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		UNDERSEA & HYPERBARIC MEDICAL SOCIETY Pacific Chapter 2011 Conference Faculty*


		Bradley Bailey, MD, FAAEM is a Hyperbaric and Emergency Physician in the San Diego Area. He received his BS and MD degrees from the University of Nevada, Reno. He then completed his internship and residency in Emergency Medicine at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Bailey practiced Emergency Medicine for 6 years in Northern Nevada and San Diego, and Hyperbaric Medicine for a year and a half before entering sub-specialty fellowship training in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. He currently works exclusively in Hyperbaric Medicine and wound care medicine, and is currently on staff at various hospitals throughout Southern California.

		W. Benton Boone, MD practices Hyperbaric Medicine and Ophthalmology in Los Angeles

		Jeff Bozanic, PhD holds a BS in Geology, an MBA in International Marketing and a Ph.D. in Education. Jeff Bozanic is an extremely active diver and instructor. He is the author of the seminal textbook Mastering Rebreathers, and has performed consulting work for many rebreather manufacturers. He has served on advisory boards for TDI, NAUI, and IANTD on rebreather training and standards development. In addition to this expertise, Jeff is an active diving scientist, having conducted research around the globe. Jeff is the recipient of many diving awards, including the DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year.


		Walter Chin, RN, CHT is the program director at the Gonda Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, UCLA.


		Brett Hart, MD Captain Hart is a clinical anesthesiologist who is an expert in hyperbaric medicine. Captain Hart has published numerous articles related to the treatment and efficacy of hyperbaric medicine. He currently serves as the President of the UHMS. He is Chairman of the Hyperbaric Medicine Committee in the Department of Hyperbaric Medicine at the Naval Operational Medicine Institute. Captain Hart also serves as the ECOMS Credentials Review Office and the NOMI Research Coordinator. Captain Hart still serves clinically as the Staff Anesthesiologist at the Naval Hospital in Pensacola Florida and is a Clinical Hyperbaric Medicine instructor at the Naval Undersea Medical Institute.



		James Holm, MD, FACEP is currently an Attending Physician at the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA. Dr. Holm received his medical degree from Georgetown University in 1985, and completed a combined residency in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine at Northwestern University in 1989, where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Holm is Board certified in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Hyperbaric Medicine. He has been on the faculty for the Divers Alert Network's Diving Medicine Courses since 2003. Additionally Dr. Holm is both a NAUI and PADI Diving Instructor. Dr. Holm is a Past President (2005) of the UHMS-Pacific Chapter.


		Enoch Huang, MD, MPH&TM, UHM/ABEM, FACCWS is the medical director of the Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine department at Adventist Medical Center. He attended medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine where he also obtained a Masters degree in Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of California, Irvine and went on to complete a fellowship in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is board-certified in Emergency Medicine as well as Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine and currently practices in both specialties at Adventist Medical Center. He currently serves as an ABEM representative to the ABPM Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Board Examination Committee, a member of the Publications Committee of the UHMS, and President-Elect of the Pacific Chapter of the UHMS.

		Karl E. Huggins, MS, CHT has been the program manager for the Catalina Hyperbaric Facility at the USC Wrigley Science Center since 1992. He began diving in 1977 and has been a NAUI Instructor since 1980. He is noted for his work in decompression theory and models, which resulted in the Michigan Sea Grant (HUGI) tables and his participation in the development of the EDGE dive computer. Karl is the recipient of the Leonard Greenstone Diving Safety Award and the DAN/Rolex Diver of the year for 1993. Karl is the President of the Pacific Chapter of the UHMS.

		Ken Kurtis is a National Association of Underwater Instructors SCUBA instructor, owner of Reef Seekers Dive Company. He is a charter volunteer dive team leader at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Kurtis has been appointed to several state boards that have helped implement the Marine Life Protection Act. He also serves as the forensic consultant for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office in cases of scuba fatalities.

		Takkin Lo, MD practices Hyperbaric Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine at Loma Linda University Medical Center.

		C.L. McArthur, MD Practices Hyperbaric Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Preventative Medicine in Palm Springs, CA.

		Jeffrey Sipsey, MD is the Medical Director of thw USC Hyperbaric Chamber on Catalina Island. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at the USC School of Medicine.

		Susan Sprau, MD is the Medical Director of the UCLA Gonda Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine. She is board certified in Hyperbaric Medicine and has worked in hyperbaric medicine for over 20 years in Los Angeles. She is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine and is Board Certified in Pulmonary/Critical Care, Geriatrics and Sleep Disorders

		Tabby Stone, MD, is a past president of the UHMS-Pacific Chapter (1999). He practices Pediatrics at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Panorama City and is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at USC. He developed an interest in diving medicine following his initial dive certification in 1979. He lectures to both divers and medical audiences on diving topics and was the author of the Medical Facts column in Discover Diving from 1988 to 1999.



		*Schedule and Faculty are Subject to Change