Draft:John E. Turrentine

= John E. Turrentine = John E. Turrentine (born April 2, 1952) in Atlanta, Georgia is a medical doctor, ordained minister, PhD of American History, and MBA. He is known for coining the term Minimally Invasive Vaginal Hysterectomy (MIVH). He invented MIVH and taught the procedure for Johnson & Johnson Endosurgery. He first taught the procedure in Cincinnati at Johnson & Johnson and then throughout the United States. Turrentine helped develop the stapling device used to perform the procedure. The procedure allows the hysterectomy to be performed in less time and less recovery time than any other form of hysterectomy. Turrentine first published MIVH in several of his books "Clinical Protocols in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2nd Edition" with illustrations on how to perform the procedure in 2003 after several thousand successful procedures then described the operation further in his book, "Surgical Transcriptions and Pearls in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2nd Edition," and with further illustrations in his book "Clinical Protocols in Obstetrics and Gynecology 3rd Edition."

Turrentine later developed protocols for the use of off-label medicines to treat Covid during the Covid pandemic, successfully treating over 15,000 patients between 2020 and 2023.

Education
Turrentine began his college education at Shorter College where he received a degree in Natural Sciences in 1973. He continued education at numerous institutions including University of Georgia where he performed biochemistry research on a NIH scholarship and Georgia Institute of Technology. While in undergraduate education, he was inducted to the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society and Awarded Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.

He went on to complete medical school at Medical College of Georgia (MD) in 1979. He pursued his medical internship at University of Southern California Women's Hospital followed by Atlanta Medical Center for obstetrician-gynecologist residency.

Afterwards he obtained his Doctorate of Ministry at Trinity Seminary/University of Liverpool in 2004. He was ordained by Faith Christian Fellowship Church, Inc. (Oklahoma City, Ok). He set up many jungle mission trips for Operation Touch and was a guest minister at many churches throughout Carolinas and Georgia.

He received a PhD in American Revolutionary History from Trinity College in 2015. He received multiple recognitions during his studies, including Phi Alpha Theta Historical Honor Society, Twice Meritorious Service Medal from the SAR, Silver Roger Sherman Medal from the SAR. It was during this time that he published “Defining the Founding Fathers/Spirituality Examined.”

Turrentine completed his MBA at University of Texas at Dallas in 2020 and was inducted into Golden Key International Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society. He was certified by the Alliance for Physicians Healthcare Leadership and Management.

Occupation
Turrentine held numerous occupational titles throughout his career. He was an accomplished Medical Doctor (MD), Clinical Professor, Minister, Aviator who performed Aviation Medicine for 25 years, Scuba Instructor and Undersea medicine.

Publications

 * 1) Surgical Transcriptions in Obstetrics and Gynecology
 * 2) Clinical Protocols in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1st Edition
 * 3) Clinical Protocols in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2nd Edition
 * 4) Clinical Protocols in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3rd Edition
 * 5) Surgical Transcriptions and Pearls in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2nd Edition
 * 6) Defining the Founding Fathers and their Spirituality Examined
 * 7) Babies, Bones, and Bullets (pending publication)