Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery Facial Cosmetic Surgery Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.725

Texas

Certification:

American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

American Board of Cosmetic Surgery

Designated doctor for Texas Workman's Compensation Commission

Completed vigorous admissions process and voted into the Triologic Society, the Phi

Beta Kappa of the ENT field

Experience:

30 years in private practice in Houston, Texas

Education:

Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1960.

Doctor of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1964.

Internship:

Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1965 to 1966.

Residency:

General Surgery, Philadelphia Veteran's Hospital, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 1965 to 1966.

Otolaryngology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1965 to1968.

Otolaryngology, The University of Texas, Galveston, Texas, 1968 to 1969.

Fellowship:

Otolaryngology, The University of Texas, Galveston, Texas, 1969 to 1970.

Appointments:

Instructor, Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Texas, Medical Branch,

Galveston, Texas 1969 to 1970

Assistant Clinical Professor or Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1970 to 1998.

Instructor, Gross Anatomy, Head-Neck, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2000

Certification:

American Board of Otolaryngology

American Board of Cosmetic Surgery

Service Experience:

Private Practice, Houston, Texas, 1970 to Present.

Private Practice, Galveston, Texas, 1969 to 1970.

Affiliation:

East Houston Regional Medical Center.

St. Joseph's Hospital.

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital.

Texas Children's Hospital.

Women's Hospital of Texas.

Licensure:

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, 1968

Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine, 1965

Publications:

Available upon request.

Community Activities:

Present:

Member, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, Houston, Texas.

Member, Jewish Community Center, Houston, Texas.

Board of Trustees, New Houston Jewish High School.

Member of Temple Lodge #4, Masonic Order: Scottish Rite, Arabia Temple of Shrines.

Past:

Chairman, Convert Committee, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, Houston, Texas, 1994.

Board of Trustees, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, and Houston, Texas, 1977 to 1979.

President of Board of Trustees, Jewish Middle School of Houston, Texas, 1978 to 1982.

Chairman of Physicians Committee, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, Houston, Texas, 1978 to 1979

Member Community Relations Committee of The Jewish Federation of Houston, 1987 to 1998.

Research Activities:

Available upon Request.

Society Membership:

Pre-Medical Honors Society: Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity.

American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.

American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

American College of Surgeons.

American Otological, Rhinological & Laryngological (Triologic) Society.

American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.

Texas Medical Association.

Harris County Medical Society.

Cognition, Awards And Honors:

Central High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1956.

Board of Education Scholarship - Barnwell Award

University of Pennsylvania B.A.-1960
Graduation Honors - Phi Beta Kappa

Thomas Jefferson University M.D.-1964
Alpha Omega Alpha - Psychiatry Award

Other Activities:

Member, Infection Control–Pharmacy & Therapeutic Committee, HCA Medical Center

Hospital, Houston, Texas, 1988.
Board of Examiners, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, Los Angeles, California,

1982 to 1988.
Chief, E.N.T. Section Department of Surgery, HCA Medical Center Hospital Houston,

Texas, 1988.
Member, Emergency Room and Outpatients Committee, Doctor's Hospital East Loop,

Houston, Texas, 1987 to 1990.
Member, Laser Committee, HCA Medical Center Hospital, Houston, Texas, 1994 to

1996.
Member, Medical Education Committee, HCA Medical Center Hospital, Houston,

Texas, 1994 to 1996.
Harris County Medical Society, Committee on Medicaid and Managed Care, Houston,

Texas, 1996.
Texas Medical Association Committee, on Long Term Care and Aging, Houston, Texas,

1994 to 1996.
Emergency Room Committee, Columbia East Houston Medical Center, Texas, 1996 to

2001.
Member, Therapeutics, National and Pharmacological Committee, St. Luke's, Houston,

Texas, 1998 to 2001.
Instructor, Gross Anatomy, Houston, Texas, 2000.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Anatomy, Houston, Texas 2002.

Presentations:

Available upon request.

Services Offered:

Review records
Written reports
Depositions, court appearances
Ear, mastoid surgery
Noise induced hearing loss
Nasal septal surgery
Endoscopic sinus surgery
Rhinoplasty
Cancer surgery, including thyroid surgery

I have given many depositions; prepared written reviews of records; appeared in court;

and am certified by Texas Workman's Compensation Commission to conduct

impairment ratings. I have frequently worked as an expert witness and enjoyed it.

Through experience, I know what the job involves and that I am highly qualified.