Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Expert Witness

Expert Witness No. 500

Undergraduate education

Dartmouth College, 1949-1953, Degree: A.B.

Professional Education

Dartmouth Medical School, 1952-1954

Harvard Medical School, 1954-1956, Degree: M.D.

Postgraduate education

Internship: Rotating Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Hanover, New Hampshire, 1956-1957

Fellowship: Polio Foundation Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Hanover, New Hampshire, 1954 (July-Sept)

Fellowship: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Hanover, New Hampshire, 1957 (July-Sept)\

Residency: General Surgery Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, 1959-1963

Primary Course in Aviation Medicine School of Aerospace Medicine Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, 1964

Residency: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Wilmington Medical Center; Delaware Hospital I. DuPont Institute for Crippled Children Wilmington, Delaware, 1967-1969

Fellowship: Microvascular Surgery (80 hours) Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas, 1981

Continuing Medical Education: Physician's Recognition Award 1979-81, 1982-84, 1985-87, 1988-90, 1994-

Licensure and Certification

New York, 1956

Texas, 1980

Specialty Board Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners, 1957

American Board of Surgery, 1964

American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1971

Professional Organizations

Alpha Kappa Kappa, Dartmouth Medical School

American Medical Association

Texas Medical Association

Bexar County Medical Society

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

Educational Foundation of the ASPRS

Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons

San Antonio Society of Plastic Surgeons

Society of Military Plastic Surgeons

American College of Surgeons

Texas Regional Chapter, American College of Surgeons

San Antonio Surgical Society

Association of Military Surgeons of the United States

Air Force Society of Clinical Surgeons

Air Force Association

American Burn Association

The International Society for Burn Injuries

Southern Medical Society

Texas Medical Foundation

The American College of Physician Executives

Military Assignments

General Medical Officer, 1957-1959

Shaw Air Force Base Hospital, South Carolina Chief, Surgery, 1963-1967

Dover Air Force Base Hospital, Delaware Chief, Plastic Surgery Service, 1969-1974

Chief, Hospital Services, 1972-1973

USAF Medical Center, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

Chief, Plastic Surgery Service, 1974-1978

Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, 1980-81

Residency Program Director, Plastic Surgery, 1974-1981

Chief, Division of Surgery, 1978-1980

Wilford Hall USAF Medical CenterLackland Air Force Base, Texas - Flight Surgeon, USAF (570 hours)

Consultant, USAF Surgeon General, 1974-1981 (Plastic Surgery)

Colonel, United States Air Force (Medical Corps) retired, 1981

Academic Positions held

Residency Program Director, Plastic Surgery, 1974-1981 Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

Clinical Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery, 1975- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Texas

Guest Examiner American Board Plastic Surgery, 1980

Wilford Hall USAF Med Center, Management Committees, 1974-1981

Medical Executive

Pharmacy and Therapeutic

Medical Records

Tissue and Transfusion

Data Automation

Equipment Review Board

Local Purchase

Utilization Review

Disaster Preparedness

Emergency Room

Infection Control

Management Retreats, 1976, 1977, 1978

Medical Education

Residency Selection

St. Luke's Lutheran Hospital Committees

Surgical Audit, 1983, 1987-1990, 1992-

Medical Records, 1984-1985

Chairman, Medical Records, 1987-1990

Burn Care, 1983-present

Utilization Review, 1987-1990

Clinical Pastoral Education, 1987-1989

Executive, 1988-1990, 1992-

Chief of Surgery, 1992, 199

Humana Women's Hospital

Vice-Chairman, Plastic Surgery, 1987-1989

Credentials Committee, Plastic Surgery, 1987-1988

Institutional Review, 1988

Bylaws, 1989

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons,

Committees

Educational Foundation Film, 1977-1978

Nominating, 1984

Board of Directors, 1980-1983

Bylaws, 1990

ASPRS

Chairman, Policy and Procedure Manual, 1983-87

Computer, 1985-1987

CPT, 1986-1990

Chairman, CPT, 1987-1990

Socio-Economic, 1987-1990

Socio-Economic Commission, 1990-

Guidelines Commission, 1988-

Chairman, Guidelines, 1990-93

Council of Regional Societies

Military Plastic Surgeons

San Antonio Regional Society

Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1990-92

San Antonio Regional Society

Secretary-Treasurer, 1983-1987

President, 1987-198

American Medical Association

Physician's Recognition Award (CME)

1973-1975 n/a

1976-1978 300.5 hrs

1979-1981 476 hrs

1982-1984 208 hrs

1985-1987 333.5 hrs

1988-1990 190 hrs

1991-1993

Practice Parameters Forum, 1990-1995

Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Historian, 1987-1990

Council of Regional Societies Delegate, 1990-

Executive Committee, 1987-92

Society of Military Plastic Surgeons Executive Committee, 1974-1981

Council of Regional Societies Delegate, 1974-198

Bexar County Medical Society

Emergency Medical Services, 1984-1985

Communications, 1985-1986

Workman's' Compensation Task Force, 1990

Burn Care Associates Secretary, 1983-present

Marketing, 1987-1989

Data Processing, 1990

Institute of Medicine Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines Specialty Liaison Program, 1990-

Hospital Staff Privileges

Active

St. Luke's Lutheran Hospital

Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital

San Antonio Regional Hospital

Southwest Women's & Children's Hospital

Santa Rosa Northwest Hospital

Medical Center Hospital (UTHSC/SA)

Baptist Memorial Hospital System

Courtesy

Santa Rosa Medical Center

Southwest General Hospital

Metropolitan Hospital

Nix Memorial Hospital

Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital

Rehabilitation Institute of San Antonio Consultant

Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Plastic Surgery