Provides Opinion & Testimony In:
Pharmacology, Biochemistry Biophysics, Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Board Certified Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Alzheimers Disease, Neurodegenerative Disease, Pharmacology, Antibiotics, Antiviral Drugs, HIV, AIDS, Sedatives, Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Opiates, Analgestics, Antiinflammatory Agents, Vaccines, Wound Care, Adverse Reactions, Drug Drug Interactions, Pharmacokinetics, Laboratory Analysis, Spectroscopy, Fluorescence, Infrared, Mass Spectrometry, Computational Drug Design,
Expert Witness No. 3242
Pennsylvania
Education
1974 – 1978
University of Minnesota – Degree: B.S. (Biochemistry)
1978 – 1982
Mayo Medical School – Degree: M.D.
1982 – 1985
Mayo Graduate School – Program: Internal Medicine
1985 – 1989
Mayo Graduate School – Program: Infectious Diseases
Board Certifications
1985
Internal Medicine (ABIM)
1989
Infectious Diseases (ABIM)
Professional Employment
1985
Emergency Department Physician, St. Olaf’s Hospital, Austin, MN
1986 – 1988
Emergency Department Physician, Olmsted Community Hospital, Rochester, MN
1987 – 1988
Infectious Diseases Consultant, Intermed Consultants P.A., Minneapolis, MN
1989 – 1992
Associate Consultant, Depts of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Division of Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
1990 – 1993
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, MN
1992 – 1993
Senior Associate Consultant, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Division of Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
1993 – 1999
Assistant Professor, Departments of Pharmacology, and Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, at a University School of Medicine
1995 – 2001
Staff physician, Immunodeficiency Program, Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1999 – 2008
Associate Professor (with tenure), Depts of Pharmacology, and Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, at a University School of Medicine
2003 – 2008
Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, at a University School of Medicine
2008 – Present
Professor, Departments of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Medicine. At a University School of Medicine
Overseas Positions
1985 – 1986
Base Physician, Summer Institute of Linguistics (volunteer) Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea (14 weeks)
1986
Consultant for Infectious Disease and Microbiology (volunteer) Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bangalore, India (4 wks)
1992 – 1993
Visiting Professor, Department of Structural Biology. The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel (4 mos)
Research Grant Support
Available Upon Request
NIH Study Selection Service
1999
Physical Biochemistry (Special Study Section)
1999 – 2003
Biomedical Research Subcommittee for Pharmacology, Biophysics, and MD-PhD Training (regular member)
2000
Biophysical Sciences (Special Study Section for Member Applications)
2002 – 2003
Bioterrorism & Therapeutics Study Section, ad hoc
2003
Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (Special Study Section)
2004
Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry (BBCB), ad hoc
2004
Physical Biochemistry (PB), ad hoc
2006 – 2009
Biochemistry and Biophysics of Membranes (BBM), regular member
2007
Biophysics of Neural Systems (BPNS), ad hoc
2010 – Present
Member, College of Center for Scientific Review
Clinical Practice Interests
HIV / AIDS; Clinical pharmacology, especially adverse drug reactions; Infectious diseases, especially emerging antimicrobial pharmacology and resistance; International Medicine
Research Interests
Molecular recognition and rational/computer-aided drug design; Glycopeptide and polypeptide antibiotics; Pathophysiology of oxidative damage and protein folding/misfolding in cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases.
Research Publications
Available Upon Request
