Front Range Cancer Specialists

Name:	Ross W. McFarland, MD

Education:
1998	Wayne State University School of Medicine , Detroit, MI Doctor of Medicine Graduated “with High Distinction”
1994	University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering , cum laude

Professional Training:
2001-2004	Wilford Hall Medical Center , Lackland AFB, TX Fellowship, Hematology-Oncology
2004	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA Completed 2 month visiting physician program in bone marrow transplant
1999-2001	David Grant Medical Center , Travis AFB, CA Residency, Internal Medicine
1998-1999	David Grant Medical Center , Travis AFB, CA Internship, Internal Medicine

Certification:	American Board of Internal Medicine, board-certified in Hematology, November 2004
	American Board of Internal Medicine, board-certified in Medical Oncology, November 2004
	American Board of Internal Medicine, board-certified in Internal Medicine, August 2001

Licensure:	Colorado Physician license, #46703, May 2008-present
	Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, 2001-present
	Washington State Department of Health, 2004-2005

Professional Experience:
July 2006-present	Staff Physician, Hematology-Oncology Front Range Cancer Specialists , Fort Collins, CO
May 2006-present	Chairperson, Department of Hematology-Oncology
January 2006-present	Staff, Physician Hematology-Oncology
May 2006-present	Medical Director, Medical Inpatient Unit Wright-Patterson AFB Medical Center , Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
	Provide inpatient and outpatient care for a diverse population of hematology-oncology patients Oversee daily operations of hematology-oncology clinic, including direct supervision of 8 staff members, including physicians, nurses, and administrative staff Evaluate performance and credentialing of physicians in department Serve as chairman of interdisciplinary tumor board Active member of SWOG and NSABP, enrolling patients on sponsored trials
June 2004-December 2005	Staff Physician, Hematology-Oncology
May 2005-December 2005	Staff Physician, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit Wilford Hall Medical Center , Lackland AFB, TX
	Provided inpatient and outpatient care for allogeneic and autologous stem cell transplant recipients Medical director of hematology laboratory supervising four laboratory specialists

Faculty Appointments:
January 2006-present	Assistant professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Wright-State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
2001-present	Assistant professor, Department of Internal Medicine Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine

Military Experience:
May 2004-present	Major, Medical Corps, United States Air Force Lackland AFB, TX and Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom as internist/critical care physician, January-May 2005
June 1998-May 2004	Captain, Medical Corps, United States Air Force Travis AFB, CA and Lackland AFB, TX Served in Medical Readiness Training Exercise to Nicaragua, April 2001 Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 1999-2001
1994-1998	2nd Lieutenant, Medical Service Corps, USAF Reserve Detroit, MI

Honors:	Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 1997 Health Professions Scholarship Program, United States Air Force, 1994

Professional Membership:	American Society of Hematology, 2001-present American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2001-present American College of Physicians, 2001-present Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 1997-present
Publications/ Research/ Presentations	Letz AG, McFarland RW, Dice JP: Delay of chemotherapy to prevent progressive vaccinia. Mil Med. 2006 Aug; 171(8):788-9. McFarland RW, Splichal JE: Effects of Ginkgo Biloba on the Coagulation System. Abstract submitted to American Society of Hematology, 2004. McFarland RW, Hudson R, Osswald M: Familial myeloproliferative syndrome. Presented at Mayo Clinic Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders 2002 Hematology Fellows’ Program, September 2002. McFarland RW, Breneisen J: A 21-year-old male with idiopathic ventricular tachycardia and the Brugada sign. Presented at Society of Air Force Physicians Annual Meeting, March 2001. McFarland RW, Tracy DG: Prostate carcinoma metastatic to the brain parenchyma. Presented at Society of Air Force Physicians Annual Meeting, March 2000. McFarland RW, Fancher T: Metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma presenting as a colonic mass and lower gastrointestinal bleed. Presented at Society of Air Force Physicians Annual Meeting, March 2000.

Lectures	“Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer”, at the Primary Care Symposium 2001, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA. “Pathophysiology of Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome”, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2002.

	References and additional information available upon request.