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Overview
Work History
Education
Appointments
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Presentations-National and International Conferences
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Janna Manglona MD

Conroe,TX

Summary

  • Internal Medicine physician with 34 years of exemplary service in the medical field
  • Committed to providing excellent care and service to patients
  • Staff Physician for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in WV, Guam and Texas
  • Medical director for the Bureau of Communicable Disease Tuberculosis and Hansen's program in Guam since 2014 unto the present time
  • Medical Director of Guam DPHSS 2014-2020 and Medical lead for Guam's COVID pandemic response
  • Chief of Staff-Commonwealth Health Center Saipan 2005-2006
  • Experience in a variety of healthcare settings including ambulatory care, hospitalist and emergency room
  • Medical training in VA affiliated programs
  • Medical Officer- VA Medical Center Huntington, WV from 1990-2000
  • Staff Physician with Pacific Islands VA, Guam CBOC and with the Houston VA, Conroe CBOC

Overview

47
47
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Physician

Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Houston, TX
06.2022 - Current

Diagnosing and treating acute and chronic illness, prescribing medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness. Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments and monitoring patient conditions and progress. Providing health and wellness advice to patients, including diet, physical activity, and disease prevention and immunizations. Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.

PACT provider at Conroe CBOC where PACT care serves as the cornerstone of the New Models of Care initiative. PACT teams provide patient-driven, proactive, personalized, team-based care focused on wellness and disease prevention resulting in improvements in Veteran satisfaction, improved healthcare outcomes, and costs.

Proficient in the use of the CPRS Veterans Health. Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA) computer application.

Staff Physician

Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Honolulu, Hawaii
09.2020 - 06.2022

Diagnosing and treating acute and chronic illness, prescribing medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness. Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments and monitoring patient conditions and progress. Providing health and wellness advice to patients, including diet, physical activity, and disease prevention and immunizations. Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.


PACT provider at Guam CBOC where PACT care serves as the cornerstone of the New Models of Care initiative. PACT teams provide patient-driven, proactive, personalized, team-based care focused on wellness and disease prevention resulting in improvements in Veteran satisfaction, improved healthcare outcomes, and costs.

Proficient in the use of the CPRS Veterans Health. Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA) computer application.

Medical Director-Communicable Disease Control

DPHSS
Guam
01.2014 - Current

Prevention and control of communicable diseases by Public Health protects the health and safety of the Guam community. This is achieved through public health programs including childhood immunization, disease monitoring and reporting, investigation and control of disease outbreaks, and public education.

Public Health also works with immigration to limit the introduction of communicable diseases through Guam ports of entry.

Medical Director Public Health

DPHSS
Guam
01.2014 - 09.2020

With administrative support, provide medical oversight of Guam's health protection programs; establish Guam's health care policy; provide clinical supervision of physicians and allied health professionals; acts as liaison to local medical community; examine and treat patients; and perform related duties as required.

Internal Medicine-Community Health Center

DPHSS
Guam
09.2011 - 01.2014

Diagnosing and treating acute and chronic illness per consultation with the patients, then prescribing medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness.
Explaining procedures and discussing test results or prescribed treatments with patients and then monitoring patients' conditions and progress.
Providing health and wellness advice to patients, including diet, physical activity, and disease prevention and immunizations.
Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.

Internal Medicine

PMC-ISLA Healthcare
Guam
01.2010 - 09.2011

Diagnosing and treating acute and chronic illness per consultation with the patients, then prescribing medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness.
Explaining procedures and discussing test results or prescribed treatments with patients and then monitoring patients' conditions and progress.
Providing health and wellness advice to patients, including diet, physical activity, and disease prevention and immunizations.
Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.

Consultative Examinations

Social Security Administration
Guam
01.2010 - Current

Perform consultative examinations and/or tests for claimants to assist SSA Disability Examiners at the regional office in determining a claimant's eligibility for Social Security disability benefits.

VA Compensation and Pension Examiner

Veterans administration
Guam
01.2010 - Current

Exams performed to evaluate veteran disability claims and to determine service connection for the claims and other diagnosed conditions.

Medical Director-Aging Center and DOC

DPHSS
Saipan
01.2007 - 01.2010

AGING CENTER: Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illness in the population at the Man'amko center, Center for Aging.

DOC: Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illness in the population at the Department of Corrections

Internal Medicine

Medical Associates of the Pacific
Saipan
04.2006 - 12.2007

Diagnosing and treating acute and chronic illness per consultation with the patients, then prescribing medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness.
Explaining procedures and discussing test results or prescribed treatments with patients and then monitoring patients' conditions and progress.
Providing health and wellness advice to patients, including diet, physical activity, and disease prevention and immunizations.
Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.

Internal Medicine, Commonwealth Health Center

DPHSS
Saipan
04.2000 - 04.2006

Diagnosing and treating acute and chronic illness per consultation with the patients, then prescribing medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness.
Explaining procedures and discussing test results or prescribed treatments with patients and then monitoring patients' conditions and progress.
Providing health and wellness advice to patients, including diet, physical activity, and disease prevention and immunizations.
Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.

Internal Medicine

VA Medical Center
Huntington , WV
01.1990 - 04.2000

VA Medical Center-Huntington, WV.

  • Medical evaluations and treatment for acute and chronic illness in the Ambulatory Care clinic section
  • Emergency Room physician
  • Compensation and pension exams for veteran disability claims

Psychiatry

Huntington State Mental Hospital
Huntington, WV
06.1990 - 04.2000

Analyze and evaluate patient data and test or examination findings to diagnose nature and extent of mental disorder.

Prescribe psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
Collaborate with treatment team to discuss treatment plans and progress.
Maintain records and counseling.

Substance Abuse Clinician

Huntington State Hospital-New Directions
Huntington, WV
06.1990 - 04.2000

Safely detox clients who presented for treatment or who were referred by court order.

Involved with the diagnosis, prevention, evaluation, treatment, and recovery of persons with addiction, or those with substance-related and addictive disorders, and of people who show unhealthy use of substances

Outside Plant Engineer

AT&T
Pikeville, KY
06.1977 - 06.1983

Designed and implemented cost-effective copper layouts to meet new and existing customer needs.

Planned enhancements and repairs to current cable layouts.

Reviewed design specifications for newly engineered components and processes.

Designed communication networks for Businesses and malls.

State Auditor for Engineering Design-Kentucky

Education

MPH - Public Health

University Of Southern Cal-Keck School Of Medicine
Los Angeles

Fellowship-Cardiology -

Marshall University School Of Medicine
Huntington, WV

Internal Medicine Residency -

Marshall University School Of Medicine
Huntington, WV

M.D. - Medicine

Marshall University School Of Medicine
Huntington, WV

Bachelor of Science -

Marshall University
Huntington, WV

Appointments

  • Medical Director-Guam DPHSS Bureau of Communicable Disease Control 2014- current
  • Medical Director-Guam DPHSS 2014-2020
  • Medical Director-Department of Corrections - Saipan 2007-2010
  • Medical Director-Senior Citizen Center (Man’amko) - Saipan 2007-2010
  • Chief of Staff-Commonwealth Health Center - Saipan 2005-2006
  • Chief of Medicine-Commonwealth Health Center - Saipan 2004-2005

Accomplishments

  • Medical lead for Guam's COVID-19 Pandemic Response
  • As Medical Director for Guam DPHSS and Physician for the TB program, our Guam TB program was recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as 2020 Global TB Champions. Our award is posted on CDC's Division of Global TB and HIV World TB webpage: https://www.cdc.gov/globalhivtb/who-we-are/events/world-tb- day/worldtbday.html
  • Restructured TB program for more efficient delivery of Tuberculosis care to the community
  • Tuberculosis coalition established to enhance collaboration between Public health and private sector for Tuberculosis treatment and referrals. Let's Unite to End TB in Guam" is a community engagement effort with private healthcare providers to increase TB diagnosis and referrals on the island.
  • Successfully treated multi-drug resistant TB in collaboration with CDC, Pre-XDR cases- first ever in the Pacific region
  • Implemented highly successful pilot program in the Pacific region incorporating use of Emocha technology from Johns Hopkins University, delivering video directly observed therapy (DOT) to enhance patient adherence to tuberculosis medication.

Presentations-National and International Conferences

  • Pacific Islands TB Controllers Association (PITCA) conference Collaborators CDC, Rutgers Global Tuberculosis Institute September 9-13, 2019- Palau Presenter -Multi-drug resistant TB topics and case review
  • Let’s Unite to End TB Tuberculosis conference Collaborators CDC, Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center August 24-26, 2019 - Guam Presenter -Multi-drug resistant TB topics and case review
  • Pacific Islands TB Controllers Association (PITCA) conference Collaborators CDC, Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center September 10-13, 2018- Saipan Presenter -Multi-drug resistant TB topics and case review
  • Pacific Islands TB Controllers Association (PITCA) conference Collaborators CDC, Curry International Tuberculosis Center and Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis September 11-15, 2017 - Hawaii Presenter -Multi-drug resistant TB topics and case review

Licensure

Guam Medical License Active

Timeline

Staff Physician

Dept. of Veterans Affairs
06.2022 - Current

Staff Physician

Dept. of Veterans Affairs
09.2020 - 06.2022

Medical Director-Communicable Disease Control

DPHSS
01.2014 - Current

Medical Director Public Health

DPHSS
01.2014 - 09.2020

Internal Medicine-Community Health Center

DPHSS
09.2011 - 01.2014

Internal Medicine

PMC-ISLA Healthcare
01.2010 - 09.2011

Consultative Examinations

Social Security Administration
01.2010 - Current

VA Compensation and Pension Examiner

Veterans administration
01.2010 - Current

Medical Director-Aging Center and DOC

DPHSS
01.2007 - 01.2010

Internal Medicine

Medical Associates of the Pacific
04.2006 - 12.2007

Internal Medicine, Commonwealth Health Center

DPHSS
04.2000 - 04.2006

Psychiatry

Huntington State Mental Hospital
06.1990 - 04.2000

Substance Abuse Clinician

Huntington State Hospital-New Directions
06.1990 - 04.2000

Internal Medicine

VA Medical Center
01.1990 - 04.2000

Outside Plant Engineer

AT&T
06.1977 - 06.1983

MPH - Public Health

University Of Southern Cal-Keck School Of Medicine

Fellowship-Cardiology -

Marshall University School Of Medicine

Internal Medicine Residency -

Marshall University School Of Medicine

M.D. - Medicine

Marshall University School Of Medicine

Bachelor of Science -

Marshall University
Janna Manglona MD