Board Certified Pulmonary Pediatric Expert Witness

EXPERT NUMBER: 2141. STATE: NJ. REGION: Atlantic, Eastern, Northeast. COUNTRY: US.

Provides Opinion & Testimony In:

Board Certified Pulmonary Pediatric, Pulmonary, Pediatric, Board Certified, Board Certified Pediatrics,

EDUCATION:

A. Undergraduate

• Yeshiva University  New York, New York
• Bachelor of Arts, Premedical Sciences May 1977

B. Graduate

• Universidad Autonama de Guadalajara  Guadalajara,
• Mexico Doctor of Medicine December 1982

C. Professional

• Albert Einstein Medical Center
• Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Fifth Pathway Bronx, New York December 1983

POST GRADUATE TRAINING:

A. St. Louis, Missouri

• Washington University, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
• Internship: Pediatric January 1984 – December 1984

St. Louis, Missouri

• Washington University, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
• Residency:  Pediatric January 1985 – December 1986

B. St. Louis, Missouri

• Washington University, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
• Fellowship:  Allergy/Immunology July 1987 – June1989

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• University of Pittsburgh, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology July 1989 – June 1991

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Department of Pediatrics

• Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School (formerly UMDNJ)
• Assistant Professor  July 1999 – Present

Department of Pediatrics

• Columbia University
• Assistant Professor  September 1992 – June 1997

Department of Pediatrics

• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Assistant Professor July 1991 – September 1992

Department of Pediatrics

• Washington University School of Medicine
• Assistant in Pediatrics February 1984 – June 1989

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

Department of Pediatrics

• Goryeb Children’s Hospital  (Previously called Morristown Memorial Hospital, Department of Pediatrics)
• Director, Respiratory Center for Children September 1992 – Present

Department of Pediatrics

• Goryeb Children’s Hospital
• Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Function Laboratory September 1992- Present

Department of Pediatrics

• Overlook Medical Center
• Attending July 1997- Present

Department of Pediatrics

• Goryeb Children’s Hospital – Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center January 2005 – Present

Department of Pediatrics

• Goryeb Children’s Hospital- KidFit Program
• Acting Director October 2008 – January 2016

Department of Pediatrics

• Mountainside Hospital
• Attending Pediatric Pulmonologist January 1997 – June 2002

Department of Pediatrics

• Somerset Hospital
• Consulting Privileges July 1996 – June 2002

Department of Pediatrics

• Goryeb Children’s Hospital
• Attending  September 1992 – Present

Department of Pediatrics

• Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• Assistant Director- Cystic Fibrosis Center July 1991 – September 1992

Department of Pediatrics

• Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• Attending  July 1991 – September 1992

LICENSURE:

• New Jersey Medical License, 2019
• Missouri Medical License: inactive
• Pennsylvania Medical License: inactive
• New York Medical License: inactive

CERTIFICATION:

• American Board of Pediatrics, October 1989
  • Recertification, November 1999 – January 2003
• American Board of Pediatric Pulmonology 1992
  • Recertification, August 1998 – 2006
  • Recertification, August 2006 – 2016
  • Recertification, August 2016 – 2026
• Basic Life Support, Expiration July 2018
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Expiration August 2018

MEMBERSHIPS, OFFICES AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

• New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
  • Newborn Biochemical Screening Program
    • Member Cystic Fibrosis Task Force September 2001- Present
• Pediatric Asthma School Task Force Subcommittee
  • Member September 2001 – Present
• New Jersey American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Member  July 2000 – Present
• Pediatric Asthma Coalition of New Jersey
  • Member September 2000 – Present
• American College of Chest Physicians
  • Fellow April 1993 – Present
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Fellow July 1990 – Present
• American Thoracic Society
  • Member January 1989 – Present
• New Jersey Thoracic Society
  • Membership Committee January 1995 – 2010
• HealthNet New Jersey Clinical Quality Provider Advisory Committee
  • Member January 2003 – June 2009
• American Sleep Disorders Association
  • Member July 1992 – June 2007
• New Jersey Thoracic Society
  • Pediatric Pulmonology Committee Member October 1993 – June 1999

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Top Doctors in New Jersey
  • New Jersey Monthly 1998 – 2017
• New Jersey’s Favorite Kids’Docs
  • New Jersey Family 2016, 2017
• Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award 2016
• Best Doctors in Metropolitan New York Area
  • Castle Connolly Medical, LTD 2004 – 2006, 2009 – 2017
• Best Doctor Parent’s Choice Award
  • Parent’s Choice Foundation 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
• Best Doctors in America
  • Best Doctors 2003 – 2016
• Strathmore’s Who’s Who 1999 – 2000, 2009, 2012 – 2014
• The Judge Award
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 2011
• Best Doctors in the Northeast
  • Woodward/White Inc.   1998
• Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Award
  • American Lung Association July 1989 – June 1991

SERVICE ON MAJOR COMMITTEES:

A. International – Not Applicable

B. National

• American Academy of Pediatrics, PREP Pulmonary Advisory Board Member  January 2010 – June 2014
• Eurand Pharmaceuticals, Inc./Apatalis, Data Monitoring Committee Member Study PR-011 & PR-018 2011 – 2013

C. Medical School/University – Not Applicable

D. Hospital

• Atlantic Medical Group – Regional Council Member, June 2015 – Present
• Atlantic Medical Group – Communications Committee, September 2014 – Present
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Chair: Search Committee; Director Pediatric Hospitalist, October 2014 – Present
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Residency Selection Committee, January 1999 – June 2006
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Chair: Search Committee; Director Pediatric Infectious Disease, September 1997 – June 1998

E. Regional

• Somerset Regional Counsel  Member September 2015 – Present
• Pediatric Strategic Planning Steering Committee July 2016 – Present
• F. Department (Goryeb Children’s Hospital)
• Pediatric Network Development Work Group Member July 2016 – Present
• Department of Pediatrics Business Development, Leadership Council, July 2005 – June 2015
• Pediatric Advisory Committee, July 1999 – June 2006
• Chair, Pediatric Outreach Committee, July 1997 – June 1998

G. Editorial Boards

• American Academy of Pediatrics, PREP Pulmonary, Editorial Board, June 2014 – Present

H. AdHoc Reviewer

• Journal of Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, Peer Reviewer, February 2014 – Present

SERVICE ON HOSPITAL COMMITTEES:

• Atlantic Health System, Applied Physician Leadership Academy Member, January 2013 – Present
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Service Line Committee, July 2000 – June 2008
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Internal Review Committee, July 1997 – June 2003
• Morristown Memorial Hospital, Strategic Planning Steering Committee, July 1993 – June 1999
• Morristown Memorial Hospital, Audit Committee, July 1993 – June 1995

SPONSORSHIP OF CANDIDATES FOR POSTGRADUATE DEGREE:

• Debra Boyer, MD
• Career Mentor/Advisor, Clinical Instructor,
• Associate Medical Director Pediatric Lung Transplant Program, Assistant Professor Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School – Attending Pediatric Pulmonology, Boston Children’s Hospital

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:

A. Lectures or Course Directorships

• Goryeb Children’s Hospital/Morristown Medical Center, Resident Pediatric Pulmonary Lecture Series, July 1997 – Present
• Chilton Hospital, Coordinator of Pediatric Grand Rounds, September 2007 – 2016
• Hunterdon Medical Center, Coordinator of Pediatric Grand Rounds, July 2013 – 2016
• Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Medical Students Pediatric Pulmonary Lecture Series,  July 2010 – June 2015
• American Academy of Pediatrics Sponsored Annual Pediatric Board Review Course
• Metropolitan New York/New Jersey, Core Pediatric Pulmonary Curriculum, 2013, 2015
• Somerset Medical Center, Coordinator of Pediatric Grand Rounds, September 2011 – June 2014
• Newton Hospital, Coordinator of Pediatric Grand Rounds, September 2008 – June 2009

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Attending, September 1992 – Present
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Outpatient Pediatric Pulmonary Clinic, September 1992 – Present
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Cystic Fibrosis Center, January 2005 – Present
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, East Brunswick Satellite Clinic, October 2012 – Present
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Flemington Satellite Clinic, January 2014 – Present
• Overlook Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Attending, September 1992 – Present
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Consultant, September 1992 – Present
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Consultant, September 1992 – Present
• Mountainside Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Attending, January 1997 – June 2002
• Somerset Hospital, Consultant, July 1996 – June 2002

PUBLICATIONS

Available upon request