MarkWPurtleMDFACP

Geriatrics • Des Moines, IA

Vice President Medical Affairs/Chief Medical Officer UnityPoint Health DM

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Office
1200 Pleasant St
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone+1 515-241-5100

Fax+1 515-241-5994

Education & Training

University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1982 - Present
IA State Medical License 1982 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Driving with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): High prevalence of OSA risk in drivers who experienced a motor vehicle crash
Mark W Purtle, Catherine Hackett Renner, Dustin A McCann, James C Mallen, Sarah K. Spilman
Traffic Injury Prevention. 2020-01-30
2 citations
Prevalence of risk for sleep apnea among hospitalized patients who survived a medical emergency team activation.
Kelly Tang, Sarah K Spilman, K Danielle Hahn, Dustin A McCann, Mark W Purtle
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2020-01-15
13 citations
HIV Policy: The Path Forward—A Joint Position Paper of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American College of Physicians
Christine Lubinski, Judith A. Aberg, Arlene Bardeguez, Richard Elion, Patricia Emmanuel
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2009-05-15

Press Mentions

U.S. Hospitals Send Hundreds of Immigrants Back HomeApril 23rd, 2013