Surgery Thoracic Cardiovascular Expert Witness

Expert Witness No. 1083

Connecticut

High School

Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street
New York, NY
Graduated: 1946 (4 years ROTC training)

College

Fordham University
Bronx,NY
B.S. Degree, June 1950

Medical School

Cornell University School of Medicine
1300 York Avenue
New York, NY
M.D. Degree. June 8, 1955

Internship

Straight Surgical Internship
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
July 1, 1955 to June 30, 1956

Residency

General, Vascular and Cardiothoracic Surgery
July 1, 1956 to August 31, 1962

Interim Position

Military Service

Assistant Chief of Surgical Service
U.S. Attny Hospital
U.S. Military Academy
West Point, NY
October 1, 1962 to September 30, 1964

Award

Army Commendation Medal
September 1964

Intermin Position

Examining Physician
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
New York, NY
November 1, 1964 to December 31, 1964

Surgical Practice

Attending in Surgery and Staff Physician
Veterans Administration Hospital
West Have CT
January 1, 1965 to June 30, 1970

Academic Appointments

Assistant in Surgery
New York Hospital- Cornell Medical Center
July 1, 1966 to September 30, 1960

Instructor in Surgery
October 1, 1959 to September 30, 1962
New York Hospital- Cornell Medical Center

Instructor in Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
January 1, 1965 to June 30, 1967

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
July 1, 1967 to June 30, 1970

Assistant Clinical Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
July 1, 1970 to June 30, 2002

Clinical Instructor in Surgery
University of Connecticut
School of Medicine
November 1983 to June 30, 2002

Honorary Award

Doctor of EMS
University of Okoboji
Okoboji, Iowa
November 19, 1983

Recent & Past Positions

Chairman, Department of Surgery
The Griffin Hospital
Derby, CT
January 1, 1978 through December 31, 1987

Chief of Staff
The Griffin Hospital
Derby, CT
January 1979 to December 31, 1980

President of Connecticut Society of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery of A Medical Society

Vice-Chairman, Connecticut State
Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons
October 1978 to October 1979

Chairman, Connecticut State
Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons
October 1979 to 1986

Member, Governor’s Panel on Industrial Pulmonary Diseases
September 1980 to 1986

Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support Classes
The American College of Surgeons Committee of Trauma
October 1980 to Present

Course Director, State of Connecticut
Advanced Trauma Life Support Courses
The American College of Surgeons Committee of Trauma
October 1980 to 1987

Attending in Surgery
The Griffin Hospital
Derby, CT
July 1, 1970 to August 1989

Attending in Surgery
The Waterbury Hospital
Waterbury, CT
1982 lo June 30, 2002

Former Plant Surgeon
Anaconda American Brass Co.
Ansonia, CT

Member, Executive Committee of the Connecticut Advisory Council to the Office Of Emergency Medical Services

Chairman, Facilities Committee of
CAC-OEMS

Member, Council of Connecticut
Chapter of the American College of Surgeons

Director, Griffin Hospital
Surgical-Residency Program of Combined Hospital of St. Raphael-Griffin Hospital Surgical-Residency Program

Member, Legislative Committee
Connecticut State Medical Society
Representing Section of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

Member, Committee on Impaired
Physicians of the New Haven County Medical Society

Member, National Faculty
Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support
(PHTLS)
1983 through 1989

Past President
Connecticut Society of American Board of Surgeons

Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery
1963

American Board of Thoracic Surgery
1966

Society Memberships

Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians

Member, Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery

Member, American Thoracic Society

Member, Eastern Section of American Thoracic Society

Member, Connecticut Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons

Member, American Medical Association

Member, Connecticut State Medical Society

Member, New Haven County Medical Society

Member, Naugatuck Valley Medical Society

Member, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Member, The New England Surgical Society
September 1984 to Present

Member, Waterbury Medical Association
1986 to 2002

American Society of General Surgeons
1996 to Present

Updated Activities

Attending Surgeon, St. Mary’s Hospital
Waterbury, CT
September 15, 1989 to June 30, 2002

Trauma Director, St. Mary’s Hospital
Waterbury, CT
February 1994 to June 30, 2002

Member, National Committee on Trauma
American College of Surgeons

Governor-at-Large State of Connecticut to American College of Surgeons
1986 to 1992

Leadership Award from Connecticut
Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
December 10, 1986

Conversion of Trauma Service
St. Mary’s Hospital
Waterbury, CT to Level II Status
1995

Current Major Activities in the Field of Trauma

Available upon request.

Awards

Available upon request.

Bibliography

Available upon requst.