Internal Medicine Emergency Medicine Infectious Diseases Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.180

California

Education/Training

1974 - 1977            Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biology (Summa Cum Laude), University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
1977 - 1981            James Scholar Independent Study Program (Alpha Omega Alpha), University of Illinois Medical College, Chicago, IL
1981 - 1982            Internal Medicine Internship, A Major University Medical Center, CA
1982 - 1984            Internal Medicine Residency, A Major University Medical Center, CA
1984 - 1986            Emergency Medicine Residency, A Major University Medical Center, CA
1987 - 1989            Infectious Diseases Fellowship, Combined Three Medical Centers, CA

Licensure

1982                       California Board Certification, Physician and Surgeon
1985                       Board Certified - Internal Medicine
1987                       Board Certified - Emergency Medicine
1990                       Board Certified - Infectious Diseases
1996                       Board Re-Certified - Emergency Medicine

Special Certification

1997 - present        Pediatric Advanced Life Support
1982 - present        Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification
1984                       Advance Trauma Life Support Certification
1984                       Base Station Certification

Experience

1993 - present        Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine – A Major University Medical Center
1990 - 1993            Associate Director, Department of Emergency Medicine - A Major University Medical Center
1990 - 1993            Director of Clinical Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine - A Major University Medical Center
1986 - 1993            Director of Research and Education, Department of Emergency Medicine - A Major University Medical Center

Academic Appointments:

1997 - present        Professor of Clinical Medicine, A Major University School of Medicine

1995 - 1997            Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, A Major University School of Medicine

1991 - 1995            Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, A Major University School of Medicine

1986 - 1991            Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, A Major University School of Medicine

Staff Appointments:

1986 - present        Attending Physician, Department of Medicine/Emergency Medicine - A Major University Medical Center

1990 - present        Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases - A Major University Medical Center

Committee Memberships

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center:

1986 - 1989            Emergency Medicine Quality Assurance Committee

1986 - 1991            Education Committee

1986 - 1993            Human subjects Protection Committee

1987 - 1991            Research Committee

1987 - 1993            Infection Control Committee

1988 - 1991            Blood Bank Committee

1989 - 1991            Strategic Planning Committee on Research

1990 - present        Olive View Education and Research Institute Board of Trustees

1991 - present        Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

1991 - present        Chairman, Antibiotic Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

1992                       Research Seed Grant Committee

1992 - 1993            TB Task Force

1992 - 1993            Chairman, Strategic Planning Committee on Research

1993 - 1994            Drug Usage and Evaluation Committee

1993 - present        Medical Executive Committee

1993 - present        Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine Patient Care Efficiency (PACE) Committee

1994 - present        Chairman, Education and Research Institute Space Committee

Regional:

1985 - 1986            President, California Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association

1985 - 1986            Resident Coordinator, CAL/ACEP 14th Annual Scientific Assembly

1985 - 1986            CAL/ACEP Board of Directors Ex-Officio Member

1987 - 1990            CAL/ACEP Education Committee

1992 - present        County STD Advisory Committee

1996 - present        County Public Health Crisis Assessment Research Advisory Committee

National:

1985 - 1986            Chairman, Membership Services Subcommittee Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association

1985 - 1986            National Chairman, Job Catalog, Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association

1985 - 1986            Government Affairs Committee, American College of Emergency Physicians

1985 - 1986            Board of Trustees, National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee

1988 - 1990            Wound Care Group, American College of Emergency Physicians
1989 - 1993            National Research Committee, American College of Emergency Physicians

1991 - 1993            Chairman, Emergency Medicine Foundation Resident Research Award Committee

1991 - 1994            Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Liaison Committee
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

1991 - 1992            AIDS Taskforce 
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine/American College of Emergency Physicians

1992 - 1994            Infectious Disease Committee
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine/American College of Emergency Physicians

1996 - present        Chairman, EMERGENCY ID NET Executive Committee

1983 - 1987            American College of Physicians

1984 - present        American College of Emergency Physicians

1985 - present        Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

1989 - present        American Society of Microbiology

1991 - present        Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publications

Available upon request