Life Line Screening prides itself on providing accurate and clinically relevant health information to our customers. We have a dedicated team of healthcare providers with excellent credentials. The Clinical Management Team works hard to ensure the highest level of quality control throughout our process. Our board-certified, licensed Reviewing Physicians then review the results before they are sent to participants.

Clinical Management Team

Kevin S. DeWeese, RDCS
Director of Clinical Operations at Life Line Screening
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer with extensive experience managing accredited Vascular Ultrasound Laboratories in Texas
Bachelors of Science in Biology from the Ohio State University  
Associates of Cardiovascular Diagnostic Medical Sonography from Central Ohio Technical College

Terri Burdette, BS, RDMS, RVT
Clinical Manager
Registered Vascular Technologist with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
BS in Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Betty Layton, AS, RN, RVT
Clinical Manager
Registered Nurse
Registered Vascular Technologist with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
AS in Nursing

Alma S. Alfonzo, MBA, ASCP, CLS
Laboratory Manager
Registered Medical Technologist by the American Society of Clinical Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Science
Masters in Business Administration from Baldwin Wallace College

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Reviewing Physicians

Andrew Manganaro, MD, FACC, FACS
Chief Medical Officer, Life Line Screening
Years practicing: 36 years; 27 years as vascular and cardiothoracic surgeon; 12 years reviewing at Life Line Screening
Current positions: Governing Board of the Kettering Cardiovascular Institute of Kettering Medical Center
Education: BA from Fordham University; MD from New York University School of Medicine
State licenses: Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin

John Douglas Frusha, MD, FACS, RVT
Years practicing: 24 years; 5 years reviewing at Life Line Screening
Current positions: Vascular Surgeon
Education: Louisiana State Medical Center
Professional organizations: Vascular Surgery Associates
State licenses: Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Texas

Lisa Marie Sheppard, MD
Years practicing: 15 years; 11 years reviewing for Life Line Screening
Current positions: Reader of all imaging modalities (including MRI, CT, ultrasound, densitometry, mammography, and x-ray) for several imaging centers
Education: BS in Physics from St. Joseph’s University; MD from the Jefferson Medical College; Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Neuroradiology; Certificate in Densitometry
Professional organizations: American College of Radiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiologic Society of North America, International Society for Clinical Densitometry
State licenses: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia

J. Robert Thompson, MD
Years practicing: 35 years; 8 years reviewing for Life Line Screening
Current positions: Radiology consultant at Evans Army Community Hospital in Colorado Springs
Education: BA from Northwestern University; MD from Northwestern University Medical School
Professional organizations: Evans Army Community Hospital
State licenses: Colorado, California, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming

Stephen D. Torpy, MD
Years practicing: 29 years; 7 years reviewing for Life Line Screening
Current positions: Private practitioner
Education: BS in Medicine; MD from the University of Nebraska
Professional organizations: American Board of Surgery, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Fellow American College of Surgeons, Midwest Clinical Society, American College of Phlebology
State licenses: Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota

Michael Allen Fox, MD
Years practicing: 14 years; 8 years reviewing for Life Line Screening
Current positions: Practitioner with the Colorado Springs Health Partners;Clinical Instructor of Radiology at the University of Colorado
Education: BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado; MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University; MD from Thomas Jefferson University
Professional organizations: Certified with the American Board of Radiology with a Special Competency in Nuclear Medicine
State licenses: California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon, Nevada, Washington

Glenn Pierce Gardner, MD, RVT, FACS
Years practicing: 15 years; 2 years reviewing for Life Line Screening
Current positions: Practitioner with the University of Missouri Health Care in the Department of Surgery; Board-certified in both general surgery and vascular surgery
Education: BA in Biology; MD from Indiana University
Professional organizations: Society for Vascular Surgery, American Association for Vascular Surgery, Midwestern Vascular Surgery Society, Peripheral Vascular Surgical Society
State licenses: Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Guy G. Lemire, MD, FRCS (C), FACS (THOR)
Years practicing: 34 years; 3 years reviewing for Life Line Screening
Current positions: Surgeon/Staff Member of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, Los Alamitos Medical Center, Lakewood Regional Medical Center, Enloe Hospital, Shasta Regional Medical Center
Education: MD from Laval University, Post-graduate at University of Toronto and McGill University
Professional organizations: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, American College of Surgeons, California Medical Association, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
State licenses: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire,  New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming

William M. Blackshear, Jr., MD
Years practicing: 29 years; 8 years reviewing for Life Line Screening
Current positions: Attending surgeon at Tampa General Hospital, Suncoast Hospital, Northside Hospital in Florida
Education: BS in Chemistry from Duke University; MD from Tulane University School of Medicine
Professional organizations: American Board of Surgery, National Board of Medical Examiners, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
State licenses: Florida, Louisiana, Washington, Georgia, Nebraska, Arizona, Minnesota, Iowa, Alabama, Pennsylvania

 

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Laboratory Director

Benjamin Gerson, MD
Current positions: Clinical Professor of Pathology and Cellular Biology, Medical Director - University Services
Past Positions: Former Chairman of the Clinical Devices Panel for the FDA, faculty of the Harvard Medical School, Professor of Pathology and Pharmacology,  Clinical Professor of Occupational Medicine, Director of Laboratory of Analytical Toxicology at Boston University School of Medicine, Director of Clinical Laboratory at Premier Research Worldwide, and Director at BIEX Clinical Laboratory
Education: Jefferson Medical College
Trained: Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Professional organizations: Diplomat of the American College of Forensic Examiners
Certified: Toxicology, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Medical review officer (MRO) by MROCC, and National Board of Addiction Examiners