CURRICULUM VITAE

• Diving  Medicine and Wound Care.
  Dr. J. Thomas Millington, Jr. M.D.,
    Dr. Tom graduated as an M.D. 1969 at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. After his Army service, he moved to California where his passion for scuba diving sparked his passion in diving medicine with specialty training: Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, in 1983.
  
     Since that time, Dr. Tom has achieved the following certifications:
      Diplomate and Certified Wound Specialist, American Academy of Wound Management. October 1998
      American College of Hyperbaric Medicine Boards 1990
      Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians. American Academy of Preventative Medicine: Subspecialty Boards in Hyperbaric Medicine 2001
      Fellow, College of Certified Wound Specialists, 2005
  
     Apart from his passion for diving medicine, Dr. Tom’s special interests include delayed sequel carbon monoxide poisoning, and the treatment of complex problem wounds using hyperbaric oxygen as part of his treatment protocol. He has published extensively on these subjects and he has lectured throughout the United States and Southeast Asia.

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      Board of Directors: Historical Diving Society
      Board of Advisors, Marine Tech Dept, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
      Board of Advisors: College of Oceaneering, San Pedro, Ca
      Medical Advisor: Ventura County Sheriff’s Underwater Search & Rescue Dept 2001 - present
      Medical Director National Polytechnic College of Oceaneering Hyperbaric Medicine Tech. Associates in Science Program 2005 - present

NAME:                                    J. THOMAS MILLINGTON, JR.

MAILING ADDRESS:            P O Box 626

                                      Somis, Ca 93066

CITIZENSHIP:                        U.S.A.

DATE OF BIRTH:                   18 June 1943

EDUCATION:                         Undergraduate: Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. BS.’65

                                                Medical School: Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia

                                                Philadelphia, Pa  MD. 1969

                                                Internship:  Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Pa. 1969-1970

                                                Residency:  Ventura County General Hospital, Ventura, Ca. Family Practice 1970-1972.

                                                Specialty Training:  Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Key Biscayne, Fla. 1983

MILITARY SERVICE:            U S Army, Madigan Army Medical Center, Dept of Family Practice, Ft. Lewis, Wa 1972-1974

MEDICAL PRACTICE:          1974-1997 Family Practice, Thousand Oaks, Ca

                                                1983 – Present, Wound Treatment & Hyperbaric Medicine

CERTIFICATIONS:                American Board of Family Practice: 1972 plus recertification every 7 years

                                                Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians

                                                American Academy of Preventative Medicine: Subspecialty Boards in Hyperbaric Medicine 2001

                                                American College of Hyperbaric Medicine Boards 1990

Diplomate and Certified Wound Specialist, American Academy of Wound Management. October 1998

Fellow, College of Certified Wound Specialists, 2005

APPOINTMENTS:                 Medical Director of  Wound HBOT Centers, Inc. 2005 to present

Medical Director of St John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital Wound Treatment and Hyperbaric Medicine Dept, 1993 to 2005.

 Medical Staff:  St John’s Regional Med. Center and St      John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital since 1993.

Medical Staff:  Los Robles Regional Med. Center since 1974

Medical Staff:  Ventura Community Hospital since 2005

Medical Staff:  Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, since 2005.

Chief of Family Practice Dept Los Robles Med. Center 1976-77.

Secretary-Treasurer Los Robles Med. Center Staff 1979-80.

Board of Trustees of Los Robles Med. Center 1990-93.

Chairman of Board of Trustees Los Robles Med. Center 1992-93.

                                    Board of Directors:  Sub Ocean Safety

                                    Board of Directors:  Historical Diving Society

Board of Advisors, Marine Tech Dept, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, Ca

Board of Advisors:  College of Oceaneering, San Pedro, Ca

Medical Advisor Ventura County Sheriff’s Underwater

Search & Rescue Dept 2001 - present

Medical Director National Polytechnic College of Oceaneering Hyperbaric Medicine Tech. Associates in Science Program 2005 - present.

Member Diving Board-University of California Santa Barbara 2004 - present

PAPERS PUBLISHED:

Decompression Sickness in the Mosquito Coast.  South Pacific Undersea Medical

Society Journal, 1995.

Millington J, Norris T.  Effective Treatment Strategies for Diabetic Foot Wound. J Fam Pract 2000; 49(suppl)240-48.

Physical Standards for Scuba Divers. Journal of the American Board of Family Physicians; Sept 1988

Triggerfish Bite, an Unusual Marine Hazard.  Journal of Wilderness Medicine; March 1990

Marine Microbiology of Rocas Alijos. Journal of Wilderness Medicine; 1992.

Schiltz K, Ary K, Satz P, Millington T. Attentional Consequences of Healthy Divers.  Pacific Undersea Medical Society Journal,  Spring 2001.

Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers. J Home Health Care Consultant; March 1999

A Short History of Decompression Chambers.  Historical Diver, Summer, 2000

Millington JT, Ellenzweig, JM.  The Management and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Wounds in the Elderly.  Journal of Long Term Health Care.  Vol 11, No.1, Jan

Millington JT, Ellenzweig,JM, Schiltz, KL.  Carbon Monoxide: Identification of Delayed Sequelae and Occult Exposure.  Hyperbaric Medicine Today, Spring Issue 2004

Millington, JT, Ellenzweig, JM.  The Comprehensive Therapy of Diabetic Foot Ulcers.  Comprehensive Therapy.  March, 2005

ABSTRACTS:

Gallway, Millington, Van Gorp.  Neuropsychological Consequences of Hyperbaric Nitrogen Narcosis.  International Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society Meeting, Amsterdam,1991

Gallway, Millington, Van Gorp.  Neuropsychological Consequences of Hyperbaric Nitrogen Narcosis II.  European Conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Australia 1991.

PAPERS GIVEN:

Bugelli, Yim, Malian, Millington.  Hyperbaric Oxygen as Adjunctive Therapy for Rattlsnake Envenomation. Southern Medical Assoc Conference, New Orleans 1999

Neuropsychological Aspects of Nitrogen Narcosis. Pacific Chapter, Undersea and Hyperbaric Med Society. San Francisco, 1990

Delayed Treatment of Decompression Sickness Pacific Chapter, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. Victoria B C. 1988

Cordell Expeditions: Medical Aspects of Research Diving. 1989; Pacific Chapter UHMS Annual Meeting

Neuropsychological Evaluation of Chronic Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Valuable Diagnostic Tool.  Schiltz & Millington. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Annual Meeting, 1992.

Lobster Divers of the Mosquito Coast—An Epidemic of Decompression Sickness.  Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society International Meeting, Halifax, 1992.

The Marine Microbiology of Rocas Alijos.  Pacific Coast Chapter Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Annual Meeting 1992

An Epidemic of Decompression Sickness in La Mosquitia: A Modern Day Tragedy.  Tech ’94; New Orleans 1994.

No-Tech Diving:  An Epidemic of Decompression Sickness in the Mosquito Coast. South Pacific Undersea Medical Society Annual Meeting; Maldives, 1996.

Marine Microbiology.  Third Annual Diver Rescue Workshop, Oxnard Ca. 1993.

The Multidisciplinary Approach to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.  Millington & Schiltz;  Annual Neuropsychology Meeting, Las Vegas, Nev.  Oct. 1997.

New Trends in Diabetic Foot Wound Care.  Speakers Bureau for Ortho McNeill Pharmaceuticals.

Wound Bed Preparation.  Speakers Bureau for Smith Nephews Pharmaceuticals.

Unusual Etiologies of Nonhealing Wounds; Pyoderma Gangrenosum and Calciphylaxis.  Presented to Annual Scientific Meeting of West Coast Chapter of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Las Vegas, 2001

Autologous Platelet Gel and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.  Presented to Annual Scientific Meeting of West Coast Chapter of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, San Diego, Sept 10 2004.

The Year of the Diabetic Foot.  CME presentation to medical staff of Los Robles Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, Ca 14 Oct ’05; Ventura Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, Ca 4 Oct ’05; Centinela Freeman Medical Center, Marina del Ray, 11 Nov 05; Kaiser Medical Center Baldwin Park, Baldwin Park, 15 Dec ’05

PRESENTATIONS;

Diabetic Foot Wound Care.  Presentation given numerous times as a speaker for Organogenesis.  Audiences mainly podiatrists and wound care physicians

New Concepts in Lower Extremity Wound Care  Presentation given to physicians nurses and podiatrists for Smith Nephew Pharmaceuticals at Sherman Oaks Wound Care Center, 2002 and also Spanish Hills Country Club, 2004

New Trends in Diabetic Foot Wound Care.  Many presentations around the country for Ortho McNeil 1998 to presen.

Wound Care for Johnson & Johnson’s  Speaker’s Bureau on Regranex, Promogran and Prisma

TEACHING

Diving Medicine, Hyperbaric Medicine each semester for Santa Barbara City College Marine Tech Dept from 1995 to present

Hyperbaric Medicine for Polytechnic College of Oceaneering and Engineering Certified Hyperbaric Technician Course every quarter since 2001

Diving Medicine and Near Drowning course for Ventura County Sheriff’s Underwater Search & Rescue Team

                        SOCIETIES:

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society

South Pacific Undersea Medical Society

International Society of Aquatic Medicine

The Wound Healing Society

Association for the Advancement of Wound Care

American Medical Association

California Medical Association

Explorer’s Club

Founding Member and Vice-President:  Channel Islands Council of Divers.

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is routinely used internationally as an ADJUNCTIVE  TREATMENT or COMPLIMENTARY ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL (CAM) medical response to the following ailments and trauma:. Lymes Disease, Complimentary alternative medicine, Chronic illness, stroke, autism, pain, chronic pain, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy may help cure , control or stabilize problems associated with . . . Stroke, Crush Injury, Macular Degeneration Vascular Dementia, Autism, Thermal Burns, Laser Skin Resurfacing, Chronic Fatigue, Surgical Trauma, Swelling, Inflammation, Edema, Vascular Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Fast Plastic Surgery Healing, Silicon Poisoning, Severe Anemia, Bone Disease, Healing Bones, Osteoporosis, Migraines, Epilepsy, Pediatric Seizure Disorders, Gulf War Syndrome, Lyme Disease, Diabetic Wounds, Diabetic Maintenance, Infectious Disease, Complimentary Alternative Medicine, Rapid Sports Healing, Toxic Mold Infections, Head Injuries, Spinal Injuries, Breast Surgery, Tummy Tuck Surgery, Chronic Ill Health, Chemical Sensitivity, Smoke Inhalation, Delayed Smoke Poisoning, Chronic Back Pain, Chronic joint inflammation, Off-Label Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen by Physicians, Renauds, Disease, Near Drowning, Asphyxia, Heavy Metal Poisoning, Industrial Poisoning, Cerebral Edema, non-specific lung problems, Obstructive Jaundice, Liver Disease, Heart Problems, Facial Actinomycosis, General Surgey Infections, Problem Wounds, Malignant Neoplasms, Sking Grafta Spinal Cord Neuropathy, Management of Problems of Aging, Bells Palsy, Post-Operative Brain Tumor, Myelitis, Post-Operative Cosmetic Surgery, Acoustic Deafness, Optic Atrophy Periodontal Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Chron’s Disease, Shingles, Hepatic Problems. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cerebral Palsy, Shingles, Peptic Ulcer.

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