CURRICULUM VITÆ:
David Christopher Flemming|
329 Old Greenfield Road |
dcflemming@aol.com |
Director of Anesthesiology |
Education:
| MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP, Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London, England. |
1961-66 |
| House Surgeon (obstetrics and gynecology), Charing Cross Hospital Group, London, England. |
1966 |
| House Physician
(general medicine and anæsthesia), Charing Cross Group of Hospitals, Harrow
Hospital, Middlesex, England. |
1967 |
| Senior House Officer in Anæsthesia, Charing Cross Hospital, London, England. |
1967-68 |
| Registrar in Anæsthesia, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. |
1968 |
| Senior Registrar in anæsthesia, Charing Cross Group of Hospitals, London, England. |
1970-73 |
| Fellowship (cardiac anæsthesia), Charing Cross Group of Hospitals, London, England. |
1972 |
| Fellowship (pediatric anesthesia), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
1975 |
Specialty or Board Certification:
United Kingdom Board Certification in Anesthesiology
Fellow of the Faculty of Anæsthetists of the Royal College of
Surgeons of England 1970--(FFARCS).
Licensure:
| United Kingdom |
1966 |
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| Pennsylvania | 035401-L |
1974 |
| Wisconsin | 19839 |
1975 |
| Illinois | 036-062690 |
1981 |
| New Hampshire | 10821 |
2000 |
| Massachusetts | 208551 |
2001 |
University and Public Service:
| Instructor, Anesthesiology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1973 - 75 |
| Assistant Professor,
Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Director Neuroanesthesiology Director Clinical Laboratory ‘77 - ’81 Co-Director, Pain Management ’76 - ‘78 |
1975 - 81 |
| Consultant to Department of Anesthesia, Waupun Memorial Hospital, Waupun, Wisconsin |
1981 - 85 |
| Director of Anesthesia, Freeport Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois |
1981 - 85 |
| Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois |
1986 - 87 |
| Attending Anesthesiologist, St.
Francis Hospital, Blue Island, Illinois Director of Anesthesia ’87 - ’88 |
1987 - 89 |
| Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, . Director of Neuroanesthesiology, ‘89 - ’92 Member, Pediatric anesthesia Team, University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, IL |
1989 - 94 |
| Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, IL. |
1994 - 96 |
| Director of Medical Services, The Center for Integrated Therapy, Chicago, IL. |
1994 - 98 |
| Specialist in Pain Management, American WholeHealth. |
11/98 - 3/99 |
| Locum Tenens Anesthesiologist: Surgicenter of Greater Milwaukee; All Saints Hospital Group, Racine, WI; Monadnock Community Hospital, NH. |
3/99 - 12/99 |
| Anesthesiologist, Monadnock Community Hospital, Peterborough, NH 03458 |
1/00 – 6/01 |
| Director of Anesthesiology, Heywood
Hospital, Gardner, MA 01440 Chairman, Liaison Committee, October 2004 to present time. |
08/2001 - |
Awards and Honors:
| General Certificate of Education
- Northern Universities Joint Matriculation Board Response on transformers rated national model |
1959 |
| Certificate of Merit, Dissection, Charing Cross Hospital Medical School |
1962 |
Professional Societies:
| Bath Institute of Medical Engineering |
1968-76 |
| Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiology |
1975-82 |
| American College of Angiology |
1975-76 |
| American Medical Association |
1980-83 |
| Bascome Hill Society, Life Member |
1980-Present |
| Society for Neurological Anesthesia and Neurological Supportive Care |
1975-95 |
| American Society of Anesthesiology |
1975-95 |
| American Pain Society |
1992-2001 |
| The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis |
1995-2003 |
Invited Lectures:
| Pneumatics in ventilator mechanics, Wessex Region Anæsthesia Society, Portsmouth, England |
1970 |
| Anesthesia for drug abusers, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1973 |
| Principles of fluid logic applied to ventilators, American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting |
1975 |
| The flute from Bach to the present, with particular reference to Theodore Boehm and his work, faculty recital, University of Wisconsin School of Music, Madison, Wisconsin |
1976 |
| Intracranial hypertension in pediatric practice, Department of Pediatrics. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. |
1977 |
| Amelioration of brain damage, Department of Anesthesiology University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. |
1979 |
| Pathophysiology and therapy of raised intracranial pressure, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. |
1979 |
| The role of respiratory therapy in the treatment of raised intracranial pressure. University of Wisconsin, Madison,Wisconsin |
1980 |
| Effects of anesthesia on splanchnic blood flow, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin |
1981 |
| Hazards of airway management, Annual meeting Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
1984 |
| 18-lecture series on anesthesia, Loyola School of Dentistry, Maywood, Illinois |
1986 |
| Visiting lecturer, Management of hypertension during anesthesia, Schering Drug Co. |
1986 |
| Neurosurgical anesthesia: Cerebral blood flow and intracranial pressure, Association of Surgical Technologists, Northwest Suburban Chapter 244, Chicago, Illinois |
1986 |
| Management of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy using Hypnosis and Massage Therapy. University of Chicago Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Annual Conference, What's New in Anesthesia? New Drugs, Techniques and Technologies in Anesthesia and Critical Care. |
1992 |
| Response of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy to Ego State Therapy Under Hypnosis. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, England, Conference on Pain and the Sympathetic Nervous System |
1996 |
| Getting Serious about the Mind Body Connection. Lecture to Shimer College. |
1998 |
| Hypnosis in the Treatment of RSD: Lecture to the National RSDS Association, Atlantic City, NJ. |
1999 |
| Physical Disease, Autonomic Function and Hypnosis: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1 May Provide a Conceptual Model – with Carol B. Low, Ph.D. ASCH Convention, Indianapolis IN. |
2002 |
Community Teaching Activities:
America On Line Community Leader and Chat Host on reflex sympathetic dystrophy 1996 - 2001.
Presentations
| 1 | Ventilation system characteristics affecting trace anesthetic levels in the operating room. ASA Scientific Presentations. | 1975 |
| 2 | Does thiopental or nitrous oxide disrupt the EEG during enflurane anesthesia? ASA Scientific Presentation. | 1976 |
| 3 | Xenon inhalation as an adjunct to computerized axial tomography of the brain: Preliminary study. Association of University Radiologists, 24th Annual Meeting, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. | 1976 |
| 4 | Sensitivity of CT scanners to xenon, Implications for regional blood flow method. 4th International Conference on Medical Physics, Ottawa, Canada. | 1976 |
| 5 | Xenon and Krypton as contrast media with computerized tomography. 1st International Meeting of Non-tumerous Conditions of the Brain, Eye and Spinal Cord. | 1976 |
| 6 | Preliminary tests of real time computerized video fluoroscopy. Summer Meeting of the AAPM, Cincinnati, Ohio. | 1977 |
| 7 | Preliminary tests of real time computerized video radiography. Summer Meeting of the American Association for Physical Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. | 1977 |
| 8 | Real time computerized fluoroscopic imaging of infant dog hearts. Summer Meeting of the AAPM, San Francisco, California. | 1978 |
| 9 | New non-invasive motion immune cardiovascular imaging using K-Edge fluoroscopy. AAPM, San Francisco, California. | 1978 |
| 10 | Contribution of trend monitoring in anesthetic care. ASA Scientific Presentations. | 1978 |
| 11 | Venous Air Embolus; Quantification by ultrasound. Society of Neuroanesthesiology and Neurological Supportive Care, Scientific Presentation, New Orleans, Lousianna. | 1979 |
| 12 | EEG during rapidly changing halothane or enflurane. ASA Scientific Presentation. | 1979 |
| 13 | The dynamic pressure response to halothane and enflurane. ASA Scientific Presentation. | 1979 |
| 14 | Design of a fast blood transfusion set. ASA Scientific Presentations, St. Louis, Missouri. | 1980 |
| 15 | Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Management Aided by Hypnosis. American Pain Society 11th Annual Meeting, Scientific Presentation, San Diego, California, 1992. | 1992 |
| 16 | Integrating Hypnotherapy and Allopathic Medicine: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, San Diego, California. | 1995 |
| 17 | Integrating Hypnotherapy with Medical Anesthesia in the Treatment of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. 38th annual Scientific Meeting and Workshops of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Orlando, Florida. | 1996 |
| 18 | Integrating Therapeutic Imagery and Medical Treatment in Chronic Pain Management: Section Chairman: Imagery and Chronic Pain. The Power of Imagination, 19th Annual Conference of the American Association for the Study of Mental Imagery, Madison Wisconsin. | 1997 |
| 19 | Long term remission in intractable complex regional pain syndrome, type 1: Including hypnosis with an integrated multidisciplinary treatment protocol. American Pain Society 16th Annual Meeting, Scientific Presentation, New Orleans, Lousianna, 1997. | 1997 |
| 20 |
Low, C.B., Flemming, D.C., Hypnosis for Atypical Pain Disorders. 2½ hr. workshop, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. |
2002 |
| 21 | Integration of Medical and Psychological Services in the Treatment of Physical Disease. American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Conference, Indianapolis IN. |
2002 |
| 22 |
Low, C.B., Flemming, D.C., Flemming, J.R., Lloyd, S.R. (April 2003), Hypnosis for Atypical Pain Disorders, 5½ hr. workshop, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Annual Meeting, Alexandria, VA. |
April 2003 |
| 23 | Low, C.B., Flemming, D.C., Sympathetically Maintained Pain Disorders as Somatoform Dissociation, mini-workshop, International Society for the Study of Dissociation, Chicago, IL. |
Nov 2003 |
| 24 |
Low, C.B., Flemming, D.C., MacAleese, M., Lloyd, S.R. Hypnosis for Atypical Pain Disorders, 6½ hr. workshop, Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Chicago, IL. |
2003 |
Bibliography
Editorships:
Editor of "The Release" Newsletter of The Center for Integrated Therapy (1994 - 1998).
Associate Editor, The Clinical Bulletin of Myofascial Therapy (1997 - 1999).
Book Chapters:
Flemming DC: Diazepam and Death? Letter, Journal of Oral Surgery, 32:807, 1974Letters to Editor:
Journal Articles:
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Flemming DC, Johnstone RL: Recognition Thresholds of Halothane and Ether. Anesthesiology 46:69, 1977 | |
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Kruger RA, Goodsit MM, Mistretta CA, Crummy AD, Sackett JF, Riederer SJ, Houk TL, Shaw CG, Flemming DC: Digital K-Edge Subtraction Radiography. Radiology 125:243-245, 1977 | |
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Winkler SS, Flemming DC, Alexander SC, Sackett JF, Holden JE: Xenon Inhalation as an Adjunct to Computerized Tomography of the Brain, preliminary study. Investigative Radiology 12:1 pp.19-20, 1977 | |
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Kruger RA, Mistretta CA, Lancaster J, Houk TL, Goodsit M, Shaw CG, Riederer SJ, Hicks J, Sackett J, Crummy A, Flemming DC: A Digital Video image Processor for Real Time Subtraction Imaging. Optical Engineering 17:6 652-657, 1978 | |
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Flemming DC, Rampil IJ: Physiologic Trend Monitoring During Anesthesia by Computer. Proc. AAMI 217, 1978 | |
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Rampil IJ, Flemming DC: An Inexpensive Microcomputer Trend Monitoring System. Proc. 6th Annual New England Bioengineering Conference, Pergammon Press, New York, 1978 | |
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Kruger RA, Lancaster J, Mistretta CA, Houk T, Riederer SJ, Shaw CG, Goodsit M, Flemming DC, Crummy A, Zweibel W, Rowe G: Preliminary Studies of Real Time Computerized Fluoroscopy for Non-invasive Visualization of the Cardiovascular System. Radiology 130:49-57, 1979 | |
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Sasse FJ, Flemming DC, Hoff BH, Smith NT, Rampil IJ: The D-Circle, Closed Circuit Operation of the Bain Circuit. Can Anaesth Soc J 26:5, 1979 | |
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Kruger RA, Mistretta CA, Houk TL, Riederer SJ, Shaw CG, Ergun DL, Carbone D, Kubal W, Crummy A, Zwiebel W, Rowe G, Flemming DC: Real Time Computerized Fluoroscopic Cardiac Imaging. Soc Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, 167:77-82, 1979 | |
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Flemming DC, Fitzpatrick J, Hellman D, Fariello RG, Duff T, Hoff BH: Diagnostic Activation of Epileptogenic Foci by Enflurane. Anesth 52:431-433, 1980 | |
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Hoff BH, Flemming DC, Sasse FJ: Use of Positive Airway Pressure without Endotracheal Intubation. Crit Care Med 7:559-561, 1980 | |
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Zacny JP, Lichtor JL, Coalson DW, Finn RS, Uitvlugt AM, Glosten B, Flemming DC, Apfelbaum JL: Subjective and psychomotor effects of subanesthetic doses of propofol in healthy volunteers. Anesthesiology, 76:696-702, 1992 | |
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Zacny JP, Lichtor JL, Zaragoza JG, Coalson DW, Uitvlugt AM, Flemming DC, Binstock WB, Cutter T, Apfelbaum JL: Assessing the abuse potential of Propofol in healthy volunteers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 1992 | |
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Dohrn SD, Lichtor JL, Coalson DW, Flemming DC, Zacny, JP: Subjective and Psychomotor Effects of Bolus Doses of Nitrous Oxide in Humans. Human Psychopharmacology, 8:97-106, 1993 | |
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Zacny JP, Lichtor JL, Flemming DC, Coalson DW, Thompson, WK: A Dose-Response Analysis of the Subjective, Psychomotor, and Physiological Effects of Intravenous Morphine in Healthy Volunteers. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 268:1-9, 1994 | |
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Dohrn SD, Lichtor JL, Coalson DW, Flemming DC, Zacne JP: Reinforcing Effects of Extended Inhalation of a Low Nitrous Oxide Concentration in Humans. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 46:927-932, 1993 | |
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Zacny JP, Lichtor JL, Zaragozo JG, Coalson, DW, Uitvlugt AM, Flemming DC, Binstock WB, Cutter T, Apfelbaum J: Assessing the Behavioral Effects and Abuse Potential of Propofol Bolus Injections in Healthy Volunteers: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 32:45 57, 1993 | |
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Zacny JP, Lichtor JL, Binstock WB, Coalson DW, Cutter T, Flemming DC, Gloston B: Subjective, Behavioral and Physiological Responses to Intravenous Meperidine in Healthy Volunteers: Psychopharmacology, 11:306-314, 1993 | |
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Zacny JP, Lichtor JL, Coalson DW, Apfelbaum JA, Flemming DC, Foster V. Time Course of Brief Inhalations of Nitrous Oxide in Normal Volunteers: Addiction, 89: 831 - 839, 1994. | |
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Zacny JP, Lichtor JL, Thapar P, Coalson DW, Flemming DC, Thompson BA: Comparing the Subjective, Psychomotor and Physiological Effects of Intravenous Butorphanol and Morphine in Healthy Volunteers. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 270: 579-588, 1994 | |
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Flemming DC, Gainer MJ, Perkus BL, Lowe CB, Flemming, JR: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Response to Hypnosis Suggests Different Paradigm for the Disease. Clinical Bulletin of Myofascial Therapy, Vol 2(2/3) 59-73, 1997 | |
Abstracts:
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Mistretta CA, Kruger RA, Houk TL, Riederer SJ, Shaw CG, Ergun D, Kubal W, Crummy A, Zwiebel W, Rowe G, Zarnstorff W, Flemming DC: Computerized Fluoroscopy Techniques for Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging. Recent and Future Developments in Medical Engineering Vol. 152, 1978 |
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Rampil IJ, Sasse FJ, Smith NT, Hoff BH, Rusy BF, Flemming DC: A New Method for Testing the Response to an Inhalational Agent. Scientific Abstracts ASA, 51:3 S26, 1979 |
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Zacny JP, Lichtor JL, Zaragoza JG, Coalson DW, Uitvlugt A, Flemming DC, Binstock W, Cutter T: Does propofol have the potential for recreational use or abuse? Anesthesiology 77:A1122, 1992 |
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Lichtor JL, Zacny J, Coalson DW, Flemming DC, Uitvlugt A, Apfelbaum JL, Thisted R, Lane BS: The postoperative period and alcohol: Does intravenous sedation have an effect? Anesthesiology 77:A24, 1992 |
In Preparation:
Flemming DC, Gainer, M. and Low, CB: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, type 1: Trauma, Dissociation and Autonomic Anarchy.