GHS/USC FACULTY
CURRICULUM VITAE FORMAT
Name: MARK ALLEN O’ROURKE, M.D. Updated: 9/15/2015
Birthdate: June 30, 1952
Social Security #: 523-62-0500
Home Address: 408 McDaniel Avenue, Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: (864) 233-6339, cell (864) 979-1304
Office Address: Greenville Health System Cancer Institute
65 International Drive, Greenville, SC 29615
Phone: (864) 987-7000 Fax: (864) 987-1254
Email:
Race: Caucasion Gender: M Marital Status: M Spouse Name: Rita
Citizenship and/or Visa Information: U.S. citizen by birth
Education (Beginning with Baccalaureate Degree):
Institution/Location: Years Degree/Date: Field of Study:
Stanford University 1970-74 B.S./1974 Chemistry
UCLA School of Medicine 1978-82 M.D. Medicine
Internship: Duke University Medical Center 1982-83 Internal Medicine
Residency: Duke University Medical Center 1983-84 Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center 1984-87 Hematology/Oncology
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center 1985-87 Geriatrics
Specialty/Board Certification:
American Board of Internal Medicine, #104166 09/11/1985
Board Certified, Oncology #104166 11/10/1987
Board Certified, Geriatrics #104166 04/20/1988
Board Certified, Hospice and Palliative Medicine #5000054 01/01/2006
Board Certified, Hospice and Palliative Medicine #104166 02/05/2009
Licensure:
North Carolina Medical License (inactive) #27626 12/06/1983
South Carolina Medical License (active) #14771 02/20/1990
DEA number: AO 1650440
South Carolina Drug Control number: 20-P331
BCLS certified 2-18-2011
Military Service:
Navy R.O.T.C. 1970-74
U.S. Navy, Lieutenant, Honorable Discharge 1974-78
Instructor, Naval Nuclear Power School
Faculty Appointments (Begin with initial appointment:
Years Rank Institution Department
1990 to present Volunteer Faculty, Department Internal Medicine
Greenville Hospital System (GHS), Greenville, SC
1993-94 Golden Apple Award
2006 to present GHS Clinical Assistant Professor of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Internal Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
2012 to present Medical Director, Center for Integrative Oncology & Survivorship
Greenville Health System University Medical Center
Author of Survive and Thrive blog, at blog.ghs.org
Administrative Appointments:
Years Position Institution Department
1990-96 member Institutional Review Committee, GHS
1994-95 chairman Institutional Review Committee, Greenville Hospital System
1994-95 Medical Director for Research, Oncology, GHS
1987-present NCI Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP)
1987-1990 Investigator, Southeastern Cancer Control Consortium CCOP
1995-1996 Principle Investigator, Greenville, SC CCOP
1996 to 2014 Investigator, Greenville, SC CCOP
2014 to present Investigator, National Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) of the Carolinas
NCI INVESTIGATOR NUMBER: #16151, SWOG Roster ID 13915
Drug Management and Authorization Section, IDB, CTEP, Division of Cancer Treatment, NCI, Executive Plaza North, Room 707-A, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 (301) 496-5725
Hospital Appointments/Privileges:
Years Active/Inactive Institution
1990 to present Active Greenville Hospital System
1990 to present Courtesy St. Francis Health System
1995 to present Consulting Oconee Medical Center
Other Experience:
Years Position Institution Department
1985-1987 Cancer Pain Study Committee, Durham VA Medical Center
1986-1987 Medical Director, Triangle Hospice, Durham, NC
1991-1995 Medical Director, St. Francis Hospice, Greenville, SC
1996-1998 Medical Director, Interim Hospice, Greenville, SC
1997 South Carolina Pain Initiative, Member
April 5-12 & November 9-15, 2005
Faculty Scholar, The Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP), Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care, Boston, MA
October 12-14, 2005
Participant, Palliative Care Leadership Centers Site Visit
Program, Hospice of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY
Membership in professional/scientific societies (include offices held):
Southwest Oncology Group (National Cancer Institute) 1990 to the present
Cancer Control and Cancer Survivorship Committees, 2012 to the present
Coalition for the Care of the Seriously Ill, Steering Committee, 2010 to the present
Co-principle investigator, Pilot Study for the Implementation of Physician Orders for Scope of Therapy (POST) in South Carolina, initiated fall 2012
National Cancer Institute Symptom Management & Health-Related Quality of Life Steering Committee (SxQOL SC), 2015 to 2018
National and State Societies
1987-present American Medical Association, member
1987-present American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), member
2012-2015 ASCO Ethics Committee member
1990-present South Carolina Medical Association, Member
1997-1999 Oncology Representative, Interdisciplinary Council
2009-present SCMA Bioethics Committee, member
1995-present South Carolina Oncology Society, Member
1997-1998 Secretary
2000-present Christian Medical Association
2002-present Catholic Medical Association
2005-present American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, member
Local Societies
1990-present Greenville County Medical Society, Member
2002-05 Legislative Representative
Secretary
Treasurer
President
Editorial Positions:
Extramural Grants/award amount (current or past):
As Principal Investigator (% time)
As Co-Investigator (% time)
Intramural Grants/amount of awards:
Greenville Health System Transformative Research Seed Grant, Principle Investigator
2014 Use of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Biofeedback for Cancer Survivors
2015 Mindfulness Intervention for Cancer Survivors
Awards, Honors, Membership in Honorary Societies:
November 2005 Order of St. Luke Award, first annual,
for physician compassionate care and service,
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System,
Greenville, SC
April 28, 2012 South Carolina Medical Association
2012 Physician of the Year Award for Community Service
Academic Committee Activities (past 5 years):
University
College
Department
Division
Member, Admissions Committee
University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville
September 2011 to 2013
Major Teaching Responsibilities (Current):
Volunteer faculty, hematology & oncology: medical students and postgraduate
Undergraduate Medical Education
Lecturer, Medical Ethics, 2012-present
Lecturer, Oncology, 2014-present
Graduate Medical Education
Graduate Studies Education
Continuing Medical Education
Major Clinical Interests and Responsibilities:
2012 to present Medical Director, Center for Integrative Oncology & Survivorship
Greenville Health System University Medical Center
Author of Survive and Thrive blog, at blog.ghs.org
2013 to present Institute for Translational Oncology and Research (ITOR)
Clinical Research Unit: Investigator
Practice of hematology and medical oncology
Gastrointestinal Malignancy Multidisciplinary Clinic
Palliative Care: communication, consent and decision-making
Integrative Oncology, Cancer Survivorship
Co-principle Investigator, Survey to Assess Cancer Survivor Nutrition Needs and Preferences, initiated summer 2014
Principle Investigator, Greenville Health System Cancer Institute Cancer Survivor Registry, initiated spring 2013
Co-principle investigator, Pilot Study for the Implementation of Physician Orders for Scope of Therapy (POST) in South Carolina, initiated fall 2012
Lectures and Presentations: during the last 3 years – Identify the name and location of the meeting/conference. List presentations under the following headings:
Invited lectures and presentations
Cancer Survivorship
Greenville Health System, OB-GYN Grand Rounds
April 20, 2015
POST Pilot Project
Diocese of Charleston
Family and Respect Life Conference
Columbia, SC
August 17, 2013
Cancer Survivorship in 2013
Grand Rounds, Department of Internal Medicine, Greenville Health System
Greenville, SC
March 19, 2013
POST Pilot Project
Catholic Medical Association
Blessed Clemens von Galen Guild (South Carolina)
Charleston , SC
October 6, 2012
POST is Coming to South Carolina
The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End-of-Life Care
2012 Hospice and Palliative Care Annual Conference
Greenville, SC
September 25, 2012
South Carolina Coalition for Care of the Seriously Ill (CSI)
Uniform Processes to Improve Consent, Communication, and Decision Making in South Carolina Hospitals
South Carolina Hospital Association
Fifth Annual Patient Safety Symposium
Columbia, SC
April 26, 2012
Consent, Communication and Decision-Making for the Seriously Ill in South Carolina Hospitals
South Carolina Medical Association
Sixth Annual Health Law Symposium
Columbia, SC
February 17, 2012
Communication Review of Systems, An Aid for Caring for the Seriously Ill
South Carolina Healthcare Ethics Network Annual Meeting
Summit on Care of the Seriously Ill
Columbia, SC
October 12, 2011
Communication Review of Systems
SCMA Annual Meeting, Bioethics Scientific Session
Ethical Issues of Informed Consent in the 21st Century
Greenville, SC
April 30, 2011
Communication Review of Symptoms
South Carolina Medical Association Ethics Committee Annual Retreat
Hilton Head, SC
February 4, 2011
Communication Review of Systems
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center
November 5, 2010
Metabolic Effects of Chemotherapy in Surgical Patients
Educational Conference, Department of Surgery
Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center
September 8, 2010
Cord Blood Stem Cell Therapy in 2010
Fertility Preservation in Cancer Care in 2010
American Society of FertilityCare Professionals, 29th Annual Meeting
Greenville, South Carolina
July 24, 2010
Interdisciplinary Management of GI Malignancy: Colorectal Cancer, GIST, Neuroendocrine Tumors, and Pancreas Cancer,
Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery,
Greenville Health System University Medical Center,
May 21, 2010
Abortion and Breast Cancer: What is the Evidence?
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Columbia, South Carolina
April 27, 2010
End-of-Life Issues: When Should Palliative Care Begin?
54th Annual Greenville Postgraduate Seminar: A Primary Care Update,
April 16, 2010
End-of-Life Care Planning, The Challenge for the Medical Profession
South Carolina Medical Association Ethics Committee Annual Retreat,
February 5, 2010
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Ethics and Politics in 2009
North Carolina Catholic Medical Association
September 19, 2009
Lung Cancer Staging
South Carolina Cancer Registrars Association Fall Meeting
Greenville, South Carolina
August 5, 2009
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Ethics and Politics 2007
First Monday, Greenville County GOP
July 9, 2007
Stem Cell Ethics 2006
Christ Our Risen Savior Catholic Church
Spartanburg, SC
October 30, 2006
Delivering Bad News
Greenville Chapter
Christian Medical Association, Greenville, SC Chapter
October 19, 2006
Respect for Life in End of Life Care
Diocese of Charleston, St. Mary’s Church, Greenville, South Carolina
October 20, 2005
Geriatric Oncology Course, Clemson University School of Nursing, Greenville, SC
Palliative Care in the Last Days of Life, May 2005
Cancer in the Elderly, March 2004
Stem Cells, Medicine, and Human Rights
Diocese of Charleston Pro-Life Conference
Aiken, SC
May 14, 2005
Stem Cells, Medicine, and Human Rights
Furman University Faculty for Life Lecture, Furman University
Greenville, SC
March 1, 2005
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Patient Education Programs, St, Francis Hospital,
Greenville, SC, February 2002, February 2003, February 2004, & June 2005
Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Cloning 2004: The Defining Life Issues of Our Time
Diocese of Charleston, St. Mary’s Church
Greenville, South Carolina
October 14, 2004
Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Cloning 2004: Still a Big Problem for Human Life
Christian Medical and Dental Association, Greenville Chapter
May 18, 200
Medical Grand Rounds, Greenville Memorial Medical Center, Greenville, SC
October 2005 Palliative Care & Hospice in 2005
October 2003 Palliative Care
August 1999 End of Life Care
June 10, 1998 End of Life Care
End of Life Care
South Carolina Respect Life Conference, Columbia, SC, August 23, 2003
Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Cloning
Undergraduate Community Affairs Program, Furman University, February 2, 2003
Breast Cancer: Treatment and Prevention
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of South Carolina employees training, January 17, 2002
Breast Cancer: Treatment and Prevention
St. Francis Hospital Community Education Series, June 21, 2001
Health Disparities and Barriers in South Carolina
President’s Cancer Panel, Regional Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 16, 2000
Medicare Part B Coverage of Injectable Drugs
Town Hall Meeting Presentation, Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
May 17, 2000
Baltimore, Maryland
July 25, 2000
Chicago, Illinois
Navelbine in the Treatment of Lung Cancer
Glaxo Wellcome Meeting, Pinehurst, NC, March 7, 1998
Historical Review of Randomized, Phase II Trials with Navelbine (Vinorelbine) in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Glaxo Wellcome Investigators Meeting, McLean Virginia, June 15, 1996
P70-01: A Randomized Study Comparing IV Navelbine and IV Alkeran for the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer Refractory to Anthracycline Therapy
Glaxo Wellcome Investigators Meeting, Marco Island Florida, February 2, 1996
Advisory Board, Refractory Advanced Breast Cancer
Member and Presenter, Glaxo Wellcome, New York, NY, September 27, 1995
Update: Navelbine in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Wellcome Oncology Investigators Meeting, at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 1995
Navelbine: A New Chemotherapy Drug for Lung Cancer and Other Cancers
Seminar, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, April 21, 1995
Navelbine for Non-Small Cell Cancer
Consultant and Presenter, Representative Training, Glaxo Wellcome, Research Triangle Park, NC, January 9, 1995 and August 20, 1995
Navelbine Treatment IND Audio Teleconference, Moderator
National Audio conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, June 22, 1994
Navelbine Indications for Breast Cancer: Overview
Presentation to Oncology Drug Advisory Committee, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD, June 7, 1994
Navelbine
New Technology Symposium, Association of Community Cancer Centers, 20th Annual National Meeting, Washington, DC, March 26, 1994
Randomized Study of IV Navelbine vs. 5FU + Leucovorin (P70-02)
Wellcome Oncology Investigators Meeting, Dallas, TX, November 13, 1993
Multiple Myeloma
Data Mangers Symposium, Southwestern Oncology Group, April 23, 1993
Lung Cancer
Glaxo Representative Training, Research Triangle Park, NC, December 6, 1992
Effective Social Work Practice and Management in Adult Services
Core Curriculum in Geriatrics, Multidisciplinary Teams in Geriatrics
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work, North Carolina Health Education Program
Wake AHEC 01/29/87
Mountain AHEC 05/15/87
Eastern AHEC 10/29/87
Northwest AHEC 02/11/88
Fayetteville AHEC 05/06/88
Charlotte AHEC 08/04/88
Submitted presentations (e.g., abstract or paper presentations)
Leighton,P., Franco,R., O’Rourke,M., Otto, R. “A Process Improvement Measure: Development of a Patient Satisfaction Tool in a Survivorship Program”, SC Nursing Excellence Conference, Columbia, SC. April 11,2014.
Perkins,l., Franco, R., McCormick,D., Savage, K., Leighton, P., Hoopes, S., Susko, K., Obi, F., O’Rourke, Morrow, Denham, N., “A Multi-disciplinary Survivorship Care Plan Clinic Model”, SC Nursing Excellence Conference, Columbia, SC. April 11,2014.
Physician order for scope of treatment (POST) in South Carolina (SC).
Mark Allen O'Rourke, Matthew F. Hudson, Janet B. Craig, John C. Ropp, and Karen Reeves
ASCO Quality Care Symposium, San Diego, CA 12-01-2012
ASCO MEETING ABSTRACTS Dec 4, 2012:21
Supervised exercise for cancer survivors during and after active therapy.
Mark Allen O'Rourke, Regina A Franco, Dawn W. Blackhurst, Jennifer C. Trilk, Matthew F. Hudson, and William Larry Gluck
ASCO Quality Care Symposium, San Diego, CA 12-01-2012
ASCO MEETING ABSTRACTS Dec 4, 2012:121
Extramural Professional Activities
1988-1990 Bioethics Resource Group, Member
118 Colonial Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28207
1988-1990 Nursing Home Ethics Group Subcommittee Member
1997-2005 South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)
Cancer Control Advisory Committee, member
2002 Vice Chairman
1998-2002 South Carolina Medicare Part B Carrier Advisory Committee
Palmetto GBA, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
2002 Vice Chairman
2003-2005 South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Member
2014-present South Carolina Governor’s Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Council
Community Service:
1992-96 Upstate SC Chapter Board, Alzheimer’s Association, Member
1993 to 2003 American Cancer Society, Southeast Division, Inc.
1993-94 President, Greenville County Chapter
2002-2003 Relay Community Ambassador
2002 Celebration on the Hill, Washington, D.C.
1995 to present Greenville Free Clinic, Greenville, SC, volunteer
1997-present Insights, Greenville Chapter, South Carolina Citizens for Life
Chairman, Community Advisory Board
1999-2003 Hospice of the Foothills Foundation Board, member
Seneca, South Carolina
2002-2004 Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
Foundation Board, Member
2002 to present South Carolina Cancer Alliance, Founding Member
2002-2005 Policy and Advocacy Task Force, Vice Chairman
2003-2010 Hospice House of Greenville Board, Founding Member
2003-2010 Chair of the Board
Publications: Number and list in chronological order publications under the following headings in the order shown.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles: Published or accepted for publication in final form
Ligibel JA1, Alfano CM2, Hershman D2, Ballard RM2, Bruinooge SS2, Courneya KS2, Daniels EC2, Demark-Wahnefried W2, Frank ES2, Goodwin PJ2, Irwin ML2, Levit LA2, McCaskill-Stevens W2, Minasian LM2, O'Rourke MA2, Pierce JP2, Stein KD2, Thomson CA2, Hudis CA2. Recommendations for Obesity Clinical Trials in Cancer Survivors: American Society of Clinical Oncology Statement. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Aug 31. pii: JCO.2015.63.1440. [Epub ahead of print]
Smerage, JB …O’Rourke, MA, et al. Circulating Tumor Cells and Response to Chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer: SWOG 0500. J Clin Oncol 2014; 32, published online July 2, 2014
O’Rourke, Mark. Communication, Consent and Medical Decision-Making for Seriously Ill Inpatients. Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association. 2012; 108:36-37
D. Niedzwiecki, M. M. Bertagnolli, R. S. Warren, C. C. Compton, N. E. Kemeny, A. B. Benson III, S. G. Eckhardt, S. Alberts, G. N. Porjosh, D. J. Kerr, A. Fields, P. Rougier, J. M. Pipas, J. H. Schwartz, J. Atkins, M. O'Rourke, M. C. Perry, R. M. Goldberg, R. J. Mayer, and T. A. Colacchio. Documenting the Natural History of Patients With Resected Stage II Adenocarcinoma of the Colon After Random Assignment to Adjuvant Treatment With Edrecolomab or Observation: Results From CALGB 9581. JCO 2011 29: 3146-3152