CURRICULUM VITAE

 

James K. Rotchford, M.D., M.P.H.

1334 Lawrence Street

Port Townsend, WA  98368

Tel: 360‑385‑4843

Kimber@acubriefs.com

 

EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS:

 

1969  William Winlock Miller High School;  Olympia, WA.

1973  Bachelor of Arts, French Literature, University of Washington

1976  Completed two years of medical school, University of Nantes; Nantes, France

1980  Doctor of Medicine, University of Washington

1984  Acupuncture for Physicians, 200 hrs of CME sponsored by the

UCLA School of Medicine,  Joseph Helms, M.D.  Instructor

1986  Aviation Medical Examiner,  Certificate of Designation

1990  Masters of Public Health,  MPH Extended Degree Program and Preventive MedicineResidency,  University of Washington School of Public Health

1992 Board Certified in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine

1992  Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine

2001  Board Certified in Medical Acupuncture

2002  Fellow of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture

2002  Fellow of the American Academy of Integrative Medicine

2004  Board Certified in Addiction Medicine

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE:

 

1980‑81  Mixed Internship, Montreal General Hospital,  a McGill

            University affiliated hospital

1981‑82  General Practice, North Beach Health Care Inc.,

            Copalis Beach, WA  (A federally subsidized rural health clinic)

1982‑85  Health Officer, Grays Harbor County

1983     Medical Director, Innersight Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation

1983‑85  General Practice, Solo

1983‑85  Investigator, Puget Sound Medical Investigators; Olympia, WA. 

1984‑93  Host of "Doctor, Doctor" a local Television Program with

          an emphasis on preventive medicine

1984‑85  Physician and Medical Director for the Chehalis Indian

            Medical Clinic

1985‑95  Physician and Medical Director for Ocean Shores Clinic

1993-   Founder and Medical Director  Jefferson County Medical Advisory Services Headquarters  (JC MASH) A non-profit, UGN supported free medical clinic.

1994‑   Medical Acupuncture & Pain Management Port Townsend, WA

1995‑99    Treasurer, the Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation

1996‑2000  Webmaster AAMA/MARF home page

1998-2000   Founding President Washington Chapter of the AAMA

1998-99  WSMA Interspecialty Council Representative for Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture

1999-2002     President, Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation (Research branch of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture)

2000-2005    Editor of Acubriefs e-mail newsletter of annotated acupuncture references

2003-2004    Instructor:  Peninsula Junior College: Pain Management Course

2004-    President,  Best of Both Worlds Foundation

2005-    Medical Director & Founder of  Olympic Pain & Addiction Services (OPAS)

2006-    WSMA Delegate for the Washington Society of Addiction Medicine

2007-    Medical Director -Highland Courte, an inpatient chemical dependency facility ,  Port Angeles, WA.

2008-    President-Elect Washington Society of Addiction Medicine

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Medical Association

Washington State Medical Association - Delegate

American College of Preventive Medicine -  Fellow

American Academy of Medical Acupuncture – Founding Member & Fellow

American Academy of Pain Management

American Academy of Pain Medicine

American Society of Addictive Medicine -  Board Certified

International Association of Pain & Chemical Dependency – Founding Member

American Academy of Integrative Medicine - Fellow

Washington State Chapter of the AAMA

Washington State Chapter of ASAM

 

 

CME  Category 1 & Other Faculty:

1997    Faculty for AAMA annual symposium in San Francisco: Research in Acupuncture

1999    Faculty for AAMA annual symposium in Chicago: Attributable Risk and Acupuncture Events.

1999    Northwest Hospital, Seattle.  CME on Alternative Medicine.  Adverse Events and Acupuncture.

2000    Faculty for Mussat Medical Acupuncture Conference, March 2000 Seattle

2000    Faculty for AAMA annual symposium: MARF 2000 and ahead.  Orlando, April

2001    Faculty for AAMA annual symposium: New Orleans, March 22-25, 2001

2002    Faculty SAR annual symposium:  Seattle,  October, 2002  A Modern and Comprehensive Definition for Acupuncture

2003    Faculty Oregon Chapter of the AAMA annual meeting CME:  What, Why, Whither of Acupuncture Research

2004    Faculty Washington Chapter of ASAM,  6th Annual Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine: Acupuncture and Addiction Medicine

2005    Faculty  AAMA Annual Meeting  Atlanta, April 2005,  Intermediate/Advanced course French Energetics.

2006    Instructor :  Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine – Acupuncture Research Weekend Course- CP 425 Advanced Clinical Skills II- 15 hours  

2006    Instructor: Michigan State Acupuncture Society/French Energetics Weekend June

2006    Guest Speaker:  National Association Detoxification Acupuncture –UK  Liverpool, UK

2007   Faculty  American Academy of Pain Management Annual Meeting -  Las Vegas, September.“Viable Clinical Model for Treating Chronic Pain & Addiction”

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

Rotchford JK.  Medical Outcomes of Medical Acupuncture, A Pilot Study (Thesis for MPH). University of Washington School of Public Health. 1990.

 

Erickson RJ, Rotchford JK. Bibliography review of acupuncture articles in English Language [Bibliography].  Los Angeles: Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation; 1997. 109p. 1532 citations.

 

Rotchford JK. Medical Outcomes Research and Acupuncture, The AAMA Review, 1991 Spring/Summer; 3(1):3‑6.

 

Rotchford JK, Cautions against buying into illusion of control [letter], Altern Ther Health Med (1997 Jan) 3(1):15

 

Rotchford JK, A Proposal for Evidence-Based Guidelines For Medical Acupuncture, Medical Acupuncture, Fall/Winter 1997-1998, 9(2):29-36.

 

Rotchford JK, Letting the Horses Run, Patient Care, 1998, October 30, pp.123-24.

 

Rotchford JK, Adverse Acupuncture Events, AAMA Symposium Syllabus, 1999, pp. 317-330.

Rotchford, JK, Tchong Mo-An Energetic Approach, Medical Acupuncture, Spring/Summer, 1999, 11(1):35-40.

 

Rotchford, JK, Overview: Adverse Events of Acupuncture, Medical Acupuncture, Fall/Winter,1999/2000, 11(2):32-35

 

Rotchford, JK, Integrating Acupuncture into a General Medical Practice, Medical Acupuncture, Winter/Spring 2001 13(1):27-31.

 

Rotchford, JK, The Importance of a Modern and Comprehensive Definition for Acupuncture in Clinical Research, a Preliminary Perspective, Medical Acupuncture, 13(3):38-40.

 

Rotchford, JK, Research in Acupuncture: An Oxymoron?, Acupuncture Today  2003 Vol. 4 (3)

http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/archives2003/mar/03medical.html

 

Rotchford, JK.Reviews of current Literature in Acupuncture -   WWW.ACUBRIEFS.COM   2001 -2005

 

Rotchford, JK,  Medical Acupuncture,  Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Older Adults,   Springer Publishing, N.Y. N.Y. Chapter 9: 161-173; 2006.

 

Rotchford, JK,  Hypertension and Acupuncture,  Advanced Therapy in Hypertension and Vascular Disease,  B. C. Decker Inc., Hamilton, Ontario. Chapter 83: 712-718; 2006.

 

Rotchford, JK, The OPAS Experience—An Outpatient Model for At-Risk Chronic non-Malignant Pain Patients, Pain Practitioner 2007 Winter: 40-42.

 

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