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Undergraduate Education
1969 - 1972 - "Technion" Institute of Technology Associate in Science
Major: Electrical Engineering
1972 - 1974 - B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Morgantown, W. Virginia,
Graduate Education
1974 - 1975 - M.Sc. Electrical Engineering - Major in Biomedical Sciences
Morgantown, W. Virginia
1979 - 1983 - School of Graduate Studies Morgantown, W.Virginia
Inter-Disciplinary Doctorate Program - Doctorate Biomedical Engineering Education Psychology
Certification and Registration
Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology,
The American College of Forensic Examiners
Consultant - Department of Health & Human Services - Food and Drug Administration
(FDA).
Certified Clinical Engineer (C.C.E.) - The International Certification Commission (ICC)
Registered Professional Engineer in Biomedical Engineering, (P.E.), State of Texas
Registration
International Health Care Safety Professional (C.H.S.P.), Board Executive Level.
Honors and Awards
IEEE/EMBS Distinguished Lecturers.
Health Data Management, The Nursing Information Technology Innovation Award
Honorable Mention
ECRI Institute Health Technology Management Award
HIMSS Award
Texas Children's Hospital, Patient Safety Award from Mark Wallace
ECRI Institute Achievement Award - Customer Service.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Tec De Monterrey, School of Medicine, Mexico
Chinese PLA Postgraduate Medical School
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Commissioner’s Special Citation.
American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology.
American College of Clinical Engineering
The American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
Kirkland Scholarship.
Eta Kappa Nu Association - National Honorary of Electrical Engineering.
University, Engineering Dean’s Honor List.
Professional Experience
2008 - Present Consultant: Houston, Texas.
2006 - Present Clinical Engineering Board: International Federation of Medical and
Biological Engineering.
2004 - Present Advisory Board: Mobile Aspects Corporation
2002 - Present Senior Biomedical Research Service Credentials Reviewer: Rockville,
Maryland.
1993 - Present Advisor: Healthcare Infrastructure and Technology, Washington, DC.
1993 - Present Consultant: General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel, Center
For Devices and Radiological Health, Rockville, Maryland.
1987 - Present Adjunct Assistant Professor: Department of Pediatrics, Houston, TX.
1998 - Present Advisor: Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Devices Rockville, Maryland.
1987 - 2008 Director: Biomedical Engineering Department, Houston, Texas.
1976 - 2008 Advisor: Biomedical Engineering Consultant, Houston, Texas.
2004 - 2006 Medical Design Excellence Awards, Canon Communications,
1998 - 2005 ORBIS’ International Program Advisory Council (IPAC).
1996 - 2005 Center for Telemedicine Law (CTL), Washington, D.C.
1987 - 2004 Director: Biomedical Engineering Department, Houston, Texas.
1998 - 2001 Director: Center for Tele Health, Houston, Texas.
1994 - 1977 Consultant: Department of Health & Human Services, Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), Neurological Devices
1991 - 2000 Advisor: NASA Technology Applications Team, Biomedical Advisory
Group
1984 - 1999 University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Department of
Anesthesiology, Houston, Texas.
1984 - 1986 Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine,
Houston, Texas.
1982 - 1987 Director: Biomedical Instrumentation Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal
Hospital/Texas Children’s Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas.
1979 - 1982 Research Assistant Professor: Department of Anesthesiology,
Morgantown, West. Virginia.
1976 - 1982 Director: Biomedical Engineering Section, Morgantown, WVA
1976 - 1979 Research Instructor: Department of Anesthesia, Morgantown, WVA
1975 - 1976 Design Engineer: Rockwell International, Collins Radio Division, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
1974 - 1975 Research Assistant (Part Time): Department of Physiology and
Biophysics (American Heart Association Grant).
1974 - 1975 Fulfilled the M.Sc. Degree requirements - Research Project Investigation
of New Pacemaker Electrode Design with Dr. T. J. Tarnay, M.D. Division of Thoracic
Surgery
1974 -1975 Instructor: Electrical Engineering Department, W. Virginia University
College of Engineering.
1973 -1974 Orderly: Operating Room, West Virginia University (W.V.U.), Medical
Center, Morgantown, West Virginia.
1969 -1972 Senior Electrical Technician: Advanced Systems, Design, Testing and
Simulation, "Armament Authority Development, Israel.
Professional Societies and Committee Memberships:
Healthcare Technology Foundation (AHTF)
Biomedical Advisory Committee (BAC)
National Fire Protection Association - (N.F.P.A.) Health Care Facilities (NFPA-99)
Medical Gas Delivery Systems
The Safe Use of Electrical Equipment (2) Medical Gases
Laser Safety Committee (NFPA-115)
Biomedical Engineering Advisory Council - Texas A&M University,
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation - (A.A.M.I.)
Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Electrical Safety Committee
Education Committee (1985)
Journal of Medical Engineering and Physics - Elsevier Science -Editorial Review Board
National Recall Alert Center
National Forensic Center Distinguished Expert
National Society of Professional Engineers (N.S.P.E.)
American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE)
Healthcare Technology Foundation
By laws Review Committee
Fellow Vision 2000 Task Force
Nominations Committee Center for Telemedicine Law (CTL)
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - (E.M.B.S.)
Annual International Conference - Technical Program Committee
Technical Committee on Clinical Engineering
American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the United States Army Research
And Material Command (USAMRMC), (DWH) Research Programs, Baltimore, MD
American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)
Clinical Engineering and Technology Management Committee
United States - Israel Science And Technology Commission, Bi-National Committee
Association of Field Service Managers International ‑ (A.F.S.M.)
Texas State Technical Institute - Biomedical Technology
American Heart Association-Texas Affiliate-Research Allocations and Advisory
Committee
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):Technology policy
Committee, I.E.E.E./TAB, Washington, DC
Technical Committee - NFPA 99 - Health Care Facilities.
Standards Coordinating Committee Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET)
Electrical/electronics, Biomedical and Instrumentation Engineering Technology
Health Care Engineering Policy Committee (HCEPC)
National Fire Protection Association
American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
University of Houston, College of Architecture
The Health Environment Institute Advisory Board
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO)
The Committee on Health Care Safety
Society of Critical Care Medicine (S.C.C.M.)
International Certification Commission for Clinical Engineering and Biomedical
Technology
Alliance for Engineering in Medicine and Biology, (A.E.M.B.)
Education Committee
Project Advisory Committee American Society for Testing and Materials - (A.S.T.M.)
Anesthetic & Respiratory Equipment F-29
Houston Community College (H.C.C.) - Electronics Technology
Institutional Committees (Tch)
Facility and Equipment Safety Subcommittee
Medical Technology Evaluation Committee
Equipment and Facilities Committee
Television and Audiovisual Committee
Advisory Committee for the Administrative and Management Forum
Equipment and Facilities Committee
Hospital Information Systems Advisory Committee .
Capital Budget Committee
Product Standardization and Utilization Committee
Safety Committee (1982-2008).
Personnel Practices Policy Committee
Quality Assurance Committee
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Construction Committee
Laser Committee
Risk Management Committee
Institutional Committees (Sleh & Thi):
Cardiac Care Unit Monitoring Equipment Committee
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Committee
Laser Committee
Risk Management Committee
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Construction Committee
Safety Committee
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