Board Certified Pediatric Gastroenterology Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.486

New York

Education

Brown University-Providence, Rhode Island
B.A. Biology, Magna Cum Laude
Honors Degree for Original Research, June, 1982

Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Bronx, New York
Doctorate of Medicine
June, 1986

Postdoctoral Training

Intern: Department of Pediatrics, Babies Hospital
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York,  July, 1986 - June, 1987

Resident: Department of Pediatrics,     Babies Hospital
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York,   July, 1987 - June, 1989

Fellowship: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
July, 1989 - June, 1991

Academic Appointments

Instructor, Department of Pediatrics,Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
July, 1989 - June, 1991

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
July, 1991 - November, 1994

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics,Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
December, 1994 - June, 1997

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UMD - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
July, 1997 - Present

Hospital Appointments

Clinical Assistant, Department of Pediatrics, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
July, 1989 - June, 1991

Assistant Attending, Department of Pediatrics, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
July, 1991 - February, 1993

Co-Director, Pediatric Hepatology, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
March, 1993 - November, 1994

Attending, Department of Pediatrics,
Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey
January, 1995 - Present

Interim Attending, Department of Pediatrics, Overlook Hospital, Summit, New Jersey
November, 1996 - Present

Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey
December, 1994 - June, 1997

Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Atlantic Health System, Florham Park, New Jersey
July, 1997 - Present

Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners
# Available upon request

American Board of Pediatrics, October 4, 1989
Recertified, October 2001
American Board of Pediatrics
Sub-Board:
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, November, 1992
Recertified, May, 1998
Recertified, October, 2006

Licensure

New York State License (Inactive), September 8, 1987
New Jersey State License, October 12, 1993

Honors

Edward C. Curnen  Award for “Humane and Compassionate Patient Care.”  Babies Hospital
Listed in the National Registry of Who’s Who
New Jersey Monthly Top Doctors in New Jersey, 1998-2007
New York Metro Area Top Doctor, 1998-2007
Listed by Best Doctors in America, 2000--2007
New Jersey Pediatric Society Physician Recognition Award, 2002
Crohns and Colitis Physician of the Year—New Jersey Chapter, 2004
Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians, 2005

Advisory Boards

Emerging Biologic Agents in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Schering Plough, 2007

Second Expert Scientific Advisory Board on Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma and Biologic Therapy, 2007

Children’s Digestive Health Foundation (CDHNF), Inflammatory Bowel Disease Scientific Advisory Board, 2005-2006

Adalimumab in the Treatment of Pediatric Crohns Disease, Abbott Labs,   2005--2006

Starlight, Starbright Foundation, Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Website, 2005

Role of Sargramostim (Leukine) in Treating Pediatric Patients with Active Crohn’s Disease - Berlex Labs, 2005

Role of Lansoprazole in Pediatric Gastroesophageal Disease, TAP Pharmaceuticals, 2005

Essential Fatty Acids in Infant Formulas, Mead Johnson, 2004

Funded Research Experience

Available upon request

Publications

Original Peer Reviewed Reports, Abstracts, Letters, Chapters and Invited Reviews available upon request.

Major Teaching Experience/Invited Talks (Selected)

Available upon request

Editorial Boards

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition—2002-present

Ad Hoc Reviewer:
Pediatrics
Journal of Pediatrics
American Journal of Gastroenterology
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Liver Transplantation and Surgery
Digestive Disease and Sciences
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Abstract Reviewer:
NASPGHN Annual Meeting, 2005, 2006
American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, 2006, 2007
CCFA Fifth Annual Advances in the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 2006, 2007

National Meeting Planning
NASPGHAN Annual Meeting, October, 2006—Orlando, Florida
Chairperson
Session Coordinator—Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma, Immunomodulators and Emerging Therapies in Pediatric :Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

NASPGHAN Annual Meeting, October, 2007—Salt Lake City, Utah
Chairperson—Clinical Practice Management Session

CCFA Annual Advances in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Miami, Fl. 12/2006, 2007.

Committees

American Academy of Pediatrics:
National Vice Chairman, Practice Committee, 2001 - Present
Nutrition Committee, New York Chapter, 1993 - 1994
Nutrition Committee, New Jersey Chapter, 1999 - present

North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition:
Clinical  Practice Committee, 2004—present
Children’s Digestive Health and Nutrition Fund (CDHNF), 2005—present
IBD Scientific Advisory Committee
Endoscopy Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee, 1998 - 2000
Pediatric IBD Network for Research and Improvement (PIBD)--Committee Advisor, 2004--present

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America:
National Chairman, Pediatric Patient Education Committee, 2005--present
National Pediatric Affairs Committee, 2002—present
Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, NJ Chapter, 1998 - 2004

American Liver Foundation
Children’s Liver Council, 2004—present

Pediatric Ethics Committee, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1992 - 1994

Research Committee, Atlantic Health System, 1998 - Present

Promotions Committee, Atlantic Health System, 1999 - Present

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), July 1999 - Present

American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD), 1994 - Present

American College of Gastroenterology, June 2000 - Present

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), August 1999 – Present

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), 2/1/00 - Present

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), July 1994 - Present

North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHN), 1996 - Present

New Jersey Pediatric GI Society (Founder), January 1998 - Present