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Richard Viehe, DPM

Education Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, BS, 1967 California College of Podiatric Medicine B.S., 1968 D.P.M., 1971 Pi Delta National Honor Society Alpha Gamma Kappa Podiatry Fraternity Lincoln Community Hospital, Orange County, California Podiatric Surgical Residency 1971-1972 under the auspices of California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco, California Cornell University, B.S. - Pre Med Ithaca, New York 1967 Kappa Alpha Society Fraternity Community Involvement Former Elder and Former Member, Board of Trustees, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Newport Beach, California Former Team Coach, American Youth Soccer Organization Hobbies: Instrument-Rated Pilot Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Traveling Skiing Tennis Past President, Two Terms Secretary/Treasurer, South Coast Metro, Costa Mesa, California Advisory Board Member, National Bank of Southern California, Costa Mesa, California Big Canyon Community Homeowners Association, Newport Beach Apartment Owners Association, Orange County, California Professional Activities American Podiatric Medical Association -- President, 2002-3 Board Member, Board of Trustees, 1991 through 1995 Delegate or Alternate, Annual House of Delegates, 1982 through 1991 Director, Podiatry Residency Program Current Chairman, Podiatry Section, 1992-1994 Member, Medical Executive Committee representing the Podiatry Section, 1992-1994 College Hospital, Costa Mesa Member, Medical Executive Committee, 1993-1994 University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Medical Center Former Attending Staff California College of Podiatric Medicine and Hospital, San Francisco, California Former Assistant Clinical Professor Member, Board of Trustees, 1986-1995 Chairman, Board of Trustees, 1986-1994 Coastal Communities Hospital, Santa Ana, California Residency Director and Residency Founder, First Year Residency Programs, 1989-1990 Southern California Podiatric Medical Center Former Teaching Staff Past Residency Supervisor - 9 years - Loma Linda, CA, 1986 Podiatry Residency Supervisor, attending stag 1986 Preferred Podiatrists of America Former Board of Directors, 1994-1985 Pacific Coast Health Science Center, San Francisco, California Past Member, Board of Regents, 1985-1986 Podiatry Examining Committee, Board of Medical Quality Assurance, State of California Investigator, 1986-2003 Former Examiner in Podiatric Medicine for Licensure State of California, Department of Industrial Relations Qualified Medical Evaluator, June, 1993 Committee Member for Several National Committees including: Career Guidance Committee 1984-1985 Budget Committee 1985-1986, 1991-2003 National Scientific Committee 1986-1990 APMA Leadership Conference 1991 Washington, D.C. Chairman, National Scientific Affairs Committee 1989-1990 Annual Meeting for 9000+ Podiatrists California Podiatric Medical Association -- Board Member, Board of Directors, 5 years Vice President, President, 1985-1986 Past Chairman, Insurance & Patient Relations Committee Past Member, Bylaws Committee Podiatric Medical Association Orange County, California -- Past president, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer PTAC (Professional Technical Advisory Committee) on Ambulatory Surgical Centers of the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals -- Member, 1995 Blue Shield of California Voting Member, Medical Policy Committee, 1982 through 1987 Western Podiatry Congress Past Co-Chairman Chairman, Physical Diagnosis Course, 1984 through 1986 In Conjunction with the Continuing Medical Education Departments of the University of California School of Medicine and the University of California Medical Center, San Diego Former Insurance Consultant for: Pacific Mutual Insurance Company, Newport Beach, California California Preferred Professionals, Inc., Capp Care, Fountain Valley, California Physicians Care of Orange County, Newport Beach, California Elected to the National Academy of Practice, 1994 'The Top Health Practitioners in Each Profession", including MD's, DPM's, DVM's, and DDS' Authorships Southern California Podiatric Medical Center - Los Angeles Co-Author, DPM, article, "Actino-madura-madurae of the Foot" Co-Author with Deric Lords, DPM, article, "Charcot Joint, A Complication of Diabetes" American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Poster on Topical Wound Care Products Poster, 2001, as Residency Director of Western Medical Center, Santa Ana, Ca American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Poster on The Bosworth Ankle Fracture, as Residency Director, Western Medical Center, Santa Ana, Ca 2003 Lecturer "The Modified Austin-Al in Bunionectomy" Western Podiatry Congress, 1982, Hawaii University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Medical Center, 1982 Medical Word Processing Western Podiatry Congress, 1986, Anaheim, California Western Medical Center, Santa Ana Commencement Speaker -- Graduation for the California School of Podiatric Medicine in Oakland Ca, 2003, Samuel Merrit College Appointments Fellow, American College of Foot Surgeons Fellow, American College of Podiatric Medical Review, 1992-1994 Diplomats American Board of Pediatric Surgery Certificated, California Board of Medical Quality Assurance for Foot and Ankle Surgery Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Examiners HOSPITAL Staff Memberships Fellow, American College of Foot Surgeons Fellow, American College of Podiatric Medical Review, 1992-1994 Diplomats American Board of Pediatric Surgery Certificated, California Board of Medical Quality Assurance for Foot and Ankle Surgery Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Examiners HOSPITAL Children's Hospital of Orange County Orange, CA Coastal Communities Hospital, Santa Ana, CA College Hospital, Costa Mesa, CA Fountain Valley Community Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital, Newport Beach, CA St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA Western Medical Center, Santa Ana, CA Newport Beach Surgical Center, Newport Beach, Ca	Dr. Richard Viehe