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Simon Tanksley, MD, Family Medicine, Poway, CA, Palomar Medical Center Poway

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Family Medicine • Poway, CA

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Education & Training

  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Urgent Care, 2012 - 2013
  • Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia)
    Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia)Residency, Family Medicine, 2009 - 2012
  • Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
    Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 2009
  • Cornell
    CornellBS, Biology, Distinction in Research, 1999 - 2003
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityB.S., Computational Biology, 1999 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2012 - 2017
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2011 - 2013
  • American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Presidential Research Scholarship Cornell University, 1999
  • Hans Bethe Prize in Physics Cornell University, 1998
  • Graduate with Distinction in Research Cornell University

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Tissue Adhesives in Urgent Care  
    Tanksley S, Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, 1/1/2013
  • Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes of Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture Via a Single-Incision Versus a Two-Incision Technique  
    Buber R, Tanksley S, Wang E, Stony Brook University Department of Orthopaedics Annual Research Journal, 1/1/2008

Abstracts/Posters

  • PHQ-9 Screen for Management of Depression in the Primary Care Setting.
    Tanksley S, Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Medical Association, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1/1/2012
  • Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Replacement: Two Year Follow-up Study.
    Tanksley S, Dagum A, Lawrence H, Sampson S, Rogachefsky R, Wang E, 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2009
  • Controlled DNA Release from a Microchip Using Electricity.
    Tanksley S, Luo D, Saltzman W, 17th Annual Cornell Undergraduate Research Forum, Ithaca, NY, 1/1/2002

Lectures

  • Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Replacement: Two Year Follow-up Study. 
    Nassau, Bahamas - 1/1/2009
  • Controlled DNA Release from a Microchip Using Electricity. 
    San Diego, CA - 1/1/2001
  • Microfabricated Channels in Degradable Polymer Films. 
    Orlando, FL - 1/1/2000

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Simon Tanksley, Dr. Simon Tanksley, MD, Dr. S Tanksley, Dr. Simon G Tanksley