Physician Emergency Medicine Expert Witness

Education

1969-1973 Galesburg, IL Bachelor of Arts Biology, Bachelor of Arts Chemistry

1973-1976 M.D. Loyola University – Maywood, IL Doctor of Medicine

GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

1976-1977 Hines Veterans Administration Hospital Hines, IL Intern-General Medical

1980-1982 Evanston-Northwestern University Emergency Medicine Residency

BOARD CERTIFICATION and LICENSURE

• 1976 – present State of Illinois Medical License exp. 07/31/2026
• 1977 – present State of California License exp. 11/30/2025
• 1990 – 2023 State of Florida Medical License exp. 01/31/2023
• 1978 – present State of Utah Medical License exp. 01/31/2025
• 2016 – present State of Arizona Medical License exp. 03/20/2026
• 2016 – present State of South Carolina License exp. 06/30/2025
• 2016 – present State of Virginia License exp. 11/30/2024
• 2016 – present State of Ohio Medical License exp. 07/01/2024
• 2016 – present State of New Mexico Medical
  Telemedicine License exp. 07/01/2026
• 2017 – present State of Missouri exp. 01/31/2025
• 1983 – present Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine
• 1983 – present Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians
• 1988 – present U.S. Civil Surgeon
• 2014 – present National Registry, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

6/1982-6/2016 Senior Clinical Educator

• Emergency Medicine
• Feinberg School of Medicine
• Northwestern University

6/2009-6/2016 Senior Clinical Educator

• Emergency Medicine
• Pritzker School of Medicine
• University of Chicago

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

6/1977- 6/1978 General Medicine Clinician Kaiser Permanente Hospital
Los Angeles, CA

6/1978-6/1980 Physician National Health Service
Indian Health Service
Roosevelt, UT

6/1982-present Senior Attending Physician Emergency Medicine
NorthShore University Health System
Evanston Hospital, Evanston, IL
Glenbrook Hospital, Glenview, IL
Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park, IL

9/1987- present Occupational Medicine Physician Occupational Medicine Evanston-Glenbrook
Associates
Evanston Hospital, Evanston, IL
Glenbrook Hospital, Glenview, IL

Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park, IL

9/2007- 7/2016 Occupational Medicine Physician
Northwestern Cooperate Health and Travel 676 N. St. Clair
9th Floor – Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60611

9/2009-7/2015 Staff physician
Major League Baseball
Chicago National League Club (Cubs)
1060 W Addison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60613

7/2014-7/2016 Physician,
Boeing International Headquarters
100 North Riverside
Chicago, Illinois 60606

8/2016- 7/2021 Occupational Medicine Physician
Concentra

6/2015-present Telehealth Physician
American Well

6/2015-present Telehealth Physician
Teladoc

6/2015- present Telehealth Physician
First Stop Health

1990- present URAC certified review physician
INSPE associates
123 W. Madison St, Ste 800
Chicago, IL 60602

1988- present Independent Medical Utilization Review Physician
Allstate
State Farm Insurance

2015- present Independent Medical Review Physician
AllMed
HQSI
AMR
PRI
NEXUS
MCMC
MMRO
Alicare
FHAS
IMEDECS

2010- present Medical-Legal Review Physician
TASA
Consolidated Consultants

COMMITTEE SERVICE

1983-1990 Infection Control Committee
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Evanston, Illinois

1990-2005 Emergency Preparedness Committee
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Evanston, Illinois

1998-2009 Emergency Medicine Residency Selection Committee
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

1983 – present Fellow, American College of Emergency Ph

TEACHING

Instructor Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) -1988

Lecturer Blood Borne Pathogens, American Society of Safety Engineers, Chicago, IL January, 1990

Lecturer Blood Borne Pathogens, North Suburban Firefighters and Police Officers, Glenview, IL March, 1991

Lecturer American with Disabilities Act, Chicago, IL May 1992

Lecturer Pearls, Perils and Pitfalls of Acute Treatment of Occupational Injuries, American College of Occupational Medicine, National Conference, Atlanta, GA, April, 1993

Lecturer “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act”, Rosemont, IL August 2003

Lecturer Plant Toxicology, Northwestern University, Evanston Hospital Division of Emergency Medicine, August 2003

Lecturer “Medical Legal Aspects of Emergency Medicine”, Northwestern University Evanston Hospital Division of Emergency Medicine, March, 2004

Lecturer “Hypothermia”, Northwestern University Department of Emergency Medicine, Core Content Lecture Series, November 9, 2004

Team Leader NU-AID program, Blue Mountain Project, Jamaica, December, 2007

Co Founder Sierra Leone Medical Clinics Program, Bunabo, Sierra Leone, West Africa, November 2008

Co Founder Village Medical Project, Sierra Leone, West Africa, November 2009

Co Leader MEDICO Honduras Medical Project, April 2011

Co Leader MEDICO, Site Evaluation, Juan Mendez Garcia Hospital, Gracias,
Lempira, Honduras November 2011

MEDICO, Reevaluation, Juan Mendez Garcia Hospital, Gracias, Lempira

Honduras, November 2012

MEDICO, Clinical Physician, Puerto Lempira, Honduras, October 2014

MEDICO, Clinical Physician, Puerto Lempira, Honduras, September 2015

MEDICO, Clinical Physician, Puerto Lempira, Honduras, September 2016

MEDICO, Clinical Physician, Puerto Lempira, Honduras, September 2017

Certifications

Medical Review Officer, Diplomate Medical Review Officer Certification Council Recertification Nov. 27, 2013

United States Civil Surgeon, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

National Registry of Physician Examiners, U. S. Department of Transportation

American Board of Emergency Medicine certification 1983, recertifications: 1993, 2003, 2012, 2022

 Publications & Scholarly Biography

Available upon request

Presentations

Available upon request