Otolaryngology – Neurotology Expert Witness

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of Florida College of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor — 2022–Present
Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine

Nitinetics, LLC — 2005-Present
Providing consulting, expert witness, and IME services. Specializing in dizziness, hearing loss, TBI, tinnitus, facial paralysis, and otologic medical devices IP.

Private Immunodominant, LLC — 2022-Present
Chief Medical Officer
Aiding in the development of antiviral therapies and research on protein expression, purification, and crystallization.

University of Florida Health Jacksonville
Associate Professor and Interim Chief, Division of Otolaryngology — 2019-2022
Director of Cochlear Implant Program and Surgical Staff, UF Health Skull Base Center — 2015-2022
Chief, Division of Otolaryngology — 2013–2015
Interim Chief, Division of Otolaryngology — 2012–2013
Associate Professor — 2010-2022
Courtesy Clinical Associate Professor — 1998–2010
Assistant Professor — 1991–1994

Mandarin Hearing and Balance Center — 1998-2013
Private Practice

University of Pennsylvania — 1994-1998
Director, University of Pennsylvania Balance Center and Assistant Professor

EDUCATION

Undergraduate

Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey

Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Geology and Geophysics 1977

Graduate School

Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Master of Arts in Biochemistry 1979

 Medical School

Rutgers Medical School Piscataway, New Jersey

Medical Doctor 1983

 Law School

Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonville, Florida

Juris Doctor; Law Review editorial staff; Phi Delta Phi 2008

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas

Neurotology 1993–1994

Residencies

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee

Otolaryngology 1987–1989

Medical College of Virginia Richmond, Virginia

Otolaryngology 1984–1986

Internship

Indiana University Hospitals Indianapolis, Indiana

General Surgery 1983–1984

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

Licensure

• Florida Medical License Current

Certifications

• American Board of Otolaryngology
• Board Certified, Neurotology 2012
• American Board of Otolaryngology
• Board Certified 1990

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

• Associate Professor 2010–Present
• Chief, Division of Otolaryngology 2013–2015
• Interim Chief, Division of Otolaryngology  2012–2013;2019-2020
• Courtesy Clinical Associate Professor 1998–2010
• Assistant Professor 1991–1994

HOSPITAL STAFF

• University of Florida Health – Jacksonville 1991-Present
• St. Vincent’s Hospital – Southside 2009-Present
• Memorial Hospital of Jacksonville — 2005-2009

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Current

American College of Healthcare Executives (Fellow)

American Neurotology Society (Fellow)

American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery

American College of Surgeons (Fellow)

Triological Society (Fellow)

Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Duval County Medical Society, Board of Directors, Member, 1998 to Present
Immediate Past President, 2009
President, 2008
President Elect, 2007
Vice President, 2006
Secretary, 2005
Florida Medical Association

Greater Jacksonville ENT Society

Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society

Society of NASA Flight Surgeons

Space Medicine Branch, Aerospace Medical Association

Aerospace Medical Association

Past

American College of Physician Executives

Florida Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Society of University Otolaryngologists

American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology

Nashville Academy of Otolaryngology

Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Pennsylvania State Medical Society

Philadelphia College of Physicians

Philadelphia County Medical Society

Virginia Society of Otolaryngology

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Current

Duval County Medical Society (DCMS), 1998–Present
Committee on Ethical & Judicial Affairs, Chair, 2015–Present
Member, 2013–Present
Election Committee, 2015–Present
Northeast Florida Legislative Committee, 2012–Present
Member, 2005-Present
Council of Past Presidents 2009–Present
Judicial Committee, 2006–Present
NASA Visiting Researcher, 1991–Present

Past

University of Florida—Jacksonville
Value Analysis Team Committee
Resident Education Committee
Operating Room Operations Committee
EPIC Care Ambulatory Advisory Group
American Neurotology Society, Research Committee

American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
General Otolaryngology Education Committee, 2011–2013
SIPAC Committee, 1994–1995
Patient of the Month Committee, 1994–1995
Professional Liability Committee, 1994–1995
DCMS Ad Hoc Committee on Legislation, 2009

Florida Medical Association
Reference Committee III Legislation, 2012
Task Force on Medical Staff Autonomy, 2009
Ad hoc Committee on Model Hospital By-laws
Committee on Medical Economics
Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, 2006–2009
Committee on Managed Care, 2007–2008
Memorial Hospital Continuing Medical Education, 2004–2005

DCMS Constitutional Amendment and Tort Reform Committee, 2004

University of Pennsylvania
Admissions Committee, 1996–1997
Investigational Drug Committee, 1996–1997
Medical Center Resident Selection Committee, 1996–1997
Medical School Admissions Committee, 1996–1997
Medical Student Research Award Committee, 1996–1997
NIH Peer Review Consultant, 1994

University of Florida Health Science Center
Vertigo Clinic Co-Director, 1992–1994
Ambulatory Surgery Committee, 1992–1994
Cancer Committee, 1992–1994
Clerkship Committee, 1992–1994
Faculty Council, 1992–1994
Joint Practice Council for Medicine and Surgery, 1992–1994
University of Florida Resident Selection Committee, 1993

Vanderbilt University Resident Selection Committee, 1988

MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS

TBI associated dizziness, coronavirus, HLA antigens, motion sickness, middle ear implants, computerized bone grafts, and skull base tumors

UNITED STATES PATENTS

Self-crimping Stapedectomy Prosthesis, U. S. Patents

Surgical Bone and Cartilage Shaping using CAD/CAM, U.S. Patent

SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS

Space Shuttle mission STS-54 PARE.02 parts sharing program, Principal Investigator, “Effects of Microgravity on Rat Masseter Muscle.”

Space Shuttle mission research, Co-Investigator, “Adaptation of Otolith Responses Assessed by OffVertical Axis Rotation.”

MISSIONARY WORK

Honduras, “Jungle Hospital,” February 2016. Provided basic medical care to indigenous people of the region.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Flight Surgeon Training, Johnson Space Center, 1993.

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 1992.

Mode 6 Shuttle Rescue Exercise, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), 1992.

Skull Base Workshop, Ear Research Foundation, 1992.

Midas Rex Skull Base Surgery Course, Ear Research Foundation, 1992.

KSC Shuttle Emergency Medical Support Course, Kennedy Space Center, 1991.

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, University of Florida, 1991.

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Vanderbilt University, 1989.

Laser Surgery Course, Vanderbilt University, 1989.

Basic ENT Science Course, University of Iowa, 1985.

COURSES TAUGHT: Available upon request.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Available upon request.

PRESENTATIONS: Available upon request.

SELECTED RECENT PRESENTATIONS: Available upon request.

GRANTS AWARDED: Available upon request.

PUBLICATIONS: Available upon request.

POSTERS: Available upon request.

INTERVIEWS: Available upon request.

AWARDS AND HONORS: Available upon request.