CURRICULUM VITAE PATRICIA E. (STEWART) GUSSIN ADDRESS: Longboat Key, Florida Amagansett, NY 11930 E-Mail: gussins@oceanviewpub.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/patricia.gussin PLACE OF BIRTH: Grand Rapids, Michigan EDUCATION: 1963 1967 B.S. Biology Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1967 1971 M.D. Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, Michigan 1979 1982 MBA Finance Columbia University, New York, N.Y. May, 2001 Doctor of Science (Honorary) Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY: 1971 1973 Rotating Internship and Pediatric Residency Tampa General Hospital University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla. WORK EXPERIENCE 1973 1976 Family Practice and Pediatrics Mease Hospital and Clinic Dunedin, Fla.
-2-1976 1979 Assistant Director of Clinical Investigation Johnson and Johnson - Responsible for clinical development of analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs 1979 1983 Director, Medical Research and Services - Responsible for medical affairs including - clinical trails of marketed drugs, adverse reaction monitoring and drug safety 1983 1986 Executive Medical Director Responsibility for the medical department 1986 1995 Vice President, Research and Development McNeil Consumer Healthcare Member of Management Board responsible for product development; switches of prescription drugs to over-the counter; medical department; regulatory affairs, quality control and process improvement 1995 2000 Vice President, Worldwide Research and Development Johnson and Johnson Consumer Pharmaceuticals Includes the following franchises: Tylenol, Motrin Imodium, Nizoral, Lactaid, Pepsid (J&J half of J&J-Merck Joint Venture), Benecol 2004 - President and Editor in Chief Oceanview Publishing LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION: Florida Medical License (formerly Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey) Board Certified: Family Medicine Fellow: American Society of Family Physicians BOARD POSITIONS
Sarnoff Corporation, Princeton, NJ (former member of Board of Directors) SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS: Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians American (and Florida) Academy of Family Medicine American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Former Chairman, Finance Committee; Chairman, Analgesic Section; Board of Trustees; Executive Committee) Drug Information Association (Former President, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Editorial Board) American Pain Society ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS: University of the Sciences of Philadelphia: (Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Board of Directors) University of Pennsylvania Dental School: (Former member of Board of Overseers) University of Pennsylvania: (Former Associate Trustee) University of Texas School of Pharmacy: (Former member of Advisory Committee) University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey: (Former member of Clinical Pharmacology Advisory Committee) SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS Stewart PE. Multidose Short-term Analgesic Studies. In Max MB, Portenoy, RK, Laska EM, eds. The Design of Analgesic Clinical Trials. New York: Raven Press, 1991 FICTION AND NONFICTION PUBLICATIONS SHADOW OF DEATH by Patricia Gussin, Oceanview Publishing, 2006 TWISTED JUSTICE by Patricia Gussin, Oceanview Publishing, 2008 THE TEST by Patricia Gussin, Oceanview Publishing, 2009 AND THEN THERE WAS ONE by Patricia Gussin, Oceanview Publishing, 2010 WEAPON OF CHOICE by Patricia Gussin, Oceanview Publishing, 2012 AFTER THE FALL by Patricia Gussin, Oceanview Publishing, 2015 COME HOME by Patricia Gussin, Oceanview Publishing, 2017 WHAT S NEXT FOR YOU? by Robert and Patricia Gussin, Oceanview Publishing, 2010 WHEN WE ARE MOST VULNERABLE, Essay by Patricia Gussin, Mystery Readers Journal, Vol 29, No 4, Winter 2013-2014 SENTENCE BY SENTENCE, Essay by Patricia Gussin, Writes of Passage, Adventures on the Writer s Journey, Henery Press, 2014 (Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction) COME HOME by Patricia Gussin, Oceanview Publishing, 2017 VOLUNTEER POSITIONS East End Hospice, Westhampton, New York Primary Care Physician, Senior Friendship Center, Sarasota, Florida (former)
Board of Directors, The Library Foundation for Sarasota County (former) LITERARYASSOCIATIONS Mystery Writers of America; Florida Chapter International Thriller Writers International Association of Crime Writers Sisters in Crime AWARDS AND RECOGNITION Distinguished Alumni Award, Wayne State University School of Medicine The Johnson Medal for Science and Technology, Johnson and Johnson Contemporary Writers Series, Aquinas College Recipient, Champions for Children Award, Boys and Girls Club, 2017 Recipient, Hidden Gems Award, People Helping People, Friendship Centers of Sarasota, 2017 Recipient, Library Foundation of Sarasota County, Philanthropy Award (AFP), 2017 Recipient (with Robert Gussin) of the Thriller Legend Award, International Thriller Writers, 2018 Book Awards: New York Times and USA Today Best-selling author of AND THEN THERE WAS ONE; Winner, 2017 Florida Book Award for Popular Fiction: COME HOMME Silver Medal, 2017 ForeWord Book of the Year Award: COME HOME Finalist, 2017 USA Best Book Award: COME HOME Winner, 2016 Florida Book Award for Popular Fiction: AFTER THE FALL, Winner, USA Best Book Award: AFTER THE FALL Finalist, ForeWord Book of Year Award: AFTER THE FALL Finalist, Thriller Award (International Thriller Writers) Best first novel: SHADOW OF DEATH Best-selling author of TWISTED JUSTICE and THE TEST Bronze Medal, ForeWord Book of the Year Award: AND THEN THERE WAS ONE Finalist, ForeWord Book of the Year Award: TWISTED JUSTICE Finalist, ForeWord Book of the Year Award: THE TEST Finalist, National Indie Excellence Award: THE TEST Anthony Award Winning Writes of Passage, Adventures on the Writer s Journey, contributing essayist Finalist, USA National Book Award in Motivational: WHAT S NEXT FOR YOU? (with Robert Gussin) Finalist, ForeWord Book of the Year Award for Self-Help: WHAT S NEXT FOR YOU? (with Robert Gussin) PERSONAL Married: Robert Z Gussin, Ph.D.
Six children; sixteen grandchildren Vintner: Oceanview Vineyards, Marlborough, New Zealand, grower for Villa Maria Estates