Curriculum Vitae Alexei O. DeCastro, MD, FAAFP CAQ Sports Medicine Program Director, Trident/MUSC Family Medicine Residency Email: alecdecastro@hotmail.com; decastroa@musc.edu TRAINING & EXPERIENCE: Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC Assistant Professor Trident/MUSC Family Medicine Residency Program Director Medical Director, Trident Family Health, Residency Medical Clinic MUSC Sports Medicine 2/2012-Present 315 th Aerospace Medical Squadron, Charleston AFB United States Air Force Reserves Flight Surgeon/Aerospace Medicine Provide aeromedical disposition to fliers and reservists 9/2010-Present Doctor s Care James Island, SC Busy urgent care practice treating trauma and urgent medical care 8/2010-12/2013 628 th Medical Group, Joint Base Charleston, SC USAF Civilian Contractor Full spectrum care to empanelment of active duty, dependents, and retirees 8/2010-1/2012 West Ashley Family Medicine & Urgent Care, Charleston, SC Primary care and covered same day urgent visits 9/2010-2/2011 Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Quincy, IL Sports Medicine Fellowship Fellowship training in non surgical management of injuries and illnesses as related to exercise and sport. 7/2009-7/2010
Page 2 Blessing Hospital Quincy, IL Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care Busy fast track center located as extension of Level 1 ER 2/2010-7/2010 Balad USAF Base, Iraq Chief Physician, Medical-Surgical Ward Provided emergency trauma and medical services to U.S. military personnel, Iraqi and other foreign nationals 9/2007 1/2008 2 nd Medical Group, Barksdale AFB, LA Family Practice Staff Physician Served as deputy clinic commander and provided full spectrum of medical services to military personnel, retirees & family members 9/2005 8/2009 (Officer Training School 8/2005-9//2005) Residency: Medical School: Undergraduate: AWARDS: McLeod Regional Medical Center Family Medicine Florence, SC 7/2002-6/2005 Fatima Medical Science Foundation Our Lady of Fatima University Manila, Philippines 6/1996-11/2000 University of South Carolina Columbia, SC BS Biology 8/1990-12/1994 Combat Care Award for outstanding medical service in a combat zone, 2008, Balad AFB, Iraq Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious medical achievement and service in Iraq, 2008. Teacher of the year 2012-2013, MUSC/Trident Family Medicine Residency LICENSURE: South Carolina License #24765, Current, Expires 6/30/2015 Illinois License # 336.085425, Expired 7/31/2011 Missouri License # 2009014090, Expired 1/31/2011 Florida License # ME 91718, Expired 1/31/2011
Page 3 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: American Academy of Family Physicians South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians Aerospace Medical Association American Medical Society for Sports Medicine American College of Sports Medicine Society of Teachers in Family Medicine Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors SC AHEC Program Directors Council CERTIFICATIONS: Board Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, 8/2005 CAQ from the ABFM in Sports Medicine, 7/2010 BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS (not current) Exercise Testing and Prescription certified ACSM Certified Lab Director, completed 20 hour CLIA requirement, The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act and the Physician s Office Laboratory, University of Iowa, 12/2013 CLINICAL RESPONSIBLITIES: Inpatient Attending, Family Medicine Teaching Service, Trident Regional Medical Center, 2012-present, (includes critical care services) Inpatient Attending, Main University Hospital, Family Medicine Teaching Service, MUSC, 2012-present Medical Director, MUSC Family Medicine Center at James Island, Faculty Practice, 2012-2013 Medical Director and staff physician, Trident Family Health, Residency and Faculty Practice, 2014-present Lab Director, MUSC Family Medicine Center at James Island and Trident Family Health, 2013-present Primary Care and Sports Medicine Ambulatory Clinic, MUSC Family Medicine Center at James Island, 2012-present Chief of Primary Care Sports Medicine, MUSC Sports Medicine, 2013- Present (supervise and oversee program with 8 Athletic Trainers)
Page 4 MED STUDENT TEACHING: Family Medicine Rural Clerkship, Assistant Director, 3 rd year, MUSC College of Medicine, 2012-2013 Family Medicine Rural Clerkship, Musculoskeletal Workshop, MUSC, 2012-present Family Medicine Clerkship, Objective Structured Learning Encounters (OSLE), MUSC, 2012-present Urethral Catheterization, MUSC Simulation Center, 3 rd Year College of Medicine Clerkship Orientation, 2012-2014 Coordinator, FamTrack, Interest group for longitudinal learning experiences for 1 st and 2 nd year medical students, MUSC, Charleston SC, 2012-2014 Fundamentals of Patient Care, Physical Diagnosis for 2 nd year medical students, MUSC College of Medicine, Charleston SC, 2012-2014 Sports Medicine 4 th year Elective, Medical Student Director, MUSC College of Medicine, 2013-present RESIDENT TEACHING: Clinical Preceptor, Trident Family Medicine Residency, 2012-present Procedure Clinic, Ambulatory Procedures, Trident Family Health, 2012-present Sports Medicine Interest Group, MUSC/Trident Family Medicine Residency, 2012-present MSK/Orthopedics Curriculum Director, MUSC/Trident Family Medicine Residency, 2012-present Resident Skills, Longitudinal workshops for PGY2, PGY3: Musculoskeletal workshops, joint injection workshop, outpatient procedures workshops, 2012-present OTHER TEACHING: Athletic Training Instructor, Charleston Southern University, Preceptor for General Medicine Block for Athletic Training Students, 2014-Present
Page 5 MENTORING: MUSC Medical Student Career Advisor: AJ Meelan, COM Class of 2013 Omici Uwagbai, COM Class of 2014 William David Peterson, COM Class of 2014 Steven Hill, COM Class of 2014 Andrew Gettys, COM Class of 2014 Hiliary Cash Weill, COM Class of 2015 Brian Hill, COM Class of 2015 John Minner, COM Class of 2016 Garrett Rowe, COM Class of 2016 Lance Braye, COM Class of 2017 MUSC Military Medical Student Interest Group Faculty Advisor 2012- present, Advisor to Tri-Service medical students committed to the military in the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) PUBLICATIONS: DeCastro A. Alopecia. The 5-Minute Clinical Consult Ed. Frank J. Domino. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012 Ed. Daniels, JM, DeCastro, A, Ra Nae Stanton, Finger injuries: 5 cases to test your skills. J of Fam Practice 2013; 62(6):300-304. DeCastro A, Hueston W, Mims L, Sinusitis, Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, Elsevier, 2013 DeCastro A, Carek PJ. (2014). Osteoporosis. In E.T. Bope & R.D. Kellerman (Eds.), Conn s Current Therapy 2014. (pp.594-598). Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders. DeCastro A. Knee pain and Heel pain algorithms. The 5-Minute Clinical Consult Ed. Frank J. Domino. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014 Ed. DeCastro A, Wilhoit B, Splinting of Upper and Lower Extremities, The Essential Guide to Primary Care Procedures, Mayeaux, EJ, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2 nd Edition, pending publication Wilhoit B, DeCastro A. Case study: knee pain in runners. American Medical Society for Sports Medicine; Leawood, KS [Internet]. 2014.
Page 6 LOCAL PRESENTATIONS: Nerve Entrapment Syndromes An Intensive Review of Family Medicine, June 2012, MUSC CME Seminar, Kiawah Island, SC Sports Medicine Topic Speaker Sports Trauma and Event Management, Trident Sports Medicine Seminar Series, Trident Regional Medical Center, May, 22 2013 Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Trauma, An Intensive Review of Family Medicine, MUSC CME Seminar, June 2013, Kiawah Island, SC, Emergency Medicine topic speaker and event facilitator Sideline Trauma, Sports Medicine for the Primary Care Provider Conference, Francis Marion Hotel, Trident Sports Medicine CME Seminar, Charleston, SC, May, 3 2014 Sports Supplements, Trident Sports Medicine Seminar Series, Trident Regional Medical Center, May 15 th, 2014 Sudden Cardiac Death in Sports, Trident Sports Medicine Seminar Series, Trident Regional Medical Center, June 18 th, 2014 Performance Enhancing Drugs, Trident Sports Medicine Seminar Series, Trident Regional Medical Center, 9/2014 Sports Medicine Assessment of Common Shoulder and Knee Injuries in the Pediatric Athlete, Musculoskeltal Workshop for primary care physicians, 17 th Annual Frontiers in Pediatrics, MUSC Department of Pediatrics CME Course, Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, SC, December 6, 2014 REGIONAL/ NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS: Incorporating Medical Students in Department-Wide Quality Improvement Activities A Focus on Chronic Disease Registries Poster, STFM Conference on Practice Improvement, Greenville, SC, Dec 2012 Fostering Student Leadership in Family Medicine: FamTrack, an Innovative Curriculum for Self-Selected Medical Students, 46 th Annual STFM Spring Conference, Baltimore, MD, Lecture-discussion presentation, May 2013
Page 7 Translating Resident Success in Quality Improvement Initiatives Into Medical Student Quality Improvement Education, 46th Annual STFM Spring Conference, Baltimore, MD, Works-in-progress presentation, May 2013 Improving Chronic Pain Management In an Academic Family Medicine Center While Teaching Quality Improvement 47 th Annual STFM Spring Conference, San Antonio, TX, Works-in-progress presentation, May 2014 Popliteal Injury in a Football Player, AMSSM 22 nd Annual Meeting, Poster, 2013 18 year old Basketball Player with Profound Muscle Weakness: Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), 23 rd Annual Meeting, Case Presentation. 2014 Improving Hospital Readmission Rates for Ambulatory Sensitive Conditions, I3 Collaborative Conference, Multi-residency Quality improvement/population health Collaborative across, SC, NC, VA, presentations, Concord, NC, Fall 2013 Implementing a Resident Diabetic Registry, I3 Collaborative Conference, Learning From Each Other Presentation, Concord, NC, Fall 2014 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT: NIPPD fellowship, 2014-2015 REVIEWER: DEPARTMENT COMMITTEES: Question Author, Sports Medicine In-Training-Exam 2012, ABFM Peer review, Journal of Family Practice DFM Operations Committee Member 2012-Present DFM Resident Evaluation Committee DFM Resident Admission Committee DFM Quality Improvement Group HOSPITAL COMMITTEES: MUSC Faculty Senate Alternate, member, 2012-2013 MUSC EPIC (EMR) Ambulatory Steering Committee, 2012-2014 MUSC EPIC (EMR) Superuser committee, member, 2013-2014 MUSC COM, Faculty interviewer for medical school applicants
Page 8 Trident Regional Medical Center, Medical Executive Committee, Member, 1/2014-present Trident Regional Medical Center, Physician Wellness Committee, Member, 1/2014-present Trident Regional Medical Center, Chair, GME committee Trident Cardiac Care Committee, Member, 1/2014 Present Trident Bylaws Committee, member, 1/2014-present Trident Utilization Management Committee, member, 1/2014-present Trident Sepsis group, member 2014-present TEAM PHYSICIAN: Charleston Battery Soccer (USL Pro Soccer) 2013-present Lowcountry High Rollers (Roller Derby) 2013-present Charleston Area High Schools (multiple) 2013-present EVENT MEDICAL COVERAGE: Chicago Marathon 2009 Cooper River Bridge Run 2013 Family Circle Cup Women s (WTA) Professional Tennis Event 2014 OTHER: INTERESTS: PERSONAL: USAF Flight Surgeon, Active Reservist; trained in Aerospace Medicine Chief Medical Review Officer for Drug Demand reduction program Former team physician Quincy University, IL, and Culver-Stockton College, MO, and University of Missouri football, Columbia, MO Trained at ACSM Exercise Specialist Course for exercise prescriptions Trained in musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound guided injections Physician at free medical clinic for indigent patients Enjoy skiing, travel, golf, running, and fitness Married to a physician who is also in Family Medicine; we have three children 10/6/2014