Nephrology Dialysis Expert Witness

Expert Witness Matters

• I have been deposed twice on cases involving dilaudid. One was a dialysis patient who died after receiving too much of it and the other case was a patient that suffered a cardiac arrest and had anoxic encephalopathy as a result. Both of these cases were settled after my deposition.
• I also have expertise in nephrology cases dealing with acute renal failure as well as hypertension cases.
• Lastly, I have been deposed as an expert in cases dealing with decubitus ulcers.
• I would welcome the opportunity to work on some cases with you firm in these, and other, matters.

Education

1964-1968 B.A., Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, N.Y.
1968-1971 Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Faculty of Medicine, Barcelona, Spain
1971-1973 M.D., Downstate Medical Center, College of Medicine, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1973-1974 Straight Medical Internship, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1974-1975 First Year Medical Residency, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1975-1976 Second Year Medical Residency, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1976-1978 Renal Fellowship, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Licensure

1977-1978 New York
1987-Present California

Certification

1973 National Board of Medical Examiners
1977 American Board of Internal Medicine
1978 Board Eligible in Nephrology

Hospital Affiliations

1987-2006, Attending Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, Inglewood, CA
1987-Present Attending, Centinela Hospital, Inglewood, CA, Acute Care and SNF

Awards

1987-Present Attending Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital, Marina del Rey, CA
1987-2005, Attending RFK Medical Center, Hawthorne, CA, Acute
Care and SNF wards
1991-1998 Attending Hyperbaric Oxygen Unit, Daniel Freeman Memorial
1992-2003, Attending Wound Care Center, Daniel Freeman Memorial
2000-2002 Attending Vencor Hospital, Los Angeles Vencor is a sub-acute hospital that deals with SNF patients in a hospital setting.
20012005-Present RFK Medical Center Wound Care Institute, Hawthorne, CA.

Past Hospital Affiliations

1980-1987 Attending, St. John’s Medical Center, Far Rockaway, N.Y.
1980-1987 Attending, Franklin General Hospital, Valley Stream, N.Y.
1980-1987 Attending, Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, N.Y.
1977-1984 Attending, Brooklyn Kidney Center, Brooklyn N.Y

Academic Appointments

(Years provided upon request)

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Chief, Satellite Hemodialysis Unit, Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Chief, Acute and Chronic Hemodialysis Units, Brooklyn VA Medical Center

Committees and Appointments

(Years provided upon request)

Chairman, Albumin Use Committee, Brooklyn VA Medical Center
Chairman, Medical Records Review Committee, Brooklyn VA Medical Center
Co-Chairman, Mortality Review Committee, Franklin General Hospital
Member, Utilization Review Committee, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
Member, Medicine Committee, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
Director, Intermediate Care Unit, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
Member, Medical-Executive Committee, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
Editor-in-chief Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital Medical Staff Newsletter

Professional Societies

1978-Present American Society of Nephrology
1980-Present American College of Physicians

Professional Affiliations

(Years provided upon request)

Vice-President, American Hemodialysis Corp., Hawthorne, CA
Vice-President Sterile Peritoneal Dialysis Corp., Lawndale, CA
Vice-President Dialysis Associates, Hawthorne, CA
General Partner and Medical Director, Peritoneal Dialysis Training Center, Gardena,CA
Partner and Medical Director, Los Angeles Dialysis Center, Los Angeles, CA
Medical Director, Hyperbaric Oxygen Unit, RFK Medical Center, Hawthorne, CA
Medical Director and CEO, Los Angeles Vascular Access Center, Inglewood, CA

Specialized Medical Training

1991 Diplomate, Hyperbaric Medicine Course, Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, CA
1992 Diplomate, Wound Care Training Course, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
1995 Qualified Medical Examiner, State of California (Number available upon request)

Medical-Legal Experience

(Provided upon request)

Speaking Engagements

(Provided upon request)

Advisory Positions

(Provided upon request)

Publications

(Provided upon request)