Dr. Ace Allen is an Associate Professor, in the Department of Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center and a CEO, of Today Communications, Inc.

Educational Background:
Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH 1969-1971
U. of California, Berkeley, CA 1973-1975, B.A., Botany
U. of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), Kansas City, KS, 1979-1983, M.D.
Internal Medicine Internship and Residency, KUMC, Kansas City, KS, 1983-86
Medical Oncology Fellowship, KUMC, Kansas City, KS, 1986-88

Academic Positions:
Assistant Professor of Medicine, KUMC, Kansas City, KS, 1988-1996
Director, Breast Cancer Screening Center, KUMC, Kansas City, KS, 1988-1992
Associate Professor of Medicine, KUMC, Kansas City, KS, 1996-present

Awards and Honors:
Principal Investigator, Cancer Information Service Region XIII (a communications contract with the National Cancer Institute), funded for $5,736,994, for 1993-1994.
Principal Investigator, The Role of Telemedicine in Rural Cancer Care.
NIH/NCI Career Development Award (Grant #5KO-7-CA58969-03) funded for 1993-1998, at $88,442/year.

Professional Organizations & Associations:
Founding member, American Telemedicine Association
Founding member, International Society for Telemedicine
Founding member, Association of Telemedicine Service Providers

Editorial Boards:
Telemedicine Journal (Pub.: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.)
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (Pub.: Royal Society of Medicine Press, Ltd)
Internet Medicine (Pub.: Lippincott-Raven)
Medicine on the Net (Pub.: Cor Healthcare Resources)
Telemedlaw (Pub.: LegaMed Publishing, Inc.)
eHealthCoach (Pub.: eHealthCoach.com)

Special Interest / Research Activity:
User satisfaction with teleconsultations.
Telemedicine cost analysis.
Home telecare utililization studies.
Internet-mediated healthcare.

You can reach him at:
429 Washington St.
Kansas City, MO 64105
Ph: 816-429-7801
FAX: 816-429-7894
aallen@todaycommunications.com
www.vitalseek.com