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Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Kurt P. Helgerson, MD


Personal Information:

Birth data:
January 31, 1957, Providence, Rhode Island

Marital Data:
Married, to Jan Helgerson

Children:
Erin and Philip Helgerson
Shawn and Shannon Tenney

Citizenship: USA
Home Address: 6268 AB Avenue East
Richland, MI 49083
Cell Phone: (269) 580-2340
Education:
General: Seekonk High School, Seekonk, Massachusetts, 1975 North Park College, Chicago, Illinois. BA., 1980, Magna Cum Laude
Medical: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
MD., June, 1986
Michigan State University / Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies (MSU/KCMS) Kalamazoo, Michigan
Family Practice Residency Program
June 1986-July 1989
License: Michigan State Board of Medical Examiners
Certification: Board Certified Family Physician since July 1990
Employment:

Professional Medical Center, P.C. Portage, Michigan
August 21, 1989 to September 1, 1994

Portage Physicians, P.C., a subsidiary of ProMed, September 1, 1994 to December 21, 2021.

President of Kurt P. Helgerson, MD, PC, since it was conceived August 21, 1995

Past Medical Experience:

MSU/KCMS Family Practice House Officer June 1986-July 1989

Westside Family Medical Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Immediate Medical Care Center Physician
(Part-time evenings)
February 1988-November 1988

Pipp Community Hospital, Plainwell, Michigan
Emergency Room Physician (Part-time nights)
October 1988-July 198

Vasectomy experience: Trained in 1987 in Kalamazoo, MI.
Trained in no-scalpel technique in 1990
Faculty Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor at Michigan
State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies 1991-2000.  Instructor there in no-scalpel vasectomies since October 1999-2000.
Other Experience: Baxter Travenol Pharmaceutical Company.
Laboratory Technician. June 1980-September 1982
Professional Organizations: American Academy of Family Physicians
Michigan Academy of Family Physicians
Other Organizations: Evangelical Covenant Church Member
Christian Motorcyclists Association
Recreational Interests: Sailing, kayaking, woodworking, 4 miniature donkeys, assorted dogs and cats.
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