Curriculum Vitae Ava C Stanczak, DO, FACOP, CS Education: 9/1970 5/1971 Austin College, Sherman, Texas 9/1976 5/1979 North Texas State University, Denton, Texas Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Major: Biology 8/1979-5/1983 Texas College of, Ft Worth, Texas Degree: Doctor of Osteopathy Post-Doctoral Training: 7/1983-6/1984 Children s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Pediatric Internship 7/1984-6/1986 Children s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Pediatric Residency 9/2005-9/2006 Certificate: Costin Institute for Osteopathic Educators 9/2007 Certification in Interventional Pain Management Society for Pain Practice Management Certifications/Licensure: 8/1983 Licensure by FLEX 6/2011 Board Certification, American Board of Osteopathic Pediatrics, Exp. 12/2021 6/2012 Board Certification Urgent Care Medicine Exp. 6/2020 8/1983-present State of Texas, License (active) 6/1988-1/1995 State of Maine, License (inactive) 5/2003-present Commonwealth of Virginia, License (active) 10/2007-present State of Tennessee License (active) 3/2008-present Commonwealth of Kentucky License (active) 7/2010-present State of Hawaii License (active) 5/1992-present Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Academic Positions Held: 7/1986-6/1988 Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas 7/1986-6/1988 Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics, Oklahoma College of 8/1989-5/1992 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of New England College of 1/1990-5/1992 Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of New England College of 6/1992-present Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of New England College of 6/1992-6/2003 Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas 6/1993-6/2003 Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas 6/1995-6/2003 Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 6/2000-6/2003 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing 6/2000-6/2003 Preceptor, Graduate Advanced Practice Nursing Program 3/2003-10/2007 Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine 10/2007-2/2009 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Edward Via Virginia College of 09/2012-present Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department Chair Pediatrics; Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College 1
of Clinical Positions Held: 7/1986-6/1988 North Forth Worth Pediatric Associates, Fort Worth, Texas, owner, private practice 7/1988-5/1992 Kennebec Valley Pediatric Center, Waterville, Maine, owner, private practice 6/1992-9/2004 Allen Pediatrics, P.A., Allen, Texas, owner, private practice 3/2001-present AP Services, L.L.P., Vice-president 11/05 present Osteopathic Consultative Services of Appalachia, LLC, Owner/President Information Technology Experience: Proficient in Windows Power Point, Word, Publisher Proficient in Windows XP Professional, Vista and Windows 7 operating systems Proficient in the following electronic health record systems: - e-md s - Allscripts - Chart Logic - Medi Notes Beta - Office Practicum - Care Revolution - Seimens electronic record system - MD Benchmark - MISYS - DocuTAP -eclinicalworks - Sage Intergy Honors and Awards: 1981 Dean s Award, Texas College of 1983 Arrowsmith Award, Texas College of 1988 Specialist of the Year, Northeast Community Hospital, Hurst, TX 1995 Doman Keel Medical Recognition Award, Texas Early Childhood Intervention Council 1995 Distinguished Service to Abused Children award, Collin County Child Welfare Board 1996 Outstanding Professional Woman award, Harte-Hanks Newspapers 1999 Halo Award People Who Make A Difference, Family Circle Magazine 1999 Outstanding Preceptor award, University of Texas Southwestern Physician Assistant Program 2000 Faculty of the Year Nominee, Children s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 2004 Clinical Educator of the Year, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine 2007 George W. Northrup Osteopathic Educator of the Year, from the National Student Osteopathic Medical Association Professional Memberships, Including Leadership Positions: 1983-present American Osteopathic Association 1983-2003 American Medical Association 1986- present American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians 1986-2003 American Academy of Pediatrics, thru Texas Pediatric Society Committee on Abuse and Neglect Committee on Children with Disabilities Committee of Legislation 1983-2013 Texas Osteopathic Medical Association 2
1983-2003 Texas Medical Association 1992-2003 Board of Directors, Early Childhood Intervention of Collin County 1993-2000 Board of Directors, Additional Kare for Kids (children s homecare agency) 1995-2001 Quality Assurance Board, PCA/Humana Health Plans, Inc. 1995-2003 Board of Directors, Easter Seals of Collin County 1998-2001 Quality Assurance Committee, Children s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 1998-present Member, American College of Physician Executives 1998-present Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics, Leadership Training Committee 2003-present Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association 2003-present Virginia Pediatric Society 2003-present Children s Advocacy Center Task Force of the New River Valley 2003-present Child Welfare Board of the New River Valley 2004-present Member, Board of Directors, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Alumni Association ( currently President) 2009-present Medical Director, Boy Scouts of America, Blue Ridge Council Courses Taught, Primary Instructor: 1986-2003 Newborn Medicine, Pediatric History and Physical, Attentional Problems in Children, Grief Management in Children, Pediatric Practice Management, University of Texas Health System, preceptor for third and fourth year medical and P.A. students, advanced practice nurses, and pediatric and family practice residents. 2003-2007 Clinical Case Correlations, first and second year medical students, Pediatric History and Physical, all other curriculum pertaining to pediatrics, including the third year comprehensive curriculum at Virginia College of. 2012-present Course in Pediatrics, second year medical students, at LMU- DeBusk College of, other curriculum pertaining to pediatrics for first year students. Courses Taught, Supporting/Secondary Faculty: 2003 2007 Osteopathic Manual Medicine Laboratory, Virginia College of. 2012-present Osteopathic Manual Medicine Laboratory, LMU-DeBusk College of. Continuing Education Courses / Seminars / Workshops Taught: See professional presentations. Clinical Site Teaching, College and Settings: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (leader training course) Guest Speaker or Lecturer: See professional presentations Books and Book Chapters: 2005 D-Text Stanczak s Peds For the Road interactive CD-ROM for learning on rotation, author 2007 D-Text Neuromuscular Skeletal Anatomy interactive self-study module, contributing author Publications, Letters to Editors: 2003 Letter to the Editor, American Journal of Diseases of Children and Adolescents, regarding the use of Osteopathic Manual Medicine in the treatment of otitis media 3
2003 Letter to the editor, Pediatric News, regarding the care of people with special needs Professional Presentations: 2004 Being There An Adult s View of Domestic Violence As A Child, to The National Child Welfare Conference, June 2004, Radford University, Virginia 2004 Behavioral Strategies For Foster/Adoptive Parents given in five regions of Virginia as part of required foster parent training 2004-2005 Recognition, Stabilization and Transport of Head Injured Children given twice for EMS groups in Christiansburg and Montgomery County 2005 New Approaches to Otitis Media Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association 2005 Doctor, Johnny Won t Mind! Pediatric Grand Rounds at University of Virginia, Charlottesville 2005 Changing Trends in Child Maltreatment State of Va. Social Work Directors retreat 2005 Why Are We Here? Motivational Teacher training to Buchanan County Head Start Teachers 2005 Abdominal Pain in Childhood Tazewell County Medical Society September 2006 2006 Pervasive Developmental Disorders: A Primer for Primary Care Physicians VOMA April 2006 meeting, 2006 Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Preceptors ACOP Dept. Chairs Meeting April 2006 2006 Training the Teacher: A Skills Seminar for Medical Student Preceptors June 2006 2006 Pediatric Asthma for the Respiratory Care Practitioner for the Virginia Society for Respiratory Care October 2006 2006 It s A Zoo Out There! Occupational Hazards of Women in Health Care November 2006 2006 Mountain Medicine SNMA Conference December 2006 2007 The Effects of Poverty on Child Health East Tennessee State University, Social Workers State Workshop May 2007 2007 Asthma Update for Primary Care for Tazewell County Medical Society, September 2007 2007 Recognition, Diagnosis and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents, for the national meeting of the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians, October 2007 2007 Teaching Parenting in an Office Setting, for the national meeting of the American College of Osteopathic Family Practitioners, October 200 2007 Status Asthmaticus and Updates in Cystic Fibrosis for the Virginia Society for Respiratory Care, October 2007 2007 Practical Uses of Osteopathic Manual Medicine in Children December, 13-14, 2007 at Nationwide Children s Hospital, in Columbus, Ohio. Spoke to the residents and medical students and faculty at a dually accredited (DO/MD) pediatric residency program. Also spoke on the History of Osteopathic Pediatrics at morning report to the MD/DO students, residents and faculty. 2008 Four Years of Boredom or the Beginning of Lifelong Learning? Keynote address for the National Student Osteopathic Medical Association Conference 2008 Why We Are Here motivational training seminar for healthcare workers, for Southside Community Hospital, Farmville, Virginia 2008 Trends in Child Maltreatment for Eastern Hawaii Independent Physicians Association 4
2008 Using the New NHLBI Asthma Guidelines Virginia Society for Respiratory Care Respiratory Distress Syndrome and the use of Surfactant Virginia Society for Respiratory Care. 2009 Supporting Each Other: Caring For Co-workers in Times of Stress, keynote speaker, Child Welfare Conference, Radford University, Virginia 2009 Novel H1N1 Infection: What Healthcare professional Need to Know Virginia Society for Respiratory Care, Mountain Air Conference 2010 Lactation Education for Healthcare Providers, San Angelo Community Hospital, San Angelo, Texas, NICU staff & Medical Staff 2011 Recognition, Diagnosis and Treatments of Sepsis, Emergency Department staff, Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Virginia 2011 Common Pediatric Infections, 48th Annual Conference, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, San Antonio, Texas Additional Academic and Administrative Duties/Positions: 2003-2007 Faculty Senate Member, Edward Via Virginia College of 2004-2006 President of the Faculty Senate, Edward Via Virginia College of 2005 Costin Institute for Osteopathic Educators Certificate September, 2006 Service and Volunteerism: 2004-present Participated in Remote Access Medical (RAM) in Grundy, and Wise Co. 2005-present Began and continued Friday Nite Friends, once a month respite care for families of people with special needs 2004-present Caring Hearts Free Clinic in Stuart two times a month (includes the Pain Management Clinic, using OMM for persons having chronic pain 2004-present Adopt-A-Town, now with three towns adopted 2005-present Routine scoliosis screening in Pulaski, Montgomery, Carroll, and Lee, counties 2005-2006 Participated in Kid s Day in Grundy 2007-2008 Health Fair for Lee County and Jonesville Virginia 2008-present Head Start physicals for Pulaski, Montgomery, Floyd, Grayson, and Giles Counties, and Radford and Galax cities. 2009-present Medical Director Blue Ridge Council Boy Scouts of America 5