| Place of Birth |
Cincinnati, Ohio
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| Marital Status |
Married, two children
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| Education and Degrees |
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| 1973 - 1977 |
St. Xavier High School
Cincinnati, Ohio
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| 1977 - 1981 |
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
BA - Economics/Pre-Med
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| 1981 - 1985 |
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio - M.D.
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| 1993 - 1994 |
St. Mary's College of Moraga (Evening College)
Moraga, CA
Master's in Health and Administration
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| Post-Doctoral Training |
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| 8/85 - 8/86 |
Medical Internship at The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
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| 8/86 - 7/89 |
Radiation Oncology Resident at Stanford University
Hospital in Stanford California
One Month Rotation - Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital
One Month Rotation - Memorial Hos., Long Beach, CA
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| Employment History |
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| 8/89 - 9/91 |
Radiation Oncologist at The Christ Hospital in Private Practice, Cincinnati, Ohio
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| 6/90 - 9/91 |
Concurrent with above, paid member of the Clinical Faculty of The University of Cincinnati Radiation Oncology Residency with full time resident and part time teaching commitments.
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| 8/91 - 7/94 |
Private Practice Radiation Oncologist, Santa Rosa, CA
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| 8/91 - 6/94 |
Developed an out-patient cancer center with a seven member Medical Oncology Group and Santa Memorial Hospital. Opened 6/95.
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| 11/93 - 6/94 |
Medical Director for home based Sonoma County Hospice named Home Health Plus
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| 10/94 - Current |
Medical Director of Radiation Oncology Center at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, NC.
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| Research Experience |
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| 1981 |
Summer Student Internship at The Mayfield Neurologic Institute
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| 1981 - 1982 |
Part-Time Laboratory Research at The Christ Hospital Institute of Medical Research, Neuroscience Division.
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| 1982 - 1983 |
Part-Time Clinical Research Department of Internal Medicine and Orthopedics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
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| 1985 - 1986 |
Part-Time Photodynamic Therapy Research at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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| 1987 - 1989 |
Clinical Research Reviewing Stanford Hodgkin's Disease Trails.
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| 1989 - 1991 |
Principal Investigator of the Radiation Clinical Research Trial Through The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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| 1989 - 1994 |
Clinical Investigator for The Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) in Cincinnati and then in Santa Rosa.
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| 1990 - 1991 |
Principal Investigator for The National Prostate Detection Project at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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| 10/94 - Current |
Member of Piedmont Oncology Group for Access to National Clinical Trials including RTOG, SWOG, NSABP.
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| Academic Honors and Awards |
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| 1981 |
Mayfield Neurologic Institute Fellowship Award for Research Presentation.
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| 1983 |
Finished first in The Neuroscience Division at The Midwest Medical Student Research Forum at Michigan State University.
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| 1988 |
Presented Review of Stanford Hodgkin's Disease Protocol Results at American Society of Radiation Oncologist Meeting in New Orleans, LA
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| Special Practice Skills |
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| 1989 - 1991 |
Developed Clinical Practice of Hyperthermia for use with Radiation Therapy at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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| 1990 - 1991 |
Initiated Ultrasound Guided Radioisotope Prostate Implants at The Christ Hospital.
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| 2001 |
Thomas Will Award - Health Sciences
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| 2002 |
Spiritual Care Award at Gaston Memorial Hospital
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| 2005 |
Cancer Committee Chair when Gaston Comprehensive Cancer Center won Outstanding Achievement Award
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| Professional Memberships |
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| 1986 - Current |
American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology
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| 6/90 |
Board Certified in Radiation Oncology through The American College of Radiology
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| 10/94 - 2010 |
American College of Radiology, North Carolina Medical Society
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| 1998 - 2003 |
Gaston Hospice Board; 2003 Vice President
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| 2004 & 2005 |
Gaston County Medical Society President
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| Public Service |
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| 1993 - 6/94 |
Head of Young Physician Group of Sonoma County Medical Association for Northern California Regional District.
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| 1993 - 6/94 |
Alternate Delegate to The California Medical Association for Northern California Regional District.
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| 1995 - 2002 |
Gaston Cancer Society Board Member.
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| 1995 - 2003 |
Hospice Professional Board.
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| 2003 - 2010 |
Executive Board Member, US National Whitewater Center, Currently Secretary
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| 2003 - Current |
Board Member Catawba Lands Conservancy
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| 2000 - Current |
Gastonia Parks and Recreation Board
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| 2004 - Current |
Gaston County Community Foundation Board
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| 2005 - 2007 |
President Gaston County Medical Society
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| 2006 - Current |
Board Member Belmont Abbey College
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| Publications |
Meakin, C.J., Hobson, C. and First, R., Avascular (Aseptic) Necrosis of Bone Following Renal Transplantation, International Journal of Artificial Organs, Vol. 8, Number 1, pp. 19-20, 1985.
Meakin, C.J., and Keller, J. Pathways of Vascular Headache: Identification of the Sensory Neurons Innervating the Arteries of the Anterior Cerebral Circulation of the Cat. Journal of Clinical Research, Vol. 31, Number 4, October, 1983.
Steiger, H.J., and Meakin, C.J., The Meningeal Representation in the Trigeminal Ganglion, An Experimental Study in the Cat. Headache 24, 305-309, 1984.
Carlson, R.W., Sikic, B.I., Gandara, D.R., Hendrickson, C.G., Meakin, C.J., McWirter, K.M., Late Consolidative Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancer, Sept. 1, 68(5), 948-58, 1991.
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