| Frank “Chip” Celestino, MD |
Professor
Director of Geriatrics
Department of Family & Community Medicine
 I am an avid sports enthusiast, especially golf and basketball. I have served as a coach for youth soccer. Other interests include Community Theater, singing in the choir, computers and the history of golf and golf course architecture. |
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Interests |
Geriatrics, Advance Directives, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Hypertension, Alzheimer’s Disease, Bioethics, Ethics Consultation |
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Education |
1973 | Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
B.A. Degree, Biology
Cum Laude |
1978 | University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, New York
M.D. Degree |
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Postdoctoral Training |
1978 – 1981 | Family Practice Internship and Residency
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington |
1982 | Basic Clinical Teaching Skills
Duke-Watts Family Medicine Faculty Development Workshops
Durham, North Carolina |
January 1983 | Advanced Clinical Teaching Skills
Duke-Watts Family Medicine Faculty Development Workshops
Durham, North Carolina |
June 1983 | Small Groups and Lectures
Duke-Watts Family Medicine Faculty Development Workshops
Durham, North Carolina |
1985 – 1986 | Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship
(Part-time Program)
Department of Family Medicine
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
1990 | Colposcopy Training Workshop/Certification
National Procedures Institute
Michigan State University
Midland, Michigan |
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Certifications |
1979 | Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners |
1981 | Board Certified in Family Medicine
Recertified 1987, 1994, 2001 |
1981 | Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine
Recertified 1987, 1994, 2001 |
1982 – present | Certified Instructor
Natural Family Planning
(Billings Ovulation Method) |
1983 – present | Instructor
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
American Heart Association |
1983 – 1988 | Instructor
Advanced Trauma Life Support
American College of Surgeons |
1984 – present | Basic Cardiac Life Support |
1992 – present | Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine |
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Academic Career |
1981 – 1984 | Attending Staff
Martin Army Community Hospital
Fort Benning, Georgia |
1982 – 1984 | Emergency Department Staff
Saint Francis Hospital
Columbus, Georgia |
1983 – 1984 | Assistant Professor
Department of Family Practice
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland |
1983 – 1984 | Associate Professor and Director of Geriatrics Education
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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Selected Publications |
Chapter on Care of the Dying Patient in Family Medicine Principles and Practice, In R.B. Taylor, ed., 1998, 5th Edition, Voted best discussion of end-of-life care in a general textbook by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. |
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Other Credentials |
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National Board of Medical Examiners (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
1994 – present | Item Writer |
1998 – present | Interdisciplinary Review Committee |
1998 – present | Clinical Skills Examination (Step II)
Test Development Committee |
2002 | End of Life Task Force |
2004 – present | Chair, Introduction to Clinical Diagnosis Committee |
2005 – present | Step I Overnight Committee |
2005 – present | Board of Directors, Governance Council |
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1987 – present | Director, Geriatrics Assessment Clinic |
1992 – 1996 | Director, Parallel (PBL) Curriculum |
1998 - present | Chair, Ethics Clinical Consultation Committee
North Carolina Baptist Hospital |
2004 - present | Director – Doctor Patient Communication Course |
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