Diving Medicine and Wound
Care.
Dr. J. Thomas Millington, Jr. M.D.,
Dr. Tom graduated as an M.D. 1969 at Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia. After his Army service, he moved to California where his
passion for scuba diving sparked his passion in diving medicine with
specialty training: Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine, National Oceanographic
and Atmospheric Administration, in 1983.
Since that time, Dr. Tom has achieved the following certifications:
Diplomate and Certified Wound Specialist, American Academy of Wound
Management. October 1998
American College of Hyperbaric Medicine Boards 1990
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians. American Academy of
Preventative Medicine: Subspecialty Boards in Hyperbaric Medicine 2001
Fellow, College of Certified Wound Specialists, 2005
Apart from his passion for diving medicine, Dr. Tom’s special interests
include delayed sequel carbon monoxide poisoning, and the treatment of
complex problem wounds using hyperbaric oxygen as part of his treatment
protocol. He has published extensively on these subjects and he has lectured
throughout the United States and Southeast Asia.
Board of Directors: Historical Diving Society
Board of Advisors, Marine Tech Dept, Santa Barbara City
College, Santa Barbara, CA
Board of Advisors: College of Oceaneering, San Pedro, Ca
Medical Advisor: Ventura County Sheriff’s Underwater
Search & Rescue Dept 2001 - present
Medical Director National Polytechnic College of
Oceaneering Hyperbaric Medicine Tech. Associates in Science Program 2005 -
present
NAME: J. THOMAS MILLINGTON, JR.
MAILING ADDRESS: P O Box 626
Somis, Ca 93066
CITIZENSHIP: U.S.A.
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 June 1943
EDUCATION: Undergraduate: Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. BS.’65
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pa MD. 1969
Internship: Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Pa. 1969-1970
Residency: Ventura County General Hospital, Ventura, Ca. Family Practice 1970-1972.
Specialty Training: Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Key Biscayne, Fla. 1983
MILITARY SERVICE: U S Army, Madigan Army Medical Center, Dept of Family Practice, Ft. Lewis, Wa 1972-1974
MEDICAL PRACTICE: 1974-1997 Family Practice, Thousand Oaks, Ca
1983 – Present, Wound Treatment & Hyperbaric Medicine
CERTIFICATIONS: American Board of Family Practice: 1972 plus recertification every 7 years
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Preventative Medicine: Subspecialty Boards in Hyperbaric Medicine 2001
American College of Hyperbaric Medicine Boards 1990
Diplomate and Certified Wound Specialist, American Academy of Wound Management. October 1998
Fellow, College of Certified Wound Specialists, 2005
APPOINTMENTS: Medical Director of Wound HBOT Centers, Inc. 2005 to present
Medical Director of St John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital Wound Treatment and Hyperbaric Medicine Dept, 1993 to 2005.
Medical Staff: St John’s Regional Med. Center and St John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital since 1993.
Medical Staff: Los Robles Regional Med. Center since 1974
Medical Staff: Ventura Community Hospital since 2005
Medical Staff: Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, since 2005.
Chief of Family Practice Dept Los Robles Med. Center 1976-77.
Secretary-Treasurer Los Robles Med. Center Staff 1979-80.
Board of Trustees of Los Robles Med. Center 1990-93.
Chairman of Board of Trustees Los Robles Med. Center 1992-93.
Board of Directors: Sub Ocean Safety
Board of Directors: Historical Diving Society
Board of Advisors, Marine Tech Dept, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, Ca
Board of Advisors: College of Oceaneering, San Pedro, Ca
Medical Advisor Ventura County Sheriff’s Underwater
Search & Rescue Dept 2001 - present
Medical Director National Polytechnic College of Oceaneering Hyperbaric Medicine Tech. Associates in Science Program 2005 - present.
Member Diving Board-University of California Santa Barbara 2004 - present
PAPERS PUBLISHED:
Decompression Sickness in the Mosquito Coast. South Pacific Undersea Medical
Society Journal, 1995.
Millington J, Norris T. Effective Treatment Strategies for Diabetic Foot Wound. J Fam Pract 2000; 49(suppl)240-48.
Physical Standards for Scuba Divers. Journal of the American Board of Family Physicians; Sept 1988
Triggerfish Bite, an Unusual Marine Hazard. Journal of Wilderness Medicine; March 1990
Marine Microbiology of Rocas Alijos. Journal of Wilderness Medicine; 1992.
Schiltz K, Ary K, Satz P, Millington T. Attentional Consequences of Healthy Divers. Pacific Undersea Medical Society Journal, Spring 2001.
Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers. J Home Health Care Consultant; March 1999
A Short History of Decompression Chambers. Historical Diver, Summer, 2000
Millington JT, Ellenzweig, JM. The Management and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Wounds in the Elderly. Journal of Long Term Health Care. Vol 11, No.1, Jan
Millington JT, Ellenzweig,JM, Schiltz, KL. Carbon Monoxide: Identification of Delayed Sequelae and Occult Exposure. Hyperbaric Medicine Today, Spring Issue 2004
Millington, JT, Ellenzweig, JM. The Comprehensive Therapy of Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Comprehensive Therapy. March, 2005
ABSTRACTS:
Gallway, Millington, Van Gorp. Neuropsychological Consequences of Hyperbaric Nitrogen Narcosis. International Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society Meeting, Amsterdam,1991
Gallway, Millington, Van Gorp. Neuropsychological Consequences of Hyperbaric Nitrogen Narcosis II. European Conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Australia 1991.
PAPERS GIVEN:
Bugelli, Yim, Malian, Millington. Hyperbaric Oxygen as Adjunctive Therapy for Rattlsnake Envenomation. Southern Medical Assoc Conference, New Orleans 1999
Neuropsychological Aspects of Nitrogen Narcosis. Pacific Chapter, Undersea and Hyperbaric Med Society. San Francisco, 1990
Delayed Treatment of Decompression Sickness Pacific Chapter, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. Victoria B C. 1988
Cordell Expeditions: Medical Aspects of Research Diving. 1989; Pacific Chapter UHMS Annual Meeting
Neuropsychological Evaluation of Chronic Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Valuable Diagnostic Tool. Schiltz & Millington. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Annual Meeting, 1992.
Lobster Divers of the Mosquito Coast—An Epidemic of Decompression Sickness. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society International Meeting, Halifax, 1992.
The Marine Microbiology of Rocas Alijos. Pacific Coast Chapter Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Annual Meeting 1992
An Epidemic of Decompression Sickness in La Mosquitia: A Modern Day Tragedy. Tech ’94; New Orleans 1994.
No-Tech Diving: An Epidemic of Decompression Sickness in the Mosquito Coast. South Pacific Undersea Medical Society Annual Meeting; Maldives, 1996.
Marine Microbiology. Third Annual Diver Rescue Workshop, Oxnard Ca. 1993.
The Multidisciplinary Approach to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Millington & Schiltz; Annual Neuropsychology Meeting, Las Vegas, Nev. Oct. 1997.
New Trends in Diabetic Foot Wound Care. Speakers Bureau for Ortho McNeill Pharmaceuticals.
Wound Bed Preparation. Speakers Bureau for Smith Nephews Pharmaceuticals.
Unusual Etiologies of Nonhealing Wounds; Pyoderma Gangrenosum and Calciphylaxis. Presented to Annual Scientific Meeting of West Coast Chapter of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Las Vegas, 2001
Autologous Platelet Gel and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Presented to Annual Scientific Meeting of West Coast Chapter of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, San Diego, Sept 10 2004.
The Year of the Diabetic Foot. CME presentation to medical staff of Los Robles Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, Ca 14 Oct ’05; Ventura Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, Ca 4 Oct ’05; Centinela Freeman Medical Center, Marina del Ray, 11 Nov 05; Kaiser Medical Center Baldwin Park, Baldwin Park, 15 Dec ’05
PRESENTATIONS;
Diabetic Foot Wound Care. Presentation given numerous times as a speaker for Organogenesis. Audiences mainly podiatrists and wound care physicians
New Concepts in Lower Extremity Wound Care Presentation given to physicians nurses and podiatrists for Smith Nephew Pharmaceuticals at Sherman Oaks Wound Care Center, 2002 and also Spanish Hills Country Club, 2004
New Trends in Diabetic Foot Wound Care. Many presentations around the country for Ortho McNeil 1998 to presen.
Wound Care for Johnson & Johnson’s Speaker’s Bureau on Regranex, Promogran and Prisma
TEACHING
Diving Medicine, Hyperbaric Medicine each semester for Santa Barbara City College Marine Tech Dept from 1995 to present
Hyperbaric Medicine for Polytechnic College of Oceaneering and Engineering Certified Hyperbaric Technician Course every quarter since 2001
Diving Medicine and Near Drowning course for Ventura County Sheriff’s Underwater Search & Rescue Team
SOCIETIES:
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
South Pacific Undersea Medical Society
International Society of Aquatic Medicine
The Wound Healing Society
Association for the Advancement of Wound Care
American Medical Association
California Medical Association
Explorer’s Club
Founding Member and Vice-President: Channel Islands Council of Divers.