CURRICULUM VITAE
Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula, MS, affiliate Anderson Hospital, Meridian, MS LICENSES
Licensed by Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure
PUBLICATIONS - MEDICAL
The Pathology, Diagnosis and Medical-Legal Aspects of Death by Drowning, Christopher E. Wiggins and James L. Luke, "Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association", January 1970. Pulmonary Embolus Prophylaxis in the Orthopaedic and Trauma Patient. Chris E. Wiggins, "Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society", January 1976. Double-Gloving, "Resident and Staff Physician", 23, 1:32s, January 1977. Nafcillin, Cefazolin and Gentamycin Concentrations in Normal Bone. Presented to the Orthopaedic Research Society, 44th annual meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1, 1977. Antibiotic Concentration in Normal Bone, Chris E. Wiggins, "Orthopaedic Transactions", 1, 2:205, November 1977. Concentration of Antibiotics in Normal Bone After Intravenous Injection; Wiggins, et al. "Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery", 60-A:93, 1978. Beckwire for Passing Sutures Through Bone, Chris E. Wiggins, "Clinical Orthopaedics", 154:320, March 1981. Pronator Syndrome. Chris E. Wiggins, M.D. "Southern Medical Journal". 75, 2:240, February 1982. Office Video. Chris E. Wiggins, M.D. "Contemporary Orthopaedics", 71, 16:3, March 1988. A Useful Technique for Padding Slings and Hanging Arm Casts. "Surgical Rounds for Orthopaedics". 59, 2:8, August 1988. Hearing Protection and Cast Saw Noise, Chris E. Wiggins and Karen B. Read. "Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association." 5, 1:1 Spring 1996. Wiggins, C E: A Concise Guide to Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Impairment Ratings. New York, Lippincott. 2006. PUBLICATIONS - NONMEDICAL
Newspaper Column: Mississippi Press, 14 articles from 1993-1995, (primarily humorous) Noblesse. (inspirational article), Seek Magazine, November 23, 1997. A Private Park. (inspirational article), Christian Medical and Dental Society Healthwise, a special edition of Today's Christian Doctor magazine. Vol 28, No. 5, p.32.
- CHRIS E WIGGINS, M.D.
- Partner & Physician
Dr. Wiggins is a general orthopaedic surgeon. He maintains an active surgical practice in a locum tenens capacity. In addition, with Premier Healthcare Consulting (PHC), Wiggins provides physician-guided rehabilitation services at convalescent and transitional care facilities. Based on his years of experience dealing with personal injury trauma Dr. Wiggins, through PHC, provides medico-legal evaluations.
Dr. Wiggins also writes for both the medical and lay press. His medical treatise, Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Impairment Ratings: A Concise Guide, is equally of interest to practitioners in the areas of insurance and personal injury compensation as well as in the medical field. It simplifies the complex task of assigning value and importance to musculoskeletal injuries.
His most recent book, Ingalls Cold War Nuclear Submarines, documents the important role Ingalls Shipbuilding and their workers played in turning out submarines that were vital to this nation’s defense during the Cold War years. Those books are available on amazon.com. (search terms: Chris Wiggins + submarines or Chris Wiggins + history books. Proceeds go to the Jackson County Historical Society). They are also available through website: www.doctorwiggins.com.
A detailed listing of his credentials is as follows:
EDUCATION
COLLEGE: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 1964-1967, Bachelor of Science Degree 1969
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Arkansas School of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1967-June 13, 1971, M.D. Degree.
INTERNSHIP: Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas. Straight Surgery, 1971-1972.
RESIDENCY: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas School of Medicine, September 1974-August 1977.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Adjunct Clinical Professor William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, MS
MILITARY
United States Air Force Captain, August 20, 1972-August 19, 1974; Chief of General Therapy Clinic, 1973-1974.
AWARDS
Robert Key - 1971, for the highest academic standing among graduating medical school seniors.
Outstanding Resident Teacher Award, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Arkansas, 1977, Charter Recipient.
HONORARY SOCIETIES
Alpha Epsilon Delta-honorary Premedical Society-1966
Alpha Omega Alpha-honorary Society-1970, President 1971
CERTIFICATION
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, September 8, 1978
CLERKSHIP
Forensic Pathology - State Medical Examiner - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July and August 1969
MEDICAL SOCIETY - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fellow, March 1, 1981, emeritus
Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula, MS, affiliate Anderson Hospital, Meridian, MS LICENSES
Licensed by Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure
PUBLICATIONS - MEDICAL
The Pathology, Diagnosis and Medical-Legal Aspects of Death by Drowning, Christopher E. Wiggins and James L. Luke, "Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association", January 1970. Pulmonary Embolus Prophylaxis in the Orthopaedic and Trauma Patient. Chris E. Wiggins, "Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society", January 1976. Double-Gloving, "Resident and Staff Physician", 23, 1:32s, January 1977. Nafcillin, Cefazolin and Gentamycin Concentrations in Normal Bone. Presented to the Orthopaedic Research Society, 44th annual meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1, 1977. Antibiotic Concentration in Normal Bone, Chris E. Wiggins, "Orthopaedic Transactions", 1, 2:205, November 1977. Concentration of Antibiotics in Normal Bone After Intravenous Injection; Wiggins, et al. "Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery", 60-A:93, 1978. Beckwire for Passing Sutures Through Bone, Chris E. Wiggins, "Clinical Orthopaedics", 154:320, March 1981. Pronator Syndrome. Chris E. Wiggins, M.D. "Southern Medical Journal". 75, 2:240, February 1982. Office Video. Chris E. Wiggins, M.D. "Contemporary Orthopaedics", 71, 16:3, March 1988. A Useful Technique for Padding Slings and Hanging Arm Casts. "Surgical Rounds for Orthopaedics". 59, 2:8, August 1988. Hearing Protection and Cast Saw Noise, Chris E. Wiggins and Karen B. Read. "Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association." 5, 1:1 Spring 1996. Wiggins, C E: A Concise Guide to Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Impairment Ratings. New York, Lippincott. 2006. PUBLICATIONS - NONMEDICAL
Newspaper Column: Mississippi Press, 14 articles from 1993-1995, (primarily humorous) Noblesse. (inspirational article), Seek Magazine, November 23, 1997. A Private Park. (inspirational article), Christian Medical and Dental Society Healthwise, a special edition of Today's Christian Doctor magazine. Vol 28, No. 5, p.32.
- Blood Feud. (a medical mystery thriller) Publisher: PublishAmerica. April, 2001
- Move Up To An Aviary. (humorous how-to-do article) Bird Talk on-line magazine. Bird Breeder. April 7, 2001. www.animalnetwork.com
- Caring Stories: Tales of Faith, Hope, and Inspiration by healthcare workers and caregivers. (an anthology of medical-related stories). Chris Wiggins, editor. PublishAmerica. September 2002.
- Cat Fancy, “A Cat Artist’s Retreat” Dec 2007, p. 84-85
- A Tale of (Two) Mississippi Cities: Pascagoula and Moss Point. Wiggins Communications Services. 2012.
- “Real Men Don’t Need Anesthesia: Dr. Porter and the Pascagoula Connection.” Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. August 2013.
- "What You Always Wanted To Know About Ocean Springs and Gautier, but..." Wiggins Communication Services. 2015.
- "A Maritime History of the Mississippi Coast" Amazon.com. 2016.
- “Ingalls Cold War Nuclear Submarines.” Amazon.com, 2017.
- INVENTIONS
- Hand Brace for Boxer's Fractures. Co-inventor, Tom Young, ATC, RPT. Marketed by AliMed, Dedham, Massachusetts. Patent #D477,410 S and # 6,849,056 B1.
- Extremity Surgical Irrigation Basin. Pat. Pend. A basin for use in hospital operating rooms, emergency rooms, and wound care services. It functions as a support for the extremity as well as capturing the used irrigation fluid, creating a spill-free environment. Patent # D 607,557S
- Prefab Cast Window, E-Z Cast Window, Pat. Pend.
- SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
- Mississippi Professionals Health Program. Advisor. 2013-present
- Jackson County Historical and Genealogical Society.
- Pascagoula Strategic Planning Committee. 2013-present.
- Mississippi Maritime Museum, Committee member, 2014-present.