Curriculum
Vitae
Dr. Kurt P. Helgerson, MD

Personal Information:
Birth
data:
January
31, 1957, Providence, Rhode Island
Marital
Data:
Married,
to Jan Helgerson
Children:
Erin and Philip
Helgerson
Shawn and Shannon Tenney
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| Citizenship: |
USA |
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| Home
Address: |
6268
AB Avenue East
Richland, MI 49083 |
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| Home
Phone: |
(269)
629-7137 |
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| Education: |
| General: |
Seekonk
High School, Seekonk, Massachusetts, 1975 North Park College, Chicago,
Illinois. BA., 1980, Magna Cum Laude |
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| Medical: |
University
of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
MD., June, 1986
Michigan State University / Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies (MSU/KCMS)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Family Practice Residency Program
June 1986-July 1989 |
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| License: |
Michigan
State Board of Medical Examiners |
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| Certification: |
Board
Certified Family Physician since July 1990 |
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| Employment: |
Professional
Medical Center, P.C. Portage, Michigan
August 21, 1989 to September 1, 1994
Portage
Physicians, P.C., a subsidiary of ProMed, September 1, 1994 to the
present
President
of Kurt P. Helgerson, MD, PC, since it was conceived August 21,
1995
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| Past
Medical Experience: |
MSU/KCMS
Family Practice House Officer June 1986-July 1989
Westside
Family Medical Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Immediate Medical Care Center Physician
(Part-time evenings)
February 1988-November 1988
Pipp
Community Hospital, Plainwell, Michigan
Emergency Room Physician (Part-time nights)
October 1988-July 198
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| Vasectomy
experience: |
Trained
in 1987 in Kalamazoo, MI.
Trained in no-scalpel technique in 1990 |
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| Faculty
Appointments: |
Clinical
Assistant Professor at Michigan
State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies since
1991. Instructor there in no-scalpel vasectomies since
October 1999. |
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| Other
Experience: |
Baxter
Travenol Pharmaceutical Company.
Laboratory Technician. June 1980-September 1982 |
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| Professional
Organizations: |
American
Academy of Family Physicians
Michigan Academy of Family Physicians
Michigan State Medical Society
Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine |
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| Other
Organizations: |
Evangelical
Covenant Church Member
Christian Motorcyclists Association |
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| Recreational
Interests: |
Fishing,
water-skiing, horses, motorcycle riding,and home computing |
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| Personal
Statement: |
It
is my desire to perform to my personal best in all situations. To
perform below my abilities would be an affront to myself and my mentors
in medicine, and to my Lord. (Reference: The Bible, Ephesians 1:7) |
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