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| About
the Chairman
The
following is a brief biographical sketch about the Chairman
of the ABHLM, Thomas A. Gionis, M.D., J.D., M.B.A., M.H.A.,
F.I.C.S., F.R.C.S.:
Current
Academic Credentials:
- #(1).
M.D.: After completing high school at 16 years of age, Dr.
Gionis completed approximately 3 ½ years of college
in one (1) year, and started medical school at 17 years
of age. He received his M.D. degree at 21, in 1975, from
the Medical University of South Carolina, whereupon Dr.
Gionis was reported as the youngest person in the United
States to complete this accomplishment. Dr. Gionis completed
five (5) years of general surgical post-graduate residency
education and training in 1980, and also competed the two
(2) year Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship
in 1982, at the Tulane Medical Center – Charity Hospital.
- #(2).
J.D.: Dr. Gionis received his JD from the John Marshall
Law School, Chicago, in January 2002 (Cum laude). He was
a member of the Dean's List for every semester of law school,
was 5th in class standing, and was a member of the Honors
Program. Dr. Gionis was invited to join the Law Review staff
of both the law schools' law reviews, the John Marshall
Law Review and the Journal of Computer & Information
Law, and in April 2001 was selected as the Editor-in-Chief
of the John Marshall Law Review. Dr. Gionis is a member
of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Society.
- #(3).
M.H.A.: Dr. Gionis completed the Masters in Healthcare Administration
program, at Seton Hall University, Center for Public Service,
in January 2001, concurrent with his first year law school
studies. Dr. Gionis’ thesis for the MHA led to the
development of a first-ever non-profit international healthcare
regulatory compliance organization concerning healthcare
administration of emergency medicine aboard maritime vessels
throughout the world. Dr. Gionis delivered the Commencement
address at the Seton Hall graduation.
- #(4).
M.B.A.: Dr. Gionis received the Masters in Business Administration
from the Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Business,
where his thesis was selected for inclusion in the Graduate
School of Business Library. The thesis concerned extensive
financial management analysis of various health maintenance
organizations.
- #(5).
LL.M.: Dr. Gionis is currently a post-graduate law student
enrolled in the Walter H. and Dorothy B. Diamond International
Tax LL.M. Program at the St. Thomas University School of
Law, Miami, Florida. Dr. Gionis also serves as Editor-in-Chief
of the Royal Society of Fellows Law Review, which is the
official publication and law review of the Walter H. and
Dorothy B. Diamond International Tax LL.M. Program and the
Royal Society of Fellows.
Lecture
and Teaching Experience:
Dr.
Gionis has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally.
Nationally,
over the past 9 years, Dr. Gionis has delivered approximately
90 lectures at various programs of the Harvard Medical School,
Department of Surgery, and Massachusetts General Hospital
programs in advanced trauma life support. Additionally, Dr.
Gionis has lectured at the University of California, Los Angeles
(U.C.L.A.), University of Southern California (U.S.C.); the
Pepperdine Graduate School of Business, and the Center of
Excellence in Healthcare Management Development at U.S.C.
Dr. Gionis’ lecture topics have included various topics
in medicine and surgery, healthcare management, total quality
management, risk management, and ethics management. Dr. Gionis
has also been asked to lecture at various national medical
associations such as the American College of Forensic Examiners
and the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons,
and has been an invited author of the American College of
Medical Quality regarding various topics as reflected in Dr.
Gionis’ curriculum vitae.
In
respect to advancing healthcare regulatory guidelines and
compliance involving emergency medical care provided to passengers
and crew aboard maritime vessels of all types worldwide, Dr.
Gionis has recently lectured as a guest lecturer as follows:
- #(1).
Masaryk University Faculty of Law, Brno, Czech Republic,
Tenth Anniversary of the John Marshall Law School - Masaryk
University Faculty of Law Seminar in American Law, October
17, 2002, American Healthcare Law;
- #(2).
University of Piraeus, Department of Maritime Studies, Piraeus,
Greece, November 20, 2000, Paradox on the High Seas: Evasive
Standards of Medical Care - Duty Without Standards of Care;
A Call for the International Regulation of Maritime Healthcare
Aboard Ships;
- #(3).
University of Athens, School of Law, Institute of Social
Insurance, Health and Assistance, Athens, Greece, November
22, 2000, Paradox on the High Seas: Evasive Standards of
Medical Care - Duty Without Standards of Care; A Call for
the International Regulation of Maritime Healthcare Aboard
Ships;
- #(4).
Pantheion University, Institute of International Relations,
Athens, Greece, November 22, 2000, An International Paradox
on the High Seas: Evasive Standards of Medical Care - Duty
Without Standards of Care; A Call for the International
Regulation of Maritime Healthcare Aboard Ships;
- #(5).
Hellenic Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, Athens,
Greece, November 23, 2000, Occupational Health Issues in
Maritime Commerce: Paradox on the High Seas: Evasive Standards
of Medical Care - Duty Without Standards of Care; A Call
for the International Regulation of Maritime Healthcare
Aboard Ships.
Additionally, in respect to lecturing on international healthcare
administration, organizational development and international
business ethics, Dr. Gionis has been a guest lecturer and
invited guest to groups of Pepperdine University
students and local Chinese officials in Hong Kong; Guangdong
and Dongguan, China; as well as in Bangkok, Thailand.
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