Provides Opinion & Testimony In:
Family Medicine, Urgent Care, Osteopathic, Board Certified Osteopathic Family Medicine Urgent Care Expert Witness, Medical Doctor
EDUCATION
Mercy Suburban Hospital – Norristown, PA
Family Medicine Resident | July 1997 – July 1999
Suburban General Hospital – Norristown, PA
Rotating Intern | July 1996 – June 1997
Received Steven Betz Intern Award for Clinical Excellence
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Des Moines, IA
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine | August 1992 – May 1996
Sigma Sigma Phi National Honor Society Inductee | May 1995
University of Massachusetts – Amherst, MA
Bachelor of Science, Psychology | August 1986 – May 1990
Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Distinction
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Degree of Fellow, Urgent Care Medicine | Confirmation – April 8, 2019
American Board of Urgent Care Medicine, Diplomat | June 2015 – June 2023
American Board of Osteopathic Family Medicine, Diplomat | June 1999 – December 2023
MEDICAL LICENSES AND SKILLS
GNOSIS Emergency Medicine Access Evaluator
FMCSA Certified National Medical Examiner
USCIS Designated Civil Surgeon – December 2011 – June 2019
ACLS and PALS Certified
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM)
Board of Directors | Graduate Medical Education Oversight Committee for Urgent Care
American Board of Urgent Care Medicine (ABUCM)
Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA)
American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association (POMA)
MEDICAL EXPERIENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP
Capital Blue Cross – Harrisburg, PA
Senior Medical Director, Utilization Management/ Medical Affairs Division – May 2019 – Present
ExpressMed Urgent Care, Tower Health System – King of Prussia, PA
Urgent Care Physician, Per Diem| December 2018 – May 2019
Optum Health/United Healthcare – Eden Prairie, MN
Associate Medical Director of House Call Program Physicians, Remote | September 2018 – Present
National Medical Reviewers – Warminster, PA
Physician Panel Reviewer, Special Projects, Remote | May 2018 – Present
Dane Street Independent Medical Examiners and Peer Reviewers – Boston, MA
Physician Panel Reviewer for Healthcare Payers and Consumers, Remote | May 2018 – Present
Reiback Medical Legal Consultants – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Medical Expert Consultant, Urgent Care | July 2017 – Present
Provides independent medical opinions to the court in matters involving Urgent Care
Participated in cases in the states of Connecticut, Florida, Texas and Ohio
Florida Expert Witness, Diplomat | July 2017 – Present
Temple ReadyCare, Temple University Health System (TUHS) – Philadelphia, PA
Medical Director | April 2015 – May 2018
Laboratory Director and Lead Clinical Urgent Care Physician | July 2013 – March 2015
Corporation expert and contact for all urgent care services
Responsible for establishing clinical guidelines, order sets and best practice initiatives
Met with prospective and existing corporate clients
Served as an intermediary between staff and administration
Served on Temple Health Branding Committee
Complex Care Solutions/Inovolon – New York, NY
Associate Medical Director for Collaborative Physicians, Remote | May 2015 – Present
Matrix Medical Association – Scottsdale, AZ
Associate Medical Director for Collaborative Physicians, Remote | November 2013 – Present
Priority Care of Devon, Community Health System (CHS) – Wayne, PA
Lead Clinical Urgent Care Physician | December 2011 – June 2013
PCOM/Mercy Family Medicine Residency – Norristown, PA
Lead Clinical Family Medicine Preceptor and Family Residency | July 2003 – November 2011
Abramson Medical Group – Philadelphia, PA
Family Physician | July 1999 – June 2003
UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine/Physician Assistant Program
Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM), Temple University | July 2017 – May 2018
