Education and Training:
 

Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
 

Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
 

Rotating Internship, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
 

Resident in Chest Diseases; Chest Disease Hospital, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, New Jersey
 

Resident in Internal Medicine, Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio
 

Resident in Internal Medicine, Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, California
 

LL.B., La Salle Extension University, Chicago, Illinois
 
 

Medical Licenses:
 

Ohio, California
 

Law License:
 

State Bar of California
 
 
 

Military Service:
 

U.S. Army, ERC
 

U.S. Army, 3650th SCU
 

Captain, U.S. Air Force Reserve Medical Corps.
 

Captain, U.S. Air Force Medical Corps., Far East Air Force
 
 
 

Practice History:
 

Private practice of Medicine: Internal Medicine, Legal Medicine
 

Private practice of Law: Medical-Legal, Medical Administrative Law, Disciplinary Law Representing Health Care Professionals
 

Former Regional Medical Consultant, Board of Medical Quality Assurance, State of California (now Medical Board of California)
 

Mediation Panel, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Mediation Panel, Second Appellate District, State of California

Legal Counsel, Chinese Physicians Society of Southern California

Board Certification:

Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Examiners

Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Medicine
 
 
 

Present Hospital Appointment:
 

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; Emeritus, Department of Medicine
 

Previous Hospital Appointments:
 

Assist. Visiting Staff in Medicine, U.C.L.A. Center of Health Services
 

Various community hospitals for varying periods of time
 

University Appointment:
 

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, U.C.L.A. School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
 

Past Professional Organizations:
 

Los Angeles County Medical Association

- Fee and Complaint Committee, Beverly Hills District

- Committee on Professional Liability

- Hospital Medical Staff Section
 

Beverly Hills Academy of Medicine

-President
 

American Bar Association
 

Beverly Hills Bar Association
 

Consumer Attorneys of California (formerly California Trial Lawyers Association)
 

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (formerly Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association)

Association for Conflict Resolution

American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics

Association of Trial Lawyers of America


 

Present Professional Organizations:
 

Bar, United States Supreme Court

State Bar of California
 

Los Angeles County Bar Association
 

American College of Legal Medicine, Fellow

-Board of Governors, 1991-1995, 1997-99

-Secretary 1995, 1996

-Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Ethics, 1997, 1998
 

American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Provisional Member
 

Medical Society of United States and Mexico
 

International Health Society
 

California Academy of Attorneys for Health Care Professionals
 

American College of Forensic Examiners

Association of Certified Fraud Specialists
 

American Medical Association
 

California Medical Association
 

Los Angeles County Medical Association
 
 
 

Scientific Publications:
 

September, 1950: "Treatment of Tuberculous Meningitis with Streptomycin", Diseases of the Chest
 

October, 1950: "Nicotinamide Therapy of Lingual Changes in Tuberculous Patients", American Review of Tuberculosis
 

March, 1951: "Acute Myocardial Infarction with Rupture of the Ventricle", American Heart Journal
 

1951: "Rehabilitation, A Vital Part of the Treatment of Tuberculosis", Higby Memorial Award, California Tuberculosis Association
 

August, 1985: "The Hospital Disciplinary Process", Legal Aspects of Medical Practice, Vol. 13, No. 8
 

April 15, 1989: "When Your Staff Privileges Are Under Scrutiny", Contemporary OB-GYN, Vol. 33
 

June, 1992: "Improper Loss of Staff Privileges: Writ of Mandate and Appeal to the Court", Trauma 1:29
 

1997 Medical Malpractice Update, Wiley Law Publications, Chapter 8, "Current Concepts in Dealing With Licensing Board Disciplinary Actions"
 
 
 

Presentations:
 

November 9-13, 1977: "Effective Use of Medical Experts to Prove Damages" - California Trial Lawyers 16th Annual Convention; San Francisco, California
 

October, 1982: "Notaries Should Not Judge Competence" - Notary Viewpoint, Vol. X, No. 5
 

May 13, 1984: "The Hospital Disciplinary Process: Evaluations and Recommendations" - American College of Legal Medicine, 24th International Conference
 

May 11, 1985: "Defending A Medical Staff Disciplinary Hearing" - American College of Legal Medicine, 25th International Conference
 

November 15, 1986: "The Legal Responsibility for Quality Care" - American Medical Student Conference, U.C.L.A.; Los Angeles, California
 

September 30 to October 13, 1988: "The Medical Staff Disciplinary Process" - Physician Practice and the Law 1988; Seminars at Sea (University of California, Irvine)
 

March 1 to 4, 1989: "Preparation for and Handling of a Medical Staff Privilege Case" - A Workshop; American College of Legal Medicine, 29thInternational Conference
 

January 12, 1990: "Avoiding and Handling Board of Medical Examiners Problems" - Sixth Annual Scientific Meeting, The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery; Los Angeles, California
 

March 15-17, 1990: Medical Staff and Disciplinary Board Corrective Actions - "Pre-Hearing Procedures and Evidentiary Matters" - 30th Anniversary Conference on Legal Medicine of the American College of Legal Medicine; Orlando, Florida
 

April 28, 1990: "Malpractice Defense and Medical Staff Privileges Problems" - North American Taiwanese Medical Association, Southern California Chapter; Pomona, California
 

October 4-6, 1990: "Writ of Mandate and Appeal to the Court for Improper Loss of Staff Privileges" - American College of Legal Medicine, Mid-Year Meeting; San Francisco, California
 

March 2, 1991: "What to Do When the State Medical Board Calls" - North American Taiwanese Medical Associations, Annual Meeting; San Gabriel, California
 

June 6-8, 1991: "Medical Staff Bylaws - Friend or Foe?" 1991 International Conference on Physician Health, Sponsored by American Medical Association, Canadian Medical Association, and Federation of Medical Licensing Authorities of Canada, Ontario, Canada
 

March 17, 1992: "Understanding the Bylaws" - American College of Legal Medicine, 32nd Annual Meeting; San Diego, California
 

October 29, 1993: "Understanding the Laws That Govern The Practice of Medicine" and "How to Handle Medical Board of California Disciplinary Problems"- The Shufelt Gynecologic Society of Santa Clara Valley 33rd Annual Seminar, "OB-GYN and the Law"
 

March 10-12, 1994: "Special Aspects of Representing Physicians Before the Medical Board" - 34th Annual Conference on Legal Medicine, American College of Legal Medicine, Anaheim, California
 

October 5-7, 1995: "Strategies in Representing the Physician Before the State Medical Board" - Doctors in Distress II, 1995 Mid Year Educational Conference on Legal Medicine, Sponsored by The American College of Legal Medicine in Cooperation with the California Medical Association; San Diego, California
 

August 9, 1996: "Current Concepts of Medical Records Preparation for Anesthesiologists" - Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Bellflower, California
 

February 6, 1997: "If You Didn't Write It Down, It Didn't Happen" -Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Bellflower, California
 

March 5-8, 1997: "The Case for Rehabilitation Versus Suspension in Disciplinary Licensing Actions" - 37th Annual Conference on Legal Medicine, American College of Legal Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

March 1998: "Ethical Considerations in Dealing With Physician Peer Review and Quality of Care Issues" - 38th Annual Conference, American College of Legal Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada

April 22, 1999:  "Credentialing and Disciplinary Issues for Practicing Neurologists" - American Academy of  Neurologists, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

June 4, 1999:  "Credentialing and Disciplinary Issues for Practicing Anesthesiologists" - Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Bellflower, California

March 3-6, 2005: "Rehabilitation versus Revocation" - 45th Annual Conference, American College of Legal Medicine, San Diego, California
 

Television:
 

July 31, 1996: "Should Physicians' Complete Professional Profile Be Released to the Public (Massachusetts Procedure)" - Newstalk Television

Internet

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