Dr. Peter Frank, D.O. EDUCATION - UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING • University: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA   1960-1964, B.A. Psychology • Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic    Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1964-1968,    Doctor Of Osteopathic Medicine EDUCATION - POSTGRADUATE TRAINING • Rotating Internship: Lakeview Hospital,    Milwaukee, WI, 1968-1969 • Armed Services: U.S. Army Field Service School,    San Antonio, TX, 1969

MILITARY SERVICE

• Captain U.S. Army Medical Corp, 1969-1971, General Medical Officer
• Director of Outpatient Clinic, Camp Davies, Saigon, Vietnam, 1969-1970
• Director of Outpatient Clinic, Camp Eagle, Phu Bai, Vietnam, 1970-1971
• Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Army Forces Induction Center, Philadelphia, PA, 1971
• National Defense Service Medal, 1971
• Overseas Bars (2), 1971
• Vietnam Service Medal, 1971
• Vietnam Campaign Medal w/60 Device, 1971
• Army Commendation Medal, 1971
• Honorable Discharge, 1971

MEDICAL PRACTICE

• Coordinator Medical Civic Action Program, Phu Bai, Vietnam, 1969-1971
• Solo Family Practice, Philadelphia, PA 1971-1981
• President, Continental Medical Services, established four Family Practice Centers, 1971-1976
• Consultant & Stockholder, HMO Diversified, established four Family Practice Centers, 1971-1999
• Emergency Medical Consultant, Western Eastern Roadracers’ Association, 1974-84
• Family Practice, Hardeeville, SC, 1981-present
• Family Practice, Bluffton, SC, 1981-2005
• Family Practice, Ridgeland, SC, 1998-2005
• Family Practice, Daufuskie Island, SC, 1981-1998
• Emergency Room Physician, Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head, SC, 1981-1982
• Emergency Medical Consultant, Jasper County General Hospital, Ridgeland, SC, 1981-1983
• Emergency Room Physician, Jasper County General Hospital, Ridgeland, SC, 1981-1983
• Medical Control Officer, Jasper County EMS, 1981-1984
• Member: Low Country Regional Emergency Medical Services Council, 1981-1984
• Team Physician, Ferrari Team, 24 Hours of Daytona, 1984
• Team Physician, U.S. Karate Team, Leningrad, USSR, 1989
• Medical Examiner, S.C. Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1989-present
• Medical Examiner, S.C. Department of Social Services, 1989-present

LICENSES

• Physician and Surgeon, State of Pennsylvania, 1971-1980
• Physician and Surgeon, State of South Carolina, 1981-present
• Physician and Surgeon, State of Wisconsin, 1969-1992, inactive
• Physician and Surgeon, State of Florida, 1981-1990, inactive
• DEA/BNDD Certification, 1968-present
• Captain, United States Coast Guard, License #266957, 1987-present

OFFICES, AWARDS, HONORS AND CERTIFICATES

• Lambda Omicon Gamma Fraternity, 1964-1968
• Diplomate National Board of Osteopathic Examiners, 1968
• Certificate of Recognition, awarded by General Westmoreland for Services in Vietnam, 1971
• Presidential Commendation for Service in Vietnam, 1971
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification, 1981
• Vice President, Bluffton Men’s Club, Bluffton, SC, 1982
• President, Jasper County Chapter of American Cancer Society, 1981-1992
• School Physician, May River Academy, Bluffton, SC 1980-1984
• Vice President, South Carolina Osteopathic Medical Association, 1984-1985
• Distinguished Medical Service, Jasper County, SC, 1981
• President, South Carolina Osteopathic Association, 1985-1986
• Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 1986 Edition-present
• President, Myrtle Island Property Owners’ Association, 1987
• Board Member, Jasper County Silent Witness Program, 1988
• Certificate of Recognition, Clemson University/Medical University of South Carolina Agro Medical Program, 1988
• President, Bluffton Men’s Club, Bluffton, SC, 1987-1988
• Member, Public Relations Committee, S.C. Academy of Family Practice, 1988-1989
• Treasurer, South Carolina Osteopathic Medical Association, 1991-1992
• Member-at-Large, South Carolina Osteopathic Medical Association, 1991-present
• Commun-I-Care Program, South Carolina Medical Association, 1994
• Member, South Carolina Medicare Physicians’ Advisory Committee, 1991-1995
• President, Jasper County Chapter, American Cancer Society, 1981-1992
• Physician of the Year 2004, NRCC, presented 3/15/05 Washington, DC
• Top Physicians, Consumer’s Research Council of America, 2005
• Sergeant Jasper Award, Jasper County Chamber of Commerce, 2006

PAPERS PUBLISHED, TEACHING POSITIONS, INVENTIONS, ADVISORY

• “The Development of Individuality in Neonates,” Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey, September, 1975
• “Potentiation of the Patellar Reflex,” Cortlandt Forum, June 1988
• Visiting Lecturer, Department of Family Practice, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1987
• Visiting Lecturer, Department of Family Practice, Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, GA, 1987
• Hypothermic Injection Device, Patent Pending
• Preceptor, Medical University of South Carolina, Physician Assistant Program; Armstrong University Nurse Practitioner Program
• Member, Family Practice Board of Advisors, Consultant Magazine, 2002


HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

• Third Field Hospital, Saigon, Vietnam, Active Staff, 1969-1971
• St. Joseph’s Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, Active Staff, 1971-1976
• Jasper County General Hospital, Ridgeland, SC, Courtesy Staff, 1981-1990
• Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head Island, SC, Courtesy Staff, 1981-1984
• Low Country General Hospital, Ridgeland, SC, Courtesy Staff, 1990-1998

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Beaufort County Medical Society, 1981-present
• South Carolina Osteopathic Medical Association, 1981-present
• American Academy of Family Physicians, ID# 7185401, 1985-1990
• American Osteopathic Association, 1968-1990
• South Carolina Medical Association, 1981-present
• South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, 1984-1990
• Member, National Association of Emergency Medical System Physicians, 1985-1988
• Member, Programs Committee, Beaufort County Medical Society, 1988
• President, Jasper County Chapter, American Cancer Society, 1981-1992

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

• Member, Bluffton Men’s Club, Bluffton, SC, 1981-1998
• Member, Bluffton Chapter, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Bluffton, SC 1991-1998
• Member, Bluffton Marine Rescue Squadron, Bluffton, SC 1985-1990
• Member, Myrtle Island Property Owners’ Association, 1985-present
• Member, Palmetto Electric Trust Board, 1998-present
• Chairman, Palmetto Electric Trust Committee, establish USC campus Bluffton
• Chairman, Palmetto Electric Trust Board, 2005-2007
• Consultant: Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Inc.