Emergency Physician Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1980

Current Position

Emergency Physician;Kaiser Permanente; California
Assistant Chief of Quality; The Permanente Medical Group

City of Employment Available upon Request

Board Certification

2004, Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Professional Experience

2003 – Present, Kaiser Permanente, California

City of Employment Available upon Request

Duties Include the Following:

Emergency Physician (staff physician)

Administrative Duties:
Quality Assurance Liaison, Service Committee, Emergency Department Safety and Risk Reduction Committee (Chair)

Assistant Chief of Quality

Hospital Administration:
Various duties and responsibilities involving the medical center’s adherence to JCAHO’s core measures and the TPMG’s quality goals, along with other projects.

2002 – 2003, Pekin Hospital, Pekin, Illinois

Emergency Physician (Moonlighting Physician)

2002 – 2003, OSF Saint Francis Hospital, Peoria, Illinois

Urgent Care Physician (Staff physician in Urgent Care clinics)

Life Flight Physician (Employed while completing residency – worked as needed)

Residency and Internship

2000 – 2003, Internship and Residency in Emergency Medicine
OSF Saint Francis Hospital; University Of Illinois College Of Medicine; Peoria, Illinois

Credentials

2004, Diplomat, American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)

2003, Licensed, State of California

2002, Licensed, State of Illinois

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Current

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Current

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Current

Education

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, Missouri
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, 2000

Recipient, Superior Performance Award for medical rotations in Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California
Bachelor of Science (Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, and Human Behavior), 1994

Honors & Awards

Physician Appreciation – Excellent customer service review (Press Ganey Survey)
Physician Appreciation – Excellent customer service review (Press Ganey Survey)
(Years of Service Recognition Available Upon Request)

Professional Memberships

2004 – Present, American Academy of Emergency Medicine

1996 – Present, American College of Emergency Medicine

1996 – Present, American Medical Student Association
(Kansas City Chapter President – medical school)