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CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURES
F.L.E.X. 1979
Board Certified Internal Medicine (Active) 1979 to Present
Board Certified American Board of Emergency Medicine – recertified October 1997 (Inactive) 1986 to 2012
ACLS April 2015
PALS April 2015
Nevada Medical Licensure – Active
Georgia Medical Licensure – Active
HOSPITAL STAFF
Valley Hospital Medical Center
620 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89106 1978 to Present
Desert Springs Hospital 1978 to Present
2775 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89119
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center 1997 to Present
657 N. Town Center Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89134
Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center 1999 to Present
5400 Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89118
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center 2007 to Present
6900 N. Durango Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89149
Mesa View Regional Hospital Medical Center 2004 to Present
1299 Bertha Howe Ave., Mesquite, NV 89024
Desert View Hospital 2005 to Present
360 S. Lola Ln., Pahrump, NV 89048
EDUCATION
Tulane University School of Medicine:
Internal Medicine Residency 1976 to 1979
Medical College of Georgia
M.D. Degree 1972 to 1976
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Graduated with Honors in Psychology 1968 to 1972
Savannah High School, Savannah, Georgia
Graduated 1968
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chief Medical Officer of the Valley Health System
5 Hospital system in Las Vegas, NV 2006 to 2012
Chief Quality Officer of the Valley Health System 2012 to Present
Appointed by Governor Jim Gibbons to the Nevada State Board of Health 2008 to 2014
Medical Director for American Medical Response Ambulance Company 2000 to Present
Inducted to Savannah, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 2011
Featured speaker at American College of Sports Medicine 2007
Featured speaker at Louisiana Association of Sports Trainers 2010
Featured speaker at NAMSS, Medical Staff Associations October 2006, 2014
Motivational speaker for GAP Store Managers January 2006
Chief of Staff, Valley Hospital Medical Center 1995 to 2002
Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board overseeing Pre-Hospital 1990 to 1995
Care in Clark County 2013 to Present
President of the Nevada Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians 1992 and 1993
Director of Emergency Services, Valley Hospital Medical Center 1988 to 1994
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Stars
(Triple A Baseball team of the San Diego Padres) 1990 to 1991
Chief Team Physician 1982 to 1990
Physician Consultant – City of Las Vegas Fire Department 1988 to 1992
Board of Directors of the American Heart Association 1988 to 1990
Assisted in development of Flight for Life Nursing program for Helicopter Medicine
Program Director for biannual Nurse and Paramedic Conference in Clark County for 18 years
JCAHO Consultant for B.B.R.N. in preparing hospitals for review
Expert witness in a number of medical litigation cases:
• Pre-Hospital
• Emergency Medicine
• Boxing
Regional Director for EmCare – overseeing the Emergency Department contracts at 8 Hospitals 1998 to Present
Testified in the U.S. Senate before the Commerce Commission on boxing safety 1995 and 2001
BOXING CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURES
Ringside Physician for greater than 250 major fights Since 1980
Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board to the Nevada State
Athletic Commission Appointed by Governor Miller 1986 to 1998
Assistant Medical Director for the World Boxing Council 1996 to 2000
Medical Director for the North American Boxing Federation 1996 to 2000
Co-Medical Director for the Association of Boxing Commission Dec. 2000 to present
Appointed by Governor Guinn to the Nevada State Athletic Committee Aug. ‘00 to Nov. ‘05
Presented numerous lectures to boxing officials around the world
Was instrumental in reducing championship fights from fifteen to twelve rounds
Initiated the first mandated HIV testing in the world of sports
Was integral in the initial testing of anabolic steroids in boxing
Have appeared on HBO, Showtime, and ESPN as a recognized expert on boxing
and boxing related injuries
Have appeared on ABC Wide World of Sports talking about acute head injuries
Have worked with the NFL in terms of successive concussions and high profile quarterbacks
First Vice President of the Association of Boxing Commissioners 2003 to 2005
VP of Voluntary Anti-Doping Association – a world leader in drug testing for athletes
www.vada-testing.org
Chairman of NABF Medical Team 2014 to present
PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Available Upon Request
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Clark County Medical Society
Nevada State Medical Association
Board of Governors, VHS
AWARDS RECEIVED
Won the National Science Fair – Southern Division – “Biochemistry of Respiration” 1967
Southern Nevada Medical Industry Coalition (SNMIC) ‘Excellence in Healthcare Award’ recipient October 2012
Physician Honoree of Las Vegas American Heart Association May 2013
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