Pediatric Ophthalmology Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1052

California

Education:

B.S. UCLA, 1971

M.D. UC Irvine, 1975

Internship L.A. County-USC Med Center 1975-76

Ophthalmology Residency U.C. Irvine 1976-79

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Fellowship SUNY-Downstate, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1979-80

Chiron C-Lasik Fellowship, Vancouver, B.C., 1998

Postgraduate Course in Clinical Pharmacology, Tufts CSDD, 2000

Low Vision Clerkship with Ronald Cole MD, Sacramento, CA, 2002

Boards:

American Board of Ophthalmology, 1980

Professional Societies:

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Orange County Medical Association

California Medical Association

Member, National Society to Prevent Blindness So. California Section, 1980-1986

President (1990-1991), Orange County Eye Society

Board Member, Hoag Hospital IPA (1990-95)

Utilization Review/Quality Assurance Chief, Ophthalmology Section

Volunteer Services:

S.E.E. (Surgical Eye Expeditions, Inc.)
Board of Directors, 2000-present
Active Member, 1986-present

La Paz, Mexico, 1986
Borneo, Malaysia, 1987
Parral, Mexico, 1988
Borneo, Malaysia, 1989
Zacatecas, Mexico, 1990
Java, Indonesia, 1990
Zacatecas, Mexico, 1991
Parral, Mexico, 1992
Saigon, Viet Nam, 1993
Ulaan Baator, Mongolia, 1995
Harare, Zimbabwe, 1996
San Jose, Costa Rica, 1996
Kluj, Romania, 1996
Katmandu, Nepal, 1997
Thanh Hoa, Viet Nam, 1999
Windhoek, Namibia, 2001
Hoa Binh, Viet Nam, 2002
Harare, Zimbabwe, 2003

Orange County "Share Our Selves"

Academic Appointments:

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology, UC Irvine, 1980-82

Assistant Clinical Professor, UC Irvine, 1982-1991

Associate Clinical Professor, UC Irvine, 1991-present

Assistant Clinical Professor, George Washington University, Washington DC, 2002-present

Awards:

Co-recipient, Humanitarian of the Year, 1996,
National Conference of Christian and Jews, Orange Co. Chapter
Teaching Awards, UC Irvine Department of Ophthalmology, 1985, 1986

Service Award, Braille Institute, 1985

Service Awards, National Society to Prevent Blindness, 1985, 1986

Active Hospital Staff:

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, California
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, 1992-94

Clinical Research:

Clinical Investigator, Santen Pharmaceuticals, Phase 3 Studies, 1998-9
Clinical Investigator, Alcon Pharmaceuticals, 2000-present

Publications:

Available upon request.

Private Practice:

Orange County, California, 1980-present