Board Certified Internal Pulmonary Medicine Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1537

California

Education

University in Illinois, B.S., 1971, Major:  Chemistry, Minor:  Biology

University in Illinois, M.S., 1974, Field:  Neuroanatomy

University in Illinois, M.D., 1977

Post Graduate Education

Internship: Rotating, Los Angeles County / University of Southern California Medical Center, 1977-78

Residency: Internal Medicine, Los Angeles County / University of Southern California Medical Center, 1978-80

Chief Resident: Internal Medicine, Los Angeles County / University of Southern California Medical Center, 1980-81

Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, 1981-83

Professional Certifications

Board Certified: Internal Medicine, 1981
Board Certified: Pulmonary Medicine, 1992
Re-Certification: Pulmonary Medicine, 2003
Qualified Medical Evaluator, State of California, 1994

Academic Appointments

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, university in California, College of Medicine

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Southern California, College of Medicine

Lecturer in Physiology, University of California,           College of Medicine

Research

Histological Effects of Long Term Sensory Deprivation in the Cat Visual System, 1971-74

Publications

Available upon request

Medical Practice

Internal Medicine and Chest Medicine, 1983-present

Emergency Medicine, LAC/USC Medical Center, 1978-1981, Santa Marta Hospital, 1981-1985
Glendale Memorial Hospital, 1981-1988

Critical Care Medicine, Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, 1984-1988

Society Affiliations

American College of Chest Physicians, 1980
American Thoracic Society, 1981
California Medical Association, 1978
California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery, 1988
California Thoracic Society, 1987

Fellowship

American College of Chest Physicians, 1993