Bob Barker

Responsibilities

• Providing treatment to newly admitted patients and dealing with any emergency during patient management.
• Making arrangements for necessary investigations for diagnostic purposes & conducting diagnostic procedures if required.
• Overseeing day-to-day follow up of admitted patients, presenting patient details during clinical rounds and updating treatment protocols as per clinical decisions are taken.
• Presenting different cases in morning sessions and weekly seminars.
• Managing a pool of intern doctors including their duty rosters.
  

Achievements

• Managed complex cases like TB meningitis, splenic TB, pulmonary embolism, etc.
• Trained the intern doctors in providing a high level of patient care with empathy.
• Developed a comprehensive history taking the template for the doctors.

Responsibilities

• Physician assistant and primary care provider in a fast-paced, rural, community health center.
• Involved in all aspects of patient care across the lifespan, included; detailed history, physical examinations, development and implementation of treatment plans, prescription of medications, ordering and interpretation of laboratory tests and diagnostic studies, as well as in-office surgical procedures.
• Served as the sole clinical provider on weekends and holidays, have participated in a community-based program to teach sexual education in local area middle schools, and have joined in an effort to provide free physical examinations to the uninsured through our community outreach program.
• Diagnosed and treated common urgent care problems included URI's, bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, pharyngitis, mononucleosis, asthma exacerbations, UTIs, otitis media and external, conjunctivitis, corneal abrasion, migraines, gastroenteritis, fractures/dislocations, allergic reactions.
• Experienced in the management of chronic medical illness such as, but not limited to diabetes mellitus, chronic bronchitis, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, heart failure, obesity, chronic pain syndromes, thyroid disease, cirrhosis, and chemical dependency.
• Extensive practice in the area of pediatrics and adolescent medicine included the good child/adolescent exams, screening sports physicals, infant care, and nutrition, disorders of the bladder and bowel, the effective management of ADHD, eating disorders, and childhood behavioral problems.
• Women's health including Papanicolaou cytology smears, wet mount and KOH prep, evaluation and management of abnormal uterine bleeding, menopause, osteoporosis, contraceptive initiation, and surveillance as well as basic obstetric care.
• Focused on mental health as it affects physiological well being.
• Worked in a diverse and multicultural environment, with people of all socioeconomic backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Provided treatment to newly admitted patients and dealt with any emergency during patient management.
• Made arrangements for necessary investigations for diagnostic purposes & conducting diagnostic procedures.
• Oversaw day-to-day follow up of admitted patients, presented patient details during clinical rounds and updated treatment protocols as per clinical decisions were taken.
• Presented cases in morning sessions and seminars.

Achievements

• Nominated as the “Best Intern” in the Department of Medicine.
• Performed more than 30 deliveries as the main obstetrician in the Department of Obstetrics.
• Performed 8 surgeries as the first surgeon in the Department of Surgery.