Thomas G. O'Brien II, MS, DO Co-Sponsors NYC's First World Asthma Day

    NEW YORK, NY, May 22, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Family physician Thomas G. O'Brien II, MS, DO, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for enriching underserved communities in New York City through community outreach programs such as New York City's first World Asthma Day on May 2, 2009. The annual event is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.

Dr. Thomas G. O'Brien II began his professional career in 1998 as a team physician for Elite Sports Medicine where he was responsible for overseeing the health of Long Island athletes. In 1999, he was named Medical Director of the Physical Medicine Department of Concourse Plaza Medical Complex, formerly a sub-division of Bronx-Lebanon Hospital and worked as a primary care physician in a physician shortage area of the Bronx. During this period, Dr. O'Brien developed a pain clinic treating acute and chronic pain with various modalities including osteopathic manual medicine and volunteered time educating medical students, interns, residents, and physician assistant students on how to integrate alternative medicine into traditional practices.

Dr. O'Brien's career took a decided turn toward community service on 9/11 when he volunteered and helped establish The Stuyvesant High School Triage Center located in lower Manhattan just fifty yards from the Twin Towers. The Triage Center was declared a make-shift hospital by the New York City Police and Fire Surgeons, and under their supervision, Dr. O'Brien and his colleagues coordinated care for the FDNY, NYPD, NYC-EMS and PAPD. For this, Dr. O'Brien received an award from President George W. Bush, Jr. Currently, Dr. O'Brien is again practicing family medicine in a physician shortage area located in the South Bronx Empowerment Zone. He also serves as a Police Surgeon for New York State, as a physician for the National Emergency Response Team, as a team physician for the United States Amateur Boxing Association and as the Medical Director/Health Advisor for Church Alive Community Church. In 2007, Dr. O'Brien was promoted to commanding officer of the New York Guard's 88th Brigade, Forward Medical Detachment.

Dr. O'Brien is certified in Emergency Management through Federal Emergency Management Agency. He received an Associate in Science and Bachelor of Science in Biology from Nassau Community College and New York Institute of Technology respectively and then graduated from the New York Institute of Technology's graduate program with a Masters of Science in Clinical Nutrition. In 1989, he was accepted into The University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Science in Iowa where he earned his Doctor of Osteopathy and then returned to New York City to complete his Family Medicine Residency Program at St. Barnabas Hospital. It was during this residency that Dr. O'Brien developed a medical instrument for which he was granted a United States Patent on December 16, 2003.

Awards and honors with which Dr. O'Brien has been recognized include: a Key Award for medical excellence, a Humanitarian Award for Outstanding Medical Services presented by Bishop Dr. Timothy Birkett of Bronx, NY's Church Alive Community Church, an Exceptional Medical and Humane Services Award for providing medical care to the South Bronx Community from United Bronx Parents, Inc., a Beta Award for Best Health Educational Show from Bronx Net Cablevision for his cable television show Ask Dr. Tommy O and, he was named Man of the Year for excellence in community services in the health profession.

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