Expert Details
Family Practice Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Addiction Treatment
ID: 727197
Maryland, USA
Expert is board certified in Family Practice Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. He currently serves as a physician reviewer for the Board of Physicians (State Medical Board) of the State of Maryland. Over the past 20 years, he has been an investigator in several post marketing drug studies, evaluating headache medicines, urology medicine, pain medicine, and others. He also volunteers his time as Supervising Physician for the Frederick Community Action Agency, a non-profit group that provides services to indigent clients in Frederick County. He currently holds a federal waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of addictions, and has been doing so for several years.
In his position as reviewer for the Board of Physicians in Maryland, he has worked extensively with the Office of the Attorney General reviewing depositions and testifying in court as needed, though most cases on which he works settle prior to court. He currently spends most of his time providing ambulatory care in the areas of Family Practice and Geriatrics in his private practice.
He has served as consultant for a number of nationally recognized consulting firms in the areas of the practice of medicine, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1981 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Stony Brook University |
| Year: 1976 | Degree: BA | Subject: Biology | Institution: The Johns Hopkins University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1997 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Physician Partner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert is physician partner of the organization. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 1997 | Employer: Self Employed | Title: MD, Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert worked as solo family practitioner during this time. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2006 to Present | Agency: Board of Physicians, Maryland | Role: physician reviewer | Description: Expert, through its contracted agency, HMS Permedian, reviews quality issues involving physicians in the state of Maryland. He works with attorneys of the Board in preparing litigation, and testifies when needed. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| AMA, AAFP |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| MD, FAAFP |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Chief of Medical Staff, Frederick Memorial Hospital; Board of Directors, Frederick Memorial Hospital; Board of Directors, Frederick Primary Care Associates; Clinical Assistant Professor, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Certificate of Appreciation, Frederick County Board of Commissioners, in recognition of service on the Mental Health Advisory Committee The Linda Reamer Award, Health Care for the Homeless, State of Maryland, for outstanding volunteerism |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Family Practice Residency, Chief Resident, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, PA |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert consults as physician reviewer for the Board of Physician Quality Assurance of the State of Maryland. He works with the office of the Attorney General preparing cases concerning physicians with quality issues as well as reviewing depositions, and is prepared to testify when needed. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He has consulted for a number of years for various nationally known consulting firms regarding trends in medicine usage and development. |
Fields of Expertise
ambulatory care, family medicine, geriatrics, rural medicine, evidence based medicine, anti-infective agent, antilipemic agent, adolescent medicine, cough medicine, palliative care, sleep medicine, pulmonary medicine, administrative medicine, alternative medicine, antidepressant drug, antiarthritis drug, generic drug, allergy medication, bronchodilator drug, nephrology, drug, pain management, preventive medicine, pediatrics, over-the-counter drug, oral contraceptive drug, neurology, internal medicine, hematology, gynecology, gastrointestinal drug, gastroenterology, expectorant drug, endocrinology, emergency medicine, dermatology, clinical medicine, antihistamine, anti-inflammatory drug