Expert Details

Pediatrics, Tropical Medicine, Travel Medicine

ID: 727180 California, USA

Expert has studied and practiced tropical medicine and travel medicine for many years. He has lived and worked in several tropical countries. He worked 2 years at the CDC as a medical epidemiologist and has also practiced primary care medicine, with specialty in pediatrics, for over 35 years.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1968	Degree: MD	Subject: MEDICINE	Institution: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Year: 1964	Degree: MS	Subject: MICROBIOLOGY	Institution: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Year: 1963	Degree: BS	Subject: MICROBIOLOGY	Institution: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Year: 2000	Degree: DTMH	Subject: TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE	Institution: LONDON SCHOOL

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1975 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: PHYSICIAN	Department:
Responsibilities: DIRECT PATIENT CARE

Government Experience

Years	Agency	Role	Description
Years: 1969 to 1971	Agency: CDC	Role: EPIDEMIOLOGIST	Description: MALARIA SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIC FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, COMPILATION OF MMWR REPORTS AND ANNUAL MALARIA SUMMARY

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TRAVEL MEDICINE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

Licenses / Certifications
MD

Language Skills

Language	Proficiency
SPANISH	HIGHLY PROFICIENT
PORTUGUESE	HIGHLY PROFICIENT

Fields of Expertise

chloroquine, cholera, dengue, malaria, pediatrics, Schistosoma mansoni, schistosomiasis, tropical medicine, yellow fever, travel medicine, hemorrhagic fever, drug-resistant tuberculosis, yaws, tuberculosis, clinical medicine