Geriatrics, Nursing Homes, Hospice/Palliative

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Experienced Expert, 250+ depositions, 25+ trials. Speedy and Objective Records Reviews (plaintiff/defense); Standard of Care, Causation and Damages Opinions, including Life Expectancy and Future Care Costs, Regulatory Actions; Comprehensive Report Writing. References Available on Request. In clinical practice of post-acute and long-term care medicine, Geriatrics & Hospice in San Diego area since 1992; Chief Medical Officer, Bio-Pacific Admin Services (nursing facility management company); Chief Medical Officer, Beecan Health; Delegate, AMA and California Medical Association House of Delegates; Chair, CMA Council on Ethical, Legal & Judicial Affairs; Chair, CMA Administrative Medicine Forum; Clinical Faculty UCSD School of Medicine and Family Medicine Dept., Affiliate Faculty, California State University's Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care (San Marcos), Past President of CALTCM, Past President of PALTmed (Post-Acute & Long-Term Care Medical Association, previously AMDA, the American Medical Directors Association); Past Chair; Coalition for Compassionate Care of California; Immediate Past Chair, National POLST Collaborative; Editor Emeritus of Caring for the Ages (www.caringfortheages.com); Associate Editor, Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (JAMDA); Podcast Host (PALTtalk with JAMDA). Hospice and Skilled Nursing Facility Medical Director since 1995. Licensed in California, Ohio, & Hawaii (Florida - Retired Status).