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Charles R. Buck, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Medical Director, Mercy Occupational Health Program
- Board certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in General Preventive Medicine
- Certified Medical Review Officer
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Charles Buck, MD, MPH, received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed a medical internship at West Virginia University Medical Center. He later completed a general preventive medicine residency at the U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency. Dr. Buck completed his master’s of public health degree in environmental epidemiology at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health before becoming board certified in general preventive medicine.
Dr. Buck has actively practiced occupational medicine for more than 30 years. He started his career in the U.S. Army as a Preventive Medicine and Occupational Medicine Officer. He was Assistant Medical Director at Michigan Bell Telephone Company in Detroit before serving as the Medical Director of John Deere Waterloo Operations. After working in two occupational health clinics in Wisconsin, he returned to Iowa, again serving as Medical Director for Deere’s Waterloo Operations.
Dr. Buck has been Medical Director of Mercy Occupational Health since January 2002. He is available to see employees for pre-placement evaluations, work injuries, disability and impairment ratings, and independent medical evaluations. He provides complete routine occupational medicine services and has a special interest in causation and chronic disability management. He also provides medical direction and policy and program development services for the Occupational Health program.
In addition to the Iowa City clinic, Dr. Buck sees patients at the Mercy Occupational Health clinics in Muscatine and Mt. Pleasant.
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Theodore A. Koerner, MD, MPH
- Board certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Occupational Medicine
- Certified Medical Review Officer
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Theodore
A. Koerner, MD, MPH received his medical education
from Tulane Univeristy School of Medicine in 1978; his PhD
in Biological Chemistry from Louisana State University; and
his MPh in Occupational Medicine from the University of Iowa.
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Tina
Stec, MD
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Tina Stec, MD, received her medical education
from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 2005 and
did a residence year in family practice before starting an Occupational
and Environmental Medicine residency in 2006. She is interested
in preventive medicine, specifically injury prevention and smoking
cessation.
Prior to medical school, she received a B.A. in anthropology
from the University of Iowa.
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Thomas Dean, PA-C
Certifications:
- National Commision of Certifying Physician Assistants
- Sub Specialty Certifications
- Primary Care
- Surgery
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Tom Dean, PA-C, graduated from the United States Army Physician Assistant Course in 1986 and received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine.
Tom Dean has worked for Mercy Occupational Health in Iowa City since 1998. He is available to see employees for pre-placement evaluations and work injuries. His medical interests include blood borne pathogen exposures and acute injuries involving musculoskeletal disorders.
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Julie Burzacott, RN, CLNC
- Registered Nurse
- Certified Legal Nurse Consultant
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Julie Burzacott, RN, received her nursing degree from Iowa Methodist Medical Center. She has 14 years of experience in medical nursing, including management, as well as four years in utilization review and discharge planning in a hospital setting. She has four years of experience in occupational health and has been preparing charts for Independent Medical Exams (IMEs) for the past two years. She also has been assisting Mercy Hospital’s Risk Management staff with chart reviews, audits, and JCAHO preparations.
Julie is available to assist in the IME process for patients seen in the Mercy clinics and is also available to perform chart reviews for patients not seen in the Mercy clinics.
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In Iowa City:
Mercy Occupational Health
540 East Jefferson St., Suite 205
Iowa City, IA 52245
Telephone 319-339-3921
Toll-free 800-MERCY IC, ext. 3921
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In Muscatine:
Mercy Occupational Health
2109 Cedarwood Dr., Suite 200
Muscatine, IA 52761
Telephone 563-263-3921
Toll-free 877-863-3921 |
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