Prof. Dr. Joaquim Silva Tavares

O Professor Joaquim Silva Tavares (Djoca) na companhia dos seus alunos na Universidade de Nevada - Las Vegas

 

CURRICULUM VITAE   

Prof. Joaquim Silva Tavares (Djoca)

JOAQUIM SILVA TAVARES, MD, FCCP

DATE OF BIRTH  SEPTEMBER 19, 1959

GENDER  MALE

MARITAL STATUS  MARRIED, ONE SON

LANGUAGES:                              

ENGLISH: SPEAK, READ, WRITE

PORTUGUESE: SPEAK, READ, WRITE          

SPANISH: SPEAK, READ, WRITE                  

FRENCH: READ, WRITE, UNDERSTAND                  

ITALIAN: UNDERSTAND                              

CRIOULO (GUINEA-BISSAU, CAPE VERT) : SPEAK, READ, UNDERSTAND

                                                                                                                                     

HOMETOWN: GUINEA-BISSAU

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

NOVEMBER 2006-PRESENT ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR - PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

JULY 2005-JUNE 2006  SUBSPECIALITY EDUCATION COORDINATOR INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

SEPTEMBER 1999-PRESENT ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR SCHOOL OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

JULY 1997-JUNE-1998 ASSISTANT CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL OF MEDICINE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK - STONY BROOK, NEW YORK             

ACADEMIC YEAR 1978-1979 ALGEBRA TEACHER SEVENTH GRADE KWAME N’KRUMAH HIGH SCHOOL - BISSAU, GUNEA-BISSAU

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

JULY 2002-DECEMBER 2006 CHIEF, DIVISION OF PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE REDROCK/ELDORADO MEDICAL CENTER LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

JULY 2000-JUNE 2006 MEDICAL DIRECTOR - GOLDRING SLEEP LABORATORY LAS VEGAS, NEVADA                                                         

JULY 2006-PRESENT MEDICAL DIRECTOR - DESERT SPRINGS SLEEP LABORATORY LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

JANUARY 1999-PRESENT IM/PULMONARY/CRITICAL CARE/SLEEP MEDICINE - REDROCK/ELDORADO MEDICAL CENTER LAS VEGAS, NEVADA           

JULY 1998-DEC.1998 VOLUNTEER FELLOW AND ASSISTANT CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER STONY BROOK, NEW YORK

1987-1991 FAMILY PHYSICIAN - BENFICA HEALTH CENTER LISBON, PORTUGAL

1985-1987 INTERNSHIP, INTERNAL MEDICINE HOSPITAL SANTA MARIA-SCHOOL OF MEDICINE LISBON, PORTUGAL

 

RESIDENCY, FELLOWSHIP AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING:

JULY 2002-JUNE 2003 TRAINING IN INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY DR.  J. FRANCIS TURNER UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE LAS VEGAS, NEVADA                                                 

JULY 1997-JUNE 1998 FELLOWSHIP, SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SLEEP AND WAKING - DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK STONY BROOK, NEW YORK

JULY 1995-JUNE 1997 FELLOWSHIP, PULMONARY DISEASES - NEW YORK HOSPITAL OF QUEENS CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE FLUSHING, NEW YORK

JULY 1994-JUNE 1995 FELLOWSHIP, CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE AND ANESTHESIOLOGY - MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER/NEW YORK HOSPITAL-CORNELL UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, NEW YORK

JULY 1991-JUNE 1994 RESIDENCY, INTERNAL MEDICINE FLUSHING HOSPITAL-ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FLUSHING, NEW YORK

 

MEDICAL SCHOOL:                          

1980-1985  MEDICAL DOCTOR SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF LISBON - LISBON, PORTUGAL

                                                             

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION:

2005 BOARD RECERTIFICATION IN PULMONARY DISEASES

2005 BOARD RECERTIFICATION IN CRITICAL CARE

2004 BOARD RECERTIFICATION IN INTERNAL MEDICINE

2002 OHIO STATE MEDICAL LICENSE

2000 DIPLOMATE OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF SLEEP  MEDICINE        

1999 NEVADA STATE MEDICAL LICENSE

1998 BOARD CERTIFIED IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

1998 FLORIDA STATE MEDICAL LICENSE

1997 BOARD CERTIFIED IN PULMONARY DISEASES

1997 MICHIGAN STATE MEDICAL LICENSE

1994 BOARD CERTIFIED IN INTERNAL MEDICINE

1992  FLEX

1991  FMGEMS

 

AWARDS:     

2005-2006:  AWARD FOR BEST OVERALL PHYSICIAN INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

2004-2005: AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF  MEDICINE

2003-2004: AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PHYSICIAN INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

1993-1994: AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PGY3 RESIDENT

1992-1993: AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH   

 

MEMBERSHIPS:                      

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CHEST PHYSICIANS

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY

SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR BRONCHOLOGY

                                                                            

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