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CURRICULUM VITAE

 

 

GREG R. WHEELER, M.D.

 

 

 

EDUCATION:                     

M.D. Wright State University School of Medicine

                                    Dayton, Ohio, 1990

 

INTERNSHIP/

RESIDENCY:                      

Department of General Surgery

                                    University of Louisville School of Medicine

                                    Louisville, Kentucky

                                    General Surgery Internship:  July 1990 – June 1991

 

Department of Neurological Surgery

                                    University of Louisville School of Medicine

                                    Louisville, Kentucky

                                    Resident/Neurosurgery:  July 1991 – June 1997

                                               

                                    University of Kentucky

                                    Lexington, Kentucky

                                    Pre-Medical Sciences:  August 1984 – May 1986

 

                                    Taylor University

                                    Upland, Indiana

                                    August 1981 – May 1984

 

HONORS/AWARDS:         

James Brown Memorial Scholarship

                                    Piqua High School

                                    May 1981

 

LICENSURE:                      

Kentucky - 28074

 

CERTIFICATION:             

Board Certified – American Board of Neurological

 Surgery, 2000

MEDICAL SOCIETY

MEMBERSHIPS:                

Fayette County Medical society

                                    Kentucky Medical Association

 

 

HOSPITAL

APPOINTMENTS:             

Chairman, Department of Surgery – 2000–2001

                                    Samaritan Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky

 

                                    Chief, Division of Neurosurgery – 2003 – 2004

                                    Select Specialty Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky

                                               

                                    Attending Neurosurgeon – 1997 – Present

                                    Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky

                                    Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky

                                    St Joseph East Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky

           

PROFESSIONAL    

ORGANIZATIONS:

                                    American Association of Neurological Surgeons

                                    Congress of Neurological Surgeons

                                    American Medical Association

                                    Lexington Medical Society

                                    Kentucky Medical Association

                                    American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

·         Gilbert, J.W., Wheeler, G.R., Lingreen, R.A., Martonffy, D., Hatchett, J., Gaines, R., Stidham, S., Sutton, T., Westerfield, G., McConnell, M., Noble, S., and Carter, K., The Ten C’s of Chronic Noncancer Pain:  Univeral Precautions for the Chronic Noncancer Pain Patient, American Journal of Pain Management, 15(2004) 22 – 32.

·         Gilbert, J.W., Letter to the Editor:  Ten C’s of Chronic Noncancer Pain, American Journal of Pain Management, 15(2005) 45 – 47.

·         Gilbert, J.W., Wheeler, G.R., Lingreen, R.A., and Johnson, R.K., Open Stand Up MRI:  A New Instrument for Positional Neuroimaging, Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, in press (2005).

·         Gilbert, J.W., Wheeler, G.R., Lingreen, R.A., Scheiner, S.J., Sutton, T., Gross, R., Mangione, K., Carter, K., McConnell, M., Evans, B., and Westerfield, G., Universal Precautions Essential in Treating Chronic Noncancer Pain given the High Prevalence of Substance Use in Society, Pain Medicine, Submitted (2005).

·         Gilbert, J.W., Wheeler, G.R., Lingreen, R.A., Johnson, R.K., Scheiner, S.J., Gibbs, R.A., Upadhyay, S.P., Gyarteng-Dakwa, K., Upright Positional Lumbar MRI Neuroimaging for Spondylolisthesis and Lumbar Spondylosis.  (To Be Submitted)

·         Gilbert, J.W., Wheeler, G.R., Lingreen, R.A., Johnson, R.K., Scheiner, S.J., Gibbs, R.A., Upadhyay, S.P., Gyarteng-Dakwa, K., Imaging in the Position that causes Pain.  (To Be Submitted)

·         Gilbert, J.W., Wheeler, G.R., Lingreen, R.A., Johnson, R.K., Scheiner, S.J., and Gibbs, R.D., Upright Weight Bearing Cervical Flexion/Extension Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Case Report and Review of the Literature, Imaging Decisions MRI, Submitted (2005).

·         Gilbert, J.W., et al., Wheeler, G.R., Lingreen, R.A., Scheiner, S.J., Upadhyay, S.P., and Gyarteng-Dakwa, K., Compliance in Chronic Noncancer Pain Patients on Long-acting Opiates, Short-acting Opiates, or Non-opiates, American Journal Of Pain Management, submitted (2005a).

·         Gilbert, J.W., Wheeler, G.R., Lingreen, R.A., Johnson, R.K., Scheiner, S.J., Gibbs, R.A., Upadhyay, S.P., Gyarteng-Dakwa, K., Westerfield, G., Suicidality in Chronic Noncancer Pain Patients Reduced with Universal Percautions.  (To Be Submitted)

·         Gilbert, J.W., Wheeler, G.R., Lingreen, R.A., Johnson, R.K., Scheiner, S.J., Gibbs, R.A., Upadhyay, S.P., Gyarteng-Dakwa, K., Repeat Upright Weight Bearing Positional Lumbar MRI Imaging.  Case Report.  (To Be Submitted)

 

COURSES/SPECIAL TRAINING:

 

ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR FUSION with threaded bone dowel & Microendoscopic Discetomy MED & TSRH Update, Sofamor Danek Spine Course, July, 1997.

 

CODING SEMINAR UPDATE, Karen Zupko & Associates.  Kim Pollock, American Association of Neurosurgical Surgeons Course, July, 1997.

 

THE BAK LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION COURSE, Spine Tech Inc., July, 1997. 

 

BILLING & CODING SEMINAR at the office in Lexington, Kentucky with Kim Polluck with Karen Zupko and Associates who teach for the AANS, July 2-3, 1997.

 

RFCA SEMINAR in Lexington, Kentucky office with Bob Friam and Debbie Mills For coding, billing, collection, compliance, November 1997.

 

REVIEW COURSE IN NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY.  Chicago, Illinois, February 1998.

 

THE STEALTH STATION STEREOTACTIC COURSE, Sofamor Danek, April, 1998.

 

BILLING, CODING, COLLECTION, COMPLIANCE SEMINAR in Lexington, KY Office with Debbie Mills (NASS) with RCFA, April 14, 1998.

 

OSHA COMPLIANCE COURSE, Spring 1998 in Lexington, KY Office.

 

CODING, BILLING, COLLECTION, COMPLIANCE COURSE in Lexington, KY Office, Update on with RFCA Debbie Mills (NASS), July 23, 1998.

 

CODING, BILLING, COLLECTION, COMPLIANCE COURSE in Lexington, KY Office, Update on with RFCA Debbie Mills (NASS), August 11, 1998

 

 

 

COURSES/SPECIAL TRAINING (continued):

 

MEASURING & FITTING OF CUSTOM SPINAL ORTHOSES BY BIO-CYBERNETICS COURSE by Bill Bernhard, Jr., President, Primedical Inc.,

November 30, 1998

 

NEUROSURGICAL  CODING, BILLING, COMPLIANCE COURSE & Update in Lexington, KY  Office by Debbie Mills, R.N., C.P.C. 1999.

 

HIV/AIDS COURSE, Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY, September 2, 1999.

 

NEUROSURGICAL  CODING, BILLING, COMPLIANCE COURSE; Debbie Mills R.N., CPC.  Executive Director Clinical Coding and Reimbursement Rheinisch Medical Management, Lexington, Kentucky, December, KY  2000.

 

OSHA and HIPAA Compliance Course, October 2000 in Lexington, Kentucky Office.

 

NEUROSURGICAL CODING, BILLING, COMPLAINCE COURSE; Debbie Mills, R.N., C.P.C. Executive Director Clinical Coding and Reimbursement Rheinisch Medical Management, Lexington, KY.,  December 21, 2001.

 

OSHA and HIPAA Compliance Course, November 6, 2001 in Lexington, KY Office.

 

INFLATABLE BONE TAMP TECHNOLOGY COURSE, Chicago, IL., March 8, 2002 (Kyphon Kyphoplasty)

 

HIV/AIDS:  Epidemic Update for Kentucky Course, November 20, 2002

 

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS) Certification and Course.  Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Certification, Lexington, Kentucky June 20-21, 2003 by Frankfort Fire & Emergency Medical Services, Barbara Santer, RN, BSN, CEU.

 

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification and Course.  Advanced Cardiac

Life Support Provider Certification, Lexington, Kentucky May 21, 2005 by Frankfort Fire &

Emergency Medical Services, Barbara Santer, RN, BSN, CEU.  Course and Certification held at

Spine and Brain Neurosurgical Center.

 

SPINEVISION – Training course on Pediguard – Aug 24 2007

 

CERVICAL ARTHROPLASTY, Core Education Course, Memphis TN, September, 14 2007

 

MEDICAL RESOURCES INC.  Fellowship in Neuroimaging,  Oct 6-7 2007

 

Policy’s and Procedures Protocols, HIPPA, 2008 CPT/ICD9 changes, 12/21/07, Lexington, KY

 

Guide to America’s Top Surgeons, 2008 Edition

 

 

 

APPOINTMENTS: 

 

Secretary/Treasurer Executive Committee 1998-1999,

Samaritan Hospital

Chairman of Surgery 1999-2000, Samaritan Hospital

 

 

 

EDUCATIONAL FACILITY APPOINTMENTS:

 

Assistant Clinical Professor

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

5/3/2000 – 6/30/2003

 

 

 

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