Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.178

Southern California

Specialty

Pre-Hospital Care
Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine
Paramedic/Ambulance Care
Emergency Nursing Care
Emergency Department Standard of Care

Education and Training

1977                  Doctor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine – Irvine, CA
1973 – 1974      Master’s Program – Anatomy, University of California, Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
1972                  Bachelor of Science – Cum Laude, University of California, Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
1978                  Rotating Internship:  Major & Minor Trauma – Pediatric, Emergency – OB/GYN Emergency – CCU/ICU, University of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA

Certification

1986    Board Certification Emergency Medicine

Experience

Teaching:
1981 – present           
Paramedics – Field Communication – OB/GYN
Emergencies – Pediatric Trauma – Child Abuse
Medico – Legal Aspects of Emergency Care

Hospital Appointments

1992 – present       Intercommunity Medical Center
1991 – present       Arcadia Methodist Hospital
1981 – 1987           St. Mary’s Medical & Trauma Center – Long Beach, CA
1986 – 1991           Doctor’s Hospital of Lakewood – Lakewood, CA
1981 – 1986           Charter Suburban Hospital – Paramount, CA
1980 – 1981           Glendora Community Hospital – Glendora, CA, Assistant Director
1981                       Deaconess Hospital – Evansville, IN
1981                       Wellborn Tri-State Hospital – Evansville, IN, Trauma Center

Professional Activities

1984 – present       Medico-Legal Expert Witness – National Consultant
1983 – 1985           FINA CUP Physician (Water Polo)
1984                       Olympic Medical Physician & Director

Committees/Affiliations

1981 – present            Paramedic Liaison/Advisory Board:
ACLS Committee
Emergency Medicine Committee
Pediatric Medicine Committee
Ethics Board
Advanced Trauma Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Base Station Physician Certified
American College of Emergency Physicians
Pediatric Life Support
American Academy of Emergency Medicine