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GEORGE KENNEDY, M.D.
Dept. of Emergency Medicine
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ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, LIFEGUARD
Med School: University of New Mexico
Residency: University of Southern California
Interests: Medical support for Law Enforcement as a Reserve Deputy with
Bernalillo County Sheriff.
I grew up in Gallup in a family of 8 children during a time when you
didn’t have to lock your doors and we could roam the surrounding areas at
will. My Father and Grandfather were traders in the Navajo and Zuni areas so
I grew up learning about the cultures of the various tribal groups. Despite
its reputation as a border town to the reservation, Gallup was the only town
in America that did not incarcerate its Japanese American citizens during
World War II. Instead they remained a part of the community.
I became interested in a medical career after training as a Special Forces
Medic and serving a tour in the Viet Nam war. There I fought alongside
Vietnamese, Montangards, and Chinese and shared some of the hardships of
wartime with those groups.
I graduated from UNM College of Pharmacy and School of Medicine. My
residency in Emergency Medicine was at LAC/USC Medical Center in Los Angeles
after a 3 year tour as a Navy Flight Surgeon assigned to the 3rd Marine Air
Wing. My career has been a mix of Military, Indian Health Service, and
Private Sector. As a member of the New Mexico Army National guard, I spent 6
months in Iraq with Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007 and gained invaluable
practical trauma care experience. I have since been to Afghanistan and back
to Iraq.
After the shootings at Columbine High School, I became involved with our
local law enforcement. I have been a Reserve Deputy with Bernalillo County
Sheriff for the past 12+ years primarily providing medical support for SWAT
activities. This combines hazmat, environmental medicine, care under fire
issues, a unique way to make house calls and a close up look at the criminal
activities within the greater Bernalillo County area.
I am married to Becky who is a great partner. We have enjoyed hunting trips
and travel. We made an insightful trip to Israel after my last tour to Iraq.
I have one son who is currently working on an economics degree at UNM, a
step son and step daughter who are both married and raising 4 grandchildren.
My parents are both alive. My Dad will be 100 yrs. old this year and enjoys
telling everyone he was born in 1912 the same year NM achieved statehood. I
enjoy the opportunities afforded to me as an Attending at UNM.
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MICK LEO, M.D.
New Mexico Veteran Affairs
Health Care System
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PROFESSOR
Med School:
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, PA
Residency: Berkshire Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical
School, MA
Interests: Clinical emergency medicine, student and resident education, and
ED/EMS systems management.
After
two “round trips” between the hills of New England (western Mass.) and the
desert Southwest, I have made NM my home. During my medical career I have
had the opportunity and good fortune to interweave my various training and
clinical experiences in general surgery, critical care, trauma care, and
emergency medicine. Boarded in Emergency Medicine and General Surgery, I
have practiced in several teaching hospitals and spent a rewarding and
challenging three years in the USPHS (Indian Health Service) at Fort
Defiance, AZ, and Gallup, NM (1979-82).
I have approximately 19 years of EM experience and nearly 22
years in medical education through faculty positions at the University of
Mass. Medical School, Albany Medical College, and at the University of New
Mexico School of Medicine. Throughout these years, I have been intensively
involved in Emergency Department and EMS/trauma systems clinical care and
administrative management.
Currently, I am Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and
Surgery at the UNMSOM, Chief, Emergency Medicine Service, and Director of
the Emergency Department, New Mexico VA Health Care System (which is a
VA-USAF joint venture hospital facility). My interests continue in clinical
emergency medicine, student and resident education, and ED/EMS systems
management. Our newest challenge is to redefine the role of EM/EMS in the
context of emergency preparedness post 9/11.
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