Biomedical Rehabilitative Medical Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1340

Virginia

Education

1981, Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Graduated with honors.

1983, Master of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.  Awarded scholarship for academic excellence covering tuition, fees and stipend.

Employment

December, 1989 – Present

Director, Division of Rehabilitation Engineering University Located in Virginia
Responsible for the establishment, management and ongoing development of a free-standing rehabilitation engineering program within the University of Virginia Health System.  Manage the clinical, educational, and research activities of the division.  Write and manage grants; develop and fulfill service contracts; collaborate with other academic departments, governmental agencies, and industry on special projects.  Teach graduate and undergraduate engineers, medical residents, allied health students, and healthcare professionals.  Perform engineering research.

June, 1985 - December, 1989

Rehabilitation Engineer, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Established a nationally recognized wheelchair seating program within the Division of Prosthetics and Orthotics.  Developed and implemented strategies to maximize the program’s clinical effectiveness and financial strength.  Provided clinical education and supervision to graduate biomedical engineers enrolled in the University’s federally-funded Rehabilitation Engineering Training Program. Participated in the clinical evaluation and refinement of new products developed by the University of Virginia’s Rehabilitation Engineering Center on Wheeled Mobility.

June, 1983 – June, 1985

Director, Rehabilitation Engineering Services
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center, Fishersville, Virginia.
One of only two service-oriented rehabilitation engineers employed at that time by the Commonwealth of Virginia.  Coordinated, both administratively and clinically, in-house and field rehabilitation engineering consultation, design and fabrication services.  As an applied biomedical engineer, implemented, utilizing human factors design, assistive devices and equipment that maximized individuals’ employability, physical independence, and quality of life.  Managed an allied medical department and professional service in a manner that complied with both rehabilitation and hospital association standards.

Academic Appointments

2002 - Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Virginia

1992 - 2000
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Virginia

1989 - 1992
Instructor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Virginia

1985 - 1989
Instructor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Virginia

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Lectures

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Publications

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