Dr. Joseph Edward Allen, MD and His Staff Inducted into the "Health Heroes Hall Of Fame" in the "In Search Of Heroes™" Program" For Their Kind, Compassionate and Professional Care of All Their Patients

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Pat Souza, Dr. Allen, Lin Quach, Michelle Benton,
Margaret Jackson, Jerri Backstrom and Christine Arkie

Ralph Zuranski should know because this dedicated staff of health professionals is taking care of his mom and dad. Compassion, kindness and caring are not emotions that can be faked.

Either the doctor and staff love their patients and want the best for them or they don't. When I take mom and dad to see Dr. Allen and his staff, there is no doubt they love their patients and want the best for them.

When you are taking care of your parents, who have catastrophic illnesses, you are very grateful for the compassion and kindness of the staff at the doctor's office. This really is crucial when the staff are taking blood pressures, drawing blood and weighing them.

My parents often feel so miserable this extra kindness and concern makes all the difference in the world. As Doctor Allen always says, "Health care is a team effort. It takes everyone in the family to support the family members who are suffering."

I always love it when he says, "Well, It's the team Zuranski. How is everyone doing today?"

If you are lucky enough to live in Point Loma, San Diego, Dr. Allen and his staff are the family practice you want to take your loved ones to. Their care and compassion makes a huge difference. A difficult task is transformed into a joyful one, where you visit friends who help your loved ones.

Joseph E. Allen, M.D., Incorporated 7/15/2002, San Diego, California

• Board Certified – American Board of Family Practice

• Certificate of Added Qualification – Sports Medicine

• Medical Licensure – State of California 2002

• Hospital Privileges – Sharp Memorial Hospital

• Clinical Instructor, University of California, San Diego, Department of Family and Preventative Medicine

• Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee Member - Sharp Community Medical Group (SCMG) 1/03-present

• San Diego Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors member 1/04-present

• Consulting Physician – Point Loma Nazarene University 2/03-present

• Team Physician - Point Loma High School Football, University of California, San Diego Athletics, OMBAC Rugby, San Diego Rock ‘n Roll Marathon

Sports Medicine Fellowship

University of California, San Diego, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program – 8/1/02-1/31/04

Family Medicine Internship and Residency

St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center – Mount Sinai School of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program, Paterson, New Jersey – 7/1/99-6/30/02

• Chief Resident – 7/1/01-6/30/02

• Charter Program Director, Reach Out and Read Pediatric Literacy Program– St. Joseph’s Family Medicine at Clifton, 12/2000-6/02

Medical Education

• St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies – 8/95-6/99

• Doctorate of Medicine 6/21/99

• Dean’s List 1995-‘99

• President, Iota Epsilon Alpha International Honor Society 1996

•  Scholarship Recipient, Educational Finance Services Foundation for Academic Excellence Awards Program, 1998

Graduate Education

San Diego State University, San Diego, California – 8/92-6/95

• Master of Science in Molecular Biology 6/95

•  Graduate Teaching Assistant – Biology and Anatomy

Undergraduate Education

San Diego State University, San Diego, California – 8/84-6/91

• Bachelor of Science in Applied Arts and Sciences – Double Major in French and Biology 6/91

Research and Publications

• Contributing author – Morelli, V. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice.  2004. 31(4): 887-907. Physical Examination of the Knee.

• Contributing author - Birrer, RB. Sports Medicine for the Primary Care Physician, 3rd. ed.  2004. Ch. 15 The Competitive Athlete. 157-159, and Ch. 41 Injuries to Facial Bones and Teeth. 449-452.

• UCSD Fellowship research project – San Diego Sports Medicine Fellowship Graduate Survey – completed and presented 1/2004.

• Residency research project – Hip Fractures and Bleeding Complications Associated with Post-operative Low-Molecular Weight Heparin Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis – A Retrospective Study in the Geriatric Population.   Presented at the UMDNJ Family Medicine Residency Program Consortium Research Symposium, June 2002.

• Medical illustrator – Piskun, G et.al.  Simplified Technique of Mesh Fixation during Laparoscopic Repair of Abdominal Ventral Hernia. 1999. J of Laparoendoscopic & Adv Surgical Tech. 9(2): 193-96.

• Medical illustrator – Piskun, G et.al.  Laparoscopic vs. Open vs. Converted Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis. 1998. Presented at the Sages Scientific Session, Seattle, Washington, and at the 6th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Rome, Italy.

• Masters thesis – The Molecular, Genetic, and Transmission Electron Microscopic analysis of Drosophila melanogaster Flight Mutants.  Thesis completed 6/1995.

• Clendening, BE, Allen, JE, Herman, T, and Harris, GL.  Ultrastructural and Molecular Analysis of a Novel Dominant Flightless Mutant. 1996. Genetics Society of America Drosophila Research Conference. 39:240.

• Clendening, BE, Tubon, T, Allen, JE, and Harris, GL.  Characterization of a Progressive Muscle Degeneration Mutation in Drosophila. 1995. Society for Neuroscience.

• Clendening, BE, Tubon, T, Allen, JE, and Harris, GL.  Molecular Characterization of a Mutant Which Results in Progressive Muscle Weakness and Degeneration. 1995. Genetics Society of America Drosophila Research Conference. 36:76.

• Martin, D, Allen, J, McKeown, D, and Harris, G.  Analysis of a Neuron-specific Gene Required for Normal Visual System Function in Drosophila.  1994. Genetics Society of America Drosophila Research Conference.

Professional memberships

• American Academy of Family Physicians, 7/99-present

• San Diego Academy of Family Physicians, 8/02-present

• San Diego County Medical Society, 7/02-present

• American College of Sports Medicine, 3/03-present

• American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, 3/03-present

• St. George’s University  School of Medicine Alumni Association, 7/99-present

• San Diego State University Alumni Association, 6/95-present

Language fluency

• French

• Spanish

Boating Experience

• Mission Bay Aquatic Center – Rowing Instructor 1/85-1/92 (California Boating Safety Certificate, Level 1 US Rowing Association Certificate, Basic Sabot sailing experience )

• ZLAC Rowing Club – Junior Novice Rowing Coach 1/92-6/94

• San Diego Rowing Club – Men’s Masters rowing active member

Personal Interests

Teaching, reading, writing, travel, business management and finance,  investing, rowing, skiing, surfing, sailing, spectator sports, classical and jazz music, acoustic guitar and piano, bagpipes, woodworking, automotive restoration, architecture and landscape design, oil painting, medical illustration, orchid, palm tree and bamboo cultivation.

Joseph E. Allen, M.D., M.S.
Family Practice and Sports Medicine
4116 W. Pt. Loma Blvd
San Diego, CA 92110
work (619)225-1212
fax (619)225-1726