Internal Family Pediatrics Prison Physician Expert Witness

Primary Specialty
Family Practice

Secondary Specialty
Wound Care Management/Hyperbaric Medicine

Education

1977 – 80 Pacific High School
1980 – 83 University of California, Riverside. Majors biomedical sciences and Music
1983 – 87 University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Awarded MD June 1987.
1987 – 88 Transitional Internship SBCMC/UCI
1988 – 89 Emergency Medicine Residency Georgetown/George Washington
1992 – 92 Family Practice Residency SBCMC/UCI

Experience

10/17 – present Medical Director, GR3 (Global Rescue, Relief, and Resilience) NPO/NGO
8/16 – present Assistant Professor, UCR School of Medicine
8/00 – present Senior Partner, Beaver Medical Group (BMG)
4/07 – present Director, Wound Care Clinic, BMG
6/97 – 2/15 Attending, Wound Care/Hyperbaric Center, Redlands Community Hospital
8/97 – 8/00 Associate Physician, BMG
8/94 – 10/98 Emergency Medicine Physician, Kaiser Permanente, Fontana
4/96 – 7/97 Family Medicine, PrimeCare of Redlands
7/94 – 4/96 Medical Director, West Valley Detention Center, San Bernardino County Jails
7/89 – 5/94 Emergency Medicine, Victor Valley Medical Group
March Air Force Base
George Air Force Base
Victor Valley Community Hospital
11/89 – 2/91 Family Medicine and Urgent Care Co-Director,
Apple Valley Medical Group

Licensures, Certificates and Awards

Diplomate, American Board of Family Practice, 1994, 2003 and 2013
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
Certified Expert Medical Reviewer, BMQA
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Certified Physician’s Assistant Supervisor, CA
California Medical License, 1988
First Place, SBCMC Housestaff Scholarly Paper Competition, 1994
Alumni Scholar University of California 1980 – 1983
Regents Scholar University of California 1980 – 1983
National Merit Scholar 1980
Bank of America Scholar 1980
Valedictorian, Pacific High School, 1980

Other Professional Activities

Vice-President BMG. 2007 – 2009
Chairman, Physician Efficiency Committee, BMG. 2008, 2009
Chairman, Department of Family Medicine, BMG. 2002, 2003
Chairman, Audit Committee, BMG. 2002
Member:
American Academy of Family Physicians
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
California Academy of Family Physicians
Board of Directors, BMG. 2004 – 2009
Hospitalist Sub-Committee, BMG. 2008.
Medical Review Advisory Committee, San Bernardino Medical Society. 2007/8.
Quality Improvement Committee, BMG. 2006 – 2009.
Electronic Medical Records Committee, BMG. 2006, 2007.
Wound Care Hyperbaric Committee, Redlands Community Hospital. 2002 – 09.
Utilization Review Committee, BMG. 1999. 2002 – 2009.
Infection Control Committee, Redlands Community Hospital (RCH). 2005–2008.
Medical Legal Committee. San Bernardino Medical Society. 1998, 1999.
Utilization Review Committee, PrimeCare of Redlands (PC). 1996, 1997.
Quality Assurance Committee, PC. 1996, 1997.
Physician Credentialing Committee. 1996, 1997
Proctor, New Staff Physicians, RCH. 1997 – 2015.
Preceptor to First Year Medical Students. Loma Linda University Family Medicine
Predoctoral Education Program.
Preceptor to Physician’s Assistant Students, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific.
President, Housestaff Association. San Bernardino County Medical Center. 1993–94.

Medical-Legal Experience

Civil Case Review.
Criminal/Administration Case Review (California Medical Board – BMQA)
Administration of Physician Competency Examinations, BMQA.
Preparation of Case Reports, Affidavits and Declarations.
Depositions.
Courtroom Testimony.
Formal Independent Evaluation of Hospital Utilization Review Policies and Procedures.

Deployments

Panama, June 2014
Costa Rica, June 2015
Costa Rica, June 2016
Nicargua, July 2016
El Salvador, June 2017
Puerto Rico (Maria), October 2017
Haiti March 2019
El Hongo, Mexico, ongoing clinic monthly