Physician Associate Internal Medicine Expert Witness

CURRENT POSITION:

Mar 2015 to Present
Physician Assistant
Supplemental
POE Clinic
Mayo Clinic Arizona

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sep 2011 to Nov 2018
Physician Assistant
Part-time
Phoenix Fire Department
Health Center
Phoenix, AZ

2000 to July 2011
Anesthesia Department
Pre-Operative Eam Clinic
Retired
MCSB
Phoenix, AZ

Urology Physician Assistant Supervisor 1998 to 2000
Physician Assistant
Department of Urology
Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, AZ

1989 to 2000
Physician Assistant-Urology
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
Scottsdale, AZ

1985-1989
Physician Assistant
Family Practice
California Family Medical Group
Lodi, CA

1980-1985
Physician Assistant
Urology
Wichita VA Hospital, Wichita, KS

1978-1980
Assistant Program Director
Physician Assistant Program
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

1977-1978
Associate Clinical Coordinator
Physician Assistant Program
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

1976-1977
Physician Assistant
Occupational/Industrial Medicine
McBride Clinic
Oklahoma City, OK

1975-1976
Physician Assistant
Family Practice
William’s Clinic
Wetumka, OK

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE:

1975 – Present
NCCPA Recertification Exam
Primary Care Exam

1989 – Present
Joint Board on the Regulation
Of Physician Assistants
Arizona Board of Medical Examiners
Phoenix, AZ

EDUCATION:

9/94 – 6/97
Finch University of Health Sciences
The Chicago Medical School
MS Degree
Chicago, IL

1973-1975
Physician Assistant Program
University of Oklahoma BS Degree
Health Science Center
Oklahoma City, OK

1972-1973
Bishop Clarkson School of Nursing
Omaha, NE

1963-1968
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL BA Degree

1959-1963
Westside High School
Omaha, NE
Diploma

MILITARY SERVICE:

1968-1971
US Army – Special Weapons Instructor, Top Secret Clearance
Honorable Discharge – 7/71

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

1976 – Present
Fellow Member – American Academy of Physician
Assistants

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

1995 – 2011
Instructor – Urology
Mayo Medical School
Mayo Clinic Phoenix, AZ

1995 to Present
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
A.T. Still University
Mesa, AZ

1997 to 2007
Academic Faculty
Physician Assistant Program
Midwestern University
Glendale, AZ

COMMITTEE POSITIONS AND APPOINTMENTS:

2004 to 2007
Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants
CME Committee Co-Chairman

2004
President
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Society of
Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners

2003-2004
Co-Founding Member
Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner
Leadership Development Group

1998 to 2000 Board of Directors
Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants
(ASAPA)

1996 to 2005
Editorial Board – Surgical Physician Assistant

1993-1995
Secretary, Subcommittee on PA Education, Mayo
Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ

1986-1989
Corporation Representative to Physician Assistant

Examining Committee
California Family Medical Group, Inc.
Lodi, CA

1978-1979
Admissions and Progression Committee for
Physical Therapy Department, Wichita State University,
Wichita, KS

1978-1979
Curriculum Committee, College of Health Related
Professions
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

1979-1980
Admissions, Exceptions and Scholarship Committee,
College of Health Related Professions,
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.

1976-1979
House of Delegates
American Academy of Physician Assistants.

1979
Board of Directors
Kansas Academy of Physician Assistants.

1976-1978
Board of Directors
Oklahoma Academy of Physician Assistants.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

• Prostate-Specific Antigen and Its Relation to Documented Bone Scan Metastasis in the Post Radical Prostatectomy Patient (Masters Research Project & Thesis)
• Phase I Study of Medical Urethral Stimulated Erections, Physician Assistant Investigator
• Efficacy Study of Oral Zanoterone, Physician Assistant Investigator
• Long Term Safety and Efficacy of Terazosin Administered Once-A-Day in Therapy of Symptoms of Benign Hyperplasia, Physician Assistant Investigator
• Safety and Efficacy of Urologix T3 (Transurethral Thermo-Therapy) System in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Physician Assistant Investigator
• Factors Contributing to Job Satisfaction Among Wichita State University Physician Assistant Graduates, Co-Investigator.