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HOWARD J. ENTIN, M.D., P.C.
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL:
Birth Date: May 22, 1950
Family Status: Married - 2 daughters, 1 son
EDUCATION:
Psychiatric Residency
University of Colorado, Denver
1979 - 1982
Internship
University of Colorado, Denver
1978 - 1979
Medical School
College of Medicine of New Jersey
1974 - 1978
Undergraduate School
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
B.A. - Theoretical Mathematics
1968 - 1972
LICENSING:
Board Certified in Psychiatry
State of Colorado Medical Licensure - #22429
Diplomate and Board Certified in Pain Management
- American Academy of Pain Management
American Board of Independent Medical Examiners
- Life-long Certification
April 1984
June 1979
December 1991
1995
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
I. CURRENT CLINICAL POSITIONS
1982 - present
Colorado PsychCare (CPC)- Psychiatric Medical Director: Founder and
Medical Director of this outpatient, multi-disciplinary psychological clinic
providing psychiatric, psychological, biofeedback and psychometric testing
services. CPC is primarily involved with general psychiatric/ psychological
counseling, occupational health, auto injury management, pain management,
cognitive rehabilitation and case management. CPC utilizes multi-disciplinary
therapies in the context of Intensive Case Management in order to achieve the
overall goals of cost containment, proper utilization of resources, prevention of
disability, and resolution of claims. Services are available to patients under
Worker’s Compensation, Auto and Personal Injury, General Insurance or cash
pay. Consultations are available to physicians, attorneys, insurance adjustors,
case managers, employers and individual patients.
1982 - present
Psychiatrist - Private Practice: Adults and adolescents. Individual,
Family, and couples outpatient therapy. Specialize in treatment of Anxiety,
Bipolar and Depressive disorders, Chronic Pain, Substance Abuse, and
Occupational Health/ Stress Disorders.
II. PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
2000 to present
Speaker for various pharmaceutical companies including Forest, Wyeth, and
Pfizer.
1993 - 2004
Faculty, AMA Guides to Impairment and Disability Evaluations, National
Course, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
MEDICINE.
1994 - 2003
Member, Independent Medical Examiners Re-certification Exam Committee,
AMERICAN BOARD OF INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
1996 - 1999
COLUMBIA/ HEALTHONE HOSPITALS - Member of the Outpatient Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation Section including subsections of Chronic Pain, Neuro
Rehab, and Musculoskeletal.
1995- 1997
COLORADO DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION – Member of the
Chronic Pain Task Force.
1993 - 1999
COLORADO DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION - Secretary of the
Psychiatric Task Force on Development of Mental Impairment Ratings.
1991 - 1995
COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY — Member of the Worker's Compensation
Advisory committee.
1991 - 1997
COLORADO PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY — Chairman of the Task Force on
Worker's Compensation and Psychiatry.
1991 - 1998
CASUALTY CARE NETWORK/QMC3 — Member of the Board of Directors and
Psychiatric Medical Director of this managed care company providing a PPO
network for patients with personal injuries under Auto Insurance.
III. PAST CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
1988 - 1998
PAR3 Utilization Review/QMC3/Concentra Managed Care - Medical Director
of
Behavioral Medicine - Organized and directed the psychiatric component of this
Managed Care/Utilization Review company covering over 150,000 lives. Chairman
of the Psychiatric Utilization Review Committee. Directed the managed care
psychiatric PPO component that had over 130 providers.
1985 - 1998
Integrated Health Management - Psychiatric Medical Director: A
multidisciplinary Occupational health outpatient clinic providing medical case
management, independent psychiatric exams, psychotherapy, psychiatric case
management, psychometric testing, pain management, stress claim investigations,
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psychiatric impairment ratings, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress
treatment, EAP services, Fitness for Duty Evaluations, and a Intensive Outpatient
Pain Management Program.
1985 - 1994
Medical Director, STRESSWATCH, INC - Served as Medical Director and
founder of a company providing occupational psychiatric services, case
management, psychometric testing, pain management and stress claim
investigations.
1989 - 1990
Medical Director, Bowling Green of Colorado Hospital - Served as the Medical
Director of this 40-bed adult chemical dependency and psychiatric unit.
Responsibilities included supervising the entire clinical and nursing staff and
serving on the Medical Executive, Quality Assurance, and Utilization Review
committees.
1983 - 1988
HealthWatch Medical Centers - Director of Behavioral Medicine - Organized
and supervised the psychiatric assessments, treatment and consultations for this
Occupational Health Clinic network. Served as the main consultant for all
Disability, Worker's Comp, and chronic pain cases needing psychiatric
evaluation/case management. Provided EAP services to their clients.
1986 - 1988
Medical Director, Horizon Hospital, In-Patient Adolescent Psychiatric Unit Hired by Republic Health Corporation to direct a 25-bed adolescent substance
abuse and psychiatric unit. Responsibilities included supervising and directing the
entire clinical staff and program, and serving as the liaison to the Medical Staff.
1986
Testimony - State of Colorado, Certificate of Needs Committee, Psychiatry.
1984 - 1987
Mt. Airy Hospital - Active member, Utilization Review Committee.
1984 - 1986
Medical Director, Mercy Medical Center, In-Patient Adolescent Psychiatry Hired by CompCare Corporation to develop and organize a 20-bed clinical
program. Responsibilities included supervising all nursing, therapy, and ancillary
staff, ongoing directorship of the Unit, serving as a liaison to Hospital
Administration and Medical Staff, and monitoring the quality of treatment.
Vice-Chief, Department of Behavioral Medicine, Mercy Medical Center Responsibilities included organizing a Department of Psychiatry for Mercy Medical
Center, set up standards and bylaws for physicians and the hospital, and
organized the Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Committees.
1982 - 1984
Aurora Mental Health Center - Staff Psychiatrist: Served as the Medical
Director of a 15-bed, half-way house, supervised the Outpatient and Emergency
Services teams, evaluated all types of patients for diagnosis, medications and
treatment plans.
Psychiatric Consultant:
1979 - 1992
William's St. Center/Tooley Hall - Consultant for this residential/ half-way house
prison, substance abuse, and homeless treatment center.
1982 - 1990
Accord Medical Center - Associate psychiatrist.
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1986 - 1990
Post Trauma Treatment Center - Medical advisor for this multi-disciplined
treatment center specializing in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders and crisis
interventions.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Psychiatric Association/ Colorado Psychiatric Society
American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry - (past member)
Colorado Medical Society/Denver Medical Society - (past member)
American Occupational Medical Association - (past member)
Rocky Mountain Academy of Occupational Medicine - (past member)
American Academy of Pain Management - (past member)
PAPERS, AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Numerous presentations for Primary Care Physicians on the use of Psychoactive pharmaceuticals–
presenter for Forest, Pfizer, Ely Lilly, and Wyeth - 2000 to present
Nominated for “Outstanding Medical Specialist” by peers and coworkers - PROFESSIONALS IN
WORKER’S COMPENSATION - February 2009
“Psychopharmacology – A General Overview” – Colorado Biofeedback Society Annual Meeting –
October 2007
“Somatoform Disorders and Delayed Recovery: Why the Mind Matters” – Annual Conference for
Attorneys and Professionals in Workers’ Compensation, Denver, CO. - May 2006
“The Treatment of Depression in the New Millennium” - November 2001.
“Use of Antidepressants for the General Practitioner” - September 2001, August 2001 and June 2001.
“Psychopharmacology for the General Practitioner” - Physician Assistant Program, University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center - March 2001 and March 2000.
“Pain and Disability Management - Treating the Delayed Recovery Patient” - Colorado Bar Association
Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar - March 1999.
"Pain and Impairment Ratings" and "Mental and Behavioral Disorders - Impairment Ratings" American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - National Impairment Course Faculty
Instructor: Denver - 1998; San Antonio - April 1996; New Orleans - September 1995; Las Vegas - May
1995; Maui - March 1995; Denver - October 1994; Baltimore - June 1994; Chicago - April 1994; St.
Petersburg - Feb. 1994; Dallas - Oct. 1993.
"Psychology of Pain and Injury Management" - C-Ring, Rehabilitation Nurses Educational Meeting April 1996.
"Psych 101 for the Non-Psychiatrist" and "Mental Impairment Rating" - American Academy of Disability
Evaluating Physicians - Overview and Certification Review Course - New Orleans - March 1996.
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"Mental Impairment Ratings" - American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, Clinical Training
Program - Chicago - March 1996.
"Expert Witness - Chronic Pain and Impairment Ratings" - North Dakota State Workers' Compensation
Bureau - January 1996.
"Posttraumatic Stress Disorders" - Sloans Lake Managed Care - nurse care managers and injury
coordinators - December 1995.
"Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Pain" - Colorado Podiatric Medical Society - Annual Meeting December 1995.
"Mental and Behavioral Disorder Impairment Ratings" - C-Ring, Rehabilitation Nurses Educational
Meeting - October 1995.
"Chronic Pain Management" - Colorado Health and Life Claims Association - May 1995.
"SPICE: A Model for the Prevention of Iatrogenic Disease within the Current Workers' Compensation
System" - American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - National Annual Meeting Las Vegas - May 1995.
"Panel - Mental Disability, Employee Discipline and the Americans with Disabilities Act" - Industrial
Relations Research Association - Annual Meeting - May 1995.
"Psychiatric Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management for PIP Claims" - Farmers Insurance, Adjustors
Quarterly Meeting - May 1995.
"Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain" - Swedish Hospital, OB-GYN Section Meeting - April 1995.
"Health Payment Review Inc." - Invited national participant on panel to develop appropriate psychiatric
treatment standards - Boston - February 1995.
"Psychiatric Impairment Ratings" - Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation - Physician
Accreditation Course - January 1995.
"Psychiatric Impairment Ratings and Guidelines" - Colorado Woman in Worker's Compensation November 1994.
"Delayed Recovery Management" - Union Pacific Railroad, Annual Consulting Physicians Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah - October 1994.
"Psycho/Social Issues Confronting Injured Workers" - Fourth Annual CCIA Workers' Compensation
Meeting - Denver - September 1994.
"Delayed Recovery Management - The Concept of Somatization" - National Annual Meeting, American
College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Chicago - April 1994.
"Rating Mental Disorders" - Colorado Bar Association, Workers Compensation Section, Annual Winter
Seminar - Jan. 1994.
"Chronic Foot Pain/Chronic Pain Syndrome - Recognition and Management" - Podiatry Seminar - Jan.
1994.
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"American Disabilities Act - Impairment and Accommodation" - Lecture for the Board of Directors,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Feb. 1994.
"Presurgical Psychological Evaluation and Presurgical Education to Improve Outcomes" - 4th Annual
Colorado Spine Symposium - Nov. 1993.
"Practicing Medicine in a Hostile Environment - the 1990's" - Professional Seminars Education
Seminar - Sept. 1993.
"Psychological Aspects of Chronic Pain Syndrome" - American Academy of Disability Evaluating
Physicians, Overview Course - Aug. 1993.
"Evaluating Psychiatric Disability" - American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, Overview
Course - Aug. 1993.
"Delayed Recovery and Chronic Pain Syndrome - The Use of Psychological Support to Help with
Management" - an audio lecture for a national chiropractic journal, D.C. Tracts - July 1993.
"Conundrums in Case Management - Somatization and Delayed Recovery" - Automobile Casualty
Claims Adjusters - June 1993.
"Illness as Lifestyle - The Role of Somatization" - Rocky Mountain Rehabilitation Hospital, Nurse Case
Management Seminar - Dec. 1992.
"Psychiatric Task Force for Impairment Ratings" - Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation - Dec.
1992.
"Psychiatric Impairment Ratings" - Division of Worker's Compensation - Physician Accreditation
Course - Nov. 1992.
"Chronic Pain Syndromes and Mild Head Injury - Diagnosis and Treatment" - Colorado Chiropractic
Health Plan - Annual Education Seminar - Oct. 1992.
"Delayed Recovery, Chronic Pain Syndrome, Mild Head Injury - Case Management Issues" - Colorado
Compensation Insurance Authority - Physician Education Seminar - Sept. 1992.
"Psychological Impairment Ratings according to the AMA Guides" - Contributor and presenter, Division
of Worker's Compensation, Physician Accreditation course - August 1992.
"Managing Psychosocial Stressors Effecting Return to Work" - American Academy of Occupational
Medicine, annual meeting, Washington, D.C. - May 1992.
"Mental Impairment Ratings under the AMA Guides" - presenter at the Colorado Lawyers Worker's
Compensation Education Association annual meeting - May 1992.
"Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Quantitative EEG" - Worker's Compensation Education Association
annual meeting - May 1992.
"Mental and Behavioral Impairments" - Moderator and presenter in a workshop for the Rocky Mountain
Academy of Occupational Medicine Annual Conference - January 1992.
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"The Dilemma of Mental Impairment Ratings" - paper published in the Worker's Compensation
Education Association Lawyers Journal - December 1991.
"Evaluating Psychiatric Disability" - ReEntry Vocational Services: seminar for physicians, attorneys,
nurses and rehabilitation professionals - 1991.
"Diagnosis, Treatment, and Case Management of Delayed Recovery and Chronic Pain Patients" Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority - Adjusters Education Program - 1991.
"Psychiatric Case Management - Stress Claims and Chronic Pain Patients" - City of Denver Risk
Management Committee - 1991.
"Anti-Depressants and Depression" - Eli Lilly Company, presentation to family practice physicians 1991.
"Managing and Treating Your Most Difficult Patients" - Diversified Medical Evaluators seminar for
workers' compensation, health care and auto insurance adjusters - 1991.
"Chronic Pain Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management" - Romed Medical Centers seminar for
employers, occupational health nurses and risk managers - 1991.
"Health Care Worker's Compensation and Society's Ills" - Rocky Mountain Health and Safety
Conference - 1990.
"Medical Case Management in a Chronic Pain Program - IntraCorp lecture - 1990.
"Psychiatric Disability and Case Management" - Romed Medical Centers, physicians educational
seminar - 1990.
"Psychological Issues with Dysthymic Pain Patients" - Association of Hospital Health Professionals
seminar - 1990.
"Post-traumatic Stress Disorders" - All State Insurance adjusters - 1990.
"Attention Deficit Disorders and Management of the Difficult Adolescent" - Denver Academy lecture for
teachers and parents - 1990.
"Managing Psycho-Social Stressors in Work Related Injuries" - Colorado Occupational Health Nurses
Association - 1990.
"Evaluating Disability - Chronic Pain Syndromes" - ReEntry Vocational Services - 1989.
"Utilization Review/Case Management for Psychiatry and Substance Abuse" - Northern Colorado
Medical Association - 1989.
"Adolescents and Their Families: Who Can Benefit from Treatment - COMPCARE seminar.
"Teenage Suicide - A Call to Action" - A public forum sponsored by the Denver Post and the American
Association of Suicidology.
"Teenage Depression and Suicide" - Channel 2 TV, a live television forum.
"The Pending Health Care Crisis" - Metro Denver's Broadcast Association seminar.
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"Adolescents - Depression, Substance Abuse, and Criminality" - Colorado Guardian Ad Litem Project,
a seminar for attorneys.
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