Expert No. 176514 – CA(S)
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Expertise Description: M.D. - Medical Director at health care center with responsibility for continuing professional education for physicians, pharmacists, and clinical laboratory scientists. Previously served as medical director of hospital and commercial clinical laboratories in San Diego for over 30 years with responsibility for clinical chemistry, toxicology, blood banking, cytology, surgical pathology, microbiology and molecular pathology. Served as Past Chief of Staff at a hospital and member of Executive Medical Staff of 2 hospitals for over 25 years. Served as Pathologist to coroner in his county where he performed over 2500 autopsies between 1978 and 1982. Served as chairman of Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee for his hospital for over 20 years and member of committee for 28 years. Has research interests in iatrogenic diseases and therapeutic drug monitoring. Anatomic pathology practice focuses on medical disease of kidney and liver. Served as past president of his cities unit of the American Cancer Society with special expertise in cancer diagnostics, prognosis, treatment, and primary prevention. Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
| Blood Banking | Forensic Pathology | Toxicology |
| Cancer | Infectious Diseases | |
| Disease | Pathology |
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Medical Malpractice.
- Cancer misdiagnosis.
- Therapeutic misadventures.
- Adverse reactions to drugs and toxins.
- Toxicology.
- Forensic death investigations.
- Liver and kidney related diseases.
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Medical director commercial clinical laboratories.
- Medical director hospital laboratories.
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and CAP laboratory consultant.
- Medical billing.
- Medical director CME.
Licenses & Certifications:
| California Medical License |
| Board Certified, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology |
| Special Competence, Immunopathology |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | Medicine | Jefferson Medical College |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations: Professional Appointments/Affiliations:
- College of American Pathologists
- Numerous past appointments with the American Cancer Society.
Awards & Honors:
| Mosby Scholarship Book Award |
| William C. Felch Award, Alliance Continuing Medical Education |
| Golden Staff Award, Sharp Cabrillo Hospital |
| Physician Recognition Award, San Diego Magazine |
Other Career Highlights:
| Authored or co-authored several peer-reviewed journal articles, abstract, book chapters, and a book. |
