Ronald E. Wheeler, MD

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Ronald E. Wheeler, M.D.

P.O. Box 20456 Aa
Bradenton, FL 34204

Curriculum Vitae


Medical Director of Diagnostic Center for Disease™
Medical Director of PanAm HIFU, Inc.
Medical Director of Preferred Health Advantage
Medical Director of Cancers Answer, LLC (cancersanswer.org pending IRS 501C3 approval)

EDUCATION:

1971 College University of Miami (Bachelor of Science)
1979 Medical School Graduation University of Guadalajara, Mexico
1979-1980 Fifth Pathway Rutgers Medical School — Class President
1980-1983 Internship and Residency Akron City Hospital (Akron, Ohio)
1983-1985 Residency LSU Medical Center (New Orleans, LA
1984 Federal Licensure Exam Licensing Board Certification

MEDICAL LICENSURE:

Board of Medicine — 1985-Present (Reapplication in Process)
      • Florida
      • Previously licenses held in Louisiana and Colorado


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

  • HIFU-EEA (Patented Feb, 2019); Treatment of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
  • High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (Pan-Am HIFU, Inc.) 2006-Present
  • HIFU Centers of America, LLC
  • Cancersanswer.org (Pending), Cancersanswer.net
  • The Diagnostic Center for Disease; 2000 to Present — Private Practice, Sarasota, FL
  • San Juan Regional Urology Associates, P.C.; 1988 — 2003, Private Practice, Durango, Colorado
  • Martin, Plunkett & Wheeler — Urology Associates; 1985-1987 Private Practice, Pensacola, FL
  • Patents associated with Medical Innovation and Nutritional Products


  • CERTIFICATION BEYOND MEDICAL LICENSURE:
  • High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) — Ablatherm — Sonocar
  • Technologies 2006 to Present
  • 3.0 Tesla MRI-S (University of California at San Francisco; UCSF) 2006; Research Expertis
  • Current
  • Royal Colleg
  • of Advanced Medicine Admission (RCAM) — 2002 to Present
  • ESWL (Extra Corporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy) UCSF 1986
  • Ultrasound Tutorial (Shinohara) UCSF — 1993
  • Cryosurgery (Cohen/Onik) Allegheny General — 1996
  • Ultrasound Tutorial (Shinohara) UCSF — 1993
  • Water Induced Thermal Therapy (WIT) (Argomed) -; 2002
  • Transurethral Needl
  • Ablation (TUNA) (R. Benson — 2002)
  • KTP Laser Training (BPH) Dr. Hai, Fort Myers - 2002


AWARDS, PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES:


  • Finalist in the Educator of the Year Award (American Foundation of Urologic Disease 1995)
  • Physician Recognition Award for Continuing Medical Education (AMA sponsored 1992-1999)
  • AFUD — “Prostatitis as a Cause of Prostate Cancer” (8/04)
  • National Men’s Health Conference — “Can Awareness and Education Decrease the Incidence of Prostate
  • Cancer in a Community or Statewide Setting?” Sponsored by Penn State University. Arlington, VA —5/04 Man-to-Man
  • Man-to-Man — Sun City Center, FL (4/04 & 12/04)
  • FOMA — “Understanding Prostate Disease” (11/02)
  • Cancer Control Society — “Prostatitis as a Cause of Prostate Cancer “ (09/03
  • ACAM — “Anti-Aging Solutions to Prostate Health” (11/02)
  • AAOM — American Association of Osteopathic Medicine (07/02)
  • Public Health Radio Presentation — (2001)
  • Man-to-Man (Port Charlotte, FL 2001)
  • Established the Preferred Health Foundation — To educate men on Prostate Health Prevention & Disease Treatment Options (2000)
  • Man-to-Man (Bradenton, FL — 2000)
  • New Mexico Prostate Cancer Support Group (Albuquerque, NM)
  • Ralph Downey Prostate Cancer Support Group (Durango, CO)
  • PAACT National Meeting (Grand Rapids, MI)
  • Speakers Bureau — Present or Past: GSK, Schering, Zeneca, TAP, Merck, Abbott, McNeil, Janssen and AMS.


  • CURRENT OR PAST PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS OR ASSOCIATIONS:

    • Member of the Florida Medical Association (FMA) — Current
    • Member of American Medical Association (AMA)
    • Physician Advisor for Janssen Pharmaceuticals (Division of Johnson & Johnson)
    • Physician Advisor Panel for PAACT (Patient Advocates for Advanced Cancer Therapies)
    • Member of Southern Medical Association
    • Member of American College of Advanced Medicine (ACAM)
    • Member of Anti-Aging Society |
    • Member of Rocky Mountain Kidney Stone Foundation.
    • Member of American Clinical Urologists
    • Member of American Urologic Association (AUA) Current
    • Member of the Society of International Urology (SIU)
    • Director — Prostate Cancer Awareness Projects — 1989 to Present
    • Former Member of Society of Cryosurgeons
    • Former Member of Laparoscopic Society/Endourology Society

  • TOPICS OF MEDICAL EXPERTISE:

  • HIFU-EEA (Enhanced Energy Application) 2013 — Present Patented Therapy
  • Prostatitis - Expert Status Defined by Chapter 2 of “Men at Risk”
  • Prostate Cancer — Expert Status — One of Top 10 HIFU treating Physicians Worldwide
  • Prostate Imaging — Expert Status — Ultrasound & MRI of the Prostate
  • Impotency
  • Voiding Dysfunctions
  • Benign Prostatitis Hyperplasia (BPH)


    CLINICAL TRIALS/PRESENTATIONS/PATENTS AND BOOKS:

  • Is it possible to cure high grade prostate cancer with HIFU? Published in the Peer-Reviewed Journal,“Clinical Interventions in Aging”, Volume 2, Number 1-2007 (Dove Press)
  • Poster Presentation ‘Is Patient Selection the Key to Successful HIFU Therapy for Prostate Cancer?’ A Worldwide View of the HIFU Experience.
    • The 25" Annual International Prostate Cancer Update Conference, January 2015
    • The Kimbrough Urology Conference, January 2015
    • The Western Section of Urology, October 2014
  • Author of the Book : ‘Men at Risk, The Dirty Little Secret, Prostate Biopsies Really Do Spread Cancer Cells’ — Published in June 2012 and represented at the National Library of Congress.
  • Focal Therapy Conference at NYU — June 2014
  • Focal Therapy Conference, Society of International Urology — Noordwiyke, Holland — June 2013
  • Clinical Trial: Comparison of Biopsy to Multi-parametric MRI (Double Blinded Study), Press Ready
  • (2013-2014)
  • Clinical Trial Evaluation: Outcome Data from HIFU treatment from past 6 years (2013)
  • Poster presentation: MRI-S Predicts and Confirms the Prostate Cancer (2004)
  • Patent for Prostatitis Diagnostic Test (March 2002)
  • Patent for Prostate Formula “PEENUTS” (March,2001) A Nutritional Supplement for the prevention of
  • Prostate Cancer, and associated voiding dysfunction, EPS and PSA.
  • NIH Presentation (Arlington, VA) “PSA Predicts Prostatitis” (November 2000)
  • Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Osteopathy (Cleveland, OH) March 2000
  • NIH Presentation, The Prostatitis Collaborative: PSA Predicts the Presence of Prostatitis (Alexandria,VA)
  • Developed Complementary Prostatitis formula (PEENUTS™) for non-bacterial Prostatitis (Patented 3/06/01)
  • Developed Complementary Female formula (Bladder Balance) for Interstitial Cystitis Symptoms.
  • Developed Complementary Prostate Cancer formula (UroStar™ and GQG with Curcumin™)
  • NIH (Poster Session) Bethesda, MD — November,1999
  • “Chronic Prostatitis Affects All Men — What All Men Need to Know About Prostatitis and Prostate Cancer’, Peer reviewed & published April, 1999
  • Genetic Study Regarding Inheritance of Prostate Cancer — Co-operative effort involving Johns Hopkins
  • Medical School and Dianon Laboratories; Site Participant
  • Herbal Voiding Study — Prospective double-bling study intended to demonstrate efficacy of herbs to shrink the prostate, improve voiding abilities, and thereby, avoid surgery.
  • Urinary Tract Infection Study — Prospective evaluation of benefit for urine culture and sensitivity in clinical setting.
  • PSA II Clinical Investigative Trial — Prospective evaluation of Free PSA: How it related to early Prostate Cancer detection, and can costly Ultrasound/Biopsy be avoided? Dianon Labs
  • Cryosurgical Ablation of the Prostate — Prospective evaluation of benefits and risks of Cryosurgery in the treatment of Prostate Cancer
  • Neo-Adjuvant Combination Hormonal Therapy — A Prospective Study that evaluates the efficacy of two different methodologies in decreasing PSA (tumor marker) prior to definitive treatment of Prostate
  • Cancer (Study supported by Schering and accepted for Presentation at the AUA — Western Section)
  • TURP Study — Retrospective evaluation of the effect of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate on impotency.
  • A Case Report on an “Untold Epidemic” — Prostatitis (09/98), submitted to JAMA, (Unpublished)
  • "Incontinence", PAACT Newsletter, Published January 1998
  • “Let’s Use Common Sense and Educate our Patients on All Options to Prostate Cancer,” PAACT Newsletter (1996)
  • Treatment Options for Impotency and How they Relate to the Diabetic Patient,” PAACT Newsletter
  • (1996)
  • Understanding Impotency, PAACT Newsletter, Published 1995
  • Primer of Sexual Dysfunction (Audio-cassette tape) “Straight Talk on Impotency” (1994)
  • “Appendiceal Abscess Simulates Retroperitoneal Fibrosis,” Kimbrough Urologic Meeting Presentation(1985)
  • “Significance of Calcium in Renal Cysts,” Kimbrough Urologic Meeting Presentation and Publication (1985)


CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION:


  • Western Sectional Meeting in Maui, Hawaii — 2014; Poster Prestation Re: HIFU Worldwide Experience; 42 Credit Hours
  • Kimbrough Urology Meeting in San Diego, CA — 2015; Poster Presentation; Re: HIFU Worldwide Experience; 14.5 Credit Hours
  • 25th Annual IPCU in Vail, CO — 2015: Poster Presentation; Re: HIFU Worldwide Experience: 14.5 Credit Hours
  • NYU Focal Prostate Cancer Meeting, New York, New York — 2014; Approx, 32 Credit Hours
  • Southeastern Sectional Meeting in Hollywood, FL — 2014; Approx. 30 Credit Hours
  • RSNA Meeting in Chicago, IL; November-December 2013
  • AUA Meetings; Atlanta, San Diego (2013), Orlando (2014), New Orleans (2015
  • SIU (Society of International Urology) — Meeting in Holland on Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer
  • NYU (New York University) Meeting on Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer; 2010 and 2013
  • CME: Common Errors in Medical Practice and Recognizing Abuse: 2014.
  • Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA) — Sarasota, FL (08/03 -09/04) 12 CME Hours
  • Penn State College of Medicine, National Conference of Men’s Health — Washington, DC (05/04) 12 CME Hours
  • American Urological Association National Meeting — San Francisco, CA (05/04) 25 CME Hours
  • The FCG Institute for Continuing Education, “The New Face of Prostate Cancer: A Risk-Stratified Approach to Multimodal ad Novel Treatment” — San Francisco, CA (05/04) 2 CME Hours
  • Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, “Prostate Cancer and Bone Complications” San Francisco, CA (05/04) 2 CME Hours
  • Western Sectional Meeting in Maui, Hawaii — 2014; Poster Prestation Re: HIFU Worldwide Experience; 42 Credit Hours
  • Kimbrough Urology Meeting in San Diego, CA — 2015; Poster Presentation; Re: HIFU Worldwide Experience; 14.5 Credit Hours
  • 25th Annual IPCU in Vail, CO — 2015: Poster Presentation; Re: HIFU Worldwide Experience: 14.5 Credit Hours
  • NYU Focal Prostate Cancer Meeting, New York, New York — 2014; Approx, 32 Credit Hours
  • Southeastern Sectional Meeting in Hollywood, FL — 2014; Approx. 30 Credit Hours
  • RSNA Meeting in Chicago, IL; November-December 2013
  • AUA Meetings; Atlanta, San Diego (2013), Orlando (2014), New Orleans (2015
  • SIU (Society of International Urology) — Meeting in Holland on Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer
  • NYU (New York University) Meeting on Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer; 2010 and 2013
  • CME: Common Errors in Medical Practice and Recognizing Abuse: 2014.
  • Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA) — Sarasota, FL (08/03 -09/04) 12 CME Hours
  • Penn State College of Medicine, National Conference of Men’s Health — Washington, DC (05/04) 12 CME Hours
  • American Urological Association National Meeting — San Francisco, CA (05/04) 25 CME Hours
  • The FCG Institute for Continuing Education, “The New Face of Prostate Cancer: A Risk-Stratified Approach to Multimodal ad Novel Treatment” — San Francisco, CA (05/04) 2 CME Hours
  • Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, “Prostate Cancer and Bone Complications” San Francisco, CA (05/04) 2 CME Hours
  • Florida Licensure CME Program,
    • USF, Tampa, FL (1 1/03) 4 CME Hours
    • Prevention of Medical Errors 2.0 Hours
    • HIV/AIDS 1.0 Hours
    • Domestic Violence 1.0 Hours
  • American Urological Association National Meeting - Chicago, IL (04/03) 25 CME Hours
  • PER, “Systematic Therapy for Prostate Cancer” — Chicago, IL (04/03) 2 CME Hours
  • Glaxo Smith Kline Avodart Speaker’s Training — Denver, CO (03/03) 5 CME Hours
  • LSU Visiting Professor Meeting — New Orleans, LA (01/03) 12 CME Hours
  • ACAM “Anti-Aging Solutions to Prostate Health” Tucson, AZ (11/02) 20 CME Hours
  • AAOM (American Association of Osteopathic Medicine) (07/02) 20 CME Hours
  • American Urological Association National Meeting — Orlando, FL (05/02) 25 CME Hours
  • NIH Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative — Arlington, VA (11/00) 15 CME Hours
  • American Urologic Association, National Meeting — Atlanta, GA (05/00) 27 CME Hours
  • American Academy of Osteopathy — Cleveland, OH (03/00) 24 CME Hours
  • Tutorial on Color Flow Doppler w/Fred Lee, M.D. -Rochester, MI (03/00) 8 CME Hours
  • HIV/AIDS (10/99) 4 CME Hours
  • Domestic Violence (10/99) 1 CME Hour
  • NIH Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative — Bethesda, MD (11/99) 16 CME Hours
  • Prostate Cancer Research Institute National Conference — (07/99) Long Beach, CA -24 CME Hours
  • American Urologic Association, National Meeting ~— Dallas, TX (05/99) 28 CME Hours
  • Schering Investigators Meeting — Palm Springs, CA (03/99) 7 CME Hours
  • McNeil Speakers Meeting — Scottsdale, AZ (01/99) 5 CME Hours
  • Zeneca Interactive Conference on Prostate Cancer (07/98) Tarpon Springs, FL — 12 CME Hours
  • American Urological Association National Meeting (06/98) San Diego, CA ~ 27 CMS Hours
  • Zeneca Interactive Conference on Prostate Cancer (02/98) Miami, FL — 11 CME Hours
  • Urology Update UCSF ~ San Francisco, CA (12/97) 14 CME Hours
  • HIV/AIDS - University of Colorado ( 12/97) 4 CME Hours
  • Domestic Violence — University of Colorado (12/97) | CME Hour
  • Urology Symposium (Schering) Waldorf Astoria, NY (09/97) 18 CME Hours
  • Risk Management (PPIC) Durango, CO (06/97) 7 CME Hours
  • Urolithiasis Update (AUA) San Diego, CA (03/97) 18 CME Hours
  • Prostate Cancer Symposium (Schering) Naples, FL (02/97) 18 CME Hours
  • New Mexico Urological Society, Albuquerque, NM (02/97) 16 CME Hours
  • Cryosurgery Prostate Workshop, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA (11/96) 10 CME Hours
  • Prostatic Disease/Insights & Innovations, Vail, CO (06/96) 12 CME Hours

Edited: July, 2021