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Daniel Parks, MD
Senior Physician
Dr. Parks is originally from Boston, MA. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Suffolk University and his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University. He went on to complete his internship and residency in Family Medicine at Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, NC in 1995. Dr. Parks also pursued additional training in medical acupuncture with the Helms Medical Institute in 2012. He is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and active member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Urgent Care Association of America and has over 28 years of clinical experience. He is currently Medical Director of Urgent Care for a health care system in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Dr. Parks’ notable experience in health care includes several assignments in the military and federal government.
He was White House Physician from 2001 through 2009 with positions including Deputy Director for The White House Medical Unit and Director of Executive
Health Care for the President’s Cabinet. In these roles he was responsible for all aspects of an elite joint-service unit providing worldwide direct medical support to the President, Vice President, their families, military and civilian staff.
He also had duty as Assistant Director and Senior Flight Surgeon at the Pentagon where he was responsible for direct worldwide medical support for The Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and their staff.
Dr. Parks was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 26th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division as their Battalion Surgeon in 2009. He was responsible for the medical readiness of physicians, physician assistants, medics, and local Iraqi medical personnel in support of combat operations providing 24/7 routine and emergent care to service members, State Department staff and local civilians in various field environments. He also served as medical advisor to senior battalion and brigade leadership.
In February 2013, Dr. Parks retired from the military with more than 27 years of service. He was bestowed with multiple honors, including the Legion of Merit, Defense Superior Service Medal, Presidential Service Badge, Meritorious Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Senior Flight Surgeon Badge, and the Parachutist Badge.
Dr. Parks joined the Federal Bureau of Investigations as their Chief Medical Officer in 2016. He was responsible for the successful operations of fitness for duty evaluations, travel clearances, operational medical support, psychological support for employees, and their workers compensation liaison program. While at the FBI he managed the medical and psychological response for agents and technicians deployed to several mass shooting incidents nationwide and developed agency policy and response to the Zika outbreak of 2016.
Dr. Parks special interests include travel and aviation medicine, as well as medical acupuncture. In his free time, he volunteers as a reserve deputy with the Augusta County Sheriff’s office as a patrol deputy and their SWAT physician. He is married with three grown children and lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia on 55 acres of farmland.
What inspired you to become a physician?
I have always enjoyed understanding how things work and investigating how and why things go wrong. Medicine has allowed me to link this investigative curiosity, understanding of the human machine, and a deep sense of service to others in a way that is fun, exciting, and rewarding.
Why did you come to WorldClinic?
Having spent my first 20 years as a family physician in the Army I did not have to deal with insurance companies and corporate healthcare cost containment. My next 10 years in the civilian healthcare environment soured me to the current healthcare environment constrained by those restrictions. I realized our US healthcare system is catastrophically failing the patient. WorldClinic afforded me the luxury to focus on the patient, their family, and their health needs without the constraints of insurance or corporate healthcare, or “one size fits all” pathways.
What do you find most rewarding about being a physician?
Providing care and compassion to those who are ill and hopefully make their day just a little better because of my actions.
What motivates you to do your best at work every day?
I was raised with a strong work ethic and driven by service to others. I know nothing other than to provide the best possible care and compassion to others that I would expect for myself or my family.
Education
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, NC
Suffolk University
Education
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, NC
Suffolk University
Daniel Parks, MD
Senior Physician
Dr. Parks is originally from Boston, MA. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Suffolk University and his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University. He went on to complete his internship and residency in Family Medicine at Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, NC in 1995. Dr. Parks also pursued additional training in medical acupuncture with the Helms Medical Institute in 2012. He is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and active member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Urgent Care Association of America and has over 28 years of clinical experience. He is currently Medical Director of Urgent Care for a health care system in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Dr. Parks’ notable experience in health care includes several assignments in the military and federal government.
He was White House Physician from 2001 through 2009 with positions including Deputy Director for The White House Medical Unit and Director of Executive
Health Care for the President’s Cabinet. In these roles he was responsible for all aspects of an elite joint-service unit providing worldwide direct medical support to the President, Vice President, their families, military and civilian staff.
He also had duty as Assistant Director and Senior Flight Surgeon at the Pentagon where he was responsible for direct worldwide medical support for The Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and their staff.
Dr. Parks was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 26th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division as their Battalion Surgeon in 2009. He was responsible for the medical readiness of physicians, physician assistants, medics, and local Iraqi medical personnel in support of combat operations providing 24/7 routine and emergent care to service members, State Department staff and local civilians in various field environments. He also served as medical advisor to senior battalion and brigade leadership.
In February 2013, Dr. Parks retired from the military with more than 27 years of service. He was bestowed with multiple honors, including the Legion of Merit, Defense Superior Service Medal, Presidential Service Badge, Meritorious Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Senior Flight Surgeon Badge, and the Parachutist Badge.
Dr. Parks joined the Federal Bureau of Investigations as their Chief Medical Officer in 2016. He was responsible for the successful operations of fitness for duty evaluations, travel clearances, operational medical support, psychological support for employees, and their workers compensation liaison program. While at the FBI he managed the medical and psychological response for agents and technicians deployed to several mass shooting incidents nationwide and developed agency policy and response to the Zika outbreak of 2016.
Dr. Parks special interests include travel and aviation medicine, as well as medical acupuncture. In his free time, he volunteers as a reserve deputy with the Augusta County Sheriff’s office as a patrol deputy and their SWAT physician. He is married with three grown children and lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia on 55 acres of farmland.
What inspired you to become a physician?
I have always enjoyed understanding how things work and investigating how and why things go wrong. Medicine has allowed me to link this investigative curiosity, understanding of the human machine, and a deep sense of service to others in a way that is fun, exciting, and rewarding.
Why did you come to WorldClinic?
Having spent my first 20 years as a family physician in the Army I did not have to deal with insurance companies and corporate healthcare cost containment. My next 10 years in the civilian healthcare environment soured me to the current healthcare environment constrained by those restrictions. I realized our US healthcare system is catastrophically failing the patient. WorldClinic afforded me the luxury to focus on the patient, their family, and their health needs without the constraints of insurance or corporate healthcare, or “one size fits all” pathways.
What do you find most rewarding about being a physician?
Providing care and compassion to those who are ill and hopefully make their day just a little better because of my actions.
What motivates you to do your best at work every day?
I was raised with a strong work ethic and driven by service to others. I know nothing other than to provide the best possible care and compassion to others that I would expect for myself or my family.
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