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Podiatry Board Certified Foot Ankle Surgery, Podiatry, Board Certified Foot Ankle Surgery, Podiatry Podiatrist Local Anesthesia Of The Foot Ankle, Ankle Arthroscopy, Reconstructive Foot Ankle Surgery, Workers Compensation Foot Ankle, Laser Surgery Foot Ankle, Certified Wound Care Foot Ankle, Infections Diabetic Foot Care, Clubfoot,

EDUCATION

  • College: City College of the City University of New York: (9/69 – 6/73)
  • B.A. with Honors (Biology/Literature); Dean’s List
  • Post Graduate: St. John’s University (9/73 – 6/77)
  • B.Sc. with Honors (Pharmacy); Rho Chi, Dean’s List
  • Professional: New York. College of Podiatric Medicine: (9/78 – 6/82)
  • D.P.M. (Doctor of Podiatric Medicine) Pi Mu Delta Honor Society

Externships:
Northlake Community Hospital (Chicago, Illinois)
West Haven V.A. Medical Center (West Haven, Connecticut)
Peninsula General Hospital (Long Island, New York)

Internship:
Foot Clinics of New York (New York, N.Y.)

Post Doctoral:

Residency: Foot and General Surgery, General Medicine. Yale/West Haven V.A. Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut. A Yale-New Haven Medical Center Teaching Hospital. St. Raphael’s Medical Center – Clinical Campus, Yale Medical School.

  • Atlanta Doctors Hospital Course in Injuries and Surgery of the Foot & Leg
  • Collagen Workshop with Certification
  • CO² Laser Surgery Course with Certification
  • Small Joint Arthroscopy with Certification
  • Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy Course with Certification
  • Holmium (Ho:YAG) Laser & Arthroscopy Course with Certification
  • Pulsed Dye Laser (“yellow laser”) Course with Certification
  • Johnson & Johnson, Medical, Inc. Wound Care Seminar, 9/98
  • Curative Technologies™ Wound Care Course with Certification 8/98
  • Wound Care Course – Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. (1999)
  • Certified Wound Specialist – American Academy of Wound Management, 1999
  • BCLS/ACLS, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Stryker AO Course, 2009
  • Wright Medical AO Course, 2009
  • Biomet Taylor Spatial Frame Course, 2010
  • Advanced Seminar (Dr. Edgardo Rodriguez) in frames and IM rodding, 2011
  • Arthrex Advanced Course in Reconstructive Foot Surgery, 2011
  • OsteoMed Course in Reconstructive Foot Surgery, 2012
  • International ATMO course in Hyperbaric Medicine, with certification, July, 2012

LICENSURE

  • Texas, June, 1982
  • California (Ankle Surgery), January, 2020,
  • Connecticut, August 1982 [good standing – inactive]
  • New York, June 1982 [good standing – inactive]

ACADEMIC

  • Director, Residency Education, Doctors Hospital (1986-88)
  • Attending Staff, Harris County Residency Program (1985 -Present)
  • Residency Committee, Doctors Hospital (1985 – 92)
  • Residency Committee, Harris County Residency Program
  • Assistant Instructor, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, (1983 – 86)
  • Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Citizens Hospital (1983 – 85)
  • Reviewer, Joint Residency Review Commission: — American Board of Podiatric Surgery – Council on Podiatric Medical Education (1989 – 1995)
  • Chairman, Podiatry Section, Memorial Hospital Southwest (1990 – 2008)
  • Member, Medical Executive Committee, Memorial Hospital Southwest (1990-2008)
  • Member, Operating Room Committee, Memorial Hospital Southwest (1990-2008)
  • QA Reviewer, Section of Podiatry, Memorial Hospital Southwest (1990-2014)
  • Secretary, Harris County Podiatric Medical Society, (1989 – 90)
  • Treasurer, Harris County Podiatric Medical Society, (1990 – 91)
  • Vice President, Harris County. Podiatric Medical Society (1991 – 92)
  • President, Harris County Podiatric Medical Society (1992)
  • Member, Nominating Committee, Texas Podiatric Medical Association: (“TPMA”) (1989 – 90)
  • Member, Insurance Committee, TPMA, (1990 – 92)
  • Regional Director, Texas Podiatric Medical Association: — Board of Directors, 1990 – 92
  • Member, Editorial Board: — Memorial Hospital Southwest Physicians Newsletter: “Phorum”
  • Member, Metropolitan Life Insurance. Co. Medical Advisory Board (1990 – 92)
  • Utilization Reviewer, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Foot Service, 1990-1999
  • (Combined Orthopedic and Podiatric Foot & Ankle Service)
  • Attending, Memorial-Hermann Hospital System Wound Care Center
  • Attending Physician and Clinical Instructor – Curative Technologies Wound Care
  • Member, Advisory Board, Johnson & Johnson Diabetic Foot Wound Panel
  • Advisory Board, Doak Pharmaceuticals Corporation
  • Member, Joint Quality Review Committee, Memorial Hermann Healthcare
  • Member, Pharmacy Therapeutics and IV Therapy Committee
  • Member, MHMD (formerly) Healthnet Providers, P&T Committee
  • Attending physician, St. Joseph Podiatric Medical Residency Program (2010-present)
  • Chairman, Credentials Committee, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (Sugar Land), 2012-
  • Member, Medical Executive Committee, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, SL, 2012-
  • Member, Bylaws Committee. St. Luke’s Sugar Land Hospital, 2015-

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

CHI Baylor St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (Sugar Land)
Memorial Hermann Hospital Southwest (now inactive)
Houston Methodist Hospital – Texas Medical Center (now inactive)
Memorial / USPI Sugar Land Surgical Hospital First Colony (now inactive)

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

  • Harris County Podiatric Medical Society (1983 – 92), (1999 – 2017)
  • Texas Podiatric Medical Association (1983 – 92), (1999 – Emeritus)
  • American Podiatric Medical Association (1983 – 92), (1999 – Present)
  • Texas Podiatry PAC (Houston Chairman, 1984 – 86)
  • Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery (Foot & Ankle Section)
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • American Board of Quality Assurance & Utilization Review – Diplomate [inactive]
  • American Academy of Wound Management – Board Certification, Wound Care
  • American Society for Wound Management
  • Am. Bd of Quality Assurance and Util. Review Physicians – Board Certified [inactive]
  • International Association of Forensic Podiatry

HONORS AND AWARDS

Pi Mu Delta, National Honor Society
Diplomate, National Board of Podiatry Examiners
Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Foot and Ankle Section
Listed as a member of “Leading Physicians of the World”, 2012

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Clinical Assistant Instructor, University of Osteopathic Medicine:
  • College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, (1983 – 86)
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York City):
  • Clinical Pharmacist – Diabetes Section of the Department of Endocrinology and Cardiovascular Drug Specialist (1977 – 79)
  • Booth Memorial Medical Center: Clinical Pharmacist, TPN, Hyperalimentation, Pediatric and Oncology Pharmacy (1976 – 78)
  • Harris County Podiatric Residency Program, Lecturer and Attending Surgeon
  • Harris County Foundation Podiatric Residency, Lecturer and Attending Surgeon
  • Doctors Hospital Residency Program, Attending Surgeon
  • Volunteer Faculty, University of Texas Medical School,
  • Family Practice Residency Program (1990 – Present)
  • Faculty Member, Harris County Podiatric Medical Foundation
  • Teaching Physician – St. Joseph Podiatry Residency Program (2011-

OTHER

  • Selected as Claims Examiner by OUM (Continental Ins. Co.) to review liability cases.
  • Claims examiner for Lyndsey and Newsom, Adjustors
  • Consultant for PICA (Podiatry Insurance Company of America, 1990-95)
  • State Bar of Texas – Grievance Panel District 4C9 – July 1994 – July 1999
  • Texas State Bd of Podiatric Medical Examiners – License Examiner (1995 –present)
  • Disciplinary Committee, State Bar of Texas, (1996-1999)
  • Consultant and member, Medical Team, Rice University, Dep’t of Athletics (Football)
  • Claims reviewer, Nexus Consulting
  • Claims reviewer, MRIoa (Medical Review Institute), 2010-2013
  • Claims reviewer, Dane Street, Consulting – peer reviews (2013 – 2022)

HOSPITAL COMMITTEES

Memorial Hermann Southwest:

  • Medical Executive Committee
  • Operating Room Committee
  • Former Chairman, Podiatry Section, Department of Surgery
  • Member, Outpatient Task Force on Ambulatory Services
  • Member, UT Family Practice Residency Committee Evaluation Team
  • MTAG: Memorial Hospital System Therapeutic Advisory Group Member (1995-2000)
  • Chairman, Steering Committee for Podiatry Network, MHMD (formerly HealthNet Providers), Inc. (2-1998 – present)
  • Ex-officio member, Credentials Committee
  • MTEC: Memorial Hermann Hospital System – Medical Therapeutic Executive Committee (1995-2000)
  • Chairman, HealthNet Providers Podiatry Subcommittee
  • Memorial HealthNet Providers: Anesthesia/Pain formulary subcommittee, 2000-2015.
  • Pharmacy, Therapeutics and IV Committee (2004 – 2011)
  • Medical Informatics Committee. (2008-2010)
  • Joint Quality Review Committee, (2007-2011)

Memorial Hermann Northwest:

  • Medical Executive Committee (1994-96)
  • Operating Room Committee (1994-96)
  • Chairman, Podiatry Section (1994-96)
  • Nominating Committee (1995)
  • Member, Performance Improvement Committee (1998 – 1999)
  • Ad Hoc Committee, Quality Assurance, Performance Improvement
  • CHI St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital:
  • Quality Assurance Reviewer, Combined Orthopedic and Podiatric Foot Service (1994 – 2001)
  • Ad Hoc Committee, Delineation of Privileges, Foot Services
  • Ad Hoc Committee, Quality Assurance Guidelines
  • Committee for Clinical Pathways for Surgery: Podiatric and Orthopedic Surgery (Combined Foot Service)
  • Member, Medical Executive Committee (2012-)
  • Credentials Committee – St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (2010 – 2022)
  • Chairman, Credentials Committee (2012 – 2022)
  • Member, Medical Executive Committee (2012 – 2022)
  • Member, Bylaws Committee (2015 – 2022)

Other
Aetna – US Healthcare: Member Quality Management and Physicians Review Committee
Nexus Medical Management – reviewer for pre-determination and authorizations
State of Texas, Medicaid and CHIP Regional Advisory Committee (Oct 24, 2013-Aug. 31, 2016)

CURRENT

  • Private Practice, 1983 – 2019, Houston, Texas
  • Sabbatical, December 31, 2019 – December 31, 2020
  • 2019-2020: Volunteer at Cathedral Clinic, Beacon Clinic, Houston, TX
  • Consults: St. Luke’s Sugar Land
  • House calls & Consults (Houston and Palm Springs, California)
  • Valley Urologic Institute (Valley Urologic Partners) – multispecialty grp (2021- present)

 

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