Expert Details

Internal Medicine, Endocrinology

ID: 737654 New York, USA

Expert with long experience in Internal Medicine, both hospital and primary care. Experience in diabetes, thyroid disease, hyperlipidemia, and hormone replacement.
Expert in medical ethics and end-of-life care.
Long career in academic medicine, in hospital and primary care, and medical ethics.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1990	Degree: JD	Subject: Law	Institution: Brooklyn Law School
Year: 1979	Degree: MD	Subject: Medicine	Institution: West Virginia University School of Medicine

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2021 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Medical Director	Department: Primary Care
Responsibilities: Primary Care
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Years: 2016 to 2021	Employer: Highmark Blue Cross	Title: Medical Director	Department:
Responsibilities: Co-Chair Medical Policy Committee Medical Policy Editor
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Years: 2014 to 2016	Employer: VAPHS	Title: Attending Physician	Department: Dept. of Medicine
Responsibilities: Hospital Medicine Committee Positions Ethics Committee
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Years: 2006 to 2014	Employer: VA New York Harbor Healthcare System	Title: Attending Physician	Department: Dept. of Medicine
Responsibilities: Academic duties: -- inpatient attending physician 3 months/year with residents and students -- clinic preceptor twice/week with residents and students -- lead weekly intern case discussion -- monthly lecture to interns on medical ethics -- organize 2nd year student history and physical exams with patients for students from SUNY Downstate and New York Med. College -- small group discussion leader for Essentials of Clinical Medicine course for 2nd-year students at SUNY Downstate -- present one Grand Rounds presentation per year Committee Positions Ethics Committee
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2006 to 2014	Employer: SUNY/Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn	Title: Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine	Department:
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Years: 2003 to 2006	Employer: NY Downtown Hospital	Title: Attending Physician	Department: Dept. of Medicine
Responsibilities: Administrative Titles and Positions Associate Director Internal Medicine Residency Program Director of Quality Assurance, Dept. of Medicine Medical Ethics Consultant Palliative Medicine Consultant Committee Positions Ethics Committee Medical Records Committee Transfusion and Laboratory Committee Library Committee
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1995 to 2003	Employer: St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center	Title: Attending Physician	Department: Dept. of Medicine
Responsibilities: Attending Physician Dept. of Ethics 1999-2006 Administrative Titles and Positions Associate Chief Section of General Internal Medicine 2001-2003 Director of Medical Clinic 2001-2003 Medical Ethics Consultant Committee Positions Ethics Committee Clinical Affairs Committee Palliative Care Committee Medical Records Committee Clinical Competence Committee
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1986 to 1995	Employer: SUNY/Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn	Title: Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine	Department:
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Years: 1995 to 2008	Employer: New York Medical College	Title: Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine	Department:
Responsibilities: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine 2008
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Years: 1982 to 1995	Employer: Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center	Title: Attending Physician	Department: Dept. of Medicine
Responsibilities: worked 10-11 months per year as an inpatient attending physician with interns and residents Administrative Titles and Positions Assistant Director of Medicine 1986-1989 Associate Director of Medicine 1989-1995 Director of Medical Education 1986-1989 Quality Assurance Coordinator 1986-1994 Professional Corporation Board of Directors Member 1991-1995 Committee Positions Ethics Committee Quality Assurance Committee AIDS Quality Assurance Committee Constitution Committee

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Member, Bioethics Institute, New York Medical College

Licenses / Certifications
NY PA Board Certified Internal Medicine Member New York State Bar

Professional Appointments
American Board of Internal Medicine Certified 1983 Member of the Bar of the State of New York 1991

Medical / Professional
Teaching Experience Extensive experience over 30 years supervising residents and medical students on in-patient services and in clinics; extensive experience teaching physical diagnosis, communication skills, ethics, and clinical correlations to medical students. Pro Bono Work Innocence Project Cardozo Law School 1999-2003

Publications and Patents Summary
Publications: 17

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Training / Seminars
Professional Training Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Intern in Internal Medicine 1979-1980 Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Resident in Internal Medicine 1980-1982

Fields of Expertise

internal medicine, hospital medicine, endocrine disease

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Internal Medicine, Endocrinology

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