Curriculum Vitae

Jorge L. Infante, M.D.

ABEM Certified Emergency Medicine

Infante Emergency Services, LLC
905 Columbus Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(843) 655-5622
Jlinfantemd2002@gmail.com
Website: www.infantemedicalservices.com
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Summary of Expertise

Residency trained at Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis. Board certified for over fifteen (15) years through the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Served as a Board Member of the South Carolina Chapter of Emergency Physicians. Experienced in implementing quality assurance protocols and risk-mitigation protocols; educating fellow board-certified physicians, residents, medical students and advance practice provider students; and partnering with numerous hospital administrations and other departments to enhance patient care, efficiency and quality. Competently and compassionately treated well over 45,000 patients.
Areas of Expertise
  • Anaphylaxis/Allergic Reactions
  • Asthma
  • Airway Management
  • Appendicitis
  • Aortic Emergencies (Aneurysm and Dissections)
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Bowel Infections
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Drug Intoxication/Overdose
  • Dysrrhythmias
  • Ectopic Pregnancy
  • Epidural Abscess/Discitis/Osteomyelitis of Spine
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
  • Genitourinary Emergencies
  • Intracranial Hemorrhage
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Ocular Emergencies
  • Ovarian Torsion
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Diseaes
  • Pneumonia
  • Psychiatric Emergencies
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Sepsis
  • Soft Tissue Infections
  • Toxicology
  • Ultrasound Guided Procedures
  • Emergent Fracture/Dislocation Procedures
  • Vascular Access Procedures
  • Tube Thoracostomy
Focused Expertise:
  • EMTALA Violations
  • Point of Care Ultrasound
  • Critical Care
  • Airway Stabilization techniques.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Marion County Medical Center - 07/2005 – 04/2007
Emergency Department Staff Physician
Marion County Medical Center - 07/2006 – 04/2007
Assistant Medical Director
Emergency Department Staff Physician
  • Prepared and implemented the protocol for ultrasound credentialing for Marion County Medical Center Emergency Department physicians: Conducted didactic lessons and practical training.
  • Oversaw/Directed/Designed the implementation of bedside registration
  • Oversaw/Directed/Designed the implementation of airway management adjuncts: ILMA and Bougie Introducer
  • Successfully Lobbied state legislators with Marion County Medical Center administration in regards to the lack of inpatient psychiatric patient resources.
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center - 05/2007 – 06/2008
Emergency Department Staff Physician
  • Prepared proposal for Bedside Ultrasound in the Emergency Department.
  • Presented data to GSRMC Trauma Committee regarding use of the Focused Abdominal Sonographic Test in the management of the trauma patient, which resulted in the implementation of a new standard of care.
The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun - 07/2008 – 02/2010
Emergency Department Staff Physician
Conway Medical Center - Conway Emergency Group -02/2010 – 10/2017
Emergency Department Staff Physician
  • Prepared narcotic analgesic policy used in the Emergency Department.
  • Mid Level Provider Committee Member: Development of mid-level provider program in our company including quality control and administrative protocols
  • Information System Committee: Analysis of Best of Breed vs Enterprise programs for the department
Director of Advance Practice Providers(NP/PA) - 01/2016 – 02/2017
  • prepared protocols and policy regarding adequate supervision, further education and training of advance practice providers and quality assurance
  • Administrative management, scheduling too.

Locum Tenens Work (Emergency Medicine Staff Physician):

Providence Hospitals Downtown and Northeast 01/2011-03/2011
Downtown and NE Campuses– Columbia, SC
Aiken Regional Medical Center – Aiken, SC 01/2012- 12/2013 07/2017- 10/2019
St Francis Bon Secours – Greenville, SC 10/2013-01/2014
McCleod Seacoast Hospital – Little River, SC 10/2013-10/2019
Mcleod Loris Community Hospital - Loris, SC 10/2013-10/2019
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center-Myrtle Beach, SC 12/2015-11/2018
Conway Medical Center - Conway, SC 10/2017-10/2019
Waccamaw Community Hospital - Murrell’s Inlet, SC 05/2017-10/2019
Aventura Hospital and Med Center - Aventura, FL 06/2017-04/2019
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center – Ft Pierce, FL 12/2017-10/2019
Advent Health of Ocala – Ocala, FL 11/2017-10/2019
Previously: Munroe Regional Medical Center
Previously: Florida Hospital of Ocala
Poinciana Medical Center - Kissimmee, FL 07/2018-10/2019
Citrus Memorial Hospital - Inverness, FL 10/2018-10/2019
Christus Health System - Louisiana 02/2019-07/2020
St Frances Cabrini - Alexandria
Bossier/Highland - Shreveport
Ochsner/St Patrick - Lake Charles
The Regional Medical Center - Orangeburg, SC 04/2019 -08/2020

EDUCATION

B.S. - 05/1998

University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida Major: Microbiology
Minor: Chemistry
Cum Laude

M.D. - 05/2002

University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida

Post Graduate Training/Residency - 07/2005

Hennepin County Medical Center
Department of Emergency Medicine
Minneapolis, Minnesota

American Board of Emergency Medicine Certification 06/2007- 12/31/2027

ACLS, ATLS, PALS Certification

LICENSES

Minnesota Board of Medical Practice 06/2002 - 06/2005
Residency Permit #16495

South Carolina Board of Examiners 09/2005 – 06/2021
License # SC 27835
State Controlled Substance
SC DHEC License # 20-27835

Florida Board of Medical Examiners 09/2016 - 01/2021
License # ME129975

Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners 09/2018 – 10/2019
License #310829
State Controlled Substance
Louisiana CDS.053337

West Virginia Board of Medical Examiners 05/2019 – 06/2020
License # 29002

DEA (SC) FI8186923 03/2019 - 11/2021
DEA (FL) FI6571930 10/2019 – 11/2022

HONORS AND AWARDS

Medical School
  • ▪Honors Designation: Trauma Surgery and Psychiatry, 2000
  • ▪Thomas Brown McClelland Academic Scholarship Recipient, 1999-2001
  • ▪Jackson Memorial Hospital Volunteer Service Award, 1998
  • ▪Medical Scholars Program (7yr Accelerated B.S./M.D. Program- University of Miami), 1997
  • ▪American Cancer Society Research Fellowship Recipient, 1999
  • ▪Peruvian American National Association's TUMI Award - Outstanding Student of the Year, 2001
Professional

Elected to Board of Directors for the South Carolina Chapter – American College of Emergency Physicians, 2007-09

LANGUAGES

Spanish - Written and Spoken, Fluent

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • ▪American Medical Student Association
  • ▪National Hispanic Medical Association
  • ▪Peruvian American Medical Association
  • ▪American Society of Hematology
  • ▪American College of Emergency Physicians
  • ▪Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
Professional Teaching Activities
  • ▪LLSA Instructor for South Carolina American College of Emergency Physicians 2011
  • ▪ACLS Instructor
  • ▪American Academy of Emergency Medicine

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

  • Hennepin County Medical Center. Minneapolis, MN. Study to analyze the effect of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Percent Body Fat (PBF) on acute pain perception of a standardized stimulus in the emergency department. 2003-2005.
  • Hennepin County Medical Center. Minneapolis, MN. Senior Resident Project: Study of factors, both economic and political, influencing the current state of the medico-legal crisis affecting health care providers in the United States. 2004
  • Microbiology Department. University of Miami School of Medicine. Miami, FL: 2001- 2002. Inhibition of hematopoietic regulatory genes and other preliminary work for knockout mice development.
  • Ryder Trauma Center. University of Miami School of Medicine. Miami, FL: 2001-2002 (see below)
  • American Cancer Society Fellowship. University of Miami School of Medicine. Miami, FL: 1999 (see below)
  • NYU MSUCRP Fellowship. NYU Medical Center. N.Y., N.Y.: 1997 (see below)

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATlONS

  • Oral Presentation: "The use of triple contrast CT as a tool for triage of patients with stab wounds to the back and flank: a literature review" - Trauma Surgery Conference, Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, FL. 2001
  • Publication: “Screening, cloning and characterization of novel transcription factors involved in blood cell development”. Experimental Hematology - EXP HEMATOL 01/2000; 28(7):108-108. Ronald Nachtman, James M Abdullah, Jorge L Infante, Ronald Jurecic
  • Poster Board Presentation: "Cloning and characterization of Vulcan, a novel zinc finger gene with developmentally regulated expression during differentiation of hematopoietic stem cell and progenitors into lymphoid and myeloid lineages" - 4151 Annual Convention of the American Society of Hematology, New Orleans, LA. 1999
  • Oral presentation: "Influence of birth order on risk for coronary artery events" - NYU School of Medicine Summer Research Symposium. TischHospital. NewYork, N.Y. 1997

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