Pediatric Gastroenterology Liver Disease Expert Witness

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

July, 1989 – June, 1991
Instructor, Department of Pediatrics
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York

July, 1991 – November, 1994
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York

December, 1994 – June, 1997
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

July, 1997 – Present
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

July, 1989 – June, 1991
Clinical Assistant, Department of Pediatrics
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York

July, 1991 – February, 1993
Assistant Attending, Department of Pediatrics
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York

March, 1993 – November, 1994
Co-Director, Pediatric Hepatology
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York

January, 1995 – Present
Attending, Department of Pediatrics
Hospital

November, 1996 – Present
Attending, Department of Pediatrics
Hospital

December, 1994 – June, 1997
Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey

July, 1997 – Present
Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Children’s Hospital

EDUCATION

June, 1982
Brown University-Providence, Rhode Island
B.A. Biology – Magna Cum Laude

June, 1986
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Bronx, New York
Doctorate of Medicine

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

Intern:

July, 1986 – June, 1987
Department of Pediatrics
Babies Hospital – Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York

Resident:

July, 1987 – June, 1989
Department of Pediatrics
Babies Hospital – Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York

Fellowship:

July, 1989 – June, 1991
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York, New York

CERTIFICATION

July 1, 1987
National Board of Medical Examiners

October 4, 1989
American Board of Pediatrics
Recertified – October 2001

American Board of Pediatrics
Sub-Board: November, 1992
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition – Recert May, 1998, Re-recert October, 2006

LICENSURE

September 8, 1987
New York State License (Inactive)

October 12, 1993
New Jersey State License

HONORS AND AWARDS

1998 – 2008
New Jersey Monthly Top Doctors in New Jersey

1998 – 2008
New York Metro Area Top Doctor

2000 – 2008
Best Doctors in America

2005
Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians

2004
Crohns and Colitis Physician of the Year – New Jersey Chapter

2002
New Jersey Pediatric Society Physician Recognition Award

June, 1989
Edward C. Curnen Residency Graduation Award
For “Humane and Compassionate Patient Care”
Babies Hospital, New York, New York

OTHER PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Professional Societies:

July 1999 – Present
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Member

June 2000 – Present
American College of Gastroenterology – Fellow

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
Member: August 1999 – Present
Fellow: 2007 – Present

July 1994 – Present
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)

1996 – Present
North American Society of Pediatric
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)

January 1998 – Present
New Jersey Pediatric GI Society

2000 – 2006
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)

1994 – 2006
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)
Member

PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

2008 – Present
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Appeals Panel – Pediatric Gastroenterology

American Academy of Pediatrics:

2001 – 2004
GI Practice Committee

1999 – 2002
Nutrition Committee, New Jersey Chapter

1993 – 1994
Nutrition Committee, New York Chapter

NASPGHAN:

2008 – Present
Clinical Quality and Practice Committee

2004 – 2006
Clinical Practice Committee

1998 – 2000
Endoscopy Committee

2004 – Present
Pediatric IBD Network for Research and Improvement (PIBD)

2009
Nominations Committee

Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America:

2005 – Present
Pediatric Education Committee

1998 – 2004
Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, NJ Chapter

2002 – Present
National Pediatric Affairs Committee

2005 – Present
National Pediatric Education

2008 – Present
National Professional Education Committee

ADVISORY PANELS TO FOUNDATIONS

2000 – Present
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America

2005 – 2009
Children’s Digestive Health Foundation (CDHNF)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Scientific Advisory Board

2008 – Present
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Support Foundation

2005 – Present
Starlight, Starbright Foundation
Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Website

2006 – 2008
GI Health Foundation:
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Advisory Panel

2004 – 2007
American Liver Foundation
Children’s Liver Council

EDITORIAL BOARDS

2002 – Present
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

2008 – Present
International Journal of Pediatrics

2009 – Present
Annals of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

AD HOC JOURNAL REVIEWS

Pediatrics
Journal of Pediatrics
American Journal of Gastroenterology
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Liver Transplantation and Surgery
Digestive Disease and Sciences
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology

NATIONAL MEETING ABSTRACT REVIEWS

2006 – 2009
Digestive Disease Week (AGA)

2009
Chair Clinical Pediatric Gastroenterology

2006 – 2008
American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting

2006 – 2009
CCFA Annual Advances in the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

2005, 2006
NASPGHN Annual Meeting

NATIONAL MEETING PLANNING AND ACTIVITIES

Available Upon Request

TRAINING RECORD

Available Upon Request

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Available Upon Request

FUNDED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Available Upon Request

PUBLICATIONS

Available Upon Request

INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

Available Upon Request

ABSTRACTS

Available Upon Request

MEDIA RESOURCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

Available Upon Request

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