Maternal Fetal OB GYN Medicine Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1485

California

Education:

Fellowship:                       
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center                            1998-2001
Los Angeles, CA
Division: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Residency:                       
University of California: Irvine                           1994-1998
Orange, CA
Division: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical School:                          
Creighton University                                        1990-1994
Omaha, NE
Degree: M.D.

Undergraduate:                          
University of California: San Diego                              1986-1990
San Diego, CA
Degree: B.S. Biochemistry / Psychology

Languages:                      

English

Spanish

Board Certification:

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Maternal-Fetal Medicine  -  April 2004
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Obstetrics & Gynecology  -  November 2002
Medical Board of California  - 1996
National Board of Medical Examiners   -  1995

Medical Licensure:

California  -  1996-present

Professional Activities:

Perinatal Employment

Medical Director, A Medical Corporation, Torrance, CA  - 2006-present
Assistant Medical Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Associates, Lynwood, CA - 2004-2006
Associate Physician, Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park, Baldwin Park, CA  - 2001-2004

Hospital Privileges

Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, CA - 2005-present
Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA  - 2005-present
St. John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, CA - 2005-present
St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA - 2004-present
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA  -  2005-present
Centinella Medical Center, Inglewood, CA  - 2004-2007
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA - 2005-2007
St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, CA  - 2005-2007
Daniel Freeman Medical Center, Inglewood, CA - 2004-2006
Kaiser Permanente: Baldwin Park Medical Center, Baldwin Park, CA    -  2001-2004

Administrative Appointments

Medical Director of Perinatal Services, A hospital in Torrance, CA    2006-present
President and Medical Director, A Privately Owned Medical Corporation               2005-present
Assistant Medical Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Associates                           2005-present
Quality Assurance Committee, St Francis Medical Center                                    2004-present
Quality Assurance Committee, Daniel Freeman Medical Center                           2004-present
Perinatal Data Optimization Committee, Kaiser Baldwin Park                               2004
Quality Assurance Committee, Kaiser Baldwin Park                                            2001-2004
Vice Chairman, Performance Improvement Committee, Kaiser Baldwin Park          2002-2004
Director, Labor & Delivery Services, Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park                  2003-2004
Co-Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Kaiser Baldwin Park                  2003-2004
Director, Perinatology / Radiology Focus Committee, Kaiser Baldwin Park            2003-2004
Perinatal Interdisciplinary Committee, Kaiser Baldwin Park                                  2003-2004
Computerized Medical Record Task Force Committee, Kaiser California              2003-2004
Administrative Chief Resident, Department of OB/GYN, UCI Medical Center          1997-1998
University of California Irvine OB/GYN Student Society, Founder and President          1996-1998

Professional Memberships

Fetal Medicine Foundation                                                                                 2006-present
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Associate Member                                      1999-present
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine: Associate Member                         1999-present
Los Angeles Obstetrical and Gynecological Society: Associate Fellow                            1999-2001
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists: Associate Member            1998-2000
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists : Fellow                                       1995-present
Alpha Omega Alpha: Creighton University Chapter                                              1993-present
American Medical Association: Associate Member                                              1988-2000   

Advisory and Consulting Activities

OBGYN Clinical Case Review Committee, A Medical Center in Lynwood, CA          2004-present
Perinatal Case Review Committee, A Medical Center in Inglewood, CA                  2004-present
Medical-Legal Clinical Consultant & Expert Medical Reviewer                     2001-present
Perinatal Clinical Case Review Committee, A Hospital in Baldwin Park, CA 2001-2004
Medical Consultant, FOX Television Studios: The X-Files                                     2000
Medical Consultant, CBS Television Studios: The Young and The Restless 1999-2001
Medical Consultant, CBS Television Studios: The Bold and The Beautiful             1999
Perinatal Advisory Committee, LA County: Preterm Labor                                   1999
Perinatal Advisory Committee, LA County: Premature Rupture of Membranes          1999

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Achievement in Resident Education, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center          2001
Outstanding Achievement in Medical Student Teaching, UC Irvine                       1998
Award for Special Excellence in Endoscopic Procedures, UC Irvine                      1998
Appointment as Administrative Chief Resident, UC Irvine                                     1997-1998
Cum Laude Graduate, Creighton University School of Medicine                           1994
Walter J. Holden Obstetrics and Gynecology Achievement Stipend                      1994
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society                                                                     1993
Creighton University Medical Dean’s Research Stipend                                       1993
Cum Laude Graduate, University of California: San Diego                                   1990

Medical Software in Publication:

Available upon request

Service as Reviewer of Medical Textbooks:

Marcucci’s Handbook of Medical & Surgical Eponyms. First Ed, Lippincott, Phil., PA          2000

OB/GYN Clinical Companion.  First Edition. Lippincott, Philadephia, PA                1999

Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies.  First Edition. Lippincott, Philadephia, PA          1998

Clinical Gynecologic Oncology.  Fifth Edition. Mosby Publishers, St. Louis, MO           1997

Invited Lectures:

High Risk Pregnancy – Issues and Concerns Before, During, and After Delivery.  Little Company of Mary Hospital, Del Webb Center for Health Education, Torrance, CA, December 2006

Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: A Nursing In-Service Educational Review.  Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, CA, June 2006

Maternal Diabetes and the Effect on the Newborn Infant.  6th Annual High-Risk Mother Infant Coference 2006.  St Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, May 2006

Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: A Nursing In-Service Educational Review.  St Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, March – April 2006

Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy.  St Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, February 2006

Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Evaluation and Management Strategies in Accordance with Findings from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Working Group.  St Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, January 2006

Management of Shoulder Dystocia in Today’s Medical Legal Arena.  St Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, October 2005

Perinatal Management of Fetal Cardiac Anomalies.  St Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, September 2005

Fetal Hydrops: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pathways.  Southern California Medical Group, Baldwin Park, CA, August 2002

The Role of Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine: Acute Medical Problems in the Obstetrical Patient.  American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Millennium Course Series, Marina Del Rey, CA, January 2001

Ultrasonography in Obstetrics.  Planned Parenthood of Southern California Regional Conference, Los Angeles, CA, August 2000

Premature Rupture of the Membranes: Concerns and Controversies.  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA, March 1999

Manuscripts Completed For Publication

Available upon request

Journal Articles in Publication:

Available upon request

Research Presentations at Professional Meetings:

Available upon request