Expert Details

Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Utilization Review, CMS Compliance, Faculty, Telemedicine

ID: 729840 Florida, USA

Expert is board-certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has been practicing as a hospitalist (inpatient internal medicine) since finishing his residency training in 2007. He has worked in major, tertiary-care, referral hospitals and in small, community hospitals diagnosing & treating all conditions, common and rare, in patients over the age of 17 across 8 states and more than a dozen hospitals. He has also been involved in teaching students and residents, served on hospital committees, worked on process improvement projects, and taken leadership training as it pertains to medical administration. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and Senior Fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine. In addition, he is a Certified Forensic Litigation Consultant from the Forensic Expert Witness Association.

Expert obtained his B.S. in biology from VCU where he did a basic & clinical research project on breast cancer as well. He works part-time as an Emergency physician at the VA Health System. Expert has worked in telemedicine since 2011 and currently works with about 8 companies.

Additionally, he does reviews for auto insurance claims, hospital utilization review, disability insurance, and peer review as well as expert review of medico-legal cases. Lastly, he serves on the Governor's Advisory Council of the Florida Chapter of the American College of Physicians, serves as a delegate in the Florida Medical Association, and is a board member for the Disaster Accountability Project, a non-profit advisory and watchdog organization.

Worked with Executive Health Resources for 2.5 years so far in which he advises client hospitals on proper coding per CMS guidelines.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 2020	Degree: Certificate	Subject: Harvard Medical School	Institution: CHEF Coaching & Lifestyle Medicine
Year: 2020	Degree: Certificate	Subject: Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface	Institution: University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Year: 2019	Degree: Certificate	Subject: Program in Climate Change and Health Communication	Institution: Yale University
Year: 2007	Degree: Residency	Subject: Internal Medicine	Institution: Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
Year: 2004	Degree: MD	Subject: Medicine	Institution: Creighton University
Year: 1998	Degree: BS	Subject: Biology	Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University

Work History

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Years: 2021 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Telehealth Fellow	Department:
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Years: 2020 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Primary Care Physician	Department:
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Years: 2020 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Research Investigator	Department:
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Years: 2019 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Medical Advisory Board	Department:
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Years: 2017 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Voluntary Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine	Department:
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Years: 2017 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Staff Hospitalist	Department:
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Years: 2014 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Expert Witness	Department: Department of Medicine/Division of Medical Quality Assurance/Board of Medicine
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Years: 2013 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Expert Witness	Department:
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Years: 2012 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Peer Reviewer	Department:
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Years: 2011 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Physician Reviewer	Department:
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Years: 2011 to 2015	Employer: Veterans Affairs Medical Center	Title: Physician	Department:
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Years: 2011 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Telemedicine Physician	Department:
Responsibilities: He is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients telephonically or over video-conferencing.
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Years: 2010 to 2011	Employer: University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine	Title: Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine & Hospitalist	Department:
Responsibilities: He is a hospitalist on faculty at the Miller School of Medicine. His responsibilities include direct patient care at four hospitals on campus and one preoperative clinic as well as teaching medical students and residents.
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Years: 2008 to 2014	Employer: Executive Health Resources, Inc.	Title: Physician Expert	Department:
Responsibilities: He is responsible for advising client hospitals (case managers and physicians) on proper coding of admissions and assessment of continued inpatient stay for Medicare, Medicaid, and private-insurance patients according to CMS guidelines.
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Years: 2009 to 2009	Employer:	Title: Locum Tenens Hospitalist	Department:
Responsibilities: He was responsible for caring for patients in this primary, rural hospital on the general floor, emergency department, and ICU.
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Years: 2008 to 2009	Employer:	Title: Emergency Physician	Department:
Responsibilities: He was responsible for assessing and treating veterans in the Emergency Department and for the care of veterans in the on-campus nursing home.
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Years: 2007 to 2009	Employer:	Title: Hospitalist	Department:
Responsibilities: He was responsible for the care of patients at 3 area hospitals, one nursing home, and one long-term acute care hospital. He was also responsible for teaching residents.
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Years: 2005 to 2008	Employer:	Title: Consulting Internist	Department:
Responsibilities: He was responsible for the care of a select group of patients in the hospital including admissions from the emergency department as well as responding to all emergency situations.
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Years: 1998 to 2000	Employer: Covance Laboratories, Inc.	Title:	Department: Department of Immunochemistry
Responsibilities: He was responsible for developing, optimizing, and performing assays on compounds being tested for pharmaceutical use.

Government Experience

Years	Agency	Role	Description
Years: 2008 to 2009	Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs	Role: Emergency Physician	Description:
Years: 1996 to 1996	Agency: Defense Information Systems Agency	Role: Computer Assistant	Description: Helped to manage the unclassified and classified networks of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Years: 2011 to Present	Agency: Florida Department of Health	Role: Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer	Description: Obtain training, participate in outreach, and respond to local/regional/state emergencies.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
• American Medical Association, Chicago, IL (2000 – present) • American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, Oak Brook, IL (2000 – present) • American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA (2001 – present) • Society of Hospital Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (2007 – present) • Florida Medical Association, Tallahassee, FL (2010 – present) • Palm Beach County Medical Society, West Palm Beach, FL (2014 – present) • World Medical Association, Ferney-Voltaire, France (2011 – present) • American College of Legal Medicine, Rosemont, IL (2016 – present) • Royal College of Physicians, London, UK (2016 – present) • American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Chesterfield, MO (2016 – present) • American College of Preventive Medicine, Washington, DC (2016 – present) • Florida Clinicians for Climate Action, Tampa, FL (2018 – present) • American Public Health Association, Washington, DC (2020 – present) • Member – Mastership Committee, American College of Physicians (2022 – 2023) • Member – Doctors Dilemma Question Writing Committee, American College of Physicians (b. 2021) • Member – Awards Committee, American College of Physicians (2020 – 2022) • Member – Policy Committee, American College of Preventive Medicine (2017 – 2022) o Co-Author, Revision of National Policy Statement on Climate Change & Health o Author, National Policy Statement on Lifestyle Medicine • Member – Scientific Review Committee, American College of Preventive Medicine (2017 – 2019)

Associations / Societies

• American Medical Association, Chicago, IL (2000 – present)
• American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, Oak Brook, IL (2000 – present)
• American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA (2001 – present)
• Society of Hospital Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (2007 – present)
• Florida Medical Association, Tallahassee, FL (2010 – present)
• Palm Beach County Medical Society, West Palm Beach, FL (2014 – present)
• World Medical Association, Ferney-Voltaire, France (2011 – present)
• American College of Legal Medicine, Rosemont, IL (2016 – present)
• Royal College of Physicians, London, UK (2016 – present)
• American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Chesterfield, MO (2016 – present)
• American College of Preventive Medicine, Washington, DC (2016 – present)
• Florida Clinicians for Climate Action, Tampa, FL (2018 – present)
• American Public Health Association, Washington, DC (2020 – present)
• Member – Mastership Committee, American College of Physicians (2022 – 2023)
• Member – Doctors Dilemma Question Writing Committee, American College of Physicians (b. 2021)
• Member – Awards Committee, American College of Physicians (2020 – 2022)
• Member – Policy Committee, American College of Preventive Medicine (2017 – 2022)
o Co-Author, Revision of National Policy Statement on Climate Change & Health
o Author, National Policy Statement on Lifestyle Medicine
• Member – Scientific Review Committee, American College of Preventive Medicine (2017 – 2019)

Licenses / Certifications
Medical License - FL, CA, NJ, NY, DE, VA, WI, ME, MD, PA, IL, IN, TN, WV, MN, MO, IA, CO, MT, CT, RI

Professional Appointments
Member Governor's Advisory Council Chair of Council on Early Career Physicians Chair of Hospitalist Committee, Treasurer - Florida Chapter of American College of Physicians Co-President, Board of Directors, Frontline Mind Body Project Secretary, Board of Directors, Florida Chapter, Physicians for Social Responsibility President, Board of Directors, Disaster Accountability Project Elected Representative of Associate Membership of Physicians, World Medical Association – General Assembly Governor-Elect, Florida Chapter, American College of Physicians, Governor Political Action Committee Board, Florida Medical Association Board of Governors, Florida Medical Association Political Action Committee Board, American College of Physicians, Co-Chair, Co-Chair, Florida Clinicians for Climate Action

Professional Appointments

Member Governor's Advisory Council
Chair of Council on Early Career Physicians
Chair of Hospitalist Committee, Treasurer - Florida Chapter of American College of Physicians
Co-President, Board of Directors, Frontline Mind Body Project
Secretary, Board of Directors, Florida Chapter, Physicians for Social Responsibility
President, Board of Directors, Disaster Accountability Project
Elected Representative of Associate Membership of Physicians, World Medical Association – General Assembly
Governor-Elect, Florida Chapter, American College of Physicians, Governor
Political Action Committee Board, Florida Medical Association
Board of Governors, Florida Medical Association
Political Action Committee Board, American College of Physicians,
Co-Chair, Co-Chair, Florida Clinicians for Climate Action

Awards / Recognition
FACP - Fellow, American College of Physicians; SFHM - Senior Fellow, Society of Hospital Medicine; FABDA - Fellow, American Board of Disability Analysts AMA PRA with Commendation - American Medical Association Physicians Recognition Award

Medical / Professional
Residency, Internal Medicine - Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE

Publications and Patents Summary
2 published papers, 1 published abstract, 1 research presentation at the state level, 1 research poster presentation at the national level awarded 2nd place in category in the nation

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Reviewed three dozen cases, given depositions in six cases. Previously expert in a federal case. Also review disciplinary cases for FL Board of Medicine.

Training / Seminars
Reducing hospital readmissions, including the use of telemedicine - delivered to FL chapter of ACP in September 2014.

Marketing Experience
He has worked in private practice and academia, employed models of medical practice.

Other Relevant Experience
Active in telemedicine industry with several U.S. telemedicine providers, master clinical hypnotherapist (American, British, and Australian hypnotherapy societies), active in Medical Reserve Corps of Miami-Dade (administered by Florida Dept of Health & U.S. Surgeon General)

Fields of Expertise

internal medicine, hospital medicine, clinical medicine, certification, clinical measurement, diagnostic test evaluation, disease, General Medicine, health, health assessment, health care, infection, geriatrics, evidence based medicine, human health assessment, medical diagnosis, medical diagnostics, medical science, biology, emergency medicine, telemedicine, information systems (discipline), electronic medical record, radioisotope diagnosis, bariatrics, adolescent medicine, medical diagnostic test, medical procedure, in vivo assessment, Current Procedural Terminology, family medicine, medical ethics, protocol development, integrated medicine, Good Clinical Practice, medical lexicon, in vitro diagnostics, alternative medicine, clinical diagnostics, holistic medicine, site-selective diagnostic agent, outcomes research, medical informatics, clinical study, psychiatry, medical computer system, medical database, medical documentation, medical laboratory, infection prevention, disease control, medical diagnostic imaging, clinical pathology, preclinical research, clinical research, blood assay diagnostic instrumentation, medical research, clinical protocol, medical diagnostic test development, home health care, temperature sensor, analysis, information technology, clinical pharmacology, clinical immunology, injury, virology, therapy, radiopharmaceutical drug, public health, preventive medicine, pharmacology, pathology, neuroscience, neurology, medical device, information system, infection control, immunology, health care system, gene therapy, epidemiology, eating disorder, dermatology, computer science

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Expert Details

Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Utilization Review, CMS Compliance, Faculty, Telemedicine

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