CV W. Anderson, MD

WARNER ANDERSON M.D., FACP

PO Box 2559, Gallup, NM USA 87305
+1 (505) 507-3173
E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
New Mexico Medical License 83-6 Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine

SUMMARY Senior physician leader with extensive experience in project development. Skilled in resources, recruitment and team building. Strong background in community health improvement and global health, especially in resource-constrained environments. Formally trained and lifelong experience in cross-cultural health and education. A former civil service GS-15/10 and Army Reserve colonel, highly experienced in military, U.S. Public Health Service, and voluntary sectors. Fluent in English and Spanish; speak and understand “medical” Navajo; learning Arabic.

EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine September 2015 - Present
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD

Medical Director and International Lead April 2014 - Present
JICGlobal, LLC
Vanderwagen, NM

Medical systems, education, and best practices consultation for military and civilian governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and private enterprise.
Combine medical and anthropological expertise to solve problems in health, security, and culture.
Designated a Small Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB) located in HUBZone.

Project Director and Expert Analyst May 2014 – April 2015
NGO-sponsored Maternal and Child Health Study
Basrah, Iraq

Developed WHO-based household survey to determine needs (including measures of effectiveness), and assess effectiveness of an NGO-operated maternal and child health program among impoverished Marsh Arabs.
Identified interventions leading to over 60% reduction in Under 5 Child Mortality Rate (U5CMR).

Director, International Health Division November 2007 - April 2014
Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)
Pentagon and Falls Church, VA

Advises Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) on policy and best practices for international health, including economic development, stability operations, counterinsurgency operations, and medical diplomacy.
Work with National Security Council, USAID, State Department, Joint Staff, allies, non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental organizations in determining Interagency health, and health infrastructure, best practices.

Identify gaps in Defense Department’s capabilities in stability operations and health, and develop solutions to those gaps creating appropriate policy, doctrine, training and education, execution, and research.

Advise ASD(HA) on bioengagement and health capacity-building for homeland defense and force health protection.
Detailed from the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services on a fully-reimbursable detail to Department of Defense; current detail ended 30 November 2011; now DoD Civil Service.

Emergency Physician August 2007 - November 2007
US Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup, NM
•                Detailed to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs/TMA as Director, International Health Division November 2007-2011.
•                Emergency physician duties in trauma center.
•                Reviewed and revised all Emergency Department clinical policies.
•                Studies on length of wait, disposition of alcohol-related cases, mental health transfers, aeromedical evacuation quality assurance, others.

Associate Dean and Deputy Commander January 2002- August 2007
Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center
Fort Bragg, NC
•                Managed curriculum, personnel, and special projects for the Department of Defense’s most elite medical training program, producing over 600 Special Forces, SEAL and Civil Affairs medics yearly.
•                Deployed to Kuwait, then Iraq in 2003 (OIF-1) with Civil Affairs National Level Public Health Team. Provided combat medical care in ambush and assigned as Chief when predecessor was critically wounded. Led early interventions including National Immunization Program (7 weeks after start of ground action), malaria eradication, cholera and pertussis investigations, and public health education initiatives. Identified critical community health shortages throughout Iraq, locating and distributing materiel and pharmaceuticals. Worked closely with Coalition partners, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to target aid and development. Assessed and aided dozens of Iraqi hospitals and clinics.
•                Deployed again to Iraq in 2006 with Special Forces to develop and institute sustainable Iraqi Special Operations Medic program, which was adopted by Iraq Ministry of Defence and MNSTC-I as postgraduate education program for Iraqi military healthcare professionals. Provided care under tactical hostile-fire conditions.
•                Deployed to Mongolia in 2002 to develop resources and curriculum for National Emergency Medical Technician program and to establish emergency medical services for the nation.
•                Taught U.S. Army Senior Medical Leadership seminars in Civil Affairs health planning.
•                Served as medical director and developed doctrine and curriculum for Department of Defense Weapons of Mass Destruction inspection teams.

Chief, Emergency Medicine and Walk-in Clinic 1992 - 2001
US Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup, NM
•                Developed and implemented modern, culturally-appropriate, high acuity emergency and outpatient service in an area with no nearby Level 1 facilities, for Navajo and other American Indian patients. Recruited and led large staff of diverse and highly-qualified professionals in underserved area, including large minority representation. Established high standards for patient care and satisfaction, increasing census from 18,000 visits to over 84,000/year.
•                Implemented coordination of jurisdiction and mutual aid programs among City, County, Tribal and Federal emergency medical response agencies.
•                Recruited board-certified physicians and mid-level practitioners of diverse backgrounds to serve Navajo Indian patient population in busy Level 2-equivalent hospital near Navajo Reservation.
•                Provided medical direction for air and ground ambulance and community EMS for a county the size of Connecticut.
•                Expanded services and hours, as well as professional and cultural competence, to recruit a patient base of over 84,000 visits/year. Busiest in state.
•                Served as main medical facility at epicenter of Hantavirus epidemic in 1990s. Ordered autopsy on first “unknown infectious etiology ARDS” patient to die of hanta pulmonary syndrome.
•                Department had first-time “go” on three Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) inspections.

Emergency and Internal Medicine Physician 1989- 1993
Four Corners Area, NM
•                Provided emergency medical care at two Level 2 emergency facilities, San Juan Regional Hospital and Gallup Indian Medical Center. Large Hispanic and American Indian rural patient population with trauma, acute illness, and public health problems.
•                Provided outpatient internal medicine and primary care to low- and mid-income patients on sliding fee scale in downtown Gallup, NM, a border town with limited health care access.

Director of Emergency Department 1987-1989
Rehoboth-McKinley Community Hospital
Gallup, NM
•                Developed and implemented modern emergency medicine program in multi-cultural private, non-profit health care system.

Internal Medicine Physician 1985- 1987
Lovelace-Gallup Clinic
Gallup, NM
•                Primary care physician for patients with complex internal medicine problems, and traditional Hispanic, American Indian and Western health behaviors. Also pediatrics practice, with traditional non-Western health behaviors.

Primary Care Physician 1983- 1985
US Public Health Service, National Health Services Corps
Gallup, NM
•                Primary care physician in underserved border town with Hispanic patient population, including preventive medicine needs.
Navajo Reservation (remote clinics)
•                Primary care and preventive medicine services in culturally-appropriate manner in heavily traditional Navajo and Hopi Indian lands.

Clinics Director and Non-Profit Corporation President 1970- 1974
St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Davis Free Clinics
St. Petersburg and Clearwater, FL
•                Established and resourced through community activism three free clinics, including two medical and one dental. Coordinated all-volunteer professional staff and fundraising. Over 13,000 patients for primary care, contraception, STD treatment, drug problems, social work including crisis intervention, preventive medicine and legal counseling. Concentrated on sustainability; these free clinics continue today, 36 years later.

EDUCATION
Internal Medicine Residency (Primary Care Track)                                                                        1980 - 1983
                  University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM
Graduate Studies, Cultural Anthropology (A.B.D.) 1978 - 1981
                  University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Doctor of Medicine 1980
                  University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Graduate Studies, Biomedical Sciences 1975 - 1976
   University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Physician Assistant 1973 – 1974
                  Santa Fe Community College – University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Bachelor of Arts, Behavioral Sciences 1973
   University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

AUTHORSHIP AND ACADEMICS
Assistant Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine September 2015 – Present
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Instructor in Global Health Engagement 2007 - 2014
                  Uniform Services University of Health Sciences
Instructor in Global Health 2012 – 2014
                  Foreign Service Institute, Department of State
Instructor in Anthropology 1983
                  University of New Mexico
Senior Editor, Journal of Special Operations Medicine 2000 – 2005
                  Many articles
Founder and Senior Editor, Iraqi Journal of Medicine 2003 – 2004
Collaborated on studies by Center for Strategic and International Studies, Chatham House, Government Accountability Office, Congressional Research Service, Kaiser Family Health Foundation, and others.

ARTICLE AUTHORSHIP

Cross-cultural communication capabilities of U.S. military trainers: host nation perspective.
Mahmood M, Alameri A, Jawad S, Alani Y, Zuerlein S, Nakano G, Anderson W, Beadling C.
Military Medicine, 2013 Jun;178(6):631-7. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00339

Abstract A survey was conducted to assess trainee perception of the cross-cultural communication competency of U.S. military trainers and their satisfaction with the training they received. Findings from the survey show that U.S. military trainers rely significantly on local interpreters. This indicates variability in the ability of the trainers to communicate effectively with host nation partners, the variability being dependent on the capabilities of the individual interpreter. The findings illustrate the importance of providing military health personnel with training on how to work effectively with interpreters. The use of supplementary resources such as electronic translation devises when the interpreter is not capable of conveying health-related training information with the desired level of accuracy is recommended. Expanding the availability of general cultural training, which provides baseline information on local values, traditions, and customs in addition to health-specific cultural orientation, is also recommended to help military health trainers customize their training content and methods to fit the local environment.
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Global health language and culture competency.
Beadling C, Maza J, Nakano G, Mahmood M, Jawad S, Al-Ameri A, Zuerlein S, Anderson W.
Journal of Special Operations Medicine, 2012 Winter;12(4):10-6

Abstract This article presents findings from a survey conducted to examine the availability of foreign language and culture training to Civil Affairs health personnel and the relevance of that training to the tasks they perform. Civil Affairs forces recognize the value of cross-cultural communication competence because their missions involve a significant level of interaction with foreign governments? officials, military, and civilians. Members of the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) who had a health-related military occupational specialty code were invited to participate in the survey. More than 45% of those surveyed were foreign language qualified. Many also received predeployment language and culture training specific to the area of deployment. Significantly more respondents reported receiving cultural training and training on how to work effectively with interpreters than having received foreign language training. Respondents perceived interpreters as important assets and were generally satisfied with their performance. Findings from the survey highlight a need to identify standard requirements for predeployment language training that focuses on medical and health terminology and to determine the best delivery platform(s). Civil Affairs health personnel would benefit from additional cultural training that focuses on health and healthcare in the country or region of deployment. Investing in the development of distance learning capabilities as a platform for delivering health-specific language and culture training may help ease the time and resources constraints that limit the ability of Civil Affairs health personnel to access the training they need.
The supply of pharmaceuticals in humanitarian assistance missions: implications for military operations.

Mahmood M, Riley K, Bennett D, Anderson W
Journal of Special Operations Medicine, Autumn 2011; 11(4):37-42. DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00259

Abstract In this article, we provide an overview of key international guidelines governing the supply of pharmaceuticals during disasters and complex emergencies. We review the World Health Organization?s guidelines on pharmaceutical supply chain management and highlight their relevance for military humanitarian assistance missions. Given the important role of pharmaceuticals in addressing population health needs during humanitarian emergencies, a good understanding of how pharmaceuticals are supplied at the local level in different countries can help military health personnel identify the most appropriate supply options. Familiarity with international guidelines involved in cross-border movement of pharmaceuticals can improve the ability of military personnel to communicate more effectively with other actors involved in humanitarian and development spheres. Enhancing the knowledge base available to military personnel in terms of existing supply models and funding procedures can improve the effectiveness of humanitarian military operations and invite policy changes necessary to establish more flexible acquisition and funding regulations.

CIVILIAN PUBLIC SERVICE AND HONORS (Military in following addendum)
District Medical Investigator 1987- present
State of New Mexico, McKinley County

Medical Director, Emergency Medical Services                                                                                    1987- 2002
                  City of Gallup, NM; McKinley County; and Tohatchi, Navajo Nation, and Metro Dispatch

State of New Mexico EMS Licensing Commission 1999-2001
Santa Fe, NM
Basic Contracting Officer
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
State of New Mexico EMS Physician of the Year
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Other committees, community service and awards are available on request

MILITARY ADDENDUM
Colonel Warner Anderson

SUMMARY           Retired U.S. Army Reserve medical officer with rank of colonel. One of very few Special Forces-qualified physicians in US Army. Experienced at policy, strategic, operational and tactical level. Wide experience in Special Forces and Civil Affairs medicine, ranging from nation-building and public health to tactical trauma care under fire. A recognized subject matter expert who is an educator, mentor and team-builder. Top Secret/SCI clearance.

ASSIGNMENTS
Associate Dean (Active Duty for Global War on Terrorism) 2001-2007
Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center, US Army Special Operations Command

Deputy Commander 2005-2007
Special Warfare Medical Group
Fort Bragg, NC
•                Combination of mobilization and voluntary active duty equal to five and one-half years.
•                Unclassified details on Page 1 of main resume.
•                Significant classified history available consistent with established protocols.

DEPLOYMENT ASSIGNMENTS FROM US ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (3)
1. Command Surgeon 2006
Iraqi Special Operations Forces (with 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne))
Area IV, Iraq

Senior medical officer with a direct action unit in 7th SFGA. Bronze Star Medal.
Participated in several raids in hostile areas (Sadr City, etc.), provided preventive and direct care to troops and rescued hostages, as well as detainees.
Served as Surgeon and chief of medical instruction for Iraqi Counter-Terrorist Force (ICTF) and Iraqi Special Operations Force (ISOF) - Iraq's Tier One CT unit.
Worked with and instructed Iraqi Kurdish and Arab troops. Developed and authored Iraqi Special Operations Medic curriculum for presentation in Arabic.
Taught U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force health professionals in the area on Middle East medical traditions, and Quran and Hadith-based folk medicine.

2. Command Surgeon 2003
352 Civil Affairs Command
Chief of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Ministry of Health, Coalition Provisional Authority
Ft. Bragg, NC and Baghdad, Iraq

Attached to Bob Frame's Public Health Team (PHT) as senior physician. After ambush wounded team members, I was given command of PHT, and named CACOM Command Surgeon.
Served in combat role, earning Purple Heart Medal and two Bronze Star Medals (one with Valor device).
In the wake of the invasion (OIF-1), my team was responsible for working with Iraqi counterparts and colleagues to restore public health and preventive services.
"Dual-hatted" as Senior physician in the Office of the Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Health, we addressed pertussis, malaria (Kurdistan), diarrhea diseases, and respiratory diseases for population of Iraq; and also an outbreak of serious (often fatal) eosinophilic pneumonia among U.S. Service members.
First time in history, we established an immunization program for the entire nation within 10 weeks of the invasion launch.
Championed primary care, and restoration and improvement of emergency services.
Prioritized and coordinated distribution of millions of dollars of donated medical supplies to needy communities, in cooperation with NGOs and Government of Iraq.
Championed pharmacy service, laboratories, and held first-ever national nursing conference.

3. Senior Medical Officer 2002 - 2003
Chemical and Biological Survey Team
Defense Intelligence Agency

Details classified; operational

Command Surgeon 2000- 2001
U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command
Fort Bragg, NC
•                Attached to 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) as Group Surgeon.
•                Deployed to Mongolia for JCET 18D training event including obstetrics, veterinary medicine, and dental care in Mongolian specialty institutions. Performed home visit medicine in rural areas, and taught disaster response to health professionals in outlying hospitals. In Mongolia on 9/11.

Group Surgeon 1994- 2000
19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard
Draper, UT
•                Group Special Staff Officer for health matters and issues.
•                Supervised health care for 1,200 Special Forces and support troops.
•                Conducted medical planning for Special Forces contingencies and operations, including major OPLANs.
•                Technical supervision and training responsibility for nine field grade (veterinary, medical and dental) officers and six company grade officers, and over 120 Special Forces medics.
•                Deployed to Thailand and conducted combination MEDCAP, DENCAP and VETCAP in a border area closed to NGOs, where health care was otherwise denied due to hostilities. Treated numerous ethnic minorities including Hmong (mountain people).
•                Deployed to Honduras for extended MEDCAP, DENCAP and VETCAP in support of Hurricane Mitch disaster. Provided health care in nine devastated communities, working with and rebuilding local health infrastructure.

Battalion Surgeon 1993- 1994
2nd Battalion, 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
U.S. Army Reserve
Tulsa, OK
•                Special Staff Officer for health issues.
•                Responsible for health and deployability of approximately 100 Special Forces Soldiers.
•                Technical supervision and training responsibility for physician assistant, senior medical NCO and 39 Special Forces medics.

Medical Officer and Instructor 1990- 1998
U.S. Air Force Pararescue School
Kirtland Air Force Base, NM
•                Split drills and voluntary duty as the School’s Medical Director.
•                Responsible for establishing EMT-Paramedic training program within the Pararescue training pipeline, modernizing and validating Pararescue trauma protocols and doctrine.
•                Drafted Pararescue School’s input on USAF regulations governing Pararescue Scope of Practice.
•                Performed many real-life emergency “injured civilian” search and rescue missions with Pararescue teams in New Mexico deserts and mountains.

Chief of Internal Medicine 1990- 1993
351st Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH)
U.S. Army Reserve
Albuquerque, NM
•                Responsible for internal medicine care provided by MASH.
•                Officer In Charge of continuing education for physicians, nurses and dental officers, and medical NCOs.

- 18-Year break in service - 1972- 1990

Special Forces Medical Sergeant 1969- 1972
Company C, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Florida Army National Guard
Tampa, FL
•                Independent duty medic responsible for medical care and preparedness of a B team and four A teams.
•                Primarily wilderness medicine, sick call, preventive medicine and trauma care.
•                Honorably discharged as Sergeant First Class with seven years’ service

Special Forces Engineer Sergeant 1967- 1969
Company C, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Florida Army National Guard
Tampa,FL
•                Responsible for field facility and building construction; and management and employment of explosives and other engineer tools.

MILITARY EDUCATION

Gryphon Group Antiterrorist Course 2006
Command and General Staff College 2000
U.S. Navy Recognition and Management of Diving Injuries 2000
Hyperbaric Medicine Training

Army Aviation Medicine Orientation Course
Flight Surgeon Course 2000
Pararescue Advanced Weapons Course 1993
AMEDD Officers Advanced Course (RC) 1993
AMEDD Officers Basic Course (RC) 1991

MILITARY OCCUPATION CODES
Internal Medicine Specialist (61F)
Flight Surgeon (61N)
Special Forces Medical Sergeant (91B4S, now 18D4)
Special Forces Engineer Sergeant (12B4S, now 18C4)
Combat Engineer Pioneer (12A)
Additional Skill Identifiers
Parachutist (5P)
Public Safety Officer (6H)

DECORATIONS AND AWARDS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal – 3 Awards (With one “V” Device)
Purple Heart Medal
Meritorious Service Medal – 2 awards
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Operation Iraqi Freedom Service Medal
Army Reserve Achievement Medal (2 awards)
National Defense Service Medal (2 awards)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Service Medal
Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon with “3” Device

QUALIFICATION BADGES
Combat Action Badge
Flight Surgeon Badge
Special Forces Tab
Parachutist Badge (US)
Parachutist Badge (Thai Special Forces, Royal Thai Marines, Mongolian Civil Defense Smoke Jumpers)
Order of Military Medical Merit
Other award history available

email

[email protected]

phone

+1-703-261-9352

mailing

P.O. Box 2559
Gallup, NM 87305

Corporate Info

JIC Global is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business headquartered in Gallup NM.
HUBZone Program - Application Pending

EIN:81-4291598

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