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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

Citizenship: USA
Home Address: 6268 AB Avenue East
Richland, MI 49083
Home Phone: (269) 629-7137
Education:
General: Seekonk High School, Seekonk, Massachusetts, 1975 North Park College, Chicago, Illinois. BA., 1980, Magna Cum Laude
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
License: Michigan State Board of Medical Examiners
Certification: Board Certified Family Physician since July 1990
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

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

Vasectomy experience: Trained in 1987 in Kalamazoo, MI.
Trained in no-scalpel technique in 1990
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.
Other Experience: Baxter Travenol Pharmaceutical Company.
Laboratory Technician. June 1980-September 1982
Professional Organizations: American Academy of Family Physicians
Michigan Academy of Family Physicians
Michigan State Medical Society
Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine
Other Organizations: Evangelical Covenant Church Member
Christian Motorcyclists Association
Recreational Interests: Fishing, water-skiing, horses, motorcycle riding,and home computing
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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