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Mature, young-at-heart, professional with interests that run the gamut from anime to science fiction, including music, art, science, cinema, languages, computers, medicine, and much more.
Currently live in Findlay, Ohio, a small city on interstate 75 between Lima and Toledo. single; brown hair, blue eyes, 5'10", 190 lbs, average build.
Degrees : BS in Ed (German, secondary education) from Millersville University, Millersville, PA, and Philipps-Universität, Marburg an der Lahn, Germany; MA (Germanic Languages & Literatures) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; DO [Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine] from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
Board-certified in Family Practice and licensed in Ohio , Pennsylvania , California , & New Jersey .
Certified to teach German and English .
Born in NE Pennsylvania (Kingston); have lived in Coudersport, PA; Lancaster, PA; Marburg, Germany; Elizabethville, PA; Muir, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Columbus, OH; Vorhees, NJ; Jackson, PA; York, PA; Long Beach, CA; Palmdale, CA; Signal Hill, CA; Dayton, OH.
Studied classical piano from age 10 to age 25; declined a scholarship to a prestigious New York school of music to pursue a career in language teaching.
Religion : spiritual Judeo-Christian with touches of Zen Buddhism et al.
Politics : registered Republican, but vote according to my conscience for the best candidate; probably more of a Democrat as far as political philosophy goes.
I edited my profile with assistance from Thomas Myspace Editor V3.6 .
What is a D.O.? : There are only two kinds of physicians qualified to be licensed for the unlimited practice of medicine in all 50 states--those who have earned the M.D. degree and those who have earned the D.O. degree (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine).
Osteopathic physicians perform surgery, deliver babies, and prescribe medicine in hospitals and clinics across the nation. Whether they are family doctors or specialists, D.O.'s use all the tools of modern medicine...and more. They help their patients develop attitudes and lifestyles that don't just fight illness, but prevent it. They give special attention to how the body's nerves, muscles, bones, and organs work together to influence health. Through osteopathic manipulative treatment they can use their hands to diagnose injury and illness and encourage the body's natural ability to heal itself.
These "extra touches" distinguish the D.O.'s whole-person philosophy of medicine. It is a century-old tradition of caring for people rather than just treating symptoms.
Background image credit: Nick Wright (University College London) and IPHAS Collaboration on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day .
What's a DO? credit: Adapted from a brochure provided by the American Osteopathic Association
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