chronic pain, colon cancer screening and Continuous
Glucose Monitoring (CGM) in the primary care setting. The CGM project team worked closely with Optum Labs and the International Diabetes Center, Minn. MN.
The team implemented staff, provider and patient training regarding the use and utility of CGM’s. The CCI team also trained resident physicians in the application and interpretation of CGM data. Over several years, Dr. Kapov refined the use of the devices and the reporting of data utilizing the Ambulatory Glucose Profile (AGP) to gain a better understanding of the impact that CGM has on diabetic care. The team installed hundreds of devices over multiple clinics. Dr. Kapov was a co-investigator in several studies at Southwest Medical that brought about improvements in the treatment care path for the patient with Type 2 Diabetes.
During his tenure with Southwest Medical, Dr. Kapov also held the position of Regional Senior Medical Director over primary care where he was directly responsible for the Adult Medicine Division presiding over 150 providers, 16 clinics, and caring for 350,000 patients and other medical entities while providing care for his own panel of patients.
Dr. Kapov retired from the U.S. Navy with over 20 years of service as a Medical Corps Officer and Flight Surgeon.
