Internist Emergency Medicine Ringside Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.597

Nevada

Certification and Licensure

F.L.E.X. – 1976
Board Certified Internal Medicine – 1979
Board Certified American Board of Emergency Medicine – 1986, recertified October 1997
Fellow-American College of Emergency Medicine
ACLS – January 2006
PALS – September 2005
ATLS – November 2004
Nevada Medical Licensure - active
Georgia Medical Licensure - active

Active Staff

1978-Present, Valley Hospital Medical Center, Nevada

1978- Present, Desert Springs Hospital, Nevada 

1997- Present, Summerlin Hospital Medical Center, Nevada     

1999-Present, Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center, Nevada

Mesa View Regional Hospital, Nevada

Education

1976-1979, Tulane University School of Medicine

Internal Medicine Residency          

1972-1976, Medical College of Georgia, M.D. Degree    

1968-1972, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana Graduated with Honors in Psychology   

1968, Savannah High School; Savannah, Georgia, Graduated           

Professional Experience   

(Dates Available upon Request.)

Chief of Staff, Valley Hospital Medical Center  

Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board overseeing Pre-Hospital Care in Clark County                                                                                                                  

President Nevada Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians

Director of Emergency Services, Valley Hospital Medical Center                                                                                                                             

Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Las Vegas Stars (Triple A Baseball Team of the San Diego Padres)   

Physician Consultant – City of Las Vegas Fire Department 

Board of Directors of the American Heart Association           

Medical Director – AMR Ambulance Company                 

Assisted in Development of Flight For Life Nursing Program, including their protocol

Program Director for Biannual Nurse and Paramedic Conference in Clark County for 18 years

JCAHO Consultant for B.B.R.N. preparing hospitals for review 

Expert witness in a number of medical litigation cases:

Pre-hospital
Emergency Medicine
Boxing

Regional Director for EmCare; overseeing the Emergency Department contracts at four hospitals

Testified in the U.S. Senate before the Commerce Commission on boxing safety                                                                   

Medical Director for UHS Acute Care Facilities in Las Vegas                                                                             

Boxing Certification and Licensure

(Dates available upon request.)

Ringside Physician for greater than 250 major fights, since 1980 .       

Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, appointed by Governor Miller                 

Assistant Medical Director for the World Boxing Council

Medical Director for the North American Boxing Federation                                                                                              

Co-Medical Director for the Association of Boxing Commission

Appointed by Governor Guinn to the Nevada State Athletic Committee                                                                  

Presented numerous lectures to boxing officials around the world

Was instrumental in reducing championship fights from fifteen to twelve rounds

Initiated the first mandated HIV testing in the world of sports

Was integral in the initial testing of anabolic steroids in boxing

Have appeared on HBO, Showtime and ESPN as a recognized expert on boxing and boxing related injuries

Have appeared on ABC Wide World of Sports talking about acute head injuries

Have worked with the NFL in terms of successive concussions and high profile quarterbacks

Current First Vice President of the Association of Boxing Commissioners                                                             

Patents and Publications

Editor of a comprehensive book on boxing
(Available upon request.)

Professional Memberships

Clark County Medical Society
American College of Emergency Physicians
Nevada State Medical Association
Board of Governors, Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center
USA Boxing

Awards Received

Available upon request