Skin Allergist Expert Witness

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Expert Witness No.1371

California

Education

1969-1973 Valedictorian Helix High School, La Mesa, California

1973-1977 Phi Beta Kappa University of California, San Diego, B.A

1977-1981 University of California, Los Angeles, M.D

Training

Intern
06/1981 to 03/1982 Medical Center, Internal Medicine West Los Angeles (Wadsworth) Veterans Administration

04/1986 to 11/1986 Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology (Part-time, interrupted completion due to illness) University of California, San Diego

Postdoctoral scholar
12/1986 to 06/1990 Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology University of California, San Diego

Resident

07/1990 to 06/1996 Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology University of California, San Diego

During the last four years of Expert 1371’s residency (1992-96), he ran an advanced referral contact dermatitis clinic at UCSD and served as the consulting dermatologist, for the UCSD Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The prolonged completion of my training was due to illness, which did not allow me to work full-time.

Professional Appointments

1996 to present Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology Associate Clinical Professor, non-salaried (this rank attained in 2004) University of California, San Diego

This is a tertiary referral practice located at UCSD Medical Center that is devoted principally to contact dermatitis and occupational dermatology.

Medical Licensure

1986- Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners
1987- California Medical License
1987- Drug Enforcement Administration License

Specialty Board Certification

1996- Diplomat, American Board of Dermatology

Professional Societies

Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology
Fellow, American Contact Dermatitis Society
San Diego Dermatological Society

Invited Lectures

Dozens of presentations and lectures about contact dermatitis for the UCSD and Balboa Naval Medical Center dermatology residency program and San Diego Dermatological Society meetings.

Professional Committees

1997 to 2000- Latex-Safe Task Force
Expert 1371 was instrumental in designing a local medical center’s latex policies, with particular emphasis on glove selection and development of questionnaires for screening patients and employees for latex allergy.

Publications

Available Upon Request