Societies

• ACOEM
• WOEMA

Special Skills

• Lifelong learner: (Self and patient education).
• Welcomes feedbacks to improve customer service and satisfaction.
• Team player with endless passion for my job. Happy to serve.
• Empathic and compassionate.
  Efficient communicator and able to get along with others.
• Knowledge of OSHA standards & workers compensation laws.
• Multilingual/multicultural: I meet you wherever you are and walk with you till discharge.

Licensing & Certification

• Master of Public Health, M.P.H 06/2008 Loma Linda, CA.
• Occupational Medicine Residency 9/30/08 Loma Linda, CA.
• Current California physician/surgeon with DEA License.
• Current DOT(NRCME) certificate.
• MRO certified in 2008 and recertified in 12/2017.
• Certified by American Board of Preventive Medicine 01/2017.

Education

• Vitebsk Medical School, M.D, Belarus 1989
• Internship in general surgery. USC+LAC MC , LA, CA 6/2004
• Master of Public health Loma Linda, CA 06/08
• Occupational Medicine Residency Loma Linda, CA 9/2008

Interests

• Exemplary healthy life style.
• Educate & empower patients to observe safety standards.
• Early intervention of injured worker with appropriate care.
• A focus on disease prevention & patient education.

CEO/Medical Director of Gurmu OccMed svs.

Nov 2017-present

• CEO/Medical Director of Gurmu OccMed svs.

Adventist Health Central Valley Occupational Medicine

May 2017 – Nov 2017

• Medical director and provider for two clinics
• Supervised NP/PA and associated support staff

Redding Occupational MC, Redding, CA

Nov 2016 – Apr 2017

• 100% occupational medicine clinic.
• Managed & cared for patients with chronic illness.
• DOT, Surveillance & Post offer physicals
• Team player, who gives respect & understanding to patients/staff

Southern CA Immediate Medical Center, Commerce, Lakewood & La Mirada, CA

Jun 2014 – Oct 2015

• Occupational medicine injuries Rx, DOT & other physical exams, including post offer, surveillance, fitness for duty

Alliance Occupational Medicine

Jan 2014 – Jun 2014

• Silicon Valley 100% occupational medicine clinics: All aspects of occupational medicine: Surveillance, INS physical, Travel and DOT physicals, all occupational injuries, diagnosis and treatment.

USHW/Foster Farms onsite clinics Medical Director

Nov 2011 – Jan 2014

• Directed and managed 2 clinics with their staff physicians, Physician assistants & support staff.
• Performed work related primary care & urgent care of patients.

Dameron Hospital Occupational Health

Jan 2011 – Oct 2011

• Specialized in disability management.
• Encouraged early return to work and continuing physical activity to facilitate healing/recovery.
• Communicated clearly my expectations and achievable goals to the patient and explored further, if there is delayed recovery.
• Educated employees the benefit of getting back to work on light duty.
• Encouraged employers to accommodate them, to facilitate recovery and prevention of disability & disability mindset.

Interim Medical Director UC Davis, CA

Jul 2010 – Jan 2011

• Worked closely with adjusters and WC staff for proper care of patients.
• Boosted staff moral by listening to their feedbacks on patient care.
• Followed ACOEM guideline for proper Rx of patients.
• Provided surveillance/preventive & WC patient care.
• Transfer of leadership without interruption of patient care.
• Animal surveillance program, diagnosis, Rx, and reassurance.

Medical Director: Techni-Med Industrial Medicine Vernon, CA

Nov 2008 – Feb 2010

• Timely communication with companies.
• Updated employee work status or change of status.
• Team worked & supervised other healthcare providers and support staff.
• Emphasized the importance of modified duty to employees/employers alike.
• Repaired lacerations, incised abscesses.
• Managed low back pain and repetitive strain injuries.
• Conducted RTW evaluations.
• Served as MRO to companies advising them on drug tests.
• Firefighter, Police officer physical exam/annual exams.
• Surveillance for OSHA regulated exposures of work hazards.
• Pre-employment & fitness for duty physical exams.
• Travel medicine.

United Medical Care Center, LA, CA

Mar 2010 – Jun 2010

• Outpatient general practice.
• General practice treating acute and chronic diseases.

LLU Occupational medicine residency

Aug 2006 – Sep 2008

• Smoking cessation clinic-Counseled & educated Pts.
• The woman’s health care: pap smear & clinical breast exam.
• Kaiser Fontana-Performed F/U and RX of pts with LTBI.
• Pre-employment and DOT physicals.
• Managed acute work related injuries including chemical and blood born pathogen exposures, repaired lacerations.
• Health promotion/immunization and LTBI patient Rx.

COMGRI Urgent Care Center (moonlighted during residency)

Oct 2007 – Sep 2008

• Urgent care setting, sport, DOT physical
• Repair of lacerations,
• Managed acute and chronic diseases.

West Point Medical Center (moonlighted during residency)

Oct 2007 – Sep 2008

• Urgent care setting, sport, DOT physical, repair of lacerations.
• Managed acute and chronic diseases.

LAC +USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Jun 2003 – Jun 2004

• Completed Internship in General Surgery.
• Performed independent minor surgeries.
• Assisted in major trauma, emergency and scheduled surgeries

Glendale Career College, Glendale, CA

Aug 2004 – May 2006

• Lecturer of Anatomy and Physiology.

USC/LA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

Jun 2003 – Jun 2004

• Completed internship in general surgery

KING DREW/USC MEDICAL CENTER

Jan 2001 – May 2003

• Attended grand rounds in hematology/oncology and surgery
• Familiarized myself with US standards of care

Worked for Ministry of Health in Ethiopia

1991 – 1997

• Medical director of health center, staff physician of Nekemte Hospital, regional vice medical director