Outpatient Medical Direction

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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My original training was in pediatrics and I practiced pediatric emergency medicine for 5 years after 1 year in private practice. I was a clinical assistant professor through the Medical College of Georgia , and later at University of Illinois School of Medicine ( Chicago) , and did bedside teaching of residents and medical students as well as weekly didactic sessions. I was board certified in pediatrics from 1988-2002. I returned to residency , specializing in anesthesiology and completed the program along with a 6 month fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. I practiced in an academic setting in Chicago for 4 years , specializing in pediatric anesthesiology, and pediatric and adult cardiothoracic cases at Rush Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center .I was an assistant professor , doing bedside teaching of residents, medical students and student nurse anesthetists, as well as didactic lectures. I helped to build the pediatric acute pain service and its protocols. I have been board certified in anesthesiology since 1995, and am current in my certification. After moving to Denver, Colorado, with my family, I joined a private practice in the Denver area and became a partner, retiring from that practice after 25 years. I was in a rotation of 4 anesthesiologists who took call doing cardiothoracic anesthesiology. I practiced in all other areas of anesthesia except for obstetrics and transplant. It was in a level 2 trauma setting. Following this, I took locum tenens assignments in various hospitals and have taken employment with GI Associates in Denver as well. I am in full-time practice currently. I founded a medical device company , Patient Shield Concepts,LLC, based in Denver as a result of inventing, producing and patenting medical devices for use in critical care settings and acute care medicine. I serve as Chief Medical Officer and and on the board of directors. Additionally, I helped to found another medical device start -up ,SciLogica Corporation, currently developing continuous blood analyte sensing platforms for extracorporeal use , based in Denver and in Abingdon, UK. I am serving as Chief Medical Officer and on the board of directors. My home is in Denver and I am married, have 3 biological children and 2 step-children and 1 grandchild. Regarding forensic medical reviews, I have had experience as an expert witness in the past, primarily in pediatric cases, but have not done so in over 10 years.