Emergency Family Wilderness Medicine Expert Witness

CERTIFICATION

• Board Certified, American Board Family Medicine, 2024
• Certificate in Travel Health, International Society of Travel Medicine, 2031
• Fellow, Academy Wilderness Medicine

LICENSURE

• Oregon #20269, exp 12/31/2025
• Washington #36308, exp 6/13/2026
• California #171002, exp 12/31/2024
•  Drug Enforcement Agency, exp 5/31/2027

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, exp. 7/2026
• Advanced Trauma Life Support, exp. 9/2027
• Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, Federal Aviation Administration
• Medical Examiner, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Independent Medical Examiner, Oregon and Washington
• Arbiter Examiner, Oregon
• Civil Surgeon, Immigration and Naturalization Service Level I and SAR Avalanche Rescue

EDUCATION

• M.D., 06/1994
  University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle WA
• B.S. Science Communication, magna cum laude, 06/1988
  University of Portland, Portland OR

TRAINING

• Internal Medicine Internship, 06/1994-06/1995 University of Utah Department of Internal Medicine
•  Family Medicine Residency, 06/1997-06/1999 Family Medicine of Southwest Washington

CURRENT MEDICAL PRACTICE

• Active Staff. Occupational and Travel, Mountain Clinic, and Emergency Depts. 10/2000-present.
  Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, OR
• Active Staff, Emergency Dept. 08/1998-present
  Skyline Hospital, WA

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

• Public Health Officer, Hood River County, OR. 2018-present. North Central Public Health District 2023-present
• Medical Examiner, Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, and Wheeler Counties, OR. 2018- present.
• Medical Director, Providence MCO, 2021- present. Providence CGH, 2022-present Chair, Medical Committee Mountain Rescue Association. 2016-2021.
• USA Delegate. International Commission for Alpine Rescue, 2017-present
• Medical Director, Crag Rats Mountain Rescue, Portland Mountain Rescue, Clackamas County Search and Rescue, Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue, 1999 to present.
• Local Emergency Medical Advisor, USFS Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests, 2022-present. Medical Director, Memorial Urgent Care, Vancouver WA. 2005-2009.
• Editor-in-Chief, Travel Medicine News. 2012-2019.
• Editor-in-Chief, and Associate Editor, Wilderness Medicine 1999-2012.
• Board Member. 2000-2006, Wilderness Medical Society, Colorado Springs, CO.

PREVIOUS MEDICAL PRACTICE

• Staff Physician, 11/2014
  Holland America Line, Seattle, WA
• Active Staff, Emergency Dept. 07/1999-01/2010
  Memorial Urgent Care, WA
  Courtesy Staff. Emergency Dept. 11/1999-05/2003, 11/2009-12/2013
  Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, OR
• Courtesy Staff, Emergency Dept. 06/2001-08/2001
  Mid Columbia Medical Center, OR
  Courtesy Staff, Emergency Dept. 07/1999
  Central Oregon District Hospital, OR
• Staff Physician and Clinical Quality and Utilization Director. 1995-1997
  Health Clinics of Utah
• Staff Physician. 06/1995-06/1996
  State Development Center, UT

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

Current with 300 hours in 3 years in emergency, family, and occupational medicine. CME list available.

EXPERT WITNESS EXPERIENCE

Specialize in outdoor recreation, wilderness, travel, and emergency medicine including trial and deposition experience.
Case list available.

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EXPERIENCE (selected)

• Physician, Holland America Line, Caribbean, Nov 2015.
• USA Delegate, International Commission for Alpine Rescue 2017-present. France, Andorra, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Greece
• Speaker, International Society of Travel Medicine, Barcelona, May 2017.
• Faculty, International Society of Travel Medicine, Quebec City, May 2015.
• Faculty, Asia Pacific Travel Health Society, Vietnam, May 2014
• Faculty, International Society of Travel Medicine, The Netherlands, May 2013
• CME Faculty Wilderness Travel Medicine 2011- present17 seminars to 6 continents.
• CME Chair/Team Leader, Health Corps Haiti May 2011, Jan 2012, June 2013, June 2014, May 2017
• Semester at Sea/Institute for Shipboard Education. Spring 1989.
• 13th International FFI Conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Oct 1988.
• Christian Medical Society Mission, Santo Domingo, Ecuador. Aug 1987.
• University of Portland Culture Program, Salzburg, Austria. 1985-86.
• Friendship Force International Ambassador, 1979 – 1985 South Korea; Finland, Soviet Union, Egypt, Austria

AWARDS/HONORS: Available upon request.

PUBLICATIONS & LECTURES: Available upon request.