Expert Details
Hospice and Palliative Medicine,Geriatrics, Nursing Home Medicine, General Internal Medicine
ID: 730205
Colorado, USA
background in geriatrics and nursing home medicine.
Expert was a full professor of internal medicine for ten years and the medical director of the outpatient clinic for a thirty-resident program for four years . He supervised students/residents and teaches various topics of
internal medicine, geriatrics, primary care, hospice and end of life to medical students and residents alike. He also had is own panel of primary care outpatients. He has used six different
electronic medical records in his career and is very familiar with them.
He is board certified through the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine in the fields of Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative
Medicine
He has been the expert witness on a case for a nursing facility that successfully won their case defending their care of a patient. He successful helped a family of a deceased elder relative
make the case for an auto accident leading to her rapid decline and death.
He completed a Geriatric mini-fellowship in Geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, NYC in December of 2012.
He has been the expert witness for the defense on a case for a nursing facility that successfully won their case defending their care of a patient. This included chart view and report writing, depositions, and in court testimony. 2011He successful helped a family of a deceased elder relative make the case for an auto accident leading to her rapid decline and death. This required extensive chart review and report writing. 2013Nursing home case of a patient that fell, where I was disposed as an expert and the case was settled out of court. 2003Currently (2017-present) acting as an expert for the defense for a nursing home case as to whether a medication error lead to a wrongful. death.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1988 | Degree: DO | Subject: Osteopathic Medicine | Institution: Des Moines University |
| Year: 1983 | Degree: BA | Subject: Biology | Institution: University of Colorado at Denver |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2008 to 2018 | Employer: | Title: Professor of Internal Medicine | Department: Specialty Medicine Department |
Responsibilities:Is a full Professor of Internal Medicine teaching various subjects in internal medicine and also teaching classes in geriatrics and hospice and palliative medicine at a university, College of Osteopathic Medicine. He supervises students and internal medicine residents in a thirty-resident outpatient clinic. He has has also taught small groups in physical diagnosis and history taking techniques. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2014 | Employer: | Title: Owner/CEO | Department: |
Responsibilities:Private practice in geriatrics, nursing home medicine and hospice medicine. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Team-leader physciain | Department: |
Responsibilities:Medical director team leader physician for one of four teams at the Denver Hospice covering both inpatient and outpatient end of life cases and palliative medicine consultations. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Colorado Medical Society - past president; Colorado Society of Osteopathic Medicine - past president; Colorado Society of Internal Medicine - past president; Colorado Foundation for Medical Care - past president; AMDA - parliamentarian 2011-12; ACP - fellow; ACOI -fellow AOA - member |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| License to practice medicine - Colorado 1992 to present; Board certified through the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine in the fields of Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine; Certified nursing home medical director |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Full professor of internal medicine - Rocky Vista University, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Full professor of clinical internal medicine - University of Colorado, School of Medicine |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Rocky University Presidents Medallion of Excellence Award recipient ACP teaching awards Clinical Teacher of the year from Rocky Vista University |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Internal Medicine residency - Mountainside Hospital The Donald W Reynolds Foundation Mini-Fellowship in Geriatric Medical Education, The Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Manhattan, New York |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Has edited several articles in various journals. Has been a on going member of the editorial committee for the Geriatric Pharmaceutical Care Guideline. Omnicare, Inc. In conjunction with the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and the American Geriatrics Society 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Has been the expert witness on a case for a nursing facility that successfully won their case defending their care of a patient. This included writing reports, deposition and in court testimony. He successful helped a family of a deceased elder relative make the case for an auto accident leading to her rapid decline and death. This was through extensive chart review and report writing. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| As a professor of internal medicine and outpatient internal medicine residency clinic, Expert has given many lectures regarding the successful use of the electronic medical record and documentation, as well as various clinical topics in internal medicine, geriatrics, nursing home medicine and hospice and palliative medicine. |