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Blane Crandall, MD, LLC

Obstetrics, Gynecology, Menopause, Hormones, WHI
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Biography of Blane Crandall, MD, LLC

Staff Appointment Date: 3/22/1989
Specialty: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Board Certification: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Professional Education: Emory University School of Medicine 1970 - 74
Internship: Silas B. Hays Army Hospital 7/74 - 6/75
Residency: Family Practice - Silas B. Hays Army Hospital (7/75 - 6/77)
OB/GYN - Madigan Army Medical Center (7/84 - 6/87)

Dr. Crandall was born in Buffalo, New York. He moved to Florida as a child and attended Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne FL. He graduated early and went on to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. There he completed his Pre-Med requirements in 3 years and entered Emory University School of Medicine. He received his degree, Doctor of Medicine, in 1974.

Dr. Crandall then joined the U.S. Army and completed his Family Practice Residency at Silas B. Hays Army Hospital at Ft. Ord in California. He became board certified in 1977, practiced medicine there for 2 years, then moved back to Melbourne to practice medicine with his father until 1984.

In 1984 Dr. Crandall made the decision to do a second Residency Program in Obstetrics & Gynecology, at Madigan Army Medical Center in Ft. Lewis, Washington. He completed his program there and has been Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology since 1989.

After serving his country for 10 years, he left the Army, and started his current practice in Naples, FL in 1989. He is on staff and active at both Naples Community and North Collier Hospitals. He has held the titles of Dept. Chairman & Vice-Chairman, Dept of OB/Gyn at Naples Community Hospital.

He is regarded as an innovator in the area having pioneered laparoscopic surgery in Collier County. He has been involved in many Clinical Research Studies and has authored articles on these studies. He continues to stay on the cutting edge of his medical specialty.

He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and a member of the American Medical Association, the FL Medical Association and the Collier County Medical Society among others.

Most recently he was recognized as one of the BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA, and was presented the prestigious “2003 Physician of the Year” award by the U.S. Senate.

Dr. Crandall has been married to Doshie (our office administrator) since 1968, they have 4 children and 4 grandchildren. In his free time Dr. Crandall enjoys family activities, golf, travel, and working out.


CURRICULUM VITAE
BLANE MILTON CRANDALL, M.D.
Chairman, Department of OB/GYN, Naples Community Hospital

Personal Data:

 

Date of Birth: January 13, 1950

 

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York

 

Family: Married to Doshie Beckham Crandall 35 years
4 children and 4 grandchildren

 

Citizenship: United States

 

Office Address: 1660 Medical Boulevard, Suite 101
Naples, FL 34110-1415

Education:

 

Eau Gallie High School – Melbourne, FL 1964-67
Oxford College of Emory University 1967-69 , Oxford, Georgia
Emory University – 1969-70 Accepted to Medical School after Junior year
Emory University School of Medicine 1970-74, Atlanta, Georgia

    Matriculated: September 17, 1970
Degree: M.D. June 10, 1974

Professional Activities:
  Internship:

Rotating, Silas B. Hays Army Hospital, Ft. Ord, California
July 1, 1974 – June 30, 1975

  Residency:

Family Practice, Silas B. Hays Army Hospital, Ft. Ord, California
July 1, 1975 – June 30, 1977

  Clinical Practice:

Family Practice Staff, Presidio of Monterey Health Clinic,
Monterey, California July 1, 1977 – June 30, 1979

  Office Practice:

Family Practice Partnership with Clarence R. Crandall, M.D.
Melbourne, Florida August 1979 – June 1984

  Hospital Affiliation:

Silas B. Hays Army Hospital, Ft. Ord, California
July 1, 1977 – June 30, 1979
Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, Florida
August 1979 – June 1984

  Residency:

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, Washington
July 1, 1984 – June 30, 1987

  Professional Certifications:
    American Board of Family Practice
Certified 1977, Recertified 1983
   
    American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Certified 1989, Recertified 1998

Cinical Research:
Crandall BM, Kauramaki NA, Wilson AF, Coughlin MR: An Investigator-Blinded Multi-center Trial, Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Vagistat 1 (Ticonazol 6.5%) Vaginal Ointment and Monistat 7 (Miconazole Nitrate 2%) Vaginal Cream in the Treatment of Patients with Vulvovaginal Cadidiasis. February 1994 – October 1994.

Crandall BM, Kauramaki NA, Heitmann J., Thompson SW, Collins KJ, Wilson AF, Coughlin MR, Foglesong JJ, Maddox DJ: An Open-Label, Randomized Parallel Group Comparative, Multi-center, Safety and Efficacy Study of Triphasic Combination Oral Contraceptives. October 1994-February 1996.

Crandall BM, Kauramaki NA, Foglesong JJ, Wilson AF, Coughlin MR, Maddox DJ: An Investigator-Blind Comparative Trail of CP-116, 517/CP-99-219 and Ofloxacin/Clindamycin for the Treatment of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) In Ambulatory Subjects. April 1995-January 1996.

Crandall BM, Kauramaki NA, Foglesong JJ, Wilson AF, Coughlin MR, Maddox DJ: A Double-Blind Multi-center Trial Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous CP-116, 517 Followed by Oral CP-99,219 Compared with Intravenous Celoxltin Followed by Oral Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid for the Treatment of Acute Pelvic Infections. June 1995-December 1995.

J. Thomas Cox, M.D., Principal Investigator, Blane Crandall, M.D., et al: National Multi Center Observational Registry for the “Investigation of Current Practices for the Treatment of ASCUS and HPV Positive Patients” – May 2002-May 2003.

Honors:
  1974 Evangeline Papageorge Award for Outstanding Service to Emory University
  1987 Best Resident Award, Madigan Army Medical Center
  1989 Meritorious Service Medal, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky
  1999 Strathmore’s Who’s Who for Outstanding Service to Medicine
  1999-2003 The Best Doctor’s in America
  1999-2003 Who’s Who in Medicine
  2002 Gulfshore Magazine The Best Physicians in Collier County
  2003 National Republican Congressional Physician of the Year

Professional Presentations:
Cholelithiasis: Ultrasound Diagnosis in Symptomatic
Obstetrical Patients: Presented at the Armed Forces District of ACOG in In New Orleans, LA, 1986.

National Speaker: Novogne Pharmaceuticals “Transdermal Applications for Hormone Replacement Therapy.”

National Speaker: Pfizer Pharmaceuticals “Teatment of Post Partum Depression.”

National Republican Congressional Committee Physician of the Year 2003

Current as of November 2003.