Board Certified Neurologist Expert Witness

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Expert Witness No.422

California

Academic Degrees

MD - Boston University, Boston, MA 1974
AB - Boston University, Boston, MA (cum laude) 1972

American Boards:

Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology), 1981
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1975

Licensure:

Primary MD California 1975 - present
MA 1976 - 1979

Experience:

Private Practice of Neurology - Walnut Creek, CA
1980 - present

Academic Appointments:

Associate Clinical Professor - Neurology,
University of California San Francisco Medical School,
San Francisco, CA
1999 - present

Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology,
University of California San Francisco Medical School,
San Francisco, CA
1981 - 1999

Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology,
University of California San Francisco Medical School,
Davis, CA
1983 - 1999

Past-President (Member of the Excutive Council)
Association of the Clinical Faculty
University of California San Francisco Medical School,
San Francisco, CA
2006

President
Association of the Clinical Faculty
University of California San Francisco Medical School,
San Francisco, CA
2005

President-Elect
Association of the Clinical Faculty
University of California San Francisco Medical School,
San Francisco, CA
2005

Secretary
Association of the Clinical Faculty
University of California San Francisco Medical School,
San Francisco, CA
2003

Treasurer
Association of the Clinical Faculty
University of California San Francisco Medical School,
San Francisco, CA
2002

Neurology Clinical Faculty Representative
Association of the Clinical Faculty
University of California San Francisco Medical School,
San Francisco, CA
1999 - 2001, 2007-present

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, CA
1990 - present

Clinical Preceptor
Health & Medical Apprenticeship Program
University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
1985 - present

Neurological Consultant
National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stoke
National Institues of Health
Bethesda, Maryland 1986

Attnding Physician/Consultants in Neorlogy
Veterns Administration Medical Center
Marinez, California
1980 - 1999

Teaching Fellow in Neurology
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
1976 - 1979

Residencies And Internships:

Boston University Affiliated Hospitals Training Program in Neurology
Junior Assistant Resident in Neurology
Senior Assistant Resident in Neurology
Resident in Neurology
July 1976 - June 1979

Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Oakland, California
Internal Medicine
June 1975 - June 1976

Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Oakland, California
Internship in Internal Medicine
June 1974 - June 1975

Professional Associations:

Fellow - American Academy of Neurology
1989 - present

Member - American Academy of Neurology
1976 - present

Member - Legal Affairs Sub-committee
American Academy of Neurology
1992 – present

Member - American College of Physicians
1980 - 1995

Member - American Society of Neurorehabilitation
1992 - 2003

Professional Appointments:

Medical Director
Stroke Program
John Muir Medical Center
Neurosciences Institute
2003 - present

Chairman - Medical Advisory Board
Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California
1992 - 1999
Member - 1987 - 2006

Fellow - Stroke Council
American Heart Association
1991 - present

Member - Medical Advisory Board
Multiple Sclerosis Society - Northern California Chapter
1988 - present

Member - Medical Advisory Board
Easter Seal Society of the Bay Area
1998 - 2001

Member - Medical Advisory Board
Stroke Support Group of Contra Costa County
Walnut Creek and Concord County, CA
1983 - present

Member - National Stroke Association
1992 - present

Member - Neurology Advisory Committee
Kentfield Rehabilitation Hospital
1991 - 1998

Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME)
State of California
Industrial Medical Council
1991 - present (Inactive)

Member - Neurology Panel
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
State of California - Department of Justice
1992

Medical Director
Alzheimer's Unit
Crestwood Treatment Center
1988 - present

Medical Director
Manor Care
Arcadia Alzheimer's Special Care Unit
Walnut Creek, California
1998 – 2001

Medical Director
Brain Injury Program
Guardian of Concord
1996 - 1999

Medical Director for Neurology
Paradigm Health Corporation
1996 - 1999

Neurorehabilitation Consultant
Golden State Rehabilitation Hospital
San Ramon, California
1989 - 1995

Neurorehabilitation Consultant
Contra Costa Rehabilitation Center
Pittsburg, California
1993 - 1994

Medical Director
Neurocare, Inc.
Rehab Without Walls
Concord, California
1993

Medical Director
Stroke Rehabilitation Program
Golden State Rehabilitation Hospital
San Ramon, California
1989 - 1993

Medical Staff President
Golden State Rehabilitation Hospital
San Ramon, California
1990 – 1992

Medical Director
Alzheimer's Disease Program
Mt. Diablo Rehabilitation Center
Pleasant Hill, California
1985 - 1989

Medical Director
Head Injury Program
Mt. Diablo Rehabilitation Center
1983 – 1986

Hospital Affiliations:

John Muir Medical Center
Walnut Creek, CA

Mt. Diablo Medical Center
Concord, CA
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Walnut Creek, CA

The Medical Center at the
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Veterans Administration
Northern California System of Clinics
Pleasant Hill, CA

Professional Societies:

National Stroke Association
1992 - present
American Society of Neurorehabilitation
1992 - present

American College of Legal Medicine
1992 - present Stroke Council, American Heart Association - Fellow
1991 - present Epilepsy Foundation Northern California
1987 - present San Francisco Neurological Association
1980 - present California Medical Association
1979 - present Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
1979 - present American Academy of Neurology
1976 - present American College of Physicians
1975 - present

Awards:

University of California School of Medicine, San Fransisco
Outstanding Teacher in Clinical Preceptorship
(1987, 1988, 1989, 1992)

Major Course Presentations

Publications, References, and lectures given to professional and lay audiences will be available upon request