MICHAEL A. SAURI, MD, MPH&TM, FACP, FACPM TRAVEL MEDICINE / TROPICAL MEDICINE Dr. Michael Sauri has been a Tropical Medicine consultant to several large international corporations and to many travelers via the Travel Advisory and Immunization Clinic in the Washington metropolitan area since 1987. He is also Founder and Medical Director of Occupational Health Consultants and serves as a consultant in occupational medicine, infectious diseases and medical toxicology for large number of biotechnology companies in the Washington metropolitan area since 1987. He received his Medical Degree from Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine (Chicago) and Masters in Public Health/Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (cum laude) from Tulane University. He received Residency training in General Preventive Medicine in the US Air Force (USAF School of Aerospace Medicine) and General Internal Medicine in the US Army (Brooke Army Medical Center) and Infectious Diseases Fellowship training in the US Navy (Bethesda Navy Hospital). Dr. Sauri was certified in Occupational Medicine in 1994 and Travel Medicine in 1997. He is currently board-eligible in Medical Toxicology. During his twelve years in the Military, Dr. Sauri specialized in the Medical Care of Refugee/Displaced Populations, Tropical Diseases, and AIDS. He was Course Director of the Global Medicine Course at the US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Dr. Sauri has been selected five times (consecutively) by his Peers in the Physician Poll as one of the Top Physicians (Infectious Diseases category) in the Washington Metropolitan Area (Washingtonian Magazine (Nov 1991, Nov 1993, Nov 1995, Mar 99, and Nov 02 (also Internal Medicine Category). TROPICAL MEDICINE POSITIONS Course Supervisor US Air Force Global Medicine Course USAF School Of Aerospace Medicine (1979, 1980, 1981) Regional Medical Officer (RMO) for the American Embassy Bangkok Thailand 1934-1984 Instructor at U.S.U.H.S, Bethesda, MD in the topics Of A.I.D.S., Refugees Programs, Chemical Biological Warfare, And Tropical Medicine (1990 to present) Instructor at the U.S. Air Force Faculty Of The Annual Global Medicine Course in the topics Of Refugees Programs, Chemical Biological Warfare, And Tropical Medicine (1988 TO PRESENT) BOARD CERTIFICATIONS American Board Of Preventive Medicine (1979) (General Preventive Medicine) American Board Of Internal Medicine (1983) (Internal Medicine)
American Board Of Preventive Medicine (1994) (Occupational Medicine) State of Maryland (1989) (Certified as an Infectious Diseases Specialist) American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (1997) Certificate of Knowledge in Tropical Medicine and Traveler s Health) American Board of Medical Toxicology Board-eligible Medical Toxicologist 2000 American Association of Medical Review Officers Certified MRO (2002) TROPICAL MEDICINE TRAINING GRADUATE SCHOOL Masters Of Public Health And Tropical Medicine (Cum Laude) Tulane University (New Orleans) School Of Public Health And Tropical Medicine MPH & TM (Cum Laude); 1978 Field Of Study: Tropical Medicine Leprosy Course Public Health Service USPHS Hospital Carrville, LA (1978) US Navy "Medicine In The Tropics" Gorgas Memorial Laboratory Panama, Republic Of Panama (1979) US Air Force "Global Medicine Course" School Of Aerospace Medicine San Antonio, TX (1977) And as Course Supervisor of the Global Medicine Course (1979, 1980, 1981) US Army "Tropical Medicine Course" Walter Reed Medical Center Army Institute Of Research Washington, DC (1982) AWARDS IN TROPICAL MEDICINE Delta Omega Society Public Health Honors Society Masters of Public Health & Tropical Medicine (cum laude) Joint Chief Of Staff Service Commendation Medal (USAF) Cuban Refugee Project; Camp Liberty, Florida 1980 Humanitarian Service Medal (USAF) Cuban Refugee Project, Camp Liberty, Florida 1980 2
Certificate Of Appreciation U.S. State Department American Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand1984 For Service As Acting Regional Medical Officer Staff Defense Superior Service Medal(Highest Peace Time DoD Medal) Joint Dept Of State And Dept Of Defense Chemical Biological Warfare (Yellow Rain) Field Team) American Embassy Bangkok, Thailand Recognition And Appreciation Award Montgomery County Government Refugee Community Service 4 May 90 3
PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL MEETINGS Advice to the Traveler American College of Preventive Medicine Prevention 93 Annual Meeting St. Louis, MO 1993 Albumin and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate as Inexpensive Predictors of Event- Free Survival in Advanced HIV/AIDS Individuals, Sauri, MA, Shenghan Lai, Hong Lai, Jim Graf, 11th National HIV/AIDS Update Conference, San Francisco 3-23-99 DoD Smallpox Preparedness Conference: Principal Clinical Instructor on Smallpox vaccination procedure for physicians and nurses of the four branches of the Military; Pentagon City, 28 Oct 1 Nov 2002 Three Presentations as a Guest Speaker (GIVEN IN SPANISH) "Recent Advances In The Management Of Septic Shock," "Recent Advances In Antibiotic Therapy," "Update On The Global And Military Aspects Of The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) / A.I.D.S Pandemic; The 3rd Annual Us Army / El Salvadorian Military Medical/Surgical Conference In San Salvador, El Salvador, 5-8 March 1987. "Standardization Of Medical Investigations Of Alleged Victims Of Chemical/Biological Warfare" Presented 12 July 1984, Annual Meeting Of The Association Of Military Surgeons Of Thailand, Phisanoluk, Thailand. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS Member, State Of Maryland Medical And Chirurgical Faculty Committee On Public Health (1987-1993) Disaster Preparedness Task Force(2002 present) PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS Fellow, American College Of Preventive Medicine (FACPM) (since 1979) Fellow, Royal Society Of Tropical Med. And Hygiene (FRSTMH) (since 1978) Member, American Soc. Of Tropical Med. And Hygiene (ASTMH) (since 1978) Member, Tropical Medicine Association of Washington (TMAW) since 1989 Member, Greater Washington Infectious Disease Society (GWID) since 1990 Member, Infectious Disease Society Of America (IDSA) since 1991 Member, IDSA Emerging Diseases Committee from 1998 to 2001 in three areas: Bioterrorism, Food/Water Safety, & Antibiotic Resistance 4
TROPICAL MEDICINE PUBLICATIONS Ulcerative Perineal Lesions Due To Mycobacterium Kansasii, Sauri, MA, Drabick, JJ, Hoover, DL, Roth, RE, Apgar, RGJ Am Acad Dermatol (Letter); (1988 May); Vol 18 (5 Pt 1): Pp 1466-7. "A Unifying Theory Of Pathogenicity For Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) And Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS)" - Thesis (Brooke Army Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Training) Rabies-Like Viruses, Master Thesis, Tulane University School of Topical Medicine and Hygiene 1978 Unifying Theory in Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock Syndrome ; Brooke Army Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Thesis; 1983 Developed And Revised Numerous USAF Training Manuals And Documents At The School Of Aerospace Medicine In The Areas Of: Tropical Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology And Statistics, and Communicable Diseases Control 5