Doctales

In this episode, Dr. Charles Simkovich joins the show.

Dr. Charles A. Simkovich was born and raised in Belle Vernon, PA. Coming from family with multiple disciplines in the medical field, Dr. Simkovich was interested in medicine and health care. Following H.S./College he was accepted to Palmer College of Chiropractic, graduating 1984. He went into practice 1985, and moved to his present Wexford,PA, private practice 1986. Always interested in advancing his skills as a physician, Dr. Simkovich became involved in research of cranial bone movement and effect on brain function. This landmark research was the beginning of Cranial Movement Therapy(CMT). The foundation of his approach was influenced by work of Dr. Carl Ferreri and Dr. James Cyriax, father of orthopaedic medicine.

Dr. Simkovich’s practice became specialized with CMT, with success in resolving various brain diagnoses, T.B.I. and concussions. Additionally, his experience led to a patented screening test for brain function and concussions “B.E.S.T.” (Baseline Evaluation and Screening Test) evaluating neurocognitive function.

The doctor served as physician for Gargaro Productions, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, Olympic Wrestling Trials, and Duquesne University men’s basketball team.

He was contributing writer for publications including “Pittsburgh SportsReport,” “Pittsburgh LegalJournal” et al. Spoke at numerous conventions/lectures, naming a few, the NFLAA, Pittsburgh Hospital Consortium, Autism Expo, Univ of Texas Football Program. Featured in “Pittsburgh Magazine,” “Pittsburgh Press, et al. Interviewed on radio/TV for groundbreaking work, including Channel 4 News, WTAE TV, ESPNRadio, Channel 11 TV. Featured on sports talk BWSports1SportsTalk, HustletownSportsHouston, RudyReyes#Concussion#CTE, “OneDoctorMayHavetheCure to BillionDollar NFL Headache” Elitesportsny.com.

His areas of interest are physiology of cranial bone movement and effect on brain function, T.B.I. symptomatology, investigation of additional deficits caused from concussion outside of classic symptoms, e.g., organic problems caused by pituitary assault, neuromechanical and neurocognitive function, etiology and diagnosis.

Interests outside of professional and academic endeavors include physical fitness, chess, golf, tennis, and travel with his wife. He and his wife have five children and reside in Pittsburgh, PA.

After years of clinical success, we are greatly honored to be published in the most cited journal of rehabilitation research, ACRM (American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine), and to be in the stages of clinical trials that will produce evidence for the effectiveness of CMT-Simkovich Approach in the management of patients with post TBI symptoms.

In this episode, Rural Doc Alan will interview Paulette Efimenko.

In this episode, Dr. Eric Fleegler joins the show.

Dr. Eric W. Fleegler is a pediatric emergency medicine physician in Boston, Massachusetts and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Boston Children's Hospital and South Shore Hospital-South Weymouth. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

In this episode, Dr. Ferdinando Mirarchi joins the show.

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At the Institute on HealthCare Directives we perform Advance Care Planning services that are unique, full service and keep you safe as you navigate the complex disconnected healthcare system.

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In this episode of Doc Tales, Dr. Edwin Leap joins the show.

My name is Edwin Leap. Let me tell you about myself. I have been married to my wife, the beautiful Jan, since 1990. We were college sweethearts at Marshall University. We have four beautiful, brilliant children who will undoubtedly change the world. Sam, Seth, Elijah, and Elysa.

I am a practicing emergency physician, working in small and medium sized hospitals in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina and assorted other places. I have been in practice since I finished my emergency medicine residency at Methodist Hospital of Indiana in 1993.

So why do I have a website? In addition to being a husband, father and physician, I’m a writer. Looking back on my life, I’ve been writing for fun since I was a child. But since 1995 I have been doing it professionally. It’s not my day job, obviously, but I take great pride in writing to the public in such a way that readers are inspired, amused, educated, informed, angered or encouraged.

On this website you’ll find my columns and commentary. I write twice each month for the Greenville News, a Gannett Newspaper and once each month for Emergency Medicine News, a publication of Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. My columns also appear once or twice each month in The Baptist Courier, our South Carolina Southern Baptist newspaper.

I also maintain a blog that can be linked through this site, and try to link back to the blog and website via Twitter and Facebook. When I started practice 15 years ago, I didn’t even own a computer. Things sure have changed!

Much of my content has an undertone that reflects my Christianity. I don’t say or do that lightly. I am an orthodox Christian, not in the sense of coming from the great traditions of the Greek or Russian church, but in the sense that I believe in traditional, Biblical church doctrine. I believe in the existence of a personal God who has and continues to reveal himself to mankind in space-time, who is intimately concerned with mankind, and whose incarnation in the historical Jesus Christ was the means of rescue made available for all humanity; or more accurately, for each and every individual human.

As an emergency physician who has seen almost every example of man’s fallen nature, as well as many of the wonderful ways we are indeed ‘in God’s image,’ I believe that Biblical Christianity is the most accurate explanatory theory for the human condition, and also the most rational cure available for the race of men.

That’s why I write a great deal of material that touches upon my faith. I’m no Bible thumping madman, and I’m not here to scream at, threaten or demean anyone who disagrees with me. I don’t want to force anyone to believe anything. I do want to use this space to offer hope and meaning.

I’m also a conservative, so you’ll excuse me (I hope) if I also post things that reflect my political views. I promise not to be hateful, cruel or demeaning to anyone, because that would violate my allegiance to Christ, against which political leanings are merely dust in the winds of eternity.

Back to the site: some content here is exclusive to the site, and never published elsewhere; occasionally I’ll throw out excerpts from books or stories I’m writing. I’ll also post links to people, products, services, causes, websites, books or other things that I believe you, my reader, would find interesting or useful. As an avid reader, I’d love to tell you what I have been learning, so that you can benefit from it as well.

This is the third incarnation of my website. I hope you enjoy it! Any feedback is always appreciated and respected.

In this episode, Rural Doc Alan will discuss the reason for Doctales.

Dr. Edwin Leap discusses rural healthcare with Dr.Lindemann on Doctales.