Clinical Perfusion Expert Witness

EDUCATION

2001-present, Concord University School of Law, Executive Juris Doctor in Healthcare

1990-1991, Department of Extracorporeal Circulation Technology, Medical University of South Carolina (Fellowship-ECT)

1988-1990, Department of Extracorporeal Circulation Technology, Medical University of South Carolina (BS-ECT)

1978-1982, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California (BSN)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

12/96-11/04, Clinical perfusionist, hospital in North Dakota

9/96-12/96, Locum Tenens in perfusion, medical center in Georgia, health institute in North Dakota

5/96-9/96, Regional Manager at a healthcare corp., Chief Perfusionist, hospital in Oklahoma, Chief Perfusionist, children's hospital in Oklahoma, Chief Perfusionist, VA medical center in Oklahoma

9/93-5/96, Chief Perfusionist, children's hospital in Nebraska

5/92-5/96, Perfusion Faculty Member, Division of Perfusion Sciences Education, university in Nebraska

5/92-2/94, Chief Perfusionist, university in Nebraska medical center

5/92-5/96, Director of Perfusion Services at Betech, Inc. in Nebraska

5/91-5/92, Perfusion Faculty Member, Perfusion Neonatal ECMO Coordinator, Department of ECT, Medical University of South Carolina

5/90-5/91, James P. Dearing Fellowship in Perfusion, Department of ECT, medical university in South Carolina

CLINICAL PERFUSION EXPERIENCE

Adult, neonatal and pediatric open heart procedures; membrane and bubble oxygenators, roller and centrifugal pumps, blood and crystalloid cardioplegia, intra aortic balloon pumping, cardiopulmonary support devices (CPS, emergent bypass), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R), extracorporeal liver perfusion (bridge to transplant), heart and liver transplantation, hemopheresis, ultrafiltration, rapid infusion devices, autotransfusion and cellsaving, heated intra-operative intra-peritoneal chemotherapy (HIIC), patient transport (air and ground.)

PERFUSION MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Continuously and simultaneously performed in the role of chief perfusionist in multiple medical centers while taking the same call hours and case loads as any other perfusionist on the team. Clinical scheduling, staff management, inventories, budgeting, resource utilization and cost analysis. Clinician and perfusion student performance evaluations. Perfusion specific, continuous quality improvement programs. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database (STS, DOS & Windows). Generation of perfusion specific documents, policies and procedures, statistics, and strategic plans. Creation of perfusion specific forms and patient care records. Served on hospital Internal Review Board.

HEALTHCARE EDUCATOR

Experienced healthcare educator in perfusion sciences, professional writer: created and taught full semester length courses in perfusion technologies, created five original, perfusion specific course syllabi (approx. 300 pages each), conducted many inservices, day courses, reviews for ABCP certification exams, etc. Strong skills in computer sciences, IBM computer upgrades and repairs, programming, databases, spread sheets, and can type 120 words a minute.

COMMENDATIONS IN TEACHING

Allied health teacher of the year 1995 and certificate of recognition in 1992 from a university in Nebraska. Given recognition plaque presented by perfusion graduating class at a medical university in South Carolina, class of 1992. Department of Thoracic Surgery, at a medical university in South Carolina Dr. J. Crumbley, commendation letter for conductance of seminar in the future of health care careers, April 1991. Received excellence in teaching, commendation letter from ECT Chairman, May 1991 at a medical university in South Carolina. Awarded highest ECT PACE ever received for a course and instructor in the school of ECT to date from a medical university in South Carolina, May 1991. Department of ECT, medical university in South Carolina, James P. Dearing Fellowship, awarded June 1991.

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