003-Present: Residents in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from the University of Rochester rotate through Unity Health System’s Pediatric and Adult Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit. This will include teaching rounds and attending with them as much as three hours per day when covering the unit when they are there.
1-2 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds per year as part of Thursday Teaching Rounds for the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residents. Last participation August 8, 2004 on topic of “Vocational Issues in Traumatic Brain Injury”.
CME Presentations
“Pharmacological Management of Behavior Modification in the Head Injured”, 2 nd Annual Symposium of Advances in Head Injury Rehabilitation, Dallas Texas, March 5-7, 1987, 1 Hour CME.
American Back Society, Spring Symposium, New Orleans, LA, May 1992, 4 Hours CME
1. Allopathic Approach to Manual Flexion Distraction 2. Back Pain in the Body Building 3. Back School Stabilization and Functional Restoration 4. ABS-Industrial Clinical Series
Physician Network, “Specialty Symposium”, sponsored by Northshore Regional Medical Center at Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA, September 27, 1992, “Civil War Surgery”, 1 Hour CME
Guest Speaker at the 10th Annual Physicians Northshore Regional Medical Center Specialty Symposium from October 23-25, 1998 in Point Clear, Alabama, “Physical Training in the Elderly” 1 hour CME.
PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
March 1986-Nov. 1989 Medical Director, St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Regional Rehabilitation Center, 1235 East Cherokee Street, Springfield, MO 60804
Nov. 1989 – Dec. 1991 Medical Director, The Rehabilitation Institute of New Orleans at F. Edward Hebert Hospital, One Sanctuary Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114
Nov. 1989 – June 1992 Medical Director, Rehabilitation Living Center, 3434 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
Dec. 1991- Dec. 1994 Director of Physician Relations, The Rehabilitation Institute of New Orleans at F. Edward Hebert Hospital, One Sanctuary Drive, New Orleans, LA 70114
Jan. 1993 – June 1995 Medical Director, Chalmette Regional Medical Center, Rehabilitation Unit, Chalmette, LA
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June 1997 – April 1998 Medical Director, Winward Rehabilitation Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana 70129
Dec. 1992– July 1999 Medical Director, Northshore Regional Medical Center, Rehabilitation Unit, Slidell, LA
March 1998 – June 2002 Medical Director, Greenery Neuro-Behavioral Rehabilitation Unit, Slidell, LA 70461
Sept. 1995 – July 2002 Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services, Physicians Hospital of New Orleans, Louisiana 70111
May 1998 – July 2002 Chief Medical Staff, Physicians Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
July 2000 – Nov. 2002 Medical Director, River Bend Rehabilitation Hospital, Covington, LA 70433 RESEARCH PROJECTS
College “The Decarboxylation of Acyl Nitrites” with Dr. Howard Pier, Utica College, New York 1970-71
Residency “Somato-Sensory Evoked Potentials Nomogram” with Dr. David G. Simon, Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center, Long Beach, California, 1980-81.
PUBLICATIONS
Original Articles:
Kevin W. Greve, Ph.D., Kevin J. Bianchini, Ph.D., and C.J. Ameduri, M.D. “The Use of a Forced -Choice Test of Tactile Discrimination in the Evaluation of Functional Sensory Loss”, The Archives of PM&R, August 2003, 84:8;1233-1236.
Books:
Work Hardening, Clifford J. Ameduri, M.D., author, Bantam Premium, 1992, Washington, DC.
Lay Articles:
Available upon request.
Short Articles/Other Contributions:
“Drug Abuse in Athletes”, Camden County Medical Society Bulletin, December 1983-January 1984.
“Anticdotes of Civil War Medicine”, Camden County Medical Society Bulletin, December 1985-January 1986.
“Anabolic Steroid Abuse in Sports Internationally and Locally: Historical Perspective”, Bulletin of the Greene County Medical Society, 12/88.
“Anabolic Steroid Abuse in Sports Internationally and Locally” Lay Literature and Counterfeit Drugs,
7 Bulletin of the Greene County Medical Society, 1/89
Anabolic Steroid Abuse in Sports Internationally and Locally: Drug Testing”, Bulletin of Greene County Medical Society, 2/89.
“The Truth About Steroids”, Iron Man, Vol 43, No. 3, page 19, 100.4 “Without Faith Man is Nothing”, Iron Man, Vol 44, No. 1
“What Does Running Do For You?”, Iron Man, Vol 45, No. 16 “International Natural Bodybuilding”, Iron Man, Vol. 43, No. 4.
“Exploring the Steroid Enigma”, Muscle Builder, Vol. 17, No. 12/75.
Scientific Basic for Dieting, Natural Physique, Vol. 2, 1/89.
“Testosterone Poisoning”, Natural Physique, Vol. 1, No. 1, 11/88.
“Post Drug Use Depression” Natural Physique, Vol. 2, 1/89.
“Drug Testing in Bodybuilding” Natural Physique, Vol. 3, 1/89.
“Tanning for the Bodybuilding Part 1” Natural Physique, Vol. 2, No. 1, 10/89.
“Tanning for the Bodybuilding Part II” Natural Physique, Vol. 2, No. 1, 10/89.
“Sodium Loading Potassium Depletion” Natural Physique, Vol. 4, No. 1, 4/91.
“Straight Talk About Steroids”, Sports Supplement Retailer, July/August 1992.
“Injuries and Permanent Weakness”, Sports Supplement Retailer, January/February 1993.
“Weight Training and Aging”, Sports Supplement Retailer, March/April 1993.
“Returning the Stroke Victim Home”, Northshore Physician Forum, April 1993, Volume II.
“Natural vs. Chemical Body Building”, Sports Supplement Retailer, 1993, Volume 2, No. 3, pages 21, 28.
“Drug Abuse in Athletes” Northshore Physician Forum, Summer 1995, Volume II.
PRESENTATIONS
Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients, Bridgeton Hospital, Bridgeton New Jersey, February 3, 1984.
Pain Control: Non-Chemical Management, New Choice of Arthritis Patients, St. John’s Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri, May 20, 1986.
Rehabilitation of the Patient with Degenerative Joint Disease, Elliot Memorial Hospital, Appleton City, Missouri, February 12, 1987.
Stroke Club, Springfield, Missouri, March 12, 1987.
Coping with Disability, Community Medical Forum, St. Johns Regional Health Hospital, March 24, 1987.
Anabolic Steroid Abuse on the Gulf Coast, 1999 Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
“Stroke Care for the Family Practitioner”, September 25, 1993, Northshore Regional Medical Center
8 Physicians’ 1993 Fall Conference, Lecture Portion.
Guest Speaker on Stroke Awareness on May 19, 2000, Riverbend Rehabilitation Hospital, Covington, Louisiana.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Noted Author Against Drug Abuse in Athletes
Collector of Civil War Medical Material
Co-President of International Natural Bodybuilding Federation
Former Competitor in Bodybuilding and Weightlifting
Member, Voorhees Township Environmental Committee, 1984-85
Contributing Medical Editor, Writer; for Natural Physique Magazine, 1990-Present
Sponsor, New Orleans Special Olympics Weight Lifting, 2001-2003
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Available upon request
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