Expert Details
Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Medical Devices, ICU, Medical Informatics, and Startups
ID: 727553
Texas, USA
Expert was Medical Director of the Medical ICU at The Methodist Hospital in Houston and Section Chief of Pulmonary - Critical Care Medicine at The Methodist Hospital.
He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at a College of Medicine, and was on the full time faculty for 20 years. He has served on quality management committees,
business management committees, product selection committees in the academic and clinical environments at this College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital.
Expert thus has experience with medical devices and instrumentation, as well as in evaluation of medical devices. Expert has evaluated medical software and
participated in the selection and implementation of the major EMR project for The Methodist Hospital.
A particular interest has been in medical informatics. Expert founded a company that takes the patient's perspective in the health care arena, and produces products and
services that connect the patient to the surrounding care environment. Expert has experience both in software development and in medical entrepreneurism.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1975 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: University of Utah |
| Year: 1971 | Degree: BS | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: University of Utah |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2004 to 2009 | Employer: Medical Center Intensivists, PA | Title: CEO, President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert set up a private practice of Critical Care Medicine |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2009 | Employer: PatientCentral Technologies, LLC | Title: CEO | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert created PatientCentral Technologies, LLC and in 2009 rearranged his time to devote most effort into it. Actiivies have included business setup and management, product development, marketing, funding, etc. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 2004 | Employer: Baylor College of Medicine | Title: Assistant then Associate Professor of Medicine | Department: Hypertension then Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
Responsibilities:Expert provided clincial care in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He had a NIH-funded research laboratory on the biochemistry of adrenaline receptors. He became Director of Medical ICU at The Methodist Hospital and Acting Co-Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Baylor and Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Section at The Methodist Hospital. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1984 | Employer: Duke University Medical Center | Title: Assistent Professor of Medicine | Department: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
Responsibilities:Performed duties as a Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine physician as well as being Director of Medical ICU for 2 years. Expert also had a NIH-funded research laboratory on the biochemisty of adrenaline receptors. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1980 | Employer: Duke University Medical Center | Title: Trainee | Department: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
Responsibilities:Critical Care Medicine training |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1980 | Employer: Duke University Medical Center | Title: Fellow | Department: Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Responsibilities:Cinical Endocrinology Fellowship plus Research Fellowship in Molecular Biology |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1977 | Employer: Duke University Medical Center | Title: Resident | Department: Internal Medicine |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1975 to 1976 | Employer: Duke University Medical Center | Title: Intern | Department: Internal Medicine |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1998 to 2003 | Agency: NASA | Role: Consultant | Description: Helped develop medical facilities and protocols for Space Station, Shuttle and Mars Mission |
Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Texas Medical License, Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Critical Care Medcine |
| Medical / Professional |
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| See employment history |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Numerous publications |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has been an expert witness in more than a thousand medically related matters, sometimes also touching on evaluating product development. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| ExpertDavies has served on several product selection committees both for ICU medcial devices and medical informatics/information technology |
Fields of Expertise
biomedical device design review, biomedical diagnostic instrumentation, blood gas monitoring equipment, blood pressure monitoring, bronchoscope, cardiopulmonary disease, clinical research, critical care monitoring equipment, emergency medical equipment, emergency medicine, health care industry quality management, health care management, health care market research, intensive care medicine, intensive care unit policy, intensive care unit training, interactive patient-record system, mechanical respirator, medical computer system, medical database, medical device evaluation, medical device process validation, medical device product development, medical diagnostics, medical documentation, medical informatics, medical information system, medical research, medical software, palliative care, paracentesis, respiratory care, pulmonary critical care, pulse oximetry, respiratory disease, respiratory gas analyzer, respiratory physiology, respirometer, software engineering, software product development assessment, software system development, electronic medical record, respiratory insufficiency, health care, health care provider, health care industry, hospital medicine, software integration, software installation, medical expert system, hospital equipment, medical record, product improvement, software product assessment, software design, respiratory therapy, computer software technology innovation, blood pressure monitor, clinical database development, respiratory disease, medical science, medical equipment, medical device, health care system