Expert Witness No. 180
California
EDUCATION/TRAINING
1974 - 1977 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biology (Summa Cum Laude), University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
1977 - 1981 James Scholar Independent Study Program (Alpha Omega Alpha), University of Illinois Medical College, Chicago, IL
1981 - 1982 Internal Medicine Internship, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
1982 - 1984 Internal Medicine Residency, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
1984 - 1986 Emergency Medicine Residency, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
1987 - 1989 Infectious Diseases Fellowship, Combined UCLA/Sepulveda VA/Olive View Medical Centers, Los Angeles, CA
LICENSURE
1982 California Board Certification, Physician and Surgeon
1985 Board Certified - Internal Medicine
1987 Board Certified - Emergency Medicine
1990 Board Certified - Infectious Diseases
1996 Board Re-Certified - Emergency Medicine
SPECIAL CERTIFICATION
1997 - present Pediatric Advanced Life Support
1982 - present Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification
1984 Advance Trauma Life Support Certification
1984 Base Station Certification
EXPERIENCE
Departmental Appointments:
| | 1993 - present Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center |
| | 1990 - 1993 Associate Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center |
| | 1990 - 1993 Director of Clinical Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center |
| | 1986 - 1993 Director of Research and Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center |
Academic Appointments:
| | 1997 - present Professor of Clinical Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine |
| | 1995 - 1997 Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine |
| | 1991 - 1995 Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine |
| | 1986 - 1991 Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine |
Staff Appointments:
| | 1986 - present Attending Physician, Department of Medicine/Emergency Medicine, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center |
| | 1990 - present Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center |
Committee Membership:
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center:
| | 1986 - 1989 Emergency Medicine Quality Assurance Committee |
| | 1986 - 1991 Education Committee |
| | 1986 - 1993 Human subjects Protection Committee |
| | 1987 - 1991 Research Committee |
| | 1987 - 1993 Infection Control Committee |
| | 1988 - 1991 Blood Bank Committee |
| | 1989 - 1991 Strategic Planning Committee on Research |
| | 1990 - present Olive View Education and Research Institute Board of Trustees |
| | 1991 - present Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee |
| | 1991 - present Chairman, Antibiotic Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee |
| | 1992 Research Seed Grant Committee |
| | 1992 - 1993 TB Task Force |
| | 1992 - 1993 Chairman, Strategic Planning Committee on Research |
| | 1993 - 1994 Drug Usage and Evaluation Committee |
| | 1993 - present Medical Executive Committee |
| | 1993 - present Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine Patient Care Efficiency (PACE) Committee |
| | 1994 - present Chairman, Education and Research Institute Space Committee |
Regional:
| | 1985 - 1986 President, California Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association |
| | 1985 - 1986 Resident Coordinator, CAL/ACEP 14th Annual Scientific Assembly |
| | 1985 - 1986 CAL/ACEP Board of Directors Ex-Officio Member |
| | 1987 - 1990 CAL/ACEP Education Committee |
| | 1992 - present Los Angeles County STD Advisory Committee |
| | 1996 - present Los Angeles County Public Health Crisis Assessment Research Advisory Committee |
National:
| | 1985 - 1986 Chairman, Membership Services Subcommittee Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association |
| | 1985 - 1986 National Chairman, Job Catalog, Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association |
| | 1985 - 1986 Government Affairs Committee, American College of Emergency Physicians |
| | 1985 - 1986 Board of Trustees, National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee |
| | 1988 - 1990 Wound Care Group, American College of Emergency Physicians |
| | 1989 - 1993 National Research Committee, American College of Emergency Physicians |
| | 1991 - 1993 Chairman, Emergency Medicine Foundation Resident Research Award Committee |
| | 1991 - 1994 Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Liaison Committee |
| | Society for Academic Emergency Medicine |
| | 1991 - 1992 AIDS Taskforce |
| | Society for Academic Emergency Medicine/American College of Emergency Physicians |
| | 1992 - 1994 Infectious Disease Committee |
| | Society for Academic Emergency Medicine/American College of Emergency Physicians |
| | 1996 - present Chairman, EMERGENCY ID NET Executive Committee |
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
| | 1983 - 1987 American College of Physicians |
| | 1984 - present American College of Emergency Physicians |
| | 1985 - present Society for Academic Emergency Medicine |
| | 1989 - present American Society of Microbiology |
| | 1991 - present Infectious Diseases Society of America |
KEYWORDS
Board
Certified, Physician, Surgeon, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Infectious
Diseases, Pediatric, Trauma, Life Support, Cardiac, Forensic, Expert, Witness.
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