MARK A. KURIATA, D.O., F.A.O.C.D.

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

Northeast Regional Medical Center, Kirksville, Missouri.
Residency: Dermatology
Affiliation: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Completion: January 7, 1999

Community Health Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Michigan.
Residency: Family Medicine
Affiliation: Michigan State University
Completion: Five months of training

Community Health Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Michigan.
Internship: Special Emphasis Family Medicine
Affiliation: Michigan State University
Completion: June 30, 1995

EDUCATION

University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, Des Moines, Iowa.
Major: Osteopathic Medicine, Top 25th Percentile
Degree: Doctor of Osteopathy
Graduation: June, 1994

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Major: Physician Assistant, 3.50/4.00
Bachelor of Science in Medicine, Cum Laude
Graduation: August, 1989

Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, Michigan.
Major: Medical Laboratory Technician, 3.75/4.00
Degree: Associate in Applied Science
Graduation: July, 1986

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Lloyd J. Cleaver, D.O.,
F.A.O.C.D., Kirksville, Missouri. Employed part-time as a
Physician in Dermatology, July 1997 – September 1998

Green Hills Urgent Care Center, Henry J. Wisdom, D.O.,
Kirksville, Missouri. Employed part-time as a Primary Care
Physician. October 1996 - August 1997

Prompt Care/Work Care, Howard S. Wharton, M.D.,Coldwater, Michigan.
Employed part-time and full time as a Primary Care Physician.
September 1995 - December 1995

U.O.M.H.S., Wayne H. Terry, P.h.D., Des Moines, Iowa.
Employed part-time as an A.C.L.S. Instructor.
January 1992 - June 1994

Professional Drivers Medical Clinic, Richard H. Reel, D.O.,
Des Moines, Iowa. Employed part-time as a Primary Care PhysicianAssistant.
February 1991 - May 1991

Advanced Dermatology, Stephen E. Presser, M.D., Mohs Surgeon,
Rochester, New York.
Employed full time as a Dermatology PhysicianAssistant.
September 1989 - August 1990

Lee Memorial Hospital, Laboratory,Dowagiac, Michigan.
Employed part-time and full time as a MedicalLaboratory Technician.
January 1986 - August 1986

CERTIFICATIONS

American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology, 1999
Diplomate #24479, National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, 1995
Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Instructor, 1992-1995, Currently Provider
Board Certified Physician Assistant- Primary Care/Surgery, 1990-1996
Basic Cardiac Life Support - Instructor, 1992-1995, Currently Provider
Pediatric Advanced Life Support - Provider, 1994-1996
American Society of Clinical Pathologists - MLT, 1986
National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel, 1986

MEMBERSHIPS

Michigan State Medical Society, 1999-Present
Council for Nail Disorders, 1998-Present
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, 1998-Present
American College of Phlebology, 1998-Present
National Psoriasis Foundation, 1998-Present
American Society for Mohs Surgery, 1997-Present
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 1997-Present
American Osteopathic College of Dermatology, 1996-Present
Missouri Dermatology Society, 1996-Present
Missouri Osteopathic Medical Association, 1996-Present
American In-Vitro Allergy/Immunology Society, 1996-Present
Society Dermatology Physician Assistants, 1995-Present
Christian Medical and Dental Society, 1993-Present
American College of Osteopathic General Practitioners, 1992-1995
Michigan Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, 1992-Present
American Academy of Family Physicians, 1991-1995
Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association, 1990-1994
American Osteopathic Association, 1990-Present
Student Osteopathic Medical Association, 1990-1994
Fellow-American Academy of Physician Assistants, 1990-1991
New York State Society of Physician Assistants, 1989-1990
Michigan Association of Physician Assistants, 1987-1989
American Society for Medical Technology, 1984-1987
Michigan Society for Medical Technology, 1984-1987
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, 1984-1987

HONORS/AWARDS/LEADERSHIP

Koprince award for outstanding lecture on Cutaneous Anesthesia – A Comparison of Eutectic Mixture of Lidocaine and Prilocaine to 50% Dimethyl Sulfoxide with Lidocaine Base in Hydrophilic Petrolatum.(Awarded at the 1999 A.O.C.D. convention.) Elected and accepted position on the editorial committee for the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology Newsletter.

Oclassen Research Award for scientific paper written on Congenital Onychodysplasia of the Index Fingers. (Awarded at the 1998 A.O.C.D. convention.)

Koprince award for outstanding lecture on Congenital Onychodysplasia of the Index Fingers. (Awarded at the 1998 A.O.C.D. convention.)

Co-directed implementation of wound care and prevention protocol at Northeast Regional Medical Center and local nursing homes.

First recipient of the A. P. Ulbrich Research Award for the comparison study of topical anesthetics. (Awarded at the 1997 A.O.C.D. convention.)

Founder and Assistant Director of the first Physician Assistant

Postgraduate Dermatology Residency Program. Kirksville College of

Osteopathic Medicine/Northeast Regional Medical Center, September 1997

AmeriPath Labs Educational Scholarship, Dermatopathology training with Evangelos Poulos, M.D., May 1997

Chosen for "Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare", 1st ed., 1997-1998

Founder and President, U.O.M.H.S., Internal Medicine Club, 1992

Pfizer Pharmaceutical Student Writing Award, 1989

Ella and Clifford Chapman Distinguished Senior Scholarship, 1989

Western Michigan University Academic Scholarship, 1987-1989

Western Michigan University Dean's List, 1987

Lake Michigan College Health Sciences Divisional Scholarship, 1985-1986

Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Fraternity, 1985

Lake Michigan College Presidential Scholar, 1984-1985

Lake Michigan College Student Senator, 1984-1985

Lake Michigan College Board of Trustees Scholarship, 1984-1985

CLUBS - U.O.M.H.S.

Christian Medical Dental Society
Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity
General Practice, Internal Medicine, and Surgery Clubs

PUBLICATIONS

Bary P, Kuriata MA, Cleaver LJ, Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis: A Case Report and Unconventional Source of Infection. Cutis, Original Articles, 1999; Vol.63, No.3: 173-175.

Kuriata MA, Darier-White Disease, AOCD Newsletter, Residents Case of the Month, 1999; Vol.18, No.42: 6.

Kuriata MA, Kerion. Emergency Medicine, Diagnosis at a Glance. 1998; Vol.30, No.6: 37-38.

Kuriata MA, Pyogenic Granuloma. Physician Assistant, Dermadilemma. 1997; Vol.21, No.11: 87-88.

Kuriata MA, Use Candida To Treat Verruca? Cortlandt Forum, The Cortlandt Letters. 1997; Vol.10, No.10: 150.

Kuriata MA, Perleche. The Journal of Geriatric Dermatology, Photo Vignette. 1997; Vol.5, No.7: 297.

Kuriata MA, Survival Rates in Patients with Malignant Melanoma.

Consultant, Consultations and Comments. 1997; Vol.37, No.1: 26.

Kuriata MA, Tuberous Sclerosis, misquoted. Emergency Medicine, Letters. 1996; Vol.28, No.10: 8. reprinted 1997; Vol.29, No.4: 9.

Kuriata MA, Malignant Melanoma Masquerading as Basal Cell Carcinoma.

Consultant, Photoclinic. 1996; Vol.36, No.9: 2089.

Kuriata MA, Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Physician Assistant, Dermadilemma. 1996; Vol.20, No.9: 110-113.

MEDICAL EDUCATION SPEAKING

Lee Memorial Hospital public lecture, Dowagiac, Michigan. Prescription for Ageless Beauty, November 2, 1999

American Osteopathic College of Dermatology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. Cutaneous Anesthesia. A Comparison of Eutectic Mixture of Lidocaine and Prilocaine to 50% Dimethyl Sulfoxide/2% Lidocaine base in Petrolatum, October 6, 1998

Family Practice Review, Marriott’s Tan-Tar-A, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Pigmented Lesions, August 28, 1998 and Melanoma, August 30, 1998

Missouri Osteopathic Annual Convention, The Lodge of the Four

Seasons, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Melanoma, May 30, 1998

American Osteopathic College of Dermatology Mid-year Meeting, Marriott Hotel, Williamsburg, Virginia. Case presentation on Congenital Onychodysplasia of the Index Fingers, April 2, 1998

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine second-year students Dermatology course, Kirksville, Missouri. Mohs Micrographic Surgery, February 16, 1998

American Osteopathic College of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas. Case presentation on Features of Calciphylaxis, October 21, 1997

Family Practice Review, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri. Wound Dressings and Chronic Wound Care/Pigmented Lesions and Melanoma, June 4, 1997

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine second-year students Dermatology course, Kirksville, Missouri. Pigmented Lesions and Melanoma, February 5-6, 1997 and February 9-10, 1998

American Osteopathic College of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Case presentations on Unusual Basal Cell Carcinoma/Squamous Cell Carcinoma, October 10, 1996

Family Practice Review, The Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Co-directed Skin Surgery Lab, July 14, 1996

Hobbies: Medical photography, fishing, computers and playing drums

Work Address: Advanced Dermatology
300 E. Maiden Lane
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Telephone: (269) 429-7546 Fax (269) 429-0807