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Expert No. 171

Academic Teaching And Research

School of Engineering at a University
Currently: Adjunct Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
2004-2007: Research Professor in Bioengineering. Full time developing and teaching of laboratory and lecture courses on biomedical instrumentation and other topics.

2000-2003: Developed and taught a course entitled The Physiology of Electrical Injury.
Earlier appointments started in 1977. Took part in: the design of a data acquisition system used in an ultrasound computerized tomography system; the design of a system to measure blood flow that would be relevant to detecting deep vein thrombosis; and dissolving blood clots with ultrasound. Also taught independent study courses in Bioengineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering.

1967-1968 in the Department of Electrical Engineering: Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant. Work included design and construction of a system to measure weak light emitted from the ionosphere and teaching of a course on electrical measurement methods.

College of Medicine at a University
Clinical Assistant Professor, 1992 to Present. Earlier appointments started in 1977. Gave lectures and taught students clinically in the Emergency Department. Current work is with medical students who are doing research.

Editorial Board Member January 1989 until the Present. Activities include the review of papers on a variety of topics submitted to the Journal. Editor of the
"Emergency Medicine and the Law" Section January 1989 to April 1995.
 
Practical Reviews in Emergency Medicine. Initially guest lecturer, and then reviewer, for this Continuing Medical Education audio tape publication for physicians. November, 1997 to the April 2004. Similarly was a reviewer for Practical Reviews in Forensic Medicine and Sciences for about two years starting in late 1999.

George Washington University. Assistant Professorial Lecturer. September 1972 to May 1973. Taught electronic circuit design on the undergraduate and graduate levels.
 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Took part in review of grant proposal concerning electrical injury, 1998.

Penn State University, Applied Research Laboratory. Was a member of a 1999 Human Effects Advisory Panel that evaluated a ballistic TASER®/Stun Gun-like device, conducting human effects assessment of a less-than-lethal weapon. In 2000 was a member of similar panel that evaluated the safety of a system that captured a moving car.

Education
 
 B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1966, with "High Honors."
 
 M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1968.
 
 Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Clark University, June 1972.
 
 M.D., University of Chicago, June 1976.

Certifications

Expert 171 is licensed to practice medicine in Illinois until July, 2014
Board Certification:  American Board of Emergency Medicine November, 1983 to  December 2010
 
Advanced Life support Certifications and Teaching

In the past, Expert 171 was certified in:
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support),
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), and
ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support). 

Expert 171 was an ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) Instructor and Course Director for 20 years.

Expert 171 was an instructor of ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) for approximately 10 years.

University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics. 5841 S. Maryland Ave. Chicago, IL 60637. 312 702-1939. Student: June 1973 to June 1976. Received M.D. Degree in June 1976. June 1976 to June 1977:  Rotating Internship through the Department of Anesthesiology in the following departments: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Surgery Trauma Room, Pediatric Emergency Department, Obstetrics, GI, Dermatology,  Hematology, Adult Emergency Department.
 
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, National Science Foundation Trainee. September 1970 to June 1972. Received Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering in June 1972.
 
Honors

1970-72 Received NSF Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering                                  
1973-75, Received Seeing Eye Fellowship in Ophthalmology                                
Summer 1974, Received Fight for Sight Fellowship in Ophthalmology                                
October 1984, Became a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP)
 
Patent

Available Upon Request

Work Experience

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Scientist in the U.S. Public Health Service. July 1972 to May 1973. Work included research on visual prostheses for the blind and design of
instrumentation for use in biomedical research.
 
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic Engineer in the U.S. Public Health Service. June 1968 to August 1970. Work included design and building of instruments and computer-based systems to be used in research at the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. Instrumentation was designed and built for research in neurophysiology, psychology, biophysics, and other biomedical areas. 
 
The Magnavox Company, Urbana, Illinois. Electrical Engineer from June 1966 to August 1966. Work included circuit design, environmental testing, and handling of production line problems.
 
NASA, The Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. Summer intern from June 1965 to August 1965. Work included computer programming and design of a cardiotachometer. A Space Science course was taken.
 
Activities in Emergency Medicine

Expert 171 worked as an Emergency Physician from 1977 until 2006. He was an Emergency Department Director for 8 years. He has participated in Emergency Department audits, lectures, recruiting, the planning of a new facility, ambulance service evaluation and training, cardiac arrest and other protocol revisions for nursing, infectious disease control, and hospital safety activities. Expert 171 has done legal consulting and has written or co-authored books on electrical injury, resuscitation, terrorism, medical-legal issues, and other topics.

Expert 171 has been involved in the teaching of Engineering Students, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Nurses, Medical Students, and Residents. Expert 171has taught in Advanced Trauma Life Support Courses. He has taught in and has been the Course Director of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Courses.

Memberships

Society for Thermal Medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians
Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners
Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Editorial Board of the Journal of Emergency Medicine
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
American College of Forensic Examiners:
         -Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Forensic Examiner Journal

Bibliography

Available Upon Request

Lectures

Available Upon Request

Medical Practice

Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services (previously called Gibson Community Hospital), Gibson City, IL. Emergency Department Medical Director, February 1993 to May 2001. Emergency Department Physician until January 2006.

Emergency Department Physician at various hospitals for groups including Spectrum, Coastal,    
Prairie Emergency Group, and ECI, November 1992 to 2006.

St. Joseph Hospital, Bloomington, IL. May 2001 to December 2001.

Dr. John Warner Hospital
Starting in 1994.

Fairbury Hospital; 1993 until it closed a few years later. Had privileges, but never worked there before the Emergency Department closed.

Iroquois Memorial Hospital; Watseka, IL. 1993, 1999.

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. East Route 16. Mattoon, IL

Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson

Graham Hospital; 210 W. Walnut, Canton

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, IL. 1993.     
 
Burnham City Hospital (Merged with Mercy Hospital. Later renamed Covenant Medical Center. Later named Provena Covenant Medical Center), Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.  Emergency Department Physician,  August 1981 to April 1994. Emergency Department Associate Director for Quality Assurance, July 1991 to July 1992. Burnham City Hospital was the Regional Trauma Center most of the time I worked there.
 
Lakeview Hospital (merged into United Samaritans Medical Center), Danville, Illinois. Emergency Department Physician, September 1987 to 1997.
 
University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics. June 1989 to 1990: Clinical Associate. Pritzker School of Medicine.

Mennonite Hospital, Bloomington, Illinois. Emergency Department Physician. July 1987 to January 1989 (when the Emergency Department closed). It merged into Bromen Hospital, where I worked in 1998 and 2003.
 
DMH Corporate Health Services (Medwork Clinic, Decatur Memorial Hospital) Occupational Medicine Physician. Starting in 1988.

St. Elizabeth Hospital, Danville, Illinois. Full-time Emergency Department Physician. August 1979 to December 1981.
 
Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois. Full-time Emergency Department Physician. July 1977 to July 1979.

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