CURRICULUM VITAE
WILLIAM ALAN WOOLERY, D.O., Ph.D., M.S., MBA(C), FACOFP
DATE OF BIRTH: July 8, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ponca City, Oklahoma
2024
CERTIFICATION
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
Fellow Award
1999
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States
Fellow
1999-2013
American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice
Certificate of Added Qualifications: Geriatrics Certificate # 4394
1993
Certified Medical Director of Long Term Care Facilities
American Medical directors Association
1992-1998
Recertification 1998-2004, 2004-2009, 2009-2015
American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice
Certificate # 4394
1990
Diplomat of the National Board of Examiners for Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Certificate #9209
1983
ACLS/PALS certified 2024
EDUCATION
Tulane University
A.B. Freeman School of Business
Master Certificate in Business Management
MBA Management Fundamentals
2005-2006
Kennedy-Western University
Agoura Hills, California
Health Administration
Doctor of Philosophy
1989-1992
Botsford General Hospital
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Rotating Internship
1982-1983
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Oklahoma State University
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Doctorate, Osteopathic Medicine
1979-1982
Health Sciences Center
The University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
PhD Program – Immunology
1978-1979
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Master of Science, Microbiology
1974-1978
The University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma
Bachelor of Science, Biology
1972-1974
Northern Oklahoma College
Tonkawa, Oklahoma
1970-1972
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Eastern Shore Urgent Care Center
Daphne, Alabama
2024 (August)
Urgent Care Physician
Primary Care South
Santa Rosa Beach, FL
2021-present
Medical Cannabis Physician
Kaya Life
Panama City. FL
2020-2022
Medical Director/Clinical Physician
Ascension Sacred Heart Primary Care at the Beach
Panama City Beach, FL
2017-2020
eQ Health Solutions
Physician Chart Reviewer
Inpatient Adult/Geriatric Medicine
2013-present
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Division of Clinical Sciences
Clinical Faculty
Dothan, AL
2015-present
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine & Rural Health
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
2014-2019
President, Medical Staff
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf
Port Saint Joe, FL
January 2014-December 2018
Team Physician
Port Saint Joe High School
Port Saint Joe, FL
2013-2017
Board of Directors
Sacred Heart Medical Group
Pensacola, FL.
2014-2016
National Faculty
National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
Clinical Department of Family Medicine & Emergency Medicine
2014-2017
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Internal Medicine
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Bradenton, FL
2014-2019
Director Hospitalist Program
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf
Port Saint Joe, Fl.
March 2013-2017
Osteopathic Director Medical Education/Institutional Educational Official
Program Director
Family Medicine Residency Program
Houston Medical Center
Warner Robins, GA
2010-February 2013
Medical Director
Pavilion Family Medicine Center
Family Medicine Resident Clinic
Warner Robins, GA
2011-2013
President/CEO/Medical Director
Primary Healthcare Center, P.C.
Warner Robins, GA
1987-2011
Medical Director
Family Medicine/Geriatric Medicine Clinic
St. Petersburg, Fl.
1983-1987
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
Editorial Committee Member
2015-2019
The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
Level 3 Examination Development
2007-2008, 2010-2016
Federation of State Medical Boards
Editorial Committee
2007-2010
United States Medical Licensing Examination
Test Material Development Committee for Chronic Illness and Ongoing Conditions
Member
2006-2008
Delegate
White House Conference on Aging
Washington D.C.
2005
Georgia Composite Medical Board
President
2000-2001
Vice President
1999-2000
Chairman, PA Committee
2000-2004
Vice Chairman, Medical Practice Act Committee
2004-2007
Chairman, Investigative Committee
2005-2008, 2009-2010
Vice Chairman
APRN Committee
2007-2008, 2010
Newsletter Editor
2006-2010
Georgia Osteopathic Medical Association
President
1998-1999
President - Elect
1997-1998
Vice President
1995-1997
Secretary/Treasurer
1993-1994
Emergency Department Physician
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf
Port Saint Joe, FL
2013-2017
Perry Hospital
Perry, GA
2003-2013
Taylor Regional Hospital
Hawkinsville, GA
2003-2012
Bleckley County Hospital
Cochran, GA
2004-2007
Metropolitan General Hospital
Pinellas Park, Florida
1983-1987
University General Hospital
Seminole, Florida
1985-1987
Medical Director
Hospice of Houston County
Warner Robins, GA
2003-2004
Medical Director – Home Health Care Agency
Visiting Nurses Association
Warner Robins, GA
2005-2013
Health Masters Home Health
Macon, Ga. Division
1993-1995
American Academy of Family Physicians
Active Teacher in Family Medicine
1989-2008
American Medical Directors Association
Member, Public Policy Committee
2003-2006
Primary Care Physician
1996 Centennial Olympic Games
Atlanta, GA
Houston Healthcare Complex
Director Medical Education
Clinical Training Programs
Houston Medical Center, Warner Robins, Ga.
1996-2000
Chairman
Patient Select L.L.C., a physician-hospital organization
Houston Healthcare Complex, Warner Robins, Ga.
1996-1998
Chairman-Departments Family and Community Medicine
1996-1998
Vice-Chairman- Department of Family and Community Medicine
Houston Medical Center, Warner Robins, Ga.
2011-2012, 1993-1995
Vice-Chairman
QA/UR/HIM Committees
Houston Medical Center, Warner Robins, GA
1993-1998
Georgia Geriatric Society
President Elect
1993-1995
Preceptor/Family Practice
Joint Board of Family Practice, Georgia
Joint Board Student Preceptorship Program
1992-2012
Clinical Instructor
The Medical College of Georgia
School of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Physician Assistants
Augusta, GA
1991-1992
Clinical Preceptor
Georgia State University
APRN Program
1989-1990, 1996-1999
Emory University
Physician Assistant Program
1997-2005
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
School of Medicine
Mercer University
Macon, GA
1988-2013
Clinical Instructor of Family Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Georgia Campus
Atlanta, GA
2006-2013
Adjunct Clinical Faculty Member
Department of General Practice
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Biddeford, Maine
1985-1988
Peer Review Consultant
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration
(ADAMHA) Gerontology/Geriatrics, Long Term Care for the Elderly, Infectious Diseases
1992-1997
Editorial Committee Member
Osteopathic Family Physician
2014-2020
Physician Specialty Peer Reviewer
Geriatric Medicine
Osteopathic Family Physician
2013-2018
Referee/Peer Reviewer
Family Practice Management
2003-2009
Referee/Peer Reviewer
Hospital Formulary
2003-2009
Editorial Board
Caring for the Ages
2001-2004
Advisory Panel
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
(JAMDA)
2001-2004
Editorial Board
Journal of Aging and Pharmacotherapy
2001-2007
Editorial Board
Geriatrics
1995-2009
Professional Advisory Panel
Patient Care
1994-2000
Board of Editors
Journal of Nutrition for Elderly
1993-2010
Board of Editors
Gerontology and Geriatrics Education
1993-2007
Board of Editors
Advances in Therapy
1992-2007
Board of Editors
The Journal of Optimal Nutrition
1992-2007
Specialty Advisory Board –Geriatrics
Modern Medicine
1993-1995
Referee/Peer Reviewer
Geriatric Consultant
1993-1995
Board of Editors
Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation
1992-2012
Referee/Peer Reviewer
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
1992-2008
Referee/Peer Reviewer
Family Practice Research Journal
1992-1994
Contributing Editor/Peer Reviewer
Geriatric Focus on Infectious Diseases
1992-1993
Referee/Peer Reviewer
Journal of Geriatric Drug Therapy
1993-2000
Board of Editors
The Journal of Applied Nutrition
1991-2006
Referee/Peer Reviewer
Journal American Osteopathic Association
1991-1997, 2008-2009
Referee/Peer Reviewer
Family Practice Recertification
1991-1998
Referee/Peer Reviewer
The Journal of Family Practice
1991-1995, 2012
Referee/Peer Reviewer
Patient Care
1991-2000
Referee/Peer Reviewer
Hospital Formulary
1985-1990
Collaborator & Consultant
American Osteopathic Foundation
Nutritional, Cellular, Humoral Immunology & Microbiology
1983-1990
Faculty Appointment
Department of Microbiology/Immunology
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Oklahoma State University
Tulsa, Oklahoma
1980-1982
Senior Research Associate
Department of Biomedical Research
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1978-1979
Associate Instructor
Division of Biological Sciences
Oscar Rose Junior College
Midwest City, Oklahoma
1975-1978
Registered Microbiologist (RM (AAM))
Serology, Immunology, Pathogenic Bacteriology
American Academy of Microbiology
Certificate #1744
1978
HONORS AND AWARDS
Geriatric Recognition Award
American Geriatric Society
1997-2001, 2001-2007
Georgia Osteopathic Institute
Physician’s Recognition Award
1997
American Medical Association
Physician’s Recognition Award
1998-2001
1995-1998
1992-1995
1988-1992
Alvin Yarrows Memorial Award
Certificate of Excellence
Botsford General Hospital
Farmington Hills, Michigan
1983
Phi Sigma Society
Omega Chapter
The University of Oklahoma
1976
Alpha Chi
Oklahoma Beta Chapter
The University of Central Oklahoma
1974
Phi Theta Kappa
Xi Theta Chapter
Northern Oklahoma College
1972
President & Dean’s Honor Roll
Northern Oklahoma College
University of Central Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
1970 -1978
GRANTS
Merck & Co. Inc.
West Point, PA
2001; $3000
“Effect of low intermittent dosed simvastatin (Zocor) on HS-CRP in elderly patients with elevated total cholesterol”.
Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.
Nutley, NJ
1992; $1557
“Effect of Noncovalent Bonding of Ceftriaxone to Urinary Catheters in Nursing Home Residents”
Botsford General Hospital
Farmington Hills, Michigan
1982; $5500
“Determination of Serum Magnesium, Copper and Bactericidal Levels in Bacteremic Patients.”
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Oklahoma State University
Tulsa, Oklahoma
1982; $3500
“Characterization of Envelope Proteins of Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis Patients.”
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1979; $8500
“The Effects of Dietary Antioxidants on the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Rats.”
PUBLICATIONS
Woolery, W:Bacteremia Caused by Raoultella planticola: A Case Report.
Clin Infect Immun. 2016: 1(2): 50-51.
Woolery, W: Enterococcal Bacteremia Caused by Enterococcus casseliflavus: A Case Report.
Clin Infect Immun. 2016; 1(1):6-7.
Woolery W: Wound Tetanus. Osteopathic Family Physician 2015; 7(3):39-42.
Woolery W: Acute Lower Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Lactococcus garvieae. Osteopathic Family Physician 2015; 7(6): 33-34
Woolery WA: Stingray Envenomation and Subsequent Skin and Soft- Tissue Infection Due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Aeromonas hydrophilia. Journal of Urgent Care Medicine 2015; 9(11): 39-41.
Woolery WA: Herpes zoster virus vaccine. Geriatrics
2008: 63(10)6-9.
Woolery WA: Chapter 40, Common Infections in the Elderly. Office Care Geriatrics, 2006. Lippincott William & Wilkins
Woolery WA, Franco, FR: Fever of Unknown Origin: Keys to Determining the Etiology in Older Patients. Geriatrics 2004; 59(10) 41-45
Woolery WA: Atypical infections in older patients.
Geriatrics 1997; 52(3)51.
Woolery WA: Occult HIV infection: Diagnosis and treatment of older patients. Geriatrics 1997; 52(11)51-61.
Rosenfeld E, Shaughnessy AF, Weart CW, Woolery, WA: When to use the newer beta-lactam antibiotics. Patient care, September 15, 1995; 119-145.
Woolery WA: Endocrinopathies of aging. Series Editor. Geriatrics 1994; 49(6):23.
Birnbaumer DM, Woolery WA, and Wyte CM: Abdominal pain: triaging the elderly. Patient Care, May 15, 1993; 72-99.
Woolery WA: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a nursing home resident. Am J Alz Care Rel Disorders & Res 1993; 8(5):5-7.
Woolery WA: Geriatric AIDS: The great imitator. Geriatric Focus on Infectious Diseases 1992; 2(4):13, 14, 16.
Woolery WA: The economic impact of AIDS on the small urban hospital. 1992; PhD Dissertation. Kennedy-Western University.
Woolery WA: Bacillary epithelioid angiomatosis: a case presentation and discussion. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 1992; 6(5):63-64.
Woolery WA: Geriatric Fever of unknown origin. Geriatric Focus on Infectious Diseases. 1992; 2(3): 1-3.
Woolery WA: Tripodis SP, Chacko DC: Endoscopic Nd; YAG laser and radiation therapy for primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus. JAOA 1990; 90(6): 543-546.
Woolery WA: Von Hippel-Lindau disease: a case report. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 1990; 4(3):38-40, 42.
Woolery WA: The diagnostic challenge of styloid elongation (Eagle’s Syndrome): JAOA 1990; 90(1):88-89.
Woolery WA: Formulary Management. Hospital Formulary 1990; 25(3):323.
Woolery WA: Fever of unknown origin in older patients. The Older Patient 1989; 3(2):22-25.
Woolery WA: Myasthenia gravis: a case report. Osteopathic Medical News 1986; 3(7): 24-26.
Woolery WA: Micronutrient deficiencies and susceptibility to upper respiratory tract bacterial pathogens. JAOA 1982; 82(2):130.
Halsey JF, Woolery WA, Oleinick S, Kahaleh MB, Leroy EC: DNA binding activity of serum from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Exp Immunol 1979; 35:35(6)363.
Woolery WA: Avidity of anti-DNA antibodies in SLE. Sooner Press 1978; MS. Thesis. The University of Oklahoma.
BOOK REVIEWS
Nutritional and Clinical Management of Chronic Conditions and Diseases. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 2006
Preventive Nutrition, the Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 2005
Complementary and Alternative Cardiovascular Medicine. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 2005
Essentials of Physician Practice Management. American Academy of Family Physicians 2005
The World Seen from the Distance of a Small Village. Academy of Family Physicians 2004.
Conditions of Aging. Academy of Family Physicians 2004.
Occupational Medicine: Quick Reference Guides for Family Physicians. Academy of Family Physicians 2004.
Complementary and Alternative Cardiovascular Medicine. Academy of Family Physicians 2004.
Who Cares for Me? A Caregivers Guide. Academy of Family Physicians 2004.
Clinical Guide of Infectious Diseases: A Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy. The Journal of Family Practice, 1999; 48(10):821-822.
Traveler’s Health. The Journal of Family Practice 1995; 41(5):507.
Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Manifestations of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Journal of Optimal Nutrition 1993; 2(1):56-57.
A Practical Approach to Infectious Diseases, 3rd Ed. The Journal of Family Practice 1992; 34(6):777.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American College of Family Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association
Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators
American Osteopathic Association
LICENSURE
Florida 2013 – 2026
Alabama 2023 - present