Expert Details
Occupational Medicine, Fitness for Duty, Medical Issues in Regulated Industries, OSHA Evaluations
ID: 726894
Minnesota, USA
Since 1994 he has worked with hospital based occupational medicine programs and has provided hazard recognition and remediation consultation to local industries including manufacturing, transportation, educational institutions, shipping, mining & health care.In 1997 he set up an internal hearing conservation program for a 2400 employee manufacturing facility.In 2005 he assisted a local medical group and mining company in setting up programs in hearing conservation, respiratory protection & medical monitoring and continues to serve as occupational medicine advisor.In 2008 he helped develop a strategy for Great Lakes shipping companies in responding to US Coast Guard changes in medical requirements and licensing processes.In December of 2008, he advised a 2000 employee health care system on adaptation to FMLA changes with focus on the questions of return to work and fitness for duty evaluations.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2002 | Degree: MPH | Subject: Occupational Medicine/Preventive Medicine | Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Year: 1978 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: University of Wisconsin |
| Year: 1975 | Degree: BA | Subject: Medical Sciences | Institution: University of Wisconsin |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2004 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Medical Director | Department: Occupational Medicine |
Responsibilities:He is responsible for directing the medical program for occupational services for regional employers and the internal occupational health department for the St. Luke's regional health care system that serves NW Wisconsin and NE Minnesota. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 2004 | Employer: Aurora Health Care | Title: Chief of Department of Family Medicine and site medical director for occupational medicine services | Department: Occupational Medicine and Family Medicine |
Responsibilities:He practiced clinical and occupational medicine and served for 8 years as the Chief of the Department of Family Medicine. The latter position required supervision of clinical practice, development and implementation of quality improvement projects and organizing continuing education. His occupational medicine practice was both clinic based and as a subcontracted medical director to Delphi Automotive Systems at a facility manufacturing catalytic converters and electrical components. In that capacity he was responsible for programs in hearing conservation, ergonomics, safety, medical fitness for duty and medical liason to the Employee Assistance Program. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 1994 | Employer: Milwaukee Industrial Clinic | Title: Clinic physician | Department: Family Medicine and Occupational Medicine |
Responsibilities:He was primarily responsible for the medical care of primary care clinic patients, but also provided care for acute occupational injuries and illnesses as well as medical evaluations for federally regulated industries. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1983 to 1988 | Employer: Self | Title: Clinic physician | Department: Family Medicine |
Responsibilities:He provided primary care medical services in a medically underserved neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1983 | Employer: National Health Service Corps | Title: Clinic Physician | Department: Community Health Center |
Responsibilities:He provided general medical services in a medically underserved neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1981 to 1985 | Agency: US National Health Service Corps | Role: Physician | Description: Providing primary care medical services to population in medically underserved area of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| Years: 2001 to 2004 | Agency: FBI | Role: Regional medical director | Description: Organize & provide occupational medical services for agents out of Milwaukee Regional Office. This included fitness for duty evaluations, preventive medicine services, travel medicine and work injury & illness care. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine Central States Occupational Medicine Association Minnesota Occupational & Environmental Medicine Association American Academy of Family Practice Minnesota Medical Association Lake Superior Medical Association |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Certified Medical Review Officer |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Medical Director of St. Luke's Hospital System Occupational Medicine Program Member of Minnesota Medical Association Subcommittee on Occupational & Environmental Medicine |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| AOA Medical Honor Society |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has occassionally provided depositions in contested medical care cases. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| He developed and delivered a half day seminar on prevention of occupational illnesses and injuries for the Northeast Region of the Minnesota Safety Council. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He has unique experience in working with the maritime industry around fitness for duty and coast guard medical qualification. He has had longstanding work in quality improvement and prevention of illness and injury in both healthcare and manufacturing. The St. Luke's program for employee influenza vaccination has been nationally recognized in JCAHCO publications. |
Fields of Expertise
A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction Program, asbestos safety, byssinosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, chemical exposure, chemical health hazard management, clinical medicine, employee drug testing, environmental medicine, ergonomics, hand-arm vibration syndrome, head injury, human-health risk assessment, injury prevention, medical causation, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, occupational disease, occupational epidemiology, occupational exposure, occupational health, occupational injury, occupational medicine, occupational safety, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA 29CFR 1910.1030, personal protection equipment, pneumoconiosis, preventive medicine, public health epidemiology, respiratory protection, vaccination, workers compensation injury, medical jurisprudence, medicolegal, occupational toxicology, medical toxicology, undersea and hyperbaric medicine, tropical medicine, heat stress index, industrial chemical toxicology, industrial toxicology, chemical hygiene plan, chemical regulation, radiation-related occupational epidemiology, safety data collection, off-the-job safety, safety auditing, human factors, safety management, biomedicine, dermatitis, sports medicine, safety engineering, public health, industrial chemical, human health effect, human health assessment, human factors engineering, emergency medicine