Jail Medical Director Medical Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.965

New York

Education:

1991-94, Master’s in Business Administration
Executive Program
Stern School of Business
New York University

1981-83, Emergency Medical Residency
Louisiana State University
School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA

1982 - 1983 Chief Resident

1980-81, Emergency Medicine Residency
Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital
Charles Drew/University of California at Los Angeles School Of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

1977-78, Rotating Internship
Brentwood Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio

1973-1977, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chicago, IL

1970-1973, Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio

Board Certification

2001, Diplomate - American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians

Recertification 2004 and 2007

1986, Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians

1984, Diplomate - American Board of Emergency Medicine Recertification in Process 2005

Administrative Positions

Medical Director
Department of Public Health
County of Rockland – (1995-Present)

Director of Health and Hospitals
Rockland County Department of Hospitals
Medical Director (1995-2003)

1994-95, Acting Chairman
Department of Emergency Services
Director of Residency Training
Emergency Medicine Residency
Brooklyn Hospital and Caledonia Hospital Weil Cornell School of Medicine

1991-2002
Attending Physician,
Emergency Department
The Brooklyn Hospital Center affiliate of Presbyterian
Cornell Medical Center

1987-91, Director, Emergency Medical Service
North Central Bronx Hospital/Montefiore Medical Center, Affiliation of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

1987-91, Attending Physician
North Central Bronx Hospital, Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery and Department of Ambulatory Care Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

1986-87, Associate Program Director, Residency
Training Program, Department of Emergency Medicine
Los Angeles County General Hospital/University of S. California Medical Center

1985-86, Assistant Director, Training Program in Emergency Medicine Jefferson Medical School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1983-86, Attending Physician
Emergency Medicine Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1978-80, General Medical Practice
Partner of Dr. Leonard Adler
Cleveland, Ohio

National and Municipal Responsibilities

2007-Present           
Palisades Institute of Ethics & Corporate Governance
of Dominican College, Orangeburg, New York
Member Board of Govenors

2007-Present           
Consultant Reviewer - Geriatrics

2006-Present           
Consultant Reviewer - Journal of Correctional Care

2003-Present            
State of New Jersey, Department of Law and Public Safety
Division of Consumer Affairs, State Board of Medical Examiners
Expert Consultant

2003-Present           
State of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State
State Board of Medical Examiners Expert Consultant

2003-Present           
State of Connecticut
Connecticut Board of Medical Examiners
Expert Consultant

2000-Present         
New York State Bureau of Professional Licensing
Office of Professional Management and conduct
Expert Consultant

1998
Public Health Advisor
Rockland County Legislature

Public Health Advisor
Office of Rockland County Executive

1995
Medical Advisor
Rockland County Legislature

Medical Advisor
Office of Rockland County Executive

Medical Advisor
Commissioner of Mental Health
Commissioner of Public Health
Commissioner of Social Services

1987-95
Policy Advisory Council
Mayor’s Office, City of New York

Medical Advisory Council
Mayor’s Office, City of New York

1987-95
911 Committee City of New York
Executive Committee
Standard Subcommittee

1987-95
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Oral Board Examiner

1986-87, Advisory Board, Committee on Emergency Medical Care, Los Angeles County

1983-87, American College of Emergency Physicians

Pennsylvania Delegate to
Executive Board
Reference Committee
Continuing Education Committee

1988-95, New York State ACEP
Executive Committee

1984-95, Society of Teachers of Emergency Medicine (STEM)
Faculty Development Committee
Resident Evaluation Committee
Representative to American Board of
Emergency Medicine

1982-95, University Association in Emergency Medicine

1988-95, Health and Hospital Corporation of the
City of New York
Emergency Services Workgroup
Chairman

Hospital Responsibilities

1995 - Medical Executive Committee
Chair

Senior Administrative Committee
Member

Board of Governors of Rockland
County Health Center
Member

Total Quality Management Committee
Co-Chairman

Ethics Committee
Chairman

Managed Care
Co-Chairman

Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Co-Chairman

Continuous Quality Improvement
Co-Chairman

Medical Staff
Co-Chairman

Rockland County Health Center
Summit Park Hospital
Rockland County Infirmary
Rockland County Jail

Public Health Reponsibilities

Senior Staff 1998-2001
Co-Chair

Quality Improvement
Chair

Disaster Management
Co-Chair

Managed Care
Chair

Department of Public Health
County of Rockland, New York

1994-95
Executive Committee

Continuous Quality Improvement
Committee

Chairman’s Council

Quality Assurance Committee

Medical Staff Committee

Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brooklyn Hospital/Caledonia Hospital

1987-91, Executive Committee

Emergency Preparedness Committee
Co-chairperson

Cardiac Arrest Committee Member

Hospital Risk Management Committee Member

Hospital Wide Quality Assurance
Committee Member

Utilization Management Committee

North Central Bronx Hospital

University Responsibilities

1990-91, Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Educational Policy and Planning
Committee Member
Dean’s Curriculum Committee
Member

1989-91, Assistant Professor, Department of
Internal Medicine
Albert Einstein School of Medicine of
Yeshiva University

1987-91, Medical student preceptor

1986-87, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
University of Southern California
School of Medicine

1986-87, Dean’s Curriculum Committee
4th Year Curriculum Committee
Admissions Committee

1986-87, USC Medical Faculty Assemble (MFA)
University of Southern California School of Medicine

1983-86, Instructor in Surgery (Emergency Medicine)
Jefferson Medical School

1984-86, Director, Curriculum Development for Residency Program in Emergency Medicine
Jefferson Medical School

1983-84, Medical Education Curriculum Committee
Jefferson Medical School

Outside Responsibilities

1995-Present
Hospital Administration and Risk Management Consulting

1987-Present, Ambulatory Care Risk Management Consulting

1985, Medical Director, City of Philadelphia
Fourth of July Celebration
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1983, Medical Director
Budweiser 500
New Orleans, Louisiana

1982-83, Medical Consultant New Orleans
Jazz and Heritage Festival
New Orleans, Louisiana

1982-83, Medical Director
Mardi Gras Coalition
New Orleans, Louisiana

1982-83, Assistant Coroner of Orleans Parish
New Orleans, Louisiana

Current Research Projects

Available upon Request