JOSEPH G.L. HETTIARACHCHY, M.D.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Mailing
Address:
CO Springs, CO 80901
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Telephone #: (719) 357-7531
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Electronic Mail: joe@hettiarachchy.com
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World Wide Web: http://hettiarachchy.com
EDUCATION
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Residency
Institution:
Degree: Anesthesiology
Period: July
2000-June 2003
Institution:
Degree: Internal
Medicine 2 years
Period: July
1998-June 2000
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Institution:
Degree: Combined
M.D. and B.A.
Biology
Period: August 1992-May 1998
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High School
Institution:
Period: September 1989-June 1992
LICENSURE
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State of
EMPLOYMENT
EXPERIENCE
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Anesthesiologist,
Pikes Peak
Anesthesiology Associates, PC, Colorado Springs, CO (July 2003 - present)
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Primary Care
Physician (Part-time),
LEADERSHIP
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Chairman Recruiting Committee - Pikes Peak Anesthesiology Associates, PC
(2007-present)
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Medical Director Acute Pain Services - Pikes Peak Anesthesiology Associates, PC (2007-2008)
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Chief Resident Dept. of Anesthesiology,
University of Nebraska Medical Center (2002-2003)
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Nebraska Resident Delegate - ASA House of Delegates (2002)
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Careers in
Medicine Project - Developed a comprehensive
lecture series for high school students interested
in medical
careers. As founder, gave presentations
regularly to four high schools quarterly (1996-1998)
HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
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FAER Resident
Scholarship ASA
Annual Meeting (October 2002)
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Edward Baumhardt Trust Fund Award for Academic Excellence (September 1997)
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Flarshiem Merit
Scholarship for Academic Excellence
(January 1997)
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Dollars for
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Forty-second
Annual Westinghouse Science Talent Search Semi-Finalist (Spring 1992)
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Twenty-eighth
Annual National
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Forty-first
International Science and Engineering Fair,
RESEARCH
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HIV Risk
Assessment (HAECP) Core Group -
Researched current methods for HIV Risk Assessment and
Counseling for patients and worked on incorporating a
didactic HIV training session into the
Medicine
curriculum (1997)
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“Value Added
Natural Products from Sunflower Heads” -
Extracted, analyzed, and tested successfully a
natural antioxidant (to extend shelf life) and dietary fiber
(as a food additive to prevent cancer) from a byproduct
(1990-1993)
MEMBERSHIP
IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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American
Society of Anesthesiologists - Active
member (1998 - present)
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American
Medical Association - Active member
(1993 - present)
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Alpha Phi Omega
- National Service Fraternity. Initiated and volunteered at numerous service
projects
Including Habitat for Humanity, Wayside Waifs,
Ronald McDonald House, Bosnian Refugee Project, etc. (1993-
present)
INTERESTS
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Computer
Programming - OS: Windowsä, OS-Xä, UNIX, Linux. Languages: C++,
Java, SQL, Visual Basic, HTML.
Network Administration:
Apache, MS Enterprise Server, MS IIS, FTP. President (1996-1998) and
chief programmer for
ãROOK Software (1984 - present)
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Finance – Active trader and financial
analyst: Forex currencies (2008 – present)
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Music – Professional on stage and studio musician/songwriter:
Piano/keyboards, clarinets, saxophones,
guitar/bass/ukuleles, drums, vocals. All styles (rock, pop, blues, country, jazz,
rap, fusion). Principal chair Clarinet in
symphonies, wind ensembles, and jazz
clubs in Colorado Springs, Kansas City, Omaha, and Fargo (1983 - present)
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Sports - Mountain Bicycle Racing, Alpine Skiing, Tennis
Tournaments, Table Tennis Tournaments (2nd place
UMKC annual tournament (1993)), Soccer, and Golf
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Hobbies – R/C helicopter flight, Photography, Mixing and
Editing music and video
Revised
04/21/2010