Board Certified Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.2112

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, A School of Medicine

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

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Original Publications

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Proceedings of Meetings

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Invited Reviews and Chapters

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Abstract Presentations

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Inventions Pending

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Extramural Support

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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

Certification:

1987-  NY State

NJ State

MD State

DEA 

UPIN                                                                                 

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.