Cardiology and Electrophysiology Expert Witness

EDUCATION

DEGREES

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Bachelor of Science, 1979

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Master of Science, 1981

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Doctor of Engineering Science, 1985

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - College of Physicians and Surgeons Doctor of Medicine, 1990

TRAINING

COLUMBIA-PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER
Internship in Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital, 1990-91

COLUMBIA-PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER
Residency in Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital, 1991-93

COLUMBIA-PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER
Fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital, 1993-96

COLUMBIA-PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER
Fellowship in Electrophysiology, Presbyterian Hospital, 1996-97

MEDICAL LICENSURE

1991 - New York State - License Number Available upon request

2003 - New Jersey State – License Number Available upon request

AWARDS AND HONORS

Roche Grant-in-Aid recipient 1997
ACC Young Investigator of the Year - 1996 (New York Chapter)
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Sigma Xi Chemical Society
Graduate Research Assistant
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (1999)
Educational Research Grant Recipient – Medtronic Inc. (1998)
Educational Research Grant Recipient – Baxter Pharmaceuticals (2001)
Strathmore’s Who’s Who in Medicine – 2002 Best Doctors Award – New York Magazine 2003, 2004

SOCIETY MEMEBERSHIP

Phi Lambda Upsilon: Gamma Chapter, Vice President
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Medical Association
American College of Physicians
American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association
Sigma Xi Chemical Society
North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysology (NASPE)
American Society of Angiology
Amercian Society of Sleep Medicine

BOARD CERTIFICATION

1995 - Diplomate in Internal Medicine – License No. Available upon request
1998 - Diplomate in Cardiovascular Disease – License No. Available upon request
1999 - Diplomate in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology – License No. Available upon request

HOSPITAL ACTIVITIES/COMMITTEES

Research Committee – New York Methodist Hospital 1999

Quality Assurance Committee – State University of New York – Downstate Medical Center – 2005 – Present

Operating Room Committee Member - State University of New York – Downstate Medical Center – 2006 – Present

APPOINMENTS

ACADEMIC

9/1984 - 9/1986 Assistant Professor – Graduate level Bioengineering Laboratory Course Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

6/1998 - 6/2007 Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine – Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

6/2005 – Present - Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, a private facility.

6/2005 – Present - Director Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship, a private facility.

HOSPITAL

7/1997 – Present - Associate Attending – Columbia Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

6/1998 – 8/2004 - Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory Cornell University – New York Methodist Hospital

6/1998 – Present- Associate Attending – New York Methodist Hospital

1/2005 – Present- Associate Attending – Staten Island University Hospital

8/2005 – Present- Associate Attending – Victory Memorial Hospital

6/2005 - Director Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory –SUNY Downstate

PAST & PRESENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Available upon request

PUBLICATIONS

Available upon request

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