Pediatric Gastroenterologist Expert Witness

EDUCATION

Columbia College, A.B. cum laude, 1960
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD, 1964

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

Internship
V-VI Medical Service, Boston City Hospital, 1964-1965

Residency
Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center Boston, 1965-1967

Fellowship
Fellow in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Yale-New Haven Medical Center, 1969-1970

Military
Chief of Pediatrics, Altus AFB, Altus, Oklahoma, 1967-1969

Licensure
New Jersey, through June 30, 2005

Certification
Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics, 1970

Last Position
Executive in Residence,
Center for Healthcare Management Studies
Silberman College of Business, Farleigh Dickinson University (a one year part-time appointment)

Previous Position (1996- December 2002) RETIRED
Vice President, Academic Affairs
Atlantic Health System Florham Park, New Jersey

Major Administrative Responsibilities
Chief Academic Officer for Academic Activities at Atlantic Health System; Morristown Memorial
Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey, Overlook Hospital, Summit, New Jersey, and Mountainside
Hospital in Montclair, New Jersey
CME, (Continuing Medical Education)
GME (Graduate Medical Education),
UME (Undergraduate Medical Education)
Allied Health Education
Biomedical Communications
Department of Grants and Research
Libraries
Physician Communications/Surveys

Liaison to UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School - Associate Dean for Atlantic Health System

Faculty Appointment
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

Previous Positions
Vice President, Academic Affairs
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey, 1993-1996

Director, Medical Education/Research
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey, 1986-1993

Director, Medical Education
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey, 1981-1986

Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey, 1972-1981

Associate Director, Pediatric Ambulatory Services
Yale-New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut, 1970-1972

Clinical Practice
Consultant Practice at Morristown Memorial Hospital; Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1972-1996

University Appointments
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey Medical School, 1998-present

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1988-1997

Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1977-1980

Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Rutgers Medical School, 1974-1977

Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Rutgers Medical School, 1974-1977

Assistant Professor in Pediatrics
Yale University School of Medicine, 1971-1972

Instructor in Pediatrics
Yale University School of Medicine, 1970-1971

AWARDS AND HONORS

Association for Hospital Medical Education John C. Leonard Award (For National leadership in Medical Education), 2002
Morristown Memorial Hospital Augusta Stone Award (Distinguished volunteer leader in fund raising), 1995
Who's Who In the East, 1996
Who's Who in the World - 16th Edition, 1999

BOARDS OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, 1998-2002
Association for Hospital Medical Education (AHME) Washington, DC, 1987-1996
Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), 1989-1997
Matheny School, 1984-1988
Morristown Memorial Health Foundation Board of Trustees, 1995-present
New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research, 1994-1996
The Peck School, 1979-1985

MAJOR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ACCME

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, 1998-2000
Board of Trustees
Chair, Task Force on Content Validations
Finance Committee

AHA American Hospital Association, 2000 to December 2003)
Representative to the Regional Policy Board
Representative to CCHP Coordinating Committee on Health Professionals

Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education
AHME representative-observer status, 1991-1993
Institutional Review Committee, 1995-1999
Pediatric RRC, Board of Appeals for Pediatrics, 1993-1999

Advisory Committee on Maternal and Child Health, New Jersey Health Department, 1982-1990, Chairman, 1983-85

Advisory Graduate Medical Education Council New Jersey, Board Member, 1986-1994
Task Force on Quality and Scope, 1985-1998

American Medical Association
Educational Advisory Committee, 2001-2002

American Board of Pediatrics, PRCP Profile Test Committee, 1988-1992

Editorial Board Hospital Physician, 1997-present

Editorial Board New Jersey Medicine, 1986-1996

Education Committee, New Jersey Academy of Medicine, 1981-1991

Education Committee, New Jersey Medical Society, 1980-1999,Vice Chairman, 1984-1988

Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse, 1984-1987

Graduate Medical Education Technical Work Group, New Jersey Health Department, 1992-present

New Jersey Association of Biomedical Research, Board of Directors,1994-1996

New Jersey Health Department Committee on Reimbursement of Teaching Hospitals, 1981-1983

New Jersey Health Department Core Clinical Advisory Group, 1993- 2002

Region - I LAB (Local Advisory Group -3 County) to NJ State Department of Health, 1996-1998

Region - I RAB (Regional Advisory Board - 6 County) to NJ State Department of Health, 1997-1998

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New Jersey Health Initiatives Advisory Committee, 1993-1999

Hospital - Morristown Memorial Hospital
Ethics Committee, 1992-1996
Executive Committee, 1972-2002
Medical Education, 1972-2002

Editorial Boards
New Jersey Medicine
Hospital Practice
Hospital Physician

MEMBERSHIPS, OFFICES AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Academy of Pediatrics, New Jersey Chapter
Councilor-Morris, Sussex, Warren Counties, 1975-1978
Secretary Treasurer, 1978-1979
President Elect, 1979-1981
President, 1981-1983
Program Chairman, 1984

American Board of Pediatrics Associate Member of the Board, 1989-1992

American Gastroenterology Association

Association for Hospital Medical Education (Wash, DC),
Program Committee, 1985-1996
District Representative, 1986
Nominating Committee, 1986
Chairman, 1993-1995
Board of Trustees, 1987-1996
President Elect, 1988-1991
President, 1991-1993
Liaison to ACGME, 1993-1995
Liaison to AAMC, 1995-1999
Liaison to AHA, 2001-2002

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Board of Trustees, 1989-1996
Chairman, Medical Credentials Committee, 1991-1996

New Jersey Academy of Medicine

New Jersey Association for Hospital Medical Education
President, 1986-1987
Nominating Committee, 1987-1992

New Jersey Gastroenterology Society
Secretary-Treasurer, 1976-1977
Program Chairman, 1977-1978
Vice President, 1978-1979
President Elect, 1979-1980
President, 1980-1981

ARTICLES

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BOOKS

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PUBLICATIONS

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PRESENTATIONS

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KEYWORDS

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