Expert Details
Emergency Medicine, Journalism, Authorship, and Directorship
ID: 736114
Nevada, USA
After graduating from Harvard University, Expert attended Stony Brook Medical School. He trained in emergency medicine at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt/Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, where he was Chief Resident. Since then, he has worked in clinics and hospitals all over the world, including Morocco, Nepal, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Haiti.
A former Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner, Expert continues to raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault in Las Vegas, where he currently practices emergency medicine. He has authored a medical thriller, which was #1 on Amazon two years ago. He also writes for various medical journals and blogs.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2020 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Business | Institution: Plymouth State University |
| Year: 2004 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Stony Brook School of Medicine |
| Year: 1999 | Degree: BA | Subject: Neurobiology | Institution: Harvard University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2009 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Emergency Physician/Regional Medical Director | Department: Emergency Medicine |
Responsibilities:Expert currently manages a group of 200 physicians and advanced practice providers. He staffs 10 emergency departments -- including 1 rural emergency department, 1 pediatric ER, and 2 freestanding ER's -- in the Las Vegas Valley and surrounding communities.He is also an emergency physician working clinically in these emergency departments, including the pediatric ER and freestanding emergency rooms. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1999 to 2000 | Country / Region: Morocco | Summary: Taught at a school for the blind in Casablanca and volunteered in a pediatric emergency department as part of the Rockefeller Fellowship |
| Years: 2011 to 2011 | Country / Region: Haiti | Summary: Spent a week at an orphanage in Port-au-Prince treating children affected by the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. |
| Years: 2013 to 2016 | Country / Region: Las Salinas, Nicaragua | Summary: Yearly week-long trips to Las Salinas, Nicaragua with GivingMore.org. Expert's team provided basic health care to the community, as well as medical education and anti-helminth treatment. |
Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
|---|
| MD from Stony Brook Medical School MBA from Plymouth State University BA from Harvard University Nevada Medical License |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Regional Medical Director, Employer, Las Vegas, NV Medical Director, Desert Springs Hospital, Las Vegas, NV Academic Chair, VHS Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Las Vegas, NV |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Senior Resident Teaching Award Honorary Mention, Poetry, Stony Brook IMCS Writing Contest Black Belt, American Tae Kwon Do (1999) Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Fellowship Harvard University Dean’s Summer Research Grant Harvard University Research Fellowship Hispanic National Scholarship |
| Medical / Professional |
|---|
| Society for Academic Emergency Medicine American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Medicine Resident Association |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Publications: 14 |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Fluent |
| French | Intermediate |
Fields of Expertise
sexual abuse, medical literature evaluation, medical literature research, expert witness, administrative medicine, disaster medicine, adolescent medicine, clinical research, clinical research management, health care claims substantiation research, health care cost control, health care, health care finance, health care management, cardiology, pediatric emergency medicine, emergency department, emergency medicine, pediatrics, allergy, psychology, neurology, gastroenterology, music & entertainment