Neonatal Congenital Birth Defects Physician Expert Witness

MEDICAL PRACTICE

• Neonatologist, Private Children’s Hospital Neonatal Specialists (Louisville, KY) Neonatology, November 2011 – present.
• Partner, Neonatal Intensive Care Experts, PLLC (Louisville, KY) Neonatology, July 2004 – October 2011.
• Partner, Cohen, Mehta & Shah, PLLC (Louisville, KY) Neonatology, October 2002  –  June 2004
• Partner, Pediatric & Neonatal Specialists, PSC (Louisville, KY) Neonatology and Pediatrics, July 1998  –  September 2002
• Employee Physician, Pediatric & Neonatal Specialists, PSC (Louisville, KY) Neonatology and Pediatrics, July 1996 – June 1998

 

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Chief Financial Officer, Neonatal Intensive Care Experts, PLLC.
Private Practice, July 2004 – October 2011: managed revenues in excess of $7M/year

Chief Financial Officer, Cohen, Mehta & Shah, PLLC.
Private Practice, October 2002 –  June 2004: managed revenues in excess of $1.5M/year

Co-Medical Director, Norton Suburban Hospital (Louisville, KY).
Level II & III NICU, Jan 2003 – June 2004: 36+ beds & >400 admissions/year

Medical Director, Norton Suburban Hospital (Louisville, KY)
Level II & III NICU, July 1998 – December 2002: 36+ beds & >400 admissions/year

Member, Neonatal Advisory Committee, Kosair Children’s Hospital (Louisville, KY)
Level III NICU, July 2001 – June 2005, July 2007 – July 2009

Member, OB/Gyn & Pediatric Quality Assurance Committee, Norton Suburban Hospital
July 1998 – June 2004

EDUCATION

Undergraduate:    University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1985
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Engineering, 1987

Medical School:    University of Louisville School of Medicine (Louisville, KY)
Doctor of Medicine, 1990

Residency:Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, OH)
Pediatrics, July 1990 – June 1993

Fellowship:University of Cincinnati and CHMC (Cincinnati, OH)
Neonatology, July 1993 – June 1996

PHILANTHROPY

Director, The PSI Fund Young Scholar’s Program
Director, January 2008 – present.

Chairman and Board Member, The Premature and Sick Infant Fund, Inc.
Chairman and Board Member, July 2007 – present.

Board Member, Jewish Community of Louisville
July 2009 – June 2011.

CERTIFICATION

• Licensure: Kentucky, 1993; Indiana 2002
• Certification:National Board of Medical Examiners, 1991
• American Board of Pediatrics
• Maintenance of Certification, Pediatrics 1993-present
• Maintenance of Certification, Neonatology 1997-present

 

HONORS

• Ross Award for Outstanding Resident in Neonatology, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 1993
• Order of the Engineer, University of Florida, 1987
• Gold Key Society, University of Florida, 1986
• Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, University of Florida, 1984
• J. Wentworth Fellowship, University of Florida, 1983
• M.J. Lukas Journalism Award, University of Kentucky, 1983

 

PRESENTATIONS

Available Upon Request

EDITORIALS

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