Expert Details
Emergency Medicine and Hospital Negligence
ID: 733486
Indiana, USA
Selected Achievements:
Consultant to a Family Centered Care for more than 30 states. The Program is the cornerstone of Medicare’s efforts to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for beneficiaries. As a consultant, Expert reviews medical reports to see whether they meet the standard of care.
Healthcare Advisory Team, Congressman Todd Rokita Work with Congressman Rokita and his legislative team on legislation pending before him; both in Committee and on the House Floor, and legislation that Mr. Rokita is considering sponsoring.
Chairman to a wellness LLC, Operates workplace medical clinics with a focus on keeping employees and their families healthy and out of the Hospital/Emergency Room, helping employees become better health consumers, and saving employers’ money by reinventing how they pay for their employees' healthcare.
Founder, Chief Medical Officer, to company formed to materialize the concept of Medical Home into a successfully operating model based upon the alignment between employers, patients, on-site medical staff, and community physicians that improves health outcomes for patients, distributes medical resources more effectively, and reduces employers’ overall healthcare expenditures.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2008 | Degree: Emergency Medicine | Subject: Emergency Medicine | Institution: American Board of Emergency Medicine |
| Year: 1997 | Degree: Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine | Subject: Internal Medicine | Institution: American Board of Internal Medicine |
| Year: 1997 | Degree: Emergency Medicine Residency | Subject: Emergency Medicine | Institution: Wayne State University-Grace Hospital |
| Year: 1993 | Degree: Internal Medicine Residency | Subject: Internal Medicine | Institution: Providence Hospital |
| Year: 1987 | Degree: M.B.B.S. | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Bangalore University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2015 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Emergency Room Physician | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Emergency Room Physician | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2016 | Employer: Indiana Rural Health Association | Title: Board of Directors | Department: Management |
Responsibilities:Purpose of improving the health of all Indiana citizens in rural settings.To enhance the health and well-being of rural populations in Indiana through leadership, education, advocacy, collaboration, and resource development. To recruit a large and diverse membership who can provide input on an even wider perspective. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2013 | Employer: Health Care Excel, Inc. | Title: Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:The Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for the states of Indiana and Kentucky. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) priorities task the QIOs with implementing initiatives similar to those found in the Partnership for Patients Initiative, especially those aimed at the prevention of healthcare associated infections. As a director, my primary role was to deliver presentations at various settings to engage hospital executive boards, C-Suites, physicians, nursing staff, and other hospital personnel to meet the CMS quality agenda. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2011 | Employer: TeamHealth Midwest | Title: Regional Medical Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Oversight of Emergency Department contracts in the state of IndianaTeamHealth is one of the largest publicly traded companies with a primary focus on staffing physicians in Emergency Departments across the nation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2011 | Employer: TeamHealth, Inc. | Title: Senior Vice President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2009 | Employer: TeamHealth Midsouth | Title: Vice President of Quality | Department: |
Responsibilities:TeamHealth is one of the largest publicly traded companies with a primary focus on staffing physicians in Emergency Departments across the nation. As Vice President of Quality, my role was predominantly to focus on the quality of care delivered by our internal physicians and review cases to determine negligence. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2011 | Employer: Terre Haute Regional Hospital | Title: Chief Medical Of | Department: |
Responsibilities:Terre Haute Regional Hospital, an HCA facility, is a 278-bed community-based medical center with comprehensive medical and surgical programs. HCA is the largest publicly traded for profit hospital system in the nation. As Chief Medical Officer, my role was specifically focused toward improving, overseeing and ensuring the maintenance of quality of care that was delivered across the patient population. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2002 | Employer: Jennie Stuart Hosp | Title: Assistant Medical Director | Department: Department of Emergency Medicine |
Responsibilities:JSMC Health is a private, not-for-profit health organization that comprises an acute-care hospital, Jennie Stuart Medical Center; free-standing medical imaging, outpatient surgery, laboratory and rehabilitation services; and an integrated physician network that includes an owned physician practice, BluegrassMD. My role here included planning, directing and coordinating medical services that were provided in the Emergency Department, staffing and evaluation of activities, as well as ensuring clinical compliance and ethical practice. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Fellow of American College of Physicians Fellow of American College of Physician Executives Fellow of American College of Healthcare Executives Fellow of American College of Emergency Physicians |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| 1. Michigan State Medical License 2. Tennessee State Medical License 3. Kentucky State Medical License 4. Indiana State Medical License 5. Illinois State Medical License 6. Virginia State Medical License 7. Georgia State Medical License November 2013 Diplomate of American College of Healthcare Executives May 2011 Diplomate of American Board of Emergency Medicine February 2007 Diplomate of American College of Physician Executives May 2006 Diplomate of Medical Review Officers August 1997 Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Hospital Committees: ’08-11 Board of Trustees, Terre Haute Regional Hospital Medical Executive Committee Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee Audit & Review for Emergency Medical Services Clinical Monitoring Committee Utilization Review Committee ’00 –’02 Ethics Committee, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, TN April 94 Antibiotic special use program developed “Guide to antibiotic therapy” Feb ’94 Judge for ACP Associates Meeting ’94, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Jan ’94 Resident Recruitment Committee for Department of Internal Medicine, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI June ’94 Quality Assurance Committee, Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan July ’93 House Staff Officer, Department of Medicine, Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Top Emergency Room Physician in Terre Haute, Indiana, 'The Leading Physicians of the World’ by the International Association of Emergency Medicine • Indiana Rural Health Association Leadership Award • TeamHealth Medical Director of the Year, Midwest • Physician of the Year, Regional Hospital • Second Prize, Student and Resident Section Forum at Annual CME meeting, MAPI • Resident of the Year, Department of Internal Medicine & Subspecialties, Providence Hospital • Georgia Certificate of Merit, the University of Georgia • National Honor Society, Statesboro, Georgia National Beta Club, Statesboro, Georgia |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Research: June ’97 Prospective evaluation of Chlamydia Infection in the Emergency Department April ’94 Clinic day, Oral presentation, “Gram-negative bacillary meningitis”, a retrospective 13-year case study Oct. ’93 ACP 15th Annual meeting, “Legionella Pneumonia treated with ciprofloxacin” April ’93 ACOEM (American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine) Annual meeting, Atlanta, Oral presentation “Ammonia exposure leading to Asthma” May ’92 ACP 14th Annual Associates’ meeting, Michigan chapter, Oral presentation “Rhabdomyosarcoma” ’88 – ’89 “Assessment of Nutritional Needs for the Preschool Age Group”: a project conducted at Kiwara, India |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Presentations and CMEs: 56 |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Extensive chart review experience focused on quality and adverse events and is an experienced expert witness. Trial and testimony experience |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Teaching Appointments: • Volunteer, Clinical Assistant Professor (Indiana University School of Medicine) • Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) • Instructor, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) • Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) • Weekly board review for ABIM, Providence Hospital, for PGY-III Residents • Volunteer, Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee • Instructor, Kaplan Medical Education, Board Review for USMLE Step 3 examination: Active locations: Chicago, California, Houston, Baltimore, NJ, NY, Detroit & Puerto Rico, Mexico, Bahamas • Instructor, Clinical Workshops for USMLE Step 2 examination at Kaplan Medical Center, Southfield, Ann Arbor & Lansing |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English |