Expert Details
Oxygen Therapy & Conservation, Biofeedback, Clinical Management Design, Electronics, & Prototyping
ID: 721893
California, USA
He has developed biofeedback equipment for other researchers as well as his own research. He has an electronics and model building laboratory and has designed oxygen conserving devices such as the Oxymizer, the Oxymizer Pendant, Oxymatic, and fluidic oxygen delivery devices.
He is a pulmonary medicine specialist sub-specializing in pulmonary and asthma rehabilitation, disease management, and clinical guidance systems. He has published over 50 articles in that area.
Expert designed and developed several conserving and delivery devices, including the Oxymizer, the Oxymizer Pendant and the Oxymatic oxygen. Most of the oxygen conserving devices prescribed are devices that he designed.
He has also designed several biofeedback training devices, physiological testing and training equipment, several sensors and medical graphics. He has built physiological testing and training equipment on consultation with other research facilities. He is a consultant for several companies in this area.
Since designing the Oxymizer, the Oxymizer Pendant and the Oxymatic oxygen delivery devices, Expert provided the idea for the Total O2 device, which is an oxygen concentrator that refills portable oxygen cylinders. He is presently developing three more oxygen delivery devices and other means for oxygenating COPD patients.
Expert is a consultant for oxygen therapy equipment at CHAD Therapeutics, Inc.He is consultant to Dr. Rick Carter for pulmonary research at UTexas in Tyler, TX.He is consultant to Robert Phillips in the development of oxygen delivery devices. He is consultant and board member of the Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation.Expert has multiple individulal consulting arrangements in physiology and electronics.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1966 | Degree: M.D. | Subject: Medicine and Physiology | Institution: Meharry Medical College, UC Berkeley |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1992 to 2001 | Employer: Pulmonary Care Continuum Inc | Title: Medical Director | Department: Medical Systems Design |
Responsibilities:Expert is the program designer and medical director. He designed most of the oxygen conserving devices presently available. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1996 | Employer: Self-employed | Title: Director | Department: Pulmonary Rehabilitation |
Responsibilities:He was the medical director of pulmonary rehabilitation and the designer of each of the programs. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1972 to 1986 | Employer: City of Hope Medical Center | Title: Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Biomedical Designer | Department: Pulmonary Diseases |
Responsibilities:He was the medical director of pulmonary rehabilitation, the program designer and designer and fabricator of medical devices. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1967 to 1969 | Agency: U.S. Army | Role: Captain | Description: He did R & D at the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Labs, Fort Rucker, AL and the U.S. Naval Base, Philadelphia, PA. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert belongs to the American Thoracic Society and American College of Chest Physicians. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He is a Doctor of Medicine. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| He participates in editorial review for: CHEST, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Biofeedback and Self Regulation, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Respiratory Care and is on the editorial board of RT Magazine. He also participated in the standards on health care delivery for COPD and was the chairperson of the Oxygen Section. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Expert received the American Lung Association Recognition Award and the Biofeedback Society of California Recognition Award. |
| Medical / Professional |
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| He had his medical internship at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has written 80 publications and has 18 patents. He wrote the first textbook on oxygen therapy and also participated in several other textbooks. He has created 10 videos with animation. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has testified in about five cases involving clinical and technical expertise. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| He has participated in up to 20 seminars and training sessions per year and teaches at the Western University of Health Sciences. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| He has served as a reference source for venders in medicine, clinical research, electronics, and prototyping. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He is an independent consultant in the areas above and has brought five products to market in the past five years. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert is recognized as a leader in the area of oxygen delivery and oxygen conservation. He has designed several disease management systems and has created a training and presentation video with digital animation. He integrates his technical and graphic skills with his clinical approaches to create unique, efficacious, and cost-effective healthcare. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| None |
Fields of Expertise
asthma, health care system, biomedical instrumentation, clinical medicine, inhaler, clinical management, medical device, disposable medical device, cannula, electronic medical device, medical instrument, oxygenator, medical oxygen concentrator, oxygen therapy, pulmonary critical care, pulmonary medicine, clinical measurement, medical elastomer, medical pneumatic compression device, clinical study, liquid silicone rubber injection molding, liquid silicone rubber, clinical trial design, durable medical equipment, biomedical application, medical expert system, plastic medical device, anoxia, health care management, investigational medical device exemption regulation, health care industry quality management, medical device clinical research, hemostat, atomizer, 510(k) document, medical device product development, therapeutic device, preclinical research, clinical research management, clinical research, medical diagnostics, clinical protocol, respiratory therapy, medical technology, home health care, clinical engineering, premarket approval assessment, disease, medical device process validation, medical device manufacturing, biomedicine, biomedical device, electrocardiograph, biomedical instrument, preventive medicine, physiological monitoring, medical science, medical pump, internal medicine, biomedical diagnostic instrumentation, biomedical sensor, biomedical engineering, biomedical chemical sensor, bioinstrumentation, atomizing