Who is Dr. Dahl?
Dr. Dahl is a Board-certified physician/pathologist and entrepreneur who has successfully applied unique principles of organizational design and dynamics (with a focus on synergy) and leadership skills (with a focus on strategic planning) to a wide range of professional and business ventures. He has been a public speaker and keynote speaker for years, covering a variety of topics. His near-death misadventure on Mt. Washington has opened up a deep experience for his abilities as a public speaker and keynote speaker.
EDUCATION
1956-60 B.S. in Professional Chemistry, minor in Bible; Wheaton (Ill) College
1964 ICMRT/LSU, San Jose, Costa Rica (Feb-March)
1960-64 M.D. from Cornell University Medical College
1965 Rotating Internship, University of Vermont Hospitals
1965-69 Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Residency, University of Vermont
MILITARY SERVICE
1969-71 Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia
BOARD CERTIFICATION
1969 Anatomic and Clinical Pathology; American Board of Pathology
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
1971-83 Chief, Department of Pathology, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, Maine
1971-95 Dahl-Chase Pathology Associates, Bangor, Maine, co-founder, President, and Managing Partner of a 12-pathologist group providing a full range of anatomic and clinical pathology services to 16 hospitals and 3 independent laboratories in Maine. Services included laboratory design and management, formal education programs for medical technologists and physicians (AMA-approved program starting 1976), and co-operative networking/group purchasing among laboratories.
1982-95 UniShip, Inc., co-founder and President of a courier service with a focus on health care institutions in Maine. Also included development and management of formal buying groups for laboratory supplies.
1983-94 Cellular Technology, Inc. (CellTech), co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of a regional histology/cytology network laboratory serving 15 hospitals in Maine. CellTech was a joint venture of St. Joseph Healthcare and DCPA.
1984-95 Medical Laboratories, Inc., co-founder and President of an “independent lease arrangement” type laboratory service inside a hospital in Sanford, Maine.
1985-95 MedLab 260, co-founder and Medical Director for a multi-specialty medical group independent laboratory in Portland, Maine.
1986-95 Physicians’ Support Services, Inc., co-founder and President of a sales/service, continuing education and consulting organization serving clinic and physician office laboratories in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
1987-95 Institute for Cellular Research, Inc., co-founder and President of a non- profit research and service organization focused initially on flow cytometry. In 1993 merged two area cytology services into ICR. In 1994 added histology services.
1995 PathQuest Inc., founder and President.
2000-2002 President, American Pathology Foundation
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES/POSITIONS
1964-Present The WoodsPeople. Founder of a research and development venture that focuses on wood-based, panelized, deck and shelter systems for small buildings.
1976-Present Freedom Park for Commerce and Industry, Hermon, Maine. Developer of a private commercial/industrial park which is now the home of 74 businesses in 55 buildings.
1978-Present Overhead Door Co., Inc. Co-founder and co-owner of the distributorship.
1979-Present The Freedom Group. Founder and owner of a real-estate development venture which focuses on real estate development, construction support services, and industrial, commercial, and professional rental properties.
1989-1991 River Edge at Winterport. Co-developer of a residential development on the Penobscot River.
1994-Present Oak Ridge Business Park. Developer and owner of a professional business park near the Bangor Mall in Bangor, Maine.
KEYNOTES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Dr. Dahl has been a public speaker and keynote speaker on a number of different topics, including the following:
The Values-driven Leadership Pyramid
“Suddenly you are the Leader, now what?”
Values-driven Strategic Thinking and Planning
“Take Charge of Your Life with the One-page Strategic Planner”
Lessons for Living from A Mt. Washington Misadventure
MEMBERSHIPS/SOCIETIES:
Dr. Dahl has operated as keynote speaker and public speaker for many organizations. Some of them are:
American Association of Healthcare Consultants
American College of Physician Executives
American Management Association
American Medical Association
American Pathology Foundation- Board of Directors 1987-1993 and 1997-2000; past President
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Clinical Laboratory Management AssociationCollege of American Pathologists
International Society for Mountain Medicine
Medical Group Management Association
Wilderness Medical Society
