Board Certified Internist Pulmonologist Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.355

Northern California

Summary Of Qualifications

Over Two Decades Clinical Experience as Board Certified Internist and Pulmonologist
EKG, Pulmonary Function, and Oximetry Test Interpreter for a private hospital
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Emeritus) at a private university
Fellow, American College of Legal Medicine
Former IPA Co-Founder and Director of a medical management firm

Education

2002 – 2006
Concord Law School, Los Angeles, CA,
Valedictorian. President, Health Law Society
J.D., July 2006 (with Highest Honors).

1995 – 1996
Stanford University Graduate School Of Business, Stanford, CA,
M.S. Management (Sloan), June 1996

1976 - 1981
Stanford University School Of Medicine & Hospital, Stanford, CA,
Intern and Resident in Internal Medicine, 1976 –1979.  Fellow in Respiratory Medicine, 1979 - 1981

1973 - 1976
U.C.S.F. School Of Medicine, San Francisco, CA,
Alpha Omega Alpha, 1975. 
M.D., June 1976

1968 – 1973
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine, Bronx, NY,
NIH Pre- and Post-Doctoral Fellowships.
Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, August 1973

1964-1968
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY,
New York State Regents Scholarship.  Dean’s List.
B.S. in Biochemistry and Ecology/Evolution, June 1968

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, HONORS, OTHER CREDENTIALS And SERVICE

1977 – present
California Physician and Surgeon License # available upon request.

2006 – present
Fellow, American College of Legal Medicine

1979 – present
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

1982 – present
Diplomate, Subspecialty Board of Pulmonary Diseases

1997 – present
Qualified, Electrocardiograph Independent Interpretation, American College of Cardiology

Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
Elected 1984

1993 - 1994
Qualified Medical Evaluator, California Industrial Medical Council, c.

2004 – present
Treating Physician, Free Clinic in California (Pro Bono)

2006 – present
California Bar # available upon request

2006
Judicial Extern, U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel

2006 (Agent) and 2007 (Attorney)-present
Patent Attorney, USPTO License # available upon request

2002 – present
CA Real Estate Broker, License # available upon request

1998 – present
Senior Advisor & Member of Advisory Board, of a private foundation, Arizona (Pro Bono)

1994 - present
Member, Scientific Advisory Board, a private foundation, California (Pro Bono)

Experience (Partial List)

Practicing Physician
A private company

Internal Medicine and Pulmonary practice emphasis on asthma, allergy, sleep, geriatrics, medical aspects of addictive and mental illness (1982 to 2000).
Current Activities: a private free clinic; Interpret EKGs, PFTs, and oximetery tests for a private hospital. EKG Category 1
1982 to present

Clinical Professor (Emeritus)
Stanford U School of Medicine

Attending Physician supervision/support, lectures, mentoring medical students, house staff, nurse practitioners & physicians’ assistants, inpatient & outpatient settings including VA & County facilities, free clinics, private office, local & tertiary hospitals in both Internal Medicine & Pulmonary.
1983 to 1999

Medical-Legal Expert Consultant
A private company

Retained by attorneys, insurers and government for record reviews, data-base research, merit analysis, independent exams, reports and testimony in personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, insurance fraud, workers compensation, disability, ADA, OSHA compliance and QA/UM.
1983 to present

Organizational change, business & healthcare practice in US and abroad.
A private company
Client profile:  Practitioners, Hospitals, In- & Outpatient Rehabilitation, IPAs,
HMOs, Publishers, Medical Devices & Pharmaceuticals, Information Systems, Management Consultant CME, Higher Education, Recruiting, Software Development, Solar Energy.
Projects Include:  Strategy, change management, marketing, education, search, executive coaching, customer relations, compliance, QA/UM, MIS.
1983 to present

Law practice, admitted to State Bar of California, Bar Number available upon request.
A private law firm
Current Activities:  General Law Practice
Licensed CA Real Estate Broker  (License # available upon request, 2002– present). 
Registered Patent Agent (USPTO # available upon request, 2005-present).
2006 to present

A Unified School District
Elected Trustee, Board of Education of public school District governing over 20 K-12 schools.  Serve on liaison committee with local Community college.
2006 to present

Management Consulting Client & Project Exemplars

Available upon request.