Ear Diseases Medical Expert Witness

Expert No. 2905

California

Education

Fellowship: Minnesota Ear Head and Neck Clinic (Otology Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery), July 2001-June 2002

Graduate School: University of Minnesota Ph.D. Candidate (Thesis not completed), 2000-2007
Thesis Project: "Genetic Study of Hereditary Meniere's Disease"

Residency: Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1997-2001, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Internship: Preliminary Surgery, 1996-97 Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN. M.D. awarded on June 7, 1996

Undergraduate: Carleton College, Northfield, MN. June, 1992
B.A., Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude.
 
Licensure

Available upon request.

Board Certification

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery May, 2002

Professional Experience

Current Position
 
July 2008-Present  
Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology
Director of Division of Neurotology and Skull Base
 
May 2006-June 2008  
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology
Director of Division of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, A University - A Medical Center May 2006-present

Previous Positions  

3/2005 - 4/2006 
Associate, Tower ENT, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
 
1/2005 - 4/2006 
Assistant Professor of Surgery - Division of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA

6/2004 - 9/2005  
Director of Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery
Los Angeles County Hospital (KDMC)
Medical Student Otolaryngology Clerkship Director, UCLA/Drew, June 2004-September 2005
Medical Director, Dept. of Otolaryngology

8/2002 - 6/2004 
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Director of Division of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical Director, Dept. of Otolaryngology
Director of Quality Improvement, University of Illinois at Chicago - 2003

1/2002 - 6/2002 
Instructor of Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota

Professional Activities

Committee Service

National Organizations

Member of the Taskforce on New Materials from the American Board of
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2007-2010

Facial Nerve Disorders Committee - American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, 2003-2009

Implantable Hearing Devices Committee - American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, 2003-2009

Clinical Scholars - American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, 2003-2004
 
Local Organizations
 
Audit Committee - Chicago Laryngological and Otological Society
Judge - Lederer Pierce Resident Research Competition of the Chicago Laryngological and Otological Society

Medical School/Medical Center

Medical School M4 Subcommittee - Setting curriculum for the 4th year medical students, 2002-2003
Clerkship Directors Committee, 2004-2005
Ambulatory Care Committee, 2002-2005
QUEST Committee, Advisory Committee for the Electronic Medical
Records System, 2007-present

Professional Associations

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (Member)
American Neurotology Society (Member)
Society of Industry Leaders (Member)
Association for Research in Otolaryngology (Member)
Orange County Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Member)
Los Angeles Society of Otolaryngology (Member 2004-2006)
Chicago Laryngologic and Otologic Society (Member 2002-2004)
American Medical Association (Member 2002-2004)
Illinois State Medical Society (Member 2002-2004)
Chicago Medical Society (Member 2002-2004)
American Society of Gene Therapy (Associate Member 1999-2001)

Editorial Services

Available upon request.

Honors and Special Awards

Available upon request.

Research Grants and Fellowships Received

Available upon request.

Lectures and Publications

Available upon request.