Four Rivers Clinical Research

Polly J. LeBuhn, M.D.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Four Rivers Clinical Research, Inc. 225 Medical Center Drive, Suite 305 Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 441-4606 (270) 441-4609 (Fax)

Education

Undergraduate Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

1982-1986 BS Distributed Studies 1986

Graduate University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa

1986-1990 MD, 1990

Postgraduate Residency in Internal Medicine

1991-1994 University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

1995-1996 Chief Resident of Internal Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa

1994-1996 Subspecialty Fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Licenses and Certification

State of Kentucky, Medical License # 35911

State of Iowa Medical License # 29866

Federal DEA # BL4381098

Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1994

Board Certified in Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1998

Professional Activities

10/04-Present Research Physician, Four Rivers Clinical Research, Inc., Paducah, KY

July 2000-Present Staff Physician, Western Baptist Hospital, Paducah, KY

June 2000-Present Staff Physician, Lourdes Hospital, Paducah, KY

7/00 - Present Infectious Diseases Consultant, Infectious Diseases Associate Paducah, KY

6/00 - Present Co-Medical Director, Heartland CARES, Inc. Paducah, KY

11/98 - 5/00 Associate Chief of Staff for Primary and Preventive Care Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center

7/98 - 4/99 Infectious Diseases Consultant Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa

11/97 -5/00 Associate Hospital Epidemiologist Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center

11/97 - 5/00 Medical Director of Employee Health Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center

8/97 - 5/00 Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Divisions of General Medicine and Infectious Diseases
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa

1-97 - 7/97 Associate, Department of Internal Medicine Divisions of General Medicine and Infectious Diseases
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa

Clinical Experience

1996-Present General Medicine Inpatient Attending

1996- 2000 Travel Clinic

1997-Present Inpatient and Outpatient Infectious Diseases Consultation

1997-2000 Virology Clinic (Primary HIV Care)

1997-Present Primary Care General Medicine

1997-Present General Medicine Consultation and Preoperative Evaluation

2000-Present Heartland CARES, Inc. (Primary HIV Care)

2000-Present Infectious Diseases Associates

Additional Experience

1/91 - 4/91 Physician Volunteer - Maua Methodist Hospital Kenya, East Africa

1990 Outbreak Investigation - Kiebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in pediatric patients receiving central venous nutrition at a midwest hospital.

1995 Outbreak Investigation - Sternal wound infections following coronary artery bypass grafting at an eastern hospital.

1995 Outbreak Investigation - Sternal wound infections following open heart procedures at a midwest hospital.

1997-2000 Antibiotic Control - Worked with two clinical pharmacists and a pulmonologist to explore ways of improving antibiotic usage.

Professional Memberships

Infectious Disease Society of America

Publications

1. LeBuhn, CB, Doebbeling BN. Pneumococcal Infections. In: Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Ed. Wallace RB. Appleton and Lange, Norwalk, CT, 1998.

Abstracts

1. LeBuhn, CB, Ringold DM, Doebbeling BN. Determinants of pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly: A logistic regression model. Abstracts of the 33rd Annual Infectious Diseases Society of America Meeting, abstract #200, September 1995, San Francisco, CA.

2. LeBuhn, CB, Flanagan JR, Helms CM, Nobiling HE, Muller BA, and Doebbeling BN. Comparison of interventions to improve pneumococcal Vaccine delivery in ambulatory care. Abstracts of the 34th Annual Infectious Diseases Society of America Meeting, abstract #280, September 1996, New Orleans, LA.