Expert Details
Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology Drugs, Pacemakers, Defibrillators, Cardiac Medical Devices
ID: 730233
Pennsylvania, USA
Expert. Expert is a trusted and award-winning thought leader in digital health. Leveraging his experiences as a cardiologist, clinical trial investigator, IRB Chair, Medicare Advisory Committee member, and pharmaceutical and medical device marketing advisory consultant, he advises clients on best product and business development practices from technology, clinical and patient advocacy perspectives. He was a pioneer adopter of remote patient monitoring and its data integration with electronic health records. He served on the mobile health HIMSS Advisory Council, was Chair of its Mobile Health Roadmap Task Force, and was a member of the mHealth Regulatory Coalition. He travels worldwide speaking to professional organizations and the general public on topics related to remote patient monitoring and mobile health technologies. He is a consultant in the mobile health sector involving remote monitoring of patients, telehealth, and mobile phone based applications.
Expert. Expert consults medical device and Pharma companies on the benefits and implementation techniques of mobile health technologies. He was on the Physician Marketing Advisory Board of Guidant for five years, offering advice for positioning and pricing of new pipeline technologies. He gave talks to physician groups on evidence-based guidelines and utilization of implantable defibrillator therapy for primary prevention of sudden death. Expert. Expert gave seminars (with material written by him) to the public about sudden death awareness. Expert. Expert lectures nationally about the benefits of mobile health technologies. He lectures at professional IT conferences, patient advocate groups, and medical professional society national conferences. Expert. Expert has been an expert consultant for medical malpractice cases involving cardiac arrhythmias and electrophysiology procedures. Expert. Expert consults for mobile health companies in the areas of remote patient monitoring, telehealth, and mobile apps.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1991 | Degree: Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellow | Subject: Cardiology | Institution: Presbyterian-Univ of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA |
Year: 1988 | Degree: Residency and Chief Medical Resident | Subject: Internal Medicine | Institution: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY |
Year: 1984 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine and Surgery | Institution: University of Bologna, Italy |
Year: 1977 | Degree: BA | Subject: Biology | Institution: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2011 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: CEO | Department: |
Responsibilities:Consultant to medical device companies, Pharma, hospitals and medical societies, educating and advising them on mobile health technologies. He serves as Sr Medical Advisor to Happtique. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1991 to 2011 | Employer: Associated Cardiologists, Harrisburg, PA | Title: Director and Cardiologist | Department: Cardiac electrophysiology |
Responsibilities:Establishment of an EP division, establishment of all clinical guidelines and protocols. Establishment of pacemaker and ICD outpatient clinics, institution of remote monitoring protocols, and establishment of atrial fibrillation clinic. Patient care to patients with cardiac rhythm disorders. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1988 to 2011 | Employer: Pinnacle Health System, Harrisburg, PA | Title: Director | Department: Cardiac Electrophysiology |
Responsibilities:Established the first cardiac EP lab in Harrisburg. High volume procedural lab including pacemaker and implantable defibrillator implants, catheter ablation, and EP studies. |
Government Experience
Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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Years: 2008 to 2011 | Agency: CMS: Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee | Role: Cardiology Representative | Description: Member of committee who submitted expert opinion regarding submissions in the cardiovascular arena. |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 1978 to 1984 | Country / Region: Italy | Summary: Attended medical school at the University of Bologna, Italy |
Years: 2005 to Present | Country / Region: Europe | Summary: Expert is a founding member of the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society. He has been on the faculty at the annual sessions for years and is involved in the organizational process. He is has served on the faculty of the European Society of Cardiology's annual sessions as well. |
Years: 2009 to Present | Country / Region: China | Summary: Expert lectured at the People's First Hospital in Shanghai as well as in Beijing on atrial fibrillation and implantable defibrillators. |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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Fellow of: American Heart Association,American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians, European Society of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Member of the Health Information Management Systems Society |
Licenses / Certifications |
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Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. Active medical license in Pennsylvania. |
Professional Appointments |
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Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine Member, IT Committee, Heart Rhythm Society IRB member, PinnacleHealth System, Harrisburg, PA |
Awards / Recognition |
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US News and World Report Best Doctor Designation Top 10 cardiologists to follow on Twitter Top 10 health care technology blogs to follow |
Medical / Professional |
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Internship/Residency 1984-88, Maimonides Medical Ctr, Bklyn, NY. Best Second and Third Yr Resident Award Fellowship in Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology. Presby-Univ of PA Med Ctr, Philadelphia, PA 1988-91 |
Publications and Patents Summary |
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Over 60 publications as author or coauthor. |
Additional Experience
Expert Witness Experience |
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Expert has consulted as an expert reviewer for medical malpractice cases involving cardiac arrhythmias, implantable cardiac rhythm devices (pacemakers, implantable defibrillators) and electrophysiology procedures. |
Training / Seminars |
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He has developed training programs and given seminars for clinical sales and engineering employees of medical device companies, regarding sales techniques, marketing, customer interaction skills. |
Vendor Selection |
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Expert has been involved in researching and presenting vendors in the mobile health arena to large device companies for partnerships as well as to hospital systems. |
Marketing Experience |
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His experiences in complete life cycle phases of medical device trials, reimbursement (was on a Medicare Advisory Committee), and regulatory (as chair of an IRB for over 12 years) are all invaluable in assessing medical device development. He is a renowned expert in the area of mobile health technologies. |
Other Relevant Experience |
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He has many strategic relationships with medical device companies that, coupled with his extensive clinical experience, gives him a unique perspective in the areas of medical devices. He has a keen awareness of the marketplace and barriers to adoption of technology. The identification of pain points and anticipating customer concerns are his strengths. |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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Italian |
Fields of Expertise
anti-arrhythmia drug, arrhythmia, artificial cardiac pacemaker, atrial flutter, auricular fibrillation, bradycardia, brugada syndrome, calcium channel, cardiac arrest, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac sinus arrest, cardiomyopathies, clinical medicine, clinical research, clinical study, congestive heart failure, death, defibrillation, defibrillator, heart, heart block, heart disease, heart rate monitor, implantable defibrillator, implantable device, long QT syndrome, medical device clinical research, medical device marketing, pacemaker control, pacemaker lead, patient monitoring sensor, potassium channel blocker, pre-excitation syndrome, premature cardiac complexes, sick sinus syndrome, sinus arrhythmia, tachyarrhythmia, tachycardia, telemedicine, transvenous lead, ventricular fibrillation, cardiology, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiovascular diagnostics, clinical trial, ehealth, electrocardiography, electrophysiology catheter, health care, medical device, medical diagnostic test, natural cardiac pacemaker, physiological monitoring, remote sensing technology (medicine), wireless health, monitoring, electronic medical record, ventricular dysfunction, ventricular flutter, parasystole, cardiac care, Good Clinical Practice, antimicrobial medical device, Drug Information Association, antimicrobial coating, implant coating material, outcomes research, medical informatics, vasodilator, piezoelectric crystal, clinical protocol, implantable defibrillator battery, home health care, cardiac valve, internal medicine, cardiovascular drug therapy, cardiovascular disease