12/2015

CURRICULUM VITAE

Vijay Aswani MD, PhD FACP FAAP

I. PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: April 09, 1962

Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria

Citizenship: Citizen of India, permanent resident of the United States of America

Home address & telephone: M231 Turtle Ridge Road, Marshfield, WI 54449. Tel: 715-486-9371

Professional address & telephone: 1000 N Oak Ave, Marshfield, WI 54449. Tel: 715-387-5600

E-mail address: aswaniv@hotmail.com or aswani.vijay@marshfieldclinic.org

II. EDUCATION/POST GRADUATE TRAINING

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE MM/YY FIELD OF

STUDY

University of Bombay, India B.Sc. 04/84 Microbiology

University of Bombay, India M.Sc. 04/86 Biochemistry

University of Bombay, India Ph.D. 08/92 Biochemistry

Medical University of the Americas, St. Kitts & Nevis M.D. 05/05 Medicine

Marshfield Clinic-Saint Joseph Hospital

Residency 06/09

Internal Medicine

& Pediatrics

III. MEDICAL LICENS URE: Medicine & Surgery in Wisconsin, No. 49548-20

IV. BOARD CERTIFICATION

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), August, 2013, ABIM Certificate Number 290322

American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), October 2015, ABP Certificate Number 112424

V. PRESENT POSITION / ACADEMIC RANK

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public

Health

Physician in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Marshfield Clinic

Associate Editor of Clinical Medicine & Research, a PubMed-indexed peer-reviewed journal

Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program Director, Marshfield Clinic

Certified Registered Medical Examiner, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s

National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners

American Heart Association Instructor in BLS (Basic Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) since

2014

VI. PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

1986-90: Research Fellow, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (C.S.I.R.), India

1991-93: Research Scientist, Biotechnology Division, Bharat Serum & Vaccines Pvt. Ltd, Bombay,

India

1994-97: Manager, R & D, Promociones de Laboratorios, S.A., Panama City, Panama.

1997-2000: Molecular Data Analyst and Lab Manager, Laboratory of Molecular Evolution, Naos

Marine Labs, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama.

2000: Permanent Faculty Member in the Biological and Chemical Sciences, Florida State

University, Panama Canal Branch, Panama.

2001-02: Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Medical University of the Americas, Nevis, West

Indies

2002-03: Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Medical University of the Americas, Nevis, West

Indies

2004-05: Medical School Administrator, Medical University of the Americas, U.S. Office.

2005-08: Resident Physician, Residency Program in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Marshfield

Clinic / Saint Joseph Hospital, Marshfield, Wisconsin.

2008-09: Chief Resident, Residency Program Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Marshfield Clinic /

Saint Joseph Hospital, Marshfield, Wisconsin.

VII. MILITARY SERVICES: None

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VIII. TEACHING ACTIVITIES–HOSPITAL & OFFICE-BAS ED

MS4 Preceptorship Site Director of the Marshfield Clinic site for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and

Public Health since 2012

Resident Faculty Instructor and Mentor for the combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency program at the

Marshfield Clinic and Saint Joseph Hospital, Marshfield, WI since 2009

Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the Medical University of the Americas, Nevis, West Indies from 2001 to 2003

Nurse Practitioner Preceptor in an office-based primary care setting for University of Wisconsin and Ball State University

since 2010

IX. HOSPITAL/UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

Chairman of Resident Research Advisory Committee since 2011 for the Graduate Education Residency programs at the

Marshfield Clinic and Saint Joseph Hospital, Marshfield, WI

Member of the Resident Wellbeing Committee since 2011 for the Graduate Education Residency programs at the Marshfield

Clinic and Saint Joseph Hospital, Marshfield, WI

X. HONORS AND AWARDS

2012 Joseph J. Mazza Teaching award for excellence in combined internal medicine-pediatric education

2011 Volunteerism Award, Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Physicians

2009 Transitional Year Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, Marshfield Clinic

2009 Nikolai Award for Outstanding Resident Research, Marshfield Clinic

2009 Chief Resident Award, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Marshfield Clinic

2006 Co-author of paper awarded the best paper in the field of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolism

published in Molecular Genetics and Metabolism (MGM)

2005 Dean of Clinic Medicine Award, Medical University of the Americas

2003 Outstanding Professor Award, Medical University of the Americas

XI. PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIETY MEMBERS HIPS

Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP), member since 2009

Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) member since 2009

American Society of Microbiology, member since 2010

American Medical Association since 2009

Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA) since 2005

XII. EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

Peer reviewer for:

Clinic Medicine & Research

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Drugs

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Pediatrics

XIII. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

1. City on a Hill: as a physician to this free inner city clinic in Milwaukee held once a month. The clinic serves uninsured

patients, yearly since 2009

2. Camp Angel and Camp Hozhoni: as a camp physician for the summer and winter camps held in Central and Northern

Wisconsin yearly since 2009. This is a 3 day camp held for children, ages 8 through 12 who are touched by cancer

3. El Salvador Medical Mission: as a physician providing outpatient care and doing minor surgical procedures during a one

week long medical camp held at different locations in El Salvador, Central America. We see an average of 75 to 80 patients

per day per physician, yearly since 2011

4. Isla Bastimentos, San Blas, Panama: as a physician providing medical care to the Ngobe Indians that live on the islands off

the coast of San Blas, Panama, Central America about once a year for a few days in 2011

XIV. BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Aswani, V. Biochemical adaptation of brain acetylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.7) during temperature acclimation of fish Tilapia

mossambica Peters Thesis accepted by the University of Bombay for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY. 1992

2. Aswani, V. & Jaffar, M. B. Protease from two nematophagous fungi, Arthrobotrys oligospora & A. conoides. Indian Journal

of Experimental Biology 30, 881-884, 1992

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3. Devashish, K., A. Pai & Aswani, V. Use of Triton X-100 to enhance pectinase release in fungi immobilized within

polyurethane foam Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 31, 641-642, 1993

4. Aswani, V. Water Pollution in Panama. In: Atlas of the Environment, Ministerio de Salud de Panamá. 1995.

5. Bermingham, E., H. Banford, A. P. Martin and V. Aswani 1997 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Neotropical Fish

Collections Pp 37 - 38 in L. Malabarba (ed.), Neotropical Fish Collections. Museu de Ciencias e Tecnologia, PUCTS, Puerto

Alegre, Brazil.

6. Jaramillo A., Fidel E., Villada R., Maria Esperanza, Bermingham, Eldredge and Aswani, Vijay. Caracterización molecular de

Cochliomya hominivorax y Cochliomyia macellaria, dos especies de importancia veterinaria. 2000. In: Jamillo et al. (Ed.),

Libro de resumenes del IV Congreso de la Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación: 58. Panamá:

7. E. Bermingham, V. Aswani, A. Castillo, R. Gonzalez. Peces de agua dulce de Panama. Pp. 32-38. In: Stanley Heckadon-

Moreno (editor). Panama: Puente Biológico. Panama: Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales, 2001. ISBN:

9962-614-01-5.

8. Aswani, Vijay. That’s Funny. Student BMJ 11,309, 2003

9. Aswani, Vijay. Reductionism Gets A Soul. Family Medicine Nov-Dec; 35(10): 704-5, 2003

10. Chandler RJ, Aswani V, Tsai MS, Falk M, Wehrli N, Stabler S, Allen R, Sedensky M, Kazazian HH, Venditti CP.

Propionyl-CoA and adenosylcobalamin metabolism in Caenorhabditis elegans: Evidence for a role of methylmalonyl-CoA

epimerase in intermediary metabolism. Mol Genet Metab. 2006 Sep-Oct; 89(1-2): 64-73, 2006.

11. Haas, Ron & Aswani, Vijay Adventures in CO-Oximetry: Apparent Methemoglobinemia. LabMedicine 38(11):1-4, 2007.

12. Shukla SK, Aswani V, Stockwell PJ, Reed KD. Contribution of polymorphisms in ankA, gltA, and groESL in defining

genetic variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jul; 45(7):2312-5, 2007.

13. Aswani, Vijay. Hippocrates Affirmed? 2008 Annals of Internal Medicine 148(6): 483-484

14. Aswani, Vijay. Doctors, Writing and HIPAA. 2008. Family Medicine 40(9): 244-246

15. Lamba G, Aswani V.. 2011. A severe laryngeal angioedema reaction from cefadroxil in a patient with no known allergies to

penicillins. West Indian Med J. 2011 Jun;60(3):346-8.

16. Aswani V, Tremblay DM, Moineau S, Shukla SK. A First Report of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteriophages from the

anterior nares of Humans. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Sep 16.

17. Aswani V, Shukla SK. Two unusual pediatric cases of fungal infections in farming families. J Agromedicine. 2011

Apr;16(2):153-7.

18. Aswani VH, Shukla SK. Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and Lack of Its Lytic Bacteriophages in the Anterior Nares of

Patients and Healthcare Workers at a Rural Clinic. Clin Med Res. 2011 Jun;9(2):75-81

19. Lamba, Gurprit and Vijay Aswani. 2012. A Case Study of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Services on the Caribbean Island of

Nevis. International Journal of Mental Health 41(4): 24-29. Winter 2012-13.

20. Chalasani S, Bettadahalli SS, Bhupathi SV, Aswani VH. 2013. A novel case of diabetic muscle necrosis in a patient with

cystic fibrosis-related diabetes. Clin Med Res. 2013 Sep;11(3):113-6.

21. Aswani VH, Tremblay DM, Moineau S, Shukla SK. Complete Genome Sequence of a Staphylococcus epidermidis

Bacteriophage Isolated from the Anterior Nares of Humans. Genome Announc. 2014 Aug 7;2(4). pii: e00549-14. doi:

10.1128/genomeA.00549-14. PMID: 25103751

22. Yanick J Crow · Diana S Chase · Johanna Lowenstein Schmidt · Marcin Szynkiewicz · Gabriella M.A. Forte · Hannah L

Gornall · Anthony Oojageer · Beverley Anderson · Amy Pizzino · Guy Helman · Vijay Aswani [...] · William P Whitehouse

· Robyn N Whitney · Maha S Zaki · Sameer M Zuberi · John H Livingston · Flore Rozenberg · Pierre Lebon · Adeline

Vanderver · Simona Orcesi · Gillian I Rice. 2015. Characterization of human disease phenotypes associated with mu tations

in TREX1 , RNASEH2A , RNASEH2B , RNASEH2C , SAMHD1 , ADAR , and IFIH1. American Journal of Medical

Genetics Part A 02/2015; 167(2):296-312. DOI:10.1002/ajmg.a.36887

23. Aswani VH, Kim SL. 2015. Fifty-Three Years after a Pencil Puncture Wound. Case Rep Dermatol. 2015 Oct 16;7(3):303-

305. eCollection 2015 Sep-Dec. PMID: 26594168.

24. Aswani, V. 2015. Responding to the 2014 West African Ebola Outbreak From Wisconsin . Wisconsin Medical Journal

114(5): 180-182. October 2015. https://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/_WMS/publications/wmj/pdf/114/5/180.pdf

25. Aswani V. 2015. Being a Pediatrician in an Ebola Epidemic. Pediatrics. 2015 Dec 1. pii: peds.2015-2950. PMID: 26628728