CURRICULUM VITAE

William J. Rowe, M.D.

EDUCATION: 

• College: University of Cincinnati, 1950, BS
• Medical School:   University of Cincinnati Medical College, 1954, M.D.
• Internship:  St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO, 1954-1955
• Residency: University of Iowa, Internal Medicine, 1957-59
• St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo Ohio, Third Year Residency, Internal Medicine, 1959-1960

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION: 

• Certified American Board of Internal Medicine, April 6, 1962

PRIVATE PRACTICE:  

• Internal Medicine, 1960-1993

PAST POSITIONS:

• Former Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical University of Ohio at Toledo until 1993.
• Former Chairman of Department of Medicine, St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, 1979-1983.
• Chief, Advisory Committee for Cardiac Rehabilitation for Northwest Ohio Heart Association, 1981-1983.
• Began first hospital-based treadmill stress test laboratory in Toledo area, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, 1972, with continued involvement until 1993.
• Delegate to Citizen Ambassador Program (People-to-People International) to China, 1988.  Presented paper entitled "Fitness Role Models" at Sun Yatsen, University of Medical Sciences. Guangzhou, China, April 20, 1988.

PUBLICATIONS:

A World Record Marathon Runner with Silent Ischemia Without Coronary Atherosclerosis, Rowe, W.J.  Chest 99:1306-1308, 1991.

Extraordinary Unremitting Endurance Exercise and Permanent Injury to Normal Heart.  Rowe W.J.  Lancet 340:712-714, 1992.

Endurance Exercise and Injury to the Heart.  Rowe W.J.  Guest Editorial, Sports Medicine 16 (2):73-79, 1993.

Transient Right but Not Left Ventricular Dysfunction After Strenuous Exercise at High Altitude.  Davila-Roman VG, Guest TM, Tuteur PG, Rowe WJ, et al.  J. Am. Col. Cardiol. 30:468-473, 1997.

Interplanetary Travel and Permanent Injury to Normal Heart.  Rowe W.J.  ACTA Astronautica 40:719-722, 1997.

The Apollo-15 Space Syndrome.  Rowe W.J.  (Letter)  Circulation 97:119-120, 1998.

Marathoners and Mars?  Rowe W.J.  (Letter)  Spaceflight 40:23, 1998. (Spaceflight is the international magazine of space and astronautics published by the British Interplanetary Society.)

To Mars Before 30.  Rowe W.J.  (Letter)  Spaceflight 40:287, 1998.

Gender Differences in Astronaut Selection.  Rowe W.J.  (letter) Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, 70:939, 1999.

Potential Myocardial injuries to Normal Heart with Prolonged Space Missions The Hypothetical Key Role of Magnesium.  Rowe W.J. Magnesium Bulletin, 22:15-19, 2000.

Our ancestors had it right.  Rowe W.J..(letter) American Journal of Cardiology, 86:256, July 15, 2000. 

Potential cardiovascular complications related to magnesium deficiencies on space flights.  Abstract , Magnesium Research 14:111-112; 2001 , Rowe W.J.

Astronaut's heart problem. Rowe W.J. (Letter ) Spaceflight 43:83, 2001

Optimal Time In The Menstrual Cycle for Space Walks. Rowe W.J.(letter) Aviation Space Environmental Medicine 72: 770-771, 2001.

Space Flight -Related Endothelial Dysfunction With Potential Congestive Heart Failure . Rowe W.J. (abstract) Journal of Heart Failure 7:13,2002.

Space Flight-related Endothelial Dysfunction with Potential Congestive Heart Failure. Proceedings of the 8th.World Congress on Heart Failure Mechanisms and Management ,Washington DC, July 13-16, 2002. Advances in Heart Failure, 91-94, CD ROM, C713C0155, 2002, Monduzzi Editore International Proceedings Division. Rowe WJ.

The Reservoir. Rowe W.J. (editorial) Spaceflight 45:88, 2003.

High Noon On The Moon. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 45:171, 2003.

The Case for a Subcutaneous Magnesium Product and Delivery Device for Space Missions, 10th. International Magnesium Symposium, Sept. 7-11, 2003, Cairns, Australia. J Am Coll Nutr 23: 525S-528S, 2004.

A Better Way to Exercise in Space. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 45:480, 2003.

Keeping Tabs on the Heart-beat of Space. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 46:126 ,2004.

Cardiovascular Complications For Long Space Missions. Rowe W.J.( letter) Spaceflight 46:406,2004.

The Case for an All-female crew to Mars. Rowe W.J., Journal of Men's Health and Gender 1:341-344, 2004.

Cardiovascular problem on Moon almost fatal. Rowe, W.J., (letter) Spaceflight 47:113, 2005.

Nuts are also a rich source of Magnesium for life's sake. Rowe W.J. Am.J. Cardiol. 96:1034-1035, 2005.

A Therapeutic Strategy Using Subcutaneous Magnesium To Reduce Space Flight Ischemic Injuries.  Rowe W.J. (Abstract 314), Journal of Heart Disease. 4: 2005; 79.

Obesity or space flight - the heart can't see the difference. Rowe, W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 47:274, 2005.

Space Tourism and pharmaceuticals. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 47:390, 2005.

Calcium-magnesium -ratio intake and cardiovascular risk. Rowe W.J. Am J Cardiol. 98:140, 2006.

Understanding our gene limitations. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 48:72, 2006.

Evolution and intelligent design. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 48:156, 2006.

Flight surgeons' Apollo 15 puzzle. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 48:195, 2006.

Reducing the risks of space walks. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 48:235, 2006.

Gene therapy prior to colonization. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 48:276, 2006.

Partial Solution to Bone Loss Dilemma. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 48:352, 2006.

Avoiding Heart Failure in Space. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 48:394. 2006.

Space Pharmaceutical Dilemma and Magnesium. (abstract) Rowe W.J. J Jap Soc for Mag Res 25: O-18, 2006.

Moon Dust May Simulate Vascular Hazards of Urban Pollution. Rowe W.J. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society 60: 133-136, 2007.

Moon Dust and Severe Hypertension. Rowe W.J. (letter ) Spaceflight 49:276, 2007.

Plan B and Return to the Moon. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 49:358, 2007.

Astronaut Screening. Rowe W.J. (letter) Spaceflight 49:477, 2007.

SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS:

Fitness Role Models , Delegate to " People To People International to China" Sun Yatsen University Of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, April 20, 1988.

Mechanisms for Potential Microscopic Injuries to Normal Heart with Prolonged Manned Space Missions.  Presented at 11th IAA Man in Space Symposium, March 28, 1995, Toulouse, France.

Ultra Exercise Induces Right Ventricular Dysfunction.  V. Davila-Roman, T. Guest, W.J. Rowe et al.  Presented at American College of Cardiology 44th Annual Scientific Session.  March 21, 1995, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Hypothesis Regarding potential Injury of the Endothelium of the Normal Heart Complicating Prolonged Space Missions.  Presented at International Congress for the Assessment of Stress Intensity and Stress Compatibility in large groups, November 26, 1999.  Bad Radkersburg, Austria.

How we might succeed in a Mars venture prior to genetic engineering Presented at 13th Humans in Space Symposium, May 22, 2000. Santorini Island, Greece.

Potential cardiovascular complications related to magnesium deficiencies on space flights.  Presented at 9th International Magnesium Symposium, September 10-15, 2000.  Vichy, France.

Gender Issues in Space Crew Selection. National Space Society, 20th Annual International Space Development Conference, May 27 ,2001. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Space Flight-Related Endothelial Dysfunction With Potential Congestive Heart Failure. Presented at 8th World Congress on Heart Failure-- Mechanisms and Management , July 13-16, 2002. Washington D.C.

The Case for a Subcutaneous Magnesium Product and Delivery Device for Space Missions. 10th.International Magnesium Symposium ,September 7-11, 2003 Cairnes,Australia.

A Therapeutic Strategy Using Subcutaneous Magnesium To Reduce Space Flight Ischemic Injuries: 12th. World Congress on Heart Disease-New Trends in Research, Diagnosis and Treatment. Vancouver, B.C., Canada, July 16-19, 2005.

The Advantages Of An All-Female Crew For A Mars Mission, The 9th. Annual Mars International Conference, Washington, D.C., August 3-6, 2006.

The Pharmaceutical Dilemma in Space and a Partial Solution with Magnesium Therapy. (Invited Presentation). The 11th International Magnesium Symposium, Osaka, Japan. October 22-26, 2006.

Moon Dust May Simulate Vascular Hazards of Urban Pollution. Rutgers Symposium on Lunar Settlements (Invited Presentation). Rutgers University. New Brunswick, New Jersey, June 3-8, 2007.

Mechanisms For Severe Hypertension With Exposure to Mars / Moon Dust Inhalation. 10 th . International Mars Society Convention Aug.30-Sept. 2, 2007, Univ. of California , Los Angeles.

Hypothetical Consequences Of A Magnesium Deficit On Blood Pressure After An Apollo Mission. Euromag Paris 2008, Cordeliers, Paris, France, May 15-17, 2008.

MILITARY SERVICE:

• United States Air Force, Flight Surgeon, 1955-1957
• United States Coast Guard, 1945-1946

ORGANIZATIONS: 

Fellow, The British Interplanetary Society
American Medical Association
National Space Society
The Planetary Society
The Mars Society
International Society for the Development of Research on Magnesium (SDRM)

AWARDS:


Marquis Who's Who in America, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, 59th, 60th, 61st and 62nd editions.

Marquis Who's Who in the World 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th & 25th editions.

Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2002-2003, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2008-2009 6th, 8th, 9th, & 10th.editions.

Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2002-2003, 4th edition.