UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE

• A.S. Mott Community College, Flint, Michigan
• B.S. University of Michigan and graduated         Summa Cum Laude 1977.
• M.D., Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 1981    

POSTGRADUATE RESIDENCY EDUCATION

•  St John Hospital: PGY I Surgical residency from 01 July 1981 to 30 June 1982(From 01 July 1982 through 30 June 1986 training interrupted to fulfill a required obligation to the  United  States Public Health Service).

• Providence Hospital and OHEP University of MI and Wayne State University associated Hospitals integrated residency in Surgery, Detroit and Southfield MI. PGY II through PGY V residency in General and Vascular Surgery from 01 July 1986 to 30 June 1990. Honors: Chief Resident of the Year 1989-1990 & Excellence in research 1989.

POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP TRAINING

Hand and Microsurgery

Hand Center of Texas and Baylor College of Medicine:  PGY VI (01 July 95 - 30 June 96)Houston, TX. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

United States Navy:            

• Navy reservist: USN (RC), MC, CAPTAIN (06) retired combat Veteran.
• Past OIC of OHSU DET K SD GU
• Deployed to Afghanistan for OEF 2010.
• Retired August 2011 with over 21 years of service
• Completed  ECRC (Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center) training March 2010 through May 2010 for deployment to Afghanistan as a surgeon for OEF(Operation Enduring Freedom)
•  Active duty mobilization from March 5, 2010 to January 14, 2011 for OEF Afghanistan.
•  Certified by Army as an Embedded Combat Advisor June 2010
•  Arctic Care March 2009 providing endoscopy & surgical care at IHS Yukon-Kuskokwim treatment facility.
•  Served with USNH-Guam as an active Staff general surgery, hand-microsurgery from Aug. 2005-2012.
• Fleet Hospital Operations Phase 1 Certification June 1996
• Served with USNH-Guam as an active Staff member general surgery from Aug. 1990 to August 1995
• Active Duty Navy USNH-Guam Feb. 1990 through Dec. 1993
• Awards:
• Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal
• Navy Achievement Medal
• National Defense Medal (2)
• Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon
• Global War on Terrorism Service & Expeditionary Medals
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal W//"M" Device & Silver Hourglass
• Expert Rifleman Medal
• Sharpshooter Pistol Ribbon
• Certificate of Commendation:  Operation Fiery Vigil 1991 in voluntary assistance in evacuation of families displaced by Mount Pinatubo’s volcanic eruption in the Philippines. 

United States Public Health Service (USPHS):

• Truk State Hospital (Federated States of Micronesia) July 1982 - June 1986.   (Completed a four year USPHS commitment for a medical school scholarship)

•  Honorably discharged with the rank of LCDR (Lieutenant Commander)
• Awards:
• PHS Commendation
• PHS Citation award
• Isolated Hardship Service Award
• Foreign Duty Service Award

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

•         ACS 2013 Surgical Volunteerism & Humanitarian Award Recipient lecture: ADVERSITY, DIVERSITY & VOLUNTEERISM with a focus on REMOTE MEDICAL & SURGICAL MISSIONS in MICRONESIA, PHILIPPINES & AFGHANISTAN. Landström J T. October 7, 2013.
•         Radial Portal Tendon Harvest and Interposition in Arthroscopic Treatment of Thumb Basilar Joint Osteoarthritis. Landström J T.  Journal of Hand Surgery; Vol 33, No. 3, March 2008. 
•         Microsurgical penile Replantation Facilitated with Post-Operative Hyperbaric Oxygen:  Landström, J. et al.   Microsurgery Jan. 2004; 49-55.
•         Needle Localization in Occult Breast Lesions:  Landström, J., et al., J Surgical Oncology 40: 1-3 Jan. 1989.
•         Needle Localization in Occult Breast Lesions (Abstracted in Current Surgery, Editor Nyhus, M.D. & Abstracts International 1989)

• Multicenter Study of the Brown Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Technique accepted & presented at the Annual ASSH meeting 01 -03 Oct. 1996. (J. Landström)
• Arthroscopic Tenovaginotomy and Ganglion Excision of the Flexor Carpi Radialis Fibro-Osseous Tendon Sheath. Landström J T. Tech Hand Up Extremity Surg. 2020 May 22;25(1):20-24.
• Volar radial wrist–forearm primary and recurrent ganglia of the flexor carpi radialis tendon secondary to pathology isolated to the trapezial fibro-osseous synovial sheath tunnel: A case series report. Landström J T. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. November 27, 2020.Volume 8: 1–6

PHYSICIAN VOLUNTEER WORK:

•  Pohnpei State Hospital, Federated States of Micronesia:
• Two weeks of duty as sole surgical provider during unexpected typhoon, 1991.
• Chuuk (Truk) State, Federated States of Micronesia:
• Created and founded the first private civilian and non-profit pharmacy on Weno Island known as Truk (Now Chuuk) ASAP Pharmacy.  This pharmacy allowed the purchase of antihelminthics and other essential medications at a fractional cost of a pack of cigarettes or beer. This was essential as the government hospital was chronically out of basic medications (1982-1986).
• Duty at Lagoon Island dispensaries providing primary care and donating medications, Aug. 1992, 1993, 1994.
• Guam:
• Special Olympics student free physicals 2011, 2012, 2013
• Mass immunizations for epidemic of measles. 1995; Routine free physicals for sports
• Programs;  SPG 1999 volunteer physician, 2000-2002 volunteer physician for Guam
• National Soccer team and Guam Rugby Club.
• Robbie Weber Soccer:
• Coach and volunteer physician for Jamboree through Guam Medical Society 
• o   Medical presentation to students for mentorship on Guam:
• Simon Sanchez High School 11/16/2006.
• Notre Dame High School 03/15/2007.
•  Alaska:
• USN Arctic Care 2009 providing endoscopy (EGD + Colonoscopy for cancer screening) & surgical care at Bethel IHS Yukon-Kuskokwim treatment facility
• Philippines:
• Medical mission for two weeks in impoverished provinces in the Pangansinan area. 

      Performed outpatient surgical care and general medical care in primitive settings (Nov. 2004)

ISM (International Surgical Missions) volunteer work as a General Surgeon and Hand Surgeon at Northern Samar PI (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

CIVILIAN AWARDS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

• American College of Surgeons 2013 Surgical Volunteerism & Humanitarian Award Recipient October 7, 2013, Washington, DC.