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James Vanderploeg, M.D.

Associate Professor, Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Division of Clinical Preventive Medicine

Associate Professor, Family Medicine


 

 
Education

1972     B.S.      Letters and Medicine, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

1975     M.D.    University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, M.D.

1980     M.P.H. University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas

BOARD CERTIFICATION: 

American Board of Preventive Medicine

Occupational Medicine, 1982 - present

Aerospace Medicine, 1983 - present

American Association of Medical Review Officers, 1992 & 1997 & 2002

Medical Review Officer Certification Council, 1993 & 1997 & 2002

Significant professional appointments and activities

Aerospace Medical Association, Fellow; President 1995-1996 *

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

American Astronautical Society-Southwest Section

Secretary/Treasurer 1990 *

Vice Chairman 1991 *

Chairman 1992 *

American Board of Medical Specialties:

Current positions

Member, Board of Directors

Member, Finance and Audit Committee

Member, Board of Directors, Research and Education Foundation

Chair, Computer-based Testing Task Force *

Previous positions

Chair, Database and Information Technology Advisory Committee *

Chair, Committee of Board Representatives and Executives *

American Board of Preventive Medicine;

Member and Trustee – 1993 - 1998

Secretary Treasurer – August 1995 - August 1996 *

Secretary – August 1996 – February 1998 *

Executive Director – February 1998 – present *

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

American College of Preventive Medicine, Fellow

American Medical Association

Civil Aviation Medical Association

FAA Senior Aviation Medical Examiner

Harris County Medical Society

International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine

Society of NASA Flight Surgeons:

Secretary Treasurer 1982-1984 *

President 1987-1988 *

Space Medicine Branch, Aerospace Medical Association:

Secretary-Treasurer 1984-1986 *

President 1987-1988 *

Texas Medical Association

 HONORS:

NASA Awards

Space Shuttle Medical Operations Team Group Achievement Award

NASA Outstanding Performance Award

 Publications:

Vanderploeg, J.M., "Crew Medical Training", in STS-1 Medical Report, NASA TM-58240, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, December, 1981.

Vanderploeg, J.M., "Crew Medical Training", in STS-2 Medical Report, NASA TM-58245, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, May, 1982.

Vanderploeg, J.M., "Crew Medical Training", in STS-3 Medical Report, NASA TM-58247, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, August, 1982.

Vanderploeg, J.M., "Crew Medical Training", in Shuttle OFT Medical Report, NASA TM-58252, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, July, 1983.

Vanderploeg, J.M., "Shuttle Orbiter Medical System", in STS-1 Medical Report, NASA TM-58240, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, December, 1981.

Vanderploeg, J.M., "Shuttle Orbiter Medical System", in STS-2 Medical Report, NASA TM-58245, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, May, 1982.

Vanderploeg, J.M., "Shuttle Orbiter Medical System", in STS-3 Medical Report, NASA TM-58247, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, August, 1982.

Vanderploeg, J.M., "Shuttle Orbiter Medical System", in Shuttle OFT Medical Report, NASA TM-58252, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, July, 1983.

Vanderploeg, J.M., "Medical Aspects of Space Exploration", World Health Organization OCH/86.1, 1986.

Vanderploeg, J.M., Stewart, D.F. and Davis, J.R., "A Current Status of SMS Experience in Shuttle Crewmembers", Results of the Life Sciences DSOs Conducted Aboard the Space Shuttle 1981-1986, U.S. Government Printing Office: 1987-761-013/60196, 1987.

Thornton, W.E., Moore, T.P., Pool, S.L. and Vanderploeg, J. M., "Clinical Characterization and Etiology of Space Motion Sickness", Aviat. Space Environ. Med. 1987; 58(9, Suppl.):A1-8.

Davis, J.R., Vanderploeg, J.M., Santy, P.A., Jennings, R.T. and Stewart, D.F., "Space Motion Sickness During 24 Flights of the Space Shuttle", Aviat. Space Environ. Med. 1988; 59:1185-9.

McDonald, P.V., Vanderploeg, J.M., Smart, K., Hamilton, D., “AST Commercial Human Space Flight Participant Biomedical Data Collection”, DOT Volpe Center Contract DTRT57-05-D-30103, Feb. 2007.

 

 

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