Expert Details
Trauma Surgery, Sepsis, Medical Reimbursement, Bioethics
ID: 726502
Pennsylvania, USA
Expert has a special interest in physicians reimbursement for medical care. Over the last 15 years he amassed significant knowledge about the complexity of the reimbursement and has been successful in his interaction with third party payers for the reimbursement for services denied. Expert is a member of the reimbursement committee of the National Foundation for Trauma Care and of the Billing and Coding committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. In both committees, Expert interacts with nationally renowned experts in billing and codings. Expert is involved in multiple projects related to his membership. In addition, Expert received his Executive MBA from Temple University Fox Business School.
Expert assisted a local hospital in PA twice to prepare and to pass the state audit to become a trauma center. He reviewed the hospital trauma patients care, met with the hospital leadership and provided criticism for some aspects of care. Expert also provided the strategy to pass the audit. Expert rendered opinions to attorneys about aspects of care and pertinence to the legal action.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1976 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Damascus University School of Medicine |
| Year: 2008 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Executive Business Degree | Institution: Temple Unversity Fox Business school |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2004 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director of Trauma and Shock Trauma Unit | Department: Surgery |
Responsibilities:Expert manages the trauma service. He is responsible for the quality and the efficiency of care. He is the quality officer for the division of trauma and a member of the peer review committee. Expert writes and revises clinical and administrative protocols for the care of the injured and the critical ill in the emergency department, the operating room and the intensive care unit. Expert is also responsible for the billing activities and the recruitment of highly competent trauma surgeons. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1994 to 1999 | Agency: VA Hospital | Role: Director of Surgical ICU | Description: Managment of the surgical ICU, screen patients in satellite hospitals for safety transfer to the Boston VA |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: France | Summary: Expert speaks fluent French. He was educated in French schools and he understands the French culture which make him an asset for multi-national companies |
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Middle East | Summary: Expert's primary language is Arabic. He grew in the Middle East and he has a profound understanding of the local cultures and customs |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Fellow of the American College of Surgeons Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians Fellow of the American Association of Surgery of Trauma Member, Society of Critical Care Medicine Memeber, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Boston Surgical Society New England Surgical Society |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| American Board of Surgery Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care Executive MBA Multiple certifications in minimally invasive procedures. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Clinical Associate Professor of Surgey, Temple University Director, Trauma and Shock Trauma Unit, Employer |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Surgical Teaching Award, Boston University, 1998 |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Boston University 1982-1988 |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has authored and co-authored over 16 peer-review journal articles, 2 books and over 14 presentations on his research related to his areas of expertise. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has given several depositions as an expert witness, a treating physician as well as a defendant. He is very familiar with the legal proceedings as he played a proactive role in his own defense proving his attorney with significant information and strategic maneuvers. Expert has been on the stand multiple times as an expert witness or a treating physician and only once as defendant. Expert had a significant role in winning his case. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert developed a course in the 90's for the use of ultrasound in trauma (FAST) and he also gave multiple seminars locally in Boston, Philadelphia and Newark, DE discussing the care of the critically ill. He also made presentations in national meetings on the subject. He was invited to educate other trauma program directors and managers in PA about trauma centers billings rules and regulations |
| Marketing Experience |
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| The practice of critical care and trauma involves the use of high tech instrumentations which requires knowledge of the cutting edge technology and the continuous communication with vendors and tech companies. Expert is very well informed in the utility of new technology in critical care medicine. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert is interested in health care policy and finance. Although he has not published on the subject, his recently received his MBA and has insight on health care policy, allowing him to assist the health care industry on the subject. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Arabic | Expert's primary language is Arabic. He grew up in the Middle East and he has a profound understanding of the local cultures and customs. |
| French | Expert speaks fluent French. He was educated in French schools and he understands the French culture which make him an asset for multi-national companies |
| German | Expert studied German while in Medical school, but he has not practiced it since he moved to the U.S.A. He is currently only able to read the language. |