Biomedical Expert

Expert Witness No. 986

Ed.D., P.E., C.C.E., F.A.I.M.B.E., F.A.C.C.E.

 UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: 

1969 - 1972

"Technion" - Israel Institute of Technology Associate in Science Degree Electrical Engineering 

1972 - 1974

West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Virginia, B.Sc. Electrical Engineering 

GRADUATE EDUCATION: 

1974-1975

West Virginia University ‑ M.Sc. Electrical Engineering ‑ Major in Biomedical Sciences 

1979‑1983

West Virginia University

School of Graduate Studies

Inter-Disciplinary Program

Doctorate Biomedical Engineering Education 

CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION: 

1999 ‑ Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology, The American College of Forensic Examiners 

1994 - Consultant - FDA. 

1989 - Certified Clinical Engineer  (C.C.E.), - The International Certification Commission (ICC) 

1985 - Registered Professional Engineer in Biomedical Engineering, (P.E.), State of Texas Registration 

1981 -International Health Care Safety Professional (C.H.S.P.), Board Executive Level. HSP

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 

1987‑Present Director, Biomedical Engineering Department, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas. 

1998‑Present Advisor, ORBIS’ International Program Advisory Council (IPAC). 

1996‑Present President, Center for Telemedicine Law (CTL), Washington, D.C. 

1987‑Present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. 

1976‑Present Biomedical Engineering Consultant. 

1998‑2001 Director, Center for TeleHealth, Texas Children’s International, Houston, Texas. 

1994‑1977 Consultant, Department of Health & Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Neurological Devices, Washington, D.C. 

1993‑2000 Member, General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health & Human Services. 

1991‑2000 Advisor, NASA Technology Applications Team, Biomedical Advisory Group, Houston, Texas. 

1984‑1999 Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Department of Anesthesiology, Houston, Texas. 

1984‑1986 Lecturer, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Houston, Texas. 

1982‑1987 Director, Biomedical Instrumentation Department, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Texas Children's Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas. 

1976‑1982 Director, Biomedical Engineering Section, West Virginia University Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia. 

1976‑1979 Research Instructor, Department of, West Virginia University Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia. 

1975‑1976 Design Engineer, Rockwell International, Collins Radio Division, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

1974‑1975 Research Assistant (Part Time), W.V.U. Department of Physiology and Biophysics (American Heart Association Grant). 

1974‑1975 Fulfilled the M.Sc. Degree requirements - Research Project Investigation of New Pacemaker Electrode Design with Dr. T. J. Tarnay, M.D. Division of Thoracic Surgery - W.V.U. School of Medicine. 

1974‑1975 Instructor, Electrical Engineering Department, W. Virginia University College of Engineering. 

1973‑1974 Orderly, Operating Room, West Virginia University (W.V.U.), Medical Center, Morgantown, West Virginia. 

1969‑1972 Senior Electrical Technician, Advanced Systems, Design, Testing and Simulation, "Armament Authority Development," Israel. 

HONORS AND AWARDS: 

1. Recipient - Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Commissioner’s Special Citation - 2001.

2. Diplomate - American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology - 2000.

3. IEEE/EMBS Distinguished Lecturers List - 1993-present.

4. Elected Founding Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) - 1992.

5. Recipient Kirkland Scholarship - 1975.

6. National Honorary of Electrical Engineering ‑ Eta Kappa Nu Association - 1974.

7. Engineering Dean's Honor List - 1973. 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS: 

Journal of Clinical Engineering (JCE) - Editorial Review Board (1993-Present). 

Journal of Medical Engineering and Physics - Elsevier Science - Editorial Review Board (1995-Present). 

National Fire Protection Association ‑ (N.F.P.A.) ‑ Technical Committee on Health Care Facilities (NFPA‑99) sections on, (1) the Safe Use of Electrical Equipment (2) Medical Gases (1977‑Present). 

Laser Safety Committee (NFPA-115) - Chairman - (1998-Present). 

Scientific Grant Reviewer - Peer Review Panel on the “Defense Women’s Health (DWH) Research Programs,” American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the United States Army Research and Material Command (USAMRMC), Baltimore, Maryland, 1999. 

Biomedical Engineering Advisory Council at Texas A&M University (1998-present), Charter Member. 

Center for Telemedicine Law (CTL)- President (1996-present), Charter member. 

United States - Israel Science And Technology Commission (BiNational Committee) (1996-Pesent). 

American Heart Association-Texas Affiliate-Research Allocations and Advisory Committee-Grant Application Reviewer (1993-1996). 

American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) - President (1990), Charter member (1990-Present), Fellow (2001). 

American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) - Nominations Committee Chairman (1993), Vision 2000 Task Force (1996), Bylaws Review Committee Chairman (2001). 

American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) - Clinical Engineering and Technology Management Committee (1993-1997). 

American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) - TeleHealth Committee (1996-2000). 

International Certification Commission for Clinical Engineering and Biomedical Technology (1986‑1990). 

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) ‑ The Committee on Health Care Safety (1987‑1993). 

Alliance for Engineering in Medicine and Biology, (A.E.M.B.)

‑ Education Committee Chairman (1986).

‑ Project Advisory Committee ‑ Chairman (1984‑1985). 

American Society for Testing and Materials, (A.S.T.M.)

‑ Committee on Anesthetic & Respiratory Equipment F‑29

‑ Member (1983-1995). 

American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, (AIMBE)

‑ Founding Fellow (1992). 

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, (A.A.M.I.)

‑ Education Committee (1985). 

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, (E.M.B.S.)

‑ Co‑Chairman of the Pittsburgh Section (1982‑1983).

‑ Technical Committee on Clinical Engineering - Chairman  (1982‑1986, 1990-1994). 

Houston Community College, (H.C.C.)

‑ Program Advisor Electronics Technology Committee (1982‑1993). 

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, (IEEE)

‑ Committee on Health Care Engineering Policy, (HCEPC) (1986-1995).

‑ Chairman (1993-1995).

‑ Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET), Program Evaluator for Electrical/electronics, Biomedical and Instrumentation Engineering Technology (1988‑1995).

‑ Delegate to the Accreditation Board of Engineering Technology (1990-1995).

‑ Delegate to the National Fire Protection Association, (1977-1995).

‑ Technology policy Committee, I.E.E.E./TAB, Washington, DC (1993-1995).

‑ Technical Committee - NFPA 99 - Health Care Facilities.

‑ Standards Coordinating Committee Panel #18. 

National Society of Professional Engineers- (N.S.P.E.), Member (1985-Present). 

National Forensic Center Distinguished Expert (1987-Present). 

Society of Critical Care Medicine - (S.C.C.M.) (1986-1997). 

Association of Field Service Managers International ‑ (A.F.S.M.), (1995-Present). 

The Bioengineering Graduate Program Committee West Virginia University (College of Engineering and School of Medicine) Member 1981‑1982. 

University of Houston, College of Architecture, The Health Environment Institute Advisory Board (1988-1995). 

INSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEES (TCH) 

Chairman:

‑Advisory Committee for the Administrative and Management Forum (1986-1987).

‑Television and Audiovisual Committee (1987-1995).

‑Medical Technology Evaluation Committee (1989-Present).

‑Facility and Equipment Safety Subcommittee (1992-1997, 2000-Present). 

Member:

‑Capital Budget Committee (1991-Present).

‑Safety Committee (1982-Present).

‑Laser Committee (1981-1995).

‑Risk Management Committee (1986-1989).

‑Hospital Information Systems Advisory Committee (1988-1990, 1997-Present).

‑Quality Assurance Committee (1989-1995).

‑Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Construction Committee (1988).

‑Personnel Practices Policy Committee (1990).

‑Product Standardization Committee (1990-Present).

‑Safety Committee Equipment and Facilities Committee, Chairman (1998). 

INSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEES (SLEH & THI): 

Co‑Chairman:

‑Cardiac Care Unit Monitoring Equipment Committee (1987-1988). 

Member:

‑Safety Committee (1982-1989).

‑Laser Committee (1987-Present).

‑Risk Management Committee (1986-1989).

‑Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Construction Committee (1985-1989).

‑Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Committee (1991-Present).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: 

Presentation, Board of Directors, Orbis International, New York, NY, August 1999. 

Member, Orbis International Meetings, New York City and Seattle, Washington, July, 1999. 

Representative, in the “4^th International Conference on the Medical Aspects of Telemedicine,” held in conjunction with US-Israel Science and Technology Symposium on “Telemedicine Frontiers Toward the 21^st. Century, Jerusalem, Israel, June, 1999 

Lecturer, “Problems With Medical Telemetry and Telemedicine”, Healthtec ‘99, Baltimore, Maryland, April, 2000. 

Representative to the First Meeting of 1999 TeleHealth Committee of the American Society of HealthCare Engineering (ASHE), Seattle, Washington, February 5, 1999. 

Panel Member, AIBS Peer Review Panel on the Defense Women’s Health (DWH) Research Programs. The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the United States Army Research and Material Command (USAMRMC), Sterling. Virginia, January 25 - 26, 1999. 

Representative, TCH International at Caracas and Maracaibo, Venezuela in negotiations of Telemedicine Projects, 1999. 

Workshop Chairman, “Real Telemedicine Applications and Issues”, Sponsored by the Annual Conference and Exposition for the Selection, Integration, Management and Support of Healthcare Technology, in conjunction with ASHE’s National Conference on Medical Technology Management, Nashville, Tennessee, May, 1998. 

Program Chairman, “Electromagnetic Interferences Around Medical Devices”, taped for television broadcast by HITN, Washington, D.C., May, 1998. 

Session Chair, “Electromagnetic Interference - International Issues,” AAMI 33rd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May, 1998. 

Representative, TCH International and the Greater Houston Partnership, representing Texas Children’s Hospital as a member of the business development mission, Caracas, Venezuela, March, 1998. 

Chairman, NFPA Laser Safety Committee, Boston, Massachusetts, January, 1998. 

Guest Speaker, Exploring Opportunities for International Telemedicine Links, Center for Telemedicine Law (CTL), at the White House, Washington, D.C., August, 1997. 

Faculty Member, Meet the Experts Session on “Electromagnetic Compatibility: Facility Policy Procedures and Education,” AAMI/FDA, AAMI Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., June, 1997. 

Roundtable Moderator, “Telemedicine and PACS: What’s Ahead?” AAMI Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., June, 1997. 

Track Chairman, “ElectroMagnetic Interference in Medical Devices”, AAMI Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., June, 1997. 

Track Chairman, “ElectroMagnetic Interference in Medical Devices”, AAMI Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June, 1996. 

Track Chairman, "Telemedicine", SPIE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October, 1995. 

Track Chairman, "Critical Care Monitoring and Telecommunications for Health Care", 17th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE/EMBS) and 21st Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Conference, Montreal, Canada, September, 1995. 

Track Co-Chair, "Electromagnetic Compatibility", Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), Anaheim, California, May, 1995. 

Track Chairman, "Critical Care Monitoring", 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Baltimore, Maryland, November, 1994. 

Course Director, "Evaluating Medical Technology: The Hospital Perspective", AAMI Mid-year Meeting and Exposition, Bellevue, Washington, October, 1993. 

Chairman, Boston Organizing Committee, Responsible for Developing and Implementing 4 weeks of Clinical Engineering training for 40 Engineers from the former Soviet Union Republics, Central and South America, Boston, Maine, May/June, 1993. 

Session Chairman, "Clinical Engineering in the Hospital Environment", IEEE/EMBS Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November, 1991. 

Session Chairman, "Monitors and Instrumentation in Critical Care", IEEE/EMBS Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November, 1991. 

Session Co-Chairman, Clinical Engineering Role, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Kyoto, Japan, July, 1991. 

Course Director, "Towards Excellence: Critical Information for Clinical Engineering Managers", The Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society, Banff, Alberta, May, 1991. 

Course Director, "Towards Excellence: Critical Information for Hospital Clinical Engineering Managers", AAMI 25th Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, May, 1990. 

Roundtable Moderator, "National Clinical Engineering Society - One Year Later", AAMI 25th Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, May, 1990. 

Chairman, Post Conference Symposia - 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for Technology Assessment in Health Care, Houston, Texas, May, 1990. 

Chairman, IEEE/EMBS Clinical Engineering Committee, 1990. 

Chairman, IEEE/EMBS Ad Hoc Clinical Engineering Committee, 1988-1989. 

Chairman, The Clinical Engineering Track, IEEE/EMBS 11th Annual International Conference, Seattle, Washington, November, 1989. 

Symposium Chairman, "The Role of the Engineer in the Healthcare System", IEEE/EMBS 11th Annual International Conference, Seattle, Washington, November, 1989. 

Roundtable Chairman, "National Clinical Engineering Society?” AAMI 24th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, May, 1989. 

Chairman, The Clinical Engineering Track, IEEE/EMBS 10th Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 4-7, 1988. 

Session Chairman: Systems and Instruments for Clinical Assessment, IEEE/EMBS 10th Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 4‑7, 1988. 

Scientific Program Chairman: Clinical Engineering (13 sessions) in the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, San Antonio, Texas, August 7‑12, 1988. 

The 6th Biomedical Engineering Research in Houston Conference - Program Steering Committee, Houston, Texas, 1988. 

Session Chairman: "Ethical Responsibilities of the Clinical Engineer", IEEE/Health Care Engineering Policy Committee Symposia: Ethical and Economic Issues in Biomedical Engineering Technology and Technological Advances in Models for Biomedical Research ‑ Boston, Massachusetts, November 13‑14, 1987. 

Session Co-Chairman: Clinical Engineering. The VII Nordic Medical and Biological Engineering, Trondheim, Norway, 1987.  

The Fourth Annual Clinical Engineering Symposium and the AAMI Regional Meeting and Exhibit Program - Chairman, 1987. 

Round Table Discussion Moderator ‑ "Clinical Engineering Policy ‑ Government and Industry Interface", IEEE/Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 8th Annual Conference, November, 1986.  

The Third Annual Clinical Engineering Symposium and the AAMI Regional Meeting and Exhibit Program ‑ Chairman, 1985.  

The Second Annual Clinical Engineering Symposium ‑ Chairman, 1984.  

Session Chairman Clinical Application ‑ 2nd Annual Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, February, 1984. 

Round Table Discussion Moderator ‑ "The Life Cycle of Medical Devices: Issues of Aging & Obsolescence", The 19th AAMI Annual Meeting, April, 1984.  

Lecturer: "Clinical Engineering: Responsibilities and Opportunities", Association of Bioengineering Students, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, April, 1984.

Conduct: Medical Residents Lecture Series ‑ Physics and Electricity for the Anesthesiologist. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Department of Anesthesiology, Houston, Texas, November, 1984. 

The Annual Clinical Engineering Symposium - Founder and Program Chairman, Houston, Texas, 1983. 

Conduct: Basic Science Series ‑ Electricity, Physics, and Instrumentation for Anesthesiology Residents. West Virginia University Medical School, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1976‑1982. 

Scientific Director Pain Management Consultants, Morgantown, West Virginia, (1979‑1983).  

Session Chairman, "Application of Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Clinical Pain Control", AAMI 17th Annual Meeting, May, 1982. 

Adviser (With W. A. Neal, M.D.) The Medical Student Cardiology Fellowship. Every year the work has been selected for presentation at the Van Liere Medical Student Research Paper Competition, West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, West Virginia, (1979-1982). 

Advisor Anesthesia Biomedical Engineering Summer Preceptorship 1979‑1982, West Virginia University Medical School, Morgantown, West Virginia.