CURRICULUM VITAE
Robert E. Pennington Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S.

BORN: 1/11/47 London, Kentucky

EDUCATION:

1964 London High School; London, Kentucky

1968 University of Kentucky; Lexington, Kentucky             Bachelor of Science - Zoology

1972 University of Kentucky; Lexington, Kentucky             Doctor of Medicine

Postgraduate Training:

7/72-6/73 Internship: New York University-Bellevue Hospital Center, Department of Surgery

7/73-6/77 Residency: New York University-Bellevue Hospital Center, Department of Surgery

CERTIFICATIONS:

1972 National Board of Medical Examiners - #125656

1978 American Board of Surgery - #23802

1987 American Board of Surgery Recertification

1996 American Board of Surgery Recertification

1979 Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

1989 Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification

LICENSES:

New York (inactive since 1977)

Indiana (1977-Present) 

Ohio (1986-present) 

APPOINTMENTS:

 Clinical Instructor in Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, 1972-1977

 Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Wright State University, Department of Surgery, 1999-2004

POSITIONS:

General Surgeons Inc., Richmond, IN.

Partner and Secretary, 1977-present.

President, 1996-present.

Reid Hospital & Health Care Services, Richmond, IN.

Associate Staff 1977-1978, Surgery Section.

Active Staff 1978-present, Surgery Section.

Chief of Surgery, 1981-1983, 1997-2001.

Secretary to Medical Staff, 1983-1985.

Executive Committee, 1981-1985, 1997-2001.

Credentials Committee, 1985-1997.

Cancer Liaison Officer, 1992-2003.

MEMBERSHIPS & AWARDS:

American College of Surgeons, 1979-present

Indiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons

Committee on Applications, 1983-1993

Chairman, 1990-1993

Board of Directors, 1993-2000

Secretary and Treasurer, 1993-1996

President Elect, 1997-1998

President 1998-1999

Governor-at-Large, Indiana Chapter, 2001-2006

Regional Committee on Trauma, 1988

Indiana Trauma Action Group, Indiana State Department of Health, 1988

Indiana State Medical Association, 1977-present

Wayne-Union County Medical Association

Secretary, 1995, Treasurer 1996, President 1997

American Board of Surgery, Associate Examiner, 1992

Dayton Surgical Society

Frank Cole Spencer Surgical Society

Physicians Recognition Award, 1990

PUBLICATIONS:

1. T. Glynn, R. Pennington, K. Woodman. Case Report: Transrectal drainage of pelvic abscess using endorectal ultrasound guidance. Interventional Radiology, 1994 (accepted).

2. C. Donielson, M.D., Ted Bloch, M.D., Cheryl Brodhecker, B.S., R. Pennington, M.D. Immunohistochemical Demonstration of Biologic Markers in Male Breast Carcinoma. Abstract. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 89(3):1988.

3. Kelly M. McMasters, et al, incl. Robert E. Pennington. Defining the Optimal Surgeon Experience for Breast Cancer Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: A Model for Implementation of New Surgical Techniques. Annals of Surgery September 2001.

4. Kelly M. McMasters, et al, incl. Robert E. Pennington. Dermal Injection of Radioactive Colloid is Superior to Peritumoral Injection for Breast Cancer Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Results of a Multi-institutional Study. Annals of Surgery 233 (2001): 676-87.

5. L. Pacter, M.D., R. Pennington, M.D., J. Chassin, M.D., F. Spencer, M.D. Simplified Distal Pancreatectomy with Auto Suture Stapler: Preliminary Clinical Observations. Surgery, 85(2): 1979, pp. 166.

6. Sandra Wong, et al, incl. Robert E. Pennington. Accuracy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Patients with T2 and T3 Breast Cancers. The American Surgeon 67 (2001): 522-28.