Curriculum Vitae:Thomas P. Engel, M.D.
Curriculum Vitae:Revised 7 December 1996.
Sections: Employment, Education, Post-graduate Training, Acomplishments, Professional Societies, Committees, Special Experience, Research Interests, Invited Speaker, Presented Papers, Technical Papers, Interactive Books, Scientific Exhibits, Workshops, Personal Information.
Director of Education Development, Assistant to the Dean for Medical Information Technology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California, 1995-1996.
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry Major, Magna Cum Laude, University of Redlands, Redlands, California, 1978-1982.
Internship, Pediatrics, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, 1987-1988.
Clinical Sciences Faculty Advisory Council, Loma Linda University, 1993-1996.
Institutional Review Board for Human Studies, Loma Linda University, 1991-1995.
Subcommittee for Network Standards, Networking Task Force, Loma Linda University, 1991-1993.
Practice of Medicine Steering Committee, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 1993-1996.
Teaching Methodologies Steering Committee, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 1993-1996.
Information Management & Interpretation of Medical Literature Working Group, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 1995-1996.
Information Technology Committee, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 1995-1996.
Research and Technology Committee, Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 1991-1996.
Loma Linda University representative to IMED, the consortium of California medical schools, 1993-1996.
Experience in multimedia production, CD-ROM preparation and cross-platform computer authoring tools including HTML (World Wide Web), Macromedia Director, Authorware Professional, Apple Media Tool and HyperCard.
Experience in cross-platform computer networks including TCP/IP, Novell Netware and AppleTalk.
Oversight of Risley Hall Learning Center (Loma Linda University School of Medicine computer learning laboratory) including personnel management, technical issues, teaching, policy development and long term planning. 1995-1996.
Editorial Board, Educational Synopses in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 1995-1996. Also, manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Clinical Monitoring.
Assistant Manager, GasNet Anesthesiology World Wide Web server, 1995-1996. GASNet includes an on-line peer review journal, an on-line textbook of anesthesiology, an anesthesiology newsgroup and references to other resources on the Internet.
Designed and built a template based tool for creating high quality, interactive, multimedia technical books without programming, 1993-1994.
Designed and built a computer interface library for accessing patient wave forms, numerics and alarms from Hewlett-Packard Component Monitoring System, 1992.
Co-founder and leader, Loma Linda University Macintosh User's Group, 1991-1996. In addition, wrote the Loma Linda University Macintosh User's Manual.
Network Administrator, Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 1990-1996. Planned and built a multiprotocol department level computer network. Planned and built a file server for resident physicians with extensive text resources and the best educational programs available. Also, configured each router for the entire Loma Linda University campus, 1992.
Student Researcher, Division of Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 1986-1987. Created several mathematical models of human growth hormone secretion.
Assistant Instructor, Aoinagi Karate, 1982-1984. Taught non-contact Karate physical skills and didactic material to children and adults.
Created a computer program for teaching Japanese vocabulary, 1983.
Designed and implemented a cross-platform database system for managing special collections, Armacost Library, University of Redlands, 1982-1983.
Summer Research Fellow, Protein Chemistry, University of Redlands, 1981-1982. Created a suite of programs to automate complex calculations in density gradient ultracentrifugation. Completed research thesis "The buoyant density and net hydration of antifreeze glycoprotein IV."
Created mathematical models of mechanisms of circadian rhythms and entrainment, 1980.
Tutor, calculus, chemistry, physics and computer programming, University of Redlands, 1980-1982.
System Operator, Fletcher Jones Academic Computer Center, University of Redlands, 1980-1982.
Instructor, computer programming, University of Redlands, 1980-1982.
How to Find Technical Information on The World Wide Web. Breakfast panel, American Society of Anesthesiologists, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 1996.
A Clinician's Guide to the Internet. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, April, 1996. Slides.
Engel, T. Technical issues in educational software development. Computers in Anesthesiology XVI, Nashville, Tennessee, October, 1995. Abstract.
Engel, T., Ruskin, K. and Reed, J. Technical education and reference: practical steps to the future. Society and the Future of Computing, Durango, Colorado, June, 1995. Abstract.
Engel, T. A fuzzy logic system for prioritizing surgical cases. Society for Technology in Anesthesia, Phoenix, Arizona, January, 1995. Abstract.
Engel, T., Applegate, R. and Applegate, P. An interactive electronic book for learning transesophageal echocardiography. Medicine Meets Virtual Reality: III, San Diego, California, January, 1995. Abstract.
Engel, T. Computer simulation workshop. Computers in Anesthesiology XV, Monterey, California, October, 1994. Abstract.
Engel, T. A layered mathematical model for cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology. First World Congress on Computational Medicine, Public Health and Biotechnology, Austin, Texas, April, 1994. Abstract.
Engel, T. Information retrieval for anesthesiology education. Society for Technology in Anesthesia, Orlando, Florida, January, 1994. Abstract.
Engel, T. Personal digital assistants in the operating room. Society for Technology in Anesthesia, Orlando, Florida, January, 1994. Abstract.
Engel, T., Applegate, R. and Applegate, P. A computer based tutorial for transesophageal echocardiography. Computers in Anesthesiology XIV, Williamsburg, Virginia, October, 1993. Abstract.
Engel, T. A Macintosh client for the Hewlett-Packard Component Monitoring System. Society for Technology in Anesthesia, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1993. Abstract.
Engel, T. and Wheeler, S. An interpolated face for communication of the patient's condition. Computers in Anesthesiology XIII, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 1992. Abstract.
Engel, T. Anesthesia simulation program for Macintosh computers. Computers in Anesthesiology XII, Yosemite, California, October, 1991. Abstract.
Engel, T. Fancy modal dialogs. MacTech Magazine, v. 7, n. 6, p. 28-43, 1991. June, 1991 issue.
Engel, T., Applegate, R., Chung, D. and Sanchez, A. Management of the difficult airway. Cook Incorporated, Bloomington, Indiana, 1996. 127 pages. Description.
Engel, T. Computer ethics questions. Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, 1995. 57 pages. This book is part of the medical student curriculum at Loma Linda University. Description. Download.
Applegate, R., Applegate, P. and Engel, T. Transesophageal echocardiography tutorial and reference. Ely, Nevada, Bristlecone Software LLC, 1994. 463 pages. Description.
Engel, T., Applegate, R., Chung, D. and Sanchez, A. Management of the difficult airway multimedia CD-ROM. International Anesthesia Research Society, Washington, D.C., March, 1996. This exhibit won Third Place.
Ruskin, K., Doyle, D. J. and Engel, T. GASNet: anesthesiology on the Internet. American Society of Anesthesiologists, Atlanta, Georgia, October, 1995.
Engel, T., Applegate, R. and Applegate, P. A template based authoring tool for media-rich technical instruction and reference. International Anesthesia Research Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, March, 1995. This exhibit won First Place.
Applegate, R., Applegate, P. and Engel, T. Transesophageal echocardiography tutorial and reference. Advanced Echocardiography, American College of Cardiology, San Diego, California, June, 1994.
Applegate, R., Applegate, P. and Engel, T. Transesophageal echocardiography tutorial and reference. International Anesthesia Research Society, Orlando, Florida, March, 1994. This exhibit won Second Place.
Applegate, R., Applegate, P. and Engel, T. Transesophageal echocardiography tutorial computer program. American Society of Anesthesiologists, Washington, D.C., October, 1993.
Engel, T. Anesthesia simulation computer program. Alumni Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda, California, February, 1991.
Adult Difficult Airway Workshop. Society for Airway Management, Newport Beach, California, September, 1996.
Educational Software Development. 16th International Symposium on Computing in Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, May, 1996. Slides.
Difficult Airway Workshop. Advances in Anesthetic Practice, Palm Springs, California, February, 1996.
Transesophageal Echocardiography I & II. New York State Society of Anesthesiologists Post Graduate Assembly, New York, December, 1994.
Technology for Education. Society for Technology in Anesthesia, Orlando, Florida, January, 1994.
I enjoy sailing, mountaineering, mountain bike riding, passive solar design and home building.
My favorite books include:
The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster.
Chaos, by James Gleick.
Hidden Order, by John Holland
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman, by Richard Feynman as told to Ralph Leighton.
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides.
Powers of Ten, by Philip Morrison, Phylis Morrison and the office of Charles and Ray Eames.
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, by Edward Tufte.
Artificial Life, by Steven Levy.
Out of Control, by Kevin Kelley
Mindstorms, by Seymour Papert.
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction, by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein.
The Well-Built House, by Jim Locke.