Tom Heston

Physician, Medical Practice

I help people make wise health decisions.

Tom Heston's Bio:

Tom Heston is a family physician in Kellogg, Idaho and the Directorr of Nuclear Medicine for the Family Care Network in Bellingham, Washington.  As a dual Board Certified Physician, I see patients requiring primary care in the clinic and in the hospital. I also practice telemedicine and regularly publish academic articles. I have been published in JAMA, have worked as an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University, and have won the Smartest Doc in America Challenge in which over 40,000 doctors have competed.

Tom Heston's Experience:

  • Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at Johns Hopkins Hospital

    January 2010 - Present

    Division of Nuclear Medicine.

  • Physician at Mountain Health Care

    July 1997 - January 2014

  • Contributing Editor at Internet Medical Journal

    November 2011 - August 2012

    As a contributing editor, I review current medical research articles for publication and distribution to other health care professionals to help them stay up-to-date.

  • Medical Director, Tawam Molecular Imaging Center at Johns Hopkins Medicine International

    January 2010 - February 2011

    Tawam Medical Imaging Center in Al Ain, UAE. Located on the Tawam Hospital campus.

  • Medical Director at US Molecular

    January 2006 - June 2008

    US Molecular provides professional and technical services to hospitals, medical clinics, and imaging centers.

  • Family Medicine Resident at Southwest Washington Medical Center

    July 1995 - July 1997

    University of Washington Residency Program in Family Medicine, based at SW Washington Medicine Center.

  • Physician at Coast to Coast Healthcare Services

    June 2013

  • City Council Member at City of Wardner

    January 2012

    Member of the Wardner City Council

  • Professor (visiting) at IAU College of Medicine

    October 2007

    Caribbean medical school located in St. Lucia, West Indies. My primary teaching responsibility is biostatistics, epidemiology, and bioethics.

  • Director of Nuclear Medicine at Family Care Network

    July 2005

  • Continuing Education Committee Member at Society of Nuclear Medicine

    2005

    I assist with the review of CME articles published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine

  • Contributing Editor at Oakstone Publishing

    2004

    The "Practical Reviews in Nuclear Medicine" program provides nuclear medicine physicians with monthly updates from the medical literature. As a contributing editor, I provide reviews for this program on a monthly basis.

Tom Heston's Education:

  • The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    2008 – 2009
    Fellowship

  • University of Berkley Chicago

    2007 – 2008
    PhD
    Concentration: Behavioral Sciences and Biostatistics

  • University of Washington School of Medicine

    1995 – 1997
    Residency
    Concentration: Family Medicine

  • Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

    1993 – 1995
    Residency
    Concentration: Nuclear Medicine

  • Duke University School of Medicine

    1992 – 1993
    Internship
    Concentration: Family Medicine

  • Saint Louis University School of Medicine

    1988 – 1992
    MD
    Concentration: (Distinction in Research)

  • University of Washington

    1981 – 1987
    BA
    Concentration: Music theory and history

Tom Heston's Interests & Activities:

Preventive medicine, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, community health, family medicine, nuclear medicine, PET/CT, ultrasonography, biostatistics, hospital medicine, emergency medicine, depression, mood disorders, infectious disease, geriatrics, arthritis