Pediatric Neuroanesthesia Expert Witness

 

Higher Education

Graduate School:

University of Miami School of Business
Coral Gables, FL
January 1997 – December 1998
Degree: Executive MBA in Health Administration

Residency:
Anesthesiology
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL
July 1994 – June 1997

Internship:
Internal Medicine
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, FL
July 1993 – June 1994

Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL
August 1989 – May 1993
Degree: M.D.

College:
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
August 1985 – May 1989
Degree: B.A. in English and biology, cum laude

Certifications:

• 2016 – Passed ABA Pediatric Anesthesiology Certification
• 2015 – American Heart Association ACLS re-certification
• 2015 – Pediatric Advanced Life Support re-certification
• 2016 – Florida medical license renewal, DEA re-certification
• June 1998 – Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology
• June 1994 – National Board of Medical Examiners Part III
• September 1993 – National Board of Medical Examiners Part II
• June 1991 – National Board of Medical Examiners Part I

Experience

Academic:

July 1997 – present
Attending Anesthesiologist
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
University of Miami School of Medicine

August 1998 – present
Director of Anesthesiology for Radiology Services
Responsibilities: Supervision of resident physicians and certified nurse anesthetists, as well as solo provision of anesthesia.

Non-academic:

March 2006 – present
Faculty member, “The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesiology”. Responsibilities include attending annual conferences (three to five per year) and teaching airway management techniques via lectures and small group interactive sessions.

Hospital appointments:
July 1997 – present:
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Hospital (formerly Cedars Medical Center) Professional

Editorial responsibilities:

June 2010 – present
Editorial board member, Journal of Anesthesia & Clinical

Research

October 2011 – present
Reviewer, The Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Honors and Awards:

• 1998 – Valedictorian, Executive MBA Program in Health Administration
• 1997 – Executive MBA Alumni Scholarship, University of Miami School of Business
• 1997 – Robert D. Dripps, M.D. Memorial Award (presented to the outstanding graduating resident in anesthesiology.)
• 1992 – Induction into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Service
• 2007 – present Faculty Senate Library and Information Resources Committee
• 2007 – present Medical Library Committee, Miller/UM School of Medicine