PODIATRY BOARD CERTIFIED FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY EXPERT WITNESS

EDUCATION

9/69 - 6/73 College, B.A. with Honors Biology and Literature Dean's List City College of the City University of New York

9/73 - 6/77 Post Graduate B.Sc. with Honors Pharmacy Rho Chi, Dean's List St. Johns University

9/78 - 6/82 Professional D.P.M. Doctor of Podiatric Medicine Pi Mu Delta Honor Society New York College of Podiatric Medicine

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. 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 and Leg
Collagen Workshop with Certification
CO˛ Laser Surgery Course with Certification
Small Joint Arthroscopy with Certification
Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy Course with Certification
Holmium Ho:YAG Laser and Arthroscopy Course with Certification
Pulsed Dye Laser "yellow laser" Course with Certification
9/98 Johnson and Johnson, Medical, Inc. Wound Care Seminar
8/98 Curative Technologies™ Wound Care Course with Certification
1999 Wound Care Course - Johnson and Johnson Medical, Inc.
1999 Certified Wound Specialist - American Academy of Wound Management

LICENSURE

June 1982 Texas
August 1982 Connecticut, good standing - inactive
June 1982 New York, good standing - inactive

ACADEMIC

1986-88 Director, Residency Education, Doctors Hospital
1985-Present Attending Staff, Harris County Residency Program
1985-92 Residency Committee, Doctors Hospital
Residency Committee, Harris County Residency Program
1983-86 Assistant Instructor, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
1983-85 Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Citizens Hospital
1989-1995 Reviewer, Joint Residency Review Commission - American Board of Podiatric Surgery - Council on Podiatric Medical Education
1990 - Present Chairman, Podiatry Section, Memorial Hospital Southwest
Member, Medical Executive Committee, Memorial Hospital Southwest
Member, Operating Room Committee, Memorial Hospital Southwest
QA Reviewer, Section of Podiatry, Memorial Hospital Southwest
1989-90 Secretary, Harris County Podiatric Medical Society
1990-91 Treasurer, Harris County Podiatric Medical Society
1991-92 Vice President, Harris County. Podiatric Medical Society
1992 President, Harris County Podiatric Medical Society
1989-90 Member, Nominating Committee, Texas Podiatric Medical Association TPMA
1990-92 Member, Insurance Committee, TPMA
1990-92 Regional Director, Texas Podiatric Medical Association-Board of Directors
Member, Editorial Board-Memorial Hospital Southwest Physicians Newsletter "Phorum"
1990-92 Member, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Medical Advisory Board
1990-99 Utilization Reviewer, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Foot Service Combined Orthopedic and Podiatric Foot Service Attending, Memorial-Hermann Hospital System Wound Care Center
Member, Advisory Board, Johnson and Johnson Diabetic Foot Wound Panel
Advisory Board, Doak Pharmaceuticals Corp.

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Southwest Memorial Hermann Hospital
Northwest Memorial Hermann Hospital 2002 went to inactive status
The Methodist Hospital - Medical Center
The Methodist Hospital - Sugar Land Medical Center

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Harris County Podiatric Medical Society 1983 - 92, 1999 - Present
Texas Podiatric Medical Association 1983 - 92, 1999 - Present
American Podiatric Medical Association 1983 - 92, 1999 - Present
Texas Podiatry PAC Houston Chairman, 1984 - 86
Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery Foot and Ankle Section
Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review - Diplomate
American Academy of Wound Management - Board Certification, Wound Care
American Society for Wound Management
American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians - Board Certified

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

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1983-86 Clinical Assistant Instructor, University of Osteopathic Medicine - College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

1977-79 Mount Sinai Medical Center New York City-Clinical Pharmacist - Diabetes Section of the Department of Endocrinology and Cardiovascular Drug Specialist

1976-78 Booth Memorial Medical Center: Clinical Pharmacist, TPN, Hyperalimentation, Pediatric and Oncology Pharmacy

Harris County Podiatric Residency Program, Lecturer and Attending Surgeon

Harris County Foundation Podiatric Residency, Lecturer and Attending Surgeon Doctors Hospital Residency Program, Attending Surgeon

1990-Present Volunteer Faculty, University of Texas Medical School-Family Practice Residency Program

PUBLICATIONS

Available upon request

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Available upon request

OTHER

Selected as Claims Examiner by OUM Continental Insurance Company to review malpractice cases
Claims examiner for Lyndsey and Newsom, Adjustors
1990-95 Consultant for PICA Podiatry Insurance Company of America
July 1994-July 1999 State Bar of Texas - Grievance Panel District 4C9
1995-Present Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners - Licensure Examiner
1996-1999 Disciplinary Committee, State Bar of Texas

HOSPITAL COMMITTEES

Hospital Southwest
Medical Executive Committee
Operating Room Committee
Chairman, Podiatry Section, Department of Surgery
Member, Outpatient Task Force on Ambulatory Services
Member, University of Texas Family Practice Residency Committee Evaluation Team
1995-2000 MTAG Memorial Hospital System Therapeutic Advisory Group Member
2/98-Present Chairman, Steering Committee for Podiatry Network, HealthNet Providers, Inc.
Ex-officio member, Credentials Committee
1995-2000 MTEC Memorial Hermann Hospital System - Medical Therapeutic Executive Committee
Chairman, HealthNet Providers Podiatry Subcommittee
2000-Present Memorial HealthNet Providers Anesthesia and Pain formulary subcommittee

Hospital Northwest
1994-96 Medical Executive Committee
1994-96 Operating Room Committee
1994-96 Chairman, Podiatry Section
1995 Nominating Committee
1998-1999 Member, Performance Improvement Committee
Ad Hoc Committee, Quality Assurance, Performance Improvement

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
1994-2001Quality Assurance Reviewer, Combined Orthopedic and Podiatric Foot Service
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

Other
Aetna - US Healthcare Member Quality Management and Physicians Review Committee

KEYWORDS

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