472 Results for Internal Medicine near Tulsa, OK

Dr. Tulipana's Biography — Dr. Kevin Tulipana, Director of Hospital Medicine and Vice Chief of Staff at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) in Tulsa, is dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered care. An ordained deacon with the Catholic Church, Dr. Tulipana is finely tuned to both the physical and spiritual needs of his patients. Dr. Tulipana earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. He completed his Doctor of Osteopathy degree at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery. From 2000 to 2003, he was a resident in Family Medicine at Mercy/Mayo Family Medical Center, serving as chief resident from 2002 to 2003. From 2003 to 2010, Dr. Tulipana provided family medical care at a large regional medical center in Missouri. He then served as Hospitalist at a large health-care facility in Oklahoma. During his career, Dr. Tulipana has also held several administrative positions focused on quality improvement, innovation and other aspects of patient care. He joined CTCA in January 2015. Dr. Tulipana holds a medical license through the State of Oklahoma and is Board Certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Family Physicians and the Society of Hospital Medicine. In 2017, he was named a Fellow in Hospital Medicine by the Society of Hospital Medicine. In 2018, he earned a Master of Science degree in Bioethics from The University of Mary in Bismark, North Dakota. Outside of CTCA, Dr. Tulipana enjoys spending time with his wife and eight children, assisting his wife with homeschooling, vocal music, woodworking, hunting and photography.

Dr. Holder's Biography — I really enjoy seeing the idea of patient-centered care lived out on a daily basis. It is a pleasure to work with a committed and compassionate team who puts the needs of our patients first each and every day, says Dr. Timothy Holder, Medical Director of Supportive Care and Survivorship at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Family Medicine, Dr. Holder has over 20 years of experience in hospice and palliative medicine/symptom control and management. Dr. Holder earned a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He then completed a residency in family practice at Memorial Medical Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he earned the Physician Excellence Award and was named Resident of the Year for two years. Dr. Holder holds a bachelor s degree from the University of Dallas, where he graduated cum laude. In June 2016, he was accepted into the two-year Masters of Science in Palliative Care/Interprofessional Palliative Care program at the University of Colorado Graduate School. In January 2017, he was named chair of the Accreditation Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), as a representative of the Oklahoma State Medical Association. Prior to joining CTCA , Dr. Holder served as Medical Director of a not-for-profit hospice and as a physician in a private family practice, both in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was also a physician for a hospital as well as a multi-specialty clinic in Mexia, Texas. He has served on the Attorney General s Task Force to Improve End-of-Life Care in Oklahoma. Previously, he was a member of the Professional Advisory Board for Special Reports Television in Knoxville, Tennessee, which was a patient education television program showing in the reception area of doctors offices nationwide. Dr. Holder joined CTCA in April 2013. Having lost both of my parents to cancer, I wanted to do more with my training in palliative medicine. At CTCA, I can help provide patients with comprehensive symptom management and a better quality of life. He adds: By being part of the CTCA team, I am able to bring my advanced training in palliative medicine into our integrated treatment model that addresses the whole person. Dr. Holder says once patients are finished with treatment, our Survivorship Program helps provide comprehensive surveillance to monitor for recurrence of cancer or for new cancer occurrences. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. When he is not treating patients, Dr. Holder enjoys reading and collecting rare books, stamp/coin collecting, backpacking/camping, bird watching, photography and bicycling. His wife, Kaia, is a cellist and private strings instructor who plays in the Ft. Smith (Arkansas) Symphony. They have three daughters, Zuri, Malindi, and Kiri, whose names reflect their time doing mission work in Africa (Tanzania and Kenya).

Dr. Tannen's Biography — Dr. Richard Tannen, Intensivist at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) in Tulsa, brings more than three decades of experience to his work. The sense of dedication by all at CTCA to the individual patient and family is the most encompassing I have ever encountered, he says. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry at the University of Colorado, Dr. Tannen completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. His postgraduate training included an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Nassau County Medical Center in New York, which was the teaching hospital for SUNY Stonybrook at the time, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary diseases at the University of Utah College of Medicine. From 1977 to 2006, Dr. Tannen started, worked in and became the managing partner of a private group practice of pulmonary and critical care medicine in the Dallas area. He held affiliations with several regional hospitals. In 2006, Dr. Tannen closed his outpatient practice but continued to provide hospital-based pulmonary and critical care medicine. He joined CTCA in January 2015. Throughout his career Dr. Tannen has held numerous medical staff and hospital positions, including medical directorships of respiratory care services for nearly 25 years, chair of the department of medicine at four hospitals, chief of staff, medical director of intensive care, chief of infection control. In addition, he established and chaired a multidisciplinary ethics committee. Dr. Tannen holds medical licenses from the States of Texas and Oklahoma. He is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, and is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the Texas Medical Association and the Dallas County Medical Society. As an Intensivist at CTCA, Dr. Tannen supports nurses and patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Identifying and addressing urgent needs, he focuses on assisting patients through this transition and returning them to their prior status. Outside of CTCA, Dr. Tannen enjoys spending time with his wife, Bette, their adult children and their grandchild. They raise and show Hungarian sheep dogs.