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| Diane Sixsmith, MD obtained her bachelor's
degree from Trinity College in Washington, D.C. in 1969. She then
attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine from which
she obtained her medical degree in 1973. |
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| In 1977 she obtained a Master of Public Health
degree from the Columbia University School of Public Health. Dr.
Sixsmith undertook internship at the Harlem Hospital Center and
completed the residency in Internal Medicine at the same institution
in 1976. |
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Licensure:
New York - 1974
Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1976
Diplomate, American College of Emergency Physicians, 1986
Recertified, American College of Emergency Physicians, 1996
Certified Instructor, Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Certified Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support
Certified Instructor, Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Fellowship:
Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians
Academic and Clinical Appointments:
1976-1982 - Faculty, Emergency Medicine, The Harlem Hospital
1976-1980- Instructor in Clinical Medicine, Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
1987- present- Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Allied Health, Borough
of Manhattan Community College
1989-1992 - Instructor in Medicine, New York University School
of Medicine
1992-1994 - Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York
University School of Medicine
1994- present - Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, New
York Hospital/Cornell University School of Medicine
1976-1979 - Staff Physician, Rikers Island Health Services,
Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center
1980-1993 - Attending Physician, Dept. of Medicine, New York
Downtown Hospital
1980-1992 - Medical Director, Emergency Department, New York
Downtown Hospital
1992- present- Chairman, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, The New
York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
1997- present- Director, Dept, of Emergency Medicine, The New
York Flushing Hospital
Professional Societies:
American Women's Medical Association
American College of Physicians
American College of Emergency Physicians
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine |
| Dr. Sixsmith's contribution to peer-reviewed
journals are diverse, and include works on hypothermia, domestic
violence, blunt trauma, and drug abuse. She has authored chapters
for textbooks that deal with accidents and emergencies as well as
food poisoning. She has also been co-principal investigator for
for an HEW grant on the utilization of health resources because
of the complications of drug abuse. |
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