CURRICULUM VITAE

Gavin M. Gassen, M.D.

Otolaryngologist/Head and Neck Surgeon

Education

1988 B.S. Biology, Tulane University 1992 M.D. Tulane University School of Medicine

Post Graduate Education and Training

1992 - 1993 Internship General Surgery Charity Hospital and Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals New Orleans, Louisiana

1993 - 1996 Residency General Surgery Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, Louisiana

1998 - 1999 Visiting Head and Neck Surgery Resident Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York

1999 Residency Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Louisiana

2001 - 2002 Military U.S. Naval Flight Surgeon Training Naval Aerospace Medical Institute Naval Air Station Pensacola Pensacola, Florida

2008 -2012 Residency Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland

Medical Licensures

Louisiana Active US Virgin Islands Active

1 Page | 2 Board Certification

American Board of Otolaryngology Certificate Number 22287 Valid June 1, 2013 - June 30, 2023

Employment History

1996-1997 Emergency Department Physician C&M Medical Services, Metairie, Louisiana

1996-2001 Staff Physician Marine Medical Unit, New Orleans, Louisiana

2000-2001 Staff Physician Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/Westbank Alcohol and Drug Abuse Clinic, Marrero, Louisiana

2001-2013 Naval Flight Surgeon U.S. Navy Medical Corps

2012- Otolaryngologist/Head and Neck Surgeon Current Virgin Islands Ear, Nose & Throat US Virgin Islands

U.S. Navy Medical Corps - Active Duty Lieutenant Commander/O-4

2002-2005 Senior Flight Surgeon/Senior Regional Flight Surgeon Carrier Air Wing FIVE Naval Air Facility, Atsugi, Japan USS Kitty Hawk CV-63, Yokosuka, Japan · Medical department head for 10 squadrons including dependents aboard Naval Air Facility Atsugi. · Responsible for medical readiness and aero-medical evacuations while deployed on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk during 490 days at sea and 7 deployments to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf, including Operation Iraqi Freedom. · Representative of all forward-deployed Naval Flight Surgeons in the 7th Fleet.

2005-2007 Group Surgeon/Officer In Charge Marine Aircraft Group 39 Camp Pendleton, California

2 Page | 3 · Director of medical department of 10 physicians and 46 enlisted Navy Hospital Corpsmen providing aviation medicine and medical readiness support for 5000 Marines in 15 squadrons aboard Camp Pendleton, CA.

U.S. Navy Medical Corps - Selected Reserve/IRR Commander/O-5 2007-2008 Flight Surgeon Marine Helicopter Light Attack Squadron 775 Marine Aircraft Group 46 Camp Pendleton, California

2008-2013 Medical Officer Operational Health Support Unit Bethesda, Detachment I Baltimore, Maryland 2013-2015 Individual Ready Reserve then Honorable Discharge

Professional Society Membership

2010-present American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy 2011-present American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2008-present American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery 2008-2012 Maryland Society of Otolaryngology 2001-present Aerospace Medical Association 2001-present Society of U.S. Naval Flight Surgeons

Military Awards

2001 Alfred Award Demonstrated outstanding military readiness as reflected in achieving the highest final grade for military inspections and physical readiness testing, Officer Indoctrination School, Newport, Rhode Island

2002 Surgeon General’s Award Demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities, professional ability, military bearing and flight aptitude, Aerospace Medicine for Flight Surgeon Course, Pensacola, FL

2001-2008 Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal with bronze star for second award Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with 2 bronze stars for second and third awards Navy/Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with 2 bronze stars for second and third awards

Research Experience

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1997 Research Associate Advisor Charles Berlin, Ph.D. Kresge Hearing Research Laboratory of the South, New Orleans, Louisiana

2009-2010 Identification of hair cell-specific markers in the mouse inner ear. Advisor Ronna Hertzano, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery University of Maryland School of Medicine

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Andrew S. Johnson, M.D., Gavin M. Gassen, M.D., John J. Ferrara, M.D., Steven M. Steinberg, M.D., Larry H. Hollier, M.D., Lewis M. Flint, M.D. “The Role of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Sphincterotomy versus Common Bile Duct Exploration as a Primary Technique in the Management of Choledocholithiasis.” American Surgeon. February 1993.

Presentations

“The Role of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Sphincterotomy versus Common Bile Duct Exploration as a Primary Technique in the Management of Choledocholithiasis.” presented to the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, Gold Medal Candidate, Atlanta, Georgia, May 31- June 3, 1992.

“Lessons from inner ear hair cell-specific expression profiles.” Presented at the Maryland Society of Otolaryngology Annual Resident Research Competition. April 20, 2010.

Professional Courses and Conferences

11/2016 Advanced Rhinology 2016: Endoscopic Surgery and Allergy St. Petersburg, Florida

9/2016 American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting San Diego, California

2/2016 Johns Hopkins University 3rd Annual Atlantic Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Update

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1/2016 American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology NARAC 2016 Update In Rhinology and Allergy St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

10/2015 Second Caribbean Pediatric and Adolescent Otolaryngology Conference San Juan, Puerto Rico

9/2015 American College of Surgeons Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound Course Dallas, Texas

9/2014 American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting Orlando, Florida

7/2014 American Rhinologic Society Summer Sinus Symposium Chicago, Illinois

8/2013 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Sleep Medicine Board Review Course Denver, Colorado

7/2013 American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Basic Course in Allergy and Immunology Squaw Valley, California

12/2012 American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Advanced Course in Allergy and Immunology Squaw Valley, California

3/2012 Penn Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Course University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3/2012 Penn Rhinoplasty Course University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

5/2011 First Annual Rising Chief Boot Camp University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Simulation Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

9/2011 American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

5 Page | 6 Annual Meeting San Francisco, California

10/2010 House Ear Institute Temporal Bone Surgical Dissection Course Los Angeles, California

1/2010 American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Core Basic Course in Allergy and Immunology Dallas, Texas

10/2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting San Diego, California

10/2009 Carolina Ear Research Institute Temporal Bone Surgical Dissection Course Raleigh, North Carolina

2/2009 Foreign Body Pediatric Airway Endoscopy Course The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2009 AO Basic Principles and Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction Course Alexandria, Virginia

2008 Stanford University School of Medicine Pediatric Otolaryngology Update Palo Alto, California

Humanitarian Missions

Head and Neck Surgery Team Thyroid Goiter and General ENT Kenya Relief Migori, Kenya October 2013

Head and Neck Surgery Team Thyroid Goiter and General ENT Kenya Relief Migori, Kenya January 2015

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