Expert Details
Pulmonary Diseases. Occupational Pneumoconiosis. Occupational Asthma.
ID: 726911
Alabama, USA
His extensive experience includes holding several medical executive positions such as Medical Director of several Health PPO and hospice care. He is also an advocate for his local country medical society. He has been involved in the process of credentials, by-laws, quality assurance, utilization review, Tort reform, pharmaceutical and therapeutics issues, legal affairs, MASA/AQAF oversight and legislative and ethics issues.
He has been an expert witness for cases involving medical malpractice, social security appeals, black lung claims, asbestos litigations, the Department of Labor, occupational asthma and diet drugs. He has served as a B-Reader for the Department of Labor, industrial health councils and dusty trades and on cases involving pneumoconiosis claims. His consulting experience include quality assurance, certification examination and physician advisor.
Consult with attorneys re: pneumoconiosis claimConsult with attorneys and Workmens' Comp re: asthma
Consult with SSI re: Disability
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1965 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Ohio State University |
| Year: 1961 | Degree: BA | Subject: Pre-Med | Institution: Case-Western Reserve University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1976 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President, Practicing Physician | Department: |
Responsibilities:Full time clinical practice of medicine |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1967 to 1969 | Agency: United States Navy | Role: | Description: Vietnam Campaign Ribbons |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| AMA, FACCP, FACP, ATS, MASA MEMBERSHIPS: Fellow American College of Physicians American Thoracic Society Medical Association State of Alabama Jefferson County Medical Society Alabama Thoracic Society Fellow American College of Chest Physicians American Medical Association – Delegate |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Licensed in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Ohio Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine (06/72) Pulmonary Disease (10/74) B-Reader Pneumoconiosis (1981 - 2019) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS at various teaching hospitals and medical schools: Instructor in Medicine, Senior Instructor in Medicine, Assistant Professor in Medicine, and Clinical Assistant Professor. OTHER APPOINTMENTS: Chairman of the Medical Executive Committee, President of his firm, Medical Director of various health hospice and partners, President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Board of Censors, Counsellor, and Board of Medical Examiners Medical Association in his state, President of a medical society in his county, Chief - Division Pulmonary Medicine, Chairperson, Medical Advisory Board, and Reviewer for various medical and scientific journals in his field of expertise. APPOINTMENTS: Instructor in Medicine Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Senior Instructor in Medicine Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Assistant Professor in Medicine Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Clinical Assistant Professor University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| President Medical Assoc. State Of Alabama (past) |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Medical internship/Residency-Mt. Sinai Hospital and University Hospital-Cleveland Ohio Pulmonary Fellowship-VA Hospital Cleveland,Ohio |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has published various articles in several medical and scientific journals in his field of expertise. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Testify by deposition and in court regularly. Have represented plaintiff and defense. Have appeared in Federal and State Court. Cases include: Medical Malpractice, Social Security Appeals, Black Lung Claims, Asbestos Litigation Department of Labor, Occupational Asthma, and Diet Drugs |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Just finished developing Pulmonary Board Review Course with Oakstone Institute TRAINING: Mt. Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio; Mixed Medical Internship Mt. Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio; Jr. Assistant Resident in Medicine University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio; Assistant Resident in Medicine Veterans Administration Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio; Pulmonary Fellow |