James Terbush MD MPH

Experience

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  General Medical Officer and Flight

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1982

  Active Duty

  Preventive Medicine, Force Health Protection, Operational Medical Advisor ot the Commander, Clinical care of pilots, crew and their families.

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  Plum Creek Medical

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1993

  Private Practice of Medicine

  Overall management of and responsibility for a busy primary care and emergency medicine practice in rural Colorado to include; 30,000 annual patient visits, supervision of a staff of 30, organized the Douglas County Medical Society. Deployed to the Persian Gulf (1991), in support of Operation Desert Storm as a Reservist.

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  University of Colorado

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1993

  Assistant Clinical Professor

  Clinical Instructor and Residency Training Site Sponsorship

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  Royal Capetown Yacht Club in South Africa

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2004

  Club member

  Just enjoyed the heck out of sailing in and around Table Bay, Capetown RSA.

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  Navy Medicine Ofc of Homeland Security

  Jan 2004 - May 2004

  Senior Analyst

  Supported the mission by executing a strategic plan to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from disaster for Department of the Navy beneficiaries.1993-2003 Foreign Service Physician, Regional Medical Officer based in Singapore

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  NORAD and US Northern Command

  Jun 2006 - Jun 2009

  Command Surgeon General

  Captain James W. Terbush is the Command Surgeon for both North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Command and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. In this role, he serves as principle medical advisor to the commander and staff and is responsible for the integration of DoD medical assets internally and with other agencies in support of military response to civilian disasters, combating terrorism and protecting Americans. During this assignment he led the Commands’ medical efforts for the; 2009 H1N1 outbreak, DOD’s Pandemic planning and response, US Gulf Coast Hurricane responses and mass fatality planning. Show less

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  Commander US Naval Forces Southern Command

  Jul 2009 - Oct 2011

  Fleet Surgeon

  COMUSNAVSO directs naval forces and interacts with partner nations to shape the maritime environment within United States Southern Command's Area Of Responsibility (AOR). With a focus on Theater Security Cooperation, NAVSO works to strengthen and build effective alliance and friendships, develop partner nation capabilities, and maintain U.S. operational access to defend the United States. CAPT Terbush is the medical advisor to the Commander on all Health Service Support issues of deployed Naval Forces and coordinates Medical Humanitarian missions in the Caribbean, South and Central America AOR. Show less

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  US Navy

  Jul 2009 - Oct 2011

  Fourth Fleet Surgeon

  FLEET SURGEON AND DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SG. a. Serves as a Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and Commander FOURTH Fleet. Advises the Commander on all Health Service Support (HSS) and Force Health Protection (FHP) matters within the SOUTHCOM area of focus (AOF). Principle advisor to the Commander on medical Humanitarian Civil Assistance (HCA) and Humanitarian Assistance/ Disaster Response (HA/DR) issues.b. Exercises overall responsibility for health service support to all assigned forces ashore and afloat within the AOF. Coordinates HSS issues with SOUTHCOM SG and other Component Surgeonsc. Collects, reviews and disseminate medical intelligence for the fleet.d. Exercise oversight of the medical training requirements and medical readiness of the Fleet to respond to crises, contingencies and mobilization for war. e. Provides oversight of planning and preparations for health service support to NAVSO/C4F units. Provides oversight for development of the medical annexto operational plans and orders. Coordinates JCS/USSOUTHCOM directed humanitarian civil assistance and humanitarian civic action projects.Is a principal member of Operational Planning Teams. f. Increases effectiveness of units in the fleet by briefing medical assets on policies and procedures, available resources, and points of contact in the SOUTHCOM AOR. Provides technical and operational support (including supply issues) and guidance to deployed and remote units. Monitors the operational readiness of shipboard medical assets in the AOF.g. Represents the Commander to external agencies on matters regarding HSS, FHP and expeditionary medical matters to include humanitarian assistance/ disaster response. Coordinates with Host nation and Partner nations’ medical leadership to promote Public Health and medical exchanges. Works effectively with NGO partners. Show less

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  USNORTHCOM

  Nov 2011 - Nov 2012

  Private Sector Medical Engagement

  Captain Terbush currently serves as the Private Sector Medical lead for the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) Interagency Coordination Directorate (IC). He establishes effective working relationships with key Private Sector and NGO Public Health and Medical entities in advance of disasters. The role of the IC is to facilitate the anticipation, integration and synchronization of Interagency activities to ensure mutual understanding and unity of effort. US NORTHCOM cooperates with key Private Sector/NGO stakeholders to “advance understanding, increase unity of effort and enhance capacity in mitigating the effects of natural or man-made disasters”. Show less

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  University of Colorado Colorado Springs

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2014

  Adjunct Faculty and Instructor

  Teaching an on-line Disasters and Public Health Certificate Course

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  Science and Technology, USNORTHCOM

  Nov 2012 - Apr 2014

  Innovations and Experimentation

  Captain Terbush served as the medical lead for Innovations and Experimentation in the Science and Technology Directorate NORAD and United States Northern Command (N-NC). N-NC Science and Technology goals are to identify and lead strategic level concepts, experiments and technologies within N-NC, our components, DOD and other government partners, civil agencies, non-governmental organizations, academic departments and labs; and recommend innovative concepts, technologies and relationships at senior levels to promote unity of effort in homeland defense and civil support operations to enhance N-NC capabilities and those of our mission partners. Show less

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  Innovative Health Systems Inc.

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2020

  President

  Innovative Heath Systems Inc. (IHS) provides management and consulting services for Healthcare businesses, especially focused on; emergency public health education, training and building organizational/ infrastructure resiliency in advance of disasters. As the sole owner and corporate officer, Dr. Terbush manages all activities of the Corporation, allowing maximum flexibility to service existing clients’ needs and to seek new contracts.

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  Martin Blanck and Associates

  Jun 2014 - now

  Senior Partner

  Martin, Blanck & Associates is a health care consulting firm based in Alexandria, Virginia. Martin Blanck provides critical assistance to private sector clients focused on federal health care delivery systems and services and public health programs. The firm has more than two dozen senior executive partners with expertise in health care policy, program development, executive management, strategic planning, informatics, medical countermeasures research and development addressing chemical, biological and radiological threats, public health strategies, and emerging infectious diseases.http://www.martin-blanck.com/bio_james-terbush.php Show less

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  Rocky Vista University

  Aug 2014 - now

  Adjunct Faculty and Instructor

  Public Health Instructor and Adjunct Faculty Member

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  El Paso County Public Health Department

  Oct 2015 - Mar 2016

  Medical Director

  James Terbush provides advice and consultation to the Public Health Director on medical issues and medical decisions affecting public health. This includes all aspects of; communicable diseases surveillance, prevention and control. He advises the Board of Health (BOH) on medical policies and interacts with the BOH, medical community, elected officials and medical staff to develop and approve policies for the department as directed. He performs direct medical services in department clinics as needed; serves as the medical consultant for clinical services and provides final approval for all protocols. He works with Office of Communication to develop public health information to meet the public health information needs of the community to include message development and media response. He serves as a medical public health educator, including delivering lectures to community groups regarding health, health issues and programs as required. He also monitors and provides advice regarding human health hazards such as; all types of public health emergencies, disease outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics and other threats to the health of the public through his extensive experience, current knowledge, use of best practices and collaboration with others in the Public Health, Clinical Medicine and the Emergency Services professions. Show less