GASTROENTEROLOGY EXPERT WITNESS

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1991-1994 Instructor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College of Medicine
1995-1996 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cornell University College of Medicine
1994-1996 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
July, 1996 Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
2003-2005 Associate Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
August, 2005 Visiting Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
2006 - Present Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (pending)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1981 William Paterson College, Wayne NJ; B.S.
1985 University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Newark, NJ; M.D.
1985 - 1986 Internship, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
1986 - 1988 Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
1988 - 1991 Gastroenterology Fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
1988 - 1991 Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
1994 University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT; M.S. Nutrition

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Departmental Administrative Duties at North Shore University Hospital 1991-2005:
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; 2002-2005
Director of Gastroenterology Fellowship Training Program; 1998-2005
Director of Nutrition, Division of Gastroenterology; 1999-2005
Director of Nutrition Support Services, North Shore-Manhasset; 2000-2005
Director of Gastroenterology Clinic; 1998-2005

BOARD CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

1986 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
1989 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
1991 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
1999 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
2000 Diplomate, American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
2005 Diplomate, American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
2005 Diplomate, American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialist

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Available upon request.

ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS

Available upon request.

PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS

Available upon request.

INVITED REVIEWS AND CHAPTERS

Available upon request.

ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS

Available upon request.

INVENTIONS PENDING

Available upon request.

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT

Available upon request.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

TEACHING:

Teaching Experience (includes courses and conference series, not fellow and resident's lectures while on rotation)

Year Name of course Type of Teaching Contact hours
1992 Physical Diagnosis Attending Physician-Medical Students 20
1993 Physical Diagnosis Attending Physician-Medical Students 20
1994 Physical Diagnosis Attending Physician-Medical Students 20
1995 GI Board Review Lecturer-Medical Residents 8
1995 Physical Diagnosis Attending Physician-Medical Students 20
1996 GI Board Review Lecturer-Medical Residents 4
1996 Physical Diagnosis Attending Physician-Medical Students 20
1997 Physical Diagnosis Attending Physician-Medical Students 20
1997 GI Board Review Lecturer-Medical Residents 4
1998 GI Board Review Lecturer-Medical Residents 8
1999 GI Board Review Course Director, Lecturer -Medical Residents 4
1999 GI Noon Conference Series Course Director, Lecturer -Medical Residents 4
2000 GI Board Review Course Director, Lecturer -Medical Residents 4
2000 Physical Diagnosis Attending Physician-Medical Students 20
2000 GI Noon Conference Series Course Director, Lecturer -Medical Residents 4
2001 GI Board Review Course Director, Lecturer -Medical Residents 4
2001 GI Noon Conference Series Course Director, Lecturer -Medical Residents 4
2002 GI Board Review Attending Physician-Medical Residents 4
2002 GI Noon Conference Series Course Director, Lecturer -Medical Residents 5
2003 GI Board Review Course Director, Lecturer -Medical Residents 4
2003 Current Issues, GI and Liver Disease Course Director 7.5
2003 GI Noon Conference Series Course Director, Lecturer-Medical Residents 6
2003 NYSGE Endoscopy Simulator Conference Leader 15
2004 Current Issues, GI and Liver Disease Course Director
2007 Probiotics in GI Disease Moderator-ASPEN, Phoenix, AZ 1.5
2007 CAM in GI and Liver Disease Moderator-ASPEN, Phoenix, AZ 1.5

Mentoring:

Available upon request.

Editorial Board Appointments:

Associate Editor; Journal of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Associate Editor, Integrative Medicine: A Clinicians Journal
Associate Editor, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. A Peer-Reviewed Journal.

Ad Hoc Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Journals:

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. A Peer-Reviewed Journal
American Journal of Gastroenterology
American Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
Annals of Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Integrative Medicine: A Clinicians Journal
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

CLINICAL ACTIVITIES

Certification:
1987- NY State License Number Available upon request.
1987 NJ State License Number Available upon request.
1988 MD State License Number Available upon request.
DEA - Number Available upon request.
UPIN - Number Available upon request.

Service Responsibilities (at NSLIJHS):

Teaching and Clinical Care:
Manage office and hospital based consultative care. Supervise and teach Gastroenterology fellows and NSUH-residents, tutor third and fourth year NYU medical students and teach physical diagnosis to second year medical students.

Program Development:
Nutrition Support Service Program
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit (designed and managed $3M 4 room-13 bed recovery unit)
CME Programs for GI (Current Issues in GI and Liver Disease)

Service Responsibilities at a Hospital in Maryland:

Teaching and Clinical Care:
Manage office and hospital based consultative care. Supervise and teach Gastroenterology fellows and residents and medical students.

Program Development:
Gastroenterology Nurse Practitioner Training Program 2005-
Director, Capsule Endoscopy 2005-
Acting Director, Swallowing Center, 2006-07
Director, Nutrition Support Services& Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2006-
Nutrition in Length of Stay Program 2006-

ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Available upon request.

Professional Societies:
1991-6 Board of Trustees, New Jersey Medical School Alumni Association
2003- Board of Trustees, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America-LI Chapter
1996- American College of Physicians (Fellow)
1992- American College of Gastroenterology
1992- American Gastroenterology Association
1985- Alpha Omega Alpha
1999- American Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
2000- Long Island Chapter of ASPEN-President
2002-3 (National ASPEN Chapter of the Year)
2004- Medical Group Management Administrators (MGMA)
1992- New York Gastroenterological Association Secretary
2002-3, Vice-President
2003-5, President-elect
2005 1992- New Jersey Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1993- New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (NYSGE)
1994- Long Island Gastroenterological Society
2005- Maryland Gastroenterological Society
2005- Maryland Chapter of ASPEN, Medical Advisor.
2006- American Gastroenterology Association, Nutrition and Obesity Section Council

RECOGNITION

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
Mount Sinai Hospital House Staff Research Award
American College of Physicians, Resident Poster Competition Award
Who's Who in US Health and Medical Services
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, Young Investigator of the Year
Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering
Marquis Who's Who in the World
Marquis Who's Who in America
Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
William Paterson University Distinguished Alumni Award
America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering
Long Island Magazines Top Doctors
Consumer's Research Council of America, "America's Top Physicians"
(Years of above recognitions available upon request)

Invited Talks:

Available upon request.

KEYWORDS

Gastroenterology Expert Witness, Nutrition Expert Witness, Complementary Integrative Medicine Expert Witness

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