Expert Details

Emergency Medicine and Hospital Administration

ID: 726771 Massachusetts, USA

Expert has been the Medical Director of a small rural hospital for 11 years and has been the Emergency Medical Director for 19 years. He started an Inpatient Hospitalist Program at his current hospital 4 years ago and still staffs the program to date. He has been involved in medical malpractice cases as both a plaintiff and defendant expert witness multiple times. He has been very involved in quality and safety across the hospital and currently leads the peer review process.

Expert also was involved from the start with the CPOE (EMR) for a 3 hospital system at the development stage as well as the implementation stage. His experience and knowledge with Hospital Administration include duties such as budget process to managing the daily routine of running a hospital. His experience includes also being involved as chairman of various committees including the Credentials Committee, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, and the Emergency Medical Committee to name a few.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1986	Degree: MD	Subject: Medicine	Institution: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Year: 1979	Degree: BS	Subject: Environmental biology	Institution: University of Massachusetts

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1998 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Medical Director	Department: Administration
Responsibilities: Expert oversees all aspects of medical care being delivered in the hospital and sit on the Senior Management Team.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1989 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Medical Director of the ED	Department: Emergency Department
Responsibilities: He is involved with all the aspects of running an emergency department.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
ABPS, ABFP, AAFP (American Academy of Physician Specialists) (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Licenses / Certifications
MD, Certification in ATLS, ACLS, PALS, FCCS; Lean Training

Professional Appointments
Member of the System-wide Formulary and Therapeutics Committee Computerized Information System Core Physician Team Member, Baystate Health Member of the Advisory Council for Respiratory and Infusion Services

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Expert has done the following in this area; May 1998 to 2004 - Physician Representative on Medical Tribunal on a quarterly basis for the Worcester Superior Court Medical Expert evaluation of cases for: Promutual, Campbell, Campbell, Edwards & Conroy, and Robinson, Donovan, Madden & Barry, P.C. Weinberg & Garber Neubert, Pepe & Montheith November 16, 2007 - Connecticut Civil Justice Foundation, Inc.Trial Demonstration: From Jury Selection to Final Argument; Death Damages in Emergency Medicine Room Negligence Case: Failure to Diagnose Coronary Artery Disease. Represented the Defense as the Emergency Medical Expert

Expert Witness Experience

Expert has done the following in this area;
May 1998 to 2004 - Physician Representative on Medical Tribunal on a quarterly basis for the Worcester Superior Court

Medical Expert evaluation of cases for:
Promutual,
Campbell, Campbell, Edwards & Conroy, and
Robinson, Donovan, Madden & Barry, P.C.
Weinberg & Garber
Neubert, Pepe & Montheith

November 16, 2007 - Connecticut Civil Justice Foundation, Inc.Trial Demonstration: From Jury Selection to Final Argument;
Death Damages in Emergency Medicine Room Negligence Case:
Failure to Diagnose Coronary Artery Disease.
Represented the Defense as the Emergency Medical Expert

Training / Seminars
Expert has lectured and provided training in these areas below; Quality Medical Summit, October 1998 Role of Alternative Medical Providers in the Hospital Setting, January 2000 Risk Management Seminar at Employer, September 2001 Reducing Medical Errors in Healthcare, January 2001 Medical Staff Preparation for JCAHO, 1999 and 2002 Use of Clinical Guidelines in Medical Practice, May 2002 Computerized Order Entry for the Medical Staff, Sept. 2003 Management of the Difficult Airway, January, 2004 Preparation for JCAHO Survey Changes, April 2004 Obstructive Sleep Apnea, December 2005, April 2006 Thrombolytics and Stroke; NIH Stoke Scale Training, January 2006 Strike Back Against Stroke: An Ounce of Prevention, Sept. 2006 Cold (temperature) Related Emergencies, January 2007 Credentialing Issues for Medical Staff Leaders, February 2007 Apology and Disclosure, on panel discussion at Baystate Medical Center, July 2007 On-Field Sports Injury Evaluation and Emergency Treatment, Town of Amherst Little League April 2007 and 2009 Importance of Service Excellence Behaviors by the Medical Staff Multiple Lectures to the EMS Personnel Physician Leader in Scheduling Speakers for the Bi-Annual Medical Staff Meetings with CME topics, 2007 to present

Training / Seminars

Expert has lectured and provided training in these areas below;
Quality Medical Summit, October 1998
Role of Alternative Medical Providers in the Hospital Setting, January 2000
Risk Management Seminar at Employer, September 2001
Reducing Medical Errors in Healthcare, January 2001
Medical Staff Preparation for JCAHO, 1999 and 2002
Use of Clinical Guidelines in Medical Practice, May 2002
Computerized Order Entry for the Medical Staff, Sept. 2003
Management of the Difficult Airway, January, 2004
Preparation for JCAHO Survey Changes, April 2004
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, December 2005, April 2006
Thrombolytics and Stroke; NIH Stoke Scale Training, January 2006
Strike Back Against Stroke: An Ounce of Prevention, Sept. 2006
Cold (temperature) Related Emergencies, January 2007
Credentialing Issues for Medical Staff Leaders, February 2007
Apology and Disclosure, on panel discussion at Baystate Medical Center, July 2007
On-Field Sports Injury Evaluation and Emergency Treatment, Town of Amherst Little League April 2007 and 2009
Importance of Service Excellence Behaviors by the Medical Staff
Multiple Lectures to the EMS Personnel
Physician Leader in Scheduling Speakers for the Bi-Annual Medical Staff Meetings with CME topics, 2007 to present

Fields of Expertise

cardiopulmonary resuscitation, emergency department, emergency management, emergency medicine, emergency treatment, family medicine, hospital medicine, medical documentation, medical malpractice evaluation, rural medicine, resuscitation, emergency medical service, emergency medical system, airway management, urgent care, telemedicine, medical protocol, medical record, internal medicine