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Frank “Chip” Celestino, MD

Professor
Director of Geriatrics
Department of Family & Community Medicine

“I am an avid sports enthusiast, especially golf and basketball. I have served as a coach for youth soccer. Other interests include Community Theater, singing in the choir, computers and the history of golf and golf course architecture.”

Interests

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Geriatrics, Advance Directives, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Hypertension, Alzheimer’s Disease, Bioethics, Ethics Consultation

Education 

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1973	Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut B.A. Degree, Biology Cum Laude
1978	University of Rochester School of Medicine Rochester, New York M.D. Degree

Postdoctoral Training

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1978 – 1981	Family Practice Internship and Residency Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma, Washington
1982	Basic Clinical Teaching Skills Duke-Watts Family Medicine Faculty Development Workshops Durham, North Carolina
January 1983	Advanced Clinical Teaching Skills Duke-Watts Family Medicine Faculty Development Workshops Durham, North Carolina
June 1983	Small Groups and Lectures Duke-Watts Family Medicine Faculty Development Workshops Durham, North Carolina
1985 – 1986	Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship (Part-time Program) Department of Family Medicine University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1990	Colposcopy Training Workshop/Certification National Procedures Institute Michigan State University Midland, Michigan
2001- 2003	Research Fellowship, Funded by Title VII Department of Family and Community Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Certifications

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1979	Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
1981	Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine Recertified  1987, 1994, 2001, 2008
1982 – Present	Certified Instructor Natural Family Planning (Billings Ovulation Method)
1983 – 2006	Instructor Advanced Cardiac Life Support American Heart Association
1983 – 1988	Instructor Advanced Trauma Life Support American College of Surgeons
1984 – Present	Basic Cardiac Life Support
1992 – Present	Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine

Academic Career

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1981 – 1984	Attending Staff Martin Army Community Hospital Fort Benning, Georgia
1982 – 1984	Emergency Department Staff Saint Francis Hospital Columbus, Georgia
1983 – 1984	Assistant Professor Department of Family Practice Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, Maryland
1984 – 1994	Assistant Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1994 – 2006	Associate Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2006 – Present	Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Selected Publications

Other Credentials  

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1987 – Present	Director, Geriatrics Assessment Clinic
1992 – 1996	Director, Parallel (PBL) Curriculum
1994 – Present	National Board of Medical Examiners      Step I Item Writer (1994 – 2008)         Step I Interdisciplinary Review Committee (1998 – 2008)           Clinical Skills Examination (Step II) Test Development      Committee (1998 – present)     End of Life Task Force (2002)                        Chair, Step I Introduction to Clinical Diagnosis Committee      (2004 – 2008)          Step I Overnight Committee (2005 – present)      Board of Directors, Governance Council (2005 – present)
1998 – Present	Chair, Ethics Clinical Consultation Committee North Carolina Baptist Hospital
2004 – Present	Director, Doctor Patient Communication Course