Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Research Experience Publications
Honors Awards Leadership
Certifications Professional Membership Licenses
Volunteer Experience
References
Extracurricular Activities
Timeline
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Michael FitzGerald

Durham,North Carolina

Summary

Compassionate physician with an expertise in managing medical emergencies, while fostering strong relationships with patients, families and other healthcare professions. Highly organized and detail oriented patient-centric approach to providing care.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Community Outreach Coordinator

Duke Regional Hospital
09.2023 - Current
  • Acting as main point of contact between management, clinical staffs and external community.
  • Creating and implementing community-based programs to improve education or fill specific needs.

Duke Regional Hospital Attending Physician

Duke Regional Hospital
07.2021 - Current
  • 65,000 patients visits per year
  • Primary stroke center 16 bed Behavioral Health ED
  • Average of 1.8 patients per hour
  • Family and EM Residents Education

Wayne State Men's Assistant Tennis Coach

Wayne State
08.2014 - 08.2016
  • Assisted in running practices
  • Mentored the players with classes and career choices.
  • Coached matches, including travel with team to away matches

Self-Employed Tennis Instructor

Myself
06.2008 - 06.2015
  • Conducted private individual and group lessons
  • Fitness training sessions for tennis players (beginners to nationally ranked players)
  • Marketed and Grew my own Tennis Instruction Business to over 50 clients.

Education

Emergency Medicine Residency -

Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina
07.2021

Doctor of Medicine -

Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, MI
06.2018

BS in Nutrition and Food Science -

Wayne State University Honors College
Detroit, MI
06.2014

Skills

  • Critical Care and Invasive Procedures
  • Resident and Mid Level Practitioner Supervision and Education
  • Patient Advocating
  • Community Engagement and Coordination

Research Experience Publications

  • 08/01/2016 - Risk of Cesarean With Obesity and Advancing Maternal Age [5C], Petersen, Shariska MD; Khangura, Raminder MD; Fitzgerald, Michael; Sousa, Denise MD; Goyert, Gregory MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology: May 2017 - Volume 129 - Issue 5 - p 31S,
  • 06/01/2014 - Folate restriction provides protection against colon carcinogenesis in DNA polymerase β haploinsufficient mice: modulation of mTOR pathway impacting cancer and aging, Beydoun, Safa; Unnikrishnan, Archana PhD; FitzGerald, Michael; Ismail, Sukayna; Fardous, Ali; Heydari, Ahmad PhD, Midwest DNA repair Symposium 2014.

Honors Awards Leadership

  • 04/01/2023 - Duke Regional Nursing Partners In Practice Nominee
  • 07/01/2022- DRH EM Educator of the Year award
  • 07/01/2020, 07/01/2021 - Resident Teacher of the Year Award x2
  • 06/01/2013, 06/01/2014 - Deans' Award Winner for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Highest cumulative GPA of all student athletes
  • 06/01/2012, 06/01/2014 - ITA Scholar Athlete Award
  • 06/01/2012, 06/01/2014 - Division 2 ADA Academic Achievement Award
  • 06/01/2012, 06/01/2014 - GLIAC All-Academic Excellence honors
  • 06/01/2011, 06/01/2014- Team Captain, Wayne State Men's Varsity Tennis
  • 06/01/2010, 06/01/2014 - Athletic Presidential Scholarship Award, Full tuition scholarship
  • 06/01/2010, 06/01/2012 - All-GLIAC Honorable Mention

Certifications Professional Membership Licenses

  • Drug Enforcement Agency License, 2020, Present
  • North Carolina Medical License, 2018, Present
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider, Expires 6/18/2022
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Provider, Expires 6/18/2024
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider, Expires 6/18/2024
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider, Expires 6/18/2024
  • Professional Membership, ACEP, EMRA, SAEM, EMrap
  • ABEM certified 2022

Volunteer Experience

  • 06/20/2014, 06/20/2018 - Wayne State SOM Co-Curricular Program Detroit, MI - Over 150 volunteer hours working with Gleaners, Street Medicine Detroit, Cass Clinic, Senior Citizen Outreach Program to aid the Detroit underserved population
  • 06/20/2015, 06/20/2016 - Senior Citizen Outreach Program Detroit, MI - Coordinated medical student participation at our clinic, set up at the SCOP Senior Center Check blood pressure/other basic vitals at the clinic
  • 06/01/2012, 06/01/2016 - Street Medicine Detroit Detroit, MI - Collected medical histories, performed physicals and helped to provide medications for the homeless at shelters around Detroit
  • 06/01/2010, 06/01/2014 - Gleaners Community Food Service Detroit, MI - Coordinated efforts for food drive bag-folding campaign with the WSU athletic department, logging over 400 hours of service for the cause

References

-Joshua Broder, MD, Associate Professor, Residency Program Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 

Joshua.broder@duke.edu 

1-919-937-7377 

-Charles Gerardo, MD, MHS, Professor and Chief, Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Charles.gerardo@duke.edu 

-Kevin Gurysh, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine 

Kevin.gurysh@duke.edu

1-336-408-9635

Extracurricular Activities

Golf (Play to 1.8 HI), Tennis (playing and teaching), Mountain Biking/Cycling, Hiking, Skiing, Kayaking, Pick-up Basketball, Reading all types of books, Song writing (Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Singing), Traveling, Entrepreneurship

Timeline

Community Outreach Coordinator

Duke Regional Hospital
09.2023 - Current

Duke Regional Hospital Attending Physician

Duke Regional Hospital
07.2021 - Current

Wayne State Men's Assistant Tennis Coach

Wayne State
08.2014 - 08.2016

Self-Employed Tennis Instructor

Myself
06.2008 - 06.2015

Emergency Medicine Residency -

Duke University Hospital

Doctor of Medicine -

Wayne State University School of Medicine

BS in Nutrition and Food Science -

Wayne State University Honors College
Michael FitzGerald