diff --git a/controllers/exclusion.js b/controllers/exclusion.js
index 9e6a79b..8917932 100644
--- a/controllers/exclusion.js
+++ b/controllers/exclusion.js
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
 var Exclusion = require('../models/exclusion');
 
-exports.index = function(req, res) {
+var digDeeper = function(req, res) {
+  var prefixes = /^\(?(dr|mr|ms|mrs|col|sgt|sergeant|cpt|captain|ltc|major|maj|chief|cwo|ssg|sfc)\)?\.?\s/i;
+  var suffixes = /\s?(jr|sr|ii|iii|iv|v|esq|ph\.?d|m\.?d)\.?$/i;
+  var cleanNameBits = req.query.name.replace(prefixes, '').replace(suffixes, '').split(" ");
+  var firstName = cleanNameBits.shift();
+  var lastName = cleanNameBits.pop();
+
+  req.query = {first:firstName, last:lastName};
+  index(req, res);
+
+};
+
+var index = exports.index = function(req, res) {
 
   var query = Exclusion.apiQuery(req.query);
   var response = {};
 
   query.exec(function (err, results) {
     if (err) res.send({err:err});
+    else if (results.length === 0 && typeof req.query.first === 'undefined' && typeof req.query.name !== 'undefined') {
+      digDeeper(req, res);
+    }
     else {
       response.results = results;
       response.meta = {
@@ -23,3 +38,5 @@ exports.index = function(req, res) {
   });
 
 };
+
+