Obstetrics Gynecology High Risk Medical Expert Witness

EDUCATION:

Undergraduate Education:   August 1,1977 – May 31,1981
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
Degree: BS
Medical School:   August 1,1982 – May 31, 1986:
University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Degree: MD

 

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

Fellowship:

July 2,1995 – June 30, 1996:
Obstetric Ultrasonography and Prenatal Diagnosis Fellowship
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
Director: John C. Hobbins, M.D.

July 1,1991 – June 30,1993:
Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Director: Howard T. Strassner, M.D.
Residency:

July 1,1988 – June 30,1991:
PGY2-4: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
Director(s): John H. Isaacs, M.D.; John Gianopoulos, M.D.

July 1, 1987 – June 30, 1988:
PGY2: Anesthesiology
University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Director: Alan Winnie, M.D.

July 1, 1986 – June 30,1987:
PGY1: Internal Medicine
Louis A Weiss Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Director: David Bessinger, M.D.

 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

July 1, 1993-present:   Rush University
Rush Medical College, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Section of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Assistant Professor

 

SCIENTIFIC and SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES:

1997-2013:   Contributor
United States Medical Licensing Examination
Step 2

1999-2013:   Reviewer
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics & Gynecology

April, 2004   Discussant
Rush University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Annual Resident Research Day Seminar

April, 2005   Discussant
Rush University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Annual Resident Research Day Seminar

2005-2013:   Reviewer
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

2011-2013:   Reviewer
Journal of Maternal – Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

MEMBERSHIP or OFFICES in PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

August, 1996
Fellow, American College of Surgeons

June, 1995
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

August, 1998
Member, Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine

July, 1995
Member, Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology

July, 1995
Member, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

July, 1995
Member, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

July, 1995
Member, International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis

July, 1993
Member, American Medical Association

GRANT SUPPORT and RESEARCH SUPPORT:

1994-1997:   Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Double-blind, placebo controlled trial evaluating efficacy and safety of antocin in the acute treatment of preterm labor
Grant amount: $240,000
Role: Principal Investigator

National Institute of Health Life Support Decisions for Extremely Premature Infants
Grant amount: $2,023,736
Role: Site Principal Investigator

 

UNFUNDED RESEARCH:

1996-1999:   Adult AIDS Clinical Trial Group (AACTG)
Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of a Single Dose of Oral Nevirapine During Labor to Prevent Vertical Transmission of the HIV virus.
Role: Co-Investigator

2001-2004:   Adult AIDS Clinical Trial Group (AACTG)
Evaluation of Metabolic Complications Associated With Antiretroviral Medications in HIV Infected Pregnant Women
Role: Co-Investigator

2002   Relationship Between Celiac disease and Infertility or Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Role: Co-Investigator

 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES:

1997-2007:   Director
Medical Student Programs in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Rush University
Rush Medical College

 

CERTIFICATION and LICENSURE:

State License:  Illinois, Colorado

Diplomate:   American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology, December, 1994
Recertification 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Diplomate:   American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal Fetal Medicine   April, 1998
Recertification 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

 

HONORS and AWARDS:

Member, Alpha Omega Alpha
National Medical Honor Society

Member, Mark H. Lepper, M.D. (honorary) Society of Teachers
Rush University
Rush Medical College

2004, 2005, 2006, ,2008,2011, 2012, 2014:
Chicago Magazine and Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
Chicago’s Top Doctors
America’s Top Doctors

2005:   Rush University
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
George D. Wilbanks, M.D. Leadership Award

1993,2004, 2011:   Rush University
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Outstanding Teacher Award 2003-2004

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014:
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
America’s Top Doctors

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014:
U.S. News and World Report
Best Doctors in America

1994, 2001, 2003, 2011:
Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology
National Excellence in Teaching Award 2002-2003

1998:   Rush University
Phoenix Award
Rush University’s award for Outstanding Teaching  in the Clinical Sciences awarded by the graduating class of the medical college

1993:   Rush University
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Outstanding Research Award

1991:   Loyola University
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Outstanding Resident Research

 

CONSULTING POSITIONS:

July 1, 1993 – June 30, 2003:  Consultant,
Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois

July 1,1994 – June 30, 2003:    Consultant,
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

August 1, 1996-June 30, 2004:  Consultant.
Provena-Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, Joliet, Illinois

Feb. 1, 1999- June 30, 2002:     Medical Director
Maternal Fetal Medicine, Edward Hospital, Naperville, Illinois

July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2013:    Maternal Fetal Medicine Consultant
Resurrection Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2013:     Consultant
Resurrection Westlake Hospital, Westlake, Illinois

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2012:      Maternal Fetal Medicine Consultant
John H. Stroger Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

April 1, 2011- March 1, 2013:     Medical Director
Maternal Fetal Medicine, Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

2013 – present:   Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, Cadence Physician Group.
Central DuPage Hospital and Delnor Hospital

 

COMMITTEE and ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES:

July 1,1995 – June 30, 1998:     Rush University
Committee on Senior Faculty Appointments and Promotions

July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2001:   Rush University
Committee on Educational Appraisal

January 1, – August 1, 2002:     Rush University
Search Committee for a Chairperson of the Department of Pediatrics

July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2008:    Rush University
Committee on Committees

April 1, 2011 – March 1, 2013:  Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine
Provena Resurrection St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

 

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS:

Available Upon Request