Cardiology Internal Medicine Geriatrics Expert Witness

Expert Witness No. 102

New York

Education

University of California, Los Angeles 1967- 1971, BS. in Chemistry with Departmental Honors Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Medical School:
UCLA School of Medicine 1971 - 1975, Degree: MD.

Residency:
UCLA San Fernando Valley Medical Program at Sepulveda V. A. Hospital, June 1975 - June 1978

Chief Resident:
Internal Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Long Beach, V. A. Hospital, 1978 – 1979

Fellowship:
Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1979 - 1981

Certifications

Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine, September  1978

Diplomat, American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases, November  1981

California Physician's License

New York Physician's License

Virginia Physician's License

Connecticut Physician License

DEA

Independent Medical Examiner, State of California, Dept. of Industrial Relations

Qualified Medical Examiner, Industrial Medicine Council, 1992

Honors & Societies

Fellow, American College of Physicians

Fellow, American College of Cardiology

Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians

Fellow, American Heart Association Council of Clinical Cardiology

Phi Beta Kappa

Society of Sigma XI

Phi Eta Sigma

Alpha Chi Sigma

National Science Foundation Summer Fellow

Practice Experience

Private Practice in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, and Geriatrics

1981 - 1994, Los Angeles

1994 - 1999, Northern Virginia

1999 - Present, New York

Disability Evaluations

Agreed Medical Examinations

Legal Medicine

Emergency Medicine 1976 - 1986

Social Security Disability Evaluations 1981-1990

Hospital Staff Membership

New York United Hospital

Academic Experience

University of California at Los Angeles, School of Medicine: Clinical Instructor 1981-1983

Assistant Clinical Professor 1983 - 1994

Montefiore Medical Center 1999 - present

Hospital Medical Staff Leadership

Vice-Chairman, Utilization Review Committee, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 1985 -1987

Elected Representative, Medical Advisory Committee, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 1987 - 1989

Chief of Medicine, Midway Hospital Medical Center, Dept. of Medicine 1988 - 1990

Chairman, Clinical Pertinence Committee, Midway Hospital Medical Center 1989 - 1994

Hospital Medical Staff Leadership - Continued

Vice-Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee, Midway Hospital Medical Center 1989 - 1993

Chairman, Utilization Review Committee, Midway Hospital Medical Center 1984 - 1987

Elected Representative, Medical Executive Committee, Midway Hospital Medical Center 1986 - 1994

Board of Directors, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group 1989 - 1994

Secretary, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group 1990-1991

Vice President, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group 1991 - 1992

Treasurer, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group 1992 - 1994

Director of Cardiology Services, Fauquier Hospital  1994 -  1999

Chairman, Department of Medicine, Fauquier Hospital, 1997 - 1998

Languages

English
Spanish

Publications

Available upon request.